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ZMNO Zamano

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Zamano PLC Final Accounts (3832M)

27/04/2018 9:55am

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Zamano PLC

27 April 2018

zamano plc & subsidiaries

Directors' report and

consolidated financial statements

Year ended 31 December 2017

Directors and other information

   Directors                                                        Colin Tucker (Acting Chairman) 

Pat Landy (Non-Executive Director)

   Secretary                                                        Pat Landy (Non-Executive Director) 
   Registered office                                           3(rd) Floor, Hospitality House 

16-20 South Cumberland Street

Dublin 2

   Auditor                                                            KPMG 

1 Stokes Place

St. Stephen's Green

Dublin 2

   Bankers                                                           Bank of Ireland 
   Solicitors                                                        Eversheds 

1 Earlsfort Centre

Earlsfort Terrace

Dublin 2

   Registered number                                        329336 
   Nominated advisor and broker - AIM           Cenkos Securities plc 

6.7.8 Tokenhouse Yard

London EC2R 6AS

   Nominated advisor and broker - ESM          Investec 

The Harcourt Building

Harcourt Street

Dublin 2

In my Acting Chairman's statement issued in conjunction with the release of zamano plc's audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016, I highlighted the significant negative impact on the Group's ongoing premium rate business activities as a result of changes introduced by the mobile network operators to the subscriber sign-up process during the last quarter of 2016. These changes in the subscriber acquisition process caused the Board to take immediate action to protect the interests of all stakeholders culminating in the sale of all of zamano's operating business and assets to Kilavan Holdings Ltd with effect from 30 June 2017. The transaction was completed on 8 September 2017 following shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting on 30 August 2017.

As a result of this transaction, zamano is classified as a cash shell under AIM Rule 15 and an investing company under the ESM rules. The Group's audited results for the year ended 31 December 2017 therefore reflect six months operating activities and zamano's status as a cash shell investing company since 30 June 2017. Additionally, on 6 March 2018, we announced that as zamano had not completed a transaction which would enable it to restart trading within a period of six months following completion of the disposal of its trading activities, the Company's shares would be suspended on both the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and the ESM market of the Irish Stock Exchange. The suspension took effect from 7.30am on 9 March 2018 and will continue until the Company completes an appropriate transaction. In the event that the Company's shares remain suspended for six months the admission of the Company's securities to trading on AIM and ESM will be cancelled.

For financial reporting purposes the entire business operations of the Group represent a discontinued operation and all results are displayed as such in the income statement and cash flow statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. As part of the disposal of operations effective on 30 June 2017, net liabilities of EUR982,000 were transferred together with cash and cash equivalents of EUR1,537,000 giving a loss on disposal of EUR555,000. Adding direct transaction costs associated with the disposal of EUR253,000 resulted in a total loss on the disposal of operations of EUR808,000.

Since 27 September 2017, the date of the Group's interim results announcement, the Board, in conjunction with the Company's legal, accounting and other advisers has continued the process of preparing the Company to be in a position to return the largest possible amount of cash to shareholders and to minimise the amount of cash, if any, that would be required to be retained to meet any unknown liabilities that could arise on a liquidation of the group.

Whilst this process has been ongoing the Board has also received a number of proposals regarding possible investment opportunities that would involve a retention of the Company's listing. The Board did not consider the large majority of such approaches to be in the best interest of Shareholder's; however, more detailed discussions have continued with one party and the Company has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with that party to acquire certain operating assets in return for the issue of new shares in the Company which will constitute a reverse takeover transaction. Alongside the reverse takeover transaction the new group will also raise new capital via an underwritten issue of new shares to a new investor. zamano shareholders will be offered an opportunity to participate in the new placing pursuant to the proposed reverse takeover transaction and it is intended that the funds from such a placing will be used to develop the new business. Under the arrangement referred to above, zamano shareholders will also be offered an opportunity to tender up to 100% of their current shareholding in the company for cash in a share tender programme.

The proposed reverse takeover transaction referred to above would require the approval of shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting. Details of the shares to be issued to the counterparty and the new investors in conjunction with the reverse takeover and capital raise referred to above, together with any return of cash to shareholders, will be communicated to shareholders by the end of June 2018 at the latest.

In this regard, we would advise shareholders that should the transaction contemplated in the signed memorandum of understanding not proceed for any reason, that the Board will immediately seek to obtain approval from shareholders for a cash distribution. We will, of course, keep shareholders fully appraised of all ongoing developments as they arise while we seek to provide stakeholders with the optimal commercial outcome.

Colin Tucker 26 April 2018

Acting Chairman

The directors present the annual report and consolidated financial statements of zamano plc ("the Company" or "the Group") for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Principal activities

Effective 30 June 2017, the Group disposed of its interests in its trading subsidiaries, zamano solutions Limited and zamano Limited.

Since the disposal of its operating businesses, which concluded on 8 September 2017, the Company is classified as an AIM Rule 15 cash shell company under the AIM Rules and an investing company under the ESM Rules.

The Company itself is an investment holding company. Its shares are publicly traded on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") in the United Kingdom and the Enterprise Securities Market ("ESM") in Ireland. The financial information presents the results and position of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2017. The financial information for each of the periods presented has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union ("EU").

Results for the year and dividends

Group turnover decreased to EUR4.3 million (2016: EUR32.1 million) and the Group's operating loss was EUR1.3

million (2016: operating loss of EUR5.2 million) which included a loss on disposal of operations of EUR0.9 million (note 6). Further details of the financial performance have been set out in the Acting Chairman's statement. The directors do not propose the payment of a dividend (2016: EURNil).

Post balance sheet events, future developments and going concern

The Board considers it is in Shareholders' interests to continue to examine possible investment opportunities. The Board confirms that any material or significant investment opportunity will be conditional on Shareholder approval in due course.

Having regard to the Group's bank and cash balance at the balance sheet date and at the date of approval of the financial statements together with the projected financial performance of the Group over the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, the Board considers that it is appropriate to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the Group on a going concern basis.See note 2 for details.

Principal risks and uncertainties

Details of the Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are set out at note 24 of the consolidated financial statements. Principal risks and uncertainties of the Group for the year were:

-- Economic climate - the Group is subject to the general risks to which all companies operating in the same market are subject, including the general macro economic climate. The risk is partly mitigated by the range of territories in which the Group operates.

The directors are currently assessing the prospective risks and uncertainties that the Group will face going forward as part of the strategic assessment period discussed above.

Key performance indicators

The key performance indicators focused on by the Directors up to June 2017 were revenue, gross margin, profit and cash which are detailed in the notes to the consolidated financial statement

.

Financial risk management policies

Prior to the disposal of operating businesses, the Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks including interest rate, foreign currency and credit risks

Political donations

The Group and Company did not make any donations during the year disclosable in accordance with the Electoral Act 1997 (2016: EURNil).

Accounting records

The directors believe that they have complied with the requirements of Section 281 to 285 of the Companies Act 2014 with regard to maintaining adequate accounting records by employing accounting personnel with appropriate expertise and by providing adequate resources to the finance function. The accounting records of the Company are maintained at the Company's premises at 3(rd) Floor, Hospitality House, 16-20 South Cumberland Street, Dublin 2.

Relevant audit information

The directors believe that they have taken all steps necessary to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and have established that the Group's statutory auditors are aware of that information. In so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Group's statutory auditors are unaware.

Directors and secretary

The directors and secretary are set out on page 1. On 13 April 2017, Fergal Scully resigned as a Non Executive Director. On 12 April 2017 Pat Landy was appointed as a Non Executive Director. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, at its annual general meeting on 9 August 2017, Colin Tucker and Pat Landy retired by rotation and were re-elected to the Board.

Directors' and secretary's interests in shares

The interests of the directors and secretary who held office at 31 December 2017 in the issued share capital of the Company at the beginning and end of the year were as follows:

 
                              31 December                      1 January 2017 
                                  2017 
             Ordinary        Share    Exercise  Ordinary        Share    Exercise 
               shares      options       price    shares      options         price 
 
Director 
Colin 
 Tucker        83,333            -           -    83,333            -             - 
             ========   ==========   =========  ========   ==========  ============ 
 
Company 
 secretary 
Pat Landy           -    1,000,000   EUR0.0595         -    1,000,000   EUR0.0595 
             ========  ===========   =========  ========   ==========   ========= 
 
 

Directors' remuneration

Directors' remuneration for the current and preceding financial years was as follows:

 
 
                                                               2017                                 2016 
               Salary        Fees        Consultancy       Total     Salary    Fees  Pension  Settlement    Total 
                                                                                                      of 
                                                                                                   share 
                                                                                                 options 
                  EUR         EUR                EUR         EUR        EUR     EUR      EUR         EUR      EUR 
Director 
Colin 
 Tucker             -      24,000                  -      24,000          -  24,000        -           -   24,000 
Fergal 
 Scully             -       6,900                  -       6,900          -  20,952        -           -   20,952 
Ross 
 Conlon             -           -                  -           -     80,727       -    2,875      85,000  168,602 
Peter 
 Furlong            -           -                  -           -          -   2,667        -           -    2,667 
Pat 
 Landy              -      17,200             60,000      77,200          -  24,000        -           -   24,000 
John 
 Rockett            -           -                  -           -          -   7,500        -           -    7,500 
 
 
Total               -      48,100             60,000     108,100     80,727  79,119    2,875      85,000  247,721 
 
 

The Company's share price was EUR0.04 (2016: EUR0.058) per ordinary share at the reporting date.

Directors' Compliance Statement

The directors, in accordance with Section 225(2) of the Companies Act 2014, acknowledge that they are responsible for securing the Company's compliance with certain obligations specified in that section arising from the Companies Act 2014, the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005, the Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005, the Transparency (Directive 2004/109EC) Regulations 2007, and Tax laws ('relevant obligations'). The directors confirm that:

-- a compliance policy statement has been drawn up setting out the Company's policies that in their opinion are appropriate with regard to such compliance;

-- appropriate arrangements and structures have been put in place that, in their opinion, are designed to provide reasonable assurance of compliance in all material respects with those relevant obligations; and

-- a review has been conducted, during the financial year, of those arrangements and structures.

Auditor

In accordance with Section 383(2) of the Companies Act 2014, the auditor, KPMG, Chartered Accountants, will continue in office.

On behalf of the Board

Colin Tucker Pat Landy 26 April 2018

   Director                                                             Director 

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the Group and Company financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare Group and Company financial statements for each financial year. As required by the AIM/ESM Rules, they are required to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU. The directors have elected to prepare the Company financial statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU and as applied in accordance with the Companies Act 2014.

Under company law the directors must not approve the Group and Company financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Group and Company and of the Group's profit or loss for that [year/period].In preparing each of the Group and Company financial statements, the directors are required to:

   --        select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 
   --        make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

-- state whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU, and as regards the Company, as applied in accordance with the Companies Act 2014; and

-- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group and Company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements of the Company comply with the provision of the Companies Act 2014. The directors are also responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure such records are kept by its subsidiaries which enable them to ensure that the financial statements of the Group comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 2014. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and the Group, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The directors are also responsible for preparing a directors' report that complies with the requirements of the Companies Act 2014.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company's website. Legislation in the Republic of Ireland governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions

On behalf of the Board

   Colin Tucker                                                      Pat Landy 
   Director                                                             Director 

1 Opinion: our opinion is unmodified

We have audited the Group and Company financial statements of zamano plc ("the Group" or "the Company") for the year ended 31 December 2017 set out on pages 12 to 40 which comprise the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated and company balance sheets, the consolidated and company statements of changes in equity, the consolidated cash flow statement and the related notes, including the summary of significant accounting policies set out in note 3. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation of the Group financial statements is Irish Law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union (EU) and, as regards the Company financial statements Irish Law and FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework, as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2014.

In our opinion:

-- the Group financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2017 and of its loss for the year then ended;

-- the Company balance sheet gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2017;

-- the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU;

-- the Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework issued by the UK's Financial Reporting Council; and

-- the Group financial statements and Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2014.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (Ireland) ("ISAs (Ireland)") and applicable law. Our responsibilities are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities section of our report. We have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities under, and we remained independent of the Group in accordance with, ethical requirements applicable in Ireland, including the Ethical Standard issued by the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) as applied to listed entities. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is a sufficient and appropriate basis for our opinion.

2 Key audit matters: our assessment of risks of material misstatement

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) identified by us, including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

In arriving at our audit opinion above, the key audit matter, was as follows:

Accounting for the disposal of operations - Group

Refer to page 21 (accounting policy) and note 6 (financial disclosures).

 
 
The key audit matter                How the matter was addressed 
                                     in our audit 
 The Company disposed of 
 its two operating subsidiaries      Our audit procedures included 
 effective 30 June 2017.             among others, examining 
 The transaction represents          the key transaction documents 
 the most significant transaction    giving effect to the transaction, 
 undertaken during the year.         testing a sample of transaction 
                                     expenses arising, recalculating 
 Accounting for the disposal         the loss on disposal recognised 
 of operations impacts the           and challenging the completeness 
 presentation of the income          of the information used 
 statement and requires additional   in calculating the loss 
 disclosure in the consolidated      on disposal. We found 
 financial statements.               some immaterial differences 
                                     which were corrected. 
 
                                     We have considered the 
                                     adequacy of the Group's 
                                     disclosures in respect 
                                     of the classification 
                                     of discontinued operations 
                                     and the loss on disposal. 
 

Cash and bank balances - Company

Refer to page 21 (accounting policy) and note 16 (financial disclosures).

 
The key audit matter                       How the matter was addressed 
                                            in our audit 
 The largest asset held by 
 the Company itself at 31                   We performed a bank confirmation 
 December 2017 was cash of                  circularisation in respect 
 EUR5.0 million. We do not                  of the cash balance held 
 consider these cash balances               at 31 December 2017. All 
 to be high risk of significant             bank confirmations agreed 
 misstatement. However due                  to accounting records 
 to their materiality in                    without any reconciling 
 the context of the financial               items noted. 
 statements as a whole, it 
 was one of the areas which 
 was of most significance 
 to the audit and allocation 
 of resources in planning 
 and completing our audit. 
 

3 Our application of materiality and an overview of the scope of our audit

The materiality for the Group financial statements as a whole was set at EUR59,000 (2016: EUR56,000) determined with reference to a benchmark of Group loss before taxation as disclosed in the Group Consolidated Income Statement of which it represents 5% (in 2016, materiality was 5% of profit before taxation, normalised to exclude impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets of EUR6,500,000).

Materiality for the Company financial statements as a whole was set at EUR51,000 (2016: EUR122,000) determined with reference to a benchmark of the Company's total assets of which it represents 1% (2016: 1%).

We reported to the Audit Committee any corrected or uncorrected identified misstatements exceeding EUR3,000 in addition to other identified misstatements that warranted reporting on

qualitative grounds.

Of the Group's 6 (2016: 6) reporting components, we subjected 3 (2016: 3) to full scope audits for group purposes (of which two were disposed of during the year and one was the Company itself), including procedures over the Company. The remaining components are dormant and were not individually financially significant enough to require audit procedures. The Group audit team carried out all of the audit work on the components audited. Coverage obtained was 100% of revenue, loss before tax and total assets.

4 We have nothing to report on going concern

We are required to report to you if we have concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is inappropriate or there is an undisclosed material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt over the use of that basis for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. We have nothing to report in these respects.

5 We have nothing to report on the other information in the annual report

The directors are responsible for the other information presented in the annual report together with the financial statements. The other information comprises the information included in the chairman's statement and directors' report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or, except as explicitly stated below, any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether, based on our financial statements audit work, the information therein is materially misstated or inconsistent with the financial statements or our audit knowledge. Based solely on that work we have not identified material misstatements in the other information.

Based solely on our work on the other information;

   --        we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report; 

-- in our opinion, the information given in the directors' report is consistent with the financial statements;

-- in our opinion, the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2014.

6 Our opinions on other matters prescribed the Companies Act 2014 are unmodified

We have obtained all the information and explanations which we consider necessary for the purpose of our audit.

In our opinion, the accounting records of the Group and Company were sufficient to permit the financial statements to be readily and properly audited and the Group and Company's statement of financial position and the Group's income statement in agreement with the accounting records.

7 We have nothing to report on other matters on which we are required to report by exception

The Companies Act 2014 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion, the disclosures of directors' remuneration and transactions required by Sections 305 to 312 of the Act are not made.

8 Respective responsibilities

Directors' responsibilities

As explained more fully in their statement set out on page 7, the directors are responsible for: the preparation of the financial statements including being satisfied that they give a true and fair view; such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; assessing the Group and parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Group or the parent Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

8 Respective responsibilities (continued)

Auditor's responsibilities

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue our opinion in an auditor's report. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but does not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (Ireland) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud, other irregularities or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud or other irregularities is higher than for one resulting from error, as they may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control and may involve any area of law and regulation not just those directly affecting the financial statements.

A fuller description of our responsibilities is provided on IAASA's website at https://www.iaasa.ie/getmedia/b2389013-1cf6-458b-9b8fa98202dc9c3a/Description_of_auditors_ responsiblities_for_audit.pdf

9 The purpose of our audit work and to whom we owe our responsibilities

Our report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Section 391 of the Companies Act 2014. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for our report, or for the opinions we have formed.

26 April 2018

Eamonn Russell

for and on behalf of

KPMG

Chartered Accountants, Statutory Audit Firm

1 Stokes Place

St. Stephen's Green

Dublin 2

 
                           Discontinued             Continuing                 Discontinued             Continuing 
                             operations             operations         Total     operations             operations          Total 
                             31                    31 December            31    31 December            31 December    31 December 
                             December                               December 
                                   2017                   2017          2017           2016                   2016           2016 
                   Notes        EUR'000                EUR'000       EUR'000        EUR'000                EUR'000        EUR'000 
 
 Revenue               7          4,387                      -         4,387         32,101                      -         32,101 
 Cost of sales                  (3,515)                      -       (3,515)       (27,986)                      -       (27,986) 
 
 
 Gross profit                       872                      -           872          4,115                      -          4,115 
 
 Administrative 
  expenses                        (896)                  (270)       (1,166)        (2,286)                  (267)        (2,553) 
 Depreciation         13           (36)                      -          (36)           (79)                      -           (79) 
 Impairment of property, 
  plant and equipment 13           (69)                      -          (69)              -                      -              - 
 Amortisation         14              -                      -             -          (352)                      -          (352) 
 Impairment of 
  intangible 
  assets              14              -                      -             -        (6,350)                      -        (6,350) 
 Loss on 
  disposal 
  of operations        6          (808)                      -         (808)              -                      -              - 
 Realisation of 
  translation 
  loss on 
  disposal             6           (78)                      -          (78)              -                      -              - 
----------------  ------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
 
 Total 
  administrative 
  expenses                      (1,887)                  (270)       (2,157)        (9,067)                  (267)        (9,334) 
 
 
 Operating loss        8        (1,015)                  (270)       (1,285)        (4,952)                  (267)        (5,219) 
 
 Finance income                       2                      -             2              9                      -              9 
 Finance expense                    (7)                      -           (7)           (12)                      -           (12) 
 
 
 Loss before tax                (1,020)                  (270)       (1,290)        (4,955)                  (267)        (5,222) 
 Income tax 
  expense             10              -                      -             -          (131)                      -          (131) 
 
 
 Loss for the 
  year                          (1,020)                  (270)       (1,290)        (5,086)                  (267)        (5,353) 
 
 The loss for the year is solely 
  attributable to owners of the 
  Company. 
 
 
 
 
                            Discontinued     Continuing                     Discontinued     Continuing 
                              operations     operations           Total       operations     operations          Total 
 Other                      31 December     31 December     31 December    31 December      31 December    31 December 
 comprehensive 
 income: 
                                    2017           2017            2017             2016           2016           2016 
                                 EUR'000        EUR'000         EUR'000          EUR'000        EUR'000        EUR'000 
 
 Loss for the year               (1,020)          (270)         (1,290)          (5,086)          (267)        (5,353) 
 Foreign exchange 
  translation 
  adjustment                         (1)              -             (1)                -              -              - 
 
 
   Total 
   comprehensive 
   loss for the 
   year                          (1,021)          (270)         (1,291)          (5,086)          (267)        (5,353) 
 
 
 
 
 
 The notes on pages 17 
  to 34 are an integral 
  part of these consolidated 
  financial statements. 
 
 
 

Consolidated balance sheet

as at 31 December 2017

 
                                 Note     2017     2016 
                                       EUR'000  EUR'000 
Assets 
Non-current assets 
Property, plant and equipment    13          -      105 
                                 15, 
Goodwill and intangible assets    14         -        - 
 
 
Total non-current assets                     -      105 
 
Current assets 
Trade and other receivables      15        124    2,936 
Cash and cash equivalents        16      5,003    7,157 
 
 
Total current assets                     5,127   10,093 
 
 
Total assets                             5,127   10,198 
 
Equity 
Equity share capital             17         99       99 
Share premium                    17     13,538   13,538 
Undenominated capital            17          1        1 
Currency translation reserve     17          -     (77) 
Share-based payment reserve      17         39      205 
Retained loss                    17    (8,726)  (7,602) 
 
 
Total equity                             4,951    6,164 
 
Liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables         18        176    4,034 
 
 
Total current liabilities                  176    4,034 
 
 
Total liabilities                          176    4,034 
 
 
Total equity and liabilities             5,157   10,198 
 
 

The notes on pages 17 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

On behalf of the Board

Colin Tucker Pat Landy 26 April 2018

   Director                                                             Director 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

 
for the year ended                                                      Currency  Share based 
 31 December 2017 
                           Equity    Share  Undenominated  Retained  translation      payment    Total 
                            share 
                          capital  premium        capital  earnings      reserve      reserve   Equity 
                          EUR'000  EUR'000        EUR'000   EUR'000      EUR'000      EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 
At 1 January 2017              99   13,538              1   (7,602)         (77)          205    6,164 
 
Loss for the year               -        -              -   (1,290)           78            -  (1,212) 
Other comprehensive 
 income: 
Currency translation 
 adjustment                     -        -              -         -          (1)            -      (1) 
 
 
Total comprehensive 
 loss for the year              -        -              -   (1,290)            -            -  (1,213) 
 
Transactions in equity: 
Transfer from share 
 based payment reserve          -        -              -       166            -        (166)        - 
 
 
At 31 December 2017            99   13,538              1   (8,726)            -           39    4,951 
 
 
 
At 1 January 2016              99   13,538              1   (2,413)         (60)          438   11,603 
 
Loss for the year               -        -              -   (5,353)            -            -  (5,353) 
Other comprehensive 
 income: 
Currency translation 
 adjustment                     -        -              -         -         (17)            -     (17) 
 
 
Total comprehensive 
 loss for the year              -        -              -   (7,766)         (77)            -  (5,370) 
 
Transactions in equity: 
Settlement of share 
 options                        -        -              -      (31)            -         (54)     (85) 
Share based payment 
 expense                        -        -              -         -            -           16       16 
Transfer from share 
 based payment reserve          -        -              -       195            -        (195)        - 
 
 
At 31 December 2016            99   13,538              1   (7,602)         (77)          205    6,164 
 
 

Consolidated cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December 2017

 
                                           2017     2016 
                                        EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
Cash flows from operating activities 
Loss after tax                          (1,290)  (5,353) 
 
Adjustments to reconcile loss 
 for the year to 
net cash inflow from operating 
 activities: 
Income tax expense                            -      131 
Loss on disposal of operations              886        - 
Depreciation                                 36       79 
Impairment of fixed assets                   69        - 
Amortisation of intangible assets             -      352 
Impairment of intangible assets               -    6,350 
Share-based payments expense                  -       16 
Decrease in trade and other 
 receivables                              2,686    1,463 
Decrease in trade and other 
 payables                               (3,859)  (1,545) 
Finance income                              (2)      (9) 
Finance expense                               7       12 
 
 
Cash (outflow)/inflow from operations   (1,467)    1,496 
 
Interest paid                               (7)     (12) 
Income tax received/(paid)                  128    (187) 
 
 
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from 
 operating activities                   (1,346)    1,297 
 
Cash flows from investing activities 
Purchase of property, plant 
 and equipment                                -     (42) 
Capitalisation of development 
 expenditure                                  -    (275) 
Interest received                             2        9 
Cash transferred of disposing 
 of operations                            (808)        - 
 
 
Net cash outflow from investing 
 activities                               (806)    (308) 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities 
Settlement of share options                   -     (85) 
Repayment of debt                             -     (71) 
 
 
Net cash outflow from financing 
 activities                                   -    (156) 
 
 
Net (decrease)/increase in cash 
 and cash equivalents                   (2,152)      833 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at 
 1 January                                7,155    6,322 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at 
 31 December                              5,003    7,155 
 
 

forming part of the financial statements

   1      Reporting entity 

zamano plc ('the Company") is a company domiciled in the Republic of Ireland. The address of the Company's registered office is 3rd Floor, Hospitality House, 16-20 South Cumberland Street, Dublin 2. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 December 2017 comprise of the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries ("the Group").

The Company's shares are publicly traded on the London Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") and the Enterprise Securities Market ("ESM") in Dublin. Prior to the disposal of its operations as discussed in note 6, the principal activities of the Group were the provision of mobile data services and technology.

   2      Basis of preparation 

(a) Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs") as adopted by the EU. A summary of pronouncements that came into effect after that date and the likely impact of these on the Group are set out in note 4, none of which will impact the Group in its current cash-shell form. The consolidated financial statements were authorised for issue by the board of directors on 26 April 2018.

(b) Going concern

The Group had net assets of EUR4.9 million at 31 December 2017 (2016: EUR6.2 million) which includes cash and cash equivalents of EUR5 million (2015: EUR7.2 million).

Having regard to the events detailed in post balance sheet events note 23(b) surrounding the completion of a strategic decision review undertaken by the board effective March 2018, and having considered the availability of cash resources for the Group to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period no shorter than 12 months from the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements, the Board considers that it is appropriate to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the Group on a going concern basis.

(c) Basis of measurement

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 have been prepared on an historical cost basis.

(d) Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in euro which was the functional currency of the Company and the majority of the entities controlled by the Group during the year. All financial information presented in euro has been rounded to the nearest thousand.

   2      Basis of preparation (continued) 

(e) Basis of consolidation

All subsidiaries have a financial year end of 31 December.

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method as at the acquisition date, i.e. when control is transferred to the Group. The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of zamano plc and all its subsidiaries up to 31 December 2017.

The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through the power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control commences until the date on which control ceases. Refer to note 6 for details of subsidiaries disposed during the year.

   3      Summary of significant accounting policies 

The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements and have been applied consistently by Group entities.

Intangible assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets other than goodwill are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Goodwill

Goodwill that arises on the acquisition of subsidiaries is presented with intangible assets. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

Impairment of goodwill

The Group assesses whether there are any indicators that goodwill is impaired at each reporting date. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually, and when circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired.

Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of the cash-generating units to which the goodwill relates. Where the recoverable amount of the cash-generating units is less than their carrying value an impairment loss is recognised. Impairment losses arising in respect of goodwill are not reversed once recognised.

Revenue recognition

Prior to the disposal of its operations revenue represented the amount (excluding Value Added Tax) derived from the provision of services to customers. Revenue from the provision of mobile data services was recognised on the basis of receipted transactions with the ultimate end user. Where the Group acted as a principal supplier of mobile phone content, entertainment and other services, revenue was recorded before the deduction of revenue share payments to network operators. Where the Group acted as a service provider to third parties, revenue recorded before the deduction of revenue share payments to network providers but net of revenue share payments to third parties.

Research and development expenditure

Expenditure on research (or the research phase of an internal project) was recognised in the income statement as incurred.

   3      Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

Research and development expenditure (continued)

An intangible asset arising from development expenditure on an individual project was recognised only when the Group could demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale, its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefit, the availability of resources to complete and the ability to measure reliably the expenditure during the development. Any expenditure carried forward amortised over the asset's useful life. Development costs not meeting the criteria for capitalisation were expensed as incurred.

Pension costs

The Group operated a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme were held separately from the Group in independently administered funds. Contributions were charged to the income statement as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

Current income tax

Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

Income tax is charged or credited directly to equity if it relates to items that are credited or charged to other equity. Otherwise, income tax is recognised in the income statement.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on all temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements, with the following exceptions:

-- where the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss;

-- in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries where the timing of the reversal can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future; and

-- deferred income tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, carried forward tax credits or tax losses can be utilised.

Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which temporary differences reverse, based on tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets were stated at cost less accumulated depreication and accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation was provided on all property, plant and equipment at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value based on prices prevailing at the date of acquisition, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life as follows:

   3      Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

Tangible fixed assets (continued)

   Computer equipment                                                3 years 
   Leased equipment                                                   3 years 
   Fixtures and fittings                                                 3 years 

The carrying values of property, plant and equipment are tested for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Operating leases

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged in the income statement on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of Group entities at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the reporting date. Exchange differences are recognised in the income statement.

The functional currency of the Group's principal foreign operation (prior to its disposal), Zamano Limited, is Sterling. As at the reporting date, the assets and liabilities of this subsidiary are translated into the presentation currency of zamano plc (the Euro) at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date and the income statement is translated at exchange rates representative of actual rates for the dates of the transaction. The exchange differences arising on the translation are recognised directly in a separate component of equity, and are reclassified to the income statement on disposal.

Share-based payments - equity-settled transactions

The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees and directors is measured by reference to the fair value at the date at which they are granted and is recognised as an expense over the vesting period, which ends on the date on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the award. Fair value is determined by the directors using a binomial model. In valuing equity-settled transactions, no account is taken of any vesting conditions, other than conditions linked to the price of the shares of the Company ("market conditions"). No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest, unless they are subject to a market condition.

At each reporting date before vesting, the cumulative expense is calculated, representing the extent to which the vesting period has expired and management's best estimate of the achievement or otherwise of non-market conditions. The movement in cumulative expense since the previous reporting date is recognised in the income statement, with a corresponding entry in other reserves.

Where the terms of an equity-settled award are modified or a new award is designated as replacing a cancelled or settled award, the cost based on the original award terms continues to be recognised over the original vesting period. In addition, an expense is recognised over the remainder of the new vesting period for the incremental fair value of any modification based on the difference between the fair value of the original award and the fair value of the modified award, both as measured on the date of the modification. No reduction is recognised if this difference is negative.

When an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation and any cost not yet recognised in the income statement for the award is expensed immediately. Any compensation paid up to the fair value of the award at the cancellation or settlement date is deducted from equity, with any excess over fair value being treated as an expense in the income statement.

   3      Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables, which generally have 30-60 day terms, were recognised and carried at the lower of their original invoiced value, which approximates fair value, and recoverable amount. An impairment was made when there was objective evidence that the Group may not be able to recover balances in full. The amount of the impairment was recognised in the income statement. Balances were written off the gross receivable and the related provision was eliminated when the probability of recovery is assessed as being unlikely.

Trade and other creditors

Trade and other creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business. Creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. Creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks and in hand and short-term deposits with an original maturity of less than three months.

Segmental reporting

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Group's other components. All operating segments' operating results are reviewed regularly by the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available.

Discontinued operations

A discontinued operation is a component of the Group's business, the operations and cash flows of which can be clearly distinguished from the rest of the Group and which:

   --     represents a separate major line of business or geographic area of operations; 

-- is a part of a single co-ordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographic; or

   --     is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to re-sale. 

Classification as a discontinued operation occurs at the earlier of disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held-for-sale. When an operation is classified as a discontinued operation, the comparative income statement and statement of comprehensive is re-presented as if operation had been discontinued from the start of the comparative year.

   4      New standards and interpretations 

Below is a list of standards and interpretations that were required to be applied for the year ended 31 December 2017. There was no material impact to the financial statements in the period from these standards:

 
        -- Amendments to IAS 7: Disclosure Initiative  1 January 
                                                        2017 
        -- Amendments to IAS 12: Recognition of        1 January 
         Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses      2017 
 

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations are effective for future reporting periods of the Group, and have not been applied in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

   4      New standards and interpretations (continued) 

The Group does not plan to early-adopt these standards nor does the Group expect there to be any impact of these new standards in the absence of a principal activity.

 
Standards and interpretations not yet            Effective 
 adopted                                          date 
 
        -- IFRS 15: Revenue from Contracts with  1 January 
         Customers                                2018 
        -- IFRS 9: Financial Instruments         1 January 
                                                  2018 
        -- IFRS 16: Leases                       1 January 
                                                  2019 
        -- Amendments to IFRS 2: Classification  1 January 
         and measurement of share-based payment   2018 
         transactions 
 
   5      Significant account judgements, estimates and assumptions 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS as adopted by the EU requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are renewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. The Directors have reviewed the balance sheet as at 31 December 2017 and have assessed that the Group does not have any significant source of estimation uncertainity at the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements.

   6       Discontinued operations 

As outlined in the Circular document issued to shareholders dated 14 August 2017, in February 2017, the board of directors ("the board") of the Group took the decision to formally wind down all existing Premium Rate SMS business lines due to changes introduced by MNOs during the last quarter of 2016 which significantly impacted the Group and its Business to Business ("B2B") customers' ability to acquire new subscribers on the Payforit platform.

As anticipated, the impact of the changes to the business resulted in a significant decrease in the Group's revenue and operating margin during the six month period ended 30 June 2017. During this period, the board subsequently concluded that the wind down of the Premium Rate SMS business would most effectively be completed by a sale of the Group's operating business. A sales process was instigated, during the course of which Group management agreed to purchase the Group's operating business.

On 11 August 2017, the Group entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell all of the Group's operating business to to Kilavan Holdings Limited ("the buyer"), a related party (note 20) with effect from 1 July 2017. This transaction concluded on 8 September 2017 following approval by the Company's shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) which took place on 30 August 2017.

The entire business operations of the Group therefore represent a discontinued operation and as a consequence all results have been displayed as such in the consolidated income statement and statement of other comprehensive income, except for the administration costs incurred in respect of the ongoing operations of the Group, involving its listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) stock exchanges and any costs specifically excluded from the plan to sell the Premium Rate SMS business.

The comparative consolidated income statement has been re-presented to show the discontinued operation separately from continuing operations.

   6       Discontinued operations (continued) 

Effective 1 July 2017, net working capital liabilities of EUR982,000 together with cash and cash equivalents of EUR1,537,000 were transferred to the buyer through the disposal of the Group's 100% interest in the issued share capital of Zamano Limited and Zamano Solutions Limited, representing the fair the value of the asset and liabilities in the disposal Group. Consideration of EUR1 was received from the buyer in exchange and a loss on disposal of EUR554,999 was expensed to the income statement. Transactions costs associated with the disposal of operations totalled EUR253,000 giving a total loss on disposal of operations of EUR886,000 including realisation of translation losses on the disposal of Zamano Limited (the Group's principal foreign subsidiary) of EUR78,000.

   7      Operating segments 

Prior to their disposal, the Group was managed based on two primary reportable segments which were defined based on geographical markets of Republic of Ireland ("ROI") and United Kingdom ("UK"). It also had sales in other jurisdictions but these are not deemed to be standalone reportable segments under the requirements of IFRS 8 and are classified as "other locations".

The Group's sales consisted of the development, promotion and distribution of mobile content and interactive services directly to consumers and also facilitating the communication and interaction between businesses and consumers on mobile phones through a range of value-added mobile applications. Performance was measured based on segment results as included in the reports that are reviewed by the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") which have determined to be the board of directors.

The following tables present revenue and profit and certain asset and liability information regarding the Group's reportable segments:

 
     Year ended 31 December                         Other 
      2017 
                                  ROI       UK  locations    Total 
                              EUR'000  EUR'000    EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 External revenue               1,930    2,181        329    4,387 
 
 
 Gross profit                     357      448         70      875 
 
 
     Loss on disposal 
      of subsidiaries                                        (808) 
  Loss on translation 
   reserve                                                    (78) 
 Unallocated expenses                                      (1,274) 
 
 
 Operating loss                                            (1,285) 
 Net finance expense                                           (5) 
 
 
 Loss before income 
  tax                                                      (1,290) 
     Income tax expense                                          - 
 
 
 Loss for year                                             (1,290) 
 
 
   7      Operating segments (continued) 

Unallocated expenses include the following non cash items:

 
                           EUR'000 
 
     Depreciation               36 
  Impairment                    69 
 
 

Unallocated expenses also include central overhead and payroll costs which are not allocated to individual reporting segments and loss on a disposal of a business.

As of 31 December 2017 the balance sheet of the Group includes include EUR5,127,000 of unallocated assets and EUR176,000 of unallocated liabilities. None of these assets or liabilities are allocated to an operating segment.

 
 Year ended 31                                Other 
  December 2016 
                            ROI       UK  locations    Total 
                        EUR'000  EUR'000    EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 External revenue         2,782   28,193      1,126   32,101 
 
 
 Gross profit               670    3,287        158    4,115 
 
 
 Impairment expense       (572)  (5,588)      (190)  (6,350) 
 Unallocated expenses         -        -          -  (2,984) 
 
 
 Operating loss                                      (5,219) 
 Net finance expense                                     (3) 
 
 
 Loss before income 
  tax                                                (5,222) 
 Income tax expense                                    (131) 
 
 
 Loss for year                                       (5,353) 
 
 

Unallocated expenses include the following non cash items:

 
                              EUR'000 
 
 Depreciation                      79 
 Amortisation                     352 
 Share based payment 
  expense                          16 
 
 

Unallocated expenses also include central overhead and payroll costs which are not allocated to individual reporting segments.

   7      Operating segments (continued) 
 
 As at 31 December                           Other 
  2016 
                           ROI       UK  locations    Total 
                       EUR'000  EUR'000    EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Segment assets            264    2,585         87    2,936 
 Unallocated assets          -        -          -    7,262 
 
 
 Total assets                                        10,198 
 
 
 Segment liabilities     (363)  (3,550)      (121)  (4,034) 
 
 
 Total liabilities                                  (4,034) 
 
 
 
8   Operating loss                                     2017     2016 
                                                    EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
    This is arrived at after charging/(crediting) 
    Directors' remuneration: 
 - emoluments                                             -       81 
 - fees                                                  48       79 
 - pension contributions                                  -        3 
 - social insurance                                       -        9 
 - share option charge                                    -       16 
 Depreciation                                            36       79 
 Amortisation of intangible 
  assets                                                  -      352 
 Impairment of fixed assets                              69        - 
 Impairment of goodwill and 
  intangible assets                                       -    6,350 
    Auditor's remuneration: 
 - Audit fees including expenses 
  (1)                                                    30       56 
 - Other assurance fees                                  12       14 
 Research and development expenditure                     -      302 
 Operating lease rentals - 
  premises                                               89       98 
 
 

(1) Audit fees include financial statement audit work performed in respect of the consolidated financial statements. EUR30,000 (2016: EUR56,000) relates to audit services provided to the Company.

   8      Operating loss (continued) 

Employees and remuneration (continued)

The average number of monthly employees employed by the Group throughout the year was as follows:

 
                                      2017       2016 
                                    No. of     No. of 
                                 employees  employees 
 
 Sales and marketing                     1          8 
 Research and development                2          8 
 Management and administration           2          3 
 
 
                                         5         19 
 
 
 
 Staff costs comprise:             2017     2016 
                                EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Wages and salaries                 395    1,315 
 Social welfare                      43      131 
 Pension costs                       16       39 
 Healthcare                          14       33 
 Other staff costs                    3       96 
 Share-based payments expense         -       16 
 Redundancy costs                     -       52 
 
 
                                    471    1,682 
 
 
   9      Share-based payments 

The Board may offer to grant share options to any director or employee of the Group and these are usually granted at the market price of the Company's shares at the date of grant.

Options granted to executive directors and employees since October 2006 vest 3 years after the grant date and cannot be exercised more than 7 years after the grant date.

The share based payment expense for the year was EURNil (2016: EUR16,000). The expiration of 3,518,927 (2016: 200,000) share options in the current year resulted in a recycling of EUR166,000 (2016: EUR195,000) as recorded in equity. In accordance with the scheme rules, options in the current year expired as employees who held vested options ceased employment with the Group. No new options were granted during the year (2016: Nil).

The Company's share price was EUR0.04 (2016: EUR0.058) per ordinary share at the reporting date.

The following table sets out the grant date, number of and exercise price of share options exercisable at the reporting date:

   9      Share-based payments (continued) 
 
                         2017                2017       2016               2016 
                                         Exercise                      Exercise 
 Dates of grant        Shares               price     Shares              price 
 
 March 2013         1,000,000           EUR0.0595  4,518,972          EUR0.0595 
 
 
 Exercisable at 
  31 December       1,000,000                      4,518,972 
 
 
 Weighted average   2.2 years                      3.2 years 
  life 
 
 
   10    Income taxes 
 
 (a) Amounts recognised in      2017     2016 
  profit or loss 
                             EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Current tax expense: 
 Current year                      -       24 
 
 Deferred tax expense: 
 Derecognition of deferred 
  tax asset                        -      107 
 
 
 Total tax expense                 -      131 
 
 
   (b)   Reconciliation of effective tax rate 
 
                                              2017     2016 
                                           EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Loss for the year before taxation         (1,290)  (5,222) 
 
 
     Loss for the year multiplied 
      by the standard rate of 
 corporation tax in the Republic 
  of Ireland of 12.5%                        (161)    (653) 
     Effects of: 
      Loss on the disposal of operations       111        - 
      Impairment of fixed assets                 9        - 
 Other expenses not deductible                  34        2 
 Acceleration of capital allowances              -    (127) 
 Derecognition of deferred 
  tax asset                                      -      107 
 Income not taxable                              -      (2) 
 Other timing differences                        7       10 
 
 
 Total tax expense                               -      131 
 
 
 
11   Loss for the financial year       2017     2016 
      in the parent entity 
 holding company                    EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
     Loss after tax in the parent 
      entity holding company 
 amounted to:                       (7,199)  (6,049) 
 
 

The Company is availing of the exemption set out in Section 304 of the Companies Act 2014 from presenting its individual profit and loss account.

   12    Loss per share 

Basic loss per share amounts are calculated by dividing net loss for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighed average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net (loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares if the effect is not accretive.

The following reflects the income and share data used in the basic and diluted loss per share computations:

 
                     2017        2016 
 
 Basic EPS     (EUR0.012)  (EUR0.054) 
 Diluted EPS   (EUR0.012)  (EUR0.054) 
 
 

The potential ordinary shares are antidilutive in the current year given the performance as disclosed below. Consequently Diluted EPS is equivalent to Basic EPS for the year ended 31 December 2017, and for the prior year.

 
                                      2017     2016 
                                   EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Net loss attributable to equity 
  holders of the parent            (1,290)  (5,353) 
 
 
 
                                        2017       2016 
                                     Numbers    Numbers 
                                          in         in 
                                   thousands  thousands 
 
 Basic weighted average number 
  of shares                           99,451     99,451 
 Dilutive potential ordinary 
  shares: 
 Employee share options                    -          - 
 
 
 Diluted weighted average number 
  of shares                           99,451     99,451 
 
 
 
 
  13           Property, plant and 
                         equipment 
 
                          Computer     Leased      Fixtures 
                         equipment  equipment  and fittings     Total 
                           EUR'000    EUR'000       EUR'000   EUR'000 
 
       Cost 
 At 1 January 
  2016                       1,186         80            83     1,349 
 Additions                      42          -             -        42 
 
 
 At 1 January 
  2017                       1,228         80            83     1,391 
 Disposal of 
  business                 (1,228)       (80)          (83)   (1,391) 
 
 
       At 31 December            -          -             -         - 
        2017 
 
 
       Depreciation 
 At 1 January 
  2016                       1,044         80            83     1,207 
 Charge during 
  year                          79          -             -        79 
 
 
 At 1 January 
  2017                       1,123         80            83     1,286 
       Charge during 
        year                    36          -             -        36 
  Impairment 
   charge                       69          -             -        69 
  Disposal of 
   business                (1,228)       (80)          (83)   (1,391) 
 
 
       At 31 December            -          -             -         - 
        2017 
 
 
       Net book value 
       At 31 December            -          -             -         - 
        2017 
 
 
 At 31 December 
  2016                         105          -             -       105 
 
 
 
14   Intangible 
      assets 
 
                      Goodwill  Software    Other     Total 
                       EUR'000   EUR'000  EUR'000   EUR'000 
 
     Cost 
 At 1 January 
  2016                  18,735     2,691    5,814    27,240 
 Additions                   -       275        -       275 
 
 
 At 1 January 
  2017                  18,735     2,966    5,814    27,515 
 
 
 Disposal of 
  business            (18,735)   (2,966)  (5,814)  (27,515) 
 
 
     At 31 December          -         -        -         - 
      2017 
 
 
 At 1 January 
  2016                  12,385     2,614   -5,814    20,813 
 Impairment 
  charge                 6,350         -        -     6,350 
 Charge during 
  year                       -       352        -       352 
 
 
 At 1 January 
  2017                  18,735     2,966    5,814    27,515 
 
 
 Disposal of 
  business            (18,735)   (2,966)  (5,814)  (27,515) 
 
 
 At 31 December              -         -        -         - 
  2017 
 
 
 Carrying value 
 At 31 December              -         -        -         - 
  2017 
 
 
 At 31 December              -         -        -         - 
  2016 
 
 
 
15   Trade and other receivables      2017     2016 
                                   EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Trade receivables                       -    2,722 
 Prepayments                            21       86 
 Corporation tax receivable              -      128 
 Value Added Tax receivable            103        - 
 
 
                                       124    2,936 
 
 

In the opinion of the directors the carrying value of the trade and other payables balances approximate their fair value at both 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2016.

   16    Cash and cash equivalents 

For the purpose of the consolidated cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents are comprised of the following:

 
                                      2017     2016 
                                   EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Cash at bank and deposits 
  of less than 3 months maturity     5,003    7,157 
 
 

The above cash balances are held with Irish financial institutions, which had a Standard & Poor's credit rating of BBB as at 31 December 2017.

 
17   Equity 
 
     Share capital                      2017     2016 
                                     EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
     Authorised 
 3,600,000,000 Ordinary shares 
  of EUR0.001 each                     3,600    3,600 
 
 
     Issued and fully paid 
 99,451,244 Ordinary shares 
  of EUR0.001 each                        99       99 
 
 

Share premium

The share premium account represents the premium paid over the nominal or par value of Ordinary Share on new share issues.

Undenominated capital

This is a capital conversion reserve and represents reserves created in respect of previously converted Ordinary Shares of EUR0.01 each.

Currency translation reserve

The translation reserve comprised all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations.

Share-based payment reserve

The share based payment reserve comprises the cumulative expense of equity settled transactions with employees and directors of the Group.

Retained loss

Retained loss represents accumulated comprehensive loss for the financial year and prior financial years plus share-based payments adjustments.

 
18   Trade and other payables         2017     2016 
                                   EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Trade payables and accruals           174    3,691 
 PAYE/PRSI                               2       45 
 VAT                                     -      298 
 
 
                                       176    4,034 
 
 

In the opinion of the directors the carrying value of the trade and other payables balances approximate their fair value at both 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2016.

   19    Commitments 

The Group and Company, leases its premises under a non cancellable lease agreement which expires in September 2018. The future minimum rental commitments are as follows:

 
                                 2017     2016 
                              EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Due: 
 In less than one year             64       86 
 Between one and five years         -       64 
 
 
                                   64      150 
 
 
   20    Related party disclosures 

On 11 August 2017, the Group entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell the entire issued share capital of Zamano Solutions Limited and Zamano Limited to Kilavan Holdings Limited, a company wholly owned by Michael Connolly and Brian Gilsenan. Michael Connolly and Brian Gilsenan are directors of Zamano Solutions Limited.

Michael Connolly is a director of Zamano Limited (a disposed subsidiary) and Pat Landy, is the secretary of the Company. Both Michael Connolly and Brian Gilsenan were considered to be key personnel to the Group during the year, as defined by IAS 24 Related Party Transactions.

Compensation of key management

 
                                   2017     2016 
                                EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Short-term employee benefits       239      408 
 Share based payments                 -       16 
 Pension benefits                     6       14 
 Settlement of share options          -       85 
  Consultancy fees                   60        - 
 
 
                                    244      523 
 
 
   20    Related party disclosures (continued) 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group, and includes the executive and non-executive directors and certain members of senior management. Key management personnel received total compensation of EUR244,000 (2016: EUR523,000) during the year ended 31 December 2017. Total remuneration is included in other administrative expenses.

   21    Financial risk management objectives and policies 

The Group's principal financial liability comprises of trade payables. The main purpose of this financial liability is to finance the Group's operations. The Group has various financial assets, such as trade receivables and cash, which arise directly from its operations. The residual risk arising from the Group's financial instruments are liquidity risk. The policies for managing this risk is summarised below.

Credit risk

Credit exposures for the Group's financial assets are detailed in note 16.

Liquidity risk

The Group monitors its risk to a shortage of funds by monitoring of the maturity of its financial assets, principally trade receivables and projected cashflows from operations. The Group's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility.

The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Group's financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments and inclusive of interest:

 
 At 31 December 2017             On  Less than   1 to 2 
                             demand  12 months    years    Total 
                            EUR'000    EUR'000  EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Trade and other payables       176          -        -      176 
 
 
                                176          -        -      176 
 
 
 
 At 31 December 2016             On  Less than   1 to 2 
                             demand  12 months    years    Total 
                            EUR'000    EUR'000  EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Trade and other payables     4,034          -        -    4,034 
 
 
                              4,034          -        -    4,034 
 
 

Fair value

The Group's trade receivables, cash and trade payables amounts, because of their short term nature, are considered to approximate fair value.

   22    Litigation 

Prior to the disposal of its operations, in the normal course of business, the Group was involved in various legal proceedings with third parties, the outcome of which is uncertain. Where appropriate, provision continues to be made in the consolidated financial statements based on the directors' best estimate of the potential outcome of such proceedings. It is the policy of the Group to rigorously defend all legal actions taken against the Group.

     23    Post balance sheet events 

(a) Suspension of trading

As previously announced, since completion of the disposal on 8 September 2017 as detailed in note 6, the Group and Company is classified as an AIM Rule 15 cash shell company under the AIM Rules and an "investing company" under the ESM Rules.

Since the Group and Company did not complete its stragetic decision process within a period of six months following completion of the disposal, the Company's shares wiere suspended on both the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and the ESM market of the Irish Stock Exchange on 9 March 2018.

(b) Completion of stragetic review and reverse takeover transaction

Following on from the strategic decisions taken by the Board during the year to wind down and dispose of existing operations (note 6), in April 2018, the board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with a counterparty to acquire certain operating assets in return for the issue of new shares in the Company which will constitute a reverse takeover transaction. Alongside the reverse takeover transaction the new group will also raise new capital via an underwritten issue of new shares to a new investor. zamano shareholders will be offered an opportunity to participate in the new placing pursuant to the proposed reverse takeover transaction and it is intended that the funds from such a placing will be used to develop the new business. Under the arrangement referred to above, zamano shareholders will also be offered an opportunity to tender up to 100% of their current shareholding in the company for cash in a share tender programme.

   24    Approval of consolidated financial statements 

The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board of directors on 26 April 2018.

Company balance sheet

as at 31 December 2017

 
                                                Note      2017      2016 
                                                       EUR'000   EUR'000 
Fixed assets 
Financial assets                                2            -     6,205 
 
 
Current assets 
 
 Cash at bank                                            5,003 
Debtors: 
 
  *    trade and other receivables              3          124        19 
 
  *    amount due from subsidiary undertaking   3            -     6,018 
 
 
                                                         5,127     6,037 
 
 
Creditors: amounts falling 
 due within one year 
 
  *    trade and other payables                 4        (181)      (82) 
 
  *    amounts due to subsidiary undertakings   4     (19,633)  (19,648) 
 
 
                                                      (19,814)  (19,730) 
 
 
Net current liabilities                               (14,687)  (13,693) 
 
 
Total assets less current 
 liabilities                                          (14,687)   (7,488) 
 
 
 
Net liabilities                                       (14,687)   (7,488) 
 
 
Capital and reserves 
Called up share capital                                     99        99 
Share premium                                           13,538    13,538 
Undenominated capital                                        1         1 
Profit and loss account                               (28,364)  (21,595) 
Share-based payment reserve                                 39       469 
 
 
Shareholders' deficit                                 (14,687)   (7,488) 
 
 

On behalf of the Board

   Colin Tucker                                                      Pat Landy 
   Director                                                             Director 

Company statement of changes in equity

for the year ended 31 December 2017

 
                                                                          Share-based 
                            Called    Share  Undenominated        Profit      payment     Total 
                          up share                                   and 
                           capital  premium        capital  loss account      reserve    equity 
                           EUR'000  EUR'000        EUR'000       EUR'000      EUR'000   EUR'000 
 
At 1 January 2017               99   13,538              1      (21,595)          469   (7,488) 
Total comprehensive 
 loss for the year 
Loss for the year                -        -              -       (7,199)            -   (7,199) 
 
 
Total comprehensive 
 loss for the year               -        -              -       (7,199)            -   (7,199) 
 
Other transactions 
 
Transfer from Share 
 based payment reserve           -        -              -           430        (430)         - 
 
 
At 31 December 2017             99   13,538              1      (28,364)           39  (14,687) 
 
 
At 1 January 2016               99   13,538              1      (15,530)          453   (1,439) 
Total comprehensive 
 profit for the year 
Loss for the year                -        -              -       (6,065)            -   (6,065) 
 
 
Total comprehensive 
 income for the year             -        -              -       (6,065)            -   (6,065) 
 
Other transactions 
Share based payment 
 expense                         -        -              -             -           16        16 
 
 
At 31 December 2016             99   13,538              1      (21,595)          469   (7,488) 
 
 

Notes to the company balance sheet

   1      Accounting policies 

Basis of preparation

   (a)    Statement of compliance 

zamano plc (the "Company") is a company incorporated and domiciled in Ireland. The address of its registered office is 3(rd) Floor Hospitality House, 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2.

These financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis and were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework ("FRS 101") as issued in August 2014.

In preparing these financial statements, the Company applies the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU ("Adopted IFRSs"), but makes amendments where necessary in order to comply with the Companies Act 2014 and has set out below where advantage of the FRS 101 disclosure exemptions has been taken.

In these financial statements, the Company has applied the exemptions available under FRS 101 in respect of the following disclosures:

   --        A Cash Flow Statement and related notes; 
   --        Disclosures in respect of transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries; 
   --        Disclosures in respect of capital management;  and 
   --        The effects of new but not yet effective IFRSs. 

As the consolidated financial statements of zamano plc include the equivalent disclosures, the Company has also taken the exemptions under FRS 101 available in respect of the following disclosures:

   --        IFRS 2 Share Based Payments in respect of group settled share based payments; and 
   --        Disclosures in respect of the compensation of Key Management Personnel. 

The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in euro and are rounded to the nearest thousand.

   (b)   Going concern 

The Company has net liabilities of EUR14.58 million (2016: EUR7.49 million) at the reporting date which include amounts owed to wholly owned subsidiary undertakings of EUR19.63 million (2016: EUR19.65 million).

As the directors have received written confirmation and are satisfied that the amounts owed at the reporting date will not be called for repayment for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements, and for reasons as set out in note 23(b) to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis.

   1      Accounting policies (continued) 

The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the Company financial statements.

Investments in subsidiaries

Fixed asset investments, including investments in subsidiaries, are stated at cost less impairment. They are reviewed for impairment if there are indications that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Foreign currencies

The functional and presentation currency of the Company is Euro. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the transaction date. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Euro at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date with a corresponding charge or credit to the profit and loss account.

Taxation

The charge for taxation is based on the (loss)/profit for the year and takes into account taxation deferred because of timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes.

Current taxation is provided on the Company's taxable profits at amounts expected to be paid using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. Provision is made at the rates expected to apply when the timing differences reverse. Timing differences are differences between the Company's taxable profits and its results as stated in the financial statements that arise from the inclusion of gains and losses of taxable profits in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements.

Share-based payments

The accounting policy for share-based payments stated in the consolidated financial statements is applicable to the Company also, except that share options granted to employees of subsidiary entities are treated as an increase in the Company's investment in that entity.

 
2   Financial fixed assets               2017     2016 
                                      EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
    Investments in subsidiary 
     undertakings: 
 As at 1 January                        6,205   12,254 
 Share option charge in relation 
  to employees of subsidiaries              -       16 
  Disposal of subsidaries                   -        - 
 Impairment charge                    (6,205)  (6,065) 
 
 
 As at 31 December                          -    6,205 
 
 

During the year, the Company disposed of its 100% interests in the issued share capital of Zamano Solutions Limited and Zamano Limited, as detailed in note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, which were incorporated and held at nominal cost of GBP1(EUR1) and EUR4 respectively. Based on the expected cashflows no longer expected to flow to the Company as as a consequence of this disposal, the Company recorded an impairment provision in respect of its investment in another group undertaking.

   2      Financial fixed assets (continued) 

The subsidiary undertakings of the Company, together with the percentage beneficial holding of the ordinary shares as at 31 December 2017, are set out below:

 
 Company name                   Shares    Principal activity  Registered 
                                directly                      office 
                                held 
 
 M-iSphere Telecommunications 
  Limited                       100%      Dormant             1 
 
 
 Enabletel Limited              100%      Dormant             1 
 
 
 Red Circle Technologies 
  Limited                       100%      Dormant             1 
 
 

1 - 3(rd) Floor, Hospitality House, 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2.

 
3   Debtors                          2017     2016 
                                  EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
      VAT receivable                  103        - 
 Prepayments                           21       19 
 Amounts due from subsidiary 
  undertaking                           -    6,018 
 
 
                                      124    6,037 
 
 
 
4   Creditors: amounts due within      2017     2016 
     one year 
                                    EUR'000  EUR'000 
 
 Trade creditors and accruals           179       82 
 PAYE/PRSI                                2        - 
 Amounts owed to subsidiary 
  undertakings                       19,633   19,648 
 
 
                                     19,814   19,730 
 
 

Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand.

   5      Commitments, contingencies and related parties 

Details of Company related commitments and contingencies are set out in note 22 to the consolidated financial statements. Related party transactions are set out in notes 3 and 4 to the Company balance sheet, the directors' report and note 20 to the consolidated Group financial statements.

   6      Approval of financial statements 

The Company financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board of directors on 26 April 2018.

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