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RNS Number : 6682U  Software Circle PLC  27 November 2023

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public domain.

 

27 November 2023

Software Circle plc

 ("Software Circle", "the Group" or "the Company")

 

Unaudited Interim Results for the period ended 30 September 2023

 

Financial highlights

                                   Six months to  Six months to

                                   30 September   30 September

                                   2023           2022
 Continuing operations      £8.25m                £4.97m

 Revenue
 EBITDA(1)                  £1.61m                £(0.05)m
 Adj EBITDA(2)              £1.01m                £(0.23)m
 Cash flow from operations  £1.19m                £(0.39)m
 EPS                        (1.28)p               (0.42)p
 Development Expenditure    £0.60m                £0.18m
 Cash and Cash Equivalents  £18.71m               £5.01m
 Net Cash / (Debt)          £6.66m                £(3.28)m

 

(1 ) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation

(2 ) EBITDA before R&D capitalisation

 

Operational highlights

 

●              Fundraise of £23.4m completed to drive our
acquisition strategy

●              Revenue increased by £3.28m, a 66%
increase

●              Positive adj EBITDA of £1.01m, 12% of revenue

●              Newly acquired businesses fully onboarded

●              12% organic growth achieved across our
acquisitions

 

For further information:

 

Software Circle plc

Gavin Cockerill
(CEO)
07968 510 662

 

Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and broker)
                0203 328 5656

David Hart / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)

Stefano Aquilino / Joscelin Pinnington (Sales and Corporate Broking)

 

 

Interim Statement

Our first Interim report as Software Circle plc shows that we have made
further progress. As we announced on 17 October 2023, we've changed the name
of the Group to better reflect who we are today and who we want to become. You
can read more about that and see our new look on the website
www.softwarecircle.com (http://www.softwarecircle.com) . We kept the logo
similar, so it's easier to change our Grafenia tattoos.

 

Currently we are home to a stable of five software business units across
multiple sectors (including Nettl Systems). Our portfolio of businesses
operate within the following sectors: Graphics and Ecommerce, Finance,
Property and Care Management. Four of these were acquired during the latter
stages of the previous financial year. Having been successfully onboarded, we
are now seeing the benefits as they contribute to profitability. We thank all
of our teams for their continued efforts and hard work.

 

Our aspiration is to become serial acquirers of Vertical Market Software
businesses. To that end, we still have much work to do. Though we have most
definitely achieved 'Phase 1' success and we are looking forward to what's to
come.

 

For the year so far, our focus has been on onboarding our newly acquired
businesses and welcoming the talented people that run them. Helping to
implement the business systems and processes that we think can drive organic
growth in each of our operating units. Benchmarking key performance metrics,
providing focus, structure and know-how around operational best practice.
We're seeing some encouraging results from that activity.

 

In addition, we've been preparing the business to scale. As we look to bring
further acquisitions into the group, it's vital that we can operate with the
same efficiency and effectiveness as we do now. Our focus for 'Phase 2'.

 

Trading Results and Cash from Continuing Operations

With our newly acquired businesses contributing in full for the interim
period, revenue from continuing operations rose to £8.25m (2022: £4.97m) an
increase of 66%.

 

Gross profit rose to £5.07m (2022: £2.02m) and our gross margin percentage
increased to 61.4% (2022: 40.7%). As the profile of our business changes, so
do our profit margins. More of our revenue now comes from recurring revenues
for licence fees and services. As this continues to grow, the lower margin
product-led revenues become a smaller part of the overall group. We would
therefore expect the trend towards increasing gross margin percentage to
continue as we acquire more Vertical Market Software businesses.

 

As a result of the four acquisitions made, our total operating costs
increased, with staff costs of £2.46m (2022: £1.18m) and total other
operating charges increasing to £0.94m (2022: £0.85m). Those additional
costs came with additional revenues. Therefore, our EBITDA increased to a
profit of £1.61m (2022: loss £0.05m). Our operating loss from continuing
operations of £0.17m (2022: loss of £0.49m) is impacted by £1.65m (2022:
£0.33m) of non-cash amortisation charges on intangible assets, the increase
being driven by our acquisitions. Profitability has been further impacted by
an impairment of £1.42m against the amount receivable from Rymack Sign
Solutions Limited following the sale of Works Manchester Limited in May 2022.
Despite ongoing discussions, in the absence of a resolution to date,
confidence in receiving payment in full has been further reduced. This has led
to a pre-tax loss of £1.88m (2022: £0.54m).

 

At 30 September 2023, the Company had cash of £18.71m (2022: £5.01m) and
debt of £12.05m (2022: £8.29m). The increase in cash and reduction in debt
from 31 March balances of £1.99m cash and £18.72m debt follows the issue of
additional share capital in September, raising £23.15m after issue costs.
£6.61m was subsequently used to repurchase certain of the Company's bonds
with a nominal value of £7.50m, including the accrued interest.

 

Our operating activities generated £1.19m of cash (2022: utilised £0.29m) as
our newly acquired business units contributed for the full interim period.

 

Capital expenditure was £0.60m (2022: £0.18m). Almost all of this amount was
invested in the ongoing development of our platforms which underpin operations
and ongoing revenue streams across our business units.

 

Trading Review

£3.75m of revenue was generated by our four acquisitions and collectively,
they are growing organically and tracking ahead of valuation expectations. On
current trajectory, overall EBITDA would be 15% ahead of our valuation
expectations, increasing the return on capital employed from 16% to 19%,
including deal costs.

 

Those improvements have been driven by increased topline performance and
efficiencies through the addition of business processes and systems, leading
to a reduced cost base. We've improved the sales performance of most of our
business units versus like-for-like performance last year. Organic growth
across our four acquisitions was 12% versus the same period in the previous
year.  The highest being 16% the lowest being 6%.

 

Non recurring revenues from our Graphics and Ecommerce division, have however
been affected by a reduction in business confidence. £4.50m (2022: £4.97m)
of total revenue was generated by our Nettl Systems business. A 9.5% decrease
of £0.47m. The nature of the product revenue that the platform generates
makes it more susceptible to the macroeconomic environment. The drop in
revenue has been driven primarily by a downturn in products our partners buy
at wholesale prices - like signage, printing and promo goods. Sales of outdoor
event materials during June - August, were particularly hard hit.

 

However, the reduction in product revenue through the platform today, given
the sale of Works Manchester, has a lesser impact on Nettl System's overall
profitability, when compared to prior periods. Recurring licence fees and
subscription revenue for the Nettl systems platform and services like SEO,
Websites, Hosting and Social Media remain in line with expectations.

 

As a group we continue to drive an increase in revenues that are recurring in
nature, now contributing 60% of the Group's total revenue. The vast majority
of revenue streams in businesses we look to acquire are recurring and
therefore, as we add more to the Group, that percentage is likely to increase
further.

 

 

Outlook

Although the dip in revenue from our Nettl Systems business slightly dents our
revenue run-rate, overall, trading and profitability remains in line with
management expectations.

 

Our search for vertical market software businesses continues as we look to
quickly, but effectively, deploy the funds from our recent fundraise on
acquisitions that meet our criteria. In that regard, our deal flow continues
to look healthy. We currently are in exclusive discussions with acquisition
targets with a collective turnover of approximately £3.6m and an adjusted
EBITDA of £1.2m. These are progressing through the due diligence process. We
will continue to update the market as our acquisition strategy progresses.

 

 

 

 

 

Jan
Mohr
Gavin Cockerill

Chairman
Chief Executive Officer

27 November 2023

Unaudited Interim Results for the period ended 30 September 2023

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 30 September 2023

 

                                                                    Unaudited      Unaudited                             Unaudited               Unaudited      Audited                   Audited                 Audited
                                                              Note  Six months to  Six months to                         Six months to           Six months to  Year ended                Year ended              Year ended

                                                                    30 September   30 September                          30 September            30 September   31 March                  31 March                31 March

                                                                    2023           2022                                  2022                    2022           2023                      2023                    2023
                                                                    £000           £000                                  £000                    £000           £000                      £000                    £000
                                                                    Total          Continuing operation                  Discontinued operation  Total          Continuing operation      Discontinued operation  Total
 Revenue                                                      3     8,247          4,969                                 870                     5,839          11,677                    870                     12,547
 Raw materials and consumables used                                 (3,181)        (2,946)                               (235)                   (3,181)        (5,927)                   (235)                   (6,162)
 Gross profit                                                       5,066          2,023                                 635                     2,658          5,750                     635                     6,385
 Staff costs                                                        (2,460)        (1,179)                               (417)                   (1,596)        (3,471)                   (417)                   (3,888)
 Doubtful debt expense                                              (54)           (49)                                  (10)                    (59)           (68)                      (10)                    (78)
 Other operating charges                                            (941)          (848)                                 (155)                   (1,003)        (1,806)                   (155)                   (1,961)
 Earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortisation        1,611          (53)                                  53                      -              405                       53                      458

 Depreciation and amortisation                                6     (1,784)        (440)                                 -                       (440)          (1,556)                   -                       (1,556)
 Operating loss                                                     (173)          (493)                                 53                      (440)          (1,151)                   53                      (1,098)

 Impairment of assets                                         7     (1,419)        -                                     -                       -              (805)                     -                       (805)

 Financial income                                                   74             54                                    -                       54             135                       -                       135
 Financial expenses                                           4     (979)          (96)                                  (21)                    (117)          (830)                     (21)                    (851)
 Value adjustment on bond settlement                          10    622            -                                     -                       -              -                         -                       -
 Net financing expense                                              (283)          (42)                                  (21)                    (63)           (695)                     (21)                    (716)

 Loss before tax                                                    (1,875)        (535)                                 32                      (503)          (2,651)                   32                      (2,619)
 Taxation                                                           292            51                                    -                       51             1,243                     -                       1,243
 Loss for the period                                                (1,583)        (484)                                 32                      (452)                   (1,408)          32                      (1,376)
 Re-measurement to fair value on discontinued operations

                                                                    -              -                                     (235)                   (235)           -                         (235)                   (235)
 Total comprehensive loss for the period                            (1,583)        (484)                                 (203)                   (687)          (1,408)                   (203)                   (1,611)
 Earnings per share                                           5     (1.28)p        (0.42)p                               (0.18)p                 (0.60)p        (1.23)p                   (0.18)p                 (1.41)p

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

at 30 September 2023

                                                      Unaudited           Unaudited          Audited

                                              Note   30 September 2023   30 September 2022   31 March

                                                                                             2023
                                                     £000                £000                £000
 Non-current assets
 Property, plant and equipment                       1,266               972                 1,384
 Intangible assets                            6      15,217              1,233               16,266
 Deferred consideration receivable            7      -                   1,804               -
 Total non-current assets                            16,483              4,009               17,650

 Current assets
 Inventories                                         28                  26                  31
 Trade and other receivables                  8      2,320               1,329               2,137
 Deferred consideration receivable            7      350                 618                 1,698
 Prepayments                                         153                 106                 110
 Cash and cash equivalents                           18,707              5,008               1,994
 Total current assets                                21,558              7,087               5,970

 Total assets                                        38,041              11,096              23,620

 Current liabilities

 Trade and other payables                     9      1,605               1,012               1,817
 Deferred income                              9      223                 -                   186
 Other interest-bearing loans and borrowings  10     4,247               386                  3,879
 Total current liabilities                           6,075               1,398               5,882

 Non-current liabilities
 Other interest-bearing loans and borrowings  10     7,798               7,900               14,837
 Deferred tax liabilities                            1,681               -                   1,973
 Total non-current liabilities                       9,479               7,900               16,810
 Total liabilities                                   15,554              9,298               22,692

 Net assets                                          22,487              1,798               928

 Equity
 Share capital                                11     3,901               1,145               1,145
 Share premium                                11     28,255              7,866               7,866
 Merger reserve                                      838                 838                 838
 Retained earnings                                   (10,709)            (8,202)             (9,126)
 Translation reserve                                 114                 63                  117
 Share based payment reserve                         88                  88                  88
 Total equity                                        22,487              1,798               928

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity

for the six months ended 30 September 2023

 

                                                                                 Share     Share Premium  Merger    Retained   Share based payment reserve  Translation reserve

                                                                                 Capital                  Reserve   earnings                                                     Total
                                                                                 £000      £000           £000      £000       £000                         £000                 £000

 Opening shareholders' funds at 1 April 2022                                     1,145     7,866          838       (7,515)    88                           66                   2,488
 Loss and total comprehensive income for the period from continuing operation    -         -              -         (484)      -                            -                    (484)
 Loss and total comprehensive income for the period from discontinued operation  -         -              -         (203)      -                            -                    (203)
 Share option reserve                                                            -         -              -         -          -                            (3)                  (3)

 Closing shareholders' funds at 30 September 2022                                1,145     7,866          838       (8,202)    88                           63                   1,798

 Loss and total comprehensive income for the period                              -         -              -         (924)      -                            -                    (924)
 Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries                            -         -              -         -          -                            54                   54

 Closing shareholders' funds at 31 March 2023                                    1,145     7,866          838       (9,126)    88                           117                  928

 Loss and total comprehensive income for the period                              -         -              -         (1,583)    -                            -                    (1,583)
 Retranslation of net assets of overseas subsidiaries                            -         -              -         -          -                            (3)                  (3)
 Shares issued in the period                                                     2,756     20,669         -         -          -                            -                    23,425
 Costs associated with shares issued                                             -         (280)          -         -          -                            -                    (280)

 Closing shareholders' funds at 30 September 2023                                3,901     28,255         838       (10,709)   88                           114                  22,487

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

for the six months ended 30 September 2023

                                                                               Unaudited  Unaudited  Audited
                                                                               Half year  Half year  Full year

                                                                                2023       2022       2023
                                                                         Note  £000       £000       £000
 Cash flows from operating activities
 Loss for the period                                                           (1,583)    (484)      (1,408)
 Adjustments for:
 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment                               6     1,784      440        1,556
 Loss on disposal of plant and equipment                                       (15)       -          4
 Net finance expense                                                           283        42         695
 Bad debt expense                                                              54         49         68
 Foreign exchange loss                                                         (12)       -          51
 Tax income                                                                    (292)      (51)       (1,243)
 Impairment of consideration receivables                                 7     1,419      -          805
 Operating cash flow before changes in working capital and provisions          1,638      (4)        528
 Change in trade and other receivables                                         (280)      149        19
 Change in inventories                                                         3          3          (2)
 Change in trade and other payables                                            (175)      (519)      (413)
 Cash generated/ (utilised) by operations                                      1,186      (371)      132
 Interest paid                                                                 5          2          5
 R&D tax (paid)/received                                                       -          (21)       67
 Net cash inflow / (outflow) from operating activities from continuing         1,191      (390)      204
 operation
 Net cash inflow from operating activities from discontinued operation         -          104        104
 Net cash inflow / (outflow) from operating activities                         1,191      (286)      308
 Cash flows from investing activities
 Proceeds from sale of subsidiary                                              -          100        100
 Acquisition of plant and equipment                                            (22)       (2)        (60)
 Disposal of plant and equipment                                               16         -          1
 Capitalised development expenditure                                     6     (596)      (175)      (390)
 Payment of deferred consideration                                             (182)
 Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash                                       -          -          (8,367)
 Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operation               (784)      (77)       (8,716)
 Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operation             -          -          -
 Net cash used in investing activities                                         (784)      (77)       (8,716)
 Cash flows from financing activities
 Proceed from share issue                                                11    23,425     -          -
 Costs associated with share issued                                            (280)      -          -
 Proceeds from loans                                                           -          4,250      9,520
 Repayment of loans                                                      10    (6,655)    (150)      (305)
 Interest payment of loan                                                      (84)
 Capital payment of lease liabilities                                          (66)       (56)       (117)
 Interest payment of lease liabilities                                         (33)       (31)       (63)
 Net cash inflow from financing activities from continuing operation           16,307     4,013      9,035
 Net cash outflow from financing activities from discontinued operation        -          (95)       (95)
 Net cash inflow from financing activities                                     16,307     3,918      8,940
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations          16,714     3,546      523
 Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents                              (1)        (9)        -
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations        -          9          9
 Cash and cash equivalents at start of period                                  1,994      1,462      1,462
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                    18,707     5,008      1,994

 

 

 

 

Notes

(forming part of the interim financial statements)

1        Basis of preparation

Software Circle plc (Previously known as Grafenia plc) (the "Company") is a
company incorporated and domiciled in the UK.

 

These financial statements do not include all information required for full
annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 March
2023. Those accounts have been reported on by the Company's auditors and
delivered to the Registrar of Companies.  The report of the auditors was: (i)
unqualified; (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the
auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report;
and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006.

 

These interim financial statements are prepared on the same basis as the
financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023, in which our full set
of accounting policies, including critical judgements and key sources of
estimation uncertainty, can be found.

 

The Directors review a two-year forecast when approving the interim financial
statements to ensure that adequate cash resources are in operational existence
to support trading for the foreseeable future.

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the
Board of Directors on 24 November 2023.

2        Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed consolidated
interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in
its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

3        Segmental information

As discussed in the latest consolidated financial statements for the year
ended 31 March 2023, following the change in strategy of the Group the format
of the segmental reporting has been updated.

This disclosure correlates with the information which is presented to the
Board, which reviews revenue and EBITDA by segment. The Group's costs, finance
income, tax charges, non-current liabilities, net assets and capital
expenditure are only reviewed by the Board at a consolidated level and
therefore have not been allocated between segments in the analysis below.

 

Analysis by location of revenue

                                     UK & Ireland

                                     £000              Europe   Other   Total

                                                       £000     £000    £000
 Six months ended 30 September 2023  7,981             64       202     8,247
 Six months ended 30 September 2022  5,653             103      83      5,839
 Year ended 31 March 2023            11,845            284      418     12,547

Revenue generated outside the UK is attributable to partners in Belgium,
France, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the USA. No single customer
provided the Group with over 2% of its revenue.

 

DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE AND EBITDA

The disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers is as follows:

                                   Graphics &      Professional  Healthcare  Property  Discontinued Operation  Total

 Year ended 30 September 2023      Ecommerce       Services      £000        £000      £000                    £000

                                   £000            £000
 Licence and subscription revenue  1,753           634           1,295       756       -                       4,438
 Product and service revenue       3,705           82            20          2         -                       3,809
 Total Revenue                     5,458           716           1,315       758       -                       8,247
 Divisional contribution           787             426           400         499       -                       2,112
 Central Overhead                                                                                              (501)
 EBITDA                                                                                                        1,611

 

                                   Graphics &      Professional  Healthcare  Property  Discontinued Operation  Total

 Year ended 30 September 2022      Ecommerce       Services      £000        £000      £000                    £000

                                   £000            £000
 Licence and subscription revenue  1,074           -             -           -         -                       1,074
 Product and service revenue       3,895           -             -           -         870                     4,765
 Total Revenue                     4,969           -             -           -         870                     5,839
 Divisional contribution           456             -             -           -         53                      509
 Central Overhead                                                                                              (509)
 EBITDA                                                                                                        -

 

 

4          Finance expense

 

                                                               Unaudited   Unaudited   Audited

                                                               Half year   Half year   Full year

                                                                2023        2022        2023

                                                               £000        £000        £000
 Lease interest                                                33          55          83
 Bearer bond interest                                          744         85          644
 Loan interest                                                 19          30          6
 Foreign exchange gains / (losses)                             10          (53)        13
 Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration               173         -           105
 Total finance expense                                         979         117         851
 Total finance expense attributable to continuing operation    979         96          830
 Total finance expense attributable to discontinued operation  -           21          21

 

 

 

 

5          Earnings per share

The calculations of earnings per share are based on the following profits and
numbers of shares:

 

                                                       Unaudited                    Unaudited                    Audited

                                                       Six months to 30 September   Six months to 30 September   Year ended 31 March

                                                        2023                        2022                         2023
                                                       £000                         £000                         £000
 Loss for the period from continuing operations        (1,583)                      (484)                        (1,408)
 Loss for the period from discontinued operations      -                            (203)                        (203)
 Total loss after taxation for the financial year      (1,583)                      (687)                        (1,611)

 Weighted average number of shares in issue            123,605,283                  114,490,828                  114,490,828
 Basic earnings per share                              (1.28)p                      (0.60)p                      (1.41)p
 Basic earnings per share from continuing operation    (1.28)p                      (0.42)p                      (1.23)p
 Basic earnings per share from discontinued operation  -                            (0.18)p                      (0.18)p

 

Share options had no dilutive effect on the weighted average number of shares
and therefore no diluted earnings per share have been stated.

 

6          Intangible assets

                                          Domains       Software  Development  Customer  Technology  Goodwill  Other  Total

                                          & brand                 costs        Lists
                                          £000          £000      £000         £000      £0000       £000      £000   £000

 Cost
 Balance at 30 September 2022             363           4,544     5,178        675       -           138       162    11,060
 Additions - internally developed         -             -         215          -         -           -         -      215
 Addition through subsidiary acquisition  -             -         -            4,517     10,792      497       -      15,806
 Balance at 31 March 2023                 363           4,544     5,393        5,192     10,792      635       162    27,081
 Additions - internally developed         -             -         596          -         -           -         -      596
 Balance at 30 September 2023             363           4,544     5,989        5,192     10,792      635       162    27,677

 Amortisation and impairment

 Balance at 30 September 2022             348           4,418     4,294        623       -           12        132    9,827
 Amortisation                             1             65        219          120       583         -         -      988
 Balance at 31 March 2023                 349           4,483     4,513        743       583         12        132    10,815
 Amortisation                             1             36        223          243       1,140       -         2      1,645
 Balance at 30 September 2023

                                          350           4,519     4,736        986       1,723       12        134    12,460

 Net book value

 At 30 September 2022                     15            126       884          52        -           126       30     1,233
 At 31 March 2023                         14            61        880          4,449     10,209      623       30     16,266
 At 30 September 2023                     13            25        1,253        4,206     9,069       623       28     15,217

 

7          Deferred consideration receivable

 

                                              Unaudited   Unaudited   Audited

                                              Half year   Half year   Full year

                                               2023        2022        2023

                                              £000        £000        £000
 Receivable within one year                   350         618         1,698
 Receivable after one year                    -           1,804       -
 Total deferred consideration receivable      350         2,422       1,698

 

Consideration is receivable from Rymack Sign Solutions Limited following the
sale of Works Manchester Limited on 31 May 2022. The total outstanding
consideration is £2,809,973. The carrying value of £350,000 is net of a
further impairment of £1,419,000. An initial impairment of £805,000 was
initially recognised in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March
2023 as a result of a missed instalment on 31 May 2023. Despite ongoing
discussions, in the absence of a resolution to date, confidence in receiving
payment in full has been further reduced.

8        Trade and other receivables

 

                                                                            Unaudited                                                                      Unaudited                                                  Audited

                                                                                       Half year                                                                        Half                                          Full year
                                                                            2023                        £000                                               year

                                                                                                                                                           2022                        £000                            2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      £000
 Trade receivables                                                          2,970                                                                          2,181                                                      2,799
 Less provision for trade receivables                                       (1,103)                                                                        (1,031)                                                    (1,153)
 Trade receivables net                                                      1,867                                                                          1,150                                                      1,646
 Total financial assets other than cash and cash equivalents classified at  1,867                                                                          1,150                                                      1,646
 amortised cost

 Corporation tax                                                            193                                                                            72                                                         155
 Other receivables                                                          260                                                                            107                                                        336
 Total Other receivables                                                    453                                                                            179                                                        491
 Total trade and other receivables                                          2,320                                                                          1,329                                                      2,137

9        Trade and other payables
                                                                            Unaudited                                                                      Unaudited                                                  Audited

                                                                                       Half year                                                                        Half                                          Full year

                                                                          2023                        £000                                               year

 Current liabilities                                                                                                                                       2022                        £000                            2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      £000
 Trade payables                                                             443                                                                            686                                                        700
 Accruals                                                                   320                                                                            183                                                        428
 Other liabilities                                                          842                                                                            143                                                        689
 Total financial liabilities, excluding 'non-current' loans and borrowings
 classified as financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

                                                                            1,605                                                                          1,012                                                      1,817
 Deferred Income                                                            223                                                                            -                                                          186
 Total trade and other payables                                             1,828                                                                          1,012                                                      2,003

10      Borrowings

 

                                            Unaudited   Unaudited   Audited

                                            Half year   Half year   Full year

 Current liabilities                         2023        2022        2023

                                            £000        £000        £000
 Lease liabilities                          138         116         120
 Loans                                      315         270         279
 Deferred and contingent consideration      3,794       -           3,480
                                            4,247       386         3,879

 Non-current liabilities
 Lease liabilities                          867         830         951
 Loans                                      177         465         324
 Bearer bonds                               5,894       6,605       12,381
 Deferred and contingent consideration      860         -           1,181
                                            7,798       7,900       14,837

 

On 26 September 2023 the Company repurchased Bearer Bonds with a nominal value
of £7.50m for £6.53m plus accrued interest of £0.08m. The carrying value at
the date of repurchase was £7.23m, resulting in a value adjustment on bond
settlement of £0.62m.

 

11        Share capital and share premium

                                               Number of shares  Share Capital  Share premium

                                                                 £000           £000
 Opening balance 1 October 2022                114,490,828       1,145          7,866
 Share issue in the period                     -                 -              -
 Balance on 31 March 2023                      114,490,828       1,145          7,866
 Share issue in the period                      275,592,478      2,756          20,669
 Transaction costs arising on share issue      -                 -              (280)
 Balance on 30 September 2023                  390,083,306       3,901          28,255

 

The company issued 154,705,874 shares on 20 September 2023 and 120,886,604 on
29 September 2023 with a nominal value of £0.01 each at an issue price of
£0.085, raising a total of £23.15m after issue costs of £0.28m.

 

 

12        Dividend

 

The Directors are not declaring an Interim Dividend (2022: Nil).

 

 

13        Related Party Transactions

 

On 29 August 2023 the Company announced a fundraising to raise a total of up
to approximately £27.9 million (before expenses), comprising a conditional
placing and subscription, supported by new and existing investors, and a
conditional open offer to qualifying shareholders at 8.5p per share.

 

As announced on 29 August 2023 Investmentaktiengesellschaft für Langfristige
Investoren TGV and Value Focus Beteilgungs GmbH, substantial shareholders in
the Company, subscribed for 79,411,764 ordinary shares and 76,470,588 ordinary
shares respectively, which constitute related party transactions under the AIM
Rules. Matthias Riechert, a director of the Company, subscribed for 2,352,940
ordinary shares. Chapters Group AG, a company in which Jan-Hendrik Mohr,
Chairman of Software Circle plc, acts as CEO, subscribed for 23,529,410
ordinary shares.

 

On 29 September 2023, the following directors purchased shares in the Company
at a price of 8.5p each as part of the open offer to existing shareholders:

                    Number of shares
 Gavin Cockerill    46,259
 Richard Lightfoot  467,646
 Simon Barrell      42,678
 Conrad Bona        1,294,118

 

 

On 26 September 2023 the Company repurchased Bearer Bonds with nominal value
of £2,300,000 from Chapters Group AG for £2,001,000 plus accrued interest of
£25,639. The terms for repurchase offered were equal to those offered to all
other bond holders.

 

 

 

 

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