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DCD Media PLC
03 September 2021
DCD Media Plc
("DCD Media" or the "Company")
Audited results for the year ended 31 March 2021
DCD Media and its subsidiaries, the independent TV distribution
and production group (the "Group"), today report results for the
year ended 31 March 2021.
Financial Summary
-- Revenue GBP11.33m (2020: GBP10.93m)
-- Gross profit GBP2.16m (2020: GBP2.05m)
-- Operating profit GBP0.50m (2020: loss of GBP0.15m)
-- Adjusted EBITDA GBP0.62m (2020: GBP0.40m)
-- Adjusted profit before tax GBP0.45m (2020: GBP0.18m)
-- Net cash GBP4.15m (2020: GBP2.74m)
Please refer to the table within the Performance section within
the Group Strategic Report for an explanation of the profit
adjustments. The comparative numbers above are all for the 15 month
period ending 31 March 2020.
Business highlights
-- DCD Rights announced the start of production of the new
ten-part season of My Life Is Murder. DCD Rights raised
international production funding to greenlight the second run in
conjunction with partners BCD, Acorn TV, TVNZ, and Network 10. The
series is produced by Greenstone TV and Distributed by DCD
Rights.
-- Season 7 part two of Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas went
into production and was transmitted in March 2021. The highly
successful series is a co-production between 1/17 Productions and
September Films for The CW Network in the USA and delivered a total
of 26 hours in the year.
-- DCD Rights acquired distribution rights to a new series of
successful period drama franchise, The Frankie Drake Mysteries, as
well as the three previous series, bringing the Group's drama
catalogue to over 600 hours of quality scripted series, in addition
to the extensive factual catalogue.
-- DCD Rights also acquired the third and final series of
acclaimed drama Jack Irish, starring Guy Pearce, as well as the
three Jack Irish telemovies, bringing together the entire franchise
into one portfolio.
-- The ten-part true crime series, The Lady Killers, was awarded
a Royal Television Society Midlands Award for Factual &
Specialist Factual Series. The show was produced by First Look TV
for DCD Rights and Quest Red.
-- Substantial sales were announced by DCD Rights across the new
slate of history and wildlife programming, with highlights being
sales to UK TV's Yesterday Channel for Living with Hitler,
alongside sales to eleven further markets.
-- The second season of DCD Rights partnered series, Disasters
Engineered, was premiered on Discovery Science Channel US in Q3 of
2020 and subsequently nominated for a second time for a Daytime
Emmy Award.
Overview
DCD Media reports a very strong performance in the period
delivering both record sales turnover of GBP11.33m (2020:
GBP10.93m) and a highly creditable bottom-line performance with an
adjusted profit before tax of GBP0.45m (2020: GBP0.18m). The Group
has navigated the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and
has found itself well positioned to capitalise on certain
opportunities presented by the pandemic.
Essentially, the short-term shift in consumer TV content demand
as a result of global lockdowns coupled with the cessation of many
active and planned TV productions has increased demand for content
libraries and quality catalogues such as DCD Rights' licenced and
owned IP.
The team has clearly responded exceptionally well to the
challenges in the period and in essence, has exploited the market
shift to create a more resilient business. As in previous years,
the strategic positioning to build sustainable high-profile drama
content offerings has enhanced the value of the catalogue and
raised the profile of the business in the marketplace.
The performance is notable given the turbulence over the last 18
months and the wider challenges facing the industry. From the
outset of the pandemic, our principal focus has been on working
closely with producers and distribution customers, effectively
managing cash flow and remotely managing the operational delivery,
providing a strong platform from which to capitalise as
restrictions ease. We believe there are significant growth
opportunities for the Group as and when the UK emerges from the
shadow of the recent lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions.
While Covid-19 has certainly put a production hold on hundreds
of scripted and unscripted entertainment productions that are
expected to air this year, the pivoting of productions saw
broadcasters acquiring more catalogue content. The strong focus on
rights sales for library content will, we believe, continue until
social distancing measures are globally reduced and 'fresh' content
continues to rise.
Reported Group revenue for the year to March 2021 was GBP11.33m
compared to GBP10.93m for the fifteen month period to March 2020.
Gross profit was very strong at GBP2.16m for the year compared to
GBP2.05m for the fifteen months to March 2020. The business also
performed well at the operating profit level with a reported profit
of GBP0.50m (2020: loss of GBP0.15m).
Adjusted EBITDA for the period was GBP0.62m (2020: GBP0.40m).
Net cash for the period was GBP4.15m (2020: GBP2.74m).
The strength of the DCD Rights performance again lies in its key
drama genre offering and this continues to be a standout
characteristic of the business. In the year, DCD Rights announced
the start of production of the new ten-part series of My Life Is
Murder, the second run of this major drama, produced by Greenstone
TV and co-produced by DCD Rights in conjunction with Acorn TV,
TVNZ, and Network 10.
The Secrets She Keeps, starring Laura Carmichael, premiered in
the UK in a high-profile BBC One slot, and remained in the top ten
iPlayer shows for the year, and has previously sold to multiple
territories, but made further sales to CBC Canada as well as Talpa
Netherlands and SBS Belgium in the year.
The acquisition team acquired distribution rights to a new
series of successful period drama franchise, The Frankie Drake
Mysteries, as well as the three previous series, bringing the DCD
drama catalogue to over 600 hours of high quality scripted series,
in addition to the extensive factual catalogue. And the team were
also delighted to acquire the third and final series of Jack Irish
starring Guy Pearce, as well as the three Jack Irish telemovies,
bringing together the entire franchise into one portfolio.
Other notable achievements include news that ten-part true crime
series The Lady Killers was awarded a Royal Television Society
Midlands Award for Factual and Specialist Factual Series. The show
was produced by First Look TV.
Substantial sales were announced by DCD Rights across the new
slate of history and wildlife programming, with highlights being
sales to UK TV's Yesterday Channel for Living with Hitler,
alongside sales to eleven further markets.
The second season of DCD partnered series, Disasters Engineered,
premiered on Discovery Science Channel US in Q3 of 2020 and
subsequently nominated for a second time for a Daytime Emmy
Award.
The DCD Rights team have, despite the obvious disruption from
Covid-19, made significant progress in developing depth in the
catalogue, continuing a policy to acquire long-running factual
series alongside quality drama and high-end documentaries.
The business maintained its relationship with its funding
partner, to continue its investment commitment in programming
acquisitions in the DCD Rights catalogue during the period.
Financial commitments of over GBP3.6m were made in the period, in
respect of programming with gross values of GBP8.9m over their
lifetime. The catalogue now totals over 3,300 hours of high-quality
drama, factual and entertainment programming.
Another noteworthy achievement in the year included news that
Season 7 part two of Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas, went into
production and was transmitted in March 2021. The highly successful
series is a co-production between 1/17 Productions and September
Films for The CW Network in the USA and delivered a total of 26
hours in the year.
Elsewhere in the business, DCD Rights' factual documentary slate
performed well, particularly with a new series of Secret Nazi Bases
2 which was licenced by Discovery, A&E and Viasat
multinationals. DCD Rights also launched a new slate of history
programming from Wild Bear Films at MIPCOM, led by Living with
Hitler that sold quickly to YLE Finland, UK TV Yesterday Channel,
and RTL Germany.
Royal programming was a new strand to the catalogue during the
year, launching The Palace and the Press, as well as The Real
Prince Phillip: An Officer and a Prince selling to both Channel 4
and American Public TV, providing a fitting epitaph in a programme
approved by the Royal Forces.
The Directors are, as in previous years, delighted that core
formats vesting in the production entities have been recommissioned
under co-production and format arrangements which provides both
continued cash flow for the Group and a growing library of 'owned'
content to complement the third-party rights held under
licence.
Outlook and Covid-19
Although the vast majority of the year was characterised by a
very challenging regime of enforced lockdowns and remote working,
we are pleased to report that, notwithstanding this challenging
business backdrop, trading for the year was particularly strong.
This has resulted in an outstanding financial performance
generating GBP504k of operational profit and adjusted EBITDA of
GBP623k.
The pandemic has undoubtedly changed the TV distribution and
production business. The spread of Covid-19 has boosted digital
media consumption as consumers spend more time at home and
communicate in person less. Where digital was progressing against
traditional broadcast platforms, digital media consumption is now
increasing rapidly, across social media and over-the-top video.
This creates significant challenges for distribution businesses
although DCD is responding well to the shift towards digital
consumption by collaborating with more OTT content platforms to
exploit the range of catalogue content.
And the DCD Rights team are resilient and experienced in
managing their catalogue acquisitions to ensure these meet the
appetite and expectations of our long-established network of
content buyers both in traditional broadcast platforms and digital
distribution.
There is though, a reality check around the general economic
impact which is having a knock-on effect on the production industry
and its workforce. For many months of 2020/21 production staff
being mostly freelancers have been laid-off and productions
operations have shut down or suspended. We believe the Covid-19
pandemic crisis will continue to impact the production business for
the remainder of 2021 and beyond.
David Craven, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
commented: "This financial performance in the year is the result of
an outstanding performance by all members of the DCD Rights team.
We are very aware of the challenges our team have faced during the
past year and are proud of their collective response and the
first-rate level of staff engagement through the crisis, which has
resulted in a significant increase in turnover and profit.
"Many of the team continue to work remotely but they have been
efficient, effective and focused on a strong sales performance for
the business.
"We are obviously delighted with the overall performance of the
business across the period, a number of factors are worthy of note.
The team were delighted to the start of production of the new
ten-part season of My Life Is Murder which is proving to be a
highly successful drama. Also notable was the premier in the UK of
The Secrets She Keeps starring Laura Carmichael. It was aired in a
high-profile BBC One slot and was hugely popular and well-received
during lockdown.
" Another noteworthy achievement in the year included news that
Season 7 part two of Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas, went into
production and was transmitted in March 2021. The series delivered
a total of 26 hours in the year.
"As we continue to make progress on our growth curve, increasing
the catalogue and footprint of the business, the Board can reflect
that various existing sales negotiations for 2021 look promising.
As ever, obtaining full commitment remains the perennial challenge
for the sales team particularly in the context of the ongoing
pandemic.
" Although there have been unprecedented business challenges in
the last period, the Board is very confident that, as the
restrictions ease, we have continued investment in the catalogue
and implemented the correct business continuity measures to enable
the Group to capitalise on the momentum we had generated before
this global crisis and are poised to take advantage of the exciting
growth opportunities which lie ahead.
"In addition to ensuring our continued financial discipline we
remain committed to safeguarding our employee health and well-being
whilst supporting our customers."
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Executive Chairman's review
Revenue has grown in 2021 from 2020, and this is despite the
prior period being for fifteen months rather than the year reported
in this financial report, which is an excellent result for the
Group. The Adjusted profit before tax for the year was GBP0.45m
which is up from 2020 of GBP0.18m. The DCD Rights team have a
number of negotiations in the pipeline that we hope will feed
through into further growth in the future.
The team have benefitted from continued support from its funders
to allow it to buy quality content and grow its slate. We continue
to vest significant time into these relationships as they are vital
for keeping the business running smoothly. The positive feedback we
have received is testament to the effort and effective
communicating being shown by the team in managing these
relationships.
Two significant highlights in the year were certainly the airing
of The Secrets She Keeps, starring Laura Carmichael, on BBC One
prime time and the successful production and airing of a two-part
series totalling 26 episodes of Penn & Teller: Fool Us in
Vegas. There were several other highlights as mentioned previously
in the report, and all are a result of the hard work being carried
out across the business.
As the business continues to go from strength to strength, we
realise the need to stay vigilant and manage risks that may arise
both internally and externally. I think given the way we have
handled ourselves over the past year and throughout the Covid-19
pandemic we have demonstrated how responsive we can be in dealing
with significant risk but all while maintaining efficiency across
the business.
As always, the Board would like to thank the management team and
staff at DCD Media for their hard work and dedication and for their
support in the financial year and beyond.
D Craven
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2 September 2021
Group strategic report
Strategic outlook
In the context of these unprecedented business challenges, the
Board is extremely proud of the continued financial discipline that
has been adopted and remains confident that the Group will emerge
from this global crisis in a strong financial position, enabling
the Group to take advantage of the exciting growth opportunities
that lie ahead.
What remains unclear though is for the many countries loosening
lockdown restrictions, will streaming consumption continue on its
upward growth trajectory? The management team feel they can respond
well to this market shift and hope to deliver on a number of
digital developments next year.
It is important for DCD Media that face-to-face interactions,
where high-value discussions are essential, can return as the new
normal. The entire industry has temporarily adapted to disruption
and go virtual where it can, investing in different content and
deploying alternative virtual models and delivery platforms is an
effective way.
Despite these obvious challenges, the core rights business
remains viable as the team continues to augment the catalogue and
increase contact and engagement with the acquiring networks. The
continued efforts to attract additional third-party funding also
remains a focus for the team and this has only been made more
challenging by Covid-19.
We are fortunate to have highly skilled and committed people
working with us and consequently we believe we will grow from
strength to strength. The Group remains resilient today while
preparing for tomorrow.
Review of divisions for the year to 31 March 2021
Rights and Licensing
DCD Rights
Buyer engagement remained steady during Covid-19 global
pandemic. The DCD Rights team remained effective by utilising
virtual meeting rooms to replace face-to-face meetings, in light of
all physical trade markets having been cancelled. The marketing
team set up a new launch specific site to enable buyers to view
trailers, full shows as well as browse updated virtual
catalogues.
Demand for new and finished programming remained high and
networks endeavoured to keep schedules fresh and regularly renewed
in order to maintain the high lockdown viewing figures. DCD Rights
was impacted by a number of series being delayed or even cancelled,
but in general, benefitted from a strong catalogue as well as the
fact that many of the new series already committed to, were in
post-production rather than still to be filmed, and consequently
delivered during the year.
The market for co-production grew, with DCD Rights being called
upon by both producers and broadcasters to enable cost effective
solutions to the demand for tailor made series at a shared cost,
and we worked across new drama and factual series to this effect.
Notably, both a new ten-part drama series of My Life is Murder 2,
and Disasters Engineered 2 were produced and delivered under the
pandemic from New Zealand and the USA, with credit due to both
production companies.
The drama genre remained the strongest revenue generating area
for the business. The Secrets She Keeps, starring Laura Carmichael,
premiered in the UK in a high profile BBC One slot, and remained in
the top 10 iPlayer shows for the year, making further sales to CBC
Canada as well as Talpa Netherlands and SBS Belgium. The pre-sales
for My Life is Murder 2 were made during the year and the
acquisition of the new Frankie Drake Mysteries period drama series
and catalogue gleaned early sales to Ovation and PBS in the US, as
well as to ViaSat World for Scandinavia. In January, the business
launched the third and final series of Jack Irish - a thriller
series starring Guy Pearce. Presales were made to Acorn TV USA for
the series, as well as three Jack Irish movies that were also
acquired during the year.
There was a growth in demand for classic drama series from the
VOD markets and we responded with the acquisition of The Indian
Doctor with Sanjeev Bascar, Run with Olivia Coleman, and Thorne
with David Morrissey and Sandra Oh. All three made strong sales in
the US, UK and Europe. Land Girls, from the Group catalogue, also
sold three seasons to PBS Network Digital Division. DCD Rights
distributed Taggart and Rebus also remained popular with VOD
buyers.
Format sales provide another source of income from both drama
and entertainment series. Australian comedy series The Moody's was
produced for a second season for Fox Network. September Film's
co-production with 1/17 Productions, Penn and Teller (for the CW
Network US), moved distribution from Network inhouse distribution
to DCD Rights during the year, kicked off by a strong sale to ABC
Australia for the new season.
In factual entertainment programming, long running popular
brands proved most popular with buyers, with the Aussie Gold
Hunters series being the top seller. Season six delivered during
the year, bringing the offering up to 84 hours. Our US Coast Guard
Alaska franchise of 67 hours also garnered strong repeat licenses
across Europe.
DCD Media's new factual documentary slate delivered in the year,
led by new series of Secret Nazi Bases 2 which was picked up
quickly by the likes of Discovery, A&E and Viasat
multinationals. The business launched a new slate of history
programming from Wild Bear Films at MIPCOM, led by Living with
Hitler that sold promptly to YLE Finland, UK TV Yesterday Channel,
and RTL Germany.
Royal programming was a new strand to the catalogue during the
year, launching The Palace and the Press, as well as The Real
Prince Phillip: An Officer and a Prince selling to both Channel 4
and American Public TV, providing a fitting epitaph in a programme
approved by the Royal Forces.
Cookery continued to be a popular genre, and DCD launched a new
series with young chef Nisha Katona, A Taste of Italy. Multiple
sales which proved popular with Fox Channels and Matkalanen across
Scandinavia. James Martin's Islands to Highlands series transmitted
on ITV and remained popular across Europe, with Ainsley's Food
Adventure selling to Discovery UK.
The catalogue continued to grow and replace older programming
with new and fresh content during the year. The high standards of
service to our customers, both producers and buyers, has been key
in maintaining relationships with clients in unpredictable
conditions, and adapting to those conditions effectively and
efficiently has allowed revenue to grow.
Productions
The DCD Media production division comprised the following
brands:
September Films London, UK
UK
Rize Television London, UK
The output of September Films is overseen by DCD Media and
complemented by the Group's rights division.
September Films
September Films agreed to co-produce, with US based 1/17
Productions, a further series of the highly successful
entertainment show Penn & Teller: Fool Us. This is the seventh
season produced in the US and the eighth season overall with
filming completing before the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. It will
consist of 13 episodes and continue to be hosted by Alyson Hannigan
and again feature the world-famous magicians Penn & Teller.
Part two of the previous series seven was aired in March 2021 with
the current series airing in the Autumn on The CW network in the
US.
September Films will continue to be involved in the production
of future series of Penn & Teller: Fool Us. The company
continues to review its library of formats and titles.
Rize
During the year there was no production activity in Rize and the
Directors do not foresee commercial activity in the forthcoming
year either.
Performance
At a turnover level, the Group delivered GBP11.3m in revenue
over the year, all from continuing operations compared with
GBP10.9m for the fifteen-month period ending March 2020. The Group
has come through the global pandemic admirably and adapted to
changing environments across all its markets accordingly. The Board
believe the business is in a strong position to take advantage of
growth over the coming years and is also in a robust position
financially. While the year to March 2021 was unpredictable the
team have increased revenue and bottom-line numbers, which is
testament to the hard work undertaken. The Group strives to adapt
and progress further to return more growth in the coming years for
its shareholders.
The Group made an operating profit for the year of GBP0.50m
(2020: loss of GBP0.15m), which is stated after impairment and
amortisation of intangible assets, including goodwill and trade
names.
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted PBT are key metrics most relevant
to the Board, because they most fairly reflect the underlying
business performance by excluding the significant non-cash impacts
of goodwill, trade name and programme rights amortisation and
impairments.
The headline adjusted EBITDA in the year ended 31 March 2021 was
a profit of GBP0.62m (2020: GBP0.40m), inclusive of GBP0.29m of
foreign exchange losses (2020: GBP0.19m gain) and depreciation of
GBP0.16m (2020: GBP0.21m).
Adjusted profit before tax for the Group was GBP0.45m in 2021
(2020: GBP0.18m).
The following table represents the reconciliation between the
operating loss per the consolidated income statement and adjusted
profit before tax and adjusted Earnings Before Interest Tax
Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA):
15 month
Year ended period ended
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBPm GBPm
Operating profit/(loss) per statutory
accounts 0.50 (0.15)
Add: Depreciation (notes 11 and 12) 0.16 0.21
EBITDA 0.66 0.06
Add: Non-recurring items (0.04) 0.34
Adjusted EBITDA 0.62 0.40
Less: Net financial expense (note 7) (0.01) (0.01)
Less: Depreciation (notes 11 and 12) (0.16) (0.21)
Adjusted profit before tax 0.45 0.18
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Intangible assets
The Group's intangible asset balance, see note 10, is wholly
attributable to Goodwill in relation to DCD Rights and September
Films.
The accounting implications, in terms of the effect of reporting
impaired intangible assets under International Financial Standards,
are explained below.
Goodwill
The Directors have assessed the carrying value of goodwill
attributable to September Films and have booked no impairment in
the period to 31 March 2021 (2020: GBPNil). This is in light of the
back-end catalogue income expected to be received within the
business. In 2020, the carrying value of Rize TV was reduced to
GBPNil, so no charge was recognised in the current year (2020:
GBP67k).
Trade names
All trade names were fully amortised before the 2018 year and as
such no charge was made in the year to 31 March 2021 (2020:
GBPNil). Trade names were amortised over ten years on a
straight-line basis.
Non-recurring items
Non-recurring gains of GBP0.04m (2020: cost of GBP0.34m) have
been disclosed in the consolidated statement of comprehensive
income. These are in relation to one-off write-backs for old
creditor balances unclaimed. In the prior year the losses were in
relation to non-recurring costs.
Earnings per share
Basic profit per share in the period was 18p (period ended 31
March 2020: loss of 6p) and was calculated on the profit after
taxation of GBP0.47m (period ended 31 March 2020: loss of GBP0.16m)
divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during
the year being 2,541,419 (2020: 2,541,419).
Balance sheet
The Group's net cash balance has increased to GBP4.1m at 31
March 2021 from GBP2.7m at 31 March 2020. A substantial portion of
the Group's cash balances represent working capital commitment in
relation to its rights business and is not considered free cash.
The increase in the year is largely due to temporary movements in
receivables and payables in working capital.
Shareholders' equity
Retained earnings as at 31 March 2021 was a deficit of GBP60.5m
(2020: GBP61.0m) and total shareholders' equity at that date was
GBP2.9m (2020: GBP2.4m).
Current trading
As mentioned in the strategic report, the ongoing global
Covid-19 crisis has led to widespread uncertainty and impacted
production with the need to plan for frequent changes and delays
delivery in and of new programming in our specific market sector.
However, the team have a high-quality library of content and while
currently there is a lag in reaching signature stage and subsequent
delivery, the Group has a number of exciting deals that we are
hopeful of converting to closure before the end of the first half
of this year. This should enable the business to perform on target
with management's expectations.
Going concern
The Group's business activities, together with the factors
likely to affect its future development, performance, financial
position and borrowings are set out above. In addition, note 17 to
the consolidated financial statements sets out the Group's
objectives, policies and processes for managing its financial
instruments and risk.
The Group's day-to-day operations are funded from cash generated
from trading.
In considering the going concern basis of preparation of the
Group's financial statements, the Board has prepared profit and
cash flow projections which incorporate reasonably foreseeable
impacts of the ongoing challenging trading environment. These
projections reflect the management of the day-to-day cash flows of
the Group which includes assumptions on the profile of payment of
certain existing liabilities of the Group. They show that the
day-to-day operations will continue to be cash generative.
The Directors' forecasts and projections, which make allowance
for potential changes in its trading performance, show that with
the ongoing support of its principal shareholder and principal
funder, the Group can continue to generate cash to meet its
obligations as they fall due.
The Directors have regular discussions with the Group's main
shareholders and have a reasonable expectation that the Company and
the Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational
existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to
adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and
financial statements.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
12 months 15 months
to to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBPm GBPm
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Revenue 11.33 10.93
Operating profit/(loss) from operations 0.50 (0.15)
Adjusted EBITDA 0.62 0.40
Adjusted profit before tax 0.45 0.18
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The Board does not regularly review any non-financial KPIs or consider
these to be key indicators for the business performance. Indicators
such as hours of new content acquired are considered supportive
of the financial indicators.
Principal risks and uncertainties
General commercial risks
The Group's management aims to minimise risk of over-reliance on
individual business segments, members of staff, productions or
customers by developing a broad, balanced stable of production and
distribution activities and intellectual property. Clear risk
assessment and strong financial and operational management is
essential to control and manage the Group's existing business,
retain key staff and balance current development with future growth
plans. As the Group operates in overseas markets, it is also
subject to exposures on transactions undertaken in foreign
currencies.
Production and distribution revenue
Production revenue will remain at current levels or recede given
the Group has ceased to pursue productions in development and will
focus on its two current franchises. Distribution revenue is
forecast to rise as this division is the prime focus of the Group
going forward.
Funding and liquidity
Securing funding from external parties to grow the catalogue
through acquisition is key to the rights and licencing business.
The Board is comfortable given the relationships with current
funding partner they have adequate resources to meet their
acquisition plans for the foreseeable future.
The Group's cash and cash equivalents net of overdraft at the
end of the period was GBP4.1m (2020: GBP2.7m) including certain
production related cash held to maintain the Group policy. The
Group does not currently have any outstanding debt (2020: GBPNil).
Details of interest payable, funding and risk mitigation are
disclosed in notes 7, 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial
statements.
Exchange rate risk
Management review expected cash inflows and outflows in source
currency and when required, take out forward options to protect
against any short-term fluctuations.
Brexit
The Group's multinational channel customers have been impacted
by Brexit with the need to develop local production hubs and
offices, but the current slate of programming remains in demand
across Europe and continues to trade under the ECTT Rules.
Management remains vigilant as this comes up in discussions at the
EU.
Covid-19
As noted in the outlook on page 3, whilst the pandemic has
undoubtedly changed the TV distribution and production business,
the spread of Covid-19 has boosted digital media consumption as
consumers spend more time at home and communicate in person less.
Whilst the pandemic creates significant challenges for distribution
businesses, the Group is responding well to the shift towards
digital consumption by collaborating with more OTT content
platforms to exploit the range of catalogue content. Management
remain vigilant to the ongoing developments of Covid-19 and its
impact on the TV distribution and production business.
Section 172 statement
From 1 January 2019, legislation was introduced requiring
companies to include a statement pursuant to section 172(1) of the
Companies Act 2006. The Board recognises the importance of the
Group's wider stakeholders when performing their duties under
Section 172(1) of the Companies Act and their duties to act in the
way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote
the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a
whole, and in doing so have regard (among other matters) to:
-- the likely consequences of any decision in the long-term;
-- the interests of the Company's employees;
-- the need to foster the Company's business relationships with
suppliers, customers and other;
-- the impact of the Company's operations on the community and environment;
-- the desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for
high standards of business conduct; and
-- the need to act fairly as between members of the Company.
The Directors are briefed on their duties and they can access
professional advice on these, either from the Company Secretary or,
if they judge it necessary, from an independent adviser.
The following paragraphs summarise how the Director's fulfil
their duties:
Risk Management
As a relatively small business we are able to identify,
evaluate, manage and mitigate risks that we face efficiently. With
Directors who are integrated into the operations of the business on
a daily basis we can be pro-active and agile in making our
assessments of risk and have important decision makers input in a
timely manner.
The Board members are given access to management papers which
set out the potential outcome of decisions. Regular discussions
between the Board and management are held on financial and
non-financial decision consequences which can be undertaken quickly
and allow for decisions to be implemented and actioned as
necessary.
Our People
The Company is committed to being a responsible business. Our
behaviour is aligned with the expectations of our people, clients,
investors communities and society as a whole. People are at the
heart of our business from the tremendous staff we have within, to
the clients we engage with all over the world, and to all other
stakeholders who are affected by the work we undertake. In order to
succeed we need dedicated and motivated staff and in return we need
to provide them with the right environment to succeed and develop
personally in their career. We must also share common values and
objectives in order for the business to thrive. The Directors
actively consider the interest of employees in all major decisions.
The Directors hold regular feedback sessions with employees and
people is a key area of discussion in every board meeting.
Business Relationships
Our strategy prioritises building long-term relationships with
both suppliers of content and our media outlets, in building trust
between parties so that the Company continues to be a highly
respected rights and licencing business in the industry. The
directors and staff understand how important these relationships
are to the long-term success of the business and as such make every
effort to do what they can for all stakeholders across the
business. The Company also embraces new introductions from a supply
and sales side and will give every proposal or opportunity the
attention it deserves in order to grow new relationships too.
Community and environment
The Company aims to create positive change within the
communities and environments it interacts with and is part of. We
promote our staff to be involved and promote the communities around
us. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is important to the
Company and the Board understands its importance in recognising
this across the business. More information on CSR and how the
Company adopts this can be found on the Company's website under
Corporate Governance.
Shareholders
The Board is committed to openly engaging with our shareholders,
as we recognise the importance of a continuing and effective
dialogue, whether with our two largest shareholders who hold more
than 97% of the issued share capital, or with our smaller private
shareholders alike. It is important that our shareholders
understand our strategy, share in our successes and understand how
the business is doing financially. We listen to any feedback
provided by any shareholder in equal measure and make decisions
taking these views into account.
D Craven
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2 September 2021
Group report of the Directors for the year ended 31 March
2021
The Directors present their report together with the audited
financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.
Principal activities
The main activities of the Group in the period continued to be
distribution and rights exploitation. The main activity of the
Company continued to be that of a holding company, providing
support services to its subsidiaries.
Business review
A detailed review of the Group's business including key
performance indicators and likely future developments is contained
in the Executive Chairman's Review and Group Strategic Report on
pages 5 to 10, which should be read in conjunction with this
report.
Results
The Group's profit before taxation for the year ended 31 March
2021 was GBP0.50m (2020: loss of GBP0.16m). The result for the
period post-taxation was GBP0.47m (2020: loss of GBP0.16m) and has
been carried forward in reserves.
The Directors do not propose to recommend the payment of a
dividend (2020: GBPNil).
Directors and their interests
At 31 March 2021 At 31 March 2020
Ordinary Deferred Ordinary Deferred
shares shares of shares shares of
of GBP1 each of GBP1 each
GBP1 each GBP1 each
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N Davies Williams 781 69,317 781 69,317
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D Craven - - - -
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N McMyn - - - -
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A Lindley* - - - -
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J P Rohan** - - - -
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* Resigned 13 August 2020
** Appointed 27 August 2020
Mr Lindley, prior to his resignation was a non-executive
director. During the year Mr Rohan was appointed as a Non-Executive
Director to replace Mr Lindley. Biographies of the Company's
directors can be found on page 16.
Other than as disclosed in note 20 to the consolidated financial
statements, none of the Directors had a material interest in any
other contract of any significance with the Company and its
subsidiaries during or at the end of the financial year.
Substantial shareholdings
The Company has been notified, as at 1 September 2021, of the
following material interests in the voting rights of the Company
under the provisions of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules:
Name No. of GBP1 ordinary %
shares
Timeweave Ltd 1,818,377 71.55
Lombard Odier Investment Managers 664,328 26.14
Share capital
Details of share capital are disclosed in note 18 to the
consolidated financial statements.
Employee involvement
The Group's policy is to encourage employee involvement at all
levels as it believes this is essential for the success of the
business. There is significant competition for experienced and
skilled creative staff and administrators. The Directors are aware
of this and have looked to encourage and develop internal resources
and to put in place succession plans. In addition, the Group has
adopted an open management style to encourage communication and
give employees the opportunity to contribute to future strategy
discussions and decisions on business issues.
The Group does not discriminate against anyone on any grounds.
Criteria for selection and promotion are based on suitability of an
applicant for the job. Applications for employment by disabled
persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the respective
aptitudes of the applicants concerned. In the event of members of
staff becoming disabled, every effort will be made to ensure that
their employment with the Group continues and that appropriate
training is arranged. It is the policy of the Group that the
training, career development and promotion of disabled persons
should, as far as possible, be at least comparable with that of
other employees.
Financial instruments
Details of the use of financial instruments by the Company are
contained in note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Statement of compliance
The Group has adopted a framework for corporate governance which
it believes is suitable for a company of its size with reference to
the key points within the UK Corporate Governance Code issued by
the Financial Reporting Council ("UK Corporate Governance
Code").
DCD Media Plc's shares are quoted on AIM, a market operated by
the London Stock Exchange Plc. From the 28 September 2018 there was
a requirement for AIM listed entities to explain how they adhere to
a recognised Corporate Governance policy.
The corporate governance framework which the group operates,
including board leadership and effectiveness, board remuneration,
and internal control is based upon practices which the Board
believes are proportional to the size, risks, complexity and
operations of the business and is reflective of the group's values.
Of the two widely recognised formal codes, the Board decided to
adhere to the Quoted Companies Alliance's (QCA) Corporate
Governance Code for small and mid-size quoted companies (revised in
April 2018 to meet the new requirements of AIM Rule 26). The full
code and how the Company adheres to this can be found on the
Group's website at
www.dcdmedia.co.uk/investors/corporate-governance .
The QCA Code is constructed around ten broad principles and a
set of disclosures. The QCA has stated what it considers to be
appropriate arrangements for growing companies and asks companies
to provide an explanation about how they are meeting the principles
through the prescribed disclosures.
We have considered how we apply each principle to the extent
that the board judges these to be appropriate in the circumstances,
and below we provide an explanation of the approach taken. A full
explanation for each principle can be seen on the website
accordingly. Consideration to the ownership of the business is key
in where the board deviate from any QCA code directives. The
company is owned 97.69% by two institutional investors with the
four board members made up of two directors from Timeweave Ltd, its
majority shareholder. Timeweave Ltd owns 71.55% accordingly.
The Directors confirm that the annual report and accounts, taken
as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable while providing
the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group's
position and performance, business model and strategy.
Board composition and compliance
The Board recognises its collective responsibility for the
long-term success of the Group. It assesses business opportunities
and seeks to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to
assess and manage risk.
The Board of DCD Media currently comprises two executive
Directors and two non-executive Directors. During a normal year
there are a number of scheduled board meetings with other meetings
being arranged at shorter notice as necessary. The Board agenda is
set by the Chairman in consultation with the other Directors.
The Board has a formal schedule of matters reserved to it for
decision which is reviewed on an annual basis.
Under the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association,
all Directors are required to offer themselves for re-election at
least once every three years. In addition, under the Articles, any
Director appointed during the year will stand for election at the
next annual general meeting, ensuring that each Board member faces
re-election at regular intervals.
The Directors are entitled to take independent professional
advice at the expense of the Company and all have access to the
advice and services of the Company Secretary. The Company will take
all reasonable steps to ensure compliance by Directors and
applicable employees with the provisions of the AIM Rules relating
to dealings in securities.
Board evaluation
While there is no formal evaluation of the board on an annual
basis in place the director's and the committees do evaluate the
contribution of each on an ongoing basis. The board recognise the
importance of evaluating the performance of each individual member
but also recognise that for the size of company this form of
self-evaluation is sufficient currently. Going forward as the
company grows we will look to utilise external facilitators in
future board evaluations.
The Board has established an Audit, Nomination and Remuneration
Committee. All are formally constituted with written terms of
reference. The terms of reference are available on request from the
Company Secretary. The Board met formally once during the year,
which all directors attended. In addition, there were several
informal Board meetings and weekly executive meetings.
Audit Committee
During the financial year under review, the members of the Audit
Committee were Neil McMyn (Chairman) and Andrew Lindley. Andrew
Lindley resigned during the year on 13 August 2020. He was replaced
by Jean-Paul Rohan on 27 August 2020 once approved by the existing
Board and was subsequently assigned to the remuneration
committee.
The responsibilities of the committee include the following:
-- ensuring that the financial performance of the Group is
properly monitored, controlled and reported on;
-- reviewing accounting policies, accounting treatment and
disclosures in the financial reports;
-- meeting the auditors and reviewing reports from the auditors
relating to accounts and internal control systems; and
-- overseeing the Group's relationship with external auditors,
including making recommendations to the Board as to the appointment
or re-appointment of the external auditors, reviewing their terms
of engagement, and monitoring the external auditors' independence,
objectivity and effectiveness.
During the period, the committee met to review audit planning
and findings with regard to the Annual Report. In addition, it
reviewed the appointment of auditors, and agreed unanimously to
re-elect SRLV Audit Limited.
Remuneration Committee
During the financial year under review, the members of the
Remuneration Committee were Neil McMyn (Chairman) and Andrew
Lindley. Andrew Lindley resigned during the year on 13 August 2020.
He was replaced by Jean-Paul Rohan on 27 August 2020 once approved
by the existing Board and was subsequently assigned to the
remuneration committee.
The responsibilities of the committee include the following:
-- reviewing the performance of the Executive Directors and
setting the scale and structure of their remuneration with due
regard to the interest of shareholders; and
-- overseeing the evaluation of the Executive Directors.
Shareholder engagement
The Directors of the Company are open for discussion with
shareholders at any point. Furthermore, they seek to keep
shareholders informed through detailed full year and interim
results notices, the AGM, RNS releases, an up to date and detailed
website as well as through more modern platforms such as Twitter
and LinkedIn. The Company promotes the AGM as a chance to ask
questions and discuss issues face to face with the board. Given
that only 2% of shares are in the public domain (outside of the two
major institutional investors) there has been little shareholder
engagement in the past at the AGM.
Strategy and business model
We aim to deliver original, inspiring and popular television
programmes and media content for clients around the world, enabling
them to achieve high audience satisfaction and ratings. We strive
to become one of the world's leading independent TV rights
distributor.
Staff and corporate culture
We encourage a collaborative, innovative and respectful culture
across our workforce. We aim to empower our staff as much as
possible and to ensure they feel involved with the business and its
overall strategy. The business has a minimal level of staff
turnover, and while the team is only small, we believe this is
testament to the fact that the business is so connecting from top
down. We have regular one-to-one meetings with key management
personnel to ensure staff are engaged. These, along with team
meetings allow for corporate culture to be encouraged and to allow
staff to see how they affect it and how they can impact it.
Internal control
The Board has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Group
maintains a sound system of internal control to provide it with
reasonable assurance that all information used within the business
and for external publication is adequate, including financial,
operational and compliance control and risk management.
It should be recognised that any system of control can provide
only reasonable and not absolute assurance against material
misstatement or loss, as it is designed to manage rather than
eliminate those risks that may affect the Group achieving its
business objectives.
Going concern
For the reasons set out in the Executive Chairman's Review, the
Directors consider it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going
concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial
statements.
Supplier payment policy
The Company and Group's policy is to agree terms of payment with
suppliers when agreeing the overall terms of each transaction, to
ensure that suppliers are aware of the terms of payment and that
Group companies abide by the terms of the payment.
Share capital
Details of the Company's share capital and changes to the share
capital are shown in note 18 to the consolidated financial
statements.
Resolutions at the Annual General Meeting
The Company's AGM will be held on Thursday 30 September 2021.
Accompanying this Report is the Notice of AGM which sets out the
resolutions to be considered and approved at the meeting together
with some explanatory notes. The resolutions cover such routine
matters as the renewal of authority to allot shares, to dis-apply
pre-emption rights and to purchase own shares.
Statement of Directors' responsibilities
The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report
and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and
regulations.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial
statements for each financial period. Under that law the Directors
have elected to prepare the consolidated financial statements in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
as adopted by the European Union, and the parent company financial
statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice (Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland' 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 Group and Company and of the profit or loss of the
Group for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are
required to:
-- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-- state whether IFRSs as adopted by the European Union and
applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to
any material departures disclosed and explained in the consolidated
and parent company financial statements respectively; and
-- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will
continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting
records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group's and the
Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the Group and 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 Group and 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 company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom
governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements
may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Website publication
The Directors are responsible for ensuring the annual report and
the financial statements are made available on a website. Financial
statements are published on the Company's website (
www.dcdmedia.co.uk ) in accordance with legislation in the United
Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial
statements, which may vary from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The maintenance and integrity of the Company's website is the
responsibility of the Directors. The Directors' responsibility also
extends to the on-going integrity of the financial statements
contained therein.
Charitable and political donations
Group donations to charities worldwide were GBPNil (2020:
GBPNil). No donations were made to any political party in either
period.
Auditor
A resolution to re-appoint SRLV Audit Limited as the Company's
auditor will be put forward at the AGM to be held on 30 September
2021.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
In the case of each of the persons who are Directors at the time
when the annual report is approved, the following applies:
-- so far as that Director is aware, there is no relevant audit
information of which the Company's auditor is unaware; and
-- that Director has taken all the steps that they ought to have
taken as a Director in order to be aware of any relevant audit
information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of
that information.
This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in
accordance with the provisions of section 418 of the Companies Act
2006.
Directors' Report approved by the Board on 2 September 2021 and
signed on its behalf by:
D Craven
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2 September 2021
Board of Directors
David Craven (Executive Chairman & CEO)
David Craven was appointed CEO of DCD Media in October 2012 and
Executive Chairman in January 2014. David brings significant
sector-specific and broad commercial experience to the Group,
having held senior roles with News Corporation, UPC Media and
Trinity Newspapers. He was also joint MD of the Tote for six years
and was closely involved in its privatisation, and has held senior
executive roles at UK Betting Plc and Wembley Plc. David was also a
co-founder of broadband and interactive TV media group, UPC Chello,
and was a co-founder of the Gaming Media Group. David's time
commitment on DCD Media is around 25%.
Nicky Davies Williams (Executive Director)
Nicky Davies Williams was appointed CEO of DCD Rights, DCD
Media's distribution and licencing division, in December 2005 when
she sold NBD TV, a company she founded and ran successfully for
over 22 years, to the Group. An English Literature graduate from
Leeds University, she began her career in the music business,
moving into film and television distribution at Island Pictures,
where she rose to the post of Sales Director, prior to founding her
own company in 1983. She has managed DCD Rights' growth into one of
the world's leading independent distributors. Her experience
includes non-executive directorships on the Board of The Channel
Television Group from 1991-1998, and as a founding non-executive of
the Women in Film and Television in the UK. With primary
responsibility as CEO for DCD Rights, in her role as a DCD Media
Director she continues to oversee the Penn and Teller Fool US 1/17
co-production in the US for September Films as well as acting as
Executive Producer across the Bridezillas US format productions
alongside numerous factual and drama series where DCD Rights are
co-production partners. Nicky's time commitment on DCD Media is
100%.
Neil McMyn (Non-Executive Director)
Neil McMyn is a chartered accountant and European Chief
Financial Officer of Tavistock Group, an international private
investment organisation. Previously Neil spent nine years with
Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance in Edinburgh and six years in
advisory and funds management roles at Westpac Institutional Bank
in Sydney. Neil is also Chief Financial Officer of Ultimate Finance
Group and director of Timeweave Ltd. He became a Non-Executive
Director of DCD Media in September 2012. Neil's time commitment on
DCD Media is around one day a month.
Jean-Paul Rohan (Non-Executive Director)
A highly experienced commercial and business development
executive, Jean-Paul Rohan has hands-on experience of building
businesses in sports, media, games, wireless, broadband and digital
TV markets on a European and global basis. Jean-Paul spent over 10
years in the games industry at a senior level for companies
including Activision, Mindscape International and BMG Interactive
International. Having worked within the UK and Europe, developing
broadband, wireless and interactive TV strategies as well as
brokering many of the deals necessary to deliver end applications,
together with operators including Sky, UPC, NTL, Telewest BT and
mobile network owners, Jean-Paul has considerable experience in
understanding the complexities of developing commercial
opportunities in this continually converging media and content
space. His extensive experience in the creation, commercialisation
and protection of IPR across a number of sectors has helped to
build some of the strongest and commercially valuable gaming and
media businesses in the market today. Jean-Paul's time commitment
on DCD Media is around one day a month.
Independent auditor's report to the members of DCD Media Plc
We have audited the financial statements of DCD Media Plc (the
'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'Group') for the year
ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the consolidated income
statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the
consolidated statement of financial position, the consolidated
statement of cash flows, the consolidated statement of changes in
equity, the notes to the consolidated financial statements, the
parent company balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity
and the notes to the parent company financial statements, including
a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the
Group financial statements is applicable law and International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European
Union. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in
the preparation of the parent company financial statements is
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including
Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion:
-- the financial statements give a true and fair view of the
state of the Group's and of the parent company's affairs as at 31
March 2021 and of the Group's result for the year then ended;
-- the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in
accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union;
-- the parent company financial statements have been properly
prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice; and
-- the financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International
Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the
auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group
and the parent company in accordance with the ethical requirements
that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the
UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard as applied to listed
public interest 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.
Our approach to the audit
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and
assessed the risks of material misstatement in the financial
statements, including those that required significant auditor
consideration at the component and Group level. In particular, we
looked at where the Directors made subjective judgements, for
example in respect of significant accounting estimates that
involved making assumptions and considering future events that are
inherently uncertain. As in all our audits, we also addressed the
risk of management override of internal controls, including
estimates whether there was evidence of bias by the Directors that
represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud. The Group
engagement team performed all of the audit procedures. Procedures
were performed to address the risks identified and for the most
significant assessed risks of material misstatement. The procedures
performed are outlined in the key audit matters section of this
report.
Components of the group subject to full scope audits account for
100% of group turnover and 92% of group assets.
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 evaluation of the Directors' assessment of the Group's and
parent company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern
basis of accounting included the following procedures.
The going concern assessment period used by the directors was at
least twelve months from the date of the approval of the financial
statements. We assessed the assessed the appropriateness of the
approach, assumptions made and the clerical accuracy of the
forecasts used by the Directors when performing their going concern
assessment.
We evaluated the Directors' assessment of the Group's and parent
company's ability to continue as a going concern, which included
challenging the underlying data and main assumptions used as part
of this assessment. We also considered the sensitivity analysis
undertaken as part of the Directors' going concern assessment.
We considered and assessed the appropriateness of the
disclosures made in the financial statements in relation to going
concern.
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 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 the auditors'
professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of
the financial statements of the current year 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.
The key audit matter identified in respect of the Group
financial statements was revenue recognition. The key audit matters
identified in respect of the parent company financial statements
were the carrying value of investments in subsidiaries and
recoverability of intercompany receivables. This is not a complete
list of all risks identified by our audit.
Revenue recognition
Distribution revenue arises from the licensing of programme
rights which have been obtained under distribution agreements.
Distribution revenue is recognised in the statement of
comprehensive income on signature of the licence agreement and
represents amounts receivable from such contracts. In line with the
Group's accounting policy, revenue represents amounts receivable
from producing programme/production content and is recognised over
the period of the production in accordance with the milestones
within the underlying signed contract.
Our response
We reviewed the revenue recognition policy adopted by management
to ensure that it was in line with the appropriate accounting
standards and consistent with previous periods. We gained an
understanding of the revenue recognition process and confirmed this
through walkthroughs. We performed substantive testing on a sample
of sales transactions to verify the occurrence and valuation of
revenue, including reviewing contracts to ensure that revenue was
recognised in the correct period.
Revenue is recognised appropriately in line with the stated
consolidated or parent company financial statements accounting
policy, IFRS requirements and the principles for revenue
recognition contained within UK GAAP respectively.
Carrying value of investments in subsidiary companies
The parent company holds investments in other group companies
that are stated at cost less any provision for impairment within
fixed assets. Management consider the carrying value of the
investments at each year end, taking into consideration the
financial position of the relevant companies at the year end
together with forecasts of future cash flows.
Our response
We reviewed the policy in respect of the measurement of the
carrying value of investments in subsidiary companies. We
considered and challenged management's assessment of carrying value
based on the position at the year end and the assumptions made in
forecasting future cash flows. We reviewed the conclusions on the
carrying value of investments at the year end.
Based on the audit work undertaken, our understanding of the
accounting policy and the assumptions made by management in
determining the adequacy of provisions for impairment, the carrying
value of investments is appropriate.
Recoverability of intercompany debtors
The parent company has intercompany debtors. Management consider
the recoverability of the intercompany debtors based on the
financial position of the relevant company at the year end,
together with forecasts of future cash flows and determines whether
the carrying value is appropriate.
Our response
We reviewed the policy in respect of the assessment of
impairment provisions for intercompany debtor balances, reviewed
and challenged management's assessment of the carrying value based
on the position at the year end and the assumptions made in
forecasting future cash flows. We reviewed and considered the
adequacy of any provisions made for irrecoverable balances.
Based on our audit work, the carrying value of intercompany
debtors is appropriate.
Our application of materiality
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 in aggregate on
the financial statements as a whole.
Based upon our professional judgement, we determined materiality
for the financial statements as a whole as follows:
-- For the consolidated financial statements, overall
materiality was GBP169,908 (2020 - GBP129,569). We calculated this
using 1.5% of revenue (2020 - 1.5% of revenue, pro-rated for 12
months).
-- For the parent company financial statements, overall
materiality was GBP113,571 (2020 - GBP103,097). We calculated this
using 2% of total assets.
For each component in the scope of our Group audit, we allocated
a materiality that is less than our overall Group materiality. The
range of materiality allocated across the components was between
GBP12,372 and GBP169,908. Certain components were audited to a
local statutory audit materiality that was also less than our
overall Group materiality.
We agreed with the audit committee that we would report to them
misstatements identified during our audit above GBP8,495 (Group
audit) (2020 - GBP6,478) GBP5,679 (parent company audit) (2020 -
GBP5,155) as well as misstatements below those amounts that, in our
view, warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the
annual report, other than the financial statements and our
auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the
other information contained within the annual report. 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.
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 this
gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements
themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude
that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we
are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act
2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of
the audit:
-- the information given in the strategic report and the
Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial
statements are prepared is consistent with the financial
statements; and
-- the strategic report and the Directors' report have been
prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and
the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of
the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the
strategic report or the Directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in
relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to
you if, in our opinion:
-- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent
company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received
from branches not visited by us; or
-- the parent company financial statements are not in agreement
with the accounting records and returns; or
-- 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.
Corporate governance statement
We have reviewed the directors' statement in relation to going
concern, longer-term viability and that part of the Corporate
Governance Statement relating to the Group's voluntary compliance
with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have
concluded that each of the following elements of the Corporate
Governance Statement is materially consistent with the financial
statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit:
-- Directors' statement with regards the appropriateness of
adopting the going concern basis of accounting and any material
uncertainties identified, set out on page 8;
-- Directors' explanation as to their assessment of the Group's
prospects, the period this assessment covers and why the period is
appropriate, set out on page 3;
-- Directors' statement on whether it has a reasonable
expectation that the group will be able to continue in operation
and meets its liabilities, set out on page 8;
-- Directors' statement on fair, balanced and understandable, set out on pages 12 to 14;
-- Board's confirmation that it has carried out a robust
assessment of the emerging and principal risks, set out on page
8;
-- Section of the annual report that describes the review of
effectiveness of risk management and internal control systems, set
out on page 14; and
-- Section describing the work of the audit committee, set out on page 13.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities
statement on page 14, 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
auditors' 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. The extent to which
our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including
fraud is detailed below:
Identifying and assessing potential risks related to
irregularities
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in
respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with
laws and regulations, we considered the following:
-- the nature of the group's industry and sector, control
environment, business performance and management incentives;
-- the results of our specific enquiries of management and those
charged with governance about their own
identification and assessment of the risks of
irregularities;
-- any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the
documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
o identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and
regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of
non-compliance;
o detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether
they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
o the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud
or non-compliance with laws and regulations;
-- the matters discussed among the audit engagement team
regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial
statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
As a result of these procedures, we considered the potential
opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation
for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the
areas detailed within Key Audit Matters. In common with all audits
under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific
procedures to respond to the risk of management override of
controls.
We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory
frameworks in which the company operates, focusing on provisions of
those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the
determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this
context included the UK Companies Act and tax legislation.
In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and
regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial
statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the
company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
Audit response to risks identified
Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the
following:
-- reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to
supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of
relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect
on the financial statements;
-- enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
-- performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or
unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material
misstatement due to fraud;
-- reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and
-- in addressing the risk of fraud through management override
of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and
other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making
accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and
evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions
that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations
and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and
remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with
laws and regulations throughout the audit.
Whilst the procedures above describe the extent to which our
procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including
fraud, there are inherent limitations in these audit procedures.
The further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is
from the events and transactions reflected in the financial
statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the
risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is
higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as
fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example,
misrepresentation or through collusion. We are not responsible for
preventing irregularities, including fraud, or non-compliance with
laws and regulations and cannot be expected to detect all
irregularities or non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
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 auditors' report.
Other matters which we are required to address
SRLV Audit Limited was appointed by the audit committee on 14
February 2018 to audit the financial statements for the year ended
31 December 2018, and for all subsequent financial periods,
including the year ended 31 March 2021. SRLV Audit Limited is
associated with the previous auditor, SRLV and therefore the total
uninterrupted period of engagement is nine years, covering the
periods ending 31 December 2012 to 31 March 2021.
The non-audit services prohibited by the FRC's Ethical Standard
were not provided to the Group or the parent company and we remain
independent of the Group and the parent company in conducting our
audit.
Our audit opinion is consistent with the additional report to
the audit committee.
Use of our 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 auditors' 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.
Karen Atkinson (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
SRLV Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Elsley Court
20-22 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8BE
2 September 2021
Consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 March
2021
15 months
Year to to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------- ----- ---------- ----------
Revenue 4 11,327 10,934
Cost of sales (9,163) (8,882)
Gross profit 2,164 2,052
Administrative expenses:
- Other administrative expenses (1,660) (2,198)
Operating profit/(loss) 504 (146)
Finance cost 7 (8) (10)
Profit/(loss) before taxation 496 (156)
Taxation 8 (27) -
Profit/(loss) for the financial year/period 469 (156)
Profit/(loss) attributable to:
Owners of the parent 469 (156)
469 (156)
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Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company
during the year (expressed as pence per share)
Total basic earnings/(loss) per share 9 18 (6p)
Total diluted earnings/(loss) per share 9 18 (6p)
The notes on pages 27 to 51 are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year
ended 31 March 2021
15 months
Year to to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Profit/(loss) for the financial year 469 (156)
Total comprehensive income 469 (156)
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Total comprehensive income attributable
to:
Owners of the parent 469 (156)
469 (156)
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Consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 March
2021
Company number 03393610
As at As at
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
(as restated)
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Non-current assets
Goodwill 10 1,017 1,017
Property, plant and equipment 11 14 19
Right of use assets 12 26 144
Trade and other receivables 13 238 379
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1,295 1,559
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 13 6,617 8,137
Cash and cash equivalents 22 4,146 2,735
10,763 10,872
Total assets 12,058 12,431
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 14 (9,060) (9,802)
Lease liabilities 14,15 (23) (146)
Taxation and social security 14 (59) (36)
(9,142) (9,984)
Total liabilities (9,142) (9,984)
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Net assets 2,916 2,447
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Equity
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent
Share capital 18 12,272 12,272
Share premium account 18 51,215 51,215
Own shares held (37) (37)
Retained earnings (60,534) (61,003)
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent 2,916 2,447
Total equity 2,916 2,447
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The notes on pages 27 to 51 are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements were approved and
authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 2 September
2021.
D Craven
Director
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March
2021
12 months 15 months
to to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
Cash flow from operating activities GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------- --- ---------- ----------
Net profit/(loss) before taxation 496 (156)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible assets 11 161 208
Net bank and other interest charges 7 8 10
Foreign exchange loss / (gain) 42 (9)
Net cash flows before changes in working
capital 707 53
Decrease in trade and other receivables 13 1,434 881
Decrease in trade and other payables 14 (560) (267)
Cash from operations 1,581 667
Interest paid (8) (10)
Net cash flows from operating activities 1,573 657
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment 11 (7) (20)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (7) (20)
Financing activities
Repayment of finance leases (155) (178)
Net cash flows from financing activities (155) (178)
Net increase in cash 1,411 459
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period 2,735 2,276
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 22 4,146 2,735
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The notes on pages 27 to 51 are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended
31 March 2021
Equity Amounts
attributable attributable
Own to owners to
Share Share Translation shares Retained of the non-controlling Total
capital premium reserve held earnings parent interest equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
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Balance at 31
December 2018
(as previously
reported) 12,272 51,215 - (37) (60,591) 2,859 - 2,859
Prior period
adjustment
(note
1) - - - - (256) (256) - (256)
Balance at 31
December 2018
(as restated) 12,272 51,215 - (37) (60,847) 2,603 - 2,603
Loss and total
comprehensive
income for the
period - - - - (156) (156) - (156)
Balance at 31
March 2020 12,272 51,215 - (37) (61,003) 2,447 - 2,447
---------------- -------- -------- ------------ -------- --------- ------------- ---------------- ----------
Profit and
total
comprehensive
income for the
year - - - - 469 469 - 469
Balance at 31
March 2021 12,272 51,215 - (37) (60,534) 2,916 - 2,916
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year
ended 31 March 2021
During the year, the principal activity of DCD Media Plc and
subsidiaries (the Group) was the worldwide distribution of
programmes for television and other media. The Group also
distributes programmes on behalf of third-party producers and
broadcasters as well as DCD Media formats and productions.
DCD Media Plc is the Group's ultimate parent company and it is
incorporated and registered in England and Wales. The address of
DCD Media Plc's registered office is Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose
Street, London EC2A 2EW, and its principal place of business is
London. DCD Media Plc's shares are listed on the Alternative
Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
DCD Media Plc's consolidated financial statements are presented
in Pounds Sterling (GBP), which is also the functional currency of
the parent company. Amounts are presented in rounded thousands. The
accounts have been drawn up to the date of 31 March 2021. The
comparatives cover the fifteen month period to 31 March 2020.
1 Principal accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of
the consolidated financial statements are set out below. The
policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented,
unless otherwise stated. The Group financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards, International Accounting Standards and Interpretations
(collectively IFRSs) issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) as adopted by European Union ("Adopted
IFRSs"), and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable
to companies preparing their financial statements under Adopted
IFRSs.
Basis of preparation - going concern
The Group's business activities, together with the factors
likely to affect its future development, performance and position
are set out in the Executive Chairman's Review and the Strategic
Report. The financial position of the Group, its cash position and
borrowings are set out in the performance section of the Strategic
Report. In addition, note 17 sets out the Group's objectives,
policies and processes for managing its financial instruments and
risk.
The Group's day-to-day operations are funded from cash generated
from trading with other activities funded from a combination of
equity and short and medium-term debt instruments.
In considering the going concern basis of preparation of the
Group's financial statements, the Board have prepared profit and
cash flow projections which incorporate reasonably foreseeable
impacts of the ongoing challenging market environment.
The Directors' forecasts and projections, which make allowance
for reasonably possible changes in its trading performance, show
that, with the ongoing support of its lenders and its bank, the
Group can continue to generate cash to meet its obligations as they
fall due.
The Directors, after making enquiries, have a reasonable
expectation that the Company and the Group will have adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable
future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis
in preparing the annual report and financial statements.
The financial statements do not include the adjustments that
would result if the Group or Company were unable to continue as a
going concern.
Changes in accounting policies
A number of amendments to standards issued by IASB become
effective from 1 April 2020. These have been reviewed and no
adjustments deemed necessary. Those becoming effective from 1 April
2020 have not been adopted early by the Group. Management have
reviewed these standards and believe none are expected to have a
material effect on the Group's future financial statements.
IFRS 16
In the prior period the company adopted IFRS 16 Leases,
requiring companies to recognise assets and liabilities of leases
on the balance sheet accordingly. The group has applied IFRS 16
using the modified retrospective approach, under which the
cumulative effect of initial application is recognised in retained
earnings at 1 January 2019.
On transition to IFRS16 the group elected to apply the following
practical expedients:
For leases previously classified as operating leases under
IAS17:
- the company has applied a single discount rate to a portfolio
of leases with similar characteristics
- the group has excluded initial direct costs from measuring the
right of use asset at the date of initial application.
On transition to IFRS 16, the Group recognised an additional
GBP323,877 right of use asset and GBP323,877 of lease liabilities
in respect of a property lease. This lease expired on 31 March 2021
and during the year, the Group entered into lease for two company
motor vehicles.
When measuring these lease liabilities, the company discounted
lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate at 1 April
2020. The borrowing rate applied is 4%.
Application of new and revised International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRSs)
New and revised IFRSs in issue but not yet effective
The Group has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs
that have been issued but are not yet effective:
Issued Effective
Standard Description date date
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------- ----------
IAS 1 Presentation Amendments regarding the classification Jan-20 Jan-22
of Financial Statements of liabilities
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IAS 1 Presentation Amendment to defer the effective Jul-20 Jan-23
of Financial Statements date of the January 2020 amendments
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------- ----------
IAS 12 Income Taxes Amendment for Deferred Tax related May-21 Jan-23
to Assets and Liabilities arising
from a Single Transaction (Amendments
to IAS 12)
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IAS 16 Property, Plant Amendments prohibiting a company May-20 Jan-22
and Equipment from deducting from the cost of
property, plant and equipment
amounts received from selling
items produced while the company
is preparing the asset for its
intended use
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IAS 37 Provisions, Amendments regarding the costs May-20 Jan-22
Contingent Liabilities to include when assessing whether
and Contingent Assets a contract is onerous
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IAS 41 Agriculture Amendments resulting from Annual May-20 Jan-22
Improvements to IFRS Standards
2018-2020 (taxation in fair value
measurements)
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IFRS 1 First-time Amendments resulting from Annual May-20 Jan-22
Adoption of International Improvements to IFRS Standards
Financial Reporting 2018-2020 (subsidiary as a first-time
Standards adopter)
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IFRS 3 Business Combinations Amendments updating a reference May-20 Jan-22
to the Conceptual Framework
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IFRS 7 Amended by Interest Rate Benchmark Aug-20 Jan-21
Reform - Phase 2
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------- ----------
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments Amendments resulting from Annual May-20 Jan-22
Improvements to IFRS Standards
2018-2020
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------- ----------
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments Amendments resulting from Annual May-20 Jan-22
Improvements to IFRS Standards
2018-2020 (fees in the '10 per
cent' test for derecognition of
financial liabilities)
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------- ----------
IFRS 16 Leases Amendment to provide lessees with Mar-21 Apr-21
an exemption from assessing whether
a Covid-19-related rent concession
is a lease modification
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IFRS 17 Business Combinations Amendments to address concerns Jun-20 Jan-23
and implementation challenges
that were identified after IFRS
17 was published (includes a deferral
of the effective date to annual
periods beginning on or after
1 January 2023)
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No early adoption has been taken up where permitted on any of
the above revisions, amendments and original issue IFRSs.
Revenue and attributable profit
Production revenue represents amounts receivable from producing
programme/production content and is recognised over the period of
the production in accordance with the milestones within the
underlying signed contract. Profit attributable to the period is
calculated by capitalising all appropriate costs up to the stage of
production completion, and amortising production costs in the
proportion that the revenue recognised in the year bears to
estimated total revenue from the programme. The carrying value of
programme costs in the statement of financial position is subject
to an annual impairment review.
Where productions are in progress at the year end and where
billing is in advance of the completed work per the contract, the
excess is classified as deferred income and is shown within trade
and other payables.
Distribution revenue arises from the licensing of programme
rights which have been obtained under distribution agreements with
either external parties or Group companies. Distribution revenue is
recognised in the statement of comprehensive income on signature of
the licence agreement and represents amounts receivable from such
contracts.
Determining the transaction price
Most of the Group's revenue is derived from fixed price
contracts and therefore the amount of revenue to be earned from
each contract is determined by reference to those fixed prices.
Allocating amounts to performance obligations
There is generally limited judgment involved in allocating
amounts to performance obligations as there is one activity driven
by each contract. The tasks required to complete that activity are
individually valued to prepare the pricing structure.
Practical exemptions
The Group has taken advantage of the practical exemptions:
-- not to account for significant financing components where the
time difference between receiving consideration and transferring
control of goods (or services) to its customer is one year or less;
and
-- to expense the incremental costs of obtaining a contract when
the amortisation period of the asset otherwise recognised would
have been one year or less.
All revenue excludes value added tax.
Basis of consolidation
The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company
and of its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 March 2021.
Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has the power to
control the financial and operating policies so as to obtain
benefits from its activities. The Group obtains and exercises
control through voting rights.
Amounts reported in the financial statements of subsidiaries
have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the
accounting policies adopted by the Group.
Non-controlling interests
For business combinations completed prior to 1 July 2009, the
Group initially recognised any non-controlling interest in the
acquiree at the non-controlling interest's proportionate share of
the acquiree's net assets. For business combinations completed on
or after 1 July 2009 the Group has the choice, on a transaction by
transaction basis, to initially recognise any non-controlling
interest in the acquiree which is a present ownership interest and
entitles its holders to a proportionate share of the entity's net
assets in the event of liquidation at either acquisition date fair
value or, at the present ownership instruments' proportionate share
in the recognised amounts of the acquiree's identifiable net
assets. Other components of non-controlling interest such as
outstanding share options are generally measured at fair value. The
Group has not elected to take the option to use fair value in
acquisitions completed to date.
From 1 July 2009, the total comprehensive income of non-wholly
owned subsidiaries is attributed to owners of the parent and to the
non-controlling interests in proportion to their relative ownership
interests. Before this date, unfunded losses in such subsidiaries
were attributed entirely to the Group. In accordance with the
transitional requirements of IAS 27 (2008), the carrying value of
non-controlling interests at the effective date of the amendment
has not been restated.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of a business
combination over, in the case of business combinations completed
prior to 1 January 2010, the Group's interest in the fair value of
identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities
acquired and, in the case of business combinations completed on or
after 1 July 2009, the total acquisition date fair value of the
identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities
acquired. For business combinations completed prior to 1 July 2009,
cost comprises the fair value of assets given, liabilities assumed
and equity instruments issued, plus any direct costs of
acquisition. Changes in the estimated value of contingent
consideration arising on business combinations completed by this
date are treated as an adjustment to cost and, in consequence,
result in a change in the carrying value of goodwill.
For business combinations completed on or after 1 July 2009,
cost comprised the fair value of assets given, liabilities assumed
and equity instruments issued, plus the amount of any
non-controlling interests in the acquiree plus, if the business
combination is achieved in stages, the fair value of the existing
equity interest in the acquiree. Contingent consideration is
included in cost at its acquisition date fair value and, in the
case of contingent consideration classified as a financial
liability, re-measured subsequently through profit or loss. For
business combinations completed on or after 1 January 2010, direct
costs of acquisition are recognised immediately as an expense.
Goodwill is capitalised as an intangible asset with any
impairment in carrying value being charged to the consolidated
statement of comprehensive income. Where the fair value of
identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities exceed
the fair value of consideration paid, the excess is credited in
full to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income on the
acquisition date.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost net of
depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is
calculated to write down the cost less estimated residual value by
equal annual instalments over their expected useful lives. The
rates generally applicable are:
Motor vehicles 25% on cost
Office and technical equipment 25%-33% on cost
The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed at
each statement of financial position date and adjusted if
appropriate.
Other intangible assets
Trade names
Trade names acquired through business combinations are stated at
their fair value at the date of acquisition. They are amortised
through the statement of comprehensive income, following a periodic
impairment review, on a straight-line basis over their useful
economic lives, such periods not to exceed 10 years.
Programme rights
Internally developed programme rights are stated at the lower of
cost, less accumulated amortisation, or recoverable amount. Cost
comprises the cost of all productions and all other directly
attributable costs incurred up to completion of the programme and
all programme development costs. Where programme development is not
expected to proceed, the related costs are written off to the
statement of comprehensive income. Amortisation of programme costs
is charged in the ratio that actual revenue recognised in the
current year bears to estimated ultimate revenue. At each statement
of financial position date, the Directors review the carrying value
of programme rights and consider whether a provision is required to
reduce the carrying value of the investment in programmes to the
recoverable amount. The expected life of these assets is not
expected to exceed 7 years.
Purchased programme rights are stated at the lower of cost, less
accumulated amortisation, or recoverable amount. Purchased
programme rights are amortised over a period in-line with expected
useful life, not exceeding 7 years.
Amortisation and any charge in respect of writing down to
recoverable amount during the year are included in the statement of
comprehensive income within cost of sales.
Leased assets
The Group has applied IFRS 16 to each of the periods reported in
the consolidated historical financial information.
All leases are accounted for by recognising a right-of-use asset
and a lease liability except for:
-- Leases of low value assets; and
-- Leases with a duration of twelve months or less.
Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the
contractual payments due to the lessor over the lease term, with
the discount rate determined by reference to the rate inherent in
the lease unless (as is typically the case) this is not readily
determinable, in which case the Group's incremental borrowing rate
on commencement of the lease is used. Variable lease payments are
only included in the measurement of the lease liability if they
depend on an index or rate. In such cases, the initial measurement
of the lease liability assumes the variable element will remain
unchanged throughout the lease term. Other variable lease payments
are expensed in the period to which they relate.
On initial recognition, the carrying value of the lease
liability also includes:
-- Amounts expected to be payable under any residual value guarantee;
-- The exercise price of any purchase option granted in favour
of the Group if it is reasonably certain to exercise that option;
and
-- Any penalties payable for terminating the lease, if the term
of the lease has been estimated on the basis of termination option
being exercised.
Right-of-use assets are initially measured at the amount of the
lease liability, reduced for any lease incentives received, and
increased for:
-- Lease payments made at or before commencement of the lease; and
-- Initial direct costs incurred.
Subsequent to initial measurement, lease liabilities increase as
a result of interest charged at a constant rate on the balance
outstanding and are reduced for lease payments made. Right-of-use
assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over the remaining
term of the lease or over the remaining economic life of the asset
if, rarely, this is judged to be shorter than the lease term.
When the Group revises its estimate of the term of any lease
(because, for example, it re-assesses the probability of a lessee
extension or termination option being exercised), it adjusts the
carrying amount of the lease liability to reflect the payments to
make over the revised term, which are discounted at the same
discount rate that was applied on lease commencement. The carrying
value of lease liabilities is similarly revised when the variable
element of future lease payments dependent on a rate or index is
revised. In both cases an equivalent adjustment is made to the
carrying value of the right-of-use asset, with the revised carrying
amount being amortised over the remaining (revised) lease term.
Nature of leasing activities (in the capacity as lessee)
The Group leases properties in the UK, being the jurisdiction
from which it operates. The lease agreements are signed for a fixed
amount for the life of the lease after which the lease is reviewed
and terms renegotiated. The property lease in place expired on 31
March 2021 and was not renewed. The Group is now renting short term
serviced offices. During the year, the Group entered into leases
for two company motor vehicles.
Programme distribution advances
Advances paid in order to secure distribution rights on third
party catalogues or programmes are included within current assets.
Distribution rights entitle the Company to license the programmes
to broadcasters and DVD labels for a sales commission, whilst the
underlying rights continue to be held by the programme owner. The
advances are stated at the lower of the amounts advanced to the
rights' owners less actual amounts due to rights owners based on
sales to date.
Impairment of non-current assets
For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped
into separately identifiable cash-generating units. Goodwill is
allocated to those cash-generating units that have arisen from
business combinations.
At each statement of financial position date, the Group reviews
the carrying amounts of its non-current assets, to determine
whether there is any indication those assets have suffered an
impairment loss. If any such indication exists the recoverable
amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent
of the impairment loss (if any). Goodwill is tested for impairment
annually. Goodwill impairment charges are not reversed.
An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the
asset's or cash-generating unit's carrying amount exceeds its
recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair
value and value in use based on an internal discounted cash flow
evaluation.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and demand
deposits. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand are included
as a component of cash and cash equivalents. Bank overdrafts are
shown in current liabilities on the statement of financial
position. Overdrafts are included in cash and cash equivalents for
the purpose of the cash flow statement. At the period end there was
no overdraft facility available to the business.
Equity
Equity comprises the following:
-- Share capital represents the nominal value of issued Ordinary shares and Deferred shares;
-- Share premium represents the excess over nominal value of the
fair value of consideration received for equity shares, net of
expenses of the share issue;
-- Equity element of convertible loan represents the part of the
loan classified as equity rather than liability;
-- Translation reserve represents the exchange rate differences
on the translation of subsidiaries from a functional currency to
Sterling at the period end;
-- Own shares held represents shares in employee benefit trust;
-- Retained earnings represents retained profits and losses; and
-- Non-controlling interest represents net assets owed to non-controlling interests.
Foreign currency
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the
exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary
assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated at the
rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position
date. Exchange differences arising on the settlement and
retranslation of monetary items are taken to the statement of
comprehensive income.
For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial
statements, the assets and liabilities of the Group's foreign
operations are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the
statement of financial position date. Income and expense items are
translated at the average exchange rates for the year. Exchange
differences arising are classified as equity and transferred to the
Group's retained earnings reserve.
Current and deferred taxation
The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax.
Tax is recognised in the consolidated income statement, except that
a change attributable to an item of income and expense recognised
as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in
equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly
in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax
rates and laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted at
the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised where the
carrying amount of an asset or liability in the statement of
financial position differs from its tax base, except for
differences arising on:
-- the initial recognition of goodwill;
-- the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a
transaction which is not a business combination and at the time of
the transaction affects neither accounting or taxable profit;
and
-- investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities
where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of
the difference and it is probable that the difference will not
reverse in the foreseeable future.
Recognition of deferred tax assets is restricted to those
instances where it is probable that taxable profit will be
available against which the difference can be utilised.
The amount of the asset or liability is determined using tax
rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the
statement of financial position date and are expected to apply when
the deferred tax liabilities/(assets) are settled/(recovered).
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the Group
has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and
liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to
taxes levied by the same tax authority on either:
-- the same taxable Group company; or
-- different Group entities which intend either to settle
current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis, or to realise
the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each
future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax assets
or liabilities are expected to be settled or recovered.
Financial instruments
The Group has applied IFRS 9 across all reporting periods in its
consolidated financial statements.
Financial assets
The Group classifies its financial assets into one of the
categories discussed below, depending on the purpose for which the
asset was acquired. The Group's accounting policy for each category
is as follows:
Fair value through profit or loss
The Group does not have any assets held for trading nor does it
voluntarily classify any financial assets as being at fair value
through profit or loss.
Amortised cost
These assets arise principally from the provision of goods and
services to customers (e.g. trade receivables), but also
incorporate other types of financial assets where the objective is
to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and
the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and
interest. They are initially recognised at fair value plus
transaction costs that are directly attributable to their
acquisition or issue, and are subsequently carried at amortised
cost using the effective interest rate method, less provision for
impairment.
Impairment provisions for current and non-current trade
receivables are recognised based on the simplified approach within
IFRS 9 using a provision matrix in the determination of the
lifetime expected credit losses. During this process the
probability of the non-payment of the trade receivables is
assessed. This probability is then multiplied by the amount of the
expected loss arising from default to determine the lifetime
expected credit loss for the trade receivables. For trade
receivables, which are reported net, such provisions are recorded
in a separate provision account with the loss being recognised
within administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income. On confirmation that the trade receivable
will not be collectible, the gross carrying value of the asset is
written off against the associated provision.
Impairment provisions for receivables from related parties and
loans to related parties are recognised based on a forward looking
expected credit loss model. The methodology used to determine the
amount of the provision is based on whether there has been a
significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition of
the financial asset. For those where the credit risk has not
increased significantly since initial recognition of the financial
asset, twelve month expected credit losses are recognised. For
those for which credit risk has increased significantly, lifetime
expected credit losses are recognised. For those that are
determined to be credit impaired, lifetime expected credit losses
on a net basis are recognised.
The Group's financial assets measured at amortised cost comprise
trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents in the
consolidated statement of financial position.
Financial liabilities
The Group classifies its financial liabilities into one of two
categories, depending on the purpose for which the liability was
acquired. The accounting policy for each category is as
follows:
Fair value through profit or loss
The Group does not have any liabilities held for trading nor has
it designated any financial liabilities as being at fair value
through profit or loss.
Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities include the following items:
Convertible loan notes are regarded as compound instruments,
consisting of a liability component and an equity component. At the
date of issue, the fair value of the liability component is
estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for similar
non-convertible debt. The difference between the proceeds of issue
of the convertible loan note and the fair value assigned to the
liability component, representing the embedded option to convert
the liability into equity of the Group, is included in equity.
Issue costs are apportioned between the liability and equity
components of the convertible loan notes based on their relative
carrying amounts at the date of issue. The portion relating to the
equity component is charged directly against equity. The interest
expense of the liability component is calculated by applying the
effective interest rate to the liability component of the
instrument. The difference between this amount and the interest
paid is added to the carrying amount of the convertible loan
note.
Bank borrowings are initially recognised at fair value net of
any transaction costs directly attributable to the issue of the
instrument. Such interest-bearing liabilities are subsequently
measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate
method, which ensures that any interest expense over the year to
repayment is at a constant rate on the balance of the liability
carried in the consolidated statement of financial position.
Finance charges are accounted for on an effective interest method
and are added to the carrying amount of the instrument to the
extent that they are not settled in the year in which they
arise.
Trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, which
are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently carried at
amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Equity instruments issued by the Group are recorded as the
proceeds received, net of direct costs.
Retirement benefits
The Group contributes to the personal pension plans for the
benefit of a number of its employees. Contributions are charged
against profits as they accrue.
Prior period adjustment
The Directors have identified that the balance for accruals
included within trade and other payables in previous periods was
misstated. Comparative figures have been restated accordingly. The
effect of the adjustment on the consolidated financial statements
is to increase accruals by GBP255,773 and to decrease retained
earnings brought forward by the same amount. There has been no
effect on the parent company position.
2 Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure
of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements.
If in the future such estimates and assumptions which are based on
management's best judgement at the date of the financial
statements, deviate from the actual circumstances, the original
estimates and assumptions will be modified as appropriate in the
year in which the circumstances change. Where necessary, the
comparatives have been reclassified or extended from the previously
reported results to take into account presentational changes.
Critical judgements in applying the Group's accounting
policies
In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies,
which are described in note 1, management has made the following
judgements that have the most significant effect on the amounts
recognised in the financial statements (apart from those involving
estimations, which are dealt with below).
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources
of estimation uncertainty at the statement of financial position
date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment
to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next
financial year are discussed below.
Revenue recognition
Production revenue represents amounts receivable from producing
programme/production content and is recognised over the period of
the production in accordance with the milestones within the
underlying signed contract.
Recoverability of programmes in the course of production
During the year, management reviewed the recoverability of its
programmes in the course of production which are included in its
statement of financial position. The projects continue to progress
satisfactorily, and management continue to believe that the
anticipated revenues will enable the carrying amount to be
recovered in full.
Carrying value of goodwill and trade names
Determining whether goodwill and trade names are impaired
requires an estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating
unit to which the goodwill has been allocated. The value in use
calculation requires the entity to estimate the future cash flows
expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and a suitable
discount rate in order to calculate present value. The carrying
amount of goodwill and trade names at the statement of financial
position date was GBP1.0m. Details relating to the allocation of
goodwill to cash-generating units and potential impairment
calculations are given in note 10.
Carrying value of programme rights
Determining whether programme rights are impaired requires an
estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating unit to which
the rights have been allocated. The value in use calculation
requires the entity to estimate the future cash flows expected to
arise from the cash-generating unit and a suitable discount rate in
order to calculate present value. The carrying amount of programme
rights at the statement of financial position date was GBPNil.
Details of the impairment review calculations are given in note
10.
Adequacy of accruals and provisions
Determining whether accruals and provisions are adequate
requires an estimate to be made of the likelihood of a liability
crystallising and the potential amount. Management has reviewed
each provision and, where considered necessary, has taken external
advice to ensure adequacy.
Determining the discount factor for right-of-use asset and lease
liabilities
The discount rate used in the calculation of the lease liability
involves estimation. Discount rates are calculated on a lease by
lease basis. For the property and motor vehicle leases that make up
substantially all of the Group's lease portfolio during the year,
this results in 2 approaches. For the Group's property leases, the
implicit rate in the lease can be calculated and is therefore
adopted. Otherwise, for other leases the rate used is based on
estimates of incremental borrowing costs. These will depend on the
territory of the relevant lease and hence the currency used, the
date of lease inception, and the lease term.
IFRS 16 defines the lease term as the non-cancellable period of
a lease together with the options to extend or terminate a lease,
if the lessee were reasonably certain to exercise that option.
Where a lease includes the option for the Group to extend the lease
term, the Group makes a judgement as to whether it is reasonably
certain that the option will be taken. This will take into account
the length of time remaining before the option is exercisable;
current trading; future trading forecasts as to the ongoing
profitability of the attraction; and the level and type of planned
future capital investment. At this point it is not reasonably
certain the Group's leases will be renewed, taking into account the
factors noted above. This judgement is reassessed at each reporting
period. A reassessment of the remaining life of the lease could
result in a recalculation of the lease liability and a material
adjustment to the associated balances.
3 Segment information
Under IFRS 8 the accounting policy for identifying segments is
based on the internal management reporting information that is
regularly reviewed by the senior management team.
The Group has two main reportable segments:
-- Rights and Licensing - This is the primary division and is
involved with the sale of distribution rights, DVDs, music and
publishing deals through DCD Rights.
-- Production - This smaller division is involved in the production of television content.
The Group's reportable segments are strategic business divisions
that offer different products to different markets, while its Other
division is its head office function which manages activities that
cannot be reported within the other reportable segments. They are
managed separately because each business requires different
management and marketing strategies.
Uniform accounting policies are applied across the entire Group.
These are described in note 1 of the financial statements.
The Group evaluates performance of the basis of profit or loss
from operations but excluding exceptional items such as goodwill
impairments. The Board considers the most important KPIs within its
business segments to be revenue, segmental adjusted EBITDA and
adjusted profit before tax.
Inter-segmental trading occurs between the Rights and Licensing
division and the Production divisions where sales are made of
distribution rights. Royalties and commissions paid are governed by
an umbrella agreement covering the Group that applies an
appropriate rate that is acceptable to the local tax
authorities.
Segment assets include all trading assets held and used by the
segments for their day to day operations. Goodwill and trade-names
are allocated to their respective segments. Segment liabilities
include all trading liabilities incurred by the segments. Loans and
borrowings incurred by the Group are not allocated to segments.
Details of these balances are provided in the reconciliations
below:
2021 Segmental analysis - income statement
Production Rights Other Total
and 2021
Licensing
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
Total revenue 634 10,825 44 11,503
Inter-segmental revenue (132) - (44) (176)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
Total revenue from external customers 502 10,825 - 11,327
Group's revenue per consolidated statement
of comprehensive income 502 10,825 - 11,327
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
Operating profit/(loss) before interest
and tax 602 (113) 15 504
Depreciation - 161 - 161
Segmental EBITDA 602 48 15 665
Net finance expense - (8) - (8)
Depreciation - (161) - (161)
Non-recurring items (43) - - (43)
Segmental adjusted profit/(loss) before
tax 559 (121) 15 453
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
3 Segment information (continued)
2021 Segmental analysis - financial position
Production Rights Other Total
and 2021
Licensing
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
Non-current assets - 278 - 278
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
Reportable segment assets 596 10,055 112 10,763
Goodwill 393 624 - 1,017
Total Group assets 989 10,957 112 12,058
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
Reportable segment liabilities (27) (9,045) (70) (9,142)
Total Group liabilities (27) (9,045) (70) (9,142)
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
2020 Segmental analysis - income statement
Production Rights Other Total
and 2020
Licensing
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
Total revenue 362 10,731 43 11,136
Inter-segmental revenue (160) - (42) (202)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
Total revenue from external customers 202 10,731 1 10,934
Group's revenue per consolidated statement
of comprehensive income 202 10,731 1 10,934
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
Operating profit/(loss) before tax 309 (501) 46 (146)
Depreciation - 208 - 208
Segmental EBITDA 309 (293) 46 62
Net finance (expense)/income - (10) - (10)
Depreciation (208) (208)
Non-recurring items 31 313 344
Segmental adjusted profit/(loss) before
tax 340 (198) 46 188
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------
2020 Segmental analysis - financial position (as restated)
Production Rights Other Total
and 2020
Licensing
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
Non-current assets - 542 - 542
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
Reportable segment assets 117 10,637 118 10,872
Goodwill 393 624 - 1,017
Total Group assets 510 11,803 118 12,431
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
Reportable segment liabilities (45) (9,871) (68) (9,984)
Total Group liabilities (45) (9,871) (68) (9,984)
-------------------------------- ------------- ------------ -------- --------
4 Revenue from contracts with customers
The Group's headquarters is based in the United Kingdom. Outside
the United Kingdom, sales are generally denominated in US
dollars.
Revenue, which excludes value added tax and transactions between
Group companies, represents the sale of television production
services, commissions on television and film distribution rights
and the sale of television and film distribution rights on behalf
of third-party producers.
Disaggregation of revenue
The Group has disaggregated revenue into various categories in
the following table which is intended to:
-- depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of
revenue and cash flows are affected by economic date; and
-- enable users to understand the relationship with revenue
segment information provided in note 3.
The following table provides an analysis of the Group's revenue
from continuing operations by geographical market, irrespective of
the origin of the goods or services:
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 December
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------
United Kingdom 745 1,529
Rest of Europe 1,374 2,234
North and South America, including Canada 2,806 3,452
Rest of the World 6,402 3,719
11,327 10,934
------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------
Due to the significant change in the way in which television
programming can be viewed, more towards VOD platforms, deals are
becoming increasingly multi-territory ones. This has resulted in
many sales being classed as "Rest of the World" where previously
they would have been more easily assessed under one of the other
categories.
Contract balances
The following table provides information about contract assets
(included as accrued income) and contract liabilities (included as
deferred income) from contracts with customers:
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Contract assets (accrued income) 1,670 1,421
Contract liabilities (deferred income) - -
1,670 1,421
---------------------------------------- --------- ---------
The movement in the contract assets and liabilities during the
year is set out below:
Contract
assets
GBP'000
---------------------------------------------- ---------
At 1 April 2020 1,421
Transfers in the period from contract assets
to trade receivables (1,421)
Excess of revenue recognised over cash (or
rights to cash) 1,670
At 31 March 2021 1,670
----------------------------------------------- ---------
Contract
liabilities
GBP'000
---------------------------------------------------- -------------
At 1 April 2020 -
Amounts included in contract liabilities recognised
as revenue in the period -
Cash received in advance of performance and
not recognised as revenue during the period -
At 31 March 2021 -
---------------------------------------------------- -------------
Contract assets (accrued income) and contract liabilities
(deferred income) are included within trade and other receivables
and trade and other payables respectively on the face of the
statement of financial position. They arise from the Group's
revenue contracts where work has been performed in advance of
invoicing customers and where revenue is received in advance of
work performed. Cumulatively, payments received from customers at
each balance sheet date do not necessarily equate to the amount of
revenue recognised on the contracts.
5 Expenses by nature
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------ ----------- ----------
Auditor's remuneration:
Fees payable to the Company's auditor:
For the audit of the Company's annual accounts 25 30
For the audit of other Group companies 13 19
Operating lease rentals:
Property 4 -
(Loss)/gain on foreign exchange fluctuations (292) 37
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment:
Property, plant and equipment (note 11) 11 28
Right-of-use assets (note 12) 149 180
Staff costs (note 6) 1,048 1,379
6 Directors and employees
Staff costs during the year, including Directors, were as
follows:
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------- ----------- ----------
Wages and salaries 925 1,192
Social security costs 103 143
Other pension costs (note 21) 20 28
Redundancy costs - 16
1,048 1,379
------------------------------- ----------- ----------
The average number of employees of the Group during the year
were as follows:
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
No. No.
------------------------------ ----------- ----------
Sales and distribution 10 9
Directors and administration 8 8
18 17
------------------------------ ----------- ----------
Remuneration in respect of the Directors, who are the key
management personnel of the Group was as follows for the
period:
Money value Year to
of non-cash 31 March
Pension benefits 2021
Emoluments Contributions received Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------- ----------- --------------- ------------- ----------
D Craven 100 - - 100
N Davies Williams 160 5 17 182
N McMyn 9 - - 9
A Lindley 2 - - 2
J P Rohan 1 - - 1
272 5 17 294
------------------- ----------- --------------- ------------- ----------
15 months
Money value to
of non-cash 31 March
Pension benefits 2020
Emoluments Contributions received Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------- ----------- --------------- ------------- ----------
D Craven 125 - - 125
N Davies Williams 200 6 20 226
N McMyn 13 - - 13
A Lindley 4 - - 4
342 6 20 368
------------------- ----------- --------------- ------------- ----------
Employee Benefit Trust
In 2012, 7,218,750 shares, that had been held by the directors
of Done and Dusted Ltd, were transferred into an employee benefit
trust. After the share consolidation in 2013, the number of shares
reduced to 7,218 and following a transfer of 4,000 to an
ex-director in 2013, the number of shares at 31 March 2021 was
3,218 (31 March 2020: 3,218).
7 Finance costs
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
Interest charged on operating leases 7 13
Other interest charges/(income) 1 (3)
8 10
-------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
8 Taxation on ordinary activities
Recognised in the statement of comprehensive income:
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
Current tax expense:
UK corporation tax 27 -
Total tax charge in statement of comprehensive
income 27 -
----------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
15 months
Year ended to
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
Tax charge represents: GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities 496 (156)
496 (156)
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities multiplied
by standard rate of corporation tax in the
UK of 19.00% (2020: 19.00%) 94 (29)
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes (amortisation
and impairment of intangibles) 1 36
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 1 25
Brought forward losses utilised (69) (32)
Total tax charge 27 -
-------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
A deferred tax asset of approximately GBP2.1m (2020: GBP2.2m)
arising principally from losses in the Group has not been
recognised. The Directors believe that it is prudent not to
recognise the deferred tax asset within the financial
statements.
The asset has been calculated based upon the 2021 tax rate of
19% (2020: 19%).
9 Earnings per share
The calculation of the basic profit per share is based on the
profit attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the
weighted average number of shares in issue during the period. The
calculation of diluted profit per share is based on the basic
profit per share, adjusted to allow for the issue of shares and the
post-tax effect of dividends and interest, on the assumed
conversion of all other dilutive options and other potential
ordinary shares.
Weighted 2021 Weighted 2020
average Per share average Per share
Profit number amount Loss number amount
GBP'000 of shares pence GBP'000 of shares pence
--------------------------------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Basic and diluted profit/(loss)
per share
Profit/(loss) attributable
to ordinary shareholders 469 2,541,419 18 (156) 2,541,419 (6)
10 Goodwill and intangible assets
Trade Programme
Goodwill Names Rights Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
Cost
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
At 1 January 2019 17,388 8,036 36,946 62,370
At 31 March 2020 17,388 8,036 36,946 62,370
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
At 1 April 2020 17,388 8,036 36,946 62,370
At 31 March 2021 17,388 8,036 36,946 62,370
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
Amortisation and impairment
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
At 1 January 2019 16,371 8,036 36,946 61,353
At 31 March 2020 16,371 8,036 36,946 61,353
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
At 31 March 2021 16,371 8,036 36,946 61,353
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 1,017 - - 1,017
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
At 31 March 2020 1,017 - - 1,017
----------------------------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
Goodwill and trade names
Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated, at
acquisition, to the cash-generating units (CGUs) that are expected
to benefit from that business combination.
Details of goodwill allocated to cash generating units for which
the amount of goodwill so allocated is as follows:
Goodwill carrying amount
Segment (note 31 March 31 March
3) 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------ ---------------------- ------------- ------------
Cash generating units (CGU):
DCD Rights Ltd Rights and Licensing 624 624
September Films Ltd Production 393 393
1,017 1,017
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------
Goodwill and trade names (continued)
Goodwill and trade names are allocated to CGUs for the purpose
of the impairment review. The recoverable amounts of the CGUs are
determined from value in use calculations. The key assumptions for
the value in use calculations are those regarding the discount
rates and expected profitability of the CGUs over the future seven
years. Management estimates discount rates using pre-tax rates that
reflect current market assessments of the time value of money and
the risks inherent in the CGUs.
The Board performs an annual impairment review of all intangible
assets, including goodwill and trade names. The recoverable amounts
of all the above CGUs have been determined from value in use
calculations. Detailed budgets and forecasts cover a two-year
period to March 2023. The forecasts are then extrapolated for a
further five years using models that estimate the distribution
income profile of the CGU's library. The Board uses this seven-year
period of projection as it believes it is reasonably aligned with
the expected lifespan of a TV production. There has been no
impairment arising from this value in use calculation for the
current year or the period to 31 March 2020.
The key assumption used for value in use calculations is the
discount factor applied to the forecasts.
The rate used to discount the forecast cash flows is 4.0% for
all CGUs. If the discount rates used were increased by 3% to 7.0%,
the carrying value of goodwill would still not be impaired.
Discount factor
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
% %
------------------------------ --- ---------------- ---------
Cash generating units (CGU):
DCD Rights Ltd 4.0 5.0
September Films Ltd 4.0 5.0
Programme rights
Any programme rights held were fully impaired as at the end of
31 March 2020 and nothing has been added in the year to 31 March
2021, so no impairment charge has been recognised in the year.
11 Property, plant and equipment
Office and
technical
equipment
GBP'000
-------------------- -----------
Cost
-------------------- -----------
At 1 January 2019 127
Additions 20
At 31 March 2020 147
At 1 April 2020 147
Additions 7
Disposals (13)
At 31 March 2021 141
----------------------- -----------
Depreciation
-------------------- -----------
At 1 January 2019 100
Provided in period 28
At 31 March 2020 128
At 1 April 2020 128
Disposals (13)
Provided in year 12
At 31 March 2021 127
----------------------- -----------
Net book value
-------------------- -----------
At 31 March 2021 14
----------------------- -----------
At 31 March 2020 19
----------------------- -----------
12 Right-of-use assets
On 1 January 2019, the Group adopted IFRS 16 Leases. The
breakdown of changes in right-of-use assets for the period ended 31
March 2021 is as follows:
Leasehold Motor
property vehicles Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------
Cost
At 1 January 2019 and 31 March
2020 324 - 324
Additions - 31 31
Disposals (324) - (324)
-------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------
At 31 March 2021 - 31 31
Depreciation
At 1 January 2019 - - -
Provided in period 180 - 180
At 31 March 2020 180 - 180
At 1 April 2020 180 - 180
Provided in year 144 5 149
Disposals (324) - (324)
At 31 March 2021 - 5 5
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 - 26 26
-------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------
At 31 March 2020 144 - 144
-------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------
The Group's property lease expired on 31 March 2021 and was not
renewed. The remaining leases are in respect of two motor vehicles
that were entered into during the year and due to expire in May and
October 2023. The liabilities recognised as a consequence of the
IFRS 16 first application as of 1 January 2019 are included in the
heading "Lease liabilities" within note 15 and a breakdown of
changes in lease liabilities for the period to 31 March 2021 is
also detailed at note 15.
13 Trade and other receivables
Due after one year
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Trade receivables 238 361
Other receivables - 18
Total trade and other receivables due after
one year 238 379
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Due within one year
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Trade receivables 4,214 5,501
Less: expected credit loss - -
---------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Trade receivables - net 4,214 5,501
Taxation and social security 191 274
Other receivables 485 640
Contract assets 1,670 1,421
Prepayments 57 301
Total trade and other receivables due within
one year 6,617 8,137
---------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Total financial assets other than cash and
cash equivalents classified as loans and
receivables 6,617 8,137
---------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
The average credit period taken on sales of goods is 143 days
(2020: 245 days). No interest is charged on receivables within the
agreed credit terms. Thereafter, interest may be charged.
An allowance for impairment is made in accordance with expected
credit loss method. The Group considers historic, current and
forward looking information including macroeconomic conditions, in
order to assess an appropriate provision. The Group provides, in
full, for any debts it believes have become non-recoverable. The
Directors have reviewed their customer portfolio and marketplace
and do not consider the risk of bad debt to be material to the
business.
The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the
carrying value of each class of receivable set out above.
The ageing of trade receivables that have not been provided for
are:
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Not due yet
0-29 days 1,671 3,071
Overdue
30-59 days 148 116
60-89 days 614 356
90-119 days 412 622
120+ days 1,607 1,697
4,452 5,862
Trade debtors in current assets 4,214 5,501
Trade debtors in non-current assets 238 361
------------------------------------- --------- ---------
4,452 5,862
------------------------------------- --------- ---------
14 Trade and other payables
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
(as restated)
---------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
Trade payables 432 310
Other payables - 219
Accruals 8,613 9,145
Taxation and social security 59 36
Amount owed to related parties (note 20) 15 128
Lease liabilities (note 15) 23 146
Total trade and other payables 9,142 9,984
---------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
Total financial liabilities, excluding loans
and borrowings, classified as financial
liability measured at amortised cost 9,119 9,838
---------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
15 Lease liabilities
The liabilities recognised as a consequence of the IFRS 16 first
application as of 1 January 2019 are included in the heading "Lease
liabilities" within trade and other payables. The breakdown of
changes in lease liabilities for the period to 31 March 2021 is as
follows.
Leasehold Motor vehicles
property Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------- ---------- --------------- --------
At 1 January 2019 324 - 324
------------------- ---------- --------------- --------
Interest expense 13 - 13
Lease payments (191) - (191)
At 31 March 2020 146 - 146
------------------- ---------- --------------- --------
At 1 April 2020 146 - 146
Additions - 32 32
Interest expense 6 1 7
Lease payments (152) (10) (162)
At 31 March 2021 - 23 23
------------------- ---------- --------------- --------
During the year, the Group maintained property and cars on
operating leases and the property lease expired on 31 March 2021.
The total future value of minimum lease payments are due as
follows:
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Not later than one year 11 152
Later than one year and not later than five
years 14 -
25 152
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
On 13 April 2016, the Group entered into a property lease
obligation for a five-year period to 31 March 2021 and with annual
rent of GBP132,000 plus shared service costs for the building. The
Group left these premises as of 31 March 2021 and moved into
serviced offices. The Group entered into two motor vehicle lease
obligations on 25 June 2020 and 31 October 2020 respectively. The
lease term for both leases is 3 years.
Short term leases not accounted for under IFRS 16 consist of the
serviced offices and the expense for the period was GBP4,000 (2020:
GBPNil).
16 Interest bearing loans and borrowings
Due within one year
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------- --------- ---------
Bank loan (secured) - -
-------------------- --------- ---------
The principal terms and the debt repayment schedule for the
Group's loans and borrowings are as follows as at 31 March
2021:
Nominal Year of
Currency rate % maturity
4.0 over
Bank loan (secured) Sterling Base Rate 2021
Bank borrowings
During the year, the Group had a revolving facility with a gross
value of GBP500k. The facility was secured against a floating
charge of the assets of the Group. No drawdowns were made on this
facility during the year. Following the year end, the Directors
concluded that the facility was no longer required and the charges
over the assets were released.
17 Financial risk management
Financial risk factors
The Group's financial assets and liabilities comprise cash,
including short term deposits, trade and other receivables and
trade and other payables that arise directly from its operations,
overdrafts, bank loans and convertible debt. The main risks arising
from the Group's financial assets and liabilities are interest rate
risk, liquidity risk, credit risk and currency risk. The Board has
reviewed and agreed policies for managing each of these risks and
they are summarised below. The Group has no financial assets other
than trade receivables and cash at bank. The values in the
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position for the financial
assets and liabilities are not materially different from their fair
values.
Interest rate risk
The Group finances its operations at present through equity,
bank overdraft, convertible debt and working capital. The Group
manages its exposure to interest rate fluctuations by mixing the
duration of its deposits and borrowings to reduce the impact of
interest rate fluctuations.
Liquidity risk
The Group seeks to manage financial risk to ensure sufficient
liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash
assets safely and profitably. Some liquidity risk arises from the
nature of production income, which does not always arise in an even
manner, and the Group's policy is to ensure there are sufficient
cash reserves to meet liabilities during such periods.
In order to manage the liquidity risks, the Group seeks to
manage by means of periodic charges for central administration
services and support to each Group entity. These are incorporated
into rolling twelve-month Group cash flow forecasts, which are
reviewed by the Board monthly, and the cash flows are monitored at
Group level by weekly cash reports from each operating entity.
Short term flexibility is provided through the availability of a
bank overdraft facility, and shortly through a revolving credit
facility that replaces the overdraft.
Credit risk
The Group's principal financial assets are bank balances, cash
and trade and other receivables. The Group's credit risk is
primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The Group operates
to ensure that the payment terms of customers are matched to the
Group's own contractual obligations in terms of delivery of
programmes and rights. Management monitor outstanding trade
receivables against contract terms and consider indications of
credit risk where relevant. The principal source of Group income is
commissioning broadcasters, who are not considered to be a
significant credit risk because of their size and financial
resources. Other Group income is derived from distribution sales
worldwide, and credit risk is assessed in relation to knowledge of
the customer or by credit references. To minimise credit risk
contractual terms may require that payment is made before delivery
of materials.
The carrying amount would be the best representation of the
maximum exposure to credit risk at the end of the reporting
period.
The Group has one customer (2020: no customers) that has
contributed more than 10% to the Group's income. The revenue
attributable to that customer was GBP3,570,000 and is included in
the Rights and Licencing segment in note 3.
Currency risk
The Group operates in overseas markets and is subject to
exposures on transactions undertaken during the year. The Group's
exposure to exchange rate fluctuations is small based on its
revenue and cost base and its policy is not to hedge against
foreign currency transactions.
The sterling equivalent of the Group's assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies at 31 March 2021 and 31 March
2020 was as follows:
Assets Liabilities
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2021 2020 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
US dollar 2,936 3,691 (7) (8)
Euros 539 887 (19) (20)
Other 429 978 -
Total assets/(liabilities) 3,904 5,556 (26) (28)
---------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
The main foreign currency that the Group is exposed to is US
dollar. Assets include monies due on contracts while above
liabilities exclude the commissions payable, these currently sit as
accruals and deferred income than trade and other payables. Taking
the net balance of these two any movement in the exchange rate is
not material, while on a stand-alone basis on either assets or
liabilities it would appear to be. A strengthening of 10% on year
end exchange rates would, all other things being equal, result in
an additional charge to the income statement of GBP54,000.
Interest rate and liquidity risk
Interest rate sensitivity
The sensitivity analysis has been based on the average exposure
to floating rate debt during the year. It has been assumed that
floating interest rates were 200 basis points higher than those
actually incurred. The effect of such a change would not be
material to profit before tax for the year, as was the case in
2020.
Capital risk management
The capital structure of the Group consists of convertible loan
note loan financing, bank loan financing and the shareholders'
equity comprising issued share capital and reserves.
The capital structure of the Group is reviewed on an ongoing
basis with reference to the costs applicable to each element of
capital, future requirements of the Group, flexibility of capital
to be drawn down and availability of further capital should it be
required. Management prepare cash flow projections to plan for
repayment of loan facilities used. These projections are reviewed
on a regular basis to check that the Group will be able to settle
liabilities as they fall due.
The Group's objectives when maintaining capital are:
-- to safeguard the entity's ability to continue as a going
concern, so that it can continue to provide returns for
shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders; and
-- to provide an adequate return to shareholders by pricing
products and services commensurately with the level of risk.
Financial instruments
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
(as restated)
--------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
Financial assets
Financial assets that are debt instruments
measured at amortised cost 6,798 8,215
--------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
6,798 8,215
--------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities measured at amortised
cost 9,119 9,838
--------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
9,119 9,838
--------------------------------------------- --------- --------------
Financial assets measured at amortised cost include trade and
other debtors, recoverable VAT and accrued income and amounts owed
by group undertakings.
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost include trade
and other creditors, amounts owed to group undertakings and related
parties and accruals.
Liquidity and interest risk tables
The following table details the Group's remaining contractual
maturity for its financial liabilities. The tables have been drawn
up based on the undiscounted contractual maturities of the
financial liabilities.
Weighted
average Less than
effective 1 month
interest or on More than
31 March 2021 rate demand 1-3 months 3-12 months 1-5 years 5 years Total
% GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ---------- --------
Fixed rate
Trade payables n/a 432 - - - - 432
Weighted
average Less than
effective 1 month
interest or on More than
31 March 2020 rate demand 1-3 months 3-12 months 1-5 years 5 years Total
% GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------- -------------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ---------- --------
Fixed rate
Trade payables n/a 310 - - - - 310
18 Share capital
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------- --------- ---------
Share capital 12,272 12,272
Share premium 51,215 51,215
--------------- --------- ---------
63,487 63,487
--------------- --------- ---------
Issued capital comprises:
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Allotted, called up and fully paid
---------------------------------------- --------- ---------
2,541,419 ordinary shares of GBP1 each 2,541 2,541
9,730,514 deferred shares of GBP1 each 9,731 9,731
12,272 12,272
---------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Fully paid ordinary shares:
Ordinary shares have full voting, dividend and capital
distribution rights attached to them.
Number of
shares Share capital Share premium
GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- --------------
Balance at 1 April 2020 and 31 March
2021 12,271,933 12,272 51,215
Pursuant to a resolution passed on 24 July 2012 and in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 the
Company ceased to have authorised share capital.
The deferred shares are not entitled to receive a dividend or
other distribution, to attend or vote at any General Meeting and on
return of capital on a winding up, shall only be entitled to
receive the amount paid up on the shares after holders of the
ordinary shares have received GBP100,000 for each ordinary
share.
19 Capital commitments
There were no capital commitments at 31 March 2021 or 31 March
2020.
20 Transactions with Directors and other related parties
Loans to Directors
At 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020 there were no loans due to
Directors.
Other transactions
During the year the following amounts were charged by companies
in which the Directors have an interest or share directorships:
Amount charged
Year to 15 months
31 March to 31 March
2021 2020
Company Director GBP'000 GBP'000 Description
------------------ ---------- --------------- ------------- ------------------------
Provision of director,
Ultimate Finance finance and management
Group Ltd N McMyn 22 31 services
------------------ ---------- --------------- ------------- ------------------------
Other transactions (continued)
The balances outstanding at the year-end were as follows:
Amount payable
Year to 15 months
31 March to 31 March
2021 2020
Company Director GBP'000 GBP'000 Description
------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------------------
Provision of director,
Ultimate Finance finance and management
Group Ltd N McMyn 15 8 services
------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------------------
The balance at the end of March 2021 relates wholly to invoicing
in advance for the year from April 2021 to March 2022. All amounts
charged in 2020/21 were paid ahead of the year end.
Other related party transactions
In 2012, DCD Rights Ltd secured a deal with Timeweave Ltd, a
shareholder of DCD Media plc, to create a new fund for the
acquisition of third-party distribution rights. At 31 March 2021,
DCD Rights Ltd owed GBPNil to Timeweave Ltd (2020: GBPNil).
Compensation of key management personnel of the Group
Year to 15 months
31 March to 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------ ---------- -------------
Short-term employee benefits 434 516
Pension benefits 9 10
443 526
------------------------------ ---------- -------------
Only directors and employees who attend the monthly executive
meetings are deemed to be key management personnel.
The principal operating subsidiary companies are listed
below:
Subsidiary Country of incorporation % owned Nature of
business
England & Distribution of programme
DCD Rights Ltd Wales 100% rights
September Films England & Production of programmes for
Ltd Wales 100% television
Rize Television England Production of programmes for
Ltd & Wales 100% television
---------------- ------------ --------- ---- -----------------------------
21 Retirement benefit schemes
The Group contributed to the personal pension plans of 15
employees in the year (2020: 18). Contributions in the year
amounted to GBP19,517 (15 months to 31 March 2020: GBP28,084).
22 Notes supporting the cash flow statement
Cash and cash equivalents for the purposes of the cash flow
statement comprises:
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------- --------- ---------
Cash available on demand 4,146 2,735
4,146 2,735
-------------------------- --------- ---------
23 Ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party
The immediate parent company is Timeweave Ltd, registered in
England and Wales. The smallest and largest group that consolidates
the results of the Company is Mayfair Capital Investments UK Ltd,
registered in Scotland. The results of Mayfair Capital Investments
UK Ltd can be obtained from Companies House website at
www.companieshouse.gov.uk .
The Directors consider the family interests of Mr Joe Lewis to
have ultimate control by virtue of their indirect beneficial
ownership of the issued share capital of Mayfair Capital
Investments Ltd, a company incorporated in the Bahamas. The
Directors consider Mayfair Capital Investments Ltd to be the
ultimate parent company.
Parent company balance sheet as at 31 March 2021
Company number 03393610
As at As at
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------- ----- --------- ---------
Fixed assets
Investments 4 1,608 1,608
Trade and other receivables 5 - 18
1,608 1,626
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 5 301 1,496
Cash at bank and in hand 74 45
375 1,541
Total assets 1,983 3,167
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 6 (225) (1,505)
Total liabilities (225) (1,505)
Net assets 1,758 1,662
--------------------------------------- ----- --------- ---------
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 7 12,272 12,272
Share premium account 51,215 51,215
Own shares held (37) (37)
Profit and loss account (61,692) (61,788)
Shareholders' funds 1,758 1,662
--------------------------------------- ----- --------- ---------
The notes on pages 54 to 57 are an integral part of these parent
company financial statements.
The parent company financial statements were approved and
authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 2 September
2021.
D Craven
Director
Parent company statement of changes in equity for the period
ended 31 March 2021
Own shares
Share capital Share premium held Retained earnings Total equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- ----------- ------------------ -------------
Balance at 31 December 2018 12,272 51,215 (37) (61,767) 1,683
Loss and total comprehensive
income for the period - - - (21) (21)
Balance at 31 March 2020 12,272 51,215 (37) (61,788) 1,662
Profit and total comprehensive
income for the year - - - 96 96
Balance at 31 March 2021 12,272 51,215 (37) (61,692) 1,758
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- ----------- ------------------ -------------
Notes to the parent company financial statements for the period
ended 31 March 2021 (continued)
During the period, the principal activity of DCD Media Plc was
that of a parent company.
DCD Media Plc is the Group's ultimate parent company, and it is
incorporated and registered in England and Wales. The address of
DCD Media Plc's registered office is Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose
Street, London EC2A 2EW, and its principal place of business is
London. DCD Media Plc's shares are listed on the Alternative
Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
DCD Media Plc's financial statements are presented in Pounds
Sterling (GBP), which is also the functional currency of the
Company. Amounts are presented in rounded thousands. The accounts
have been drawn up to the date of 31 March 2021. The comparatives
cover the fifteen month period to 31 March 2020.
1 Principal accounting policies
These financial statements are prepared on the going concern
basis, under the historical cost convention and in accordance with
applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, including Financial
Reporting Standard 102 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' ('FRS
102'), and with the Companies Act 2006.
The Group's business activities, together with the factors
likely to affect its future development, performance and position
are set out in the Executive Chairman's review. The financial
position of the Group, its cash position and borrowings are set out
in the financial review section of the statement. In addition, note
17 to the consolidated financial statements sets out the Group's
objectives, policies and processes for managing its financial
instruments and risk. The Directors have adopted the going concern
assumption in the preparation of the financial statements; please
see note 1 of the consolidated financial statements for more
detail. The Company has taken advantage of the reduced disclosure
requirements to not prepare a statement of cash flows in line with
FRS 102 paragraph 1.11 and 1.12.
Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of
estimation uncertainty
In preparing these financial statements, the Directors have made
the following judgements:
Ø Determine whether amounts recoverable from group companies are
recoverable and the carrying value of investments are appropriate.
These decisions depend on the financial position of the relevant
group company and forecasts of future cash flows.
Ø Assess the recoverability of other debtors. The Directors have
assessed the financial position of the relevant counterparties.
Ø Determine whether leases are finance or operating leases.
Material leases have been reviewed to assess appropriateness of
classification.
Ø Review the carrying value of tangible fixed assets.
Ø Assess the adequacy of accruals and provisions. Directors have
assessed the likelihood and scale of potential liabilities that
were present at the balance sheet date.
Leasing
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the income
statement on a straight-line basis over the period of the
lease.
Pension costs
No pension costs were paid in the current or prior year. Pension
costs are charged against profits when they are accrued.
Current taxation
Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income
for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at
the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in
respect of previous years.
Deferred taxation
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences where the
transactions or events that give the company an obligation to pay
more tax in the future, or right to pay less tax in the future,
have occurred by the statement of financial position date. Deferred
tax assets are recognised when it is more likely than not that they
will be recovered. Deferred tax is measured using rates of tax that
have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of
financial position date. Deferred tax balances are not
discounted.
Foreign currency
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the
exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary
assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated at the
rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position
date. Any differences are taken to the income statement.
Equity
See relevant accounting policy of the consolidated financial
statements.
Revenue and attributable profit
Revenue arises from the licensing of programme rights which have
been obtained under distribution agreements with either external
parties or Group companies. Distribution revenue is recognised in
the statement of comprehensive income on signature of the licence
agreement and represents amounts receivable from such
contracts.
All revenue excludes value added tax.
Intangible assets - programme rights
Internally developed programme rights are stated at the lower of
cost, less accumulated amortisation, or recoverable amount. Cost
comprises the cost of all productions and all other directly
attributable costs incurred up to completion of the programme and
all programme development costs. Where programme development is not
expected to proceed, the related costs are written-off to the
income statement. Amortisation of programme costs is charged in the
ratio that actual revenue recognised in the current year bears to
estimated ultimate revenue. At each statement of financial position
date, the Directors review the carrying value of programme rights
and consider whether a provision is required to reduce the carrying
value of the investment in programmes to the recoverable amount.
The expected life of these assets is not expected to exceed 7
years.
Purchased programme rights are stated at the lower of cost, less
accumulated amortisation, or recoverable amount. Purchased
programme rights are amortised over a period in line with expected
useful life, not exceeding 7 years.
Amortisation and any charge in respect of writing down to
recoverable amount during the year are included in the income
statement within cost of sales.
Financial instruments
Financial assets are recognised in the statement of financial
position at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Provision
is made for diminution in value where appropriate. Income and
expenditure arising on financial instruments is recognised on the
accruals basis and credited or charged to the income statement in
the financial year to which it relates.
Investments
Investments held as fixed assets are stated at cost less any
provision for impairment. Investments held as current assets are
stated at the lower of cost or net realisable value.
2 Result for the financial year
DCD Media Plc has taken advantage of section 408 Companies Act
2006 and has not included its own income statement in these
financial statements. The Company's profit for the year after tax
was GBP1,669,657 (15 months to March 2020: loss of GBP21,000). The
result for the year includes GBP25,000 for the audit of the Company
as parent of the DCD Media Plc group (15 months to March 2020:
GBP25,000).
3 Intangible assets
Programme Rights
GBP'000
----------------------------- -----------------
Cost
At 1 April 2020 6,069
At 31 March 2021 6,069
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2020 6,069
At 31 March 2021 6,069
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 -
----------------------------- -----------------
At 31 March 2020 -
----------------------------- -----------------
4 Fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiary
undertakings
GBP'000
-------------------------- ---------------------
Cost
At 1 April 2020 25,227
At 31 March 2021 25,227
Accumulated amortisation
At 1 April 2020 23,619
At 31 March 2020 23,619
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 1,608
-------------------------- ---------------------
At 31 March 2020 1,608
-------------------------- ---------------------
All shares held in subsidiary undertakings are ordinary shares
with full voting, dividend and distribution rights.
The principal operating subsidiary companies are listed below.
All are 100% owned:
Place of Profit/(loss)
Company name incorporation Principal activity Net assets for year
GBP'000 GBP'000
DCD Rights England & Distribution of programme
Ltd Wales rights (1,552) (114)
September Films England & Production of programmes
Ltd Wales for television 19 569
Rize Television England & Production of programmes
Ltd Wales for television 253 33
----------------- ---------------- --------------------------- ----------- --------------
The following companies are all 100% owned either directly or
indirectly, are registered in England and Wales and were dormant in
the year: Box TV Ltd, Box TV (Dice) Ltd, Box TV (S&L) Ltd, Box
TV (Production) Ltd, Box TV (Prodco) Ltd, Box TV (In Production)
Ltd, Box TV (Boudicca) Ltd, Box Film Ltd, DCD Drama Ltd, NBD
Pictures Ltd, NBD Holdings Ltd, Prospect Pictures Ltd, Digital
Classics Distribution (Two) Ltd, Rize Publishing Ltd, Rize
International Ltd, September Songs Ltd and Breathtaking Ltd.
All companies within the group have their registered office at
Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW.
DCD Rights Ltd sells programme rights worldwide to all
media.
September Films Ltd and Rize Television Ltd are involved with
the production of programmes for television and other media. In the
year September Films Ltd paid a dividend to DCD Media plc of
GBP1,625,000 out of its distributable reserves.
5 Trade and other receivables
31 March 31 March
Non-current assets 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------- ---------- ---------
Other debtors - 18
-------------------- ---------- ---------
31 March 31 March
Current assets 2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Amounts owed by group undertakings 263 1,441
VAT recoverable 11 6
Other debtors 4 34
Prepayments and accrued income 23 15
301 1,496
------------------------------------ --------- ---------
6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Trade creditors 8 2
Amounts owed to group undertakings 155 1,437
Amounts due to related parties 15 8
Accruals and deferred income 47 58
225 1,505
------------------------------------ --------- ---------
7 Share capital
See note 18 to the consolidated financial statements.
8 Financial instruments
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Financial assets
Financial assets that are debt instruments
measured at amortised cost 278 1,495
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
278 1,495
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities measured at amortised
cost 225 1,505
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
225 1,505
--------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Financial assets measured at amortised cost include trade and
other debtors, recoverable VAT and accrued income and amounts owed
by group undertakings.
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost include trade
and other creditors, amounts owed to group undertakings and related
parties and accruals.
9 Pension costs
During the year the Company made no contributions towards
personal pension schemes (15 months to 31 March 2020: GBPNil).
10 Transactions with Directors and other related parties
During the period, the following amounts were charged by
companies in which the Directors have an interest:
Amount charged
Year to 15 months
31 March to 31 March
2021 2020
Company Director GBP'000 GBP'000 Description
------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------------------
Provision of director,
Ultimate Finance finance and management
Group Ltd N McMyn 22 31 services
------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------------------
At 31 March 2021, GBP15,000 was due to Ultimate Finance Group
Ltd (2020: GBP7,500).
The company has taken advantage of the exemptions available
under FRS 102 not to disclose any transactions or balances with
entities that are 100% controlled by DCD Media Plc.
11 Ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party
The immediate parent company is Timeweave Ltd, registered in
England and Wales. The smallest and largest group that consolidates
the results of the Company is Mayfair Capital Investments UK Ltd,
registered in Scotland. The results of Mayfair Capital Investments
UK Ltd can be obtained from Companies House website at
www.companieshouse.gov.uk .
The Directors consider the family interests of Mr Joe Lewis to
have ultimate control by virtue of their indirect beneficial
ownership of the issued share capital of Mayfair Capital
Investments Ltd, a company incorporated in the Bahamas. The
Directors consider Mayfair Capital Investments Ltd to be the
ultimate parent company.
Corporate information
Company secretary and registered
offices Registrars
Deborah Caidou Link Group
Broadgate Tower Unit 10
20 Primrose Street Central Square
London 29 Wellington Street
EC2A 2EW LS1 4DL
www.linkgroup.eu
Nominated Adviser Auditor
finnCap SRLV Audit Limited
1 Bartholomew Close Elsley Court
London 20-22 Great Titchfield Street
EC1A 7BL London
www.finncap.com W1W 8BE
www.srlv.co.uk
Bankers Solicitors
Coutts & Co Dickson Minto WS
440 Strand 16 Charlotte Square
London Edinburgh
WC2R 0QS EH2 4DF
www.coutts.com www.dicksonminto.com
Company Headquarters
DCD Media Plc
6(th) Floor,
2 Kingdom Street,
London
W2 6JP
+44 (0)20 3869 0190
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