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NWT Newmark Security Plc

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Newmark Security PLC Final Results (4732N)

23/01/2023 7:00am

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Newmark Security PLC

23 January 2023

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information pursuant to Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended.

Newmark Security plc

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

Final Results

Creating the next generation of safe workplace ecosystems

Newmark Security plc (AIM: NWT), a leading provider of electronic and physical security systems, is pleased to announce its audited results for the year ended 30 April 2022 ("FY 2022)".

Financial Highlights:

   --      R evenue up 8.4% to GBP19.1m (2021: GBP17.7m) 
   --      Gross profit margin decreased by 4% pts to 33.5% (2021: 37.5%) 
   --      EBITDA loss of GBP0.03m (2021 EBITDA profit: GBP1.0m) 
   --      Operating loss of GBP1.2m (2021: GBP0.03m) 
   --      Loss before tax of GBP1.2m (2021: GBP0.1m) 
   --      Loss after tax of GBP0.8m (2021 profit: GBP0.2m) 
   --      Loss per share of 0.32 pence (2021: earnings per share 0.03 pence) 
   --      Investments in research and development GBP0.76m (2021: GBP0.74m) 
   --      Net assets of GBP7.6m (2021: GBP8.2m) 

Key business highlights:

   --      Well-placed to scale our business driven by product innovation, accessibility and capacity 

-- Evolution of our business model increasing traction in North America (HCM business up by 19%)

   --      HCM annual recurring revenues increased by over 600% year-on-year to GBP0.9m in April 2022 
   --      Setting the right foundations for executing our Strategic Business Plan 
   --      Delivering recurring income and optimising product mix provides for sustainable growth 
   --      Focus on cost management initiatives and product innovation 
   --      Enhancing our product offering and end-to-end solutions to drive customer base expansion 

-- Navigating our business through inflationary and supply chain pressures by prudent working capital management and pricing

-- The new generation of safe workplace systems will generate high quality recurring income (subscription based) - beyond the product lifecycle

Operational Highlights:

People and Data Management division - Grosvenor Technology ("Grosvenor")

Revenue information

 
                                             Increase/ 
 GBP'000                   2022     2021    (decrease)   % change 
 HCM North America        8,726    6,509         2,217        34% 
 HCM Rest of World        2,716    3,150         (434)      (14%) 
 Total HCM               11,442    9,659         1,783        18% 
 
 Janus C4                   833      351           482       137% 
 Sateon Advance           1,010    1,146         (136)      (12%) 
 Legacy Janus             1,274    1,491         (217)      (15%) 
 Total Access Control     3,117    2,988           129         4% 
 
 Division Total          14,559   12,647         1,912        15% 
 

Grosvenor - Hardware-enabled software and services

The business achieved top-line revenue growth of 15% to GBP14.6 million, primarily driven by strong North American human capital management ("HCM") business growth and our expanding relationships with Tier 1 software partners. Key achievements during the period included re-platforming our core cloud control software, GT Connect, and evolving warranty and support services with GT Protect. We have seen substantial progress in our HCM hardware enabled SaaS strategy with HCM annual recurring revenue ("ARR") increasing by over 600% year-on-year to GBP0.9m in April 2022 driven by SaaS and ClaaS.

The success of our North American HCM operations continued to deliver double-digit growth for the fifth consecutive year, with revenues increasing by 34% to GBP8.7 million. The current outlook is very promising, expecting a new revenue pipeline for next year.

The Rest of World opportunity is more fragmented, and we have attracted a number of key European partners who have been essential to our local strategy. We have developed for Protime, our largest European partner, an additional functionality within our Android feature set that enables them to adopt the new GT8 time clock.

Internationally, the emerging overlap in HCM and Access Control creates a new cloud-based opportunity for combined solutions, and together these represent a very large market for our future growth.

Access Control revenues increased by 4% to GBP3.1 million, with sales of our new Janus C4 product beginning to take-off, reaching GBP0.8 million, up by 137%.

Partnerships

We continued our successful partnership with major software vendors enabling us to supply directly to their large customer base. We are working with our partners to increase our share-of-wallet acting as their preferred supplier and new partnerships are being established to help us deliver our growth targets. We are pleased to announce we have signed a GT Connect and support contract with one of the largest US retailers based in Mexico in H2 2023. This contract will help accelerate our growth in HCM recurring revenues.

Product update

   --      Advanced facial recognition 
   --      Modular design reduces development costs for new devices 

-- The new GT Connect secure cloud control platform, scheduled for broad release in H2 2023, is highly scalable with a modern cloud architecture, advanced multi-tenanted hosting and an enhanced security model operating on a microservices framework

-- Accelerated product migration of Janus C4, simplifying transition and released our new advanced driver that enhances the performance at all sites. In addition, we launched our new software support agreement providing additional revenue streams

Physical Security Solutions division - Safetell - Diversifying our product portfolio

Revenue information

 
 GBP'000           2022    2021    Increase/         % change 
                                    (decrease) 
 Products          3,131   3,220   (89)                      (3%) 
 Service           1,455   1,791   (336)                    (19%) 
 Division Total    4,586   5,011   (425)                      (8%) 
 

Top line revenue declined by 8% driven by less installation and maintenance services that decreased by 19% to GBP1.5 million. This was further impacted by a contraction in our traditional rising screen market due to an accelerated reduction in the number of bank branches across the country. Our cost control initiatives resulted in a cost margin increase to 40.4% (2021: 40.1%).

Demand for security products has normalised in recent months and our return to growth has already begun. Several delayed projects have now recommenced and demand for s ecurity products and services appears to have recovered to above pre-pandemic levels. This provides confide nce that the business is well-positioned to achieve its ambitious growth strategy.

Product update

A strategic priority in our long-term plan is to grow service and maintenance work in the UK autodoor servicing market, estimated at twice the size of Safetell's traditional target markets.

Major initiatives to strengthen our competitive position in fast-growing security markets:

   --      Introduction of new product lines 
   --      New strategic partnerships and onboarding of new clients 
   --      Organisational improvements 

-- Investments in sales and marketing to support the two key areas (automatic door servicing and entrance control)

Financial position

-- Group margins reduced to 32.8% (2021: 37.5%) due to the significant increase in componentry and freight costs arising from global supply chain challenges

-- We have implemented a programme of strict cost control and increased prices to mitigate the effect of higher costs. This has resulted in reduced losses for the second half of the year compared to H1

-- Administrative expenses increased by 12.9% to GBP7.5 million (2021: GBP6.7 million) mainly due to the one-off COVID-19 related savings incurred last year such as furloughs, contractual pay reductions along with other savings in travel and marketing

-- Net loss from operations before exceptional items at GBP1.3 million (2021: GBP0.1 million) driven by the impact of supply chain pressures on gross margins and an increase in costs to execute our plan

-- Cashflow from operating activities was an outflow of GBP0.6 million (2021: GBP0.4 million inflow) driven by the operating losses and working capital outflow

-- Net assets reduced to GBP7.1 million (2021: GBP8.3 million) due to loss after tax for the year

   --      Net decrease in cash to GBP0.2 million (2021: GBP0.5 million) 

-- The Group secured a $2 million US invoice financing facility in February 2022 and in January 2023 increased the UK invoice financing facility by GBP0.6 million to GBP2.3 million. These will provide additional working capital headroom to support the Group's growth.

Current trading

-- Post period end, the Group returned to profitability and positive operating cashflows during FY 2023, whilst also continuing to grow revenues.

-- Transition to a high margin hardware enabled SaaS HCM business is continuing with a significant increase in ARR

Maurice Dwek, Chairman of Newmark, commented: "Despite the macro challenges of the year, Newmark continued to grow and deliver against its strategic priorities. Our business model is now more resilient as our product initiatives have been carefully designed to increase recurring income, whilst leveraging our positioning to capture the industry's dynamic growth.

"Through our new solutions, customers will gain the capability to enable and connect a broad range of internet-enabled devices securely in the cloud with unified software control - creating a trusted ecosystem in the workplace.

"Our innovative complete product offering, combined with our strategic initiatives for global expansion, enhanced partnerships and efficient management of our key resources will transform our business and enable sustainable growth."

 
 Newmark Security Plc                     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7355 
  Marie-Claire Dwek, Chief Executive       0070 
  Officer                                  www.newmarksecurity.com 
  Paul Campbell-White, Chief Financial 
  Officer 
 Allenby Capital Limited                  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 
  (Nominated Adviser and Broker)           5656 
 James Reeve / Lauren Wright (Corporate 
  Finance) 
  Amrit Nahal (Sales & Broking) 
 

About Newmark Security plc

Newmark is a leading provider of electronic, software and physical security systems that helps organisations protect human capital and provide safe spaces seamlessly and securely.

From our locations in the UK and US, we operate through subsidiary businesses positioned in specialist, high-growth markets.

We foster an open and inclusive work environment amongst our c.100 employees, serving hundreds of blue-chip customers.

Our product portfolio consists of Human Capital Management and Access Control Systems providing both hardware and software and physical security installations to various sectors.

Newmark Security plc is admitted to trading on AIM (AIM: NWT).

For more information, please visit: https://newmarksecurity.com/

Safe. Seamless. Secure

Chairman's Statement

Overview

As we emerge from another COVID-impacted year, I am particularly pleased with the progress we have made in executing our strategy and setting the right foundations for our continued success. We are delivering on our strategic targets and achieving recurring revenue growth whilst taking prudent cost management initiatives that have enabled us to keep focusing on our new product pipeline. By offering complete solutions that are genuinely best-in-class, our reputation with clients is highly trusted and growing.

Our proactive approach through the pandemic has demonstrated our ability to manage the business for the long-term, building credibility with new clients and strengthening existing relationships through our willingness to be flexible and adapt to their needs. Our ability to provide technical solutions and hardware without requiring us to physically attend a site has been a huge advantage and will be an important factor as we scale.

We have seen the value of staying agile and prioritising our investments to create sustainable growth. With high confidence in our product portfolio and client-focused strategy, we have taken the right measures to drive our business forward with disciplined execution.

By working towards an optimal structure and product mix, we are now extremely well-placed to scale our business, converting the opportunities we have already identified, expanding our network of partners, and embedding our range of solutions as subscriptions that we can jointly promote.

This has been an exciting year in the evolution of our business model, strengthened by the increasing traction we are achieving in North America, with solid development progress across all lines of business and a tremendous opportunity to convert this effort into incremental revenue growth in North America, the UK and Rest of World markets.

Board and governance

The Board and its Committees continue to maintain a robust governance framework, led by our Chief Financial Officer, Paul Campbell-White, supported by the experience of an enhanced leadership team to provide independent challenge and ensure that good governance is promoted across the Group.

We follow the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code ("QCA Code").

Going concern

The Board continues to have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. We are in a stable position following market emergence from the restrictions of COVID-19, although cash remains a key focus. We have taken steps to mitigate the challenges we face managing our inventory levels and dealing with the global shortage of components we need to build our products.

During the year the Group increased its UK invoice discounting facility to GBP1.7 million and secured a new $2 million US facility. This, together with an increased overdraft to GBP0.7 million has helped finance the Group's working capital needs in the year to 30 April 2022 ("FY22"). However, as a result of a combination of customer price rises, cost savings and unwinding of inventories, the Group has reduced cash outflows at the end of the year and therefore the overdraft facility has now reverted back to the original GBP0.2 million.

The Group's first covenant to be tested for the GBP2 million HSBC CBILs facility will be for the year ended 30 April 2023 and requires the Group to deliver a pre-debt service cashflow of 1.2 times the level of debt service. The latest forecast of the Group results in exceeding the debt service covenant test by 51% and will be tested again when a revised forecast is completed in February.

The Group is currently trading ahead of this forecast and has returned to profit after tax and operating cashflow generation in FY23.

Dividend

The Board is not recommending the payment of a dividend for the year ended 30 April 2022 (2021: GBPNil).

Outlook

While the Group has again been affected by the global pandemic and restrictions imposed in the UK and internationally, I am pleased with the progress we have made this year. Despite inflationary pressures, we look forward with cautious optimism, particularly for the continued growth of our HCM business in North America, and we expect to benefit from the execution of our 2025 strategy which will see us build a greater proportion of recurring revenues. The outlook for our HCM business in the Rest of the World is also very promising, as we develop our capabilities, expand a wide range of partnership opportunities and onboard new customers.

Our Physical Security Solutions division, Safetell, will pursue its part of the strategy, growing its share of the Entrance Control and Automatic Door servicing market and by continuing to press its advantage, offering complete security solutions with services that bring rapid response to customers' needs, targeting new markets where demand is strong and growing.

Once again, I am confident we are set up for growth. We are in a strong position to benefit from the exciting opportunities that our teams across the Group have worked hard to develop in the past year. We are forecasting revenue growth for the coming year and year to date results show we are on target to achieve this.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to extend my thanks for all the hard work and resilience shown by our teams in what has been another challenging but highly productive year. I look forward to a successful year ahead.

Maurice Dwek

Chairman

23 January 2023

Chief Executive Officer's Review

Overview

In another very challenging year, the gradual easing of restrictions imposed by Covid signalled a welcome return and the beginnings of a staged recovery as traditional businesses began to emerge.

Many of our blue-chip clients were impacted whilst their recovery efforts were hit by knock-on effects felt right across the supply chain, with the rising cost of goods and services and, in many cases, delivery and logistical delays.

In this context, Newmark was quick to adapt, taking several bold and critical steps that have made a significant difference to the speed and profile of our own recovery and forward momentum.

Throughout this year, we have continuously adapted our products, software and operations to ensure our long-term partnerships remain well-served and growing, expanding our product portfolio, investing in hardware adaptations to accommodate available componentry, building up valuable stock reserves and further integrating software to accelerate partner take-up and throughput.

In the year ended 30 April 2022 (FY22), following three years of substantial investment in product innovation and software development, we have enhanced our solutions offering across all lines of business. This puts the business in a very strong position to execute on its strategic plan without requiring significant new development. This is already driving new client contracts and is building an extremely healthy pipeline for the year ahead.

This enormous effort has been achieved by an extremely committed and resilient team, to whom I am very grateful and especially proud of their significant progress and achievements.

Performance

Group revenue has grown once again, increasing by 8% year-on-year to GBP19.1 million. This was primarily driven by Human Capital Management (HCM) sales in North America, up by 34% to GBP8.7 million. HCM has a rapidly growing recurring services contribution with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Clock-as-a-Service (ClaaS) annual recurring revenues (ARR) increasing over 600% to GBP0.9 million by April 2022. This growth was driven by the first full year of our ClaaS subscription service.

Our Access Control business grew by 4% year-on-year to GBP3.1 million which was in line with expectations in a year that continued to be impacted by COVID-restrictions on physical site visits, causing delays to new projects and installations. Despite this, our new Access Control product, Janus C4, has been well-received by the market and is starting to generate anticipated returns, with sales up 137% at GBP0.8 million.

In a similarly difficult environment for physical product sales and servicing, Safetell, our Physical Security Solutions division, dropped back slightly with revenues down 8% to GBP4.6 million. The team responded quickly, undertaking numerous cost-cutting and re-organisation measures that saw gross margin levels increase to 40.4%. With a number of new and exciting national opportunities in the pipeline this puts the business in a very confident position for a return to top and bottom-line growth in the year ahead.

Outlook

People and Data Management division - Grosvenor Technology

Looking ahead, we will continue to build on the positive momentum we have achieved in Human Capital Management and Access Control, focusing on converting a rising number of opportunities in these fast-growing markets with our newly developed products and software. Our goal, to create longer-term and higher margin contracts with our partners and customers, will be accelerated as we launch our upgraded HCM SaaS platform, GT Connect. This will further increase recurring revenues, driving towards an ambitious ARR target. A key component of this success will be achieved by maintaining our ongoing commitment to deliver highly secure data processing, complying with international standards such as ISO 27001.

To mitigate further supply chain effects and logistics, we are exploring the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in North America, with the intention of streamlining the delivery of in-country products in this fast-growing market.

On behalf of the Board, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Commercial Director, Andy Rainforth, who wanted to take on a new challenge closer to home. Andy's significant contribution, particularly helping the business navigate the recent impacts of the pandemic, has been tremendous and we are enormously grateful for the 8 years of service he has given.

I am also delighted to formally welcome Robb Scott, who has joined as interim MD of Grosvenor Technology, and whose significant leadership experience and considerable execution track record are already making a positive impact on our operating performance.

Physical Security Solutions division - Safetell

With access measures easing in recent months, the team has been hugely productive having successfully launched new products, expanded our client base, and formed new partnerships. Several delayed projects have now recommenced as we target larger contracts in entrance control, build national scale relationships for our Autodoor Service Department and extend our long-established banking experience to meet the growing demand for security screens across retailers of all sizes.

We were delighted to welcome Nick Shannon, who joined in February from G4S Secured Solutions to head up the division. He will lead the strategic focus to build the services side of the business with the aim of increasing the proportion of recurring revenues. I am delighted to report that this work is already well underway and showing early signs of success, targeting significant growth in the year ahead.

Financial

Whilst sharp increases in componentry and freight costs have impacted Group margins, we have implemented a programme of strict cost control and increased prices to mitigate the effect of higher costs. This has resulted in reduced losses for the second half of the year compared to H1. As we look forward, we expect to see the full benefit of the price rises and cost savings in the next financial year (FY23), whilst we start to utilise our recent investments in products and infrastructure to fuel our accelerating growth.

To facilitate this, we have secured a $2 million US invoice discounting facility to provide additional working capital headroom. We have also invested to mitigate supply chain challenges by securing additional inventory to satisfy ongoing customer demand and stay ahead of the competition. Our working capital level is expected to ease as we reduce the inventory we are currently holding, allowing for improved cash flow generation.

As we build on our positive momentum, I am reassured that we have strong governance in place with appropriate commercial controls to achieve a very positive market and financial result over the forthcoming year, accelerating us towards our 2025 strategy.

I am very grateful for the support of our new CFO, Paul Campbell-White, who has made a tremendous contribution, helping to ensure that sound financial discipline underpins our operations, and all investment decisions continue to align with our strategic goals.

Strategy

As a strategic priority, our product initiatives have been carefully designed to increase recurring revenues, enabling us to make a powerful evolution from hardware to hardware-enabled software and services, based on providing 'secure cloud control'.

By offering secure cloud control of people's access, time keeping and identity data at work, we are shifting the strategic value paradigm, raising the customer focus from its former dependency on hardware 'clocks' and 'access terminals', to one that empowers the intelligent enterprise. Through our solutions, customers will gain the capability to enable and connect a broad range of internet-enabled devices securely in the cloud with unified software control - creating a trusted ecosystem in the workplace.

Establishing ourselves as an experienced and trusted security partner on whom our customers rely, has been an essential factor in our success for over 25 years. Over the past year, we have succeeded in turning this trust into expanded partnerships that reach beyond pure products and hardware subscription models, into more complete solutions - increasingly contracted via ongoing service arrangements that are based on combining hardware flexibility, secure cloud control and specialist support services. Leveraging our expertise in data security, our clear strategy is to generate sustainable, high quality recurring revenues that will scale and extend, over and beyond the product lifecycle, into the longer-term.

The favourable characteristics of subscription-based business models make them particularly attractive to our customers, as worldwide consumption of software-as-service continues to grow strongly. Newmark, and in particular our People and Data Management Division, continue to follow this servitization trend with confidence.

As our business model evolution to hardware-enabled software-as-a-service gathers pace, our focus remains on winning trusted, long-term partnerships fulfilled by our unique combination of best-in-class products with market leading software and expert, specialist support services that put customers in control.

In an increasingly risk-aware enterprise environment, we have been working hard to broaden our reach and reputation as a trusted security partner, becoming a go-to brand for customers who are seeking this control to simplify the growing complexity of security and compliance requirements in the intersection between physical and digital worlds.

Our strategic focus and approach are opening a substantial market opportunity in which we now occupy a commanding position with key strategic partners. Our aim is to scale this model across an expanded partnership channel, matching this drive with speed of execution to secure greater market share. Converting our hard-earned competitive advantage will take time and we will continue to invest in people and infrastructure to drive business growth as we pursue an ambitious and achievable 2025 market strategy with a strong will to win.

Marie-Claire Dwek

Chief Executive Officer

23 January 2023

Financial Review

Revenue

 
                                                       Increase/       Percentage 
 Key Performance Indicators         2022      2021    (decrease)           change 
                                 GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000                % 
 People and Data Management 
  Division 
 HCM                              11,442     9,659         1,783            18.5% 
 Access Control                    3,117     2,988           129             4.3% 
                                  14,559    12,647         1,912            15.1% 
 
 Physical Security Solutions 
  Division 
 Products                          3,131     3,220          (89)           (2.8%) 
 Service                           1,455     1,791         (336)          (18.8%) 
                                   4,586     5,011         (425)           (8.5%) 
 
 Group Revenue                    19,145    17,658         1,487             8.4% 
 

Group revenue increased by 8.4% to GBP19.1 million (2021: GBP17.7 million) driven by a strong HCM performance in North America. Revenues in the Physical Security Solutions division were impacted by further lockdown restrictions and the decline in the traditional rising screens market as more banks and building societies close. Further commentary and discussion can be found in the relevant divisional sections.

 
                                               Increase/   Percentage 
                            2022      2021    (decrease)       change 
                         GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000            % 
                        --------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
 Gross Profit              6,419     6,629         (210)       (3.2%) 
                        --------  -------- 
 Gross Profit Margin       33.5%     37.5% 
 

Gross profit margins have reduced to 33.5% (2021: 37.5%) due to a rise in operating costs of the People and Data Management division. Their gross margins decreased to 31.4% (2021: 36.5%) as a result of the significant increase in componentry and freight costs arising from global supply chain challenges. However, customer price rises in the second half of the year have helped reduce the impact of these cost increases. The Physical Security Solutions division achieved a gross profit of 40.4% (2021: 40.1%) with the small increase due to headcount savings.

Administrative expenses and average employees

Administrative expenses before exceptional items have increased by 15% to GBP7.5 million (2021: GBP6.5 million). This has mainly been the result of the one-off COVID-19 related savings incurred last year such as furloughs, which saved GBP0.2 million group-wide contractual pay reductions along with other savings in travel and marketing. There has also been an increase in consultancy costs to support the execution of the strategic business plan, partly offset by a GBP0.1 million foreign currency gain due to the increase in the value of the USD versus GDP. Overall average employees have decreased to 103 (2021: 112) driven by reductions in Safetell and Grosvenor UK, partly offset by an increase in Grosvenor US. Staff costs increased by GBP0.3 million or 5% to GBP7.1 million (2021: GBP6.8 million).

Exceptional costs

During the year exceptional costs of GBP0.1 million (2021: GBP0.1 million) were incurred relating to continued streamlining of positions in Grosvenor and Safetell. In 2021 there were GBP0.2 million of restructuring costs and an exceptional credit of GBP0.1 million related to the exit of a lease commitment at Safetell whereby the asset had been written down by GBP0.1 million in the prior year.

Profitability

The current year loss from operations before exceptional items was GBP1.1 million (2021: profit GBP0.1 million). The decline in profitability was caused by the impact of global supply chain challenges on gross margins and an increase in costs to execute the strategic business plan.

Loss after tax for the year was GBP0.8 million (2021: profit GBP0.2 million). This is after tax credits which are discussed in more detail below.

Taxation

A tax credit of GBP0.6 million (2021: GBP0.3 million) was recognised in the year. This resulted from a current tax credit of GBP0.4 million (2021: GBP0.4 million) due to the continued R&D claims at Grosvenor of GBP0.3 million and for Safetell of GBP0.1 million and a GBP0.2 million deferred tax credit (2021: GBP0.1 million charge). The credit was primarily from the recognition of tax losses.

Earnings per share

Loss per share was 0.32p (2021: earnings of 0.03p) being a reduction of 0.35p. The decrease was due to the reduction in profitability in FY22.

Balance sheet

Net assets have reduced by GBP0.6 million to GBP7.6 million (2021: GBP8.2 million) due to the loss after tax for the year. This is presented as a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of GBP0.3 million to GBP0.2 million (2021: GBP0.5 million) and an increase in short term borrowings of GBP2.4 million to GBP3.0 million due to drawing down of invoicing discounting from both the UK and new $2 million US facility and increase in lease payments. The rise in property, plant and equipment and long-term borrowings is mainly as a result of the GBP0.9 million prior year adjustment to reflect a longer lease term for a land and buildings lease term. See note 2 of the financial statements for further details of this adjustment. Inventory has increased by GBP0.9 million to GBP4.0 million with additional purchases of scarce processors and screens to secure future supply and some impact of the global componentry shortage on prices. Trade and other receivables decreased by GBP0.5 million primarily due to a reduction in corporation tax recoverable related to the R&D tax credit. At the prior year end there were two years of R&D tax credits due, whereas there was only one year due at 30 April 2022. Trade and other payables have decreased by GBP0.7 million as result of unwinding of prior year creditor balances.

Research & Development (R&D)

The Group has slightly increased its R&D investment at GBP0.8 million (2021: GBP0.7 million) in the People and Data Management division. The investment this year has been focused on the cloud development of GT Connect, our upgraded SaaS platform which will be launched in FY23. There has also been further development on facial recognition technology for our clocks.

Cashflow

During the year cash reduced by GBP0.3 million to GBP0.2 million (2021: GBP0.5 million). Cash generated from operating activities decreased by GBP1.0 million to an outflow of GBP0.6 million (2021: inflow GBP0.4 million) mainly driven by a decrease in operating profits and a GBP1.2 million working capital outflow due to higher inventories and creditor outflows. There was also a GBP0.1 million outflow from exceptional items and a net tax receipt of GBP0.8 million (2021: GBP0.4 million) due to two years of R&D tax credits. As mentioned above, we have continued investment in research and development and also property plant and equipment of GBP1.3 million (2021: GBP1.0 million), the increase coming from investment in ClaaS clocks. The main financing movements related to the drawdown of GBP2.3 million of invoice discounting from both the UK and US facilities (2021: GBP0.9 million repayment), lease principal repayments of GBP0.4 million (2021: GBP0.5 million) and GBP0.3 million of interest and repayments from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme ("CBILS") which started to be paid back from September 2021 over a 5-year term.

Cashflow forward currency contracts

During the year we executed our foreign exchange strategy by entering into forward contracts. The strategy effectively hedges 75% of excess USD and reduces the level of volatility compared to using spot rates. The contracts manage our currency mismatch between an increasing US Dollars (USD) position from revenues and the existing cost base in both GBP and Euros. The adopted process involved currency forecasting three quarters ahead and taking out tranches of forward contracts for 25% of each of the forecasted quarters relating to our excess USD position.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 30 APRIL 2022

 
                                                                       as restated 
                                                                2022          2021 
                                                     Note    GBP'000       GBP'000 
 
 Revenue                                                      19,145        17,658 
 
 Cost of sales                                              (12,726)      (11,029) 
 
 Gross profit                                                  6,419         6,629 
 
 Administrative expenses                                     (7,633)       (6,662) 
 
 (Loss)/profit from operations before exceptional 
  items                                                      (1,090)            84 
 Exceptional redundancy costs                                  (124)         (181) 
 Other exceptional credits                                         -            64 
--------------------------------------------------  -----  ---------  ------------ 
 
 Loss from operations                                        (1,214)          (33) 
 
 Finance costs                                                 (220)         (113) 
 
 Loss before tax                                             (1,434)         (146) 
 
 Tax credit                                           4          630           297 
 
 (Loss)/profit for the year                                    (804)           151 
                                                           ---------  ------------ 
 Attributable to: 
 - Equity holders of the parent                                (804)           151 
                                                           ---------  ------------ 
 
 (Loss)/earnings per share 
 - Basic (pence)                                              (0.32)          0.03 
 - Diluted (pence)                                            (0.32)          0.03 
 
 
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                   as restated 
                                                          2022           2021 
                                                       GBP'000        GBP'000 
 
 (Loss)/profit for the year                              (804)            151 
 Foreign exchange on the retranslation of overseas 
  operation                                                143          (196) 
 Total comprehensive loss for the year                   (661)           (45) 
                                                      --------  ------------- 
 
 Attributable to: 
 - Equity holders of the parent                          (661)           (45) 
                                                      --------  ------------- 
 

The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 30 APRIL 2022

 
                                                            as restated       as restated 
                                                    2022           2021              2020 
 ASSETS                             Note         GBP'000        GBP'000           GBP'000 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment                     2,088          2,017             2,186 
 Intangible assets                                 5,564          5,505             5,234 
 Deferred tax                                        410            206               329 
 
 Total non-current assets                          8,062          7,728             7,749 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventory                                         3,983          3,125             2,544 
 Trade and other receivables                       3,979          4,438             3,664 
 Cash and cash equivalents                           157            484               620 
 
 Total current assets                              8,119          8,047             6,828 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 Total assets                                     16,181         15,775            14,577 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 LIABILITIES 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                          3,105          3,782             3,246 
 Other short-term borrowings                       2,958            602             1,301 
 
 Total current liabilities                         6,063          4,384             4,547 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Long term borrowings                              2,447          3,066             1,673 
 Provisions                                          100            100               100 
 
 Total non-current liabilities                     2,547          3,166             1,773 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 Total liabilities                                 8,610          7,550             6,157 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 TOTAL NET ASSETS                                  7,571          8,225             8,257 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 Capital and reserves attributable 
  to equity holders 
  of the company 
 Share capital                                     4,687          4,687             4,687 
 Share premium reserve                               553            553               553 
 Merger reserve                                      801            801               801 
 Foreign exchange difference 
  reserve                                          (159)          (302)             (106) 
 Retained earnings                                 1,649          2,446             2,282 
 Total attributed to equity 
  holders                                          7,531          8,185             8,217 
 Non-controlling interest                             40             40                40 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                      7,571          8,225             8,257 
                                              ----------   ------------      ------------ 
 
 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 20 January 2023.

Paul Campbell-White

Director

The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARED 30 APRIL 2022

 
                                                                       As restated 
                                                                2022          2021 
                                                      Note   GBP'000       GBP'000 
 
 Cash flow from operating activities before 
  exceptional items 
 Net (loss)/profit after tax from ordinary 
  activities                                                   (804)           151 
 Adjustments for: Depreciation, amortisation 
  and impairment                                               1,248         1,028 
 Exceptional items                                               124           117 
 Finance cost                                                    220           113 
 Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment                  (30)           (5) 
 Share based payment                                               7            13 
 Income tax credit                                             (630)         (297) 
 
 Operating (loss)/profit before changes 
  in working capital and provisions                              135         1,120 
 Decrease/(increase) in trade and other 
  receivables                                                   (29)         (805) 
 (Increase)/decrease in inventories                            (856)         (652) 
 (Decrease)/increase in trade and other 
  payables                                                     (658)           582 
 
 Cash generated from operations before 
  exceptional items                                          (1,408)           245 
 
 Exceptional items                                             (124)         (244) 
 
 Cash generated from operations after exceptional 
  items                                                      (1,532)             1 
 
 Income taxes received                                4          871           369 
 
 Cash flow from operating activities                           (661)           370 
 
 Cash flow from investing activities 
 Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                  (561)         (272) 
 Sale of property, plant and equipment                            30             - 
 Research and development expenditure                          (766)         (744) 
                                                             (1,297)       (1,016) 
                                                            --------  ------------ 
 Cash flow from financing activities 
 Bank loans (paid)/received                                    (267)         2,000 
 Principal paid on lease liabilities                           (376)         (487) 
 Proceeds/(repayment) on invoice discounting                   2,263         (905) 
 Interest paid on lease liabilities                             (48)          (37) 
 Interest paid                                                  (84)          (51) 
                                                               1,488           520 
                                                            --------  ------------ 
 
 Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                         (470)         (126) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
  of year                                                        484           620 
 Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents               143          (10) 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                        157           484 
                                                            --------  ------------ 
 

The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 
                                                                    Amounts 
                                                               attributable 
                                            Foreign               to owners 
                  Share    Share   Merger  exchange  Retained        of the  Non-controlling             Total 
                capital  premium  reserve   reserve  earnings        parent         interest            equity 
                GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000          GBP'000           GBP'000 
 
At 1 May 2021 
 (as 
 restated)        4,687      553      801     (302)     2,446         8,185               40             8,225 
Loss for the 
 year                 -        -        -         -     (804)         (804)                -             (804) 
Other 
 comprehensive 
 income               -        -        -       143         -           143                -               143 
Total 
 comprehensive 
 income/(loss) 
 for the year         -        -        -       143     (804)         (661)                -             (661) 
                -------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
Transactions 
with 
owners 
Share based 
 payment              -        -        -         -         7             7                -                 7 
As at 30 April 
 2022             4,687      553      801     (159)     1,649         7,531               40             7,571 
                -------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 
                                                                    Amounts 
                                                               attributable 
                                            Foreign               to owners 
                  Share    Share   Merger  exchange  Retained        of the  Non-controlling             Total 
                capital  premium  reserve   reserve  earnings        parent         interest            equity 
                GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000          GBP'000           GBP'000 
 
 
At 1 May 2020     4,687      553      801     (106)     2,327         8,262               40             8,302 
Effect of 
 prior year 
 adjustment           -        -        -         -      (45)          (45)                -              (45) 
                -------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
At 1 May 2020 
 (as 
 restated)        4,687      553      801     (106)     2,282         8,217               40             8,257 
Profit for the 
 year                 -        -        -         -       171           171                -               171 
Effect of 
 prior year 
 adjustment           -        -        -         -      (20)          (20)                -              (20) 
                -------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
Profit for the 
 year 
 (as restated)        -        -        -         -       151           151                -               151 
Other 
 comprehensive 
 loss                 -        -        -     (196)         -         (196)                -             (196) 
Total 
 comprehensive 
 income/(loss) 
 for the year         -        -        -     (196)       151          (45)                -              (45) 
                -------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
Transactions 
with 
owners 
Share based 
 payment              -        -        -         -        13            13                -                13 
As at 30 April 
 2021 
 (as restated)    4,687      553      801     (302)     2,446         8,185               40             8,225 
                -------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 

See note 2 for details of prior year adjustment.

The notes in the annual report and accounts form part of these financial statements.

1. Accounting policies

Newmark Security PLC (the "Company") is a public limited company, limited by shares, registered number 3339998 in England & Wales. The consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 April 2022 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group").

Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. The policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of income and expenses, and assets and liabilities. These judgements and assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the result of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

These estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Any revisions to the accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the revision is made.

None of the new standards or amendments to standards have had any impact on the accounting policies of the group in the year.

No new standards that are not yet effective have been early adopted or are expected to have a material impact on the Group's profit or loss.

Going concern

Based on the Group's latest trading, future expectations and associated cash flow forecasts, the Directors have considered the Group cash requirements and forecast covenant compliance and are confident that the Company and the Group will be able to continue trading for a period of at least twelve months following approval of these financial statements, being the going concern period.

In August 2020, the Group secured a GBP2 million financing facility from its bankers, HSBC, via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme ("CBILS"). This loan is for a term of 6 years, with the first year being interest, repayment and covenant free under the Business Interruption Payment scheme. The original covenant required the Group to deliver a pre-debt service cashflow of 1.2 times the level of debt service commencing for the year end 30 April 2022, based on audited accounts. As a result of the Strategic Business Plan certain investments were identified and factored into a forward looking model. Management identified that the investments and cash outlay may result in a potential default of the covenant and therefore the Directors agreed a waiver of the debt service ratio to be replaced by a Tangible Net Worth ("TNW") test applicable for the year ended 30 April 2022 based on audited accounts. This test used the calculation of Net Assets less Intangible Assets and required the result to exceed GBP3.1 million. In the year ended 30 April 2022 profitability and cashflows were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, increase in freight costs and the global componentry shortage as the Group had to increase stock levels to meet anticipated demand and pay higher prices for many components. As a result of this, in January 2022, HSBC agreed to a waiver of the year ended 30 April 2022 covenant calculation. The first covenant to be tested will be for the year ended 30 April 2023 and requires the Group to deliver a pre-debt service cashflow of 1.2 times the level of debt service commencing, based on audited accounts. No other financing facilities of the Group have any covenant requirements.

In September 2021, the Group increased its UK invoice discounting facility with HSBC to GBP1.7 million to provide additional working capital headroom. At 30 April 2022, GBP1.4 million was being utilized. In February 2022, the Group secured a 3 year $2 million invoice discounting facility with Seacoast National Bank against invoices raised from our US operation. At 30 April 2022, $1.1 million of the facility was being utilized. The level of invoice discounting available varies with the open book of trade debtors at any point in time and therefore the level of financing fluctuates. In January 2023 the Group increased the UK invoice discounting facility by another GBP0.6 million to GBP2.3 million.

As at 30 April 2022 the Group had a GBP0.4 million overdraft facility with its bankers, HSBC, although none was utilized as the Group had a positive bank balance of GBP0.2 million at year end. This overdraft facility was reduced to GBP0.2 million on 31 July 2022.

The Group's going concern assessment is based on the Group returning to net cashflow generation in the year to 30 April 2023. This is forecast to be a result of the combination of the impact of increasing customer prices in the second half of the last financial year, continued growth in revenues, cost savings introduced in May 2022 and stock levels starting to unwind from their historic high levels.

The latest forecast of the Group results in exceeding the debt service covenant test by 51% and will be tested more fully when a revised forecast is completed in February. As a consequence of the revised forecast findings, the Group would explore the existing covenant test level with our Banking partners, HSBC, should the covenant headroom fall short of the target. Further scenario testing and sensitivity analysis was completed to model certain criteria that would indicate a potential covenant breach against the latest formally approved budget. Given the 51% headroom in the latest covenant calculation it would take a large reduction in Gross Material Margin to cause in a covenant breach at April 2023. However, management are confident that the shortfalls will not occur particularly given we are only a few months away from the year end but are undertaking regular reviews and forecasts to ensure this.

The Group is currently trading ahead of budget and has returned to profit after tax and operating cashflow generation in FY23.

Management are confident that the Group would be able to meet loan repayments and working capital needs. The Group is expected to be able to operate within existing finance facilities, based on Management's detailed monthly cashflow forecasts to January 2024. Should profits or cashflow movements fall behind expectations in this period the Group expects to be able to utilise more of its current UK and US invoice discounting facilities and also extend the overdraft facility. Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

2. Prior year adjustment

On adoption of IFRS 16 ("Leases") in the year ended 30 April 2020, the initial recognition of one of the Subsidiary's right of use land and building leases was based on a 5 year lease term. A subsequent review of this lease during the year ended 30 April 2022 highlighted that the lease term was in fact 15 years and not 5 years as per the original interpretation of the lease agreement. The recognition of an additional 10 years of lease term has resulted in a prior year adjustment to increase right of use land and buildings asset net book value at 30 April 2020 and 30 April 2021 by GBP924,000 and GBP929,000 respectively. The corresponding lease creditor increased at 30 April 2020 and 30 April 2021 by GBP969,000 and GBP994,000 respectively. The lease creditor adjustment is split between short-term and long-term borrowings as shown in the table below. The overall impact is a reduction in total net assets and corresponding reduction in retained earnings at these dates of GBP45,000 and GBP65,000 respectively. In respect of the income statement for the year ended 30 April 2021, this resulted in a reduction in the depreciation charge of GBP5,000 and an increase in the lease interest cost of GBP25,000. Net impact on the profit before tax is a reduction of GBP20,000.

 
 Changes to the 
 statement of 
 financial position 
                                 As previously     Adjustment at 1 May        Adjustment at 30       As restated at 30 
                                      reported                    2020              April 2021              April 2021 
 Property, plant and 
 equipment                             GBP'000                 GBP'000                 GBP'000                 GBP'000 
 Right of use land 
 buildings 
 Cost                                      614                     911                       -                   1,525 
 Depreciation                            (294)                      13                       5                   (276) 
                        ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Net book value                            320                     924                       5                   1,249 
 
 Other short-term 
 borrowings 
 Lease creditor                          (386)                      50                    (25)                   (361) 
 
 Long-term borrowings 
 Lease creditor                          (288)                 (1,019)                       -                 (1,307) 
 
 Capital and reserves 
 Retained earnings                       2,511                    (45)                    (20)                   2,446 
 
 Changes to the income 
 statement 
                                                         As previously              Adjustment             As restated 
                                                              reported 
                                                               GBP'000                 GBP'000                 GBP'000 
 Loss from operations 
 is after charging 
 for: 
 Depreciation of 
  property, plant and 
  equipment                                                      (560)                       5                   (555) 
 
 Finance Costs 
 Lease interest cost                                              (37)                    (25)                    (62) 
 

3. Segment information

Description of the types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues

The Group has two main reportable segments:

-- People and Data Management division - This division is involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of access-control systems (hardware and software) and the design, manufacture and distribution of HCM hardware only, for time-and-attendance, shop-floor data collection, and access control systems. This division contributed 76.0% (2021: 71.6%) of the Group's revenue.

-- Physical Security Solutions division (previously called the Asset Protection division) - This division is involved in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of fixed and reactive security screens, reception counters, cash management systems and associated security equipment. This division contributed 24.0% (2021: 28.4%) of the Group's revenue.

Factors that management used to identify the Group's reportable segments

The Group's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. The two divisions are managed separately as each involves different technology, and sales and marketing strategies. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker.

Segment assets and liabilities exclude group company balances.

 
                                              People              Physical 
                                            and Data              Security 
                                          Management             Solutions 
                                            division              division     Total 
                                                2022                  2022      2022 
                                             GBP'000               GBP'000   GBP'000 
 
 Revenue from external customers              14,558                 4,587    19,145 
                                        ------------  --------------------  -------- 
 
 Finance cost                                     99                    20       119 
 Depreciation                                    304                   228       532 
 Amortisation                                    703                     -       703 
 Segment profit/(loss) before income 
  tax                                            312                 (103)       209 
                                        ------------  --------------------  -------- 
 
 Additions to non-current assets               1,292                   158     1,450 
 Disposal of non-current assets                  488                  198        686 
 Reportable segment assets                    13,094                 2,299    15,392 
 Reportable segments liabilities               4,722                 1,530     6,252 
 
 
                                           as restated 
                                                People     Physical 
                                              and Data     Security 
                                            Management    Solutions   as restated 
                                              division     division         Total 
                                                  2021         2021          2021 
                                               GBP'000      GBP'000       GBP'000 
 
 Revenue from external customers                12,647        5,011        17,658 
                                         -------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 Finance cost                                       54           18            72 
 Depreciation                                      296          246           542 
 Amortisation                                      470            -           470 
 
 Segment profit before income tax                1,120          161         1,281 
                                         -------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 Additions to non-current assets*                1,012          254         1,266 
 Disposal/modification of non-current 
  assets                                           322          440           762 
 Reportable segment assets                      11,586        2,515        14,101 
 Reportable segments liabilities                 3,569        1,435         5,004 
 

Reconciliation of reportable segment revenues, profit or loss, assets and liabilities to the Group's corresponding amounts:

 
                                                                          as restated 
                                                                   2022          2021 
                                                                GBP'000       GBP'000 
 Revenue 
 Total revenue for reportable segments                           19,145        17,658 
 
 Profit or loss before income tax expense 
 Total profit or loss for reportable segments                       209         1,281 
 Parent company salaries and related costs                        (809)         (868) 
 Other parent company costs                                       (834)         (534) 
 Loss before income tax expense                                 (1,434)         (121) 
 Corporation taxes                                                  630           297 
 (Loss)/profit after income tax expense                           (804)           176 
                                                      -----------------  ------------ 
 
 Assets 
 Total assets for reportable segments                            15,392        14,101 
 Parent company assets                           *                  789         1,674 
 Group's assets                                                  16,181        15,775 
                                                      -----------------  ------------ 
 
 Liabilities 
 Total liabilities for reportable segments                        6,252         5,004 
 Parent company liabilities                      **               2,358         2,546 
 Group's liabilities                                              8,610         7,550 
                                                      -----------------  ------------ 
 

*PLC bank overdraft is set off against other group cash balances and has therefore been included within the asset line owing to an offsetting arrangement that is in place with HSBC.

**Parent company liabilities include dormant companies' intercompany balances which eliminate fully on consolidation therefore do not feature in the consolidated financial statements.

 
 Geographical information: 
                                  Non-current assets by 
                                    location of assets 
                                               as restated 
                                  2022                2021 
                               GBP'000             GBP'000 
 
                          UK     7,092               7,522 
                         USA       560                 209 
                                 7,652               7,731 
 
 
                                                                    as restated 
                                   Reportable                        Reportable             as restated 
                                      segment               Group       segment                   Group 
                                       totals       PLC    Totals        totals       PLC        Totals 
                                         2022      2022      2022          2021      2021          2021 
                                      GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000 
 
 Other material items 
 Additions to non-current 
  assets                                1,450         -     1,450         1,266         -         1,266 
 Disposals and modifications 
  of non-current assets                   623         -       623           762         -           762 
 Depreciation and amortisation          1,235        13     1,248         1,022        16         1,033 
 

4. Tax and Deferred tax

 
                                                          2022      2021 
                                                       GBP'000   GBP'000 
 Current tax expense 
 UK corporation tax on profit for the year               (338)     (337) 
 Overseas corporation tax                                    -        42 
 Adjustment to provision in prior periods                 (88)     (125) 
                                                         (426)     (420) 
                                                      --------  -------- 
 
 Deferred tax expense 
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences       (159)       169 
 Effect of change in corporation tax rate                 (61)         - 
 Adjustment to provision in prior periods                   16      (46) 
                                                         (204)       123 
                                                      --------  -------- 
 
 Total tax (credit) / charge                             (630)     (297) 
                                                      --------  -------- 
 

The reasons for the differences between the actual tax credit for the year and the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK applied to profits for the year are as follows:

 
                                                                  as restated 
                                                    2022                 2021 
                                                 GBP'000              GBP'000 
 
 Loss before income tax                          (1,434)                (146) 
                                                --------  ------------------- 
 
 Expected tax (credit)/charge based on 
  the standard rate of corporation tax 
  in the UK of 19.0% (2021: 19.0%)                 (272)                 (28) 
 Research and development allowances               (142)                (199) 
 Effects on profits on items not taxable 
  or deductible for tax purposes                      24                 (81) 
 Effects of corporation tax change                  (61)                    - 
 Losses arising in year where no deferred 
  tax recognised                                      25                    - 
 Recognition of previously unrecognised 
  deferred tax assets                              (178)                   46 
 Write-off of previously recognised deferred 
  tax assets                                          35                    - 
 Difference arising from utilisation of 
  capital allowances                                   6                   71 
 Different tax rates applied in overseas 
  jurisdictions                                        4                   11 
 Adjustments for tax credit relating to 
  previous periods                                  (71)                (125) 
 
 Total tax (credit)                                (630)                (297) 
                                                --------  ------------------- 
 

The Group has the following tax losses, subject to agreement by HMRC Inspector of Taxes, available for offset against future trading profits as appropriate:

 
                                                     2022      2021 
                                                  GBP'000   GBP'000 
 
 Management expenses                                  170       177 
 Trading losses                                     5,203     4,591 
                                                    5,373     4,768 
                                                 --------  -------- 
 
                                                     2022      2021 
 A deferred tax asset has not been recognised 
  for the following:                              GBP'000   GBP'000 
 
 Management expenses                                  170         8 
 Trading losses                                       732     1,691 
                                                      902     1,699 
                                                 --------  -------- 
 

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is calculated in full on temporary differences under the liability method using a tax rate of 19% (2021: 19%). The March 2021 Budget announced a further increase to the main rate of corporation tax to 25% from 1 April 2023 and was substantively enacted in May 2021. The GBP61,000 increase in net deferred tax assets as a result of this change in tax rate is recorded in the year ended 30 April 2022.

Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of all temporary timing differences giving rise to deferred tax assets if it is probable that these assets will be recovered. The movements in deferred tax assets and liabilities (prior to the offsetting of balances within the same jurisdiction as permitted by IAS12) during the period are shown below. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are only offset where there is a legally enforceable right of offset and there is an intention to settle the balances net.

Details of the deferred tax liability, and amounts (charged)/credited to the consolidated income statement are as follows:

 
                                                                             Other 
                                                     Accelerated         temporary 
                                                         capital    and deductible      Available 
                                             Total    allowances       differences         losses 
 
 Asset/(liability) 
 At 1 May 2021                                 206           146             (526)            586 
 Income statement (charge)/credit              204         (113)             (146)            463 
 At 30 April 2022                              410            33             (672)          1,049 
                                     -------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Asset/(liability) 
 At 1 May 2020                                 329           185             (442)            586 
 Income statement (charge)/credit            (123)          (39)              (84)              - 
 At 30 April 2021                              206           146             (526)            586 
                                     -------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 

Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of available losses which are expected to be matched against future trading profits. Management reviews the estimate mid-year and assesses whether latest projections impact the level of recognised deferred tax. Management allow for a fluctuation in projections and apply a level of cautiousness to recognition so that it allows for profit fluctuations. A 10% fluctuation in future profitability could result in a change of GBP17,000 to the recognition of deferred tax.

There are unrecognised deferred tax assets as listed above, which have not been recognised due to the uncertainty of the timing of future profits.

5. Dividends

The Directors are not proposing a dividend for 2022 (2021: nil pence).

6. Subsequent events

Robert Waddington, a non-executive director of the Company, decided on 6 July 2022 to step down from the Board of Directors and left the business on 8 September 2022.

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