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GRA Grafenia Plc

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Grafenia plc Half-year Report (5506O)

08/11/2016 7:00am

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Grafenia plc

08 November 2016

7.00 AM

8 NOVEMBER 2016

Grafenia plc

("Grafenia" or the "the Company" )

Unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30 September 2016

 
                           Six months     Six months 
  Financial Highlights         to             to 
                          30 September   30 September 
                              2016           2015 
        Turnover            GBP5.14m       GBP5.28m 
        EBITDA*             GBP0.46m       GBP0.59m 
     Operating Loss        GBP(0.38)m     GBP(0.10)m 
  before restructuring 
          costs 
    Loss before tax        GBP(0.41)m     GBP(0.20)m 
 
          EPS               (0.56)p        (0.02)p 
 
        Dividend               -            0.25p 
 
  Capital Expenditure       GBP0.44m       GBP1.09m 
          Cash              GBP0.50m       GBP0.34m 
       Net Cash**           GBP0.20m          - 
 
 

* EBITDA is profit for the period plus interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.

** Net Cash is the net of cash and cash equivalents less other interest bearing loans and borrowings

   --      Nettl grows to over 80 locations 
   --      First pilot Nettl Business Store opens 
   --      printing.com adds over 20 new partners 
   --      Further Brand Partners added since period end 
   --      Strong pipeline of new Partners 
   --      Commenced search for strategic acquisitions 

For further information:

 
 Grafenia plc 
  Peter Gunning (Chief Executive)      07973 191 632 
  Alan Roberts (Finance 
   Director)                           0161 848 5713 
 N+1 Singer (Nominated 
  Adviser) 
  Richard Lindley / James 
  White                                0207 496 3000 
 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

Chief Executive's Statement

This has been an important and busy six months as we continue to transition the Company's business model. We have taken key and necessary steps to reposition our Channels for growth.

Trading Results and Cash

Turnover during the six month period was GBP5.14m (2015: GBP5.28m), a decline of 2.65% compared to the corresponding period last year. Although the volume of orders we produced in the UK and Ireland was higher than the same period last year, lower pricing impacted print sales. Gross margin contracted from 66.8% to 63.0%.

EBITDA* was GBP0.46m (2015: GBP0.59m), a decline of 22.03% compared to the corresponding period last year. There was an operating loss of GBP0.42m (2015: operating loss GBP0.18m). Restructuring costs of GBP0.04m (2015: GBP0.08m) have been incurred in the period.

At 30 September 2016, the Company had cash of GBP0.50m (2015: GBP0.34m). Operating activities generated GBP0.30m of cash (2015: GBP0.37m). During the period working capital increased by GBP0.15m (2015: GBP0.43m).

Capital expenditure was GBP0.44m (2015: GBP1.09m) with the total including GBP0.36m invested in the ongoing development of our software which underpins our operations and is licenced to our Partners.

Trading Review

We generate revenue from two main sources: licence fees and the sale of printing.

During the last six months, we have continued to simplify our business model and refine our Partner acquisition funnel.

Our objective is to attract graphic professionals to our Marqetspace trade channel. Once we have established a trading relationship with them, our aim is to expand the share of printing and display products they buy from us, to resell to their clients.

We build trust with Marqetspace clients by being a reliable trade production partner. Once we have earned their trust, our field-based account managers learn about their plans for growth. We use that knowledge to identify ways to help, whether that's with software, systems or marketing support. Our aim is to convert clients into Brand Partners, to build deeper relationships and to licence our Nettl and printing.com subscription models.

We call this our Partner acquisition funnel and the results of this approach are looking promising. In the first half of the year we attracted over 300 new Marqetspace buyers. In the same period, we have grown our Nettl network to 80 locations and added over 20 new printing.com Partners, many being Marqetspace clients. When we convert a Marqetspace client to a Brand Partner, we typically see a higher level of print sales. As well as licence fee revenue, we expect these higher print sales to show benefit in the second half of the year. We have added further Brand Partners since the end of the interim period.

The trade print market remains fiercely competitive and we do not expect print margins to improve. It is likely we will see further margin pressure in the second half. Our focus is to mitigate this by accelerating the growth of our networks of Brand Partners, by delivering value which our Partners believe is worth paying licence fees for. This value includes software to automate their studio and make interaction with clients more efficient. We provide an extensive catalogue of regularly updated marketing collateral, which Partners can use to sell print, display and web locally. This is coupled with automated digital marketing, which we undertake on their behalf.

Sale of Printing

During the first half, we completed a major exercise to simplify our pricing proposition.

Historically, our printing.com channel focused on discounted monthly promotions, whilst Nettl sold the same products at constant pricing. The majority of Nettl Partners also have printing.com Brand licences and the previous dual pricing for the same printed product was confusing for both clients and Partners, which we believe adversely impacted sales.

Through "Project OnePrice", we have re-aligned the pricing of our printing.com and Nettl Channels and positioned them competitively in an increasingly aggressive marketplace.

In the first half we manufactured 14% more orders in the UK and Ireland than the same period last year, however overall print revenues decreased from GBP4.56m to GBP4.34m due to lower pricing.

Our UK and Irish Brand Partners operating under the Nettl and printing.com brands generated print revenues of GBP2.27m (2015: GBP2.84m). These sales are combined since Nettl web studios continue to sell the printing.com product range and indeed receive local online orders via the printing.com website.

Sale of print through our Trade Channels, Marqetspace and W3P, generated print revenues of GBP1.81m (2015: GBP1.44m).

In the previous year, we invested in equipment to enter the digital textiles market often referred to as "ink-on-fabric". Sales of ink-on-fabric displays and furniture are included in the printing totals and we are pleased to help the majority of our Brand Partners make sales in this emerging market. At the close of the interim period we achieved an annualised monthly run rate ("AMRR") of GBP0.55m across all Channels. We expect this product line to continue to grow in the second half of the year.

There are typically two parts to each display: a fabric printed graphic, which we manufacture and finish in our Production Hub; and a frame, which we buy in bulk. These frames have an extended lead time and our expanding product range is represented by an increase in inventories to GBP0.33m (2015: GBP0.22m).

Brand Partner Channels

We launched Nettl in September 2014 after identifying that SME clients were prioritising their budget on web and digital marketing, ahead of print. We believe we need to first win their web design, so that we can secure their print and display spend.

SME clients increasingly want sophisticated online solutions. They want to take payments from their own customers, accept online bookings, sell products online and take advantage of the relentless growth of ecommerce. Nettl Partners design, build and deploy sites and systems for local businesses, helping clients to navigate the myriad of choices.

Nettl is a bolt-on model for graphics businesses. It allows a graphic designer, print shop or agency to get started with web and deliver higher value projects including websites. It's a suite of training, software and marketing which all work together to enable our Partners do more, with their existing people.

Partners pay an initial licence fee, which covers their classroom training and starter marketing pack. Then they typically pay a monthly subscription of GBP399 plus fees for deployments and hosting.

During the interim period, the Nettl network grew to 80 locations in the UK and Ireland. We believe the UK could ultimately support 200 or more Nettl locations and we expect to continue growing the network in the second half of the year.

In October 2016 we launched a new pilot "Business Store" format in Birmingham, combining the sale of ecommerce, websites and print and displays, together with meeting space for local businesses. Our vision is to build a 'department store' for SMEs, where they can touch promotional products and talk to us about growing their businesses. Initial feedback from clients and Nettl partners has been positive and we will test and refine this format with the objective of assisting partners to open further Business Store locations.

In February 2016, we relaunched printing.com as a subscription model. The subscription model allows a copyshop, print store, print broker or design agency to bolt-on printing.com to their business. For GBP299 a month, they receive W3P, a suite of software tools and access to an extensive marketing library for them to use locally. Two thirds of existing printing.com Partners have now converted to the new subscription model and in the first half we added over 20 new printing.com locations. We expect to add further new Partners in the second half.

As part of our transition, we no longer refer to printing.com or Nettl Studios as franchisees. They are called Partners, to reflect our strategy of aligning what we do, with what they value. In September 2016 we held a series of local 'town hall' events to get together and share best practice. Over 150 Brand Partners and their team members attended these seven "Pow Wows". We believe events like these are important in building trust and developing relationships.

Trade Partner Channels

Around 2,300 graphic professionals have ordered from Marqetspace.com to date and we continue to attract new clients. As well as guiding clients through our print range, our field-based account managers demonstrate our growing ink-on-fabric displays and talk about our software and subscription models.

During the interim period, we upgraded the Marqetspace website and refreshed the branding to make it more appealling to our clients. Marqetspace.com is our largest w3shop and development is centred around reducing or eliminating manual processing time in order to compress job lifecycles and extend client cut-offs.

Marqetspace remains an important part of our Partner acquisition funnel and is a source of future Nettl and printing.com Brand Partners.

Other channels

Flyerzone.co.uk and Flyerzone.ie are online print channels with an offering focused to micro businesses. We operate these Channels with low overhead to provide contribution to print volumes. During the first half Flyerzone generated revenues of GBP0.22m (2015: GBP0.27m).

Our operations in France, which include Flyerzone.fr remained at GBP0.15m (2015: GBP0.15m), although more orders were transacted online.

Licence Fees

Our strategy is to grow recurring subscription revenue from our Brand Partner models. Overall revenue from Licence Fees increased to GBP0.79m (2015: GBP0.72m). This includes fees our Partners pay for using W3P, our systems and brands.

International Platforms

Our international Partners master licence our brands and/or systems in their countries. We have existing Partners in the US, New Zealand, Australia, France and Poland. Each use our platform in different ways, however we are typically paid a share of licence fees generated and/or transaction fees.

We have continuing discussions with potential Partners in other territories and our intention is to exploit our intellectual property via licencing arrangements.

Dividend

The Directors are not declaring an Interim Dividend (2015: 0.25p per share).

Previously announced Board Changes

During the first half of the year, Les Wheatley stepped down as Non Executive Chairman. The Board wishes to thank Les for his years of service. A temporary Chairman is appointed at Board Meetings, with the current Directors performing the role on a rotational basis.

Acquisitions

Whilst we continue to seek organic growth with our Nettl, printing.com and Marqetspace formulas we are also pursuing acquisitions, complementary to our core operations. Early opportunities identified are relatively small businesses, however we have identified potentially value-creating areas which we believe could allow us to scale our business more quickly.

We will update the market with further details as appropriate.

Outlook

In our last update to the market on 14(th) October, we stated that trading had been challenging. After a good start to the month, trading in October ended below our internal budgets and did not reflect usual seasonality patterns.

In a typical year, our results are usually weighted in favour of the second half and we expect this to continue in the current financial year. Given the sporadic trading pattern of the first half, coupled with early trading in the second half and future economic uncertainty, we cannot forecast transactional print volumes with a high degree of certainty. As we expand our Brand partner base, our aim is to grow more predictable revenues.

Whilst we are allocating more resources to our Partner acquisition strategy and anticipate growing both our Nettl and printing.com Brand Partner networks, we must remain cautious on the outlook for the second half of the year. If transactional print revenues continue to perform below our internal budgets, it is likely that our full year results will be significantly below market expectations.

 
 Peter Gunning 
  Chief Executive Officer 
  8 November 2016 
 

Unaudited Interim Results for the period ended 30 September 2016

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 30 September 2016

 
                                          Unaudited   Unaudited 
                                       Period ended      Period       Year 
                                        30September    ended 30      ended 
                                               2016   September   31 March 
Continuing Operations            Note                      2015       2016 
                                             GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
 
Revenue                           3           5,136       5,279     10,766 
Raw materials and 
 consumables used                           (1,900)     (1,750)    (3,631) 
 
Gross profit                                  3,236       3,529      7,135 
Staff costs                                 (1,825)     (1,911)    (3,776) 
Other operating charges                       (921)       (941)    (1,838) 
Depreciation and 
 amortisation                                 (867)       (781)    (1,462) 
Restructuring costs                            (41)        (78)      (308) 
 
Operating loss                                (418)       (182)      (249) 
 
Financial income                                 24           1          5 
Financial expenses                             (11)        (13)       (16) 
 
Net financing (expense)/income                   13        (12)       (11) 
 
Loss before tax                               (405)       (194)      (260) 
Taxation                          4             150          41        270 
 
 
(Loss)/ Profit for 
 the period                                   (255)       (153)         10 
 
Profit from discontinued 
 operations after 
 tax                              6               -         142         54 
 
Total comprehensive 
 (expense)/income 
 for the period                               (255)        (11)         64 
 
EPS - Continuing 
 Operations                       5         (0.56)p     (0.32)p      0.02p 
EPS - Discontinued 
 Operations                       5               -       0.30p      0.12p 
EPS - Total (1)                   5         (0.56)p     (0.02)p      0.14p 
 
   (1)          Earnings per share suffers no dilution 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

at 30 September 2016

 
                                      Unaudited     Unaudited 
                                   30 September  30 September  31 March 
                                           2016          2015      2016 
                                         GBP000        GBP000    GBP000 
Non-current assets 
   Property, plant and equipment          1,411         1,386     1,513 
   Intangible assets                      2,568         2,981     2,893 
    Other receivables                        78            13        27 
Total non-current assets                  4,057         4,380     4,433 
Current assets 
   Inventories                              339           233       316 
   Trade and other receivables            2,695         2,419     2,608 
   Cash and cash equivalents                495           121       686 
   Assets held for sale (Note 
    6)                                        -         1,671         - 
 
Total current assets                      3,529         4,444     3,841 
 
Total assets                              7,586         8,824     8,274 
 
Current liabilities 
  Other interest-bearing 
   loans and borrowings                    (68)          (46)      (66) 
  Trade and other payables              (1,277)       (1,534)   (1,363) 
  Current tax payable                         -         (150)         - 
  Accruals and deferred 
   income                                 (491)         (448)     (699) 
  Other liabilities                       (100)         (116)     (108) 
   Liabilities held for sale 
    (Note 6)                                  -         (493)         - 
 
Total current liabilities               (1,936)       (2,787)   (2,236) 
 
Non-current liabilities 
  Other interest-bearing 
   loans and borrowings                   (230)         (203)     (264) 
  Deferred tax liabilities                (437)         (364)     (512) 
 
Total non-current liabilities             (667)         (567)     (776) 
 
Total liabilities                       (2,603)       (3,354)   (3,012) 
 
Net assets                                4,983         5,470     5,262 
 
Equity 
   Share capital                            475           475       475 
   Merger reserve                           838           838       838 
   Retained earnings                      3,931         4,226     4,186 
   Treasury Shares                        (261)          (69)     (237) 
Total equity                              4,983         5,470     5,262 
 
 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity

for the six months ended 30 September 2016 (unaudited)

 
                             Share    Share    Merger   Treasury  Retained 
                             Capital   Prem.   Reserve   Shares    earnings    Total 
                              GBP000  GBP000    GBP000    GBP000     GBP000   GBP000 
 
Opening shareholders' 
 funds at 1 April 2015           475       -       838      (69)      4,708    5,952 
Loss for the period                -       -         -         -      (153)    (153) 
Profit from discontinued 
 activity after tax (Note 
 6)                                -       -         -         -        142      142 
Dividends paid                     -       -         -         -      (471)    (471) 
 
Closing shareholders' 
 funds at 30 September 
 2015                            475       -       838      (69)      4,226    5,470 
 
Opening shareholders' 
 funds at 1 October 2015         475       -       838      (69)      4,226    5,470 
Profit for the period              -       -         -         -        163      163 
Loss from discontinued 
 activity after tax (Note 
 6)                                -       -         -         -       (88)     (88) 
Own shares acquired                -       -         -     (168)          -    (168) 
Dividends paid                     -       -         -         -      (115)    (115) 
Closing shareholders' 
 funds at 31 March 2016          475       -       838     (237)      4,186    5,262 
Opening shareholders' 
 funds at 1 April 2016           475       -       838     (237)      4,186    5,262 
 
Loss for the period                -       -         -         -      (255)    (255) 
Own shares acquired                                         (24)          -     (24) 
Dividends paid                     -       -         -         -          -        - 
 
Closing shareholders' 
 funds at 30 September 
 2016                            475       -       838     (261)      3,931    4,983 
 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

for the six months ended 30 September 2016

 
                                         Unaudited         Unaudited 
                                        Six months        Six months  Year ended 
                                   to 30 September   to 30 September    31 March 
                                              2016              2015        2016 
                                            GBP000            GBP000      GBP000 
Cash flows from operating 
 activities 
(Loss)/Profit for the 
 period                                      (255)              (11)          64 
   Adjustments for: 
   Depreciation, amortisation 
    and impairment                             867               814       1,462 
   (Surplus)/Loss on sale 
    of subsidiary                                -                 -       (279) 
   Net finance expense/(income)               (13)                 4          11 
   Exchange (loss)/gain                         22                 -           - 
   Taxation                                  (150)                 6       (223) 
 
Operating cash flow before 
 changes in working capital 
 and provisions                                471               813       1,035 
   Change in trade and other 
    receivables                                174             (159)       (322) 
   Change in inventories                      (23)              (31)       (114) 
   Change in trade and other 
    payables                                 (302)             (240)       (632) 
 
Cash generated/(used) 
 from the operations                           320               383        (33) 
   Interest paid                              (11)               (6)        (16) 
   Tax paid                                    (6)               (9)        (20) 
 
Net cash inflow/(outflow) 
 from operating activities                     303               368        (69) 
 
Cash flows from investing 
 activities 
   Proceeds from sale of 
    subsidiary                                   -                 -       1,728 
   Interest received                             2                 2           5 
   Proceeds from sale of 
    plant and equipment                          -                 1           - 
   Acquisition of plant 
    and equipment                             (83)             (538)       (438) 
   Capitalised development 
    expenditure                              (186)             (287)       (513) 
   Acquisition of other 
    intangible assets                        (169)             (264)       (500) 
 
Net cash (used)/generated 
 in investing activities                     (436)           (1,086)         282 
 
Cash flows from financing 
 activities 
   Proceeds from supplier 
    finance                                      -               266           - 
  Payment of supplier finance                 (32)              (17)        (40) 
   Payment of equity dividend                    -             (471)       (586) 
   Own shares acquired                        (24)                 -       (168) 
 
Net cash outflow from 
 financing activities                         (56)             (222)       (794) 
   Net decrease in cash 
    and cash equivalents                     (189)             (940)       (581) 
   Exchange diff on cash 
    and cash equivalents                       (2)                 -        (10) 
   Cash and cash equivalents 
    at start of period                         686             1,277       1,277 
 
Cash and cash equivalents 
 at end of period                              495               337         686 
The split of cash between 
 continuing operations 
 and assets held for sale 
 is as follows:- 
Attributable to continuing 
 operations                                    495               337         686 
Classified as held for                           -                 -           - 
 sale 
Included in the prior period are cashflows from 
 discontinued operations, note 6. 
 

Notes

(forming part of the interim financial statements)

   1          Basis of preparation 

Grafenia plc (the "Company") is a company incorporated and domiciled in the UK.

These financial statements do not include all information required for full annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 March 2016.

The comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 2016 are not the Company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Those accounts have been reported on by the Company's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report, and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

The Directors review a two year forecast when approving the interim financial statements to ensure that adequate cash resources are in operational existence to support trading for the foreseeable future.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 8 November 2016.

   2          Significant accounting policies 

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2016.

   3          Segmental information 

The Company's primary operating segments are geographic being UK & Ireland, Europe and others. The secondary segmental analysis is by nature of sales Channel and service.

This disclosure correlates with the information which is presented to the Chief Operating Decision Maker, the Chief Executive (CEO), who reviews revenue (which is considered to be the primary growth indicator) by segment. The Company's costs, finance income, tax charges, non-current liabilities, net assets and capital expenditure are only reviewed by the CEO at a consolidated level and therefore have not been allocated between segments in the analysis below.

Analysis by location of sales

 
 Period ended 30 September      UK &     Europe   Other     Total 
  2016                         Ireland 
                                GBP000   GBP000   GBP000    GBP000 
 Segment Revenues                4,752      207      177     5,136 
 
 Operating Expenses                                        (5,513) 
 Results from operating 
  activities                                                 (377) 
 Exceptional costs                                            (41) 
 Net finance income                                             13 
 Loss before tax                                             (405) 
 Tax                                                           150 
 Loss for the period                                         (255) 
 Assets 
 Unallocated net assets                                      4,983 
 

Analysis by location of sales

 
 Period ended 30 September      UK &     Europe   Other     Total 
  2015                         Ireland 
                                GBP000   GBP000   GBP000    GBP000 
 Segment Revenues                4,908      193      178     5,279 
 
 Operating Expenses                                        (5,383) 
 Results from operating 
  activities                                                 (104) 
 Restructuring costs                                          (78) 
 Net finance expense                                          (12) 
 Loss before tax                                             (194) 
 Tax                                                            41 
 Profit from discontinued 
  activity                                                     142 
 Loss for the period                                          (11) 
 Assets 
 Unallocated net assets                                      5,470 
 

Analysis by type

 
 Period ended 30 September      Brand       Trade     Other     Total 
  2016                         Partners    Partners 
                                 GBP000      GBP000   GBP000    GBP000 
 Print Revenues                   2,268       1,811      264     4,343 
 Licence Fees                       364         173      256       793 
 Segment Revenues                 2,632       1,984      623     5,136 
 
 Operating Expenses                                            (5,513) 
 Results from operating 
  activities                                                     (377) 
 Exceptional costs                                                (41) 
 Net finance income                                                 13 
 Loss before tax                                                 (405) 
 Tax                                                               150 
 Loss for the period                                             (255) 
 Assets 
 Unallocated net assets                                          4,983 
 
 
 Period ended 30 September      Brand       Trade     Other     Total 
  2015                         Partners    Partners 
                                 GBP000      GBP000   GBP000    GBP000 
 Print Revenues                   2,736       1,444      381     4,561 
 Licence Fees                       277         196      245       718 
 Segment Revenues                 3,013       1,640      626     5,279 
 
 Operating Expenses                                            (5,383) 
 Results from operating 
  activities                                                     (104) 
 Net finance expense                                              (12) 
 Loss before tax                                                 (194) 
 Tax                                                                41 
 Profit from discontinued 
  activity                                                         142 
 Loss for the period                                              (11) 
 Assets 
 Unallocated net assets                                          5,470 
 

The comparator segment revenue categories have been restated to the format of the current year presentation.

   4        Taxation 

The tax charge is based on the base tax rate of 18% (six month period ended 30 September 2015: 20%, year to 31 March 2016 18%) adjusted for UK R&D Tax claims for the 2016 year.

   5        Earnings per share 

The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the loss after taxation divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue, being 45,593,934 (period ended 30 September 2015 47,071,835; year ended 31 March 2016: 46,639,156).

Share options had no dilutive effect on the weighted average number of shares and therefore no diluted earnings per share have been stated.

   6               Discontinued operations 

The disposal of Grafenia BV was treated as a post balance sheet subsequent event at 30 September 2015 and the Company subsequently applied IFRS 5. The disposal completed on 6 October 2015 and the business was classified as an asset held for sale and treated as a discontinued operation in the prior period.

The results for the prior period exclude those of Grafenia BV as it was classified as a discontinued activity.

The Company's half yearly report will shortly be sent to shareholders and will be available on the Company's website www.grafenia.com.

Independent Review Report to Grafenia plc

Introduction

We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly report for the six months ended 30 September 2016 which comprises the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' equity, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and the related explanatory notes. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our review has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company those matters we are required to state to it in this 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 for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have reached.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly report in accordance with the AIM Rules.

The annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly report has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of IFRSs as adopted by the EU.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the UK. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly report for the six months ended 30 September 2016 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of IFRSs as adopted by the EU and the AIM Rules.

Will Baker

for and on behalf of KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants

1 St Peters' Square

Manchester, M2 3AE

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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