Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated and Parent Company
Financial Statements
Year Ended
31 December 2024
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Table of Contents
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Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 | 3 |
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Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting requirements (SECR) disclosure | 13 |
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Statement on Compliance with Section 172 of the Companies Act | 13 |
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Statement of Directors' responsibilities in respect of the in respect of the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the financial statements | 16 |
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Directors' Report | 17 |
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Independent Auditor's report to the members of Lango Real Estate Limited | 20 |
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Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income | 24 |
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Consolidated statement of financial position | 25 |
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 27 |
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Consolidated statement of cash flows | 28 |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 29 |
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Parent Company's separate statement of financial position | 76 |
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Parent Company's separate statement of changes in equity | 77 |
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Parent Company's notes to the Financial Statements | 78 |
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Unaudited INREV reconciliations | 83 |
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Corporate information and professional advisers | 85 |
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Glossary of terms | 86 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Lango Real Estate Limited, together with its subsidiaries (the “Group” or “Lango”) is pleased to present the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and parent company's separate financial statement for the period 26 June 2024 to 31 December 2024. The total equity of the Group stood at $251m (31 December 2024: $282m) and the Group reported a loss after tax of $90.6m (31 December 2024: $60.9m). The Company reported a loss for the period ended 31 December 2024 of $92.9m and the equity of the Company was $246m at 31 December 2024.
During the year, the holding company of the Group changed from Lango Real Estate Limited (incorporated in Mauritius) to Lango Real Estate Limited, a newly created company incorporated in United Kingdom. In September 2024, the Group acquired the ex-AttAfrica portfolio, which contributed to a gain on bargain purchase of $49.8m for the year ended 31 December 2024. More details on the acquisition of the portfolio are available in note 13 of the consolidated financial statements.
Introduction
Lango is a real estate Group focused on directly investing in prime commercial real estate assets in key gateway cities across the African continent. Lango's portfolio predominantly consists of prime A-grade office and retail assets in strategic locations. Lango's tenant base is dominated by blue-chip international and regional tenants, which is directly related to the quality of the underlying assets.
Lango aims to generate sustainable investor returns and high-quality income, with a lasting socio-economic impact, through the acquisition of prime commercial property assets in select cities across the African continent, which have a strong ability to support long term growth.
The strategy results in the creation of a portfolio with diversification across both geographies and sectors, which together with sufficient scale and associated liquidity allows the business the opportunity to benefit from a lowered cost of capital and potentially drive a premium rating, further enhancing long-term shareholder value. An investment opportunity aiming to deliver long-term investor value, with a lasting socio-economic impact.
Lango incorporates a moderate level of term gearing in the financing of its asset portfolio, with the aim of maximising efficiency and enhancing returns. Lango ultimately aims to catalyse the capital market for real estate as an asset class in Africa and plans to list on a recognised Stock Exchange in the medium term.
The Company is a private company limited by shares registered in the United Kingdom and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Angola and Nigeria.
Asset overview
Lango owns 12 operating assets and 3 land parcels across the following jurisdictions. The table below discloses the breakdown of the Gross asset value of the Group as at 31 December 2024.
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Ghana | $428m | 51 | % | Office | $353m | 42 | % |
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Nigeria | $296m | 35 | % | Retail | $446m | 53 | % |
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Zambia | $91m | 11 | % | Land | $31m | 4 | % |
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Mauritius | $9m | 1 | % | Other | $5m | 1 | % |
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Angola | $15m | 2 | % |
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Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The list below is full list of all assets managed by Lango as at 31 December 2024:
Asset | Investment date | Geography | Sector | GLA (m2) |
The Wings | 12-Dec-19 | Lagos, Nigeria | Office | 26,197 |
Manda Hill Centre | 30-Jul-19 | Lusaka, Zambia | Retail | 40,955 |
Stanbic Heights | 12-Dec-19 | Accra, Ghana | Office | 19,932 |
Accra Financial Centre | 12-Dec-19 | Accra, Ghana | Office | 13,914 |
Standard Chartered Building | 12-Dec-19 | Accra, Ghana | Office | 12,066 |
Achimota Retail Centre | 28-Jun-19 | Accra, Ghana | Retail | 14,696 |
Junction Mall | 12-Dec-19 | Accra, Ghana | Retail | 11,151 |
Circle Mall | 12-Dec-19 | Lagos, Nigeria | Retail | 13,931 |
Accra Mall | 20-Sep-24 | Accra, Ghana | Retail | 20,681 |
Kumasi City Mall | 20-Sep-24 | Kumasi, Ghana | Retail | 18,259 |
West Hills Mall | 20-Sep-24 | Accra, Ghana | Retail | 27,139 |
Ikeja City Mall | 23-Sep-24 | Lagos, Nigeria | Retail | 21,714 |
Patriota | 12-Dec-19 | Luanda, Angola | Land | - |
Muxima | 12-Dec-19 | Luanda, Angola | Land | - |
Royal Gardens | 12-Dec-19 | Lagos, Nigeria | Land | - |
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Strategic Overview
Lango is contractually required to achieve a listing on a recognised exchange. Lango is targeting a listing on the LSE in Q2 2026. A detailed roadmap, including the various systems, regulatory requirements, processes and people has been defined and is continuously being refined. Key strategic decisions required in the lead-up to this include the following:
• | Listing Timing & Destination: The LSE and/or Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) are listed as approved exchanges in the Shareholders Agreement. Lango has approved a strategy to list on the LSE. |
• | Internalisation: The Internalisation of the Asset Manager was completed as at 31 December 2024. |
• | Re-domicile: Lango has re-located to the UK to optimise Lango's position regarding distributions, improved optics and more favourable listing rules (e.g. free float requirements). |
• | Impact Strategy: Sustainability related objectives are being targeted to improve the appeal of Lango to a wider audience and potentially appeal to a growing market of impact-related capital. |
Lango has always been dedicated to upholding high standards of corporate governance, ensuring transparency, accountability, and integrity in all aspects of our business. In December 2024, Lango established a new parent company in the United Kingdom, with our existing operations continuing to function under the newly incorporated UK parent structure. This strategic move marks an important step in aligning our governance practices with the regulatory requirements of the UK.
While our operations remain the same, we ensure compliance with the rules and regulations of the Parent Company's country of registration. Until December 2024, our governance framework was structured in line with the National Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG) 2016, adopted by the Government of Mauritius, which guided our operations and decision-making processes. The principles of the NCCG 2016 served as a strong foundation for our governance practices, and as we move forward, we are committed to aligning our policies with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (UK Code). Our goal is to adhere to the UK Code for the year ended 31 December 2025, ensuring that we continue to meet the highest standards of governance, risk management, and transparency, while maintaining the trust and confidence of our stakeholders.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
This transition reflects our ongoing commitment to strengthening our corporate governance practices, with the aim of fostering sustainable growth and delivering long-term value to our shareholders, employees, and the communities we serve.
Operational performance
Year In review
The Group generated total gross property income of $55.9m and net property income of $42.7m for the year ended 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: gross property income of $50.1m and net property income of $38.7m). These increases from the previous year were mainly attributed to the addition of the ex-AttAfrica portfolio, increasing the assets under management from $621m at 31 December 2023 to $835.4m at 31 December 2024.
Fundamental indicators | Office | Retail | Total Lango portfolio | |||
Vacant (mz) | 14,160 | 15,385 | 29,545 | |||
GLA (m2) | 72,109 | 168,526 | 240,635 | |||
Vacancy rate | 19.6 | % | 9.1 | % | 12.3 | % |
Rent escalation rate | 2.4 | % | 2.9 | % | 2.7 | % |
WALE | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |||
Rent/m:/month (US$) | 40.96 | 21.63 | 26.32 | |||
Responsive Engagement
We have maintained a strong focus on building and nurturing relationships with our existing tenants to efficiently meet their accommodation and business needs, resulting in a favourable renewal retention rate. Our proactive, hands-on stakeholder management approach—marked by continuous engagement with property managers, the broker market, and government entities—has significantly supported the operational performance of our portfolio. This strategy not only helps retain current tenants beyond renewal periods but also facilitates the successful onboarding of new ones. Over time, we have gained valuable insights into local markets and upcoming developments, enhancing our responsiveness to factors improving portfolio efficiency. Regular engagement has enabled us to design flexible tenant incentives and leasing structures that better align with tenant needs, thereby boosting leasing activity. A prime example is The Wings, where we launched the Flexi-Wings space and continued offering attractive broker commission structures to further stimulate leasing momentum.
Responding to Challenges
Lango has proactively addressed operational issues and implemented bespoke solutions to match the needs of each asset. The Nigerian Naira further depreciated, however with proactive approach with our stakeholders and tenants, we created tailor-made solutions to assist with tenant rental affordability and to bolster tenant retention.
Tangible Results of Our Management Approach
Collection Rates: Our team's consistent management of collections and arrears has resulted in an collection rate of billed income of 93.7% for the year, with robust retail collection levels of 101.0%. Collection rates reflect total in year collections, including amounts billed in previous periods, as a percentage of total in year billed income.
Footfall Recovery: Portfolio footfall level growth for the year was 4.7%, with Ghana retail portfolio delivering growth of 5.0% compared to the prior year. This was achieved through improvements to the overall retail tenant mix .
Leasing Success: Leasing remains a core focus for our management team, and we have successfully concluded significant leasing transactions in both the office and retail sectors, whilst retaining the vast majority of tenants with expiring leases resulting in a renewal rate for the past year of 91.7%.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Office Work Trends
A highlight for the year was the launch of “Flexi-Wings” at The Wings. Flexi-Wings is a “plug n play” furnished offering for office space at The Wings and was designed in response to international trends and adjusted for local requirements related to office equipment and services. The result has seen good take-up, including international firms taking up space within FlexiWings. In all of our Edge certified office buildings, almost all of our tenants' employees had a full return to the office following the coronavirus pandemic. We continued with enhancing amenities within our Ghana office buildings, which have been favourably received by tenants and visitors to the building. We also executed on landlord driven social initiatives aimed at enhancing our tenant's employees experience at the building, some tenants partnered with us on some of these as they saw the benefit of these social initiatives.
Financial performance
Key financial performance indicators
The key financial performance indicators during the year were as follows:
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Gross property income (note 5) | 55,849 | 50,158 |
Net property income on existing Lango buildings (excluding ex-AttAfrica portfolio) (note 5) | 39,732 | 37,764 |
Net property income on all Lango buildings (including ex-AttAfrica portfolio) (note 5) | 42,663 | 37,764 |
Loss for the financial year | (90,639) | (60,940) |
Foreign exchange losses (note 7) | (9,220) | (9,131) |
Net Asset Value (NAV) per share* | $2.65/share | $2.96/share |
*Net Asset Value per share is the net asset value of the Group as a proportion of the number of shares issued.
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Other indicators | $000s | $000s |
INREV NAV* | 449,511 | 380,729 |
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INREV NAV per share | $3.83/share | $4.35/share |
Admin cost ratio** | 2.04% | 1.54% |
*Please refer to page 76 for the reconciliation of the IFRS net asset value to INREV net asset value.
**Admin cost ratio is the total administrative expenses less depreciation as a percentage of investment properties, plant and equipment and investment in equity-accounted investees.
The Group successfully acquired 4 assets from Hyprop and Attacq during the year. The Group acquired the controlling stakes in West Hills Mall, Ikeja City Mall and Kumasi Shopping Mall and an effective stake of 46.97% in Accra Mall. The Group acquired the 4 assets at an amount below the fair market value and completed all of the transactions by 23 September 2024. The fair market value of the assets acquired amounted to $109.1m and the Group issued Class A participating shares amounting to $59.3m as purchase consideration. The Group recognized a $49.8m gain on the acquisitions. The acquisition below market value was achieved as the purchase occurred in an illiquid market with very few participants having the capability to complete a sizeable real estate transaction in Africa (outside South Africa) and hence driving down the purchase price. There is limited secondary market in most African countries. More details regarding the transaction and the gain on bargain recognised are disclosed in note 13.
This resulted in an INREV NAV increase of $109.1m for the Group in the year. The reconciliation between the IFRS NAV and the INREV NAV is disclosed on page 82.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The Group made a loss of $90.6m for the year ended 31 December 2024 (December 2023: $60.9m) mainly as a result of the termination payment of $60.3m during the current year. Lango terminated its management agreement with its external Asset Manager, Lango Real Estate Management Limited (the “Asset Manager”), on 31 December 2024. The termination payment amounted to $60.3m and was settled through the issuance of convertible loan notes (the “Notes”) to the Asset Manager. The Group expects the Notes to be settled in equity, net of any tax, as the noteholders do not have the right to demand cash settlement, and the Company retains the discretion to settle the loan in cash only if the noteholders elect to receive shares as settlement. The termination payment was fully expensed in the Group's IFRS accounts resulting in a corresponding decrease in the NAV per share of the Group. The Group has successfully appointed all the staff from the Asset Manager with an effective date 1 January 2025 to secure business continuity.
The INREV NAV increase was further offset by the valuation decrease in the Group's investment property and most notably, a significant valuation decrease on Manda Hill Shopping Mall. The annual valuations were performed by CBRE Valuation Services (“CBRE”) who replaced Broll Valuation Services for 2024. CBRE performed the 2024 independent valuations based on a 5 to 10 year discounted cash flow model (“DCF”) (5 to 20 year DCF in 2023) which considered long term macro factors and expected rentals. Due to current vacancies, macro-economic pressures and other external factors impacting these assets within the portfolio, the valuers assumed a lower discount rate and higher exit capital rate along with reduced expected rental growth compared to the previous year, especially in Zambia, which resulted in a net reduction in the property valuation for the year ended 31 December 2024.
As a result of the of the transactions above, Lango reported an increase in INREV net assets of $68.8m (December 2023: decrease of $70.1m) for year ended 31 December 2024.
The Group INREV NAV per share is $3.83 (December 2023: $4.35) as at 31 December 2024, resulting in a 12.0% decrease (December 2023: 12.1% decrease) in the INREV NAV for the year. The Group was positively impacted by the accretive acquisitions in the year resulting in a net $0.46 per share uplift in the INREV NAV. This was however offset by the dilutionary impact of the termination payment that amounted to ($0.59) per share. The Group was negatively impacted by a reduction on its external valuations driven by a reduction in expected rental growth in the key markets. This led to a $32.6m valuation loss (December 2023: $14.5m loss) on the operating assets.
The Groups real estate assets delivered a robust performance with the Group's net property income on Lango buildings excluding ex-AttAfrica portfolio growing by 5% to $39.7m from $37.8m. The Group's acquisitions added another $3.0m of net property income since the transaction completion date of 20 September 2024 amounting to an additional 7.9% net property income growth. The acquisitions also had an impact on the geographical split with the percentage income generated in Nigeria increasing by 3% compared to prior year with the proportionate income from Zambia showing a corresponding decrease.
Whilst the liquidity shortage in Nigeria has improved since September 2023, the Nigerian Naira nonetheless significantly weakened against the USD during the year under review. This has led to significant foreign exchange losses on cash, tax and other monetary assets. During the period, the ability to hedge balance sheet exposure was severely limited due to the removal of hedging instruments. The Group was exposed to the 63% weakening of the Nigerian Naira as well as the 24% devaluation on the Ghanaian Cedi. This resulted in a foreign exchange loss of $9.2m (December 2023: $9.1m) for the period which has been considered as exceptional circumstance due to the market correction and lack of hedging options specifically related to the Nigerian Naira. As at December 2024, the Group has materially reduced its local currency balance sheet exposure, driven by the repatriation of cash, to reduce the risk of material future devaluations.
The Groups admin cost ratio increased this year to 2.04% from 1.54% in 2023. This was driven by the increase in the annual management fee payable driven by the INREV NAV increase as well as the one-off costs associated with the Group reorganisation that was successfully implemented.
The financial performance was further impacted by the delay in the receipt of capital secured in 2022. This has resulted in a delay in the settlement of debt and an increase in finance costs. The higher than anticipated debt levels, associated with the expiry of interest rate hedges in December 2023, has resulted in an increase in finance costs for the year.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Funding update
The Group short-term and long-term debt refinancing agreement is with two financial institutions, namely Standard Bank and RMB. The 12-month restructure senior debt facilities were via a syndicated facility on revised terms. In February 2021, the restructured debt transactions were completed and also included a $25 million revolving credit facility to smooth and facilitate short-term liquidity and working capital needs.
The Group extended the first tranche of debt of $120m that expired in February 2024. The Group extended the tenure of the debt to February 2028 as an interest only facility at an improved margin. An impact of the maturity of the debt tranche relates to the extent of hedging, as the debt expiry coincides with an interest rate swap maturity with a corresponding value of $100m. Due to high interest rates, current market interest forecasts, and a potential reduction of leverage once the Company's drawn capital is injected, the Group has deemed it appropriate to delay the implementation of a replacement hedge until rates reduced. The Group successfully entered a $90m interest rate swap in October 2024 at 3.755% to hedge the first tranche of the senior debt.
The Group is exposed to $77m of debt and extended the maturity date to February 2027 taking the total value of debt refinanced in the year to $208.8m. The Group furthermore entered interest rate swaps for all the newly acquired entities at a 3.75% with the full floating rate exposure hedged up to expiry date.
The second tranche of debt expires in May 2025 and the Group made a strategic decision to extend the debt for a 12-month period and align the debt expiry date with the tranche 3 debt. The Group has commenced a strategic review of its debt facilities and intends to conclude a full restructure of its debt facilities prior to December 2025. This will enable the Group to incorporate newly acquired entities into the existing Group debt structures, time to deleverage the balance sheet and to benefit from the expected decrease in base rates prior to locking in rates.
Driven by the short-term nature of the debt maturity profile, the Board identified a material uncertainty related to going concern. The Board has considered the risk related to the short-term nature of its tranche 2 and tranche 3 debt, and the Board's opinion is that the Group will be able to refinance these facilities and will be able to continue as a going concern. Additional information regarding the material uncertainty related to going concern, the risks identified and resulting mitigations are disclosed within note 4. All debt within the Lango syndication agreement is held equally between Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank South Africa Group inclusive of its affiliates within the counties in which Lango operates.
Sustainability
Lango is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. We are actively pursuing IFC Edge Certification and implementing renewable energy solutions across our portfolio. Our commitment to sustainability was recognised with the achievement of EDGE Champion Status in October 2024.
Our partnership with the IFC is crucial for establishing a framework for greater collaboration, driving the real estate industry towards a lower-carbon, more resource-efficient future. This partnership aligns with our vision of sustainability and positions us as leaders in the industry. As of August 2024, 87.5% of our prime assets have obtained EDGE certification. This progress underscores our commitment to sustainability and our ability to meet ambitious targets.
We conduct detailed, per-building evaluations to ensure assets meet sustainability standards, enabling energy and water savings that support long-term goals and improve efficiency. Addressing carbon regulations, we focus on emission reductions aligned with global decarbonisation, yielding financial gains such as improved income, lower costs, and greater investment resilience. Key challenges include aligning the full portfolio with sustainability goals and mitigating risks from non-sustainable properties. We pursue a target-driven decarbonisation strategy, despite varied building performance and regulatory differences. A dedicated consultant is guiding us with specific initiatives to achieve net-zero emissions.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
We prioritise education and community support through long-term projects that develop future leaders in our operating regions. By repurposing non-core space via “Lango Plus,” we foster community use and social impact. Our “Lango Star” Initiative supports early-stage businesses with resources, training, and mentorship, enhancing our asset value while advancing employment, innovation, and decent work. We partner with education providers, such as our collaboration with Bidata and Manda Hill, to offer part-time ICT training at our IT Centre—designed for inclusivity and community development. Lango Star also offers startups access to space, facilities, and customer networks, helping unique retailers thrive and boosting foot traffic.
We are deeply committed to fostering a vibrant and inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront. Our workforce is rich in professional skills, with 80% of employees having professional qualifications which is balanced across management levels (17% junior management, 31% middle management, 7% senior management, and 2% top management). We are excited about the opportunities to further enhance gender diversity,
with 65% male and 35% female employees, and ethnic diversity, with 90% Black, 6% White, and 4.5% Asian descent employees. Additionally, 31% of our team is aged 35 or younger, indicating a wealth of experience with potential for attracting younger talent. We offer an exceptional range of benefits, including flexible working hours, comprehensive wellness programmes, and competitive compensation, all designed to support our employees' well-being and growth.
Risk Management Framework
Lango has adopted an integrated and comprehensive approach to Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) and how the ERM framework supports the achievement of strategic objectives. The framework comprises interconnected elements which cover all key aspects of ERM, from governance to continuous improvement. The framework is also tailored to the specific needs of Lango, considering its unique business model and risk profile.
The ERM framework supports the achievement of Lango's strategic objectives in two keyways:
• | It allows Lango to identify and understand the risks that could impact its ability to achieve its strategic objectives. This enables Lango to develop and implement risk management strategies to mitigate these risks. |
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• | It enables Lango to make informed decisions about its strategic priorities, by understanding its risk profile. Lango can allocate resources to the areas where they are most needed and reduce exposure to unnecessary risks. |
The ERM framework helps Lango to maintain a strong risk culture. The framework emphasizes the importance of risk awareness and accountability at all levels in the organisation. This helps to ensure that risks are identified and managed effectively throughout the Group.
Risk Governance Structure
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Board of Directors | The Board of Directors bears ultimate responsibility for risk management and maintaining a robust internal control system.The Board defines the Group's risk appetite, aligning risk tolerance with strategic objectives and the external operating environment. |
Audit & Risk Committee (“ARC”), Management Audit Committee (“MAC”) & Sustainability Committee (“SC”) | ARC and SC provide oversight and assurance, with the ARC evaluating the effectiveness of risk management and internal controls throughout the year. |
Executive Directors (“Exco”) and the Management Risk Committee(“MRC”) chaired by the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) | The Group considered its operational risk framework and has determined that the day-to-day risk management of the Group will be actively managed by the Executive Directors (“Exco”) and the Management Risk Committee(“MRC”) chaired by the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Principal risks are assessed and monitored by the ARC, with appropriate mitigation measures implemented. |
Internal risk management team | The internal risk management team coordinates risk management activities, embedding risk management and internal controls into the Group's operations, culture, and decision-making processes. |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Day-to-day risk management is integrated into divisions that oversee day-to-day processes, to ensure a risk culture forms an integral part of the Group's operational management processes. This bottom-up approach identifies and escalates potential risks on an expedited basis, along with the ability to implement potential risk mitigants. Each division has a designated risk representative and maintains a comprehensive risk register.
When required, an independent assurance provider conducts objective assurance by evaluating the effectiveness of risk management and internal control processes through independent reviews.
In summary, our risk management approach focusses on risk awareness, clear risk appetite definition, rapid responses to risk profile changes, and a strong risk management culture with clearly defined roles and accountability. Our organizational structure ensures involvement of senior management in all significant decisions and in-house management of asset and property management activities.
The Group's risk management practices are in place to ensure risks are identified, assessed, managed, and controlled effectively.
Principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group and the Company
The Directors are committed to ensuring that the Group and the Company operate a robust and effective risk management process that seeks to identify, assess and manage each of the various risks involved in their activities in accordance with defined policies and procedures. The principal risks that the Group and the Company face can be categorised as financial risk (such as credit risk, foreign exchange risk and liquidity risk) and operational risk. The Group's management of financial risks is described in note 24 to these financial statements.
Risk and Risk Description | Response and Mitigation |
Access to Equity Capital Risk (New Shareholders): (a) The risk of delayed receipt of new shareholder equity capital commitments or failure to receive expected funding | - Assess the likelihood of receiving timely funding from the shareholder, considering their internal processes and any potential roadblocks. - Develop contingency plans to address potential delays or funding shortfalls, such as securing bridge financing or exploring alternative funding sources. - Maintaining open communication with the shareholder and proactively address any concerns or obstacles to funding approval. - If necessary, considering alternative options, such as declaring the shareholder a defaulting investor or seeking legal remedies. |
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Access to Equity Capital Risk (New Shareholders): (b) Risk of failure to secure Necessary Equity Capital from Existing or New Shareholders for Strategic Acquisitions | - Develop a comprehensive funding plan for acquisitions, including identifying potential sources of capital and securing necessary approvals. - Explore various financing options, such as equity issuance, debt financing, or strategic partnerships. - Maintain a strong financial performance and credit rating to attract investors. - Communicate with shareholders transparently about the funding plan and any potential challenges. |
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Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Risk and Risk Description | Response and Mitigation |
Access to Debt Capital Risk: (a) Debt refinancing risk Inability to refinance debt, specifically the Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) and senior loans, upon their maturity. | - Diversify funding sources by exploring relationships with new lenders and alternative financing options. - Maintain strong relationships with existing lenders to ensure continued access to financing. - Monitor the financial health and risk appetite of lenders to anticipate potential changes in their lending policies. - Ensure necessary documentation and approvals are in place. |
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Access to Debt Capital Risk: (b) Debt facility compliance The risk of breaching loan covenants, particularly the interest coverage ratio (ICR). | Debt facility compliance: - Engaged with lenders proactively to discuss the potential breach and explore possible solutions. - Developed a comprehensive plan to improve the ICR within a specific timeframe. - Continuously monitor the ICR and provide regular updates to lenders on the company's financial performance. - Investigate alternative financing options or consider restructuring existing loans to mitigate the risk of future breaches. |
The Group and the Company's normal operating and financing activities expose it to a variety of financial risks. The primary financial risks are market risk (including foreign currency risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group and the Company's overall risk management process is designed to identify, manage, and mitigate business risk which includes, among others, financial risk. Information on the Group's and the Company's exposure to financial risks and its risk management objectives and policies, including hedge accounting, can be found in notes 24 and 25 to the consolidated financial statements.
Risk and Risk Description | Response and Mitigation |
Indexing of Local Currency: The risk of Governments placing restrictions on indexing and/or receiving foreign currency transactions, which could impact the Group's ability to receive rental income in local currency linked to the USD. | - Closely monitors the development and implementation of the dedollarisation policy and any related regulations. - Engaged with legal counsel to understand the implications of the policy for the company's operations and lease agreements. - Assessed the potential impact of the policy on rental income and develop strategies to mitigate potential losses, such as hedging strategies or renegotiating lease agreements. - Explored alternative financing options to reduce reliance on USD- denominated debt. - Communicated with tenants about the potential impact of the policy and any necessary adjustments to lease agreements. |
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Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Risk and Risk Description | Response and Mitigation |
Currency Devaluation: The depreciation of the Zambian Kwacha, Ghanaian Cedi and Nigerian Naira against the US Dollar, poses a risk to the financial performance of the Group, at various levels: EBITDA and Investment Property as well as the overall cashflow. | - Currency Risk Mitigation: Use hedging instruments, adjust rental agreements, explore alternative invoicing/payment methods, and consult legal experts to manage currency devaluation and regulatory compliance. - Cost and Liquidity Management: Implement cost-saving measures and diversify funding sources—including local currency financing—to counter rising expenses and USD liquidity shortages. - Strategic Financial Planning: Develop robust financial forecasts and conduct sensitivity analyses to proactively manage the impact of currency fluctuations. - Diversification and Advocacy: Reduce exposure by investing across regions and actively engage with authorities in Ghana, Zambia, and Nigeria to support favourable foreign exchange policies. |
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Lease Renegotiation Risk & vacancies: The risk of tenant seeking to renegotiate its lease agreement on unfavourable terms, including a shift to local currency and lower rental escalations. | - Informed Decision-Making: Conducted detailed financial analysis and obtained independent market benchmarks to evaluate and support favourable lease terms. - Strategic Negotiation: Established a strong negotiation position with readiness to reject unfavourable deals, ensuring long-term value. - Tenant Diversification: Pursued a strategy to recruit new tenants, reducing dependency on any single tenant and strengthening portfolio resilience. |
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Tenant Arrears Risk: The risk of financial loss due to significant tenant arrears. This affects the company's cash flow and financial performance. | - Implement a robust rent collection process with clear policies and procedures for addressing arrears. - Proactively monitor tenant payment patterns and identify any signs of financial distress. - Engage with tenants in arrears to understand their situation and explore solutions, such as payment plans or temporary rent reductions. - If necessary, consider legal action to recover outstanding rent or negotiate lease terminations. |
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The following table identifies the principal risks faced by the Group and how these risks are managed.
Risk and Risk Description | Response and Mitigation |
Key Anchor Tenant Underperformance: Inability of key anchor tenant to perform per expectations. | - Actively engage with tenant management to discuss their business plans and explore options for improving performance. - Identify and recruit new tenants to replace underperforming ones and diversify the tenant mix. - Implement marketing and promotional campaigns to attract customers and drive foot traffic. - Develop contingency plans to address potential financial shortfalls. -Develop a contingency plan for tenant replacement and explore alternative leasing options including premises sub-divisions. |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Risk and Risk Description | Response and Mitigation |
Property value decline: A negative change in market conditions, negatively impacts property values and rental income. | - Develop a long-term strategy to ensure redundancy on rental income and vacancy levels. - Closely monitor the market conditions and pursue new entrants to the markets. - Lango continuously tracks key macroeconomic indicators, industry benchmarks, and competitor valuation assumptions. This allows for early identification of potential market shifts and informs proactive adjustments to strategy. - Strong tenant relationships, proactive rent review mechanisms, and rigorous tenant selection minimize the risk of defaults and vacancies, protecting rental income and supporting property values. - Maintaining a prudent LTV ratio provides a buffer against property devaluation and ensures compliance with debt covenants. - Independent valuations, combined with frequent stress tests under various yield scenarios, provide the Board with up-to-date insights into potential value erosion and allow for timely mitigation. |
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting requirements (SECR) disclosure
The Company is a low energy user as defined in the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting Regulations and therefore does not report its energy and carbon information.
Statement on Compliance with Section 172 of the Companies Act
This statement sets out how the directors of Lango have discharged their duties under Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006, which requires directors to act in a way that promotes the success of the company for the benefit of its shareholders, while considering the broader impact of their decisions on other stakeholders, including employees, customers, service providers, the community, and the environment.
In fulfilling these duties for the year ended 31 December 2024, the Directors have had regard to the following factors, as prescribed under Section 172:
(1) The likely consequences of any decision in the long term:
As a property investment and management company, the Directors have made decisions with a long-term view, focused on sustainable growth, value creation, and the future profitability of the company. This includes:
Property Portfolio Strategy: Our long-term investment strategy prioritises acquiring and management of high-quality retail malls and office buildings in prime locations to ensure capital appreciation and consistent rental income. Decisions around new acquisitions, developments, and divestments are guided by market trends, tenant demand, and the long-term viability of the assets.
Building Sustainability: The directors have prioritized sustainability initiatives to future-proof the Company portfolio as more so detailed under the Sustainability report.
Tenant Stability: The Directors consider the long-term relationships with tenants, ensuring that tenant mix strategies are aligned with evolving market demands (e.g., e-commerce and hybrid work environments) to ensure the resilience and profitability of the company's retail malls and office spaces.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
(2) The interests of the company's employees:
The Directors recognize that the success of the company depends on a motivated and skilled workforce. Key actions taken include:
Employee Development and Engagement: We prioritize the training, development, and wellbeing of our employees, fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion, and collaboration.
Health, Safety, and Wellbeing: As a property management company with a large portfolio, we ensure that our employees, contractors, and visitors are safe within our buildings.
Workplace Flexibility: With the employees working in hybrid settings, the Directors have provided flexible work arrangements, enabling better work-life balance while maintaining high levels of productivity.
(3) The need to foster the company's business relationships with service providers, customers, and others:
Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders is essential to the success of the Company. The directors have taken the following actions to promote healthy business relationships:
Retail and Office Tenant Relations: We engage closely with tenants in our malls and office spaces to understand their needs and provide a high standard of service. This includes regular communication, flexible lease terms, and offering support to tenants during difficult times (e.g., rent concessions during the COVID-19 pandemic).
Suppliers and Contractors: The Directors have ensured that service providers and contractors are selected based on their ability to deliver high-quality services and products, aligning with the Company's values of sustainability and ethical business practices. Long-term relationships are fostered with key service providers.
Customer Experience: Lango places great emphasis on delivering an outstanding experience to visitors to its retail malls, with initiatives to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty, such as enhancing mall amenities and curating a diverse retail mix that caters to consumer demand.
(4) The impact of the Company's operations on the community and the environment:
The Company is committed to operating responsibly and sustainably in the communities where it operates. The directors have undertaken a range of initiatives to minimize environmental impact and support local communities, including:
Environmental Sustainability: Currently, 80% of our building portfolio is EDGE certified, reflecting our commitment to long-term operational efficiency, cost reduction, and compliance with evolving environmental standards. We are actively working toward achieving 100% EDGE green building certification across our portfolio, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and supporting global sustainability objectives.
Community Engagement: The company actively engages with local communities in which its properties are located. This includes supporting local businesses, running community outreach programs, and investing in local infrastructure to enhance the surrounding area. We also support charitable causes that benefit the local community and provide spaces for community events in our malls.
Sustainable Development: We ensure that any new developments or refurbishments of our properties adhere to sustainable construction practices, including using eco-friendly materials, minimizing waste, and incorporating energy-efficient technologies.
(5) The desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct:
The Company strives to maintain a reputation for professionalism, ethical conduct, and integrity. The Directors ensure that the company operates with the highest standards, which is integral to maintaining the trust of stakeholders. This includes:
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Corporate Governance: Adhering to best practices in corporate governance, ensuring transparency, accountability, and ethical decision-making. The Board conducts regular reviews of its own performance and that of its individual members.
Ethical Standards: All employees, contractors, and partners are expected to work in an ethical manner, which includes maintaining integrity in all business dealings, ensuring fairness in the treatment of stakeholders, and complying with legal and regulatory requirements.
(6) The need to act fairly as between members of the Company:
The Directors ensure that the interests of all shareholders are taken into account and that the Company acts fairly towards all members. This includes:
Shareholder Communication: The company maintains open and transparent communication with its shareholders, providing timely updates on financial performance, strategic initiatives, and market developments.
Dividend Policy: The Directors review the Company's dividend policy regularly, balancing the need to reward shareholders with the need to reinvest in the business for growth. The decision to declare dividends is based on the company's profitability, cash flow, and capital requirements.
In conclusion, the Directors of are committed to promoting the long-term success of the company, while considering the impact of their decisions on all stakeholders, including employees, tenants, service providers, customers, the local community, and the environment. We remain dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of governance and ensuring that our actions align with our corporate values of sustainability, integrity, and corporate responsibility.
By order of the Board
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Thomas James Reilly | Eric Hendrik Weirich |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: 30th May 2025 | Date: 30th May 2025 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Statement of Directors' responsibilities in respect of the in respect of the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the financial statements
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the Group and parent Company financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare Group and parent Company financial statements for each financial year. Under that law they have elected to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and applicable law and have elected to prepare the parent Company financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards and applicable law (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework.
Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and parent Company and of the Group's profit or loss for that period. In preparing each of the Group and parent Company financial statements, the directors are required to:
• | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
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• | make judgements and estimates that are reasonable, relevant, reliable and prudent; |
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• | for the parent Company financial statements, state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; |
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• | for the Group financial statements, state whether they have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards; |
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• | assess the Group and parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and |
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• | use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Group or the parent Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the parent Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the parent Company and enable them to ensure that its financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company's website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
By order of the Board
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Thomas James Reilly | Eric Hendrik Weirich |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: 30th May 2025 | Date: 30th May 2025 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Directors' Report
Directors and their interests
The Directors who served during the period from 26 June 2024 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2024, and up to the date of the signing of the Financial Statements, were as follows:
Directors during the year | Date of appointment |
Distributable reserves and distribution policy
The results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2024 and the Company for the period from 26 June 2024 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2024 are shown in the Consolidated and parent company's separate statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and related notes.
Details regarding the reserves of the Group and the Company are also disclosed within the consolidated statement of changes in equity and parent company's separate statement of changes in equity. The Directors did not declare any dividend for the period from 26 June 2024 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2024.
Statement of going concern
The Directors made an assessment of the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern taking into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but is not limited to, twelve months from the date of approval of these consolidated and parent company's separate financial statements.
The Group continued to enact a proactive approach to managing its tenant and financial risks. Despite macroeconomic challenges, Lango Real Estate Limited has gone the extra mile to ensure the continued success of our buildings. As disclosed in the Going Concern note, the Directors are actively working on strategies to mitigate any concerns on the Company continuing to operate in the foreseeable future.
The main business activities of the Company and the Group are defined in the notes to the consolidated and parent company's separate financial statements. The Directors have identified events or conditions, detailed in note 4, that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Group's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Strategic Report. The financial position of the Group is set out in the Financial Statements. The liquidity position and borrowing facilities of the Group are set out in note 23 to the Financial Statements.
Material uncertainty surrounding the Group is disclosed in note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements under basis of preparation. Having considered the Group's financial position and the Group's forecasts and projections, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the ongoing uncertain economic climate and have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Directors' Report
Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Group uses various financial instruments including derivative financial instruments, trade and other receivables, investment in equity-accounted investees, cash and cash equivalents, interest bearing borrowings, borrowings from non-controlling interests, convertible loan notes, tenant's deposits and trade and other payables that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the Group's operations. All of the Group's financial instruments are of sterling denomination and the Company does not trade in financial instruments or derivatives.
The existence of these financial instruments exposes the Group to a number of financial risks, which are described in more detail in note 24. The Directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks. These policies are unchanged from the previous year.
Qualifying third party indemnity
The Directors are protected by Directors and Officers Liability Insurance provided by the Company and the Group.
During the year and up until the date of this report, the Company and the Group maintained liability insurance and third-party indemnification provisions for its directors, under which the Company and the Group has agreed to indemnify the directors to the extent permitted by law in respect of all liabilities to third parties arising out of, or in connection with, the execution of their powers, duties and responsibilities of the Company and the Group.
Events after the reporting date
The Group has identified three significant events since the reporting date. More information on these significant events is disclosed in note 28.
Likely future developments
The Group will maintain a strong focus on efficiency and control of its operations. This strong focus will allow the Group to risk manage its current level of business, while providing a robust platform for managing future growth. The Group expects its growth opportunities to develop significantly, based around the following key elements:
- | Capital raising; |
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- | Acquisition of strategic assets or portfolio; |
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- | Reduction of debt leverage; |
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- | Investment in people, systems, and processes; |
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- | Continued operational efficiency; and |
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- | Initial Public Offering (“IPO”). |
With the structure in place to facilitate growth, the Group expects to continuously deliver exceptional service to its customers/tenants and shareholders from its balanced portfolio of assets.
Statement of corporate governance arrangements
As part of the relocation of the ultimate parent company to United Kingdom, there is an obligation by the Company and the Group to be fully compliant with all applicable UK laws and regulations as required for a private company.
Political donations
There were no political donations during the period from 26 June 2024 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2024.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Directors' Report
Substantial shareholding
Information regarding the company's shareholding is disclosed in note 16.
Disclosure of information to auditor
The Directors who held office at the date of approval of this Directors' Report confirm that, so far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditor is unaware; and each Director has taken all the steps that he/ she ought to have taken as a director to make himself/ herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of that information.
Auditors
Subsequent to the re-domiciliation of Lango Real Estate Limited from Mauritius to the United Kingdom, KPMG UK replaced KPMG Mauritius as auditors.
The auditors, KPMG UK, have indicated their willingness to continue in office and will be considered for reappointment pursuant to section 487 of the Companies Act 2006 at the next Annual Meeting.
Pursuant to Section 487 of the Companies Act 2006, the auditor will be deemed to be reappointed and KPMG LLP will therefore continue in office for the subsequent period.
By order of the Board
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Thomas James Reilly | Eric Hendrik Weirich |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: 30th May 2025 | Date: 30th May 2025 |
Independent Auditor's report to the members of Lango Real Estate Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Lango Real Estate Limited (“the Company”) for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated and Company Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated and Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cashflow and related notes, including the accounting policies in note 3.
In our opinion:
• | the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's and of the parent Company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the Group's loss for the year then ended; |
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• | the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards; |
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• | the parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK accounting standards, including FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework, and as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and |
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• | the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our responsibilities are described below. We have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities under, and are independent of the Group in accordance with, UK ethical requirements including the FRC Ethical Standard. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is a sufficient and appropriate basis for our opinion.
Material uncertainty relating to going concern
We draw attention to note 4 to the financial statements which indicates that:
• | Tranche 2 of the group's senior debt arrangement totalling $120m matured in May 2025. Whilst negotiations with the lenders are progressing the group may not be able to refinance this facility to secure ongoing liquidity. |
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• | Tranche 3 of the group's senior debt arrangement totalling $60m is due for repayment in February 2026. Whilst negotiations with the lenders are progressing the group may not be able to refinance this facility within the required timescale. |
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• | The forecasts assume an additional equity investment of $85m from a cornerstone investor, although its receipt is not under the control of the group. If this is not obtained by December 2025 then additional, unidentified funding would be required to increase liquidity and avoid a covenant breach. In the severe but plausible downside scenario, breaches of the senior debt interest rate cover ratio and LTV ratio covenants for the senior debt arrangement are forecast to occur; and |
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• | If a Qualifying IPO has not been achieved by June 2026 then, subject to certain deferral conditions, the Group will be required to commence the exit its investments and so cease operations. |
These events and conditions, along with the other matters explained in note 4, constitute a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Going concern basis of preparation
The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. As stated above, they have concluded that a material uncertainty related to going concern exists.
Our conclusion based on our financial statements audit work: we consider that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Independent Auditor's report to the members of Lango Real Estate Limited
Fraud and breaches of laws and regulations - ability to detect
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement due to fraud
To identify risks of material misstatement due to fraud (“fraud risks”) we assessed events or conditions that could indicate an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to commit fraud. Our risk assessment procedures included:
• | Enquiring of directors and inspection of policy documentation as to the Group's high-level policies and procedures to prevent and detect fraud, as well as whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud. |
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• | Reading Board Meeting Minutes of those charged with governance. |
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• | Using analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships. |
In addition, our forensic professionals assisted us in identifying key fraud risks. This included holding a discussion with the engagement partner, the engagement manager and the audit team, and assisting with designing and executing relevant audit procedures to respond to the identified fraud risks. They also attended meetings with management/external advisers to discuss key fraud risk areas.
We communicated identified fraud risk factors throughout the audit team and remained alert to any indications of fraud throughout the audit. This included communication from the Group auditor to component auditors of relevant fraud risks identified at the Group level and requesting component auditors performing procedures at the component level to report to the Group auditor any identified fraud risk factors or identified or suspected instances of fraud.
As required by auditing standards, we perform procedures to address the risk of management override of controls and the risk of fraudulent revenue recognition, in particular the risk that management may be in a position to make inappropriate accounting entries and the risk that rental income is overstated through fictitious recordings by way of underreporting vacancies for some properties. We also identified a fraud risk associated with the valuation of investment property because this is a significant determinant of the Net Asset Value (‘NAV') of the Company at the financial period end and NAV is used to determine the consideration for the management agreement termination, in which management have an interest.
This could result in higher NAV on which the consideration for the termination of the management agreement was based.
We did not identify any additional fraud risks.
We performed procedures including:
• | Identifying journal entries to test at the group and selected component level based on risk criteria and comparing the identified entries to supporting documentation. These included journal entries posted to unusual accounts combinations and all material post-closing. |
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• | Assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias. |
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• | The use of our specialist valuers to challenge the methods and assumptions used in the valuation of investment property. |
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• | Performed year on year analytical review of rental income per tenant and investigated any significant differences. |
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• | Obtained and inspected lease agreements for all properties and assessed whether all relevant lease terms have been appropriately recorded. |
Independent Auditor's report to the members of Lango Real Estate Limited
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement due to non-compliance with laws and regulations
We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, and through discussion with management and the directors (as required by auditing standards), and discussed with management the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations.
We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to any indications of noncompliance throughout the audit. This included communication from the Group auditor to component auditors of relevant laws and regulations identified at the Group level, and a request for component auditors to report to the Group audit team any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that could give rise to a material misstatement at the Group level.
The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies considerably.
Firstly, the Group is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation (including related companies legislation), distributable profits legislation and taxation legislation, and we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.
Secondly, the Group is subject to many other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines or litigation. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: Property Laws and Building Regulation, Landlord and Tenant Legislation, health and safety, anti-bribery, employment law recognizing the nature of the Group's activities.
Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and management, and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Therefore, if a breach of operational regulations is not disclosed to us or evident from relevant correspondence, an audit will not detect that breach.
Context of the ability of the audit to detect fraud or breaches of law or regulation
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it.
In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of fraud, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. Our audit procedures are designed to detect material misstatement. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance or fraud and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
Strategic report and director's report
The directors are responsible for the strategic report and the directors' report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover those reports and we do not express an audit opinion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the strategic report and the directors' report and, in doing so, consider whether, based on our financial statements audit work, the information therein is materially misstated or inconsistent with the financial statements or our audit knowledge. Based solely on that work:
• | we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the directors' report; |
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• | in our opinion the information given in those reports for the financial year is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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• | in our opinion those reports have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006. |
Independent Auditor's report to the members of Lango Real Estate Limited
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
Under the Companies Act 2006, we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
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• | the parent Company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
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• | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
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• | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
We have nothing to report in these respects.
Directors' responsibilities
As explained more fully in their statement set out on page 15, the directors are responsible for: the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view; such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; assessing the Group and parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Group or the parent Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Other matter - prior period consolidated financial statements
We note that the company did not previously prepare consolidated financial statements. Consequently ISAs (UK) require the auditor to state that the corresponding figures contained within the consolidated financial statements are unaudited.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Auditor's responsibilities
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue our opinion in an auditor's report. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but does not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
A fuller description of our responsibilities is provided on the FRC's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.
The purpose of our audit work and to whom we owe our responsibilities
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Craig Steven-Jennings
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants
15 Canada Square
London
E14 5GL
30th May 2025
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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Profit and Loss | Notes | $000s | $000s |
Gross property income | 5 | 55,849 | 50,158 |
Property related expenses | 6 | (13,185) | (12,394) |
Net property income |
| 42,664 | 37,764 |
Administrative expenses | 7 | (15,174) | (13,000) |
Impairment losses on financial assets | 7 | (2,238) | (834) |
Impairment losses on other financial assets on loans carried at amortised costs and |
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other receivables | 7 | - | (3,563) |
Foreign exchange losses | 7 | (9,220) | (9,131) |
Fair value adjustments to investment properties | 8 | (33,857) | (32,184) |
Gain on bargain purchase | 8 | 49,826 | - |
Termination payment | 23 | (60,276) | - |
Finance income | 9 | 922 | 1,425 |
Finance expense on finance activities | 9 | (29,802) | (23,284) |
Finance expense on loans with non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee | 9 | (4,220) | (3,627) |
Share of profit / (loss) of equity-accounted investees, net of tax | 15 | 878 | (1,397) |
Loss before tax |
| (60,497) | (47,831) |
Taxation | 10 | (30,142) | (13,109) |
Loss for the financial year |
| (90,639) | (60,940) |
Loss for the year attributable to: |
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Owners of the parent company |
| (84,338) | (52,736) |
Non-controlling interest |
| (6,301) | (8,204) |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: |
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Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss |
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Cash flow hedge - effective portion of changes in fair value | 25a | (5,743) | (9,157) |
Total comprehensive loss of the year |
| (96,382) | (70,097) |
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to: |
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Owners of the parent company |
| (90,081) | (61,893) |
Non-controlling interest |
| (6,301) | (8,204) |
All operations were continuing in both current and prior years. The notes on pages 29 to 74 form an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Consolidated statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2024
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| Notes | $000s | $000s |
Assets |
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Non-current assets |
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Investment properties | 12 | 709,450 | 564,700 |
Plant and equipment | 14 | 763 | 933 |
Investment in equity-accounted investees | 15 | 24,087 | 5,040 |
Derivative financial instruments | 25 | 969 | 3,283 |
Deferred tax assets | 21 | 1,622 | 5,320 |
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Current assets |
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Trade and other receivables | 17 | 41,560 | 27,851 |
Derivative financial instruments | 25 | 1,944 | 4,138 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 22,143 | 41,741 |
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Liabilities and equity |
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Non-current liabilities |
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Interest bearing borrowings | 20 | 256,163 | 179,501 |
Borrowings from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee | 27 | 43,560 | 36,400 |
Deferred Income | 22 | 6,267 | 4,932 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 21 | 48,254 | 23,346 |
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Current liabilities |
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Interest bearing borrowings | 20 | 119,857 | 119,667 |
Convertible loan notes | 23 | 60,276 | - |
Trade and other payables | 22 | 25,603 | 29,326 |
Deferred Income | 22 | 8,593 | 3,871 |
Tenants' deposits | 22 | 5,560 | 3,718 |
Current tax liabilities | 10 | 4,830 | 4,700 |
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Equity |
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Share Capital | 19 | 845 | 70,311 |
Share premium |
| - | 209,112 |
Retained earnings |
| 247,227 | (5,088) |
Cash flow hedge reserve | 25a | 2,913 | 7,421 |
Non-controlling interest | 16b | (27,410) | (34,211) |
Total equity |
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Footnote: ***Balance amounts of $1 as disclosed in note 19 (iii).
The Parent Company Statement of Financial Position is presented on page 75. The Consolidated Financial Statements of Lango Real Estate Limited (registration number 15804453) were approved and authorised for issue by
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Consolidated statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2024
Footnote: ***Balance amounts of $1 as disclosed in note 19 (iii).
The Parent Company Statement of Financial Position is presented on page 75. The Consolidated Financial Statements of Lango Real Estate Limited (registration number 15804453) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on the 30th May 2025 and signed on behalf by:
…………………………………….. | …………………………………….. |
Thomas James Reilly | Eric Hendrik Weirich |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
The notes on pages 29 to 74 form an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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| Share Capital | Share premium | Retained Earnings | Cash Flow Hedge Reserve | Amount attributable to owners of the Parent Company | Non-controlling interest | Total Equity |
| Notes | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
At 1 January 2023 |
| 70,311 | 209,112 | 47,648 | 16,579 | 343,650 | (26,007) | 317,643 |
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comprehensive loss for the year: |
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Loss for the year |
| - | - | (52,736) | - | (52,736) | (8,204) | (60,940) |
Other comprehensive income for the year |
| - | - | - | (9,158) | (9,158) | - | (9,158) |
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| - | - | (52,736) | (9,158) | (61,894) | (8,204) | (70,098) |
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At 31 December 2023 |
| 70,311 | 209,112 | (5,088) | 7,421 | 281,756 | (34,211) | 247,545 |
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At 1 January 2024 |
| 70,311 | 209,112 | (5,088) | 7,421 | 281,756 | (34,211) | 247,545 |
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Total |
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comprehensive loss for the year: |
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Loss for the year |
| - | - | (84,338) | - | (84,338) | (6,301) | (90,639) |
Other comprehensive income for the year |
| - | - | - | (5,743) | (5,743) | - | (5,743) |
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| - | - | (84,338) | (5,743) | (90,081) | (6,301) | (96,382) |
Transactions with |
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owners: |
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Arising through business | 13 | 14,157 | 45,153 | (642) | 642 | 59,310 | 13,102 | 72,412 |
combinations |
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Share Capital Reduction | 19 | (83,623) | - | 83,623 | - | - | - | - |
Share premium transferred to Retained Earnings | 19 | - | (254,265) | 254,265 | - | - | - | - |
New cash flow hedges entered during the year | 25 | - | - | (593) | 593 | - | - | - |
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| (69,466) | (209,112) | 336,653 | 1,235 | 59,310 | 13,102 | 72,412 |
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At 31 December 2024 |
| 845 | - | 247,227 | 2,913 | 250,985 | (27,410) | 223,575 |
The notes on pages 29 to 74 form an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Consolidated statement of cash flows
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | $000s | $000s |
Cash flows from operating activities |
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Loss before tax |
| (60,497) | (47,831) |
Adjusted for: |
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Depreciation of plant and equipment | 14 | 297 | 269 |
Tenant incentives amortised | 12 | 178 | 301 |
Share of (profit) / loss of equity-accounted investees | 15 | (878) | 1,397 |
Impairment losses on financial assets | 7 | 2,238 | 834 |
Foreign exchange losses | 7 | 9,220 | - |
Impairment losses on other financial assets on loans carried at amortised |
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costs and other receivables | 7 | - | 3,563 |
Straight-line lease income adjustments | 12 | 177 | 948 |
Fair value adjustments to investment properties | 8 | 33,857 | 32,184 |
New hedge addition | 25 | (593) |
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Gain on bargain purchase | 8 | (49,826) | - |
Finance income | 9 | (922) | (1,425) |
Termination payment | 23 | 60,276 | - |
Finance expense on finance activities | 9 | 29,802 | 23,284 |
Finance expense on loans with non-controlling interests and equity- | 9 | 4,220 | 627 |
accounted investee |
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Operating cash flows before movements in working capital |
| 27,549 | 17,151 |
Increase in receivables |
| (9,631) | (10,703) |
(Decrease) / increase in payables |
| (4,504) | 15,741 |
Cash generated from operations |
| 13,414 | 22,189 |
Income taxes paid | 10 | (2,671) | (4,464) |
Net cash inflows from operating activities |
| 10,743 | 17,725 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
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Additions of plant and equipment | 14 | (120) | (422) |
Disposal of plant and equipment | 14 | - | 102 |
Additions to investment properties | 12 | (1,473) | (2,370) |
Interest and other income received |
| 7,877 | 12,753 |
Cash and cash equivalent through acquisition | 13 | 4,155 | - |
Net cash inflows from investing activities |
| 10,439 | 10,063 |
Cash flows from financing activities |
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Proceeds from issue of Class A participating shares | 19 | - | 10,000 |
Settlement of interest-bearing borrowings | 20 | - | (11,500) |
Settlement of borrowings from non-controlling interests | 28 | (581) | - |
Proceeds from interest-bearing borrowings | 20 | - | 11,500 |
Finance expense paid | 20 | (32,192) | (33,169) |
Net cash outflows from financing activities |
| (32,773) | (23,169) |
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents |
| (11,591) | 4,619 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 18 | 41,741 | 46,253 |
Effects of movements in exchange rates on cash held |
| (8,007) | (9,131) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 18 | 22,143 | 41,741 |
The notes on pages 29 to 74 form an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
1. Corporate information
Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom), (the “Company”) was incorporated as a private company limited by shares in England on 26 June 2024. The Company, together with its subsidiary undertakings (collectively referred to as the “Group” or “Lango”) aim to give investors exposure to a portfolio of income generating commercial real estate assets, diversified across geographies and sectors in Africa. The Company's current mandate spans across 17 African countries, where it seeks to take advantage of the growing demand for high quality investable real estate assets, primarily in the office, retail, and industrial sectors.
Its registered office, situated in England is Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, United Kingdom, SW1H 0DB (Company registration: 15804453).
Lango Real Estate Limited is the ultimate holding company of the Group as from 24 December 2024. Prior to 24 December 2024, a private company limited by shares incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius on 31 March 2016 also called Lango Real Estate Limited (“Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius)”), was the ultimate holding company of the Group. Further to the re-domicile of the Group, Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) is currently under liquidation.
On the 24 December 2024, the Company purchased all the shares of Lango Mauritius Limited previously held by Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius). The Company allocated 84,468,071 of class A share of $1 nominal value at a share premium of $3.01 to Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) in exchange of the purchase of shares in Lango Mauritius Limited. After the above transaction, the Company reduced its share capital from $84,468,071 to $844,681 by reducing the nominal value of each of the 84,468,071 issued Class A Shares from $1 to $0.01. The Directors of the Company also approved the transfer of the share premium account amounting to $337,888,265 to retained earnings.
2. Basis of preparation
These financial statements include the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) for the year ended 31 December 2024. The parent company's separate financial statements present information about the Company and not the Group.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards (“UK-adopted IFRS”) and with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to the companies reporting under those standards. The Company has elected to prepare its parent company's separate financial statements in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure Framework' (“FRS 101”); these are presented on pages 75 to 81. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going-concern basis and were approved for issue by the Board on 30th May 2025.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investment properties and certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value. The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (“$”) and all values are rounded to the nearest USD thousand (“$000”) unless otherwise stated.
New and amended standards adopted by the Group
A number of new standards and amendments to standards and interpretations have been issued for the current accounting year. The Group has adopted the following new standard and amendment to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024: Classification of liabilities as current or non-current liabilities (Amendments to IAS 1). Further to the adoption of the new standard, the borrowings from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee have been classified as non-current liabilities in these consolidated financial statements as the Group has the right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting date. The right to defer settlement should be based on substance and must exist at the reporting date. This new standard and amendment did not have any material impact on amounts recognised in prior years.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted by the Group
The following standards and interpretations which have been issued but are not yet effective include lack of exchangeability (Amendments to IAS 21) and presentation and disclosure in consolidated financial statements (IFRS 18). The Directors are still in the process of assessing the impact of the new standards and amendments on the consolidated financial statements.
Functional currency and presentational currency
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates. When indicators of the primary economic environment are mixed, the Board uses its judgement to determine the functional currency that most accurately represents the economic effect of the underlying transactions, events, and conditions.
The primary activity of the Group is to invest in real estate assets via a holding structure of unlisted private companies. The following factors have been considered in determining the functional currency:
• | Rental income is mainly in USD and USD linked leases; |
• | the currency in which funds from financing activities (issuing debt and equity instruments) are generated is in USD; |
• | the currency in which receipts from operating activities are usually retained is in USD; |
• | Transactions with subsidiaries and associates are in USD; |
• | Cashflows from operating activities of subsidiaries is in USD or USD linked; and |
• | Cash flows from the activities of the subsidiaries are sufficient to service existing and normally expected debt obligations without funds being made available by the reporting entity. |
The Board therefore considers USD as the currency that is most representative of the economic effects of the underlying transactions, events, and conditions. The performance of the Group is therefore recorded and reported to the investors in USD. The consolidated financial statements are presented in the Group's functional currency, USD. Each subsidiary of the Group has been individually assessed for its functional currency and secondary considerations such as funds from financing activities and receipts from operating activities are retained in USD.
3. Material accounting policies
The material accounting policies which have been consistently applied for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements are set out below, except if mentioned otherwise.
Basis of consolidation
(i) Business combinations
The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting. In determining whether a particular set of activities and assets is a business, the Group assesses whether the set of assets and activities includes, at a minimum, an input and substantive process and whether the acquired set has the ability to produce outputs. The Group has an option to apply a ‘concentration test' that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business. The optional concentration test is met if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired are concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The cost of the business combination is measured as the aggregate of the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued. Costs directly attributable to the business combination are expensed as incurred, except the costs to issue debt which are amortised as part of the effective interest rate and costs to issue equity which are included in equity.
Any contingent consideration is included in the cost of the combination at fair value as at the date of acquisition. Subsequent changes to the assets, liability or equity which arise as a result of any contingent consideration are not adjusted against goodwill, unless they are valid measurement period adjustments. Instead, they will be recognised through profit and loss.
The acquirer's identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities which meet the recognition conditions of IFRS 3 “Business combinations” are recognised at their fair values at acquisition date, except for non-current assets (or a disposal group) that are classified as held-for-sale in accordance with IFRS 5 “Non-current assets held-for-sale and discontinued operations”, which are recognised at fair value less costs to sell.
Contingent liabilities are only included in the acquiree's identifiable assets and liabilities of an acquiree where there is a present obligation at the relevant acquisition date.
On acquisition, the Group had assessed the classification of the acquiree's assets and liabilities and reclassifies them where the classifications are inappropriate for the Group's accounting purposes. This excludes lease agreements, whose classification remains as per their inception date.
Goodwill (gain on bargain purchase) is determined as the consideration paid, plus the fair value of any shareholding held prior obtaining control, plus any non-controlling interest and less the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree. Where the net recognised amount of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the fair value of the consideration transferred (including the recognised amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree), this excess is recognised immediately in consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Any goodwill arising is not amortised but is tested on an annual basis for impairment. If goodwill is assessed to be impaired, that impairment is not subsequently reversed. Goodwill arising on the acquisition of foreign entities is considered an asset of the relevant foreign entity. In such cases the goodwill would be translated to the functional currency of the Company at the end of each reporting period with any adjustment recognised in equity through other profit of loss.
A business combination involving entities or businesses under common control is a business combination in which all the combining entities or businesses are ultimately controlled by the same party or parties both before and after the business combination, and that control is not transitory. Business combinations under common control are disclosed in note 4.
(ii) Investment in subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements of the Group include those of the holding company and its subsidiaries. The results of the subsidiary are included from the date control of the subsidiary is obtained (i.e., effective date of acquisition) until the date that control of the subsidiary is lost (i.e. disposal date).
Subsidiaries are all entities controlled by the Company. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.
(iii) Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified and recognised separately from the Group's interest therein and are recognised within equity. Losses of subsidiaries attributable to non-controlling interests are allocated to the non-controlling interest even if these result in a debit balance being recognised for a non-controlling interest.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Transactions which result in changes in ownership levels, where the Group has control of the subsidiary, both before and after the transaction, are regarded as equity transactions and are recognised directly in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.
The difference between the fair value of consideration paid or received and the movement in the non-controlling interest for such transactions are recognised in equity attributable to the owners of the parent.
Where a subsidiary is disposed of and a non-controlling shareholding is retained, the remaining investment is measured to fair value with the adjustment to fair value recognised in consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as part of the gain or loss on disposal of the controlling interest.
The Group uses the proportionate method for the valuation of its non-controlling interests at each reporting period.
(iv) Investments in equity accounted investees
The Group's interest in equity-accounted investee comprise interests in associates. Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control over the financial and operating policies and are generally accompanied by a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.
Investments in equity accounted investees are accounted for by the equity method and are initially recognised at cost, including transaction costs.
Subsequent to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Group's share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investee, until the date on which significant influence ceases.
(v) Transactions eliminated on consolidation
Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with equity-accounted investees are eliminated against the investment to the extent of the Group's interest in the investee. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment.
Gross property income
The Group earns income from acting as a lessor in operating leases. Revenue from the letting of investment property comprises of gross rental income, retail parking income and recoveries of operating costs, net of value added tax.
Details related to the nature and measurement of key sources of gross property income are set out below:
Rental income
Rental income arising from operating leases on investment property is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in gross property income in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Recoveries of costs from lessees, are separately disclosed under gross property income in the “Recoverable property expenses” line and the associated costs are disclosed under property related expenses. Rental income from lease agreements fall under the scope of IFRS 16.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
IFRS 16 Leases applies to all leases, including subleases, except for:
• | leases to explore for or use minerals, oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources; |
• | leases of biological assets held by a lessee; |
• | service concession arrangements; |
• | licences of intellectual property granted by a lessor; and |
• | rights held by a lessee under licensing agreements for items such as films, videos, plays, manuscripts, patents and copyrights within the scope of IAS 38 Intangible Assets |
Municipal recoveries and service fee income
Municipal recoveries and service fee income are chargeable to tenants for services, mainly for common area services such as cleaning and maintenance, lighting, provision of water supply, refuse removal, water and waste services, landscaping and gardening, electrical and water pump maintenance management, security services, pest control, third-party liability insurance covering all classes of risk for the common area. Municipal recoveries and service fee income are recognised over the period for which the services are rendered, and corresponding expenses are matched in line with the requirements of IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers.
The Group acts as a principal in respect of these costs and therefore municipal recoveries and service fee income are presented as gross property income.
Marketing income
Marketing income are income paid by tenants for marketing, public relations, and promotions in respect of the investment properties. The revenue from marketing is recognised over time.
Lease incentives
The Group may provide certain incentives for the lessee to enter into lease agreements. Initial periods of the lease term may be agreed to be rent-free or at a reduced rent. All incentives are recognised as an integral part of the net consideration agreed for the use of the leased asset, irrespective of the incentive's nature or form or the timing of payments. The Group recognises the aggregate cost of incentives as a reduction of rental income over the lease term, on a straight-line basis.
Tenant incentives are capitalised at initial recognition and recognised as investment property. They are recognised as a deduction of the lease income over the lease term on the same basis as the lease income.
Termination Payment
A termination payment may arise from the cessation of an employee's or contractor's employment or service agreement, either due to voluntary resignation, termination by the employer, or the expiration of a contract.
Termination payments may also arise due to termination of the management agreement. Details of termination payments made during the year are disclosed in note 23.
Investment properties
Investment property is recognised as an asset when, and only when, it is probable that the future economic benefits that are associated with the investment property will flow to the Group, and the cost of the investment property can be measured reliably.
Investment property which is property held to earn rental income and/or for capital appreciation is initially measured at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment property is carried at fair value at the end of reporting period. External, independent valuation companies, with professionally qualified valuers and recent experience in the locations and categories of properties being valued, value the Group's investment property portfolios on at least an annual basis. Gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value are included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the period in which they arise. All gains/(losses) are unrealised.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
When the use of a property changes such that it is reclassified as property, plant, and equipment, its fair value at the date of reclassification becomes its cost for subsequent accounting.
Investment property is derecognised when it is disposed of or when the investment property is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected. The difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognised in consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income in the period of derecognition.
Under IAS 40 “Investment Property”, property that is under construction or development for future use as investment property is within the scope of IAS 40. As the fair value model is applied, such property is measured at fair value. However, where the fair value of investment property under redevelopment is not reliably measurable, the property would be measured at cost until the fair value of the investment property under redevelopment is complete.
For the purposes of measuring deferred tax liabilities arising through investment properties, the Group has determined that the carrying amount of its investment property is recovered entirely through sale.
Tenant incentives relate to initial direct costs incurred by lessors in making alterations, installations, decorations, and other tenant improvement work as required by the lessee. These are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset, and they are recognised as a deduction of the lease income over the lease term on the same basis as the lease income.
Financial instruments
Recognition and initial measurement
Financial instruments comprise of trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, interest bearing borrowings, derivative financial instruments, convertible loan notes, borrowings from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee and trade and other payables.
Trade receivables are initially recognised when they originate at the transaction price. All other non-derivative financial instruments are recognised initially when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.
Cash flow hedges are initially recognised at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and subsequently remeasured at fair value.
Financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are measured initially at fair value, with transaction costs recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. Financial assets or financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss are measured initially at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition or issue.
Classification
Financial assets and financial liabilities
The Group classified its financial assets and financial liabilities into the following categories:
• | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: derivative financial assets. |
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• | Financial assets at amortised cost: Trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents. |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Financial liabilities classified at amortised cost include:
• | Interest bearing borrowings, |
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• | Trade and other payables, |
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• | Convertible loan notes. |
Convertible loan notes have been classified as financial liabilities as although the notes have a conversion option, they are not convertible into a fixed number of shares.
The classification depends on the Group's business model for managing the financial assets and liabilities as well as the contractual terms of the cash flows of the financial asset or liability.
The Group reclassifies financial instruments when and only when its business model for managing those assets liabilities changes.
Subsequent measurement
Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost. A gain or loss on a debt instrument that is subsequently measured at amortised cost and is not part of a hedging relationship is recognised in consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income when the asset is derecognised or impaired.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances on hand, cash deposited with financial institutions and other shortterm liquid assets that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash. Cash and cash equivalents are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Any amounts received from tenants that relate to periods after the financial period end are recognised as deferred income and included under trade and other payables.
Interest bearing borrowings
Interest bearing borrowings are initially measured at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Interest bearing borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the end of the reporting period.
Convertible loan notes
Convertible loan notes are classified as debt. They are initially measured at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. The Group may elect to recognise a portion of the convertible loan notes at fair value.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Interest related to the financial liability is recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Derivative financial instruments
The Group uses derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to financial risks, such as interest rate risks arising in the normal course of business. All derivative instruments are measured at fair value upon initial recognition and re-measured to fair value at each subsequent reporting date. The net gain or loss on the fair value of the derivative financial instrument is recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. As the derivative financial instruments are used to manage financial risks, the Group applies hedge accounting to manage volatility in consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Cash flow hedges
Cash flow hedges are used to hedge the risk of variability in cash flows related to interest bearing borrowings carried on the consolidated statement of financial position.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recognised as other comprehensive income and accumulated in the cash flow hedge reserve. The ineffective portion is recycled to the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Note 25 sets out details of the fair values of the derivative instruments used for hedging purposes and the movements in the cashflow hedge reserve.
Impairment of financial assets
The Group recognises loss allowances for Expected Credit Losses (“ECLs”) on trade and other receivables measured at amortised cost. ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. The Group measures loss allowances on trade and other receivables at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs.
The Group considers a financial asset to be in default when the borrower is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Group in full, without recourse by the Group to actions such as realising security (if any is held). In these situations, the asset may be fully impaired.
The Group also considers its cash at bank to have a low credit risk based on external credit ratings of finance institution with which cash is held.
Presentation of allowance for ECLs in the consolidated statement of financial position
Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortised cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets.
Write-off
The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written off when the Group has no reasonable expectations of recovering a financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. However, financial assets that are written off are still subject to the enforcement activities in order to comply with the Group's procedures for recovery of amounts due.
Foreign currency
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are reported at the rates of exchange prevailing at that date. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Taxation including deferred tax
The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. The current tax expense reflects the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the year and adjustments to the tax payable or receivable in respect of prior periods. The amount of current tax payable or receivable is the best estimate of the tax amount expected to be paid or received that reflects uncertainty related to income taxes, if any. Current tax is measured using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date in the various jurisdictions in which the Group operates.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities for the Group arise primary from temporary differences between the tax base of investment property and plant and equipment and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets may also arise in respect of unused tax losses, unused tax credits and deductible temporary differences only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reviewed at each reporting period and any increase or decrease is recorded in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities and where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis.
Share capital and share premium
The Company had Class A shares with voting rights in issue. These shares are classified as equity as they are not redeemable at the Company's option upon such terms and conditions as stated in the Company's Constitution and shall be realised through disposal of their shares either via a private secondary transaction or, following a Qualifying Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), on a recognised exchange.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Share premium is the amount by which the values of consideration received for Class A shares exceeds the nominal value of the shares.
Refer to note 19 for more information on the shares in issue.
4. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the Group to make judgements, estimates and assumptions regarding various matters that affect the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Directors believe that such judgements have a material impact on the amounts recognised in the consolidated financial statements. The Directors believe that the estimates used in preparing the consolidated financial statements are reasonable, relevant and reliable. Actual and prior year results could differ from these estimates.
Accounting estimates
Valuation of investment properties
The Group uses external professional valuers to determine the value of the investment properties. The primary source of evidence for property valuations should be recent, comparable market transactions on an arm's length basis. However, the valuation of the Group's property portfolio is inherently subjective, as it is based upon valuer assumptions and estimations that form part of the key unobservable inputs of the valuation, which may prove to be inaccurate. Further details on the valuers' assumptions, estimates and associated key unobservable inputs sensitivity disclosures, have been provided in note 12.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Accounting judgements
(i) Business combination and gain on bargain purchase
The acquisition of the ex-AttAfrica portfolio resulted in a gain on bargain purchase during the year. The gain on bargain purchase arose as the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired were higher than the consideration paid for the transaction as the purchase occurred in an illiquid market with very few participants having the capability to complete a sizeable real estate transaction in Africa (outside South Africa) and hence driving down the purchase price. There is limited secondary market in most African countries. More details regarding the transaction and the gain on bargain recognised are disclosed in note 13.
(ii) Re-organisation of the Lango Group
On 24 December 2024, following completion of a legal review and after obtaining the shareholders' and lenders' consent, a decision was made to relocate the ultimate holding company of the Group from Mauritius to the United Kingdom through a series of group re-organisation steps as set out below:
• | Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) (“former holding company”) incorporated the Company on 26 June 2024 and the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) on 17 December 2024. |
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• | Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) transferred its full economic interest directly held in Lango Mauritius Limited (“LML”) (previously the former holding company's sole directly owned subsidiary), including all shares, assets and liabilities, to the Company in exchange for share capital in the Company on a share-to-share basis. |
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• | Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) formally entered voluntary liquidation as part of which all of its participating shareholders received share capital in the Company in proportion of their shareholding in Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius). |
In considering the presentation of the consolidated financial statements for the year end following the group reorganisation steps, the Directors have considered the guidance in IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements” (“IFRS 10”). The Directors consider the incorporation of the Company and liquidation of Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius), to be for the sole purpose of re-domiciling the Group's ultimate holding company to the United Kingdom. The Directors have therefore concluded that the steps taken should be accounted for as a single transaction.
The Directors have also considered the guidance in IFRS 3 “Business Combinations” (“IFRS 3”), specifically with regards to whether this group reorganisation is within its scope. As all the combining entities are ultimately owned and controlled by the same parties both before and after the transaction, and as control is not transitory, the Directors consider the reorganisation to be outside the scope of IFRS 3 because it meets the definition of a business combination of entities under common control.
Consequently, in accordance with IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors” (“IAS 8”), the Directors have applied judgement to develop and apply an appropriate accounting policy for the transaction. The transfer of the economic interests in LML (being the share capital, assets and liabilities) from Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) to Lango Real Estate Limited is a transfer of the ongoing business. This forms the economic substance of the transaction.
In applying the IAS 8 hierarchy, the Directors do not consider that it would be appropriate for the Company to elect to apply the acquisition method as set out in IFRS 3 since the transaction does not result in any change of economic substance. Accordingly, the Directors are of the view that the Company's consolidated financial statements should reflect the economic substance of the arrangement, being the continuation of the business and as such Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom) continues to reflect the operations of the entities in the group for both the current and prior years. The financial information presented for periods prior to the transaction is that of the business. Any difference in share capital is reflected as an adjustment to equity.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Presentation of the consolidated financial statements
The results and balances of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023 have been presented as comparative of the Group to the year ended 31 December 2024 as if the Company was the parent of the Group from the beginning of the earliest period presented. This approach reflects the rationale that, although Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom) (the “Company”) was only recently incorporated, the Group's business operations were ongoing throughout. The continuation accounting presentation has therefore been applied to ensure the consolidated financial statements reflect the economic substance and continuity of the Group's activities.
Accordingly, the share capital and equity structure presented for both the current and comparative periods is that of Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom), excluding the historical share structure of Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius), which was not part of the UK-headed group. Instead, the financial statements have been prepared as if Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom) had always been the parent entity of the Group.
As part of this restatement, shares issued in the business combination activity of the Group are presented as equity instruments of Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom). Although the form of consideration differs from that of the legacy structure, the fair value of the consideration remains unchanged from the acquisition date.
Balances and transactions historically held by Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius)—such as management agreements and intercompany positions—have been reviewed to determine whether they were transferred into the UK-headed group (e.g., LML or LREL UK). Items that were transferred have been included in the comparative period to ensure accurate reflection of the Group's consolidated position. This treatment is based on supporting analysis performed to validate the completeness and relevance of transferred balances. More details on the restructuring and its impact on the equity of the Group is disclosed in note 19.
(iii) Material uncertainty relating to going concern
The Directors' assessment of the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern is required when approving the financial statements. The Directors have modelled a 'base case' and a 'severe but plausible downside' scenario of the Group and Company's expected liquidity and covenant position as a going concern assessment period through to December 2026, which is a period of at least 12 months following the approval of these consolidated financial statements. The Director's going concern assessment has involved a comprehensive review of the Group's risk register, an analysis of trading performance both pre and post year-end, extensive consultations with independent property valuers, and a review of operational indicators and economic data relevant to the Group's markets. As part of this, the Group and Company have several secured financing facilities that contain covenants requiring the Group and Company to maintain specified financial ratios including the loan to value (“LTV”) and Net Asset Value (“NAV”) ratios and interest cover ratios.
In assessing the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the Directors have identified several key risks that give rise to a material uncertainty. These include reliance on the successful refinancing of Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 of the Group's senior debt, amounting to $180 million and maturing in May 2025 and February 2026, respectively. There is also uncertainty surrounding the receipt of $85 million from a cornerstone investor, which remains contingent upon regulatory approvals outside the Group's control. This uncertainty has a material impact under the severe but plausible downside scenario, in which the anticipated investor funds are excluded and rental income is adversely impacted. In this scenario, the Group is forecast to breach critical financial covenants, including the Interest Cover Ratio (ICR) and the Loan-to-Value (LTV) thresholds.
Additionally, while the Group is contractually obligated to pursue a listing by June 2026, the success and timing of the IPO are not guaranteed, being subject to prevailing market conditions and regulatory developments. Taken together, these factors represent events and conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, and therefore indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may affect the Group's and the Company's ability to realise assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. All of these factors are discussed in further detail below.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The forecast assumes that the Group will be able to refinance its existing debt obligations that are due to expire in May 2025, rolled monthly, and February 2026. These obligations amount to $180m representing tranches 2 (May 2025: $120m) and 3 (Feb 2026: $60m) of the senior debt arrangements under the Lango Common Terms Agreement and related facility agreements. The short term nature of the expiry was driven by management's decision to engage its lenders on a larger portfolio restructure following the successful acquisition of 4 new assets in the year. Management and the Lenders agreed that a short term roll over in light of a larger restructure is the best commercial strategy for Lango. The Group has commenced debt renewal negotiations with its lenders and intends to refinance both these tranches on broadly the same terms on which Tranche 1 was renegotiated in 2024. The Group successfully renegotiated the Tranche 1 debt in January 2024 for a new 4-year period at reduced rates. The long-term debt associated with the newly acquired assets was also renewed in the last 6 months of 2024. This means that the Group successfully negotiated and renewed external debt amounting to $198m in the last twelve month and expects to successfully renew or refinance all debts that expires within 12 months of this report.
The forecasts also assume that the receivable of $85m due from one cornerstone investor, as per their investment pursuant to the $85m capital call issued by the Group on 12 December 2022, which is expected to be concluded by June 2025. The payment was due within 10 days of the draw down notice being called and has been delayed due to an additional requirement for approval by the South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) before funds can be transferred out of South Africa.
In response to the submission made by the Investor to the SARB on 8 May 2024, the SARB had indicated that the exchange control application was declined based on the South African National Treasury's current tax directive, whereby state-owned entities may not invest in low-tax jurisdictions and may not use low-tax jurisdictions as a conduit for offshore investments where such investments could be launched from South Africa. To address this regulatory hurdle, the Directors undertook a Group re-organisation that included the establishment of a UK-domiciled ultimate parent company. As the re-organisation was successfully implemented by 31 December 2024, this directive is no longer applicable as Lango Real Estate Limited is domiciled in the United Kingdom which is not a low tax jurisdiction. The Directors note, however, that the timing of the receipt of funds is beyond their control.
The forecasts assume that the above funding can be used to repay debt to reduce the interest cost, decrease the Group LTV position and to provide additional liquidity to the Group. If the Group is unable to obtain the required funding by December 2025, it would need to seek alternative finance arrangements, which may not be forthcoming. Consequently, these conditions represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
As stipulated in the Shareholders' Agreement, the Group is contractually required to pursue a listing on a recognised stock exchange by 30 June 2026. While the timing and success of the listing are influenced by prevailing market conditions and therefore not fully within the control of the Directors, the agreement provides flexibility through Board-approved extensions—each supported by the advice and endorsement of an independent third-party financial adviser—up to a final deadline of 30 June 2028. Although a delay in the listing, driven by either the underperformance of the Group or adverse market conditions resulting in a IPO share price materially below the NAV per share, without further agreement from shareholders would trigger a shift in investment strategy towards the realisation of assets, the Board has developed a comprehensive and phased roadmap to listing, which is regularly reviewed and refined in consultation with external legal, financial, and regulatory advisors. Despite external dependencies, the Directors remain confident that the listing process will be concluded successfully within the permitted timeframe.
Mitigating Actions
In response to these uncertainties, the Company has undertaken several mitigating actions to enhance its liquidity position and ensure its ability to continue as a going concern including:
• | Commencement of a $300m capital raise initiative that is jointly led by the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) and Standard Bank. The capital raise commenced in April 2025 and is expected to close within 6 months from the commencement date. |
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• | The Company continues to use derivative financial instruments and has increased the hedged percentage of the debt portfolio, which over the short to medium term is expected to reduce Group finance costs as described under the Chief Financial Officer's statement. |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
• | The termination of the management agreement results in a significant reduction in overheads and an increase in working capital that can be used to reduce the gearing levels of the Group. |
Base Case scenario
The base case reflects the Directors' best expectations going forward and incorporates board-approved forecasts for the relevant period, adjusted for current business changes.
Key assumptions other than those discussed above include:
• | Contractual lease income assumes of a weighted average lease expiry of 2.3 years on 31 December 2024 and average contractual lease escalations of 2.7% being applied over the forecast period. |
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• | Expected take-up of vacancies from ordinary letting activities is assumed taking into account any material leasing activity between the balance sheet date and the date of signing these consolidated financial statements. |
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• | Base interest rates are projected to decrease to 3.59% (US Dollar SOFR) until December 2025, before further declines to 3.46% by December 2026. |
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• | The Group has entered into interest rate hedges amounting to $282m as of December 2024 and entered into additional hedges amounting to $50m in April 2025. These hedges are below the current SOFR rate and is expected to bring a short-term benefit to the Group with regards to costs of debt. These details of the interest rate hedging contracts secured are more fully described in the Chief Financial Officer's statement. |
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• | Property valuations that assume consistent discount rates and exit capitalisation rates to those applied by the independent valuers for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
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• | No new asset acquisitions are included in the forecast as the Group has not entered into any formal sale and purchase agreement. |
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• | No ordinary dividend distributions are included in the model over the forecast period. |
Severe but plausible downside scenario
In the severe but plausible downside scenario the base case assumptions are used, and the following key adjustments were made:
• | No new equity funding and debt instruments are included in the forecast, except those that have been secured at the date of the report. This means the Investor funds are excluded from this scenario. |
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• | Base interest rates have been maintained to model a scenario in which rates remain consistent for longer than those assumed in the base case. The model assumes that base rates remain at current levels of 4.49%to December 2025 before gradually reducing to 3.96% in December 2026. |
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• | A reduction of between 8% and 29% of gross rental which were applied to assets on a case-by-case basis based on the historical treading performance and macro events identified in the period. These includes impacts of material currency devaluation, infrastructure tenants and termination of key lease agreements. |
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• | The Directors assumed a 20% devaluation in the fair value of its Investment Properties. |
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• | Property capital expenditure forecasted is limited to contractually obliged spend at the date of this report. |
Under both the base case and the severe but plausible downside scenarios the material uncertainty relating to the successful refinancing its external debt and the timing of the receipt of the funds from the investor may result in the Group and Company being unable to meet its continued obligations as they fall due and may result in covenant pressures in future measuring periods.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
In the event that the Investor funds are not received at all the Group and the Company is expecting to meet its interest rate cover ratio for the June 2025 and the December 2025 measuring periods based on the current Net property income forecasts when the rental reduction is excluded from the forecast. When taking into account the additional rental reduction, the Group is not expected to meet its financial covenants. Additionally, a 20% reduction of the gross asset value of its investment property will also result in an LTV breach as the LTV would exceed 55%. This is considered highly unlikely as a standalone event as it will either be in conjunction with a reduction of rental, which triggers a covenant breach, or material change in market yields. Short term valuation changes of 20% have not historically been observed within prime asset categories in the African real Estate sector
The conditions represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Directors, at the time of signing, based on the considerations highlighted above, and the recently finalised Group re-organisation approval, believe that the funds will be received from the significant investor within the timelines assumed under the base case scenario, which together with other remedies that are within management's control and continued support from our existing lenders, concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the annual consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis. The Group and Company has met all the lender covenants as of 31 December 2024.
Based on the above indications the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. However, the matters as set above indicates the existence of a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, that the Group and Company may be unable to realise their/its assets and discharge their/its liabilities in the normal course of business.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Group or the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
5. Gross property income
Income derived is formalised in lease agreements maintained with tenants and include an annual escalation percentage to cover future inflationary increases.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Revenue from contracts with tenants as per IFRS 16 |
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Contractual rental income | 45,447 | 40,795 |
Parking income | 1,830 | 1,937 |
Straight-line lease income adjustments | (177) | (948) |
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Recoverable property expenses and other income as per IFRS 15 |
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Municipal recoveries | 4,309 | 4,008 |
Recoverable property expenses | 1,012 | 674 |
Service fee income | 3,885 | 3,044 |
Marketing income | 294 | 223 |
Other income | (751) | 425 |
Gross property income | 55,849 | 50,158 |
The gross property income attributable to each geographical market for retail and office is as follows:
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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Ghana | 9,108 | 7,218 |
Nigeria | 5,684 | 3,926 |
Zambia | 7,931 | 8,643 |
Total | 22,723 | 19,787 |
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| $000s | $000s |
Ghana | 20,784 | 19,402 |
Nigeria | 12,342 | 10,969 |
Total | 33,126 | 30,371 |
The following table sets out a maturity analysis of leases receivable, showing the undiscounted lease payments to be received under operating lease after the reporting date:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Within 1 year | 48,514 | 42,135 |
After 1 year, but less than 2 years | 36,695 | 33,460 |
After 2 years, but less than 3 years | 19,111 | 19,690 |
After 3 years, but less than 4 years | 14,309 | 11,954 |
After 4 years, but less than 5 years | 9,145 | 7,839 |
More than 5 years | 24,950 | 28,938 |
Total leases receivable | 152,724 | 144,016 |
6. Property related expenses
Property related expenses relate to expenses directly incurred in relation to the upkeep of the investment properties and discharging landlord duties as stipulated in the lease agreements.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Electricity, water, and other recoverable municipal charges | 4,317 | 4,324 |
Property management fees | 1,668 | 1,652 |
Recoverable costs | 1,898 | 1,433 |
Cleaning | 420 | 441 |
Repairs and maintenance | 865 | 922 |
Insurance | 1,655 | 1,640 |
Security | 394 | 412 |
Marketing | 706 | 520 |
Other property expenses | 1,262 | 1,050 |
Total property related expenses | 13,185 | 12,394 |
7. Administrative and other expenses
Administrative and other expenses include mainly asset management fees, professional fees and are made up of the following:
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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Administrative expenses |
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Depreciation | 297 | 269 |
Asset management fees | 8,541 | 8,333 |
Legal fees | 268 | 174 |
Audit fees (below) | 1,293 | 560 |
Director fees | 50 | 50 |
Professional fees | 1,080 | 1,371 |
Leasing costs | 390 | 368 |
Employee benefits (below) | 467 | 349 |
Expenses related to relocation of parent company to UK | 897 | - |
Other administrative costs | 1,891 | 1,526 |
Total administrative expenses | 15,174 | 13,000 |
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Difference on exchange |
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Foreign exchange losses | 9,220 | 9,131 |
Total difference on exchange | 9,220 | 9,131 |
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Impairment of financial assets |
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Impairment of trade receivables (note 17) | 1,767 | 834 |
Impairment losses on other financial assets on loans carried at amortised costs and other receivables | - | 3,563 |
Total impairment of financial assets | 1,767 | 4,397 |
Impairment of other assets |
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Impairment of withholding tax receivable | 471 | - |
Total impairment | 2,238 | 4,397 |
The asset management fees include director fees for services provided by directors Thomas James Reilly and Eric Hendrik Weirich and compensation for other staff members employed by the Lango Real Estate Management Limited, the Asset Manager, who provide services to the Group. Please refer to note 27 for more details.
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Number of employees (excluding Asset Manager) | 6 | 6 |
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Aggregate payroll costs | 443 | 329 |
Social security costs | 24 | 20 |
Total employee benefits | 467 | 349 |
Disclosure of Auditor's Remuneration per Companies Act (section 494)
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| $000s | $000s |
Audit of these consolidated financial statements | 440 | - |
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Audit Services payable by the Company's subsidiaries | 843 | 541 |
Audit-related assurance services | 10 | 19 |
Total fees payable | 1,293 | 560 |
Non audit services provided by KPMG for the year ended 31 December 2024 amounted to $9.7k (31 December 2023: $19k).
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
8. Fair value adjustments
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Fair value adjustments |
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Gain on bargain purchase (note 13) | 49,826 | - |
Loss on fair value of Investment properties (note 12) | (33,857) | (32,184) |
Total fair value adjustments | 15,969 | (32,184) |
9. Finance expense and finance income
Finance income is recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for all interest - bearing financial instruments using the effective interest method. Interest expense on finance activities and interest on loans from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee are recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as they accrue using the effective interest rate method. Borrowings costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets are amortised over the useful life of the assets.
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Finance income | 922 | 1,425 |
Finance Expense |
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Interest expense on finance activities | (28,960) | (22,175) |
Amortisation of loan issue costs | (842) | (1,109) |
Interest on loans from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee (note 27) | (4,220) | (3,627) |
| (34,022) | (26,911) |
Net finance expense | (33,100) | (25,486) |
10. Tax
The Group operates in different jurisdictions and is thus exposed to different tax rules and rates, which range from 17% to 30%.
| 2024 | 2023 |
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Current tax |
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Corporation tax on profit | 879 | 2,432 |
Adjustments relating to prior years | - | (39) |
Withholding and other taxes | 2,031 | 1,584 |
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Deferred tax |
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Origination and reversal of temporary differences (note 21) | 27,232 | 9,132 |
Total tax charge for the year | 30,142 | 13,109 |
The tax on the loss before tax differs from the standard applicable corporation tax rate in United Kingdom of 25%. The differences are explained below:
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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Loss before tax | (60,497) | (47,831) |
Tax charge for year based on statutory rate of 25% (United Kingdom) (31 December 2023: 15% (Mauritius)) | (15,124) | (7,175) |
Effects of: |
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Expenses not deductible for tax purposes (Note 1) | 17,375 | 5,177 |
Non-taxable income | (12,457) | (7,670) |
Foreign tax credits | - | (329) |
Changes in the tax base of investment properties (Note 2) | 35,695 | 13,664 |
Other tax impacts | 4,653 | 9,442 |
Total tax charge for the year | 30,142 | 13,109 |
Note 1: Included in the Expenses not deductible for tax purposes includes the loss recognised on the Termination payment amounting to $15,069k. The loss is not tax deductible as the Parent Company is not expected to generate sufficient future income to offset this loss.
Note 2: The Changes in that tax base includes the impact of the non-functional currency gains recognised due to currency devaluation in the period of the Nigerian Naira. Additionally, the capital allowances claimed in the period resulted in an adjustment in the tax base, specifically within Ghana.
Other tax impacts represent the rate differences between the United Kingdom tax rate of 25% and the respective tax rates in Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2024, the Group's tax liability amounted to $4.8m (31 December 2023: $4.7m).
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
At start of the year | 4,700 | 6,674 |
Acquired through business combinations (note 13) | 1,341 | - |
Tax expense for the year | 879 | 2,393 |
Withholding taxes for the year | 2,031 | 146 |
Tax prepayments during the year | - | (1,169) |
Tax and withholding taxes paid during the year | (2,671) | (3,295) |
Withholding taxes accrued but not paid | (1,363) | - |
Transfers to trade and other creditors and trade and other receivables | (87) | - |
Reversal of prior period tax provisions | - | (49) |
At end of the year | 4,830 | 4,700 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Tax liability | 3,062 | 3,338 |
Tax provision | 1,768 | 1,362 |
Current tax liabilities including provision | 4,830 | 4,700 |
The tax provision has been booked in respect of tax treatments applied by the Group where there is uncertainty over whether the approach will be accepted by the tax authorities in Zambia and Nigeria. The Group has taken a risk-based approach given management's tax treatments of interest income and expense in Zambia and represents management's best estimate of the amount embodying economic benefits that may be required to settle any regulatory-related exposures. The entities in Nigeria, face numerous tax audits and thus the Group has deemed it prudent to maintain a provision in the books in relation to any unfavourable tax audit position.
The amount ultimately paid may differ from the amount accrued and could therefore impact our overall profitability and cash flows in future periods.
| 2024 | 2023 |
Tax losses for the year | $000s | $000s |
Expiry date |
|
|
December 2024 | 14,899 | 14,899 |
December 2025 | 22,741 | 22,355 |
December 2026 | - | 164 |
December 2027 | 4,397 | 14,359 |
Post 2027 | 75,727 | 39,778 |
No expiry | 60,717 | - |
| 178,481 | 91,555 |
Factors that may affect the Group's future tax charge include the spread of profits earned by the subsidiary companies which is in turn partly driven by changes in tax legislation and tax rates in the jurisdictions where the Group's companies operate.
11. Distributions to shareholders
There was no distribution to shareholders for the years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
12. Investment properties
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Reconciliation to consolidated statement of financial position and valuations |
|
|
Investment properties, net of straight-line rental income and tenant incentives | 700,392 | 557,733 |
Straight-line rental income accrual | 7,573 | 6,637 |
Tenant incentives | 1,485 | 330 |
Total valuation of properties | 709,450 | 564,700 |
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Movement for the year excluding straight-line rental income accrual |
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At start of the year | 557,733 | 587,865 |
Arising during the year | 1,473 | 1,961 |
Transfer from plant and equipment | - | 91 |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 175,043 | - |
Fair value adjustments on investment properties | (33,857) | (32,184) |
At end of the year | 700,392 | 557,733 |
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Straight-line rental income accrual movement for the year |
|
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At start of the year | 6,637 | 7,585 |
Arising during the year | (177) | (948) |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 1,113 | - |
At end of the year | 7,573 | 6,637 |
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Tenant incentives movement for the year |
|
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At start of the year | 330 | 223 |
Arising during the year | (178) | (301) |
Additions during the year | - | 408 |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 1,333 | - |
At end of the year | 1,485 | 330 |
Investment properties comprise several retail properties and office properties that are leased to third parties.
Investment properties pledged as security
Investment properties pledged as security are as follows:
- Investment properties with a gross market value of $835.4m (31 December 2023: $612m) (including assets held in investment in equity-accounted investees) are mortgaged to The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited and RMB International (Mauritius) Limited, collectively referred to as the “Senior lenders”, to secure debt facilities amounting to $433m.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Valuation policy and methodology for investment properties held by the Group and by equity-accounted investees
For this reporting period, all the investment properties were valued by reputable Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited valuation experts who have sufficient expertise in the jurisdictions where the properties are located. All valuations are performed in United States Dollars. All independent valuations have been undertaken in accordance with the RICS Valuation - Global Standards' that were in effect at the relevant valuation date and are further compliant with International Valuation Standards. Market values presented by valuers have also been confirmed by the respective valuers to be fair value in terms of IFRS Accounting Standards.
For the entire portfolio of investment properties, independent valuations were performed at 31 December 2024 by CBRE Valuation & Advisory Services (31 December 2023: Broll Valuation and Advisory Services), using either the discounted cash flow method for all buildings or the residual valuation methodologies for land.
These methodologies are based on open market values with consideration given to the future earnings potential and applying an appropriate capitalisation rate and/or discount rate to the property and country. Other significant inputs factored into account in the valuations were: vacancy rates based on current and expected future market conditions; terminal value taking into account rental, maintenance projections and vacancy expectations; and additional inputs, where applicable. Key valuation assumptions are listed below:
| 2024 | 2023 |
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Reversionary capitalisation rate (Exit cap) | 9.00% - 12.00% | 8.50% - 12.00% |
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Discount rates | 11.50% - 12.50% | 13% - 17.75% |
In the current year, the registered valuers have reduced the valuation period of the discounted cash flows for one office asset from 20 years to 10 years and from 10 years to 5 years for the remaining assets. The rationale behind the change in the discounted cash flow period reflects the expectations of market participants in the long term and thus provides for a more stable valuation technique.
There has been no other material change to the information used and assumptions applied by the registered valuer. All key valuation assumptions are listed in the table above. Changes in fair values on investment properties are recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Fair value definition and hierarchy
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique.
For financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorised into levels 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels are explained in note 24. All the Group's investment properties are classified as level 3 in all years.
Inter-relationships between key unobservable inputs and fair value for level 3 valuations.
All other factors remaining constant, an increase in rental income would increase the valuation, whilst increases in nominal equivalent yields and discount rates would result in a fall in value and vice versa. However, there are interrelationships between unobservable inputs as they are determined by market conditions. Corresponding movements in more than one unobservable input may have a complementary effect on a valuation whereas unobservable inputs moving in opposite directions may compensate each other. For example, where market rents and nominal equivalent yields increase simultaneously, the overall impact on the valuation may be minimal.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Information about fair value measurements using key unobservable inputs (level 3) for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Fair value at |
| Discount rate | Exit cap | ||||
| 31 December 2024 | Valuation |
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Investment | $000s | technique | Min | Max | Average | Min | Max | Average |
Office | 340,900 | Discounted cash | 12.00% | 12.50% | 12.25% | 9.50% | 9.75% | 9.63% |
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| flow method |
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Retail | 362,250 | Discounted cash flow method | 11.50% | 12.50% | 12.00% | 9.00% | 10.25% | 9.63% |
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| Residual Land |
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|
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Land | 6,300 | Basis and | - | - | - | 12.00% | 12.00% | 12.00% |
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| Comparable |
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| Sales Basis |
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Total | 709,450 |
|
|
| 12.01% |
|
| 9.65% |
* No discount rate assumed in valuation by CBRE Valuation & Advisory Services as the value was determined by capitalising the net income in one specific year, therefore not requiring any discounting.
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| Discount rate |
| Exit cap |
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| Fair value at |
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| 31 December 2023 | Valuation |
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Investment | $000s | technique | Min | Max | Average | Min | Max | Average |
Office | 346,400 | Discounted cash flow method | 13.50% | 16.50% | 15.00% | 8.75% | 9.00% | 8.88% |
Retail | 211,600 | Discounted cash flow method | 13.00% | 16.50% | 14.75% | 8.50% | 9.00% | 8.75% |
Land | 6,700 | Residual Land Basis | 17.25% | 17.75% | 17.50% | 12.00% | 12.00% | 12.00% |
Total | 564,700 |
|
|
| 14.94% |
|
| 8.87% |
A quantitative sensitivity analysis for 31 December 2024 and for 31 December 2023 is shown below for the discount rate and reversionary rate which are the unobservable inputs that management considers to be most significant. The analysis is based on an adjustment to the rates of 50 basis points to make allowances for building obsolescence over the period of the cashflow. The Directors consider that the range of potential movements set out in the table below represent reasonably possible changes.
| Fair value at | Impact on valuations Change in discount rate | Impact on valuations Change in exit cap | ||
| 31 December 2024 | -50 bps | +50 bps | -50 bps | +50 bps |
Investment | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Office | 340,900 | 350,979 | 330,913 | 348,242 | 333,969 |
Retail | 362,250 | 373,445 | 352,114 | 370,908 | 355,034 |
Land | 6,300 | - | - | 10,062 | 2,855 |
Total | 709,450 | 724,424 | 683,027 | 729,212 | 691,858 |
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|
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| Impact on valuations Change in discount rate | Impact on valuations Change in exit cap | ||
| Fair value at |
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| ||
| 31 December 2023 | -50 bps | +50 bps | -50 bps | -50 bps |
Investment | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Office | 346,400 | 353,325 | 339,810 | 298,710 | 287,305 |
Retail | 211,600 | 215,431 | 207,755 | 220,078 | 203,939 |
Land | 6,700 | 6,790 | 6,703 | 15,042 | 15,040 |
Total | 564,700 | 575,546 | 554,268 | 533,830 | 506,284 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Restrictions on the realisability of investment properties
There are no restrictions on the realisability of investment properties except for obtaining the lenders' consent prior to disposal of the investment properties, which have been pledged as security on the interest-bearing borrowings. More details are available in note 20: Interest bearing borrowings.
13. Acquisition of ex-AttAfrica portfolio
The Group acquired the ex-AttAfrica portfolio through 100% of the issued share capital of ex-AttAfrica portfolio, comprising of ex-AttAfrica Ltd, Hyprop Ikeja Mall Ltd (“Hyprop Ikeja”) and AIHI Ikeja. The acquisition was a single portfolio acquisition and was treated as a single business combination even though it involved two purchase agreements and acquisition of shares in three different entities. The legal form of the transaction entailed different purchase agreements as the assets were located in different jurisdictions and the administrative procedures for the acquisition differed for each jurisdiction. The objective behind the acquisition was to acquire the business carried out by the portfolio. AttAfrica Ltd holds:
(i) | 50% of the shares in Accra Mall Mauritius Limited which holds 93.94% effective interest in Accra Mall and 93.94% effective interest in the undeveloped Land (via a subsidiary called Petrostar International & Trading Limited); and |
(ii) | 98.22% of the shares in Delico Property Developments Limited (Delico). Delico owns a 100% effective interest in Kumasi City Mall and a 60% effective interest in West Hills Mall. |
The purchase consideration of $27.3m was settled by the issue of Class A participating shares in Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) on 20 September 2024 based on the net asset value per share of the Group. These shares were also issued in the Company as part of the Group re-organisation. During the year, the Group also acquired 100% of the total issued share capital in Hyprop Ikeja and AIHI Ikeja from Hyprop Investments (Mauritius) Limited (Hyprop Mauritius) and AIH International Limited (AIHI) respectively. Hyprop Ikeja and AIHI Ikeja together hold all of the issued shares of Gruppo Investment, with Hyprop Ikeja holding 75% of the shares in Gruppo Investment Nigeria Limited (Gruppo) and AIHI Ikeja holding 25% of the shares in Gruppo Investment Nigeria Limited (Gruppo). Gruppo owns a 100% effective interest in Ikeja City Mall. The acquisition date was 23 September 2024 for Hyprop Ikeja and AIHI Ikeja.
The purchase consideration of shares held in AIHI Ikeja and Hyprop Ikeja was set at $7.9m and $24.1m respectively, based on the net asset value per share of the Group, and was also settled by the issue of Class A shares in Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius). A shareholder loan of $11.2m in AIHI Ikeja was also reassigned to Lango Mauritius Limited (LML) following the acquisition. The Directors have determined that the net asset value per share of the Group is the fair value of the shares of the Group were representative of the fair value of the shares issued.
The identifiable assets and liabilities acquired were independently evaluated prior to the acquisition and the Group acquired them at fair value. A gain on bargain purchase of $49.8m was made on the acquisition as the consideration paid for the acquisition was less than the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired for the portfolio. The following table summarised the recognised amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition for the ex-AttAfrica portfolio:
| Note | 2024 |
|
| $000s |
Investment Properties | 12 | 177,489 |
Plant and Equipment | 14 | 7 |
Investment in equity-accounted investees | 15 | 18,169 |
Derivate financial asset | 25 | 642 |
Trade and other receivables* | 17 | 8,397 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 4,155 |
Interest bearing borrowings | 20 | (76,518) |
Borrowings from non-controlling interests | 27 | (3,654) |
Loan payable to shareholder* |
| (11,179) |
Deferred tax liabilities | 21 | (1,374) |
Trade and other payables | 22 | (3,723) |
Current tax liabilities | 10 | (1,341) |
Non-controlling interest | 16b | (13,102) |
Total identifiable net assets acquired |
| 97,968 |
*The fair value of the acquired receivables was $8.4m. The gross contractual amounts receivable are $11.2m and, at the acquisition date, all of the contractual cash flows were expected to be received.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The gain on the acquisition of the entities was as follows:
| Net Asset | Purchase | Gain on bargain |
| Value | price | purchase |
| $000s | $000s | $000s |
Total identifiable net assets acquired | 97,968 | 59,310 | 38,658 |
Others |
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|
|
Reassignment of loan payable | 11,179 | - | 11,179 |
Total | 109,147 | 59,310 | 49,837 |
*There was a loan payable from one of the previous shareholders in AIHI Ikeja. As part of the acquisition, the loan payable was reassigned to Lango Mauritius Limited at no consideration. This amount had not been factored into the purchase consideration and thus contributed to the gain on bargain purchase amount.
The Group made a gain on bargain purchase of $49.8m from the above transactions. The gain mainly arose due to the fact that the net book value of the investment properties was higher than the purchase consideration.
Acquisition related expenses amounting to $233k were incurred on the transactions and were expensed to the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
The Group also acquired the fully issued share capital of West Africa Property Management Proprietary Limited in December 2024 at a purchase price of $26.3k.
The net property income of the acquired portfolio was $2.9m and the profit after tax for the acquired portfolio was $1.3m from the date of acquisition to 31 December 2024. The acquired entities generated total gross property income of $21.6m and incurred a total loss after tax of $57.7m from the date of acquisition to 31 December 2024.
The acquired entities' contribution to the total gross property income and net property income for the year ended 31 December 2024 was as follows:
| Gross property | Net property |
| income | income |
| $000s | $000s |
Existing Lango buildings (excluding ex-AttAfrica portfolio) for the year ended 31 December 2024 | 50,884 | 39,732 |
Ex-AttAfrica portfolio from date of acquisition to 31 December 2024 | 4,965 | 2,931 |
Total for Group | 55,849 | 42,663 |
14. Plant and equipment
| Plant | Equipment | Total |
| $000s | $000s | $000s |
Carrying amount at 1 January 2024 | 697 | 236 | 933 |
Cost | 7,598 | 1,402 | 9,000 |
Accumulated depreciation | (6,901) | (1,166) | (8,067) |
Additions | 91 | 29 | 120 |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | - | 7 | 7 |
Depreciation for the year | (152) | (145) | (297) |
Carrying amount at 31 December 2024 | 636 | 127 | 763 |
Cost | 7,689 | 1,438 | 9,127 |
Accumulated depreciation | (7,053) | (1,311) | (8,364) |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
| Plant | Equipment | Total |
| $000s | $000s | $000s |
Carrying amount at 1 January 2023 | 690 | 283 | 973 |
Cost | 7,384 | 1,387 | 8,771 |
Accumulated depreciation | (6,694) | (1,104) | (7,798) |
Additions | 226 | 196 | 422 |
Disposals | - | (102) | (102) |
Depreciation for the year | (207) | (62) | (269) |
Transfer to investment properties | (12) | (79) | (91) |
Carrying amount at 31 December 2023 | 697 | 236 | 933 |
Cost | 7,598 | 1,402 | 9,000 |
Accumulated depreciation | (6,901) | (1,166) | (8,067) |
15. Investment in equity-accounted investees
The equity-accounted investees are Luanda One and Accra Mall Mauritius Limited, investment holding companies domiciled in Mauritius. Accra Mall Mauritius Limited was acquired in September 2024 in the ex-AttAfrica portfolio.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Reconciliation of investment in equity-accounted investees |
|
|
At start of the year | 5,040 | 6,437 |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 18,169 | - |
Share of profit / (loss) of equity-accounted investees | 878 | (1,397) |
At end of the year | 24,087 | 5,040 |
Summarised financial information for equity-accounted investees
Equity-accounted investee | Luanda One | Accra Mall Mauritius Limited | |
Primary place of business | Republic of Mauritius | Republic of Mauritius | |
Proportion of ownership interest | 50% | 50% | |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 |
Summarised statement of financial position | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Total assets |
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|
|
Non-current assets | - | - | 35,810 |
Current assets | 9,392 | 10,308 | 3,177 |
Total assets | 9,392 | 10,308 | 38,987 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Current liabilities | (159) | (229) | (47) |
Total liabilities | (159) | (229) | (47) |
Total Equity | 9,233 | 10,079 | 38,940 |
Lango Group's share in total shareholders' interest | 4,617 | 5,040 | 19,470 |
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|
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Summarised statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive | 2024 | 2023 | For the period from 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
income for equity-accounted investees | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Post-tax profit or loss from continuing operations | (846) | (5,594) | 2,602 |
Total comprehensive income | (846) | (5,594) | 2,602 |
Total comprehensive income attributable to the Group | (423) | (2,797) | 1,301 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
16. Investments in subsidiaries
During the year under review, there was a common control transaction whereby all shares in Lango Mauritius Limited were disposed to Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom) from Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius). Please refer to note 4 for more information on the transaction. The Company owns 100% of the shareholding in Lango Mauritius Limited, an entity incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius. The shares are not quoted in an active market. Details of all the subsidiaries in the Group are as follows:
Name of subsidiary | Registered Address and place of incorporation and operation | Proportion of Ownership interest and voting rights held by the group | |||
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| 2024 |
| 2023 |
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Accra One | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Agridev Real Estates Limited | Ground Floor Shop G16 Stanbic Heights, Airport City, L15 South Liberation Road, Accra, Ghana | 90 | % | 90 | % |
AIHI Ikeja | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | - |
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AttAfrica Ltd | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | - |
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BMR Gestao De Empreendimentos | Rua Samuel Bernando No. 13/15 Municipio da Ingombota, Luanda, Angola | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Circle Mall Mauritius Limited | Unit IH-00-01-01-OF-01, Level 1, IH-00-01-CP-05, Dubai International Financial Centre | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Clubhouse Ghana Limited | G16 Stanbic Heights, Airport City, 215 South Liberation Road, Accra, Ghana | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Clubhouse Mauritius Limited | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Delico Achimota Ghana Limited | Block 11, Section 158, CNR Nsawam, St Johns, Dome Road, Accra, PO Box CT 3295, Accra, Ghana | 97.5 | % | 97.5 | % |
Delico Property Developments Ltd | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | - |
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Delico Property Investments Ghana Ltd | House Number 50A, Dunkonah, Mango Link, Accra, Ghana | 100 | % | - |
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Delico Kumasi Limited | House Number 8, OSU Sir Charles Quist Road, Accra, Ghana | 100 | % | - |
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Fairllop Property Developers Limited | Management Office, Stanbic Heights, Airport City, 215 South Liberation Link, Accra, Ghana | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Gardens Development Mauritius Limited | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
GIAP Ghana I Ltd | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Hyprop Ikeja Mall Ltd | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Lango Mauritius Limited | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Lango Zambia I Ltd | Office 1, 1st Floor, DEKK Complex, P.O Box 456, Plaisance, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Greystone One Limited | 6 Broad Street, Lagos State, Nigeria | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Greystone One Holdings Limited | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Greystone Two Holdings Limited | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Gruppo Investment Nigeria Limited | Centre Management Office, Ikeja City Mall, 176/194 Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Icon Properties Ltd | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Junction Shopping Mall Limited | Ground Floor, Shop G16, Stanbic Heights, Airport City, South Liberation Link, Accra, La Dade-Kotopon, Ghana | 93.4 | % | 93.4 | % |
Lango Management Services Limited | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Luanda Two | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Manda Hill Centre Limited | Plot 19255 Great East Road Lusaka, Zambia | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Oando Wings Development Limited | 17A, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria | 99.9 | % | 99.9 | % |
Osapa -Lekki SPV Limited | No. 3, Hon. Yaya Dosunmu Way, Lekki Epe Express Way, Lekki Lagos, Nigeria | 51 | % | 51 | % |
Patriota Mauritius Limited | Level 5, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
SB Wings Development Limited | Unit IH-00-01-01-OF-01, Level 1, IH-00-01-CP-05, Dubai International Financial Centre | 100 | % | 100 | % |
Tema Retail Development Company Limited | Level 3, Alexander House, 35, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius | 100 | % | 100 | % |
West Africa Asset Management Proprietary Limited | 2nd Floor, Cradocks Heights, 21 Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, 2193, South Africa | 100 | % | - |
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West Hills Mall Limited | House Number 50A, Dunkomah, Mango Link, Accra, Ghana | 60 | % | - |
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Wings Mauritius Limited | Unit IH-00-01-01-OF-01, Level 1, IH-00-01-CP-05, Dubai International Financial Centre | 100 | % | 100% | % |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
16b - Non-controlling interest
The Group has minority shareholders in various subsidiary undertakings as disclosed in the table above. These noncontrolling interests held by these minority shareholders have been disclosed as equity. The table below discloses the movement in year.
| 2024 $000s | 2023 $000s |
At start of the year | (34,211) | (26,007) |
Loss for the year attributable to non-controlling interests | (6,301) | (8,204) |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 13,102 | - |
At end of the year | (27,410) | (34,211) |
The following table summarises the information related to the Group's subsidiaries that have material Non-Controlling Interests (NCIs).
| Osapa Lekki SPV Limited | West Hills | |
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| Mall |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 |
| $000s | $000s | $000s |
NCI percentage | 49% | 49% | 40% |
Summarised statement of financial position |
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Non-current assets | 31,829 | 33,656 | 38,550 |
Current assets | 1,888 | 1,641 | 4,007 |
Non-current liabilities | (49,778) | (7,216) | (3,607) |
Current liabilities | (73,256) | (105,132) | (6,525) |
Net liabilities | (89,317) | (77,051) | 32,425 |
Net liabilities attributable to NCI | (43,765) | (37,755) | 12,970 |
| 2,901 | 3,941 | 1,025 |
Revenue |
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Loss / (Profit) for the year | (12,266) | (15,810) | 769 |
Loss allocated to NCI | (6,010) | (7,747) | 308 |
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Summarised statement of cash flows |
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Cash flows from operating activities | 561 | 143 | 52 |
Cash flows from investing activities | 65 | (805) | 167 |
Cash flows from financing activities (dividends to NCI: $Nil) | (999) | (1,795) | - |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | (373) | (2,457) | 219 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents attributable to | (183) | (1,204) | 87 |
NCI |
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17. Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables arising from revenue from contracts with tenants are initially recognised at their original invoiced value except where the time value of money is material, in which case rent receivables are recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost. A gain or loss on trade receivables is recognised in consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income when it is derecognised or impaired.
The loss allowances are recognised based on Expected Credit Losses (“ECLs”) on the trade receivables, with focus on the below:
- | The Group assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset has increased significantly if its repayment terms has lapsed. |
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- | The Group considers a financial asset to be in default when the trade receivable is unlikely to pay its obligations to the Company in full, without recourse by the Company to any legal actions. |
The estimated fair value of all classes of receivables is the same as their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Rental debtors | 25,228 | 12,078 |
Loss allowance | (11,502) | (3,902) |
Trade receivables - net | 13,726 | 8,176 |
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Prepaid expense | 701 | 1,134 |
Sundry debtors | 12,712 | 8,020 |
VAT receivable | 5,766 | 5,024 |
Withholding tax receivable | 8,655 | 5,497 |
Other receivables | 27,834 | 19,675 |
Total trade and other receivables | 41,560 | 27,851 |
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Classification of trade and other receivables |
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Current assets | 41,560 | 27,851 |
| 41,560 | 27,851 |
Sundry debtors include amounts in withholding taxes paid to local authorities on interest paid on interest bearing borrowings, receivable from the lenders.
The following table provides information about the exposure to credit risk and ECLs for trade receivables as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023.
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Weighted- | Loss | Gross | Weighted- | Loss | Gross |
| average loss | allowance | carrying a | average loss | allowance | carrying |
| rate |
| amount | rate |
| amount |
| % | $000s | $000s | % | $000s | $000s |
Ageing of trade receivables |
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Current | 13% | 265 | 2,098 | 16% | 250 | 1,605 |
30 days | 21% | 487 | 2,352 | 2% | 41 | 1,907 |
60 days -90 days | 33% | 808 | 2,424 | 7% | 69 | 918 |
90 days - 365 days | 33% | 2,811 | 7,674 | 46% | 3,542 | 7,648 |
Due for more than a year (365 days+) | 40% | 7,131 | 10,680 | 0% | - | - |
Trade receivables | 46% | 11,502 | 25,228 | 32% | 3,902 | 12,078 |
Credit and market risks, and impairment losses information about the Group's exposure to credit and markets risks, and impairment losses for trade receivables is included in note 24.
18. Cash and cash equivalents
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Cash at bank | 22,140 | 41,738 |
Petty cash | 3 | 3 |
| 22,143 | 41,741 |
The estimated fair value of all classes of cash and cash equivalents is the same as their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of cash and cash equivalents mentioned above.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
19. Share capital
(i) Class A shares
On 24 December 2024, the Company issued 84,468,071 Class A Shares of $1 at a premium of $3.01 to the holders of the participating shares in Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) for the Group re-organisation. The Company subsequently proceeded to a reduction in its share capital from $84.5m to $0.845m by reducing the nominal value of each of the 84,468,071 issued Class A Shares of $1 to $0.01. The reduced capital, along with the share premium were transferred to retained earnings.
The share capital for the Group is presented on the basis that Company was the parent of the Group from the beginning of the earliest period presented as disclosed in note 4 is as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Number of | Number of |
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| shares | shares | $000s | $000s |
Authorised allocated Class A shares |
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Balance at beginning of year | 70,311,364 | 70,311,363 | 70,311 | 70,311 |
Shares issued during the year (note 13) | 14,156,707 | - | 14,157 | - |
Capital reduction during the year | - |
| (83,623) | - |
Balance at end of year | 84,468,071 | 70,311,363 | 845 | 70,311 |
Class A shares have voting rights, and each shareholder is entitled to one vote for every share held. The shares are not redeemable, and distributions shall be made to Class A shareholders in the form of dividends as participation in equity.
All declarations or payments of distributions or dividends by the Company shall be in accordance with the Distribution Policy of the Board of Directors as may be amended from time to time. The shares will be realised through disposal either through a private secondary transaction or, following a Qualifying Initial Public Offering (IPO), on a recognised exchange.
In the event that a Qualifying IPO has not been achieved by the date six calendar months after 31 December 2025 (the “Final Listing Date”), the Company shall cease to make any new investments and shall work to realise or otherwise exit the investments of the Company with a view to maximising shareholder value, provided that if the Directors, supported by a written opinion of an independent third party financial adviser delivered not more than six calendar months preceding any Final Listing Date, has determined that financial market conditions are not suitable to achieving a Qualifying IPO, taking into consideration financial market conditions including tradability and the potential for the achievement of a market related total shareholders return, then the Board of Directors may on one or more occasions extend the Final Listing Date by a period of up to six calendar months with a view to achieving a Qualifying IPO, provided that:
(i) | the Board shall promptly following any such extension inform the Advisory Committee of its intended course of action to achieve a Qualifying IPO within such period; and |
(ii) | such extension shall not extend the Final Listing Date beyond 30 June 2028. |
In the event of a Qualifying IPO, the shareholder agreement will be terminated.
(ii) Ordinary Management Shares
The Company has 2 ordinary management shares at $1 each at year end. The ordinary management shareholders do not have any right to vote on any resolutions or other matters affecting the Company and are not entitled to any dividends. The ordinary management shares are in the process of being redeemed as per the constitution of the Company.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
20. Interest bearing borrowings
The Group classifies interest bearing borrowings at amortised cost on initial recognition and interest rates are calculated using the effective interest method. Interest bearing borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has the right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the end of the reporting period. The right to defer settlement should be based on substance and must exist at the reporting date.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
Capital portion | 257,101 | 179,820 |
Facility fee capitalised | (938) | (319) |
| 256,163 | 179,501 |
Current liabilities |
|
|
Capital portion | 119,880 | 119,880 |
Facility fee capitalised | (23) | (213) |
| 119,857 | 119,667 |
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|
|
| 2024 | 2023 |
Movement for the year | $000s | $000s |
Balance at beginning of the year | 299,168 | 298,224 |
Arising through business combination (note 13) -non cash | 76,518 | - |
Amortisation of loan issue costs - non cash | 354 | 944 |
Proceeds from interest bearing borrowings - cash | - | 11,500 |
Interest accrued for the period - non cash | 35,957 | 33,169 |
Interest paid - cash | (32,192) | (33,169) |
Interest accrued but unpaid at end of the year- non cash | (3,785) | - |
Debt repaid - cash | - | (11,500) |
Balance at end of the year | 376,020 | 299,168 |
Terms of facility
| 2024 |
|
| Credit |
|
|
|
Lender | $000s | Base rate | Margin | Adjustment | % Fixed | Initial | Maturity |
|
|
|
| Spread (CAS) |
| facility | date |
Senior debt - Tranche 1 | 120,659 | 3-month SOFR | 5.30%-5.50% | 0.261610% | 83% | $120m | Feb 2028 |
Senior debt - Tranche 2 | 119,880 | Overnight SOFR | 5.65%-5.85% | 0.261610% | 83% | $120m | Mar 2025 |
Senior debt - Tranche 3 | 59,940 | Overnight SOFR | 5.90%-6.10% | 0.261610% | 83% | $60m | Feb 2026 |
Rand Merchant Bank | 76,502 | SOFR | 3.95%-6.38% | 0.0% | 144% | $76m | Feb 2027 |
Revolving credit facility | - | 30-day USD Libor | 5.50% | 0.261610% | 0% | $25m | Sep 2026 |
Total | 376,981 |
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Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
| 2024 |
|
| Credit |
|
|
|
Lender | $000s | Base rate | Margin | Adjustment | % Fixed | Initial | Maturity |
|
|
|
| Spread (CAS) |
| facility | date |
Senior debt - Tranche 1 | 119,667 | SOFR | 5.30%-5.50% | 0.261610% | 83% | $120m | Feb 2024 |
Senior debt - Tranche 2 | 119,561 | SOFR | 5.65%-5.85% | 0.261610% | 83% | $120m | Feb 2025 |
Senior debt - Tranche 3 | 59,940 | SOFR | 5.90%-6.10% | 0.261610% | 83% | $60m | Feb 2026 |
Revolving credit facility | - | SOFR | 5.50% | 0.261610% | 0% | $25m | Sep 2024 |
Total | 299,168 |
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The base rate used is the Secured Overnight Financing Rate for the year ended 31 December 2024.The maturity of borrowings is as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Less than 1 year | 119,880 | 119,667 |
Between 1 and 2 years | 59,940 | 119,561 |
Between 2 and 5 years | 197,161 | 59,940 |
Total | 376,981 | 299,168 |
Senior lenders are defined as The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited and RMB International (Mauritius) Limited. The revolving credit facility amounts to a total committed funding line of $25m with RMB International (Mauritius) Limited and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. The facility is for a 24-month period and was entered into on 16 September 2020 and subsequently renegotiated in September 2022 with a revised expiry of September 2026. The debt of $76.5m in the ex-AttAfrica portfolio was also extended from February 2025 to February 2027 prior to the acquisition.
As a result of the transition to SOFR on all interest-bearing borrowings, the Group assessed the impact of the change on their contractual cash flows. Given that the new basis for determining the contractual cash flows is economically equivalent to the basis used immediately before the change, no gain or loss on modification was recognised.
The Group has re-financed Tranche 1 of the Senior Debt expiring in February 2024 with current lenders during the year ended 31 December 2024. This tranche has been extended as an interest only facility with a maturity date of 29 February 2028. The Group deferred the maturity date of the Tranche 2 expiring in February 2025 to May 2025. The following table shows the total amounts of financial assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023. The amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities are shown at their fair values.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Current |
|
|
Financial assets | 57,236 | 61,962 |
Financial liabilities | 209,209 | 58,308 |
Derivative financial instruments | 1,944 | - |
| 268,389 | 120,270 |
Non-current |
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Financial assets | - | 3,283 |
Financial liabilities | 299,723 | 304,100 |
Derivative financial instruments | 969 | - |
| 300,692 | 307,383 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
A reconciliation of changes in liabilities to cash flows from financing activities is as follows:
| Interest bearing | Convertible loan | Minority partner |
| borrowings | notes | borrowings |
|
|
|
|
| $000s | $000s | $000s |
Balance at 1 January 2023 | 298,244 | - | 32,920 |
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|
|
|
Changes from financing cash flows |
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|
|
Proceeds from interest bearing borrowings | 11,500 | - | - |
Repayment of interest bearing borrowings | (11,500) | - | - |
Finance expenses paid | (33,169) | - | - |
|
|
|
|
Other changes |
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|
|
Finance expense | 33,169 | - | 3,627 |
Amortisation of loan issue costs | 944 | - | - |
Balance at 31 December 2023 | 299,188 | - | 36,400 |
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|
Balance at 1 January 2024 | 299,188 | - | 36,400 |
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|
|
Changes from financing cash flows |
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|
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Repayment of borrowings from non-controlling interests | - | - | (581) |
Finance expenses paid | (32,192) | - | - |
|
|
|
|
Other changes |
|
|
|
Finance expense | 35,957 | - | 4,220 |
Arising through business combination | 76,518 | - | 3,654 |
| - |
|
|
Interest accrued but unpaid at end of the year | (3,785) | - | - |
Convertible notes issued during the year | - | 60,276 | - |
Other changes | 354 | - | (133) |
Balance at 31 December 2024 | 376,040 | 60,276 | 43,560 |
21. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities and where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
At start of the year - Net deferred tax liability | (18,026) | (9,190) |
Charge for the year | (27,232) | (8,836) |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | (1,374) | - |
At end of the year - Net deferred tax liability | (46,632) | (18,026) |
The deferred tax asset consists of the following amounts:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | 1,954 | 12,675 |
Tax losses available | 619 | 17,641 |
Excess interest carried forward | 7,058 | 18,465 |
Unrecognised temporary differences | (8,012) | (14,821) |
Other temporary differences in revaluations | 3 | (28,640) |
Deferred tax asset | 1,622 | 5,320 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The deferred tax liability consists of the following amounts:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | 56,081 | 50,424 |
Other temporary differences in revaluations | (104,335) | (73,770) |
Deferred tax liability | (48,254) | (23,346) |
22. Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
| 2024 | 2023 |
Trade and other payables | $000s | $000s |
Due within one year |
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|
Trade creditors and accrued expenses | 9,107 | 5,252 |
Related party deposits | 3,353 | 3,353 |
Indirect taxes | 2,086 | 1,495 |
Sundry creditors | 7,272 | 19,226 |
Interest Payable | 3,785 | - |
Trade and other payables | 25,603 | 29,326 |
|
|
|
| 2024 | 20231 |
Tenant deposits | $000s | $000s |
Tenant deposits | 5,560 | 3,718 |
Total tenant deposits | 5,560 | 3,718 |
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|
|
| 2024 | 2023 |
Deferred income | $000s | $000s |
Due within one year |
|
|
Deferred income | 8,593 | 3,871 |
| 8,593 | 3,871 |
Due after more than one year |
|
|
Deferred income | 6,267 | 4,932 |
Total deferred income | 14,860 | 8,803 |
$5.5m of the deferred income due after more than a year has been received from the tenant Shoprite in Circle Mall and will be recognised over the next 3 years.
23. Convertible loan notes and Termination Payment
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Tranche A notes | 48,672 | - |
Tranche B notes | 11,604 | - |
Total | 60,276 | - |
The Group and the Company classify convertible loan Tranche A notes as amortised cost initially measured at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
The Group and the Company measures convertible loan Tranche B notes at fair value given the nature and variability of the obligation falling due. There is no material difference between the fair value and amortized cost of the obligation.
In 2016, Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) appointed an asset manager, Lango Real Estate Management Limited (“the Asset Manager or LREML”) to operate and manage the Group's investment portfolio. During the year, the Board and the Asset Manager agreed to the termination of the management agreement. Termination by mutual consent was provided for in the agreement with the termination conditions and settlements amounts detailed in the Company's Shareholders Agreements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
As the termination of the Management Agreement was originally envisaged to occur at or after the time of the initial public offering (IPO), both parties agreed to settle the termination payment through the issuance of a convertible loan note. In line with this, the Company opted for convertible notes that are expected to convert into Lango shares. The termination payment of $60,275,973 was settled through the issuance of a Tranche A convertible loan note amounting to $48,672,169 and a Tranche B convertible loan note of $11,603,804 payable to the Asset Manager.
The note holders have the ability to convert the notes into Lango shares at any time and the Company has the ability to settle the loan in cash upon the note holders' election. In the event of neither of those events occurring, the notes will convert into shares in the Company by default upon the earlier of:
• a Qualifying IPO; or
• the Final Listing Date,
The notes shall automatically convert into fully paid Class A Shares in the Company at the Conversion Price whereby the "Conversion Price" means in respect of:
(i) | Qualifying IPO, the listing price per Class A Share payable in relation to such Qualifying IPO; or |
(ii) | any Voluntary Redemption, Voluntary Conversion or the occurrence of the Final Listing Date, the most recently reported NAV per Class A Share on the date of such Voluntary Redemption, Voluntary Conversion, or Final Listing Date; |
Tranche B loan notes, may be subject to a "Termination Payment Adjustment" whereby the amount of the Termination Payment may be reduced by the Termination Payment Adjustment Amount in the event that, upon the earlier of
(i) | completion of a Qualifying IPO; and |
(ii) | 31 December 2025, any commitment to subscribe for Class A Shares has remained unfunded for a period of greater than one (1) year. |
All the loan notes shall rank Pari Passu, equally and rateably, without discrimination or preference and as unsecured obligations of the Company. The Group and the Company have classified the entire loan note as debt within these consolidated financial statements. The Company has no intention to settle these loan notes in the short to medium term and intent to hold the notes until a qualifying IPO is achieved at which point the notes will be fully settled through the issuance on new Lango shares.
The convertible loan notes have also been classified as current liabilities in the consolidated financial statements as the notes are convertible at the request of the noteholders.
Termination Payment
The termination payment is equal to Asset Manager's EBITDA multiplied by a multiple.
The Asset Manager EBITDA is 12 times the gross revenues of the Asset Manager for the calendar month immediately prior to the date of its removal multiplied by 50%, less the annual operating expenses incurred by the Asset Manager in the ordinary course of business as provided for in the Management Agreement on a normalised standalone basis excluding any gains or losses in respect of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and any other cash item, provided that:
• | In the event of any termination of the Asset Manager, the Asset Manager EBITDA shall be deemed to be no less than the Asset Manager EBITDA as at the completion of such Qualifying IPO; and |
• | The Asset Manager EBITDA shall be deemed to be no less than the Normalised Asset Manager EBITDA. |
Multiple is the inverse of the average capitalisation rate of all the income producing assets of the Group for the last accounting period. The average capitalisation rate is calculated as the sum of the full year net property income of each income producing asset of the Group divided by the combined valuation of the income producing assets.
Normalised Asset Manager EBITDA is 12 times the gross revenues of the Asset Manager for the calendar month immediately prior to the date of its removal, multiplied by 50%.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
A detailed review was undertaken by the Company to determine if the termination payment would result in the recognition of an intangible asset in line with the guidance in IAS 38 and concluded that there would be no intangible asset recognition due to the following:
(i) | The termination payment does not constitute a business combination as the Company does not benefit from any shares, debentures or any other item in the Asset Manager following the termination. |
(ii) | No synergies arise between the Company and the Asset Manager following the termination. |
The termination payment has thus been recognised as an expense in the consolidated financial statements.
Impact on profit or loss following a change in possible risk variable for Tranche B at reporting date
Tranche B is based on the probability of receipt of the funds from the cornerstone investor and at year end, the probability of receipt of the funds is a possible risk variable that may have significant impact on profit or loss for the Group and the Company. The table below analyses the impact on the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income based on the probability of receipt of funds from the cornerstone investor.
| Impact on profit or loss |
| $000s |
Current - 100% probability of receipt | - |
Scenario - 0% probability of receipt | 11,604 |
24. Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Group's risk management framework. The Group uses different methods to measure and manage the various types of risk to which it is exposed. These methods are explained below.
The financial instruments of the Group consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, long-term borrowings, derivative instruments, trade and other receivables, trade and other payables and loans granted. The Group purchases or issues financial instruments in order to finance operations and to manage the interest rate risks that arise from these operations and the source of funding. The Group has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial instruments:
- Market risk (interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and market price risk).
- Credit risk.
- Liquidity risk.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk of loss that results from changes in market prices, such as foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates which will affect the Group's income, cash flows and the value of its financial assets and liabilities. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.
Foreign currency risk
The Group is exposed to transactional currency risk on transactions denominated in currencies other than the underlying functional currency. The Group's primary functional currency is USD. Transactional risk is the risk that the functional currency value of cash flows will vary as a result of movements in exchange rates.
Transactional exposure primarily arises from the operating activities of the Group in the local jurisdiction they operate in. The biggest exposures for the Group are cash balances held in foreign currencies that have not been converted to USD. The Group also incurs operational expenditure currency exposure as property related costs are incurred in local currency.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The Group does not have any material currency exposure with regards to rental income and operations costs. The material portion of the rental income is pegged to the USD regardless of settlement currency with local costs bei passed through and recovered from tenants. The material foreign currency risk relates to the convertibility of ca balances held in local currency across the Group.
Transactional currency risk
The Group is exposed to transactional currency risk on transactions denominated in currencies other than underlying functional currency of the transacting entity. The Group's primary functional currency is U Transactional risk is the risk that the functional currency value of cash flows will vary as a result of movements exchange rates.
Transactional exposure primarily arises from the operating activities of the Group in the local jurisdiction th operate in. The biggest exposures for the Group are cash balances held in foreign currencies that have not be converted to USD.
The Group has currency exposure with regards to operations costs. The material portion of the rental income pegged to the USD regardless of settlement currency with local costs being passed through and recovered fr tenants. The material foreign currency risk relates to the convertibility of cash balances held in local currency ba to USD.
The table below details the Group's foreign currency exposure, by foreign currency, and calculates the impact total comprehensive income and net assets of a reasonably possible equal shift of the foreign currency against USD.
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|
| 2024 Sensitivity analysis |
| Net financial assets and | Percentage | Total comprehensive |
| liabilities | change | income and net assets |
| $000s | applied | $000s |
Angolan Kwanza | 3 | 10% | - |
Ghanaian Cedi | 1,016 | 24% | (182) |
Mauritian Rupee | 126 | 7% | (8) |
Nigerian Naira | 933 | 63% | (661) |
Zambian Kwacha | 26 | 8% | (3) |
| 2,104 |
| (854) |
The Group is exposed to volatility in the foreign exchange rate in the countries in which it operates, specially in Nigeria as a result of the foreign exchange regulations placed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. As a result, the Nigerian Naira is subject to significant volatility and the Group has assessed the impact of a 63% change in its foreign currency exposure against the Nigerian Naira for the year ended 31 December 2024 against a 10% change for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Each individual entity within the group has determined its functional currency to be United States Dollar (USD). This determination has been made based on the primary economic environment in which each entity operates, consistent with the guidance in IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. In accordance with IAS 29, we have considered whether any of the jurisdictions in which the Group operates are currently classified as hyperinflationary. Since each entity within the group's functional currency has been determined to be USD, which is not itself considered hyperinflationary, IAS 29 is not applicable to the group at this time. We will continue to monitor developments in the macroeconomic environments of the countries where we operate and reassess the applicability of IAS 29 if conditions change.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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| Net financial assets and | Percentage | Total comprehensive |
| liabilities | change | income and net assets |
| $000s | applied | $000s |
Angolan Kwanza | 4 | 10% | - |
Ghanaian Cedi | 9,696 | 10% | 970 |
Mauritian Rupee | (56) | 10% | (6) |
Nigerian Naira | 15,817 | 10% | 1,582 |
Zambian Kwacha | 3,202 | 10% | 320 |
| 28,663 |
| 2,866 |
Interest rate risk
The Group is exposed to interest rate risk as the cash flows associated with floating rate borrowings will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Considering the floating USD 3 month and daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), the Group deemed it appropriate entering into “pay fixed and receive variable” interest rate swaps, ensuring that at more than 85% of the Group's exposure to changes in interest rates on long term borrowings is on a fixed rate basis. All such transactions are carried out with approval from the Board of Directors. As a consequence, the Group is exposed to fair value interest rate risk in respect of the fair value of its fixed rate financial instruments. Shortterm receivables and payables are not directly exposed to interest rate risk.
The table below depicts the percentage of long-term interest-bearing borrowings that were fixed.
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Group | 85% | 1.21 years | 50% | 0.89 years |
The application of a parallel shift in interest rates of 50 basis points on floating rate drawn loan balances extent at those dates would result in an expense before tax of as per the table below:
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Change in | Interest | Change in | Interest |
| basis points | expense | basis points | expense |
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Group | 50bps | 342 | 50bps | 749 |
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. It arises principally from long-term loans granted, derivative assets, cash and cash equivalents and trade and other receivables. Credit risk is managed on a Group basis. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of each class of receivable. The carrying amounts of financial assets represent the maximum credit exposure:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Rental debtors net of loss allowance (note 17) | 13,726 | 8,176 |
Other debtors (note 17)1 | 12,712 | 7,903 |
Cash and cash equivalents (note 18) | 22,143 | 41,741 |
| 48,581 | 57,820 |
1Prepayments of $701k (31 December 2023: $1,134k), VAT receivable of $5,766k (31 December 2023: $5,024k), withholding tax receivable of $8,655k (31 December 2023: $5,497k) are excluded from other debtors.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Measurement of Expected Credit Losses (ECLs)
ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured as the present value of all cash shortfalls (i.e., the difference between the cash flows due to the entity in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that the Company expects to receive). ECLs are discounted at the effective interest rate of the financial asset. The credit loss calculation is determined by the components listed below:
Component | Definition |
Probability of default (PD) | Credit quality is assessed when determining the credit risk and PD. The Group has allocated a default internal mapping to all tenants and then mapped to the S&P external ratings equivalent. |
Rental debtors
Rental discounts provided to tenants, including rental discounts that are highly likely to occur, were recognised. The Group's exposure to credit risk is mainly in respect of tenants and is influenced by the individual characteristics of each tenant.
Management has established a credit policy under which each new tenant is analysed individually for creditworthiness before the Group's standard payment terms and conditions are offered which include, in the majority of cases, the provision of a deposit of at least one month's rental.
The Group allocates each exposure to a credit risk grade based on data that is determined to be predictive of the risk of loss (including but not limited to external ratings, audited consolidated financial statements, management accounts and cash flow projections and available press information about customers) and applying experienced credit judgement.
An expected credit loss (ECL) rate is calculated for each category of rental debtors, as indicated in the table below, which is based on delinquency status and actual credit losses experienced in the past.
All balances are impaired in terms of the expected credit loss provisions as indicated below by category. An overlay has been performed on the ECL provision to capture any bad debts from tenants which were not factored into the ECL model. This has been done on a qualitative basis through discussion with the respective asset managers to assess any tenants which are at risk of default for example breach of any tenant covenants, volume of concessions requested and overall trading performance where applicable.
Other debtors
Other debtors comprise mainly of sundry debtors, VAT receivable and withholding tax receivable. These debtors are tested for impairment on a yearly basis based on their recoverable amounts and their book values adjusted accordingly.
Cash and cash equivalents
Credit risk associated with the cash at bank is mitigated through the Group maintaining its bank accounts with a reputable and large financial institution. The Group's main transactional banking partner is The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited through its subsidiaries (Moody's investor services credit rating in December 2024: Ba2 and December 2023: Baa3) in Mauritius, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia.
Loans receivable
Total receivables from loans granted by the Group amounted to $65.9m as at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: $59.5m). The loans have been tested for impairment and the Group has fully impaired the loan balance due from PMN Investments Limited. In addition to the impairment of the interest, the Group did not book any additional impairment on the loan receivables, other than the impairment of the interest at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: $1.1m). The loan is secured by the future cash flows from Osapa Lekki SPV resulting in the Group having 100% of the economic interest in Osapa Lekki SPV Ltd and the property in Royal Gardens Mall Ltd.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Total gross loans receivable | 65,908 | 59,534 |
Impairment on loans receivable | (65,908) | (59,534) |
Net loans receivable | - | - |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Derivative assets
Exposure to credit risk is limited by entering into derivative financial instruments with counterparties that have a high percentage tier-one capital and strong credit ratings assigned by international credit rating agencies such as Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investor Services.
Expected Credit Loss Provisions
The provision for impairment is calculated as an expected credit loss on trade and other debtors in accordance with IFRS 9.
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Rental debtors' cumulative loss allowance | 11,502 | 3,902 |
Loans granted cumulative loss allowance | 65,908 | 59,534 |
| 77,410 | 63,436 |
The table above represents the impact of expected credit losses recognised as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 respectively for the Group. The movements for the year as disclosed in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income amounted to $1.8m (31 December 2023: $4.4m).
Movements in the allowance for impairment in respect of financial assets at amortised cost
The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of financial assets at amortised cost during the year was as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
At start of the year | 63,436 | 55,930 |
Charge for the year | 2,238 | 10,520 |
Net remeasurement of loss allowance | 11,736 | (3,014) |
At end of the year | 77,410 | 63,436 |
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk represents the risk that the Group is unable to meet all of its contractual commitments as they fall due. Liquidity risk is monitored on a daily basis with cash flow forecasts amended as appropriate and adjustments made to the funding plan or business plan if required.
| Carrying amount | Less than 1 month | More than 1 month but less than 12 months | More than 1 year but less than 2 years | More than 2 years but less than 5 years | More than 5 years | Total |
2024 | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Due for payment |
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Interest bearing borrowings1 | 376,020 | - | 149,318 | 80,922 | 212,374 | - | 442,614 |
Borrowings from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee | 43,560 | 43,560 | - | - | - | - | 43,560 |
Trade and other payables | 29,077 | 29,077 | - | - | - | - | 29,077 |
Total | 448,657 | 72,637 | 149,318 | 80,922 | 212,374 | - | 515,251 |
1 The interest bearing borrowing amounts are gross, undiscounted and include contractual interest payments.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
| Carrying | Less than | More than 1 | More than 1 year M | ore than 2 years | More | Total |
| amount | 1 month | month but less | but less | but less than 5 | than |
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2023 | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Due for payment |
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Trade and other payables | 17,827 | 17,827 | - | - | - | - | 17,827 |
Borrowings from non-controlling interests and | 32,920 | 32,920 | - | - | - | - | 32,920 |
equity-accounted investee |
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Interest bearing borrowings1 | 299,700 | - | 30,749 | 139,807 | 187,998 | - | 358,554 |
Total | 350,447 | 50,747 | 30,749 | 139,807 | 187,998 | - | 409,301 |
1 The interest bearing borrowing amounts are gross, undiscounted and include contractual interest payments.
Capital risk management
The Group's objectives when managing capital are:
- | to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, so that it can continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders; and |
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- | to provide an adequate return to shareholders by pricing products and services commensurately with the level of risk. The Group set the amount of capital in proportion to risk. |
The debt-to-capital ratios at 31 December 2024 and at 31 December 2023 were as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Total debt | 436,296 | 299,168 |
Less cash and cash equivalents | (22,143) | (41,741) |
Net debt | 414,153 | 257,427 |
Total Equity | 250,985 | 281,756 |
Total equity plus debt | 665,138 | 539,183 |
Debt to Equity ratio | 62.3% | 47.7% |
There were no changes in the Group's approach to capital risk management during the year. The Group does not have any externally exposed capital requirements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Classification of financial assets and liabilities
The carrying amount of all the financial assets and financial liabilities of the Group approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.
| Fair value | Amortised cost | Total | Fair value | Fair value |
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2024 | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Financial assets |
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Derivative financial assets | 2,913 | - | 2,913 | 2,913 | - |
Trade and other receivables1 | - | 35,093 | 35,093 | - | - |
Cash and cash equivalents | - | 22,143 | 22,143 | - | - |
Total financial assets | 2,913 | 57,236 | 60,149 | 2,913 | - |
Financial liabilities |
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Interest-bearing borrowings | - | 376,020 | 376,020 | - | - |
Borrowings from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee | - | 43,560 | 43,560 | - |
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Convertible loan notes | 11,604 | 48,672 | 60,276 | - | 11,604 |
Trade and other payables2 | - | 29,077 | 29,077 | - | - |
Total financial liabilities | 11,604 | 497,329 | 508,933 | - | 11,604 |
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| Fair value | Amortised cost | Total | Fair value | Fair value |
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2023 | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Financial assets |
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Derivative financial assets** | 7,421 | - | 7,421 | 7,421 |
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Trade and other receivables1 | - | 21,576 | 21,576 | - |
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Loan receivable | - | 4 | 4 | - |
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Cash and cash equivalents | - | 41,741 | 41,741 | - |
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Total financial assets | 7,421 | 63,321 | 70,742 | 7,421 |
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Financial liabilities |
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Borrowings from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee | - | 36,400 | 36,400 | - | - |
Interest-bearing borrowings | - | 299,168 | 299,168 | - | - |
Trade and other payables2 | - | 12,323 | 12,323 | - | - |
Total financial liabilities | - | 347,891 | 347,891 | - | - |
**Derivative assets are accounted for as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges.
1 Prepayments of $701k (31 December 2023: $1,134k), VAT receivable of $5,766k (31 December 2023: $5,024k), withholding tax receivable of $8,655k (31 December 2023: $5,497k) are excluded from trade and other receivables.
2 indirect taxes of $2,086k (31 December 2023: $1,495k), sundry creditors of $Nil (31 December 2023 $19,226k) and short-term income billed in advance $8,593k (31 December 2023: $3,871k) are excluded from trade and other payables.
Fair value measurement
In determining the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, the Group utilises market data or assumptions that market participants would use in setting a price for the asset or liability. Where quoted market prices are not available, the Group uses valuation techniques to determine the fair values of these instruments. Inputs to the valuation technique can be observable and readily obtainable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. The Group endeavours to use the best available information by utilising valuation techniques that maximise the use of observable inputs and minimise the use of unobservable inputs.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Fair value hierarchy
Fair value measurements are categorised into the different levels in the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs to the valuation techniques used. The determination of the classification gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to those fair values determined with reference to significant unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement). There were no changes in the valuation techniques applied. The hierarchy levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets and liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 instruments are primarily exchange traded derivatives.
Level 2 - Quoted prices are not available; however, pricing inputs are either directly or indirectly observable at the reporting date. Level 2 instruments include those valued using industry standard models and valuation techniques. Substantially all the inputs or assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable transaction prices executed in the marketplace. Level 2 instruments include non-exchange traded derivatives such as forward contracts, swaps, and options.
Level 3 - Valuation techniques or models include significant inputs that are generally less observable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management's best estimate of fair value. Level 3 instruments include those that may be more structured or individually tailored. At each reporting date, the Group performs an analysis of all assets and liabilities at fair value and includes in level 3 of those whose fair value is derived using significant unobservable inputs.
Further information about the assumptions made in measuring fair value is included in the following notes:
Level | Classification of assets and liabilities | Reference to Note |
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Level 2 | Derivative Financial Instruments | 25 |
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Level 3 | Investment properties | 12 |
The following tables show, according to their level within the fair value hierarchy, the Group's assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value at the reporting date. It should be noted that derivative financial instruments and investment properties are carried at fair value. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole. The Group's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgement and may affect the valuation of financial assets and financial liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. The following table shows a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of the investment properties and convertible loan notes classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Fair value at start of the year | 564,700 | 595,673 |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 177,489 | - |
Additions during the year | (10,486) | 1,211 |
Fair value movements | (33,857) | (32,184) |
Fair value at end of the year | 697,846 | 564,700 |
Changing one or more of the less observable inputs within a valuation model is not expected to materially change the fair value of the instruments as reported.
The carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities measured at amortised cost in the consolidated financial statements are approximately equal to their fair values.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:
- | There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 (31 December 2023: $Nil) or between Level 2 and Level 3 (31 December 2023: $Nil) of the fair value hierarchy in the current period. |
Sensitivity of fair values to changing significant assumptions to reasonably possible alternatives:
- | All derivatives are valued in accordance with the techniques outlined in the fair value hierarchy disclosure above. The impact of varying the unobservable parameters as at 31 December 2024 and at 31 December 2023 are disclosed in note 12: Investment Properties and note 23: Convertible loan notes at fair value through profit or loss. |
25. Derivative financial instruments
All interest rate and foreign currency derivatives that are not part of a hedging relationship are recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position at fair value with movements in fair value recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
The Group has prepared the documentation required by IFRS 9 defining the hedging strategy, hedging instrument, hedged item and hedge effectiveness testing methodology used for each of these hedging strategies.
All movements in equity related to cash flow hedges are recognised in the cash flow hedge reserve presented in equity. The Group entered into interest rate swaps to fix $320m of its floating daily USD SOFR / USD 3-month SOFR risk. The following tables show further information on the fair value of held-for-trading derivatives:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Current assets |
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Interest rate swaps | 1,944 | 4,138 |
| 1,944 | 4,138 |
Non-current assets |
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Interest rate swaps | 969 | 3,283 |
| 969 | 3,283 |
The total fair value of outstanding derivative contracts designated in hedge relationships was as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Cash flow hedges | 2,913 | 7,421 |
| Carrying | Less than | More than 1 | More than 1 | More than 2 | More than | Total |
| amount | 1 month | month but less | year but less | years but less | 5 years |
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31 December 2024 | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Due for receipt |
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Derivative | 2,913 | - | 1,944 | 969 | - |
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instruments |
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Total | 2,913 | - | 1,944 | 969 | - |
| 2,913 |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
| Carrying | Less than | More than 1 | More than 1 year | More than 2 years | More | Total |
| amount | 1 month | month but less | but less | but less than 5 | than |
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31 December 2023 | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Due for receipt |
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Derivative |
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instruments | 7,421 | - | 4,138 | 3,283 | - | - | 7,421 |
Total | 7,421 | - | 4,138 | 3,283 | - | - | 7,421 |
25a Cashflow hedge reserve
| 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Fair value of derivatives at start of the year | 7,421 | 16,579 |
Fair value of derivatives matured during the year recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income | (4,138) | (4,479) |
Arising through business combination (note 13) | 642 | - |
Additions during the year | 593 | - |
Net gains and losses recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income | (1,605) | (4,679) |
Fair value at end of year | 2,913 | 7,421 |
The ineffective portion of gains and losses on derivative instruments designated in cash flow hedges that was recognised in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income were $Nil (31 December 2023: $Nil). The Group monitors the ineffective portion of gains and losses on a quarterly basis.
Maturity analysis of swaps
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| Nominal USD | Fair value |
Party | Maturity date | $000s | $000s |
Lango Mauritius Limited | Dec-25 | 50,000 | 1,690 |
| Feb-28 | 90,000 | 593 |
Delico Kumasi Limited | Mar-27 | 20,000 | 111 |
AIHI Ikeja | Feb-25 | 15,000 | 64 |
| Mar-27 | 15,000 | 66 |
Hyprop Ikeja Mall Limited | Feb-25 | 45,000 | 190 |
| Mar-27 | 45,000 | 199 |
Total |
| 280,000 | 2,913 |
26. Commitments and contingencies
Contingent liabilities
The Group has provided the following guarantees:
Senior debt guarantee
The Group and its subsidiaries have entered into a joint and several guarantees with its Senior lenders as defined in note 20. The guarantee requires each guarantor to ensure prompt, complete and full payment of all interest payments as per the senior debt agreements as and when it falls due. The Group also undertakes to settle overdue interest on behalf of the originals lenders as if the Guarantor were the principal lender under the facility agreements. The Guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by the Group to the senior lenders.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2024 and as the date of the approval of these consolidated financial statements, the debt provider has not called on this guarantee.
It is anticipated that no material liabilities will arise from these contingencies since the guarantees have been provided to subsidiaries within the Group. Furthermore, there are no indications of default by the borrowers as at the reporting date.
27. Related party transactions
The following transactions were carried out with related parties for the year ended 31 December 2024. The nature, volume of transactions and the balances with the related parties are as follows:
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
Loans from non-controlling interests and equity-accounted investee | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | |
Loans payable by | Non-controlling interests |
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Osapa Lekki SPV Limited | PMN Investments limited | 3,985 | 3,533 | 38,430 | 34,563 |
Delico Achimota Ghana Limited | Nasek Investments Limited | 40 | 37 | 383 | 345 |
Agridev Real Estate Limited | Agricultural Development Bank | - | - | - | 569 |
Junction Shopping Mall Limited | Kofi Jacquaye Estate Limited | - | - | 365 | 365 |
Delico Property Developments | Nasek Investments Limited | - | - | 211 | - |
Ltd |
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West Hills Mall | SNITT | 132 | - | 3,565 | - |
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Lango Mauritius Limited |
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Portfolio Ltd until 28th August 2023) | Luanda One | 63 | 57 | 606 | 558 |
Total |
| 4,220 | 3,627 | 43,560 | 36,400 |
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Tenant Deposits | $000s | $000s | |
Deposit payable to | To minority shareholder |
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Agridev Real Estates Limited | Agricultural Development Bank | (3,353) | (3,353) |
Total |
| (3,353) | (3,353) |
Tenant deposit of $3.4m is payable to Agricultural Development Bank as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 in respect of the leased premises occupied by the latter at Accra Financial Centre.
PMN Investments Limited |
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| 2024 | 2023 |
Loan receivable | $000s | $000s |
Loan receivable at start of the year | - | 1,128 |
Interest income during the year | 6,379 | 5,638 |
Impairment during the year | (6,379) | (6,766) |
Loan receivable at end of the year | - | - |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Lango Real Estate Management Limited
(Asset Manager)
| 2024 | 2023 |
Asset Management fees | $000s | $000s |
Asset Management fees payable at start of year | 1,899 | 2,183 |
Asset Management fees charged during the year | 8,541 | 8,333 |
Asset Management fees paid during the year | (8,047) | (8,617) |
Asset Management fees payable at end of year | 2,393 | 1,899 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Development Management fees | $000s | $000s |
Development management fees payable at start of year | 70 | (288) |
Development management fees during the year | (70) | (19) |
Development management fees paid during the year | - | 377 |
Development management fees receivable / (payable) at end of year | - | 70 |
Convertible Notes | 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Convertible notes at start of year | - | - |
Convertible notes issued during the year | 60,276 | - |
Convertible notes payable at end of the year | 60,276 | - |
The Company has appointed Lango Real Estate Management Limited (a company incorporated in Guernsey) as the Asset Manager of the Company. Lango Real Estate Management Limited is responsible for the performance of the investment management functions of the Company, inclusive of the administrative duties as set out in the Management agreement.
For the year ended 31 December 2024, asset management fees totalling $8.5m (31 December 2023: $8.3m) were incurred.
International Finance Corporation |
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(Shareholder) | 2024 | 2023 |
| $000s | $000s |
Subscription receivable at start of year | - | 10,000 |
Subscription issued during the year | - | - |
Subscription received during the year | - | (10,000) |
Subscription receivable at end of year | - | - |
The Group issued 2,030,003 participating shares amounting to $10m from International Finance Corporation during the period ended 31 December 2022 for which subscription was received during the year ended 31 December 2023.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Transactions with key management personnel
Directors' remuneration
The Company's Directors, Thomas James Reilly and Eric Hendrik Weirich are also directors and officers of the Asset Manager. Directorship services provided by the company directors Thomas James Reilly and Eric Hendrik Weirich are included within the asset management fees paid to the Asset Manager, Lango Real Estate Management Ltd. More details regarding the asset management fees paid during the year are disclosed in the related party disclosures within the same note. The executives, asset managers, investment managers, and finance personnel of the Asset Manager are considered key management personnel, as they are collectively responsible for the strategic, operational, and financial oversight of the real estate asset manager. During the year, the Asset Manager paid fees amounting to $2.6m (31 December 2023: $2.9m) to key management personnel, which also comprised of the directors' remuneration.
Director fees paid to non-executive directors of the parent company of the Group
Director fees amounting to $0.05m for the year ended 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: $0.05m) were paid to directors Craig Campbell McKenzie and Valentine Chitalu.
28. Contingent asset
In December 2022, one of the investors subscribed for an amount of $85m in Class A shares in Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) as an investment in the Group. At 31 December 2024, the subscription remained undrawn and thus there is an obligation on the investor to remedy the Group for the delay in settling its commitment. In line with the subscription agreement, a remedial amount of $9.9m (31 December 2023: $9.7m) arose relating to the contractual interest receivable from unpaid called up share capital from an existing subscriber of Class A shares is receivable by Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius).
The shares are at the disposal of the subscriber pending its subscription. The remedial amount of $9.7m on unpaid called up capital of $85m has not been recognised in the consolidated financial statements of the Group as it is conditional on the receipt of the subscription from the investor, which is beyond the Group's control. The remedial amount of $9.9m (31 December 2023: $9.7m) has been estimated from 1st January 2024 to 31 December 2024 at an average rate of 11.62% (31 December 2023: 11.18%).
Management continuously assesses the likelihood of these contingent assets being realized and will recognize them in the consolidated financial statements when it becomes probable that the related assets will be received.
29. Events after reporting date and going concern
In February 2025, Tema Retail Development Company Limited acquired the remaining stake in Junction Shopping Mall Limited for a consideration of $ 1.35m.
Following the termination of the management agreement and the internalisation of the Asset Manager, the Group assumed full responsibility for the management functions that were previously outsourced to the external Asset Manager. As part of this transition, the Group took on the staff complement of the Asset Manager, which included key personnel essential for the continued operations and strategic direction of the business towards an IPO. This staff complement comprised various roles, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company's separate statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2024
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The Financial Statements of Lango Real Estate Limited (registration number
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Thomas James Reilly | Eric Hendrik Weirich |
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The notes on pages 77 to 81 form an integral part of the Parent Company Financial Statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company's separate statement of changes
in equity
For the period from 26 June 2024 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2024
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The notes on pages 77 to 81 form an integral part of the Parent Company Financial Statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company's notes to the Financial
Statements
For the period from 26 June 2024 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2024
1. Basis of preparation
In preparing these financial statements, the Company applies the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of UK-adopted international accounting standards (IFRS) but makes amendments where necessary in order to comply with the Companies Act 2006 and has set out below where advantage of the FRS 101 disclosure exemptions has been taken.
The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:
• | the requirements of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements' to provide a statement of cash flows and statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income for the period; |
• | the requirements of IAS 1 to provide a statement of compliance with IFRS; |
• | the requirements of IAS 1 to disclose information on the management of capital; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors' to disclose new IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective; |
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• | the requirements of paragraph 17 of IAS 24 to disclose key management personnel compensation; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 91-99 of IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement' to disclose information of fair value valuation techniques and inputs |
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention.
a. Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.
The Company has total assets of $307m and net assets of $246m at 31 December 2024 and has incurred a loss for the period then ended of $92.9m. The Directors manage the Group's strategy and risks on a consolidated basis, rather than at an individual entity level. In making the going concern assessment, on a consolidated basis, the Directors have considered the Group's principal risks and their impact on financial performance. Further details of the Group's going concern assessment, including the key assumptions applied, is set out in note 4 on page 37. Based on these considerations, the Directors continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
b.
Subsidiaries are all entities controlled by the Company. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
In the Company's financial statements, investment in subsidiaries are initially recognised at cost and subsequently tested for impairment at each reporting period in accordance with IAS 36 “Impairment of assets”. Where the carrying amount of an investment is greater than its estimated recoverable amount, it is written down immediately to its recoverable amount, being the higher of the fair value less costs to sell and value in use, and the difference in charged to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as “impairment”.
The Company uses net asset value of the subsidiary, adjusted for the impact of any economic benefits due to disproportionate shareholder loans of investments in indirect subsidiaries, as a reliable estimate of its fair value less costs to sell. Any assessment of the fair value less costs to sell is driven mainly by investment property, held within the subsidiaries' portfolio, which is measured using fair value hierarchy in accordance with IFRS 13. Refer to note 12 of the consolidated financial statements for further details.
To the extent that the assessment of the recoverable amount improves due to changes in economic conditions or estimates, impairment provisions are reversed, with all provision movements recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key source of estimation uncertainty relates to the Company's investment in subsidiary. In estimating the requirement for impairment of the investment in subsidiary, the Directors make assumptions and judgements on the value of these investments using inherently subjective underlying asset valuations, supported by independent valuers with reference to investment properties held by the underlying subsidiary which are held at fair value. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods. Details relating to the uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates are disclosed in note 4 of the consolidated financial statements.
The Directors do not consider there to be any other critical accounting judgements in the preparation of the Company's financial statements.
c. Share capital and share premium
The Company has issued Class A shares with voting rights. These shares are classified as equity as they are not redeemable at the Company's option upon such terms and conditions as stated in the Company's Constitution and shall be realised through disposal of their shares either via a private secondary transaction or, following a Qualifying Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), on a recognised exchange.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Share premium is the amount by which the values of consideration received for Class A shares exceeds the nominal value of the shares.
Details regarding shares issued by the Company are disclosed in note 5.
d. Convertible loan notes
Convertible loan notes are classified as debt. They are initially measured at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Convertible loan notes are derecognised when and only when they are extinguished, i.e., when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled. Any exchange, however, between an existing borrower and lender of this instrument with substantially different terms shall be accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The Company may elect to recognise a portion of the convertible loan notes at fair value.
Interest related to the financial liability is recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. Convertible loan notes are classified as current liabilities if and only if there are conditions in place within the next twelve months leading to its extinguishment of the liability.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
e. Receivables
Receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost.
2. Administrative and other expenses
Administrative and other expenses include mainly asset management fees, professional fees and are made up of the following:
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Disclosure of Auditor's Remuneration per Companies Act (section 494)
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Audit of these financial statements | |
Total fees payable | 440 |
3. Investment in subsidiary
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At start of the period | - |
Acquisition of subsidiary | 304,258 |
Impairment for the period | (32,139) |
At end of the period |
The Directors consider the net asset value of the subsidiary to be a reasonable approximation of the fair value of the subsidiary. As a result at year end, an assessment of net asset value of the subsidiary was performed and a net impairment of $32.1m was booked.
The net asset value of the subsidiary is dependent on the net asset values on the underlying investments. The impairment was mainly driven by the devaluation on the Nigerian Niara and the corresponding impact on unrealised capital gains on the Nigerian Investments. Due to the currency devaluation in the year, the underlying investment holding companies recognised a material local currency fair value gain, even though the USD valuations remained materially unchanged, which attracted a deferred tax charge. The tax assessment is performed annually resulting in a material deferred tax liability being recognised at year end and reducing the NAV of the underlying investments. The increase in the Nigerian deferred tax liability amounted to $24.6m. The underlying entities additionally recognised trade receivable impairments at year end, predominantly within the newly acquired portfolio, amounting to $2.7m and the fair value of interest rate hedges reduced by $0.9m in the December 2024.
A list of the indirect subsidiaries of the Company is disclosed on note 16 on page 53.
Sensitivity analysis based on assumptions used in the valuation of investment properties
The impairment charge is sensitive to the assumptions used in the valuation of the investment properties. Investment property valuation is measured using the fair value hierarchy. Refer to note 12 of the consolidated financial statements for further detail. Details about the valuation of the underlying investment properties and sensitivity to changes in significant unobservable input in measuring the fair value of the investment properties are disclosed in note 12 of the consolidated financial statements.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The following table indicates the approximate change in the total impairment charge recognised through the Company's profit/ (loss) for the period, total comprehensive income and equity in response to reasonably possible changes in net assets of underlying investments in case of changes in the discount rates and reversionary capitalisation rates.
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| 31 December 2024 | -50 bps | +50 bps | -50 bps | +50 bps |
| $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s | $000s |
Investment in subsidiary | 272,119 | (13,755) | 25,290 | (18,863) | 16,815 |
4. Tax
The Company is incorporated and resident in the United Kingdom and as such is taxable on its worldwide profits. The main rate of corporation tax is 25% for companies with profits in excess of GBP 250,000.
For the period from 26 June 2024 to 31 December 2024, the Company incurred a loss before tax of $92.9m and thus was not liable to tax in United Kingdom.
As at 31 December 2024, the Company had no tax liability. Tax losses incurred in an income year may be carried forward to be set off against future taxable profits indefinitely.
The tax on the loss before tax differs from the standard applicable corporation tax rate in United Kingdom of 25%. The differences are explained below:
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Actual charge for the period | - |
Material expenses not deductible for tax purposes include net change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit and loss. The Company has not recognised any deferred tax asset amounting to $15.2m at the end of the period as the Company currently only has one subsidiary and is not generating any income to offset the tax loss. This is not expected to change in the foreseeable future.
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Tax losses for the period on which deferred tax asset has been recognised | $000s |
Expiry date |
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No expiry | 60,717 |
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Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
5. Share capital
The share capital of the Company is as follows:
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Authorised allocated Class A shares |
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Balance at beginning of year | - | - |
Shares issued during the year | 84,468,071 | |
Capital reduction during the year | - | ( |
Balance at end of year | 84,468,071 |
The characteristics of the Class A shares are disclosed in note 19 of the consolidated financial statements. The Company has 2 ordinary management shares in issue at 31 December 2024. Please refer to note 19 of the consolidated financial statements.
6. Receivables
The estimated fair value of all classes of receivables is the same as their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature.
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Current assets | 34,476 |
During the re-domicile of the parent company from Lango Real Estate Limited (Mauritius) to Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom), a balance of $34.5m due from Lango Mauritius Limited was assigned to Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom). The balance is expected to be settled through the issuance of shares in the subsidiary within the next twelve months. Approval of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has been sought prior to the issuance of shares as the subsidiary holds a treasury license. There is no credit risk associated with the $34.5m.
7. Other payables
Other payables are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
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8. Convertible loan notes and termination payment
Details on the convertible loan notes is disclosed in note 23 of the consolidated financial statements.
9. Events after reporting date
The Financial Services Commission has approved the issue of shares in Lango Mauritius Limited relating to the tradable asset in April 2025. Shares worth $34.5m has been issued to Lango Real Estate Limited (United Kingdom) in May 2025.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Unaudited INREV reconciliations
Consistent with industry best practice for the sector, alternative performance measures have been provided to supplement IFRS based on European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (“INREV”) guidelines. All metrics below refer to IFRS metrics, unless otherwise stated. A comprehensive reconciliation between INREV and IFRS results can be found in the INREV section presented following the Consolidated Financial Statements as disclosed in this Annual Report.
Net asset value
The differences between the IFRS NAV and the INREV NAV is listed below. This comparison is performed for the NAV for the Group.
Reference to INREV | Description | 2024 | 2023 |
Guidelines |
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| Equity attributable to owners of the Company | 250,984 | 281,756 |
NAV05 | Unpaid subscriptions | 85,000 | 85,000 |
NAV04 (j) | Revaluation to fair value of financial assets and liabilities | 6,898 | 4,200 |
NAV04 (p) | Deferred tax assets derecognised | (826) | (4,230) |
NAV04 (k) | Investment related expenses capitalised | 854 | 854 |
NAV04 (p) | Deferred tax liabilities derecognised | 46,325 | 13,149 |
NAV04 (a) | Convertible loan notes | 60,276 | - |
| INREV NAV | 449,511 | 380,729 |
| INREV NAV per share (USD per share) | 3.83 | 4.35 |
INREV guidelines
The consolidated financial statements are drafted in accordance with INREV guidelines, as published by INREV, the Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles. As described in further detail below, set-up costs and acquisition expenses should be capitalised and amortised. The rationale for these adjustments is to spread these costs over a defined period of time to smooth the effect of the write-off of costs on the vehicle's performance. Furthermore, it is a simple mechanism to spread costs between different investor groups entering or leaving the vehicle's equity at different times
Assets Under Management (AUM)
AUM is based on INREV valuation principles and include investment properties at fair value and gross of leverage, plant and equipment, debt investments and cash and cash equivalents.
Set-up costs (organisational expenses and management fees prior to first acquisition)
Such costs should be capitalised and amortised over the first five years of the term of the vehicle for INREV purposes but expensed under IFRS. The rationale for capitalising and amortising set-up costs is to better reflect the duration of the economic benefits to the vehicle.
Acquisition expenses
Property acquisition expenses should be capitalised and amortised over the first five years after acquisition of the property vehicle for INREV purposes but expensed under IFRS. The rationale for capitalising and amortising set-up costs is to better reflect the duration of the economic benefits to the vehicle.
Deferred tax assets
The adjustment represents the impact on the NAV of the difference between the amount determined in accordance with IFRS and the estimate of deferred tax which takes into account the expected manner of settlement i.e., the intended method of disposal. Management does not expect to derive any economic benefit from the disposal of deferred tax assets at present and derecognised the deferred tax assets from the INREV NAV as at 31 December 2024. Management recognised that all deferred tax liabilities represent the fair value of the tax obligations that would realise on disposal of assets and have been included in the INREV NAV at year end.
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Distributable income
The Group generated distributable income for the year ended 31 December 2024. The rationale for capitalising and amortising set-up costs is to better apportion economic benefits over time.
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Total comprehensive loss for the year | (96,382) | (70,097) |
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Deferred and other tax adjustments | 29,218 | 11,317 |
Depreciation | 347 | 269 |
Lease incentives amortised | 298 | 301 |
Straight lining of leases | 189 | 948 |
Facility fee amortised | 872 | 1,109 |
Reverse interest on loans from non-controlling interests | 4,358 | 3,627 |
Group ECL provisions | - | 154 |
Utilisation of tax credits | 958 | 1,393 |
Reversal of gains from associates | (875) | - |
Distributable income from associates | 854 | - |
Impact from effective date of acquisitions | 1,402 | - |
Share of profit / (loss) attributable to minority shareholders | 2,569 | (428) |
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Impact of hedge accounting for interest rate and foreign currency swaps | 5,743 | 9,157 |
Gain on bargain purchase | (49,826) | - |
Termination of management agreement | 60,276 | - |
INREV Distributable income | (6,958) | (5,063) |
Remedial amount | 9,884 | 9,687 |
Foreign exchange | 9,220 | 9,131 |
Distributable income | 12,146 | 13,755 |
Distributable income per share (USD cents per share) | 16.35cps | 15.71cps |
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Corporate information and professional advisers
Registered Office
Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, United Kingdom, SW1H 0DB
Main Banking Partners
Standard Chartered Bank
Revolut
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
First Rand Bank Limited
RMB International (Mauritius) Limited
Stanbic IBTC Bank
Standard Bank (Mauritius) Limited
Investec Bank (Mauritius) Limited
The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited
Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius
Independent Auditor
KPMG
15, Canada Square,
Canary Wharf,
London,
United Kingdom
Lango Real Estate Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Parent Company Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2024
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Glossary of terms
AUM | Assets Under Management based on INREV valuation principles |
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ICR | Interest Cover Ratio |
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