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TransCentury

TCL · Nairobi Securities Exchange · Incorporated in Kenya · Consolidated statements

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Company details
Legal name
TransCentury PLC
Incorporated in
Kenya
Listing
TCL on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, active · ISIN KE2000002184 (observed 2026-10-07)
Sector
Not classified (our classification from the stated principal activity)
Financial year ends
31 December

Overview

Year ended 31 December 2024 · published summary of audited statements, final status not established · source

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  • Published summary of audited statements not confirmed as final. The published copy is unsigned. The FY2024 figures come from it.
Full wording and sources

  • Published summary of audited statements for 2024: final status not established

    An ISA 810 (Revised) report of the independent auditor on the summary consolidated financial statements is printed and dated 27 May 2025, but it closes with the typeset 'For and on behalf of RSM Eastern Africa LLP, Certified Public Accountants, Nairobi' and the engagement partner's typeset name (CPA Elvis Ogeto), with no visible signature (PDF p1, page image). No board approval statement or director signature is printed; the commentary closes 'By Order of the Board, Virginia Ndunge, Company Secretary, 27 May 2025' (typeset). Published through the NSE.

    Source: TransCentury: audited summary consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 (dated 2025-05-27)

  • 2024, 2023: figures from a published summary

    These columns come from a summary of the audited statements, not the full audited financial statements. 'The summary consolidated financial statements, which comprise the summary consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024, the summary consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, summary consolidated statement of changes in equity and summary consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and related notes are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of TransCentury Plc for the year ended 31 December 2024.' (auditor's report, p1) Report of the independent auditor on the summary consolidated financial statements (ISA 810 (Revised)), RSM Eastern Africa LLP, Nairobi, 27 May 2025 (p1): 'In our opinion, the accompanying summary consolidated financial statements are consistent, in all material respects, with the audited consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the Kenyan Companies Act and the Capital Markets (Securities) (Public Offers, Listing and Disclosures) Regulations, 2023'. It states: 'We expressed an unqualified audit opinion on the audited consolidated financial statements in our report dated 27th May 2025', which includes a material uncertainty related to going concern (Note 2(f)) and key audit matters (p1). Firm and engagement partner typeset, no visible signature. Consolidated statement of profit or loss and OCI (full lines); statement of financial position condensed to non-current assets, current assets, equity components, non-current liabilities and current liabilities (no total equity line); statement of cash flows condensed to cash used in operations, tax paid, investing and financing totals (no operating subtotal); statements of changes in equity 2024 and 2023 (not transcribed); commentary headed 'Notes to the audited summary consolidated financial statements' (p1).

    Source: TransCentury: audited summary consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 (dated 2025-05-27)

  • Revenue

    KES 6.70 billion

    6,697,264 KES thousands · p1

    +1.9% vs 2023

  • Operating profit / (loss)

    KES 715 million

    714,538 KES thousands · p1

    Moved from loss to profit (FY2023: (371,400) KES thousands)

  • Profit / (loss) for the year

    KES 580 million

    579,959 KES thousands · p1

    Moved from loss to profit (FY2023: (3,231,212) KES thousands)

  • Total assets

    KES 10.8 billion

    10,767,076 KES thousands · p1

    −19.5% vs 2023

  • Total equity

    Not reported in this filing

  • Cash from operations

    Not reported in this filing

Large amounts are rounded for reading (KES million / billion / trillion); exact figures as printed are under each amount and in the tables. No currency conversion.

Financial statements

Exact figures as printed. Each column comes from one filing; labels are as printed in the newest filing. Amounts in KES thousands unless the row says otherwise; brackets are negative.

† from a supplementary filing for the same year · ‡ signed audited statements preferred over a disputed figure · “–” is a printed dash, explained below the table

Column sources

  • FY2024 — published summary of audited statements (summary), final status not established; reported for the year · source
  • FY2023 — published summary of audited statements (summary), final status not established; comparative in the FY2024 filing · source
    • 2024, 2023: figures from a published summary. These columns come from a summary of the audited statements, not the full audited financial statements. 'The summary consolidated financial statements, which comprise the summary consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024, the summary consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, summary consolidated statement of changes in equity and summary consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and related notes are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of TransCentury Plc for the year ended 31 December 2024.' (auditor's report, p1) Report of the independent auditor on the summary consolidated financial statements (ISA 810 (Revised)), RSM Eastern Africa LLP, Nairobi, 27 May 2025 (p1): 'In our opinion, the accompanying summary consolidated financial statements are consistent, in all material respects, with the audited consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the Kenyan Companies Act and the Capital Markets (Securities) (Public Offers, Listing and Disclosures) Regulations, 2023'. It states: 'We expressed an unqualified audit opinion on the audited consolidated financial statements in our report dated 27th May 2025', which includes a material uncertainty related to going concern (Note 2(f)) and key audit matters (p1). Firm and engagement partner typeset, no visible signature. Consolidated statement of profit or loss and OCI (full lines); statement of financial position condensed to non-current assets, current assets, equity components, non-current liabilities and current liabilities (no total equity line); statement of cash flows condensed to cash used in operations, tax paid, investing and financing totals (no operating subtotal); statements of changes in equity 2024 and 2023 (not transcribed); commentary headed 'Notes to the audited summary consolidated financial statements' (p1).

Income statement

Income statement, KES thousands. Columns: FY2024 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY2023 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), comparative reported in the published summary of audited statements for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2024Published summary of audited statements (summary)reported for the yearFY2023Published summary of audited statements (summary)comparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Revenue 6,697,264 6,571,307
Cost of sales (4,354,991) (4,719,954)
Gross profit 2,342,273 1,851,353
Other income 355,101 171,205
Operating expenses (1,616,759) (1,666,349)
Profit before depreciation, impairment, contract liability expense and finance costs1 1,080,615 356,209
Impairment losses2 (76,501) (451,038)
Depreciation and amortisation3 (289,576) (276,571)
Operating profit/( loss) 714,538 (371,400)
Exchange gain/(losses) 1,226,173 (1,491,150)
Interest expenses (1,332,318) (1,340,915)
Net finance costs4 (106,145) (2,832,065)
Profit /(loss) before income tax 608,393 (3,203,465)
Income tax expense (28,434) (27,747)
Profit/ (Loss) for the year 579,959 (3,231,212)
Financial instruments at FVOCI – net change in fair value5 1,007 (906)
Re-measurement gain on retirement benefit plan6 219 8,483
Deferred tax effect7 (66) (2,545)
Revaluation of property, plant and equipment and prepaid operating lease rental8 (551,355) –9
Items that will not be reclassified (unlabelled subtotal)10 (550,195) 5,032
Exchange differences on translation of foreign subsidiaries11 2,152,741 (1,230,045)
Total other comprehensive income net of income tax 1,602,546 (1,225,013)
Total comprehensive income for the year 2,182,505 (4,456,225)
Non-controlling interest (NCI)12 (21,827) (155,134)
Equity holders of the company13 2,337,085 (4,418,155)
Non-controlling interest14 (154,580) (38,070)
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.native.co_m37jg24rmc5t.oci_not_reclassified.
Notes and alternative reported figures (13)
  1. “Profit before depreciation, impairment, contract liability expense and finance costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Printed subtotal: gross profit plus other income less operating expenses.
  2. “Impairment losses” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Impairment losses printed as one line (assets not specified in the summary).
  3. “Depreciation and amortisation”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Depreciation and amortisation' as one line.
  4. “Net finance costs” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Printed subtotal: exchange gain/(losses) plus interest expenses.
  5. “Financial instruments at FVOCI – net change in fair value” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI item not reclassified to profit or loss.
  6. “Re-measurement gain on retirement benefit plan” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI item (retirement benefit plan).
  7. “Deferred tax effect” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Deferred tax on the OCI items not reclassified.
  8. “Revaluation of property, plant and equipment and prepaid operating lease rental” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI item (revaluation).
  9. “Items that will not be reclassified (unlabelled subtotal)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Unlabelled subtotal of the four items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss.
  10. “Exchange differences on translation of foreign subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: OCI item (translation of foreign subsidiaries).
  11. “Non-controlling interest (NCI)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Share of profit or loss attributable to NCI.
  12. “Equity holders of the company” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: TCI attributable to owners.
  13. “Non-controlling interest” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: TCI attributable to NCI.

Balance sheet

Balance sheet, KES thousands. Columns: FY2024 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY2023 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), comparative reported in the published summary of audited statements for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2024Published summary of audited statements (summary)reported for the yearFY2023Published summary of audited statements (summary)comparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Non-current assets 6,615,367 8,362,917
Current assets 4,151,709 5,004,461
TOTAL ASSETS 10,767,076 13,367,378
Share capital 564,014 564,014
Share premium 2,324,784 2,324,784
Revenue reserves (15,745,098) (17,276,317)
Translation reserve1 (2,180,440) (3,586,560)
Fair value reserve (40,549) (41,556)
Revaluation reserve 2,021,557 2,622,818
Non-controlling interest 135,787 290,367
Non-current liabilities 2,796,595 3,931,298
Current liabilities 20,890,426 24,538,530
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 10,767,076 13,367,378
Notes and alternative reported figures (1)
  1. “Translation reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Equity reserve for translation of foreign subsidiaries.

Cash flow

Cash flow, KES thousands. Columns: FY2024 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY2023 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), comparative reported in the published summary of audited statements for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2024Published summary of audited statements (summary)reported for the yearFY2023Published summary of audited statements (summary)comparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Cash used in operations (782,051) (174,516)
Income tax paid (199,213) (126,905)
Net cash flows from investing activities 332,727 148,024
Net cash flows from financing activities 372,590 361,018
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (275,947) 207,625
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 317,826 110,205
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 41,879 317,826

Per share and shares

Per share and shares. Columns: FY2024 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), as reported for the year; FY2023 — published summary of audited statements (final status not established), comparative reported in the published summary of audited statements for 2024.
Line (as printed) FY2024Published summary of audited statements (summary)reported for the yearFY2023Published summary of audited statements (summary)comparative in FY2024 filingsource limitations
Earnings / (loss) per share (per share)1 0.53 (2.73)
Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders (KES thousands)2 601,786 (3,076,078)
Notes and alternative reported figures (2)
  1. Earnings / (loss) per share: printed as “BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (KShs)”.
  2. Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders: printed as “Equity holders of the company”.

Segments

Segment data not yet collected for this company in the pilot.

Dividends

Proposed or recommended, declared and paid are different events and are kept apart. A statement that no dividend was proposed does not mean none was paid.

No dividend statement or amount collected.

Sources

Each filing used on this page, newest period first. Dates are the document's own; the date we retrieved a file is shown separately and is never a publication date.

  • TransCentury: audited summary consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024

    Year ended 31 December 2024 · Published summary of audited statements (summary) · final status not established

    Audit: RSM Eastern Africa LLP, Certified Public Accountants (Nairobi), unmodified opinion · includes a material-uncertainty paragraph

    Auditor's sign-off: For and on behalf of RSM Eastern Africa LLP (engagement partner CPA Elvis Ogeto, Practicing Certificate No. 2303); typeset

    Final status: An ISA 810 (Revised) report of the independent auditor on the summary consolidated financial statements is printed and dated 27 May 2025, but it closes with the typeset 'For and on behalf of RSM Eastern Africa LLP, Certified Public Accountants, Nairobi' and the engagement partner's typeset name (CPA Elvis Ogeto), with no visible signature (PDF p1, page image). No board approval statement or director signature is printed; the commentary closes 'By Order of the Board, Virginia Ndunge, Company Secretary, 27 May 2025' (typeset). Published through the NSE.

    Document date
    27 May 2025
    Published
    28 May 2025
    Auditor's report
    27 May 2025
    Board approval
    date not found in this document
    Retrieved by us
    8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
    Used for
    statement columns FY2024, FY2023
    Basis
    consolidated statements · KES thousands (printed “KShs'000”)
    • The directory lists 'Trans-Century Ltd' (NSE roster); the document prints 'TransCentury PLC' / 'TransCentury Plc' (p1). No registration number or change-of-name statement is printed; the difference is the hyphen and the legal-form suffix (Ltd to PLC). East African Cables PLC (CABL) is named as a subsidiary in the commentary.
    • 2023 cash flow: the printed lines (174,516), (126,905), 148,024 and 361,018 sum to 207,621 against a printed net increase of 207,625, and opening 110,205 plus 207,625 is 317,830 against a printed closing 317,826 (p1). The 2024 movement (275,947) is labelled 'Net increase'. Kept as printed (page image).
    • No total equity line is printed: the equity components and non-controlling interest sit directly above the liability totals within total equity and liabilities (p1). The cash-flow statement is headed 'AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024' (sic). 'Revenue reserves' is mapped to retained earnings.
    • Report of the independent auditor on the summary consolidated financial statements (ISA 810 (Revised)), RSM Eastern Africa LLP, Nairobi, 27 May 2025 (p1): 'In our opinion, the accompanying summary consolidated financial statements are consistent, in all material respects, with the audited consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the Kenyan Companies Act and the Capital Markets (Securities) (Public Offers, Listing and Disclosures) Regulations, 2023'. It states: 'We expressed an unqualified audit opinion on the audited consolidated financial statements in our report dated 27th May 2025', which includes a material uncertainty related to going concern (Note 2(f)) and key audit matters (p1). Firm and engagement partner typeset, no visible signature.
    • Consolidated statement of profit or loss and OCI (full lines); statement of financial position condensed to non-current assets, current assets, equity components, non-current liabilities and current liabilities (no total equity line); statement of cash flows condensed to cash used in operations, tax paid, investing and financing totals (no operating subtotal); statements of changes in equity 2024 and 2023 (not transcribed); commentary headed 'Notes to the audited summary consolidated financial statements' (p1).
    Technical details
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    1 pages, with a text layer
    SHA-256
    6b37f03d12fb73fa98d8bdc6f9314a80ef42ef965e7430cc0c75044da875bfc1
    Entity as printed
    TransCentury PLC ("TC" or the "Group"); TransCentury Plc (auditor's report)
    Exchange copy
    retrieved 2026-10-08T18:12:55Z

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