REG - Frenkel Topping Grp - Final Results
25/04/2022 07:00
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RNS Number : 1306J Frenkel Topping Group PLC 25 April 2022
Frenkel Topping Group plc
("Frenkel Topping", "the Company" or the "Group")
Results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021
Strong revenue and profit growth through the successful execution of our
strategy
Frenkel Topping Group (AIM: FEN), a specialist professional and financial
services firm operating in the Personal Injury (PI) Clinical Negligence (CN)
space, is pleased to announce its final results for the 12 months ended 31
December 2021. These results demonstrate a strong performance through 2021
and the Board is pleased to report an encouraging start to the current
financial year in line with management's expectations.
Financial Highlights
FY 2021 FY 2020 % change
Revenue £18.4m £10.2m +80%
Recurring revenue £8.9m £7.3m +22%
Gross profit £9.0m £5.5m +64%
Adjusted EBITDA £4.6m £2.5m +84%
Underlying profit from operations £4.3m £2.2m +95%
Pre-tax profit £2.7m £1.5m +80%
Basic EPS 2.23p 1.30p +72%
Total dividends (paid and proposed) 1.36p per share 1.36p per share -
Total assets £37.8m £28.5m +33%
Operational Highlights
· Thirteenth consecutive year of high client retention (99%)
for investment management services
· Assets under management ("AUM") up 16% to £1,174m (as at 31
December 2020: £1,012m)
· Ascencia - Assets on a discretionary mandate up 28% to £676m
(as at 31 December 2020: £527m)
· Successful execution of our acquisition and consolidation
strategy in the PI and CN space
· Acquisition of A&M Bacon Limited, Partners in Costs Limited
and Bidwell Henderson - performing in line with expectations and fully
integrated
· Additional working-in-partnership agreements signed with law
firm's Pattinson & Brewer and Ralli Ltd.
· Strong results delivered for the year in line with expectations
A Strong Start to the new financial year
· Acquisition of Cardinal Management Limited in January 2022 -
performance and integration going to plan
· First three months of trading has been robust - despite a
backdrop of market volatility due to continued impact of Covid and more
recently the challenging macroeconomic backdrop including the Russian invasion
of Ukraine.
· Current trading is in line with management expectations
Richard Fraser, CEO of Frenkel Topping, said:
"Our 2021 results demonstrate the cumulative impact of clear commercial goals,
a targeted acquisition strategy focused on acquiring high quality,
complementary businesses with aligned values, and a desire to deliver the best
possible outcomes for our underlying clients. We have developed a
market-leading platform from which to offer greater breadth of services to
people who have suffered significant and often life changing injuries.
Despite continued uncertainty in the geo-political and macroeconomic backdrop,
we have achieved an increase of 84% in Adjusted EBITDA, 80% in pre-tax profit.
16% in AUM and 28% in assets on a discretionary mandate. Our client retention
rate remained high at an impressive 99% which reflects our clients' trust and
confidence in us to manage their money conservatively and generate returns.
The current financial year has begun robustly giving cause for optimism for
the remainder and outturn of the year. We acquired Cardinal Management Limited
at the start of the year, an acquisition that exactly fits our strategy and
provides further opportunities for us to extend our reach into the Personal
Injury and Clinical Negligence space allowing us an increased presence in a
claimant's journey thus maximising the potential for us to win the AUM mandate
from any successful claims.
The Board remain focused on delivering value for all stakeholders and are
happy to report that the Group is trading in line with management's
expectations."
For further information:
Frenkel Topping Group plc www.frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk (http://www.frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk)
Richard Fraser, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 0161 886 8000
finnCap Ltd Tel: 020 7220 0500
Carl Holmes/James Thompson (Corporate Finance)
Tim Redfern / Richard Chambers (ECM)
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the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is
disclosed in accordance with the company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.
About Frenkel Topping Group: www.frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk
(http://www.frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk)
The financial services firm consists of Frenkel Topping Limited, Ascencia
Investment Management, Obiter Wealth Management, Forth Associates, Equatas
Accountants, Partners in Costs, A&M Bacon, Bidwell Henderson Limited and
Cardinal Management Limited.
The group of companies specialises in providing financial advice and asset
protection services to clients at times of financial vulnerability, with
particular expertise in the field of personal injury and clinical negligence.
With more than 30 years' experience in the industry, Frenkel Topping has
earned a reputation for commercial astuteness underpinned by a strong moral
obligation to its clients, employees and wider society, with a continued focus
on its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact.
Through its core business, Frenkel Topping Limited, the firm supports
litigators pre-settlement in achieving maximum damages, by providing expert
witness services, and post-settlement to achieve the best long-term financial
outcomes for clients after injury. It boasts a client retention rate of 99%.
The Group's discretionary fund manager, Ascencia, provides financial
portfolios for clients in unique circumstances. In recent years Ascencia has
diversified its portfolios to include a Sharia-law-compliant portfolio and a
number of ESG portfolios in response to increased interest in socially
responsible investing (SRI).
Obiter provides a generalist wealth management service - including advice on
Savings and Investments; Tax planning; Life Insurance; Critical Illness and
Income protection; Endowment advice and Keyman Insurance, with a particular
specialism in financial advice on pensions and pension sharing orders for the
clients of divorce and family lawyers. Obiter applies the same core principles
of honesty, transparency, responsibility and reliability to individuals,
regardless of background or situation.
In 2019, Frenkel Topping launched its accountancy arm, Equatas, to assist
clients with tax planning and move closer to providing a full end-to-end
service under the Group brand, improving the experience for clients and
maintaining the Group's standards throughout the client journey.
In 2020 Frenkel Topping acquired Forth Associates, a specialist forensic
accounting services business which assists in financial and legal disputes.
The acquisition makes Frenkel Topping the largest independent provider of
financial expert witness reports to the claimant marketplace.
In 2021 Frenkel Topping acquired A & M Bacon Limited a leading costs
specialist in local government and Court of Protection, and Partners in Costs
Limited who specialise in civil litigation claims, including personal injury
(ranging from catastrophic injury to clinical negligence), professional
negligence, commercial claims and court of protection costs.
Later in 2021, costs consultants, Bidwell Henderson joined the Frenkel Topping
Group of businesses. One of the UK's largest professional legal services
companies specialising in both legal aid and inter partes law costs drafting,
legal cashiering and costs training services, Bidwell Henderson are the go-to
legal aid costs agency for drafting cost case plans where significant
high-costs are involved in large scale and complex legal cases.
In 2022, Cardinal Management Limited joined the group. Cardinal work in
close partnership with a number of NHS Major Trauma Centres to provide a Major
Trauma Signposting Partnership support service.
For more information visit: www.frenkeltopping.co.uk.
Chairman's Statement
Overview
On behalf of Frenkel Topping's Board of Directors, I am pleased to report on
another positive year of significant progress for the Group in which we
continued to deliver strong results for our shareholders that are comfortably
in line with the Board's expectations.
The last year has seen Frenkel Topping make excellent progress, driving both
organic growth and high levels of new business and continuing with its
complementary strategic acquisitions.
Alongside strong organic growth in the year, the Company has made significant
progress delivering against its strategy of consolidating the pre-settlement
professional services marketplace in the Personal Injury (PI) and Clinical
Negligence (CN) space, advancing its position as a market leader in its
sector.
Having raised £13m (gross) in July 2020, the team has executed our
buy-and-build strategy as intended, expanding the Group's reach and
efficiently and effectively integrating key commercial divisions across the
expanded Group.
Since the fundraise, the Group has acquired 5 key complementary businesses,
creating multiple touch points in the PI and CN space and generating strong
momentum and engagement with legal and other professional service providers in
the sector, enabling the Group to provide excellent service to its clients.
The Board is delighted with the acquisitions during the course of the
financial year of Partners in Costs Limited, A & M Bacon Limited, and
Bidwell Henderson Costs Consultants Ltd. The teams inside each business, as
well as colleagues at Forth Associates (acquired in 2020), have integrated
incredibly well from both a social and workplace culture point of view and
from a commercial perspective. Post period end we also completed the
strategically critical acquisition of Cardinal Management Limited.
The last year has seen the continued implementation of the Group's strategy
with further targeted M&A and continued investment in key areas to drive
future growth. These important, successful developments are outlined in the
Chief Executive Officer's Statement and the Strategic Report and are in
addition to the firm's longstanding client retention rate which has been
maintained at 99%, a thirteenth consecutive year of excellent performance.
Dividend
Total dividends (paid and proposed) for the year are 1.36 per share (FY 2020:
1.36p). This is a reflection of the board's intention to continue to invest in
the future of the business.
Outlook
The Group has had a strong start to the current financial year with a solid
pipeline of new business opportunities and benefitting from the momentum built
in 2021.
In January, the acquisition of Cardinal Management Limited marked a truly
transformational deal for the Group which magnifies the value of previous
acquisitions and accelerates plans for consolidation in the marketplace.
The Group continues to show resilience through challenging times in the wider
economy and alongside its 99% retention rates has a solid pipeline of new
business opportunities that capitalise on the potential brought into the Group
by recent M&A activity.
We are trading in line with management's expectations and therefore remain
confident about the future and the full year outturn.
Chief Executive Officer's Statement
Overview
I am delighted to report on another strong 12-month period that saw the Group
accelerate its performance in the key areas of:
· improving Frenkel Topping's ability to manage increased assets
under management ("AUM"), including those on a discretionary basis with
Ascencia Investment Management Limited ("Ascencia")
· improving the customer journey to maintain our strong client
retention
· laying the foundations for future years' profitability
2021 saw the enactment of the strategy that was outlined in 2020 of
consolidating the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence space. By acquiring
a number of highly complementary businesses that have not only contributed to
the financial performance of the Group but have given us considerable
visibility and significantly enhanced our touchpoints within the Personal
Injury and Clinical Negligence space, we have developed a market-leading
platform from which to offer a greater breadth of services to people who have
suffered significant and often life-changing injuries and to their
professional representatives.
By focusing on delivering on our strategy of consolidation of professional
services in a very niche sector, we have developed greater access to clients -
both directly to the injured party and via their legal representatives - and
extended the customisation of their care. Frenkel Topping Group now delivers
an end-to-end service to its client base under a tried and trusted umbrella
group, making us a stand out player in our space.
Revenue for the year increased by 80% to £18.4m (2020: £10.2m), of which
£8.9m (2020: £7.3m) related to recurring revenues within our financial
services businesses.
Gross profit was up to £9m (2020: £5.5m) and underlying profit from
operations (as defined in our Accounting Policies) was £4.2m (2020: £2.2m),
an increase of 91%. Pre-tax profit increased by 80% to £2.7m (2020: £1.5m).
The Group is in a strong financial position, with total assets of £37.7m
(2020 £28.5m) and as at 31 December 2021, net cash stood at £8.6m (2020
£12m). Following the year end the Group paid £5m of cash in respect of the
initial consideration for the acquisition of Cardinal Management Limited and
£2m in respect of deferred consideration for previous acquisitions.
Our client retention rate remains exceptionally high at 99%, reflecting
positive performance from our portfolios and our relentless focus on excellent
customer service.
The net investment assets added in 2021 (£136m) and market movements (£26m)
resulted in AUM increasing by 16% to £1,174m. Similarly, Ascencia's assets
on a discretionary mandate grew strongly by 28% to £676m (2020: £527m).
Strategic Progress
In early 2021 we welcomed A & M Bacon (A & M) and Partners in Costs
(PIC) to the Group. A & M is a firm of civil and commercial litigation
costs specialists and PIC is one of the UK's leading costs law specialists
with costs lawyers and costs consultants.
Bringing PIC and A&M into the wider Group has enhanced the Company's
chances of winning the AUM mandate in the result of a successful claim. This
concurs with the Group's strategy to give financial advice to recipients of
large personal injury/clinical negligence awards and to manage the damages
within the Group's discretionary asset management business.
In August 2021, we completed on the acquisition of Bidwell Henderson Costs
Consultants Ltd (Bidwell Henderson)- a leading legal aid costs agency in
England and Wales. It holds a market leading position in drafting high-cost
case plans which are required when significant costs are involved in large
scale and complex legal cases. Bidwell Henderson covers specific areas of law
such as complex public and private family, housing, judicial review, Court of
Protection, abuse and clinical negligence cases. In addition, Bidwell
Henderson challenges the traditional legal aid costs firm model and has built
its success on developing ancillary services in legal aid processing, legal
cashiering and has developed a costs training academy to build the next
generation of costs lawyers.
As a result, Bidwell Henderson is highly integrated into law firms'
back-office systems. Given the close links Bidwell Henderson has to law firms,
this represents a clear opportunity for Frenkel Topping to offer its other
services such as expert reports in addition to the court of protection work
and traditional legal costing that both the Group and Bidwell Henderson
undertake.
Furthermore, a number of legal aid-funded cases result in large awards to
claimants, so Bidwell Henderson offers the prospect of access to additional
meaningful opportunities to secure assets under management (AUM) for Frenkel
Topping.
More recently in January 2022, Frenkel Topping Group acquired Cardinal
Management Ltd (Cardinal) in our most impactful deal to date.
Cardinal works in close partnership with a number of key NHS Major Trauma
Centres to provide a Major Trauma Signposting Partnership support service.
It is the sole commercial organisation operating in its space and has a 5-year
track record of contracts with the NHS with a 100% contract renewal rate.
Cardinal is also in high demand from PI legal providers seeking quality
multi-track cases and provides a clear opportunity to expand the Major Trauma
Signposting Partnership into additional Major Trauma Centres within the NHS.
Through the Group's core business, Frenkel Topping Limited, we support
litigators pre-settlement in achieving appropriate damages for their clients,
by providing expert witness services. Post-settlement, we support clients in
achieving the best long-term financial outcomes after injury.
The acquisition of Cardinal provides a clear and direct link to claimants, and
their professional representatives, at the earliest stage possible after
injury or illness, introducing the portfolio of Frenkel Topping Group services
in a relevant and timely way to its clients in the PI and CN litigation space
as well as claimants themselves.
We expect the acquisition of Cardinal will drive future growth in AUM as
successful claims and cases come to settlement. At each of the MTSP sites,
Cardinal has selected a legal panel comprising law firms who provide the
highest quality of care and service to patients, providing significant
opportunity for the Group to further strengthen its relationships with PI and
CN departments within law firms nationally.
We are focused on consolidating ownership of the full supply chain in the PI
and CN space because we are confident that we can deliver the very best
service levels to clients from immediately after injury or illness and for the
rest of their lives.
The Cardinal acquisition, along with the continued integration of acquisitions
made in 2021, has accelerated the Company's momentum as it moves into 2022,
and strengthened an already compelling proposition.
The Board continues to assess further strategic acquisitions alongside the
bedding in of our recent acquisitions which to date has been a smooth and
frictionless process in order to grow the enlarged group to drive strong and
sustainable returns for our shareholders and building shareholder value.
The transactions of 2021 and early 2022 are firmly in line with the Group's
acquisition strategy:
To pursue quality opportunities in, and drive consolidation of, the
pre-settlement professional services marketplace in personal injury and
clinical negligence and to ensure the Group has as many touch points as
possible in the personal injury/clinical negligence space in order to capture
as many revenue opportunities as possible and provide the best possible
outcome for people having suffered life changing injuries.
This is expanded on within the Strategic Report.
The clients that A&M, PIC and Bidwell Henderson support and the patients
that Cardinal works with will naturally benefit from the breadth of services
that Frenkel Topping Group offers, such as welfare benefits assessments and
trust advice in conjunction with forensic accounting and expert witness
services throughout the entire timespan of a claim and financial advisory and
investment management services following settlement.
Our 2021 results demonstrate the cumulative impact of clearly defined
commercial goals, an unwavering commitment to targeted and complementary
acquisitions and a sense of duty to deliver the right outcomes for our
underlying clients.
Given continued market volatility, in the early part of 2021 due to the
continued impact of the Covid pandemic and more recently during the
Ukraine/Russia crisis, it is pleasing the Group's investment solutions,
provided by Ascencia Investment Management, performed well throughout 2021 and
continue to do so in 2022.
We are looking forward to building on the successes of the last year with a
continued focus on growing our core business, driving AUM, integrating our
acquisitions from a colleague and commercial point of view, maintaining our
outstanding client retention levels and generating strong and sustainable
returns for our shareholders.
The Directors believe the acquisitions made to date have given the Group
visibility and oversight of the Group's future business pipeline in a way that
no other professional services group in the PI and CN space can compete with
and also drives revenue across the Group's entire claims management journey.
group STATEMENT of comprehensive income
for the year ended 31 December 2021
2021 2020
£ £
REVENUE 18,366,425 10,187,425
Direct staff costs (9,348,803) (4,645,203)
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GROSS PROFIT 9,017,622 5,542,222
Administrative expenses (4,771,805) (3,320,648)
Share based compensation (429,918) (283,682)
Acquisition strategy and reorganisation costs (972,450) (337,113)
_______ _______
TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (6,174,173) (3,941,443)
Other operating income 24,426 -
Underlying profit from operations 4,270,243 2,221,574
Share based compensation (429,918) (283,682)
Acquisition strategy and reorganisation costs (972,450) (337,113)
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profit from operations 2,867,875 1,600,779
Finance and other income 145,939 31,229
Finance costs (319,102) (82,378)
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profit BEFORE TAX 2,694,712 1,549,630
Income tax expense (219,094) (377,583)
________ ________
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 2,475,618 1,172,047
ITEMS THAT WILL NOT BE SUBSEQUENTLY RECLASSIFIED TO PROFIT OR LOSS:
Gains on property revaluation arising net of tax
125,000 25,000
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR YEAR 2,600,618 1,197,047
_______ _______
profit ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the parent undertaking 2,336,821 1,051,234
Non-controlling interests 138,797 120,813
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total comprehensive INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the parent undertaking 2,461,821 1,076,234
Non-controlling interests 138,797 120,813
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Earnings per ordinary share - basic (pence) 7 2.23p 1.30p
Earnings per ordinary share - diluted (pence) 7 2.11p 1.26p
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GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Group Group
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020
£ £
assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Goodwill 16,255,913 8,299,323
Property, plant and equipment 1,994,710 1,946,585
Investments - -
Loans receivable 127,986 100,000
Deferred taxation 432,850 118,431
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18,811,459 10,464,339
CURRENT ASSETS
Accrued income 3,314,440 1,197,585
Trade receivables 6,349,486 3,286,910
Other receivables 609,947 367,973
Investments 108,863 1,232,909
Cash and cash equivalents 8,617,957 11,997,436
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19,000,693 18,082,813
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total assets 37,812,152 28,547,152
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equity and liabilities 565,787 555,787
equity 13,139,664 12,697,252
Share capital 6,244,702 5,314,702
Share premium 352,103 227,103
Merger reserve (341,174) (341,174)
Revaluation reserve (2,314,537) (4,578,549)
Other reserve 11,716,270 11,110,993
Own shares reserve
Retained earnings
_______ _______
Equity attributable to owners of the parent company 29,362,815 24,986,114
Non-controlling interests 196,027 162,230
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TOTAL EQUITY 29,558,842 25,148,344
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CURRENT LIABILITIES 668,742 299,429
Current taxation 5,201,045 2,254,332
Trade and other payables
_______ _______
5,869,787 2,553,761
LONG TERM LIABILITIES 2,383,523 845,047
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TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 37,812,152 28,547,152
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GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Share Capital Share Premium Merger reserve Other Own shares Retained Earnings Total Non-controlling interests
Reserve Reserve Revaluation reserve controlling Total
interest
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Balance 1 January 2020 393,287 400,194 5,314,702 (341,174) (4,578,549) 10,875,372 202,103 12,265,935 141,417 12,407,352
Issue of Share Capital 162,500 12,297,058 - - - - - 12,459,558 - 12,459,558
Share based compensation (note 4) - - - - - 218,585 - 218,585 - 218,585
Dividend paid - - - - - (1,034,198) - (1,034,198) (100,000) (1,134,198)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______- _______
Total transactions with 162,500 12,297,058 - - - (815,613) - 11,643,945 (100,000) 11,543,945
owners recognised in equity
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Profit for year - - - - - 1,051,234 - 1,051,234 120,813 1,172,047
Other comprehensive income - - - - - - 25,000 25,000 - 25,000
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Total comprehensive income - - - - - 1,051,234 25,000 1,076,234 120,813 1,197,047
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Balance at 1 January 2021 555,787 12,697,252 5,314,702 (341,174) (4,578,549) 11,110,993 227,103 24,986,114 162,230 25,148,344
Issue of share capital 10,000 - 930,000 - - - - 940,000 - 940,000
Sale of own shares - 442,412 - - 1,813,418 - - 2,255,830 - 2,255,830
Share based compensation - - - - 450,594 (278,966) - 171,629 - 171.629
Dividend paid - - - - - (1,452,579) - (1,452,579) (105,000) (1,557,579)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Total transactions with owners recognised in equity 10,000 442,412 930,000 - 2,264,012 (1,731,544) - 1,914,880 (105,000) 1,809,880
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Profit for year - - - - - 2,336,821 - 2,336,821 138,797 2,475,618
Other comprehensive income - - - - - - 125,000 125,000 - 125,000
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Total comprehensive income - - - - - 2,336,821 125,000 2,461,821 138,797 2,600,618
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Balance at 31 December 2021 565,787 13,139,664 6,244,702 (341,174) (2,314,537) 11,716,270 352,103 29,362,815 196,027 29,558,842
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GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT Group Group
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
2021 2020
£ £
Profit before 2,694,712 1,549,630
tax
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to cash generated from operating
activities:
Finance income (141,955) (28,796)
Finance costs 319,102 82,378
Share based compensation 290,777 218,585
Depreciation and amortisation 334,073 323,769
(Increase)/decrease in accrued income, trade and other receivables (1,709,141) (63,311)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (163,555) (70,497)
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Cash generated from operations 1,624,013 2,011,758
Income tax paid (884,175) (291,620)
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Cash generated from operating activities 739,838 1,720,138
Investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (99,955) (37,008)
Acquisition of subsidiaries (6,119,050) (566,480)
Cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiaries 519,050 29,702
Investment purchases - (1,680,753)
Investment 1,278,146 1,250,798
disposals
Loans advanced (27,986) -
Dividend received - -
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Cash (used in)/generated from investment activities (4,449,795) (1,003,741)
Financing activities
Shares issued (net of costs) - 12,459,558
Exercise of share options 83,750 -
Own shares sold 2,255,830 -
Dividend paid (1,557,579) (1,134,198)
Repayment of borrowing (235,300) (1,186,571)
Interest element of lease payments (18,518) (20,412)
Principal element of lease payments (188,384) (166,558)
Other interest paid and foreign exchange losses (9,321) -
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Cash generated from financing 330,478 9,951,819
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (3,379,479) 10,668,216
Opening cash and cash equivalents 11,997,436 1,329,220
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Closing cash and cash equivalents 8,617,957 11,997,436
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Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand 8,617,957 11,997,436
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General information
The preliminary financial information does not constitute full accounts within
the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006 but is derived from
accounts for the years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021. The
figures for the year ended 31 December 2021 are audited. The preliminary
announcement is prepared on the same basis as set out in the statutory
accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. Those accounts upon which the
auditors issued an unqualified opinion, did not include a reference to any
matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis, without
qualifying their report, and made no statement under section 498(2) or (3) of
the Companies Act 2006, will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies
following the Annual General Meeting.
Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 have been filed with
the registrar of Companies. The auditors report on those accounts was
unqualified did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors
drew attention by way of emphasis, without qualifying their report, and made
no statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
While the financial information included in this preliminary report has been
prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of
International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), as adopted by the U.K.,
this announcement does not in itself contain sufficient information to comply
with IFRS.
Frenkel Topping Group Plc is incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom.
1 revenue and SEGMENTAL REPORTING
All of the Group's revenue arises from
activities within the UK. Management considers there to be only one operating
segment within the business based on the way the business is organised and the
way results are reported internally.
Revenue arising from recurring and non-recurring sources is as follows:
Group Group
2021 2020
£ £
8,933,779 7,279,544
Recurring
Non-recurring 9,432,646 2,907,881
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Total revenue 18,366,425 10,187,425
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Group Group
2 TAXation 2021 2020
£ £
Analysis of charge in year
Current tax
UK corporation tax 758,250 444,410
Adjustments in respect of previous periods (16,066) 212
_______ _______
Total current tax charge 742,184 444,622
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Deferred tax
Temporary differences, origination and reversal (523,090) (67,039)
_______ _______
Total deferred tax credit (523,090) (67,039)
_______ _______
Tax on profit on ordinary activities 219,094 377,583
_______ _______
Factors affecting tax charge for year
The standard rate of tax applied to reported
profit on ordinary activities is 19 per cent (2020: 19 per cent).
FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE TAX CHARGE
On 3 March 2021 the Chancellor announced that the corporation tax rate will
rise to 25% from 1 April 2023.
There is no expiry date on timing differences, unused tax losses or tax
credits.
The charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit per the income
statement as follows:
Group Group
2021 2020
£ £
Profit before taxation 2,694,712 1,549,630
_______ _______
Profit multiplied by main rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% (2020: 19%) 511,995 294,430
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible 298,506 134,340
Share based payments (221,456) (51,399)
Changes in tax rates (111,532) -
Deferred tax charged directly to equity (206,970) -
Other (deductions)/charges/ (51,449) 212
_______ _______
Total tax expense for year 219,094 377,583
_______ _______
3 EARNINGS PER SHARE
The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the
following data:
Group Group
2021 2020
£ £
Earnings
Earnings for the purposes of basic earnings per share (net profit for the year 2,336,821 1,051,234
attributable to equity holders of the parent)
Earnings for the purposes of diluted earnings per share 2,336,821 1,051,234
Number of shares
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic earnings 112,987,486 90,588,856
per share
(8,102,668) (9,753,724)
Weighted average shares in issue
Less: weighted average own shares held
_______ _______
104,884,818 80,835,132
6,001,159 2,916,834
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:
- Share options
_______ _______
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted 110,885,978 83,751,966
earnings per share
_______ _______
Earnings per ordinary share - basic (pence) 2.23p 1.30p
Earnings per ordinary share - diluted (pence) 2.11p 1.26p
_______ _______
4 EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE
In January 2022 the Group acquired the entire issued share capital of Cardinal
Management Limited ("Cardinal"). Cardinal works in close partnership with a
number of key NHS Major Trauma Centres to provide a Major Trauma Signposting
Partnership support service.
The total maximum possible consideration for the Acquisition is £10 million
in cash, of which an initial £5 million was paid on completion. The
additional consideration of up to £5 million may become due to the sellers of
Cardinal on an earn-out basis linked to certain challenging financial
performance targets relating to future growth and profitability of Cardinal
between completion and 31 December 2025.
No disclosure is made at this time in relation to the acquisition accounting
as this is still to be finalised.
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