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DSW Dsw Capital Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Dsw Capital Plc LSE:DSW London Ordinary Share GB00BNG9H550 ORD 0.25P
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Account,audit,bookkeep Svcs 2.71M 485k 0.0221 22.62 10.96M

DSW Capital PLC Half Year Results (1688I)

01/12/2022 7:00am

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DSW Capital PLC

01 December 2022

1 December 2022

DSW CAPITAL PLC

("DSW Capital", "DSW" or the "Group")

(AIM: DSW)

Half Year Results

Heightened profile following IPO helped to drive network growth

DSW Capital, a profitable, fast growing, mid-market, challenger professional services licence network and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, is pleased to announce its half year results for the six-month period ended 30 September 2022 ("H1 23" or the "Period").

The Group has delivered a strong performance in the Period with network revenue rising to GBP9.8m, up 34.5% compared to the same period in the prior year (H1 22: GBP7.3m), and is currently on track to deliver results for the year ended 31 March 2023 ("FY23") in line with market expectations.

Financial highlights

 
 --   Network Revenue up 34.5% at GBP9.8m (H1 22: GBP7.3m) 
 --   Total income from licensees up 40.4% at GBP1.6m (H1 22: 
       GBP1.2m) 
 --   Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit GBP0.9m (H1 22: GBP0.8m) 
 --   Statutory Profit before tax GBP0.6m (H1 22: GBP0.7m) 
 --   Strong operating cash conversion of 85.1% with GBP4.6m 
       cash at period end 
 --   Strong balance sheet with Net Assets of GBP7.8m (H1 22: 
       GBP2.7m) 
 --   Interim dividend of 1.76p per share 
 

Operational highlights

 
 --   Fee Earners at the Period end increased to 93 (HY 22: 81), 
       up 14.8% YoY, demonstrating the attractiveness of the licence 
       model and the network's heightened profile following IPO, 
       which are negating wider challenges in the recruitment 
       market 
 --   Presence in Scotland expanded with two new offices, Edinburgh 
       and Glasgow, and three new partners 
 --   Additional partner welcomed to the Wealth Planning service 
       line post Period end in October 2022 
 --   The Group has also entered into a commercial support arrangement 
       with Freelands Finance Ltd, an Investor Relations Advisory 
       business. Working in collaboration with this business is 
       expected to provide a source of referral opportunities 
       to the DSW Network 
 --   Named by Experian* as the 10(th) most active corporate 
       finance adviser in the UK in the first half of 2022, compared 
       to 13(th) in the first half of 2021 
 --   Shortlisted for a number of awards, including 'Best Newcomer 
       Award' at the AIM Awards 2022 and 'Flotation of the Year' 
       at the Insider North West Dealmakers Awards 2022 
 

Current trading and outlook

 
 --   Demand for the DSW Network's services, which are primarily 
       SME focused, remains strong and the Business Recovery team 
       is continuing to see an increase in activity 
 --   Fee Earners at 31 October 2022 increased to 97, as teams 
       continue to recruit high calibre candidates 
 --   Opportunity for organic and acquisition driven growth remains 
       significant and the Directors remain confident in the strength 
       and resilience of the Group's business model 
 --   Currently on track to meet market expectations for FY23 
 

* Experian Market IQ: H1 2022 Report

James Dow, Chief Executive Officer, said:

"Activity in the Network's primary market, the SME sector, has remained strong to date and resilient to the many economic challenges facing the UK. Whilst a downturn is likely to affect corporate finance and transaction services within the Network, we would expect some of that to be offset by an increase in the demand for insolvency, restructuring, and debt advisory services, for which we are already seeing strong demand as corporate distress levels rise.

We continue to seek to grow the Group through diversification with the addition and expansion of new service lines and to recruit professionals in other disciplines to reduce the M&A weighting of our licence fees."

Definitions

Network Revenue is defined as total revenue earned by licensees, as opposed to total revenue reported by the Company

Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit is defined as profit before tax adjusted to add back the items not considered part of underlying trading including share-based payment expense and IPO costs. It is a non-GAAP metric used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure.

Cash conversion is calculated as cash generated by operations divided by operating cash flows before movements in working capital

Total income from licensees represents statutory revenue plus share of results in associates

Online investor presentation

An online investor presentation and Q&A will be hosted by the management team today at 1pm. To participate, please register with PI World at: https://bit.ly/DSW_HY23 .

Enquiries:

 
 DSW Capital 
  James Dow, Chief Executive Officer          Tel: +44 (0) 1928 378 
  Nicole Burstow, Chief Financial Officer                       029 
                                              Tel: +44 (0) 1928 378 
                                                                039 
 Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser &            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 
  Broker)                                                      4090 
  James Thomas / John More / Mark Percy 
  Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking) 
 Belvedere Communications                       dsw@belvederepr.com 
  Cat Valentine                               Tel: +44 (0) 7715 769 
  Keeley Clarke                                                 078 
                                              Tel: +44 (0) 7967 816 
                                                                525 
 

About DSW Capital

DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, is a profitable, fast growing, mid-market, challenger professional services network with a cash generative business model and scalable platform for growth. Originally established in 2002, by three KPMG alumni, DSW is one of the first platform models disrupting the traditional model of accounting professional services firms. DSW operates licensing arrangements with 20 licensee businesses with 97 fee earners, across seven offices in England and three in Scotland. These trade primarily under the Dow Schofield Watts brand.

DSW's vision is for the DSW Network to become the most sought-after destination for ambitious, entrepreneurial professionals to start and develop their own businesses. Through a licensing model, DSW gives professionals the autonomy and flexibility to fulfil their potential. Being part of the DSW Network brings support benefits in recruitment, funding and infrastructure. DSW's challenger model attracts experienced, senior professionals, predominantly with a "Big 4" accounting firm background, who want to launch their own businesses and recognise the value of the Dow Schofield Watts brand and the synergies which come from being part of the DSW Network.

DSW aims to scale its agile model through organic growth, geographical expansion, additional service lines and investing in "Break Outs" (existing teams in larger firms). The Directors are targeting high margin, complementary, niche service lines with a strong synergistic fit with the existing DSW Network.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STATEMENT

I am pleased to report that the Group traded strongly in the Period under review to deliver a positive set of results, which were in line with the Board's expectations. The Board would like to thank all our network Partners and Employees for their hard work and commitment to the DSW brand.

Network Revenue rose to GBP9.8m, an increase of 34.5% compared to the same period in the prior year (H1 22: GBP7.3m), as the Group benefitted from its heightened profile following IPO. This generated a 40.4% increase in Total Income from Licensees in the Period of GBP1.6m (H1 22: GBP1.2m), more than covering the additional costs of the Group's AIM listing, with Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit rising by 12.5% to GBP0.9m (H1 22: GBP0.8m).

The largest increase in costs can be attributed to the costs of being listed, including professional fees, AIM Listing fees and PR. Further costs are a result of investment in central infrastructure and an increased share based-payment expense. We are generally protected from the impact of wage and cost inflation as our licensee partners bear most of these risks.

Vision and strategy

DSW Capital is the owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, which is the predominant brand it licences to licensee businesses. Our vision is to become the most sought-after destination for ambitious, entrepreneurial professionals to start and develop their own businesses. We aim to scale the business through organic growth, new service lines and geographic locations, and investing in "Break Outs" (existing teams in larger firms).

We further executed on our strategy in the Period. Fee earners within our 20 licensed businesses rose by five in the Period to 93 at 30 September 2022, as the Group continued to benefit from its heightened profile following flotation (Fee earners at IPO: 82), and investment in a central recruitment resource. The growth in fee earners in the first half of the year was organic, underpinned by the continuous work of our existing partners, supported by our central team, to develop and build their own businesses through the recruitment of additional partners and fee earners.

As at 31 October 2022, the number of fee earners has increased to 97, bringing the increase in heads since IPO to 15, or 18.3%. Since the Period end, we have also seen the launch of our new Wealth Planning business, which will work with the existing network to further enhance our multi-disciplinary offering.

The Group remains focused on attracting "breakout" teams to augment its organic growth and also the acquisition of licence fees. We are in constant dialogue to encourage teams to join DSW and are confident that our efforts will begin to bear fruit in the second half of the current financial year. Our geographical expansion in Scotland continued with the opening of a Glasgow and an Edinburgh office earlier in the period, strengthening our presence in the region and serving as a platform for further growth.

DSW's achievements and capabilities remain most noticeable in its original core service disciplines of corporate finance and due diligence. Our prominence and progression in M&A were highlighted, once again, by Experian, which marked DSW as the 10(th) Most Active Corporate Finance Advisor in the UK in the first half of 2022* compared to 13(th) for the first half of 2021.

Dividend

We maintain a robust cash position with strong cash generation and are pleased to declare an interim dividend of 1.76p per share.

Current trading and outlook

Activity in the network's primary market, the SME sector, has remained strong to date and resilient to the many economic challenges facing the UK. Whilst we continue to seek to grow the business through diversification with the addition and expansion of new service lines, corporate finance and due diligence currently comprise most of our network activity. As such, we are not immune from a downturn in M&A activity, should this begin to impact the SME marketplace.

The Directors are mindful of the current economic uncertainty and the impact this may have on M&A activity. However, whilst a downturn might affect corporate finance and transaction services within the Network, we would expect some of that to be offset by an increase the demand for insolvency, restructuring, and debt advisory services, for which we are already seeing strong demand as corporate distress levels rise.

We remain confident in the strength and resilience of our business model and short-term macro challenges should give rise to long-term opportunities, as our candidate pool of new partners and employees is fuelled as much by personal dissatisfaction as it is by significant opportunity.

With trading remaining strong, the Board believes the Group is currently on track to deliver FY23 results in line with market expectations.

James Dow

Chief Executive Officer

30 November 2022

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 
                                             Six months        Six months 
                                          ended 30 Sept     ended 30 Sept 
                                                   2022              2021 
                                  Note          GBP'000           GBP'000 
 
 Continuing operations 
 Revenue                             5            1,509             1,119 
 Gross profit                                     1,509             1,119 
 Share of results of 
  associates                                        124                44 
 Share of results of 
  jointly controlled 
  entity                                              -                17 
 Administrative expenses                        (1,075)             (525) 
 Operating profit                                   558               655 
 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit(1)                                         872               850 
 IPO Expenses                                         -              (92) 
 Share based payments 
  expense                                         (314)             (103) 
-------------------------------  -----  ---------------   --------------- 
 
 Operating profit                                   558               655 
 Finance income                                      43                42 
 Impairment of loans                                  -                 - 
  due from associated 
  undertakings 
 Finance costs                                     (13)              (46) 
 Profit before tax                                  588               651 
 Income tax                                       (170)             (135) 
 
 Profit for the half-year                           418               516 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the half-year 
  attributable to owners 
  of the Company                                    418               516 
                                        ===============   =============== 
 Earnings per share 
 From continuing operations 
    Basic                            3          GBP0.02           GBP0.27 
    Diluted                          3          GBP0.02           GBP0.27 
                                        ===============   =============== 
           Adjusted operating profit, which is defined as operating 
  (1)       profit adjusted for items not considered part of underlying 
            trading, including IPO costs and share based payments, 
            is a non GAAP metric used by management and is not an 
            IFRS disclosure 
 
 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 
                                         As at 30 Sept   As at 31 March 
                                  Note            2022             2022 
                                               GBP'000          GBP'000 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets                                 770              794 
 Property, plant and equipment                     470              525 
 Investments                                       922              922 
 Investments in associates                         187              290 
 Interests in jointly 
  controlled entities                               31               23 
 Prepayments and Accrued 
  Income                             7             170              175 
 Deferred Tax asset                                  4                4 
                                        --------------  --------------- 
                                                 2,554            2,733 
                                        --------------  --------------- 
 Current assets 
 Trade receivables                   7             895              832 
 Prepayments and Accrued 
  Income                             7             393              362 
 Other receivables                   7             451              369 
 Cash and bank balances                          4,567            4,722 
                                                 6,306            6,285 
 Total assets                                    8,860            9,018 
                                        ==============  =============== 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade payables                                     86               86 
 Other taxation                                    228              210 
 Other payables                                     61               54 
 Accruals and Deferred 
  Income                                            70              163 
 Current tax liabilities                           170               63 
 Lease liability                                    85               83 
                                        --------------  --------------- 
                                                   700              659 
                                        --------------  --------------- 
 Net current assets                              5,606            5,626 
                                        --------------  --------------- 
 
 Lease liability                                   259              302 
 Dilapidation provision                             73               72 
                                                   332              374 
                                        --------------  --------------- 
 Total liabilities                               1,032            1,033 
 Net assets                                      7,828            7,985 
 
 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                       55      54 
 Share premium                    5,280   5,280 
 Share-based payment reserve      1,488   1,174 
 Retained earnings                1,005   1,477 
 Total Equity attributable 
  to owners of the Company        7,828   7,985 
 
 

The interim statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 30 November 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

James Dow

Chief Executive Officer

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 
                                                               Share-based payments 
                            Share capital   Share premium                   reserve   Retained earnings   Total equity 
                                  GBP'000         GBP'000                   GBP'000             GBP'000        GBP'000 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 Balance at 01 April 2021               2               -                         7               2,203          2,212 
 Profit for the half-year               -               -                         -                 604            604 
 Dividends                              -               -                         -               (127)          (127) 
 Share-based payments                   -               -                       103                   -            103 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 Balance at 30 Sept 2021                2               -                       110               2,680          2,792 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 Loss for the half-year                 -               -                         -               (938)          (938) 
 Dividends                              -               -                         -               (253)          (253) 
 Share-based payments                   -               -                     1,064                   -          1,064 
 Issue of shares in 
  period                               52           5,280                         -                (12)          5,320 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 Balance at 1 April 2022               54           5,280                     1,174               1,477          7,985 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 Profit for the half-year               -               -                         -                 418            418 
 Dividends                              -               -                         -               (890)          (890) 
 Share-based payments(1)                -               -                       314                   -            314 
 Issue of shares in 
  period                                1               -                         -                   -              1 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 Balance at 30 Sept 2022               55           5,280                     1,488               1,005          7,828 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ------------- 
 
 
        SBP issued within six month period from 01 April 2022 
  (1)    - 30 September 2022 
 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 
                                                   Six months           Six months 
                                                ended 30 Sept        ended 30 Sept 
                                                         2022                 2021 
                                        Note          GBP'000              GBP'000 
 
 Profit for the half-year                                 418                  516 
 Adjustments for: 
       Income tax expense                                 170                  135 
       Net interest (income)/expense                     (30)                    4 
       Depreciation of property, 
        plant and equipment                                69                   18 
       Amortisation of intangible 
        assets                                             23                   19 
       Bonus shares / LTIP awards                           1                    - 
       Share-based payment expense                        314                  103 
 Operating cash flows before 
  movements in working capital                            965                  795 
 
 (Increase)/decrease in trade 
  and other receivables                                 (171)                  450 
 Increase/(decrease) in trade 
  and other payables                                     (68)                 (63) 
 (Increase)/decrease in amounts 
  owed from associates in 
  relation to profit share                                 95                 (44) 
 
 Cash generated by operations                             821                1,138 
 Income taxes paid                                       (63)                (257) 
                                              ---------------      --------------- 
 Net cash from operating 
  activities                                              758                  881 
                                              ---------------      --------------- 
 
 Investing activities 
 Purchases of property, plant 
  and equipment                                          (14)                 (15) 
 Net cash used in investing 
  activities                                             (14)                 (15) 
                                              ---------------      --------------- 
 Financing activities 
 Dividends paid                            6            (890)                (127) 
 Finance lease payments                                  (51)                    - 
 Interest received                                         42                   16 
 Repayments of loans and 
  borrowings                                                -                (195) 
 Proceeds from loans and                                    -                    - 
  borrowings 
 Proceeds from issue of ordinary                            -                    - 
  shares net of share issue 
  costs 
 Net cash used in financing 
  activities                                            (899)                (306) 
                                              --------------- 
 
 Net increase/(decrease) 
  in cash and cash equivalents                          (155)                  560 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at beginning of half-year                             4,722                  609 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at end of half-year                                   4,567                1,169 
                                              ===============      =============== 
 
 

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. General Information

The Company was incorporated as DSW Capital Limited on 23 March 2010 under the Companies Act 2006 (Registration number: 07200401). The Company was re-registered as DSW Capital plc on 26 October 2021. The Company is incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiary, DSW Services LLP, (together referred to as the 'Group') is the licensing of the Dow Schofield Watts brand and associated brand names for use in the professional services sector.

The address of the Company's registered office is:

7400 Daresbury Park

Daresbury

Warrington

WA4 4BS

2. Basis of preparation

This condensed consolidated interim financial information for the 6 months to 30 September 2022 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim financial reporting' and also in accordance with the measurement and recognition principles of UK adopted international accounting standards. It does not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022. This condensed consolidated interim financial information does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The Interim Report has not been audited or reviewed in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagement 2410 issued by the Auditing Practices Board.

The interim condensed consolidated financial information is presented in the Group's functional currency of Pounds Sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand (GBP'000) except when otherwise indicated.

Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies used in the preparation of the interim financial information for the six months ended 30 September 2022 are in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of UK Adopted International Accounting Standards and are consistent with those which were adopted in the annual statutory financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2022.

Use of estimates and judgements

There have been no material revisions to the nature of estimates and judgements of amounts reported in prior periods.

Going concern

The interim financial information has been prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors have reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group has no debt, GBP4.6m cash at 30 September 2022, is strongly cash generative, and has a strong trading performance. The Group's forecasts and projections show that the Group has sufficient resources for both current and anticipated cash requirements.

Accounting Developments

There have been no new standards or interpretations, relevant to the Group's operations, applied in the interim financial information for the first time.

Adjusted PBT

Adjusted PBT is utilised as a key performance indication for the Group and is calculated as follows:

 
                             Six months      Six months 
                                  ended           ended 
                           30 September    30 September 
                                   2022            2021 
                                GBP'000         GBP'000 
 Profit before tax                  588             651 
 Share based payments               314             103 
 IPO costs                            -              92 
                         --------------  -------------- 
 Adjusted PBT                       902             846 
                         ==============  ============== 
 

3. Earnings per share

From continuing operations

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data:

 
                                                    Six months            Six months 
                                            ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                          2022                  2021 
 Earnings                                              GBP'000               GBP'000 
 Earnings for the purposes of basic 
  earnings per share being net profit 
  attributable to owners of the 
  Company                                                  418                   516 
 Effect of dilutive potential ordinary                       -                     - 
  shares: 
 Earnings for the purposes of diluted 
  earnings per share                                       418                   516 
 
                                                    Six months            Six months 
                                            ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                          2022                  2021 
 Number of shares 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for the purposes of basic 
  earnings per share                                21,065,045             1,900,000 
 Effect of dilutive potential ordinary 
  shares: 
 Share Options                                         509,629                     - 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for the purposes of diluted 
  earnings per share                                21,574,674             1,900,000 
 
 

From continuing operations

 
                                         Six months            Six months 
                                 ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                               2022                  2021 
 Earnings                                       GBP                   GBP 
 Basic earnings per share                      0.02                  0.27 
                                                     -------------------- 
 Diluted earnings per share                    0.02                  0.27 
                               ====================  ==================== 
 

Adjusted earnings per share is included as an Alternative Performance Measure ('APM') and is not presented in accordance with IAS 33. It has been calculated using adjusted earnings calculated as profit after tax but before:

   --    Share-based payments expense; 
   --    IPO costs; and 
   --    The tax effect of the above items 

The calculation of adjusted basic and adjusted diluted earnings per share is based on:

 
                                                 Six months            Six months 
                                         ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                       2022                  2021 
                                                    GBP'000               GBP'000 
 Profit after tax on continuing 
  operations                                            418                   516 
 Adjusted for: 
 Share-based payment expense                            314                   103 
 IPO Costs                                                                     92 
 Tax effect of adjustments above                          -                     - 
 Adjusted earnings for the purposes 
  of adjusted basic and adjusted 
  diluted earnings per share                            732                   711 
 
                                                 Six months            Six months 
                                         ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                       2022                  2021 
 Earnings                                               GBP                   GBP 
 Adjusted basic earnings per share                     0.03                  0.37 
                                                             -------------------- 
 Adjusted diluted earnings per 
  share                                                0.03                  0.37 
                                       ====================  ==================== 
 

Shares held in trust are issued shares that are owned by the Group's employee benefit trusts for future issue to employees as part of share incentive schemes. The future exercise of the share awards and options is the dilutive effect of share awards granted to employees that have not yet vested.

Shares held in trust are deducted from the weighted average number of shares for basic earnings per share. For its adjusted basic measure, the group uses the weighted average number of ordinary shares.

4. Profit for the year

Profit for the year has been arrived at after charging:

 
                                              Six months            Six months 
                                      ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                    2022                  2021 
                                                 GBP'000               GBP'000 
 Depreciation of property, plant 
  and equipment                                       69                    18 
 Amortisation                                         23                    19 
 Employee pension                                      3                     1 
 IPO costs                                             -                    92 
 

5. Revenue

The disclosure of revenue by product line is consistent with the revenue information that is disclosed for each reportable segment under IFRS 8.

Disaggregation of revenue

 
                                               Six months            Six months 
                                       ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                     2022                  2021 
                                                  GBP'000               GBP'000 
 External revenue by product line 
 License Fee Income                                 1,491                 1,094 
 Profit Share Income                                   18                    25 
 Total                                              1,509                 1,119 
                                     ==================== 
 
 

A further breakdown of revenue by reporting line is shown below:

 
                                                   Six months            Six months 
                                           ended 30 September    ended 30 September 
                                                         2022                  2021 
                                                      GBP'000               GBP'000 
 External revenue by reporting 
  line 
 License fees attributable to Mergers 
  & Acquisitions (M&A)                                  1,142                   769 
 License fees attributable to Other                       349                   325 
 Profit share attributable to M&A                          18                    23 
 Profit share attributable to Other                         -                     2 
                                         --------------------  -------------------- 
 Total Revenue by reporting line                        1,509                 1,119 
                                         --------------------  -------------------- 
 Other income                                               -                     - 
                                         --------------------  -------------------- 
 Total Revenue                                          1,509                 1,119 
                                         ====================  ==================== 
 

6. Dividends

The final ordinary dividend for the year ended 31 March 2022 consisting of an interim catch up dividend of 0.56 pence per share and a final dividend of 3.66 pence per share as proposed in the 31 March 2022 financial statements and approved at the Group's AGM was paid on 30 September 2022.

In addition, since the end of the half-year the Directors have recommended the payment of an interim dividend of 1.76 pence per fully paid ordinary share. The dividend will be paid on 11 January 2023 to shareholders on the register on 16 December 2022 with the shares going ex-dividend on 15 December 2022. In accordance with IAS10 "Events after the Balance Sheet Date", these dividends have not been reflected in the Interim Report.

7. Trade and other receivables

 
                                          Group             Group 
                             As at 30 September    As at 31 March 
                                           2022              2022 
                                        GBP'000           GBP'000 
 Trade receivables                          973               910 
 Loss allowance                            (78)              (78) 
                           --------------------  ---------------- 
                                            895               832 
 Other receivables                          753               686 
 Loss Allowance                           (302)             (317) 
                           --------------------  ---------------- 
                                            451               369 
 Prepayments and Accrued 
  Income                                    655               629 
 Loss Allowance                            (92)              (92) 
                           --------------------  ---------------- 
                                            563               537 
                           ====================  ================ 
                                          1,909             1,738 
                           ====================  ================ 
 

Included in prepayments and accrued income are GBP170k (March 2022: GBP175k) due in greater than 1 year. Other receivables are made up from loans due from licensees and prepayments and accrued income relates to profit share due from licensees. Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings, in other receivables on the consolidated statement of financial position, are interest free and repayable on demand.

8. Related party transactions

Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiary, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Transactions between the Group and its related parties are disclosed below.

Related parties are those licensees where the Company is a member of the related LLP or has significant influence over an entity either via voting rights or shareholding.

Revenue and Cost Recharges

Group entities entered into the following transactions with related parties who are not members of the Group. All entities other than DSW Investments 2 LLP are licensee businesses. DSW Investments 2 LLP is an entity owned by current shareholders.

 
                            Six months ended   Six months ended 
                                30 September       30 September 
                                        2022               2021 
                                 Revenue and        Revenue and 
                              Cost Recharges     Cost Recharges 
                                     GBP'000            GBP'000 
 PHD Equity Partners                       -                  5 
 PHD Industrial Holdings                 137                 83 
 DSW Investments 2 LLP                    51                 43 
 Other investments                       320                300 
 Totals                                  508                431 
                           =================  ================= 
 

Other investments relate to routine and similar transactions which arose in the ordinary course of business, with DSW CF Leeds, DSW TS Leeds and DSW Business Recovery.

Amounts due from/to related parties

Group entities had the following balances, including loans to related parties, outstanding at year end with related parties who are not members of the Group:

 
                            As at 30 September   As at 30 September 
                                          2022                 2021 
                                   Amounts due          Amounts due 
                             from/(to) related    from/(to) related 
                                       parties              parties 
                                       GBP'000              GBP'000 
 PHD Equity Partners                         -                    3 
 PHD Industrial Holdings                    24                   28 
 DSW Investments 2 LLP                    (32)                    - 
 Other investments                         290                  259 
 Totals                                    282                  290 
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