ANNUAL
REPORT
YEAR ENDED 28 MARCH
2021
OUR RESTAURANTS
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND AND HIGHLIGHTS
STRATEGIC REPORT
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
FINANCIAL REVIEW
SECTION 172 STATEMENT
GOVERNANCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
STATEMENT ON DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ADVISERS
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
BACKGROUND AND HIGHLIGHTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
Background
The Fulham Shore PLC (the “Group”, the “Company” or “Fulham Shore”) was incorporated in March 2012 to
invest in high potential businesses across the UK restaurant and food service sector. The ordinary shares of
Fulham Shore were admitted to trading on AIM in October 2014.
Fulham Shore currently operates 74 restaurants in the UK: 19 The Real Greek (www.therealgreek.com) and
55 Franco Manca (www.francomanca.co.uk).
Highlights – Year ended 28 March 2021
l Revenue decreased 41.3% to £40.3m (2020: £68.6m), driven by trading restrictions implemented by the
UK Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which were in place throughout most of the financial
year.
l
Buoyant trading during the summer of 2020 when restaurants were able to operate across eat-in and
outside dining
l Headline EBITDA* of £9.0m (2020: £15.2m) and Adjusted Headline EBITDA* of £1.9m excluding IFRS 16
(2020: £8.3m)
l
EBITDA* of £8.7m (2020: £14.3m) and Adjusted EBITDA* of £1.6m excluding IFRS 16 (2020: £7.2m)
l Headline operating loss of £2.2m (2020: profit of £4.4m)
l
Impairment charge on property, plant and equipment and change in fair value of investments of £1.0m
(2020: £0.5m)
l Operating loss of £4.8m (2020: profit of £1.8m)
l
Loss before tax of £7.5m (2020: £0.8m)
l Net debt excluding lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16 as at 28 March 2021 of £3.6m (2020: £9.5m)
l
Two new Franco Manca pizzeria and one new The Real Greek restaurant opened during the year ended
28 March 2021 in the UK (2020: seven Franco Manca pizzeria and two The Real Greek restaurants)
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l
Post year end highlights:
l
l
As of August 2021, all of Fulham Shore’s 74 restaurants were fully open and trading, supported by
additional safety precautions and training for restaurant staff across both brands
Two new Franco Manca pizzeria opened in High Holborn, London and in Glasgow, totalling 55 Franco
Manca and 19 The Real Greek operated by the Group in the UK
l One new The Real Greek under construction in Norwich
l One lease contract exchanged for Franco Manca in Baker Street, London
l
12 further sites are in solicitors’ hands to strengthen the Group’s opening pipeline
l Net cash (excluding lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16) as at 15 August 2021 was £3.5m
l Creation of new team to explore and progress the international development of both businesses
The above numbers are for continuing operations.
* Definition of Headline EBITDA, Adjusted Headline EBITDA and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA can be found on
pages 9 and 56.
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Introduction
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on UK society and, in terms of our business, on the hospitality
sector in particular. The restaurant sector survivors are those that have been able to pivot their business to
respond to customer preferences whilst operating in line with the constantly changing UK Government
guidelines.
All our employees have worked tirelessly during this year to keep our businesses cash flow positive and viable
during the lock down periods. During the months when the businesses have been allowed to re-open they
have served more customers than ever before. It is thanks to them and their adaptability that the Group has
emerged stronger than ever from these last 18 months.
Financial year ended 28 March 2021
During the year ended 28 March 2021, Fulham Shore had a year like no other! The Group remained cash
flow positive at the year end thanks to the UK Government support, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention
Scheme and the Business Rates Retail Discount, the Group’s ability to adapt quickly to changing trading
circumstances and above all the return of our loyal customers in great numbers when we were allowed to
trade without restrictions.
We traded profitably at Headline EBITDA level for the financial year ended 28 March 2021 at £9.0m
(2020: £15.2m). This was despite the enforced restaurant closures from the end of March 2020 and then
again from the beginning of January 2021 that impacted both revenue and profit across our two businesses.
Net debt excluding lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16 as at 28 March 2021 reduced by £5.9m to £3.6m
from £9.5m in 2020.
Franco Manca traded throughout the year under the various UK Government restrictions which waxed and
waned continually. The ability of our sourdough pizza business to pivot entirely to delivery and take out was
crucial to the continued performance of Fulham Shore.
The Real Greek has always primarily been a place where parties and family groups meet and socialise, and
this of course was prohibited for most of the year. The business entered the COVID-19 year without the benefit
of a significant takeaway and delivery platform, which was developed quickly but due to the nature of its
customer proposition, did not achieve the revenue and profitability levels delivered by Franco Manca.
Fulham Shore’s financial year to 28 March 2021 was a tale of four quarters. The Group was loss making in
the first quarter (April, May and June 2020) but returned to profit in the second quarter at Headline EBITDA
level, thanks to our customers returning in great numbers. The third quarter (October, November and
December 2020) continued the positive progress as we were allowed to open for most of that period, but,
although the final quarter to March 2021 once again contributed a loss as we were closed once more to dine
in customers, trading and profitability showed significant improvement compared with the first lockdown.
Current trading and outlook
Reopening summer 2021
All our 74 restaurants were open by 7 June 2021. Since restrictions were partially lifted to allow limited outdoor
dine in on 12 April 2021, our customer numbers have been increasing in line with the continued successful
roll-out of the UK Government’s vaccination programme. When our restaurants reopened more fully for dine
in customers, our delivery and takeaway sales continued to exceed 2019 levels showing, we believe, that we
have gained permanent new customers through both these important channels.
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Total Group revenues for the eight weeks from 21 June 2021 to 15 August 2021 averaged over £1.5m
per week. This performance represents an increase of over 8% in revenues compared to the equivalent period
in 2019 calendar year.
This includes a period where dine in and capacity restrictions were in place until 19 July 2021 and a continued
subdued performance by our restaurants in the West End of London and other city centre restaurants around
the UK. Our restaurants in these locations are not yet performing at the levels seen during the 2019 calendar
year as office workers and tourists have yet to return. Our city centre restaurants are, however, being loyally
supported by the geographical spread of our restaurants across the UK.
The disparity of performance between these city centre locations and our other restaurants is stark.
The Group’s 17 West End of London and city centre office locations saw revenues down 41% on a two year
like for like basis for the 8 weeks from 21 June 2021 to 15 August 2021. We believe revenues will recover in
the medium term as tourism recovers and the move back to offices recommences after the summer.
For the same reason, some of the Group’s restaurant locations outside the major conurbations are over 30%
ahead of 2019 figures because of the UK Government’s working from home requirement and the rise in coastal
town staycations due to restrictions on international travel. Some of our regional and suburban restaurants
are currently breaking trading records on a weekly basis. The sites in coastal towns and university cities are
especially busy.
We believe there will be sales growth to come from all of our city centre sites from now until June 2022 driven
by a return to office working, greater public confidence due to the completion of the vaccination programme
and a return of tourists over Winter 2021 and Spring 2022. In effect we expect that the disparity between the
two different types of location (suburban and regional towns versus city centre/office locations) will return to
something like normal comparative patterns over the next 12 months. In addition, we expect that the
substantial growth of delivery and take out services we achieved during the financial year covered in this
report will remain at higher than historic levels.
Since the beginning of our current financial year, we have continued to trade profitably at Headline EBITDA
level, ahead of our internal expectations even before the further relaxation of restrictions which occurred on
19 July 2021.
In our half year announcement released on 18 December 2020 we emphasised that, although the financial
year ended 28 March 2021 covered in this report was crucial to the Group’s robust viability, the current year
which commenced on 29 March 2021 should be the real guide to our growth prospects. We continue to hold
this view.
Market overview
Analysts believe that the UK restaurant market in terms of numbers of locations in 2022 could have diminished
by as much as 20% compared to 2019. This will perhaps mirror the contraction of retail space. Over-expansion,
paying ever higher rents that were unsustainable and chasing market share were all to blame.
The CVAs and closures that have ensued across the sector have enabled both of our businesses to obtain
sites at favourable rent levels and lower capital cost per site. Rents have halved in some cases, and we have
opened some sites for less than £500,000 rather than the average of £650,000 which we were budgeting in
2019. Both these reductions should improve our return on capital over the next few years.
We are pleased to be creating jobs and providing the building industry with business opportunities in terms of
opening new restaurants. We expect these two endeavours to grow the sales and income of Fulham Shore
in the coming years.
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We are always careful about our menu pricing. We choose our quality ingredients from local suppliers where
possible and intend that our customers will be served by motivated teams of incentivised staff. In addition, we
believe that we operate from a well-positioned, carefully chosen, fairly rented estate.
Medium term
The UK economy and consumer spending in particular are forecast to bounce back strongly over the next
year. The hospitality sector is predicted to follow in that wake but with reduced capacity in terms of site
numbers, supplying an expected greater demand for continuing operators.
We will be looking to open new restaurants in all parts of the UK, in towns and cities from Cardiff to Canterbury
and from Newcastle to Norwich.
Property
Landlords are still facing a property glut. There are unlet premises all around the UK in unprecedented
numbers. This will eventually recover to a normal supply and demand ratio but this may not happen for some
years. Whilst some landlords and their commercial agents are seeing some take up for prime positions by
good restaurant operators who are now expanding again, we believe that it will take many years to take up
the slack.
More than 80% of our UK based landlords have positively engaged with us regarding waivers or rent
forgiveness over the last year and to them we tip our hat. We have come to arrangements with others after
dynamic debates, the overall benefit to the Group being lower rents over the next few years.
The Group is being offered many new sites, former retail shops, former ground floor offices, former chain
restaurants. We are planning our expansion strategy for the next three years and we are building a pipeline
of new locations.
Since the start of the year we have opened two new Franco Manca in High Holborn, London and in Glasgow.
We now have 55 Franco Manca and 19 The Real Greek in the UK.
We are building a new The Real Greek restaurant in Norwich and have exchanged contracts on one new
Franco Manca in Baker Street, London.
From our current base we have identified over 125 more locations for Franco Manca in the UK and 30 more
for The Real Greek. With steady expansion in the medium term, this should bring our total estate to over
230 restaurants in the UK. To this end, and supported by the Group’s current trading performance, a further
12 sites are in solicitors’ hands.
These sites will continue our opening programme for this financial year and into the beginning of 2022, with
a view to increasing the number of restaurants we operate in the UK to over 110 by the end of 2025.
Franchising
Over the last few years we have fielded many enquiries regarding opening our restaurants outside the UK.
The Board has previous experience of successful expansion outside the UK at PizzaExpress and Gourmet
Burger Kitchen and has commenced investing in an experienced team to capitalise on the opportunity to
establish our brands overseas.
Dividend policy
Although we were considering putting in place a dividend policy, the impact of COVID-19 has meant that any
plans for a dividend policy will be delayed until the full effects of the pandemic are over. No dividend is therefore
being proposed for the year ended 28 March 2021.
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Financing
It is the Group’s intention to re-finance its banking facilities in the second half of the current financial year
ahead of March 2022 when one of our facilities will fall for renewal. The Group’s bankers, HSBC, continue to
be supportive. We have a current combined facilities limit of £24.27m. This is made up of £14.25m revolving
credit facility (“RCF”), £9.27m Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan (“CLBIL”) and £0.75m overdraft
facilities. The HSBC CLBIL loan was crucial in enabling the Group to navigate the period impacted by
Coronavirus. The Group has started to repay the CLBIL loan with the first repayment of £1.48m made at the
beginning of August 2021. It is the Board’s intention for the re-financing to wrap the RCF and the CLBIL into
one arrangement, enabling the Group to repay the CLBIL loan completely ahead of the original date agreed.
The Group intends to fund its expansion programme thereafter from operating cash flow and the utilisation of
its bank facilities.
Current outlook
As we write this report the UK Government reduced trading restrictions with effect from 19 July 2021. This
has seen an immediate uplift in the number of customers dining at our restaurants.
Franco Manca and The Real Greek have navigated successfully the COVID-19 cocoon of restricted trading.
We believe that our two brands are more popular than ever with the UK public and that sales will blossom
when COVID-19 subsides.
We aim to keep our prices low. High customer numbers per site make for busy restaurants, fun environments
and motivated employees.
We continue to source our food ethically and where we can, locally. This has helped to protect us from the
majority of Brexit induced border delays since January 2021.
We have invested our profits in new restaurants, creating jobs and spreading the word about our great food
at Franco Manca and The Real Greek.
Fulham Shore has the financial headroom to embark on a controlled expansion programme with our cash
balances and borrowing facilities. We are confident that this current financial year will be the start of another
exciting period of growth for the Group.
DM Page
Chairman
16 August 2021
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Fulham Shore’s performance in the year ended 28 March 2021 is summarised in the table below:
For continuing operations
Revenue
Headline EBITDA*
Adjusted Headline EBITDA*
Headline operating (loss)/profit
EBITDA*
Adjusted EBITDA*
Operating (loss)/profit
Loss before taxation
Loss for the year
Basic and diluted earnings per share
Headline basic and diluted earnings per share
Cash flow from operating activities
Development capital expenditure
Net Debt
Net Debt (excluding lease liabilities)
Number of restaurants operated in the UK
Franco Manca
The Real Greek
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£m
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£m
40.3
9.0
1.9
(2.2)
8.7
1.6
(4.8)
(7.5)
(6.3)
(1.1p)
(0.7p)
68.6
15.2
8.3
4.4
14.3
7.2
1.8
(0.8)
(1.2)
(0.2p)
0.2p
Change
%
-41.3%
-40.8%
-77.1%
-148.5%
-39.2%
-77.8%
-366.7%
-937.5%
-525.0%
-550.0%
-450.0%
9.7
1.7
74.6
3.6
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14.8
7.2
77.7
9.5
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-34.5%
-76.4%
-4.0%
-62.1%
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No.
53
19
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72
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No.
51
18
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69
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+3.9%
+5.5%
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+4.3%
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* Reconciliation of loss before taxation to Adjusted Headline EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for continuing
operations:
Loss before taxation
Finance costs
Depreciation and amortisation
Amortisation of brand
Exceptional costs:
– Change in fair value of investments
– Impairment of property, plant and equipment
– Covid-19 related costs
EBITDA
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Headline EBITDA
Adjustment for rent expenses
Adjusted Headline EBITDA
EBITDA
Adjustment for rent expenses
Adjusted EBITDA
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£m
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£m
(7.5)
2.8
11.1
0.8
(0.8)
2.6
10.8
0.8
–
1.0
0.5
––––––––––––
8.7
0.1
0.2
––––––––––––
9.0
(7.1)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1.9
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
8.7
(7.1)
––––––––––––
1.6
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.2
0.3
0.4
––––––––––––
14.3
0.2
0.7
––––––––––––
15.2
(6.9)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
8.3
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
14.3
(7.1)
––––––––––––
7.2
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
This year ended 28 March 2021 comprised of 52 full weeks of trading (2020: 52 weeks).
Total Group revenue from continuing operations for the year ended 28 March 2021 fell by 41% to £40.3m
from £68.6m last year. This reduction was driven by the UK Government’s COVID-19 trading restrictions being
operational through most of the financial year. These restrictions impacted the Group in two ways: social
distancing rules reduced the capacity available in each restaurant by as much as 30% to 40% throughout the
financial year; and restaurants were ordered to close to dine-in customers UK wide in three separate
lockdowns as well as localised lockdowns. The period of UK wide restrictions on dine-in trade were: 20 March
2020 to 4 July 2020, 5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020 and 5 January 2021 to 17 May 2021, accounting
for some 57% of the financial year before the impact of local tiered restrictions.
Since mid-April 2020, the Group, especially Franco Manca, pivoted to takeaway, click and collect and delivery
services during the various lockdowns. This has enabled both businesses to trade through the various
lockdown periods.
During the year, despite COVID-19 restrictions, we opened two new Franco Manca pizzeria and one new The
Real Greek restaurant in London. This takes the total restaurants operated by the Group in the UK to 72
(2020: 69) at year end.
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Group Headline EBITDA and Adjusted Headline EBITDA (as defined in page 56 of the financial statements
and reconciled on page 9) continue to be key measures for the Group as well as industry analysts as they are
indicative of ongoing EBITDA of the businesses. Headline EBITDA for the year was £9.0m (2020: £15.2m), a
decrease of 40.8% while Adjusted Headline EBITDA for the year was £1.9m (2020: £8.3m), a decrease of
77% on the prior year. As the impact of the first lockdown was felt at the beginning of the financial year, the
Group implemented effective cost saving measures in both variable and fixed costs to reduce the cost base
through the lockdowns.
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the Group benefited from £10.3m (2020: £0.3m) of various UK
Government coronavirus support and grants. Of this amount, our staff who were furloughed or flexi furloughed
benefited from £8.5m (2020: £0.3m) from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme while the remaining grants
were applied against fixed costs of the businesses. In addition, the Group’s trading in August 2020 benefited
from £1.2m from the Eat Out To Help Out Scheme and the resultant increased activity of customers.
Group depreciation and amortisation, excluding amortisation of the Franco Manca brand, increased 2.8% to
£11.1m (2020: £10.8m) following the number of new restaurants opened during the year and the previous
year. The Group incurred one off costs in the year of £1.0m (2020: £0.3m) from impairment charges for five
restaurants (2020: 4) which were impacted by COVID-19 during the year and four of these restaurants were
located in Debenhams department stores where the concessions ended with Debenhams’ demise. However,
these four restaurants are still trading but under short term leases or tenancies at will while negotiations with
the ultimate landlords continue. The Group also incurred £0.5m (2020: £0.4m) of exceptional costs relating to
the temporary closure of the restaurants primarily from the beginning of the financial year to summer 2020,
following instructions received from the UK Government as part of the COVID-19 lockdown that started in the
middle of March 2020. These one off costs, even though partially offset by the positive Headline EBITDA,
have led to an increase in operating loss to £4.8m (2020: profit of £1.8m).
With our new openings, we have invested £0.2m (2020: £0.9m) in pre-opening costs. Finance costs have
increased to £2.8m (2020: £2.6m) as the Group’s gross bank debt increased to £15.9m (2020: £11.5m) even
though net debt reduced during the year. Overall this has resulted in a loss before taxation of £7.5m (2020:
£0.8m).
The Group’s tax charge was a credit of £1.2m (2020: charge of £0.4m); deferred tax assets were recognised
in the year for tax losses carried forward and on share based payments. The Group’s loss after tax was £6.3m
(2020: £1.2m).
Our basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations was 1.1p (2020: 0.2p) while Headline basic
and diluted loss per share was 0.7p (2020: earnings per share 0.2p).
Cost inflation
During the year, weakness of Sterling against both the Euro and the US Dollar from uncertainty over Brexit
and the need to increase stock levels in case of a hard Brexit has continued to put pressure on food cost
inflation. Additionally, volatile demands from the restaurant sector and significantly increased demand from
consumers staying at home during COVID-19 restrictions have reduced supply chain capacity thus further
putting pressure in the latter half of the financial year on food cost inflation. Where possible, we have benefited
from additional volume discounts due to our opening programme and changes in suppliers which have helped
to mitigate some of the cost pressures.
We also saw 6.2% (2020: 4.9%) increase in the Government’s National Living Wage at the beginning of the
financial year for employees over 25 years old. Both of our businesses have chosen to treat all staff members
the same irrespective of age and have therefore paid at least the National Living Wage to all employees.
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Our other two material cost items are rent and utility costs. Rental inflation of our estate has subsided during
the year of COVID-19 lockdowns. This is further impacted by COVID-19 effects going forward as we enter
more short term rent deals with landlords during the year and following the year end. New leases entered by
the Group have seen improved rental deals. 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 by £5.1m to £9.7m as a result of reduced
trading during the year from the impact of COVID-19 restrictions in the UK.
We invested £1.7m (2020: £7.4m), before right of use assets additions, in development capital. This was
primarily in new restaurants but also included investments in outdoor dining spaces for both businesses ahead
of the first reopening date post year end of 12 April 2021, and investment in IT systems to introduce an
advanced virtual queueing system for Franco Manca in August 2020 and further develop Franco Manca’s
loyalty app. As at 28 March 2021 there were 209,000 users (2020: 111,000) signed up to Franco Manca’s
loyalty scheme, an increase of 88%.
In addition we recognised £6.2m (2020: £9.2m) right-of-use assets in relation to the 3 (2020: 9) short term
leasehold properties acquired during the year for new restaurant openings. At the same time, equal and
opposite additional lease liabilities were recognised on the balance sheet for £6.2m (2020: £9.2m).
On 20 August 2020, the Company completed a facility agreement for an increase in the amount available
under its debt facilities with HSBC Bank plc and the waiver of certain banking covenants. Under the new
arrangements, the term of the Company's existing £14.25m revolving credit facility was extended by 12 months
from March 2021 to March 2022 and the Company increased its banking facilities with HSBC to a total of
£25.75m including the existing £0.75m overdraft facility (from £15m). This increase of £10.75m is provided
under the government backed Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which has a term of
three years, with repayments due over the second and third years of the term.
On 20 August 2020, the Company also raised £2,250,000 (before expenses) from the issue of 36,000,000
new ordinary shares in the Company. These new funds, together with the new banking facilities, will give the
Group substantial headroom over its net debt at a time of uncertainty of impact from COVID-19.
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the Group has negotiated with its landlords in order to secure support
from them during the various lockdowns. Many of these landlords have been supportive and some deals have
been completed during the financial year but many were completed following the year end once the third
lockdown ended. As at 28 March 2021, short term lease liabilities included £2.8m historic deferred rents.
Resultant net debt from our activities excluding lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16 as at 28 March
2021 was £3.6m (2020: £9.5m). This is financed by our facilities with HSBC Bank PLC, made up of a £14.25m
revolving credit facility (“RCF”), £10.75m Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and a
£0.75m overdraft. Since the year end, the Group’s position improved to net cash (excluding lease liabilities
recognised under IFRS 16) as at 15 August 2021 of £3.5m.
Despite the reduced trading as a result of COVID-19 at the end of the financial year, the Group funded its
three restaurant openings during the year largely through existing operational cash flow.
Post balance sheet events
In January 2021, the UK Government issued direct instructions to temporarily close all restaurants to dine-in
trade again as part of wider ongoing efforts in the fight against Covid-19.
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Since 12 April 2021, the date from which the UK Government determined that restaurants could reopen to
serve dine-in customers in outside spaces if safe to do so, the Group has undertaken a gradual reopening of
its restaurants with outside dining space to dine-in customers, serving customers through a combination of
dine-in, takeaway, click and collect and delivery services.
On 17 May 2021, further restaurants reopened as the UK Government allowed indoor dining to reopen. Since
mid June 2021, all of the Group’s restaurants reopened fully albeit with social distancing still running. These
social distancing measures were finally removed on 19 July 2021.
People
During the year, the Group’s key operations were within the UK. As detailed above, the Group took advantage
of the UK Government’s Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme and furloughed nearly all operational staff across
the Group when the restaurants temporarily closed for the first lockdown and received continued support
during the changing lockdowns through flexible furlough. Since June 2021 all our staff were brought back
from furlough as we reopened all our restaurants following the most recent lock down.
With our opening programme, the Group continued to create more new jobs in its new restaurants.
We continue to invest in our staff through training, incentives and personal development as well as investing
in a stronger people and human resource team.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Directors consider the following to be the principal risks faced by the Group:
COVID-19
The macro economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain, and continues to evolve, with potential
disruption to financial markets including currencies, interest rates, borrowing costs and the availability of debt
financing. However, the Group’s financial risk management strategies seek to reduce our potential exposure
in relation to these risks. During the year, the Group, as described above:
l
l
l
raised further funds of £2.25m from an equity placing and subscription;
extended the maturity date of the RCF facility by 12 months to March 2022; and
completed a new loan facility of £10.75m under the UK Government’s CLBIL scheme for a three year
term.
The combined effect of these actions have added an additional £13m of headroom to the Group’s capital
structure. In addition, through prudent management of costs and cashflow, the Group has built up a cash
balance which further increases available financial headroom for the Group. Overall the headroom will provide
a good buffer if another lockdown is introduced by the UK Government. The impact of further lockdowns or
different restrictions may affect the carrying values of goodwill and/or property, plant and equipment including
right of use assets. However the Group, through its learnings over the last eighteen months, and investment
in personal protective equipment, additional training and innovative systems, is prepared to respond to
changing situations quickly.
Development programme
The Group’s development programme is dependent on securing the requisite number of new properties at
sensible rents. Despite the impact on the restaurant sector from COVID-19 and a general trend downwards
on 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. To help mitigate potential
delays as a result of more complex customs border controls post Brexit and a reduced number of road haulage
drivers, the Group has increased stock levels, where possible, to allow for longer transit times and have
changed some of its ingredients to UK grown ingredients.
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 combination
of Brexit, new additional immigration controls and the displacement of the workforce as a result of COVID-19
has made recruitment harder. To mitigate these issues the Group has invested in its human resources team
and has implemented new innovative 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 Group’s existing restaurant brands, value offer
and constant strive towards delivering the best product and service will help the business to mitigate
competitive risk.
Landlords
The Group operated four restaurants within the Debenhams estate. These restaurants are now operating on
a tenancy at will or short term lease basis while negotiations with ultimate landlords continue. Therefore these
individually may be at risk from closure if negotiations are not successful. The Group is actively looking for
alternative locations in the vicinity of the existing restaurant.
Cyber security
The Group has been operating an online “click and collect” service, an online loyalty programme and various
customer relationship management tools which rely 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.
Revenues from delivery
The Group revenues from delivery has grown during the various lockdowns. There is a risk of temporary
interruption to the third party delivery service provider. The Group utilities two independent delivery platforms
to mitigate downtime risk.
Regulatory compliance
The Group is growing and the UK Government is increasing the number of areas requiring additional regulatory
compliance including GDPR, ESOS and food labelling. This may increase the Group’s 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 regularly and appropriate processes are put in place to monitor and
mitigate them.
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Financial risk management
The Board regularly reviews the financial requirements of the Group and the risks associated therewith.
The Group does not use complex 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 trade 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.
NCW Wong
Finance Director
16 August 2021
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STRATEGIC REPORT – SECTION 172 STATEMENT
Throughout the year, in performance of its duties, the Board has had regard to the interests of the Group’s
key stakeholders and taken account of the potential impact on these stakeholders of the decisions it has
made. Details of how the Board had regard to the following matters under Section 172 of the Companies Act
2006 (“S172 Matters”) are as follows:
S172 Matters
Specific examples
(a) The likely consequences of any decision in the
l The Board’s focus on the survival of the Group
long term
over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
and Fulham Shore’s positioning for successful
growth in the future
l Our corporate governance framework as
l Communications with our shareholders
described in this annual report
through our website, circulars, our AGM and
investor meetings
(b) The interests of the Group’s employees
l Protecting our teams in the COVID-19
pandemic, for example, by providing personal
protective equipment, furloughing many staff
during the periods of lockdown, and
encouraging working from home where
possible
l Employee engagement through newsletters,
communication tools, surveys and career
development opportunities
l Ongoing training and development
l Established whistleblowing procedures
(c) The need to foster the Groups business
l Partnering and regular communications with
relationships with suppliers, customers and
others
suppliers
l Protecting our customers and suppliers during
the COVID-19 pandemic
l Encouraging and responding to customer
feedback through websites, social media and
our feedback management system
l The successful launch and continuing
development of the loyalty application in
Franco Manca
l The successful launch of the virtual queue
(d) The impact of the Group’s operations on the
community and the environment
application in Franco Manca
l Local community action, for example working
with food banks and donating pizza and
souvlakis to NHS workers during the
COVID-19 pandemic
l Recruitment undertaken locally
l Local sourcing of some products to establish
l Ongoing focus on environmentally friendly
stronger bonds with the local community
operating procedures, for example
undertaking an Energy Savings Opportunity
Scheme audit (carried out by an independent
third party specialist) during the course of the
2021 Financial Year
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S172 Matters
Specific examples
(e) The desirability of the Group maintaining a
reputation for high standards of business
l Upholding ethical standards in HR practices
and ingredients sourcing
l Regular compliance updates at Board
meetings
l Ongoing staff training and communication
l Regular restaurant visits
l Strong audit processes covering food safety,
human resource compliance and financial
process compliance amongst others
(f) The need to act fairly as regards stakeholders in
l Shareholder and, more widely, stakeholder
the company
engagement
l Maintaining an open dialogue with our
shareholders and other interested parties
l One class of share capital ensures that all
shareholders are treated equally
Approved on behalf of the Board.
DM Page
Chairman
16 August 2021
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Directors of The Fulham Shore PLC are:
David Page – Executive 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 and MEATliquor.
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. 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 disposal 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 those businesses.
Martin Chapman – Independent 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
large 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 Octagon Developments Limited.
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Desmond Gunewardena – Independent 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-1980’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 40 venues in London,
Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Paris and New York. D&D also owns South Place, an 80 bedroom luxury hotel in
the City of London. Des and business partner David Loewi are current UK group restauranteurs of the year.
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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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
I have pleasure in introducing the Company’s Corporate Governance Statement. As an AIM quoted company
the Board of The Fulham Shore PLC recognises the importance of ethical behaviour groupwide and of sound
corporate governance. In line with updated AIM Rules, the Company adopted the Quoted Companies Alliance
(“QCA”) Guidelines during our 2019 Financial Year. As Chairman I am responsible for ensuring that the Board
operates effectively and that a high standard of corporate governance is upheld throughout the Group. The
Board is accountable to the Company’s shareholders for good governance, and our Directors hold each other
to account in maintaining a high ethical standard in their behaviour and decision making. We believe that our
corporate culture is consistent with the Company’s objectives, its strategy and business model. We work hard
to ensure that the whole Fulham Shore team is properly engaged with our business, including our risks and
opportunities. Through our in-house training systems, regular communications to staff members and through
visiting our restaurants ‘ad hoc’ and speaking to the staff there, we believe that we have a good understanding
of the mood and the aspirations of the Fulham Shore team. We believe that, thanks to these processes and
despite COVID-19, we have a consistent, strong corporate culture, appropriate for a business which operates
two successful consumer brands in a growing number of communities. The enthusiasm to grow our business
remains strong.
The Board
The Board is the body responsible for the Group's objectives, its policies and the stewardship of its resources.
The Board comprises four executive directors and two non-executive directors. The profiles of the Board
members appear on pages 17 and 18 of this report. These indicate the high level and range of business
experience held by the directors which enables the Group to be managed effectively. Details of the Directors’
shareholdings in the Company are given on page 27. All members of the Board have access to the services
and advice of the company secretary.
The Board has a schedule of matters reserved for its decision, which includes material capital commitments,
business acquisitions and disposals and Board appointments. Directors are given appropriate information for
each Board meeting, including reports on the current financial and trading position. The Board is required to
act in the way it considers would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its
members as a whole, and in so doing, to have regard to the interests of certain stakeholders and the other
matters set out in section 172 of the Companies Act 2006.
As noted in the section headed “Principal risks and uncertainties” in the “Strategic Report – Financial Review”
on pages 12 and 13 of this report, the Board has in place effective procedures for identifying and addressing
risks which might affect the business of the Group.
Board Committees
The Board considers its governance framework to be appropriate for the Group at the present time. The Board
has delegated authority to the following Committees and there are written terms of reference for each
committee outlining its authority and duties:
The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee comprises the Company’s two non-executive directors: DAL Gunewardena, who acts
as chairman of the Audit Committee, and MA Chapman. 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.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee comprises the Company’s two independent non-executive directors: MA
Chapman, who acts as chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and DAL Gunewardena. 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.
Board appointments
The Company does not have a Nomination Committee. Any Board appointments are dealt with by the Board
itself. Any Director appointed during the year is required to retire and seek election by shareholders at the
next Annual General Meeting following their appointment. The Articles of Association of the Company provide
that any Directors who were not appointed or re-appointed at one of the two preceding Annual General
Meetings must retire and may offer themselves for re-appointment.
Board attendance
Directors are expected to attend all of the meetings of the Board and the Committees on which they sit, and
to devote sufficient time to the Group’s affairs to enable them to fulfil their duties as Directors. In the event
that Directors are unable to attend a meeting, their comments on board papers to be considered at the meeting
are discussed in advance with the Chairman or the Finance Director so that their contribution can be included
in the wider Board discussions.
Attendance of each board member during the financial year ended 28 March 2021 was as follows:
Full Board
Meetings
% of
Meetings
Attended
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Audit
Committee
% of
Meetings
Attended
Remuneration
Committee
% of
Meetings
Attended
Attended
Meetings
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
100%
100%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
100%
100%
Attended
Meetings
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
2
Attended
Meetings
12
12
12
12
12
12
DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena
With effect from the first UK lockdown in March 2020, the Board put in place a weekly video call to monitor
COVID-19 developments, the Group’s performance and to discuss and agree appropriate, rapid responses.
All Board members, executive and non-executive, attend these calls. At the time of finalising this annual report,
this arrangement continues. The attendance of members of the Board at these weekly calls has been
consistently at a high level.
External appointments
Executive Directors are permitted to accept external appointments with the prior approval of the Board, where
there is no adverse impact on their role with the Group. Such appointments should broaden their experience.
Any fees arising from such roles may be retained by the Director.
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.
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Board performance evaluation
During the year, notwithstanding the UK Government’s mandate to work from home where possible, the Board
undertook informal internal performance evaluation of the Directors and the Board Committees addressing,
above all, the effectiveness and continuing commitment of the Directors.
The Board continues to believe that the Company has a well-balanced Board with a good range of skills.
Mindful of the above, the Board continues to believe that the performance of Fulham Shore’s directors is
effective. The non-executive directors continue to demonstrate their independence, and all directors continue
to demonstrate their continued commitment to the role.
The Board believes that the Board and its Committees continue to work well together with the right balance
of skills and expertise. Succession planning continues to be a key area of focus to support the Company’s
long-term plans.
Independence of the Auditor
The Audit Committee undertakes a formal assessment of the auditor’s independence each year which will
include:
l
l
l
l
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.
Annual General Meeting
Shareholders are encouraged to attend and vote at the Company’s General Meetings so that they can discuss
strategy and governance with the Board. The full Board usually attends the Annual General Meeting and is
available to answer shareholders’ questions.
The Board continues to closely monitor the Covid19 pandemic and its current intention is to proceed with
holding the AGM on 29 September 2021 as an open meeting. Accordingly, shareholders are invited to attend
this year's AGM in person. It is unclear as to what restrictions may be in place on the day of the annual general
meeting. Given the evolving nature of the situation, it may become necessary to make alternative
arrangements for the AGM and the manner in which it is held, should the restrictions that are in place at the
time of the meeting restrict or prevent shareholders from attending in person. In such circumstances, the
Company will notify shareholders of this change by means of a RNS and, to cover this eventuality,
shareholders are encouraged to use their right to appoint the Chair of the AGM as their proxy. Shareholders
can do this by using one of the methods detailed in the notes to the Notice of Annual General Meeting as
soon as possible. It is important to note that the submission of a proxy form in this manner will not preclude
shareholders from attending the meeting in person, where this is still possible.
DM Page
Chairman
16 August 2021
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REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee is authorised by the Board to determine the Company’s remuneration policy
on executive and non-executive Directors’ service contracts and remuneration including share based incentive
awards. The Remuneration Committee is chaired by MA Chapman, non-executive director. DAL Gunewardena
also served on the committee during the year.
The Company has chosen to apply the Corporate Governance Code published by the Quoted Companies
Alliance. This report has been prepared taking account of this Corporate Governance Code.
External advisers
The Remuneration Committee seeks and considers advice from independent remuneration advisers where
appropriate. The appointed advisers, FIT Remuneration Consultants ("FIT"), were selected following a
thorough process led by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at the time and were appointed by
the Remuneration Committee in 2019. The Chairman of the Remuneration Committee has direct access to
the advisers as and when required. The advice and recommendations of the external advisers are used as a
guide, but do not serve as a substitute for thorough consideration of the issues by each Remuneration
Committee member. Advisers attend committee meetings occasionally, as and when required by the
Remuneration Committee.
FIT is a member of the Remuneration Consultants Group and the voluntary code of conduct of that body is
designed to ensure objective and independent advice is given to remuneration committees.
FIT was appointed to advise on market practice; governance; provision of market data on executive reward;
reward consultancy; advice specific to remuneration matters in the context of COVID-19; and performance
analysis.
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.
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Directors’ remuneration
Below is a summary of the pay packages awarded to the Directors including bonuses, if any, earned in respect
of the financial year (which will be paid in cash in the following year).
Year ended 28 March 2021
Salary Fees Waived* Bonus Benefits Pensions Total
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Executive Directors
DM Page 195 – (39) – 6 – 162
NAG Mankarious 212 – (42) – 3 11 184
NJ Donaldson** 15 44 (12) – 5 – 52
NCW Wong 189 – (38) – 1 9 161
––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—––––
611 44 (131) – 15 20 559
Non-executive Director
MA Chapman 47 – (9) – – 1 39
DAL Gunewardena 38 – (7) – – 1 32
––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—––––
696 44 (147) – 15 22 630
–––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—–––––
–––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– ––––—–––– –––—–––––
Year ended 29 March 2020:
Salary Fees Bonus Benefits Pensions Total
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Executive Directors
DM Page 195 – 57 5 – 257
NAG Mankarious 212 – 61 2 11 286
NJ Donaldson – 59 17 4 – 80
NCW Wong 189 – 55 1 9 254
––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—––––
596 59 190 12 20 877
Non-executive Director
MA Chapman 47 – – – 1 48
DAL Gunewardena 38 – – – 1 39
––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—–––– ––––—––––
681 59 190 12 22 964
–––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—–––––
–––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– –––—––––– ––––—–––– –––—–––––
* In light of trading during the year ended 28 March 2021, the usual annual review on 1 April 2020 was not undertaken
and all Directors and certain members of the senior management agreed to waive 20% of their basic salary from
1 April 2020 up until 30 June 2021 at which time all Group restaurants had reopened for trading and all staff had to
return to work from furlough.
** The fees, bonus and benefits in respect of NJ Donaldson were paid to London Bridge Capital Partners LLP for his
services as a Director of the Company up to 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, NJ Donaldson was remunerated
directly by the Company.
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Retirement benefits
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the Company made pension contributions for eligible directors into a
defined contribution scheme at a rate of 5% of basic salary (2020: 5%). The Company also provided death in
service benefits to all Directors and certain members of the senior management team.
Incentive arrangements
The Directors and employees of the Group also participate in incentive arrangements to reward individuals if
shareholder value is created.
Under these arrangements, certain Directors are entitled to performance related bonuses and participation in
share based incentive schemes. The performance related bonuses for Executive Directors are based 70%
on achieving and overdelivering on the Group’s budgeted Headline EBITDA for the financial year and 30% on
non-financial performance (board effectiveness, successful restaurant openings and customer satisfaction).
The details of the share based incentive schemes are given in note 18 to the Financial Statements.
Directors’ interests in Group share based incentive schemes
The interests of the Directors under the Group’s share based incentive schemes as at 28 March 2021 were
as follows:
Options
outstanding
as at
29 March
2020
No.
Options
exercised
during
the year
No.
Options
outstanding
as at
28 March
2021
No.
Enterprise Management
Incentives
DM Page
554,200
3,332,842
(554,200)
–
–
3,332,842
NAG Mankarious
554,200
3,332,842
(554,200)
(3,332,842)
–
–
Exercise
Price
£
Exercisable
Date
Expiry
Date
0.05
0.06
0.05
0.06
25/02/2017
20/10/2017
25/02/2021
20/10/2021
25/02/2017
20/10/2017
25/02/2021
20/10/2021
NCW Wong
Unapproved
DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NCW Wong
NJ Donaldson
MA Chapman
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
–
–
–
–
–
–
(554,200)
–
–
1,647,256
4,732,795
1,647,256
4,732,795
2,205,242
4,732,795
–
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
20/10/2024
21/04/2025
20/10/2017
21/04/2018
20/10/2024
21/04/2025
20/10/2017
21/04/2018
20/10/2024
21/04/2025
25/02/2017
20/10/2017
21/04/2018
25/02/2021
20/10/2024
21/04/2025
3,325,135
2,366,397
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3,325,135
2,366,397
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.06
0.11
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
20/10/2017
21/04/2018
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
20/10/2024
21/04/2025
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
All share options above have been issued at the market price of the ordinary shares at the date of grant.
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the market price of ordinary shares in the Company ranged from
£0.0475 (2020: £0.0450) to £0.1650 (2020: £0.1290). The share price as at 28 March 2021 was £0.1525
(2020: £0.0550). There are no performance conditions attached to vesting of the share options.
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REPORT ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
DM Page, NAG Mankarious, NCW Wong and NJ Donaldson exercised options over 9,440,470 ordinary shares
during the year ended 28 March 2021 (2020: DM Page and NAG Mankarious exercised options over 2,231,944
ordinary shares). The aggregate gains made on the exercise of options during the year was £599,756
(2020: £223,194).
The total share based payments charge in relation to the Directors’ interest in share options recognised in the
Group during the year was £Nil (2020: £Nil).
Details of the Directors’ shareholdings are given in the Directors’ Report on page 27.
Arrangements for 2022
Board remuneration is reviewed annually to take effect from 1 April each year. In light of trading impacted by
coronavirus, the 2020/2021 annual review of salary, bonus scheme, benefits and pension contributions for
the Board and for the whole Group did not take place and therefore salaries remained unchanged. The review
for 1 April 2021 was deferred to 1 July 2021 and the Remuneration Committee felt that only an inflationary
increase for the Board was appropriate with effect from 1 July 2021.
In addition, all Directors of the Company and certain members of the senior management team agreed to
waive 20 per cent of remuneration due to them with effect from 1 April 2020 and this waiver continued until
30 June 2021.
The Remuneration Committee review of the Company’s long term incentive scheme was deferred from the
previous financial year. With the assistance of FIT, the Remuneration Committee has recently explored a
number of alternative schemes to the current share option plans. Following the introduction in February 2021
of net settlement for the existing Unapproved Share Option Scheme to reduce the dilutive effect on exercise
and the cost of implementation of a new and more complex scheme, the Remuneration Committee has taken
the decision to continue with the current share option plans for the Executive Directors and certain members
of the senior management team. All share option grants will be within existing approved limits and will be
made after the full year’s results announcement.
Directors’ service agreements
NJ Donaldson was appointed as a Director on 2 March 2012. NJ Donaldson’s consultancy agreement through
London Bridge Capital Partners LLP came to an end on 31 December 2020 at which point NJ Donaldson
entered into a new direct service agreement with the Company that is terminable on 12 months’ notice to be
given by either party.
There were no changes to the terms of all other Executive Directors’ service agreements during the year
ended 28 March 2021. All such service agreements are also terminable on 12 months’ notice to be given by
either party.
There were also no changes to the terms of all Non-Executive Directors’ service agreements during the year
ended 28 March 2021. There service agreements are terminable on 3 months’ notice to be given by either
party.
Approval
This report was approved by the Board of Directors on 16 August 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
MA Chapman
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
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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 28 March 2021.
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 4 to 7 and the Financial Review on pages 8 to 14.
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 included in the separate Strategic Report in accordance with section 414C (11) of the
Companies Act 2006. Information on how the business has fostered the Group’s business relationships with
suppliers, customers and others can also be found in the Strategic Report.
Results and dividends
Revenue for the year ended 28 March 2021 was £40,285,000 (2020: £68,565,000), Headline Operating Loss
for the same period was £2,105,000 (2020: profit of £4,437,000) and Operating Loss for the same period was
£4,771,000 (2020: profit of £1,832,000).
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 29 March 2020:
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 17 and 18.
At the 2021 Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association, NAG
Mankarious will retire from the Board. Being eligible, and with the Board’s recommendation, they will offer
themselves for re-election.
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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 28 March 2021
Ordinary
shares
of 1p each
%
As at 29 March 2020
Ordinary
shares
of 1p each
%
83,515,120
116,879,434
14,998,573
12,388,449
1,086,818
774,545
13.49%
18.88%
2.42%
2.00%
0.18%
0.13%
81,267,120
113,927,434
13,190,573
8,995,593
766,818
454,545
14.17%
19.86%
2.30%
1.57%
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 22 to 25.
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 13 August 2021, the
Company had been notified of the following interests over 3% in the ordinary share capital of the Company:
NAG Mankarious
S Wasif
DM Page
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc
Unicorn Asset Management Limited
P Solari
G Mascoli
As at 13 August 2021
Ordinary shares
of 1p each
116,879,434
84,870,414
83,515,120
31,276,902
31,032,807
22,670,250
21,677,246
%
18.89%
13.71%
13.49%
5.05%
5.01%
3.66%
3.50%
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.
These systems include:
Line manager briefings and weekly bulletins;
l
l Communication forums and roadshows held by functions or brands across the Group;
l
l
A dedicated intranet system and e-mail news alerts; and
Focus groups and staff surveys.
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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.
Political and charitable contributions
During the year ended 28 March 2021 the Group made no political contributions (2020: £Nil). The Group made
charitable donations during the year ended 28 March 2021 by contributing £5,000 (2020: £5,000) to local
charities and good causes.
In addition, Franco Manca donated over 15,000 (2020: 4,000) pizzas to local food banks and homeless
shelters throughout the year.
Energy Consumption
The Group presents its greenhouse gases (“GHG”) emissions and energy use data under Streamlined Energy
and Carbon Reporting (“SECR”) for the year ended 28 March 2021:
Energy consumption used to calculate emissions:
Scope 1 – Natural Gas
Scope 2 – Electricity
Scope 3
Total
Energy Intensity (Tonnes CO2e per £1,000 of Revenue)
Year
ended
28 March
2021
UK Only
tCO2(e)
Year
ended
29 March
2020
UK Only
tCO2(e)
447
1,065
15
––––––––––––
1,527
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.04
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
607
1,696
20
––––––––––––
2,323
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.03
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The Group’s total energy consumption for the year ended 28 March 2021 was 7,218,318 kWh (2020:
10,259,526 kWh). The reduction in the total energy consumption and the calculated CO2 emissions are driven
by the restricted COVID-19 trading conditions during the year. As such, the Group has yet to see the true
benefit of the conversion of lighting to LED undertaken in 2019 and 2020. The Board expects that the
emissions levels will increase in the next financial year as trading returns to normal but will focus on how the
Group can improve its energy efficiency.
As the Group only controls operations within the UK, no data is presented for non-UK consumption.
Annual general meeting
On pages 97 to 98 s a notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company for 29 September 2021
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 29 September 2021 are in the best interests
of shareholders and, accordingly, recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions.
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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 4 to 16. 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.
At the end of financial year ended 28 March 2021, the Group was trading within its banking covenants and
significantly within its debt facilities.
The Group’s net current liabilities position at the year end has reduced from the prior year as the Group has
built up cash balances as part of its risk management during COVID-19 lockdown including the cash effect of
renegotiating and deferring rental payments due in the year. Net current liabilities can be covered by day to
day operational cash flow, where revenues are normally received within 7 days of recognition, short term
overdraft facilities and utilising undrawn long term borrowing facilities. The main long term revolving credit
facility does not require repayment before March 2022, while the new Coronavirus Large Business Interruption
Loan (“CLBIL”) requires payment of up to £3.7m in the new financial year commencing 29 March 2021. When
appropriate the Group will consider whether the Group requires these facilities to be renewed.
COVID-19 and government action since 20 March 2020 has had a significant impact on trading and therefore
forecasts used for going concern analysis. Since 19 July 2021, trading restrictions previously in place on dine
in trade have been lifted. The Directors have reviewed the rapidly evolving situation relating to COVID-19 and
have modelled a series of downside case scenarios including the closure of all restaurants for a prolonged
period time in line with previous lockdowns. These downside cases, whilst being considered by the Board to
be extremely prudent, have a significant adverse impact on sales, margin and cash flow. As detailed in the
Strategic report, various mitigating actions were taken by the Board during the various national lockdowns.
Such mitigating actions and other additional actions have been factored into the scenarios. Even in the most
severe scenario where restaurants are closed for 26 weeks, the Group has adequate liquidity to cover the
losses and recommence trading as we have done following the various lockdowns. In any other scenario
where the Group is only closing restaurants to dine-in and allowed to be open for takeaway and delivery
service, the impact on cash flow is significantly lower.
The Directors have reviewed the Group’s net current liabilities position, forecasts, sensitivity to the further
impact of COVID-19, availability of potential equity funding, other longer term plans and the financial resources
and bank facilities in place that are available to deal with the business risks of the Company and the Group.
The Group had net funds, before lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16, as at 15 August 2021 of £3.5m
thus having headroom of over £27m available. 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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Subsequent Events
Impact of Covid-19
On 6 January 2021, the UK Government issued direct instructions to again temporarily close all restaurants
to dine-in trade as part of wider efforts in the fight against Covid-19. All of the Group’s restaurants therefore
once again closed to dine in trade with a handful of restaurants fully closed.
Following the financial year end and since 12 April 2021, the date from which the UK Government determined
that restaurants could reopen to serve dine-in customers outdoors if safe to do so, the Group has undertaken
a gradual reopening of its restaurants to dine in customers. On 17 May 2021, the UK Government allowed
restaurants to reopen indoor dining areas, with social distancing rules, if safe to do so. The Group has since
early June reopened all restaurants to dine-in customers but with social distancing rules applied thus with
fewer available covers. On 19 July 2021, social distancing rules were removed by the UK Government thus
allowing all restaurants to increase capacity back to similar levels to those prior to the start of the pandemic
in March 2020.
Auditors
RSM UK Audit LLP has indicated its willingness to continue in office.
Approved on behalf of the Board.
DM Page
Chairman
16 August 2021
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STATEMENT OF 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
have elected under company law to prepare the financial statements in accordance with International
Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The Group and Company financial statements are required by law and International Accounting Standards,
in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 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 International Accounting Standards in
conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006; 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
16 August 2021
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Fulham Shore Plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries
(the ‘group’) for the year ended 28 March 2021 which comprise Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive
Income, Consolidated and Company Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company
Statement of Changes in Equity and Consolidated and Company Cash Flow Statement and notes to the
financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in the preparation of the group financial statements is applicable law and International Accounting
Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and, as regards the parent company
financial statements as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
In our opinion:
l
l
l
l
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 28 March 2021 and of the group’s loss for the year then ended;
the group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with International Accounting
Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006;
the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with International
Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of 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 the 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 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
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of
accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the directors’
assessment of the group’s and parent company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting included reviewing and evaluating management’s trading and cash flow forecasts to March 2023,
challenging the assumptions made, comparing actual results to budget for the prior year and the period
immediately post year end, reviewing management’s sensitivity analysis, forecast compliance with covenants
and repayment of facilities during the forecast period in line with the facility agreements. In addition, we
considered the headroom in the facilities held by the Group and its ability to repay those facilities. Our key
observation is that the directors have made reasonable assumptions about future trading and cash flows when
considering the use of the going concern basis of accounting.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or
conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group’s or the parent company’s
ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements
are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the
relevant sections of this report.
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Summary of our audit approach
Key audit matters Group
l Goodwill and intangibles impairment
l Impairment of property, plant & equipment
l Government grants – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
Parent Company
l None
Materiality Group
l Overall materiality: £279,000 (2020: £289,000)
l Performance materiality: £209,000 (2020: £217,000)
Parent Company
l Overall materiality: £256,000 (2020: £264,700)
l Performance materiality: £192,000 (2020: £198,000)
Scope Our audit procedures covered 100% of revenue, 99.8% of total assets and 100% of
profit before tax.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit
of the group 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 group financial statements
as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Revenue recognition
Key audit matter
description
information)
Refer to page 53 (Accounting policies – revenue) and note 1 (segment
The Group's revenue consists of a high volume of relatively low value
transactions, a significant proportion of which are in cash. The nature of these
transactions is such that there is very little judgement involved in revenue
recognition. There is, however, a risk, particularly during period of remote
working and possible disruption to normal control processes, that cash may be
misappropriated or that cash sales are not recorded. There is also a risk over
the occurrence and accuracy of reported revenue, with incentive to overstate
revenue in the business.
Furthermore, this matter has had a significant impact on allocation of audit
resources.
Our audit approach included:
l Gaining an understanding of the processes and controls operated by the
group over revenue, and performing walk through tests
l Obtaining input from an IT specialist to review the IT general controls
around revenue
How the matter was
addressed in the audit
l Obtaining and agreeing management’s reconciliation between the EPOS
system and the accounting records
l Reperforming a sample of daily sales reconciliations to bank statements
l Agreeing the total of cash and card receipts to total sales for the year
l Reviewing daily sales by site for any significant or unusual trends.
Key observations We have no observations to report in respect of this key audit matter.
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Goodwill and intangibles impairment
Key audit matter
description
Refer to page 54 (Accounting Estimates - Assessment of the recoverable
amounts in respect of assets tested for impairment) and note 7 on intangible
assets
At the year-end date, the Group had goodwill totalling £20.7m arising from past
acquisitions. The balance is attributable to:
l Franco Manca cash generating unit (“CGU”) - £18.9m
l The Real Greek CGU - £1.8m
Management considers that these are the smallest groups of CGUs to which
goodwill can be allocated without making an arbitrary allocation. In addition, at
the year-end date the brand intangible in relation to Franco Manca had a carrying
value of £3.3m (2020: £4.1m) with a remaining useful life of four (2020: five years).
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 28 March 2021 management prepared discounted
cash flow forecasts using a pre-tax discount rate based on a weighted average
cost of capital (WACC) and comparisons to the Group’s peers of 10.25% (2020:
6.9%). The Accounting Policies note that this discount rate is the rate
considered by the Board to reflect the risk associated with each group of CGUs.
Given the value of the balances, the continued challenging conditions the
restaurant industry is currently facing and has faced in the past year from the
impact of the Coronavirus pandemic (“Covid-19”), 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 and was therefore determined to
be a key audit matter. Significant management judgements are required in
respect of forecast consumer demand and habits.
Our audit approach included:
l Auditing management’s annual impairment reviews by comparing the value
in use to the carrying value of the goodwill and attributable operating assets
of each group of CGUs
l Agreeing the mathematical accuracy and integrity of the calculations
l Considering the reasonableness of management’s key assumptions and
judgements in preparing the discounted cash flow forecasts, and
challenging them where appropriate using our knowledge of comparable
businesses and market data
How the matter was
addressed in the audit
l Reviewing management’s sensitivity analysis and considering the
headroom on both CGUs shown by management’s value in use
calculations, and the reasonableness and likelihood of changes in key
assumptions that would result in an impairment
l Consulting internal valuations experts over the inputs to the calculation of
the discount rate
l Challenging the discount rate used by management, including the
assumptions used
l Comparing forecast cash flows to actual results observed in the first quarter
of the current financial year
l Discussing with management the impact of Covid-19 on the forecast and
actual results post-year end
l Considering any evidence of management bias in assumptions used in the
annual impairment review
l Considering the accuracy of management's forecasting in the previous period
l Reviewing disclosures in the financial statements
Key observations
We have no observations to report in respect of this key audit matter.
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Impairment of property, plant and equipment
Key audit matter
description
Refer to page 54 (Accounting Estimates - Assessment of the recoverable
amounts in respect of assets tested for impairment) and notes 2 - Operating
profit and 8 - Property, plant and equipment
The total carrying value of property, plant and equipment (PPE) at the year-
end was £95.0m (2020: £100.6m), including Right of Use assets totalling
£66.1m (2020: £67.5m).
Given the impact of Covid-19 during the year on the restaurant industry and
the risk of continued difficulties as a result of the pandemic there is a risk that
PPE is impaired at the year-end date. Management considered the carrying
value of PPE on an individual restaurant basis, each of which is a CGU for
testing impairment of PPE and Right of Use assets, and whether any individual
restaurant showed indications of impairment.
For those individual sites which showed indications of impairment,
management carried out detailed impairment testing to consider whether assets
attributable to the underperforming restaurants were impaired at the year-end.
During the year ended 28 March 2021, management has recognised a total
impairment charge of £1.0m (2020: £0.26m) in respect of five (2020: four) sites.
Impairment has been recognised on four of the sites following the closure of
Debenhams, in which these sites are located. These sites remain trading at
the year-end date; however, an impairment has been recognised given the very
short term arrangements in place and the uncertainty as to whether trade will
continue.
For the impairment testing at 28 March 2021 a pre-tax discount rate based on
a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and comparisons to the Group’s
peers of 10.25% (2020: 6.9%) was used. Management has stated in the
Accounting Policies note that this discount rate used is the rate considered by
the Board to reflect the risk associated with each CGU.
There is significant management judgement involved in forecasting the cash
flows, and in considering the potential changes in consumer demand and habits
which underpin the assumptions used in the impairment review. These
estimates could have a material impact on the financial statements and this
was therefore determined to be a key audit matter.
Furthermore, this matter has had a significant impact on allocation of audit
resources.
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How the matter was
addressed in the audit
Our audit approach included:
l Reviewing management’s initial assessment of indicators of impairment
for the CGUs and challenging management on those sites not identified
as potentially impaired but showing possible signs of impairment.
l For those sites for which triggers for impairment testing were noted,
obtaining and checking management’s detailed impairment reviews,
comparing their discounted cash flow forecasts to the carrying value of
property, plant and equipment and Right of Use Asset of each CGU.
l Agreeing the mathematical accuracy and integrity of calculations
l For those sites where detailed impairment calculations were not carried out,
obtaining and challenging management’s explanations as to why they were
not considered to be showing indicators of impairment, and corroborating
the explanations to supporting documentation where possible.
l Obtaining and challenging management’s key assumptions and discussing
with management the impacts of Covid-19 on individual sites.
l Obtaining and challenging management’s judgement in respect of sites
operating in former Debenham stores.
l Comparing forecast cash flows with actual results observed post year end
to assess the reasonableness of management’s assumptions and the
accuracy of forecasting.
l Challenging management in respect of potential reversal of past
impairments recognised.
l Reviewing disclosures in the financial statements.
Key observations
Government grants
We have no observations to report in respect of this key audit matter.
Key audit matter
description
Refer to page 53 (Accounting Policies – Government grants), notes 2 -
Operating profit and 3 - Employees
The Group received total government grants of £11.5m in relation to CJRS, Eat
Out to Help Out (EOTHO) and other government grants during the year-ended
28 March 2021.
A total of £8.5m (2020: £0.2m) was received in respect to the CJRS scheme
as the Group placed employees on furlough while sites had restricted trade
due to Covid-19.
We identified CJRS claims as a significant risk and a potential fraud risk, and
given the significance of the amounts received and impact on the financial
statements this was determined to be a key matter.
Furthermore, this matter has had a significant impact on allocation of audit
resources.
Our audit approach included:
l Obtaining an understanding of the processes and controls around CJRS
claims.
l Testing the operating effectiveness of the manual controls in relation to the
CJRS claims.
How the matter was
addressed in the audit
l Testing a sample of employee furlough claims back to management
l Agreeing receipts in respect of CJRS to supporting claims and subsequent
payment to furloughed employees
calculations and reperforming calculations using the HMRC calculator
l In respect to EOTHO and other grants received, testing on a sample basis
to supporting documentation and agreeing receipts
l Reviewing disclosures for appropriateness.
Key observations
Following discussions, management enhanced the clarity of presentation and
disclosures of government grants received during the year.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
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. When evaluating whether the effects of misstatements, both
individually and on the financial statements as a whole, could reasonably influence the economic decisions
of the users we take into account the qualitative nature and the size of the misstatements. Based on our
professional judgement, we determined materiality as follows:
Group Parent company
Overall materiality
£256,000 (2020: £265,700)
£279,000 (2020: £289,000)
Basis for determining
overall materiality
3.5% of a weighted average
Adjusted Headline EBITDA
0.6% of net assets
Rationale for benchmark
applied
The parent company does not trade
and therefore net assets is
considered to be the most
appropriate benchmark
Adjusted Headline EBITDA is
considered to be the primary
measure used by the
shareholders and management
in assessing the performance
of the Group.
The impact on the Group of
Covid-19 has led to Adjusted
Headline EBITDA significantly
reduced. We have considered
a weighted average of
Adjusted Headline EBITDA to
be the appropriate benchmark
Performance materiality
£209,000 (2020: £217,000)
£192,000 (2020: £198,000)
Basis for determining
performance materiality
Reporting of misstatements
to the Audit Committee
75% of overall materiality
75% of overall materiality
Misstatements in excess of
£14,000 and misstatements
below that threshold that, in
our view, warranted reporting
on qualitative grounds.
Misstatements in excess of £12,800
and misstatements below that
threshold that, in our view, warranted
reporting on qualitative grounds.
An overview of the scope of our audit
The group consists of six non dormant components, all of which are based in the UK.
The coverage achieved by our audit procedures was:
Full scope audit
Total
Number of
components
Revenue
Total assets
3
3
100%
100%
99.8%
99.8%
Profit
before tax
100%
100%
Three components are not subject to full scope audit procedures equated to less than 1% of revenue, total
assets and profit before tax.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial
statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained
within the annual report. 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.
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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial
statements themselves. 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
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 31, 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.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
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.
The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The objectives of our audit are to
obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding compliance with laws and regulations that have a direct
effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, to perform audit
procedures to help identify instances of non-compliance with other laws and regulations that may have a
material effect on the financial statements, and to respond appropriately to identified or suspected non-
compliance with laws and regulations identified during the audit.
In relation to fraud, the objectives of our audit are to identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of
the financial statements due to fraud, to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed
risks of material misstatement due to fraud through designing and implementing appropriate responses and
to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit.
However, it is the primary responsibility of management, with the oversight of those charged with governance,
to ensure that the entity's operations are conducted in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations
and for the prevention and detection of fraud.
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud, the
group audit engagement team:
l
l
l
obtained an understanding of the nature of the industry and sector, including the legal and regulatory
framework that the group and parent company operate in and how the group and parent company are
complying with the legal and regulatory framework;
inquired of management, and those charged with governance, about their own identification and assessment
of the risks of irregularities, including any known actual, suspected or alleged instances of fraud;
discussed matters about non-compliance with laws and regulations and how fraud might occur including
assessment of how and where the financial statements may be susceptible to fraud
The most significant laws and regulations were determined as follows:
Legislation / Regulation
team included:
Additional audit procedures performed by the Group audit engagement
IFRS and Companies
Act 2006
Completion of disclosure checklists to identify areas of non-compliance
Review of the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting
documentation;
Tax compliance
regulations
Food Safety
Review of the Group's tax computations.
Consultation with our tax specialist.
ISAs limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these
laws and regulations to inquiry of management and where appropriate, those
charged with governance (as noted above) and inspection of legal and
regulatory correspondence, if any.
We carried out searches in respect of food hygiene ratings to identify any sites
poorly rated and indication of potential breaches.
We obtained and reviewed third party audit reports in respect of hygiene
regulations.
We held discussions with management and reviewed minutes to confirm whether
there had been any reported significant breaches in respect of food safety.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
The areas that we identified as being susceptible to material misstatement due to fraud were:
Risk
Audit procedures performed by the audit engagement team:
Revenue recognition
See our response to this key audit matter above.
Government grants –
Coronavirus Job
Retention Scheme
(CJRS) claims
See our response to this key audit matter above.
Management override of
controls
Testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments;
Assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are
indicative of a potential bias; and
Evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are
unusual or outside the normal course of business.
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.
GEOFF WIGHTWICK (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of RSM UK Audit LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB
Date 16 August 2021
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 28 March 2021
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Administrative expenses
Other income
Headline operating (loss)/profit
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Amortisation of brand
Exceptional costs:
– Impairment of property, plant and equipment
– Change in fair value of investment
– Cost of acquisition
– COVID-19 related costs
Operating (loss)/profit
Finance income
Finance costs
Loss before taxation
Income tax income/(expense)
Loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive loss
Loss for the year and total comprehensive loss attributable to:
Owners of the company
Non-controlling interests
Notes
1
2
18
2
7
8
9
2
2
4
5
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
40,285
(25,227)
––––––––––––
15,058
68,565
(40,628)
––––––––––––
27,937
(27,479)
10,270
(2,151)
(91)
(212)
(821)
(23,785)
285
4,437
(157)
(683)
(821)
(1,013)
–
–
(483)
––––––––––––
(4,771)
10
(2,754)
––––––––––––
(7,515)
(260)
(248)
(3)
(433)
––––––––––––
1,832
10
(2,596)
––––––––––––
(754)
1,209
––––––––––––
(6,306)
(421)
––––––––––––
(1,175)
–
––––––––––––
(6,306)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
(1,175)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(6,306)
–
––––––––––––
(6,306)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(1,193)
18
––––––––––––
(1,175)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Earnings per share
Basic and diluted
6
(1.1p)
(0.2p)
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS
28 MARCH 2021
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
Total assets
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Borrowings
Income tax payable
Net current (liabilities)/asset
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
Deferred tax liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Merger relief reserve
Reverse acquisition reserve
Retained earnings
Total Equity
28 March
2021
£’000
Notes
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
7
8
9
11
16
10
11
12
13
14
14
16
17
24,127
94,958
–
935
942
––––––––––––
120,962
––––––––––––
1,976
2,721
12,270
––––––––––––
16,967
––––––––––––
137,929
––––––––––––
25,017
100,606
–
1,081
9
––––––––––––
126,713
––––––––––––
1,906
2,342
2,056
––––––––––––
6,304
––––––––––––
133,017
––––––––––––
–
122
44,430
9,456
478
––––––––––––
54,486
––––––––––––
–
53
5,797
––––––––––––
5,850
––––––––––––
60,336
––––––––––––
–
151
44,347
10,567
3
––––––––––––
55,068
––––––––––––
–
150
1,030
––––––––––––
1,180
––––––––––––
56,248
––––––––––––
(14,177)
(11,639)
(10)
––––––––––––
(25,826)
––––––––––––
(8,859)
(12,480)
(5,163)
(135)
––––––––––––
(17,778)
––––––––––––
(11,474)
(1,994)
(3,730)
–
––––––––––––
(5,724)
––––––––––––
126
(1,309)
–
–
––––––––––––
(1,309)
––––––––––––
(129)
(75,198)
(1,448)
––––––––––––
(76,646)
––––––––––––
(102,472)
––––––––––––
35,457
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6,191
9,078
30,459
(9,469)
(802)
––––––––––––
35,457
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(74,591)
(1,888)
––––––––––––
(76,479)
––––––––––––
(94,257)
––––––––––––
38,760
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,736
6,911
30,459
(9,469)
5,123
––––––––––––
38,760
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(12,355)
–
––––––––––––
(12,355)
––––––––––––
(18,079)
––––––––––––
42,257
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6,191
9,078
30,459
–
(3,471)
––––––––––––
42,257
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(14,737)
–
––––––––––––
(14,737)
––––––––––––
(16,046)
––––––––––––
40,202
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,736
6,911
30,459
–
(2,904)
––––––––––––
40,202
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The loss for the financial year dealt with in the financial statements of the Company is £948,000 (2020:
£739,000). The financial statements on pages 41 to 95 were approved by the board of Directors and authorised
for issue on 16 August 2011 and are signed on its behalf by:
DM Page
Chairman
42
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 28 March 2021
Attributable to owners of the Company
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
At 31 March 2019
Loss for the year
Total comprehensive
income
Transactions with owners
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments
Acquisition of non-controlling
interests
Exercise of share options
Total transactions
with owners
At 29 March 2020
Loss for the year
Total comprehensive income
Transactions with owners
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments
Issue of share capital
(net of costs)
Exercise of share options
Total transactions
with owners
At 28 March 2021
5,714
–
6,889
–
30,459
–
(9,469)
–
6,897
(1,193)
40,490
(1,193)
125
18
40,615
(1,175)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(1,193)
(1,193)
18
(1,175)
157
157
(253)
(253)
–
–
157
(253)
(628)
44
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
(485)
44
(143)
–
(485)
–
–
22
–
22
–
–
–
–
22
(680)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
38,760
30,459
38,760
(9,469)
5,123
5,736
6,911
(537)
(143)
(581)
22
–
–
–
–
(6,306)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
(6,306)
(6,306)
(6,306)
(6,306)
(6,306)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
91
290
91
290
–
–
91
290
2,088
534
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
2,088
534
1,728
439
360
95
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
455
2,167
(3,303)
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
35,457
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––
30,459
35,457
(3,303)
(5,925)
(9,469)
9,078
6,191
(802)
–
–
–
–
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 28 March 2021
At 31 March 2019
Loss for the year
Total comprehensive
income for the year
Transactions with owners
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments
Exercise of share options
Total transactions
with owners
At 29 March 2020
Loss for the year
Share
Capital
£’000
Share
Premium
£’000
Merger
Relief
Reserve
£’000
Retained
Earnings
£’000
Total
Equity
£’000
5,714
6,889
30,459
(2,069)
40,993
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
(739)
––––––––––––
(739)
––––––––––––
–
–
–
–
–
–
(739)
157
(739)
157
–
22
––––––––––––
–
22
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
(253)
–
––––––––––––
(253)
44
––––––––––––
22
––––––––––––
5,736
22
––––––––––––
6,911
–
––––––––––––
30,459
(96)
––––––––––––
(2,904)
(52)
––––––––––––
40,202
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
(948)
––––––––––––
(948)
––––––––––––
Total comprehensive income
for the year
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(948)
(948)
91
290
91
290
360
95
––––––––––––
1,728
439
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
2,088
534
––––––––––––
455
––––––––––––
6,191
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,167
––––––––––––
9,078
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
30,459
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
381
––––––––––––
(3,471)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3,003
––––––––––––
42,257
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Transactions with owners
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share
based payments
Issue of share capital
(net of costs)
Exercise of share options
Total transactions
with owners
At 28 March 2021
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year ended 28 March 2021
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
Notes
19
9,705
14,842
(286)
(724)
Net cash flow from/(used in)
operating activities
Investing activities
Acquisition of property,
plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets
Acquisition of investments
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
Loan repaid (to)/by subsidiary
undertakings
Net cash flow (used in)/from
investing activities
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of new
ordinary shares (net of expenses)
Capital received from bank borrowings
Capital repaid on bank borrowings
Principal element of lease payments
Interest received
Interest paid
Net cash flow from/(used in)
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
(1,679)
(28)
–
–
(7,214)
(145)
(47)
(641)
–
–
–
–
(10)
–
–
(641)
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
(1,850)
––––––––––––
2,012
––––––––––––
(1,707)
––––––––––––
(8,047)
––––––––––––
(1,850)
––––––––––––
1,361
––––––––––––
2,622
11,750
(7,440)
(1,972)
10
(2,754)
––––––––––––
44
1,000
(700)
(4,332)
10
(2,596)
––––––––––––
2,622
11,750
(7,440)
–
478
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fulham Shore PLC is a public company limited by shares 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
The Fulham Shore PLC is presenting audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 28 March
2021. The comparative period presented is audited financial statements for the year ended 29 March 2020.
The accounting year for the Group runs to a Sunday within seven days of 31 March each year which will be
a 52 or 53 week period. The year ended 28 March 2021 was a 52 week period, with the comparative year to
29 March 2020 being a 52 week period.
The Company accounts have been prepared for the same periods as the Group.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and, in accordance with
international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements for the year ended 28 March 2021 are presented in Sterling which is also the
functional currency of the Group. The functional currency is the 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.
NEW STANDARDS
The following new accounting standards are effective for the year ended 28 March 2021 and have been
adopted in these financial statements:
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 – Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Phase 1 (became effective
for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2020)
These amendments provide relief from certain hedge accounting requirements in order to avoid unnecessary
discontinuation of existing hedge relationships during the period before replacement of an existing interest
rate benchmark with an alternative interest rate. These amendments have had no impact on the financial
statements.
Amendments to IFRS 3 – Definition of a business (became effective for accounting periods commencing on
or after 1 January 2020)
These amendments clarified the definition of a business to help determine whether a transaction should be
accounted for as a business combination or an asset acquisition and permits, in certain circumstances, a
simplified assessment that an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business. These amendments
have had no impact on the financial statements.
Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 - Definition of material (became effective for accounting periods commencing
on or after 1 January 2020)
The changes clarifies the definition of material and aligns the definitions used across IFRSs and other
IASB publications. These amendments have had a minimal impact on the financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 16 – Covid-19-related rent concessions (became effective for annual periods beginning
on or after 1 June 2020 but has been adopted early in these accounts)
These amendments provides an option to apply a simplified accounting treatment for lessees not to treat
eligible rent concessions that are a direct consequence of the COVID-19 as lease modifications. The
amendment has had no impact on retained earnings in the financial statement for the year.
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NEW STANDARDS THAT ARE NOT YET EFFECTIVE
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following amendments in Standards relevant to the
Group operations that have not been applied in these financial statements were in issue but not yet effective:
IFRS 9 (Amendment)
IAS 39 (Amendment)
IFRS 7 (Amendment)
IFRS 4 (Amendment)
IFRS 16 (Amendment)
IFRS 3 (Amendment)
IAS 16 (Amendment)
IAS 37 (Amendment)
IAS 1 (Amendment)
Interest rate benchmark reform phase 2
Interest rate benchmark reform phase 2
Interest rate benchmark reform phase 2
Interest rate benchmark reform phase 2
Interest rate benchmark reform phase 2
Reference to the conceptual framework
Proceeds before intended use
Cost of fulfilling a contract
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current
The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these amendments in Standards as appropriate in future years will
have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group.
GOING CONCERN
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Board has reviewed
the risk analysis set out in the Strategic Report on pages 12 to 13, the Group’s net current liabilities position
as at 28 March 2021, the forecasts for the next financial year, other longer term plans, financial resources
including undrawn but available short term and long term facilities described in note 14, the availability of
future equity funding if required and operational cash flow where cash from revenues are received within
7 days. Although negotiations on renewal of the Revolving Credit Facility, which expires in March 2022, is
ongoing, the forecasts were prepared with the assumption that such facility will not be renewed.
COVID-19 and government action from 20 March 2020 has significant impact on trading and therefore
forecasts used for going concern analysis. Since 19 July 2021, trading restrictions previously in place on dine
in trade have been lifted. The Directors have reviewed the rapidly evolving situation relating to COVID-19 and
have modelled a series of downside case scenarios. These downside cases represent increasingly severe
scenarios and include assumptions relating to the estimates of the impact of:
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The closure of all restaurants to dine-in for a period of 13 weeks and then a reopening programme over
2 months;
The closure of all restaurants to dine-in for a period of 26 weeks and then a reopening programme over
2 months;
These downside cases, whilst considered by the Directors to be extremely prudent, as to date the Government
has not fully closed restaurants to takeaway and delivery sales, have a significant adverse impact on sales,
margin and cash flow. In response, the Directors have taken immediate and significant actions, all within
management’s control, to reduce costs and optimise the Group’s cash flow and liquidity. Amongst these are
the following mitigating actions: reducing capital and investment expenditure through postponing or pausing
projects and change activity; deferring or cancelling discretionary spend; freezing non-essential recruitment
and reducing marketing spend; and reducing indirect costs and central costs. Even in the most severe scenario
where restaurants are closed for 26 weeks, the Group has adequate liquidity to cover the losses and
recommence trading as we have done following the initial lockdown. Any other scenario where the Group is
only closing restaurants to dine-in and allowed to be open for takeaway and delivery service, the impact on
cash flow is significantly lower.
Taking the reviews and analysis, 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.
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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 was the reverse of this. Accordingly the business
combination was accounted for 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 identifiable 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 profit or loss 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 licences
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, amortised on a
straight-line basis.
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.
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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 on a straight line basis 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.
Right-of-use assets arising from the Group’s lease arrangements are depreciated over the earlier of the useful
life or their reasonably certain lease term, as determined under the Group’s leases policy.
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 comprising debt and equity instruments 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. Other investments are initially measured at fair value, including transaction costs and
subsequently remeasured less any impairment.
Debt securities that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely
payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less
any impairment. Debt securities that do not meet the criteria for amortised cost are measured at fair value
through profit and loss.
Equity securities are classified and measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, there is no
subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to profit or loss following derecognition of the
investment.
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
Trade receivables represent amounts owed by customers where the right to payment is conditional only on
the passage of time and are recorded at amortised cost. Other receivables represent amounts owed by third
parties and intra group balances in the parent company where the right to payment is conditional on the
passage of time and the occurrence of certain event. The carrying value of all trade and other receivables
recorded at amortised cost is reduced by allowances for lifetime estimated credit losses other than expected
credit losses on group balances which are based on expected 12 month credit losses. Estimated future credit
losses are first recorded on the initial recognition of a receivable and are based on the ageing of the receivable
balances, historical experience and forward looking considerations. Individual balances are written off when
management deems them not to be collectible.
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.
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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.
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.
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the
Group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the
original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date
of the combination. Total comprehensive income is attributed to non-controlling interests even if this results
in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.
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
profit or loss.
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.
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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.
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
When the Group leases an asset, a right of use asset is recognised for the leased item and a lease liability is
recognised for any lease payments to be paid over the lease term at the lease commencement date. The right
of use asset is initially measured at cost, being the present value of the lease payments paid or payable, plus
any initial direct costs incurred in entering the lease and less any lease incentives received. Right of use assets
are depreciated on a straight-line basis from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the asset’s
useful life or the end of the lease term. The lease term is the non-cancellable period of the lease plus any
periods for which the Group is reasonably certain to exercise any extension options. The useful life of the
asset is determined in a manner consistent to that for owned property, plant and equipment. If right of use
assets are considered to be impaired, the carrying value is reduced accordingly. Lease liabilities are initially
measured at the value of the lease payments over the lease term that are not paid at the commencement
date and are discounted for the portfolio of leases using the incremental borrowing rate of the Group as the
rate implicit in individual leases is not readily ascertainable. After initial recognition, the lease liability is recorded
at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease
payments arising from a change in an index or rate or if the Group’s assessment of the lease term changes;
any changes in the lease liability as a result of these changes also results in a corresponding change in the
recorded right-of-use asset.
The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of
machinery that have a lease term of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets, including IT equipment.
The Group recognises the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line
basis over the lease term.
Covid-19 related rent concessions
The Group has applied COVID-19 related rent concessions – amendment to IFRS16. The Group applies the
simplified accounting treatment not to assess whether eligible rent concessions that are a direct consequence
of the COVID-19 pandemic are lease modifications. The Group applies the practical expedient consistently to
contracts with similar characteristics and in similar circumstances. For rent concession in leases to which the
Group chooses not to apply the practical expedient, or that do not qualify for the practical expedient, the Group
assesses whether there is a lease modification.
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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
The Group’s revenue is derived from the sale of food and drink in its restaurants, or as deliveries or takeaways.
The performance obligation is fulfilled when control is transferred to the customer at the point of sale. All sales
are settled at the point of sale and the group does not, therefore, have any contract assets or liabilities.
Revenue is recognised net of VAT, discounts, returns and deferred revenue for the Group’s loyalty scheme’s
unsatisfied performance obligations.
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.
EXCEPTIONAL COSTS
The Group discloses certain financial information excluding exceptional costs. This presentation allows a
better understanding of the underlying trading performance of the Group as these exceptional costs are one
off non recuring costs. Exceptional costs are identified by virtue of the nature and magnitude of the event
giving rise to them through consideration of quantitative and qualitative factors including where related costs
or income are current disclosed. Examples of exceptional costs that meet the above definition and which have
been presented as exceptional costs include, but are not restricted to: impairment of property, plant and
equipment, Changes in fair value of investment, costs of acquisition, one off COVID-19 related costs.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Grants from the government are recognised at their fair value where there is a reasonable assurance that the
grant will be received and the group will comply with all attached conditions. Government grants relating to
costs are deferred and recognised in the statement of comprehensive income over the period necessary to
match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate.
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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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, including right of use assets and intangible
assets, other than goodwill, the Group tests for impairment when there is an indication of impairment and for
assets previously impaired.
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.
Previously impaired assets will be reversed should the original conditions for impairment change and there
are strong indicators supporting the estimated future cash flows from its use and eventual disposal of the
assets.
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.
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. For a one year reduction in useful life of the brand, an additional £91,000 of
amortisation would be charged to the income statement.
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Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment represents 68.8% (2020: 75.6%) 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, other than right of use 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.
Lease accounting
Lease accounting under IFRS 16 is significantly more complex than under previous reporting requirements
under IAS 17 and necessitates the collation and processing of very large amounts of data and the increased
use of management judgements and estimates to produce financial information. The most significant
accounting judgements are disclosed below:
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The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods
covered by an option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered
by a break clause to terminate the lease, if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised.
l When the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Group estimates the incremental
borrowing rate (“IBR”) based on a risk-free rate adjusted for the effect of the Group's theoretical credit
risk. As the Group has external borrowings, judgement is required to compute an appropriate discount
rate which was calculated based on UK bank borrowings and adjusted by an indicative credit premium
that reflects the credit risk of the Group. This has resulted in a weighted average IBR of 3.3% applied to
the leases.
Loyalty programme
The Group operates a loyalty programme in its Franco Manca business. The scheme enables members to
earn stamps from each qualifying purchase from a Franco Manca restaurant. Rewards that can be used
against future purchases are earnt on collection of a number of stamps. The Group recognises deferred
revenue in an amount that reflects the scheme’s unsatisfied performance obligations, valued at the stand-alone
selling price of the future benefit to the member. The amount of revenue recognised and deferred is impacted
by ‘breakage’. On an annual basis the Group estimate the number of rewards that will never be consumed
(‘breakage’). Significant estimation uncertainty exists in projecting members’ future consumption activity.
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.
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ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DEFINITIONS OF ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The Group uses alternative performance measures which are designed to show the normalised underlying
trading performance for the period, including an adjustment to take account of property costs on an accruals
basis, as below:
OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT
Operating (loss)/profit is defined as (loss)/profit before taxation, finance income and finance costs.
HEADLINE OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT
Headline operating (loss)/profit is defined as operating profit before amortisation of brand, impairment of
property, plant and equipment, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, impairment and changes in fair
value of investments, COVID-19 related 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 (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION
Headline (loss)/profit before taxation is defined as (loss)/profit before taxation before amortisation of brand,
impairment of property, plant and equipment, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, impairment and
changes in fair value of investments, COVID-19 related 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 recognised in the profit and loss account in the period in which they are incurred.
HEADLINE EBITDA
Headline EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before COVID-19 related costs and grants received against
COVID-19 related costs, restructuring costs, costs of reverse acquisition, cost of acquisition, share based
payments, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, impairment of property, plant and equipment
and pre-opening costs.
ADJUSTED HEADLINE EBITDA
Adjusted Headline EBITDA is defined as Headline EBITDA less rent expense calculated on an accrual basis,
which excludes the effect of IFRS 16.
EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as Headline EBITDA less share based payments and pre-opening costs.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA less rent expense calculated on an accrual basis, which excludes the
effect of IFRS 16.
HEADLINE EPS
Headline basic EPS and Headline diluted EPS are defined in note 6.
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for the year ended 28 March 2021
1
SEGMENT INFORMATION
For management purposes, the Group was organised into two operating divisions during the year ended
28 March 2021. 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 28 March 2021:
Revenue from:
External customers
Headline EBITDA
Depreciation and amortisation
Headline operating (loss)/profit
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Amortisation of brand
Impairment of property plant and
equipment
COVID-19 related costs
Operating loss
Finance income
Finance costs
Segment loss before taxation
Income tax credit
Loss for the year from
continuing operations
Assets
Liabilities
Net assets
Capital additions to PPE
Capital additions to PPE excluding
right of use assets
The Real
Greek
segment
£’000
Franco
Manca
segment
£’000
Other
unallocated
£’000
Total
£’000
9,007
30,779
499
40,285
1,578
(3,190)
––––––––––––
(1,612)
(19)
(31)
–
(321)
(57)
––––––––––––
(2,040)
6
(694)
––––––––––––
(2,728)
8,091
(7,932)
––––––––––––
159
(64)
(181)
(821)
(692)
(27)
––––––––––––
(1,626)
4
(1,607)
––––––––––––
(3,229)
(670)
(28)
––––––––––––
(698)
(8)
–
–
–
(399)
––––––––––––
(1,105)
–
(453)
––––––––––––
(1,558)
33,574
(25,172)
––––––––––––
8,402
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,382
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
97,905
(59,306)
––––––––––––
38,599
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6,464
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6,450
(17,994)
––––––––––––
(11,544)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
8,999
(11,150)
––––––––––––
(2,151)
(91)
(212)
(821)
(1,013)
(483)
––––––––––––
(4,771)
10
(2,754)
––––––––––––
(7,515)
1,209
––––––––––––
(6,306)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
137,929
(102,472)
––––––––––––
35,457
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
7,846
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
456
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,223
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,679
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
In addition to the revenues generated from external customers, The Real Greek segment also generated
internal revenues from another segment to the value of £542,000 (2020: £643,000).
Within revenue from external customers, there was Eat Out To Help Out income of £1,195,000
(2020: £Nil)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1
SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
For the year ended 29 March 2020:
Revenue from:
External customers
The Real
Greek
segment
£’000
Franco
Manca
segment
£’000
Other
unallocated
£’000
Total
£’000
20,004
48,525
36
68,565
Headline EBITDA
Depreciation and amortisation
Headline operating profit/(loss)
3,655
(2,898)
––––––––––––
757
Share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Amortisation of brand
Impairment of property plant and equipment
Change in fair value of investments
Cost of acquisition
COVID-19 related costs
12,229
(7,828)
––––––––––––
4,401
(87)
(563)
(821)
(71)
(248)
(2)
(317)
––––––––––––
2,292
6
(1,564)
––––––––––––
734
(690)
(31)
––––––––––––
(721)
(4)
–
–
–
–
–
(10)
––––––––––––
(735)
–
(308)
––––––––––––
(1,043)
(66)
(120)
–
(189)
–
(1)
(106)
––––––––––––
275
4
(724)
––––––––––––
(445)
Operating profit/(loss)
Finance income
Finance costs
Segment profit/(loss) before taxation
Income tax expense
Loss for the year from continuing
operations
Assets
Liabilities
Net assets
Capital additions to PPE
Capital additions to PPE
excluding right of use assets
32,712
(25,254)
––––––––––––
7,458
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,678
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
98,972
(55,982)
––––––––––––
42,990
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
10,698
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,333
(13,021)
––––––––––––
(11,688)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
9
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,650
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,555
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
9
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
7,214
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
15,194
(10,757)
––––––––––––
4,437
(157)
(683)
(821)
(260)
(248)
(3)
(433)
––––––––––––
1,832
10
(2,596)
––––––––––––
(754)
(421)
––––––––––––
(1,175)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
133,017
(94,257)
––––––––––––
38,760
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
16,385
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Head office and PLC costs 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. The Group’s two business
segments primarily operate in one geographical area which is the United Kingdom.
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2
OPERATING (LOSS)/ PROFIT
Operating (loss)/profit is stated after charging:
Staff costs (note 3)
COVID-19 related costs (note 3)
Other income:
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants (note 3)
Other COVID-19 grants
Share based payments
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Owned assets
Leased assets
Amortisation of intangible assets:
Trademarks, licenses and franchises
Brand
Operating lease rentals:
Short leases
Inventories – amounts charged as an expense
Auditor’s remuneration:
for statutory audit services
for other assurance services
for tax compliance services
for transactional services
Pre-opening costs
Exceptional costs:
change in fair value of investments
impairment of property, plant and equipment
COVID-19 related costs
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
12,767
9,521
(8,479)
(1,791)
91
4,883
6,171
97
821
188
6,509
149
8
–
9
212
25,524
285
(285)
–
157
4,657
6,025
74
821
–
12,710
169
–
42
–
683
–
1,013
483
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
248
260
433
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
COVID-19 related costs of £483,000 (2020: £433,000) include the one off cost of temporarily closing
of all restaurants following UK government instructions (such as stock wastage and other costs), one
off property related costs and certain provisions made against expected credit losses arising from the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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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
Staff costs for above persons
Salaries and fees
Defined contribution pension costs
Social security costs
Share based payments
Furlough related costs and grants
Furlough salaries and fees
Furlough defined contribution pension costs
Furlough social security costs
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants
Year
ended
28 March
2021
No.
Year
ended
29 March
2020
No.
29
1,069
––––––––––––
1,098
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
32
1,243
––––––––––––
1,275
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
7
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
7
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
11,619
218
930
––––––––––––
12,767
91
––––––––––––
12,858
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
23,379
407
1,738
––––––––––––
25,524
157
––––––––––––
25,681
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
8,783
591
147
(8,479)
––––––––––––
1,042
––––––––––––
13,900
––––––––––––
267
4
14
(285)
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
25,681
––––––––––––
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the majority of staff were on furlough or flexi-furlough. The Group
received grants from the UK Government under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to enable such
staff to be placed on furlough rather than made redundant as a result of the UK Government putting
the UK under lockdown in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Costs of employees on furlough
have been recognised in Administrative Expenses while Coronavirus Job Retentions Scheme grants
have been recognised within Other Income.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
3
EMPLOYEES (continued)
DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
The remuneration of Directors, who are the key management personnel of the company, is set out in
aggregate and on a paid basis below. Further details of directors’ emoluments can be found in the
tables of directors’ remuneration on pages 22 to 25.
Salaries, fees and other short term employee benefits
Defined contribution pension costs
Social security costs
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
608
22
105
––––––––––––
735
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
942
22
115
––––––––––––
1,079
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
In light of the impact of COVID-19 and the majority of staff on furlough or flexi-furlough during the year
ended 28 March 2021, the Directors each waived 20% of their salaries throughout the whole of the
financial year.
Included above are fees paid to related parties for the provision of directors’ services which are further
described in note 22.
Four Directors received pension contributions during the year (2020: Four).
During the year four directors (2020: two) exercised share options for a total of 9,440,470
(2020: 2,231,944) ordinary shares of the Company.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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4
FINANCE COSTS
Interest expenses on bank loans and overdrafts
Interest on lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16
5
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Income tax expense on continuing operations
Based on the result for the year:
UK corporation tax at 19% (2020: 19%)
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
Total current taxation
Deferred taxation:
Origination and reversal of temporary timing differences
Current year
Total deferred tax
Total tax (credit)/expense on (loss)/profit on continuing operations
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
457
2,297
––––––––––––
2,754
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
309
2,287
––––––––––––
2,596
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
–
(127)
––––––––––––
(127)
446
(28)
––––––––––––
418
(1,082)
––––––––––––
(1,082)
––––––––––––
(1,209)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
421
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Further information on the movement on deferred taxation is given in note 16.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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5
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (continued)
Factors affecting tax charge for year:
Loss before taxation from continuing operations
Taxation at UK corporation tax rate of 19% (2020: 19%)
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
Depreciation/impairment on non-qualifying fixed assets
Tax effect from right of use asset accounting
Share based payments
Rate change on deferred tax liability
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of previous periods
Total income tax (credit)/expense in the income statement
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
(7,515)
––––––––––––
(1,428)
(754)
––––––––––––
(143)
89
225
228
(197)
–
(126)
––––––––––––
(1,209)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
56
231
205
70
30
(28)
––––––––––––
421
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Factors that may affect deferred tax charges are disclosed in note 16 including a breakdown of the
adjustment to previously recognised deferred tax.
The UK corporation tax rate is expected to increase to 25% from 1 April 2023 but this has not yet been
substantively enacted therefore deferred taxation does not take this rate into account. If enacted, it will
increase the deferred tax recognised in the income statement.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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6
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Loss for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share:
Share based payments
Deferred tax on share based payments
Pre-opening costs
Amortisation of brand
Deferred tax on amortisation of brand
Loss on disposal
Exceptional costs
– change of fair value of investment
– impairment of property, plant and equipment
– cost of acquisition
– COVID-19 related costs (net)
Headline (loss)/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
28 March
2021
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
(6,306)
91
(214)
212
821
(137)
3
(1,193)
157
39
683
821
(137)
–
–
1,013
–
483
––––––––––––
248
260
3
433
––––––––––––
(4,034)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,314
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Year
ended
28 March
2021
No. ‘000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
No. ‘000
596,214
23,225
––––––––––––
572,885
1,030
––––––––––––
619,439
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
573,915
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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for the year ended 28 March 2021
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 and diluted
Headline Basic and diluted
Year
ended
28 March
2021
Year
ended
29 March
2020
(1.1p)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(0.2p)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(0.7p)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.2p
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
During a period where the Group or Company makes a loss, accounting standards require that ‘dilutive’
shares for the Group be excluded in the earnings per share calculation, because they will reduce the
reported loss per share; consequently, all per-share measures in the current period are based on the
weighted number of ordinary shares in issue.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
7
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Group
Cost
31 March 2019
Additions
29 March 2020
Additions
28 March 2021
Accumulated amortisation
31 March 2019
Charge in the year
29 March 2020
Charge in the year
28 March 2021
Net book value
28 March 2021
Trademarks,
License and
franchises
£’000
Software
£’000
Brand
£’000
Goodwill
£’000
Total
£’000
63
197
8,211
20,705
29,176
–
––––––––––––
63
145
––––––––––––
342
–
––––––––––––
8,211
–
––––––––––––
20,705
145
––––––––––––
29,321
5
––––––––––––
68
––––––––––––
23
––––––––––––
365
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
8,211
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
20,705
––––––––––––
28
––––––––––––
29,349
––––––––––––
37
88
3,284
–
3,409
5
––––––––––––
42
69
––––––––––––
157
821
––––––––––––
4,105
–
––––––––––––
–
895
––––––––––––
4,304
8
––––––––––––
50
––––––––––––
89
––––––––––––
246
––––––––––––
821
––––––––––––
4,926
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
918
––––––––––––
5,222
––––––––––––
18
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
119
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3,285
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
20,705
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
24,127
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
29 March 2020
21
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
185
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
4,106
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
20,705
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
25,017
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The amortisation charges for trademarks, license and franchises and software for the year are
recognised within administrative expenses. The amortisation charges for brand for the year are
presented after Headline Operating (Loss)/Profit.
As at 28 March 2021 brand intangible assets which relates to Franco Manca has a remaining
amortisation period of 4 years (2020: 5 years).
Goodwill of £1,774,000 relates to The Real Greek and is attributable to its group of cash generating units.
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.
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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 is 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 financial forecasts for the 2022 and 2023 financial
years for the sites open at the end of March 2021;
l extrapolated cash flow forecasts over the following twenty three years, an appropriate timeframe
for branded restaurant businesses, using forecast growth rates based on the long term 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 a pre-tax discount rate of 10.25% (2020: 6.9%) which is the rate believed by the Directors to reflect
the risks associated with the group of CGUs using a WACC model, and comparison to other
available restaurant businesses.
Other than as disclosed below and any further impact on trade from COVID-19, 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 £31,601,000 and
£64,482,000 respectively. There are no reasonably plausible scenarios in which a change in the
assumptions would lead to an impairment loss being recognised for the year ended 28 March 2021.
Similarly, following the impact of COVID-19 on trading during the year, it would be unlikely for all
restaurants in each CGU to close temporarily to trading for the significant amount of time that would
lead to an impairment loss being recognised.
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8
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Group
Leasehold Right of
improvements use assets
£’000 £’000
Cost
31 March 2019 34,291
Recognition on
adoption of
IFRS 16 – 64,388
–––––––––– ––––––––––
1 April 2019 34,291 64,388
Additions 4,879 9,171
Reclassification 551 –
Disposals – –
–––––––––– ––––––––––
29 March 2020 39,721 73,559
Additions 1,043 5,329
Remeasurements – 838
Reclassification 46 –
Disposals (3) (2,111)
–––––––––– ––––––––––
28 March 2021 40,807 77,615
–––––––––– ––––––––––
Accumulated
depreciation and
impairment
31 March 2019 8,728 –
Furniture,
fixtures
and
Assets
under
fittings construction
£’000
£’000
Plant and
equipment
£’000
Total
£’000
6,361
2,614
784
44,050
–
––––––––––
6,361
–
––––––––––
2,614
1,366
36
(8)
––––––––––
7,755
355
–
–
(3)
––––––––––
8,107
––––––––––
656
97
–
––––––––––
3,367
162
–
26
–
––––––––––
3,555
––––––––––
–
64,388
–––––––––– ––––––––––
108,438
784
313
(684)
(26)
16,385
–
(34)
–––––––––– ––––––––––
124,789
387
119
–
(72)
–
7,008
838
–
(2,117)
–––––––––– ––––––––––
130,518
–––––––––– ––––––––––
434
3,364
1,152
–
13,244
–
–
–
10,682
260
(3)
–––––––––– ––––––––––
24,183
–
–
–
–
11,054
1,013
(690)
–––––––––– ––––––––––
35,560
–––––––––– ––––––––––
–
434
94,958
–––––––––– ––––––––––
–––––––––– ––––––––––
100,606
–––––––––– ––––––––––
–––––––––– ––––––––––
387
Charge in the year 2,892 6,025
Impairment 260 –
Disposals – –
–––––––––– ––––––––––
29 March 2020 11,880 6,025
1,300
–
(3)
––––––––––
4,661
465
–
–
––––––––––
1,617
Charge in the year 3,145 6,171
Impairment 1,013 –
Disposals (1) (687)
–––––––––– ––––––––––
28 March 2021 16,037 11,509
–––––––––– ––––––––––
Net book value
28 March 2021 24,770 66,106
–––––––––– ––––––––––
–––––––––– ––––––––––
29 March 2020 27,841 67,534
–––––––––– ––––––––––
–––––––––– ––––––––––
1,242
–
(2)
––––––––––
5,901
––––––––––
496
–
–
––––––––––
2,113
––––––––––
2,206
––––––––––
––––––––––
3,094
––––––––––
––––––––––
1,442
––––––––––
––––––––––
1,750
––––––––––
––––––––––
Right of use assets comprises assets relating to property leases.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
8
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)
An impairment review of property, plant and equipment is carried out 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 financial forecasts for the 2022 financial year for
the site being tested at the end of March 2021;
l extrapolated cash flow forecasts 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 long term industry growth rate of 2%;
l incorporate any expected trading or cash flow impact from COVID-19;
l less estimated annual capital expenditure required to maintain the existing restaurants’ look and
feel in each segment based on historic refurbishment programmes;
l a pre-tax discount rate to cash flow projections of 10.25% (2020: 6.9%) 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 other than the CGUs listed below, where
the overall impairment charge would increase by £191,000.
The following impairment charges have been recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income
as exceptional costs – impairment of property, plant and equipment.
28 March 28 March
2021 2021
£’000 £’000
29 March 29 March
2020 2020
£’000 £’000
Impairment Recoverable
charge amount
Impairment Recoverable
charge amount
For continuing operations
Franco Manca restaurant 1 – –
Franco Manca restaurant 2 240 –
Franco Manca restaurant 3 252 –
Franco Manca restaurant 4 56 130
Franco Manca restaurant 5 144 83
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
Total for Franco Manca operating
segment 692 213
The Real Greek restaurant 1 – –
The Real Greek restaurant 2 – –
The Real Greek restaurant 3 – –
The Real Greek restaurant 4 321 –
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
Total for The Real Greek operating
segment 321 –
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
Total for the Group 1,013 213
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
71 1,869
– –
– –
– –
– –
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
71 1,869
20 1,278
10 110
159 1,383
– –
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
189 2,771
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
260 4,640
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
8
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)
The recoverable amounts shown above include the right of use assets recognised under IFRS 16
relating to the relevant CGU.
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the Group impaired the short term leasehold improvements in
relation to one (2020: 2) property trading as Franco Manca, which is trading financially below
management expectations. The remaining 3 (2020: Nil) restaurants trading as Franco Manca and one
as The Real Greek (2020: Nil) were impaired following the closure of Debenhams where these sites
were located as a concession. These sites continue to trade under short term leases or tenancies at
will.
Parent Company
Cost
31 March 2019
Additions
Disposals
29 March 2020
Additions
28 March 2021
Accumulated depreciation
31 March 2019
Charge in the year
28 March 2020
Charge in the year
28 March 2021
Net book value
28 March 2021
29 March 2020
Leasehold
improvements
£’000
Plant and
equipment
£’000
Furniture,
fixtures
and
fittings
£’000
Total
£’000
205
59
25
289
1
–
–––––––––––
206
–
–––––––––––
206
–––––––––––
8
(1)
–––––––––––
66
–
–––––––––––
66
–––––––––––
1
–
–––––––––––
26
–
–––––––––––
26
–––––––––––
10
(1)
–––––––––––
298
–
–––––––––––
298
–––––––––––
59
47
10
116
21
–––––––––––
80
21
–––––––––––
101
–––––––––––
105
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
126
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
7
–––––––––––
54
5
–––––––––––
59
–––––––––––
7
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
12
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
3
–––––––––––
13
3
–––––––––––
16
–––––––––––
10
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
13
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
31
–––––––––––
147
29
–––––––––––
176
–––––––––––
122
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
151
–––––––––––
–––––––––––
All depreciation charges have been recognised in administrative expenses in the income statement.
All non-current assets are located in the United Kingdom.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
9
INVESTMENTS
Group
Unlisted shares
Change in fair value
Loans at cost
Impairment of investments and loans
Carrying amount
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
–
–
–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
245
(245)
83
(83)
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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.
Following a further funding round during the year ended 29 March 2020, the Group holds 24% of the
equity of Made of Dough Limited. 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 it is not an associate.
Other investments classified as financial assets are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest
method, less any impairment. During the year ended 29 March 2020, the Group recognised a movement
in fair value of the unlisted shares in Made of Dough Limited given the uncertainty in valuation due to
the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the sector. Also during the year ended 29 March 2020, the Group
recognised an impairment of the loan investment based on estimated future credit loss.
Parent Company
Cost and net book value
Opening position
Investment in subsidiaries
Closing position
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
44,347
43,563
83
––––––––––––
44,430
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
784
––––––––––––
44,347
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
9
INVESTMENTS (continued)
As at 28 March 2021, 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
10DAS Limited
Café Pitfield Limited
CHG Brands Limited*
FM6 Limited*
FM98 LTD Limited*
FM111 Limited*
FM Catherine The Great Limited*
FM High Holborn Limited
FM London Bridge Limited
Franco Manca Holdings Limited
Franco Manca International Limited*
Franco Manca 1 UK Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited*
Kefi Limited
Souvlaki & Bar Limited*
The Real Greek Bracknell Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited*
The Real Greek International Limited*
The Real Greek (Norwich) Limited*
The Real Greek Wine Company Limited*
* Held by subsidiary undertaking
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Dormant
Dormant
Dormant
Restaurant property
Operation of restaurants
Restaurant property
Restaurant property
Restaurant property
Restaurant property
Dormant
Dormant
Restaurant property
Operation of restaurants
Dormant
Restaurant property
Restaurant property
Operation of restaurants
Dormant
Dormant
Restaurant property
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
10
INVENTORIES
Raw materials
Consumables
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
532
1,444
––––––––––––
1,976
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
528
1,378
––––––––––––
1,906
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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
Prepayments and accrued income
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
–
935
––––––––––––
935
––––––––––––
–
1,081
––––––––––––
1,081
––––––––––––
9,456
–
––––––––––––
9,456
––––––––––––
10,567
–
––––––––––––
10,567
––––––––––––
1,009
491
1,221
––––––––––––
2,721
––––––––––––
3,656
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
606
235
1,501
––––––––––––
2,342
––––––––––––
3,423
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
53
––––––––––––
53
––––––––––––
9,509
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
61
89
––––––––––––
150
––––––––––––
10,717
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Other receivables due after more than one year relate to rent deposits.
Amounts receivable from subsidiaries in the Company due after more than one year are unsecured
and earn interest at 3.5% above LIBOR.
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. As the risk of a credit loss is low there is no material ECL adjustment required.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
12
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
Cash at bank and in hand
12,270
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,056
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,797
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,030
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
Included in current liabilities:
Trade payables
Other taxation and social security payable
Other payables
Accruals
5,670
765
971
6,771
––––––––––––
14,177
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,386
1,661
808
4,625
––––––––––––
12,480
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
60
96
95
1,743
––––––––––––
1,994
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
83
86
–
1,140
––––––––––––
1,309
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Trade payables are 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.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
14
BORROWINGS
Short term borrowings:
Bank loans
Lease liabilities
Long term borrowings:
Bank loans
Lease liabilities
Amounts owed to subsidiary
undertakings
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
3,730
7,909
––––––––––––
11,639
–
5,163
––––––––––––
5,163
3,730
–
––––––––––––
3,730
–
–
––––––––––––
–
12,120
63,078
11,540
63,051
12,120
–
11,540
–
–
––––––––––––
75,198
––––––––––––
86,837
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
74,591
––––––––––––
79,754
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
235
––––––––––––
12,355
––––––––––––
16,085
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3,197
––––––––––––
14,737
––––––––––––
14,737
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
As at 28 March 2021, the Group’s committed Sterling borrowing facilities comprises a revolving credit
facility of £14,250,000 (2020: £14,250,000), a Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan facility
(“CLBIL”) of £10,750,000 (2020: £Nil), both expiring between one and five years and a bank overdraft
facility, repayable on demand, of £750,000 (2020: £750,000) from HSBC Bank PLC (“HSBC”) which
are secured by a mortgage debenture in favour of HSBC representing fixed or floating charges over all
assets of the Group. The Group benefited from covenant waivers from HSBC during the year ended
28 March 2021.
The interest rate applicable on the revolving credit facility is 2.50% above LIBOR and the CLIBIL is
1.95% above LIBOR. The interest rate applicable on the bank overdraft is 2.5% over base rate.
The overdraft facility was undrawn as at 28 March 2021.
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings are amounts borrowed from The Real Greek Food Company
Limited, a subsidiary of the Company and are repayable on 29 March 2021. The interest rate applicable
on the amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings is 3.5%.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
14
BORROWINGS (continued)
The maturity profile of the Group’s lease liabilities as at 28 March 2021 was as follows:
Within one year
In more than one year but less than two years
In more than two years but less than three years
In more than three years but less than four years
In more than four years but less than five years
In more than five years
Effect of discounting
Lease liabilities
28 March
2021
£’000
7,909
5,086
5,060
5,173
5,084
45,047
––––––––––––
73,359
29 March
2020
£’000
5,163
5,354
5,270
5,085
4,778
44,899
––––––––––––
70,549
(2,372)
––––––––––––
70,987
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(2,335)
––––––––––––
68,214
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
There are no committed lease liabilities not yet commenced at 28 March 2021.
Interest expense on borrowings for the year is disclosed in Note 4 finance costs.
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
The Group is exposed to financial risks which could affect the Group’s future financial performance.
This note describes the objectives, policies and processes of the Group for managing those risks and
the methods used to measure them.
The Group finances its operations through equity, borrowings and cash generated from operations.
For borrowings other than lease liabilities, the Group’s policy is to borrow centrally using a mixture of
long-term and short-term borrowing facilities to meet anticipated funding requirements. These
borrowings, together with cash generated from operations, are loaned internally or contributed as equity
to certain subsidiaries.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (continued)
Financial assets and liabilities
The Group and Company had the following financial assets and liabilities:
Group
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March 28 March
2020 2021
£’000 £’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
Non-current financial assets
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings
Other receivables
–
935
– 9,456
1,081 –
10,567
–
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
12,270
1,500
––––––––––––
14,705
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,056
841
––––––––––––
3,978
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,797
–
––––––––––––
15,253
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,030
–
––––––––––––
11,597
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
11,639
13,412
5,163
10,819
3,730
1,898
–
1,223
75,198
–
––––––––––––
100,249
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
74,591
–
––––––––––––
90,573
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
12,120
235
––––––––––––
17,983
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
11,540
3,197
––––––––––––
15,960
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
* 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.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (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 28 March 2021
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables
For the year ended 29 March 2020
Other investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade and other payables
Less than
1 year
£’000
12,270
1,500
(3,730)
(2,930)
(13,412)
––––––––––––
(6,302)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Less than
1 year
£’000
2,056
841
–
(30)
(10,819)
––––––––––––
(7,952)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Between
1 and
5 years
£’000
More
than
5 years
£’000
Total
£’000
–
117
(12,120)
(2,867)
–
––––––––––––
(14,870)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
818
–
(65,190)
–
––––––––––––
(64,372)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
12,270
2,435
(15,850)
(70,987)
(13,412)
––––––––––––
(85,544)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Between
1 and
5 years
£’000
More
than
5 years
£’000
Total
£’000
–
93
(11,540)
(4,056)
–
––––––––––––
(15,503)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
988
–
(64,128)
–
––––––––––––
(63,140)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,056
1,922
(11,540)
(68,214)
(10,819)
––––––––––––
(86,595)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The financial instruments recognised on the balance sheets and shown above are all loans and
receivables and financial liabilities at amortised cost.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (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 28 March 2021
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade and other payables
For the year ended 29 March 2020
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade and other receivables
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade and other payables
Less than
1 year
£’000
5,797
–
(3,730)
(1,898)
––––––––––––
169
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Between
1 and
5 years
£’000
Total
£’000
–
9,456
(12,120)
(235)
––––––––––––
(2,899)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,797
9,456
(15,850)
(2,133)
––––––––––––
(2,730)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Less than
1 year
£’000
1,030
–
–
(1,223)
––––––––––––
(193)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Between
1 and
5 years
£’000
Total
£’000
–
10,567
(11,540)
(3,197)
––––––––––––
(4,170)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,030
10,567
(11,540)
(4,420)
––––––––––––
(4,363)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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
(2020: £14,250,000), a committed long term Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan facility of
£10,750,000 (2020: £Nil) and short term bank overdraft facilities available to manage its liquidity as at
28 March 2021 of £750,000 (2020: £750,000).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (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:
28 March
2021
£’000
Group Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
Floating rate
Cash at bank and in hand
Bank loans
12,270
(15,850)
––––––––––––
(3,580)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,056
(11,540)
––––––––––––
(9,484)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,797
(15,850)
––––––––––––
(10,053)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,030
(11,540)
––––––––––––
(10,510)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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 28 March 2021 were 2.2%
and year ended 29 March 2020 were 1.9% and the weighted average interest rates paid for bank
overdrafts during the year ended 28 March 2021 were 2.5% and year ended 29 March 2020 were 2.5%.
The Group has performed 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 result in increased finance costs of £79,250 (2020: £57,700).
Foreign Exchange Risks
During the years ended 28 March 2021 and 29 March 2020, 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.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (continued)
Credit Risks
The Group’s exposure to credit risk arises mainly from as follows:
28 March
2021
£’000
Group Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
Cash at bank and in hand
Trade receivables and other receivables
12,270
1,500
––––––––––––
13,770
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,056
841
––––––––––––
2,897
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,797
9,456
––––––––––––
15,253
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,030
10,567
––––––––––––
11,597
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The Group estimated that a future credit loss was likely in relation to a deposit made (2020: credit loss
in relation to the other investments held by the Group). Therefore the Group has recognised an
impairment of £69,000 during the year ended 28 March 2021 (2020: £3,000). The carrying amounts of
the other financial assets above are considered to be recoverable in full and approximate to their fair
value. They are neither past due nor impaired and the expected credit loss is not considered to be
material.
The majority of the Group’s cash balances have been held in current accounts savings accounts at
HSBC Bank PLC during the years ended 28 March 2021 and 29 March 2020 and did not earn any
significant interest. The Group estimates that there is no material expected credit loss.
The majority of the Group’s trade receivables are due for settlement within 7 days and largely comprise
amounts receivable from credit and debit card clearing houses and online food delivery companies.
As the Group has no material credit facilities granted to customers no credit losses have been estimated.
The Group’s other receivables predominantly comprises of deposits held by landlords and suppliers
and the Group estimates that there is no material expected credit loss on these.
The Company’s trade and other receivables are made up of loans to its subsidiary undertaking, Franco
Manca 2 UK Limited. The Company has undertaken procedures to determine whether there has been
a significant increase in credit risk. Where these procedures identify a significant increase in credit risk,
the loss allowance is measured based on the risk of a default occurring over the expected life of the
instrument. The Company estimates that there is no increase in credit risk identified given the nature
of the balances held and there is no additional credit risk expected from the impact of COVID-19.
COVID-19 risks
The macro economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain, and continues to evolve, with
potential disruption to financial markets including to currencies, interest rates, borrowing costs and the
availability of debt financing. However, the Group’s financial risk management strategies seek to reduce
our potential exposure in relation to these risks. During the year, the Group:
l raised further funds from an equity placing and subscription;
l extended the maturity date of the RCF facility by 12 months to March 2022; and
l completed a new loan facility under the UK Government’s CLBIL scheme for a three year term.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
15
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (continued)
The combined effect of these actions have added an additional £13m of headroom to the Group’s capital
structure.
Fair Values of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
The fair value amounts of the Group’s and Company’s financial assets and liabilities as at 28 March
2021 and 29 March 2020 did not materially vary from the carrying value amounts.
16
DEFERRED TAXATION
Analysis of movements in net deferred tax balance during the period:
28 March
2021
£’000
Group Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
As at 29 March 2020
Tax on share based payments
Transfer from/(to) reserves
Movement in accelerated capital
allowances
Tax on share based payments
Tax on losses
Tax on intangible assets
Transfer from/(to) profit and loss
Net deferred tax (liability)/asset
(1,879)
290
––––––––––––
290
(1,623)
(253)
––––––––––––
(253)
3
290
––––––––––––
290
287
(253)
––––––––––––
(253)
303
214
429
137
––––––––––––
1,083
––––––––––––
(506)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(101)
(39)
–
137
––––––––––––
(3)
––––––––––––
(1,879)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
185
–
–
––––––––––––
185
––––––––––––
478
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
(31)
–
–
––––––––––––
(31)
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the Group and Company transferred £290,000 deferred tax
charge to reserves (2020: £253,000 from reserves) in relation to deferred tax on share based payments.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
16
DEFERRED TAXATION (continued)
The Group’s deferred taxation liability disclosed above relates to the following:
28 March
2021
£’000
Group Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
Deferred tax assets
Share options
Tax losses
Deferred taxation assets
Deferred tax liabilities
Accelerated capital allowances
Intangible assets
Deferred taxation liabilities
513
429
––––––––––––
942
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
9
–
––––––––––––
9
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
478
–
––––––––––––
478
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
3
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
901
547
––––––––––––
1,448
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,203
684
––––––––––––
1,887
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The Company has losses of 981,000 (2020: £285,000) which, subject to agreement with HM Revenue
& Customs, are available to offset against the respective Company’s future profits. A deferred taxation
asset in respect of these losses of £186,000 (2020: £54,000) 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
28 March
2021
£’000
Group Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
29 March
2020
£’000
Allotted, issued called up and fully paid:
619,057,651 (2020: 573,617,181)
ordinary shares of 1p each
6,191
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,736
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6,191
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
5,736
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The Company has one class of ordinary share which carries no rights to fixed income.
On 20 August 2020, the Company issued 36,000,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.01 and were allotted for
cash at £0.0625 per Ordinary Share.
On 24 February 2021, the Company issued 3,392,772 Ordinary Shares of £0.01 which were allotted
for cash at £0.05 per Ordinary Share following the exercise of certain share options in the Company.
On the same day, the Company issued a further 3,332,842 Ordinary Shares of £0.01 which were allotted
for cash at £0.06 per Ordinary Shares following the exercise of certain share options in the Company.
On 3 March 2021, the Company issued 2,714,856 Ordinary shares of £0.01 which were allotted for
cash at £0.06 per Ordinary Share following the exercise of certain share options in the Company.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
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
£91,000 (2020: £157,000).
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 28 March 2021
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
28 March
2021
‘000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
‘000
64,851
63,808
–
(9,441)
(2,115)
––––––––––––
53,295
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
4,225
(2,232)
(950)
––––––––––––
64,851
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
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
28 March
2021
£
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£
0.10
0.09
–
(0.06)
(0.14)
––––––––––––
0.10
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.11
(0.02)
(0.15)
––––––––––––
0.10
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Outstanding and exercisable share options to acquire ordinary shares of 1 pence each as at 28 March
2021 under various Group share plans are as follows:
For the year ended 28 March 2021
Range of
exercise prices
Options outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months
Weighted
average
exercise
price
£
Options exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months
Weighted
average
exercise
price
£
Number
of
shares
‘000
Number
of
shares
‘000
EMI
£0.06
Unapproved
£0.06
£0.1015
£0.11
£0.1125
£0.17625
£0.1775
£0.1825
CSOP
£0.1015
£0.1125
£0.17625
£0.1775
£0.1825
3,332
––––––––––––
3,332
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0600
––––––––––––
0.0600
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
7
––––––––––––
7
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
3,332
––––––––––––
3,332
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0600
––––––––––––
0.0600
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
7
––––––––––––
7
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
13,805
1,492
23,373
1,595
785
162
1,421
––––––––––––
42,633
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0600
0.1015
0.1100
0.1125
0.1763
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.0975
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
43
87
49
100
75
71
63
––––––––––––
52
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
13,805
–
23,373
–
785
162
1,421
––––––––––––
39,546
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0600
–
0.1100
–
0.1763
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.0967
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
43
–
49
–
75
71
63
––––––––––––
48
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,518
2,180
915
538
2,179
––––––––––––
7,330
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.1015
0.1125
0.1763
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.1438
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
87
100
75
71
63
––––––––––––
81
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
915
538
2,179
––––––––––––
3,632
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
0.1763
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.1802
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
75
71
63
––––––––––––
67
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
18
SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)
For the year ended 29 March 2020
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
£0.05
£0.06
Unapproved
£0.05
£0.06
£0.1015
£0.11
£0.1125
£0.17625
£0.1775
£0.1825
CSOP
£0.1015
£0.1125
£0.17625
£0.1775
£0.1825
2,779
9,440
––––––––––––
12,219
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0500
0.0600
––––––––––––
0.0519
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
11
19
––––––––––––
14
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
2,779
9,440
––––––––––––
5,011
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0500
0.0600
––––––––––––
0.0519
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
11
19
––––––––––––
14
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
554
13,805
1,692
23,873
1,695
1,085
162
1,557
––––––––––––
44,423
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0500
0.0600
0.1015
0.1100
0.1125
0.1763
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.0979
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
11
19
99
25
112
87
83
75
––––––––––––
33
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
554
13,805
–
23,873
–
–
162
1,557
––––––––––––
39,951
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.0500
0.0600
–
0.1100
–
–
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.0950
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
11
19
–
25
–
–
83
75
––––––––––––
25
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
1,733
2,530
915
638
2,393
––––––––––––
8,209
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
0.1015
0.1125
0.1763
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.1427
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
99
112
87
83
75
––––––––––––
93
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
–
638
2,393
––––––––––––
3,031
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
–
0.1775
0.1825
––––––––––––
0.1814
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
–
–
83
75
––––––––––––
77
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
During the year ended 28 March 2021, the market price of ordinary shares in the Company ranged
from £0.0475 (2020: £0.0450) to £0.1650 (2020: £0.1290). The share price as at 28 March 2021 was
£0.1525 (2020: £0.055).
The fair value of the options is estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model.
There were no options issued during the year ended 28 March 2021.
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.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
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 for the grants were as follows:
Weighted average expected life
Weighted average exercise price
Risk free rate
Expected volatility
Expected dividends
Year
ended
28 March
2021
–
–
–
–
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Year
ended
29 March
2020
3 years
11.25 pence
0.75%
52.5%
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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 28 March 2021 are as follows:
At the beginning of the year
Exercised during the year
At the beginning and end of the year
For the year ended 28 March 2021
Year
ended
28 March
2021
‘000
Year
ended
29 March
2020
‘000
591
591
(12)
––––––––––––
579
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
591
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Range of
exercise prices
SIP shares outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months
Weighted
average
exercise
price
£
SIP shares exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
months
Weighted
average
exercise
price
£
Number
of
shares
‘000
Number
of
shares
‘000
Nil
579
––––––––––––
579
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
49
––––––––––––
49
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
579
––––––––––––
579
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
49
––––––––––––
49
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
18
SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)
For the year ended 29 March 2020
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
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
61
––––––––––––
61
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
591
––––––––––––
591
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
61
––––––––––––
61
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The fair value of the SIP shares is estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
19
NOTE TO CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
Reconciliation of net cash flows from operating activities
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
Year
ended
29 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
(6,306)
(1,209)
––––––––––––
(7,515)
(10)
2,754
––––––––––––
(4,771)
(1,175)
421
––––––––––––
(754)
(10)
2,596
––––––––––––
1,832
(948)
(185)
––––––––––––
(1,133)
(479)
507
––––––––––––
(1,105)
(739)
31
––––––––––––
(708)
(466)
439
––––––––––––
(735)
11,972
1,013
–
3
91
–
––––––––––––
11,577
263
245
23
157
14
––––––––––––
29
–
–
–
8
–
––––––––––––
31
–
–
1
4
10
––––––––––––
Loss for the year
Income tax (credit)/expense
Loss before tax
Finance income
Finance costs
Operating (loss)/profit for the year
Adjustments
Depreciation and amortisation
Impairment
Change in fair value
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/(decrease) in trade and
other payables
Cash generated from/(used in)
operations
Income taxes paid
Net cash flow from/(used in)
operating activities
8,308
14,111
(1,068)
(689)
(70)
(233)
(142)
(59)
–
97
–
(32)
1,700
––––––––––––
1,307
––––––––––––
685
––––––––––––
(3)
––––––––––––
9,705
15,217
(286)
(724)
–
––––––––––––
(375)
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
9,705
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
14,842
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(286)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(724)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
19
NOTE TO CASH FLOW STATEMENTS (continued)
Changes in net debt from financing activities
Lease Lease Bank Bank
liabilities liabilities loans loans
Cash and due due due due
Cash within after within after
Equivalents 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Group £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Net debt as at
31 March 2019 1,835 – – – (11,240)
IFRS 16 transitional
adjustment – (4,668) (58,715) – –
–––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– ––––––––––
Net debt as at
1 April 2019 1,835 (4,668) (58,715) – (11,240)
Cash flows 221 4,332 – – (300)
Additions to lease
liabilities – (4,827) (4,336) – –
–––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– ––––––––––
Net debt as at
29 March 2020 2,056 (5,163) (63,051) – (11,540)
Cash flows 10,214 1,972 – – (4,310)
Reallocation – (4,915) 4,915 (3,730) 3,730
Additions to lease
liabilities – (141) (5,188) – –
Remeasurements to
lease liabilities – (131) (707) – –
Reduction of lease
liabilities – 469 953 – –
–––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– ––––––––––
Net debt as at
28 March 2021 12,270 (7,909) (63,078) (3,730) (12,120)
–––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– ––––––––––
–––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– ––––––––––
Total
£’000
(9,405)
(63,383)
––––––––––
(72,788)
4,253
(9,163)
––––––––––
(77,698)
7,876
–
(5,329)
(838)
1,422
––––––––––
(74,567)
––––––––––
––––––––––
Net debt before lease liabilities recognised under IFRS 16 as at 28 March 2021 was £3,580,000
(2020: £9,484,000).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
19
NOTE TO CASH FLOW STATEMENTS (continued)
Cash and Bank loans
Cash due within
Equivalents 1 year
Parent Company £’000 £’000
Bank loans
due after
1 year
£’000
Total
£’000
Net debt as at 31 March 2019 22 –
Cash flows 1,008 –
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
Net debt as at 29 March 2020 1,030 –
Cash flows 4,767 –
Reallocation – (3,730)
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
Net debt as at 28 March 2021 5,797 (3,730)
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
–––––––––––– ––––––––––––
(13,721)
(1,016)
––––––––––––
(14,737)
(1,348)
3,730
––––––––––––
(12,355)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(13,699)
(8)
––––––––––––
(13,707)
3,419
–
––––––––––––
(10,288)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
20
LEASE COMMITMENTS
The Group had aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases which fall
due as follows:
Land and buildings
within one year
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
100
––––––––––––
100
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
6
––––––––––––
6
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The commitment included above relates to annual lease commitments under short term leases that
have not been included in borrowings and will be included as operating lease rentals in the following
year. Within the terms of the leases for land and buildings are commitments for variable pay that are
dependent on turnover. These have not been disclosed in the above table due to the variable nature of
these payments.
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
21
CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
The Group capital expenditure contracted for but not provided in the financial statements as follows:
28 March
2021
£’000
Group
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
Committed new restaurant builds
902
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
503
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
–
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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 22 to 25, and in note 3. Details of share options
granted to Directors are also shown in the Report on Directors’ Remuneration.
Transactions with Directors other than compensation
During the year ended 28 March 2021, DM Page, NAG Mankarious, N Wong and N Donaldson,
directors of the Company, exercised options over 9,440,470 ordinary shares (2020: DM Page and NAG
Mankarious exercised options over 2,231,944 ordinary shares). The aggregate gains made on the
exercise of the options during the year was £561,000 (2020: £223,000).
During the year ended 29 March 2020, the Group acquired approximately 1% minority interests in its
two subsidiaries: Kefi Limited (“Kefi”), which owns the subsidiary that owns and operates The Real
Greek; and Franco Manca Holdings Limited (formerly Rocca Limited) (“FM Holdings”), which owns the
subsidiary that owns and operates Franco Manca, for a total consideration of £628,026 in cash from
DM Page and NAG Mankarious, both directors of the Company.
Other related party transactions
During the year, the Group was invoiced £58,000 (2020: £101,000) for the services of NJ Donaldson
by London Bridge Capital Partners LLP, a business in which NJ Donaldson is a partner, and the balance
outstanding at 28 March 2021 was £Nil (2020: £18,000). This arrangement ended on 31 December
2020.
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
22
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (continued)
During the year the Group invoiced £71,000 (2020: £71,000) in rent relating to a property leased to
Meatailer Limited, a company in which DM Page and NAG Mankarious are directors and shareholders
and NJ Donaldson and NCW Wong are shareholders. No COVID-19 related support was granted to
Meatailer Limited during the year. The balance outstanding as at 28 March 2021 owed by Meatailer
Limited was £Nil (2020: £1,000). During the year Meatailer Limited invoiced the Group and Company
£48,000 (2020: £30,000) for a volume rebate received by the Group that was attributable to Meatailer
Limited on a joint purchasing deal earned from a third party supplier and the Group £Nil (2020: £2,000)
for a staff Christmas Party. The balance outstanding as at 28 March 2021 owed to Meatailer was £Nil
(2020: £2,000).
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)
The Real Greek Food Company Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
623
1,302
––––––––––––
1,925
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Parent company
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
636
845
––––––––––––
1,481
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
22
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (continued)
During the year the Company also loaned amounts to the following subsidiaries:
Amounts loaned/(repaid) Parent company
Year
ended
29 March
2020
£’000
Year
ended
28 March
2021
£’000
10DAS Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited
2
2,959
(1,111)
––––––––––––
1,850
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(1)
(716)
(1,296)
––––––––––––
(2,013)
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
Amounts outstanding at year end Parent company
29 March
2020
£’000
28 March
2021
£’000
10DAS Limited
The Real Greek Food Company Limited
Franco Manca 2 UK Limited
(14)
(221)
9,456
––––––––––––
9,221
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
(16)
(3,180)
10,567
––––––––––––
7,371
––––––––––––
––––––––––––
The Company was a legal guarantor and a party to an agreement in which 10DAS Limited during the
year, a subsidiary company, entered into a lease of a restaurant space. The total potential aggregate
minimum lease payments that has been called under this guarantee at the end of the year were £Nil
(2020: £Nil).
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 28 March 2021
23
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Impact of Covid-19
On 6 January 2021, the UK Government issued direct instructions to again temporarily close all
restaurants to dine-in trade as part of wider efforts in the fight against Covid-19. All of the Group’s
restaurants therefore once again closed to dine in trade with a handful of restaurants fully closed.
Following the financial year end and since 12 April 2021, the date from which the UK Government
determined that restaurants could reopen to serve dine-in customers outdoors if safe to do so, the
Group has undertaken a gradual reopening of its restaurants to dine in customers. On 17 May 2021,
the UK Government allowed restaurants to reopen indoor dining areas, with social distancing rules, if
safe to do so. The Group has since early June reopened all restaurants to dine-in customers but with
social distancing rules applied thus with fewer available covers. On 19 July 2021, social distancing
rules were removed by the UK Government thus allowing all restaurants to increase capacity back to
similar levels to those prior to the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ADVISERS
COMPANY SECRETARY
NJ Donaldson
Executive Chairman
Managing Director
Director
Finance Director
Independent Non-executive Director
Independent Non-executive Director
REGISTERED IN ENGLAND
Number 07973930
SOLICITORS
Marriott Harrison LLP
11 Staple Inn
London WC1V 7QH
BANKERS
HSBC Bank PLC
71 Queen Victoria Street
London, EC4V 4AY
DIRECTORS
DM Page
NAG Mankarious
NJ Donaldson
NCW Wong
MA Chapman
DAL Gunewardena
REGISTERED OFFICE
1st Floor
50-51 Berwick Street
London W1F 8SJ
AUDITOR
RSM UK Audit LLP
25 Farringdon Street
London EC4A 4AB
NOMINATED ADVISER,
FINANCIAL ADVISER AND BROKER
Singer Capital Markets Advisory LLP
One Bartholomew Lane
London EC2N 2AX
REGISTRARS
Equiniti David Venus Limited
(trading as SLC Registrars)
Highdown House,
Yeoman Way,
Worthing,
West Sussex BN99 3HH.
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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 09.00 on 29 September
2021 at The Real Greek, Bridgemaster’s House, Duchess Walk, London SE1 2UP to consider, and if thought
fit, pass the following resolutions. Resolutions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall be proposed as ordinary resolutions and
resolution 6 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 28 March 2021.
2.
to receive and approve the Report on Directors’ Remuneration for the period ended 28 March 2021.
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 within the meaning of that section on and subject
to such terms as the Directors may determine up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,100,612 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 of the Company (the “Directors”) be generally empowered
to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Act) pursuant to the authority conferred by
resolution 5, 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 £930,183. 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
The Fulham Shore PLC
1st Floor
50-51 Berwick Street
London W1F 8SJ
3 September 2021
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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notes
1.
In the interests of protecting the health and safety of our shareholders, colleagues and the general
public, the Directors recommend that shareholders do not attend the AGM in person. Members of the
Board will form the required quorum for the meeting. Accordingly, the Board strongly encourages
Shareholders to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as their proxy by post with their voting instructions
by returning the proxy form by post to the Company’s registrars as soon as possible. The registrars
must receive your proxy form by 09.00 (London time) on Monday 27 September 2021.
2. There will be no Q&A session at the AGM, but the Company will host an investor presentation through
the digital platform, Investor Meet Company at 16.30 on Wednesday 29 September 2021. Shareholders
can sign up to Investor Meet Company for free via the following link: www.investormeetcompany.com
or for more information please contact Hudson Sandler at fulhamshore@hudsonsandler.com.
3. 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.
4.
Investors who hold their shares through a nominee may wish to appoint a proxy, in which case they
should discuss this with their nominee or stockbroker.
5. To be effective, a form of proxy must be deposited at SLC Registrars (trading name of Equiniti David
Venus Limited), P.O. Box 5222, Lancing BN99 9FG or sent via email to proxy@slcregistrars.com by
not later than 09.00 on 27 September 2021 or, in the case of an adjournment, 48 hours prior to the time
of the adjourned AGM (Saturdays and Public Holidays excluded).
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 18.30 on 27 September 2021 or, in the case of an adjournment, at close
of business on the date which is two days before the day of the adjourned general meeting, shall be
entitled to attend and vote at the AGM in respect of such number of shares registered in their name at
that time. In each case, changes to entries in the register of members after such time 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 26 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 22 to 25 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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THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
1ST FLOOR 50-51 BERWICK STREET
LONDON W1F 8SJ
TEL: 020 3026 8129
EMAIL: INFO@FULHAMSHORE.COM
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