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Organization and Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization and Description of Business [Abstract]

Organization and Description of Business

1. Organization and Description of Business

Garden Stage Limited (“GSL”) (“the Company”) is a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability on August 11, 2022. GSL is an ultimate holding company with no operations.

17 Uno Limited (“17 Uno”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSL, is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability on August 17, 2022. 17 Uno has a share capital of $1 and is an investment holding company with no operations.

I Win Holdings Limited (“IWHL”) is a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability on March 25, 2020. IWHL has a share capital of HK$15,901,000 (approximately $2.0 million) and is an investment holding company with no operations.

I Win Securities Limited (“IWSL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IWHL, is a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability on November 10, 2016 with a share capital of HK$15,000,000 (approximately $1.9 million). IWSL is licensed with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“HKSFC”) to carry out regulated activities including Type 1 activity “Dealing in Securities” as defined under the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance (“HKSFO”). IWSL is also a participant of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited and holds one trading right with SEHK.

I Win Asset Management Limited (“IWAML”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IWHL, is a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability on March 25, 2020 with a share capital of HK$900,000 (approximately $0.1 million). IWAML is licensed with the HKSFC to carry out regulated activities including Type 4 activity “Advising on Securities” and Type 9 activity “Asset Management” as defined under the HKSFO.

IWSL has one wholly-owned subsidiary, China Union Financial Holding Limited (“CUFH”) which is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on June 17, 2016. CUFH has a share capital of US$1,000 with no operations.

GSL together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “the Group”) is primarily engaged in providing investment advisory services, securities brokerage, underwriting and placement, and other financial services to a wide range of customers in Hong Kong. The Group primarily generates advisory fees by acting as investment advisor for its customers, brokerage commissions by enabling its customers to trade on multiple exchanges around the globe and underwriting and placement income by underwriting or arranging placement of securities for its customers.

The Company completed its initial public offering on the NASDAQ on December 1, 2023, issuing 2,500,000 ordinary shares at a price of $4.00 per share. In addition, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with the underwriter on November 30, 2023, which granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price of $4 per share, less underwriting discounts, to cover any over-allotment. Subsequently, on December 4, 2023, the underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in full, purchasing an additional 375,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price of $4 per share. The initial public offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option closed on December 5, 2023, with gross proceeds totaling $11,500,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The ordinary shares began trading on December 1, 2023 on The Nasdaq Capital Market and commenced trading under the ticker symbol “GSIW”.

Reorganization

Reorganization of the legal structure of the Group (“Reorganization”) has been completed on April 3, 2023 by carrying out a sequence of contemplated transactions, where the Company becomes the holding company of all entities discussed above.

Prior to the reorganization, all entities discussed above were all effectively controlled by Smark Holding Limited (“Smark”), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, and Lobster Financial Holdings Limited (“Lobster”), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, which together held more than 50% voting rights in all these entities. Ultimately through Smark and Lobster, Ms. Fung Yee Lin, Mr. Wong Wai Kuen and Ms. Zhu Yun, together held more than 50% voting rights and maintained effective control in all these entities.

The Reorganization was to eventually transfer 100% of ownership interests in IWSL and IWAML to GSL.

Reorganization on June 24, 2022

With the approval obtained from HKSFC, 100% ownership interests in IWSL and IWAML were transferred from Smark and Lobster to IWHL on June 24, 2022.

Before and after the Reorganization at IWHL’s level, IWHL, IWSL and IWAML, were ultimately and effectively controlled by the same group of controlling shareholders who collectively hold more than 50% voting rights in these entities. Therefore, the Reorganization is considered common control transaction according to ASC 805-50.

Reorganization on April 3, 2023

Subsequent to the Reorganization at IWHL’s level, the Company was incorporated on August 11, 2022 with the only aim and purpose to become the holding company of the Group and the issuer in connection with its planned initial public offering in the United States. With further approval obtained from HKSFC, via 17 Uno which has been the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company since incorporation, 100% ownership interests in IWHL were then transferred from Smark, Lobster and other shareholders to the Company on April 3, 2023.

Before and after the Reorganization at the Company’s level, the Company and IWHL, had exactly the same shareholding structure and were ultimately and effectively controlled by the same group of controlling shareholders who collectively held more than 50% voting rights in these entities. Therefore, the Reorganization is considered common control transaction according to ASC 805-50.

The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Results of operations for the periods presented comprise those of the previously separate entities combined from the beginning of the period to the end of the period, eliminating the effects of intra-entity transactions.

The consolidated financial statements of the Group include the following entities:

Date of

Place of

% of

Principal

Name of Entity

Incorporation

Incorporation

Ownership

Activities

17 Uno Limited (“17 Uno”)

August 17, 2022

British Virgin Islands

100

%

Investment holding

I Win Holdings Limited (“IWHL”)

March 25, 2020

Hong Kong

100

 %

Investment holding

I Win Securities Limited (“IWSL”)

November 10, 2016

Hong Kong

100

%

Carrying out regulated activities including Type 1 activity “Dealing in Securities” under HKSFO

I Win Asset Management Limited (“IWAML”)

March 25, 2020

Hong Kong

100

%

Carrying out regulated activities including Type 4 activity “Advising on Securities” and Type 9 activity “Asset Management” under HKSFO

China Union Financial Holding Limited (“CUFH”)

June 17, 2016

British Virgin Islands

100

%

Investment holding