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30 JUNE 2025
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| Unaudited Interim Group Management Report | 3 |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements | 12 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT 30 JUNE 2025
LEARND SE
30 JUNE 2025
UNAUDITED INTERIM GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT 30 JUNE 2025
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| 1. | Fundamental Information about the Group | 5 |
| 2. | Report on Economic Position | 6 |
| 3. | Report on Risks and Opportunities | 11 |
| 4. | Outlook | 11 |
The learnd Group (hereinafter also referred to as "learnd" or the "Group"), comprises the parent entity learnd SE (hereinafter the "Company"), Luxembourg, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The Group aims to become a leading force in European building management by addressing the pressing challenges of recent energy price volatility and the increasing demand for connected sustainable and energy-efficient buildings of owners and commercial users.
The Group specialises in the provision and administration of cloud-based proprietary solutions for building management systems ("BMS"), which are computer-based control systems used to monitor and manage a building's essential services such as lightning, power, and heating. learnd offers tailored services encompassing installation, management, and maintenance of these systems, provided by thirdparty suppliers in its customers' buildings. Additionally, learnd's remote operations centre ("ROC") and open data platform combine in-field and remote engineering expertise, ensuring real-time, efficient customer support. Through these services, customers can reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of their buildings, thereby decreasing their maintenance costs and enhancing overall cost and energy efficiency.
learnd specializes in a diverse portfolio of products and services as follows:
The disclosures made in the Annual Report 2024 around the Group's business model, capital markets, governance and takeover law, internal management system as well as research and development activities are still applicable at the time this unaudited interim group management report is being issued.
learnd SE shares are traded on the regulated market (General Standard) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "LRND" and ISIN LU2358378979 in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Company's governing bodies are the Management Board, the Supervisory Board and the shareholders' meeting. The Company is managed by its Management Board under the supervision and control of the Supervisory Board in two-tier governance structure. There are no changes in the Group's governing bodies in the six months ended 30 June 2025.
The disclosures made in the Annual Report 2024 around the Group's internal management system including the definitions of the most important financial Key financial Performance Indicator's (KPIs) of the Group are still applicable at the time this unaudited interim group management report is being issued.
The most important financial KPI's are shown in the table below:
| Unaudited 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 |
30 June 2024 |
Change % |
|
| Financial Key Performance Indicators | £ | £ | |
| Revenue | 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 | 18% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 2,592,188 | 2,494,172 | 4% |
For details, please refer to 2.2.1 Results of operations.
For the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Group employed an average of 383 employees, representing a slight increase of 1% compared to the last reporting period (31 December 2024: 378). The overall head count remains relatively stable after the Group's acquisition of the Crucible Holding Limited and the Ashdown Controls Group in last February.
Overall, the International Monetary Fund expects global growth to reach 2.8% in 2025, a slight decline from its 2024 forecast of 3.3%. This development is due to the impact of higher trade barriers, elevated uncertainty, increased financial volatility, and weakened confidence. Inflation remains high and persistent in many advanced economies and could rise further due to trade restrictions. The economic outlook for 2025 for the euro area has been clouded by trade tensions and increased global uncertainty. However, these effects are likely to be offset by unexpectedly strong economic activity in the first quarter, which is likely to be partly due to exports being brought forward in anticipation of higher tariffs.
While the inflation rate eased in 2024 and recovered from the effects of the conflict in Ukraine, the inflation rate increased again by 1.1% in the first six months of 2025 compared to December 2024, ending at 3.6% on 30 June 2025. In a year-on-year comparison, inflation rose by 1.6%.
The Office for National Statistics (UK) stated that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2025 and by 0.3% in the second quarter. Year-on-year, real GDP for the second quarter rose by 1.2%. Compared to the European Union, this was slightly higher, as the growth rate was 0.5% in the first quarter and 0.2% in the second quarter. The Bank of England's official bank rate remained at 4.25% at the end of the first half of the year.
In the first half of 2025, the wholesale price of electricity rose temporarily from over £86.88/MWh at the beginning of January to a peak of £104.02/MWh in mid-February. The electricity price subsequently recovered and stood at £78.68/MWh on 30 June 2025. The average electricity price in the European Union was €82.37/MWh in the first half of 2025. In general, the trend shows a slight easing and flattening of the market.
The UK market for building energy management systems reported a 6.2% decline in the total revenue of the industry in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2025. In contrast, the construction industry increased by 3.2% compared to the first quarter and by 6.1% compared to the second quarter of 2024. Despite a decline in total revenue, the report states that the building control industry is experiencing growth and expects a value of at least £840 million per year.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 |
30 June 2024 |
Change | |
| £ | £ | % | |
| Revenue | 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 | 18% |
| Cost of sales | (19,799,172) | (15,538,193) | 27% |
| Gross profit | 9.879.671 | 9,663,528 | 2% |
| Administrative expenses | (9,726,522) | (10,263,374) | (5)% |
| Fair value gain on warrants | 5,555,980 | 5,980,948 | (7)% |
| Finance income | 13 | 73,891 | (100)% |
| Finance expense | (1,578,739) | (1,047,664) | 51% |
| Income tax | 48,000 | 90,000 | (47)% |
| Profit for the period | 4,178,404 | 4,497,329 | (7)% |
The development of individual income and expense items is presented in the following sections:
| Revenue by area of activity | 6 months ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
Change % |
|
| Strategic accounts and projects | 20,912,445 | 18,740,296 | 12% |
| Services | 8,148,917 | 5,906,828 | 38% |
| Data enabled services | 617,481 | 554,597 | 11% |
| Total | 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 | 18% |
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue by region | 30 June 2025 |
30 June 2024 |
Change |
| £ | £ | % | |
| United Kingdom | 24,801,289 | 20,054,082 | 24% |
| Rest of the world | 4,877,555 | 5,147,639 | (5)% |
| Total | 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 | 18% |
In the first half of 2025, the Group's total revenue increased by 18% to £29,678,843.
The increase in revenue is mainly attributed to the business combinations in February 2024. The acquired companies have contributed revenue in the six months ended 2025 for the whole period, whereas in the comparative period, the acquired companies have been included in the consolidation scope after closing in February 2024.
The 5% decline in revenue in the rest of the world reflects a scaling back of European business activities of learnd UK in line with profitability considerations.
Cost of sales increased by 27% to (£19,799,172) during the reporting period. This increase in cost of sales is mainly related to the increase in costs for external labour and subcontractors partially in line with the increase in revenue, and partially due to the lifting up of engineer salaries and benefit packages to be in line with learnd UK as part of the integration of Crucibles Holding Limited.
Administrative expenses decreased by £536,853 or 5%, from £10,263,374 in the six months ended 30 June 2024 to £9,726,522 in the six months ended 30 June 2025. This decrease is mainly attributable to lower legal and professional expenses in the six months ended 30 June 2025. During the six months ended 30 June 2024, the Company entered into two business combinations which caused the higher amount of legal and professional fees.
The Group recognised a fair value gain on warrants, which the Group assumed from GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE, the former learnd SE, from the de-SPAC Transaction closed on 18 January 2023, involving 7,500,000 Class A warrants and 7,145,833 Class B warrants of learnd SE (collectively, the "warrants"). These warrants were among the liabilities assumed by learnd Limited from learnd SE.
The fair value of the Class A warrants decreased from €0.45 as at 31 December 2024 to €0.01 as at 30 June 2025, and the fair value of the Class B warrants decreased from €0.48 to €0.01 over the same period. This decline in the fair values of warrants resulted in a fair value gain of £5,555,980 (€6,596,279) for the six months ended 30 June 2025, compared to a gain of £5,980,948 (€6,998,125) in the same period of 2024. This gain is reflected in the Group's consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the reporting period.
Finance expenses increased by £531,075 from (£1,047,664) in the six months ended 30 June 2024 to (£1,578,739) in the six months ended 30 June 2025, primarily due to higher interest expenses on loans and borrowings. On 9 February 2024, the Group has entered into a loan agreement with P Capital Partner AB as arranger, along with several banks as original lenders, providing the Group with three credit facilities totalling EUR 30 million. These loan facilities incurred interest expenses during the whole reporting period for the six months ended 30 June 2025.
For the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Group reported a profit of £4,178,404, a decrease from the £4,497,329 profit recorded in same period of 2024. This decrease is primarily related to a lower fair value gain on warrants and higher interest expenses incurred by the loan facilities withdrawn from 23 February 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA amounted to £2,592,188 for the six months ended 30 June 2025, compared to £2,494,172 for the same period in 2024. Adjustments to EBITDA, totalling (£1,133,585) in the first six months of 2025 (first six months ended 30 June 2024: (£2,056,488)), include the following non-recurring items:
| Unaudited 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 30 June 2024 |
|||
| £ | £ | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 2,592,188 | 2,494,172 | |
| Non-recurring items: | |||
| Corporate expenses | (642,143) | (1,254,132) | |
| Transaction costs related to acquisition of new subsidiaries |
(14,108) | (459,589) | |
| Costs related with the reorganisation of the Group | (104,936) | (155,011) | |
| Share-based payments | (261,614) | - | |
| Realised synergies pro-forma | (101,308) | - | |
| Other expenses | (9,476) | (187,756) | |
| Total EBITDA Adjustments | (1,133,585) | (2,056,488) | |
| EBITDA | 1,458,603 | 437,684 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (1,305,453) | (1,037,530) | |
| Finance result | 3,977,254 | 5,007,175 |
| Profit before tax for the period | 4,130,404 | 4,407,329 |
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The following table provides an overview of the outstanding loans within the Group as at 30 June 2025:
| Loans and borrowings |
Original currency |
Matures in | Interest type |
Effective interest rate in % |
Nominal value |
Carrying amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | ||||||
| Facility A | GBP | February 2029 |
Variable rate interest |
13.22 | 7,500,000 | 7,234,783 |
| Facility B | EUR | February 2029 |
Variable rate interest |
11.9 | 7,466,864 | 7,187,510 |
| Shareholder loan AFT Tech |
GBP | December 2028 |
Fixed-rate interest |
5.0 | 3,854,313 | 3,854,313 |
| Shareholder loan GFJ Holding |
EUR | December 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
2.5 | 957,057 | 957,057 |
| Shareholder loan Chepstow |
EUR | December 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
2.5 | 550,256 | 550,256 |
| Ryan Mac Ban loan |
EUR | August 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
12.0 | 279,784 | 279,784 |
| Total | 20,608,274 | 20,063,703 |
The group operates a central treasury management function, headed and controlled by learnd Limited. For learnd, the management of liquidity and central financing holds significant importance. During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Group did not enter into any new loan agreements.
The Group's investment volume, including investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets) decreased to £522,269 in the six months ended 30 June 2025, below the previous year's level, primarily due to the absence of acquisitions in this period in comparison to two acquisitions of Crucible Holding Limited and the Ashdown Controls Group completed in the six months ended 30 June 2025.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows can be summarised as follows:
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
Change absolute |
|
| Net cash generated from operating activities | 1,783,626 | (1,318,056) | 3,101,682 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (442,098) | (6,081,268) | 5,639,170 |
| Net cash generated from financing activities | (1,804,174) | 10,419,838 | (12,224,012) |
Net cash generated from operating activities amounted to £1,783,626 in the six months ended 30 June 2025, an increase of £3,101,682 from the previous period's figure of (£1,318,056). This increase is largely attributable to the increase in revenue as well as less legal and professional expenses in comparison to those significant amounts incurred in relation to the Group's re-organisation and the two acquisitions of Crucible Holding Limited and the Ashdown Controls Group completed in the six months ended 30 June 2024.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by £5,639,170 to (£442,098) in the six months ended 30 June 2025. This reduction primarily reflects net cash outflow of £5,731,094 related to the acquisitions of Crucible Holding Limited and the Ashdown Controls Group (net of cash acquired) in the six months ended 30 June 2024, whereas no acquisitions were undertaken in the first half year of 2025.
Net cash generated from financing activities decreased by £12,224,012 to a net outflow of £1,804,174 in the six months ended 30 June 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by the absence of new bank loans and borrowings in the period, resulting in lower financing inflows.
| 30 June 2025 |
as % of total assets |
31 December 2024 |
as % of total assets |
Change in % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets |
24,700,567 | 53% | 25,105,749 | 54% | (2%) |
| Current assets | 22,068,786 | 47% | 21,076,394 | 46% | 5% |
| Total assets | 46,769,353 | 100% | 46,182,143 | 100% | 0% |
| Equity | 2,602,267 | 6% | (1,801,876) | (4%) | (244%) |
| Non-current liabilities |
21,619,551 | 46% | 27,113,433 | 59% | (20%) |
| Current liabilities | 22,547,536 | 48% | 20,870,586 | 45% | 8% |
| Total equity and liabilities |
46,769,354 | 100% | 46,182,143 | 100% | 1% |
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position
As at 30 June 2025, total assets amounted to £46,769,353, remaining constant in comparison to year end 2025, mainly attributable to the following effects:
Non-current assets decreased by £405,182 to £24,700,567. This decrease was primarily driven by the decrease in right-of-use assets of £346,706 caused by amortization higher than new additions.
Current assets totalled £22,068,786, reflecting a £992,392 increase from 31 December 2024. This increase was mainly caused by an increase in trade and other receivables of £1,431,757 in line with the increase in revenue.
Equity increased by £4,404,143 to £2,602,267 mainly driven by the retained earnings amounting to £4,178,404 in the six months ended 30 June 2025, shared-based compensation costs of £261,614, as well as the proceeds from issuance of treasury shares in the amount of £178,486, partly offset by a £214,360 loss in the foreign currency translation reserve.
Non-current liabilities decreased by £5,493,882 to £21,619,551 as at 30 June 2025, primarily due to the fair value reduction in class A and class B warrants caused by a significantly lower share price as at 30 June 2025.
Current liabilities amounted to £22,547,536 as at 30 June 2025, which represents an increase of £1,676,950 from the previous year's figure of £20,870,586. This increase is primarily due to higher "Other taxation and social security" caused by unpaid valued added taxes and unpaid withholding employee individual income tax as at 30 June 2025.
There has been no significant change in the overall assessment of risks and opportunities during the reporting period compared to the position outlined in the 2024 Annual Report. No new individual risks, nor the cumulative sum of individual risks, have been identified as material or critical to the Group's operations or financial performance.
The forecast report of learnd takes into account relevant facts and events that were known at the time the unaudited interim group management report was prepared, and which could influence future business development.
The economic forecasts for the year 2025 assume that economic development in Europe and UK will be characterized by the direct impact of the new trade measures as well as their indirect spillover effects on trade linkages, heightened uncertainty, and weaker sentiment.
In April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted a real GDP growth of 0.8% for Euro Area and a slightly higher rate of 1.1% for United Kingdom in 2025. Additionally, headline inflation is expected to be at 2,1% in Euro Area, while in the UK the levels are expected to be higher with 3.1%. Compared with those in January 2025, the UK inflation forecast has been revised upwards by 0.7 percentage points primarily reflecting one-off regulated price changes in 2025.
The outlook is based on the forecast macroeconomic developments and the current internal Group plans for the financial year 2025. These do not consider any significant deterioration or improvement of the described parameters beyond the statements made above, which could have a negative or positive impact on the economic developments in UK and Europe or the business development of the Group.
For the financial year 2025, learnd's management continues to expect strong growth in revenue with modest growth in adjusted EBITDA.
learnd SE Luxembourg, 29 September 2025
Gisbert Rühl Member of the Management Board
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements 30 June 2025
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
30 June 2025
| Director | Gisbert Rühl |
|---|---|
| Registered number | B255487 |
| Registered office | 9, rue de Bitbourg L-1273 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Independent auditors | Forvis Mazars Luxembourg S.A., 5, Rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg |
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| Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income |
15 |
| Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position |
16 |
| Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in equity |
17 |
| Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows |
18 |
| Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements |
19 |
| Unaudited 6 months ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
|||
| Revenue | 7 | 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 | ||
| Cost of sales | 8 | (19,799,172) | (15,538,193) | ||
| Gross profit | 9,879,671 | 9,663,528 | |||
| Administrative expenses | 9 | (9,726,522) | (10,263,374) | ||
| Operating profit / (loss) | 153,150 | (599,846) | |||
| Fair value gain on warrants | 21 | 5,555,980 | 5,980,948 | ||
| Finance income | 13 | 73,891 | |||
| Finance expense | 10 | (1,578,739) | (1,047,664) | ||
| Profit before tax | 4,130,404 | 4,407,329 | |||
| Income tax | 11 | 48,000 | 90,000 | ||
| Profit for the period | 4,178,404 | 4,497,329 | |||
| Other comprehensive income Items that can be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations |
(214,360) | 360,858 | |||
| Total comprehensive income for the period |
3,964,043 | 4,858,186 | |||
| Basic earnings per share | 12 | 0.29 | 0.33 | ||
| Diluted earnings per share | 12 | 0.29 | 0.32 |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position
| Unaudited 30 June 2025 |
Audited 31 December 2024 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Intangible assets | 13 | 19,645,382 | 19,611,026 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 14 | 727,774 | 820,606 |
| Right-of-use assets | 15 | 4,215,864 | 4,562,570 |
| Deferred tax assets | 11 | 111,547 | 111,547 |
| Total non-current assets | 24,700,567 | 25,105,749 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 803,637 | 818,092 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 16 | 18,250,778 | 16,819,021 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,014,372 | 3,439,281 | |
| Total current assets | 22,068,786 | 21,076,394 | |
| Total assets | 46,769,353 | 46,182,143 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| Share capital | 474,825 | 473,157 | |
| Share premium | 37,318,710 | 37,141,892 | |
| Foreign currency translation reserve | 669,089 | 883,449 | |
| Share-based payments reserve | 3,958,151 | 3,696,537 | |
| Retained earnings | (39,818,508) | (43,996,911) | |
| Total equity | 17 | 2,602,267 | (1,801,876) |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Lease liabilities (non-current) | 15 | 3,153,108 | 3,509,780 |
| Class A warrants at fair value | 21 | 91,752 | 2,798,483 |
| Class B warrants at fair value | 21 | 86,808 | 2,844,087 |
| Loans and borrowings | 18 | 18,276,606 | 17,949,807 |
| Provisions | 19 | 11,276 | 11,276 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 21,619,551 | 27,113,433 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Lease liabilities (current) | 15 | 1,238,570 | 1,193,043 |
| Trade and other payables | 20 | 19,521,869 | 17,975,726 |
| Short term borrowings | 18 | 1,787,096 | 1,701,817 |
| Total current liabilities | 22,547,536 | 20,870,586 | |
| Total liabilities | 44,167,086 | 47,984,019 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 46,769,354 | 46,182,143 | |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity
| £ | Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
Foreign currency translation reserve |
Share based payments reserve |
Total shareholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
473,157 | 37,141,892 | (43,996,911) | 883,449 | 3,696,537 | (1,801,876) |
| Profit for the period | - | - | 4,178,404 | - | - | 4,178,404 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period |
- | - | - | (214,360) | - | (214,360) |
| Total comprehensive profit for the period |
- | - | 4,178,404 | (214,360) | - | 3,964,043 |
| Equity-settled share based payment |
- | - | - | - | 261,614 | 261,614 |
| Issuance of new shares |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Issuance of treasury shares |
1,668 | 176,818 | - | - | - | 178,486 |
| Total transactions with owners |
1,668 | 176,818 | - | - | 261,614 | 440,100 |
| Balance as at 30 June 2025 |
474,825 | 37,318,710 (39,818,507) | 669,089 | 3,958,151 | 2,602,268 |
| £ | Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
Foreign currency translation reserve |
Share based payments reserve |
Total shareholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |
439,218 | 31,334,071 | (47,569,571) | 198,050 | 2,759,377 | (12,838,854) |
| Profit for the period | - | - | 4,497,329 | - | - | 4,497,329 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period |
- | - | - | 360,858 | - | 360,858 |
| Total comprehensive profit for the period |
- | - | 4,497,329 | 360,858 | - | 4,858,186 |
| Issuance of new shares |
7,547 | 1,613,913 | - | - | - | 1,621,460 |
| Issuance of treasury shares |
14,699 | 2,782,939 | - | - | - | 2,797,638 |
| Total transactions with owners |
22,247 | 4,396,852 | - | - | - | 4,419,098 |
| Balance as at 30 June 2024 |
461,465 | 35,730,923 | (43,072,242) | 558,908 | 2,759,377 | (3,561,569) |
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
|
| Profit for the period Adjustments for: |
4,178,404 | 4,497,329 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 1,305,453 | 1,037,378 | |
| Impairment of tangible assets | - | 89,773 | |
| Finance expenses | 1,578,726 | 576,967 | |
| Share based payment charge | 271,991 | - | |
| Non-cash share listing expense | - | - | |
| Fair value (gains) on warrants | (5,555,980) | (5,980,948) | |
| Income tax expenses Change in operating assets and liabilities |
(48,000) | (90,000) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | (1,583,893) | (1,836,838) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in inventories | 14,455 | (462,871) | |
| (Decrease)/increase in creditors | 1,622,469 | 640,506 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Cash generated from operating activities | 1,783,626 | (1,528,703) | |
| Interest paid | - | - | |
| Income tax paid | - | - | |
| Income tax received | - | 210,647 | |
| Net cash generated from operating activities |
1,783,626 | (1,318,056) | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Purchase of intangible assets Purchase of tangible assets |
(285,377) (3,000) |
(165,398) (50,186) |
|
| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash | |||
| acquired | - | (5,735,557) | |
| Capitalised expenditure for research and | |||
| development | (153,721) | (130,127) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (442,098) | (6,081,268) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of class A shares | 167,958 | 598,681 | |
| Proceeds from loans and borrowings | - | 14,726,492 | |
| Repayments of loans and borrowings | - | (2,681,127) | |
| Payments of lease liabilities | (614,940) | (608,111) | |
| Interest paid | (1,357,192) | (554,734) | |
| Increase in discounting facility | - | (1,061,363) | |
| Net cash generated from financing activities |
(1,804,174) | 10,419,838 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | (462,647) | 3,020,514 | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and | |||
| cash equivalents | 26,018 | (1,473) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 3,451,001 | 1,769,045 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 3,014,372 | 4,788,086 |
The learnd Group (hereinafter also referred to as "learnd" or the "Group"), comprises the parent entity learnd SE, Luxembourg (the "Company"), and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The Company is registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B255487. Its registered office is 9, rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Since 19 October 2021, the Company has been listed on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard) in Germany.
The principal activities of the Group include the design, installation, service and maintenance of Building Management Systems ("BMS") and Building Energy Management Systems, and the provision of associated bureau services.
In January 2025, the Group conducted a Group reorganization under common control. As a result of this reorganisation, the business operation, assets and liabilities of Crucible Holdings Limited, BG Energy Solutions Limited, and BG Energy Solutions Service Limited were transferred to learnd UK Limited and there is no impact to the consolidated Group. However, these three entities still exist as at 30 June 2025 and are still owned by learnd Limited. As at 30 June 2025, the group structure of learnd SE with 100% direct and indirect shareholdings is as follows:

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes for the six months ended 30 June 2025 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and should be read in conjunction with the Group's last annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2024 ('last annual financial statements'). They do not include all of the information required for a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the Group's financial position and performance since the last annual financial statements.
Consistent with last annual financial statements, the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in GBP.
All amounts have been rounded, unless otherwise indicated. Standard commercial rounding may result in rounding differences. In some cases, such rounded amounts and percentages may not correspond 100% to the stated sums when added together and subtotals in tables may slightly differ from nonrounded figures.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Company's Management Board on 29 September 2025.
The Group headed by the Company forms an operating model with a central treasury function. As a result, the Directors consider that the Group is expected to generate sufficient cash inflows from operations, which together with the existing finance arrangements, would enable the Group to meet its foreseeable future going concern and therefore, the going concern basis can be applied.
The Directors have reviewed the Group's business activities together with the future developments, performance and position of the Group. This going concern assessment has given consideration to the Group's available cashflow, business model, strategy, principal risks and recent financial outlook. It has considered a range of future scenarios, and the forecasts prepared contain certain assumptions about future sales and margins as well as timings of cash flows, and performance.
The Directors going concern assessment is also based on the support of the current majority shareholder, AFT Tech Ventures, by way of not calling upon the payment of the loan (see Note 22 – Related Party transactions) in the going concern period being at least 12 months from the date of signing this unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements unless the Group is able to and still meet other obligations as they fall due. AFT Tech Ventures and the Group has entered into a "Intercompany Facility Agreement" in February 2024 and agreed the repayment date of the loan to 31 December 2028.
The Directors have reviewed in detail and are confident that the Group is expected to be able to operate within their current funding levels in the range of future scenarios considered. The Directors have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
Except as described below, the accounting policies applied in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the Group's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2024. The policy for recognising and measuring income taxes in the interim period is consistent with that applied in the previous interim period and is described in Note 11.
The following amendment applies for the first time in 2025:
| Standards/Interpretation | Date of application | |
|---|---|---|
| Amendments to IAS 21 | Lack of Exchangeability | 1 January 2025 |
The amendment to IAS 21 is not considered relevant for the Group and does not have any impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Group.
A number of accounting standards and amendments to accounting standards are effective for annual periods beginning after 2025 and earlier application is permitted. The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective in preparing the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies.
When preparing the financial information, management undertakes a number of judgements, estimates and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from the judgements, estimates and assumptions made by management.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised prospectively.
The significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those described in the last annual financial statements.
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. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:
The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Group.
The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.
A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.
The Group measures the fair value of an instrument using the quoted price in an active market for that instrument, if such price is available. A market is regarded as ''active'' if transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. If there is no quoted price in an active market, then the Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.
In determining the appropriate fair value measurements for Class A and Class B warrants, the Group involves an independent external valuation expert, who uses appropriate valuation techniques. The independent external valuation expert regularly reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments.
When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses observable market data as far as possible. Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows.
If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement.
The Group recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.
Further information about the assumptions made in measure fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities is included in Note 21 – Financial instruments.
The Group consists of one operating reportable segment because the Management Board, who are also the chief operating decision makers (CODM), assess the profitability of the Group on a company-wide basis. Adjusted EBITDA is used to measure performance, as the management is of the opinion that this information is useful for the evaluation of the Group in comparison with other companies operating in the same sectors.
The CODM reviews the Group's business activities by the following three categories, which bundle the main products and services:
Strategic accounts include major customers such as British Telecommunications plc ("BT") and Atlas Edge, there are multiple revenue streams within these including installations, projects and service contracts. Projects relate to large installation projects spanning a period of up to 1 year.
This includes revenue from service contracts which are either straight line monthly or a number of visits in a year which are charged once complete. Remedials are also included here which are effectively small installations and projects.
This includes BT software development which is part of the BT contracts. Additionally, revenue related to the ROC is included in this line. The ROC is the remote operations centre which includes service contracts with customers managed remotely. Subscription revenue is also included here, this relates to new software offerings where customers pay a subscription for the service.
The BMS activities result in multiple revenue streams however are intrinsically linked and as such are considered to be one operating segment and one cash generating unit for goodwill impairment test purposes.
The CODM uses the measures of revenue and adjusted EBITDA to assess operating segments' performance to make decisions regarding the allocation of resources.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortisation ("EBITDA"), further as adjusted for non-recurring items. These non-recurring items relate to expenses incurred where management believes adjustments should be made due to their non-recurring or nonoperational character as well as remaining costs incurred on the level of the Company (corporate expenses).
Adjusted EBITDA amounted to £2,592,188 for the six months ended 30 June 2025, compared to £2,494,172 for the same period in 2024. Adjustments to EBITDA, totalling (£1,133,585) in the first six months of 2025 (first six months ended 30 June 2024: (£2,056,488)), include the following non-recurring items:
| 6 months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 June | 30 June | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Adj. EBITDA | 2,592,188 | 2,494,172 |
| Non-recurring items: | ||
| Corporate expenses | (642,143) | (1,254,132) |
| Transaction costs related to acquisition of new subsidiaries |
(14,108) | (459,589) |
| Expenses related with the reorganisation of the Group |
(104,936) | (155,011) |
| Share-based payments | (261,614) | - |
| Realised synergies pro-forma | (101,308) | - |
| Other expenses | (9,476) | (187,756) |
| Total EBITDA Adjustments | (1,133,585) | (2,056,488) |
| EBITDA | 1,458,603 | 437,684 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (1,305,453) | (1,037,530) |
| Finance result | 3,977,254 | 5,007,175 |
| Profit / (Loss) before tax for the period | 4,130,404 | 4,407,329 |
The breakdown of revenue by business areas reviewed by CODM is as follows:
| 6 months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
|
| Strategic accounts and projects | 20,912,445 | 18,740,296 |
| Services | 8,148,917 | 5,906,828 |
| Data enabled services | 617,481 | 554,597 |
| 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 |
The breakdown of revenue by geographic location is as follows:
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
||
| United Kingdom | 24,801,289 | 20,054,082 | |
| Rest of world | 4,877,555 | 5,147,639 | |
| 29,678,843 | 25,201,721 |
The principal activities of the Group include the design, installation, service and maintenance of Building Management Systems ("BMS") and Building Energy Management Systems, and the provision of associated bureau services.
Revenue is 100% recognised from revenue with customers. Please refer to Note 6 - Segmental information for further information regarding the breakdown of revenues by business area and geographical location.
The following table provides information on contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
| 30 June | 31 December | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Contract assets | 4,300,766 | 4,931,052 |
| Contract liabilities | 1,948,702 | 1,915,254 |
The contract assets relate to the Group's rights to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date. The contract assets are transferred to receivables when the rights become unconditional. This occurs when the Group issues an invoice to the customer.
The contract liabilities relate to the advance consideration received from customers for projects, for which revenue is recognised over time. They will be recognised as revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied, which is expected to occur in the following year. The amount of £1,148,764 recognised in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period has been recognised as revenue in the six months ended 30 June 2025.
Contract assets are included in trade and other receivables and contract liabilities are included in trade and other payables in the consolidated statement of financial position. The decrease in contract assets is primarily due to the invoice timing on large projects in learnd Limited.
There was no revenue recognised in the six months ended 30 June 2025 and 2024 from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods.
Cost of sales can be broken down as follows:
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June | 30 June | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Internal labour | 6,663,559 | 6,294,902 | |
| External labour | 5,306,739 | 2,794,621 | |
| Subcontractors | 2,126,966 | 1,433,180 | |
| Products | 3,457,294 | 3,127,577 | |
| Consumables | 2,163,408 | 1,668,909 | |
| Other | 81,206 | 219,004 | |
| 19,799,172 | 15,538,193 |
The labour costs presented in the cost of sales include the personnel expenses of engineers and project team members directly attributable to generating revenues.
Administrative expenses can be broken down as follows:
| 6 months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
|
| Personnel expenses | 5,047,020 | 5,126,971 |
| Legal and professional | 786,175 | 1,537,866 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 1,305,452 | 1,037,530 |
| Travel and subsistence | 1,096,585 | 968,173 |
| Insurance | 335,919 | 255,323 |
| Costs related with the reorganization of the group | 104,936 | 155,012 |
| Recruitment | 152,235 | 63,220 |
| Other | 898,201 | 1,119,278 |
| 9,726,522 | 10,263,374 |
Other administrative expenses mainly include expenditures for consultancy services and marketing activities.
Finance income includes foreign exchange gains of £16 (2024: £86,230)
Finance expenses can be broken down as follows:
| 6 months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
|
| Loans and borrowings interest | 1,225,054 | 804,724 |
| Shareholder loan interest | 91,391 | 99,126 |
| IFRS 16 lease interest | 143,478 | 97,677 |
| Foreign exchange losses | 72,466 | 7,073 |
| Other finance costs | 46,351 | 39,064 |
| 1,578,739 | 1,047,664 |
Income tax is recognised at an amount determined by multiplying the profit (loss) before tax for the interim reporting period by management's best estimate of the weighted-average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year, adjusted for the tax effect of certain items recognised in full in the interim period. As such, the effective tax rate in the interim financial statements may differ from management's estimate of the effective tax rate for the annual financial statements.
The Group's consolidated effective tax rate in respect of continuing operations for the six months ended 30 June 2025 was 1.2% (six months ended 30 June 2024: 2.0%). The change in effective tax rate was because the Group expects less amount of research and development ("R&D") tax credit than in 2024 and the planed profit before tax for 2025 is higher than 2024.
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to the equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.
| 6 months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
|
| Net profit for the period | 4,178,404 | 4,497,329 |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic) | 14,167,713 | 13,570,114 |
| Basic earnings per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company |
0.29 | 0.33 |
| Effect of share options on issue | 297,920 | 298,646 |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) |
14,465,633 | 13,868,760 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company |
0.29 | 0.32 |
As at 30 June 2025, 14,645,833 warrants are excluded from the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares calculation, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive, as their exercise price exceeds the average market price. 550,450 share options were also excluded from the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares calculation, as they are out-of-the-money, i.e. the exercise price (including the fair value of any services to be provided to the entity in the future) is lower than the average market price of the ordinary shares.
The average market price of the Company's shares for the purpose of calculating the dilutive effect of share options was based on the quoted market prices for the period during which the options were outstanding.
During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Group's additions in intangible assets of £439,098 relate to additions in software licenses as well as to wages capitalized as part of development costs included in intangible assets (six months ended 30 June 2024: £9,724,995 primarily related to intangible assets generated from acquisition of subsidiary).
The Group performs its annual impairment test in December. No circumstances were indicated that the carrying values may be impaired.
As at 30 June 2025, management concludes the absence of any impairment indicators that would require additional impairment testing.
During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Group acquired assets with a cost of £83,696 (six months ended 30 June 2024: £512,532) mainly related to new motor vehicles as well as new office equipment. In addition, the Group disposed certain assets related to the business closed in Ashdown Control Switchgear Limited with net book value of £81,428 in the six months ended 30 June 2025 (six months ended 30 June 2024: £0).
During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Group's additions to right-of-use assets of £303,795 (six months ended 30 June 2024: £1,812,791) relate to additions in leases for plant & equipment of £303,795 mainly related to new car leases.
Trade and other receivables include mainly trade receivables and accrued income from contracts with customers, tax debtors, prepayments, and other non-financial receivables. The breakdown of trade and other receivable is as follows:
| 30 June 2025 |
31 December 2024 |
|
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Financial assets | ||
| Trade receivables (net) | 9,565,784 | 9,115,532 |
| Total financial assets | 9,565,784 | 9,115,532 |
| Non-financial assets | ||
| Accrued income | 4,300,766 | 3,822,561 |
| COS prepayments | 871,747 | 666,312 |
| Tax debtors | 220,009 | 204,456 |
| R&D credits and claims | 206,256 | 158,256 |
| Prepayments | 854,419 | 674,289 |
| Other receivables | 2,231,797 | 2,177,615 |
| Total non-financial assets | 8,684,994 | 7,703,489 |
| Total trade and other receivables | 18,250,778 | 16,819,021 |
All amounts are short-term. The net carrying value of trade receivables is considered as a reasonable approximation of fair value.
Accrued income results from revenue recognised from contracts with customers according to IFRS 15 but has not reached the agreed billing term, which belongs to contract assets.
Trade receivables are stated after provisions for impairment of £286,263 (2024: £321,855).
As at 30 June 2025, trade receivables and other receivables have increased compared to the financial year end 2024 consistent with the increase in revenue.
The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade receivables and contract assets during the reporting period was as follows:
| Balance as at 1 January 2025 | 321,855 |
|---|---|
| Utilisation of impairment | (19,596) |
| Reversal of impairment | (45,748) |
| Additional impairment recognised | 29,694 |
| Balance as at 30 June 2025 | 286,205 |
| Balance as at 1 January 2024 | 180,058 |
| Utilisation of impairment | - |
| Reversal of impairment | (477) |
| Additional impairment recognised | 24,000 |
| Acquisitions | 249,270 |
| Balance as at 30 June 2024 |
The decrease in the loss allowances is mainly attributable to the release of unneeded provision accrued as at the closing date of the acquisition of Ashdown Controls Group on 23 February 2024.
The Group's principal financial assets are cash and trade debtors. The principal credit risk arises therefore from its trade debtors. In order to manage credit risk, the Directors set limits for customers based on a combination of payment histories and third-party credit references. Where it is not possible to obtain a credit limit, or an amount is requested by the customer in excess of the allocated amount, such cases are reviewed and approved by the Directors accordingly. Credit limits are monitored by the credit controller on a regular basis in conjunction with debt ageing and collection history. The Group also operates a credit insurance policy which hedges against this risk.
The methodology for the calculation of ECLs is the same as described in the last annual financial statements.
During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the movements in Class A shares can be summarised as follows:
| As at 1 January 2025 | 14,123,827 |
|---|---|
| Issuance of treasury shares | 51,621 |
| As at 30 June 2025 | 14,175,448 |
In the six months period ended 30 June 2025, 50,000 treasury shares were sold to a private investor generating cash proceeds of £167,958 (€199,698).
The share capital amounts to £474,825 and 14,175,448 shares were outstanding as at 30 June 2025, each with a nominal value of €0.0384. As at 30 June 2025, there are 12,094,436 treasury shares held by the Company, resulting in a total number of shares issued of 26,269,884.
The issuance of 51,621 shares from 1 January to 30 June 2025 described above resulted in an increase in share premium amounting £176,818. Share premium amounted to £37,318,710 as at 30 June 2025 (31 December 2024: £37,141,892).
Foreign currency translation differences arise on translation of the Company and the acquired Ashdown Controls Group to the presentation currency of GBP of the Group amounting to £669,089 as at 30 June 2025 (31 December 2024: £883,449) and are recognised in other comprehensive income.
Retained earnings include the accumulated profits and losses attributable to the shareholders. As at 30 June 2025, the retained earnings amount to (£39,818,507) (31 December 2024 (£43,996,911)).
As at 30 June 2025, the share-based payments reserve amounts to £3,958,151 (31 December 2024: £3,696,537). In the six months period there is no share-based payment award granted. For information regarding the share-based options accounted according to IFRS 2, please refer to Note 20 in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended and as at 31 December 2024.
Current and non-current loans and borrowing recognised in the Group's consolidated statement of financial position are as follows:
| Loans and borrowings | 30 June 2025 £ |
31 December 2024 £ |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
| Shareholder loan GFJ Holding (including accrued interest) |
957,057 | 917,201 | |
| Shareholder loan Chepstow | 550,256 | 526,730 | |
| Other loans | 279,784 | 257,887 | |
| Total current | 1,787,097 | 1,701,817 | |
| Non-current | |||
| Bank loans | 14,422,293 | 14,187,337 | |
| Shareholder loan AFT Tech | 3,854,313 | 3,762,470 | |
| Total non-current | 18,276,606 | 17,949,807 |
Total 20,063,702 19,651,624
The terms and conditions of outstanding loans are as follows:
| Loans and borrowings |
Original currency |
Matures in | Interest type |
Effective interest rate in % |
Nominal value (in GBP) |
Carrying amount (in GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | ||||||
| Facility A | GBP | February 2029 |
Variable rate interest |
13.22 | 7,500,000 | 7,234,783 |
| Facility B | EUR | February 2029 |
Variable rate interest |
11.9 | 7,466,864 | 7,187,510 |
| Shareholder loan AFT Tech |
GBP | December 2028 |
Fixed-rate interest |
5.0 | 3,854,313 | 3,854,313 |
| Shareholder loan GFJ Holding |
EUR | December 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
2.5 | 957,057 | 957,057 |
| Shareholder loan Chepstow |
EUR | December 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
2.5 | 550,256 | 550,256 |
| Ryan Mac Ban loan |
EUR | August 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
12.0 | 279,783 | 279,783 |
| Total | 20,608,273 | 20,063,702 |
| Loans and borrowings |
Original currency |
Matures in | Interest type |
Effective interest rate in % |
Nominal value (in GBP) |
Carrying amount (in GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 |
||||||
| Facility A | GBP | February 2029 |
Variable rate interest |
14.49 | 7,500,000 | 7,248,882 |
| Facility B | EUR | February 2029 |
Variable rate interest |
13.2 | 7,237,141 | 6,938,456 |
| Shareholder loan AFT Tech |
GBP | December 2028 |
Fixed-rate interest |
5.0 | 3,762,470 | 3,762,470 |
| Shareholder loan GFJ Holding |
EUR | December 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
2.5 | 917,201 | 917,201 |
| Chepstow loan | EUR | December 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
2.5 | 526,730 | 526,730 |
| Ryan Mac Ban | EUR | August 2025 |
Fixed-rate interest |
12.0 | 257,887 | 257,887 |
| Total | 20,201,428 | 19,651,624 |
The Group has not entered any new loan facilities, nor the loans and borrowings included in the tables above have any significant withdraws and repayments in the six months ended 30 June 2025. For more information regarding these loans and borrowing, please refer to Note 22 in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended and as at 31 December 2024.
For information regarding shareholder loans please refer to Note 22 – Related party transactions.
Pursuant to the loan agreement with P Capital Partner AB for Facility A and Facility B as arranger and multiple banks as original lenders, the Group must comply with the following financial covenants during the duration of the bank loans:
The Group was required to comply with a maximum "pro forma" net leverage covenant whereby total net debt for the Group on the last day of the relevant period to "pro forma" earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ("Pro Forma EBITDA") of the Group in the relevant period shall not exceed a ratio for the relevant period listed in the following table.
Pro Forma EBITDA means EBITDA adjusted by:
For the following relevant periods, the Group shall ensure to comply with the following "pro forma" net leverage covenants:
| Relevant Period ending on | "Pro Forma" Net Leverage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 3.3:1 |
| 30 September 2025 | 3.6:1 |
| 31 December 2025 | 2.9:1 |
| 31 March 2026 | 2.9:1 |
| 30 June 2026 | 2.8:1 |
| 30 September 2026 | 2.8:1 |
| 31 December 2026 | 2.3:1 |
| 31 March 2027 | 2.3:1 |
| 30 June 2027 | 2.1:1 |
| 30 September 2027 | 2.1:1 |
| 31 December 2027 | 1.6:1 |
| 31 March 2028 | 1.6:1 |
| 30 June 2028 | 1.5:1 |
| 31 September 2028 | 1.5:1 |
| 31 December 2028 | 1.0:1 |
In the event that there is a breach of the "pro forma" net leverage covenant, the Group shall have the right to cure such breach in accordance with the following:
in which case "pro forma" net leverage shall be recalculated giving effect to a "pro forma" decrease of total net debt solely for the purpose of measuring "pro forma" net leverage in relation to compliance with the "pro forma" net leverage covenant and not for any other purpose (including, without limitation, not for the purpose of a reduction of any margin), by an amount equal to the Cure Amount (an "Equity Cure").
Furthermore, the Group was required to comply with an interest cover whereby the Group shall maintain a minimum interest cover of 2.00:1. Interest cover means the ratio of pro forma EBITDA to net finance charges.
As at 30 June 2025, the Group was in compliance with all financial covenants set by the facility agreements with the banks. Accordingly, the loan is classified as a non-current liability as at 30 June 2025.
The Group expects to comply with the quarterly covenants for at least 12 months after the reporting date.
The provision consists of warranty provisions learnd Limited provided to customers for installation services on site.
No changes have incurred in this reporting period.
Trade and other payables include mainly trade payables, accrued liabilities, and other non-financial liabilities including deferred income from contracts with customers, other tax payables and payroll related payables. Due to the short-term due date, management determines the carrying value of trade payables and accrued liabilities approximates to their fair value at the reporting date.
The breakdown of trade and other payables is as follows:
| 30 June | 31 December 2024 £ |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| £ | |||
| Financial liabilities | |||
| Trade payables | 5,075,355 | 5,851,382 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 5,577,887 | 4,710,173 | |
| 10,653,242 | 10,561,554 | ||
| Non-financial liabilities | |||
| Deferred income | 1,703,863 | 1,623,509 | |
| Other taxation and social security | 4,326,982 | 2,991,548 | |
| Other payables | 2,837,782 | 2,799,115 | |
| 8,868,627 | 7,414,172 | ||
| Total trade and other payables | 19,521,869 | 17,975,726 |
The following table shows the classification of financial assets and financial liabilities in accordance with IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and their carrying amounts as at 30 June 2025 and 31 December 2024:
The following table shows the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy. It does not include fair value information for financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value if the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value.
| 30 June 2025 | Carrying amount | Fair value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | AC | FVTPL | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Financial assets measured at amortised cost |
|||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,014,372 | - | - | - | - |
| Trade receivables | 9,565,784 | - | - | - | - |
| 12,580,156 | |||||
| Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost Loans and borrowings (current and non-current) Trade payables and other accrued liabilities Lease liabilities (current and non current) |
20,063,702 10,653,242 4,391,678 |
- - - |
- - - |
- - - |
- - - |
| 35,108,622 | |||||
| Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL |
|||||
| Class A warrants | - | 91,752 | - | - | 91,752 |
| Class B warrants | - | 86,808 | - | - | 86,808 |
| - | 178,561 | - | - | 178,561 |
| 31 December 2024 | Carrying amount | Fair value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | AC | FVTPL | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Financial assets measured at amortised cost |
|||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,439,281 | - | - | - | - |
| Trade receivables | 9,115,532 | - | - | - | - |
| 12,554,814 | - | - | - | - | |
| Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost Loans and borrowings (current |
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| and non-current) | 19,651,624 | ||||
| Trade payables and other accrued liabilities |
10,561,554 | - | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities (current and non-current) |
4,702,823 | - | - | - | - |
| 34,916,002 | - | - | - | - | |
| Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL |
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| Class A warrants | - | 2,798,483 | - | - | 2,798,483 |
| Class B warrants | - | 2,844,087 | - | - | 2,844,087 |
| - | 5,642,570 | - | - | 5,642,570 |
Financial assets that are measured at amortised cost consist of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables from contracts with customers. Accrued income from contracts with customers (contract assets) recognised according to IFRS 15 is excluded from the table above. All amounts are short-term. Therefore, the net carrying amount of trade receivables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value.
Financial liabilities that are measured at amortised cost consist of all current and non-current liabilities other than deferred income from contracts with customers (contract liabilities) recognized according to IFRS 15, employee benefit liabilities and tax related liabilities. The net carrying amounts of all financial liabilities are considered a reasonable approximation of their fair values, due to either short-term in nature or bearing market interest rates.
7,500,000 Class A warrants and 7,145,833 Class B warrants of learnd SE had been issued by GFJ Acquisition prior to the de-SPAC Transaction and were part of the liabilities assumed by learnd Limited from GFJ Acquisition ("renamed to "learnd SE") during the de-SPAC Transaction. The Class A and Class B warrants of learnd SE do not meet the criteria for treatment as equity under IAS 32, which requires the warrants to be recognized as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.
As at 30 June 2025, as well as 31 December 2024, no active trades of the Class A warrants were observable, and the Class B warrants are not publicly listed. Hence, the fair value of Class A and Class B warrants were independently valued using the average of Binomial Option Pricing and Monte Carlo models. The significant inputs to the valuation model include the contractual terms of the warrants (i.e. exercise price, maturity), risk free rates of German government bonds and volatility. As learnd SE has consummated a Business Combination with learnd Limited on 18 January 2023, the volatility was calculated as an unobservable input by reference to the volatilities of companies operating in similar sectors of learnd Group ("peers"). Therefore, Class A and Class B warrants constitute level 3 financial instruments. A discount rate for lack marketability was applied for Class B warrants to reflect the transfer restrictions of Class B warrants.
The fair value of warrants decreased from €0.45 per Class A warrant and €0.48 per Class B warrant as at the 31 December 2024 to €0.01 per Class A warrant and €0.01 per Class B warrant as at 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in fair value of warrant liabilities and a gain recognised for the six months ended 30 June 2025 of £5,555,980 (€6,596,279) (for six months ended 30 June 2024: £5,980,948 (€6,998,125)).
The following table shows a reconciliation from the opening balances to the closing balances for Level 3 fair values:
| Warrants | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ | Class A | Class B |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 | 6,322,339 | 7,576,306 |
| Gain included in finance income | ||
| Net change in fair value | (2,499,851) | (3,481,096) |
| Gain included in other comprehensive income | ||
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | (140,735) | (163,951) |
| Balance at 30 June 2024 | 3,681,753 | 3,931,258 |
| Balance at 1 January 2025 | 2,798,483 | 2,844,087 |
| Gain included in finance income | ||
| Net change in fair value | (2,752,393) | (2,803,587) |
| Gain included in other comprehensive income | ||
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | 45,663 | 46,308 |
| Balance at 30 June 2025 | 91,752 | 86,808 |
For the fair value of warrants, reasonably possible changes at 30 June 2025 to the significant unobservable inputs, holding other inputs constant, would have the following effects:
| Profit or loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | Increase | Decrease | |
| 30 June 2025 | |||
| 5% movement in volatility | (146,250) | 75,750 | |
| Profit or loss | |||
| £ | Increase | Decrease | |
| 30 June 2025 5% movement in volatility |
(140,773) | 75,031 | |
There were no changes between the levels of the fair value hierarchy in the six-month period ended 30 June, 2025. In addition, there were also no changes in the valuation techniques applied as at 30 June 2025 from 31 December 2024.
The Group uses a range of financial instruments to manage the business. The main risks arising from the Group's financial instruments are credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk including currency risk and interest rate risk. These risks have remained unchanged and were described in the Group's last annual financial statements.
As at 30 June 2025, the ultimate controlling party is Josef Brunner.
The Group key management personnel are considered to be the statutory Directors in the six months period ended 30 June 2025, i.e. John Clifford and Simon Wood.
In the six months ended 30 June 2025, the total remuneration of the key management personnel amounts to £700,300 (six months ended 30 June 2024: £526,534).
Directors' remuneration breakdown is as follows:
| 6 months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 £ |
30 June 2024 £ |
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| Short-term employee benefits | 679,076 | 471,059 | |
| Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes | 21,224 | 21,725 | |
| Termination benefits | - | 33,750 | |
| 700,300 | 526,534 |
There are no other personnel that meet the definition of key management personnel under IAS 24, other than the Directors. In addition, there are no outstanding balances for key management personnel as of 30 June 2025.
During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the Supervisory Board is composed of the following members:
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was entitled as member of the Supervisory Board on 19 June 2024.
In the financial year ended 31 December 2022, KVI Aimteq Limited, as one of the Group's shareholders, provided a shareholder loan of £3,000,000 to learnd Limited ("Shareholder loan AFT Tech"). In September 2022, as part of AFT Tech Ventures AG's acquisition of all shares held by KVI Aimteq Ltd, the loan note along with its accumulated interest was transferred to AFT Tech Ventures AG ("AFT Tech"), with the acquisition finalised on 17 November 2022. It is unsecured. During the financial year ended 31 December 2024, the AFT Tech loan was rearranged and transferred from learnd Limited to Learnd SE. The repayment date has been modified from without a set repayment schedule to 31 December 2028. The interests are payable as of the repayment date of the loan. Therefore, both the principal and interest payable of this loan are reclassified from current to non-current liabilities. The balance of the Shareholder loan AFT Tech as at 30 June 2025 comprises of £3,000,000 principal and £856,860 interest outstanding. The balance of the Shareholder loan AFT Tech as at 31 December 2024 comprises of £3,000,000 principal and £762,470 interest outstanding.
Since 31 May 2022, GFJ Holding GmbH & Co. KG ("GFJ Holding"), the shareholder of the Company, provided the Company under several shareholder loan agreements with £1,372,293 (€1,655,000) in thirteen instalments. On 30 January 2023, the two parties entered into a shareholder loan agreement to rearrange these loans into one loan ("Shareholder loan GFJ Holding"). The Shareholder loan GFJ Holding has a fixed repayment date on 31 December 2025 and bears interest at an annual rate of 2.5%. It is unsecured. The amount of £545,516 (€656,000) has been repaid on 14 November 2024. The Shareholder loan GFJ Holding balance as at 30 June 2025 comprises £854,645 (€999,000) principal and £102,413 (€119,711) interest categorized under "short term borrowings". The Shareholder loan GFJ Holding balance as at 31 December 2024 comprises £853,978 (€999,000) principal and £102,333 (€107,154) interest categorized under "short term borrowings".
On 11 November 2024 learnd SE has received a loan of €633,000 from Chepstow GmbH ("Chepstow loan"). Chepstow GmbH is a company controlled by Gisbert Rühl who is a member of the supervisory board. The Chepstow loan bears a fixed interest rate of 2.5% and is due on 31 December 2025 with interest payable on the maturity date. It is unsecured. The Chepstow loan balance as at 30 June 2025 comprises £541,532 (€633,000) principal and £8,724 (€10,198) interest recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position under "short term borrowings". The Chepstow loan balance as at 31 December 2024 comprises £524,871 (€633,000) principal and £1,859 (€2,242) interest recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position under "short term borrowings".
In July 2025, learnd Limited acquired 100% of the business and assets of BMS Controls Systems Ltd., a UK Business via an asset deal for a consideration of £ 265,000 in cash. This transaction is considered as a business combination according to IFRS 3. The acquisition was made to expand the Group's engineer base and customer base within the Southeast of England.
As of the authorization date of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the financial information of BMS Controls Systems Ltd has not been finalized. Therefore, the purchase price allocation is still not available. However, as this transaction has no material effects on the financial position, liquidity and financial performance of the Group, the Group does not plan to make full IFRS 3 disclosure.
On September 24, 2025, Learnd Acquisition S.à r.l., the subsidiary of the Company, entered into a share purchase agreement with learnd Arrow Limited, a company indirectly controlled by John Clifford and Simon Wood, the two members of the management board of the Company, regarding the sale of 50.5% of the shares in its operating subsidiary, learnd Limited ("Transaction"). As part of the Transaction, the three Irish entities learnd Ireland Limited, learnd Ireland Services Limited and Ashdown Control Switchgear Limited will be transferred from Learnd Acquisition S.à r.l. to learnd Limited and become wholly owned subsidiaries of Learnd Limited.
The Transaction is subject to the clearance under the National Security and Investment Act of the United Kingdom, which is expected to be obtained prior to October 2, 2025. After the Transaction is completed, the Company will retain an indirect minority stake of 49.5% of the shares in learnd Limited.
The agreed purchase price for the 50.5% shares in learnd Limited and its subsidiaries is EUR 10,455,693. A payment of EUR 9,455,693 will be due upon completion of the Transaction and the remaining amount of EUR 1,000,000 will be deferred to one year later after the completion of the Transaction. The consideration for the three Irish entities is EUR 5,469,837. As part of the Transaction, all outstanding intra-company loans between learnd Limited, the Irish entities and Learnd Acquisition S.à r.l., with a sum of EUR 5,329,470, will be settled and paid to Learnd Acquisition S.à r.l. at the completion of the Transaction.
Immediately prior to the Transaction, John Clifford and Simon Wood have resigned from the management board of the Company to avoid conflicts of interest. The supervisory board of the Company has appointed Gisbert Rühl, the former chairman of the supervisory board and co-founder of GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE, the former learnd SE, as sole member of the management board of the Company. As his successor, the supervisory board appointed Johann Stachow, former general counsel of Xella International GmbH, as a member and chair of the supervisory board of the Company. The supervisory board will consist of Johann Stachow (chair), Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, and Stefan Spang.
Learnd SE Luxembourg, 29 September 2025
Gisbert Rühl Member of the Management Board
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