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MORT Mortice Limited

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Mortice Limited Half Year Results (5707X)

27/11/2017 7:50am

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Mortice Limited

27 November 2017

Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)

Mortice Limited

("Mortice", the "Group" or the "Company")

Results for the Half Year ended 30 September 2017

Mortice Limited (AIM: MORT), the AIM listed security and facilities management company, announces its unaudited results for the half year ended 30 September 2017.

Financial results highlights:

   --      Revenues from operations grew by 16.6% to $106.3 m (HY 2016: $91.2m) 

o Man Guarding business increased by 15.5% to $56.0m (HY 2016: $48.5m)

-- Contributing 53% of group revenues

o Facilities Management business revenue grew 17.6% to $50.0m (HY 2016: $42.5m)

-- Contributing 47% of group revenues

o 14.6% ($8.4m) growth from Indian Operations

o 19.8% ($6.7m) growth from the Tenon FM UK and Frontline

-- Tenon FM UK- Revenue $35.5m (HY 2016: $28.8m)

-- Frontline - Revenue $5.0m (HY 2016: $5m)

o Revenue MIX current year first half

-- India - 62%

-- UK - 33%

-- Singapore - 5%

-- Adjusted EBITDA* marginally down 4% to $4.8m (HY 2016: $5.0m), primarily reflecting cost pressures on a specific contract that have now been resolved

   --      Adjusted profit before taxation* down 15.4% to $2.2m  (HY 2016: $2.6m) 
   --      Net debt of $17.6m (FY 2017: $13.5m) 

*HY2016 Adjusted EBITDA and profit before tax excludes $0.5m of gains from financial liabilities measured at fair value

Operational highlights:

More than 150 new clients have been added, some of these are:

Carr Hill High School, CBRE, Cottam High School, Crescent, University of Wolverhampton, Matrix Academy Trust, Princess Royal Community Hospital, Royal College of Music, Twitter, University of Warwick, PepsiCo, Bharat Oman Refineries, HPCL-Mittal Energy, Infosys, RSPL Ltd., American Tower Corporation, Lanco, Tech Mahindra, Tata Power, MOODY'S, Lemon Tree, Amazon, I-gate, Titan Industries Ltd, Suzuki Motorcycles, B-38 Group, Gurukul kangari Vishvidyalaya etc.

-- Strengthened its UK operations via the GBP4.5 million acquisition of Elite, acquired in April 2017, which won contracts with Surrey and Sussex Police and BMW adding GBP2.25m of annual revenues.

Post Period End:

   --      Share buyback of GBP2.3 m has been completed 

-- Share release 500,000 new ordinary shares of no par value to the O&G vendors as part of the obligations under SPA

Major Manjit Rajain, Executive Chairman of Mortice Limited, said:

"The Company has demonstrated once again its ability to integrate the businesses and drive the growth across the geography and business segments. The Group is investing heavily on technology via ERP, mobility solution, to drive internal efficiency and productivity as well as scale up its businesses.

The GST Implementation in the country provides a significant edge to the Company to scale up in a fastest growing economy in the world.

The Company remains on track to meet market expectations for full year ending 31 March 2018."

 
 Mortice Limited                        www.morticegroup.com 
 Manjit Rajain, Executive              Tel: +91 981 800 0011 
  Chairman 
 
 finnCap Ltd                              Tel: 020 7220 0500 
 Adrian Hargrave / Giles Rolls 
  / Alex Price (Corporate Finance) 
 Tony Quirke (Corporate Broking) 
 
 
 
 

About Mortice Limited

Mortice (AIM: MORT), is an AIM listed security and facilities management company, incorporated in Singapore and based in India with additional operations in Singapore and the UK.

Mortice operates under two brands, in India:

-- Peregrine - provision of guarding and security services to a wide range of clients from blue-chip companies, smaller businesses, commercial and private properties, and individuals.

-- Tenon - provision of a full range of facilities management services to corporate occupiers, owners and developers of real estate. Clients include some of the world's most respected blue chip and home-grown companies. Within the Tenon group, Mortice also offers security surveillance services through its subsidiary Soteria and mechanical and engineering services via Roto Power

The business is growing and profitable and is focused on expanding its geographical footprint and growing through targeted acquisitions, as well as organically.

In 2015 the Company established Tenon UK and through this wholly owned subsidiary, acquired UK based Office & General Group Limited (O&G"), an independent property service company specialising in cleaning and providing support services such as environmental solutions and built fabric maintenance in the UK and Elite cleaning and environmental service Ltd providing facility management services based out of Manchester (UK) in April, 2017. In addition, the Company acquired a 51% majority stake in Singapore-based security company Frontline Security Pte. Ltd, and has an option to acquire an additional 25% within three years.

The unaudited interim financial statements will be available on the Company's website: www.morticegroup.com.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated statement of financial position

 
 
   (All amounts in United States Dollars, unless otherwise 
   stated)                        As at               As at       As at 
   --------------------- 
                            30 September    30 September     31 March 
                                    2017        2016             2017 
                             (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)     (Audited) 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
    Assets 
 
     Non-current 
    Goodwill                  10,608,622      10,581,058    9,720,662 
    Other intangible 
     assets                    9,207,201       7,206,711    6,411,934 
    Property, plant 
     and equipment             4,304,131       3,789,481    3,563,495 
    Long-term financial 
     assets                    1,464,711       1,207,497    1,337,279 
    Deferred tax 
     assets                    2,581,304       2,077,514    2,598,885 
    Other non-current 
     assets                      281,143         271,896      283,396 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
    Non-current 
     assets                   28,447,112      25,134,157   23,915,651 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 
     Current 
    Inventories                  675,330         462,137      438,262 
    Trade and other 
     receivables              50,057,891      38,647,697   41,088,797 
    Current tax 
     assets                    3,588,073       2,845,682    3,188,355 
    Cash and cash 
     equivalents               3,159,591       2,800,059    3,559,410 
    Current assets            57,480,885      44,755,575   48,274,824 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 
    Total assets              85,927,997      69,889,732   72,190,475 
   =====================  ==============  ==============  =========== 
 
     Equity and 
     liabilities 
 
     Equity 
    Share capital             17,358,536      13,068,612   15,740,501 
    Reserves                   4,396,503       2,343,349    3,825,281 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
                              21,755,039      15,411,961   19,565,782 
    Non-controlling 
     interests                 3,211,024       2,457,385    2,706,558 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
    Total equity              24,966,063      17,869,346   22,272,340 
   =====================  ==============  ==============  =========== 
    Liabilities 
    Non-current 
    Employee benefit 
     obligations               1,883,625       1,648,927    1,965,728 
    Deferred tax 
     liability                 1,173,312       1,533,965    1,308,997 
    Borrowings                 4,422,899       5,119,845    3,684,822 
    Non-current 
     liabilities               7,479,836       8,302,737    6,959,547 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 
     Current 
    Trade and other 
     payables                 36,900,039      30,871,355   28,866,402 
    Employee benefit 
     obligations                 694,183         524,132      750,108 
    Borrowings                15,887,876      12,322,162   13,342,078 
    Current liabilities       53,482,098      43,717,649   42,958,588 
   ---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
    Total liabilities         60,961,934      52,020,386   49,918,135 
    Total equity 
     and liabilities          85,927,997      69,889,732   72,190,475 
   =====================  ==============  ==============  =========== 
 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

(All amounts in United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated

 
                                                                         Six months               Six months 
                                                                              ended                    ended 
                                                                       30 September             30 September 
                                                                               2017                     2016 
                                                                        (Unaudited)              (Unaudited) 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Income 
  Service revenue                                                       106,315,772               91,184,497 
  Gains from financial liabilities 
   measured at fair value through 
   profit or loss                                                                 -                  489,228 
 
  Other income                                                              822,231                  241,791 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Total income                                                           107,138,003               91,915,516 
 
 Expenses 
  Staff and related costs                                                92,137,446               77,978,675 
  Materials consumed                                                      4,629,749                4,123,289 
  Other operating expenses                                                5,272,426                4,278,391 
  Depreciation and amortization                                           1,468,162                1,145,196 
    Loss from financial liabilities 
    measured at fair value through 
    profit or loss                                                          283,881 
     Finance costs                                                        1,132,477                1,315,918 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Total expenses                                                         104,924,141               88,841,469 
 
 Profit before taxation                                                   2,213,862                3,074,047 
 Tax expense                                                                898,200                1,160,755 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Profit for the period                                                    1,315,662                1,913,292 
 
 Other comprehensive income: 
  Items that will be reclassified 
  subsequently to profit or 
  loss 
  Exchange difference on translating 
  foreign operations                                                        472,644                (156,326) 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the year net of tax                                                 1,788,306                1,756,966 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   Profit for the period attributable 
   to: 
  - Owners of the parent                                                  1,025,376                1,478,826 
  - Non-controlling interest                                                290,286                  434,466 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                          1,315,662                1,913,292 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
  attributable to: 
  - Owners of the parent                                                  1,283,838                1,208,189 
  - Non-controlling interest                                                504,468                  548,777 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                          1,788,306                1,756,966 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Earnings per share: Basic 
  and diluted                                                                  0.02                     0.03 
--------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

(All amounts in United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 
                   Equity Capital         Exchange          Retained            Total   Non-controlling   Total equity 
                                       translation          earnings     attributable          interest 
                                           reserve                       to owners of 
                                                                           the parent 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Balance as at 1 
  April 2017         15,740,501      (3,478,417)        7,303,698        19,565,782        2,706,557       22,272,339 
 Issue of share 
  capital            1,618,035                                           1,618,035                          1,618,035 
 Dividend paid                                          (712,618)        (712,618)                          (712,618) 
 Profit for the 
  period                 -                -             1,025,376        1,025,376           290,286        1,315,662 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income: 
  -Exchange 
  differences on 
  translating 
  foreign 
  operations              -            258,462               -              258,462          214,182         472,644 
 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for the 
  period                 -             258,462          1,025,376        1,283,838          504,468         1,788,305 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 September 
  2017               17,358,536      (3,219,955)        7,616,456        21,755,039        3,211,024       24,966,063 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Balance as at 1 
  April 2016         13,068,612      (3,598,396)        4,733,556        14,203,772        1,908,608       16,112,380 
 Profit for the 
  period                 -                -             1,478,826         1,478,826          434,466        1,913,292 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income: 
  -Exchange 
  differences on 
  translating 
  foreign 
  operations             -             (270,637)            -             (270,637)         114,311         (156,326) 
 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for the 
  period                 -            (270,637)         1,478,826        1,208,189          548,777        1,756,966 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 September 
  2016               13,068,612      (3,869,033)        6,212,382        15,411,961        2,457,385       17,869,346 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

(All amounts in United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                                 Six months             Six months 
                                                      ended                  ended 
                                               30 September           30 September 
                                                       2017                   2016 
                                                (Unaudited)            (Unaudited) 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 (A) Cash flow from operating 
  activities 
 Profit before taxation                           2,213,862              3,074,047 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation and amortization                    1,468,162              1,145,196 
 Finance cost                                     1,132,477              1,315,919 
 Finance income                                   (216,518)               (24,486) 
 (Loss)/gains from financial 
  liabilities measured at fair 
  value through profit or loss                      283,881              (489,228) 
 Impairment of trade receivables                    193,102                164,906 
 Other adjustments                                    4,497                 10,067 
                                      ---------------------  --------------------- 
 Operating profit before working 
  capital changes (Current 
  and non- current)                               5,079,463              5,196,421 
 Increase in trade and other 
  receivables                                   (5,761,040)            (3,316,202) 
 (Increase)/decrease in inventories               (165,460)               (62,134) 
 Increase in trade and other 
  payables                                        3,950,851                954,966 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 Cash generated from operations                   3,103,814              2,773,051 
 
 Income tax paid                                (1,122,530)              (527,394) 
 Net cash generated from operating 
  activities                                      1,981,284              2,245,657 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 (B) Cash flow from investing 
  activities 
 Acquisition of plant, property 
  and equipment                                   (633,055)              (904,083) 
 Withdrawal/(purchase) of 
  fixed deposits                                          -              (355,719) 
 Purchase consideration paid                    (4,979,899)                      - 
  on business acquisition 
 Acquisition of other intangible 
  assets                                                  -                (8,257) 
 Deposit for purchase of property                         -               (11,868) 
 Proceeds from sale of plant, 
  property and equipment                             25,112                  5,731 
 Interest received                                  521,557                 14,371 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
   Net cash used in investing 
   activities                                   (5,066,285)            (1,259,825) 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 (C) Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 
 Dividend Paid                                    (712,618) 
 Repayment of finance lease 
  obligation                                      (520,864)            (1,001,300) 
 Proceeds from Long term borrowings                                        325,050 
 Movement in short term borrowings 
  (net)                                           3,669,590              2,180,218 
 Interest expenses                              (1,662,228)            (1,366,561) 
 Net cash generated from financing 
  activities                                        773,880                137,407 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 Net increase/ (decrease) 
  in cash and cash equivalents                  (2,311,121)              1,123,239 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at the beginning of the period                  3,539,846              1,610,019 
 Cash on account of business                      1,914,977                      - 
  acquisition 
 Effect of change in exchange 
  rate on cash and cash equivalents                  15,889                 66,801 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at the end of the period                        3,159,591              2,800,059 
------------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 

Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

1. Introduction

Mortice Limited ('the Company' or 'Mortice') was incorporated on 9 January 2008 as a public limited Company in the Republic of Singapore. The Company's registered office is situated at 36 Robinson Road, #17-01 City House, Singapore 068877.

The Company was listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange on 15 May 2008. The Company together with its subsidiaries (hereinafter, together referred to as 'the Group') is engaged in providing services such as guarding services, facilities management services, mechanical and engineering maintenance services, installation of safety equipment and sale of such equipment. The Group's operations are spread across India, UK and Singapore. The various entities comprising the Group have been defined below.

 
 Name of subsidiaries                        Country              Effective 
                                         of incorporation     group shareholding 
                                                                     (%) 
 Held by Mortice Limited 
 Tenon Facility Management India 
  Private Limited 
  (formally Tenon Property Services 
  Private Limited)                            India                        99.48 
 Tenon Facility Management UK 
  Limited                                 United Kingdom                     100 
 Tenon Facility Management Singapore 
  Pte Limited                               Singapore                        100 
 Tenon Property Services Lanka 
  Private Limited                           Sri Lanka                        100 
 Held by Tenon Facility Management 
  India Private Limited 
  (formally Tenon Property Services 
  Private Limited) 
 Peregrine Guarding Private 
  Limited ('PGPL')                            India                          100 
 Tenon Support Services Private 
  Limited ('Tenon Support')                   India                          100 
 Tenon Project Services Private 
  Limited ('Tenon Project')                   India                          100 
 Roto Power Projects Private 
  Limited ('Roto')                            India                        99.95 
 Soteria Command Centre Private 
  Limited ('Soteria')                         India                          100 
 Held by Tenon Facility Management 
  UK Limited 
 Office and General Group Limited 
  (O&G)                                   United Kingdom                     100 
 Elite Cleaning & Environmental               United 
  services Limited                            Kingdom                       100 
 Held by Tenon Facility Management 
  Singapore Pte Limited 
 Frontline Securities Pte Limited           Singapore                         51 
 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board on 24th November 2017.

The immediate and ultimate holding company is Mancom Singapore PTE ltd, a company incorporated in Singapore. (In the previous year Mancom Holding Limited was the Ultimate holding company)

2. Basis of preparation

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months period ended 30 September 2017 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union (EU), on a going concern basis. They do not include all of the information required in annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2017.

The functional currency of the entities within the Group (other than the subsidiaries in Singapore & United Kingdom) is Indian Rupees ('INR'). The functional currency of subsidiary in Singapore is SGD & in United Kingdom is GBP. The Company has a functional currency of United States Dollars ('US$'). The group's management has chosen to present the consolidated financial statement in US$, the functional currency of the Company.

All inter-company transactions and balances are eliminated on consolidation and the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect external transactions only. The accounting periods of the subsidiaries are coterminous with that of the Company.

3. Significant accounting policies

The interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies adopted in the Group's most recent annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017.

4. Estimates

When preparing the interim financial statements, management undertakes a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The actual results may differ from the judgments, estimates and assumptions made by management, and will seldom equal the estimated results.

The judgments, estimates and assumptions applied in the interim financial statements, including the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied in the Group's most recent annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017.

5. Segment reporting

The Group has reported segment results based on internal management reporting information that is regularly reviewed by the Group's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman have concluded that the operating segment disclosure should be based on service offered by Group.

The reportable segments identified by the group are: guarding services and facility management services.

The revenue and profit generated by each of Group's business segments are summarized as follows:

 
 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                            Guarding     Facility      Others      Total 
                                          Management 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
 Revenue 
 From external customers    55,980,052    50,092,089     243,631   106,315,772 
 Segment operating 
  profit                     2,156,117       431,030   (107,950)     2,479,197 
 Total Segment assets       35,072,909    26,149,516     857,527    62,079,952 
 Segment liabilities        27,585,422    22,999,939   2,103,240    52,688,601 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2016 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                             Guarding     Facility      Others       Total 
                                          Management 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Revenue 
 From external customers    48,475,849    42,533,777     174,871   91,184,497 
 Segment operating 
  profit                     2,348,944       601,681    (23,716)    2,926,908 
 Total Segment assets       31,889,726    16,433,119     916,603   49,239,448 
 Segment liabilities        23,583,005    17,581,664   1,726,675   42,891,344 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 

The totals presented for the Group's operating segments reconciliation to the Group's key financial

 
                                  September 2017   September 2016 
 Segment assets                       62,079,952       49,239,448 
 Reconciling items: 
 Other assets unallocated             23,848,045       20,650,284 
-------------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 Total assets                         85,927,997       69,889,732 
-------------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
 Segment liabilities                  52,688,602       42,891,344 
 Reconciling items: 
 Other liabilities unallocated         8,273,332        9,129,042 
-------------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 Total liabilities                    60,961,934       52,020,386 
-------------------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
 
                                                Six months 
                                                     ended                    Six months ended 
                                              30 September 
                                                      2017                       30 September 2016 
Segment operating profit 
 before tax                                      2,479,197                               2,926,908 
Reconciling items: 
Other income not allocated                         538,350                                 731,019 
Other expense not allocated 
 (Mortice Limited)                               (803,685)                               (583,880) 
Profit before tax                                2,213,862                               3,074,047 
 
 
 
 

6. Property, plant and equipment - The acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, for the six months ended 30 September 2017 are US$ 633,055 (six months ended 30 September 2016: US$ 894,682 and for the twelve months ended 31 March 2017 are US$ 1,399,786 excluding property, plant and equipment acquired under business combination).

7. Earning per share

Both basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated using the profit or loss attributable to shareholders of Mortice Limited as the numerator. Calculation of basic and diluted profit per share is as follows:

 
                                Six months   Six months 
                                 ended 30     ended 30 
                                 September    September 
                                 2017         2016 
-----------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 Earnings attributable 
  to equity holders (US$)        1,025,376    1,478,826 
 Weighted average number 
  of ordinary shares 
  outstanding for basic 
  & diluted earnings 
  per share                     55,060,401   50,700,001 
-----------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Basic and diluted earnings 
  per share (US$)                     0.02         0.03 
-----------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 -*rounded off to two 
  decimal places. 
 
 

8. Related Party Transactions

   A.   Related party relationship 

Disclosure of Related parties and relationship between the parties:

Ultimate Holding Company Mancom Singapore PTE Ltd

Entities on which KMP exercise significant influence: Peregrine Security Private Limited

(Where transaction occurred) Micro Azure Computers Private Limited

 
 Key Management Personnel     Manjit Rajain 
  (KMPs) 
                              Rajan Oberoi 
                              Sangram Dhar 
 
 Relative of Key Management   Angad Rajain, Anuj Rajain 
  Personnel 
 

Significant related party transactions, other than those disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements, are as follows

Transaction with key management: September

 
 Particulars                      2017          2016 
                                   US$           US$ 
 Remuneration 
  Short-term benefits          392,708         336,839 
 Post - employment benefits     21,040          17,497 
============================  ========      ========== 
 
 

The outstanding balances payable to related parties under the category of key management as at 30 September 2017 and 30 September 2016 are US$ 5,508 and US$ 51,119 respectively.

 
                                            2017       2016 
 The Group                                   US$        US$ 
 Key management personnel and their 
  relatives 
 Office rental paid to key management 
  personnel                              132,101      127,022 
 Advance rent paid to key management 
  personnel                                    -       59,131 
 Deposits given to key management 
  personnel                               64,264       63,007 
 Sponsorship fees paid to relative 
  of key management personnel                  -       52,768 
 Loan given/(taken) to key management 
  personnel                                    -       19,611 
 Receivable from key management 
  personnel                               64,264       63,007 
 
 Entities over which key management 
  are able to exercise control: 
 Deposits given to related party          18,262            - 
 Operating expenses paid on behalf 
  of related party                             -       33,694 
 Recovery of advances from related 
  party                                    5,709       18,037 
 Office rental paid to related 
  party                                   18,641       57,366 
 Commission paid to related party         17,865       17,178 
 Receivable from related party            18,262     1,60,498 
 
 

9. Financial Instruments

(Financials assets and liabilities measured at amortised cost)

Fair values

The carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities with a maturity of less than one year is assumed to approximate their fair values.

However, the Group and the Company do not anticipate that the carrying amounts recorded at financial position date would be significantly different from the values that would eventually be received or settled.

The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the statement of financial position relate to the following categories of assets and liabilities:

 
                                           September 
                                       2017         2016 
                                       US$          US$ 
 
 Non-current assets 
 Loans and receivables 
 Restricted cash                    1,464,711    1,207,497 
 
 Current assets 
 Loans and receivables 
 Trade and other receivables        37,802,309   31,350,646 
 Related party receivables              -         148,602 
 Cash and cash equivalents          3,159,591    2,800,059 
---------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Total financial assets             42,426,611   35,506,804 
=================================  ===========  =========== 
 
 Non-current Liabilities 
 Finance lease obligations, 
  excluding current portion          348,839      542,316 
 Long-term borrowings, excluding 
  current portion                   4,074,060    4,577,529 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade payables and other 
  payables                          28,720,236   20,422,179 
 Bank overdraft                     5,766,607    5,825,806 
 Current portion of finance 
  lease obligations                  508,729      379,281 
 Current portion of long 
  term borrowing                    9,612,540    6,117,075 
---------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Total financial liabilities        49,031,011   37,864,186 
=================================  ===========  =========== 
 
   10.   Acquisition of Elite 

Mortice Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tenon Facility Management UK Limited ("Tenon UK"), have acquired Manchester-based Elite Cleaning & Environmental Services Limited ("Elite") on 21 April 2017

Tenon UK, agreed to pay up to consideration on a cash free, debt free basis (subject to certain potential adjustments to be satisfied by:

   -       GBP3.35 million cash consideration, offset by GBP1.6m free cash in Elite; 

- the allotment of 1,458,333 new ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares" and "Consideration Shares"); and

- a conditional earn--out payment of up to GBP1.0 million ("Earn out Consideration"),payable as to GBP700,000 in cash and GBP300,000 in new ordinary shares

The consideration shares have been allotted at 120p per new ordinary share. If the consideration shares are not admitted to trading on AIM within 60 days of 21 April 2017, a cash payment of GBP1,750,000 was required be paid to the Sellers by the Company in lieu of the allotment of such consideration Shares to the Sellers.

The full Earn-out consideration is payable on pre--agreed targets, including annualized contracted revenue 12 months post completion of the Acquisition of at least GBP11.2m and an EBITDA in the earn-out period of at least GBP1m being achieved and is payable up to GBP700k cash and GBP300k in Ordinary Shares.

Each Seller has undertaken that he will not sell, transfer of otherwise dispose of, or create an encumbrance over, the consideration Shares (or any interest in them) prior to 31 March 2019 (the "Lock--In") subject to certain customary exceptions. In addition, an option has been granted, to the Sellers, to require the Company to purchase the consideration Shares for 120 pence per share in the period for three months following the expiry of the Lock--In period.

Assets acquired

 
 Particulars                          Amount (GBP) 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 Purchase consideration                 5,965,985 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 Assets acquired 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
   Total fixed assets                    508,472 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
   Non-cash net working 
    capital                             1,155,031 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
   Cash and cash equivalent             1,538,403 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
   Customer relationship                1,379,417 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
   Trademark                            1,104,874 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
   Good will                                       279,788 
----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

11. Post reporting date events

During the month of October, 2017 the Company has bought back 2.331 million shares and also released additional 0.5 million share to previous owners of O&G to fulfil its obligation under the SPA executed them.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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