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RTC Group PLC
26 July 2023
 

This announcement contains inside information as stipulated under The Market Abuse Regulation (EU No. 596/2014).

 

26 July 2023

RTC Group Plc

("RTC", "the Company" or "the Group")

 

Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2023

 

RTC Group Plc (AIM: RTC.L), the engineering and technical recruitment Group, is pleased to announce its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2023.

 

Summary:

·           Group revenue from continuing operations increased 33% to £45.6m (2022: £34.4m);

·           Contract revenues increased to £43.0m (2022: £32.1m) and a strong order book in excess of £200m;

·           EBITDA increased by £1.5m to £1.6m (2022: £0.1m);

·           Profit before tax increased by £1.4m to £1.0m (2022: loss of £0.4m);

·           Net assets grew by £0.7m to £6.9m (2022: £6.2m);

·           Net cash inflow from operating activities £2.1m (2022 outflow: £0.6m);

·           No term debt; and

·           Basic earnings per share 5.20p (2022:  loss per share 2.43p).

 

No dividends were paid in the period (2022: Nil). The Directors propose an interim dividend of 1.0p per share (2022: Nil). The interim dividend will be paid on 1 September 2023 to shareholders on the register on 4 August 2023. 

 

Commenting on the results, Bill Douie, Chairman, said:

 

"In our Annual Report and Accounts 2022 our general message was that our Rail business, which had successfully secured a further long term strategic supply contract with Network Rail, was impacted by the combination of: the tail end of enhanced costs to comply with covid restrictions; escalating fuel prices; upfront costs; and other investment activities to establish appropriate management and operational structure for our new operating routes. In addition, there was significant disruption due to industrial action across the whole rail network. I am pleased to report that, whilst industrial action remains disappointingly prevalent, albeit with less impact, our Rail business is back trading strongly and in line with our expectations.  Our other businesses are also showing strong recovery and have progressed well as anticipated.

I am therefore pleased to be able to report that the Group has enjoyed a buoyant first half and that we have posted a pre-tax profit of £1.0m for the period.

Whilst I have been reluctant in recent years, especially given such turbulent times for the global economy, to propose the payment of dividends, given these excellent results, which represent our best-ever first half, I am proposing to make a cautious return to payment of dividends with an interim dividend of 1p per share.

Outlook
We remain cautiously confident that our progress will continue in the second half of 2023.  We continue to invest in our businesses and to further strengthen our balance sheet through retained profits."

The interim report is available on the Company's website www.rtcgroupplc.co.uk.

 

ENDS

 

 

 

Enquiries:

RTC Group Plc

                           Tel: 0133 286 1835

Bill Douie, Chairman

Andy Pendlebury, Chief Executive


www.rtcgroupplc.co.uk

 


SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Matt Davis / James Keeshan

www.Sparkadvisorypartners.com

 

                           Tel: 0203 368 3550

SI Capital (Broker)

Nick Emerson / Sam Lomanto

www.sicapital.co.uk

 

                           Tel: 0148 341 3500

About RTC

RTC Group Plc is an AIM listed business that focuses on white and blue-collar recruitment, providing temporary and permanent labour to a broad range of industries and customers in both domestic and international markets through its geographically defined operating divisions.

 

UK division

Through its Ganymede and ATA Recruitment brands the Group provides a wide range of recruitment services in the UK.

 

Ganymede specialise in recruiting technical and engineering talent and providing complete workforce solutions to help build and maintain infrastructure and transportation for a wide range of clients. Ganymede is a market leader in providing a diverse range of people solutions to the rail, energy, construction, highways, and transportation sectors. With offices strategically located across the country, Ganymede provides its clients with the benefit of a national network of skilled personnel combined with local expertise.

 

ATA Recruitment provide technical recruitment solutions to the manufacturing, engineering, and technology sectors. Working as an engineering recruitment partner supporting businesses across the UK. ATA Recruitment has a strong track record of attracting and recruiting engineering talent for our clients. ATA's regional offices which are strategically located in Leicester and Leeds each have dedicated market-experts to ensure ATA delivers excellence to both our clients and candidates. 

 

International division

Through its GSS brand the Group works with customers across the globe that are focused on delivering projects in a variety of engineering sectors. GSS has a track record of delivery in some of the world's most hostile locations. Working closely with its customers GSS provides contract and permanent staffing solutions on an international basis, providing key personnel into new projects and supporting ongoing large-scale project staffing needs. GSS typically recruit across a range of disciplines and skills from operators and supervisors, through to senior management level.

 

UK Central Services

The Group headquarters are located at the Derby Conference Centre which also provides office accommodation for its operating divisions in addition to generating rental and conferencing income from space not utilised by the Group.



Text Box: Chairman's statement

Six months ended 30 June 2023

 

In our Annual Report and Accounts 2022 our general message was that our Rail business, which had successfully secured a further long term strategic supply contract with Network Rail, was impacted by the combination of: the tail end of enhanced costs to comply with covid restrictions; escalating fuel prices; upfront costs; and other investment activities to establish appropriate management and operational structure for our new operating routes. In addition, there was significant disruption due to industrial action across the whole rail network. I am pleased to report that, whilst industrial action remains disappointingly prevalent, albeit with less impact, our Rail business is back trading in line with our expectations.  Our other businesses are also showing strong recovery and have progressed well as anticipated.

Ganymede Rail and Recruitment divisions are benefitting from the increasing demand for high-quality engineering personnel in the UK, driven by the growth in infrastructure expenditure. In 2021, the UK government made a funding commitment of £100 billion to support economic infrastructure, specifically aimed at strengthening the infrastructure sector and fostering its development.


Ganymede Energy benefits from growing demand from major energy providers for dual-fuel meter installers to support the Government's smart-meter roll-out programme. The initial programme has a target completion date of 2025 which involves the installation of 53m smart gas and electricity meters across the UK, with follow on works to replace first generation meters and to upgrade the second-generation meters to 4G capability expected to continue until 2033.

I am therefore pleased to be able to report that the Group has enjoyed a buoyant first half and that we have posted a pre-tax profit of £1.0m for the period.

Whilst I have been reluctant in recent years, especially given such turbulent times for the global economy, to propose the payment of dividends, given these excellent results, which represent our best-ever first half, I am proposing to make a cautious return to payment of dividends with an interim dividend of 1p per share.

Outlook
We remain cautiously confident that our progress will continue in the second half of 2023.  We continue to invest in our businesses and to further strengthen our balance sheet through retained profits.

 

W J C Douie

Chairman

26 July 2023



Finance Director's statement

Six months ended 30 June 2023

 

Highlights

For the six months ended 30 June 2023, the Group delivered revenues of £45.6m (2022: £34.4m) an increase of 33% on the same period in 2022. EBITDA increased by £1.5m to £1.6m (2022: £0.1m) and profit before tax was £1.0m (2022: loss before tax: £0.4m) an increase of £1.4m versus the same period in 2022.

The key driver of the increase being contract revenue which was £43.0m (2022: £32.1m). The growth predominantly coming from our Rail and Energy divisions. Overall gross profit from contract revenues increased to £6.1m (2022: £3.7m).

 

UK recruitment

The UK Recruitment segment delivered increased revenues of £41.8m (2022: £31.1m) which were converted to significantly improved profit from operations of £2.2m (2022: £0.6m). 

 

Ganymede Rail has worked with Network Rail to successfully address issues that severely impacted the division in 2022, such as fuel and general price increases coupled with the significant disruption caused by Network Rail's decision to award all suppliers new contract delivery areas in 2022. This, together with growth with other clients, has resulted in a significantly improved performance both in terms of revenues and profits in the first half of 2023. Revenues increased to £28.4m (2022: £21.1m). Gross profit was £3.7m (2022: £2.2m) and gross margin was improved at 13% (2022: 10%). The division delivered a £1.5m increase in profit compared to the same period in 2022.  Within the Rail division, Ganymede's signalling labour supply business continued to grow with a new regional office being opened to support that growth.

 

Ganymede Energy continued its growth trajectory in the first half of 2023. It increased first half revenues by 47% to £8.4m (2022: £5.7m), delivered gross profits of £1.8m (2022: £1.2m) and its gross profit margin increased to 22% (2022: 20%). The division further delivered a 75% uplift in profit compared to same period in 2022 £0.7m (2022: £0.4m).

 

The division's white-collar recruitment, serviced by its ATA brand continued to perform well with client demand remaining strong across permanent and temporary UK recruitment. The division delivered revenues of £4.3m (2022: £3.5m) with the increase mainly coming from growth in temporary recruitment. Gross profits overall grew to £1.5m (2022: £1.3m). As a result of the increased proportion of temporary revenues the gross margin reduced to 34% (2022: 38%). Profit for the period was maintained at £0.3m (2022: £0.3m) as the division continued to invest in staff numbers for future growth.

 

International recruitment

International recruitment delivered revenues of £2.6m (2022: £2.5m), slightly higher than the same period in 2022 as they steadily have increased revenues under new framework agreements. Profit from operations also showed a slight improvement at £238,000 (2022: £169,000).

 

UK Central Services

Within UK Central Services, our hotel and conference centre business delivered revenues of £1.2m (2022: £0.9m) as the good levels of activity relating to conferences, events and bedroom sales seen throughout 2022 continued in the first half of 2023. Gross profit increased to £0.6m (2022: £0.5m) and gross margin was maintained at 54%.  Our hotel and conference centre in Derby benefits from a long lease that was taken out in 2018 and has 10 years left to run. Rents for the entire lease period were fixed at inception and as such are now even more competitive.

 

Taxation

The total tax charge for the period is estimated at £254,000 (2022: £59,000). This is higher than would be expected if the standard tax rate was applied to the result for the period, as explained in note 3.

 

Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share figure is 5.20p (2022: loss per share of 2.43p).  The diluted earnings per share is 5.19p (2022: loss per share of 2.43p).

 

Dividends

No dividends were paid in the period (2022: Nil).  The Directors propose an interim dividend of 1.0p per share (2022: Nil). The interim dividend will be paid on 1 September 2023 to shareholders on the register on 4 August 2023. 

 

Statement of financial position

Net working capital has increased to £5.4m (2022: £4.7m). There has been an increase in debtors reflecting the increase in revenues versus the same period last year and an improvement in key customer aged balances.  Net assets have increased to £6.9m (2022: £6.2m). The Group has no term debt and is financed using its invoice discounting and overdraft facilities with HSBC. At 30 June 2023 there were no overdrafts in use and invoice discounting funds in use were significantly reduced at £1.5m (2022: £3.5m).

 

Cash flow

The cash inflow from operating activities of £2.1m (2022: outflow £0.6m) for the six-month period reflects increased revenues and the improvement noted above in key customer balances.

 

Financing

The Group's current bank facilities comprise an overdraft of £50,000 and a confidential invoice discounting facility of up to £12m with HSBC at a discount margin of 1.6% above base. The Board closely monitors the level of facility utilisation and availability to ensure there is enough headroom to manage current operations and future needs of the business. The Group continues to be focussed on cash generation and building a robust statement of financial position to protect the business.

 

Own shares held

The cost of the Group's own shares purchased through the Employee Benefit Trust is shown as a deduction from equity. 193,615 options were exercised during the period. The balance of £100,388 on the own shares held reserve within equity reflects 143,412 shares remaining in the EBT that will be used to satisfy future exercises.

 

Going concern

The Group's current bank facilities include a net overdraft facility across the Group of £50,000 and an invoice discounting facility with HSBC providing of up to £12m, based on a percentage of good book debts, at a margin of 1.6% above base.  The Board closely monitors the level of facility utilisation and availability to ensure there is enough headroom to manage current operations and support the growth of the business. 

 

Given the uncertainty and mixed opinion about short and medium-term prospects for the UK economy influenced by the cost-of-living crisis, widespread strike action, the looming threat of a recession and other geo-political events, in addition to the established budgeting and forecasting processes, which considers a range of plausible events and circumstances, a reverse stress test has been undertaken. This shows that, assuming a continuation of the current facilities, the Group has access to sufficient cash and facilities to withstand a 20% reduction against the 2022 revenues without any significant restructuring or other cost reduction measures.

 

In assessing the risks related to the continued availability of the current facilities, the Board have taken into consideration the existing relationship with HSBC and the strength of the security provided, also taking into account the quality of the Group's customer base. Based on their enquiries, the Board have concluded that sufficient facilities will continue to remain available to the Group and therefore the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate and no material uncertainty exists.  

 

As a result, the going concern basis continues to be appropriate in preparing the interim results.

 

S L Dye                                                                                                             

Group Finance Director

26 July 2023                                                                 



Text Box: Consolidated statement of comprehensive income:

 



Six-month period ended 30 June 2023

Six-month period ended 30 June 2022

Year-ended

31

December 2022

 



Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited


Notes

£'000

£'000

£'000

Revenue

2

45,561

34,406

71,907

Cost of sales

2

(37,475)

(28,852)

(60,132)

Gross profit

2

8,086

5,554

11,775

Other operating income

2

-

-

6

Administrative expenses

2

(6,958)

(5,859)

(12,024)

Profit / (loss) from operations

2

1,128

(305)

(243)

Finance expense


(127)

(101)

(212)

Profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,001

(406)

(455)

Tax expense

3

(254)

59

104

Total profit / (loss) and other comprehensive income for the period attributable to owners of the parent


747

(347)

(351)



 



Earnings per ordinary share





Basic


5.20p

(2.43p)

(2.45p)

Fully diluted


5.19p

(2.43p)

(2.45p)

 

 

 

Text Box: Text Box: Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six months ended 30 June 2023:

 


Share capital

Share premium

Own shares held

 

Capital redemption reserve

Share based payment reserve

Profit and loss

Total equity


£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Balance at 1 January 2023

146

120

(236)

50

122

5,993

6,195

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

-

-

-

747

747

Transactions with owners:








Share options exercised

-

-

135

-

(92)

(43)

-

Total transactions with owners

-

-

135

-

(92)

(43)

-

At 30 June 2023 (Unaudited)

146

120

(101)

50

30

6,697

6,942



Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six months ended 30 June 2022:

 


Share capital

Share premium

Own shares held

 

Capital redemption reserve

Share based payment reserve

Profit and loss

Total equity


£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Balance at 1 January 2022

146

120

(236)

50

146

6,320

6,546

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

-

-

-

(347)

(347)

At 30 June 2022 (Unaudited)

146

120

(236)

50

146

5,973

6,199

 

 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2022:

 


Share capital

Share premium

Own shares held

 

Capital redemption reserve

Share based payment reserve

Retained earnings

Total equity


£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Balance at 1 January 2022

146

120

(236)

50

146

6,320

6,546

Total comprehensive expense for the year

-

-

-

-

-

(351)

(351)

Transactions with owners:








Share options cancelled

-

-

-

-

(24)

24

-

Total transactions with owners

-

-

-

-

(24)

24

-

At 31 December 2022

146

120

(236)

50

122

5,993

6,195



Consolidated statement of financial position:

 

 



As at

30 June 2023

 Unaudited

As at

30 June

2022

 

Unaudited

As at

31 December 2022

Audited



£'000

£'000

£'000

Assets





Non-current





Goodwill


132

132

132

Other intangible assets


18

43

28

Property, plant, and equipment


1,504

1,574

1,544

Right of use assets


2,300

2,627

2,491

Deferred tax asset


8

40

210



3,962

4,416

4,405

Current





Inventories


17

11

15

Trade and other receivables


15,932

13,610

15,388

Cash and cash equivalents


499

681

467



16,448

14,302

15,870

Total assets


18,718

20,275






Liabilities





Current





Trade and other payables


(9,117)

(5,926)

(7,875)

Lease liabilities


(303)

(176)

(303)

Corporation tax


(54)

66

-

Current borrowings


(1,525)

(3,547)

(3,132)



(10,999)

(9,583)

(11,310)

Non-current liabilities





Lease liabilities


(2,277)

(2,801)

(2,576)

Deferred tax liabilities


(192)

(135)

(194)

Total liabilities


(13,468)

(12,519)

(14,080)

Net assets


6,942

6,199

6,195






Equity





Share capital


146

146

146

Share premium 


120

120

120

Capital redemption reserve


50

50

50

Own shares held


(101)

(236)

(236)

Share based payment reserve


30

146

122

Profit and loss account


6,697

5,973

5,993

Total equity


6,199

6,195



Consolidated statement of cash flows:

 

 

 


Six-month period ended 30 June 2023 Unaudited

Six-month period ended 30 June 2022 Unaudited

Year ended 31 December 2022

Audited


£'000

£'000

£'000

Cash flows from operating activities




Profit / (loss) before tax

1,001

(406)

(455)

Adjustments for:




Depreciation, loss on disposal and amortisation

450

413

857

Finance expense

127

101

212

Change in inventories

(2)

10

6

Change in trade and other receivables

(544)

(129)

(1,907)

Change in trade and other payables

1,242

(504)

1,445

Cash inflow/(outflow) from operations

2,274

(515)

158

Interest paid

(127)

(101)

(212)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

2,147

(616)

(54)

Cash flows from investing activities




Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangibles

(209)

(250)

(417)

Net cash used in investing activities

(209)

(250)

(417)

Cash flows from financing activities




Movement on invoice discounting facility

(1,607)

823

872

Movement on perpetual bank overdrafts*

-

(104)

(568)

Payments of lease liabilities

(299)

(118)

(312)

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities

(1,906)

601

(8)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

32

(265)

(479)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

467

946

946

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

499

681

467

 

 

Text Box: *there was no perpetual bank overdraft remaining at 1 January 2023 as a result of cash inflows in 2022.

Text Box: Notes to the interim statement for the six months ended 30 June 2023:

 

1.    Accounting policies

 

a)    General information

             RTC Group Plc is incorporated and domiciled in England and its shares are publicly traded on AIM. The registered office address is The Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Derby, DE24 8UX.  The company's registered number is 02558971. The principal activities of the Group are described in note 2.  

 

             The Board consider the principal risks and uncertainties relating to the Group for the next six months to be the same as detailed in our last Annual Report and Accounts to 31 December 2022.

            

             b)    Basis of preparation

The unaudited interim Group financial information of RTC Group Plc is for the six months ended 30 June 2023 and does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of S.435 of the Companies Act 2006. The unaudited interim Group financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the AIM rules and have not been reviewed by the Group's auditors. This report should be read in conjunction with the Group's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022, which have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.


Going concern

The Group's current bank facilities include a net overdraft facility across the Group of £50,000 and an invoice discounting facility with HSBC providing of up to £12m, based on a percentage of good book debts, at a margin of 1.6% above base.  The Board closely monitors the level of facility utilisation and availability to ensure there is enough headroom to manage current operations and support the growth of the business. 

 

Given the uncertainty and mixed opinion about short and medium-term prospects for the UK economy influenced by the cost-of-living crisis, widespread strike action, the looming threat of a recession and other geo-political events, in addition to the established budgeting and forecasting processes, which considers a range of plausible events and circumstances, a reverse stress test has been undertaken. This shows that, assuming a continuation of the current facilities, the Group has access to sufficient cash and facilities to withstand a 20% reduction against the 2022 revenues without any significant restructuring or other cost reduction measures.

 

In assessing the risks related to the continued availability of the current facilities, the Board have taken into consideration the existing relationship with HSBC and the strength of the security provided, also taking into account the quality of the Group's customer base. Based on their enquiries, the Board have concluded that sufficient facilities will continue to remain available to the Group and therefore the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate and no material uncertainty exists. 

 

As a result, the going concern basis continues to be appropriate in preparing the interim results.

 

             These unaudited interim Group financial statements were approved for issue on 26 July 2023.  No significant events, other than those disclosed in this document, have occurred between 30 June 2023 and this date.

 

             c)     Comparatives

             The comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2022 do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of S.435 of the Companies Act 2006, but they have been derived from the audited financial statements for that year, which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditor was unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006 nor a reference to any matters which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis of matter without qualifying their report.

 

d)    Accounting policies

In preparing these interim financial statements, the Board have considered the impact of new standards which will be applied in the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts and there are not expected to be any changes in the accounting policies compared to those applied at 31 December 2022.

 

A full description of accounting policies is contained with our 2022 Annual Report and Accounts which is available on our website.

 

This interim announcement has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS as effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023.

 

2.     Segment analysis

The business is split into three operating segments, with recruitment being split by geographical area. This reflects the integrated approach to the Group's recruitment business in the UK and independent delivery of overseas business.  Three operating segments have therefore been agreed, based on the geography of the business unit: United Kingdom, International and Central Services. 

This is consistent with the reporting for management purposes, with the Group organised into two reportable segments, Recruitment and Central Services, which are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment has a different purpose within the Group and requires different technologies and marketing strategies. 

Segment operating profit is the profit earned by each operating segment defined above and is the measure reported to the Group's Board, the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker for performance management and resource allocation purposes. The Group manages the trading performance of each segment by monitoring operating contribution and centrally manages working capital, financing, and equity.

Revenues within the recruitment operating segment have similar economic characteristics and share a majority of the aggregation criteria set out in IFRS 8:12 in particular the nature of the products and services, the type or class of customers, the country in which the service is delivered, and the processes utilised to deliver the services and the regulatory environment for the services.

The purpose of the Central Services segment is to provide all central services for the Group including the Group's head office facilities in Derby. It also generates income from excess space at the Derby site including rental and hotel and conferencing facilities.

During the first half of 2023, one customer in the UK Recruitment segment contributed 10% or more of that segment's revenues being £11.8m (2022: £9.3m) and one customer in the International Recruitment sector contributed 10% or more of that segment's revenues being £1.0m (2022: £1.0m).             

                                                                                     



Revenue, gross profit, and operating profit delivery by geography for the six-month period ended 30 June 2023:

 

£'000

UK

Recruitment

 

UK

Central

Services

International

Recruitment

 

Total Group

Revenue

41,797

1,163

2,601

45,561

Cost of sales

(34,793)

(535)

(2,147)

(37,475)

Gross profit

7,004

628

454

8,086

Administrative expenses

(4,587)

(1,706)

(215)

(6,508)

Amortisation of intangibles

(12)

-

-

(12)

Depreciation of right of use assets

(74)

(125)

-

(199)

Depreciation

(162)

(76)

(1)

(239)

Total administrative expenses

(4,835)

(1,907)

(216)

(6,958)

Profit from operations

2,169

(1,279)

238

1,128


Segment profit from operations above represents the profit earned by each segment without allocation of Group administration costs or finance costs.

       Segment information for the six months ended 30 June 2022:

 

£'000

UK

Recruitment

 

UK

Central

Services

International

Recruitment

 

Total Group

Revenue

31,065

866

2,475

34,406

Cost of sales

(26,321)

(396)

(2,135)

(28,852)

Gross profit

4,744

470

340

5,554

Administrative expenses

(3,933)

(1,345)

(168)

(5,446)

Amortisation of intangibles

(12)

-

-

(12)

Depreciation of right of use assets

(65)

(114)

-

(179)

Depreciation

(124)

(95)

(3)

(222)

Total administrative expenses

(4,134)

(1,554)

(171)

(5,859)

Profit from operations

610

(1,084)

169

305

 

Segment information for the year ended 31 December 2022:

 

£'000

UK

Recruitment

 

UK

Central

Services

International

Recruitment

Total Group

Revenue

64,764

1,979

5,164

71,907

Cost of sales

(54,878)

(912)

(4,342)

(60,132)

Gross profit

9,886

1,067

822

11,775

Other operating income*

-

6

-

6

Administrative expenses

(7,948)

(2,883)

(341)

(11,172)

Amortisation of intangibles

(46)

-

-

(46)

Depreciation of right of use assets

(144)

(240)

-

(384)

Depreciation

(261)

(157)

(4)

(422)

Total administrative expenses

(8,399)

(3,280)

(345)

(12,024)

Profit / (loss) from operations

1,487

(2,207)

477

(243)

*Other operating income represents Government Grants.

Recruitment revenues are generated from permanent and temporary recruitment and long-term contracts for labour supply.  Within Central Services revenues are generated from the rental of excess space and hotel and conferencing at the Derby site, described as Other below.  Revenue and gross profit by service classification for management purposes:

                                                                                          

Revenue

 

 

£'000

Six months ended 30 June 2023 (Unaudited)

Six months ended 30 June 2022 (Unaudited)

Year ended 31    

December

2022

(Audited)

Permanent placements

1,401

1,414


2,706

Contract

42,997

32,126


67,222

Other

1,163

866


1,979


45,561

34,406


71,907

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

£'000

Six months ended 30 June 2023 (Unaudited)

Six months ended 30 June 2022 (Unaudited)

Year ended 31 December

2022

(Audited)

Permanent placements

1,401

1,414


2,706

Contract

6,057

3,670


8,002

Other

628

470


1,067


8,086

5,554


11,775

 

 

 

 

3.  Income tax

Continuing operations

Six-month period ended 30 June 2023 (Unaudited)

Six-month period

ended 30 June 2022 (Unaudited)

Year ended 31

December 2022

(Audited)


£'000

£'000

£'000

Analysis of tax:




Current tax




UK corporation tax

54

(66)

-



(66)

-

Deferred tax




Origination and reversal of temporary differences

200

7

(104)

Tax

254

(59)

(104)

 

Factors affecting the tax expense

The tax assessed for the six-month period ended 30 June 2023 is higher than (2022: higher than) would be expected by multiplying profit by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2022: 19%).



 

 

The differences are explained below:


Six-month period ended 30 June 2023 Unaudited

Six-month period ended 30 June 2022 Unaudited

Year ended 31 December 2022

Audited

Factors affecting tax expense

£'000

£'000

£'000

Result for the period before tax

1,001

(406)

(455)

Profit multiplied by standard rate of tax of 25% (2022: 19%)

250

(77)

(86)

Non-deductible expenses

39

18

50

Tax credit on exercise of options

(35)

-

-

Effect of change in deferred tax rate

-

-

13

Adjustment in respect of previous periods


-

(81)

Tax charge for the period

254

(59)

(104)

 

4.  Borrowings

 

Included in current borrowings are bank overdrafts and an invoice discounting facility which is secured by a cross guarantee and debenture over all Group companies.  There have been no defaults or breaches of the terms of the facility during the current or prior period.

 

 

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