Year Ended
Registration number:
SWIG Finance Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
SWIG Finance Limited
Company Information
Directors |
P C Casey J Peters W Duguid J Chakrabarti - Gallemore W R Baker C H Allison D M Bullen C C Butters R L Pritchard |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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SWIG Finance Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities 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 elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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 company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
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 Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
SWIG Finance Limited
Balance Sheet
31 March 2021
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2020 |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Other financial assets |
14,000 |
14,000 |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Investments |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Profit and loss account |
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Shareholders' funds |
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These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
SWIG Finance Limited
Balance Sheet
31 March 2021
These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.
Approved and authorised by the
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Company Registration Number: 02688108
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office, which is the same as its principal place of business, is:
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with FRS102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are outlined within this note.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
The company also participates in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) which is lending expected to be delivered over the next 2 years under a contract with FSE, the fund manager contracted to British Business Bank.
The company continues to participate in the Start Up Loans Company Programme and also manages the collection of loan instalments on older and UK Government supported lending funds on behalf of its sister company, South West Investment Group (Capital) Limited. This last legacy activity is rapidly diminishing as the loan books involved are almost fully collected.
With the above streams of funding successfully operating, the Directors are confident of the future as one of the UK's leading CDFI lenders and our ability to provide access to finance for the SME market in the South West.
With regard to the company’s investments of £3,200k the risk of non-recoverability for the company is expected to range between 25% and 20% of the gross value of the fund. The remaining 75% to 80% is expected to be covered by the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) or Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). There are specific rules with these schemes, such as only a maximum annual claim limit. During this financial year CBILS is the only scheme that applies and the company had a lending limit of £5,000k, against which 100% of the loans made within this scheme qualify for the 80% guarantee. The business does not foresee any particular conditions not being met to prevent the guarantees of gross investment value at this point in time. As a result of the pandemic, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) regime has replaced EFG for loans issued during the early part of 2020/21 financial year and it is expected to replace it for much of the year. This scheme guarantees the company’s interest and arrangement fee income for the first 12 months of a loan. It also provides a 80% cover to the lending.
Given the economic uncertainty and downturn, it is anticipated the pandemic will continue to have an impact on the recoverability of loans in the future. However it is not possible to estimate the impact at this point in time. This is partly due to the government support available to businesses and repayment holidays that have existed during the pandemic. This has allowed businesses to minimise their losses whilst not defaulting on their loans. As a result there have been no significant changes at the time these accounts are approved that have been observed which would result in a significant loan impairment. However as government support packages cease, businesses may face financial difficulties.
With regard to post year end trading, the company continues to be in line with budget where an operating surplus is forecast for the year ending 31 March 2022. The cash balance as at the end of August remains broadly consistent with the balance held as at 31 March 2021 at £2,500k.
The Board considers it is appropriate for the accounts to be prepared on a going concern basis for the reasons set out above and especially given the Company’s strong balance sheet and cash reserves outlined which provides sufficient headroom to deal with any potential loan write offs that may be forthcoming in the next 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Revenue recognition
Turnover represents amounts chargeable, net of value added tax, in respect of the provision of services to its customers.
Revenue is recognised on an accruals basis in line with when a contractual right to that income exists.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Tax
Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current corporation tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below.
Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Fixtures and fittings |
15% per annum |
Computer equipment |
33% per annum |
Intangible assets
Separately acquired project costs are shown at historical cost.
Project costs have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Project costs
Project costs capitalised as intangible assets under FRS 102 relate to development costs for new loan funds launched in 2018.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life.
The board reviewed the useful life of these projects and this was estimated to be of two years.
Amortisation has been charged as follows:
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
Project costs |
50% per annum |
Investments
Investments are carried at cost less provision for impairment.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Loans and loan provisioning
Loan balances are reviewed regularly and those that are no longer considered to be recoverable are written off.
Where there is any doubt about the recoverability of a loan, an assessment is made of the amount that is considered to be at risk, and of the probability that a default will occur in order to arrive at a provision for doubtful debts.
Loan receivable provisions are made in the profit and loss account where there is objective evidence of an event giving rise to impairment under an incurred loss model (rather than an expected loss model whereby the basis is that a loss may occur in future) in accordance with FRS 102 11.21 to 23.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Accounting estimates and judgements
In applying the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The areas where management have made significant judgements are as follows
Recognition of deferred tax asset
The financial statements recognise a deferred tax asset of £Nil (2020 - £Nil).
In considering the ability to recognise a deferred tax asset management have considered the expected trading and taxable profits based on forecasts. As at 31st March 2021 there is a deferred tax asset of £111k (2020: £111k) which management have elected not to recognise in the financial statements.
Investments loan provision
The financial statements recognise an investment loan provision of £49k (2020 - £13k) which is expected to be recovered through the EFG scheme, which provides 75% cover on bad loans providing certain conditions are met.
Provisions against loans receivable are recognised when management judge there is sufficient objective evidence of an impairment event as at the balance sheet date. There are £276k of loans valued as at 31 March 2021 across 6 recipients (of a total loan book of 91) that are on capital repayment holidays at the time of signing the accounts. These are unprovided and may require further provision going forward, although additional provision is not considered appropriate at this time.
Given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic this has led to uncertainty about the performance of the economy at a macro level and the performance of businesses to which the Company has provided loans. From the year end up to date the accounts have been approved, with the availability of government support packages during the lock down period, there have not been any events observed which are judged to require further loan impairments to be recognised for the year ended 31 March 2021. The impact on the investment loan book from Covid-19 and associated economic conditions is largely unknown and may give rise to further impairments in the future which are not possible to quantify or estimate at this time.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Going concern
The balance sheet shows that the company has £5,746k (2020: £4,097k) net current assets which includes cash of £2,425k (2020: £1,855k) and investments of £3,223k (2020: £2,215k) as at 31 March 2021.The total value of the bank loans which have been drawn at 31 March 2021 to facilitate the creation of these funds was £3,300k (2020: £2,000k). In preparing and approving these financial statements the directors have given due consideration to going concern risks including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SWIG Finance Limited provides viable SMEs and start-ups with access to finance through dedicated business loan funds in the South West region.
The company provides loans from £25,000 to £250,000 to businesses based across the South West region. Following on from previous years, a third round of funding was launched in the year using existing cash resources supplemented by a bank loan. This continuation further reduces the company’s historic reliance on grant aided lending, albeit a contract with South West Investment Group (Capital) Limited was entered into to deliver £5,730k of such funding over a 5 year period.
Financial instruments
The company holds the following financial instruments:
• Short term trade and other debtors and creditors;
• Cash and bank balances.
All financial instruments are classified as basic.
The company has chosen to apply the recognition and measurement principles in FRS102.
Financial instruments are recognised when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and derecognised when in the case of assets, the contractual rights to cash flows from the assets expire or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, or in the case of liabilities, when the company’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled.
Such instruments are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments.
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Intangible assets |
Project costs |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2020 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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Amortisation |
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At 1 April 2020 |
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Amortisation charge |
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Amortisation eliminated on disposals |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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At 31 March 2020 |
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SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Tangible assets |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2020 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2020 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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At 31 March 2020 |
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Other financial assets |
Other investments |
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Non-current financial assets |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2020 |
14,000 |
14,000 |
At 31 March 2021 |
14,000 |
14,000 |
Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2021 |
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14,000 |
At 31 March 2020 |
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14,000 |
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Debtors |
2021 |
2020 |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts due from group undertakings |
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Prepayments |
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Investments |
Investments |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2020 |
2,227,834 |
2,227,834 |
Additions |
2,177,989 |
2,177,989 |
Repaid in the year |
(1,134,248) |
(1,134,248) |
At 31 March 2021 |
3,271,575 |
3,271,575 |
Impairment |
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At 1 April 2020 |
12,636 |
12,636 |
Provision movement in the year |
35,937 |
35,937 |
At 31 March 2021 |
48,573 |
48,573 |
Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2021 |
3,223,002 |
3,223,002 |
At 31 March 2020 |
2,215,198 |
2,215,198 |
Of the total investment loans above, £2,767,954 (2020 - £1,772,786) is recoverable in more than one year.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Creditors |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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2021 |
2020 |
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Due within one year |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to group undertakings |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
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Other creditors |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2020 |
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No. |
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2,684,425 |
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2,384,425 |
During the year the company issued share capital of £300,000 (2020 - £250,000).
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies |
Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet
The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £Nil
(2020 - £
Leasing |
Operating lease commitments
The company is a lessee of the property from which it operates.
The company has also entered into an agreement with a third party under which it is entitled to receive a total of £37,804 (2020 - £49,004) from the balance sheet date to the 16th August 2024.
SWIG Finance Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is
Audit report |
Loans and borrowings |
2021 |
2020 |
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Loans and borrowings due after one year |
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Bank borrowings |
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The balance above is made up of three loans. One of £1.9m is repayable at the end of the term in August 2024. The second loan of £0.5m is repayable at the end of the term in August 2023. The third loan of £0.9m is repayable at the end of the term in September 2025. The loans are unsecured but includes a 'negative pledge' clause preventing the company offering security over any assets to other lenders or creditors.