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REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year ended 25 March 2018

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS

BACKGROUND AND HIGHLIGHTS

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

FINANCIAL REVIEW

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

STATEMENT ON DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN EQUITY

COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN EQUITY

CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENT

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ADVISERS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
BACKGROUND AND HIGHLIGHTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

Background
The Fulham Shore PLC (the “Company” or “Fulham Shore”) was incorporated in March 2012 to take advantage
of  a number of  potentially attractive investment opportunities within the restaurant and food service sectors
in the UK.

The Directors believe that, given their collective experience in the restaurant and food service sectors, they
can take advantage of  the opportunities which exist in these sectors and create a profitable and sustainable
business.

The ordinary shares of  the Company were admitted to trading on AIM in October 2014 in order to capitalise
on such opportunities.

Fulham Shore currently operates 59 restaurants: 16 The Real Greek (www.therealgreek.com) and 43 Franco
Manca (www.francomanca.co.uk).

EBITDA* of  £5,544,000 (2017: £4,703,000)

Highlights – Year ended 25 March 2018
l Revenues of  £54,695,000 (2017: £40,441,000)
l Headline EBITDA* of  £7,430,000 (2017: £7,274,000)
l
l Headline Operating Profit of  £3,716,000 (2017: £4,899,000)
l One off  impairment charge on property, plant and equipment of  £867,000 (2017: £Nil)
l Operating Profit of  £142,000 (2017: £1,507,000)
l
l Net debt as at 25 March 2018 of  £11,991,000 (26 March 2017: £5,909,000)
l Opened 9 new Franco Manca pizzeria and 4 new The Real Greek during the year ended 25 March 2018

Loss after tax of  £150,000 (2017: profit of  £1,209,000)

in the UK (2017: 13 Franco Manca pizzeria and 3 The Real Greek)

l Opened the first Franco Manca pizzeria franchise in Salina, Italy
l

Since the year end:
ll
ll Closing one underperforming restaurant in Brighton Marina

2 further Franco Manca pizzeria opened in Bath and Cambridge

l Management initiatives have led to an improved revenue performance in the first quarter of  the new

financial year

The above numbers are for continuing operations.

* as defined on pages 6 and 40.

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Introduction
In  the  year  ended  25  March  2018,  Fulham  Shore  achieved  a  35%  increase  in  revenue  from  continuing
operations to £54.7m (2017: £40.4m), an increase in Headline EBITDA from continuing operations to £7.43m
(2017: £7.27m) and a loss before taxation from continuing operations of  £0.1m (2017: profit of  £1.4m).

This increase in both revenue and Headline EBITDA by the Group was achieved against a backdrop of  a very
difficult environment for retailers and restaurant operators in the UK. The sound foundation upon which Fulham
Shore has expanded Franco Manca and The Real Greek has stood the Group in good stead during this time.

Market overview
In last year’s Strategic Report, I wrote that an unprecedented amount of  capital had been invested in the UK
restaurant sector during recent years. Restaurant supply has grown faster than demand across the country
initially caused by the fall in demand for retail shop space. Landlords and agents have consequently actively
sought to rent the vacant space to restaurant operators.

This structural imbalance of  the restaurant industry then hit the brick wall of  Brexit and the subsequent fragility
of  consumer confidence and inflationary pressures in the UK.

Strategic vision and progress
Despite this backdrop, it has been a year of  growth and strategic progress for the Group. We believe that this
demonstrates that Fulham Shore is well placed to ride out the UK economic turbulence as a dynamic operator
with strong and popular businesses and a good portfolio of  sites.

During the year we opened: nine new Franco Manca pizzeria, with Oxford and Bristol particularly well received;
and four The Real Greek restaurants, also to a great customer reception.

We closed the only site of  our third business, a Bukowski franchise, at the year end. Following the year end,
we sold the lease and contents for £0.3m net of  expenses. We have therefore recognised the loss on this
investment of  £0.4m. We will now concentrate on expanding our two successful operations.

Also following the year end, we have agreed terms to surrender the lease for Franco Manca Brighton Marina
to the landlord as this site has not performed to our expectations. This restaurant is expected to close later in
the year. We have taken a cautious view concerning our other property values and have written down the
carrying value of  three underperforming sites, resulting in an £0.9m impairment charge, of  which £0.5m
relates to Brighton Marina.

Franco Manca
Between March 2015 and March 2017, we increased the number of  Franco Manca pizzeria in London from
10  to  33.  This  was  in  response  to  enormous  demand  and  queues  at  peak  times  in  our  restaurants.  As
previously reported and as anticipated at the time, the result of  this rapid expansion was some sales erosion
in the original branches caused by the effect of  opening another Franco Manca in close proximity (sometimes
less than quarter of  a mile apart).

After sharing our existing customers between these (now 35) London locations, new customers are discovering
us and the sales in the original branches have stabilised. We still have queues at peak times reflecting the
quality and value of  the offer, so we will look to open new sites where there is continued demand in particular
areas.

We have always served freshly made pizza, which is as it should be. Some other pizza businesses in the UK
use frozen food products and frozen dough. We continue to make our dough every day in each of  our pizzeria.
Our aim is to keep the price of  our Margherita pizza (the No 2 on the menu) well below the price of  the frozen
product at many high street pizza chains. The only thing we freeze at Franco Manca is our ice cream.

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Franco  Manca  believes  in  competitive  everyday  menu  pricing  –  not  discounting.  We  pay  at  least  the
Government’s national living wage to all our employees including those who are under 25 years old. Our staff
keep all their tips and we do not interfere with, or take a proportion of, those tips.

Franco Manca management have committed their time and attention to increasing service quality. When and
if  a customer has a complaint, they aim to rectify the problem as soon as possible either immediately in the
pizzeria or through social media. In this way they attempt never to lose a customer; these efforts have shown
through in increasing customer numbers.

This financial year’s performance and the opening of  our Franco Manca franchise in Italy have encouraged
us to investigate, and respond to, the many enquiries we have received to open Franco Manca pizzeria outside
the UK. We are now looking around the world for opportunities.

The Real Greek
The Real Greek menu continues to offer great food and great value. Customers can share hot or cold meze,
and, when finished, order more if  they are still hungry. This eliminates waste, stops customers over-ordering,
and keeps them and us happy.

Our Real Greek restaurants have many outdoor eating areas and terraces, so when the sun shines they
perform disproportionately well compared to the steak houses and hamburger restaurants trading alongside
them.

The Real Greek openings in the year to March 2018 have been in Southampton, Reading, Bournemouth and
Bristol – all with large terraces to take advantage of  our Greek style summers!

We are being offered many new sites for The Real Greek. This business offers the public and landlords,
especially in new retail schemes, a differentiated concept and gives the consumer a popular and healthy
alternative to the normal repetitive high street offerings available.

Emphasising the healthy aspect of  the traditional Greek diet, the highlight of  the year was the launch of  our
vegan  Real  Greek  menu.  This  was  heavily  influenced  by  Pythagoras,  Socrates  and  Plato,  all  of   whom
maintained that this diet was the foundation of  democracy. Luckily many of  our customers agreed with these
ancient sages – and they love it too!

Property
The amount of  new restaurant space coming to the market is the greatest for many years. Rents are falling,
lease premiums are disappearing and the UK restaurant property market is in a period of  turmoil. The capital
needed to open a new restaurant is declining due to landlord incentives. Incentives alone, however, are never
the right reason to open in a particular location and, if  anything, this could continue poor expansion decisions
being made in the sector.

We still intend to open a limited number of  new restaurants this year and to fund these openings largely from
our internally generated cash. Any increase in our openings target would be for stand out and highly profitable
locations which would immediately offer above average returns.

Negotiating low rents supports our ability to offer low menu prices. Franco Manca especially concentrates on
finding compact sites that may not be in the most prime locations. These off  pitch locations are often at lower
rents, but there is balance as it may take time for customers to find us and for the individual site to build up
trade. We fit the premises out for what they are, hard wearing pizzeria built for very high volumes. Our two
design imperatives are Enzo Apicella’s original artwork and our industrial and spectacular pizza ovens.

Current trading and outlook
Sales in the first quarter of  our current financial year, April to June 2018, have been encouraging in both
Franco Manca and The Real Greek. This is a result of  some great work from both businesses’ management
teams and they are to be congratulated. Both teams have concentrated on food quality, price and service.
Both  businesses  have  shown  overall  like  for  like  revenue  increases  during  this  quarter  despite  tough
comparatives sales in 2017 as well as the continuous stream of  poor UK economic data from the retail and
restaurant sector.

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We will continue to approach expansion with caution. Our investment strategy will be much more circumspect
than in ‘normal’ times. Careful property transactions will be even more crucial and our aim at present is to
expand largely through internally generated funds. We have opened two restaurants since the year end, Franco
Manca in Bath and Cambridge. Both are trading well. Franco Manca now has 43 pizzeria across the UK plus
one franchise on the island of  Salina in Italy, which reopened for its second summer season on 2 June 2018.
We have signed a site on South St Andrews St in Edinburgh for Franco Manca in the next calendar year. We
are in final stage negotiations on two others which should see Franco Manca starting to build this summer to
open this autumn.

Despite the growth we have reported and our positive first quarter in the current financial year, the remainder
of  the financial year is difficult to predict. Costs will, in all likelihood, continue to rise but maybe not as much
as they did during the past financial year.

Both our businesses continue to be leading lights in the restaurant sector. Top quality food and great value
prices lead to busy restaurants and we believe that our two businesses continue to have significant growth
potential across the UK. As a result and despite the challenging UK backdrop, we are confident that the Group
will continue to perform well and we look forward to the current financial year as we continue to grow and
develop our brands.

DM Page
Chairman

23 July 2018

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Fulham Shore’s performance in the year ended 25 March 2018 is summarised in the table below:

For continuing operations

Revenue

Headline EBITDA*
Headline operating profit
Headline profit before tax

EBITDA
Operating profit
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(Loss)/profit for the year

Diluted earnings per share
Headline diluted earnings per share

Cash flow from operating activities
Development capital expenditure
Net Debt

Number of  restaurants operated in the UK

Franco Manca
The Real Greek
Bukowski

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£m

54.7

7.4
3.7
3.5

5.5
0.1
(0.1)
(0.2)

(0.0p)
0.6p

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£m

40.4

7.3
4.9
4.8

4.7
1.5
1.4
1.2

0.2p
0.7p

4.5
10.0
12.0
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No.
41
16
–
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57
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10.3
12.4
5.9
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No.
32
12
1
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45
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Change
%

+35.4%

+2.1%
-24.5%
-27.3%

+17.9%
-90.6%

-100.0%
-14.3%

-56.3%
-19.4%
+103.4%
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––––––––––––

+28.1%
+33.3%
-100.0%
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+26.7%
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* Reconciliation of  profit before taxation to Headline EBITDA for continuing operations:

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£m

(0.1)
0.2
3.7
0.8
0.9
––––––––––––
5.5
0.6
1.2
0.1
––––––––––––
7.4
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£m

1.4
0.1
2.4
0.8
–
––––––––––––
4.7
0.6
2.0
–
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7.3
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(Loss)/profit before taxation
Finance costs
Depreciation and amortisation
Amortisation of  brand
Exceptional costs – impairment of  property, plant and equipment

EBITDA
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Exceptional costs – loss on disposal

Headline EBITDA

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Total Group revenue from continuing operations grew by 35.4%, driven primarily by new openings within the
UK during the year. We opened four The Real Greek and nine Franco Manca pizzeria in the UK and closed
our Bukowski franchise, taking the total restaurants operated by the Group in the UK to 57 (2017: 45) at year
end. During the year, our franchisee in Italy also opened a Franco Manca pizzeria on the island of  Salina.

Summer of  2017 should have been one of  the busiest periods of  our financial year and the weak trading
across the dining out market that we also experienced has impacted this year’s overall revenue performance.
Some of  our pre-2017 restaurants, particularly in the London suburbs, were experiencing revenue below the
equivalent period a year earlier with increased volatility and some expected cannibalisation from our new
restaurants in nearby locations. However, revenue from these restaurants have seen slight improvements and
stabilisation in the second half  of  the financial year and further improvements following the year end.

Group Headline EBITDA (as defined in page 40 of  the financial statements and reconciled on page 6) from
continuing operations continues to be a key measure for the Group as well as industry analysts as it is
indicative of  ongoing EBITDA of  the businesses. Headline EBITDA from continuing operations for the year
was £7.4m (2017: £7.3m), an increase of  2.1% on the prior year while the Group’s EBITDA increased 17.9%
to £5.5m (2017: £4.7m). During the year, the Group incurred the full year impact of  and the benefit from the
broader management team put in place in Franco Manca during the previous financial year to support the
brand’s opening programme.

Group depreciation and amortisation, excluding amortisation of  the Franco Manca brand, increased 56.4%
to £3.7m (2017: £2.4m) following the number of  new restaurants opened during the year and the previous
year. The Group incurred a number of  one off  costs in the year including £0.9m (2017: £Nil) impairment
charge for three restaurants which are underperforming management’s expectations. All three restaurants
are still trading but Franco Manca Brighton Marina is due to close and be surrendered back to the landlord
later in the year. Together, these have led to a decrease of  operating profit by 90.6% to £0.1m.

With our new openings, we have invested more than £1.2m (2017: £1.9m) in pre-opening costs. Finance costs
have increased 88.1% to £0.3m as the Group drew down on its revolving credit facilities, as planned, to support
the increased opening programme for both Franco Manca and The Real Greek. Overall this has resulted in a
loss before taxation of  £0.1m (2017: £1.4m profit before tax).

The Group’s tax rate has increased to 36.4% (2017: 11.9% of  profit before tax) of  loss before tax due to a
number of  factors. The tax charge for the year was made up of  two parts: £0.3m charge relating to the current
year and £0.2m credit relating to prior years. The latter, £0.2m credit adjustment to taxation for prior years,
has arisen from our work on capital allowances on the capital expenditure over the past two years, correction
of  tax rates used for forecasting to the current enacted 17%, correction of  tax treatment of  certain property,
plant and equipment and correction of  deferred tax asset on share based payments. More detailed breakdown
of  deferred tax recognised during the year can be found in note 16 to the financial statements. The £0.3m tax
charge for the year is high as a percentage of  loss before tax due to a number of  non tax deductible one of
costs being recognised in the year as well as a deferred tax charge as a result of  the Group’s share price
being lower at the year end and therefore a reduced deferred tax asset on share based payments. Excluding
the  taxation  credit  adjustment  in  relation  to  prior  years,  the  Group’s  loss  after  tax  from  continuing  and
discontinued operations would have been £0.8m (2017: £1.0m profit after tax).

Our basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations decreased from 0.2p to 0.0p while
Headline diluted earnings per share reduced by 14.3% to 0.6p.

Cost inflation
During the year, the weakness of  Sterling against both the Euro and the US Dollar following the Brexit vote
has continued to put pressure on food cost inflation. Where possible we have benefited from additional volume
discounts due to our opening programme which has helped to mitigate some of  the cost pressures.

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We also saw 4.2% increase in the Government’s National Living Wage for over 25 year old employees at the
beginning of  the financial year. All our businesses have chosen to treat all staff  members the same irrespective
of  age.

Our other two material cost items are rent and utility costs. Rental inflation of  our estate continues to increase
modestly. Utility cost inflation continues to be volatile as the wholesale cost of  energy has been impacted by
the movement of  Sterling and global economic adjustments.

Cash flows and balance sheets
The Group’s cash flow from operating activities has decreased 56.3% to £4.5m (2017: £10.3m) as the benefit
from short term supplier trading credit facilities at the previous year end reversed during the year.

We invested £10.0m (2017: £12.4m) in development capital primarily in new restaurants but also including
investment  in  IT  systems  to  introduce  advanced  customer  relationship  management  facilities  to  both
businesses.

Resultant net debt from our activities at 25 March 2018 was £12.0m (2017: £5.9m). This is financed by our
facilities with HSBC Bank PLC, made up of  a £14.25m revolving credit facility and a £0.75m overdraft.

Following the year end, the Group has reduced its opening programme to take account of  market uncertainty.
As a result, the Group will be looking to fund future openings largely through existing operational cash flow
where possible.

People
During the year, the Group’s key operations were within the UK. With our opening programme, the Group
created more than 250 new jobs during the year (2017: 360 new jobs). We continue to invest in our staff
through training, incentives and personal development.

Post balance sheet event
Following the year end, the Group sold its lease and contents in D’Arblay Street, Soho, London, that operated
the Bukowski franchise as described in notes 23 and 24 to the financial statements. This has been treated as
discontinued operations in the financial statements with a cost to the business of  £0.4m recognised during
the year.

In July 2018, the Group agreed terms to surrender the lease for the Franco Manca Brighton Marina restaurant
for a surrender fee payment of  £0.1m as the restaurant has performed significantly below management
expectation. This restaurant has been subject to an impairment charge of  £0.5m during the year which is
included in the £0.9m impairment charge recognised in the statement of  comprehensive income.

Principal risks and uncertainties
The Directors consider the following to be the principal risks faced by the Group:

Economic conditions
The Group’s performance depends to a large degree on the economic conditions and consumer confidence
in the UK. Over recent months, the UK economy has seen reducing levels of  unemployment but weaker
consumer spending. However, there continue to be rapid changes to the UK economy, with the result of  the
EU Referendum creating considerable political and economic uncertainty. The Group’s existing restaurants
offer an exceptional customer value experience which the Directors believe positions the business well in
dealing with continued volatility in the UK economy.

Development programme
The Group’s development programme is dependent on securing the requisite number of  new properties at
sensible rents. The UK restaurant property market remaining competitive at the right locations and rents. To
mitigate these issues, the Group has an experienced property team concentrating on securing new sites for
the Group.

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Supply chain
The Group focuses on the freshness and quality of  the produce used in its restaurants. It is exposed to
potential supply chain disruptions due to the delay or losses of inventory in transit. The Group seeks to mitigate
this risk through effective supplier selection and an appropriate back-up supply chain.

Employees
The Group’s performance depends largely on its management team and its restaurant teams. The inability to
recruit people with the right experience and skills could adversely affect the Group’s results. The result of  the
EU Referendum has created considerable uncertainty over the immigration status of  EU nationals. To mitigate
these issues the Group has invested in its human resources teams and has implemented a number of incentive
schemes designed to retain key individuals.

Competition
The Group operates in a competitive and fragmented market which regularly sees new concepts come to the
market. However, the Directors believe that the strength of  the existing restaurant brands, value offer and
constant strive towards delivering the best product and service will help the business to mitigate competitive
risk.

Cyber security
The Group has introduced an online “click and collect” service which relies on online systems that may
experience cyber security failure leading to loss of  revenue or reputation loss. The Group utilises robust
supplier selection processes and third party reviews and testing on a regular basis to identify weaknesses
and improve on existing protection and processes.

Regulatory compliance
The Group is growing quickly and the government is increasing the number of  areas requiring additional
regulatory compliance including GDPR which may increase expenditure to ensure compliance and the Group
may experience a failure to comply thus leading to significant fines. The Group reviews regulatory changes
on a regular basis.

Risks are formally reviewed by the Board and appropriate processes put in place to monitor and mitigate
them.

Financial risk management
The Board regularly reviews the financial requirements of  the Group and the risks associated therewith. The
Group does not use complicated financial instruments, and where financial instruments are used it is for
reducing interest rate risk. The Group does not trade in financial instruments. Group operations are primarily
financed  from  equity  funds  raised,  bank  borrowings  and  retained  earnings.  In  addition  to  the  financial
instruments described above, the Group also has other financial instruments such as receivables, trade
payables and accruals that arise directly from the Group’s operations. Further information is provided in note
15 to the financial statements.

Key performance indicators
The Board receives a range of  management information delivered in a timely fashion. The principal measures
of  progress, both financial and non-financial, that are reviewed on a regular basis to monitor the development
of  the Company and the Group are shown in the table at the beginning of  this section.

Approved on behalf  of  the board of  directors.

NCW Wong
Finance Director

23 July 2018

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Directors of  The Fulham Shore PLC are:

David Page – Chairman
David trained as both a cartographer and a teacher. He was the owner and managing director of  the largest
PizzaExpress franchisee organisation – the G&F Group – from 1973 to 1993. The flotation of  PizzaExpress
PLC took place in 1993. David was chief  executive of  PizzaExpress and then chairman until it was acquired
by a private equity house in 2002. Following the sale of  PizzaExpress in 2003, David founded and was
chairman of  The Clapham House Group PLC from 2003 to 2010, the owner of  Gourmet Burger Kitchen
(“GBK”) and Bombay Bicycle Club. David’s investment portfolio in the sector includes shareholdings in a range
of  restaurants, including: Rocca di Papa, Acquolina in Bocca, MEATliquor and Chillbox.

Nabil Mankarious – Managing Director
Nabil came to the United Kingdom from Alexandria, Egypt in 1986 to study medicine. Whilst a student, he
started work in the kitchen of  a PizzaExpress restaurant and rose through the ranks to become Regional
Director for PizzaExpress London in 2001. From 2006 until 2011, Nabil was head of  Group Purchasing at
The Clapham House Group PLC and head of  operations at GBK, its largest subsidiary company.

Nicholas Donaldson – Director and Company Secretary
Nick, a barrister by profession, has spent the majority of  his career in the corporate finance field. Nick worked
as Head of  Corporate Finance and M&A at Credit Lyonnais Securities from 1996 until 2000. Thereafter he
was Head of  Investment Banking in Europe for Robert W. Baird and subsequently Head of  Corporate Finance
at Arbuthnot Securities. Nick has spent the majority of  his career providing strategic advice to companies in
a range of  sectors, including the restaurant sector. Nick is non-executive chairman of  AIM quoted DP Poland
PLC and of  the fully listed Games Workshop Group PLC. He was a co-founder of  The Clapham House Group
PLC, which was the subject of  a recommended takeover in 2010.

Nicholas Wong – Finance Director
Nick  qualified  as  a  chartered  accountant  with  Baker  Tilly  and  specialised,  pre  and  post  qualification  in
corporate finance. From 2005 to 2013, Nick was the Group Finance Director and Company Secretary of  The
Clapham House Group PLC and worked on the acquisitions of  several restaurant businesses including GBK,
the disposals of  several restaurant businesses and the recommended takeover of  The Clapham House Group
PLC in 2010. During this time GBK grew from 6 to over 60 restaurants in the UK and over 10 internationally.
Nick also looked after the IT and online strategy of  various restaurant businesses, introducing numerous
loyalty and social media systems into the businesses.

Martin Chapman – Non-executive Director
In November 2012, Martin exercised his option to take early retirement after a 38 year career with HSBC Bank
plc. For the 10 years prior to his retirement, Martin held the position of  Head of  Corporate Banking for HSBC’s
largest Corporate Banking team based in the West End of  London. In addition to managing and leading a
large team of  senior managers, Martin had ultimate responsibility for managing the Bank’s relationship with
a substantial number of  corporate customers covering almost all industry sectors and included a substantial
number of  publicly quoted companies. As well as the general mid market corporate business, Martin was also
responsible for the Bank’s Corporate Real Estate business for Southern England as well the Bank’s Corporate
Hotel business for the whole of  the UK. Martin has spent the majority of  his career in Corporate Banking
where  he  has  gained  considerable  experience  in  leading  strategic  discussion  with  management
teams/shareholders and stakeholders in exploring debt financing options and Capital Market solutions for
supporting growth, whether organically or by way of  acquisition or merger activities. Martin is also a Non
Executive Director of  Weston Group plc and Senior Advisor to MXC Capital Limited.

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Desmond Gunewardena – Non-executive Director
Des qualified as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young and was responsible for financial planning at
property conglomerate Heron International during the mid-80’s. In 1991 he joined design entrepreneur Sir
Terence Conran as his business partner and CEO. During their 15 year period together Terence and Des built
Conran from a small design company into a global restaurant, retail, hotel and design company employing
2,000 staff  in the major cities of  the world. In 2006 Des, as its Chairman and CEO led a buyout of  Conran
Restaurants (now renamed D&D London) a luxury restaurant group that owns and operates over 30 venues
in London, Leeds, Paris, New York and Tokyo. D&D also owns South Place, an 80 bedroom luxury hotel in
the City of  London. Des has previously held non-executive directorships of  publicly listed restaurant and
design companies. For a number of  years Des has been listed as one the Evening Standard’s Top 1,000 most
influential Londoners and in 2013 was shortlisted as EY’s London Entrepreneur of  the year.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their report on the affairs of  the Group together with the audited
financial statements for the year ended 25 March 2018.

Principal activity
The principal activity of  the Group and Company is the operation and management of  restaurants.

Review of the business and future developments
Information about the progress of  the business and the Group’s corporate activities is given in the Chairman’s
Statement on pages 3 to 5 and the Financial Review on pages 6 to 9.

Matters of strategic importance
The business review and future outlook, key performance indicators, principal risks and uncertainties required
by Schedule 7 of  the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008 have been including in the separate Strategic Report In accordance with section 414C (11) of  the
Companies Act 2006.

Results and dividends
Revenue for the year ended 25 March 2018 from continuing operations was £54,695,000 (2017: £40,441,000),
Headline Operating Profit for the same period was £3,716,000 (2017: £4,899,000) and Operating Profit for
the same period was £142,000 (2017: £1,507,000).

No final dividend is being proposed by the Board. It remains the Board’s policy that, subject to the availability
of  distributable reserves, dividends will be paid to shareholders when the Directors believe it is appropriate
and prudent to do so.

Directors
The following Directors of  the Company have held office since 27 March 2017:

DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena

The Directors at the date of  this report, together with their biographical details, are set out on pages 10 and 11.

At the 2018 Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the Company’s Articles of  Association, Mr NAG
Mankarious will retire. Being eligible, and with the Board’s recommendation, he will offer himself for re-election.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Directors’ interests in shares
Directors’ interests in the shares of  the Company, including family interests, were as follows:

Director

DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena

As at 25 March 2018
Ordinary
shares
of  1p each

%

As at 26 March 2017
Ordinary
shares
of  1p each

%

81,182,331
113,800,434
13,044,337
8,831,093
766,818
454,545

81,039,331
14.21%
19.92% 112,800,434
13,044,337
8,750,593
766,818
454,545

2.28%
1.55%
0.13%
0.08%

14.18%
19.74%
2.28%
1.53%
0.13%
0.08%

Details of  the Directors’ interests in share options during the year are disclosed in the Report on Directors’
Remuneration on pages 18 to 21.

Directors’ liability insurance and indemnity
The Group has arranged insurance cover in respect of legal action against its Directors. To the extent permitted
by UK law, the Group also indemnifies the Directors. These provisions were in force throughout the year and
in force at the date of  this report.

Substantial shareholders
The Directors’ interests in the shares of  the Company have been disclosed above. On 23 July 2018, the
Company had been notified of  the following interests in the ordinary share capital of  the Company:

NAG Mankarious
S Wasif
DM Page
G Mascoli
P Solari
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc
D Sykes
J & K Akhtar

As at 23 July 2018

Ordinary shares
of  1p each

113,800,434
84,870,414
81,182,331
24,887,246
22,670,250
19,912,732
17,657,709
17,223,494

%

19.92%
14.85%
14.21%
4.36%
3.97%
3.49%
3.09%
3.01%

No other person has reported an interest of  more than 3% in the ordinary shares.

Employment policy
The Group’s policies respect the individual regardless of  gender, age, race or religion. Where reasonable and
practical under existing legislation, all persons, including disabled persons, have been treated fairly and
consistently, including matters relating to employment, training and career development.

The Group takes a positive view of  employee communication and has established and maintains systems for
employee consultation, feedback and communication of  developments in each business and as a Group. The
Group operates employee share schemes and a number of  profit-related pay schemes as a means of  further
encouraging the involvement of  employees in the Group’s performance.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Corporate governance
The UK Corporate Governance Code is not currently mandatory for companies traded on the AIM Market.
However, the Board of  The Fulham Shore PLC recognises the importance of  sound corporate governance.
The Group is complying with the QCA Guidelines so far as is practicable and appropriate for a public Group
of  its size and nature. In line with updated AIM rules, the Group intends to adopt the QCA Guidelines by
August 2018.

The Company has established audit and remuneration committees of  the Board with formally delegated duties
and responsibilities.

The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee comprises DAL Gunewardena, who will act as chairman of  the Audit Committee, MA
Chapman, NJ Donaldson and NCW Wong. A quorum shall be two members of  the Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee will meet at least twice a year and at such other times as the chairman of the Audit Committee
shall  deem  necessary.  The  Audit  Committee  receives  and  reviews  reports  from  management  and  the
Company’s auditors relating to the interim and annual accounts and keeps under review the accounting and
internal controls which the Company has in place.

The Company received a letter during the year from the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Corporate
Reporting Review Team which raised questions on certain aspects of  our annual report for the year ended
26 March 2017. The Company responded fully to the matters raised in the FRC’s letter, enabling it to conclude
many  of   its  questions.  As  a  result  of   the  FRC’s  questions,  the  Company  and  the  Group  has  made
improvements to the disclosures in this annual report in a number of  areas.

Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee comprises of  MA Chapman, who will act as chairman of  the Remuneration
Committee,  DAL  Gunewardena  and  DM  Page.  A  quorum  shall  be  two  members  of   the  Remuneration
Committee. The Remuneration Committee will meet at such times as the chairman of  the Remuneration
Committee or the Board deem necessary. The Remuneration Committee shall determine and review the terms
and conditions of  service of  the executive directors and the non-executive directors. The Remuneration
Committee will also review the terms and conditions of  any proposed share incentive plans, to be approved
by the Board and the Company’s shareholders.

Independence of the Auditor
The Audit Committee undertakes a formal assessment of  the auditor’s independence each year which will
include:

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a review of  non-audit services provided to the Group and related fees;
discussion with the auditor of  a written report detailing all relationships with the Group and any other
parties which could affect independence or the perception of  independence;
a review of  the auditor’s own procedures for ensuring the independence of  the audit firm and partners
and staff  involved in the audit, including the regular rotation of  the audit partner; and
obtaining written confirmation from the auditor that, in their professional judgment, they are independent.

An analysis of  the fees payable to the external audit firm in respect of  both audit and non-audit services during
the year is set out in note 2 to the financial statements.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Political and charitable contributions
During the year ended 25 March 2018 the Group made no political contributions (2017: £Nil). The Group
made charitable donations during the year ended 25 March 2018 by contributing following:

Action Against Hunger
Aeolian Island Preservation Fund
The British Red Cross Society (Italian Earthquake Appeal)
Other local charities and good causes

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

1
–
–
5
––––––––––––
6
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

12
19
6
2
––––––––––––
39
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Annual general meeting
On pages 78 to 79 is a notice convening the annual general meeting of  the Company for 23 August 2018 and
the notice sets out the resolutions to be proposed at that meeting. The Board believes that the proposed
resolutions to be put to the annual general meeting to be held on 23 August 2018 are in the best interests of
shareholders and, accordingly, recommends that shareholders vote in favour of  the resolutions.

Statement as to disclosure of information to auditors
The Directors who were in office on the date of  approval of  these financial statements have confirmed that
as far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of  which the auditors are unaware. The
Directors have confirmed that they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as Directors in order
to make themselves aware of  any relevant audit information and to establish that it has been communicated
to the auditor.

Going concern
The Company’s and Group’s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development,
performance and position are set out in the Strategic Report on pages 3 to 9. In addition, note 15 to the
financial statements includes the company’s objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital, its
financial risk management objectives and its exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Group’s net current liabilities position at the year end is due to the level of  build activities at year end for
sites opening around and just after the year end as well as the availability of  supplier credit terms on day to
day purchasing. Net current liabilities can be covered by day to day operational cash flow, where revenues
are normally received within 3 days of  recognition, short term overdraft facilities and utilising undrawn long
term borrowing facilities. The long term borrowing facilities do not require repayment before March 2021.

The Directors have reviewed the Group’s net current liabilities position, the budget and forecasts, other longer
term plans and the financial resources and bank facilities in place that is available to deal with the business
risks of  the Company and the Group. Additionally, the Group’s opening programme can be adjusted fluidly to
take account of  business risks and the wider economic risks. The Directors feel well placed to manage the
business risks successfully within the present financial arrangements.

The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern
basis of  accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Subsequent Events
In April 2018, the Group disposed of  the property previously traded by the Group as Bukowski Grill and
terminated the franchise arrangement as discussed in note 23.

In July 2018, the Group agreed terms to terminate the outstanding lease for the Franco Manca Brighton Marina
restaurant (note 24).

Auditors
RSM UK Audit LLP has indicated its willingness to continue in office.

Approved on behalf  of  the Board of  directors.

DM Page
Chairman

23 July 2018

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
STATEMENT ON DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors’ Report and the financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The directors are
required  under  the  AIM  Rules  of   the  London  Stock  Exchange  to  prepare  Group  financial  statements  in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union
(“EU”) and have elected under company law to prepare the Company financial statements in accordance with
IFRS as adopted by the EU.

The financial statements are required by law and IFRS as adopted by the EU to present fairly the financial
position of  the Group and the Company and the financial performance of  the Group. The Companies Act
2006 provides in relation to such financial statements that references in the relevant part of  that Act to financial
statements giving a true and fair view are references to their achieving a fair presentation.

Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that
they give a true and fair view of  the state of  affairs of  the Group and the Company and of  the profit or loss of
the Group for that period.

In preparing each of  the Group and Company financial statements, the Directors are required to:

a.

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

b. make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

c.

d.

state whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU; and

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that
the group and company will continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain
the Group’s and Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of  the Group and the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with
the  Companies  Act  2006.  They  are  also  responsible  for  safeguarding  the  assets  of   the  Group  and  the
Company  and  hence  for  taking  reasonable  steps  for  the  prevention  and  detection  of   fraud  and  other
irregularities.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of  the corporate and financial information
included on The Fulham Shore PLC website.

Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of  financial statements may
differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

On behalf  of  the Board.

DM Page
Chairman

23 July 2018

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REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

Introduction
The Board of  The Fulham Shore PLC has resolved that the Company, whilst trading on the AIM market, should
apply good governance to Directors’ remuneration.

Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee is authorised by the Board to determine the Company’s remuneration policy
on executive Directors’ service contracts and remuneration including share based incentive awards. The
Remuneration  Committee  is  chaired  by  MA  Chapman,  the  non-executive  director.  DM  Page  and  DAL
Gunewardena also served on the committee during the year.

Remuneration policy
The Company’s executive remuneration packages are designed to attract, motivate and retain personnel of
the  high  calibre  needed  to  create  value  for  shareholders.  There  are  three  components  to  the  executive
Directors’ remuneration, being basic salary and benefits, annual bonus scheme and share based incentive
schemes. The performance measurement of  the executive Directors and key members of  senior management
and the determination of  their annual remuneration packages is undertaken by the remuneration committee.

Directors’ service agreements
DM Page was appointed as a Director and Executive Chairman on 2 March 2012. On 30 September 2014 DM
Page entered into a service agreement with the Company under the terms of  which he agreed to act as
Executive Chairman of  the Company. The agreement is terminable on 12 months’ notice to be given by either
party.

NAG Mankarious was appointed as a Director on 2 March 2012. On 30 September 2014 NAG Mankarious
entered into a service agreement with the Company under the terms of  which he agreed to act as Managing
Director of  the Company. The agreement is terminable on 12 months’ notice to be given by either party.

NJ Donaldson was appointed as a Director on 2 March 2012. On 30 September 2014 London Bridge Capital
Limited entered into a consultancy agreement with the Company under the terms of  which London Bridge
Capital Limited has agreed to provide the services of  NJ Donaldson to act as a Director the Company. The
agreement (which was novated by deed to London Bridge Capital Partners LLP in April 2016) is terminable
on 12 months’ notice to be given by either party.

NCW Wong was appointed as the Finance Director on 13 January 2014. On 30 September 2014 NCW Wong
entered into a service agreement with the Company under the terms of  which he agreed to act as Finance
Director of  the Company. The agreement is terminable on 12 months’ notice to be given by either party.

MA Chapman was appointed as a Director on 1 July 2014. On 11 June 2014 MA Chapman entered into a
letter of  appointment with the Company under the terms of  which he agreed to act as a non-executive director.
The agreement is terminable on 3 months’ notice to be given by either party.

DAL Gunewardena was appointed as a Director on 26 September 2016. On the same day DAL Gunewardena
entered into a letter of  appointment with the Company under the terms of  which he agreed to act as a non-
executive director. The agreement is terminable on 3 months’ notice to be given by either party.

Incentive arrangements
The Directors and employees of  the Group also participate in incentive arrangements to reward individuals if
shareholder value is created.

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REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

Under these arrangements, certain Directors are entitled to performance related bonuses and participation
in share based incentive schemes. The details of  the share based incentive schemes are given in note 18.

Directors’ remuneration
Year ended 25 March 2018:

Salary
£’000

Fees
£’000

Bonus
£’000

Benefits
£’000

Share
Options
£’000

Total
£’000

Executive Directors
DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong

123
201
–
179
––––––––––––
503

–
–
56
–
––––––––––––
56

61
100
28
89
––––––––––––
278

–
–
2
1
––––––––––––
3

–
–
–
–
––––––––––––
–

184
301
86
269
––––––––––––
840

Non-executive Director
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena

45
36
––––––––––––
584
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year ended 26 March 2017

–
–
––––––––––––
56
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
278
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

45
36
––––––––––––
921
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Salary
£’000

Fees
£’000

Bonus
£’000

Benefits
£’000

Share
Options
£’000

Total
£’000

Executive Directors
DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong

120
196
–
174
––––––––––––
490

–
–
55
–
––––––––––––
55

57
103
29
92
––––––––––––
281

–
–
4
–
––––––––––––
4

–
–
184
–
––––––––––––
184

177
299
272
266
––––––––––––
1,014

Non-executive Director
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena

44
18
––––––––––––
552
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
55
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
281
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
4
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
184
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

44
18
––––––––––––
1,076
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

No pension contributions were payable for any of  the Directors during the year.

The fees, bonus and benefits in respect of  NJ Donaldson were paid to London Bridge Capital Partners LLP
for his services as a Director for both financial years.

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REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

Directors’ interests in Group share based incentive schemes
The interests of  the Directors under the Group’s share based incentive schemes as at 25 March 2018 were
as follows:

Options
outstanding
26 March
2017

Options
exercised
during
year

Options
outstanding
25 March
2018

Exercise
Price
£

Exercisable
Date

Expiry
Date

Enterprise
Management
Incentives
DM Page

NAG Mankarious

NCW Wong

Unapproved
DM Page

NAG Mankarious

NCW Wong

NJ Donaldson

MA Chapman

1,115,972
554,200
3,332,842

1,115,972
554,200
3,332,842

–
–
–

–
–
–

1,115,972
554,200
3,332,842

1,115,972
554,200
3,332,842

0.02
0.05
0.06

0.02
0.05
0.06

01/03/2016
25/02/2017
20/10/2017

01/03/2016
25/02/2017
20/10/2017

01/03/2020
25/02/2021
20/10/2021

01/03/2020
25/02/2021
20/10/2021

1,670,172
2,774,856
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,670,172
2,774,856
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.05
0.06
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

25/02/2017
20/10/2017
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

25/02/2021
20/10/2021
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,647,256
4,732,795

1,647,256
4,732,795

2,205,242
4,732,795

554,200
4,980,098
4,732,795

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–
–

1,647,256
4,732,795

1,647,256
4,732,795

2,205,242
4,732,795

554,200
4,980,098
4,732,795

0.06
0.11

0.06
0.11

0.06
0.11

0.05
0.06
0.11

20/10/2017
21/04/2018

20/10/2021
21/04/2022

20/10/2017
21/04/2018

20/10/2021
21/04/2022

20/10/2017
21/04/2018

20/10/2021
21/04/2022

25/02/2017
20/10/2017
21/04/2018

25/02/2021
20/10/2021
21/04/2022

3,325,135
2,366,397
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

3,325,135
2,366,397
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.06
0.11
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

20/10/2017
21/04/2018
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

20/10/2021
21/04/2022
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

All share options above have been issued at the market price of  the ordinary shares at the date of  grant.
During the year ended 25 March 2018, the market price of  ordinary shares in the Company ranged from
£0.0900 (2017: £0.1525) to £0.2238 (2017: £0.2235). The share price as at 25 March 2018 was £0.0935
(2017: £0.1788).

The total share based payments charge in relation to the Directors’ interest in share options recognised in the
Group during the year was £448,000 (2017: £473,000)

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REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

Details of  the Directors’ shareholdings are given in the Directors’ Report on page 13.

Approval
This report was approved by the Board of  Directors on 23 July 2018 and signed on its behalf  by:

MA Chapman
Chairman of  the Remuneration Committee

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of  The Fulham Shore Plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries
(the ‘group’) for the year ended 25 March 2018 which comprise the consolidated statement of  comprehensive
income, consolidated and company balance sheets, consolidated and company statement of  changes in
equity, consolidated and company cash flow statement, and notes to the financial statements, including a
summary of  significant accounting policies. 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 and, as regards the parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance with the
provisions of  the Companies Act 2006.

In our opinion:

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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 25 March 2018 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;
the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as
adopted by the European Union and as applied in accordance with the Companies Act 2006; and
the financial  statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of  the Companies Act
2006.

Basis for opinion
We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  International  Standards  on  Auditing  (UK)  (ISAs  (UK))  and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities
for the audit of  the financial statements section of  our report. We are independent of  the group and parent
company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of  the financial statements
in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard as applied to SME listed entities and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we
have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of  the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to
report to you where:

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the directors’ use of  the going concern basis of  accounting in the preparation of  the financial statements
is not appropriate; or
the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may
cast significant doubt about the group’s or the parent company’s ability to continue to adopt the going
concern basis of  accounting for a period of  at least twelve months from the date when the financial
statements are authorised for issue.

Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of  most significance in our audit
of  the financial statements of  the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of  material
misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) we identified, including those which had the greatest effect on the
overall audit strategy, the allocation of  resources in the audit and directing the efforts of  the engagement
team. These matters were addressed in the context of  our audit of  the financial statements as a whole, and
in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Valuation of Goodwill
Refer to page 39 (Accounting Estimates – Assessment of  the recoverable amounts in respect of  assets tested
for impairment) and pages 49 and 50 (Notes to the financial statements – Intangible assets).

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC

At the year-end date, the Group had a total Goodwill balance of  £20.7m arising from past acquisitions, of
which, £1.8m is attributable to The Real Greek group of  Cash Generating units (CGU) and £18.9m to Franco
Manca group of  CGUs, as management considers that these are the smallest groups of  CGUs that Goodwill
can be allocated to. Management is required by IAS 36 to test for impairment of  Goodwill on an annual basis.
Management carefully considered the carrying value of  Goodwill and whether any impairment existed at the
year-end date. For the impairment testing at 25th March 2018 a pre-tax discount rate based on a weighted
average cost of  capital (WACC) of  12.4% was used. Management have stated in the Accounting Policies note
that this discount rate used is the rate believed by the Board to reflect the risk associated with each group of
CGUs.

Given the value of  the balances, the challenging conditions the restaurant industry is currently facing, and
the  significant  management  judgements  involved  in  forecasting  the  cash  flows  and  in  determining  the
assumptions used, assessing whether goodwill is impaired could have a material impact on the financial
statements.

Audit approach adopted:
l We audited management’s annual impairment reviews, comparing their discounted cash flow forecasts

to the carrying value of  the Goodwill and attributable operating assets of  each group of  CGUs.

l We obtained management’s key assumptions and audited their sensitivity analysis.
l We challenged management in their key judgements and assumptions in their assessment and sensitivity
analysis,  including  using  our  knowledge  of   comparable  companies  and  market  data  to  challenge
management’s assumptions, in particular the discount rate and revenue growth rate assumptions.
l We consulted with our valuations experts to challenge the impairment model and consider its suitability.
l We compared the forecast cash flows to actual results observed to date.

Impairment of property, plant and equipment
Refer to page 39 (Accounting Estimates – Assessment of  the recoverable amounts in respect of  assets tested
for impairment), page 43 (Notes to the financial statements – Operating profit) and pages 51 and 52 (Notes
to the financial statements – Property, plant and equipment)

The total carrying value of  property, plant and equipment (PPE) at the year-end date was £31.8m. Given the
challenging  conditions  the  restaurant  industry  is  currently  facing,  management  carefully  considered  the
carrying value of  PPE on an individual restaurant basis, each of  which is a CGU for testing impairment of
PPE, and whether any individual restaurant showed indications of  impairment. Management carried out
impairment testing to assess whether those assets attributable to underperforming restaurants were impaired
at the year end. During the year ended 25 March 2018, management have recognised a total impairment
charge of  £0.9m (2017: £nil) in respect of  three underperforming sites. For the impairment testing at 25th
March 2018 a pre-tax discount rate based on a weighted average cost of  capital (WACC) of  12.4% was used.
Management have stated in the Accounting Policies note that this discount rate used is the rate believed by
the Board to reflect the risk associated with each CGU.

Because of  the significant management judgement in forecasting the cash flows and in the assumptions used
a change in the total impairment charge recognised could have a material impact on the financial statements.

Audit approach adopted:
l We audited management’s impairment review comparing their discounted cash flow forecasts to the
carrying value of  property, plant and equipment for sites where triggers for impairment were noted.
l We obtained and challenged management’s key assumptions used in their assessment, including using
our knowledge of  comparable companies and market data to challenge in particular the discount rate
and revenue growth rate assumptions.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC

l We audited management’s impairment calculations for those sites for which a charge was recognised
and considered management’s sensitivity analysis and conclusions for sites where no impairment was
recognised, and challenged the assumptions used.

l We  obtained  management’s  assessment  of   post  year  end  performance  along  with  post  year  end

management accounts and compared the forecast cash flow to actual results observed to date.

Our application of materiality
When establishing our overall audit strategy, we set certain thresholds which help us to determine the nature,
timing and extent of  our audit procedures and to evaluate the effects of  misstatements, both individually and
on  the  financial  statements  as  a  whole.  During  planning  we  determined  a  magnitude  of   uncorrected
misstatements that we judge would be material for the financial statements as a whole (FSM). During planning
FSM was calculated as £696,000 which was not changed during the course of  our audit. We agreed with the
Audit Committee that we would report to them all unadjusted differences in excess of  £5,000, as well as
differences below those thresholds that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

An overview of the scope of our audit
The audit was scoped to ensure that we obtained sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in respect of:

l
l

l

the significant business operations of  the group
other operations which, irrespective of  size, are perceived as carrying a significant level of  audit risk
whether through susceptibility to fraud, or for other reasons
the appropriateness of  the going concern assumption used in the preparation of  the financial statements

The audit was scoped to support our audit opinion on group financial statements of  The Fulham Shore Plc
and was based on group materiality and an assessment of  risk at group level.

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information
included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion
on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly
stated in our report, we do not express any form of  assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of  the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and,
in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or
our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If  we identify such
material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is
a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of  the other information. If,
based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of  this other
information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of  the audit:

l

l

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; and
the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of  the knowledge and understanding of  the group and the parent company and their environment
obtained in the course of  the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or
the Directors’ Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of  the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006
requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

l

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

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC

l

the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns;
or
l
certain disclosures of  directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
l we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement set out on page 17, the directors are
responsible for the preparation of  the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair
view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group’s and the parent
company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern
and using the going concern basis of  accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or
the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of  assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted
in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can
arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably
be expected to influence the economic decisions of  users taken on the basis of  these financial statements.

A further description of  our responsibilities for the audit of  the financial statements is located on the Financial
Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of
our auditor’s report.

Use of our report
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.

EUAN BANKS (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf  of  RSM UK AUDIT LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB

23 July 2018

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 25 March 2018

Revenue
Cost of  sales

Gross profit

Administrative expenses

Headline operating profit
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Amortisation of  brand
Exceptional costs – cost of  acquisition
Exceptional costs – impairment of  property, plant and equipment
Exceptional costs – loss on disposal of  property, plant and equipment

Operating profit
Finance income
Finance costs

(Loss)/profit before taxation

Income tax expense – current year
Income tax expense – prior year

(Loss)/profit for the year from continuing operations

Loss for the year from discontinued operations

(Loss)/profit for the year

(Loss)/profit for the year attributable to:
Owners of  the company
Non-controlling interests

Earnings per share
Continuing and discontinued operations
Basic
Diluted

Continuing operations
Basic
Diluted

Headline Basic
Headline Diluted

26

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

54,695
(32,039)
––––––––––––
22,656

(18,940)
––––––––––––
3,716
(616)
(1,209)
(821)
–
(867)
(61)
––––––––––––
142
2
(254)
––––––––––––
(110)

(258)
218
––––––––––––
(150)

(415)
––––––––––––
(565)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

40,441
(22,553)
––––––––––––
17,888

(12,989)
––––––––––––
4,899
(631)
(1,914)
(821)
(26)
–
–
––––––––––––
1,507
1
(135)
––––––––––––
1,373

(164)
–
––––––––––––
1,209

(240)
––––––––––––
969
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(576)
11
––––––––––––
(565)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

947
22
––––––––––––
969
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(0.1p)
(0.1p)

(0.0p)
(0.0p)

0.6p
0.6p

0.2p
0.2p

0.2p
0.2p

0.7p
0.7p

Notes

1

18
7

2

4

5

24

6
6

6
6

6
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS
25 March 2018

Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Investments
Trade and other receivables
Deferred tax assets

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Assets classified as held for sale

Total assets

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Income tax payable
Borrowings

Net current liabilities

Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Borrowings
Deferred tax liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Merger relief  reserve
Reverse acquisition reserve
Retained earnings

Equity attributable to owners
of  the company
Non-controlling interest

Total Equity

25 March 
2018
£’000

Notes

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

7
8
9
11
16

10
11
12
24

13

14

13
14
16

17

26,550
31,768
281
943
193
––––––––––––
59,735
––––––––––––

1,490
3,325
359
329
––––––––––––
5,503
––––––––––––
65,238
––––––––––––

27,374
27,306
–
947
1,406
––––––––––––
57,033
––––––––––––

1,052
2,602
271
–
––––––––––––
3,925
––––––––––––
60,958
––––––––––––

–
203
43,439
11,724
185
––––––––––––
55,551
––––––––––––

–
135
7
–
––––––––––––
142
––––––––––––
55,693
––––––––––––

–
227
43,011
7,974
1,238
––––––––––––
52,450
––––––––––––

–
184
–
–
––––––––––––
184
––––––––––––
52,634
––––––––––––

(11,521)
(486)
–
––––––––––––
(12,007)
––––––––––––
(6,504)

(13,332)
(533)
(180)
––––––––––––
(14,045)
––––––––––––
(10,120)

(888)
–
–
––––––––––––
(888)
––––––––––––
(746)

(1,011)
–
(12)
––––––––––––
(1,023)
––––––––––––
(839)

(1,470)
(12,350)
(1,779)
––––––––––––
(15,599)
––––––––––––
(27,606)
––––––––––––
37,632
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714
6,889
30,459
(9,469)
3,936
––––––––––––

–
(6,000)
(2,265)
––––––––––––
(8,265)
––––––––––––
(22,310)
––––––––––––
38,648
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714
6,889
30,459
(9,469)
4,963
––––––––––––

–
(13,325)
–
––––––––––––
(13,325)
––––––––––––
(14,213)
––––––––––––
41,480
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714
6,889
30,459
–
(1,582)
––––––––––––

37,529
103
––––––––––––
37,632
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

38,556
92
––––––––––––
38,648
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

41,480
–
––––––––––––
41,480
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
(8,190)
–
––––––––––––
(8,190)
––––––––––––
(9,213)
––––––––––––
43,421
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714
6,889
30,459
–
359
––––––––––––

43,421
–
––––––––––––
43,421
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS
25 March 2018

The loss for the financial year dealt with in the financial statements of  the Company is £1,566,000 (2017:
£436,000).  The  financial  statements  on  pages  24  to  75  were  approved  by  the  board  of   Directors  and
authorised for issue on 23 July 2018 and are signed on its behalf  by:

DM Page
Chairman

Company registration number: 07973930

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 25 March 2018

Attributable to owners of  the Company

At 27 March 2016
Profit for the year

Total comprehensive
income

Transactions with
owners
Ordinary shares issued
(net of  expenses)
Share based
payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments

Total transactions
with owners

At 26 March 2017

(Loss)/profit for the year

Total comprehensive
income

Transactions with owners
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments

Total transactions
with owners

At 25 March 2018

Share
Capital
£’000

Share
Premium
£’000

Merger

Reverse
Relief Acquisition
Reserve
£’000

Reserve
£’000

Equity
Share-

Non-
holders’ Controlling
Interests
£’000

Funds
£’000

Retained
Earnings
£’000

Total
Equity
£’000

5,692
–

36,696
969
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––

(9,469)
–

30,459
–

36,626
947

6,866
–

3,078
947

70
22

–

–

22

–

23

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

947

947

22

969

–

631

45

631

–

–

45

631

307
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––

307

307

–

–

–

–

–

22

983
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
38,648

(9,469)

30,459

38,556

5,714

6,889

4,963

938

983

23

92

–

–

–

(565)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––

(576)

(576)

11

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(576)

(576)

616

616

11

–

(565)

616

(1,067)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––

(1,067)

(1,067)

–

–

–

–

–

–

(451)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
37,632
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––

(9,469)

30,459

37,529

6,889

3,936

5,714

(451)

(451)

103

–

–

–

–

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN EQUITY
for the year ended 25 March 2018

At 27 March 2016

Loss for the year

Total comprehensive
income for the year

Transactions with owners
Ordinary shares issued
(net of  expenses)
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments

Total transactions
with owners

At 26 March 2017

Loss for the year

Total comprehensive income
for the year

Transactions with owners
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments

Total transactions
with owners

At 25 March 2018

Share
Capital
£’000

5,692

Share
Premium
£’000

Merger
Relief
Reserve
£’000

Retained
Earnings
£’000

Total
Equity
£’000

6,866

30,459

(94)

42,923

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

(436)
––––––––––––

(436)
––––––––––––

–

22
–

–

23
–

–

–
–

(436)

(436)

–
631

45
631

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

258
––––––––––––

258
––––––––––––

22
––––––––––––
5,714

23
––––––––––––
6,889

–
––––––––––––
30,459

889
––––––––––––
359

934
––––––––––––
43,421

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

(1,566)
––––––––––––

(1,566)
––––––––––––

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,566)

(1,566)

616

616

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––

(991)
––––––––––––

(991)
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––
5,714
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––
6,889
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––
30,459
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(375)
––––––––––––
(1,582)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(375)
––––––––––––
41,480
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year ended 25 March 2018

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Group
Year
ended
26 March 
2017
£’000

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Parent
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

Notes

19

4,522

10,273

(509)

(209)

(10,044)
(27)
(281)

(12,358)
(76)
–

(7)
–
–

(236)
–
–

19

–
–
––––––––––––

(376)
–
––––––––––––

–
(5,969)
––––––––––––

–
(2,553)
––––––––––––

(10,352)
––––––––––––

(12,810)
––––––––––––

(5,976)
––––––––––––

(2,789)
––––––––––––

Net cash flow from/(used
in) operating activities

Investing activities
Acquisition of  property, plant
and equipment
Acquisition of  intangible assets
Acquisition of  investments
Cash flow from acquisition of
subsidiaries
Loan to subsidiary undertakings

Net cash flow used in
investing activities

Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of  new
ordinary shares (net of  expenses)
Capital received from bank borrowings
Interest received
Interest paid

Net cash flow from financing activities

Net increase in cash and
cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the year

Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the year

12

12

–
6,350
2
(254)
––––––––––––
6,098
––––––––––––

45
3,090
1
(135)
––––––––––––
3,001
––––––––––––

–
6,350
465
(311)
––––––––––––
6,504
––––––––––––

45
3,090
261
(210)
––––––––––––
3,186
––––––––––––

268

464

19

188

91
––––––––––––

(373)
––––––––––––

(12)
––––––––––––

(200)
––––––––––––

359
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

91
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

7
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(12)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fulham Shore PLC is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales with
registration number 07973930 and registered office at 1st Floor, 50-51 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8SJ,
United Kingdom. The Company’s ordinary shares are traded on the AIM Market.

BASIS OF PREPARATION
On 20 October 2014, The Fulham Shore PLC acquired 99.04% of  the issued share capital of  Kefi Limited.

The combination has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition as if  Kefi Limited had issued new shares in
exchange for The Fulham Shore PLC’s net assets.

The Fulham Shore PLC is presenting audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 25 March
2018. The comparative period presented is audited financial statements for the year ended 26 March 2017.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and, as permitted by EU
Law,  the  Financial  Statements  have  been  prepared  and  approved  by  the  Directors  in  accordance  with
International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU (“IFRS”).

The financial statements for the year ended 25 March 2018 are presented in Sterling because that is the
primary currency of  the primary economic environment in which the Group operates. All values are rounded
to the nearest thousand pounds (£’000) except when otherwise indicated.

The parent company has not presented its own income statement, statement of  total comprehensive income
and related notes as permitted by section 408 of  the Companies Act 2006.

At the date of  authorisation of  these financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations relevant
to the Group operations that have not been applied in these financial statements were in issue but not yet
effective:

Classification and Measurement of  Share Based Payment Transactions
Financial instruments

IFRS 2 (Amendment)
IFRS 9
IFRS 12 (Amendment) Disclosure of  interest in Other Entities
IFRS 15
IFRS 16
IFRIC 22
IFRIC 23
IAS 28 (Amendment)

Revenue from contracts with customers
Leases
Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Considerations
Uncertainty over income tax treatments (not yet endorsed)
Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Directors anticipate that the adoption of  these Standards and Interpretations as appropriate in future
years will have no material impact on the financial statements of  the Group other than the new IFRS 16 Leases
which will be mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. This new standard will
significantly change how restaurant leases will be accounted for. The Group is preparing its assessment project
to identify the impact of  the new lease accounting standard on the Group’s existing and future restaurant
leases.

GOING CONCERN
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Given the risk analysis
set out in the Director’s Report on pages 12 to 16 and after reviewing the Group’s net current liabilities position
as at 25 March 2018, the budget for the next financial year, other longer term plans and financial resources
including undrawn but available short term and long term facilities described in note 14 and operational cash
flow where cash from revenues are received within 3 days, the Board has a reasonable expectation that the
Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore the
Board is satisfied that, at the time of  approving the financial statements, it is appropriate to adopt the going
concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements incorporate those of  The Fulham Shore PLC and all of  its subsidiary
undertakings for the period. Subsidiaries acquired are consolidated from the date that the Group has the
power to control, exposure or rights to variable returns, and the ability to use its power over the returns and
will continue to be consolidated until the date that such control ceases.

Although the legal form of  the transaction during the period ended 29 June 2015 was an acquisition of  Kefi
Limited by The Fulham Shore PLC, the substance is the reverse of  this. Accordingly the business combination
has been prepared using reverse acquisition accounting.

The acquisition of  other subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of  the acquisition
is measured at the aggregate of  the fair values, at the date of  exchange, of  assets given, liabilities incurred
or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the Group in exchange for control of  the acquiree. Any costs
directly attributable to the business combination are expensed to the Statement of  Comprehensive Income.
The acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities are recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date.

All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are
eliminated on consolidation.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of  an entity represents the excess of  the cost of  an acquisition over the
Group’s  interest  in  the  fair  value  attributed  to  the  net  assets  at  acquisition.  Goodwill  is  not  subject  to
amortisation but is tested for impairment at least annually. After initial recognition, goodwill is stated at cost
less any accumulated impairment losses. Any impairment is recognised immediately in the income statement
and is not subsequently reversed. Goodwill is allocated to an associated operating segment made up of  a
group of  cash generating units for the purpose of  impairment testing. Each of  these groups of  cash generating
units represents the Group’s investment in a subsidiary which is equivalent to an operating segment of  the
Group. On disposal of  a subsidiary the attributable amount of  goodwill is included in the determination of  the
profit or loss on disposal.

Trademarks and licenses
The  fair  value  of   the  intangible  assets  acquired  through  the  reverse  acquisition  was  determined  using
discounted cash flow models. The key assumptions for the valuation method are those regarding future cash
flows, tax rates and discount rates. The cash flow projections were based on management forecasts for the
subsequent four years period. The estimated useful lives range from 4 to 20 years on a straight-line basis.

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Brand
The fair value of  the brand intangible assets acquired through an acquisition of  a subsidiary was determined
using discounted royalty relief  models. The key assumptions for the valuation method are those regarding
future  cash  flows,  tax  rates  and  discount  rates.  The  cash  flow  projections  were  based  on  management
forecasts for the subsequent ten year period.

Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of
brand from the beginning of  the financial year that they are available for use. The estimated useful lives are
10 years on a straight-line basis.

Computer Software
Computer software licences are capitalised on the basis of  the costs incurred to acquire and bring into use
the specific software. These costs are amortised over their estimated useful lives, being between 3 and 5
years. Costs that are directly associated with the production of  identifiable and unique software products
controlled by the Group, and that are expected to generate economic benefits exceeding costs beyond one
year, are recognised as intangible assets. Direct costs include software development, employee costs and
directly attributable overheads. Software integral to a related item of  hardware equipment is accounted for as
property,  plant  and  equipment.  Costs  associated  with  maintaining  computer  software  programmes  are
recognised as an expense when they are incurred.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less depreciation and any recognised impairment
loss. The cost of  property, plant and equipment includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in
their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation is provided on property, plant and equipment at rates calculated to write each asset down to its
estimated residual value evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:-

Leasehold properties and improvements
Plant and equipment
Furniture, fixtures and fittings

over lease term or renewal term
20% to 33% straight line
10% to 20% straight line

Assets in the course of  construction are carried at cost, less any recognised impairment loss. Depreciation
of  these assets commences when the assets are ready for their intended use.

Residual values, useful lives and methods of  depreciation are reviewed and adjusted if  appropriate on an
annual basis. An item of  property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future
economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement
of  an asset is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of  the asset
and is recognised in the income statement.

IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS
Goodwill is not subject to amortisation but is tested for impairment annually or whenever there is an indication
that  the  asset  may  be  impaired.  For  the  purpose  of   impairment  testing,  assets  which  have  separately
identifiable cash flows, known as cash generating units, are grouped into their operating segment. If  the
recoverable amount of  a group of  cash generating units is less than the carrying amount of  that group’s
assets, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of  any goodwill allocated to the
group of  cash generating units and then to the other assets of  the group pro-rata on the basis of  the carrying
amount  of   each  asset  in  the  group.  Impairment  losses  recognised  for  goodwill  are  not  reversed  in  a
subsequent period. Recoverable amount is the higher of  fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In
assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax
discount rate that reflects current market assessments of  the time value of  money and the risks specific to
the asset for which the estimates of  future cash flows have not been adjusted.

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At each balance sheet date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of  its property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets with finite useful lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets
have  suffered  an  impairment  loss.  If   any  such  indication  exists,  the  recoverable  amount  of   the  asset  is
estimated in order to determine the extent, if  any, of  the impairment loss. Where it is not possible to estimate
the recoverable amount of  an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of  the cash-
generating unit, predominantly an individual restaurant for the purposes of  property, plant and equipment, to
which the asset belongs. If  the recoverable amount of  an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be
less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of  the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its
recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income statement. Where an
impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of  the asset or cash-generating unit is increased
to the revised estimate of  its recoverable amount, not to exceed the carrying amount that would have been
determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A
reversal of  an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income statement.

OTHER INVESTMENTS
Other  investments  are  recognised  and  derecognised  on  a  trade  date  where  a  purchase  or  sale  of   an
investment is under a contract whose terms require delivery of  the investment within the relevant timeframe,
and are initially measured at fair value, including transaction costs.

Other investments classified as loans and receivables are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest
method, less any impairment.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial assets and financial liabilities, in respect of  financial instruments, are recognised on the balance
sheet when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of  the instrument.

INVENTORIES
Inventories are valued at the lower of  cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined on a first in, first out
basis. Net realisable value is based upon estimated selling price less further costs expected to be incurred to
completion and disposal. Provision is made for obsolete and slow-moving items.

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Receivables  are  classified  as  loans  and  receivables  and  are  initially  recognised  at  fair  value.  They  are
subsequently measured at their amortised cost using the effective interest method less any provision for
impairment. A provision for impairment is made where there is objective evidence (including customers with
financial difficulties or in default on payments), that amounts will not be recovered in accordance with original
terms of  the agreement. A provision for impairment is established when the carrying value of  the receivable
exceeds the present value of  the future cash flow, discounted using the original effective interest rate. The
carrying value of  the receivable is reduced through the use of  an allowance account and any impairment loss
is recognised in the income statement.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash  and  cash  equivalents  comprise  cash  in  hand  and  call  deposits  and  other  short  term  highly  liquid
investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of  cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of
changes in value.

TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Payables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest
method.

SHARE CAPITAL
Share capital represents the nominal value of  ordinary shares issued.

SHARE PREMIUM
Share premium represents the amounts subscribed for share capital in excess of  nominal value less the
related costs of  share issue.

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MERGER RELIEF RESERVE
In accordance with Companies Act 2006 S.612 ‘Merger Relief’, the company issuing shares as consideration
for a business combination, accounted at fair value, is obliged, once the necessary conditions are satisfied,
to record the excess of  the consideration received over the nominal value of  the shares issued to the merger
relief  reserve.

REVERSE ACQUISITION RESERVE
Reverse accounting under IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ requires the difference between the equity of  the
legal parent and the issued equity instruments of  the legal subsidiary pre-combination to be recognised as a
separate component of  equity.

RETAINED EARNINGS
Retained earnings represents the cumulative profit and loss net of  distributions.

FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling, the presentational and
functional currency of  the Group, at the rate of  exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in
foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of  the transaction. All differences are taken to
the income statement.

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Group are classified according to the substance of
the contractual arrangements entered into and the definitions of  a financial liability and an equity instrument.
An  equity  instrument  is  any  contract  that  evidences  a  residual  interest  in  the  assets  of   the  Group  after
deducting all of  its liabilities and includes no obligation to deliver cash or other financial assets. Interest bearing
loans  and  overdrafts  are  initially  measured  at  fair  value  (which  is  equal  to  cost  at  inception),  and  are
subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Any difference between
the proceeds (net of  transaction costs) and the settlement or redemption of  borrowings is recognised over
the term of  the borrowing. Equity instruments issued by the Group are recorded at the proceeds received,
net of  direct issue costs.

TAXATION
Income tax expense represents the sum of  the current tax payable and deferred tax.

Current tax payable or recoverable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as
reported in the income statement because some items of  income or expense are taxable or deductible in
different years or may not be taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax
rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable in the future arising from temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of  assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax
bases used in the computation of  taxable profit. It is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method.
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets
are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible
temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference
arises  from  the  initial  recognition  of   goodwill  or  from  the  initial  recognition  (other  than  in  a  business
combination) of  other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit or the accounting
profit.

The carrying amount of  deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent
that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of  the asset to be
recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the liability is settled or
the asset realised, based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet
date. Tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off  current tax assets
against current tax liabilities and when they either relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority
on either the same taxable entity or on different taxable entities which intend to settle the current tax assets
and liabilities on a net basis.

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Tax is charged or credited to the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly
to equity, in which case the tax is also recognised directly in equity.

LEASES
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of  the lease transfer substantially all the risks
and rewards of  ownership of  the asset to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets of  the Group at their fair value at the inception of
the lease or, if  lower, at the present value of  the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of
the  lease.  The  corresponding  liability  to  the  lessor  is  included  in  the  balance  sheet  as  a  finance  lease
obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and reduction of  the lease obligation
so as to achieve a constant rate of  interest on the remaining balance of  the liability. Finance charges are
recognised in the income statement.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the income statement on a straight line basis or other
systematic basis if  representative of  the time pattern of  the user’s benefit over the term of  the relevant lease.
Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to enter into an operating lease are also spread on a straight
line basis over the lease term.

PROVISIONS
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation as a result of  a past event and it is
probable that the Group will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of  the
amount of  the obligation. Provisions are measured at the Directors’ best estimate of  the expenditure required
to settle the obligation at the balance sheet date and are discounted to present value where the effect is
material.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The amount charged to the income statement in respect of  pension costs is the contributions payable to
money purchase schemes in the year. Differences between contributions payable in the year and contributions
actually paid are shown as either accruals or prepayments in the balance sheet.

REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue represents the fair value of  the consideration received or receivable, net of  Value Added Tax, for
goods sold and services provided to customers outside the Group after deducting discounts. Revenue is
recognised when the significant risks and rewards of  ownership are transferred.

INTEREST INCOME
Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective
interest rate applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the
expected life of  the financial asset to that asset’s net carrying amount.

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS
The Group issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain employees. Equity-settled share-based
payments are measured at fair value (excluding the effect of  non market-based vesting conditions) at the date
of  grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of  the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed
on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of  the shares that will
eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of  non market-based vesting conditions.

Fair value is measured using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The expected life used in the model has been
adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of  non-transferability, exercise restrictions
and behavioural considerations.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Non-current assets (disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities) that are expected to be recovered
primarily through sale rather than through continuing use are classified as held for sale.

A discontinued operation is a component of  an entity that either has been disposed of, or that is classified as
held for sale, and (a) represents a separate line of  business or geographical area of  operations; and (b) is a
part of  a single coordinated plan to dispose of  a separate line of  business or geographical area of  operations;
or (c) is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to sell.

Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations are carried at the lower of  carrying amount or
fair value less cost to sell. Any gain or loss from disposal, together with the results of  these operations until
the  date  of   disposal,  is  reported  separately  as  discontinued  operations.  The  financial  information  of
discontinued operations is excluded from the respective captions in the Consolidated financial statements
and related notes for all periods presented. Comparatives in the balance sheet are not re-presented when a
non-current  asset  or  disposal  group  is  classified  as  held  for  sale.  Comparatives  are  re-presented  for
presentation of  discontinued operations in the Statement of  cash flow and Statement of  comprehensive
income.

Adjustments in the current period to amounts previously presented in discontinued operations that are directly
related to the disposal of  a discontinued operation in a prior period are classified separately in discontinued
operations. Circumstances to which these adjustments may relate include resolution of  uncertainties that
arise from the terms of  the disposal transaction, such as the resolution of  purchase price adjustments and
indemnifications, resolution of  uncertainties that arise from and are directly related to the operations of  the
component  before  its  disposal,  such  as  environmental  and  product  warranty  obligations  retained  by  the
Company, or the settlement of  employee benefit plan obligations provided that the settlement is directly related
to the disposal transaction.

ACCOUNTING PERIOD
The consolidated group accounts have been prepared for the year to 25 March 2018 with the comparative
year to 26 March 2017.

The Company accounts have been prepared for the same periods as the Group.

ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
The preparation of  financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements,
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of  the Group’s accounting policies, described above,
with respect to the carrying amounts of  assets and liabilities at the date of  the financial statements, the
disclosure of  contingent assets and liabilities at the date of  the financial statements and the reported amounts
of  income and expenses during the reporting year. These judgements, estimates and associated assumptions
are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, including current and expected economic conditions. Although these judgements, estimates
and  associated  assumptions  are  based  on  management’s  best  knowledge  of   current  events  and
circumstances, the actual results may differ. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an
ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the year in which the estimate is revised
and in any future years affected.

The judgements, estimates and assumptions which are of  most significance to the Group are detailed below:

Assessment of  the recoverable amounts in respect of  assets tested for impairment
The Group tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if  there are indications that
amounts may be impaired. For property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, other than goodwill, the
Group tests for impairment when there is an indication of  impairment.

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The impairment analysis for such assets is principally based upon discounted estimated future cash flows
from the use and eventual disposal of  the assets (see notes 7 and 8). Such an analysis includes an estimation
of  the future anticipated results and cash flows, annual growth rates, whether short term or long term, future
capital expenditures and the appropriate discount rates (see notes 7 and 8 for key assumptions). Changes in
the estimates which underpin the Group’s forecasts and selection of  appropriate discount rate could have an
impact on the value in use of  the cash generating units and group of  cash generating units being tested.

Valuation of  share based payments
The charge for share based payments is calculated in accordance with the methodology described in note
18.  The  model  requires  highly  subjective  assumptions  to  be  made  including  the  future  volatility  of   the
Company’s  share  price,  expected  dividend  yield,  risk-free  interest  rates,  expected  time  of   exercise  and
employee attrition rates. Changes in such estimates may have a significant impact on the original fair value
calculation at the date of  grant and the employee attrition rate will impact the judgement relating to the number
of  share based incentives that would vest and therefore the share based payments charge.

Deferred taxation
The recognition of  deferred taxation assets or liabilities are further described in note 16.

Recognition of  deferred tax assets on tax losses, is based upon whether management judge that it is probable
that there will be sufficient and suitable taxable profits in the relevant legal entity or tax group against which
to utilise the assets in the future. Judgement is required when determining probable future taxable profits. The
Group assesses the availability of  future taxable profits using the same cash flow forecasts for the Group’s
operations as are used in the Group’s value in use calculations for impairment testing purposes. Where tax
losses are forecast to be recovered beyond the five year period, the availability of  taxable profits is assessed
using the cash flows and long‑term growth rates used for the value in use calculations.

Changes in the estimates which underpin the Group’s forecasts could have an impact on the amount of  future
taxable profits and could have a significant impact on the period over which the deferred tax asset would be
recovered and whether the deferred tax assets should have been recognised.

Deferred taxation assets on share based payments are calculated based on the intrinsic value of  the share
based incentives at the year end, Company’s share price, availability of  tax deduction on exercise of  the share
based incentives and employee leave rates. Changes in the number of  share based incentives that are
expected to vest (as described above), availability of  tax deduction and other assumptions will have an impact
on the value of  deferred taxation assets.

Deferred tax liabilities on capital allowances are calculated using estimates of  the proportion of  property, plant
and equipment acquired during the year that qualifies for capital allowances and the appropriate rates of
allowances and estimates of  tax rates applicable in the future. Management make such estimates based on
experience with similar historic property, plant and equipment acquired. Changes in the make-up of the building
components in one of  these assets may have an impact on capital allowances claimable and therefore the
quantum of  the deferred tax liabilities.

The Group only considers substantively enacted tax laws when assessing the amount and availability of  tax
losses to offset against the future taxable profits and availability of  capital allowances.

Finite lived intangible assets
Intangible assets include amounts spent by the Group acquiring brands and the costs of  purchasing and/or
developing computer software.

Where intangible assets are acquired through business combinations and no active market for the assets
exists, the fair value of  these assets is determined by discounting estimated future net cash flows generated
by the asset. Estimates relating to the future cash flows and discount rates used may have a material effect
on the reported amounts of  finite lived intangible assets.

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The useful life over which intangible assets are amortised depends on management’s estimate of  the period
over  which  economic  benefit  will  be  derived  from  the  asset.  Reducing  the  useful  life  will  increase  the
amortisation charge in the consolidated income statement. Useful lives are periodically reviewed to ensure
that they remain appropriate.

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment represents 48.7% (2017: 44.8%) of  the Group’s total assets; estimates and
assumptions made may have a material impact on their carrying value and related depreciation charge. The
depreciation charge for an asset is derived using estimates of  its expected useful life and expected residual
value, which are reviewed periodically. Increasing an asset’s expected life or residual value would result in a
reduced depreciation charge in the consolidated income statement. Management determines the useful lives
and residual values for assets when they are acquired, based on experience with similar assets and taking
into account other relevant factors such as any expected changes in technology. The useful life of  equipment
is assumed not to exceed the duration of  restaurant property lease unless there is a reasonable expectation
of  renewal or ability for the equipment to be transferred for use in another restaurant.

Accounting treatment of  other investments
Investments  are  recognised  at  fair  value  at  the  time  of   acquisition.  Management  judgement  is  used  to
determine whether the Group has significant influence or control over the investment which would give rise to
different accounting methodology being applied as an associate or subsidiary.

OPERATING SEGMENTS
The Group considers itself  to have two key operating segments, being the management and operation of  The
Real Greek restaurants and the management and operation of Franco Manca restaurants. The Group operates
in only one geographical segment, being the United Kingdom.

DEFINITIONS

OPERATING PROFIT
Operating profit is defined as profit before taxation, finance income and finance costs.

HEADLINE OPERATING PROFIT
Headline operating profit is defined as operating profit before amortisation of  brand, impairment of  property,
plant and equipment, impairment of  goodwill and intangible assets, onerous lease costs, restructuring costs,
costs of  reverse acquisition, cost of  acquisition, share based payments, loss on disposal of  property, plant
and equipment and pre-opening costs.

HEADLINE PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION
Headline profit before taxation is defined as profit/loss before taxation before amortisation of brand, impairment
of   property,  plant  and  equipment,  impairment  of   goodwill  and  intangible  assets,  onerous  lease  costs,
restructuring costs, costs of  reverse acquisition, costs of  acquisition, share based payments, loss on disposal
of  property, plant and equipment and pre-opening costs.

PRE-OPENING COSTS
The restaurant pre-opening costs represent costs incurred up to the date of  opening a new restaurant that
are written off  to the profit and loss account in the period in which they are incurred.

EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and impairment.

HEADLINE EBITDA
Headline EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before onerous lease costs, restructuring costs, costs of  reverse
acquisition, cost of  acquisition, share based payments, loss on disposal of  property, plant and equipment and
pre-opening costs.

HEADLINE EPS
Headline EPS is defined in note 6.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

1

SEGMENT INFORMATION

For management purposes, the Group was organised into two operating divisions during the year ended
25 March 2018. These divisions, The Real Greek and Franco Manca, are the basis on which the Group
reports its primary segment information as identified by the chief  operating decision maker which is
the Group’s board of  directors.

For the year ended 25 March 2018:

External revenue
Headline EBITDA
Depreciation and amortisation

Headline operating profit
Pre-opening costs
Impairment property, plant and 
equipment
Operating profit
Finance income 
Finance costs 

Segment profit/(loss) before taxation
Income tax expense

Loss for the year from continuing 
operations

Assets 
Liabilities 

Net assets 

Capital expenditure 

The Real
Greek
segment
£’000

18,139 
2,436 
(931)
––––––––––––
1,505 
(375)

(214)
718 
– 
– 
––––––––––––
718

Franco
Manca
segment
£’000

Other
unallocated
£’000

36,556 
5,427 
(2,751)
––––––––––––
2,676 
(834) 

– 
(433)
(32)
––––––––––––
(465)
– 

(653)
78 
2 
– 
––––––––––––
80

Total
£’000

54,695
7,430
(3,714)
––––––––––––
3,716
(1,209)

(897)
142
2
(254)
––––––––––––
(110)
(40)
––––––––––––

(150)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
65,238
(27,606)
––––––––––––
37,632
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
9,641
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
(654)
– 
(254)
––––––––––––
(908)
(40)
––––––––––––

(948)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
896 
(13,429)
––––––––––––
(12,533)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
26 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

11,585 
(3,969)
––––––––––––
7,616 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,874 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

52,757 
(10,208)
––––––––––––
42,549 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6,741 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Head office and PLC costs, previously treated as an operating segment, are not related to the Group’s
two business segments and are therefore included in other unallocated and are not part of  a business
segment.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

1

SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

For the year ended 26 March 2017:

The Real
Greek
segment
£’000

Franco
Manca
segment
£’000

Other
unallocated
£’000

Total
£’000

External revenue

13,675 

26,766 

– 

40,441

Headline EBITDA
Depreciation and amortisation

Headline operating profit

2,284 
(649)
––––––––––––
1,635 

5,415 
(1,707)
––––––––––––
3,708 

(425)
(19)
––––––––––––
(444)

7,274
(2,375)
––––––––––––
4,899

Pre-opening costs

Operating profit
Finance income
Finance costs 

Segment profit/(loss) before taxation
Income tax expense

(Loss)/profit for the year from continuing 
operations

Assets 
Liabilities 

Net assets 

Capital expenditure 

(388)

(1,526) 

– 

(1,914)

1,049 
1 
– 
––––––––––––
1,050

1,100 
– 
(1)
––––––––––––
1,099

7,979 
(4,073)
––––––––––––
3,906 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,185 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

48,914 
(10,872)
––––––––––––
38,042 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
10,716 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(642)
– 
(134)
––––––––––––
(776)
(164)
––––––––––––

(939)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
4,065 
(7,365)
––––––––––––
(3,300)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
246 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,507
1
(135)
––––––––––––
1,373
(164)
––––––––––––

1,209
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
60,958
(22,310)
––––––––––––
38,648
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
13,147
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The Group’s two business segments primarily operate in one geographical area which is the United
Kingdom.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

2

OPERATING PROFIT

Operating profit is stated after charging:
Staff  costs (note 3)
Depreciation of  property, plant and equipment
Amortisation of  intangible assets
Operating lease rentals:
Land and buildings
Inventories – amounts charged as an expense
Auditor’s remuneration:
– for statutory audit services
– for other assurance services
– for tax services
– for transactional services 
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Exceptional costs – cost of  acquisition 
Exceptional costs – impairment of  property, plant and equipment
Exceptional costs – loss on disposal

3

EMPLOYEES

The average monthly number of  persons (including Directors) 
employed by the Group during the year was:
Administration and management
Restaurants

The average monthly number of  persons (including Directors) 
employed by the Company during the year was:
Administration and management

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

20,882 
3,684 
851 

5,514 
10,489 

14,786
2,432
837

3,936
8,196

83 
20 
33 
– 
616 
1,209 
– 
867
61 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

75
7
27
5
631
1,914
26
–
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
25 March
2018
No. 

Year
ended
26 March
2017
No.

29 
1,086 
––––––––––––
1,115 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

23
800
––––––––––––
823
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

6 
––––––––––––
6 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

6
––––––––––––
6
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

3

EMPLOYEES (continued)

Staff  costs for above persons
Salaries and fees
Social security costs
Share based payments
Defined contribution pension costs

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

19,317 
1,453 
616 
112 
––––––––––––
21,498 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

13,808
912
631
73
––––––––––––
15,424
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The remuneration of  Directors, who are the key management personnel of  the company, is set out in
aggregate below. Further details of  directors’ emoluments can be found in the tables of  directors’
remuneration on pages 18 to 21.

Salaries, fees and other short term employee benefits
Social security costs
Share based payments
Defined contribution pension costs

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

918 
72 
448 
3
––––––––––––
1,441 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

899
59
473

––––––––––––
1,431
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

NJ Donaldson exercised Nil share options in the year ended 25 March 2018 (2017: 1,115,972) realising
a gain of  £Nil (2017: £184,000).

Included above are fees paid to related parties for the provision of  directors’ services which are further
described in note 22.

The Directors are the only employees of  the Company. The Directors’ remuneration above is the only
staff  costs for the Company.

44

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

4

FINANCE COSTS

Interest expenses on bank loans and overdrafts

5

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

Income tax expense on continuing operations
Based on the result for the year:
UK corporation tax at 19% (2017: 20%)
Adjustment in respect of  prior periods

Total current taxation

Deferred taxation:
Origination and reversal of  temporary timing differences
Current year
Prior year

Total deferred tax

Total tax expense on profit on continuing operations

The above is disclosed as
Income tax expense – current year
Income tax expense – prior year

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

254 
––––––––––––
254 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

135
––––––––––––
135
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

432 
(65)
––––––––––––
367 

463
(302)
––––––––––––
161

(109)
(218) 

––––––––––––
(327)
––––––––––––
40 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

258 
(218) 

––––––––––––
40 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

3
–
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
164
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

164
–
––––––––––––
164
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

45

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

5

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (continued)

Income tax expense on discontinued operations
Deferred taxation:

Total tax expense on profit on discontinued operations

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

(13)
––––––––––––
(13)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

11
––––––––––––
11
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Further information on the movement on deferred taxation is given in note 16.

Factors affecting tax charge for year:

(Loss)/profit before taxation from continuing operations

Taxation at UK corporation tax rate of  19% (2017: 20%)
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
Depreciation/impairment on non-qualifying fixed assets
Share based payments
Rate change on deferred tax liability
Adjustment to previously recognised deferred tax
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of  previous periods

Total income tax expense in the income statement

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

(110)
––––––––––––
(21)
6 
214 
162 
(38) 
(218)
(65)
––––––––––––
40 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

1,373
––––––––––––
275
14
315
(87)
–
(23)
(303)
––––––––––––
164
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Factors that may affect deferred tax charges are disclosed in note 16 including a breakdown of  the
adjustment to previously recognised deferred tax.

Note 23 provides additional details with regards to current and deferred tax on discontinued operations.

46

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

6

EARNINGS PER SHARE

(Loss)/profit for the purposes of  basic and diluted earnings per share:
Add back loss for the purposes of  basic and diluted earnings 
per share (discontinued operations):

(Loss)/profit for the purposes of  basic and diluted earnings 
per share (continuing operations):

Share based payments
Deferred tax on share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Amortisation of  brand
Deferred tax on amortisation of  brand
Exceptional costs – cost of  acquisition 
Exceptional costs – impairment of  property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax on impairment of  property, plant and equipment
Exceptional costs – loss on disposal

Headline profit for the year for the purposes of  headline basic and
diluted earnings per share:

Weighted average number of  ordinary shares in issue for the 
purposes of  basic earnings per share
Effect of  dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options

Weighted average number of  ordinary shares in issue for the 
purposes of  diluted earnings per share

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

(576)

947

415
––––––––––––

240
––––––––––––

(161)

1,187

616 
146 
1,209 
821 
(137)
– 
867 
(98) 
61 
––––––––––––

631
(236)
1,915
821
(137)
26
–
–
–
––––––––––––

3,324
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

4,207
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Year
ended
25 March
2018
No. ‘000 

Year
ended
26 March
2017
No. ‘000

571,385
24,495 
––––––––––––

570,371
30,855
––––––––––––

595,880
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

601,226
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

47

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

6

EARNINGS PER SHARE (continued)

Further details of  the share options that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future
are provided in note 18.

Earnings per share:

Basic
From continuing operations
From discontinued operations

Total basic earnings per share

Diluted
From continuing operations
From discontinued operations

Total basic earnings per share

Headline Basic
Headline Diluted

Year
ended
25 March
2018

Year
ended
26 March
2017

(0.0p)
(0.1p)
––––––––––––
(0.1p)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.2p
0.0p
––––––––––––
0.2p
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(0.0p)
(0.1p)
––––––––––––
(0.1p)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.2p
0.0p
––––––––––––
0.2p
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.6p 
0.6p 

0.7p
0.7p

48

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

7

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Group

Cost
27 March 2016

Additions 
Reclassification

26 March 2017

Additions 

25 March 2018

Accumulated amortisation
27 March 2016

Charge in the year
Reclassification

26 March 2017

Charge in the year

25 March 2018

Net book value
25 March 2018

Trademarks,
License and
franchises
£’000

Software
£’000

Brand
£’000

Goodwill
£’000

Total
£’000

1,739 

– 

8,211 

19,632 

29,582

– 
(1,681) 

––––––––––––
58 

76 
– 
––––––––––––
76 

– 
– 
––––––––––––
8,211 

– 
1,073 
––––––––––––
20,705 

76
(608)
––––––––––––
29,050

– 
––––––––––––
58 
––––––––––––

27 
––––––––––––
103 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
8,211 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
20,705 
––––––––––––

27
––––––––––––
29,077
––––––––––––

626 

– 

821 

– 

1,447

5 
(608) 

––––––––––––
23 

11 
– 
––––––––––––
11 

821 
– 
––––––––––––
1,642 

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 

837
(608)
––––––––––––
1,676

8 
––––––––––––
31 
––––––––––––

22 
––––––––––––
33 
––––––––––––

821 
––––––––––––
2,463 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––

851
––––––––––––
2,527
––––––––––––

27 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

70 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,748 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

20,705 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

26,550
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

26 March 2017

35 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

65 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

6,569 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

20,705 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

27,374
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The amortisation charges for trademarks, license and franchises for the year are recognised within
administrative expenses.

As  at  25  March  2018  brand  intangible  assets  which  relates  to  Franco  Manca  has  a  remaining
amortisation period of  7 years (2017: 8 years).

Goodwill of  £1,774,000 relates to the The Real Greek and is attributable to its group of  cash generating
units. This includes goodwill of  £1,667,000 which was recognised on the reverse acquisition of  The
Fulham Shore PLC by Kefi Limited that has been reallocated in the year ended 26 March 2017 to The
Real Greek cash generating unit as it related to the original acquisition of  The Real Greek by the
Company.

Goodwill of  £18,931,000 relates to the acquisition of  Franco Manca Holdings Limited (“Franco Manca
Holdings”). The goodwill is attributable to the cash generating units held within Franco Manca 2 UK
Limited. Included in this goodwill is £1,073,000 which was reclassified in the prior year from franchise
intangible asset following the reacquisition of  the rights when Franco Manca Holdings was acquired.

49

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

7

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (continued)

For the purposes of  impairment testing, the Directors consider each of  Franco Manca and The Real
Greek, operating segments of  the Group, as the lowest level within the Group at which the goodwill is
monitored for internal management purposes. Each of  these segments are made up of  a group of
separate restaurants which are cash generating units (CGUs) in their own right.

The recoverable amount for each segment and group of  CGUs was determined using a value in use
calculation based upon management forecasts for the trading results for that segment. Value in use
calculations are based on:

l      cash flow forecasts derived from the most recent approved financial budgets for the 2019 financial

year for the sites open at the end of  March 2018;

l      extrapolated cash flow over twenty five years, an appropriate timeframe for branded restaurant
businesses, using forecast growth rates based on past and current run-rates for the initial five
years that then reduce to the industry growth rate of  2%;

l      less estimated annual capital expenditure required to maintain the existing restaurants’ look and
feel in each segment based on historic refurbishment programmes and investments in IT systems;

l      applied pre-tax discount rate to cash flow projections of  12.4% (2017: 14.3%) which is the rate
believed by the Directors to reflect the risks associated with the group of  CGUs using a WACC
model with comparison to other available restaurant businesses. During the year, the Group’s
capital structure had a greater portion of  debt, at a lower cost of  capital, than the year ended 26
March 2017 leading to a reduced discount rate.

Other than as disclosed below, management believes that no reasonably possible change in any of  the
above  key  assumptions  would  cause  the  carrying  value  of   any  segment  to  materially  exceed  its
recoverable  amount.  The  estimated  recoverable  amount  of   The  Real  Greek  and  Franco  Manca
segments exceed their carrying values by £20,674,000 and £14,764,000 respectively. The changes in
the  following  table  to  assumptions  used  in  the  impairment  review  would,  in  isolation,  lead  to  an
impairment loss being recognised for the year ended 25 March 2018:

Reduction in long term growth rate
Increase in pre-tax discount rate 

The
Real Greek
%

(4.7%)
30.2% 

Franco
Manca
%

(1.9%)
4.2%

50

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

8

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Group

Leasehold
improvements
£’000

Plant and
equipment
£’000

Furniture,
fixtures
and
fittings
£’000

Assets
under
construction
£’000

Total
£’000

Cost
27 March 2016

Additions
Reclassification
Disposals

26 March 2017

Additions
Reclassification
Reclassification as 
held for sale
Disposals 

25 March 2018

Accumulated 
depreciation
27 March 2016

Charge in the year
Disposals

26 March 2017

Charge in the year
Reclassification as 
held for sale
Impairment
Disposals 

25 March 2018

Net book value
25 March 2018

26 March 2017

14,835 

2,097 

818 

1,543 

19,293

9,020 
1,452 
(146)
–––––––––––
25,161 

6,908 
1,168 

2,111 
24 
(9) 

–––––––––––
4,223 

768 
5 
– 
–––––––––––
1,591 

1,248 
(1,481) 
– 
–––––––––––
1,310 

13,147
–
(155)
–––––––––––
32,285

1,694 
51 

660 
189 

379 
(1,408) 

9,641
–

(552)
– 
–––––––––––
32,685 
–––––––––––

(75)
(6) 

–––––––––––
5,887 
–––––––––––

(17)
– 
–––––––––––
2,423 
–––––––––––

–
(61)
–––––––––––
220 
–––––––––––

(644)
(67)
–––––––––––
41,215
–––––––––––

1,781 

548 

231 

– 

2,560

1,587 
(12)
–––––––––––
3,356 

649 
(1) 

–––––––––––
1,196 

196 
– 
–––––––––––
427 

– 
– 
–––––––––––
– 

2,432
(13)
–––––––––––
4,979

2,339 

1,052 

334 

– 

3,725

(264)
949 
– 
–––––––––––
6,380 
–––––––––––

26,305 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
21,805 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

(41)
83 
(4) 

–––––––––––
2,286 
–––––––––––

3,601 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
3,027 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

(10)
30 
– 
–––––––––––
781 
–––––––––––

1,642 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
1,164 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

– 
– 
–––––––––––
– 
–––––––––––

220
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
1,310
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

(315)
1,062
(4)
–––––––––––
9,447
–––––––––––

31,768
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
27,306
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

During the year, the Group impaired the short term leasehold improvements in relation to the property
at D’Arblay Street, Soho, London which was sold after the year end (see Note 23) and a further two
properties trading as Franco Manca and one property trading as The Real Greek which are trading
financially below management expectation.

51

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

8

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)

Impairment review of  property, plant and equipment is reviewed when there is indication of  impairment.
For the purposes of  impairment testing of  property, plant and equipment, the Directors consider each
restaurant unit as a separate cash generating units (CGUs). The recoverable amount for each CGU
was determined using a value in use calculation based upon management forecasts for the trading
results for those restaurants. Value in use calculations are based on:

l      cash flow forecasts derived from the most recent approved financial budgets for the 2019 financial

year for the sites open at the end of  March 2018;

l      extrapolated cash flow over the remaining unexpired length of  the lease years using forecast
growth rates based on run rate expectations for the initial five years that then reduce to the industry
growth rate of  2%;

l      less estimated annual capital expenditure required to maintain the existing restaurants’ look and

feel in each segment based on historic refurbishment programmes;

l      applied pre-tax discount rate to cash flow projections of  12.4% (2017: 14.3%) which is the rate
believed by the Directors to reflect the risks associated with the CGU using a WACC model with
comparison to other available restaurant businesses.

The Group has also conducted a sensitivity analysis on the impairment test of  the CGU carrying value
including reducing sales level by reducing long term growth rate by 1 % and there is no reasonably
expected change that would give rise to an impairment charge.

The following impairment charges have been recognised in the Statement of  Comprehensive Income
as exceptional costs – impairment of  property, plant and equipment.

For continuing operations
Franco Manca Brighton Marina
Franco Manca restaurant 1

Total for Franco Manca operating segment

The Real Greek restaurant 1

Total for The Real Greek operating segment

Total for the Group

For discontinued operations
Bukowski Soho

25 March
2018
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Impairment
charge

Recoverable
amount

505 
148 
––––––––––––
653 

214 
––––––––––––
214 
––––––––––––
867 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
437
––––––––––––
437

299
––––––––––––
299
––––––––––––
736
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

195 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The recoverable amount for Bukowski Soho has been reclassified to Asset held for sale (see note 23).

52

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

8

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)

Parent Company

Cost
27 March 2016

Additions

26 March 2017

Additions 

25 March 2018

Accumulated depreciation

27 March 2016

Charge in the year

26 March 2017

Charge in the year

25 March 2018

Net book value
25 March 2018

26 March 2017

Leasehold
improvements
£’000

Plant and
equipment
£’000

Furniture,
fixtures
and
fittings
£’000

Total
£’000

3 

29 

10 

42

202 
–––––––––––
205 

– 
–––––––––––
205 
–––––––––––

19 
–––––––––––
48 

7 
–––––––––––
55 
–––––––––––

15 
–––––––––––
25 

– 
–––––––––––
25 
–––––––––––

236
–––––––––––
278

7
–––––––––––
285
–––––––––––

3 

25 

3 

31

13 
–––––––––––
16 

21 
–––––––––––
37 
–––––––––––

168 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
189 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

5 
–––––––––––
30 

8 
–––––––––––
38 
–––––––––––

17 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
18 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

2 
–––––––––––
5 

2 
–––––––––––
7 
–––––––––––

18 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
20 
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

20
–––––––––––
51

31
–––––––––––
82
–––––––––––

203
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
227
–––––––––––
–––––––––––

All depreciation charges have been recognised in administrative expenses in the income statement.

All non-current assets are located in the United Kingdom.

53

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

9

INVESTMENTS

Group

Unlisted shares at cost
Loans

Carrying amount and cost

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

201 
80 
––––––––––––
281 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Investments  are  recognised  and  derecognised  on  a  trade  date  where  a  purchase  or  sale  of   an
investment is under a contract whose terms require delivery of  the investment within the timeframe
established by the market concerned, and are initially measured at fair value, including transaction
costs and subsequently measured.

During the year the Group made an investment in Made of  Dough Limited subscribing for 25% of  the
equity.  Although  the  investment  is  for  more  than  20%  of   the  investee  and  includes  one  board
representation, the structure of  the investee board, the shareholder agreement and the start up nature
of  the business operations has led the Group to conclude that the Group does not have significant
influence over its operations and therefore not an associate.

Other investments classified as loans and receivables are stated at amortised cost using the effective
interest method, less any impairment.

Parent Company

Cost and net book value
Opening position 

Investment in subsidiaries

Closing position

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

43,011 

42,579

428 
––––––––––––
43,439 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

432
––––––––––––
43,011
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

54

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

9

INVESTMENTS (continued)

As at 25 March 2018, the Company had the following subsidiary undertakings which are all registered
at 1st Floor, 50-51 Berwick Street, London W1F 8SJ:

Name of  subsidiary

Class of
Holding

Proportion
of  shares
held,
ownership
interest and
voting power

Nature of  business

Incorporated in England and Wales
FM98 LTD Limited*
10DAS Limited
Café Pitfield Limited
Kefi Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited*
The Real Greek Wine Company Limited*
Souvlaki & Bar Limited*
CHG Brands Limited*
The Real Greek International Limited*
Franco Manca Holdings Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited*
FM6 Limited*
FM111 Limited*
Franco Manca International Limited*

* Held by subsidiary undertaking

Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 

99% 
100% 
100% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 
99% 

Operation of  restaurants 
Operation of  restaurants 
Dormant 
Dormant 
Operation of  restaurants 
Dormant 
Dormant 
Dormant 
Dormant 
Dormant 
Operation of  restaurants 
Restaurant property 
Restaurant property 
Dormant 

55

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

10

INVENTORIES

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

Raw materials and consumables

1,490 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,052 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Inventories are charged to cost of  sales in the consolidated comprehensive statement of  income.

11

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Included within non-current assets:
Amounts receivable from subsidiaries
Other receivables

Included within current assets:
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Other taxation and social security costs
Prepayments and accrued income

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

– 
943 
––––––––––––
943 
––––––––––––

– 
947 
––––––––––––
947 
––––––––––––

11,724 
– 
––––––––––––
11,724 
––––––––––––

7,974 
– 
––––––––––––
7,974 
––––––––––––

1,095 
319 
–
1,911 
––––––––––––
3,325 
––––––––––––
4,268 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

847 
179 
–
1,576 
––––––––––––
2,602 
––––––––––––
3,549 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

3 
– 
–
132 
––––––––––––
135 
––––––––––––
11,859 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

53 
– 
11 
120 
––––––––––––
184 
––––––––––––
8,158 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Other receivables due after more than one year relate to rent deposits.

Receivables are denominated in sterling. 

The Group and Company hold no collateral against these receivables at the balance sheet date. The
Directors consider that the carrying amount of  receivables are recoverable in full and approximates to
their fair value.

56

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

12

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash and cash equivalents as 
presented in the balance sheet
Bank overdraft

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

359 
––––––––––––

271 
––––––––––––

7 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––

359 
– 
––––––––––––
359 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

271 
(180)
––––––––––––
91 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

7 
– 
––––––––––––
7 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
(12)
––––––––––––
(12)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Bank balances comprise cash held by the company on a short term basis with maturity of  three months
or less. The carrying amount of  these assets approximates to their fair value.

13

TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

Included in current liabilities:
Trade payables
Other taxation and social security payable
Other payables
Accruals
Deferred income

5,622 
1,350 
208 
4,206 
135 
––––––––––––
11,521 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

7,375 
1,012 
95 
3,788 
1,062 
––––––––––––
13,332 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

113 
117 
29 
629 
– 
––––––––––––
888 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

266 
30 
28 
687 
– 
––––––––––––
1,011 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Included in non-current liabilities:
Deferred income

1,470 
––––––––––––
1,470 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Trade payables were all denominated in sterling and comprise amounts outstanding for trade purchases
and ongoing costs and are non-interest bearing.

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of  trade payables approximate to their fair value.

Deferred income relates to lease incentives received by the Group on restaurant leases acquired. For
the year ended 26 March 2017, included in current liabilities is £915,000 relating to non-current liabilities.

57

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

14

BORROWINGS

Short term borrowings:
Bank overdraft

Long term borrowings:
Bank loans
Amounts owed to subsidiary 
undertakings

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

– 
––––––––––––

180 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––

12 
––––––––––––

12,350 

6,000 

12,350 

6,000 

–
––––––––––––
12,350 
––––––––––––
12,350 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
––––––––––––
6,000 
––––––––––––
6,180 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

975 
––––––––––––
13,325 
––––––––––––
13,325 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

2,190 
––––––––––––
8,190 
––––––––––––
8,202 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

As at 25 March 2018, the Group’s committed Sterling borrowing facilities comprises a revolving credit
facility of  £14,250,000 (2017: £6,000,000) expiring between two and five years and a bank overdraft
facility from HSBC Bank PLC which is secured by a mortgage debenture in favour of  HSBC Bank PLC
representing fixed or floating charges over all assets of  the Group. The interest rate applicable on this
bank loan is 2.50% above LIBOR.

The bank overdraft is repayable on demand with interest being charged at 2.5% over base rate and is
secured by a debenture giving fixed and floating charges over all assets of  the Group.

Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings are amounts borrowed from The Real Greek Food Company
Limited, a subsidiary of  the Company and are repayable on 26 March 2020. The interest rate applicable
on the amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings is 3.5%.

58

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

15

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Group is exposed to the risks that arise from its use of  financial instruments. The Group’s finance
function provides a centralised service to all Group businesses for funding, foreign exchange and
interest rates management. Derivative instruments may be transacted solely for risk management
purposes. The management consider that the key financial risk factors of  the business are liquidity
risks, market risk, foreign exchange risk and credit risk.

This note describes the objectives, policies and processes of  the Group for managing those risks and
the methods used to measure them.

Financial Assets and Liabilities
The Group and Company had the following financial assets and liabilities:

25 March
2018
£’000

Group                      Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

26 March             25 March
2017                    2018
£’000                   £’000

Non-current financial assets
Other investments
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings
Other receivables

281 
–
943 

– 
–
947 

– 
11,724 
– 

– 
7,974 
– 

Current financial assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables*

Current financial liabilities
At amortised cost – borrowings
At amortised cost – payables**

Non-current financial liabilities
At amortised cost – borrowings
At amortised cost – payables

359 
1,414 
––––––––––––
2,997 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

271 
1,026 
––––––––––––
2,244 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

7 
3 
––––––––––––
11,734 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
53 
––––––––––––
8,027 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
10,036 

180 
11,258 

– 
771 

12 
981 

12,350 
– 
––––––––––––
22,386 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

6,000 
– 
––––––––––––
17,438 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

12,350 
975 
––––––––––––
14,096 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

6,000 
2,190 
––––––––––––
9,183 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

* excludes other taxation and social security receivable and prepayments included in trade and other receivables
in note 11.

** excludes other taxation and social security and deferred income included in trade and other payables in note 13.

59

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

15

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

The maturity analysis table below analyses the Group’s financial assets and liabilities into relevant
maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet to the contractual maturity date.
The amounts disclosed in the table are contractual undiscounted cash flows.

For the year ended 25 March 2018

Other investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade and other payables

For the year ended 26 March 2017

Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables
Bank loans
Trade and other payables

Less than
1 year
£’000

– 
359 
1,414 
– 
(10,036)
––––––––––––
(8,263)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Less than
1 year
£’000

271 
1,026 
(180)
(11,258)
––––––––––––
(10,108)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Between
1 and
5 years
£’000

More
than
5 years
£’000

Total
£’000

80 
– 
43 
(12,350)
– 
––––––––––––
(12,224)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

201 
– 
900 
– 
– 
––––––––––––
1,101 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

281 
359 
2,357 
(12,350)
(10,036)
––––––––––––
(19,389)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Between
1 and
5 years
£’000

More
than
5 years
£’000

Total
£’000

– 
47 
(6,000)
– 
––––––––––––
(5,953)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
900 
– 
– 
––––––––––––
900 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

271 
1,973 
(6,180)
(11,258)
––––––––––––
(15,194)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The  financial  instruments  recognised  on  the  balance  sheets  and  shown  above  are  all  loans  and
receivables and financial liabilities at amortised cost.

60

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

15

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

The maturity analysis table below analyses the Company’s financial assets and liabilities into relevant
maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet to the contractual maturity date.
The amounts disclosed in the table are contractual undiscounted cash flows.

For the year ended 25 March 2018

Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade and other payables

For the year ended 26 March 2017

Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade and other payables

Less than
1 year
£’000

Between
1 and
5 years
£’000

Total
£’000

3 
– 
(771)
––––––––––––
(768)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

11,724 
(12,350)
(975)
––––––––––––
(1,601)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

11,727 
(12,350)
(1,746)
––––––––––––
(2,369)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Less than
1 year
£’000

Between
1 and
5 years
£’000

Total
£’000

53 
(12)
(983)
––––––––––––
(942)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

7,974 
(6,000)
(2,190)
––––––––––––
(216)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

8,027 
(6,012)
(3,173)
––––––––––––
(1,158)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The  financial  instruments  recognised  on  the  balance  sheets  and  shown  above  are  all  loans  and
receivables and financial liabilities at amortised cost.

Liquidity Risks 
The Group and Company had a committed long term revolving credit facility of  £14,250,000 (2017:
£6,000,000) and short term bank overdraft facilities available to manage its liquidity as at 25 March
2018 of  £750,000 (2017: £500,000). 

61

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

15

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

Market Risks
The  Group’s  market  risk  exposure  arises  mainly  from  its  floating  interest  rate  interest  bearing
borrowings. Only the following financial assets and liabilities were interest bearing:

25 March
2018
£’000

Group                        Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

Floating rate
Other investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Bank overdraft
Bank loans

80 
359 
– 
(12,350)
––––––––––––
(11,911)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
271 
(180)
(6,000)
––––––––––––
(5,909)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
– 
(12,350)
––––––––––––
(12,350)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
(12)
(6,000)
––––––––––––
(6,012)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Trade and other receivables and trade and other payables are all non-interest bearing.

Weighted average interest rates paid for bank loans during the year ended 25 March 2018 were 1.9%
and year ended 26 March 2017 were 1.9% and the weighted average interest rates paid for bank
overdrafts during the year ended 25 March 2018 were 2.5% and year ended 26 March 2017 were 2.5%.

The Group has derived a sensitivity analysis based on a 0.5% variance in LIBOR element of  floating
interest rates. The annualised impact of  an increase in LIBOR by 0.5% applied to the balance of  floating
rate bank loans at the year end would be £61,750 (2017: £30,000).

Foreign Exchange Risks
During the years ended 25 March 2018 and 26 March 2017, the Group did not receive or pay significant
amounts denominated in foreign currencies. As purchasing from foreign franchised territories that is
not denominated or agreed in Sterling increase to a significant level, the Group will implement a foreign
exchange management policy.

Credit Risks
The Group’s exposure to credit risk arises mainly from as follows:

25 March
2018
£’000

Group                        Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

Other investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade receivables and other receivables

80 
359 
1,414 
––––––––––––
1,853 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
271 
1,026 
––––––––––––
1,297 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
11,734 
––––––––––––
11,734 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
8,027 
––––––––––––
8,027 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The carrying amounts of  the above assets are considered to be recoverable in full and approximate to
their fair value. They are neither past due nor impaired:

62

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

15

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

The majority of  the Group’s cash balances have been held in current accounts at HSBC Bank PLC
during the years ended 25 March 2018 and 26 March 2017 and did not earn any significant interest.

The majority of  the Group’s trade receivables are due for maturity within 7 days and largely comprise
amounts receivable from credit and debit card clearing houses.

Fair Values of  Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
The fair value amounts of  the Group’s financial assets and liabilities as at 25 March 2018 and 26 March
2017 did not materially vary from the carrying value amounts.

16

DEFERRED TAXATION

Analysis of  movements in net deferred tax balance during the period:

25 March
2018
£’000

Group                        Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

Opening position

(859)

(1,163)

1,238 

825 

Adjustment in relation to prior year 
cumulative deferred tax on share based
payments error
Tax on share based payments

Transfer from/(to) reserves

Adjustment in relation to brought
forward deferred tax errors* 
Movement in accelerated capital

Allowances  – continuing
                    – discontinued

Tax on share based payments
Tax on intangible assets

Transfer from/(to) profit and loss

Net deferred tax (liability)/asset

(484)
(583)
––––––––––––
(1,067)

–
– 
––––––––––––
307 

(498)
(484)
––––––––––––
(992)

–
– 
––––––––––––
258 

218 

–

–

–

17 
13 
– 
(45)
137 
––––––––––––
340 
––––––––––––
(1,586)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(476)
(11)
– 
212 
271 
––––––––––––
(3)
––––––––––––
(859)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
– 
(50)
– 
––––––––––––
(50)
––––––––––––
196 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

–
–
– 
155 
– 
––––––––––––
155 
––––––––––––
1,238 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

During  the  year  ended  25  March  2018,  the  Group  transferred  £1,067,000  deferred  tax  charge  to
reserves (2017: £307,000 credit to reserves) in relation to deferred tax on share based payments which
included £484,000 error relating to the year ended 26 March 2017 and before. The remaining £583,000
deferred tax charge to reserves is a result of  the change in share price during the financial year.

* Included above is an adjustment for brought forward deferred taxation which has been credited to the Statement
of  Comprehensive Income as follows:

o      £211,000 reduction in deferred tax liability on capital allowances in relation to capital allowances
incorrectly estimated on assets treated as revenue items for tax purposes in the year ended
27 March 2016 and before;

63

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

16

DEFERRED TAXATION (continued)

o      £108,000  reduction  in  deferred  tax  liability  from  a  reduction  of   tax  rate  to  17%,  being  the
substantially enacted tax rate for future periods rather than 19% and 20% rates previously applying
in the previous years; and

o      £101,000 reduction in deferred tax asset on share based payments relating to a correction to the

methodology used to calculate deferred tax assets.

The Directors believe that these adjustments are not material to the comparative year’s results.

The Group’s deferred taxation liability disclosed above relates to the following:

25 March
2018
£’000

Group                        Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

Deferred tax assets
Share options

Deferred taxation assets

Deferred tax liabilities
Accelerated capital allowances
Intangible assets

Deferred taxation liabilities

193 
––––––––––––
193 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,406 
––––––––––––
1,406 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

185 
––––––––––––
185 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,238 
––––––––––––
1,238 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

829 
950 
––––––––––––
1,779 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,178 
1,087 
––––––––––––
2,265 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The Company has losses of  £283,000 (2017: £283,000) which, subject to agreement with HM Revenue
& Customs, are available to offset against the Company’s future profits. A deferred taxation asset in
respect of these losses of £51,000 (2017: £57,000) has not been recognised in the financial statements.
Although the directors are confident that the Company will achieve future profitability in line with current
expectations, the timing of  such profits is uncertain and therefore the directors have not recognised
the entire deferred tax asset. The Directors have recognised deferred tax assets in relation to the share
based payment charge recognised in the year as such deferred tax asset may be used against future
group tax relief.

17

SHARE CAPITAL

25 March
2018
£’000

Group                        Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

26 March
2017
£’000

Allotted, issued called up and fully paid:
571,385,237 (2017: 571,385,237) 
ordinary shares of  1p each

5,714 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

5,714 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The Company has one class of  ordinary share which carries no rights to fixed income.

64

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

18

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

The Group currently uses a number of  equity settled share plans to incentivise to its Directors and
employees. 

The Group operates four share plans:

l      The Fulham Shore Enterprise Management Incentive (“EMI”) Share Option Plan;
l      The Fulham Shore Unapproved Share Option Plan (“Unapproved Plan”);
l      The Fulham Shore Company Share Option Plan (“CSOP”); and
l      The Fulham Shore Share Incentive Plan (“SIP”)

The Group’s Share Plans provide for a grant price equal to the market price of  the Company shares on
the date of  grant. The vesting period on all Share Plans except the SIP is 3 years with an expiration
date 7 to 10 years from the date of  grant. Furthermore, share options are forfeited if  the employee
leaves  the  Group  before  the  options  vest  unless  forfeiture  is  waived  at  the  discretion  of   the
Remuneration Committee. For the SIP, the vesting period ranges from 1 day to 3 years with an expiration
date 10 years from the date of  grant. For the initial grant under the SIP, the shares are not forfeited if
the employee leaves the Group before vesting. On all schemes, there are no other material vesting
conditions.

The charge recorded in the financial statements of  the Group in respect of  share-based payments is
£616,000 (2017: £631,000).

The Fulham Shore EMI, Unapproved Plan and CSOP
Outstanding share options under The Fulham Shore EMI, The Fulham Shore Unapproved Share Option
Plan and The Fulham Shore CSOP to acquire ordinary shares of  1 pence each as at 25 March 2018
are as follows:

At the beginning of  the year

Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Lapsed during the year

At the end of  the year

Year
ended
25 March
2018
‘000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
‘000

60,608 

55,625 

2,950 
– 
(925)
––––––––––––
62,633 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

7,200 
(1,116)
(1,101)
––––––––––––
60,608 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

65

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

18

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

Weighted average exercise price

At the beginning of  the year

Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Lapsed during the year

At the end of  the year

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

0.09 

0.08 

0.18 
– 
(0.18)
––––––––––––
0.10 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.18 
(0.02)
(0.11)
––––––––––––
0.09 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Outstanding and exercisable share options to acquire ordinary shares of  1 pence each as at 25 March
2018 under various Group share plans are as follows: 

For the year ended 25 March 2018

Range of
exercise prices

Options outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

Options exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

EMI
£0.02
£0.05
£0.06

Unapproved
£0.05
£0.06
£0.11
£0.17625
£0.1775
£0.1825

CSOP
£0.17625
£0.1775
£0.1825

2,232 
2,779 
9,440 
––––––––––––
14,451
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.0200 
0.0500 
0.0600 
––––––––––––
0.0519 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

23 
35 
43 
––––––––––––
38 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

2,232 
2,779 
9,440 
––––––––––––
5,011 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.0200 
0.0500 
0.0600 
––––––––––––
0.0519 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

23 
35 
43 
––––––––––––
38 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

554 
13,805 
24,673 
1,285 
162 
2,064 
––––––––––––
42,543 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.0500 
0.0600 
0.1100 
0.1763 
0.1775 
0.1825 
––––––––––––
0.0988 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

35 
43 
49 
111 
107 
99 
––––––––––––
50 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

554 
13,805 
– 

0.0500 
0.0600 
– 

35 
43 
– 

– 
– 
––––––––––––
14,359 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
0.0596 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
35 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,465 
738 
3,436 
––––––––––––
5,639 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.1763 
0.1775 
0.1825 
––––––––––––
0.1802 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

111 
107 
99 
––––––––––––
103 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

66

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

18

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

Range of
exercise prices

Options outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

Options exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

EMI
£0.02
£0.05
£0.06

Unapproved
£0.05
£0.06
£0.11
£0.1775
£0.1825

CSOP
£0.1775
£0.1825

2,232 
2,779 
9,440 
––––––––––––
14,451
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.0200 
0.0500 
0.0600 
––––––––––––
0.0519 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

35 
47 
55 
––––––––––––
50 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

2,232 
2,779 
– 
––––––––––––
5,011 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.0200 
0.0500 
– 
––––––––––––
0.0366 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

35 
47 
– 
––––––––––––
42 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

554 
13,805 
24,673 
293 
2,114 

0.0500 
0.0600 
0.1100 
0.1775 
0.1825 

47 
55 
61 
119 
111 

554 
– 
– 
– 
– 

0.0500 
– 
– 
– 
– 

47 
– 
– 
– 
– 

––––––––––––
41,439 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

––––––––––––
0.0967 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

––––––––––––
62 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

––––––––––––
554 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

––––––––––––
0.0500 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

––––––––––––
47 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

907 
3,811 
––––––––––––
4,718 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.1775 
0.1825 
––––––––––––
0.1815 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

119 
111 
––––––––––––
113 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

During the year ended 25 March 2018, the market price of  ordinary shares in the Company ranged
from £0.0900 (2017: £0.1525) to £0.2238 (2017: £0.2235). The share price as at 25 March 2018 was
£0.0935 (2017: £0.1788).

The fair value of  the options is estimated at the date of  grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model.

Expected life of  options used in the model is based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of
non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations.

67

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

18

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical 90 days volatility of  the Group’s share
price over the previous 180 days. The inputs to the Black Scholes model were as follows:

Year
ended
25 March
2018

Year
ended
26 March
2017

Weighted average expected life
Weighted average exercise price

Risk free rate
Expected volatility

3 years 

3 years 
17.625 pence  17.75 to 18.25 
pence 
0.50% 
32.1% to 
40.0% 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

0.50% 
34.1% 

––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The Fulham Shore SIP
The Fulham Shore SIP was introduced during the year ended 27 March 2015. Outstanding ordinary
shares of  1 pence each granted under The Fulham Shore SIP as at 25 March 2018 are as follows:

At the beginning and end of  the year

For the year ended 25 March 2018

Year
ended
25 March
2018
’000

Year
ended
26 March
2017
’000

591 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

591
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Range of
exercise prices

SIP shares outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

SIP shares exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

Nil

591 
––––––––––––
591 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

85 
––––––––––––
85 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

591 
––––––––––––
591 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

85 
––––––––––––
85 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

68

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

18

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

For the year ended 26 March 2017

Range of
exercise prices

SIP shares outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

SIP shares exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months

Weighted
average
exercise
price
£

Number
of
shares
’000

Nil

591 
––––––––––––
591 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

97 
––––––––––––
97 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

591 
––––––––––––
591 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

97 
––––––––––––
97 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The fair value of  the SIP shares is estimated at the date of  grant using a Black-Scholes valuation
model.

Warrants
Outstanding share warrants in the Company to acquire ordinary shares of  1 pence each as at 25 March
2018 are as follows:

At the beginning of  the year
Exercised during the year

At the end of  the year

25 March
2018
’000 

26 March
2017
’000 

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1,116 
(1,116)
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

19

NOTE TO CASH FLOWS STATEMENTS

Reconciliation of  net cash flows from operating activities

(Loss)/profit from continuing operations
Loss from discontinued operations

(Loss)/profit for the year
Income tax expense

(Loss)/profit before tax
Finance income
Finance costs

Operating profit for the year

Adjustments
Depreciation and amortisation
Impairment
Loss on disposal of  fixed assets
Share based payments expense
Cost of  acquisition

Operating cash flows before movements 
in working capital

Increase in inventories
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other 
receivables
Increase in trade and other payables

Cash generated from/(used in) operations

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

(150)
(415)
––––––––––––
(565)
27 
––––––––––––
(538)
(2)
254 
––––––––––––
(286)

Group
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

1,209 
(240)
––––––––––––
969 
175 
––––––––––––
1,144 
(1)
135 
––––––––––––
1,278 

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

(1,566)
– 
––––––––––––
(1,566)
61 
––––––––––––
(1,505)
(465)
312 
––––––––––––
(1,658)

Parent
Year
ended
267 March
2017
£’000

(436)
– 
––––––––––––
(436)
(147)
––––––––––––
(583)
(261)
209 
––––––––––––
(635)

4,575 
1,062 
63 
616 
– 
––––––––––––

3,269 
– 
2 
631 
26 
––––––––––––

31 
1,004 
– 
188 
– 
––––––––––––

20 
– 
– 
199 
– 
––––––––––––

6,030 

(438)

5,206 

(365)

(435)

– 

(416)

– 

(719)
63 
––––––––––––
4,936 

(1,166)
6,866 
––––––––––––
10,541 

(268)
––––––––––––
10,273 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

49 
(123)
––––––––––––
(509)

– 
––––––––––––
(509)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

19 
188 
––––––––––––
(209)

– 
––––––––––––
(209)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Income taxes paid

Net cash flow from operating activities

(414)
––––––––––––
4,522 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

19

NOTE TO CASH FLOWS STATEMENTS (continued)

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Group
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Parent
Year
ended
267 March
2017
£’000

Cash flow from acquisition of  subsidiaries

Consideration paid on acquisition
Cost of  acquisition of  subsidiary

Net cash flow from acquisition of  
subsidiaries

– 
– 
––––––––––––

(350)
(26)
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(376)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

20

COMMITMENTS UNDER OPERATING LEASES

The Group had aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases which fall
due as follows:

Land and buildings
within one year
in two to five years
after five years

Others
within one year

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

6,043 
22,652 
48,711 
––––––––––––
77,406 
––––––––––––

21 
––––––––––––
21 
––––––––––––
77,427 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

4,685 
17,779 
41,478 
––––––––––––
63,942 
––––––––––––

21 
––––––––––––
21 
––––––––––––
63,963 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

136 
261 
– 
––––––––––––
397 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
397 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

136 
397 
– 
––––––––––––
533 
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
533 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Included above are certain annual lease commitments relating to a subsidiary company that have been
guaranteed by the parent company.

Operating lease payments for land and buildings represent rent payable by the Group for a restaurant
property. Leases either negotiated as a new lease or acquired through lease assignment have an
average term of  20 years and rentals are fixed for an average of  5 years.

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

21

CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

The Group capital expenditure contracted for but not provided in the financial statements as follows:

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

Committed new restaurant builds

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

3,692 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

22

RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 

Remuneration of  key management personnel
The remuneration of  the directors, who are the key management personnel of  the Group is provided
in the Report on Directors Remuneration on pages 18 to 21, and in note 3. Details of  share options
granted to Directors are also shown in the Report on Directors Remuneration.

Other related party transactions
During the year, the Group provided restaurant management or operation services to the following
companies in which DM Page and NAG Mankarious are directors and shareholders:

Amounts invoiced
(including VAT)

Bukowski Limited
Wild Food Ideas Limited

Amounts outstanding at
year end

Bukowski Limited
Wild Food Ideas Limited

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Group
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

– 
4 
––––––––––––
4 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(3)
12 
––––––––––––
9 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

25 March
2018
£’000

Group
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

1 
1 
––––––––––––
2 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
– 
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

22

RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (continued)

During the year, the Group was invoiced £83,000 (2017: £98,000) for the services of  NJ Donaldson by
London Bridge Capital Partners LLP, a company in which NJ Donaldson is a director, and the balance
outstanding at 25 March 2018 was £33,000 (2017: £33,000).

During the year, the Group was invoiced £146,000 (2017: £161,000) for franchise fees and products by
Bukowski  Limited,  a  company  in  which  NAG  Mankarious  is  a  director  and  DM  Page  and  NAG
Mankarious are shareholders. The balance outstanding at 25 March 2018 was £19,000 (2017: £21,000).
The Group also acquired equipment of  £18,000 (2017: £Nil) from Bukowski Limited and the balance
owed by the Group outstanding at 25 March 2018 was £18,000 (2017: £Nil)

During  the  year,  the  Group  was  invoiced  £936,000  (2016:  £643,000)  for  restaurant  management
services by Room 307 Limited, a company in which NAG Mankarious and NCW Wong are directors
and  DM  Page,  NAG  Mankarious  and  NCW  Wong  are  shareholders.  The  balance  outstanding  at
25 March 2018 was £266,000 (2017: £299,000).

During the year, the Group was invoiced £171,000 (2017: £128,000) for information technology services
by Restaurants IT Limited, a company in which NCW Wong is a director and DM Page, NAG Mankarious
and NCW Wong are shareholders. The balance outstanding at 25 March 2018 was £61,000 (2017:
£63,000).

During the year, the Group invoiced £86,000 (2017: £Nil) in rent relating to a property leased to Fixed
Restaurants Limited, a company in which DM Page, NAG Mankarious, NJ Donaldson and NCW Wong
are directors and indirect shareholders. The balance outstanding as at 25 March 2018 was £Nil (2017:
£Nil).

During  the  year,  the  Group  and  Company  invoice  £3,000  (2017:  £Nil)  for  desk  space  provided  to
Meatailer Limited, a company in which DM Page and NAG Mankarious are directors and shareholders
and NJ Donaldson and NCW Wong are shareholders. The balance outstanding as at 25 March 2018
was £3,000 (2017: £Nil).

Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries
Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated
on  consolidation.  During  the  year,  the  Company  provided  restaurant  management  services  to  the
following subsidiaries:

Amounts invoiced
(including VAT)                                                                                                              Parent company
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

10DAS Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited

57 
603 
806 
––––––––––––
1,466 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

49 
624 
794 
––––––––––––
1,467 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

22

RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (continued)

During the year the Company also loaned amounts to the following subsidiaries:

Amounts loaned/(repaid                                                                                                 Parent company
Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

10DAS Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited

331 
1,215 
4,423 
––––––––––––
5,969 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

324 
(1,098)
3,326 
––––––––––––
2,552 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Amounts outstanding at
year end                                                                                                                         Parent company
26 March
2017
£’000

25 March
2018
£’000

FM98 LTD Limited
10DAS Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited

– 
1,233 
(975)
11,494 
––––––––––––
11,752 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

– 
902 
(2,190)
7,072 
––––––––––––
5,784 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

The Company is a legal guarantor and a party to an agreement in which 10DAS Limited, a subsidiary
company, entered into a lease of  a restaurant space. The total potential aggregate minimum lease
payments  under  this  guarantee  at  the  end  of   the  year  were  £1,462,000  (2017:  £1,587,000).  This
commitment is included in the Group disclosure in note 20. Following the year end, the guarantee was
released.

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

23

DISCONTINUED OPERATION AND NON-CURRENT ASSETS CLASSED AS HELD FOR SALE

During the period, the Group committed to the disposal of  the property and business of  the Bukowski
franchise at D’Arblay Street, Soho, London within the next 6 months. The sale completed following the
year end in April 2018. An impairment loss was recognised on reclassification of  the property, plant
and equipment as held for sale.

Revenue
Expenses

Operating loss
Net finance costs

Loss before taxation
Income taxation expense

Impairment

Loss from discontinued operations attributable to the owners 
of  the company

Year
ended
25 March
2018
£’000

617 
(850)
––––––––––––
(233)
– 
––––––––––––
(233)
13 
––––––––––––
(220)
(195)
––––––––––––

Year
ended
26 March
2017
£’000

833 
(1,062)
––––––––––––
(229)
– 
––––––––––––
(229)
(11)
––––––––––––
(240)
– 
––––––––––––

(415)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(240)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Cash flows from discontinued operations included in the consolidated cash flow statement are as
follows:
Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities

(301)
18 
––––––––––––
(283)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
329 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

(163)
(114)
––––––––––––
(277)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
– 
––––––––––––
––––––––––––

Property, plant and equipment held for sale

The impairment charge above relates to the impairment of  the property, plant and equipment for the
D’Arblay Street restaurant business. The Group expect the fair value (estimated based on final offer
from the buyer of  the property following the year end) less costs to be approximately £329,000. There
are no liabilities expected to be held for sale.

75

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 25 March 2018

24

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

See Note 23 for details of  the disposal of  the D’Arblay Street restaurant site following year end.

In July 2018, the Group agreed terms to terminate the outstanding lease for the Franco Manca Brighton
Marina restaurant.

76

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ADVISERS

DIRECTORS

DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena

Chairman
Managing Director
Director
Finance Director
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director

COMPANY SECRETARY

NJ Donaldson

REGISTERED OFFICE

REGISTERED IN ENGLAND

1st Floor
50-51 Berwick Street
London W1F 8SJ

AUDITOR

RSM UK Audit LLP
25 Farringdon Street
London EC4A 4AB

NOMINATED ADVISER, JOINT
FINANCIAL ADVISER AND BROKER

Allenby Capital Limited
5 St. Helen’s Place
London EC3A 6AB

REGISTRARS

Equiniti David Venus Limited
(trading as SLC Registrars)
Ashley Park House,
42 – 50 Hersham Road
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey, KT12 1RZ

Number 07973930

SOLICITORS

Marriott Harrison LLP
11 Staple Inn
London WC1V 7QH

JOINT FINANCIAL ADVISER

London Bridge Capital Partners LLP
No.4, 81 Alderney Street
London SW1V 4HF

BANKERS

HSBC Bank PLC
71 Queen Victoria Street
London, EC4V 4AY

77

THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of  the Company will be held at 09.00am on 23 August
2018 at Franco Manca, 7 Sir Simon Milton Square, Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5DJ to consider, and if
thought fit, pass the following resolutions. Resolutions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shall be proposed as ordinary
resolutions and resolution 8 as a special resolution:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1.

to receive and adopt the Report of  the Directors, the financial statements and the report of  the auditors
for the period ended 25 March 2018.

2.

to receive and approve the Report on Directors’ Remuneration for the period ended 25 March 2018.

3.

4.

5.

to re-appoint Mr Nabil Ayad Gerges Mankarious, who retires by rotation under the Company’s Articles
of  Association as a director of  the Company.

to re-appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as auditors of  the Company to hold office from the conclusion of  this
meeting until the conclusion of  the next general meeting at which financial statements are laid before
the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.

in  accordance  with  section  551  of   the  Companies  Act  2006,  the  directors  of   the  Company  (the
“Directors”) be generally and unconditionally authorised to allot shares in the Company or grant rights
to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company with the meaning of  that section on
and subject to such terms as the Directors may determine up to an aggregate nominal amount of
£2,856,926.00 provided that this authority shall, unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company,
expire at the conclusion of  the Company’s next annual general meeting, save that the Company may,
before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted and
the  Directors  may  allot  shares  in  pursuance  of   such  offer  or  agreement  notwithstanding  that  the
authority conferred by this resolution has expired. This resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised
authorities previously granted to the Directors to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe
for or convert any security into shares in the Company but without prejudice to any allotment of  shares
or grant of  rights already made, offered or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

6. subject to and conditional upon the passing of  resolution 5 and in accordance with section 570 of  the
Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”), the Directors be generally empowered to allot equity securities (as
defined in section 560 of  the Act) pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 6, as if  section 561(1)
of  the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment
of  equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of  £857,078.00. This resolution revokes and
replaces all unexercised powers previously granted to the Directors to allot equity securities as if  section
561(1) of  the Act did not apply but without prejudice to any allotment of  equity securities already made
or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

DM Page
Chairman
1st Floor
50-51 Berwick Street
London W1F 8SJ

23 July 2018

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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notes

1. Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the AGM may appoint a proxy or proxies to attend and speak
on their behalf. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the AGM provided that
each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that
shareholder. A proxy need not be a member of  the Company. 

2. To appoint more than one proxy you may photocopy the proxy form which accompanies this notice.
Investors who hold their shares through a nominee may wish to attend the AGM as a proxy, or to arrange
for someone else to do so for them, in which case they should discuss this with their nominee or
stockbroker. 

3. Completion of  the proxy form will not prevent a shareholder from attending and voting at the AGM if
subsequently he/she finds they are able to do so. To be effective, it must be deposited at Equiniti David
Venus  Limited  (trading  as  SLC  Registrars),  42-50  Hersham  Road,  Walton-on-Thames,  Surrey,
KT12 1RZ by not later than 09:00am on 21 August 2017 or, in the case of  an adjournment, 48 hours
prior to the time of  the adjourned AGM (Saturdays and Public Holidays excluded).

4. Representatives of  shareholders which are corporations attending the AGM should produce evidence
of  their appointment by an instrument executed in accordance with section 44 of  the Companies Act
2006 or signed on behalf  of  the corporation by a duly authorised officer or agent and in accordance
with article 83 of  the Company’s Articles of  Association.

5.

In order to facilitate voting by corporate representatives at the AGM, arrangements will be put in place
at  the  AGM  so  that  (i)  if   a  corporate  shareholder  has  appointed  the  chairman  of   the  AGM  as  its
corporate representative to vote on a poll in accordance with the directions of  all the other corporate
representatives for that shareholder at the AGM, then on a poll those corporate representatives will
give voting directions to the chairman and the chairman will vote (or withhold a vote) as corporate
representative with those directions; and (ii) if  more than one corporate representative for the same
corporate shareholder attends the AGM but the corporate shareholder has not appointed the chairman
of  the AGM as its corporate representative, a designated corporate representative will be nominated,
from  those  corporate  representatives  who  attend,  who  will  vote  on  a  poll  and  the  other  corporate
representatives  will  give  voting  directions  to  that  designated  corporate  representative.  Corporate
shareholders  are  referred  to  the  guidance  issued  by  the  Institute  of   Chartered  Secretaries  and
Administrators on proxies and corporate representatives (www.icsa.org.uk) for further details of  this
procedure.

6. The Company, pursuant to Regulation 41 of  the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, specifies
that only those holders of  ordinary shares in the capital of  the Company registered in the register of
members of  the Company at 6:30pm on 21 August 2018 (being 48 hours prior to the time fixed for the
AGM) shall be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM in respect of  such number of  shares registered
in their name at that time. Changes to entries in the register of  members after 6:30pm on 21 August
2018 shall be disregarded in determining the rights of  any person to attend or vote at the AGM.

7. Details  of   those  Directors  seeking  re-election  are  given  on  page  10  of   the  Report  and  Financial
Statements. The details of  the service contracts for the Executive Directors are set out in the Report
on Directors’ Remuneration on pages 18 to 21 of  the Report and Financial Statements. The Register
of  Directors’ Interests and the Directors’ service agreements will be available for inspection during usual
business hours on any weekday (Saturdays and Public Holidays excluded) at the registered office of
the  Company  until  the  date  of   the  Annual  General  Meeting  and  at  the  place  of   the  meeting  for
15 minutes prior to and until the termination of  the meeting.

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REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year ended 25 March 2018