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Annual Report and 
Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Registered number 3542727

 
 
 
 
 
 
Highlights 

Chairman’s Statement 

Strategic Report 

Board of Directors 

Directors’ Report 

Corporate Governance Report 

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Group Statement of Comprehensive Income 

Group Statement of Financial Position 

Company Statement of Financial Position 

Group Statement of Cash Flows 

Company Statement of Cash Flows 

Group Statement of Changes in Equity 

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

Officers and Professional Advisors 

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Highlights

Reporting Period
Opportunistic acquisition of a direct 16.665 per cent. 
interest in the West Newton field for the consideration 
of the issue of 350,000,000 new ordinary shares 
and £1.4 million in cash; taking the Company’s 
effective economic interest in West Newton to circa 
56.4 per cent. from 39.7 per cent.

Significant discovery at the West Newton field with the 
B-1Z well, which exceeded pre-drill expectations, further 
suggesting that the West Newton discovery would be the 
largest UK onshore discovery since 1973.

West Newton development plan has been given 
an AA rating by Gaffney, Cline & Associates 
(“GaffneyCline”) for carbon intensity, the best possible 
grade for low carbon emissions from potential 
upstream crude oil production.

Corallian Energy Limited (“Corallian”) was awarded by the 
UK Oil and Gas Authority (“OGA”) a 100 per cent. interest 
in block 207/1a, containing the Victory gas discovery, a 
simple, low-risk gas development which has been fully 
appraised and requires no additional pre-development 
drilling, with 2C contingent resources of 157 BCF1 and 
NPV10 of circa £146 million (based on 50p/therm).

Post Reporting Period
Oversubscribed placing at a premium to the market to 
raise £7.5million at 0.55p per share, supported by key 
existing and new institutional investors.

Further investment of £1,000,000 into Corallian by way of 
a Convertible Loan to fund the submission of a draft Field 
Development Plan for the Victory gas field, planned to be 
before the end of 2021. Subsequently, the Company sold 
50 per cent. of its Convertible Loan for net proceeds of 
£500,000 to a group of strategic investors have indicated 
their support of an IPO or RTO for Corallian. 

1  Billion cubic feet

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Proven developed producing

Proven undeveloped

Further investment of £600,000 into Corallian through 
exercise of warrants, increasing the Company’s interest 
in Corallian to approximately 36.9 per cent., bringing 
further optionality and additional upcoming activity to 
the Reabold portfolio.

Additional commercial discovery on West Brentwood 
licence in California.

Proven reserves of 1.12 million barrels of oil equivalent 
(“boe”) attributed to Reabold’s net interest in 4 PDP2 
and 1 PUD3 wells in California, with associated value of 
US$20.4 million (NPV10), as at February 2020.

Testing of the IMIC-1 discovery well in Romania 
undertaken, with engineering studies ongoing to 
determine the potential viability of two development 
options.

Reabold completed a conditional offer to acquire up to an 
additional 13.12 per cent. of Corallian shares from existing 
Corallian shareholders, in exchange for new Reabold 
shares, at a ratio of 474 Reabold shares for 1 Corallian 
share (the “Offer”). The Offer was oversubscribed, and 
all conditions precedent fulfilled. As a result, Reabold 
acquired 989,439 Corallian shares, equivalent to 
13.12 per cent. of Corallian from existing Corallian 
shareholders, and issued 468,994,086 new Reabold 
shares as consideration and now owns 49.99 per cent. 
of Corallian Energy. By increasing its position in Corallian, 
the Company has increased its economic interest in the 
100 per cent. Corallian owned Victory gas discover.

Cash assets of the Company as at the date of this report of 
approximately. £6.8 million.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Chairman’s Statement

The year ended 31 December 2020 was a dramatic period globally with the impact of 
the Covid-19 virus. Despite the unprecedented challenges of Covid-19, the Company’s 
investments and projects have made solid progress overall, particularly given the significant 
delays to work programmes as a result of the lockdowns.

The Company has emerged in a strong financial position and with an exciting and potentially 
transformative year ahead, especially in respect to the West Newton and Victory projects.

Jeremy Edelman
Chairman

As an investor in upstream oil & gas projects, under the 
leadership of Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the 
Co-Chief Executive Officers, Reabold aims to create value 
from each project by investing in undervalued, lower-risk, 
near-term upstream oil & gas projects. This has been achieved 
through investments across our portfolio of assets in the UK, 
US and Romania. 

The dramatic impact of Covid-19 on the oil and gas 
industry has highlighted the strength of the Reabold model 
of investing in undervalued assets that would be able to 
deliver profitably under any reasonable oil and gas price 
assumption, are at the lower end of the industry cost 
curve and will be competitive against other sources of 
hydrocarbons. 

The Reabold portfolio is well positioned not only to survive 
downturns, but to continue to progress and thrive throughout 
2021 and beyond. 

Our portfolio companies have a fully funded, high impact 
work programme planned for the remainder of 2021 and 
we look forward to sharing the results of these key drilling, 
testing and development planning programmes as they 
progress. 

The first half of 2020 saw the Company complete the 
opportunistic acquisition of a 16.665 per cent. direct interest 
in PEDL 183 onshore UK, which covers the West Newton 
field, for the consideration of £1.4 million in Reabold shares 
and £1.4 million cash. This was followed, later in the year, by 
the significant discovery at the West Newton field with the 
B-1Z well, which exceeded pre-drill expectations. 

The B-1Z well has indicated substantial areal extent by 
discovering pay in the Kirkham Abbey formation, 2.5km 
south from the previous A-2 discovery. With better-than-
expected porosity and positive reservoir characteristics 
versus the A-2 well, the B-1Z well has significantly increased 
the height of the observed hydrocarbon column, and we 
are yet to encounter an oil water contact demonstrating the 
potential for further upside.

West Newton continues to surpass expectations and we are 
confident that it will be the largest onshore UK discovery 
since Wytch Farm in the 1970s.

Following the Company’s acquisition of a 16.665 per cent. 
direct interest in PEDL 183, Reabold’s effective economic 
interest in the West Newton field increased from 
39.7 per cent. (through its 59.6 per cent. equity investment 
in Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited, operator and holder of a 
66.67 per cent. interest in f PEDL 183) to approximately 
56 per cent.

Going forward this year, there is a significant work 
programme to appraise further the West Newton field, 
including the extended testing programme for WNB-1Z and 
WNA-2, the drilling of an additional appraisal well at the 
WNB site, and the completion of the updated CPR. We also 
believe that the successful drilling campaign at West Newton 
has derisked a number of analogous, follow on targets within 
the licence area that were identified by seismic data. 

In a significant environmental milestone, we were very 
pleased with the West Newton development plan being 
given an AA rating by GaffneyCline for carbon intensity, the 
best possible grade for low carbon emissions from potential 
upstream crude oil production.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold was delighted with the success of 36.9 per cent. 
owned Corallian in the UK Oil and Gas Authority’s 
(“OGA”) 32nd Offshore Licensing Round, being awarded 
100 per cent. interests in the Victory gas discovery in block 
207/1a, the Laxford gas discovery and Scourie appraisal 
prospects in blocks 214/29c and 214/30c, and the Oulton 
oil discovery in block 3/11a. 

We note in particular the Victory project, which is a simple, 
low-risk gas development which has been fully appraised 
and requires no additional pre-development drilling. 
SLR Consulting estimates that Victory has 2C contingent 
resources of 157 BCF; valuations (NPV10) of Victory 
currently range from circa £85 million (based on current gas 
price forecasts of 42.5p/therm) to circa £146 million (based 
on historical average gas price and base case valuation of 
50p/therm).

Corallian plans to submit the Victory draft Field Development 
Plan (“FDP”) to the OGA by the end of 2021, with a 
Competent Persons Report expected to be completed 
earlier in the year and first gas production in 2024. A three 
year gas production plateau of 70 mmscf/d from 2025 is 
expected from the Victory field, delivering over 25 BCF per 
year, with total planned gas production recovered over the 
8-year field life of 157 BCF. The work associated with the 
FDP is intended to de-risk the project to the point where the 
planned liquidity event for Corallian shareholders can take 
place, expected by early 2022.

We see Victory as adding significant value to Reabold 
as one of the best remaining undeveloped assets in the 
UK Continental Shelf. The Victory development is likely to be 
relatively simple and is adjacent to infrastructure, including 
the Total operated Greater Laggan Area.

In California, amidst the significant oil and gas downturn 
experienced during much of 2020, the Company’s focus 
switched to maintaining cash generative production, 
following an active five well drilling campaign in 2018-2019.

The early part of 2020 saw the completion of the drilling 
of our fifth California well, VG-6 on the West Brentwood 
license, in which Reabold California has a 50 per cent. equity 
interest. Significantly, success at VG-6 has opened up a new 
geological horizon at the West Brentwood field and therefore 
additional follow on targets.

Prior to the VG-6 well being brought into production, the 
reserves report in respect to the California assets was 
updated, with proven reserves of 1.12 million barrels of 
oil equivalent (“boe”) attributed to Reabold’s net interest in 
4 PDP and 1 PUD wells in California, with associated value 
of US$20.4 million (NPV10), as at February 2020.

The Californian assets are characterised by relatively low 
operating costs and continued to be cash generative amidst 
the lower oil and gas price environment that was experienced 
during much of 2020. With oil prices significantly improved, 
attention can once again turn to opportunities to grow the 
business in California. 

In Romania, the work programme of Danube Petroleum 
Limited (“Danube”), in which the Company holds a 
50.8 per cent. interest, was significantly impacted by 
Covid-19 related restrictions, with testing of IMIC-1 not 
commencing until Q3 2020. Whilst site preparations 
commenced for the drilling of IMIC-2 , the drilling of IMIC-2 
to a planned depth of 2,200 metres, originally planned 
for Q3 2020, remains on hold pending further analysis of 
drilling and testing results at IMIC-1. 

In a potential significant corporate development, on 
17 July 2020, the Company announced that it was in 
the process of evaluating a possible all-share offer for 
100 per cent. of AIM quoted Deltic Energy plc (“Deltic”) 
(the “Possible Offer”). Reabold believed that the Possible 
Offer, if made and successfully completed, would have 
delivered clear synergistic benefits and cost savings which 
should potentially serve to accelerate the delivery of the 
enlarged group’s strategy. Given that the Possible Offer was 
proposed to be structured as a securities exchange offer, 
Reabold was of the view to only proceed with the Possible 
Offer on the pre-condition that the Board of Directors of 
Deltic recommended the Possible Offer. However, Reabold 
was disappointed to receive a letter from the Deltic Board 
unequivocally rejecting the Possible Offer. Given this, on 
10 August 2020, Reabold announced that it did not intend 
to make an offer for Deltic.

Post Reporting Period

On 28 January 2021, the Company announced that it 
had raised £7.5 million in gross proceeds by way of an 
oversubscribed placing of 890,909,093 new ordinary 
shares of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company (“Ordinary 
Shares”) to new and existing institutional investors by Stifel, 
and a total of 472,727,270 new Ordinary Shares being 
subscribed for certain Directors and institutional investors, at 
a price of 0.55 pence per new Ordinary Share.

We were delighted to secure the funding required to 
progress activity across our asset base, including further 
drilling and testing at West Newton, adding value across the 
wider PEDL 183 licence, and providing available funding to 
move the Victory gas development towards FDP in 2021. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Outlook

Whilst we continue to face challenges with the Covid-19 
virus, the Company’s financial position is strong and funding 
is in place for the key 2021 work programmes to drive what 
promises to be a potentially transformative value driving 
year ahead. 

We look forward to reporting further in due course on 
the progression of our investee companies and take this 
opportunity to thank our shareholders for their continued 
support.

This report was approved by the Board and signed on its 
behalf:

Jeremy Edelman
Chairman

9 June 2021

On 22 February 2021, the Company announced a further 
investment of £1,000,000 into Corallian by way of a 
convertible loan to fund the submission of a draft Field 
Development Plan for the Victory gas field before the end 
of 2021. Subsequently, on 3 March 2021, the Company 
announced that it sold 50 per cent. of its convertible loan 
to Corallian for net proceeds of £500,000 to a group of 
strategic investors, who have indicated their support for a 
future IPO or RTO for Corallian.

On 27 April 2021, the Company announced the conditional 
offer to acquire up to an additional 13.12 per cent. of 
Corallian from existing Corallian shareholders, in exchange 
for Reabold shares, at a ratio of 474 Reabold shares 
for 1 Corallian share (the “Offer”), potentially increasing 
Reabold’s shareholding in Corallian to a maximum of 
49.99 per cent., from its existing 36.87 per cent. interest. 

On 10 May 2021, the Company was pleased to announce 
that the Offer had been oversubscribed, and all conditions 
precedent fulfilled. As a result, Reabold acquired 
989,439 Corallian shares, equivalent to 13.12 per cent. of 
Corallian from existing Corallian shareholders, and issued 
468,994,086 new Reabold shares as consideration and 
now owns 49.99 per cent. of Corallian. By increasing its 
position in Corallian, the Company has materially increased 
its economic interest in interest in the Victory gas discovery, 
in which Reabold management sees significant value.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic Report

Business model

Reabold invests in the E&P sector. The Company’s investing 
policy is to acquire direct and indirect interests in exploration 
and producing projects and assets in the natural resources 
sector, and consideration is currently given to investment 
opportunities anywhere in the world. 

As an investor in upstream oil & gas projects, Reabold aims 
to create value from each asset by investing in undervalued, 
low-risk, upstream oil & gas opportunities with near-term 
activity and by identifying potential monetisation plans prior 
to investment.

Reabold’s long term strategy is to re-invest capital generated 
through monetisation of its investments into new projects 
in order to grow the Company and create value for its 
shareholders. Reabold aims to gain exposure to assets with 
limited downside and high potential upside, capitalising on 
the value created between the entry stage and exit point 
of its projects. The Company invests in projects that have 
limited correlation to the oil price. The value realisation of 
a project is determined by monetising the asset (putting it 
into production or selling it). The value increase of an asset 
from the acquisition entry point to monetisation is achieved 
through successful appraisal and/or development drilling. 

Reabold’s non-operator model helps to keep costs low and 
allows the Company to manage a diversified portfolio. 

Reabold has a specific strategy to fund other operators’ 
appraisal wells where the Company has assessed such 
opportunities to be high quality, high return projects from 
previous drilling activity that has de-risked the asset. 
The projects targeted have relatively quick cycle times to 
monetisation as the projects are in areas with access to 
infrastructure and services.

In order to maximise the return profile, identifying the optimal 
time to exit a project is critical to Reabold’s strategy. Doing so 
effectively will allow the Company to scale and attract more 
capital over time thereby creating value for the Company’s 
shareholders. Monetisation of investments is determined 
by, amongst other factors, the extent of successful activity in 

the project area and industry and capital market conditions. 
Pathways to monetisation include:

i)  an asset sale or IPO; and/or

ii)  putting the asset into production.

Reabold has a highly-experienced management team, 
which possesses the necessary background, knowledge 
and contacts to carry out the Company’s strategy. The 
biographies of the Board are summarised on page 22. 
Management believes the current distress in the oil & gas 
industry presents an opportune time to deploy capital in 
undervalued assets with huge potential.

Reabold portfolio and operational annual 
summary

Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited

2020 was another transformational year for Reabold’s 
involvement in the West Newton project, as well as the 
broader Zechstein play in the PEDL183 license area. During 
the year, we opportunistically increased our exposure to 
the project through the acquisition of a c.17 per cent. direct 
license interest in PEDL183, and subsequently the B-1Z well 
made an extremely promising discovery in the primary target 
Kirkham Abbey formation. 

Acquisition of Additional Interest in West Newton:

On 26 May 2020, Reabold announced that it had signed a 
conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire 
Humber Oil and Gas Ltd’s interest in the PEDL 183 onshore 
UK, which includes the West Newton field. The consideration 
for the Acquisition of the additional 16.665 per cent. interest 
in the licence comprised of £1.4 million in cash (subject to 
adjustment) and the issue of 350,000,000 new ordinary 
shares of 0.1p each in the capital of Reabold, (“Consideration 
Shares”), with the deal conditional upon, inter alia, approval 
of the transfer of Humber’s interest in PEDL 183 to Reabold 
by the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority. The completion of the 
transaction was announced on 29 July 2020. Pursuant to 
the SPA, Humber agreed to a lock up over 66.67 per cent. of 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportDrilling Rig at West Newton B

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020the Consideration Shares for a period of three months from 
the date of admission to trading on AIM of the Consideration 
Shares and an orderly market restriction for a further period 
of three months once the lock-in period expired.

As a result of the acquisition, the Company’s effective 
economic interest in the licence increased from 
approximately 39 per cent. to approximately 56 per cent. 
This interest comprises of a 16.665 per cent. direct interest 
and a 39.66 per cent. indirect interest via the Company’s 
59.48 per cent. shareholding in Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited 
(“Rathlin”), operator of West Newton, which, in turn, holds 
66.67 per cent. of the licence. The timely acquisition of 
Humber’s interest was expected to allow the West Newton 
JV to progress the work programme optimally and unlock the 
value in the asset.

West Newton B-1 / B-1Z drilling:

On 15 April 2020, Reabold announced that preparatory 
work ahead of drilling had commenced at the West Newton 
B site. Following the oil and gas discovery made at the West 
Newton A-2 well in 2019, the focus of activity on the licence 
is on appraising the potentially significant resources that 
have been discovered as well as testing further potential in 
the identified exploration targets. Key to this programme was 
the drilling at the West Newton B site, which was designed to 
appraise further the discovery made in the Kirkham Abbey 
formation, as well as target the deeper Cadeby formation. 

Pre-construction works in April 2020 included installing land 
drainage and drilling two water monitoring boreholes. Work 
commenced on the site access track in early May 2020. 
This activity, which was subject to an archaeological watching 
brief, was completed in mid-June 2020, facilitating access 
to the West Newton B site. Site works commenced in late 
May 2020 with a full archaeological strip, map and record 
study. Following topsoil stripping and archaeological 
reporting, construction operations were initiated.

Drilling operations commenced in mid-August 2020, 
with a conductor drilling rig successfully mobilised to 
the West Newton B-1 (“WNB-1”) site. The conductor rig 
drilled to a depth of 74 metres into the Cretaceous chalk 
where steel casing was installed and cemented to surface. 
The conductor rig was demobilised from site in the week 
commencing 13 September 2020 and the main drilling rig 
and associated equipment commenced mobilisation to site 
on 22 September 2020. Spud of the well was announced on 
5 October 2020. 

On 23 November 2020, Reabold announced that WNB-1 
well had been drilled safely to a Total Depth of 2,295 metres, 
encountering both the primary and secondary objectives, 
the Kirkham Abbey and Cadeby formations respectively. 
The Kirkham Abbey formation indicated a hydrocarbon 
charge based on wireline logs, cuttings and mud gas 
readings. The secondary target, the Cadeby formation 
contained insufficient reservoir development at this location. 
The operator then commenced a planned side-track drilling 
operation from the WNB-1 well. The objective of the West 
Newton B-1Z (“WNB-1Z”) side-track well was to further 
appraise the Kirkham Abbey formation at a structurally 
higher location, targeting reservoir with characteristics 
anticipated to be similar to that at the West Newton A-2 
location. The WNB-1Z location was believed to be suitable 
for a subsequent flow test. The information derived from 
both WNB-1 and WNB-1Z provided additional data to inform 
the optimal locations of future development wells at the West 
Newton project. The sidetrack also provided an additional 
penetration into the Cadeby, which Reabold believed 
remained a valid target in this location.

On 10 December 2020, we were delighted to have 
announced a significant hydrocarbon discovery with the 
WNB-1Z well. The WNB-1Z side-track well reached a 
total depth of 2,114 metres (measured depth), in the 
Carboniferous interval. 18 metres of core was successfully 
extracted from the primary Kirkham Abbey target, and all 
planned logging operations were completed.

Wireline logs indicate that a gross 62 metre hydrocarbon 
saturated interval was encountered within the Kirkham 
Abbey Formation. In conjunction with the results from 
WNB-1, the overall hydrocarbon column in the accumulation 
is estimated to be at least 118 metres.

Furthermore, with the WNB-1Z sidetrack located 
approximately 2.5 kilometres south of the West Newton A-1 
and A-2 wells, the results indicate a particularly extensive 
accumulation with good reservoir continuity. Favourable 
reservoir characteristics were observed in the Kirkham 
Abbey, with porosities measuring over 14 per cent. from log 
data across sections of the interval. The initial petrophysical 
data obtained from the WNB-1Z well correlated positively 
with the results from the WNA-1 conventional discovery well 
and A-2 appraisal well.

The secondary Cadeby objective was unsuccessful at this 
location, but the data gathered from this well will be used to 
inform its potential prospectivity elsewhere in the block.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportWest Newton Well Testing: 

Following the successful drilling of the WNA-2 well as 
announced by the Company on 17 June 2019, the Extended 
Well Test (“EWT”) operations were paused in late August 
2019, in order to design a test that was better suited to 
evaluate the significant oil column encountered in the WNA-2 
well, as opposed to the original intention, which was to test 
what was expected to be predominantly gas. This alternative 
test was designed by the operator and all necessary 
equipment had been identified to recommence the EWT. 
However, the re-designed test required that the operator 
obtain regulatory approvals prior to the recommencement of 
the re-calibrated EWT. 

On 27 April 2020, Reabold announced that a positive 
decision document in respect of the testing of the WNA-2 
well had been received from the Environment Agency (“EA”). 
Rathlin, on 24 April 2020, received a decision document 
from the EA, granting a variation to the permit for the West 
Newton A Site and associated WNA-2 testing operations. 
This variation would allow Rathlin to use mechanical 
methods (pumpjack/nodding donkey) for lifting wellbore 
fluids and for the utilisation of a smaller incineration unit 
during the testing of the WNA-2 well. During drilling and 
early testing operations of the WNA-2 well, additional 
information was gathered that improved the understanding 
of the targeted Kirkham Abbey reservoir leading to the 
identification of a potential oil leg overlain by an associated 
gas cap within the reservoir interval pursuant to the RNS 
issued on 29 August 2019. Accordingly, this redesigned 
test programme was optimised to evaluate the identified oil 
column.

At that time, restrictions on the movement of people and 
equipment due to COVID-19 prevented testing operations 
from taking place. Subsequently, early activity in support of 
the drilling of the first well at the West Newton B site was 
able to take place under COVID-19 restrictions earlier than 
A site testing operations. The decision was therefore made 
to drill the WNB-1 well ahead of testing at WNA-2, and 
subsequently to test both wells in a back to back programme. 

West Newton Site Planning:

On 20 August 2020, Reabold announced that Rathlin had 
made a communication to local residents stating that it had 
submitted Screening Requests to East Riding of Yorkshire 
Council for two new potential hydrocarbon wellsites, West 
Newton C and West Newton D. This was the first step of the 
planning process to further explore and appraise the West 

Newton hydrocarbon field and would determine whether 
planning application submissions for West Newton C 
and West Newton D will require environmental impact 
assessments. 

Additionally, on 22 January 2021, Rathlin received a 
Screening Opinion from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council 
in response to its screening request for the proposed West 
Newton A site extension. The proposed extension of the 
existing WNA wellsite and associated work programme 
would provide for testing, appraisal and production from the 
two existing wells (WNA-1 and WNA-2) and the potential 
for drilling, testing, appraisal and production from up to six 
new wells on the WNA site over a 25 year period. The East 
Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Screening Opinion considered 
that the proposed development would not comprise EIA 
(Environmental Impact Assessment) development. On 
22 March 2021, Reabold announced that Rathlin was 
carrying out a public consultation regarding the development 
of the WNA site. 

Volumetrics at West Newton:

No formal re-evaluation of the volumes of hydrocarbons 
with the West Newton field had been carried out following 
the drilling of the WNB-1Z well. It is anticipated that an 
independent CPR will be commissioned by the joint venture 
following the testing of the WNB-1Z and WNA-2 wells in the 
near future.

On 11 November 2019, Rathlin provided an update in 
respect of the estimated in-place oil and gas volumes of the 
West Newton area. In the United Kingdom, the Zechstein 
reservoirs of the Southern Permian Basin have been explored 
and produced largely in the offshore Southern North Sea, 
with limited exploration in the immediately neighbouring 
onshore. They have, by contrast, been extensively and 
successfully explored and produced in the Netherlands, 
Germany and Poland, providing multiple analogues to West 
Newton.

Subsequent to the drilling of WNA-2, Rathlin had 
undertaken a number of technical studies including core 
analysis, petrophysical evaluation, sedimentology, and 
hydrocarbon geochemical characterisation, which were 
reintegrated with the results of the pre-existing 3D seismic 
survey and WNA-1 well. As a result of these studies, 
Rathlin upgraded the estimated volumes of hydrocarbons 
in place in the West Newton Kirkham Abbey formation 
reservoir.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020The integrated study indicated a significant upgraded 
volume of estimated hydrocarbons in place in the Kirkham 
Abbey formation reservoir of West Newton consisting of a 
significant volume of oil below a gas cap also of potentially 
significant size:

•  Base Case: 

-  Liquids: 146.4 million barrels (“mmbbl”) of oil initially 

in-place (“OIIP”);

-  Gas: 211.5 bcf of gas initially in-place (“GIIP”)

•  Upside Case: 

-  Liquids: 283 mmbbl OIIP

-  Gas: 265.9 bcf GIIP

Basis for re-evaluation of the Kirkham Abbey 
Formation Reservoir:

Rathlin provided an updated technical analysis of the West 
Newton Kirkham Abbey Formation reservoir, including:

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 Evaluation of drilling results from the West Newton 
A-2 well, particularly petrophysical, fluid saturation, 
sedimentological and diagenetic analyses;

 Identification of an oil leg in the Kirkham Abbey reservoir 
in the West Newton A-2 well, based on the “C5+” 
readings in the mud gas (an industry standard means of 
determining fluid type in a reservoir); analysis of drilling 
samples; fluorescence from core and surface samples; 
and the results of pulsed-neutron downhole logs;

 Analysis of the 28 metre physical core recovered 
from the Kirkham Abbey reservoir, yielding key 
sedimentological and depositional information, which has 
been tied to the petrophysical interpretation of downhole 
log data;

 Integration of these well results into the reflection and 
inversion volumes of the 3D seismic survey, which covers 
the entirety of the West Newton area; and

 Updated ranges of reservoir rock volumes and 
parameters including, porosities, hydrocarbon 
saturations and fluid characterisation have been derived, 
and combined to arrive at a revised range of in-place 
hydrocarbon estimates.

Carbon Intensity Study:

On 16 June 2020, Reabold announced the results of a 
carbon intensity study completed by GaffneyCline in respect 
of the West Newton field.

The West Newton development plan was given an AA rating 
by GaffneyCline for carbon intensity, the best possible 
grade for low carbon emissions from potential upstream 
crude oil production. The study stated that the West 
Newton field has carbon intensities “significantly lower than 
the UK average and also compared to onshore analogues”. 
Based on the study, GaffneyCline estimated that West 
Newton could produce the equivalent of just 5 grams of 
CO2 per megajoule of energy created (“gCO2eq./MJ”). The 
study did not include the review of any carbon offsetting 
measures, which could further limit West Newton’s net 
carbon emissions. The study also highlighted that this 
number could be further reduced to just 3.5 gCO2eq./
MJ by applying, inter alia, gas to grid technologies. The 
study used specific West Newton reservoir and fluid 
parameters, notional development plans and analogous 
field development plans. The result of this study was 
benchmarked against other field analogues using the Global 
field database. Reabold intends that the development at 
West Newton will seek to utilise the best fit for purpose 
technologies, including gas to grid technologies, and tight 
leak-rate specifications to minimise any venting, flaring or 
fugitive emissions.

Reabold California

Following an active five well drilling campaign in 2018-2019, 
last year the focus switched to maintaining cash generative 
production throughout the oil price downturn. With oil prices 
significantly improved, attention can once again turn to 
opportunities to grow the business in California. 

The early part of 2020 saw the completion of the drilling 
of our fifth California well, VG-6 on the West Brentwood 
license, in which Reabold California has a 50 per cent. 
equity interest. On 6 January 2020 Reabold announced 
that the well was drilled by Integrity Management 
Solutions to a measured depth of approximately 
1,455 metres and encountered oil and gas shows at the 
target interval. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic Report 
 
 
 
Pumping Units at West Brentwood: VG-3, VG-4 and VG-6

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020On 26 February 2020 we announced the successful 
testing of the VG-6 well. The well tested at 350 mscf/d 
and was put onto production. Gas produced from VG-6 
is sold utilising the existing pipeline infrastructure 
constructed by Reabold and its partners in California, IMS 
and Sunset Exploration.

VG-6 was designed to test a new geological horizon at West 
Brentwood, the Third Massive, different from the Second 
Massive which is the producing horizon for the VG-3 and 
VG-4 wells. Success at VG-6 has therefore opened up a new 
play on the West Brentwood field and therefore additional 
follow on targets.

Reserves:

As part of an evaluation of the current and future potential 
value associated with its California business, Reabold 
commissioned Petrotech Resources Company Inc. 
(“Petrotech”), based in Bakersfield California, to compile 
a reserves report, prepared in accordance with the 2007 
Petroleum Resources Management System, to cover the 
West Brentwood field. 

The Proved Developed Producing (“PDP”) and Proved 
Undeveloped (“PUD”) reserves reported for oil and 
associated gas, net to the Reabold interest, as at 
1 February 2020, are as follows:

PDP (4 wells)

PUD (1 well)

Total

* gas equivalence based on 6,000 scf/bbl

Reserves as at 1 February 2020

Mbbl

755.10

266.99

MMcf

232.41

363.15

Mboe *

793.84

327.52

1,022.09

595.56

1,121.35

The reserves report was subsequently updated by Petrotech, 
in accordance with the 2007 Petroleum Resources 
Management System, as at 1 February 2020, and attributed 
an NPV10 value, net to Reabold, of US$20.41 million 
associated with the PDPs at VG-3 and VG-4 and the PUD 
at VG-6, as well as the PDPs at the 2A and 2B locations in 
Monroe Swell that were brought into production. The PUD at 
the VG-6 location was brought into production in Q1 2020. 
It is noted that the additional prospectivity associated with 
other potential drilling locations at West Brentwood and 
the other locations, along with “Probable” and “Possible” 
upsides, have not been included in the valuation calculation. 

Operational update and production:

These updated reserves correspond to a total capitalised 
expenditure by Reabold in respect to the PDPs and PUD at 
West Brentwood and Monroe Swell to 31 December 2020 
of approx.US$6.1 million, associated with the drilling and 
completion.

This technical information was reviewed by Mr Jon Ford as a 
Qualified Person. Jon has more than 38 years’ experience as 
a petroleum geologist, holds a BSc in Geology & Geophysics 
from the University of Durham, is a Fellow of the Geological 
Society of London, and is a member of the European 
Association of Geoscientists & Engineers and the Petroleum 
Exploration Society of Great Britain.

Total Production

Reabold’s 50% share of production

Reabold’s gross revenue

Reabold’s revenue net of royalties

Realised price per boe

Realised price per boe net of royalties

Cash operating cost per boe

Unit

Boe

Boe

US$

US$

US$

US$

US$

H1 2020

37,426

18,713

H2 2020

30,354

15,177

Total 2020

Total 2019

67,780

33,890

65,692

32,846

$718,000

$610,000

$1,328,000

$1,854,000

$575,000

$488,000

$1,063,000

$1,483,000

$38.1

$30.5

$14.4

$38.8

$31.1

$23.4

$38.4

$30.7

$18.5

$60.0

$48.0

$13.7

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportCorallian Energy Limited

Further investment in Corallian

Reabold has a 36.9 per cent. equity holding in Corallian, 
a private UK oil and gas exploration and appraisal 
company, with an experienced in-house team to execute its 
programmes. In addition to the Victory project, Corallian’s 
project portfolio, includes the West of Shetland (Laxford 
discovery and Scourie prospect in Licence P2605, and the 
Sandvoe prospect in Licence P2493), the Viking Graben 
(Unst and Quoys prospects in Licence P2464, and the 
Oulton discovery in Licence P2504), the Inner Moray Firth 
(Dunrobin and Golspie prospects in Licence P2478) and in 
the Central Graben (Curlew-A discovery in Licence P2396).

Corallian licence awards

2020 proved to be a transformational year for Corallian, as 
a result of considerable success in the 32nd UK offshore 
licence round. In September 2020, we were pleased to 
announce that Corallian had been offered 100 per cent. 
interests in the Victory gas discovery in block 207/1a, the 
Laxford gas discovery and Scourie prospects in blocks 
214/29c and 214/30c, and the Oulton oil discovery in block 
3/11a. 

We believe Victory to be a simple, low-risk gas development 
which has been fully appraised and requires no additional 
pre-development drilling. Victory is located near to existing 
local infrastructure, with the development of Victory 
expected to be via a single-well sub-sea tieback. The licence 
was originally offered to Texaco in 1972 and it drilled a 
discovery well in 1977 that flowed at circa 9 mmscf/d from 
200 feet (circa 60.6 metres) of net gas pay in the Lower 
Cretaceous sandstones, proving reservoir commerciality. 
SLR Consulting estimates that Victory has 2C contingent 
resources of 157 BCF.

Corallian plans to submit the Victory Field Development Plan 
to the OGA by the end of 2021, with a Competent Persons 
Report (CPR) expected to be completed in the Summer of 
2021 and first gas production in Q4 2024. A three year gas 
production plateau is planned at 70 mmscf/d from 2025, 
delivering over 25 BCF per year, with total planned gas 
production recovered over the 8-year field life of 157 BCF. 

Valuations (NPV10) of Victory currently range from circa 
£85 million (based on current gas price forecasts of 42.5p/
therm) to circa £146 million (based on historical average 
gas price and base case valuation of 50p/therm). Based 
on Reabold’s 34.9 per cent. interest in Corallian, these 
valuations net to Reabold range from circa £30 million to 
circa £51 million. Payback of cash invested at a project level 
is expected to be achieved within 12 months of first gas 
(assuming a historical average gas price).

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Reabold continued to invest in Corallian in 2020 mainly to 
support progression of the Victory project. On 1 December 
2020, Reabold announced that it had exercised 272,727 
warrants over shares in Corallian, at a subscription price of 
£2.20 per share, equating to an investment of approximately 
£600,000. Following the exercise of the Warrants, Reabold 
held 2,780,049 Corallian shares, representing approximately 
36.9 per cent. of Corallian’s then issued share capital.

On 21 November 2019, Warrants were issued to all 
Corallian shareholders on the register at that date, with 
exercise of such Warrants being conditional on the 
successful offer of any licence(s) to Corallian by the OGA, as 
part of the 32nd UK oil and gas licencing round.

On 22 February 2021, Reabold announced that it had 
entered into a conditional convertible loan instrument 
with Corallian pursuant to which Reabold would advance 
£1 million to Corallian. Corallian intends to utilise the 
proceeds of the Convertible Loan to support workstreams 
related to the submission of a draft Field Development Plan 
for the Victory gas field, which Corallian is aiming to do before 
the end of 2021, and for general working capital purposes.

The Convertible Loan, including interest at a rate of 
15 per cent. per annum (accruing daily), will convert into 
new ordinary shares in Corallian within 21 months from the 
date of signing. If, during this period, Corallian is acquired, 
undertakes a material disposal of assets, an initial public 
offering or a reverse takeover, where the relevant valuation 
is greater than £3.20 per share, the Convertible Loan will 
convert at £3.20 per share. If the relevant valuation is below 
£3.20 per share, then the Convertible Loan will convert at 
a price equal to the relevant valuation. If no such corporate 
action has taken place within 21 months, the Convertible 
Loan will automatically convert at a price of £1.50 per share.

Danube Petroleum Limited

Reabold has a 50.8 per cent. equity position in Danube, with 
ASX listed ADX Energy Ltd (“ADX”) holding the remaining 
49.2 per cent. Danube is active in Romania through its 
ownership of the Parta License. Danube has a 100 per 
cent. interest in the Parta licence which includes the IMIC-1 
discovery and the IMIC-2 prospect. 

Testing of IMIC-1:

Testing of the IMIC-1 discovery well, which was drilled 
in 2019, had originally been scheduled for Q1 2020, 
but was deferred as a result of border closures related to 
COVID-19. On 18 June 2020, Reabold announced that 
workover rig mobilisation would commence on 19 June 
2020 in preparation for production testing of the successful 

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020IMIC-1 well, as COVID-19 related restrictions in Romania 
had been eased. Production testing would follow the 
rig up of the work over rig, the removal of well head, the 
installation of permanent production tubing and flow control 
equipment, as well as the perforation of the well casing 
utilising underbalanced inflow techniques to maximise well 
production.

Testing would concentrate on the PA IV sand, which is a 
proven reservoir and has the greatest reserves potential of 
the three reservoir intervals intersected in the IMIC-1 well. 
This reservoir unit also has a large stratigraphic upside 
potential. 

On 2 July 2020 Reabold announced that the production 
equipment required to flow test the well had been run into 
the well and the well had been perforated to initiate flow 
from the PA IV gas reservoir. While some inflow from the 
well was evident from wellhead pressure manifold data, gas 
flow from the well to surface was not achieved following 
perforation and nitrogen treatment to minimise the pressure 
against the PA IV gas reservoir. The well has been checked 
utilising electric line logging equipment which confirmed the 
perforation guns have indeed been fired across the PA IV 
reservoir.

These results suggested the presence of mud filtrate build up 
around the well bore given that the IMIC-1 well encountered 
good reservoir porosity (20 per cent. within the net pay gas 
zone) and gas saturations in the PA IV sandstone reservoir 
based on electric wireline logs and gas shows (gas inflow to 
the drilling mud) while drilling. In addition, well test results 
from the nearby historic well drilled in the mid-1980s flowed 
at up to 1 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFPD) 
and subsequent cuttings from IMIC-1 drilling analysis 
together with modern petrophysical analysis of the newly 
acquired IMIC-1 logs indicated good PA IV gas reservoir 
permeability.

Mud filtrate build-up around the well bore has potentially 
occurred resulting in reservoir fluids being blocked due to 
mud ingress into the reservoir and the build-up of non-
permeable filtrate from drilling mud. This damage can be 
overcome with acidization, which is a routine practice within 
these reservoirs in the Pannonian basin where carbonate 
cement between the matrix porosity containing movable 
hydrocarbons is common. Modern rock typing work has 
established the presence of carbonate cement (Siderite) 
within the PA IV reservoir. A nearby oil well (2.5 km to the 
north) required acidization prior to initial commercial flow. 

In early September 2020, IMIC-1 was successfully acidised 
utilising coiled tubing for pumping the acid to the bottom of 
the well and then circulating the acid and brine in the well 

to surface utilising nitrogen to enable lifting liquids. The 
recovered liquids included a sludge material likely to be a 
combination of dissolved reservoir material and fine reservoir 
sediments from the reservoir.

Gas flow was observed after approximately 12 hours with a 
combination of methane and nitrogen coming to surface.

The well was subsequently shut in to observe pressure 
build up as the reservoir continues to clean up following the 
acidisation. 

Separately, engineering studies are ongoing to determine 
the potential viability of two development options, namely, 
the delivery of sales gas to the grid at the nearby Satchinez-
Calacea Gas Plant or alternately the conversion of produced 
gas to power and the connection to a high voltage power line 
located approximately 2km from the IMIC-1 location. 

IMIC-2:

In April 2020, site preparation with local contractors for 
the IMIC-2 commenced in preparation for future drilling 
operations originally planned for Q3 2020. The IMIC-2 
well has a planned total depth of 2,200 metres with 
approximately 23 days to drill and evaluate. The drilling 
of IMIC-2 is currently on hold pending further analysis of 
drilling and testing results at IMIC-1. 

Parta Exploration Farm-In 

On 8 September 2020, Reabold announced that ADX 
had received a notice from Parta Energy, a wholly owned 
subsidiary of ASX listed Tamaska Oil & Gas Limited, that 
the board of Tamaska had decided not to proceed with the 
farm-in transaction relating to the EX-10 Parta licence in 
Western Romania pursuant to the terms of the previously 
announced farm-in agreement between ADX Energy Panonia 
Srl, Danube Petroleum Limited and Parta Energy. Parta 
Energy Ltd, was to have funded a US$1.5 million seismic 
programme to earn a 50 per cent. interest in the Parta 
Exploration Licence, excluding the ‘sole risk area’, which 
included the IMIC-1 and IMIC-2 projects. 

Funding

In 2020, Reabold did not complete any equity capital raises. 
In May 2020, in conjunction with the agreement to acquire 
an additional interest in PEDL183 the Company secured 
additional liquidity in the form of a £5 million discretionary 
equity line cash facility that provides additional flexibility and 
strength to the Company’s financial position.

Macro circumstances at the time underscored the benefit of 
ensuring sufficient financial flexibility is available, particularly 
ahead of a major drilling campaign such as that planned 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportAcuitas is restricted from selling any Ordinary Shares during 
a Pricing Period and it, and its affiliates, are banned from 
engaging in any short selling of the Company’s securities. 
Acuitas is also subject to a daily volume trading restriction 
not exceeding 20 per cent. of the aggregate volume of 
Ordinary Shares traded on that particular trading day.

In consideration for entering into the ELA, the Company 
payed Acuitas a commission of £100,000 to be satisfied 
by the allotment and issue of 16,351,625 new Ordinary 
Shares at a price of 0.61156 pence per share, calculated, 
pursuant to the ELA, as the average of the VWAPs of the 
Ordinary Shares over the 5 trading days up to and including 
21 May 2020.

Post reporting period, Reabold carried out an equity capital 
raise in January 2021, raising gross proceeds of £7.5 million. 
The Fundraise was completed at a price of 0.55 pence per 
new Ordinary Share, representing a 2.8 per cent. premium to 
the mid-market closing price on 27 January 2021, being the 
last practicable closing price prior to the announcement of 
the Fundraise.

The net proceeds of the Fundraise are being used, alongside 
existing cash resources, to provide incremental capital to 
fund the Company’s share of: 

i) 

ii) 

 additional appraisal and development activity at the 
Company’s landmark West Newton project, potentially 
one of the largest oil and gas discoveries onshore UK, 
notably drilling and testing of the B-2 well;

 activity to assess and define the prospectivity of the 
wider PEDL 183 licence, which includes West Newton, 
including a seismic programme and exploration work to 
identify additional future drilling opportunities;

iii)   potential costs associated with the fully appraised 

Victory gas development, which was recently awarded 
to investee company, Corallian Energy, including an 
environmental assessment in order to achieve FDP in late 
2021; and

iv)   additional contingency to provide capital flexibility across 

the Company’s investment portfolio and working capital.

Reabold has a healthy cash position and is fully funded for all 
intended activities in 2021, including the drilling and testing 
of a second well at the West Newton B site. 

for West Newton in 2020. Reabold therefore enhanced its 
liquidity position by securing a £5 million discretionary cash 
facility with Acuitas Capital, LLC (“Acuitas”). The Directors 
viewed this discretionary cash facility as a prudent measure 
to provide increased liquidity without the need to dilute 
shareholders unduly by way of an equity fundraise whilst the 
share price significantly undervalued Reabold’s portfolio due 
to the prevailing low oil price environment and the COVID-19 
lock-down. The Discretionary Facility is in the form of an 
Equity Line Agreement (the “ELA”) for a period of 24 months 
with Acuitas, whereby Reabold will have the right, at its sole 
election, but not the obligation, to issue new Ordinary Shares 
to Acuitas at a subscription price as determined under the 
ELA for an aggregate amount not exceeding £5 million.

In order to drawdown on the Discretionary Facility (an 
“Advance”), Reabold is required to serve an advance notice 
to Acuitas (“Advance Notice”). The issue price of any new 
Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Advance will be 90 per 
cent. of the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the 
Ordinary Shares on AIM over either the 5 or 10 trading days 
(“Pricing Period”), at Reabold’s discretion and to be specified 
in an Advance Notice, following delivery of an Advance Notice. 
The discount will be based upon the two lowest and the four 
lowest VWAPs over a 5 day and 10 day Pricing Period (as 
applicable) respectively. The Company may set out a minimum 
acceptable price, if any, in the Advance Notice provided 
such minimum price must be less than or equal to 96 per 
cent. of the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the trading 
day immediately preceding the Advance Notice. If no such 
minimum price is specified by the Company in an Advance 
Notice, the minimum acceptable price shall be 96 per cent. 
of the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the trading day 
immediately preceding the Advance Notice. Upon the delivery 
of an Advance Notice, the Company is required to make a 
public announcement that it has delivered the Advance Notice, 
stating the amount of the Advance requested and the dates of 
the applicable Pricing Period.

The maximum Advance per each Advance Notice shall not 
exceed 100 per cent. of the average daily value traded of 
Reabold’s Ordinary Shares on AIM (“DVT”) in respect of a 
5 day Pricing Period or 200 per cent. of the average DVT in 
respect of a 10 day Pricing Period. In addition, the number 
of new Ordinary Shares to be issued per Advance shall 
not exceed 1.5 per cent. of Reabold’s then enlarged share 
capital. Acuitas reserves the right to reduce the amount of an 
Advance in the event that, during a Pricing Period, the VWAP 
falls below 0.3p or there is no VWAP on any day during a 
Pricing Period (reductions of 20 per cent. and 10 per cent. 
per day where the VWAP falls below 0.3p or there is no 
VWAP, for a 5 day and 10 day Pricing Period respectively).

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Section 172(1) statement

The revised UK Corporate Governance Code (‘2018 Code’) 
was published in July 2018 and applies to accounting 
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. The 
Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 
(‘2018 MRR’) require Directors to explain how they 
considered the interests of key stakeholders and the broader 
matters set out in section 172(1) (A) to (F) of the Companies 
Act 2006 (‘S172’) when performing their duty to promote 
the success of the Company under S172. This includes 
considering the interest of other stakeholders which will have 
an impact on the long-term success of the company. This 
S172 statement explains how Reabold’s Directors:

• 

• 

 have engaged with employees, suppliers, customers and 
others; and

 have had regard to employee interests, the need to 
foster the company’s business relationships with 
suppliers, customers and other, and the effect of that 
regards, including on the principal decisions taken by the 
company during the financial year.

The S172 statement focuses on matters of strategic 
importance to Reabold, and the level of information 
disclosed is consistent with the size and the complexity of 
the business.

General confirmation of Directors’ duties

Reabold’s Board has a clear framework for determining 
the matters within its remit and has approved Terms of 
Reference for the matters delegated to its Committees. 
Certain financial and strategic thresholds have been 
determined to identify matters requiring Board consideration 
and approval. When making decisions, each Director ensures 
that he/she acts in the way he/she considers, in good faith, 
would most likely promote the Company’s success for the 
benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have 
regard (among other matters) to:

S172(1) (A) “The likely consequences of any 
decision in the long term”

The Directors understand the business and the evolving 
environment in which we operate. As an investor in 
upstream oil & gas projects, Reabold aims to create value 
from each project by investing in undervalued, low-risk, 
near-term projects and by identifying potential monetisation 
plans prior to investment. In pursuing this objective, our 
focus is on minimising our emissions and footprint whilst 
continuing to positively contribute to the growing demand 
for energy and products that require hydrocarbons in the 
supply chain.

The Directors recognise how our investment activities are 
viewed by different parts of society. Given the complexity 
of the energy sector, the Directors have taken the decisions 
they believe best support Reabold’s strategic objectives, 
whilst meeting its environmental, social and governance 
obligations.

More information on this can be found below within our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.

S172(1) (B) “The interests of the company’s 
employees”

The Company during the reporting period and to date, 
had no employees other than the Directors. The Board 
recognises that Reabold employees, currently principally 
its executives, are fundamental and core to our business 
and delivery of our strategic ambitions. The success of our 
business depends on attracting, retaining and motivating 
employees. From ensuring that we remain a responsible 
employer, from pay and benefits to our health, safety and 
workplace environment, the Directors factor the implications 
of decisions on employees and the wider workforce, where 
relevant and feasible.

S172(1) (C) “The need to foster the company’s 
business relationships with suppliers, customers 
and others”

Delivering our strategy requires strong mutually beneficial 
relationships with suppliers, customers, governments, 
and joint-venture partners. We aim to have a positive and 
enduring impact on the communities in which we operate, 
through partnering with national and local suppliers, and 
through payments to governments in taxes and other fees. 
The Group values all of its suppliers and aims to build strong 
positive relationships through open communication and 
adherence to trade terms. The Group is committed to being a 
responsible entity and doing the right thing for its customers, 
suppliers and business partners. 

Ultimately board decisions are taken against the backdrop of 
what it considers to be in the best interest of the long-term 
financial success of the Group and its stakeholders, including 
shareholders, employees, the community and environment, 
our suppliers and customers. We value our customer 
relationships and aim to work closely with our customers to 
develop and maintain strong relationships, and understand 
their evolving needs so that we can improve and adapt to 
meet them.

More information on this can be found below within our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportS172(1) (D) “The impact of the company’s 
operations on the community and the environment”

This aspect is inherent in our strategic ambitions, most 
notably on our ambitions to thrive through the energy 
transition and to sustain a strong societal licence to 
operate. As such, the Board receives information on these 
topics to both provide relevant information for specific 
Board decisions. Executive Directors conducted site visits 
of various investee company operations and held external 
stakeholder engagements, where feasible.

More information on this can be found below within our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.

S172(1) (E) “The desirability of the company 
maintaining a reputation for high standards of 
business conduct”

Reabold aims to achieve the production of hydrocarbons 
that meet the world’s growing need for energy solutions in 
ways which are economically, environmentally and socially 
responsible. The Board periodically reviews and approves 
clear frameworks, such as Reabold’s Code of Conduct, and 
specific Ethics & Compliance policies, to ensure that its 
high standards are maintained both within Reabold and the 
business relationships we maintain. This, complemented 
by the various ways the Board is informed and monitors 
compliance with relevant governance standards, help ensure 
its decisions are taken and that Reabold investee companies 
act in ways that promote high standards of business conduct.

S172(1) (F) “The need to act fairly as between 
members of the company”

After weighing up all relevant factors, the Directors consider 
which course of action best enables delivery of our strategy 
over the long-term, taking into consideration the impact on 
stakeholders. In doing so, our Directors act fairly as between 
the Company’s members but are not required to balance the 
Company’s interest with those of other stakeholders, and this 
can sometimes mean that certain stakeholder interests may 
not be fully aligned.

The Board is committed to maintaining good communication 
and having constructive dialogue with its shareholders. 
The Company has close ongoing relationships with its private 
shareholders. Institutional shareholders and analysts have 
the opportunity to discuss issues and provide feedback at 
meetings with the Company. All shareholders are encouraged 
to attend the Company’s Annual General Meeting and any 
general meetings held by the Company, subject to any 
Covid-19 restrictions. 

Culture

Whilst Reabold currently comprises a small team of 
people, the Board recognises that it has an important 
role in assessing and monitoring that our desired culture 
is embedded in the values, attitudes and behaviours we 
demonstrate, including in our activities and stakeholder 
relationships. The Board has established honesty, integrity 
and respect for people as Reabold’s core values.

Principal decisions

We outline some of the principal decisions made by the 
Board over the year, explain how the Directors have engaged 
with, or in relation to, the different key stakeholder groups 
and how stakeholder interests were considered over the 
course of decision-making in this Strategic Report and also 
specifically in the Environmental, Social and Governance 
(ESG) Statement below. 

The Board in its key strategic and principal decisions taken 
in the year gave due consideration to the matters outlined 
above for the benefit of the Company’s members as a 
whole. The Board in considering whether to invest directly 
in the West Newton project by acquiring a 16.665 per cent. 
interest in PEDL 183, weighed up the benefits and costs 
and determined that this investment would bring long term 
benefit for the stakeholders.

Reabold, as an investor in upstream oil and gas projects, 
is represented by a non-executive director on each of the 
Boards of its associate investee companies, and accordingly 
is an active participant in the principal decisions of these 
companies that are reserved for the Board. 

Reabold’s interests in US oil and gas leases are operated 
by Integrity Management Solutions (“Integrity”), a California 
operating company that leads direct operational decisions 
pertaining to these leases, but in close consultation with 
Reabold management to ensure high standards of conduct in 
line with the Company’s policies.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) 
Statement

Reabold is committed to preserving and protecting our 
natural environment for future generations. We conduct our 
business in a manner that respects the environment and 
addresses climate challenges. Our focus is on minimising 
our emissions and footprint whilst continuing to positively 
contribute to the growing demand for energy and products 
that require hydrocarbons in the supply chain. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020There is an increasing demand for energy in a growing 
global economy, and hydrocarbons will continue to play a 
critical role in meeting these needs, alongside renewables 
and other sources of energy for the foreseeable future. The 
International Energy Agency predicts a 30 per cent. increase 
in demand for hydrocarbons by 2040. The challenge is to 
meet the world’s energy needs sustainably, which requires 
managing and reducing harmful emissions. Reabold actively 
encourages and expects its investee companies / operators 
of its oil and gas interests to respond to this by continuously 
striving to minimise the potential environmental impact of 
operations by: 

• 

• 

 Implementing controls to identify and prevent potential 
environmental risks 

 Implementing controls during operations to avoid 
accidental spills, or leaks of polluting materials 

•  Managing water with due consideration 

• 

 Targeting high energy efficiency levels in drilling and 
other activities 

•  Limiting unnecessary wastage 

• 

• 

 Handling waste products in an environmentally 
responsible manner 

 Regularly assessing the environmental consequences of 
operations 

The operators have developed systems, controls and 
processes to integrate climate related considerations, in order 
to meet these objectives. Reabold complies with the applicable 
standards of the international oil industry, environmental laws 
and regulations. We recognise and support the basis of the 
Paris Agreement to strengthen the global response to the 
threat of climate change. Furthermore, extraction activities at 
sites in which Reabold is invested are significantly lower in 
carbon intensity than the industry average. 

Our growth strategy consists of expanding our existing 
asset base and to developing the world’s limited but proven 
reserves of hydrocarbon fuels in the most efficient and 
sustainable manner possible. 

Reabold’s assets are primarily small to medium sized, 
proven oil and gas fields at relatively shallow depth. As 
such, the intensity of drilling required is considered low 
relative to industry standards and we do not conduct energy 

intensive prospecting activities, reducing the impact on the 
environment. We continue to seek the most energy efficient 
drilling methods are utilised by the operators of our interests 
and as the energy mix evolves towards a higher percentage 
of renewables in the countries in which we operate (e.g. 
increasing wind power in the UK and Romania, solar in 
California), we anticipate a greater share of the energy 
consumption will be purchased from green sources. 

United Kingdom 

Our investee company sites in the United Kingdom are 
located close to areas with a high demand for energy. 
Consequently, we expect that hydrocarbons produced locally 
and consumed locally will displace imported hydrocarbons 
thereby resulting in lower carbon emissions overall.

Reabold is committed to being part of the overall reduction 
in carbon intensity in the UK. As part of this objective, in a 
significant environmental milestone for West Newton, we 
were very pleased with the West Newton development plan 
being given an AA rating by GaffneyCline for carbon intensity, 
the best possible grade for low carbon emissions from 
potential upstream crude oil production.

California, USA

Reabold’s investee company’s US production sites are 
located in California, a state with very high renewable 
energy generation which feeds into the energy required for 
hydrocarbon extraction. By industry standards, our oil and 
gas activities require a very low level of energy to extract the 
hydrocarbons, ensuring it is one of the most energy efficient 
of its type in California.

Romania

Romania is in the midst of creating a more sustainable energy 
mix by transitioning away from coal fired generation and 
ageing nuclear plants towards renewable energy sources. 
However, during this transition period, the country needs 
indigenously sourced natural gas as a fuel to ensure the 
security of supply of energy. By developing and producing 
gas from the Parta site, Danube Petroleum Limited is able to 
contribute to the country’s efforts to implement this energy 
strategy. 

Managing our environmental footprint and reducing our 
emissions are important objectives for Reabold Resources. 
We regularly review and revise our policies, as necessary.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportKey performance indicators

The key performance indicators (“KPIs”) are: 

KPI

KPI 1

Definition

Performance

Attainment

Addition of a material investment 
that meets the Company’s corporate 
investment criteria

•   Opportunistic acquisition of a direct 16.665% interest in the West Newton 

Achieved

field for the consideration of the issue of 350,000,000 new ordinary shares 
and £1.4 million in cash; taking the Company’s effective economic interest in 
West Newton to circa 56.4% from 39.7%.

•   Further investment of £600,000 into Corallian tincreasing the Company’s 

interest in Corallian to approximately 36.9 per cent., bringing further 
optionality and additional upcoming activity to the Reabold portfolio, including 
the Victory Project.

•  Number of opportunities reviewed and evaluated.

KPI 2

A new commercial discovery within 
the investment portfolio, in-line with 
investment strategy

•   Significant discovery at the West Newton field with the B-1Z well, which 
exceeded pre-drill expectations, further suggesting that the West Newton 
discovery would be the largest UK onshore discovery since 1973.

Achieved

KPI 2

Increased commercial production of 
hydrocarbons over prior year

KPI 3

KPI 4

KPI 5

Fund raisings and preservation in the 
Company’s cash position sufficient 
for advancement of investment 
strategy

Growth in total net assets over the 
prior year

Growth in share price over the prior 
year

•  Commercial discovery on West Brentwood licence in California.

•   Increased production of hydrocarbons by Reabold California with its share 
of production in 2020 of 33,890 boe compared to 32,846 boe in 2019.
•   Proven reserves of 1.12 million barrels of oil equivalent (“boe”) attributed 
to Reabold’s net interest in 4 PDP and 1 PUD wells in California, with 
associated value of US$20.4 million (NPV10), as at February 2020.

•   The Californian assets are characterised by relatively low operating costs 
and continued to be cash generative amidst the lower oil and gas price 
environment that was experienced during much of 2020.

Achieved

•   Post balance date in January 2021, oversubscribed placing at a premium to 
the market to raise £7.5m at 0.55p per share, supported by key existing and 
new institutional investors to support the Company’s investment strategy. 

Achieved

•  Strong cash position at date of this report of approx.£6.8m. 

•   The total consolidated net assets at the end of 2019 and 2020 were 

£40.1m and £38.9m respectively.

•   The closing share prices at the end of 2019 and 2020 were 0.75 pence 

and 0.66 pence respectively. 

•   On 1 September 2020, the share price achieved a closing high of 

0.78 pence (2019 closing high of 1.4 pence). 

Not 
achieved

Not 
achieved

KPI 6

Environmental compliance

•   There was environmental compliance by the Group and investee 

Achieved

companies, with permits successfully obtained for multiple drilling 
campaigns, which facilitates the advancement of appraisal and 
development activities to unlock value. 

•   West Newton development plan has been given an AA rating by 

GaffneyCline for carbon intensity, the best possible grade for low carbon 
emissions from potential upstream crude oil production.

KPI 7

Retention of key management and 
strong Board

•  The key executives were retained and incentivised.
•   The Board is experienced and qualified, including two independent 

Achieved

directors.  The Board will aim to achieve gender diversity as the Company 
grows and evolves from its relative current small size.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Principal risks and uncertainties 

The Company continuously monitors its risk exposures and reports to the board of directors (the “Board”) on a regular basis. 
The Board reviews these risks and focuses on ensuring effective systems of internal financial and non-financial controls are in 
place and maintained.

Risk

Strategic risks

Political risk: changes in government policies 
in the jurisdictions in which the Group investee 
companies operate, could have an adverse 
impact on the implementation of the Group’s 
strategy. This includes the Paris Agreement 
international treaty on climate change to limit 
global warming to well below 2, preferably 
to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-
industrial levels. These policies raise the risk of 
hydrocarbon and capital assets being stranded.

Operational risks

Mitigation

Magnitude & likelihood

The Group assessed political risk prior to making an investment 
decision and monitors political developments in the various 
jurisdictions in which it has invested, in-conjunction with 
its partners and through industry associations. The Group’s 
“investment horizon” is considered to fall within time frames 
too short to be materially affected by the Paris Agreement 2C 
scenario.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

Exploration risk: the Group and investee 
companies fail to identify hydrocarbon bearing 
prospects that have the potential to produce 
commercially.

The Group and investee companies undertake extensive 
analysis of available technical information to determine work 
programmes. Downside risk can be reduced by entering into risk 
sharing arrangements.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – High

Regulatory risk: planning, environmental, 
licensing and other permitting risks associated 
with the Group and investee companies’ 
operations particularly with exploration drilling 
operations.

The Group and investee companies have to date been successful in 
obtaining the required permits to operate. Such risks are mitigated 
through compliance with regulations, proactive engagement with 
regulators, communities and the expertise and experience of the 
management teams of the Group and investee companies.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

Production risk: hydrocarbons are not able to 
be produced in the projected quantities by the 
operators/investee companies (as applicable), or 
cannot be produced economically.

Financial risks

Liquidity risk: insufficient liquidity and funding 
capacity of the Group and investee companies 
could adversely impact the implementation 
of the Group’s strategy and restrict work 
programmes due to lack of capital.

Market risk: uncertainty and volatility of oil and 
gas prices could adversely impact on expected 
future revenues, margins, cash flows and returns. 

Management risks

Loss of key staff risk: the adverse impact on 
operating capability and implementation of the 
Group’s strategic objectives from the loss of key 
executives.

The Group and investee companies undertake extensive analysis 
of the available technical information towards improving the 
understanding of the reservoir.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

The Board regularly reviews the Group’s cash flow forecasts and 
the availability or adequacy of its current facilities to meet the 
Group’s cash flow requirements. The Company actively monitors 
the liquidity position of its investee companies.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

Contingency is built into the evaluation, planning and budgeting 
process to allow for the downside movements in commodity prices. 
The Reabold model is to invest in undervalued assets that would 
be able to deliver profitably under any reasonable oil and gas price 
assumption, are at the lower end of the industry cost curve and will 
be competitive against other sources of hydrocarbons. The Group 
may consider it appropriate in the future to hedge a proportion of its 
production, particularly if the Group is reliant on the production to 
service debt. 

Magnitude – Medium

Likelihood – Medium

Recruitment and retention of key staff through providing competitive 
remuneration packages and stimulating and safe working 
environment. Balancing salary with longer term incentive plans.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Low

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportRisk

Other risks

Covid-19 virus: the dramatic impact on global 
economies, demand for oil & gas and project 
operational activities, for example the closing 
of borders, restricting travel movements and 
resultant effects on project work programmes, as 
well as impacting fund raising activities.

Mitigation

Magnitude & likelihood

The Reabold model is to invest in undervalued assets that would 
be able to deliver profitably under any reasonable oil and gas price 
assumption, are at the lower end of the industry cost curve and 
will be competitive against other sources of hydrocarbons. 

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – High

The Company’s financial position is strong and with funding in 
place for the key 2021 work programmes for Reabold’s investee 
work programmes. We believe that these projects remain 
economic at current oil prices. 

The Group raised no funds during the reporting period from 
share placements (2019: £24,873,000). Cash and cash 
equivalents as at 31 December 2020 was £1,139,000 
(2019: £6,717,000). 

Other than the Company’s interest in the California 
production assets, no other assets have been monetised in 
the reporting period, due to the investments being in the 
appraisal stage of development.

The Group total net assets and net current assets as 
at 31 December 2020 were £38,920,000 (2019: 
£40,127,000) and £1,588,000 (2019: £6,660,000) 
respectively. 

Our people

Our people are a key element in our success and the Company 
aims to attract, develop and retain talented people and to create 
a diverse and inclusive working environment, where everyone 
is accepted, valued and treated equally without discrimination, 
taking into account the current size of the Company. 

Currently the Company comprises 6 directors and no other 
employees, with the workforce by gender summarised below:

As at 31 December 2020
Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Other employees

All employees

Male
3

Female
-

Female %
-%

3

-

6

-

-

-

-%

-%

-%

Financial review

The Group loss for the 12 months ended 31 December 
2020 was £2,707,000 (2019: loss of £4,266,000). 
The reduction in losses was significantly impacted by 
the Company’s share of losses of associates reducing to 
£878,000 (2019: loss of £2,952,000). The Company’s 
share of losses of associates primarily comprised the share 
of Rathlin’s loss of £607,000. 

During the reporting period, the Group generated revenues 
of £1,035,000 (2019: £1,452,000) and gross profit of 
£4,000 (2019: £596,000) from its California assets, 
reflecting the significantly reduced average realised price per 
boe of $38.4 in 2020, compared to an average of $60 per 
boe in 2019.

Total administration costs increased from £1,387,000 for 
the year ended 31 December 2019 to £1,628,000 for 
the year ended 31 December 2020, mainly driven by an 
increase in executive remuneration, legal fees, broker and 
investor relations fees, reflecting the significant increase in 
investment and market activities. The impact to the Group loss 
for the reporting period of share based payments expense 
was reduced to £nil (2019: £192,000), reflecting no further 
expensing of options issued to executives in prior periods. 

For the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group net 
cash outflow from operating activities was £1,652,000 
(2019: cash outflow of £216,000) reflecting increased 
administration costs offset by positive movements in 
working capital. The cash outflow from investing activities 
reduced considerably from £24,985,000 for the year ending 
31 December 2019 to £3,996,000 for the year ended 
31 December 2020, reflecting the significant investment 
activities during the comparative period, including the 
investments in Rathlin, Danube and Corallian, as well as the 
funding of activities in California. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020COVID-19 virus

During the reporting period and subsequently, the COVID-19 
pandemic has had a dramatic global impact. The situation is 
continually developing and will need constant attention as it 
continues to evolve over time. 

In the Board’s view, consistent with others, the evolving 
COVID-19 pandemic continues to be considered a 
non-adjusting post balance sheet event and no adjustment is 
made in the financial statements as a result.

The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is 
underway in key regions for the Group, on the back of strong 
fiscal stimulus, highly accommodative monetary policy, and 
the vaccine rollout, which has had a positive impact on the 
recovery of oil and gas prices.

Whilst the reporting period witnessed significant delays to 
work programmes including the effects of the restrictions on 
travel movements and closing of borders, we are optimistic 
towards the 2021 programmes being on track, with the easing 
and lifting of restrictions underway.

The impact of COVID-19 on the oil and gas industry, 
highlighted the benefit of the Reabold model to invest in 
undervalued assets that would be able to deliver profitably 
under any reasonable oil and gas price assumption, are at the 
lower end of the industry cost curve and will be competitive 
against other sources of hydrocarbons. 

Outlook

Having secured funding to significantly progress activity across 
our portfolio in 2021, we are confident that shareholders can 
look forward to an exciting year ahead and beyond, including 
further drilling and testing at West Newton, adding value 
across the wider PEDL 183 licence, and moving the Victory 
gas development towards FDP in 2021. 

Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams
Co-Chief Executive Officers

9 June 2021

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Strategic ReportBoard of Directors

Jeremy Edelman - Non-Executive Chairman

Jeremy Edelman holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Law together with a Master’s degree in 
Applied Finance. Jeremy is admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Courts of Western Australia and 
New South Wales. Jeremy subsequently worked for some of the world’s leading investment banks, 
including Bankers Trust and UBS Warburg in debt and acquisition finance. He has held consulting 
and director positions in listed companies in the UK and Australia, such as Mt Grace Resources 
NL, with a focus on resource exploration and development, including investment companies 
established with the specific objective of investing in resources projects. He also has corporate 
finance experience, having been responsible for co-coordinating a number of companies in 
making acquisitions in a variety of resource sectors, including oil and gas, uranium, molybdenum, 
base metals and coal. He has worked in various regions of the world, including the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, Russia, South Africa and Australia. Jeremy served as a Non-Executive Director of 
Leni Gas Cuba Limited until 12 July 2016, a Director of Altona Energy Plc (also known as Altona 
Resources Plc) until 4 July 2006, Executive Director of Leni Gas & Oil PLC from August 2006 to 
December 2010 and Director of Braemore Resources Plc until 27 July 2005.

Sachin Oza - Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive

Sachin Oza has 18 years’ investment experience, including 14 years’ covering the energy 
sector. He joined Guinness Asset Management in April 2016, having previously worked as an 
investment analyst at M&G Investments for 13 years, where he covered the Utility, Transport, 
Mining and Oil & Gas sectors on a global basis. Sachin has also held investment analyst roles at 
Tokyo Mitsubishi Asset Management and JP Morgan Asset Management.

Stephen Williams - Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive

Stephen Williams has 16 years’ experience in the energy sector. He joined Guinness Asset 
Management in April 2016, having previously worked as an investment analyst at M&G between 
2010 and 2016, where he focussed on energy and resources. Prior to this, Stephen worked as 
an energy investment analyst for Simmons & Company International between 2005 and 2010 
and from 2003 to 2005 he worked as an analyst at ExxonMobil.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Board of Directors

Marcos Mozetic - Non-Executive Director

Marcos Mozetic, an exploration geologist, brings over 42 years of international technical 
experience in the oil and gas industry to the Company. His most recent experience was in 
designing, implementing and leading Repsol S.A’s exploration strategy between 2004 and 2016. 
During this period, Repsol become a leader in reserve replacement and participated in some 
of the most exciting discoveries worldwide. Previous to this, Marcos worked as a development 
geologist in 1975 with Bridas, before moving into the exploration department, which he later 
led. Following this, Marcos worked for BHP Petroleum and BHP Minerals as Chief Geologist for 
Argentina and later Country Leader. Marcos holds a BSc and Post-Graduate degree in Petroleum 
Geology from the University of Buenos Aires.

Mike Felton - Non-Executive Director

Mike Felton is an experienced fund manager in the City and brings over 30 years of financial 
expertise to the Company. Mike previously served as Head of UK Retail Equities at M&G 
Investments and was Manager of the M&G UK Select Fund, growing the fund’s assets from £110m 
to circa £550m at its peak. Mike has also previously served as Joint Head of Equities at ISIS Asset 
Management and Manager of ISIS UK Prime Fund, as well as Chief Investment Officer at Lumin 
Wealth, a position he still retains part-time. Mr Felton sits on the International Tennis Federation’s 
Investment Advisory Panel and is a Business Ambassador for Anthony Nolan, the UK’s blood 
cancer charity and bone marrow register.

Anthony Samaha - Executive Director

Anthony Samaha is a Chartered Accountant who has over 30 years’ experience in accounting 
and corporate finance, including resources development. Anthony worked for over 10 years 
with international accounting firms, including Ernst & Young, principally in corporate finance, 
gaining significant experience in valuations, IPOs, independent expert reports, and mergers and 
acquisitions. He has extensive experience in the listing and management of AIM and TSX quoted 
companies, including fund raisings, project development and mergers and acquisitions. Anthony 
has been involved in acquisitions and resource projects in various regions of the world, including 
Australia, South Africa, West Africa, North America, Kazakhstan and the People’s Republic of 
China. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics degrees from the University of 
Western Australia, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and an 
Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Directors’ Report 

For the year ended 31 December 2020

The Directors submit their report and the audited financial 
statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 
2020. 

Principal activities

The total options held by directors as at 31 December 2020 
was 315,000,000. Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams each held 
150,000,000 options and Anthony Samaha held 15,000,000 
options. The options have a weighted average exercise price of 
0.8 pence and a weighted average life of 1.0 years. 

The principal activity of the Company is investment in 
pre-cash flow upstream oil and gas projects, primarily as 
significant minority interests in unlisted oil & gas companies 
or majority interests in unlisted oil & gas companies with 
non-operating positions on licences.

Directors’ indemnity 

The Company maintains a directors’ and officers’ liability 
policy on normal commercial terms which includes third 
party indemnity provisions. 

Results and dividends

Going concern 

The results of the Group are shown on page 39. No 
dividends were declared or paid in the year (2019: £nil). The 
Directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend. 
The Directors are satisfied with the performance of the 
Company in the year.

Post balance sheet events

Details of post reporting date events are disclosed in Note 
30 of the financial statements.

Financial Risk Management

The Group’s activities expose it to foreign currency, credit 
and liquidity risks. The size of the Company means that it is 
unnecessary and impractical for the Directors to delegate the 
responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to a 
sub-committee of the Board. Refer to Note 29 of the financial 
statements, for further details.

Directors and their interests 

The names of the Directors who held office during the year 
and their shareholdings are shown below. 

Director 
Jeremy Edelman *

At 
31 December 2020 
169,000,000

At 
1 January 2020
169,000,000

Sachin Oza

16,637,058

16,637,058

Stephen Williams

12,222,111

12,222,111

Marcos Mozetic

Michael Felton

Anthony Samaha 

-

8,386,431

1,000,000

-

8,386,431

1,000,000

*  including 144,000,000 shares held by Saltwind Enterprises Ltd, a company 

connected with Jeremy Edelman.

The financial statements have been prepared on the going 
concern basis. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts 
for the period ending 30 June 2022 which take account of the 
current cost and operational structure of the Group, as well 
as the current investment agreements and budgeted capital 
expenditure commitments.

The Group’s production assets are characterised by relatively 
low operating costs and are budgeted to be cash generative at 
oil and gas prices significantly below the current forward rates. 

The Directors have assessed in the cash flow forecasts the 
impacts of increased overhead and operating costs, lower oil 
and gas prices and increased capital expenditure costs. 

These forecasts demonstrate that the Group has sufficient cash 
funds available to allow it to continue in business for a period 
of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these 
financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have 
been prepared on a going concern basis.

These forecasts demonstrate that the Group has sufficient cash 
funds available to allow it to continue in business for a period 
of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these 
financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have 
been prepared on a going concern basis.

Outlook and future developments

Future developments are outlined in the Chairman’s 
Statement and Strategic Report.

Brexit

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 
2020 and is no longer part of the political institutions, with 
the trade deal that was agreed on 24 December 2020, being 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Directors’ Report

ratified by the European parliament on 27 April 2021. The 
Board does not currently envisage any material negative 
impact on the Company specifically from Brexit. 

Political and charitable contributions 

The Company made no contributions to charitable or political 
bodies during the year (2019: £Nil). 

The Company remunerates the Directors at a level 
commensurate with the size of the Company and the 
experience of its Directors. The Board has reviewed the 
Directors’ remuneration and believes it upholds the objectives 
of the Company with regard to this issue. Details of Directors’ 
emoluments and payments made for professional services 
rendered are set out in Note 9 to the financial statements.

Significant shareholders 

Environmental policies

As at 9 June 2021, the significant shareholders in the Company 
were: 

Holder 
Premier Fund Managers Limited

No. of shares* 

911,009,907

Ruffer Investment Management

560,000,000

Chelverton Asset Management

461,576,116

FIL Limited

Edale Capital LLP

Notes:

424,348,933**

279,963,723

%
10.20

6.27

5.17

5.02

3.14

* taken from third party share register analysis as at 8 May 2021.

** updated for TR-1 published by the Company on 19 May 2021.

Corporate governance

The Board is committed to ensuring good standards 
of corporate governance in so far as practicable for 
a company of this size. The London Stock Exchange 
has required all AIM companies to apply a recognised 
corporate governance code from 28 September 2018. In 
connection with the introduction of these new requirements, 
the Quoted Companies Alliance has published a new 
Corporate Governance Code which the Company has 
adopted from 28 September 2018. The Company has 
adopted and operates a share dealing code for Directors 
and senior employees on substantially the same terms 
as the Model Code appended to the Listing Rules of the 
UK Listing Authority. Information in relation to the Corporate 
Governance of the Group is contained within the Corporate 
Governance Report.

Employment policies and remuneration

The Company is committed to promoting policies which 
ensure that high calibre employees are attracted, retained 
and motivated, to ensure ongoing success for the business. 
Employees and those who seek to work with the Company are 
to be treated equally regardless of sex, marital status, creed, 
age, colour, race or ethnic origin.

The Group’s operations are, and will be, subject to 
environmental regulation (with regular environmental impact 
assessments and evaluation of operations required before 
any permits are granted to the Group) in the jurisdiction 
in which it operates. Although the Group intends to be in 
compliance with all applicable environmental laws and 
regulations, there are certain risks inherent to its activities, 
such as accidental spills, leakages or other circumstances, 
which could subject the Group to extensive liability. Further, 
the Group may fail to obtain the required approval from the 
relevant authorities necessary for it to undertake activities 
which are likely to impact the environment. The Group is 
unable to predict the effect of additional environmental 
laws and regulations which may be adopted in the future, 
including whether any such laws or regulations would 
materially increase the Group’s cost of doing business or 
affect its operations in any area. No environmental breaches 
have been notified by any governmental agency as at the 
date of this report.

Energy and carbon report

The Group is not required to report energy and emissions 
information under The Companies (Directors’ Report) and 
Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) 
Regulations 2018, given its size. The Group will review 
providing voluntary disclosures in future reporting periods, 
where it continues to be below the reporting thresholds.

Board of Directors 

The Board meets regularly to determine the policy and 
business strategy of the Company and has adopted a schedule 
of those matters that are reserved as the responsibility of the 
Board. The Directors who held office during the year and up to 
the date of this report are given below:

Jeremy Edelman  (Non-Executive Chairman)
Sachin Oza 
(Executive Director and Co-CEO)
Stephen Williams (Executive Director and Co-CEO)
Anthony Samaha  (Executive Director)
Marcos Mozetic 
Michael Felton 

(Non-Executive Director) 
(Non-Executive Director) 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Board committees

UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

The Board has an Audit Committee and a Remuneration 
Committee.

The Company is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers 
and Mergers.

Corporate and social responsibility

Market Abuse Regime

The Company maintains high, ethical standards in its business 
activities. We act responsibly, promoting accountability as 
individuals and as a company. We operate with ethics and 
fairness and comply with all required rules and regulations.

The Company has adopted and operates a share dealing code 
for Directors and senior employees on substantially the same 
terms as the Model Code and MAR appended to the Listing 
Rules of the UKLA.

The Company requires that in respect to any of its investee’s 
exploration and development, there runs alongside this a 
comprehensive community engagement plan. It is vital that 
our investee companies engage, listen and communicate 
effectively with local communities, particularly when they 
begin the process of planning new developments. Whilst the 
Company is cognisant of its corporate social responsibilities, the 
Company considers that it is not of the size to warrant a formal 
policy as the issues that are relevant to this policy are mostly 
the responsibility of the operators of the wells with which the 
Company has agreements.

Controlling party

Auditor 

In accordance with section 489 of the Companies Act 
2006, a resolution to reappoint Mazars LLP was put to the 
Annual General Meeting held on 23 September 2020 and 
was approved. The auditor, Mazars LLP, will be proposed 
for reappointment in accordance with Section 485 of the 
Companies Act 2006. Mazars LLP has signified its willingness 
to continue in office as auditor.

Annual General Meeting 

Notice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting will be 
enclosed separately.

In the opinion of the Directors there is no controlling party.

By order of the Board, 

9 June 2021 

A Samaha
Registered Office: 
20 Primrose Street
London, EC2A 2EW

Statement of disclosure to auditor 

So far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit 
information of which the Company’s auditor is unaware, and 
they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as 
Directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant 
audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is 
aware of that information. 

Matters covered in the Strategic Report

As permitted by Paragraph 1A of schedule 7 to the Large and 
Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) 
Regulations 2008 certain matters which are required to be 
disclosed in the Directors’ report have been omitted as they are 
included in the Strategic Report instead. These matters relate to 
the Business review.

Bribery Act

The Company is cognisant of its responsibilities under the 
Bribery Act and has implemented an Anti-Bribery policy.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Corporate Governance 
Report

The London Stock Exchange required that all AIM companies 
apply a recognised corporate governance code from the 
28 September 2018. In connection with the introduction 
of these new requirements, the Quoted Companies Alliance 
published a new corporate governance code. 

The Directors of the Company formally applied the Quoted 
Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (the “QCA 
Code”) from 28 September 2018. The Board recognises 
the principles of the QCA Code, which focus on the creation 
of medium to long-term value for shareholders without 
stifling the entrepreneurial spirit in which small to medium 
sized companies, such as Reabold, have been created. The 
Company sets out below its annual update on its compliance 
with the QCA Code.

The QCA Code sets out 10 principles that should be applied. 
These are listed below together with a short explanation of 
how the Company applies each of the principles:

1)  Principle One: Establish a strategy and 

business model which promote long-term 
value for shareholders 

 The Board has concluded that the highest medium and 
long term value can be delivered to its shareholders by 
the adoption of a single strategy for the Company. 

 The investing policy of the Company is to acquire direct 
and indirect interests in exploration and producing 
projects and assets in the natural resources sector, 
and consideration is given to investment opportunities 
globally. However, under that policy, the Board is 
focused on investments in pre-cash flow upstream oil 
and gas projects. Those projects are primarily in the 
form of significant minority interests in unlisted oil & 
gas companies or majority interests in unlisted oil & gas 
companies with non-operating positions on licences that 
are on-shore or near-shore assets with low-cost drilling 
opportunities that can provide medium term production 
and hence cash flow.

 The Company is an investor in upstream oil & gas 
projects globally with an aim to create value from each 
project by investing in undervalued, low-risk, near-term 
upstream oil & gas projects and by identifying realistic 
potential exit plans prior to investment. 

 The Company’s long term strategy is to re-invest capital 
made through its investments into larger projects in 
order to grow the Company. The Company aims to 
gain exposure to assets with limited downside and 
high potential upside, capitalising on the value created 
between the entry stage and exit point of its projects. The 
Company invests in projects that have limited correlation 
to the oil price.

 The Company only invests in projects which meet its 
stringent requirements.

 The Company may be both an active and a passive 
investor depending on the nature of the individual 
investments.

 Although the Company intends to be a medium to 
long-term investor, the Company will place no minimum 
or maximum limit on the length of time that any 
investment may be held and therefore shorter term 
disposal of any investments cannot be ruled out. The 
Company intends there to be no limit on the number of 
projects into which the Company may invest, and the 
Company’s financial resources may be invested in a 
number of propositions or in just one investment, which 
may be deemed to be a reverse takeover pursuant to 
Rule 14 of the AIM Rules for Companies. The investing 
policy will allow investments to be in all types of assets 
and there will be no investment restrictions.

 The Company may offer new Ordinary Shares by way 
of consideration as well as cash, thereby helping to 
preserve the Company’s cash resources for working 
capital. The Company may, in appropriate circumstances, 
issue debt securities or otherwise borrow money to 
complete an investment. 

 The Company provides shareholders with a discussion of 
corporate strategy within this Annual Report, specifically 
the Chairman’s Statement and the Strategic Report 
sections. Key business challenges and how they may be 
mitigated are detailed in the Strategic Report. 

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2)  Principle Two: Seek to understand and 

meet shareholder needs and expectations

 The Board is committed to maintaining good 
communication and having constructive dialogue with its 
shareholders. The Company has close ongoing relationships 
with its private shareholders. Institutional shareholders and 
analysts have the opportunity to discuss issues and provide 
feedback at meetings with the Company. 

 All shareholders are encouraged to attend the Company’s 
Annual General Meeting and any general meetings held by 
the Company. 

 Investors also have access to current information on the 
Company through its website, www.reabold.com, and 
through Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief 
Executive Directors, who are available to answer investor 
relations enquiries. The Company disseminates all 
regulatory updates via a Regulatory Information Service 
before doing so elsewhere.

3)  Principle Three: Take into account wider 

stakeholder and social responsibilities and 
their implications for long-term success

 The Board recognises that the long term success of the 
Company is reliant upon the efforts of the employees of 
the Company and its contractors, suppliers, regulators 
and other stakeholders. The Board has put in place a 
range of processes and systems to ensure that there 
is close oversight and contact with its key resources 
and relationships. The Company has close ongoing 
relationships with a broad range of its stakeholders and 
provides them with the opportunity to raise issues and 
provide feedback to the Company.

4)  Principle Four: Embed effective 

risk management, considering both 
opportunities and threats, throughout the 
organisation

 The Board ensures that procedures are in place and such 
procedures are being implemented effectively to identify, 
evaluate and manage the significant risks faced by the 
Company. Key business challenges and risks are detailed 
in the Strategic Report on pages 23 to 24, including the 
impact and how these are mitigated. 

 The Board has established procedures, as represented by 
this statement, for the purpose of providing a system of 
internal control. An internal audit function is not considered 
necessary or practical due to the size of the Company and 
the close day to day control exercised by the executive 
directors. However, the Board will continue to monitor 
the need for an internal audit function. The Board has 
established appropriate reporting and control mechanisms 
to ensure the effectiveness of its control systems.

5)  Principle Five: Maintain the board as a well-
functioning, balanced team led by the chair

 As at the date of publication, the Board comprised of 
Jeremy Edelman as the Non-Executive Chairman, Marcos 
Mozetic and Michael Felton as Non-Executive Directors 
and Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief 
Executive Directors, and Anthony Samaha as Executive 
Director. Biographical details of the current Directors are 
set out on page 24 of this Annual Report. 

 The Executive and Non-Executive Directors are subject to 
re-election at the second annual general meeting of the 
Company after their last appointment or reappointment, 
if not before. 

 The Co-Chief Executive Officers are considered to be full 
time employees. Anthony Samaha, whilst an Executive 
Director is not a full time employee. The Non-Executive 
Directors are considered to be part time but are expected 
to provide as much time to the Company as is required. 

 The Board elects a Chairman to chair every meeting. The 
Board meets at least six times per annum. The Board 
has agreed that appointments to the Board are made 
by the Board as a whole and so has not yet created a 
Nominations Committee. 

 The Non-Executive Directors, Michael Felton and 
Marcos Mozetic are considered to be Independent 
Directors. The Board notes that the QCA recommends a 
balance between executive and non-executive Directors 
and recommends that there be two independent 
non-executives. The Board will review further 
appointments as scale and complexity grows.

 The role of the Chairman is to provide leadership of the 
Board and ensure its effectiveness on all aspects of its 
remit to maintain control of the Company. In addition, 
the Chairman is responsible for the implementation and 
practice of sound corporate governance. The Chairman 
is considered to have adequate separation from the 
day-to-day running of the Company.

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  Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings

 In order to be efficient, the Board meets formally and 
informally both in person and by telephone. To date there 
have been at least bimonthly meetings of the Board, and 
the volume and frequency of such meetings is expected to 
continue at least at this rate. The Company had 10 Board 
meetings during the year and reports below on the number 
of Board and committee meetings attended by Directors.

Board 
(out of total 
possible)
9/10

Audit  
Committee 
(out of total 
possible)
2/2

Remuneration 
Committee 
(out of total 
possible)
-

10/10

10/10

10/10

9/10

9/10

-

-

-

-

2/2

-

-

-

-

-

Jeremy Edelman

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Marcos Mozetic 

Michael Felton 

6)  Principle Six: Ensure that between them the 
directors have the necessary up-to-date 
experience, skills and capabilities

 The Board currently consists of six Directors. In addition 
to holding office as an Executive Director, Anthony 
Samaha also currently holds the office of Company 
Secretary. The Company believes that the current 
balance of skills in the Board as a whole, reflects a very 
broad range of commercial and professional skills across 
geographies and industry sectors.

 The Board recognises that it currently has a limited 
diversity, including a lack of gender balance, and this will 
form a part of any future recruitment consideration if the 
Board concludes that replacement or additional directors 
are required.

 The Board shall review annually the appropriateness and 
opportunity for continuing professional development 
whether formal or informal. The Company Secretary 
supports the Chairman and Executives in addressing the 
training and development needs of Directors, and their 
membership of appropriate professional and industry 
associations. These professional associations have 
ongoing professional development requirements, which 
the Company supports.

 The Board during the reporting period consulted with its 
legal advisors and nominated advisor on specific matters 
in respect of the application of QCA Code and the 
AIM Rules.

7)  Principle Seven: Evaluate board 
performance based on clear and 
relevant objectives, seeking continuous 
improvement

 Internal evaluation of the Board and individual Directors 
is undertaken on an annual basis in the form of peer 
appraisal and discussions to determine the effectiveness 
and performance in various applicable areas to their role 
as well as the Directors’ continued independence.

 The results and recommendations that come out of 
the appraisals for the Directors shall identify the key 
corporate and financial targets that are relevant to each 
Director and their personal targets in terms of career 
development and training. Progress against previous 
targets shall also be assessed where relevant.

 Following a review by the Board of the positive 
performance of the Executive Directors in implementing 
the business strategy and raising of further significant 
capital, the Board implemented additional performance-
based equity incentives to the Executive Directors 
through the issue to them of additional options. 

 During the reporting period, the Board undertook a 
performance evaluation of the Executive Directors, and 
in view of the overall positive progress against KPIs 
and the significant increase in investment activities, the 
remuneration of the Executive Directors was increased 
within market remuneration ranges for comparable 
companies. 

 The Board performance evaluation is to be undertaken 
annually and includes an assessment of achievement 
of KPIs by Executive Directors. The Remuneration 
Committee will undertake a review of the remuneration 
of Executive Directors at least annually and may consult 
with external consultants to assist in the evaluation 
and determination of appropriate compensation and 
incentivisation schemes to ensure the Company remains 
competitive in retaining management.

 The Board is to consider periodically a succession plan. 
Executive Directors are to have sufficient length of notice 
periods to ensure the appointment of new personnel and 
ensure sufficient time to handover responsibilities.

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8)  Principle Eight: Promote a corporate 

culture that is based on ethical values and 
behaviours

 The Board recognises that their decisions regarding 
strategy and risk will impact the corporate culture of 
the Company as a whole and that this will impact the 
performance of the Company. 

 The Board is very aware that the tone and culture set by 
the Board will greatly impact all aspects of the Company 
as a whole and the way that employees behave. The 
corporate governance arrangements that the Board 
has adopted are designed to ensure that the Company 
delivers long term value to its shareholders and that 
shareholders have the opportunity to express their views 
and expectations for the Company in a manner that 
encourages open dialogue with the Board. A large part 
of the Company’s activities is centred upon what needs 
to be an open and respectful dialogue with employees, 
clients and other stakeholders. Therefore, the importance 
of sound ethical values and behaviours is crucial to 
the ability of the Company to successfully achieve its 
corporate objectives. The Board places great import on 
this aspect of corporate life and seeks to ensure that this 
flows through all that the Company does. 

 The Board consider that at present the Company has 
an open culture facilitating comprehensive dialogue 
and feedback and enabling positive and constructive 
challenge. The Company has adopted, with effect 
from the date on which its shares were admitted to 
AIM, a code for Directors’ and employees’ dealings in 
securities which is appropriate for a company whose 
securities are traded on AIM and is in accordance with 
the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation which 
came into effect in 2016, and which is a major part of 
how the Company determines that ethical values and 
behaviours are recognised and respected.

 9)  Principle Nine: Maintain governance 

structures and processes that are fit for 
purpose and support good decision-
making by the board

 Ultimate authority for all aspects of the Company’s activities 
rests with the Board with the respective responsibilities 
of the Chairman and the Executive Directors arising as a 
consequence of delegation by the Board. The Board has 
adopted appropriate delegations of authority which set out 
matters which are reserved to the Board. The Chairman 

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is responsible for the effectiveness of the Board, while 
management of the Company’s business and primary 
contact with shareholders has been delegated by the Board 
to the Co-Chief Executive Directors.

 The Board has adopted guidelines for the appointment 
of Non-Executive Directors which have been in place and 
which have been observed throughout the year. These 
provide for the orderly and constructive succession and 
rotation of the Chairman and Non-Executive directors. 

 In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Board 
complies with: a duty to act within their powers; a duty to 
promote the success of the Company; a duty to exercise 
independent judgement; a duty to exercise reasonable 
care, skill and diligence; a duty to avoid conflicts of interest; 
a duty not to accept benefits from third parties and a 
duty to declare any interest in a proposed transaction or 
arrangement.

 The role of the Chairman is to provide leadership of the 
Board and ensure its effectiveness on all aspects of its 
remit to maintain control of the Company. In addition, 
the Chairman is responsible for the implementation and 
practice of sound corporate governance. The Chairman 
is considered to have adequate separation from the 
day-to-day running of the Company.

 The Corporate Governance Report provides details of 
the Company’s governance structures, the roles and 
responsibilities of directors, details of the Audit Committee 
and the Remuneration Committee.

 The Board has implemented an Audit committee 
comprising Michael Felton (Chair) and Jeremy Edelman, 
with Anthony Samaha an attendee. The principal duties and 
responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 overseeing the Group’s financial reporting disclosure 
process; this includes the choice of appropriate 
accounting policies;

 monitoring the Group’s internal financial controls and 
assess their adequacy;

 reviewing key estimates, judgements and 
assumptions applied by management in preparing 
published financial statements;

 annually assessing the auditor’s independence and 
objectivity; and

 making recommendations in relation to the 
appointment, re-appointment and removal of the 
Company’s external auditor.

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 The Board has implemented a Remuneration committee 
comprising Marcos Mozetic (Chair), Jeremy Edelman, and 
Michael Felton. The principal duties and responsibilities 
of the Remuneration Committee include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 setting the remuneration policy for all Executive 
Directors; 

 recommending and monitoring the level and structure 
of remuneration for senior management;

 approving the design of, and determining targets for, 
performance related pay schemes operated by the 
Company and approve the total annual payments 
made under such schemes; and

 reviewing the design of all share incentive plans for 
approval by the Board and shareholders.

 The Board will implement a Nomination committee at the 
appropriate time in line with changes to the structure, 
size and composition of the Board.

 The Board of Directors is responsible for the success 
of the Group, but given the size and complexity of its 
operations the day-to-day operations of the Group are 
managed on a delegated basis by the Executive Directors. 
The schedule of matters reserved for the Board include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 approval of the Group’s strategic plan, oversight of 
the Group’s operations and review of performance in 
the view of the Group’s strategy, objectives, business 
plans and budgets, and ensuring that any necessary 
corrective action is taken;

 ultimate oversight of risk, including determining the 
Group’s risk profile and risk appetite;

 culture and succession planning;

 investments, acquisitions, divestments and other 
transactions outside delegated limits;

 financial reporting and controls, including approval of 
the half-year interim results, full-year results, approval 
of the Annual Report and Financial Statements, 
approval of any significant changes in accounting 
policies or practices and ensuring maintenance of 
appropriate internal control and risk management 
systems;

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 ensuring the Annual Report and Financial Statements 
present a fair, balanced and understandable 
assessment of the Group’s position and prospects;

 assessment of the Group’s ability to continue as a 
going concern;

 capital expenditure, including the annual approval 
of the capital expenditure budgets and any material 
changes to them in line with the Group-wide policy on 
capital expenditure;

 dividend policy, including the annual review of the 
dividend policy and recommendation and declaration 
of any dividend;

 appointment of Directors;

 shareholder documentation, including approval of 
resolutions and corresponding documentation to be 
put to shareholders and approval of all material press 
releases concerning matters decided by the Board; 

 terms of reference of Board committees and 
appointment of members to the committees; and

 key business policies, including approval of 
remuneration policies.

 The Board considers its current governance structures 
and processes to be in line and appropriate for its current 
size and complexity, as well as its current capacity, 
appetite and tolerance for risk. The Board will continue 
to monitor the appropriateness of its governance 
structures and processed towards their evolution over 
time in parallel with the Group’s objectives, strategy and 
business model to reflect the development of the Group.

10)   Principle Ten: Communicate how the 

company is governed and is performing by 
maintaining a dialogue with shareholders 
and other relevant stakeholders

 The Board is committed to maintaining good 
communication and having constructive dialogue with its 
shareholders. The Company has close ongoing relationships 
with its private shareholders. Institutional shareholders and 
analysts have the opportunity to discuss issues and provide 
feedback at meetings with the Company. 

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  Remuneration Committee Report

 During the reporting period, the Remuneration 
Committee did not meet, deferring convening until 
post year end, when further information was available 
on the results of key projects, as well as the impacts 
of COVID-19. At the meeting post year end, the 
Remuneration Committee confirmed:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 the Remuneration Committee’s terms of reference 
outlined in this Corporate Governance Report;

 the composition of the Remuneration Committee;

 the proposed schedule for meetings of the 
Remuneration Committee in line with the Company’s 
annual review of Executive Directors;

 the members of the Remuneration Committee 
commit to reviewing and, where necessary, 
developing the necessary skills and knowledge for 
the effective function of the committee;

 the Remuneration Committee will consider the view 
of shareholders when setting executive pay; and

 the Remuneration Committee will periodically review 
the need to engage external consultants to assist 
in the evaluation and determination of appropriate 
compensative and incentivisation schemes to ensure 
the Company remains competitive in retaining 
management. 

Jeremy Edelman
Chairman

9 June 2021

 All shareholders are encouraged to attend the Company’s 
Annual General Meeting and any general meetings held 
by the Company, subject to any COVID-19 restrictions. 
Where COVID-19 restrictions are imposed on such 
meetings, shareholders are provided the opportunity to 
submit questions to the Board in advance of the meeting, 
with responses to the questions made available on 
the Company’s website following the conclusion of the 
meeting.

 Historical annual reports and other governance related 
material, including notices of all general meetings of the 
Company over the last five years are available through 
the Company’s website, www.reabold.com.

 Investors also have access to current information on the 
Company through its website, www.reabold.com, and 
through Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief 
Executive Directors, who are available to answer investor 
relations enquiries.

 At the time of adoption of the QCA Code from 
28 September 2018, the Company established an Audit 
Committee and Remuneration Committee. 

  Audit Committee Report

 During the reporting period, the Audit Committee met 
twice, and confirmed:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 the Audit Committee’s terms of reference outlined in 
this Corporate Governance Report;

 the composition of the Audit Committee;

 the proposed schedule for meetings of the Audit 
Committee in line with the Company’s financial 
reporting timetable;

 the policy to annually review whether it is appropriate 
to put the audit out to tender;

 the process to procure, review and agree the Audit 
Strategy Memorandum with the external auditor; and

 the establishment of an internal audit function was 
not practicable in view of the current size of the 
Company and the Group.

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Statement of Directors’  
Responsibilities

Statement of Directors’Responsibilities

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 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.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and 
integrity of the corporate and financial information included 
on the Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom 
governing the preparation and dissemination of financial 
statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial 
statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors 
have elected to prepare financial statements in accordance 
with International Accounting Standards (“IAS”)and applicable 
law. Under company law the Directors must not approve the 
financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a 
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of 
the profit or loss of the Company for that period. In preparing 
these financial statements, the Directors are required to: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 select suitable accounting policies and then apply them 
consistently;

 make judgments and accounting estimates that are 
reasonable and prudent;

 state whether IFRS as adopted by the European Union 
have been followed, subject to any material departures 
disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

 provide additional disclosures when compliance with 
specific requirements in IFRS is insufficient to enable 
users to understand the impact of particular transactions, 
other events and conditions on the entity’s financial 
position and financial performance; and

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

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Independent Auditor’s Report to the 
members of Reabold Resources Plc

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Reabold 
Resources Plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries 
(the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2020 which 
comprise the Group Statement of Comprehensive Income, 
the Group Statement of Financial Position, the Company 
Statement of Financial Position, the Group Statement of Cash 
Flows, the Company Statement of Cash Flows, the Group 
Statement of Changes in Equity, the Company Statement 
of Changes in Equity and notes to the financial statements, 
including a summary of significant accounting policies. The 
financial reporting framework that has been applied in their 
preparation is applicable law and international accounting 
standards in conformity with the requirements of the 
Companies Act 2006 and, as regards the parent company 
financial statements, as applied in accordance with the 
provisions of the Companies Act 2006.

In our opinion, the financial statements have been prepared 
in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 
2006 and:

• 

• 

 give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of 
the parent company’s affairs as at 31 December 2020 
and of the group’s loss for the year then ended; and

 have been properly prepared in accordance with 
international accounting standards in conformity with 
the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, and, 
as regards the parent company financial statements, 
as applied in accordance with the provisions of the 
Companies Act 2006.

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 company in accordance with the ethical requirements 
that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in 
the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applied to 
SME listed entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical 
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We 
believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient 
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that 
the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in 
the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Our audit procedures to evaluate the directors’ assessment 
of the group’s and the parent company’s ability to continue 
to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included but 
were not limited to:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Undertaking an initial assessment at the planning stage 
of the audit to identify events or conditions that may 
cast significant doubt on the group’s and the parent 
company’s ability to continue as a going concern;

 Obtaining and reviewing the directors’ going concern 
assessment;

 Evaluating the key assumptions used and judgements 
applied by the directors in forming their conclusions on 
going concern; and

 Reviewing the appropriateness of the directors’ 
disclosures in the financial statements.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not 
identified any material uncertainties relating to events 
or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast 
significant doubt on the group’s and the parent company’s 
ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at 
least twelve months from when the financial statements are 
authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors 
with respect to going concern are described in the relevant 
sections of this report.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional 
judgement, 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.

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Key Audit Matter

How our scope addressed this matter

Carrying value of exploration & evaluation assets and oil & gas assets

The group’s accounting policy in respect of this area is set out 
in the accounting policy notes on page 49-50. 

The subsidiaries and associated undertakings are involved in 
the extraction of oil and gas and hold significant exploration & 
evaluation assets and oil & gas assets. 

Due to the significance of the carrying value of these assets 
and the judgements involved in assessing for indicators of 
impairment, this is considered a key audit matter. 

Our procedures included, but were not limited to, the following:

•   Reviewing the accounting policies of associates and assessing whether 
the point at which exploration and evaluation assets are recognised is in 
accordance with the group’s accounting policy and IFRS 6; 

•   Obtaining and reviewing management’s assessments as to whether 

there were indicators of impairment; 

•   Assessing whether other indicators of impairment or under-performing 
sites may exist through reviewing board minutes, RNS Announcements 
and externally available information; 

•   Directing the work of component auditors in respect of their work on 

exploration and evaluation assets through the issuance of instructions; 
and

•   Holding discussions with component auditors and reviewing their work 
to ensure appropriate and sufficient audit evidence had been obtained 
around the carrying value of oil & gas assets held by associated 
undertakings. 

Our observations

On the basis of our audit procedures, we are satisfied that the judgements 
applied by management in their impairment assessment of exploration & 
evaluation assets and oil & gas assets are reasonable.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Our application of materiality

An overview of the scope of our audit

The scope of our audit was influenced by our application 
of materiality. We set certain quantitative thresholds for 
materiality. These, together with qualitative considerations, 
helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the 
nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures on the 
individual financial statement line items and disclosures and 
in evaluating the effect of misstatements, both individually 
and on the financial statements as a whole. Based on our 
professional judgement, we determined materiality for the 
financial statements as a whole as follows:

Overall materiality

Group: £594,800

How we determined it

Rationale for benchmark 
applied

Parent Company: £592,900

This has been calculated with reference 
to total assets, of which it represents 
approximately 1.5% for the group and 
parent company.

Total assets have been identified as the 
principal benchmark within the financial 
statements as it is considered to be the 
focus of the shareholders due to the 
investments, namely the subsidiaries 
and associated entities, being at an early 
stage of revenue generation. 

1.5% has been chosen to reflect the level 
of understanding of the stakeholders 
of the group in relation to the inherent 
uncertainties around accounting 
estimates and judgements.

Performance materiality

Group: £475,800

Parent Company: £474,300

Performance materiality is set to 
reduce to an appropriately low level 
the probability that the aggregate 
of uncorrected and undetected 
misstatements in the financial 
statements exceeds materiality for the 
financial statements as a whole.

We agreed with the directors that we 
would report to them misstatements 
identified during our audit above Group: 
£17,800 and Parent Company: £17,700, 
as well as misstatements below that 
amount that, in our view, warranted 
reporting for qualitative reasons.

Reporting threshold

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As part of designing our audit, we assessed the risk of 
material misstatement in the financial statements, whether 
due to fraud or error, and then designed and performed audit 
procedures responsive to those risks. In particular, we looked 
at where the directors made subjective judgements, such as 
making assumptions on significant accounting estimates.

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we 
performed sufficient work to be able to give an opinion on 
the financial statements as a whole. We used the outputs of a 
risk assessment, our understanding of the group and parent 
company, their environment, controls and critical business 
processes, to consider qualitative factors in order to ensure 
that we obtained sufficient coverage across all financial 
statement line items.

Our group audit scope included an audit of the group and the 
parent company financial statements of Reabold Resources 
Plc. Based on our risk assessment, all entities within the 
group, except for Reabold Resources Limited and Gaelic 
Resources LLC which are holding companies with no impact 
on the consolidated financial statements, were subject to full 
scope audit and was performed by the group audit team. 
Two of the group’s associated undertakings are subjected to 
audit procedures by component auditors. Group instructions 
were sent to these component auditors by the group 
engagement team. Discussions were held with component 
auditors and specific audit working papers of theirs were 
reviewed by senior members of the group engagement team 
to assess the sufficiency and appropriateness of their audit 
procedures for the purposes of the group opinion. Audit 
procedures in relation to the other associated undertaking 
was completed by the group engagement team.

At the parent company level we also tested the consolidation 
process and carried out analytical procedures to confirm our 
conclusion that there were no significant risks of material 
misstatement of the aggregated financial information.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. 
The other information comprises the information included 
in the Annual Report and Financial Statements, 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.

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Independent Auditor’s Report

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 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

 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 directors’ responsibilities 
statement set out on page 33, 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance 
with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line 
with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material 
misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. 

Based on our understanding of the group and the parent 
company and its industry, we identified that the principal 
risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to 
the UK tax legislation, and we considered the extent to which 
non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial 
statements. We also considered those laws and regulations 
that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial 
statements such as the Companies Act 2006. 

We evaluated the directors’ and management’s incentives 
and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial 
statements (including the risk of override of controls) and 
determined that the principal risks were related to posting 
manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance, 
management bias through judgements and assumptions in 
significant accounting estimates including the carrying value of 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020As a result of our procedures, we did not identify any key 
audit matters relating to irregularities. The risks of material 
misstatement that had the greatest effect on our audit, 
including fraud, are discussed under “Key audit matters” within 
this report. 

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 the audit report

This report is made solely to the company’s members as 
a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the 
Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken 
so that we might state to the company’s members those 
matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 
report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent 
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility 
to anyone other than the company and the company’s 
members as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for 
the opinions we have formed.

Stephen Brown (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on 
behalf of Mazars LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor 

The Pinnacle 
160 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FF
United Kingdom

Date: 9 June 2021

exploration and evaluation assets, significant one-off or unusual 
transactions and fraud through revenue recognition, specific to 
cut-off. 

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to those 
identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and 
regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the 
financial statements. Our audit procedures included but were 
not limited to:

• 

• 

• 

 Discussing with the directors and management their 
policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws 
and regulations;

 Communicating identified laws and regulations throughout 
our engagement team and remaining alert to any indications 
of non-compliance throughout our audit; and

 Considering the risk of acts by the group and the parent 
company which were contrary to the applicable laws and 
regulations, including fraud. 

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not 
limited to:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Making enquiries of the directors and management on 
whether they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or 
alleged fraud;

 Gaining an understanding of the internal controls 
established to mitigate risks related to fraud;

 Discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of 
fraud; and

 Addressing the risks of fraud through management override 
of controls by performing journal entry testing.

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud through revenue 
recognition, specific to cut-off included, but were not limited to:

• 

• 

 Reviewing 100% of the group’s share of revenue in the year 
based on the contractual terms of the production sharing 
contract and each monthly third party oil statement; and

 Reviewing the January 2021 oil statement and ensuring the 
group’s share have been posted in the appropriate period.

The primary responsibility for the prevention and detection 
of irregularities including fraud rests with both those charged 
with governance and management. As with any audit, 
there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as 
these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, 
misrepresentations or the override of internal controls.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Group Statement of  
Comprehensive Income 

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Other income
Exploration costs expensed

Impairment of property, plant & equipment

Administration expenses

Share based payments expense

Loss on ordinary activities

Share of losses of associates

Finance income

Loss before tax for the period

Taxation

Loss for the financial year

Other comprehensive loss

Foreign exchange loss on translation of foreign subsidiaries

Other comprehensive loss 

Total comprehensive loss for the financial year

Attributable to:

Equity holders

Loss per share

Notes
5

6

17

18

25

7

14

10

2020
£’000

1,035

(1,031)

4

60
-

(239)

(1,628)

-

(1,803)

(878)

13

(2,668)

-

2019 
£’000

1,452

(856)

596

71
(192)

(160)

(1,387)

(192)

(1,264)

(2,952)

17

(4,199)

-

(2,668)

(4,199)

(39)

(39)

(67)

(67)

(2,707)

(4,266)

(2,707)

(2,707)

(4,266)

(4,266)

Basic and fully diluted loss per share (pence)

11

(0.04)

(0.11)

All amounts relate to continuing operations.

The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Financial StatementsGroup Statement of 
Financial Position 

as at 31 December 2020

Company no. 3542727

Notes

2020
£’000

2019 
£’000

ASSETS

Non-current assets

Exploration & evaluation assets

Property, plant & equipment

Investments in associates

Goodwill on acquisition

Investments in equity instruments

Current assets

Inventory

Prepayments

Trade and other receivables

Restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

EQUITY

Capital and reserves

Share capital
Share premium account

Capital redemption reserve

Share based payment reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve

Retained earnings

Total shareholders’ funds

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables
Provisions

Accruals

Non-Current liabilities

Deferred tax liability

Provision for decommissioning

Total equity and liabilities

Approved by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021
Signed on behalf of the board of directors:

Anthony Samaha 
Director 
The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

40

17

18

14

12

13

19

20

24
26

21
22

21

12

23

7,586

4,569

25,335

329

15
37,834

34

85

379

208

1,139

1,845

39,679

7,211
20,819

200

1,746

(39)

8,983

38,920

192
-

65

257

329

173

502

3,507

4,400

25,613

329

15
33,864

19

58

855

341

6,717

7,990

41,854

6,845
19,685

200

1,746

-

11,651

40,127

902
299

130

1,331

329

67

396

39,679

41,854

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Company Statement of 
Financial Position 

as at 31 December 2020

Company no. 3542727

Notes

2020
£’000

2019 
£’000

ASSETS
Non-current assets
Exploration & evaluation assets
Investments in associates
Subsidiaries
Investments in equity instruments

Current assets
Loan to subsidiary
Prepayments
Trade and other receivables
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

EQUITY
Capital and reserves
Share capital
Share premium account
Capital redemption reserve
Share based payment reserve
Retained earnings 
(Loss) for the year

Total shareholders’ funds

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Provisions
Accruals

Non-Current liabilities
Provision for decommissioning

17
14
15
13

16

19
20

24
26

21
22
21

23

4,556
25,335
1,933
15
31,839

6,292
84
253
25
1,060
7,714
39,553

7,211
20,819
200
1,746
11,649
(2,281)
39,344

9
-
65
74

135
135

-
25,613
1,933
15
27,561

6,029
60
232
-
6,684
13,005
40,566

6,845
19,685
200
1,746
15,840
(4,191)
40,125

77
299
65
441

-
-

Total equity and liabilities

39,553

40,566

Approved by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021
Signed on behalf of the board of directors:

Anthony Samaha 
Director

The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Financial Statements 
Group Statement  
of Cash Flows 

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the financial year

Adjustments:

Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Capitalised E&E expenditure expensed to exploration costs

Depreciation

Impairment

Decommissioning finance charge
Share based payments

Operating cash flows before movement in working capital

Decrease/(increase) in receivables

Increase/(decrease) in payables and accruals

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

Increase/(decrease) in provision for decommissioning

Decrease/(increase) in prepayments 

Decrease/(increase) in inventory

Cash used in operating activities

Share of losses of associates

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Investments in associates

Expenditure on oil & gas property

Expenditure on exploration & evaluation assets

Acquisition of exploration & evaluation rights

Additions to restricted cash

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Share placement net proceeds

Net cash generated from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Net foreign exchange differences

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

Cash and cash equivalents comprises:

Cash and cash equivalents

Overdraft and borrowings

The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

42

Notes

2020
£’000

2019 
£’000

(2,668)

(4,199)

13

17

18

18

25

19

21

22

23

14

14

18

-

-

326

239

7
100

(1,996)

478

(776)

(299)

106

(28)

(15)

(2,529)

878
(1,652)

(600)

(398)

(1,683)

(1,448)

132
(3,996)

-

-

(5,648)

69

6,717

1,139

1,139

-

1,139

-

192

237

160

-
192

(3,418)

(430)

512

115

67

(27)

13

(3,168)

2,952
(216)

(20,995)

(3,258)

(567)

-

(165)
(24,985)

24,873

24,873

(328)

(67)

7,112

6,717

6,717

-

6,717

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Company Statement  
of Cash Flows 

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the financial year

Adjustments:

Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Share based payments

Realised foreign exchange loss/(gain)

Operating cash flows before movement in working capital
Decrease/(increase) in receivables

Increase/(decrease) in payables and accruals

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

Decrease/(increase) in prepayments 

Net cash used in operating activities

Share of losses of associates

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Investments in associates

Loan to subsidiary

Expenditure on exploration & evaluation assets

Acquisition of exploration & evaluation rights

Additions to restricted cash

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Share placement net proceeds

Net cash generated from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

Cash and cash equivalents comprises:

Cash and cash equivalents

Overdraft and borrowings

The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

Notes

2020
£’000

2019 
£’000

(2,281)

(4,191)

13

25

19

21

22

14

14

16

-

100

-

(2,181)
(21)

(68)

(299)

(24)

(2,593)

878

(1,715)

(600)

(263)

(1,573)

(1,448)

(25)

(3,909)

-

-

(5,624)
6,684

1,060

1,060

-

1,060

-

192

164

(3,835)
(87)

43

115

(28)

(3,792)

2,952

(840)

(20,995)

(2,051)

-

-

-

(23,496)

24,873

24,873

537
6,147

6,684

6,684

-

6,684

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Financial StatementsGroup Statement of 
Changes in Equity 

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Balance as at 31 December 2018

Share capital
£’000
3,935

Share 
premium 
account
£’000
25,302

Capital 
redemption 
reserve
£’000
200

Share based 
payments 
reserve
£’000
1,554

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve
£’000
67

Retained 
earnings
£’000
(11,745)

Total
£’000
19,313

-

-

(4,199)

(4,199)

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2019

Issue of share capital
Transaction costs on issue of share capital  
Capital reduction
Share based payments
Other comprehensive income

2,910
-
-
-
-

23,755
(1,777)
(27,595)
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
192
-

Balance as at 31 December 2019

6,845

19,685

200

1,746

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2020

Issue of share capital
Other comprehensive income

366
-

1,134
-

-

-
-

-

-
-

-
-
-
-
(67)

-

-

-
(39)

-
-
27,595
-
-

26,665
(1,777)
-
192
(67)

11,651

40,127

(2,668)

(2,668)

-
-

1,500
(39)

Balance as at 31 December 2020

7,211

20,819

200

1,746

(39)

8,983

38,920

The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Company Statement  
of Changes in Equity 

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Balance as at 31 December 2018

Share capital
£’000
3,935

Share 
premium 
account
£’000
25,302

Capital 
redemption 
reserve
£’000
200

Share based 
payments 
reserve
£’000
1,554

Retained 
earnings
£’000
(11,755)

Total
£’000
19,236

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2019

Issue of share capital
Transaction costs on issue of share capital  
Capital reduction
Share based payments

2,910
-
-
-

23,755
(1,777)
(27,595)
-

-

-
-
-
-

-

(4,191)

(4,191)

-
-
-
192

-
-
27,595
-

26,665
(1,777)
-
192

Balance as at 31 December 2019

6,845

19,685

200

1,746

11,649

40,125

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2020

Issue of share capital

366

1,134

-

-

-

-

(2,281)

(2,281)

-

1,500

Balance as at 31 December 2020

7,211

20,819

200

1,746

9,368

39,344

The notes on pages 46 to 79 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Financial Statements1.  Reporting entity

Reabold Resources Plc is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act, with registered 
number 3542727, and limited by shares. The Company’s registered office is at 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW. 
These consolidated financial statements comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group” and 
individually as “Group entities”). The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Directors’ 
report on pages 24 to 26.

2.  Basis of preparation

(a)  Statement of compliance

These financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 have been prepared under International Financial Reporting 
Standards, as adopted for use by the European Union. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 
international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements 
were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021.

(b)  Going concern

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Group’s business activities, 
together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Chairman’s 
Statement and the Strategic Report. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period ending 30 June 2022, 
which take account of the cost and operational structure of the Group, investment agreements and share of estimated drilling 
and appraisal costs. The principal risk to the Group’s working capital position is drilling, testing and other appraisal cost 
overruns by the Group and its investee companies. The Group has sufficient current funding to meet planned drilling, testing 
and appraisal expenditures and a level of contingency. Taking account of these risks, the Directors have performed a “stress 
test” which show that the Group has sufficient cash funds available to allow it to continue in business for a period of at least 
twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In addition, the Group secured the £5 million Equity 
Line Agreement discretionary cash facility to provide the Company with further financial flexibility and strength in May 2020 
for a period of 24 months. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The ongoing effect of Covid-19 is actively being assessed by the Directors, the future impact of which remains unknown. The 
Directors are of the opinion that there is no reason to believe there will be any effect in respect of the Group’s going concern 
status for the foreseeable future. Further information on the impact of Covid-19 is included in the Strategic Report.

The ability of the Group to fund its medium-term investment, appraisal and development activities is dependent on its ability to 
raise additional funds.

(c)  Basis of measurement

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for investments in equity 
instruments, and share based payments that have been measured at fair value.

(d)  Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the Company’s functional currency. All 
amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousands of pounds sterling (£1,000), unless otherwise indicated.

(e)  Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, 
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income 
and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised 
prospectively.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020(i) 

Judgments

Information about judgments made in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effects on the amounts 
recognised in the consolidated financial statements is stated below and included in the following notes: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 IFRS 10 – Management have evaluated and made judgement that the Company is not an investment entity with reference 
to IFRS 10. Management consider that the existence of Business Stream 2 (monetisation of investments by putting the 
asset into production) means that Reabold doesn’t meet the criteria of IFRS 10 para 27 (b) and (c), and is accordingly not 
an investment entity. 

 Note 14 – Investment in associates judgement regarding control versus significant influence. Management has assessed 
that the Company does not control Rathlin and Danube, despite holding an interest greater than 50 per cent. at the end of 
the reporting period, and accordingly has judged that Rathlin and Danube should not be consolidated.

 Note 14 – Investment in associates impairment judgement. Judgements are required in assessing whether there is any 
indication that an asset may be impaired at each reporting date. Management assess a range of external and internal 
indicators of impairment in exercising its judgment. External factors assessed include market value declines, negative 
changes in the economy, market prices, technology and applicable regulatory conditions and laws. Internal factors assessed 
include technical and economic performance below expectations. 

 Note 17 – Exploration and evaluation (“E&E”) accounting judgment. The Group policy is to capitalise all expenditure 
incurred during the appraisal phase until the determination process has been completed or until such point as commercial 
reserves have been established. Exploration and evaluation assets are expected to be recouped in future through 
successful development and exploitation of the area of interest. 

 Note 17 – Impairment test of exploration and evaluation assets judgement. The amounts for intangible E&E assets 
represent active E&E projects. These amounts will be written off to the income statement as exploration costs unless 
commercial reserves are established or the determination process is not completed and there are indications of impairment 
in accordance with the Group’s accounting policy. 

(ii)  Assumptions and estimation uncertainties

Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to 
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are included in the following notes: 

• 

 Note 17 – Impairment test of exploration and evaluation (“E&E”) assets. The amounts for intangible E&E assets represent 
active E&E projects. These amounts will be written off to the income statement as exploration costs unless commercial 
reserves are established or the determination process is not completed and there are indications of impairment in 
accordance with the Group’s accounting policy. In assessing whether there should be a test of E&E assets for impairment, 
the Company will consider facts and circumstances including:

o 

o 

o 

o 

 the period for which the entity has the right to explore in the specific area has expired during the period or will expire in 
the near future, and is not expected to be renewed;

 substantive expenditure on further exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area is neither 
budgeted nor planned;

 exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area have not led to the discovery of commercially 
viable quantities of mineral resources and the entity has decided to discontinue such activities in the specific area;

 sufficient data exist to indicate that, although a development in the specific area is likely to proceed, the carrying 
amount of the E&E asset is unlikely to be recovered in full from successful development or by sale.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
 
 
 
The carrying amount of E&E assets as at 31 December 2020 is £7,586,000.

• 

• 

 Note 18 – Impairment test of property, plant and equipment assets. Their carrying value is checked by reference to the net 
present value of future cash flows which requires key assumptions and estimates in relation to commodity prices that are 
based on forward curves for a number of years and the long-term corporate economic assumptions thereafter, discount 
rates that are adjusted to reflect risks specific to individual assets, the quantum of commercial reserves and the associated 
production and cost profiles. Future development costs are estimated taking into account the level of development required 
to produce the reserves by reference to operators, where applicable, and internal engineers. The carrying amount of 
property, plant & equipment assets as at 31 December 2020 is £4,569,000.

 Note 23 – Provision for decommissioning. The Group estimates the decommissioning obligations for O&G wells and 
their associated production facilities and pipelines. In most circumstances, removal of the assets and remediation occurs 
many years into the future. Amounts recognised for decommissioning liabilities and related accretion expense require 
assumptions regarding the removal date, future environmental legislation, the extent of reclamation activities required, the 
engineering methodology for estimating cost, future removal technologies in determining the removal cost, inflation rate 
estimates and the estimate of the liability specific discount rates to determine the present value of these future cash flows. 
The carrying amount of the provision for decommissioning as at 31 December 2020 is £173,000.

3.  Significant accounting policies

The Group has consistently applied the following significant accounting policies to all periods presented in these consolidated 
financial statements.

(a)  Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Reabold Resources Plc and its subsidiaries as at 
31 December 2020. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and cease to 
be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group. Control exists where the company has the power 
to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. Where subsidiaries follow 
differing accounting policies from those of the Group, those accounting policies have been adjusted to align with those of the 
Group. Inter-company balances and transactions between Group companies are eliminated on consolidation, though foreign 
exchange differences arising on inter-company balances between subsidiaries with differing functional currencies are not offset.

(b)  Business combinations

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations regardless of whether equity instruments 
or other assets are acquired. Cost is measured as the fair value of the assets given, shares issued or liabilities incurred or 
assumed at the date of exchange plus costs directly attributable to the combination. Where equity instruments are issued in a 
business combination, the fair value of the instruments is their published market price as at the date of exchange, adjusted for any 
conditions imposed on those shares. Transaction costs arising on the issue of equity instruments are recognised directly in equity.

All identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured 
initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the cost of the business combination over the net fair value 
of the Group’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognised as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the 
Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable net assets of the subsidiary, the difference is recognised as a gain in the 
income statement, but only after a reassessment of the identification and measurement of the net assets acquired.

(c) 

Interests in equity-accounted investees

The Group’s and the Company’s interests in equity-accounted investees comprise interests in associates. Associates are those 
entities in which the Group and the Company has significant influence, but not control or joint control, over the financial and 
operating policies. Interests in associates are accounted for using the equity method. They are initially recognised at cost, 
which includes transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Group’s 
and the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income (OCI) of equity-accounted investees, until the 
date on which significant influence ceases.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020(d)  Foreign currency translation

(i)   Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of subsidiaries that have a functional currency different from that of the Company are translated into 
sterling at the closing rate at the date of the statements of financial position, and revenue and expenses are translated at the 
average rate for the period and the difference is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). 

(ii) 

 Transactions in foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of transaction. Monetary assets 
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at exchange rates at the reporting date. All differences that 
arise are recorded in net loss. Non-monetary assets measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the 
exchange rates at the date of the initial transactions.

(e)  Revenue and other income

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when the Group satisfies a performance obligation by transferring 
control of a promised good or provision of a service to a customer. The transfer of control of oil and gas usually coincides 
with the title passing to the customer and the customer taking physical possession. This generally occurs when the 
product is physically transferred into the customer’s tanker, pipeline or other delivery mechanism. The Group principally 
satisfies its performance obligations in respect of the sale of oil and gas at a point in time. The Group principally satisfies its 
performance obligations in respect of the provisions of services classified under other income, over a period of time. There 
were no performance obligations that are unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period. Interest income is recognised as the 
interest accrues.

Payment for oil and gas is usually received within a specified time from transfer of title and payment for services is usually 
received within a specified time from completion of the service. 

When a performance obligation is satisfied, the Group recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is 
allocated to that performance obligation. The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the group is entitled. 
The transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations in the contract based on selling prices of the goods or 
services defined in the contract.

Revenue from sales of oil and natural gas is recognised at the defined market transaction price to which the Group is entitled, 
after deducting any applicable sales taxes, levies and discounts. Revenue from the production of oil and gas, in which 
the Group has an interest with other producers, is recognised based on the Group’s working interest and the terms of the 
production sharing contracts. Discounts can be made to the value of the oil sold for basic sediment and water (“BS&W”) 
impurities. The buyers of the Group’s interest in hydrocarbons have the right to refuse delivery of any oil and gas which fails to 
meet the defined quality specifications.

A contract asset is recognised when a performance obligation is satisfied (and revenue recognised), but the payment is 
conditional not only on the passage of time but usually relating to the fulfilment of other performance obligations in the 
contract. Contract assets are different from trade receivables, because trade receivables represent an unconditional right 
to receive payment. A contract liability is recognised when a payment for customer is due (or already received, whichever is 
earlier) before a related performance obligation is satisfied. The Group did not have any contract assets and contract liabilities 
as at 31 December 2020 or 31 December 2019.

The disaggregation of revenue by business stream, geography, external customer and type of good and service, is set out in 
Note 5.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements(f)  Cost of sales

Production expenditure, hydrocarbon evacuation, lifting and handling expenditure, depreciation, depletion and amortisation of 
oil and gas assets and over-riding royalties are reported as costs of sales.

(g) 

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost of consumable materials is determined using the 
weighted average method and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the stocks, and other costs incurred in bringing 
them to their existing location and condition. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of 
business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

(h)  Taxation

The tax charge represents the sum of current and deferred tax. 

Current tax payable is based on taxable profits for the year. Taxable profits differ from net profits as reported in the income 
statement because it excludes items that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are not taxable or deductible. 
The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the 
balance sheet date.

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 recognised for all temporary differences and deferred tax 
assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which temporary differences 
can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer 
probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets 
are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current liabilities and when deferred tax 
assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on either the same taxable entity or 
different taxable entity where there is an intention to settle on a net basis.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability or the asset is realised.

(i)  Oil & gas assets

(i) 

Licence acquisition costs

Licence acquisition costs are capitalised as intangible E&E assets. These costs are reviewed on a continual basis by 
management to confirm that activity is planned and that the asset is not impaired. If no future activity is planned, the remaining 
balance of the licence and property acquisition costs is written off. Capitalised licence acquisition costs are measured at cost 
less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Costs incurred prior to having obtained the legal rights to explore an 
area are expensed directly as they are incurred.

(ii)  Exploration expenditure

Exploration expenditure is expensed to the profit or loss statement as and when it is incurred and included as part of cash 
flows from operating activities.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020(iii)  Evaluation expenditure

Evaluation expenditure is capitalised to the Statement of Financial Position. All expenditure incurred during the appraisal 
phase is capitalized until the determination process has been completed or until such point as commercial reserves have been 
established. Evaluation is deemed to be activities undertaken from the beginning of the pre-feasibility study conducted to 
assess the technical and commercial viability of extracting a resource before moving into the Development phase. The criteria 
for carrying forward the costs are:

• 

• 

 Such costs are expected to be recouped through successful development and exploitation of the area of interest, or 
alternatively by its sale; or

 evaluation activities in the area of interest which has not yet reached a state which permits a reasonable assessment of the 
existence or otherwise of economically recoverable reserves, and active and significant operations in, or in relation to, the 
area are continuing.

Costs carried forward in respect of an area of interest which is abandoned are written off in the year in which the abandonment 
decision is made.

(iv)  Treatment of intangible E&E assets at conclusion of appraisal activities

Intangible E&E assets related to each cost pool are carried forward until the existence, or otherwise, of commercial reserves 
have been determined, subject to certain limitations including review for indications of impairment. If commercial reserves 
have been discovered, the carrying value, after any impairment loss, of the relevant E&E assets, are then reclassified as 
development and production assets within property plant and equipment. However, if commercial reserves have not been 
found, the capitalised costs are charged to expense.

Such reserves may be considered commercially producible if management has the intention of developing and producing them 
and such intention is based upon:

•  a reasonable assessment of the future economics of such production;

•  a reasonable expectation that there is a market for all or substantially all the expected hydrocarbon production;

• 

 evidence that the necessary production, transmission and transportation facilities are available or can be made available; 
and

• 

the making of a final investment decision.

(v)  Development and production assets

Development and production assets, classified within property, plant and equipment, are accumulated generally on a field-
by-field basis and represent the costs of developing the commercial reserves discovered and bringing them into production, 
together with the E&E expenditures incurred in finding commercial reserves transferred from intangible E&E assets.

(vi)  Depreciation of producing assets

The net book values of producing assets are depreciated generally on a field-by-field basis using the unit-of-production 
method by reference to the ratio of production in the year and the related commercial reserves of the field, taking into account 
the future development expenditure necessary to bring those reserves into production.

(vii)  Disposals

Net cash proceeds from any disposal of an intangible E&E asset are initially credited against the previously capitalised costs. 
Any surplus proceeds are credited to the income statement.

(viii) Decommissioning

Provision for decommissioning is recognised in full when the related facilities are installed. The amount recognised is the 
present value of the estimated future expenditure. The discount rate reflects current market assessments of the time value 
of money and the risks specific to the decommissioning liability. A corresponding amount equivalent to the provision is also 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statementsrecognised as part of the cost of the related oil and gas property. This is subsequently depreciated as part of the capital costs 
of the production facilities. Any change in the present value of the estimated expenditure is dealt with prospectively as an 
adjustment to the provision and the oil and gas property. The unwinding of the discount is included in finance cost.

( j)   Goodwill 

Goodwill is measured as described in Business Combinations. Goodwill is not amortised but is tested for impairment each 
reporting period, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired and is carried at 
cost less accumulated impairment losses. Gains and losses on the disposal of an entity include the carrying amount of goodwill 
relating to the entity sold.

Goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units for the purpose of impairment testing. The allocation is made to those 
cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the business combination in which 
the goodwill arose. The units or groups of units are identified at the lowest level at which goodwill is monitored for internal 
management purposes, being the operating segments.

(k)   Impairment 

Goodwill and intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested each reporting 
period for impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired. Other 
assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may 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 separately identifiable cash inflows which are largely 
independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets (cash-generating units). Non-financial assets other than 
goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period.

(l)   Share based payments 

The Company has an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan, under which the entity receives services from employees 
as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the Company. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange 
for the grant of the options is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair 
value of the options granted: 

• 

• 

Including any market performance conditions; 

 Excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for example, profitability or sales 
growth targets, or remaining an employee of the entity over a specified time period; and 

• 

Including the impact of any non-vesting conditions (for example, the requirement for employees to save). 

Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest. The total 
expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions are to 
be satisfied. 

In addition, in some circumstances, employees may provide services in advance of the grant date, and therefore the grant-date 
fair value is estimated for the purposes of recognising the expense during the period between service commencement period 
and grant date. 

At the end of each reporting period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to vest based on 
the non-market vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in profit or loss, with a 
corresponding adjustment to equity. 

When the options are exercised, the Company issues new shares. The proceeds received, net of any directly attributable 
transaction costs, are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020(m)  Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Company’s statements of financial position when the Company 
has become a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

IFRS 9 contains four principal classification categories for financial assets: 

•  amortised cost;

• 

fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”) with gains or losses recycled to profit or loss on derecognition;

•  FVOCI with no recycling of gains or losses to profit or loss on derecognition; and 

• 

fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). 

The following summarises the accounting policies in respect of financial instruments upon adoption of IFRS 9 by the Company:

 Classification

Financial instrument

Description

Financial assets measured at  
amortised cost 

Cash 

Cash balances with banks 

 Cash restricted 

 Cash held in trust 

 Restricted cash is denoted as restricted when it is 
not under the exclusive control of the Group.

 Cash balances held in trust for specified purposes - 
not available to fund normal operations

Other receivables 

Amounts receivable from third parties

 Loans receivable 

 Loans receivable and long-term receivables

Financial assets measured at FVTPL 

Equity investments 

Equities of publicly traded and private entities

Financial assets measured at FVOCI  
(with no recycling) 

Financial liabilities 

 Equity investments 

Equities of publicly traded and private entities

 Accounts payable and  
accrued labilities  

Amounts payable to suppliers and third parties

Under IFRS 9 the Company can classify, measure and account for its loans receivable and other receivables as amortised 
cost, FVOCI (with recycling) and FVTPL while equity investments can be classified as FVOCI (with no recycling) or FVTPL. 
The Company analyses each loan receivable, other receivables and equity investment on an individual basis. The analysis and 
classification is driven by the following criteria.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
 
 
 
 Classification

Criteria

Loans and receivables

Amortised cost 

•  Held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect 

contractual cash flows and;

•  Contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that 

are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets measured at  
FVOCI (with recycling) 

• Held within a business model in which assets are managed to achieve a particular
   objective by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets and;

•  Contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that 

are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

FVTPL 

•  All loans receivable and investments in funds not measured at amortised cost or at 

FVOCI must be measured at FVTPL.

 Classification

Criteria

Investments in equity instruments

FVTPL  

• Investment acquired with the purpose of sale or,

• Evidence of historical short-term profit making on similar instruments.

FVOCI (with no recycling) 

•  Investment made primarily for non-financial benefits such as strategic alliances and 

strategic investments.

After classification as amortised cost, FVTPL or FVOCI, the Company uses the following policy for initial measurement and 
subsequent measurement at each reporting period.

Classification
Amortised cost

Initial measurement
Fair value less expected  
credit loss

Subsequent measurement
Amortised cost using the 
effective interest method

FVTPL

Fair value

FVOCI (with no recycling)

Fair value

Re-measured at subsequent 
reporting dates to fair value

Re-measured at subsequent 
reporting dates to fair value 
using quoted market prices, 
if available.

Changes in fair value
Reported in consolidated 
statement of loss when realized 
or impaired. Interest accretion 
on loans is recorded in “Finance 
income” on the consolidated 
statement of loss.
Reported in “Net gain (loss) 
on financial assets measured 
at FVTPL” on the consolidated 
statement of loss.
Reported in consolidated 
statement of other 
comprehensive loss.

There is no recycling of 
amounts from the statement 
of comprehensive loss to the 
statement of loss upon the 
disposal of the financial asset.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 
 
 
Classification
Financial liabilities

Initial measurement
Fair value

Subsequent measurement
Amortised cost using the 
effective interest method.

Financial liabilities  
measured at FVTPL

Fair value

Re-measured at subsequent 
reporting dates to fair value

Changes in fair value
Reported in consolidated 
statement of loss when 
liability is extinguished. The 
interest accretion is recorded 
in “Finance expense” on the 
consolidated statement of loss.
Reported in “Net gain (loss) on 
financial liabilities measured 
at FVTPL” on the consolidated 
statement of loss.

(n)  Measurement of fair values

A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and 
non-financial assets and liabilities.

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the group uses observable market data as far as possible. Fair values 
are categorised into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

•  Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

• 

 Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly 
(i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

•  Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorised in different levels of the fair value 
hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorised in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the 
lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement.

The Group recognises transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the 
change has occurred. Further information about the assumptions made in measuring fair values is included in the following 
notes:

Note 13 – Investments in equity instruments

Note 25 – Share-based payment arrangements

Note 29 – Financial risk management and financial instruments

Unlisted Investments are therefore classified at Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when initially recognised and subsequent to 
initial recognition.

(o)  Capital and reserves

(i)  Share capital

Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

(ii)  Share premium

Representing the excess over nominal value of the fair value of consideration received for equity shares, net of expenses of the 
share issue.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements(iii)  Capital redemption reserve

Where a company acquires its own shares out of free reserves, then a sum equivalent to the nominal value is transferred to a 
capital redemption reserve.

(iv)  Share based payments reserve

Represents the value of equity benefits provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration and provided to 
consultants and advisors hired by the Company from time to time as part of the consideration paid.

(v)  Foreign currency translation reserve

Exchange differences arising on consolidating the assets and liabilities of the Group’s subsidiaries are classified as equity and 
transferred to the Group’s translation reserve.

(vi)  Retained losses 

Cumulative net gains and losses recognised in the financial statements.

(p)  Provisions

A provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be 
estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions 
are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the 
time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as finance cost.

(q)  Contingent liabilities

A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the 
occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Group, or a present 
obligation that arises from past events but is not recognised because it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying 
economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient 
reliability.

Contingent liabilities are only disclosed and not recognised as liabilities in the statement of financial position. If the likelihood 
of an outflow of resources is remote, the possible obligation is neither a provision nor a contingent liability and no disclosure is 
made.

(r)  Capital commitments

Capital commitments include all projects for which specific board approval has been obtained up to the reporting date. 
Projects still under investigation for which specific board approvals have not yet been obtained are excluded.

(s)  Earnings per share

The Group presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) data for its ordinary shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing 
the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares the 
weighted outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to 
ordinary shareholders and theweighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential 
ordinary shares which comprise share options granted to employees. Potential ordinary shares are treated as dilutive when, 
and only when, their conversion to ordinary shares would decrease earnings per share or increase loss per share from 
continuing operations.

(t)  Segment reporting

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and 
incurs expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Group’s other components. The 
Group defines geographical areas as operating segments in accordance with IFRS 8- Operating Segments.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20204.  New and amended International Financial Reporting Standards

During the financial year ended 31 December 2020, the Group adopted the following mentioned amendments, which have not 
had a material impact on the Group’s and the Company’s financial statements:

•  Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8: Definition of Material

•  Amendments to IFRS 3: Business Combinations

•  Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7: Interest Rate Benchmark Reform

At the date of authorisation of these consolidated financial statements, the IASB and IFRS Interpretations Committee 
have issued standards, interpretations and amendments which are applicable to the Group. Whilst these standards and 
interpretations are not effective for, and have not been applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, 
the following could potentially have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements going forward:

•  Amendments to IAS 1: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current

5.  Segment analysis

The Directors consider the Group to have two segments, being Business Stream 1 (which encompasses the UK/European 
based investments in Corallian, Danube, Rathlin and PEDL 183) and Business Stream 2 (which encompasses the Group’s 
project in California, USA). The Business Stream 1 segment investments are currently predominantly in the appraisal 
phase, and the Business Stream 2 segment investment is in evaluation and production phase. Corporate costs relate to the 
administration and financing costs of the Company and are not directly attributable to the individual investments and projects. 
The Company’s registered office is located in the United Kingdom.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements31 December 2020
Revenue1
Cost of sales2

Gross profit

Net gain in financial assets measured at FVTPL

Other income

Impairment

Exploration expenses

General and administration expenses

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Share of losses of associates3

Finance income

Business 
Stream 1
UK/Europe
£’000
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(878)

-

Business 
Stream 2
USA
£’000
1,035

(1,031)

4

-

-

(239)

-

(66)

(301)

-

-

Corporate
£’000
-

-

-

-

60

-

-

(1,561)

(1,501)

-

12

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation

(878)

(301)

(1,489)

Taxation on profit on ordinary activities

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities after taxation

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period

Segment assets4

Unallocated corporate assets

Total assets

Segment liabilities

Unallocated corporate liabilities

Total liabilities

-

-

(878)

(301)

-

-

(878)

(301)

29,916

8,022

-

-

29,916

8,022

135

-

135

221

-

221

-

(1,489)

(39)

(1,528)

-

1,741

1,741

-

403

403

Total
£’000
1,035

(1,031)

4

-

60

(239)

-

(1,628)

(1,803)

(878)

12

(2,668)

-

(2,668)

(39)

(2,707)

37,938

1,741

39,679

356

403

759

1 

 All revenue of Business Stream 2 is attributable to sales of oil & gas at a point of time from contracts with external customers, with 97 per cent. of sales to a 
single external customer.

2   Cost of sales of Business Stream 2 includes depreciation of oil & gas assets of £326,000.
3  

 All of the investment in associates in Business Stream 1 is accounted for by the equity method. The direct investment in PEDL is accounted for as a joint 
operation. 

4   The net additions to non-current assets of Business Stream 1 was £4,303,000 and a reduction in Business Stream 2 assets of £900,000.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 202031 December 2019
Revenue5
Cost of sales6

Gross profit

Net gain in financial assets measured at FVTPL

Other income

Impairment

Exploration expenses

General and administration expenses

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Share of losses of associates7

Finance income

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation

Taxation on profit on ordinary activities

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities after taxation

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period

Segment assets8

Unallocated corporate assets

Total assets

Segment liabilities

Unallocated corporate liabilities

Total liabilities

Business 
Stream 1
UK/Europe
£’000
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,952)

-

(2,952)

-

(2,952)

-

(2,952)

Business 
Stream 2
USA
£’000
1,452

(856)

596

-

-

(160)

(192)

(60)

184

-

-

184

-

184

-

184

25,613

8,922

-

-

25,613

8,922

-

-

-

1,286

-

1,286

Corporate
£’000
-

-

-

-

71

-

-

(1,519)

(1,448)

-

17

(1,431)

-

(1,431)

(67)

(1,498)

-

7,319

7,319

-

441

441

Total
£’000
1,452

(856)

596

-

71

(160)

(192)

(1,579)

(1,264)

(2,952)

17

(4,199)

-

(4,199)

(67)

(4,266)

34,535

7,319

41,854

1,286

441

1,727

5  

 All revenue of Business Stream 2 is attributable to sales of oil & gas at a point of time from contracts with external customers, with 99 per cent. of sales to a 
single external customer.

6   Cost of sales of Business Stream 2 includes depreciation of oil & gas assets of £237,000.
7   All of the investment in associates in Business Stream 1 is accounted for by the equity method.
8   The amounts of additions to non-current assets of Business Stream 1 and Business Stream 2 was £20,995,000 and £3,962,000 respectively.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements6.  Cost of sales

Production costs

Royalties

Depreciation of oil & gas assets

7.  Loss on ordinary activities before taxation

The loss on ordinary activities before taxation has been arrived at after 
charging/(crediting):

Auditor’s remuneration – audit of Company
Auditor’s remuneration – other taxation services

Exploration costs

Foreign exchange loss / (gain)

Net gain in financial assets measured at FVTPL

(Release of) / addition to provision for VAT non-claimable

Share based payments

Directors’ employment costs

8.  Directors’ employment costs

Directors’ employment costs were:

Wages and salaries

Social security costs

Other pension costs

Note

13

22

25

8

2020
£’000

498

207

326
1,031

2019 
£’000

329

290

237
856

2020
£’000

2019 
£’000

64
-

-

228

-

(244)

-

749

2020
£’000

654

73

22
749

58
15

192

170

-

115

192

604

2019 
£’000

527

59

18
604

During the year there were no employees (2019: nil) employed by the Company excluding the Directors. The staff costs during the 
year include the accrual of Director fees in the amount of £nil (2019: £6,000) which were not paid during the reporting period.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20209.  Directors’ remuneration

The total emoluments paid to Directors during the year was as follows:

Directors

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha
Jeremy Edelman

Marcos Mozetic

Mike Felton

Salary & fees
£’000

Share based
Payments
£’000

Pension
contribution
£’000

220

220

84
60

35

35

654

-

-

-
-

-

-

-

11

11

-
-

-

-

22

2020
Total
£’000

231

231

84
60

35

35

676

2019
Total
£’000

289

289

72
33

27

27

737

An accrual of £nil (2019: £6,000) for Director fees which were unpaid during the reporting period has been made.

The Directors are the key management personnel of the Company.

As at 31 December 2020, there were two Director receiving defined contribution pension schemes benefits (2019: two). 

The total options held by Directors as at 31 December 2020 was 315,000,000 (2019: 315,000,000). Sachin Oza and 
Stephen Williams each held 150,000,000 (2019: 150,000,000 each) options and Anthony Samaha held 15,000,000 (2019: 
15,000,000) options. The options have a weighted average exercise price of 0.8p and a weighted average life of 1.0 years 
(2019: 2.0 years).

10.  Taxation

Loss before tax

Loss multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK

Effects of:
Share of operating loss of associates not taxable

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

Deferred tax asset not recognised

Total tax for the year

No deferred tax assets have been recognised in the year (2019: nil).

The corporation tax rate throughout 2020 and 2019 was 19 per cent.

2020
£’000

(2,668)

(507)

167

32

308

-

2019 
£’000

(4,199)

(798)

561

41

196

-

From 1 April 2023, the corporation tax main rate for non-ring fenced profits will be increased to 25% applying to profits over 
£250,000. A small profits rate will also be introduced for companies with profits of £50,000 or less so that they will continue 
to pay corporation tax at 19%. Companies with profits between £50,000 and £250,000 will pay tax at the main rate reduced 
by a marginal relief providing a gradual increase in the effective corporation tax rate.

The Company has unused tax losses of £5.3 million (2019: £3.7 million) and capital losses of £2.5 million (2019: £2.5 million). 
The deferred tax asset for these losses, amounting to £1.5 million (2019: £1.2 million) has not been recognised as the timing 
of profits is uncertain. The corporation tax rate applied in the deferred tax asset is 19 per cent. Future tax rates increases and 
decreases will have the effect of increasing and decreasing respectively the deferred tax asset for the applicable unused losses. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements11.  Loss per share

The calculations of the basic and diluted earnings per share are based on the following data:

Loss for the year

Loss for the purpose of basic earnings per share

2020
£’000

(2,668)

(2,668)

2019 
£’000

(4,199)

(4,199)

 Number of shares:
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year

Number

Number
6,850,918,924 3,822,854,007

Loss per share:

Basic and diluted loss per share (pence)

(0.04)

(0.11)

As the Group is reporting a loss in each period in accordance with IAS 33, the share options are not considered dilutive 
because the exercise of the share options would have the effect of reducing the loss per share.

12.  Goodwill on acquisition and deferred tax liability

 Goodwill on acquisition
At 1 January

Additions 

Impairment

At 31 December

 Deferred tax liability
At 1 January

Additions 

Reductions

At 31 December

Group
2020
£’000
329

-

-

329

Group
2020
£’000
329

-

-

329

Group
2019
£’000
329

-

-

329

Group
2019
£’000
329

-

-

329

Company
2020
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2020
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

The goodwill on acquisition of £329,000 was recognised on the completion of the acquisition of 100 per cent. of the issued 
share capital of Gaelic Resources Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary Reabold California LLC (formerly Temporary Energy LLC) 
on 4 July 2018. 

The Group has tested the goodwill arising on acquisition and assessed no impairment is required as at 31 December 2020. 
For the 2020 reporting period, the recoverable amount was determined based on the reserves reports compiled by Petrotech 
Resources Company Inc.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 202013.  Investments in equity instruments

At 1 January

Addition at cost

At 31 December

Group
2020
£’000
15

-

15

Group
2019
£’000
-

15

15

Company
2020
£’000
15

-

15

Company
2019
£’000
-

15

15

On 8 February 2019, Reabold announced the issue of 1,980,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company 
to an institutional investor, as consideration for the purchase of 350,000 common shares in Connaught Oil & Gas Ltd. 
(“Connaught”), a private oil and gas company incorporated and registered in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Connaught’s 
primary asset was a 35.04 per cent. interest in Rathlin, at the time of the transaction. The deemed value of the Reabold shares 
was 0.75 pence each at the time of the transaction, valuing the Company’s acquired 0.52 per cent. interest in Connaught 
at £14,850. The directors believe that there has been no material change in the fair value of the shares during the reporting 
period.

14.  Investments in associates

The table below presents the Company’s associates, in which it has significant influence:

 Associate
Corallian Energy Limited

Country of 
registration
England & Wales

Danube Petroleum 
Limited

England & Wales

Registered address
Blackstable 
House, Longridge, 
Sheepscombe 
Stroud, Gloucestershire
GL6 7QX

3 Waterfront Business 
Park, Brierley Hill, West 
Midlands DY5 1LX

Nature of 
business
Oil & gas 

Class of shares
Ordinary

Holding 
31-Dec-20
36.9%

Holding 
31-Dec-19
34.9%

Oil & gas

Ordinary

50.8%

50.8%

Rathlin Energy (UK) 
Limited

England & Wales

11-12 St James’ 
Square, London  
SW1Y 4LB

Oil & gas

Ordinary

59.5%

59.5%

Whilst Reabold holds an equity stake in Rathlin of 59.5 per cent., it is considered to only have significant influence and not 
control over Rathlin. Pursuant to the existing Rathlin Shareholders’ Agreement, Reabold has the right to appoint only one 
director to the Board of Rathlin, which comprises 5 directors. Reabold’s increased interest in Rathlin to 59.5 per cent. is as 
a result of Rathlin’s funding requirements and Reabold’s desire to increase its economic interest in the West Newton Project, 
rather than an objective by Reabold to seek control over Rathlin.

Similarly, whilst Reabold holds an equity stake in Danube of 50.8 per cent., it is considered to only have significant influence 
and not control over Danube. Pursuant to the existing Danube Shareholders’ Agreement, Reabold has the right to appoint only 
one director to the Board of Danube, which comprises 3 directors. Reabold’s increased interest in Danube to 50.8 per cent. 
is as a result of Danube’s funding requirements and Reabold’s desire to increase its economic interest in Danube’s projects in 
Romania, rather than an objective by Reabold to seek control over Danube.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
All of the Company’s associates are unlisted. A breakdown of investments in associates as at 31 December 2020 and 2019 
and the respective changes during the year then ended are summarised as follows:

At 1 January

Additions

Share of loss of associates

At 31 December

Group
2020
£’000
25,613

600

(878)

25,335

Group
2019
£’000
7,570

20,995

(2,952)

25,613

Company
2020
£’000
25,613

600

(878)

25,335

The table below presents summarised financial information in respect of the Company’s associates:

Company
2019
£’000
7,570

20,995

(2,952)

25,613

31-Dec-20
Danube
£’000
1,074

8,095

9,168

177

-

177

8,992

-

(200)

(101)

31-Dec-20
Corallian*
£’000
976

1,662

2,638

57

-

57

2,581

-

(481)

(169)

31-Oct-19**
Corallian
£’000
602

31-Dec-19
Danube
£’000
2,322

1,547

2,149

175

-

175

1,974

181

(7,161)

(2,459)

6,694

9,015

101

-

101

8,914

-

(147)

(55)

31-Dec-20
Rathlin
£’000
12,856

14,514

27,370

2,021

1,269

3,290

24,080

-

(1,021)

(607)

31-Dec-19
Rathlin
£’000
18,354

8,223

26,577

629

1,261

1,889

24,688

-

(1,021)

(438)

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Revenue

Total comprehensive loss for period

Reabold’s share of loss

* Corallian has a financial period of 1-Nov-19 to 31-Dec-20

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Revenue

Total comprehensive loss for period

Reabold’s share of loss

** Corallian has a financial year end of 31-Oct-19

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 
(a)  Rathlin

On 22 August 2019, Reabold announced that it had increased its investment in Rathlin through participation in an advanced 
subscription agreement. Following the successful drilling result at West Newton A-2, Rathlin raised £1,793,000 by way of 
an advanced subscription agreement in which Reabold invested £1,000,000. The additional shares to be issued under the 
advanced subscription agreement were to be priced at the higher of either a 20 per cent. discount to the price achieved in the 
next Rathlin funding round or at £0.8427 per share, being the price per share of Rathlin’s previous fundraise. 

On 5 November 2019, the next Rathlin fundraise was completed, with Reabold the sole investor in a £16m equity subscription 
at £2.75 per share. This also triggered the pricing and allotment of shares from the previously described advanced subscription 
agreement. This resulted in Reabold having a 59.5 per cent. equity position in Rathlin.

As at 31 December 2020, Reabold had invested a total of £20,000,000 (2019: £20,000,000) for a 59.5 per cent. 
(2019: 59.5 per cent.) interest in Rathlin.

During the period ended 31 December 2020, the Company’s share of Rathlin’s total loss amounted to £607,000 (2019: loss 
of £438,000).

(b)  Corallian

On 25 February 2019, Reabold secured an additional equity investment into Corallian, by way of an advanced subscription 
agreement, whereby Reabold invested £750,000, priced at a 30 per cent. discount to the next Corallian fundraise. 

Corallian’s next fundraise was completed in late July 2019, when the company completed an equity raise of £1,225,000 at 
£2.20 per share with a new shareholder. Completion of the Round 6 Fundraise enabled Corallian to allot the shares related to 
the advanced subscription agreements that it executed with its existing shareholders in December 2018 and February 2019. 
Accordingly, Reabold was allotted 681,818 new Corallian shares at £1.54 per share, taking the Company’s interest in Corallian to 
34.9 per cent. from 32.9 per cent.

On 22 November 2019, Reabold announced that it had participated in the second tranche of Corallian’s then recently completed 
Round 6 fundraise. Reabold subscribed for 47,727 new ordinary shares in Corallian at a subscription price of £2.20 per Ordinary 
Share, an investment of £105,000, being Reabold’s pro rata share. In aggregate, Corallian raised £300,000 pursuant to the 
Fundraise via the issuance of 136,363 Ordinary Shares. 

On 1 December 2020, Reabold announced that it had exercised 272,727 warrants over shares in Corallian, at a subscription price 
of £2.20 per share, equating to an investment of approximately £600,000. Following the exercise of these warrants, Reabold held 
2,780,049 Corallian shares, representing approximately 36.9 per cent. of Corallian’s then issued share capital.

As at 31 December 2020, the Company had invested a total of £4,255,000 (2019: £3,655,000) for a 36.87 per cent. 
(2019: 34.91 per cent.) interest. 

During the period ended 31 December 2020, the Company’s share of Corallian’s total loss amounted to £169,000 (2019: loss of 
£2,459,000). The results in the comparative period reflected impairments by Corallian in respect to Colter and Wick.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements(c)  Danube

On 9 May 2019, Reabold announced that it had agreed to subscribe for a further 375,940 ordinary shares in Danube at an issue 
price of £1.00 per share. This increased Reabold’s shareholding in Danube from 33.3 per cent. to 37.5 per cent., with ASX listed, 
ADX Energy Ltd (“ADX”) holding the remaining 62.5 per cent. 

On 16 September 2019, Reabold subscribed for 810,811 Danube at an issue price of £1.00 per share via two tranches, with 
the first tranche being for 237,838 Danube shares and the second tranche being for of 572,973 Danube shares. Simultaneously, 
ADX subscribed for 540,541 Danube shares at an issue price of £1.00 per share, comprising 158,559 first tranche shares and 
381,982 second tranche shares. Following completion of this subscription, Reabold’s equity interest in Danube would increase to 
41.6 per cent., with ADX holding the remaining 58.4 per cent.

On 22 November 2019, Reabold exercised its option to subscribe for 200,000 new shares in Danube at a price of £1.20 per share 
for a total sum of £240,000. Following the subscription agreement, Reabold held a 43.2 per cent. interest in Danube, with ADX 
holding the remaining 56.8 per cent. 

On 2 December 2019, Reabold announced that it had fully exercised the remainder of its option to increase its investment in 
Danube through the subscription for additional shares. Reabold exercised its options over a further 1,427,604 Danube shares at a 
subscription price of £1.20 per share, being an investment of £1,713,125. ADX elected to partially exercise its own corresponding 
options, subscribing for 241,929 Danube shares at £1.20 per share. Following these investments, Reabold now owns 50.8 per cent. 
of Danube, with the remaining 49.2 per cent. held by ADX.

As at 31 December 2020, Reabold had invested a total of £5,020,000 (2019: £5,020,000) for a 50.8 per cent. 
(2019: 50.8 per cent.) interest in Danube.

During the period ended 31 December 2020, the Company’s share of Danube’s total loss amounted to £101,000 (2019: loss of 
£55,000).

15.  Subsidiaries

The table below presents the Company’s subsidiaries:

Associate

Country of 
Registration

Reabold Resourcing Limited

England & Wales

Registered Office

20 Primrose Street,  
London EC2A 2EW

Nature of 
business

Dormant 
holding 
company 

Holding 
31-Dec-20

Holding 
31-Dec-19

100%

100%

Gaelic Resources Limited

Isle of Man

14 Albert Street, Douglas, 
Isle of Man, IM1 2QA

Holding 
company

100%

100%

Reabold California LLC 
(formerly Temporary  
Energy LLC)(1)

U.S.A.

5701 Lonetree Blvd, 
Rocklin CA 95765

Oil & gas

100%

100%

(1) 100 per cent. held by Gaelic Resources Limited

The Company’s investment in subsidiaries is as follows:

At 1 January

Additions

Impairment

At 31 December

66

Note

12

2020
£’000

1,933

-

-
1,933

2019 
£’000

1,933

-

-
1,933

Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 202016.  Loan to subsidiary

Loan to Reabold California LLC

Total

Company 
2020
£’000
6,292

6,292

Company  
2019 
£’000
6,029

6,029

The loan to the subsidiary has been provided by way of a Loan Note Instrument and is subject to interest rates at the short 
term monthly (compounded annually) Applicable Federal Rates published by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States 
federal government. The loan has no fixed repayment date and is denominated in USD. Subject to the subsidiary being solvent, 
the loan is repayable by giving the subsidiary not less than one month’s written notice. The accrued interest on the loan as at 
31 December 2020 was US$231,000 (2019: US$183,000), equivalent to £169,000 (2019: £139,000)

The amount of the loan to the subsidiary as at 31 December 2020 was US$8,587,000 (2019: US$7,964,000), equivalent to 
£6,292,000 (2019: £6,029,000). 

17.  Exploration and evaluation assets

The movement on the exploration and evaluation assets account was as follows:

Note

At 1 January

Acquisition of contractual earn-in rights

Additions

Reclassified to oil & gas assets within  
property, plant & equipment
Written off to exploration costs

18

Foreign exchange differences

At 31 December

Group
2020
£’000
3,507

2,848

1,818

(468)

-

(119)

7,586

Group
2019
£’000
3,131

284

639

(257)

(192)

(99)

3,507

Company
2020
£’000
-

2,848

1,708

-

-

-

4,556

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

During the reporting period, Reabold acquired a direct interest of 16.665 per cent. in the PEDL183 licence at West Newton for 
initial consideration of £2,800,000 plus capitalised acquisition costs of £48,000.

During the comparative reporting period, Reabold California entered into the McCool Ranch earn-in agreement with Sunset and 
Integrity Management Services Inc., which provides Reabold California the right, but not the obligation to earn a 50 per cent. 
interest in the McCool Ranch licence area, for the consideration payable by Reabold California of a prospect fee of US$375,000 
(£284,000). The agreement includes Reabold California paying for 100 per cent. of the completion costs of an existing well as a 
water injection well, and 100 per cent. of the costs to re-establish oil production from an existing well.

Of the additions during the reporting period, £110,000 (2019: £639,000) are in respect of evaluation expenditure by Reabold 
California on the California projects and £1,708,000 (2019: £nil) are in respect of evaluation expenditure by Reabold on 
PEDL183 West Newton. 

The reclassification to oil & gas asset within property, plant & equipment was in respect of the capitalised carrying value of 
expenditure by Reabold California on the California assets which was brought into production on a commercial basis, being the 
VG-6 well in West Brentwood.

During the reporting period, £nil (2019: £192,000) expenditure in respect of E&E assets was written off to exploration costs 
as management assessed this capitalised expenditure would not result in commercial production. In view of the commercial 
evaluation and development success by Reabold California and at the PEDL183 West Newton site during the reporting period 
and subsequent to balance date, the economic analysis supports no impairment charge. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
18.  Property, plant and equipment

The movement on the property, plant and equipment assets account was as follows:

Oil & gas assets
Costs:

At 1 January
Reclassified from exploration and evaluation assets

Additions

Foreign exchange differences

At 31 December

Accumulated depreciation and impairment:

At 1 January

Charge

Impairments

Foreign exchange differences

At 31 December

Net book value at 31 December

2020
£’000

4,815
468

374

(155)

5,502

(415)

(326)

(239)

47

(933)

4,569

2019 
£’000

1,571
257

3,039

(52)

4,815

(32)

(237)

(160)

14

(415)

4,400

The additions during the reporting period are in respect of the expenditure by Reabold California on the California assets 
that were brought into production on a commercial basis, as well as reclassification from exploration and evaluation assets in 
California that was brought into production on a commercial basis.

During the reporting period, impairment charges of £78,000 in respect of Doud A-1, £86,000 in respect of Doud A-2 and 
£75,000 in respect of Doud A-7 were recognised, as these wells were not operating at sufficiently economically viable levels 
and have been impaired in full, with a recoverable amount of nil which represents the value in use. In view of the commercial 
evaluation and development success by Reabold California during the reporting period and subsequent to the balance sheet 
date, the economic analysis supports no further impairment charges. 

19.  Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables

Other receivable

Amounts owed by Group undertakings

VAT receivable

Total

Group
2020
£’000
126

15

-

238

379

Group
2019
£’000
276

351

-

228

855

Company
2020
£’000
-

-

15

238

253

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

4

228

232

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value. All receivables 
are due within one year.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 
20.  Restricted cash

Restricted cash

Total

Group
2020
£’000
208

208

Group
2019
£’000
341

341

Company
2020
£’000
25

25

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

The restricted cash is in respect of surety bonds in the amount of US$250,000 (£183,000) (2019: US$450,000 (£341,000)) 
to cover oil and gas drilling activities in California, as required by regulatory authorities and £25,000 (2019: £nil) to cover 
restoration of the PEDL183 West Newton site. 

21.  Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables

Accruals

Total

Group
2020
£’000
192

65

257

Group
2019
£’000
902

131

1,033

Company
2020
£’000
9

65

74

Company
2019
£’000
77

65

142

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value. All liabilities are 
due within one year.

22.  Provisions

At 1 January

Released provision for VAT non-claimable

Utilised provision for VAT

Additions – Provision for VAT

At 31 December

Group
2020
£’000
299

(244)

(55)

-

-

Group
2019
£’000
184

-

-

115

299

Company
2020
£’000
299

(244)

(55)

-

-

Company
2019
£’000
184

-

-

115

299

The Company had been advised by HMRC in prior reporting periods that, following a review of its activities, HMRC had 
assessed that the Company’s investment activities was not a supply for consideration and as a result the Company could not 
claim any Input Tax related to its investment activities. During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company received 
confirmation from HMRC that, after further considerations of the Company’s activities, it is engaged in VAT-able activities and 
the Input VAT could be recovered. This resulted in HMRC releasing refunds in respect of claims for previously blocked Input 
VAT. During the year ended 31 December 2020, £299,000 of provisions were released (2019: £115,000 provided). The 
balance of provisions in respect of irrecoverable Input VAT as at 31 December 2020 was £nil (2019: £299,000).

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
 
 
23.  Provision for decommissioning

At 1 January

Utilised in the year

Finance cost

Additions - Provision for decommissioning

At 31 December

Group
2020
£’000
67

(36)

7

135

173

Group
2019
£’000
-

-

-

67

67

Company
2020
£’000
-

-

-

135

135

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

-

The Group has recognised a provision for decommissioning in respect to its 50 per cent. interest in licences in California, and 
its 16.665 per cent. interest in PEDL 183, representing the present value of the Group’s estimated share of costs to plug and 
remediate wells on these licences as the end of their estimated productive lives, in accordance with applicable regulations. 

In respect to California, the provision covers the estimated costs of 10 wells, estimated to be decommissioned between 
approximately 2031 and 2070, dependent on the future production profiles of the wells and government legislation. It is noted 
that one well was decommissioned in 2020. The provision has been estimated applying an assumed inflation rate of 2 per cent. 
and discounted to present value at 10 per cent. The provision recognised represents 50 per cent. of the net present value of the 
estimated total future cost as Reabold California’s 50 per cent. partner, Sunset Exploration Inc., is obligated to bear 50 per cent. of 
the cost.

In respect to PEDL 183, the provision covers the estimated abandonment and site reclamation costs of the WNA-1, WNA-2 
and WNB1Z wells, estimated to be required in 2033. The provision has been estimated applying an assumed inflation rate of 
2 per cent. and discounted to present value at 10 per cent. The provision recognised represents 16.665 per cent. of the net 
present value of the estimated total future cost, given Reabold’s responsibility for its interest in PEDL 183 of 16.665 per cent.

A corresponding amount equivalent to the provision is recognised as part of the cost of the related property, plant and 
equipment. The amount recognised is the estimated cost of decommissioning, discounted to its net present value, and is 
reassessed each year in accordance with local conditions and requirements, reflecting management’s best estimates, including 
input from its technical advisors. The Company’s technical advisors have significant experience in the area of operations 
and historical data for reference, however there is inherent uncertainty about the actual future amount and timing of these 
decommissioning obligations.

The unwinding of the discount on the decommissioning is included as a finance cost.

Changes in the estimated timing of decommissioning, or decommissioning cost estimates are dealt with prospectively by 
recording an adjustment to the provision and a corresponding adjustment to property, plant and equipment.

24.  Share capital

Issued at 31 December 2018

On 13 March 2018, placing for cash at 0.6p per share

On 4 July 2018, acquisition for shares at 0.625p per share
On 5 September 2018, placing for cash at 0.85p per share

Issued at 31 December 2019

On 1 June 2020, consideration for services at 0.612p per share

On 30 July 2020, acquisition for shares at 0.4p per share

Issued at 31 December 2020

Number of
ordinary shares
3,821,074,719

1,980,000

240,909,091
2,666,666,666

6,730,630,476

16,351,625

350,000,000

7,096,982,101

Nominal Value
£
£0.001

Total Value
£’000
3,821

£0.001

£0.001
£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

2

241
2,667

6,731

16

350

7,097

70

Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 
 
“A” Deferred shares

The Company has in existence at 31 December 2020 and at 31 December 2019, 6,915,896 “A” deferred shares of 1.65p. 
These deferred shares do not carry voting rights.

Total ordinary and “A” Deferred shares

The issued share capital as at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, is as follows:

Ordinary shares

“A” Deferred shares

Issued at 31 December 2019

Ordinary shares

“A” Deferred shares

Issued at 31 December 2020

Number of
ordinary shares
6,730,630,476

Nominal Value
£
£0.0010

6,915,896

£0.0165

7,096,982,101

6,915,896

£0.0010

£0.0165

Total Value
£’000
6,731

114

6,845

7,097

114

7,211

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share at the meetings of the Company and to dividends as declared 
in proportion to the amounts paid up on the ordinary shares. No shares are of the Company are currently redeemable or liable 
to be redeemable at the option of the holder or the Company.

The holders of “A” Deferred shares do not have any right to receive written notice of or attend, speak or vote at any general 
meeting of the Company, or to any dividend declared by the Company. They may however be redeemed by the Company at any 
time at its option for one penny for all the “A” Deferred shares without obtaining sanction of such holders.

Share Options

During the year nil options were granted (2019: nil).

Exercise Price
0.50p

Grant Date
19 October 2017

Vesting Date
19 October 2017

Expiry Date
19 October 2021

0.75p

1.00p

0.60p
0.90p

1.20p

19 October 2017

19 October 2018

19 October 2021

19 October 2017

19 April 2019

19 October 2021

14 March 2018
14 March 2018

19 March 2018
14 March 2019

19 March 2022
19 March 2022

14 March 2018

14 September 2019

19 March 2022

Options in Issue
31 December 2020
70,000,000

Options in Issue
31 December 2019
70,000,000

60,000,000

60,000,000

45,000,000
40,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

60,000,000

45,000,000
40,000,000

40,000,000

315,000,000

315,000,000

At 31st December 2020 there were 315 million share options outstanding (2019: 315 million). 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
25.  Share based payments

Details of share options and warrants granted during the year to Directors over the ordinary shares are as follows:

At 1 January  
2020
No.
20,000,000

Issued during  
the year
No.
-

Lapsed / 
Exercised 
during the 
year
No.
-

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

5,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,000,000

315,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

At  
31 December 
2020
No.
20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

Exercise  
Price
Pence
0.60p

Vesting Date
19/03/2018

Expiry Date
19/03/2022

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

5,000,000

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,000,000

315,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

At 1 January  
2019
No.
20,000,000

Issued during  
the year
No.
-

Lapsed / 
Exercised 
during the 
year
No.
-

At  
31 December 
2019
No.
20,000,000

Exercise  
Price
Pence
0.60p

Vesting Date
19/03/2018

Expiry Date
19/03/2022

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

5,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,000,000

315,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20,000,000

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

20,000,000

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

20,000,000

20,000,000

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

20,000,000

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

5,000,000

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

30,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

30,000,000

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

30,000,000

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

30,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

30,000,000

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

30,000,000

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

10,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

315,000,000

Option Holder
Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Option Holder
Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020The number and weighted average exercise prices of share options are as follows:

Outstanding at 1 January

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year

Exercised during the year

Outstanding at 31 December

Exercisable at 31 December

2020
Weighted average 
exercise price
0.80

2020
Number of options
315,000,000

2019
Weighted average 
exercise price
0.80

2019
Number of 
options
315,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.80

0.80

315,000,000

315,000,000

0.80

0.80

315,000,000

315,000,000

The options outstanding at 31 December 2020 have a weighted average contractual life of 1.0 years (2019: 2.0 years).

The closing share price range during the year ended 31 December 2020 was 0.23p to 0.79p (2019: 0.52p to 1.40p).

The options issued during 2018 were all granted on 14 March 2018 and vest in tranches on 19 March 2018, 12 months from 
grant and 18 months from grant. The options issued during 2017 were all granted on 19 October 2017 and vest in tranches 
upon grant, 12 months from grant and 18 months from grant. All options granted had vested by 31 December 2020.

For the options granted, IFRS 2 “Share-Based Payment” is applicable, and the fair values were calculated using the Black-
Scholes model. The inputs into the model were as follows:

Granted 14 March 2018

Granted 19 October 2017

Risk free  
rate
1.05%

0.72%

Share price 
volatility
120%

120%

Expected life
4 years

4 years

Share price at  
date of grant
0.65p

0.77p

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Company’s share price.

The Company recognised total expenses relating to equity-settled share-based payment transactions during the year of 
£nil (2019: £191,879).

26.  Share premium

At 31 December 2018

February 2019, acquisition for shares

July 2019, placing for cash

August 2019, capital reduction

October 2019, placing for cash

At 31 December 2019

June 2020, consideration for services

July 2020, acquisition for shares

At 31 December 2020

Value 
£’000

25,301

14

2,287

(27,595)

19,678

19,685

83

1,050

20,818

On 30 July 2019, shareholders of the Company at the AGM approved the resolution for a capital reduction, which was 
subsequently approved by the High Court of Justice on 27 August 2019 to cancel its share premium account. Accordingly, the 
amount standing to the credit of the Company’s share premium account at that time was cancelled. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
 
27.  Related party transactions

In addition to the related party transactions disclosed elsewhere, the Company entered into the following related party 
transactions in the normal course of operations.

(a)   During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company incurred fees to Santannos Limited, a company associated with 
Anthony Samaha, for provision of accounting and administrative services in the amount of £8,000 (2019: £7,000). As at 
31 December 2020, there was £nil amount included in accounts payable in respect of these fees (2019: £nil).

(b)   During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company provided consulting services to Corallian in the amount of 

£2,500 (2019: £2,500). As at 31 December 2020, there was £600 included in accounts receivable in respect of these 
fees (2019: £600).

(c)   During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company provided consulting services to Danube in the amount of 

£12,000 (2019: £12,000). As at 31 December 2020, there was £3,600 included in accounts receivable in respect of 
these fees (2019: £3,600).

 (d)   During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company provided management services to Reabold California in the 

amount of £48,485 (2019: £46,557). As at 31 December 2020, there was £nil included in accounts receivable in respect 
of these fees (2019: £nil).

(e)   During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company provided management services to Rathlin in the amount of 

£27,000 (2019: £nil). As at 31 December 2020, there was £10,800 included in accounts receivable in respect of these 
fees (2019: £nil).

The directors are the key management of the Company (refer to note 9).

28.  Commitments

The Group has committed to an Authorised for Expenditure in respect to the Burnett 1 disposal well in the Monroe Swell 
licence in the amount of US$188,000 (£137,000), of which its 50 per cent. contribution would be US$94,000 (£69,000), of 
which US$46,000 (£34,000) had been expended up to 31 December 2020, with the balance of the Group’s commitment as 
at 31 December 2020 of US$48,000 (£35,000).

29.  Financial risk management and financial instruments

Overview

The Group has exposure to the following risks from its issue of financial instruments:

• 

• 

credit risk

liquidity risk

•  market risk

This note presents information about the Group’s exposure to each of the above risks, the Group’s objectives, policies and 
processes for measuring and managing risk, and the Group’s management of capital. Further quantitative disclosures are 
included throughout these financial statements.

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Group’s risk management 
framework. Given the size of the Company, the Directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk 
management to a sub-committee of the Board.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020The Group’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyse risks faced by the Group, to set appropriate risk 
limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly 
to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group’s activities.

(a)  Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its 
contractual obligations. The Group charges partners and third parties for the provision of services and for the sale of oil and gas. 
Should the companies holding those accounts become insolvent then these funds may be lost or delayed in their release. Credit 
risk is managed through the maintenance of procedures ensuring to the extent possible, that customers and counterparties to 
transactions are of sound credit worthiness. Such monitoring is used in assessing receivables for impairment. In respect of the 
Group’s trade sales, the Group manages credit risk through dealing only with recognised, creditworthy third parties. 

Credit risk relating to the Group’s other financial assets which comprise principally cash and cash equivalents, and restricted 
cash arises from the potential default of counterparties. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are 
reputable banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure, which at the reporting date was:

Cash and bank balances

Trade and other receivables

Restricted cash

Loan to subsidiary

Notes

19

20

16

Group
2020
£’000
1,139

379

208

-

Group
2019
£’000
6,717

855

341

-

Company
2020
£’000
6,684

253

25

6,292

Company
2019
£’000
6,684

239

-

6,029

The expected credit risk for both the Group and the Company was assessed as not material.

(b)  Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group’s approach 
to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, 
under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation.

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities:

 Non-derivative financial liabilities
31 December 2020

Trade and other payables

Accruals

31 December 2019

Trade and other payables

Accruals

Notes

21

21

21

21

Group
Carrying amount
£’000

Group
Contractual 
cash flows
£’000

Group
6 months or less
£’000

192

65

257

902

130

1,032

192

65

257

902

130

1,032

192

65

257

902

130

1,032

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial Statements 
 Non-derivative financial liabilities
31 December 2020

Trade and other payables

Accruals

31 December 2019

Trade and other payables

Accruals

Notes

21

21

21

21

Company
Carrying amount
£’000

Company
Contractual 
cash flows
£’000

Company
6 months or less
£’000

9

65

74

77

65

142

9

65

74

77

65

142

9

65

74

77

65

142

It is not expected that the cash flows in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

(c)  Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect 
the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage 
and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.

The Group manages market risks by monitoring market developments and discussing issues regularly, and mitigating actions 
taken where necessary.

Foreign currency risk

The Group’s functional currency is Sterling and as such the Group is exposed to foreign exchange movements on monetary 
assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies. In addition, the Group’s subsidiary, Reabold California has a functional 
currency of USD, exposing the Group to foreign exchange differences, which are taken to reserves. Currently there are no 
foreign exchange hedge programmes in place. However, the Group treasury function manages the purchase of foreign currency 
to meet operational requirements.

The Group is mainly exposed to currency rate fluctuations of Sterling versus the USD, and measures its foreign currency risk 
through a sensitivity analysis considering 10 per cent. favourable and adverse changes in market rates on exposed monetary 
assets and liabilities denominated in Sterling. 

As at 31 December 2020, the exposure of the Group to foreign exchange rates is summarised as follows:

Group
2020
£’000

78

183

126

-

(183)

-

204

Group
2019
£’000

33

341

623

-

(761)

(130)

106

Company
2020
£’000

Company
2019
£’000

-

-

-

-

-

6,292

6,029

-

-

-

-

6,292

6,029

Exposure to USD

Cash and bank balances

Restricted cash

Trade and other receivables

Loan to subsidiary

Trade and other payables

Accruals

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020As at 31 December 2020, if Sterling had gained or lost 10 per cent. against the USD, the impact on comprehensive loss would 
have been as follows:

Impact on comprehensive loss
+10% GBP/USD

-10% GBP/USD

Price risk

Group
2020
£’000
(20)

20

Group
2019
£’000
(11)

11

Company
2020
£’000
(629)

629

Company
2019
£’000
(603)

603

Price risk arises from uncertainty about the future prices of financial instruments held within the Group’s portfolio. It 
represents the potential loss that the Group might suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. 
The investments in equity stocks of unlisted companies are not traded and as such the prices are more uncertain than those 
of more widely traded securities. The Board’s strategy in managing the market price risk inherent in the Group’s portfolio of 
equity investments is determined by the requirement to meet the Group’s investment objective. The Directors manage these 
risks by regular reviews of the portfolio within the context of current market conditions. Unlisted investments are valued as per 
accounting policy in these financial statements. 

Interest rate risk

The Group’s exposure to changes in interest rate risk relates primarily to interest-earning financial assets and interest-bearing 
financial liabilities. Interest rate risk is managed by the Group on an ongoing basis with the primary objective of limiting the 
extent to which net interest expense could be affected by an adverse movement in interest rates. 

Capital risk management

The Directors consider the Group’s capital to comprise of share capital and reserves stated on the statement of financial 
position. The Group manages its capital to ensure the Group will be able to continue on a going concern on a long term basis 
while ensuring the optimal return to shareholders and other stakeholders through an effective debt and equity balance. No 
changes were made in the objectives, policies and processes during the current or previous year.

The share capital, including share premium, and reserves totalling £38,920,000 (2019: £40,127,000) provides the majority of 
the working capital required by the Group. Management reviews the capital structure and makes adjustment to it in the light of 
changes in economic conditions. 

Other financial assets and liabilities

The notional amounts of financial assets and liabilities with a maturity of less than one year (including trade and other 
receivables, cash and cash equivalents and trade and other payables) are assumed to approximate their fair value. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial StatementsCategories of financial instruments

IFRS 9 classification &
measurement

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents Amortised cost

Restricted cash

Receivables

Investment in equity 
instruments
Loan to subsidiary

Total financial assets

Financial liabilities:

Amortised cost

Amortised cost

FVTPL

Amortised cost

Other financial liabilities

Amortised cost

Total financial liabilities

30. Post balance sheet events

Group
2020
£’000

1,139

208

379

15

-

1,741

192

192

Group
2019
£’000

6,717

341

855

15

-

7,928

902

902

Company
2020
£’000

1,060

25

253

15

6,292

7,645

74

74

Company
2019
£’000

6,684

-

232

15

6,029

12,960

77

77

On 28 January 2021, the Company announced that it had raised £7.5 million in gross proceeds by way of an 
oversubscribed placing of 890,909,093 new ordinary shares to new and existing institutional investors by Stifel, and a 
total of 472,727,270 new ordinary shares being subscribed for certain Directors and institutional investors, at a price of 
0.55 pence per new ordinary share.

On 22 February 2021, the Company announced a further investment of £1,000,000 into Corallian by way of a convertible 
loan to fund the submission of a draft Field Development Plan for the Victory gas field before the end of 2021. The Convertible 
Loan, including interest at a rate of 15 per cent. per annum (accruing daily), will convert into new ordinary shares in Corallian 
within 21 months from the date of Instrument. If, during this period, Corallian is acquired, undertakes a material disposal of 
assets, an initial public offering or a reverse takeover, where the relevant valuation (each, a “corporate action”) is greater than 
£3.20 per share, the convertible loan will convert at £3.20 per share. If the relevant valuation is below £3.20 per share, then 
the convertible loan will convert at a price equal to the relevant valuation. If no such corporate action has taken place within 
21 months, the convertible loan will automatically convert at a price of £1.50 per share. Subsequently, on 3 March 2021, the 
Company announced that it sold 50 per cent. of its convertible loan to Corallian for net proceeds of £500,000 to a group of 
strategic investors.

On 26 February 2021 the Company announced that it had extended the expiry dates of 70,000,000 options issued to 
executive directors, by 12 months from 19 October 2021 to 19 October 2022, and subject to additional extended vesting 
terms, as summarised below:

Executive
Sachin Oza

Position
Co-CEO

Existing Options
Held
30,000,000

Exercise 
Price
0.50p

Current
Expiry
19-Oct-21

Amended
Expiry
19-Oct-22

Current
Vesting Status
Vested

Amended
Vesting
Dates
30-Sep-21

Stephen Williams Co-CEO

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

Anthony Samaha

Finance Director

10,000,000

78

0.75p

1.00p

0.50p

0.75p

1.00p

0.50p

19-Oct-21

19-Oct-22

Vested

31-Dec-21

19-Oct-21

19-Oct-22

Vested

31-Mar-22

19-Oct-21

19-Oct-22

Vested

30-Sep-21

19-Oct-21

19-Oct-22

Vested

31-Dec-21

19-Oct-21

19-Oct-22

Vested

31-Mar-22

19-Oct-21

19-Oct-22

Vested

30-Sep-21

Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2020Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020On 26 February 2021, the Company also announced the granting of 10 million new options to an executive director, Anthony 
Samaha, exercisable at 1.0p, on or before 19 October 2022, vesting on 31 December 2021.

On 27 April 2021, the Company announced the conditional offer to acquire up to an additional 13.12 per cent. of Corallian 
from existing Corallian shareholders, in exchange for Reabold shares, at a ratio of 474 Reabold shares for 1 Corallian share 
(“the Offer”), potentially increasing Reabold’s shareholding in Corallian to a maximum of 49.99 per cent., from its existing 
36.87 per cent. interest. 

Corallian shareholders could elect to tender up to their entire holding and in excess of their relevant pro rata percentage. 
However, should aggregate acceptances received be higher than the 13.12 per cent. maximum, Corallian shareholders 
tendering in excess of their pro rata entitlements would be scaled back so as to ensure that all Corallian shareholders have the 
opportunity to accept their pro rata entitlement to the Offer and so that Reabold’s shareholding in Corallian does not exceed 
49.99 per cent. of Corallian’s issued share capital. Accordingly, Reabold would issue a maximum of 468,994,086 Reabold 
shares assuming a full take up by Corallian shareholders as part of this Offer.

The Offer was conditional upon the satisfaction of certain conditions including, but not limited to, receipt of any necessary 
regulatory approvals and the passing of a resolution by the shareholders of Corallian. If the conditions were not satisfied 
by 28 May 2021 (or such later date and time as agreed between Reabold and Corallian) (“Longstop Date”), the Offer would 
automatically lapse. There was no minimum acceptance condition under the Offer and therefore Reabold could end up 
acquiring less than an additional 13.12 per cent. of Corallian under the Offer if there was not a full take up of the Offer. The 
Offer remained open for acceptances by Corallian shareholders until 6 May 2021 (or such later time(s) and/or date(s) as 
Reabold and Corallian may agree to in writing but not later than the Longstop Date). 

On 10 May 2021, the Company announced the completion of the Offer, which was oversubscribed, resulting in Reabold 
acquiring 989,439 Corallian shares, equivalent to 13.12 per cent. of Corallian, from existing Corallian shareholders, and will 
issue 468,994,086 Reabold Shares as consideration. Following completion of the Offer, Reabold owns 49.99 per cent. of 
Corallian.

31.  Parent company profit and loss

As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss account of the parent company has not 
been separately presented in these accounts. The parent company total comprehensive loss for the year was £2,281,000 
(2019: loss £4,191,000).

32.  Ultimate controlling party

In the opinion of the directors there is no controlling party. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020Notes to the Financial StatementsOfficers and Professional Advisers

Nominated advisor 
Strand Hanson Limited
26 Mount Row
London
W1K 3SQ

Brokers 
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
150 Cheapside 
London EC2V 6ET

Panmure Gordon and Company
One New Change
London
EC4M 9AF

Registrar 
Neville Registrars Limited
18 Laurel Lane
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3DA

Bankers 
Barclays Bank Plc
Level 27 
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP

Directors 
Jeremy Edelman (Non-Executive Chairman) 
Sachin Oza (Co-Chief Executive Officer)
Stephen Williams (Co-Chief Executive Officer)
Marcos Mozetic (Non-Executive Director)
Michael Felton (Non-Executive Director)
Anthony Samaha (Finance Director)

Company Secretary
Anthony Samaha

Registered Office 
20 Primrose Street
London 
EC2A 2EW

Registered number 
3542727

Solicitors
Hill Dickinson LLP
20 Primrose Street 
London
EC2A 2EW

Auditor
Mazars LLP
The Pinnacle
160 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FF

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London EC2A 2EW

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