Financial Highlights

·              Turnover of £20.5m (2022: £17.5m), an increase of 17%

·              Underlying operating profit £1.53m (2022: £1.38m), an increase of 11%

·              Underlying earnings per share of 11.29p (2022: 11.13p)

·              Cash at bank as of 31 March 2023 of £3.3m (2022: £3.6m)

·              Final dividend declared of 4.34p per share, in line with the Board's stated dividend policy

·              Total dividend paid in respect of the financial year of 6.00p per share, dividend cover of 1.9 times

Operational Highlights

·              New patient referrals increased by 16% compared to FY 2022

·              Increased demand from Waiting List transfers with new government initiatives through the NHS underway

·              Surgical activity began in two new geographical locations

·              Outpatient activity expanded into four new locations

·              Attracted eight new Surgical Consultants to the business to support growth

Outlook

All our key metrics are on an upward trajectory, and we are pleased to have achieved our forecasts for the last financial year. With the ever-increasing demand, we are confident we can achieve our future forecasts with organic growth supplemented by our own surgical capacity when required. We remain a nimble and agile company to take advantage of the opportunities offered in our part of the health sector.

It is exciting to be in a sector that has the potential to do so much good.

For more information, please contact:

One Health Group plc                                                                   via Square1 Consulting

Oberon Capital - AQSE Corporate Adviser and Broker                                +44 203 179 5300

Nick Lovering

Mike Seabrook

Adam Pollock

Square1 Consulting                                                                                             +44 207 929 5599

David Bick                                                                                                              +44 7831 381201

Chairman's Statement

One Health Group was already an established business, when it underwent a successful IPO in November 2022 despite a challenging financial market environment at the time. This has given us the springboard to achieve our strategic goals in a fast moving and expanding healthcare market. We now have the capacity to take advantage of opportunities to aid the NHS in winning its battle to control elective surgery waiting lists. With a very long list of people waiting for surgery there is no shortage of patients, and we believe we have the ability to increase our capacity and productivity to be a significant partner to the NHS.

We have an ambitious growth strategy expanding from our present footprint in the North and Midlands of England. This is based on ever expanding our community surgical clinics in areas of poor provision. In tandem we continue to attract medical consultants to the group to help meet the ever-increasing demand. We are able to expand our surgical operating capacity in partnership with independent sector hospitals and the NHS. Post IPO we have the additional option of acquiring or building our own capacity where required.

We have a very experienced team of non-executive directors who are able to guide, monitor and advise our excellent management team in achieving these strategic goals.

One Health Group is asset light, its strength is in the people who work in the organisation. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the depth of ability and loyalty in all our staff who managed through the Covid pandemic to emerge with renewed enthusiasm to achieve our ambitious growth agenda.

CEO's statement

This has been a year of strong post-pandemic recovery, during which we have widened our support of the NHS, helping to tackle the record number of NHS patients waiting for much needed care. It is now a generally accepted principle that the independent sector has an important part to play, working collaboratively with our NHS colleagues, in delivering significantly higher levels of activity to reverse this trend.

One Health's business model is unique. Our national AQP status in the four specialties we provide, means we can support NHS patient demands anywhere in England subject to establishing the operational and clinical governance infrastructure to support delivery.

During the last financial year One Health delivered high quality care to almost 12,000 new patients, reducing the pressure on NHS capacity to focus on more complex, demanding patient needs. Over the same period, we carried out almost 30,000 consultations, and 6,300 surgical procedures, at no cost to the patient, funded by the NHS with patient safety paramount in everything we do.

For over 19 years, One Health has become embedded as a fundamental part of the local NHS supply chain for over 60 commissioners across England. In addition to increased demand through 'Patient Choice' GP referrals, there has been a notable increase in requests directly from local NHS trusts to help reduce their internal waiting lists.

With record demand for NHS care, the patients' right to choose their care provider through 'Patient Choice' has never been more important, enabling them to access One Health's high-quality treatment, quickly and free, with all activity funded by the NHS. The Government has plans to reinforce this message, educating patients, to ensure there is a greater understanding of 'Patient Choice' to ease pressure on the NHS infrastructure.

We continue to extend our community-based network of outreach clinics, taking the care to the patient and, reducing the need to travel. In addition, we have sourced significant additional theatre capacity by widening our network of independent hospital partners, delivering NHS patients into their facilities, from geographies outside their target areas. This makes us attractive as a way to increase utilisation of their private sector infrastructure.

As well as working in collaboration with our hospital partners to maximise and extend utilisation of their facilities, we continue to source new capacity in new geographies to support organic growth. This includes identifying areas with high NHS patient demand and little or no local surgical provision, where we will develop new, owned, surgical capacity through acquisition, partnerships, joint ventures, or new build.

Financial Review

Last year was a year of growth for One Health. Performance has exceeded market expectations and the company has maintained profit margins despite a challenging financial climate. Revenue increased 17% to £20.5m (2022: £17.5m)

This represents a strong recovery following two years of Covid-19 restrictions placed upon the healthcare sector. During the year the company benefited from new revenue streams in the form of waiting list transfers and assisting the NHS with the elective recovery plan following Covid-19.

Gross profit for the year was £3.6m (2022: £3.5m) with a gross profit margin of 18% (2022: 20%), both exceeding market expectations, while Adjusted EBITDA was £1.53m (2022: £1.38m) representing an 11% increase on the previous year and ahead of market expectations.

Adjusted earnings per share was 11.29p (2022: 11.13p). During the year 510,093 shares were issued mainly in relation to the exercise of share options. Net assets at the year-end were £5.7m (2022: £5.4m) of which £3.3m was cash (2022: £3.7m).

An interim dividend of 1.66p per share has been paid and a final dividend of 4.64p has been declared.

This cash position enables the company to adopt a progressive dividend policy and also means the company can invest in its future growth and development of surgical hubs.

About One Health Group

One Health engages over 100 NHS Consultants who sub-specialise in the various surgeries offered by the Company, through a growing network of community-based outreach clinics and surgical operating locations. One Health provides services to over 10,000 new patients every year, using surgeons and anaesthetists on a consultancy basis that are mostly employed by the NHS. It currently works with over 100 medical professionals across seven hospitals and approximately 30 CQC registered outreach clinics.

One Health's activities are focused on areas where the patient needs are under-supplied by the local NHS service as well as locations where population density is relatively high, and the level of private medical insurance is relatively low. One Health has also sought to expand geographically from its Head Office in Sheffield into neighbouring counties, which meet the required criteria. Currently, the Company's activities are focused in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.

One Health's business model has focused to date on four main areas: being Spine, Orthopaedics, General Surgery and Gynaecology. The split of inpatient procedures in the year to 31 March 2023 was as follows: Spine 15% Orthopaedics 60% General Surgery 15% Gynaecology 10%.

Spine and orthopaedics are particularly attractive areas for One Health as the Directors believe that they benefit from powerful growth drivers in terms of an ageing demographic, physical inactivity and an increasing proportion of the population being categorised as obese. Within orthopaedics, the most common surgeries performed by One Health are knee and hip replacements

One Health Group Plc

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

                                                                                                                           31.3.23                                                  31.3.22

                                                                                                               £                           £                           £                           £

TURNOVER                                                                                                             20,501,807                                      17,515,441

Cost of sales                                                                                                           16,865,547                                      13,935,050

GROSS PROFIT                                                                                                          3,636,260                                         3,580,391

Administrative expenses                                                                                        3,411,706                                         2,299,500

                                                                                                                                       224,554                                         1,280,891

Other operating income                                                                                            104,209                                              75,891

OPERATING PROFIT                                                                                                   328,763                                        1,356,782

                                                                                                                                       347,672                                         1,318,285

                                                                                                                                       177,052                                         1,318,285

Tax on profit                                                                                                                   19,842                                            229,702

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Revaluation of freehold property                                                                            260,452                                                          -

Deferred tax on revaluation                                                                                      (65,113)                                                        -

Profit attributable to:

Owners of the parent                                                                                                   60,303                                        1,160,018

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the parent                                                                                                255,642                                        1,160,018

Earnings per share expressed in pence per share:  

Basic                                                                                                                                     2.30                                                11.60

Diluted                                                                                                                                 2.22                                                10.53

Underlying                                                                                                                        11.29                                                11.13

One Health Group Plc

Consolidated Balance Sheet

                                                                                              31 March 2023

                                                                                                                     31.3.23                                             31.3.22

                                                                                                               £                           £                           £                           £

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets                                                                                                         1,346,897                                        1,116,289

Investment property                                                                                               1,691,285                                        1,861,905

                                                                                                                                    3,038,182                                         2,978,194

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors                                                                                        4,326,079                                        4,177,462

Cash at bank and in hand                                                          3,284,548                                        3,684,980

                                                                                                      7,610,627                                        7,862,442

CREDITORS

NET CURRENT ASSETS                                                                                             3,777,436                                        3,539,975

CREDITORS

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES                                                                                   (59,794)                                           (21,764)

NET ASSETS                                                                                                               5,684,702                                        5,410,974

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital                                                                                                 52,551                                              10,000

Share premium                                                                                                           365,448                                                         -

Revaluation reserve                                                                                                   278,554                                              83,215

Share option reserve                                                                                                 242,658                                            305,293

Retained earnings                                                                                                   4,745,492                                        5,012,466

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS                                                                                         5,684,702                                        5,410,974

One Health Group Plc

                                                                   Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

                                                                            for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

                                                                                                                                       Called up

                                                                                                                                          share                Retained                Share

                                                                                                                                          capital                earnings             premium

                                                                                                                                             £                           £                           £

Balance at 1 April 2021                                                                                                10,000           3,852,448                            -

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income                                                                                                 -           1,160,018                            -

Balance at 31 March 2022                                                                                           10,000           5,012,466                            -

Changes in equity

Increase in share capital                                                                                              42,551               (40,000)             365,448

Share option charge                                                                                                                -                            -                            -

Dividends                                                                                                                                   -             (710,355)                           -

Transfer to/from retained earnings                                                                                                      423,078                            -

Total comprehensive income                                                                                                                   60,303                            

Balance at 31 March 2023                                                                                           52,551           4,745,492              365,448

                                                                                                                                                                        Share

                                                                                                                                     Revaluation             option                   Total

                                                                                                                                        reserve               reserve                 equity

                                                                                                                                             £                           £                           £

Balance at 1 April 2021                                                                                                83,215                 26,860           3,972,523

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income                                                                                                 -                            -           1,160,018

Share option charge                                                                                                                                278,433              278,433

Balance at 31 March 2022                                                                                           83,215              305,293           5,410,974

Changes in equity

Increase in share capital                                                                                                         -                            -              367,999

Share option charge                                                                                                                -              360,443              360,443

Dividends                                                                                                                                   -                            -             (710,355)

Transfer to/from retained earnings                                                                                      -             (423,708)                           -

Total comprehensive income                                                                                   195,339                            -              255,642

Balance at 31 March 2023                                                                                        278,554              242,658           5,684,703

One Health Group Plc

                                                                Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

                                                                            for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

                                                                                                                                                                     31.3.23                31.3.22

                                                                                                                                                                          £                           £

              Profit before taxation                                                                                                                  80,145           1,389,720

              Depreciation charges                                                                                                                   52,624                 29,654

              Loss on disposal of fixed assets                                                                                                             -                   5,731

              Gain on revaluation of fixed assets                                                                                         170,620                            -

              Share option provision                                                                                                              360,443               272,133

              Finance costs                                                                                                                                 96,907               (71,435)

              Finance income                                                                                                                           (18,909)                38,497

                                                                                                                                                                    741,830           1,664,300

              (Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors                                                                (173,853)             441,496

              (Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors                                                              (358,614)          1,427,988

2.          CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

              Year ended 31 March 2023

                                                                                                                                                                     31.3.23                 1.4.22

                                                                                                                                                                          £                           £

              Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                     3,284,548           3,684,980

              Year ended 31 March 2022

                                                                                                                                                                     31.3.22                 1.4.21

                                                                                                                                                                          £                           £

              Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                     3,684,980           1,706,032

                                                                                                                                     At 1.4.22             Cash flow           At 31.3.23

                                                                                                                                             £                           £                           £

Net cash

              Cash at bank and in hand                                                                          3,684,980             (400,432)          3,284,548

                                                                                                                                    3,684,980             (400,432)          3,284,548

              Debt

              Debts falling due within 1 year                                                                    (14,310)                           -               (14,310)

              Debts falling due after 1 year                                                                 (1,085,431)               14,309          (1,071,122)

                                                                                                                                  (1,099,741)               14,309          (1,085,432)

              Total                                                                                                             2,585,239             (386,123)          2,199,116

                                                                Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

                                                                            for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1.          STATUTORY INFORMATION

One Health Group Plc is a public company, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the General Information page.

2.          ACCOUNTING POLICIES

              Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. The Directors have tested their cash flow analysis to take into account the impact on their business of possible scenarios, alongside the measures that they can take to mitigate the impact of possible scenarios. Based on these assessments, given the measures that could be undertaken to mitigate the current adverse conditions, and the current resources available, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

The accounts are presented in Sterling currency and rounded to the nearest pound.

              Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The group has taken advantage of the exemption from disclosing the company key management personnel compensation, as required by FRS 102 paragraph 33.7.

              Basis of consolidation

The group consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the company and all of its subsidiary undertakings, together with the group's share of the results of associates made up to 31 March 2023.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. Where the group owns less than 50% of the voting powers of an entity but controls the entity by virtue of an agreement with other investors which give it control of the financial and operating policies of the entity, it accounts for that entity as a subsidiary.

Where a subsidiary has different accounting policies to the group, adjustments are made to those subsidiary financial statements to apply the group's accounting policies when preparing the consolidated financial statements.

Any subsidiary undertakings or associates sold or acquired during the year are included up to, or from, the dates of change of control or change of significant influence respectively.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation. Adjustments are made to eliminate the profit or loss arising on transactions with associates to the extent of the group's interest in the entity.

              Significant judgements and estimates

In preparing the financial statements it is necessary to make certain judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. These assumptions are reassessed annually as part of the accounts preparation process.

The critical judgments that the directors have made in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the statutory financial statements are discussed below.

(i) Assessing indicators of impairment

In assessing whether there have been any indicators of impairment assets, the directors have considered both external and internal sources of information such as market conditions, counterparty credit ratings and experience of recoverability. There have been no indicators of impairments identified during the current financial year.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

(i) Determining useful economic lives of tangible fixed assets

The Group depreciates tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. The estimation of the useful lives of assets is based on historic performance as well as expectations about future use and therefore requires estimates and assumptions to be applied by management. The actual lives of these assets can vary depending on variety of factors, including technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes.

The judgment is applied by management when determining the residual values for tangible fixed assets. When determining the residual value management aim to assess the amount that the Group would currently obtain for the disposal of the asset, if it were already of the condition expected at the end of its useful life. Where possible this is done with reference to external market prices.

(ii) Recoverability of debtors

The Group establishes a provision for debtors that are estimated not to be recoverable. When assessing recoverability, the directors have considered factors such as the ageing of debtors, past experience of recoverability and the credit profile of individual or groups of customers.

(iii) Valuation of property

The freehold and investment property are subject to revaluations carried out on a regular basis.  The split between properties is based on square footage of the properties.  Four valuations are provided depending upon the varying occupancy options, and the average of the two most realistic scenarios is used for the revaluation exercise.

              Turnover

Turnover consists of the provision of medical and clinical services, sale of medical implants, and recharge of direct costs incurred.  Turnover is recognised when the procedure of consultation has taken place. All turnover is generated in the United Kingdom.

Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive payment is established.

              Tangible fixed assets

Tangible assets are started at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation on other assets is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost, less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life.

The assets' residual values. useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, if appropriate at the end of each reporting period. The effect of any change is accounted for prospectively.

              Investment property

Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement.

Investment in a subsidiary company

Investment in subsidiary company is held at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

              Financial instruments

The Group has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances and investments in commercial paper, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw-down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a pre-payment for liquidity services and amortised over the period of the facility to which it relates.

Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Distributions to equity holders

Dividends and other distributions to company's shareholders are recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the period in which the dividends and other distributions are approved by the company's directors. These amounts are recognised in the statement of changes in equity.

Related party transactions

The company discloses transactions with related parties which are not wholly owned with the same group. It does not disclose transactions with its parent or with members of the same group that are wholly owned

              Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

              Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

              Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Consolidated Income Statement on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

              Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to the Consolidated Income Statement in the period to which they relate.

              Employee benefits

The group provides a range of benefits to employees, including annual bonus arrangements, paid holiday arrangements and defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.

Short term benefits, including holiday pay and other similar non-monetary benefits, are recognised as an expense in the period in which the service is received.

The group operates a number of country-specific defined contribution plans for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the group pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the group has no further payment obligations. The contributions are recognised as an expense when they are due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the group in independently administered funds.

The group operates a number of annual bonus plans for employees. An expense is recognised in the profit and loss account when the group has a legal or constructive obligation to make payments under the plans as a result of past events and a reliable estimate of the obligation can be made.

The group provides share-based payment arrangements to certain employees. Equity-settled arrangements are measured at fair value (excluding the effect of non- market based vesting conditions) at the date of the grant. The fair value is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of shares or options that will vest.

Where equity-settled arrangements are modified, and are of benefit to the employee, the incremental fair value is recognised over the period from the date of modification to date of vesting. Where a modification is not beneficial to the employee there is no change to the charge for share-based payment. Settlements and cancellations are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the unvested amount is recognised immediately in the income statement.

3.          CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

4.          TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the principal activities of the group.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

                                                                                                                                                                     31.3.23                31.3.22

                                                                                                                                                                          £                           £

              Provision of medical services                                                                                             18,659,473         16,139,406

              Direct costs recharged                                                                                                           1,156,656              718,084

              Sale of medical implants                                                                                                            436,183              439,225

              Clinical services income                                                                                                            249,495              218,726

                                                                                                                                                               20,501,807         17,515,441

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

                                                                                                                                                                     31.3.23                31.3.22

                                                                                                                                                                          £                           £

              United Kingdom                                                                                                                    20,501,807         17,515,441

                                                                                                                                                               20,501,807         17,515,441

5.          EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares adjusted to assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.

Reconciliations are set out below.

6.          DIVIDENDS

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 March 2023 was £710,355 (2022; £nil)

Total dividend paid in respect of the financial year of 6.00p per share.