Trio Medicines Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1RL.
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 on a going concern basis. After the year end, 100% of the company's shares were transferred from Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited to Dr Malcolm Boyce. The amount due from Trio Medicines Limited to Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited was fully written off by deed of release. Under the previous ownership, Trio Medicines Limited's operations were funded by the parent company. Following the change in ownership, the company no longer receives financial support from Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited. Although the shareholder's intention is to continue to support the company for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which the financial statements are authorised for issue, given the withdrawal of of the substantial funding previously received from Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited, there exists a material uncertainty regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was 3 (2024 - 2).
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:
On 4 July 2025, 100% of the company's share capital was transferred from Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited to Dr M J Boyce. On 31 July 2025, a Deed of Release was issued and the amount owing from the company to Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited (£2,788,822 at the year end) was released and discharged.
Prior period adjustments have been made to correct the classification and recognition of certain balances in the comparative period. These adjustments have been treated in accordance with FRS 102 Section 10 Accounting Policies, Estimates and Errors, with the comparative figures restated and the opening reserves adjusted accordingly.
On review of expenditure incurred in the year, it was ascertained that some expenses included within research and development costs should have been recognised on a straight-line basis over a three year period rather than being recognised in full in the year when invoiced.
To correct this error the comparative figures for research and development and accruals have each been restated by £52,448.
The adjustments have impacted the opening reserves.