What happened in the reporting period

There is no requirement to disclose a summary of significant events and transactions that have affected the company’s financial position and performance during the period under review (or simply what happened in the reporting period). However, information such as this could help readers understand the entity’s performance and any changes to the entity’s financial position during the year and make it easier finding the relevant information. However, information such as this could also be provided in the (unaudited) operating and financial review rather than the (audited) notes to the financial statements.

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Going concern disclosures [IAS1.25]
When preparing financial statements, management shall make an assessment of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Financial statements shall be prepared on a going concern basis unless management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

When management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, those uncertainties shall be disclosed. Where the financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis, that fact shall be disclosed, together with the basis on which the financial statements are prepared and the reason why the entity is not regarded as a going concern.

Where there are material uncertainties about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, this fact should be disclosed upfront, for example in a note such as this.

A disclosure of material uncertainties about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern should:

1. adequately describe the principal events and conditions that give rise to the significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern What happened in the reporting period
2. explain management’s plans to deal with these events or conditions, and
3. state clearly that: What happened in the reporting period
   1. there is a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and
   2. the entity may therefore be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. [International Statements on Auditing ISA 570.19]

Example disclosure – What happened in the reporting period

The financial position and performance of the group was particularly affected by the following events and transactions during the reporting period (see overviews below): What happened in the reporting period

• The acquisition of the Reporting entity Electronics Group in April 2020 (see note 14) which resulted in an increase in property, plant and equipment (note 8(a)) and the recognition of goodwill and other intangible assets (note 8(d)).
• The sale of the engineering subsidiary in February 2020 (see note 15).
• The sale of surplus land by the Reporting entity Consulting Inc (see note 4).
• A fire in Springfield in March 2020 which resulted in the impairment of a number of assets (see note 4).
• A review of the furniture manufacturing and wholesale operations which led to redundancies and a goodwill impairment charge (see notes 8(i) and 8(d)).

For a detailed discussion about the group’s performance and financial position please refer to our operating and financial review on pages [x] to [y].

Some of the amounts reported for the previous period have been restated to correct an error. Detailed information about these adjustments can be found in note 11(b).

[Entities may use this section to explain the impact of COVID-19 on their operations, financial position and financial performance.]

Overview of acquisition

[IFRS 3.B64(a)-(d)]

On 1 April 2020 the Reporting entity Plc acquired 70% of the issued share capital of the Reporting entity Electronics Group, a manufacturer of electronic equipment. The acquisition has significantly increased the group’s market share in this industry and complements the group’s existing IT consultancy division.

Details of the purchase consideration, the net assets acquired and goodwill are as follows: [IFRS 3.B64(f)]

Purchase consideration:	CU’000
Cash paid What happened in the reporting period	3,000
Ordinary shares issued What happened in the reporting period	9,765
Contingent consideration What happened in the reporting period	135
Total purchase consideration [IAS 7.40(a)]	12,900

The fair value of the 1,698,000 shares issued as part of the consideration paid for the Reporting entity Electronics Group (CU9.765m) was based on the published share price on 1 April 2020 of CU5.78 per share. Issue costs of CU50,000 which were directly attributable to the issue of the shares have been netted against the deemed proceeds. [IFRS 3.B64(f)(iv),(m)]

The assets and liabilities recognised as a result of the acquisition are as follows:

Amounts in fair value at acquisition date What happened in the reporting period	CU’000
Net identifiable assets acquired What happened in the reporting period	16,836
Less: non-controlling interests [IFRS 3.B64(o)(i)]	-5,051
Add: Goodwill	1,115
Net assets acquired	12,900

The complete summary of acquisition is provided in note 14 Business combination.

Overview discontinued operation

On 30 October 2019 the group announced its intention to exit the engineering business and initiated an active program to locate a buyer for its German subsidiary, the Reporting entity Engineering GmbH. The associated assets and liabilities were consequently presented as held for sale in the 2019 financial statements. [IFRS 5.41(a),(b),(d)]

The subsidiary was sold on 28 February 2020 with effect from 1 March 2020 and is reported in the current period as a discontinued operation. [IFRS 5.30]

Headlines performance and cash flows

[IFRS 5.33] What happened in the reporting period What happened in the reporting period	2020 CU’000	2019 CU’000
Revenue	4,200	26,460
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Profit from discontinued operation	727	399
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Other comprehensive income from discontinued operations	170	58
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Net cash inflow from operating activities	1,166	710
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities (2020 includes an inflow of CU3,110,000 from the sale of the division)	3,110	-190
Net cash (outflow) from financing activities	–	-280
Net increase in cash generated by the subsidiary	4,276	240

The complete summary of discontinued operations is provided in note 15 Discontinued operation.

Overview Sale of freehold land

Following the re-zoning of land held by the Reporting entity Consulting Inc, the entity sold a large parcel of freehold land at a significant profit and realised a gain of CU1,270,000 (included in the IT consulting – US segment).

Overview impairment of other assets

A fire in Springfield in March 2020 damaged a major office and warehouse building owned by a subsidiary that is part of the Oneland furniture manufacturing and wholesale segment. The fire also destroyed equipment and inventories stored in the warehouse.

The office and warehouse building was written down to its recoverable amount of CU1,220,000, which was determined by reference to the building’s fair value less costs of disposal. The main valuation inputs used were a market value of CU105 per square metre (determined by an independent valuer) and costs of repair, estimated by management to be approximately CU430,000.

Since the estimated costs of repair are a significant unobservable input, the fair value of the office and warehouse building is classified as a level 3 fair value. The total impairment of other assets amounted to CU1,210,000.

The complete summary of these two items is provided in note 4 Material profit or loss items.

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