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Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC
          Notes to the Company Financial Statements  For the year ended 30 June 2021


          After making enquiries, the directors   goodwill. Where changes are made   indicates that the carrying value of
          have a reasonable expectation that   to the fair value of contingent   a investment is possible. In addition,
          the Company will be able to meet   consideration as a result of events   the Company carries out an annual
          its financial obligations and has   that occurred after the acquisition   impairment review. An impairment
          adequate resources to continue    date then the adjustment is        is recognsed when the recoverable
          in operational existence for the   accounted for as a charge or      amount is less than the carrying
          foreseeable future (being a period   credit to profit or loss.       amount. The impairment tests are
          extending at least twelve months                                     carried out by cash generating unit
          from the date of approval of these   Deferred consideration is       and reflect the latest projections
          financial statements). For this   recognised at fair value at the    from the subsidiary.
          reason they continue to adopt the   acquisition date. Subsequent
          going concern basis in preparing   changes to the fair value of the   The value in use calculation
          the financial statements.         deferred consideration, which is   requires an estimate to be made
                                            deemed to be an asset or liability,   of the timing and of the amount of
          Revenue                           are recognised either in the profit   future cash flows to be generated
          Revenue arises from intercompany   and loss account or in other      and the application of a suitable
          management charges, stated net    comprehensive income.              discount rate in order to calculate
          of VAT.                                                              the present value. A change in
                                            Prior period adjustment            the assumptions selected by
          Investments                       During the year, it was identified   management and used in the cash
          Investments held as fixed assets   that the full share based payment   flow projections could significantly
          are stated at cost less provision   charges for options awarded to   affect the impairment calculation.
          for any permanent diminution in   employees across The Group         During the year, the impairment
          value. On an annual basis, in order   had been apportioned incorrectly   review identified an impairment
          to assess any potential impairment   through the parent company only.   to the carrying value of the
          of investments, the carrying value   The correct treatment should have   investment, with a change to
          of the investment in all companies   been to apportion the charge to the   the P&L of £784,000 recognised
          is considered against future cash   subsidiary companies where the   in the year.
          flows and reviewed for events or   employees receiving the options
          changes in circumstances that     were contracted.                                                       FINANCE
          indicate that the carrying amount
          may be impaired.                  As a consequence, the value of
                                            investment and retained earnings in
          Contingent consideration          the Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC
          Where an acquisition involves a   (the “Company”) were understated
          potential payment of contingent   in the prior period. The error has
          consideration the estimate of     been corrected by restating the
          any such payment is based on      value of investments in the prior
          its fair value. To estimate the fair   year from £4.52m to £4.65m and
          value an assessment is made       retained earnings from £0.05m to
          as to the amount of contingent    £0.18m. This resulted in an overall
          consideration which is likely to   increase in net assets from £5.51m
          be paid having regard to the      to £5.64m.
          criteria on which any sum due will
          be calculated and is probability   Critical accounting judgements
          based to reflect the likelihood of   and key sources of estimation
          different amounts being paid.     uncertainty
          Where a change is made to the fair   The key judgements in preparation
          value of contingent consideration   of the financial statements are
          within the initial measurement    below and opposite:
          period as a result of additional
          information obtained on facts     Carrying value of investments
          and circumstances that existed    The Company carries out an
          at the acquisition date then this   impairment review whenever
          is accounted for as a change in   events or changes in circumstance
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