31 December 2021
FORBES
VENTURES
(“Forbes” or the “Company”)
Interim Results
for the six months ended 30 June
2021
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
REPORTING PERIOD HIGHLIGHTS
The Company has not traded any assets during the year and has
primarily focused its activities on building the business
structures, policies and procedures for the establishment of a
securitisation platform and framework to deliver receivables
financing the first transaction of which is to provide litigation
funding.
The building activity has resulted in a pre-tax loss of
$158,264 for the first six months of
the year.
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
I am pleased to present you with Forbes Venture’s unaudited
Interim Results for the period ended 30 June
2021.
The Company has completed the development of a functioning
securitisation platform and are working on completing the first
transaction. The transaction is the Post Balance Sheet event as
described in the published accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 and the related RNS release. It
is anticipated that the group will complete two transactions during
2022 and receive gross income of approximately £2m. It is expected
that further transactions will be undertaken in 2022.
I would like to thank my fellow directors for their continued
support.
Peter Moss
Chairman
STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
|
|
Six
Months Ended
30 June 2021
US $ |
Six
Months Ended
30 June 2020
US $ |
Revenue |
|
|
|
Other income |
|
28,636 |
- |
Total
income |
|
28,636 |
- |
|
|
|
|
Expense |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
gain/(loss) |
|
(10,699) |
343 |
Professional fees |
|
(93,217) |
(93,774) |
Office expense |
|
(549) |
(387) |
Other expense |
|
- |
(7,587) |
Finance cost |
|
(82,435) |
(34,797) |
Total
expense |
|
(186,900) |
(136,202) |
|
|
|
|
Loss before
tax |
|
(158,264) |
(136,202) |
Income tax benefit |
|
- |
- |
Loss for the
period |
|
(158,264) |
(136,202) |
STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE
2021
|
|
Six
Months Ended
30 June 2021
US $ |
Six
Months Ended
30 June 2020
US $ |
Loss for the
period |
|
(158,264) |
(136,202) |
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive
income/(loss) |
|
- |
- |
Total comprehensive
loss for the period |
|
(158,264) |
(136,202) |
|
|
|
|
Basic loss per
share |
|
(0.00035) |
(0.00030) |
Diluted loss per
share |
|
(0.00035) |
(0.00030) |
Weighted average number
of shares |
|
456,258,911 |
456,258,911 |
No dividends were proposed or declared in respect of any of the
periods presented above.
The accompanying notes form part of this historical financial
information.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
POSITION
AS AT 30 JUNE
2021
|
Notes |
As
at
30 June 2021
US $ |
As
at
30 June 2020
US $ |
Assets |
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
Property, plant and
equipment |
|
- |
- |
Available for sale
financial assets |
3 |
132,065 |
132,065 |
Intangible Assets |
|
56,888 |
56,888 |
Total non-current
assets |
|
188,953 |
188,953 |
|
|
|
|
Current
assets |
|
|
|
Trade and other
receivables |
|
704,583 |
275,473 |
Cash and cash
equivalent |
|
1,361 |
- |
Total current
assets |
|
705,944 |
275,473 |
|
|
|
|
Total
assets |
|
894,897 |
464,426 |
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities |
|
|
|
Trade and other
payables |
|
1,635,657 |
885,698 |
Total current
liabilities |
|
1,635,657 |
885,698 |
|
|
|
|
Net Current
(liabilities)/assets |
|
(929,713) |
(610,225) |
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities |
|
1,635,657 |
885,698 |
|
|
|
|
Net assets /
(liabilities) |
|
(740,760) |
(421,272) |
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity |
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
98,293,401 |
98,293,401 |
Capital redemption
reserve |
|
92,740 |
92,740 |
Other reserves |
|
292,568 |
292,568 |
Accumulated losses |
|
(99,419,469) |
(99,099,981) |
Total shareholders’
(deficit)/surplus |
|
(740,760) |
(421,272) |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
|
Share
Capital
US$ |
Capital Redemption Reserve
US$ |
Other
Reserves US$ |
Accumulated Losses
US$ |
Total
US$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 31 December
2020 |
98,293,401 |
92,740 |
292,568 |
(99,261,205) |
(582,496) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue of shares |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total comprehensive
loss for the period |
- |
- |
- |
(158,264) |
(158,264) |
Balance at 30 June
2021 |
98,293,401 |
92,740 |
292,568 |
(99,419,469) |
(740,760) |
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
30 JUNE 2021
|
|
Six
Months Ended 30 June 2021
US $ |
Six
Months Ended 30 June 2020
US $ |
Cash flows from
operating activities |
|
|
|
Loss after income
tax |
|
(158,264) |
(136,202) |
Net foreign exchange
(profit)/ loss |
|
10,699 |
(343) |
Increase in
creditors |
|
144,958 |
21,964 |
(Increase)/decrease in
debtors |
|
(8,766) |
(3,166) |
Net cash flows used
by operating activities |
|
(11,373) |
(117,747) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
investing activities |
|
|
|
Loans to
subsidiaries |
|
(111,661) |
(147,419) |
Loan notes
extended |
|
123,034 |
265,166 |
Net cash outflow
from investing activities |
|
11,373 |
117,747 |
|
|
|
|
(Decrease) / increase
in cash and cash equivalents |
|
- |
- |
Cash and cash
equivalents at the beginning of the period |
|
1,361 |
- |
Cash and cash
equivalents at the end of the year |
|
1,361 |
- |
Notes to the Financial statements
- BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The financial information has been prepared on an accruals basis
and is based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of
selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial
liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been
applied. The financial information is drawn in accordance
with the provisions of the International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European
Union. The financial information is presented in US dollars,
rounded to the nearest dollar.
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A comprehensive summary of the significant accounting policies
is provided for in the Forbes Ventures (Forbes or the
Company) 2020 Annual Report. All remain relevant.
- AVAILABLE FOR SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS
|
|
As
at
30 June 2021
US$ |
As
at
30 June 2020
US$ |
|
|
|
|
Investments at fair
value brought forward |
|
132,065 |
132,065 |
Investments acquired in
the period |
|
- |
- |
Foreign currency
exchange increase |
|
- |
- |
Revaluation |
|
- |
- |
Disposal of
investments |
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
Financial assets at
the end of the period |
|
132,065 |
132,065 |
|
|
|
|
Level 1 investments
at the end of the period |
|
132,065 |
132,065 |
The Directors of Forbes accept responsibility for the contents
of this announcement.
- ENDS -
For further information, please contact:
Forbes
Ventures
Peter Moss, Chairman
Rob Cooper, Chief Executive Officer |
01625 568 767
020 3687 0498 |
AQSE Corporate
Adviser
Peterhouse Capital Limited
Mark Anwyl |
020 7469 0930 |
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