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Manx Financial Group PLC
22 September 2025
 

 

F OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                                                                                                                                           22  September 2025

 

Manx Financial Group PLC (the 'Company' or the 'Group')

Unaudited Interim Results for the 6 months to 30 June 2025

Manx Financial Group PLC (LSE: MFX), the financial services group which includes Conister Bank Limited, Conister Finance & Leasing Ltd, MFX Limited, Payment Assist Limited, Blue Star Business Solutions Limited, Edgewater Associates Limited, Ninkasi Rentals & Finance Limited and The Business Lending Exchange Limited, presents its Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Jim Mellon, Executive Chair, commented: " I am pleased to report a commendable Interim financial performance amidst challenging economic conditions. We have realised a 16% increase in Profit Before Tax, amounting to £4.1 million ."

Copies of the Interim Report will shortly be available on our website www.mfg.im .

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Manx Financial Group PLC

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Tavistock Communications Limited

Greentarget Limited

Denham Eke

Roland Cornish/

James Biddle

Simon Hudson/

Adam Baynes

Jamie Brownlee

Tel: +44 (0) 1624 694694

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

Tel: +44 207 920 3150 [email protected]

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3307 5726

 

Nominated Adviser

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter referred to in it.

Dear Shareholders

I am pleased to report a commendable Interim financial performance amidst challenging economic conditions. We have realised a 16% increase in Profit Before Tax, amounting to £4.1 million (30 June 2024: £3.5 million), and a significant improvement in earnings per share.

Our strategic initiatives have been centered on growth, simplification, and technological enhancement, resulting in record profits and loan book growth while maintaining robust liquidity and capital positions. Despite persistent high inflation and interest rates, the outlook for the economies of the Isle of Man and UK remain more favorable compared to other jurisdictions.

Financial results include a 0.5% rise in Net Interest Income margin to 62.4% (30 June 2024: 61.9%), net loan book growth of £19.8 million to £392.6 million since the year-end (31 December 2024: £372.8 million), and an improved net yield of 7.6% (30 June 2024: 7.3%). Operating income has increased by £0.8 million to £18.4 million (30 June 2024: £17.6 million), and profit attributable to owners has risen by 54.6% to £3.7 million (30 June 2024: £2.4 million).

The balance sheet reflects an increase in the loan book of £19.8 million to £392.6 million (31 December 2024: £372.8 million), supported by deposits of £406.5 million (31 December 2024: £405.2 million), improving the loan deposit efficiency ratio to 96.6% (31 December 2024: 91.9%). We hold £82.4 million (31 December 2024: £95.3 million) in liquidity via cash and short dated gilts and have increased total equity by £3.9 million to £41.2 million since the year-end (31 December 2024: £37.3 million).

Our market valuation has improved from a substantial discount to a slight premium over Net Asset Value, although it remains undervalued with an earnings-to-market capitalisation ratio of 6.0. Efforts to enhance investor engagement are ongoing.

We continue to make satisfactory progress against our strategic priorities by taking decisive action to grow and simplify our business and to manage our liquidity, capital, and costs more efficiently in compliance with our regulatory and ESG requirements. In this regard, we will continue to:

•      Optimise our cost of liquidity through our two deposit-taking licences, providing liquidity to our lending businesses to maximize their profitability.

•      Increase our shareholder engagement, including the provision of a new website for the Group.

•      Simplify the Group's structure to deliver cost efficiencies through supplier reviews and technological enhancements.

•      Enhance our customers' experience through the deployment of technology where it adds value, including

 

•      introducing self-service functionality for our lending and deposit customers.

·      Expand our product offering in resilient markets and seek to increase our market share through accretive acquisitions.

·      Constantly review the markets in which we operate.

·      Deploy our capital in the most sustainable markets and products that produce the best outcomes for our customers.

·      Develop and use technology to reduce our carbon footprint and encourage the Group and its stakeholders to better understand the consequences of their actions or inactions.

It is the Board's view that no additional provision is required at this time beyond £0.2 million for potential liabilities related to the FCA review of discretionary commission arrangements in motor finance.

Our key profit drivers include Conister Bank Limited, Payment Assist Limited, and Manx Ventures Limited:

•      Conister Bank Limited's net loan book grew by £16.7 million to £382.9 million (31 December 2024: £366.1 million) supported by deposits increasing to £406.5 million (31 December 2024: £405.2 million) with the Bank's Loan to Deposit ratio improving to 94.2%. We remain in an excellent liquidity position with a surplus of £74.0 million (31 December 2024: £91.1 million). In terms of regulatory capital, the Bank continues to enjoy a robust CET1 of 12.2% (31 December 2024: 12.5%) leaving us well positioned to meet our partners' borrowing requirements.

•      Payment Assist Limited, one of the UK's leading automotive repair point-of-sale finance providers, increased advances by £3.3 million to £97.6 million (30 June 2024: £94.3 million) and now has in excess of 1,000,000 unique customers and serves over 7,000 garages. This customer base will function as a starting point from which to grow our recently acquired insurance and wealth management business, CAM Wealth Limited.

•      Manx Ventures Limited holds shareholdings and options in 13 companies and is the acquisition vehicle for businesses which fall outside the banking licence regime. Many of its shareholdings are in companies that our structured finance division lend to on an arms-length basis. This mix of debt and equity allows the Group as a whole to maximise its return as business opportunities arise. Manx Ventures balance sheet grew by £0.4 million to £16.1 million (31 December 2024: £15.7 million) and generated dividends to Group of £0.7 million (30 June 2024: £0.7 million).

•      Other subsidiaries include MFX Limited, our successful FX advisory, and our Isle of Man based wealth management business, Edgewater Associates Limited, both of which continue to perform well.

 

Looking ahead, we plan cautious expansion into the EU via an Irish consumer credit licence without compromising financial discipline, while focusing on the Isle of Man and UK markets.

New fintech offerings including, subject to regulatory approval, the adoption of Fiinu's overdraft product which we have just announced. Other accretive acquisitions are planned and are expected to support resilience amid economic headwinds.

We are well-positioned to capitalise on growth opportunities in short-term lending sectors including Buy Now Pay Later.

Despite not being able to replicate the one-off £1.8 million of Group impairment reversal in 2024, I remain confident regarding the outlook for the Group for the remainder of the year. I would also like to thank all our customers, staff and the Board for their continued support, and it would be remiss of me not to mention that our longest serving Non-Executive Director, Alan Clarke, who has been a steadfast supporter and friend to both me and the Group, decided to retire after this year's Annual General Meeting, and I am sure you will join me in thanking Alan for his many years of service. 

 

Jim Mellon

Executive Chair

19 September 2025

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

Notes


For the six months ended

30 June

2025

£'000

(unaudited)

 

For the six months ended

30 June

2024

£'000

(unaudited)


For the year ended

31 December 2024

£'000

(audited)




 

 




Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest method

6


28,388

 

28,009


55,930

Interest expense



(10,687)

 

(10,684)


(23,139)




 

 







 

 




Net interest income

 

 

17,701

 

17,325


32,791

 



 

 




Fee and commission income



2,224

 

2,178


3,923

Fee and commission expense



(3,081)

 

(3,851)


(7,181)




 

 







 

 




Net trading income

 

 

16,844

 

15,652


29,533




 

 




Other operating income



170

 

275


585

Gain on financial instruments



-

 

-


18

Realised gain on debt securities

9


1,398

 

1,671


4,266

 

 



 

 







 

 




Operating income

 

 

18,412

 

17,598


34,402




 

 




Personnel expenses



(6,463)

 

(6,211)


(12,495)

Other expenses



(4,684)

 

(3,938)


(9,053)

Provision for impairment on loans and advances to customers



(2,474)

 

(3,304)


(1,752)

Depreciation



(463)

 

(444)


(949)

Amortisation and impairment of intangibles



(299)

 

(217)


(340)

Share of profit of equity accounted investees, net of tax



51

 

37


119

 



 

 




 



 

 




Profit before tax payable

 

 

4,080

 

3,521


9,932




 

 




Income tax expense



(352)

 

(739)


(1,384)




 

 







 

 




Profit for the period / year

 

 

3,728

 

2,782


8,548

 



 

 




 



 

 


 


 

 

Notes


For the six months ended

30 June

20245

£'000

(unaudited)

 

For the six months ended

30 June

2024

£'000

(unaudited)


For the year ended

31 December 2024

£'000

(audited)

 



 

 




Profit for the period / year

 

 

3,728

 

2,782

 

8,548

 



 

 




Other comprehensive income:



 

 







 

 




Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss



 

 




Unrealised gain / (loss) on debt securities



53

 

-


(395)

Related tax                                     



(5)

 

-


40




 

 




Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss



 

 




Actuarial gain on defined benefit pension scheme taken to equity



-

 

-


67

Related tax



-

 

-


(7)




 

 




Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

48

 

-

 

(295)




 

 




 



 

 


 


Total comprehensive income for the period / year

 

 

3,776

 

2,782

 

8,253

 



 

 


 


 



 

 


 


Profit attributable to:



 

 


 


Owners of the Company



3,727

 

2,410

 

8,102

Non-controlling interest



1

 

372

 

446




















3,728

 

2,782

 

8,548




 

 


 





 

 


 





 

 


 


Total comprehensive income attributable to:



 

 


 


Owners of the Company



3,775

 

2,410

 

7,807

Non-controlling interest



1

 

372

 

446




 

 


 





 

 


 





3,776

 

2,782

 

8,253




 

 


 





 

 


 





 

 


 





 

 


 


Earnings per share - profit for the period / year



 

 


 


Basic earnings per share (pence)

8


3.11

 

2.07

 

6.87

Diluted earnings per share (pence)

8


2.43

 

1.59

 

5.39




 

 


 


Earnings per share - total comprehensive income

for the period / year



 

 


 


Basic earnings per share (pence)

8


3.15

 

2.07

 

6.62

Diluted earnings per share (pence)

8


2.46

 

1.59

 

5.20




 

 


 


 





 

 


 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

Notes


30 June

2025

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June

2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 December 2024

£'000

(audited)

 

Assets








Cash and cash equivalents



24,275


18,651


16,199

Debt securities

9


58,115


77,257


79,140

Equity held at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss



154


185


154

Loans and advances to customers

5,10


392,558


372,775


372,358

Trade and other receivables

11


10,015


11,623


7,312

Property, plant and equipment



5,513


6,072


6,433

Intangible assets



5,175


4,905


5,301

Investment in associates



366


186


317

Goodwill

12


11,144


10,576


10,576




 








 





Total assets



507,315

 

502,230

 

497,790




 








 





 



 





Liabilities



 





Deposits from customers



406,504


409,284


405,166

Creditors and accrued charges

13


13,408


14,357


9,679

Contingent consideration

16


568


5


-

Loan notes

14


45,295


41,407


45,292

Pension liability



43


105


46

Deferred tax liability



294


377


294




 








 





Total liabilities



466,112

 

465,535

 

460,477




 








 





 



 





Equity



 





Called up share capital

15


19,626


19,626


19,626

Profit and loss account



21,548


17,425


17,632

Revaluation reserve



-


15


-

Non-controlling interest



29


(371)


55




 








 





Total equity



41,203

 

36,695

 

37,313




 








 





Total liabilities and equity



507,315

 

502,230

 

497,790






 



 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY


Attributable to owners of the Company

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended 30 June 2024

 

 

Share capital

£'000

 

 

Profit and loss account

£'000

 

 

 

Revaluation reserve

£'000

 


 

 

 

Total

£'000

 

 

Non-controlling interest

£'000

 

 

 

Total

equity

£'000

 

 












Balance at 1 January 2024

19,384


15,544


15


34,943


1,041


35,984

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period:












Profit for the period

-


2,410


-


2,410


372


2,782

Other comprehensive income

-


-


-


-


-


-














-











Total comprehensive income for the period

-


2,410


-


2,410


372


2,782

 












Changes in ownership interests:












Dividend declared

-


(336)


-


(336)


(1,784)


(2,120)

Scrip dividend shares

193


(193)


-


-


-


-

Share issue

49


-


-


49


-


49











 

























Total changes in ownership interests

242


(529)


-


(287)


(1,784)


(2,071)

























Balance at 30 June 2024

19,626


17,425


15


37,066


(371)


36,695

























Balance at 1 July 2024

19,626


17,425


15


37,066


(371)


36,695













Total comprehensive income for the period:












Profit for the period

-


5,691


-


5,691


41


5,732

Other comprehensive income

-


(295)


-


(295)


-


(295)

























Total comprehensive income for the period

-


5,396


-


5,396


41


5,437













Changes in ownership interests:












Share-based payment expense

-


196


-


196


-


196

Revaluation loss

-


-


(15)


(15)


-


(15)   

Acquisition of NCI net without change of control

-


(5,385)


-


(5,385)


385


(5,000)

























Total changes in ownership interests

-


(5,189)


-


(5,204)


385


(4,819)

























Balance at 31 December 2024

19,626


17,632


-


37,258


55


37,313

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 1 January 2025

19,626

 

17,632

 

-

 

37,258

 

55

 

37,313

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

-


3,727

 

-

 

3,727

 

1

 

3,728

Other comprehensive income

-


48

 

-

 

48

 

-

 

48


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

-


3,775

 

-

 

3,775

 

1

 

3,776


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in ownership interests:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of NCI net without change of control (see Note 18)

-


(177)

 

-

 

(177)

 

(27)

 

(204)

Share-based payment expense

-


318

 

-

 

318

 

-

 

318


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total changes in ownership interests

-


141

 

-

 

141

 

(27)

 

(114)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 30 June 2025

19,626

 

21,548

 

-

 

41,174

 

29

 

41,203












 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes


For the six months ended

30 June

2025

£'000

(unaudited)

 

For the six months ended

30 June

2024

£'000

(unaudited)


For the year ended

31 December 2024

£'000

(audited)

 



 

 




RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO OPERATING CASH FLOWS

 



 

 




Profit before tax



4,080

 

3,521

 

9,932

 

Adjustments for:



 

 




Depreciation



463

 

444


949

Amortisation of intangibles



299

 

217


340

Impairment of loans and advances to customers



2,474

 

3,304


1,752

Net interest income



(19,028)

 

(18,646)


(35,614)

Realised gains on debt securities



(1,398)

 

(1,671)


(4,266)

Share of profit of equity accounted investees



(51)

 

(37)


 (119)

Lease interest



-

 

-


132

Pension charge included in personnel expenses



(3)

 

-


8

Gain on asset disposal



(33)

 

-


-

Gain on financial instruments



-

 

-


(18)




 

 







 

 







(13,197)

 

(12,868)

 

(26,904)

Changes in:



 

 




Trade and other receivables



(2,703)

 

(3,396)


915

Creditors and accrued charges



5,658

 

(379)


(5,432)




 

 







 

 




Net cash used in trading activities



(10,242)

 

(16,643)

 

(31,421)

 

Changes in:



 

 




Loans and advances to customers



(22,674)

 

(13,748)


(13,691)

Deposits from customers



1,338

 

19,838


16,818

Pension contribution



-

 

(57)


(57)




 

 







 

 




Cash used in operating activities



(31,578)

 

(10,610)

 

(28,351)

 



 

 




 

       

 

 

 

 

 

Notes


For the six months ended

30 June

2025

£'000

(unaudited)

 

For the six months ended

30 June

2024

£'000

(unaudited)


For the year ended

31 December 2024

£'000

(audited)

 



 

 

 



CASH FLOW STATEMENT



 

 

 



 



 

 

 



Cash from operating activities



 

 




Cash outflow from operating activities



(31,578)

 

(10,610)


(28,351)

Interest received



28,388

 

28,331


58,164

Interest paid



(11,164)

 

(10,338)


(22,389)

Income taxes paid



-

 

(91)


(1,095)




 

 




 



 

 




Net cash (used in) / from operating activities



(14,354)

 

7,292


6,329

 



 

 




Cash flows from investing activities



 

 




Purchase of property, plant and equipment



(114)

 

(106)


(228)

Purchase of intangible assets



(173)

 

(853)


(1,373)

Sale of property, plant and equipment



571

 

-


-

Net sale of debt securities

9


22,476

 

543


  (860)  

Acquisition of non-controlling interest

18


(204)

 

-


(5,000)

Acquisition of CAM Wealth Limited, net of cash acquired

16


(129)

 

-


-

Contingent consideration



-

 

(15)


(20)

 



 

 




 



 

 




Net cash from / (used in) investing activities



22,427

 

(431)


(7,481)




 

 




Cash flows from financing activities



 

 




Receipt of loan notes

14


3

 

2,090


5,975

Payment of lease liabilities (capital)



-

 

(336)


(443)

Dividend paid



-

 

(2,120)


(337)

Share issue



-

 

49


49




 

 




 



 

 




Net cash from / (used in) financing activities



3

 

(317)


5,244

 



 

 




Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

8,076

 

6,544


4,092




 

 




Cash and cash equivalents - opening



16,199

 

12,107


12,107




 

 




 

 

 

 

 




Cash and cash equivalents - closing

 

 

24,275

 

18,651


16,199

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 




 

NOTES

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1.   Reporting entity

Manx Financial Group PLC (the "Company" or "MFG") is a company incorporated in the Isle of Man. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements ("interim financial statements") are as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2025 and comprise the Company and its subsidiaries ("Group").

2.   Basis of accounting

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and should be read in conjunction with the last annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2024 ("Annual Financial Statements 2024"). They do not include all of the information required for a complete set of IFRS financial statements. However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the Group's financial position and performance since the last annual financial statements.

3.   Functional and presentation currency

These financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, which is the Company's functional currency. All amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated. All subsidiaries of the Group have pounds sterling as their functional currency.

4.   Use of judgements and estimates

In preparing these interim financial statements, management make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty are the same as those described in the last annual financial statements.

5.   Credit risk

A summary of the Group's current policies and practices for the management of credit risk is set out in Note 7 - Financial risk review and Note 43 - Financial risk management on pages 67 and 99 respectively of the Annual Financial Statements 2024.

 

An explanation of the terms Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 is included in Note 45 (G)(vi) on page 108 of the Annual Financial Statements 2024.

 

A.  Summary of credit risk on loans and advances to customers

 

2025

 

2024

 

30 June (unaudited)

Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000

 

Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000


 

 

 

 






Grade A

345,579

-

-

345,579

 

352,431

-

-

352,431

Grade B

-

25,116

-

25,116

 

-

9,251

4,538

13,789

Grade C

-

-

43,765

43,765

 

-

5

28,732

28,737


 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

 

 





Gross value

345,579

25,116

43,765

414,460

 

352,431

9,256

33,270

394,957


 

 

 

 

 





Allowance for impairment

(1,183)

(620)

(20,099)

(21,902)

 

(279)

(8)

(21,895)

(22,182)


 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

 

 





Carrying value

344,396

24,496

23,666

392,558

 

352,152

9,248

11,375

372,775



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2024


2023

 

31 December (audited)

Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000


Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000











Grade A

327,561

3,968

-

331,529


341,953

-

-

341,953

Grade B

-

19,836

5,932

25,768


-

7,822

3,700

11,522

Grade C

-

5

35,268

35,273


-

2

28,791

28,793





















Gross value

327,561

23,809

41,200

392,570


341,953

7,824

32,491

382,268











Allowance for impairment

    (688)

      (36)

(19,488)

(20,212)


    (184)

      (6)

(19,425)

(19,615)





















Carrying value

326,873

23,773

21,712

372,358


341,769

7,818

13,066

362,653











 

Loans are graded A to C depending on the level of risk. Grade C relates to agreements with the highest of risk, Grade B with medium risk and Grade A relates to agreements with the lowest risk.

B.  Summary of overdue status of loans and advances to customers

 

 

2025


2024

 

31 December (unaudited)

Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000


Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000











Current

345,579

-

-

345,579


340,658

-

-

340,658

Overdue < 30 days

-

25,116

-

25,116


11,773

-

-

11,773

Overdue > 30 days

-

-

43,765

43,765


-

9,256

33,270

42,526


345,579

25,116

43,765

414,460


352,431

9,256

33,270

394,957

 


2024


2023

 

31 December (audited)

Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000


Stage 1

£'000

Stage 2

£'000

Stage 3

£'000

Total

£'000











Current

314,542

-

-

314,542


333,740

-

-

333,740

Overdue < 30 days

13,019

-

-

13,019


8,213

-

-

8,213

Overdue > 30 days

-

19,851

45,158

65,009


-

7,825

32,490

40,315


327,561

19,851

45,158

392,570


341,953

7,825

32,490

382,268

6.   Interest revenue and other interest income

Interest revenue and other interest income represents charges and interest on finance and leasing agreements attributable to the period or year after adjusting for early settlements and interest on bank balances.

7.   Operating segments

Segmental information is presented in respect of the Group's business segments. The Directors consider that the Group currently operates in one geographic segment comprising of the Isle of Man, UK and Channel Islands. The primary format for business segments is based on the Group's management and internal reporting structure. The Directors consider that the Group operates in three (2023: three) product orientated segments in addition to its financial activities to allocate the Group's capital (investing activities): (i) Asset and Personal Finance (including provision of HP contracts, finance leases, personal loans, commercial loans, block discounting, vehicle stocking plans and wholesale funding agreements); (ii) Edgewater Associates Limited (provision of financial advice), and (iii) MFX Limited (provision of foreign currency transaction services).

 

 

 

For the 6 months ended 30 June 2025 (unaudited)

Asset and

Personal

Finance

£'000

 

 

Edgewater Associates

£'000


 

MFX Limited

£'000

 

 

Investing

Activities

£'000

 

 

 

Total

£'000









 

 

Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest method

 

28,388


 

-


 

-


 

-

 

 

28,388

Interest expense

(10,687)


-


-


-

 

(10,687)

Net interest income

17,701

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

17,701

Components of Net Trading Income

(2,541)


1,035


649


-

 

(857)

Net trading income

15,160

 

1,035

 

649

 

-

 

16,844

Components of Operating Income

1,030


4


4


530

 

1,568

Operating Income

16,190

 

1,039

 

653

 

530

 

18,412

Depreciation

(381)


(9)


-


(73)

 

(463)

Amortisation and impairment of intangibles

(149)


(37)


(2)


(111)

 

(299)

All other expenses

(12,460)


(791)


(114)


(256)

 

(13,621)

Share of profit of equity accounted investees, net of tax

51


-


-


-


51

Profit before tax payable

3,251

 

202

 

537

 

90

 

4,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

287


-


-


-


287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

441,357

 

1,759

 

377

 

63,725

 

507,218

Total liabilities

420,332

 

322

 

39

 

45,322

 

466,015











 

 

 

 

For the 6 months ended 30 June 2024 (unaudited)

Asset and

Personal

Finance

£'000


 

Edgewater Associates

£'000


 

MFX Limited

£'000


 

Investing

Activities

£'000


 

 

Total

£'000











Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest method

28,009


-


-


-


28,009

Interest expense

(10,684)


-


-


-


(10,684)

Net interest income

17,325


-


-


-


17,325

Components of Net Trading Income

(3,405)


1,077


655


-


(1,673)

Net trading income

13,920


1,077


655


-


15,652

Components of Operating Income

1,927


-


1


18


1,946

Operating Income

15,847


1,077


656


18


17,598

Depreciation

(371)


(12)


(1)


(60)


(444)

Amortisation and impairment of intangibles

(89)


(39)


(2)


(87)


(217)

All other expenses

(12,435)


(732)


(148)


(138)


(13,453)

Share of profit of equity accounted investees, net of tax

37


-


-


-


37

Profit / (loss) before tax payable

2,989


294


505


(267)


3,521





















Capital expenditure

959


-


-


-


959





















Total assets

457,023


1,890


419


42,898


502,230

Total liabilities

437,350


297


7


27,881


465,535











 

 

 

 

For the year ended 31 December 2024 (audited)

Asset and

Personal

Finance

£'000


 

Edgewater Associates

£'000


 

MFX Limited

£'000


 

Investing

Activities

£'000


 

 

Total

£'000











Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest method

55,930


-


-


-


55,930

Interest expense

(23,044)


-


-


(95)


(23,139)

Net interest income

32,886


-


-


(95)


32,791

Components of Net Trading Income

(6,341)


2,048


1,035


-


(3,258)

Net trading income

26,545


2,048


1,035


(95)


29,533

Components of Operating Income

4,818


11


5


35


4,869

Operating Income

31,363


2,059


1,040


(60)


34,402

Depreciation

(715)


(23)


(1)


   (210)


(949)

Amortisation and impairment of intangibles

(256)


(78)


(4)


(2)


(340)

All other expenses

(20,586)


(1,570)


(1,020)


(124)


(23,300)

Share of profit of equity accounted investees, net of tax

119


-


-


-


119

Profit / (loss) before tax payable

    9,925


388


15


(396)


9,932











Capital expenditure

401


1


-


1,199


1,601





















Total assets

446,771


1,614


310


49,095


497,790

Total liabilities

428,540


377


9


31,551


460,477











8.   Earnings per share

 


For the 6 months ended

30 June 2025

 (unaudited)


For the 6 months ended

30 June 2024

 (unaudited)


For the

year ended

31 Dec 2024

 (audited)

 

 

 





Profit for the period / year attributable to owners of the Company

 

£3,727,000


£2,410,000


£8,101,700

 

 

 






 

 





Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (basic)

 

119,715,757


116,378,211


117,923,558

Basic earnings per share (pence)

 

3.11


2.07


6.87

Diluted earnings per share (pence)

 

2.43


1.59


5.39


 

 





 

 

 





 

 

 





Total comprehensive income for the period / year attributable to owners of the Company

 

 

£3,775,000


 

£2,410,000


 

£7,807,000

 

 

 





 

 

 





Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (basic)

 

119,715,757


116,378,211


117,923,558

Basic earnings per share (pence)

 

3.15


2.07


6.62

Diluted earnings per share (pence)

 

2.46


1.59


5.20


 

 





 

The basic earnings per share calculation is based upon the profit for the period / year after taxation and the weighted average of the number of shares in issue throughout the period / year.

 

As at

 

30 June 2025

(unaudited)

 

30 June 2024

(unaudited)

 

31 Dec 2024

(audited)

 

 

 





Reconciliation of weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue between basic and diluted

 

 





Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic)

 

119,715,757


116,378,211


117,923,558

Number of shares issued if all convertible loan notes were exchanged for equity

 

35,138,889


37,916,667


35,138,889

Dilutive element of RSUs if exercised

 

2,466,470


2,922,088


399,352


 

 

 





 

 

 




Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted)

 

160,098,894

 

157,216,966


153,461,799


 

 

 




 

 

 





 

 

 





Reconciliation of profit for the period / year between basic and diluted

 

 





Profit for the period / year (basic)

 

£3,727,000


£2,410,000


£8,101,700

Interest expense saved if all convertible loan notes were exchanged for equity

 

£97,500


£97,500


£171,415


 

 

 





 

 

 




Profit for the period / year (diluted)

 

£3,824,500

 

£2,507,500


£8,273,115


 

 

 

 



 

The diluted earnings per share calculation assumes that all convertible loan notes have been converted / exercised at the beginning of the period in which they are dilutive.

 

As at

 

30 June 2025

(unaudited)

 

30 June 2024

(unaudited)

 

31 Dec 2024

(audited)

 

 

 





Reconciliation of total comprehensive income for the period / year between basic and diluted

 

 





Total comprehensive income for the period / year (basic)

 

£3,775,000


£2,410,000


£7,807,000

Interest expense saved if all convertible loan notes were exchanged for equity

 

£97,500


£97,500


£171,415


 

 

 





 

 

 




Total comprehensive income for the period / year (diluted)

 

£3,872,500

 

£2,507,500


£7,978,415


 

 

 

 



9.   Debt securities

 

 

As at

 

30 June 2025

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

£'000

(audited)



 





Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 


 


UK Government treasury bills

 

58,115


77,257


79,140


 

 

 


 



 

 

 


 


 

 

58,115

 

77,257

 

79,140

 

 






 

UK Government Treasury Bills are stated at fair value and unrealised changes in the fair value are reflected in other comprehensive income. There were realised gains of £1,398,000 (30 June 2024: £1,671,000 and 31 December 2024: £4,266,000) and unrealised gains of £53,000 (30 June 2024: £nil and 31 December 2024: £395,000 loss) for the period.

10. Loans and advances to customers

 

 

 

 

As at

 

 

Gross

Amount

£'000

 

 

 

Impairment Allowance

£'000

 

30 June 2025

Carrying

Value

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

Carrying

Value

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

Carrying

Value

£'000

(audited)


 

 

 

 

 



 


HP balances

106,772

 

(4,732)

 

102,040


117,189

 

110,900

Finance lease balances

18,962

 

(2,763)

 

16,199


23,290

 

20,130

Unsecured personal loans

146,591

 

(12,112)

 

134,479


108,734

 

108,273

Vehicle stocking plans

1,663

 

-

 

1,663


1,537

 

1,714

Wholesale funding arrangements

14,312

 

-

 

14,312


11,812

 

23,851

Block discounting

40,654

 

-

 

40,654


37,823

 

40,845

Secured commercial loans

29,665

 

(556)

 

29,109


31,035

 

30,365

Secured personal loans

34,229

 

-

 

34,229


905

 

901

Government backed loans

20,692

 

(1,739)

 

18,953


30,869

 

24,595

Property secured

920

 

-

 

920


9,581

 

10,784


 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 



 


 

414,460

 

(21,902)

 

392,558


372,775

 

372,358

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 




 



 


11. Trade and other receivables

 

 

As at


30 June 2025

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

£'000

(audited)










 





Prepayments


675


613


663

Other debtors


9,340


11,010


6,649



 







 







10,015


11,623


7,312





 



12. Goodwill

 

 

As at


30 June 2025

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

£'000

(audited)





 





 





PAL


4,456


4,456


4,456

EAL


1,649


1,649


1,649

BLX


1,908


1,908


1,908

BBSL


1,390


1,390


1,390

CAM Wealth


568


-


-

NRFL


678


678


678

                Manx Collections Limited ("MCL")


454


454


454

Three Spires Insurance Services Limited ("Three Spires")


41


41


41



 







 







11,144


10,576


10,576





 



13. Creditors and accrued charges

 

 

As at


30 June 2025

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

£'000

(audited)










 





Commission creditors


436


171


333

Other creditors and accruals


10,795


11,809


7,032

Lease liability


1,622


1,022


1,792

Taxation creditors


555


1,355


522



 







 







13,408


14,357


9,679





 



14. Loan notes

 

 

As at

 

 

Notes


30 June 2025

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

£'000

(audited)









 



 





Related parties



 





J Mellon

JM


1,750


1,750


1,750

Burnbrae Limited

BL


3,200


3,200


3,200

Culminant Reinsurance Ltd

CR


1,000


1,000


1,000

John Spellman

JS


400


400


400

Ian Morley

IM


250


250


250

Alan Clarke

AC


150


100


100


 


 








 








6,750


6,700


6,700

Unrelated parties

UP


38,545


34,707


38,592




 








 








45,295


41,407


45,292






 



JM - Two loans, one of £1,250,000 maturing on 26 February 2030, with interest payable of 7.5% per annum, convertible to ordinary shares of the Company at a rate of 9.0 pence, one of £500,000 maturing on 31 July 2027, paying interest of 7.5% per annum and convertible to ordinary shares of the Company at a rate of 8.0 pence.

 

BL - Three loans, one of £1,200,000 maturing on 31 July 2027, paying interest of 7.5% per annum, convertible to ordinary shares of the Company at a rate of 8.0 pence, one of £1,000,000 maturing 25 February 2030, paying interest of 7.5% per annum, and one of £1,000,000 maturing 28 September 2025 paying interest of 6% per annum. Jim Mellon is the beneficial owner of BL and Denham Eke is also a director.

 

CR - One loan consisting of £1,000,000 maturing on 12 October 2025, paying interest of 6.0% per annum. Greg Bailey, a Director, is the beneficial owner of CR.

 

JS - One loan consisting of £400,000 maturing on 3 May 2029, paying interest of 8.5% per annum. John Spellman is a Director of the Group.

 

IM - One loan consisting of £250,000 maturing on 3 June 2026, paying interest of 8.0% per annum. Ian Morley is a Director of the Conister Bank Limited, a subsidiary of the Group.

 

AC - Two loans, one of £50,000 and one of £100,000, both maturing on 6 May 2026, paying interest of 7.80% per annum. Alan Clarke was a Director of the Group.


UP - Fifty-six loans (2024: Forty-six), the earliest maturity date is 18 July 2025, and the latest maturity is 30 April 2030. The average interest payable is 6.79% (2023: 6.36%). The cause for the increase is due to the rising interest environment increasing the cost of loan notes seen particularly in the first six months. With respect to the convertible loans, the interest rate applied was deemed by the Directors to be equivalent to the market rate at the time with no conversion option.

15. Called up share capital

Ordinary Shares of no-par value available for issue

 Number

 

At 30 June 2025, 30 June 2024, 31 December 2024*

200,200,000

 

       

Issued and fully paid ordinary Shares of no par value

Number

 

£'000

 

 




Balance at 30 June 2025

119,715,757

 

19,626

Balance at 30 June 2024

117,555,757


19,626

Balance at 31 December 2024

119,715,757


19,626



 


 

Authorised share capital of the Group was identified as being 233,388,000 shares in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. This disclosure has therefore been restated in these interim financial statements to correct the authorised share capital stated as that date. This adjustment relates exclusively to this disclosure and does not impact any financial statement captions or other disclosures. 

 

Convertible loans

There are three convertible loans totalling £2,950,000 (30 June and 31 December 2024: three convertible loans totalling £2,950,000).

 

Restricted Stock Units

i. Issued during the financial year ended 31 December 2022 and 2023

On 5 July 2022, 27 October 2022,29 November 2023, 16 December 2024 and 25 June 2025, MFG granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") under its 2022 RSU Plan. The Group issued, in total, RSUs over 5,087,500 ordinary shares representing 4.2% of the issued share capital of the Group, including 2,400,000 to certain Directors and 2,687,500 to certain employees. The RSUs have a 2-year or 3-year term and are subject to certain vesting conditions based upon an overall growth in profitability. Any RSUs granted will fall away should the recipient leave employment before the 2-year or 3 year term expires. Should the individual vesting conditions be satisfied at the end of the term, the stock can be exercised at nil cost.

 

The Group directors who received RSUs are as follows:

 

§ Douglas Grant, Group Chief Executive Officer, was issued 1,925,000 RSUs. On 14 November 2024, he transferred 1,631,138 Ordinary Shares of no par value in the Company held in his own name to the Doonhamer Personal Pension Scheme at 15.0p per share. The Doonhamer Personal Pension Scheme is a Self-Invested Personal Pension of which Douglas Grant is the sole member and beneficiary. Following this transfer, the total number of Ordinary Shares held by Mr Grant remains at 2,347,904, representing 1.96% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company; and

 

§ James Smeed, Group Finance Director, was issued 475,000 RSUs.  

 

On 16 July 2024, Douglas Grant and James Smeed exercised their RSUs and were issued with 925,000 and 175,000 New Ordinary Shares of no par value respectively at nil cost.

 

The terms and conditions of the grants are as follows: and will be settled by the physical delivery of shares.

 

 

 

 

Grant date / employees entitled

 

 

Number of Units

 

 

 

 

Vesting period









RSUs grant to key employees at 5 July 2022

1,020,000

 

2 years

RSUs grant to Directors at 5 July 2022

1,100,000

 

2 years

RSUs grant to key employees at 27 October 2022

165,000

 

2 years

RSUs grant to Directors at 27 October 2022

150,000

 

2 years

RSUs grant to key employees at 29 November 2023

1,102,500

 

2 years

RSUs grant to Directors at 29 November 2023

1,150,000

 

2 years

RSUs grant to key employees at 16 December 2024

200,000

 

3 years

RSUs grant to key employees at 25 June 2025

200,000

 

3 years


 

 


Total RSUs

5,087,500

 


Lapsed

(425,000)

 


Exercised

(2,160,000)

 


Remaining

2,502,500

 


 

The fair value of employee services received in return for RSUs granted is based on the fair value of them measured using the Black-Scholes formula. Service related and non-market performance conditions were not taken into account in measuring fair value. The inputs used in measuring the fair values at the grant of the equity-settled restricted stock unit payment plans were as follows.            

 

 

 

Fair value of restricted stock units and assumptions        

Grant at

16 December

2024

Grant at

29 November 2023

      Grant at

27 October 2022


Grant at

5 July 2022













Share price at grant date

 

14.75 pence

17.5 pence

14.0 pence


8.5 pence

Exercise price

nil

nil

nil


nil

Expected volatility *^

638.12%

638.12%

107.71%


55.14%

Expected life (weighted average)

2 years

2 years

 2 years


2 years

Risk-free interest rate (based on government bonds)*^

4.43%

4.43%

3.15%


1.65%







Fair value at grant date

14.75 pence

17.5 pence

14.0 pence


8.5 pence

 

 

 

 



^ Based on past 3 years

* Annual rates

 

The expected volatility is based on both historical average share price volatility and implied volatility derived from traded options over the Group's ordinary shares of maturity similar to those of the employees.

 

The fair value of the liability is remeasured at each reporting date and at settlement date.

 

The charge for the period for the RSUs granted was £42,000 (30 June 2024: £153,000 and 31 December 2024: £163,000) which is included in personnel expenses.

16.  Acquisition of subsidiary

On 22 January 2025, the Group announced the acquisition of the UK FCA licenced Wealth Management business, CAM Wealth Group Holdings and its subsidiary CAM Wealth Group Limited, (together "Cam Wealth" trading as CAM Wealth).

This acquisition links to the Group's growth strategy of accretive acquisition to continue developing a robust and diversified financial services group to support the ongoing objective of continuously enhancing shareholder value.

 

In the five months to 30 June 2025, CAM Wealth contributed revenue of £12,838 and loss of £102,767 to the Group's results. If the acquisition had happened on 01 January 2025, management estimates that the impact on the consolidated income would have been £15,402 and the impact on the consolidated profit for the period would have been a loss of £123,318.

 

A. Consideration transferred

The following table summarises the acquisition date fair value of each major class of consideration transferred:

 

 

 

£'000



 

Cash


135

Contingent consideration (Note 17)


568



 



 



 



703



 

 

B. Identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed

The following table summarises the recognised amounts of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition :

 

 

£'000



 

Intangible asset acquired


100

Cash and cash equivalents


6

Trade and other receivables


35

Creditors and accrued charges


(6)



 


 

 

Total identifiable net assets acquired

 

135


 


 

The trade and other receivables comprise gross contractual amounts due of £35,000, of which £nil was expected to be uncollectable at the date of acquisition.

 

Fair values measured on a provisional basis

 

The following fair vales have been determined on a provisional basis pending completion of the valuation of the assumptions used:

 

·    The fair value of the intangible asset acquired (FCA licence)

·    The fair values of the contingent consideration (Note 17)

 

C. Goodwill

The goodwill arising from the acquisition has been recognised as follows:

 

 

£'000



 

Total consideration transferred


703

Fair value of identifiable net assets


(135)



 


 

 

Goodwill

 

568


 


17. Contingent consideration

On 21 January 2025, CAM Wealth was acquired for a total cash consideration of £135,000. In the third year, the Group has agreed to pay 5 times the relevant profits for the UK IFA business for the year ended 21 January 2028 should certain performance conditions be met.

 

Based on the forecasts when the Company was acquired, the Group estimates an additional contingent consideration of £640,000 payable in the final year. The Group has included £568,000 as contingent consideration related to the additional consideration, which represents its fair value at the date of acquisition determined through a discounted cash flow valuation technique.

 

 

 

As at


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


30 June 2024

£'000

(unaudited)


31 Dec 2024

£'000

(audited)










 





CAM Wealth


568


-


-



 







 







568


-


-





 



18. Acquisition of Non-Controlling Interest ("NCI")

On 28 March 2025, the Group acquired an additional 5% interest in Ninkasi Rentals & Finance Limited ("NRFL"), increasing its ownership from 90% to 95%. The carrying amount of NRFL's net assts in the Group's consolidated financial statements on the date of acquisition was £580,049.

 

The following table summarises the effect of changes in the Company's ownership interest in NRFL.

 

 

 

£'000



 

Carrying amount of NCI acquired (£580,409 * 5%)


27

Consideration paid to NCI in cash


(204)



 


 

 

A decrease in equity attributable to owners of the Company

 

(177)

 

The decrease in equity attributable to owners of the Company includes a decrease in retained earnings of £177,255.

19. Regulators

Certain Group subsidiaries are regulated by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority ("FSA") and the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") as detailed below.

 

The Bank and EAL are regulated by the FSA under a Class 1(1) - Deposit Taking licence, and a Class 2 - Investment Business licence respectively. The Bank is also regulated by the UK's Prudential Regulatory Authority ("PRA") and the UK's FCA.

20. Contingent liabilities

The Bank is required to be a member of the Isle of Man Government Depositors' Compensation Scheme which was introduced by the Isle of Man Government under the Banking Business (Compensation of Depositors) Regulations 1991. This creates a liability on the Bank to participate in the compensation of depositors should it be activated.

 

The possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits for all other contingent liabilities of the Group are considered remote and thus do not require separate disclosure.

21. Provisions for Discretionary Commission Arrangements

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Motor Market review in 2019 which resulted in a change in rules in January 2021, the Group received a small number of complaints in respect of motor finance. On 1 August 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled reversing various aspects the decision made by the Court of Appeal on the same matter. The Supreme Court ruling has therefore reduced the scope for the claims but there will still be some compensation to be awarded. The FCA will be consulting on an industry wide compensation scheme with a launch date expected to be in 2026. The Group believes that its historical practices were compliant with the law and regulations in place at the time and is willing to cooperate with FCA through its industry review. However, the Group recognises that there will be costs to be incurred or compensation awarded to car buyers affected and has therefore continued to carry a provision of £202,920 as best estimate of the expenditure required as at 30 June 2025. In establishing the provision estimate, the Group made various considerations to address uncertainties around a number of key assumptions. The assumptions include commission models, potential levels of complaints, validity of the complaints and uphold rate of similar cases by the Financial Ombudsman Service. The ultimate financial impact could be materially different as a result of uncertainty surrounding the assumptions and will therefore be monitored and updated as new information becomes available.

22. Subsequent events

On 1 July 2025, Burnbrae Limited issued a loan note to MFG of £1,000,000 paying interest at a rate of 7.50% per annum. The loan note maturity date is 1 July 2026.  The re were no other significant subsequent events identified after 30 June 2025.

23. Approval of interim financial statements

The interim financial statements were approved by the Board on 19 September 2025. The interim report will be available from that date at the Group's website - www.mfg.im and at the Registered Office: Clarendon House, Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2LN. The Group's nominated adviser and broker is Beaumont Cornish Limited, 5-10 Bolton Street, London, W1J 8BA.  The interim and annual financial statements along with other supplementary information of interest to shareholders, are included on the Group's website. The website includes investor relations information, including corporate governance observance and contact details.

 

 

 

 

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