5
December 2023
Marechale Capital
plc
("Marechale Capital",
“Marechale” or the
"Company")
Half-yearly
Results
Marechale Capital plc, an
established City of London based
corporate finance house with a long-term track record and a strong
reputation for advising and financing high growth consumer brands,
leisure, clean energy, mineral extraction and technology companies,
announces its unaudited half-yearly results for the six months
ended 31 October 2023 (the
“Period”).
Chairman’s
Statement
Following the announcement
with Marechale’s full year results released in August 2023, the market continues to remain
challenging, particularly in the hospitality sector. However, the
Board remains positive about the outlook for its
investments.
Marechale Capital
continues to see interesting corporate finance and advisory
projects where it can take founders shares and warrants as part of
its advisory fees. On a positive note, Marechale has completed
transactions during the period for the European telecommunications
technology company, Fast2fibre, Chestnut Group, the leading East
Anglian Inn Group, and for Brewhouse & Kitchen, the expanding
gastro pub business. However, the market remains a difficult
environment in which to raise capital. This has resulted in some
advisory projects that launched in the summer not being completed
by the end of the Period. Marechale continues to look for new
funding partners alongside its traditional investor
relationships.
During the six months
ended 31 October 2023, the Company
generated gross profits of £93,813 (2022: £72,020) and delivered an
operating loss of £155,421 (2022: loss of £178,995), resulting in
an overall loss before tax of £155,803 (2022: loss of
£179,502).
The Company’s balance
sheet shows a net asset value of £3,340,486 (2022: £3,456,430),
representing 3.15p (2022: 3.62p) of value per share in issue. The
Company remains positive about the investments that it holds in its
client companies. As at 31 October
2023 the Company had £400,000 of cash
reserves.
The Board is working on a
number of initiatives to create further value for shareholders over
and above its core investment portfolio and corporate finance
projects, including working with Chris
Kenning, following his strategic investment of 9.9% of the
Company announced in June 2023. The
plan is to digitise Marechale’s activities and continue to develop
strategic partnerships with the objective of enhancing shareholder
value.
Marechale also uses its
balance sheet to co-invest in its client companies, along with
warrants and founder equity. Furthermore, the Board is hopeful to
be able to announce realisations on some of the Company’s
investments in the next six months
Whist the current economic
climate is difficult, Marechale Capital remains diligent and is
convinced that there will be good advisory and investment
opportunities in its core hospitality, renewable, clean energy and
technology sectors over the short to medium
term.
Mark
Warde-Norbury
Chairman
The information
communicated in this announcement contains inside information for
the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No.
596/2014
For further information
please contact:
Marechale
CapitalMark Warde-Norbury /
Patrick Booth-Clibborn |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7628
5582 |
Cairn Financial Advisers
LLPJo Turner / Sandy
Jamieson |
Tel: +44
(0)20 7213
0880 |
Income Statement
(unaudited) |
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6 months ended 31
October |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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£ |
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Revenue |
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|
320,603 |
|
168,001 |
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Cost of
sales |
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|
|
(226,790) |
|
(95,981) |
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Gross
profit |
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93,813 |
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72,020 |
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Administrative
expenses |
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|
(249,235) |
|
(251,015) |
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Operating
loss |
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(155,421) |
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(178,995) |
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Interest
paid |
(382) |
|
(507) |
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(Loss/profit before
tax |
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(155,803) |
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(179,502) |
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Taxation |
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- |
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- |
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(Loss)/profit
after tax |
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(155,803) |
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(179,502) |
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(Loss)/profit per
share |
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(Pence) |
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(Pence) |
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-
Basic |
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(0.15) |
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(0.19) |
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-
Diluted |
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(0.14) |
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(0.19) |
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Balance Sheet
(unaudited) |
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As
at |
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31
October |
31
October |
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2023 |
2022 |
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Current
assets |
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Available for sale
investments |
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2,863,227 |
3,116,441 |
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Trading
investments |
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130,076 |
146,589 |
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Trade and other
receivables |
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|
37,219 |
54,356 |
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Cash and cash
equivalents |
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|
398,229 |
246,808 |
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3,428,751 |
3,564,194 |
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Current
liabilities |
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Trade and other
payables
PAYE
Bounce-back
Loan
|
|
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|
(51,278)
(9,487)
(10,000)
|
(59,627)
(10,638)
(10,000)
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Total current
liabilities |
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(70,765) |
(80,265) |
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Net current
assets |
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3,357,986 |
3,483,929 |
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Bounce-back Loan –
long-term |
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(17,500) |
(27,500) |
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Net
assets |
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3,340,486 |
3,456,429 |
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Equity |
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Capital and reserves
attributable to equity
shareholders |
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Share
capital
Share
premium
|
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|
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|
847,530
481,290
|
763,023
328,413
|
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Reserve for own
shares |
|
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|
(50,254) |
(50,254) |
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Retained profits/
(losses) |
|
|
|
1,944,842 |
2,346,660 |
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Reserve for share based
payments |
|
|
|
117,078 |
68,587 |
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3,340,486 |
3,456,429 |
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Cash Flow
Statement (unaudited) |
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6 months
ended |
31
October |
31
October |
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2023 |
2022 |
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£ |
£ |
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Net cash from
operating activities |
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Loss after
tax |
|
(155,803) |
(179,502) |
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Provision for share based
payments
Reverse interest
paid
|
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|
33,091
381
|
6,275
507
|
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Operating cash
flows before movements in working
capital |
(122,331) |
(172,720) |
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Movement in
working capital |
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Decrease/ (increase) in
receivables |
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|
38,714 |
(10,580) |
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(Decrease)/ Increase in
payables |
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|
(30,795) |
12,895 |
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Net movement in
working capital |
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7,919 |
2,315 |
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Operating cash
out-flow |
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(114,412) |
(170,405) |
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Investment
activities |
|
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Expenditure on available
for sale investments |
(572) |
- |
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Proceeds from sale of
investments |
|
|
|
|
- |
8,750 |
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Cash flow from
investing activities |
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|
(572) |
8,750 |
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Financing
Share
Capital
Bounce-back Loan
repayments
Interest
paid
Net
financing
|
|
|
|
235,800
(5,000)
(381)
230,419
|
-
(5,000)
(507)
(5,507)
|
|
Net increase/
(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents |
|
115,435 |
(167,162) |
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Cash and cash
equivalents at start of the
period |
282,794 |
413,970 |
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Cash and cash
equivalents at end of the
period |
398,229 |
246,808 |
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Increase/
(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents |
|
115,435 |
(167,162) |
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This financial information
has been prepared in accordance with IFRS and International
Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ('IFRIC')
interpretations adopted by the European Union, and with those parts
of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under
IFRS, with the prior period being reported on the same
basis.