Final Results
Yoomedia PLC
04 April 2005
Embargoed until 07:00
4 April 2005
YooMedia Plc
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2004
YooMedia plc, the UK's biggest independent interactive media company, today
announces preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2004. The group
specialises in gaming, dating and the public sector, delivering its content and
services across all digital platforms. It is the market leader in real-time
interactivity - and through its mobile arm, it can deliver interactivity to
every TV home in the country.
Key points
•DITG acquisition successfully integrated
•Acquisition of ViaVision
•On target for operating break-even by 31 March 2005
•Turnover of £21.3m (2003: £0.7m)
•Operating loss of £24.0m (2003: loss £5.4m) after operating exceptionals
of £5.9m, and depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges of £11.0m
•Current monthly revenues of c.£8.0m
Commenting on the results, Michael Sinclair, chairman, said:
'2004 was the year in which YooMedia made the greatest strides yet in creating
the UK's biggest independent interactive media company. Each of our business
units has performed well during the year and all of them are strongly poised for
growth.
The leap forward we made by merging with DITG has taken YooMedia to a new level,
building on the progress we had already made over the past couple of years. The
merger has lived up to our expectations and the two businesses are already
integrated, resulting in benefits in terms of scale and synergy. We look forward
with relish to the opportunities ahead.
Since the year-end, the company has entered into an agreement to acquire the
balance of the shares in ViaVision Limited, having already acquired 15% with the
acquisition of DITG. As a result of this acquisition, YooMedia will operate
Pokerzone TV, the new name for the existing Game-In TV channel. YooMedia will
provide interactive services for this channel through the red button on Sky and
via mobile devices.'
For further information please contact:
YooMedia
David Docherty, chief executive 020 7462 0870
Powerscourt PR
John Murray 020 7236 5630
Kirsty Black 020 7236 5631
Chairman's Statement
2004 was the year in which YooMedia made the greatest strides yet in creating
the UK's biggest independent interactive media company. Your company now has a
critical mass of proprietary interactive TV and mobile technology and creative
content skills, enabling it to grow rapidly on all digital platforms,
particularly in its core areas of gaming and dating. It also now provides
interactive solutions for blue-chip broadcasters (including the BBC and ITV),
brands (Nestle and William Hill) and public sector institutions (the NHS and the
Northern Ireland Office). It has become a market leader in real-time
interactivity, not least through its mobile phone time-stamping technology,
which gives it the capacity to make television interactive in every home in the
UK.
During the course of last year, YooMedia underwent the transformation from a
small pay-per-play games and chat business on the Telewest cable platform, with
an annual turnover of approximately £750,000, to becoming the only interactive
company providing services on all four UK digital platforms - Sky, ntl, Telewest
and Freeview - with 250 employees and monthly revenues in excess of £8m. The
Group also extended the reach of its services onto PCs and mobile phones,
allowing our consumers access to our content and services wherever they are and
whenever they wish.
YooMedia now runs three gaming TV channels, including Avago, the world's first
interactive gambling channel, as well as a major gaming portal on the satellite
platform that supports ten TV channels and offers games such as roulette and
poker (play for fun). YooMedia has leveraged its TV strengths by launching Fancy
a Flutter as a fixed-odds betting website, and Avago fixed odds gaming on the
mobile network 3. The Group intends to launch Avago-branded casino and poker
services online in the summer of 2005.
YooMedia has entered into a long-term agreement with William Hill, the UK's
leading bookmaker, to operate Channel 425, a sports and fixed odds gaming
television channel. The channel has recently expanded its programming schedule
to include poker content, which is supported by an interactive play for fun
poker game provided by YooMedia. The company also runs YooPlay, a games channel
that uniquely operates across all digital television platforms.
In the period since 30 September 2004 our gaming division has seen 50% growth in
monthly revenues on a like-for-like basis and a substantially improved gross
margin.
The Group owns and operates the UK's biggest dating company, which includes
Dateline - Britain's best-known and oldest computer-dating brand. Our dating
brands have been successfully relaunched online and will be developed as mobile
services in the summer of 2005. In the next twelve months, the Group intends to
launch dating TV services, both in the UK and in the US.
The dating division has shown good growth in both revenues and margin since 30
September 2004 on a monthly basis. In addition, on the internet, Dateline has
increased revenues by 50% between the fourth quarter 2004 and the first quarter
2005.
The Group is by far the biggest independent interactive solutions provider for
digital television. It currently provides technology and software services for
thirty-three TV channels, some of the UK's biggest television shows ('Who Wants
to Be a Millionaire', 'Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough'),
interactive advertisers, such as Honda, and interactive public services
television with NHS Direct Interactive and the Learning and Skills Council.
Within the Digital Solutions Division revenues have doubled since September 2004
whilst margin has grown by some 400%.
YooMedia's transformation was the result of organic growth and successful
strategic acquisitions, the most important of which were the purchases of the
Digital Interactive Television Group and The Gaming Channel (together - DITG).
At the time of the acquisitions, YooMedia also raised further funds to advance
the group and we were pleased to welcome as shareholders a number of new large
institutional investors.
Prior to the acquisition, the combined group would have reported pro-forma
losses of more than £700,000 for November (as measured by earnings before
interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation - EBITDA) and at the time of
writing, we believe we have met our target of EBITDA break-even by 31 March, and
that we will continue to grow organically throughout the rest of 2005. This
turnaround has been achieved by a mixture of cost savings - the combined group
has already implemented annualised cost synergies of £3.6 million for 2005 - and
margin growth.
Since the year-end, the company has entered into an agreement to acquire the
balance of the shares of ViaVision Limited, having already acquired 15% with the
acquisition of DITG. ViaVision is an interactive broadcasting company operating
Game-In TV and Exchange and Mart TV. As a result of this acquisition, YooMedia
will operate PokerzoneTV, the new name for the existing Game-In TV channel.
YooMedia will provide interactive services for this channel through the red
button on Sky and via mobile devices.
The group also strengthened its Mobile division in July, through the acquisition
of Whoosh Group Ltd, an award-winning mobile phone marketing and technology
company, with patent-protected and proprietary solutions. Whoosh has brought a
strong and growing reputation in the innovative use of the mobile phone as a
return path for television. As well as the BBC and ITV, YooMedia mobile has
recently won contracts from Sky One and Sky Travel, and soon will enable viewers
watching Sky Sports in more than 30,000 licensed premises to interact with the
programming.
We are also expanding our mobile portfolio with video and text dating via mobile
phones, and by increasing our SMS and next generation mobile gaming presence.
Each of our business units has performed well during the year and all of them
are strongly poised for growth. YooMedia is now well positioned to exploit
developments in broadband TV technology, which allows for a much richer
interactive experience on digital television platforms, not least through our
joint venture with ICTV, which is trialling broadband television on ntl's cable
network.
Our board was strengthened by the arrival of John Swingewood, the guiding light
of DITG, as deputy chairman, and his colleague Jeremy Fenn, as a non-executive
director. On the management front, we gained the expertise of Neil MacDonald,
who has become deputy chief executive of the enlarged group.
As a result of the merger with DITG, a number of your directors stepped down
from the board and I would like to thank Bernard Fairman, Lord Evans, Andrew
Fearon, Eddie Abrams and Paul Stacey (as secretary) for the great contribution
they have each made to the growth and development of YooMedia. Eddie Abrams, of
course, remains a key figure in the senior management of the group. I would also
like to note, with immense regret, the tragic, untimely death of Martin
Graham-Scott in a car accident during the summer of 2004. He came to the group
upon the acquisition of Fancy a Flutter and I'm pleased to report that the
business which he created is now prospering within our gambling division.
In summary, the leap forward we made by merging with DITG has taken YooMedia to
a new level, building on the progress we had already made over the past couple
of years. The merger has lived up to our expectations and the two businesses are
already integrated, resulting in benefits in terms of scale and synergy. We look
forward with relish to the opportunities ahead.
Michael Sinclair
Chairman
4 April 2005
Operating and Financial Review
Operating Results
As stated in the Directors' Report, the Company acquired a number of businesses
during the year to 31 December 2004, completing its transformation from a
pay-per-play games and chat service company on the Telewest platform to a Group
with strong dating, gaming, mobile business and digital solutions units on all
four digital TV platforms in the UK.
Revenue for the Group grew from £0.7 million in 2003 to £21.3 million in 2004.
The operating loss amounted to £24.0 million including amortisation of
intangible assets and depreciation of £2.3 million. Operating exceptional items
amounted to £5.9 million and comprised redundancy costs, professional fees,
exceptional bonus payments, write-down of assets relating to onerous contracts,
provision for losses on onerous contracts, write-off of deferred development
costs and a UITF 17 charge. Additionally, a goodwill impairment charge of £8.7
million was recognised in the year. Consequently, operating loss before goodwill
impairment, amortisation, depreciation and exceptional items amounted to £7.1
million.
Management had originally identified £2.0 million of annualised synergies
resulting from the acquisition of DITG. This estimate has now been revised to
£4.2 million. Of this amount, annualised cost savings of £3.6 million had been
realised by the end of the first quarter of 2005.
The headcount increased from 45 to 253 full-time equivalent as a result of the
acquisitions made during the year, giving the Group significant scale.
Goodwill
Goodwill is amortised over its useful economic life (generally 20 years) and
reviewed for impairment when required under the provisions of FRS 11. This
treatment has resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of £8.7 million.
Balance Sheet
Shareholders' funds totalled £43.2 million at the year end. The Group reported
net current liabilities of £0.6 million at the end of the year which is covered
by the Group's banking facilities of £4.0 million.
Liquidity
The Group had net cash and cash equivalent balances of £6.4 million at the year
end.
Taxation
During the year, the Company made a trading loss, resulting in cumulative tax
losses in excess of £25 million for the enlarged Group by the year end.
Treasury Policy
The Group's policy with regard to cash balances is to monitor short and
medium-term interest rates and to place cash on deposit for periods that
optimise interest earned whilst maintaining access to sufficient funds to meet
day-to-day cash requirements.
Jonathan Apps
Chief Financial Officer
4 April 2005
Group Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2004
Ongoing Acquisitions Total 2003
2004 2004
Note £ £ £ £
----------------- ----- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Turnover 3 865,049 20,402,429 21,267,478 743,150
Cost of sales (1,199,399) (20,320,398) (21,519,797) (1,393,701)
----------------- ----- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Gross (loss)/
profit (334,350) 82,031 (252,319) (650,551)
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Administrative
expenses before
exceptional items
and impairment of
goodwill (5,688,086) (3,559,535) (9,247,621) (4,708,327)
Exceptional items 4 (2,347,532) (3,512,899) (5,860,431) -
Impairment of
goodwill 4 (450,045) (8,234,303) (8,684,348) -
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Administrative
expenses (8,485,663) (15,306,737) (23,792,400) (4,708,327)
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Operating loss (8,820,013) (15,224,706) (24,044,719) (5,358,878)
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Interest
receivable and
similar income 108,665 40,709
Interest payable
and similar
charges (81,232) (59,923)
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Loss on ordinary
activities before
taxation (24,017,286) (5,378,092)
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Tax recoverable
on ordinary
activities 5 27,264 528,785
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Loss on ordinary
activities after
taxation (23,990,022) (4,849,307)
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Equity minority
interests 198,957 227,445
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Loss for the
financial year (23,791,065) (4,621,862)
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Loss per share
- basic and
diluted 6 (15.14p) (5.56p)
The above results are derived entirely from continuing operations.
There is no difference between the loss on ordinary activities before taxation
and the loss for the financial years stated above and their historical cost
equivalents.
Group Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses for the year ended 31
December 2004
2004 2003
£ £
---------- -----------
Loss for the year (23,791,065) (4,621,862)
Gain on deemed disposal of share in subsidiary 507,268 -
undertaking
----------------------- ---------- -----------
Total losses recognised (23,283,797) (4,621,862)
----------------------- ---------- -----------
Group Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2004
2004 2003
£ £
---------- -----------
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 46,036,348 246,056
Tangible assets 3,044,029 336,136
---------------------- ---------- -----------
49,080,377 582,192
Current assets
Debtors 6,015,898 700,905
Cash and cash equivalents 7,770,287 1,720,349
---------------------- ---------- -----------
13,786,185 2,421,254
Creditors - amounts falling due within one year (14,421,579) (1,010,616)
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Net current (liabilities)/ assets (635,394) 1,410,638
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Total assets less current liabilities 48,444,983 1,992,830
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Creditors - amounts falling due greater than one
year (1,421,126) -
Provisions for liabilities and charges (2,025,123) (154,546)
Deferred income (1,407,029) -
Equity minority interest (379,976) 76,301
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Net assets 43,211,729 1,914,585
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 11,418,970 8,035,007
Share premium account 69,011,512 11,440,701
Shares to be issued 3,047,000 -
Capital redemption reserve 455,331 455,331
Profit and loss account (40,721,084) (18,016,454)
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Equity shareholders' funds 43,211,729 1,914,585
---------------------- ---------- -----------
Group Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2004
2004 2003
Note £ £
-------- ---------- -----------
Net cash outflow from operating activities 8 (10,902,176) (5,608,981)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Returns on investments and servicing of
finance
Interest received 108,665 35,697
Interest paid (63,542) (59,923)
Interest element of finance lease rental
payments (17,689) -
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from returns on
investments and servicing of finance 27,434 (24,226)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Taxation - 528,785
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Capital expenditure and financial
investment
Payments to acquire intangible assets (791,901) -
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (383,764) (133,576)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure
and financial investment (1,175,665) (133,576)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Acquisitions and disposals (6,656,431) (44,180)
Purchase of subsidiary undertakings
Purchase of trade and assets of a business (627,118) -
Net cash received with subsidiary 641,124 6,109
undertakings
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
5555
Net cash outflow from acquisitions and (6,642,425) (38,071)
disposals
-------- ---------- -----------
Net cash outflow before management of liquid
resources and financing (18,692,832) (5,276,069)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Management of liquid resources
(Increase) in short-term deposits with banks 9 (4,896,404) (1,521,018)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Financing
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Issue of ordinary share capital 32,027,461 2,766,730
Costs associated with issue of share capital (1,682,564) -
Issue of convertible loan notes - 2,000,000
Repayment of loans (6,920,766) -
Repayment of capital element of finance
leases and hire purchase contracts (59,663) -
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Net cash inflow from financing 23,364,468 4,766,730
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
(Decrease) in cash in the year 9 (224,768) (2,030,357)
------------------------ -------- ---------- -----------
Notes to the Financial Statements for the
year ended 31 December 2004
1 Basis of Preparation
The financial information presented within this preliminary announcement for the
years ended 31 December 2004 and 31 December 2003 does not constitute statutory
accounts. The 2004 statutory accounts have yet to be delivered to the Registrar,
but include the auditors' report which was unqualified and did not contain a
statement under section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985. The auditors'
report was modified to include an explanatory paragraph relating to the
fundamental uncertainty over the Group's ability to realise future profitability
and positive cash flows, and the going concern basis of preparation. The 2003
statutory accounts have been delivered to the Registrar and include the
auditors' report which was unqualified and did not contain a statement under
section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention, in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards in the United
Kingdom. The financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with
prior years, except for the capitalisation of certain development costs in
accordance with SSAP 13, due to a greater certainty of revenues being generated
from the assets. Previously, the Group wrote off all such expenditure as
incurred. There is no impact on opening reserves.
This preliminary announcement was approved by the Board of Directors on 4 April
2005.
2 Going Concern
During the year ended 31 December 2004, the Group recorded a loss of £23.8
million and at 31 December 2004, the Group had net current liabilities of £0.6
million. Net cash outflow from operating activities in 2004 was £10.9 million.
The Directors consider that the acquisition of DITG and TGC in December 2004 was
a significant milestone for the Group. The acquisition has enabled management to
realise significant synergies and cost savings in the combined Group and, as a
result, based on the Group's working capital projections, the Directors consider
that the Group will become profitable and cash flow positive during 2005. The
Group's working capital projections assume revenue growth from its existing
services.
In the light of existing facilities available to the Group, the Directors
consider there will be sufficient resources available to enable the Group to
achieve the profitability and positive cash flow necessary for the Group to
continue as a going concern. Consequently, the directors consider that it is
appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis. However, in
common with similar businesses at this stage of their development, the Directors
recognise that there will remain a fundamental uncertainty over the Group's
ability to realise future profitability and positive cash flows until the Group
has established a track record of profitable trading, cash generation and
meeting its working capital projections.
The financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that would be required
if the Group were unable to achieve profitability and positive cash flow with
its current resources, or if further available sources of finance were
insufficient to fund the Group through to profitability and positive cash flow,
such that the going concern basis of preparation ceased to be appropriate.
3 Accounting policies
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention and are in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
Basis of consolidation
The Group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of YooMedia
plc and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December each year. No profit
and loss account is presented for YooMedia plc as permitted by section 230 of
the Companies Act 1985.
The subsidiaries have been included within the Group financial statements using
the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly the Group profit and loss
account and Group cash flow statement includes the results and cash flows of the
subsidiaries from the dates of acquisition up to 31 December 2004.
The Directors consider that effective control was gained over the Digital
Interactive Television Group and The Gaming Channel Group on 26 November 2004
and therefore the Group profit and loss account and Group cash flow statement
include the results and cash flows from this point rather than the legal date of
acquisition of 20 December 2004.
Goodwill
Goodwill arises on the excess of the consideration over the fair value of the
identifiable assets acquired. Goodwill is amortised through the profit and loss
account over its useful economic life.
Positive goodwill arising on acquisitions is capitalised, classified as an asset
on the balance sheet and amortised on a straight line basis over its useful
economic life up to a presumed maximum of 20 years. It is reviewed at the end of
the first full financial year following the acquisition and in other periods if
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be
recoverable.
Turnover
Turnover, which excludes value added tax, comprises revenue from interactive
media services and dating services and is recognised as these services are
provided. Gaming revenues, where the Company holds a gaming licence, are
recognised on a gross basis and winnings are recognised as a cost of sale. All
turnover is generated in the United Kingdom.
4 Exceptional items
Exceptional items, within administrative expenses, relate mainly to the
significant strategic redirection that the Group undertook during the year
evidenced by the number of acquisitions. These items are detailed below:
Year ended 31 Year ended 31
December 2004 December 2003
£ £
------------------------ ----------- ---------
Recognised in arriving at operating loss:
Redundancy costs 1 1,242,798 -
Provision for
losses on onerous
contracts 1,638,373 -
Write-down of
assets related to
onerous contracts 713,000 -
Exceptional bonus
payments 2 1,096,873 -
Exceptional
professional fees 253,935 -
UITF 17 charge 3 579,167 -
Write-off of
deferred
development costs 336,285
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5,860,431 -
----------- ---------
1 Including all relevant taxes and other related costs of redundancy.
2 Including all relevant taxes.
3 As described in note 2, under Urgent Issue Task Force abstract 17 (UITF 17),
the Company is required to recognise as a charge in the profit and loss account,
the amount by which the fair market value of any share options issued to
employees exceeds their respective exercise prices at the date of grant. The
charge is notional in that there is no underlying cash flow or other financial
liability associated with the charge, nor does it give rise to a reduction in
net assets or shareholders' funds. In addition there is no impact on
distributable profits.
A goodwill impairment provision of £8,684,348 was also charged in the year. This
is in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 11: Impairment of fixed
assets and goodwill. The impairment has been made following the historical
losses and loss during the period of a number of the subsidiary undertakings.
5 Tax on loss on ordinary activities
There was a tax credit of £27,264 (2003 - £528,785 credit) in the year. The 2004
and 2003 tax recoverable related to research and development tax credits.
The tax assessed on the loss on ordinary activities for the year differs from
the standard rate of tax of 30% (2003 - 19%). The differences are reconciled
below:
Year ended 31 Year ended 31
December 2004 December 2003
£ £
Loss on ordinary
activities before
taxation (24,017,286) (5,378,092)
------------------------------ ---------- ----------
Loss on ordinary
activities
multiplied by 30%
(2003 - 19%) (7,205,186) (1,021,837)
Effect of expenses
not deductible for
tax purposes 3,210,322 43,650
Depreciation in
excess of capital
allowances 129,205 66,008
Other timing
differences 173,750 1,988
Adjustments in
respect of
previous periods (27,264) (528,785)
Losses not
recognised 3,691,909 910,191
------------------------------ ---------- ----------
Current year tax
credit (27,264) (528,785)
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Deferred taxation
Deferred taxation provided in the financial statements is £nil (2003 - £nil) and
the amounts not recognised are as follows:
Group and Company Year ended 31 Year ended 31 December 2003
December 2004
£ £
------------------------------ ---------- -----------
Accelerated
capital allowances (1,272,266) (125,213)
Other timing
differences (221,635) (963)
Losses
(13,179,011) (2,452,959)
---------- -----------
(14,672,912) (2,579,135)
---------- -----------
Deferred taxation
The deferred tax asset has not been recognised on the grounds that there is
insufficient evidence at the balance sheet date that it will be recoverable. The
asset would start to become potentially recoverable if, and to the extent that,
the Group were to become profitable.
6 Loss per share
The basic loss per share has been calculated by dividing the net loss of
£23,791,065 for the year (2003 - £4,621,862) by the weighted average number of
157,173,278 shares in issue during the year (2003 - 83,119,331). The Company has
potentially dilutive ordinary shares being share options issued to staff and
shares contracted to be issued.
The diluted loss per share has been calculated in accordance with Financial
Reporting Standard 14: Earnings per share, using 170,947,901 shares in issue
during the year (2003 - 83,119,331). As per Financial Reporting Standard 14:
Earnings per share, the diluted loss per share calculation is without reference
to adjustments in respect of certain share options that are considered to be
anti-dilutive.
The deferred shares are not included in the earnings per share or diluted
earnings per share. These shares have no voting rights and are non-convertible
and therefore do not form part of the ordinary share capital used for the loss
per share calculation in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 14:
Earnings per share.
7 Reconciliation of movements in shareholders' funds
Year ended 31 Year ended 31
December 2004 December 2003
£ £
---------- -----------
Loss for the year (23,791,065) (4,621,862)
New shares issued 60,954,774 4,766,730
Shares to be
issued 3,047,000 -
Gain on deemed
disposal of share
in subsidiary
undertaking 507,268 -
UITF 17 credit 579,617 3,000
---------- -----------
Net addition to
shareholders'
funds 41,297,144 147,868
Opening
shareholders'
funds 1,914,585 1,766,717
---------- -----------
Closing
shareholders'
funds 43,211,729 1,914,585
---------- -----------
8 Net cash outflow from operating activities
Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities:
Year ended 31 Year ended 31
December 2004 December 2003
Continuing operations £ £
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Operating loss (24,044,719) (5,358,878)
Depreciation
charge 567,918 350,874
Amortisation and
impairment of
goodwill 9,920,922 4,620
Amortisation and
impairment of
deferred
development costs 496,247 -
UITF 25 provision
for National
Insurance on share
options (62,461) 154,546
UITF 17 charge on
grant of share
options 579,167 -
Movement in
restructuring
provision 1,755,538 -
Movement in
dilapidations
provision 65,000 -
Loss on disposal
of fixed assets 1,290 3,465
Increase in
debtors (1,492,536) (121,483)
Increase/
(decrease) in
creditors 1,311,458 (642,125)
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Net cash outflow
from continuing
operations (10,902,176) (5,608,981)
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Net cash outflow from operating activities include cash outflows from operating
exceptional items such as £1,199,013 for redundancy costs, £590,299 for onerous
contracts, £483,241 for exceptional bonus payments and £179,535 for exceptional
professional fees.
9 Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds
Year ended 31 Year ended 31
December 2004 December 2003
£ £
---------- ----------
Decrease in cash
in the year (224,768) (2,030,357)
Increase in short
term deposits with
banks 4,896,404 1,521,018
Loans and finance
leases acquired
with subsidiary
undertakings (8,327,582) -
Repayment of
capital element on
finance leases 59,663 -
Repayment of loans 6,920,766 -
-------------------- ---------- ----------
Movement in net
funds in the year 3,324,483 (509,339)
Net funds at
beginning of the
year 1,720,349 2,229,688
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Net funds at end
of the year 5,044,832 1,720,349
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