Company Registration Number 07741283 (England and Wales)
COMPTOIR GROUP PLC
(PREVIOUSLY LEVANT RESTAURANTS GROUP LIMITED)
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Company information
Directors
C Hanna
J Kaye
A Kitous
R Kleiner
Chief Executive
Non-Executive Director
Creative and Founding Director
Non-Executive Chairman
Secretary
AIS Secretarial Services Limited
Company number
07741283
Registered office
Business address
Nominated Advisor and Broker
Auditors
Solicitors
Registrars
Suite 4
Strata House
34a Waterloo Road
London
NW2 7UH
2nd Floor
Instone House
Instone Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2AG
Cenkos Securities plc
6.7.8 Tokenhouse Yard
London EC2R 7AS
UHY Hacker Young
Quadrant House
4 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
Howard Kennedy LLP
No.1 London Bridge
London
SE1 9BG
Capita Asset Services
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Contents
Financial highlights
Chairman’s statement
Chief Executive’s review
Strategic report
Statement of corporate governance
Report of the directors
Statement of directors’ responsibilities
Independent auditors’ report
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated balance sheet
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Parent company accounts
Notice of annual general meeting
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Financial highlights
For the year ended 31 December 2016
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• Group revenue increased 21% to £21.5m (2015 - £17.7m)
• Gross profit increased 21% to £15.7m (2015 - £13.0m)
• Adjusted* EBITDA up 7% to £2.7m (2015 - £2.5m)
• Adjusted* pre-tax profit was 4% lower at £1.6m (2015 - £1.6m)
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• Earnings per share from adjusted* profit of 2.57p (2015: 2.31p)
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• Twenty-two restaurants trading as at 31 December 2016
Six new restaurants opened and three acquired.
IFRS loss before tax of £1.0m (2016 - £1.3m profit)
(Loss)/earnings per share from IFRS loss of (1.70)p (2015: 1.79p earnings per share)
*excluding the impact of £1.2m (2015 – Nil) non-trading costs and £1.4m opening costs
Chairman’s statement
For the year ended 31 December 2016
I am pleased to present the Group’s results for the year ended 31 December 2016, being our first set of full-
year results since successfully listing on AIM. I am also pleased to report considerable progress with our
strategy to grow our operations and extend the presence of our brands to new locations both in and outside
of London.
Results
Group revenue increased by £3.8m or 21% from £17.7m to £21.5m and adjusted* EBITDA was 7% higher at
£2.7m (2015 - £2.5m).
Given that we opened six new restaurants in the period, off a base of only 13 restaurants, the one-off costs
incurred in connection with these openings rose sharply to £1.4m (2015 £0.3m), with a commensurate
impact on reported profits. For this reason, we add back these opening costs in calculating adjusted* EBITDA,
as the Board believes this gives the most useful measure of the underlying performance of the business.
After the inclusion of restaurant opening costs and £1.2m non-trading items, which comprises £0.5m (2015
– Nil) on impairment of property, plant and equipment, £0.5m share option charge (2015 – Nil) and £0.2m
(2015 – Nil) of AIM listing fees, the Income Statement shows a pre-tax loss of £1.0m (2015 - £1.3m profit).
The Board does not recommend the payment of any dividend at this time, as it is anticipated that all available
funds will be required for investment in new restaurants or the existing estate for the foreseeable future.
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Growth in operations
The Group has delivered on its plan to step up its rate of expansion in the second half of the year, following
the successful IPO, increasing the number of restaurants trading from 14 to 22 at the close of the year.
We have invested £7.5m in the fit-out of these new openings, the acquisition of Yalla Yalla and the purchase
of the freehold of our Central Processing Unit (CPU). Taken together with one further additional opening in
London in January, this has been funded by the proceeds of our AIM flotation and at the end of the year we
had retained cash and cash equivalents of £0.8m (2015 - £0.7m).
People
The friendliness, dedication and passion of our people is at the heart of our success as a business. The busy
opening programme that we embarked on over the second half of 2016 has presented new challenges for
our management team, who have risen to the task magnificently. I would like to thank them particularly and
also our new recruits who are delivering our delicious food with great service and enthusiasm in our new
restaurants, for all their efforts.
Current trading
The Board is pleased that the financial outcome for 2016 was in line with expectations.
The Group ended the year with 22 restaurants and 2 franchise operations, ahead of expectations and is
currently trading from 23 restaurants. Due to the Group’s opening programme being ahead of the schedule
anticipated at the time of IPO, the Group expects to only open a further three restaurants during the current
year. 2017 will therefore be focused on bedding in new openings, promoting the Comptoir brand to
consumers in new locations and delivering on anticipated returns.
During the first quarter of 2017 we have experienced the UK consumer being cautious. Trading in January
and February, traditionally the Company’s quietest months, was below expectations, however, we saw
improved trading in March. The Group expects further positive trading in April (which includes Easter) and
into the summer months.
The Board has made the decision to reduce its opening schedule for 2018 to 4 restaurants (4 in 2017), which
will impact the financial performance in 2018. The Board will increase the number of openings ahead of this
revised 2018 target if suitably attractive locations become available and dependent on market conditions.
Richard Kleiner
Chairman
11 April 2017
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Chief Executive’s review
For the year ended 31 December 2016
I am delighted to report on what has been an exciting period of development for the Group. We have had an
extremely busy and productive second half of the year, in which we have opened six new restaurants, before
acquiring three additional restaurants under the Yalla Yalla brand, taking our portfolio up to twenty-two units
at the end of the year.
As a result, we have grown our annual sales to £21.5m (2015 - £17.7m) and adjusted EBITDA (excluding one-
off costs incurred in opening new restaurants and other highlighted items) rose 7% to £2.7m (2015 - £2.5m).
Review of operations
The existing estate delivered a solid performance, with further growth from the restaurants that were
opened late in 2016. Despite, cost pressures in the supply chain in the wake of Brexit and the introduction of
the National Living Wage for employees over the age of 25 in April 2016, our teams worked hard to control
costs and I am pleased to report that overall margins have been maintained.
As anticipated, much of the focus over the second half of the year has been on opening and bedding in our
new restaurants. We have recruited and trained 237 new staff over this period and this has provided the
opportunity for existing members of the team to take on greater responsibility in the General Manager and
Assistant Manager roles.
Opening costs
Opening costs during the period were £1.4m (2015 - £0.3m) and are added back in adjusted* EBITDA.
There are a number of aspects of our particular operations that are important to fully understand.
• While Lebanese food is growing in popularity, it is not familiar to all our potential customers and for
this reason we have to educate the local population and our sales tend to build towards maturity
over a number of years rather than maturing after several months.
• With all but two items on our menu, being freshly prepared either in our central processing unit
(CPU) or in our own restaurant kitchens, this means that we have to hire skilled chefs and sous chefs
and our wage costs will always be higher in the initial months following opening compared to other
casual dining concepts.
• With our current small scale, the costs incurred on recruiting, training and supporting the teams put
in place in our restaurants, particularly those out in more isolated regional locations, are necessarily
higher than they would likely be in a much larger chain which already enjoys national coverage.
For these reasons, it takes us a few months after opening a new restaurant to bring our wage costs fully into
line with our model and for this reason our policy in respect of Opening costs is to include not only the costs
of overheads (rent, rates, insurance) and wage costs up to the date of opening, but we also include an
element of wages, training and marketing costs incurred over the first three months of trading only so that
the level of costs included in the site profit & loss account are “normalised”.
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We believe this approach is both appropriate for our offering and is consistent with the policy we have always
applied. We also feel it is appropriate for our stage of development.
Estate development
In the second half of the year, we opened new restaurants in Bath, Exeter and Leeds to augment our existing
regional presence in Manchester which was opened in 2015.
At the same time, we also extended our operations in London. Firstly, we relocated our Soho branch of
Comptoir Libanais to larger premises on Poland Street and then we also opened a Comptoir Libanais within
the John Lewis store on Oxford Street. In addition, we also launched our first Shawa branch which is not in a
shopping centre, on Haymarket.
In December, we announced that we had acquired three operations (located in Soho, Fitzrovia and
Greenwich) trading as Yalla Yalla. With a distinct offering, billed as Beirut street food, we believe that there
may be potential to extend the presence of Yalla Yalla strategically to additional London locations.
Importantly, Yalla Yalla, while a distinct brand, is also able to use the Group’s Central Production Unit (CPU)
and food skills within the business, enabling its integration into the Group to be seamless.
We opened a further Comptoir Libanais restaurant directly opposite Gloucester Road tube station in January,
where sales are building steadily week to week and so we are now trading from 23 restaurants and two
franchise operations.
We continue to develop our property pipeline. Further openings are anticipated in Reading and Oxford, come
summer and autumn, respectively, and a number of other site opportunities are being evaluated, both for
2018 and beyond. As set out earlier, however, the Board is adopting a cautious approach to new openings in
2018.
Cashflows and financing
Cash generated from operations was £0.4m (2015 - £2.0m), once again impacted by a relatively high level of
one-off costs in connection with the opening of new restaurants.
Capital expenditure, principally incurred on the fitting-out of new restaurants totalled £6.0m (2015 - £3.0m),
but also including the purchase of three Yalla Yalla restaurants. A further £1.6m was incurred in the purchase
of the Group’s Central Production Unit (CPU) towards the end of the year, taking the total level of investment
up to £7.6m.
With an additional £0.8m of bank loans advanced during the year and £7.4m proceeds from the AIM flotation,
this resulted in an overall cash inflow of £0.2m (2015 - £1.1m outflow) and at the end of the year the Group
had cash balances of £0.8m (2015 - £0.7m).
The three further anticipated openings for 2017 can be funded from internally generated cash and we are
currently in discussions with our bank regarding additional funding which will enable us to continue the roll-
out in 2018. Depending on the outcome, the freehold of the CPU (which has been independently valued at
£1.8m) also provides a means to raise additional funds if required.
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Outlook
As set out in the Chairman’s statement trading in the first two months of the year was below expectations,
however we saw a marked improvement in March and we anticipate strong sales in April, particularly over
the Easter holiday period.
Sales at the new restaurants are gradually building towards the levels anticipated at maturity and the
Company is putting in place a number of marketing initiatives, including a new menu, ahead of the critical
summer trading period to promote sales at both existing and new restaurants. The Company is also heavily
focused on cost control.
The Directors believe the Group’s current Comptoir Libanais restaurant estate has significant potential for
organic growth which will continue to provide attractive returns for shareholders.
Chaker Hanna
Chief Executive Officer
11 April 2017
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Strategic Report
For the year ended 31 December 2016
The Directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Business model
The Group’s principal brand is Comptoir Libanais, which offers a fresh and healthy all-day dining experience
based on Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. This type of food is growing steadily in popularity due
to its flavoursome, healthy, low fat and vegetarian friendly ingredients, as well as the ability to share many
of the (Mezze) dishes across the table with a group of friends.
We seek to design each restaurant with a bold and fresh design and give it a Middle Eastern café culture feel,
which is welcoming to all age groups and types of consumer. This is further enhanced by an in-store retail
offering that offers Arabic products including colourful embroidered bags, harissa tins, and assorted pastries
and sweets.
Shawa is a Lebanese grill concept serving lean grilled meats, rotisserie chicken, homemade falafel, halloumi
and fresh salads, through a counter service operation located in high footfall locations.
The estimated average spend per head at Comptoir Libanais is c. £14 and the average spend at Shawa is
lower than this, so our offering is positioned in the affordable or value for money segment of the UK casual
dining market. In addition, our offering is well-differentiated and faces only limited direct competition, in
marked contrast to other areas of the market.
Strategy for growth
Our strategy is to grow our owned operations under both the Comptoir Libanais and Shawa brands. While
Comptoir Libanais is likely to remain the main focus of our operations, Shawa provides the opportunity to
offer our Lebanese food from a smaller footprint and therefore create greater flexibility to our roll-out plans.
We also believe that there is considerable potential to grow the Group’s franchised operations and we see
this as a complimentary and relatively low-risk route to extend the presence of our brands, both within the
UK and in overseas territories.
Review of the business and key performance indicators (KPIs)
Group revenue increased by 21% to £21.5m (2015 - £17.7m) and the Income Statement shows a pre-tax loss
of £1.0m (2015 - £1.3m). However, as stated above, at this stage in the development of the business the
Board believes that it is more helpful to focus on adjusted EBITDA, which excludes non-recurring items and
costs incurred in connection with the opening of new restaurants and on this measure, we were ahead by
7% at £2.7m (2015 - £2.5m).
The Board and management team use a range of performance indicators to monitor and measure the
performance of the business. However, in common with most businesses, the critical KPI’s are focused on
growth in sales, gross and operating profit margins percentages and these are appraised against budgeted,
forecast and last year’s achieved levels.
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In terms of non-financial KPI’s, the standard of service provided to customers is monitored via the scores
from a programme of regular monthly “mystery diner” audits carried out at each store and we use feedback
from health and safety audits conducted by an external consultant to ensure that critical operating
procedures are being adhered to.
Further explanation of the performance of the business over the year is provided in the Chairman’s
Statement on page 1 and the Chief Executive’s Review on page 3.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Board of Directors (“the Board”) has overall responsibility for identifying the most significant risks faced
by the business and for developing appropriate policies to ensure that those risks are adequately managed.
The following have been identified as the most significant risks faced by the Group, however, it should be
noted that this is not an exhaustive list and the Company has policies and procedures to address other risks
facing the business.
Consumer demand
Regular participation in the eating-out market is afforded by the consumer out of household disposable
income. Macroeconomic factors such as employment levels, interest rates and inflation can impact
disposable income and consumer confidence can dictate their willingness to spend. Any weakness in
consumer confidence could have an adverse effect on footfall and customer spend in our restaurants.
As indicated above, the core brands which the Group is rolling out are positioned in the affordable segment
of the casual dining market. A strong focus on superior and attentive service together with value added
marketing initiatives can help to drive sales when customer footfall is more subdued.
Input cost inflation
The Group’s key input variables are the cost of food and drink and associated ingredients and the progressive
increases in the UK National Living Wage and Minimum Wage rates present a challenge we must face up to
alongside our peers and competitors.
We aim to maintain an appropriate level of flexibility in our supplier base so we can work to mitigate the
impact of input cost inflation. Our teams work hard on predictive and responsive labour scheduling so that
our costs are well controlled.
Strategic and execution
The Group’s central strategy is to open additional new outlets under its core Comptoir Libanais and Shawa
brands. Despite making every effort, there is no guarantee that the Group will be able to secure a sufficient
number of appropriate sites to meet its growth and financial targets and it is possible that new openings may
take time to reach the anticipated levels of mature profitability or to match historical financial returns.
The Group has secured the services of an experienced property consultant and having raised its profile as a
consequence of its successful AIM flotation, is developing stronger contacts with potential landlords and their
agents and advisers. However, there will always be competition for the best sites and the Board will continue
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to be highly selective in its evaluation of new sites in order to ensure that target levels of return on investment
are achieved.
Future developments
The Group will continue with its plans to roll out its Comptoir Libanais and Shawa brands to further new sites
across the UK and to explore further opportunities to grow the Comptoir Libanais brand via franchising with
suitable partners.
On behalf of the Board
Chaker Hanna
Chief Executive Officer
11 April 2017
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Statement of corporate governance
Compliance with the 2014 UK Corporate Governance Code
The company is not required to comply with the 2014 UK Corporate Governance. Set out below are the corporate
procedures that have been adopted.
The Board
The Board of Comptoir Group plc is the body responsible for the group's objectives, its policies and the stewardship
of its resources. At the balance sheet date, the board comprised four directors being C Hanna and A Kitous as
executive directors and J Kaye and R Kleiner as non-executive directors.
Each of the non-executive Directors are considered by the Board to be independent. Each Director demonstrates
a range of experience and sufficient calibre to bring independent judgment on issues of strategy, risk management,
performance, resources and standards of conduct which are vital for the success of the Group.
The Board has eleven board meetings during the year. The two independent directors sit on both the audit and
the remuneration committees, namely Richard Kleiner and Jonathan Kaye. R Kleiner is the chairman of both the
audit committee and the remuneration committee. The terms of reference of both these committees have been
approved by the Board.
Remuneration Committee
The remuneration committee's responsibilities include the determination of the remuneration and options of
directors and senior executives of the group and the administration of the company's option schemes and
arrangements. The committee takes appropriate advice, where necessary, to fulfil this remit.
Audit Committee
The audit committee, which is chaired by director, R Kleiner, meets twice a year including a meeting with the
auditors shortly before the signing of the accounts. The terms of reference of the audit committee include: any
matters relating to the appointment, resignation or dismissal of the external auditors and their fees; discussion
with the auditors on the nature, scope and findings of the audit; consideration of issues of accounting policy and
presentation; monitoring. The work of the review function carried out to ensure the adequacy of accounting
controls and procedures.
Nomination Committee
The company does not have a nomination committee. Any board appointments are dealt with by the Board
itself.
Internal Control
The Board is responsible for the group's system of internal control and for reviewing the effectiveness of the
system of internal control. Internal control systems are designed to meet the particular needs of a business and
manage the risks but not to eliminate the risk of failure to achieve the business objectives. By its nature, any
system of internal control can only provide reasonable, and not absolute, assurance against material misstatement
or loss.
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Internal Audit
Given the size of the group, the Board does not believe it is appropriate to have a separate internal audit function.
The group's systems are designed to provide the directors with reasonable assurance that problems are identified
on a timely basis and are dealt with appropriately.
Relations with shareholders
There is a regular dialogue with institutional investors including presentations after the company's year-end
and half year results announcements. Feedback from major institutional shareholders is provided to the
Board on a regular basis and, where appropriate, the Board will take steps to address their concerns and
recommendations. Aside from announcements that the company makes periodically to the market, the
Board uses the annual general meeting to communicate with shareholders and welcomes their participation.
Going concern
On the basis of the current financial projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company
and the group have adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
The directors accordingly have adopted the going concern basis in the preparation of the group's accounts. See
page 21 for further details on going concern.
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Report of the directors
The Directors present their report together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December
2016.
Results and dividends
The consolidated statement of comprehensive income is set out on page 16 and shows the loss for the year.
The Directors recommended the payment of a dividend in the year amounting to £78,375 (2015: £669,675).
Principal activities
The Company and Group's principal activity continues to be that of the casual dining sector of restaurants with
Lebanese/Middle Eastern offering.
Directors
The Directors of the Group, during the year, and their shareholding, at the yearend date, were as follows:
Executive
A Kitous
C Hanna
Non-Executive
R Kleiner
J Kaye
Appointed on 25 May 2016
Substantial shareholders
Number of
ordinary shares
Percentage of
shareholding (%)
50,000,000
14,000,000
60,000
2,666,666
52.1%
14.6%
0.1%
2.8%
Besides the directors, the only other substantial shareholder at the year-end date is Schroders plc, whom have a
5.2% shareholding (5,000,000 ordinary shares).
Directors’ remuneration
The remuneration of the directors for the year ended 31 December 2016 was as follows:
A Kitous
C Hanna
R Kleiner
J Kaye
Year ended 31 December 2016
Remuneration
£
119,013
119,013
28,917
13,269
280,212
Pension
£
Total
£
564
569
-
31
1,164
119,577
119,582
28,917
13,300
281,376
Year ended 31
December 2015
Total
£
37,733
37,745
25,000
-
100,478
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Creditor payment policy
The Group has a standard code and also agrees specific individual terms with certain suppliers. Payment is
normally made in accordance with those terms, subject to the suppliers' own performance.
Employees
Applications from disabled persons are given full consideration providing the disability does not seriously affect
the performance of their duties. Such persons, once employed, are given appropriate training and equal
opportunities.
The Group takes a positive view toward employee communication and has established systems for ensuring
employees are informed of developments and that they are consulted regularly.
Donations
The Group made charitable donations of £1,337 (2015: £nil) in the year.
Financial Instruments
Details of the use of financial instruments and the principal risks faced by the Group are contained in note 26 to
the financial statements.
Future developments
Details of future developments are contained in the Strategic report (page 6).
Auditors
All of the current Directors have taken all reasonable steps necessary to make themselves aware of any
information needed by the Group's auditors for the purposes of their audit and to establish that the auditors are
aware of that information. The Directors are not aware of any relevant audit information of which the auditors
are unaware.
UHY Hacker Young have expressed their willingness to continue in office and a resolution to re-appoint them will
be proposed at the annual general meeting.
On behalf of the board
Chaker Hanna
Chief Executive Officer
11 April 2017
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Statement of directors’ responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Reports and the group and parent company financial
statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law and regulations. Company law requires the
directors to prepare group and parent company financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, and
as required by the AIM rules, the directors have elected to prepare group financial statements under International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), as adopted by the European Union, and the parent company financial
statements under United Kingdom Accounting Standards.
Under Company Law the directors must not approve the group and parent company financial statements unless
they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and parent company and
of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing the group and parent company financial statements
the directors are required to:
• present fairly the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the group and parent
company;
•
select suitable accounting policies in accordance with IAS 8: ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in
Accounting Estimates and Errors’ and then apply them consistently;
• present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable,
comparable and understandable information;
• make judgments and estimates that are reasonable;
• provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs as adopted by the
European Union is insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other
events and conditions on the group's and the company's financial position and financial performance; and
•
state whether the group and parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union or United Kingdom Accounting Standards, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the
group's and parent company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the group and parent company and enable them to ensure that the group and parent company financial
statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
group and parent company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and
other irregularities.
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Independent auditors’ report
To the members of Comptoir Group Plc
We have audited the financial statements of Comptoir Group plc for the year ended 31 December 2016 which
comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated and Parent Company Balance
Sheets, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the
related notes to the Consolidated and Parent Company accounts. The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted
by the European Union for the consolidated financial statements and, as regards the parent company financial
statements, United Kingdom Accounting Standards including FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the
Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members
those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the
Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of directors and auditor
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities, set out on page 13, the directors are
responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair
view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply
with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.
Scope of the audit of the financial statements
A description of the scope of an audit of financial statements is provided on the FRC's website at
www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeukprivate.
Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion:
•
•
•
•
the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Parent Company’s
affairs as at 31 December 2016 and of the Group's loss for the year then ended;
the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the
European Union; and
the Parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and as applied in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act 2006; and
the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006.
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Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report for the financial year for
which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report
to you if, in our opinion:
•
•
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our
audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the Parent Company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns;
or
•
certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Colin Wright (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of UHY Hacker Young
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
UHY Hacker Young
Quadrant House
4 Thomas More Square
London E1W 1YW
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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
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Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Distribution expenses
Administrative expenses
Other income
Operating (loss)/profit
Finance costs
(Loss)/profit before tax
Taxation credit/(charge)
(Loss)/profit for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year
Basic (loss)/earnings per share (pence)
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (pence)
Adjusted EBITDA:
Operating (loss)/profit – as above
Add back:
Depreciation and amortisation
Non-trading items
Restaurant opening costs
Adjusted EBITDA
Notes
2
2
3
7
8
9
9
3
3
Year ended 31
December 2016
£
Year ended 31
December 2015
(Restated)
£
21,513,813
17,727,212
(5,818,647)
(4,755,920)
15,695,166
12,971,292
(5,551,084)
(4,459,684)
(11,025,955)
(7,146,583)
2,114
50,000
(879,759)
1,415,323
(125,237)
(127,810)
(1,004,996)
1,287,513
86,883
(317,706)
(918,113)
969,807
-
-
(918,113)
969,807
(1.70)
(1.66)
1.79
1.79
(879,759)
1,415,323
979,583
1,183,592
1,401,546
2,684,962
755,533
-
348,130
2,518,986
All of the above results are derived from continuing operations. (Loss)/profit for the year and total
comprehensive (loss)/income for the year is entirely attributable to the equity shareholders of the company.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Consolidated balance sheet
At 31 December 2016
Notes
31 December 2016
£
31 December 2015
(Restated)
£
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Deferred tax asset
Current asset
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Borrowings
Trade and other payables
Current tax liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Other reserves
Retained earnings
Total equity – attributable to equity
shareholders of the company
12
11
19
14
15
17
16
17
18
19
20
21
11,114,999
1,121,021
304,995
12,541,015
479,830
2,197,315
813,207
3,490,352
7,638,406
-
82,573
7,720,979
304,199
1,637,140
667,247
2,608,586
16,031,367
10,329,565
(632,041)
(3,557,649)
(94,024)
(4,283,714)
(1,380,407)
(35,050)
(287,287)
(1,702,744)
(2,050,986)
(3,433,163)
(273,341)
(5,757,490)
(1,236,258)
(27,388)
(171,829)
(1,435,475)
(5,986,458)
(7,192,965)
10,044,909
3,136,600
960,000
6,465,687
479,210
2,140,012
100
-
-
3,136,500
10,044,909
3,136,600
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The financial statements of Comptoir Group PLC (company registration number 07741283) were approved by
the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 11 April 2017 and were signed on its behalf by:
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Chaker Hanna
Chief Executive Officer
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Share
capital
£
Share
premium
£
Other
reserves
£
Retained
earnings
£
Total
equity
£
Notes
Year ended 31 December 2015
At 1 January 2015 (restated)
100
Profit for the year
Prior year adjustment
Total comprehensive income
29
Transactions with owners
Equity dividends
Total transactions with owners
At 31 December 2015
Year ended 31 December 2016
At 1 January 2016
Loss for the year
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
100
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,836,368
2,836,468
998,651
(28,844)
969,807
998,651
(28,884)
969,807
(669,675)
(669,675)
(669,675)
(669,675)
3,136,500
3,136,600
3,136,500
3,136,600
(918,113)
(918,113)
(918,113)
(918,113)
Transactions with owners
Equity dividends
Share-based payments
Issue of shares
Total transactions with owners
10
23
20
-
-
959,900
959,900
-
-
6,465,687
6,465,687
-
479,210
-
479,210
(78,375)
-
-
(78,375)
(78,375)
479,210
7,425,587
7,826,422
At 31 December 2016
960,000
6,465,687
479,210
2,140,012 10,044,909
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Consolidated statement of cash flows
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Operating activities
Cash inflow from operations
Interest paid
Tax paid
Notes
24
Year ended 31
December 2016
£
Year ended 31
December 2015
(Restated)
£
370,022
(125,237)
(199,397)
2,512,281
(127,810)
(218,547)
Net cash from operating activities
45,388
2,165,924
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant & equipment
Payments for lease premiums
Purchase of business
12
11
11
(4,496,844)
(1,075,000)
(400,000)
(3,012,283)
-
-
Net cash used in investing activities
(5,971,844)
(3,012,283)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares, net of issue costs
Dividends paid to equity shareholders
Capital element of finance leases paid
New bank loans
Bank loan repayments
7,425,587
(78,375)
(1,549,651)
825,000
(537,729)
(100)
(669,675)
(124,204)
1,000,000
(468,891)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities
6,084,832
(262,870)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash at bank and in hand
Bank overdrafts included in creditors payable within
one year
158,376
654,831
(1,109,229)
1,764,060
813,207
654,831
813,207
-
667,247
(12,416)
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated
financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Reporting entity
Comptoir Group Plc (the Company) is a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales, with a
company registration number of 07741283. The Company was formerly called Levant Restaurants Group Limited
and on 8 June 2016 it re-registered as a public limited company and changed its name to Comptoir Group Plc. The
address of the Company’s registered office is Suite 4, Strata House, 34A Waterloo Road, London, NW2 7UH.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2016 comprise of the
Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”).
Statement of compliance
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRSs) and its interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), as
adopted by the European Union. The parent company financial statements have been prepared using United
Kingdom Accounting Standards including FRS 102 ‘The financial reporting standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland’ and are set out on pages 55 to 62.
Going concern basis
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as, after making appropriate
enquires, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approving
these financial statements. The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group and further comments on going
concern are set out in the report of the Directors.
Basis of preparation
These consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 are the first financial statements
of the Company prepared in accordance with IFRS. The date of transition to IFRS was 1 January 2015.
IFRS 1 'First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards' permits companies adopting IFRS for
the first time to take certain optional exemptions from the full retrospective application of IFRS. The Group and
parent company previously adopted FRS 102 'The financial reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland' (UK GAAP) in their financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 which is materially
consistent with IFRS. No further transitional adjustments or disclosures are required from the conversion of the
Group's UK GAAP financial statements to these IFRS consolidated financial statements.
The financial statements are presented in Pound Sterling (£), which is both the functional and presentational
currency of the Group and Company. All amounts are rounded to the nearest pound, except where otherwise
indicated.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
The Group and parent company financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost convention as
modified for certain financial instruments, which are stated at fair value. Non-current assets are stated at the
lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.
Significant accounting judgments and estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments,
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various
other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of
making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The resulting accounting estimates may differ from the related actual results.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates
are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period
of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, management has made a number of judgments and
estimations of which the following are the most significant.
The estimates and assumptions that have a risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets
and liabilities within the future financial years are as follows:
Depreciation, useful lives and residual values of property, plant & equipment
The Directors estimate the useful lives and residual values of property, plant & equipment in order to calculate
the depreciation charges. Changes in these estimates could result in changes being required to the annual
depreciation charges in the statement of comprehensive income and the carrying values of the property, plant &
equipment in the balance sheet.
Impairment of assets
The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired. If any
such indication exists, or when annual impairment testing for an asset is required, the Group makes an estimate
of the asset's recoverable amount. An asset's recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's or cash-generating
unit's fair value less costs to sell and its value in use and is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset
does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets.
Where the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is
written down to its recoverable amount. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted
to their present value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Impairment losses of continuing operations are
recognized in the profit or loss in those expense categories consistent with the function of the impaired asset.
An impairment of assets of £471,796 was required in the year ended 31 December 2016.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
Lease classification
The Group has a substantial number of leases and therefore their classification as either finance or operating
leases is critical to the financial statements. The accounting for leases involves the exercise of judgment,
particularly in determining whether the leases meet the definition of an operating or a finance lease.
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and
rewards of the ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Deferred tax liability
The Group estimates future profitability in arriving at the fair value of the deferred tax assets and liabilities. If the
final tax outcome is different to the estimated deferred tax amount the resulting changes will be reflected in the
statement of comprehensive income, unless the tax relates to an item charged to equity in which case the changes
in tax estimates will also be reflected in equity.
Future accounting policies
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following new and revised IFRS Standards and
Interpretations have been adopted in the current year, where applicable to the Group. Their adoption has not had
any significant impact on the amounts reported in the financial statements.
(Amended)
IFRS 11
IAS 16 & IAS 38 (Amended)
(Amended)
IAS 1
(Issued)
IFRS 14
IFRS 2012 – 2014 Cycle
Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations
Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation
Disclosure Initiative
Regulatory Deferral Accounts
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following IFRS Standards and Interpretations, which
have not been applied in these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective:
(Amended)
(Revised)
(Revised)
IAS 7
IFRS 2
IFRS 9
IFRS 15
IFRS 16
IFRS 2014 – 2016 Cycle
Disclosure Initiative
Classification and measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions
Financial Instruments
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Leases
The Directors have assessed the impact and timing of application of the Standards and Interpretations listed above
and do not expect that their adoption will have a material impact on the financial statements of the Group in
future periods.
Beyond the information above, it is not practicable to provide a reasonable estimate of the effect of these
standards until a detailed review has been completed.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in the historical
consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Comparative data
The comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2015 have been extracted from the consolidated
financial statements, which were prepared in accordance with FRS102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (“FRS102”) and the requirements of Companies Act 2016. FRS102,
also known as the new UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (“new UK GAAP”) is materially consistent with
IFRS for the Group. No further transitional adjustments and disclosures are required from the conversion of the
Group’s UK GAAP financial statements to IFRS.
(b) Basis of consolidation
These financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the Company and all of its subsidiary
undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2016.
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has the power, directly or
indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. In
assessing control, potential voting rights that presently are exercisable or convertible are taken into account,
regardless of management's intention to exercise that option or warrant. The financial statements of subsidiaries
are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that
control ceases.
The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities
incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the acquisition. Identifiable assets
acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed are measured initially at their fair values at the
acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any minority interest. The excess of the cost of acquisition over the
fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
All intra-group balances, transactions, income and expenses and profits and losses resulting from intra-group
transactions are eliminated fully on consolidation. The gain or loss on disposal of a subsidiary company is the
difference between net disposals proceeds and the Group's share of its net assets together with any goodwill and
exchange differences.
(c) Foreign currency translation
Functional and presentational currency
Items included in the financial results of each of the Group entities are measured using the currency of the primary
economic environment in which the entities operate (the functional currency). The consolidated financial
statements are presented in Pounds Sterling (“£”) which is the Company’s functional and operational currency.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing
at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such
transactions and from the translation at year end exchange rates of monetary assets and financial liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.
(d) Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured initially at fair value plus transactions costs. Financial assets
and financial liabilities are measured subsequently as described below.
Financial assets
The Group classifies its financial assets as ‘loans and receivables’. The Group assesses at each balance sheet date
whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired.
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed and determinable payments that are not
quoted in an active market. They are included in current assets, except for maturities greater than 12 months after
the statement of financial position date, which are classified as non-current assets. Loans and receivables are
classified as ‘trade and other receivables’ in the statement of financial position.
Trade receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the
effective interest method, less provision for impairment. After initial recognition loans and receivables are carried
at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method less any allowance for impairment. Gains and losses are
recognised in the income statement when the loans and receivables are derecognised or impaired, as well as
through the amortisation process.
A provision for impairment of trade receivables is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will
not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Significant financial
difficulty, high probability of bankruptcy or a financial reorganisation and default are considered indicators that
the trade receivable is impaired. The amount of the provision is the difference between the asset’s carrying
amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate.
The loss is recognised in the income statement. When a trade receivable is uncollectable, it is written off against
the allowance account for trade receivables. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited
to the statement of comprehensive income.
Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or
when the financial asset and all substantial risks and rewards are transferred.
Financial liabilities
The Group’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables.
Trade payables are recognised initially at fair value less transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised
cost using the effective interest method (“EIR” method).
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that
are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included in finance costs in the statement of comprehensive
Income.
A financial liability is derecognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires.
(e) Property, plant and equipment
Items of property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
Leases in which the Group assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance
leases. The owner-occupied properties (excluding land element) acquired by way of finance lease are stated at an
amount equal to the lower of their fair value and the present value of the minimum lease payments at inception
of the lease, less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Lease payments are accounted for as described in
accounting policy (o).
Subsequent costs
The Group recognises in the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment the cost of replacing
part of such an item when that cost is incurred if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied with
the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other costs are recognised
in the statement of comprehensive income as an expense as incurred.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged to the income statement on a reducing balance basis and on a straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of corresponding items of property, plant and equipment:
Land and buildings Leasehold
Land and buildings Freehold
Plant and machinery
Fixture, fittings and equipment
Over the length of the lease
4% straight line basis
15% on reducing balance
10% on reducing balance
The carrying values of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether
there are any indications of impairment. If any such indication exists, the assets are tested for impairment to
estimate the assets' recoverable amounts. Any impairment losses are recognized in the statement of
comprehensive income.
The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each statement of financial
position date. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount
and are recognised within the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
(f) Intangible assets – Goodwill
All business combinations are accounted for by applying the acquisition method. Goodwill represents amounts
arising on acquisition of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures. Goodwill represents the difference between
the cost of the acquisition and the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired.
Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to cash generating units
and is formally tested for impairment annually, thus is not amortised. Any excess of fair value of net assets over
consideration on acquisition are recognised directly in the income statement.
(g) Intangible assets – lease premiums
Lease premiums paid to previous tenants are recognised within the Balance Sheet as an intangible asset and
amortised over the length of the lease. The amortisation is charged to the statement of comprehensive income
on a straight-line basis.
(h) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of costs and net realisable value. Cost comprises direct materials, and those
direct overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred
in marketing, selling and distribution.
(i) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, cash at bank, deposits held at call with banks and other short-
term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Bank overdrafts that are repayable
on demand are included within borrowings in current liabilities on the balance sheet.
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents as
defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.
(j) Share-based payments
The Group’s share option programme allows Group employees to acquire shares of the Company and all options
are equity-settled. The fair value of options granted is recognised as an employee expense with a corresponding
increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and spread over the period during which the employees
become unconditionally entitled to the options. The fair value of the options granted is measured using the Black-
Scholes model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. The amount
recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that vest.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
(k) Provisions for liabilities
A provision is recognised in the balance sheet when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a
result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the
obligation.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present
obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the
obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle
the obligation is recognised at present value using a pre-tax discount rate. The unwinding of the discount is
recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period it arises.
Provisions for leasehold property dilapidation repairs are recognised when the Group has a present obligation to
carry out dilapidation work on the leasehold premises before the property is vacated. The amount recognised as
a provision is the best estimate of the costs required to carry out the dilapidations work and is spread over the
expected period of the tenancy.
(l) Deferred tax and current tax
Income tax assets and liabilities for the current period are measured at the amount expected to be recovered or
paid to the taxation authorities. A provision is made for corporation tax for the reporting period using the tax rates
that have been substantially enacted for the company at the reporting date.
Current income tax relating to items recognised directly in equity is recognised in equity and not in the Statement
of Comprehensive Income.
Deferred income tax is provided in full on a non-discounted basis, using the liability method, on temporary
differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated
financial statements. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or
substantially enacted by the statement of financial position date and are expected to apply when the related
deferred income tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability is settled.
Deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be
available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.
(m) Employee benefits
Short term employee benefits
Wages, salaries, paid annual leave, paid sick leave and bonuses are recognised as an expense in the period in which
the associated services are rendered by employees.
The Group recognises an accrual for annual holiday pay accrued by employees as a result of services rendered in
the current period, and which employees are entitled to carry forward and use within 12 months. The accrual is
measured at the salary cost payable for the period of absence.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
Pensions and other post-employment benefits
The Group pays monthly contributions to defined contribution pension plans. The legal or constructive obligation
of the Group is limited to the amount that they agree to contribute to the plan. The contributions to the plan are
charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the period to which they relate.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the Group is demonstrably committed to
terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
(n) Revenue
Revenue represents amounts received and receivable for services and goods provided (excluding value added tax)
and is recognised at the point of sale. Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic
benefits will flow to the Group and their value can be reliably measured.
(o) Expenses
Operating lease payments
Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified
as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are recognised in the comprehensive income
statement on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Incentives to enter into an operating lease are also
spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term as a reduction in rental expense.
Finance lease payments
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and
rewards of ownership of the leased asset to the Group. All other leases are classified as operating leases. Assets
held under finance leases are recognised initially at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value
of minimum lease payments) at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in
the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.
Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction of the outstanding
liability. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic
rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are deducted in measuring profit or loss.
Assets held under finance leases are included in tangible fixed assets and depreciated and assessed for impairment
losses in the same way as owned assets.
Opening expenses
Property rentals and related costs incurred up to the date of opening of a new restaurant are written off to the
income statement in the period in which they are incurred. Promotional and training costs are written off to the
income statement in the period in which they are incurred.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Principal accounting policies for the consolidated financial
statements (continued)
Financial expenses
Financial expenses comprise of interest payable on bank loans, hire purchase liabilities and other financial costs
and charges. Interest payable is recognised on an accruals basis.
(p) Ordinary share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Costs directly attributable to the increase of new shares or options are
shown in equity as a deduction from the proceeds.
(q) Dividend policy
In accordance with IAS 10 'Events after the Balance Sheet Date', dividends declared after the balance sheet date
are not recognised as a liability at that balance sheet date, and are recognised in the financial statements when
they have received approval by shareholders. Unpaid dividends that are not approved are disclosed in the notes
to the consolidated financial statements.
(r) Commercial discount policy
Commercial discounts represent a reduction in cost of goods and services in accordance with negotiated supplier
contracts, the majority of which are based on purchase volumes. Commercial discounts are recognised in the
period in which they are earned and to the extent that any variable targets have been achieved in that financial
period. Costs associated with commercial discounts are recognised in the period in which they are incurred.
(s) Operating segments
An operating segment is a component of an entity that engages in business activities from which it may earn
revenues and incur expenses (including revenue and expenses related to transactions with other components of
the same entity), whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s Chief Operating Decision Maker
to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which
discrete financial information is available. The Chief Operating Decision Maker has been identified as the Board of
Executive Directors, at which level strategic decisions are made.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2016
1. Segmental analysis
The Group has only one operating segment being: the operation of restaurants with Lebanese and Middle Eastern
Offerings and one geographical segment being the United Kingdom. The Group’s brands meet the aggregation
criteria set out in paragraph 22 of IFRS 8 ‘Operating Segments’ and as such the Group reports the business as one
reportable segment.
None of the Group’s customers individually contribute over 10% of the total revenues.
2. Revenue
Income for the year consists of the following:
Revenue from continuing operations
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
21,513,813
17,727,212
Other income not included within revenue in the income statement:
Other income
Total income for the year
2,114
50,000
21,515,927
17,777,212
3. Group operating (loss)/profit
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
AIM admission costs (see note 4)
Operating lease charges
Impairment of assets (see note 12)
Share based payments (see note 23)
Opening costs (see below)
Amortisation of intangible assets (see note 11)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (see note 12)
Exchange losses
Audit fees (see note 5)
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
232,586
2,194,804
471,796
479,210
1,401,546
28,958
950,625
-
90,000
-
1,839,372
-
-
348,130
-
755,533
159
38,500
Non-trading items shown on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income totalling £1,183,592 comprises
AIM admission costs (£232,586), share-based payments (£479,210) and impairment of assets (£471,796).
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
For the initial trading period following opening of a new restaurant, the performance of that restaurant will be
lower than that achieved by other, similar mature restaurants. The difference in this performance, which is
calculated by reference to gross profit margins amongst other key metrics is quantified and included within
opening costs. The breakdown of opening costs, between pre-opening costs and post-opening costs is shown
below:
Pre-opening costs
Post-opening costs
4. AIM admission costs
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
907,045
494,501
1,401,546
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
225,870
122,260
348,130
During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company carried out an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its ordinary
shares and on 21 June 2016 the ordinary shares of the Company were admitted to trading on London’s Alternative
Investment Market (“AIM”). At the time of the IPO the Company issued 16,000,000 new shares to the public at an
IPO price of £0.50 each, raising £8,000,000 of new capital for the Group, before issue costs.
The expenses of £574,413 incurred directly on the issue of the new shares have been debited to the share
premium account, whilst the costs incurred relating to the admission of the Company’s existing shares to trading
on AIM, which totalled £232,586, have been included within AIM admission costs and are shown separately on
the face of the statement of comprehensive income.
5. Auditors’ remuneration
Auditors’ remuneration:
Fees payable to Company’s auditor for the audit of its annual accounts
15,000
15,000
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
Other fees to auditors
The audit of Company’s subsidiaries
Total audit fees
Reporting accountant services
Tax services
Total non-audit fees
Total auditors’ remuneration
20,000
35,000
20,000
35,000
55,000
-
55,000
90,000
-
3,500
3,500
38,500
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
6. Staff costs and numbers
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
(a) Staff costs (including directors):
Wages and salaries:
Kitchen, floor and management wages
Other costs:
Social security costs
Share-based payments (note 23)
Pension costs
Total staff costs
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
6,594,374
5,397,157
549,430
479,210
39,907
7,662,921
352,309
-
28,051
5,777,517
(b) Staff numbers (including directors):
Number
Number
Kitchen and floor staff
Managements staff
Total number of staff
(c) Directors’ remuneration:
Emoluments
Money purchase (and other) pension contributions
Non-Executive directors fees
Total directors’ costs
566
86
652
349
60
409
251,295
1,164
28,917
281,376
74,736
742
25,000
100,478
Director’s remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
Emoluments
Money purchase (and other) pension contributions
119,013
569
37,368
377
Further details on Directors’ emoluments and the executive pension schemes are given in the Directors’
remuneration report.
7. Finance costs
Interest payable and similar charges:
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
Interest on bank loans and overdraft
Other interest
Total finance costs for the year
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015 (Restated)
£
50,831
74,406
-
125,237
68,505
16,848
42,457
127,810
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
8. Taxation
The major components of income tax for the years ended 31 December 2016 and 2015 are:
(a) Analysis of charge in the year:
Current tax:
UK corporation tax on the (loss)/profit for the year
Adjustments in respect of previous years
Deferred tax:
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Tax losses carried forward
Total tax (credit)/charge for the year
(b) Factors affecting the tax charge for the year:
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
13,995
6,086
273,666
-
(114,414)
7,450
44,629
(589)
(86,883)
317,706
The tax charged for the year varies from the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK due to the following
factors:
(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before tax
Expected tax (credit)/charge based on the standard rate of corporation
tax in the UK of 20% (2015: 20.25%)
Effects of:
Depreciation on non-qualifying assets
Expenses/(income) not deductible for tax purposes
Effect of change in corporation tax
Adjustments in respect of previous tax years
Dividend income
Other miscellaneous items
Deferred tax adjustments in respect of prior years
Losses utilised in the year
Total tax (credit)/charge for the year
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
(1,004,996)
(201,000)
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
1,287,513
260,721
(14,314)
132,445
-
6,086
-
4,084
-
(14,184)
(86,883)
48,677
17,335
(52)
-
36
5,571
(14,582)
-
317,706
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
9. (Loss)/earnings per share
The company had 5,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each and 5,000 B ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue as 31
December 2015. In June 2016, the 5,000 B ordinary shares were re-designated as ordinary shares of £0.01 each
and 79,990,000 new ordinary shares of £0.01 each were allotted and issued to the existing shareholders as a bonus
issue of shares.
On the date of the IPO the company issued a further 16,000,000 new shares. The basic and diluted earnings per
share figures, based on the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period ended 31 December
2016 and the actual number of shares in issue at 31 December 2015, are set out below.
Year ended
31 December 2016
£
Year ended
31 December 2015
£
(Loss)/profit attributable to shareholders
Non-trading items
Opening costs
Estimated tax effect of excluded items
Adjusted profit for the year
Adjusted EBITDA, calculated by taking the adjusted profit before tax figure shown above and adding back
interest, depreciation and amortisation was £2,684,962 (2015: £2,518,986).
(918,113)
1,183,592
1,401,546
(280,309)
1,386,716
3
3
969,807
-
348,130
(70,496)
1,247,441
Weighted average number of shares
For basic earnings per share
Adjustment for options outstanding
For diluted earnings per share
Earnings per share:
Basic (pence)
From (loss)/profit for the period
From adjusted profit
Diluted (pence)
From (loss)/profit for the period
From adjusted profit
Number
Number
54,037,158
1,159,276
55,196,434
54,037,158
-
54,037,158
Pence per share
Pence per share
(1.70)
2.57
(1.66)
2.51
1.79
2.31
1.79
2.31
The loss per share for the comparative year ended 31 December 2015 has been calculated on a comparable basis
using the same average weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue as if the shares had been in issue
during that period.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders by the
weighted average number of shares and ‘in the money’ share options in issue. Share options are classified as ‘in
the money’ if their exercise price is lower than the average share price for the period. As required by IAS 33, this
calculation assumes that the proceeds receivable from the exercise of ‘in the money’ options would be used to
purchase shares in the open market in order to reduce the number of new shares that would need to be issued.
10. Dividends
Amounts recognised as distributable to equity holders in the period:
Dividend for the year ended 31
December 2015 of £66.97 per share
Dividend for the year ending 31
December 2016 of £7.84 per share
Year ended 31
December 2016
£
Year ended 31
December 2015
£
-
669,675
78,375
-
Prior to the company’s IPO, its Chief Executive, C Hanna, and its Creative and Founding Director, A Kitous, were
remunerated by way of dividends in lieu of market rate salaries. Since the company’s IPO, these directors have
received market rate salaries instead of such dividends.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
11. Intangible assets
Group
Cost
At 1 January 2016
Additions
At 31 December 2016
Accumulated amortisation
At 1 January 2016
Amortised during the year
At 31 December 2016
Net Book Value as at
31 December 2015
Net Book Value as at
31 December 2016
Lease premiums
£
Goodwill
£
-
1,075,000
1,075,000
-
74,979
74,979
-
28,958
28,958
-
-
-
-
-
Total
£
-
1,149,979
1,149,979
-
28,958
28,958
-
1,046,042
74,979
1,121,021
Acquisition
On 14 December 2016, the Group purchased the trade and assets, valued at £400,000, of Agushia Limited,
including the Yalla Yalla brand and three restaurants trading under the brand as part of the group’s strategic goal
to expand its network of restaurants in London and the rest of the United Kingdom. The goodwill reported in the
Balance Sheet arising on the acquisition of this business amounts to £74,979 and represents the amounts paid in
excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Goodwill arising on business combinations is not amortised but is subject to an impairment review annually, or
arising on acquisition is monitored and an impairment test is carried out which compares the value in use to its
carrying value. The transaction has been treated as a business combination under IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’.
Details of the identifiable assets and liabilities, purchase consideration and goodwill are set out below:
Intangible assets
Fixtures and fittings
Property, plant and equipment
Liabilities
Total net assets acquired
Consideration paid:
Cash
Goodwill arising on acquisition
Book value &
fair values
£
10,000
59,996
342,177
(87,152)
325,021
400,000
74,979
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
12. Property, plant and equipment
Group
Cost
At 1 January 2015
Additions
At 31 December 2015
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment
At 1 January 2015
Depreciation during the year
At 31 December 2015
Cost
At 1 January 2016
Additions
Business combination additions
At 31 December 2016
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment
At 1 January 2016
Depreciation during the year
Impairment during the year
AT 31 December 2016
Net Book Value as at
31 December 2015
Net Book Value as at
31 December 2016
Freehold
land and
buildings
£
Leasehold
Land and
buildings
£
Plant
and
machinery
£
Fixture,
fittings &
equipment
£
Total
(Restated)
£
1,481,879
-
1,481,879
4,009,851
1,646,617
5,656,468
1,419,937
998,736
2,418,673
1,238,456
366,930
1,605,386
8,150,123
3,012,283
11,162,406
9,879
59,275
69,154
1,613,606
410,246
2,023,852
728,045
183,377
911,422
416,937
102,635
519,572
2,768,467
755,533
3,524,000
1,481,879
80,136
-
1,562,015
5,656,468
2,729,476
-
8,385,944
2,418,673
1,212,779
342,177
3,973,629
1,605,386
474,453
59,996
2,139,835
11,162,406
4,496,844
402,173
16,061,423
69,154
49,396
-
118,550
2,023,852
478,025
296,260
2,798,137
911,422
297,872
85,547
1,294,841
519,572
125,335
89,989
734,896
3,524,000
950,628
471,796
4,946,424
1,412,725
3,632,616
1,507,251
1,085,814
7,638,406
1,443,465
5,587,807
2,678,788
1,404,939
11,114,999
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Assets held under finance leases
Cost
At 1 January 2016
Additions
Legal ownership transferred
Cost as at 31 December 2016
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 January 2015
Depreciation during the year
Impairment
Legal ownership transferred
At the end of year
Net book value at the end of the year
Group
Year ended 31
December
2016
£
Year ended 31
December
2015
£
1,853,942
80,136
(1,618,460)
315,618
170,987
84,622
87,600
(139,601)
203,608
112,010
1,853,942
-
-
1,853,942
73,445
97,541
-
-
170,986
1,682,956
Legal ownership transferred relates to a property held under finance lease that has subsequently been
purchased outright during the current year.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
13. Subsidiaries
The principal subsidiaries of Comptoir Group Plc, all of which have been included in these consolidated financial
statements, are as follows:
Name
Country of
incorporation and
principal place of
business
Proportion of
ownership interest
as at 31 December
2016
2015
Non-Controlling
interests
Ownership/voting
interest at 31
December
2016
2015
Timerest Limited
Chabane Limited
Comptoir Franchise Limited
Shawa Group Limited*
Shawa Bluewater Limited
Shawa Limited
Shawa Rupert Street Limited*
Comptoir Stratford Limited*
Comptoir South Ken Limited*
Comptoir Soho Limited
Comptoir Central Production Limited
Comptoir Westfield London Limited*
Levant Restaurants Group Limited
Comptoir Chelsea Limited*
Comptoir Bluewater Limited
Comptoir Wigmore Limited*
Comptoir Kingston Limited
Comptoir Broadgate Limited
Comptoir Manchester Limited
Comptoir Restaurants Limited
Comptoir Leeds Limited*
Comptoir Oxford Street Limited*
Comptoir I.P. Limited*
Comptoir Reading Limited*
TKCH Limited*
Comptoir Bath Limited*
Comptoir Exeter Limited*
Yalla Yalla Restaurants Limited
Shawa Haymarket Ltd
Comptoir Oxford Limited*
*Dormant companies
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Changes to subsidiaries during the year ended 31 December 2016:
Comptoir Bath Limited changed its name from Comptoir Wardour Street Limited on 20 February 2016.
Comptoir Exeter Limited changed its name from Comptoir Strand Limited on 20 February 2016.
Shawa Rupert Street Limited and Shawa Haymarket Limited were incorporated on 30 March 2016.
Comptoir Reading Limited was incorporated on 22 February 2016. The company changed its name from Comptoir
Reading Limited to Shawa Wardour Street on 8 August 2016 and back to Comptoir Reading Limited on 2 September
2016.
Yalla Yalla Restaurants Limited, a subsidiary, which was incorporated on 5 September 2016, changed its name
from Shawa Wardour Street on 30 November 2016.
14. Inventories
Group
Year ended 31
December
2016
£
Year ended 31
December
2015
£
Finished goods and goods for resale
479,830
304,199
15. Trade and other receivables
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Corporation tax recoverable
Total trade and other receivables
16. Trade and other payables
Trade creditors
Accruals
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Directors’ loan accounts
Total trade and other payables
Group
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
572,691
499,934
1,124,690
-
2,197,315
323,235
677,780
602,619
33,506
1,637,140
Group
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
1,383,209
1,546,108
541,314
87,018
-
3,557,649
828,569
569,701
825,772
636,521
572,600
3,433,163
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
17. Borrowings
Bank loans
Bank overdrafts
Finance lease
Hire purchase liabilities
Total borrowings
Group
Year ended 31
December
2016
£
1,990,527
-
-
21,921
2,012,448
Year ended 31
December
2015
(Restated)
£
1,703,256
12,416
1,461,043
110,529
3,287,244
The long-term bank loans are secured by way of fixed charges over the assets of various Group companies. Some
of the bank loans are secured by a personal guarantee given by A Kitous, director, amounting to £6,925,000 across
all loans. Bank loans of £1,990,527, represent amounts repayable within one year of £610,120 and amounts
totalling £1,380,407 which are repayable in more than one year but less than five years. All loans have a five-year
term with maturity dates of between 2018 and 2020. All loans attract a rate of interest of 3.25% over the Bank
base rate.
The liability in respect of the finance lease that was entered into in November 2014 is £nil for the year ended 2016.
The comparative relates to a property held under finance least that has subsequently been purchased outright,
during the current year. Previously interest was charged at a rate of 4% plus LIBOR.
The entire hire purchase liability is due within one year.
18. Provisions for liabilities
Provisions for leasehold property
dilapidations
Total provisions
Movements on provisions:
At 1 January 2016
Provision in the year (net of releases)
Total at 31 December 2016
Group
Year ended 31
December
2016
£
Year ended 31
December
2015
£
35,050
35,050
27,388
27,388
Group
£
27,388
7,662
35,050
Provisions for leasehold property dilapidation repairs are recognised when the Group has a present obligation to
carry out dilapidation repair work on the leasehold premises before the property is vacated. The amount
recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the costs required to carry out the dilapidations work and is
spread over the expected period of the tenancy.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
19. Deferred Taxation
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the Group or Company has a legally enforceable right to do so.
The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:
Group
Liabilities
2016
£
Liabilities
2015
£
Assets
2016
£
Assets
2015
£
Accelerated capital allowances
Tax losses
Share-based payment
287,287
-
-
287,287
171,829
-
-
171,829
44,020
160,978
99,997
304,995
(82,160)
164,733
-
82,573
Movements in the year:
Net (liability)/asset at 1 January
(Credit)/charge to Statement of
Comprehensive Income (note 8)
Net asset/(liability) at year end
Group
2016
£
Group
2015
£
(89,256)
(45,216)
106,964
17,708
(44,040)
(89,256)
The deferred tax liability set out above is related to accelerated capital allowances and will reverse over the
period that the fixed assets to which it relates are depreciated.
20. Share capital
Authorised, issued and fully paid
Brought forward
Issues in the period
Carried forward
Brought forward
Issues in the period
Carried forward
Number of 1p shares
Year ended 31
December 2016
10,000
95,990,000
96,000,000
Year ended 31
December 2015
10,000
-
10,000
Nominal value
Year ended 31
December 2016
£
100
959,900
960,000
Year ended 31
December 2015
£
100
-
100
The company had 5,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each and 5,000 B ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue as 31
December 2015. In June 2016, the 5,000 B ordinary shares were re-designated as ordinary shares of £0.01 each
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
and 79,990,000 new ordinary shares of £0.01 each were allotted and issued to the existing shareholders as a bonus
issue of shares. On 21 June 2016, the company issued 16,000,000 new shares to the public as part of the IPO and
admission of the shares to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, raising £8 million before costs of the
share issue.
21. Other reserves
The other reserves account in the balance sheet reflects the credit to equity made in respect of the charge for
share-based payments made through the income statement and the purchase of shares in the market in order to
satisfy the vesting of existing and future share awards under the Long-Term Incentive Plan.
22. Retirement benefit schemes
Defined contribution schemes
Charge to profit and loss
31 December 2016
£
31 December 2015
£
39,907
28,051
A defined contribution scheme is operated for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held
separately from those of the group in an independently administered fund.
23. Share-based payments scheme
Equity-settled share-based payments
On 14 June 2016 the Company established an Enterprise Management Incentive (“EMI”) share option scheme and
on the same day granted 2,970,000 EMI share options to certain key employees. On exercise the scheme provides
for eligible employees to be allotted ordinary shares in Comptoir Group PLC. The scheme includes all subsidiary
companies headed by Comptoir Group PLC. The exercise price of all of the options is £0.50, the term to expiration
is 10 years and all of the options have the same vesting conditions attached to them.
The total share-based payment charge for the year was £479,210 (2015: £Nil). This is included within non-trading
items on the face of the statement of comprehensive income.
On the same day, 14 June 2016, the Company also granted 1,440,000 unapproved share options to family
members of directors, in relation to their capacity as shareholders investing in the company. The exercise price of
these options is £0.50, the term to expiration is 10 years and all of the unapproved options have the same vesting
conditions attached to them.
If options remain unexercised after a period of 10 years from the date of grant, the options expire. Unvested
options are forfeited if the employee leaves the group before the options vest, vested options are forfeited if the
employee leaves the group before the options are exercised.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
On 21 June 2016, as a result of the company’s IPO, all 2,970,000 of the EMI options in issue vested, resulting in a
charge to the income statement equal to the fair value of the options on the date of grant. Since vesting and to
the date of approval of the financial statements none of the options had been exercised and 200,000 options
cancelled.
Year ended 31
December
2016
Average
Exercise price
£
-
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
Shares No.
-
2,970,000
(200,000)
2,770,000
2,770,000
Shares No.
Year ended 31
December
2015
Average
Exercise price
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Options outstanding, beginning of year
Granted
Cancelled
Options outstanding, end of year
Options exercisable, end of year
The Black-Scholes option pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of options granted under the group’s
share-based compensation plan. The range of assumptions used and the resulting weighted average fair value of
options granted at the date of grant for the group were as follows:
Risk free rate of return
Expected term
Estimated volatility
Expected dividend yield
Weighted average fair value of options granted
Risk free interest rate
The risk-free interest rate is based on the UK 2-year Gilt yield.
Year ended 31
December 2016
Year ended 31
December 2015
0.10%
10 years
28%
0%
£0.173
-
-
-
-
-
Expected term
The expected term represents the maximum term that the group’s share options in relation to employees of the
group are expected to be outstanding. The expected term is based on expectations using information available.
Estimated volatility
The estimated volatility is the amount by which the price is expected to fluctuate during the period. The standard
deviation of share price fluctuations of similar businesses was used to quantify the amount of estimated dispersion
as there has been less than 6 months of trade for the group.
Expected dividends
Comptoir’s board of directors may from time to time declare dividends on its outstanding shares. Any
determination to declare and pay dividends will be made by Comptoir Group PLC’s board of directors and will
depend upon the group’s results, earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, business prospects,
contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by the board of directors. In the event that a dividend
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
is declared, there is no assurance with respect to the amount, timing or frequency of any such dividends. Based
on this uncertainty and unknown frequency, for the year ended 31 December 2016 no dividend rate was used in
the assumptions to calculate the share based compensation expense.
24. Reconciliation of (loss)/profit to cash generated from operations
(Loss)/profit for the year
Income tax (credit)/expense
Finance costs
Depreciation
Amortisation of intangible assets
Impairment of assets
Share-based payment charge
Movements in working capital
Increase in inventories
Increase in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
and provisions
Cash from operations
Year ended 31
December 2016
£
Year ended 31
December 2015
£
(918,113)
(86,883)
125,237
950,628
28,958
471,796
479,210
(175,631)
(560,175)
54,995
370,022
969,807
317,706
127,810
755,533
-
-
-
(130,821)
(536,884)
1,009,130
2,512,281
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
25. Reconciliation of changes in cash to the movement in net debt
Net debt:
Year ended 31
December 2016
£
Year ended 31
December 2015
£
At the beginning of the year
(2,619,998)
(1,103,863)
Movements in the year:
Repayment of loan borrowings
New loans advances
Finance lease payments
Hire purchase lease payments
Non-cash movements in the year
Cash inflow/(outflow)
At the end of the year
Represented by:
Cash and cash equivalents
Overdraft
Bank loans
Other loans
Finance leases
Hire purchase liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents
Overdraft
Bank loans
Finance leases
Hire purchase liabilities
613,346
(825,000)
1,508,978
91,710
(126,653)
158,375
(1,199,242)
At 31
December
2014
£
Cash flow
movements in
the year
£
Non- cash flow
movements in
the year
£
1,764,060
-
(1,122,147)
(50,000)
(1,491,475)
(204,301)
(1,103,863)
(1,096,813)
(12,416)
(522,976)
50,000
90,000
101,725
(1,390,480)
-
-
(58,133)
-
(59,569)
(7,953)
(125,655)
At 31
December
2015
£
667,247
(12,416)
(1,703,256)
(1,461,044)
(110,529)
(2,619,998)
Cash flow
movements in
the year
£
145,959
12,416
(211,654)
1,508,978
91,710
1,547,409
Non- cash flow
movements in
the year
£
-
-
(75,617)
(47,934)
(3,102)
(126,653)
527,022
(1,000,000)
90,000
101,723
(125,655)
(1,109,229)
(2,619,998)
At 31
December
2015
£
667,247
(12,416)
(1,703,256)
-
(1,461,044)
(110,529)
(2,619,998)
At 31
December
2016
£
813,206
-
(1,990,527)
-
(21,921)
(1,199,242)
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
26. Financial instruments
The Group finances its operations through equity and borrowings, with the borrowing interest typically subject to
3.25% per annum over base rate.
Management pay rigorous attention to treasury management requirements and continue to:
·
·
ensure sufficient committed loan facilities are in place to support anticipated business requirements;
ensure the Group's debt service will be supported by anticipated cash flows and that covenants will be
complied with; and
· manage interest rate exposure with a combination of floating rate debt and interest rate swaps when
deemed appropriate.
The Board closely monitors the Group's treasury strategy and the management of treasury risk. Further details of
the Group's capital risk management can be found in the report of the Directors.
Further details on the business risk factors that are considered to affect the Group are included in the strategic
report and more specific financial risk management (including sensitivity to increases in interest rates) are included
in the Report of the Directors. Further details on market and economic risk and headroom against covenants are
included in the Strategic Report.
Financial assets and liabilities
Group financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Total financial assets
Group financial liabilities:
31 December 2016
£
31 December 2015
£
813,207
2,197,315
3,010,522
667,247
1,637,140
2,304,387
31 December 2016
£
31 December 2015
£
Overdraft
Trade and other payables excl. corporation tax
Directors’ loans
Hire purchase lease debt
Finance lease debt
Bank loan
Short-term financial liabilities
Bank loan
Finance lease debt
Long-term financial liabilities
Total financial liabilities
*The loans held in the subsidiaries typically have the interest rate of 3.25%p.a. over base rate.
At 31 December 2016, the Group has £Nil of committed borrowing facilities in excess of gross borrowings (2015:
£Nil) and £Nil of undrawn overdraft (2015: £Nil).
-
3,557,649
-
21,921
-
610,120
4,189,690
1,380,407
-
1,380,407
5,570,097
12,416
2,860,563
572,600
88,606
1,461,043
437,501
5,432,729
1,265,755
21,923
1,287,678
6,720,407
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
The maturity profile of anticipated gross future cash flows, including interest, relating to the Group's non-
derivative financial liabilities, on an undiscounted basis, are set out below:
Trade and
other
payables *
£
3,557,649
-
-
-
3,557,649
Overdraft
£
-
-
-
-
-
Directors’
loans
£
Bank
loans
£
Finance
lease debt
£
Hire
purchase
lease
liability
£
-
-
-
-
-
674,484
1,449,311
-
(133,268)
1,990,527
-
-
-
-
-
12,416
-
-
2,860,563
-
-
572,600
-
-
493,991
1,336,755
-
1,508,978
-
-
-
12,416
-
2,860,563
-
572,600
(127,490)
1,703,256
(47,935)
1,461,043
(3,262)
110,529
22,081
-
-
(160)
21,921
91,708
22,083
-
As at 31 December 2016
Within one year
Within two to five years
After five years
Less future interest
payments
Total
As at 31 December 2015
Within one year
Within two to five years
After five years
Less future interest
payments
Total
*excluding corporation tax
Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
All financial assets and liabilities are accounted for at cost and the Directors consider the carrying value to
approximate their fair value.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
27. Financial risk management
The Group’s and Company’s financial instruments comprise investments, cash and liquid resources, and various
items, such as trade receivables and trade payables that arise directly from its operations. The vast majority of
the Group’s and Company’s financial investments are denominated in sterling.
Neither the Group nor the Company enter into derivatives or hedging transactions. It is, and has been throughout
the period under review, the Group’s and Company’s policy that no trading in financial instruments shall be
undertaken.
The main risks arising from the Group’s and Company’s financial instruments are credit risk, liquidity risk, foreign
currency risk, interest rate risk and investment risk. The Group does not have a material exposure to foreign
currency risk. The board reviews policies for managing each of these risks, and they are summarised as follows:
Credit Risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial
losses to the Group. Counterparties for cash balances are with large established financial institutions. The Group
is exposed to credit related losses in the event of non-performance by the financial institutions but does not expect
them to fail to meet their obligations.
As a retail business with trading receipts settled either by cash or credit and debit cards, there is very limited
exposure from customer transactions. The Group is exposed to credit risk in respect of commercial discounts
receivable from suppliers but the Directors believe adequate provision has been made in respect of doubtful debts
and there are no material amounts past due that have not been provided against.
The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, net of any allowances for losses,
represents the Group's maximum exposure to credit risk
Liquidity risk
The Group has built an appropriate mechanism to manage liquidity risk of the short, medium and long-term
funding and liquidity management requirements. Liquidity risk is managed through the maintenance of adequate
cash reserves and bank facilities by monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles
of financial assets and liabilities. The Group's loan facilities (as set out in note 17), ensure continuity of funding,
provided the Group continues to meet its covenant requirements.
Foreign currency risk
The Group is not materially exposed to changes in foreign currency rates and does not use foreign exchange
forward contracts.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Interest rate risk
Exposure to interest rate movements has been controlled historically through the use of floating rate debt to
achieve a balanced interest rate profile. The Group does not currently have any interest rate swaps in place as the
continued reduction in the level of debt combined with current market conditions results in a low level of
exposure. The Group's exposure will continue to be monitored and the use of interest rate swaps may be
considered in the future.
Investment risk
Investment risk includes investing in companies that may not perform as expected. The group’s investment criteria
focus on the quality of the business and the management team of the target company, market potential and the
ability of the investment to attain the returns required within the time horizon set for the investment. Due
diligence is undertaken on each investment. The group regularly reviews the investments in order to monitor the
level of risk and mitigate exposure where appropriate.
28. Lease commitments
Finance lease commitments
Future lease payments in respect of finance leases are due as follows:
Within one year
Within two and five years
After five years
Less future interest payments
Present value of lease obligations
Minimum lease payments
Year ended 31
December
2016
£
Year ended 31
December
2015
£
22,081
-
-
(160)
21,921
1,600,686
22,083
-
(51,197)
1,571,572
All finance lease commitments at the year-end date 31 December 2016 are due to be paid within one year.
Analysed as:
Amounts due for settlement within
one year
Amounts due for settlement after one
year
Present value of lease obligations
21,921
1,552,751
-
18,821
21,921
1,571,572
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Lease commitments are in respect of rentals payable by the company or group for certain items of plant and
machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of lease periods and no restrictions are placed on the use
of the assets. The average lease term is 3 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements
have been entered into for contingent lease payments. There are no finance leases where the Group itself is the
lessor. The interest rate applied in calculating the present value of the payments is the incremental borrowing cost
of the Group in relation to each lease, however the time value of money is considered by the Directors to be
insignificant in the context of discounting the minimum lease payments and accordingly the present value of the
minimum lease payments is considered to be not materially different from the absolute value. The fair value of
the lease payments is estimated as £21,921 (2015: £103,994).
Operating lease commitments
The Group has entered into a number of property leases on standard commercial terms as lessee. There are no
restrictions imposed by the Group's operating lease arrangements, either in the current or prior year.
At the reporting date the total future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating leases over the
remaining lives of the leases are:
Within one year
Within two and five years
After five years
Total
31 December 2016
£
31 December 2015
£
2,247,070
5,637,967
6,125,427
14,010,464
1,209,422
3,724,313
3,611,945
8,545,680
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
29. Prior year adjustment
Changes to the balance sheet – Group
As previously
reported
Adjustment at
1 January 2015
£
£
Adjustment at
31 December
2015
£
As restated
£
Balances as restated before IFRS
transition adjustments:
Non-current assets
Property, plant & equipment
Current liabilities
Finance lease liabilities
6,225,681
1,472,000
(59,275)
7,638,406
-
(1,491,475)
30,431
(1,461,043)
6,225,681
(19,475)
(28,844)
6,177,363
Capital and reserves
Retained earnings
3,184,819
(19,475)
(28,844)
3,136,500
Changes to statement of comprehensive income –
Group
Balances as restated before IFRS transition adjustments:
As previously
reported
£
Adjustment
As restated
£
£
Total comprehensive income for the year
998,651
(28,844)
969,807
A prior year adjustment has been made to reflect a change in treatment of a leasehold interest held by the Group
throughout the prior year. Previously, the lease had been treated as an operating lease and rental payments were
recognised within the income statement of a subsidiary entity. Following a review of the facts, the lease is now
considered to have more closely met the definitions of a finance lease rather than that of an operating lease and
as such the carrying value of the property has been retrospectively recognised in the accounts from the date the
lease was entered, being September 2014. The comparative figures shown in these accounts have been adjusted
to include the leasehold investment at its fair value of £1,472,000 brought forward as at 1 January 2015 and carried
forward as at 31 December 2015, as well as a finance lease liability outstanding at 31 December 2015 of
£1,461,043. The impact on brought forward reserves is reflected in the table above.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(continued)
30. Contingent liabilities
The Group had no contingent liabilities at 31 December 2016 or 31 December 2015.
31. Capital commitments
The Group had no capital commitments at 31 December 2016 or 31 December 2015.
32. Directors’ transactions
During the year Comptoir Group PLC paid a dividend of £39,188 (2015: £352,425) to C Hanna, who is a director
and shareholder of Comptoir Group PLC.
Comptoir Group PLC paid a dividend of £39,188 (2015: £317,250) to A Kitous, who is a director and shareholder
of Comptoir Group PLC.
Included within trade and other payables at the reporting date is £Nil (2015: £340,850) which is owed to the
director, A Kitous and £Nil (2015: £231,750) which is owed to director, C Hanna
33. Related party transactions
Remuneration in respect of key management personnel, defined as the Directors for this purpose, is disclosed in
note 6. Further information concerning the Directors' remuneration is provided in the Directors' remuneration
report.
70,000 and 150,000 of the EMI options that were issued on the 14 June 2016 and are detailed in note 23, were
granted to M Kitous, brother of Director, A Kitous and P Hanna, son of Director, C Hanna, respectively.
All of the unapproved share options that were issued on the 14 June 2016 and are detailed in note 23, were issued
to family members of J Kaye, a director of the company. The exercise price of these options is £0.50, the term to
expiration is 10 years and all of the unapproved options have the same vesting conditions as the approved options
attached to them.
During the year, the Group paid fees of £10,417 (2015: £25,000) to Messrs Gerald Edelman, a firm in which director
R Kleiner is a partner, in respect of part of his non-executive director fees. Also during the year, the Group paid
further amounts totalling £33,433 to Messrs Gerald Edelman, in respect of accountancy and corporate finance
services provided to the Group.
34. Ultimate controlling party
The ultimate controlling party is A Kitous, one of the Group’s directors due to his ownership of 52.1% of the share
capital at the year end.
35. Subsequent events
There were no significant subsequent events which the directors consider require disclosure within these financial
statements.
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Parent Company financial statements (under UK GAAP)
Company balance sheet as at 31 December 2016
Notes
31 December 2016
£
31 December 2015
(Restated)
£
Fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment
Investment property
Intangible assets
Investments in subsidiaries
Current assets
Debtors
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Creditors
Provisions for liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Other reserves
Retained earnings
Total equity – attributable to equity
shareholders of the company
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
ix
viii
x
x
x
x
28,356
1,680,136
72,896
480,590
2,261,978
8,746,986
105,779
8,852,765
34,299
1,600,000
-
1,380
1,635,679
2,162,059
23,605
2,185,664
11,114,743
3,821,343
(2,272,010)
(2,272,010)
(2,867,781)
(2,867,781)
(23,624)
-
(2,295,634)
(2,867,781)
8,819,109
953,562
960,000
6,465,687
479,210
914,212
8,919,109
100
-
-
953,462
953,562
The financial statements of Comptoir Group Plc (company registration number 07741283) were approved by the
Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 11 April 2017 and were signed on its behalf by:
Chaker Hanna
Chief Executive Director
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Annual Report 2016
Company financial statements – under UK GAAP
Accounting policies and basis of preparation
Basis of accounting
The accounts for the Company have been prepared under FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The Group accounts
have been prepared under IFRS and are shown separately. The Company accounts have been prepared under the
historical cost convention in accordance with applicable UK accounting standards and on the going concern basis.
Going concern
The Board of Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the
company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the Board
continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Dividends
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim dividends are recognised when paid.
Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments are valued at cost less any provision for impairment.
Intangible assets – Goodwill
Goodwill is the difference between amounts paid on the acquisition of a business and the fair value of the
identifiable assets and liabilities. It is amortised to the income statement over its economic life, which is estimated
to be ten years from the date of acquisition.
Share-based payment transactions
The share options have been accounted for as an expense in the company in which the employees are employed,
using a valuation based on the Black-Scholes model.
An increase in the investment held by the Company in the subsidiary in which the employees are employed, with
a corresponding increase in equity, is recognised in the accounts of the Company. Information in respect of the
Company's share-based payment schemes is provided in note 23 to the consolidated financial statements.
The value is accounted for as a capital contribution in relevant Group subsidiaries that employ the staff members
to whom awards of share options have been made.
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Company financial statements – under UK GAAP
Accounting policies and basis of preparation (continued)
Reserves
The Company’s reserves are as follows:
• Called up share capital reserve represents the nominal value of the shares issued.
•
Share premium represents amounts paid in excess of the nominal value of shares.
• Other reserves represent share-based payment charges recognised in equity, and;
• Profit and loss accounts represents cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other
adjustments.
Investment property
In accordance with FRS 102, property leased to subsidiary entities is classified as Investment Property. Investment
property is carried at fair value and revaluation surpluses or losses are recognised in the Statement of
Comprehensive Income. Deferred tax is provided on the gains at the rate expected to apply when the property is
sold.
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Annual Report 2016
Company financial statements – under UK GAAP
Notes to the accounts
i) Profit attributable to members of the holding company
As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, a separate profit and loss account has not been presented
for the holding company. During the year, the Company recorded a loss of £39,125. Remuneration of the auditor
is borne by a subsidiary undertaking, Timerest Limited.
ii) Employee costs and numbers
The company has no employees. All Group employees and Directors’ remuneration are disclosed within the
Group’s consolidated financial statements.
iii) Property, plant and equipment
Leasehold
Land and
buildings
£
Plant
and
machinery
£
Fixture,
fittings &
equipment
£
Total
£
11,290
-
26,655
-
5,555
-
43,500
-
11,290
26,655
5,555
43,500
3,126
2,258
5,384
5,256
3,210
8,466
819
475
1,294
9,201
5,943
15,144
8,164
21,399
4,736
34,299
5,906
18,189
4,261
28,356
Cost
At 1 January 2016
Additions
At 31 December 2016
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment
At 1 January 2016
Depreciation during the year
AT 31 December 2016
Net Book Value as at
31 December 2015
Net Book Value as at
31 December 2016
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Notes to the accounts (continued)
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
iv) Investment property
Fair value at 1 January 2016
Additions
Revaluations
At 31 December 2016
£
1,600,000
80,136
-
1,680,136
The property is held at Directors’ valuation. The Board consider that, during the year, there have been no
indicators, which they believe would lead to a material change in the value from the prior year, and as a result
there have been no changes to the valuation previously recorded.
v) Intangible assets
Goodwill
Cost
At 1 January 2016
Acquisition during the year
At 31 December 2016
Accumulated amortisation and
impairment
At 1 January 2016
Amortisation during the year
At 31 December 2016
Net book value as at
31 December 2015
Net book value as at
31 December 2016
Total
£
-
74,979
74,979
-
2,083
2,083
-
72,896
In accordance with FRS 102, goodwill arising on business combinations is amortised over the expected life of the
asset and is subject to an impairment review annually if the life of the assets is indefinite or expected to be greater
than 20 years, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired.
Therefore, goodwill arising on acquisition is monitored to compare the value in use to its carrying value. The
intangible assets reported on the statement of financial position include goodwill arising on the acquisition on 14
December 2016 of the trade and assets of Agushia Limited. The transaction is described in more detail in note 11
to the consolidated financial statements.
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Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the accounts (continued)
vi) Investments in subsidiary undertakings
Cost
At 31 December 2015
Additions – share-based payments re-charged
At 31 December 2016
Amounts written off
At 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2016
Net book value at 31 December 2015
Net book value at 31 December 2016
vii) Debtors
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Amounts receivable from group undertakings
Total
viii) Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax recognised in balance sheet:
Deferred tax liabilities:
Brought forward
Liability incurred on revaluation of investment property
Total deferred tax
Shares
£
1,380
-
1,380
-
1,380
1,380
Loans and
other
£
-
479,210
479,210
-
-
479,210
Total
£
1,380
479,210
480,590
-
1,380
480,590
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
Year ended
31 December
2015
£
-
49,561
8,697,425
12,804
14,786
2,134,469
8,746,986
2,162,059
-
23,624
23,624
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Notes to the accounts (continued)
ix) Creditors
Comptoir Group PLC
Annual Report 2016
Trade creditors
Directors’ loans
Amounts due to group undertakings
Obligations under finance leases - xi
Other creditors
Total
x) Share capital and reserves
Year ended
31 December
2016
£
22,486
-
2,248,054
-
1,470
Year ended
31 December
2015
(Restated)
£
15,231
506,250
883,787
1,461,043
1,470
2,272,010
2,867,781
At 1 January 2016, as
previously stated
Prior period adjustment - xi
At 1 January 2016, as
restated
Issue of shares
Employee shared-based
payment schemes
Profit for the year
Dividends paid
Share
capital
£
100
-
100
959,900
-
-
-
Share
premium
£
-
-
-
6,465,687
-
-
-
Other
reserves
£
Profit and
loss account
£
-
-
-
-
814,505
138,957
953,462
-
Total
£
814,605
138,957
953,562
7,425,587
479,210
-
479,210
-
-
39,125
(78,375)
139,122
(78,375)
At 31 December 2016
960,000
6,465,687
479,210
914,212
8,819,109
Details of share issues during the year are given in note 20 of the consolidated accounts and details of the
dividends paid and proposed during the year are given in note 10 of the consolidated accounts.
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Company financial statements – under UK GAAP
Notes to the accounts (continued)
xi) Prior period adjustment
A prior year adjustment has been made to reflect a change in treatment of a leasehold interest held by the
Company throughout the prior year. Previously, the lease had been treated as an operating lease and rental
payments were recognised within the income statement of a subsidiary entity. Following a review of the facts, the
lease is now considered to have more closely met the definitions of a finance lease rather than that of an operating
lease and as such the carrying value of the property has been retrospectively recognised in the accounts of the
Company from the date the lease was entered into, being September 2014. As the property has been leased to a
group company since inception of the lease, the property is classified as an investment property in the Company’s
accounts and is carried at its fair value. A finance lease liability has also been brought into the accounts, with
interest being charged thereon being taken to the Statement of Comprehensive Income. The comparative figures
shown in these accounts have been adjusted to include freehold investment property at its fair value of £1,600,000
brought forward as at 1 January 2015 and carried forward as at 31 December 2015, as well as a finance lease
liability outstanding at 31 December 2015 of £1,461,043.
The impact on brought forward reserves is a net increase of £138,957, which represents the fair value adjustment
of £118,121, plus rental income of £90,000 receivable from one of the Company’s subsidiaries, less finance costs
of £69,164. See note 29 of the consolidated accounts for the effect on the group financial statements.
xii) Contingent liabilities
The company had no contingent liabilities at 31 December 2016 or 31 December 2015.
Capital commitments
xiii)
The company had no capital commitments at 31 December 2016 or 31 December 2015.
Related party transactions
xiv)
The company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 and has not disclosed transactions entered
into between members of the group.
xv) Ultimate controlling party
The ultimate controlling party is A Kitous, one of the company’s directors.
Subsequent events
xvi)
There were no significant subsequent events which the directors consider require disclosure within these financial
statements.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Comptoir Group PLC
Registered in England and Wales with no. 7741283
Notice is hereby given that the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Comptoir Group Plc will be held at 73, Cornhill,
London EC3V 3QQ on 7 June 2017 at 12.00 p.m. for the transaction of the following business:
ORDINARY BUSINESS
As ordinary business to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolutions, each of which will be
proposed as ordinary resolutions:
1. THAT, the Company's annual accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2016, together with the
report of the auditors and the directors thereon, be received and adopted.
2. THAT, Jonathan Kaye, who retires in accordance with the Company's articles of association, be re-elected
as a director.
3. THAT, Chaker Hanna, who retires in accordance with the Company's articles of association, be re-elected
as a director.
4. THAT, UHY Hacker Young LLP be re-appointed as auditors to the Company until the conclusion of the next
Annual General Meeting at which accounts of the Company are presented and the directors be authorised
to fix their remuneration.
SPECIAL BUSINESS
As special business to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolutions, of which resolution 5 will be
proposed as an ordinary resolution and resolution 6 as a special resolution:
5. THAT, the directors be and they are generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section
551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares, or
to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares, of up to an aggregate nominal
amount of £96,000 during the period commencing on the passing of this resolution and expiring on the
date of the next annual general meeting of the Company (unless previously revoked, varied or extended
by the Company in general meeting), but so that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or
agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for or to convert any
securities into shares to be granted, after such expiry and the directors may allot shares, or grant rights
to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares, in pursuance of such offer or agreement
notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has expired. This authority is in
substitution for all subsisting authorities, to the extent unused.
6. THAT, the directors be and they are empowered during the period commencing on the passing of this
resolution and expiring on the date of the next annual general meeting of the Company (unless previously
revoked, varied or extended by the Company in general meeting) pursuant to section 570(1) of the Act to
allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560(1) of the Act) wholly for cash pursuant to the
authority conferred by resolution 5 above as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such
allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:
(i)
(ii)
the allotment of equity securities for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £96,000; and
the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights
to holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective
holdings of such shares, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors
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may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or any legal or practical
problems under the laws of any territory, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock
exchange, but so that this authority shall allow the Company to make offers or agreements before
the expiry and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements
as if the powers conferred hereby had not so expired.
By order of the Board
AIS Secretarial Services Limited
Secretary
11 April 2017
Registered Office: Suite 4, Strata House, 34a Waterloo Road, London, NW2 7UH
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The following notes explain your general rights as a shareholder and your right to attend and vote at this Meeting
or to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf.
1. To be entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting (and for the purpose of the determination by the
Company of the number of votes they may cast), shareholders must be registered in the Register of
Members of the Company at close of trading on 5 June 2017. Changes to the Register of Members after
the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at
the Meeting.
3.
2. Shareholders, or their proxies, intending to attend the Meeting in person are requested, if possible, to
arrive at the Meeting venue at least 20 minutes prior to the commencement of the Meeting at 12.00 (UK
time) on 7 June 2017 so that their shareholding may be checked against the Company’s Register of
Members and attendances recorded.
Shareholders are entitled to appoint another person as a proxy to exercise all or part of their rights to
attend and to speak and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. A shareholder may appoint more than one
proxy in relation to the Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to
a different ordinary share or ordinary shares held by that shareholder. A proxy need not be a shareholder
of the Company. A form of proxy which may be used to make such appointment and give proxy
instructions accompanies this Notice. If you do not have a form of proxy and believe that you should have
one, or if you require additional forms, please contact the registrar of the Company whose contact details
are provided below.
In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only
the appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the
order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company’s Register of Members in respect of
the joint holding (the first named being the most senior).
4.
5. A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of
votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will vote or abstain from
voting at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation
to any other matter which is put before the Meeting.
6. To be valid, any form of proxy or other instrument appointing a proxy, must be returned by no later than
12pm on 4 June 2017 through any one of the following methods:
by post, courier or (during normal business hours only) hand to the Company’s UK registrar at:
Capita Asset Services
PXS1
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
BR3 4ZF;
electronically through the website of the Company’s UK registrar at www.capitashareportal.com; or
in the case of shares held through CREST, via the CREST system (see notes below);
7.
If you return more than one proxy appointment, either by paper or electronic communication, the
appointment received last by the Registrar before the latest time for the receipt of proxies will take
precedence. You are advised to read the terms and conditions of use carefully. Electronic communication
facilities are open to all shareholders and those who use them will not be disadvantaged.
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8. The return of a completed form of proxy, electronic filing or any CREST Proxy Instruction (as described in
note 11 below) will not prevent a shareholder from attending the Meeting and voting in person if he/she
wishes to do so.
9. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment
service may do so for the Meeting (and any adjournment of the Meeting) by using the procedures
described in the CREST Manual (available from www.euroclear.com/site/public/EUI). CREST Personal
Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service
provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the
appropriate action on their behalf.
In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made by means of CREST to be valid, the appropriate CREST
message (a ‘CREST Proxy Instruction’) must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland
Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST
Manual. The message must be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer’s agent (ID RA10) by 12pm on 5th
June 2017. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to mean the time (as determined by the timestamp
applied to the message by the CREST application host) from which the issuer’s agent is able to retrieve the message
by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies
appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that
Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message.
Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It
is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member,
or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting
service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of
the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST
sponsors or voting system providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning
practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction
in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
Any corporation which is a shareholder can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on
its behalf all of its powers as a shareholder provided that no more than one corporate representative exercises
powers in relation to the same shares.
As at 12 April 2017 (being the latest practicable business day prior to the publication of this Notice), the Company’s
ordinary issued share capital consists of 96,000,000 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total
voting rights in the Company as at 12 April 2017 are 96,000,000.
Under Section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, shareholders meeting the threshold requirements set out in that
section have the right to require the Company to publish on a website a statement setting out any matter relating
to: (i) the audit of the Company’s financial statements (including the Auditor’s Report and the conduct of the audit)
that are to be laid before the Meeting; or (ii) any circumstances connected with an auditor of the Company ceasing
to hold office since the previous meeting at which annual financial statements and reports were laid in accordance
with Section 437 of the Companies Act 2006 (in each case) that the shareholders propose to raise at the relevant
meeting. The Company may not require the shareholders requesting any such website publication to pay its
expenses in complying with Sections 527 or 528 of the Companies Act 2006. Where the Company is required to
place a statement on a website under Section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, it must forward the statement to
the Company’s auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business
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which may be dealt with at the Meeting for the relevant financial year includes any statement that the Company
has been required under Section 527 of the Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website.
Any shareholder attending the Meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered
any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the Meeting but no such answer need be given if:
(a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the Meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential
information; (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (c) it
is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the Meeting that the question be answered.
The following documents are available for inspection during normal business hours at the registered office of the
Company on any business day from the date of this Notice until the time of the Meeting and may also be inspected
at the Meeting venue, as specified in this Notice, from am on the day of the Meeting until the conclusion of the
Meeting:
Copies of the Directors’ letters of appointment or service contracts.
You may not use any electronic address (within the meaning of Section 333(4) of the Companies Act 2006)
provided in either this Notice or any related documents (including the form of proxy) to communicate with the
Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
A copy of this Notice, and other information required by Section 311A of the Companies Act 2006, can be found
on the Company’s website atwww.comptoirlibanais.com
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