Got chance just now to read the accounts (from the download in the OP - thanks), rather than just looking at the responses & snippets.
First off, I find it incredible how a) directors (in this there are only 2, being Assem and Ehab) can get away with reporting such bollocks, and b) how an accountancy firm can sign off on it. What I mean by this is the comments in the Director's 'Strategic Report'. Specifically:
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i.e. there clearly is no strategy whatsoever to return the club to the PL.
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i.e. there clearly has been no such investment in recent years
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i.e. their (there's only 2 of them) skills are clearly not substantial and varied in relation to running a football club, and they clearly aren't considering the interests of all stakeholders and communicating accordingly.
Also, it's 'their' not 'there' and statutory accounts are no place for exclamation marks, but they are minor gripes.
The above statements are clearly bollox that don't stand up to the slightest level of scrutiny. And that's without getting into the discussion about 'going concern' when it's now, along with the related SMC, clearly loss making.
Then, in regard to this £20 mill 'current asset' of debtors sat on the Balance Sheet, note 11 to the accounts includes the following:
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I can only think this is related to ongoing losses from the SMC that the 'SMC' owe to the club? The fact that it's increased by just over £1mill would seem to support this assumption.
In a sense, if a takeover is happening, it's probably a little academic anyway. The new owner(s) would:
- pay whatever the agreed price is to the Allams, for which the debt would then presumably be cleared
- in return, they would 'receive':
- Fixed Assets with a notional book value of £2.7 million
- Stocks of £0.16 million
- Creditors to pay off of around £7 million in total (<1 year + > 1 year) although some of that might be owed to the Allams so written off as part of the sale.
- a loss making football club (arguably heading for L1 without change / investment) and a loss making SMC
.Apologies if stating the obviouses. And please correct me if I'm wrong.