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RNS Number : 3407L  Strip Tinning Holdings PLC  05 September 2023

5 September 2023

Strip Tinning Holdings plc

("Strip Tinning" or the "Company")

Interim Results

Strip Tinning Holdings plc (AIM: STG), a leading supplier of specialist
connection systems to the automotive sector, is pleased to announce its
unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2023(1).

Key Financials:

·      Total Revenues of £5.6m (H1 2022: £4.7m)

·      Glazing product sales up 23% to £5m (H1 2022: £4.1m)

·      EV product sales of £0.6m (H1 2022: £0.6m)

·      Combined Gross Margin of £1.5m /26.7% (H1 2022: £0.4m / 8.8%)

·      Adjusted(2) EBITDA of £0.05m (H1 2022: loss of £1.6m)

·      Cash generation from operations of £0.1m (H1 2022: -£3.5m); cash
balance of £0.7m with no draw down against the CID facility

·      Basic EPS(3) of (2.85)p versus H1 2022 (17.8)p

·      The Board remains confident of meeting market expectations for FY23

Operational updates:

·      Completion of new production line for flexible printed circuits
("FPCs")

·      Production line benefitted from the £1.4m of funding provided
under the Advanced Propulsion Centre's ("APC") Scale-up Readiness Validation
("SuRV") scheme, awarded in September 2022

·      Transfer and re-layout of Connectors production into a single
building completed, improving productivity

·      Multiple further improvements including automation projects,
improved ERP functionality, implementation of EDI with our customers, cross
training and improved communications

Adam Robson, Executive Chair of Strip Tinning, commented: "I am pleased to be
able to report the significant turnaround that the Company has achieved over
the last 12 months and the positive outlook we see ahead.

Over the past year, we have focussed on strengthening our business and
enhancing our capabilities. We are pleased with the platform for growth that
has been developed. Converting these growth prospects into production
nominations is now a key priority.

To capitalise to the maximum extent possible on the growth opportunities we
see ahead of us and to fully satisfy our customers with delivery of the new
production nominations we have won, we plan to continue to ramp-up our
investments in people, including engineering, project management, quality
sourcing and sales.  We remain optimistic about our promising sales pipelines
for EV and Glazing beyond 2023, with potential new profitable nominations in
the near future."

(1) Comparative numbers for the half year to 30 June 2002 are for Strip
Tinning Limited.

(2) Adjusted for FX impacts, share based payments, restructuring and IPO
exceptionals

(3) Based on weighted average number of shares in the period

 

 

 Enquiries:
 Strip Tinning Holdings plc                                  Via Alma PR

 Adam Robson, Exec Chair

 Richard Barton, Chief Executive Officer

 Adam Le Van, Chief Financial Officer
 Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker)  +44 (0) 20 7496 3000

 Rick Thompson

 James Fischer
 Alma PR (Financial PR)                                      striptinning@almapr.co.uk

 Josh Royston                                                +44 (0) 20 3405 0205

 Joe Pederzolli

 

 

A copy of this announcement will be available to view on the Company's website
at www.striptinning.com (http://www.striptinning.com/) .

Chief Executive's Report

Introduction

I am pleased to be able to report in these results the significant turnaround
that the Company has achieved over the last 12 months and the positive outlook
we see ahead.

Our key financial metric is Adjusted EBITDA and this has been positive in each
of the first six months (H1) of 2023, totalling £0.05m (H1 2022: -£1.6m) a
very significant improvement over 2022.  The Board is confident that the
Company will meet market expectations for the Full Year.

We have also been pleased with our cash performance in H1.  Cash generated
from operations was near break-even at £0.1m (H1 2022: -£3.5m) and as at
30(th) June we had no draw-down on our CID facility.   We have taken this
opportunity to change CID provider to one that gives us lower costs and
preferential lending criteria which has improved our actual available credit
to about £1.2m based on our current customer receivables book.

There have been a number of key drivers of the improvement in EBITDA, the most
significant of which are:

·      Increased sales with £5.6m being reported in H1 2023 (H1 2022:
£4.7m);

·      The price increases we agreed with customers during 2022;

·      The leadership of the strengthened senior management team, working
under Mark Perrins, our MD who joined us in March 2022; and

·      The improvements in productivity, quality and customer service that
the team are delivering.

It has been gratifying to see the results of the many improvements we have
made to the business being reflected in both our financial results and in our
new business pipeline, a key indicator of customer satisfaction.  We are now
a significantly healthier and more developed Company compared to a year ago.
We have grown stronger by successfully navigating through the challenging
obstacles and severe headwinds of 2022, which included the Russian invasion of
Ukraine, shortages of materials, intense inflationary pressures and the
aftermath of COVID.  Consequently, we are better placed than ever to
capitalise on the increasing momentum we see across the business and our
markets.

As ever, I must also thank all of our employees for their determined efforts
that have brought us this far and who are the foundation of our successes,
past and future.

Market Opportunity

In both the markets we serve, we are seeing an improved market position with
strong customer demand and our enhanced competitiveness is opening the door to
accelerating growth.

The market for EV battery packs continues to grow at very high rates,
supported by the governments' determination to address climate change,
consumer enthusiasm and the strategic drive of the automotive industry.  For
H1 2023, registrations in Europe(4)  (EU, EFTA and UK) of battery electric
powered vehicles (full and hybrid) grew by 27.2% year on year (and by 45.0%
for full BEVs) meaning that 47.3% of all vehicles registered in this period
contained a battery pack.  Similar high growth rates are being seen in the
mid-market which is our primary target market.  In the truck market,
registrations in Europe(5)  (EU, EFTA and UK) of battery electric powered
vehicles (full and hybrid) grew by 385% year on year (although the total share
remains low at 1.8% of all vehicles sold in H1 2023). Investment in new
electric mobility and delivery vehicles, from autonomous delivery vans to
e-VTOL aircraft continues apace.  These mid-market customers are highly
attracted to working with European suppliers such as Strip Tinning who can
provide local, highly responsive, full service, engineered solutions for their
battery pack developments.

For our Glazing connectors business, we benefit from having a high share of
higher specification vehicles that we supply onto (including many BEVs), so by
capitalising on the higher volume growth rates seen in these vehicle
categories as well as higher product prices based on enhanced electrical
functionality within the glazing products.  Year on year Glazing sales growth
in H1 was 23.5% which is higher than the overall growth of 17.6% in vehicle
registrations, which is encouraging.  We are seeing a two tier structure
appear in the industry supply base in Europe with commodity products being
increasingly sourced from Asia, whilst the supply base for higher value added
products, on which we are focussed, has seen a contraction with smaller
competitors leaving the industry and very large competitors refocussing on
other larger market segments (such as battery packs).

(4) ACEA New Passenger Car Registration 19 July 2023
https://www.acea.auto/files/20230719_PRPC_2306-FINAL.pdf

(5) ACEA New Commercial Vehicle Registration 27 July 2023
https://www.acea.auto/files/20230727_PRCV_Q1-Q2_2023.pdf

 

Review of Operations

Our operations continue to benefit from the integrated sales, engineering,
programme management, purchasing, quality, production and HR team which
operates across our site, optimising the skills of the team and the transfer
of capabilities and capacity between our two lines of business.

EV

The major step forward made in the first half of 2023 has been the completion
of our new production line for flexible printed circuits (FPCs), used
primarily in our Cell Contact Systems ("CCS") but also increasingly for high
end Glazing connectors.   This line benefitted from the £1.4m of funding
provided under the Advanced Propulsion Centre's ("APC") Scale-up Readiness
Validation ("SuRV") scheme which was awarded to us in September 2022.  The
line has a capacity of around 180,000 units per annum, depending on the
dimensions of the pieces.  The new factory layout has this FPC line adjacent
to the laminate busbar production line and both lead directly into the CCS
assembly and test operations.  Investment in these facilities continues, in
particular, as we enhance our laser assembly capabilities - requirement is
currently estimated at £1.8 million.  The total value will depend on the
exact size and terms of nominations received over the coming months.

We also continue to engage with a growing number of mid-market actual and
prospective customers.   We are today producing production parts for two
active customer CCS programmes and samples for multiple programmes in
development.  Total revenues from these activities in H1 were £0.6m (H12022:
£0.6m).

Our pipeline for new EV programmes is developing strongly, with leads
exceeding our ability to respond in all cases, a factor that emphasises the
value of our strict mid-market focus and the significance of our plans to
further grow our people resources.  At the end of the half year, our Top 15
sales leads (based on strength of engagement) had a total annualised sales
value of £88m, with typical annual sales ranging from £1m to £10m+ and with
production nomination dates ranging from 2023 to 2026.  We remain optimistic
that we will be able to announce a next major EV nomination in Q3.

We announced last August the notice purporting to terminate our contract with
a Croatian electric vehicle technology innovator for the supply of cell
management systems to a leading German OEM.  We believe we have reached an
amicable settlement with this customer which leaves us free of any further
costs arising from this dispute.

Glazing

Sales in H1 were £5.1m (H1 2022: £4.1m) which was ahead of our expectations.
 This growth is the net outcome of increased prices and demand partially
offset by reduced volumes and we have (in agreement with our customers) been
stopping production of loss making products.  These changes will be completed
in H2 2023 and as a result we expect sales in H2 to be lower than in H1 2023.
 However, gross margins have improved, from 8.6% in H1 2022 to 27.1% in H1
2023 and further improvement is expected in H2 2023 despite the decline in
sales.

Throughout 2022 and into 2023, we have been working on a lean turnaround of
our Glazing operations and we are pleased with the progress made which has
been a further contributor to the improving gross margins.  The most obvious
manifestation of these improvements has been the transfer and re-layout of
Connectors production into a single building, which has improved productivity
and when combined with selective investments to reduce bottle necks has
allowed us to stop our night shift production (leaving this to provide a
future capacity increase of up to 50%).  In addition to this change there
have been multiple other improvements including automation projects, improved
ERP functionality, implementation of EDI with our customers, cross training
and improved communications.  In aggregate, our production headcount is now
90 lower than its peak level in November 2023 and we expect to see further
rationalisation in H2 2023.

The Glazing business is now looking to return to growth with new production
nominations being won or in the pipeline.  We are intent on delivering growth
in both sales and margins through a focus on higher value added products and
our selective pipeline for these types of products is developing strongly.
 At the end of the half year, our top 15 leads (based on strength of
engagement) had a total annualised sales value of £2.9m with production
nominations expected over the next 12 months.  We are optimistic that this
will deliver net Glazing sales growth in 2024 from its low point in H2 2023.

Outlook

For the full year 2023, the Board remains confident of meeting market
expectations.

Over the past year, we have focussed on strengthening our business and
enhancing our capabilities. We are pleased with the platform for growth that
has been developed.   Converting these growth prospects into production
nominations is a key priority.

To capitalise to the maximum extent possible on the growth opportunities we
see ahead of us and to fully satisfy our customers with delivery of the new
production nominations we have won, we plan to continue to ramp-up our
investments in people, including engineering, project management, quality
sourcing and sales.  Consequently, we do not expect to deliver profitability
ahead of expectations.

Looking beyond 2023, we are greatly encouraged by the strength of our new
sales pipelines for both EV and Glazing and we expect to be able to announce
material profitable new sales nominations over the coming months.

 

 Financial Review

                                      £'000    £'000
                                      H1 2023  H1 2022
 Glazing product sales                5,050    4,089
 EV product sales                     596      588
 Total Revenues                       5,646    4,677
 Gross Margin                         1,512    410
 Gross Margin %                       26.7%    8.8%
 Adjusted EBITDA                      51       (1,636)
 Depreciation                         (544)    (687)
 Amortisation                         (34)     13
 FX                                   (17)     43
 Taxation fees                        (14)     -
 Reorganisation (Staff Exceptionals)  -        (91)
 Share Based Payments                 (90)     (62)
 IPO Exceptionals                     -        (382)
 Operating Profit / (Loss)            (648)    (2,802)
 Financing Costs                      (150)    (81)
 Tax                                  357      412
 Net Income                           (441)    (2,471)

 

Glazing sales were up 23% compared to H1 2022, with EV sales up over 40% on
the same period after stripping out sales attributable to the cancelled
Croatian EV contract.

The price rises achieved on the Glazing products combined with progress on
materials cost reductions and reduced direct headcount increased gross profit
by £1.1m in absolute terms, and gross margin from 8.8% to 26.7%.  Overheads
increased by 8% in H1 2023, reflecting continued investment in the EV business
and full period run rates compared to 2022. The benefit to the business is
deemed greater than the percentage increase indicates as the total increase
from new hires improving capability and effectiveness was partially offset by
combining other roles to improve efficiency, limiting the net headcount cost
increase. H1 2023 also benefited from £0.7m of SuRV Grant income.

The combination of an improving external market and the proactive actions
taken by the Company have led to a positive adjusted EBITDA for H1 2023 of
£0.05m, compared to an EBITDA loss of £1.6m in H1 2022.

Financing costs have increased due to asset finance investments and fees
associated with the CID facility, but the Company has benefited from high
R&D Tax Credit payments, evidencing the Knowledge Intensive Company status
held and additional patent applications are under active review.

Capital investment has been considerable, including for additional Clean
Rooms, Ink Jet Printer, upgraded Flexible Printed Circuit wet cell and
Automatic Optical Inspection unit to deliver industry leading capabilities.

The stock reduction between H1 2022 and H1 2023 is flattered by provisions
made at the 2022 year end, but real improvements have been made in H1 2023 and
true reductions in stock holdings are expected to continue in H2 2023, with
this a priority focus for management. Debtors have not increased in line with
sales growth due to improved debtor collections, with reduced overdues.

The Company has signed a new Confidential Invoice Discounting facility
("CID"). The key terms of the CID are a £1.5m facility limit, based on a 75%
advance rate against eligible debtors, at 2.85% above base rate. Cash stood at
£0.7m as at 30 June 2023, with no draw down against the CID facility. The
Company continues to benefit from the government grant award to assist with
the scale-up of the EV business and R&D Tax Credit claims.

 

 

 

Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income for the six months ended 30
June 2023

 

 

                                                      Note  Unaudited                             Unaudited

                                                              Six months ended 30 June            Six months ended 30 June

                                                             2023                                  2022
                                                            £'000                                 £'000

 Revenue                                              3     5,646                                 4,677

 Cost of sales                                              (4,134)                               (4,267)

 Gross profit                                               1,512                                 410

 Other operating income                               4     790                                   13

 Administrative expenses excluding exceptional costs        (2,950)                               (2,843)
 Exceptional IPO related expenses                     5     -                                     (382)

 Total administrative expenses                              (2,950)                               (3,225)

 Operating loss                                             (648)                                 (2,802)

 Finance costs                                              (150)                                 (81)

 Loss before taxation                                       (798)                                 (2,883)

 Taxation                                             6     357                                   412

 Loss and total comprehensive expense for the period

                                                            (441)                                 (2,471)

 Loss per share (pence)
 Basic and diluted                                    7     (2.85)                                (17.8)

 

 

Consolidated statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2023

 

                                 Notes      Unaudited 30 June 2023      Audited 31 December 2022          Unaudited 30 June 2022
                                            £'000                       £'000                             £'000
 ASSETS
 Non-current assets
 Intangible assets                          1,193                       1,277                             1,489
 Right-of-use assets                        1,201                       1,151                             1,287
 Property, plant and equipment              3,202                       2,950                             2,936
                                            5,596                       5,378                             5,712

 Current assets
 Inventories                                1,518                       1,848                             2,316
 Trade and other receivables                2,427                       3,381                             2,155
 Corporation tax receivable                 386                         559                               353
 Cash and cash equivalents                  736                         1,290                             3,134
                                            5,067                       7,078                             7,958

 Total assets                               10,663                      12,456                            13,670

 LIABILITIES
 Current liabilities
 Trade and other payables                   (1,766)                     (3,045)                           (1,678)
 Borrowings                                 (483)                       (553)                             (567)
 Lease liabilities                          (173)                       (182)                             (177)
                                            (2,422)                     (3,780)                           (2,422)

 Non-current liabilities
 Accruals and deferred income               (24)                        (37)                              (137)
 Borrowings                                 (846)                       (992)                             (945)
 Lease liabilities                          (1,064)                     (995)                             (1,099)
 Provisions                                 (233)                       (227)                             (222)
                                            (2,167)                     (2,251)                           (2,403)

 Total liabilities                          (4,589)                     (6,031)                           (4,825)

 Net assets                                 6,074                       6,425                             8,845

 EQUITY

 Share capital                   8          154                         154                               151
 Share premium account                      6,966                       6,966                             6,966
 Merger reserve                             (100)                       (100)                             (100)
 Other reserve                              (3)                         (3)                               -
 Retained earnings                          (943)                       (592)                             1,828
 Total equity                               6,074                       6,425                             8,845

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

 

                                                      Share         Share          Merger reserve  Other reserve  Retained earnings  Total equity

                                                      capital       premium
                                                      £'000         £'000          £'000           £'000          £'000              £'000

 At 1 January 2022                                    100           -              (100)           -              4,237              4,237

 Loss and total comprehensive expense for the period  -             -                                             (2,471)            (2,471)

 Shares issued in the period                          51            6,966          -               -              -                  7,017
 Share based payment                                  -             -              -               -              62                 62
 At 30 June 2022                                      151           6,966          (100)           -              1,828              8,845

 Loss and total comprehensive expense for the period  -             -              -               -              (2,454)            (2,454)

 Shares issued in the period                          3             -              -               (3)            -                  -
 Share based payment                                  -             -              -               -              34                 34

 At 31 December 2022                                  154           6,966          (100)           (3)            (592)              6,425

 Loss and total comprehensive expense for the period  -             -              -               -              (441)              (441)

 Share based payment                                  -             -              -               -              90                 90

 At 30 June 2023                                      154           6,966          (100)           (3)            (943)              6,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended 30 June 2023

 

                                                         Unaudited Six months ended 30 June 2023            Unaudited

                                                                                                            Six months ended 30 June 2022
                                                         £'000                                        £'000
 Cash flow from operating activities
 Loss for the financial period                           (441)                                        (2,471)
 Adjustment for:
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment           435                                          285
 Depreciation of right-of-use assets                     109                                          171
 Amortisation of intangible assets                       84                                           229
 Amortisation of government grants                       (49)                                         (13)
 Share based payment                                     90                                           62
 Finance costs                                           150                                          81
 Taxation credit                                         (357)                                        (412)
 Changes in working capital:
 Decrease/(increase) in inventories                      330                                          (302)
 Decrease in trade and other receivables                 954                                          1,623
 Decrease in trade and other payables                    (1,237)                                      (2,707)
 Cash generated from/(used in) operations                68                                           (3,454)
 Income tax received                                     530                                          -
 Net cash from/(used in) operating activities            598                                          (3,454)

 Cash flow from investing activities
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment               (604)                                        (132)

 Purchase of intangible assets                           -                                            (157)
 Net cash used in investing activities                   (604)                                        (289)

 

 Cash flow from financing activities
 Shares issued (net of issue costs)                                          -         7,017
 Interest paid                                                               (150)     (81)
 Payment of lease liabilities                                                (99)      (114)
 Repayment of bank loans                                                     (19)      -
 Repayment of capital element of hire purchase contracts                     (280)     (282)
 Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities                      (548)     6,540

 (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                            (554)     2,797

 Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period                    1,290     337

 Net cash and cash equivalents at end of the period (all cash balances)

                                                                             736       3,134

Notes to the interim consolidated financial statements for the six months
ended 30 June 2023

 

1.      Corporate information

Strip Tinning Holdings plc is a public company incorporated in the United
Kingdom. The registered address of the Company is Arden Business Park, Arden
Road, Frankley Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 0JA.

The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiary (the 'Group') is the
manufacture of automotive busbar, ancillary connectors and flexible printed
circuits.

2.      Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

This unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six
months ended 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2022 have been prepared in accordance
with UK adopted international accounting standards ("IFRS") including IAS 34
'Interim Financial Reporting'.

The accounting policies applied by the Group include those as set out in the
financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 and are consistent
with those to be used by the Group in its next financial statements for the
year ending 31 December 2023. There are no new standards, interpretations and
amendments which are not yet effective in these financial statements, expected
to have a material effect on the Group's future financial statements.

The financial information does not contain all of the information that is
required to be disclosed in a full set of IFRS financial statements. The
financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2022
is unreviewed and unaudited and does not constitute the Group's statutory
financial statements for those periods.

The comparative financial information for the full year ended 31 December 2022
has, however, been derived from the audited statutory financial statements for
Strip Tinning Holdings plc for that period. A copy of those statutory
financial statements has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The
auditor's report on those accounts was unqualified and did not contain a
statement under section 498(2)-(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

These policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented, unless
otherwise stated.

The interim financial information has been prepared under the historical cost
convention with the exception of fair value calculations applied in accounting
for share based payments. The financial information and the notes to the
historical financial information are presented in thousands of pounds sterling
('£'000'), the functional and presentation currency of the Group, except
where otherwise indicated.

Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational
existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the
financial information. In adopting the going concern basis for preparing the
financial statements, the directors have considered a base case going concern
model. The results of this model suggested that with the financing
arrangements available to the business and / or realistic mitigating actions,
the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. For
this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in
preparing the Group's financial information.

 

3.      Segmental and geographical destination reporting

 

IFRS 8, Operating Segments, requires operating segments to be identified on
the basis of internal reports that are regularly reviewed by the company's
chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker is
considered to be the executive Directors.

 

The operating segments are monitored by the chief operating decision maker and
strategic decisions are made on the basis of adjusted segment operating
results. All assets, liabilities and revenues are located in, or derived in,
the United Kingdom. In addition to the established automotive glazing products
business ('Glazing' segment), the Group has commenced the development and
initial sales of components for electric vehicle battery packs ('EV' segment)
which are expected to grow to be a material segment. Many of the Glazing
products are used on electric vehicles but these reman classified as Glazing
not EV products.  Separate management reporting and information is prepared
at a revenue and gross profit level only for the Glazing and EV segments as
follows:

 

                              Glazing  EV      Total
 6 months ended 30 June 2023  £'000    £'000   £'000

 Revenue                      5,050    596     5,646
 Cost of sales                (3,680)  (454)   (4,134)
 Gross profit                 1,370    142     1,512

 

 

 

                              Glazing  EV      Total
 6 months ended 30 June 2022  £'000    £'000   £'000

 Revenue                      4,089    588     4,677
 Cost of sales                (3,736)  (531)   (4,267)
 Gross profit                 353      59      412

 

 

Turnover with the largest customers (including customer groups) representing
in excess of 10% of total revenue in the period for 2 customers (2022: 3
customers) has been as follows:

                     Six months ended 30 June 2023      Six months ended 30 June 2022
                     £'000                              £'000
 Customer A          1,575                              908
 Customer B          711                                1,060
 Customer C          491                                555

 

All revenue arises at a point in time and relates to the sale of automotive
busbar, ancillary connectors and flexible printed circuit product. Turnover by
geographical destination is as follows:

 

                    Six months ended 30 June 2023          Six months ended 30 June 2022
                    £'000                                  £'000

 UK                 706                                    418
 Rest of Europe     2,738                                  2,842
 Rest of the World  2,202                                  1,417
                    5,646                                   4,677

 

 

 

4.      Other operating income

 

                                        Six months ended 30   June 2023            Six months ended 30 June 2022
                                        £'000                                      £'000

 Government revenue development grants  741                                        -
 Amortisation of capital grants         49                                         13
                                        790                                        13

 

The group was awarded a £1.484m UK innovation development grant in respect of
revenue expenditure with £741,000 recognised against eligible costs in the
period. £389,000 was recognised in the second half of 2022 with £354,000
expected to be recognised in the remainder of 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Exceptional costs

 

                    Six months ended 30  June 2023           Six months

                                                             ended 30 June 2022
                    £'000                                    £'000

 IPO related costs  -                                        382

 

The directors consider that the specific professional fees and costs incurred
in preparation for the IPO and connection with the admission process are
exceptional as they are non-recurring in nature and not related to the
underlying trading. The majority of the fees were recorded against the share
premium account as they relate to the new shares issued with the balance
expensed.

 

6.      Income tax

                                                    Six months ended 30 June 2023          Six months ended 30 June 2022
                                                    £'000                                  £'000

 Current tax:
 UK corporation tax                                 78                                     74
 Adjustments in respect of prior periods            279                                    -
 Total current tax credit                           357                                    74

 Deferred tax:
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences  -                                      338
                                                                                           -
 Total deferred tax credit                          -                                      338

 Total tax credit                                   357                                    412

The credit for the period can be reconciled to the loss for the period as
follows:

                                                                        Six months ended 30 June 2023      Six months ended 30 June 2022
                                                                        £'000                              £'000

 Loss before taxation                                                   (798)                              (2,883)

 Income tax calculated at 22% (2022: 19%)                               (176)                              (548)
 Expenses not deductible                                                20                                 88
 Enhanced research and development allowances

                                                                        (12)                               (32)
 Enhanced capital allowances                                            (20)                               (6)
 Deferred tax not recognised                                            110                                220
 Adjustments in respect of prior periods                                (279)                              -
 Effect of differing deferred tax and current period tax rates

                                                                        -                                  (134)
 Total tax credit                                                       (357)                              (412)

The tax rate used to calculate deferred tax is 25% at 30 June 2023 (2022:
25%), being the rate at which the timing differences were expected to unwind
based on enacted UK corporate tax legislation at each balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset has not been recognised for losses carried forward as,
the key accounting judgement made is that it is not yet considered
sufficiently probable that the losses will be utilised in the short term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.      Earnings per share

 

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the
following data:

 Earnings                                                                                                             Six months ended 30 June 2023                  Six months ended 30 June 2022
                                                                                                                      £'000                                          £'000

 Loss for the purpose of basic and diluted earnings per share being net loss
 attributable to the shareholders

                                                                                                                      (441)                                          (2,471)

                                                                              Six months ended 30 June 2023                                                                           Six months ended 30 June 2022
 Number of shares

 Weighted average number of ordinary £0.01 shares for the purposes of basic
 and diluted loss per share

                                                                              15,459,714                                                                                              13,895,056

There were options in place over 734,505 shares at 30 June 2023 (2022:
254,051) that were anti-dilutive at the period end but which may dilute future
earnings per share.

 

8.      Share capital

 

The movements in share capital have been as follows:

 

                                                             Number of £0.01 shares           Nominal      Share premium
                                                                                              £'000        £'000

 Share issued on incorporation                               1                                -            -
 Shares issued in exchange for Strip Tinning Limited shares  9,999,999                        100          -
 EIS and VCT placing shares issued at £1.85 each             2,702,702                        27           4,973
 Other placing shares issued at £1.85 each                   1,621,622                        16           2,984
 Exercise of options at £0.116 each                          813,045                          8            86
 Share issue costs                                                                                         (1,077)
 At 30 June 2022                                             15,137,369                       151          6,966

 Shares issued to employee benefit trust at £0.01 each       322,345                          3            -
 At 31 December 2022 and 30 June 2023                        15,459,714                       154          6,966

 

 

 

 

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