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Ideagen plc 

Annual Report and Accounts 

for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

Registration number: 02805019 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Welcome to Ideagen 

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Ideagen is a leading supplier of Information management software to highly regulated industries 

The Group has established a global business supplying Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions 
predominantly to the Healthcare, Complex Manufacturing, Banking and Finance and Energy Sectors.  

•  Our  Pentana  Disclose™  software  is  used  by  18  of  the  top  25  UK  accounting  firms  and  our  compliance, 
internal audit and risk software products are used by a growing number of national and global organisations. 

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Ideagen has established a significant footprint in the UK Healthcare sector. The Group is in a strong position 
to take advantage of the opportunities arising following the dismantling of the NHS National Programme for IT 
and  the  increasing  NHS  focus  on  both  improving  healthcare  governance  whilst  delivering  cost  savings in a 
drive for a paperless NHS.  

The  Group’s  suite  of  software,  which  is  already  in  use  at  a  number  of  hospitals  in  the  UK,  is  focused  on 
providing a clinical enterprise document repository, electronic forms and a clinical portal to provide a single 
patient record which can be viewed through mobile solutions. 

The Group has grown both organically and through a number of strategic acquisitions and this year’s results  
represent the fifth consecutive year of growth in revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share. 

*  Before share-based payments, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional items 

**Before share-based payments, amortisation of acquisition intangibles, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional items 

Contents 

Financial and Operational Highlights 

2  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 

Strategic Report 

Directors’ report 

3  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

8  Company Statement of Financial Position 

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities 

10  Company Statements of Changes in Equity 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

11  Company Statement of Cash Flows 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 

13  Notes to the Financial Statements 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

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Financial and Operational Highlights 

Financial Highlights 

•  Revenue up 38% to £9.0m (2013: £6.5m) 

•  Pro-forma organic revenue growth of 13%***  

•  Adjusted EBITDA* up 39% to £2.8m (2013: £2.0m) 

•  Adjusted diluted EPS** up by 12% to 1.67 pence (2013: 1.49 pence) 

•  Cash generated by operations of £1.7m (2013:  £2.2m) 

•  Net cash at year end of £4.0m (2013: £6.4m)  

•  Proposed final dividend of 0.1 pence per share 

o  making a total of 0.15 pence per share for the year 

Operational Highlights 

•  Acquisition of MSS strengthening the Group’s position in the UK Healthcare sector 

•  Acquisition  of  Pentana  Ltd  strengthening  the  Group’s  Governance,  Risk  and 

Compliance (GRC) capability 

•  Launch of dart/KW, a document focused Patient Information solution 

•  Significant  contract  wins  at  Central  Manchester  University,  Heart  of  England  and 

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trusts 

•  Strong contribution from Pentana in the second half of the financial year 

•  Strong performance within the life sciences market 

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Implementation of single Finance and CRM systems across the Group 

•  Post year end acquisition of EIBS underpinning the Group’s portal and web product 

roadmap 

*  Before share-based payments, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional items 

**Before share-based payments, amortisation of acquisition intangibles, costs of acquiring businesses and 
other exceptional items 

*** based on a comparison of revenue in the year under review with pro-forma revenue for the comparative 
period adjusted for acquisitions and excluding revenue from the VA Prism contract which ended in 2013

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Strategic Report for the year ended 30 April 2014 

Chief Executive’s Review 

I  am  pleased  to  announce  our  results  for  the  year  ended  30  April  2014.  Overall,  the  year  saw  further 
transformation  of  the  Group  through  continued  organic  revenue  and  profit  growth  and  two  further  acquisitions. 
During  the  year,  the  Group  invested  in  on-going  product  development,  sales  resource  and  additional 
management  whilst  delivering  revenue  growth  of  38%,  adjusted  EBITDA*  growth  of  39%  and  adjusted  EPS** 
growth of 12%. 

The focus of the Group remains the design and supply of Information Management software to organisations that 
operate within highly regulated industries. The Group has established a global business supplying Governance, 
Risk  and  Compliance  (GRC)  solutions  predominantly  to  the  Healthcare,  Complex  Manufacturing,  Banking  and 
Finance and Energy Sectors. The Group has in parallel leveraged its core technology and has acquired capability 
to build a UK business supplying content and clinical management solutions predominantly to the NHS. Each of 
the Group’s chosen markets require robust information systems and exhibit a high consequence of error should 
data and processes be compromised. 

In  the  year  to  30  April  2014,  the  Group  generated  organic  growth  of  13%  driven  by  a  significant  increase  in 
revenues  within  the  Healthcare  sector  which  grew  organically  by  16%.  Prior  to  the  acquisition  of  Plumtree  in 
December 2012, the Directors had identified the NHS as a growth opportunity for the Group. To maximise this 
opportunity, during the year the Group released a new product, dart/KW, an enterprise scale Patient Information 
solution, and transferred expert sales and technical resources from the Group’s commercial team into the NHS 
team. 

The  Group  has  since  recruited  additional  sales  resources  to  ensure  that  we  continue  our  growth  within  the 
commercial  Governance  Risk  and  Compliance  sector  which  includes  Banking  and  Finance,  Life  Sciences, 
Manufacturing and Energy, which delivered solid organic growth of 9%. 

In  July  2013,  the  Group  acquired  MSS  Management  Systems  Services  Ltd  (“MSS”),  a  supplier  of  Emergency 
Department  software  solutions.  This  acquisition  has  greatly  enhanced  the  Group’s  value  proposition  within 
healthcare, adding 10 acute Emergency Department customers. In November 2013 the Group acquired Pentana 
Ltd, a supplier of Risk and Audit solutions adding a further 350 customers and providing an entry point into the 
Banking and Finance Sector. 

The  Group  continues  to  benefit  from  robust  recurring  revenues  and  has  invested  in  additional  resources  to 
manage the customer base resulting in a strong maintenance and support renewal rate. Recurring revenues now 
represent 55% of our software and services revenue and cover 86% of the fixed cost base. 

The strong cash generated from operations in the second half of the Group's financial year to 30 April 2013 
(126% of adjusted EBITDA) meant lower cash generated in the first half of this year. However cash generated in 
the second half of the year was robust giving a total cash from operations for the year of 60% of adjusted 
EBITDA. The Group's balance sheet remains strong with cash balances of £4.0m at year end. The Group has no 
debt. 

Post  year  end,  in June  2014,  the  Group completed  the  acquisition  of  EIBS  Ltd  (“EIBS”),  a  supplier  of  Intranet, 
Portal, and Mobile solutions. EIBS has annual revenues of approximately £1.4m of which £0.9m is recurring, and 
in excess of 140 customers including 40 NHS Trusts. The technology that EIBS has developed will underpin the 
Group’s portal and web product roadmap whilst adding a valuable customer base. 

*   Before share based payments, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional items 
** Before share-based payments, amortisation of acquisition intangibles, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional 
items 

Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) 

For our customers, GRC represents a key corporate initiative for improving governance through more effective 
compliance  and  a  clearer  understanding  of  the  impact of  risk  on  business  performance.  The  Group's  expertise 
within  GRC  is  the  development  and  implementation  of  software  tools  that  enable  our  customers  to  identify, 
assess and prioritise risk and to manage information in order to comply with regulations. 

Increasingly  organisations  are obliged  to  demonstrate  compliance  with  industry  standards,  regulations  and  KPIs 
which  acts  as  a  compelling  driver  for  investment  in  the  Group’s  products.   The  Directors  believe  that  the 
foundation  of  any  robust  GRC  system  is  the  effective  management  of  unstructured  and  semi-structured 
information such as documents, electronic forms and content, email, video and scanned images which accounts 
for approximately 80 per cent. of all data within an organisation.  

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The  management  of  such  information  has  been  a  core  competence  of  the  Group  for  a  number  of  years  and, 
following the acquisition of Pentana, we can now combine audit and risk capability together with formal document 
control and business process management in the areas of competency, incident reporting and corrective action 
planning. This provides the Group with a broader integrated GRC proposition which we believe will be of interest 
to our enlarged customer base. 

The Group’s capability within GRC can be divided into four areas: 

1. Risk Management 
Identification  and  mitigation  of  risks  is  of  increasing  importance  in  almost  every  organisation,  but  given  recent 
disasters and legal actions, having a reliable system of risk management is particularly important in the finance 
and  energy  sectors.  The  Group  has  been  successfully  supplying  software  to  these  sectors  for  many  years. 
Customers include banks which need to demonstrate a system of operational risk management for compliance 
with  Basel  II  and  energy  companies  that  use  the  software  to  minimise  risks  in  both  on-shore  and  off-shore 
operations. 

Ideagen software includes libraries of common risks for consideration and provides a structured method of risk 
reviews to ensure a fully documented and controlled approach to assessing and treating risk. Risk management 
includes the need to document policies and procedures, ensuring that they are fully understood by staff. For this 
reason, there are significant benefits for clients in using the Group’s Risk and Compliance solutions.  

2. Standards/Quality Management 
The Group’s solutions are used by companies to help them maintain compliance with internationally recognised 
standards and internal business processes. There are over 19,000 ISO standards which are published by 
the International Organisation for Standardisation.  

Whilst  the  Group’s  software  covers  a  number  of  specific  standards  relating  to  health  and  safety,  information 
security  and  environmental  compliance,  the  main  standards  which  the  Group’s  products  help  customers 
comply  with  are  based  around  ISO9000  Quality  Management.  The  ISO9000  family  of  standards  are  related  to 
quality  management  systems  and  are  designed  to  ensure  that  organisations  meet  the  needs  of  customers  and 
other stakeholders. 

In the Directors’ experience, successful Quality Management can improve business performance, often driving a 
positive effect on investment, market share growth, sales growth, margin expansion, increased competitive 
advantage and the avoidance of litigation. 

Any  organisation  which  has  implemented  a  standards  based  quality  management  system,  in  the  Directors’ 
opinion,  represents  a  potential  customer  for  the  Group’s  products.  More  than  one  million  organisations 
worldwide are independently certified for ISO9001 suggesting that this standard is one of the most widely used 
management tools in the world today. 

Additionally,  there  are  many  industry  specific  standards,  which  are  often  based  on  ISO,  which  the  Group’s 
products can help companies to manage in an effective manner. Industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Aerospace 
and Defence, Healthcare and Manufacturing represent key focus areas for the Group. 

3. Audit Management 
As  the  GRC  “third  line  of  defence”  after  risk  management  and  policy  oversight,  audit  teams  and  the  Audit 
Committees  to  which  they  report  have  a  vital  role  in  providing  continued  assurance  on  the  governance  of 
organisations.  In  providing  that  assurance,  auditors  of global  organisations  have  to operate  in  situations  where 
the technology may be slow or only allow occasional on-line working. The Group’s audit management software 
uses  the  latest  technologies  to  ensure  that  auditors  can  keep  working  effectively  in  global  environments,  while 
allowing central management reporting and review of their work on a single global database. 

4. Audit Compliance 
With  its  focus  on  the  audit  profession,  Pentana  has  brought  to  the  Group  an  added  dimension  in  audit  and 
financial  regulatory  compliance.  18  of  the  top  25  UK  accounting  firms  use  the  Pentana  Disclose™  software  to 
ensure that their client’s financial statements conform to UK disclosure requirements and this market position is 
also  reflected  in  use  of  the  software  for  compliance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards 
internationally.  Pentana  software  is  also  used  by  audit  regulators  around  the  world  to  ensure  that  accounting 
firms of all sizes comply with the International Standards on Auditing. 

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Content and Clinical Solutions 

The  Directors  believe  that  the  UK  healthcare  market  represents  a  significant  growth  opportunity  for  the  Group 
following the dismantling of the NHS National Programme for IT (“NPfIT”).  Many of the current IT drivers within 
the NHS are focused on improving healthcare governance through the implementation of more robust Information 
Management systems with the objective of improving service levels and patient care. 

Through  the  acquisitions  of  Plumtree  and  MSS,  the  Group  has  established  a  significant  footprint  in  the  UK 
Healthcare sector. This has been further augmented post year end by the acquisition of EIBS in June of this year. 
The  failure  of  the  National  Programme  for  IT  to  deliver  an  integrated  patient  records  solution  has  provided  an 
opportunity  for  agile  vendors  to  provide  point  solutions  to  address  specific  information  challenges.  This 
opportunity has been confirmed recently by Jeremy Hunt, Minister of State for Health, who has set objectives for 
a  paperless  NHS  by  2018  with  a  budget  being  made  available  to  achieve  this.This  strategy  is  supported  by  a 
funded  programme  aimed  at  improving  information  governance  and  reducing  patient  risk  whilst  delivering  cost 
savings through the implementation of a digital patient record. 

The  Directors  estimate  that  approximately  only  25%  of  the  192  NHS  Trusts  in  the  United  Kingdom  have 
implemented  a  trust-wide  Patient  Document  Repository  and  therefore  believe  that  there  is  a  significant  market 
opportunity over the coming years. To date the Group has supplied ten NHS Trusts in England and Scotland with 
a  trust-wide  solution  to  integrate  patient  documents  across  departments.  Typically  these  solutions  represent  a 
major long  term investment  for  a  Trust  and  represent  a significant increase  in  transaction  value  for  the  Group. 
Following  the  acquisition  of  EIBS,  the  Group  now  has  a  further  opportunity  to  supply  Trust  wide  Information 
Portals to provide a single view of Patient Information fed from multiple data sources. 

The Group is therefore now focused on providing digitised solutions in six key areas: 

1)  Clinical Enterprise Document Repository  
2)  Clinical Electronic Forms and Workflow 
3)  Clinical Enterprise Portal to provide a single patient record 
4)  Order communications to provide automated ordering of services between GPs and Hospitals 
5)  Emergency Department Management 
6)  Mobile Solutions 

The primary market for these solutions are the 166 Acute Trusts within England, the 14 Regional Health Boards 
in  Scotland,  7  Local  Health  Boards  in  Wales  and  5  Health  Trusts  in  Northern  Ireland.  The  Group  has  also 
identified  an  emerging  opportunity  for  Order  Communications  software  at  hospitals  in  the  Benelux  region  and 
private laboratories within the UK. 

Staffing and Infrastructure 

The  Group  has  implemented  a  fully  integrated  Group  structure  with  functions  covering  Sales  and  Marketing, 
Customer Services and Support, Research and Development and Finance and Administration and a member of 
each function is represented on the executive management team. 

At  30  April  2014  the  Group  had  98  employees  across  the  following  functions:  Sales  and  Marketing  –  23, 
Customer  Services  and  Support  –  34,  Research  and  Development  –  27,  Finance  and  Administration  –  11, 
Executive Directors - 3. It is envisaged that headcount will increase over the coming year to generate and support 
future growth. The acquisition of EIBS has added a further 32 employees to the Group. 

At  year  end  the  Group  operated  from  6  locations:  Nottingham,  Matlock,  Welwyn,  Bristol,  Sittingbourne  and 
Schaumburg (USA). The Group has outsourced the delivery of our SaaS platform to Iomart, a provider of Data 
Centre services. 

David Hornsby 

Chief Executive 

3rd October 2014

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Strategic Report for the year ended 30 April 2014 (continued) 

Financial Review of the year 

Results 

Revenue  for  the  year  ended  30  April  2014  increased  by  38%  to  £9.0m  (2013:  £6.5m).  Within  this,  underlying 
organic  revenue  growth  was  13%  based  on  a  comparison  of  revenue  in  the  year  under  review  with  pro-forma 
revenue  for  the  comparative  period  adjusted  for  the  Plumtree,  MSS  and  Pentana  acquisitions  and  excluding 
revenue generated in either period from the Prism contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs in the United 
States which ended in 2013. 

Adjusted EBITDA* increased by 39% to £2.81m (2013: £2.02m) with the adjusted EBITDA margin maintained at 
31% of revenue. 

Amortisation of acquisition intangibles of £0.97m (2013: £0.98m) represents the majority of the total depreciation 
and amortisation charge of £1.22m (2013: £1.12m). The increase in share-based payment charges (£0.29m vs 
£0.18m) was due to the share options granted in January 2013 which were at higher exercise prices than 
previous grants of share options.  

The adjusted group tax charge was £0.41m (2013: £0.42m). This has been adjusted to exclude the deferred tax 
credits  associated  with  the  amortisation  of  acquisition  intangibles,  share  based  payment  charges  and  the 
impairment of an acquisition intangible in 2013. The adjusted group tax charge represents 16% (2013: 23%) of 
adjusted Profit Before Tax of £2.6m (2013: £1.9m), benefiting from a change in the mix of profits earned towards 
the UK and away from the higher corporate tax rates in the United States. 

As a result of the above, adjusted diluted earnings per share** increased by 12% to 1.67p (2013: 1.49p). 

Statement of financial position 

The Group’s financial position has continued to strengthen with net assets increasing to £13.4m (2013: £12.3m). 
Intangible assets increased to £11.8m (2013: £7.7m) following the acquisitions of MSS and Pentana during the 
year and the ratio of intangible assets to adjusted EBITDA was 4.2 (2013: 3.8). Net current assets were £2.60m 
(2013: £4.95m). 

Cash flow 

Cash  balances  were  £4.0m  (2013:  £6.4m)  following  the  acquisitions  of  MSS  in  July  2013  for  initial  net  cash 
consideration  of  £0.59m  and  Pentana  in  November  2013  for  initial  net  cash  consideration  of  £2.26m  and  the 
payment  of  the  Group’s  maiden  dividend  in  March  2014.  Cash  generated  by  operations  amounted  to  £1.7m 
(2013: £2.2m). 

The strong cash generated from operations in the second half of the year ended 30 April 2013 (126% of adjusted 
EBITDA*) had an impact on cash generated in the first half of this year. However cash generated from operations 
in the second half of this year was robust resulting in total cash generated by operations for the year of 60% of 
adjusted EBITDA* (2013: 111%). 

*   Before share based payments, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional items 
** Before share-based payments, amortisation of acquisition intangibles, costs of acquiring businesses and other exceptional 
items 

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Key Performance Indicators 

Key financial performance indicators used by management are as follows: 

Performance indicator 

2014 

2013 

Method of measurement 

Revenue for the year (£m) 

Adjusted EBITDA (£m) 

9.0 

2.8 

6.5 

2.0 

Gross margin 

84.1% 

86.7% 

EBITDA adjusted for business 
acquisition costs, share-based 
payment charges and other 
exceptional items 

Gross profit as a percentage of 
Revenue 

Adjusted EBITDA margin 

31.3% 

30.9% 

Adjusted EBITDA as a 
percentage of Revenue 

Principal risks and uncertainties  

Risk  management  is  an  important  part  of  the  management  process  throughout  the  Group  and  a  policy  of 
continuous improvement  is adopted  in assessing  the  adequacy  of  the internal system  of controls.  The  Group’s 
operations  expose  it  to  a  variety  of  risks  including  strategic,  economic,  operational  and  financial.  The 
management of the group monitors the exposures to these risks in order to limit the adverse effects of these risks 
on the financial performance of the Group. 

Strategic.  The  Group  operates  in  a  dynamic  market  and  constantly  seeks  to  ensure  the  solutions  it  offers  are 
competitive. 

Economic.  A  worsening  of  the  economic  climate  may  lead  to  reduced  spend  on  IT  systems  and  services  by 
customers. However, the Group has products and solutions which can help customers lower their cost base in 
difficult trading conditions and to some extent address compliance issues which need to be covered even in an 
economic downturn.  

Operational.  The  Group’s  most  significant  assets  are  the  intellectual  property  developed  by  the  Group,  the 
intangible  assets  acquired  with  business  acquisitions  and  the  employees  of  the  Group.  The  Group’s  quality 
procedures seek to ensure that products are reliable and of high quality. 

Financial.  Management  actively  review  the  cash  flow  position  of the  Group  both in  the  short  and  medium term 
and maintain a level of cash and debt finance facilities designed to ensure that the Group has sufficient funds for 
its  operations.  The  greater  part  of  the  Group’s  revenues  and  costs  are  denominated  in  sterling  however  the 
Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk, principally through profits and cash inflows generated in US dollars by 
the Group’s US subsidiary. The foreign exchange risk is partly addressed by maximising costs denominated in 
US  dollars.  Management  closely  monitors  exchange  rate  fluctuations  and  will  use  forward  contracts  when 
considered  to  be  appropriate  to  reduce  this  risk.  The  Group  implements  appropriate  credit  checks  on  potential 
customers before sales are made. The amount of exposure to individual customers is subject to a limit which is 
regularly reassessed. 

Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by 

……………………… 

Graeme Spenceley 

Director and Company Secretary 

3rd October 2014

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Directors’ Report for the year ended 30 April 2014 

The directors are pleased to present their report and the audited Group financial statements for the year ended 
30 April 2014. 

Results and dividends 

A review of the results for the year and the financial position of the Group is included in the Strategic Report on 
pages 3 to 7 and details are set out in the financial statements on pages 13 to 56. 

A maiden interim dividend of 0.05 pence per equity share amounting to £61,000 was paid during the year. The 
directors propose a final dividend in respect of the year of 0.1 pence per share payable on 12th November 2014 
to  shareholders  on  the  register  on  24th  October  2014.  This  is  subject  to  approval  by  shareholders  at  the 
forthcoming Annual General Meeting. 

Directors 

The directors who held office during the year were as follows: 

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Jonathan P Wearing (Non-Executive Chairman) 

David R K Hornsby (Chief Executive Officer) 

Graeme P Spenceley (Finance Director) 

Les D Paul (Chief Technology Officer) 

(resigned 31 July 2014) 

Alan M Carroll (Non-Executive Director) 

Directors’ indemnity and insurance 

The  Group  maintained  insurance  cover  during  the  year  for  its  Directors  and  Officers  and  those  of  subsidiary 
companies  under  a  Directors  and  Officers  liability  insurance  policy  against  liabilities  which  may  be  incurred  by 
them while carrying out their duties. 

Events after the end of the reporting period 

Acquisition of a business 

On  24  June  2014,  Ideagen  plc  acquired  the  whole  of  the  issued  share  capital  of  EIBS  Limited  (‘EIBS’),  a 
company domiciled in England. EIBS has developed proprietary Information Portal, Internet and Mobile software 
solutions for the NHS and numerous public sector, not for profit and commercial organisations.The acquisition of 
EIBS  is  expected  to  enhance  the  Group’s  existing  business  through  the  addition  of  strong  mobile  and  portal 
intellectual property and the client base of EIBS. 

The total consideration for the acquisition of EIBS was £1,550,000 which was paid in cash on completion of the 
acquisition. No deferred on contingent consideration is payable. 

The cash balance acquired in EIBS at the date of acquisition was £301,000 and accordingly the net cash outflow 
on acquisition of EIBS was £1,249,000. 

With the exception of the cash balance acquired in EIBS, the initial review of the fair values of other separable 
assets and liabilities acquired has not yet been completed and accordingly information has not been presented 
on the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired, including the recoverability of receivables and the fair value of 
acquired goodwill. 

The  costs  of  the  acquisition  of  £73,000  will  be  expensed  within  a  separate  line  in  the  Group  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income for the year ending 30 April 2015. Disclosure of information on revenue and profit or loss 
for the combined entity as though the acquisition of EIBS had been completed on 1 May 2013 is impracticable as 
the accounting reference date for EIBS was previously 31 July and it did not prepare comparable revenue and 
profit information on a monthly basis. 

Issues of ordinary shares 

In order to satisfy the exercise of share options, the company issued 500,000 shares at 2.5 pence each on 15 
May 2014, 129,100 shares at 28 pence on 2 June 2014 and 333,333 shares at 22.38 pence on 7 August 2014. 

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Directors’ Report for the year ended 30 April 2014 (continued) 

Auditor 

Baker Tilly Audit Limited (formerly RSM Tenon Audit Limited) ceased trading on 31 March 2014. The Directors, 
having been notified of the cessation of trade of Baker Tilly Audit Limited, appointed Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP as 
auditor  on  1  April  2014  to  fill  the  casual  vacancy.    In  accordance  with  the  Companies  Act  2006  a  resolution 
proposing the appointment of Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP as auditor will be put to the members at the forthcoming 
Annual General Meeting. 

Going concern 

The Group’s business activities and the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position 
together with a review of the financial position of the Group, its cash flows and liquidity position are set out in the 
Strategic Report on pages 3 to 7. 

The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational 
existence  for  the  foreseeable  future.  Thus  they  continue  to  adopt  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  in 
preparing the annual financial statements. 

Current Trading & Outlook  

The Group has significant contracted work in progress, a growing recurring revenue base and a strong pipeline of 
new business. The NHS has been, and remains, particularly strong for the Group and we are also encouraged 
with the increase in the new business pipeline within our commercial sector as industry regulations continue to 
drive demand for our software. The Board is therefore confident that the Group will continue to deliver profitable 
growth this year and beyond. 

Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by: 

......................................... 

Graeme Spenceley 
Director & Company Secretary 

3rd October 2014 

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Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities 

The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with 
applicable law and regulations. 

Company  law  requires  the  directors  to  prepare  financial statements  for  each  financial  year.  Under  that  law  the 
directors  have  elected  to  prepare  the  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting 
Standards adopted for use in the European Union and applicable law. Under company law the directors must not 
approve financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of 
the group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group and the company for that period. 

In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: 

• 

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

•  make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

• 

• 

state  whether  applicable  Accounting  Standards  have  been  followed,  subject  to  any  material 
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume 
that the group will continue in business. 

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the 
group’s and company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of 
the group and the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies 
Act  2006.  They  are  also  responsible for safeguarding  the  assets  of  the  group  and  the  company  and  hence  for 
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The  directors  are  responsible  for  the  maintenance  and  integrity  of  the  corporate  and  financial  information 
included on the group’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination 
of the financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

In so far as the directors, individually, are aware: 

• 

• 

there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware; and 

the  directors  have  taken  all  steps  that  they  ought  to  have  taken  to  make  themselves  aware  of  any 
relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. 

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of 

Ideagen plc    (Registration number: 02805019) 

We have audited the group and parent company financial statements (“the financial statements”) which comprise 
the  Group  and  Parent  Company  Statements  of  Financial  Position,  the  Group  Statement  of  Comprehensive 
Income, the Group and Parent Company Statements of Cash Flows, the Group and Parent Company Statements 
of  Changes  in  Equity  and  the  related  notes.  The  financial  reporting  framework  that  has  been  applied  in  their 
preparation  is  applicable  law  and  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  (IFRSs)  as  adopted  by  the 
European  Union  and,  as  regards  the  parent  company  financial  statements,  as  applied  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions of the Companies Act 2006. 

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the 
Companies Act 2006.  Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members 
those  matters  we  are  required  to  state  to  them  in  an  auditor’s  report  and  for  no  other  purpose.    To  the  fullest 
extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the 
company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditor 

As  more  fully  explained  in  the  Statement  of  Directors’  Responsibilities  set  out  on  page  10,  the  directors  are 
responsible for  the preparation  of  the  financial statements and  for being  satisfied that  they  give  a  true  and  fair 
view.    Our  responsibility  is  to  audit  and  express  an  opinion  on  the  financial  statements  in  accordance  with 
applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).  Those standards require us to comply 
with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors. 

Scope of the audit 

A description of the scope of an audit of financial statements is provided on the Financial Reporting Council’s 
website at http://www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeukprivate 

Opinion on financial statements 

In our opinion: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and the parent’s affairs as at 
30 April 2014 and of the group’s profit for the year then ended; 

the  group  financial  statements  have  been  properly  prepared  in  accordance  with  IFRSs as  adopted by 
the European Union; 

the parent financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by 
the European Union and as applied in accordance with the Companies Act 2006; and 

the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 
2006. 

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 

In  our  opinion  the  information  given  in  the  Strategic  Report  and  the  Directors’  Report  for  the  financial  year  for 
which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements. 

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of 

Ideagen plc    (Registration number: 02805019) 

Matters on which we are required to report by exception 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report 
to you if, in our opinion: 

• 

• 

• 

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our 
audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; 
or 

certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

•  we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

Richard Eccles (Senior Statutory Auditor) 

For and on behalf of BAKER TILLY UK AUDIT LLP, Statutory Auditor 
7th Floor, City Gate East 
Tollhouse Hill 
Nottingham 
NG1 5FS 

3rd October 2014 

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Ideagen plc 

Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

Revenue 

Cost of sales 

Gross profit 

Operating costs 

Profit from operating activities before depreciation, amortisation, 
share-based payment charges and exceptional items 

Depreciation and amortisation 

Costs of acquiring businesses 

Share-based payment charges 

Impairment of acquisition intangible 

Profit / (loss) from operating activities 

Movement in fair value of contingent consideration 

Finance income / (costs) 

Profit / (loss) before taxation 

Taxation 

Profit / (loss) for the year 

2014 

2013 

Note 

£’000 

£’000 

2 

3 

3 

18 

21 

3,9 

15 

5 

3,7 

8,970 

  6,514 

(1,425) 

(869) 

7,545 

  5,645 

(4,733) 

  (3,629) 

2,812 

  2,016 

(1,220) 

  (1,117) 

(246) 

(285) 

(88) 

(178) 

- 

  (2,086) 

1,061 

  (1,453) 

- 

10 

150 

(14) 

1,071 

  (1,317) 

(198)  

873 

512 

(805) 

Other comprehensive income 

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: 

Exchange differences on translating foreign operation 

(10) 

(1) 

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to the owners of 
the parent company  

863 

(806) 

Earnings per share 

  pence 

  pence 

Basic 

Diluted 

8 

8 

  0.72 

  0.68 

(0.87) 

(0.87) 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc  (Registration number: 02805019) 

Group Statement of Financial Position at 30 April 2014 

Assets and liabilities 

Non-current assets 

Intangible assets 

Property, plant and equipment 

Deferred income tax assets 

Current assets 

Inventories 

Trade and other receivables 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Current liabilities 

Trade and other payables 

Contingent consideration on business combinations 

Current income tax liabilities 

Deferred revenue 

Deferred consideration on business combinations 

Notes 

2014 

£’000 

2013 

£’000 

9 

10 

7 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

11,807 

7,716 

166 

173 

199 

206 

12,146 

8,121 

389 

3,637 

4,011 

8,037 

- 

1,972 

6,372 

8,344 

2,421 

1,636 

327 

283 

- 

311 

2,356 

1,345 

50 

100 

5,437 

3,392 

Non-current liabilities 

Deferred income tax liabilities 

7 

1,377 

796 

Net assets 

13,369 

  12,277 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc  (Registration number: 02805019) 

Group Statement of financial position as at 30 April 2014 (continued) 

Equity 

Issued share capital 

Share premium 

Merger reserve 

Share-based payments reserve 

Retained earnings 

Notes 

19 

19 

19 

21 

2014 

£’000 

2013 

£’000 

1,219 

6,870 

1,167 

596 

3,520 

1,217 

6,867 

1,167 

313 

2,706 

Foreign currency translation reserve 

(3) 

7 

Equity attributable to owners of the parent 

13,369 

12,277 

Approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 3rd October 2014 and signed on its behalf by: 

.........................................                                                …………………………………… 

David Hornsby – Director                                               Graeme Spenceley – Director 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Group statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 April 2014 

Share 
capital 

Share 
premium 

Merger 
reserve 

  Share-based 
payments 
reserve 

Retained 
earnings 

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve 

Total 
attributable 
to owners of 
the parent 

£’000 

 £’000 

   £’000 

    £’000 

   £’000 

  £’000 

  £’000 

Balance at 1 May 2013 

1,217 

6,867 

1,167 

313 

2,706 

Shares issued under share option scheme (note 19) 

Profit for the year 

Other comprehensive income for the year 

Share-based payments (note 21) 

Transfer on exercise of share options (note 21) 

Equity dividends paid (note 20) 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

285 

(2) 

- 

- 

873 

- 

- 

2 

(61) 

7 

- 

- 

(10) 

- 

- 

- 

12,277 

5 

873 

(10) 

285 

- 

(61) 

Balance at 30 April 2014 

1,219 

6,870 

1,167 

596 

3,520 

(3) 

13,369 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Group statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 April 2013 

Share 
capital 

Share 
premium 

Merger 
reserve 

  Share-based 
payments 
reserve 

Retained 
earnings 

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve 

  Deferred equity 
consideration 
reserve 

Total 
attributable 
to owners of 
the parent 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

Balance at 1 May 2012 

779 

1,408 

1,020 

138 

753 

Share placing (note 19) 

315 

5,685 

Share placing issue costs 

Shares issued as part consideration on a business 
combination (note 19) 

Shares issued to satisfy contingent consideration 
on business combinations (note 19) 

Shares issued under share option scheme (note 
19) 

Loss for the year 

Other comprehensive income for the year 

Share-based payments (note 21) 

Transfer on exercise of share options (note 21) 

Realisation of merger reserve on impairment of 
intangibles (note 19) 

Reduction in deferred equity consideration reserve 
(note 19) 

- 

45 

76 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(229) 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

855 

711 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(1,419) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

178 

(3) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(805) 

- 

- 

3 

1,419 

1,336 

Balance at 30 April 2013 

1,217 

6,867 

1,167 

313 

2,706 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(1) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

1,680 

5,786 

- 

- 

- 

(344) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(1,336) 

6,000 

(229) 

900 

443 

5 

(805) 

(1) 

178 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12,277 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Group Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 30 April 2014 

Cash flows from operating activities 
Profit/(loss) for the year 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 

Amortisation of intangible non-current assets 

Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 

Share-based payment charges 

Finance (income)/costs recognised in profit or loss 

Taxation charge/(credit) recognised in profit or loss 

Business acquisition costs in profit or loss 

Impairment of intangible assets 

Net foreign exchange loss/(gain) in profit or loss 

Gain recognised on fair value of contingent consideration 

(Increase)/decrease in inventories 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 

Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue liability 

Cash generated by operations 

Interest received/(paid) 

Income tax paid 

Business acquisition costs paid 

AIM flotation costs paid 

Net cash generated by operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities 

2014 

2013 

Note 

 £’000 

 £’000 

10 

9 

21 

5 

7 

18 

15 

873 

110 

1,110 

2 

285 

(10) 

198 

246 

- 

10 

- 

(389) 

(1,154) 

392 

14 

1,687 

5 

(281) 

(180) 

- 

1,231 

(805) 

57 

1,060 

(15) 

178 

14 

(512) 

88 

2,086 

(13) 

(150) 

- 

(319) 

628 

(59) 

2,238 

(12) 

(257) 

(97) 

(247) 

1,625 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of businesses net of cash acquired 

18 

(2,844) 

(1,413) 

Payments of deferred consideration on business combinations 

Payments for development costs 

Payments for property, plant and equipment 

Proceeds of disposal of property, plant and equipment 

(106) 

(525) 

(65) 

24 

(506) 

(350) 

(122) 

21 

Net cash used in investing activities 

(3,516) 

(2,370) 

Cash flows from financing activities 

Proceeds from placing of equity shares 

Payments for share issue costs 

Proceeds from issue of shares under the share option schemes 

Equity dividends paid 

Repayment of borrowings 

Net cash (used)/generated by financing activities 

19 

19 

- 

- 

5 

(61) 

- 

(56) 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year 

(2,341) 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in foreign 
currencies 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

25 

6,372 

(20) 

25 

4,011 

6,000 

(229) 

5 

- 

(168) 

5,608 

4,863 

1,496 

13 

6,372 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc  (Registration number: 02805019) 

Company Statement of financial position as at 30 April 2014 

Assets and liabilities 

Non-current assets 

Intangible assets 

Property, plant and equipment 

Investments in subsidiaries 

Deferred income tax asset 

Trade and other receivables 

Current assets 

Trade and other receivables 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Current liabilities 

Trade and other payables 

Contingent consideration on business combinations 

Deferred revenue 

Deferred consideration on business combinations 

Notes 

2014 

£’000 

2013 

£’000 

9 

10 

11 

7 

13 

13 

14 

15 

17 

316 

24 

200 

36 

9,994 

6,815 

137 

- 

186 

167 

10,471 

7,404 

1,408 

1,816 

3,224 

1,210 

327 

141 

50 

1,728 

600 

4,264 

4,864 

373 

- 

139 

100 

612 

Net assets 

11,967 

  11,656 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc  (Registration number: 02805019) 

Company Statement of financial position as at 30 April 2014 (continued) 

Equity 

Issued share capital 

Share premium 

Merger reserve 

Share-based payments reserve 

Retained earnings 

Notes 

19 

19 

19 

21 

2014 

£’000 

2013 

£’000 

1,219 

6,870 

1,218 

596 

2,064 

1,217 

6,867 

1,218 

313 

2,041 

Equity attributable to the owners of the parent 

11,967 

11,656 

Approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 3rd October 2014 and signed on its behalf by: 

..............................................                                               ………………………………….. 

David Hornsby  -  Director                                                  Graeme Spenceley  -  Director 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Company statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 April 2014 

Share 
capital 

Share 
premium 

Merger 
reserve 

  Share-based 
payments 
reserve 

Retained 
earnings 

Total 
attributable to 
owners of the 
parent 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

Balance at 1 May 2013 

1,217 

6,867 

1,218 

313 

2,041 

11,656 

Shares issued under share option scheme (note 19) 

Share-based payments (note 21) 

Transfer on exercise of share options (note 21) 

Dividends paid (note 20) 

Profit for the year 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

285 

(2) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(61) 

82 

5 

285 

- 

(61) 

82 

Balance at 30 April 2014 

1,219 

6,870 

1,218 

596 

2,064 

11,967 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Company statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 April 2013 

Share 
capital 

Share 
premium 

Merger 
reserve 

  Share-based 
payments 
reserve 

Retained 
earnings 

  Deferred equity 
consideration 
reserve 

Total 
attributable to 
owners of the 
parent 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

Balance at 1 May 2012 

779 

1,408 

1,020 

138 

218 

1,680 

5,243 

Share placing (note 19) 

315 

5,685 

Share placing issue costs 

Shares issued as part consideration on a business 
combination (note 19) 

Shares issued to satisfy contingent consideration on 
business combinations (note 19) 

Shares issued under share option scheme (note 19) 

Share-based payments (note 21) 

Transfer on exercise of share options (note 21) 

Realisation of merger reserve on impairment of 
investment in subsidiary (note 19) 

Reduction in deferred equity consideration reserve 
(note 19) 

Loss for the year 

- 

45 

76 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(229) 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

855 

711 

- 

- 

- 

(1,368) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

178 

(3) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1,368 

1,336 

(884) 

Balance at 30 April 2013 

1,217 

6,867 

1,218 

313 

2,041 

- 

- 

- 

(344) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(1,336) 

- 

- 

6,000 

(229) 

900 

443 

5 

178 

- 

- 

- 

(884) 

11,656 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Company statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 April 2014 

Cash flows from operating activities 

Profit/(loss) for the year 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 

Amortisation of intangible non-current assets 

Share-based payment charge 

Finance (income)/costs recognised in profit or loss 

Taxation charge/(credit) recognised in profit or loss 

Business acquisition costs in profit or loss 

Impairment of investment in subsidiary 

Gain recognised on fair value of contingent consideration 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 

Decrease/(increase) in intra-group debtors 

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 

Increase/(decrease) in intra-group creditors 

Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue 

Cash generated by operations 

Interest received/(paid) 

Business acquisition costs paid 

AIM flotation costs paid 

Net cash generated by operating activities 

Note 

10 

9 

11 

15 

2014 

£’000 

82 

16 

83 

77 

(8) 

49 

246 

- 

- 

(428) 

429 

14 

1,722 

2 

2,284 

3 

(180) 

- 

2,107 

Cash flows from investing activities 

Payments for investments in subsidiaries 

18 

(4,190) 

Payment of deferred consideration on business combinations 

Payments for development costs 

Payments for property, plant and equipment 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 

Proceeds from placing of equity shares 

Payments for share issue costs 

Proceeds from issue of shares under the share option schemes 

Dividends paid 

Net cash (used)/generated by financing activities 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

(106) 

(199) 

(4) 

(4,499) 

(2,151) 

19 

19 

- 

- 

5 

(61) 

(56) 

(2,448) 

4,264 

1,816 

25 

25 

6,000 

(229) 

5 

- 

5,776 

3,666 

598 

4,264 

2013 

£’000 

(884) 

15 

64 

178 

14 

(13) 

88 

1,368 

(150) 

51 

(12) 

(54) 

(275) 

7 

397 

(12) 

(97) 

(247) 

41 

(1,600) 

(506) 

(23) 

(22) 

The notes on pages 24 to 56 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Ideagen plc 

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

1 

Accounting policies 

Reporting entity 

Ideagen plc is a public limited company, incorporated and domiciled in England & Wales. The ordinary shares of the 
company are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. 

Statement of compliance 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with all International Financial Reporting Standards 
(IFRSs), as adopted by the European Union, and IFRIC interpretations applicable as at 30 April 2014 and with those 
parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to those companies reporting under IFRSs. 

Basis of preparation 

These financial statements have been prepared in sterling on an historical cost basis, unless otherwise stated, and 
have been rounded to the nearest thousand pounds. 

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption provided under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to 
present its individual Statement of Comprehensive Income and related notes. The profit for the year dealt with in the 
financial statements of the Parent Company for the year ended 30 April 2014 was £82,000 (2013: loss of £884,000). 

A  summary  of  the  significant  accounting  policies  used  in  the  preparation  of  these  financial  statements  is  set  out 
below. 

Basis of consolidation 

The group financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and all of its subsidiary undertakings 
made up to 30 April 2014. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the date on which the 
group  obtains  control,  and  continue  to  be  consolidated  until  the  date  that  such  control  ceases.  All  intra-group 
balances and transactions are eliminated. The financial statements of all subsidiaries are prepared up to the same 
date as the parent Company. 

Revenue recognition 

Revenue  is  measured  at  the  fair  value  of  the  consideration  received  from  the  sale  of  software  licences  and  the 
rendering of services, net of value added tax and any discounts. Revenue is recognised as follows: 

(a)  Perpetual software licences 

Revenue is recognised on delivery of the licence to the customer. 

(b)  Services 

 Revenue  in  respect  of  professional  services  such  as  consulting  days,  training  and  bespoke 
development are recognised as these services are delivered. 

(c)  Annual support and maintenance 

 Revenue  is  recognised  on  a  time-basis  over  the  length  of  the  support  period.  Annual  support  and 
maintenance  is  normally  invoiced  in  advance  and  a  deferred  revenue  liability  is  recognised  in  the 
statement  of  financial  position  to  represent  the  element  of  the  support  and  maintenance  revenue 
deferred to be recognised as revenue in the future. 

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Ideagen plc 

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

1 

Accounting policies (continued) 

Foreign currencies 

In preparing the financial information of each individual group entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s 
functional currency are recognised at the rates of exchange prevailing at the date of those transactions. At the end of 
the financial year, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that 
date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. 

Exchange differences on monetary items are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. 

For  the  purposes  of  the  consolidated  financial  information,  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  foreign  operations  are 
translated into sterling using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each financial year. Income and expenses are 
translated at the average exchange rates for the year, unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly during the year, 
in  which  case  the  exchange  rates  at  the  dates  of  the  transactions  are  used.  Exchange  differences  arising  are 
recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in a foreign currency translation reserve within equity. 

Leases 

Leases  are  classified  as  finance  leases  whenever  the  terms  of  the  lease  transfer  substantially  all  the  risks  and 
rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases. 

Rentals payable under operating leases are expensed in the Statement of Comprehensive Income on a straight line 
basis over the lease term. 

Exceptional items 

The  Group  presents  as  exceptional  items  on  the  face  of  the  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income  those  material 
items  of income and expense  which,  because  of  the  nature  and  expected infrequency  of  the  events  giving  rise  to 
them, merit separate presentation to allow shareholders to understand better the elements of financial performance 
in the year, so as to facilitate comparison with prior years. 

Taxation 

The tax charge or credit is based on the result for the year and comprises current and deferred income tax. 

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively 
enacted at the year end date and includes any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. 

Deferred income tax is recognised in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities  included  in the financial  statements  and  the  tax  base of  those  assets  and liabilities.  Deferred  income tax 
assets  are  recognised  only  to  the  extent  that  the  directors  consider  that  it  is  probable  that  there  will  be  suitable 
taxable profits in the future against which an asset can be utilised. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated at tax rates that are expected to apply to their respective period of 
realisation, provided they are enacted or substantively enacted at the year end date. Deferred income tax assets and 
deferred income tax liabilities arising in different tax jurisdictions are not offset. 

Pensions and post retirement benefits 

The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme for certain employees. Payments are made by the group 
to both this scheme and to individual private defined contribution pension arrangements for certain other employees. 
Contributions are charged in the Statement of Comprehensive Income as they become payable. 

Goodwill 

Goodwill  arising  on  business  combinations  is  initially  measured  at  cost  being  the  excess  of  the  fair  value  of  the 
consideration  paid  over  the  group’s  interest  in  the  net  fair  value  of  the  identifiable  assets  and  liabilities  acquired. 
Goodwill is subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. 

Goodwill  is  not  amortised  but  is  reviewed  annually  for  impairment.  Impairment  is  determined  by  assessing  the 
recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit which contains the goodwill. Where the recoverable amount of the 
cash-generating  unit  is  less  than  the  carrying  amount,  an  impairment  loss  is  recognised  in  the  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income. 

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Accounting policies (continued) 

Other intangible assets 

Intangible  assets  with  finite  useful  lives  that  are  acquired  separately  are  carried  at  cost  less  accumulated 
amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. The estimated useful life and amortisation method are reviewed 
annually with the effect of any changes being reflected on a prospective basis. 

Intangible  assets  acquired  in  a  business  combination  and  recognised  separately  from  goodwill  are  initially 
recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date. Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a 
business combination are reported at their initial fair value less amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. 

Research  costs  are  expensed  as  incurred.    An  intangible  asset  arising  from  expenditure  on  a  project  is  only 
recognised if management considers that it is technically feasible and that there are sufficient resources available to 
complete the asset so that it will be available for use or sale, that it intends to complete and is able to sell or use the 
asset to generate future economic benefits and that the costs of the development project can be measured reliably. 
Following  the  initial  recognition  of  the  expenditure,  the  asset  will  be  carried  at  cost  less accumulated  amortisation 
and  impairment  losses.  Amortisation  is  applied  once  the  asset  is  available  for  sale  to  write  off  the  cost  over  the 
period which is expected to benefit from the sale of the asset. 

The annual amortisation rates currently applied to the group’s intangible assets are as follows: 

Software 

Development costs 

20% or 25% 

20% or 25% 

Customer relationships  

10% 

Amortisation  charges  are 
Comprehensive Income. 

included 

in 

‘Depreciation  and  amortisation’ 

in 

the  Consolidated  Statement  of 

The Company’s investments in subsidiaries 

The  Company  recognises  its  investments  in  subsidiaries  at  cost  less  any  impairment  in  its  separate  financial 
statements.  Impairment  is  determined  by  assessing  the  recoverable  amount  of  the  investment.  Where  the 
recoverable  amount  is  less  than  the  carrying  amount,  an  impairment  loss  is  recognised  in  the  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income.  

Property, plant and equipment 

Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment in value. Depreciation is 
calculated at an annual rate of 25% so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual values, over the expected 
useful economic lives of the assets concerned. 

The remaining useful lives and residual values of plant and equipment are reassessed by the directors each year. 

The carrying values of plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances 
indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. If any indication exists, the carrying values are written down to 
the recoverable amount. 

Impairment of assets 

The Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets at least annually 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  an  impairment  loss  subsequently  reverses,  the  carrying  amount  of  the  asset  is  increased  to  the  revised 
estimate  of  its  recoverable  amount  provided  that  this  does  not  exceed  the  carrying  amount  that  would  have  been 
determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is 
recognised immediately in profit or loss 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. 

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Accounting policies (continued) 

Inventories 

Inventories  are stated  at  the lower  of  cost  and  net  realisable  value.  Net  realisable  value represents  the  estimated 
selling price for the inventories less all costs necessary to complete the sale. 

Trade and other receivables 

Trade  and  other  receivables  are  non-derivative  financial  assets  with  fixed  or  determinable  payments  that  are  not 
quoted in an active market. Trade and other receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest 
method less any impairment provision. An impairment provision is made against a trade receivable only when there 
is  objective  evidence  that  the  Group  may  not  be  able  to  recover  the  whole  invoiced  amount  as  a  result  of  events 
occurring after the initial recognition of the asset. 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents in the Statement of Financial Position comprise cash at bank and in hand and short term 
deposits with an original maturity date of 3 months or less. For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and 
cash equivalents as defined above are stated net of any outstanding bank overdrafts. 

Financial liabilities and equity instruments 

Equity and debt instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance 
of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. 

The Group’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables and borrowings which are measured at amortised 
cost using the effective interest rate method. 

An equity instrument is any contract which evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all 
of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Group, such as share capital and share premium, are recognised at 
the proceeds received net of direct issue costs. 

Contingent consideration 

Contingent consideration is initially measured at fair value at the date of completion of the acquisition. 

The accounting for changes in the fair value of contingent consideration arising on business combinations that do not 
qualify as measurement period adjustments depends on how the contingent consideration is classified. Contingent 
consideration  that  is  classified  as  equity  is  not  remeasured  at  subsequent  reporting  dates  and  its  subsequent 
settlement is accounted for within equity. Contingent consideration that is classified as a liability is remeasured to fair 
value  at  subsequent  reporting  dates  and  the  corresponding  gain  or  loss  is  recognised  in  the  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income. 

Share-based payments 

The cost of equity settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value on the date they 
are granted. The fair value is determined using a Black-Scholes pricing model based on a range of inputs. The fair 
value of equity-settled transactions is charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the period in which 
the service conditions are fulfilled with a corresponding credit to a share-based payments reserve in equity. 

On  the  exercise  of  share  options,  an  amount  equal  to  the  fair  value  of  the  option  at  the  date  it  was  granted  is 
transferred from the share-based payments reserve into retained earnings. 

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Accounting policies (continued) 

Use of estimates and judgements 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that 
affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities at the year end date and the amounts reported for revenues and 
expenses  during  the  year.  However  the  nature  of  estimation  means  that  actual  outcomes  could  differ  from  those 
estimates. 

In applying the Group’s accounting policies, management has made the following judgements and estimates which 
have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements. 

Deferred income tax assets 

Management judgement is required to determine the amount of deferred income tax assets that can be recognised, 
based on the likely timing and level of future taxable profits. Details of the deferred income tax assets recognised in 
respect of trading losses and share-based payments are given in Note 7. 

Share-based payments 

The  Group  measures  the  cost  of  equity-settled  transactions  with  employees  by  reference  to  the  fair  value  of  the 
equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. Judgement is required in determining the most appropriate 
valuation model and the most appropriate inputs into the model including the level of volatility and the expected life 
of the option. Further information is given in Note 21. 

Impairment of goodwill 

The  Group  tests  goodwill  for  impairment  on  an  annual  basis  in  line  with  the  accounting  policy  noted  above.  This 
involves  judgement  regarding  the  future  development  of  the  business  and  the  estimation  of  the  level  of  future 
profitability and cash flows to support the carrying value of goodwill.  

Impairment of other assets 

The  Group  reviews  the  carrying  value  of  all  other  assets  for  indications  of  impairment  at  each  period  end.  If 
indicators  of  impairment  exist,  the carrying  value of  the  asset  is  subject  to  further  testing  to  determine  whether  its 
carrying value exceeds its recoverable amount. This process will usually involve the estimation of future cash flows 
which are likely to be generated by the asset. 

New accounting standards 

There are no new standards or amendments to standards which are mandatory for the first time for the financial year 
ended 30 April 2014 which have a significant impact on the Group. New standards, amendments to standards and 
interpretations which have been published but are not yet effective are not expected to have a significant impact on 
the Group with the exception of IFRS 15 “Revenue from contracts with customers” which was issued in 2014. The 
Group  is  currently  reviewing  this  new  standard  and  the  effects,  if  any,  of  applying  this  standard  to  the  financial 
statements  of  the  Group  have  not  yet  been  evaluated.    This  standard  will  be  effective  for  the  accounting  period 
commencing on 1 May 2017. 

2 

Revenue 

The group has a single reportable segment. An analysis of revenue by product or service is given below 

2014 

£’000 

1,939 

4,445 

1,954 

632 

8,970 

2013 

£’000 

1,550 

2,389 

2,133 

442 

6,514 

Software licence sales 

Maintenance and support 

Professional services 

Hardware and third party sales 

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Revenue (continued) 

An  analysis  of  external  revenue  by  location  of  customers  and  non-current  assets  by  location  of  assets  is  given 
below: 

United Kingdom 
United States of America 
Europe 
Other 
Unallocated 

External revenue by location 
of customers 

  Non-current assets by location 

of assets* 

2014 

£’000 

6,960 
1,002 
813 
195 
- 

8,970 

2013 

£’000 

4,231 
1,944 
260 
79 
- 

  2014 

  £’000 

8,504 
4 

- 
3,465 

6,514 

  11,973 

 2013 

£’000 

6,632 
11 

- 
1,272 

7,915 

*Non-current assets exclude deferred tax assets. 

No single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenue in the year ended 30 April 2014. Revenue from 
one customer in the year ended 30 April 2013 amounted to £1,227,000. 

3 

Operating costs 

Wages and salaries 
Operating lease charges – land & buildings 
Loss / (profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 
Other operating costs 

Depreciation and amortisation: 
Amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets 
Amortisation of other intangible assets 
Total amortisation of intangible assets 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 

Total depreciation and amortisation 

Auditor’s remuneration 
 - The audit of the company’s annual accounts 
 - The audit of the company’s subsidiaries’ annual accounts 
 - Tax Services 
 - Other Services – due diligence 

2014 

£’000 

3,125 
160 
2 
1,446 

4,733 

948 
162 

1,110 

110 

1,220 

10 
39 
15 
14 

2013 

£’000 

2,485 
151 
(15) 
1,008 

3,629 

984 
76 

1,060 

57 

1,117 

10 
27 
10 
12 

An  impairment loss of £2,086,000  was recognised in the Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year 
ended  30  April  2013  in  respect  of  the  impairment  of  an  intangible  asset.  Further  details  are  given  in  note  9.  The 
deferred  taxation  credit  associated  with  the  impairment  of  this  intangible  asset  of  £667,000  was  credited  to  the 
Group Statement of Comprehensive income during the year ended 30 April 2013 within the heading ‘Taxation’. 

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Particulars of employees 

The average number of staff employed by the group during the year, analysed by category, was as follows: 

2014 

2013 

Number 

Number 

Administrative staff 
Sales and marketing  
Technical and support 

The aggregate payroll costs of these employees were as follows: 

Wages and salaries 
Social security costs  
Other pension costs 
Less: internal development costs capitalised 

Share based payment costs 

5 

Finance income / (costs) 

Bank interest receivable 
Other interest payable 

6 

Directors' remuneration and share options 

The total remuneration of the directors (including fees) for the year was as follows: 

Directors’ remuneration 
Directors’ pension contributions 

11 
17 
44 
72 

 2014 

 £’000 
3,253   
365 
32 
(525) 
3,125 
285 
3,410 

2014 

£’000 
10 
- 

10 

2014 

£’000 
358 
- 

358 

8 
14 
37 
59 

 2013 

 £’000 
2,499 
315 
20 
(349) 
2,485 
178 
2,663 

2013 

£’000 
1 
(15) 

(14) 

2013 

£’000 
417 
- 

417 

The remuneration of each of the directors of the company during the year ended 30 April 2014 was as follows: 

David Hornsby 
Graeme Spenceley 
Les Paul 
Jonathan Wearing 
Alan Carroll 

Salary or fees 
£ 

Bonuses 
£ 

           Total 

    £ 

117,500 
80,000 
74,667 
10,000 
15,996 

40,000 
20,000 
- 
- 
- 

298,163 

60,000 

157,500  
100,000  
74,667  
10,000  
15,996  

358,163  

The  bonuses  for  David  Hornsby  and  Graeme  Spenceley  were  in  respect  of  the  successful  completion  of  the 
acquisition  and  integration  of  Pentana  Ltd  and  MSS  Management  Systems  Services  Ltd  during  the  year  and  on 
achieving certain business related targets. 

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Directors' remuneration and share options (continued) 

The remuneration of each of the directors of the company during the year ended 30 April 2013 was as follows: 

David Hornsby 
Graeme Spenceley 
Les Paul 
Jonathan Wearing 
Alan Carroll 
Graham Harrop (resigned 12 March 2013) 
Darren Spillane (resigned 1 June 2012) 

Salary or fees 
£ 

Bonuses 
£ 

Total 
£ 

108,182 
73,332 
68,533 
10,000 
12,998 
64,631 
6,000 

34,000 
27,000 
12,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 

343,676 

73,000 

142,182  
100,332  
80,533  
10,000  
12,998  
64,631  
6,000  

416,676  

Bonuses  for  Graeme  Spenceley  during  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  include  a  special  payment  of  £15,000  in 
relation  to  the  successful  flotation  of  the  company  on  AIM  in  July  2012.  The  remaining  bonuses  for  Graeme 
Spenceley  and  David  Hornsby  were  in  respect  of  the  successful  completion  of  the  acquisition  and  integration  of 
Plumtree  Group  Ltd  during  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  and  on  achieving  certain  business  related  targets.  The 
bonus for Les Paul was based on achieving certain business related targets. 

The remuneration of the highest paid director during the year ended 30 April 2014 was £157,500 (2013: £142,182). 
None  of  the  directors  accrued  any  benefits  under  company  pension  schemes  or  received  any  benefits  in  kind  or 
made  any  gains  from  the  exercise  of  share  options  during  the  year  ended  30  April  2014.  The  contracts  of 
employment of the executive directors include notice periods of 6 months. 

The following options have been granted to the directors over ordinary 1p shares in the company: 

Director 

Number of 
outstanding 
options at  
30 April 2013 and  
30 April 2014 

Exercise 
price 
(pence) 

Number of 
options 
exercisable 
at 30 April 
2014 

Date granted 

Date 
exercisable by 

David Hornsby 

David Hornsby 

2,800,000 

1,333,333 

2.5 

9.0 

2,800,000 

15 August 2009 

14 August 2019 

888,888 

20 October 2011  19 October 2021 

David Hornsby 

500,000 

22.38 

166,666 

30 January 2013  29 January 2023 

Graeme Spenceley 

Graeme Spenceley 

200,000 

800,000 

7.0 

9.0 

200,000 

12 March 2010 

11 March 2020 

533,333 

20 October 2011  19 October 2021 

Graeme Spenceley 

1,000,000 

22.38 

333,333 

30 January 2013  29 January 2023 

Les Paul 

1,000,000 

22.38 

333,333 

30 January 2013  29 January 2023 

No  share  options  were  granted  to  or  were  exercised  by  directors  or  lapsed  during  the  year  ended  30  April  2014. 
Further information on share options is included at note 21 to the financial statements.  

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Taxation 

The taxation expense/(credit) recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income can be analysed as follows: 

Current income tax 
UK corporation tax on profit/(loss) for the current year 
Overseas income tax charge 
Adjustments in respect of prior years 

Deferred income tax 
Deferred income tax expense/(credit) for the current year 
Adjustments to deferred income tax in respect of prior years 
Total deferred income tax expense/(credit) 

Total taxation expense/(credit) recognized in the current year 

2014 

£’000 

403 
20 
(92) 
331 

(133) 
- 
(133) 

198 

2013 

£’000 

218 
90 
(3) 
305 

(808) 
(9) 
(817) 

(512) 

The  tax  expense/(credit)  for  the  year  is  higher  than  the  standard  rate  of  corporation  tax  in  the  UK  of  23%  (2013: 
24%). The differences are reconciled below: 

Profit/(loss) before taxation 

Tax on profit/(loss) at standard rate of 23% (2013: 24%) 

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 
Gain not taxable 
Marginal relief 
Enhanced R&D tax relief 
Effect on deferred tax from change in current tax rate 
Different tax rates in overseas jurisdictions 
Utilisation of tax losses brought forward 
Movement in deferred tax asset in respect of trading losses 
Adjustments recognised in current year tax in respect of prior years 

Tax expense/(credit) recognised for the current year 

 2014 

 2013 

 £’000 

 £’000 

1,071 

(1,317) 

246 

110 
4 
- 
- 
- 
(4) 
(27) 
(108) 
69 
(92) 

198  

(316) 

95 
(1) 
(36) 
(1) 
(19) 
(16) 
(186) 
(45) 
25 
(12) 

(512) 

The movements in recognised deferred income tax assets during the year were as follows: 

Deferred income tax assets: Group 

Trading losses 

At 1 May 2012 
Recognised in profit or loss 

At 30 April 2013 

Recognised in profit or loss 

At 30 April 2014 

£’000 

231 
(25) 

206 

(69) 

137 

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Share-based 
payments 
£’000 

Total 

£’000 

- 
- 

- 

36 

36 

231 
(25) 

206 

(33) 

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Taxation (continued) 

Deferred income tax asset: Company 

At 1 May 2012 
Recognised in profit or loss 

At 30 April 2013 

Recognised in profit or loss 

At 30 April 2014 

Trading losses 
£’000 

173 
13 

186 

(49) 

137 

The  deferred  income  tax  assets  on  trading  losses  and  share-based  payments  have  only  been  recognised  to  the 
extent  that  it  is  considered  probable  that  they  can  be  recovered  against  future  taxable  profits  based  on  profit 
forecasts for the foreseeable future. 

In addition to the recognised deferred income tax assets set out above, there are also unrecognised deferred income 
tax assets in both the Group and the Company at 30 April 2014 of £110,000 (2013: £154,000) in respect of trading 
losses and £396,000 (2013: £157,000) in respect of share-based payments. 

The movements in deferred income tax liabilities during the year were as follows: 

Group 

At 1 May 2012 
Recognised in profit or loss 
Foreign exchange differences 
Recognised on business combinations 

At 30 April 2013 

Recognised in profit or loss 
Foreign exchange differences 
Recognised on business combinations 

At 30 April 2014 

Factors that may affect future tax charges 

Deferred tax 
liability: 
Intangibles 

£’000 

(1,167) 
875 
- 
(470) 

(762) 

133 
- 
(748) 

(1,377) 

Deferred tax 
liability: Other 
temporary 
differences 
£’000 

- 
(33) 
(1) 
- 

(34) 

33 
1 
- 

- 

Total 

£’000 

(1,167) 
842 
(1) 
(470) 

(796) 

166 
1 
(748) 

(1,377) 

Legislation to reduce the main rate of corporation tax from 23% to 21% from 1 April 2014 and then to 20% from 1 
April 2015 was included in the Finance Act 2013 which was substantively enacted in July 2013 and hence the 
deferred tax balances in these accounts have been calculated at a rate of 20%. 

8 

Earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the profit or loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the 
parent by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.  

Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the profit or loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the 
parent by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year as adjusted for the effect of 
all dilutive potential ordinary shares.  

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Earnings per share (continued) 

The following tables set out the computations for basic and diluted earnings per share: 

Year ended 30 April 2014 

Basic EPS 
Profit for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent 

Earnings 

  £’000 

Weighted 
average 
number of 
shares 

Per-share     

amount 

  pence 

873 

  121,823,670 

0.72 

Effect of dilutive securities: share options 

- 

6,445,784 

Diluted EPS 
Profit for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent 

873 

  128,269,454 

0.68 

Year ended 30 April 2013 

Basic and diluted EPS 
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent 

Earnings 

  £’000 

Weighted 
average 
number of 
shares 

Per-share     

amount 

  pence 

(805) 

92,127,940 

(0.87) 

In order to better demonstrate the performance of the Group, an adjusted earnings per share calculation has been 
presented  below  which  adds  back  or  deducts  items  typically  adjusted  for  by  users  of  financial  statements.  The 
calculations of the adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share amounts are based on the following information: 

Profit/(loss) for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent 

Adjustments: 

Costs of acquiring businesses 

Share-based payment charges 

Deferred taxation on share-based payment charges 

Amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles (Note 3) 

Deferred taxation on amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles 

Movement in fair value of contingent consideration 

Impairment loss recognised on acquisition intangible 

Deferred taxation on impairment of acquisition intangible 

Adjusted earnings 

          2014 

          2013         

          £’000 

          £’000 

873 

246 

285 

(36) 

948 

(179) 

- 

- 

- 

2,137   

(805)  

88   
178   
-   
984   
(268)  
(150)  
2,086   
(668)  

1,445   

Weighted average number of shares: Basic adjusted EPS calculation 

Effect of dilutive securities: share options 

121,823,670 

6,445,784 

Weighted average number of shares: Diluted adjusted EPS calculation 

128,269,454 

  92,127,940   
5,056,856   
  97,184,796   

Adjusted earnings per share: 

Basic 

Diluted 

 2014 

 pence 

1.75 

1.67 

 2013 

 pence 

1.57 

1.49 

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

9 

Intangible assets 

Group 

Cost 

Goodwill 

  Software 

£’000 

£’000 

Customer 
relationships 
£’000 

  Development 
costs 
£’000 

  Customer 
contract 
£’000 

Total 

£’000 

At 1 May 2012 

Acquisition through 
business combination 

Additions from internal 
development 

2,729 

690 

936 

1,206 

- 

- 

At 30 April 2013 

3,419 

2,142 

1,314 

1,084 

- 

2,398 

Acquisition through 
business combinations 

Additions from internal 
development 

Disposals 

939 

1,833 

1,904 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

277 

- 

349 

626 

- 

525 

2,823 

- 

- 

8,079 

2,980 

349 

2,823 

11,408 

- 

- 

4,676 

525 

- 

(2,823) 

(2,823) 

At 30 April 2014 

4,358 

3,975 

4,302 

1,151 

- 

13,786 

Amortisation 

At 1 May 2012 

Amortisation expense 
Impairment recognised 
in statement of 
comprehensive income 
At 30 April 2013 

Amortisation expense 

Disposals 

At 30 April 2014 

Net carrying amount 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

200 

279 

- 

479 

641 

- 

1,120 

147 

170 

- 

317 

338 

- 

655 

At 30 April 2014 

At 30 April 2013 

4,358 

3,419 

2,855 

1,663 

3,647 

2,081 

27 

46 

- 

73 

131 

- 

204 

947 

553 

172 

565 

2,086 

2,823 

- 

(2,823) 

- 

- 

- 

546 

1,060 

2,086 

3,692 

1,110 

(2,823) 

1,979 

11,807 

7,716 

The customer contract was acquired in a business combination in 2012 and was being amortised over the expected life of the 
contract of 5 years. The contract included a ‘termination for convenience clause’ and in May 2013 the Company was informed 
by the customer that this clause was being invoked and that the contract would come to an end with immediate effect. 

The  remaining  unamortised  value  of  this  intangible  asset  was  considered  to  be  impaired  in  full  and  an  impairment  loss  of 
£2,086,000 was recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive income for the year ended 30 April 2013. 

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

9 

Intangible assets (continued) 

Goodwill 

The carrying amount of goodwill has been allocated to the following Cash Generating Units (“CGUs”): 

Ideagen Software / Ideagen Capture / Proquis CGU 

Plumtree / MSS CGU 

Pentana CGU 

£’000        

2,729 

881 

748 

4,358 

These amounts were tested for impairment at 30 April 2014 by comparing the carrying value of the cash-generating 
unit with the recoverable amount. The recoverable amount was determined using a value in use methodology based 
on discounted cash flow projections. The key assumptions used in the value in use calculations were as follows: 

(i)  The operating cash flows for these businesses for the year to 30 April 2015 are taken from the budget approved 
by  the  Board  which  is  closely  linked  with  recent  historical  performance  and  current  sales  opportunities.  The 
operating cash flow budget is most sensitive to the level of new business sales; 

(ii)  No growth has been assumed in operating cash flows for the remainder of the value in use calculation period; 

(iii) A pre-tax discount rate of 10% has been used; 

(iv) The use of cash flow projections over longer than a 5 year period is considered appropriate as the businesses of 
all of the CGUs have been operating for over 20 years, have strong and growing recurring revenue bases and 
the Group continues to invest in the development of the products in each CGU. 

Ideagen Software / Ideagen Capture / Proquis 

On the basis of the above assumptions, over a 10 year projection period, the recoverable amount of the CGU based 
on  value  in  use  is  estimated  to  exceed  the  carrying  amount  by  £2,017,000.  Over  a  15  year  projection  period,  the 
recoverable amount of the CGU, based on value in use, is estimated to exceed the carrying amount by £3,235,000. 
Future annual operating cash inflows, which are most sensitive to the level of new business sales, would need to be 
consistently  36%  below  the  no-growth  assumption  used  in  the  value  in  use  calculation  over  a  10  year  projection 
period  to  cause  the  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  recoverable  amount.  Over  a  15  year  value  in  use  projection 
period, operating cash inflows would need to be consistently 50% below the no-growth assumption used in the value 
in  use  calculation  to  cause  the  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  recoverable  amount.  Based  on  the  historic  sales 
performance  of  the  business  and  actions  being  taken  to  grow  the  business  further,  the  directors  do  not  currently 
expect this to be the case. 

Plumtree / MSS 

On the basis of the above assumptions, over a 10 year projection period, the recoverable amount of the CGU based 
on  value  in  use  is  estimated  to  exceed  the  carrying  amount  by  £4,995,000.  Over  a  15  year  projection  period,  the 
recoverable amount of the CGU, based on value in use, is estimated to exceed the carrying amount by £6,854,000. 
Future annual operating cash inflows, which are most sensitive to the level of new business sales, would need to be 
consistently  64%  below  the  no-growth  assumption  used  in  the  value  in  use  calculation  over  a  10  year  projection 
period  to  cause  the  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  recoverable  amount.  Over  a  15  year  value  in  use  projection 
period, operating cash inflows would need to be consistently 71% below the no-growth assumption used in the value 
in  use  calculation  to  cause  the  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  recoverable  amount.  Based  on  the  historic  sales 
performance  of  the  business  and  actions  being  taken  to  grow  the  business  further,  the  directors  do  not  currently 
expect this to be the case. 

Pentana 

On the basis of the above assumptions, over a 10 year projection period, the recoverable amount of the CGU based 
on  value  in  use  is  estimated  to  exceed  the  carrying  amount  by  £1,218,000.  Over  a  15  year  projection  period,  the 
recoverable amount of the CGU, based on value in use, is estimated to exceed the carrying amount by £2,105,000. 
Future annual operating cash inflows, which are most sensitive to the level of new business sales, would need to be 
consistently  33%  below  the  no-growth  assumption  used  in  the  value  in  use  calculation  over  a  10  year  projection 
period  to  cause  the  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  recoverable  amount.  Over  a  15  year  value  in  use  projection 
period, operating cash inflows would need to be consistently 46% below the no-growth assumption used in the value 
in  use  calculation  to  cause  the  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  recoverable  amount.  Based  on  the  historic  sales 
performance  of  the  business  and  actions  being  taken  to  grow  the  business  further,  the  directors  do  not  currently 
expect this to be the case. 

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

9 

Intangible assets (continued) 

Development costs 

Development costs are internally generated. At 30 April 2014, the carrying amount of ongoing development projects 
on  which  amortisation  has  not  yet  commenced  was  £313,000  (2013:  £437,000).  At  30  April  2014,  the  carrying 
amount of completed development projects on which amortisation is being charged is £634,000 (2013: £116,000). 
The weighted average remaining amortisation period of these assets at 30 April 2014 is 3.8 years (2013: 2.5 years). 

The remaining amortisation periods and carrying amounts of the Group’s other intangible assets are as follows: 

2014 
Remaining 
amortisation 
period 
(years) 

2013 
Remaining 
amortisation 
period 
(years) 

2014 

2013 

Carrying 
amount 
£’000 

Carrying  
amount 
£’000 

Ideagen Capture 
Customer relationships 
Software 

Ideagen Software 
Customer relationships 
Software 

Proquis 
Customer relationships 
Software 

Plumtree 
Customer relationships 
Software 

Ideagen plc 
Software 

Pentana 
Customer relationships 
Software 

MSS 
Customer relationships 
Software 

6.2 
1.0 

6.9 
1.9 

7.7 
2.6 

8.6 
3.6 

0.5 

9.5 
4.5 

9.2 
4.2 

7.2 
2.0 

7.9 
2.9 

8.7 
3.6 

9.6 
4.6 

1.5 

- 
- 

- 
- 

299 
4 

291 
53 

315 
301 

937 
858 

15 

1,486 
1,148 

320 
478 

347 
8 

333 
80 

356 
416 

1,045 
1,114 

45 

- 
- 

- 
- 

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

9 

Intangible assets (continued) 

Company 

The intangible assets of the Company are as follows: 

Cost 

At 1 May 2012 

Additions from internal development 

At 30 April 2013 

Additions from internal development 

At 30 April 2014 

Amortisation 

At 1 May 2012 

Amortisation expense 

At 30 April 2013 

Amortisation expense 

At 30 April 2014 

Net carrying amount 

At 30 April 2014 

At 30 April 2013 

Software 

  Development 

Total 

£’000 

costs 
£’000 

£’000 

121 

- 

121 

- 

121 

45 

31 

76 

30 

106 

15 

45 

190 

23 

213 

199 

412 

25 

33 

58 

53 

111 

301 

155 

311 

23 

334 

199 

533 

70 

64 

134 

83 

217 

316 

200 

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Ideagen plc 

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2014 

10 

Property, plant and equipment 

Fixtures 
and 
fittings 

Office 
equipment 

Motor 
vehicles 

Leasehold 
improvements 

Loan 
equipment  

Total 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

Group 

Cost 

At 1 May 2012 

Additions 

Acquisition through 
business combination 

Disposals 

At 30 April 2013 

Additions 

Acquisition through 
business combination 

Disposals 

Foreign currency 
exchange differences 

47 

3 

12 

- 

62 

1 

2 

- 

- 

183 

42 

23 

- 

248 

46 

33 

- 

(1) 

At 30 April 2014 

65 

326 

Depreciation 

At 1 May 2012 

Depreciation expense 

Disposals 

At 30 April 2013 

Depreciation expense 

Disposals 
Foreign currency 
exchange differences 
At 30 April 2014 

Net carrying amount 

At 30 April 2014 

At 30 April 2013 

25 

7 

- 

32 

15 

- 

- 

47 

18 

30 

129 

37 

- 

166 

57 

- 

(1) 

222 

104 

82 

- 

11 

15 

- 

26 

10 

4 

- 

(1) 

39 

- 

4 

- 

4 

14 

- 

- 

18 

21 

22 

- 

66 

6 

72 

8 

- 

(41) 

- 

39 

- 

7 

- 

7 

24 

(15) 

- 

16 

23 

65 

235 

122 

59 

(8) 

408 

65 

39 

(41) 

(2) 

469 

154 

57 

(2) 

209 

110 

(15) 

(1) 

303 

166 

199 

5 

- 

3 

(8) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(2) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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Ideagen plc 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

10  

Property, plant and equipment (continued) 

Company 

      Fixtures and 
       Fittings 

      Office  
      Equipment 

      £’000 

      £’000 

      Total 

      £’000 

22 

1 

23 

- 

23 

18 

1 

19 

2 

21 

2 

4 

130 

21 

151 

4 

155 

105 

14 

119 

14 

133 

22 

32 

152 

22 

174 

4 

178 

123 

15 

138 

16 

154 

24 

36 

Cost  

At 1 May 2012 

Additions 

At 30 April 2013 

Additions 

At 30 April 2014 

Accumulated depreciation  

At 1 May 2012 

Depreciation expense 

At 30 April 2013 

Depreciation expense 

At 30 April 2014 

Net carrying amount 

As at 30 April 2014 

As at 30 April 2013 

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Ideagen plc 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

11 

Fixed asset investments 

Company 

Cost 

As at 1 May 2012 

Addition in the year 

As at 30 April 2013 

Additions in the year 

Transfers of shares to other group companies 

Capital contributions to subsidiary companies 

As at 30 April 2014 

Impairments 

As at 1 May 2012 

Impairment recognised in statement of comprehensive income 

As at 30 April 2013 & 30 April 2014 

Net carrying amount 

As at 30 April 2014 

As at 30 April 2013 

Shares in 
subsidiaries 

  £’000 

5,683 

2,500 

8,183 

4,566 

(1,595) 

208 

11,362 

- 

1,368 

1,368 

9,994 

6,815 

At  30  April  2014  the  Company  held  20%  or  more  of  the  nominal  value  of  any  class  of  share  capital  of  the 
companies  set  out  below.  All  of  these  companies  are  incorporated  in  England  & Wales  with  the  exceptions  of 
Proquis Inc. and Pentana Inc. which are incorporated in the United States of America. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

11 

Fixed asset investments (continued) 

Name of subsidiary 

Nature of business 

Class of 
shares 

% 
held 

Ideagen Software Limited 

Plumtree Group Limited 

Sale of software licences, software maintenance 
and related professional services 

Ordinary 

100 

Sale of software licences, software maintenance 
and related professional services 

Ordinary and 
‘B’ Ordinary  100 

Pentana Limited 

Pentana Inc. 

Proquis Inc. 

Sale of software licences, software maintenance 
and related professional services 

Sale of software licences, software maintenance 
and related professional services 

Sale of software licences, software maintenance 
and related professional services 

MSS Management Systems Services 
Ltd 

Dormant from 1 May 2014 

Ideagen Capture Limited 

Dormant from 1 May 2014 

Proquis Limited 

Filebutton Limited 

Root3 Systems Limited 

Ideagen Systems Limited 

Dormant 

Dormant 

Dormant 

Dormant 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

12 

Inventories 

Group 

Goods for resale 

13 

Trade and other receivables 

Group 

Trade receivables 

Prepayments and accrued income 

Other receivables 

  2014 

  £’000 

  2013 

  £’000 

389 

- 

  2014 

  £’000 

3,400 

221 

16 

3,637 

  2013 

  £’000 

1,575 

359 

38 

1,972 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

13 

Trade and other receivables (continued) 

Company 

Current 

Trade receivables 
Prepayments and accrued income 
Amounts receivable from subsidiaries 
Other receivables 

Non-Current 

  2014 

  £’000 

698 
14 
680 
16 

1,408 

  2013 

  £’000 

252 
10 
300 
38 

600 

Amounts receivable from subsidiaries 

- 

167 

All trade and other receivables have been reviewed for impairment. Unless specific agreement has been reached 
with  individual  customers,  sales  invoices  are  due  for  payment  30  days  after  the  date  of  the  invoice.  Where 
customers  delay  making  payment,  an  assessment  of  the  potential  loss  of  customer  goodwill  arising  from  the 
enforcement  of  contractual  payment  terms  may  take  place  when  considering  actions  to  be  taken  to  secure 
payment. Trade receivables include amounts that are past due at the reporting date for which no allowance for 
doubtful  debts  has  been  recognised  because  these  amounts  are  still considered  to  be  recoverable.  The  group 
does not hold any collateral or other credit enhancements over its trade receivable balances. 

An analysis of trade receivables that are not yet overdue or past the due date but not impaired is set out below. 

Group 

Not yet overdue 
1 – 30 days overdue 
30 – 60 days overdue 
60+ days overdue 

Allowance for doubtful debts (all against debts 60+ days overdue) 

Company 

Not yet overdue 
1 – 30 days overdue 
30 – 60 days overdue 
60+ days overdue 

Allowance for doubtful debts (all against debts 60+ days overdue) 

  2014 

  £’000 

2,098 
829 
128 
396 
3,451 
(51) 

3,400 

  2013 

  £’000 

780 
443 
76 
296 
1,595 

(20)   

1,575 

   2014 

  2013 

   £’000 

  £’000 

639 
4 
10 
83 

736 

(38) 

698 

95 
55 
45 
75 

270 
(18)   

252 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

13 

Trade and other receivables (continued) 

Trade receivables are shown net of an allowance for doubtful debts, movements on which are set out below. 

  2014 
  £’000 

  2013 
  £’000 

20 

13 
20 
(2) 

51 

12 

- 
8 
- 

20 

  2014 
  £’000 

  2013 
  £’000 

18 

20 
- 

38 

10 

8 
- 

18 

   2014 

   2013 

   £’000 

   £’000 

1,384 
479 
558 

2,421 

   2014 
   £’000 

145 
94 
772 
199 
1,210 

896 
380 
360 

1,636 

   2013 
   £’000 

84 
151 
3 
135 
373 

Group 

Balance at the start of the year 

On acquisition of business 
Impairment losses recognised 
Amounts written off as uncollectable 

Balance at the end of the year 

Company 

Balance at the start of the year 

Impairment losses recognised 
Amounts written off as uncollectable 

Balance at the end of the year 

14 

Trade and other payables 

Group 

Trade payables 
Other taxes and social security payables 
Accruals 

Company 

Trade payables 
Other taxes and social security payables 
Amounts payable to subsidiaries 
Accruals 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

15 

Contingent consideration on business acquisitions 

Group and Company 

Contingent consideration on the acquisition of MSS 
Management Systems Services Limited 

Contingent consideration on the acquisition of Pentana 
Limited 

    2014 
    £’000 

   2013 
   £’000 

47 

280 

327 

- 

- 

- 

Part  of  the  consideration  for  the  acquisition  of  MSS  Management  Systems  Services  Limited  in  July  2013  was 
contingent on the achievement of certain revenue targets in the period following acquisition to 30 April 2014. At 
the date of acquisition, the directors assessed the fair value of the contingent consideration payable under this 
arrangement  at  £47,000  although  this  has  not  yet  been  finally  agreed  with  the  vendor.  The  contingent 
consideration payable is estimated to be between £40,000 and £60,000. 

Part  of  the  consideration  for  the  acquisition  of  Pentana  Limited  in  November  2013  was  contingent  on  the 
achievement  of certain revenue  targets in  the  12  month  period following  the completion of  the  acquisition.  The 
contingent amount payable under this arrangement will range from £nil to £800,000. At the date of acquisition, 
the directors assessed the fair value of the contingent consideration payable under this arrangement at £280,000. 
The contingent consideration payable is estimated to be between £200,000 and £400,000. 

Movement in the fair value of contingent consideration in the year ended 30 April 2013 

Part  of  the  consideration  for  the  acquisition  of  Ideagen  Capture  Limited  in  March  2010  was  contingent  on  the 
achievement  of  certain  revenue  and  profitability  targets  in  the  period  following  the  acquisition.  The  contingent 
consideration  payable  under  this  arrangement  was  agreed  during  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  at  a  total  of 
£137,000  resulting  in  a gain of  £50,000.  This gain  was  included  as  a movement  in  the  fair  value  of contingent 
consideration in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 April 2013. 

On  the  acquisition  of  Proquis  Limited  in  January  2012,  a  liability  of  £100,000  was  recognised  in  respect  of 
contingent cash consideration which would become payable on the renewal of a contract option by a customer. 
This  contract  is  no  longer  ongoing  and  accordingly  the  contingent  consideration  will  not  become  payable.  The 
resulting  gain  of  £100,000  was  included  as  a  movement  in  the  fair  value  of  contingent  consideration  in  the 
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 April 2013. 

16 

Current income tax liabilities 

Group 

Current income tax liabilities 

. 

   2014 
   £’000 

   2013 
   £’000 

283 

283 

311 

311 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

17 

Deferred consideration on business acquisitions 

Group and Company 

Deferred consideration on acquisition of MSS Management  
Systems Services Limited 

Deferred consideration on acquisition of Filebutton Limited 

   2014 
   £’000 

  2013 
  £’000 

50 

- 

50 

- 

100 

100 

The remaining deferred consideration payable in respect of the acquisition of Filebutton Limited of £100,000 was 
paid  in  May  2013.  The  deferred  consideration  in  respect  of  the  acquisition  of  MSS  Management  Systems 
Services Limited of £50,000 was paid in July 2014. 

18 

Business combinations 

Acquisition of MSS Management Systems Services Limited 

On 2 July 2013, the company acquired 100% of the issued ordinary share capital of MSS Management Systems 
Services Limited, a company domiciled in England. The acquisition is expected to enhance the Group’s existing 
business through the addition of intellectual property which supports Emergency Departments within NHS 
hospital trusts and a recurring revenue stream derived from a number of NHS customers. 

The fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities recognised at the date of acquisition are 
summarised in the table below. 

Non-current assets 
Customer relationships intangible 
Software intangible 

Current assets 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Deferred revenue 
Current income tax 

Non-current liabilities 
Deferred income taxation 

Net identifiable assets acquired 

The directors expect that all of the above receivables will be collected. 

        £’000 

349 
573 

1 
176 

(68) 
(150) 
(26) 

(184) 

671 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2014 

18 

Business combinations (continued) 

The fair value of the consideration at the date of acquisition is as follows: 

        £’000 

Cash paid at completion 
Deferred consideration payable in cash 12 months after the date of acquisition (note 17) 
Contingent consideration payable in cash (note 15) 

Total consideration 

765 
50 
47 

862 

The  Share  Purchase  Agreement  in  respect  of  the  acquisition  of  MSS  Management  Systems  Services  Limited 
provided  for  the  possibility  of  contingent  consideration  of  up  to  a  maximum  amount  of  £542,000.  This  further 
consideration was contingent upon the level of future revenue generated by MSS Management Systems Services 
Limited between the completion of the acquisition and 30 April 2014. At the date of the acquisition, the directors 
assessed  the  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  payable  at  £47,000.  The  actual  amount  of  contingent 
consideration payable has not yet been finally determined and agreed with the vendor. 

Goodwill arising on the acquisition is as follows: 

Fair value of consideration at date of acquisition 
Less: fair value of net identifiable assets acquired 

Goodwill arising on acquisition 

        £’000 

862 
(671) 

191 

Goodwill arose on the acquisition of MSS Management Systems Services Limited as the consideration paid for 
the combination effectively included amounts in relation to the benefit of revenue growth, expected synergies and 
the assembled workforce. These benefits are not recognised separately from goodwill because they do not meet 
the criteria for recognition as identifiable intangible assets. None of this goodwill is expected to be deductible for 
tax purposes. 

The  costs  of  the  acquisition  of  £62,000  have  been  expensed  within  a  separate  line  in  the  Group  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 April 2014. The Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for 
the year ended 30 April 2014 includes revenue of £511,000 and profit after taxation of £233,000 in respect of the 
subsidiary acquired. Disclosure of information on revenue and profit or loss for the combined entity as though the 
acquisition of MSS Management Systems Services Limited had been completed on 1 May 2013 is impracticable 
as  the  accounting  reference  date  of  this company  was  previously  31  March  and  it  did  not  prepare  comparable 
revenue and profit information on a monthly basis. 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of MSS Management Systems Services Limited: 

         £’000 

Consideration paid in cash 
Less: cash acquired in subsidiary 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiary 

765 
(176) 

589 

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Business combinations (continued) 

Acquisition of Pentana Limited 

On 19 November 2013, the company acquired 100% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pentana Limited, a 
company domiciled in England, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Pentana Inc. which is domiciled in the 
United  States  of  America.  The  acquisition  of  Pentana  Limited  is  expected  to  enhance  the  Group’s  existing 
business through the addition of intellectual property in the area of Governance, Risk and Compliance providing 
the Group with an entry point into the financial services sector and the outsourced risk and compliance market 
together with a significant recurring revenue stream. 

The fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities recognised at the date of acquisition are 
summarised in the table below. 

Non-current assets 
Customer relationships intangible 
Software intangible 
Property plant and equipment 

Current assets 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Current income tax recoverable 

Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Deferred revenue 

Non-current liabilities 
Deferred tax 

Net identifiable assets acquired 

       £’000 

1,555 
1,260 
39 

531 
1,170 
101 

(271) 
(865) 

(563) 

2,957 

The directors expect that all of the above receivables will be collected. 

The fair value of the consideration at the date of acquisition is as follows: 

        £’000 

Cash paid at completion 
Contingent consideration payable in cash (note 15) 

Total consideration 

3,425 
280 

3,705 

The  Share  Purchase  Agreement  in  respect  of  the  acquisition  of  Pentana  Limited  provided  for  the  possibility  of 
contingent  consideration  of  up  to  a  maximum  amount  of  £800,000.  This  further  consideration  was  contingent 
upon the achievement of certain revenue targets by Pentana Limited in the 12 months following the completion of 
the acquisition. At the date of the acquisition, the directors assessed the fair value of the contingent consideration 
payable at £280,000. 

Goodwill arising on the acquisition is as follows: 

Fair value of consideration at date of acquisition 
Less: fair value of net identifiable assets acquired 

Goodwill arising on acquisition 

        £’000 

3,705 
(2,957) 

748 

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Business Combinations (continued) 

Goodwill  arose  on  the  acquisition  of  Pentana  Limited  as  the  consideration  paid  for  the  combination  effectively 
included amounts in relation to the benefit of revenue growth, expected synergies and the assembled workforce 
of  Pentana  Limited.  These  benefits  are not  recognised separately from  goodwill because  they  do not meet  the 
criteria for recognition as identifiable intangible assets. None of this goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax 
purposes. 

The costs of the acquisition of £184,000 have been expensed within a separate line in the Group Statement of 
Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 April 2014. The Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for 
the year ended 30 April 2014 includes revenue of £1,506,000 and profit after taxation of £342,000 in respect of 
the  subsidiaries  acquired.  Disclosure  of  information  on  revenue  and  profit  or  loss  for  the  combined  entity  as 
though the acquisition of Pentana Limited had been completed on 1 May 2013 is impracticable as the accounting 
reference date for Pentana was previously 31 December and it did not prepare comparable revenue and profit 
information on a monthly basis. 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of Pentana Limited: 

Consideration paid in cash 
Less: cash acquired in subsidiary 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiary 

        £’000 

3,425 
(1,170) 

2,255 

Acquisition of Plumtree Group Limited 

On  21  December  2012,  the  company  acquired  100%  of  the  issued  ordinary  share  capital  of  Plumtree  Group 
Limited, a company domiciled in England. The acquisition of Plumtree Group Limited is expected to enhance the 
Group’s  existing  business  through  the  addition  of  a  significant  number  of  NHS  customers  together  with 
intellectual property and a recurring revenue stream. 

The fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities recognised at the date of acquisition are 
summarised in the table below. 

Non-current assets 
Customer relationships intangible 
Software intangible 
Property plant and equipment 

Current assets 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Deferred revenue 
Current income tax 
Other loans 

Non-current liabilities 
Deferred tax 

Net identifiable assets acquired 

The directors expect that all of the above receivables will be collected.

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       £’000 

1,084 
1,206 
59 

476 
187 

(241) 
(344) 
(87) 
(60) 

(470) 

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Business Combinations (continued) 

The fair value of the consideration at the date of acquisition is as follows: 

        £’000 

Shares issued at completion 
Cash paid at completion 

Total consideration 

900 
1,600 

2,500 

The consideration payable in shares at completion was satisfied by the issue of 4,500,000 shares in Ideagen plc 
at 20 pence per share. 

Goodwill arising on the acquisition is as follows: 

Fair value of consideration at date of acquisition 
Less: fair value of net identifiable assets acquired 

Goodwill arising on acquisition 

         £’000 

2,500 
(1,810) 

690 

Goodwill  arose  on  the  acquisition  of  Plumtree  Group  Limited  as  the  consideration  paid  for  the  combination 
effectively included amounts in relation to the benefit of revenue growth, expected synergies and the assembled 
workforce of Plumtree Group Limited. These benefits are not recognised separately from goodwill because they 
do not meet the criteria for recognition as identifiable intangible assets. None of this goodwill is expected to be 
deductible for tax purposes. 

The costs of the acquisition of £88,000 have been expensed as a separate line within the Group Statement of 
Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 April 2013. The Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for 
the year ended 30 April 2013 includes revenue of £1,641,000 and profit after taxation of £423,000 in respect of 
the subsidiary acquired. Disclosure of information on revenue and profit or loss for the combined entity as though 
the acquisition of Plumtree Group Limited had been completed on 1 May 2012 is impracticable as the accounting 
reference  date  for  Plumtree  was  previously  31  March  and  it  did  not  prepare  comparable  revenue  and  profit 
information on a monthly basis. 

Net cash outflow on the acquisition of Plumtree Group Limited: 

        £’000 

Consideration paid in cash 
Less: cash acquired in subsidiary 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiary 

1,600 
(187) 

1,413 

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Equity share capital, share premium and other reserves 

Group and Company 

Issued and fully paid share capital: 

2014 

£’000 

2013 

£’000 

121,890,656 ordinary shares of £0.01 each (2013: 121,740,656 shares) 

1,219 

1,217 

Share premium 

6,870 

6,867 

Shares issued in the year ended 30 April 2014 

On 11 October 2013, 150,000 ordinary shares were issued at 2.5 pence per share on the exercise of share 
options through the Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme operated by the company. 

Shares issued in the year ended 30 April 2013 

On 19 December 2012, 11,577,106 ordinary shares were issued under a share placing at 19 pence per share. 
Share premium of £2,084,000 arose on this issue of shares. Share issue costs of £59,000 were deducted from 
the share premium account. 

On  21  December  2012,  4,500,000  ordinary  shares  were  issued  at  20  pence  per  share  as  part  of  the 
consideration  for  the  purchase  of  the  whole of  the  ordinary  share  capital  of  Plumtree  Group  Limited.  A  merger 
reserve of £855,000 arose on this issue of shares. 

On  10  January  2013,  following  approval  at  a  General  Meeting  of  the  company,  a  further  20,001,842  ordinary 
shares  were  issued  under a  share placing  at  19  pence  per share.  Share  premium  of  £3,600,000  arose  on  this 
issue of shares. Share issue costs of £170,000 were deducted from the share premium account. 

On  10  January  2013,  7,275,270  ordinary  shares  were  issued  at  10.5  pence  per  share  as  part  of  the  deferred 
consideration for the purchase of Proquis Limited. 4,000,000 of these shares had been contingent on the level of 
revenue  from  a  major  US  customer  in  the  twelve  months  following  acquisition  and  the  remaining  3,275,270 
shares  had  been  contingent  on  the  renewal  of  an  option  by  the  same  major  US  customer  to  continue  with  a 
particular contract. A merger reserve of £691,000 arose on this issue of shares. 

On  5  February  2013,  304,880  ordinary  shares  were  issued  at  7.5  pence  per  share  as  part  of  the  contingent 
consideration  for  the  purchase  of  Ideagen  Capture  Limited.  A  merger  reserve  of  £20,000  arose  on  this  share 
issue. 

On  5  February  2013,  200,000  ordinary  shares  were  issued  at  2.5  pence  per  share  on  the  exercise  of  share 
options  through  the  Enterprise  Management  Incentive  Scheme  operated  by  the  company.  Share  premium  of 
£3,000 arose on this share issue. 

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Equity share capital, share premium and other reserves (continued) 

Merger reserve 

Group 

Company 

2014 

£’000 

2013 

£’000 

1,167 

1,167 

1,218 

1,218 

During  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  an  impairment  loss  of  £2,086,000  on  an  intangible  asset  acquired  on  a 
business combination together with the deferred tax credit of £667,000 associated with this intangible asset were 
recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. The net loss of £1,419,000 was realised in 
the Group merger reserve which arose on the same business combination. 

During  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  an  impairment  loss  of  £1,368,000  on  an  investment  in  a  subsidiary  was 
recognised  in  the  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income  of  the  Company.  This  loss  has  been  realised  in  the 
Company merger reserve which arose on the acquisition of the same subsidiary. 

Retained earnings 

Retained earnings of both the Group and the Company includes £1,336,000 transferred from the Deferred Equity 
Consideration  Reserve  in  the  year  ended  30  April  2013.  This  does  not  represent  a  realised  profit  and  is  not 
distributable. 

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Dividends 

An interim dividend in respect of the year to 30 April 2014 of 0.05 pence per ordinary share (2013: nil) was paid 
to shareholders on 6 March 2014. The total cost of this dividend was £61,000 (2013: £nil). 

The directors have proposed the payment of a final dividend of 0.1 pence per ordinary share (2013: nil) on 12 
November  2014  subject  to  approval  by  shareholders  at  the  forthcoming  Annual  General  Meeting.  The  total 
estimated cost of this dividend is £123,000. 

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Share-based payments and share options 

The company operates an Enterprise Management Incentive share option Scheme which permits the grant to 
directors and staff of options in respect of ordinary shares in the company. Some of the options granted under 
this scheme do not have the tax benefits normally associated with Enterprise Management Incentive options 
however these options are identical in all other respects. The Scheme is an equity-settled arrangement and 
options granted under the scheme have a maximum life of 10 years from the date of grant. Options are capable 
of being exercised in stages. One third can be exercised one year after grant date, a further third can be 
exercised two years after grant date and all options are capable of being exercised three years from the grant 
date. There are no other vesting conditions except to note that the options will lapse on leaving employment with 
the company. 

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Share-based payments and Share Options (continued) 

The following is a summary of the share options outstanding under the Enterprise Management Incentive 
Scheme. 

Year ended 30 April 2014 

Outstanding at 1 May 2013 

Exercised during the year 

Outstanding at 30 April 2014 

Exercisable as at 30 April 2014 

Number of 
options 

11,754,333 

(150,000) 

11,604,333 

7,893,222 

Weighted average 
exercise price 

12.1 pence 

2.5 pence 

12.3 pence 

8.7 pence 

Of  the  options  outstanding  at  30  April  2014,  36,000  options  have  an  exercise  price  of  20  pence,  3,325,000 
options  have  an  exercise  price  of  2.5  pence,  200,000  options  have  an  exercise  price  of  7  pence,  1,410,000 
options have an exercise price of 8.5 pence, 2,133,333 options have an exercise price of 9 pence and 4,500,000 
options have an exercise price of 22.38 pence. 

The  price  of  Ideagen  plc  ordinary  shares  at  the  date  of  exercise of  the options  noted above  was  22.75  pence. 
The fair value of the options exercised during the year at the date the options were granted was 1.28 pence per 
share.  The  total  fair  value  of  the  options  exercised  during  the  year  at  the  date  the  options  were  granted  was 
£1,920. This amount was transferred from the share-based payment reserve to retained earnings during the year. 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of the outstanding options at 30 April 2014 is 7.3 years. 

During  the  year  ended  30  April  2014  the  group  recognised  expenses  of  £285,000  in  the  Statement  of 
Comprehensive  Income  in  relation  to  its  equity-settled  share  option  scheme.  These  option  charges  have  been 
credited to a share-based payment reserve within equity. The balance on this reserve at 30 April 2014 amounted 
to £596,000. 

Year ended 30 April 2013 

Outstanding at 1 May 2012 

Granted during the year 
Exercised during the year 

Outstanding at 30 April 2013 

Exercisable as at 30 April 2013 

Number of 
options 

7,454,333 

4,500,000 
(200,000) 

11,754,333 

5,362,111 

Weighted average 
exercise price 

5.7 pence 

22.38 pence 
2.5 pence 

12.1 pence 

4.7 pence 

Of  the  options  outstanding  at  30  April  2013,  36,000  options  have  an  exercise  price  of  20  pence,  3,475,000 
options  have  an  exercise  price  of  2.5  pence,  200,000  options  have  an  exercise  price  of  7  pence,  1,410,000 
options have an exercise price of 8.5 pence, 2,133,333 options have an exercise price of 9 pence and 4,500,000 
options have an exercise price of 22.38 pence. 

The  price  of  Ideagen  plc  ordinary  shares  at  the  date  of  exercise of  the options  noted above  was  23.25  pence. 
The fair value of the options exercised during the year at the date the options were granted was 1.28 pence per 
share.  The  total  fair  value  of  the  options  exercised  during  the  year  at  the  date  the  options  were  granted  was 
£2,560. This amount was transferred from the share-based payment reserve to retained earnings during the year. 

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Share-based payments and Share Options (continued) 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of the outstanding options at 30 April 2013 is 8.2 years. 

The  fair  value  of  the  options  granted  during  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  was  estimated  at  the  date  of  grant 
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The inputs to the option pricing model are summarised below. 

Share price at grant date 

Exercise price 

Expected volatility 

Expected dividend yield 

Expected option life 

Risk-free interest rate 

Fair value of option 

22.38 pence 

22.38 pence 

62% 

0% 

5 years 

1.21% 

11.8 pence 

Future share price volatility has been estimated by using historic share price volatility over the most recent period 
commensurate with the expected life of the option. 

During  the  year  ended  30  April  2013  the  group  recognised  expenses  of  £178,000  in  the  Statement  of 
Comprehensive  Income  in  relation  to  its  equity-settled  share  option  scheme.  These  option  charges  have  been 
credited to a share-based payment reserve within equity. The balance on this reserve at 30 April 2013 amounted 
to £313,000. 

Other outstanding share options 

In addition to the options granted under the terms of the Enterprise Management Incentive share option scheme 
disclosed above, a total of 297,850 further options were granted by the company in 2005 and 2006 and remained 
outstanding at both 30 April 2014 and 30 April 2013. Of the total outstanding at 30 April 2014, 114,100 options 
are  exercisable  at  any  time  prior  to  12  May  2015  at  an  exercise  price  of  28  pence  each,  15,000  options  are 
exercisable at any time prior to 6 July 2015 at 28 pence, 88,750 options are exercisable at any time prior to 21 
November  2015  at  20  pence  and  80,000  options  are  exercisable  at  any  time  prior  to  25  October  2016  at  10 
pence. 

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Capital management 

The group’s objective when managing capital is to safeguard the group’s ability to continue as a going concern so 
that it can continue to provide a return to shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders. 

The capital monitored by the group consists of all components of equity attributable to owners of the parent as 
set out in the Group Statement of Changes in Equity other than the foreign currency translation reserve, any long 
or  short  term  borrowings,  contingent  and  deferred  liabilities  arising  from  business  combinations  disclosed  in 
Notes 15 and 17 and cash and cash equivalents. 

The  group  currently  maintains  a  capital  structure  which  is  appropriate  for  its  needs  principally  through  a 
combination of cash flow management and forecasting and the issue of new shares, primarily in connection with 
the funding of business acquisitions. The group does not currently have any short or long term borrowings. 

The group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements other than the minimum capital requirements 
imposed by the Companies Act 2006 on all public limited companies. 

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Operating lease commitments 

As at 30 April 2014 the group had aggregate commitments under non-cancellable operating leases which expire 
as follows: 

Within one year 
Between one and two years 
Between two and five years 

Land & Buildings  Land & Buildings 

  2014 
  £’000 

46 
122 
- 

168 

 2013 
 £’000 

10 
101 
242 

353 

24 

Pension schemes 

The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme for certain employees. The pension cost charge for 
the  year  represents  contributions  payable  by  the  group  into  both  this  scheme  and  into  individual  pension 
arrangements in respect of certain employees on a defined contribution basis and amounted to £32,000 (2013: 
£20,000). 

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Cash and cash equivalents 

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks, 
net of outstanding overdrafts as follows. 

Group 

Cash and bank balances 

Company 

Cash and bank balances 

  2014 
  £’000 

4,011 

  2014 
  £’000 

1,816 

 2013 
   £’000 

6,372 

 2013 
   £’000 

4,264 

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Related party transactions 

Ideagen plc is the parent company of the group. There was no overall control of Ideagen plc. 

  Balances and transactions between the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which are related parties of 
the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Details of transactions 
between the Company and other related parties are disclosed below. 

A loan to the company of £10,000 from Mr D R K Hornsby, a director, was included in current borrowings at 30 
April 2011. This loan was repaid by the company during the year ended 30 April 2012.  No interest was payable 
on this loan. 

Trade  payables  in  the  Company  at  30  April  2014  also  include  £28,487  (2013:  £28,487)  payable  to  Glacier 
Software Limited, a company controlled by Mr D R K Hornsby. These amounts are in respect of fees for Mr D R K 
Hornsby as a director of the Company. 

At  30  April  2013,  trade  and  other  payables  in  the  Company  included  £3,627  (2013:  £1,617)  payable  to  Ultris 
Limited,  a  company  in  which  Mr  A  M  Carroll  is  a  director  and  shareholder.  This  amount  is  in  respect  of  fees 
payable to Mr A M Carroll as a director of the Company. The amounts payable to Ultris Limited for the services of 
Mr A M Carroll as a director of the Company are included in the remuneration of directors disclosed in note 6.  

For  the  purposes  of  this  note  there  are  not  considered  to  be  any  key  management  personnel  other  than  the 
directors  of  the  Company.  The  remuneration  of  the  directors  of  the  company  is  disclosed  in  note  6  of  these 
financial statements. 

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Events after the end of the reporting period 

Acquisition of a business 

On  24  June  2014,  Ideagen  plc  acquired  the  whole  of  the  issued  share  capital  of  EIBS  Limited  (‘EIBS’),  a 
company domiciled in England. EIBS has developed proprietary Information Portal, Internet and Mobile software 
solutions for the NHS and numerous public sector, not for profit and commercial organisations.The acquisition of 
EIBS  is  expected  to  enhance  the  Group’s  existing  business  through  the  addition  of  strong  mobile  and  portal 
intellectual property and the client base of EIBS. 

The total consideration for the acquisition of EIBS was £1,550,000 which was paid in cash on completion of the 
acquisition. No deferred on contingent consideration is payable. 

The cash balance acquired in EIBS at the date of acquisition was £301,000 and accordingly the net cash outflow 
on acquisition of EIBS was £1,249,000. 

With the exception of the cash balance acquired in EIBS, the initial review of the fair values of other separable 
assets and liabilities acquired has not yet been completed and accordingly information has not been presented 
on the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired, including the recoverability of receivables and the fair value of 
acquired goodwill. 

The  costs  of  the  acquisition  of  £73,000  will  be  expensed  within  a  separate  line  in  the  Group  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income for the year ending 30 April 2015. Disclosure of information on revenue and profit or loss 
for the combined entity as though the acquisition of EIBS had been completed on 1 May 2013 is impracticable as 
the accounting reference date for EIBS was previously 31 July and it did not prepare comparable revenue and 
profit information on a monthly basis. 

Issues of ordinary shares 

In order to satisfy the exercise of share options, the company issued 500,000 shares at 2.5 pence each on 15 
May 2014, 129,100 shares at 28 pence on 2 June 2014 and 333,333 shares at 22.38 pence on 7 August 2014. 

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