Clean Invest Africa Plc - Interim Consolidated Results to 30 June 2021
PR Newswire
London, December 7
7 December 2021
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
("CIA" or the "Company" or the "Group")
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2021 TO 30 JUNE 2021
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STATEMENT
I am pleased to present the interim financial results of the Group for the period 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021.
Whilst the past period has continued to be extremely challenging Clean Invest Africa is looking forward to the next period with significant optimism due to the potential of a substantial and strong pipeline and in addition a developing opportunity to expand beyond coal.
At different times during this period, our production facilities, like most other similar businesses in South Africa and all around the world, have been impacted by Covid-19. Management took measures early on to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic including complying with the mandatory regulations imposed across its operations. These measures have had a significant impact on the timing of the development of the various commercial and business development activities expected to have advanced in both 2020 and 2021 and thus our plans have been pushed out by at least 12 months.
In addition, whilst the business took measures to reduce costs and in particular any variable overhead, it continued throughout to carry its fixed overhead burden. Net creditor days have been extended beyond its normal anticipated ratio and management continues to closely manage impacted creditors, but overall, creditors, which are largely trade and routine, have and continue to be very supportive.
Notwithstanding the negative impacts of the pandemic, the Company and its subsidiary CoalTech views the roads ahead with optimism, based upon the potential of an extensive and solid pipeline of opportunities. It is worth reiterating that the strategy of CoalTech is to secure long term, large scale customer relationships with whom it would develop one or more full scale plants and with long term offtake arrangements. Securing one such customer would be transformative, with any such project likely to have a project value well in excess of $10 million and involve the processing of large scale fines or tailings, typically over one million tonnes. The early stages of these commercial discussions typically also involve CoalTech running test batches. These batches are often initially small, for example 10's of kilos and then increase to sample production size batches of, for example, 10's of tonnes. Once batches are completed the outputs are exhaustively tested by CoalTech and by the potential client. This process is a considerable proportion of the CoalTech overhead and consumes the majority of the available production of our Bulpan production facility in South Africa. The CoalTech pipeline for coal fines remains substantial and robust and continually developing.
In a further positive development the CoalTech technology previously thought to only apply to coal fines or coal waste, has now been adapted by CoalTech to be able to pelletise other materials, with potentially high grade ores, precious metals, minerals and solid based natural resources. CIA is now evaluating the opportunity in the much wider market beyond coal including for pelletised Ilmenite, chrome, iron ore, manganese, as well as other base, ferrous and precious metals and biomass. This is a very significant development. Whilst still in its early days this is an indicator of far greater potential for CIA beyond coal than previously considered.
CIA will today be publishing on its website its unaudited financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2021.
FINANCIALS
The Group's interim consolidated financial results for the period 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 show a loss after taxation of £552,877.
The financial information for the six months period ended 30 June 2021 has not been reviewed by the Company's external auditors.
OUTLOOK
The Directors are pleased with the progress made in this period, notwithstanding the continuous impacts on the Group's business of the COVID-19 pandemic and look forward to continuing to update shareholders on the progress of the Group and the potentially exciting prospects ahead, some of which are developing reasonably fast. Such prospects are of course conditional upon and dependant upon the Company raising further funding for which there is no certainty at present. We continue to seek new investment opportunities and funding and we will advise shareholders if these opportunities develop.
Filippo Fantechi
Chief Executive Officer
7 December 2021
The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the content of this announcement.
ENQUIRIES:
Company
Clean Invest Africa PLC
Filippo Fantechi - Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: +973 39696273
Corporate Adviser
Peterhouse Capital Limited
Guy Miller
Telephone: +44 20 7220 9795
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2021 TO 30 JUNE 2021
| For the 6 months period ended | For the year ended | ||
| 30-Jun-21 | 31-Dec-20 | ||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| Revenue | 37,948 | 444 | |
| Cost of sales | - | - | |
| Gross profit | 37,948 | 444 | |
| Other income | 2,038 | 869 | |
| Operating costs | (599,473) | (1,105,496) | |
| Fair value of warrants/options issued and vested | - | (21,374) | |
| Unrealised foreign exchange revaluation on amounts due to a related party | 13,935 | (32,256) | |
| Operating loss | (545,552) | (1,157,813) | |
| Finance income | - | 4 | |
| Finance costs | (7,325) | (11,025) | |
| Loss before tax | (552,877) | (1,168,834) | |
| Taxation | - | - | |
| Loss after tax | (552,877) | (1,168,834) | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss | |||
| Currency translation differences | 3,464 | 91,548 | |
| Total comprehensive loss for the period | (549,413) | (1,077,286) | |
| Earnings per share expressed in pence per share: | |||
| Basic and diluted loss per share (GBP) | (0.05) | (0.10) | |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these interim financial statements.
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 JUNE 2021
| As at | As at | ||
| 30-Jun-21 | 31-Dec-20 | ||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 481,730 | 477,044 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 35,837 | 20,966 | |
| Investments | 5,247 | 5,247 | |
| Total Non-current assets | 522,814 | 503,257 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 7,779 | 7,679 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 134,355 | 105,567 | |
| Amounts due from related parties | 3,398,815 | 3,411,760 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 6,079 | 13,864 | |
| Total current assets | 3,547,028 | 3,538,870 | |
| Total assets | 4,069,842 | 4,042,127 | |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Equity attributable to the owners of the Company | |||
| Share capital | 2,949,388 | 2,949,388 | |
| Share premium | 24,938,863 | 24,938,863 | |
| Shares to be issued | 332,294 | 332,294 | |
| Convertible loans | 155,000 | 155,000 | |
| Share-based payment | 3,243,556 | 3,243,556 | |
| Foreign currency translation reserve | 178,053 | 174,589 | |
| Reverse takeover reserve | (23,050,570) | (23,050,570) | |
| Accumulated losses | (11,965,074) | (11,412,197) | |
| Total equity | (3,218,490) | (2,669,077) | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 2,257,849 | 1,699,749 | |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 16,803 | 7,968 | |
| Amounts due to related parties | 4,990,026 | 4,986,218 | |
| Total current liabilities | 7,264,678 | 6,693,935 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Non-current portion of lease liabilities | 23,654 | 17,269 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 23,654 | 17,269 | |
| Total liabilities | 7,288,332 | 6,711,204 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 4,069,842 | 4,042,127 | |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these interim financial statements.
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 JUNE 2021
| As at | As at | ||
| 30-Jun-21 | 31-Dec-20 | ||
| Unaudited | Audited | ||
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Investments | 4,744,225 | 4,744,225 | |
| Total Non-current assets | 4,744,225 | 4,744,225 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Trade and other receivables | 240,569 | 235,714 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 852 | 1,496 | |
| Total current assets | 241,421 | 237,210 | |
| Total assets | 4,985,646 | 4,981,435 | |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Equity attributable to the owners of the Company | |||
| Share capital | 2,949,388 | 2,949,388 | |
| Share premium | 24,938,863 | 24,938,863 | |
| Shares to be issued | 332,294 | 332,294 | |
| Convertible loans | 155,000 | 155,000 | |
| Share-based payment | 3,243,556 | 3,243,556 | |
| Accumulated losses | (27,038,202) | (26,893,467) | |
| Total equity | 4,580,899 | 4,725,634 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 404,747 | 255,801 | |
| Total liabilities | 404,747 | 255,801 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 4,985,646 | 4,981,435 | |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these interim financial statements.
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2021
| Share capital | Share premium | Shares to be issued | Convertible loans | Share-based payment reserve | Reverse takeover reserve | Currency translation reserve | Accumulated losses | Total equity | |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 2,844,413 | 24,623,938 | 332,294 | 134,388 | 3,222,182 | (23,050,570) | 83,041 | (10,243,363) | (2,053,677) |
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,168,834) | (1,168,834) | |
| Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||
| Currency translation differences | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91,548 | - | 91,548 |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91,548 | (1,168,834) | (1,077,286) |
| Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity: | |||||||||
| Shares issued by Clean Invest Africa Plc during the year | 104,975 | 314,925 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 419,900 |
| Share-based payment | - | - | - | - | 21,374 | - | - | - | 21,374 |
| Movement during the year | - | - | - | 20,612 | - | - | - | - | 20,612 |
| Total transactions with owners recognised in equity | 104,975 | 314,925 | - | 20,612 | 21,374 | - | - | - | 461,886 |
| Balance as at 31 December 2020 | 2,949,388 | 24,938,863 | 332,294 | 155,000 | 3,243,556 | (23,050,570) | 174,589 | (11,412,197) | (2,669,077) |
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (552,877) | (552,877) |
| Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||
| Currency translation differences | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,464 | - | 3,464 |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,464 | (552,877) | (549,413) |
| Balance as at 30 June 2021 | 2,949,388 | 24,938,863 | 332,294 | 155,000 | 3,243,556 | (23,050,570) | 178,053 | (11,965,074) | (3,218,490) |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these interim financial statements.
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
GROUP STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2021 TO 30 JUNE 2021
| For the year ended | For the year ended | ||
| 30-Jun-21 | 31-Dec-20 | ||
| Operating activities | |||
| Loss before income tax | (552,877) | (1,168,834) | |
| Adjustment for: | |||
| Amortisation of right-of-use assets | 3,897 | 7,472 | |
| Fair value of warrants/options issued and vested | - | 21,374 | |
| Provision for obsolete inventories | - | 1,598 | |
| Finance income | - | (4) | |
| Finance costs | 7,325 | 11,025 | |
| (541,655) | (1,127,369) | ||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||
| Inventories | (100) | (511) | |
| Trade and other receivables | (28,788) | 67,337 | |
| Trade and other payables | 558,100 | 784,345 | |
| Cash utilised in operations | (12,443) | (276,198) | |
| Finance income | - | 4 | |
| Finance costs | (6,149) | (2,737) | |
| Exchange gains/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents | (40,093) | 25,803 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (58,685) | (253,128) | |
| Investing activities | |||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | - | (8,488) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | - | (8,488) | |
| Financing activities | |||
| Funding received from a related party | 54,589 | 157,923 | |
| Payment of related party borrowings | - | (39,415) | |
| Proceeds from issue of shares | - | 150,000 | |
| Principal paid on lease liabilities | (3,689) | (6,259) | |
| Net cash from financing activities | 50,900 | 262,249 | |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (7,785) | 633 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 13,864 | 13,231 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | 6,079 | 13,864 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these interim financial statements.
CLEAN INVEST AFRICA PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
1. Company information
Clean Invest Africa plc (the "Company") is a public limited company which is listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market (previously NEX Exchange Growth Market) and is incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom.
The consolidated entity (the "Group") consists of the Company and the entities it controlled at the end of the six months period ended 30 June 2021.
Principal activity
The Company's primary strategy is to identify investment opportunities and acquisitions in clean energy projects/companies or alternative technologies that are used in a socially and environmentally responsible way on a global basis, with the intention of building a diversified portfolio of assets.
The subsidiaries of the Company, CoalTech Limited ("CoalTech"), a company registered in the United Kingdom with registered number 11368750, and Coal Agglomeration South Africa (Pty) Ltd. ("CASA"), a company registered in South Africa with registered number 2015/439393/07 and CoalTech's subsidiary Coal Tech LLC, a company registered in the United States of America with registered number 5685936 (collectively referred as "CoalTech Group"), are primarily engaged in agglomerating coal fines waste (coal dust) into coal pellets through the commercialization of the Group's proprietary binding technology.
2. Basis of preparation
The interim consolidated financial statements of the Group and the interim financial statements of the Company (the "interim financial statements") have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and IFRIC interpretations (IFRS IC) as adopted by the European Union and the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.
The interim financial statements are for the six months period ended 30 June 2021 and are presented in Sterling (£) which is the Company's presentation currency. The financial information for the six months period ended 30 June 2021 have not been reviewed by the Company's external auditors or audited.
The interim consolidated financial statements of the Group and the interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared using going concern assumption under the historical cost convention. The Directors believe the Group has or has access to sufficient funds to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the end of the reporting period.
3. Dividend
No dividends will be distributed for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021.
4. Earnings per share
Basic and diluted
| For the 6 months period ended 30 June 2021 | For the year ended 31 December 2020 | |||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||
| Total loss from continuing operations attributable to equity holders of the Company | (552,877) | (1,168,834) | ||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue | 1,179,755,301 | 1,157,215,657 | ||
| Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | (0.05) | (0.10) |
5. Events after the reporting period
There were no significant events subsequent to 30 June 2021 and occurring before the date of signing of the interim financial statements that would have a significant impact on these annual financial statements.
The following events occurred between 30 June 2021 and the date of this report which are material to the understanding of the interim financial statements:
On 16 September 2021, the Company is pleased to announce that it has agreed to enter into a convertible loan note ("CLN") of £60,000, for a period of 6 months, with three of the Company directors, N Lyons, F Fantechi and P B Ryan, in equal parts, of £20,000 each. The CLN is convertible into ordinary shares of the Company at the request of the CLN holders, at 0.25p per share with an interest coupon of 8% payable in ordinary shares at 0.25p, upon redemption or conversion. Both the CLN and the coupon carry equivalent of two (2) warrants for every one ordinary share resulting from the conversions. Therefore, the Company will immediately grant a total of 49,920,000 warrants, each with an exercise price of 0.25p and valid for a period of five (5) years.
