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Newmark Security PLC
23 January 2023
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by
the Company to constitute inside information pursuant to Article 7
of EU Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended.
Newmark Security plc
("Newmark", the "Company" or the "Group")
Final Results
Creating the next generation of safe workplace ecosystems
Newmark Security plc (AIM: NWT), a leading provider of
electronic and physical security systems, is pleased to announce
its audited results for the year ended 30 April 2022 ("FY
2022)".
Financial Highlights:
-- R evenue up 8.4% to GBP19.1m (2021: GBP17.7m)
-- Gross profit margin decreased by 4% pts to 33.5% (2021: 37.5%)
-- EBITDA loss of GBP0.03m (2021 EBITDA profit: GBP1.0m)
-- Operating loss of GBP1.2m (2021: GBP0.03m)
-- Loss before tax of GBP1.2m (2021: GBP0.1m)
-- Loss after tax of GBP0.8m (2021 profit: GBP0.2m)
-- Loss per share of 0.32 pence (2021: earnings per share 0.03 pence)
-- Investments in research and development GBP0.76m (2021: GBP0.74m)
-- Net assets of GBP7.6m (2021: GBP8.2m)
Key business highlights:
-- Well-placed to scale our business driven by product innovation, accessibility and capacity
-- Evolution of our business model increasing traction in North
America (HCM business up by 19%)
-- HCM annual recurring revenues increased by over 600% year-on-year to GBP0.9m in April 2022
-- Setting the right foundations for executing our Strategic Business Plan
-- Delivering recurring income and optimising product mix provides for sustainable growth
-- Focus on cost management initiatives and product innovation
-- Enhancing our product offering and end-to-end solutions to drive customer base expansion
-- Navigating our business through inflationary and supply chain
pressures by prudent working capital management and pricing
-- The new generation of safe workplace systems will generate
high quality recurring income (subscription based) - beyond the
product lifecycle
Operational Highlights:
People and Data Management division - Grosvenor Technology
("Grosvenor")
Revenue information
Increase/
GBP'000 2022 2021 (decrease) % change
HCM North America 8,726 6,509 2,217 34%
HCM Rest of World 2,716 3,150 (434) (14%)
Total HCM 11,442 9,659 1,783 18%
Janus C4 833 351 482 137%
Sateon Advance 1,010 1,146 (136) (12%)
Legacy Janus 1,274 1,491 (217) (15%)
Total Access Control 3,117 2,988 129 4%
Division Total 14,559 12,647 1,912 15%
Grosvenor - Hardware-enabled software and services
The business achieved top-line revenue growth of 15% to GBP14.6
million, primarily driven by strong North American human capital
management ("HCM") business growth and our expanding relationships
with Tier 1 software partners. Key achievements during the period
included re-platforming our core cloud control software, GT
Connect, and evolving warranty and support services with GT
Protect. We have seen substantial progress in our HCM hardware
enabled SaaS strategy with HCM annual recurring revenue ("ARR")
increasing by over 600% year-on-year to GBP0.9m in April 2022
driven by SaaS and ClaaS.
The success of our North American HCM operations continued to
deliver double-digit growth for the fifth consecutive year, with
revenues increasing by 34% to GBP8.7 million. The current outlook
is very promising, expecting a new revenue pipeline for next
year.
The Rest of World opportunity is more fragmented, and we have
attracted a number of key European partners who have been essential
to our local strategy. We have developed for Protime, our largest
European partner, an additional functionality within our Android
feature set that enables them to adopt the new GT8 time clock.
Internationally, the emerging overlap in HCM and Access Control
creates a new cloud-based opportunity for combined solutions, and
together these represent a very large market for our future
growth.
Access Control revenues increased by 4% to GBP3.1 million, with
sales of our new Janus C4 product beginning to take-off, reaching
GBP0.8 million, up by 137%.
Partnerships
We continued our successful partnership with major software
vendors enabling us to supply directly to their large customer
base. We are working with our partners to increase our
share-of-wallet acting as their preferred supplier and new
partnerships are being established to help us deliver our growth
targets. We are pleased to announce we have signed a GT Connect and
support contract with one of the largest US retailers based in
Mexico in H2 2023. This contract will help accelerate our growth in
HCM recurring revenues.
Product update
-- Advanced facial recognition
-- Modular design reduces development costs for new devices
-- The new GT Connect secure cloud control platform, scheduled
for broad release in H2 2023, is highly scalable with a modern
cloud architecture, advanced multi-tenanted hosting and an enhanced
security model operating on a microservices framework
-- Accelerated product migration of Janus C4, simplifying
transition and released our new advanced driver that enhances the
performance at all sites. In addition, we launched our new software
support agreement providing additional revenue streams
Physical Security Solutions division - Safetell - Diversifying
our product portfolio
Revenue information
GBP'000 2022 2021 Increase/ % change
(decrease)
Products 3,131 3,220 (89) (3%)
Service 1,455 1,791 (336) (19%)
Division Total 4,586 5,011 (425) (8%)
Top line revenue declined by 8% driven by less installation and
maintenance services that decreased by 19% to GBP1.5 million. This
was further impacted by a contraction in our traditional rising
screen market due to an accelerated reduction in the number of bank
branches across the country. Our cost control initiatives resulted
in a cost margin increase to 40.4% (2021: 40.1%).
Demand for security products has normalised in recent months and
our return to growth has already begun. Several delayed projects
have now recommenced and demand for s ecurity products and services
appears to have recovered to above pre-pandemic levels. This
provides confide nce that the business is well-positioned to
achieve its ambitious growth strategy.
Product update
A strategic priority in our long-term plan is to grow service
and maintenance work in the UK autodoor servicing market, estimated
at twice the size of Safetell's traditional target markets.
Major initiatives to strengthen our competitive position in
fast-growing security markets:
-- Introduction of new product lines
-- New strategic partnerships and onboarding of new clients
-- Organisational improvements
-- Investments in sales and marketing to support the two key
areas (automatic door servicing and entrance control)
Financial position
-- Group margins reduced to 32.8% (2021: 37.5%) due to the
significant increase in componentry and freight costs arising from
global supply chain challenges
-- We have implemented a programme of strict cost control and
increased prices to mitigate the effect of higher costs. This has
resulted in reduced losses for the second half of the year compared
to H1
-- Administrative expenses increased by 12.9% to GBP7.5 million
(2021: GBP6.7 million) mainly due to the one-off COVID-19 related
savings incurred last year such as furloughs, contractual pay
reductions along with other savings in travel and marketing
-- Net loss from operations before exceptional items at GBP1.3
million (2021: GBP0.1 million) driven by the impact of supply chain
pressures on gross margins and an increase in costs to execute our
plan
-- Cashflow from operating activities was an outflow of GBP0.6
million (2021: GBP0.4 million inflow) driven by the operating
losses and working capital outflow
-- Net assets reduced to GBP7.1 million (2021: GBP8.3 million)
due to loss after tax for the year
-- Net decrease in cash to GBP0.2 million (2021: GBP0.5 million)
-- The Group secured a $2 million US invoice financing facility
in February 2022 and in January 2023 increased the UK invoice
financing facility by GBP0.6 million to GBP2.3 million. These will
provide additional working capital headroom to support the Group's
growth.
Current trading
-- Post period end, the Group returned to profitability and
positive operating cashflows during FY 2023, whilst also continuing
to grow revenues.
-- Transition to a high margin hardware enabled SaaS HCM
business is continuing with a significant increase in ARR
Maurice Dwek, Chairman of Newmark, commented: "Despite the macro
challenges of the year, Newmark continued to grow and deliver
against its strategic priorities. Our business model is now more
resilient as our product initiatives have been carefully designed
to increase recurring income, whilst leveraging our positioning to
capture the industry's dynamic growth.
"Through our new solutions, customers will gain the capability
to enable and connect a broad range of internet-enabled devices
securely in the cloud with unified software control - creating a
trusted ecosystem in the workplace.
"Our innovative complete product offering, combined with our
strategic initiatives for global expansion, enhanced partnerships
and efficient management of our key resources will transform our
business and enable sustainable growth."
Newmark Security Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7355
Marie-Claire Dwek, Chief Executive 0070
Officer www.newmarksecurity.com
Paul Campbell-White, Chief Financial
Officer
Allenby Capital Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328
(Nominated Adviser and Broker) 5656
James Reeve / Lauren Wright (Corporate
Finance)
Amrit Nahal (Sales & Broking)
About Newmark Security plc
Newmark is a leading provider of electronic, software and
physical security systems that helps organisations protect human
capital and provide safe spaces seamlessly and securely.
From our locations in the UK and US, we operate through
subsidiary businesses positioned in specialist, high-growth
markets.
We foster an open and inclusive work environment amongst our
c.100 employees, serving hundreds of blue-chip customers.
Our product portfolio consists of Human Capital Management and
Access Control Systems providing both hardware and software and
physical security installations to various sectors.
Newmark Security plc is admitted to trading on AIM (AIM:
NWT).
For more information, please visit:
https://newmarksecurity.com/
Safe. Seamless. Secure
Chairman's Statement
Overview
As we emerge from another COVID-impacted year, I am particularly
pleased with the progress we have made in executing our strategy
and setting the right foundations for our continued success. We are
delivering on our strategic targets and achieving recurring revenue
growth whilst taking prudent cost management initiatives that have
enabled us to keep focusing on our new product pipeline. By
offering complete solutions that are genuinely best-in-class, our
reputation with clients is highly trusted and growing.
Our proactive approach through the pandemic has demonstrated our
ability to manage the business for the long-term, building
credibility with new clients and strengthening existing
relationships through our willingness to be flexible and adapt to
their needs. Our ability to provide technical solutions and
hardware without requiring us to physically attend a site has been
a huge advantage and will be an important factor as we scale.
We have seen the value of staying agile and prioritising our
investments to create sustainable growth. With high confidence in
our product portfolio and client-focused strategy, we have taken
the right measures to drive our business forward with disciplined
execution.
By working towards an optimal structure and product mix, we are
now extremely well-placed to scale our business, converting the
opportunities we have already identified, expanding our network of
partners, and embedding our range of solutions as subscriptions
that we can jointly promote.
This has been an exciting year in the evolution of our business
model, strengthened by the increasing traction we are achieving in
North America, with solid development progress across all lines of
business and a tremendous opportunity to convert this effort into
incremental revenue growth in North America, the UK and Rest of
World markets.
Board and governance
The Board and its Committees continue to maintain a robust
governance framework, led by our Chief Financial Officer, Paul
Campbell-White, supported by the experience of an enhanced
leadership team to provide independent challenge and ensure that
good governance is promoted across the Group.
We follow the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance
Code ("QCA Code").
Going concern
The Board continues to have a reasonable expectation that the
Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future. We are in a
stable position following market emergence from the restrictions of
COVID-19, although cash remains a key focus. We have taken steps to
mitigate the challenges we face managing our inventory levels and
dealing with the global shortage of components we need to build our
products.
During the year the Group increased its UK invoice discounting
facility to GBP1.7 million and secured a new $2 million US
facility. This, together with an increased overdraft to GBP0.7
million has helped finance the Group's working capital needs in the
year to 30 April 2022 ("FY22"). However, as a result of a
combination of customer price rises, cost savings and unwinding of
inventories, the Group has reduced cash outflows at the end of the
year and therefore the overdraft facility has now reverted back to
the original GBP0.2 million.
The Group's first covenant to be tested for the GBP2 million
HSBC CBILs facility will be for the year ended 30 April 2023 and
requires the Group to deliver a pre-debt service cashflow of 1.2
times the level of debt service. The latest forecast of the Group
results in exceeding the debt service covenant test by 51% and will
be tested again when a revised forecast is completed in
February.
The Group is currently trading ahead of this forecast and has
returned to profit after tax and operating cashflow generation in
FY23.
Dividend
The Board is not recommending the payment of a dividend for the
year ended 30 April 2022 (2021: GBPNil).
Outlook
While the Group has again been affected by the global pandemic
and restrictions imposed in the UK and internationally, I am
pleased with the progress we have made this year. Despite
inflationary pressures, we look forward with cautious optimism,
particularly for the continued growth of our HCM business in North
America, and we expect to benefit from the execution of our 2025
strategy which will see us build a greater proportion of recurring
revenues. The outlook for our HCM business in the Rest of the World
is also very promising, as we develop our capabilities, expand a
wide range of partnership opportunities and onboard new
customers.
Our Physical Security Solutions division, Safetell, will pursue
its part of the strategy, growing its share of the Entrance Control
and Automatic Door servicing market and by continuing to press its
advantage, offering complete security solutions with services that
bring rapid response to customers' needs, targeting new markets
where demand is strong and growing.
Once again, I am confident we are set up for growth. We are in a
strong position to benefit from the exciting opportunities that our
teams across the Group have worked hard to develop in the past
year. We are forecasting revenue growth for the coming year and
year to date results show we are on target to achieve this.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to extend my thanks for all
the hard work and resilience shown by our teams in what has been
another challenging but highly productive year. I look forward to a
successful year ahead.
Maurice Dwek
Chairman
23 January 2023
Chief Executive Officer's Review
Overview
In another very challenging year, the gradual easing of
restrictions imposed by Covid signalled a welcome return and the
beginnings of a staged recovery as traditional businesses began to
emerge.
Many of our blue-chip clients were impacted whilst their
recovery efforts were hit by knock-on effects felt right across the
supply chain, with the rising cost of goods and services and, in
many cases, delivery and logistical delays.
In this context, Newmark was quick to adapt, taking several bold
and critical steps that have made a significant difference to the
speed and profile of our own recovery and forward momentum.
Throughout this year, we have continuously adapted our products,
software and operations to ensure our long-term partnerships remain
well-served and growing, expanding our product portfolio, investing
in hardware adaptations to accommodate available componentry,
building up valuable stock reserves and further integrating
software to accelerate partner take-up and throughput.
In the year ended 30 April 2022 (FY22), following three years of
substantial investment in product innovation and software
development, we have enhanced our solutions offering across all
lines of business. This puts the business in a very strong position
to execute on its strategic plan without requiring significant new
development. This is already driving new client contracts and is
building an extremely healthy pipeline for the year ahead.
This enormous effort has been achieved by an extremely committed
and resilient team, to whom I am very grateful and especially proud
of their significant progress and achievements.
Performance
Group revenue has grown once again, increasing by 8%
year-on-year to GBP19.1 million. This was primarily driven by Human
Capital Management (HCM) sales in North America, up by 34% to
GBP8.7 million. HCM has a rapidly growing recurring services
contribution with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and
Clock-as-a-Service (ClaaS) annual recurring revenues (ARR)
increasing over 600% to GBP0.9 million by April 2022. This growth
was driven by the first full year of our ClaaS subscription
service.
Our Access Control business grew by 4% year-on-year to GBP3.1
million which was in line with expectations in a year that
continued to be impacted by COVID-restrictions on physical site
visits, causing delays to new projects and installations. Despite
this, our new Access Control product, Janus C4, has been
well-received by the market and is starting to generate anticipated
returns, with sales up 137% at GBP0.8 million.
In a similarly difficult environment for physical product sales
and servicing, Safetell, our Physical Security Solutions division,
dropped back slightly with revenues down 8% to GBP4.6 million. The
team responded quickly, undertaking numerous cost-cutting and
re-organisation measures that saw gross margin levels increase to
40.4%. With a number of new and exciting national opportunities in
the pipeline this puts the business in a very confident position
for a return to top and bottom-line growth in the year ahead.
Outlook
People and Data Management division - Grosvenor Technology
Looking ahead, we will continue to build on the positive
momentum we have achieved in Human Capital Management and Access
Control, focusing on converting a rising number of opportunities in
these fast-growing markets with our newly developed products and
software. Our goal, to create longer-term and higher margin
contracts with our partners and customers, will be accelerated as
we launch our upgraded HCM SaaS platform, GT Connect. This will
further increase recurring revenues, driving towards an ambitious
ARR target. A key component of this success will be achieved by
maintaining our ongoing commitment to deliver highly secure data
processing, complying with international standards such as ISO
27001.
To mitigate further supply chain effects and logistics, we are
exploring the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in
North America, with the intention of streamlining the delivery of
in-country products in this fast-growing market.
On behalf of the Board, I would also like to take this
opportunity to thank our outgoing Commercial Director, Andy
Rainforth, who wanted to take on a new challenge closer to home.
Andy's significant contribution, particularly helping the business
navigate the recent impacts of the pandemic, has been tremendous
and we are enormously grateful for the 8 years of service he has
given.
I am also delighted to formally welcome Robb Scott, who has
joined as interim MD of Grosvenor Technology, and whose significant
leadership experience and considerable execution track record are
already making a positive impact on our operating performance.
Physical Security Solutions division - Safetell
With access measures easing in recent months, the team has been
hugely productive having successfully launched new products,
expanded our client base, and formed new partnerships. Several
delayed projects have now recommenced as we target larger contracts
in entrance control, build national scale relationships for our
Autodoor Service Department and extend our long-established banking
experience to meet the growing demand for security screens across
retailers of all sizes.
We were delighted to welcome Nick Shannon, who joined in
February from G4S Secured Solutions to head up the division. He
will lead the strategic focus to build the services side of the
business with the aim of increasing the proportion of recurring
revenues. I am delighted to report that this work is already well
underway and showing early signs of success, targeting significant
growth in the year ahead.
Financial
Whilst sharp increases in componentry and freight costs have
impacted Group margins, we have implemented a programme of strict
cost control and increased prices to mitigate the effect of higher
costs. This has resulted in reduced losses for the second half of
the year compared to H1. As we look forward, we expect to see the
full benefit of the price rises and cost savings in the next
financial year (FY23), whilst we start to utilise our recent
investments in products and infrastructure to fuel our accelerating
growth.
To facilitate this, we have secured a $2 million US invoice
discounting facility to provide additional working capital
headroom. We have also invested to mitigate supply chain challenges
by securing additional inventory to satisfy ongoing customer demand
and stay ahead of the competition. Our working capital level is
expected to ease as we reduce the inventory we are currently
holding, allowing for improved cash flow generation.
As we build on our positive momentum, I am reassured that we
have strong governance in place with appropriate commercial
controls to achieve a very positive market and financial result
over the forthcoming year, accelerating us towards our 2025
strategy.
I am very grateful for the support of our new CFO, Paul
Campbell-White, who has made a tremendous contribution, helping to
ensure that sound financial discipline underpins our operations,
and all investment decisions continue to align with our strategic
goals.
Strategy
As a strategic priority, our product initiatives have been
carefully designed to increase recurring revenues, enabling us to
make a powerful evolution from hardware to hardware-enabled
software and services, based on providing 'secure cloud
control'.
By offering secure cloud control of people's access, time
keeping and identity data at work, we are shifting the strategic
value paradigm, raising the customer focus from its former
dependency on hardware 'clocks' and 'access terminals', to one that
empowers the intelligent enterprise. Through our solutions,
customers will gain the capability to enable and connect a broad
range of internet-enabled devices securely in the cloud with
unified software control - creating a trusted ecosystem in the
workplace.
Establishing ourselves as an experienced and trusted security
partner on whom our customers rely, has been an essential factor in
our success for over 25 years. Over the past year, we have
succeeded in turning this trust into expanded partnerships that
reach beyond pure products and hardware subscription models, into
more complete solutions - increasingly contracted via ongoing
service arrangements that are based on combining hardware
flexibility, secure cloud control and specialist support services.
Leveraging our expertise in data security, our clear strategy is to
generate sustainable, high quality recurring revenues that will
scale and extend, over and beyond the product lifecycle, into the
longer-term.
The favourable characteristics of subscription-based business
models make them particularly attractive to our customers, as
worldwide consumption of software-as-service continues to grow
strongly. Newmark, and in particular our People and Data Management
Division, continue to follow this servitization trend with
confidence.
As our business model evolution to hardware-enabled
software-as-a-service gathers pace, our focus remains on winning
trusted, long-term partnerships fulfilled by our unique combination
of best-in-class products with market leading software and expert,
specialist support services that put customers in control.
In an increasingly risk-aware enterprise environment, we have
been working hard to broaden our reach and reputation as a trusted
security partner, becoming a go-to brand for customers who are
seeking this control to simplify the growing complexity of security
and compliance requirements in the intersection between physical
and digital worlds.
Our strategic focus and approach are opening a substantial
market opportunity in which we now occupy a commanding position
with key strategic partners. Our aim is to scale this model across
an expanded partnership channel, matching this drive with speed of
execution to secure greater market share. Converting our
hard-earned competitive advantage will take time and we will
continue to invest in people and infrastructure to drive business
growth as we pursue an ambitious and achievable 2025 market
strategy with a strong will to win.
Marie-Claire Dwek
Chief Executive Officer
23 January 2023
Financial Review
Revenue
Increase/ Percentage
Key Performance Indicators 2022 2021 (decrease) change
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 %
People and Data Management
Division
HCM 11,442 9,659 1,783 18.5%
Access Control 3,117 2,988 129 4.3%
14,559 12,647 1,912 15.1%
Physical Security Solutions
Division
Products 3,131 3,220 (89) (2.8%)
Service 1,455 1,791 (336) (18.8%)
4,586 5,011 (425) (8.5%)
Group Revenue 19,145 17,658 1,487 8.4%
Group revenue increased by 8.4% to GBP19.1 million (2021:
GBP17.7 million) driven by a strong HCM performance in North
America. Revenues in the Physical Security Solutions division were
impacted by further lockdown restrictions and the decline in the
traditional rising screens market as more banks and building
societies close. Further commentary and discussion can be found in
the relevant divisional sections.
Increase/ Percentage
2022 2021 (decrease) change
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 %
-------- -------- ------------ -----------
Gross Profit 6,419 6,629 (210) (3.2%)
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Gross Profit Margin 33.5% 37.5%
Gross profit margins have reduced to 33.5% (2021: 37.5%) due to
a rise in operating costs of the People and Data Management
division. Their gross margins decreased to 31.4% (2021: 36.5%) as a
result of the significant increase in componentry and freight costs
arising from global supply chain challenges. However, customer
price rises in the second half of the year have helped reduce the
impact of these cost increases. The Physical Security Solutions
division achieved a gross profit of 40.4% (2021: 40.1%) with the
small increase due to headcount savings.
Administrative expenses and average employees
Administrative expenses before exceptional items have increased
by 15% to GBP7.5 million (2021: GBP6.5 million). This has mainly
been the result of the one-off COVID-19 related savings incurred
last year such as furloughs, which saved GBP0.2 million group-wide
contractual pay reductions along with other savings in travel and
marketing. There has also been an increase in consultancy costs to
support the execution of the strategic business plan, partly offset
by a GBP0.1 million foreign currency gain due to the increase in
the value of the USD versus GDP. Overall average employees have
decreased to 103 (2021: 112) driven by reductions in Safetell and
Grosvenor UK, partly offset by an increase in Grosvenor US. Staff
costs increased by GBP0.3 million or 5% to GBP7.1 million (2021:
GBP6.8 million).
Exceptional costs
During the year exceptional costs of GBP0.1 million (2021:
GBP0.1 million) were incurred relating to continued streamlining of
positions in Grosvenor and Safetell. In 2021 there were GBP0.2
million of restructuring costs and an exceptional credit of GBP0.1
million related to the exit of a lease commitment at Safetell
whereby the asset had been written down by GBP0.1 million in the
prior year.
Profitability
The current year loss from operations before exceptional items
was GBP1.1 million (2021: profit GBP0.1 million). The decline in
profitability was caused by the impact of global supply chain
challenges on gross margins and an increase in costs to execute the
strategic business plan.
Loss after tax for the year was GBP0.8 million (2021: profit
GBP0.2 million). This is after tax credits which are discussed in
more detail below.
Taxation
A tax credit of GBP0.6 million (2021: GBP0.3 million) was
recognised in the year. This resulted from a current tax credit of
GBP0.4 million (2021: GBP0.4 million) due to the continued R&D
claims at Grosvenor of GBP0.3 million and for Safetell of GBP0.1
million and a GBP0.2 million deferred tax credit (2021: GBP0.1
million charge). The credit was primarily from the recognition of
tax losses.
Earnings per share
Loss per share was 0.32p (2021: earnings of 0.03p) being a
reduction of 0.35p. The decrease was due to the reduction in
profitability in FY22.
Balance sheet
Net assets have reduced by GBP0.6 million to GBP7.6 million
(2021: GBP8.2 million) due to the loss after tax for the year. This
is presented as a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of GBP0.3
million to GBP0.2 million (2021: GBP0.5 million) and an increase in
short term borrowings of GBP2.4 million to GBP3.0 million due to
drawing down of invoicing discounting from both the UK and new $2
million US facility and increase in lease payments. The rise in
property, plant and equipment and long-term borrowings is mainly as
a result of the GBP0.9 million prior year adjustment to reflect a
longer lease term for a land and buildings lease term. See note 2
of the financial statements for further details of this adjustment.
Inventory has increased by GBP0.9 million to GBP4.0 million with
additional purchases of scarce processors and screens to secure
future supply and some impact of the global componentry shortage on
prices. Trade and other receivables decreased by GBP0.5 million
primarily due to a reduction in corporation tax recoverable related
to the R&D tax credit. At the prior year end there were two
years of R&D tax credits due, whereas there was only one year
due at 30 April 2022. Trade and other payables have decreased by
GBP0.7 million as result of unwinding of prior year creditor
balances.
Research & Development (R&D)
The Group has slightly increased its R&D investment at
GBP0.8 million (2021: GBP0.7 million) in the People and Data
Management division. The investment this year has been focused on
the cloud development of GT Connect, our upgraded SaaS platform
which will be launched in FY23. There has also been further
development on facial recognition technology for our clocks.
Cashflow
During the year cash reduced by GBP0.3 million to GBP0.2 million
(2021: GBP0.5 million). Cash generated from operating activities
decreased by GBP1.0 million to an outflow of GBP0.6 million (2021:
inflow GBP0.4 million) mainly driven by a decrease in operating
profits and a GBP1.2 million working capital outflow due to higher
inventories and creditor outflows. There was also a GBP0.1 million
outflow from exceptional items and a net tax receipt of GBP0.8
million (2021: GBP0.4 million) due to two years of R&D tax
credits. As mentioned above, we have continued investment in
research and development and also property plant and equipment of
GBP1.3 million (2021: GBP1.0 million), the increase coming from
investment in ClaaS clocks. The main financing movements related to
the drawdown of GBP2.3 million of invoice discounting from both the
UK and US facilities (2021: GBP0.9 million repayment), lease
principal repayments of GBP0.4 million (2021: GBP0.5 million) and
GBP0.3 million of interest and repayments from the Coronavirus
Business Interruption Loan Scheme ("CBILS") which started to be
paid back from September 2021 over a 5-year term.
Cashflow forward currency contracts
During the year we executed our foreign exchange strategy by
entering into forward contracts. The strategy effectively hedges
75% of excess USD and reduces the level of volatility compared to
using spot rates. The contracts manage our currency mismatch
between an increasing US Dollars (USD) position from revenues and
the existing cost base in both GBP and Euros. The adopted process
involved currency forecasting three quarters ahead and taking out
tranches of forward contracts for 25% of each of the forecasted
quarters relating to our excess USD position.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 30 APRIL 2022
as restated
2022 2021
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue 19,145 17,658
Cost of sales (12,726) (11,029)
Gross profit 6,419 6,629
Administrative expenses (7,633) (6,662)
(Loss)/profit from operations before exceptional
items (1,090) 84
Exceptional redundancy costs (124) (181)
Other exceptional credits - 64
-------------------------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Loss from operations (1,214) (33)
Finance costs (220) (113)
Loss before tax (1,434) (146)
Tax credit 4 630 297
(Loss)/profit for the year (804) 151
--------- ------------
Attributable to:
- Equity holders of the parent (804) 151
--------- ------------
(Loss)/earnings per share
- Basic (pence) (0.32) 0.03
- Diluted (pence) (0.32) 0.03
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME as restated
2022 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000
(Loss)/profit for the year (804) 151
Foreign exchange on the retranslation of overseas
operation 143 (196)
Total comprehensive loss for the year (661) (45)
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Attributable to:
- Equity holders of the parent (661) (45)
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The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these
financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 30 APRIL
2022
as restated as restated
2022 2021 2020
ASSETS Note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 2,088 2,017 2,186
Intangible assets 5,564 5,505 5,234
Deferred tax 410 206 329
Total non-current assets 8,062 7,728 7,749
---------- ------------ ------------
Current assets
Inventory 3,983 3,125 2,544
Trade and other receivables 3,979 4,438 3,664
Cash and cash equivalents 157 484 620
Total current assets 8,119 8,047 6,828
---------- ------------ ------------
Total assets 16,181 15,775 14,577
---------- ------------ ------------
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,105 3,782 3,246
Other short-term borrowings 2,958 602 1,301
Total current liabilities 6,063 4,384 4,547
---------- ------------ ------------
Non-current liabilities
Long term borrowings 2,447 3,066 1,673
Provisions 100 100 100
Total non-current liabilities 2,547 3,166 1,773
---------- ------------ ------------
Total liabilities 8,610 7,550 6,157
---------- ------------ ------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS 7,571 8,225 8,257
---------- ------------ ------------
Capital and reserves attributable
to equity holders
of the company
Share capital 4,687 4,687 4,687
Share premium reserve 553 553 553
Merger reserve 801 801 801
Foreign exchange difference
reserve (159) (302) (106)
Retained earnings 1,649 2,446 2,282
Total attributed to equity
holders 7,531 8,185 8,217
Non-controlling interest 40 40 40
TOTAL EQUITY 7,571 8,225 8,257
---------- ------------ ------------
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors
and authorised for issue on 20 January 2023.
Paul Campbell-White
Director
The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these
financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARED 30 APRIL
2022
As restated
2022 2021
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash flow from operating activities before
exceptional items
Net (loss)/profit after tax from ordinary
activities (804) 151
Adjustments for: Depreciation, amortisation
and impairment 1,248 1,028
Exceptional items 124 117
Finance cost 220 113
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment (30) (5)
Share based payment 7 13
Income tax credit (630) (297)
Operating (loss)/profit before changes
in working capital and provisions 135 1,120
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other
receivables (29) (805)
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (856) (652)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other
payables (658) 582
Cash generated from operations before
exceptional items (1,408) 245
Exceptional items (124) (244)
Cash generated from operations after exceptional
items (1,532) 1
Income taxes received 4 871 369
Cash flow from operating activities (661) 370
Cash flow from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (561) (272)
Sale of property, plant and equipment 30 -
Research and development expenditure (766) (744)
(1,297) (1,016)
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Cash flow from financing activities
Bank loans (paid)/received (267) 2,000
Principal paid on lease liabilities (376) (487)
Proceeds/(repayment) on invoice discounting 2,263 (905)
Interest paid on lease liabilities (48) (37)
Interest paid (84) (51)
1,488 520
-------- ------------
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (470) (126)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year 484 620
Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents 143 (10)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 157 484
-------- ------------
The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these
financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Amounts
attributable
Foreign to owners
Share Share Merger exchange Retained of the Non-controlling Total
capital premium reserve reserve earnings parent interest equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 1 May 2021
(as
restated) 4,687 553 801 (302) 2,446 8,185 40 8,225
Loss for the
year - - - - (804) (804) - (804)
Other
comprehensive
income - - - 143 - 143 - 143
Total
comprehensive
income/(loss)
for the year - - - 143 (804) (661) - (661)
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Transactions
with
owners
Share based
payment - - - - 7 7 - 7
As at 30 April
2022 4,687 553 801 (159) 1,649 7,531 40 7,571
------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------------ --------------- ----------------
Amounts
attributable
Foreign to owners
Share Share Merger exchange Retained of the Non-controlling Total
capital premium reserve reserve earnings parent interest equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 1 May 2020 4,687 553 801 (106) 2,327 8,262 40 8,302
Effect of
prior year
adjustment - - - - (45) (45) - (45)
------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------------ --------------- ----------------
At 1 May 2020
(as
restated) 4,687 553 801 (106) 2,282 8,217 40 8,257
Profit for the
year - - - - 171 171 - 171
Effect of
prior year
adjustment - - - - (20) (20) - (20)
------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------------ --------------- ----------------
Profit for the
year
(as restated) - - - - 151 151 - 151
Other
comprehensive
loss - - - (196) - (196) - (196)
Total
comprehensive
income/(loss)
for the year - - - (196) 151 (45) - (45)
------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------------ --------------- ----------------
Transactions
with
owners
Share based
payment - - - - 13 13 - 13
As at 30 April
2021
(as restated) 4,687 553 801 (302) 2,446 8,185 40 8,225
------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------------ --------------- ----------------
See note 2 for details of prior year adjustment.
The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these
financial statements.
1. Accounting policies
Newmark Security PLC (the "Company") is a public limited
company, limited by shares, registered number 3339998 in England
& Wales. The consolidated financial statements of the Company
for the year ended 30 April 2022 comprise the Company and its
subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group").
Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a
historical cost basis.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of
the financial statements are set out below. The policies have been
consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise
stated. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs
requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions
that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of
income and expenses, and assets and liabilities. These judgements
and assumptions are based on historical experience and various
other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the result of which form the basis of making the
judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
These estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an
ongoing basis. Any revisions to the accounting estimates are
recognised in the period in which the revision is made.
None of the new standards or amendments to standards have had
any impact on the accounting policies of the group in the year.
No new standards that are not yet effective have been early
adopted or are expected to have a material impact on the Group's
profit or loss.
Going concern
Based on the Group's latest trading, future expectations and
associated cash flow forecasts, the Directors have considered the
Group cash requirements and forecast covenant compliance and are
confident that the Company and the Group will be able to continue
trading for a period of at least twelve months following approval
of these financial statements, being the going concern period.
In August 2020, the Group secured a GBP2 million financing
facility from its bankers, HSBC, via the Coronavirus Business
Interruption Loan Scheme ("CBILS"). This loan is for a term of 6
years, with the first year being interest, repayment and covenant
free under the Business Interruption Payment scheme. The original
covenant required the Group to deliver a pre-debt service cashflow
of 1.2 times the level of debt service commencing for the year end
30 April 2022, based on audited accounts. As a result of the
Strategic Business Plan certain investments were identified and
factored into a forward looking model. Management identified that
the investments and cash outlay may result in a potential default
of the covenant and therefore the Directors agreed a waiver of the
debt service ratio to be replaced by a Tangible Net Worth ("TNW")
test applicable for the year ended 30 April 2022 based on audited
accounts. This test used the calculation of Net Assets less
Intangible Assets and required the result to exceed GBP3.1 million.
In the year ended 30 April 2022 profitability and cashflows were
significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, increase in
freight costs and the global componentry shortage as the Group had
to increase stock levels to meet anticipated demand and pay higher
prices for many components. As a result of this, in January 2022,
HSBC agreed to a waiver of the year ended 30 April 2022 covenant
calculation. The first covenant to be tested will be for the year
ended 30 April 2023 and requires the Group to deliver a pre-debt
service cashflow of 1.2 times the level of debt service commencing,
based on audited accounts. No other financing facilities of the
Group have any covenant requirements.
In September 2021, the Group increased its UK invoice
discounting facility with HSBC to GBP1.7 million to provide
additional working capital headroom. At 30 April 2022, GBP1.4
million was being utilized. In February 2022, the Group secured a 3
year $2 million invoice discounting facility with Seacoast National
Bank against invoices raised from our US operation. At 30 April
2022, $1.1 million of the facility was being utilized. The level of
invoice discounting available varies with the open book of trade
debtors at any point in time and therefore the level of financing
fluctuates. In January 2023 the Group increased the UK invoice
discounting facility by another GBP0.6 million to GBP2.3
million.
As at 30 April 2022 the Group had a GBP0.4 million overdraft
facility with its bankers, HSBC, although none was utilized as the
Group had a positive bank balance of GBP0.2 million at year end.
This overdraft facility was reduced to GBP0.2 million on 31 July
2022.
The Group's going concern assessment is based on the Group
returning to net cashflow generation in the year to 30 April 2023.
This is forecast to be a result of the combination of the impact of
increasing customer prices in the second half of the last financial
year, continued growth in revenues, cost savings introduced in May
2022 and stock levels starting to unwind from their historic high
levels.
The latest forecast of the Group results in exceeding the debt
service covenant test by 51% and will be tested more fully when a
revised forecast is completed in February. As a consequence of the
revised forecast findings, the Group would explore the existing
covenant test level with our Banking partners, HSBC, should the
covenant headroom fall short of the target. Further scenario
testing and sensitivity analysis was completed to model certain
criteria that would indicate a potential covenant breach against
the latest formally approved budget. Given the 51% headroom in the
latest covenant calculation it would take a large reduction in
Gross Material Margin to cause in a covenant breach at April 2023.
However, management are confident that the shortfalls will not
occur particularly given we are only a few months away from the
year end but are undertaking regular reviews and forecasts to
ensure this.
The Group is currently trading ahead of budget and has returned
to profit after tax and operating cashflow generation in FY23.
Management are confident that the Group would be able to meet
loan repayments and working capital needs. The Group is expected to
be able to operate within existing finance facilities, based on
Management's detailed monthly cashflow forecasts to January 2024.
Should profits or cashflow movements fall behind expectations in
this period the Group expects to be able to utilise more of its
current UK and US invoice discounting facilities and also extend
the overdraft facility. Accordingly, the Directors consider it
appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern
basis.
2. Prior year adjustment
On adoption of IFRS 16 ("Leases") in the year ended 30 April
2020, the initial recognition of one of the Subsidiary's right of
use land and building leases was based on a 5 year lease term. A
subsequent review of this lease during the year ended 30 April 2022
highlighted that the lease term was in fact 15 years and not 5
years as per the original interpretation of the lease agreement.
The recognition of an additional 10 years of lease term has
resulted in a prior year adjustment to increase right of use land
and buildings asset net book value at 30 April 2020 and 30 April
2021 by GBP924,000 and GBP929,000 respectively. The corresponding
lease creditor increased at 30 April 2020 and 30 April 2021 by
GBP969,000 and GBP994,000 respectively. The lease creditor
adjustment is split between short-term and long-term borrowings as
shown in the table below. The overall impact is a reduction in
total net assets and corresponding reduction in retained earnings
at these dates of GBP45,000 and GBP65,000 respectively. In respect
of the income statement for the year ended 30 April 2021, this
resulted in a reduction in the depreciation charge of GBP5,000 and
an increase in the lease interest cost of GBP25,000. Net impact on
the profit before tax is a reduction of GBP20,000.
Changes to the
statement of
financial position
As previously Adjustment at 1 May Adjustment at 30 As restated at 30
reported 2020 April 2021 April 2021
Property, plant and
equipment GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Right of use land
buildings
Cost 614 911 - 1,525
Depreciation (294) 13 5 (276)
---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Net book value 320 924 5 1,249
Other short-term
borrowings
Lease creditor (386) 50 (25) (361)
Long-term borrowings
Lease creditor (288) (1,019) - (1,307)
Capital and reserves
Retained earnings 2,511 (45) (20) 2,446
Changes to the income
statement
As previously Adjustment As restated
reported
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Loss from operations
is after charging
for:
Depreciation of
property, plant and
equipment (560) 5 (555)
Finance Costs
Lease interest cost (37) (25) (62)
3. Segment information
Description of the types of products and services from which
each reportable segment derives its revenues
The Group has two main reportable segments:
-- People and Data Management division - This division is
involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of
access-control systems (hardware and software) and the design,
manufacture and distribution of HCM hardware only, for
time-and-attendance, shop-floor data collection, and access control
systems. This division contributed 76.0% (2021: 71.6%) of the
Group's revenue.
-- Physical Security Solutions division (previously called the
Asset Protection division) - This division is involved in the
design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of fixed and
reactive security screens, reception counters, cash management
systems and associated security equipment. This division
contributed 24.0% (2021: 28.4%) of the Group's revenue.
Factors that management used to identify the Group's reportable
segments
The Group's reportable segments are strategic business units
that offer different products and services. The two divisions are
managed separately as each involves different technology, and sales
and marketing strategies. Operating segments are reported in a
manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief
operating decision maker.
Segment assets and liabilities exclude group company
balances.
People Physical
and Data Security
Management Solutions
division division Total
2022 2022 2022
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue from external customers 14,558 4,587 19,145
------------ -------------------- --------
Finance cost 99 20 119
Depreciation 304 228 532
Amortisation 703 - 703
Segment profit/(loss) before income
tax 312 (103) 209
------------ -------------------- --------
Additions to non-current assets 1,292 158 1,450
Disposal of non-current assets 488 198 686
Reportable segment assets 13,094 2,299 15,392
Reportable segments liabilities 4,722 1,530 6,252
as restated
People Physical
and Data Security
Management Solutions as restated
division division Total
2021 2021 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue from external customers 12,647 5,011 17,658
------------- ----------- ------------
Finance cost 54 18 72
Depreciation 296 246 542
Amortisation 470 - 470
Segment profit before income tax 1,120 161 1,281
------------- ----------- ------------
Additions to non-current assets* 1,012 254 1,266
Disposal/modification of non-current
assets 322 440 762
Reportable segment assets 11,586 2,515 14,101
Reportable segments liabilities 3,569 1,435 5,004
Reconciliation of reportable segment revenues, profit or loss,
assets and liabilities to the Group's corresponding amounts:
as restated
2022 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue
Total revenue for reportable segments 19,145 17,658
Profit or loss before income tax expense
Total profit or loss for reportable segments 209 1,281
Parent company salaries and related costs (809) (868)
Other parent company costs (834) (534)
Loss before income tax expense (1,434) (121)
Corporation taxes 630 297
(Loss)/profit after income tax expense (804) 176
----------------- ------------
Assets
Total assets for reportable segments 15,392 14,101
Parent company assets * 789 1,674
Group's assets 16,181 15,775
----------------- ------------
Liabilities
Total liabilities for reportable segments 6,252 5,004
Parent company liabilities ** 2,358 2,546
Group's liabilities 8,610 7,550
----------------- ------------
*PLC bank overdraft is set off against other group cash balances
and has therefore been included within the asset line owing to an
offsetting arrangement that is in place with HSBC.
**Parent company liabilities include dormant companies'
intercompany balances which eliminate fully on consolidation
therefore do not feature in the consolidated financial
statements.
Geographical information:
Non-current assets by
location of assets
as restated
2022 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000
UK 7,092 7,522
USA 560 209
7,652 7,731
as restated
Reportable Reportable as restated
segment Group segment Group
totals PLC Totals totals PLC Totals
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Other material items
Additions to non-current
assets 1,450 - 1,450 1,266 - 1,266
Disposals and modifications
of non-current assets 623 - 623 762 - 762
Depreciation and amortisation 1,235 13 1,248 1,022 16 1,033
4. Tax and Deferred tax
2022 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000
Current tax expense
UK corporation tax on profit for the year (338) (337)
Overseas corporation tax - 42
Adjustment to provision in prior periods (88) (125)
(426) (420)
-------- --------
Deferred tax expense
Origination and reversal of temporary differences (159) 169
Effect of change in corporation tax rate (61) -
Adjustment to provision in prior periods 16 (46)
(204) 123
-------- --------
Total tax (credit) / charge (630) (297)
-------- --------
The reasons for the differences between the actual tax credit
for the year and the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK
applied to profits for the year are as follows:
as restated
2022 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000
Loss before income tax (1,434) (146)
-------- -------------------
Expected tax (credit)/charge based on
the standard rate of corporation tax
in the UK of 19.0% (2021: 19.0%) (272) (28)
Research and development allowances (142) (199)
Effects on profits on items not taxable
or deductible for tax purposes 24 (81)
Effects of corporation tax change (61) -
Losses arising in year where no deferred
tax recognised 25 -
Recognition of previously unrecognised
deferred tax assets (178) 46
Write-off of previously recognised deferred
tax assets 35 -
Difference arising from utilisation of
capital allowances 6 71
Different tax rates applied in overseas
jurisdictions 4 11
Adjustments for tax credit relating to
previous periods (71) (125)
Total tax (credit) (630) (297)
-------- -------------------
The Group has the following tax losses, subject to agreement by
HMRC Inspector of Taxes, available for offset against future
trading profits as appropriate:
2022 2021
GBP'000 GBP'000
Management expenses 170 177
Trading losses 5,203 4,591
5,373 4,768
-------- --------
2022 2021
A deferred tax asset has not been recognised
for the following: GBP'000 GBP'000
Management expenses 170 8
Trading losses 732 1,691
902 1,699
-------- --------
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is calculated in full on temporary differences
under the liability method using a tax rate of 19% (2021: 19%). The
March 2021 Budget announced a further increase to the main rate of
corporation tax to 25% from 1 April 2023 and was substantively
enacted in May 2021. The GBP61,000 increase in net deferred tax
assets as a result of this change in tax rate is recorded in the
year ended 30 April 2022.
Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of all
temporary timing differences giving rise to deferred tax assets if
it is probable that these assets will be recovered. The movements
in deferred tax assets and liabilities (prior to the offsetting of
balances within the same jurisdiction as permitted by IAS12) during
the period are shown below. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
only offset where there is a legally enforceable right of offset
and there is an intention to settle the balances net.
Details of the deferred tax liability, and amounts
(charged)/credited to the consolidated income statement are as
follows:
Other
Accelerated temporary
capital and deductible Available
Total allowances differences losses
Asset/(liability)
At 1 May 2021 206 146 (526) 586
Income statement (charge)/credit 204 (113) (146) 463
At 30 April 2022 410 33 (672) 1,049
------------- ------------ ---------------- -------------
Asset/(liability)
At 1 May 2020 329 185 (442) 586
Income statement (charge)/credit (123) (39) (84) -
At 30 April 2021 206 146 (526) 586
------------- ------------ ---------------- -------------
Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of available
losses which are expected to be matched against future trading
profits. Management reviews the estimate mid-year and assesses
whether latest projections impact the level of recognised deferred
tax. Management allow for a fluctuation in projections and apply a
level of cautiousness to recognition so that it allows for profit
fluctuations. A 10% fluctuation in future profitability could
result in a change of GBP17,000 to the recognition of deferred
tax.
There are unrecognised deferred tax assets as listed above,
which have not been recognised due to the uncertainty of the timing
of future profits.
5. Dividends
The Directors are not proposing a dividend for 2022 (2021: nil
pence).
6. Subsequent events
Robert Waddington, a non-executive director of the Company,
decided on 6 July 2022 to step down from the Board of Directors and
left the business on 8 September 2022.
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