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Fiinu PLC

17 August 2023

17 August 2023

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FIINU PLC

("Fiinu" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2023

Fiinu , a fintech group, creator of the Plugin Overdraft(R), announces its unaudited half-year results for the six months ended 30 June 2023.

 
 Business Highlights 
 
   *    The Company continues to source the additional 
        funding required for it to re-apply to the regulators 
        to re-start its banking licence application 
 
 
   *    April 2023: Successful completion of the technology 
        build of the Plugin Overdraft(R) 
 
 
   *    July 2023: Cost reductions initiated within 
        subsidiaries Fiinu 2 Limited and Fiinu Holdings 
        Limited, including providing notice to reduce 
        staffing levels and re-negotiation or termination of 
        agreements with suppliers 
 
 
   *    March 2023: Raised GBP0.5m of new ordinary share 
        capital by immediate subscription to new and existing 
        shareholders 
 
 
   *    April 2023: Raised GBP0.75m of new ordinary share 
        capital by exercising the right to convert the drawn 
        down loans with Dewscope Limited into equity 
 
 
   *    April 2023: Application to withdraw its banking 
        licence with aim to re-apply after a short period of 
        two to three months once full funding commitment is 
        secured 
 
 
   *    Other options are also being considered by the Board, 
        which may include a change of strategy and/or a sale 
        of the Group's technology assets should the 
        additional funding commitment it requires not be 
        forthcoming 
 
 
  Financial Highlights 
   *    Cash at period end GBP4.3 million 
 
 
   *    Accounting loss for the period GBP4.2 million 
 
 
 
  Chris Sweeney, Fiinu's Chief Executive said: 
  "Given the business was operationally ready, following the successful 
  completion of the technology build of the Plugin Overdraft(R), 
  it is therefore with deep regret that we have had to scale back 
  operations in Fiinu 2 Limited and Fiinu Holdings Limited. The 
  current general capital, and market specific conditions, are 
  increasingly challenging for a business at Fiinu's current stage 
  of development. 
 
  "I would like to take the opportunity to thank our shareholders 
  for their support and colleagues for the considerable efforts 
  in developing the technology and the infrastructure to be in 
  a position to launch the product into the market. 
 
  "We continue in our efforts to seek the required investment to 
  re-apply for the banking licence, whilst also considering other 
  options for the business, which may include a change of strategy 
  or sale of the Group's technology assets ." 
 
 
 Key Financials 
 
  Highlighted below are the key unaudited financial highlights 
  for the s ix months to 30 June 2023, compared to t he six months 
  to 30 June 2022 and the audited year ending 31 December 2022. 
                                         Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                         half year     half year        year to 
                                                to            to    31 Dec 2022 
                                       30 Jun 2023   30 Jun 2022            GBP 
                                               GBP           GBP 
  ---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
   Revenue                                       -             -              - 
   Gross profit                                  -             -              - 
   Administrative expenses             (4,395,412)     (983,206)    (8,218,903) 
   Investment revenues                      27,851                       11,596 
   Net finance cost / income              (47,924)        69,111        (9,970) 
  ---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
   Loss before taxation                (4,415,486)     (914,095)    (8,217,277) 
   Income tax income                       253,462             -        377,879 
  ---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
   Loss and total comprehensive 
    income (continuing operations)     (4,162,024)     (914,095)    (7,839,398) 
   Gain on disposal of investments               -       612,377              - 
   Impairment of goodwill                        -     (219,595)              - 
    and intangible assets 
  ---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
   Profit from discontinued                      -       425,699              - 
    operations 
  ---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
   Total Loss and total 
    comprehensive income               (4,162,024)      (95,614)    (7,839,398) 
  =================================  =============  ============  ============= 
 
   Earnings per share 
   Basic                                    (1.75)        (0.26)         (3.31) 
   Diluted                                  (1.75)        (0.26)         (3.31) 
 
 
 Enquiries: 
 Fiinu plc                                    via Brazil London (press 
  Chris Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer       office for Fiinu) 
  www.fiinu.com 
 SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nomad)      Tel: +44 (0) 203 368 3550 
  Mark Brady / Adam Dawes 
 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Joint        Tel: +44 (0) 207 470 0470 
  Broker) 
  Matthew Johnson / Charlie Bouverat 
  (Corporate Finance) 
  Abigail Wayne / Rob Rees (Corporate 
  Broking) 
 Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Joint           Tel: +44 (0)207 886 2500 
  Broker) 
  Stephen Jones / Atholl Tweedie (Corporate 
  Finance) 
  Hugh Rich (Corporate Broking) 
 Brazil London (press office for Fiinu)       Tel: +44 (0) 207 785 7383 
  Joshua Van Raalte / Christine Webb 
  / Jamie Lester 
 
 
 About Fiinu 
 
  Fiinu, founded in 2017, is a fintech group, that developed 
  the Plugin Overdraft(R) which is an unbundled overdraft solution 
  that allows customers to have an overdraft without changing 
  their existing bank. The underlying bank Independent Overdraft(R) 
  technology platform is bank agnostic, that therefore enables 
  it to serve all other banks' customers. Open Banking allows 
  Fiinu's Plugin Overdraft(R) to attach ("plugin") to the customer's 
  existing primary bank account, no matter which bank they may 
  use. Fiinu's vision is built around Open Banking, and it believes 
  that it increases competition and innovation in UK banking. 
 
  For more information, please visit www.fiinu.com 
 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 
                                       Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                       half year     half year        year to 
                                              to            to    31 Dec 2022 
                                     30 Jun 2023   30 Jun 2022            GBP 
                                             GBP           GBP 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Revenue                                       -             -              - 
 Gross profit                                  -             -              - 
 Administrative expenses             (4,395,412)     (983,206)    (8,218,903) 
 Investment revenues                      27,851                       11,596 
 Net finance income / 
  cost                                  (47,924)        69,111        (9,970) 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Loss before taxation                (4,415,486)     (914,095)    (8,217,277) 
 Income tax income                       253,462             -        377,879 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Loss and total comprehensive 
  income (continuing operations)     (4,162,024)     (914,095)    (7,839,398) 
 Gain on disposal of investments               -       612,377              - 
 Impairment of goodwill                        -     (219,595)              - 
  and intangible assets 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Profit from discontinued                      -       425,699              - 
  operations 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Total Loss and total 
  comprehensive income               (4,162,024)      (95,614)    (7,839,398) 
=================================  =============  ============  ============= 
 
 Earnings per share 
 Basic                                    (1.75)        (0.26)         (3.31) 
 Diluted                                  (1.75)        (0.26)         (3.31) 
 

Consolidated statement of financial position

 
                                              30 June 2023    30 June 2022    31 Dec 2022 
                                               (unaudited)     (unaudited)      (audited) 
                                    Notes              GBP             GBP            GBP 
 ASSETS 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets                                 878,639               -        878,639 
 Property, plant and equipment                     209,949               -        276,524 
                                                 1,088,588               -      1,155,163 
 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables                       429,147         388,456        660,078 
 Current tax recoverable                           606,341               -        352,879 
 Cash and cash equivalents                       4,284,783       3,577,276      7,045,161 
                                                 5,320,361       3,965,732      8,058,118 
 
 Total assets                                    6,408,949       3,965,732      9,213,281 
 
 LIABILITIES 
 Non-Current liabilities 
 Lease liabilities                                  23,707               -         93,425 
                                                    23,707               -         93,425 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                        1,846,203       1,330,817      1,693,603 
 Lease liabilities                                 137,381               -        133,331 
                                                 1,983,584       1,330,817      1,826,934 
 
 Total liabilities                               2,007,291       1,330,817      1,920,359 
 
 Capital and Reserves 
 Called up share capital                        27,474,724       3,758,184     26,513,186 
 Share premium                                   9,482,775       5,189,313      9,194,313 
 Share based payment reserve                             -          40,218              - 
 Merger reserve                               (21,120,782)               -   (21,120,782) 
 Retained losses                              (11,435,059)     (6,352,800)    (7,283,795) 
 Total Equity                                    4,401,658       2,634,915      7,292,922 
 
 Total equity and liabilities                    6,408,949       3,965,732      9,213,281 
 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

 
                                                       6 months         6 months       12 months 
                                                          ended            ended 
                                                        30 June          30 June           ended 
                                                           2022             2022 
                                   Notes            (unaudited)     (unaudited)*     31 Dec 2021 
                                                            GBP              GBP      (audited)* 
                                                                                             GBP 
------------------------------  ---------  ----  --------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
 Cash absorbed by operations                        (4,177,353)        (315,938)     (4,497,027) 
 Interest Paid                                                -                                - 
 Income taxes refunded                                        -                          120,150 
                                                 --------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Net cash outflow from 
  operating activities                              (4,177,353)        (315,938)     (4,376,877) 
 
 Investing activities 
 Purchase of intangible 
  assets                                                      -                        (849,076) 
 Purchase of property, 
  plant and equipment                                   (8,618)          (4,391)        (50,457) 
 Investment loan                                              -        (800,000)               - 
 Interest received                                       27,851              259          11,596 
                                                 --------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Net cash generated 
  from investing activities                              19,233        (804,132)       (887,937) 
 
 Financing activities 
 Proceeds from issue 
  of shares                                           1,250,000        3,000,000       8,010,000 
 Net of cash acquired 
  on reverse takeover                                         -                        3,577,275 
 Costs of share issue                                         -        (197,229)               - 
 Proceeds from borrowings                               250,000            (833)         500,000 
 Payment of lease liabilities                          (65,668)         (55,504)        (47,533) 
 Interest paid                                         (47,924)          (1,848)         (5,137) 
                                                 --------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Net cash generated 
  from financing activities                           1,386,408        2,744,586      12,034,605 
 
 Net increase/(decrease) 
  in cash and cash 
  equivalents                                       (2,771,713)        1,624,516       6,769,791 
 Cash at beginning of 
  period                                              7,045,161          464,232         275,370 
                                                 --------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash at end of period                                4,273,448        2,088,748       7,045,161 
                                                 ==============  ===============  ============== 
 

* Statement of cashflows has been reformatted in line with audited accounts for 12 months ended 31 Dec 2021

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Attributable to equity shareholders of the company

 
                             Called         Share      Revaluation         Retained           Total 
                           up share       premium         / Merger         earnings 
                            capital                        reserve 
 
                                GBP           GBP              GBP              GBP             GBP 
--------------------  -------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Balance at 
  31 December 
  2022                   26,513,186     9,194,313     (21,120,782)      (7,293,795)       7,292,922 
 
 
 Period ended 
  30 June 2023 
 Loss and total 
  comprehensive 
  income for the 
  year                            -             -                -      (4,141,265)     (4,141,265) 
 Transactions 
  with owners 
  in their capacity 
  as owners: 
 Issue of share 
  capital                   961,722       288,462                -                -       1,250,000 
 Balance at 
  30 June 2023           27,474,724     9,482,775     (21,120,782)     (11,435,059)       4,401,658 
                      =============  ============  ===============  ===============  ============== 
 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act"). The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors confirmed that the financial statements:

-- give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's and of the Parent Company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of the Group's loss for the period then ended;

-- have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and, as regards the parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and

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

The auditors conducted the audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the "Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements" section of our report. We are independent of the Group and the Parent Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the Financial Reporting Council's ('FRC') Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities and public interest entities and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

The auditors drew the attention to the financial statements, which indicates that when assessing the Group and Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have concluded that a material uncertainty exists in relation to the Company's ability to raise the capital required to support its subsidiaries, ('Fiinu 2 Limited's'), year one of operations post approval from the Prudential Regulatory Authority ('PRA') and the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') to operate as a bank without restrictions, following the re-submission of the Bank's banking application.

The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2022 are unaudited.

This announcement was approved by the Board on 16 August 2023.

   1.    Reporting entity 

Fiinu Plc (the "Company" or, the "Group") is a public company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Meadows Business Park, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 9AB. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as at 30 June 2023 and for the six months ended 30 June 2022 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group").

Fiinu, founded in 2017, is a fintech group, that developed the Plugin Overdraft(R) which is an unbundled overdraft solution that allows customers to have an overdraft without changing their existing bank. The underlying bank Independent Overdraft(R) technology platform is bank agnostic, that therefore enables it to serve all other banks' customers. Open Banking allows Fiinu's Plugin Overdraft(R) to attach ("plugin") to the customer's existing primary bank account, no matter which bank they may use. Fiinu's vision is built around Open Banking, and it believes that it increases competition and innovation in UK banking.

   2.    Basis of preparation 

The consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards. The consolidated financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, the functional currency of the Company and presentation currency of the Group.

The interim financial information is made up to 30 June 2023. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial information of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the Group.

All intra-Group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

Subsidiaries are consolidated in the Group's financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.

Acquisitions are accounted for using the acquisition method. the cost of an acquisition is measured at fair value at the date of exchange of the consideration. Identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquired business are recognised at their fair value at the date of acquisition. To the extent that the cost of an acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired the difference is recorded as goodwill. Where the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeds the cost of an acquisition the difference is recorded in profit and loss.

The Group has chosen not to adopt IAS 34 "Interim Financial Statements" in preparing the interim financial information.

   3.    Significant accounting policies 

The accounting policies set out in detail in note 2 of the Group's consolidated financial statements to 31 December 2022 have been applied consistently to these unaudited financial statements to 30 June 2023There are no new standards or amendments to standards which are material to the accounts for the half year ended 30 June 2023.

   4.    Events in the six months ended 30 June 2023 

Business Highlights

-- The Company continues to source the additional funding required for it to re-apply to the regulators to re-start its banking licence application

   --    April 2023: Successful completion of the technology build of the Plugin Overdraft(R) 

-- July 2023: Cost reductions initiated within subsidiaries Fiinu 2 Limited and Fiinu Holdings Limited, including providing notice to reduce staffing levels and re-negotiation or termination of agreements with suppliers

-- March 2023: Raised GBP0.5m of new ordinary share capital by immediate subscription to new and existing shareholders

-- April 2023: Raised GBP0.75m of new ordinary share capital by exercising the right to convert the drawn down loans with Dewscope Limited into equity

-- April 2023: Application to withdraw its banking licence with aim to re-apply after a short period of two to three months once full funding commitment is secured

-- Other options are also being considered by the Board, which may include a change of strategy and/or a sale of the Group's technology assets should the additional funding commitment it requires not be forthcoming

   5.    Share capital 

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

 
                                       Number of shares   Nominal value 
                                                               GBP 
 Ordinary shares with nominal value 
  of GBP0.10 per share as at: 
     31 December 2022                       265,397,660      26,538,766 
     Issued in the half year 
                                      -----------------  -------------- 
     30 June 2023                           275,241,062      27,524,106 
                                      -----------------  -------------- 
 

There are no restrictions on the transfer of shares in Fiinu Plc. All shares carry equal voting rights.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains certain forward-looking statements which reflect the knowledge and information available to the Company during the preparation and up to the publication of this document. By their very nature, these statements depend upon circumstances and relate to events that may occur in the future thereby involving a degree of uncertainty. Although the Group believes that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Given that these statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.

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