RE: Sustainability24 Aug 2025 18:51
The company ended June 2025 with Β£4.8m in cash, which includes Β£4.2m gross proceeds from the June placing and retail offer. However, the cash balance also reflects existing cash reserves from previous fundraisings or equity dilutions earlier in the financial year, as the company held Β£1.2m at the end of December 2024. This means that the additional cash above the Β£4.2m raiseβroughly Β£0.6mβis likely a combination of stated cost control, timing of cash flows, operational cash generation if any, from acquisitions, and funds carried forward from earlier financing rounds. Given the Croda NDA preventing disclosure of immaterial royalty income, it is mathematically unlikely that any significant Croda royalties materially contributed to this cash or revenue figure. Therefore, the extra cash is best explained by a mix of stated cost management, timing, and prior financing rather than undisclosed royalty payments.