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RNS Number : 0615O  Cerillion PLC  13 May 2024

AIM: CER

Cerillion plc

("Cerillion", the "Company" or the "Group")

 
Interim results
for the six months ended 31 March 2024

 

Record Six-month Period and Continuing Strong Prospects

Cerillion plc, the billing, charging and customer relationship management
software solutions provider, today issues its interim results for the six
months ended 31 March 2024.

 Results                               H1 2024  H1 2023  Change

 Revenue                               £22.5m   £20.5m   +10%
 Annualised recurring revenue(1)       £15.0m   £13.1m   +14%
 Adjusted EBITDA(2)                    £11.0m   £10.0m   +10%
 Statutory EBITDA                      £10.9m   £9.9m    +11%
 Adjusted EBITDA margin                48.9%    48.9%    -
 Adjusted profit before tax(3)         £10.5m   £9.2m    +14%
 Statutory profit before tax           £10.4m   £8.6m    +21%
 Adjusted basic earnings per share(4)  27.6p    25.5p    +8%
 Statutory basic earnings per share    27.3p    23.5p    +16%
 Dividend per share                    4.0p     3.3p     +21%
 Net cash                              £26.6m   £23.6m   +13%

Financial

 ●    Revenue up 10% to £22.5m (H1 2023: £20.5m), reflecting ongoing major
      implementation projects for new customers and new orders from existing
      customers
 ●    Annualised recurring revenue(1) at 31 March 2024 up 14% to £15.0m (H1 2023:
      £13.1m), mainly driven by continuing trend for managed services
 ●    Adjusted EBITDA(2) up 10% to £11.0m (H1 2023: £10.0m)
 ●    Adjusted profit before tax(3) up 14% to £10.5m (H1 2023: £9.2m)
 ●    Adjusted earnings per share(4) up 8% to 27.6p (H1 2023: 25.5p)
 ●    Back-order book(5) up 10% to £47.1m (H1 2023: £43.0m)
 ●    Total new orders up 32% to £20.2m (H1 2023: £15.3m)
 ●    New customer pipeline up 20% to a record £254.0m (H1 2023: £212.0m)
 ●    Net cash up 13% to £26.6m (31 March 2023: £23.6m)
 ●    Interim dividend up 21% to 4.0p (H1 2023: 3.3p)

 

Operational

 ●    Major new five-year contract, worth €12.4m, signed with a Tier-1 telco in
      Europe to support all fixed and mobile services
 ●    Post-Period:  major new five-year contract worth $11.1m signed with a leading
      provider of connectivity solutions in Southern Africa - see separate
      announcement issued today
 ●    Two major new implementations completed for:
      -      CWS, the main provider of telecoms services in the Seychelles,
      with the migration of all fixed wire and mobile services in a single phase

      -      Telesur, the main provider of telecoms services in Suriname, with
      the migration of its fixed-wire services to the Cerillion platform, following
      a first phase to transfer all mobile services
 ●    New £3.9m framework agreement signed with an existing customer operating in
      EMEA
 ●    Launch of new features in Cerillion 24.1 to exploit the latest GenAI- powered
      image recognition technology, enabling customers to fast-track the building of
      new products and process flows
 ●    The Board believes that the Group is well-positioned to deliver its full year
      targets, supported by its strong back-order book and new business pipeline

 

Louis Hall, CEO of Cerillion plc, commented:

"Cerillion's interim results again set new records for our key performance
indicators in any six-month period and demonstrate the strong momentum in the
business and the significant growth opportunities available.

"With an ever-growing sales pipeline, increasingly strong demand amongst
telcos for digital transformation via SaaS solutions, and some exciting
innovation in our product suite, we expect to continue to grow strongly. Given
the Company's progress - including the major new contract announced today -
and prospects, we believe it is well-placed to deliver market expectations for
the full year and beyond, and we view the future with confidence."

 

(1) Annualised recurring revenue includes annualised support and maintenance,
managed services and Cerillion Skyline revenue.

(2) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure, which is earnings
excluding finance income, finance costs, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and
share-based payments charges.

(3) Adjusted profit before tax is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure, which
is earnings excluding taxes, amortisation of acquired intangible assets and
share-based payments charges.

(4) Adjusted earnings per share is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure, which
is earnings after taxes, excluding amortisation of acquired intangible assets
and share-based payments charges divided by the average weighted number of
shares in the period.

(5) Back-order book of £47.1m consists of £37.6m of sales contracted but not
yet recognised at the end of the reporting period plus £9.5m of annualised
support and maintenance revenue. It is anticipated that 40% of the £37.6m of
sales contracted but not yet recognised as at the end of the reporting period
will be recognised within the next 12 months.

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Cerillion plc                                  c/o KTZ Communications

 Louis Hall, CEO                                T: 020 3178 6378

 Andrew Dickson, CFO

 Liberum (Nomad and Broker)                     T: 020 3100 2000
 Bidhi Bhoma, Edward Mansfield, Matthew Hogg

 Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)          T: 020 7496 3000

 Rick Thompson, James Fischer

 KTZ Communications                             T: 020 3178 6378

 Katie Tzouliadis, Robert Morton

 

 

About Cerillion

 

Cerillion is a leading provider of mission critical software for billing,
charging and customer relationship management, with a 23-year track record in
providing comprehensive revenue and customer management solutions. The Company
has around 80 customers across 45 countries, principally serving the
telecommunications market.

 

The Company is headquartered in London and also has operations in India (in
Pune, Ahmedabad, and Indore), Bulgaria (in Sofia), Singapore, USA (in Boston)
and Australia (in Sydney).

 

CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT

Overview

 

The Company has delivered another set of record highs for any six-month
period, including new highs for revenue, profit and cash.

Revenue increased to £22.5m (H1 2023: £20.5m), up 10% year-on-year, helped
by the major implementation projects under way with new customers, activity
with existing customers, and the Group's rising level of recurring income,
which is generated by support and maintenance and managed services revenues.
This growth was also against a period when full year revenues were more
weighted towards the first half of the financial year. Annualised recurring
revenue continued to grow, up by 14% to £15.0m at the period end (31 March
2023: £13.1m). Adjusted profit before tax increased by 14% to £10.5m (H1
2023: £9.2m) and the Company continued to generate strong cash flows, with
net cash at 31 March 2024 up by 13% at £26.6m (31 March 2023: £23.6m).

Total new orders were 32% up on the prior period at £20.2m (31 March 2023:
£15.3m) and the new customer sales pipeline continued to increase, growing by
20% to £254m (31 March 2023: £212m). In addition to this, we are pleased to
announce today another major new customer contract worth an initial $11.1m.
The contract has been secured with a leading provider of connectivity
solutions in Southern Africa and we expect further new customer contracts to
come through in the second half and beyond.

We continue to develop our resource bases across all regions, especially in
the UK, Bulgaria and India, and are also now recruiting graduate entrants at
all locations. This strategy provides us with a solid platform from which to
continue to grow and propel the Company's on-going expansion and development.

The trading backdrop remains favourable and we continue to see strong market
demand for our unrivalled software. The telecommunication industry is
investing heavily in digital transformation and increasingly transitioning to
Software-as-a-Service solutions. Investment in enterprise software delivers
significant revenue, operational and efficiency benefits and our
'out-of-the-box' product offering in the marketplace stands out since it can
deliver these advantages much more cost effectively and flexibly than
traditional solutions. As a result, we believe the Company's prospects for
growth remain extremely encouraging.

Looking ahead over the balance of the current financial year, our back-order
book is strong and has been enhanced by our new win. Our new customer sales
pipeline is also very healthy. We therefore remain confident of continuing
progress and of delivering market expectations for the financial year and
beyond.

Financial Overview

Revenue for the six months ended 31 March 2024 increased by 10% to £22.5m (H1
2023: £20.5m). This reflected the strong opening back-order book, which
comprised major implementation projects, for both new and existing customers,
as well as smaller projects for existing customers.

The mix of revenue was slightly more weighted towards Software(1) compared to
the prior period, with Software revenue of £12.4m accounting for 55% of total
revenue (H1 2023: £10.5m and 51% of total revenue). The 18% rise in Software
revenue period-on-period mainly reflected the timing of software licence
recognition. Services revenue(1) of £8.3m made up 37% of total revenue (H1
2023: £8.9m and 44% of total revenue). Other revenue of £1.8m accounted for
8% of total revenue (H1 2023: £1.0m and 5% of total revenue).

Gross margin was 80.4% (H1 2023: 81.5%), with the slight movement mainly the
result of payroll inflation. As previously stated, headcount was increased in
all regions, including in India and Bulgaria, which helped to mitigate costs
across the Group.

Existing customers (those customers acquired at least 12 months before the end
of the reporting period) continue to make up a high proportion of the Group's
revenue and generated 89% of total revenue in the period (H1 2023: 89%).

Recurring revenue(2), from support and maintenance and managed service
contracts, grew by 16% to £7.6m (H1 2023: £6.5m) and accounted for 34% of
the Group's revenue (H1 2023: 32%). The rise reflected increased uptake by
existing customers as well as fee increments. Annualised recurring revenue at
the end of March 2024 increased by 14% period-on-period to £15.0m (31 March
2023: £13.1m).

Operating expenses decreased to £8.1m (H1 2023: £8.3m). However, after
stripping out the £0.5m amortisation charge for acquired intangibles from the
prior period which was not repeated, operating expenses increased by 4%,
largely reflecting headcount costs.

Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation
("EBITDA"), which excludes share based payments charges, rose by 10% to
£11.0m (H1 2023: £10.0m). Statutory EBITDA increased by 11% to £10.9m (H1
2023: £9.9m).

Adjusted profit before tax(3) rose by 14% to £10.5m (H1 2023: £9.2m) and
adjusted earnings per share(4) was 8% higher at 27.6p (H1 2023:
25.5p). Statutory profit before tax increased by 21% to £10.4m (H1 2023:
£8.6m), and statutory earnings per share increased by 16% to 27.3p (H1 2023:
23.5p).

The balance sheet remains strong. Net assets rose by 34% to £42.5m as at 31
March 2024 (31 March 2023: £31.8m).

Cash Flow and Banking

Net cash at 31 March 2024 increased by 13% to £26.6m (31 March 2023:
£23.6m), with no debt in either period. Net cash generated from operations
in the period was £5.3m (H1 2023: £6.6m).

Development costs of £0.6m were capitalised in the period (H1 2023: £0.6m)
after investment to further enhance the Company's intellectual property.

Free cash generation in the period was £4.7m (H1 2023: £5.8m) principally
reflecting both higher profit and interest income, offset by an increase in
working capital due to the higher software licence revenue recognised and
increased tax payments. Cash generated in the period was partly utilised to
pay the final dividend of £2.4m (H1 2023: £1.9m) in respect of the year
ended 30 September 2023.

 

Dividend

The Board is pleased to declare an increased interim dividend of 4.0p per
share (H1 2023: 3.3p), a 21% rise year-on-year. The interim dividend will
become payable on 21 June 2024 to shareholders on the Company's register as at
the close of business on the record date of 31 May 2024. The ex-dividend date
is 30 May 2024.

As previously stated, the Board aims to distribute between a third to a half
of the Group's free cash flow as dividends each year, subject to the Group's
performance and the Board's assessment of the trading environment.

Operational Overview

New orders were boosted early in the half by a major contract win, worth
€12.4m over its initial five-year term, with a new Tier-1 customer, based in
Europe. There was a rigorous selection process for the contract, and
Cerillion's software is replacing a number of separate legacy products to
create a single, integrated solution. Key criteria in the selection process
were the commercial, operational and financial advantages of Cerillion's
'out-of-the-box' product model, which brings all the major benefits of a
customised solution without the significant cost and integration risks
associated with a bespoke approach. The ease with which Cerillion's software
enables new products and packages to be brought rapidly to market was a
particular factor in the decision-making process for this new customer.

In total, new orders for the half were up 32% to £20.2m (H1 2023: £15.3m),
with the existing customer base contributing over half of this result at
£11.3m (H1 2023: £15.3m). The new customer sales pipeline also grew
strongly, up 20%, to £254m as at 31 March 2024 (31 March 2023: £212m). We
expect to close additional major new customer orders in the second half and
beyond.

The back-order book stood at a very healthy £47.1m at 31 March 2024 (31 March
2023: £43.0m), buoyed by new orders. These contracted (but not yet
recognised) orders will drive revenues over the coming quarters.

It is also very encouraging to see the Group's base of recurring revenue
increase as the business grows, with both new and existing customers taking up
managed services and support and maintenance contracts. We expect this trend
to continue.

In order to enhance our product offering and competitive positioning, we
continue to invest in R&D and to issue two major product releases a year.
These provide new features and improvements to existing functionality.
Alongside this, so that customers remain up to date with the latest product
features, we continue to promote our Evergreen programme. It provides
continuous testing on customer data sets, enabling updates to be implemented
on a regular basis as soon as new product releases become available. The
Evergreen programme is proving increasingly popular as more customers embrace
the full Software-as-a-Service model, and we expect this additional stream of
on-going revenue to increase.

AI has continued to be a particular focus for our R&D programme during the
half, with AI technology being used to enable customers to use both natural
language and image recognition-based user interfaces to fast-track the
creation of complex new products and workflows. In addition to this, a major
overhaul of our digital experience offering has been carried out. A new
architecture, featuring user-centric design and a composable digital
experience, now enables our customers to have all the benefits of a product
solution, whilst being able to augment the core offering with a visual content
management system.

As stated, we added further resource across all our centres, although mainly
concentrating on building our teams in Sofia and in India.

Outlook

Prospects remain very promising and the business is well-placed for continuing
progress. Our profile in the market is growing and the market opportunity
remains significant. There are clear commercial and operational advantages to
our 'productised' and 'as-a-service' approach, and the quality and
completeness of our solutions provide us with strong competitive
differentiation.

Cerillion has started the second half of the year strongly, with a major new
customer signed, as reported in a separate announcement issued today. This,
together with our existing implementation projects, healthy back-order book,
and strong new business pipeline, supports our confidence in delivering market
forecasts for the full year and beyond.

The Company's robust balance sheet, with healthy net cash and increasing
recurring income, provide a strong underpinning as we continue to grow and
develop the business. The Board therefore views near and mid-term growth
prospects very positively.

 Alan Howarth  Louis Hall

 Chairman      Chief Executive Officer

 

Notes:

(1) Software revenue is made up of software licence, support and maintenance,
managed service and Cerillion Skyline revenue.

(2) Recurring revenue includes support and maintenance, managed service and
Cerillion Skyline revenue.

(3) Adjusted profit before tax is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure which
is earnings excluding taxes, amortisation of acquired intangible assets and
share-based payments charges.

(4) Adjusted earnings per share is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure which
is earnings after taxes, excluding share-based payments charges and
amortisation of acquired intangible assets divided by the average weighted
number of shares in the period.

(5) BSS/OSS; in telecommunications, this refers respectively to business
support systems and operating support systems.

( )

 

INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 31 March 2024

                                                         Consolidated   Consolidated   Consolidated

                                                         Unaudited      Unaudited      Audited

                                                         half year to   half year to   year to

                                                         31 Mar 2024    31 Mar 2023    30 Sep 2023

                                                         £'000          £'000          £'000
 Continuing operations
 Revenue                                                 22,516         20,497         39,170
 Cost of sales                                           (4,421)        (3,790)        (8,364)
 Gross profit                                            18,095         16,707         30,806
 Operating expenses                                      (8,063)        (8,254)        (15,273)
 Impairment losses on financial assets                   (177)          (168)          (256)

 Adjusted EBITDA*                                        11,020         10,017         18,083
 Depreciation and amortisation                           (1,085)        (1,615)        (2,597)
 Share based payment charge                              (80)           (117)          (209)
 Operating profit                                        9,855          8,285          15,277

 Finance costs                                           (45)           (65)           (119)
 Finance income                                          626            371            956

 Adjusted profit before tax**                            10,516         9,204          16,819
 Share based payment charge                              (80)           (117)          (209)
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                    -              (496)          (496)
 Profit before tax                                       10,436         8,591          16,114
 Taxation                                                (2,379)        (1,671)        (3,183)
 Adjusted profit for the period***                       8,137          7,533          13,636
 Share based payment charge                              (80)           (117)          (209)
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                    -              (496)          (496)
 Profit for the period                                   8,057          6,920          12,931
 Other comprehensive income
 Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

                                                         (166)          (95)           (95)
 Total comprehensive profit for the period

                                                         7,891          6,825          12,836

All transactions are attributable to the owners of the parent.

                                                                   H1 2024               H1 2023               FY 2023
 Basic earnings per share from continuing operations               27.3 pence            23.5 pence            43.8 pence
 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations             27.2 pence            23.4 pence            43.7 pence
 Adjusted basic earnings per share from continuing operations

                                                                   27.6 pence            25.5 pence            46.2 pence
 *                                Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure, which is earnings
                                  excluding finance income, finance costs, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and
                                  share-based payments charge.
 **                               Adjusted profit before tax is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure which is
                                  earnings excluding taxes, amortisation of acquired intangible assets and
                                  share-based payments charge.
 ***                              Adjusted profit for the period is a non-GAAP, Company-specific measure which
                                  is earnings excluding share-based payments charge and amortisation of acquired
                                  intangible assets.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

as at 31 March 2024

                                                        Share capital  Share premium  Share option reserve  Treasury stock  Foreign exchange reserve  Retained earnings  Total Equity
                                                        £'000          £'000          £'000                 £'000           £'000                     £'000              £'000
 Balance at 1 October 2022 (audited)                    147            13,319         137                   -               (97)                      13,226             26,732
 Profit for the period                                  -              -              -                     -               -                         6,920              6,920
 Exchange difference on translating foreign operations  -              -              -                     -               (95)                      -                   (95)
 Total comprehensive income                             -              -              -                     -               (95)                      6,920              6,825
 Share option charge                                    -              -              117                   -               -                         -                  117
 Dividends                                              -              -              -                     -               -                         (1,918)            (1,918)
 Balance at 31 March 2023 (unaudited)                   147            13,319         254                                   (192)                     18,228             31,756

                                                                                                            -

 Profit for the period                                  -              -              -                     -               -                         6,011              6,011
 Exchange difference on translating foreign operations  -              -              -                     -               -                         -                  -
 Total comprehensive income                             -              -              -                     -               -                         6,011              6,011
 Share option charge                                    -              -              92                    -               -                         -                  92
 Dividends                                              -              -              -                     -               -                         (974)              (974)
 Balance at 30 September 2023 (audited)                 147            13,319         346                   -               (192)                     23,265             36,885
 Profit for the period                                  -              -              -                     -               -                         8,057              8,057
 Exchange difference on translating foreign operations  -              -              -                     -               (166)                     -                  (166)
 Total comprehensive income                             -              -              -                     -               (166)                     8,057              7,891
 Share option charge                                    -              -              80                    -               -                         -                  80
 Purchase and issue of treasury stock                   -              -              (3)                   -               -                         (11)               (14)
 Dividends                                              -              -              -                     -               -                         (2,361)            (2,361)
 Balance at 31 March 2024 (unaudited)                   147            13,319         423                                   (358)                     28,950             42,481

                                                                                                            -

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

as at 31 March 2024

                                            Consolidated            Consolidated  Consolidated

                                Unaudited   Unaudited 31 Mar 2024   Unaudited     Audited

                                Note        £'000                   31 Mar 2023   30 Sep 2023

                                                                    £'000         £'000
 Assets
 Non-current
 Goodwill                                   2,053                   2,053         2,053
 Other intangible assets                    2,428                   2,172         2,374
 Property, plant and equipment              578                     951           780
 Right-of-use assets                        1,999                   2,704         2,352
 Other receivables              5           9,414                   3,619         5,105
 Deferred tax assets                        235                     238           268
                                            16,707                  11,737        12,932

 Current assets
 Trade receivables                          3,622                   2,812         2,857
 Other receivables              5           12,640                  11,149        12,258
 Cash and cash equivalents                  26,610                  23,645        24,738
                                            42,872                  37,606        39,853

 Total assets                               59,579                  49,343        52,785

 Equity and liabilities
 Shareholders' equity
 Share capital                              147                     147           147
 Share premium account                      13,319                  13,319        13,319
 Treasury stock                             -                       -             -
 Foreign exchange reserve                   (358)                   (192)         (192)
 Share option reserve                       423                     254           346
 Retained earnings                          28,950                  18,228        23,265
 Total Equity                               42,481                  31,756        36,885

 Liabilities
 Non-current
 Other payables                             718                     469           1,200
 Deferred tax liabilities                   671                     624           671
 Lease liabilities                          1,920                   2,616         2,178
                                            3,309                   3,709         4,049

 Current liabilities
 Trade payables                             1,978                   2,382         858
 Other payables                 5           11,811                  11,496        10,993
                                            13,789                  13,878        11,851

 Total equity and liabilities               59,579                  49,343        52,785

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

for the six months ended 31 March 2024

                                                   Consolidated                         Consolidated   Consolidated

                                                   Unaudited half year to 31 Mar 2024   Unaudited      Audited

                                                   £'000                                half year to    year to

                                                                                        31 Mar 2023    30 Sep 2023

                                                                                        £'000          £'000
 Operating activities
 Reconciliation of profit to operating cash flows
 Profit for the period                             8,057                                6,920          12,931
 Add back:
 Taxation                                          2,379                                1,671          3,183
 Depreciation                                      579                                  582            1,171
 Amortisation                                      506                                  1,033          1,426
 Share option charge                               80                                   117            209
 Finance costs                                     45                                   65             119
 Finance income                                    (626)                                (371)          (956)
                                                   11,020                               10,017         18,083
 Increase in trade and other receivables           (5,258)                              (4,061)        (6,468)
 Increase in trade and other payables              1,318                                1,897          671
 Cash from operations                              7,080                                7,853          12,286
 Finance costs                                     (45)                                 (65)           (119)
 Finance income                                    428                                  182            580
 Tax paid                                          (2,160)                              (1,371)        (2,997)
 Net cash generated from operating activities      5,303                                6,599          9,750

 Investing activities
 Capitalisation of development costs               (560)                                (552)          (1,147)
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment         (27)                                 (213)          (278)
 Net cash used in investing activities             (587)                                (765)          (1,425)

 Financing activities
 Purchase of treasury stock                        (24)                                 -              -
 Receipts from exercise of share options           10                                   -              -
 Principal elements of finance leases              (444)                                (430)          (868)
 Dividends paid                                    (2,361)                              (1,918)        (2,892)
 Net cash used in financing activities             (2,819)                              (2,348)        (3,760)

 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents         1,897                                3,486          4,565
 Translation differences                           (25)                                 (90)           (76)
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  24,738                               20,249         20,249
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period        26,610                               23,645         24,738

Unaudited Notes

1.    Basis of Preparation and Accounting Policies

The condensed financial information is unaudited and was approved by the Board
of Directors on 10 May 2024.

The Company is a public limited company, which was incorporated in England and
Wales on 5 March 2015. The address of its registered office is 25 Bedford
Street, London, WC2E 9ES. The interim financial information for the six months
ended 31 March 2024 has been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted
International Accounting Standards. The interim financial information for the
six months ended 31 March 2024 has been prepared under the historical cost
convention.

The interim financial information for the six months ended 31 March 2024 does
not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the
Companies Act. Statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023 have
been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. These accounts contain an
unqualified audit report and did not contain a statement under the Companies
Act 2006 regarding matters which are required to be noted by exception.

The preparation of the interim financial information for the six months ended
31 March 2024 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities at the date of the Statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Although these estimates
are based on management's best knowledge of the amount, event or actions,
actual results ultimately may differ from those estimates. The accounting
policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year and
corresponding interim reporting period, except for the adoption of new and
amended standards which have no material impact on the accounting policies,
financial position or performance of the Group.

There is no material difference between the fair value of financial assets and
liabilities and their carrying amount.

The functional and presentational currency is UK Sterling.

2.    Going concern

The Directors have assessed the current financial position of the Group, along
with future cash flow requirements, to determine if the Group has the
financial resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
The conclusion of this assessment is that it is appropriate that the Group be
considered a going concern. For this reason the Directors continue to adopt
the going concern basis in preparing the interim financial information for the
six months ended 31 March 2024. The interim financial information does not
include any adjustments that would result in the going concern basis of
preparation being inappropriate.

3.    Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial information incorporates the financial information
of the Company and entities controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries) at 31
March 2024. Control is achieved where the Company has the power to govern the
financial and operating policies of an investee entity so as to obtain benefit
from its activities.

Except as noted below, the financial information of subsidiaries is included
in the consolidated financial statements using the acquisition method of
accounting. On the date of acquisition the assets and liabilities of the
relevant subsidiaries are measured at their fair values.

All intra-Group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on
consolidation.

4.    Adjusted earnings

EBITDA, profit before tax, profit for the period and earnings per share have
been adjusted to take account of £80,367 (six months to 31 March 2023
£116,558) relating to P&L charges in respect of the Company's share based
payments charges. The profit before tax, profit for the period and earnings
per share have also been adjusted to take account of the amortisation of
acquired intangibles of £nil (six months to 31 March 2023 £496,416).

5.    Other receivables and other payables

                                       Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited

                                       31 Mar 2024   31 Mar 2023   30 Sep 2023

                                       £'000         £'000         £'000
 Other receivables - non-current
 Amounts recoverable on contracts      9,334         3,551         5,036
 Other receivables                     80            68            69
                                       9,414         3,619         5,105
 Other receivables - current
 Amounts recoverable on contracts      10,051        9,009         10,507

 Prepayments                           2,070         1,792         1,215
 Other receivables                     519           348           536
                                       12,640        11,149        12,258
 Other payables
 Taxation                              1,248         1,177         1,052
 Other taxation and social security    438           549           453
 Pension                               59            56            51
 Accruals                              3,203         3,097         3,530

 Deferred income                       5,721         4,991         4,585
 Lease liability                       793           980           980
 Other payables                        349           646           342
                                       11,811        11,496        10,993

 

6.    Availability of this announcement

This announcement together with the financial statements herein and a
presentation in respect of the interim financial results are available on the
Group's website, www.cerillion.com.

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