Interest bearing loans are recorded on initial recognition at their fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Finance charges, including premiums payable on settlement or redemption and direct issue costs, are accounted for on an accruals basis to the income statement using the effective interest method and are added to the carrying amount of the instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the period in which they arise.

Trade payables

Trade payables are initially measured at their fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Equity instruments

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

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation as the result of a past event, when it is probable that the Group will be required to settle that obligation. Provisions are recognised at the Directors' best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Group's liability.

Share-based payments

The Company issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain employees of the Group. Equity settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant. Where market related vesting conditions exist the fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes model at the grant date or a Monte Carlo simulation model and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Group's estimate of shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of non-market based vesting conditions. Where options that are currently in issue are modified during the period, the Company recognises the incremental increase in the fair value of the new options compared to the old options at the modification date and expenses this increase over the life of the modified award as well as the original expense.

The Company issued a warrant to certain advisers for services provided in a previous period in connection with an acquisition made. These warrants were measured at fair value in an equity reserve using the Black-Scholes model.

Deferred and contingent consideration

Deferred consideration due in respect of acquisitions, where the amount due is uncertain and contingent on future events, is included in provisions at the fair value of the Directors' estimate of amounts due. Where deferred consideration is a fixed amount this is included at fair value in Loans and Deferred Consideration.

Segment reporting

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Group's other components. All operating segments' operating results are reviewed regularly by the Group's CEO to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available.

Discontinued operations A discontinued operation is a component of the Group's business that represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations that has been disposed of or is held for sale, or is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale. Classification as a discontinued operation occurs upon disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, if earlier. When an operation is classified as a discontinued operation, the comparative statement of comprehensive income is re-presented as if the operation had been discontinued from the start of the comparative period.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

During the year the Company disposed of its Guernsey based retail fund management business, Syndicate Asset Management (C.I.) Ltd. Shortly after the end of the financial year the Company also disposed of its institutional investment management business, EPIC which at the balance sheet date has been classified as held for sale. The results of the discontinued operations are as follows:

 
                                                 2011       2010 
                                             GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 
Revenue                                         4,917      6,568 
Expense                                       (5,261)    (6,470) 
 
(Loss)/profit from operating activities         (344)         98 
 
Investment income                                   1          7 
Finance costs                                     (5)       (21) 
Loss on sale of discontinued operation        (1,778) 
Impairment of discontinued operation held 
 for sale                                    (10,222)          - 
 
Profit before tax                            (12,348)         84 
 
Taxation                                           97       (74) 
Deferred tax                                      667          - 
 
(Loss)/profit for the period                 (11,584)         10 
 
Basic (loss)/earnings per share               (0.64)p       0.0p 
 
 
 
Tax on discontinued operations: 
Current tax credit                   110  (85) 
Under provision in prior periods    (13)    11 
 
                                      97  (74) 
 
Deferred tax credit (see note 19)    667     - 
 
Total tax credit                     764  (74) 
 
 

Corporation tax is calculated at 28% (2010: 28%) of the estimated assessable result for the year. The current charge for the year can be reconciled to the result per the income statement as follows:

 
                                                      2011       2010 
                                                  GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
 
 (Loss)/profit before tax in the year             (12,348)         84 
 
 
 Tax charge at 28%(2010: 28%) thereon                3,457       (24) 
 
 Expenses not deductible for tax                   (3,122)        (4) 
 Other allowances                                        3          3 
 Losses utilised/carried forward                       (3)          - 
 Foreign tax adjustments                             (225)       (60) 
 Under provision in prior periods                     (13)         11 
 Deferred tax                                          667          - 
 
                                                       764       (74) 
 
Cash flows from/(used in) discontinued 
 operation 
 
Net cash used in operating activities                  699      (230) 
Net cash from investing activities                       -          - 
Net cash from financing activities                       -      (300) 
 
Net Cash from/(used in) discontinued operation         699      (530) 
 
 
 

Asset of disposal group held for sale

 
                                      2011 
                                  GBP'000s 
 
Client receivables                      81 
Prepayments and accrued income         556 
Other receivables                      116 
 
                                       753 
 
Cash and cash equivalents              320 
 
Total assets                         1,073 
 
 

Liabilities of disposal group held for sale

 
                                2011 
                            GBP'000s 
 
Trade and other payables         548 
 
 

LOSS/PROFIT from operations

Loss/profit from operations has been arrived at after charging:

 
                                      Continuing  Discontinued 
                                      Operations    Operations      Total 
                                        GBP'000s      GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
Year ended 31 March 2011 
Depreciation of property, plant 
 and equipment                             1,233             3      1,236 
Staff costs                               21,811         2,077     23,888 
Auditors' remuneration (see below)           139            11        150 
Settlement of cancelled software 
 contract                                  1,000             -      1,000 
Financial Services Compensation 
 Scheme levy                                 825             -        825 
Loss on disposal of subsidiary                 -         1,778      1,778 
Impairment of goodwill                     1,500         9,621     11,121 
Impairment of other intangible 
 assets                                        -           607        607 
Amortisation of intangible assets            592             -        592 
 
 
 
 
                                     Continuing  Discontinued 
                                     Operations    Operations      Total 
                                       GBP'000s      GBP'000s   GBP'000s 
Year ended 31 March 2010 
Depreciation of property, plant 
 and equipment                              452             3        455 
Staff costs                              16,920         2,013     18,933 
Financial Services Compensation 
 Scheme levy                                 71             -         71 
Auditors' remuneration                      189            46        235 
Amortisation of intangible assets         1,055             -      1,055 
 
 

Loss per share

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