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Half Yearly Report

10 Jan 2014 11:22

RNS Number : 3838X
Coburg Group PLC
10 January 2014
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COBURGΒ GROUP PLC

UNAUDITEDΒ INTERIMΒ RESULTSΒ FORΒ THEΒ SIXΒ MONTHS ENDED

31Β OCTOBER 2013

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CHAIRMAN'SΒ REPORT

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Results for the six months to 31 October 2013 show revenue of Β£4000 and a loss of Β£40,000. This loss largely relates to the on-going costs of maintaining the company's listing on the AIM Market as an investing company. We continue our efforts to keep these costs as low as possible.

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Β On 31 October 2013 the total net assets of the Company stood at Β£280,000 compared to Β£62,000 on 30th April 2013. The main reason for this increase was the performance of the investment made by the Company since April in African Eagle Resources (AE). As I reported in the Financial Statements for the y/e 30 April 2013, we announced on 23 July our purchase of 78,009,570 AE shares for a consideration of Β£117,014. On 16 September we made a further purchase of 28,500,000 shares in AE for a consideration of Β£50,000. These purchases together with our earlier holding of 500,000 AE shares brought our total holding in AE up to 107,009,570 ordinary shares, or 12.3% of the enlarged capital. At the middle market price on 31 October of 0.40p per share, our total holding of AE shares was valued at Β£429,000 compared to a purchase consideration of Β£171,000 and the difference of Β£258,000 is shown in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income as Other Comprehensive Income.

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At the AGM on 27 September, shareholders authorised the issue of an additional tranche of convertible unsecured loan notes to the value of Β£90,000 which was subscribed for by Bruce Rowan and Konrad Legg. This has provided useful working capital for the Company following the investments made in African Eagle and will enable the Group to maintain its search for other suitable investment opportunities.

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On 1 November the directors announced that Mr. Chris Ells had been appointed as a Non - Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr Ells is a qualified Chartered Accountant and he has valuable experience in the natural resources sector. He currently sits on the board of South East African Mining, an exploration company focused on gold and base metal projects in Africa.

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JeremyΒ MaynardChairman

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ENQUIRES:

Jeremy Maynard

Coburg Group PLC

+44 (0) 20 8317 0103

Colin Aaronson

Grant Thornton Corporate Finance

+44 (0)20 7383 5100

Nick Emerson

SI Capital LTD

+44 (0)20 8341 3500

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CONSOLIDATEDΒ STATEMENTΒ OFΒ COMPREHENSIVEΒ INCOME

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Six months to 31 October 2013

Six months to 31 October 2012

Year to 30 April 2013

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(audited)

Β£'000

Β£'000

Β£'000

Revenue

4

-

1

Cost of sales

-

-

-

Gross profit

4

-

1

Distribution costs

-

-

-

Administrative expenses

(39)

(36)

(88)

Group operating profit/(loss)

(35)

(36)

(87)

Interest payable and similar charges

(5)

-

(1)

Profit before tax

(40)

(36)

(88)

Income tax expense

-

-

-

Profit/(loss) for the financial period

(40)

(36)

(88)

Other comprehensive income

258

-

(14)

Total comprehensive income for the period

218

(36)

(102)

Basic EPS (pence)

(3.31)

(2.98)

(21.17)

Diluted EPS (pence)

(3.31)

(2.98)

(20.95)

CONSOLIDATEDΒ STATEMENTΒ OFΒ FINANCIALΒ POSITION

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Six months to 31 October 2013

Six months to 31 October 2012

Year to 30 April 2013

Notes

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(audited)

Β£'000

Β£'000

Β£'000

ASSETS

Non-current assets

Investments

4

495

19

90

495

19

90

Current assets

Trade and other receivables

-

72

-

Cash and cash equivalents

60

65

170

Prepayments

9

-

14

69

137

184

TOTAL ASSETS

564

156

274

LIABILITIES

Non-current liabilities

Financial instruments - borrowings

5

275

-

185

275

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185

Current liabilities

9

27

27

9

27

27

TOTAL LIABILITIES

284

27

212

NET ASSETS

280

129

62

EQUITY

Called up share capital

1,207

1,207

1,207

Share premium account

633

633

633

Other reserves

670

426

412

Retained earnings

(2,230)

(2,137)

(2,190)

TOTAL EQUITY

280

129

62

CONSOLIDATEDΒ STATEMENTΒ OFΒ CASH FLOWS

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Six months to 31 October 2013

Six months to 31 October 2012

Year to 30 April 2013

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(audited)

Β£'000

Β£'000

Β£'000

Cash flow from operating activities

Operating profit and loss

(40)

(36)

(88)

Adjustments for:

-Depreciation

-

-

-

-Profit/(loss) on sale of PPE

-

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13

-Finance costs

5

-

1

-(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

5

15

82

-Increase/decrease in trade and other payables

(18)

-

(11)

Cash generated from operating activities

(48)

(21)

(3)

Tax paid

-

-

-

Interest paid

(5)

-

-

Net cash from operating activities

(53)

(21)

(3)

Cash from investment activities

Purchase of investments

(173)

-

(90)

Sales of fixed asset investments

26

-

(8)

Net cash used in investing activities

(147)

-

(98)

Cash from financing activities

New loans

90

-

185

Net cash generated from financing activities

90

-

185

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and equivalents

(110)

(21)

84

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

170

86

86

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

60

65

170

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CONSOLIDATEDΒ STATEMENTΒ OFΒ CHANGESΒ INΒ EQUITY

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Share capital

Share premium

Other reserves

Retained earnings

Total Equity

Β£'000

Β£'000

Β£'000

Β£'000

Β£'000

Balance as at 1 November 2011

1,207

633

426

(2,013)

253

Loss in period

-

-

-

(88)

(88)

Balance as at 30 April 2012

1,207

633

426

(2,101)

165

Loss in period

-

-

-

(36)

(36)

Balance as at 1 November 2012

1,207

633

426

(2,137)

129

Loss in period

-

-

-

(53)

(53)

Revaluation of investment

-

-

(14)

-

(14)

Balance as at 30 April 2013

1,207

633

412

(2,190)

62

Loss in period

-

-

-

(40)

(40)

Revaluation of investment

-

-

258

-

258

Balance as at 31 October 2013

1,207

633

670

(2,230)

280

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NOTESΒ TOΒ INTERIMΒ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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1.Β BASISΒ OF ACCOUNTING

TheseΒ interimΒ financialΒ statementsΒ forΒ theΒ periodΒ ended31Β OctoberΒ 2013Β haveΒ beenΒ prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting StandardsΒ (IFRS).

TheΒ informationΒ presentedwithinΒ theseΒ financialstatementsΒ isΒ inΒ complianceΒ withΒ IAΒ S34Β 'Interim FinancialΒ Reporting'.Β ThisΒ requiresΒ theΒ useΒ ofΒ certainaccountingΒ estimatesΒ andΒ requiresΒ that managementΒ exerciseΒ judgementΒ inΒ theΒ processΒ ofΒ applyingtheΒ Company'sΒ accountingΒ policies.Β The areas involving a high degree if judgement or complexity, or areas where the assumptions and estimates are significant to the interim statements are disclosed below.

TheΒ financialΒ informationΒ containedΒ inΒ theΒ report,Β whichΒ hasΒ notΒ beenΒ audited,doesΒ notΒ constitute statutoryΒ accountsΒ asΒ definedΒ byΒ SectionΒ 434Β ofΒ theΒ CompaniesΒ ActΒ 2006Β andΒ hasΒ beenΒ preparedΒ onΒ the sameΒ basisΒ andΒ usingtheΒ sameΒ accountingpoliciesΒ asΒ usedΒ inΒ theΒ financialΒ statementsΒ forΒ theΒ year ended30Β AprilΒ 2013.Β The interim financial statements have not been audited.

TheΒ Company'sΒ statutoryΒ financialΒ statementsΒ forΒ theΒ yearΒ endedΒ 30Β AprilΒ 2013,Β preparedΒ underΒ IFRS haveΒ beenΒ filedΒ withΒ theΒ RegistrarofΒ Companies.Β TheΒ auditors'reportΒ forΒ theΒ 2013Β financialstatements is unqualified.

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2.Β CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

InΒ orderΒ toΒ prepareΒ theseΒ consolidatedΒ financialstatementsΒ inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ theΒ accountingΒ policies set outΒ inΒ note 1,Β managementΒ hasΒ usedΒ estimatesΒ andΒ judgmentsΒ toΒ establishedΒ theΒ amountsΒ atΒ which certainΒ itemsΒ areΒ recorded.Β CriticalaccountingΒ estimateΒ areΒ thoseΒ thatΒ haveΒ theΒ greatestΒ impactΒ onΒ the financialΒ statementsΒ andΒ requiretheΒ mostΒ difficult,Β subjectiveΒ andΒ complexΒ judgementsΒ aboutΒ matters thatΒ areΒ inherentlyΒ uncertain.Β EstimatesΒ areΒ basedΒ onΒ factorsΒ includingΒ historicalΒ experienceΒ and expectationsΒ ofΒ futureΒ eventsthatΒ managementΒ believeΒ toΒ beΒ reasonable.Β However,givenΒ the judgementalΒ natureΒ ofΒ suchΒ estimates,Β actualΒ resultscouldΒ beΒ differentΒ fromΒ theΒ assumptionsΒ used.Β The critical accounting policies are set out below:

Going concern

InΒ assessingΒ goingΒ concernΒ theΒ directorsΒ haveΒ preparedΒ forecasts.Β TheΒ forecastsareΒ basedΒ onΒ factors includingΒ historicalΒ experienceΒ andΒ expectationsΒ ofΒ futureΒ eventsΒ whichΒ directorsΒ believeΒ toΒ be reasonable.Β However,Β givenΒ theΒ judgementalΒ natureΒ ofΒ suchΒ estimates,Β actualΒ resultsΒ couldΒ beΒ different from the forecasts used.

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3.Β Earnings per share

BasicΒ earningsΒ perΒ shareΒ isΒ calculatedΒ byΒ dividingtheΒ earningsΒ attributableΒ toΒ shareholdersΒ byΒ the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the period.

DilutedΒ earningsΒ perΒ shareisΒ calculatedΒ usingΒ theΒ weightedΒ averageΒ numberΒ ofΒ sharesΒ adjustedto assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.

Six months to Oct 2013

Six months to Oct 2012

Earnings

WANS

EPS

Earnings

WANS

EPS

Β£'000

pence

Β£'000

pence

Basic earnings per share

(40)

1,207,000

(3.31)

(36)

1,207,000

(2.98)

Dilutive effect of options

-

-

-

-

-

-

Diluted earnings per share

(40)

1,207,000

(3.31)

(36)

1,207,000

(2.98)

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PotentialΒ dilutiveΒ ordinarysharesΒ ariseΒ fromΒ shareΒ options.Β ForΒ these,aΒ calculationΒ isΒ performedΒ to determineΒ theΒ numberΒ ofΒ sharesΒ thatΒ couldΒ haveΒ beenΒ acquiredΒ atΒ fairΒ valueΒ (determinedΒ asΒ the averageΒ annualΒ marketΒ shareΒ priceΒ ofΒ theΒ Company'sΒ shares)basedΒ onΒ theΒ monetaryΒ valueΒ ofΒ the exerciseΒ priceΒ attachedΒ toΒ theΒ outstandingshareΒ options.Β Thus,Β theΒ dilutiveΒ weightedΒ averageΒ number ofΒ sharesΒ considersΒ theΒ numberΒ ofΒ sharesΒ thatΒ wouldΒ haveΒ beenΒ issuedΒ assumingΒ theΒ exerciseΒ priceΒ of theΒ shareΒ options.Β IfΒ theseΒ areΒ provedΒ toΒ beΒ anti-dilutiveΒ (increaseΒ theΒ potentialΒ earningsΒ perΒ share) theyΒ areΒ omittedΒ fromΒ theΒ calculation.Β AsΒ theΒ GroupΒ hasΒ madeΒ aΒ lossΒ inΒ theΒ currentΒ periodΒ theΒ options are deemed to be anti-dilutive and therefore not provided for in thecurrent year.

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4.Β Investments

DuringΒ theΒ periodΒ theΒ CompanyincreasedΒ itsΒ investmentΒ holdingsΒ byΒ Β£144,000.Β TheΒ mostΒ significant investmentΒ beingΒ theΒ acquisitionΒ ofΒ 11.3%Β ofΒ totalΒ votingΒ rightsΒ inΒ AfricanΒ EagleΒ ResourcesΒ PLCΒ forΒ the considerationΒ ofΒ Β£171,000.Β FurtherΒ detailsΒ ofΒ thisΒ investmentΒ canΒ beΒ foundΒ inΒ theΒ Company'sannual statements for the year ended 30 AprilΒ 2013.

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5.Β Financial instruments - Borrowings

InΒ lightΒ ofΒ theΒ investmentsΒ detailedΒ inΒ noteΒ 4,Β theΒ CompanyΒ raisedΒ£90,000Β throughΒ theΒ issueΒ of convertibleΒ loanΒ notes.Β TheΒ loanΒ notesΒ carryΒ interestΒ atΒ aΒ rateΒ ofΒ 6%,Β areΒ convertibleΒ atΒ 65Β penceΒ per shareandΒ becomeΒ repayableonΒ 31Β OctoberΒ 2015.Β DuringtheΒ periodΒ loanΒ notesΒ wereΒ issuedtoΒ the following members of key management:

BΒ RowanΒ Β£75,000

K Legg*Β Β£15,000

*Β ConvertibleΒ loanΒ notesΒ wereΒ issuedΒ inΒ theΒ nameΒ ofΒ Tudeley HoldingsΒ an entityΒ controlledΒ by K Legg.

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