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TOP Financial Group Ltd

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed Jul 30, 2024.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2024 · Filed Jul 30, 2024

TOP$13.25+12.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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**UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31,2024

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number:001-41407

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

118 Connaught Road West

Room 1101

Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)

Ka Fai Yuen

+852-3107-0731

paul.yuen@zyzq.com.hk

118 Connaught Road West

Room 1101

Hong Kong

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per shareTOPThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Nasdaq Capital Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:37,015,807 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

☐ Yes ☒No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

☐ Yes ☒No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☒
Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☒International Financial Reporting Standards as issuedOther ☐
by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

☐ Yes☒ No

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

☐ Yes ☐ No

Table of Contents

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PART I
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers1
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable1
Item 3.Key Information1
Item 4.Information on the Company39
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments75
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects76
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees96
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions103
Item 8.Financial Information103
Item 9.The Offer and Listing105
Item 10.Additional Information105
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk114
Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities115
PART II
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies116
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds116
Item 15.Controls and Procedures117
Item 16[Reserved]118
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert118
Item 16B.Code of Ethics118
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services119
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees119
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers119
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant119
Item 16G.Corporate Governance120
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure120
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.120
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policies120
Item 16K.Cybersecurity120
PART III
Item 17.Financial Statements121
Item 18.Financial Statements121
Item 19.Exhibits121

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INTRODUCTION

Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this annual report only the term:

●“Asian investors” refers to the Asian population around the globe.
●“China” or “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purpose of this annual report only, Taiwan;
●“Controlling Shareholder” refers to Zhong Yang Holdings (BVI) Limited;
●“HK$” or “Hong Kong dollars” refers to the legal currency of Hong Kong;
●“HKSFC” refers to the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong;
●“HKSFO” refers to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong;
●“Hong Kong” refers to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;
●“Ordinary Shares” refers to the Company’s ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share;
●“Operating Subsidiaries” refers to WIN100 TECH, WIN100 WEALTH, Winrich, ZYCL and ZYSL;
●“Predecessor Parent Company” or “ZYHL” refers to Zhong Yang Holdings Limited, a company with limited liability under the laws of Hong Kong.
●“SEC” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
●“SEHK” refers to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;
●“TFGL”, “TOP”, the “Company”, “we,” “us,” “or “our” refers to TOP Financial Group Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company, and, in the context of describing its operation and business, its subsidiaries;
●“TOP 500” refers to TOP 500 SEC PTY LTD, a company formed under the laws of Australia;
●“TOP ASSET MANAGEMENT” refers to TOP ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE.LTD., a company formed under the laws of Singapore;
●“TOP FINANCIAL” refers to TOP FINANCIAL PTE.LTD., a company formed under the laws of Singapore;
●“US$” or “U.S. dollars” refers to the legal currency of the United States;
●“WIN100 MANAGEMENT” refers to WIN100 Management Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands;
●“WIN100 TECH” refers to WIN100 TECH Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.

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●“WIN100 WEALTH” refers to WIN100 WEALTH LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands;
●“Winrich” refers to Winrich Finance Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Hong Kong;
●“ZYAL BVI” refers to ZYAL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.
●“ZYCL” refers to Zhong Yang Capital Limited, a company with limited liability under the laws of Hong Kong.
●“ZYCL BVI” refers to ZYCL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.
●“ZYFL (BVI)” refers to ZYFL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands;
●“ZYIL (BVI)” refers to ZYIL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands;
●“ZYNL (BVI)” refers to ZYNL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.
●“ZYPL (BVI)” refers to ZYPL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.
●“ZYSL” refers to Zhong Yang Securities Limited, a company with limited liability under the laws of Hong Kong.
●“ZYSL (BVI)” refers to ZYSL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.
●“ZYTL (BVI)” refers to ZYTL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.
●“ZYXL (BVI)” refers to ZYXL (BVI) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands.

TFGL is a holding company with operations conducted in Hong Kong through its operating subsidiaries in Hong Kong, using Hong Kong dollars. The reporting currency is U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at year-end exchange rates, income statement accounts are translated at average rates of exchange for the year and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation gains or losses are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in net income. The conversion of Hong Kong dollars into U.S. dollars are based on the exchange rates set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Hong Kong dollars to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Hong Kong dollars in this annual report were made at a year-end spot rate of HK$7.8259 to US$1.00 or an average rate of HK$7.8246 to US$1.00 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, at a year-end spot rate of HK$7.8499 to US$1.00 or an average rate of HK$7.8389 to US$1.00 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and at a year-end spot rate of HK$7.8325 to US$1.00 and an average rate for HK$7.7844 to US$1.00 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

We obtained the industry and market data used in this annual report or any document incorporated by reference from industry publications, research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties and our own internal estimates based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate. We did not, directly or indirectly, sponsor or participate in the publication of such materials, and these materials are not incorporated in this annual report other than to the extent specifically cited in this annual report. We have sought to provide current information in this annual report and believe that the statistics provided in this annual report remain up-to-date and reliable, and these materials are not incorporated in this annual report other than to the extent specifically cited in this annual report.

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this annual report. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and product and development programs. You must carefully consider any such statements and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

●our goals and strategies;
●our future business development, financial condition and results of operations;
●introduction of new product and service offerings;
●expected changes in our revenues, costs or expenditures;
●our expectations regarding the demand for and market acceptance of our products and services;
●expected growth of our customers, including consolidated account customers;
●competition in our industry;
●government policies and regulations relating to our industry;
●the length and severity of the recent COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on our business and industry
●any recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic and scope of related government orders and restrictions and the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy;
●other factors that may affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations; and
●other risk factors discussed under “Item 3. Key Information — 3.D. Risk Factors.”

We base our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this annual report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

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PART I

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