Final Results

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Edenville Energy PLC
07 May 2013
 



 

7 May 2013

 

Edenville Energy Plc

 ("Edenville" or the "Company")

 

Full Year Results

 

Edenville Energy plc (AIM:EDL), the coal focused African energy exploration and development company, today announces its audited results for the year end 31 December 2012

 

Highlights

 

Operational

·    Maiden JORC Compliant Resource Estimate for Mkomolo announced in April 2012

o Resource of 39 million tonnes (39Mt) at an average calorific value of 17 MJ/kg (float density - 2.0 and Yield - 26%)

o Quality of the coal confirmed as suitable, with appropriate processing, for coal fired power generation

·    Maiden drilling programme at Muze confirmed coal with similar characteristics to that defined in the Mkomolo JORC compliant resource

 

Corporate

·    Second option exercised on the Rukwa Coalfield project in south western Tanzania

o Interest in two prospecting licences and 66 primary mining licences increased to 90% with the remaining 10% held by the local partner on the project

·    Rufus Short appointed Non-Executive Director

 

Financial

·    £10,094,602 net assets

·    £784,072 cash                                         

 

Post period

·    Upgraded resource of 173 million total tonnes in-situ at Mkomolo, Namwele and Muze combined, of which 57.5 million tonnes Measured and Indicated at 17.42 MJ/kg (float density = 2.0, yield = 34.4%)

·    Commencement of Scoping Study at the Namwele coal deposit

·    Access to discretionary £5million Equity Financing Facility entered into with Darwin Strategic Limited

o Initial tranche of £106,895 raised for working capital purposes in April

·    Sally Schofield appointed Chairman

 

Sally Schofield, Edenville Chairman, commented: "We have made significant progress this year which has allowed the company to outline a strategy targeted at delivering value to shareholders. Establishing a Maiden JORC Resource was a key milestone for the company which was enhanced by the upgrade announced in March of this year. This has further demonstrated that the asset at Rukwa is a robust geological model conducive to both the stated near-term target of small-scale production and the longer-term target of supplying a mine-mouth power station.

 

"The addition of Rufus Short to the Board will provide valuable expertise to the company and, with the funding in place for the stated work programme, we are confident of further success in the coming year."

 

Contact:

 

Edenville Energy plc

 

Sally Schofield - Chairman
Rakesh Patel - Finance Director
www.edenville-energy.com

 +44 (0) 20 7653 9855 

finnCap

 

Charlotte Stranner/Geoff Nash

+44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Newgate Threadneedle

 

Graham Herring/Richard Gotla

+44 (0) 20 7653 9850

 

 

 

 

 


CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

 

Dear Shareholder

 

 

2012 was a year in which Edenville Energy made significant advances towards our goal of developing a coal-based energy business in and for Tanzania.  A vision jointly shared by the government of Tanzania to support the country's rapid industrialisation and increasing demand for energy.  

 

The Edenville team has added substantial value to the Company's assets since the virtually unexplored Rukwa Coalfield projects were acquired in August 2010.  Just two drill seasons on, we have a very respectable Measured and Indicated resource tonnage across three coal projects which are favourably located within the government Mtwara Development Corridor in southern Tanzania.  We are now able to begin evaluation of a near-term production scenario with the future possibility of supplying a coal fired power station as part of the Tanzanian Government's commitment to the North-South Electrification project.

 

In April 2012, we published a maiden inferred resource estimate for Mkomolo of 39 million tonnes of sub-bituminous thermal coal with a calorific value of 17Mj/kg. This was in line with our expectations and confirmed that, after processing, the coal could be suitable for power generation.  This then provided us with the solid platform we needed to initiate a second round of intensive drilling which was completed in November 2012.

 

As part of the second round we drilled an additional 3,139 metres at Mkomolo bringing the total metres drilled to 5,726 metres over 41 holes.  These additional drilling results upgraded the resource from the Inferred to Measured and Indicated categories increasing the overall tonnage from 39 million tonnes (Inferred) to 45 million tonnes (Measured and Indicated).

In parallel we revisited Namwele, a deposit which had seen previous production from a small open pit, providing lump coal to industries located at Mbeya, 275km to the south by road. Three holes were drilled during 2012 which supplemented the seven holes we drilled in the second half of 2011.

 

In August 2012, Edenville exercised its second and final option on the Rukwa Coalfield project, covering Mkomolo, Namwele and Muze, taking the Company's interest to 90% with the remaining 10% held by the local partner. 

The final project to be drilled by Edenville as part of the 2012 programme was Muze.  Due to operational problems and the arrival of the rainy season, just five holes (832 metres in total) were drilled.  However, these five holes added 5 million tonnes (Measured and Indicated) to the Company's asset base and remain a viable target and pipeline for additional tonnage in the future.

 

Edenville's Projects in Context:

 

The coal found in the Rukwa Coalfield projects is typical of that found across Tanzania.  The deposits are of a medium size relative to larger deposits found in the major coal producing countries such as South Africa and the USA.  The coal often requires washing to reduce ash and sulphur content, depending on the intended end use.  However, intense pressure on Tanzania's energy supply means that coal is in short supply and as a result the price of coal in-country tends to be higher than elsewhere.   As industrialisation of Tanzania increases, so does demand for energy.  

 

Edenville Energy sees an opportunity to use this growing demand for lower-quality coal to position itself as a supplier to the Tanzanian domestic markets. 

 

At present, most of Tanzania's power is generated by four hydroelectric stations. In recent years, the country has been experiencing an increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts, which has had a major impact on its ability to generate sufficient electricity. Load shedding (power cuts) has become extensive and frequent across the country.   Coal fired power stations represent proven technology, generating reliable power at relatively low unit costs, pitched perfectly for base load power production.

 

Tanzania offers exceptional growth potential in mining, energy, agriculture and industrial development with GDP forecast to double by 2020.  Rapidly increasing levels of industrialisation and development of natural resources will place additional demand on Tanzania's domestic power supply.  Development is already hindered by lack of reliable base-load energy production and new sources of power must be brought on line.

 

A combination of good in-country relationships and geographical location means Edenville is well positioned to contribute towards Tanzania's expansion in domestic energy production, should the quantity and quality of coal at its Rukwa projects prove commercially viable.

 

Financial results:

 

The Group reported an operating loss of £643,842 (2011: £1,216,771) for the year ending 31 December 2012 and had net assets at that date of £10,094,602 (2011: £8,682,857).

 

As at 31 December 2012, the Group had cash reserves of £784,072 (2011: £511,538).

 

Corporate:

 

In addition to advancing the Company's coal assets, the past year has seen significant changes on a corporate level.  In October 2012, Edenville was pleased to announce the engagement of finnCap as Nomad and Broker, a relationship which will help position Edenville in the market as a late stage exploration company gearing up for the transition to early stage developer.  The appointment of Rufus Short as Non Executive Director in February 2013 was another positive addition to the Company.  Rufus' background in coal, project development and investment banking brings significant strength to the Edenville Board and we will look to draw on his skills and experience over the course of 2013.

 

March 2013 also saw Simon Rollason step into a Non Executive position after holding the role of Chairman since the Company listed on AIM in 2010.  Simon has been key in transforming Edenville's assets from a variety of early stage development projects into a solid portfolio of assets with real commercial potential.  The Board would like to thank Simon for his hard work and dedication over the past 3 years and are delighted with his decision to remain on board as a Non Executive Director.

 

Outlook:

 

Edenville Energy's business model encompasses both near-term and long-term development of the Rukwa Coalfields.  The initial focus of activities during the coming year will be assessing the commerciality of mining near-surface coal at Rukwa and/or Mkomolo, beginning with the commissioning of a Scoping Study by Sound Mining Consultants (SMS) of South Africa which commenced April 2013. Should the outcome of the Scoping Study be positive, Edenville will review the options to develop a Phase I mining operation to supply coal into the local market.

 

In parallel we aim to leverage the opportunities which arise due to our strategic geographical location with respect to the Tanzanian Government's proposed North South Electrification Project.  Edenville's coal projects lie in close proximity to the east of the government approved power line which will link the north of the country to the south. The power line will service the western and north-western parts of Tanzania, with Edenville's Rukwa project being ideally located to provide power to this new line.  Whilst the timetable for construction of the power line has not been determined, Edenville's March 2013 Resource Statement clearly defines a quantity of coal suitable for coal fired power generation.  We will continue exploring opportunities for potential business partnerships over the coming year.

 

The vast majority of monies raised to date have been spent on advancing Edenville's assets in the Rukwa Coalfields and, unless actively drilling out the projects, our cash burn per month continues to be low, with the Company operating from the offices of its Finance Director in London and maintaining small, low-cost offices in Tanzania.

 

In summary, 2013 will be a time of transition for Edenville.  The resource statement gives us the clarity and confidence to embark on a new phase of activity, with the focus firmly on evaluating the commercial potential of our projects.  Should the outcomes be positive then we have the opportunity to realise significant value for shareholders and southern Tanzania alike.

 

 

Thank you for all your support.

 

 

Sally Schofield

Executive Chairman

 

Date: 7 May 2013


REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

Another positive year for Edenville ended with the completion of the Resource drilling programme within the Rukwa Coalfields region.  Drilling took place at the Mkomolo and Namwele deposits along with first phase drilling at the Muze Project.

The JORC compliant Resource now stands at 173 million tonnes (Total Tonnes In Situ - TTIS) in all categories of which 90% lies within the Mkomolo and Namwele deposits.  Of this 173 million total tonnes in-situ, 61.5 million tonnes are in the Measured category whilst 109.6 million tonnes are in the Indicated category.  99% of the total tonnes in-situ is now categorised as Measured and Indicated.   

The previous Maiden Inferred Resource Statement was completed by Wardell-Armstrong International (WAI) and published in April 2012. Recommendations made in this report enabled Edenville to plan a drill programme of approximately 4,500m to upgrade the Resource.  The programme resulted in the Inferred Resource at Mkomolo being upgraded to a Measured and Indicated Resource as well as completing a Measured and Indicated Resource at Namwele and the western portion of the Muze deposit, the Central and Eastern zones still to be drilled.

Sound Mining Solutions (SMS) of South Africa was engaged in June 2012 to provide services for borehole logging; database management; geological modelling and coal resource estimation reporting. SMS oversaw all the logging and assaying of core and assisted in the training of Edenville's Tanzanian field team in coal geology and coal logging/database entry.

During 2012 a total of 19 boreholes were drilled within the Mkomolo Block, with four completed on the Namwele Block and five within the Muze Block, for a combined total meterage of 4,528.84m. For the purpose of the resource estimate, SMS used 41 diamond drillholes totalling 5,726.26m at the Mkomolo project, 12 drillholes totalling 1426.9m at Namwele and 5 drillholes totalling 831.84m at Muze.

As a result of the additional drilling conducted in 2012, SMS was able to construct a more detailed geological model than previously developed. The previous geological model considered the full coal measure interval thickness per borehole, and calculated the average sample yield, weighted on the sampled thickness against the barren interval thickness, and applied this average yield to the coal measure in order to obtain a washed tonnage for the coal measures. The new model, completed by SMS, identified individual coal zones within the coal measures, generating a detailed structural model. A block model was constructed and the qualities interpolated using average washed qualities (with yield equal to zero for the unsampled waste intervals) effectively excluding the waste interburden from the washed product resource estimate. Edenville now has an accurate three dimensional structural model which defines coal quality and tonnage.

The use of an internationally recognised coal assay Laboratory (A H Knight of Glasgow, UK) enabled a much faster turnaround time on sample analysis and reporting of results.   The laboratory was able to analyse and report the results within a month of receiving them, a great improvement from the 6 month turnaround time of the labs used in 2011 drilling programme.

This drilling campaign and Resource statement now completes the work at both the Mkomolo and Namwele deposits. At Muze more drilling is required to expand the resource to the east over areas already mapped as having historic coal outcrops.

With the positive results from this 2012 drilling programme and updated JORC Resource of 173 million total tonnes in-situ, Edenville will explore long-term options regarding a partnership with an Independent Power Plant operator to purchase the coal outlined for thermal power production.

Given the results of the Resource Statement, management has now decided to commence a scoping study on the Namwele deposit to explore the viability of commencing a small open pit mining operation. SMS have been engaged to complete this work which is due to be completed during the 3rd Quarter 2013. The parameters for the scoping study are to look at producing in the region of 25,000 tonnes of saleable coal monthly for shipping to Mbeya and/or the rail terminal at Tunduma on the Tanzanian/Zambian border some 225kms from site.

Edenville has concentrated its effort in the Rukwa District but will continue to hold and maintain its uranium or secondary coal licenses, submitting reports to the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Mines in compliance with Tanzanian law. None of these licences are sufficiently advanced to warrant a drilling programme at the present time.

As part of our commitment to Community Social Responsibility (CSR), we have supplied the local football team with uniforms and boots as well as roofing for the three local communities for their on-going school and clinic construction programmes.

 

 

 

M J Pryor

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: 7 May 2013


DIRECTORS’ BIOGRAPHIES

 

Sally Schofield, BEng (Hons) Industrial Geology, ACSM, FGS, MIMMM, Aged 41

Executive Chairman

Sally's career has seen her work in commercial, technical and operational capacities in geographically and politically diverse regions including Kazakhstan, Albania, Central America, Brazil and Chile. She gained early exposure to the technical, corporate and investor relations functions of the mining business before crossing sectors to work with RMC, now part of CEMEX, the global building materials giant. Sally returned to mining in 2003 and became a Director of AIM - listed Latitude Resources plc, a company with copper and gold assets in Chile. As Chief Operating Officer of that company she relocated to Santiago, Chile, in 2006 with direct responsibility for an exploration program that developed a portfolio of exploration projects into a saleable asset. Sally then worked for a natural resource focused fund identifying potential investment opportunities. Her business skills have been recognised by several external parties, including Management Today, Courvoisier Future 500 and HM The Queen. Sally graduated from the Camborne School of Mines with a First Class B. Eng (Hons) Industrial Geology in 1995, is a Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS) and a professional member of IOM3 (MIMMM).

 

Mark Pryor, BSc (Hons) Geology & Mineralogy, FGS, FSEG, Pr.Sci.Nat, Aged 53

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Pryor is an Independent Geological Consultant working with private mining and exploration groups, based out of the United Kingdom and holds a B.Sc (Hons) degree from the University of Aberdeen. He has 25 years of management experience in advanced stage exploration and mine development projects worldwide. He is a 'Qualified Person' as defined by the Securities Commission and regularly submits Independent Technical Reports for companies wishing to list on the Stock Exchange as well as Independent Technical Reports and press releases for quoted companies. Mark has worked for major and mid-tier mining companies and has many contacts within the venture capital sector of the mining industry. Mark has extensive global experience having worked in Mexico, EurAsia, China, Southern Africa and South America, holding management positions in recognised companies in the industry including Placer Dome, Minefinders, Monarch Resources and Anglo American. Mark is an associate of SRK (UK) Ltd and is a Fellow of the Geological Society, Society of Economic Geologists and is a registered Natural Scientist (Pr. Sci. Nat).

 

Rakesh Patel, BA (Hons) Economics, FCCA, CF, Aged 49

Finance Director

Rakesh Patel qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 1991. From 1992, he led the corporate finance division of Gerald Edelman, chartered accountants, dealing with acquisitions, disposals, mergers, private placings and stock market flotations. Rakesh was involved in the acquisition of Ryman the Stationer and left the firm in 1996 to become group financial controller of Chancerealm Limited, a group including Ryman Limited where he was involved in the acquisition and integration of Contessa Ladieswear Limited. Rakesh returned to Gerald Edelman in 1997 until leaving in March 2003 to join Adler Shine LLP, chartered accountants, where he heads the firm's corporate finance division. Rakesh has acted in over 35 AIM transactions as Reporting Accountant and has also acted as interim or part-time director to a number of private and public companies.

 

Simon Rollason, BSc (Hons) Geology, MIMMM, FGS, Aged 46

Non Executive Director

Simon graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1990 with a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Geology. He has gained over 20 years international experience working in both mining and geological exploration. During this time, Simon has worked in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Far East with both multi-nationals and junior resources companies. Simon has worked on gold, nickel, coal, copper, base metals, uranium and precious stone projects, ranging from grassroots to producing assets. He has been involved with and managed operations that have varied from exploration and evaluation projects to successful feasibility studies. Simon is a Fellow of the Geological Society and a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, the Society of Economic Geologists and the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.

 

 

 

 

Rufus Victor Short, Aged 49

Non Executive Director

Rufus is a qualified surveyor and also holds an MSc in Mineral Economics from Curtin University Western Australia. He has 25 years experience in the resources industry having worked in engineering and management positions in Australia, South East Asia and the FSU with companies such as PanAust, Newcrest and Aurora Gold.

A large part of his experience has been on development of projects in remote locations such as Borneo and Laos and he has worked to build coal, gold, silver and copper mines in such locations. Rufus has also spent several years working for various Australian mining consultancies such as AMC. Rufus is currently an independent mining consultant having previously worked at Investec plc for 6 years as an Investment Banker in the resources space. He is a member of the Association of Mining Analysts.


DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The Directors present their annual report and audited Group financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012.

 

Principal activity

 

The principal activity of the Group is the exploration and development of energy commodities predominantly coal and uranium in Africa.

 

Business Review and future developments

 

The purpose of this review is to show how the Group assesses and manages risk and uncertainty and adopts appropriate policy targets. Further details of the Group's business and expected future developments are also set out in the Chairman's Statement on pages 2 to4 and the Review of Operations on pages5 and 6.

 

Exploration Approach

 

The Group actively manages geological exploration on its licences by implementing a phased strategy that progressively increases the level of geological understanding for each licence to facilitate more focused exploration and resource development in the longer term. All field work is conducted by citizens of Tanzania under the direct supervision of the directors of Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited, who in return report directly to the Board of the Group. The Group also engages internationally recognised consultants to provide further guidance to the Board of the Group. Initial work consists of a desk-top review involving the collection, collation and re-interpretation of all available historical data, supplemented by regional-scale geological reconnaissance mapping and sampling. This will define the host geological units for mineralisation and allow for progressively more focused and detailed exploration that will potentially lead into a drilling campaign and ultimately ore body delineation and subsequent mineral resource estimations.

 

Principal risks and uncertainties and risk management

 

The principal risks facing the Group are those relating to the volatility of the commodities markets, reliance on the expertise of key Group personnel, risks connected with uncertainties of Tanzanian political, fiscal and legal systems, including taxation and currency fluctuations, as well as those regimes in which the Group has direct or indirect interests.

 

The board and senior management regularly monitor and report on all areas of risk, through formal reports on a monthly basis as well as through ad hoc communications. Senior management regularly visits operations to understand site-specific risks as well as to assess local political, fiscal and legal risks. In this regard, the Group maintains a strict policy of compliance with local laws and regulations, and community issues (including health and safety, community development, and environmental responsibility) are at the forefront of strategic and operational decision-making.

 

The following are some of the key risks that face the Group:

 

 

Exploration and development risk

The exploration for and development of mineral deposits involves significant risks which no combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge can entirely eliminate. While the discovery of an ore body may result in substantial rewards, few properties which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. There is no certainty that the exploration programmes described in this document will result in the discovery of ore in commercial quantity and quality, or result in profitable commercial mining operations. Significant capital investment is required to achieve commercial production from successful exploration efforts.

 

The commercial viability of a mineral deposit is dependent upon a number of factors. These include the attributes of the deposit such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructures; current and future mineral prices which can be cyclical; and government regulations, including those relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. The effect of these factors, either alone or in combination, cannot be entirely predicted and their impact may result in the Group not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.

 

Conclusions drawn during mineral exploration are subject to the uncertainties associated with all sampling techniques and to the risk of incorrect interpretation of geological, geochemical, geophysical, drilling and other data.

 

The Group may carry out some of its exploration activities through joint ventures with others to spread the exploration risk and to decrease the Group's financial exposure to individual projects. There can be no guarantee that these partners will not withdraw for their own reasons.

 

Operational risks

Mineral exploration operations generally involve a degree of physical risk. The Group's operations are and will be subject to all the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration of minerals. These include climatic conditions, hazards of operating vehicles and plant, risks associated with operating in remote areas and security and health risks associated with work in developing countries.

 

The exploration activities of the Group are subject to various federal, provincial and local laws governing prospecting, development, production, taxes, labour standards and occupational health, mine safety, toxic substances and other matters. Exploration activities are also subject to various federal, provincial and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. These laws mandate, among other things, the maintenance of air and water quality standards, and land reclamation. These laws also set forth limitations on the generation, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. Although the Group's exploration activities are currently carried out in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations, no assurance can be given that new rules and regulations will not be enacted or that existing rules and regulations will not be applied in a manner which could limit or curtail future production or development. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities of exploration, or future mining and milling, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Group's assets.

 

The operational risks are mitigated, where possible, as follows:

 

-     the executive directors visit each operation regularly, when these key risks are reviewed and actions taken as necessary;

-     control procedures have been communicated to operations' management who review local procedures for Group compliance;

-     the in-country operations team submit monthly reports to head office which cover operational progress and analysis of technical data.  Results obtained from testing of mineral samples by independent laboratories are sent to the operational team and copied directly to the UK head office.  A strict quality assurance/quality control procedure, designed by a leading independent consultancy group, is in place covering all aspects of geological exploration and sample collection with local staff trained to standards set by the UK head office;

-     the executive directors visit each operation regularly to review local operational and technical procedures and controls and compliance with Group procedures and report to the board;

-     the head office finance function visits each operation to review local financial controls and compliance with Group procedures and report to the board

 

Human resources

The Group is reliant on a small team of experienced mining professionals for their success and is more than usually vulnerable to the adverse effects of losing key personnel. 

 

Licences

While the Directors have no reason to believe that the existence and extent of any of the Group's properties are in doubt, title to mining properties is subject to potential litigation by third parties claiming an interest in them.

 

The failure to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including failures to pay taxes, meet minimum expenditure requirements, or carry out and report assessment work, may invalidate title to portions of the properties where the mineral rights are held by the Group.

 

The Group might not be able to retain its licence interests when they come up for renewal, despite a possibility of discovering ore bodies. Under the Tanzanian Mining Act 2010, at the end of the initial licence term and on renewal, a company must relinquish 50% of the land area held under licence. The dropped portion may be re-applied for; however, relinquishing 50% of the licence area does not necessarily devalue the licence. Mineral deposits may cover areas of only a few Km2 and the process of relinquishment is such that a company will retain the part of the licence that is considered most prospective for a mineral discovery. If the original licence covers 40km2 the retained ground after relinquishment is more than sufficient for the discovery of a world class deposit and does not detract from the value of the property.

 

While the Group has undertaken all the customary due diligence in the verification of title to its material mineral properties, this should not be construed as a guarantee of title. The Group's management team has been operating in Tanzania for a number of years and have experience in managing the title to its properties. It maintains professional relationships with the relevant government bodies responsible for the issue and renewal of licences but if there was an indication of an issue over the title to any of its properties it would seek advice from the Group's lawyers.

 

Economic risks

The value of the Group's properties may be affected by changes in the market price of minerals which fluctuate according to numerous factors beyond the Group's control. Changes in interest rates and exchange rates, the rate of inflation and world supply of and demand for mineral commodities all cause fluctuations in such prices. Such external economic factors are in turn influenced by changes in international investment patterns, monetary systems and political conditions. Future mineral price declines could have an adverse effect on the value of the Group's assets and its ability to raise further funds.

 

Certain of the Group's payments, in order to earn or maintain property interests, are to be made in the local currency in the jurisdiction where the applicable property is located. As a result, fluctuations in the US dollar against the pound and each of those currencies against local currencies in jurisdictions where properties of the Group are located could have an adverse effect on the Group's financial position which is denominated and reported in sterling.

 

The Group has not insured against any risks. Risks not insured against and for which the Group may become subject to liability include environmental pollution, political risk and other hazards against which the Group cannot insure or which it may elect not to insure. The payment of such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on Group's results of operation and financial condition.

 

The market price of commodities is volatile and is affected by numerous factors beyond the Group's control.

 

There is the risk that the price earned for minerals will fall to a point where it becomes uneconomic to extract them from the ground. The prices of these commodities are affected by a number of factors beyond Edenville's control The principal commodities in Edenville's portfolio are uranium and coal. During 2012 the price of uranium dropped 18% over the year starting January 2012. The price of coal has also fallen 20% (Australian Thermal Coal) over the year starting January 2012. Subsequent to the year end the price of both commodities has increased. The impact of the price of uranium and coal on the economics of Edenville project is kept under close review.

 

Political risks

A substantial portion of the assets of the Group are located in non-UK jurisdictions. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce judgments obtained against the Company if the damages awarded exceed the realisable value of the Company's UK assets. The political situations in African countries may introduce a degree of risk with respect to the Group's activities. In the countries where the Group has exploration activities, governments exercise control over such matters as exploration and mining licensing, permitting, exporting and taxation. Changes of policy by such governments may adversely impact the Group's ability to carry out exploration activities.

 

Edenville minimises political risk by operating in countries considered to have relatively stable political systems, established fiscal and mining codes and a respect for the rule of law.

 

Impact of law and Governmental regulations

The Group's investments may be subject to the foreign exchange and other laws of various countries that may prevent, materially delay or at least require governmental approval for, the full or partial repatriation of the Group's investments. Foreign investment in companies in emerging countries may be restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions may, at times, limit or preclude foreign investment and increase the costs and expenses of the Group. Additionally, under certain circumstances a country may impose restrictions on capital remittances abroad. The Group could be adversely affected by delays in, or refusal to grant any required governmental approval for, repatriation of capital or dividends held by the Group or their conversion into foreign currency. In addition, gains from the disposal of such securities may be subject to withholding taxes, income tax and capital gains tax.

 

The Group must comply with, inter alia, the current and future Tanzanian regulations relating to mineral exploration and production. The institution and enforcement of such regulations could have the effect of increasing the expense and lowering the income or rate of return from, as well as adversely affecting the value of, the Group's assets.

 

Dependency on a single country

The Group's current exploration activities are situated entirely in Tanzania. The political situations in Africa may introduce a degree of risk with respect to the Group's activities. Risks may include, among others, labour disputes, delays or invalidation of governmental orders and permits, corruption, uncertain political and economic environments, civil disturbances and terrorist actions, arbitrary changes in laws or policies, foreign taxation and exchange controls, opposition to mining from environmental or other non-governmental organisations, limitations on foreign ownership, limitations on the repatriation of earnings, infrastructure limitations and increased financing costs. In Tanzania, the government exercises control over exploration and mining licensing, permitting, exporting and taxation. The Board believes that the Government of Tanzania supports the development of natural resources. However, there is no assurance that future political and economic conditions in Tanzania will not result in the Government of Tanzania changing its political attitude towards mining and adopting different policies respecting the exploration, development and ownership of mineral resources. Any such changes in policy may result in changes in laws affecting ownership of assets, land tenure and mineral licences, taxation, royalties, rates of exchange, environmental protection, labour relations, repatriation of income and return of capital, which may affect the Group's ability to undertake exploration and future mining operations in the properties in respect of which it has obtained exploration and mining rights to date and may adversely impact the Group's ability to carry out its activities.

 

Management is actively evaluating other coal projects in the African continent in order to expand the Group's coal resource base and reduce dependency on Tanzania.

 

Competition risks

The mineral exploration and mining business is competitive in all of its phases. The Group competes and will compete with numerous other companies and individuals, including competitors with greater financial, technical and other resources, in the search for, and the acquisition of, attractive mineral properties. The Group's ability to acquire properties in the future will depend not only on its ability to develop its present properties, but also on its ability to select and acquire promising properties or prospects for mineral exploration. There is no assurance that the Group will continue to be able to compete successfully with its competitors in acquiring such properties or prospects.

 

Edenville is aware that it operates in an area considered highly prospective to competitive companies. The management monitor the activities of other operators and monitor their development and future plans from information available in the public domain, which allows the company to evaluate whether these competitors pose a threat to our market position.

 

 

Financing

The further development and exploration of the various mineral properties in which the Group holds interests is dependent upon the Group's ability to obtain financing through joint venturing projects, debt financing, equity financing or other means. There is no assurance that the Group will be successful in obtaining the required financing. If the Group is unable to obtain additional financing as needed some interests may be relinquished and/or the scope of the operations reduced.

 

Financial risks

 

The Group's multi-national operations expose it to a variety of financial risks:

 

(i) Foreign exchange risk

The majority of exploration costs are in United States dollars or Tanzanian schillings. Accordingly, foreign exchange fluctuations may adversely affect the Group's financial position and operating results. The Group will utilise exchange rate hedging in the future if appropriate.

 

 

(ii) Liquidity risk

Prudent liquidity risk management in the context of the Group implies maintaining sufficient cash in the necessary currencies to be able to pay creditors as and when they fall due. The Group has a comprehensive system for financial reporting. The board approves the annual budget which is revised through the year as necessary with the board's approval. Monthly results are reported against budgets and variances analysed. Great importance is placed on the monitoring and control of cash flows, and cash forecasts are reported to the board;

 

(iii) Credit risk

Cash balances are deposited with banks with a high credit rating.

 

Key performance indicators

The Company is currently a resource exploration and development entity, and consequently its assets comprise predominantly early phase projects that are not yet at the production stage. As a result, no revenue would be generated from these projects in the short-term and therefore the key performance indicators for the Company are linked to the achievements of project milestones, the increase in overall enterprise value and cash position.

 

The Board monitors relevant KPIs which are focused on managing the exploration and appraisal operations. The KPIs monitored by the Group on a monthly basis are as follows:

 

Financial KPIs

 

• Shareholder return - the performance of the share price versus peer group companies.

• Exploration expenditure - by type and by project.

• Total expenditure burn rates.

• Corporate overheads as a percentage of total expenditure.

• The movements in the price of coal and uranium.

 

 

 

Non financial KPIs

 

• Health and safety -There were no reported health and safety incidents during the year.

• Liquidity of our shares on AIM- Between March 2012 and December 2012 the average value of shares traded on a monthly basis as a percentage of market capitalisation was 17.5%.

• Operational success - Relevant information is reported in the 'Review of Operations' on pages5-6.

 

Results and dividends

 

The results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2012 are set out on page24.

 

The Directors do not recommend payment of a dividend for the year (2011 - nil). The loss is transferred to reserves.

 

Directors and Directors' interests

 

The Directors at the date of these financial statements who served during the year and their interests in the Ordinary Shares in the Company are as follows:

 


Ordinary shares of 0.02p held at

31 December 2012

Ordinary shares of 0.02p held at

 31 December 2011

Simon Rollason

2,660,603

2,660,603

Mark Pryor

Nil

Nil

Rakesh Patel

Nil

Nil

Sally Schofield

1,319,261

1,319,261

 

The Directors' interests in share options as at 31 December 2012 are as follows:

 


Options at

31.12.12

Exercise

Price

Date of grant

First date

of exercise

Final date

of exercise

Simon Rollason

7,471,265

0.87p

29.03.10

29.03.11

29.03.20


7,471,265

0.87p

29.03.10

29.03.12

29.03.20


10,000,000

1.8p

21.02.11

08.02.12

21.02.21







Mark Pryor

7,471,265

0.87p

29.03.10

29.03.11

29.03.20


7,471,265

0.87p

29.03.10

29.03.12

29.03.20


5,000,000

1.8p

21.02.11

08.02.12

21.02.21







Rakesh Patel

7,471,265

0.87p

29.03.10

29.03.11

29.03.20


7,471,265

0.87p

29.03.10

29.03.12

29.03.20


10,000,000

1.8p

21.02.11

08.02.12

21.02.21







Sally Schofield

5,000,000

1.8p

21.02.11

08.02.12

21.02.21

 

Share capital

 

Details of issues of Ordinary Share capital during the year are set out in note 20.

 

Policy and practice on payment of creditors

 

The Group's policy for all suppliers is to fix terms of payment when agreeing the terms of each business transaction, to ensure the supplier is aware of those terms and to abide by the agreed terms of payment.  The creditor payment days outstanding for the Group at 31 December 2012 were 18days (2011: 13days).

 

Financial instruments

 

Details of the use of financial instruments by the Company and its subsidiary undertakings are contained in note 23of the financial statements.

 

Donations

 

The Group made charitable donations during the current year of £4,620 (2011: £nil)

 

Provision of information to auditors

 

So far as each Director at the date of approval of this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware and each Director has taken all steps that he ought to have taken to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

 

Auditors

 

H.W. Fisher & Company have expressed their willingness to continue in office as auditors and a resolution to re-appoint them will be proposed at the next Annual General meeting.

 

This report was approved by the board on 3 May 2013 and signed on its behalf.

 

 

 

 

M J Pryor

Chief Executive Officer

 


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 year.  Under that law the directors have prepared the Group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRSs') as adopted by the European Union. 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 year.  The Directors are also required to prepare financial statements in accordance with the rules of the London Stock Exchange for companies trading securities on the AIM market.

 

In preparing these financial statements the directors are required to:

 

·           select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

·           make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

·           state whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

·           prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group and Company will continue in business.

 

The Directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.

 

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.  They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and the Group, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

 

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 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.

 

 


 

REMUNERATION REPORT

The remuneration committee comprised the Company's non-executive director, Sally Schofield, who was the sole member of the committee until 5th March 2013. Upon Sally Schofield's appointment to the Executive Board in the post year end period, Rufus Short was appointed to the remuneration committee. The committee is, within the agreed terms of reference, responsible for making recommendations to the directors on matters relating to the Group's remuneration structure, including pension rights, the policy on compensation of executive directors and their terms of employment, with the objective of attracting, motivating and retaining high quality individuals who will contribute fully to the success of the Group's businesses.

 

As the scope of operations expands the Company intend to increase the number and scope of the non-executive directors. The Company now has two non-Executive directors up from one in the previous period. During the year, the Remuneration Committee did not operate and all relevant matters were dealt with by the full Board.

 

Remuneration policy

 

Salaries are reviewed annually on the basis of market comparisons with positions of similar responsibility and scope in comparable industries. The full Board takes into account both Group and personal performance in reviewing directors' salaries.

 

Non-executive directors' remuneration

 

Fees for non-executive directors are determined by the full Board on the basis of market comparisons with positions of similar responsibility and scope in companies of a similar size in comparable industries.  Non-executive directors do not have service contracts, are not eligible for pension scheme membership and do not participate in any of the Group's bonus schemes. They have letters of engagement with the Company and their appointments are terminable on one month's or three months' written notice on either side.

 

Service agreements

 

The full Board has adopted current best practice in respect of service agreements issued on all new appointments. Executive Directors are employed under six month rolling service contracts.

 

Share options

 

Details of share options granted to directors are included in the Directors' Report.

 

 


Directors' remuneration

 

Details of remuneration of the directors of the Company who served in the year ended 31 December 2012 are set out below:

 

Name

Fees and

other remuneration

Taxable benefits

2012

Total

2011

Total


£

£

£

£

Executive





Simon Rollason (moved to Non-Executive 5/3/13)

62,500

-

62,500

35,000

Rakesh Patel

62,500

-

62,500

35,000

Mark Pryor

62,500

-

62,500

35,000






Non-Executive





Sally Joy Schofield (appointed Chairman 5/3/13)

20,000

-

20,000

20,000


                 

              

                

                


207,500

-

207,500

125,000


                 

                

                

                






 

Share based payment charge in respect of share options granted to directors amounted to £39,999 (2011:£226,293).


CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
 

 

Compliance with the UK Corporate Governance code

Under the AIM Rules, the Company is not formally required to comply with the UK Corporate Governance Code.  Nevertheless the Company has taken steps to comply with the Code in so far as it can be applied practically, given the size of the Company and the nature of its operations.

 

The Company has complied with the provisions set out in Section 1 of the FRC code as annexed to the listing rules of the Financial Services Authority since its admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in August 2003, to the extent that they are practical for a Group of its size and resources.  The directors consider that the Group is not of a size to warrant the need for a separate nominations committee or internal audit function.

 

Board of directors

The Board currently comprises an Executive Chairman (Sally Schofield), two further Executive Directors (Mark Pryor and Rakesh Patel) and two Non-Executive Directors (Simon Rollason and Rufus Short). The Board considers that Rufus Short is independent of management and free from any business or other relationships which could materially interfere with the exercise of his independent judgement.

 

An agreed procedure exists for Directors in the furtherance of their duties to take independent professional advice. With the prior approval of the Chairman, all Directors have the right to seek independent legal and other professional advice at the company's expense concerning any aspect of the company's operations or undertakings in order to fulfil their duties and responsibilities as Directors. If the Chairman is unable or unwilling to give approval, Board approval will be sufficient. Newly appointed Directors are made aware of their responsibilities through the Company Secretary. The Company does not make any provision for formal training of new Directors.

 

Conflicts of interest

The Board confirms that it has instituted a process for reporting and managing any conflicts of interest held by Directors. Under the Company's Articles of Association, the Board has the authority to approve such conflicts.

 

Company materiality threshold

The Board acknowledges that assessment on materiality and subsequent appropriate thresholds are subjective and open to change. As well as the applicable laws and recommendations, the Board has considered quantitative, qualitative and cumulative factors when determining the materiality of a specific relationship of Directors.

 

Ethical standards

As part of the Board's commitment to the highest standard of conduct, the Company adopts a code of conduct to guide executives, management and employees in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. The code of conduct covers such matters as:

 

• responsibilities to shareholders

• compliance with laws and regulations

• relations with customers and suppliers

• ethical responsibilities

• employment practices

• responsibility to the environment and the community.

 

Board meetings

The Board meets on average every two months. Decisions concerning the direction and control of the business are made by the Board, and a formal schedule of matters specifically reserved for the Board is in place.

 

Generally, the powers and obligations of the Board are governed by the UK Companies Act 2006, and the other laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Board is responsible, inter alia, for setting and monitoring Group strategy, reviewing trading performance, ensuring adequate funding, examining major acquisition opportunities, formulating policy on key issues and reporting to the shareholders. These areas are set out in more detail in a formal Schedule of Matters Reserved for the Board.

 

Board committees

There are two board committees, namely the Audit and Remuneration committees consisting of Simon Rollason and Rufus Short, the two Non-Executive Directors. The appointment of Rufus Short signified the first time that the Company had retained the services of two Non-Executive Directors. During the year the audit committee and the remuneration committee did not operate and all relevant matters were dealt with by the full Board. Moving forward, the intention is for these two committees to operate as follows;

 

Audit committee

The Committee provides a forum for reporting by the Group's external auditors. Meetings are held on average once a year and are also attended, by invitation, by the executive Directors.

 

The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing a wide range of financial matters including the annual and half year results, financial statements and accompanying reports before their submission to the Board and monitoring the controls which ensure the integrity of the financial information reported to the shareholders.

 

Remuneration committee

The Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board, within agreed terms of reference, on the Company's framework of executive remuneration and its cost. The Remuneration Committee determines the contract terms, remuneration and other benefits for the Executive Directors, including performance related bonus schemes, compensation payments and option schemes. The Board itself determines the remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors.

 

Relations with shareholders

Investors are encouraged to participate in the Annual General Meeting and are regularly advised of any significant developments in the Company. The Company expects to widen its investor base and then meet regularly with any significant institutional shareholders, fund managers and analysts as part of an active investor relations programme to discuss long term issues and obtain feedback.

 

Internal financial control

The Board is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Group's system of internal financial controls. Internal financial

control systems are designed to meet the particular needs of the Group and the risk to which it is exposed, and by its very nature can provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss.

 

The Directors are conscious of the need to keep effective internal financial control, particularly in view of the cash resources of the Group. Due to the relatively small size of the Group's operations, the Directors are very closely involved in the day-to-day running of the business and as such have less need for a detailed formal system of internal financial control. The Directors have reviewed the effectiveness of the procedures presently in place and consider that they are still appropriate to the nature and scale of the operations of the Group.

 

Managing business risk

The Board constantly monitors the operational and financial aspects of the company's activities and is responsible for the

implementation and ongoing review of business risks that could affect the Company. Duties in relation to risk management that are conducted by the Directors include but are not limited to:

 

•     Initiate action to prevent or reduce the adverse effects of risk

•     Control further treatment of risks until the level of risk becomes acceptable

•     Identify and record any problems relating to the management of risk

•     Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels

•     Verify the implementation of solutions

•     Communicate and consult internally and externally as appropriate

•     Inform investors of material changes to the company's risk profile.

 

Ongoing review of the overall risk management program (inclusive of the review of adequacy of treatment plans) is conducted by external parties where appropriate. The Board ensures that recommendations made by the external parties are investigated and, where considered necessary, appropriate action is taken to ensure that the Company has an appropriate internal control environment in place to manage the key risks identified.

 

Going Concern

During the year the Company raised approximately £2,206,000 net of expenses through a placing and, at 31 December 2012, the Group had cash balances totalling £784,072.

 

These funds along with the post year end equity financing facility as detailed in the subsequent events note are sufficient for the Group to operate without the requirement to raise further capital in the foreseeable future.

 

Accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Group intends to operate within its cash resources.


REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012

 

We have audited the group financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc for the year ended 31 December 2012 which comprise the Group Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Group Statement of Financial Position, the Group Statement of Changes in Equity, the Group Cash Flow Statement and related notes.  The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.

 

This report is made solely to the Group'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 Group'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 Group and the Group's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

 

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors

 

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 16, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the group financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the group financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board's Ethical Standards for Auditors.

 

Scope of the audit of the financial statements

 

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group's circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors and the overall presentation of the financial statements.  In addition, we have read all the financial and non-financial information in the annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements.  If we become aware of any apparent misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

 

Opinion on financial statements

 

In our opinion the group financial statements:

·     give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's affairs as at 31 December 2012 and of its loss for the year then ended;

·     have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union; and

·     have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

 

 

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

 

In our opinion the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the group financial statements are prepared is consistent with the group financial statements.

 



 

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you, if in our opinion:

 

·     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.

 

Other matters

We have reported separately on the parent company financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc for the year ended 31 December 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Miller (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of H W Fisher & Company

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditor

Acre House

11-15 William Road

London

NW1 3ER

United Kingdom

 

Date: 7 May 2013

 


GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 

 


Note

2012

2011



£

£









Administration expenses

6

(598,415)

(511,315)





Share based payments

24

(45,437)

(259,028)





Impairment of available for sale financial asset

15

-

(446,428)



                       

                       





Group operating loss


(643,852)

(1,216,771)





Finance income

10

10

4



                       

                       





Loss on operations before taxation


(643,842)

(1,216,767))





Income tax expense

11

-

-



                       

                       





Loss for the year


(643,842)

(1,216,767)



                       

                       





Other comprehensive income/(loss)




(Loss)/profit on translation of overseas subsidiary


(419,893)

27,839



                       

                       

Total comprehensive loss for the year


(1,063,735)

(1,188,928)



                       

                       

Attributable to:




Equity holders of the Company


(1,063,381)

(1,188,476)

Non-controlling interest


(354)

(452)



                       

                       

Loss per Share (pence)








Basic and diluted loss per share

12

(0.01p)

(0.04p)



                       

                       

















 

All operating income and operating gains and losses relate to continuing activities.

 

No separate statement of comprehensive income is provided as all income and expenditure is disclosed above.

 

 

 
 


GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012
 


 

Note

2012

2011



£

£





Non-current assets




Property, plant and equipment

13

68,047

17,762

Intangible assets

14

10,379,827

9,454,607

Equity investments - available for sale

15

-

-



                       

                       



10,447,874

9,472,369



                       

                       

Current assets




Trade and other receivables

16

258,623

104,324

Cash and cash equivalents

17

  784,072

          511,538



1,042,695

615,862

Current liabilities




Trade and other payables

18

(164,567)

(117,212)



                       

                       





Current assets less current liabilities


878,128

498,650



                       

                       

 

Total assets less current liabilities


 

11,326,002

 

9,971,019



                       

                       

Non-current liabilities




Provision for deferred tax

19

(1,231,400)

(1,288,162)



                       

                       







10,094,602

8,682,857 

Equity


                       

                       





Called-up share capital

20

965,588

740,588

Share premium account


11,913,686

9,707,686

Share option reserve


326,984

289,907

Foreign currency translation reserve


(657,327)

(237,434)

Retained earnings


(2,474,073)

(1,838,945)



                       

                       

Attributable to the equity shareholders of the company           

10,074,858

8,661,802





Non- controlling interests


19,744

21,055



                                     

                       

Total equity


10,094,602

8,682,857



                       

                       

 

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 7 May 2013 and signed on its behalf by:

 

 

S. Schofield

Director

 

Company registration number: 05292528

 


 

GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 


-----------------------------------------Equity Interests-----------------------------




Share Capital

Share Premium

Retained Earnings Account

Share Option Reserve

Foreign Currency Reserve

Total

Non-controlling interest

Total


£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

At 1 January 2011

658,922

8,224,353

(644,367)

52,616

(265,273)

8,026,251

38

8,026,289










Issue of share capital

81,666

1,483,333

-

-

-

1,564,999

-

1,564,999

Transfer on exercise of warrants

-

-

21,737

(21,737)

-

-

-

-

Minority interest on fair value adjustment

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,469

21,469

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

259,028

-

259,028

-

259,028

Foreign currency translation

-

-

-

-

27,839

27,839

-

27,839

Loss for the year

-

-

(1,216,315)

-

-

(1,216,315)

(452)

(1,216,767)


                  

                  

                   

                  

                  

                   

                  

                   










At 31 December 2011

740,588

9,707,686

(1,838,945)

289,907

(237,434)

8,661,802

21,055

8,682,857










Issue of share capital

200,000

2,300,000

-

-

-

2,500,000

-

2,500,000

Cost of issue


(94,000)

-

-

-

(94,000)

-

(94,000)

Exercise of warrants

25,000

-

8,360

(8,360)

-

25,000

-

25,000

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

45,437


45,437

-

45,437

Foreign currency translation

-

-

-

-

(419,893)

(419,893)

(957)

(420,850)

Loss for the year

-

-

(643,488)

-

-

(643,488)

(354)

(643,842)


                  

                  

                   

                  

                  

                 

                  

                   

At 31 December 2012

965,588

11,913,686

(2,474,073)

326,984

(657,327)

10,074,858

19,744

10,094,602


                  

                  

                   

                  

                  

                  

                  

                   















 

 

 

.


 

GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 



Year ended
31 December

Year ended
31 December


Note

2012

2011



£

£

Cash flows from operating activities




Operating loss


(643,852)

(1,216,771)

Impairment of tangible & intangible non-current assets


-

482,964

Depreciation


13,812

5,921

Share based payments


45,437

259,028

Increase in trade and other receivables


(153,537)

(89,245)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables


48,292

(50,445)

Foreign exchange differences


(34,803)

(35,344)



                 

                 

Net cash outflow from operating activities


(724,651)

(643,892)



                 

                 

Cash flows from investing activities




Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets


(1,370,377)

(1,034,890)

Purchase of fixed assets


(64,288)

-

Finance income


10

4



                 

                 





Net cash used in investing activities


(1,434,655)

(1,034,886)



                 

                 









Cash flows from financing activities




Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares


2,525,000

1,564,999

Share issue costs


(94,000)

-



                 

                 





Net cash inflow from financing activities


2,431,000

1,564,999



                 

                 





Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


271,694

(113,779)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year


511,538

625,639

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


840

(322)



                 

                 





Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

17

784,072

511,538



                 

                 





 

 


 

NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 

1.         General Information

 

Edenville Energy Plc is a public limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom . The address of the registered office is Aston House, Cornwall Avenue, London, N3 1LF. The company's shares are listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.

 

The principal activity of the Group is the exploration and mining of energy commodities predominantly coal and uranium in Africa.

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies

 

Basis of preparation of group financial statements

 

The Group's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union, IFRIC Interpretations and the parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.  The Group's financial statements have also been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of available for sale investments.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates.  It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies.  The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the Group's financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

 

The Company's financial statements continue to be prepared under IFRS.  Therefore the Company's financial statements and the associated notes, together with the auditors' report on these financial statements, are presented separately from the Group, starting on page 50.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Standards and interpretations in issue but not yet effective or not yet relevant

 

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements the following Standards and Interpretations which have not been applied in these financial statements were in issue but not yet effective:

 



Effective date (period beginning on or after)

IFRS 1, IAS 1, 16,32, 34

Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009-2011 Cycle

 

1 January 2013

IFRS 1

Amendments for government loan with a below-market rate of interest when transitioning to IFRSs

1 January 2013

IFRS 7

Amendments related to the offsetting of assets and liabilities

1 January 2015

IFRS 10

Original issue

Amendments to transitional guidance

Amendments for investment entities

1 January 2013

1 January 2013

1 January 2014

IFRS  11

Joint Arrangements

Amendments to transitional guidance

1 January 2013

IFRS 12

Disclosure of interests in other entities

Amendments to transitional guidance

Amendments for investment entities

1 January 2013

1 January 2013

1 January 2014

IFRS 13

Fair value measurement

1 January 2013

IAS 1

Presentation of Financial Statements - Amendments to revise the way other comprehensive income is presented

1 July 2012

IAS 19

Employee Benefits - Amended Standard resulting from the Post- Employment Benefits and Termination Benefits projects

1 January 2013

IAS 27

Separate financial statements

Amendments for investment entities

1 January 2013

1 January 2014

IAS 28

Investments in associates and joint ventures

1 January 2013

IAS 32

Financial Instruments: Presentation - Amendments  to application guidance on the offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities

1 January 2014

IFRIC 20

Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine

1 January 2013

 

 

The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these Standards and Interpretations in future periods will have no material impact on the Group's financial statements.

 

Share based payments

 

The Group operates a number of equity-settled, share-based compensation plans, under which the entity receives services from employees as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the Group. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of options is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options granted:

 

·     including any market performance conditions;

·     excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for example, profitability, sales growth targets and remaining an employee of the entity over a specified time period); and

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies (continued)

 

·     excluding the impact of any non-vesting conditions (for example, the requirement of employees to save).

 

Assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest include consideration of non-market vesting conditions. The total expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions are to be satisfied. At the end of each reporting period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to vest based on the non-market vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in the income statement, with a corresponding adjustment to equity.

 

When the options are exercised, the Group issues new shares. The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium when the options are exercised.

 

Basis of consolidation

 

The Group's financial statements consolidate the financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc and all its subsidiary undertakings (GOA Tanzania Limited, Edenville International (Seychelles) Limited, Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited and Muze Coal (Tz) Limited) made up to 31 December 2012.  Profits and losses on intra-group transactions are eliminated on consolidation.  A separate profit and loss for the parent company, Edenville Energy Plc, has been omitted under the provisions of s408 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

Business combinations

 

The Group adopts the acquisition method in accounting for the acquisition of subsidiaries.  On acquisition the cost is measured at the fair value of the assets given, plus equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange.  The assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their fair value at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the fair value of the consideration over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.

 

Any deficiency of the fair value of the consideration below the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired is credited to the income statement in the period of the acquisition.

 

The results of subsidiary undertakings acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the group statement of comprehensive income statement from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal.

 

Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by the group. Inter-company transactions and balances between group companies are eliminated.

 

Revenue recognition

 

Revenue from the sale of energy commodities is recognised upon delivery of goods to the customers. Interest income is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the effective interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

 

All revenue is stated net of the amount of sales tax.

 

Currently the group does not generate any revenue.

 

Presentational and functional currency

 

This financial information is presented in pounds sterling, which is the Group's functional currency.

 

 

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies (continued)

 

In preparing the financial statements of individual entities, transaction in currencies other than the entity's functional currency (foreign currencies) are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At each balance sheet date, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the balance sheet date.

 

For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Group's foreign operations (including comparatives) are expressed in pounds sterling using exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are classified as equity and transferred to the Group's foreign currency translation reserve. Such translation differences are recognised in the income statement in the period in which the foreign operation is disposed of.

 

Financial assets

 

Financial assets comprise investments, cash and cash equivalents and receivables. Unless otherwise indicated, the carrying amounts of the Group's financial assets are a reasonable approximation of their fair values.

 

Recognition and measurement

Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus transactions costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets are derecognised when rights to receive cash flows from investments have expired or the group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. Available for sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value. Loans and receivables are subsequently carried at amortised cost.

 

Equity investments available for sale

Equity investments available for sale are non-derivatives that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories.  Equity investments available for sale do not have a quoted market price in an active market.  They are included in non-current assets unless management intends to dispose of the investment within 12 months of the balance sheet date.  Investments are initially classified at fair value. Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognised directly in equity, until the security is disposed of or is determined to be impaired. The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired.  If any such evidence exists the cumulative loss, measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss previously recognised in statement of comprehensive income, is removed from equity and recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

 

Where the fair value cannot be reliably measured as a result of a lack of an active market and/or reliable estimates could not be made the equity investments are measured at cost.

 

Trade and other receivables

Provision for impairment of trade receivables is made when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due to it in accordance with the original terms of those receivables.  The amount of the write-down is the difference between the receivables carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows.

 

An assessment for impairment is undertaken at least annually.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand, demand deposits and other short term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

 

 

 

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost on acquisition less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

Depreciation is provided on all property, plant and equipment categories at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value on a reducing balance basis over their expected useful economic life. The depreciation rates are as follows:


Basis of depreciation



Fixtures and fittings

25% reducing balance

Office equipment

25% reducing balance

Motor Vehicles

25% reducing balance

 

Costs capitalised include the purchase price of an asset and any costs directly attributable to bringing it into working condition for its intended use.

 

Financial liabilities

 

Financial liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.  Financial liabilities comprise only trade and other payables.

 

All financial liabilities are recorded at amortised cost, using the effective interest method, with interest-related charges being recognised as an expense under finance costs in the Income Statement.

 

A financial liability is derecognised only when the obligation is extinguished, that is, when the obligation is discharged, is cancelled, or expires.

 

Finance costs

 

Finance costs of debt, including premiums payable on settlement and direct issue costs are charged to the income statement on an accruals basis over the term of the instrument, using the effective interest method.

 

Income taxation

 

The taxation charge represents the sum of current tax and deferred tax.

 

The tax currently payable is based on the taxable profit for the period using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date. Taxable profit differs from the net  profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible.

 

Deferred taxation

 

Deferred tax is recognised, using the liability method, in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of the Group's assets and liabilities and their tax base. Deferred tax liabilities are offset against deferred tax assets within the same taxable entity or qualifying local tax group. Any remaining deferred tax asset is recognised only when, on the basis of all available evidence, it can be regarded as probable that there will be suitable taxable profits, within the same jurisdiction, in the foreseeable future against which the deductible temporary difference can be utilised. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which the asset is realised or liability settled, based on tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is recognised in the income statement, except when the tax relates to items charged or credited directly in equity, in which case the tax is also recognised in equity.

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Share capital

 

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.  Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

Capitalisation

 

Certain costs (other than payments to acquire the legal right to explore and costs which are directly attributable to those payments) incurred prior to acquiring the rights to explore are charged directly to the income statement. All costs incurred after the rights to explore an area have been obtained, such as geological and geophysical costs and other direct costs of exploration and appraisal are accumulated and capitalised as intangible exploration and evaluation ("E&E") assets. These costs are only carried forward to the extent that they are expected to be recouped through the successful development of the areas or where activities in the areas have not yet reached a stage which permits reasonable assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves. 

 

E&E costs are not amortised prior to the conclusion of appraisal activities.

 

At completion of appraisal activities, if technical feasibility is demonstrated and commercial reserves are discovered, then, following development sanction, the carrying value of the relevant E&E asset will be reclassified as a development and production ("D&P") asset, but only after the carrying value of the relevant E&E asset has been assessed for impairment, and where appropriate, its carrying value adjusted. If after completion of appraisal activities in the area, it is not possible to determine technical feasibility and commercial viability or if the legal right to explore expires or if the Company decides not to continue exploration and evaluation activity, then the costs of such unsuccessful exploration and evaluation are written off to the income statement in the period the relevant events occur.

 

Impairment

 

If and when facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an E&E asset may exceed its recoverable amount an impairment review is performed.

 

For E&E assets when there are such indications, an impairment test is carried out by grouping the E&E assets with the D&P assets belonging to the same geographic segment to form the Cash Generating Unit ("CGU") for impairment testing. The equivalent combined carrying value of the CGU is compared against the CGU's recoverable amount and any resulting impairment loss is written off to the income statement. The recoverable amount of the CGU is determined as the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

 

Goodwill

 

At the date of acquisition of a subsidiary undertaking, fair values are attributed to the acquired identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities.  Goodwill represents the difference between the fair value of the purchase consideration and the acquired interest in the fair value of those net assets.

 

Goodwill is initially recognised at fair value.  Any negative goodwill is credited to the income statement in the year of acquisition.  If an undertaking is subsequently sold, the amount of goodwill carried on the balance sheet at the date of disposal is charged to the income statement in the period of disposal as part of the gain or loss on disposal.

 

Goodwill is associated with exploration and evaluation assets, the impairment of which is discussed in the accounting policy note for exploration and evaluation assets.

 

2.         Group Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Going concern

 

The directors have reviewed the work programme for the mines and the estimated head office costs and consider that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

 

3.         Financial risk management

 

Fair value estimation

 

The carrying value less impairment provision of trade receivables and payables is assumed to approximate their fair values, due to their short-term nature.  The fair value of financial liabilities for disclosure purposes is estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows at the current market interest rate that is available to the group for similar financial instruments

 

4.         Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

 

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future, which by definition will seldom result in actual results that match the accounting estimate. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are those in relation to:

 

·     the impairment of intangible exploration and evaluation assets;

·     the fair value of intangible assets acquired on the acquisition of Edenville International Limited.

·     Share based payments

 

Impairment - intangible exploration and evaluation assets

 

The Group is required to perform an impairment review, for each CGU to which the asset relates, when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of the asset may exceed its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is based upon the Directors' judgements and are dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development and future profitable production or proceeds from the disposal until the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource becomes demonstrable, at which point the value is estimated based upon the present value of the discounted future cash flows.

 

Fair value of intangible assets

 

The Company holds Tanzanian prospecting licences through its subsidiary, Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited.  The value of these intangible exploration assets acquired represents the fair value of the consideration paid by Edenville Energy plc at the time of the acquisition of Edenville International Limited.

 

The outcome of ongoing exploration and evaluation, and therefore whether the carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets will ultimately be recovered, is inherently uncertain.  The directors have assessed the value of exploration and evaluation expenditure carried as intangible assets.  In their opinion there has been no impairment loss to intangible exploration and evaluation assets in the period, other than the amounts charged to the income statement with regards to the Javan licences.  The carrying value of these exploration and evaluation assets is £9,126,958as at 31 December 2012.

 

Share based payments

 

The estimate of share based payments costs requires management to select an appropriate valuation model and make decisions about various inputs into the model including the volatility of its own share price, the probable life of the options and the risk free interest rate.

 

4.         Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement (continued)

 

Deferred Taxation

 

The deferred taxation liability is based on the fair value adjustment to the cost of the prospecting licences held by the Company's subsidiary, Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited on the date of acquisition.

 

The outcome of on going exploration and evaluation, and therefore whether the carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets will ultimately be recovered, is inherently uncertain.  The directors have assessed the value of exploration and evaluation expenditure carried as intangible assets. In their opinion there has been no change to the fair value of the prospecting licenses originally acquired. Any change in the value of these prospecting licences will result in a change in the deferred tax liability.

 

5.         Segmental information

 

The Board considers the business to have two reportable segments being Coal and Uranium exploration projects.

 

Other represents unallocated expenses and assets held by the head office. Unallocated assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents.

 

 


Exploration Projects



 

2012

 

Coal

 

Uranium

 

Emeralds

 

Other

 

Total

Consolidated Income Statement

£

£

£

£

£

Share based payments

-

-

-

45,437

45,437

Other expenses

29,691

41,083

-

527,641

598,415


                

                

                

                

                

Group operating loss

(29,691)

(41,083)

-

(573,078)

(643,852)

Finance income

-

-

-

10

10


                

                

                

                

                

Loss on operations before taxation

(29,691)

(41,083)

-

(573,068)

(643,842)

Income tax expense

-

-

-

-

-


                

                

                

                

                

Loss for the year

(29,691)

(41,083)


(573,068)

(643,842)


                

                

                

                

                

2011






Consolidated Income Statement






Impairment of exploration costs

36,536

-

-

-

36,536

Impairment of available for sale financial assets

-

-

446,428

-

446,428

Share based payments

-

-

-

259,028

259,028

Other expenses

29,524

61,896

-

383,359

474,779


                

                

                

                

                

Group operating loss

(66,060)

(61,896)

(446,428)

(642,387)

(1,216,771)

Finance income

-

-

-

4

4


                

                

                

                

                

Loss on operations before taxation

(66,060)

(61,896)

(446,428)

(642,383)

(1,216,767)

Income tax expense

-

-

-

-

-


                

                

                

                

                

Loss for the year

(66,060)

(61,896)

(446,428)

(642,383)

(1,216,767)


                

                

                

                

                







5.         Segmental information (continued)

 

By Business Segment

 

Carrying value of segment assets

Additions to non-current assets and intangibles

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011


£

£

£

£

£

£

Coal

4,251,645

2,948,103

1,348,908

1,027,556

315,026

298,159

Uranium

6,491,399

6,622,865

58,610

78,515

1,046,587

1,069,752

Other

747,525

517,263

-

-

34,354

37,463


                

                

                

                

                

                


11,490,569

10,088,231

1,407,518

1,106,071

1,395,967

1,405,374


                

                

                

                

                

                

By Geographical Area








£

£

£

£

£

£

Africa (Tanzania)

10,743,044

9,570,968

1,407,518

1,106,071

1,361,613

1,367,911

Europe

747,525

517,263

-

-

34,354

37,463


                

                

                

                

                

                


11,490,569

10,088,231

1,407,518

1,106,071

1,395,967

1,405,374


                

                

                

                

                

                

 

6.         Administrative expenses


2012

2011


£

£




Staff costs

224,410

125,000

Other expenses

374,005

386,315


                

                


598,415

511,315

Share based payment charge

45,437

259,028


                

                

Total administrative expenses on continuing operations

643,852

770,343


                

                




 

7.         Auditors' remuneration

 


2012

2011


£

£

Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit of the parent company and consolidated accounts

 

20,000

 

15,750

Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit related assurance services

-

4,150


                

                


20,000

19,900


                 

                 

8.         Employees

 

The average number of employees and directors during the year was as follows:

 


2012

2011




Administration

11

11  


                

                

9.         Directors' remuneration


2012

2011


            £

            £




Emoluments

207,500

125,000

Share based payment charge

39,999

226,293


                

                


247,499

351,293

 

The highest paid director received remuneration of £62,500 (2011: £35,000).

 

 

                

                

Remuneration interest in outstanding share options per director is disclosed in the directors' report.

 

 

10.        Finance income

 


2012

2011


            £

            £




Interest income on short-term bank deposits

10

4


                

                




 

11.        Income tax expense

 

No corporation tax charge arises in respect of the year due to the trading losses incurred.  The Group has Corporation Tax losses available to be carried forward and used against trading profits arising in future periods of £2,050,009(2011: £1,528,088).

 

A deferred tax asset of £406,096(2011:£300,794) calculated at 20% (2011: 20%)  has not been recognised in respect of the tax losses carried forward due to the uncertainty that profits will arise against which the losses can be offset.

 

The tax assessed for the year differs from the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK as follows:

 


2012

2011


£

£




Loss on ordinary activities before tax

(643,842)

(1,216,767)


                  

                

Expected tax credit at standard rate of Corporation Tax



20% (2011: 20%)

(128,768)

(243,353)

Disallowable expenditure

9,341

96,593

Depreciation in excess of capital allowances

888

2,285

Other adjustments

-

17,183

Tax losses carried forward

118,539

127,292


                

                

Tax charge for the year

-

-


                

                

 

 

 



12.        Earnings per share

 

The basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of shares in issue.

 

The loss attributable to equity shareholders and weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per ordinary share are identical to those used for basic earnings per ordinary share. This is because the exercise of warrants would have the effect of reducing the loss per ordinary share and is therefore anti-dilutive.

 

 


2012

2011


£

£

Net loss for the year attributable to ordinary shareholders

(643,488)

(1,216,315)


                   

                   




Weighted average number of shares in issue

4,380,642,635

3,578,852,211


                        

                        




Basic and diluted loss per share

(0.01p)

(0.04p))


                   

                   

 

 

13.        Property, plant and equipment

 


Plant and machinery

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

Motor vehicles

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost





As at 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011

          7,471

          4,153

        16,691

        28,315


                   

                   

                   

                   






Depreciation





As at 1 January 2011

1,245

692

2,695

4,632

Charge for the year

1,556

866

3,499

5,921


                   

                   

                   

                   

As at 31 December 2011

2,801

1,558

6,194

10,553


                   

                   

                   

                   

Net book value





As at 31 December 2011

4,670

2,595

10,497

17,762


                

                

                

                



 

13.        Property, plant and equipment (continued)

 

 

 

Plant and machinery

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

Motor vehicles

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost





As at 1 January 2012

7,471

4,153

16,691

28,315

Additions

-

2,042

62,246

64,288


                   

                   

                   

                   

As at 31 December 2012

7,471

6,195

78,937

92,603


                   

                   

                   

                   






Depreciation





As at 1 January 2012

2,801

1,558

6,194

10,553

Charge for the year

1,168

1,020

11,624

13,812

Foreign exchange adjustment

-

10

181

191


                   

                   

                   

                   

As at 31 December 2012

3,969

2,588

17,999

24,556


                   

                   

                   

                   

Net book value





As at 31 December 2012

3,502

3,607

60,938

68,047


                   

                  

                   

                   










14.        Intangible assets


Evaluation and Exploration Assets




Javan

Tanzanian




Licenses

Licences

Goodwill

Total


£

£

£

£




(as restated)


Cost or valuation





As at 1 January 2011

36,536

7,061,646

1,286,890

8,385,072

Additions

-

1,073,913

21,469

1,095,382

Foreign exchange adjustment

-

9,417

1,272

10,689


                

                    

                    

                            

 

At 31 December 2011

36,536

8,144,976

 

1,309,631

9,491,143


                

                    

                    

                            

Accumulated amortisation and impairment





As at 1 January 2011

-

-

-

-

Impairment charge

36,536

-

-

36,536


                 

                     

                      

                            

As at 31 December 2011

36,536

 -

-

36,536


               

                    

                     

                            

Net book value





As at 31 December 2011

-

8,144,976

 

1,309,631

 

9,454,607


                

                    

                     

                            






14.        Intangible assets (continued)

 


 

Evaluation and Exploration Assets




Javan

Tanzanian




Licenses

Licences

Goodwill

Total


£

£

£

£






Cost or valuation





As at 1 January 2012

36,536

8,144,976

 

1,309,631

9,491,143

Additions

-

1,370,387

-

1,370,387

Foreign exchange adjustment

-

(388,405)

(56,762)

(445,167)


                

                    

                    

                            

 

At 31 December 2012

36,536

9,126,958

1,252,869

10,416,363


               

                    

                    

                            

Accumulated amortisation and impairment





As at 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012

36,536

 -

-

36,536


               

                    

                     

                            

Net book value





As at 31 December 2012

-

9,126,958

1,252,869

10,379,827


                

                    

                    

                            











Javan licences

On 27 May 2009, the Company signed an option agreement with Javan Investments Company Limited, a private Tanzanian registered company for two prospecting licences in Tanzania. Under the terms of the option agreement, the Company acquired an initial 25% interest in both licences for a consideration of US$15,000 per licence. In the opinion of the Directors these licences should be fully impaired in line with IAS 36 and IFRS 6 as at 31 December 2012. On the basis that no further exploration and evaluation expenditure is expected on these licences and there is no expectation of the Company applying for renewal of the licences in the future.

 

Tanzanian Licences and Goodwill

The Tanzanian licenses comprise six prospecting licences acquired on the acquisition of Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited in 2010. The Licenses covered 598km2 in Tanzania, located in a region displaying viable prospects for both uranium and coal and occur in a country where the government's policy for development of the mineral sector aims at attracting and enabling the private sector to take the lead in exploration mining, development, mineral beneficiation and marketing. The value of the assets obtained on acquisition represents the fair value of the consideration paid to the vendors. The area covered by these original 6 licences has since decreased as the licence renewal process has focused on smaller areas with the best drill results.

 

The group has two CGUs: coal and uranium, as disclosed in note 5 segmental information, which are relevant for the purposes of evaluation licences and goodwill. Goodwill arose as a result of the valuation placed on the 6 Tanzanian licences acquired on the acquisition of Edenville (Tanzania) Limited. As such the value of Goodwill is linked to the value of the licences.

 

Goodwill at the year end totalled £1,252,869. £264,940has been allocated to coal licences and £987,929 to uranium licences. The allocation has been made based on the value of the licences on the date of acquisition.

 

14.        Intangible assets (continued)

 

The carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets including goodwill is reviewed annually to determine whether it is in excess of its recoverable amount. The Directors have determined the recoverable amounts using value in use. The value in use is determined at the cash generating unit level, in this case the coal and uranium exploration and evaluation assets.

The group has so far focused on the exploration of specific licences and as such it currently has a resource estimate on which to value only some of its coal assets. In the absence of data specific to the group's other licences, the Directors have determined the fair value of licences and hence goodwill based on comparable neighbouring coal and uranium exploration and development projects.

 

The Directors have used the following assumptions for its uranium licences in South-Western Tanzania, based on published information from a neighbouring deposit, last updated in November 2011:

 

·     Average annual production of U₃O₈ Uranium : 4.2million lbs

·     Initial life of mine :12 years

·     Average cash operation costs: US$22.20 per Ib of U₃O₈ Uranium

·     Total capital costs: US$ 430million

 

The Directors have used the following assumptions for its uranium licences in Northern Tanzania based on published information from a neighbouring deposit, last updated in June 2010.

 

·     Cash sales price US$ 50 per lb

·     Cash costs US$ 20 per lb

·     Recovery of 80% of 6.7m lbs

·     Sales split evenly over a 10 year life of mine

·     No potential additional resources were included

 

These assumptions were used to arrive at an estimated recoverable amount per square kilometre. A range of discount rates ranging from 10% to 20% were applied to reflect the early exploration stage of the group's projects. These discounted values were then applied to the licence area of the group's licences, as appropriate, and an average value was taken and compared against the initial value placed on the licences. There were no indications of impairment in the group's uranium licences and the associated goodwill.

 

For the coal licences the Directors have considered the success of a neighbouring deposit which covers an area of 61Km² and has a JORC compliant resource of 210 million tonnes. The neighbouring licence also estimates that the successful drilling programs undertaken in two newly acquired blocks have the potential to add a further 150-200m tonnes of coal.

 

The area has been earmarked for a proposed US$1.2bn power station with estimated returns of US$300m. This would result in high licence valuations and given that the group's licence covers three times the area of the neighbouring mine and if the group replicates the drilling success then the Directors consider that there has been no impairment in their coal licences.

 

In addition, based on the most recent resource report, a discounted cash flow model was created for the more recent coal licences. This model supports the conclusion that the coal licences are not impaired and the key assumptions are as follows;

 

·     Discount rate of 11%

·     Coal price of $100 per tonne

·     Production of 300,000 tonnes a year

·     Cash flows considered over a 5 year period

 

Based on the above, the Directors do not consider the licences they hold and hence Goodwill and non-amortised intangibles to be impaired.

 

14.        Intangible assets (continued)

 

The calculation of value in use is most sensitive to the following assumptions:

 

·     Recoverable resources and reserves and future price of coal and uranium

 

In the Directors' view no reasonable change in any of the key assumptions would trigger an impairment charge at 31 December 2012.

 

 

15.        Equity investments - available for sale

 


2012

2011


£

£

Fair value



As at 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012

446,428

     446,428


                

                

Impairment



As at 1 January 2012

(446,428)

-

Impairment in the year

-

(446,428)


                 

                 

As at 31 December 2012

(446,428)

(446,428)


                 

                 

Net Book Value



As at 31 December

-

-


                 

                 




On 13 March 2009, the Company entered into a collaboration and option agreement on a group of emerald mining licences in Tanzania, Africa, with Obtala Resouces Plc ("Obtala") and Obtala's subsidiary Mindex Invest Limited ("Mindex"). 

 

The Company's focus is now on coal exploration and mining and the directors therefore consider it appropriate to impair the cost of these emerald mining licences, as the company does not intend to develop these assets.  As at 31 December 2012, the Directors deemed this investment to be permanently impaired and have therefore written off the carrying amount in the statement of comprehensive income.

 

 

16.        Trade and other receivables

 


2012

2011


£

£




VAT receivable

253,847

99,236

Prepayments

3,666

4,053

Other receivables

1,110

1,035


                

                





258,623

104,324


                

                




 

There was no provision for impairment of receivables at 31 December 2012 (2011: £nil).

 

17.        Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include the following for the purposes of the cash flow statement:


2012

2011


£

£




Cash at bank and in hand

784,072

511,538


                

                




The major non-cash transactions in the year relate to the share based payment expense detailed in note 24.

 

 

18.        Trade and other payables

 


2012

2011


£

£




Trade and other payables

97,020

52,992

Accruals and deferred income

67,547

64,220


                

                


164,567

117,212


                

                




19.        Deferred Taxation

 

A deferred tax asset of £406,096(2011: £300,794) has not been recognised in respect of the tax losses carried forward due to the uncertainty that profits will arise against which the losses can be offset.  A deferred tax liability of £1,231,400 (2011: £1,288,162) calculated at 30% (2011: 30%) has been provided in respect of the potential tax liability arising on licenses acquired on the acquisition of Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited.

 

 


2012

2011


£

£







Provision brought forward

1,288,162

1,286,890

Foreign exchange movement

(56,762)

1,272


                

                

Provision carried forward

1,231,400

1,288,162


                 

                 

20.        Called-up share capital





2012

2011


No

No




Issued and fully paid



Ordinary shares of 0.02p each

4,571,216,405

3,446,216,405

Deferred shares of 0.08p each

64,179,932

64,179,932


                          

                          


4,635,396,337

3,510,396,337

 

 

                          

                          

 

20.        Called-up share capital(continued)





2012

2011


£

£




Ordinary shares of 0.02p each

914,244

689,244

Deferred shares of 0.08p each

51,344

51,344


                          

                          


965,588

740,588


                          

                          

 

 

The rights attaching to the deferred shares are as follows:

 

(a)        no dividend or other distribution shall be paid or made in respect of the deferred shares;

 

(b)        the holders of deferred shares shall not be entitled to receive notice of, or to attend and vote at any general meeting of the Company;

 

(c)        on a return of capital, whether on a winding-up or otherwise, the holders of deferred shares shall be entitled to receive only the amount credited as paid up on each share, but only after the holders of each ordinary share have received the amount paid up or credited as paid up on each share, together with a payment of £10,000 per share;

 

(d)        the Company may transfer the shares without making any payment to the holders thereof, to such persons as the Company may determine, and acquire the same in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Acts at a price of 0.08p each.

 

 

On 31 January 2012, the Company issued for cash 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.02p each at 0.25p per share.

 

On 14 November 2012, 125,000,000 warrants were exercised at an exercise price of 0.02p per share.

 

 

21.        Capital and reserves attributable to shareholders

2012

2011


£

£




Share capital

965,588

740,588

Share premium

11,913,686

9,707,686

Other reserves

(330,343)

52,473

Retained deficit

(2,474,073)

(1,838,945)


________

________

Total equity

10,074,858

8,661,802


                

                




There have been no significant changes to the Group's capital management objectives or what is considered to be capital during the year.

 

22.        Capital management policy   

 

The Group's policy on capital management is to maintain a low level of gearing. The group funds its operation through equity funding.

 

The Group defines the capital it manages as equity shareholders' funds less cash and cash equivalents.

 

22.        Capital management policy (continued)

 

The Group objectives when managing its capital are:

 

·     To safeguard the group's ability to continue as a going concern.

·     To provide adequate resources to fund its exploration activities with a view to providing returns to its investors.

·     To maintain sufficient financial resources to mitigate against risk and unforeseen events.

 

 

The group's cash reserves are reported to the board and closely monitored against the planned work program and annual budget. Where additional cash resources are required the following factors are taken into account:

 

·     the size and nature of the requirement.

·     preferred sources of finance.

·     market conditions.

·     opportunities to collaborate with third parties to reduce the cash requirement.

23.        Financial instruments

 

The Board of Directors determine, as required, the degree to which it is appropriate to use financial instruments to mitigate risk with the main risk affecting such instruments being foreign exchange risk, which is discussed below.

 

Categories of financial instruments

2012


2011

 


£


£

 

Financial assets




 





 

Receivables at amortised cost including cash and cash equivalents:




 

Cash and cash equivalents

784,072


511,538

 

Trade and other receivables

258,623


104,324


Total

1,042,695


615,862

 





 

Financial liabilities




 

Financial liabilities at amortised cost:




 

Trade and other payables

164,567


117,212






 

Net

878,128


498,650

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

This comprises cash held by the Group and short-term deposits. The carrying amount of these assets approximates to their fair value.

General risk management principles

The Directors have an overall responsibility for the establishment of the Group's risk management framework. A formal risk assessment and management framework for assessing, monitoring and managing the strategic operational and financial risks of the Group is in place to ensure appropriate risk management of its operations.

 

23.        Financial instruments (continued)

 

The following represent the key financial risks that the Group faces:

 

Interest rate risk

The Group is not exposed to significant interest rate risks as it does not have any interest bearing liabilities and its only interest-bearing asset is cash invested on a short-term basis which attracts interest at the bank's variable interest rate.

Credit risk

Credit risk arises principally from the Group's trade receivables and investments in cash deposits. It is the risk that the counterparty fails to discharge its obligation in respect of the instrument.

The Group holds its cash balances with reputable financial institutions with strong credit ratings. There were no amounts past due at the balance sheet date.

The maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the above at 31 December 2012 is the carrying value of financial assets recorded in the financial statements.

 

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as and when they fall due.

Liquidity risk is managed through an assessment of short, medium and long-term cash flow forecasts to ensure the adequacy of working capital.

 

The Group's policy is to ensure that it will always have sufficient cash to allow it to meet its liabilities when they become due. To achieve this aim, it seeks to maintain cash balances to meet expected requirements for a period of one year.

 

Currency Risk

 

The Group is exposed to currency risk as the assets of its subsidiaries are denominated in US Dollars. The Group's policy is, where possible, to allow group entities to settle liabilities denominated in their functional currency (primarily US Dollars) with cash. The Company transfers amounts in sterling or US dollars to its subsidiaries to fund its operations. Where this is not possible the parent company settles the liability on behalf of its subsidiaries and will therefore be exposed to currency risk.

 

The Group has no formal policy is respect of foreign exchange risk; however, it reviews its currency exposure on a regular basis. Currency exposures relating to monetary assets held by foreign operations are included in the Group's income statement. The Group also manages its currency exposure by retaining the majority of its cash balances in sterling, being a relatively stable currency.

 

The effect of a 10% rise or fall in the US dollar/Sterling exchange rate would result in an increase or decrease in the net assets of the group of £826,000.

 

Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

 

Fair value is the amount at which a financial instrument could be exchanged in an arm's length transaction between informed and willing parties, other than a forced or liquidation sale and excludes accrued interest. Where available, market values have been used to determine fair values. Where market values are not available, fair values have been calculated by discounting expected cash flows at prevailing interest rates and by applying year end exchange rates.

 

The directors consider that there is no significant difference between the book value and fair value of the Group's financial assets and liabilities.

 

24.        Equity-settled share-based payments

 

The following options and warrants over ordinary shares have been granted by the Company:

 

Date                             Exercise price                           Exercise period                         Number of options/warrants

 

30 September 2008         0.02p                                        5 Years                                     500,000,000 (warrants)

29 March 2010              0.87p                                        10 Years                                      44,827,587

21 February 2011           1.80p                                        9 Years                                       35,000,000

 

At the date of grant, the options and warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value per option granted and the assumptions used in the calculation were as follows:

 

The warrants granted on 30 September 2008 were exercisable from the date the company was admitted onto the AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange for a period of 5 years as a subscription price of 0.02p per warrant share. All of the warrants had been exercised at 31 December 2012.

 

Of the options granted on 29 March 2010, 50% are exercisable from 29 March 2011 and the balance from 29 March 2012. The options are valid for a period of 10 years from the date of grant. There are no vesting conditions.

 

The options granted on 21 February 2011 are exercisable from 8 February 2012. The options are valid for a period of 10 years from the date of grant. There are no vesting conditions.

 

Date of grant

30 September 2008

29 March 2010

21 February 2011

Expected volatility

54%

40%

122%

Expected life

1 year

2 year

3.5 years

Risk-free interest rate

2.88%

4.00%

1.99%

Fair value per option

0.012p

0.133p

0.76p

 

The charge to the income statement for share based payments for the year ended 31 December 2012 was £45,437 (2011: £259,028).

 

Movements in the number of options and warrants outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follows:

 


2012

2011


Number of options

Weighted average exercise price per share

pence

 

Number of options

Weighted average exercise price per share

pence

At 1 January

204,827,587

0.51

494,827,587

0.10

Granted

-

-

35,000,000

1.80

Exercised

(125,000,000)

0.02

(325,000,000)

(0.02)


                          

                          

                     

                          

At 31 December

79,827,587

1.28

204,827,587

0.51


                          

                          

                    

                          

 

 

 

24.        Equity-settled share-based payments

 

The average volatility is used in determining the share based payment expense to be recognised in the year. This was calculated by reference to the standard deviation of the Company share price. All of the above options are equity settled.

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of options as at 31 December 2012 was 7.6years (2011: 4.4 years)

 

25.        Reserves

 

The following describes the nature and purpose of each reserve:

 

Share Capital

represents the nominal value of equity shares

Share Premium

amount subscribed for share capital in excess of the nominal value

Share Option Reserve

fair value of the employee equity settled share option scheme as accrued at the balance sheet date.

Foreign Currency Translation Reserve

gains/losses arising on retranslating the net assets of overseas operations into pounds sterling

Retained Earnings

Cumulative net gains and losses less distributions made

 

26.        Related party transactions

 

During the year ended 31 December 2012, the Group paid £62,500 (2011: £35,000) to Adler Shine LLP for the services of Rakesh Patel, director.  Rakesh Patel is a partner in Adler Shine LLP.  The Group also paid £23,354 (2011: £18,975) to Adler Shine LLP for accounting services provided in the year and £20,000 (2011: £nil) for assistance in the share placing in January 2012.

 

During the year ended 31 December 2012, the Group paid the following amounts to Obtala Resources plc, a company of which Simon Rollason is a director:

 

Secretarial support                                                          £4,900 (2011: £8,000)

Travel and Subsistence                                                   £50,810(2011: £5,332)

 

The Group has a fully impaired equity investment (note 15) in Mindex Invest Limited, a subsidiary of Obtala Resources Plc. Simon Rollason is a director of Obtala Resources Plc.

 

At the year end the Group owed the director, Simon Rollason £2,523 (2011; £2,587). During the year the Group paid £20,000 (2011: £nil) to Simon Rollason for assistance in the share placing in January 2012.

 

During the year the company paid Mark Pryor and Sally Schofield £nil (2011:£20,000 each) for assisting with the reverse takeover and admission to AIM, prior to their appointment to the board.

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Group, and are all directors of the company. For details of their compensation please refer to the Remuneration report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.        Operating Leases

 

At the year end the group had annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as set out below:

 


Land & Buildings


2012

2011


£

£

Operating lease which expire:



within one year

-

12,422


                   

                   




28.        Events after the reporting date

 

Subsequent to the year end, Edenville Plc entered into an equity financing facility ("EFF") agreement with Darwin and Henderson Volantis, an existing shareholder. It provides Edenville with a facility of up to £5 million which (subject to certain limited restrictions) can be drawn down at any time over the next three years. The timing and minimum subscription price of any draw down is always at the complete control and sole discretion of the Company. There are no penalty fees payable for not using the facility.

 

Edenville is under no obligation to make a draw down and may make draw downs at its discretion, up to the total value of the EFF, by way of issuing subscription notices to Darwin. Following delivery of a subscription notice, Darwin will subscribe and the Company will allot to Darwin new ordinary shares of 0.02 pence each in Edenville ('Ordinary Shares').

 

As part of the EFF arrangements, Edenville has entered into a warrant arrangement with Darwin dated 26 March 2013 to subscribe for up to 47,500,000 Ordinary Shares, such warrants to be exercisable at 0.4p any time prior to the expiry of 36 months from the date of the warrant agreement.

 

 

 

29.        Ultimate Controlling Party

 

The Group considers that there is no ultimate controlling party.

 

 


REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 

We have audited the parent company financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc for the year ended 31st December 2012 which comprise the company Statement of Financial Position, company Statement of Changes in Equity, company Cash Flow Statement and related notes.  The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.

 

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.

 

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors

 

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 16, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the parent company financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the parent company financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board's Ethical Standards for Auditors.

 

Scope of the audit of the financial statements

 

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Parent Company's circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we have read all the financial and non-financial information in the annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If we become aware of any apparent misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

 

Opinion on financial statements

 

In our opinion the parent company financial statements:

 

·     give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 31 December 2012;

·     have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union and as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and

·     have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

 

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

 

In our opinion:

·     the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the parent financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where 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.

 

 

Other matters

We have reported separately on the group financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc for the year ended 31 December 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Miller (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of H W Fisher & Company

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditor

Acre House

11-15 William Road

London

NW1 3ER

United Kingdom

 

Date: 7 May 2013

 


 

COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012
 



2012

2011


Note

            £

            £

Non current assets



(as restated)

Intangible  assets

4

-

-

Investment in subsidiaries

5

10,164,907

8,490,470

Equity investments - available for sale

6

-

-

Property, plant & equipment

7

13,321

17,762



                   

                   



10,178,228

8,508,232



                   

                   





Current assets




Trade and other receivables

8

5,985

5,773

Cash and cash equivalents

9

741,541

511,490



                   

                   







747,526

517,263



                   

                   





Current liabilities




Trade and other payables

10

34,354

37,464



                   

                   





Current assets less current liabilities


713,172

479,799



                   

                   





Total assets less current liabilities and net assets


10,891,400

8,988,031



                   

                   









Equity




Called-up share capital

11

965,588

740,588

Share premium account


11,913,686

9,707,686

Share option reserve


326,984

289,907

Profit and loss account


(2,314,858)

(1,750,150)



                   

                   





Total equity


10,891,400

8,988,031



                   

                   





 

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 7 May 2013 and signed on its behalf by:

 

 

 

 

S. Schofield

Director

 


COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 


 

 

Share Capital

 

Share Premium

Retained Earnings Account

Share

Option Reserve

 

 

Total


£

£

£

£

£







At 1 January 2011

658,922

8,224,353

(646,541)

52,616

8,289,350







Issue of share capital

81,666

1,483,333

-

-

1,564,999

Transfer on exercise of warrants

-

-

21,737

(21,737)

-

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

259,028

259,028

Total comprehensive loss for the year

-

-

(1,125,346)

-

(1,125,346)


                   

                   

                   

                  

                   







At 31 December 2011

740,588

9,707,686

(1,750,150)

289,907

8,988,031







Issue of share capital

200,000

2,300,000

-

-

2,500,000

Cost of issue

-

(94,000)

-

-

(94,000)

Exercise of warrants

25,000

-

8,360

(8,360)

25,000

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

45,437

45,437

Total comprehensive loss for the year

-

-

(573,068)

-

(573,068)


                   

                   

                   

                  

                   

 

At 31 December 2012

 

965,588

 

11,913,686

 

(2,314,858)

 

326,984

 

10,891,400


                   

                   

                         

                         

                       


 

COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENT
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 



Year ended
  31 December

Year ended
  31 December


Note

2012

2011



£

£

Cash flows from operating activities




Operating loss


(573,078)

(1,125,351)

Impairment of tangible and intangible non-current assets



482,964

Depreciation


4,441

5,921

Share based payments


45,437

259,028

Increase in trade and other receivables


(212)

4,772

Increase/(decrease)  in trade and other payables


(3,110)

(23,044)



                 

                 

Net cash outflow from operating activities


(526,522)

(395,710)





Cash flows from investing activities




Finance income


10

4



                 

                 





Net cash inflow from investing activities


10

4





Cash flows from financing activities




Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares

Investment in subsidiary


2,525,000

(1,674,437)

1,564,999

(1,274,256

Share issue costs


(94,000)

-



                 

                 

Net cash inflow from financing activities


756.563

290,743



                 

                 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


230,051

(104,963)





Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year


511,490

616,453



                 

                 





Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

         9

741,541

511,490



                 

                 





 

 

 

 


NOTES TO THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
 

1.         Accounting policies

 

Basic of preparation of company financial statements

 

The Company financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of available for sale investments, and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union, IFRC interpretations and the parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.  The Company has elected to take the exemption under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 from presenting the Parent Company Income Statement.  The loss after tax for the Parent Company for the year was £573,068 (2011: £1,125,346).

 

Standards and interpretations in issue but not yet effective or not yet relevant

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements the following Standards and Interpretations which have not been applied in these financial statements were in issue but not yet effective:

 

 



Effective date (period beginning on or after)

IFRS 1, IAS 1, 16, 32, 34

Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009-2011 Cycle

 

1 January 2013

IFRS 1

Amendments for government loan with a below-market  rate of interest when transitioning to IFRSs

1 January 2013

IFRS 7

Amendments related to the offsetting of assets and liabilities

1 January 2015

IFRS 10

Original issue

Amendments to transitional guidance

Amendments for investment entities

1 January 2013

1 January 2013

1 January 2014

IFRS  11

Joint Arrangements

Amendments to transitional guidance

1 January 2013

IFRS 12

Disclosure of interests in other entities

Amendments to transitional guidance

Amendments for investment entities

1 January 2013

1 January 2013

1 January 2014

IFRS 13

Fair value measurement

1 January 2013

IAS 1

Presentation of Financial Statements - Amendments to revise the way other comprehensive income is presented

1 July 2012

IAS 19

Employee Benefits - Amended Standard resulting from the Post- Employment Benefits and Termination Benefits projects

1 January 2013

IAS 27

Separate financial statements

Amendments for investment entities

1 January 2013

1 January 2014

IAS 28

Investments in associates and joint ventures

1 January 2013

IAS 32

Financial Instruments: Presentation - Amendments  to application guidance on the offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities

1 January 2014

IFRIC 20

Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine

1 January 2013

 

The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these Standards and Interpretations in future periods will have no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

 

 

1.         Accounting policies (continued)

 

Reclassification of prior period comparative

 

During the year, the company reclassified the 2011 inter-company receivable from Edenville International (Tanzania) of £1,456,912 from current assets to investment in subsidiaries. The company concluded that this amount represents long term funding that will be recoverable upon the commercialisation or sale of their interest in Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited and as such, should be presented within non-current assets.

 

Share based payments

 

The Company operates a number of equity-settled, share-based compensation plans, under which the entity receives services from employees as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the Company. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of options is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options granted:

 

·     including any market performance conditions;

·    excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for example, profitability, sales growth targets and remaining an employee of the entity over a specified time period); and

·     excluding the impact of any non-vesting conditions (for example, the requirement of employees to save).

 

Assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest include consideration of non-market vesting conditions. The total expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions are to be satisfied. At the end of each reporting period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to vest based on the non-market vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in the income statement, with a corresponding adjustment to equity.

 

When the options are exercised, the Company issues new shares. The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium when the options are exercised.

 

Segmental reporting

 

The Company does not have separately identifiable business or geographical segments which are material to disclose.

 

Revenue recognition

 

Revenue from the sale of energy commodities is recognised upon delivery of goods to the customers. Interest income is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the effective interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

 

All revenue is stated net of the amount of sales tax. Currently the Company does not generate any revenue

 

Presentational and functional currency

 

This financial information is presented in pounds sterling, which is the Company's functional currency.

 

Financial assets

 

Financial assets comprise investments, cash and cash equivalents and receivables. Unless otherwise indicated, the carrying amounts of the Company's financial assets are a reasonable approximation of their fair values.

 

 

 

1.         Accounting policies (continued)

 

Equity investments available for sale

 

Equity investments available for sale are non-derivatives that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories.  Equity investments available for sale do not have a quoted market price in an active market.  They are included in non-current assets unless management intends to dispose of the investment within 12 months of the balance sheet date.  Investments are initially classified at fair value. Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognised directly in equity, until the security is disposed of or is determined to be impaired. The Company assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired.  If any such evidence exists the cumulative loss, measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss previously recognised in statement of comprehensive income, is removed from equity and recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

 

Where the fair value cannot be reliable measured as a result of a lack of an active market and/or reliable estimates could not be made the equity investments are measured at cost.

 

Trade and other receivables

 

Provision for impairment of trade receivables is made when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due to it in accordance with the original terms of those receivables.  The amount of the write-down is the difference between the receivables carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows.

 

An assessment for impairment is undertaken at least annually.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand. demand deposits and other short term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost on acquisition less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

Depreciation is provided on all property, plant and equipment categories at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value on a reducing balance basis over their expected useful economic life. The depreciation rates are as follows:

 


Basis of depreciation



Fixtures and fittings

25% reducing balance

Office equipment

25% reducing balance

 

Costs capitalised include the purchase price of an asset and any costs directly attributable to bringing it into working condition for its intended use.

 

Financial liabilities

 

Financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.  Financial liabilities comprise only trade and other payables.

 

 

1.         Accounting policies (continued)

 

All financial liabilities are recorded at amortised cost, using the effective interest method, with interest-related charges being recognised as an expense under finance costs in the Income Statement.

 

A financial liability is derecognised only when the obligation is extinguished, that is, when the obligation is discharged, is cancelled, or expires.

 

Finance costs

 

Finance costs of debt, including premiums payable on settlement and direct issue costs are charged to the income statement on an accruals basis over the term of the instrument, using the effective interest method.

 

Income taxation

 

The taxation charge represents the sum of current tax and deferred tax.

 

The tax currently payable is based on the taxable profit for the period using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date. Taxable profit differs from the net  profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible.

 

Deferred taxation

 

Deferred tax is recognised, using the liability method, in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of the Company's assets and liabilities and their tax base. Deferred tax liabilities are offset against deferred tax assets within the same taxable entity. Any remaining deferred tax asset is recognised only when, on the basis of all available evidence, it can be regarded as probable that there will be suitable taxable profits in the foreseeable future against which the deductible temporary difference can be utilised. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which the asset is realised or liability settled, based on tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is recognised in the income statement, except when the tax relates to items charged or credited directly in equity, in which case the tax is also recognised in equity.

 

Share capital

 

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.  Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

Capitalisation

 

Certain costs (other than payments to acquire the legal right to explore and costs which are directly attributable to those payments) incurred prior to acquiring the rights to explore are charged directly to the income statement. All costs incurred after the rights to explore an area have been obtained, such as geological and geophysical costs and other direct costs of exploration and appraisal are accumulated and capitalised as intangible exploration and evaluation ("E&E") assets. These costs are only carried forward to the extent that they are expected to be recouped through the successful development of the areas or where activities in the areas have not yet reached a stage which permits reasonable assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves. 

 

E&E costs are not amortised prior to the conclusion of appraisal activities.

 

1.         Accounting policies (continued)

 

At completion of appraisal activities, if technical feasibility is demonstrated and commercial reserves are discovered, then, following development sanction, the carrying value of the relevant E&E asset will be reclassified as a development and production ("D&P") asset, but only after the carrying value of the relevant E&E asset has been assessed for impairment, and where appropriate, its carrying value adjusted. If after completion of appraisal activities in the area, it is not possible to determine technical feasibility and commercial viability or if the legal right to explore expires or if the Company decides not to continue exploration and evaluation activity, then the costs of such unsuccessful exploration and evaluation are written off to the income statement in the period the relevant events occur.

 

Impairment

 

If and when facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an E&E asset may exceed its recoverable amount an impairment review is performed.

 

For E&E assets when there are such indications, an impairment test is carried out by grouping the E&E assets with the D&P assets belonging to the same geographic segment to form the Cash Generating Unit ("CGU") for impairment testing. The equivalent combined carrying value of the CGU is compared against the CGU's recoverable amount and any resulting impairment loss is written off to the income statement. The recoverable amount of the CGU is determined as the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

Fixed asset investments in subsidiary undertakings held by the company (see note 5) are shown at cost less provision for impairment. The cost of acquisition includes directly attributable professional fees and other expenses connected with the acquisition. In addition, investment in subsidiaries includes long term loans made to the subsidiaries where recovery of the loan is not probable. The 2011 figure has been reclassified from current assets to investment in subsidiaries.

 

Impairment

 

The carrying amounts of non-current assets are reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. If there are indicators of impairment, an exercise is undertaken to determine whether the carrying values are in excess of their recoverable amount. Such a review is undertaken on an asset by asset basis, except where such assets do not generate cash flows independent of other assets, in which case the review is undertaken at the cash generating unit level.

 

If the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds the recoverable amount, a provision is recorded to reflect the asset or cash generating unit at the lower amount.

 

Going concern

 

During the year the Company raised approximately £2,206,000 net of expenses through a placing and, at 31 December 2012, the Group had cash balances totalling £784,072.

 

These funds along with the post year end equity financing facility as detailed in the subsequent events note are sufficient for the Group to operate without the requirement to raise further capital in the foreseeable future.

 

Accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company intends to operate within its cash resources.


2.         Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

 

The Company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future, which by definition will seldom result in actual results that match the accounting estimate. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are those in relation to:

 

·     the impairment of intangible exploration and evaluation assets;

·     Share based payments

 

Impairment of intangible exploration and evaluation assets.

 

The Company is required to perform an impairment review, for each CGU to which the asset relates, when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of the asset may exceed its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is based upon the Directors' judgements and is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development and future profitable production or proceeds from the disposal until the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource becomes demonstrable, at which point the value is estimated based upon the present value of the discounted future cash flows.

 

The outcome of ongoing exploration and evaluation, and therefore whether the carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets will ultimately be recovered, is inherently uncertain.  The directors have assessed the value of exploration and evaluation expenditure carried as intangible assets.  In their opinion there has been no impairment loss to intangible exploration and evaluation assets in the period other than the amounts charged to the income statement with regards to the Javan licences.

 

Share based payments

 

The estimate of share based payments costs requires management to select an appropriate valuation model and make decisions about various inputs into the model including the volatility of its own share price, the probable life of the options and the risk free interest rate.

 

3.         Staff costs

 

The average number of employees and directors during the year was as follows:

 


2012

2011




Administration

4

4  


                

                

 

Directors' remuneration

 

The aggregate directors' emoluments, including compensation for loss of office, in the year were:

 




Emoluments

207,500

125,000

Share based payments

39,999

226,293


                

                


247,499

351,293


                

                

 

 

 

4.         Intangible exploration and evaluation assets

 


2012

2011


£

£

Cost



As at 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012

         36,536

         36,536


                 

                 

Impairment



As at 1 January 2012

(36,536)

-

Impairment in the year

-

(36,536)


                 

                 

As at 31 December 2012

(36,536)

(36,536)


                 

                 

Net Book Value



As at 31 December 2012 and 31 December 2011

-

-


                 

                 




 

Licences

On 27 May 2009, the Company signed an option agreement with Javan Investments Company Limited, a private Tanzanian registered company for two prospecting licences in Tanzania. Under the terms of the option agreement, the Company acquired an initial 25% interest in both licences for a consideration of US$15,000 per licence.  In the opinion of the Directors these licences should be fully impaired in line with IAS 36 and IFRS 6 as at 31 December 2012. On the basis that no further exploration and evaluation expenditure is expected on these licences and there is no expectation of the Company applying for renewal of the licences in the future.

The Directors have considered the following factors when undertaking their impairment review of the intangible assets:

 

(a) Geology and lithology on each licence as outlined in the last CPRs (independent Competent Person's Reports from the       mining and earth resources consultancy company, Wardell Armstrong International Limited).

(b) The expected useful lives of the licences and the ability to retain the licence interests when they come up for renewal.

(c) Comparable information for large mining and exploration companies in the vicinity of each of the licences.

(d) History of exploration success in the regions being explored.

(e) Local infrastructure, climatic and logistical issues.

(f) Geopolitical environment.

 

5.         Investment in subsidiaries

 


Shares in

Loans to

            Total


subsidiaries

subsidiaries

2012

2011

Company



£

£





(as restated)

Fair value





At 1 January

7,033,558

1,456,912

8,490,470

7,213,398

Additions

-

1,674,437

1,674,437

1,277,072

At 31 December

7,033,558

3,131,349

10,164,907

8,490,470






 

Investment in subsidiaries includes £7,033,558 relating to the acquisition of Edenville International (Seychelles) Limited and its subsidiary Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited which holds prospecting licenses. The Tanzanian licenses initially comprised six prospecting licences acquired on the acquisition of Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited in 2010. The Licenses covered 598km2 in Tanzania, located in a region displaying viable prospects for both uranium and coal and occur in

 

5.         Investment in subsidiaries (continued)

 

a country where the government's policy for development of the mineral sector aims at attracting and enabling the private sector to take the lead in exploration mining, development, mineral beneficiation and marketing. The value of the assets obtained on acquisition represent the fair value of the consideration paid to the vendors.

 

The Directors have considered the following factors when undertaking their impairment review of the subsidiaries:

 

(a) Geology and lithology on each licence as outlined in the last CPRs (independent Competent Person's Reports from the       mining and earth resources consultancy company, Wardell Armstrong International Limited).

(b) The expected useful lives of the licences and the ability to retain the licence interests when they come up for renewal.

(c) Comparable information for large mining and exploration companies in the vicinity of each of the licences.

(d) History of exploration success in the regions being explored.

(e) Local infrastructure.

(f) Climatic and logistical issues.

(g) Geopolitical environment.

 

Based on the above the Directors do not consider any of the licenses held by Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited to be impaired and therefore to not consider the investment in its subsidiary to be impaired.

 

Holdings of more than 20%:

 

The Company holds more than 20% of the share capital of the following companies:

 

Subsidiary undertaking

Country of incorporation

Class

Shares held

GOA Tanzania Limited

UK

Ordinary

100%

Edenville International (Seychelles) Limited

Seychelles

Ordinary

100%

Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited

Tanzania

Ordinary

99.5%*

Muze Coal (Tz) Limited

Tanzania

Ordinary

65%**





* These shares are held by Edenville International (Seychelles) Limited.

** These shares are held by Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited.

 

 

6.         Equity investments - available for sale

 


2012

2011


£

£

Fair value



As at 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012

446,428

     446,428


                 

                 

Impairment



As at 1 January 2012

(446,428)

-

Impairment in the year

-

(446,428)


                 

                 

As at 31 December 2012

(446,428)

(446,428)


                 

                 

Net Book Value



As at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2012

-

-


                 

                 




 

6.         Equity investments - available for sale (continued)

 

On 13 March 2009, the Company entered into a collaboration and option agreement on a group of emerald mining licences in Tanzania, Africa, with Obtala Resouces Plc ("Obtala") and Obtala's subsidiary Mindex Invest Limited ("Mindex"). 

 

The Company's focus is now on coal exploration and mining and the directors therefore consider it appropriate to impair the cost of these emerald mining licences, as the company does not intend to develop these assets.  As at 31 December 2012, the Directors deemed this investment to be permanently impaired.

 

7.         Property, plant and equipment

 

 


 

Plant and machinery

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

 

Motor Vehicles

 

 

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost





As at 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011

7,471

4,153

16,691

28,315


                   

                   

                   

                   






Depreciation





As at 1 January 2011

1,245

692

2,695

4,632

Charge for the year

1,556

866

3,499

5,921


                   

                   

                   

                   

As at 31 December 2011

2,801

1,558

6,194

10,553


                   

                   

                   

                   






Net book value





As at 31 December 2011

4,670

2,595

10,497

17,762


                

                

                

                

 

 


 

Plant and machinery

Fixtures,

fittings and equipment

 

Motor vehicles

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost





As at 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012

7,471

4,153

16,691

28,315


                   

                   

                   

                   






Depreciation





As at 1 January 2012

2,801

1,558

6,194

10,553

Charge for the year

1,168

649

2,624

4,441


                   

                   

                   

                   

As at 31 December 2012

3,969

2,207

8,818

14,994


                   

                   

                   

                   






Net book value





As at 31 December 2012

3,502

1,946

7,873

13,321


                

                

                

                






 

8.         Trade and other receivables

 


2012

2011

Current

£

£

Other receivables

2,319

1,719

Prepayments

3,666

4,054


                

                


5,985

5,773


                

                




9.         Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include the following for the purposes of the cash flow statement:

 


2012

2011


£

£

Cash at bank and in hand

741,541

511,490


                

                




10.        Trade and other payables


2012

2011


£

£




Trade and other  payables

-

14,714

Accruals and deferred income

34,354

22,750


                

                





34,354

37,464


                

                

 

 



11.        Share capital

 


2012

2011


No

No

Issued and fully paid



Ordinary shares of 0.02p each

4,571,216,405

3,446,216,405

Deferred shares of 0.08p each

64,179,932

64,179,932


                          

                          


4,635,396,337

3,510,396,337


                          

                          





2012

2011


£

£




Ordinary shares of 0.02p each

914,244

689,244

Deferred shares of 0.08p each

51,344

51,344


                          

                          


965,588

740,588


                          

                          




 

 

11.        Share capital (continued)

 

The only rights attached to the deferred shares are as follows:

 

a)     no dividend or other distribution shall be paid or made in respect of the Deferred Shares;

 

b)     the holders of deferred shares shall not be entitled to receive notice of, or to attend and vote at any general meeting of the Company;

 

c)     on a return of capital, whether on a winding-up or otherwise, the holders of deferred shares shall be entitled to receive only the amount credited as paid up on each share, but only after the holders of each ordinary share have received the amount paid up or credited as paid up on such share, together with a payment of £10,000 per share;

 

d)     the Company may transfer the shares without making any payment to the holders thereof, to such persons as the Company may determine, and acquire the same in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Acts at a price of 0.08p each.

 

 

On 31 January 2012, the company issued for cash 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.02p each at 0.25p per share.

 

On 14 November 2012, 125,000,000 warrants were exercised at an exercise price of 0.02p per share.

 

 

12.        Deferred Taxation

 

A deferred tax asset of £410,002(2011: £302,065) calculated at 20% (2011: 20%) has not been recognised in respect of the tax losses carried forward due to the uncertainty that profits will arise against which the losses can be offset.

 

 

13.        Capital management policy   

 

The Company's policy on capital management is to maintain a low level of gearing. The company funds its operation through equity funding.

 

The Company defines the capital it manages as equity shareholders funds less cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

The Company's objectives when managing its capital are:

 

·     To safeguard the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

·     To provide adequate resources to fund its exploration activities with a view to providing returns to its investors.

·     To maintain sufficient financial resources to mitigate against risk and unforeseen events.

 

The company's cash reserves are reported to the board  and closely monitored against the planned work program and annual budget. Where additional cash resources are required the following factors are taken into account.

 

·     the size and nature of the requirement.

·     preferred sources of finance.

·     market conditions.

·     opportunities to collaborate with third parties to reduce the cash requirement.

 

14.        Financial instruments

The Board of Directors determine, as required, the degree to which it is appropriate to use financial instruments to mitigate risks with the main risk affecting such instruments being foreign exchange risk, which is discussed below.

Categories of financial instruments

2012


2011

 


£


£

 

Financial assets




 

Receivables at amortised cost including cash and cash equivalents:




 

Cash and cash equivalents

741,541


511,490

 

Other receivables

5,985


5,773

 

Total

747,526


517,263






 

Financial liabilities




 

Financial liabilities at amortised cost:




 

Trade and other payables

34,354


37,464

 





 

Net

713,172


479,799

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

This comprises cash held by the Company and short-term deposits. The carrying amount of these assets approximates to their fair value.

General risk management principles

The Directors have an overall responsibility for the establishment of the Company's risk management framework. A formal risk assessment and management framework for assessing, monitoring and managing the strategic operational and financial risks of the Company's is in place to ensure appropriate risk management of its operations.

 

The following represent the key financial risks that the Company faces:

 

Interest rate risk

The Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risks as it does not have any interest bearing liabilities and its only interest-bearing asset is cash invested on a short-term basis which attract interest at the banks variable rate.

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will default on its contractual obligations, resulting in financial loss. Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents and credit exposures on outstanding receivables and committed transactions.

There were no amounts past due at the balance sheet date.

The maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the above at 31 December 2012 is the carrying value of financial assets recorded in the financial statements.

 

 

14.        Financial instruments (continued)

 

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as and when they fall due.

Liquidity risk is managed through an assessment of short, medium and long-term cash flow forecasts to ensure the adequacy of working capital.

 

The Company's policy is to ensure that it will always have sufficient cash to allow it to meet its liabilities when they become due. To ensure this aim, it seeks to maintain cash balances to meet expected requirements for a period of one year.

 

Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

 

The directors consider that there is no significant difference between the book value and fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities.

 

15.        Equity-settled share-based payments

 

The following options and warrants over ordinary shares have been granted by the Company:

 

Date                             Exercise price                           Exercise period                         Number of options/warrants

 

30 September 2008         0.02p                                        5 Years                                     500,000,000 (warrants)

29 March 2010              0.87p                                        10 Years                                      44,827,587

21 February 2011           1.80p                                        9 Years                                     35,000,000

 

At the date of grant, the options and warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value per option granted and the assumptions used in the calculation were as follows:

 

The warrants granted on 30 September 2008 are exercisable from the date the company was admitted onto the AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange for a period of 5 years as a subscription price of 0.02p per warrant share. All of the warrants had been exercised at 31 December 2012.

 

Of the options granted on 29 March 2010, 50% are exercisable from 29 March 2011 and the balance from 29 March 2012. The options are valid for a period of 10 years from the date of grant. There are no vesting conditions.

 

The options granted on 21 February 2011 are exercisable from 8 February 2012. The options are valid for a period of 10 years from the date of grant. There are no vesting conditions.

 

 

Date of grant

30 September 2008

29 March 2010

21 February 2011

Expected volatility

54%

40%

122%

Expected life

1 year

2 year

3.5 years

Risk-free interest rate

2.88%

4.00%

1.99%

Expected dividend yield

-

-

-

Possibility of ceasing employment before vesting

-

-

-

Fair value per option

0.012p

0.133p

0.76p

 

 

The charge to the income statement for share based payments for the year ended 31 December 2012 was £45,437 (2011: £259,028).

 

15.        Equity-settled share-based payments (continued)

 

Movements in the number of options and warrants outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follows:

 

 


2012

2011


Number of options

Weighted average exercise price per share

pence

 

Number of options

Weighted average exercise price per share

pence

At 1 January

204,827,587

0.51

494,827,587

0.10

Granted

-

-

35,000,000

1.80

Exercised

(125,000,000)

(0.02)

(325,000,000)

(0.02)


                          

                          

                   

                          

At 31 December

79,827,587

1.28

204,827,587

0.51


                          

                          

                          

                          

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of options as at 31 December 2012 was 7.6years (2011:4.4 years)

 

16.        Reserves

 

The following describes the nature and purpose of each reserve:

 

Share Capital

represents the nominal value of equity shares

Share Premium

amount subscribed for share capital in excess of the nominal value

Share Option Reserve

fair value of the employee equity settled share option scheme as accrued at the balance sheet date.

 

Retained Earnings

cumulative net gains and losses less distributions made

 

17.        Related Party Transactions

 

During the year ended 31 December 2012, the Company paid £62,500 (2011: £35,000) to Adler Shine LLP for the services of Rakesh Patel, director.  Rakesh Patel is a partner in Adler Shine LLP.  The Company also paid £23,354 (2011: £18,975) to Adler Shine LLP for accounting services provided in the year.

 

During the year ended 31 December 2012, the Company paid the following amounts to Obtala Resources plc, a company of which Simon Rollason is a director:

 

Secretarial support                                                          £4,900 (2011: £8,000)

Travel and Subsistence                                                   £50,810 (2011: £5,332)

 

The Company has a fully impaired equity investment (note 15) in Mindex Invest Limited, a subsidiary of Obtala Resources Plc. Simon Rollason is a director of Obtala Resources Plc.

 

At the year end the Company owed the director, Simon Rollason £2,523 (2011; £2,587).

 

During the year the Company paid Mark Pryor and Sally Schofield £nil (2011: £20,000 each) for assisting with the reverse takeover and admission to AIM, prior to their appointment to the board.

 

17.        Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Group, and are all directors of the company. For details of their compensation please refer to the Remuneration report.

 

During the year the Company paid £1,674,437 to or on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited. The amount due from Edenville International (Tanzania) Limited at year end was £3,131,349 (2011: £1,456,912). This amount has been included within investment in subsidiaries.

 

18.        Events after the reporting date

 

Subsequent to the year end, Edenville Plc entered into an equity financing facility agreement ("EFF") with Darwin and Henderson Volantis, an existing shareholder. It provides Edenville with a facility of up to £5 million which (subject to certain limited restrictions) can be drawn down at any time over the next three years. The timing and minimum subscription price of any draw down is always at the complete control and sole discretion of the Company. There are no penalty fees payable for not using the facility.

 

Edenville is under no obligation to make a draw down and may make draw downs at its discretion, up to the total value of the EFF, by way of issuing subscription notices to Darwin. Following delivery of a subscription notice, Darwin will subscribe and the Company will allot to Darwin new ordinary shares of 0.02 pence each in Edenville.

 

As part of the EFF arrangement s, Edenville has entered into a warrant arrangement with Darwin dated 26 March 2013 to subscribe for up to 47,500,000 Ordinary Shares, such warrants to be exercisable at 0.4p any time prior to the expiry of 36 months from the date of the warrant agreement.


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