Hartford Creative Group, Inc 10-Q for FY2024 Q3
Hartford Creative Group, Inc. (HFUS)
About this 10-Q
Hartford Creative Group, Inc filed this 10-Q on June 7, 2024, covering the quarter ended April 30, 2024 (FY2024 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended April 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $116.64K
- Net income
- $53.78K
- compared with a net loss of $26.19K a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.00
- compared with $0.00 a year earlier
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HARTFORD
CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD GREAT HEALTH CORP.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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HARTFORD
CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD GREAT HEALTH CORP.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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HARTFORD
CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD GREAT HEALTH CORP.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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HARTFORD
CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD GREAT HEALTH CORP.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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| Balance, July 31, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance, October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Net income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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HARTFORD
CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD GREAT HEALTH CORP.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes paid | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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HARTFORD
CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD GREAT HEALTH CORP.)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are the responsibility of the Company’s management. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements. This disclosure should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2023, including footnotes, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Organization
Hartford Creative Group, Inc. (Former name Hartford Great Health Corp.) was originally incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 2, 2008 under the name PhotoAmigo, Inc. It changed its name to Hartford Great Health Corp. on August 22, 2018. On May 11, 2024, the Company further changed its name to Hartford Creative Group, Inc.
Through
its wholly owned subsidiary - Hangzhou Hartford Comprehensive Health Management, Ltd (“HZHF) and HZHF’s
The
Company started to engage in early childhood education industry at Hartford International Education Technology Co., Ltd (“HF Int’l
Education”). On July 24, 2019 and March 23, 2020, HF Int’l Education established two
Impacted
by the government regulation implemented in education industry and the restrictions posted by the Chinese government to control the pandemic
in China since 2021, to avoid further operation losses, on August 1, 2022, HFSH entered a contract with a related party, Shanghai Oversea
Chinese Culture Media Ltd. (“SH Oversea”), to sell
Beginning in January 2024, the company embarked on the development of a new business within the Media and Marketing sector. As part of its rebranding strategy, on January 10, 2024, HFSH changed its legal name from Shanghai Hartford Health Management, Ltd. to Shanghai Hartford ZY Culture Media Ltd. (“HFZY”). HFZY mainly engage in social media advertising business on mainstream social media platforms such as Tik Tok, Toutiao, Kwai, RED, WeChat, and more. As an advertising partner of China’s major social media platforms, the Company relies on a high-quality and professional media strategy execution team and network to help customers use the massive media resources of different types of social media platforms and receive competitive prices due to large-scale media resource procurement to purchase media resources. It aims to become one of the total solution advertising providers for domestic social media industry in China and provide customers with vertical integration services from early-stage advertising video creativity, shooting, editing, to advertising operation and management on social media apps. Further expanding its business operations, HFUS reacquired full ownership of HZHF at no cost on April 1, 2024, and subsequently rebranded it as Hangzhou Hartford WP Culture Media Ltd. (“HZWP”). On April 11, 2024, HFUS continued its growth trajectory by establishing a new subsidiary named Shanghai DZ Culture Media Ltd. (“SHDZ”).
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hartford Creative Group, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries in which it has a controlling interest. The Company reports noncontrolling interests of the consolidated entities as a component of equity separate from the Company’s equity. All material inter-company transactions between and among the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated in the consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities, the identification and disclosure of impaired assets and contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the five steps approach for revenue recognition under Topic 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy a performance obligation. Billings to customers for which services are not rendered are considered deferred revenue. The Company’s revenue is recognized when it satisfies a single performance obligation by transferring control of its products or providing services to a customer. The Company’s general payment terms are short-term in duration. The Company does not have significant financing components or payment terms.
The Company is developing business plan and aim to provide customers with vertical integration services from early-stage advertising video creativity, shooting, editing, to advertising operation and management on social media apps. Most of the advertising revenue will be generated by placing ad products on Tik Tok, Toutiao, Kwai, RED, WeChat, and other third-party affiliated websites and mobile applications. The revenues from the display of impression-based ads will be recognized in the contracted period in which the impressions are delivered. The Company will also generate revenue from the delivery of certain services, such as the creation and delivery of ads that appear on third-party publishers’ websites and social platforms. The Company recognizes revenues from these services in the period in which the service is completed.
During
the three months ended April 30, 2024, the Company has entered advertising service contracts with twenty customers and received approximately
RMB
During
the nine months ended April 30, 2024, the Company also generated $
In the past years, the company’s main operations were focusing on early childhood education and hospitality services. Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and Chinese regulation on education industry, both early childhood education services and hospitality services have been sold on August 1, 2022. Thus, there was no revenue recognized for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2023. See Note 3 Acquisitions and Disposals.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
Recently not yet adopted accounting pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The new guidance requires enhanced disclosures about income tax expenses. The Company is required to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026. Early adoption is permitted on a prospective basis. We are currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on our annual income tax disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The new guidance requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The Company is required to adopt this guidance for its annual reporting in fiscal year 2025 and for interim period reporting beginning the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 on a retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on our segment disclosures.
The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.
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NOTE 2. GOING CONCERN
The
accompanying financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction
of obligations in the normal course of business. However, the Company has incurred losses since inception, resulting in an accumulated
deficit of $
In view of these matters, continuation as a going concern is dependent upon several factors, including the availability of debt or equity funding upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Company, and ultimately achieving profitable operations. Management believes that the Company’s business plan provides it with an opportunity to continue as a going concern. However, management cannot provide assurance that the Company will meet its objectives and be able to continue in operation.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS
In
January 2019, HFSH entered agreements to acquire
Impacted
by the government regulation newly implemented in education industry and the restrictions posted by the Chinese government to control
the pandemic in China since 2021, the Company’s business hasn’t been developed as planned and occurred significant loss from
the early child education practice. To avoid further operation losses, subsequently on August 1, 2022, HFSH entered a contract with a
related party, Shanghai Oversea Chinese Culture Media Ltd. (“SH Oversea”), to sell
SCHEDULE OF NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES) DISPOSED OF SUBSIDIARY
| Net assets (liabilities) disposed of: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | |||
| Prepaid and Other current receivables | ||||
| Related party receivable | ||||
| Inventory | ||||
| Property and equipment - Net | ||||
| ROU assets-Operating lease | ||||
| Other assets | ||||
| Related party loan and payables | ( | ) | ||
| Contract liabilities | ( | ) | ||
| Lease liabilities, current and noncurrent | ( | ) | ||
| Other current payable | ( | ) | ||
| Other liabilities | ( | ) | ||
| Noncontrolling interest | ||||
| Net assets (liabilities) of the subsidiaries, excluding noncontrolling interest | ( | ) | ||
| Consideration | ||||
| Gain on disposal of the subsidiaries | $ | ( | ) | |
On April 1, 2024, as part of its strategy to broaden its advertising business, the Company regained full ownership of HZHF without incurring any costs. Following this reacquisition, it was rebranded to Hangzhou Hartford WP Culture Media Ltd. (“HZWP”). The transaction did not involve the transfer of any substantial opening balances.
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NOTE 4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Receivables
HFUS had $
Related Party Payables and loans
As
of April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2023, amounts of $
HFSH
had payable balances to Shanghai Oversea Chinese Culture Media Ltd. (“SH Oversea”), an entity previously managed by the same
management team, in the amounts of $
HFUS
borrowed in form of a short-term loan at
HFUS
borrowed in form of a short-term loan at an annual rate of
The
Company also had related party payable of $
Other Related Party Transactions
During
the three and nine months ended April 30, 2024, the Company generated $ and $
The
Company has entered into a lease agreement for office space located in Shanghai measuring approximately
As disclosed in Note 3, on April 1, 2024, the Company re-acquired the full ownership of HZHF from SH Oversea and one individual, without incurring any costs. The transaction did not involve the transfer of any substantial opening balances.
Office space at Rosemead, CA is provided to Hartford Creative Group, Inc. at no cost by the sole executive officer. No provision for these costs has been included in these financial statements as the amounts are not material.
Note 5. Advance to contractor and Contract liabilities
In
the advertisement placement services, the Company makes prepayments to the downstream agents or the media platforms (“contractor”)
and receives advance payments from the customers. As of April 30, 2024, the Company’s balance sheets reflect $
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Note 6. Concentration risk
For
the three and nine months ended April 30, 2024, four customers accounted for
For
the three and nine months ended April 30, 2024, one contractor accounted for
In the corresponding periods of the prior year, the Company did not participate in advertisement placement services, and no significant customer or vendor concentration risks were identified.
NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
There has been no material contractual obligations and commitments as of April 30, 2024.
NOTE 8. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, “Segment Reporting,” requires public companies to report financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating segments. We identify our operating segments based on how our chief operating decision maker internally evaluates separate financial information, business activities and management responsibility.
The
Company used to operate in two reportable segments: hospitality (hotel and travel agency) and early childhood education industry in China
in the past years. Due to the disposal of operating subsidiaries on August 1, 2022, we currently have
NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC 855, “Subsequent Events”, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these unaudited financial statements and no material subsequent events were noted except the name change on May 11, 2024 as disclosed in Note 1.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q contains or incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements,” as that term is used in federal securities laws, about our financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others:
| - | statements concerning the benefits that we expect will result from our business activities and results of business development that we contemplate or have completed, such as increased revenues; and statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are not historical facts. These statements may be made expressly in this document or may be incorporated by reference to other documents that we will file with the SEC. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or similar expressions used in this report or incorporated by reference in this report. |
These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in those statements. Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. We caution you not to put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Further, the information contained in this document or incorporated herein by reference is a statement of our present intention and is based on present facts and assumptions, and may change at any time and without notice, based on changes in such facts or assumptions.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation Overview
This discussion updates our business plan for the three and nine-month periods ending April 30, 2024. It also analyzes our financial condition on April 30, 2024 and compares it to our financial condition at July 31, 2023. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2023, including footnotes, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and with the unaudited financial statements for the interim period ended April 30, 2024, including footnotes, which are included in this quarterly report.
Overview of the Business
Hartford Creative Group, Inc. (Formerly name Hartford Great Health Corp.) was originally incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 2, 2008 under the name PhotoAmigo, Inc. It changed its name to Hartford Great Health Corp. on August 22, 2018, and since then we have been engaged in activities to formulate and implement our business plan as set forth below. On May 11, 2024, the Company further changed its name to Hartford Creative Group, Inc.
Ability to continue as a “going concern”.
The independent registered public accounting firms’ reports on our financial statements as of July 31, 2023, includes a “going concern” explanatory paragraph that describes substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding the factors prompting the explanatory paragraph are discussed in the financial statements, including footnotes thereto.
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Plan of Operation
As of April 30, 2024, the company has issued a total of 100,108,000 shares of common stock. On December 11, 2018, 96,090,000 shares of common stock were issued at the price of $0.02 per share to raise an additional $1,921,800 in capital. On November 24, 2020, the Company issued additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock to a significant shareholder of the Company at $0.02 per share.
On December 28, 2018, the Company acquired Hangzhou Hartford Comprehensive Health Management, Ltd (“HZHF”). On March 22, 2019, the Company acquired 60 percent of Hangzhou Longjing Qiao Fu Vacation Hotel Co., Ltd. (“HZLJ”). On March 20, 2019, the Company acquired Shanghai Hartford Comprehensive Health Management, Ltd. (“HFSH”). Since 2019, HFSH had acquired and formed multiple subsidiaries and tried to develop the childhood education and childcare business. Impacted by Covid-19 pandemic and the government regulation implemented in education industry and the restrictions posted by the Chinese government to control the pandemic in China since 2021, to avoid further operation losses, on August 1, 2022, HFSH entered a contract with a related party, Shanghai Oversea Chinese Culture Media Ltd. (“SH Oversea”), to sell its subsidiaries for $900 (RMB 5,850). On August 1, 2022, HFUS entered a contract with SH Oversea and another individual, to sell HZHF and its subsidiaries for $1,000 (RMB 6,500).
The company’s sole subsidiary, HFSH was working with herbal manufacturers to develop new herbal health supplement products for wholesale distribution in China. Due to deflation in China, demand of herbal health supplement was lower than expected. Therefore, HFSH decided to deviate from its prior business focus and to engage in social media advertising endeavors. On January 10, 2024, HFSH changed its legal name from Shanghai Hartford Health Management, Ltd. to Hartford ZY Culture Media (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., hereon refer to as “HFZY”. and started to deliver media and advertisement services. The pent-up demand from social media influencers’ marketing needs on social media apps lead HFZY to seize the opportunity in providing advertisement services. HFZY begins to engage in social media advertising business on mainstream social media platforms such as Tik Tok, Toutiao, Kwai, RED, WeChat, and more. As an advertising partner of China’s major social media platforms, it aims to provide customers with vertical integration services from early-stage advertising video creativity, photograph shooting, editing, to advertising operation and management on social media apps. HFZY will also gradually launch overseas TikTok advertising campaign in 2024, providing social media advertising solutions for domestic Chinese customers to engage in international markets in the United States.
During the three months ended April 30, 2024, HFZY has entered advertising service contracts with twenty customers and received approximately RMB 22.5 million (USD 3.1 million) as advanced payment from these customers. HFZY also entered two major supplier contracts for advertising placement and prepaid RMB 21.8 million (USD 3.0 million). During the three months ended April 30, 2024, the Company recognized $116,640 revenue from the advertisement placement services. The Company provides service to place advertisements. The advertisements are published on the targeted media platforms as determined by the customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the placement of advertisements is completed. As disclosed in Note 1 under category “Revenue Recognition”, the Company is not the principal in executing these transactions. The Company reports the amount received from the customers and the amounts paid to the media platforms related to these transactions on a net basis. The Company expects the number of customers to grow and the advertising service revenue will significantly increase in the next few months due to the vast demand in social media advertising services.
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Results of Operations – Three months ended April 30, 2024 Compared to Three months ended April 30, 2023.
Revenue: We recognized $116,640 and $Nil revenue in the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the three months ended April 30, 2024, we primarily earned its revenue through advertising placement services, functioning as an intermediary. The revenue for these services is presented on a net basis in our financial statements, representing the difference between the total charges billed to our customers and the expenses incurred for media resource suppliers. As both early childhood education services and hospitality services have been sold on August 1 2022, there was no revenue recognized for the three months ended April 30, 2023.
Operating Cost and Expenses: During the three months ended April 30, 2024, the selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $86,300 compared to $21,417 during the comparable period of 2023. This escalation in operating costs is attributed to the expansion of business operations, which necessitated higher payroll and professional expenses.
Other Income (Expense): Other income, net amount of $23,440 for the three months ended April 30, 2024, compared to Other expense, net amount of $4,776 for the three months ended April 30, 2023. The primary source of other income was the $29,022 recovery from Mr. Song, following a Section 16 infraction as outlined in Note 4. This amount was partially offset by the interest expenses on loans from related parties. Other expenses for the comparable period in 2023 mainly resulted from interest expenses.
Net Income (Loss): We recorded a net income of $53,780 or $0.00 per share for the three months ended April 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of $(26,193) or $(0.00) for the three months ended April 30, 2023, due to the factors discussed above.
Results of Operations – Nine months ended April 30, 2024 Compared to Nine months ended April 30, 2023.
Revenue: During the nine month period ending April 30, 2024, we reported revenues of $179,083, in contrast to no revenue in the corresponding period of 2023. Of the total revenue recognized in 2024, $116,640 was mainly generated through advertising placement services, while $62,443 was derived from the design, creation, and placement of video advertisements for Shanghai DuBian Assets Management Ltd. (“SH Dubian”), which is managed by our major shareholder’s relatives. As both early childhood education services and hospitality services have been sold on August 1 2022, there was no revenue recognized for the nine months ended April 30, 2023.
Operating Cost and Expenses: Cost of revenue increased to $55,505 for the nine months ended April 30, 2024, in contrast to no cost of revenue in the corresponding period of 2023. The increase of Cost of revenue was mainly due to the increase of the revenue derived from the services provided to SH Dubian. During the nine months ended April 30, 2024, the selling, general and administrative expenses slightly increased to $128,434 compared to $97,427 during the comparable period of 2023. The increase was due to the increase of professional expenses as a result of the expansion of business operation.
Other Income (Expense): Other income, net amount of $13,183 for the nine months ended April 30, 2024, compared to Other income, net amount of $526,185 for the corresponding period of 2023. The primary source of other income was the $29,022 recovery from Mr. Song, following a Section 16 infraction as outlined in Note 4. This amount was partially offset by the interest expenses on loans from related parties. Other income for the nine months ended April 30, 2023, was mainly resulted from the gain on disposal of subsidiaries offset by interest expenses.
Net Income (Loss): We recorded a net income of $8,327 or $0.00 per share for the nine months ended April 30, 2024, compared to a net income of $428,758 or $0.00 per share for the nine months ended April 30, 2023, due to the factors discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of April 30, 2024, we had a working capital deficit of $4,433,927 comprised of current assets of $331,980 and current liabilities of $4,765,907. This represents a decrease of $56,509 in the working capital deficit from the July 31, 2023 amount of $4,490,436.
We believe that our funding requirements for the next twelve months will be in excess of $1,350,000. We are currently seeking for further funding through related parties’ loan and finance.
As of April 30, 2024, the company has issued a total of 100,108,000 shares of common stock. On December 11, 2018, 96,090,000 shares of common stock were issued at the price of $0.02 per share to raise an additional $1,921,800 in capital. On November 24, 2020, the Company issued additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock to a significant shareholder of the Company at $0.02 per share.
We will seek additional financing in the form of debt or equity. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any needed financing on favorable terms, or at all, or that we will find qualified purchasers for the sale of our stock. Any sales of our securities would dilute the ownership of our existing investors.
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Cash Flows – Nine months ended April 30, 2024 Compared to Nine months ended April 30, 2023
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities was $18,498 for the nine months ended April 30, 2024 as compared to $83,083 cash used in the operations for the nine months ended April 30, 2023. During the nine months ended April 30, 2024, we recorded net income of $8,327, a $262,872 increase of contract liabilities, a $29,757 increase of other current payable, a $15,818 increase of related party payables, and offset by a $291,448 increase of advance to contractor.
During the nine months ended April 30, 2023, we recorded net income of $428,758, adjusted by subsidiary disposal gain of $539,230, related party payables net with receivables increased by $33,211 and offset by other current payable decreased by $6,654.
Investing activities
Nil of investing activities occurred during the nine months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Financing activities
Cash provided by financing activities was $16,512 for the nine months ended April 30, 2024 as compared to $85,000 cash provided by financing activities for nine months ended April 30, 2023. The cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended April 30, 2024 were primarily from the proceeds of notes payable $141,978 offset by repayment of notes payable $70,000 and repayment of related party advancement of $55,466. The notes payable was borrowed from two related parties with 5% annual interest rate. See Note 4 Related Party Transactions.
The cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended April 30, 2023 was from the proceeds of notes payable. The notes payable was borrowed from one related party with 5% annual interest rate.
Future Capital Expenditures
We are currently engaging a consulting firm to evaluate and facilitate the potential uplisting of the Company’s stock from the OTC market to the Nasdaq exchange. If all conditions align favorably, the Company intends to secure financing through either debt or equity. The funds raised will be allocated to cover the expenses associated with the uplisting process.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of and subsequent to April 30, 2024, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Commitments
As of April 30, 2024, we don’t have material contractual commitments.
Critical Accounting Policies
There have been no other changes in our critical accounting policies since our most recent audit dated July 31, 2023.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed under the supervision of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of April 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms due to material weaknesses in our internal controls described below.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management’s assessment identified several material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. These material weaknesses include the following:
| ● | Lack of proper authorization and approval procedures on significant business transactions. |
| ● | Lack of competence accounting personnel at entity level and proper segregation of duties implemented. |
Changes in Internal Control
During the Nine months ended April 30, 2024, there has been no change in internal control within the Company.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings .
We were not subject to any other legal proceedings during the nine months ended April 30, 2024, and are not currently subject to any legal proceedings, and to the best of our knowledge, no such proceeding is threatened, the results of which would have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition. Nor, to the best of our knowledge, are any of our officers or directors involved in any legal proceedings in which we are an adverse party.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this Item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable to our Company.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable to our Company.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by referenced in this report:
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on May 11, 2024 | |
| 31.1* | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Sheng-Yih Chang. | |
| 31.2* | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Lili Dai | |
| 32.1* | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Sheng-Yih Chang and Lili Dai | |
| 101 | Interactive Data Files | |
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| HARTFORD CREATIVE GROUP, INC. | ||
| Date: June 07, 2024 | By: | /s/ Sheng-Yih Chang |
| Sheng-Yih Chang | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
I, Sheng-Yih Chang, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HARTFORD CREATIVE GROUP, INC.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financing reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: June 07, 2024
| /s/ Sheng-Yih Chang | |
| Sheng-Yih Chang | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
I, Lili Dai, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hartford Creative Group, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financing reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: June 07, 2024
| /s/ Lili Dai | |
| Lili Dai | |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Periodic Financial Report by the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Hartford Creative Group, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended April 30, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: June 07, 2024 | /s/ SHENG-YIH CHANG |
| Sheng-Yih Chang | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Date: June 07, 2024 | /s/ Lili Dai |
| Lili Dai | |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer |