Inspirit Energy Hlds - Half-year Report

Inspirit Energy Holdings

29/03/2018 12:09

RNS Number : 4329J

Inspirit Energy Holdings PLC

29 March 2018

 

29 March 2018

 

Inspirit Energy Holdings PLC

("Inspirit Energy", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

 

Interim Results

 

Inspirit Energy Holdings PLC (AIM: INSP), the developer of micro Combined Heat and Power (microCHP) boilers, is pleased to announce its interim accounts for the six months ended 31 December 2017.

 

 

Chairman's Statement:

 

During the period, the Group has continued working to advance its microCHP boiler (the "Inspirit Charger") towards commercialisation.  The improvements to the design announced last year of the Group's Stirling engine technology, including simplification as part of the 'design for manufacture' ("DFM") process, has encouragingly maintained the peak electrical output up to 3.2kW in internal tests.

 

The engineering department has throughout the last period made significant developments in our regenerator technology. The increased efficiency in the regenerator will allow the Stirling engine to be manufactured from a commodity grade stainless steel derivative, which is both stronger and cheaper to manufacture than the previous proprietary "Inconel" materials.

 

The DFM process continues to yield several engineering improvements and manufacturing cost reductions whilst others are still expected. Whilst this DFM process remains ongoing, the Group is now looking to proceed to the certification process whereby the Inspirit Charger will be subjected to testing by a competent authority. Once this has been achieved, we can then look towards commencing field trails with commercial partners. The Company will update investors as these milestones are met over the forthcoming year.

 

The operating board believe that the progress over the last six months has been positive. Whilst we remain well positioned in the microCHP boiler technology market, ongoing funding for the development and commercialisation of our product remains a challenge. Accordingly, we continue to manage our resources whilst pushing forward with the product and expect this to continue in 2018.

 

The Board will provide further a updates in due course.

 

John Gunn, Chairman and CEO of Inspirit, commented,

 

"Last six months has seen another progressive step for the Company with reduction in development costs and the charger unit maintaining its output to management expectations."

 

 

 

 

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For further information please contact:

 

Inspirit Energy Holdings plc
John Gunn, Chairman and CEO
+44 (0) 207 048 9400
Beaumont Cornish Limited
www.beaumontcornish.com
(Nominated Advisor)
Roland Cornish / James Biddle
+44 (0) 207 628 3396
Peterhouse Corporate Finance
(Joint Broker)
Lucy Williams / Duncan Vasey
+44 (0) 207 469 0930
SVS Securities Plc
(Joint Broker)
Tom Curran
+44 (0) 203 700 0093

INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC

Consolidated

Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 31 December 2017

 

 

Group
Six months
to
31 December 2017
Unaudited
Group
Six months
to
31 December 2016
Unaudited
Group
Year
to
30 June
2017
Audited
£'000s
£'000s
£'000s
Revenue
-
-
-
Administrative expenses
(169)
(214)
(384)
Other Losses -Net
-
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────────
Operating loss
(169)
(214)
(384)
Finance costs
(15)
(1)
(73)
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────────
────────
Loss before tax
(184)
(215)
(457)
Income tax credit
-
-
38
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────────
Loss for the period from continuing
operations attributable to shareholders
(184)
(215)
(419)
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════════
════════
Loss per share - Pence
Basic and diluted
(0.01)p
(0.02)p
(0.04)p
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INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC

Consolidated

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2017

 

Group
As at
31 December 2017
Unaudited
Group
As at
31 December 2016
Unaudited
Group
As at
30 June
2017
Audited
£'000s
£'000s
£'000s
Non-Current Assets
Intangible assets
2,783
2,619
2,668
Tangible assets
49
58
53
───────
───────
───────
2,832
2,677
2,721
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
48
63
174
Cash and cash equivalents
53
73
30
───────
───────
───────
101
136
204
───────
───────
───────
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
(287)
(311)
(366)
Other borrowing
(180)
(120)
(199)
───────
───────
───────
(467)
(431)
(565)
───────
───────
───────
Net Current Liabilities
(366)
(295)
(361)
Non-Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables
-
-
-
───────
───────
───────
2,466
2,382
2,360
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Equity
Share capital
1,818
1,334
1,568
Share premium
8,184
8,097
8,144
Other reserves
206
206
206
Merger reserve
3,150
3,150
3,150
Reverse acquisition reserve
(7,361)
(7,361)
(7,361)
Retained losses
(3,531)
(3,044)
(3,347)
───────
───────
───────
Total
2,466
2,382
2,360
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INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC

Consolidated

Statement of Changes in Equity

For the six months ended 31 December 2017

 

 

 

Attributable to the owners of the parent
Share
Share premium
Other reserves
Merger reserve
Reverse acquisition reserve
Retained
Total
capital
losses
Equity
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Balance at 1 July 2015
1,098
7,305
125
3,150
(7,361)
(2,371)
1,946
Loss for the year
-
-
-
-
-
(458)
(458)
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
-
-
(458)
(458)
Share issues
236
919
-
-
-
-
1,155
Share issue costs
-
(46)
-
-
-
-
(46)
Issue of warrants
-
(81)
81
-
-
-
-
Transactions with owners
236
792
81
-
-
-
1,109
Balance at 30 June 2016
1,334
8,097
206
3,150
(7,361)
(2,829)
2,597
Loss for the year
-
-
-
-
-
(419)
(419)
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
-
-
(419)
(419)
Share issues
234
58
-
-
-
-
292
Share issue costs
-
(11)
-
-
-
-
(11)
Debt Adjustment
(99)
(99)
Transactions with owners
234
47
-
-
-
(99)
182
Balance as at 30 June 2017
1,568
8,144
206
3,150
(7,361)
(3,347)
2,360
Loss for the period
-
-
-
-
-
(184)
(184)
Total comprehensive income for the period
-
-
-
-
-
(184)
(184)
Share issues
250
50
-
-
-
-
300
Share issue costs
-
(10)
-
-
-
-
(10)
Transactions with owners
250
40
-
-
-
(184)
106
Balance as at 31 December 2017
1,818
8,184
206
3,150
(7,361)
(3,531)
2,466

 

INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC

Consolidated

Statement of Cash Flows

For the six months ended 31 December 2017

 

 

Group
Six months
to
31 December 2017
Unaudited
Group
Six months
to
31 December 2016
Unaudited
Group
Year
to
30 June
2017
Audited
Note
£'000
£'000
£'000
Operating activities
Net cash from operating activities
6
(137)
(14)
(185)
───────
───────
───────
Net cash generated/(used) in operating activities
(137)
(14)
(185)
───────
───────
───────
Investing activities
Acquisition of intangible assets
(115)
(124)
(173)
Acquisition of plant and equipment
-
-
(1)
───────
───────
───────
Net cash from financing activities
(115)
(124)
(174)
───────
───────
───────
Financing activities
Issue of share capital (Net of fees)
290
-
204
Finance costs
(15)
(1)
(73)
Increase in short term borrowing
-
(46)
-
Transactions with owners
-
───────
───────
───────
Net cash from financing activities
275
(47)
131
───────
───────
───────
Net cash outflow
23
(185)
(228)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
30
258
258
───────
───────
───────
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
53
73
30
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INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC

 

Consolidated Notes to the Interim Financial Information

 

1.   General Information

 

      The principal activity of Inspirit Energy Holdings PLC ("the Company") during the period was that of an investment company which aims to invest in disruptive products or technologies that are either proven or at the later stages of development, which own or have exclusive licence to the relevant intellectual property and may benefit from feed-in tariffs or other renewable energy incentives.

     

      Inspirit Energy Holdings PLC is a company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales and quoted on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. The address of its registered office is 2nd Floor, 2 London Wall Buildings, London, EC2M 5PP, United Kingdom.

 

2.   Basis of Preparation

 

The interim financial information set out above does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006.  It has been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union. Statutory financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2017 were approved by the Board of Directors on 22 December 2017 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on those financial statements was unqualified.

 

The interim financial information for the six months ended 31 December 2017 has not been reviewed or audited.  The interim financial report has been approved by the Board on 28 March 2018.

 

Going concern

 

The Directors, having made appropriate enquiries, consider that adequate resources exist for the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that, therefore, it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the interim financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2017.

 

Risks and uncertainties

 

The Board continuously assesses and monitors the key risks of the business. The key risks that could affect the Company's medium term performance and the factors that mitigate those risks have not substantially changed from those set out in the Company's 2017 Annual Report and Financial Statements, a copy of which is available on the Company's website: www.inspirit-energy.com. The key financial risks are liquidity and credit risk.

 

Critical accounting estimates

 

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates are set out in note 2 of the Company's 2017 Annual Report and Financial Statements. The nature and amounts of such estimates have not changed significantly during the interim period.

 

 

3.   Significant Accounting Policies

 

     The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2017, as described in those annual financial statements.

 

4.  Segmental Analysis

 

The Company's primary reporting format is business segments and its secondary format is geographical segments. The Company only operates in a single business and geographical segment. Accordingly no segmental information for business segment or geographical segment is required.

 

5.   Loss per Share

 

The loss per ordinary share is based on the Group's loss for the period of £184,000 (company's loss - 6 months to 31 December 2016 - £215,000; year ended 30 June 2017 - £419,000) and a basic and diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares of £0.001 each in issue of 1,420,806,859 (31 December 2016 - basic and diluted 936,806,859; 30 June 2017 - basic and diluted 1,170,806,859).

 

 

 

6.   Reconciliation of Operating Loss to Net Cash Outflow from Operating Activities

Group
Six months
to
31 December
2017
Unaudited
Group
Six months
to
31 December 2016
Unaudited
Group
Year
to
30 June
2017
Audited
£'000s
£'000s
£'000s
Operating Loss for the period
(184)
(241)
(457)
Adjustments for :
(Increase)/Decrease in receivables
125
264
192
(Decrease)/Increase in payables
(97)
(72)
29
Depreciation
4
7
11
Income tax credit received
-
-
-
Other adjustments
-
-
(33)
Finance expense
15
1
73
───────
───────
───────
Net cash from operating activities
(137)
(14)
(185)
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7.   Issued and fully paid

 

      The issued share capital is as follows

 

Ordinary 'A'
shares of
Ordinary 'B'
shares of
Deferred
shares of
£0.001
£0.001
£0.99
31 December 2017
1,420,806,859
-
400,932
30 June 2017
1,170,806,859
-
400,932
31 December 2016
936,806,859
-
400,932


 

8.   Copies of this interim financial information document are available from the Company at its registered office at 2nd Floor, Number 2, London Wall Buildings, London, EC2M 5PP. The interim financial information document will also be available on the Company's website www.inspirit-energy.com.

 

 

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