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RNS Number : 7172G  Red Capital PLC  30 April 2025

30 April 2025

Red Capital Plc

("Red Capital" or the "Company")

Full Year Results for the period ended 31 December 2024

 

Red Capital Plc (LSE: REDC) has today published its Annual Report and
Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024 (the "Annual
Report").

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.1 copies of the Annual Report have
been submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available to view on the
Company's website at https://www.redcapitalplc.com/
(https://www.redcapitalplc.com/)  and for inspection from the National
Storage Mechanism at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

LEI: 213800O4A398G6GL7270

 

Enquiries

 Tessera Investment Management Limited

 Tony Morris                                +44 (0) 7742 189145

 

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to present the financial results for Red Capital Plc ("Red" or
the "Company") and its subsidiary (together the "Group") for the year ended 31
December 2024.

Since establishing the Company we have remained focused on executing our
strategy and continue to assess investment and acquisition opportunities where
we believe there to be sustainable growth potential both organically, and
through acquisition.

2024 proved to be another challenging year for the UK's capital markets.  IPO
and RTO activity was materially behind longer term historical averages, and
although there was a pick up in deal volumes towards the end of the year, the
market for private companies coming to list in London remained subdued.

As we progress through the new financial year, we are starting to see some of
the 2024 headwinds linked to the uncertainty of the UK election and certain
government policy decisions dissipate, and we remain encouraged by listings
reform in particular, and in general, the potential for capital inflows into
the UK as a result of recent economic and political instability within the US.
This could go some way in improving market liquidity and the attractiveness of
London as an appropriate destination for quality private companies both from
within the UK and internationally.

We look forward to updating further as our investment and acquisition plans
develop, and would like to thank our loyal shareholders for their support and
patience while we continue to evaluate a number of opportunities, that if
secured, we believe have the potential to deliver value for the Group.

 

David Williams

Chairman

29 April 2025

 

Report of the Directors

The Directors of the Company present their report for the year ended 31
December 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS REVIEW

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024, the Group and Company's
principal activities were that of a holding group and company, respectively.

The Company was incorporated for the purpose of identifying suitable
acquisition opportunities in accordance with the Company's investment and
acquisition strategy. The Company will retain a flexible investment and
acquisition strategy which will, subject to appropriate levels of due
diligence, enable it to deploy capital in target companies by way of minority
or majority investments, or full acquisitions where it is in the interests of
shareholders to do so (including transactions with target companies located in
the UK and internationally). It is anticipated by the Directors that
acquisition opportunities could be with private companies, other listed
business, or via the acquisition of divisional or non-core carve outs. The
Company's strategic aim is to drive shareholder value through the acquisition
of target companies in certain sectors where the Directors believe there to be
sustainable growth opportunities both organically, and through acquisition. In
particular, sectors of focus include business services and technology
companies. Where target companies are acquired, the Directors and incoming
management teams will seek to drive operational improvements and best practice
to unlock revenue and cost synergies.

It is possible the Board may consider acquisitions that do not conform to all
of the above framework. However, in all cases, the Company's strategic aim is
to drive Shareholder value through the acquisition of target companies in
certain sectors where the Directors believe there to be sustainable growth
opportunities both organically, and through acquisition.

The Group and Company have actively pursued their strategy through the
sourcing and assessment of acquisition and investment opportunities in the
business services and technology sectors.

RESULTS

During the year, the Group recorded a loss of £233,650 (2023: loss of
£215,031) and the loss per share was 2.34p (2023: loss per share of 2.15p),
reflecting moderate monthly operating expenses of the Group. The Group and
Company had cash reserves at the end of the year of £160,427 (2023:
£399,766) and net assets of £122,729 (2023: £354,810).

DIVIDENDS

At this point in the Company's development, it does not anticipate declaring
any dividends in the foreseeable future. As such, the Directors do not
recommend the payment of a dividend for the year.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

The Directors expect to continue to execute the Group's strategy in sourcing
and assessing acquisition and investment opportunities across its stated
sectors of focus.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The Board continues to focus on maximising shareholder value by sourcing,
assessing and where in the interest of shareholders to do so, investing in and
acquiring businesses within the business services and technology sectors.

Follow completion of the Company's inaugural transaction, the Board will be in
a position to identify and develop its key performance indicators for on-going
monitoring and management.

GOING CONCERN

The Directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that
the Group and Company have adequate working capital to execute their
operations over the next 12 months ("the going concern period"). The Group and
Company's unaudited cash balance as at 10 April 2025 was £107,683. Excluding
the consummation of any investment or acquisition which will likely require
specific funding, the Group and Company have adequate resources available to
fund the on-going forecast operating expenses during the going concern period
as a result of the Group and the Company's current unaudited cash balance, as
well as the provision of a letter of financial support provided by the
Directors to the Group.  Having also performed additional stress testing on
the forecasts, the Directors are comfortable there are also sufficient
mitigating actions on the incurring of expenditure within the business that
could be taken, to ensure the business can meet its ongoing liabilities as
they fall due.  The Directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement at
the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable
expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result, the Directors
have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual
financial statements (see note 2).

RISK MANAGEMENT

In order to execute the Group's strategy, the Company and its subsidiaries
will be exposed to both financial and non-financial risks. The Board has
overall responsibility for the Group's risk management and it is the Board's
role to consider whether those risks identified by management are acceptable
within the Group's strategy and risk appetite.  The Board therefore
periodically reviews the principal risks and considers how effective and
appropriate the controls that management has in place to mitigate the risk
exposure are and will make recommendations to management accordingly.

As the Company had not completed its first investment or acquisition in the
year, it has limited financial statements and/or historical financial data,
and limited trading history. As such, the Company during the year was subject
to the risks and uncertainties associated with an early-stage acquisition
company, including the risk that the Company will not achieve its investment
objectives and that the value of an investment could decline and may result in
the partial or complete loss of capital invested. The past performance of
investee companies or assets managed by the Directors will not necessarily be
a guide to future business, results of operations, financial condition or
prospects of the Company.

In order to mitigate against these risks, the Directors will continue to
undertake thorough due diligence on investment opportunities and acquisition
targets, to a level considered reasonable and appropriate by the Company on a
case-by-case basis, including the potential commissioning of third-party
specialist reports as appropriate. Following completion of any investment or
acquisition, it is intended that any investments or assets will be managed by
the Directors and assisted by the Company's professional advisers.

Financial Risk Management

The Directors consider the Group to be exposed to the following financial
risks:

 a.      Price risk: the price paid for securities is subject to market movement that
         will have an impact on the operations of the Group;
 b.      Cash flow interest rate risk: the Group has significant cash balances which
         exposed it to movement in the market interest rates; and
 c.      Liquidity risk: the Group manages its cash requirements through detailed
         forecasting and planning for the amount and timing of payments and receipts of
         interest income, to ensure cash resources are available when required.

 

Given the relatively small size and operation of the Group in the year, the
Directors have not delegated the responsibility of risk monitoring to a
sub-committee of the Board, but closely monitor the risks on a periodic basis.
The Directors consider their exposure in the financial year to have been low.
Refer to note 14 for assessment of the risks arising from financial
instruments.

Non-financial Risk Management

The non-financial risk factors for the year ended 31 December 2024 did not
materially change from those set out in Red's Prospectus dated 16 November
2021.

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

As the Company has not completed its first acquisition and has only two
Directors, limited travel and no premises, the Directors do not consider any
disclosure under the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is
required at this juncture, however the Company will continue to review this
position as it executes its investment and acquisition strategy.

POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

The Company has made no political contributions during the year.

CHARITABLE DONATIONS

The Company has made no charitable donations during the year.

POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

Details of post balance sheet events are disclosed in note 20.

SHARE CAPITAL

Details of the Company's share capital is set out in note 15. The Company's
share capital consists of one class of ordinary share, which does not carry
rights to fixed income. As at 31 December 2024, there were 10,000,000 ordinary
shares of 1p par value each in issue.

SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS

As at 11 April 2025, the Company had been advised of the following notifiable
interests (whether directly or indirectly held) in voting rights.

 Name                                         Shareholding  Percentage
 David Williams                               3,500,000     35.0%
 Simon Webster                                2,000,000     20.0%
 Hargreaves Lansdown (Nominees) Limited       683,480       6.8%
 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited       477,500      4.8%
 Securities Services Nominees Limited         410,000       4.1%
 Platform Securities Nominees Limited         316,200       3.2%
 Robin Southwell OBE                          300,000       3.0%
 Giles Willits                                 300,000      3.0%
 Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited   300,000      3.0%
 Huntress (CI) Nominees Limited               300,000       3.0%

 

As at 11 April 2025, the Directors in aggregate held 5,500,000 ordinary
shares, which represents 55.0 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

COMPANY DIRECTORS

The Directors during the year and summaries of their experience are set out
below.

David Williams Non-Executive Chairman (aged 72)

David has over 40 years' experience in investment markets, serving as Chairman
in executive and non-executive capacities for a number of public and private
companies. He has overseen the development of these companies, raising in
excess of £1 billion of capital to support both organic and acquisitive
growth initiatives.

David was the original founder of Marwyn Capital LLP, the award-winning
investment management company. David was also formerly Chairman of
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE: ETO), Zetar plc, and Oxford BioDynamics Plc (AIM:
OBD), and Non-Executive Director of Breedon Group plc (LSE: BREE). He
currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the AIM-quoted cyber security
business, Shearwater Group plc (AIM: SWG) and Main Market listed Acceler8
Ventures Plc (LSE: AC8) and is a Non-Executive Director of Bay Capital Plc
(LSE: BAY).

Simon Webster Non-Executive Director (age 55)

Simon is a highly experienced software and technology entrepreneur, and is
currently Group Chief Executive Officer of Vistra, a global leader in fund
administration and corporate services. Prior to this he was Chief Executive
Officer of CPA Global, a global leader in intellectual property software and
tech-enabled services. Simon led CPA Global over a 20-year period, growing it
from an initial £50 million business into $6.0 billion of enterprise value
before its merger with NYSE listed Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CCC) in October 2020.

His early career was spent in the UK financial services sector leading
business change, delivering technology transformations and supporting M&A
transactions.

Simon has been investing in and working with founders of growth businesses as
Founder and CEO of SHUFL Capital since 2010. He is also a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

The Directors who held office during the year and their beneficial interest in
the share capital of the Company at 31 December 2024 were as follows:

                 31 December 2024

 David Williams  3,500,000
 Simon Webster   2,000,000
                 5,500,000

 

DIRECTORS REMUNERATION

The Chairman and Non-Executive Director are each entitled to fees of £30,000
and £20,000 per annum for their respective roles within the Company, as per
their service agreements entered into on 15 November 2021. There are no other
benefits paid to Directors outside of their service fees, save for ordinary
course reimbursable expenses properly incurred in the performing their duties
as Directors. The Company does not operate a pension scheme.

                     Salary  Benefits in kind  31 December 2024 Total
 Director            £       £                 £
 David Williams      30,000  -                 30,000
 Simon Webster       20,000  -                 20,000
                     50,000  -                 50,000

In addition to the Directors' fee entitlements outlined above, the Directors
are also participants in the Subco Incentive Scheme and holders of warrants as
detailed below.

 

SUBCO INCENTIVE SCHEME

The Directors believe that the success of the Company will depend to a high
degree on the future performance of key employees and advisers in executing
and supporting the Company's growth strategy. The Company has therefore
established equity-based incentive arrangements which are, and will continue
to be, an important means of retaining, attracting and motivating key
employees, consultants and advisers, and also for aligning the interests of
the Directors with those of shareholders.

On 12 November 2021, the Group created a new Subco Incentive Scheme within its
wholly owned subsidiary Red Capital Subco Limited. Under the terms of the
Subco Incentive Scheme, scheme participants are only rewarded if a
predetermined level of shareholder value is created over a three to five year
period or upon a change of control of the Company or Subco (whichever occurs
first), calculated on a formula basis by reference to the growth in market
capitalisation of the Company, following adjustments for the issue of any new
ordinary shares and taking into account dividends and capital returns
("Shareholder Value"), realised by the exercise by the beneficiaries of a put
option in respect of their shares in Subco and satisfied either in cash or by
the issue of new ordinary shares at the election of the Company.

Under these arrangements in place, participants are entitled up to 15 per
cent. of the Shareholder Value created, subject to such Shareholder Value
having increased by at least 12.5 per cent. per annum compounded over a period
of between three and five years from Admission, or following a change of
control of the Company or Subco.

In order to implement the Subco Incentive Scheme, the Company as sole
shareholder of Subco, approved the creation of a new share class in Subco (the
"B Shares"). At the same time the Subco's existing ordinary shares were
redesignated A Shares. The B Shares do not have voting or dividend rights.

On 12 November 2021, David Williams, Chairman of the Company, Simon Webster, a
Non-Executive Director of the Company, and Kathleen Long and Anthony Morris,
Directors of Tessera Investment Management Limited ("Tessera"), became the
first participants in the Subco Incentive Scheme ("Founder Participants"), and
as such, the proportion of Shareholder Value attaching to the Subco Incentive
Scheme is 11 per cent. of a total cap of 15 per cent.

The Founder Participants and their respective holdings are outlined below.

 Participant         Subco B shares held

 David Williams      50,000
 Simon Webster       40,000
 Kathleen Long       10,000
 Anthony Morris      10,000
                     110,000

 

There were no new incentives granted under the Subco Incentive Scheme during
2024.

 

WARRANTS

On 15 November 2021, the Company constituted 10,000,000 warrants on the terms
of an instrument under which the Company issued 6,000,000 warrants to certain
existing shareholders of the Company including the Directors, and a further
4,000,000 warrants on admission of the Company to the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange.

The warrants are exercisable at any time from the date of completion of the
inaugural transaction (an investment or acquisition) made by the Company where
the consideration for such transaction is at least £10 million at a price of
£0.10 per ordinary share. These warrants can be exercised through application
to the Company. The warrants will not be listed on the London Stock Exchange
or any other publicly traded market.

The Directors' respective warrant holdings are detailed below.

 Participant         Date of grant         Exercise price      No. of ordinary shares to which the grant relates

 David Williams      15 November 2021      £0.10               3,500,000
 Simon Webster       15 November 2021      £0.10               2,000,000
                                                               5,500,000

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

As a Jersey company and a Shell Company (Equity Shares) on the London Stock
Exchange, under the new UK Listing Rules ("UKLR"), the Company is not required
to comply with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018.
Furthermore, there is no applicable regime of corporate governance to which
the directors of a Jersey company must adhere over and above the general
fiduciary duties and duties of care, skill and diligence imposed on such
directors under Jersey law. Notwithstanding this, the Directors are committed
to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and will be responsible
for carrying out the Company's objectives and implementing its business
strategy.

All investment, acquisition, divestment and other strategic decisions are
considered and determined by the Board. At present, the Board reviews
investment and acquisition opportunities on and as required basis, and meets
regularly with its Strategic Advisor to discuss possible inorganic growth
opportunities, as well as monitor deal flow and investment and acquisitions in
progress, and review the Company's strategy to ensure that it remains aligned
to the delivery of shareholder value. Those investment and acquisition
opportunities that are assessed by the Board (with support from its Strategic
Advisor) are considered in light of the investment and acquisition criteria as
detailed in the Company's Admission Document. In addition, as part of the
investment and acquisition screening process, the Company will augment Board
and Strategic Advisor capability on a case by case basis as required with
industry and operating partner input, where deep domain expertise can be
accessed. The Board provides leadership within a framework of prudent and
effective controls. The Board has established the corporate governance values
of the Company and has overall responsibility for setting the Company's
strategic aims, defining the business plan and strategy and managing the
financial and operational resources of the Company.

In this regard, the Board, so far as is practicable given the Company's size
and stage of its development, has voluntarily adopted the 2023 QCA Code as its
chosen corporate governance framework. There are certain provisions of the QCA
Code which the Company will not adhere to currently, and their adoption will
be delayed until such time as the Directors believe it is appropriate to do
so. It is anticipated that this will occur concurrently with the Company's
first material investment or acquisition.  Details on how the Company applies
the ten principles of the 2023 QCA Code are set out below and on the Company's
website at www.redcapitalplc.com.

     Principles of the QCA Code                                                      How the Company has complied
 1   Establish a purpose, strategy and business model which promote long-term value  This is outlined in the Directors Report.
     for shareholders

 2   Promote a corporate culture that is based on ethical values and behaviours      The Board operates an open and inclusive culture which is reflected in the way
                                                                                     that the Board conducts itself.  As the Company has only two Directors, the
                                                                                     Board will formally assess and monitor corporate culture following the first
                                                                                     acquisition / investment.

 3   Seek to understand and meet shareholder needs and expectations                  The Chair is the Group's principal spokesperson with investors, fund managers,
                                                                                     the press and other interested parties. As well as the Annual General Meeting
                                                                                     with shareholders, the other Directors may give formal presentations at
                                                                                     investor road shows following the announcement of interim and full year
                                                                                     results.

                                                                                     Notice of this year's Annual General Meeting will shortly be sent to
                                                                                     shareholders.

                                                                                     As noted below, there are no material environmental or social matters to
                                                                                     report to investors at this stage of the Company's development.

 4   Take into account wider stakeholder interests, including social and             Given the Company's size and stage of development, the Directors have no
     environmental responsibilities and their implications for long-term success     material environmental or social issues to report at this juncture.  This
                                                                                     will be reviewed with the relevant KPI's following execution of its investment
                                                                                     and acquisition strategy alongside the development of a corporate and social
                                                                                     responsibility policy.

 5   Embed effective risk management, internal controls and assurance activities,    This is outlined in the Risk Management section and the Internal Controls
     considering both opportunities and threats, through the organisation            section below. An audit, remuneration and nomination committee will be
                                                                                     implemented following the Company's first acquisition with appropriate terms
                                                                                     of reference in addition to an enhanced risk management and governance
                                                                                     framework tailored to the operating assets and strategic direction of the
                                                                                     enlarged entity.

 6   Establish and maintain the board as a well-functioning balanced team led by     The Directors have the necessary up-to-date experience, skills and
     the chair                                                                       capabilities required for the Board as outlined above.

                                                                                     The Directors commit sufficient time to discharge their duties as directors of
                                                                                     the Company, and meet the expectations of their respective roles.  There is
                                                                                     no maximum time commitment specified, and outside of formal board meetings,
                                                                                     the Directors devote additional time to the Company in respect of preparatory
                                                                                     work and ad hoc meetings, particularly when the Company undergoes increased
                                                                                     corporate activity.

                                                                                     During the year, each Director attended all four of the formally scheduled
                                                                                     quarterly Board meetings of the Company.

                                                                                     During the year, each Director attended all four of the formally scheduled
                                                                                     quarterly Board meetings of the Company.

                                                                                     The Board will be augmented with suitably qualified additional executive and
                                                                                     non-executive directors including independents following the first acquisition
                                                                                     / investment.

 7   Maintain appropriate governance structures and ensure that individually and     The Chair is responsible for leading the Board and ensuring that the Group
     collectively the directors have the necessary up-to-date experience, skills     maintains an appropriate corporate governance framework.  The Board, so far
     and capabilities                                                                as is practicable given the Company's size and stage of its development, has
                                                                                     voluntarily adopted the 2023 QCA Code as its chosen corporate governance
                                                                                     framework, and compiles with those principles that the Board believe are
                                                                                     appropriate for the Company given it has no employees nor any operations.

                                                                                     Each Director has substantial experience operating within publicly listed
                                                                                     organisations, performing executive and non-executive roles.  Whilst the
                                                                                     Company does not currently provide any formal Board training, it is through
                                                                                     the Directors other executive and non-executive roles, and past experiences,
                                                                                     that they maintain the necessary skills and capabilities to discharge their
                                                                                     duties.  Where specialist advice is sought for certain matters, the Directors
                                                                                     will consult with Company advisers.

 8   Evaluate board performance based on clear and relevant objectives, seeking      In the year, the Board evaluation process was limited to an ongoing informal
     continuous improvement                                                          evaluation of the performance of the Board by each Director. This will be
                                                                                     replaced by a formal, annual evaluation process once the Group has completed
                                                                                     its first acquisition covering the Board and Committees, including succession
                                                                                     planning.

 9   Establish a remuneration policy which is supportive of long-term value          With no employees and no operations, the Group is focused on cost control and
     creation and the company's purpose, strategy and culture                        pays only minimal fees to the Directors as part of their service contracts.
                                                                                     The principle around remuneration as detailed in the Company's prospectus
                                                                                     remains unchanged; an incentivisation programme that is designed to drive
                                                                                     value and build towards future monetisation events where participants are only
                                                                                     rewarded for the delivery of shareholder value over a sustained period, and
                                                                                     therefore have interests aligned with shareholders.

 10  Communicate how the company is governed and is performing by maintaining a      The Board will continue to monitor its application of the 2023 QCA Code and
     dialogue with shareholders and other key stakeholders                           revise its governance framework as appropriate as the Group evolves.

                                                                                     The Board recognises the importance of maintaining regular dialogue with
                                                                                     shareholders to ensure that the Group's strategy is communicated and to
                                                                                     understand the expectations of our shareholders.

                                                                                     As noted above, audit and remuneration committee reports will be published
                                                                                     following the Company's first acquisition and formation of these committees.

 

ROLE OF THE BOARD

The Board is responsible for the management of the business of the Group,
setting the strategic direction of the Group and establishing the policies of
the Group. It is the Directors' responsibility to oversee the financial
position of the Group and monitor the business and affairs of the Group, on
behalf of the shareholders, to whom they are accountable. The primary duty of
the Directors is to act in the best interests of the Group and Company at all
times. The Board also addresses issues relating to internal control and the
Group's approach to risk management and has formally adopted an
anti-corruption and bribery policy.

The Group does not have a separate investing committee and therefore the Board
as a whole will be responsible for sourcing acquisitions and ensuring that
opportunities are in conformity with the Group's strategy.

The Group holds four formal Board meetings a year.

The Directors commit sufficient time to discharge their duties as directors of
the Company, and meet the expectations of their respective roles.  There is
no maximum time commitment specified, and outside of formal board meetings,
the Directors devote additional time to the Company in respect of preparatory
work and ad hoc meetings, particularly when the Company undergoes increased
corporate activity.

During the year, each Director attended all four of the formally scheduled
quarterly Board meetings of the Company.

The Group has not adopted a formal policy on diversity; however, it is
committed to a culture of equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, race
or gender.  The Board is currently made up of two male directors and there
are no other employees in the Company.

 

INTERNAL CONTROLS

The Board acknowledges its responsibility for establishing and monitoring the
Group's systems of internal control. Although no system of internal control
can provide absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss, the
Group's systems are designed to provide the Directors with reasonable
assurance that problems can be identified on a timely basis and dealt with
appropriately.

The Group maintains an appropriate process for financial reporting. The annual
budget is reviewed and approved by the Board before being formally adopted.

Other key procedures that have been established and which are designed to
provide effective control are as follows:

Management structure - The Board meets regularly on a formal and informal
basis to discuss all issues affecting the Group.

Investment appraisal - The Group has a robust framework for investment
appraisal and approval is required by the Board, where appropriate.

Share dealing and inside information - the Company has adopted a share dealing
code regulating trading and confidentiality of inside information for the
Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (and their
persons closely associated) which contains provisions appropriate for a
company whose shares are admitted to trading on the Official List
(particularly relating to dealing during closed periods which will be in line
with the Market Abuse Regulation). The Company takes all reasonable steps to
ensure compliance by the Directors and any relevant employees with the terms
of that share dealing code.

The Board reviews the effectiveness of the systems of internal control and
considers the major business risks and the control environment. No significant
deficiencies have come to light during the period and no weaknesses in
internal financial control have resulted in any material losses, or
contingencies which would require disclosure, as recommended by the guidance
for Directors on reporting on internal financial control.

The Directors are focused on careful management of the Group's cash and
financial resources through Board level approvals. At such time that the Group
completes an acquisition, the Directors anticipate that the Group's financial
position and prospects procedures regime will be updated and expanded as
necessary to cater for the nature of the Group's business following completion
of its inaugural investment or acquisition.

 

EXTERNAL ADVISERS

The Board accessed the following external advisers during the year and post
the year end for ongoing business as usual matters:

Mayer Brown International LLP and Ogier (Jersey) LLP - legal

Tessera Investment Management Limited - capital markets and M&A

JTC Plc - company secretarial, governance and regulatory filings

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

A Director has a duty to avoid a situation in which he or she has, or can
have, a direct or indirect interest that conflicts, or possibly may conflict,
with the interests of the Company. The Board has satisfied itself that there
are no conflicts of interest where the Directors have appointments on the
Boards of, or relationships with, companies outside the Company. Furthermore,
the Board requires Directors to declare all appointments and other situations
which could result in a possible conflict of interest, and therefore believes
it has a robust framework to deal with any conflict of interest should it
arise.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE AUDITOR

So far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of
which the Group and Company's auditor is unaware, and each Director has taken
all the steps that he ought to have taken as a Director in order to make
himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the
Group and Company's auditor is aware of that information.

The Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge that:

 ·             the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the relevant financial
               reporting framework, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,
               financial position and profit or loss of the Group and Company and the
               undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
 ·             the Chairman's Statement and Report of the Directors includes a fair review of
               the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group
               and Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a
               whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties
               that they face; and
 ·             the annual report and accounts, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and
               understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to
               assess the Group and Company's position and performance, business model and
               strategy.

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

The auditor, MHA, previously traded through the legal entity MacIntyre Hudson
LLP. In response to regulatory changes, MacIntyre Hudson LLP ceased to hold an
audit registration with the engagement transitioning to MHA Audit Services
LLP.  The auditor, MHA, will be proposed for re-appointment at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

 

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

David Williams

Chairman

29 April 2025

 

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' report and the
financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Jersey Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for
each financial period. Under that law the Directors have elected to prepare
the consolidated financial statements in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the United Kingdom ("IFRS") and
the Company financial statements in accordance with FRS 101 "Reduced
disclosure Framework", the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK.
Under company law, the Directors must not approve the financial statements
unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs of the Group and Company and of the profit or loss of the Group for
that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

 ·             select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
 ·             make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
 ·             state whether the Group financial statements have been prepared in accordance
               with IFRS as adopted by the United Kingdom;
 ·             state whether the Company financial statements have been prepared in
               accordance with FRS 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework"; and
 ·             prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
               inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

 

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are
sufficient to show and explain the Group and Company's transactions and
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
Group and Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements
comply with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the Group and Company and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
irregularities.

The maintenance and integrity of the Group's website is the responsibility of
the Directors. The work carried out by the auditors does not involve the
consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no
responsibility for any changes that may have occurred in the accounts since
they were initially presented on the website. Legislation in Jersey governing
the preparation and dissemination of the accounts and the other information
included in annual reports may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the year ended 31 December 2024

                                                       2024           2023
                                                 Note  £              £
 Administrative expenses                               (235,685)      (219,092)
 Operating loss                                  6     (235,685)      (219,092)
 Interest receivable                              7    2,035          4,061
 Loss on ordinary activities before taxation           (233,650)      (215,031)
 Taxation charge                                 8     -              -
 Loss and total comprehensive loss for the year        (233,650)      (215,031)
 Loss per share (pence)
 Basic and diluted                               9     (2.34p)        (2.15p)
 Loss attributable to:
 Owners of the parent company                          (233,650)      (215,031)

 

The Group has no items of other comprehensive income in either the current or
prior period. All activities in both the current and the prior period relate
to continuing operations.

 

The notes below form part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

As at 31 December 2024

                                    31 December   31 December       31 December   31 December
                                    2024          2024              2023          2023
                              Note  £             £                 £             £
 Current assets
 Cash and cash equivalents    11    160,427                         399,766
 Trade and other receivables  12    7,102                           9,286

 Total current assets                             167,529                         409,052

 Total assets                                     167,529                         409,052

 Current liabilities
 Trade and other payables     13    44,800                          54,242

 Total current liabilities                        44,800                          54,242

 Total liabilities                                44,800                          54,242

 Total net assets                                 122,729                         354,810
 Equity
 Issued share capital         15                  100,000                         100,000
 Share premium                16                  894,998                         894,998
 Capital redemption reserve   16                  2                               2
 Share-based payment reserve  18                  4,913                           3,344
 Retained deficit             16                  (877,184)                       (643,534)

 Total equity                                     122,729                         354,810

 

The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorised for issue
by the Board on 29 April 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

 

David Williams

Chairman

 

The notes below form part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

For the year ended 31 December 2024

                                                              Share capital   Share premium   Capital redemption reserve   Share- based payment reserve   Retained deficit

                                                                                                                                                                             Total
                                                        Note  £               £               £                            £                              £                  £

 At 31 December 2022                                          100,000         894,998         2                            1,777                          (428,503)          568,274

 Loss for the year                                            -               -               -                            -                              (215,031)          (215,031)

 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:

 Share-based payment charge                             18    -               -                                            1,567                          -                  1,567

                                                                                              -

 At 31 December 2023                                          100,000         894,998         2                            3,344                          (643,534)          354,810

 Loss for the year                                            -               -               -                            -                              (233,650)          (233,650)

 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:

 Share-based payment charge                             18    -               -                                            1,569                          -                  1,569

                                                                                              -

 At 31 December 2024                                          100,000         894,998         2                            4,913                          (877,184)          122,729

 

The notes below form part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended 31 December 2024

                                                         2024           2023 (as restated)
                                                         £              £

 Operating activities
 Loss before taxation                                    (233,650)      (215,031)
 Adjustments for:
 Interest receivable                                     (2,035)        (4,061)
 Share-based payment charge                              1,569          1,567

 Operating cash flows before changes in working capital  (234,116)      (217,525)

 Decrease in trade and other receivables                 1,675          1,457
 (Decrease)/Increase in trade and other payables         (9,442)        681

 Net cash outflows from operating activities             (241,883)      (215,387)

 Investing activities
 Interest received                                       2,544          3,265

 Net cash inflow from investing activities               2,544          3,265

 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents               (239,339)      (212,122)

 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year      399,766        611,888

 Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year            160,427        399,766

 

The consolidated cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2023 have been
restated to separately disclose cash flows relating to interest received on
cash balances.  Previously this was included within the increase in trade and
other receivables.

 

As the Group does not have any financing liabilities outside of working
capital and has no cashflows from financing activities in both periods
presented, no separate net debt reconciliation has been presented within these
consolidated financial statements.

 

The notes below form part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Notes forming part of the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2024

 1  General information

 

The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in Jersey,
whose shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange as a Shell
Company (Equity Shares). The Company is the parent company of Red Capital
Subco Limited (a private limited company under the laws of Jersey with
registered number 134741), and together form the "Group".

The address of its registered office is 28 Esplanade, St. Helier, Channel
Islands, JE2 3QA, Jersey.

The Group has been incorporated for the purpose of identifying suitable
acquisition opportunities in accordance with the Group's investment and
acquisition strategy with a view to creating shareholder value. The Group will
retain a flexible investment and acquisition strategy which will, subject to
appropriate levels of due diligence, enable it to deploy capital in target
companies by way of minority or majority investments, or full acquisitions
where it is in the interests of shareholders to do so. This will include
transactions with target companies located in the UK and internationally.

 

 2  Material accounting policies

 

The accounting policies set out below have, unless otherwise stated, been
applied consistently to all periods presented in theses consolidated financial
statements.

The principal policies adopted in the preparation of the consolidated
financial statements are as follows:

(a) Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by
the United Kingdom ("IFRS") and the requirements of the Companies (Jersey) Law
1991.

The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the historical cost
basis.

The comparative figures presented cover the year ended to 31 December 2023.

(b) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and
its subsidiaries (the "Group") as if they formed a single entity. Intercompany
transactions and balances between Group companies are therefore eliminated in
full.

Where the Group has control over a Company, it is classified as a subsidiary.
The Group controls a Company if all three of the following elements are
present: power over the Company, exposure to variable returns from the
Company, and the ability of the Group to use its power to affect those
variable returns. Control is reassessed whenever facts and circumstances
indicate that there may be a change in any of these elements of control.

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of business
combinations using the acquisition method. In the consolidated statement of
financial position, the acquiree's identifiable assets, liabilities and
contingent liabilities are initially recognised at their fair values at the
acquisition date. The acquisition related costs are included in the
consolidated statement of comprehensive income on an accruals basis. The
results of acquired operations are included in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income from the date on which control is obtained.

(c) Functional and presentational currency

The Group's functional and presentational currency for these financial
statements is the pound sterling.

 

(d) Going concern

The Directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that
the Group and Company have adequate working capital to execute their
operations over the next 12 months ("the going concern period"). The Group and
Company's unaudited cash balance as at 10 April 2025 was £107,683. Excluding
the consummation of any investment or acquisition which will likely require
specific funding, the Group and Company have adequate resources available to
fund the on-going forecast operating expenses during the going concern period
as a result of the Group and the Company's current unaudited cash balance, as
well as the provision of a letter of financial support provided by the
Directors to the Group.  Having also performed additional stress testing on
the forecasts, the Directors are comfortable there are also sufficient
mitigating actions on the incurring of expenditure within the business that
could be taken, to ensure the business can meet its ongoing liabilities as
they fall due. The Directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement at
the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable
expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result, the Directors
have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual
financial statements (see note 2).

(e) Interest receivable

Interest receivable is recognised on a time-proportion basis using the
effective interest rate method.

(f) Employee benefits

Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on an undiscounted basis
and are expensed as the related service is provided. A liability is recognised
for the amount expected to be paid under short-term cash bonus or
profit-sharing plans if the Group has a present legal or constructive
obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the
employee and the obligation can be estimated reliably.

(g) Taxation

Tax on the profit or loss for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax
is recognised in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to
items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which
case it is recognised in other comprehensive income or equity respectively.

Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or
loss for the year, using tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted
at the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences between the carrying amounts
of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts
used for taxation purposes. The following temporary differences are not
provided for: the initial recognition of goodwill; the initial recognition of
assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor taxable profit other
than in a business combination, and differences relating to investments in
subsidiaries to the extent that they will probably not reverse in the
foreseeable future. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the
expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets
and liabilities, using tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted at
the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that
future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary
difference can be utilised.

(h) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and short-term deposits with
an original maturity of three months or less from inception, held for meeting
short term commitments.

(i) Financial assets and liabilities

The Group's financial assets and liabilities comprise cash and cash
equivalents and accruals. Financial assets are stated at amortised cost less
provision for expected credit losses. Financial liabilities are stated at
amortised cost.

(j) Equity

Equity comprises of share capital, share premium, capital redemption reserve,
share-based payment reserve and retained deficit.

Share capital is measured at the par value.

Share premium and retained deficit represent balances conventionally
attributed to those descriptions. The transaction costs relating to the issue
of shares was deducted from share premium.

The Capital redemption reserve is made up on amounts arising from the
cancellation of the deferred shares.

Share-based payment reserve includes the cumulative share-based payment
charged to equity.

(k) Share-based payments

The Group operates an equity-settled share-based payment plan. The fair value
of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of options is
recognised as an expense over the vesting period, based on the Group's
estimate of awards that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in
equity as a share-based payment reserve.

This plan includes market-based vesting conditions for which the fair value at
grant date reflects and are therefore not subsequently revisited. The fair
value is determined using a binomial model.

(l) Related party transactions

The Group discloses transactions with related parties which are not wholly
owned with the same group. It does not disclose transactions with members of
the same group that are wholly owned.

(m) Warrants

Warrants issued as part of share issues have been determined as equity
instruments under IAS 32. Since the fair value of the shares issued at the
same time as the warrants is equal to the price paid, these warrants, by
deduction, are considered to have been issued at fair value.

(n) Accounting standards issued

The following amendments to standards were issued and adopted in the year,
with no material impact on the financial statements (all effective for annual
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024):

 ·             Amendment to IFRS 16 Leases - Leases on sale and leaseback
 ·             Amendment to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements - Non-current
               liabilities with covenants
 ·             Amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments:
               Disclosures - Supplier finance

 

There were no other new accounting standards issued that have been adopted in
the year.

(o) Standards in issue but not yet effective

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements there were
amendments to standards which were in issue, but which were not yet effective,
and which have not been applied. The principal ones are detailed below.  The
Directors do not expect the adoption of these amendments to standards to have
a material impact on the financial statements.

Effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2025:

 ·             Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates - Lack
               of exchangeability
 ·             Introduction of IFRS 18 to replace IAS 1 - Presentation and Disclosure in
               Financial Statements

 

 3  Accounting estimates and judgements

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Directors have to make
judgments on how to apply the Group's accounting policies and make estimates
about the future. The Directors do not consider there to be any critical
judgments that have been made in arriving at the amounts recognised in the
consolidated financial statements with the exception of the valuation of
share-based payments. Please see note 18 for further details.

 

 4                        Employees
 Staff costs, including Directors, consist of:     2024     2023

                                                   £        £

 Wages and salaries                                50,000   50,000
                                                   _______  _______

                                                   50,000   50,000
                                                   _______  _______

 

                                                                             2024      2023
                                                                             Number    Number
 The average number of employees, including Directors, during the year was:

                                                                             2         2

                                                                             _______   _______

 

 5  Directors' remuneration

The Company Directors are considered the only key management personnel and
their remuneration was as follows:

                        2024      2023
                        £         £

 Directors' emoluments  50,000    50,000
                        ________  ________

                        50,000    50,000
                        ________  ________

 

 6                                        Operating loss
                                                                                   2024      2023
                                                                                   £         £
 This has been arrived at after charging:
 Professional services                                                             127,329   131,896
 Fees payable to the Company's independent auditor for the audit of the parent     25,000    20,000
 and consolidated accounts
                                                                                   ________  ________

 

 7              Interest receivable
                               2024                              2023

                               £                                 £

 Bank interest receivable      2,035                             4,061

                               2,035                             4,061
                               ________                          ________

 

 8                         Taxation
                                                     2024             2023
                                                     £                £
 Jersey corporation tax
 Corporation tax on loss for the year                -                -
                                                     ________         ________

 Total taxation on loss on ordinary activities       -                -
                                                     ________         ________

 

                                                                     2024       2023
                                                                     £          £

   Loss before tax                                                   (233,650)  (215,031)
                                                                     ________   ________

   Tax for financial service companies at 10% (2023: 10%)            (23,365)   (21,503)

   Effect of:
   Tax losses on which a deferred tax asset has not been recognised  23,365     21,503
                                                                     ________   ________

   Total taxation on loss on ordinary activities                     -          -
                                                                     ________   ________

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that
taxable profits will be available against which the deductible temporary
differences and carry forward tax losses/credits can be utilised. Accordingly,
the Group has not recognised deferred tax assets in respect of deductible
temporary differences and carry forward tax losses as at 31 December 2024 and
31 December 2023 respectively, as it is not probable at year end that relevant
taxable profits will be available in future based on the current activities of
the Group as a holding group. There are no expiry dates on these tax losses as
at the year end. The unrecognised deferred tax asset is summarised below:

 Tax losses and unrecognised deferred tax asset carried forward

                                                                                                                   2024                 2023
                                                                                 £                                                      £

 Cumulative temporary differences and carry forward tax losses                   877,184                                                643,534

 Unrecognised deferred tax asset on above at 10% (based on the enacted tax rate
 at the date of signing the financial statements)

                                                                                 87,718                                                 64,353

 

 9  Earnings per share

 

Earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated by dividing the loss after tax for
the year by the weighted average number of shares in issue for the year, these
figures being as follows:

                                                           2024                                      2023
                                                           £                                         £

 Loss used in basic and diluted EPS, being loss after tax  (233,650)                                 (215,031)

 Adjustments:
 Share-based payment charge                                1,569                                     1,567

 Adjusted earnings used in adjusted EPS                    (232,081)                                 (213,464)
                                                           ________                                  ________

 

The Subco Incentive Scheme share options (note 18) have not been included in
the diluted EPS on the basis that they are anti-dilutive, however they may
become dilutive in future periods.

 

                                                                                2024                                  2023
                                                                                Number                                Number

 Weighted average number of ordinary shares of 1p each used as the denominator
 in calculating basic and diluted EPS

                                                                                10,000,000                            10,000,000

 Earnings/(loss) per share
 Basic and diluted                                                              (2.34p)                               (2.15p)
 Adjusted - basic and diluted                                                   (2.32p)                               (2.13p)

 

 10  Subsidiaries

 

The Company directly owns the ordinary share capital of its subsidiary
undertakings as set out below:

 

 Subsidiary                 Nature of business            Country of incorporation  Proportion of A ordinary shares held by Company  Proportion of B ordinary shares held by Company
 Red Capital Subco Limited  Intermediate holding company  Jersey, Channel Islands   100 percent                                      0 percent

The address of the registered office of Red Capital Subco Limited (the
"Subco") is 28 Esplanade, St. Helier, Channel Islands, JE2 3QA, Jersey. The
Subco was incorporated on 31 March 2021.

The A ordinary shares have full voting rights, full rights to participate in a
dividend and full rights to participate in a distribution of capital. The B
ordinary shares have been issued pursuant to the Company's Subco Incentive
Scheme.

 

 11                    Cash and cash equivalents
                                                  2024                                2023
                                                  £                                   £

 Cash and cash equivalents                        160,427                             399,766
                                                  ________                            ________

                                                  160,427                             399,766
                                                                                      ________

 

 

 12         Trade and other receivables
                            2024                                    2023
                            £                                       £

 Other receivables          287                                     796
 Prepayments                6,815                                   8,490
                            ________                                ________

                            7,102                                   9,286

 

 13                 Trade and other payables
                                       2024                                  2023
 Current trade and other payables      £                                     £

 Accruals                              44,800                                54,242
                                       ________                              ________

                                       44,800                                54,242

 

 14  Financial instruments

 

The Group's financial assets and liabilities comprise cash and cash
equivalent, other receivables and accruals. The carrying value of all
financial assets and liabilities equals fair value given their short-term
nature.

                                Financial assets

                                measured at amortised cost
                                2024            2023
                                £               £
 Current financial assets
 Cash and cash equivalents      160,427         399,766
 Other receivables              287             796
                                ________        ________

                                160,714         400,562
                                ________        ________

                                Financial liabilities

                                measured at amortised cost
                                2024            2023
                                £               £
 Current financial liabilities
 Accruals                       44,800          54,242
                                ________        ________

                                44,800          54,242
                                ________        ________

Credit risk

The Group's credit risk is wholly attributable to its cash balance. All cash
balances are held at a reputable bank in Jersey. The credit risk from its cash
and cash equivalents is deemed to be low due to the nature and size of the
balances held.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its
financial obligations as they fall due.

The Group's approach to liquidity risk is to ensure that sufficient liquidity
is available to meet foreseeable requirements and to invest funds securely and
profitably.

The following table details the contractual maturity of financial liabilities
based on the dates the liabilities are due to be settled:

Financial liabilities:

                      Less than 1 year  2 to 5 Years  More than 5 years  Total
                      £                 £             £                  £

 Accruals             44,800            -             -                  44,800
                      _________         _________     _________          _________

 At 31 December 2024  44,800            -             -                  44,800
                      _________         _________     _________          _________

 

                      Less than 1 year  2 to 5 Years  More than 5 years  Total
                      £                 £             £                  £

 Accruals             54,242            -             -                  54,242
                      _________         _________     _________          _________

 At 31 December 2023  54,242            -             -                  54,242
                      _________         _________     _________          _________

 

 15              Share capital
                                 Allotted, called up and fully paid
                                 2024        2023        2024           2023
                                 Number      Number      £              £

 Ordinary shares of 1p each:     10,000,000  10,000,000  100,000        100,000
                                 _________   _________   _________      _________

 At 31 December 2024             10,000,000  10,000,000  100,000        100,000
                                 _________   _________   _________      _________

 

All shares are equally eligible to receive dividends and the repayment of
capital and represent one vote at the shareholders' meeting of the Company.

 

Following a sub-division and re-designation of share capital in 2021, the
issued share capital of the Company included 180 deferred shares of a par
value of £0.01 each. On 28 October 2021, in accordance with article 5B of the
Articles, the Company redeemed for nil consideration the deferred shares. Any
amounts standing to the credit of any nominal or share premium account
relating to deferred shares that were redeemed were credited to a capital
reserve of the Company (see note 16) and are available for use in accordance
with the Companies Law.

 

Pursuant to the IPO Placing in November 2021, 4,000,000 ordinary shares were
issued and allotted at a price of £0.10 per ordinary shares to certain new
investors, for aggregate consideration of £400,000 in cash. Warrants with the
right to subscribe for further ordinary shares in the Company were issued for
every ordinary share subscribed for. No warrants have been exercised in the
year or recognised to date in these consolidated financial statements (2023:
£Nil).

 

 16  Reserves

 

Share premium and retained earnings represent balances conventionally
attributed to those descriptions. The transaction costs relating to the issue
of shares was deducted from share premium.

Capital redemption reserve includes amounts in relation to deferred shared
capital.

The Group having no regulatory capital or similar requirements, its primary
capital management focus is on maximising earnings per share and therefore
shareholder return.

The Directors have proposed that there will be no final dividend in respect of
2024 (2023: £Nil).

 

 17  Share Incentive Plan

 

On 12 November 2021, the Group created a Subco Incentive Scheme within its
wholly owned subsidiary Red Capital Subco Limited ("Subco"). Under the terms
of the Subco Incentive Scheme, scheme participants are only rewarded if a
predetermined level of shareholder value is created over a three to five year
period or upon a change of control of the Company or Subco (whichever occurs
first), calculated on a formula basis by reference to the growth in market
capitalisation of the Company, following adjustments for the issue of any new
Ordinary shares and taking into account dividends and capital returns
("Shareholder Value"), realised by the exercise by the beneficiaries of a put
option in respect of their shares in Subco and satisfied either in cash or by
the issue of new ordinary shares at the election of the Company.

 

Under these arrangements in place, participants are entitled to up to 15
percent of the Shareholder Value created, subject to such Shareholder Value
having increased by at least 12.5 percent per annum compounded over a period
of between three and five years from admission or following a change of
control of the Company or Subco.

 

 18  Share-based payments

 

The Subco Incentive Scheme detailed in note 17 is an equity-settled share
option plan which allows employees and advisors of the Group to sell their B
shares to the Company in exchange for a cash payment or for shares in the
Company (at the Company's election) if certain conditions are met.

 

These conditions include good and bad leaver provisions and that growth in
Shareholder Value of 12.5 percent compound per annum is delivered over a three
to five year period for the scheme to vest. This second condition is therefore
a market condition which has been taken into account in the measurement at
grant date of the fair value of the options.

 

The weighted average exercise price of the outstanding B share options is
£0.10 which have a weighted average contractual life of 1 years 10 months.
110,000 B share options were issued in the nine-month period to 31 December
2021, all of which were outstanding at the current year end. No B share
options were exercised in the current or prior period. No B share options have
expired during the current or prior period.

 

The Group recognised £1,569 (2023: £1,567) of expenditure in the statement
of total comprehensive income relating to equity-settled share-based payments
in the year.

 

The fair value of options granted during the year is determined by applying a
binomial model. The expense is apportioned over the vesting period of the
option and is based on the number which are expected to vest and the fair
value of these options at the date of grant.

 

The inputs into the binomial model in respect of options granted in 2021 are
as follows:

 

 Opening share price                           10.0p
 Expected volatility of share price            16.67%
 Expected life of options                      5 years
 Risk-free rate                                0.92%
 Target increase in share price per annum      12.5%
 Fair value of options                         7.152p

 

Expected volatility was estimated by reference to the average 5-year
volatility of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

The target increase in Shareholder Value is laid out in the Articles of
Association of the Subco and represents the compounded target annual increase
in market capitalisation (adjusted for capital raises and dividends) that
needs to be met between the third and the fifth anniversary of the Group's
admission onto Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in order for the
scheme to vest.

The Group did not enter into any share-based payment transactions with parties
other than employees and advisors during the current or prior period.

 

 19  Related party transactions

 

Transactions with key management personnel

Key management personnel comprise the Directors and executive officers. The
remuneration of the individual Directors is disclosed in the Report of
Directors.

Other transactions

On 1 November 2021, the Group entered into an arm's length strategic advisory
agreement with Tessera (a shareholder of the Company) pursuant to which
Tessera has agreed to provide strategic and general corporate advice, and
acquisition and capital raising transaction support services to the Group.
Tessera is entitled to be paid a fixed monthly retainer fee of £5,000 (plus
VAT) per month payable in arrears. A discretionary transaction success fee
payable to Tessera may be agreed between the Group and Tessera with such
payment payable on successful completion of an acquisition by the Group. As at
31 December 2024, Tessera was owed £Nil (2023: £Nil) by the Group for
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material impact on the financial statements.

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