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RNS Number : 3507Q
OptiBiotix Health PLC
28 June 2022
28 June 2022
OptiBiotix Health plc
("OptiBiotix" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Final results and Notice of AGM
OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences business
developing compounds to tackle obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes
and skin care a nnounces its audited results for the 12 months
ended 31 December 2021.
Highlights
Financial
-- Full year revenue of GBP2.2m a 45.3% increase on 2020 (GBP1.5m)
-- A 27.7% increase in gross profit from GBP879K (2020) to GBP1.1m (2021)
-- The Probiotic business increased sales by 34.0% to GBP1.1m
(2020: GBP0.8m) with underlying year-on-year product sales
(excluding a GBP250K milestone) increasing by 92.6%
-- The Prebiotic business increased sales by 59.3% to GBP1.1m
(2020: GBP0.6m), with underlying sales (excluding milestone fees)
growing by 122%
-- Both Probiotic and Prebiotic trading businesses profitable at
EBITDA level, generating EBITDAs of GBP179K and GBP13K
respectively
-- A substantial increase in the value of the Group's holding in
SkinBioTherapeutics plc ('SBTX') from GBP8.9m (2020) to GBP13.7m as
of 31 December 2021. The increase in the value of this investment
resulting in a Group net profit for the year of GBP6.3m (2020:
GBP5.8m)
-- Total cash on the balance sheet at the year-end increased by 122% to GBP2m (2020: GBP0.9m)
Commercial
-- René Kamminga appointed as Chief Executive Officer of our
prebiotic business as part of a long-planned strategy to appoint
experienced industry commercial leaders to run each part of the
business
-- The signing of an agreement and launch of LeanBiome(R) in The
Hut Groups (THG) Myprotein product range extending our reach in the
sports nutrition market
-- The signing of agreements with large national partners,
Apollo Hospitals in India and Nahdi Medical in Saudi Arabia
-- Launch by Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Australia's largest
private pharmaceutical company, of a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
weight management product containing SlimBiome(R)
-- Expansion of Holland & Barrett SlimExpert(R) own brand
range weight management product range containing SlimBiome(R) from
three to eight products
-- SlimBiome (R) winning best weight management product in the
USA (Nutrition Industry Executive Award)
Regulatory and Scientific
-- Approval of SlimBiome (R) as a licensed product with health
claims for weight management by Health Canada
-- The achievement of British Retail Consortium accreditation,
confirming our compliance with the Global Food Safety Initiative
('GFSI') benchmark. This certification is one of the leading
international food safety standards, accepted by most large
retailers and their suppliers
-- The Company has made significant progress in 2021 with the
manufacture of its SweetBiotix (R) and microbiome modulators
Post period end
-- Publication of a human study in a peer reviewed scientific
journal showing LP(LDL) (R) can achieve similar reductions in total
cholesterol and LDL (bad cholesterol) to statins, without side
effects
-- Flotation of ProBiotix Health plc on the AQSE Growth Market
in March 2022 with a distribution of approximately 0.55 ProBiotix
shares for every OptiBiotix ordinary share held at close of
business on 25 March 2022
-- New key appointments of Zac Sniderman as Business Development
& Sales Director in North America, and Shiraz Butt as
E-Commerce Director reflecting a focus on the US market and direct
to consumer sales
-- Appointment of Steen Andersen as CEO of ProBiotix Health plc
Stephen O'Hara, CEO of OptiBiotix, commented: "The Company has
achieved a second year of strong sales growth with a 45% increase
in revenues, a 27.7% increase in gross profit, both ProBiotic and
PreBiotic business's EBITDA profitable, and a Group net profit of
GBP6.3m (including the increase in the Group's investment in
SBTX).
"With our products winning awards in several jurisdictions and
an increasing number of large companies like The Hut Group, Holland
and Barrett, AlfaSigma, Apollo Hospitals, and Nahdi Medical using
our products, we are in strong position for further growth.
"The Company has invested substantially in building its senior
commercial team reflecting our focus on commercialising products
with larger partners, growing the US market, and developing our
direct to consumer business. After a period of senescence due to
COVID, we are pleased to report strong progress on our path to
manufacture and distribute our second generation SweetBiotix(R) and
Microbiome modulators.
"Post period-end, the Company successfully floated its formerly
wholly-owned probiotic subsidiary, ProBiotix Health plc, returning
a dividend to OptiBiotix shareholders. OptiBiotix shareholders now
have a diversified interest in multiple areas within the microbiome
space with the Group looking to accelerate bringing its
second-generation technologies to market and acquire and/or develop
new technologies to build the product pipeline and subsidiaries of
the future. This strategy (RNS July 5 2016) reduces investor risk
and offers the potential for significant value uplift through
realisation of the Company's assets by trade sale or IPO and the
potential for multiple dividend returns for shareholders.
"With no debt, a healthy balance sheet, a growing reputation
within the industry, second-generation products close to
commercialisation, and growing consumer interest in the microbiome
and gut health, the Company is in a strong position for continued
growth in this exciting area of healthcare."
This announcement contains information which, prior to its
disclosure, was considered inside information for the purposes of
the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are
responsible for the release of this announcement.
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historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations
and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of
operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures
(including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof),
competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such
forward looking statements re ect the Directors' current beliefs
and assumptions and are based on information currently available to
the Directors.
Chairman's Report
The Group continued to make excellent strategic, commercial,
scientific and financial progress during the year, despite the
challenging and uncertain trading environment created by the global
Covid pandemic. Both the Probiotic and Prebiotic businesses
achieved strong turnover growth and improved profits, as they
successfully built sales of the first-generation ingredients
developed by the Group, secured additional regulatory approvals,
and reached new agreements with larger commercial partners to
extend their global reach. Since the year-end the Group has
successfully floated its formerly wholly-owned probiotic
subsidiary, ProBiotix Health plc, as a separate company to maximise
its growth potential and deliver increased value to Group
shareholders, following the model set by the flotation of
SkinBioTherapeutics plc in 2017. The Group's financial strength
provides it with an excellent platform to accelerate the
commercialisation of first-generation products via partners and
increasingly direct sales to consumers, and take to market its
second-generation technologies which have the potential for
sustained future growth.
Results
Group sales for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021 grew by
45.3% to GBP2.2m (2020: GBP1.5m). Administrative expenses
(excluding non-cash items such as share-based payments and
amortisation) increased by 32.4% to GBP2.1m (2020: GBP1.6m),
largely due to one-off recruitment and consultancy costs, and
investment in strengthening our commercial management team. Gross
profit increased by 27.7% to GBP1.1m (2020: GBP0.9m). Both the
Probiotic and Prebiotic divisions, which first achieved
profitability in 2020, delivered substantially increased
EBITDA.
The Company received an additional GBP2.9m (2020: GBP0.7m)
during the year in proceeds from the sale of shares in
SkinBioTherapeutics plc (SBTX), which is not included in the Group
sales figures. As of 31 December 2021, the Company continued to
hold 20.8% of the issued share capital of SBTX, valued at GBP13.7m
(31 December 2020: GBP8.9m). The increase in the value of the
continuing investment in SBTX resulted in a Group net profit for
the year of GBP6.3m (2020: GBP5.8m).
The Group's financial position remains strong, with total cash
on the balance sheet at the year-end increasing by 122% to GBP2.0m
(2020: GBP0.9m). Once R&D tax credits, recoverable VAT, and
debtors and creditors are accounted for the balance is GBP3.2m
(2020: GBP1.4m).
Strategy
Optibiotix Health is a life sciences business founded on the
development of probiotic and prebiotic compounds which modify the
microbiome to tackle obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, and
skincare: all markets offering strong growth potential in many
parts of the world.
Our proven two-stage growth strategy has been to build the brand
presence and early sales of our first-generation products
(principally LPLDL(R) in Probiotics and SlimBiome(R) in Prebiotics)
through deals with multiple partners in multiple territories around
the world, while at the same time pursuing the development of our
more innovative second-generation products that offer potentially
larger future returns. This means that our partners cover the
marketing and regulatory costs of entering new markets with new
products whilst allowing us to build a brand presence.
This strategy has been designed with two separate legal entities
(ProBiotix Health Ltd and OptiBiotix Ltd) focused on
commercialising products, while the holding company OptiBiotix
Health plc acquires and develops the novel technologies to build
the new product pipeline, and provide the necessary scientific and
clinical studies, publications and regulatory approvals.
We also have a significant shareholding in a third company,
SkinBiotherapeutics plc, which was founded by our group CEO, and
has delivered GBP4.3m of value to our shareholders through share
sales since its IPO in 2017, and in which we retain a stake valued
at GBP8.4m as at 1 June 2022.
OptiBiotix Health plc Overview : shareholding and key
products
As we have always stated, this structure (see annual report for
graph) gives our shareholders exposure to multiple opportunities
within the emerging microbiome space, and affords the potential to
deliver additional value through separate public listing of the
divisions, as we have accomplished since the beginning of the new
financial year with the flotation of ProBiotix Health plc. This has
allowed ProBiotix Health to raise GBP2.5m to accelerate the
commercial development of its products and has given our
shareholders a direct stake in the business through the
distribution of shares. The Company retains a substantial
shareholding of 44% in its former subsidiary, which will in future
be accounted for as an associate.
Business development
Among the many positive developments during the year, which the
Chief Executive discusses more fully in his report, I would
particularly like to highlight:
-- the significant strengthening and professionalisation of our
business development and commercial management team, most notably
through the appointment of René Kamminga as CEO of our Prebiotic
business, OptiBiotix Ltd;
-- the conclusion of major new commercial agreements with
market-leading partners in both the Probiotic and Prebiotic
businesses, moving us towards our goal of having eight to ten large
national or international partners for our first-generation
products, and two to three partners for each of our
second-generation technologies;
-- the publication of multiple scientific and clinical studies
and industry reports affirming our position as an industry leader
in understanding of the microbiome; and
-- further regulatory endorsements, including Health Canada
approval of our SlimBiome(R) weight management product.
The Board and senior management
As noted in the last annual report, we significantly
strengthened the Board through new appointments in the opening
months of the financial year, ensuring that we have the right mix
of skills to lead the Group through the next stage of its strategic
development.
Christopher Brinsmead CBE joined the Board as a non-executive
director on 1 January 2021, bringing to us more than 30 years of
experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors as a senior
executive FTSE 350 company director and chairman. Chris was
Chairman of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals UK and President of
AstraZeneca UK and Ireland from 2001-2010, and President of the
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) from
2008-2010.
Stephen Hammond MP joined the Board as a non-executive director
on 2 March 2021, further complementing our skillset through his
experience of a successful career in fund management and investment
banking with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Commerzbank Securities
prior to entering Parliament in 2005, and his subsequent senior
roles in government.
René Kamminga joined us on 6 April 2021 as Chief Executive
Officer of our wholly owned subsidiary OptiBiotix Ltd. We are
already seeing the benefits of his long experience and track record
of growing sales of speciality ingredients and products, and his
extensive network of industry contacts.
Since the year-end we have significantly strengthened our senior
executive team below the main Board, as the Chief Executive reports
below.
Outlook
Following the restructuring of the Group through the successful
flotation of ProBiotix Health plc, we are focused on the
development of our exciting prebiotic business OptiBiotix Ltd,
while retaining a substantial stake in the continuing growth of
ProBiotix Health as an associate.
The three commercial agreements we signed at the end of 2021
with well-known national and international brands are indicative of
the future direction of the Group as we move to focus on fewer and
larger business partners. This long-planned strategic shift creates
the potential for extending our global reach, enhancing the
reputation of our products and generating substantial volume sales,
though it should also be recognised that these larger partners tend
to operate on longer timescales than the smaller and
quicker-to-market enterprises with which we forged our initial
commercial agreements. It also means that we will receive fewer but
much larger orders for our products than in the past, so that
revenues will accrue less evenly through the year, and our results
for future financial periods may reflect such timing
differences.
We have invested substantially in building a stronger
professional commercial management team that is well qualified and
equipped to lead the business in this next phase of its
development, as we look to launch more new products and focus
increasingly on selling finished products direct to consumers,
while continuing to develop sales of our first-generation
ingredients to businesses and working to realise the commercial
potential of our development pipeline.
British Retail Consortium accreditation, achieved at the
beginning of the new financial year, demonstrates our compliance
with an internationally recognised food safety standard that will
allow us to greatly accelerate the development and sales of
finished products to consumers through the retail channel.
Although the war in Ukraine and global inflationary pressures
have created an undoubtedly challenging trading environment for
many companies including our own, I am confident that we have the
right structure, strategy, management skills, technologies and
commercial partners to deliver growing value for our shareholders
and an exciting long-term future for the Group.
N Davidson
Chairman
27 June 2022
Chief Executive Officer's Report
OptiBiotix offers investors a unique opportunity to participate
in the growth potential afforded by one of the most progressive and
exciting areas of biotechnological research: the modulation of the
human microbiome. This is a market projected to grow at a CAGR of
31% between 2023 and 2029 (Markets and Markets, 2022). The Group
develops unique innovative products across multiple areas of the
microbiome that are protected by an extensive and growing
international portfolio of patents and trademark underpinned by
strong science and clinical studies. Products are transferred for
commercial exploitation to trading divisions which have the ability
to deliver additional shareholder value through the achievement of
separate listings or exits. Everything we do is designed to
maximise the earning potential of each of our products while
maintaining tight cost control and limiting investor risk.
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
We are successfully progressing a two-stage strategy that
continues to deliver for our investors as planned. In the first
stage of development, our two independent trading businesses have
built a strong recurring revenue base and achieved profitability
through the development of business-to-business sales of our
first-generation functional ingredients: principally LP(LDL) (R) in
Probiotics and SlimBiome(R) in Prebiotics. The Group has also
benefited substantially from our investment in SkinBioTherapeutics
plc (SBTX).
Our business model has been designed to maximise the income
potential of each of our products while limiting investment risk
and managing costs by securing appropriate business partners in a
wide and growing range of territories.
Having established our scientific and brand credibility through
an initial focus on smaller partners that were able to bring
products quickly to market, we are now able to develop a smaller
number of relationships with larger partners that offer the
opportunity both to increase volume sales in existing markets, and
to extend our geographical reach.
As anticipated, the increasing association of our products with
internationally recognised retail and pharmaceutical partners and
established brands (e.g. MyProtein, OptiSlim) has created a
virtuous circle of further interest from other potential partners
and markets. As we engage with an increasing number of larger
partners, the Company will have to manage competing interests for
product and territory exclusivity.
Now we have established a strong financial base and brand
credibility through our business-to-business sales, we are
increasing our efforts on developing higher-margin final product
sales, including direct sales to consumers in strategic markets.
This direct sales strategy will have a mutually beneficial effect
in also driving sales of ingredients included in final products we
sell direct to consumers.
Our products continue to gain endorsement from scientific
studies, industry awards and regulatory approvals. We were
particularly pleased that SlimBiome(R) won first place in the
Weight Maintenance Category of the US Nutrition Industry Executive
Awards in 2021 and was approved as a licensed product with strong
health claims for weight management by Health Canada, which is
renowned as one of the world's most demanding regulators. We
believe these are substantive achievements for early-stage
products.
Following the separate flotation of our Probiotic business as
ProBiotix Health plc in March 2022, we are now strongly placed to
focus on the growth potential of our Prebiotic business, OptiBiotix
Ltd, through our new CEO, René Kamminga. The conclusion of three
new commercial agreements with market-leading partners in the UK,
India and Saudi Arabia at the end of the year have delivered an
important extension of our geographic reach for SlimBiome(R) in the
main markets of Europe and Asia, while the launch of new lean
muscle mass ingredient, LeanBiome(R) provides us with a point of
entry to the lucrative and fast-growing sports nutrition
market.
After COVID-19 delayed product development we are making good
progress with the commercialisation of our second-generation
prebiotic products: the growing SweetBiotix (R) family of
functional fibres that act as low calorie, prebiotic sweeteners;
and Microbiome Modulators to target a range of human diseases.
These products carry higher development risks than our
first-generation products but address much larger market
opportunities, affording very substantial potential for future
growth in revenues and profits.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
As the Chairman has noted, Group sales for the 12 months ended
31 December 2021 grew by 45.3% to GBP2.2m (2020: GBP1.5m), despite
difficult global trading conditions.
The Probiotic business, contained within our wholly owned
subsidiary ProBiotix Health Ltd, increased sales by 34.0% to
GBP1.1m (2020: GBP0.8m). However, income for the prior year
included a GBP250,000 milestone payment for the development of
LP(LDL) (R) into a pharmaceutical, so that underlying product sales
growth year-on-year was 92.6%. The division delivered a 104%
increase in EBITDA to GBP179K (2020: GBP88K).
The Prebiotic business, within our wholly owned subsidiary
OptiBiotix Ltd, increased sales by 59.3% to GBP1.1m (2020:
GBP0.6m), with underlying sales (excluding licensing fees) growing
by 122%, with an EBITDA of GBP13K (2020: GBP36k).
Group administrative expenses (excluding non-cash items such as
share-based payments and amortisation) increased by 32.4% to
GBP2.1m (2020: GBP1.6m), largely due to one-off recruitment and
consultancy costs, and investment in strengthening our management
team.
As the Chairman has noted, the Company received an additional
GBP2.9m (2020: GBP0.7m) during the year from the sale of shares in
SkinBioTherapeutics plc (SBTX), which is not included in the Group
sales figures. As of 31 December 2021, the Company continued to
hold 20.8% of the issued share capital of SBTX, valued at GBP13.7m
(2020: GBP8.9m). The increase in the value of the continuing
investment in SBTX resulted in a Group net profit for the year of
GBP6.3m (2020: GBP5.8m).
SBTX continues to make progress commercialising its products. It
is worth noting that our initial investment of approximately
GBP700,000 in this business in 2016 has delivered GBP4.3m of value
to OptiBiotix shareholders through share sales to date (a multiple
of 6.1 of our initial investment). If OptiBiotix had raised funds
via a placing rather than sold SBTX shares this would equate to an
additional 9.7m shares (11.1%) and associated shareholder dilution.
The Company's continuing interest in SBTX is valued at
approximately GBP8.4m as of 1 June 2022.
PROBIOTICS: ProBiotix Health plc
The cornerstone of our Probiotic business is LP(LDL) (R), a
unique probiotic for cardiovascular health, the sales of which,
either as an ingredient or final product, grew by 34% during the
year, or as direct comparison by 92.6% when excluding the GBP250K
milestone payment received in 2020.
The Group developed the science, carried out human studies to
confirm product safety and efficacy, and protected its commercial
interests with a broad IP portfolio comprising some 36 patents. In
line with our strategy, ProBiotix Health then took responsibility
for commercialising the product by building a supply chain of
licensed partners to manufacture, formulate, and distribute LP(LDL)
(R) around the world.
By the end of 2021 we had partners commercialising LP(LDL) (R)
in over 60 countries including the world's largest probiotic
market, the USA, in partnership with Seed Health. Four new
commercial agreements were concluded in 2021, of which the most
significant was the signing in August of a new agreement with Seed
Health expanding its territories from the US to include Europe,
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand etc.) and Asia (excluding India)
for the supply of LP(LDL) (R) in Seed's DS-01 multi-strain
synbiotic product.
We reached new agreements with Compson Biotechnology in Taiwan,
INSCOBEE Inc in South Korea and Bioscience Marketing in Malaysia,
all covering both LP(LDL) (R) and our own branded CholBiome(R)
range containing it, designed to build the reputation and brand
awareness of our own label products across Asia.
We have developed our own unique range of patented and
proprietary food supplements containing LP(LDL) (R) under the
CholBiome(R) brand, comprising CholBiome(x3) to reduce cholesterol,
CholBiome(BP) to lower blood pressure and CholBiome(VH) to promote
vascular health. This gives us a product portfolio which allows us
to create different formulations to allow us to enter international
markets around the world. This is important as regulatory
conditions vary widely across the world. For example, Monacolin K
is used extensively across Asia but prohibited in food supplements
in North America and has restricted dosage in Europe. Our CholBiome
product range has been developed to meet existing and anticipated
regulatory requirements in international markets.
Actial Farmaceutica Srl , with which we announced an agreement
in July 2020 for the distribution of CholBiome(R) products, is
taking longer to launch products than originally planned due to
COVID-19 delays impacting on regulatory approvals. However,
ProBiotix Health hopes to announce progress on this in the months
ahead.
Whilst ProBiotix Health's focus is on commercialising products
into the supplement and over the counter pharma markets there is
potential for the further development of LP(LDL) (R) in drug
biotherapeutics. This is a complex area where regulatory pathways
are not fully established, timescales are long and investment costs
and development risks are high. As such, this is being progressed
with partners with the necessary skills and expertise to take drug
products to market who pay milestones and royalties.
As part of our exploration of potential additional applications
for the product, we announced in January that we are jointly
funding a PhD studentship and clinical study into the role of the
microbiome in stress, anxiety and sleep disorders with the
Universities of Southampton and Trento. We hope to have some early
data at the start of 2023.
LP(LDL) (R) has been determined as Generally Recognized As Safe
('GRAS') by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has
pharmaceutical GMP manufacture designation. Post period we began to
see the benefits of achieving GRAS with our partner in Uruguay,
Grancha Poncha, launching a yoghurt, Yo-Life (R), with a
cholesterol health claim. This is a significant milestone, as it
extends the use of LP(LDL) (R) into functional dairy foods with a
health claim which may be replicated in other territories and other
functional foods on a global scale. The launch follows over two and
a half years of product development to ensure the addition of
LP(LDL) (R) to yoghurt does not change its taste, texture, or shelf
life, and provides an active dose in milligram amounts and a cost
advantage over stanols or sterols which typically require doses of
2gms.
With the dairy sector accounting for over 85% of the global
probiotic market, we believe that this is an area with potential
for significant future growth.
PREBIOTICS: OptiBiotix Ltd
Our Prebiotic business continues its focus on growing sales of
its first-generation prebiotic weight management ingredient
SlimBiome(R), and on continuing to progress the commercialisation
of more innovative second-generation products including
SweetBiotix(R) and Microbiome Modulators.
SlimBiome(R)/LeanBiome(R)
Despite the global slump in the weight-management sales during
the COVID-19 pandemic (Nutritional Outlook, 24, 4) sales of
SlimBiome(R) and LeanBiome(R) as an ingredient or final product
grew by 122% during the year, aided by significant new product
launches such as THG and range extensions in the UK and
Oceania.
Our established UK partner Holland & Barrett expanded their
SlimExpert(R) own brand range of weight management products
containing SlimBiome(R) from three to eight products in March 2021,
with the range now including powdered beverages, shakes and
porridge.
In July 2021, Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Australia's largest
private pharmaceutical company, launched a Very Low Calorie Diet
(VLCD) weight management product containing SlimBiome(R), Bioslim
VLCD, through pharmacies and online across Australia.
Also, in July 2021 our existing customer Optipharm expanded
their portfolio of products containing SlimBiome(R) with the launch
of the Optiman brand, sold exclusively through the Chemist
Warehouse online pharmacy.
In October 2021 we extended our market reach by entering the
sports nutrition market with LeanBiome(R) a scientifically
formulated sports nutrition ingredient which supports athletes
seeking to increase lean muscle mass to change their body
composition.
In December 2021 we signed a number of significant new
commercial agreements with large partners Apollo Hospitals in India
and Nahdi Medical in Saudi Arabia which extended the geographic
reach of the business and will hopefully lead to important new
product launches in 2022.
In January 2022, The Hut Group's Myprotein launched the Impact
Diet Lean (IDL) product range containing LeanBiome(R), developed to
build lean muscle mass faster. IDL shakes were launched into the
main markets of Europe and Asia during Q1 and will be followed up
by product range extensions throughout the year.
SweetBiotix(R)
Our second-generation SweetBiotix(R) family of products is based
on the concept of creating a sweet fibre that has a low glycaemic
index, which enhances the microbiome. The concept uses recent
advances in science, requires new manufacturing processes to be
developed, and represents a step change from existing products on
the market or to the best of our knowledge and partner discussions,
known to be under development. Our aim is to build a broad range of
products suitable for a wide range of application areas which can
meet the needs of multiple partners, on applications as diverse as
dairy, cereals, and hot and cold beverages. Each of these must be
assessed in terms of flavour optimisation, stability (typically 12
months with 24 months preferred), dosage, safety, tolerance, health
benefits, and the final product cost profile.
We are progressing the commercialisation of SweetBiotix(R) on a
number of fronts. Following the agreement we signed in the second
half of 2020, our US manufacturing partner has successfully
manufactured SweetBiotix(R) using an industrial scale process and
is now optimising yields and reducing wastage. Our agreement,
covering only one part of the SweetBiotix(R) portfolio, grants an
exclusive licence in return for our partner making a significant
investment to cover all the manufacturing, marketing and
commercialisation costs, while paying annual royalties to
OptiBiotix.
Additionally, we are working with one of the world's leading
companies specialising in taste and sweetness on jointly
developing, scaling up and commercialising another group of
SweetBiotix(R) products. A number of corporates with leading
positions in the food and beverages markets have also signed
Material Transfer Agreements to develop applications for
SweetBiotix(R).
Microbiome Modulators
The Company has developed an innovative approach to allow it to
precision engineer the microbiome. This is one of the most exciting
areas of microbiome therapeutics as it creates the potential for
targeted treatment of a range of human diseases. Development work
was slowed by COVID-19 reducing access to Universities and Contract
Research Organisations in 2020 and early 2021. This work has now
progressed and we have achieved the production of Microbiome
Modulators using a process suitable for industrial scale-up. Work
is ongoing to optimise the process and test whether the
functionality has been retained before initiating full scale-up and
commercialisation.
This is a really exciting area of development which, if
successful, could revolutionise the use of the microbiome therapies
in healthcare, potentially allowing the creation of precision
prebiotics which can engineer the gut microbiome to prevent, manage
and treat human diseases. We will be increasing our investment in
Microbiome Modulators to accelerate the development activities
currently taking place.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our Intellectual Property strategy has been based of building a
portfolio of overlapping patents to protect our commercial
interests and reduce the risk of any particular patents failing to
grant or being opposed by a competitor. This means that we have
multiple composition, application, and process patents to protect
each area of our business. Whilst this approach is more costly, it
reduces our future commercial risk. As patents are granted in key
territories (typically the US, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia,
India) the Group has been able to refine its patent portfolio to
reduce IP costs whilst continuing to protect its commercial
interests.
Our strategy and investment have enabled the Group to build an
extensive and valuable intellectual property portfolio of more than
100 patents worldwide: 36 in ProBiotix Health and 73 in OptiBiotix.
In addition to these patents, we have registered approximately over
80 trademarks (21 in ProBiotix Health and 62 in Optibiotix)
providing 'double IP' - a combination of patents and supporting
trademarks which allows the Group to build its trademarked brands
supported by its patents. This approach allows the Group to protect
its commercial interests and limit competitors from launching
similar products and in combination creates a valuable IP portfolio
in the microbiome field. We are constantly reviewing and updating
our patent and trademark portfolio according to commercial
needs.
MANAGEMENT
As the Chairman has reported, we substantially strengthened our
Board and senior management team through new non-executive and
executive appointments in the early months of the financial year
under review. I am pleased to note that a number of these new
senior colleagues have demonstrated their commitment to the Group,
and their confidence in our future prospects, by making personal
investments in the Company's shares. It is also pleasing to note
that other members of the Board and senior management team took the
opportunity to invest in OptiBiotix during 2021.
Since the beginning of the new financial year, we have made a
number of senior appointments below the level of the main Board.
Paul Cannings joined us in January 2022 as Head of Operations &
Quality, and in March 2022 we announced the appointments of Zac
Sniderman as Business Development & Sales Director North
America, Shiraz Butt as E-Commerce Director, and Karl Burkitt as
Marketing Director. These new additions will ensure that we
continue to meet the quality and regulatory requirements of our
growing network of commercial partners around the world; maintain
our drive to expand ingredient sales, particularly in the large
North American market; and develop the sales of final products
containing our unique ingredients both to businesses and direct to
consumers.
PROSPECTS
We have continued to make good progress since the beginning of
the current financial year, despite the challenging global trading
environment.
Significant developments in the year to date include:
-- The achievement of British Retail Consortium accreditation,
confirming our compliance with the Global Food Safety Initiative
('GFSI') benchmark. This certification by one of the leading
international food safety standards, accepted by most large
retailers and their suppliers worldwide, is an important support to
our commercial strategy of increasing our sales of final product
solutions to partners in the retail channel.
-- Our entry into the sports nutrition market with the launch of
LeanBiome(R), a scientifically supported dietary fibres and a trace
mineral, developed to support athletes increase lean muscle mass
and to improve metabolism, gut health and satiety. Our new
distribution agreement with leading e-commerce retailer The Hut
Group, signed in December 2021, saw LeanBiome(R) launched in
January 2022 in its Impact Diet Lean product as part of its My
Protein range in the UK, with territorial expansion across Europe,
Asia and the USA planned in the course of the year.
-- The reformulation of WellBiome(R), our functional fibre and
mineral blend, with new ingredients that will allow us to make new
health claims for the products. The new WellBiome(R) will form the
basis for a science-based health and wellness platform offering a
range of products to improve cognitive, immune, bone, digestive and
cardiovascular health to support healthy ageing.
-- Publication in January 2022 of a third human volunteer study
on the medical efficacy of LP(LDL) (R), demonstrating through a
placebo-controlled trial that LP(LDL) (R) delivered large and
statistically significant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL-C
(bad) cholesterol and Apolipoprotein B (widely accepted as the most
important causal agent of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease),
with no compliance, tolerance or safety issues. The results of this
and other studies suggest efficacy similar to many statins and
other treatments more typically associated with pharmaceuticals,
suggesting considerable potential in high value pharmaceutical and
OTC markets for the use of LP(LDL) (R) in individuals who are
unwilling or unable to tolerate other treatments.
-- Publication in February 2022 of a consumer study undertaken
among purchasers from our own e-commerce website of CholBiome(x3) ,
our proprietary food supplement containing LP(LDL) (R) , which
confirmed its effectiveness in reducing cholesterol with no reports
of side-effects or any tolerance issues.
-- Admission of ProBiotix Health plc to the AQSE Growth Market
on 31 March 2022, raising GBP2.5m for the further development of
our former Probiotic subsidiary through a placing and subscription
of new shares, while giving our own shareholders a dividend in
specie of 0.554673 ProBiotix share for every OptiBiotix share
held.
-- Good progress in the development of OptiBiotix Health India,
the new subsidiary whose formation we announced in November 2021.
This gives us much improved access to a huge, rapidly growing and
increasingly prosperous market of 1.3bn people. India is expected
to account for the majority of the world's middle-class consumers
by 2035. With high levels of cardiovascular disease and obesity
already prevalent in the country, we see excellent opportunities to
improve engagement with our local manufacturing partners and to
develop sales of both ingredients and higher-margin final products
in the years ahead.
-- The appointment of Steen Andersen as Chief Executive Officer
of ProBiotix Health plc. This is part of a long-planned strategy to
appoint experienced industry business leaders to each part of the
business allowing me, as Group CEO to focus on identifying and
developing the new technologies that will provide the Group with a
pipeline of products to deliver future growth and market value.
As the Group matures, we are moving on from a period when we
announced very frequent news reports on our progress in developing
the science behind our products and in growing our global network
of relatively small business partners. The focus now is on building
our sales by extending product ranges and territories, gaining
regulatory approvals for health claims, migrating to larger
partners, and developing sales of final products direct to
consumers. This will lead to us reporting less news, but of a more
substantive nature. It also means, as the Chairman has noted, that
our future financial results will reflect fewer but much larger
sales to a smaller number of big partners and consequently revenues
reported less evenly through the year.
The strong growth in revenues and profits in 2021 despite the
difficult global environment is testimony to the effectiveness of
our strategy. We continue to make good progress against our stated
aims of focusing on a smaller number of large partners in key
strategic markets and grow our direct-to-consumer sales, the
benefits of which we expect to begin realising in the current year.
There is an exciting opportunity for growth as we bring the
second-generation products to market, while we retain exposure to
the growth potential in probiotics and skincare through the Group's
shareholdings in ProBiotix Health plc and SkinBioTherapeutics
plc.
Our strong financial position has allowed us to invest in
expanded sales and marketing capabilities that will help us to
increase our sales of final products direct to consumers through
retail channels. We hope to see the return on this investment later
this year and beyond. It also gives us the capability to in-license
or acquire additional technologies that will ensure a continuous
pipeline of solutions to deliver diversified growth for the Group
and strengthen our position as one of the leading companies in the
rapidly growing microbiome space.
Stephen O'Hara
Chief Executive
27 June 2022
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Notes Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Revenue from contracts with
customers 2,212,932 1,523,247
Cost of sales (1,089,589) (643,428)
-------------- --------------
Gross Profit 1,123,343 879,819
Share based payments (60,288) (127,248)
Depreciation and amortisation (288,455) (247,895)
Other administrative costs (2,139,915) (1,616,069)
Total administrative expenses 6 (2,488,657) (1,991,212)
-------------- --------------
Operating loss (1,365,314) (1,111,393)
Finance cost 5 (47,600) (44,954)
Finance income 5 122 98
-------------- --------------
(47,478) (44,856)
Share of loss from associate 11 - (303,448)
Gain on disposal of an associate 11 - 4,165,223
Gain on investments 11 7,500,681 2,955,739
Profit on disposal of investments 11 88,618 48,967
-------------- --------------
Profit/(Loss) before tax 6,176,507 5,710,232
Corporation tax 7 84,523 91,635
-------------- --------------
Profit/(Loss)for the period 6,261,030 5,801,867
Other comprehensive income - -
-------------- --------------
Total comprehensive income
for the period 6,261,030 5,801,867
Total comprehensive income
attributable to:
Owners of the company 6,261,030 5,801,867
Non-controlling interests - -
-------------- --------------
6,261,030 5,801,867
Earnings per share from continued
operations
Basic profit/(loss) per share
- pence 8 7.15p 6.65p
Diluted profit/(loss) per
share - pence 6.55p 6.07p
All activities relate to continuing operations
Consolidated statement of financial position
Notes As at As at
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
ASSETS GBP GBP
Non-current assets
Intangibles 9 2,640,672 2,735,621
Investments 11 13,650,927 8,962,564
-------------- --------------
16,291,599 11,698,185
-------------- --------------
CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 12 101,877 184,236
Trade and other receivables 13 1,552,490 645,823
Current tax asset 7 191,249 310,435
Cash and cash equivalents 14 2,007,448 864,680
-------------- --------------
3,853,064 2,005,174
-------------- --------------
TOTAL ASSETS 20,144,663 13,703,359
EQUITY
Shareholders' Equity
Called up share capital 15 1,758,812 1,758,812
Share premium 16 2,537,501 2,537,501
Share based payment reserve 16 927,595 867,307
Merger relief reserve 16 1,500,000 1,500,000
Convertible debt - reserve 16 92,712 92,712
Retained Earnings 16 11,319,998 5,058,968
Non-controlling interest 16 35,782 35,782
-------------- --------------
Total Equity 18,172,400 11,851,082
-------------- --------------
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 17 600,904 518,995
-------------- --------------
600,904 518,995
-------------- --------------
Non - current liabilities
Deferred tax liability 18 552,000 561,523
Convertible loan notes 19 819,359 771,759
-------------- --------------
1,371,359 1,333,282
-------------- --------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,972,263 1,852,277
-------------- --------------
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 20,144,663 13,703,359
These financial statements were approved and authorised for
issue by the Board of Directors on 27 June 2022 and were signed on
its behalf by:
S P O'Hara
Director
Company Registration no. 05880755
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Share-based
Called Convertible Merger Payment
up Retained Share Debt Relief reserve Total
Share Earnings Premium Non-Controlling Reserve Reserve equity
capital interest
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at
31
December
2019 1,708,811 (742,899) 1,646,873 35,782 92,712 1,500,000 740,059 4,981,338
Profit for
the year - 5,801,867 - - - - - 5,801,867
Issues of
shares
during
the year 50,001 - 950,003 - - - - 1,000,004
Share
issue
costs - - (59,375) - - - - (59,375)
Share
options
and
warrants - - - - - - 127,248 127,248
------------ -------------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------ ------------ --------------
Balance at
31
December
2020 1,758,812 5,058,968 2,537,501 35,782 92,712 1,500,000 867,307 11,851,082
Profit for
the year - 6,261,030 - - - - - 6,261,030
Share
options
and
warrants - - - - - - 60,288 60,288
------------ -------------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------ ------------ --------------
Balance at
31
December
2021 1,758,812 11,319,998 2,537,501 35,782 92,712 1,500,000 927,595 18,172,400
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Notes Year ended
31 December
2020
Year ended
31 December
2021
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash utilised by operations 1 (1,759,446) (928,061)
Tax received 194,664 -
Interest received 121 98
------------ ------------
Net cash outflow from operating
activities (1,564,661) (927,963)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets (193,506) (350,345)
------------ ------------
Net cash outflow from investing
activities (193,506) (350,345)
------------ ------------
Cash flows from financing activities
Share issues - 940,629
Disposal of investments 2,900,936 746,751
------------ ------------
Net cash inflow from financing
activities 2,900,936 1,687,380
------------ ------------
Increase/(decrease) in cash
and equivalents 1,142,769 409,072
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 864,680 455,608
------------ ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period 2 2,007,448 864,680
Notes to consolidated statement of cash flows
1. Reconciliation of loss before income tax to cash outflow from operations
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Operating loss (1,365,314) (1,111,393)
Decrease/(Increase) in inventories 82,359 (121,475)
(Increase) in trade and other
receivables (906,666) (37,190)
Increase/ (Decrease) in trade
and other payables 81,910 (42,630)
Depreciation charge - 393
Share Option expense 60,288 127,248
Amortisation of patents and development
costs 288,455 247,502
Net forex differences (478) 9,484
------------ ------------
Net cash outflow from operations (1,759,446) (928,061)
2. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Cash and cash equivalents 2,007,448 864,680
Company statement of financial position
Notes As at As at
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
ASSETS GBP GBP
Non-current assets
Investments 11 15,731,832 11,043,469
Other receivables 13 318,127 329,057
-------------- --------------
16,049,959 11,372,526
-------------- --------------
CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other receivables 13 65,900 89,420
Cash and cash equivalents 14 1,705,291 532,769
-------------- --------------
1,771,191 622,189
-------------- --------------
TOTAL ASSETS 17,821,150 11,994,715
EQUITY
Shareholders' Equity
Called up share capital 15 1,758,812 1,758,812
Share premium 16 2,537,501 2,537,501
Merger relief reserve 16 1,500,000 1,500,000
Share based payment reserve 16 927,595 867,307
Accumulated profit 16 11,055,990 5,268,171
-------------- --------------
Total Equity 17,779,898 11,931,791
-------------- --------------
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 17 41,252 62,924
-------------- --------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES 41,252 62,924
-------------- --------------
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 17,821,150 11,994,715
The Company has elected to take the exemption under section 408
of the Companies Act 2006 not to present the parent Company income
statement account.
The profit for the parent Company for the year was GBP5,787,819
(2020: Loss GBP1,168,767).
These financial statements were approved and authorised for
issue by the Board of Directors on 27 June 2021 and were signed on
its behalf by:
S P O'Hara
Director
Company Registration no. 05880755
Company statement of changes in equity
Share-based
Called Merger Payment
up Retained Share Relief reserve Total
Share Earnings Premium Reserve equity
capital
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 31
December
2019 1,708,811 6,436,938 1,646,873 1,500,000 740,059 12,032,681
Loss for the
year - (1,168,767) - - - (1,168,767)
Issues of
shares
during the
year 50,001 - 950,003 - - 1,000,004
Financing
costs
Share options - - (59,375) - - (59,375)
and
warrants - - - - 127,248 127,248
------------ -------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ --------------
Balance at 31
December
2020 1,758,812 5,268,171 2,537,501 1,500,000 867,307 11,931,791
Profit for the
year - 5,787,819 - - - 5,787,819
Share options
and
warrants - - - - 60,288 60,288
------------ -------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ --------------
Balance at 31
December
2021 1,758,812 11,055,990 2,537,501 1,500,000 927,595 17,779,898
Company statement of cash flows
Notes
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash utilised by operations 1 (1,754,689) (369,036)
Interest received - 46
-------------- --------------
Net cash outflow from operating
activities (1,754,689) (368,990)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net amounts to subsidiaries 26,275 (924,864)
Share issues - 940,629
Proceeds from disposal of investments 2,900,936 746,751
-------------- --------------
Net cash inflow from financing
activities 2,927,211 762,516
-------------- --------------
Increase/(decrease) in cash
and equivalents 1,172,522 393,526
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 532,769 139,243
-------------- --------------
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period 2 1,705,291 532,769
Notes to company statement of cash flows
1. Reconciliation of loss before income tax to cash generated from operations
Year ended
31 December Year ended
2021 31 December 2020
GBP GBP
Operating (loss)/Profit (2,748,727) (6,760,976)
Increase/(Decrease)
in trade and other
receivables 23,521 (64,713)
Loan Write off 931,903 6,301,667
(Decrease)/Increase
in trade and other
payables (21,673) 27,738
Share Option expense 60,287 127,248
------------ ------------
Net cash outflow
from operations (1,754,689) (369,036)
2. Cash and Cash Equivalents
As at As at
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Cash and cash equivalents 1,705,291 532,769
Notes to the financial statements
1. General Information
OptiBiotix Health plc is a Public Limited Com pany incorp orated
and d omiciled in England and Wales. Details of the re gistered
office, the officers and ad visers to the Com pany are prese nted
on the com pany information page at the start of this re p ort. The
Com pan y 's offices are at Innovation centre, Innovation Way,
Heslington, York, YO10 5DG. The Com pany is listed on the AIM
market of the Lo nd on Stock Exchange (ticker: OPTI).
The principal activity is that of identifying and developing
microbial strains, compounds, and formulations for use in food
ingredients, supplements and active compounds that can impact on
human physiology, deriving potential health benefits.
2. Accounting Policies
Statement of compliance
The consolidated financial statements of Optibiotix Health Plc
have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted international
accounting standards (IFRSs), IFRIC interpretations and the
Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.
These are the first financial statements prepared under UK adopted
international accounting standards. On 31 December 2020, IFRS as
adopted by the European Union at that date was brought into UK law
and became UK adopted international accounting standards, with
future changes being subject to endorsement by the UK Endorsement
Board. Optibiotix Health Plc transitioned to UK-adopted
International Accounting Standards in its consolidated and parent
company financial statements on 1 January 2021. This change
constitutes a change in accounting framework. However, there is no
change on recognition, measurement or disclosure in the financial
year reported as a result of the change in framework.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical
cost convention. The functional currency is GBP.
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They
have all been applied consistently throughout the period under
review.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on the assumption
that the Group is a going concern. When assessing the foreseeable
future, the Directors have looked at the budget for the next 12
months from the date of this report, the cash at bank available as
at the date of approval of these financial statements and are
satisfied that the group should be able to cover its quoted
maintenance costs, other administrative expenses and its ongoing
research and development expenditure.
Management have considered its forecast of the group's cash
requirements reflecting contracted and anticipated future revenue
and the resulting net cash outflows. Management have not seen a
material disruption to the business as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, nor the current political crises in Europe. Management
will keep events under constant review, and remedial action will be
taken if the situation demands it.
After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they
continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the annual
report and financial statements.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Standards, amendments and interpretations effective and adopted
in 2021
Several amendments and interpretations apply for the first time
in 2021.
Effective for
Standard or annual
periods beginning
Interpretation Title on or after
IFRS 16 COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions 1 June 2020
(Amendment to IFRS 16)
IFRS 9, IAS Interest Rate Benchmark Reform 1 January 2021
39, IFRS 7, - Phase 2
IFRS 4 and (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39,
IFRS 16 IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16)
Standards, amendments and interpretations issued and effective
in 2021 but not relevant
There are no IFRSs or IFRIC interpretations that are effective
and not relevant to the Group.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Standards, amendments and interpretations issued but not yet
effective in 2021
There were a number of standards and interpretations which were
in issue at 31 December 2021 but not effective for periods
commencing 1 January 2021 and have not been adopted for these
financial statements. The Directors have assessed the full impact
of these accounting changes on the Company. To the extent that they
may be applicable, the Directors have concluded that none of these
pronouncements will cause material adjustments to the Group's
financial statements. They may result in consequential changes to
the accounting policies and other note disclosures. The new
standards will not be early adopted by the Group and will be
incorporated in the preparation of the Group financial statements
from the effective dates noted below.
Effective for annual
Standard or periods beginning
Interpretation Title on or after
IFRS 16 COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions 1 April 2021
beyond 30 June 2021. (Amendment
to IFRS 16)
IAS 37 Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling 1 January 2022
a Contract. (Amendments to IAS
37)
IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment: 1 January 2022
Proceeds before Intended Use. (Amendments
to IAS 16)
IFRS Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 1 January 2022
2018-2020
IFRS 3 Reference to the Conceptual Framework. 1 January 2022
(Amendments to IFRS 3)
IAS 1 Classification of Liabilities as 1 January 2023
Current or Non-current. (Amendments
to IAS 1)
IFRS 17 IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and 1 January 2023
amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance
Contracts.
IAS 1 Disclosure of Accounting Policies. 1 January 2023
(Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice
Statement 2)
IAS 12 Deferred Tax related to Assets 1 January 2023
and Liabilities arising from a
Single Transaction. (Amendments
to IAS 12)
IAS 8 Definition of Accounting Estimates. 1 January 2023
(Amendments to IAS 8)
There are no other IFRSs or IFRIC interpretations that are not
yet effective that would be expected to have a material impact on
the Group.
The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these standard and
the interpretations in future period will have no material impact
on the financial statements of the company.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial
statements of the Company and entities controlled by the Company
(its subsidiaries) made up to 31 December each year. Control is
achieved where the Company has the power to govern the financial
and operating policies of an investee entity so as to obtain
benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the
year are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive
income from the effective date of acquisition or up to the
effective date of disposal, as appropriate.
Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial
statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into
line with those used by other members of the Group.
All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are
eliminated on consolidation.
Changes in the Group's ownership interests in subsidiaries that
do not result in the Group losing control over the subsidiaries are
accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the
Group's interests and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to
reflect the changes in their relative interests in the
subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the
non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the
consideration paid or received is recognised directly in equity and
attributed to owners of the Company.
When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the profit or loss
on disposal is calculated as the difference between (i) the
aggregate of the fair value of the consideration received and the
fair value of any retained interest and (ii) the previous carrying
amount of the assets (including goodwill), and liabilities of the
subsidiary and any non-controlling interests. Where certain assets
of the subsidiary are measured at revalued amounts or fair values
and the related cumulative gain or loss has been recognised in
other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity, the amounts
previously recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated
in equity are accounted for as if the Company had directly disposed
of the related assets (i.e. reclassified to profit or loss or
transferred directly to retained earnings).
The fair value of any investment retained in the former
subsidiary at the date when control is lost is regarded as the fair
value on initial recognition for subsequent accounting under IFRS 9
"Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" or, when
applicable, the cost on initial recognition of an investment in an
associate or a jointly controlled entity
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Business combinations
Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the
acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business
combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the
sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred
by the Group, liabilities incurred by the group to the former
owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the group
in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs
are recognised in profit or loss as incurred.
At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and
the liabilities assumed are recognised at their fair value at the
acquisition date, except that:
- deferred tax assets or liabilities and liabilities or assets
related to employee benefit arrangements are recognised and
measured in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes and IAS 19 Employee
Benefits respectively;
- liabilities or equity instruments related to share-based
payment transactions of the acquiree or the replacement of an
acquiree's share-based payment transactions with share-based
payment transactions of the group are measured in accordance with
IFRS 2 Share-based Payment at the acquisition date; and
- assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as held for
sale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and
Discontinued Operations are measured in accordance with that
standard.
Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the
consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling
interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer's
previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the
net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets
acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after assessment, the net
of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired
and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration
transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the
acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer's previously held
interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised
immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is measured at the fair value of sales of goods and
services less returns and sales taxes. The Group has analysed its
business activities and applied the five-step model prescribed by
IFRS 15 to each material line of business, as outlined below:
Sale of products
The contract to provide a product is established when the
customer places a purchase order. The performance obligation is to
provide the product requested by an agreed date, and the
transaction price is the value of the product as stated in our
order acknowledgement. The performance obligation is typically met
when the product is dispatched and so revenue is primarily
recognised for each product when dispatching takes place. In some
limited situations when the product is complete but the customer is
unable to take delivery the performance obligation is met when the
customer formally accepts transfer of risk and control even though
the product has not been dispatched.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
License arrangements
Revenue is recognised when the customer obtains control of the
rights to use the IP. The performance obligations are considered to
be distinct from any ongoing distribution arrangements which are
treated in line with sales of products.
Milestone payments
Where the transaction price includes consideration that is
contingent upon a future event or circumstance, the contingent
amount is allocated entirely to that performance obligation if
certain criteria are met. Revenue is recognised at the point of
time of the performance obligation being satisfied.
Investments in associates
Associates are those entities in which the Group has significant
influence, but not control or joint control over the financial and
operating policies. Significant influence is presumed to exist when
the Group holds between 20 and 50 percent of the voting power of
another entity. Investments in associates are accounted for under
the equity method and are recognised initially at cost. The cost of
the investment includes transaction costs.
The consolidated financial statements include the Group's share
of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of
equity-accounted investees, after adjustments to align the
accounting policies with those of the Group, from the date that
significant influence commences until the date that significant
influence ceases.
When the Group's share of losses exceeds its interest in an
equity-accounted investee, the carrying amount of the investment,
including any long-term interests that form part thereof, is
reduced to zero, and the recognition of further losses is
discontinued except to the extent that the Group has an obligation
or has made payments on behalf of the investee.
Investments at fair value
Equity investments are held at fair value at the balance sheet
date with any profit or loss for the year being taken to the Income
statement. The value of listed investments being calculated at the
closing price on the balance sheet date.
Employee Benefits
The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme.
Contributions payable by the Group's pension scheme are charged to
the income statement in the period in which they relate.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently
payable and deferred tax.
(i) Current tax
Current taxes are based on the results shown in the financial
statements and are calculated according to local tax rules using
tax rates enacted or substantially enacted by the statement of
financial position date.
Income tax is recognised in the income statement or in equity if
it relates to items that are recognised in the same or a different
period, directly in equity.
Current tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior
periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or
paid to the taxation authorities.
(ii) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is provided, using the liability method, on
temporary differences at the statement of financial position date
between the tax base of assets and liabilities and their carrying
amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable
temporary differences.
Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary
differences, carry forward of unused tax assets and unused tax
losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit
will
be available against which the deductible temporary differenced
and the carrying forward or unused tax assets and unused tax losses
can be utilised.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each
balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer
probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow
all or part of the deferred tax assets to be utilised. Conversely,
previously unrecognised deferred tax assets are recognised to the
extent that it is probable that sufficient taxable profit that
sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of
the deferred tax asset to be utilised.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax
rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is
realised or the liability is settled, based on the tax rates and
tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the
balance sheet date.
Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when
the group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the
instrument.
Loans and receivables are initially measured at fair value and
are subsequently measured at amortised cost, plus accrued interest,
and are reduced by appropriate provisions for estimated
irrecoverable amounts. Such provisions are recognised in the
statement of income.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Equity investments comprise investments which do have a fixed
maturity and are classified as non current assets if they are
intended to be held for the medium to long term. They are measured
at fair value through profit or loss.
Trade receivables are initially measured at fair value and are
subsequently measured at amortised cost less appropriate provisions
for estimated irrecoverable amounts. Such provisions are recognised
in the statement of income.
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and demand
deposits and other short-term highly liquid investments with
maturities of three months or less at inception that are readily
convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an
insignificant risk of changes in value.
Trade payables are not interest-bearing and are initially valued
at their fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised
cost.
Equity instruments are recorded at fair value, being the
proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.
Share Capital - Ordinary shares are classified as equity.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares
or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of taxation,
from the proceeds.
Financial instruments require classification of fair value as
determined by reference to the source of inputs used to derive the
fair value. This classification uses the following three-level
hierarchy:
Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within level
1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
(i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices);
Level 3 - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based
on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable
value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO)
method. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the
ordinary course of business, less applicable variable selling
expenses.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Impairment of non-financial assets
At each statement of financial position date, the Group reviews
the carrying amounts of its investments to determine whether there
is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment
loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the
asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the
impairment loss (if any). Where the asset does not generate cash
flows that are independent from other assets, the group estimates
the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the
asset belongs. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life
is tested for impairment annually and whenever there is an
indication that the asset may be impaired.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to
sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated
future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a
pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of
the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for
which the estimates of future cash flows have not been
adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit)
is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying
amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is reduced to its
recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised as an expense
immediately, unless the relevant asset is carried at a re-valued
amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a
revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying
amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is increased to the
revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the
increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that
would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised
for the asset (cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of
an impairment loss is recognised as income immediately, unless the
relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the
reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation
increase.
Capital management
Capital is made up of stated capital, premium, other reserves
and retained earnings. The objective of the Group's capital
management is to ensure that it maintains strong credit ratings and
capital ratios. This will ensure that the business is correctly
supported and shareholder value is maximised.
The Group manages its capital structure through adjustments that
are dependent on economic conditions. In order to maintain or
adjust the capital structure, the Company may choose to change or
amend dividend payments to shareholders or issue new share capital
to shareholders. There were no changes to the objectives, policies
or processes during the period ended 31 December 2021.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Convertible Loans
Compound financial instruments issued by the Group comprise
convertible notes that can be converted to share capital at the
option of the holder, and the number of shares to be issued does
not vary with changes in their fair value.
The liability component of a compound financial instrument is
recognised initially at the fair value of a similar liability that
does not have an equity conversion option. The equity component is
recognised initially at the difference between the fair value of
the compound financial instrument as a whole and the fair value of
the liability component. Any directly attributable transaction
costs are allocated to the liability and equity components in
proportion to their initial carrying amount.
Convertible debt reserve
The convertible debt reserve is the equity component of the
convertible loan notes that have been issued.
Share-based compensation
The fair value of the employee and suppliers services received
in exchange for the grant of the options is recognised as an
expense. The total amount to be expensed over the vesting year is
determined by reference to the fair value of the options granted,
excluding the impact of any non-market vesting conditions (for
example, profitability and sales growth targets). Non-market
vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of
options that are expected to vest. At each statement of financial
position date, the entity revises its estimates of the number of
options that are expected to vest. It recognises the impact of the
revision to original estimates, if any, in the income statement,
with a corresponding adjustment to equity.
The proceeds received net of any directly attributable
transaction costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) and
share premium when the options are exercised.
The fair value of share-based payments recognised in the income
statement is measured by use of the Black Scholes model, which
takes into account conditions attached to the vesting and exercise
of the equity instruments. The expected life used in the model is
adjusted; based on management's best estimate, for the effects of
non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural
considerations. The share price volatility percentage factor used
in the calculation is based on management's best estimate of future
share price behaviour and is selected based on past experience,
future expectations and benchmarked against peer companies in the
industry.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less
subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment
losses, if any. Historical cost includes expenditure that is
directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.
Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or
recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is
probable that future economic benefits associated with the item
will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured
reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to profit
or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred.
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated
using the straight-line method to write off their cost over their
estimated useful lives at the following annual rates:
Computer equipment 30%
Useful lives and depreciation method are reviewed and adjusted
if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period.
An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon
disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise
from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on
the disposal or retirement of an item of property, plant and
equipment is determined as the difference between the sales
proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant asset and is
recognised in profit or loss in the year in which the asset is
derecognised.
Intangibles - Patents
Separately acquired patents are shown at historical cost.
Patents have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less
accumulated amortisation. Amortisation is calculated using the
straight line method to allocate the cost of the patents over their
estimated useful life of twenty years once the patents have been
granted.
Research and Development
Research expenditure is written off to the statement of
comprehensive income in the year in which it is incurred.
Development expenditure is written off in the same way unless the
Directors are satisfied as to the technical, commercial and
financial viability of individual projects. In this situation, the
expenditure is deferred and amortised over the 10 years during
which the Company is expected to benefit.
Merger relief reserve
The merger relief reserve arises from the 100% acquisition of
OptiBiotix Limited whereby the excess of the fair value of the
issued ordinary share capital issued over the nominal value of
these shares is transferred to this reserve in accordance with
section 612 of the Companies Act 2006.
Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation
uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management
to make estimates and assumptions concerning the future that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting periods.
2. Accounting Policies (continued)
The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, differ
from the related actual results.
-- Share based payments
The fair value of share based payments recognised in the income
statement is measured by use of the Black Scholes model, which
takes into account conditions attached to the vesting and exercise
of the equity instruments. The expected life used in the model is
adjusted; based on management's best estimate, for the effects of
non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural
considerations. The share price volatility percentage factor used
in the calculation is based on management's best estimate of future
share price behaviour and is selected based on past experience,
future expectations and benchmarked against peer companies in the
industry.
-- Amortisation
Management have estimated that the useful life of the fair value
of the patents acquired on the acquisition to be 20 years. Research
and developments that have been capitalised in line with the
recognition criteria of IAS38 have been estimated to have a useful
economic life of 10 years. These estimates will be reviewed
annually and revised if the useful life is deemed to be lower based
on the trading business or any changes to patent law.
-- Impairment reviews
IFRS requires management to undertake an annual test for
impairment of indefinite lived assets and, for finite lived assets
to test for impairment if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Impairment testing is an area involving management
judgement, requiring assessment as to whether the carrying value of
assets can be supported by the net present value of future cash
flows derived from such assets using cash flow projections which
have been discounted at an appropriate rate. In calculating the net
present value of the future cash flows, certain assumptions are
required to be made in respect of highly uncertain matters.
-- Derecognition of an associate
Management have reviewed the existing relationship with
Skinbiotherapeutics Plc in light of changes in the Group's power to
participate in the financial and operating decisions of the entity,
in line with the requirements of IAS28. In the prior year following
a significant dilution in shareholding and a change to the board
structure of the entity, it was determined that the significant
influence had been lost and the associate would be de-recognised.
This year it is still considered to be an investment.
3. Segmental Reporting
In the opinion of the directors, the Group has one class of
business, in three geographical areas being that of identifying and
developing microbial strains, compounds and formulations for use in
the nutraceutical industry. The Group sells into three highly
interconnected markets, all costs assets and liabilities are
derived from the UK location.
Revenue analysed by market
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Probiotics 1,100,132 821,126
Functional Fibres 1,112,800 702,121
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2,212,932 1,523,247
Revenue analysed by geographical market
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
UK 647,649 369,892
US 827,135 654,524
Rest of world 738,148 498,831
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2,212,932 1,523,247
During the reporting period one customer represented GBP727,135
(32.9%) of Group revenues. (2020: one customer generated GBP497,416
representing 32.6% of Group revenues)
4. Employees and Directors
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Wages and salaries 181,702 82,448
Directors' remuneration* 493,987 404,500
Directors' fees* 455,400 406,399
Social security costs 82,754 52,231
Pension costs 43,542 33,518
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1,257,386 979,096
*Total Directors' remuneration GBP949,387 (2020: GBP810,899) see
Directors' remuneration note below
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
No. No.
The average monthly number of employees
during the period was as follows:
Directors 9 6
Research and development 3 2
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12 8
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Directors' remuneration 841,888 763,399
Directors' share based payments 33,514 102,533
Bonus* 107,500 47,500
Pension 34,882 33,518
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Total emoluments 1,017,784 946,950
Emoluments paid to the highest paid
director 254,000 218,000
*Total Directors' remuneration GBP949,388 see Directors'
remuneration note below
Included in total emoluments paid to Directors are capitalised
wages of GBP92,611 (2020: GBP187,241)
4. Employees and Directors (continued)
Directors' remuneration
Details of emoluments received by Directors of the Group for the
period ended 31 December 2021 are as follows:
Share Pension Total
Remuneration based Costs
and fees payments
----------------- -------------- ---------- --------- -----------
GBP GBP GBP GBP
----------------- -------------- ---------- --------- -----------
A Reynolds* 24,996 - - 24,996
S P O'Hara 254,000 - 7,800 261,800
F Narbel * 82,867 - 4,143 87,010
S Christie 25,000 8,259 - 33,259
R Davidson 55,000 17,526 - 72,526
S Kolyda 114,250 7,729 5,572 127,551
C Brinsmead 25,000 - - 25,000
S Hammond 20,738 - - 20,738
M Hvid-Hansen* 152,002 - 7,600 159,602
R Kamminga 195,535 - 9,767 205,302
Total 949,388 33,514 34,882 1,017,784
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*For disclosure in relation to directors' fees please refer to
Note 20.
5. Net Finance Income / (Costs)
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Finance Income:
Bank Interest 121 98
Finance Cost:
Loan note interest (47,600) (44,954)
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Net Finance Income / (Costs) (47,479) (44,856)
6. Expenses - analysis by nature
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Research and development 64,319 85,703
Directors' fees & remuneration
(Note 4)* 856,777 623,658
Salaries 181,702 82,448
Auditor remuneration - audit fees
(Consolidated accounts GBP21,250
(2020: GBP18,250) 41,822 42,720
Auditor remuneration - non audit
fees (tax compliance) 12,700 11,400
Brokers & Advisors 208,579 123,531
Advertising & marketing 41,506 86,673
Share based payments charge 60,288 127,248
Depreciation on property, plant
and equipment - 393
Amortisation of patents and development
costs 288,455 247,502
Patent and IP costs 114,788 136,762
Consultancy fees 262,262 76,704
Legal and professional fees 28,389 42,625
Public Relations costs 68,185 82,394
Travel costs 16,061 31,434
Other expenses 242,824 190,017
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Total administrative expenses 2,488,657 1,991,212
*GBP856,777 is net of GBP92,611 capitalised in the year, total
remuneration GBP949,388 as per note 4.
7. Corporation Tax
Corporation Tax
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Corporation tax credit (75,000) (120,000)
Under provision prior year -
Deferred tax movement (9,523) 28,185
Overseas tax suffered - 180
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Total taxation (84,523) (91,635)
Analysis of tax expense
No liability to UK corporation tax arose on ordinary activities
for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31
December 2020.
Year ended Year ended
31 December 31 December
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Profit (Loss) on ordinary activities before
income tax 6,176,506 5,710,232
Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by
the standard rate of corporation tax in
UK of 19% (2020 - 19%) 1,173,536 1,084,944
Effects of:
Disallowables 13,619 89,931
Income not taxable (1,545,707) (1,362,28)
Accelerated depreciation - 75
R&D tax credit claimed (75,000) (120,000)
Amortisation 33,342 27,851
Revenue items capitalised (36,785) (66,566)
Other timing differences (9,477) 28,185
Overseas tax suffered - 180
Unused tax losses carried forward 342,995 226,052
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Tax credit (84,523) (91,635)
The Group has estimated losses of GBP4,626,000 (2020:
GBP4,266,000) and estimated excess management expenses of
GBP3,786,000 (2020: GBP2,555,000).
7. Corporation Tax (continued)
The tax losses have resulted in a deferred tax asset at 25%
(2020: 19%) of approximately GBP1,156,000 (2020: GBP810,000) which
has not been recognized as it is uncertain whether future taxable
profits will be sufficient to utilise the losses.
2021 2020
Current tax asset - Group GBP GBP
Balance brought forward 310,435 190,435
Received during the year (194,663) -
Prior year adjustment 477 -
Research & development tax
credit claimed 75,000 120,000
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191,249 310,435
8. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings
attributable shareholders by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares outstanding during the period.
Reconciliations are set out below:
2021
Weighted average
Basic and diluted EPS Earnings Number of shares Profit per-share
GBP No. Pence
Basic EPS 6,261,029 87,574,152 7.15p
Diluted EPS 6,261,029 95,536,395 6.55p
2020
Weighted average
Earnings Number of shares Loss per-share
GBP GBP Pence
Basic EPS 5,801,867 87,207,703 6.65
Diluted EPS 5,801,867 95,569,946 6.07
As at 31 December 2021 there were 7,632,907 (2020: 8,032,907)
outstanding share options and 329,336 (2020: 329,386) outstanding
share warrants.
9. Intangible assets
Group Development Costs
and Patents
GBP
Cost
At 31 December 2019 3,321,930
Additions 350,345
Disposals -
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At 31 December 2020 3,672,275
Additions 193,506
Disposals -
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At 31 December 2021 3,865,781
Amortisation
At 31 December 2019 689,152
Amortisation charge for the year 247,502
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At 31 December 2020 936,654
Amortisation charge for the year 288,455
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At 31 December 2021 1,225,109
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2021 2,640,672
At 31 December 2020 2,735,621
The company had no intangible assets.
10. Property, plant and equipment
Group
GBP
Cost
At 31 December 2019 8,461
Additions -
Disposals -
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At 31 December 2020 8,461
Additions -
Disposals -
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At 31 December 2021 8,461
Depreciation
At 31 December 2019 8,068
Charge for the year 393
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At 31 December 2020 8,461
Charge for the year -
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At 31 December 2021 8,461
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2021 -
At 31 December 2020 -
The company had no property plant and equipment.
11. Investments
Group Investments
Set out below is the investment in SkinBioTherapeutics PLC which
is material to the Group. The investment treated as an associate of
the group until 2 November 2020, after which time the shareholding
dropped to 24.65% and has been recalculated as an equity
investment. The entity listed below have share capital consisting
solely of ordinary shares, which are held by the Group. The country
of incorporation is also the principal place of business and the
proportion of ownership interest is the same as the proportion of
voting rights held.
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Available for sale investments
At the beginning of the period 8,962,564 2,842,834
Additions
Revaluations 7,500,681 7,120,962
Share of loss - (303,449)
Disposal of shares during year (2,812,318) (697,783)
At 31 December 13,650,927 8,962,564
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Company Investments
2021 2020
GBP GBP
Available for sale investments
At the beginning of the period 8,962,564 4,131,651
Additions
Revaluations 7,500,681 5,528,696
Disposal of shares during year (2,812,318) (697,783)
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13,650,927 8,962,564
Investments in subsidiary undertakings
At the beginning of the period 2,080,905 2,080,905
Addition: Equity element of convertible
loan notes - -
---------- ----------
2,080,905 2,080,905
At 31 December 15,731,832 11,043,469
11. Investments (continued)
As at 31 December 2021 the Company directly held the following
subsidiaries:
Name of company Principal Country of incorporation Proportion of
activities and place of equity interest
business
OptiBiotix Limited Research & Development United Kingdom 100% of ordinary
shares
Optibiotix Health Health foods India 100% of ordinary
India Private Limited shares
The Healthy Weight Health foods United Kingdom 68% of ordinary
Loss Company Limited shares
ProBiotix Health Health foods United Kingdom 100% of ordinary
Ltd shares
Probiotix Limited Health foods United Kingdom 100% of ordinary
shares
12. Inventories
Group Company
2021 2020 2021 2020
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Finished goods 101,877 184,236 - -
During the period GBP1,089,588 (2020: GBP643,428) has been
expensed to the income statement.
13. Trade and other Receivables
Group Company
2021 2020 2021 2020
Non- current GBP GBP GBP GBP
Amounts owed by group
undertakings - - 318,127 329,057
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- - 318,127 329,057
Current
Accounts receivable 1,413,882 512,437 - -
Other receivables 82,587 110,634 39,544 71,278
Prepayments and accrued
income 56,021 22,752 26,356 18,142
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1,552,490 645,823 65,900 89,420
14. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Group Company
2021 2020 2021 2020
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Cash and bank balances 2,007,448 864,680 1,705,291 532,769
15. Called Up Share Capital
2021 2020
Issued share capital comprises: GBP GBP
Ordinary shares of 2p each - 87,940,601
(2020: 87,940,601) 1,758,812 1,758,812
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1,758,812 1,758,812
16. Reserves
Share capital is the amount subscribed for shares at nominal
value. Share premium represents amounts subscribed for share
capital in excess of nominal value, net of expenses.
The convertible debt reserve is the equity component of the
convertible loan notes that have been issued.
Merger relief reserve arises from the 100% acquisition of
OptiBiotix Limited on 5 August 2014 whereby the excess of the fair
value of the issued ordinary share capital issued over the nominal
value of these shares is transferred to this reserve in accordance
with section 612 of the Companies Act 2006.
Retained earnings represents the cumulative profits and losses
of the group attributable to the owners of the company.
Share based payment reserve represents the cumulative amounts
charged in respect of unsettled warrants and options issued.
17. Trade and other payables
Current:
Group Company
2021 2020 2021 2020
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Accounts Payable 422,948 359,321 18,452 40,174
* Accrued expenses 175,138 157,039 22,800 22,750
* Other payables 2,818 2,635 - -
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Total trade and other
payables 600,904 518,995 41,252 62,924
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18. Deferred Tax
Deferred tax is provided, using the liability method, on
temporary differences at the statement of financial position date
between the tax base of assets and liabilities and their carrying
amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred tax is calculated in full on temporary differences
under the liability method using a tax rate of 25% (2020: 19%).
The movement on the deferred tax account is as shown below:
2021 2020
GBP GBP
At 31 December 2020 561,523 522,350
Movement in the period (9,523) 39,173
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At 31 December 2021 552,000 561,523
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of tax
losses and other temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax
assets as the directors believe there is uncertainty whether the
assets are recoverable.
19. Convertible Loan Notes
ProBiotix Health Limited issued 1,025,000 floating rate
convertible loan notes (CLN) for GBP1,025,000 on 11 December 2018.
The notes are convertible into ordinary shares of the Company and
converted into shares immediately prior to the occurrence of a
listing of the company, or repayable on December 2023. The
conversion rate is 1 share for each note held at an amount which is
equal to 50% of the listing price.
OptiBiotix Health Plc has subscribed 250,000 of the CLN for
GBP250,000
The convertible notes are presented in the Group balance sheet
as follows:
2021 2020
GBP GBP
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Balance brought forward 771,759 726,805
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Additions - -
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Equity element - -
----------- -----------
Liability component 771,759 726,805
----------- -----------
Interest charged at effective interest
rate 47,600 44,954
----------- -----------
Non-current liability 819,359 771,759
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Interest expense is calculated by applying the effective
interest rate of 6% to the liability component.
20. Related Party Disclosures
Group
During the year to 31 December 2021 GBP87,010 (2020: GBP184,132)
was paid to F Narbel in respect of Director's services
provided.
During the year to 31 December 2021 GBP24,996 (2020: GBP24,996)
was paid to Reyco Limited for the services of Adam Reynolds as
Director of ProBiotix Health Limited
Company
During the year to 31 December 2021 the Group was charged
GBP44,507 (2020: GBP42,000) for services provided by Morrison
Kingsley Consultants Limited, a company controlled by Mark
Collingbourne, Chief Financial Officer.
During the year Optibiotix Health PLC loaned Probiotix limited
GBP570. The balance owing at the 31 December 2021 was GBP53,835
(2020: GBP80,119). There was no interest charged during the
year
During the year Optibiotix Health PLC loaned Optibiotix Limited
GBP1,551,651 during the year of which GBP619,749 was repaid. The
balance at the yearend of GBP931,903 (2020, GBP6,301,666 was
cancelled. This does not impact on the consolidated Group
accounts.
21. Ultimate Controlling Party
No one shareholder has control of the company.
22. Share Based payment Transactions
(i) Share options
The Company had introduced a share option programme to grant
share options as an incentive for employees of the former
subsidiaries.
Each share option converts into one ordinary share of the
Company on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the
recipient on receipt of the option and the Company has no legal
obligation to repurchase or settle the options in cash. The options
carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights prior to the
date on which the options are exercised. Options may be exercised
at any time from the date of vesting to the date of expiry.
Movements in the number of share options outstanding and their
related weighted average exercise prices are as follows:
Number of options Average exercise price
2021 2020 2021 2020
No. No. GBP GBP
Outstanding at the beginning
of the period 8,032,907 7,765,907 0.21 0.20
* Granted during the period 300,000 - 0.57
* Forfeited/cancelled during the year (400,000) (33,000) 0.785 0.695
- -
* Exercised during the period
- -------------- -------------- ------------ ------------
Outstanding at the end
of the period 7,632,907 8,032,907 0.18 0.21
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22. Share Based payment Transactions (continued)
For the share options issued in 2014 vesting conditions dictate
that half will vest if the middle market quotation of an existing
Ordinary share is 16p or more on each day during any period
of at least 30 consecutive Dealing days and half will vest when
a commercial contract is signed. The two conditions are not
dependent on each other and will vest separately.
For the share options issued in 2015 vesting conditions dictate
that some of the options will vest if the middle market quotation
of an existing Ordinary share is 40p or more on each day during any
period of at least 30 consecutive Dealing days and some will vest
if certain revenue targets are met or if certain scientific studies
are completed. The conditions are not dependent on each other and
will vest separately.
For the share options issues in 2017 vesting conditions dictate
that the options will vest if certain revenue conditions are
met.
For the share options issues in 2018 vesting conditions dictate
that the options will vest if certain revenue conditions are
met.
For the share options issues in 2019 vesting conditions dictate
that the options will vest if certain revenue conditions are
met.
For the share options issues in 2020 vesting conditions dictate
that the options will vest if certain revenue conditions are
met.
The share options outstanding at the period end had a weighted
average remaining contractual life of 1,241 days (2020: 1,639 days)
and the maximum term is 10 years.
The share price per share at 31/12/21 was GBP0.46 (31/12/2020:
GBP0.55)
(i) Share options
Expected volatility is based on a best estimate for an AIM
listed entity. The expected life used in the model has been
adjusted, based on management's best estimate, for the effects of
non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural
considerations.
The fair values of the last share options issued were derived
using the Black Scholes model. The following assumptions were used
in the calculations:
Grant date 02/06/2020
Exercise price 57p
Share price at grant
date 57p
Risk-free rate 0.25%
Volatility 35%
Expected life 10 years
Fair value 24p
22. Share Based payment Transactions (continued)
(i) Warrants
On 20 February 2014, an open offer was made to the potential
investors to subscribe for 203,380,942 new ordinary shares of
GBP0.0001 each at GBP0.0001 each. On a 1:1 basis, warrants attach
to any shares issued under the open offer convertible at any time
to 30 November 2018 at GBP0.0004 per shares.
On 4 August 2014, the warrants in issue were consolidated in the
ratio of 200:1 as part of the share reorganisation.
At a meeting of warrant holders on 24 January 2017 it was agreed
to extend the exercise period for all remaining warrants to 28
January 2022 and 19 February 2022
Movements in the number of share warrants outstanding and their
related weighted average exercise prices are as follows:
Number of warrants Average exercise price
2021 2020 2021 2020
No. No. GBP GBP
Outstanding at the beginning
of the period 329,336 329,386 0.08 0.08
- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Outstanding at the end
of the period 329,386 329,336 0.08 0.08
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
A charge of GBP60,288 (2020: GBP127,248) has been recognised
during the year for the share based payments over the vesting
period.
23. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies
The Group's financial instruments comprise cash balances and
receivables and payables that arise directly from its
operations.
The main risks the Group faces are liquidity risk and capital
risk.
The Board regularly reviews and agrees policies for managing
each of these risks. The Group's policies for managing these risks
are summarised below and have been applied throughout the period.
The numerical disclosures exclude short-term debtors and their
carrying amount is considered to be a reasonable approximation of
their fair value.
Interest risk
The Group is not exposed to significant interest rate risk as it
has limited interest bearing liabilities at the year end.
Credit risk
The Group is not exposed to significant credit risk as it did
not make any credit sales during the year.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that Group will encounter difficulty
in meeting these obligations associated with financial
liabilities.
The responsibility for liquidity risks management rest with the
Board of Directors, which has established appropriate liquidity
risk management framework for the management of the Group's short
term and long-term funding risks management requirements.
During the period under review, the Group has not utilised any
borrowing facilities.
The Group manages liquidity risks by maintaining adequate
reserves and reserve borrowing facilities by continuously
monitoring forecast and actual cash flows, and by matching the
maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.
Capital risk
The Group's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard
the ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide
returns for shareholders and benefits to other stakeholders and to
maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of
capital.
24. Post Balance Sheet Events
On 7 January 2022 the Company cancelled 800,000 options with the
agreement of option holders and reissued 500,000 options at a
nominal value of 2 pence per share.
On 27 January 2022 the Company issued 125,000 new shares
following the exercise of warrants at 8 pence per share.
On 9 March 2022 the Company issued 60 new shares following the
exercise of warrants at 8 pence per share.
On 31 March 2022 Probiotix Health Limited a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company was listed on the AQSE Growth Market with
an associated fund raise and distribution is specie. Following the
listing the Company retains 43.99% of the issued share capital.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OPTIBIOTIX HEALTH PLC
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of
OptiBiotix Health PLC (the "Company") will be held at the offices
of Walbrook PR Ltd, 75 King William Street, London, EC3V 9HD on 26
July 2022 at 12:00noon for the following purposes:
1. To receive the Company's Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021.
2. To re-elect Stephen O'Hara, who retires by rotation, as a Director.
3. To re-elect Neil Davidson, who retires by rotation, as a Director.
4. To re-appoint Jeffrey's Henry LLP as auditors of the Company
and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.
Special Business
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following
resolutions as to the resolution numbered 5 as an Ordinary
Resolution and as to the resolutions numbered 6 as Special
Resolutions:
5. THAT the Directors be and they are hereby authorised
generally and unconditionally for the purposes of Section 551 of
the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all powers of the
Company to allot shares in the Company or to grant rights to
subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the
Company (such shares and/or rights being "Relevant Securities") up
to an aggregate nominal amount of GBP586,270.51 being one third of
the current issued share capital, provided that this authority
shall, unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company, expire on
the date being the earlier of the date 15 months after the passing
of this Resolution and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting
of the Company to be held in 2023, save that the Company may,
before such expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might
require Relevant Securities to be allotted and the Directors may
allot Relevant Securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement
notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this Resolution has
expired.
This authority shall be in substitution for and shall replace
any existing authority
pursuant to Section 551 of the Act to the extent not utilised at
the date this resolution is passed.
6. THAT , subject to and conditional upon the passing of
resolution 5, the Directors be and they are hereby generally
empowered pursuant to Section 570 of the Act to allot equity
securities (as defined in Section 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant
to the authority conferred under Resolution 5 above as if
sub-section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to such allotment,
provided that this power shall be limited to:-
(a) the allotment of equity securities in connection with a
rights issue or any pre-emptive offer in favour of holders of
ordinary shares in the Company where the equity securities
attributable to the respective interests of such holders are
proportionate (as nearly as maybe) to the respective numbers of
ordinary shares held by them on the record date for such allotment
subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors
may deem necessary or expedient to deal with fractional
entitlements or any legal or practical difficulties under the laws
of, or the requirements of, any regulatory body or stock exchange
of any overseas territory or otherwise;
(b) the allotment (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (a)
above) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of
GBP527,643.46 being 30% of the current issued share capital;
and shall expire on the date being the earlier of the date 15
months after the passing of this Resolution and the conclusion of
the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2023,
provided that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or
agreement which would require equity securities to be allotted in
pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the power conferred
hereby had not expired and provided further that this authority
shall be in substitution for and supersede and revoke any earlier
power given to directors.
By Order of the Board Registered Office:
Stephen O'Hara Innovation Centre
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5DG
27 June 2022
EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notes:
1. A member of the Company is entitled to appoint a proxy or
proxies to attend, speak and vote at the meeting in his stead. A
member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is
appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares. A member
may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to
any one share. A proxy does not need to be a member of the
Company.
2. To be effective Forms of Proxy can be registered as follows:-
-- by logging on to www.shareregistrars.uk.com , clicking on the
"Proxy Vote" button and then following the on-screen
instructions;
-- by post or by hand to Share Registrars Limited, 3 The
Millennium Centre, Crosby Way, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7XX using the
proxy form accompanying this notice;
-- in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST
electronic proxy appointment service in
accordance with the procedures set out in note [00] below.
In order for a proxy appointment to be valid the proxy must be
received by Share Registrars Limited by 12:00 Noon on 22 July
2022
3. To change your proxy instructions simply submit a new proxy
appointment using the methods set out above and in the notes to the
Form of Proxy. Note that the cut-off times for receipt of proxy
appointments (see above) also apply in relation to amended
instructions; any amended proxy appointment received after the
relevant cut-off time will be disregarded.
4. To be entitled to vote at the meeting (and for the purpose of
the determination by Company of the number of votes they may cast),
members must be entered in the Register of members at 12:00noon on
22 July 2022 ("the specified time"). If the meeting is adjourned to
a time not more than 48 hours after the specified time applicable
to the original meeting, that time will also apply for the purpose
of determining the entitlement of members to attend and vote (and
for the purpose of determining the number of votes they may cast)
at the adjourned meeting. If however the meeting is adjourned for a
longer period then, to be so entitled, members must be entered on
the Company's Register of Members at the time which is not less
than 48 hours before the time fixed for the adjourned meeting or,
if the Company gives notice of the adjourned meeting, at the time
specified in that notice.
Resolution 1
The Directors are required by law to present to the meeting the
Audited Accounts and
Directors' Report for the period ended 31 December 2021.
Resolutions 2-3
Each of the Company's Directors listed in this resolution offer
themselves up for re-appointment under the terms of the Company's
articles of association which state that each director must offer
himself or herself up for re-appointment every three years.
Resolution 4
The Auditors are required to be re-appointed at each Annual
General Meeting at which
the Company's Audited Accounts are presented.
Resolution 5
Under the Act, the Directors may only allot shares if authorised
to do so. Whilst the current authority has not yet expired, it is
customary to grant a new authority at each Annual General Meeting.
Accordingly, this resolution will be proposed as an ordinary
resolution to grant a new authority to allot or grant rights over
up to GBP586,270.51 in nominal value of the Company's unissued
share capital. If given, this authority will expire at the
Company's next annual general meeting following the date of the
resolution. Although the Directors currently have no present
intention of exercising this authority, passing this resolution
will allow the Directors flexibility to act in the best interests
of the Company's shareholders when opportunities arise.
Resolution 6
The Directors require additional authority from the Company's
shareholders to allot shares where they propose to do so for cash
and otherwise than to the Company's shareholders pro rata to their
holdings. This resolution will give the Directors power to issue
new ordinary shares for cash other than to the Company's
shareholders on a pro rata basis
(i) by way of a rights or similar issue or
(ii) with a nominal value of up to GBP527,643.36. This
resolution will be proposed as a special resolution.
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