Catenae Innovation - Final Results
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RNS Number : 8292U Catenae Innovation PLC 30 March 2023
30 March 2023
Catenae Innovation PLC
("Catenae", the "Company" or the "Group")
Final Results
Catenae Innovation PLC (AIM: CTEA), the AIM quoted provider of digital media
and technology, announces its full year audited results for the 15-month
period ended 31 December 2022.
Financial overview
· The Group made a net loss for the period of £523,497 (2021:
£1,246,948). Revenues for the period were £152,437 (2021: £30,210).
· The Group has a statement of financial position at the period end
showing net liabilities of £126,298 (2020: net assets £381,926).
The auditors have made reference to going concern by way of a material
uncertainty within their audit report. The Directors are confident that the
Group will achieve its cash flow forecasts and, taking into account the
operating initiatives already in place and the funding options available to
the Company, have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.
Nevertheless, the forecasts show that the Group may have a low level of cash
in twelve months' time and may require further funding in the longer term to
meet its commitments as they fall due. These conditions and events indicate
the existence of material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt upon
the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and the Group may therefore
be unable to realise their assets and discharge their liabilities in the
ordinary course of business. The auditor's opinion is not modified in respect
of this matter. The Independent Auditor's Report is set out in full below.
Operational overview
The Board continues to focus on organic growth, building on existing customer
relationships and attracting new clients, and also on identifying and
exploring strategic acquisitions to build the Group and improve shareholder
value.
Posting of Accounts
The Reports and Accounts of Catenae have been posted to shareholders and are
available on the Company's website www.catenaeinnovation.com
(http://www.catenaeinnovation.com)
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK
Market Abuse Regulation. The person who arranged for release of this
announcement on behalf of the Company was Guy Meyer, Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and the Directors of the Company are responsible for the
release of this announcement.
For further information please contact:
Catenae Innovation PLC +44 (0)191 580 8545
Guy Meyer, Chief Executive Officer
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0)20 7213 0880
Liam Murray / Jo Turner
Shard Capital Partners LLP (Broker) +44 (0)20 7186 9952
Damon Heath
Notes to Editors:
About Catenae Innovation PLC
Catenae Innovation PLC is an AIM quoted provider of digital media and
technology services. Catenae uses the power of blockchain to deliver solutions
where its people-centric technology enables trust and certainty allowing
organisations to gain better control over their operations, manage staff and
safely welcome customers.
www.catenaeinnovation.com (http://www.catenaeinnovation.com)
Caution regarding forward looking statements
Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward
looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of
terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'',
''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''potentially'', "expect",
''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions,
including references to assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not
based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations
and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations,
performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount,
nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business
prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the
Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information
currently available to the Directors.
Chairman's Statement
Business and performance review
The Company has focused on delivering its first substantial contract with
Saxavord Space Port and has continued to pursue other potential business
opportunities. The Board has also continued with its robust approach to
remedying the contractual issues that have arisen with its subsidiary,
Hyperneph Software Ltd.
Financial overview
The Group made a net loss for the period of £523,497 (2021: £1,246,948).
Revenues for the period were £152,437 (2021: £30,210).
The Group has a statement of financial position at the period-end showing net
liabilities of £126,298 (2021: net assets £381,926).
Share Issues
During the year Catenae issued new shares as a result of the exercise of
warrants as follows:
· 2,954,545 0.4p warrants were exercised raising funds of £11,818; and
· 863,636 0.4p warrants were exercised raising funds of £3,455.
No other shares were issued during the period.
Company strategy
The Board continues to focus on organic growth, building on existing customer
relationships and attracting new clients, and also on identifying and
exploring strategic acquisitions to build the Group and improve shareholder
value.
Operational KPIs
During the 15-month period, we refined the operational KPIs we believe to be
most relevant. These are:
● number of customers;
● number of repeat orders;
● number of acquisition opportunities reviewed; and
● bank balance.
Current Trading and Outlook
We continue to seek acquisition opportunities and since the period end have
had multiple discussions. We are also in discussions with our existing
customers for additional work.
I would like to thank the team at Catenae for their commitment and tenacity in
pursuing every opportunity to bring new business into the Company.
Brian Thompson
Chairman
29 March 2023
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the period ended 31 December 2022
Note 15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Revenue 3 152,437 30,210
Cost of Sales (12,600) (14,400)
Gross profit 139,837 15,810
Administrative expenses 5 (667,002) (939,027)
Impairment losses - (318,629)
Loss from operations (527,165) (1,241,846)
Net finance expense 7 - 10
Loss before taxation (527,165) (1,241,836)
Taxation 9 (5,112)
3,668
Loss from continuing operations (523,497) (1,246,948)
Total comprehensive loss for the period (523,497) (1,246,948)
Loss attributable to:
Owners of the parent (514,695) (1,257,149)
Non-controlling interest (8,802) 10,201
(523,497) (1,246,948)
Basic and diluted loss per share (pence) 11 (0.18) (0.49)
Consolidated Statement of financial position at 31 December 2022
Note 31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 12 5,431 6,828
Intangible assets 13 1 1
5,432 6,829
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 15 81,913 45,236
Cash and other equivalents 65,443 605,082
147,356 650,318
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 16 (279,086) (275,221)
Interest bearing loans 17 - -
(279,086) (275,221)
Non current liabilities
Interest bearing loans 17 - -
Total liabilities (279,086) (275,221)
Net assets / (liabilities) (126,298) 381,926
Capital and reserves
Ordinary share capital 19 570,078 562,441
Deferred share capital 19 3,159,130 3,159,130
Share premium account 19,665,457 19,657,821
Share reserve (83,333) (83,333)
Merger reserve 11,119,585 11,119,585
Capital redemption reserve 2,732,904 2,732,904
Retained Losses (37,292,835) (36,778,140)
Capital and reserves attributable to the owners of Catenae Innovation Plc (129,014) 370,408
Non-controlling interest 2,716 11,518
Total equity (126,298) 381,926
The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue
on 29 March 2023
Brian Thompson
Chairman
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the period ended 31 December 2022
Cash flow from operating activities Note 15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Loss for the period (523,497) (1,246,948)
Adjustments for:
Impairment of investment - 318,629
Net bank and other interest charges - (10)
Services settled by the issue of shares - 72,704
Depreciation 1,810 -
Net cash outflow before changes in working (521,687) (855,625)
capital
(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other receivables (36,677) (24,633)
(Decrease) / Increase in trade and other 3,865 (112,896)
payables
Cash outflow from operations (554,499) (993,154)
Interest received - 10
Interest paid - -
Net cash flows from operating activities (554,499) (993,144)
Investing activities
Investment in subsidiary - (217,500)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (413)
Net cash flows from investing activities (413) (217,500)
Financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital 15,273 1,119,683
Repayment of loan - (18,000)
New loans raised - -
Net cash flows from financing activities 15,273 1,101,683
Net (decrease) / increase in cash (539,639) (108,961)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 605,082 714,043
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 65,443 605,082
During the prior year £72,704 of trade and other payables and loans were
converted into equity in non-cash transactions.
Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the period ended 31 December 2022
Deferred Shares / Shares to be issued
Share Capital Share Premium Other Reserves Retained Earnings Non-controlling interest Total Equity
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Balance at 30 Sept 2020
442,183 18,652,949 3,159,130 13,769,156 (35,520,991) - 502,427
Loss for the period
- - - - (1,257,149) 10,201 (1,246,948)
Non-controlling share of net assets on acquisition - - - - - 1,317 1,317
Share capital issued
120,258 1,073,452 - - - - 1,193,710
Share issue costs - (68,580) - - - - (68,580)
Balance at 30 Sept 2021
562,441 19,657,821 3,159,130 13,769,156 (36,778,140) 11,518 381,926
Loss for the period - - - (514,695) (8,802) (523,497)
Non-controlling share of net assets on acquisition - - - - - - -
Share capital issued
7,637 7,636 - - - - 15,273
Share issue costs -
- - - - - -
Balance at 31 Dec 2022
570,078 19,665,457 3,159,130 13,769,156 (37,292,835) 2,716 (126,298)
The other reserves relate to the merger reserve, share reserve and the capital
redemption reserve
Company statement of financial position at 31 December 2022
Note 31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 1 1
Investments 14 - -
1 1
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 15 74,745 45,236
Cash and other equivalents 61,922 539,842
136,667 585,078
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 16 (308,508) (226,659)
Interest bearing loans 17 - -
(308,508) (226,659)
Non current liabilities
Interest bearing loans 17 - -
Total liabilities (308,508) (226,659)
Net assets / (liabilities) (171,840) 358,420
Capital and reserves
Ordinary share capital 19 570,078 562,441
Deferred share capital 19 3,159,130 3,159,130
Share premium account 19,665,457 19,657,821
Share reserve (83,333) (83,333)
Merger reserve 11,119,585 11,119,585
Capital redemption reserve 2,732,904 2,732,904
Retained Losses (37,335,661) (36,790,128)
Shareholders' funds (171,840) 358,420
Catenae Innovation Plc has taken advantage of s408 of Companies Act 2006 and
has not included its own profit and loss account in the financial statements.
The Company's loss for the period after tax was £545,533 (2021: £1,269,137).
The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue
on 29 March 2023.
Brian Thompson
Chairman
Company statement of cash flows for the period ended 31 December 2022
Cash flow from operating activities 15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Loss for the period (545,533) (1,269,137)
Adjustments for:
Impairment of investment - 320,000
Net bank and other interest charges - (10)
Services settled by the issue of shares - 72,704
Issue of share options and warrants charge - -
Net cash outflow before changes in working (545,533) (876,443)
capital
(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other receivables (29,509) (24,633)
(Decrease) / Increase in trade and other 81,849 (157,318)
payables
Cash outflow from operations (493,193) (1,058,394)
Interest received - 10
Interest paid - -
Net cash flows from operating activities (493,193) (1,058,384)
Investing activities
Investment in subsidiary - (217,500)
Net cash flows from investing activities - (217,500)
Financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital 15,273 1,119,683
Repayment of loan - (18,000)
New loans raised - -
Net cash flows from financing activities 15,273 1,101,683
Net (decrease) / increase in cash (477,920) (174,201)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 539,842 714,043
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 61,922 539,842
During the prior period £72,704 of trade and other payables and loans were
converted into equity in non-cash transactions.
Company statement of changes in equity for the period ended 31 December 2022
Deferred Shares / Shares to be issued
Share Capital Share Premium Other Reserves Retained Earnings Total Equity
£ £ £ £ £ £
Balance at 30 Sept 2020
442,183 18,652,949 3,159,130 13,769,156 (35,520,991) 502,427
Loss for the period
- - - - (1,269,137) (1,269,137)
Capital Reduction - - - - - -
Share capital issued
120,258 1,073,452 - - - 1,193,710
Share issue costs - (68,580) - - - (68,580)
Balance at 30 Sept 2021 562,441 19,657,821 3,159,130 13,769,156 (36,790,128) 358,420
Loss for the period - - - (545,533) (545,533)
Capital Reduction - - - - - -
Share capital issued
7,637 7,636 - - - 15,273
Share issue costs
- - - - - -
Balance at 31 Dec 2022
570,078 19,665,457 3,159,130 13,769,156 (37,335,661) (171,840)
The other reserves relate to the merger reserve, share reserve and the capital
redemption reserve.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2022
The principal activity of the Group is the provision of multimedia and
technology solutions.
Catenae Innovation Plc is incorporated in the United Kingdom with registration
number 04689130. Catenae Innovation Plc is domiciled in the United Kingdom and
has its registered office at 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 2AX. The
principal place of business for the Company is 26-27 Lansdowne Terrace,
Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1HP.
Catenae Innovation Plc is a public limited company, limited by shares and its
shares are quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Catenae Innovation Plc's financial statements are presented in Pounds
Sterling.
The Group has extended its period end to the 15 months ended 31 December 2022
in order to align with the calendar year. The comparatives are for the 12
months ended 30 September 2021.
1. Principal accounting policies
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these
consolidated financial statements are set out below. These policies have been
consistently applied to all the period presented unless otherwise
stated.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted
International Accounting Standards and with those parts of the Companies Act
2006 applicable to companies reporting under International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and the interpretations issued by the International
Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC). There was no impact of
the change in framework from the previous EU adopted International Financial
Reporting Standards to UK-adopted International Accounting Standards.
Basis of preparation and consolidation
The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company and its
subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group"). The Group and separate
parent company financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost
convention, except for, where applicable, the revaluation of financial assets
and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.
The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company and of its
subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2022. Subsidiaries are
entities over which the Group has the power to control the financial and
operating policies so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The Group
obtains and exercises control through voting rights.
Amounts reported in the financial statements of subsidiaries have been
adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the accounting policies
adopted by the Group. The trading results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed
of during the period are included in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income from the effective date of acquisition or up to the
effective date of disposal, as appropriate.
All intra-Group transactions, balances, income and expenditure are eliminated
on consolidation.
Going concern
The Group's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect
its future development, performance and position are set out in the Chairman's
statement and below. The financial position of the Group, its cash flows,
liquidity position and borrowing facilities are described in the financial
statements. In addition, note 18 to the financial statements includes the
Group's objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital; its
financial risk management objectives; details of its financial instruments;
and exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk.
The net liability position as at 31 December 2022, being the Group's financial
period-end, was £126,297 and the Group made a loss of £523,497 for the
period. However, the Board has been able to agree additional funding in the
form of a convertible loan for £250,000 from Sanderson Capital Partners Ltd.
In addition, the Directors have considered the potential revenue from the
Group's sales pipeline based on discussions with existing customers and
acquisition opportunities.
The Directors are confident that the Group will achieve its cash flow
forecasts and, taking into account the operating initiatives already in place
and the funding options available to the Company, have prepared the accounts
on a going concern basis. Nevertheless, the forecasts show that the Group may
have a low level of cash in twelve months time and may require further funding
in the longer term to meet its commitments as they fall due. These conditions
and events indicate the existence of material uncertainties that may cast
significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and
the Group may therefore be unable to realise their assets and discharge their
liabilities in the ordinary course of business. These financial statements do
not include the adjustments that would result if the Group were unable to
continue as a going concern.
The auditors have made reference to going concern by way of a material
uncertainty within their audit report.
Revenue recognition
The Group provides software licencing and support services.
The weighting of these and pricing of these services (which drives the revenue recognition) depends on the service level required by the client, and on the commercial imperatives and pricing sensitivities of the client.
The contractual performance obligations will typically be embedded in an agreement with the client.
Where that agreement is detailed, the revenue recognition will follow the allocation of fees and revenues against the completion of the agreed performance milestones in the accounting period.
Where the agreement is not specific, the revenue recognition will be in proportion to the completion of performance milestones in the relevant accounting period against the internal costings prepared in advance for each project.
(i) Software licencing contracts
Revenue from software licencing contracts is recognised when the customer takes possession of and accepts the software licence products which is the point in time when the customer has the ability to direct the use of the product and obtain substantially all of the benefits of the products.
(ii) Ongoing support and maintenance contracts
Revenue from ongoing support and maintenance contracts is recognised over the contractual term when the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Group's performance, as the Group performs. The Group recognises contract liabilities for any revenue not yet provided to the customer as of the period end.
Research and development
Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an expense in the period
in which it is incurred. An internally generated intangible asset arising from
the Group's development activity is recognised only if all the following
conditions are met:
• an asset is created that can be identified (such as a website);
• it is probable that the asset created will generate future
economic benefits: and,
• the development cost of the asset can be measured reliably.
Internally-generated intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis
over their useful lives. Where no internally-generated intangible asset can be
recognised, development expenditure is recognised as an expense in the period
in which it is incurred.
Intangible assets
Externally acquired intangible assets are initially recognised at cost and
subsequently amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful
economic lives. The amortisation expense is included within the other
administrative expenses line of the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Intangible assets are recognised on business combinations if they are
separable from the acquired entity or give rise to other contractual/legal
rights.
Business combinations and goodwill
The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when control is transferred to the Group. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss as incurred. Any goodwill that arises is tested annually for impairment. Any gain on a bargain purchase is recognised in consolidated statement of profit or loss immediately.
Property, plant and equipment
Plant, machinery, fixtures and fittings are stated at historical cost less
accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. Depreciation is
recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their
residual values over their useful lives, using the reducing balance method, on
the following bases:
Plant and machinery - 20 per cent per annum
The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are
reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes
in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.
Impairment of non-current assets
For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped into separately
identifiable cash-generating units. At the end of each reporting period, the
Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-current assets, to determine
whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment
loss. If any such indication exists the recoverable amount of the asset is
estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the assets or
cash-generating unit's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The
recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and
value in use based on an internal discounted cash flow evaluation.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and on demand deposits.
Deferred taxation
Recognition of deferred tax assets is restricted to those instances where it
is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the difference
can be utilised.
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are stated cost and
reviewed for impairment if there are indicators that the carrying value may
not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised to the extent that the
carrying amount cannot be recovered either by selling the asset or by
continuing to hold the asset and benefitting from the net present value of the
future cash flows of the investment. The Group has not elected to apply equity
method of accounting to investments in associates.
Equity
Equity comprises the following:
• Share capital represents the nominal value of issued ordinary shares
and deferred shares.
• Share premium represents the excess over nominal value of the fair
value of consideration received for equity shares, net of expenses of the
share issue.
• Shares to be issued reserve represents cash received for the purchase
of shares yet to be issued at the period end and for creditors who have agreed
to convert their debt to shares yet to be issued at the period end.
• Merger reserve represents the excess over nominal value of the fair
value of consideration received for equity shares issued on acquisition of
subsidiaries, net of expenses of the share issue.
• Share reserve represents shares held in treasury at nominal value
following the conclusion of the defaulting shares from October 2016.
• Capital redemption reserve represents the nominal value of shares
repurchased by the Company.
• Retained earnings represent retained profits and losses.
• Non-controlling interest relates to the ownership interest and
accumulated comprehensive income of the minority shareholders in the Group's
subsidiaries.
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded as the proceeds
received, net of direct costs.
Financial assets
On initial recognition, financial assets are classified as either financial assets at fair value through the statement of profit or loss, held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables financial assets, or available-for-sale financial assets, as appropriate.
Loans and receivables
The Group classifies all its financial assets as trade and other receivables. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired.
Trade receivables and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as loans and receivables financial assets. Loans and receivables financial assets are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment loss. Interest income is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial.
For trade receivables and other receivables due in less than 12 months, the
Group applies the simplified approach in calculating Expected Credit Losses
("ECL's"), as permitted by IFRS 9. Therefore, the Group does not track changes
in credit risk, but instead, recognises a loss allowance based on the
financial asset's lifetime ECL at each reporting date. For any other financial
assets carried at amortised cost (which are due in more than 12 months), the
ECL is based on the 12-month ECL. The 12-month ECL is the proportion of
lifetime ECLs that results from default events on a financial instrument that
are possible within 12 months after the reporting date. However, when there
has been a significant increase in credit risk since origination, the
allowance will be based on the lifetime ECL. When determining whether the
credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial
recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Group considers reasonable and
supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or
effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and
analysis, based on the Group's historical experience and informed credit
assessment including forward-looking information.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are recognised when, and only when, the Group becomes a
party to the contracts which give rise to them and are classified as financial
liabilities at fair value through the profit and loss or loans and payables as
appropriate. The Group's loans and payable comprise trade and other payables.
When financial liabilities are recognised initially, they are measured at fair
value plus directly attributable transaction costs and subsequently measured
at amortised cost using the effective interest method other than those
categorised as fair value through income statement.
Fair value through the income statement category comprises financial
liabilities that are either held for trading or are designated to eliminate or
significantly reduce a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would
otherwise arise. Derivatives are also classified as held for trading unless
they are designated as hedges. There were no financial liabilities classified
under this category.
The Group determines the classification of its financial liabilities at
initial recognition and re-evaluate the designation at each financial period
end.
A financial liability is de-recognised when the obligation under the liability
is discharged, cancelled or expires.
When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same
party on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability
are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a
de-recognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new
liability, and the difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised
in the income statement.
Share-based payments
When share options and warrants are awarded, the fair value of the options and
warrants at the date of grant is charged to the statement of comprehensive
income over the vesting period. Non-market conditions are taken into account
by adjusting the number of equity instruments expected to vest at each end of
reporting period, so that, ultimately, the cumulative amount recognised over
the vesting period is based on the number of options and warrants that
eventually vest.
Market conditions are factored into the fair value of the options and warrants
granted. As long as all other vesting conditions are satisfied, a charge is
made irrespective of whether the market vesting conditions are satisfied. The
cumulative expense is not adjusted for failure to achieve a market vesting
condition.
Where the terms and conditions of options and warrants are modified before
they vest, the increase in fair value of the options and warrants, measured
immediately before and after the modification, is also charged to the
statement of comprehensive income over the remaining vesting period.
Where equity instruments are granted to persons other than employees, the full
cost of services provided is recognised as a current liability and as a
charge in the statement of comprehensive income. When shares are issued to
settle the obligation, the liability is extinguished and the share issue is
reflected in equity as an issue of share capital.
Upon exercise of share options and warrants, the proceeds received net of
attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital, and where
appropriate share premium.
New and amended standards and interpretations adopted by the Group
There were no new standards and interpretations to published standards adopted
during the period which have had a significant impact on the Group's
accounting policies.
New and amended standards and interpretations issued but not effective for the financial period beginning 1 October 2021
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following
standards and interpretations which have not been applied in these financial
statements were in issue but not yet effective:
IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts", effective date 1 January 2023 applies a model
that combines a current balance sheet measurement of insurance contracts with
recognition of profit over the period that services are provided.
IAS 37 "Onerous contracts", effective 1 January 2022 relates to costs of
fulfilling a contract.
The impact of the above standards on the financial statements is expected to
be insignificant. The effect of all other new and amended standards and
interpretations which are in issue but not yet mandatorily effective is not
expected to be material. The Directors will continue to monitor the effect of
this and should the effect become material, more detailed notes will be
provided.
2. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues,
expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities
at the date of the financial statements. If in the future such estimates and
assumptions, which are based on management's best judgement at the date of the
financial statements, deviate from the actual circumstances, the original
estimates and assumptions will be modified as appropriate in the period in
which the circumstances change.
Where necessary, the comparatives have been reclassified or extended from the
previously reported results to take into account presentational changes.
Critical judgements and estimates in applying the Group's accounting policies
In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, which are
described in note 1, management has made the following judgements and
estimates that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in
the financial statements (apart from those involving estimations, which are
dealt with below).
Judgements
Going concern
Management have considered that the Group remains a going concern. The going
concern assumption is discussed further in note 1.
Estimates
There are not deemed to be any key sources of estimation of uncertainty that
have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying
amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.
3. Segment and revenue analysis
The accounting policy for identifying segments is based on the internal
management reporting information that is regularly reviewed by the senior
management team.
The Group has one reportable segment:
Catenae and Hyperneph Software Ltd -generates revenue from the exploitation of
intellectual property and licenses held.
The financials for this segment can be seen in the financial statements in
this document.
The Group derives revenue from the transfer of services over time and at a
point in time to customers all located in the UK.
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Timing of revenue recognition:
At a point in time 152,437 30,210
Over time - -
Total revenue 152,437 30,210
4. Joint venture - Trust in Media Ltd
In March 2018, the Group formed a joint venture to create Trust in Media Ltd.
Catenae held 50.5% of the shares in Trust in Media Ltd.
The company entered compulsory liquidation on 29 July 2020 when the official
receiver was appointed.
The official receiver completed the winding-up on 13 September 2021 without
any claim on the Group and Trust in Media Ltd was dissolved on 20 December
2021.
5. Administrative expenses
The following amounts are included within administrative expenses:
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Auditors' remuneration:
Fees payable to the Company's auditor:
For the audit of the Company's annual accounts 14,000 14,000
For the audit of the Company's subsidiaries 3,000 6,000
Fees for taxation compliance services - -
Staff costs (note 6) 345,083 311,380
Depreciation 1,810 621
6. Directors and staff
Staff costs during the period, including Directors, were as follows:
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Wages and salaries 311,707 283,789
Social security costs 29,733 25,279
Pension costs 3,643 2,312
345,083 311,380
The average number of staff of the Group during the period was as follows:
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
no. no.
Sales, distribution and technology 1 2
Directors and administration 3 5
4 7
The amounts paid and accrued as a liability by the Company in respect of the
Directors, who are the key management personnel of the Company was as follows:
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Edward Guy Meyer 132,000 139,000
Brian Thompson - 16,000
John Farthing 59,250 52,000
Total Directors emoluments 191,250 207,000
Employers national insurance, employers pension and share option / warrant
charges for key management
personnel (including
directors) 17,065 26,560
208,315 233,560
Details of the total amounts outstanding to the Directors at the period end
are detailed in note 16.
7. Net finance expenses
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Bank interest receivable - 10
- 10
8. Discontinued operations
There were no discontinued operations during the period.
9. Tax on loss
15 months 12 months
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Corporation tax charge on profits for the period (3,668) 5,112
Total current tax charge (3,668) 5,112
The reasons for the difference between the actual tax charge for the period
and the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK applied to profits for the
period are as follows:
2022 2021
£ £
Loss before tax (527,165) (1,241,836)
Loss at the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% (2020: 19%)
(100,161) (235,949)
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 681 186
Other adjustments - 67,194
Losses carried back (3,668) -
Unutilised tax losses and other deductions 99,480 173,681
Total tax charge in the period (3,668) 5,112
Deferred tax assets of approximately £2.9m (2021: £2.8m) have not been
recognised in the financial statements as there is currently insufficient
evidence to suggest that any deferred tax asset would be recoverable. The
Group has unutilised tax losses of approximately £15.3m (2021: £14.8m) that
would be available to carry forward against future profits from the same
activity, subject to agreement by HM Revenue & Customs.
10. Dividend
No dividends have been paid or proposed in the period (2021: £nil).
11. Loss per share
The calculation of the basic loss per share is based on the loss attributable
to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in
issue during the period. The calculation of diluted loss per share is based on
the basic loss per share, adjusted to allow for the issue of shares and the
post tax effect of dividends and interest, on the assumed conversion of all
other dilutive options and other potential ordinary shares.
There were 144,444 share options and 26,977,240 share warrants outstanding at
the period-end (2021: 164,444 and 70,022,695). However, the figures for 2022
and 2021 have not been adjusted to reflect conversion of these share options,
as the effects would be anti- dilutive.
31 December 2022 30 September 2021
Weighted average number of Weighted average number of
shares Per share amount Pence shares Per share amount Pence
Loss Loss
£ £
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to shareholders
(0.18) (0.49)
(514,695) 284,017,394 (1,257,149) 258,490,041
12. Property, plant and equipment
Group Plant and machinery Total
£ £
Cost
At 1 October 2020 - -
On acquisition of subsidiary 6,522 6,522
Additions 2,111 2,111
At 30 September 2021 8,633 8,633
Additions 413 413
At 31 December 2022 9,046 9,046
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 October 2020 - -
On acquisition of subsidiary 1,184 1,184
Charge for the year 621 621
At 1 October 2021 1,805 1,805
Charge for the period 1,810 1,810
At 31 December 2022 3,615 3,615
Carrying amount
As at 30 September 2021 6,828 6,828
As at 31 December 2022 5,431 5,431
13. Intangible assets
Group Goodwill Total
£ £
Cost
At 1 October 2020 1 1
Additions 318,629 318,629
At 30 September 2021 and 31 December 2022 318,630 318,630
Impairment
At 1 October 2020 - -
Impairment charge (318,629) (318,629)
At 30 September 2021 and 31 December 2022 (318,629) (318,629)
Carrying amount
As at 30 September 2021 and 31 December 2022 1 1
The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that
an asset may be impaired. The assets have been allocated for impairment
testing purposes to the individual businesses acquired which are also the
cash‐generating units ("CGU") identified. The recoverable amount of a CGU is
determined based on value in use calculations using cash flow projections
based on financial budgets approved by the Directors. The projections are
based on the assumption that the Company can realise projected sales. A
prudent approach has been applied with no residual value being factored into
these calculations. If the projected sales do not materialise there is a risk
that the total value of the intangible assets shown above would be impaired.
Goodwill is assessed annually for impairment. At the period end based on these
assumptions there is an indication of impairment of the full value of
goodwill.
Dispute with the sellers of Hyperneph Software Limited
On 4 May 2021 the Company acquired a 51% interest in Hyperneph Software
Limited ("Hyperneph" or "Acquisition"). Tony Sanders is a former director of
the Company and a director and shareholder of Hyperneph. The consideration for
the Acquisition amounts to £320,000, of which £270,000 will be satisfied in
cash ("Cash Consideration") and the balance of £50,000 will be satisfied by
way of the issue of new ordinary shares in the Company ("Equity
Consideration"). Hyperneph, incorporated on 24 February 2020, is a software
and application development consultancy, focusing on digital transformation.
The rationale for the acquisition is to secure and enhance the Company's
ability to deliver innovative software-based solutions leveraging Catenae's
existing capabilities including task management, proof of work, digital
wallets, identity and digital certification capabilities, allowing Catenae to
provide a broader portfolio of product and service offerings to support
customers as they pursue new ways of working with people located remotely in
distributed operations. The Cash Consideration will be satisfied from
Catenae's existing cash resources. The Equity Consideration was due to be
satisfied by the issue of new ordinary shares on or around 28 February 2022 at
the volume weighted average price of the Company's shares during the previous
10 trading days.
On 9 May 2022, Mr Alan Simpson and Mr Anthony Sanders issued legal proceedings
against the Company in the High Court. The claimed sum was £49,875.00 (plus
interest) along with specific performance of various clauses of a Share
Purchase Agreement and a Shareholders Agreement both dated 1 May 2022. Those
relate to the issue of the £50,000 shares consideration and the payment of
two amounts of £20,000 relating to working capital. The action is being
defended by the Company which has brought a counterclaim for breach of
restrictive covenants and fiduciary duty. No date is currently set for trial
but the Claimants have issued a Summary Judgment application which is yet to
be listed by the Court.
14. Investments in subsidiaries
Company
Investments Total
£ £
Cost
At 1 October 2020 - -
Additions 320,000 320,000
At 30 September 2021 and 31 December 2022 320,000 320,000
- 10
Impairment
At 1 October 2020 - -
Additions 320,000 320,000
At 30 September and 31 December 2022 320,000 320,000
Carrying amount
As at 30 September 2021 and 31 December 2022 - -
The value of shares in investments are tested annually for impairment.
Subsidiaries as at 31 Dec 2022 Registered Address Class of Shares Total Number of Shares in issue at 31 Dec 2022 Percentage held by Catenae
Synovate Global Ltd 35 New Broad Street, London, EC2M 1NH Ordinary Shares of 0.1p 1 100%
Hyperneph Software Ltd 1007 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea Ordinary Shares of 0.1p 2000 51%
SS9 3JY
Synovate Global Ltd was dissolved on 7 June 2022.
15. Trade and other receivables
Group
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Trade receivables 65,234 11,010
Other receivables 34,226
16,679
45,236
81,913
Trade receivable days at the period-end were 154 days (2021: 133 days). No
interest is charged on receivables within the agreed credit terms. Thereafter,
interest may be charged.
An allowance for impairment is made where there is an identified event which,
based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability
of the outstanding amount. The Group provides, in full, for any debts it
believes have become non- recoverable. The figures shown above are after
deducting specific provision for bad and doubtful debts of £nil (2021:
£nil). No amounts included within trade and other receivables are expected to
be recovered in more than one year (2021: £nil).
The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying
value of each class of receivable set out above. The carrying value at the
period-end for each class of assets is deemed by the Directors to be the same
as the fair value.
The ageing of trade receivables that have not been impaired are:
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Due in less than 1 month 56,940 -
Due after more than 1 month 8,294 11,010
65,234 11,010
Company
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Trade receivables 61,734 11,010
Other receivables 34,226
13,011
45,236
74,745
16. Trade and other payables
Group
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Trade payables 42,783 86,193
Other payables 107,901 122,482
Taxation and social security 11,464 23,701
Accruals and contract liabilities 116,938 42,845
279,086 275,221
Included in accruals and deferred income are amounts of £64,250 (2021:
£6,500) relating to unpaid contingent remuneration to the Directors in office
at the period-end. This has been accrued in accordance with the payments
agreed between the Group and Directors.
Included in contract liabilities there is £3,125 (2021: £12,000), which
relates to the residual proportion of annual fees remaining at the period-end.
Company
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Trade payables 42,182 83,492
Other payables 144,473 105,102
Taxation and social security 6,097 1,470
Accruals and contract liabilities 115,756 - 36,595
308,508 226,659
Included in accruals and deferred income are amounts of £64,250 (2021:
£6,500) relating to unpaid contingent remuneration to the Directors in office
at the period-end. This has been accrued in accordance with the payments
agreed between the Company and Directors.
Included in contract liabilities there is £3,125 (2021: £6,250), which
relates to the residual proportion of annual fees remaining at the period-end.
17. Interest bearing loans and borrowings
Group and Company
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Loans due within one period -
-
Loans due after one period - -
-
-
The loan of £18,000 was a Bounce Back Loan and was due to be repaid over 6
years with interest at 2.5% per year, with the repayments and interest
commencing 1 year after draw down. However, the loan was repaid in full in May
2021 without any interest accruing.
18. Financial instruments and risk management
Financial risk factors
The Group's financial instruments comprise cash, including short-term
deposits, trade and other receivables, short-term loan financing and trade and
other payables that arise directly from its operations. The main risks arising
from the Group's financial instruments are liquidity risk, credit risk and
interest rate risk. The Board has reviewed and agreed policies for managing
each of these risks and they are summarised below. The Group has no financial
assets other than trade receivables and cash at bank. The statement of
financial position values for the financial assets and liabilities are not
materially different from their fair values.
Liquidity risk
The Group seeks to manage financial risk to ensure sufficient liquidity is
available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and
profitably. The Group policy is to ensure there are sufficient cash reserves
to meet liabilities during such periods. These are incorporated into rolling
twelve-month Group cash flow forecasts, which are reviewed by the Board
monthly.
Short-term flexibility is provided through the availability of cash
facilities. Long-term funding is secured through issues of share capital and
loans.
Credit risk
The Group's principal financial assets are bank balances, cash and trade and
other receivables. The Group's credit risk is primarily attributable to its
trade receivables. As far as possible, the Group operates to ensure that the
payment terms of customers are matched to the Group's own contractual
obligations on development.
Currency risk
The Group does not operate in overseas markets and is not subject to exposures
on transactions undertaken during the period. The Group's exposure to exchange
rate fluctuations is therefore not significant.
Capital risk management
The capital structure of the Group consists of a loan and the shareholders'
equity, comprising issued share capital and reserves. The capital structure of
the Group is reviewed on an on-going basis with reference to the costs
applicable to each element of capital, future requirements of the Group,
flexibility of capital to be drawn down and availability of further capital
should it be required.
The Group had no loan liabilities at the period-end (2021: £nil).
18. Financial instruments and risk management (continued)
Liability maturity analysis
Group
Repayable on demand or within 1 month Between 1 Between 6
month and 6 months months and 1 year
2022
£ £ £
Trade creditors 42,783 - -
Other creditors - - 119,365
Between 1 Between 6
Repayable on demand or within 1 month month and 6 months months and 1 year
2021
£ £ £
Trade creditors 86,193 - -
Other creditors - - 146,183
Company
Repayable on demand or within 1 month Between 1 Between 6
month and 6 months months and 1 year
2022
£ £ £
Trade creditors 42,182 - -
Other creditors - - 150,570
Between 1 Between 6
Repayable on demand or within 1 month month and 6 months months and 1 year
2021
£ £ £
Trade creditors 83,492 - -
Other creditors - - 106,572
Interest rate and liquidity risk
The Group's financial liabilities represented trade and other payables at the
period-end. No interest was payable on the balances outstanding as at the
period end. The Group's working capital commitments are reviewed on an
on-going basis with reference to the dates when liabilities are to be repaid.
19. Share capital
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Allotted, called up and fully paid
285,038,925 (2021: 281,220,744) ordinary shares of 0.2p 570,078 562,441
(2020: 0.2p) each
570,078 562,441
.
On 23 December 2019 the 3,223,601,700 ordinary shares of 0.1p each were
subdivided into 32,236,017 ordinary shares of 0.2p each and 32,236,017
deferred shares of 9.8p each.
The aggregate nominal value of the deferred shares is £3,159,130.
On 25 January 2022 the Company issued 3,818,181 ordinary shares of 0.2p each
for consideration of £15,273 in relation to the exercise of warrants.
20. Share warrants
At 31 December 2022, the Company had the following equity settled warrants in
issue (the number of warrants and exercise prices have been adjusted for the
reorganisation of the Company's shares into ordinary and deferred shares
during a prior period):
Shares forfeited / expired / waived / exercised during the period
Number of warrants outstanding as at Warrants granted Warrants outstanding as at 31
Date warrant granted 1 Oct 2021 during Dec 2022
the period Exercise
price
Brian Thompson 31/01/2020 26,931,818 - (26,931,818) - 0.4p
Anthony Daltrey 31/01/2020 5,000,000 - (5,000,000) - 0.4p
Misc. Warrants 05/03/2019 5,750,000 - (5,750,000) - 12.5p
31/01/2020 4,363,637 - (4,363,637) - 0.4p
20/04/2020 1,000,000 - (1,000,000) - 1.25p
27/01/2021 22,477,240 - - 22,477,240 3p
03/02/2021 2,500,000 - - 2,500,000 2p
08/04/2021 2,000,000 - - 2,000,000 2.5p
70,022,695 - (43,045,455) 26,977,240
There were no warrants issued in the period 1 October 2021 to 31 December
2022.
The fair value of the share warrants issued as share based payments was
estimated at the date of grant using the Monte-Carlo model for those with the
performance conditions and the Black Scholes model for those without
performance conditions, taking into account the terms and conditions upon
which they were granted. The following tables list the inputs to the model
used for the valuations of share warrants outstanding relating to share based
payments.
Grant Date 3/2/2021
Final Date 3/2/2024
Exercise Price 2p
Share Price 2p
Expected Volatility 25%
Expected Dividend Yield n/a
Risk Free Rate 0.6%
Average Time to Vest immediate
21. Capital commitments
There were no capital commitments as of 31 December 2022 or 30 September 2021.
22. Share-based payment
On 13 December 2012, the Company granted to various individuals options over a
total of 7,695,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each at a price of 1.5 pence per
share as disclosed in the announcement dated 14 December 2012. Half of the
options vest once the closing mid- market share price of the Company has been
more than or equal to 2 pence for a period of 15 consecutive business days.
The remainder vest once the closing mid-market share price of the Company has
been more than or equal to 3 pence for a period of 15 consecutive days. The
options are exercisable on or following the first anniversary of the date of
issue and will lapse on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue. Options
issued to employees under the EMI scheme lapse on cessation of employment.
Since the issue date all options have lapsed.
On 27 March 2015, the Company granted to the Directors and other individuals
options over a total of 85,787,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each at a price of
1 penny per share as disclosed in the announcement dated 22 December 2014.
Half of the options vest once the closing mid-market share price of the
Company has been more than or equal to 2 pence for a period of 15 consecutive
business days. The remainder vest once the closing mid- market share price of
the Company has been more than or equal to 3 pence for a period of 15
consecutive days. The options are exercisable on or following the first
anniversary of the date of issue and will lapse on the tenth anniversary of
the
date of issue. Options issued to non-Director employees under the EMI scheme
lapse on cessation of employment. Since the issue date the options have
lapsed, other than those shown in the table below.
On 23 August 2016, the Company granted to the Directors and other individuals
options over a total of 78,260,782 ordinary shares of 0.1p each at a price of
0.1 pence per share as disclosed in the announcement dated 23 August 2016. The
options will lapse on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue. On 23 August
2016, the Company also granted to a Director options over a total of 3,333,334
ordinary shares of 0.1p each, half of the options at a price of 1.25 pence per
share and the remainder at 1.75 pence per share. The options vest once the
closing mid-market share price of the Company has been more than 2.5 pence for
a period of 5 consecutive business days. Since the issue date all options have
lapsed.
In a prior period the Company re-organised its share capital as disclosed in
Note 19. The above number of share options needs to be divided by 100 and the
above exercise prices multiplied by 100.
Details of the Options movements in the period are as follows:
Number of new options granted in the period Number of options forfeited in the period Options held at 30 September
Options held at 1 October 2022
2021 Option price
Tony Sanders 66,666 - - 66,666 10p
Kevin Everett 77,778 - - 77,778 10p
Others 20,000 - (20,000) - 150p
Total 164,444 - (20,000) 144,444
22. Share-based payment (continued)
At 31 December 2022, no options were exercisable due to the mid-market share
price of the Company in the period (30 September 2021: nil). At this date, the
weighted average contractual life of the outstanding options was 2.25 years
(30 September 2021: 0.1 years).
There were no share options exercised or granted during the period 1 October
2021 to 31 December 2022 (2021: nil).
The fair value of the share options was estimated at the date of the grant
using either the Monte-Carlo model (where market conditions existed) or the
Black-Scholes model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which
they were granted.
The following table lists the inputs to the model used for the valuations of
share options outstanding:
Options granted on 27 March 2015 expire 27 March 2025
Exercise price (pence) 1p 1p
Share price (pence) 0.65p 0.65p
Expected volatility (%) 85% 85%
Expected dividend yield n/a n/a
Risk free rate 0.41% 0.49%
Average time to vest (years) 2 years 2.3 years
The expected volatility was based on historic volatility and reflects the
assumption that the historical volatility is indicative of future trends,
which may not necessarily be the actual outcome. No other features of the
options were incorporated into the measurement of fair value, and non-market
conditions have not been included in calculating the fair value. The total
fair value of the options granted in the period was £nil (2021: £nil). The
amount debited to the statement of comprehensive income for share options was
£nil (2021: £nil). The combined total fair value of the options and warrants
granted in the period was £nil (2021: £nil) and the combined amount debited
to the statement of comprehensive income was £nil (2021: £nil).
23. Transactions with Directors and other related parties
Other transactions with Directors
As stated in note 16 to the accounts a total of £64,250 (2021: £6,500) is due to certain Directors as unpaid remuneration.
Payments (to) / from related
Related Party relationship Transaction parties Balance owing /
amount owed
2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Sales/(Purchases) from companies in which Directors or their
immediate family have a significant controlling interest
18,058 17,800 18,058 17,800 - -
Amounts lent to the Group by the Directors or companies in which Directors or
their immediate family have a significant controlling interest
- - - - - -
Amounts lent to joint venture companies
- - - - - -
All amounts owing to related parties are payable on demand with no interest
accruing.
24. Retirement benefit schemes
During the period, £3,643 was paid to a retirement benefit scheme on behalf
of Directors (2021:
£1,207).
25. Operating lease rental commitments
At 31 December 2022 and 30 September 2021, the Group had no commitments under
operating leases.
26. Notes supporting the cash flow statement
Cash and cash equivalents for the purposes of the cash flow statement
comprises:
31 December 30 September
2022 2021
£ £
Cash available on demand 605,082
65,443
605,082
65,443
27. Events after the reporting period
There were no significant events after 31 December 2022.
Independent Auditor ReportINDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CATENAE INNOVATION PLC
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Catenae Innovation Plc for the
period ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated Statement of
Cash Flows, Company Statement of Financial Position, Company Statement of
Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes,
including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable
law and UK adopted International Accounting Standards, and as regards to the
parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
In our opinion:
· the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of
the group and company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of the group's loss
for the period then ended;
· the group and company financial statements have been properly
prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standards; and
· the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing
(UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those
standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the
audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of
the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to
our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical
Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe
that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opinion.
Material uncertainty relating to going concern
We draw attention to note 1 in the financial statements, which indicates that
the group is loss making and has net liabilities. As stated in note 1, these
events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note1,
indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on
the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not
modified in respect of this matter.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors'
use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the
financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the directors
assessment of the entity's ability to continue to adopt the going concern
basis of accounting included:
· Reviewing the cash flow forecasts prepared by management for the
period up to March 2024, providing challenge to key assumptions and reviewing
for reasonableness;
· A comparison of actual results for the period to past budgets to
assess the forecasting ability/accuracy of management;
· Reviewing post-period end RNS announcements and held discussions
with management on expenditure plans; and
· Assessing the adequacy of going concern disclosures within the
financial statements.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to
going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Key audit matters
We identified the key audit matters described below as that which were the
most significant in the audit of the financial statements of the current
period. Key audit matters include the most significant assessed risks of
material misstatement, including those risks that had the greatest effect on
our overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit and the
direction of the efforts of the audit team.
In addressing this matter, we have performed the procedures below which were
designed to address the matter in the context of the financial statements as a
whole and in forming our opinion thereon. Consequently, we do not provide a
separate opinion on this individual matter.
How the matter was addressed in the audit and key observations arising with
respect to that risk
Key audit matter & description of risk
Going concern We evaluated management's assessment about going concern and challenged the
judgement made by management, as described in note 1.
The company has used going concern basis of preparation in its accounting
policies. However, there is significant judgement As part of our procedures we:
required as to whether the company can continue to operate as a going concern.
· Reviewed the company's environment, controls and management's
assessment of the company's ability to continue as a going concern
· reviewed the cashflow forecasts and assumptions made and the data
sources
Based on our procedures we concluded that the going concern basis of
preparation is appropriate, subject to an emphasis of matter. (See also
Conclusions relating to going concern above)
Dispute involving subsidiary Our work in this area included but was not limited to:
· Reviewing the sale and purchase agreement for investments purchased
during the prior period;
The parent company has acquired Hyperneph
Software Limited in the prior period and is in dispute with the sellers. There
is a risk that the dispute may not have been correctly accounted for or · Reviewing the legal case documentation and correspondence and
disclosed. considering whether any provisions or contingent liabilities are required and
whether the nature and financial effect has been adequately disclosed.
Materiality
The materiality for the financial statements as a whole was set at £16,675.
This has been determined with reference to the benchmark of the group's gross
expenses, which we consider to be an appropriate measure based on the
activities of the group during the period. Materiality represents 2.5% of
total expenditure as presented on the face of the Statement of comprehensive
income.
An overview of the scope of our audit
We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we were able to give our audit opinion on the financial statements of Catenae Innovation Plc taking into account the nature of the company's activities, the company's risk profile, the accounting processes and controls, and the environment in which the company operates.
We designed our audit to ensure that we obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in respect of:
· The significant transactions and balances;
· Other items, which, irrespective of size, are perceived as carrying a significant level of audit risk whether through susceptibility to fraud, or other reasons;
· The appropriateness of the going concern assumption used in the preparation of the financial statements.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the Report and
Financial Statements, other than the financial statements and our auditor's
report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information. Our
opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and,
except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility
is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially
misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material
misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the
other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that
there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to
report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
• the information given in the strategic report and the directors'
report for the financial period for which the financial statements are
prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
• the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared
in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its
environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified
material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the
Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
• adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns
adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us;
or
• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting
records and returns;
or
• certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law
are not made; or
• we have not received all the information and explanations we
require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the
directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and
for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal
control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for
assessing the 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 the directors either intend to liquidate the company or
to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
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 an auditor's report that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that
an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a
material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or
error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users
taken on the basis of these financial statements.
We also obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial
information of the business activities within the group to express an opinion
on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision
and performance of the audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit
opinion.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and
regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined
above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities,
including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
· We obtained an understanding of the group and parent company and the
sector in which they operate to identify laws and regulations that could
reasonably be expected to have a direct effect on the financial statements. We
obtained our understanding in this regard through discussions with management,
industry research and the application of cumulative audit knowledge and
experience of the sector.
· We determined the principal laws and regulations relevant to the group
and company in this regard to be those arising from:
o AIM rules;
o Companies Act 2006;
o Employment Law;
o Anti-Bribery Money Laundering Regulations; and
o QCA compliance
· We designed our audit procedures to ensure the audit team considered
whether there were any indications of non-compliance by the group and company
with those laws and regulations. These procedures included, but were not
limited to:
o review of legal and professional fees to understand the nature of the costs
and the existence of any noncompliance with laws and regulations;
o discussion with management regarding potential non-compliance; and
o review of minutes of meetings of those charged with governance and RNS
· We also identified the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements due to fraud. We considered, in addition to the non-rebuttable
presumption of a risk of fraud arising from management override of controls,
the potential for management bias was identified in relation to the going
concern of the group and company and as noted above, we addressed this by
challenging the assumptions and judgements made by management when auditing
that significant accounting estimate.
· As in all of our audits, we addressed the risk of fraud arising from
management override of controls by performing audit procedures which included,
but were not limited to: the testing of journals; reviewing accounting
estimates for evidence of bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any
significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of
business
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will
not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material
misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation.
This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is
removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial
statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of
non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring
due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment,
forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.
(http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities) This description forms part
of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance
with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. 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 this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Mohammed Haque
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of
MAH, Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
154 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4LN
Date: 29 March 2023
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