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Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Ltd

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed Aug 19, 2024.

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FY2024 · Filed Aug 19, 2024

EDTK$0.92+3.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

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

OR

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

For the transition period from _________ to _____________.

OR

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

Date of event requiring this shell company report:

Commission file number:001-39360

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

Floor 4, Building 1, No. 311, Yanxin Road

Huishan District, Wuxi

Jiangsu Province, PRC 214000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Bin Fu

Tel: (86)0510-81805788

Floor 4, Building 1, No. 311, Yanxin Road

Huishan District, Wuxi

Jiangsu Province, PRC 214000

(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 symbolName of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Ordinary shares, par value $0.0002 per shareEDTKNASDAQ Capital Market

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

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

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 As of March 31, 2024, there were 15,449,451 ordinary shares outstanding, par value $0.0002 per share.

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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 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. (Check one):

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. Yes☐ No☒

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

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. Yes☐ No☒

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 issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐Other ☐

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 Exchange Act).

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 ☐

SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

FORM 20-F ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION1
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS2
PART I3
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers3
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable3
Item 3.Key Information3
Item 4.Information on the Company53
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments78
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects78
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees94
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions101
Item 8.Financial Information102
Item 9.The Offer and Listing102
Item 10.Additional Information103
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk119
Item 12.Description of Securities other than Equity Securities120
PART II121
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies121
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds121
Item 15.Controls and Procedures121
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert123
Item 16B.Code of Ethics123
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services123
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees123
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers124
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant124
Item 16G.Corporate Governance124
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure124
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections124
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policy124
Item 16K.Cybersecurity124
PART III125
Item 17.Financial Statements125
Item 18.Financial Statements125
Item 19.Exhibits125

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