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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primorus Investments Plc | LSE:PRIM | London | Ordinary Share | GB00BKTCLJ25 | ORD 0.2P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00% | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 765,871 | 16:01:53 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investors, Nec | 0 | -1.48M | -0.0106 | -4.01 | 5.94M |
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Primorus Investments PLC
10 May 2017
Primorus Investments plc
("Primorus" or the "Company")
Final results for year ended 31 December 2016
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
I am pleased to present the Chairman's report for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Overview
Primorus has a strong balance sheet with no debt and with current assets (including cash of GBP221,000) as at 31 December 2016 amounting to GBP1,295,000. (2015: GBP1,218,000)
It has been a successful year for the Company on the oil and minerals exploration front. The Company has investment in two natural resource assets in the UK, being a 10% stake in Horse Hill Developments Limited ("HHDL"), and a 49% stake in Gold Mines of Wales Limited. We believe these investments will enhance future shareholder value.
The planned testing at the Horse Hill-1 ("HH-1") discovery in the Weald Basin onshore UK was undertaken in early 2016 with exceptionally high oil flow rates being achieved in both the Kimmeridge Limestone and the Portland Sandstone reservoirs. Flow results from the HH-1 well at Horse Hill produced stable dry oil flow rates from initial flow tests of 1,688 barrels of oil per day through restricted choke settings, which are thought to be the UK's highest flow rates for any onshore discovery.
These confirm that a commercial discovery has been made and plans to develop the field will now proceed. The Company is awaiting proposals from the operator at Horse Hill, Horse Hill Developments Limited ("HHDL") on the next phase of operations at Horse Hill, but the Company sees significant potential for commercial development of both the Portland and Kimmeridge intervals. The HH-1 Portland Sandstone discovery is now estimated to contain 21 million barrels of oil ("mmbbls") initially in place. The discovery made in the Jurassic, Kimmeridgian, Oxfordian and Liassic limestones and mudstones has been extensively studied and attributed with very significant resource potential in separate studies by Nutech and Schlumberger. HHDL has advised that it is seeking regulatory permissions to conduct extended production tests from all 3 oil zones at the site, followed by a horizontal side-track in the Kimmeridge limestones and a new Portland appraisal and development well.
Gold Mines of Wales Limited (49% owned by Primorus Investments) in turn owns 100% of Gold Mines of Wales (Operations) Limited ("GMOW"). GMOW is the UK entity that holds the exclusive Option from the Crown Estate over 107 km2 of exploration area. The Option granted to GMOW is akin to what is known as an exploration licence in other jurisdictions, in that it gives GMOW the exclusive right to explore for gold and other minerals within the licence area for the specific period.
The Company announced an update on 2 May 2017 in regard to its investment in Fresho, a leading Australian B2B company servicing the Restaurant and Food Service industries. It has informed us that annualised platform volume growth has risen 5-fold to circa A$100million.
Investments
Investment in Gold Mines of Wales: (49% interest in Gold Mines of Wales Limited)
Option Renewal
On 17 August 2015, the Company announced the renewal of the Crown Estate ("Crown") Mines Royal Exploration Option ("Option") over the Dolgellau Gold-Belt for a period of six years to GMOW subject to review by the Crown of GMOW's progress and activities every two years. Previous extensions of the Option have only been granted for a period of one year.
Work programme
In July 2016, the Company announced a summary of a Competent Person's Report on GMOW's mineral assets in Wales prepared by SRK Exploration Services Ltd ("SRK ES"). Broadly the outcomes of this report were positive and the exploration potential, in the opinion of SRK ES, is good. The success of any new exploration will depend on sound geological knowledge and the application of a detailed systematic exploration programme. SRK ES recommends that this should include stream sediment sampling, geological mapping, soil sampling, hand auger drilling and geophysical surveying, and considers the drilling targets could be provided within a 10-month period at a cost of GBP350,000 - GBP400,000. Following this, if the necessary planning and environmental permissions can be secured by GMOW, diamond drilling could be undertaken to support the presence of a potential deposit.
GMOW and SRK ES are likely to commence the physical on-the-ground works during the next 12 months. GMOW is also currently working with its environmental consultants to commence environmental impact ("EIS") and conceptual planning studies.
Investment in Horse Hill Developments Limited: (10% interest in HHDL)
The Company currently owns a 10% direct interest in Horse Hill Developments Limited. HHDL is a special purpose company that owns a 65% participating interest and operatorship of Licence PEDL137 and the adjacent Licence PEDL246 in the UK Weald Basin.
As reported in March 2016, the final total aggregate stable dry oil flow rate from two Kimmeridge limestones plus the overlying Portland sandstone in HH-1 stands at 1,688 barrels of oil per day ("bopd"), a UK record for an onshore discovery well. Over the 30 to 90 hour flow periods from each of the 3 zones in HH-1, no clear indication of any reservoir pressure depletion was observed.
Flow Test Highlights:
-- The final Portland test of 323 bopd, over an 8.5-hour, period is the highest stable dry oil flow rate from any onshore UK Portland well. On further testing, with a larger pump, the rate doubled from the previously reported stable dry oil rate of 168 bopd. The Portland was produced at maximum pump capacity and showed no clear indication of depletion. It is likely that the peak rate can be further increased using a higher capacity downhole pump during the next planned test.
-- Proof that the Kimmeridge limestones contain significant volumes of moveable light oil that can be flowed to surface at commercial rates.
-- The stable dry-oil flow rate of 464 bopd from the Lower Kimmeridge Limestone is the first ever flow from this rock unit in the Weald Basin and onshore UK.
-- Based on the analysis of published reports, sighted by the Directors, from all significant UK onshore discovery wells, the Company Directors' concludes that the well's 1,688 bopd is likely the highest aggregate stable dry-oil flow from any onshore UK new field discovery well.
-- Based on the analysis of published reports from all significant UK onshore discovery wells, the Company Directors' concludes that the 901 bopd from the Upper Kimmeridge zone is likely the highest stable natural dry oil flow rate from a single reservoir in any UK onshore new field discovery well.
-- High quality Brent Crude produced: light, sweet oil (40 degrees API in Kimmeridge, 35-37 degrees API in Portland) with 1,940 barrels delivered to the Esso Fawley refinery.
-- Preliminary analysis confirms that the Lower and Upper Kimmeridge Limestone units are naturally fractured reservoirs with high deliverability.
-- Strong possibility for further optimisation and increased flow rates from all 3 zones in future development and production wells, particularly through the use of horizontal wells.
Summary Table of Test Results: Horse Hill -1 well - Weald Basin, UK
Hot Features
Premium
Zone Maximum Instantaneous Stabilised Perforated Stabilised Depth
Oil Rate Dry Oil Interval Flow Period Below
Rate Surface
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bopd Bopd ft hours ft
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U. Portland
* 360 323 103 8.5 2000
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U. Kimmeridge
** 1008 901 88 4.0 2800
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L. Kimmeridge
** 700 464 80 7.5 2950
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Total 2068 1688 271 20
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Note: * flow rate limited by pump stroke rate capacity
** natural flow
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HH-1 Overview and Recap:
The HH-1 discovery well, completed in November 2014, was the first modern well since the 1980s to test the entire Jurassic and Triassic section of the Weald Basin, reaching Palaeozoic basement at circa 8,500 feet. The well was drilled with oil-based mud to ensure good electric log data collection. A comprehensive suite of modern Schlumberger log data, including magnetic resonance data, was acquired. Geological samples were collected at 10 foot intervals throughout the well specifically for geochemical analysis.
The analysis of thermal maturity data (vitrinite reflectance) from geological samples, by a leading analyst in Switzerland, showed that the Kimmeridge section of the well was within the peak oil generative window. Previous researchers had stated that the Kimmeridge was thermally immature, and whilst recognised to be the time equivalent of the North Sea's main oil source rock, had likely only generated either early stage immoveable bitumen or minor quantities of moveable oil, as seen in the Upper Kimmeridge Limestone in Balcombe-1, 15 km to the south of HH-1.
As previously announced by UK Oil & Gas PLC ("UKOG"), geochemical analysis of samples throughout the c. 1300 feet thick Kimmeridge shale section of HH-1, showed that the shales comprised a world class oil source rock. Analysis of 277 samples showed 780 feet of drilled section exceeding 2% total organic carbon ("TOC") by weight, with an average of 4.1% TOC. The richest section, and possible sweet-spot, lay between the Upper and Lower Kimmeridge Limestones with an average of 5% TOC and a high of 9.4% TOC. The organic shales demonstrated high oil generative potentials ranging from an average of 35 kg/tonne to a high of 103 kg/tonne and with high Hydrogen Indices ("HI") averaging 754. Further significant potential source rock sections were identified in the Middle Jurassic and Lias sections of the well.
Both Nutech and Schlumberger, leaders in the field of electric log analysis in rocks with low permeabilities, were then engaged by UKOG to investigate the presence of oil in the HH-1 well. UKOG reported the results during 2015, which indicated that a mean estimated total of between 9.97 and 10.99 billion barrels of OIP, or oil in the ground, existed under the HH-1 licence area, contained in shales and limestones of the Kimmeridge, Oxford Clay and Lias.
Based on analysis of published reports from all significant UK onshore discovery wells, the 1,688 bbl per day flow rate is likely to be the highest aggregate stable rate recorded from any onshore UK discovery well.
The operator at Horse Hill, HHDL, have advised that it is seeking regulatory permissions to conduct extended production tests from all 3 oil zones at the site, followed by a horizontal side-track in the Kimmeridge limestones and a new Portland appraisal and development well.
All of the reviews and reports mentioned above state that the OIP volumes estimated should not be construed as recoverable resources or reserves.
Other Investments:
Fresho Pty Ltd ("Fresho")
Fresho, a company in which Primorus holds an investment of GBP175,000, representing approx. 3.5% of the company's share capital, is positioning itself as a leading Australian B2B company servicing the Restaurant and Food Service industries. By aggregating and streamlining the food order process via Fresho's unique cloud-based platform, both customers and streamlining the food order process via Fresho's unique cloud-based platform, both customers and suppliers are able to make savings in time, money and wastage and also generate powerful reporting and business data analytics. To date Fresho's customer base has been located in Melbourne with many of Australia's most iconic restaurants and suppliers using the product, however they are now expanding into a number of Australia's other cities.
Boletus Resources Limited ("Boletus")
In January 2014, Stellar acquired an initial 20% shareholding in Boletus, a special purpose company established for developing the Bengkulu Coal Project on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Since the time of the original investment in Boletus, Boletus have reviewed their options with the lease owner of the Bengkulu Coal Project to ascertain if a commercially viable coal operation is indeed possible. At this stage it is not deemed viable and as such the investment in Boletus has been fully impaired by a further GBP150,000. (2015: nil).
Financial Results
The operating loss was GBP332,000 (2015 - GBP266,000 loss). The net loss after tax was GBP694,000 (2015: GBP348,000), which included a provision of GBP150,000 against an unlisted investment in Boletus, and a provision of GBP152,000 against the loan due from its associate GMOW.
Current assets including cash at 31 December 2016 amounted to GBP1,295,000 (2015: GBP1,218,000).
In February 2016, the Company announced it had raised GBP870,000 through the issue of 348 million new shares at a placing price of 0.25 pence per share. The funds were used for general working capital purposes and to assist in seeking further investment opportunities.
In March 2017, the Company announced it had raised GBP237,000 through the issue of 158 million new shares at a placing price of 0.15 pence per share. The funds are to be used for general working capital purposes and to assist in seeking further investment opportunities. Also in March 2017, the Company obtained, at a general meeting, shareholder approval for an increased authority to issue new ordinary shares. The Directors stated that they wished to undertake a further placing, and a further announcement will be made as appropriate.
Outlook
The Horse Hill-1 well has added significant additional value to the Company. It contains both a commercial conventional Portland Sandstone discovery and a major new play in the Kimmeridge Limestones that has very significant potential. We will work closely with HHDL on potentially increasing our oil production and reserves from the existing fields.
GMOW continues with its exploration activities and we await further updates.
We will continue to seek out further investments in line with the Company's investing strategy.
The directors would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders, staff and consultants for their continued support.
Jeremy Taylor-Firth
Chairman
10 May 2017
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
For further information, please contact:
Primorus Investments plc: +44 (0) 20 7440 0640 Alastair Clayton Nominated Adviser: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880 Cairn Financial Advisers LLP James Caithie / Sandy Jamieson Broker: +44 (0) 20 3137 1902 Optiva Securities Limited Christian Dennis / Jeremy King
GLOSSARY
Discovery a discovery is a petroleum accumulation for which one or several exploratory wells
have established
through testing, sampling and/or logging the existence of a significant quantity of
potentially
moveable hydrocarbons
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flow test a flow test or well test involves testing a well by flowing hydrocarbons to surface,
typically
through a test separator. Key measured parameters are oil and gas flow rates, downhole
pressure
and surface pressure. The overall objective is to identify the well's capacity to
produce
hydrocarbons at a commercial flow rate
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Limestone a sedimentary rock predominantly composed of calcite (a crystalline mineral form of
calcium
carbonate) of organic, chemical or detrital origin. Minor amounts of dolomite, chert
and clay
are common in limestones. Chalk is a form of fine-grained limestone
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Mean or expected value, is the probability-weighted average of all possible values and is a
measure
of the central tendency either of a probability distribution or of the random variable
characterised
by that distribution
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P50 a 50% probability that a stated volume will be equalled or exceeded
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reservoir pressure depletion a reduction in reservoir pressure as indicated by downhole pressure gauges positioned
in the
well close to the zone being tested
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Sandstone a clastic sedimentary rock whose grains are predominantly sand-sized. The term is
commonly
used to imply consolidated sand or a rock made of predominantly quartz sand
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OIP oil in place - the quantity of oil or petroleum that is estimated to exist originally
in naturally
occurring accumulations before any extraction or production
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 2015
Notes GBP000 GBP000
Revenue 2 - -
Share based payments - (60)
Administrative costs (332) (206)
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Total administrative costs (332) (266)
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2,
Operating (loss) 3 (332) (266)
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Realised gain on disposal of AFS
investments 5 17 -
Unrealised gain on market value 45 -
movement of AFS investments
Impairment provision on AFS investments (150) -
Provision on associate loan (152) -
Share of (loss) of associate 7 (122) (82)
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(Loss) before tax (694) (348)
Taxation 5 - -
------- -------
(Loss) for the year attributable
to equity holders of the company (694) (348)
------- -------
(Loss) per Share
Basic and diluted (loss) per share
(pence) 6 (0.07) (0.05)
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There are no other recognised gains or losses for the year.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AT 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 2016 2015 2015
ASSETS Notes GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Non-Current Assets
Investment in Associate 7 155 277
Available for Sale
Investments 8 915 750
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1,070 1,027
Current Assets
Trade and other receivables 9 1,074 901
Cash and cash equivalents 10 221 317
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1,295 1,218
Total Assets 2,365 2,245
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LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 11 (38) (38)
Total Liabilities (38) (38)
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Net Assets 2,327 2,207
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EQUITY
Equity Attributable
to Equity Holders
of the Company
Share capital 13 15,223 15,188
Share premium account 32,205 31,426
Share based payment
reserve 160 160
Retained earnings (45,261) (44,567)
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Total Equity 2,327 2,207
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AT 31 DECEMBER 2016
Share Share Share Retained Total
capital premium based earnings attributable
payment to owners
reserve of parent
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Balance at 31 December
2014 15,188 31,432 100 (44,219) 2,501
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Loss for the year - - - (348) (348)
Total comprehensive
income
for the year - - - (348) (348)
Share options issued - - 60 - 60
Share Issue costs - (6) - - (6)
Transactions with
owners of the company - (6) 60 - 54
Balance at 31 December
2015 15,188 31,426 160 (44,567) 2,207
========= ========= ========= ========== ==============
Loss for the year - - - (694) (694)
Total comprehensive
income
for the year - - - (694) (694)
Shares issued 35 835 - - 870
Share Issue costs - (56) - - (56)
Transactions with
owners of the company 35 779 - - 814
Balance at 31 December
2016 15,223 32,205 160 (45,261) 2,327
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 2016 2015 2015
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Cash Flows from Operating
Activities
Operating Loss (332) (266)
Adjustments for:
Share based payment charge - 60
Change in trade and other
receivables 24 217
Change in trade and other
payables - (26)
Taxation (paid) - -
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24 251
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Net Cash used in Operating
Activities (308) (15)
Cash Flows from Investing
Activities
Loan advanced to associate (60) (87)
Loan advanced to related
party (289) (179)
Net payment for available (253) -
for sale investments
Net Cash used in Investing
Activities (602) (266)
Cash Flows from Financing
Activities
Proceeds from share issues 870 -
Share issue costs (56) (6)
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Net Cash in generated from
Financing Activities 814 (6)
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Net Change in Cash and Cash
Equivalents (96) (287)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
at beginning of period 317 604
------- -------
Cash and Cash Equivalents
at end of period 221 317
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2016
1. Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
Primorus Investments Plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The Company's shares are listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, and on the NEX Exchange Growth Market as operated by NEX Exchange Limited ("NEX"). On 5 December 2016, the Company changed its name from Stellar Resources Plc to Primorus Investments Plc by way of a statutory notice of change filed at Companies House.
The Financial Statements are for the year ended 31 December 2016 and have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU ("adopted IFRS"). These Financial Statements (the "Financial Statements") have been prepared and approved by the Directors on 10 May 2017 and signed on their behalf by Donald Strang and Alastair Clayton.
The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the preparation of these Financial Statements, and the financial report is presented in Pound Sterling (GBP) and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (GBP'000) unless otherwise stated.
Investing Policy
The Company's investing policy is to acquire a diverse portfolio of direct and indirect interests in exploration and producing projects and assets in the natural resources sector in addition to acquisition(s) in the leisure, corporate services, consultancy and brand licensing sectors. The Company will consider possible opportunities anywhere in the world.
The Directors have considerable experience investing, both in structuring and executing deals and in raising funds. The Directors will use this experience to identify and investigate investment opportunities, and to negotiate acquisitions. Wherever necessary the Company will engage suitably qualified technical personnel to carry out specialist due diligence prior to making an acquisition or an investment.
The Company may invest by way of outright acquisition or by the acquisition of assets, including the intellectual property, of a relevant business, or by entering into partnerships or joint venture arrangements. Such investments may result in the Company acquiring the whole or part of a company or project (which in the case of an investment in a company may be private or listed on a stock exchange, and which may be pre-revenue), and such investments may constitute a minority stake in the company or project in question.
The Company may be both an active and a passive investor depending on the nature of the individual investments in its portfolio. Although the Company intends to be a long-term investor, the Directors will place no minimum or maximum limit on the length of time that any investment may be held.
The Directors may offer new Ordinary Shares by way of consideration as well as cash, thereby helping to preserve the Company's cash for working capital and as a reserve against unforeseen contingencies including by way of example, and without limitation, delays in collecting accounts receivable, unexpected changes in the economic environment and unforeseen operational problems. The Company may in appropriate circumstances issue debt securities or otherwise borrow money to complete an investment. The Directors do not intend to acquire any cross-holdings in other corporate entities that have an interest in the Ordinary Shares.
There are no restrictions in the type of investment that the Company might make nor on the type of opportunity that may be considered other than set out in this Investing policy.
In addition, the Directors may consider from time to time other means of facilitating returns to Shareholders including dividends, share repurchases, demergers, and schemes of arrangements or liquidation.
Going Concern
The Directors noted the losses that the Company has made for the Year Ended 31 December 2016. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period ending 31 May 2018 which take account of the current cost and operational structure of the Company.
The cost structure of the Company comprises a high proportion of discretionary spend and therefore in the event that cash flows become constrained, costs can be quickly reduced to enable the Company to operate within its available funding.
These forecasts demonstrate that the Company has sufficient cash funds available to allow it to continue in business for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
It is the prime responsibility of the Board to ensure the Company remains a going concern. At 31 December 2016 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of GBP221,000 and no borrowings. The Company has minimal contractual expenditure commitments and the Board considers the present funds sufficient to maintain the working capital of the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the Annual Report and Financial Statements. For these reasons the Directors adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the Financial Statements.
New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted by the Company
No new and/or revised Standards and Interpretations have been required to be adopted, and/or are applicable in the current year by/to the Company, as standards, amendments and interpretations which are effective for the financial year beginning on 1 January 2016 are not material to the Company.
New standards, amendments and interpretations not yet adopted
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations which have not been applied in these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective for the year presented:
- IFRS 9 in respect of Financial Instruments which will be effective for the accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.
- IFRS 15 in respect of Revenue from Contracts with Customers which will be effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.
- IFRS 16 in respect of Leases which will be effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019.
There are no other IFRSs or IFRIC interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to have a material impact on the Company.
Sources of Estimation and Key Judgements
The preparation of the Financial Statements requires the Company to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Directors base their estimates on historic experience and various other assumptions that they believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgements about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue
Revenue is measured by reference to the fair value of consideration received or receivable by the Company for services provided, excluding VAT and trade discounts. Revenue is credited to the Income Statement in the period it is deemed to be earned.
Finance Income and Costs
Finance income and costs are reported on an accruals basis.
Taxation
Current tax is the tax currently payable based on taxable profit for the year.
Deferred income taxes are calculated using the liability method on temporary differences. Deferred tax is generally provided on the difference between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. However, deferred tax is not provided on the initial recognition of goodwill, nor on the initial recognition of an asset or liability unless the related transaction is a business combination or affects tax or accounting profit. Deferred tax on temporary differences associated with shares in subsidiaries and joint ventures is not provided if reversal of these temporary differences can be controlled by the Company and it is probable that reversal will not occur in the foreseeable future. In addition, tax losses available to be carried forward as well as other income tax credits to the Company are assessed for recognition as deferred tax assets.
Deferred tax liabilities are provided in full, with no discounting. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that the underlying deductible temporary differences will be able to be offset against future taxable income. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated at tax rates that are expected to apply to their respective period of realisation, provided they are enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
Changes in deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognised as a component of tax expense in the income statement, except where they relate to items that are charged or credited directly to equity in which case the related deferred tax is also charged or credited directly to equity.
Foreign Currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are translated at the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items that are measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined. Any exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded are recognised in the profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Exchange differences on non-monetary items are recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent that they relate to a gain or loss on that non-monetary item taken to other comprehensive income, otherwise such gains and losses are recognised in the income statement.
The Company's functional currency and presentational currency is Sterling.
Equity
Equity comprises the following:
-- "Share capital" representing the nominal value of equity shares.
-- "Share premium" representing the excess over nominal value of the fair value of consideration received for equity shares, net of expenses of the share issue.
-- "Share based payment reserve" represents the value of equity benefits provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration and provided to consultants and advisors hired by the Company from time to time as part of the consideration paid.
-- "Retained earnings" representing retained profits.
Investment in associates
An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies. The investment in an associate is initially recognised at cost and adjusted for the Company's share of in the net assets of the investee after the date of acquisition, and for any impairment in value (equity method), except when the investment is classified as held-for-sale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current assets held-for-sale and discontinued operations. If the Company's share of losses of an associate exceed the cost of the investment in the associate, from that point the Company discontinues recognising its share of further losses.
Financial Assets
Financial assets are divided into the following categories: loans and receivables and available-for-sale financial assets. Financial assets are assigned to the different categories by management on initial recognition, depending on the purpose for which they were acquired, and are recognised when the Company becomes party to contractual arrangements. Both loans and receivables and available for sale financial assets are initially recorded at fair value.
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Trade, most other receivables and cash and cash equivalents fall into this category of financial assets. Loans and receivables are measured subsequent to initial recognition at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. Any change in their value through impairment or reversal of impairment is recognised in the income statement.
Provision against trade receivables is made when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due to it in accordance with the original terms of those receivables. The amount of the write-down is determined as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows.
A financial asset is derecognised only where the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or the financial asset is transferred and that transfer qualifies for derecognition. A financial asset is transferred if the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of the asset have been transferred or the Company retains the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of the asset but assumes a contractual obligation to pay the cash flows to one or more recipients. A financial asset that is transferred qualifies for derecognition if the Company transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset, or if the Company neither retains nor transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership but does transfer control of that asset.
Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are either designated to this category or do not qualify for inclusion in any of the other categories of financial assets. The Company's available-for-sale financial assets include unlisted securities. These available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value. Gains and losses are recognised in other comprehensive income and reported within the available-for-sale reserve within equity, except for impairment losses and foreign exchange differences, which are recognised in profit or loss. When the asset is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the cumulative gain or loss recognised in other comprehensive income is reclassified from the equity reserve to profit or loss and presented as a reclassification adjustment within other comprehensive income. Interest calculated using the effective interest method and dividends are recognised in profit or loss within finance income
Financial Liabilities
Financial liabilities are obligations to pay cash or other financial assets and are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
All financial liabilities initially recognised at fair value less transaction costs and thereafter carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with interest-related charges recognised as an expense in finance cost in the income statement. A financial liability is derecognised only when the obligation is extinguished, that is, when the obligation is discharged or cancelled or expires.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and demand deposits, together with other short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
Share-Based Payments
The Company operates a number of equity-settled, share-based compensation plans, under which the entity receives services from employees as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the Company. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of the options is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options granted:
-- including any market performance conditions;
-- excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for example, profitability or sales growth targets, or remaining an employee of the entity over a specified time period; and
-- including the impact of any non-vesting conditions (for example, the requirement for employees to save).
Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest. The total expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions are to be satisfied.
In addition, in some circumstances, employees may provide services in advance of the grant date, and therefore the grant-date fair value is estimated for the purposes of recognising the expense during the period between service commencement period and grant date.
At the end of each reporting period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to vest based on the non-market vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in profit or loss, with a corresponding adjustment to equity.
When the options are exercised, the Company issues new shares. The proceeds received, net of any directly attributable transaction costs, are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium.
The grant by the Company of options over its equity instruments to the employees of subsidiary undertakings in the Group is treated as a capital contribution. The fair value of employee services received, measured by reference to the grant date fair value, is recognised over the vesting period as an increase in investment in subsidiary undertakings, with a corresponding credit to equity in the parent entity accounts.
2. Segment Reporting
The Company is now operating as a single UK based segment with a single primary activity to invest in businesses so as to generate a return for the shareholders. The revenue from this segment, generated from management services in the UK, was GBPnil (2015 - GBPnil). The non-current assets of the segment is GBP1,070,000 (2015 - GBP1,027,000).
3. Operating Activities and Auditor's Remuneration
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Included within results from operating
activities are the following:
Operating lease rentals - land
and buildings 23 36
Auditor's remuneration:
Audit services:
* Company statutory audit 10 13
Non-audit services:
- -
* Taxation compliance
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4. Information Regarding Directors and Employees
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Employment costs, including Directors,
during the year:
Wages and salaries 72 40
Share based payments - 60
72 100
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Average number of persons, including No. No.
Directors employed
Administration 3 2
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3 2
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Directors' remuneration GBP000 GBP000
Emoluments 72 100
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No. No.
Number of Directors in money purchase - -
pension schemes
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Emoluments of the Individual Directors
Fees Share
and based
salaries payments Total
2016 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
A Clayton 24 - 24
J Taylor Firth 24 - 24
D Strang 24 - 24
72 - 72
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2015 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
A Clayton (*1) 2 20 22
J Taylor Firth (*1) 2 20 22
D Strang 36 20 56
E. Priestly (*1) - - -
40 60 100
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Directors' interest in share options is set out in note 14.
(*1) - These Directors were either appointed or resigned during the relevant year, and thus were not remunerated for a full year's service as applicable. Details of appointment and resignation dates are disclosed in the Directors' report.
Key Management Personnel
The key management personnel are considered to be the Directors. There remuneration is included in note 4 above.
5. Income Tax (Credit)/Expense
The relationship between the expected tax (credit)/expense based on the effective tax rate of the Company at 20% (2015 - 20/21%) and the tax (credit)/expense actually recognised in the income statement can be reconciled as follows:
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Loss for the year before tax (694) (348)
Tax rate 20% 20/21%
Expected tax credit (139) (70)
Differences between capital allowances - -
and depreciation
Expenses not deductible for tax
purposes 51 28
Deferred tax asset not recognised 88 42
Actual tax expense - -
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Deferred Tax
The amount of approximate unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognised in the statement of financial position is GBP1,382,000 (2015 - GBP1,067,000).
6. Loss per Share
Weighted Basic
average per share
No. of amount
shares
2016 GBP000 (pence)
Loss after tax (694)
Earnings attributable
to ordinary shareholders (694)
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Weighted average number
of shares 1,052,549,167 (0.07)
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Total basic and diluted
loss per share (0.07)
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2015 GBP000 (pence)
Loss after tax (348)
Earnings attributable
to ordinary shareholders (348)
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Weighted average number
of shares 762,549,167 (0.05)
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Total basic and diluted
loss per share (0.05)
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7. Investment in associate
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Investment in associate 155 277
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2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Carrying amount at 1 January 277 359
Share of associate loss (122) (82)
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Carrying amount at 31 December 155 277
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The Company's share of results of its associate,
which is unlisted, and its aggregated assets
and liabilities, is as follows:
Name Country Assets Liabilities Revenues Profit/(Loss) % interest
of incorporation held
As at Year to
5 April 5 April
2016 2016
Gold Mines
of Wales
Limited
(Group) Jersey GBP115,000 GBP28,000 Nil (GBP249,000) 49
Gold Mines of Wales Limited's year end is 5 April.
8. Available for Sale Investments
2016 2015
Investment in listed and unlisted securities GBP000 GBP000
Valuation at beginning of the period 750 750
Additions at cost 291 -
Disposal proceeds (37) -
Gains on disposals 16 -
Gain on Market value revaluation 45 -
Impairment in value of unlisted investment (150) -
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Valuation at the end of the period 915 750
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The available for sale investments splits are as below:
Non-current assets - listed 135 -
Non-current assets - unlisted 780 750
915 750
The Directors have reviewed the carrying value of the unlisted investments, and have considered
an impairment of GBP150,000 against the Company's investment in Boletus Resources Ltd has
been deemed appropriate on the basis that Boletus's potential projects are not deemed commercially
viable.
Available-for-sale investments comprise investments in listed and unlisted which if listed
are traded on stock markets throughout the world, and are held by the Company as a mix of
strategic and short term investments.
9. Trade and Other Receivables
Current trade and other receivables 2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Trade receivables - -
Other receivables 11 18
Due from associate undertaking 400 422
Due from related party (see note
16) 658 369
Prepayments and accrued income 5 92
1,074 901
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The Directors have considered that a provision of GBP152,000 against the total loan of GBP552,000 due from its associate, Gold Mines of Wales Ltd is appropriate under the current economic climate.
The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value.
10. Cash at Bank and Cash Equivalents
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Cash at Bank 221 317
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11. Trade and Other Payables
2016 2015
Current trade other payables GBP000 GBP000
Trade payables 16 12
Taxation and social security 3 3
Accruals and deferred income 19 23
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38 38
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All amounts are short term and the carrying values are considered to be a reasonable approximation of fair value.
12. Risk Management Objectives and Policies
Financial assets by category
The categories of financial asset included in the balance sheet and the headings in which they are included are as follows:
Current assets 2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Loans and receivables 1,074 901
Cash 221 317
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1,295 1,218
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Financial Liabilities by Category
The categories of financial liability included in the balance sheet and the headings in which they are included are as follows:
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities measured
at amortised cost 38 38
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The Company is exposed to market risk through its use of financial instruments and specifically to credit risk, and liquidity risk which result from both its operating and investing activities. The Company's risk management is coordinated at its headquarters, in close co-operation with the board of Directors, and focuses on actively securing the Company's short to medium term cash flows by minimising the exposure to financial markets. Long term financial investments are managed to generate lasting returns. The Company does not actively engage in the trading of financial assets for speculative purposes nor does it write options. The most significant financial risks to which the Company is exposed to are described below.
Interest rate sensitivity
The Company is not substantially exposed to interest rate sensitivity, other than in relation to interest bearing bank accounts.
Credit risk analysis
The Company's exposure to credit risk is limited to the carrying amount of trade receivables. The Company continuously monitors defaults of customers and other counterparties, identified either individually or by Company, and incorporates this information into its credit risk controls. Where available at reasonable cost, external credit ratings and/or reports on customers and other counterparties are obtained and used. Company's policy is to deal only with creditworthy counterparties. Company management considers that trade receivables that are not impaired for each of the reporting dates under review are of good credit quality, including those that are past due.
None of the Company's financial assets are secured by collateral or other credit enhancements.
The credit risk for liquid funds and other short-term financial assets is considered negligible, since the counterparties are reputable banks with high quality external credit ratings.
Liquidity risk analysis
The Company's continued future operations depend on the ability to raise sufficient working capital through the issue of equity share capital. The Directors are confident that adequate funding will be forthcoming with which to finance operations. Controls over expenditure are carefully managed.
Capital Management Policies
The Company's capital management objectives are:
-- to ensure the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; and -- to provide a return to shareholders
The Company monitors capital on the basis of the carrying amount of equity less cash and cash equivalents.
13. Share Capital
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
Allotted, issued and fully paid
1,110,549,167 ordinary shares of
0.01p each
(2015 - 762,549,167 of 0.01p each) 111 76
28,976,581 deferred shares of 45p
each (2015 - 28,976,581) 13,040 13,040
28,976,581 A deferred shares of
4p each (2015- 28,976,581) 1,159 1,159
92,230,985 B deferred shares of
0.99p each (2015- 92,230,985) 913 913
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15,223 15,188
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The deferred shares and the A and B deferred shares do not carry voting rights.
Ordinary Nominal
Shares Value
Number GBP'000
Ordinary shares of 0.01p each
As at 31 December 2014 and as
at 31 December 2015 762,549,167 76
1 March 2016 - Placing for cash
at 0.25p per share 308,000,000 31
2 March 2016 - Placing for cash
at 0.25p per share 40,000,000 4
As at 31 December 2016 1,110,549,167 111
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Details of the share options and warrants the Company has in issue are disclosed in Note 14.
14. Share-based payments
Details of share options and warrants granted to Directors, employees & consultants, over the ordinary shares are as follows:
Exercised
or
At Issued expired At Exercise Date Expiry
1 January during during 31 December price from
which
2016 the the 2016 exercisable date
year year
No. No. No. No. GBP
Share
options
D. Strang 10,000,000 - - 10,000,000 0.004 14/11/2013 14/11/2023
D. Strang 12,000,000 - - 12,000,000 0.003 30/11/2015 31/12/2020
A Clayton 12,000,000 - - 12,000,000 0.003 30/11/2015 31/12/2020
J Taylor-Firth 12,000,000 - - 12,000,000 0.003 30/11/2015 31/12/2020
Consultants 10,000,000 - - 10,000,000 0.004 14/11/2013 14/11/2023
56,000,000 - - 56,000,000
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Warrants
Various 4,075,000 - - 4,075,000 0.004 29/10/2013 14/11/2018
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4,075,000 - - 4,075,000
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The share price range during the year was GBP0.0014 to GBP0.0030 (2015 - GBP0.004 to GBP0.0017).
The share based payment charge in the year was GBPnil (2015 - GBP60,000).
The weighted average values of options 2015 are as follows: Weighted average exercise price of options granted 0.30p Weighted average exercise price of options exercisable at the end of the year 0.30p Weighted average option life remaining 5 years
For those options granted where IFRS 2 "Share-Based Payment" is applicable, the fair values were calculated using the Black-Scholes model. The inputs into the model were as follows:
Risk free Share price Expected Share
rate volatility life price
at date
of grant
30 November 2015 1.10% 111.1% 5.09 years GBP0.0022
Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Company's share price for 12 months prior to the date of grant. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management's best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations.
The Company recognised total expenses of GBPnil (2015: GBP60,000) relating to equity-settled share-based payment transactions during the year, and GBPnil was transferred via equity to retained earnings on the exercise of nil options (2015: nil options) during the year (2015: GBPnil).
15. Capital Commitments
The directors have confirmed that there were no contingent liabilities or capital commitments which should be disclosed at 31 December 2016. No provision has been made in the financial statements for any amounts in relation to any capital expenditure requirements of the Company's associate or investments, and such costs are expected to be fulfilled in the normal course of the operations of the Company.
16. Related Party Transactions
The Company had the following amounts outstanding from its investee companies (Note 9) at 31 December:
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Horse Hill Development Ltd ("Horse
Hill") 658 369
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The above loan outstanding is included within trade and other receivables, Note 9. The loan to Horse Hill has been made in accordance with the terms of the investment agreement whereby it accrues interest daily at the Bank of England base rate and is repayable out of future cashflows.
Key Management Personnel
The key management personnel are considered to be the Directors. There remuneration is included in note 4 to the accounts.
17. Events after the end of the reporting period
On 3 March 2017, the Company announced it had raised GBP237,000 by way of a placing of 158 million new ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each at aprice of 0.15 pence per share.
18. Ultimate Controlling Party
There is not considered to be an ultimate controlling party of the company.
19. Posting of Accounts
The Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 will be posted to shareholders and uploaded to the Company's website in due course.
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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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