More bad news from IMJack7 Dec 2009 15:25
imJack, the AIM-listed online communication and collaboration platform company, has admitted that the company has insufficient cash to implement its new business model and will have to raise further funds by the end of January 2010 to stay in business. Until new funds are raised the company will have to fully use a £500k loan facility from major shareholder Jeffrey Morris to fund working capital. This will be the third time in 12 months that imJack has sought additional funds - £2.75m was raised in funding rounds in December 2008 and in June this year but with little obvious impact on improving the cash flow of the business.
According to last month’s trading update from imJack, the company’s sales target of 4,000 school installations by 30 November 2009 “was based primarily on the possibility of the potential swine flu pandemic requiring the immediate installation of a universal communication platform in all schools”. No figures were provided in the trading update for the number of school installations to date.
In August this year the company announced that it would move away from supplying its platform free of charge to schools to a base platform subscription charge. And last month the company announced that its “newly appointed editorial, technological and creative team” has rebranded the platform “Kwercus”. According to its trading update the company is now in advanced discussions with a major national organis