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RNS Number : 5568M Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc 12 June 2025
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12 June 2025
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc
("Lansdowne" or the "Company")
Audited Results for the year ended 31 December 2023
2023 Annual Report & Accounts and General Meeting
Continued progress on Reverse Take Over
Lansdowne Oil & Gas ("Lansdowne" or "the Company") is pleased to announce
its audited results, for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Trading in the Company's shares has been suspended since March 2024 and work
has continued to progress on a planned Reverse Take Over with a view to
seeking re-admission to trading on AIM.
The 2023 accounts are overdue and have been completed as part of this Reverse
Take Over process. Work is underway on the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts.
The Company will convene a General Meeting once these are completed and an
application is made for re-admission to trading on AIM.
Copies of the 2023 Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM will shortly
be available to download from the Company's website,
www.lansdowneoilandgas.com (http://www.lansdowneoilandgas.com)
Operational highlights
· Barryroe Oil Field (SEL 1/11)
o In October 2022 correspondence was received from the Department of the
Environment, Climate and Communications ("DECC") that an independent report
had concluded that on the basis of financial information provided to date, the
parties to the Barryroe Joint Venture Partnership had not yet demonstrated
compliance with the Financial Capability Assessment for Offshore Oil & Gas
Exploration and Appraisal Application Guidance (the "Financial Capability
Assessment").
o In November 2022, Lansdowne and its partner, Barryroe Offshore Energy,
submitted additional materials to DECC confirming financial capability to
deliver the work programme
o In the early part of 2023 planning continued for the drilling of a further
appraisal well on Barryroe, in the expectation that a Lease Undertaking would
be granted
o On 19 May 2023 a letter was received from DECC advising that Eamon Ryan,
the Minister for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
("DECC"), would not grant a Lease Undertaking for Barryroe, on grounds of
financial capability.
o Lansdowne immediately engaged external lawyers and commenced arbitration
proceedings, as allowed for under the Energy Charter Treaty, to which both
Ireland and the United Kingdom and signatories.
o Lansdowne's lawyers commenced discussions with potential third-party
litigation funders and these are at an advanced stage.
o One of the consequences of the refusal to award a Lease Undertaking for
Barryroe was that the Company fully impaired the intangible asset value
carried - £16.4 million.
o Another consequence was that, as of 20 September 2023, Lansdowne was
designated a "Cash Shell", under AIM Rule 15.
Financial highlights
· Cash balances at 31 December 2023 of £0.02 million (2022: £0.01
million).
· Operating expenses for the year were £16.8 million (2022: £0.2
million), reflecting the impairment of the Barryroe asset.
· Loss for the year after tax of £16.3 million (2022: loss £0.4
million).
· Diluted loss per share of 1.32 pence (2022: loss 0.04 pence).
· The LC Capital Master Fund loan, due for repayment on 31 December
2023, was extended to 30 June 2024 and a further extension is expected to be
provided upon re-admission to AIM.
· In January 2023, the Company placed 60,000,000 new ordinary shares
with new and existing investors at a placing price of 0.5 pence per share,
raising £300,000 before costs.
· In July and September 2023, the Company placed 200,000,000 new
ordinary shares with new and existing investors at a placing price of 0.1
pence per share, raising £200,000 before costs.
· In December 2023, the Company placed a further 200,000,000 new
ordinary shares with new and existing investors at a placing price of 0.1
pence per share, raising £200,000 before costs.
· Associated with these fund raisings, additional warrants were granted
to LC Capital Targeted Opportunities Fund, LP in accordance with the
provisions of LCCTOC's warrant instrument.
· LC now holds warrants over 41,529,826 ordinary shares with a strike
price of 0.1 pence per share
For further information please contact:
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc
Steve Boldy
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP +44 (0) 20 3470 0470
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Stuart Gledhill
Richard Hail
Tavira Financial Limited +44 (0) 20 3192 1739
Joint Broker
Oliver Stansfield
About Lansdowne
For more information on Lansdowne, please refer to www.lansdowneoilandgas.com
(http://www.lansdowneoilandgas.com) .
Results for the year ended 31 December 2023
Chairman's Statement
Introduction
In the early part of 2023, Barryroe Offshore Energy plc, as operator of the
Barryroe Joint Venture, commenced planning for drilling in 2024, in the
expectation that a Lease Undertaking for the Barryroe Field would be granted
and went out to the market enquiring about rig availability in early May 2023.
However, on 19 May 2023, Barryroe Offshore Energy received a letter from the
Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications ("DECC")
advising that Eamon Ryan, the Minister at the DECC (the "Minister") was
unwilling to grant the Lease Undertaking, as sought, on grounds of financial
capability. DECC also confirmed in the letter that the application was
satisfactory from a technical perspective.
By way of background, having discovered hydrocarbons on the Barryroe Licence
in 2012 the Barryroe Joint Venture Partners (Barryroe Offshore Energy 80% and
Lansdowne 20%) continued to move towards development of the discovery. The
Barryroe Partners duly submitted an application for a Lease Undertaking in
April 2021.
In 2019, eight years since Lansdowne acquired the Standard Exploration Licence
1/11 (the licence upon which the Barryroe field was discovered), the
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications ("DECC") introduced
new Financial Capability Guidelines. These Financial Capabilities Guidelines
are much more onerous than those in place when Lansdowne acquired the licence
and discovered the Barryroe field and are considerably different from those in
extractive industries elsewhere.
Without evidence that Lansdowne and its joint-venture partner has approval to
proceed with the drilling of an appraisal well on Barryroe, in the form of the
Lease Undertaking, it is extremely difficult to raise the full capital
required to drill the well. The Barryroe joint venture partners repeatedly
attempted to correspond with DECC since the submission of the Lease
Undertaking Application in April 2021, but responses from DECC took many
months and repeated requests for meetings were denied.
In October 2022 DECC provided a report of financial capability to the Barryroe
joint-venture partners indicating that the arrangements put forward did not
meet the financial capability requirements and providing an opportunity for
the Barryroe partners to provide additional information. Both partners
sought to respond to the concerns outlined under the new and revised financial
capability guidelines in November 2022, but despite these best efforts, the
award of a Lease Undertaking was refused.
Lansdowne's historic investment in the Barryroe project amounts to £16.4
million ($22 million at current exchange rate) and, as a result of no Lease
Undertaking being awarded, full impairment of Barryroe asset was recorded in
2023.
Moreover, the results of the Competent Person Report carried out by RPS ("RPS
CPR") announced in February 2022, addressing simply the first phase of a
Barryroe development and solely the Basal Wealden Oil reservoir, concluded
that the P50 volumes were estimated at 81.2 million barrels of oil recoverable
gross (16.24 million barrels net to Lansdowne) from a Best Estimate of 278
million barrels of oil in place (STOIIP).
An economic evaluation, documented in the RPS CPR, covering the Phase 1
development and in the 2C oil resources case, delivers an NPV10% for
Lansdowne's 20% share of $104 million under a Brent Oil Price assumption of
US$68 per barrel in 2027, rising to $70/bbl in 2028 and 2029 and inflated at
2% per annum thereafter. The price of Brent Oil stands currently at c.
$65/bbl.
As stated before, the RPS CPR has only addressed the oil in the Basal Wealden
A Sand, which allows it to be correlated to the earlier work carried out by
NSAI.
Gas was proven in the Basal Wealden C Sand reservoir in the 48/24-10z well
that overlays the oil reservoir and this has previously been estimated to hold
a potential gas resource of c 400 BCF GIIP. Lansdowne believes this
significant gas resource could make a vitally important contribution to
Ireland's energy mix as it transitions to a zero net carbon economy and it is
anticipated that any future phased development programme will include
consideration of this important gas resource.
The refusal of the relevant Minister in the Department of the Environment,
Climate and Communications ('DECC'), Eamon Ryan, to grant a Lease Undertaking
for the Barryroe Field was both surprising and disappointing, coming more than
two years after the submission of the application in April 2021.
This decision has been immensely damaging to the Group and its shareholders
and we believe the Minister and DECC have failed to act in a fair and
equitable manner with the Barryroe Partners, as they are required to do under
the terms of the Energy Charter Treaty.
The Company has therefore, initiated arbitration proceedings as allowed for
under the ECT.
To this end the Company remains in discussions with potential litigation
funders with a view to securing funding for the arbitration case.
We continue to maintain that the failure to allow the Barryroe oil and gas
field to progress to development is against the best interests of Ireland.
During the year further share placings were carried out to allow the Company
to continue to pursue arbitration and I would like to thank shareholders for
their continued support.
A further consequence of the loss of the Company's interest in the Barryroe
Licence, was that as of 20 September 2023, Lansdowne was designated a "Cash
Shell", under AIM Rule 15. A cash shell company is required to undertake
either an acquisition or a reverse takeover to comply with listing
requirements.
Financial Results
The Group recorded an after tax loss of £16.3 million for the year ended 31
December 2023 compared to a loss of
£0.4 million for the year ended 31 December 2022. The main reason for this
substantial loss being the net impact of impairment of the Barryroe asset,
along with the related release of the decommissioning provision.
Group operating expenses for the year were £16.8 million, compared to £0.2
million in 2022. Net finance expense for the year was £54,000 (2022:
£146,000). The reduction in net finance expenses was primarily due to no
valuation charge being recorded for the warrants issued. Cash balances of
£0.02 million (2022: £0.01 million) were held at the end of the financial
year.
The spend incurred on the Barryroe licence area for the year totalled £59,770
(2022: £211,039).
Total net liability as at the year end attributable to the ordinary
shareholders of the Group was £(1.10) million as at 31 December 2023 (£14.8
million as at 31 December 2022).
A prior year adjustment of £59,000 was made which relates to a correction
made to the Group's foreign currency translation reserve. Additionally, prior
year adjustment was also made to reclassify £3.13 million of overstated Share
Capital to Share Premium. The outline of both adjustments are detailed in Note
31 to the accounts.
In January 2023, the Company placed 60,000,000 new ordinary shares with new
and existing investors at a placing price of 0.5 pence per share, raising
£300,000 before costs.
In association with the Placing, 3,000,000 Broker Warrants were granted to the
broker Tavira Financial Limited, with an exercise price of 0.5p per ordinary
share. The Broker Warrants are exercisable up until the third anniversary of
Admission. The effect on Equity due to issuance of Broker Warrants was NIL due
to incentive nature of the instrument (Note 28).
In connection with the Placing, the Company also granted a total of 60,000,000
warrants ("Investor Warrants") to placees participating in the Placing, on a
one Investor Warrant per Placing Share basis, to subscribe for new ordinary
shares in the Company at a price of 1.0 pence per share. The Investor Warrants
will be exercisable until the second anniversary of Admission. The effect on
Equity due to issuance of Investor Warrants was NIL due to incentive nature of
the instrument (Note 28).
Separately, 1,788,000 warrants were granted to LC Capital Targeted
Opportunities Fund, LP ("LC") in accordance with the provisions of LC's
warrant instrument, the terms of which have been previously agreed on 31
December 2021. This increased LC warrant holdings to 29,609,826 warrants
over ordinary shares at a strike price of 0.5 pence per share. In addition, in
the event that the Investor Warrants and Broker Warrants are exercised in full
prior to the maturity date of the LC warrants, LC will be granted up to an
additional 1,877,400 warrants over ordinary shares in accordance with the
provisions of LC's warrant instrument. The effect on Equity due to issuance of
LC Warrants was NIL due to incentive nature of the instrument (Note 28).
In July 2023, the Company placed 60,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence
each to raise £60,000 before costs and a second tranche of 140,000,000 new
ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each to raise £140,000 before costs, conditional
upon resolutions being passed at the Annual General Meeting held on 14
September 2023. These resolutions were duly passed.
In association with the Placing, 10,000,000 Broker Warrants were granted to
the broker Tavira Financial Limited, with an exercise price of 0.1p per
ordinary share. The Broker Warrants are exercisable up until the third
anniversary of Admission.
Separately also in July 2023, 5,960,000 warrants were granted to LC Capital
Targeted Opportunities Fund, LP ("LC") in accordance with the provisions of
LC's warrant instrument, the terms of which have been previously announced on
31 December 2021 (the "LC Warrant Instrument"). The strike price of these
warrants was amended to 0.1 pence per share from 0.5 pence per share pursuant
to the LC Warrant Instrument.
In August 2023, 5,960,000 warrants were granted to LC Capital Targeted
Opportunities Fund, LP ("LC") in accordance with the provisions of LC's
warrant instrument, the terms of which have been previously announced on 31
December 2021.
Following the issue of these LC Warrants, LC hold an aggregate 41,529,826
warrants over ordinary shares at a strike price of 0.1 pence per share
pursuant to the existing terms of the LC Warrant Instrument.
In December 2023 the Company placed 40,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1
pence each, to raise £40,000 before costs; and a second tranche of
160,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each to raise £160,000,
conditional on the passing of resolutions at a General Meeting of the
Company's shareholders held on 29 December 2023.These resolutions were duly
passed. The issuance and trading of the shares took place on 2 January 2024.
In association with the Placing, 10,000,000 warrants were granted to the
broker Tavira Financial Limited, with an exercise price of 0.1p per ordinary
share. The Broker Warrants will be exercisable up until the third
anniversary of admission of the Conditional Placing Shares to trading on
AIM.
Also in December 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with LC Capital
Master Fund to extend the repayment date of its outstanding loan which was due
for repayment on 31 December 2023 to 30 June 2024.
The amount of the Loan on 31 December 2023 was £1,033,189 (2022 : £979,247).
Further, as part of LC Capital's agreement to the Loan Extension, the Company
has agreed to certain amendments to the LC Warrant Instrument.
The foregoing arrangements provide that:
• the exercise period for all of the warrants granted under the LC Warrant
Instrument (including the LC Warrants) has been extended to now expire on 30
June 2024 , in line with the Loan Extension; and
• as a result of the Maturity Date being extended, the provisions of the LC
Warrant Instrument, which provided for the warrants granted under the LC
Warrant Instrument being adjusted in the event of the Company completing any
equity fundraising(s) prior to 31 December 2023 will apply in respect of any
Equity Fundraising completed prior to 30 June 2024.
All other terms of the Loan, which include a coupon of 5 per cent. per annum,
remain unchanged.
The Loan is unsecured, carries no interest and shall be converted into new
ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") at
the time of completing a reverse takeover and subject to shareholder approval
for the extension of share issuance authorities. The conversion price will be
the lower of 0.1 pence (being the share price at the time of suspension on 21
March 2024), or a 20% discount price to the issue price at the time of any
issuance of shares alongside a future reverse takeover.As at the date of
signing these accounts, the reverse takeover is expected to take place around
August 2025.
In February 2025 the Company announced the completion of a further Convertible
Loan Agreement with existing shareholders for GBP 45,000, on the same terms.
The loan is structured similarly to the Convertible Loan Notes issued in
September 2024, The Loan is unsecured, carries no interest and shall be
converted into new ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company ("New
Ordinary Shares") at the time of completing a reverse takeover and subject to
shareholder approval for the extension of share issuance authorities. The
conversion price will be the lower of 0.1 pence (being the share price at the
time of suspension on 21 March 2024), or a 20% discount price to the issue
price at the time of any issuance of shares alongside a future reverse
takeover. As above, at the date of signing these accounts, the reverse
takeover is expected to take place around August 2025.
Lansdowne used the funds to provide working capital whilst discussions
continue with potential funders for Lansdowne's Energy Charter Treaty claim
against Ireland and work progresses towards a potential reverse takeover.
Trading in the Company's shares on AIM remained suspended whilst work advanced
on a potential reverse takeover.
Outlook for the Group
As reported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, in 2023:
Oil (48.9%) and Gas (29.5%) were the largest sources of Ireland's primary
energy requirement, together accounting for just under four-fifths of the
national energy requirement. In 2023, 82.7% of Ireland's energy was derived
from fossil fuels.
Ireland will continue to require oil and gas in its energy mix for decades to
come.
It has been commented on many times that indigenous production of oil and gas
delivers greatly lower carbon emissions than imported hydrocarbons.
As has been demonstrated on many occasions, Barryroe contains significant
quantities of oil and gas with the potential to deliver much needed energy
security for Ireland, accompanied by lower carbon emissions compared to
imports, with the potential to deliver great value for all stakeholders.
The Company is focused on progressing to the next phase, which involves
successfully completing the planned reverse takeover and achieving admission
to AIM. The Directors are confident that the project envisaged post-completion
will not only enhance shareholder value but also significantly strengthen the
Company's overall position.
On behalf of the CEO and myself, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to
the shareholders for their continued support.
On behalf of the board
Mr J D Auld
Chairman
12 June 2025
GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023 2023 2022 2022
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Employee benefits expense 8 105 78
Impairment charge 13 16,396 -
Other operating expenses 300 140
Total operating expenses (16,801) (218)
Operating loss (16,801) (218)
Finance costs 9 (54) (146)
Other gains and losses 10 512 -
Loss before taxation (16,343) (364)
Income tax expense 11 - -
Loss and total comprehensive expense
for the year (16,343) (364)
Loss per
share
12
Basic loss per ordinary (0.04p)
share
(1.53p)
Diluted loss per ordinary (0.04p)
share
(1.53p)
GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023 2022 2021
as restated as resated
ASSETS Notes £'000 £'000 £'000
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 13 - 16,336 16,125
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 16 5 19 21
Cash and cash equivalents 24 15 199
29 34 220
Total Assets 29 16,370 16,345
EQUITY
Called up Share capital (restated) 26 9,159 8,859 8,799
Share premium account (restated) 27 31,795 31,606 31,415
Warrants Reserve 28 115 115 -
Share Based Payment Reserve 25 - - 316
Currency translation reserve
(restated) 31 - - -
Retained earnings (42,172) (25,830) (25,877)
Total Equity (1,103) 14,750 14,653
LIABILITIES
Non-Current liabilities
Long term provisions 24 - 512 388
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 22 99 129 277
Borrowings 18 1,033 979 1,027
(1,132) (1,108) (1,304)
Total Liabilities 1,132 1,620 1,692
Total equity and Liabilities 29 16,370 16,345
COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023 2022 2021
as restated as restated
ASSETS Notes £'000 £'000 £'000
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 17 5 19 20
Cash and cash equivalents 24 15 198
Total assets
EQUITY
Called up Share capital (restated) 9,159 8,859 8,799
Share premium account (restated) 31,795 31,606 31,415
Warrants reserve 115 115 316
Retained earnings (42,172) (41,653) (41,615)
Total Equity (1,103) (1,073) (1,085)
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 23 99 128 276
Borrowings 19 1,033 979 1,027
(1,132) (1,107) (1,303)
Total Liabilities 1,132 1,107 1,303
Total equity and liabilities 29 34 218
GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023 2022
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the year before taxation Adjustments for: (16,343) (364)
Finance costs 54 146
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets 16,396 -
Other gains and losses (512) -
Movements in working capital:
Decrease in trade and other receivables 15 2
Decrease in trade and other payables (30) (23)
Net cash outflow from operating activities (420) (239)
Investing activities
Capitalisation of intangible assets (60) (211)
Net cash used in investing activities (60) (211)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares 540 300
Share issue costs (51) (34)
Net cash generated from financing activities 489 266
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 9 (184)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 15 199
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year
24
15
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023 2022
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the year before taxation Adjustments for: (519) (449)
Finance costs 54 146
Movements in working capital:
Decrease in trade and other receivables 14 2
Decrease in trade and other payables (29) (148)
Net cash outflow from operating activities (480) (449)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares 540 300
Share issue costs (51) (34)
Net cash generated from financing activities 489 266
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 9 (183)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 15 198
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year
24
15
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Share capital Share premium account Warrants Share Based Currency Retained earnings Total
Reserve Payment translation
Reserve reserve
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Balance at 1 January 2022 (as previously stated) 11,930 28,284 - 316 59 (25,936) 14,653
Prior year adjustment - Currency translation reserve (Note 31) - - - - (59) 59 -
Prior year adjustment - Reclassification (Note 31) (3,131) 3,131 - - - - -
Balance at 1 January 2022 (as restated) 8,799 31,415 - 316 - (25,877) 14,653
Loss and total comprehensive expense Transactions with owners: - - - - - (364) (364)
Issue of share capital (Note 26) 60 240 - - - - 300
Lapse of share option - - - (316) - 316 -
Issue of shares - warrants (Note 28) - (15) 15 - - - -
Cost of share issue (Note 27) - (34) - - - - (34)
Issue of warants to holder of loan notes (Note 28) - - 100 - - 95 195
Balance at 31 December 2022 8,859 31,606 115 - - (25,830) 14,750
Loss and total comprehensive expense Transactions with owners: - - - - - (16,343) (16,343)
Issue of share capital (Note 26) 300 240 - - - - 540
Cost of share issue (Note 27) - (51) - - - - (51)
Balance at 31 December 2023 9,159 31,795 115 - - 42,172 1,103
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Share capital Share premium account Warrants Share Based Retained earnings Total
Reserve Payment Reserve
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Balance at 1 January 2022 (as previously stated) 11,930 28,284 - 316 (41,615) (1,085)
Prior year adjustment - Reclassification (Note 31) (3,131) 3,131 - - - -
Balance at 1 January 2022 (as restated) 8,799 31,415 - 316 (41,615) (1,085)
Loss and total comprehensive income Transactions with owners: - - - - (449) (449)
Issue of share capital (Note 26) 60 240 - - - 300
Lapse of share option - - - (316) 316 -
Issue of shares - warrants (Note 28) - (15) 15 - - -
Cost of share issue (Note 27) - (34) - - - (34)
Issue of warrants to holder of loan notes (Note 28) - - 100 - 95 195
Balance at 31 December 2022 8,859 31,606 115 - (41,653) (1,073)
Loss and total comprehensive income Transactions with owners: - - - - (519) (519)
Issue of share capital (Note 26) 300 240 - - - 540
Cost of share issue (Note 27) - 51 - - - 51
Balance at 31 December 2023 9,159 31,795 115 - (42,172) (1,103)
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1 Accounting policies
Company information
Lansdowne Oil and Gas Plc is a public limited company incorporated,domiciled
and registered in England and Wales. The registered office is C/O Pinsent
Masons Llp, 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4ES. The company's principal
activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors'
report.
The group consists of Lansdowne Oil and Gas Plc and all of its subsidiaries.
The Company's shares are quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock
Exchange.
1.1 Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK
International Accounting Standards (UK IASs) and with those parts of the
Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS, except as
otherwise stated. A summary of the more important accounting policies, which
have been applied consistently, are set out below.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional
currency of the group. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are
rounded to the nearest thousands.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention, except as otherwise stated. The principal accounting policies
adopted are set out below.
1.2 Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the results of Lansdowne Oil
& Gas plc and its subsidiary undertakings, made up to 31 December each
year. No separate income statement is presented for the parent company, as
permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.
The subsidiaries are those companies controlled, directly or indirectly, by
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed
to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity
and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.
This control is normally evidenced when Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc owns,
either directly or indirectly, more than 50 per cent of the voting rights or
potential voting rights of a company's share capital. Companies acquired
during the year are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred
to the Group, and subsidiaries to be divested are included up to the date on
which control passes from the Group. Inter-company balances, transactions and
resulting unrealised income are eliminated in full.
Joint arrangements
The Group participates in a number of joint arrangements where control of the
arrangement is shared with one or more other parties. A joint arrangement is
classified as a joint operation or as a joint venture, depending on the rights
and obligations of the parties to the arrangement.
The classification can have a material impact on the consolidated financial
statements. The Group's share of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and
cash flows of joint operations are included in the consolidated financial
statements on a line-by-line basis, whereas the Group's investment and share
of results of joint ventures are shown within single line items in the
consolidated statement of financial position and consolidated income statement
respectively.
1.3 Going concern
The Directors have carried out a detailed assessment of the Group's current
and prospective activities, its relationship with the holder of its loan note,
and have prepared cash flow projections for the period up to 31 December 2026.
The following represent the key assumptions underpinning the cash flow
projections.
The Company is pursuing two value creating opportunities:
Barryroe Oil and Gas field - Compensation claim
As has been explained, following the refusal of the Irish Minister at the
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to award a Lease
Undertaking for the Barryroe oil and gas field, Lansdowne is pursuing
compensation via the Energy Charter Treaty.
The results of the Competent Person Report carried out by RPS ("RPS CPR")
announced in February 2022, addressing simply the first phase of a Barryroe
development and solely the Basal Wealden Oil reservoir, concluded that the P50
volumes were estimated at 81.2 million barrels of oil recoverable gross (16.24
million barrels net to Lansdowne) from a Best Estimate of 278 million barrels
of oil in place (STOIIP).
An economic evaluation, documented in the RPS CPR, covering the Phase 1
development and in the 2C oil resources case, delivers an NPV10% for
Lansdowne's 20% share of $104 million (£77.6 million at current exchange
rate) under a Brent Oil Price assumption of US$68 per barrel in 2027, rising
to $70/bbl in 2028 and 2029 and inflated at 2% per annum thereafter. The price
of Brent Oil stands currently at c. $65/bbl, broadly in line with that
modelled.
The RPS CPR has only addressed the oil in the Basal Wealden A Sand, which
allows it to be correlated to the earlier work carried out by Netherland
Sewell and Associates Inc.
Gas was proven in the Basal Wealden C Sand reservoir in the 48/24-10z well
that overlays the oil reservoir and this has previously been estimated to hold
a potential gas resource of c 400 BCF GIIP. Lansdowne believes this
significant gas resource could make a vitally important contribution to
Ireland's energy mix as it transitions to a zero net carbon economy and it is
anticipated that any future phased development programme will include
consideration of this important gas resource.
Given the above, the quantum of the Company's claim is well in excess of $100
million (£75 million).
The Company has appointed legal advisers to proceed with this claim, and it is
likely that the matter will be brought before an international court of
arbitration.
The Directors believe that the outcome of the legal proceedings is likely to
be favourable, based on legal advice received and the merits of the Company's
claim.
The Company's legal advisers are in dialogue with potential third-party
litigation funders, who are being sought to provide the bulk of the necessary
legal costs. These discussions are at an advanced stage, but there can be no
guarantee that an agreement will be reached.
In the second half of 2023 the Company successfully raised £240,000, before
costs through equity funding to pursue this claim.
Reverse Take Over
The Company has been working since the second half of 2024 on a Reverse Take
Over to acquire a new asset that has the potential to create additional value.
A fund-raising is planned to accompany the completion of the Reverse Take Over
and the process of readmission of the Company's shares to trading on AIM.
The ability of the Group and the Company to continue as a going concern,
therefore relies upon successful future equity fund-raising and continued
support from the holder of the Company's loan note.
Additional funds of £180,000 have been raised in late 2024 and in 2025
through Convertible Loan Notes to support the company whilst pursuing the
above opportunities.
The Directors have considered the matters set out above and have concluded
that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the ability of the
Group and Company to continue as a going concern.
Nevertheless, after making enquiries and considering the uncertainties
described above, The Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the
financial statements on a going concern basis. These financial statements do
not include any adjustment that would result from the going concern basis of
preparation being inappropriate.
1.4 Intangible assets other than goodwill
Oil and gas intangible exploration/appraisal assets and property, plant & equipment - development/ producing assets
All expenditure relating to oil and gas activities is capitalised in
accordance with the "successful efforts" method of accounting, as described in
IFRS 6. The Group's policy for oil and gas assets is also compliant with IFRS
6 "Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources". Under this standard,
the Group's exploration and appraisal activities are capitalised as intangible
assets and its development and production activities are capitalised within
"Property, plant and equipment".
All costs incurred prior to the acquisition of licences are expensed
immediately to the income statement.
Licence acquisition costs, geological and geophysical costs and the direct
costs of exploration and appraisal are initially capitalised as intangible
assets, pending determination of the existence of commercial reserves in the
licence area. Such costs are classified as intangible assets based on the
nature of the underlying asset, which does not yet have any proven physical
substance. Exploration and appraisal costs are held, undepleted, until such a
time as the exploration phase on the licence area is complete or commercial
reserves have been discovered. If commercial reserves are determined to exist
and the technical feasibility of extraction demonstrated, then the related
capitalised exploration/appraisal costs are first subjected to an impairment
test (see below) and the resulting carrying value is transferred to the
development and producing assets category within property, plant and
equipment. If no commercial reserves exist, then that particular
exploration/appraisal effort was "unsuccessful" and the costs are written off
to the income statement in the period in which the evaluation is made. The
success or failure of each exploration/appraisal effort is judged on a field
by field basis.
All costs incurred after the technical feasibility and commercial viability of
producing hydrocarbons has been demonstrated are capitalised within
development/producing assets on a field by field basis. Development
expenditure comprises all costs incurred in bringing a field to commercial
production, including financing costs. Subsequent expenditure is capitalised
only where it either enhances the economic benefits of the
development/producing asset or replaces part of the existing
development/producing asset.
Net proceeds from any disposal of an exploration asset are initially credited
against the previously capitalised costs. Any surplus proceeds are credited to
the income statement. Net proceeds from any disposal of exploration assets are
credited against the previously capitalised cost. A gain or loss on disposal
of an exploration asset is recognised in the income statement to the extent
that the net proceeds exceed or are less than the appropriate portion of the
net capitalised costs of the asset.
Upon commencement of production, capitalised costs will be amortised on a unit
of production basis which is calculated to write off the expected cost of each
asset over its life in line with the depletion of proved and probable
reserves.
Assets that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not
be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the
asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount
is the higher of an asset's net realisable value less costs to sell and value
in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the
lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. These
cash-generating units ("CGUs") are aligned to the business unit and
sub-business unit structure the Group uses to manage its business. Cash flows
are discounted in determining the value in use.
1.5 Non-current investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are
initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any
accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at
each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment
losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the parent company. Control is the
power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to
obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in
which the group holds a long-term interest and has significant influence. The
group considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to
participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the group has a long term interest and shares control under
a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
Shares in Group undertakings are held at cost less impairment provisions.
Impairments occur where the recoverable value of the investment is less than
its carrying value. The recoverable value of the investment is the higher of
its fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Value in use is based on
the discounted future net cash flows of the investee.
1.6 Impairment of tangible and intangible assets
At each reporting end date, the group reviews the carrying amounts of its
tangible 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). Where it is not possible to estimate the
recoverable amount of an individual asset, the group estimates the recoverable
amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet
available for use are tested for impairment annually, and whenever there is an
indication that the asset may be impaired.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in
use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted
to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current
market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the
asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated
to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or
cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss
is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is
carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as
a revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the
asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its
recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed
the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss
been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A
reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss,
unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the
reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.7 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with
banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three
months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within
borrowings in current liabilities.
1.8 Financial Instruments
Non-derivative financial instruments comprise trade and other receivables,
cash and cash equivalents, loans and borrowings, and trade and other payables.
Interest- bearing borrowings are recognised initially at fair value less
attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition,
interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortised cost using the effective
interest method.
1.9 Financial assets
Financial assets are recognised in the group's statement of financial position
when the group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets are classified into specified categories, depending on the
nature and purpose of the financial assets.
At initial recognition, financial assets classified as fair value through
profit and loss are measured at fair value and any transaction costs are
recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets not classified as fair value
through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction
costs.
Financial assets held at amortised cost
Financial instruments are classified as financial assets measured at amortised
cost where the objective is to hold these assets in order to collect
contractual cash flows, and the contractual cash flows are solely payments of
principal and interest. They arise principally from the provision of goods and
services to customers (eg trade receivables). They are initially recognised at
fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to their acquisition
or issue, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective
interest rate method, less provision for impairment where necessary.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets carried at amortised cost and FVOCI are assessed for
indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
The expected credit losses associated with these assets are estimated on a
forward-looking basis. A broad range of information is considered when
assessing credit risk and measuring expected credit losses, including past
events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that
affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows of the instrument.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash
flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.
1.10 Financial liabilities
The group recognises financial debt when the group becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are
classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or
loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.
Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, trade payables and other
short-term monetary liabilities, are initially measured at fair value net of
transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the financial
liability. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the
effective interest method. For the purposes of each financial liability,
interest expense includes initial transaction costs and any premium payable on
redemption, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is
outstanding.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the group's
obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.
1.11 Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the parent company are recorded at the proceeds
received, net of direct issue costs,allocated between share capital and share
premium. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities
once they are no longer payable at the discretion of the company.
1.12 Taxation Current tax
Current tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be
recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities, based on tax rates and
laws that are enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised on all temporary differences arising between the
tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the
financial statements, with the following exceptions:
· In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in
subsidiaries, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences
can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will
· Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable
that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary
differences, carried forward tax credits or tax losses can be utilised.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured on an undiscounted basis at
the tax rates that are expected to apply when the related asset is realised or
liability is settled, based on tax rates or laws enacted or substantively
enacted at the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only if certain criteria are
met.
Income tax is charged or credited to other comprehensive income if it relates
to items that are charged or credited to other comprehensive income.
Similarly, income tax is charged or credited directly to equity if it relates
to items that are credited or charged directly to equity. Otherwise income tax
is recognised in the income statement.
1.13 Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the group has a legal or constructive present
obligation as a result of a past event and it is probable that the group will
be required to settle that obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of
the amount of the obligation.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration
required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking
into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a
provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present
obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.
When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are
expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an
asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the
amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.
Provision is made for the cost of decommissioning oil and gas wells and other
oil field facilities. The cost of decommissioning is determined through
discounting the amounts expected to be payable to their present value at the
date the provision is recorded and this calculation is re-assessed at each
reporting date. This amount is included within development and production
assets by licence area and the liability is included in provisions. The cost
will be depleted over the life of the licence area on a unit of production
basis and charged to the Income Statement. The unwinding of the discount is
reflected as a finance cost in the income statement over the expected
remaining life of the well.
1.14 Share-based payments
The Group had in place an equity-settled share option scheme in the prior
year, details of which are given in the Directors' Remuneration Report and
Note 25 of these financial statements. The share option scheme has expired.
The cost of awards under the share option scheme is recognised over the three
or five year period to which the performance criteria relate. The amount
recognised is based on the fair value of the share options, as measured at the
date of the award. The corresponding credit is taken to a share based payments
reserve. The proceeds on exercise of share options are credited to share
capital and share premium.
The share options are valued using a Total Shareholder Return ("TSR")
simulation model, which adjusts the fair value for the market-based
performance criteria in the schemes. The TSR simulation model is based on the
Monte Carlo model and is tailored to meet the requirements of the scheme's
performance criteria. The inputs to the model include the share price at date
of grant, exercise price, expected volatility, expected dividends, risk free
rate of interest and patterns of early exercise of the plan participants.
No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest, except for
equity settled transactions where vesting is conditional upon a market or
non-vesting condition, which are treated as vesting irrespective of whether or
not the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied, provided that all other
performance and/or service conditions are satisfied.
Where an equity settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it vested on
the date of cancellation, and any expense not yet recognised for the award is
recognised immediately. This includes any award where non¬vesting conditions
within the control of either the entity or the employee are not met. All
cancellations of equity settled transactions are treated equally.
1.15 Foreign Currency
The Group's consolidated financial statements are presented in Sterling, which
is also the Company's functional currency. The assessment of functional
currency has been based on the currency of the economic environment in which
the Group operates and in which its costs arise. These financial statements
have been presented in Sterling.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are
translated into the functional currency at the rate of exchange ruling at the
reporting date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate
ruling at the date of the transaction. All exchange gains and losses are taken
to the income statement.
1.16 Warrants
The Group classifies instruments issued as financial liabilities or equity
instruments in accordance with the substance of the contractual terms of the
instruments. The warrants issued (as outlined in note 28) are derivative in
nature and are classified as equity.
1.17 Operating segments
The Chief Executive monitors the operating results of its operating segment
for the purposes of making decisions and performance assessment. Segment
performance is evaluated based on operating profit or loss and is reviewed
consistently with operating profit or loss in the consolidated financial
statements. Because the Group does not engage yet in business activities from
which it may earn revenue, and as all its developmental activities are
currently located in one geographical area, no reportable segment has been
identified nor disclosed in these financial statements.
1.18 Finance income and expenses
Interest income and interest payable is recognised in the income statement as
it accrues, using the effective interest method.
Finance expenses comprise interest on leased assets, unwinding of any discount
on provisions, fair value movement of warrants, and foreign exchange movements
in the retranslation of non-sterling denominated liabilities.
2 Adoption of new and revised standards and changes in accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and their interpretations
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").
The IFRSs applied by the company in the preparation of these financial
statements are those that were effective on or before 31 December 2023.
The following standards, amendments and interpretations which became effective
from 1 January 2023 are of relevance to the company:
IFRS 10 - Consolidated Financial Statements
IFRS 17 - Insurance Contracts
IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements Accounting Policies,
Changes in Accounting
IAS8 - Estimates and Errors
IAS 12 - Income Taxes
IAS 28 - Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
There was no material impact to the financial statements in the current year
from these standards, amendments and interpretations.
Standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards that are not
yet effective and have not been adopted early by the company:
· IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related
Financial Information
· IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures
· Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (Amendments to IAS
1)
· Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments to IFRS 16)
· Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to IAS 1)
· Supplier Finance Arrangements (Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7)
The effective date for all the above being 1 January 2024.
In the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group and Company did not early adopt
any new or amended standards and do not plan to early adopt any of the
standards issued but not yet effective.
There would not have been a material impact on the financial statements if
these standards had been applied in the current year.
3 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are
required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying
amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical
experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the
estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the
period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current
and future periods.
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a
material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are
outlined below.
Critical judgements
Going concern (policy (1.3) above)
Oil and Gas Intangible exploration/appraisal assets (policy (1.4) above)
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets (policy (1.6) above)
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
Exploration and evaluation assets
The carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets was £ NIL million
(2022: £16.3 million) at 31 December 2023. The directors carried out a
review, in accordance with IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral
Interests, of the carrying value of these assets and came to the conclusion
that they were not recoverable as at 31 December 2023, due to uncertainty
following refusal of lease undertaking by the Irish Government. An amount of
£16.4 million was fully impaired to the income statement.
Decommissioning
The decommissioning provision amounted to £NIL million (2022: 0.5 million) at
31 December 2023 and represents management's best estimate of the costs
involved in decommissioning the various exploration licence areas to return
them to their original condition. These estimates include certain management
assumptions with regard to future costs, timing of activity, inflation rates
and discount rates. With the carrying value of intangible assets in relation
to Barryroe lease undertaking fully impaired, obligation for decommissioning
provision was deemed unsubstantiated and fully written off. An amount of
£512,000 decommissioning provision was written back to the income
statement.
Deferred tax asset
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised because it is not probable that
future taxable profits will be available against which the Group can use the
benefits therefrom.
Further details of the assumptions used can be found in this statement of
accounting policies and in the notes to these financial statements
4 Revenue
The Group has one reportable operating and geographic segment, which is the
exploration for oil and gas reserves in Ireland. All operations are classified
as continuing and currently no revenue is generated from the operating
segment.
5 Operating loss
2023 2022
Operating loss for the year is stated after charging/(crediting): £'000 £'000
Exchange losses 2 3
Share-based payments - (26)
Legal and professional fees 224 127
Accountancy 68 54
Timewriting charge (56) (124)
6 Auditor's remuneration
2023 2022
Fees payable to the group's auditor and associates: £'000 £'000
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the group and company 25 37
In the previous year, the audit fee charged by the former auditor, KPMG LLP,
for the 2022 financial year was £37,000.
Employees - Group and Company
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the
group during the year was:
2023 2022
Number Number
Employees
1 1
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Wages and salaries 55 60
Social security costs 7 9
Total 62 69
8 Directors' remuneration
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Remuneration for qualifying services 105 95
9 Finance costs
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Interest on bank overdrafts and
loans
54 51
Other interest payable
- 95
Total interest expense
54 146
10 Other gains and losses
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Other gains and losses
512 -
Following the full impairment of the carrying value of intangible assets
related to the Barryroe lease undertaking (Note 13), the associated
decommissioning provision was deemed unsubstantiated and has been reversed to
the comprehensive income statement.
11 Income tax expense
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Loss before (363)
taxation
(16,343)
Expected tax credit based on groupwise effective corporation tax rate of
23.50% (2022: 19.00%) (3,841) (69)
Effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit 3,841 1
Income not taxable (119) -
Unutilised tax losses carried forward 119 68
An unutilised tax loss of £ 1.73 million (parent entity) is being carried
forward to subsequent tax year, arising from add back of non- trade
relationship and management expense entries.
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised because it is uncertain that
future taxable profits will be available against which the Group can use the
benefits therefrom.
12 Loss per share
2023 2022
Number Number
Number of shares
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share Effect 1,067,207,378 919,974,501
of dilutive potential ordinary shares (note - will not apply for losses):
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share are same above
2023 2022
Loss £'000 £'000
Continuing operations
Loss for the period from continued operations (16,343) (363)
2023 2022
Loss per share for continuing operations Pence per share Pence per share
Basic earnings per share (1.53) (0.04)
Diluted earnings per share (1.53) (0.04)
The calculation of the weighted average number of ordinary shares excludes
Deferred Shares and Deferred A Shares, as these classes of shares do not carry
voting or dividend rights.
13 Intangible assets
Exploration assets £'000
Cost
At 1 January 2022 16,125
Additions 211
At 31 December 2022 16,336
Additions 60
At 31 December 2023 16,396
Amortisation and impairment
Impairment loss 16,396
At 31 December 2023 16,396
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2023 -
At 31 December
2022
16,396
On 19 May 2023, Barryroe Offshore Energy received a letter from the Irish
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications ("DECC") advising
that Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (the
"Minister") was unwilling to grant the Lease Undertaking, as sought, on
grounds of financial capability. DECC also confirmed in the letter that the
application was satisfactory from a technical perspective.
The decision by the Minister not to grant the Lease Undertaking is
disappointing not only for the Company, but also other stakeholders, including
Ireland, which continues to import significant amounts of oil & gas,
something the development of Barryroe could help to address.
Given the lack of progress on the Lease Undertaking, Lansdowne had already
commenced discussions with external legal advisors on the potential to pursue
legal proceedings to protect its investment in Barryroe, prior to receipt of
the letter from DECC.
The Company has now advanced the engagement with external legal counsel and
has continued to pursue the steps required to move towards arbitration to
protect its investment in the Barryroe Project. These discussions are already
well advanced, and the Company believes there is clear evidence of the DECC
and the Minister failing to act in a fair and equitable manner with the
Barryroe Partners consistent with its obligations under Irish law and also
international law. Given Lansdowne is a UK domiciled Company it expects to
pursue its claim in international arbitration pursuant to the investment
protection regime established under the Energy Charter Treaty to which both
the Ireland and the United Kingdom are signatories.
Lansdowne's legal advisors, Ashurst LLP, have initiated arbitration
proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty by submitting a letter giving
notice pursuant to Article 26 (2) (c) of the ECT requiring Ireland to
participate in discussions with a view to settling the dispute.
The Company's legal advisors, Ashurst LLP, received a letter from the Irish
State Solicitors office on 18
September 2023 in response to the letters we had submitted. This letter denies
Lansdowne's claim that Ireland has breached the terms of the ECT but indicates
that they would be willing to give consideration to proposals for a meeting
with a representative of the Department of the Environment, Climate and
Communications.
Further updates will be made with respect to the legal process as appropriate,
along with more information on the claims sought by Lansdowne in this matter.
Oil and gas project expenditures, including geological, geophysical and
seismic costs, are accumulated as intangible assets prior to the determination
of commercial reserves.
In light of the above, at 30 June 2023, the intangible assets of £16.4
million and related decommissioning provision were fully impaired and
reversed. The impairment was recognised due to material uncertainty regarding
the granting of the Lease Undertaking. Furthermore, although legal proceedings
have been initiated under the Energy Charter Treaty seeking compensation,
there remains significant uncertainty regarding the timing and outcome of such
proceedings. As a result, management determined that the carrying value of
these assets was no longer recoverable and recognised a full impairment charge
during the period.
14 Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2023 are as follows:
Name of undertaking Registered office Principal activities Class of % Held
shares held Direct
Lansdowne Celtic Sea Limited England Oil and gas exploration Ordinary 100.00
Milesian Oil & Gas Limited Ireland Oil and gas exploration Ordinary 100.00
15 Joint operation
Details of the group's joint ventures at 31 December 2023 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Principal activities
% Interest
Helvick Lease Undertaking
Hydrocarbon exploration 9
16 Trade and other receivables - Group
2023 2022
Amounts falling due within one year: £'000 £'000
VAT recoverable 4 2
Prepayments 1 17
17 Trade and other receivables - Company
2023 2022
Amounts falling due within one year: £'000 £'000
VAT recoverable 4 2
Prepayments 1 17
18 Borrowings - Group
2023 2022
Borrowings held at amortised cost: £'000 £'000
Loans from related parties 1,033 979
2023 2022
Loans from related parties above: £'000 £'000
LC Capital loan balance at the beginning of the period 979 1,027
Loan interests 54 52
Warrant adjustment - compound instrument - (100)
LC Capital loan balance at the end of the
period
1,033 979
A senior secured loan note was issued in 2015 to LC Capital Master Fund Ltd
("LC"), a related party as outlined in Note 30. The loan is secured against
assets held by Milesian Oil & Gas Limited, a subsidiary of the parent
company operating in Ireland (Note 14).Currently, the coupon rate is 5% per
annum. In December 2023, LC Capital Master Fund Ltd has agreed to extend the
term of the loan to 30 June 2024. Following this, a further extension was
approved after June 2024, and discussions regarding the loan repayment terms
are still ongoing with company management and a renewed agreement has not been
signed as of the date of signing the accounts.
19 Borrowings - Company
2023 2022
Borrowings held at amortised cost: £'000 £'000
Loans from related parties 1,033 979
Borrowings of £1.03 million is related to the Shareholder loan granted by LC
capital Master Fund Ltd (Note 18).
20 Capital commitments
The Group has no unprovided contractual commitments for capital expenditure
(2022: Nil).
21 Financial risk management
The Group's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk
(including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest
rates and commodity prices), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Board
approves the use of financial products to manage the Group's exposure to
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
a) Credit risk
Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents and deposits with banks. The
Group's policy is to deposit cash with banks with an 'A' rating or better
where possible. 100 per cent of cash held on deposit at 31 December 2023 was
held with such banks.
Other than fully written down impairment of £ 59,770 (2022: £211,039 )
recognised in respect of receivables from its subsidiaries, the Company has no
credit risk associated with its other receivables. See note 30.
There are no financial assets which are past due but not impaired at the end
of the reporting period.
The maximum credit risk exposure relating to financial assets is represented
by carrying values as at the reporting date.
The group does not hold any collateral or other credit enhancements to cover
this credit risk. b) Liquidity risk management
The Board regularly reviews rolling cash flow forecasts for the Group and
Company.
Financial and costs obligations related to the Group and Company's licences
will be financed by either reducing its equity interest through new
participants farming in, by the raising of new capital, through shareholder
loans, or a combination of all three.
In December 2023, an extension was granted for the repayment of the LC Capital
loan (Note 18), with a new due date of 30 June 2024. Following this, a further
extension was approved after June 2024, and discussions regarding the loan
repayment terms are still ongoing with company management and a renewed
agreement has not been signed as of the date of signing the accounts.
Based on current forecasts, the Group and Company will need to raise further
capital to meet its future obligations. This is reliant upon the assumptions
outlined in the Statement of Accounting Policies.
There is no difference between the carrying value and the contractually
undiscounted cash flows for financial liabilities. At 31 December 2023, all
trade and other payables and shareholder loans were due within one year.
c) Market risk management
Foreign exchange risk
Although the Group reports in Sterling, certain transactions are conducted in
Euro. Given the low level of business conducted in Euro during the year,
foreign exchange rate fluctuations had an immaterial effect on the result for
the year.
Interest rate risk
The Group's interest rate risk arises from cash deposits and interest bearing
liabilities.
Given the low level of average cash balances held by the Group during the
year, a 10 per cent increase or decrease in average interest rates would have
had an immaterial effect on the loss for the year and impact to interest
bearing liabilities.
d) Capital risk management
The group is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.
The Group defines capital as equity plus shareholder loans.
The Group's objective when managing capital is to safeguard its ability to
continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for the shareholders
and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.
The Group regularly reviews its capital structure on the basis of its expected
capital requirements in order to achieve the defined strategic objectives and
manages its capital accordingly.
The Group is committed to fully complying with the terms of the loan agreement
with LC Capital Master Fund Limited, in order to maintain good cash liquidity
a strong relationship with the shareholder.
The Group's and Company's financial instruments comprise cash, other
receivables and trade payables and shareholder loans due within one year and
therefore, management believes that the carrying values of those financial
instruments approximate fair value.
e) Fair value of non-derivative financial assets and financial liabilities
The Group's and Company's financial instruments comprise cash, other
receivables and trade payables and shareholder loans due within one year and
therefore, management believes that the carrying values of those financial
instruments approximate fair value.
22 Trade and other payables- Group
2023 2022
Amounts falling due within one year: £'000 £'000
Trade payables 36 67
Accruals 55 59
Social security and other taxation 8 3
23 Trade and other payables - Company
2023 2022
Amounts falling due within one year: £'000 £'000
Trade payables 36 67
Accruals 55 59
Social security and other taxation 8 2
24 Provisions
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Barryroe well
- 512
Movements on provisions: Barryroe well
£'000
At 1 January
2023
512
Reversal of
provision
(512)
At 31 December
2023
This provision relates to the expected cost of abandonment of the Barryroe
well at 31st December 2023, discounted to present value.
Consequent to the correspondence received from DECC on 19 May 2023, the Group
no longer expects to be required to fund this obligation. This provision was
released in June 2023 (Note 13).
25 Share-based payments
The Company had previously granted options to current and former Directors
under an Employee Share Option Scheme. Details of these grants are disclosed
in the Remuneration Report on pages 18 to 19.All options expired in the prior
year, as of 31 December 2022.
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Expenses
Related to cash settled share based
payments
- (26)
26 Share capital
2023 2022 2023 2022
Authorised share capital Number Number £'000 £'000
Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each 1,233,618,337 933,618,337 123 934
Deferred Shares of 4.9p each 161,741,795 161,741,795 7,925 7,925
Deferred A Shares of 0.09p each 1,233,618,337 - 1,111 -
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each 1,233,618,337 933,618,337 123 934
Deferred Shares of 4.9p each 161,741,795 161,741,795 7,925 7,925
Deferred A Shares of 0.09p each 1,233,618,337 - 1,111 -
26 Share capital
Reconciliation of movements Ordinary shares during the year:
Number
At 1 January
2023
933,618,337
Issue of fully paid
shares
300,000,000
At 31 December
2023
1,233,618,337
In February 2023, the Company placed 60,000,000 new ordinary shares with new
and existing investors at a placing price of 0.5 pence per placing share,
raising £300,000 before costs.
In July 2023, the Company placed 60,000,000 new ordinary shares with new and
existing investors at a placing price of 0.1 pence per placing share, raising
£60,000 before costs.
In August 2023, the Company placed 140,000,000 new ordinary shares with new
and existing investors at a placing price of 0.1 pence per placing share,
raising £140,000 before costs.
In December 2023, the Company placed 40,000,000 new ordinary shares with new
and existing investors at a placing price of 0.1 pence per placing share,
raising £40,000 before costs.
In December 2023, the Company also placed a second tranche of 160,000,000 new
ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each to raise £160,000, conditional on the
passing of resolutions at a General Meeting of the Company's shareholders held
on 29 December 2023.These resolutions were duly passed. The issuance and
trading of the shares took place on 2 January 2024.
Following the passing of the resolutions at the General Meeting 08 December
2023, each of the Company's 1,233,618,337 Existing Ordinary Shares were
sub-divided into one New Ordinary Share of 0.01p (the "New Ordinary Shares")
and one Deferred 'A' share of 0.09p ("New Deferred Shares").
Both Deferred Shares (Sub-divided in 2016) and Deferred 'A' Shares have little
economic value as they do not carry any rights to vote or dividend rights,
although both Deferred Shares and the New Deferred 'A' Shares will rank pari
passu with the New Ordinary Shares on a return of capital or on a winding up
of the Company.
During the preparation of the 2023 statutory accounts, a prior year adjustment
was made to reclassify £3.13 million of overstated share capital to share
premium, as detailed in Note 31 to the accounts.
27 Share premium account
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
At the beginning of the year( as restated) 31,606 31,415
Issue of new shares 240 240
Share warrant issue costs - (15)
Cost of share issue (51) (34)
At the end of the
year
During the preparation of the 2023 statutory accounts, a prior year adjustment
was made to reclassify £3.13 million of overstated share capital to share
premium, as detailed in Note 31 to the accounts.
28 Warrants Reserve
The opening fair value of £115,000 relate to equity portion of the LC Capital
Loan compound financial instrument valued at inception in December 2021 after
issue of 26 million LC warrant instrument by the company.
During the year, the Company issued warrants as an incentive to both new and
existing shareholders to encourage investment in the Company. The warrants
were catagorised into either ' LC warrants', 'Investor warrants' or 'Broker
warrants'
The warrants are classified and accounted for as equity.
The table below provides the summary of warrant movements and fair value
during the year:
Group and Company Number of Fair Value
Warrants £'000
At 1 January 2023 30,821,826 115
LC warrants - issue of warrants (Table A) 13,708,000 -
Investor warrants - issue of warrants (Table B) 60,000,000 -
Broker warrants - issue of warrants (Table C) 13,000,000 -
At 31 December 2023 117,529,826 115
The total charge to the statement of comprehensive income for the year ended
31 December 2023 was £NIL (2022: £95,000).
LC Warrants - Table A
Date of Warrants Warrants Warrants Exercise Expiry Fair Value
Grant Balance b/f Issue Balance c/f Price Date £'000
as at 1 Jan 2023 27,821,826 0.005p 31/12/2022 Note
01/02/2023 27,821,826 1,788,000 29,609,826 0.005p 01/02/2026 - (a)
31/07/2023 29,609,826 5,960,000 35,569,826 0.001p 01/02/2026 - (b)
21/08/2023 35,569,826 5,960,000 41,529,826 0.001p 01/02/2026 - (c)
29/12/2023 41,529,826 0.001p 30/06/2024 - (d)
41,529,826
as at 31 Dec -
2023
13,708,000 41,529,826
In February 2023, the Company placed 60,000,000 new ordinary shares with new
and existing investors.
(a) Separately, 1,788,000 warrants were granted to LC
Capital Targeted Opportunities Fund, LP ("LC") in accordance with the
provisions of LC's warrant instrument, the terms of which have been previously
agreed on 31 December 2021. This increased LC warrant holdings to 29,609,826
warrants over ordinary shares at a strike price of 0.5 pence per share. In
addition, in the event that the Investor Warrants and Broker Warrants are
exercised in full prior to the maturity date of the LC warrants, LC will be
granted up to an additional 1,877,400 warrants over ordinary shares in
accordance with the provisions of LC's warrant instrument.
In July and August 2023, the Company placed 200,000,000 new ordinary shares
with new and existing investors.
(b) Separately, 5,960,000 warrants were granted to LC
Capital Targeted Opportunities Fund, LP ("LC") in accordance with the
provisions of LC's warrant instrument, the terms of which have been previously
announced on 31 December 2021 (the "LC Warrant Instrument"). The strike price
of these warrants was amended to 0.1 pence per share from 0.5 pence per share
pursuant to the LC Warrant Instrument.
(c) In August 2023, additional 5,960,000 warrants were
granted to LC Capital Targeted Opportunities Fund, LP ("LC") in accordance
with the provisions of LC's warrant instrument, the terms of which have been
previously announced on 31 December 2021.
Following the issue of these LC Warrants, LC hold an aggregate 41,529,826
warrants over ordinary shares at a strike price of 0.1 pence per share
pursuant to the existing terms of the LC Warrant Instrument.
(d) in December 2023, as part of LC Capital's agreement
to the Loan Extension, the Company has agreed to certain amendments to the LC
Warrant Instrument.
The foregoing arrangements provide that:
• the exercise period for all of the warrants granted under the LC
Warrant Instrument (including the LC Warrants) has been extended to now expire
on 30 June 2024 , in line with the Loan Extension; and
• as a result of the Maturity Date being extended, the provisions of the
LC Warrant Instrument, which provided for the warrants granted under the LC
Warrant Instrument being adjusted in the event of the Company completing any
equity fundraising(s) prior to 31 December 2023 will apply in respect of any
Equity Fundraising completed prior to 30 June 2024.
Investor Warrants - Table B
Date of Warrants Warrants Warrants Exercise Expiry Fair Value Grant Balance b/f Issue Balance c/f Price Date £'000
as at 1 Jan
2023
-
Note
01/02/2023 -
60,000,000 60,000,000 0.001p
01/02/2025 - (e) as at 31 Dec
2023 60,000,000 60,000,000 -
(e) In connection with the Placing in January 2023, the Company also granted a
total of 60,000,000 warrants ("Investor Warrants") to placees participating in
the Placing, on a one Investor Warrant per Placing Share basis, to subscribe
for new ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 1.0 pence per share. The
Investor Warrants will be exercisable until the second anniversary of
Admission.
Broker Warrants - Table C
Date of Warrants Exercise Expiry Fair Value
Warrants Warrants
Grant Balance b/f Price Date £'000
Issue Balance c/f
as at 1 Jan 0.005p 24/02/2025 Note
2023
3,000,000
01/02/2023 3,000,000 0.005p 01/02/2026 - (f)
3,000,000 6,000,000
29/12/2023 6,000,000 0.001p 29/12/2026 - (g)
10,000,000 16,000,000
as at 31 Dec -
2023
13,000,000 16,000,000
(f) In association with the Placing in February 2023, 3,000,000 Broker
Warrants were granted to the broker Tavira Financial Limited, with an exercise
price of 0.5p per ordinary share. The Broker Warrants are exercisable up
until the third anniversary of Admission.
(g) In association with the Placing in Dec 2023,
10,000,000 warrants were granted to the broker Tavira Financial Limited, with
an exercise price of 0.1p per ordinary share. The Broker Warrants will be
exercisable up until the third anniversary of admission of the Conditional
Placing Shares to trading on AIM.
Fair value calculation of warrants
The warrant transactions above in regard to 'LC warrants', 'Broker warrants'
and 'Investors warrants' do not fall within the scope of IFRS 2, specifically
within section 2.2.3.A, where such transaction would be in exchange for goods
and services. The warrants are only held by shareholder as an incentive to
invest in the company in the future. The accounting treatment is such case do
not require the use of Black Scholes model to calculate the fair value as at
grant date. As a result the fair value of warrant transactions above from (a)
to (g) remains NIL as at 31 December 2023.
29 Events after the reporting date
The issuance and trading of the second tranche placings of 160,000,000 new
ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each, to raise £160,000 in December 2023,took
place on 2 January 2024.
In February 2024 Lansdowne appointed Mantle Law, an international law firm
with offices in London and the United Arab Emirates, whose global team consist
of the best dispute and arbitration lawyers in the construction,
infrastructure and energy sectors, to assist with the Company's ECT
compensation claim regarding the Barryroe Oil & Gas field.
Mantle Law and the Company contacted litigation funders, with a view to
providing third-party finance to fund its ECT claim and the resulting
arbitration process.
In February 2024 the Company announced that it did not expect to undertake
acquisition, or acquisitions, which would constitute a reverse takeover under
Rule 14 of the AIM Rules ("Reverse Takeover") ahead of the six-month
suspension window and that the Company's shares would be suspended from
trading on AIM as at 7.30 am on 21 March 2024 ("Suspension"), which
subsequently occurred.
Also in February, the Company announced the intention of the Board of
Directors that, in the event of a successful ECT claim outcome against Ireland
by the Company and/or its subsidiary Lansdowne Celtic Sea Limited (together
the "Claimants"), arrangements will be put in place in advance to ensure that
qualifying shareholders will receive an economic benefit relating to their
shareholding at the date of Suspension, ensuring that should there be any
future changes in the capital structure of the Company, the impact on such
shareholders vis a vis as beneficiaries of a successful ECT Claim, will be
ring fenced.
The Board of Directors intend that such arrangements will account for all or a
proportion of the net proceeds of a successful ECT Claim outcome (after
deduction of the reasonable legal and ancillary costs associated with the ECT
claim), including the use by the Company of potential proceeds from the ECT
Claim as an asset, which may prove valuable for any future transactions
including a Reverse Takeover. If the Company does complete a Reverse Takeover
during the six-month period following Suspension, this would lead to the
lifting of the Suspension.
It should be cautioned that there is no guarantee that the Claimants will be
successful in the ECT Claim. Moreover, in the event the Barryroe licence is
reinstated, potentially leading to the ECT Claim being subsequently withdrawn,
the Company's full economic interest in Barryroe will remain with the Company.
In June 2024 the Company provided a corporate update which included a
statement that trading in its shares would remain suspended until the
completion of a reverse takeover, which would require the publication of an
admission document and the approval of such a transaction at a General Meeting
of the Company, or the Company being readmitted to trading on AIM as an
investing company.
The Company announced that it was actively reviewing a number of potential
asset acquisitions, but there could be no assurance that the Company would be
able to complete a reverse takeover during the six-month suspension period.
If no such transaction was completed within six months of the date of
Suspension, the Company's shares would be cancelled from trading on AIM
pursuant to AIM Rule 41.
In June 2024, the Company also announced additional cost-cutting measures and
the extension of the LC Capital Loan Agreement to 31 December 2024.
In September 2024 Lansdowne announced that it had entered into a Convertible
Loan Agreement for GBP 95,000 (the "Loan"), arranged by Tavira Financial
Limited, the Company's joint broker, with Directors of the Company and a
number of existing shareholders.
The Loan is unsecured, carries no interest and shall be converted into new
ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") at
the time of completing a reverse takeover and subject to shareholder approval
for the extension of share issuance authorities. The conversion price will be
the lower of 0.1 pence (being the share price at the time of suspension on 21
March 2024), or a 20% discount price to the issue price at the time of any
issuance of shares alongside a future reverse takeover.
In February 2025 the Company announced the completion of a further Convertible
Loan Agreement with existing shareholders for GBP 45,000, on the same terms.
The loan is structured similarly to the Convertible Loan Notes issued in
September 2024, The Loan is unsecured, carries no interest and shall be
converted into new ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company ("New
Ordinary Shares") at the time of completing a reverse takeover and subject to
shareholder approval for the extension of share issuance authorities. The
conversion price will be the lower of 0.1 pence (being the share price at the
time of suspension on 21 March 2024), or a 20% discount price to the issue
price at the time of any issuance of shares alongside a future reverse
takeover.
Lansdowne used the funds to provide working capital whilst discussions
continue with potential funders for Lansdowne's Energy Charter Treaty claim
against Ireland and work progresses towards a potential reverse takeover.
Trading in the Company's shares on AIM remained suspended whilst work advanced
on a potential reverse takeover.
Transactions with Evelyn Partners
The service agreement (Note 30) was terminated by the Company with 90 days'
notice given in January 2024.
30 Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel, including directors, is set out
below in aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related
Party Disclosures.
Other transactions with related parties
Transactions with Evelyn Partners
Con Casey is a partner of Evelyn Partners, and he is the company secretary of
the Company. The Company has entered into a services agreement with Evelyn
Partners pursuant to which Evelyn Partners provides the Group with certain
management, accounting, and administrative services required by the Group in
connection with its business in consideration of an annual fee totalling
£55,810 (2022: £61,500).
The Directors consider the service agreement to be at fair value on an arm's
length basis. As at 31 December 2023, the Group owed Evelyn Partners £17,970
(2022: £35,500) under the agreement.
Transactions with LC Capital Master Fund Ltd
The Company has a loan agreement with LC Capital Master Fund Limited, a major
shareholder. Warrants were granted to LC Capital Targeted Opportunities Fund.
Details of the loan agreement are given in Note 18.
Amounts due by subsidiaries
At 31 December 2023, amounts owed to the Company by its subsidiaries totalled
£25 million (2022: £24.9 million). These amounts have been provided in full
in the Company's financial statements as there is no immediate prospect of
repayment. Amounts due to the Company are unsecured, non-interest bearing and
have no fixed repayment terms.
31 Prior period adjustment
(a) Foreign currency translation reserve
The prior year adjustment related to a correction made to the Group's foreign
currency translation reserve.
During the preparation of the 2023 statutory accounts, the Group management
concluded that it was no longer practical to carry forward the £59,000
balance in the currency translation reserve, due to an insufficient audit
trail to support the origin of the amount. As a result, a decision was made to
reclassify the balance and adjust it against the opening retained earnings.
(b) Reclassification - Share Capital to Share Premium
During the preparation of the 2023 statutory accounts, the Group management
undertook a reconciliation of the total share capital balance brought forward
in the parent company accounts against the records held by Companies House
(UK). This reconciliation identified that share capital had been overstated by
£3.13 million, arising from the inclusion of a share premium balance
associated with capital raised through placings in 2016. Accordingly,
management resolved to reclassify the excess amount and adjust it against the
prior year's share premium balance. This adjustment ensures that both the
share capital and share premium balances are appropriately stated in the
Company and Group accounts.
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