Preliminary Results

RNS Number : 5335A
Actual Experience PLC
03 February 2022
 

Actual Experience plc
(the "Company" or "Actual Experience" or "Actual")

 

Preliminary Results

 

 

 

Financial highlights

 

· Group revenue of £1.74m (2020: £1.96m), primarily generated from sales to Channel Partners

· Gross profit decreased to £0.83m (2020: £1.02m) due to lower revenue

· Loss for the year increased to £5.85m (2020: £4.68m) due to lower revenues, lower tax credits, and an impairment charge of £0.8m

· Net cash at year end increased to £8.22m (2020: £2.75m) after the completion of an oversubscribed £10m (gross) equity placing in January 2021

 

Operational highlights

 

· Launched new Human Experience Management (HXM) service

· Developed a direct sales capability to complement our existing Channel Partner focus

· Completed our initial significant Business Impact Assessment (BIA) project with a major energy company, followed by our first direct sales success with a BIA order from a global FMCG company

· Received our first large multi-year Continuous Improvement (CI) order, with resulting recurring revenue commencing after year-end

 

Current trading and outlook

 

· Achieved two important contract wins post year-end:

BIA order to assist a Channel Partner with its hybrid workplace strategy

Further BIA contract win with a leading global food and beverages business through a Channel Partner

· As previously announced, received notice after year-end that a long-standing legacy contract will not renew in the 2022 fiscal year; this contract delivered revenue of £1.2m in 2021 and is expected to contribute £0.4m in the 2022 fiscal year

· Investment in direct sales and marketing is delivering a strong pipeline of large global blue-chip companies. While the length of sales cycles remains a challenge, the focus will be to convert many of these opportunities into significant recurring revenue streams

 

 

Dave Page, CEO of Actual Experience plc, commented:

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About Actual Experience

Actual Experience's goal is to make the digital world work for everyone, everywhere, all of the time. As the working world evolves post-pandemic, the global shift to a flexible hybrid model has brought with it a significant challenge; how do businesses create an environment that gives their people what they need to thrive, whilst protecting the commercial efficiency of the business and driving growth at the same time?

By underpinning their strategic decision making with our data-driven insights, our customers gain the clarity and confidence needed to build sustainable ecosystems within their organisations - delivering both a great employee experience and increasing the efficiency of the digital workplace. Powered by over 10 years of academic research, our service doesn't need any interaction with employees to provide a unique and highly actionable dataset that People, Technology and Finance leaders can rely upon to plan impactful projects against their most critical agenda items including wellbeing, profitability, DE&I and ESG initiatives. 

Actual Experience is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: ACT). Our corporate headquarters are in Bath, UK. Actual Experience's unique and patented digital analytics-as-a-service is founded on cutting-edge research from Queen Mary University of London.

 

Chair's Statement

Introduction

Transitioning to effective hybrid home and office working practices has become a priority for most enterprises and our AaaS service delivers a much-needed new source of actionable data and insights that helps companies to achieve their people, planet, and profit goals.

2021 has been a pivotal year for Actual Experience as the pandemic emphasised the significant digital inequalities in the UK and globally. A priority has been to work with our large partners to enable them to develop the capability to market our Hybrid Workplace Management System to their customer base. Equally important has been our focus on building a direct sales capability. As noted more fully in the Chief Executive's Statement, an important early success has been the adoption by a leading global energy supplier of our Continuous Improvement (CI) service. At the time of writing, three other customers have completed their initial Business Impact Assessment (BIA) and we are in discussions with them regarding a transition to CI engagements. The Company is currently focused on a significant number of other commercial opportunities with very large enterprises.

As noted in the Financial Review, an impairment charge of £820,110 has been recorded in the Financial Information for the year. This charge primarily arises from the decision to refocus the business on the delivery of the Company's Hybrid Workplace Management System.  A consequence of this decision has been to de-emphasise several software development projects.  While it is possible that there will be future sales from this technology it is not currently being actively marketed and, accordingly, it has been decided to fully expense this previously capitalised expenditure.

As previously announced, a long-standing contract that relies on our legacy offering, will not renew in the 2022 fiscal year due to a change in customer strategy. This contract delivered revenues of £1.2m in the year just ended and is expected to contribute £0.4m in the 2022 fiscal year.

Equity placing

The £10m placing in January 2021 has enabled the Company to develop a direct sales capability to augment our existing Partner channels. In addition, we are investing in the further development of our cloud infrastructure to enable it to scale to meet the demands of the world's largest organisations. A further priority is to increase the automation of customer reports; in this way, we will be able to increase the number of customers that the Company is able to service concurrently.

I would like to thank all shareholders for their support. Our year-end net cash stood at £8.2m (30 September 2020: £2.7m).

People

In April, we announced my decision to retire from my role as Chair by the time of our Annual General Meeting to be held in March 2022, with the intention of remaining a Non-executive Director for a further year.

As announced in September 2021, Kirsten English, a current Non-executive Director, will become our next Chair.  Kirsten has extensive, relevant experience and I am confident she will be a strong successor. Kirsten was appointed to Actual Experience's Board in January 2020.

In March 2021, we welcomed Sandy Sadhra as General Counsel and Investor Relations Director to the senior leadership team, and in October 2021, Scarlet Jeffers as Chief Product Officer.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our employees for their dedication, commitment, and achievements in what has been for many people a personally challenging time.

Outlook

As noted above, our sales team are engaged, directly or with partners, in multiple sales opportunities. Our clear focus in the coming months is to convert these opportunities to recurring Continuous Improvement revenue streams. Notwithstanding this, we are aware that shareholders have been frustrated with the rate of progress to date. Management is making every effort to accelerate the development of the prospect pipeline by assimilating lessons learned from initial sales engagements and is seeking to optimise current and future sales cycles. However, one of these lessons is that sales cycles will typically be longer than initially expected and therefore our planning has been adjusted to accommodate this timing.  Further details of our operational and financial considerations in this regard are outlined in Note 1 to the financial information.

Our innovative technology has been validated by early customers and, as large enterprises increasingly recognise the need for actionable data and insights, I remain excited by the very significant addressable opportunity and the prospects for the Company.

 

Stephen Davidson

Chair

Chief Executive's Statement

 

Performance Review

 

 

People

 

Hybrid Future

 

Opportunities

 

Investing in our Capability

 

Outlook

 

Dave Page

 

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Revenue

Revenue recognised in the year ended 30 September 2021 was £1,741,207 (2020: £1,960,933) and relates to the supply of hybrid workplace Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) and associated consultancy services to customers. Approximately half of the revenue reduction relates to the ending of small legacy contracts, with the balance attributable to the increase in value of sterling against the US dollar.

99% of revenue was derived from sales to Channel customers (2020: 99%) with the balance arising from direct sales. This high percentage reflects the Group's prior strategic focus on achieving revenue growth from its Channel Partners. While our Partners will continue to represent an important sales channel for Actual, it is expected that a significant proportion of future revenue will be generated by the Company's recently formed direct sales team.

Cost of sales and gross profit

The gross profit for the year was £833,209 (2020: £1,020,400); the decrease from the prior year is a result of lower revenues. Included in cost of sales are data centre cloud expenses of £534,262 (2020: £507,566), and salary and related costs of customer support teams totalling £373,736 (2020: £432,967).

Expenses

Administrative expenses comprising R&D, operational support, sales and marketing, finance and administration costs, and foreign exchange gains and losses, totalled £6,721,914, an increase of £1,121,305 compared to the prior year. Most of the increase in expenses in the year relates to an impairment charge of £820,110 (2020: £nil) relating to previously capitalised costs as detailed in Note 7. This impairment charge primarily arises from the decision to refocus the business on the delivery of the company's Hybrid Workplace Management System. A consequence of this decision has been to de-emphasise several software development projects. While it is possible that there will be future sales from this technology it is not currently being actively marketed and, accordingly, it has been decided to fully expense this previously capitalised expenditure.

The rest of the increase arises from the additional investment in the business following the completion of the equity fundraise in January 2021. Personnel costs, however, continue to be the largest expense and represent approximately 63% of the Group's cost base (2020: 83%). The functional cost breakdown is as follows:

 


2021

2020

Administrative expenses

£

£

Research & development

2,131,682

1,960,213

Impairment to previously capitalised development spend

820,110

-

Operational support

1,008,287

1,055,113

Sales & marketing

1,548,040

1,512,709

Finance & administration

1,209,945

1,045,116

Foreign exchange losses

3,850

27,458

Total

6,721,914

5,600,609

Tax

The tax credits recognised in the current and previous financial year, £44,103 and £295,550 respectively, arose from the accrual of R&D tax credits.

Loss for the year

Losses after tax totalled £5,847,195 (2020: loss of £4,681,488). This increase in losses is the result of lower revenues, lower tax credits, and the impairment charge.

Loss per share

The loss per share for the year was 10.84p (2020: loss per share of 9.87p). The increase in loss per share reflects the increase in total comprehensive loss for the year, partially offset by an increase in the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue.

Dividend

No dividend has been proposed for the year ended 30 September 2021 (2020: £nil).

Cash flow

As noted in the Chair's Statement, the Company completed a £10m (gross) placing in January 2021.  This placing resulted in the significant increase in cash during the period; the Group ended the year with cash and cash equivalents totalling £8,216,198 (2020: £2,754,274).

We are investing in the growth of our operations to address what we believe to be a significant commercial opportunity and our cash flow from operations was therefore negative during the year ended 30 September 2021, in line with expectations.

The Group's costs are mostly operating related, with very little investment required for capital infrastructure. Cash used by operating activities was £3,145,093 for the year, compared to cash used of £3,856,067 for the year ended 30 September 2020.  The increase in trade and other payables and the decrease in trade receivables contributed to this reduction in cash used by operating activities.  This operating cash requirement was funded by cash reserves.

Free cash flow for the year was £(3,861,701) (2020: £(5,004,343)). Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows used in operating activities, plus development of intangible assets, plus purchase of property, plant and equipment.

Software development capitalisation

The Directors believe that the software development capitalisation criteria in IAS 38 have been met and accordingly development costs, net of amortisation charges of £897,199 have been capitalised, as at 30 September 2021 (2020: £1,972,781). An impairment review during the year resulted in assets of £820,110 being written off, as detailed fully in Note 7.

Going Concern

As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial information, the amounts and timing of future revenues remain uncertain. If the Group is unable to secure an appropriate combination of new revenue contracts and/or cost reductions, then it may not have sufficient resources to meet its liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.

Key performance indicators

As the Group is in the process of developing and commercialising its services, the Directors consider the key quantitative performance indicators to be sales revenues of £1,741,207 (2020: £1,960,933) and the level of cash held in the business of £8,216,198 (2020: £2,754,274). The Board performs regular reviews of actual results against budget, and management monitors cash balances on a monthly basis to ensure that the business has sufficient resources to enact its current strategy. Certain non-financial measures, such as the number of active customers and deployed Dus, are monitored on a monthly basis. The Board will continue to review the KPIs used to assess the business as it grows.

 

Steve Bennetts

Chief Financial Officer



 

 

Financial information

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

 



2021

2020


Note

£

£

REVENUE

2

1,741,207

1,960,933

Cost of sales


(907,998)

(940,533)

GROSS PROFIT


833,209

1,020,400

Administrative expenses


(6,721,914)

(5,600,609)

OPERATING LOSS BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEM


(5,888,705)

(4,580,209)

Exceptional item: redundancy expense


-

(411,525)

OPERATING LOSS

3

(5,888,705)

(4,991,734)

Finance income


2,734

13,933

Finance expense


(27,285)

(31,140)

Finance expense - net


(24,551)

(17,207)

LOSS BEFORE TAX


(5,913,256)

(5,008,941)

Tax

4

66,061

327,453

LOSS FOR THE YEAR


(5,847,195)

(4,681,488)

Other comprehensive expense:




Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:




Foreign currency difference on translation of overseas operations


(19,314)

(15,350)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR


(5,866,509)

(4,696,838)

LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE




Basic and diluted

5

(10.84)p

(9.87)p

 



 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

 



Share

Share

Accumulated

Total



capital

premium

losses

equity



£

£

£

£

At 1 October 2019


94,249

34,706,402

(24,795,182)

10,005,469

Loss for the year


-

-

(4,681,488)

(4,681,488)

Other comprehensive expense for the year


-

-

(15,350)

(15,350)

Total comprehensive expense for the year


-

-

(4,696,838)

(4,696,838)

Transactions with owners, in their capacity as owners






Issue of shares


1,035

61,947

-

62,982

Share-based payment credit


-

-

(174,842)

(174,842)

At 30 September 2020


95,284

34,768,349

(29,666,862)

5,196,771

Loss for the year


-

-

(5,847,195)

(5,847,195)

Other comprehensive expense for the year


-

-

(19,314)

(19,314)

Total comprehensive expense for the year


-

-

(5,866,509)

(5,866,509)

Transactions with owners, in their capacity as owners






Issue of shares


19,254

9,444,106

-

9,463,360

Share-based payment charge


-

-

42,314

42,314

At 30 September 2021


114,538

44,212,455

(35,491,057)

8,835,936

 



 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

 



2021

2020


Note

£

£

ASSETS




Non-current assets




Property, plant and equipment


48,879

58,997

Right-of-use assets


670,814

782,606

Intangible assets

7

897,199

1,972,781

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS


1,616,892

2,814,384

Current assets




Trade and other receivables


584,819

690,514

Income tax receivable

4

44,103

295,550

Cash and cash equivalents

6

8,216,198

2,754,274

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS


8,845,120

3,740,338

TOTAL ASSETS


10,462,012

6,554,722

LIABILITIES




Non-current liabilities




Deferred tax


(8,901)

(7,079)

Lease liabilities


(604,894)

(719,177)

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES


(613,795)

(726,256)

Current liabilities




Trade and other payables


(897,041)

(519,393)

Lease liabilities


(115,240)

(112,302)

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES


(1,012,281)

(631,695)

TOTAL LIABILITIES


(1,626,076)

(1,357,951)

NET ASSETS


8,835,936

5,196,771

EQUITY




Share capital


114,538

95,284

Share premium


44,212,455

34,768,349

Accumulated losses


(35,491,057)

(29,666,862)

TOTAL EQUITY


8,835,936

5,196,771



 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

 



2021

2020


Note

£

£

Cash flows from operating activities




Loss before tax


(5,913,256)

(5,008,941)

Adjustments for:




Depreciation of property, plant and equipment


48,413

97,458

Depreciation of right-of-use assets


111,792

111,788

Amortisation of intangible assets

7

933,780

952,124

Impairment of intangible assets

7

820,110

-

(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment


(359)

181

Non-cash employee benefits - share-based payments expense/(credit)


42,314

(174,842)

Finance expense/(income) - net


24,551

17,207

Operating cash outflow before changes in working capital


(3,932,655)

(4,005,025)

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables


94,827

(4,968)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables


373,405

(167,605)

Cash used in operations


(3,464,423)

(4,177,598)

Income taxes received


319,330

321,531

Net cash outflow from operating activities


(3,145,093)

(3,856,067)

Cash flows from investing activities




Development of intangible assets


(678,308)

(1,132,440)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment


(38,300)

(15,836)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment


363

-

Finance income


2,734

13,933

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities


(713,511)

(1,134,343)

Cash flows from financing activities




Proceeds from issue of share capital, net of costs


9,463,360

62,982

Principal element of lease payments


(138,630)

(173,288)

Employee Benefit Trust - repayment


(23)

(18,299)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities


9,324,710

(128,605)

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


5,466,103

(5,119,015)

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held


(4,179)

(3,345)

Cash and cash equivalents at start of year


2,754,274

7,876,634

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

6

8,216,198

2,754,274

 

 



 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

1  Basis of preparation

Actual Experience plc is a public limited company domiciled in the United Kingdom and incorporated in England. The Company's registered office is Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, BA1 1UA.

 

The financial information at pages 9 to 16 is extracted from the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021, which were approved by the Board of Directors on 2 February 2022.

The financial information does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of sections 434(3) and 435(3) of the Companies Act 2006 or contain sufficient information to comply with the disclosure requirements of international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('IFRS'), and the applicable legal requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The Group's auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have given an unqualified audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021. The auditors' report included an emphasis of matter on going concern which the auditors drew attention without qualifying their report. The consolidated financial statements will be filed with the Registrar of Companies, subject to their approval by the Company's shareholders on Thursday 24 March 2022 at the Company's Annual General Meeting.

Going concern

As in previous years, the Group and Company have continued to utilise their cash resources to fund losses while the sales pipeline is being further developed. The cash balance as at 30 September 2021 was £8.2m, which will provide the Group and Company with sufficient resources to meet their liquidity requirements at least until 30 September 2023, based on the Group's latest budgeted sales and cost projections. The Directors have also prepared a severe, but plausible downside scenario, based on significantly more pessimistic sales forecasts, with corresponding reductions in controllable costs. In this scenario also, the Group and Company will continue to meet their liquidity requirements over the period.

The amounts and timing of future revenues in the Group's budgets remain uncertain. The Group is experiencing an encouraging level of interest in its services and it is in active discussions with its Channel Partners and several large potential end-customers. The discussions are well progressed and are expected to result in additional revenue for the Group. However, at present a substantial proportion of the forecast revenue remains uncommitted and if the Group and Company are unable to secure an appropriate combination of new revenue contracts and/or cost reductions, then the Group and Company may not have sufficient resources to meet their liquidity requirements over the foreseeable future. Accordingly, a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt about the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as going concern. Nevertheless, after making appropriate enquiries and considering the assumptions and uncertainties described above, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company will have adequate resources to continue operating at least until 30 September 2023. Therefore, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements and the financial statements do not include any of the adjustments that would be required if the Group or Company were unable to continue as going concern.

2  Revenue

The information that is presented to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is considered to be the Chief Operating Decision-Maker (CODM), for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of performance, is based wholly on the overall activities of the Group. Due to the current size and activities of the Group, there is a high degree of centralisation of activities. The Directors therefore consider that there is one operating, and hence one reportable, segment for the purposes of presenting information under IFRS 8; that of Human Experience Management (HXM) Services. There are no differences between the segment results and the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. The assets and liabilities information presented to the CODM is consistent with the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

During the year ended 30 September 2021 the Group had two customers who generated more than 10% of total revenue. These customers generated 79% and 20% of revenue respectively.

During the year ended 30 September 2020 the Group had two customers who generated more than 10% of total revenue. These customers generated 82% and 14% of revenue respectively.

An analysis of revenues by geographic location of customers is set out below:

 


2021

2020


£

£

United Kingdom

387,212

353,100

United States of America

1,353,995

1,607,833


1,741,207

1,960,933

 

3  Operating loss

 



2021

2020



£

£

Loss from operations is stated after charging:




Depreciation on property, plant and equipment


48,413

97,458

Depreciation of right-of-use assets


111,792

111,788

Amortisation of intangible assets


933,780

952,124

Employee costs (including exceptional item)


3,948,871

4,332,180

Foreign exchange losses


3,850

27,458

Impairment charge


820,110

-

Auditors' remuneration:




- Audit of these financial statements


51,720

50,750

Total auditors' remuneration


51,720

50,750

In the prior year, an exceptional item of £411,525 was separately disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. This related to redundancies following a corporate reorganisation. There are no exceptional items in the current year.

 

4  Tax

Tax on loss


2021

2020


£

£

Current tax:



UK corporation tax on losses of the year

(63,705)

(295,550)

Overseas taxes

(4,178)

(24,665)

Deferred tax:



Origination and reversal of timing differences

1,822

(7,238)

Total tax credit

(66,061)

(327,453)

Factors affecting the current tax credits

The tax assessed for the year varies from the standard UK company rate of corporation tax as explained below:

 


2021

2020


£

£

Loss before tax

(5,913,256)

(5,008,941)

Tax at the UK corporate tax rate of 19% (2020: 19%)

(1,123,519)

(951,699)

Effects of:



Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

189,985

174,739

Unrecognised deferred tax asset on losses

897,765

851,347

Research and development enhancement in respect of the current year

(864)

(342,334)

Prior year adjustment

(19,602)

-

Employee share acquisition adjustment

(9,826)

(61,156)

Change in rate of tax used to calculate deferred tax liability

-

1,650

Tax credit for the year

(66,061)

(327,453)

 

The Group has tax losses carried forward of approximately £39,474,000 (2020: £34,800,000).

The Group has incurred qualifying expenditure on research and development projects which has given rise to tax credits due from HM Revenue and Customs. At 30 September 2021, the amount due from HMRC was £44,103 (2020: £295,550).

 

5  Loss per ordinary share

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to the owners of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. Diluted loss per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has one class of potentially dilutive ordinary shares, being those share options granted to employees where the exercise price is less than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the year. However, due to losses incurred in both the current and previous financial year, there is no dilutive effect from the potential exercise of these dilutive shares.

 


2021

2020


£

£

Total loss attributable to the equity holders of the parent

(5,847,195)

(4,681,488)

 


No.

No.

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year

53,911,253

47,452,334

Loss per share



Basic and diluted on loss for the year

(10.84)p

(9.87)p

 

 

6  Cash and cash equivalents

 


2021

2020

Bank credit rating:

£

£

A+

-

2,660,809

A

5,215,643

-

A-

3,000,555

-

BBB+

-

93,465

Cash and cash equivalents

8,216,198

2,754,274

The above gives an analysis of the credit rating of the financial institutions where cash balances are held.

All of the Group's cash and cash equivalents at 30 September 2021 are held in instant access current accounts or short-term deposit accounts. Balances are denominated in UK sterling (£) and US dollars ($) as follows:

 


2021

2020


£

£

Denominated in UK sterling

7,161,566

2,482,598

Denominated in US dollars

1,054,632

271,676

Cash and cash equivalents

8,216,198

2,754,274

The Directors consider that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates to their fair value.

 

7  Intangible assets


Development costs


£

Cost


At 1 October 2019

4,308,443

Additions

1,132,440

At 30 September 2020

5,440,883

Additions

678,308

At 30 September 2021

6,119,191

Accumulated amortisation and impairment losses


At 1 October 2019

2,515,978

Charge for the year

952,124

At 30 September 2020

3,468,102

Charge for the year

933,780

Impairment charge

820,110

At 30 September 2021

5,221,992

Net book value


At 30 September 2021

897,199

At 30 September 2020

1,972,781

Amortisation and impairment charge

The amortisation of development costs is recognised within administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. The Directors have reviewed the carrying value of the development costs at 30 September 2021 and have decided to write off assets with a net book value of £820,110 which are no longer deemed commercially viable, based on key assumptions, such as sales projections, in the Group's latest budget. Consequently, included with administration expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income is an impairment charge of £820,110.

The impairment charge primarily arises from the decision to refocus the business on the delivery of the Company's Hybrid Workplace Management System. A consequence of this decision has been to de-emphasise several software development projects. While it is possible that there will be future sales from this technology it is not currently being actively marketed and, accordingly, it has been decided to fully expense this previously capitalised expenditure.

 

8   Annual Report and Financial Statements

The Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2021, together with a notice convening the Company's Annual General Meeting, will be posted to shareholders in due course.

 

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