Company registration number 12948837 (England and Wales)
SENISCA LTD
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
SENISCA LTD
CONTENTS
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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SENISCA LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
3
35,863
Tangible assets
4
246,616
291,183
Investments
5
100
246,716
327,046
Current assets
Debtors
6
866,783
433,094
Cash at bank and in hand
1,660,472
353,555
2,527,255
786,649
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(331,609)
(318,554)
Net current assets
2,195,646
468,095
Total assets less current liabilities
2,442,362
795,141
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(11,249)
(78,742)
Net assets
2,431,113
716,399
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
217
173
Share premium account
10
7,129,797
3,450,044
Profit and loss reserves
11
(4,698,901)
(2,733,818)
Total equity
2,431,113
716,399
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 22 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Dr S L Cole
Director
Company registration number 12948837 (England and Wales)
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Senisca Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Innovation Centre, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter, Devon, England, EX4 4RN.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
This financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operations for the foreseeable future.
There was a net loss for the year of £1,965,083 (2023: £1,382,372) and at the year end the Company had cash and cash equivalents of £1,660,472 (2023: £353,555).
During the 2024 the Company completed third round of investment raising £3.7m by the issue of £44,634 new shares.
The directors have considered the ability of the company to continue trading as a going concern for the foreseeable future as this is contingent upon receiving external investment and funding. Initial funding has been secured after the year end with a further fourth round of investment due to take place in October 2025. The directors have prepared profit and loss and cash flow projections allowing for these sources of investment. Those projections demonstrate the company ability to continue to trade as a going concern for the foreseeable future. As with all projections, there are potential variances in the timing and value of future cash flows and various contingencies have been considered in this case.
Based on the above, the directors are satisfied that the company is a going concern and have prepared the financial statements on that basis.
1.3
Turnover
The company recognises revenue from long term research and development and licence agreements.
Revenue is recognised when the company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the promised goods and services to the customer, measured at an amount that reflects the fair value of the consideration management expects the Company to receive in exchange for those goods and/ or services.
The company enters into research services and licencing agreements under which it carries out research to potentially create IP which the customer has licence rights over. The company separately identifies the components of these revenue transactions. The revenue recognition criteria is applied to each components separately.
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Patents & licences
5% straight line
1.5
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Office and IT equipment
33% straight line
Laboratory equipment
20% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.6
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.7
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.9
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
1.10
Grant income
Grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
Grants relating to turnover are recognised as income over the periods when the related costs are incurred. Grants relating to an asset are recognised in income systematically over the asset's expected useful life. If part of such a grant is deferred it is recognised as deferred income rather than being deducted from the asset's carrying amount.
1.11
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
1.12
The share premium account represents the equity element on the issue of ordinary shares on the date of initial recognition and not subsequently remeasured. This is calculated as the issue proceeds less the nominal value of the shares issued.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
18
13
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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3
Intangible fixed assets
Other
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
38,727
Disposals
(38,727)
At 31 December 2024
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
2,864
Amortisation charged for the year
2,705
Disposals
(5,569)
At 31 December 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
35,863
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
Laboratory equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
41,913
325,760
367,673
Additions
19,874
19,874
At 31 December 2024
41,913
345,634
387,547
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
26,598
49,892
76,490
Depreciation charged in the year
7,121
57,320
64,441
At 31 December 2024
33,719
107,212
140,931
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
8,194
238,422
246,616
At 31 December 2023
15,315
275,868
291,183
5
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
100
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
5
Fixed asset investments
(Continued)
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Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
-
Additions
100
At 31 December 2024
100
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
100
At 31 December 2023
-
6
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Corporation tax recoverable
390,082
315,103
Other debtors
360,001
76,014
Prepayments and accrued income
116,700
41,977
866,783
433,094
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
184,306
147,127
Other creditors
147,303
171,427
331,609
318,554
Included within other creditors is £67,493 (2023: £67,494) of hire purchase agreements that are secured against the assets to which they relate.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Other creditors
11,249
78,742
Included within other creditors is £11,249 (2023: £78,742) of hire purchase agreements that are secured against the assets to which they relate.
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Oridnary Shares of 0.1p each
217,317
172,683
217
173
During the year, 44,634 ordinary shares of £0.001 each were issued fully paid for cash at £83.39.
The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the company. All ordinary shares rank equally with regard to the company's residual assets.
Called-up share capital represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued.
10
Share premium account
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning of the year
3,450,044
3,450,044
At the beginning of the year
3,450,044
3,450,044
Issue of new shares
3,721,974
Other movements
(42,221)
At the end of the year
7,129,797
3,450,044
The share premium reserve contains the premium arising on issue of equity shares, net of issue expenses.
11
Profit and loss reserves
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning of the year
(2,733,818)
(1,351,446)
Adjusted balance
(2,733,818)
(1,351,446)
Loss for the year
(1,965,083)
(1,382,372)
At the end of the year
(4,698,901)
(2,733,818)
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Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.
The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:
SENISCA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Audit report information
(Continued)
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Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Senior Statutory Auditor:
James Welton BA (Hons) FCA CTA
Statutory Auditor:
Simpkins Edwards LLP
Date of audit report:
26 September 2025