Annual Report 2019
risk as alpha
Contents
Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Chairman’s Statement ...................................................................................................................................... 2
The Global Risk Platform .................................................................................................................................. 7
Our Products ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Principal risks and uncertainties ................................................................................................................... 13
Section 172 Statement ................................................................................................................................... 16
Financial Review............................................................................................................................................... 19
Board of Directors ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Statement of Corporate Governance ........................................................................................................... 28
Audit Committee Report ................................................................................................................................. 34
Remuneration Committee Report ................................................................................................................. 36
Nomination Committee Report ..................................................................................................................... 39
Directors’ Report .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Independent auditor’s report to the members of KRM22 Plc .................................................................. 47
Consolidated income statement and statement of comprehensive income for the group .............. 54
Consolidated statement of financial position for the group .................................................................... 55
Company statement of financial position ................................................................................................... 56
Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the group ................................................................... 57
Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the group ................................................................... 58
Company statement of changes in equity .................................................................................................. 59
Company statement of changes in equity .................................................................................................. 60
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the group ............................................................................... 61
Company statement of cash flows .............................................................................................................. 62
Notes to the consolidated financial statements ........................................................................................ 63
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Highlights
FINANCIAL
• Total revenue recognised of £4.1m (2018 - £1.3m, based on seven months and three months post-
acquisition revenue from Irisium and ProOpticus respectively)
• Annualised Recurring Revenue (ARR)1 as at 31 December 2019 of £4.3m (2018 - £3.3m)
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Net organic ARR growth of 21% in the year (2018 – 10%) including 33% ARR growth from
institutional customers2
Acquired ARR growth of £0.5m from the acquisition of Object+
Current undisputed ARR of £4.0m (May 2020)
Impairment of intangibles of £2.3m
• Adjusted EBITDA loss3 of £3.1m (2018 – loss of £3.3m)
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• Contingent consideration write back of £1.5m
• Loss before tax of £7.3m (2018 – loss of £5.4m)
• Cash at 31 December 2019 of £1.1m (2018 - £3.4m)
• Net cash outflow of £2.3m (2018 – inflow of £3.3m)
• Fundraises
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Raised gross proceeds of £2.8m through a placement and subscription for new ordinary
shares
Raised £1.3m in gross proceeds in May 2020
• Agreed a £10.0m loan facility with an initial drawdown of £1.0m in April 2019
OPERATIONAL
• Acquisition of Object+ in May 2019 to provide a suite of “pre-trade” and “at trade” market risk
applications
• Global Risk Platform and Enterprise Risk Cockpit launched in March 2019 and first significant
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customer of Enterprise Risk Cockpit in October 2019
Six new partnerships signed covering client onboarding, enhanced due diligence, online training,
individual accountability regime and regulatory reporting
1 Annualised Recurring Revenue (ARR) is the value of contracted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) revenue normalised to a
one year period and excludes one-time fees.
2 At constant 31 December 2019 FX rates.
3 Adjusted EBITDA is the reported loss for the year, adjusted for recurring non-monetary costs including depreciation,
amortisation and share-based payment charges and non-recurring costs including impairment charges, reorganisation
costs and acquisition and funding costs.
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Chairman’s Statement
KEITH TODD CBE, CEO AND CHAIRMAN
2019 was the first full year of KRM22 as a trading public company, during which the Group has made
significant progress on many fronts.
• We have delivered on our strategy to acquire specialised risk management software and subject
matter expertise, develop the underlying technology of the Global Risk Platform, and establish
partnerships with third-party applications
• We have delivered a financial performance in line with market expectations on adjusted EBITDA loss
• We have built a foundation for future business growth
Financial performance
We have reported revenues of £4.1m (£1.3m in 2018) and our Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) as at 31
December 2019 was £4.3m (£3.3m in 2018). In 2019 we reported £0.3m of non-recurring income and we
expect to contract at least a similar level in 2020. Since 31 December 2019 we have generated an additional
£0.1m ARR from existing customers buying new products however one existing customer, using the
surveillance product, has terminated their contract for £0.1m ARR and two contracts with ARR of £0.4m
combined are in dispute. At the date of this report we have undisputed ARR of £4.0m from 34 customers.
As a result of our tight control of costs and deferral of some investments, we have achieved an EBITDA loss
in line with our market forecasts at £3.1m (2018 – adjusted EBITDA loss of £3.3m). Adjusted EBITDA is a key
metric in order to understand the cash profitability of the business as it excludes exceptional cash items such
as acquisition costs and non-cash items including share-based payment charges, depreciation, amortisation
and impairments, reorganisation costs and disposal of assets. At the date of this report, our operational cost
base is currently running at £4.6m per annum.
To achieve adjusted EBITDA positive on a run rate basis in 2020 we need to recognise total revenue of £5.0m
and this can be achieved if we sign additional ARR in new business above the £4.3m ARR recognised at 31
December 2019 together with anticipated non-recurring revenue, a continued containment of operating costs
and taking into account known customer churn in 2020.
We spent £1.5m on capitalised software development in 2019 but currently plan to spend £0.8m in 2020.
Cash at 31 December 2019 was £1.1m. We benefit from commercial terms where customers pay in advance,
either annually or quarterly, and as a result, new customer wins generate cash before revenue is reported. In
addition, we continue to have the Harbert Debt Facility available to us, which allows for drawdowns in £0.5m
increments, based on annual recurring revenue growth and we anticipate receiving a tax R&D credit. Cash as
at the date of this report is £1.4m, following receipt of £1.1m for the Placing Shares from the placement
completed on 14 May 2020.
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Strategy
Our strategy consists of six core pillars that ensure we build a successful company.
‘Foundation of the business’
Technology as a service
Business automation
Team effectiveness
Technology as a Service
‘Driving Growth’
Organic Growth
Acquisitions
Partnerships
At the heart of our philosophy is the concept of reducing the cost and complexity of risk management for
customers through technology delivered on an open platform, while driving increased business margins for
investors.
Our Global Risk Platform is live and being used by customers to access our risk management applications.
We now have thirteen applications accessible through the platform and we are well advanced in integrating
the common utilities. The platform provides efficiency and reduced cost for customers.
We launched the Enterprise Risk Cockpit in March 2019, our first native application available through the
Global Risk Platform, and achieved our first significant Enterprise Risk customer contract in October 2019.
Acquisitions and commercial partnerships
We have been clear from the start of KRM22 that we build, acquire and partner to bring products to the Global
Risk Platform and therefore to our customers and prospects. We have now completed four acquisitions since
inception, including the acquisition of the Enterprise Risk expert team, and eight partnerships. In May 2019
we acquired Object+, a provider of pre-trade and at-trade risk management applications. The team has been
fully integrated, and we have made our first sale to a new customer for one of the products, which was in
Asia.
We have established partnerships to complement our existing portfolio across regulatory, market and
operational risk. Revenue from partnerships has been low so far, with only one partnership product sold in
2019, however we are expecting to see an increase in partnership sales in 2020.
Business automation
We have implemented extensive business automation to ensure we have a scalable operational foundation
covering customer acquisition and service, through to financial control and administration. This will ensure
the maximum margin can drop to the bottom line.
Team effectiveness
The investment in the team we have recruited and acquired is at the heart of our engine. We have clear
company values:
• Focus wins
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• Business is a team game
• Clear accountabilities for all.
These guiding principles, along with the team appraisal process and open internal communication, help to
ensure we achieve optimal team performance.
Organic growth
Organic growth is at the heart of our business approach. In 2019, our net organic growth was 21%.
Through our business automation program, we have implemented a sophisticated customer relationship
management system that provides visibility and allows us to manage and track activities through completion
of sales opportunities. The Global Risk Platform facilitates cross selling through its single logon facility,
allowing all users to see the other applications which KRM22 provides, but also by the shared data utilities
which offers increased operational and cost efficiency for customers. We have a very strong pipeline of
prospects across enterprise, market, regulatory and operations risk.
COVID-19
The rapid spread of the coronavirus and resulting COVID-19 global pandemic has had an operational and
financial impact on KRM22. We are seeing that sales cycles for contracts are extending due to restrictions
imposed by governments across the world and due to the high volatility in markets and trading volumes
increasing daily workloads for our customers and prospects.
We have taken action to mitigate the financial impact by implementing further cost cutting actions which is
expected to reduce the overall cost-base of KRM22 by over £1.0m over twelve months through salary
sacrifices for all staff, general overhead reductions, reduced spend on travel as a result of the restrictions
imposed pursuant to COVID-19 and reduced property and office costs. The cost reductions will not affect
KRM22’s ability to support its existing customers or win new potential customers.
KRM22 is fully operational globally from home as a result of the infrastructure and processes that were
implemented from launch.
Our foundation for growth
Since 30 April 2018 when we listed, we have built the core of a business that is now a springboard for growth.
The business development team is represented across major financial centers worldwide in the US, London,
Singapore and Sydney enabling us to support local opportunities as well as global customers. The array of
offerings accessible through the Global Risk Platform increases cross sell opportunities and provide highly
competitive functionality at competitive cost.
The Board
Garry Jones, Steve Sparke and Kim Suter joined the board and bring a wealth of Industry credibility and
contacts to assist us on the next phase of growth. I would again like to thank Karen Bach, David Ellis, Jim
Oliff and Matt Reed who stepped down from the board for the insights and assistance during the formation
and early period of KRM22.
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The team and communities
We could not have achieved so much without the energy and commitment of our team for which the board
and I thank them.
We have been able to support a few charities, including ‘Future for Kids’, as part of our commitment to fulfilling
a full role in our industry and community.
Outlook
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related risks and uncertainties continue to evolve however we are
confident that we will deliver on our growth and adjusted EBITDA profit plans.
Keith Todd CBE
Executive Chairman and CEO
20 May 2019
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Strategic Report
Strategic Report
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The Global Risk Platform
ALL THE RISK APPLICATIONS OF A CUSTOMER IN ONE PLACE
The KRM22 Global Risk Platform brings all of a client’s applications together to help them manage their entire
risk profile across the five domains in a single place.
Customers can log in to all applications with one click and with integration can share and de-duplicate data.
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Our Products
ENTERPRISE RISK COCKPIT
The Risk Cockpit improves your team’s process efficiency and
accuracy by capturing all risk management data in a single place for
automated analysis.
Your senior management and risk teams can:
• Eliminate the need for cumbersome spreadsheets
• Automate processes and workflows
• Define and embed accountabilities within the firm
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Increase your ability to capture and analyse operational
losses
• Create a common risk management language and approach
• Deliver enterprise risk analysis and reporting
REGULATORY NAVIGATOR
The Regulatory Navigator brings out-the-box regulatory functionality
covering Market Abuse, SM&CR and Financial Crime. Address your
overall regulatory risk and compliance position through real-time,
meaningful management information, sourced from the entire
regulatory application suite.
Your senior management and risk and compliance teams can:
• Eliminate the need for cumbersome spreadsheets
• Automate key regulatory processes and monitoring
workflows
• Embed regulatory industry best practice within the firm
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Increase your ability to monitor and manage regulatory
breaches
• Benchmark versus continuously evolving industry best
practice
• Deliver a culture of individual accountability and transparency
SURVEILLANCE
Irisium provides insightful analytics and contextual surveillance to
help capital markets firms identify and manage the potential risks of
market abuse, fraud and operational breaches.
Your risk and control team can:
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Initiate their daily workflow through alerts
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Identify the appropriate actions to manage alerts
• Configure and analyse alert scenarios in real-time
• Develop case management workflows
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Investigate the risk profile of your firm
• Provide business intelligence by exploring the underlying data
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INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY REGIME
The Individual Accountability Regime allows financial institutions to
manage accountability throughout the firm, and comply with SMCR
and conduct rules, through governance tools and frameworks that
evolve as regulation and the business change.
Your compliance and HR teams can:
• Save time by automating IAR workflows
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Increase visibility of responsibilities
• Understand certification position of individuals
• Trace workflows through time-stamped audit trails
• Drive culture and accountabilities
• Automate SMCR breach reporting
CLIENT ONBOARDING
Digital client onboarding provides capital market firms with the tools
to make client onboarding as seamless as possible whilst allowing
them to fulfil their regulatory obligations.
Your credit and compliance teams can:
• Execute KYC and AML checks on new and existing clients
• Understand deep detail about clients through enhanced
checks
• Classify clients and investors to make risk-based decisions
• Check audit controls through supporting documentation
storage
• Ensure approval with declarations, terms and e-signatures
• Validate the data provided in real-time to make rapid choices
ASCENT
Ascent uses AI and machine learning to digitise the regulatory,
internal compliance and policy information into defined obligations.
Your compliance officers can:
• View their current regulatory position overview
• Track the impact of regulatory changes on your firm
• Be alerted to changes in their upcoming regulatory landscape
• Research how your firm applies the rules stated
• Collaborate on case management throughout your firm
• Report on workflow history and actions
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REGULATORY REPORTING
Regulatory Reporting enables capital market firms to comply with its
regulatory reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions
including EMIR, REMIT, FinfraG, MifIR, MiFIDII and SFTR.
Your operational teams can:
• Comply with complex reporting obligations including
reconciling data with trade repositories
• Validate data in seconds in order to take timely corrective
action
• Control remove the need to delegate providing you full control
• Straight-through-processing with an end to end solution with
TR’s
• Monitor all reporting processes using intuitive dashboards
• Check audit controls and logs over every process
ENHANCED DUE DILIGENCE
Enhanced Due Diligence enables firms to better understand online
reputational risks and evidence compliance, supporting the
mandatory due diligence requirements of a person’s honesty and
integrity as part of the Fit and Proper assessment.
Your compliance and HR teams can:
• Access data not visible to traditional web searches
• Eliminate false positives in due diligence
• Understand online reputational risks
• Confirm employee suitability
• Leverage AI techniques not bound by any single natural
language
• Remove bias from regulatory decisions
ONLINE TRAINING
Regulatory training helps regulated firms address their mandatory
training requirements by ensuring individuals understand the
fundamentals of Market Abuse, Financial Crime and SM&CR.
Your regulated employees and managers can:
• Facilitate the prevention and detection of misconduct through
a framework for training
• Undertake simple interactive training delivered through on-
demand videos and handbooks
• Learn at their own pace with 24/7 access
• Understand key regulatory compliance obligations
• Access examination certificates to provide training evidence
• Track their completed and passed courses
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PROOPTICUS
ProOpticus meets your stress management goals by scaling the type
and amount of risk calculations performed before passing the trade
to the exchange.
Your firm can:
• React to extreme volatility through intraday P&L
• Analyse multiple market stress scenarios in real-time
• Understand your exposure with multi-level margin
requirements
• Define single and multi-dimensional limit alerts
• Drill down into underlying alert conditions
• Establish an audit trail by commenting on alerts and
notifications
PROOPTICUS VAR
ProOpticus VaR provides the unique view of multiple VaR
calculations across the whole portfolio in a single place.
Your risk and credit managers can:
• Manage multiple asset classes and portfolios
• Understand the components of a VaR calculation
• Establish portfolio positions for the VaR calculation
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• Assign probabilities to possible risk factor values
• Create pricing functions for positions
• View three VaR models - Historic, Parametric and Monte
Identify the risk factors affecting valuation of positions
Carlo
RISK MONITOR
Risk Monitor is an invaluable tool for clearing houses, clearing
members, traders, brokers and other financial institutions that make
decisions based on the management of risk.
Your risk and credit managers can:
• Understand your true exposure at all times
• React to extreme volatility across the book
• Receive automatic alerts of limit violations
• Access a centralised source of market and trade information
• Obtain real-time data directly from Exchanges
• Monitor your firms margin requirements and P&L information
• Generate multiple and flexible stress scenarios
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ORDER LIMIT MANAGEMENT
Order Limit Management helps combat time consuming and error
prone processes by maintaining pre-trade limits in one centralised
application.
Your risk and credit managers can:
• Reduce errors and manual input of limits
• View alerts of unauthorised limit changes made in the trading
venues
• Support multiple trading venues with ease
• Access all ISVs and proprietary trading systems in one place
• Create integrated reports with centralised monitoring
• Audit all events from one central place
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Principal risks and uncertainties
The Board considers the risks set out below to be the principal risks to KRM22. The Board continually reviews
the risks facing KRM22 and ensures appropriate steps are taken to mitigate them. If more than one event
occurs, it is possible that the overall effect of such events would compound the possible adverse effects on
KRM22. The Board recognises that the nature and scope of risks can change and there may be other risks to
which KRM22 is exposed so the list is not intended to be exhaustive.
Risk and
uncertainty
Customer
retention
Potential impact
Mitigating actions
Given KRM22’s strategic focus on Annualised Recurring
Revenue, the retention of key customers is critical to the
maintenance of revenue streams. The loss of key
customers could adversely impact business results.
New contract
signings
Delays in new customer contract signings will impact
business results and the cash position of KRM22.
Investors are expecting KRM22 to sign new customer
contracts and increase ARR and any delays in this will
impact shareholder confidence.
Staff recruitment and
retention
KRM22 is reliant on the skills and knowledge of its
people in a wide range of areas but especially in
executive management and software development.
Failure to recruit and retain an appropriate number of
suitably qualified people in critical areas could lead to a
deterioration in the quality of our products and services.
This could lead to us failing to meet our customers’
needs resulting in the loss of business and a failure to
deliver expected financial returns.
Foreign exchange
KRM22 operates internationally and is therefore exposed
to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
Compliance with
laws and
regulations
Debt facility
KRM22’s business is the sale of software that will
facilitate compliance with financial services laws and
regulations. A failure by KRM22 to comply with laws and
regulations in its own business could lead to fines and
revocation of business licences, as well as significant
reputational loss.
The debt facility with Harbert requires KRM22 to comply
with various obligations including payment of capital
and
interest by due dates and the reporting of
management information within agreed timeframes.
Failure to meet these obligations will result in an Event
of Default which may result in Harbert withdrawing the
Debt Facility with all amounts accrued under the Debt
Facility becoming immediately due and payable which
KRM22 would be unable to settle.
Every client has an account manager who regularly speaks with
the customer and who ensures requirements are met.
KRM22 also has a centralised customer support team with
defined service levels to ensure quality product service to the
customer.
All sales opportunities are assigned a business development
manager who updates the executive team on a regular basis.
The CFO maintains detailed cash forecasts based on different
revenue scenarios. These are reviewed and discussed on a
weekly basis between the CFO and CEO so that they can manage
the cost base and cashflow accordingly. The forecasts are also
discussed at the monthly board meetings.
The Remuneration Committee reviews KRM22’s compensation
policies to ensure KRM22 continues to attract, motivate and
retain qualified personnel. All employees are offered share
options in KRM22.
KRM22 is committed to the retention of staff by adopting a
friendly and flexible working environment and offering a broad
range of staff benefits.
KRM22 relies on a partial natural hedge of GBP, EUR and USD
costs and revenue being in the same currencies. KRM22 also
continuously monitors its foreign exchange exposure to assess
whether forward currency transactions are necessary.
KRM22 employs fully qualified finance professionals and
external professional advisors, including legal and tax, to ensure
all relevant legal and regulatory codes are fully complied with.
The risk of being unable to pay Debt Facility liabilities as they
become due would be mitigated by growth generated through
new customer agreements.
The risk of non-compliance with reporting obligations
is
mitigated by maintaining a diary, with reminders in advance of all
deadlines, so that KRM22 complies with the various obligations.
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Risk and
uncertainty
Brexit
Coronavirus
Potential impact
Mitigating actions
The risk that Brexit leads to a macroeconomic downturn
in the UK.
KRM22 operates internationally with 10% of FY19 recognised
revenue derived from customers in the UK. As such we do not
anticipate a material impact of Brexit on the business.
The rapid spread of the coronavirus and resulting
COVID-19 global pandemic has caused economic
growth to slow abruptly with repercussions around the
The coronavirus and related risks and
world.
uncertainties continue to evolve daily so there is no way
of predicting with certainty the extent to which it will
impact all stakeholders of the business.
Liquidity of customers
As detailed in note 6, KRM22 has a global customer base
with these customers being stakeholders in their own
supply chain. Our customers liquidity will be dependent
on a number of factors including the ability of their own
their suppliers
customers paying sales
providing services that support their own revenue and
the availability of staff to perform the work that drives
their revenue and liquidity of the business. The actions
of these stakeholders will impact our customers liquidity
and their ability to pay our sales invoices.
invoices,
Cashflow of the business
KRM22 operates globally and cashflow is dependent on
customer revenue and managing the cost base. Delays
in payment by our customers and increased costs from
our suppliers could have an adverse impact on the
Company’s working capital and the ability to make
payment of capital and interest on the debt facility
provided by due dates. This would result in an Event of
Default which may result in Harbert withdrawing the
Debt Facility with all amounts accrued under the Debt
Facility becoming immediately due and payable which
KRM22 would be unable to settle.
KRM22 has a centralised finance function with accounts
receivable balances reviewed on a regular basis with account
managers and executives of the Company. The use of automated
centralised systems allows AR balances to be updated daily and,
should an AR balance become overdue, appropriate action can be
taken to resolve payment of any outstanding amounts. Sensitivity
analysis is included on AR payments when preparing cash
forecasts.
As detailed above, management of the AR function is automated
with the team taking prompt action when sales invoices become
due. All purchase invoices and costs are recorded regularly so
that accurate cashflow forecasts can be maintained and
discussed on a weekly basis by the CFO and CEO. The Directors
are exploring different options to ensure there is sufficient cash
including, but not limited to:
• Effective 1 April 2020, and for the remainder of 2020, KRM22
has implemented a salary deduction of between 10 and 25%
across the Company which will result in cash savings of
approximately £0.6m in 2020;
• Taking advantage of deferred VAT and payroll tax payments;
• Pursuing other government backed initiatives in each
location where KRM22 operates including government
backed loans; and
• Dialogue with our existing investors and debt providers
about raising additional funds.
Sales pipeline
Coronavirus could delay purchasing decisions by sales
prospects which will impact cashflow and the ability to
meet market expectations on ARR growth. This in turn
could impact shareholder confidence and the ability to
drawdown funds from the Debt Facility as further
drawdown amounts are linked to ARR.
Cash forecasts are maintained on a regular basis that include
sensitivity analysis applied to new sales opportunities including
delayed sales, reduced recurring and non-recurring revenue
values and no future sales growth. The executive team review
and maintain the sales pipeline on a regular basis so that
changes in sales pipeline opportunities are reflected in forecasts.
Investor attitude
Investors lose faith in KRM22 and the ability to grow the
business at a rate that provides them with a suitable
return on investment.
The CEO and CFO meet institutional shareholders, fund managers
and analysts at least twice a year to understand how the strategy
and the Board’s decisions impact on and are received by investors
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Risk and
uncertainty
Potential impact
Staff retention
Failure of KRM22 to retain staff as a result of the salary
deductions implemented for the remainder of 2020.
Going concern
The inability of KRM22 to demonstrate that it is a going
concern would create reputational damage with sales
opportunities deciding not to purchase KRM22 products
thus impacting the Company’s cashflow and ability to
pay suppliers and staff. Similarly, key suppliers may
cease to provide services to KRM22 on the basis of
being perceived as a risk, which could in turn affect our
ability to perform our services under existing customer
contracts and customers having the ability to terminate
their contracts due minimum Service Level Agreements
(‘SLA’s’) not being achieved.
Mitigating actions
Share options will be granted to staff at the end of each calendar
quarter to compensate staff for the salary deduction. In addition,
there is regular staff engagement and communication including
formal monthly internal company meetings where the Executive
team update all staff on business wide issues and encourage
team participation.
In addition to the aforementioned mitigating actions around sales
pipeline and existing customer retention, regular dialogue is
maintained with finnCap, as KRM22’s Nominated Advisor, on
responsibilities as an AIM listed business. The cashflow
forecasts, and the sensitivity applied to them, are used as the
basis for determining actions to be taken to ensure that KRM22
can continue as a going concern. Actions include managing the
cost base, agreeing payment plans with suppliers and dialogue
with investors and Harbert, provider of the Debt Facility, on
additional funding options.
As part of the cashflow forecasts, a range of scenarios and
sensitivities have been considered in assessing KRM22’s ability
to continue as a going concern including, but not limited to:
• No further debt or equity funding;
• Existing customer churn at different rates between 0% and
10%;
• No new sales;
• Delays to new sales;
•
Implementing further cost control measures; and
• A combination of these different sensitivities.
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Section 172 Statement
Under section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006, the Directors of a company have a duty to promote the
success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have regard (amongst other
matters) to:
a) The likely consequences of any decision in the long-term;
b) The interests of the company’s employees;
c) The need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others;
d) The impact of the company’s operations on the community and environment;
e) The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct; and
f) The need to act fairly as between members of the company.
During the year ended 31 December 2019, the key decisions considered by the board were fundraising,
acquisitions, cost control and cash management.
The key stakeholders considered as part of the decision-making process were KRM22’s shareholders, broker,
nomad, employees, customers, suppliers, partners and since April 2019 Harbert, as provider of the £10.0m
Debt Facility.
Fundraising and acquisitions
In 2018 the Company raised total gross proceeds of £13.6m through the IPO on 30 April 2018 and a
subsequent placement on 26 September 2018. The proceeds were used to complete three acquisitions,
develop the Global Risk Platform and build the operational infrastructure and team to help KRM22 to deliver
future growth.
At the start of 2019, the Board planned to raise additional funds to allow KRM22 to continue its acquisition
strategy to invest in specialised risk management SaaS businesses and deliver recurring revenue. This
acquisition strategy is based on the long-term target of creating a profitable business and increasing value and
returns for shareholders. The Executive Directors, together with finnCap as broker, engaged with KRM22’s
existing shareholders and potential new investors to raise additional equity funding as well as sources of debt
funding so that KRM22 could complete three acquisition opportunities. As a result of market circumstances,
with Brexit uncertainty and the effect of revised FCA regulation on fund liquidity, only £1.8m in equity funding
was raised by KRM22 on 3 April 2019 which supported KRM22’s working capital need however, as a result,
two of the three acquisition opportunities failed.
On 29 April 2019, KRM22 secured a growth debt facility of £10.0m with Harbert of which an initial £1.0m was
drawn down on 30 April 2019. The interest rate is 11% per annum on the initial drawdown and, in conjunction
with the Debt Facility, the Company has constituted warrants over a number of Ordinary shares in the Company
to Harbert.
The Directors believe that, whilst the interest rate payable on the loan is high, and therefore impacting KRM22’s
profitability, and that the warrants are potentially dilutive for existing shareholders, the debt facility was required
to complete the acquisition of Object+, thus increasing ARR, adding important products to the Company
offering and to provide additional working capital for the business. Whilst the medium-term impact of
additional costs affects the Company’s profitability, together with the requirement for KRM22 to make capital
repayments which impacts cashflow, the long-term of objective of increasing value and returns for
shareholders is maintained. The Company has considered the wider stakeholders needs while considering
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these cost control measures which is articulated further within the paragraphs below on cost control and cash
management.
In November 2019, the Executive Directors, together with finnCap as broker, engaged with existing and new
investors to raise £1.0m of additional equity funding to provide working capital to support the business.
Cost control and cash management
In February 2019, and as a result of delays in funding, together with delays in the signing of new customer
sales contracts, the Executive Directors presented a paper to the Board to make £3.0m of cost savings per
annum, based on the 2018 exit run rate.
The cost savings proposal included reduced headcount through employee redundancies, termination of
contractors, reduced use of external agencies and temporary cost savings through salary deferrals. The Board
considered how the proposal would impact the affected stakeholders in terms of:
• Employee/staff morale, as a result of redundancies;
• Employee motivation, as a result of staff taking temporary salary deferrals;
• The reduction of headcount, both employee and contractors, and the impact on deliverables such as
development of the Global Risk Platform and Enterprise Risk Cockpit which would help drive the
Company’s ARR; and
• The ability to grow KRM22 operations, as a result of terminating contractors and external agencies.
Having considered the impact on the affected stakeholders, the Board were of the opinion that this was
necessary to ensure the long-term success of KRM22 and approved the approach.
The Executive Directors engaged with the impacted stakeholder groups: employees, contractors and suppliers,
through consultations. There is a natural conflict between these stakeholders and the shareholders as
employees and contractors want job security and to be remunerated accordingly whilst the shareholders want
a return from their investment and for KRM22 to be profitable.
The final decision made to reduce headcount promotes the short-term and long-term interest of KRM22 as it
allowed cost savings to be made which improved cashflow, thus ensuring that the Company remained solvent
and it will help improve profitability in the long-term and ensure that KRM22 continues as a going concern.
In September 2019, when it became clear that acquisition capital would not be available from capital markets
until the second half of 2020, the Board approved an additional cost savings plan through a further round of
employee redundancies and elimination of third party spend. The process for engaging with stakeholders, the
conflicts that arose and why decisions were made were the same as those considered earlier in the year. The
board believed that these decisions were in the short-term and long-term interest of shareholders.
Following the acquisition of Object+, and as a result of being unable to raise the required funding to complete
further acquisitions in the year, the Board revised the strategy to grow ARR for the remainder of 2019 through
organic growth rather than a combination of acquisitive and organic growth.
This created a conflict as the shareholder’s expectation when KRM22 listed in 2018 was that ARR growth
would be both organic and acquisitive. The CEO and CFO met with investors following publication of the 2018
accounts and 2019 interim accounts and advised them of the change in strategy. The shareholders were
broadly supportive of the revised approach of growing ARR organically, managing the cost base and cash.
This demonstrates that decision to change strategy promotes the long-term interest of KRM22 and that the
Board and shareholders were aligned with the decision.
As a result of the revised strategy, it became clear that the work required as part of an acquisitive strategy,
including due diligence, fundraising and transition of legacy systems following implementation, would not be
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required in the short-term. This was taken into consideration as part of the reorganisation of the business and
the cost savings implemented in the year.
None of the key decisions considered by the Board in 2019 had an environmental impact and the Directors are
satisfied that decisions made by the Board promote the long-term interest of KRM22 for the benefit of its
members as a whole.
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Financial Review
The 2019 financial results for KRM22 reflect our first full year of trading in which we have grown revenue,
increased our contracted annualised recurring revenue (ARR), completed an acquisition and managed tight
control of our cost base. 2018 was a trading year however the financial results were driven largely by
transactions in the period since IPO on 30 April 2018.
Scope of financial results
This financial review focuses on the twelve month period ending 31 December 2019 and include the results of
the Object+ group of companies from 30 May 2019, whilst the prior year comparatives include twelve months
of costs for the core KRM22 group and the revenue of Irisium and ProOpticus from the date of acquisition on
5 June 2018 and 25 September 2018 respectively.
The financial results of the entities acquired in the year (Object+) have been aligned with IFRS and KRM22’s
accounting policies.
Acquisitions
Object+
On 30 May 2019, we acquired 100% of the issued share capital and voting rights of Object+ Holding B.V.
(“Object+”).
Amsterdam-based Object+, provides post-trade services software and, at the time of investment had 8
institutional customers and £0.5m ARR. Revenue generated by Object+ in 2019 in the seven months post
acquisition was £0.4m.
On completion of the acquisition of Object+, KRM22 paid US$0.5m (£0.4m) in cash consideration and issued
606,909 KRM22 Plc shares to the Object+ vendors. Based on the revenue growth of Object+ products and
services, a total discounted earn out consideration of US$1.5m (£1.2m) (undiscounted earn-out consideration
of US$2.7m (£2.3m)) may be payable in three tranches over a three year period following acquisition, payable
in cash or shares, at KRM22’s discretion.
Profit and Loss
Total revenue
Revenue recognised for the year to 31 December 2019 was £4.1m (2018 - £1.3m) and this was seven months
of revenue generated by Object+ (£0.4m) and twelve months of revenue generated by remaining KRM22 group
companies. Revenue recognised in 2018 was based on seven months of revenue generated by Irisium and
three months of revenue generated by ProOpticus.
Revenue generated from recurring customer contracts for the year ended 31 December 2019 was 91% (2018
- 87%). In addition, KRM22 generates some non-recurring revenue related principally to customer
implementations and, following the acquisition of Object+, legacy recurring consultancy revenue. Non-
recurring revenue recognised for the year ended 31 December 2019 was £0.3m (2018 - £0.2m).
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Recurring revenue
The key revenue metric for KRM22 is ARR (Annualised Recurring Revenue) and as at 31 December 2019, we
had grown ARR by £1.0m to £4.3m, which included acquired ARR of £0.5m following the acquisition of Object+.
Since 31 December 2019, we have signed new contracts totalling £0.1m however one customer has
terminated their contract for £0.1m ARR for cost purposes and two customers with total ARR of £0.4m are in
dispute. At the date of this report, KRM22 has non-disputed contracted ARR of £4.0m.
Whilst ARR growth in 2019 was behind market forecasts, net organic growth in 2019 was 21% (2018 – 10%)
which includes 33% ARR growth from institutional customers. This growth in ARR validates our strategic
approach to acquiring and scaling businesses through our shared network and customer base, and the
streamlining of back office functions.
Gross profit
Gross profit for the year to 31 December 2019 was £3.7m (2018 - £1.1m) and included £0.4m gross profit
contribution from Object+. This 90% gross profit margin demonstrates the operating leverage of the business
and indicates how we can cover our cost base efficiently as we sell new recurring revenue contracts.
Capitalised research and development
Our total investment in research and development for the year to 31 December 2019 was £2.5m (2018 -
£2.7m). Of this, £1.5m or 60% was capitalised and the amount of development capitalised by product was:
• KRM22 Global Risk Platform £0.5m;
• KRM22 Enterprise Risk Cockpit £0.1m;
•
• ProOpticus £0.1m; and
• Object+ £0.1m.
Irisium £0.7m;
Capitalised research and development is amortised over three years.
Impairment
In the year ended 31 December 2019, impairment costs of £2.3m were recognised in connection with market
surveillance development costs. The carrying amount of these development costs has been impaired on the
basis that development work has been suspended in 2020 due to lack of capital and it is therefore prudent to
assume that capitalised development costs will not generate cash inflows in the near future.
Reorganisation costs
A total of £0.5m of company reorganisation costs has been recognised in the year ended 31 December 2019
and were a result of staff redundancies made in the year. The key drivers of the redundancies were:
• Synergies as a result of Irisium and ProOpticus, the acquisitions completed in 2018, being fully
integrated into central KRM22 systems;
• Delays in new customer contract signatures; and
• Fundraising challenges experienced in the year to continue our acquisition strategy.
As detailed in the Section 172 Statement on pages 16 - 18, at the start of 2019 KRM22 planned to raise
additional funding to continue the acquisition strategy of investing in specialised risk management businesses
however, as a result of market circumstances, with Brexit uncertainty and the effect of revised FCA regulation
on fund liquidity, KRM22 was not able to secure the necessary funding to complete all planned acquisition
opportunities. The limited access to funding impaired the ability to close all the acquisition opportunities and
investments planned, resulting in KRM22 scaling back certain business operations resulting in staff
redundancies.
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Adjusted EBITDA
We believe the Adjusted EBITDA is the key metric to consider in order to understand the cash-profitability of
the business. This is due in particular to the non-cash items that impact the Income Statement under IFRS
accounting, such as non-cash share-based costs.
Adjusted EBITDA for the year to 31 December 2019 was a £3.1m loss (2018 – loss of £3.3m) and was in line
market forecasts. The Adjusted EBITDA loss is as per the reported operating loss, adjusted for:
Impairment charges £2.3m;
• Depreciation and amortisation £1.3m;
•
• Contingent consideration write back £1.4m;
• Reorganisation costs £0.5m;
• Non-recurring costs of acquisitions of £0.2m;
• Non-recurring costs of debt and equity funding £0.2m; and
• Share-based payment cost £1.0m.
Finance charges
Net finance expense in the year was £0.2m (2018 - £0.1m) and includes:
• accrued interest due on the Cinnober shareholder loan of £0.1m;
•
interest paid of £0.1m on the initial £1.0m draw down on the Harbert debt facility before accounting for
a £0.1m fair value gain on the warrants issued in conjunction with the debt facility; and
IFRS16 lease liability interest of £0.1m.
•
Taxation
The tax credit in the year was £0.8m (2018 – credit of £0.0m) which includes £0.6m (2018 - £nil) R&D tax credit
received.
Reported operating loss
Reported operating loss for the year to 31 December 2019 was £6.5m (2018 – loss of £5.4m).
Balance sheet
Assets
As at 31 December 2019, we held current assets of £1.1m cash (2018 - £3.4m) and trade and other receivables
of £1.4m (2018 - £1.1m).
Non-current assets were £13.1m (2018 - £12.4m) relating principally to: £10.4m for goodwill and assets
acquired (2018 - £8.7m), £1.6m for right of use assets recognised under IFRS16 (2018 - £1.6m) and £0.8m
(2018 - £1.8m) for capitalised development costs.
Liabilities
As at 31 December 2019, our principal liabilities were:
• £1.2m minority shareholder loan owned to Cinnober by Irisium. Cinnober owned 40% of Irisium and
this balance includes capitalised interest. As detailed in the Directors Report on page 42 - 43, the loan
and capitalised interest was converted to equity on 16 April 2020 and replaced by a convertible loan
note.
• £0.8m loan owed to Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II. The interest rate payable on the loan is
11% per annum, is repayable in monthly instalments and will be repaid in full by October 2022.
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• £1.1m (US$1.5m) discounted contingent consideration (£1.7m (US$2.2m) undiscounted) for earn out
payments for the acquisition of Object+.
• £1.5m for the right of use of assets relating to all future payments of leased-office rentals under IFRS16
‘Leases’ whereby such lease payments are provided for at today’s value. In practice, these rental
payments will be spread over the next few years. As a result, £0.5m of the related liability is shown in
current liabilities as it relates to lease payments that will be paid in 2020, with the balance for periods
greater than one year.
• There is £1.1m of contingent revenue; contracted and paid services that will be released in a future
period.
Investors
As an AIM-listed business, a large proportion of KRM22’s shareholders are professional investment funds. In
addition, the Directors together owned 3,463,334 shares at the year end.
Funding
On 3 April 2019, we raised £1.8m gross proceeds in equity funding through a subscription and placement of
2,118,967 new shares at 85 pence per share. Subsequently on 7 November 2019, we raised £1.0m gross
proceeds and issued 1,895,765 new shares at 52 pence per share. Funding fees for both transactions totalled
£0.1m.
On 29 April 2019, we entered into a five-year debt facility (the “Debt Facility”) with Harbert European Growth
Capital Fund II (“Harbert”) to support future business growth. The Debt Facility is for up to £10.0m of which an
initial £1.0m was drawn down on 30 April 2019. The availability of additional drawdowns is based on the value
and growth of KRM22’s annualised recurring revenues. Drawdowns can be made until 31 December 2020.
The interest rate payable is 11% per annum on the initial £1.0m drawdown. The interest rate payable on future
additional drawdowns will be at the higher of 11% or 11% plus one year EURO Libor. The Debt Facility is secured
on certain KRM22 assets however there are no covenants based on KRM22’s financial performance.
In conjunction with the Debt Facility, the Company has constituted warrants over a number of Ordinary shares
in the Company to Harbert with a total value equal to a maximum of £1.0m. Upon initial drawdown, warrants
over 495,049 new Ordinary Shares were issued with an exercise price of £1.01 per Ordinary Share. Additional
warrants will be issued in an amount equal to 5.6% of each subsequent drawdown of the Facility (up to a
maximum value of £500,000 in aggregate) calculated by reference to an exercise price of the lower of a 10%
discount to the prevailing market price or £1.01 per new Ordinary Share.
Since year end, and as detailed on page 43, we have raised £1.3m of gross proceeds in equity funding.
Use of cash in the year
Our net cash outflow in the year was £2.3m, of which, £1.5m was used for capitalised research and
development, £0.4m was used to fund the acquisition of Object+, £0.8m for acquisition and funding fees and
the balance used for building the infrastructure of KRM22.
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Going concern
Analysis of KRM22’s going concern position is detailed in the Directors Report on page 42.
Shareholdings and Earnings per share
As at 31 December 2019, KRM22 had 20,998,029 shares in issue. The undiluted weighted average number of
shares for the period to 31 December 2019 was 18,552,176. The difference in the two numbers results from
the timing of shares issued for the equity fundraise completed on 3 April 2019 and 7 November 2019 and the
Object+ acquisition on 30 May 2019.
The resulting Earning per Share (“EPS”) is a 30.4p loss per share (2018 – loss of 55.5p) on a weighted average
number of shares basis (equivalent to 18,552,176 on the shares in issue at year end). Due to the loss made,
diluted EPS is the same as EPS.
Financial processes and integration
As KRM22 continues to grow, we aim to support that growth by effective and efficient internal systems and
processes. When KRM22 completes an acquisition, the detailed financial history of the acquired company is
fully transferred onto central KRM22 systems with bank accounts and all processes centrally managed. The
agile integration approach not only establishes good governance but also frees up the acquired management
team and allows them to focus on customers, product development and growth. Object+ was fully integrated
into central KRM22 systems by 31 December 2019.
Dividend
We aim to deliver capital growth for shareholders to generate an attractive total return. Accordingly, we do not
recommend a dividend for the year, but may choose to do so in future years.
Conclusion
Whilst 2019 has been challenging in terms of fundraising to continue our acquisition strategy and time taken
to convert the sales pipeline, we have recognised revenue of £4.1m, increased ARR by £1.0m, achieved organic
growth of 21%, maintained strong relationships with institutional customers, expanded our product offering
and restructured our cost base to utilise operational efficiencies.
Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Kim Suter
CFO
20 May 2020
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Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
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Board of Directors
Keith Todd CBE
CEO and Chairman
Keith has 40 years of global technology business experience from publicly listed and large multi-nationals to
start-up businesses.
As well as being Executive Chairman and CEO of the Company, he is currently Non-Executive Chairman of
Blighter Surveillance, a private Radar business.
From 2002 to 2017 he served as Executive Chairman of Aim listed FFastFill plc (“FFastFill”), provider of SaaS
to the global derivatives community. Keith retained this position even after FFastFill was acquired by Ion Group
in 2013.
He was Non-Executive chairman of AIM-listed Amino Technologies plc a provider of digital TV entertainment
and cloud solutions to network operators from 2005 to 2017.
He also served as Non-Executive Chairman of UK Broadband Stakeholder Group (a UK Government advisory
board), Easynet PLC and Chief Executive of ICL PLC.
Stephen Casner
President
Stephen serves as President of KRM22 with specific responsibility for our North American business operations
and our market risk products. He has over 35 years of experience in the “Fin-Tech” industry with tremendous
scale-up experience being involved in 5 start ups of which 2 are current industry leaders in their respective
markets.
In 2010 he co-founded and served as the CEO of Hazeltree until 2017. At Hazeltree he transformed an internal
technology team of a $6 billion New York based hedge fund into one of the premier global providers of Treasury
Management technology for alternative asset managers who collectively manage trillions of dollars in assets
under management.
From 2005 to 2010 he was CEO of AIM-TO, a fin-tech company that created a multi-asset class “near-time”
value at risk systems for prop traders used by major institutional banks and hedge funds in the United State
and Europe.
In 1999 he became CEO of a Dallas based, venture backed technology company Picasso Software and led the
company to be named by SMU’s Cox school of business one of the 100 fastest growing technology businesses
in 2001. From 1990 to 1997 helped lead Quantra create and deliver a property management software system
named SKYLINE that is still used today by thousands of real estate managers. At Quantra, he helped lead the
successful sale of the company to SS&C Technologies in 1997.
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Kim Suter
CFO
Kim has significant experience in building and leading finance functions to support business growth.
He started his career in practice, covering all aspects of audit, financial reporting and tax for a range of clients,
providing him with a broad knowledge of how finance functions operate across different business sizes and
industries. Kim has since applied this knowledge to support structured growth at a number of start-up
organisations prior to joining KRM22. Kim joined KRM22 in July 2018 as Head of Finance to set up the finance
function for the KRM22 group and has served as CFO since July 2019.
Kim is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant.
Sandy Broderick
Independent Non-Executive Director
Sandy was previously Non-Executive Director of AIM listed regulatory reporting and collateral risk management
solutions company, Lombard Risk Management plc, which was acquired by Vermeg Group.
Prior to Lombard Risk Management he was CEO of DTCC DerivSERV, where he led the roll- out of its Global
Trade Repository in Europe and Asia, as well as holding the CEO position of New York Portfolio Clearing, where
he oversaw its development and successful sale to ICE.
During Sandy’s trading career at Societe Generale and Bank of America, he was at the centre of several industry
initiatives in clearing and market infrastructure, including development of the LCH Clearnet SwapClear system.
Sandy was Chairman of the OTC Derivnet Board from 2011 to 2012.
Garry Jones
Non-Executive Director
Garry Jones is currently CEO of Perfect Channel, a leading technology company operating in the exchange and
auction technology space - overlaying traditional technology with machine learning and artificial intelligence.
As well as being a Non-Executive Director of KRM22, he is a member of the board of ICBCS, an emerging
markets investment bank.
He has many years’ experience in financial services, and has been CEO of three of the largest derivatives and
OTC exchanges in Europe: BrokerTec, LIFFE and the LME, as well as taking leadership roles in the parent
companies of NYSE Euronext and HKEX.
He has contributed to the business change, growth, and globalisation in the exchange world as technology has
fundamentally changed the way that we trade, driving the momentum behind electronic trading and increased
efficiency in the post trade environment.
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Steve Sparke
Non-Executive Director
Steve has over 35 years’ experience in Financial Services, trading Interest Rate products for the first 15 years,
and subsequently in the Exchange Traded Derivatives (“ETD”) and Commodity industry with extensive board-
level experience for global ETD and Commodities organisations.
Prior to his role as Vice Chairman, leading the Conduct and Culture initiatives of Marex Spectron, Steve spent
10 years as Group COO, responsible for the firm’s operating environment, including IT, Operations, Risk,
Compliance and HR.
Before joining Marex Spectron, Steve spent 20 years with UBS where he was Managing Director and Global
Head of Exchange-Traded Derivatives.
Steve also holds NED positions on the UK Regulated Entities of TP ICAP and was Non-Executive Chairman of
FIA’s European Advisory Board until the end of 2019, where he continues as a Board Advisor. Steve was
previously a NED of NYSE Euronext LIFFE (now ICE Europe) for over 10 years and was a NED at PATS Systems,
an AIM-listed DMA system provider.
Steve has a Law degree from Nottingham University.
Karen Bach
Non-Executive Director (previously Chief Operating Officer until 30 June 2019, resigned 2 April 2020)
David Ellis
Non-Executive Director (resigned 30 April 2019)
Jim Oliff
Non-Executive Director (resigned 5 March 2019)
Matt Reed
Non-Executive Director (resigned 3 December 2019)
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Statement of Corporate Governance
In applying a recognised corporate governance code, the Directors have adopted the Quoted Companies
Alliance’s (QCA) Corporate Governance Code for small and mid-sized quoted companies (“QCA Code”). The
principal means of communicating our application of the Code are detailed in this annual report and on our
website (www.krm22.com/investor-information/corporate-governance).
The Directors believe that, in addition to being responsible for setting the strategic direction and managing risk
across the business, they are responsible for good corporate governance, clear shareholder and stakeholder
communications and monitoring the effectiveness of the Executive Directors. The Directors believe that
effective corporate governance, appropriate to KRM22, considering its size and stage of development, will
assist in the delivery of corporate strategy, the generation of shareholder value and the safeguarding of
shareholders’ long-term interests.
This report follows the structure of the QCA Code guidelines and explains how we have applied the guidance
as well as the reasons for any departures from the guidance.
QCA Principles
Principle 1: Establish a strategy and business model which promotes long-term value for shareholders
KRM22 listed on AIM, via an IPO, on 30 April 2018. As part of this process, the Board determined the long-term
vision of KRM22 and detailed the steps to achieve that strategy.
Since the IPO, the Board has refined the strategy, based on customer feedback, additional input from risk
management experts from the five KRM22 domains of risk, enterprise, regulatory, market, operations and
technology, shareholder feedback and employee participation which led to a clearer definition of KRM22’s
strategy.
Corporate status: KRM22 (KRM:L) is a closed-ended investment company (CEIC) listed on the AIM of the
London Stock Exchange. This means that the number of shares in the Company are known and the shares
are traded on AIM. KRM22 expects to convert to an operating company when its business develops to fit the
necessary criteria.
Principle 2: Seek to understand and meet shareholder needs and expectations
The Company’s CEO and CFO meet institutional shareholders, fund managers and analysts at least twice a
year to understand how the strategy and the Board’s decisions impact on and are received by investors.
As a result of the additional share subscription and placements made in 2019, such meetings have been more
regular. The Annual General Meeting provides an opportunity for all shareholders to meet the Directors and
raise any questions.
finnCap act as the Company’s NOMAD and broker.
Nominated Advisor (NOMAD)
NOMADs are approved by the London Stock Exchange and must meet eligibility criteria set out in the
AIM Rules for NOMADs. In their role, finnCap advises and guides the KRM22 Board on its
responsibilities as an AIM listed business and undertakes due diligence and works as the primary
advisor of the business.
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Broker
finnCap is also the appointed broker of KRM22. In this role finnCap facilitate communications with
existing and potential new investors. Keith Todd and Kim Suter regularly meet investors together with
representatives of the broker. finnCap also advise KRM22 on shareholder communications on its
website, all RNS releases (Regulatory News Service – AIM) and will guide communications within the
Annual Report.
Investor queries can be directed to KRM22 by email to InvestorRelations@krm22.com. All advisor details,
including those of KRM22’s NOMAD and Auditors can be found on the last page of this report.
Principle 3: Take into account wider stakeholder and social responsibilities and their implications for long-
term success
The Board believes that delivering fit-for-purpose software applications to customers is the key to KRM22’s
success. To achieve this, KRM22 needs to:
• Build applications that meet customer needs: the KRM22 Business Development and Support teams
listen to those customer needs at regular meetings and through effective systems and processes;
• Recruit, train and motivate employees to build the software applications;
• Communicate clearly the KRM22 vision and strategy internally and externally;
• Communicate speedily with teams when new acquisitions/investments are made, such as Object+;
• Listen to and work closely with all partners and its professional advisors; and
• Listen to all external and internal stakeholders and communicate clearly.
KRM22 continually gathers feedback from customers, employees, advisors and shareholders.
Methods of two-way communication include:
Investors: see Principle 10 below.
Customers: Regular meetings with existing and potential customers by the Business Development
team in Europe via London, North America via New York and Chicago, and Asia via Singapore and
Australia.
Employees: KRM22 communicates regularly with the cross-country, multi-national and diverse team
in multiple ways. Monthly internal company meetings are held where the Executive team update all
staff on business-wide issues and encourage team participation. In addition, KRM22 uses centralised
internal systems including team-wide easy-to-use communication tools, regular performance
informal, and “all-employee” announcements (for example, on
appraisals, both formal and
acquisitions/investments and other business-wide news).
Principle 4: Embed effective risk management, considering both opportunities and threats, throughout the
organisation
Good effective risk management is part of the KRM22 DNA as the Company’s vision is to build tools to achieve
this for KRM22 customers. Therefore, risk management is embedded in the culture of not only the KRM22
Board, but also the whole team.
Director experience in risk management: All the Directors have experience of building growing multi-
national businesses and understand the risks and challenges that come with the journey. Their sector
and professional mix of skills is particularly relevant – see Principle 6.
Team experience in risk management: The subject matter expertise within the multi-national team is
very strong and includes market risk, regulatory risk and enterprise risk experts. As risk management
is KRM22’s business, the team has an unusually high understanding and experience in managing risk.
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Risks identified at IPO: As part of the admission process the Directors identified the risks in achieving
the KRM22 Global Risk Platform strategy. See pages 22 - 23 of the Admission Document.
Enterprise Risk Cockpit: The Enterprise Risk Cockpit is an application that KRM22 has developed to
allow CEOs and their teams to see real-time risk statuses and enable them to take action. KRM22 is
implementing the Enterprise Risk Cockpit internally to monitor and manage risks.
Controls and processes: The Directors are continually reviewing controls and processes in all key areas
on an ongoing basis. When an acquisition is completed, the acquired company’s control’s and
processes are reviewed and are aligned with group policy as quickly as possible, with a target of within
three months from the date of acquisition.
Principle 5: Maintain the Board as a well-functioning, balanced team led by the Chair
Role and composition of the board:
Keith Todd is the Executive Chairman and CEO and as such has two roles in the business:
• Chairman: The principal role of the Chairman is to manage and to provide leadership to the Board of
Directors of the Company. The Chairman is accountable to the Board.
• CEO: The principal role as the CEO is to make major corporate decisions, manage the overall operations
and resources and act as the ultimate point of communication with stakeholders.
QCA guidelines encourage these two roles to be held by two different people. Keith Todd’s experience helps
him perform these two roles with self-challenge. In addition, the Founders agreed that a higher ratio of non-
executives would encourage healthy challenge and debate and provide additional independence.
For this reason, and as at 31 December 2019, the Board had two Executive Directors, and four Non-Executive
Directors. The Board believes strongly that a mix of professional skills, risk management experience and
capital market understanding make a difference, as does diversity. The KRM22 leadership is described on
pages 25 - 27.
Principle 6: Ensure that between them the Directors have the necessary up-to-date experience, skills and
capabilities
The Directors consider that the mix of professional skills, risk management experience and capital market
understanding is key to the effectiveness of the Board and its Committees. As such, the Board is very satisfied
that the resulting mix of skills is suited to the sector, to the maturity and growth stage and for an AIM-listed
business.
Skills: Of the six Directors at 31 December 2019, five have worked within capital markets, two are qualified
accountants and one is a qualified lawyer. All six Directors have experience of growing businesses and how
risks need to be managed within a fast-growth environment.
The Directors maintain their professional experience and skill set through Continued Professional Development
(legal and financial), and constant contact with customers, sector experts and industry influencers, and by
listening to feedback from all stakeholders.
Principle 7: Evaluate Board performance based on clear and relevant objectives, seeking continuous
improvement
The KRM22 Board has three Board Committees, each consisting of the two independent Non-Executive
Directors at 31 December 2019. See more details in principle 9.
The responsibilities of the Nomination Committee include an annual assessment of Board Effectiveness. The
last assessment was completed in March 2020. The Directors assessed the Board on:
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• Risk management (including Going Concern);
• Adequacy of management information to make decisions and manage risk;
• The effectiveness of decision processes and decision making;
• Board composition (mix of skills, experience, diversity, and adequate succession planning);
• The effectiveness of each Director on the Board, whether Executive or Non-Executive;
• Board communication and organisation; and
• Director induction and training.
The Nomination Committee regarded the Board’s performance, effectiveness and composition as appropriate
considering the size and stage of KRM22’s development however they continue to monitor the Board’s
construction and remit as KRM22 develops and grows.
Principle 8: Promote a corporate culture that is based on ethical values and behaviours
KRM22 has grown fast and brought together different business and nationality cultures, through acquisitions
and its own organic growth, and therefore the Board is very people-focused, including all stakeholders whether
internal or external.
Team
The aim of the Directors is to build and maintain a culture of transparency and performance and the Directors
believe that empowerment of employees is key to delivering the strategy.
KRM22’s three key company values are:
• Focus wins;
• Business is a team game; and
• Clear accountabilities for all.
All employees have access to an internal HR system which provides the full organisation chart across KRM22.
This helps each employee understand where they fit within the organisation and how their work contributes to
the KRM22 growth and performance.
As the business has grown, KRM22 has adopted corporate policies, employee handbooks and accounting
policies which are aligned with the needs of each country and team. As each business is acquired, the team
is included in internal communications and is integrated/transitioned into the communication and systems of
KRM22.
In addition, for full transparency, the Board has adopted whistleblowing policies for employees and external
stakeholders, including the choice of reporting to and excluding the CFO.
Principle 9: Maintain governance structures and processes that are fit for purpose and support good
decision-making by the Board
The Board of Directors is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business, managing risks and
monitoring performance and progress. To help fulfil these responsibilities, the Directors have implemented
independent Board Committees which together with the Matters Reserved for the Board, provide structure and
formalisation of corporate governance.
The Matters Reserved for the Board include Board approval for acquisitions. For the acquisitions completed
to date, the Board has received due diligence information undertaken by employees and external advisors to
provide the right information to make the right decisions for the business.
The Board is regularly provided with financial information for monitoring performance and to make strategic
decisions
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Risk Management
The Board is intending to use its own Enterprise Risk Cockpit software tool to assess and monitor risks. This
will replace any list of risks in Excel or Word (often the basis for a “Risk Register”) and deliver much more
visibility to the Directors of the performance KRM22 as a whole.
Independence
At 31 December 2019 the Board was comprised of two executives and four Non-Executive Directors. Three of
the Non-Executive Directors are considered independent as they have not previously worked with the executive
team.
Under their letters of appointment, the Non-Executive Directors have a time commitment of two days per
month and the executives are full-time (with time allowed for agreed external professional activities). All
Directors are able to allocate sufficient time to KRM22 to fulfil their responsibilities.
Nineteen scheduled board meetings were held during the year.
Board meeting
attendance 2019
Executive Directors
Keith Todd
Stephen Casner
Non-Executive Directors
Sandy Broderick
Garry Jones
Steve Sparke
Former Non-Executive Directors
Karen Bach
David Ellis
Jim Oliff
Matt Reed
Board committees
Maximum possible
meeting attendance
Number of meetings
attended
% of meetings
attended
19
19
19
13
2
19
6
2
17
19
17
16
10
2
18
5
2
15
100
89
84
77
100
94
83
100
88
At the IPO, the Directors established an Audit Committee, a Nominations Committee and a Remuneration
Committee with formally delegated duties and responsibilities. None of the Executive Directors are members
of these Committees and, when invited to attend Committee meetings, it is to present information and not be
part of the decision making.
Principal 10: Communicate how the Company is governed and is performing by maintaining a dialogue
with shareholders and other relevant stakeholders
All financial reports and publicly-available information is published on our website within the investor
information section. This includes AIM rule 26, significant shareholder information and details of our Directors’
roles and experience.
The CEO and CFO meet with institutional fund investors to communicate progress and plans at least twice a
year and have met them at other times where appropriate.
The Directors believe that these meetings provide valuable two-way communication and allow investors to
provide feedback. Other investors are provided a channel for communication via the KRM22 investor
information on the website and via email contact at InvestorRelations@krm22.com.
The report of Board Committees is included in our Annual Report and Accounts each year.
When General Meetings are held, the Directors publish the results of votes on the KRM22 website in the
Investor Information section.
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Internally KRM22 uses multiple team-tools to communicate – see Principal 8.
Board Committees and Secretary
The Board delegates authority to three committees to assist in meeting its business objectives while ensuring
a sound system of internal control and risk management. The committees meet independently of Board
meetings.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee, which meets at least three times a year, was chaired by Matt Reed until his resignation
as a Director on 3 December 2019. From 3 December 2019, and to date, the Committee was chaired by Steve
Sparke. Steve Sparke has extensive board level experience and has previously been the Chairman of the Audit
and Risk Committee at NYSE Euronext LIFFE (now ICE Europe). In addition to Matt Reed and Steve Sparke
chairing the Audit Committee, the Committee consisted of Jim Oliff and David Ellis until their resignation as
Non-Executive Directors on 5 March 2019 and 30 April 2019 respectively. Garry Jones, a Non-Executive
Director, became a member of the Audit Committee on 30 April 2019. The Committee was established by a
resolution of the Board on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee.
The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are detailed in the Audit Committee Report on page 34.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee, which meets at least once a year, consisted of Sandy Broderick and former
Non-Executive Directors Jim Oliff and David Ellis, until their resignations as Non-Executive Directors on 5 March
2019 and 30 April 2019 respectively. Garry Jones became a member of the Remuneration Committee
following his appointment as Non-Executive Director on 30 April 2019. The Committee was established by a
resolution of the Board on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee. During the year to 31 December
2019, and to date, the Committee was chaired by Sandy Broderick.
The responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee are detailed in the Remuneration Committee are detailed
in the Remuneration Committee Report on page 36.
Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee, which meets at least once a year, consisted of Sandy Broderick, David Ellis, until
his resignation as Non-Executive Director on 30 April 2019 and Garry Jones, following his appointment as Non-
Executive Director on 30 April 2019. The Committee was established by a resolution of the Board. During the
year to 31 December 2019, and to date, the Committee was chaired by Sandy Broderick.
The responsibilities of the Nomination Committee are detailed in the Nomination Committee Report on page
39.
For and on behalf of the Board
Keith Todd CBE
Executive Chairman and CEO
20 May 2020
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Audit Committee Report
The Audit Committee is responsible for challenging the quality of internal and external controls and for ensuring
that the financial performance of KRM22 is properly reviewed and reported.
The Committee reviews reports on the interim and annual accounts, financial announcements, the Company’s
accounting and financial control systems, changes to accounting policies, the extent of non-audit services
undertaken by the external auditor and the appointment of the external auditor.
During the year the Audit Committee reviewed the 2018 annual report, 2019 interim report and the associated
announcements. The Audit Committee considered the accounting policies and principles adopted in these
accounts as well as significant accounting issues and areas of judgement and complexity.
Composition
The terms of reference for the Audit Committee (adopted on 24 April 2018) require the committee to consist
of preferably three members but not less than two members and that a majority of the members shall be
independent non-executives with at least one of whom shall have recent relevant financial experience.
Until December 2019, the Committee was composed of Matt Reed as Chairman and, whilst they were Non-
Executive Directors of KRM22, David Ellis, Garry Jones and Jim Oliff. I was appointed Chairman of the
Committee in December 2019 following Matt Reed’s resignation and the Committee is currently comprised of
myself and Garry Jones. I have extensive board-level experience and have previously been the Chairman of
the Audit and Risk Committee at NYSE Euronext LIFFE (now ICE Europe) and, whilst working at Marex Spectron,
the Internal Audit group reported to me and was a standing attendee of the Audit and Compliance committee.
The Board is of the view that we have recent and relevant financial experience. Kim Suter (CFO) and other
Executive Directors may attend Committee meetings by invitation. The Committee formally met on two
occasions during the year. However, other informal discussions were held by Committee members during the
year and since year end. I report to the Board following an Audit Committee meeting and minutes are available
to the Board.
Role of the Committee
The main duties of the Committee are set out in its terms of reference, which are available on KRM22’s website.
The main items of business considered by the Committee in the year included:
• Consideration of risk management and internal control systems;
• Review of audited annual report;
• Consideration of key audit matters and how they are addressed;
• Review of the unaudited 2019 interim report;
• Review suitability of the external auditor; and
• Meeting with the external auditor without management present.
Financial Reporting
The Committee reviews whether suitable accounting policies have been adopted and whether management
has made appropriate judgements and estimates. The Committee’s remit includes reviews of accounting
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papers prepared by management providing details on the main financial reporting judgements as well as
assessments of the impact of potential new accounting standards.
As KRM22 decided to early adopt IFRS16 ‘Leases’ in 2018, there were no material changes in accounting policy
for the Committee to consider. The Committee have concluded that the annual report and financial statements
are appropriately prepared and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess KRM22’s
strategy and performance.
Risk management and interim controls
The risk and control management framework of KRM22 is designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk
of failure to meet KRM22’s objectives and the system can only provide reasonable and not absolute
assurances against material misstatement or loss. KRM22 faces a number of risks, the significant ones of
which are set out in the section on Principal Risks and Uncertainties on pages 13 - 15.
Through the control systems outlined in the Statement of Corporate Governance on pages 28 - 33, KRM22
operates an ongoing process of identifying, evaluating and managing significant risks faced by the business.
This process includes the following:
• Defined organisation structure and appropriate delegation of authority;
• Formal authorisation procedure for investments;
• Clear responsibility for management to maintain good financial control and the production and review
of detailed, accurate and timely financial information;
Identification of operational risks and mitigation plans developed by senior management; and
•
• Regular reports to the Board from Executive Directors.
During the year, the internal control process has been monitored and reviewed by the Committee and the Board
and where necessary improvements have been identified and implemented. In addition the Committee has
reviewed the Board’s process and the Committee is satisfied that the risk management and internal control
systems in place are currently operating effectively.
External Auditor
BDO was appointed auditor of KRM22 in 2018. The Committee considers that its relationship with the auditor
is working well and is satisfied with their effectiveness.
The Committee is responsible for implementing a suitable policy for ensuring that non-audit work undertaken
by the auditor is reviewed so that it will not impact their independence and objectivity. The breakdown of fees
between audit and non-audit services is provided in note 8 to KRM22’s financial statements. The non-audit
fees primarily relate to taxation advice and compliance.
As necessary, the Committee held private meetings with the auditor to review key items within its scope of
responsibility. Taking into account the auditor’s knowledge of KRM22 and experience, the Committee has
recommended to the Board that the auditor is reappointed for the year ending 31 December 2020.
For and on behalf of the Audit Committee
Steve Sparke
Audit Committee Chairman
20 May 2020
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Remuneration Committee Report
The Board has prepared this Report in relation to all Directors who have served during the year to 31 December
2019. As an AIM listed company KRM22 Plc is not required to provide the full disclosures required of fully
listed companies, however, the Board has chosen to provide the following details as a voluntary disclosure. As
a result, the Auditor is not required to and has not audited the information included in this report, unless
otherwise stated.
Composition
The terms of reference for the Remuneration Committee (adopted on 24 April 2018) require the committee to
consist of preferably three members but not less than two members and that a majority of the members shall
be independent non-executives.
During 2019 the Committee was composed of myself (Sandy Broderick) as Chairman and Jim Oliff and David
Ellis until their resignation on 5 March and 30 April 2019 respectively. Garry Jones was appointed a Committee
member following his appointment as Non-Executive Director on 30 April 2019.
Role of the Committee
The purpose of the Committee is to ensure that the executive directors and other key employees of KRM22
(together, ‘Executive Directors’) are fairly rewarded for their individual contribution to the overall performance
of KRM22. The Committee’s main role and responsibilities are to:
• Have responsibility for setting the remuneration policy for Executive Directors and such other members
of the executive management as it is designated to consider;
• Recommend and monitor the level and structure of remuneration for senior management;
• Obtain reliable, up-to-date information about remuneration in other companies of comparable scale
and complexity in the light of reviewing the ongoing appropriateness of and relevance of remuneration
policy;
• Review the design of all share incentive plans for approval by the Board; and
• Approve the design of, and determine targets for, any performance-related pay schemes operated by
KRM22 and approve the annual payments made under such schemes.
Remuneration Policy
In setting the remuneration policy, the Committee recognises the need to be competitive in an international
market. The Committee’s policy is to set remuneration levels which ensure that the Executive Directors are
fairly rewarded in line with high levels of performance and not in excess of market rates for comparable
companies. Remuneration policy is designed to support business growth strategies and to create a strong
performance-oriented environment. The policy must also attract, retain, and motivate high calibre individuals.
The Remuneration Committee believes that a successful remuneration policy must ensure that a significant
proportion of the remuneration package is linked to the achievement of ambitious corporate performance
targets and a strong alignment with the interests of shareholders.
Consistent with the pay for performance policy, annual cash bonuses are linked to performance criteria. Share
option and warrant awards to Executive Directors are linked to performance as well as being time vested.
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Annual salary
Salaries are set at a level appropriate for the role and the individual and are reviewed annually with effect from
1 January. Adjustments are made, if required, to reflect company and individual performance and competitive
pay levels. No salary increases were made during the year or on 1 January 2020.
Performance bonus
These are designed to reflect KRM22’s performance taking into account the performance of its peers, the
markets in which KRM22 operates and the Executive Directors’ contribution to that performance. No bonuses
were paid to the Directors in the year.
Share Options and Warrants
The following share options and warrants were held by Directors in the year.
Option holder
Sandy Broderick
Garry Jones
Total
Warrant holder
Keith Todd
Stephen Casner
Karen Bach
Jim Oliff
Total
Date of grant
10/06/2019
10/06/2019
Date of grant
30/04/2018
24/04/2018
24/04/2018
24/04/2018
Options held
10,000
176,471
186,471
Warrants held
3,300,000
1,200,000
900,000
300,000
5,700,000
Further information on warrants and share options issued is detailed in note 25 to the financial statements.
Service contracts
The Executive Directors have employment contracts which are subject to 12 months’ notice from either the
executive or KRM22 at any given time.
Non-Executive Directors’ fees are determined by the Executive Directors having regard to the need to attract
high calibre individuals with the right experience, the anticipated time commitment to fulfil their duties and
comparative fees paid in the market to which KRM22 operates. They may be invited to participate in the
KRM22 share options scheme.
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Directors’ Emoluments
The remuneration of the Executive and Non-Executive Directors (audited) for the year ended 31 December
2019 was as follows:
2019
2018
Salary
& Fees
£’000
175
226
110
30
10
17
4
28
2
602
Benefits
£’000
8
–
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
Bonus
£’000
(6)
–
(5)
–
–
–
–
–
–
(11)
Share
based
payments
£’000
518
188
141
–
–
5
8
–
–
860
Pension
£’000
–
1
11
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
Total
£’000
695
415
263
30
10
22
12
28
2
1,477
Salary
& Fees
£’000
117
160
107
23
17
–
21
20
–
465
Benefits
£’000
3
–
2
Bonus
£’000
6
–
5
Share
based
payments
£’000
347
126
95
Pension
£’000
–
–
11
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
–
–
–
32
–
–
600
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
Total
£’000
473
286
220
23
17
–
53
20
–
1,092
Keith Todd
Stephen Casner
Karen Bach
Sandy
Broderick
David Ellis
Garry Jones
Jim Oliff
Matt Reed
Steve Sparke
Total
The benefits relate to life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection insurance for Directors and
their immediate families.
Directors’ Interests
The Directors who held office at 31 December 2019 had the following interest in the ordinary share capital of
the Company as at that date:
At 31 December 2019
No. of ordinary shares of
10p each
2,347,052
513,143
225,000
11,765
176,471
189,903
At 31 December 2018
No. of ordinary shares of £1 each
1,588,000
512,143
225,000
–
–
–
Director
Keith Todd
Stephen Casner
Karen Bach
Sandy Broderick
Garry Jones
Steve Sparke
Sandy Broderick
Remuneration Committee Chairman
20 May 2020
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Nomination Committee Report
The Board formed the Nomination Committee on 24 April 2018 and delegated the responsibility to lead the
process for Board appointments to the Nomination Committee.
During 2019 the Committee was composed of Sandy Broderick as Chairman and its other members were Jim
Oliff and David Ellis until their resignation as Non-Executive Directors on 5 March 2019 and 30 April 2019
respectively. Garry Jones was appointed a member of the Committee on 30 April 2019 following his
appointment as a Non-Executive Director of KRM22 on the same date.
The main duties of the Committee are set out in its terms of reference, which are available on KRM22’s website.
The Committee met on two occasions in 2019 to consider the appointment of Garry Jones and Steve Sparke
to the Board as Non-Executive Directors and members of Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
Sandy Broderick
Nomination Committee Chairman
20 May 2020
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Directors’ Report
The Directors present their report and the audited financial statements of KRM22 Plc (‘the Company’) and its
subsidiary companies together called ‘KRM22’, for the year ended 31 December 2019. An indication of likely
future developments in the business is set out in the Strategic Report.
Principal activities
The principal activity of KRM22 is the development and sale of risk management software to the financial
services industry.
Directors
The Directors of the Company who served throughout the year and to the date of signing this report, except as
noted below were:
Keith Todd CBE
Chairman and CEO
Stephen Casner
President
Kim Suter
CFO (appointed 2 April 2020)
Sandy Broderick
Non-Executive Director
Garry Jones
Non-Executive Director (appointed 30 April 2019)
Steve Sparke
Non-Executive Director (appointed 3 December 2019)
Karen Bach
Non-Executive Director (previously Chief Operating Officer until 30 June 2019, resigned 2 April 2020)
David Ellis
Non-Executive Director (resigned 30 April 2019)
Jim Oliff
Non-Executive Director (resigned 5 March 2019)
Matt Reed
Non-Executive Director (resigned 3 December 2019)
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Director indemnification and insurance
KRM22 maintains Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance for each of its directors. The insurance covers any
liabilities that may arise to a third party, other than KRM22 or Company, for negligence, default or breach of
trust or duty.
Financial risk management objectives and policies
Further detailed commentary on financial risk management is included in note 27.
Liquidity risk
KRM22 seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring adequate liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs
and to invest cash assets safely and profitably. Short-term flexibility is achieved by holding significant cash
balances in KRM22’s main operational currencies, notably UK Sterling, US Dollar, Euro and Czech Kroner.
Foreign exchange risk
KRM22 has significant operations in both the UK and overseas. Revenue and costs are exposed to variations
in exchange rates and therefore reported losses. There is some natural hedging of transactional foreign
exchange risk, however KRM22 remains subject to translation exchange risk.
COVID-19 risk
The global COVID-19 pandemic creates increased levels of risk to due to the difficulty in being able to predict
the timing and certainty of events affecting KRM22 and its stakeholders. Delays in the conversion of sales
pipeline opportunities will impact cashflow and, whilst KRM22 cannot control external factors around the
timing and certainty of new contract sales, actions have been taken to reduce the cost base and manage
cashflow.
Overseas branches
KRM22 has one branch outside the UK located in Czech Republic.
Research and Development
KRM22 dedicates resource to develop its projects:
• KRM22 Global Risk Platform;
• KRM22 Enterprise Risk Cockpit;
•
• ProOpticus; and
• Object+.
Irisium;
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In accordance with IAS38 ‘Intangible Assets’, expenses are capitalised when it is probably that future economic
benefits will be attributable to the asset and these costs can be measured reliably (see note 3). For the year
ended 31 December 2019, total expenditure that has been capitalised on these projects totalled £1.5m (2018
- £1.8m).
Going Concern
KRM22’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 6 - 23 and the financial position of KRM22, its cash flows,
liquidity position and borrowing facilities are described in the notes to the financial statements, in particular in
the consolidated cash flow statement on page 61 and in note 27 (financial instruments).
These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed
KRM22’s going concern position taking account of its current business activities, budgeted performance and
the factors likely to affect its future development, are set out in its Annual report, and include KRM22’s
objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital, its financial risk management objectives and its
exposure to credit and liquidity risks.
In considering the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the resultant global economic uncertainties and
impact on delayed sales cycles, the Directors have undertaken a significant assessment of the cashflow
forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Cashflow forecasts has been prepared based on a range of scenarios including, but not limited to, no further
debt or equity funding, existing customer churn at different churn rates, no new contracted sales revenue,
delayed sales, cost reductions, both limited and extensive, and a combination of these different scenarios.
Having assessed the sensitivity analysis on cashflows, the key risks to KRM22 remaining a going concern
without implementing extensive cost reduction measures is existing customers paying on payment terms and
within 45 days of invoice, customer churn of up to 10%, conversion of some of the sales opportunities that are
currently at contract negotiation stage and maintaining control of the cost base.
If the forecast and is achieved, KRM22 will be able to operate within its existing facilities. However, the time to
close new customers and the value of each customer, which are deemed individually as high value and low
volume, is key. As such, there is a risk that KRM22’s working capital may prove insufficient to cover both
operating activities and the repayment of its debt facility. In such circumstances, KRM22 would be obliged to
seek additional funding through a placement of shares or other sources of funding.
The Directors have concluded that the circumstances set forth above represent a material uncertainty, which
may cast significant doubt about the Company and KRM22’s ability to continue as a going concern. However
the Directors expect to be able to raise funds through a placement of shares or other source of funding and
believe that taken as a whole, the factors described above enable the Company and KRM22 to continue as a
going concern for the foreseeable future, being 12 months from their signing of their financial statements. The
financial statements do not include the adjustments that would be required if the Company and Group were
unable to continue as a going concern.
See note 3 on page 65 for further information on going concern.
Post year-end reporting date events
On 16 April 2020, KRM22 Central Limited acquired the remaining 40% minority interest in Irisium from Cinnober
Financial Technology AB (“Cinnober”). Under the terms of the transaction, a total of £2.9m in debt due KRM22
and Cinnober (together the “Parent Companies”) together with £0.3m of other liabilities due to the Parent
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Companies was converted into ordinary shares in Irisium immediately prior to KRM22 consolidating its
ownership of Irisium.
On completion of the debt to equity conversion in Irisium, the Company immediately acquired the remaining
40% stake in Irisium for a total consideration of £0.55m payable to Cinnober by way of a convertible loan note
(CLN) provided by KRM22 to Cinnober. The CLN is for a one-year term and can be satisfied by either the
allotment and issue of ordinary shares of the Company by no later than 31 July 2020 or settled by cash at any
point in the CLN term, at the Company’s sole discretion. The number of ordinary shares to be allotted to
Cinnober shall be equal to £0.55m divided by £0.48 or the price at which KRM22 allots shares on any placement
concluded before 31 July 2020. The interest rate payable on the CLN is 8 per cent. per annum payable
quarterly. Cinnober is currently a 5.71% shareholder of KRM22. No cash consideration was payable at the
point of acquisition.
On 14 May 2020, the Company raised gross proceeds of £1.3m through a conditional placing of 3,816,666 new
ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company (the “Placing Shares”) at a price of 30 pence per Ordinary
Share (the “Issue Price”) and a subscription of 449,998 new ordinary shares (the “Subscription Shares”) at the
Issue Price.
Substantial Shareholders
As at 31 December 2019, the Shareholders listed below had a disclosable interest of 3% or more in the nominal
value of the ordinary share capital of the Company.
KRM22 Concert Party
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
Herald Investment Management
Premier Miton Investors
Cinnober Financial Technology AB
Octopus Investments
Gresham House
Rathbone Investment Management
Corporate governance
Number of
ordinary shares
3,755,838
Percentage of
ordinary shares %
17.9
2,931,988
2,098,123
1,558,392
1,200,000
1,134,308
1,000,000
706,281
14.0
10.0
7.4
5.7
5.4
4.8
3.3
The Company adopts the QCA Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Size Quoted Companies (“QCA
guidelines”) as set out on pages 28 - 33.
Dividends
No interim dividends were paid and the Directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Share options schemes
Details of employee share schemes are set out in note 25 to the financial statements.
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Statement of Directors’ responsibilities
The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual 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. Under that law,
Directors have prepared the Group and Company financial statements in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union. 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 the affairs of KRM22 and the Company and for the profit or loss of KRM22 and the Company for that
period. The Directors are also required to prepare financial statements in accordance with the rules of the
London Stock Exchange for companies trading securities on the AIM.
In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are also required to:
• Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
• State whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union;
and
• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume 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 Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Website publication
The Directors are responsible for ensuring that the annual report and the financial statements are made
available on the Company’s website. Financial statements are published on the Company’s website in
accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial
statements, which may vary from legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements, which may vary from legislation in other jurisdictions. The maintenance
and integrity of the Company’s website is the responsibility of the Directors. The Directors’ responsibility also
extends to the ongoing integrity of the financial statements contained therein.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
Each of the Directors of the Company at the time when this report was approved confirms that:
• So far, as the Director is aware, there is no relevant audit information which the Company’s auditor is
unaware; and
• He or she has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a Director in order to make
himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor
is aware of that information. This confirmation is given in accordance with Section 418(2) of the Act.
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Auditor
BDO LLP was appointed as auditor to the Company and in accordance with Section 485 of the Companies Act
2006, a resolution proposing that they be reappointed will be tabled at a General Meeting.
Approval
The Directors’ Report was approved on behalf of the Board by:
Kim Suter
Company Secretary
20 May 2020
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Financial statements
Financial Statements
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Independent auditor’s report to the members of
KRM22 Plc
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of KRM22 Plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries (the
‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2019 which comprise the consolidated income statement and the
statement of comprehensive income for the group, the consolidated statement of financial position for the
group, the company statement of financial position, the consolidated statement of changes in equity for
the group, the company statement of changes in equity, the consolidated statement of cash flows for the
group and the company statement of cash flows, and notes to the consolidated financial statements,
including a summary of significant accounting policies.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the financial statements is
applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union
and, as regards the parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act 2006.
In our opinion:
•
•
•
•
the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent
company’s affairs as at 31 December 2019 and of the group’s loss for the year then ended;
the group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted
by the European Union;
the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as
adopted by the European Union and as applied in accordance with the provisions 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.
Material uncertainty related to going concern
We draw attention to note 3 in the financial statements which indicates that the group may need to raise
further finance within the next 12 months to enable it to cover its operating expenses and make repayments
on its debt facility, especially in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic causing economic uncertainty and
making accurate forecasting even more judgemental and complex. These events or conditions, along with
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the other matters as set out in note 3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant
doubt about the parent company and group’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not
modified in respect of this matter.
The calculations supporting the going concern assessment require management to make highly subjective
judgements. We have therefore spent significant audit effort in assessing the appropriateness of the
assumptions involved, and as such this has been identified as a Key Audit Matter.
Our audit procedures included the following:
• Review of the internal forecasting process to confirm the projections are prepared by an appropriate
level of staff that are aware of the detailed figures included in the forecast but also have an
understanding of the entity’s market, strategy and changes in the customer base and the potential
impact that Covid-19 might have on these projections;
• Reviewing management’s assessment of going concern through analysis of the group’s cash flow
forecast and other projections through to 31 December 2021, including assessing and challenging
the assumptions as to determine whether there is adequate support for the assumptions underlying
the forecasts and comparison against post year-end results to date and performing sensitivity
analysis to consider cash flow changes if the level of revenue and costs. This includes, taking
account of the Covid-19 pandemic, reverse stress testing to ascertain what levels of cost increases
or revenue decline cause a cash shortage at any point in management’s post balance sheet
assessment period and considering the likelihood that those fact patterns could occur;
• Reviewing the terms of the group’s existing financing, finance raised post year end and plans for
future fund raising;
• Reviewing post-balance sheet events, specifically the actual cash flow position against that
budgeted; and
• Considering the adequacy of the disclosures in the financial statements against the requirements
of the accounting standards.
Key audit matters
In addition to the matter described in the material uncertainty related to going concern section, key audit
matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material
misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) we identified, including those which had the greatest effect on:
the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the
engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements
as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key Audit Matter
Revenue Recognition
How the key audit matter was addressed in our audit
The group, as a software business, generates
revenue primarily from the sale of recurring
software as a service licenses, and non-
recurring software implementation and set up
services too. Details of the group’s revenue
streams and accounting policies applied
during the period are given in note 3 on page
65.
With regards to the risk of material misstatement
related to the inappropriate or incorrect recognition of
revenue we performed the following specific testing:
• Verified a sample of Software-as-a-Service
(‘SaaS’) license fees recognised in the year,
reconciling to underlying agreements, cash
receipt and appropriate trigger events for
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We considered there to be a significant audit
risk arising from inappropriate or incorrect
recognition of revenue.
The key audit matters related to revenue
recognition are as follows:
to
• The risk of material misstatement in
relation
recognition
revenue
concerns the recognition around the
year end, particularly in relation to
license sales. License sales require a
username and password to be provided
to the customer, which enables access.
in turn provides evidence of
This
delivery to the customer in relation to
the
performance
obligation; and
contractual
• There is also a risk that all revenue
streams have not been recognised in
line with the revenue recognition policy,
in particular the unbundling of any
contracts in line with their performance
obligations, to ensure each revenue
stream had a standalone value and that
revenue is not recorded inaccurately /
recognised prematurely and to ensure
the appropriate application of IFRS 15
has been applied.
Acquisition of Object + Holding BV (‘Object+’):
Accounting for acquisition and the business
combination
See accounting policy in note 3, the intangibles
assets note (note 13) and the business
combinations note (note 28).
The acquisition of Object+, the details of which
are provided in note 28, was completed on 30
May, 2019. The acquisition resulted in the
group holding, on consolidation, goodwill and
intangible assets of £1.92m and £0.47m
respectively.
•
requirement
There are risks present as a result of
management’s
to make
significant judgements in assessing the fair
values of consideration and of the assets and
liabilities acquired. Management engaged
external valuations experts to undertake the
purchase price allocation exercise required.
revenue recognition in accordance with IFRS
15.
• Agreed a sample of the group’s non-recurring
revenue (mainly implementation fees) received
through to delivery order confirmation and
ultimate cash receipt and confirm that it has a
standalone value; and
• Cut-off procedures including testing invoices
raised in December 2019 and January 2020,
verifying back to underlying agreements, to
check revenue has been recognised within the
correct period.
We assessed whether the revenue recognition policies
adopted by the Group comply with IFRS as adopted by
the European Union and Industry Standard. The
relevant IFRS
is International Financial Reporting
Standard 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Key observations:
the
inappropriate or
Based on the procedures performed, we noted no
material
instances of management bias or error
incorrect
associated with
recognition of revenue, nor with the accounting of any
associated components to the sales agreements.
Based on the work performed we consider that revenue
has been materially recognised appropriately and in
accordance with the group’s revenue recognition
accounting policy
We obtained the valuation report from management’s
experts and performed the following substantive audit
procedures:
• We assessed
the competency, qualifications,
independence and objectivity of
the experts
engaged by management and reviewed the terms
of their engagement to identify any matters that
could have affected their
independence and
objectivity or imposed scope limitations upon them.
Involved valuation specialists to challenge the
significant
assumptions
judgements
by
management in the assessment of the fair values
liabilities acquired and
of
consideration paid. These assumptions included
revenue and profit forecasts, discount rates, growth
rates and customer attrition rates.
the assets and
underpinning
estimates
provided
and
the
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The inherent complexity of the judgements
involved in assessing the fair values have led
us to assess this as a key audit matter.
•
In respect the fair value of the assets, there was a
specific focus on:
o Deferred revenue – the audit team audited the
acquired deferred revenue balance to assess
whether the deferred balance was at fair value
with costs expected against this, or whether this
was purely a profit margin that would need
adjusting over and above a reasonable profit
element for a similar business.
o Trade receivables – the audit team looked at
post acquisition amounts received to check that
the acquired accounts receivable balances were
held at fair value.
o We examined and satisfied ourselves with the
methodology and tax rates used to calculate the
associated deferred tax liabilities arising from
the creation of intangible assets. This involved
reference to the tax jurisdictions in which the
levels of
acquired entities operates, and
business in those jurisdictions
• Tested that the valuation methodologies used for
each type of asset were appropriate and consistent
with market practice.
• Reviewed underlying cash flow projections and
to
compared against post-year end outturn,
ascertain the reasonableness of management
process for preparing projections.
• Considered the appropriateness of discount rates
applied and the long term growth rates against
market data.
Further, we evaluated the disclosures provided in the
financial statements and checked that these are
consistent with the terms of the acquisition and
amounts disclosed accurately reflect the value of the
assets acquired and the requirements of IFRS.
Key observations
Based on the procedures performed, we noted no
instances of material numerical or presentational
misstatements in the year relating to the accounting for
the acquisition of the Object+ Group.
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Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and performing our audit, and in evaluating the effect
of misstatements. We consider materiality to be the magnitude by which misstatements, including
omissions, could influence the economic decisions of reasonable users that are taken on the basis of the
financial statements. In order to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that any misstatements
exceed materiality, we use a lower materiality, performance materiality, to determine the extent of testing
needed. Importantly, misstatements below these levels will not necessarily be evaluated as immaterial as
we also take account of the nature of identified misstatements, and the particular circumstances of their
occurrence, when evaluating their effect on the financial statements as a whole.
Level of materiality applied and rationale
We determined materiality for the group financial statements as a whole to be £336,000 (FY18: £353,000),
which represents 5% of loss before tax (FY18: 5% of loss before tax). We used loss before tax as a
benchmark as this is a primary KPI used to address the performance of the business by the Board.
Materiality for the parent company has been calculated using 1% of total assets, at £176,000 (FY18:
£139,000), using 1% of total assets), as the parent company primarily acts as a holding company for the
group’s investments
The individual component materiality values used for the individual subsidiary components were set at 30%-
75% group materiality, at £100,000 - £252,000 for overseas components. For UK components, this was set
at 5% of loss before tax, which ranged between £41,000 to £191,000.
We used loss before tax as a benchmark as this is the primary KPI used to address the performance of the
business by the board, and is referenced within the RNS announcements released by the group.
Performance materiality was set at 70% of materiality, being £235,000 (FY18: 65% and £229,000). In setting
the level of performance materiality we considered a number of factors including the expected total value
of known and likely misstatements (based on past experience and other factors) and management’s
attitude towards proposed adjustments.
We agreed with the Audit Committee that misstatements in excess of £10,100 (FY18: £7,000), which are
identified during the audit. We also agreed to report differences below these thresholds that, in our view,
warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
An overview of the scope of our audit
We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an opinion
on the financial statements as a whole, taking into account the geographic structure of the group, the
accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the group operates.
In establishing the overall approach to the group audit, we assessed the audit significance of each
component in the group by reference to both its individual financial significance to the group or other
specific nature or circumstances. We identified six individually significant components, which makes up
86% of Group loss before tax and also covers 95% of the total assets of the group. There is also one further
UK component subject to statutory audit to component materiality levels.
The significant components in all territories were audited by the group audit team, as the group’s finance
team and information for all territories are based within the UK and to this extent:
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- The group audit team performed full scope audits for KRM22 Plc and its subsidiaries KRM22 Central
Limited, KRM22 Development Limited, and Irisium Limited;
- The group audit team performed specific procedures for KRM22 Americas Inc, KRM22 ProOpticus
LLC, and Object+ Financial Services BV due to their significance to the Group, focussing on Group
risk areas; and
- The remaining components not subject to full scope audit or specific procedures have been
reviewed for group reporting purposes, by the group auditor, using analytic procedures to
corroborate the conclusions reached that there are no significant risks of material misstatement of
the aggregated financial information of these components.
The group audit team performed the audit of 100% of the group revenue and 100% of the intangible assets
using the materiality levels set out above.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information
included in the Annual Report 2019, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent
otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we
identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine
whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the
other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this
regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
•
•
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 its 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:
• adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for
•
our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and
returns; or
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• certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of directors’ responsibilities set out on page 44, the directors are
responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and
fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group’s and the parent
company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern
and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or
the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit
conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these
financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the
Financial Reporting Council’s website at: 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 parent 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
parent 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 parent company and the parent company’s members as a body, for our audit work,
for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Iain Henderson (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of BDO LLP, Statutory Auditor
London, UK
20 May 2020
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number
OC305127).
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Consolidated income statement and statement of
comprehensive income for the group
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
2019
£’000
4,143
(434)
3,709
(10,830)
(3,072)
(1,259)
(2,344)
22
1,493
–
(413)
(527)
(1,021)
(7,121)
(196)
(7,317)
792
(6,525)
(5,648)
(877)
(6,525)
33
(6,492)
(5,615)
(877)
(6,492)
(30.4p)
(30.4p)
2018
£’000
1,288
(142)
1,146
(6,497)
(3,319)
(523)
(75)
–
–
(299)
(478)
–
(657)
(5,351)
(82)
(5,433)
13
(5,420)
(5,217)
(203)
(5,420)
24
(5,396)
(5,193)
(203)
(5,396)
(55.5p)
(55.5p)
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Administrative expenses
Operating loss before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation, share based
payment and exceptional items (‘Adjusted EBITDA’)
Depreciation and amortisation
Note
6
7
Impairment of intangible assets
Profit and loss disposal of tangible assets
Contingent consideration write back
IPO funding expenses
Acquisition expenses
Company reorganisation costs
Share-based payment charge
Operating loss
Finance charges
Loss before taxation
Taxation
Loss for the year
Loss for the year attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the parent
Non-controlling interest
Other comprehensive income Item that may be reclassified to subsequently to profit and loss;
Exchange gain on translation of foreign operations
Total comprehensive loss for the year
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the parent
Non-controlling interest
Loss per ordinary share
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
All amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
10
11
12
12
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Consolidated statement of financial position for
the group
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019
Non-current assets
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Right of use assets
Other receivables
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Loans and borrowings
Lease liabilities
Derivative financial liability
Net current (liabilities)/assets
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Loans and borrowings
Lease liabilities
Deferred tax liability
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Merger reserve
Foreign exchange reserve
Share-based payment reserve
Retained earnings
Non-controlling interest
Total equity
Note
13
13
14
20
16
16
18
19
21
20
21
19
21
20
22
24
25
2019
£’000
7,667
3,562
233
1,642
42
13,146
1,358
1,076
2,434
15,580
2,954
388
488
45
3,875
(1,441)
1,179
1,597
988
536
4,300
8,175
7,405
2,100
15,435
(190)
(9)
1,678
(10,871)
8,143
(738)
7,405
2018
£’000
5,928
4,523
304
1,602
–
12,357
1,131
3,355
4,486
16,843
2,177
–
541
–
2,718
1,768
1,563
1,193
1,046
619
4,421
7,139
9,704
1,638
12,659
(190)
24
657
(5,223)
9,565
139
9,704
The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 20 May 2020 and are
signed on its behalf by:
Kim Suter
Company Secretary
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Company statement of financial position
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019
Non-current assets
Investments
Intercompany loans
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Net assets
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Share-based payment reserve
Retained earnings
Total equity
Note
15
16
16
18
19
24
25
2019
£’000
301
1,297
1,598
290
88
378
1,976
366
1,610
2,100
15,435
1,678
(17,603)
1,610
2018
Restated
£’000
225
11,321
11,546
307
2,210
2,517
14,063
243
13,820
1,638
12,659
657
(1,134)
13,820
As permitted by s408 Companies Act 2006, the Company has not prepared its own statement of
comprehensive Income and related notes. The Company’s loss for the period was £16,469,000 (2018 –
restated loss of £1,134,000).
The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue 20 May 2020 and are signed
on its behalf by:
Kim Suter
Company Secretary
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity for
the group
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Ordinary
Shares
£’000
Share
premium
£’000
Merger
reserve
£’000
Foreign
exchange
reserve
£’000
Share-based
payment
reserve
£’000
At 1 January 2019
1,638
12,659
(190)
Loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive loss
Allotment of share capital
Share-based payments
–
–
–
462
–
–
–
–
2,776
–
–
–
–
–
–
At 31 December 2019
2,100
15,435
(190)
24
–
(33)
(33)
–
–
(9)
657
–
–
–
–
1,021
1,678
Retained
losses
£’000
(5,223)
(5,648)
–
(5,648)
–
–
(10,871)
Non-
controlling
interest
£’000
139
(877)
–
(877)
–
–
(738)
Total
equity
£’000
9,704
(6,525)
(33)
(6,558)
3,238
1,021
7,405
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity for
the group
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
Ordinary
shares
£’000
Share
premium
£’000
Merger
reserve
£’000
Foreign
exchange
reserve
£’000
Share-based
payment
reserve
£’000
At 1 January 2018
Loss for the year
Other
income
comprehensive
Total comprehensive loss
Group merger
Allotment of share capital
Issue of share capital IPO
Share-based payments
Non-controlling
recognised on acquisition
interest
10
–
–
–
190
406
1,032
–
–
–
–
–
–
3,603
9,056
–
–
–
–
–
(190)
–
–
–
–
–
–
At 31 December 2018
1,638
12,659
(190)
–
–
24
24
–
–
–
–
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
657
–
657
Retained
losses
£’000
(6)
(5,217)
–
(5,217)
–
–
–
–
–
(5,223)
Non-
controlling
interest
£’000
–
Total
equity
£’000
4
(203)
(5,420)
–
(203)
–
–
–
–
24
(5,396)
–
4,009
10,088
657
342
139
342
9,704
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Company statement of changes in equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Balance as at 31 December 2018 as originally
presented
Restatement – See Note 5
Restated total equity s at 1 January 2019
Loss for the period
Allotment of share capital
Share-based payments
As at 31 December 2019
Ordinary
shares
£’000
Share
premium
£’000
Share-based
payment
reserve
£’000
1,638
–
1,638
–
462
–
2,100
12,659
–
12,659
–
2,776
–
15,435
657
–
657
–
–
1,021
1,678
Retained
losses
£’000
(502)
(632)
(1,134)
(16,469)
–
–
(17,603)
Total
equity
£’000
14,452
(632)
13,820
(16,469)
3,238
1,021
1,610
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Company statement of changes in equity
RESTATED FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
As at 2 March 2018
Loss for the period
Allotment of share capital
Issue of share capital IPO
Share-based payments
As at 31 December 2018
Ordinary
shares
£’000
–
–
606
1,032
–
1,638
Share
premium
£’000
–
–
3,603
9,056
–
12,659
Share-based
payment
reserve
£’000
–
–
–
–
657
657
Retained
losses
£’000
–
(1,134)
–
–
–
(1,134)
Total
equity
£’000
–
(1,134)
4,209
10,088
657
13,820
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated statement of cash flows for the
group
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the year
Adjustments for:
Tax credit
Net finance expense
Amortisation of intangible assets
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and right of use assets
Impairment of intangible assets
Equity-settled share-based payment expense
Write back of contingent consideration
Income taxes received
Decrease in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash flows used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiary undertakings (net of cash acquired)
Purchase of intangible assets
Purchase property, plant and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares
Costs of the issue of shares
Lease payments principal
Lease payments interest
Receipts from borrowings
Repayments of borrowings
Net cash from financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
Bank overdraft
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
2019
£’000
2018
£’000
(6,525)
(5,420)
(792)
196
672
587
2,344
1,021
(1,493)
562
(3,428)
98
71
169
(3,259)
(379)
(1,599)
(16)
(1,994)
2,787
(65)
(559)
(93)
1,056
(203)
2,923
(2,330)
3,355
22
29
1,076
(13)
82
233
290
75
657
–
–
(4,096)
148
1,427
1,575
(2,521)
(5,084)
(1,983)
(148)
(7,215)
13,635
(320)
(182)
(56)
–
–
13,077
3,341
14
–
–
3,355
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Company statement of cash flows
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the year
Adjustments for:
Net finance income
Increase in provisions against intra-group loans
Equity-settled share-based payment expense
Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash outflows used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Advance of loans to subsidiaries
Net cash outflow used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares
Costs of the issue of shares
Net cash inflow from financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
2019
£’000
2018
Restated
£’000
(16,469)
(1,134)
(1,119)
15,927
946
(715)
16
123
139
(576)
(4,268)
(4,268)
2,787
(65)
2,722
(2,122)
2,210
88
(325)
–
632
(827)
(307)
243
(64)
(891)
(10,214)
(10,214)
13,635
(320)
13,315
2,210
–
2,210
The notes on pages 63 to 95 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
1. General information
KRM22 Plc, (the ‘Company’), is a public company, limited by shares and listed on the Alternative Investment
Market (AIM) in April 2018. The Company is incorporated and domiciled in the UK. The registered office is
5 Ireland Yard, London, EC4V 5EH.
The principal activity of the Company, and together with its subsidiaries (‘KRM22’, the ‘Group’), is to develop
and invest in leading risk tools to support regulatory, market, technology and operational risks.
2. Basis of Preparation and Consolidation
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) and IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC) interpretations as adopted for use in the
European Union and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under
IFRS (except as otherwise stated).
The financial information has been prepared on the historical cost basis except that financial instruments
are stated at the fair value.
The financial statements are prepared in Sterling, which is the functional currency of the Parent Company
too. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £’000.
KRM22 applied all standards and interpretations issued by the IASB that were effective as of 1 January
2019. The accounting policies set out below have, unless otherwise stated, been applied consistently to all
years presented in this financial information.
The preparation of the financial statements, in conformity with IFRS, requires the use of certain critical
accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying
KRM22’s accounting policies. The area involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where
assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements, are disclosed in note 4.
Adoption of new and revised standards
There are no new standards impacting the Group that have been adopted in the annual financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2019, which have given rise to material changes in the Group's accounting
policies.
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Standards, amendments and interpretations to published standards not yet effective
There are a number of new standards and amendments to and interpretations of existing standards, which
have been published and are not yet mandatory and which the Group has decided not to adopt early, as
below:
Amendments to IAS 1: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (not EU
endorsed)
Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards
Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations: Definition of a Business
Basis of consolidation
Issue
date
Effective date for
Annual periods
beginning on/after
23-Jan-20
29-Mar-18
22-Oct-18
01-Jan-23
01-Jan-20
01-Jan-20
Expected
impact
None
None
None
The financial information represents the consolidated financial information of the Company and its
subsidiaries (‘KRM22’, the ‘Group’) as if they are formed of a single entity. Intercompany transactions and
balances between KRM22 companies are therefore eliminated in full. The results of subsidiary
undertakings are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the date that
control commences until the date that control ceases. The Company controls a subsidiary if all three of
the following elements are present:
• power over the investee;
• exposure to variable returns from the investee; and
•
the ability of the investor to use its power to affect those variable returns.
Control is reassessed whenever facts and circumstances indicate that there may be a change in any of
these elements of control. In assessing control, KRM22 takes into consideration potential voting rights that
are currently exercisable.
On 19 April 2018, KRM22 Plc, a company under common control of the KRM22 Central Limited
shareholders, acquired KRM22 Central Limited from its shareholders in return for an issue of shares. As a
combination of entities under common control, the transaction falls outside the scope of the standard IFRS
3 ‘Business Combinations’.
Paragraph 10 of IAS8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors requires
management to use its judgement in developing and applying a policy that is relevant, reliable, represents
faithfully the transaction, reflects the economic substance of the transaction, is neutral, is prudent and is
complete in all material respects when selecting appropriate methodology for consolidation accounting.
In the absence of IFRS guidance, KRM22 has applied merger accounting in accordance with ‘FRS102:
Section 19 Business Combinations and Goodwill’, as the business combination meets the requirements set
out in paragraph 27, namely:
•
•
the use of the merger accounting method is not prohibited by company law or other relevant
legislation;
the ultimate equity holders remain the same, and the rights of each equity shareholder, relative to
others before and after the acquisition are unchanged; and
• no non-controlling interest in the net assets of KRM22 is altered by the transfer.
In accordance with merger accounting, consolidated accounts have been prepared for the restructured
Group as if it has always been in existence. The carrying value of assets and liabilities have not been
adjusted to fair value. The difference between the nominal value of the shares issued and the nominal value
of the shares received has been recorded in the merger reserve.
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3. Accounting policies
Going concern
These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed
the Company and KRM22’s going concern position taking into account of its current business activities,
budgeted performance and the factors likely to affect its future development, which are set out in this
Annual Report, and include KRM22’s objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital, its financial
risk management objectives and its exposure to credit and liquidity risks.
The Group and Company meets their day-to-day working capital requirements through cash generated from
the capital it has raised on AIM, and a debt facility with Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II (“Harbert”).
On 29 April 2019 KRM22 entered into a five-year debt facility for up to £10.0m with Harbert and the
availability of additional drawdowns is based on the value and growth of KRM22’s annualised recurring
revenues. Drawdowns can be made until 31 December 2020. At 31 December 2019 KRM22 had £1.1m of
cash at bank and debt due to Harbert of £0.9m (gross).
In considering the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the resultant global economic uncertainties
and impact on delayed sales cycles, the Directors have undertaken a significant assessment of the
cashflow forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial
statements.
Cashflow forecasts have been prepared based on a range of scenarios including, but not limited to, no
further debt or equity funding, existing customer churn at different churn rates, no new contracted sales
revenue, delayed sales, cost reductions, both limited and extensive, and a combination of these different
scenarios. Having assessed the sensitivity analysis on cashflows, noting that £1.3m gross proceeds, which
was included in the forecasts, was raised subsequent to the year end (see note 30), the key risks to KRM22
remaining a going concern without implementing extensive cost reduction measures is, existing customers
paying on payment terms and within 45 days of invoice, customer churn of up to 10%, conversion of some
of the sales opportunities that are currently at contract negotiation stage and maintaining control of the
cost base. If the forecasts are achieved, KRM22 will be able to operate within its existing facilities. However,
the time to close new customers and the value of each customer, which are deemed individually as high
value and low volume, is key. As such, there is a risk that KRM22’s working capital may prove insufficient
to cover both operating activities and the repayment of its debt facility. In such circumstances, KRM22
would be obliged to seek additional funding, in addition to the £1.3m successfully raised in May 2020,
through a placement of shares or other source of funding.
The Directors have concluded that the circumstances set forth above represent a material uncertainty,
which may cast significant doubt about the Company and KRM22’s ability to continue as a going concern.
However the Directors expect to be able to raise funds through a placement of shares or other source of
funding and believe that taken as a whole, the factors described above enable the Company and KRM22 to
continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being 12 months from their signing of their financial
statements. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would be required if the
Company and Group were unable to continue as a going concern.
Revenue recognition
Revenue comprises recurring revenue, non-recurring revenue and other revenue and is stated exclusive of
VAT and sales tax.
All revenue is only recognised to the extent when services have been delivered and the revenue can be
reliably measured, regardless of when the payment is being made. Revenue is measured at the fair value
of the consideration received or receivable.
The following specific recognition criteria are applied to each revenue stream:
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Recurring revenue
Recurring revenue comprises Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) license fees which give the licensee a
right to access the software for a fixed period of time together with ongoing post-contract customer
support services comprising customer support (including designated contacts, telephone and
onsite support), hosting and maintenance services, enhancements and minor and major upgrades.
All of the post-contract customer support services are bundled into one service and are not readily
distinguishable in terms of apportioning the license fee between its constituent parts.
In applying the principles of IFRS15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ the Directors consider
that SaaS licenses provide the customer with a right to access the software over a period of time
and that revenue generated from sales of software licenses is recognised over the term of the
license.
Where license fees are invoiced in advance, the income is deferred and released over the term of
the license with the balance recorded within accruals and deferred income in the statement of
financial position.
Non-recurring revenue
Non-recurring revenue comprises one-off pieces of work including implementation fees related to
initial set-up services and ad-hoc development services which are outside the scope of post-contract
customer services covered by the license fee.
Where implementation fees have only been partially completed at the statement of financial position
date, revenue represents the value of service provided to date based on completed implementations
as defined in the contract. Where payments have been received from customers in advance of
services provided, the amounts are recorded within accruals and deferred income in the statement
of financial position. The implementation fee is a distinct obligation and therefore recognised at a
point in time.
Other revenue
Other revenue comprises miscellaneous revenue that is not part of providing SaaS services, either
as recurring revenue or non-recurring implementation fees, and is not part of KRM22’s core
business. Turnover represents the value of service provided and where payments have been
received from customers in advance of services provided, the amounts are recorded within accruals
and deferred income in the statement of financial position.
Deferred revenue
At 31 December 2019, the balance of deferred revenue was £1.3m (2018 – £0.6m) and this will be
released to the income statement in full within one year of the statement of financial position date.
Operating segments
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Group’s
chief operating decision maker (CODM). The CODM, who is responsible for allocating resources and
assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer.
Business combinations and goodwill
KRM22 applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred
for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values of the assets transferred, the liabilities assumed by the
former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by KRM22. The consideration transferred
includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement.
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Identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, and liabilities assumed are measured initially at their fair values
at the acquisition date. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the
amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquired entity measured on the proportionate net asset basis,
over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If,
after reassessment, the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the excess is recognised immediately in the
income statement as a bargain purchase gain.
After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the
purposes of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date,
allocated to the KRM22’s cash-generating unit that is expected to benefit from the combination, irrespective
of whether other assets of liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to that unit.
Intangible assets
Research expenditure is expensed to the income statement in the year in which it is incurred. Expenditure
on internal projects is capitalised if it can be demonstrated that:
it is technically and commercially feasible to develop the asset for future economic benefit;
•
• adequate resources are available to maintain and complete the development;
• KRM22 is able to use the asset;
• use of the asset will generate future economic benefit;
• expenditure on the development of the asset can be measured reliably; and
•
it is KRM22’s intention to complete the development and use or sell it.
Other development expenditure is recognised in the income statement as an expense as incurred.
Capitalised development expenditure is stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and less
accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of
intangible assets. Intangibles assets are amortised from the date they are available for use. The estimated
useful lives are as follows:
Acquired software
Capitalised development costs
Customer contracts and relationships
Brand (including trademarks)
-
-
-
-
straight line over 5 - 10 years
straight line over 3 years
straight line over 10 years
straight line over 3 - 10 years
The basis for choosing these useful lives is with reference to the years over which they can continue to
generate value for KRM22.
Amortisation charges are included within administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income
statement. KRM22 reviews the amortisation year and methodology when events and circumstances
indicate that the useful life may have changed since the last reporting date.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at historical cost and subsequently measured at
historical cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation on other assets is calculated on a straight-line method to allocate their cost or revalued
amounts to their residual values over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Fixtures and fittings
Office and computer equipment
Motor vehicles
-
-
-
straight line over 4 years
straight line over 4 years
straight line over 5 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale
proceeds and the carrying value of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.
Right of use assets
KRM22 recognises right of use assets for all applicable leases at the lease liability commencement date.
The right of use asset is initially measured at cost, and consists of the amount of:
the initial measurement of lease liability, plus
•
• any lease payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date, less
• any lease incentives received;
•
the initial estimation of restoration costs; and
• any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee.
Depreciation on right of use assets is calculated on a straight line method over the lease term.
Non-current assets
The Company’s interests in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost
less accumulated impairment losses.
Impairment of tangible and intangibles assets
All tangible and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. An impairment loss is
recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The
recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. For the
purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are largely
independent cash inflows or Cash Generating Units (CGUs).
Financial assets
Financial assets are recognised in KRM22 and the Company’s statement of financial position when KRM22
and the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Under IFRS 9 the
classification of financial assets is based both on the business model and cash flow type under which the
assets are held. There are three principal classification categories for financial assets: amortised cost; fair
value through other comprehensive income; and fair value through profit or loss. KRM22 has not classified
any of its financial assets as fair value through other comprehensive income.
Amortised cost
These assets are non-derivative financial assets held under the ‘held to collect’ business model and
attracting cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest. They comprise trade and other
receivables and cash and cash equivalents. They are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs
and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less provision for
impairment.
Impairment provisions for trade and other receivables are calculated using an expected credit loss model.
Under this model, impairment provisions are recognised to reflect expected credit losses based on
combination of historic and forward-looking information, the amount of such a provision being the
difference between the net carrying amount and the present value of the future expected cash flows
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associated with the impaired receivable. For trade receivables, which are reported net; such provisions are
recorded in a separate allowance account. On confirmation that the trade receivable will not be collectable,
the gross carrying value of the asset is written off against the associated provision.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposit held at call with banks, other short term highly
liquid investments with maturities of three months or less.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss or other
financial liabilities.
(a) Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financial liabilities are stated at fair value with differences taken to the consolidated income statement.
Interest on financial liabilities up to maturity is included in the finance costs line item in the consolidated
income statement.
Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is held for trading or is a derivative
(except for effective hedge) or are designated upon initial recognition as FVTPL.
Gains or Losses, including any interest expense on liabilities held for trading or a derivative, are recognised
in the consolidated income statement.
(b) Trade and other payables
Trade payables and other payables are not interest bearing and are stated at their full value on initial
recognition. For disclosure purposes, the fair values of trade and other payables are estimated at the
present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. As trade
payables and other payables are short term in nature as at the reporting date, the carrying value is
considered to be a reasonable approximation of fair value.
(c) Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs. They are subsequently
measured at amortised costs using the effective interest method, with interest recognised on an effective
rate basis.
Fair value measurement
Fair value is measured using the following fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs
used in making the measurements. The different levels can be defined as follows:
• Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
• Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within level that are observable for the asset or
liability, either directly (i.e. prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and
• Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are based on observable market data (unobservable
inputs).
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax.
(a) Current tax
Any current tax payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as
reported in the income statement because it excludes certain items of income or expense that are either
taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The
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Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively
enacted by the reporting end date.
Companies within the group may be entitled to claim special tax allowances in relation to qualifying
research and development expenditure (e.g. R&D tax credits). The Group accounts for such allowances as
tax credits which means they are recognised when it is probable that the benefit will flow to the group and
that the benefit can be reliably measured. R&D tax credits reduce current tax expense and to the extent the
amounts are due in respect of them and not settled by the statement of financial position date, reduce
current tax payable.
(b) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on 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 and is accounted for using the 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 goodwill or
the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and other liabilities in a transaction
that affects neither the tax profit or loss nor the accounting profit or loss.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end 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 is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited to the income
statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to ‘other comprehensive income’,
in which case the deferred tax is dealt with in ‘other comprehensive income’. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are offset when the Company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and
liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when KRM22 has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past
event, it is probable that KRM22 will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made
of the amount of KRM22’s obligation.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the
present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the
obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation,
its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.
When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from
a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be
received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and as an expense, unless those
costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of inventories or non-current assets. The cost of
any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the year in which the employee’s services are received.
Retirement benefits
KRM22 operates a defined contribution plan, under which KRM22 pays contributions to independently
administered pension plans on a mandatory, contractual or voluntary basis. KRM22 has no further payment
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obligations once the contributions have been paid. The contributions are recognised as an employee benefit
expense in the income statement when they are due.
Share-based payments
The Company issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain employees and these payments are
measured at fair value (excluding the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions) at the date of the grant
using appropriate pricing models. 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 shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of non-market-based vesting
conditions.
At the date of each statement of financial position, the Company revises its estimate of the number of
equity instruments that are expected to become exercisable. It recognises the impact of the revision of
original estimates, if any, in the income statement, and a corresponding adjustment is made to equity over
the remaining vesting period. The fair value of the awards and ultimate expense are not adjusted on a
change in market vesting conditions during the vesting period.
The value of share-based payment is taken directly to reserves and the charge for the period is recorded in
the income statement.
KRM22’s scheme, which awards shares in the parent entity, includes recipients who are employees in all
subsidiaries. In the consolidated financial statements, the transaction is treated as an equity-settled share-
based payment, as KRM22 has received services in consideration for KRM22’s equity instruments. An
expense is recognised in the Group income statement for the fair value of share-based payment over the
vesting year, with a credit recognised in equity.
In the subsidiaries’ financial statements, the awards, in proportion to the recipients who are employees in
said subsidiary, are treated as an equity-settled share-based payment, as the subsidiaries do not have an
obligation to settle the award. An expense for the grant date fair value of the aware is recognised over the
vesting period, with a credit recognised in equity. The credit is treated as a capital contribution, as the
parent is compensating the subsidiaries’ employees with no cost to the subsidiaries as there is no
expectation to recharge the cost. In the parent company’s financial statements, there is no share-based
payment charge where the recipients are employed by a subsidiary, with the parent company recognising
an increase in the investment in the subsidiaries as a capital contribution from the parent and a credit to
equity.
Earnings per share
Earnings per share are calculated by dividing profit or loss after tax attributable to equity shareholders of
the parent company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.
Diluted earnings per share requires that the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted
to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. These arise from awards made under share-
based incentive schemes. Instruments that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future
have been considered but were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they
are anti-dilutive for the periods presented. This is due to the KRM22 incurring losses on continuing
operations for the year.
Leases
IFRS16 ‘Leases’ replaces the previous leases standard, IAS 17 ‘Leases’, and its related interpretations and
was to be applied for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019 with early application of the
standard permissible. 2018 was the first year that accounts were prepared for KRM22 and the Directors
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applied the standard early on the basis that the new accounting treatment would have a material impact on
the way the accounts are presented. As a result, there is no change in lease accounting policy to report.
Under IFRS16, KRM22 recognises the lease liability at the commencement date of the lease at an amount
equal to the present value of the lease payments during the lease term that are not yet paid. The present
value of the lease payments is based on applying a discount rate which is either the interest rate implicit in
the lease or the incremental borrowing rate. The interest rate is treated as an interest expense and charged
to the income statement.
KRM22 also recognises a right of use asset at the lease liability commencement date and is measured at
cost as detailed in the Right of use assets accounting policy. The right of use asset is depreciated over the
term of the lease.
Where a lease has less than twelve months until the lease expiry date or where leases for which the
underlying asset is of low value, KRM22 continues to classify these as operating leases and are charged as
an expense to the income statement on a straight line basis.
Foreign currency
Foreign currency transactions are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of transactions.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at rates of exchange at the
statement of financial position date. Any gain or loss arising from a change in the exchange rates of
exchange subsequent to the date of the transaction is included as a gain or loss in the income statement.
The statements of financial position of the foreign subsidiaries are translated into Sterling at the exchange
rate at the year end. The results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into Sterling at the average rate of
exchange during the financial year. Exchange differences which arise from the translation of opening net
assets or the foreign subsidiary undertakings are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive
income and transferred to the KRM22’s translation reserve.
Descriptions of nature of each component of equity
The components of KRM22’s equity can be described as follows:
• Share capital – The amount for the nominal value of shares issued.
• Share premium – The amount subscribed for share capital in excess of nominal value after
deducting certain costs of issue.
• Foreign exchange reserve – This reserve relates to exchange differences arising on the translation
of the statement of financial position of the KRM22’s foreign operations at the closing rate and the
translation of the income statement of those operations at the average rate.
• Merger reserve – See note 2.
• Share-based payment reserve – This relates to the fair value of share options and warrants
determined at the grant date of the equity- settled share-based payments.
• Retained deficit – The net gains and losses recognised in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income.
4. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
IAS 1 requires disclosure of the judgements, apart from those involving estimations, that management has
made in the process of applying the entity’s accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the
amounts recognised in the financial statements.
In the application of KRM22 and Company’s accounting policies, the Directors are required to make certain
judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not
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readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical
experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these
estimates. The Directors believe that there are five areas within the financial statements which constitute
critical accounting judgements as follows:
I.
Contingent consideration
When KRM22 acquires subsidiary undertakings, the total consideration to be paid can include a
combination of initial cash consideration, Company ordinary shares and contingent consideration
that can be settled in either in the form of cash or Company ordinary shares at the Company’s
discretion.
The contingent consideration is dependent on the acquired subsidiary undertaking achieving certain
performance conditions at a future date and as specified in the relevant share purchase agreement.
As the performance conditions are based on a future date, management are required to apply a
significant amount of judgement in determining the likelihood of whether the performance criteria
will be achieved.
II.
Revenue
The allocation and timing of the recognition of revenue requires management judgement. Contracts
can include both the sale of licences and the provision of services including integration and
development.
The point at which the significant risks and rewards of ownership transfer is dependent on the
contractual terms and on this basis an analysis is made of each separable component of revenue.
In respect of a licence, this would usually be across the license term as the license is deemed to
provide a ‘right of access’ to the customer. In respect of provision of services and integration and
development this would usually be the period of time in which the integration and development
services were completed.
III.
Capitalisation of development costs
Development costs are capitalised based on an assessment on whether they meet the criteria
specified in IAS 38 for capitalisation. During each reporting period, an assessment is performed by
management to determine time spent developing the intangible assets as a proportion of total time
spent in the year. This represents an area of judgement and impacts the value of intangible costs
capitalised.
IV.
Leases
The recognition of leases in line with IFRS 16 requires significant judgement around the interest rate
used to calculate the discount rate of the present value of future cash flows.
V.
Business combinations
The valuation of contingent consideration based on the future performance of acquired businesses
relies upon significant judgments made by management.
In addition, IAS 1 requires disclosure of information about the assumptions the entity makes about
the future, and other major sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period, that
have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities within the next financial year. In respect of those assets and liabilities, the notes to the
financial statements include details of their nature and carrying amount at the end of the reporting
period.
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In addition, judgments are made around the fair value of certain acquired assets to disclose their
fair value, based on areas such as expected credit risk of assumptions around performance.
5. Prior period restatement (company only)
The Directors have reappraised the employment status of the beneficiaries to the group’s warrants, which
clarified they were predominantly employees of the Parent Company and not KRM22 Central Limited its
subsidiary. As a result, the Directors have concluded that the investment in subsidiaries at 31 December
2018 were overstated by £0.6m and restated the investment in subsidiaries by this amount. The impact of
this prior period error was to reduce the investment in subsidiaries by £0.6m and increase share option
expense recognised on share options and warrants, thereby increasing the loss for the prior period by the
same amount. There was no impact on the net assets of the Group at 31 December 2018.
The error has been corrected by restating each of the affected financial statement line items for the prior
period as follows:
Impact on statement of financial position
Assets
Investments
Net assets
Equity
Retained earnings
Total equity
Impact on income statement
Share based payment charge
Total
6. Segmental reporting
2018
As previously
stated
£’000
Increase/
(Decrease)
£’000
2018
Restated
£’000
857
857
(502)
(502)
–
–
(632)
(632)
(632)
(632)
632
632
225
225
(1,134)
(1,134)
632
632
The Board of Directors, as the chief operating decision maker in accordance with IFRS 8 Operating
Segments, has determined that KRM22 have identified five risk domains as operating segments, however
for reporting purposes into a single global business unit and operates as a single operating segment, as the
nature of services delivered are common.
The internal management accounting information has been prepared in accordance with IFRS but has a
non-GAAP ‘Adjusted EBITDA’ as a profit measure for the overall group. This amount is reported on the face
of the income statement.
KRM22’s revenue from external customers and information about its non-current assets, excluding
deferred tax, by geography is detailed below:
UK
Europe
USA
Rest of world
Total
2019
Revenue
£’000
422
798
2,489
434
4,143
2019
Non-current assets
£’000
5,151
2,463
5,531
1
13,146
2018
Revenue
£’000
229
382
629
48
1,288
2018
Non-current assets
£’000
6,422
38
5,897
–
12,357
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The Directors consider that the business has five risk domains: Enterprise, Market, Operations, Regulatory
and Technology as is described in Strategic Report. Within these five risk domains, there are three revenue
streams with different characteristics, which are generated from the same assets and cost base.
For the year ended 31 December 2019, no customer generated more than 10% of total revenue. For the
year ended 31 December 2018, one customer, reported in the Europe segment, generated more than 10%
of total revenue and the revenue received from this customer was £0.4m.
Non-current assets include goodwill and intangible assets recognised on consolidation and are classified
by reference to the geographical location of the KRM22 group company which initially acquired the
acquiree.
Recurring revenue is recognised over the period of time and non-recurring revenue is recognised at a point
in time. Other revenue comprises miscellaneous revenue that is not part of KRM22’s core business.
Recurring revenue
Non-recurring revenue
Other revenue
Total revenue
Enterprise
Market
Regulatory
Other
Total
7. Operating loss
Operating loss for the year has been arrived at after charging the following:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Depreciation of right of use assets
Amortisation of intangible assets
Impairment of intangible assets
Acquisition expenses (refer to note below)
Company reorganisation costs (refer to note below)
Contingent consideration written back (refer to note below)
Operating lease costs
Foreign currency exchange losses
2019
£’000
3,753
305
85
4,143
2019
£’000
81
2,447
1,530
85
4,143
2019
£’000
92
495
672
2,344
413
527
(1,493)
41
111
2018
£’000
1,121
167
–
1,288
2018
£’000
–
514
774
–
1,288
2018
£’000
44
246
233
75
478
–
–
17
16
I.
Company reorganisation costs
Reorganisation costs in the year ended 31 December 2019 of £0.5m (2018 - £nil) were recognised
and related to staff redundancy costs as a result of KRM22 scaling back certain business
operations.
II. Acquisition related costs
Total acquisition related costs in the year ended 31 December 2019 of £0.4m (2018 - £0.5m) were
recognised and include £0.2m for the acquisition of Object+ and £0.2m in connection with target
acquisitions opportunities not completed.
III.
Contingent consideration write back
A contingent consideration write back of £1.5m (2018 - £nil) was recognised in connection the write
back of previously recognised contingent consideration associated with the acquisition of
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ProOpticus. The Directors believe that the contingent consideration will not be payable and have
therefore written back this element of consideration from the fair value of the total consideration
that could have been paid under the terms of the share purchase agreement.
8. Auditor’s remuneration
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the Company
Audit of the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries
For other services
Tax services of the Company
Tax services for the Company’s subsidiaries
Tax services around acquisitions
Adviser fees in respect of IPO
9. Employee information
2019
£’000
115
13
128
8
15
3
–
26
2018
£’000
75
11
86
11
4
15
26
56
I.
Employee numbers
The average monthly number of people, including Executive Directors, employed by KRM22 during
the year was as follows:
UK
Europe
USA
Rest of world
Total
II.
Employee benefits
The aggregate payroll cost of these persons were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs to defined contribution schemes
Share-based payments
Total
2019
No.
35
20
15
2
72
2019
£’000
3,818
189
175
1,021
5,203
2018
No.
30
8
19
1
58
2018
£’000
2,349
179
50
657
3,235
III.
Directors’ remuneration
The remuneration of the Directors, who also represent the key management personnel of KRM22,
during the year was as follows:
Remuneration for qualifying services
Social security costs
Pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
Share-based payments
Total
2019
£’000
603
48
12
860
1,523
2018
£’000
481
38
11
600
1,130
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Full details of Directors’ remuneration is presented in the Remuneration Committee Report on page 38.
Remuneration disclosed above includes the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
Remuneration for qualifying services
Total
2019
£’000
228
228
2018
£’000
160
160
The number of Directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes
amounted to 1 (2018 – 1).
10. Finance expense
Interest income
Interest expense on financial liabilities
Interest expense on lease liabilities
Net finance expense
11. Taxation
Current tax
UK Corporation tax at 19% on loss for the year (2018 – 19%)
Prior year adjustment to deferred tax
Research and Development tax credits
Total current tax
Deferred tax:
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Intangible assets recognised on acquisition
Total deferred tax (note 22)
Total tax credit
2019
£’000
(1)
101
96
196
2019
£’000
–
(28)
(562)
(590)
(37)
(165)
(202)
(792)
2018
£’000
–
26
56
82
2018
£’000
–
–
–
–
31
(44)
(13)
(13)
The tax expense differs from the standard rate of corporate tax in the UK for the year of 19% for the following
reasons:
Losses before tax
Loss before tax based on corporation tax 19% (2018: 19%)
Accelerated capital allowances
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
Intangible assets recognised on acquisition
Adjustments to brought forward values
Losses carried forward
Total tax credit
2019
£’000
(7,317)
(1,390)
(37)
86
(165)
(28)
742
(792)
2018
£’000
(5,433)
(1,032)
31
102
(44)
930
(13)
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12. Loss per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to the equity holders of KRM22 by
the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.
KRM22 has dilutive ordinary shares, this being warrants and share options granted to employees. As
KRM22 has incurred a loss in the year, the diluted loss per share is the same as the basic earnings per share
as the loss has an anti-dilutive effect.
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent
Basic weighted average number of shares in issue
Diluted weighted average number of shares in issue
2019
£’000
(5,648)
18,552,176
25,933,265
(30.4p)
2018
£’000
(5,217)
9,407,958
13,760,193
(55.5p)
13. Intangible assets
Cost
At 1 January 2019
Acquisition of subsidiaries
Additions
Foreign exchange movements
At 31 December 2019
Accumulated amortisation
At 1 January 2019
Amortisation for the year
Impairment charge for the year
Foreign exchange movements
At 31 December 2019
At 31 December 2018
At 31 December 2019
Goodwill on
consolidation
£’000
Acquired
software and
related assets
£’000
Trademarks
and licences
£’000
Capitalised
development
costs
£’000
5,928
1,922
–
(183)
7,667
–
–
–
–
-
5,928
7,667
2,448
421
–
(13)
2,856
210
431
–
(1)
640
2,238
2,216
589
55
61
(1)
704
93
87
–
–
180
496
524
1,789
–
1,531
–
3,320
–
154
2,344
–
2,498
1,789
822
Total
£’000
10,754
2,398
1,592
(197)
14,547
303
672
2,344
(1)
3,318
10,451
11,229
Goodwill that arose in prior periods is not amortised. The residual goodwill arising on the acquisition of
Object+ is attributable to the enhanced market position of the group, due to the completeness of the
solution that KRM22 can offer the market. The recoverable amount of the goodwill can be underpinned on
a value in use basis by the expected performance of the Group, which is seen as a single cash-generating
unit.
The valuation used for this purpose is based on cash flow projections for the next five years, and thereafter
for an indefinite period at a growth assumption of 1 percent. The discount rate (WACC) used was 14
percent. Sensitivity analysis has been performed on these projections, specifically changes in assumed
annual revenue growth, profit margin growth and terminal growth rate. This demonstrates valuation
headroom above the carrying value of goodwill.
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14. Property, plant and equipment
Cost
At 1 January 2019
Acquisition of subsidiaries
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2019
Accumulated depreciations
At 1 January 2019
Acquisition of subsidiaries
Depreciation charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 December 2019
Net book value at 31 December 2018
Net book value at 31 December 2019
15. Investment in subsidiaries
Cost
At 1 January 2019
Additions
At 31 December 2019
Carrying amount
At 1 January 2019
At 31 December 2019
Motor
vehicles
£’000
Fixtures and
fittings
£’000
Office
equipment
£’000
Total
£’000
–
58
–
(58)
–
–
33
2
(35)
–
–
–
254
–
9
(2)
261
36
–
65
–
101
218
160
94
29
7
(1)
129
8
23
25
–
56
86
73
£’000
2019
£’000
225
76
301
225
301
348
87
16
(61)
390
44
56
92
(35)
157
304
233
2018
)
Restated
£’000
(note 5)
£’000
–
225
225
–
225
The additions in 2019 represents share capital contributions made to the Company’s subsidiaries in respect
of the share option expense recognised on share options issued by the Company to employees of the
appropriate subsidiaries. The capital contribution transaction is a non-cash transaction.
Restatement of prior period balance
The Directors have reappraised the employment status of the beneficiaries to the Group’s founder warrants
and clarified that the beneficiaries were predominantly employees of the Company and not KRM22 Central
Limited its subsidiary. As a result, the Directors have concluded that the investment in subsidiaries, as
presented in the accounts for the period ended at 31 December 2018, was overstated by £0.6m and have
restated the investment in subsidiaries by this amount in the accounts for the year ended 31 December
2019. For further details see note 5.
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Details of the Company’s subsidiaries at 31 December 2019 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Ownership interest and voting rights
Nature of business
KRM22 Central Limited*
KRM22 Development Limited
KRM22 Development Spain SL
KRM22 Singapore Pte Limited
KRM22 Americas Inc.
KRM22 ProOpticus LLC
KRM22 Netherlands B.V.
Irisium Limited
Object+ Holding B.V.
Object+ B.V.
5 Ireland Yard
London, EC4V 5EH
England
5 Ireland Yard
London, EC4V 5EH
England
Travessera de Gràcia, 11
5th floor
08021, Barcelona
Spain
10 Anson Road, #23-02
International Plaza
079903
Singapore
1013 Centre Road, Suite 403-B
Wilimington, New Castle
DE, 19805
USA
111 West Jackson Blvd.
Suite 2210
Chicago
IL, 60604
USA
Max Euweplein 26
1017MB, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
5 Ireland Yard
London, EC4V 5EH
England
Max Euweplein 26
1017MB, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Max Euweplein 26
1017MB, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
60%
100%
100%
Object+ Financial Services B.V. Max Euweplein 26
100%
1017MB, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Object+ Financial Products B.V. Max Euweplein 26
100%
Object+ Americas LLC
*Shares held directly by KRM22 Plc
1017MB, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
111 West Jackson Blvd.
Suite 2210
Chicago
IL, 60604
USA
Administrative and sales
company
Development services
Development services
Sales company
Administrative and sales
company
Administrative and sales
company
Holding company
Administrative and sales
company
Holding company
Holding company
Administrative and sales
company
Administrative and sales
company
100%
Sales company
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16. Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables disclosed below are classified as loans and receivables and are therefore measured at
amortised cost.
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade receivables
Trade receivables group companies
Other receivables
Prepayments and accrued income
Total trade and other receivables due within one year
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Amounts due from group undertakings
Other receivables
Total trade and other receivables due in more than one year
2019
£’000
Group
620
–
243
495
1,358
–
42
42
2019
£’000
Company
–
–
10
280
290
1,297
–
1,297
2018
£’000
Group
386
–
511
234
1,131
–
–
–
2018
£’000
Company
–
196
67
44
307
11,321
–
11,321
The carrying value of trade and other receivables approximates fair value.
KRM22 has elected to apply the simplified approach available under IFRS 9:5.5.15 for its trade receivables.
KRM22’s trade receivables result from transactions in the scope of IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with
Customers’. Under this simplified approach, a lifetime expected loss allowance is always recognised (both
at initial recognition and throughout the life of the trade receivable).
KRM22’s trade receivables have a short duration of less than 12 months, and do not have a contractual
interest rate. Therefore an EIR of zero has been applied to cash flows. KRM22 has used a provision matrix
to determine the lifetime ECL of the portfolio. It is based on KRM22’s historical, observed default rates, and
is adjusted by a forward looking estimate of future economic conditions.
KRM22 group revenue was derived from organic customer growth and acquired customer growth through
the previous acquisitions: Irisium, ProOpticus and the Object+ Group. Based on historical observed default
rates of the acquired companies, the estimated impairment loss is immaterial. Furthermore, since
acquisition the Group has managed customer credit risk in line with Group policy and outstanding
receivables are actively monitored and discussed by management. There are no doubts as to the future
recoverability of these balances. Therefore, any impairment would be immaterial.
Amounts due from group undertakings have been classified as falling due after more than one year based
on the agreed terms of repayment by subsidiaries in future periods. The Company provides regular funding
to KRM22 Central Limited at an appropriate interest rate of 8.14%. The Directors consider the terms of the
transaction to be at arm’s length.
There are significant doubts as to the future recoverability of these balances, and as such, a provision for
bad and doubtful debts of £15.9m (2018 - £nil) has been raised against the amounts due from group
undertakings in the Company statement of financial position and recorded as a charge in the Company
income statement.
17. Trade receivables – credit risk
Aging of due and past due but not impaired receivables
0 – 30 days
31 – 60 days
61 – 90 days
91 – 120 days
Total trade and other receivables due in less than one year
2019
£’000
566
–
51
3
620
2018
£’000
307
68
8
3
386
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18. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at banks and on hand – unrestricted
Cash at banks and on hand – restricted
2019
£’000
Group
1,076
–
1,076
2019
£’000
Company
88
–
88
2018
£’000
Group
2,889
466
3,355
2018
£’000
Company
1,744
466
2,210
When the Company completed the IPO in 2018, the proceeds were a mixture of VCT/EIS funds and general
funds. VCT/EIS funds are restricted to expenditure on activities relating to setting up the business and
furthering new business activities and is therefore treated as restricted cash. At 31 December 2019, the
balance of VCT/EIS funds was £nil (2018 - £0.5m). Unrestricted cash can be used by KRM22 for any
business activities including acquisitions.
19. Trade and other payables
Amounts falling due within one year:
Bank overdraft
Trade payables
Trade payables group companies
Accruals and deferred income
Social security and other taxation
Other payables
Total due within one year
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Contingent consideration
Provision for dilapidations
Total due in more than one year
2019
£’000
Group
22
867
–
1,829
131
105
2,954
1,110
69
1,179
2019
£’000
Company
–
109
–
117
–
140
366
–
–
–
2018
£’000
Group
–
675
–
1,290
126
86
2,177
1,563
–
1,563
2018
£’000
Company
–
65
7
171
–
–
243
–
–
–
The fair value of trade and other payables are the same as the carrying values.
Provisions for dilapidation for expected future expenditure in accordance with lease obligations are based
on the Group’s best estimate of the likely committed cash outflow. These costs are expected to be incurred
at the end of the lease and therefore have been classified as non-current.
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20. Finance leases – right of use assets and lease liabilities
Right of use assets
Cost
At 1 January 2019
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2019
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 January 2019
Depreciation charge for year
Disposals
Foreign exchange movements
At 31 December 2019
Net book value at 31 December 2018
Net book value at 31 December 2019
Lease liabilities
Cost
At 1 January 2019
Additions
Disposals
Interest expense
Lease payments
At 31 December 2019
The maturity of the lease liabilities is as follows:
Amounts payable under finance leases
Within one year
In two to five years
Total
£’000
1,840
1,166
(984)
2,022
238
495
(352)
(1)
380
1,602
1,642
Total
£’000
1,587
620
(186)
96
(641)
1,476
2018
£’000
541
1,046
1,587
2019
£’000
488
988
1,476
KRM22’s finance leases relate to various office leases held by subsidiary undertakings. In addition to the
lease additions and disposals detailed in the table, the lease expiry date of an existing lease was extended
to end on 31 July 2024.
21. Loans and borrowings
Current
Secured loans
Non-Current
Secured loans
Unsecured loans
2019
£’000
388
388
435
1,162
1,597
1,985
2018
£’000
–
–
–
1,193
1,193
1,193
The fair value of loans and borrowings are the same as the carrying values.
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On 29 April 2019, KRM22 Central Limited entered into a five-year secured debt facility (the “Debt Facility”)
with Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II (“Harbert”) to support future business growth and allow
KRM22 to pursue its pipeline of investment targets.
The Debt Facility is for up to £10.0m of which an initial £1.0m was drawn down on 30 April 2019. The
availability of additional drawdowns is based on the value and growth of KRM22’s annualised recurring
revenues. Drawdowns can be made until 31 December 2020.
The interest rate payable is 11% per annum on the initial £1.0m drawdown. The interest rate payable on
future additional drawdowns will be at the higher of 11% or 11% plus one year EURO Libor. The Debt Facility
is secured on certain KRM22 assets however there are no covenants based on KRM22’s financial
performance.
In conjunction with the Debt Facility, the Company has constituted warrants over a number of Ordinary
shares in the Company to Harbert with a total value equal to a maximum of £1.0m. Upon initial drawdown,
warrants over 495,049 new Ordinary Shares were issued with an exercise price of £1.01 per Ordinary Share.
Additional warrants will be issued in an amount equal to 5.6% of each subsequent drawdown of the Facility
(up to a maximum value of £500,000 in aggregate) calculated by reference to an exercise price of the lower
of a 10% discount to the prevailing market price or £1.01 per new Ordinary Share.
The warrants are treated as a financial instrument and recorded at fair value as a current liability amounting
to £0.04m with gain in fair value of £0.07m at the statement of financial position recognised in the income
statement (see note 27).
The unsecured loan relates to a shareholder loan provided to Irisium Limited (“Irisium”), a subsidiary of
KRM22 Central Limited, by Cinnober Financial Technology AB (“Cinnober”) who own 40% of the issued share
capital of Irisium. Loans provided from Cinnober to Irisium are subject to an interest rate of 5% and the
loan is repayable on 31 December 2023. As detailed in note 30, on 16 April 2020, the loan due to Cinnober
from Irisium was converted into ordinary shares in Irisium.
22. Deferred tax
Deferred tax liability at 1 January 2018
On acquisition
Income statement credit/(charge)
Deferred tax liability at 31 December 2018
On acquisition
Income statement (credit)
Deferred tax liability at 31 December 2019
Intangible assets
recognised on acquisition
£’000
–
601
(42)
559
119
(165)
513
Accelerated capital
allowances
£’000
–
31
29
60
–
(37)
23
Total
£’000
–
632
(13)
619
119
(202)
536
KRM22 has tax losses of £14.6m (2018 - £9.2m) that are available for offset against future taxable profits of
those subsidiary companies in which the tax losses arose. Deferred tax assets have not been recognised
in respect of these losses as they may not be used to offset taxable profits elsewhere in the Group and they
have arisen in subsidiaries whose future taxable profits are uncertain. The estimated value of the deferred
tax asset not recognised is £2.9m (2018 - £1.7m).
In addition to the above operating tax losses, a potential deferred tax asset, could relate to pre-acquisition
tax losses of ProOpticus. The availability and future utilisation of these losses remains under consideration,
taking account of both its legacy ownership structure and Section 382 of the US Internal Revenue Code,
whereby the ability to utilise net operating losses arising prior to a change of ownership is limited to a
percentage of the entity value of the entity at the date of change of ownership. These potential operating
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tax losses (and related potential deferred tax asset) have not been included in the available operating tax
losses (and related deferred tax asset) owing to current uncertainties on their actual usability.
A deferred tax liability of £0.5m has been recognised in relation to intangible assets of £3.3m that arise on
the acquisition of Object+ and Irisium, ProOpticus in the prior period.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in that jurisdiction
in the year when the asset is realised or the liability settled, based on tax rates that have been enacted or
substantively enacted at the statement of financial position date and therefore these have been measured
at 19% UK and an effective rate of 23% on our overseas jurisdictions.
23. Operating leases
KRM22 operates from various leased properties around the world and the terms of property leases vary by
location. Any property leases that have less than twelve months at the date of inception until termination
date are deemed to be short–term leases and recognised as operating leases.
KRM22 has total minimum future lease commitments under non–cancellable operating leases as set out
below:
Due within one year
24. Share capital
Issue and fully paid 10p Ordinary shares
At 1 January
Issued for cash during the year*
Issued as share exchange
Issued for other consideration
At 31 December
2019
£’000
25
25
2019
No.
16,376,388
4,014,732
–
606,909
20,998,029
2019
£’000
1,638
401
–
61
2,100
2018
No.
–
13,602,873
2,000,000
773,515
16,376,388
2018
£’000
26
26
2018
£’000
–
1,360
200
78
1,638
The following movements in the ordinary share capital of the Company occurred during the year:
• On 3 April 2019, the Company issued 1,883,672 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a placing
price of 85 pence per share through a placement and subscription. On the same date a subscription
was made for further 235,295 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each, to be settled on completion of
the requisite subscription paperwork. The subscription was settled on 5 June 2019. The total number
of shares issued as part of this share issue was 2,118,967 ordinary shares of 10 pence each to raise
£1.8m.
• On 30 May 2019, the Company issued 606,909 new ordinary shares at a price of 85 pence per share
as part consideration for the acquisition of Object+ Holding B.V.
• On 7 November 2019, the Company placed a further 1,895,765 new ordinary shares of 10 pence
each to raise £1.0m at placing price of 52 pence per share.
The share premium account represents the premium arising on the issue of equity shares, comprising 10
pence ordinary shares, net of share issue expenses.
Total costs relating to the share placement and subscriptions in the year of £0.1m have been recognised within
share premium.
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25. Share–based payments
Warrants
On 24 April 2018, the Company passed a resolution for a total of 6,000,000 warrants to be granted to certain
directors and members of staff conditional on the Company’s admission to the AIM. The warrants are
exercisable in full in three equal tranches, in the event that the Company’s share price equals or exceeds
three separate hurdles at the relevant testing or vesting date. The earliest testing date for tranche one is
two years following admission to the AIM, i.e. 30 April 2020, with the earliest testing date for tranche two
and three being one year later, i.e. 30 April 2021.
If these conditions are met the warrants are exercisable at a 100 pence per share. The vesting period is
three years and the warrants can be exercised if, at a testing date, the specific performance conditions are
met, or the Directors, in their absolute discretion, determine that an option may be exercised at any other
time and in any other circumstances. If the options remain unexercised after a period of ten years from the
date of the grant the options expire.
Employee share option plan
The KRM22 Employee Share Option Plan (‘ESOP’), a UK tax authority approved Enterprise Management
Incentive (EMI), was set up on 24 April 2018. During the year the Company granted 1,156,471 options to
employees of KRM22, which includes 275,000 options (the “Salary Deferral Options”) granted to employees who
accepted a temporary salary deferral to help the Company’s cashflow.
With the exception of the Salary Deferral Options, the options vest over a three–year period and are
exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant date provided that the share price has increased by 5%
compounded during the period and provided the employee remains employed by KRM22. The Salary
Deferral Options vest over a nine-month period and the are not subject to any share price performance
conditions.
All options unexercised after a period of ten years from the date of grant expire. KRM22 has no legal or
constructive obligation to repurchase or settle the options for cash.
Options are exercisable at a range of between 52.5 pence per share and 109.5 pence per share. The weighted
average remaining contractual life of the share options outstanding at 31 December 2019 is 2 years and 3
months.
Outstanding at 1 January
Granted during the year – warrants
Granted during the year – ESOP
Forfeited during the year – ESOP
Exercised during the year
Expire during the year
Outstanding at 31 December
Weighted average
exercise price
£
1.00
–
0.70
1.01
–
–
0.81
2019
Number
7,086,000
–
1,156,471
(403,000)
–
–
7,839,471
Weighted average
exercise price
£
–
1.00
1.02
–
–
–
1.00
2018
Number
–
6,000,000
1,089,000
(3,000)
–
–
7,086,000
The fair value of options subject to non–market based vesting conditions are measured using a Black
Scholes model and those options with market based conditions are measured using a Monte Carlo pricing
model.
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The fair value of the outstanding options without performance conditions was measured using the Black
Scholes options valuation model. The inputs to that model in respect of the share options outstanding
under each issue as at the year ended 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2018 were as follows:
Grant month
Weighted average share price at grant date
Exercise price
Weighted average contractual life
Expected volatility
Expected dividend growth rate
Risk-free interest rate
September
2018
£1.0950
£1.000
3 years
30%
–
0.86%
June
2019
£0.770
£0.850
3 years
30%
–
0.86%
June
2019
£0.770
£0.850
1 year
30%
–
0.86%
November
2019
£0.535
£0.850
3 years
30%
–
0.86%
December
2019
£0.525
£0.525
3 years
30%
–
0.86%
The fair value of the outstanding warrants with performance conditions was measured using the Monte
Carlo simulation model and the inputs to that model in respect of the share options outstanding under each
issue were as follows:
Weighted average share price at grant date
Exercise price
Weighted average contractual life
Expected volatility
Expected dividend growth rate
Risk-free interest rate
2018
£1.3198
£1.00
3 years
30%
–
0.8287%
The total expense recognised for the year ending 31 December 2019 arising from equity-settled share-
based payment transactions amounted to £1.0m (2018 - £0.7m) and the share-based payment reserve as
at 31 December 2019 amounted to £1.7m (2018 - £0.7m).
26. Capital commitments
At 31 December 2019 KRM22 had no material capital commitments (2018 - £nil).
27. Financial instruments and financial risk management
KRM22’s principal financial liabilities comprise trade and other payables and borrowings. The primary
purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the operations. KRM22 has trade and other receivables
and cash that derive directly from its operations.
The Company has limited financial liabilities as its primary purpose is to hold investments in other group
companies. The Company’s receivables largely relate to its funding of the operations of KRM22. All items
below are stated at amortised cost unless explicitly stated. The Company measures fair values using the
following fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements.
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The table below analyses financial instruments carried at fair value by hierarchy level.
Financial assets
Cash at banks and on hand – unrestricted
Cash at banks and on hand – restricted
Trade receivables group companies
Trade and other receivables
Financial liabilities
Bank overdraft
Trade and other payables
Accruals
Contingent consideration at FVTPL (Level 3)
Borrowings
Derivative financial liability at FVTPL (Level 1)
Finance lease obligations
2019
£’000
Group
1,076
–
–
905
1,981
22
1,041
717
1,110
1,985
45
1,476
6,396
2019
£’000
Company
2018
£’000
Group
2018
£’000
Company
88
–
1,297
–
1,385
–
109
257
–
–
–
–
366
2,889
466
–
562
3,917
–
757
734
1,563
1,193
–
1,587
5,834
1,744
466
11,517
–
13,727
–
65
171
–
–
–
–
236
The Directors consider that the carrying amount for all financial assets and liabilities which are not held at
fair value through profit or loss approximates to their fair value.
In conjunction with the Harbert Debt Facility, the Company has constituted warrants over a number of
Ordinary shares. The warrants are treated as a derivative financial instrument and recorded at fair value as
a current liability with any adjustment in fair value at the statement of financial position dated recognised
within finance charge on financial liabilities in the income statement.
The fair value of the warrant instrument was measured using the binomial option valuation model. The
inputs to the model are as follows:
Share price at grant date
Exercise price
Contractual life
Expected volatility
Expected dividend growth rate
Risk-free interest rate
Financial risk management
2019
£0.82
£1.01
10years
30%
–
0.84%
KRM22 is exposed to market risk, which includes interest rate risk and currency risk, credit risk and liquidity
risk. The senior management oversees the management of these risks and ensures that the financial risk
taken is governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured
and managed in accordance with KRM22’s policies and risk appetite.
The Board of Directors review and agree polices for managing each of these risks, which are summarised
below:
a) Market risk
KRM22’s activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange
rates and interest rates.
Financial currency risk management
KRM22 is exposed to transactional exchange risk. Transactional foreign exchange risk arises from
sales or purchases by a group company in a currency other than that Company’s functional
currency. Further the Group and the Company have inter-company loans made in currencies other
than their functional currency.
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Year ended 31 December 2018
Average rate
Year-end spot rate
Year ended 31 December 2019
Average rate
Year-end spot rate
USD
1.33
1.27
1.28
1.31
EUR
1.13
1.11
1.14
1.17
CZK
28.94
28.50
29.30
29.78
SGD
1.79
1.73
1.74
1.77
Foreign currency sensitivity analysis
The following table details KRM22’s sensitivity analysis to a 5% decrease in Sterling against the
relevant foreign currencies which the Directors believe could have the most significant impact on
the performance of KRM22. For a 5% strengthening of Sterling against the relevant currency there
would be a comparable favourable impact on financial performance.
US Dollar
Euros
Czech Kroner
Singapore Dollar
Interest rate risk
Loss
2019
£’000
(124)
(29)
(44)
12
(185)
Other equity
2019
£’000
13
(18)
(58)
3
(60)
Loss
2018
£’000
(34)
(4)
(20)
(7)
(65)
Other equity
2018
£’000
(42)
(5)
(20)
(7)
(74)
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows or a financial instrument will
fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Directors do not believe the interest rate
risk to be material and therefore no sensitivity analysis has been prepared.
b) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or
customer contract, leading to a financial loss. KRM22 is exposed to credit risk from its operations,
primarily from trade receivables, and from loans provided to related parties.
Trade receivables
Customer credit risk is managed subject to KRM22’s established policy, procedures and control
relating to customer credit risk management. Outstanding receivables are regularly monitored and
discussed at executive management and Board level of group companies.
Financial instruments and cash deposits
Credit risk from cash balances with banks and financial institutions is managed in accordance with
KRM22 policy. Credit risk with respect to cash is managed by carefully selecting the institutions
with which cash is deposited.
Impairment
The financial assets of the group comprise cash at banks, trade receivables and other receivables.
Having reviewed the recoverability of KRM22’s financial assets since the reporting date, as well as
the likelihood of future losses over the next 12 months and the lifetime of the assets, the Board does
not consider it necessary to recognise any credit losses.
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c) Liquidity risk
KRM22 is not currently cash generative, however funds were raised as part of the IPO and
subsequent share placement. The Board carefully monitors the levels of cash and is comfortable
that it has sufficient cash for normal operating requirements. KRM22 has no committed lines of
credit.
The following table details KRM22’s remaining contractual maturity for its financial liabilities based
on contractual payments:
At 31 December 2018
Trade and other payables
Contingent consideration
Unsecured loans
Finance lease obligations
At 31 December 2019
Trade and other payables
Contingent consideration
Secured loans (gross)
Unsecured loans
Finance lease obligations
Capital risk management
Within 1 year
£’000
1 to 2 years
£’000
2 to 5 years
£’000
2,177
–
–
541
1,842
–
388
–
488
–
1,182
–
468
–
86
388
–
400
–
1,182
1,193
578
–
1,024
164
1,162
588
Total
£’000
2,177
2,364
1,193
1,587
1,842
1,110
940
1,162
1,476
KRM22 manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while also
maximising the operational potential of the business. The capital structure of KRM22 consists of
cash and cash equivalents and equity attributable to equity holders of the Company, comprising
issued capital and reserves as disclosed in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. KRM22
is not exposed to externally imposed capital requirements.
28. Business combinations
Irisium Limited
On 5 June 2018 KRM22 Central Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired 60% of the
issued share capital in Irisium Limited (“Irisium”) a financial technology provider specialising in capital
markets regulation. The acquisition was for an initial cash consideration of £1.7m, £1.0m shareholder loan
assignment and undiscounted contingent consideration of £0.6m. The contingent consideration was
payable in the event that Irisium achieved £2.0m of annualised recurring revenue as at 30 June 2019 and
could be satisfied in either cash or Company ordinary shares at the Company’s discretion. The contingent
consideration performance target was not achieved and therefore the contingent consideration was
excluded from the fair value of the total consideration paid under the terms of the share purchase
agreement. As detailed in note 30, on 16 April 2020, KRM22 Central Limited acquired the remaining 40%
issued share capital in Irisium.
Fair value of consideration paid
Cash
Assignment of shareholder loan
£’000
1,699
1,018
2,717
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Details of the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, purchase consideration and goodwill
are as follows:
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Software
Trademarks
Current assets and liabilities
Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Payables
Borrowings
Deferred tax
Net identifiable (liabilities) / assets acquired
Goodwill
Fair value of 40% non-controlling interest
Total consideration paid by the Group
Book value
£’000
Fair value
adjustments
£’000
Fair value
under IFRS
£’000
86
–
49
135
770
86
(791)
(1,697)
–
(1,632)
(1,497)
–
1,618
–
1,618
–
–
–
1,018
(283)
735
2,353
86
1,618
49
1,753
770
86
(791)
(679)
(283)
(897)
856
2,203
(342)
2,717
Goodwill is recognised on the acquisition as a result of Irisium’s contracted sales pipeline in the financial
technology market and synergies expected to arise after acquisition. Acquisition costs of £0.1m arose as
a result of the transaction and are included in KRM22’s administrative expenses in the consolidated income
statement for the year ended 31 December 2018.
The fair value of receivables acquired was £0.8m and the Directors believe that this also represents the
gross contractual amounts receivable, as this is the Directors best estimate at the date of acquisition of
contractual cashflows expected to be collected.
Irisium has contributed £1.5m to group revenues (2018 - £0.8m) and £1.5m to group loss (2018 - £0.9m).
For comparative purposes, had the acquisition been undertaken at 1 January 2018, Irisium would have
contributed £1.3m to group revenues and £2.2m to group loss.
KRM22 ProOpticus LLC
On 25 September 2018 KRM22 Americas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of KRM22 Central Limited,
acquired KRM22 ProOpticus LLC (formerly Prime Analytics LLC), a financial technology providing real time
software solutions to professional derivative traders. The acquisition was affected by way of a merger of
Prime Analytics LLC and KRM22 Prime Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of KRM22 Americas
Inc.
The acquisition was for an initial consideration of US$3.5m (£2.6m) cash and US$1.0m (£0.8m) in the
Company’s ordinary shares together with contingent consideration of US$3.0m (£2.3m). The contingent
consideration, which can be satisfied in either cash or Company ordinary shares at the Company’s
discretion, is payable in two equal tranches of US$1.5m each in the event that KRM22 ProOpticus achieves
US$3.0m revenue in the year ended 31 December 2019 and US$3.3m revenue in the year ended 31
December 2020. If the contingent consideration is satisfied by the issue of ordinary shares, the number of
shares issued will be determined by the market share price at the issue date. The contingent consideration
of £2.3m was discounted to a present value of £1.5m based on a WACC of 20%.
The first performance milestone of US$3.0m revenue recognised in the year ended 31 December 2019 was
not achieved and the Directors believe that the contingent consideration associated with the first tranche is not
payable. Based on the current financial performance of KRM22 ProOpticus, the Directors do not believe that
the second performance milestone of US$3.3m revenue recognised in the year ended 31 December 2020 will
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be achieved. On this basis the Directors believe that none of the contingent consideration will be payable and
have therefore excluded this element of consideration from fair value of the total consideration that could have
been paid under the term of the share purchase agreement. The adjustment for the write back of contingent
consideration of £1.5m has been recognised in the consolidated income statement.
Fair value of consideration paid
Cash
KRM22 Plc shares
Contingent consideration
Adjustment to contingent consideration
£’000
2,642
781
1,453
4,876
(1,453)
3,423
Details of the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, purchase consideration and goodwill
are as follows:
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Software
Customer relationships
Brand
Current assets and liabilities
Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Payables
Deferred tax
Net identifiable assets acquired
Goodwill
Total consideration paid by the Group
Book value
£’000
Fair value
adjustments
£’000
Fair value
under IFRS
£’000
–
–
–
–
–
508
189
(369)
–
328
328
114
830
238
109
1,291
–
–
–
(349)
(349)
942
114
830
238
109
1,291
508
189
(369)
(349)
(21)
1,270
2,834
4,104
Goodwill is recognised on the acquisition as a result of KRM22 ProOpticus’ contracted sales pipeline in the
financial technology market and synergies that have arisen in the post-acquisition period. Acquisition costs
of £0.1m arose as a result of the transaction and are included in the Group’s administrative expenses in the
consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018.
The fair value of receivables acquired was £0.5m and the Directors believe that this also represents the
gross contractual amounts receivable, as this is the Directors best estimate at the date of acquisition of
contractual cashflows expected to be collected.
KRM22 ProOpticus has contributed £2.0m to group revenues (2018 - £0.8m) and £0.3m profit to the group
loss (2018 – loss of £0.9m). For comparative purposes, had the acquisition been undertaken at 1 January
2018, KRM22 ProOpticus would have contributed £2.7m to group revenues and £0.4m to group loss.
Object+ Holding B.V.
On 30 May 2019 KRM22 Netherlands B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of KRM22 Central Limited, acquired
Object+ Holding B.V. and its subsidiaries Object+ B.V., Object+ Financial Services B.V., Object+ Financial
Products B.V. and Object+ Americas LLC (collectively “Object+”), a risk management and post-trade services
technology business focused on capital markets.
The acquisition was for an initial consideration of US$1.2m (£0.9m) with US$0.5m (£0.4m) payable in cash
and US$0.7m (£0.5m) through the issue of 606,909 ordinary shares in the Company together with
contingent consideration of US$2.7m (£2.3m).
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The contingent consideration is payable in three tranches subject to earn-out conditions. The first tranche
of contingent consideration of US$0.6m (£0.4m) is payable in the event that the ARR of Object+ native
products exceeds US$1.0m (£0.8m) on the first anniversary of acquisition. The second tranche of
contingent consideration of US$0.6m (£0.4m) is payable in the event that the ARR of Object+ native
products exceeds US$1.5m (£1.1m) on the second anniversary of acquisition. The third and final tranche
of contingent consideration of $1.6m (£1.2m) is payable in the event that $0.3m (£0.2m) of ARR can be
generated by sales of Object+ native products by new customers by the third anniversary of acquisition.
Subject to the first tranche performance milestone being achieved, the third tranche contingent
consideration can be paid at any point between the first and third anniversary date of acquisition.
The contingent consideration can be satisfied in either cash or Company ordinary shares at the Company’s
discretion. If contingent consideration is satisfied by the issue of ordinary shares, the number of shares
issued will be determined by the market share price at the issue date. The contingent consideration of
£2.3m has been discounted to a present value of £1.3m based on a WACC of 13.8%.
Based on the current financial performance of Object+, the Directors do not believe that Object+ will achieve
the US$1.0m (£0.8m) ARR target on the first anniversary of acquisition. On this basis the Directors believe
that the first tranche of contingent consideration will not be payable and have therefore excluded this element
of consideration from fair value of the total consideration that could have been paid under the term of the share
purchase agreement.
Fair value of consideration paid
Cash
KRM22 Plc shares
Contingent consideration
£’000
390
514
1,150
2,054
Details of the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, purchase consideration and goodwill
are as follows:
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Software
Customer relationships
Brand
Current assets and liabilities
Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Payables
Deferred tax
Net identifiable (liabilities)/assets acquired
Goodwill
Total consideration paid by the Group
Book value
£’000
Fair value
adjustments
£’000
Fair value
under IFRS
£’000
29
–
–
–
29
326
28
(605)
–
(251)
(222)
–
421
28
27
476
–
–
–
(122)
(122)
354
29
421
28
27
505
326
28
(605)
(122)
(373)
132
1,922
2,054
Goodwill is recognised on the acquisition as a result of Object+ contracted sales pipeline in the financial
technology market and synergies expected to arise after acquisition. Acquisition costs of £0.1m arose as
a result of the transaction and are included in the Group’s administrative expenses in the consolidated
income statement for the year ended 31 December 2019.
The fair value of receivables acquired was £0.3m and the Directors believe that this also represents the
gross contractual amounts receivable, as this is the Directors best estimate at the date of acquisition of
contractual cashflows expected to be collected.
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Since acquisition date Object+ has contributed £0.5m to group revenues and £0.1m to group loss. Had the
transaction been undertaken at 1 January 2019, Object+ would have contributed £0.8m to group revenues
and £0.1m to group loss.
29. Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel, including Directors, is set out in aggregate for each of the
categories specified in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures as follows:
Short-term employee benefits
Social security costs
Retirement benefits
Share-based payment benefits
Total
Related party transactions
2019
£’000
603
48
12
860
1,523
2018
£’000
481
37
11
600
1,129
As detailed in note 28, on 5 June 2018 the Group acquired a 60% shareholding in Irisium Limited from
Cinnober Financial Technology AB (“Cinnober”) and the consideration paid was £1.7m. In addition to the
acquisition, KRM22 paid £1m to Cinnober to assign 60% of a shareholder loan previously provided by
Cinnober to Irisium. Loans provided from Cinnober to Irisium are subject to an interest rate of 5%. The
total balance of loans, including accrued interest, due from Irisium to Cinnober at 31 December 2019 was
£1.2m (2018 - £1.0m) and is repayable on 31 December 2023. As detailed in note 30, on 16 April 2020, the
loan was converted into ordinary shares in Irisium.
During the year, Irisium charged goods and services to Cinnober of £0.3m (2018 - £0.1m) under normal
commercial terms. At 31 December 2019, the balance due to Irisium from Cinnober was £0.1m (2018 -
£0.1m). Cinnober is a shareholder of the Company.
30. Events after the reporting date
On 16 April 2020, KRM22 Central Limited acquired the remaining 40% minority interest in Irisium from
Cinnober Financial Technology AB (“Cinnober”). Under the terms of the transaction, a total of £2.9m in debt
due the KRM22 and Cinnober (together the “Parent Companies”) together with £0.3m of other liabilities due
to the Parent Companies was converted into ordinary shares in Irisium immediately prior to KRM22
consolidating its ownership of Irisium.
On completion of the debt to equity conversion in Irisium, the Company immediately acquired the remaining
40% stake in Irisium for a total consideration of £0.55m payable to Cinnober by way of a convertible loan
note (CLN) provided by KRM22 to Cinnober. The CLN is for a one-year term and can be satisfied by either
the allotment and issue of ordinary shares of the Company by no later than 31 July 2020 or settled by cash
at any point in the CLN term, at the Company’s sole discretion. The number of ordinary shares to be allotted
to Cinnober shall be equal to £0.55m divided by £0.48 or the price at which KRM22 allots shares on any
placement concluded before 31 July 2020. The interest rate payable on the CLN is 8 per cent. per annum
payable quarterly. Cinnober is currently a 5.71% shareholder of KRM22. No cash consideration was
payable at the point of acquisition.
On 14 May 2020, the Company raised gross proceeds of £1.3m through a conditional placing of 3,816,666
new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company (the “Placing Shares”) at a price of 30 pence per
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Ordinary Share (the “Issue Price”) and a subscription of 449,998 new ordinary shares (the “Subscription
Shares”) at the Issue Price.
The rapid emergence of the coronavirus pandemic has caused significant disruption to many businesses
where the implementation of social distancing measures is not practical or deemed ineffective. This has
had material implications for the wider global economy. As a technology based business we remain able
to deploy our technology solutions and provide assistance remotely and we expect this to continue
throughout the pandemic. However, there is a risk that the Group will be impacted by decisions in our
supply and demand chain leading to delays in contract negotiations and cancelling of anticipated sales,
which could affect the Group’s working capital. The coronavirus pandemic was not a condition in existence
at the year-end date therefore it is being a regarded as a non-adjusting subsequent event.
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Company information
The board of directors
Keith Todd CBE
Chairman and CEO
Stephen Casner
President
Kim Suter
CFO (appointed 2 April 2020)
Sandy Broderick
Non-Executive Director
Garry Jones
Non-Executive Director (appointed 30 April 2019)
Steve Sparke
Non-Executive Director (appointed 3 December
2019)
Karen Bach
Chief
Non-Executive Director
Operating Officer until 30 June 2019, resigned 2
April 2020)
(previously
David Ellis
Non-Executive Director (resigned 30 April 2019)
Jim Oliff
Non-Executive Director (resigned 5 March 2019)
Matt Reed
Non-Executive Director (resigned 3 December
2019)
Registered office
5 Ireland Yard, London, EC4V 5EH
Company number
11231735
Company secretary
Kim Suter
Nominated Adviser and Broker
FinnCap, 60 New Broad Street, London, EC2M 1JJ
Solicitors
Fieldfisher LLP, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane,
London, EC4R 3TT
Auditor
BDO LLP, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU
Registrars
Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing,
West Sussex, BN99 6DA