Dukemount Capital
Plc
("Dukemount"
or the "Company")
Publication of Annual Report
for Year ending September 2023
The Board of Dukemount are pleased
to announce the Company's audited financial statements for the year
ended 30 September 2023.
The Annual Report will be available
on the Company's corporate website at
www.dukemountcapitalplc.com
For further information, please visit
www.dukemountcapitalplc.com or contact:
Dukemount
Capital Plc Email: info@dukemountcapitalplc.com
Geoffrey Dart / Paul Gazzard
Peterhouse Capital Limited Tel: +44 (0) 207 469
0930
Lucy Williams/Duncan
Vasey
Chairman's
Statement
I hereby present the annual financial
statements for the period ended 30 September 2023. During the
period the Group reported a loss of £407,977 (2022: loss of
£1,127,395). These losses arose in the course of the Group
pursuing transactions, maintaining the Company's listing on the
Official List of the UK Listing Authority by way of a standard
listing including consultancy and professional fees and
servicing debt. As at the Statement of Financial Position
date the Group had £16,650 (2022: £19,214) of cash
balances.
In May 2021, the Company entered into
a Joint Venture Agreement in relation to flexibility power expert
HSKB Ltd ("HSKB"). Pursuant to which Dukemount acquired 50% of the
issued share capital of HSKB for nominal value. HSKB changed its
name to DKE Flexible Energy Limited ("DKE Energy"). The Company was
deemed to exercise control through its direct and indirect
shareholding of DKE Energy which was treated as a subsidiary with
full consolidation into the Group financial statements.
In September 2021, the Company signed
off a subordinated funding package and announced in October 2021
that DKE Energy had successfully completed the purchase of two
special purpose companies, each company containing an 11kV gas
peaking facility, ready to build, with full planning permission and
grid access. In October 2022 the Company announced that DKE
Energy had completed the sale of the previously purchased two
special purpose companies containing the 11kV gas peaking facility
for an aggregate sale price of £350,000. The Company had little
choice but to pursue the sale despite having the funding in place
to construct these assets. The listing rules for standard list
companies changed in December 2022 to require a minimum market
capitalization of £30m for any reverse, transaction or listed value
of the company, far below the combined value of these two assets in
the state they were being purchased or post construction. Thus, the
regulatory environment that evolved for Dukemount, as a standard
listed company, during the transaction to buy and then fund the
construction of the two assets meant the Company had no option but
to dispose of these assets. The proceeds of the sale, £350,000 in
aggregate, were used to repay a portion of the sums owing to the
lenders of the subordinated funding package.
Further to the disposal the lenders
agreed to advance net proceeds of £50,000 in aggregate in addition
to restructuring their existing funding arrangement. The maturity
date for the existing debt plus the further advance is 24 months
from the date of the Advance (being 10 October 2024). The proceeds
of the further advance were used to settle accrued liabilities of
the Company.
Following it's annual general meeting
("AGM") on 12 January 2024, the Company has undergone a Capital
Reorganisation and Chesterfield Capital Limited has converted an
existing £500,000 debt. Further, through extensive discussions with
the existing noteholders pursuant to the existing funding
agreement, the directors executed a net advance of £40,000 to fund
immediate capital requirements.
The Company has also now agreed an
irrevocable conditional amendment to the Existing Funding that
its
existing debt (inclusive of the
further £40,000 advance) will be reduced to £900,000; no interest
or fees will accrue during the term ;all rights to receive warrants
pursuant to the Existing Funding are released and waived and a 24
month repayment term from the date of the amendment being
effective
The board has therefore taken steps
through restructuring the Company's funding routes, to ensure that
the financial position and prospects of the Company are maintained
to facilitate a future reverse transaction.
I would like to thank all those who
have assisted and supported the Group during the period.
Paul Gazzard
Director
29 January 2024
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DUKEMOUNT
CAPITAL PLC
Opinion
We have audited the financial
statements of Dukemount Capital plc (the 'group') for the period
ended 30 September 2023 which comprise the Consolidated Statement
of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated and Parent Company
Statements of Financial Position, the Consolidated and Parent
Company Statements of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated and
Parent Company Statements of Cash Flows and notes to the financial
statements, including 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.
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 30 September 2023 and of the group's loss
for the period 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.
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 are
independent of the group and 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 public interest entities, and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Material uncertainty related to going
concern
We draw attention to note 2 in the
financial statements, which indicates that the group is dependent
on successful fundraising or a future reverse takeover transaction
to continue as a going concern. The group has no contracts in place
at year-end or after year-end, with no trading plans. Additionally,
the group has a cash balance at the date of approval of the
financial statements that would not be able to support its
operations and overheads for the following twelve months. As stated
in note 2, these events or conditions, along with the other matters
as set forth in note 2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists
that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to
continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect
of this matter.
It is a requirement of IFRS that, in
determining that the going concern basis is appropriate, the
directors must consider a period of at least twelve months from the
date of approval of the accounts.
Our work in relation to going
concern included:
• Discussing future
plans with management and review of forecasts;
• Considering the
appropriateness and sensitivity of assumptions used in the
preparation of the forecasts;
• Reviewing the results
of subsequent events and assessing the impact on the financial
statements;
• Reading board minutes
for references to financing difficulties;
• Considering whether
management have used all relevant information in their assessment
and enquiring whether any known events or conditions beyond the
period of assessment may affect going concern; and
• Reviewing and
considering the impact of any new and amended borrowing
arrangements entered into after the year-end to assist the group to
continue its operations.
In view of the requirement to raise
additional funds there is a material uncertainty with regard to
going concern because although the directors are confident they can
raise adequate funding that funding has not been agreed.
In auditing the financial
statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going
concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial
statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the directors'
assessment of the company's ability to continue to adopt the going
concern basis of accounting included reviewing management's
assessment and going concern forecasts for the next twelve months
and forming an opinion on whether the current financial position
has the ability to fund the group's costs for that
period.
Our responsibilities and the
responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are
described in the relevant sections of this report.
Our
application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality
both in planning and performing our audit, and in evaluating the
effect of misstatements on our audit and on the financial
statements. For the purposes of determining whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement, we define
materiality as the magnitude of misstatement that makes it probable
that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable person
would be changed or influenced. We also determine a level of
performance materiality which we use to assess the extent of
testing needed to reduce to an appropriately low level the
probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected
misstatements exceeds materiality for the financial statements as a
whole.
We determined the group materiality
for the financial statements as a whole to be £28,000 (2022:
£27,000), with the parent company materiality set at £28,000 (2022:
£25,000). Performance materiality was set at £21,000 (2022:
£16,000) and £21,000 (2022: £15,000) respectively. The overall
materiality was based on 10% of loss before taxation (2022: 3% of
net assets). Several adjustments were identified during the course
of the audit that were individually considered to be material and
adjusted for by management which would have increased materiality,
however the planned materiality level of £28,000 was
retained.
We agreed with the board that we
would report all audit differences identified during the course of
our audit in excess of our triviality level of £1,000 (2022:
£1,350) and £1,000 (2022: £1,250) for the group and parent company
respectively.
Our
approach to the audit
The audit was scoped by obtaining an
understanding of the Group and parent Company and their
environment, including the parent Company's systems of internal
control and assessing the risks of material
misstatement.
In designing our audit approach, we
determined materiality and assessed the risks of material
misstatement in the financial statements. In particular we assessed
the areas involving significant accounting estimates and judgements
by the directors, notably management's assessment of going concern
and considered future events that are inherently
uncertain.
All subsidiaries were fully audited
by the same audit team, with a full scope audit being performed on
the complete financial information of the subsidiaries.
Key
audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters
that, in our professional judgment, 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) 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 Material
uncertainty related to going concern noted above, as set out below
we have determined Management override of controls to be the key
audit matter to be communicated in our report.
Key
audit matter
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How
our scope addressed this matter
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Management override of controls
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Under ISA (UK) 240 The Auditor's
Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial
Statements, there is a presumed significant risk of management
override of the system of internal controls.
The primary responsibility for the
prevention and detection of fraud rests with management. Their role
in the detection of fraud is an extension of their role in
preventing fraudulent activity.
Management are responsible for
establishing a sound system of internal control designed to support
the achievement of policies, aims and objectives and to manage
risks facing an entity; this includes the risk of fraud.
Management are in a unique position
to perpetrate fraud because of their ability to manipulate
accounting records and prepare fraudulent financial statements by
overriding controls that otherwise appear to be operating
effectively.
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We considered the potential for the
manipulation of financial results to be a significant fraud
risk.
Our work in this area
included:
· A review of journals processed during the period under review
and in the preparation of the financial statements to determine
whether these were appropriate.
· We reviewed bank transactions throughout the period and since
the year end for material and round sum amounts and evidenced these
back to appropriate documentation.
· A review of key estimates, judgements and assumptions within
the financial statements for evidence of management bias and
agreement of any such to appropriate supporting
documentation.
· An assessment of whether the financial results and accounting
records included any significant or unusual transactions where the
economic substance was not clear.
Our
conclusion
Overall, we are satisfied that the
accounting records and financial statements are free from material
misstatement in this respect.
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Other information
The other information comprises the
information included in the annual report, other than the financial
statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are
responsible for the other information contained within the annual
report. Our opinion on the group and parent company 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.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act
2006
In our opinion the part of the
directors' remuneration report to be audited has been properly
prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
In our opinion, based on the work
undertaken in the course of the audit:
· the information given in the strategic report and the
directors' report for the financial period 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.
Matters on which we are required to report by
exception
In the light of the knowledge
and understanding of the group and parent company and their
environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not
identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the
directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect
of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act
2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
· adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent
company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received
from branches not visited by us; or
· the parent company financial statements and the part of the
directors' remuneration report to be audited 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 group and parent company
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 group and parent
company financial statements, the directors are responsible for
assessing the ability of the group and parent company 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 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are
instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to
detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities,
including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of
detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed
below:
We evaluated the Directors' and
management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent
manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of
override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were
related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial
performance, management bias through judgements and assumptions in
significant accounting estimates and significant one-off or unusual
transactions.
· Our audit procedures were designed to respond to those
identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and
regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the
financial statements. Our audit procedures included but were not
limited to:
· Discussing with the Directors and management their policies
and procedures regarding compliance with laws and
regulations;
· Communicating identified laws and regulations throughout our
engagement team and remaining alert to any indications of
non-compliance throughout our audit; and
· Considering the risk of acts by the parent company which were
contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including
fraud.
Our audit procedures in relation to
fraud included but were not limited to:
· Making enquiries of the Directors and management on whether
they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged
fraud;
· Gaining an understanding of the internal controls established
to mitigate risks related to fraud;
· Discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of fraud;
and
· Addressing the risks of fraud through management override of
controls by performing journal entry testing.
Because of the inherent limitations
of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all
irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement
in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation.
This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or
regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in
the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware
of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding
irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud
involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or
misrepresentation.
A further description of our
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is
located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms
part of our auditor's report.
Other matters which we are required to
address
We were appointed by the Board on 5
January 2024 to audit the financial statements for the period ended
30 September 2023 and subsequent financial periods. Our total
uninterrupted period of engagement is 1 year.
The non-audit services prohibited by
the FRC's Ethical Standard were not provided to the group or the
parent company and we remain independent of the group and the
parent company in conducting our audit.
Our audit opinion is consistent with
the additional report to the audit committee.
Use
of our report
This report is made solely to the
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 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
company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work,
for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Martin Chatten
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
For
and on behalf of Royce Peeling Green Limited
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
The Copper Room
Deva City Office Park
Trinity Way
Manchester M3 7BG
29
January 2024
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
YEAR
ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023
The Accounting Policies and Notes form part of the financial
statements.
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Note
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30 September
2023
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30
April
2022
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£
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£
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Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
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|
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Loss before taxation
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(339,306)
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(1,130,772)
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Adjustments for:
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Changes in working
capital:
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Provision against intra group
loans
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9
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20,451
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491,628
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Impairment charge
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8
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-
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125,101
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Shares issued in lieu of
expenses
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74,575
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30,727
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Decrease in trade and other
receivables
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9
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13,014
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1,060
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(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables
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15
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(27,946)
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(176,828)
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Net
Cash used in Operating Activities
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(259,212)
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(659,084)
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Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
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Investment in subsidiary
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-
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(339,306)
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Disposal of investment in
subsidiary
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350,000
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-
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Net
Cash used in Investing Activities
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350,000
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(339,306)
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Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
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|
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Loans received
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15
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123,994
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1,000,000
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Loans repaid
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(215,000)
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-
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Net
Cash (used in)/ generated from Financing
Activities
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(91,006)
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1,000,000
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Net
(Decrease)/ increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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(218)
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1,610
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Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the year
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16,115
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14,505
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents at the End of the Period
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15,897
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16,115
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The Accounting Policies and Notes
form part of the financial statements.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
General Information
Dukemount Capital Plc was
incorporated in the UK on 20 April 2011 as a public limited company
with the name Black Lion Capital Plc. The Company subsequently
changed its name to Black Eagle Capital Plc on 13 September
2011 and on 15 November 2016 changed its name to Dukemount Capital
Plc. On 29 March 2017 the Company was admitted to the London Stock
Exchange by way of a standard listing.
The Group's principal activity is to
ensure that the financial position and prospects of the Company are
maintained to facilitate a future reverse transaction.
The parent company's registered
office is located at 70 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6NY.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The principal Accounting Policies
applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set
out below. These policies have been consistently applied to
all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.
a) Basis of Preparation of Financial
Statements
The financial statements of
Dukemount Capital Plc have been prepared in accordance with
UK-adopted international accounting standards and with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies
reporting under those standards. The financial statements have been
prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial statements are
presented in Pound Sterling (£), rounded to the nearest
pound.
The consolidated financial
statements include the Parent company, its wholly owned
subsidiaries DKE (North West) Limited and DKE (Wavertree) Limited
and DKE Flexible Energy Limited in which the Company acquired
a 50% equity interest and was deemed to exercise control from the
date of its acquisition on 20 May 2021 until it was dissolved on 22
August 2023.
The individual entity financial
statements of each subsidiary were prepared in accordance with
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (FRS
101).
The directors resolved in September
2023 to extend the accounting reference date from 30 April to 30
September; accordingly the current period is for 1 May 2022 to 30
September 2023.
b) Basis of consolidation
Subsidiaries are all entities
(including structured entities) over which the Group has control.
The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has
rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity
and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over
the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on
which control is transferred to the Group. They are deconsolidated
from the date that control ceases.
The Group re-assesses whether or not
it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that
there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control.
Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control
over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the
subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a
subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in
the consolidated financial statements from the date the Group gains
control until the date the Group ceases to control the
subsidiary.
The group applies the acquisition
method to account for business combinations. The consideration
transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values
of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred to the former
owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the
group. The consideration transferred includes the fair value of any
asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration
arrangement. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and
contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are
measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date.
The group recognises any non-controlling interest in the acquired
companies on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, either at fair
value or at the non-controlling interest's proportionate share of
the recognised amounts of acquiree's identifiable net
assets.
The Group's interest in Gas Peaking
projects is treated as a business combination instead of an asset
acquisition as there is an intention to enter that business,
supported by a business plan.
Inter-company transactions, balances
and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are
eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated. When necessary,
amounts reported by subsidiaries have been adjusted to conform with
the group's accounting policies.
c) Going Concern
The preparation of financial
statements requires an assessment on the validity of the going
concern assumption.
The Directors have reviewed
projections for a period of at least 12 months from the date of
approval of the Financial Statements.
In making their assessment of going
concern, the Directors have discussed the Company's position with
its funders and professional advisors. In January 2024 the Company
agreed a term sheet with its current investors and broker in which
its broker will facilitate a capital investment into the Company in
the near-term of circa £500,000 and a commitment to pay certain
outstanding fees The Group's forecasts and projections, taking
account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show
that the Group has sufficient funds available to it following
events after the year end.
The Directors note that the Group
has always been successful with past fundraises and continue to
believe strongly in the Group's potential. However, the success of
securing funding or a reverse transaction has been identified as a
material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt over the
going concern assessment. Whilst acknowledging this uncertainty,
based upon the expectation of completing a successful fundraising
in the near future, and the continued support of it investors and
broker, the Directors consider it appropriate to continue to
prepare the financial statements on a going concern
basis.
d) Changes in accounting policies and
disclosure
In
issue and effective for periods commencing on 1 May
2022
The Company has considered the
following amendments to published standards that are effective for
the Company for the financial period beginning 1 May 2022 and
concluded that they are either not relevant to the Company or that
they do not have a significant impact on the Company's financial
statements other than disclosures.
·
IAS 37 - Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and
Contingent Assets - Amendments regarding the costs to include when
assessing whether a contract is onerous
·
IAS 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment -
Amendments prohibiting an entity from deducting from the cost of
property, plant and equipment amounts received from selling items
produced while the entity is preparing the asset for its intended
use
·
IFRS 3 - Business Combinations - Reference to the
Conceptual Framework
In
issue but not effective for periods commencing on 1 May
2022
The following standards and revisions
will be effective for future periods:
·
IFRS 7 - Financial Instruments: Disclosures -
Supplier finance arrangements
·
IFRS 10 - Consolidated Financial Statements -
Amendments regarding the sale or contribution of assets between an
investor and its associate or joint venture
·
IFRS 16 - Leases - Amendments regarding
seller-lessor subsequent measurement in a sale and leaseback
transaction
·
IFRS 17 'Insurance Contracts' - New accounting
standard
·
IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements -
Amendments regarding the disclosure of accounting policies,
Amendments regarding the classification of liabilities and
Amendments regarding the classification of debt with
covenants
·
IAS 7 - Statement of Cash Flows - Supplier finance
arrangements
·
IAS 8 - Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting
Estimates and Errors - Amendments regarding the definition of
accounting estimates
·
Amendments to IAS 8 'Accounting Policies, Changes
in Accounting Estimates and Errors' on the definition of accounting
estimates
·
IAS 12 - Income Taxes - Amendments regarding
deferred tax on leases and decommissioning obligations
·
IAS 28 - Investments in Associates and Joint
Ventures - Amendments regarding the sale or contribution of assets
between an investor and its associate or joint venture
The Company has considered the impact
of the remaining above standards and revisions and have concluded
that they will not have a significant impact on the Company's
financial statements.
e) Segmental reporting
Identifying and assessing investment
projects is the only activity the Group is involved in and is
therefore considered as the only operating/reportable
segment.
Therefore the financial information
of the single segment is the same as that set out in the Statement
of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement
of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cashflows.
f) Revenue from contracts with
customers
Revenue relates to amounts
contractually due under a property development agreement at the
balance sheet date relating to the stage of completion of a
contract as measured by surveys of work performed to date. Revenue
is recognised for services when the Group has satisfied its
contractual performance obligation in respect of the
services. The amount recognised for the services performed is
the consideration that the Group is entitled to for performing the
services provided. Revenue from contracts with customers is
recognised over time.
Estimates of revenues, costs or
extent of progress toward completion are revised if circumstances
change, and may include cost contingencies to take into account
specific risks within each contract. Cost contingencies are
reviewed on a regular basis throughout the life of the contract.
However, the nature of the risks on projects are such that they
often cannot be resolved until the end of the project and therefore
may reverse until the end of the project. Any resulting increases
or decreases in estimated revenues or costs are reflected in profit
or loss in the period in which the circumstances that give rise to
the revision become known by management. The estimated final
outcomes on projects are continuously reviewed, and adjustments are
made when necessary. Provision is made for all known or expected
losses on individual contracts once such losses are
foreseen.
Where costs incurred plus recognised
profits less recognised losses exceed progress billings, the
balance is recognised as contract assets within trade and other
receivables. Where progress billings exceed costs incurred plus
recognised profits less recognised losses, the balance is
recognised as contract liabilities within trade and other
payables.
g) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise
cash in hand and current and deposit balances with banks. This
definition is also used for the Statement of Cash Flows.
The Group considers the credit
ratings of banks in which it holds funds in order to reduce
exposure to credit risk.
The Group considers that it is not
exposed to major concentrations of credit risk.
h) Financial Instruments
Financial assets
The Group and Company classifies its
financial assets in the following measurement
categories:
• Those to
be measured subsequently at fair value through profit or loss;
and
• Those to
be measured at amortised cost.
The classification depends on the
business model for managing the financial assets and the
contractual terms of the cash flows. Financial assets are
classified as at amortised cost only if both of the following
criteria are met:
• The asset
is held within a business model whose objective is to collect
contractual cash flows; and
• The
contractual terms give rise to cash flows that are solely payments
of principal and interest.
Financial assets at amortised cost
are subsequently measured using the effective interest rate (EIR)
method and are subject to impairment. The Group's and Company's
financial assets at amortised cost include trade and other
receivables, contract assets and cash and cash equivalents. A
financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset
or part of a group of similar financial assets) is primarily
derecognised when:
• The rights
to receive cash flows from the asset have expired; or
• The Group
and Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from
the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash
flows in full without material delay to a third party under a
'pass-through' arrangement; and either (a) the Group and Company
has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the
asset, or (b) the Group and Company has neither transferred nor
retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but
has transferred control of the asset.
The Group currently does not
recognise an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all
debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss, as
the effect would be immaterial on these financial statements. ECLs
are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due
in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the
Group expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the
original EIR. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from
the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are
integral to the contractual terms.
For trade receivables (not subject
to provisional pricing) and other receivables due in less than 12
months, the Group applies the simplified approach in calculating
ECLs, as permitted by IFRS 9. Therefore, the Group does not track
changes in credit risk, but instead, recognises a loss allowance
based on the financial asset's lifetime ECL at each reporting date.
The Group assesses a non-performing debt based on the payment terms
of the receivable.
i) Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities, comprising
trade and other payables, are held at amortised cost.
Trade payables are obligations to
pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary
course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified
as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less.
If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade and other payables are
recognised initially at fair value, and subsequently measured at
amortised cost using the effective interest method.
j) De-recognition of Financial
Instruments
i.
Financial
Assets
A financial asset is derecognised
where:
· the
right to receive cash flows from the asset has expired;
· the
Group retains the right to receive cash flows from the asset, but
has assumed an obligation to pay them in full without material
delay to a third party under a pass-through arrangement;
or
· the
Group has transferred the rights to receive cash flows from the
asset, and either has transferred substantially all the risks and
rewards of the asset or has neither transferred nor retained
substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has
transferred control of the asset.
ii.
Financial
Liabilities
A financial liability is
derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged
or cancelled or expires. Where an existing financial liability is
replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different
terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially
modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a
derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a
new liability, and the difference in the respective carrying
amounts is recognised in the statement of comprehensive
income.
k) Taxation
Current tax
Current tax is based on the taxable
profit or loss for the period. Tax is recognised in profit or loss,
except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other
comprehensive income or recognised in equity. In this case, the tax
is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in
equity, respectively.
Current tax is calculated at the tax
rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at
the reporting date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised using the
liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from
differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities
in the Financial Statements and the corresponding tax bases used in
the computation of taxable profit. However, deferred tax is not
accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or
liability in a transaction that at the time of the transaction
affects neither accounting nor taxable profit nor loss. In
principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable
temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the
extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available
against which deductible temporary differences can be
utilised.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset
current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the
deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income
taxes
levied by the same taxation
authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable
entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a
net basis.
Deferred tax is calculated at the
tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively
enacted at the Statement of Financial Position date and are
expected to apply to the period when the deferred tax asset is
realised or the deferred tax liability is settled.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are not discounted.
l) Equity
Equity comprises the
following:
· Share
capital representing the nominal value of the equity
shares;
· Share
premium representing consideration less nominal value of issued
shares and costs directly attributable to the issue of new
shares;
· Share
based payments reserve representing the fair value of share based
payments valued in accordance with IFRS 2.
m) Share Capital
Ordinary shares are classified as
equity.
n) Share Based Payments
The Group has warrants over the
ordinary share capital as described in note 14. In accordance with
IFRS 2, the total amount to be expensed over the vesting period for
warrants issued for services is determined by reference to the fair
value of the warrants granted, excluding non‑market vesting
conditions. Non‑market vesting conditions are included in
assumptions about the number of warrants that are expected to
vest.
For warrants issued relating to the
raising of finance, the relevant expense is offset against the
share premium account. The total amount to be expensed is
determined by reference to the fair rate of the warrants granted,
excluding non‑market vesting conditions. Non‑market vesting
conditions are included in assumptions about the number of warrants
that are expected to vest.
o) Investments
Equity investments in subsidiaries
are held at cost, less any provision for impairment.
p) Financial Risk Management
Financial Risk Factors
The Group's activities expose it to
a variety of financial risks: market risk (price risk), credit risk
and liquidity risk. The Group's overall risk management programme
seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the Group's
financial performance. None of these risks are hedged.
The Group has no foreign currency
transactions or borrowings, so is not exposed to market risk in
terms of foreign exchange risk. The Group will require
funding to acquire and develop and/or refurbish its properties and
accordingly will be subject to interest rate risk.
Risk management is undertaken by the
Board of Directors.
Market Risk - price risk
The Group was exposed to equity
securities price risk because of investments held by the Group,
classified as available-for-sale financial assets. These assets
were sold in the year, and therefore the carrying value at the year
end is £nil, which represents the maximum exposure for the
Group.
The Group is not exposed to
commodity price risk. The Directors will revisit the
appropriateness of this policy should the Group's operations change
in size or nature.
Credit risk
Credit risk arises from cash and
cash equivalents as well as any outstanding receivables. Management
does not expect any losses from non-performance of these
receivables. The amount of exposure to any individual counter party
is subject to a limit, which is assessed by the Board.
The Group considers the credit
ratings of banks in which it holds funds in order to reduce
exposure to credit risk, which is stated under the cash and cash
equivalents accounting policy.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk arises from the
Group's management of working capital. It is the risk that the
Group will encounter difficulty in meeting its financial
obligations as they fall due. The proceeds raised from the placing
are being held as cash to enable the Group to fund a transaction as
and when a suitable target is found.
Controls over expenditure are
carefully managed, in order to maintain its cash reserves whilst it
targets a suitable transaction.
Financial liabilities are all due
within one year.
Capital risk management
The Group's objectives when managing
capital is to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going
concern, in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits
for other stakeholders, and to maintain an optimal capital
structure. The Group has no borrowings.
In order to maintain or adjust the
capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends
paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new
shares.
The Group monitors capital on the
basis of the total equity held by the Group, being a net asset of
£17,184 as at 30 September 2023 (2022: net asset
£407,378).
q) Critical Accounting Estimates and
Judgements
The Directors make estimates and
assumptions concerning the future as required by the preparation of
the financial statements in conformity with UK-adopted
international accounting standards. The resulting accounting
estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual
results.
Estimates and judgements are
continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and
other factors, including expectations of future events that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
i) Share based payments
In accordance with IFRS 2 'Share
Based Payments' the Group has recognised the fair value of warrants
calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
Directors have made significant assumptions particularly regarding
the volatility of the share price at the grant date in order to
calculate a total fair value. Further information is disclosed in
Note 14.
ii) Percentage completion method
used for long term contracts
The Group makes an estimate of the
stage of completion of a development project based on the costs
incurred at the year end. Management then make assumptions
regarding the collectability of billings and expected future costs.
The method used is as stated in the constructions contract
accounting policy 2f). Estimation uncertainty will exist with
regard to the gross profit being recognised at the year end. The
Directors believe that this uncertainty is reduced to an acceptable
level by using quantity surveyors' reports to assess the stage of
contract completion at the year end.
3. Expenses by
Nature
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
£
|
£
|
|
|
|
Directors' fees
|
-
|
51,250
|
Establishment costs
|
-
|
28,733
|
Legal and professional
fees
|
62,365
|
40,763
|
Listing/ regulatory costs
|
58,131
|
26,592
|
Travel and accommodation
|
-
|
2,196
|
Other expenses
|
-
|
3,494
|
Finance charges
|
190,094
|
242,773
|
Impairment (Note 8)
|
-
|
125,101
|
Impairment (Note 9)
|
-
|
578,779
|
Total Administrative Expenses
|
310,590
|
1,099,681
|
Finance charges relate to fees and
interest incurred in financing activities; £190,094 (2022:
£242,773) of which £74,575 (2022: £141,522) was satisfied by the
issue of ordinary shares.
4. Directors' Remuneration
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
£
|
£
|
Geoffrey Dart
|
-
|
37,500
|
Paul Gazzard
|
-
|
13,750
|
|
_____
|
_____
|
|
|
|
Total
|
-
|
51,250
|
|
______
|
______
|
The Directors have elected not to be
paid, nor accrue their entitlement. Other benefits of £nil (2022:
£nil) were also paid to the directors.
Details of directors' remuneration
are included in the Directors' Remuneration Report.
The average number of employees
(including directors) during the period was 2 (2022: 2).
5.
Services provided by the Company's Auditors
During the year, the Group obtained
the following services from the Group's auditors:
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
£
|
£
|
|
|
|
Fees payable to the Company's auditor
for:
Audit of the Group and Company:
|
|
|
Royce Peeling Green
Limited
|
28,000
|
-
|
PKF Littlejohn LLP
|
-
|
70,000
|
Audit of the subsidiary undertakings:
|
|
|
Royce Peeling Green
Limited
|
2,000
|
-
|
PKF Littlejohn LLP
|
-
|
-
|
|
30,000
|
70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. Taxation
Tax
Charge for the Year
No taxation arises on the result for
the year due to taxable losses.
Factors Affecting the Tax Charge for the
Period
The tax credit for the period does
not equate to the loss for the period at the applicable rate of UK
Corporation Tax of 21.12% (2022: 19.00%). The differences are
explained below:
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
£
|
£
|
|
|
|
Loss for the period before
taxation
|
(407,977)
|
(1,127,395)
|
|
______
|
______
|
|
|
|
Loss for the period before taxation
multiplied by the standard
rate of UK Corporation of 21.12%
(2022: 19.00%)
|
(86,164)
|
(214,205)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Losses carried forward on which no
deferred tax asset is recognised
Non taxable items
|
65,596
20,568
|
214,205
-
|
|
______
|
______
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
______
|
______
|
Factors Affecting the Tax Charge of Future
Periods
Tax losses available to be carried
forward by the Group at 30 September 2023 against future profits
are estimated at £3,971,152 (2022: £3,907,301).
A deferred tax asset has not been
recognised in respect of these losses in view of uncertainty as to
the level of future taxable profits. There is no expiry date
on carried forward tax losses.
7. Investment in
subsidiaries
|
|
Company
|
2023
£
|
2022
£
|
Shares in Group
Undertakings
|
|
|
As at 1 May
|
350,601
|
101
|
Additions/(disposal) in the
year
|
(350,500)
|
475,601
|
Impairment (note 8)
|
-
|
(125,101)
|
At
30 April
|
101
|
350,601
|
Details of Subsidiaries
Details of the subsidiaries at 30
September 2023 are as follows:
Name of subsidiary
|
Address of registered
office
|
Country of
incorporation
|
Share capital held by
Parent
|
% share capital
held
|
Principal activities
|
DKE (North West) Limited
|
70 Jermyn
Street, London, UK
|
England
|
100
|
100%
|
Property management and
development
|
DKE (Wavertree) Limited
|
70 Jermyn
Street, London, UK
|
England
|
1
|
100%
|
Property management and
development
|
Dukemount Limited
|
70 Jermyn
Street, London, UK
|
England
|
1
|
100%
|
Dormant
|
8.
Intangible assets
|
Goodwill
2023
£
|
|
|
As at 1 May 2022
|
350,000
|
Disposal in the period
|
(350,000)
|
At
30 September 2023
|
-
|
On 1 October 2021 the Group
purchased two special purpose companies, ARL 018 Limited and ADV
001 Limited through its subsidiary undertaking, DKE Flexible Energy
Limited ("DKE Energy") resulting in goodwill on consolidation at 30
April 2022 of £475,101. Each company containing the rights to an
11kV gas peaking facility, ready to build, with full planning
permission and grid access.
In performing an assessment of the
carrying value of the assets at 30 April 2022, the Directors
concluded that as no development activity had been undertaken
during the year ended 30 April 2022, it was appropriate to book an
impairment of £125,101, resulting in a carrying value of £350,000
at 30 April 2022. The Directors formed this opinion based upon
their calculation of estimated fair value less cost to sell.
This was considered to be in excess of the carrying value of the
asset.
The regulatory environment that
evolved during the period since acquisition to buy and then fund
the construction of the two assets meant there was no real activity
during the period and on 5 October 2022, DKE Flexible Energy
Limited sold the two special purpose companies, for an aggregate
sale price of £350,000 resulting in a loss on disposal of the
discontinued operation of £97,387.
The proceeds of the sale were used
to repay a portion of the sums owing to the Company's
lenders.
DKE Flexible Energy Limited was
dissolved on 22 August 2023.
Results of discontinued operations
comprised:
|
|
|
2023
£
|
2022
£
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrative expenses
|
|
|
-
|
(27,642)
|
Other income
|
|
|
-
|
125,029
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
(125,101)
|
Loss on disposal
|
|
|
(97,387)
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(97,387)
|
(27,714)
|
9. Trade and Other
Receivables
|
Group
2023
|
Company
2023
|
Group
2022
|
Company
2022
|
|
£
|
£
|
|
£
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other receivables, including
prepayments
|
534
|
422
|
38,164
|
13,436
|
Amounts owed by group
undertakings
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
534
|
422
|
38,164
|
13,436
|
|
|
|
|
|
The fair value of all receivables is
the same as their carrying values stated above.
The maximum exposure to credit risk
at the reporting date is the carrying value mentioned above. The
Group does not hold any collateral as security.
Amounts due from group undertakings
are unsecured, interest free, have no fixed date of repayment and
repayable on demand.
10. Dividends
No dividend has been declared or paid
by the Company during the period ended 30 September 2023 (2022:
£nil).
11. Earnings/ (loss) per
share
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share is
calculated by dividing the profit/ (loss) attributable to equity
holders of the Group by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares in issue during the period/ year. In accordance with IAS 33,
basic and diluted earnings per share are identical as the effect of
the exercise of the warrants would be to decrease the loss per
share.
2023
2022
£
£
Loss attributable to equity holders of the
Group
359,284 1,127,395
______ ________
Total
359,284 1,127,395
______ ________
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in
issue (thousands) 582,659
504,873
______ ________
Basic and diluted loss per share
2023
2022
£
£
Continuing Operations - basic and
diluted
(0.0006)
(0.0022)
12.
Share Capital
Group and Company
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
No.
|
No
|
|
(000's)
|
(000's)
|
Allotted, issued and fully paid
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
513,535
|
481,283
|
New shares issued (102,707,190
ordinary shares of £0.001 each)
|
102,708
|
32,252
|
At end of period
616,243,164 ordinary shares of
£0.001 each
(2022: 513,535,974 ordinary shares
of £0.001 each)
|
616,243
|
513,535
|
13. Share
Premium
Group and Company
|
Share
Premium
£
|
Share issue
costs
£
|
Net Share
Premium
£
|
At 1 May 2022
|
1,274,108
|
(25,803)
|
1,249,305
|
Issue of shares
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
At
30 September 2023
|
1,274,108
|
(25,803)
|
1,249,305
|
14. Share Based Payments
Details of warrants outstanding at
30 September 2023 are included below.
|
Number
|
Weighted average exercise
price (£)
|
As at 1 May 2022
|
64,000
|
0.005
|
Expired during period
|
(64,000)
|
0.005
|
Outstanding/ exercisable as at 30
September 2023
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
15. Trade
and Other Payables Restated
|
|
Group
2023
|
Company
2023
|
Group
2022
|
Company
2022
|
|
|
£
|
£
|
£
|
£
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade payables
|
|
102,560
|
91,406
|
306,296
|
272,549
|
Other loans
|
|
1,678,601
|
1,597,510
|
1,601,250
|
1,601,250
|
Accruals
|
|
120,000
|
120,000
|
78,540
|
62,251
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,901,161
|
1,808,916
|
1,986,086
|
1,936,050
|
Comparative balances have been
restated as to the analysis of trade creditors and other
loans.
In May 2021, the Company entered
into a 12-month interest free convertible unsecured loan facility
for £1,000,000 ("Facility"). The Facility was convertible at the
election of the Company or the Lenders into ordinary shares at a
deemed issued price of £0.0065 per share, subject to the Company
having sufficient authorities in place and to the publication of
any prospectus required pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation
Rules. In June 2021, the Company issued 13,286,713 ordinary shares
as payment under the Facility Agreement in relation to fees. An
availability fee of £70,000, £10,000 drawdown fees and
reimbursement of legal fees were converted into ordinary shares at
0.715p.
In September 2021, the Company
signed off a subordinated funding package necessary to enable
completion of the senior debt funding for the gas peaking projects
first announced via its JV with HSKB in March 2021. The funding
package assembled by the Company comprised: £3,000,000 mezzanine,
18 month loan facility with 4 month repayment holiday. £1,000,000
was drawn down immediately upon execution.
On 5 October 2022 the Company
announced it had completed the sale of two special purpose
companies for an aggregate sale price of £350,000. The proceeds of
the sale were used to repay a portion of the sums owing to the
lenders. Further to the disposal, the lenders agreed to advance net
proceeds of £50,000 in aggregate in addition to restructuring their
existing funding arrangement. The maturity date for the existing
debt plus the further advance is 24 months from the date of the
Advance (being 10 October 2024). The proceeds of the further
advance were used to settle accrued liabilities of the
Company.
There was a balance of £1,097,510 at
30 September 2023 (April 2022: £1,101,250) including charges and
accrued interest. The terms of this new facility were varied in
October 2022 with total amounts due deferred and to be repaid under
new terms.
The board has taken steps to ensure
that the financial position and prospects of the Company are
maintained to facilitate a future reverse transaction. To that end,
the board has confirmed that the directors have released the
Company from all accrued but unpaid emoluments. Following the
year end, Chesterfield Capital Limited has converted its
outstanding balance of £500,000 into ordinary shares (Note
20).
The restructuring and further
advance debt terms have since the year end, been amended (Note 20).
The existing debt is now reduced to £900,000. No interest or fees
will accrue during its 24 month term.
16. Treasury Policy and Financial Instruments
The Group operates an informal
treasury policy which includes the ongoing assessments of interest
rate management and borrowing policy. The Board approves all
decisions on treasury policy.
The Group has financed its
activities by the raising of funds through the placing of
shares.
There are no material differences
between the book value and fair value of the
financiainstruments.
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Group
2023
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Company
2023
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Group
2022
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Company
2022
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£
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£
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£
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£
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Carrying amount of financial assets
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|
|
|
|
|
Measured at amortised cost
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|
17,184
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16,420
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407,378
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380,152
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|
|
|
|
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17,184
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16,420
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407,378
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380,152
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Carrying amount of financial liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Measured at amortised cost
|
|
1,901,161
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1,808,916
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1,986,086
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1,936,050
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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1,901,161
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1,808,916
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1,986,086
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1,936,050
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17
Capital Commitments
There were no capital commitments
authorised by the Directors or contracted for at 30 September
2023.
18.
Related Party Transactions
The Directors are Key Management and
information in respect of key management is given in Note
4.
At 30 September 2023, the Company
was due £230,885 (2022: £223,365) from DKE (Wavertree) Limited, its
wholly owned subsidiary. The Company has provided against this
amount in full.
At 30 September 2023, the Company
was due £281,194 (2022: £268,263) from DKE (Northwest) Limited, its
wholly owned subsidiary. The Company has provided against this
amount in full.
At 30 September 2023, the Company
was due £nil (2022: £339,306) from DKE Flexible Energy Limited, a
company in which Dukemount owned 50% of the shares and in which
Paul Gazzard was a shareholder. DKE Flexible Energy Limited sold
its interests in ADV 001 Limited and ARL 018 Limited for aggregate
proceeds of £350,000 in October 2022 which was paid back to the
Company.
At 30 September 2023 the Company
owed Chesterfield Capital Limited £500,000 (2022: £500,000) under
an unsecured 0% convertible loan instrument dated 8 December 2020.
The instrument was due for repayment of conversion by 9 May 2021.
Geoffrey Dart is a director of Chesterfield Capital
Limited.
At 30 September 2023 the Company
owed Arlington (Group Services) Limited £nil (2022: £21,600) in
respect of rent charges. Paul Gazzard is a director of Arlington
(Group Services) Limited.
19.
Ultimate Controlling Party
The Directors believe there to be no
ultimate controlling party.
20.
Events after the reporting period
The Company held its annual general
meeting ("AGM") on 12 January 2024 where all resolutions set out in
the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting were approved. As a
result, the Company has undergone a Capital Reorganisation and the
Existing Ordinary Shares have undergone a 1:10 consolidation.
Following the consolidation, the Consolidated Ordinary Shares were
then subsequently sub-divided into one New Ordinary Share of £0.001
each and one deferred share of £0.009. The New Ordinary Shares have
the same rights as the Existing Ordinary Shares, including voting,
dividend, and other rights. Further, Chesterfield Capital Limited
has converted an existing £500,000 debt at £0.065 per New Ordinary
share in the Company (being 7,692,307 new ordinary shares of £0.001
each) following the Capital Reorganisation. Admission of all
the New Ordinary Shares became effective on 18 January 2024.
Following Admission, the Company now has 69,316,623 ordinary shares
of £0.001 each in issue, none of which are held in
treasury.
As a result of all resolutions being
passed at the AGM, through extensive discussions with the existing
noteholders (the "Investors") pursuant to the existing funding
agreement (as detailed in the announcement of 11 October 2022) (the
"Existing Funding"), the directors executed a net advance of
£40,000 to fund immediate capital requirements of the
Company.
The Investors have now agreed an
irrevocable conditional amendment to the Existing Funding as
follows:
o the
existing debt (inclusive of the further £40,000 advance) will be
reduced to £900,000 (being a decrease of over 20% of the accrued
balances).
o no
interest or fees will accrue during the term (i.e. the outstanding
balance is frozen).
o all
rights to receive warrants pursuant to the Existing Funding are
released and waived.
o 24
month repayment term from the date of the amendment being
effective
o upon
completion of a reverse takeover, the Company may elect for either
(a) the Existing Funding to be converted into equity at the
relevant placing price for the RTO or (b) the Existing Funding will
be repaid (i) 50% of the outstanding balance on completion, (ii)
25% - 13 months from completion and (iii) 25% - 24 months from
completion.