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AMPH Aggregated Micro Power Holdings Plc

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Aggregated Micro Power Holdings PLC Half-year Report (4014X)

19/12/2019 7:00am

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Aggregated Micro Power Holdings PLC

19 December 2019

Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc

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

Interim Results for the sixth months ended 30 September 2019

Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc (AIM: AMPH), trading as AMP Clean Energy, the specialist provider of distributed heat, power and renewable fuels, is pleased to announce results for the sixth months ended 30 September 2019.

Financial Highlights

   --    Group revenues were GBP18.10m (2018: GBP18.31m restated) 
   --    Profit after tax increased to GBP0.77m (2018: loss of GBP5.4m restated) 
   --    Net assets as at 30 September 2018 were GBP24.89m (30 March 2019: GBP24.11m) 

-- Net assets do not include any recognition for future deferred development fees that may be due from AMPIL(a)

Operational Highlights

   --    Strong progress in Urban Reserve with 50MWs consented and 32MWs submitted for planning 

-- Wood fuels delivered over 90,000 tonnes of RHI compliant wood fibre to nearly 4,000 customers and provides service and maintenance to around 950 boilers

Post Period End

-- In November, the board of directors of Fossa Holdco Limited, a company wholly-owned by Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR ("Asterion") and AMP announced an agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of the Company

   --    Also in November, AMP announced it had sold a 4% shareholding in IncubEx Inc(b) . 

-- AMP's Project Division Urban Reserve has developed a strong pipeline of projects and is on track to have 100MWs of projects to have planning consent or be in planning by March 2020

-- In December, AMP helped to secure further funding for AMPIL(a) raising a further GBP12.9 million bringing the total AMPIL Notes in issue to GBP80 million

Richard Burrell, Chief Executive of Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc, said:

"AMP continues to make progress and our interim results have benefited from the uplift in the value of our shareholding in Incubex. The recently announced 90p per share offer from Asterion represents an attractive offer price for AMP and it ensures that AMP has the right partner to help fund its next phase of growth."

(a) Aggregated Micro Power Infrastructure 2 Limited ("AMPIL") is a special purpose vehicle which is wholly owned by Law Debenture Intermediary Corporation plc as trustee for general charitable purposes. AMPIL can issue listed loan notes to fund renewable energy projects acquired from AMP and/or other developers. AMPIL has to date raised GBP80m from institutional and other investors.

(b) IncubEx LLC is an incubator for exchange traded products, services, and technology solutions. At its core, IncubEx is a product and business development firm. The company works in conjunction with its global exchange partner, European Energy Exchange (EEX) and other leading service providers and stakeholders to design and develop new financial products in global environmental, reinsurance, and related commodity markets. The company has a specific focus on innovation and continuous improvement of products and services, including technology, trading solutions, and operational efficiencies. The IncubEx team is comprised of former key Climate Exchange executives and is uniquely positioned to capture these opportunities with its partners. The company was founded in 2016 and currently has offices in Chicago and London. www.theincubex.com

Contacts

   Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc                         020 7382 7800 

Neil Eckert, Executive Chairman

Richard Burrell, CEO

Izzy Deterding, Investor Relations

   finnCap Ltd                                                                         020 7220 0500 

Ed Frisby/Simon Hicks - Corporate Finance

Andrew Burdis/Richard Chambers - ECM

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Mark Murphy - Institutional Sales

Nick Lovering - Corporate Finance

About Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc

The Group was established to develop, own and operate renewable energy generating facilities. It specialises in the sale of wood fuels and in the installation of distributed energy projects. Trading as AMP Clean Energy, the Group sells high quality wood chip and wood pellet to end customers throughout the UK, while its projects division installs biomass boiler and biomass CHP systems for a wide range of applications and customers. AMP is also active in developing projects for stand-by power generation which aim to balance the transmission grid at times of peak demand.

www.ampcleanenergy.com

Executive Chairman's Statement

This Interim Report is in respect of the six month period to 30 September 2019.

Interim Results

Group revenues for the six months to 30 September 2019 were GBP18.11m (2018: GBP18.31m restated). Profit after tax increased to GBP0.77m (2018: loss of GBP5.4m restated).

Profit from operations was higher than the comparable (restated) period last year due to the increased value of the Incubex investment which has been revalued in line with the value achieved from the 4% sale in November 2019. The business is trading in line with budget and management expectations. Net assets as at 30 September 2019 were GBP24.89m (31 March 2019: GBP24.11m restated).

The balance sheet does not include any recognition for future deferred development fees that may be due from Aggregated Micro Power Infrastructure 2 plc ("AMPIL").

Interim Review

AMP operates through three business divisions: Wood Fuels; Project Development; and Investments.

Wood Fuels Segment

Revenues from the Wood Fuels segment increased to GBP17.33m (2018: GBP16.71m restated), gross profit increased to GBP1.5m (2018: GBP1m restated) and the loss for the period decreased to GBP3.78m (2018: loss of GBP4.18m restated).

The loss for the period reflects the seasonal nature of the Wood Fuels segment where revenues and gross profit were not sufficient to cover the fixed costs of our fleet and depots during the summer months. In comparison to the restated period for last year, the benefits of the restructuring that has taken place have started to flow through as evidenced by the improved gross profit and reduced loss from operations which has been achieved in spite of higher overhead costs incurred during the first half of the year from the expansion of the service and maintenance business.

AMP sells high quality, RHI compliant, wood chip and wood pellet to end customers throughout the UK in the form of fuel only contracts, heat contracts and/or fuels plus operation and maintenance. AMP sells fuel to around 4,000 customers and provides service and maintenance to over 950 biomass systems.

Project Development Segment

Revenues from the Project Development segment were GBP0.78m (2018: GBP1.60m restated), gross loss was GBP0.29m (2018: profit of GBP1.36m restated) and the loss for the period was GBP1.42m (2018: profit of GBP0.41m restated).

The lower revenues and increased losses incurred in this segment were as a result of the timing of development fees which are anticipated to be weighted to the second half of the financial year.

AMP's project development division aims to deliver cost and carbon savings to high intensity heat and power users. AMP also develops gas-fired peaking plants which provide flexible generation at times of peak demand and this business is branded Urban Reserve where development is increasingly concentrated on smaller sites in areas of high electricity demand in industrial and urban areas. These sites can be connected to the distribution network at lower voltage levels in areas where grid constraints offer significant system benefits in terms of avoided grid reinforcement costs and will potentially support the anticipated growth in electric vehicles and the electrification of heat.

Investments Segment

AMP Investments aim to grow assets under management and to build up off-balance sheet deferred development fees and carried interest together with making long term equity investments in companies aligned to our corporate strategy. It also includes the overhead costs of the Board and related PLC expenses.

Post period end

On 29 November 2019, AMP announced that it had sold a 4.0 per cent. shareholding in IncubEx Inc., an incubator for exchange traded products in the global environmental markets space, to IPGL Limited, Michael Spencer's investment vehicle, for a cash consideration of GBP2.35 million. This sale was made to finance AMP Clean Energy's general working capital requirements, including funding the project pipeline and acquisition of wood fuel stock for this season.

Also on 29 November 2019, AMP announced that it had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of AMP Clean Energy by Fossa HoldCo Limited a company wholly-owned by Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR. Under the terms of the acquisition, shareholders will receive 90 pence in cash for each AMP Share. The acquisition values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of AMP Clean Energy at approximately GBP63.1 million.

It is proposed that the acquisition be implemented by means of a court sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act, which requires the approval of AMP shareholders at the Court Meeting and the General Meeting and the sanction of the Court.

Neil Eckert, Executive Chairman

18 December 2019

INDEPENT REVIEW REPORT TO Aggregated micro power holdings plc

Introduction

We have been engaged by the Company to review the set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 September 2019 which comprises the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of financial position, the consolidated cash flow statement, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the related notes.

We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

Directors' responsibilities

The interim report, including the financial information contained therein, is the responsibility of and has been approved by the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the interim report in accordance with the rules of the London Stock Exchange for companies trading securities on AIM which require that the half-yearly report be presented and prepared in a form consistent with that which will be adopted in the Company's annual accounts having regard to the accounting standards applicable to such annual accounts.

Our responsibility

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

Scope of review

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

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 September 2019 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the rules of the London Stock Exchange for companies trading securities on AIM.

Use of our report

Our report has been prepared in accordance with the terms of our engagement to assist the Company in meeting the requirements of the rules of the London Stock Exchange for companies trading securities on AIM and for no other purpose. No person is entitled to rely on this report unless such a person is a person entitled to rely upon this report by virtue of and for the purpose of our terms of engagement or has been expressly authorised to do so by our prior written consent. Save as above, we do not accept responsibility for this report to any other person or for any other purpose and we hereby expressly disclaim any and all such liability

BDO LLP

Chartered Accountants

United Kingdom

18 December 2019

BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

For the six months ended 30 September 2019

 
                                                                Restated 
                                               Six months     Six months 
                                                    ended          ended     Year ended    Year ended     Year ended 
                                                   30 Sep         30 Sep         31 Mar        31 Mar         31 Mar 
                                                     2019           2018             19            19             19 
                                                Unaudited      Unaudited        Audited       Audited        Audited 
                                                    Total          Total     Underlying          Non-          Total 
                                                                                           Underlying 
                                      Note            GBP            GBP                                         GBP 
 Revenue                               3       18,106,275     18,314,798     49,539,100             -     49,539,100 
 Cost of sales                         3     (16,880,135)   (15,957,433)   (38,734,025)             -   (38,734,025) 
                                            -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Gross profit/(loss)                            1,226,140      2,357,365     10,805,075             -     10,805,075 
 
 Other operating income                3          227,245         69,911         32,763             -         32,763 
 
 Administrative expenses                      (7,210,445)    (7,179,122)   (14,906,419)             -   (14,906,419) 
 Impairment of intangible                               -              -              -     (463,306)      (463,306) 
 Impairment of receivables                        244,319              -      (615,067)             -      (615,067) 
 Restructuring provision                                -              -              -        56,532         56,532 
-----------------------------------  -----  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Total Administrative 
  costs                                       (6,966,126)    (7,179,122)   (15,521,486)     (406,774)   (15,928,260) 
 
 Fair value adjustment 
  on deferred consideration                             -              -              -       710,344        710,344 
 Gain on financial asset                        6,567,380              - 
  at fair value through 
  profit or loss                                                                      -             -              - 
-----------------------------------  -----  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Profit/(Loss) from 
  operations                                    1,054,639    (4,751,846)    (4,683,648)       303,570    (4,380,078) 
 Finance income                                         -              -         25,286             -         25,286 
 Finance expense                       5        (315,184)      (670,112)    (1,362,802)             -    (1,362,802) 
                                            -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Profit/(Loss) before 
  tax                                             739,455    (5,421,958)    (6,021,164)       303,570    (5,717,594) 
 
 Tax credit                                        34,170         34,174          (203)             -          (203) 
                                            -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Profit/(Loss) for the 
  year and other total 
  comprehensive losses 
  for the period                                  773,625    (5,387,784)    (6,021,367)       303,570    (5,717,797) 
 Profit/(Loss) for the 
  year attributable to: 
 Owners of the parent                             998,686    (5,367,752)                                 (5,514,629) 
 Non-controlling interest                       (225,061)       (20,032)                                   (203,168) 
                                                  773,625    (5,387,784)                                 (5,717,797) 
                                            =============  =============  =============  ============  ============= 
 Basic and diluted earnings/(loss)     11            1.58        (12.39)                                     (11.39) 
  per share attributable 
  to the ordinary equity                             1.40        (12.39)                                     (11.39) 
  holders of the parent 
 

Consolidated statement of financial position

As at 30 September 2019

 
                                                              Restated 
                                            30 Sep 2019    30 Sep 2018    31 Mar 2019 
                                              Unaudited      Unaudited        Audited 
                                    Note            GBP            GBP            GBP 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment       4        6,748,140      5,991,223      5,039,392 
 Investment in associate             9       17,977,500     11,410,120     11,410,120 
 Intangibles                         6        9,103,926      9,975,995      9,295,159 
 Total non-current assets                    33,829,566     27,377,338     25,744,671 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                  2,524,665      2,120,303      2,398,713 
 Trade and other receivables                  6,168,341      7,817,079     11,295,093 
 Cash and cash equivalents                      800,501        531,094      2,383,616 
 Total current assets                         9,493,507     10,468,476     16,077,422 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Total assets                                43,323,073     37,845,813     41,822,094 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables            7       10,455,442     16,507,336     13,297,632 
 Provisions                                           -        397,960          6,000 
 Loans and borrowings                8        4,062,917        597,313      2,442,707 
 Total current liabilities                   14,518,359     17,502,609     15,746,339 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Loans and borrowings                8        3,205,137     10,656,053      1,215,633 
 Deferred Consideration                          72,594        812,039         72,594 
 Deferred tax liability                         639,805        652,412        673,975 
 Total non-current liabilities                3,917,536     12,120,504      1,962,202 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Total liabilities                           18,435,895     29,623,113     17,708,541 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Net assets                                  24,887,178      8,222,700     24,113,553 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Equity attributable to equity 
  shareholders of the 
  parent company 
 Paid up share capital               10         316,970        215,956        316,970 
 Share premium                       10      17,106,745              -     17,106,745 
 Merger reserve                               6,648,126      6,648,126      6,648,126 
 Other reserve                       10      10,711,532     10,682,431     10,711,532 
 Convertible debt option reserve                      -        994,276              - 
 Retained deficit                           (9,863,955)   (10,677,766)   (10,862,641) 
                                             24,919,418      7,863,023     23,920,732 
 Non-controlling interest                      (32,240)        359,677        192,821 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total equity                                24,887,178      8,222,700     24,113,553 
                                          -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 

The financial statements were approved by the Directors on 13 December 2019 and signed on their behalf by:

Richard Burrell, Chief Executive Officer

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

As at 30 September 2019

 
                                                                                                        Total 
                                                                                   Convertible   Attributable 
                                                                                          debt      to Equity 
                    Share          Share       Retained      Merger        Other        option        Holders   Non-Controlling         Total 
                  capital        premium        deficit     reserve      Reserve       reserve      of Parent         Interests        Equity 
                      GBP            GBP            GBP         GBP          GBP           GBP            GBP               GBP           GBP 
 Equity as at 
  1 April 2018    215,956     16,192,845   (21,612,095)   6,648,126   10,682,431     1,149,255     13,276,518           395,988    13,672,506 
 Retained 
  income 
  opening 
  balance 
  adjustment                           -      (150,051)           -            -             -      (150,051)                 -     (150,051) 
                 --------  -------------  -------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Equity as at 
  1 April 2018    215,956     16,192,845   (21,762,146)   6,648,126   10,682,431     1,149,255     13,126,467           395,988    13,522,455 
 Profits for 
  the period            -              -    (5,514,629)           -            -             -    (5,514,629)         (203,167)   (5,717,796) 
                                                                                                -------------                    ------------ 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income                -              -    (5,514,629)           -            -             -    (5,514,629)         (203,167)   (5,717,796) 
 Issue of share 
  capital          42,500      8,457,500              -           -            -             -      8,500,000                 -     8,500,000 
 Equity element 
  of 
  convertible 
  debt                  -              -        209,550           -            -     (209,550)              -                 -             - 
 Conversion of 
  convertible      58,514      9,074,761         11,739           -            -     (939,705)      8,205,309                 -     8,205,309 
 Capital 
  reduction             -   (16,192,845)     16,192,845           -            -             -              -                 -             - 
 Share issue 
  cost                  -      (425,516)              -           -            -             -      (425,516)                 -     (425,516) 
 Fair value 
  adjustment 
  of EMI 
  Options               -              -              -           -       29,101             -         29,101                 -        29,101 
 Year ended 31 
  March 2019      316,970     17,106,745   (10,862,641)   6,648,126   10,711,532             -     23,920,732           192,821    24,113,553 
                 ========  =============  =============  ==========  ===========  ============  =============  ================  ============ 
 
 
                                                                                                      Total 
                                                                                 Convertible   Attributable 
                                                                                        debt      to Equity 
                    Share        Share       Retained      Merger        Other        option        Holders   Non-Controlling        Total 
                  capital      premium        deficit     reserve      Reserve       reserve      of Parent         Interests       Equity 
                      GBP          GBP            GBP         GBP          GBP           GBP            GBP               GBP          GBP 
 Equity as at 
  1 April 2019    316,970   17,106,745   (10,862,641)   6,648,126   10,711,532             -     23,920,732           192,821   24,113,553 
 Profit for the 
  period                             -        998,686           -            -             -        998,686         (225,061)      773,625 
                                                                                              -------------  ----------------  ----------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income                -            -        998,686           -            -             -        998,686         (225,061)      773,625 
 Period ended 
  30 September 
  2019            316,970   17,106,745    (9,863,955)   6,648,126   10,711,532             -     24,919,418          (32,240)   24,887,178 
                 ========  ===========  =============  ==========  ===========  ============  =============  ================  =========== 
 

Share capital: Nominal value of shares issued.

Share premium: Amount subscribed for share capital in excess of the nominal value.

Capital contribution: Relates to funding from the shareholders for which no share capital was issued and that funding meets the definition of an equity instrument.

Retained deficit: All other net losses and transactions with owners (e.g. dividends) not recognised elsewhere.

Merger reserve: Created on the issue of shares on acquisition of its subsidiary accounted for in line with the Company's Act 2006 provisions.

Other reserve: Amount raised through the use of a cashbox structure and applying merger relief on business combination where the consideration for shares in another company includes issued shares and on completion of the transaction, the company issuing the shares will have secured at least a 90% equity holding in the other company.

Convertible debt option reserve: Amount recorded as equity on the initial fair value measurement of issued convertible loan notes.

Consolidated statement of cash flows

For the six months ended 30 September 2019

 
                                                                      Restated 
                                                      Six months    Six months 
                                                           ended         ended    Year ended 
                                                       30-Sep-19     30-Sep-18     31-Mar-19 
                                                       Unaudited     Unaudited       Audited 
                                              Note           GBP           GBP           GBP 
 Operating activities 
 Loss for the period after tax                           773,625   (5,387,784)   (5,717,797) 
 Adjustments for: 
 Provision for restructure                               (6,000)             -             - 
 Tax credit                                             (34,170)      (34,174)           203 
 Interest Income                                               -             -      (25,285) 
 Fair value adjustment on financial 
  liabilities at fair value through 
  profit and loss                                              -             -     (710,344) 
 Gain on financial asset at fair                     (6,567,380)             -             - 
  value through profit and loss 
 (Profit)/Loss on disposal of Property, 
  Plant & Equipment                                     (62,107)           483       149,103 
 (Profit)/Loss on disposal of Investments                      -             -             - 
 Bad debt expense                                              -             -       309,389 
 Impairment loss                                               -             -       463,306 
 Finance Cost                                  5         315,184       670,112     1,362,802 
 Movement in foreign exchange                            185,169       136,142       228,919 
 Amortisation of intangibles                   6         191,234       224,012       421,378 
 Depreciation of property, plant 
  and equipment                                4         828,473       681,351     1,515,443 
                                                    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
  before changes to working capital                  (4,375,972)   (3,709,858)   (2,002,883) 
 (Increase)/decrease in inventories                    (125,952)     (347,737)     (626,147) 
 (Increase)/decrease in trade and 
  other receivables                                    5,215,894     4,108,606       171,152 
 Increase/(decrease) in trade and 
  other payables                                       (485,072)     (907,129)   (7,060,241) 
                                                    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Cash generated/(used) from operations                   228,898     (856,118)   (9,518,119) 
                                                    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Investing activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and 
  equipment                                    4       (179,449)             -      (48,256) 
 Proceeds from sale of assets                            222,232       114,638       307,880 
 Interest received                                             -             -        25,285 
 Net cash used in investing activities                    42,783       114,638       284,909 
                                                    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Financing activities 
 Share issue cost                                              -             -     (425,516) 
 Proceeds from invoice discounting                   (2,542,286)   (1,892,070)       465,764 
 Proceeds from issue of convertible 
  notes                                                        -             -     (878,825) 
 Proceeds from issue of ordinary 
  shares                                                       -             -     8,500,000 
 Proceeds from loan                                    1,638,622             -     1,750,000 
 Proceeds from finance lease drawdown                          -             -             - 
 Payments of interest on borrowings                    (226,041)     (605,794)     (889,855) 
 Payments on finance lease                             (725,091)     (390,937)   (1,066,117) 
 Net cash used in financing activities               (1,854,796)   (2,888,801)     7,455,451 
                                                    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents           (1,583,115)   (3,630,281)   (1,777,759) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
  of period                                            2,383,616     4,161,375     4,161,375 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end 
  of period                                              800,501       531,094     2,383,616 
                                                    ============  ============  ============ 
 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

For the six months ended 30 September 2019

1. Basis of preparation

The financial information in these interim results is that of the holding company and all of its subsidiaries (the Group). It has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted for use in the EU (IFRSs).

The Group's results are considered to be affected by seasonal variations and do not yet fully reflect the positive impact of our wood fuels business acquisitions as most of this turnover and future income is anticipated to be generated in the second half of the financial year (October through to March) where the heating season is at its busiest.

The Group's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Group's independent auditor's report on those statutory accounts was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis, and did not contain a statement under 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. The comparative financial information for the year ended 31 March 2019 in this interim report does not constitute statutory accounts for that year.

Comparative figures in the financial statements are in respect of the audited twelve month period to 31 March 2018. The Statement of income, Statement of Financial position, Statement of changes in Equity and Cash Flow Statement have been restated to show the impact of a prior year adjustment. Further details can be found in Note 13.

The financial information for the half-years ended 30 September 2018 and 30 September 2019 is unaudited.

As at 30 September 2019 the group had GBP801k in cash and net current liabilities of GBP5.02m. The directors and management have prepared a cash ow forecast to December 2020, 12 months from the date this report has been approved, which shows the group will remain cash positive.

The directors and management note that given the seasonality of the fuels division revenues and the unpredictability of earning revenues on development fees, the forecast continues to contain sensitivity. The directors and management manage this sensitivity by:

   -     Risk weighting the development fee revenues based on prudent chance of success of completion; 

- Managing working capital through enhanced debtor collection, constant communication with key suppliers and managing costs in line with movements in revenues;

- In July 2019 the company drew down a further short term working capital facility which has provided a further GBP1.8m in funding. The total facility of GBP3.4m is secured on the equity shares of AMP Biomass Fuels Ltd;

   -     Monitoring other short-term credit lines available to the group; and 
   -     In November 2019 the company sold 4% of its holding in Incubex LLC for GBP2.35m. 

Based on the information provided above the directors and management are con dent that the group will trade in line with the forecasts prepared and have therefore prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

2. Significant accounting policies

The group has applied the same accounting policies and methods of computation in its interim consolidated financial statements as in its 2018 annual financial statements, except for those that relate to new standards and interpretations effective for the first time for periods beginning on (or after) 1 January 2018, and will be adopted in the 2019 annual financial statements. A number of amendments to Standards have become effective for financial periods beginning on (or after) 1 January 2019, and are therefore applicable for the 30 September 2019 interim financial statements.

Only the application of IFRS 16 resulted in the accounting applied by the Group changing. The impacts of these standards on the recognition and measurement of items in the financial statements are shown in this note 2.

Details of the impact of this standard are given below.

Effective 1 January 2019, IFRS 16 has replaced IAS 17 Leases and IFRIC 4 Determining whether an

Arrangement Contains a Lease.

IFRS 16 provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, together with options to exclude leases where the lease term is 12 months or less, or where the underlying asset is of low value. IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting in IAS 17, with the distinction between operating leases and finance leases being retained. The Group does not have significant leasing activities acting as a lessor.

   (a)   Transition Method and Practical Expedients Utilised 

The Group adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach, with recognition of transitional adjustments on the date of initial application (1 April 2019), without restatement of comparative figures. The Group elected to apply the practical expedient to not reassess whether a contract is, or contains a lease at the date of initial application. Contracts entered into before the transition date that were not identified as leases under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4 were not reassessed. The definition of a lease under IFRS 16 was applied only to contracts entered into or changed on or after 1 April 2019.

IFRS 16 provides for certain optional practical expedients, including those related to the initial adoption of the standard. The Group applied the following practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17:

-- Apply a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics;

-- Exclude initial direct costs from the measurement of right-of-use assets at the date of initial application for leases where the right-of-use asset was determined as if IFRS 16 had been applied since the commencement date;

-- Reliance on previous assessments on whether leases are onerous as opposed to preparing an impairment review under IAS 36 as at the date of initial application; and

-- Applied the exemption not to recognise right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term remaining as of the date of initial application.

As a lessee, the Group previously classified leases as operating or finance leases based on its assessment of whether the lease transferred substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership. Under IFRS 16, the Group recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most leases. However, the Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for some leases of low value assets based on the value of the underlying asset when new or for short-term leases with a lease term of 12 months or less.

On adoption of IFRS 16, the Group recognised right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in relation to leases of office space, heavy equipment and automobiles, which had previously been classified as operating leases.

The lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the Group's incremental borrowing rate as at 1 April 2019. The Group's incremental borrowing rate is the rate at which a similar borrowing could be obtained from an independent creditor under comparable terms and conditions. The weighted-average rate applied was 3.37%

The right-of-use assets were measured as follows:

(a) Office space: Right-of-use assets are measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments.

(b) All other leases: Right-of-use assets are measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments.

The following table presents the impact of adopting IFRS 16 on the statement of financial position as at 1 April 2019:

 
                             31 March 2019 
                             As Originally     IFRS 16     1 April 2019 
                                 Presented 
                                       GBP         GBP              GBP 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and 
  equipment                      5,039,392   1,464,735        6,504,127 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Loans and borrowings            1,215,633   1,464,735        2,680,368 
 
 

Included in profit or loss for the period are GBP192,049 of amortisation of right-of-use assets and GBP26,906 of finance expense on lease liabilities. Short-term and low-value leases included in profit or loss for the period were GBP269,759.

The following table reconciles the minimum lease commitments disclosed in the Group's 31 March 2019 annual financial statements to the amount of lease liabilities recognised on 1 April 2019:

 
                                                     1 April 2019 
                                                              GBP 
 Minimum operating lease commitment at 31 March 
  2019                                                  2,010,808 
 Less: short-term leases not recognised under 
  IFRS 16                                               (359,631) 
 Less: low value leases not recognised under 
  IFRS 16                                                       - 
 Plus: effect of extension options reasonably 
  certain to be exercised                                       - 
 Undiscounted lease payments                                    - 
 Add: effect of discounting using the incremental 
  borrowing rate 
 as at the date of initial application                  (192,766) 
 Plus: leases previously classified as finance 
  type under IAS 17                                     1,881,371 
 Lease liability as at 1 April 2019                     3,339,781 
 

All leases are accounted for by recognising a right-of-use asset and a lease liability except for:

   --      Leases of low value assets; and 
   --      Leases with a term of 12 months or less. 

Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the contractual payments due to the lessor over the lease term, with the discount rate determined by reference to the rate inherent in the lease unless (as is typically the case) this is not readily determinable, in which case the group's incremental borrowing rate on commencement of the lease is used. Variable lease payments are only included in the measurement of the lease liability if they depend on an index or rate.

In such cases, the initial measurement of the lease liability assumes the variable element will remain unchanged throughout the lease term. Other variable lease payments are expensed in the period to which they relate.

On initial recognition, the carrying value of the lease liability also includes:

   --      amounts expected to be payable under any residual value guarantee; 

-- the exercise price of any purchase option granted in favour of the group if it is reasonable certain to assess that option;

-- any penalties payable for terminating the lease, if the term of the lease has been estimated on the basis of termination option being exercised.

Right of use assets are initially measured at the amount of the lease liability, reduced for any lease incentives received, and increased for:

   --      lease payments made at or before commencement of the lease; 
   --      initial direct costs incurred; and 

-- the amount of any provision recognised where the group is contractually required to dismantle, remove or restore the leased asset.

Subsequent to initial measurement lease liabilities increase as a result of interest charged at a constant rate on the balance outstanding and are reduced for lease payments made. Right-of-use assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease or over the remaining economic life of the asset if, rarely, this is judged to be shorter than the lease term. Lease liabilities are remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate or when there is a change in the assessment of the term of any lease.

   3    Segmental information 

For management purposes, the Group is organised into business units based on its products and services. The results have been prepared using consistent accounting policies for each segment as detailed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2019.

The Group was exclusively focused on UK operations. The performance of each segment is reported below.

 
 Operating segments - Six Months                        Project 
  Ending 30 September 2019            Wood fuels    development   Investments          Total 
                                             GBP            GBP           GBP            GBP 
 Revenue                              17,329,480        776,795             -     18,106,275 
 Cost of sales                      (15,809,568)    (1,070,567)             -   (16,880,135) 
                                   -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Gross profit                          1,519,912      (293,772)             -      1,226,140 
 Other operating income                  227,245              -             -        227,243 
 Administrative expenses             (3,851,780)    (1,124,082)     (656,750)    (5,632,612) 
                                   -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 *Adjusted EBITDA                    (2,104,625)    (1,417,854)     (656,750)    (4,179,229) 
 Depreciation                          (668,970)              -     (159,503)      (828,473) 
 Finance Expense                       (687,579)              -       380,251      (307,328) 
 Amortisation Intangibles                      -              -     (191,234)      (191,234) 
 FX Gain/(Loss)                        (193,788)              -             -      (193,788) 
 Non-Recurring Income/(Expenses)       (127,873)              -             -      (127,873) 
 Gain on financial asset at 
  fair value through profit and 
  loss                                                              6,567,380      6,567,380 
 Tax credit                                    -              -        34,170         34,170 
                                   -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Profit / (Loss) from operations     (3,782,835)    (1,417,854)     5,974,314        773,625 
                                   =============  =============  ============  ============= 
 Segment assets                       13,354,249      1,451,996    28,516,828     43,323,073 
 Segment liabilities                (15,103,766)    (1,209,935)   (2,122,194)   (18,435,895) 
                                     (1,749,517)        242,061    26,394,634     24,887,178 
                                   =============  =============  ============  ============= 
 
 
 Operating segments - Six Months                             Project 
  Ending 30 September 2018 - Restated      Wood fuels    development    Investments          Total 
                                                  GBP            GBP            GBP            GBP 
 Revenue                                   16,714,499      1,600,299              -     18,314,798 
 Cost of sales                           (15,719,488)      (237,945)              -   (15,957,433) 
                                        -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Gross profit                                 995,011      1,362,354              -      2,357,365 
 Other operating income                        69,871              -             40         69,911 
 Administrative expenses                  (4,306,648)      (955,442)      (875,526)    (6,137,616) 
                                        -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 *Adjusted EBITDA                         (3,241,766)        406,912      (875,486)    (3,710,340) 
 Depreciation                               (613,802)              -       (67,549)      (681,351) 
 Finance Expense                            (184,765)              -      (485,347)      (670,112) 
 Amortisation Intangibles                           -              -      (224,012)      (224,012) 
 FX Gain/(Loss)                             (136,143)              -              -      (136,143) 
 Tax credit                                         -              -         34,174         34,174 
                                        -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Profit / (Loss) from operations          (4,176,476)        406,912    (1,618,220)    (5,387,784) 
                                        =============  =============  =============  ============= 
 Segment assets                            10,254,942      1,397,717     26,193,154     37,845,813 
 Segment liabilities                     (17,576,679)    (1,826,471)   (10,219,963)   (29,623,113) 
                                        -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
                                          (7,321,737)      (428,754)     15,973,191      8,222,700 
                                        =============  =============  =============  ============= 
 

* We have presented an Adjusted EBITDA, which is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, as well as nonrecurring income and costs.

4. Property, plant and equipment

 
                                   Assets 
                                    Under         Farm     Land and      Plant &       Office       Motor 
                             Construction    & Upgrade    Buildings    Machinery    Equipment    Vehicles        Total 
                                      GBP          GBP                       GBP          GBP         GBP          GBP 
 Cost 
 As at 1 April 
  2018                             64,390    6,906,294      310,956    5,233,878      877,129   3,170,086   16,562,733 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Prior period 
  Restatement                           -            -     (10,097)    (602,647)      326,235     416,791      130,282 
 Reclassification                       -            -            -    (760,141)            -     760,141            - 
 Additions for 
  the period                            -            -       14,128      106,475      461,874     115,138      697,616 
 Disposals for 
  the period                            -            -            -    (380,904)     (52,253)   (296,610)    (729,768) 
 As at 31 March 
  2019                             64,390    6,906,294      314,987    3,596,661    1,612,985   4,165,546   16,660,863 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Additions for 
  the period                            -            -       14,670           76       33,441   1,184,425    1,232,612 
 Additions - IFRS 
  16                                    -            -            -      224,462      846,476     393,798    1,464,736 
 Disposals for 
  the period                            -            -            -    (257,104)            -           -    (257,104) 
 As at 30 September 
  2019                             64,390    6,906,294      329,657    3,564,095    2,492,902   5,743,769   19,101,107 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 Depreciation 
 As at 1 April 
  2018                             50,740    6,906,294       17,488    2,014,691      339,441     919,876   10,248,530 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Prior period 
  Restatement                           -            -     (10,097)    (602,647)      326,235     416,791      130,282 
 Reclassification                       -            -            -    (279,109)            -     279,109            - 
 Charge for the 
  period                                -            -        7,735      569,620      304,234     633,854    1,515,443 
 Disposals for 
  the period                            -            -            -     (89,953)     (34,746)   (148,086)    (272,785) 
 As at 31 March 
  2019                             50,740    6,906,294       15,126    1,612,602      935,164   2,101,544   11,621,470 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Charge for the 
  period                                -            -        2,183      227,750      254,627     343,913      828,473 
 Disposals for 
  the period                            -            -            -     (96,976)            -           -     (96,976) 
 As at 30 September 
  2019                             50,740    6,906,294       17,309    1,743,376    1,189,791   2,445,457   12,352,697 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 Net book value 
                       ==================  ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 As at 1 April 
  2018                             13,650            -      293,468    3,219,187      537,688   2,250,210    6,314,203 
                       ==================  ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 As at 31 March 
  2019                             13,650            -            -    1,984,058      677,820   2,064,005    5,039,392 
                       ==================  ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 As at 30 September 
  2019                             13,650            -      312,348    1,820,719    1,303,111   3,298,312    6,748,140 
                       ------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
  5   Finance expense 
                                        Period ended   Period ended    Year ended 
                                              30 Sep         30 Sep 
                                                2019           2018   31 Mar 2019 
                                                 GBP            GBP           GBP 
  Interest expense                           226,041        204,868       582,233 
  Convertible Loan Note interest                   -        555,906       567,889 
  Finance lease                               89,142       (90,662)       212,680 
                                       -------------  -------------  ------------ 
                                             315,183        670,112     1,362,802 
                                       =============  =============  ============ 
 
   6    Intangible assets 
 
                                Long term contracts 
                         and customer relationships     Brand    Goodwill        Total 
                                                GBP       GBP         GBP          GBP 
 Cost 
 As at 31 March 2019                      3,993,815   972,833   5,927,138   10,893,786 
 As at 30 September 
  2019                                    3,993,815   972,833   5,927,138   10,893,786 
 
 Amortisation 
 As at 31 March 2019                      1,364,906   136,421      97,300    1,598,627 
 Amortisation charge 
  for the period                            166,193    25,041           -      191,234 
 As at 30 September 
  2019                                    1,531,099   161,462      97,300    1,789,861 
                       ----------------------------  --------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 Net book value 
 As at 31 March 2019                      2,628,909   836,412   5,829,838    9,295,159 
 As at 30 September 
  2019                                    2,462,716   811,371   5,829,838    9,103,926 
                       ============================  ========  ==========  =========== 
 
 
 7    Trade payables                                           Restated 
                                            Period ended   Period ended    Year ended 
                                                  30 Sep         30 Sep 
                                                    2019           2018   31 Mar 2019 
                                                     GBP            GBP           GBP 
  Trade payables                               5,817,860      5,614,777     7,266,518 
  Accruals                                        62,101      2,568,633       168,934 
  Other payables                               1,944,571      5,797,823       809,363 
  Invoice discounting                          2,060,475      2,244,927     4,602,762 
  VAT payables                                   488,260        143,893       388,235 
  Employment tax and Social security              82,175        137,283        61,820 
                                           -------------  -------------  ------------ 
                                              10,455,442     16,507,336    13,297,632 
                                           =============  =============  ============ 
 
 
                                                                       Year ended 
                                         Period ended   Period ended    31 31 Mar 
  8   Loans and borrowings                30 Sep 2019    30 Sep 2018         2019 
                                                  GBP            GBP          GBP 
      Current Liabilities 
  Other loan - finance lease                  647,326        597,313      665,738 
  Short term loan                           3,415,591              -    1,776,969 
                                            4,062,917        597,313    2,442,707 
                                     ================  =============  =========== 
 
      Financial Liabilities 
      Convertible Loan Notes                        -      9,017,824            - 
  Other loan- finance lease                 3,205,137      1,638,229    1,215,633 
                                            3,205,137     10,656,053    1,215,633 
                                     ================  =============  =========== 
 

The fair value of non-current liabilities are not materially different to their carrying value.

   9   Investment in associate 

The Company sold 4% of it's 29.1% holding in Incubex LLC for an amount of GBP2,350,000. The transaction resulted in a new valuation of Incubex LLC at GBP58.75m. The Company owns 30.6% of Incubex LLC on an undiluted basis and thus a resulting fair value through profit and loss uplift of GBP6,567,380 has been accounted for as at 30 September 2019, bringing the new valuation to GBP17,977,500.

 
 10    Share Capital 
       31 March 2018                          No of shares   Issued capital   Share premium             Other reserves 
                                                      Nos.              GBP             GBP                        GBP 
       Ordinary shares of GBP0.005 
        each 
  As at 31st March 2018                         43,191,143          215,956      16,192,845                 10,682,431 
  Issued for cash during the 
   period                                        8,500,000           42,500       8,457,500                          - 
  Issued as consideration as 
   part of business combination                 11,702,811           58,514       9,074,761                          - 
       Share issue expense                               -                -       (425,516)                          - 
  Capital Reduction                                      -                -    (16,192,845)                     29,101 
  As at 31 March 2019 and 30 
   September 2019                               63,393,954          316,970      17,106,745                 10,711,532 
                                    ======================  ===============  ==============  ========================= 
 
  As at 1 April 2019                            63,393,954          316,970      17,106,745                 10,711,532 
                                    ----------------------  ---------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
  As at 30 September 2019                       63,393,954          316,970      17,106,745                 10,711,532 
                                    ======================  ===============  ==============  ========================= 
 
   11   Profit/(Loss) per share 
 
                                                      Six months        Six months    Year ended 
                                                           ended             ended 
                                                       30-Sep-19         30-Sep-18     31-Mar-19 
                                                       Unaudited         Unaudited       Audited 
                                                             GBP               GBP           GBP 
 Earnings/(Loss) attributable to equity 
  holders of the company                                 998,686       (5,367,752)   (5,514,629) 
 Weighted average number of shares                    63,393,954        43,191,143    50,187,880 
 Basic Earnings per share (Pence)                           1.58           (12.43)       (10.99) 
 Diluted Earnings per share (Pence)                         1.40           (12.43)       (10.99) 
 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to equity holders of the Group by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. The convertible options are considered anti-dilutive because the exercise of these would have the effect of reducing the loss per share.

   12    Events after the reporting period 

On 29 November 2019, AMP announced that it had sold a 4.0 per cent. shareholding in IncubEx Inc., an incubator for exchange traded products in the global environmental markets space, to IPGL Limited, Michael Spencer's investment vehicle, for a cash consideration of GBP2.35 million. This sale was made to finance certain of AMP Clean Energy's general working capital requirements, including funding the project pipeline and acquisition of wood fuel stock for this season.

Also on 29 November 2019, AMP announced that it had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of AMP Clean Energy by Fossa HoldCo Limited a company wholly-owned by Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR. Under the terms of the acquisition, shareholders will receive 90 pence in cash for each AMP Share. The acquisition values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of AMP Clean Energy at approximately GBP63.1 million.

It is proposed that the acquisition be implemented by means of a court sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act, which requires the approval of AMP shareholders at the Court Meeting and the General Meeting and the sanction of the Court.

For details of the transaction, please refer to the following website:

https://www.ampcleanenergy.com/investors/recommended-cash-acquisition-for-amp-clean-energy

   13    Prior period restatement 

As reported in at 31 March 2019, during the last two years, the Wood Fuels business underwent a transformative restructuring to bring all operations into a single management and brand platform. This also involved replacing the senior management in the fuels business and the appointment of the new finance director in the fuels business. At the start of 2019, an in-depth company-led review was conducted into prior period stock balances which included the level of accruals and the accounting for goods received not invoiced.

This review concluded that, stock as at 31 March 2018 had been overstated due to the systems incorrectly accounting for stock movements around the 2018 year end with certain costs incorrectly being capitalised and, in addition, the closure of several depots as part of the restructure not being accurately reflected on the balance sheet. The overstatement was also applicable to the balances included in 30 September 2018 interim financial statements.

The aggregate adjustment to Retained Earnings as at 30 September 2018 was a negative impact of GBP4.4m.

The restatement relates to issues pertaining to the previous financial year. This means that the restated audited accounts for the 6 months to 30 September 2018 have been adjusted and that there is no adverse effect on the profit and loss for the half year to 30 September 2019.

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