TIDMKEFI
RNS Number : 6847N
Kefi Gold and Copper PLC
06 June 2022
6 June 2022
KEFI Gold and Copper plc
("KEFI" or the "Company")
Results for the year ended 31 December 2021
KEFI (AIM: KEFI), the gold and copper exploration and
development company with projects in the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is pleased to
announce its audited financial results for the year ended 31
December 2021.
Notice of AGM and Annual Report
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 10.00am on Thursday
30 June 2022 at Marlin Waterloo, Lower Ground Floor, 111
Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo, SE1 7HR, United Kingdom.
Information on the resolutions to be considered at the AGM can
be found in the Notice of AGM that has been made available to
shareholders of the Company as an electronic communication along
with forms of proxy and direction (the "AGM Materials") as well as
the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021
(the "Annual Report"). The AGM Materials and Annual Report are
available on KEFI's website at www.kefi-minerals.com .
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it
forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in accordance with
the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Enquiries
KEFI Gold and Copper plc
Harry Anagnostaras-Adams (Managing Director) +357 99457843
John Leach (Finance Director) +357 99208130
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated +44 (0) 20 3470
Adviser) 0470
Jeff Keating, Adam Cowl
+44 (0) 20 7100
Tavira Securities Limited (Lead Broker) 5100
Oliver Stansfield, Jonathan Evans
+ 44 (0) 20 7220
WH Ireland Limited (Joint Broker) 1666
Katy Mitchell, Andrew de Andrade
+44 (0) 20 3934
IFC Advisory Ltd (Financial PR and IR) 6630
Tim Metcalfe, Florence Chandler
Further information can be viewed at www.kefi-minerals.com
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Due to the improvement in the local working environment in both
Ethiopia (security) and Saudi Arabia (regulatory) since late 2021,
KEFI now has three (not one) advanced projects in two countries.
Combined with the recently reported excellent exploration results
at Hawiah and Al-Godeyer in Saudi Arabia, KEFI now has a
much-improved position as an early-mover in both countries and with
a more balanced portfolio of advancing projects.
We can at last focus on a sequential development path to build a
mid-tier mining company with aggregate annual production of 365,000
ounces of gold and gold equivalent, in which KEFI will have a
beneficial interest of 187,000 ounces of gold and gold
equivalent.
Our reported Mineral Resources provide a solid starting position
for our imminent growth. Since mid-2021, total Mineral Resources
have increased from 3.9 million to 4.7 million gold-equivalent
ounces. KEFI's beneficial interest in the in-situ metal content of
our three projects now totals 2.1 million gold-equivalent ounces.
KEFI's current market capitalisation of circa GBP30 million equates
to only $19 per gold-equivalent ounce compares very favourably to
the prevailing gold price range during 2022 of approximately
$1,830-2000/ounce.
The underlying intrinsic value of KEFI's assets has increased
from December 2020 to December 2021 based on the three projects'
NPV (at an 8% discount rate and using 31 December 2021 metal
prices). At that same deck of metal prices, NPV per share has grown
from 3 pence as at mid-2020 to 7 pence as at mid-2021 and 9 pence
as at mid-2022 (calculated on the shares in issue today).
The growth in underlying intrinsic value is due to our progress
in Saudi Arabia in particular - at the Hawiah Copper-Gold Project
and the Jibal Qutman Gold Project. These statistics are merely
illustrative indicators, but the same pattern emerges whether one
assumes prevailing metal prices or analysts' consensus forecast
metal prices.
Our operating alliances are with the following strong
organisations:
-- Partners:
o in Saudi Arabia: Abdul Rahman Saad Al Rashid and Sons
Ltd ("ARTAR")
o in Ethiopia:
-- Federal Government of the Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia
-- Oromia Regional Government
-- Principal contractor for process plants in both Ethiopia
and Saudi Arabia: Lycopodium Ltd ("Lycopodium").
-- Senior project finance lenders for Tulu Kapi:
o East African Trade and Development Bank Ltd ("TDB")
o African Finance Corporation Limited ("AFC")
Ethiopia - Tulu Kapi
Until a few years ago, Ethiopia had been one of the world's top
10 growth countries for nearly 20 years and now, having overcome
its recent security issues, is demonstrating a clear determination
to expedite economic recovery and pursue its economic objectives.
Tulu Kapi will be the country's first large-scale mining project
for some 30 years and is designed to the highest international
standards. It therefore is imposing many demands on a regulatory
system which the Ethiopian Government is upgrading. Under strong
Ministerial leadership, the Government is determined to build a
modern minerals sector.
There is significant potential to increase Tulu Kapi's current
Ore Reserves of 1.05 million ounces of gold and Mineral Resources
of 1.7 million ounces. Economic projections for the Tulu Kapi open
pit indicate the following returns assuming a gold price of
US$1,591/ounce:
-- Average EBITDA of $100 million per annum (KEFI's now planned
c. 70% interest being c. $70 million);
-- All-in Sustaining Costs ("AISC") of $826/ounce, (note that
royalty costs increase with the gold price); and
-- All-in Costs ("AIC") of $1,048/ounce.
The assumptions underlying these projections are detailed in the
Annual Report.
We reactivated Tulu Kapi project launch preparations in early
2022. Ethiopia's Ministry of Mines has recently been formally
advised that progress is on schedule to have secured project
finance by mid-year if the security situation is satisfactory and
if the few remaining regulatory administrative tasks are also
completed punctually.
Saudi Arabia - Jibal Qutman
Jibal Qutman was KEFI's first discovery in Saudi Arabia with
Mineral Resources in excess of 700,000 ounce of gold.
As a result of a new regulatory system and indications from the
Saudi Arabia's Government that the Mining Licence would progress in
2022, development planning studies have recommenced at Jibal
Qutman.
The current gold price is considerably higher than the
$1,200/ounce used in 2015 when the Company lodged its initial
Mining Licence application. Another key change is that several
alternative processing options are likely to have become more
attractive since 2015.
Several consultants have recently been engaged to evaluate
processing options for Jibal Qutman and update elements of the
Mining Licence application. This work includes open-pit design and
scheduling, metallurgy, processing options and updating the
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
Saudi Arabia - Hawiah
Hawiah was discovered in September 2019 and now ranks in
the:
-- top three base metal projects in Saudi Arabia; and
-- top 15% VMS projects worldwide.
A three-year 42,000m drilling program has delineated a Mineral
Resource of 24.9 million tonnes at 0.90% copper, 0.85% zinc,
0.62g/t gold and 9.8g/t silver. As a scale-comparison with Tulu
Kapi, Hawiah's recoverable metal is now estimated to be in the
order of 2.2 million gold-equivalent ounces versus Tulu Kapi's 1.2
million ounces of gold.
The team is progressing at great speed on this exciting project
which is located close to major infrastructure. We are working
towards completing a Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") and an
updated Mineral Resource in late 2022.
Two Exploration Licences ("ELs") located immediately west of the
Hawiah EL were granted in December 2021. Initial exploration of
these Al Godeyer ELs has confirmed similar copper-gold
mineralisation to the Hawiah VMS deposit and indicated good
continuity of the mineralised horizon.
Conclusion
KEFI is preparing to develop the Tulu Kapi Gold Project,
advancing development studies on the Jibal Qutman Gold Project,
progressing the PFS for the Hawiah Copper-Gold Project and testing
exploration targets in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
Simultaneous with the triggering of full development at Tulu
Kapi, we intend to re-commence exploration programs in Ethiopia and
expand our exploration program in Saudi Arabia. In Ethiopia, the
initial focus will be underneath the planned open pit where we
already have established an initial resource for underground mining
at an average grade of 5.7g/t gold. We also intend to follow-up
drilling which indicated good potential for nearby gold deposits in
the Tulu Kapi District. In Saudi Arabia, further drilling is in
progress at Hawiah and the adjacent Al Godeyer prospect.
Along with my fellow Directors, I am very sensitive to the need
to generate returns on investment. It is frustrating and
disappointing that the pandemic and the geopolitics of both
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia has retarded our progress in recent years
and we have been unable to achieve targeted progress. However, our
operating environment has turned for the better in both countries
and we can now progress on all fronts.
By emphasizing conventional project-level development financing,
we seek to alleviate the past responsibility of KEFI shareholders
to provide all funding and therefore more than 80% of the
development capital is planned to be contributed by our partners
and other syndicate parties. However, exploration and other
pre-development funding will continue to rely exclusively on equity
funding by KEFI and its in-country partners.
The Directors expect that as milestones are achieved, the
Company's share price should naturally narrow the gap between the
Company's market capitalisation and what we believe to be the
significantly higher fundamental valuations of the Company's
projects using conventional measures such as NPV.
We are indeed at an opportune moment, created by our team's hard
work, your support as shareholders and the serendipity of markets
strengthening as we launch our projects. The Directors are deeply
appreciative of all personnel's tenacity and steadfast dedication
and of the support the Company receives from shareholders and other
stakeholders.
Executive Chairman
Harry Anagnostaras-Adams
1 June 2022
FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REVIEW
KEFI is a first-mover within a fast-changing geopolitical
environment and has been financing its activities in the midst of a
global pandemic - a challenging environment indeed. We see the
current global supply chain strains as an aftershock which will
abate but leave a legacy of cost inflation which has already
impacted our projects. We have been adjusting our planning
assumptions since the pandemic began.
Successful implementation will see KEFI emerge in 2024 as a
profitable gold producer of 140,000 ounces per annum. Our growth
plans in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia are likely to lead to much
higher gold equivalent production within the following few
years.
Subject to the signing of Tulu Kapi's umbrella financing
agreement in June 2022 and its adherence over the following few
months, the Company has been positioned to commence full
construction of the Tulu Kapi mine at the end of the current wet
season. Implementation of this plan provides KEFI with project
ownership levels as follows:
-- c. 70% of the Ethiopian mining development and production
operation, via the shareholding in TKGM;
-- 100% of the Ethiopian exploration projects, via the shareholding
in KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited ("KME"); and
-- 30% of the Saudi development and exploration projects,
via the shareholding in G&M.
KEFI has funded all of its past activities with approximately
GBP72 million equity capital raised at then prevailing share market
prices. This avoided the superimposing of debt-repayment risk onto
the risks of exploration, permitting and other challenges that
always exist during the early phases of project exploration and
development in frontier markets. We do however avail ourselves of
unsecured advances from time to time as arranged by our Corporate
Broker to provide working capital pending the achievement of a
short-term business milestone.
Overall, the current finance plan is shown below and caters for
all planned development expenditure at TKGM in addition to all
exploration and corporate funding requirements, estimated at c.$356
million (including the mining fleet provided by the contractor of
US$56 million, the original budget of US$240 million and provisions
for cost-inflation US$50 million) which is dependent upon final
procurement price confirmations. These estimates were made in
mid-2022 and took into account cost-inflation in the industry until
then. We are now re-checking pricing for project launch and final
finance planning. The various offers and commitments are made on a
non-binding basis for finalisation as we now move to project launch
. T he financing syndicate has expressed willingness to adjust and
refine amongst itself when final procurement and budget prices,
expected in the coming two months, are set. It will be optimised by
KEFI and the TKGM syndicate which has already conditionally
indicated the following participation as at 31 May 2022:
$
M
56 Mining fleet to be provided by the mining contractor
140 Senior project debt, to be repaid out of operating cash
surpluses
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196
Equity Risk Capital
38 Government and Local Investors directly into TKGM
122 KEFI-funded component, separate and in addition to historical
investment
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160 Total TKGM capital requirement, subject to final procurement
clarifications
356 Total of original project budget, plus provision for cost-inflation
plus mining fleet
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KEFI Component to be funded as follows:
60 Subordinated non-convertible, offtake-linked debt
15 Subordinated debt convertible into KEFI shares at VWAP in
3 years
20 Subordinated convertible at a premium over market in H2-2022
27 Recent issues of KEFI shares and the exercise of the attached
warrants
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122 Provided by KEFI
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The following needs to be carried out so as to proceed to
earliest project finance settlement:
-- Field activities to demonstrate readiness to launch from
a security viewpoint;
-- Final construction and mining pricing updates confirmed;
and
-- Definitive individual party documentation to be approved
with relevant Government agencies, including the Ministry
of Mines and the Central Bank of Ethiopia, so that execution
may proceed by all syndicate parties. Early preparatory
works have commenced to give clearance to both banks to
lend on same terms.
Ownership Value and Ownership Dilution
An GBP8.0 million Placing completed in April 2022 will mainly be
used to fund:
-- selected development activities at Tulu Kapi,
-- exploration at Hawiah and the adjacent Al Godeyer prospect;
and
-- development planning at Jibal Qutman.
This paves the way for full construction in Ethiopia from
October 2022 at the end of the local wet season, with the initial
signing at end of June 2022 setting out any residual conditions to
be satisfied.
From an ownership value perspective and measuring the Company's
underlying assets on an NPV basis, compared with the position as at
the time of the last AGM, this plan has resulted in the indicative
value of KEFI's share of its three main assets having more than
tripled from $154 million in June 2020 to c.$471 million (GBP348
million) in May 2022. This is the result of KEFI raising its
planned interest in Tulu Kapi from 45% to c.70%, making a
significant discovery at Hawiah and now, due to progress with
regulatory approvals, the inclusion of Jibal Qutman. The basis for
these estimates is prevailing metal prices and other explanations
provided in the footnotes below.
From an ownership dilution perspective, successful completion of
the finance plan will necessarily increase issued capital,
hopefully via the exercise of the recently issued warrants at 1.6
pence per share. But ownership dilution will be minimised because
much of the capital is being raised at the project level and some
of the share issues by KEFI will be at prices two and three years
after project finance completion.
Financial Risk Management
In designing the balance sheet senior debt gearing overall, the
senior debt to equity ratio for TKGM is 47%:53% ($140 million:$160
million) excluding equity funded historical pre-development costs
and 37%:63% ($140 million:$240 million) including equity funded
historical pre-development costs.
And in structuring the TKGM project finance, a number of key
parameters had a driving influence on Company policy:
-- The breakeven gold price after debt service is c.$1,107/ounce
(flat) for 10 years, while over the past 10 years the gold
price was under that price for only 2.4% of the time; and
-- At current analyst consensus gold price of $1,641/ounce,
senior debt could be repaid within 2 years of production
start.
It is important that we now proceed to financial completion in
accordance with the latest plans agreed with the Government.
Indeed, the Government has warned of administrative consequences if
we fail to do so and all of our finance syndicate members have made
it clear that they wish to proceed according to plan subject only
to normal safety and compliance procedures.
We have conditionally assembled all of the development finance,
mostly at the project level from our small, efficient and
economical corporate office in Nicosia, Cyprus. Other than our
Nicosia-based financial control/corporate governance team, all
operational staff are based at the sites for project work. This
approach increases efficiency at a lower cost.
Accounting Policy
KEFI writes off all exploration expenditure in Saudi Arabia.
KEFI's carrying value of the investment in KME, which holds the
Company's share of Tulu Kapi is GBP14.3 million as at 31 December
2021. It is important to note KEFI's planned circa.70% beneficial
interest in the underlying valuation of Tulu Kapi is c.GBP191
million based on project NPV at an assumed gold price of
$1,830/ounce and including the underground mine.
In addition, the balance sheet of TKGM at full closing of all
project funding will reflect all equity subscriptions which are
currently estimated to exceed GBP113 million or $156 million
(Ethiopian Birr equivalent).
John Leach
Finance Director
1 June 2022
Footnotes:
-- Long term analysts' consensus forecast is sourced from
CIBC Global Mining Group Analyst Consensus Long Term
Commodity Price Forecasts 30 April 2022.
-- NPV calculations are based on:
Metal prices as at 31 December 2021 of US$1,830/ounce
for gold, $9,750/tonne for copper, $3,590/tonne for
zinc and $23/ounce for silver; and 8% discount rate
applied against net cash flow to equity, after debt
service and after tax.
INDEPENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF KEFI GOLD AND COPPER
PLC
Opinion on the financial statements
In our opinion:
-- the financial statements give a true and fair view of
the state of the Group's and of the Parent Company's
affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of the Group's loss
for the year then ended;
-- the Group financial statements have been properly prepared
in accordance with UK adopted international accounting
standards;
-- the Parent Company financial statements have been properly
prepared in accordance with UK adopted international
accounting standards and as applied in accordance with
the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and
-- the financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements of Kefi Gold and Copper
Plc (the 'Parent Company') and its subsidiaries (the 'Group') for
the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the consolidated
statement of comprehensive income, the statements of financial
position, the consolidated statement of changes in equity, the
company statement of changes in equity and the consolidated
statement of cash flow, the company statement of cash flows and
notes to the financial statements, including a summary of
significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework
that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and UK
adopted international accounting standards and, as regards the
Parent Company financial statements, as applied in accordance with
the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International
Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements section of our report. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We remain independent of the Group and the Parent Company in
accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our
audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's
Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements.
Material uncertainty relating to going concern
We draw your attention to note 2 of the financial statements
which explains that the Parent Company and the Group's forecasts
indicate that they will require additional funding in Q3 of 2022 to
meet working capital needs and other obligations and that while
there is potential access to short term funding from shareholders
and other alternatives on offer it is currently not committed.
These conditions, along with other matters set out in note 2,
indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast
significant doubt over the Parent Company's and the Group's ability
to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in
respect of this matter.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the
Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the
preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have
highlighted going concern as a key audit matter as a result of the
estimates and judgements required by the Directors in their going
concern assessment and the effect on our audit strategy. We
performed the following work in response to this key audit
matter:
-- We obtained the Directors' going concern assessment and
supporting forecasts and performed a detailed review of
the cash flow forecasts, challenging the key assumptions
based on empirical data and comparing of historic actual
monthly expenditure.
-- We discussed with the Directors how they intend to raise
the funds necessary for the Group to continue as a going
concern in the required timeframe and considered their
judgement in light of the Group's previous successful
fundraisings and strategic financing. We reviewed agreements
and term sheets from potential investors in connection
with the planned project financing, and documentation
from the potential sources for financing planned for September
2022.
-- We have agreed any projected fund raises to term sheets
and any funds raised since year end to bank, we ensured
these were reflected in the cash flow forecast.
-- We reviewed the adequacy and completeness of the disclosures
in the financial statements in the context of our understanding
of the Group's operations and plans, and the requirements
of the financial reporting framework.
-- We reviewed correspondence with the Ethiopian Ministry
of Mines and the opinion of Kefi's legal advisors, in
order to assess the mining licence validity.
-- We discussed the impact of Covid-19 with management and
the Audit Committee including their assessment of risks
and uncertainties associated with areas such as the Group's
workforce, supply chain that are relevant to the Group's
business model and operations. We compared this against
our own assessment of risks and uncertainties based on
our understanding of the business and sector information.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Directors
with respect to going concern are described in the relevant
sections of this report.
Overview
99% (2020: 98%) of Group loss before
Coverage tax
100% (2020: 100%) of Group total assets
2021 2020
Carrying value of exploration P P
assets
Going concern P P
Key audit matters
Group financial statements as a whole
Materiality
GBP430k (2020: GBP400k) based on 1.5%
(2020: 1.5%) of total assets
An overview of the scope of our audit
Our Group audit was scoped by obtaining an understanding of the
Group and its environment, including the Group's system of internal
control, and assessing the risks of material misstatement in the
financial statements. We also addressed the risk of management
override of internal controls, including assessing whether there
was evidence of bias by the Directors that may have represented a
risk of material misstatement.
The Group operates through the Parent Company based in the
United Kingdom whose main function is the incurring of
administrative costs and providing funding to the subsidiaries in
Ethiopia as well as one joint venture company in Saudi Arabia. In
addition to the Parent Company, the two Ethiopian subsidiaries are
considered to be significant components, while the Saudi Arabian
joint venture is not considered a significant component. The
financial statements also include a number of non-trading
subsidiary undertakings, as set out in note 13.1, which were
considered to be not significant components.
In establishing our overall approach to the group audit, we
determined the type of work that needed to be performed in respect
of each component. A full scope audit of the Ethiopian subsidiaries
were carried out by a locally based component auditor, which was a
BDO network firm. All significant risks were audited by the BDO
Group audit team.
The joint venture company and the non-trading subsidiaries of
the Group were subject to analytical review procedures performed by
the Group audit team.
Our involvement with component auditors
For the work performed by component auditors, we determined the
level of involvement needed in order to be able to conclude whether
sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained as a basis
for our opinion on the Group financial statements as a whole. Our
involvement with component auditors included the following:
-- Detailed Group reporting instructions were sent to the
component auditor, which included the principal areas to
be covered by the audits, and set out the information to
be reported to the Group audit team.
-- The Group audit team was actively involved in the direction
of the audits performed by the component auditor for Group
reporting purposes, along with the consideration of findings
and determination of conclusions drawn.
-- The Group audit team reviewed the component auditor's work
papers remotely, and engaged with the component auditor
by video calls and emails during their planning, fieldwork
and completion phases.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial
statements of the current period and include the most significant
assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to
fraud) that we identified, including those which had the greatest
effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources
in the audit, and directing the efforts of the engagement team.
These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the
financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion
thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
In addition to the matter described in the Material uncertainty
related to going concern section of our report, we determined the
following matter to be a key audit matter
Key audit matter How the scope of our
audit addressed the
key audit matter
Carrying Value of The exploration and We considered the indicators
Exploration Assets evaluation assets of impairment applicable
(see note 12) of the Group, as disclosed to the Tulu Kapi exploration
in note 12, represent asset, including those
the key assets for indicators identified
the Group. Costs are in IFRS 6 and reviewed
capitalised in accordance the Directors' assessment
with the requirements of these indicators.
set out in IFRS 6: The following work
'Exploration for and was undertaken:
Evaluation of Mineral
Resources' ("IFRS We reviewed the licence
6"). documentation to confirm
that the exploration
The Directors are permits are valid,
required to assess and to check whether
whether there are there is an expectation
potential indicators that these will be
of impairment for renewed in the ordinary
the Tulu Kapi exploration course of business.
asset and whether
an impairment test We have reviewed correspondence
was required to be with the Ethiopian
performed. No indicators Ministry of Mines for
of impairment to the any conditions regarding
asset were identified, the validity of the
and disclosure to licence.
this effect has been
included in the financial We made specific inquires
statements. of the Directors and
reviewed market announcements,
There are a number budgets and plans which
of estimates and judgements confirms the plan to
used by management continue investment
in assessing the exploration in the Tulu Kapi project
and evaluation assets subject to sufficient
for indicators of funding being available,
impairment under IFRS as disclosed in note
6. These estimates 2.
and judgements are
set out in Note 4 Based on our knowledge
of the financial statements of the Group, we considered
and the subjectivity whether there were
of these estimates any other indicators
along with the material of impairment not identified
carrying value of by the Directors.
the assets make this
a key audit area. We have reviewed the
adequacy of disclosures
provided within the
financial statements
in relation to the
impairment assessment
against the requirements
of the accounting standards.
Key observations:
Based on our work performed
we considered the Directors'
assessment and the
disclosures of the
indicators of impairment
review included in
the financial statements
to be appropriate.
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Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and
performing our audit, and in evaluating the effect of
misstatements. We consider materiality to be the magnitude by which
misstatements, including omissions, could influence the economic
decisions of reasonable users that are taken on the basis of the
financial statements.
In order to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability
that any misstatements exceed materiality, we use a lower
materiality level, performance materiality, to determine the extent
of testing needed. Importantly, misstatements below these levels
will not necessarily be evaluated as immaterial as we also take
account of the nature of identified misstatements, and the
particular circumstances of their occurrence, when evaluating their
effect on the financial statements as a whole.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality
for the financial statements as a whole and performance materiality
as follows:
Group financial statements Parent company financial
statements
2021 2020 2021 2020
GBPk GBPk GBPk GBPk
Materiality 430 400 330 230
Basis for determining 1.5% total assets
materiality
Rationale for We consider total assets to be the financial
the benchmark metric of the most interest to shareholders and
applied other users of the financial statements given
the Group and Parent Company's status as a mining
exploration company and therefore consider this
to be an appropriate basis for materiality.
Performance
materiality 320 300 247 172
Basis for determining 75% of materiality for the financial statements
performance materiality as a whole. This is based on our overall assessment
of the control environment and the low level
of expected misstatements.
Component materiality
We set materiality for each significant component of the Group
based on 1.5% total assets (2020: 1.5%), based on the size and our
assessment of the risk of material misstatement of that component.
Component materiality was set at GBP280k (2020: GBP230k). In the
audit of each component, we further applied performance materiality
levels of 75% (2020: 75%) of the component materiality to our
testing to ensure that the risk of errors exceeding component
materiality was appropriately mitigated.
Reporting threshold
We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them
all individual audit differences in excess of GBP21k (2020:
GBP20k). We also agreed to report differences below this threshold
that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The
other information comprises the information included in the annual
report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report
thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the
other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly
stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance
conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such
material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are
required to determine whether this gives rise to a material
misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on
the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report
that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Other Companies Act 2006 reporting
Based on the responsibilities described below and our work
performed during the course of the audit, we are required by the
Companies Act 2006 and ISAs (UK) to report on certain opinions and
matters as described below.
Strategic In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the
report and course of the audit:
Directors' * the information given in the Strategic report and the
report Directors' report for the financial year for which
the financial statements are prepared is consistent
with the financial statements; and
* the Strategic report and the Directors' report have
been prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.
* In the light of the knowledge and understanding of
the Group and Parent Company and its environment
obtained in the course of the audit, we have not
identified material misstatements in the strategic
report or the Directors' report.
Matters on We have nothing to report in respect of the following
which we are matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006
required to requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
report by * adequate accounting records have not been kept by the
exception Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit
have not been received from branches not visited by
us; or
* the Parent Company financial statements are not in
agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
* certain disclosures of Directors' remuneration
specified by law are not made; or
* we have not received all the information and
explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors'
Responsibilities, the Directors are responsible for the preparation
of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give
a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the
Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of
financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are
responsible for assessing the Group's and the Parent Company's
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis
of accounting unless the Directors either intend to liquidate the
Group or the Parent Company or to cease operations, or have no
realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements as a whole are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an
auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is
a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit
conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a
material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from
fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in
the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial
statements.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory
frameworks that are applicable to the Company. We determined that
the most significant which are directly relevant to specific
assertions in the financial statements are those related to the
reporting framework (UK adopted international accounting standards,
the Companies Act 2006. AIM rules and the QCA Corporate Governance
Code), and terms and requirements included in the Group's
exploration and evaluation licenses. Our procedures included:
-- We understood how the Company is complying with those legal
and regulatory frameworks by making enquiries to the Directors,
and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures.
We corroborated our enquiries through our review of board
minutes and other supporting documentation.
-- We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations
and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members
and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance
with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
-- Directing the component auditor to ensure an assessment
is performed on the extent of the components' compliance
with the relevant local and regulatory framework. Reviewing
this work and holding meetings with relevant Directors
to form our own opinion on the extent of Group wide compliance
-- Reviewing minutes from board meetings of those charges
with governance to identify any instances of non-compliance
with laws and regulations
We have considered the potential for material misstatement in
the financial statements, including misstatement arising from fraud
and considered that the areas in which fraud might occur were
management override and missapropriation of cash. Our procedures to
respond to these risks included:
-- We made enquiries of Management and the Board into any
actual or suspected instances of fraud.
-- Testing the appropriateness of journal entries made through
the year by applying specific criteria to detect possible
irregularities and fraud;
-- Performing a detailed review of the Group's year end adjusting
entries and investigating any that appear unusual as to
nature or amount and agreeing to supporting documentation;
-- For significant and unusual transactions, particularly
those occurring at or near year end, obtaining evidence
for the rationale of these transactions and the sources
of financial resources supporting the transactions;
-- Assessed whether the judgements made in accounting estimates
were indicative of a potential bias (refer to key audit
matters above); and
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of
material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that
the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is
higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as
fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery,
misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent
limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further
removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events
and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less
likely we are to become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on
the Financial Reporting Council's website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities . This description forms
part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Parent Company's members, as a
body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act
2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to
the Parent Company's members those matters we are required to state
to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the Parent Company and the
Parent Company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this
report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Jack Draycott (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of BDO LLP, Statutory Auditor
London, United Kingdom
1 June 2022
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England
and Wales (with registered number OC305127).
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue - -
Exploration costs - (25)
Administrative expenses 6 (2,190) (2,365)
Finance transaction costs 8.2 (84) (316)
Share-based payments and warrants-equity settled 18 (810) (51)
Share of loss from jointly controlled entity 20 (1,482) (1,088)
Impairment of jointly controlled entity 20 418 (585)
------------ ------------
Operating loss 6 (4,148) (4,430)
Change in value of financial assets at fair value through profit and loss 14 - (16)
Other (loss)/income (75) 140
Gain on Dilution of Joint Venture 20 428 1,033
Foreign exchange loss (8) (347)
Finance costs 8.1 (1,121) (100)
------------ ------------
Loss before tax (4,924) (3,720)
Tax 9 - -
------------ ------------
Loss for the year (4,924) (3,720)
Loss attributable to:
-Owners of the parent (4,924) (3,720)
Loss for the period (4,924) (3,720)
Other comprehensive expense:
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations - -
Total comprehensive expense for the year (4,924) (3,720)
Total Comprehensive Income to:
------------ ------------
-Owners of the parent (4,924) (3,720)
------------ ------------
Basic diluted loss per share (pence) 10 (0.226) (0.224)
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 December 2021
The The The Restated Restated
The The
Group Company Group Company Company
Notes 2021 2021 2020 2020 1 Jan 2020
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
ASSETS
Non--current assets
Property, plant
and equipment 11 63 1 35 3 3
Intangible assets 12 28,361 - 24,510 - -
Investment in subsidiaries 13.1 - 14,331 - 13,680 12,575
Investments in jointly 13.2 - - - - -
controlled entities
Receivables from
subsidiaries 15.2 - 7,292 - 6,262 5,813
28,424 21,624 24,545 19,945 18,391
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Current assets
Financial assets
at fair value through
OCI 14 - - 54 - -
Trade and other
receivables 15.1 291 24 448 338 1,154
Cash and cash equivalents 16 394 149 1,315 1,192 65
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
685 173 1,817 1,530 1,219
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Total assets 29,109 21,797 26,362 21,475 19,610
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity attributable
to owners of the
Company
Share capital 17 2,567 2,567 2,138 2,138 1.149
Deferred Shares 17 23,328 23,328 23,328 23,328 23,328
Share premium 17 35,884 35,884 33,118 33,118 25,452
Share options reserve 18 1,891 1,891 1,273 1,273 1,118
Accumulated losses (42,731) (47,310) (37,824) (40,736) (36,265)
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Attributable to
Owners of parent 20,939 16,360 22,033 19,121 14,782
Non-Controlling
Interest 19 1,379 - 1,204 - -
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Total equity 22,318 16,360 23,237 19,121 14,782
Current liabilities
Trade and other
payables 21 5,556 4,202 3,125 2,354 3,864
Loan and borrowings 23 1,235 1,235 - 964
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Total liabilities 6,791 5,437 3,125 2,354 4,828
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Total equity and
liabilities 29,109 21,797 26,362 21,475 19,610
--------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption conferred by
section 408 of Companies Act 2006 from presenting its own statement
of comprehensive income. Loss after taxation amounting to GBP6.8
million (2020: GBP5.1 million) has been included in the financial
statements of the parent company.
On the 1 June 2022, the Board of Directors of KEFI Gold and
Copper PLC authorised these financial statements for issue.
Harry Anagnostaras-Adams John Edward Leach
Executive Director- Chairman Finance Director
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Year ended 31 December 2021
Attributable to the owners of the Company
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- --------
Share Deferred Share Share Foreign Accum. Owners NCI Total
capital shares premium options exch losses Equity
reserve reserve
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- -------- --------
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 1 January
2020 1,149 23,328 25,452 1,118 - (34,640) 16,407 1,075 17,482
Loss for the
year - - - - - (3,720) (3,720) - (3,720)
Total
Comprehensive
Income - - - - - (3,720) (3,720) - (3,720)
Recognition of
share-based
payments - - - 53 - - 53 - 53
Expired warrants - - - (665) - 665 - - -
Issue of share
capital 989 - 8,056 767 - - 9,812 - 9,812
Share issue
costs - - (390) - - - (390) - (390)
Non-controlling
interest - - - - - (129) (129) 129 -
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- -------- --------
At 31 December
2020 2,138 23,328 33,118 1,273 - (37,824) 22,033 1,204 23,237
Loss for the
year - - - - - (4,924) (4,924) - (4,924)
Other - - - - - - - - -
comprehensive
income
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- -------- --------
Total
Comprehensive
Income - - - - - (4,924) (4,924) - (4,924)
Recognition of
share-based
payments - - - 810 - - 810 - 810
Expired warrants - - - (192) - 192 - - -
Issue of share
capital
and warrants 429 - 2,985 - - - 3,414 - 3,414
Share issue
costs - - (219) - - - (219) - (219)
Non-controlling
interest - - - - - (175) (175) 175 -
At 31 December
2021 2,567 23,328 35,884 1,891 - (42,731) 20,939 1,379 22,318
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- -------- --------
The following describes the nature and purpose of each reserve
within owner's equity:
Reserve Description and purpose
Share capital: (Note 17) amount subscribed for ordinary share capital at nominal value
Deferred shares: (Note 17) under the restructuring of share capital, ordinary shares of in the capital
of the Company
were sub-divided into deferred share.
Share premium: (Note 17) amount subscribed for share capital in excess of nominal value, net of
issue costs
Share options reserve (Note 18) reserve for share options and warrants granted but not exercised or lapsed
Foreign exchange reserve cumulative foreign exchange net gains and losses recognized on
consolidation
Accumulated losses Cumulative net gains and losses recognized in the statement of
comprehensive income,
excluding foreign exchange gains within other comprehensive income
NCI (Non-controlling interest): (Note 19) the portion of equity ownership in a subsidiary not attributable to the
parent company
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Year ended 31 December 2021
Share capital Deferred Share Share Accumulated Total
shares premium options losses
reserve
------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------ ------------------
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 1 January 2020 1,149 23,328 25,452 1,118 (36,265) 14,782
Loss for the year - - - - (5,136) (5,136)
Deferred Shares - - - - - -
Recognition of share-based
payments - - - 53 - 53
Forfeited options - - - - - -
Expired warrants - - - (665) 665 -
Issue of share capital 989 - 8,056 767 - 9,812
Share issue costs - - (390) - - (390)
------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------ ------------------
At 31 December 2020 2,138 23,328 33,118 1,273 (40,736) 19,121
Loss for the year - - - - (6,766) (6,766)
Recognition of share-based
payments - - - 810 - 810
Forfeited options - - - - - -
Expired warrants - - - (192) 192 -
Issue of share capital
and warrants 429 - 2,985 - - 3,414
Share issue costs - - (219) - - (219)
------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------ ------------------
At 31 December 2021 2,567 23,328 35,884 1,891 (47,310) 16,360
------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------ ------------------
The following describes the nature and purpose of each reserve
within owner's equity:
Reserve Description and purpose
Share capital (Note 17) amount subscribed for ordinary share
capital at nominal value
Deferred shares: (Note under the restructuring of share capital,
17) ordinary shares of in the capital of
the Company were sub-divided into deferred
share (Note 17).
Share premium: (Note amount subscribed for share capital
17) in excess of nominal value, net of issue
costs
Share options reserve: reserve for share options and warrants
(Note 18) granted but not exercised or lapsed
Accumulated losses cumulative net gains and losses recognized
in the statement of comprehensive income
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes Year Year Ended
Ended 31.12.20
31.12.21 GBP'000
GBP'000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Loss before tax (4,924) (3,720)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 11 17 43
Share based payments 18 - 624
Issue of options 18 810 51
Fair value loss to derivative financial asset 14 - 16
Gain on Dilution of Joint Venture 20.1 (428) (1,033)
Share of loss from jointly controlled entity 20 1,482 1,088
Impairment on jointly controlled entity 20 (418) 585
Exchange difference 159 244
Finance costs 8.1 1,121 100
----------- -------------
(2,181) (2,002)
Changes in working capital:
Trade and other receivables (75) (123)
Trade and other payables 806 (67)
----------- -------------
Cash used in operations (1,450) (2,192)
Interest paid - -
----------- -------------
Net cash used in operating activities (1,450) (2,192)
----------- -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Project exploration and evaluation costs 12 (2,508) (3,029)
Acquisition of property plant and equipment 11 (46) (40)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets at
fair value through OCI 14 54 -
Advances to jointly controlled entity 13.2 (510) (1,320)
----------- -------------
Net cash used in investing activities (3,010) (4,389)
----------- -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue of share capital 17 1,045 7,331
Issue costs 17 (219) (335)
Proceeds from bridge loans 23.1.2 2,713 750
Repayment of convertible notes and bridge 23.1.2 - -
loans
----------- -----------
Net cash from financing activities 3,539 7,746
----------- -----------
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents (921) 1,165
Cash and cash equivalents:
At beginning of the year 16 1,315 150
----------- -------------
At end of the year 16 394 1,315
----------- -------------
Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Statement of
Financial Position includes restricted cash of GBP20,000 (2020:
GBP20,000).
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Loss before tax (6,763) (5,136)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property plant equipment 2 2
Share based payments 18 - 624
Issue of options 18 810 51
Gain on Dilution of Joint Venture 20.1 (428) (1,033)
Share of loss from jointly controlled entity 20 1,482 1,088
Impairment on jointly controlled entity 20 (418) 585
Exchange difference 1,767 1,845
Expected credit loss 43 18
Finance costs 1,121 100
--------------- -----------------
(2,384) (1,856)
Changes in working capital:
Trade and other receivablesss 82 (91)
Trade and other payables 1,562 (174)
--------------- -----------------
Cash used in operations (740) (2,121)
Interest Paid - -
--------------- -----------------
Net cash used in operating activities (740) (2,121)
--------------- -----------------
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property plant and equipment - (2)
Investment in subsidiary 13.1 (651) (1,104)
Advances to jointly controlled entity 13.2 (510) (1,320)
Loan to subsidiary 15 (2,684) (2,069)
--------------- -----------------
Net cash used in investing activities (3,845) (4,495)
--------------- -----------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue of share capital 17 1,045 7,331
Issue costs 17 (219) (335)
Proceeds from bridge loans 23.1.2 2,713 750
Repayment of convertible notes and bridge loans 23.1.2 - -
--------------- -----------------
Net cash from financing activities 3,539 7,746
--------------- -----------------
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,046) 1,130
Cash and cash equivalents:
At beginning of the year 16 1,195 65
--------------- -----------------
At end of the year 16 149 1,195
--------------- -----------------
Cash and cash equivalents in the Company Statement of Financial
Position includes restricted cash of GBP20,000 (2020:
GBP20,000).
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2021
1. Incorporation and principal activities
Country of incorporation
KEFI Gold and Copper PLC (the "Company") was incorporated in
United Kingdom as a public limited company on 24 October 2006. Its
registered office is at 27/28, Eastcastle Street, London W1W
8DH.The principal place of business is Cyprus.
Principal activities
The principal activities of the Group for the year were:
-- Exploration for mineral deposits of precious and base metals
and other minerals that appear capable of commercial exploitation,
including topographical, geological, geochemical and geophysical
studies and exploratory drilling.
-- Evaluation of mineral deposits determining the technical
feasibility and commercial viability of development, including
the determination of the volume and grade of the deposit,
examination of extraction methods, infrastructure requirements
and market and finance studies.
-- Development of mineral deposits and marketing of the metals
produced.
2. Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of
these financial statements are set out below. These policies have
been consistently applied throughout both periods presented in
these financial statements unless otherwise stated.
Basis of preparation and consolidation
The Company and the consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting
standardsin conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006. They comprise the accounts of KEFI Gold and Copper PLC and
all its subsidiaries made up to 31 December 2021. The Company and
the consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the
historical cost convention, except for the revaluation of certain
financial instruments.
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition
method as at the acquisition date. Subsidiaries are all entities
over which the Group has power to direct relevant activities and an
exposure to variable returns. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated
from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They
are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases
When the excess is positive, goodwill is recognised in the
statement of financial position, if the excess is negative, a
bargain purchase price is recognised in profit or loss.
Transaction costs, other than those associated with the issue of
debt or equity securities, that the Group incurs in connection with
a business combination are expensed as incurred.
Any contingent consideration payable is measured at fair value
at the acquisition date. If the contingent consideration is
classified as equity, then it is not re-measured and settlement is
accounted for within equity. Otherwise, subsequent changes in the
fair value of the contingent consideration are recognised in profit
or loss.
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The financial
statements of subsidiaries have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date that control commences until the
date that control ceases.
An investor controls an investee if and only if the investor has
all the following:
An investor controls an investee when it is exposed, or has
rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee
and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over
the investee.
(a) power over the investee;
(b) exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its
involvement with the investee; and
(c) the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the
amount of the investor's returns.
Transactions eliminated on consolidation
Intra-group balances and transactions, and any income and
expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in
preparing the consolidated financial statements.
Going concern
The assessment of the Group's ability to continue as a going
concern involves judgment regarding future funding available for
the development of the Tulu Kapi Gold project, advancement of the
Saudi Arabia exploration properties and for working capital
requirements. As part of this assessment, management have
considered funds on hand at the date of approval of the financial
statements, planned expenditures covering a period of at least 12
months from the date of approving these financial statements and
its suitability in the context of the Group's long term strategic
objectives. The Group also recognises that within the going concern
consideration period it will require funding for its share of the
construction development costs of the Tulu Kapi mine (Further
details on project financing plan are summarised on page 6 of the
Finance Director's Report).
TKGM reactivated Tulu Kapi project launch preparations in early
2022 and funding requirements and project timing could be impacted
by security concerns in Ethiopia. Ethiopia's Ministry of Mines has
been formally advised that the overall project progress is on
schedule and will remain so subject to a satisfactory ongoing
security situation. The Tulu Kapi project financing syndicate's
arrangements are being formalised and definitive agreements are in
preparation. Subject to these agreements and remaining regulatory
and administrative tasks being completed promptly, full
construction can proceed from as early as October 2022, being the
end of the current wet season. Early preparatory works have
commenced, including the regulatory and administrative tasks
include items such as government and central bank approval,
endorsement of historical costs, working rules for the London
clearing account to avoid restrictions of capital controls and
clearance for both banks to lend on same terms. However, such tasks
and approvals are not yet finalised.
At the date of approval of these accounts, the Group has a cash
balance of GBP2.5 million with no debt and all creditors under
normal trading terms. The forecasts show that absent the reduction
of planned expenditure, the Group will require additional funding
in Q3 2022 to meet working capital needs and other obligations.
Should this precede financial close (ie full funding) of the Tulu
Kapi Gold Project, the Company has potential access to short term
funding from shareholders and other alternatives on offer, but
currently not committed, as has been the case in the past.
Accordingly, and as set out above, this indicates the existence
of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt over the
Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern and,
therefore, it may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its
liabilities in the normal course of business. Based on historical
experience and current ongoing proactive discussions with
stakeholders, the Board has a reasonable expectation that
definitive binding agreements will be signed. Accordingly, the
Board has a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to
continue to raise funds to meet its objectives and obligations.
The financial statements therefore do not include the
adjustments that would result if the Group was unable to continue
as a going concern.
Presentational changes and prior period adjustment
Identified a prior period adjustment in relation to the
reclassification of part of an intercompany receivable from current
to non-current. As per IAS 1, part of the intercompany receivable
should have been classified as non-current as it was not expected
to be recovered in the next 12 months. This will have an impact on
the total non-current assets and current assets figure on the
company accounts but has no impact on the group statement of
financial position. In addition, this adjustment has no impact on
overall net assets or profit of the Company and the Group. The
impact on the Company's financial position as at 1 January 2020 and
31 December 2020 is as follows:
Company Statement of Adjustment to recognise Restated
Financial Position. reclassification
of intercompany receivable
31.12.2020 31.12.2020
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
Impact of Adjustment
on Company Non-Current
Assets and Current Assets
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
Company Non-current
assets
Receivables from subsidiaries - 6,262 6,262
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
Company Current assets
Trade and other receivables 6,600 (6,262) 338
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
01.01.2020 01.01.2020
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
Company Non-current
assets- Receivables from
subsidiaries - 5,813 5,813
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
Company Current assets
Trade and other receivables 6,967 (5,813) 1,154
----------- ---------------------------- -----------
Functional and presentation currency
The individual financial statements of each Group entity are
measured and presented in the currency of the primary economic
environment in which the entity operates. The consolidated
financial statements of the Group and the statement of financial
position and equity of the Company are in British Pounds ("GBP")
which is the functional currency of the Company and the
presentation currency for the consolidated financial statements.
Functional currency is also determined for each of the Company's
subsidiaries, and items included in the financial statements of the
subsidiary are measured using that functional currency. GBP is the
functional currency of all subsidiaries.
(1). Foreign currency translation
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the
presentational currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the
date of the transactions. Gains and losses resulting from the
settlement of such transactions and from the translation of
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
are recognized in profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive
income.
(2). Foreign operations
On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of the consolidated
entity's foreign operations are translated at exchange rates
prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense items are
translated at the average exchange rates for the period unless
exchange rates fluctuate significantly in which case they are
recorded at the actual rate. Exchange differences arising, if any,
are recognized in the foreign currency translation reserve and as a
component of other comprehensive income, and recognized in profit
or loss on disposal of the foreign operation.
Revenue recognition
The Group had no sales or revenue during the year ended 31
December 2021 (2020: Nil).
Property plant and equipment
Property plant and equipment are stated at their cost of
acquisition at the date of acquisition, being the fair value of the
consideration provided plus incidental costs directly attributable
to the acquisition less depreciation.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to
write off the cost of each asset to their residual values over
their estimated useful life.
Property plant and equipment
The annual depreciation rates
used are as follows:
Furniture, fixtures and office
equipment 25%
Motor vehicles 25%
Plant and equipment 25%
Intangible Assets
Cost of licenses to mines are capitalised as intangible assets
which relate to projects that are at the pre-development stage. No
amortisation charge is recognised in respect of these intangible
assets. Once the Group starts production these intangible assets
relating to license to mine will be depreciated over life of
mine.
Interest in jointly controlled entities
The group is a party to a joint arrangement when there is a
contractual arrangement that confers joint control over the
relevant activities of the arrangement to the group and at least
one other party. Joint control exists where unanimous consent is
required over relevant decisions.
The group classifies its interests in joint arrangements as
either:
- Joint ventures: where the group has rights to only the
net assets of the joint arrangement
- Joint operations: where the group has both the rights
to assets and obligations for the liabilities of the joint
arrangement.
In assessing the classification of interests in joint
arrangements, the Group considers:
-- The structure of the joint arrangement
-- The legal form of joint arrangements structured through
a separate vehicle
-- The contractual terms of the joint arrangement agreement
-- Any other facts and circumstances (including any other
contractual arrangements).
The Group accounts for its interests in joint ventures using the
equity method. The Group accounts for its interests in joint
operations by recognising its share of assets, liabilities, and
expenses in accordance with its contractually conferred rights and
obligations.
Finance costs
Interest expense and other borrowing costs are charged to the
statement of comprehensive income as incurred and is recognised
using the effective interest method.
Tax
The tax payable is based on taxable profit for the period.
Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the statement
of comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or
expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it
further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. Tax is
payable in the relevant jurisdiction at the rates described in note
9.
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities
in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in
the computation of taxable profit and is accounted for using the
statement of financial position liability method. Deferred tax
liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable differences
and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that taxable
profits will be available against which deductible temporary
differences can be utilized. The amount of deferred tax is based on
the expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying
amounts of assets and liabilities, using tax rates that have been
enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a
legally enforceable right to set off deferred tax assets against
deferred tax liabilities and when the deferred taxes relate to the
same fiscal authority.
Investments
Investments in subsidiary companies are stated at cost less
provision for impairment in value, which is recognized as an
expense in the period in which the impairment is identified, in the
Company accounts.
Exploration costs
The Group has adopted the provisions of IFRS 6 "Exploration for
and Evaluation of Mineral Resources". The company still applies
IFRS 6 until the project financing is secured. Once financing is
secured the project moves to the development stage.
Exploration and evaluation expenditure, including acquisition
costs of licences, in respect of each identifiable area of interest
is expensed to the statement of comprehensive income as incurred,
until the point at which development of a mineral deposit is
considered economically viable and the formal definitive
feasibility study is completed. At this point costs incurred are
capitalised under IFRS 6 because these costs are necessary to bring
the resource to commercial production.
Exploration expenditures typically include costs associated with
prospecting, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling and other work
involved in searching for ore. Evaluation expenditures are the
costs incurred to establish the technical and commercial viability
of developing mineral deposits identified through exploration
activities. Evaluation expenditures include the cost of directly
attributable employee costs and economic evaluations to determine
whether development of the mineralized material is commercially
justified, including definitive feasibility and final feasibility
studies.
Impairment reviews for deferred exploration and evaluation
expenditure are carried out on a project by project basis, with
each project representing a potential single cash generating unit.
An impairment review is undertaken when indicators of impairment
arise such as: (i) unexpected geological occurrences that render
the resource uneconomic; (ii) title to the asset is compromised;
(iii) variations in mineral prices that render the project
uneconomic; (iv) substantive expenditure on further exploration and
evaluation of mineral resources is neither budgeted nor planned;
and (v) the period for which the Group has the right to explore has
expired and is not expected to be renewed.
Development expenditure
Once the Board decides that it intends to develop a project,
development expenditure is capitalized as incurred, but only where
it meets criteria for recognition as an intangible under IAS 38 or
a tangible asset under IAS 16 and then amortized over the estimated
useful life of the area according to the rate of depletion of the
economically recoverable reserves or over the estimated useful life
of the mine, if shorter.
Share based compensation benefits
IFRS 2 "Share based Payment" requires the recognition of equity
settled share based payments at fair value at the date of grant and
the recognition of liabilities for cash settled share based
payments at the current fair value at each statement of financial
position date. The total amount expensed is recognized over the
vesting period, which is the period over which performance
conditions are to be satisfied. The fair value is measured using
the Black Scholes pricing model. The inputs used in the model are
based on management's best estimate, including consideration of the
effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and
behavioural considerations.
Where the Group issues equity instruments to persons other than
employees, the statement of comprehensive income is charged with
the fair value of goods and services received.
Convertible loan notes
Convertible loan notes are regarded as compound instruments,
consisting of a liability component and an equity component. The
component parts of compound instruments are classified separately
as financial liabilities and equity in accordance with the
substance of the contractual arrangement. At the date of issue, the
fair value of the liability component is estimated using the
prevailing market interest rate for a similar non-convertible
instrument. This amount is recorded as a liability on an amortised
cost basis until extinguished upon conversion or at the
instrument's maturity date. The equity component is determined by
deducting the amount of the liability component from the fair value
of the compound instrument as a whole. This is recognised and
included in equity, net of income tax effects, and is not
subsequently remeasured.
When the terms of a new convertible loan arrangement are such
that the option will not be settled by the Company in exchange for
a fixed number of its own equity instruments for a fixed amount of
cash, the convertible loan (the host contract) is either accounted
for as a hybrid financial instrument and the option to convert is
an embedded derivative or the whole instrument is designated at
fair value through profit and loss. Where the instrument is
bifurcated, the embedded derivative, where material, is separated
from the host contract as its risks and characteristics are not
closely related to those of the host contract. At each reporting
date, the embedded derivative is measured at fair value with
changes in fair value recognised in the income statement as they
arise. The host contract carrying value on initial recognition is
based on the net proceeds of issuance of the convertible loan
reduced by the fair value of the embedded derivative and is
subsequently carried at each reporting date at amortised cost.
Prior to conversion the embedded derivative or fair value
through profit and loss instrument is revalued at fair value. Upon
conversion of the loan, the liability, including the derivative
liability where applicable, is derecognised in the statement of
financial position. At the same time, an amount equal to the
redemption value is recognised within equity. Any resulting
difference is recognised in retained earnings. Where the Company
enters into equity drawdown facilities, whereby funds are drawn
down initially and settled in shares at a later date, those shares
are recorded initially as issued at fair value based on
management's best estimation, with a subsequent revaluation
recorded based on the final value of the instrument at the date the
shares are issued or allocated. Where the value of the shares is
fixed but the amount is determined later, the fair value of the
shares to be issued is deemed to be the value of the amount drawn
down, less any transaction and listing costs.
Warrants
Warrants issued are recognised at fair value at the date of
grant. The charge is expensed on a straight-line basis over the
vesting period. The fair value is measured using the Black-Scholes
model. Where warrants are considered to represent a transaction
cost attributable to a share placement, the fair value is recorded
in the warrant reserve and deducted from the share premium.
Financial instruments
Non-derivative financial assets
The Group initially recognises loans and receivables on the date
that they are originated. All other financial assets are recognised
initially on the trade date, which is the date that the Group
becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the
instrument.
The Group derecognises a financial asset when the contractual
rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or it transfers the
rights to receive the contractual cash flows in a transaction in
which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the
financial asset are transferred. Any interest in such transferred
financial assets that is created or retained by the Group is
recognised as a separate asset or liability.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount
presented in the statement of financial position when, and only
when, the Group has a legal right to offset the amounts and intends
either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle
the liability simultaneously.
The Group classifies its financial assets into one of the
categories discussed below, depending on the purpose for which the
asset was acquired.
Amortised cost: These are financial assets where the objective
is to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows
and the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and
interest. They are initially recognised at fair value plus
transaction costs that are directly attributable to their
acquisition or issue and are subsequently carried at amortised cost
using the effective interest rate method, less provision for
impairment. Trade and other receivables, as well as cash are
classified as amortised cost.
Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive
income: Financial assets (debt) which are held with the objective
as above but which maybe intended to be sold before maturity and
also includes strategic equity investments (that are not
subsidiaries, joint ventures or associates) which would be normally
held at fair value through profit or loss, could on irrevocable
election be measured with fair value changes flow through OCI. On
disposal, the gain or loss will not be recycled to P&L.
Financial asset at fair value through profit and loss: Financial
assets not meeting the criteria above and derivatives.
Impairment of financial assets: Financial assets at amortised
cost consist of trade receivables, loans, cash and cash equivalents
and debt instruments. Impairment losses are assessed using the
forward-looking Expected Credit Loss (ECL) approach. Trade
receivable loss allowances are measured at an amount equal to
lifetime ECL's. Loss allowances are deducted from the gross
carrying amount of the assets.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances, and call
deposits with maturities of three months or less from the
acquisition date that are subject to an insignificant risk of
changes in their fair value and are used by the Group in the
management of its short-term commitments.
Non-derivative financial liabilities
The Group initially recognises debt securities issued and
subordinated liabilities on the date that they are originated. All
other financial liabilities are recognised initially on the trade
date, which is the date that the Group becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
The Group derecognises a financial liability when its
contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expire.
The Group classifies non-derivative financial liabilities as
other financial liabilities. Such financial liabilities are
recognised initially at fair value less any directly attributable
transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, these
financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the
effective interest method.
Other financial liabilities comprise trade and other payables
and borrowings.
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through the
profit or loss
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through the
profit or loss comprise derivative financial instruments.
Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at fair value
through the profit or loss are stated at fair value. Movements in
fair values are recognised in profit or loss unless they relate to
derivatives designated and effective as hedging instrument, in
which event the timing of the recognition in the profit or loss
depends on the nature of the hedging relationship. The Group does
not currently have any such hedging instruments.
New standards and interpretations applied
The IASB has issued new standards, amendments and
interpretations to existing with an effective date on or before 1
January 2021, these new standards are not considered to have a
material impact on the Group during the Year under review.
New standards and interpretations not yet effective Certain new
standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards
have been published that are mandatory for the Group's accounting
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 or in later periods,
which the Group has decided not to adopt early.
Effective period
commencing on or
after
IFRS 3 Amendments to IFRS 3 'Business 01 January 2022
Combinations'
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
IAS 16 Amendments to IAS 16: Property, 01 January 2022
plant and equipment
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
IAS 37 Amendments to IAS 37: Provisions, 01 January 2022
contingent liabilities and contingent
assets
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
IAS 16 Amendments to IAS 16: Property, 01 January 2022
plant and equipment - Proceeds
before intended use
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
Improvements Improvements to IFRS 1, IFRS 01 June 2022
to IFRSs' 9, IFRS 16 and IAS 41
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
Amendments to (1) Amendments to IAS 8: Definition 01 January 2023
IAS 8 of accounting estimates
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
Amendments to (1) Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS 01 January 2023
IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 - Disclosure
Practice Statement of accounting policies
2
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
Amendments to (1) Amendments to IAS 12: Deferred 01 January 2023
IAS 12 tax related to assets and liabilities
arising from a Single transaction
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
Amendments IAS (1) Amendments to IAS 1: Classification 01 January 2023
1 of liabilities as current or
noncurrent
---- --------------------------------------- ------------------
(1)Not yet endorsed.
It is not anticipated that new standards, amendments and
interpretations to existing standards which have been published
that are mandatory for the Group's accounting periods beginning on
or after 1 January 2022 or in later periods will be significant or
relevant to the Group.
New standards, amendments and interpretations that are not yet
effective and have not been early adopted
-- Revisions to the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting.
The principal accounting policies adopted are set out above.
3. Financial risk management
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash
equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand with an original
maturity date of less than three months. To mitigate our inherent
exposure to credit risk we maintain policies to limit the
concentration of credit risk, and ensure liquidity of available
funds. We also invest our cash and equivalents in rated financial
institutions, primarily within the United Kingdom and other
investment grade countries, which are countries rated BBB- or
higher by S&P the Group does not have a significant
concentration of credit risk arising from its bank holdings of cash
and cash equivalents.
Financial risk factors
The Group is exposed to market risk (interest rate risk and
currency risk), liquidity risk and capital risk management arising
from the financial instruments it holds. The risk management
policies employed by the Group to manage these risks are discussed
below:
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a
customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet
its contractual obligations. The Group does not consider this risk
to be significant.
The Company has borrowings outstanding from its subsidiaries,
the ultimate realisation of which depends on the successful
exploration and realization of the Group's intangible exploration
assets. This in turn is subject to the availability of financing to
maintain the ongoing operations of the business. The Group manages
its financial risk to ensure sufficient liquidity is available to
meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and
profitably.
Market risk - Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of financial
instruments will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.
The Group's operating cash flows are substantially independent of
changes in market interest rates as the interest rates on cash
balances are very low at the moment. Borrowings issued at variable
rates expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk. Borrowings
issued at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate
risk. The Group's management monitors the interest rate
fluctuations on a continuous basis and acts accordingly.
At the reporting date the interest rate profile of
interest-bearing financial instruments was:
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------- -------
Variable rate instruments
Financial assets 394 1,315
------- -------
Sensitivity analysis
An increase of 100 basis points in interest rates at 31 December
2021 would have increased equity and profit or loss by the amounts
shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in
particular foreign currency rates, remain constant. Given current
interest rate levels, a decrease of 25 basis points has been
considered, with the impact on profit and equity shown below.
Equity Profit or Loss Equity Profit or Loss
2021 2021 2020 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------- --------------- -------- ---------------
Variable rate instruments
Financial assets - increase of 100 basis points 4 4 13 13
Financial assets - decrease of 25 basis points (1) (1) (3) (3)
-------- --------------- -------- ---------------
Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial
instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange
rates. Currency risk arises when future commercial transactions and
recognized assets and liabilities are denominated in a currency
that is not the functional currency of the entity.
The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from
various currency exposures primarily with respect to the Australian
Dollar, Euro, Turkish Lira, US Dollar, CHF, Ethiopian Birr and
Saudi Arabian Riyal. Since 1986 the Saudi Arabian Riyal has been
pegged to the US Dollar, it is fixed at USD/SAR 3.75. The Group's
management monitors the exchange rate fluctuations on a continuous
basis and acts accordingly.
The carrying amounts of the Group's foreign currency denominated
monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the reporting date are
as follows; with the Saudi Arabian Riyal exposure being included in
the USD amounts.
Liabilities Assets Liabilities Assets
2021 2021 2020 2020
----------- -------------- ------------ --------
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Australian Dollar 67 - 47 3
Euro 366 - 127 -
Turkish Lira - - 7 -
US Dollar 2,126 12 1,694 10
Ethiopian Birr 1,256 511 630 363
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Sensitivity analysis continued
A 10% strengthening of the British Pound against the following
currencies at 31 December 2021 would have increased/(decreased)
equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown in the table below.
This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular
interest rates, remain constant. For a 10% weakening of the British
Pound against the relevant currency, there would be an equal and
opposite impact on the loss and equity.
Equity Profit or Loss Equity Profit or Loss
2021 2021 2020 2020
-------- --------------- -------- ---------------
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
AUD Dollar 7 7 4 4
Euro 37 37 13 13
Turkish Lira - - 1 1
US Dollar 211 211 168 168
Ethiopia ETB 74 74 27 (8)
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Liquidity risk
The Group and Companies raises funds as required on the basis of
projected expenditure for the next 6 months, depending on
prevailing factors. Funds are generally raised on AIM from eligible
investors. The success or otherwise of such capital raisings is
dependent upon a variety of factors including general equities and
metals mark sentiment, macro-economic outlook and other factors.
When funds are sought, the Group balances the costs and benefits of
equity and other financing options. Funds are provided to projects
based on the projected expenditure.
Carrying Amount Contractual Cash Less than 1 year Between 1-5 year More than 5 years
flows
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
The Group
31-Dec-21
Trade and other
payables 5,556 5,556 5,556 - -
Loans and Borrowings 1,235 1,235 1,235 - -
6,791 6,791 6,791 - -
---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
31-Dec-20
Trade and other
payables 3,125 3,125 3,125 - -
Loans and Borrowings - - - - -
3,125 3,125 3,125 - -
---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
The Company
31-Dec-21
Trade and other
payables 4,201 4,201 4,201 - -
Loans and Borrowings 1,235 1,235 1,235 - -
5,436 5,436 5,436 - -
---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
31-Dec-20
Trade and other
payables 2,354 2,354 2,354 - -
Loans and Borrowings - - - - -
2,354 2,354 2,354 - -
---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Capital risk management
The Group's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard
the Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to
provide returns for shareholders and benefit for other stakeholders
and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the costs of
capital. This is done through the close monitoring of cash
flows.
The capital structure of the Group consists of cash and cash
equivalents of GBP394,000 (2020: GBP1,315,000) and equity
attributable to equity of the parent, comprising issued capital and
deferred shares of GBP25,895,000 (2020: GBP25,466,000), other
reserves of GBP37,775,000, (2020: GBP34,391,000) and accumulated
losses of GBP42,731,000 (2020: GBP37,824,000). The Group has no
long-term debt facilities.
Fair value estimation
The Group has certain financial assets and liabilities that are
held at fair value. The fair value hierarchy establishes three
levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques to measure
fair value:
Classification of financial assets and liabilities
Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within level
1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
(that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices);
and
Level 3 - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based
on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).
The fair value of trade and other receivables is estimated as
the present value of future cash flows discounted at the market
rate of interest at the reporting date. For receivables and
payables with a remaining life of less than one year, the notional
amount is deemed to reflect fair value. All other receivables and
payables are, where material, discounted to determine the fair
value.
Differences arising between the carrying and fair value are
considered not significant and no-adjustment is made in these
accounts. The carrying and fair values of intercompany balances are
the same as if they are repayable on demand.
The fair values of the Group's loans and other borrowings are
considered equal to the book value as the effect of discounting on
these financial instruments is not considered to be material.
As at each of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the
levels in the fair value hierarchy into which the Group's financial
assets and liabilities measured and recognized in the statement of
financial position at fair value are categorized are as
follows:
Carrying Amounts Fair Values
2021 2020 2021 2020
-------- -------- -------- --------
Financial assets GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 16)
- Level 1 394 1,315 394 1,315
Financial assets at fair value through
OCI (Note 14) - Level 2 - 54 - 54
Trade and other receivables (Note 15) 291 448 291 448
-------- -------- -------- --------
Financial liabilities
Trade and other payables (Note 21) 5,556 3,125 5,556 3,125
Loans and borrowings (Note 23) 1,235 - 1,235 -
-------- -------- -------- --------
4. Use and revision of accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of the financial report requires the making of
estimations and assumptions that affect the recognized amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of
contingent liabilities. The estimates and associated assumptions
are based on historical experience and various other factors that
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Accounting Judgement:
Going concern
The going concern presumption depends principally on securing
funding to develop the Tulu Kapi gold mining project as an
economically viable mineral deposit, and the availability of
subsequent funding to extract the resource, or alternatively the
availability of funding to extend the Company's and Group's
exploration activities (Note 2).
Capitalisation of exploration and evaluation costs
The directors consider that the project in its Licence areas in
Saudi Arabia has not yet met the criteria for capitalization. These
criteria include, among other things, the development of
feasibility studies to provide confidence that mineral deposits
identified are economically viable. Capitalized E&E costs for
the Group's project in Ethiopia have been recognized on
acquisition, and have continued to be capitalised since that date,
in accordance with IFRS 6. The technical feasibility of the project
has been confirmed, and once the financing is secure the related
assets will be reclassified as development costs in line with
above.
Estimates:
Share based payments.
Equity-settled share awards are recognised as an expense based
on their fair value at date of grant. The fair value of equity
settled share options is estimated through the use of option
valuation models, which require inputs such as the risk-free
interest rate, expected dividends, expected volatility and the
expected option life, and is expensed over the vesting period. Some
of the inputs used are not market observable and are based on
estimates derived from available data. The models utilized are
intended to value options traded in active markets. The share
options issued by the Group, however, have a number of features
that make them incomparable to such traded options. The variables
used to measure the fair value of share-based payments could have a
significant impact on that valuation, and the determination of
these variables require a significant amount of professional
judgement. A minor change in a variable which requires professional
judgement, such as volatility or expected life of an instrument,
could have a quantitatively material impact on the fair value of
the share-based payments granted, and therefore will also result in
the recognition of a higher or lower expense in the Consolidated
Statement of Comprehensive Income. Judgement is also exercised in
assessing the number of options subject to non-market vesting
conditions that will vest. These judgments are reflected in note
18.
Impairment review of asset carrying values (Note 12)
Determining whether intangible exploration and evaluate assets
are impaired requires an assessment of whether there are any
indicators of impairment, by reference to specific impairment
indicators prescribed in IFRS 6 (Note 2). This requires judgement.
This includes the assessment, on a project by project basis, of the
likely recovery of the cost of the Group's Intangible exploration
assets in the light of future production opportunities based upon
ongoing geological studies. This also involves the assessment of
the period for which the entity has the right to explore in the
specific area, or if it has expired during the period or will
expire in the near future, if it is not expected to be renewed.
Management has a continued plan to explore. During the latest
review of the Micon due diligence review of the Tulu Kapi Gold
Project report dated the 10 August 2020 there were no indicators of
impairment. TKGM license developments are reflected in Note 12.
5. Operating segments
The Group has two operating segments, being that of mineral
exploration and corporate. The Group's exploration activities are
located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (through the jointly
controlled entity) and Ethiopia. Its corporate costs which include
administration and management are based in Cyprus.
Corporate Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Adjustments Consolidated
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
2021
Corporate costs (3,007) (68) - - (3,075)
Foreign exchange
(loss)/gain (1,777) 1,769 - - (8)
Gain on Dilution
of Joint Venture - - 428 - 428
Net Finance costs (1,205) - - - (1,205)
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
(Loss)/gain before
jointly controlled
entity (5,989) 1,701 428 - (3,860)
Share of loss from
jointly controlled
entity - - (1,482) - (1,482)
Impairment of jointly
controlled entity - - 418 - 418
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
Loss before tax (5,989) 1,701 (636) - (4,924)
Tax - - - - -
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
Loss for the year (5,989) 1,701 (636) - (4,924)
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
Total assets 15,966 19,200 - (6,057) 29,109
Total liabilities 3,885 8,963 - (6,057) 6,791
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
Corporate Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Adjustments Consolidated
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
2020
Corporate costs (2,252) (65) - - (2,317)
Foreign exchange
(loss)/gain (1,577) 1,230 - - (347)
Gain on Dilution
of Joint Venture - - 1,033 - 1,033
Net Finance costs (416) - - - (416)
----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------
(Loss)/gain before
jointly controlled
entity (4,245) 1,165 1,033 - (2,047)
Share of loss from
jointly controlled
entity - - (1,088) - (1,088)
Impairment of jointly
controlled entity - - (585) - (585)
================= ============= ============= ============= ====================
Loss before tax (4,245) 1,165 (640) - (3,720)
Tax - - - - -
================= ============= ============= ============= ====================
Loss for the year (4,245) 1,165 (640) - (3,720)
================= ============= ============= ============= ====================
Total assets 17,652 15,823 - (6,524) 26,951
Total liabilities 2,361 7,288 - (6,524) 3,125
================= ============= ============= ============= ====================
6. Expenses by nature 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (Note 11) 17 43
Directors' fees and other benefits (Note 22.1) 535 653
Consultants' costs 238 343
Auditors' remuneration - audit current year 72 114
Legal Costs 737 373
Ongoing Listing Costs 125 162
Other expenses 277 352
Shareholder Communications 121 245
Travelling Costs 68 80
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Total Administrative Expenses 2,190 2,365
Share of losses from jointly controlled entity (Note 5 and Note 20) 1,482 1,088
Impairment of jointly controlled entity (Note 20) (418) 585
Share based option benefits to directors (Note 18) 407 14
Share based benefits to employees (Note 18) 148 21
Share based benefits to key management (Note 18) 255 16
Share based benefits to suppliers - -
Cost for long term project finance (Note 8) 84 316
--------- ---------
Operating loss 4,148 4,405
--------- ---------
The Group's stages of operations in Saudi Arabia as at the
year-end and as at the date of approval of these financial
statements have not yet met the criteria for capitalization of
exploration costs. The Company only capitalises direct evaluation
and exploration costs for the Tulu Kapi gold project in
Ethiopia.
7. Staff costs 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Salaries 1,170 688
Social insurance costs and other funds 220 97
Costs capitalised as exploration (1,325) (756)
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Net Staff Costs 65 29
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Average number of employees 49 44
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Excludes Directors' remuneration and fees which are disclosed in
note 22.1. TK project direct staff costs of GBP1,325,000 are
capitalised in evaluation and exploration costs and all remaining
salary costs are expensed. Most of the group employees are involved
in Tulu Kapi Project in Ethiopia
2021 2020
8. Finance costs and other transaction costs GBP'000 GBP'000
8.1 Total finance costs
Interest on short term loan 1,121 100
Total finance costs 1,121 100
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8.2 Total other transaction costs
Cost for long term project finance 84 316
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Total other transaction costs 84 316
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The above costs for long term project finance relate to
pre-investigation activities required to fund TK Gold project.
9. Tax 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Loss before tax (4,924) (3,720)
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Tax calculated at the applicable tax rates at 12.5% (624) (477)
Tax effect of non-deductible expenses 598 336
Tax effect of tax losses 70 286
Tax effect of items not subject to tax (44) (145)
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Charge for the year - -
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The Company is resident in Cyprus for tax purposes. A deferred
tax asset of GBP1,409k (2020: GBP1,601k) has not been accounted for
due to the uncertainty over future recoverability.
Cyprus
The corporation tax rate is 12.5%. Under certain conditions
interest income may be subject to defence contribution at the rate
of 30%. In such cases this interest will be exempt from corporation
tax. In certain cases, dividends received from abroad may be
subject to defence contribution at the rate of 20% for the tax year
2013 and 17% for 2014 and thereafter. Due to tax losses sustained
in the year, no tax liability arises on the Company. Under current
legislation, tax losses may be carried forward and be set off
against taxable income of the five succeeding years. As at 31
December 2021, the balance of tax losses which is available for
offset against future taxable profits amounts to GBP 11,269k (2020:
GBP 12,812k). Generally, loss of one source of income can be set
off against income from other sources in the same year. Any loss
remaining after the set off is carried forward for relief over the
next 5 year period.
Tax
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
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Losses carried
forward 1,743 1,730 1,602 3,748 2,446 11,269
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Ethiopia
KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited is subject to other direct and
indirect taxes in Ethiopia through its foreign operations. The
mining industry in Ethiopia is relatively undeveloped. As a result,
tax regulations relating to mining enterprises are evolving. There
are transactions and calculations undertaken during the ordinary
course of business for which the ultimate tax determination is
uncertain. The Group recognises liabilities for anticipated tax
audit issues based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be
due. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from
the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will
impact the current and deferred tax provisions in the period in
which such determination is made.
The government of Ethiopia cut the corporate income tax rate for
miners to 25% more than three years ago from 35%, and has lowered
the precious metals royalty rate to 7% from 8%. According to the
Proclamation, holders of a mining licence are required to pay
royalty on the sales price of the commercial transaction of the
minerals produced. Development expenditure of a licensee or
contractor shall be treated as a business intangible with a useful
life of four years. If a licensee or contractor incurs development
expenditure before the commencement of commercial production shall
apply on the basis that the expenditure was incurred at the time of
commencement of commercial production. The mining license
stipulates that every mining company should allocate 5% free equity
shares to the Government of Ethiopia.
United Kingdom
KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited is resident in United Kingdom
for tax purposes. The corporation tax rate is 19%. In December
2016, KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited elected under CTA 2009
section 18A to make exemption adjustments in respect of the
Company's foreign permanent establishment's amounts in arriving at
the Company's taxable total profits for each relevant accounting
period. This is an exemption for UK corporation tax in respect of
the profits of the Ethiopian branch.
10. Loss per share
The calculation of the basic and fully diluted loss per share
attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the parent is based
on the following data:
Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
Net loss attributable to equity shareholders (4,924) (3,720)
Net loss for basic and diluted loss attributable to equity shareholders (4,924) (3,720)
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Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic loss per share (000's) 2,178,908 1,663,197
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted loss per share (000's) 2,351,643 1,748,804
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Loss per share:
Basic loss per share (pence) (0.226) (0.224)
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There was no impact on the weighted average number of shares
outstanding during 2021 as all Share Options and Warrants were
excluded from the weighted average dilutive share calculation
because their effect would be anti-dilutive and therefore both
basic and diluted earnings per share are the same in 2021.
11. Property, plant and equipment
Motor Vehicles Plant and equipment Furniture, fixtures and Total
office equipment
GBP'000
GBP'000 GBP'000
GBP'000
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The Group
Cost
At 1 January 2020 71 77 72 220
Additions - 25 14 39
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At 31 December 2020 71 102 86 259
Additions - 12 33 45
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At 31 December 2021 71 114 119 304
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Accumulated Depreciation
At 1 January 2020 37 72 72 181
Charge for the year 34 3 6 43
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At 31 December 2020 71 75 78 224
Charge for the year - 7 10 17
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At 31 December 2021 71 82 88 241
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Net Book Value at 31 December
2021 - 32 31 63
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Net Book Value at 31 December
2020 - 27 8 35
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The above property, plant and equipment is located in
Ethiopia.
12. Intangible assets
Total exploration and project
evaluation cost
GBP'000
The Group
Cost
At 1 January 2020 21,466
Additions 3,310
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At 31 December 2020 24,776
Additions 3,851
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At 31 December 2021 28,627
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Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
At 1 January 2020 266
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At 31 December 2020 266
Impairment Charge for the year -
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At 31 December 2021 266
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Net Book Value at 31 December 2021 28,361
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Net Book Value at 31 December 2020 24,510
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Costs can only be capitalised after the entity has obtained
legal rights to explore in a specific area but before extraction
has been demonstrated to be both technically feasible and
commercially viable .
The additions of GBP3.9 million is directly associated with the
TKGM gold exploration project expenditure and is capitalized as
intangible exploration and evaluation cost. Such exploration and
evaluation expenditure include directly attributable internal costs
incurred in Ethiopia and services rendered by external consultants
to ensure technical feasibility and commercial viability of the
TKGM project.
The Company TKGM mining licence is in good standing to 2035
subject to normal compliance of Ethiopian mining regulations. The
Ethiopian Ministry of Mines (the "Ministry") has allowed until 8
August 2022 for full Project financing and launch commitments to be
achieved. The Ministry has been advised that for this to be
achieved site access and security will need to be at a standard
satisfactory to TKGM, its lenders and its investors. External
independent security assessment of the Project site, district, and
transport routes are now a standard operating procedure for TKGM
and while conditions are improving there is no guarantee that the
requisite level of security will be achieved by the Ministry's
date.
13. Investments
13.1 Investment in subsidiaries
The Company Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
Cost
At 1 January 13,680 12,575
Additions 651 1,106
Dissolutions - (1)
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At 31 December 14,331 13,680
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The Company carrying value of KEFI Minerals Ethiopia which holds
the investment in the Tulu Kapi Gold project currently under
development is GBP14,331,000 as at the 31 December 2021.
During the year management reviewed the value of its investments
in the Company accounts to the project estimated NPV value. The
result of the review shows that the NPV value is higher than the
cost recorded in the company accounts.
As guidance to the shareholder further details are available in
the front section of this report in the Finance Director's Report
on page 6 under the Tulu Kapi project section.
Date of Effective
acquisition/ Country of proportion
Subsidiary companies incorporation incorporation of
shares held
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Mediterranean Minerals (Bulgaria) 08/11/2006 Bulgaria 100%-Direct
EOOD
Do u Akdeniz Mineralleri Sanayi 08/11/2006 Turkey 100%-Indirect
ve Ticaret Limited irket(1)
KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited 30/12/2013 United Kingdom 100%-Direct
KEFI Minerals Marketing and Sales 30/12/2014 Cyprus 100%-Direct
Cyprus Limited
Tulu Kapi Gold Mine Share Company 31/04/2017 Ethiopia 95%-Indirect
(1) Dogu voluntary liquidated during 2020.
Subsidiary companies The following companies have the address
of:
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Mediterranean Minerals (Bulgaria) 10 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 3rd floor,
EOOD Sredets Region, 1000 Sofia, the Republic
of Bulgaria.
Do u Akdeniz Mineralleri Zeytinalani Mah. 4183 SK. Kapı No:6
Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Daire:2 UrlaA Izmir.
irket (Voluntary Liquidated)
KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) 27/28 Eastcastle Street, London, United
Limited Kingdom W1W 8DH.
KEFI Minerals Marketing 23 Esekia Papaioannou Floor 2, Flat 21
and Sales Cyprus Limited 1075, Nicosia Cyprus.
Tulu Kapi Gold Mine Share 1st Floor, DAMINAROF Building, Bole Sub-City,
Company Kebele 12/13, H.No, New.
The Company owns 100% of Kefi Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited
("KME")
During 2020 the company voluntary liquidated its dormant
subsidiary Do u Akdeniz Mineralleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited
irket.
On 8 November 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to
acquire from Atalaya Mining PLC (previously EMED) the whole of the
issued share capital of Mediterranean Minerals (Bulgaria) EOOD, a
company incorporated in Bulgaria, in consideration for the issue of
29,999,998 ordinary shares in the Company. Mediterranean Minerals
(Bulgaria) EOOD owned 100% of the share capital of Do u Akdeniz
Mineralleri ("Dogu"), a private limited liability Company
incorporated in Turkey, engaging in activities for exploration and
developing of natural resources
KME owns 95% of Tulu Kapi Gold Mine Share Company ("TKGM"), a
company incorporated in Ethiopia which operates the Tulu Kapi
project. The Tulu Kapi Gold Project mining license has been
transferred to TKGM. The Government of Ethiopia is entitled to a 5%
free-carried interest ("FCI") in TKGM. This entitlement is
enshrined in the Ethiopian Mining Law and the Ethiopian Mining
Agreement between the Ethiopian Government and KME, as well as the
constitution of the project company and is granted at no cost. The
5% FCI refers to the equity interest granted by the company holding
the mining license. The Ethiopian Government has also undertaken to
invest a further USD$20,000,000 (Ethiopian Birr Equivalent) in
associated project infrastructure in return for the issue of
additional equity on normal commercial terms ranking pari passu
with the shareholding of KME. Such additional equity is not
entitled to a free carry. Upon completion of each element of the
infrastructure and approval by the Company, related additional
equity will be issued. At the date of this report no equity was
issued.
The Company owns 100% of KEFI Minerals Marketing and Sales
Cyprus ("KMMSC"), a Company incorporated in Cyprus. The KMMSC was
dormant for the year ended 31 December 2021 and 2020. KEFI Minerals
Marketing and Sales Cyprus holds the right to market gold produced
from the Tulu Kapi Gold Project. It holds no other assets. It is
planned that KMMSC will act as agent and off-taker for the onward
sale of gold and other products in international markets.
13.2 Investment in jointly controlled entity
Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
The Group
At 1 January/31 December - -
Increase in investment 1,224 1,896
Exchange Difference (160) (223)
Loss for the year (1,482) (1,088)
Reversal of impairment/(Impairment) 418 (585)
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On 31 December - -
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The Company
At 1 January/31 December - -
Increase in investment 1,224 1,896
Exchange Difference (160) (245)
Impairment Charge for the year (1,064) (1,651)
On 31 December - -
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Date of acquisition/ Country of Effective proportion
incorporation incorporation of shares held
Jointly controlled entity
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Gold and Minerals Co. 04/08/2010 Saudi Arabia 31.2%-Direct
Limited (G&M)
The Company owns 31.2% of G&M. More information is given in
note 20.1. During the year the Company diluted its holding in
G&M from 34% to 31.2% and this resulted in a gain of
GBP428,000.
14. Financial assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive
Income (OCI)
Relates to bond sold in Ethiopia to the public to finance the
construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The full
amount was repaid and received in January 2021.
Year Year Ended
Ended 31.12.20
31.12.21 GBP'000
GBP'000
The Group
At 1 January 54 70
Foreign currency movement - (16)
Repayment (54) -
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On 31 December - 54
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15. Trade and other receivables
15.1 Current Trade and other receivables
Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
The Group
Share Placement(1) - 232
Other receivables 36 38
VAT receivable 255 178
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291 448
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(1) In December 2020 14,500,000 ordinary shares were issued and
funds were received post year end.
Year Ended Restated
31.12.21 Year Ended
GBP'000 31.12.20
GBP'000
The Company
Share Placement(1) - 232
Other Debtors 15 88
Prepayments 9 18
24 338
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15.2 Receivables from subsidiaries
Year Ended Restated
31.12.21 Year Ended
GBP'000 31.12.20
GBP'000
The Company
Advance to KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited
(Note 22.2) (2) 3,166 3,918
Advance to Tulu Kaki Gold Mine Share Company
(Note 22.2)(1) 4,430 2,605
Expected credit loss (304) (261)
7,292 6,262
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In the current year identified a prior period adjustment in
relation to the reclassification of part of an intercompany
receivable from current to non-current. As per IAS 1, part of the
intercompany receivable should have been classified as non-current
as it was not expected to be recovered in the next 12 months (Refer
to note 2).
Amounts owed by subsidiary companies total GBP7,819,000 (2020:
GBP8,927,000). A write off of GBP223,000 (2020: 2,404,000) has been
made against the amount due from the non-Ethiopian subsidiaries
because these amounts are considered irrecoverable.
The Company has borrowings outstanding from its Ethiopian
subsidiaries, the ultimate realisation of which depends on the
successful exploration and realisation of the Group's intangible
exploration assets. Management is of the view that if the Company
disposed of the Tulu Kapi asset, the consideration received would
exceed the borrowings outstanding. Nonetheless, Management has made
an assessment of the borrowings as at 31 December 2021 and
determined that any expected credit losses would be GBP304,000
(2020: GBP261,000) for which a provision has been recorded. The
advances to KEFI Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited and TKGM are
unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand. Settlement is
subject to the parent company's operating liquidity needs. At the
reporting date, no receivables were past their due date.
(1)The Company advanced GBP2,628,000 (2020: GBP1,993,000) to the
subsidiary Tulu Kapi gold Mine Share Company during 2021. The
Company had a foreign exchange translation loss of GBP800,000(2020:
Loss GBP591,000) the current year loss was because of the continued
devaluation of the Ethiopian Birr.
(2)Kefi Minerals (Ethiopia) Limited: during 2021, the Company
advanced GBP56,000 (2020: GBP76,000) to the subsidiary. The Company
had a foreign exchange translation loss of GBP808,000 (2020: Loss
GBP1,008,000) the current year loss was because of the continued
devaluation of the Ethiopian Birr.
The TKGM and KME loans are denominated Birr. The Company bears
the foreign exchange risk on these loans and any movements in the
Ethiopian Birr are recorded in the income statement of the
Company.
16.Cash and cash equivalents
Year Year
Ended Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
The Group
Cash at bank and in hand unrestricteds 374 1,295
Cash at bank restricted 20 20
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394 1,315
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The Company
Cash at bank and in hand unrestricted 129 1,172
Cash at bank restricted 20 20
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149 1,192
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17. Share capital
Authorized Capital
The articles of association of the Company were amended in 2010
and the liability of the members of the Company is limited.
Issued and fully paid
Number of shares '000 Share Capital Deferred Share premium Total
Shares
At 1 January 2020 1,148,874 1,149 23,328 25,452 49,929
Share Equity Placement 10 Jan 2020 149,000 149 - 1,714 1,863
Share Equity Placement 14 May 2020 113,846 114 - 626 740
Share Equity Placement 28 May 2020 455,385 456 - 2,503 2,959
Conversion of Warrants to Equity 16 Oct
2020 8,462 8 47 55
Share Equity Placement 20 Nov 2020 186,000 186 - 2,790 2,976
Share Equity Placement 14 Dec 2020 76,360 76 - 1,145 1,221
Share issue costs - - - (390) (390)
Broker warrants: issue costs - - - (367) (367)
Warrants: fair value split of warrants
issued to shareholders. (402) (402)
At 31 December 2020 2,137,927 2,138 23,328 33,118 58,584
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Number of shares '000 Share Capital Deferred Share premium Total
Shares
At 1 January 2021 2,137,927 2,138 23,328 33,118 58,584
Conversion of Warrants to Equity 12
April 2021 15,000 15 - 83 98
Share Equity Placement 21 Dec 2021 414,378 414 - 2,902 3,316
Share issue costs - - - (219) (219)
At 31 December 2021 2,567,305 2,567 23,328 35,884 61,779
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Number of Deferred Shares'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Deferred Shares 1.6p 2021 2020 2021 2020
At 1 January - - - -
Subdivision of ordinary shares to deferred shares 680,768 680,768 10,892 10,892
=============== =============== ======== ========
At 31 December 680,768 680,768 10.892 10.892
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Deferred Shares 0.9p 2021 2020 2021 2020
At 1 January 1,381,947 1,381,947 12,436 12,436
Subdivision of ordinary shares to deferred shares - - - -
========== ======= =======
At 31 December 1,381,947 1,381,947 12,436 12,436
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The deferred shares have no value or voting rights.
2020
During the period the Company issued 989,052,146 new ordinary
shares at average price of 1.00 pence for working capital, goods
and services, and debt repayments (note 18.3).
2021
During the period the Company issued 414,375,788 Shares to
shareholders, for an aggregate consideration of GBP3,315,000. On
issue of the shares, an amount of GBP2,900,630 was credited to the
Company's share premium reserve which is the difference between the
issue price and the nominal value 0.1 pence. The funds raised were
issued to repay working capital, goods and services, and debt
repayments (note 18.3).
Restructuring of share capital into deferred shares
On the 28 June 2019 at the AGM, shareholders approved that each
of the currently issued ordinary shares of 1.7p ("Old Ordinary
Shares") in the capital of the Company be sub-divided into one new
ordinary share of 0.1p ("Existing Ordinary Shares") and one
deferred share of 1.6p ("Deferred Shares"). With effect from 8 July
2019 at 8.00am, each ordinary share in the Company has a nominal
value of 0.1p per share.
The Deferred Shares have no value or voting rights and were not
admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange
plc. No share certificates were issued in respect of the Deferred
Shares.
18. Share Based payments
18.1 Warrants
In note 18 when reference is made to the "Old Ordinary Shares"
it relates to the ordinary shares that had a nominal value of 1.7p
each and were in issue prior to the 8 July 2019 restructuring.
Shares issued after the 8 July 2019 restructuring have a nominal
value of 0.1p and will be referred to as ("Existing Ordinary
Shares").
2020
The Company issued 149,000,000 short term warrants to subscribe
for new ordinary shares of 0.1p each at 2p per share in accordance
with the December 2019 and January 2020 share placement and as
approved by shareholders on 6 January 2020. The warrants expired on
30 April 2020. The Company performed a fair value split by fair
valuing the warrants using Black Scholes and assumed that this
value is the residual share amount.
On 16 December 2019, the Company issued 7,450,000 warrants to
subscribe for new ordinary shares of 0.1p each at 2p per share to
Brandon Hill pursuant to the Placing Agreement. The warrants expire
2 years from the date of issue (10 January 2020).
During May 2020, the Company issued 28,461,538 to the broker.
These warrants allow the broker to subscribe for new ordinary
shares of 0.1p each at 0.65p per share in pursuant to the Placing
Agreement. The warrants expire within three years of the date of
First Admission.
During November 2020, the Company issued 11,175,000 broker
warrants to subscribe for new ordinary shares of 0.1p each at 1.60p
per share to Brandon Hill pursuant to the Placing Agreement. The
warrants expire within three years of the date of First
Admission.
During the period 1 January 2021to 31 December 2021, 149,000,000
warrants issued to shareholders expired and 8,461,538 were
exercised by Brandon Hill.
2021
During December 2021, the Company asked for shareholder approval
to issue 393,096,865 warrants, in connection with the December 2021
and January 2022 Placing Shares. The Placing shares have a right to
be issued one Ordinary Share for an exercise price of GBP0.016 and
exercisable following a Warrant Trigger Event provided that such
Warrant Trigger Event occurs during a two year period following the
17 January 2022 The Warrants will become exercisable provided that,
during a two year period following the January 2022 Admission, the
on market share closing price of the Ordinary Shares for five
consecutive days reaches or exceeds 2.4 pence (being a 50% premium
on the Warrant exercise price) (the "Warrant Trigger Event"). If
the Warrant Trigger Event occurs, then (i) the holders of the
Warrants may exercise the Warrants within 30 days from the
occurrence of the Warrant Trigger Event; and (ii) the Warrants will
expire following the end of the 30 day period referenced above if
not exercised. If the Warrant Trigger Event has not occurred within
two years following the 17 January 2022, then the Warrants shall
lapse and will no longer be capable of being exercised.
During the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021,15,000,000
warrants were cancelled or expired.
Details of warrants outstanding as at 31 December 2021:
Expected Life Number of warrants
Grant date Expiry date *Exercise price Years 000's*
19-Sep-18 20-Sep-23 2.50p 5 years 2,000
02-Aug-19 02-Aug-22 2.50p 3 years 19,500
06 Jan 2020 06 Jan 2023 1.25p 3 years 7,450
29 May 2020 29 May 2023 0.65p 3 years 5,000
20 Nov 2020 20 Nov 2023 1.60p 3 years 11,175
45,125
Weighted average ex. Number of warrants*
Price 000's
Outstanding warrants at 1
January 2021 1.56p 60,125
- exercised warrants 0.65p (15,000)
- expired warrants 2.50p -
- granted 2.13p -
Outstanding warrants at 31
December 2021 1.87p 45,125
The estimated fair values of the warrants were calculated using
the Black Scholes option pricing model.
The inputs into the model and the results for warrants and
options granted during the year are as follows:
Warrants Options
6-Jan-20 19-May-20 29-May-20 20-Nov-20 17-Mar-21
Closing share price
at issue date 1.65p 0.75p 1.06p 1.68p 2.05p
Exercise price 2.00p 0.65p 0.65p 1.6p 2.55p
Expected volatility 109% 98% 99% 101% 89%
Expected life 0.4years 3yrs 3yrs 3yrs 4yrs
Risk free rate 0.63% 0.04% -0.03% 0.05% 0.028%
Expected dividend Nil Nil Nil Nil nil
yield
Estimated fair
value 0.27p 0.47p 0.73p 1.06p 1.21p
Expected volatility was estimated based on the historical
underlying volatility in the price of the Company's shares.
During 2021 no warrants were issued to shareholders or
suppliers. During 2021 the company asked shareholders to approve
the issue of 393,096,865 warrants to shareholders that partook in
the December 2021 and January 2022 share placement. The issue of
these warrants was approved at the General Meeting held in January
2022. Further details are disclosed in this note.
Share options reserve table Year Year Ended
Ended 31.12.20
31.12.21 GBP'000
GBP'000
Opening amount 1,273 1,118
Warrants issued costs - 769
Share options charges relating to employees
(Note 6) 148 21
Share options issued to directors and key management
(Note 6) 662 30
Forfeited options - -
Exercised warrants - -
Expired warrants - (665)
Expired options (192) -
Closing amount 1,891 1,273
18.2 Share options reserve
Details of share options outstanding as at 31 December 2021:
Grant date Expiry date *Exercise price *Number of shares 000's
19-Jan-16 18-Jan-22 7.14p 4,088
23-Feb-16 22-Feb-22 12.58p 176
05-Aug-16 05-Aug-22 10.20p 883
22-Mar-17 21-Mar-23 7.50p 7,024
01-Feb-18 31-Jan-24 4.50p 11,400
17-Mar-21 16-Mar-25 2.55p 104,039
127,610
Weighted average ex. Price* Number of shares* 000's
Outstanding options at 1 January 2021 7.35p 25,482
- granted 2.55p 104,039
- expired/forfeited 22.44p (1,911)
Outstanding options at 31 December 2021 3.21p 127,610
The Company has issued share options to directors, employees and
advisers to the Group.
On 19 January 2016, 4,717,059 options were issued which expire
six years after grant date and, vest in two equal annual
instalments, the first upon the achievement of practical completion
of the planned processing plant at the Tulu Kapi Gold Project and
the second upon the achievement of nameplate capacity for a
twelve-month period.
On 23 February 2016,176,471 options were issued which expire six
years after grant date and vest immediately.
On 5 August 2016, 2,058,824 options were issued which expire six
years after grant date and vest in two equal annual instalments,
the first upon the achievement of practical completion of the
planned processing plant at the Tulu Kapi Gold Project and the
second upon the achievement of nameplate capacity for a
twelve-month period.
On 22 March 2017, 9,535,122 options were issued which, expire
after six years, and vest in two equal annual instalments, the
first upon the achievement of practical completion of the planned
processing plant at the Tulu Kapi Gold Project and the second upon
the achievement of nameplate capacity for a twelve-month
period.
On 1 February 2018, 9,600,000 options were issued to persons who
discharge director and managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and a
further 3,000,000 options have been granted to other non-board
members of the senior management team. The options have an exercise
price of 4.5p, expire after 6 years, and vest in two equal annual
instalments, the first upon the achievement of practical completion
of the planned processing plant at the Tulu Kapi Gold Project and
the second upon the achievement of nameplate capacity for a
twelve-month period.
On 17 March 2021, 85,813,848 options were issued to persons who
discharge director and managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and a
further 18,225,153 options have been granted to other non-board
members of the senior management team. The options have an exercise
price of 2.55p, expire after4 years, and vest in three equal
instalments, the first after one year, the second after two years
and the third after three years from the date of grant. Although
the directors approved and announced the issue of 119,747,339
options on the 17 March 2021 to certain directors and senior
managers only 104,039,001 options were eventually issued.
The option agreements contain provisions adjusting the exercise
price in certain circumstances including the allotment of fully
paid Ordinary shares by way of a capitalisation of the Company's
reserves, a sub division or consolidation of the Ordinary shares, a
reduction of share capital and offers or invitations (whether by
way of rights issue or otherwise) to the holders of Ordinary
shares. The estimated fair values of the options were calculated
using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatility
was estimated based on the historical underlying volatility in the
price of the Company's shares.
For 2021, the impact of share option-based payments is a net
charge to income of GBP809,000 (2020: GBP51,000). At 31 December
2021, the equity reserve recognized for share option-based
payments, including warrants, amounted to GBP1,891,000 (2020:
GBP1,273,000).
18.2 Share Payments for services rendered and obligations
settled
2020 Year
January 2020 placement of 149,000,000 shares
On 6 January 2020, following approval by shareholders, the
Company issued 49,419,600 new ordinary shares ("Remuneration
Shares") and 99,580,400 new ordinary shares ("Settlement Shares")
of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company at an issue price of
1.25p. The net raise amounted to GBP1,862,500, with liabilities and
other obligations listed below settled in shares.
November and December 2020 placement of 92,109,407 shares
All Remuneration Shares, Settlement Shares and Placing Shares
were issued at a value of 1.60 pence per share. The net raise
amounted to GBP1,473,750, with liabilities and other obligations
listed below settled in shares.
2021 Year
On 21 December 2021, the Company announced the placing of
324,900,000 Settlement Shares to settle outstanding debts and
liabilities of approximately GBP2.6 million. Thew shares were
issued at a price of GBP0.008 per Ordinary Share.
The total shares set off during 2021 and 2020 for services and
obligations was as follows:
2021 2020
Name Number Amount Number Amount
of Remuneration of Remuneration
and Settlement and Settlement
Shares Shares
000 GBP'000 000 GBP'000
For services rendered
and obligations settled
H Anagnostaras-Adams - - 18,062 248
J Leach - - 12,924 176
Norman Arthur Ling - - 2,000 25
Mark Tyler - - 2,000 25
Richard Lewin Robinson - - 1,000 13
Other employees and PDMRs - - 44,168 624
Amount to settle other
Obligations - - 30,702 413
Total share based payments - - 110,856 1,524
Amount to settle loans
Unsecured Convertible
loan facility - - 6,000 75
Unsecured working capital
bridging finance 324,900 2,599 124,255 1739
324,900 2,599 241,111 3,338
The parties above agreed that the amounts subscribed in the
share placements during the year be set-off against the amount due
by the Company at the date of the share placement.
19. Non-Controlling Interest ("NCI")
Year Ended
GBP'000
As at 1 January 2020 1,075
Acquisitions of NCI -
Impact of 5% free carry on additions to assets during the year 129
Result for the year -
As at 1 January 2021 1,204
Acquisitions of NCI -
Impact of 5% free carry on additions to assets during the year 175
As at 31 December 2021 1,379
During 2018, the Government of Ethiopia received its 5% free
carried interest acquired in the Tulu Kapi Gold Project. The group
recognized an increase in non-controlling interest in the current
year of GBP129,000 and a decrease in equity attributable to owners
of the parent of GBP129,000.
The NCI of GBP1,379,000 (2020: GBP1,204,000) represents the 5%
share of the Group's assets of the TKGM project which are
attributable to the Government of Ethiopia.
The Mining Proclamation entitles the Government of Ethiopia
(GOE) to 5% free carried interest in TKGM. The 5% NCI reflects the
government interest in the TKGM gold project. The GOE is not
required to pay for the 5% free carry interest. The GOE can acquire
additional interest in the share capital of the project at market
price. The GOE has committed US $20,000,000 to install the off-site
infrastructure in exchange for earning equity in Tulu Kapi Gold
Mine Share Company. The shareholder agreement signed with the GOE
in April 2017 states that once the infrastructure elements are
properly constructed and approved by Company the relevant shares
will be issued to Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation
(MOFEC).
The financial information for Tulu Kapi Gold Mine Project as at
31 December 2021:
Year Year Ended
Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
Amounts attributable
to all shareholders
Exploration and evaluation
assets 28,361 24,620
Current assets 329 184
Cash and Cash equivalents 244 124
28,934 24,928
Equity 27,573 24,163
Current liabilities 1,361 765
28,934 24,928
Loss for the year - -
20. Jointly controlled entities
20.1 Joint controlled entity with Artar
Country of Effective proportion
Company name Date of incorporation incorporation of shares held at
31 December
Gold & Minerals Co.
Limited 3 August 2010 Saudi Arabia 31.21%
Gold & Minerals Co. Limited has the following registered
address: Olaya District. 659, King Fahad Road, Riyadh, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
The summarised financial information below represents amounts
shown in Gold & Minerals Co Limited financial statements
prepared in accordance with IFRS and assuming they followed the
group policy of expensing exploration costs.
SAR'000 SAR'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Amounts relating to the Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
Jointly Controlled Entity
31.12.21 31.12.20 31.12.21 31.12.20
100% 100% 100% 100%
Non-current assets 2,097 381 411 74
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5,798 11,160 1,136 2,176
Current assets 801 546 157 106
Total Assets 8,696 12,087 1,704 2,356
Current liabilities (2,680) (2,626) (525) (512)
Total Liabilities (2,680) (2,626) (525) (512)
Net (Liabilities)/Assets 6,016 9,461 1,179 1,844
Share capital 81,300 2,500 15,935 487
Capital contributions
partners 37,926 97,401 7,433 18,987
Accumulated losses (113,210) (90,440) (22,189) (17,630)
6,016 9,461 1,179 1,844
Exchange rates SAR to GBP
Closing rate 0.1960 0.1949
Income statement SAR'000 SAR'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Loss from continuing
operations (22,524) (15,785) (4,415) (3,279)
Other comprehensive income (246) 14 (48) 3
Translation FX Gain from
SAR/GBP - - - 729
Total comprehensive income (22,770) (15,771) (4,463) (2,547)
Included in the amount
above
Group
Group Share 31,21%
(33.65%)
of loss from continuing
operations (1,482) (1,088)
Joint venture investment GBP'000 GBP'000
Opening Balance - -
Loss for the year (1,482) (1,088)
FX Loss (160) (223)
Additional Investment 1,224 1,896
Impairment 418 (585)
Closing Balance - -
In May 2009, KEFI announced the formation of a new minerals'
exploration jointly controlled entity, Gold & Minerals Co.
Limited ("G&M"), a limited liability company in Saudi Arabia,
with leading Saudi construction and investment group Abdul Rahman
Saad Al-Rashid & Sons Company Limited ("ARTAR"). KEFI is the
operating partner with a 31.21% shareholding in G&M with ARTAR
holding the other 68.79%. KEFI provides G&M with technical
advice and assistance, including personnel to manage and supervise
all exploration and technical studies. ARTAR provides
administrative advice and assistance to ensure that G&M remains
in compliance with all governmental and other procedures. G&M
has five Directors, of whom two are nominated by KEFI However,
decisions about the relevant activities of G&M require the
unanimous consent of the five directors. G&M is treated as a
jointly controlled entity and has been equity accounted. KEFI has
reconciled its share in G&M's losses.
A loss of GBP1,482,000 was recognized by the Group for the year
ended 31 December 2021 (2020: GBP1,088,000) representing the
Group's share of losses in the year.
As at 31 December 2021 KEFI owed ARTAR an amount of GBP285,700
(2020: 0) - Note 21.1.
During 2021 the Company diluted its interest in the Saudi
joint-venture company Gold and Minerals Limited ("G&M") from
33.65% to 31.21% by not contributing its pro rata share of expenses
to G&M. This resulted in a gain of GBP428,181 (2020:
GBP1,033,000) in the Company accounts. The accounting policy for
exploration costs recorded in the G&M audited financial
statements is to capitalise qualifying expenditure in contrast to
the Group's accounting policy relating to exploration costs which
is to expense costs through profit and loss until the project
reaches development stage (Note 2). Consequently, any dilution in
the Company's interest in G&M results in the recovery of pro
rata share of expenses to G&M.
21. Trade and other payables
21.1 Trade and other payables
The Group Year
Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
Accruals and other payables 2,499 1,510
Other loans 97 134
Payable to jointly controlled entity partner
(Note 20.1) 285 -
Payable to Key Management and Shareholder (Note
22.3) 2,675 1,481
5,556 3,125
Other loans are unsecured, interest free and repayable on
demand.
The Company Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
GBP'000 GBP'000
Accruals and other payables 1,242 873
Payable to jointly controlled entity partner (Note
20.1) 285 -
Payable to Key Management and Shareholder (Note
22.4) 2,675 1,481
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4,202 2,354
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The fair values of trade and other payables due within one year
approximate to their carrying amounts as presented above.
22. Related party transactions
The following transactions were carried out with related
parties:
22.1 Compensation of key management personnel
The total remuneration of key management personnel was as
follows:
Year Year Ended
Ended 31.12.20
31.12.21 GBP'000
GBP'000
Short term employee benefits :
(1)Directors' consultancy fees 496 489
Directors' other consultancy benefits 39 58
(2)Short term employee benefits: Key management
fees 604 686
Short term employee benefits: Key management other
benefits 32 39
1,171 1,272
Share based payments :
Share based payment: Director's bonus - 106
(1)Share based payment: Directors' consultancy fees - -
Share option-based benefits to directors (Note 18) 407 14
(2)Share based payments short term employee benefits:
Key management fees 272 292
Share option-based benefits other key management
personnel (Note 18) 255 16
Share Based Payment: Key management bonus - -
934 428
2,105 1,700
(1)Directors' fees paid to the Executive Director Chairman and
Finance Director are paid to consultancy companies of which they
are beneficiaries.
(2)Key Management comprised the Managing Director Ethiopia, Head
of Operations, Head of Systems and Head of Planning.
Share-based benefits
The Company issued 85,813,848 share options to directors and key
management during March 2021. These Options have an exercise price
of 2.55p per Ordinary Share and expire after 4 years and, in normal
circumstances, vest in three equal instalments, the first after one
year, the second after two years and the third after three years
from the date of grant.
Previously all options, except those noted in Note 18, expire
six years after grant date and vest in two equal annual
instalments, the first upon the achievement of practical completion
of the planned processing plant at the Tulu Kapi Gold Project and
the second upon the achievement of nameplate capacity for a
twelve-month period.
22.2 Transactions with shareholders and related parties
The Group
Name Nature of transactions Relationship 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Receiving of management
and other professional
Winchcombe Ventures services which are capitalized Key Management
Limited as E&E expenditure and Shareholder 554 578
Receiving of management
and other professional
services which are capitalized Key Management
Nanancito Limited as E&E expenditure and Shareholder 232 298
786 876
The Company
Name Nature of transactions Relationship 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
KEFI Minerals Marketing Finance Subsidiary - -
and Sales Cyprus Limited
Tulu Kapi Gold Mine
Share Company(1) Advance Subsidiary 4,433 2,605
Kefi Minerals (Ethiopia)
Limited(2) Advance Subsidiary 3,166 3,918
Expected credit loss (304) (261)
7,295 6,262
The TKGM and KME loans are denominated Birr. The Company bears
the foreign exchange risk on these loans and any movements in the
Ethiopian Birr are recorded in the income statement of the Company.
Further details on the details of the movement of these loans are
available in Note 15.
Management has made an assessment of the borrowings as at 31
December 2021 and determined that any expected credit losses would
be GBP304,000
The above balances bear no interest and are repayable on
demand.
22.3 Payable to related
parties
The Group 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Name Nature of transactions Relationship
Key Management
Nanancito Limited Fees for services and Shareholder 1,350 1,073
Winchcombe Ventures Key Management
Limited Fees for services and Shareholder 834 280
Key Management
Directors Fees for services and Shareholder 491 128
2,675 1,481
22.4 Payable to related parties
The Company 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Name Nature of transactions Relationship
Key Management
Nanancito Limited Fees for services and Shareholder 1,350 1,073
Winchcombe Ventures Key Management
Limited Fees for services and Shareholder 834 280
Key Management
Directors Fees for services and Shareholder 491 128
2,675 1,481
23. Loans and Borrowings
23.1.1 Short Term Working Capital Bridging Finance
Currency Interest Maturity Repayment
Unsecured working capital bridging finance GBP See table On Demand See table below
2020
Unsecured working Balance 1 Jan Drawdown Amount Transaction Costs Interest Repayment Repayment Year Ended
capital bridging 2020 GBP'000 Shares Cash 31 Dec 2020
finance GBP'000
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Repayable in cash
in less than a
year 889 750 - 100 (1,739) - -
889 750 - 100 (1,739) - -
2021
Unsecured working Balance 1 Jan Drawdown Amount Transaction Costs Interest Repayment Repayment Year Ended
capital bridging 2021 GBP'000 Shares Cash 31 Dec 2021
finance GBP'000
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Repayable in cash
in less than a
year - 2,713 - 1,121 (2,599) - 1,235
- 2,713 - 1,121 (2,599) - 1,235
The short term working capital finance is unsecured and ranks
below other loans. Although there was no binding agreement to
convert the loans into shares, the lenders agreed to convert the
debt into shares and the loan balance of GBP1,235,000 was fully
repaid in 2022 during the relevant share placements.
23.1.2 Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing
activities
2020 Cash Flows
Reconciliation
Balance 1 Jan Inflow (Outflow) Fair Value Finance Costs Shares Balance 31 Dec
2020 Movement 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Unsecured working
capital bridging
finance
Short term loans 889 750 - - 100 (1,739) -
889 750 - - 100 (1,739) -
Convertible notes
Sanderson
unsecured
convertible loan
facility 23.2 75 - - - - (75) -
75 - - - - (75) -
2021
Reconciliation
Balance 1 Jan Inflow (Outflow) Fair Value Finance Costs Shares Balance 31 Dec
2021 Movement 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Unsecured working
capital bridging
finance
Short term loans - 2,713 - - 1,121 (2,599) 1,235
- 2,713 - - 1,121 (2,599) 1,235
24. Contingent liabilities
The company has no contingent liabilities.
25. Capital commitments
The Group has the following capital or other commitments as at
31 December 2021 GBP1,184,000 (2020: GBP1,964,000),
31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Tulu Kapi Project costs 452 558
Saudi Arabia Exploration costs committed to field
work that has been recommenced 732 1,406
26. Events after the reporting date
Share Placement January 2022
Following the General Meeting on 13 January 2022 the Company
admitted 371,817,944 new ordinary shares of the Company at a
placing price of 0.8 pence per Ordinary Share.
The total shares issued during January 2022 for services and
obligations was as follows:
2022
Name Number of Remuneration Amount
and Settlement
Shares
000 GBP'000
For services rendered and obligations
settled
H Anagnostaras-Adams 22,500 180
J Leach 12,500 100
Mark Tyler 3,125 25
Richard Lewin Robinson 6,250 50
Other employees and PDMRs 173,530 1,510
Amount to settle other Obligations - -
Total share based payments 217,905 1,865
Amount to settle loans
Unsecured Convertible loan facility - -
Unsecured working capital bridging
finance 153,913 1,235
371,818 3,100
In January 2022 393,096,865 warrants were issued that have a
right to be issued one Ordinary Share for an exercise price of 1.6
pence and exercisable following a Warrant Trigger Event provided
that such Warrant Trigger Event occurs during a two year period
following the January 2022 When the share price of the Company
closes for five consecutive days reaches or exceeds 2.4 pence
(being a 50% premium on the Warrant exercise price) (the "Warrant
Trigger Event"). If the Warrant Trigger Event occurs then: (i) the
holders of the Warrants must exercise the Warrants within 30 days
from the occurrence of the Warrant Trigger Event; and (ii) the
Warrants will expire following the end of the 30-day period
referenced above if not exercised.
Share Placement April and May 2022
In April 2022 the Company raised GBP4.4 million through the
issue of 550,000,000 new Ordinary Shares at a placing price of 0.8
pence per Ordinary Share.
In May 2022 the Company raised a further GBP3.6 million through
the issue of 450,000,000 Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price of
0.8 pence per Ordinary Share, following shareholder approval of the
conditional placement at a General Meeting
The Company granted one warrant per two Placing Shares at an
exercise price of 1.6 pence exercisable for a period of two years
from the May 2022 admission. The 500,000,000 warrants become
exercisable on the same Warrant Trigger Event disclosed in the
January 2022 note above.
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