Year End Accounts20 Dec 2024 16:54
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Going Concern
In March 2024, the Company entered into a Convertible Bond Facility with Atlas Capital in the total amount of £5.5 million, of which £2.5 million was drawn down at the year end and of this, £0.7 million has been converted into ordinary shares in the Company. Previously, the Company had drawn £0.6 million under a convertible bond facility with CLG Capital; at the date of this report, the settlement of this amount, by conversion into ordinary shares or in cash, was under negotiation following delays in CLG providing funds due under the agreement
At the date of this report, £2.9 million of convertible loan notes are due for repayment over the next 12 months and the Company is considering its financing options to enable it to meet agreed repayment schedules. The Company is confident of cashflows from Recyclus in the coming year from loan repayments and has undertaken a cost review to reduce its cash requirements. At the date of this report, Recyclus is seeking funding from third party investors which will reduce the requirement for further loans from the Company
On 24 November 2024, the Group signed an agreement to sell its Irish Lithium assets in return for stock in NASDAQ-listed Critical Metals Corp., such shares being available for sale from 28 February 2025. The gross amount of the sale before costs and the settlement of obligations is US$10 million and the Company expects to receive c.£3.1 million net of capital gains tax in Ireland and after such costs, being introducer commission, settlement of joint venture partner interests and other related obligations subject to share price fluctuations
The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group's and the Company's cash resources will be adequate to enable them to meet their planned expenditure for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements. In determining this expectation, the Directors have considered their ability to raise additional funds should they be required, as well as the likelihood and timing of Recyclus Group loan repayments being received
Although the Directors have been successful in raising finance in the past, no assurance can be given that funding will be available when it is required in future, or that it will be available on acceptable terms. Recyclus Group Ltd does not yet have a strong track record of repaying its loans to the Company. In view of the foregoing, the Directors consider that a material uncertainty exists as to the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern
Having carefully considered the foregoing, the Directors nonetheless maintain their reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company will be able to meet its planned expenditure for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements and the consolidated financial statement have therefore been prepared on a