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Mirada Plc

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ENVISION
INNOVATE
DELIVER

ANNUAL
REPORT

&  ACCOU NTS 

2021

COMMON AC RON YMS

BYOD - Bring Your Own Device

CA - Conditional Access

DTH - Direct-to-Home / Satellite transmission

IPTV - Internet Protocol Television

D2C - Direct to Consumer

IPTV - Internet Protocol Television

OS - Operating System

OTT - Over-the-top

R&D - Research and Development

SaaS - Software as a Service

SDP - Service Delivery Platform

STB - Set-top box

SVoD - Subscription Video on Demand

UI - User Interface

UX - User Experience

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

ABOUT US

ABOUT
MIRADA

OUR  STO RY

OUR  S OLUT IONS

Ever since Mirada was founded in 2000 by our 

At  Mirada,  we  design,  develop  and  deliver 

CEO  José  Luis  Vázquez,  we  have  positioned 

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ourselves  as  a  strategic  partner  for  TV  and 

video  entertainment  that  empower  our 

video  providers  worldwide,  equipping  them 

customers  to  launch  their  own  D2C  digital 

with the cutting edge solutions they need to 

video services.

answer  the  growing  demand 

for  video 

entertainment.

OUR  PEOPL E

In  essence,  through  our  technology  the  end 

user can access all of their favourite channels, 

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devices, with the best user experience both at 

Spread  across  three  continents,  82%  of  our 

home and on the go. Our solutions are at the 

170  Miradians  are  engineers  working  on 

forefront  of  the  growing  movement  in  the 

product  management,  software  develop-

industry to harness data to tailor content and 

ment, customer support and IT operations.

create unique viewing experiences for indivi-

Our  experts  include  a  sales  force  composed 

of  local  sales  representatives  who  specialise 

in targeting our key markets, and a growing 

duals based on their preferences.

OUR  MI SS I ON

strategic  network  of  specialised  external 

Our  mission  is  to  enable  our  customers  to 

resellers,  thanks  to  whom  we  have  greatly 

excel  in  connecting  millions  of  people  to 

expanded our reach worldwide.

digital  video  services,  keeping  up  with 

viewers’ evolving demands, habits and prefe-

rences to deliver the TV of tomorrow, today.

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OFFICES UK | SPAIN | MEXICO

REP RE SE NTATIVE S SPAIN | CHILE | PHILIPPINES

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OUR  CUSTOMERS

Through our multipurpose products and services, we can tackle the technological needs of telco com-

panies, pay TV operators and broadcasters, as well as the new video streaming services. 

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giants such as izzi Telecom in Mexico, alongside  smaller tier companies such as OneComm in Bermu-

da or Viya in the US Virgin Islands.  

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and software solutions. Such high stakes make our bidding process to last usually between six and 

twelve months, depending on the region and the size of the prospect.

Our  biggest  client  and  most  valued  reference  to  date  is  izzi  Telecom,  part  of  Televisa  Group  (the 

biggest media company in the Spanish-speaking world). Since the beginning of our collaboration in 

2014, izzi has continued to entrust us with new developments and product updates for their market 

leading pay TV service. This project has also served us as an important reference when approaching 

new clients.

and more

OUR  PARTNER S 

Mirada’s technology is successfully integrated with the key players in the video industry, including tech 

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Amazon  Prime  Video.  In  this  context,  the  integration  means  that    their  applications,  technology  or 

content are seamlessly included within the solution we offer.

Our  ever-growing  partnership  strategy  enables  us  to  offer  the  latest  components,  features,  and 

third-party services that our customers need to retain their competitive advantage.

Content providers

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ABOUT US

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OUR  EDGE

OUR  FUTU RE

Innovation is at the core of everything we do. 

The  TV  and  video  entertainment  industry  is 

We  consistently  exceed  the  needs  of  our 

evolving quickly. Traditional pay TV operators 

customers,  working  hand-in-hand  with  our 

are  re-positioning  themselves  as  super-

strategic  technological  partners  to  provide 

aggregators  of  content  providers,  content 

the best possible service. Today, we are one of 

providers  are  exploring  ways  to  bring  their 

the few providers able to offer our customers 

own direct-to-consumer offerings to market, 

the  very  sought-after  integration  with  all 

and  viewers  are  becoming  more  and  more 

major premium content providers, including 

demanding  of  the  functionality,  simplicity 

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and  convenience  of  the  interfaces  that  they 

HBO. 

use. Our teams understand the market better 

than  anyone  and  with  our  vast  experience, 

We  continue  adapting  our  solutions  to 

scalable business model and  a growing repu-

viewers worldwide, who access them to enjoy 

tation  for  quality  and  innovation,  we  are 

content on every device from their sofa or on 

ideally  positioned  to  capitalise  on  the  emer-

the go, not only on set-top boxes, smartpho-

ging opportunities.

nes and tablets, but also on smart TVs, game 

consoles and more. 

Our  commitment  to  innovation  has  gained 

us  the  trust  of  industry  leaders  like  izzi 

Telecom  and  ATN  international,  and  we  are 

continually  working  to  establish  long-term 

collaborations  with  both  traditional  players 

and newcomers to the TV & video sector.

Ou r vi si on,  t he   sca labi lit y of  our   b us i nes s  m od el ,   unp a ra l l el ed  
expert i se  and firm  co mmi tment  to  i nnovat i on  s et  us   on  th e  p a t h  
of con ti nu i ng  to  r e ap   a ll  th e op po rt uni ti es   t he   f uture   br ings .

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A BOU T  U S

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The technology that powers 
izzi’s multiscreen platform is 
the most advanced in the 
entire region.

The most beautiful, 
smooth and user-friendly 
TV interface I have ever 
interacted with.

Guillermo Salcedo

DIRECTOR OF MKT

Carlos Soares

PROJECT MANAGER

With Mirada, our subscribers are able to enjoy the best television 
experience available on the market, making the most of the TV 
content with advanced features, content of the most important 
streaming platforms and customer preferences, in one recommen-
dation system. We are sure that Mirada’s solution is the key factor 
to become the fourth TV platform in Spain, unifying the historic 
cable industry under the same brand.

Amelia Carrillo

CEO

Ever since we began our collaboration, results have greatly excee-
ded our expectations, helping boost our content consumption in 
more than 50%. The best outcome for us, apart from results, has 
been Mirada’s partner approach towards us, their understanding 
of our needs and taking care of our service as their own. 

Josep M. Rabés

TELEVISION SERVICES DIRECTOR

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ANNUAL REPORT 2021

EXE CUTIVE T EAM

EXECUTIVE
TEAM

JOSÉ L. VÁZQUEZ
CEO

JOSÉ GOZALBO
CTO

GONZALO BABÍO
CFO

ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ
VP BUSINESS DEV.

Founder and Chief Executive 

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Chairman of Spanish Associa-

tion of Interactive Technology 

Companies (AEDETI).

He holds a degree in Advan-

ced Telecommunications 

Engineering and an MBA 

from IESE Business School.

José has been Chief Techno-

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its creation.

He holds a degree in Compu-

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depth experience in Software 

Development and Digital TV 

markets.

NURIA LAHUERTA
VP HR

Nuria joined Mirada in 2011 as 

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ROSZANA DALATI
VP MARKETING

JAVIER PEÑÍN
VP SALES

becoming VP Human 

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female to join Executive 

Management.

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Masters in Innovative HR 

Management.

His previous experience 

includes working at AUNA 

during the launch of Spain’s 

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He also worked as Senior 

Sales Manager in Telefonica 

and as Global Sales Manager 

at ADB. He holds a BSc in 

Telecoms Engineering and 

BMD from IESE.

SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ
PRODUCT DIR.

Prior to joining Mirada in 2015 

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worked as Finance Director 

for both The Walt Disney Co. 

(10 years) and Electronic Arts 

(10 years).

He holds an EMBA from IESE 

Business School, among 

other titles.

He joined Mirada from Jazztel 

PLC, where he held the roles 

of Network Engineering 

Manager and Telco Platforms 

and OSS Manager.

He holds a BSc in Telecom-

munications Engineering and 

an MBA from IE Business 

School.

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Marketing Manager before 

forming part of Executive 

Management in 2017.

She holds a degree in 

International Relations and a 

Masters in Strategic Manage-

ment of Sales & Marketing 

from IE Business School.

Graduated in Telco Enginee-

ring from the Polytechnic 

University of Madrid, Santiago 

joined Mirada back in 2000.

He has broad R&D experience 

within the audiovisual 

industry and he is responsible 

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vision and products.

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I NNOVAT E
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DEL IVER
T HE  F UT URE

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ANNUAL REPORT 2021 WH Y  INVEST

WHY
INVEST

LEADING  SO F TWA R E
PROVIDER  FOR  T V A ND
VIDEO SE RVI CES

Leading  provider  of  software  technology 
telcos, 

for  global  digital  TV  operators, 
broadcasters and video streaming services.

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innovative  solutions,  with  established 
industry 

in 
relationships  with  all 
stakeholders. 

relevant 

Iris  delivers  a  high-quality  multiscreen 
user  experience  which  helps  our  clients 
attract, engage, retain and grow subscribers 
and maximise revenues.

Company  is  highly  reputed  for  its  solid 
delivery  and  reliability,  both  main  assets  for 
new and existing customers. 

R&D  and  client  focus  -  Over  80%  of  the 
in 
IT  and 

company’s  workforce  are  engineers 
product,  software  development, 
customer support.

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S CALAB LE SAAS
BUS INES S M ODEL

Cloud-based delivery of our software with 

a subscription revenue model.

Flexible  implementation  model  with  a 
choice of CAPEX and one-off licences (higher 
client set-up fees) or SaaS (recurring revenues 
per device).

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of much longer period.

Highly  scalable  software,  infrastructure, 

implementation teams and revenue model.

50 clients served on 4 continents.

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EXPAND ING  M AR K ET
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POS IT IONED FOR  PR OFI T
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The global pay TV market is growing and 
expected to reach over 1bn users by 2025 with 
revenues of over $120bn.

Pre-pandemic  track  record  of  steady 
revenue  growth,  with  increasing  turnover 
recurrency.

Lockdowns  have  accelerated  video  and 

entertainment consumption.

The  cable  and  satellite  TV  industry  is 
transitioning  to 
IP/OTT  TV  built  around 
Android TV helped by the rapid deployment 
of broadband and 5G networks.

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Prime Video who have transformed the user 
experience.

This  has  impacted  our  traditional  target 
market - incumbent telecoms operators and 
broadcasters in a number of ways.

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Market disruptions have accelerated their 
need for digital transformation and to invest 
in fast-to-implement, cost-effective anywhere, 
anytime, any device TV solutions.

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potential clients globally, typically with c.0.5m 
subscribers each.

Post  lockdowns  operators  and  broadcas-
ters  need  to  accelerate  their  investments  in 
TV and video streaming technology. 

We win based on quality, service and the 

ROI we deliver to our clients.

Track-record of winning Tier 1 clients, but 
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customers with SaaS.

Targeting new geographies with high pay 
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multiscreen  viewing  and  high  growth  in 
consumer spending.

Achieved one of the largest deployments 
of the Android TV technology, providing exce-
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this highly sought-after tech by Google. 

Major  new  opportunities  with  content 
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support direct-to-consumer TV services.

Business  model  highly  operationally 
geared  to  growth  in  subscriber  based  SaaS 
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DELIVERING THE T V  OF TOMORR OW, TODAY

Our Iris multiscreen solution provides a next-generation video platform to deliver on-demand,  catch 

up and live content to audiences when, where and how they want it. Iris empowers Mirada’s clients 

with  a  personalised  and  intuitive  user  experience  to  attract,  engage  and  retain  audiences  and 

maximise consumption-based revenues.

Friendly & engaging 
User Experience

All devices, same
personalised interface

Integration with top 
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P ER F ECT  BALAN CE BETWEEN
DES IGN  &  PER FORMANCE 

THE  CONTENT  
VIEWERS C RAVE

TH E SCREENS
VIEWERS CHOOS E

THE E XP ER IE NCE
VIEWERS DESERVE

Why choose when we can have it 
all? Linear TV, on demand and all 
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Consumer habits change, but 
viewers’ appetite for video 
remains, so we adapt our 
solution to all devices.

Catch up, start-over, automated 
and personalised recommenda-
tions, recordings available from 
any device and more.

THE  DATA
CLIE NTS  TREASURE

TH E TOOLS
CLIENTS NE ED

THE R EVENU ES
CLIENTS DESIRE

Knowledge is power! We offer our 
clients valuable insights making 
the most of big data and 
machine learning.

We make our clients’ lives easier 
with our ecosystem of intuitive 
and powerful tools to enhance 
their platforms.

With our solutions, digital TV 
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new ways to monetise their 
platforms and content.

THE IRIS EXPERIENCE
ON ALL PLATFORMS

OPERATOR TIER
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clients the ability to stay on top of changing consump-

tion habits by adapting, testing and evolving elements 

of their viewers’ user experience.

A  uni q ue viewin g  expe rien ce  fo r
each us er in ju st  a  few clicks .

MORE TOOLS
TO ACHIEVE
PERFECTION

Our ecosystem of intuitive and 

powerful  tools  covers  all  our 

clients’  needs  and  takes  their 

platforms to the next level.

Data intelligence platform

Task manager for editors

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EDI TORIAL S ERVICES

We  empower  our  clients  with  the  ally  they  need  to 

boost their content: a team of editorial experts bridging 

catalogues with the socioeconomic, cultural and politi-

cal events happening in the subscribers’ region.

The key to tra ns fo rm
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Mirada’s soluti ons em powe r
50 +  Digi tal T V se rvi ces
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Mirada  has  been  izzi’s  long-term 
strategic partner and tech provider 
in Mexico since 2014. 

Part  of  Televisa  Group,  the  largest 
Spanish-speaking  media  company 
in  the  world,  izzi’s  network  reaches 
about  15  million  households  and  is 
the  second  most  important  player 
in  Mexican 
telecommunications 
services.

Commerci alis ed as  izzi tv

MEXICO

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THE  CHAL LENGE

In  2014,  Televisa  Group  made  a  strategic 

than  other  solutions,  but  also  delivered 

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stability and reliability, ensuring izzi can conti-

ces  it  owned  in  Mexico:  to  create  a  new 

nue  offering  the  best  quality  service  to  their 

telecommunications  company,  izzi  Telecom, 

subscribers.  

to bring them all together and offer a new and 

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After  the  success  of  the  initial  project, 

country. This highly complex project called for 

Mirada  continues  to  work  with  izzi  as  their 

an  advanced  video  platform  that  could 

go-to tech partner for their TV service.

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each  of  them  with  their  own  network  and 

Over  the  past  number  of  years,  we  have 

infrastructure.

THE  SO LU TION

izzi has put its trust into Mirada and relied 

on our Iris platform, which has demonstrated 

to be not only technologically more advanced 

continued to equip izzi’s platform with upda-

ted  and  new  tools,  features  and  integrations 

with  premium  content  providers  such  as 

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all  new  trends  (see  page  20)  and  hold  their 

position as the top pay TV service in Mexico.

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CASE STUDIES

One  of  the  main  Bolivian  pay  TV  servi-
ces,  Digital  TV  Cable,  was  initially  focu-
sed on OTT service. It serves as a strong 
reference  for  our  commercial  activities 
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owned by our customer ATN internatio-
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telco  operations  worldwide. 
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delivering  the  best  content  to  a  very 
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TV & VIDEO TECH
TRENDS 

Some  may think T V  is  dyin g,
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But t he truth i s that  T V. ..
is   jus t cha nging.

The COVID-19 pandemic has surprised opera-

and  explore  a  wide  variety  of  new  services 

tors with an unprecedented rise in the use of 

and content.

their platforms. Across the globe, consumers 

have increasingly relied on TV and streaming 

Moreover, consumers not only demand quali-

services  to  keep  up  to  date  with  the  latest 

ty and affordable content, but they also want 

news,  enjoy  their  favourite  movies  or  series, 

it whenever and wherever they choose.

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The trend

Although  the  TV  set  remains  the  main  device  used  to  watch  video  content,  new  consumption 

habits across smartphones and tablets, both at home and on the go, have emerged. That’s what 

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The opportunity

Mirada’s strategy

Pay TV operators and telcos are adap-

Mirada’s solution allows operators to offer 

ting by investing in multiscreen solutions.

their  content  to  the  end-user  on  almost 

When  the  consumer  uses  their  own 

TVs, STBs, tablets, mobile phones, compu-

device, the operator can reduce their total 

ters and game consoles, amongst others. 

spend  on  hardware  and  can  reinvest  in 

This places Mirada in a unique position in 

content and technology.

the market.

any device available on the market: smart 

SMART T V

SET-TOP BOXES

STREAMING DEVICES

VOI CE  ASSISTANT

TABLETS & MOBILES

WEB CLIENT S

AirPlay

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The opportunity

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Video… The number of Subscription Video 

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volume of US$108,660m by 2025 (Statista, 

2020 (Kantar, Entertainment On Demand 

Digital  Media  Report  Statista  Digital 

Panel,  2021)  compared  to  2,4  in  2019 

Market Outlook, 2021).

(Horowitz  Research,  FOCUS  OTT  &  SVOD, 

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Historical  content  producers  such  as 

Disney,  Paramount  and  Discovery  are 

With  an  increasing  number  of  new  com-

deciding 

to  distribute 

their  content 

petitors,  the  pay  TV  and  OTT  streaming 

through  their  own  platform  resulting  in 

markets  are  dynamic  yet  fragmented, 

more demand for technological partners.

while customer frustrations are rising.

Customer  frustration  has  created  the 

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Mirada’s strategy

Mirada  has  adopted  a  super-aggregation 

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strategy  that  enables  companies  providing 

service  experience,  and  the  ability  to  charge 

Pay TV services to become an entertainment 

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hub,  facilitating  access  to  multiple  content 

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leading position in the market right now.

We  have  one  of 

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The trend

The opportunity

Google’s  Android  TV  is  fast  becoming  the 

Users  actively  demand  the  functiona- 

gold  standard  operating  system  for  digital 

lity  associated  with  Android  TV  STBs,  so 

video  platforms,  so  many  operators  around 

operators are having to take action.

the world are reviewing their existing models 

and considering how a transition to Android 

Android  TV  allows  operators  to  give 

TV  could  take  their  service  offering  to  the 

access to a wide range of Android applica-

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tions while maintaining their brand iden-

tity during the whole user experience.

In 2024, Android TV is expected to have 11.4% 

of  global  pay  TV  STB  shipments  outside 

Russia  and  China,  up  from  2.2%  in  2019 

(Omdia, Android TV: Pay-TV Operator Outlook 

Update, 2020).

Mirada’s strategy

Mirada has already deployed Android TV with 

the vast majority of its clients all around the 

world,  establishing  strong  references.  Our 

main  differentiator  is  our  ability  to  combine 

the  Android  TV  solution  with  a  super  aggre-

gation strategy, facilitating access to multiple 

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Opportunities

Opportunities

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leading to Pay TV organic growth.

such  as  offering  Editorial  services  (see 

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Important  market 

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content providers.

Challenges

Political instability.

ASIA   & PACIFIC

Opportunities

Rapid growth and urbanisation of the 

population offer plenty of room for orga-

nic growth.

Huge appeal amongst consumers of a 

TV  anywhere  concept  means  it  is  crucial 

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creen experience.

Challenges

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developers  if  money  is  the  leading  factor 

in the bidding process.

Challenges

Mature  market  withseveral  multina-

tional  telcos  with  in-house  technology 

capability.

Strong  competitive  landscape  with 

many new and consolidated TV and video 

service providers on the already saturated 

market.

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Opportunities

Growing demand for on-demand video 

services from consumers in the region.

Demand for premium solutions in high 

GDP/capita countries.

Challenges

Political instability in several countries.

Chinese manufacturers offer hardware 

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Fit for the future.

RE FI NING AN D OPTIMISING
OUR  APPROACH 

Used the pandemic as an opportunity to accelerate opera-
tional investments and initiatives to position Mirada for 
sustainable, long-term growth.

Unparalleled dedication to product improvement and inno-
vation, with 30% of revenues reinvested into R&D&i.

Transitioned to a new reseller sales strategy with marked 
increase in new commercial opportunities.

Added partnerships with Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video to 
sit alongside the likes of Netflix and HBO, completing the 
integration with all major providers and giving Mirada one of 
the richest offerings in the industry.

Built strongest pipeline to date on the back of progressive 
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HEL PING OUR CUSTOMER S
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Began the biggest rollout of Android TV-powered set-top 
boxes in Latin America with the extension of izzi’s pay TV 
service in the fourth quarter.

Powered the launch of ATN international-owned Viya offering 
‘Viya TV+ ’ in the US Virgin Islands.

Powered the launch of ‘Zapi’, a new OTT based pay TV plat-
form developed for PMO in Spain.

A  CREDITAB LE FINANCIAL
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Resilient revenues underpinned by growing proportion of 
recurring licence fees.

$11.13 million (2020: $13.16 million), in line with market expectations.

Solid adjusted EBITDA delivery supported by successful 
management of finances through pandemic.

$1.75 million (2020: $2.50 million), ahead of market expectations.

Maintained efficient debt structure and supportive
shareholders.

Extended Leasa Spain, S.L.U. credit facility to a total of €3.0 
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COVID-19 RESPON SE

COVID-19
RESPONSE

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Below, we have outlined how the market has 

COVID-19  pandemic,  or  at  least  a  way  to  live 

changed over the course of the past year, and 

with  it  thanks  to  vaccination  efforts,  experts 

how  we  are  continually  assessing  the  situa-

agree  that  its  effects  will  continue  to  be  felt 

tion and adapting how we work to enable us 

for some time to come.

to  continue  offering  the  best  services  to  our 

clients worldwide.

THE  DIGITA L T V MA R KET
ON  HOLD

DELI VERIN G T HE BES T
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Demand  for  video  entertainment  has 
skyrocketed  as  a  result  of  the  lockdowns  in 
2020  and  this  trend  is  showing  no  signs  of 
slowing down in the near future.

Despite increased demand, the economic 
uncertainty brought on by the pandemic has 
put new investments into technology on hold.

We  quickly  had  to  adapt  to  new  ways  of 
working and collaborating, ensuring that we 
were  able  to  maintain  our  strong  relation-
ships  with  customers  and  partners  despite 
the reduced face-to-face interaction.

Achieved  a  smooth  transition  to  remote 
work with no operational impact to our activity. 

Cautious  stakeholders  have  moved  their 
projects to the second half of 2021, doubling 
the opportunities and potential contract wins 
to take advantage of.

Successful  remote  deployments  for  izzi, 
Zapi  and  Viya  during  the  pandemic  which 
were  achieved  through  the  use  of  cloud-
based technology.

BECOMI NG M ORE PEOPL E-
ORIENTED  & COMPET ITI VE

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highly technical staff, which have traditionally 
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pandemic  over  the  past  year,  I  am  proud  of 

how our teams have responded and what we 

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FAVOURABLE MA RKET TREN D S
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The rise of
super-aggregatio n 

In  recent  years,  the  TV  market  has  been 

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impacting the business models of traditional 

video  services  available  and  searchable  in 

pay TV operators with a wave of “cord-cutters”, 

one  place  and  presenting  the  user  with  all 

costing billions a year in lost subscription cash 

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Smart TVs and streaming devices. However, it 

capable  of  quickly  delivering  the  premium 

ultimately proved unpopular, largely because 

content  and  multiscreen  proposition  that 

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offering new direct-to-consumer TV services. Our domain knowledge and software expertise mean 

we are just as well-positioned to support these content providers, as they look to build their apps, as 

we are in helping traditional operators roll-out aggregated anywhere, anytime, any device TV servi-

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AND  GROW ING REFEREN C ES

One  of  the  key  achievements  in  the  period 

this is a potentially game-changing reference 

was  the  fourth  quarter  deployment  of  our 

and  leaves  us  well-placed  to  win  further 

Android  TV  Operator  Tier  offering  with  izzi 

(cid:570)(cid:478)(cid:464)(cid:513)(cid:478)(cid:731)(cid:423)(cid:394)(cid:513)(cid:584)(cid:3)(cid:422)(cid:592)(cid:570)(cid:478)(cid:513)(cid:437)(cid:570)(cid:570)(cid:1582)

Telecom,  in  close  collaboration  with  Google, 

to  help  the  Mexican  telecommunications 

In September 2020, we completed our largest 

company  deliver  its  ambitious  super-aggre-

European  launch  of  our  Iris  solution  with 

gation strategy. The Android TV Operator Tier, 

‘Zapi’, a new OTT-based pay TV platform deve-

so called because it allows operators to custo-

loped by Plataforma Multimedia de Operado-

mise  the  look,  feel  and  functionality  of  the 

res  (PMO),  a  conglomerate  of  local  Spanish 

platform, is emerging as the OS of choice for 

telecommunications  services 

looking 

to 

many  companies  who  value  the  control  it 

establish  Zapi  as  one  of  the  leading  pay  TV 

grants them over the user experience.

platforms in the country. Zapi allows subscri-

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(cid:121)(cid:437)(cid:584)(cid:761)(cid:478)(cid:622)(cid:1604) (cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:32)(cid:132)(cid:3)(cid:394)(cid:513) (cid:430) (cid:3)(cid:524)(cid:584) (cid:472) (cid:437)(cid:562)(cid:570)(cid:1604)
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bers  to  watch  content  across  devices  inclu-

ding Android TV-powered set-top boxes. Over 

time, the service is expected to grow beyond 

600,000 subscribers.

Elsewhere,  we  have  continued  to  make 

encouraging  progress.  In  August  2020,  our 

Iris  technology  powered  the  launch  of  ATN 

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US  Virgin  Islands.  Customer  satisfaction  in 

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Since  the  deployment  began  in  October 

of uptake by consumers has been high. Viya 

2020, 

izzi’s  new  set-top-boxes  using  our 

is  the  second  reference  in  the  Caribbean, 

technology  have  been  rolled  out  at  a  rate  of 

after OneComm in Bermuda which launched 

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in 2019.

2021,  there  were  more  than  450,000 

in 

circulation  with  the  rate  of  deployment 

While the pandemic has impacted the pace 

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of  subscriptions  for  SkyTel  in  Mongolia  and 

million  set-top-boxes  with  Mirada  including 

Digital  TV  in  Bolivia,  the  slowdown  is  expec-

those running the legacy Linux system). With 

ted to be temporary as conditions normalise.

most  new  prospects  being  Android  TV  and 

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from  a  direct  country-based  model  to 

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building  a  reseller  channel.  The  early  signs 

structure  and  shareholder  support,  which 

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leaves us well-positioned and gives us optio-

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nality as we look to return to growth.

shift 

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long-term  impact  on  the  scalability  of  our 

business model.

The travel restrictions also demonstrated our 

full capability to showcase our products and 

implement  and  upgrade  our  customers’ 

infrastructure  and  their  subscribers’  set-top 

boxes  remotely.  We  expect  this  to  have  a 

positive,  longterm  impact  on  our  delivery 

model,  margins  and 

levels  of  customer 

At  the  same  time,  we  continue  to  grow  our 

satisfaction, even as travel restrictions begin 

recurring  software  revenues,  which  provide 

to ease.    

us  with  greater  visibility  of  earnings  and 

enable  us  to  continue  to 

invest 

in  the 

business. We expect our SaaS revenue model 

to grow in our sales mix as we adapt our com-

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operators where it is an economically attracti-

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Another  major  development  in  the  period 

was the restructuring of our sales function 

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FINANC IAL  OV ERVIEW

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Net  Debt  increased  to  $7.07  million  (2020: 

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$5.05  million).  Long-term 

interest-bearing 

of  COVID-19  on  customer  and  prospect 

loans  and  borrowings  increased  to  $5.40 

investment decisions. Development revenue 

million  (2020:  $2.40  million)  and  short-term 

decreased  to  $5.61  million 

(2020:  $7.98 

borrowings  and  related  party 

loans  and 

million). Licence revenues remained strong at 

interest  decreased  to  $1.78  million  (2020: 

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$2.85 million) – see note 20 for further details. 

Trade  receivables  decreased 

from  $1.99 

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(2020:  $12.48  million)  and  operating  losses 

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million). Staff costs increased to $7.10 million 

facility granted by Leasa Spain, S.L.U., owned 

(2020:  $6.79  million),  mainly  due  to  the 

by Mr. Ernesto Luis Tinajero Flores, who also 

majority of our costs being incurred in Euros 

owns  87.21%  of  the  voting  rights  of  Mirada, 

and  the  depreciation  of  the  US  dollar.  Other 

(cid:617)(cid:394)(cid:570)(cid:3) (cid:437)(cid:622)(cid:584)(cid:437)(cid:513)(cid:430)(cid:437)(cid:430)(cid:3) (cid:584)(cid:524)(cid:3) (cid:394)(cid:3) (cid:584)(cid:524)(cid:584)(cid:394)(cid:502)(cid:3) (cid:524)(cid:463)(cid:3) (cid:1663)(cid:1475)(cid:1582)(cid:1472)(cid:3) (cid:511)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:524)(cid:513)(cid:1577)(cid:3)

administrative  expenses  decreased  to  $2.05 

expiring November 2022.

(cid:511)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:524)(cid:513)(cid:3)(cid:1600)(cid:1474)(cid:1472)(cid:1474)(cid:1472)(cid:1576)(cid:3)(cid:1661)(cid:1475)(cid:1582)(cid:1474)(cid:1472)(cid:3)(cid:511)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:524)(cid:513)(cid:1601)(cid:1582)

Other  intangible  assets  have  increased  by 

$0.68 million, mainly due to the development 

of our custom launcher for Android TV.

(cid:192)(cid:472)(cid:437)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:562)(cid:524)(cid:592)(cid:559)(cid:3)(cid:464)(cid:437)(cid:513)(cid:437)(cid:562)(cid:394)(cid:584)(cid:437)(cid:430)(cid:3)(cid:1661)(cid:1475)(cid:1582)(cid:1473)(cid:1477)(cid:3)(cid:511)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:524)(cid:513)(cid:3)(cid:524)(cid:463)(cid:3)(cid:423)(cid:394)(cid:570)(cid:472)(cid:3)(cid:478)(cid:513)(cid:3)

operating  activities  in  the  year  (2020:  $1.80 

million), an increase mainly driven by working 

capital differences, and spent a further $4.17 

(cid:511)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:524)(cid:513)(cid:3) (cid:1600)(cid:1474)(cid:1472)(cid:1474)(cid:1472)(cid:1576)(cid:3) (cid:1661)(cid:1476)(cid:1582)(cid:1475)(cid:1480)(cid:3) (cid:511)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:524)(cid:513)(cid:1601)(cid:3)

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activities.  The  operating  and  investing  cash 

Despite  the  temporary  revenue  reduction, 

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the  reduction  in  costs  helped  support  an 

debt  explained  above.  This  resulted  in  a 

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decrease  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents  of 

$1.70 million (2020: $2.50 million). A tax credit 

$0.07 million.

was recognised in the period of $0.17 million 

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The Company has adopted the following new 

research and innovation tax deductions. As a 

accounting standards with effect from 1 April 

result,  the  Company  recorded  a  net  loss  for 

2020:

continued  activities  of  the  year  of  $2.99 

million (2020: loss of $1.11 million). The Board 

Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8

expects 

that 

the  maturity  of  present 

contracts 

through 

increased  subscriber- 

(cid:4)(cid:511)(cid:437)(cid:513)(cid:430)(cid:511)(cid:437)(cid:513)(cid:584)(cid:570)(cid:3)(cid:584)(cid:524)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:73)(cid:170)(cid:178)(cid:3)(cid:1475)(cid:3)(cid:1609)(cid:3)(cid:422)(cid:592)(cid:570)(cid:478)(cid:513)(cid:437)(cid:570)(cid:570)(cid:3)

based  licence  fees,  plus  the  addition  of  new 

combinations

customers as a result of the implementation 

of our sales strategy, will increase the global 

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turnover  as  the  mix  of  licence  revenues 

new IFRS standards.

increases  with  a 

limited  corresponding 

development investment, resulting in better 

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OUR  STRONGE ST OUT LO O K TO  DAT E AS
TRADING C ONDITION S N O RMA L I SE

Mirada’s primary target market is a group of 

sion  to  pre-pandemic  levels  of  appetite  for 

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investment from both existing and prospecti-

broadcast  operators  globally.  Each  year,  we 

ve customers. 

typically see around one in ten reach a point 

in  their  cycle  where  they  choose  to  review 

With  the  widespread  deferral  we  saw  during 

their  integrated  software  provider.  For  most 

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of the year, however, this fell to almost zero as 

pent-up demand and considerably more new 

those  operators  chose  to  postpone  their 

business opportunities emerge in the coming 

decision-making  processes  until  there  was 

months  alongside  a  growing  pipeline  of 

greater  clarity  around  the  future  of  the 

opportunities with existing customers as they 

pandemic.  New  business  activity  across  the 

look  to  enhance  their  user  experiences.  Lead 

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times  in  our  industry  can  be  lengthy  so  it  is 

tively ground to a halt. 

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will  materialise,  but  the  outlook  is  positive  – 

particularly in Asia – and with our new reseller 

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return  to  the  commercial  momentum  that 

was building before the pandemic took hold. 

The  past  year  has  been  challenging  in  many 

ways,  but  we  emerge  from  it  a  stronger 

business  with  a  powerful  product  offering 

that  puts  us  at  the  forefront  of  the  latest 

market trends; impressive references; a leaner, 

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proportion  of  recurring  revenues.  We  have 

Similarly,  we  saw  a  temporary  slowdown  in 

ambitious plans to drive the business forward 

professional  services 

revenue 

from  our 

in  the  coming  months  and  I  look  forward  to 

existing customers as their immediate priori-

keeping shareholders updated.

ties  shifted  away  from  areas  like  optional 

functionality upgrades. 

Encouragingly,  as  we  moved  through  the 

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trends being relatively predictable, we began 

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STRAT EGIC RE PORT

STRATEGIC
REPORT

BUSINESS MODEL  

The Company’s main activity is the provision 

the customers’ systems (billing and provisio-

of  software  for  the  Digital  TV  market.  Our 

ning systems).

major  customers  are  Pay  TV  platforms  and 

(cid:32)(cid:562)(cid:524)(cid:394)(cid:430)(cid:423)(cid:394)(cid:570)(cid:584)(cid:437)(cid:562)(cid:570)(cid:3) (cid:617)(cid:478)(cid:502)(cid:502)(cid:478)(cid:513)(cid:464)(cid:3) (cid:584)(cid:524)(cid:3) (cid:394)(cid:430)(cid:430)(cid:562)(cid:437)(cid:570)(cid:570)(cid:3) (cid:731)(cid:513)(cid:394)(cid:502)(cid:3) (cid:423)(cid:592)(cid:570)(cid:584)(cid:524)-

The  Group  tends  to  interact  with  the  custo-

mers  through  a  streaming  platform.  We 

mer in the early stages of their decision-ma-

provide  the  technology  needed  to  facilitate 

king process and help in the selection of the 

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proper  ecosystem  for  their  video  solution. 

devices, including digital TV decoders (settop 

Our  expertise  and  experience  are  widely 

boxes),  tablets,  smartphones,  computers, 

recognised in the industry, and we provide a 

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value that goes beyond our actual UI proposi-

product is our navigational software proposi-

tion.  Aside  from  the  professional  services 

tion, Iris, including our Inspire user interface.

related to deployment, support and mainte-

nance, our licencing model varies depending 

Our  customers  need  the  services  of  a  user 

on the size of the customer, from one-off fees 

interface (“UI”) provider such as Mirada when 

per household for the product as it is, to recu-

creating a new video service or replacing/up-

rrent  revenues  for  a  Software  as  a  Service 

grading  an  existing  one.  The  UI  provider 

(“SaaS”) model. Support & Maintenance servi-

interacts  with  i)  the  device  vendor  (in  the 

ces such as quality assurance on functionali-

case of set-top boxes); ii) the encryption tech-

ty add-ons to platforms are also provided to 

nology  vendor  (Conditional  Access  (“CA”) 

customers.

vendor) for the protection of content; and iii) 

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The Group’s strategy is to extend its presence 

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in 

the  media  and 

telecommunication 

towards  developing  new  functionality  such 

markets,  focusing  on  those  markets  with 

as  an 

increased  presence 

in  the  Cloud, 

higher  potential  growth  rates,  for  example 

enhanced  search, 

recommendation  and 

the Latin America, Eastern Europe and South 

personalisation  functionalities,  and  integra-

East Asia markets. The aim is to increase the 

tion  with  more  content  providers,  chipsets 

number of customers being charged subscri-

and  device  manufacturers.  Our  continued 

ber-based  licence  fees,  as  these  revenues 

investment  in  Iris  is  essential  in  ensuring  a 

command higher margins and, so long as the 

proper implementation of this strategy. 

customer’s  subscriber  base  keeps  growing, 

Mirada will continue to earn licence fees even 

Development,  performance  and  position 

from projects which were completed several 

of business 

years previously.

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Principal risks and uncertainties 

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in  its  products  to  satisfy  the  cutting-edge 

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DEPENDENCE ON PEO PL E

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mise this area of risk. Rotation of key management, considered to be the main measure of risk, is very 

low as there have been no changes in the key executive management team in the last six years. The 

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The sectors in which the Group operates may 

new  product  and  product  improvements, 

undergo rapid and unexpected changes. It is 

research and development, totalling this year 

possible,  therefore,  that  competitors  will 

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develop products that are similar to those of 

standards.  As  most  of  our  market  growth  is 

the  Group,  or  its  technology  may  become 

related  to  Subscription  Video  on  Demand 

obsolete or less effective. The Group’ssuccess 

(SvoD) and OTT services, we have been able 

depends  upon  its  ability  to  enhance  its 

to 

improve  our  OTT  product 

line  and 

products and technologies and develop and 

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introduce  new  products  and  features  that 

and  Amazon  Prime  Video  at  our  largest 

meet  changing  customer  requirements  and 

customer,  izzi  Telecom,  paving  the  way  for 

incorporate  technological  advances  on  a 

potential  future  integration  in  present  and 

timely  and  cost-effective  basis.  As  a  result, 

future customers.

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INFORMATION TECHN OLO GY

Data  security,  loss  or  corruption  of  data  and  business  continuity  pose  inherent  risks  for  the  Group 

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mitigate this risk, the Group invests in, and keeps under review, formal data security and business 

continuity  policies.  The  Group  maintain  both  local  and  cloud-based  backups  and  regularly  review 

plans on how to improve data management.

INTELLECTUAL PROPER T Y

There  are  certain  markets  in  which  there  could  be  instances  of  disputes  regarding  intellectual 

property involving technology companies, including the Digital TV market. So far, no disputes have 

been raised and the Company does not envisage any risks to its own intellectual property. While the 

Group internally generates its products and software and strongly believes that it has not infringed 

any  third-party  intellectual  property,  management  do  recognise  that  due  to  the  nature  of  the 

technology  market  there  will  always  be  a  risk  of  other  corporations  potentially  making  claims 

regarding intellectual property/patent infringements.

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LIQUIDIT Y RISK

Liquidity risk is managed through the assess-

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ment of short, medium and long term cash-

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funding options including but not limited to 

funding in order to meet the Group’s working 

the  issuing  of  new  equity.  The  Company 

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relies on the support of its shareholders and 

forecasts  are  regularly  reviewed  by  the 

has been able to secure new equity and loan 

Executive Directors and the Group constantly 

facilities  during  prior  years  from  its  main 

monitors  these  to  ensure,  among  other 

shareholder. This area is considered further in 

scenarios,  that  the  Group  is  able  to meet  its 

the  report  of  the  directors  and  the  accoun-

liabilities as they fall due. Where a shortfall in 

ting policies under ‘Going concern’.

CUSTOMER CONCEN TRAT I ON

Revenues  from  the  main  customer  represent  71%  of  the  total  turnover.  The  Company  has  been 

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BREXIT 

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negative  impact  on  its  operational  activity 

created  uncertainty  that  might  impact  the 

and  Financial  Statements.  In  particular,  the 

performance of our business.

Company reduced its payroll based in the UK 

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COVID-19

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Encouragingly,  as  we  moved  through  the 

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decision-making  processes  until  there  was 

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gradual  reversion  to  pre-pandemic  levels  of 

pandemic.  New  business  activity  across  the 

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SECTION 172 S TAT EMENT  

From 1 January 2019, legislation was introdu-

the  impact  of  the  company’s  operations 

ced  requiring  companies  to  include  a  state-

on the community and the environment,

ment pursuant to section 172 of the Compa-

nies Act 2006.

the  desirability 

of 

the 

company 

maintaining  a  reputation  for  high  standards 

The Board recognises the importance of the 

of business conduct, and

Group’s wider stakeholders when performing 

their duties under Section 172(1) of the Com-

the  need  to  act  fairly  as  between  mem-

panies Act and their duties to act in the way 

bers of the company

they consider, in good faith, would be most

likely to promote the success of the company 

The  Board  considers  that  all  their  decisions 

(cid:463)(cid:524)(cid:562)(cid:3) (cid:584)(cid:472)(cid:437)(cid:3) (cid:422)(cid:437)(cid:513)(cid:437)(cid:731)(cid:584)(cid:3) (cid:524)(cid:463)(cid:3) (cid:478)(cid:584)(cid:570)(cid:3) (cid:511)(cid:437)(cid:511)(cid:422)(cid:437)(cid:562)(cid:570)(cid:3) (cid:394)(cid:570)(cid:3) (cid:394)(cid:3) (cid:617)(cid:472)(cid:524)(cid:502)(cid:437)(cid:1577)(cid:3)

are  taken  with  the 

long-term 

in  mind, 

and  in  doing  so  have  regard  (among  other 

understanding  that  these  decisions  need  to 

matters) to:

regard the interests of the Company’s share-

holders,  employees,  its  relationships  with 

the likely consequences of any decision in 

suppliers,  customers,  partners,  the  commu-

the long term,

nities, and the environment in which it opera-

tes.  It  is  the  view  of  the  Board  that  these 

the impact of his decisions in the value for 

requirements are addressed in the Corporate 

shareholders,

Governance Statement, which can be found 

on the company’s website at:

the interests of the company’s employees,

www.mirada.tv/investors/corporate-governance

the  need 

to 

foster 

the  company’s 

business  relationships  with  suppliers,  custo-

mers and partners,

APPROVA L 

This strategic report was approved on behalf 

of  the  Board  on  28th  September  2021  and 

signed on its behalf.

Jos é- Lu is  Vázq uez  
Ch ief  Exe cu tive O fficer
2 8 t h S epte mbe r 2 021

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Directors’ Report for the year ended 31 March 2021

Review of business, future developments and key performance indicators

Reviews  of the business,  its  results,  future  direction and key  performance  indicators  are included  in  the  Chief 
Executive Officer’s Report and Strategic Report on pages 2 to 8.

Dividends

No dividend is declared in respect of the year (2020: $nil).

Financial risk management objectives and policies

The  Group's  activities  expose  it  to  several  financial  risks  including  capital  risk,  credit  risk,  foreign  currency 
exchange risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The management of financial risk is governed by the Group's 
policies approved by the board of directors, which provide written principles to manage these risks. See note 22 
for further details on the Group’s financial instruments.

Going concern

These  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  the  going  concern  basis.  The  Directors  have  reviewed  the 
Company  and  Group’s  going  concern  position  taking  account  of  its  current  business  activities,  budgeted 
performance and the factors likely to affect its future development, which are set out in this Annual report, and 
include  the  Group’s  objectives,  policies  and  processes  for  managing  its  capital,  its  financial  risk  management 
objectives, its exposure to credit and liquidity risks and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As at 31 March 2021, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of $0.11m (2020: $0.19m), had net current liabilities 
of $0.23m (2020: net current assets of $0.29m) and net assets of $7.90m (2020: $10.55m.). In the year ended 31 
March 2021, the Group generated net cash from operating activities of $3.15m (2020: $1.80m), realised a loss for 
the year of $2.99m (2020: a profit of $0.59m). 

Subsequent to the year end, the Directors are pleased to announce that the €1.30 million credit facility, granted by 
Leasa Spain, S.L.U. (“the Lender”) on 4 June 2019, was increased up to €3.0 million and its Maturity Date was 
extended until 30 November 2022. In addition, the Facility has been novated from Mirada Iberia to Mirada Plc. 
All other terms of the Facility remain unchanged. The Lender is owned by Mr. Ernesto Luis Tinajero Flores, who 
also owns 87.21% of the voting rights of Mirada

The  Directors  have  prepared  detailed  cash  flow  forecasts  for  the  period  to  at  least  31  December  2022.    The 
Directors regularly review the detailed forecasts of sales, costs and cash flows. The assumptions underlying the 
forecasts are challenged, varied and tested to establish the likelihood of a range of possible outcomes, including 
reasonable  cash  flow  sensitivities.  The  expected  figures  are  carefully  monitored  against  actual  outcomes  each 
month and variances are highlighted and discussed at Board level.  From a technology point of view, the Group is 
also offering and developing the most advanced features in the market, providing services to a growing subscriber 
base in our core markets.  To this end a base case cash flow forecast has been prepared which takes into account 
the following key assumptions:

• The continued availability of the Group’s invoice discounting facility throughout the foreseeable future.
• An average revenue growth of 13% in the foreseeable future, which Directors believe, comprise of revenue

that is substantially already secured undersigned contracts.

• Additional utilisations of the Facility granted by Leasa Spain, S.L.U.
• An expected receipt of US$0.3m of Research and Development tax credit in March 2022 from Spanish tax

authorities.

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The Directors have also considered  several downside scenarios, including a scenario where all revenue growth
from new customers is removed, a scenario where no further funding is obtained in the period and a reverse stress 
test.  The purpose of the reverse stress test for the Group is to test at what point the cash facilities would be fully 
utilised if the assumptions in the Director’s base case forecasts are altered.  This reverse stress test includes both a 
removal of all revenue growth from new customers and a reduction of contracted revenue from existing customers 
for the forecast period, resulting in an overall reduction of revenue of c.20%, as well as the removal of any potential 
future funding and the receipt of the US$0.3m Research and Development tax credits anticipated.  In the event 
that the  performance  of  the  Group  is  not  in  line  with  the  projections,  and  more  akin  to  one  of  our  downside 
scenarios,  including  the  worst-case scenario,  action  will  be  taken  by  management  immediately  to  address  any 
potential cash shortfall for the foreseeable future.  The actions that could be taken by the Directors include both a 
review  and  restructuring  of  employment  related  costs,  including  the  deferral  of  any  potential  bonuses  due  to 
employees.  These measures alone could save at least $1.0m in operating costs and therefore cash flows.  Further, 
the  Directors  could  also  negotiate  access  to  other  sources  of  finances  from  our  lenders.    Given  the  Director’s 
current relationship with lenders and their recent success in negotiations with these financial institutions, whilst 
there are no binding agreements currently in place, negotiations are in very advanced stages for additional funding. 
Therefore, they Directors are confident that any additional funding required would be obtained.  

Overall, the sensitised cash flow forecasts demonstrate that the Group will be able to pay its debts as they fall due 
for the period to at least 31 December 2022. The Directors are, therefore, satisfied that the financial statements 
should be prepared on the going concern basis.

See note 4 (b) to the financial statements for further information on going concern.

Directors’ and officers’ indemnity insurance

The  Group  has  taken  out  an  insurance  policy  to  indemnify  the  Directors  and  officers  of  the  company  and  its 
subsidiaries in respect of certain liabilities which may attach to them in their capacity as directors or officers of 
the Group, so far as permitted by law. This policy remained in force throughout the year and remains in place at 
the date of this report.

Research and Development activities

The  Group  continues  its  development  program  of  software  for  the  Pay  TV  market  including  the  research  and 
development of new products and enhancements to existing products. The Directors consider the investment in 
research and development to be fundamental to the success of the business in the future. 

Corporate Governance

The Board decided to  adopt the QCA Corporate Governance Code (April 2018) from 26 September 2018, and 
there  have  not  been  any  changes  since  then.  Details  of  the  Company’s  corporate  governance  policies  and 
compliance are available on the Mirada website: https://www.mirada.tv/investors/corporate-governance/.

Compliance with the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code

The  Quoted  Companies  Alliance  has  published  a  corporate  governance  code  which  includes  a  standard  of 
minimum best practice for AIM companies and recommendations for reporting corporate governance matters. 

Chairman’s Corporate Governance Statement

As  a  Chairman,  my  role  is  to  manage  the  Board  in  the  best  interests  of  our  stakeholders,  to  ensure  that  our 
shareholders’ views are communicated to the Board and to be responsible for ensuring the Board’s integrity and 
effectiveness. I recognise that my role also involves my responsibility over the correct implementation of the QCA 
Corporate Governance Code into Mirada’s corporate governance practices.

The Company is managed by the Board of Directors, and it is the Board’s job to ensure that the Mirada group is 
managed  for  the long-term  benefit of all  shareholders,  with  effective and efficient  decision-making.  Corporate 
governance is an important part of that job, reducing risk and adding value to our business.

In  addition  to  each  of  the  10  principles  listed  further  below,  the  following  provides  an  overview  of  how  the 
Company applies the QCA Corporate Governance Code, in order to support the Company’s medium to long-term 
success.

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The Board comprises three Executive and two independent non-Executive Directors. The Board considers, after 
careful  review, that  the non-Executive  Directors  bring  an independent  judgement  to  bear notwithstanding  their 
length of service and are therefore both considered independent. The Board has decided to adopt voluntarily the 
practice that one third of the Directors stand for re-election on an annual basis.

I,  Francis  Coles,  the  non-Executive  Chairman,  am responsible  for  the  running  of  the  Board  and  corporate 
governance. José-Luis Vázquez, the Chief Executive, has executive responsibility for running the Group’s business 
and  implementing  Group  strategy.  The  Board  meets  at  least  four  times  per  year  and  has  a  formal  schedule  of 
matters reserved to it. It is responsible for overall Group strategy, approval of major capital expenditure projects, 
approval of the annual and interim results,  annual budgets and Board structure. It monitors the exposure to key 
business risks and reviews the strategic direction of all trading subsidiaries, their annual budgets, their performance 
in  relation  to  those  budgets  and  their  capital  expenditure.  The  Board  delegates  day-to-day  responsibility  for 
managing the business to the Executive Directors and the senior management team.

The Board believes that, given its size, there is sufficient opportunity for shareholders to raise any concerns they 
may  have  with  the  non-Executive  Chairman,  the  Chief  Executive,  the  Group  Finance  Director  and  the  other 
Directors.

Our values are based on two cornerstones: our customers and our employees. The Board believes this is vital for 
creating  a  sustainable,  growing  business  and  is  a  key  responsibility  of  the  Group.  This  culture  supports  the 
Company’s objectives to grow the business through acquiring and retaining customers by attending to their needs 
from the very beginning of the sales process until successful delivery and during ongoing services provision and 
support. The Company recognises its employees as a key driver of success and considers it crucial to recruit and 
retain the right people with the appropriate set of skills and values. Corporate governance is an important part of 
that job, reducing risk and adding value to our business.

Francis Coles, Chairman

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The QCA Corporate Governance Code sets  out ten principles  which should  be applied. These are listed  below 
together with a short explanation of how the Group applies each of the principles:

1. Establish a strategy and business model which promote long-term value for shareholders:

The Mirada Group strategy is focused around four key areas: market, product, sales, and business model, as
explained fully within the Strategic Report section of our Report and Annual Accounts.

The Group’s strategy is to extend its presence in the Digital TV markets, focusing on those with high potential
growth rates, for example the Latin American, Eastern Europe and South East Asian markets. The aim is to
increase the number of customers being charged subscriber-based licence fees, as these revenues command
higher margins and, as long as the customer’s subscriber base is growing, Mirada will continue to earn licence
fees even from projects completed several years previously.

The key challenges to the business and how these are mitigated are detailed in the Strategic Report.

2.

Seek to understand and meet shareholder needs and expectations:

The Mirada Group encourages two-way communication with both its institutional and private investors and
responds quickly to all queries received. The CEO talks regularly with the Group’s major shareholders and
ensures that their views are communicated fully to the Board.

The Board recognises the AGM and the GMs as important opportunities to meet private shareholders. The
Directors  are  available  to  listen  to  the  views  of  shareholders  informally  immediately  following  these
meetings. The Group has set up a dedicated email address for all investor queries. The Board has also utilised
digital technology to present virtually to current and prospective investors.

Where voting decisions are not in line with the Company’s expectations, the Board will engage with those
shareholders to understand and address any issues.

3.

Take into account wider stakeholder and social responsibilities and their implications for long-term success:

The Mirada Group has identified the following key stakeholders and decided on implementing the following
actions to cover their needs, interests and expectations:

Employees - company meetings, CEO letters, work council
Customers - corporate website, social media, international trade fairs, personal meetings, high- and low-
level bilateral meetings
Sales Partners - internal blog, weekly industry press reviews, weekly follow-up conferences, marketing
material
Shareholders - see above
Technological Partners - corporate website, social media, international trade fairs, personal meetings,
high- and low-level bilateral meetings
Compliance advisors - periodic conference calls, advice request when applicable
Banks - periodic meetings

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Mirada  identifies its  employees  as  its  key  asset  and  puts  a  considerable  amount  of  effort  into  ensuring 
employee  satisfaction  by  such  measures  as  improving  work-life  balance,  providing  fringe  benefits,  team 
building activities and many more.

4.

Embed effective risk management, considering both opportunities and threats, throughout the organisation:

The Board considers risk to the business at every Board meeting (at least one meeting is held per quarter)
and the risk register is updated at each meeting. The Company formally reviews and documents the principal
risks to the business at least annually.

Both  the  Board and  senior managers are  responsible  for  reviewing and  evaluating  risk and the Executive 
Directors meet at least monthly to review ongoing trading performance, discuss budgets and forecasts and 
new  risks  associated  with  ongoing  trading.  This  process  allows  the  Board  to  gain  assurance  that  the  risk 
management and related control systems in place are effective.

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5.

Maintain the board as a well-functioning, balanced team led by the chair:

The  Company  is  controlled  by  the  Board  of  Directors.  Francis  Coles,  the  Non-executive  Chairman,  is
responsible  for  the  running  of  the  Board  and  José  Luis  Vázquez,  the  Chief  Executive,  has  executive
responsibility  for  running  the  Group’s business  and  implementing  Group  strategy.  Directors  attend  one
Board Meeting per quarter.

A summary of Board meetings attended by current Directors in the twelve months to 31 March 2021 is set
out below:

Francis 
Coles

Jose Luis 
Vazquez

Matthew 
Peter Earl

Jose Francisco 
Gozalbo

Gonzalo 
Babío

04 Jun 2020
16 Sep 2020
28 Oct 2020
12 Dec 2020
24 Feb 2021

All  Directors  receive  regular  and  timely  information  about  the  Group’s  operational  and  financial 
performance.  Relevant  information  is  circulated  to  the  Directors  in  advance  of  meetings.  In  addition, 
minutes of the meetings of the Directors are circulated to the Group Board of Directors. All Directors are 
able  to  take  independent  professional  advice  in  the  furtherance  of  their  duties,  if  necessary,  at  the 
Company’s expense.

The Board comprises three Executive Directors and two Non-Executive Directors. All Executives Directors 
work  on  a  full-time  basis  and  the  Non-Executive  Director’s  service  agreements  set  out  expected  time 
commitments.  All  Directors  recognise  that  a  certain  time  of  increased  activity,  the  preparation  and 
attendance  at  meetings  will  increase. The  Board  considers  that  all  Non- executive  Directors  bring  an 
independent judgement to bear notwithstanding the varying lengths of service. 

The Directors of Mirada (the "Directors”) have the following experience and skills:

Francis Coles

Non-Executive Chairman

Francis Coles has nearly 40 years of experience in corporate finance. He was a founder director of corporate 
finance advisory boutique New Boathouse Capital and later served as a director of AIM listed merchant 
bank Quayle Munro following its acquisition of New Boathouse Capital in 2007. Prior to that, Francis was 
a director of Baring Brothers and subsequently Santander Investment where his responsibilities included 
debt  and equity  fundraisings and merger  and acquisition activities in the  European  and Latin  American 
markets.

José Luis Vázquez

Chief Executive Officer

José L. Vázquez is CEO and Co-Founder of Fresh, a leading interactive TV player in the Spanish market. 
He holds a degree in Advanced Telecommunication Engineering (UPM) and an MBA (IESE). He has more 
than  15  years  of  experience  in  Telecommunication  and  Interactivity  markets,  where  he  is  a  skilled 
professional. He founded Fresh in year 2000 being the CTO and became the CEO of the company in 2004. 
José is one of the leading figures in the Hispanic Digital TV platforms markets.

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Gonzalo Babío

Chief Financial Officer

Gonzalo Babío has a broad experience in media and technology sectors. His professional career includes 
three  years  working  at  Arthur  Andersen  as  an  auditor,  ten  years  at  Electronic  Arts  as  Finance  Director 
working in Madrid, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, Lyon and London, and ten years as Finance Director for The Walt 
Disney Company Iberia in Madrid. He has a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad de 
Deusto in Bilbao, an EMBA from IESE Business School in Madrid and a PED from IMD in Lausanne.

José Francisco Gozalbo Sidro

Chief Technology Officer

José joined Mirada as Chief Technology Officer in March 2008, bringing over 18 years of experience in 
software development companies. In this role he has been responsible for software development, quality 
assurance,  R&D and  presales  departments.  He  has a  special  focus on  the  Latin  America  region  and  has 
helped to build relationships with big telecoms partners that have led to multiple deployments of Mirada’s 
products. Prior to joining Mirada, José was Chief Technology Officer at Fresh Interactive Technologies 
where  he  managed  the  deployment  of  products  and  services  worldwide,  working  with  some  of  the  key 
partners in the Pay TV market.

Matthew Peter Earl

Non-Executive Director

Matthew  has  spent  over  12  years  working  in  the  financial  services  sector  primarily  in  Equity  Capital 
Markets. Matthew started his career with Royal Bank of Scotland plc as an economist before working at 
Investec plc. Matthew then joined Charles Stanley Securities as an equity analyst in the support services 
sector, until he moved to head up the business services research team at Matrix Group Limited in 2010. 
More recently he has become an active investor in small and medium sized businesses.

The  Audit Committee and the  Remuneration and  Nomination Committee meet  formally  at  least twice a 
year. In the year ended 31 March 2021, Francis Coles and Mathew Earl attended all meetings of the Audit, 
Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

6.

Ensure that between them the directors have the necessary up-to-date experience, skills and capabilities:

The Nomination Committee of the Board oversees the hiring process and makes recommendations to the
Board  on  all  new  Board  appointments.    Where  new  Board  appointments  are  considered  the  search  for
candidates is conducted, and appointments are made, on merit, against objective criteria. Whilst there is not
currently a  balance of  genders  on  the Board,  the Company’s  Directors  look to appoint  individuals  with
complementary  skills  and  experience  to  fulfil  the  Company’s  strategy,  regardless  of  gender.  The
Nomination Committee also considers succession planning.

The skills and experience of the Board are set out in their biographical details against principle 5 above.
The  Directors bring a mixture  of  relevant  sector,  public company  and  financial  experience  to the Board
such that it has the capabilities to deliver the Company’s strategy.

The directors keep their skillsets up to date by attending industry and qualification relevant seminars and
training sessions.

The  directors  seek  advice  from  their  corporate  advisers  (including  the  Company’s  nominated  adviser,
lawyers and accountants) as necessary.

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7.

Evaluate board performance based on clear and relevant objectives, seeking continuous improvement:

The Board carries out an evaluation of its performance annually, taking into account the Financial reporting
Council’s  Guidance  on  Board  Effectiveness.  The  company  has  performed  regular  reviews  of  its  Board
composition, considering whether each Director has the appropriate skills for the proper performance of
their  duties.  The  Board  is  satisfied  that  each  individual  has  the  right  balance  of  financial  and  market
knowledge to understand the performance and prospects of the business for the proper development of the
Group.

All Directors undergo a performance evaluation before being proposed for re-election to ensure that their
performance is and continues to be effective, that where appropriate they maintain their independence and
that they are demonstrating continued commitment to the role.

Appraisals are carried out each year with all Executive Directors.

All continuing Directors stand for re-election every three years.

8.

Promote a corporate culture that is based on ethical values and behaviours:

Ethical values and behaviours are one of the key elements of Board members' appraisals. It also forms an
important part of every employee’s appraisal process, with a special focus on employees with direct contact
with customers and vendors. Company values are also included in the welcome package that every new
employee receives upon joining the Company, which is also available for everyone on the Intranet.

9.

Maintain governance structures and processes that are fit for purpose and support good decision-making
by the board:

Our corporate governance statement on structure and processes is available on our corporate website, AIM
Rule 26, Corporate Governance section. Direct link available here: https://www.mirada.tv/investors/aim-
rule-26/

10.

Communicate  how  the  Company  is  governed  and  is  performing  by  maintaining  a  dialogue  with
shareholders and other relevant stakeholders:

The  Company  encourages  two-way  communication  with  both  its  institutional  and  private  investors  and
responds quickly to all queries received. The CEO talks regularly with the Group’s major shareholders and
ensures that their views are communicated fully to the Board.

The  Board  recognizes the  AGM and  other  General  Meetings  as  important  opportunities  to meet  private
shareholders.  The  Directors are  available  to listen  to  the views  of  shareholders  informally,  immediately
following any General Meeting.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year are given below:

Executive directors

Mr José-Luis Vázquez
Mr Jose Gozalbo
Mr Gonzalo Babío

Non-executive directors
Mr Francis Coles
Mr Matthew Earl

Chief Executive Officer 

Non- Executive Chairman 

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Audit Committee Report for the year ended 31 March 2021

I am pleased to present the report on behalf of the Audit Committee.

The Committee is responsible for challenging the quality of internal and external control and for ensuring that the 
financial performance of the Group is properly reported and reviewed. The Board considers that the Company is 
not currently of a size to warrant the need for an internal audit function although the Board has put in place internal 
financial procedures to ensure close internal controls.

Committee Composition

The members of the Audit Committee are myself, Francis Coles, as Chair, and Matthew P. Earl both independent 
non-executive directors. The Board is of the view that we have recent and relevant experience. Meetings are held 
on average twice a year. José Luis Vázquez (CEO), and Gonzalo Babío (Finance Director), attend by invitation. I 
report to the Board following an Audit Committee meeting and minutes are available to the Board.

Committee Duties

The main duties of the Committee are set out below:

•

•
•

Reviewing and recommending to the Board in relation to the appointment and removal of the
external auditor.
Recommending the external auditor’s remuneration and terms of engagement.
Reviewing the independence of the external auditors, the objectivity and the effectiveness of the audit
process, taking into account relevant professional and regulatory requirements.
Reviewing and monitoring the extent of the non-audit work undertaken by the Group’s external auditor.
Reviewing a wide range of financial matters including the annual and half year results.

•
•
• Monitoring the controls which ensure the integrity of the financial information reported to the shareholders.

In the financial year commencing on 1 April 2020, the Group applied the following new accounting standards:
-
-

Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8
Amendments to IFRS 3 - Business combinations

External auditor

BDO LLP resigned as auditors and PKF Littlejohn LLP were appointed in their place. PKF Littlejohn LLP have 
expressed their willingness to continue in office as auditors and a resolution to reappoint them will be proposed 
at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Francis Coles

Chair of the Audit Committee

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Nominations and Remuneration Committee Report for the year ended 31 
March 2021

I am pleased to present the report on behalf of the Remuneration Committee.

The  Committee  decides  the  remuneration  policy  that  applies  to  executive  directors  and  senior  management. The 
Remuneration  Committee  meets  as  necessary  in  order  to  consider  and  set  the  annual  remuneration  for  executive 
directors and senior managers, having regard to personal performance and industry remuneration rates. In determining 
that policy, it considers a number of factors including:






the  basic  salaries  and  benefits  available  to  executive  directors  and  senior  management  of  comparable
companies;
the need to attract and retain directors and others of an appropriate calibre; and
the need to ensure all executives’ commitment to the success of the Group.

The members of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees are myself, Francis Coles, as Chair, and Matthew 
P. Earl  both  independent  non-executive  directors.  The  Board  is  of  the  view  that  we  have  recent  and  relevant
experience.  Meetings  are  held  on  average  twice  a  year.  José  Luis  Vázquez  (CEO),  and  Gonzalo  Babío  (Finance
Director), attend by invitation. I report to the Board following a Nomination and Remuneration Committee meeting
and minutes are available to the Board.

Non-executive directors are appointed on contracts with a three-month notice period and may be awarded fees as 
determined by the Board. 

Executive directors are appointed on contracts with a 12-month notice period. 

Directors’ Remuneration

The following table summarises the remuneration receivable by the directors for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Executive
José-Luis Vázquez
Jose Gozalbo Sidro
Gonzalo Babío
Non-executive
Mathew Earl
Francis Coles

Salary & fees

Benefits

$000

$000

255
215
176

41
62

749

3
12
10

-
-

25

2021
Total
$000

258
227
186

41
62

774

2020
Total
$000

291
319
210

37
56

913  

The directors’ participation in the company’s share option plan is detailed in Note 25 and, as confirmed in Note 
9, there were no contributions paid into a pension scheme for any director. 

Francis Coles

Chair of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee

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Statement of directors’ responsibilities 

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  group financial  statements  in  accordance  with  International  Financial 
Reporting  Standards  (IFRSs)  as  adopted  by  the  European  Union.  The  Directors  have  elected  to  prepare  the 
Company  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  applicable  law  and  United  Kingdom  Generally  Accepted 
Accounting  Standards  (United  Kingdom  Generally  Accepted  Accounting  Practice  including  FRS  101  Reduced 
Disclosure Framework). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they 
are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and company and of the profit or 
loss of the Group for that year.  The directors are also required to prepare financial statements in accordance with 
the rules of the London Stock Exchange for companies trading securities on AIM.

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;


for the Group financial statements, state whether applicable IFRSs have been followed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
for  the  Company  financial  statements,  state  whether  applicable  UK  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
company will continue in business.





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

Website publication

The directors are responsible for ensuring the annual report and the financial statements are made available on the 
Company’s website.  Financial statements are published on the company's website in accordance with legislation 
in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements, which may vary from 
legislation in other jurisdictions.  The maintenance and integrity of the Company's website is the responsibility of 
the  directors.    The  directors'  responsibility  also  extends  to  the  ongoing  integrity  of  the  financial  statements 
contained therein.

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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Mirada Plc (the ‘company’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘group) for the 
year  ended  31  March  2021  which  comprise:  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income,  the 
Consolidated  Statement of  Financial  Position, the Company  Statement  of  Financial  Position, the  Consolidated, 
Statement of Changes in Equity, the Company Statement of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated Statement of 
Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting 
framework  that  has  been  applied  in  their  preparation  is  applicable  law  and  International  financial  Reporting 
Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by European Union. The Financial reporting framework that has been applied in the 
preparation  of  the  parent  company  financial  statements  is  applicable  law  and  United  Kingdom  Accounting 
Standards, including FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting 
Practice). 

In our opinion:









the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent company’s
affairs as at 31 March 2021 and of the group’s and parent company’s loss for the year then ended;

the group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with international accounting
standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006;

the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom
generally accepted accounting practice in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006
and as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and

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

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable 
law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit 
of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and the company in accordance 
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the 
FRC’s  Ethical  Standard  as  applied  to  listed  entities,  and  we  have  fulfilled  our  other  ethical  responsibilities  in 
accordance  with  these  requirements.  We  believe  that  the  audit  evidence  we  have  obtained  is  sufficient  and 
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

Conclusions relating to going concern

In  auditing  the  financial  statements,  we  have  concluded  that  the  director's  use  of  the  going  concern  basis  of 
accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the directors’ assessment 
of the group’s and the company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included:

 Reviewing the five-year plan prepared by management for the period up to 2026, providing challenge to

key assumptions and reviewing for reasonableness.

 A comparison of actual results for the year to past budgets to assess the forecasting ability/accuracy of

management.

 Reviewing post-year end RNS announcements.
 Assessing the adequacy of going concern disclosures within the Annual Report and Accounts.

Based  on the  work  we have  performed,  we have  not identified  any  material  uncertainties  relating  to  events or 
conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group’s or the company's ability to 

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continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised 
for issue.

Our  responsibilities  and the  responsibilities  of  the  directors  with  respect to  going  concern are  described  in  the 
relevant sections of this report.

Our application of materiality 

The quantitative and qualitative thresholds for materiality determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing 
and extent of our audit procedures. The materiality applied to the group financial statements was $193,053 (2020:
$197,000) based on 1.75% (2020: 1.5%) of revenue. We based the materiality on revenue because we consider 
this to be the most relevant performance indicator of the Group and is a significant driver of profit or loss for the 
year.

The performance materiality was $125,485 (2020: $148,000). We set performance materiality at 65% of overall 
financial statement materiality to reflect the risk associated with the judgemental and key areas of management 
estimation within the financial statements

The materiality applied to the parent company financial statements was $99,500 (2020: $88,000) based on 0.833%
(2020:  1%)  of  the  gross  assets  as  it  is  a  holding  company.  The  performance  materiality  was  $77,688  (2020:
$66,000). For each component in the scope of our group audit, we allocated a materiality that was less than our 
overall group materiality. As a group whose trade is in the process of expanding through product development and 
existing product revenue streams, loss before tax was considered the most appropriate benchmark to shareholders.

We agreed with those charged with governance that we would report all differences identified during the course 
of our audit in excess of $9,500 (2020: $10,000).

No significant changes have come to light through the audit fieldwork which has caused us to revise our materiality 
figure.

Our approach to the audit

In designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material misstatement in the financial 
statements.  In  particular  we  looked  at  areas  involving  significant accounting  estimates  and  judgements  by  the 
Directors and considered future events that are inherently uncertain. As in all of our audits, we also addressed the 
risk of management override of internal controls, including among other matters consideration of whether there 
was evidence of bias that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud. Of the 5 components of the 
group,  a  full  scope  audit  was  performed  on  the  complete  financial  information  of  2  components,  and  for  the 
components not considered significant, we performed a limited scope review which analytical review  together 
with substantive testing as appropriate on group audit risk areas applicable to those components based on their 
relative size, risks in the business and our knowledge of the entity appropriate to respond to the risk of material 
misstatement. 

Of the 5 reporting components of the group, 1 is located in Spain and audited by PKF network firm operating 
under our instruction and the audit of the remaining components were performed in London, conducted by PKF 
Littlejohn LLP using a team with specific experience of auditing technology companies and publicly listed entities. 
The Senior Statutory Auditor interacted regularly with the component audit teams during all stages of the audit 
and  was  responsible  for  the  scope  and  direction  of  the  audit  process.  This,  in  conjunction  with  additional 
procedures performed, gave us appropriate evidence for our opinion on the group and parent company financial 
statements.

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Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of 
the financial statements of the current year and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement 
(whether  or  not  due  to  fraud)  we identified, including those  which  had the greatest effect on  the  overall  audit 
strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters 
were addressed  in  the  context of  our audit  of  the  financial statements as  a  whole, and in  forming  our  opinion 
thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. 

Key Audit Matter

How our scope addressed this matter

Revenue recognition (Refer note 4d & 6)

The group’s revenue recognition policy can be found 
in note 4d to the financial statements.

Several  revenue  streams  exist  across  the  group 
involving different timings and recognition entailing 
a  degree  of  complexity  as  detailed  in  note  4d. 
Therefore,  revenue  recognition  related  to  each 
deliverable requires judgement over the assessment 
of the separate contract deliverables. 

We assessed  revenue  recognition as  a  fraud  risk  as 
revenue  forms  the  basis  for  certain  of  the  Group’s 
key  performance 
in  external 
communications and for management incentives.  As 
a  result,  we  consider  a  significant  risk  of  material 
misstatement  to  arise  from  the  recognition  of 
revenue throughout the year.

indicators,  both 

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment. 
(Refer note 4(f), 4(g), 4(h), 4(i) & 14)

The group has made a loss during the year and, as a 
result,  the  Directors  have  tested  goodwill  and 
intangibles  assets,  including  previously  capitalised 

Our audit appoach included the followingf procedures 
to address this matter:

-

-

-

-

-

A review of the revenue recognition policy for the
group in light of the requirements of IFRS 15.
Testing a sample of transactions from the revenue
listing by allocating transaction price to each per-
formance obligation and checked whether the re-
venue was recognised appropriately at a point in
time or over time.
Testing a sample of sales invoices raised before
and  after  year  end to  ensure  that  these  were  ac-
counted for in the correct period and accrued for,
or deferred, appropriately by agreeing to suppor-
ting evidence.
Testing  completeness  of  deferred  revenue  and
existence of accrued revenue by agreeing the sa-
les invoices to cash receipts and ensuring that re-
venue  was  appropriately  recognised  during  the
year.
For all samples tested our testing included inspec-
tion of the contracts, proof of payments and ensu-
ring  revenue  recognition  as  per  the  accounting
policy. We confirmed that the appropriate trigger
event i.e. performance obligation had satisfied in
order to ensure that the revenue recognition crite-
ria had been met.

- We also considered the adequacy of the group’s
disclosures relating to revenue recognition in note
4d and 6.

Based  on procedures  performed,  we  did  not identify 
any evidence of material misstatement in the revenue 
recognised in the year.

Our work in this area included:

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development costs, for impairment.  There remains a 
degree of uncertainty around expected revenues and 
profits  to  be  realised  and  be  sufficient  to  ensure 
recoverability  of  the  assets  recognised  on  the 
statement of financial position. 

Determining if an impairment charge is required for 
Goodwill  and  Intangible assets  involves  significant 
judgements  about  the  future  results and  cash flows 
of the business, including forecast growth in future 
revenues  and  operating  profit  margins,  as  well  as 
determining an appropriate discount factor and long 
term  growth  rate.  Details  of  these  are  included  in 
note 14.

 Updating our understanding of the internal
control environment in operation for the
material income streams and undertaking a
walk-through to ensure that the key controls
within these systems have been operating in
the period under audit;

 Obtaining and reviewing the impairment

test performed by management to ensure it
is in line with the requirements of IAS 36

 Considering the appropriateness of the
disclosure included in the financial
statements.

Based on the work performed, we are satisfied that 
the Goodwill and intangible asset impairment is 
materially correct.

Our audit procedures involved:

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discussing with management their assessment of
the group’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Critically evaluating the revenue and cost projec-
tions underlying the model with reference to mar-
ket information as well as past performance of the
group.
Analysing  the  projected  cash  flow  and  working
capital assumptions;
Assessed the impact  of  COVID-19 on  the  cash-
flow  projections as  well  as  the assumptions  and
sensitivities relating to this.
Performing  analysis  of  changes  in  key  assum-
ptions  including  a reasonable  possible  (but  not
unrealistic)  reduction in  forecast revenue  to  un-
derstand the sensitivity in the cash flow forecasts.
A review of the directors’ statement in note 4(b)
of the financial statements as to whether it is ap-
propriate to adopt the going concern basis of ac-
counting  in  preparation  of  the  financial  state-
ments.

We therefore focused on these areas and the 
judgements applied to future forecasts.

Going concern assessment

The group has made operating losses in the financial 
year,  which  indicates  that  there  is  an  elevated  risk 
associated with the group’s going concern status.

The financial statements explain in note 4(b) how the 
Directors  have  formed  a  judgement  that  it  is 
appropriate  to  adopt  the  going  concern  basis  of 
preparation for the group financial statements.

That  judgement  is  based  on  an  evaluation  of  the 
inherent risks to the group’s business model and how 
those  risks  might  affect  the  group’s  financial 
resources  or ability  to  continue  operations  over  a 
period of at least a year from the date of approval of 
the financial statements.

The  group’s  ability  to  continue  as a  going  concern 
has been discussed with management due to the fact 
that the group had made loss during the year and the 
financial  impact  of  COVID-19  and  its  future 
potential impact on the markets as a whole and the 
group in specific. The Directors have considered the 
impact of loss during the year and potential impact 
of  COVID-19  and  have  sensitised  their  forecasts 
accordingly.

As the full economic effect of the group due to losses 
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COVID-19  are  still  uncertain  there  is  a  significant 
level of judgement involved in anticipating results.

Due to the high level of judgement involved in these 
assessments  there  exists  a  risk,  that  inappropriate 
assumptions might be utilised in the determination of 
the group’s ability to continue as a going concern. 

Other information 

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements 
and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual 
report. Our opinion on the group and parent company financial statements does not cover the other information 
and,  except  to  the  extent  otherwise  explicitly  stated  in  our  report,  we  do  not  express  any  form  of  assurance 
conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other 
information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the 
audit,  or  otherwise  appears to be  materially  misstated.  If  we identify  such  material  inconsistencies  or apparent 
material  misstatements,  we are required  to  determine  whether  this  gives  rise to a  material  misstatement  in  the 
financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material 
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 





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; and
the  strategic  report  and  the  directors’  report  have  been  prepared in  accordance  with  applicable  legal
requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained 
in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors’ 
report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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.

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Responsibilities of directors 

As  explained  more  fully  in  the  responsibilities  of  directors  statement,  the  directors  are  responsible  for  the 
preparation of the group and parent company financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and 
fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial 
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the group and parent company financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the 
group’s and the parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related 
to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the 
group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from 
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. 
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with 
ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error 
and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the 
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures 
in  line  with  our  responsibilities,  outlined  above,  to  detect  material  misstatements  in  respect  of  irregularities, 
including  fraud.  The  extent  to  which  our  procedures  are  capable  of  detecting  irregularities,  including  fraud  is 
detailed below:

 We  obtained  an  understanding  of  the  group  and the  company  and the  sector in  which they  operate  to
identify laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a direct effect on the financial
statements. We obtained our understanding in this regard through discussions with management, industry
research and the application of cumulative audit knowledge and experience of the sector.

 We determined the principal laws and regulations relevant to the group and the company in this regard to

be those arising from

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

AIM rules;
Companies Act 2006;
General Data Protection Regulation;
Employment Act 2008;
UK Health and Safety Law;
Anti-Bribery Money Laundering Regulations; and
Qouted Companies Alliancecompliance
UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
Local laws and regulations in UK, Spain and Mexico where the Group operates; and
Local tax and employment law where each member of the Group operates

There  was  regular  interaction  with  the  component  auditors  during  all  stages  of  the  audit,  including 

procedures designed to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud.

 We designed our audit procedures to ensure the audit team considered whether there were any indications
of  non-compliance  by  the  group  or  the  company  with  those  laws  and  regulations.  These  procedures
included, but were not limited to:

o

o
o

review of legal and professional fees to understand the nature of the costs and the existence
of any non-compliance with laws and regulations;
discussion with management regarding potential non-compliance; and
review of minutes of meetings of those charged with governance and RNS

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 We  also  identified  the  risks  of material  misstatement  of  the  financial  statements  due  to  fraud.  We
considered,  in addition to  the non-rebuttable  presumption  of  a  risk  of  fraud arising from management
override of controls, the potential for management bias was identified in relation to the going concern of
the group and the company and as noted above, we addressed this by challenging the assumptions and
judgements made by management when auditing that significant accounting estimate.

 As in all of our audits, we addressed the risk of fraud arising from management override of controls by
performing audit procedures which included, but were not limited to: the testing of journals;  reviewing
accounting  estimates  for  evidence  of  bias;  and  evaluating  the  business  rationale  of  any  significant
transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including 
those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation.  This risk 
increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected 
in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is 
also  greater  regarding  irregularities  occurring  due  to  fraud  rather  than  error,  as  fraud  involves  intentional 
concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial 
Reporting  Council’s  website  at:  www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.  This  description  forms  part  of  our 
auditor’s report. 

Use of our report

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.

Zahir Khaki (Senior Statutory Auditor) 

For and on behalf of PKF Littlejohn LLP

Statutory Auditor

28 September 2021

15 Westferry Circus

Canary Wharf

London E14 4HD

PKF  Littlejohn  LLP is a limited liability  partnership  registered  in  England  and Wales  (with  registered  number 
OC342572).

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 
31 March 2021

Company number 03609752

Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit

Depreciation
Amortisation
Staff costs
Other administrative expenses
Total administrative expenses

Operating loss
Gain on disposal of Mirada Connect
Non operating profit

Finance income
Finance expense
Foreign currency translation differences
Profit/(loss) before taxation

Taxation

Profit/(loss) for year

Note

6

15,16
14
9

8
2,7

10
11

12

2021
$000

11.134 
(297)
10.837 

(378)
(3.909) 
(7.095) 
(2.047) 
(13.429) 

(2.592) 
-
-

70 
(222)
(419) 
(3.163) 

171 

(2.992) 

2020
$000

13.157 
(676)
12.481 

(360)
(3.499)
(6.790)
(3.196)
(13.845) 

(1.364) 
1.699
1.699

65 
(177)
52 
275 

313 

588 

Other comprehensive income for the period
Amounts that will or may be reclassified to the profit or loss
Forex on translation of foreign operations
Total comprehensive profit/(loss) for the period

338 
(2.654) 

2.888 
3.476 

Earning/(loss) per share

Earning/(loss) per share for the year
- basic & diluted

Year ended 
31 March 

Restated 31 
March 2020

$

$

13

(0,336) 

0,066 

The notes on pages 31 to 73 form part of these financial statements

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Consolidated Statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 March 2021

Company number 03609752

Share capital

Share 
premium

$000

$000

Foreign 
exchange 
reserve
$000

Merger 
reserves

Accumulated
losses

$000

$000

Balance at 1 April 2020

12.015 

Profit/(loss) for year
Other comprehensive income
Movement in foreign exchange 
Total comprehensive income for the year
Balance at 31 March 2021

-

-

-

12.015 

-

-

-

-

-

13.423

-

338 

338 

4.863 

-

-

-

(19.749) 

(2.992) 

-

(2.992)

13.761

4.863 

(22.741) 

Company number 03609752

Share capital

Share 
premium

$000

$000

Foreign 
exchange 
reserve
$000

Merger 
reserves

Accumulated
losses

$000

$000

Balance at 1 April 2019

12.015 

15.995 

10.535 

4.863 

(33.426) 

Profit/(loss) for year
Other comprehensive income
Movement in foreign exchange 
Total comprehensive income for the year
Transactions with owners
Share premium cancelation
Balance at 31 March 2020

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.888 

2.888 

(15.995)

-

-

-

-

-

588 

-

588

13.089 

12.015 

-

13.423

4.863 

(19.749) 

The notes on pages 31 to 73 form part of these financial statements

Total

$000

10.552 

(2.992) 

338 

(2.654) 

7.898 

Total

$000

9.982 

588 

2.888 

3.476 

(2.906) 

10.552 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
at 31 March 2021

Company number 03609752

Cash flows from operating activities
(Loss)/profit after tax
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Amortisation of intangible assets
Finance income
Finance expense
Foreign currency translation differences
Taxation
Gain on disposal of Mirada Connect
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital

Note

15,16
14

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables
Interest paid
Taxation received
Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Interest and similar income received
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Purchases of other intangible assets
Cash proceeds from sale of Mirada Connect
Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities
Net payment to settle derivative
Interest and similar expenses paid
Payment of principal on lease liabilities
Loans received
Related parties loans received
Repayment of loans
Repayment of related parties
Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

The notes on pages 31 to 73 form part of these financial statements

10
16
14
2

11
27
27
27
27
27

27

27

2021
$000

(2.992)  

378
3.909
(70)
222
419
(171)
-
1.695

1.375
(74)
(13)
162
3.145

70
(53)
(4.185)  

-

(4.168)  

-
(209)
(301)
3.264
-
(956)
(704)  
1.094

71
185
(149)
107

2020
$000

588

360
3.499
(65)
177
(52)  

(313)
(1.699)
2.495

(2.011)  
1.065
(14)
265
1.800

65
(126)
(4.319)
2.605
(1.775)  

-
(163)
(242)
1.958
1.210
(2.824)
-
(61)  

(36)  
117
104
185

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Mirada plc 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

1.  General information 

Mirada plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is 3rd Floor 
Chancery  House,  St  Nicholas  Way  Sutton,  Surrey  SM1  1JB.   The  nature  of the  Group’s  operations and  its 
principal  activities  are  the  provision and  support  of products  and  services in the  Digital TV and  Broadcast 
markets.  

2. 

Change in consolidation scope 

Main changes for the year ended as at 31 March 2021: 

On  5  July  2019,  the  Group  announced  the  sale  of  the  wholly  owned  subsidiary  Mirada  Connect  Ltd.  to 
PayByPhone UK Limited (subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services, AG), for a consideration of $2.61 
million (£2.12 million). As a result, last year the Group  recognised a gain of $1.70 million as shown in the 
Consolidated Income Statement for the year ended 31 March 2020. As a consequence, of said disposal, the 
results of Mirada Connect Ltd are included as part of the consolidation scope from 1 April 2019 to the effective 
date of disposal. For the purpose of IFRS 5, this was not a discontinued operation. 

3. 

a. 

Changes in accounting policies 

Adoption of new and revised standards effective from 1 April 2020 

Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 

Definition of materiality or with relative importance. This amendment clarifies the definition of materiality or 
relative importance and how it should be applied by introduction in the definition of guides that until now have 
been addressed in other parts of the IFRS Standards; improving the explanations that accompany the definition 
and ensuring that the definition of materiality or with relative importance is consistent throughout all IFRS 
Standards. The Group will consider the new definition of materiality and do not foresee significant impact in 
the preparation of the consolidated financial statement. 

Amendments to IFRS 3 – Business combinations 

At the date of authorisation for issue of these consolidated financial statements, the amendments to IFRS 3 - 
Business combinations have been approved by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). 
Amendments to IFRS 3 - Business combinations. IFRS 3 is amended to limit and clarify the definition of a 
business, and to enable a simplified evaluation of whether a set of activities and assets acquired is a group of 
assets instead of a business. 

COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions (Amendments to IFRS 16)  

Effective 1 June 2020, IFRS 16 was amended to provide a practical expedient for lessees accounting for rent 
concessions that arise as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and satisfy the following criteria:  

(a) 

(b) 
(c) 

The  change in  lease  payments  results  in  revised consideration  for  the  lease  that is  substantially  the 
same as, or less than, the consideration for the lease immediately preceding the change;  
The reduction is lease payments affects only payments originally due on or before 30 June 2021; and 
There are no substantive change to other terms and conditions of the lease.  

Rent concessions that satisfy these criteria may be accounted for in accordance with the practical expedient, 
which means the lessee does not assess whether the rent concession meets the definition of a lease modification. 
Lessees apply other requirements in IFRS 16 in accounting for the concession. 

Adoption of the above standards did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

3. 

b. 

Changes in accounting policies 

New Standards, interpretations and amendments not yet effective 

There are a number of standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations which have been issued by 
the IASB that are effective in future accounting periods that the group has decided not to adopt early.  

The following amendments are effective for the period beginning 1 January 2022:  
o  Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37);  
o  Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16);  
o  Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 (Amendments to IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and 

IAS 41); and  

o  References to Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3).  

In January 2020, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1, which clarify the criteria used to determine whether 
liabilities  are  classified  as  current  or  non-current.  These  amendments  clarify  that  current  or  non-current 
classification is based on whether an entity has a right at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement of 
the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. The amendments also clarify that ‘settlement’ 
includes the transfer of cash, goods, services, or equity instruments unless the obligation to transfer equity 
instruments arises from a conversion feature classified as an equity instrument separately from the liability 
component  of  a  compound  financial  instrument.  The  amendments  were  originally  effective  for  annual 
reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022. However, in May 2020, the effective date was deferred 
to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023.  

Mirada  Group  is  currently  assessing  the  impact  of  these  new  accounting  standards  and  amendments.  The 
Group does not believe that the amendments to IAS 1 will have a significant impact on the classification of 
its liabilities, as the conversion feature in its convertible debt instruments is classified as an equity instrument 
and therefore, does not affect the classification of its convertible debt as a non-current liability. 

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – IBOR ‘phase 2’ (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and 
IFRS 16)  

These amendments to various IFRS standards are mandatorily effective for reporting periods beginning on or 
after 1 January 2021. The amendments provide relief to Group in respect of certain loans whose contractual 
terms are affected by interest benchmark reform.  
The Group has not early adopted any of the above standards and the directors are assessing the impact on 
future financial statements. There are no other IFRS or IFRIC interpretations that are not yet effective that 
would be expected to have a material impact on the Group 

4. 

a. 

Significant accounting policies 

Basis of accounting 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  international  accounting 
standards in conformity with the Companies Act 2006 and international financial reporting standards adopted 
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No.1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union.  

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by 
the  revaluation  of  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  (including  derivative  instruments)  at  fair  value 
through profit or loss, assets held for sale measured at fair value less costs to sell; and defined benefit pension 
plans for which the plan assets are measured at fair value. 

All amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest thou-
sand currency units, unless otherwise stated. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4. 

Significant accounting policies (continued) 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. 
It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the group’s accounting pol-
icies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and esti-
mates are significant to the consolidated financial statements, are disclosed in Note 5. 

b. 

Going concern 

These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed the 
Company  and  Group’s  going  concern  position  taking  account  of  its  current  business  activities,  budgeted 
performance and the factors likely to affect its future development, which are set out in this Annual report, 
and  include  the  Group’s  objectives,  policies  and  processes  for  managing  its  capital,  its  financial  risk 
management objectives, its exposure to credit and liquidity risks and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

As at 31 March 2021, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of $0.11m (2020: $0.19m), had net current 
liabilities of $0.23m (2020: net current assets of $0.29m) and net assets of $7.90m (2020: $10.55m.). In the 
year ended 31 March 2021, the Group generated net cash from operating activities of $3.15m (2020: $1.80m), 
realised a loss for the year of $2.99m (2020: a profit of $0.59m). During the year, the Group had secured the 
following funding for the business: 

o  €1.6m of new loans obtained between April 2020 and June 2020 from banks with 80% of these loans 

guaranteed by the Spanish government under the COVID-19 relief scheme. 

o  An extension to the term of its €1.30 million credit facility has been granted by Leasa Spain, S.L.U. 
The term of the Facility has been extended by 12 months and now expires on 30 November 2022.  

The Directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts for the period to at least 30 September 2022 and 
extended it for further 4 years.  The Directors regularly review the detailed forecasts of sales, costs and cash 
flows. The assumptions underlying the forecasts are challenged, varied and tested to establish the likelihood 
of  a  range  of  possible  outcomes,  including  reasonable  cash  flow  sensitivities.  The  expected  figures  are 
carefully monitored against actual outcomes each month and variances are highlighted and discussed at Board 
level.  However, the uncertain impact of COVID-19 has increased risks and uncertainty into this year’s review. 
The  Group  has  seen  limited  impact  of  COVID-19  on  the  operational  capability  of  the  business.    From  a 
technology point of view, the Group is also offering and developing the most advanced features in the market, 
providing services to a growing subscriber base in our core markets.  To this end a base case cash flow forecast 
has been prepared which takes into account the following key assumptions: 

•  The continued availability of the Group’s invoice discounting facility throughout the foreseeable future. 
•  An  average  revenue  growth  of  13%  in  the  foreseeable  future,  which  Directors  believe,  comprise  of 

revenue that is substantially already secured under-signed contracts.    

•  Additional net funding of US$1.4m from lenders 
•  An expected receipt of US$0.3m of Research and Development tax credit in March 2021 from Spanish 

tax authorities. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4. 

b. 

Significant accounting policies (continued) 

Going concern (continued) 

The Directors have also considered a number of downside scenarios, including a scenario where all revenue 
growth from new customers is removed, a scenario where no further funding is obtained in the period and a 
reverse stress test.  The purpose of the reverse stress test for the Group is to test at what point the cash facilities 
would be fully utilised if the assumptions in the Director’s base case forecasts are altered.  This reverse stress 
test includes both a removal of all revenue growth from new customers and a reduction of contracted revenue 
from existing customers for the forecast period, resulting in an overall reduction of revenue of c.20%, as well 
as the removal of any potential future funding and the receipt of the US$0.3m Research and Development tax 
credits anticipated.  In the event that  the performance of the Group is not in line with the projections, and 
more  akin  to  one  of  our  downside  scenarios,  including  the  worst  case  scenario,  action  will  be  taken  by 
management immediately to address any potential cash shortfall for the foreseeable future.  The actions that 
could be taken by the Directors include both a review and restructuring of employment related costs, including 
the deferral of any potential bonuses due to employees.  These measures alone could save at least $1.0m in 
operating costs and therefore cash flows.  Further, the Directors could also negotiate access to other sources 
of finances from our lenders.  Given the Director’s current relationship with lenders and their recent success 
in  negotiations  with  these  financial institutions,  whilst there  are  no  binding agreements currently in  place, 
negotiations are in very advanced stages for additional funding.   Therefore, they Directors are confident that 
any additional funding required would be obtained.   

Whilst the cash flow forecasts prepared have been sensitised to consider a number of downside scenarios, 
including the reverse stress test, the Directors are pleased to note that the post year end performance of the 
Group has exceeded the original forecast for April and May 2021.  Therefore demonstrating that the Group 
has  not  suffered  negatively  from  the  impact  of  COVID-19  and  is  in  a  strong  place  to  meet  the  base  case 
forecasts.    

Overall, the sensitised cash flow forecasts demonstrate that the Group will be able to pay its debts as they fall 
due  for  the  period  to  at  least  31  December  2021.  The  Directors  are,  therefore,  satisfied  that  the  financial 
statements should be prepared on the going concern basis. 

c. 

Basis of consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Mirada plc and its subsidiaries as 
at 31 March 2021. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as 
the parent company, using consistent accounting policies. All intra-group balances, transactions, income and 
expenses  and  profits  and  losses  resulting  from  intragroup  transactions  that  are  recognised  in  assets,  are 
eliminated in full. Subsidiaries are fully 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.  Mirada  plc 
owns the majority of the shareholdings and has operational control over all its subsidiaries.  

The Group applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred 
for  the acquisition  of  a  subsidiary is  the fair  values  of  the assets transferred,  the  liabilities  incurred  to  the 
former  owners  of  the  acquire  and  the  equity  interests  issued  by  the  group.  The  consideration  transferred 
includes  the  fair  value  of  any  asset  or  liability  resulting  from  a  contingent  consideration  arrangement. 
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are 
measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The Group recognises any non-controlling interest 
in the acquire on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s 
proportionate share of the recognised amounts of acquiree’s identifiable net assets. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4. 

c. 

Significant accounting policies (continued) 

Basis of consolidation (continued) 

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.   

If  the  business  combination  is  achieved  in  stages,  the  acquisition  date  carrying  value  of  the  acquirer’s 
previously held equity interest in the acquiree is re-measured to fair value at the acquisition date; any gains or 
losses arising from such re-measurement are recognised in profit or loss. 

Contingent  consideration  is  classified  either  as  equity  or  as  a  financial  liability.  Amounts  classified  as  a 
financial liability are subsequently remeasured to fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or 
loss. 

Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in loss of control are accounted for as equity 
transactions – that is, as transactions with the owners in their capacity as owners. The difference between fair 
value  of  any  consideration  paid  and  the  relevant  share  acquired  of  the  carrying  value  of  net  assets  of  the 
subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling interests are also recorded in 
equity. 

When the Group ceases to have control any retained interest in the entity is remeasured to its fair value at the 
date when control is lost, with the change in carrying amount recognised in profit or loss. The fair value is the 
initial carrying amount for the purposes of subsequently accounting for the retained interest as an associate, 
joint  venture  or  financial  asset.  In  addition,  any  previously  recognised  in  other  comprehensive  income  in 
respect of that entity are accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. 
This may mean that amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit 
or loss. 

Mirada plc has used the exemption grated under s408 of the Companies Act  2006 that allows for the non-
disclosure of the Income Statement of the parent company. The after-tax loss attributable to Mirada plc for 
the year ended 31 March 2021 was $1.220 million (2020: an after-tax profit of $1.121 million). 

d. 

Revenue recognition 

Interactive service revenues are divided into 5 types:  professional services fees, the sale of licences, SaaS, support 
& maintenance services and self-billing revenues. 

1)  Revenues  from  professional  services  fees  (which  include  set-up  fees):  these  are  recognised  according  to 
management’s estimation of the stage  of completion  of the  project. This is measured by  reference to  the 
amount of professional services time spent on a project compared to the most up to date calculation of the 
total time estimated to complete the project in full.   

Since  the  Group  has  determinate  the  works  incurred  are  specific  to  the  customer  and  cannot  be  used  on 
alternative contracts and Mirada has right to payment for all incurred works, the revenue is recognised over 
the time. 

2)  Sale of licence: Revenue from licences are earned from two specific and separate streams. 

i)  Where the revenue relates to the sale of a one-off licence, the licence element of the sale is recognised as 

income when the following conditions have been satisfied: 
- 
- 
- 

The software has been provided to the customer in a form that enables the customer to utilise it; 
The ongoing obligations of the Group to the customer are minimal; and 
The  amount  payable  by  the  customer  is  determinable  and  there  is  a  reasonable  expectation  of 
payment. 

The performance obligation included in this type of contract is to provide initially licence and key to access. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4.  Significant accounting policies (continued) 

d.  Revenue recognition (continued) 

ii)  Contract  licence  fees  payable  by  customers  are  dependent  upon  the  number  of  end  user  subscribers 
signing  up  to  the  customer’s  digital  television  service,  purchased  Set  Top  Boxes  or  active  devices. 
Licences cover the right of use of the software in the initial conditions without any right to modify it. 
None of the contracts have an end or termination date. Typically, once you sign a contract, you keep using 
the software for many years. 

For this type of contract, revenues are recognised by multiplying the individual licence fee by the net 
increase in the customer’s subscriber base, purchased Set Top Boxes or active devices.  

The Group promises to grant a licence that provides a customer with a right to use and obtain substantially 
all the benefits from the licence. As a consequence of this, the recognition of the revenue is at a point in 
time at which the licence is granted. 

3)  SaaS: Some of the licence software are under Software as a Service model (SaaS). Under this model, lower 
integration set up fees than in other agreements are offset by recurrent monthly licence fee revenues. Revenue 
for  SaaS  arrangements  are  recognised  over  the  period  of  the  arrangement  to  reflect  the  ongoing  service 
provision. This is on the basis that the Group’s performance under these services does not create an asset 
with an alternative use to the Group and that the Group has an enforceable right to payment for performance 
completed to date. 

4)  Support & Maintenance services. Revenue is measured on a straight-line basis over the length of the contract 
i.e. as and when the service is being provided. Length of service is pre-defined in the contract and there are 
no performance obligations after the contract term is complete. 

5)  Transaction revenues: These are earned through a revenue-share agreement between  Mirada Connect Ltd 
and the customers for the cashless parking services which are presented in the Mobile segment.  The Group 
are informed by the customer of the amount of revenue to invoice and the revenues are recognised at a point 
in time in the period these parking services happen. Mirada Connect Ltd was sold in July 2019 to PaybyPhone 
Ltd, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. 

Where agreements involve multiple obligations, the entire fee from such arrangements is allocated to each 
of the individual obligations based on each obligation's fair value. The revenue in respect of each element is 
recognised in accordance with the above policies. 

Certain  revenues earned  by the  Group  are  invoiced in  advance.  As  outlined  in the  revenue  recognition 
policy above, revenues are recognised in the period in which the Group provides the services to the customer, 
revenues relating to services which have yet to be provided to the customer are deferred. 

e.  Business combinations  

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the purchase method. The cost of the acquisition is measured 
at the aggregate of the fair values, at the date of exchange, of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and 
equity instruments issued or to be issued, by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree, plus any costs 
directly attributable to the business combination. The acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent 
liabilities  that  meet  the  conditions  for  recognition  under  IFRS  3  are  recognised  at  their  fair  value  at  the 
acquisition date.  

Goodwill arising on acquisition is recognised as an asset and initially measured at cost and is accounted for 
according to the policy below. 

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Mirada plc 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4.  Significant accounting policies (continued) 

f.  Goodwill 

Goodwill  represents  the  excess  of  the  cost  of  acquisition  over  the  Group’s  interest  in  the  fair  value  of  the 
identifiable  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  acquired  business  at  the  date  of  acquisition.  Goodwill  is  initially 
recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses
On disposal of a subsidiary the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit 
(cid:484)(cid:3)
or loss on disposal. 

For  the  purpose  of  impairment  testing,  goodwill  is  allocated  to  each  of  the  Group’s  cash-generating  units 
expected to benefit from the synergies of that the balance sheet date of the combination. Cash-generating units 
to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an 
indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the 
carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill 
allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each 
asset in the unit. 

g.  Other intangible assets 

Intangible  assets  acquired  as  part  of  a  business  combination  are  initially  recognised  at  their  fair  value  and 
subsequently amortised on a straight-line basis over their useful economic lives. Intangible assets that meet the 
recognition criteria of IAS 38, “Intangible Assets” are capitalised and carried at cost less amortisation and any 
impairment  losses.  Intangible  assets  comprise  of  completed  technology,  acquired  software,  capitalised 
development costs and goodwill. 

Amortisation of other intangible assets is calculated over the following periods on a straight-line basis: 

Completed technology 
Deferred development costs 

- over a useful life of 4 years 
- over a useful life of 3 to 4 years 

The  amortisation  is  charged  to  administrative  expenses  in  the  consolidated  income  statement.  Completed 
technology relates to software and other technology related intangible assets acquired by the Group from a 
third party. Deferred development costs are internally-generated intangible assets arising from work completed 
by the Group’s product development team. 

h.  Internally-generated intangible assets – research and development expenditure 

Any internally generated intangible asset arising from the Group’s development projects are recognised only 
if all of the following conditions are met: 
 
 
 
 

The intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it. 
The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale 
The ability to use or sell the intangible asset. 
How  the  intangible  asset  will  generate  probable future economic  benefits. Among  other  things,  the 
Group can demonstrate the existence of a market for the output of the intangible asset or the intangible 
asset itself or, if it is to be used internally, the usefulness of the intangible asset. 
The availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and 
to use or sell the intangible asset. 

 

 

Its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development. 

If a development project has been abandoned, then any unamortised balance is immediately written off to the 
income statement. Where no internally-generated intangible asset can be recognised, development expenditure 
is recognised as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. The amortisation is charged to administrative 
expenses in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4. 

i. 

Significant accounting policies (continued) 

Impairment of non-current assets excluding deferred tax assets 

At  each  reporting  date,  the  Group  reviews  the  carrying  amounts  of  its  tangible  and  intangible  assets  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).  

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the 
estimated  future  cash  flows  are  discounted  to  their  present value  using a  pre-tax discount rate that  reflects 
current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates 
of future cash flows have not been adjusted. 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, 
the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment 
loss is recognised in the impairment of intangible assets line in the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income as an expense immediately. 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is 
increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not 
exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the 
asset  (cash-generating  unit)  in  prior  periods.  A  reversal  of  an  impairment  loss  is  recognised  as  income 
immediately. 

Goodwill impairments are not reversed. 

j.  Property, plant and equipment 

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment in value. 
Depreciation is provided on all property, plant and equipment, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to 
write off the cost, less estimated residual value based on current prices, of each asset evenly over its expected 
useful life, as follows: 

- Office & computer equipment 
- Short-leasehold improvements 

33.3% per annum 
10% per annum 

The  carrying  values  of  property,  plant  and equipment  are  reviewed  for impairment  if  events  or changes  in 
circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The asset’s residual values, useful lives and 
methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial period end. 

k.  Right-of-use assets and Lease liabilities 

On 1 April 2019, the Group adopted IFRS 16, on Leases. The Group opted to use the modified retrospective 
approach on transition which involves applying the standard retroactively with the cumulative effect from the 
date  of  first  application,  without  restating  the  information  presented  as  at  31  March  2019  under  the 
aforementioned standards. 

At the start of a contract, the Group evaluates whether it contains a lease. A contract is or contains a lease if it 
grants the right to control the use of the asset identified for a period of time in exchange for a consideration. 
The length of time during which the Group uses an asset includes consecutive and non-consecutive periods of 
time. The Group only re-assesses the conditions when a contract is amended. 

In contracts with one or more lease and non-lease components, the Group deems all components as one sole 
lease component. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4. 

k. 

Significant accounting policies (continued) 

Right-of-use assets and Lease liabilities (continued) 

The Group has also chosen to not recognise in the balance sheet the lease liabilities and the right-of-use asset 
corresponding to short term lease agreements (leases for one year or less) and leases for low value assets ($5 
thousand or less). For this type of contracts, the Group recognises straight-line payments during the lease term. 

Lessee accounting 
At the commencement of the lease term, the Group recognises a right-of-use asset and lease liability. The right-
of-use asset is composed of the amount of the lease liability, any payment for the lease made on or prior to the 
starting  date,  less  any  incentives  received,  the  initial  direct  costs  incurred  and  an  estimate  of  the  costs  for 
decommissioning or restoration to be incurred, as indicated in the accounting policy provisions. 

The Group measures the lease liability as the present value of the lease payments which are outstanding at the 
commencement date. The Group discounts lease payments at the appropriate incremental interest rate, unless 
the implicit interest rate of the lessor may be determined reliably. 

The pending lease payments are comprised of fixed payments, less any incentive to be collected, the variable 
payments that depend on an index or rate, initially appraised by the index or rate applicable on the starting 
date, the amounts expected to be paid for residual value guarantees, the price of exercising the purchase option 
whose exercise is reasonably certain and any compensation payments for contract termination, providing the 
term of the lease reflects the termination option. 

The Group measures the right-of-use assets at cost, less depreciation and accrued impairment losses, adjusted 
by any re-estimate of the lease liability. 

If the contract transfers ownership of the asset to the Group at the end of the lease term or if the right-of-use 
asset includes the price of the purchase option, the depreciation criteria indicated in Note 4.j are applied from 
the lease commencement date until the end of the useful life of the asset. Otherwise, the Group depreciates the 
right-of-use asset from the commencement date until the date of the useful life of the right or the end of the 
lease term, whichever is the earlier. 

The Group applies the criteria for impairment of non-current assets set out in Note 4.i to right-of-use assets. 
The Group measures the lease liability increasing it by the interest accrued, decreasing it by the payments made 
and re-assessing the carrying amount due to any amendments to the lease or to reflect any reviews of the in-
substance fixed lease payments. 
The Group records any variable payments that were not included in the initial valuation of the liability in the 
Consolidated Income Statement for the period in which the events resulting in payment were produced. 
The  Group  records  any  re-assessments  of  the  liability  as  an  adjustment  to  the  right-of-use  asset,  until  it  is 
reduced to zero, and subsequently in the Consolidated Income Statement. 

The Group re-assesses the lease liability discounting the lease payments at an updated rate, if any change is 
made  to  the  lease  term  or  any  change  in  the  expectation  of  the  purchase  option  is  being  exercised  on  the 
underlying asset. 

The Group re-assesses the lease liability if there is any change in the amounts expected to be paid for a residual 
value guarantee or any change in the index or rate used for determining payments, including any change for 
reflecting changes in market rents once these have been reviewed. 

The Group recognises an amendment to the lease as a separate lease if it increases the scope of the lease by 
adding  one  or  more  rights  of  use  and  the  amount  of  consideration  for  the  lease  increases  by  an  amount 
consistent with the individual price for the increased scope and any adjustment to the individual price to reflect 
the specific circumstances of the contract. 

If the amendment does not result in a separate lease, on the amendment date the Group assigns the consideration 
to the amended contract as indicated above, it re-determines the term of the lease and re-estimates the value of 
the liability discounting the revised payments at the revised interest rate. The Group writes down the carrying 
amount of the right-of-use asset to reflect the partial or total end of the lease in any amendments that reduce 
the scope of the lease and it records the profit or loss in income. For all other amendments, the Group adjusts 
the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4. 

Significant accounting policies (continued) 

k.  Financial instruments 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Group’s statement of financial position at fair 
value when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial assets  

Classification 

The  Group  classifies  its  financial  assets  in  the  following  categories:  at  amortised  cost  including  trade 
receivables and other financial assets at amortised cost, at fair value through other comprehensive income and 
at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, and available-for-sale.  The classification depends 
on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired.  Management determines the classification of its 
financial assets at initial recognition. 

Trade receivables 

Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for goods sold or services performed in the ordinary course 
of business. They are generally due for settlement within 30 days and are therefore all classified as current. 
Trade  receivables  are  recognised  initially  at  the  amount  of  consideration  that  is  unconditional,  unless  they 
contain significant financing components, in which case they are recognised at fair value. The group holds the 
trade  receivables  with  the  objective  of  collecting  the  contractual  cash  flows,  and  so  it  measures  them 
subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.  

The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime 
expected credit loss allowance for all trade receivables and contract assets. During this process the probability 
of non-payment of a trade receivable balance is assessed and multiplied by an expected amount of credit loss 
as a result of the likely credit default. The group has set up a matrix using the age a debtor is overdue and any 
likely events as a criteria to determine the default probability. This uses 5 categories ranging from 0% to 90% 
probability.  

The Group only have assets that are categorised as amortised cost and the application of ECL has not had a 
material impact  to the impairment  provision.  As a  conclusion,  the  impact  of the  IFRS  9  on  the  Group  was 
immaterial. 

Impairment provisions for receivables from related parties and loans to related parties are recognised based on 
a forward-looking expected credit loss model. The methodology used to determine the amount of the provision 
is based on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition of the financial 
asset. For those where the credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition of the financial 
asset, 12 month expected credit losses along with gross interest income are recognised. For those for which 
credit risk has increased significantly, lifetime expected credit losses along with the gross interest income are 
recognised.  For  those  that  are  determined  to  be  credit  impaired,  lifetime  expected  credit  losses  along  with 
interest income on a net basis are recognised. 

The  provision  for  expected  credit  losses  against  receivables  from  related  parties  were  not  material  and  no 
charge is made in the current and last year. 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash at hand and deposits held at call with banks with original maturities of 
three months or less. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4.  Significant accounting policies (continued) 

l.  Financial instruments (continued) 

Financial liabilities and equity instruments 

Financial  liabilities  and  equity  instruments  are  classified  according  to  the  substance  of  the  contractual 
arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets 
of the Group after deducting all of its liabilities. 

Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. 
Financial instruments issued by the Group are treated as equity only to the extent that they do not meet the 
definition of a financial liability. The Group’s ordinary shares are classified as equity. When new shares are 
issued, they are recorded in share capital at their par value. The excess of the issue price over the par value is 
recorded in the share premium reserve. 

Incremental  external  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  issue  of  new  shares  (other  than  in  connection  with  a 
business combination) are recorded in equity as a deduction, net of tax, to the share premium reserve. 

Bank Borrowings 

Interest-bearing  bank  loans  are  initially  recorded  at  fair  value  less  direct  issue  costs.  Finance  charges  are 
accounted for on an accruals basis in the income statement using the effective interest rate method and are added 
to the carrying amount of the instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the period in which they arise. 

Invoice discounting 

The Group has an invoice discounting facility secured on the trade debtors as specified in Note 17. Liabilities 
under this arrangement are shown in borrowings. 

Trade payables 

Trade payables are initially measured at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the 
effective interest rate method. 

m.  Employee share incentive plans 

The  Group  issues  equity-settled  share-based  payments  to  certain  employees  (including  directors).    These 
payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant by use of the Black-Scholes pricing model. This fair 
value cost of equity-settled awards is recognised on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the 
Group’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of any non market-based vesting 
conditions. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for 
the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and behavioural considerations. A corresponding credit 
is recorded in equity in the retained earnings. 

n.  Leases  

The group leases property and equipment. Rental contacts are typically made for fixed periods but may have 
extension options as described below. 

Contracts  may  contain  both  lease  and  non-lease  components.  The  Group  allocates  the  consideration  in  the 
contract to the lease and non-lease components based on their relative stand-alone prices. However, for leases of 
real estate for which the group is a lessee, it has elected not to separate lease and non-lease components and 
instead accounts for these as a single lease component. 

Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions. 
The lease agreements do not impose any covenants other than the security interests in the leased assets that are 
held by the lessor. Leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4.  Significant accounting policies (continued) 

n.  Leases (continued) 

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured on a present value basis. Lease liabilities include 
the net present value of the following lease payments: 

 
 

 
 
 

fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any incentives receivable; 
variable lease payments that are based on an index rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the 
commencement date; 
the amounts expected to be payable by the Group under residual value guarantees; 
the exercise price of a purchase option if the Group is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and 
payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the Group exercising that option. 

Lease payments to be made under reasonably certain extension options are also included in the measurement of 
the liability. 

The lease  payments  are  discounted using the  interest  rate  implicit in  the  lease. If  that rate cannot  be  readily 
determined, which is generally the case for leases held by the group, the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate is 
used, being the rate that the individual lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset 
of  similar value  to  the  right-of-use  asset in a  similar economic  environment  with  similar  terms,  security  and 
conditions. 

To determine the incremental borrowing rate, the group: 

  where possible, uses recent third-party financing received by the individual lessee as a starting point, adjust 

to reflect changes in financing conditions since third party financing was received; 

  uses a build-up approach that starts with a risk-free interest rate adjusted for credit risk for leases held by 

Mirada Plc, which does not have recent third-party financing; and  

  make adjustments specific to the lease, for example term, country, currency and security. 

The Group is exposed to potential future increases in variable lease payments based on an index or rate, which 
are not included in the lease liability until they take effect. When adjustments to lease payments based on an 
index take effect, the lease liability is reassessed and adjusted against the right-of-use asset. 

Lease payments are allocated between principle and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to profit and loss 
over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the lability 
for each period. 

Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising the following: 

the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability; 

 
  any lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received; 
  any initial direct costs; and 
 

restoration costs. 

Right-of-use assets are generally depreciated over the shorter of the asset’s useful life and the least term on a 
straight-line  basis.  If  the  group  is  reasonably  certain  to  exercise  a  purchase  option,  the  right-of-use  asset  is 
depreciated  over the  underlying asset’s useful  life. While the  group  revalues its  land and buildings  that are 
presented within property, plant and equipment, it has chosen not to do so for the right-of-use buildings held by 
the group. 

Payments associated with short-term leases of equipment and all leases of low-value assets are recognised on a 
straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or 
less. Low-value assets compromise IT equipment and small items of office furniture. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4.  Significant accounting policies (continued) 

o.  Taxation 

The tax expense represents the sum of the current tax and deferred tax charges. 

The  tax  currently  payable  is  based  on  taxable  profit  for the  period. Taxable  profit  differs  from  net profit as 
reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible 
in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current 
tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.  

If the Group considers it is likely that the tax authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment, the Group will 
establish the taxable gain (loss), the tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits or the tax rates consistent 
with the tax treatment used or intended to be used in its income tax returns. 

If the Group considers it unlikely that the tax authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment, the Group will 
reflect the effect of the uncertainty to establish the taxable gain (loss), the tax bases, unused tax losses or credits 
or  the  corresponding  tax  rates.  The  Group  will  reflect  the  effect  of  the  uncertainty  for  each  uncertain  tax 
treatment by using the most likely amount or the expected value of the probability weighted amounts. 

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of 
assets and  liabilities in the  financial  statements and  the corresponding tax  bases  used in  the computation of 
taxable  profit  and  is  accounted  for  using  the  balance  sheet  liability  method.  Deferred  tax  liabilities  are 
recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is 
probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. 
Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of 
goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in 
a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit. 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it 
is  no  longer  probable  that  sufficient  taxable  profits  will  be  available  to  allow  all  or  part  of  the  asset  to  be 
recovered. 

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or 
the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items 
charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets 
against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the 
Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. 

p.  Research and development tax credit 

Companies within the group may be entitled to claim special tax allowances in relation to qualifying research 
and development expenditure (e.g. R&D tax credits). The group accounts for such allowances as tax credits and 
recognise  them  when  it  is  probable  that  the  benefit  will  flow  to  the  group  and  that  benefit  can  be  reliably 
measured. R&D tax credits reduce current tax expense and, to the extent the amounts due in respect of them are 
not settled by the balance sheet date, reduce current tax payable.  

q.  Retirement benefit costs 

The  Group  operates  defined  contribution  pension  schemes.  The  amount  charged  to  the  statement  of 
comprehensive  income  in  respect  of  pension  costs  and  other  post-retirement  benefits  is  the  contributions 
payable in the period.   

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

4.  Significant accounting policies (continued) 

q.  Retirement benefit costs 

Differences  between  contributions  payable in  the  period and contributions actually  paid are  shown  as  either 
accruals or prepayments in the statement of financial position. 

r.  Foreign exchange 

The  individual  financial  statements  of  each  group  company  are  presented  in  the  currency  of  the  primary 
economic  environment  in  which  it  operates  (its  functional  currency).    For  the  purpose  of  the  consolidated 
financial statements, the result and the financial position of each group company are expressed in US Dollars, 
which is the presentational currency for the consolidated financial statements. 

On translation of balances into the functional currency of the entity in which they are held, exchange differences 
arising on the settlement of monetary items, and on the retranslation of monetary items, are included in profit 
or loss for the period.  

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Group’s foreign 
operations  are translated  at  exchange  rates prevailing  on the  reporting date.    Income  and  expense  items  are 
translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly during that 
period, in which case the exchange rates at the date of transactions are used. 

Exchange differences  arising  on  translating  the opening  statement  of  financial  position and  the current  year 
income  statements  are  classified  as  equity  and  transferred  to  the  Group’s  foreign  exchange  reserve.    Such 
translation differences are recognised as income or an expense in the period in which the operations is disposed 
of. 

Goodwill  and  fair  value  adjustments  arising  on  the  acquisition  of  a  foreign  entity  are  treated  as  assets  and 
liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate.  The Group has elected to treat goodwill and 
fair value adjustments arising on acquisitions before the date of transition to IFRS as sterling denominated assets 
and liabilities. 

5.  Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty  

In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, which are described in notes 3 and 4, the directors are 
required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities 
that  are  not  readily  apparent  from  other  sources.  The  estimates  and  associated  assumptions  are  based  on 
historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these 
estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. 

a.  Key judgements  

The following are the critical judgements that the directors have made in the process of applying the Group’s 
accounting policies that has the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements. 

  Presenting financial information in USD  

The reporting currency is US Dollar due to the growing exposure to the US Dollar, as all major contracts and 
most of the new potential deals for the Group are denominated in this currency. The board therefore believes 
that  USD  financial  reporting  provides  the  best  presentation  of  the  group’s  financial  position,  funding  and 
treasury functions, financial performance and its cash flows.  Coupled with the evolution of the business, the 
group’s shareholder base is now largely comprised of investors to whom financial reporting in GBP is of limited 
relevance. Internally, the board also bases its performance evaluation and many investment decisions on USD 
financial information. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

5.  Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty (continued) 

b.  Key sources of estimation uncertainty (continued) 

  Capitalised development costs  

Any internally generated intangible asset arising from the Group’s development projects are recognised only once 
all the conditions set out in the accounting policy Internally Generated Intangible Assets (refer to Note 3.h) are 
met. The amortisation period of capitalised development costs is determined by reference to the expected flow of 
revenues from the product based  on  historical experience.  Furthermore,  the  Group  reviews, at the end  of each 
financial year, the capitalised development costs for each product for indications of any loss of value compared to 
net book value at that time. This review is based on expected future contribution less the total expected costs. 
innovative 
The  Group  capitalises  spend  on  development  of  new  software  and 
software.   Management  exercises  judgement  in  establishing  both  the  technical  feasibility  of  completing  an 
intangible asset which can be sold, and the degree of certainty that a market exists for the asset, or its output, based 
on feedback from existing and potential customers, for the generation of future economic benefits.  In addition, 
amortisation rates are based on estimates of the useful economic lives and residual values of the assets involved. 

the  delivery  of 

 

Impairment of goodwill and intangibles  

Determining  whether  goodwill  is  impaired  requires  an estimation  of the  value  in  use  of the cash-generating 
units  to  which  goodwill  has  been allocated. The  value in  use  calculation  requires the  Group to estimate the 
future  cash  flows  expected  to  arise  from  the  cash-generating  units  and  the  estimated  future  cash  flows  are 
discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the 
time value of money and the risks specific to the cash-generating unit. This includes the directors’ best estimate 
on the likelihood of current deals in negotiation not yet concluded. Consequently, the outcome of negotiations 
may vary materially from management expectation.  See Note 14 for more details. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

6.  Revenue from contracts with customers 

Year to 31 March 2021

Mexico
Europe
Other Americas
Asia

Revenue recognised over a period
Revenue recognised at a point in time

Year to 31 March 2020

Mexico
Europe
Other Americas
Asia

Revenue recognised over a period
Revenue recognised at a point in time

Professional 
Services
$000
4.239  
827  
393  
147  
5.606  

5.243  
363  
5.606  

Professional 
Services
$000
5.642  
627  
1.046  
668  
7.983  

7.923  
60  
7.983  

Transactions Licenses

$000
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-

$000
2.032  
556  
977  
-

3.565  

3.450  
115  
3.565  

Transactions Licenses

$000
-
193  
-
-
193  

-
193  
193  

$000
2.945  
10  
569  
247  
3.771  

-

3.771  
3.771  

Support & 
Maintenance
$000
1.713  
228  
-
22  
1.963  

1.916  
47  
1.963  

Support & 
Maintenance
$000
1.101  
109  
-
-

1.210  

1.210  

-

1.210  

Total

$000
7.984  
1.611  
1.370  
169  
11.134  

10.609  
525  
11.134  

Total

$000
9.688  
939  
1.615  
915  
13.157  

9.133  
4.024  
13.157  

Licenses revenue are including both contract licenses and SaaS revenue.  

Contract balances  

The following table provides information about contract assets (included as accrued income) and contract liabilities 
(included as deferred income) from contracts with customers:  

Contract assets (accrued income)
Contract liabilities (deferred income)

31 March 2021
$000
1.561  
973  

2.534  

31 March 2020
$000
3.478  
1.785  
5.263   

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

6.  Revenue from contracts with customers (continued) 

The movement in the contract assets and liabilities during the year is set out below: 

Contract assets

At 1 April 
Transfers in the period from contract assets to trade receivables 
Excess of revenue recognised over cash (or rights to cash)
 recognised during the period

31 March 2021
$'000
3.478  
(3.478)  
1.561  

31 March 2020
$'000
1.891  
(1.891)  
3.478  

At 31 March

1.561  

3.478  

At 1 April 
Amounts included in contract liabilities recognised 
as revenue in the period
Cash received in advance of performance and not recognised 
as revenue during the period

Contract liabilities

31 March 2021
$'000
1.785  
(1.785)  

31 March 2020
$'000
1.019  
(1.019)  

973  

1.785  

At 31 March

973  

1.785  

Contract assets  ('accrued income') and contract liabilities ('deferred income') are  included within 'Trade and 
other receivables' and 'deferred income' respectively on the face of the Statement of Financial Position.  They 
arise from the Group's revenue contracts, where work has been performed in advance of invoicing customers, 
and where revenue is received in advance of work performed.  Cumulatively, payments received from customers 
at each balance sheet date do not necessarily equate to the amount of revenue recognised on the contracts. 

7. 

Segmental reporting  

Reportable segments 

The  chief  operating  decision  maker  for  the  Group  is  ultimately  the  board  of  directors.  For  financial  and 
operational management, the board considers the Group to be organised into two operating divisions based upon 
the varying products and services provided by the Digital TV & Broadcast. The products and services provided 
by each of these divisions are described in the Strategic Report. The segment headed other relates to corporate 
overheads, assets and liabilities. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

7.  Segmental reporting (continued) 

Reportable segments (continued) 

Segmental results for the year ended 31 March 2021 are as follows: 

March 2021

Revenue
Segmental profit/(loss)
(Adjusted EBITDA, see note 8)

Finance income
Finance expense
Depreciation
Amortisation
Foreign currency translation differences
Profit / (Loss) before taxation

Digital TV & 
Broadcast
$000

£'000

Mobile

Other

$000

$000

11.134  
2.439  

-
-

(378)  
(3.909)  
(419)  
(2.267)  

-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

(744)  

70  
(222)  

-
-
-

(896)  

Group

$000

11.134  
1.695  

70  
(222)  
(378)  
(3.909)  
(419)  
(3.163)  

$0.744 million (2020: $0.087 million) disclosed as “Other” comprises employment, legal, accounting and other 
central administrative costs incurred at a Mirada Plc level. 

On  July  2019  Mirada  Connect  Ltd,  which  represented  the  mobile  segment,  was  sold  to  PaybyPhone  Ltd,  a 
subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. 

The segmental results for the year ended 31 March 2020 are as follows: 

March 2020

Revenue
Segmental profit/(loss)
(Adjusted EBITDA, see note 8)

Gain on disposal of Mirada Connect
Finance income
Finance expense
Depreciation
Amortisation
Foreign currency translation differences
Profit / (Loss) before taxation

There is no material inter-segment revenue. 

Digital TV & 
Broadcast
$000

Mobile

Other

$000

$000

12.963  
2.392  

194  
16  

-
-
-

(358)  
(3.499)  

-

1.699  

-
-
(2)  
-
-

(1.465)  

1.713  

-
87  

-
65  
(177)  

-
-
52  
27  

Group

$000

13.157  
2.495  

1.699  
65  
(177)  
(360)  
(3.499)  
52  
275   

The Group has a major customer in the Digital TV and Broadcast segment that generates revenues amounting to 
10% or more of total revenue that account for $7.9 million of $11.03m total revenue. This is approximately 72% 
of all revenue (2020: $9.5 million, out of $13.16m) of the total Group revenues. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

7.  Segmental reporting (continued) 

Reportable segments (continued) 

Segment assets and liabilities are reconciled to the Group’s assets and liabilities as follows: 

Assets  
2021
$000

Liabilities 
2021
$000

Digital TV - Broadcast & Mobile

12.847

10.449

Other:
Goodwill
Other financial assets & liabilities

Total other

5.435
350

5.785  

-
286  

286  

Assets 2020

$000

14.488

5.098  
490  

5.588  

Liabilities 
2020
$000

9.328

-
196

196  

Total Group assets and liabilities

18.632  

10.734  

20.076  

9.524  

Assets allocated to a segment consist primarily of operating assets such as property, plant and equipment, 
intangible assets, goodwill and receivables. 

On July 2019 Mirada Connect Ltd, which represented the mobile segment, was sold to PaybyPhone Ltd, a 
subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. 

Liabilities allocated to a segment comprise primarily trade payables and other operating liabilities.  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

7.  Segmental reporting (continued) 

Reportable segments (continued) 

Geographical disclosures

External revenue by 
location of customer

Total assets by 
location of assets

2021
$000

7.984  
1.611  
1.370  
169  
11.134  

2020

2021

2020
$000

9.688  
939  
1.615  
915  
13.157

14  
18.618  

34  
20.042  

-
-

-
-

18.632  

20.076  

Digital TV & 
Broadcast 
2021

Mobile 
2021

Digital TV 
& 
Broadcast 
2020

$000

5.606
-
3.565
1.963

11.134  

-
-
-
-

-

Mobile 
2020

$000

-
193
-
-

7.983

3.771
1.210

12.964  

193  

2021
$000

378
3.909
253

2020
$000

360
3.499
339   

Mexico
Europe
Other Americas
Asia

Revenues by Products:

Professional Services
Transactions
Licenses
Support & Maintenance

8. 

Expenses by nature 

This has been arrived at after charging: 

Depreciation of owned assets (notes 15 and 16)
Amortisation of intangible assets (note 14)
Operating lease charges

Total R&D expenditure capitalised as intangible assets amounts to $4.12m (2020: $4.35m). 

The total lease expense not subject to IFRS 16 for short-term as well as low-value leases amounts to $0.253 
(2020: $0.339) (refer to Note 15). 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

8.  Expenses by nature (continued) 

Analysis of auditors’ remuneration is as follows:  

Fees payable to the company’s auditor for the audit of the
company's annual accounts

Audit of the account of subsidiaries

2021
$000

60  

30  

2020
$000

65  

25   

Reconciliation  of  operating  profit  for  continuing  operations  to  adjusted  earnings  before  interest,  taxation, 
depreciation and amortisation: 

Operating loss
Depreciation
Amortisation

Operating profit before interest, taxation, depreciation, 
amortisation, impairment (EBITDA)
Share-based payment charge

2021
$000

(2.592)  
378  
3.909  

1.695  

-

2020
$000

(1.364)  
360  
3.499  

2.495  

-

Adjusted EBITDA

1.695  

2.495  

9. 

Staff costs and employee information 

Staff costs (including directors) comprise:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs

Staff costs

Group
2021
$000

8.950  
2.228  
41  

11.219  

Group
2020
$000

9.037  
2.066  
41  

11.144  

Contained within staff costs are amounts capitalised as intangible assets totalling $4.124 million (2020: $4.354 
million), with $7.095 million (2020: $6.790 million) charged to administrative expenses.  

The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme for certain employees. No directors are members 
of this scheme in both the current year and the previous year.  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

9.  Staff costs and employee information (continued) 

The average number of persons, including executive directors, employed by the Group during the year was: 

By activity
Office and management
Platform and development
Sales and marIeting

2021

2020

11  
150  
11  

172  

12  
152  
9  

173  

The  average  number  of  persons,  including  executive  directors,  employed  by  the  Company  and  the  Group 
during the year was 9 (2020: 9) within the office and management team.  

Directors and key management personnel remuneration 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and 
controlling the activities of the Group, including the directors of the company listed on page 19, the Director 
of Business Development and the Sales Director. 

Salaries and fees
Social Security costs
Defined contribution pension cost
Other benefits
Amounts paid to third parties in respect of
directors’ services

2021
$000

1.077  
72  
-
46  

-

1.196  

Directors remuneration 

The emoluments received by the directors who served during the year were as follows: 

Executive directors
Aggregate emoluments

Non-Executive directors

Aggregate emoluments

2021
$000

671  

103  

774  

2020
$000

1.325  
67  
-
46  

-

1.438  

2020
$000

820  
.

93  

913  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

9.  Staff costs and employee information (continued) 

The directors’ remuneration is disclosed in the Nominations and Remuneration Report on page 18. 

Emoluments payable to the highest paid director are as follows: 

Aggregate emoluments

2021
$000

258  

2020
$000

319  

There were no Group contributions to the pension scheme or benefits on behalf of the highest paid director. 

10.  Finance income 

Interest received on bank deposits

11.  Finance expense 

2021
$000

70  

70  

2020
$000

65  

65  

Finance expenses exclude all fees directly incurred to facilitate borrowing. These include professional fees 
paid to bank arrangement fees and fees to secure required guarantees.  

Bank interest payable
Interest on loans from related parties
Interests on lease liabilities

2021
$000

131  
78  
13  
222  

2020
$000

122  
41  
14  
177  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

12.  Taxation  

Analysis of tax credit for the year

Current tax

UK tax for the current financial year
Foreign tax on income for the year
Total current tax (credit)

Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary 
Adjustment in respect of prior periods

Total deferred tax (credit)

2021
$'000

2020
$'000

-

(171)  
(171)  

(1)  
(312)  
(313)  

-
-

-

-
-

-

Total tax (credit) for the year

(171)  

(313)  

The tax assessed on the loss on ordinary activities for the period differs from the standard rate of tax of 19% 
(2020-19%). The differences are reconciled below: 

Profit/(loss) before taxation

Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by 19% (2020: 
19%)
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes
Losses carried forward/(utilised)
Witholding Taxes
Total current tax

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

2021
$000

(3.163)  

(601)  

-
601  
186  
186  

-

Subtotal
Tax benefit from research and development expenditure
Total tax expense
Foreign exchange

186  
(466)  

109  

2020
$000

275  

52  

-
(52)  
112  
112  

-

112  
(486)  

61  

Total tax credit

(171)  

(313)  

Rate used by the Group to calculate income tax is based on UK tax latest rates. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

12.  Taxation (continued) 

Deferred Taxation 

Deferred taxation amounts not recognised are as follows: 

Losses
Research & Development Tax Credits, 
Useable against future profits
Balance at the end of the year

Group
2021
$000

17.429  
3.027  

Group
2020
$000

16.828  
2.722  

20.456  

19.550  

The gross value of tax losses carried forward at 31 March 2021 equals $79.3 million (2020: $78.6 million). 

13.  Earnings per share 

(Earnings)/profit for year

Weighted average number of shares

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Year ended  31 
March 2021
Total

Restated  31 
March 2020
Total

$(2.992.569)  

8.908.435

$(0,336)  

$(0,336)  

$588.607  

8.908.435  

$0,066  

$0,066  

After the cancellation of share premium approved by the General Meeting on 10 September 2019, the Company 
has 41,483 (2020: 41,483) potentially dilutive ordinary shares arising from share options issued to staff. However, 
in  2021  and  2020  the  (loss)/profit  attributable  to  ordinary  shareholders  and  weighted  average  number  of 
ordinary shares for the purpose of calculating the diluted earnings per ordinary share are identical to those 
used for basic earnings per ordinary share.  This is because the exercise of share options would have the effect 
of reducing the earning per ordinary share and is therefore anti-dilutive. 

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Mirada plc 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

14. 

Intangible assets 

Cost
At 1 April 2019
Additions
Disposal
Foreign exchange

Deferred 
development 
costs
$000

25.037  
4.314  

-

(369)  

Completed 
Technology

$000

1.761  
5  
-
(69)  

Total 
Intangible 
assets
$000

26.798  
4.319  

(438)  

Goodwill

$000

38.849  

-

(688)  
(1.690)  

At 31 March 2020

28.982  

1.697  

30.679  

36.471  

At 1 April 2020
Additions
Disposal
Foreign exchange

28.982  
4.153  

-

2.001  

1.697  
32  
-
160  

30.679  
4.185  

-

2.161  

36.471  

-
-

3.681  

At 31 March 2021

35.136  

1.889  

37.025  

40.152  

Accumulated amortisation
and impairment
At 1 April 2019
Provided during the year
Foreign exchange

19.279  
3.455  
(328)  

1.664  
44  
(66)  

20.943  
3.499  
(394)  

32.925  

-

(1.552)  

At 31 March 2020

22.406  

1.642  

24.048  

31.373  

At 1 April 2020
Provided during the year
Foreign exchange

22.406  
3.892  
1.600  

1.642  
17  
154  

24.048  
3.909  
1.754  

31.373  

-

3.344  

At 31 March 2021

27.898  

1.813  

29.711  

34.717  

Net book value
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
At 31 March 2019

7.238  
6.576  
5.758  

76  
55  
97  

7.314  
6.631  
5.855  

5.435  
5.098  
5.924  

The key assumptions for the value in use calculations are those regarding the discount rate applied, and the 
forecast sales growth in a five-year budget period approved by management. Management estimates discount 
rates  using  pre-tax  rates  that  reflect  current  market  assessments  of  the  time  value  of  money  and  the  risks 
specific to the CGUs.  The cash flow forecast has been prepared with revenue being forecast per customer 
based on historical performance of the business. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

14.  Intangible assets (continued) 

There  is  1  CGUs  that  has  been  assessed  for  impairment,  being  Digital  TV  –  Broadcast.    The  sales  growth 
forecasts are based on current contracts and management’s estimate of revenues relating to opportunities that 
are  currently  being  pursued.  CGUs  defined  is:  “Digital  TV  –  Broadcast”  which  refers  to  the  provision  of 
software for the Digital TV market. Major customers are Digital TV platforms, mostly Pay TV service providers 
and  the  Group  provide  the  technology  needed  to  facilitate  the  final  user’s  interaction  with  the  devices  they 
provide.  This rate does not exceed the average long-term growth rate for the relevant markets. The rate used to 
discount  the forecast post-tax cash  flows  for the  CGU  is  10%  (2020:  10%).   A  2% increase/decrease to  the 
discount rate does not result in an impairment. A 10% decrease in the five years cash flow and terminal value 
forecast for both CGUs does not result in an impairment. A perpetual rate of 2% (2020: 2%) has been used in 
the impairment assessment. Even without perpetual rate, no impairment is required. If WACC had increased to 
87%, the CGU would have impaired. 

During the current and last financial periods, no impairment has been recognised. The split of goodwill by CGU 
is as follows: 

Digital TV - Broadcast

Group
2021
$000

5.435  

5.435  

Group
2020
$000

5.098  

5.098  

15.  Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities 

The breakdown of changes in right-of-use assets for the year ended as at 31 March 2021 is as follows:  

Cost

Balance at 1 April 2020

Additions
Foreign exchange

Balance at 31 March 2021

Amortisation
Balance at 1 April 2020
Provided during the year
Foreign exchange
Balance at 31 March 2021

Balance at 31 March 2020
Balance at 31 March 2021

Short term leasehold 
improvements
$000

731

130
47

908

(249)
(305)
(11)
(565)

482
343

Of the total amount of rights-of-use assets at 31 March 2020, $0.188 m correspond to buildings and $0.156 m 
to vehicles (2020: $0.301 m and $0.181 m respectively). 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

15.  Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities (continued) 

Regarding to the lease contracts, the Group has a dispersed portfolio. The average duration of property lease 
contracts is 2 years, and 3 years for vehicles. 

The right-of-use has been defined according to the duration of the contract in force for each asset. 

The breakdown of changes in lease liabilities for the year ending at 31 March 2021 is as follows: 

Balance at 31 March 2020

Additions
Payments of lease liabilities
Finance expense (Note 11)
Foreign exchange
Balance at 31 March 2021

$000

488

130
(314)
13
32
349

The analysis of the contractual maturity date of the lease liabilities, including the current interest, is as follows: 

Currency

Interest 
Rate

Less than 
one year

1 to 3 
years

More than 
3 years

Total 

2021
$000

Lease liabilities

EUR

3%

204

204

99

99

46

46

349

349

Currency

Interest 
Rate

Less than 
one year

1 to 3 
years

More than 
3 years

Total 

2020
$000

Lease liabilities

EUR

2,96%

229

229

216

216

43

43

488

488

58 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

15.  Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities (continued) 

The average incremental discount rates for the main countries affected by this standard, used for calculating 
the current value of the rights of use  and lease liabilities recognised at the date of first-time application of 
IFRS 16 were as follows: 

Spain

Average rate
Between 1 and 3 years
3%

Average rate
More than 3 years
3%

The  Group  has  chosen  to not  recognise  in  the  balance  sheet  the  lease  liabilities and the  right-of-use asset 
corresponding to short term lease agreements and leases for low value assets. Those exceptions have been 
recorded entirely under the heading of operating leases. The total lease expense not subject to IFRS 16 for 
short-term as well as low-value leases amounts to $0.253 m (2020: $0.339 m). 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

16.  Property, plant and equipment 

Office and 
computer 
equipment
$000

Short term 
leasehold 
improvements
$000

Cost
At 1 April 2019
Additions
Disposals
Foreign exchange

At 31 March 2020

At 1 April 2020
Additions
Disposals
Foreign exchange

At 31 March 2021

Depreciation
At 1 April 2019
Provided during the year
Disposals
Foreign exchange

At 31 March 2020

At 1 April 2020
Provided during the year
Disposals
Foreign exchange

At 31 March 2021

Net book value
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020

1.187  
126  
(30)  
(36)  

1.247  

1.247  
53  
-
56  

1.356  

1.013  
67  
(24)  
(35)  

1.021  

1.021  
73  
-
41  

1.135  

221  
226  

Total

$000

1.323  
126  
(39)  
(42)  

1.368  

1.368  
53  
-
56  

1.477  

1.101  
111  
(30)  
(42)  

136  
-
(9)  
(6)  

121  

121  
-
-
-

121  

88  
44  
(6)  
(7)  

119  

1.140  

119  
-
-
-

119  

2  
2  

1.140  
73  
-
41  

1.254  

223  
228  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

17.  Trade & other receivables 

Trade receivables
Other receivables
R&D tax credit
Contract assets
Prepayments 

Non current R&D tax credit

Group 
2021
$000

1.826  
919  
405  
1.561  
145  
4.856  

Group 
2020
$000

1.987  
1.025  
327  
3.478  
149  
6.966  

354  

354  

486  

486  

As  of  31  March  2021,  the  Group  has  a  short-term  receivable  with  the  Spanish Tax Agency  amounting  to 
$0.405m (2020: $0.327m) regarding the FY20 deductions for technological innovation.  

Furthermore,  there is  a  long-term  receivable  of  $0.354m  (2020:  $0.486m) related to the estimation  of  the 
deduction for technological innovation generated in FY21.   

Trade receivables 

Trade receivables net of allowances are held in the following currencies: 

Sterling
US Dollars
Euro

Total

2021
$000

66  
1.489  
271  

2020
$000

402  
1.487  
98  

1.826  

1.987  

The fair values of trade and other receivables are the same as book values as credit risk has been addressed as 
part of impairment provisioning and, due to the short terms nature of the amounts receivable, they are not 
subject to other ongoing fluctuations in market rates. 

Before  accepting  any  new  customer,  the  Group  uses  a  credit  approval  process  to  assess  the  potential 
customer’s credit quality and defines credit limits by customer. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

17.  Trade & other receivables (continued) 

Movement in allowance for doubtful debts: 

Balance at beginning of year
Utilised in year

Balance at the end of the year

2021
$000

2020
$000

-
-

-

-
-

-

In determining the recoverability of a trade receivable, the Group considers any change in the credit quality 
of the trade receivable from the date credit was initially granted up to the reporting date.  

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of each class of receivable set out 
above.   

18.  Trade & other payables 

The fair values of trade and other payables are the same as book values as due to the short terms nature of the 
amounts payable, they are not subject to other ongoing fluctuations in market rates. 

Trade payables and accruals principally comprise amounts outstanding for trade purchases and ongoing costs. 
The average credit period taken for trade purchases is 41 days (2020: 46 days). 

Trade payables
Other payables
Other taxation and social security taxes
Accruals
Contract liabilities 

2021
$000

238  
1.219  
392  
385  
973  

2020
$000

342  
880  
536  
261  
1.785  

3.207  

3.804  

Maturity analysis of the group financial liabilities, excluding other taxation and social security and deferred 
income, is as follows: 

Up to 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 to 12 months

Group 2021
$000

Group 2020
$000

615  
100  
1.126  

1.080  
86  
317  

1.841  

1.483  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

19.  Loans and borrowings 

Advances Drawn on invoice discounting facilities
Bank loans
Other Loans
Related parties loans

The borrowings are repayable as follows:
Up to 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 to 12 months
On demand or within one year

2021
$000

1.204  
178  
392  
3  
1.777  

1.320  
141  
316  
1.777  

2020
$000

1.081  
1.502  
237  
7  
2.827  

2.132  
140  
555  
2.827  

At 31 March 2021, the Group had $0.53 million in available credit lines not used (2020: $0.53 million) and 
$1,064 million in available invoice discounting facilities not used (2020: $1.064 million), with a 3% interest 
rate in average (2020: 3%). 

The above bank loans are denominated in Euros and are unsecured.  

 Interest-bearing bank loans are initially recorded at fair value less direct issue costs. 

On 4 June 2019, the Company announced that the subsidiary Mirada Iberia, S.A.U., had entered into a new 
revolving credit facility for up to €1.3 million (the “Facility”). The proceeds from the Facility are to be used 
alongside Mirada's existing debt financing facilities for general working capital purposes and capex of the 
Company, including the implementation of customer contracts announced and in prospect.   

The total amount withdrawn at 31 March 2021 was €0.5 million (2020: €1.1 million) 

Further, during the year, the Group had secured the following funding for the business: 

o  €1.6m of new loans obtained between April 2020 and June 2020 from banks with 80% of these loans 

guaranteed by the Spanish government under the COVID-19 relief scheme. 

o  An extension to the term of its €1.30 million credit facility has been granted by Leasa Spain, S.L.U. 
The term of the Facility has been extended by 12 months and now expires on 30 November 2022.  

Directors estimate the fair value of the Group's borrowing to be consistent with its carrying value.  There is 
no material difference between the value of the gross undiscounted cash flows and carrying amounts in the 
statement of financial position. 

20.  Non-current liabilities 

Interest bearing loans and borrowings:
Bank loans
Other loans
Related parties loans

2021
$000

3.767  
1.048  
586  
5.401  

2020
$000

228  
967  
1.210  
2.405  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

20.  Non-current liabilities (continued) 

Other  loans  relate  to  loans  received  by  the  Group’s  Spanish  operation  to  assist  in  funding  the  continued 
development of the Group’s Digital TV products. 

Capital risks have been analysed in the Director’s report (page 9).   

Net Debt 

Net Debt is calculated based on short term loans, long terms loans and cash and cash equivalents: 

Loans and borrowings - Current
Loans and borrowings - Non Current
Cash

Net Debt

2021
$000

1.777  
5.401  
(107)  

7.071  

2020
$000

2.827  
2.405  
(185)  

5.047  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

20.  Non-current liabilities (continued) 

Borrowings, including interest, are repayable as follows:

Credit lines
Between one and two years

Bank loans
On demand or within one year
Between one and two years
Between two and five years
More than 5 years

Other loans
On demand or within one year
Between one and two years
Between two and five years
More than 5 years

Related parties loans
On demand or within one year
Between one and two years

Advances drawn on invoice discounting
On demand or within one year

Total borrowings
On demand or within one year
Between one and two years
Between two and five years
More than 5 years

2021
$000

1.725  
1.725  

237  
496  
1.439  
199  

2.371  

393  
218  
764  
69  

1.444  

35  
586  
621  

1.204  

1.204  

1.869  
3.025  
2.203  
268  

7.365  

2020
$000

-
-

661  
171  
87  
-

919  

1.103  
345  
470  
156  

2.074  

7  
1.210  
1.217  

1.081  

1.081  

2.851  
1.726  
557  
156  

5.290  

21.  Retirement benefit schemes 

The  Group  operates  defined  contribution  pension  schemes.  The  pension  charge  for  the  period  represents 
contributions payable by the Group to the schemes and amounted to $40,827 (2020: $40,769). 

At  31  March 2021,  contributions  amounting to  $9,690  (2020: $7,655)  were  payable and  included  in other 
payables. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

22.  Financial instruments 

Capital risk management 

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as a going concern 
while maximising the  return  to  stakeholders  through  the  optimisation  of the  debt and  equity  balance.  The 
capital structure of the Group consists of debt, which includes the borrowings disclosed in Note 19 and 20, 
and  equity  attributable  to  equity  holders  of  the  parent,  comprising  issued  capital,  reserves  and  retained 
earnings as disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity and Note 23. 

Externally imposed capital requirement 

The Group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements. 

Categories of financial instruments 

Financial assets
Amortised cost:
- Trade and other receivables, excluding prepayments
- Cash and cash equivalents

Financial liabilities
Amortised cost:
- Trade and other payables*
- Loans and borrowings due within one year
- Interest bearing loans and borrowings due after one year

2021
$000

4.711  
107  

4.818  

1.841  
1.777  
5.401  

9.019  

2020
$000

6.490  
185  

6.675  

1.483  
2.827  
2.405  

6.715  

* Excluding other taxation, social security and contract liabilities. 

Financial risk management objectives 

The Group monitors and manages the risks relating to the financial instruments held. These risks are discussed 
in further detail below. 

Market risk 
The Group’s activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates 
and interest rates. The Group does not use forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge exchange rate risk. 

Foreign currency risk management 

The  Group  has  undertaken  certain  transactions  denominated  in  foreign  currencies.  Hence,  exposures  to 
exchange rate fluctuations arise. 

The majority of cash at bank is held in Sterling and Euro accounts. There are also trade balances in these 
currencies. The Group is increasingly signing more sales contracts in US dollars and is currently investigating 
ways of reducing the risk on any potential future fluctuations in the US dollar exchange rate. Any foreign 
exchange gains or losses on trading activities are recognised in the consolidated income statement. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

22.  Financial instruments (continued) 

The company  is aware  that  the  UK’s  decision to  leave the European  Union  may affect the  intercompany 
trading between the different subsidiaries. We will adapt our internal policies accordingly if required. In the 
short term, exchange rates are likely to increase the GBP denominated revenues, as the primary cash inflows 
for the Group are based in US dollars. Brexit has not been considered to be as a principal risk due to the non-
EU focussed customer base. 

The carrying amounts of the Group’s material foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary 
liabilities at the reporting date are as follows: 

US Dollar denominated assets and liabilities
Euro denominated assets and liabilities

Liabilities
2021
$000

-

2020
$000

-

10.090  

8.813  

Assets

2021
$000

1.490  
4.839  

2020
$000

1.487  
6.649  

Entities from United Kingdom have no balances denominated in Euro/USD. 

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis 

In fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Company has used US Dollar as presentational currency. The following 
table details the Group’s sensitivity to a 20% increase and decrease in USD against the Euro and to a 20% 
increase  and  decrease  in  USD  against  Sterling.  The  sensitivity  analysis  includes  Euro  and  Sterling 
denominated monetary items and adjusts their translation at the period end for a 20% change in the Euro/USD 
rate and for a 20% change in the Sterling/USD rate at March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021. A positive number 
below  indicates  an  increase  in  profit  and  other  equity  where  US  Dollar  strengthens  against  the  relevant 
currency. For a weakening of US Dollar against the relevant currency, there would be an equal and opposite 
impact on the profit and other equity, and the balances below would be negative. The sensitivities below are 
based on the exchange rates at the balance sheet used to convert the asset or liability to US Dollar. 

Euro
Sterling

Interest rate risk management 

Profit and loss impact

2021
$000

(1.313)  
(731)  

2020
$000

(541)  
(314)  

At 31 March 2021, the Group was exposed to interest rate risk as the interest payable on some of the Group’s 
loans and  borrowings  are linked to Euribor. The  Group’s  loans  and  borrowings  where  interest payable  is 
linked  to  Euribor include bank loans and  development loans  totalling $51,157. The  remaining  bank  loans 
totalling $3,539,919 pay fixed rates of interest.  

Neither interest rate swaps contracts nor forward interest rate contracts are used to hedge any risks arising. 

If interest  rates  changed  by  1%  (100  basis  points) the  profit and loss impact  would  not be material to  the 
Group’s results. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

22. 

Financial instruments (continued) 

Credit risk management 

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial 
loss to the Group. The Group faces exposure to credit risk on its trade receivables and cash equivalents. The 
Group has some exposure to credit risk from credit sales. It is the Group’s policy to assess the credit risk of 
new customers before entering into contracts. Historically, as Mirada’s customers are mainly broadcasters 
and medium/large telecommunication companies, bad debts across the Group have been low. 

The risk of financial loss arising from defaults on trade receivables is mitigated by the Group using a credit 
approval  process  to  assess  the  potential  customers’  credit  quality  and  also  establishes  credit  limits  by 
customer.  The  limits  and  credit  scores  attributed  to  customers  is  reviewed  bi-annually  however,  the  sales 
ledger is reviewed at least monthly to ensure all receivables are recoverable.  

Please refer to Note 17 for further details on trade receivables, including analyses of bad debts, ageing and 
profile by currency. 

The Group believes the credit risk on liquid funds, being cash and cash equivalents, to be limited because the 
counterparties are banks with high-credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. The table 
below  shows  the  balance  of  counterparties  at  the  reporting  date  in  excess  of  10%  of  the  overall  balance, 
together with the Standard and Poor’s credit rating symbols. 

Counterparty

Santander
La Caixa
BBVA
Barclays
Bankinter
Bankia
Sabadell
Banamex

2021
% of overall 
cash & cash 
equivalents

2021

Carrying 
amount

$000

2020
% of overall 
cash & cash 
equivalents

2020

Carrying 
amount

$000

4,4%
0,7%
44,0%
17,9%
1,6%
0,2%
18,6%
9,8%

5  
1  
47  
19  
2  
0  
20  
10  

1,5%
0,0%
51,5%
28,9%
0,4%
6,6%
3,3%
6,4%

3  
-
95  
53  
1  
12  
6  
12   

Liquidity risk management 

Liquidity risk arises from the Group’s management of working capital and the finance charges and principal 
repayments  on  its  debt  instruments.  It  is  the  risk  that  the  Group  will  encounter  difficulty  in  meeting  its 
financial obligations as they fall due.  

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities and reserve borrowing 
facilities by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of 
financial assets and liabilities. As part of this monitoring the Group ensures that the financial liabilities due 
to be paid can be met by existing cash and cash equivalents, forecasted receipts from customers and borrowing 
facilities.  

Tables showing the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities are included in Notes 18, 19 and 20. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

23. 

Share capital 

A breakdown of the authorised and issued share capital in place as at 31 March 2021 and 2020 is as follows: 

Allotted, called up and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

2021
Number

2021
$000

2020
Number

2020
$000

8.908.435  

12.015  

8.908.435  

12.015   

On  28  November  2017,  the  Company  announced  it  had  entered  into  agreements  for  the  provision  to  the 
Company of unsecured one-year loan facilities of up to an aggregate amount of $2.4 million. The facility had 
certain  conditional  subscription  rights  in  respect  of  new  ordinary  shares  of  1p  each  in  the  capital  of  the 
Company. The facility was provided by Kaptungs Limited, Kronck Business S.A. and Minles Corporation 
Inc.  This  facility  was  converted  into  share capital  as  announced  on  29  August  2018,  through the  issue  of 
151,785,713 ordinary shares. 

On 7 March 2018, the Company announced it had entered into a secured one-year loan facility for up to $4.2 
million.  This  facility  was  provided  by  Kaptungs  Limited.  This  facility  was  converted  into  capital  as 
announced on 4 October 2018 through the issue of 300 million ordinary shares.  

On  5  October  2018,  the  Company  announced  it  had  raised  £3  million  before  expenses,  by  way  of  a 
subscription of 300 million new Ordinary Shares at 1p per share by a substantial shareholder of the Company, 
Kaptungs Limited. 

Kaptungs Limited is an investment company which is beneficially owned by Mr. Ernesto Luis Tinajero Flores 
and has a total beneficial interest of 776,879,163 Ordinary Shares in Mirada, which represents 87.21 per cent 
of the voting rights in the Company. 

24.  Reserves 

Share premium 

The amount subscribed for share capital in excess of nominal value.  

On  21  January  2020,  the  Group  announced  the  completion  of  the  Share  Premium  account  cancelation 
amounting to $16 millions (£10 millions). The Share Premium reduction was performed in order to create a 
new reserve against which the Group have performed credit its profit and loss account included as part of the 
heading “other reserves”. 

As  at  31  March  2019,  the  amount  credited  to  the  Company's  balance  sheet  as  paid  up  share  capital  was 
£8,908,435.  Accordingly, the proportion of the Company's accumulated losses to the aggregate of its share 
capital,  share  premium  and  other  reserves  was  approximately  65.7%.  In  accordance  with  EU  Regulation 
651/2014  the  Company's  overseas  subsidiary,  Mirada  Iberia  SAU,  would  currently  be  restricted  from 
obtaining  certain types of  additional  publicly  funded  research  and  development loans  that are available  in 
Spain  from  the  Centre  for the  Development  of  Industrial Technology on  advantageous  commercial terms, 
unless the accumulated losses of the Company are less than 50% of the aggregate of its total share capital, 
share  premium  and  other  reserves.    Therefore,  by  cancelling  the  Company's  share  premium  account  and 
crediting such amount to the Company's balance sheet Mirada Iberia SAU should then be able to improve its 
position to access such publicly funded loans, should it be required, as its accumulated losses will then be 
less than 50% of its share capital and other reserves.   

The Share Premium Account cancellation has not affected the voting or dividend rights of shareholders and 
will not affect the number of Ordinary Shares in issue or the nominal value per Ordinary Share. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

24.  Reserves (continued) 

Other Reserves - Foreign exchange reserve 

This  reserve relates  to exchange  differences  arising  on the translation  of  the  balance  sheet  of  the  Group’s 
foreign operations at the closing rate and the translation of the income statement of those operations at the 
average rate. 

Other Reserves- Merger reserve 

Under  the  provisions  of  s612  of  the  Companies Act  2006,  the  premium that  arose  on  the  shares  issued  as 
consideration in the acquisition of Mirada Iberia S.A, formally known as Fresh Interactive Technologies S.A, 
has been taken to the merger reserve. 

25.  Share based payments  

Equity settled share option scheme 

On  20  December  2013  the Company  granted a total  of  5,301,238  share options to certain  employees  and 
directors  through approved  and  unapproved  share  option  schemes. The exercise  price  for these  options  is 
£0.10. The exercise of these options is not subject to any performance criterion and they vest in three equal 
instalments on 1 January 2015, 1 February 2015 and 1 March 2016. If the options remain unexercised after a 
period of ten years from the date of grant the options expire. The options are forfeited if the employee leaves 
before the options vest.  

The directors granted options under this scheme are as follows: 

José Gozalbo Sidro
José Luis Vázquez
Francis Coles

No. of share 
options

938.728  
631.464  
185.888   

In prior periods  the  Company  has  granted  share  options to employees  and  directors through  approved  and 
unapproved share option schemes. The exercise of options for all options granted during the 12 months ended 
31 March 2008 is subject to a performance criterion being satisfied. The exercise of options granted prior to 
1 January 2007 is not subject to any performance criterion. If the options remain unexercised after a period of 
ten years from the date of grant, the options expire. The options are forfeited if the employee leaves before 
the options vest. 

Equity settled share option scheme (continued) 

In  accordance  with  IFRS  2  the  Group  has  elected  not  to  apply  IFRS  2  to  options  granted  on  or  before  7 
November 2002 or to options which had vested by 1 January 2006. 

Details of the share options outstanding during the period for options issued since 22 June 2007 are as follows: 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

25.  Share based payments (continued) 

Counterparty

Outstanding at the beginning of period
Lapsed during period
100-1 Share consolidation 
Outstanding at the end of the period
Exercisable at the end of the period

2021

2021

2020

2020

Number of 
share 
options

41.483  

-
-

41.483  
41.483  

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price
 (£)
0,10  
0,10  
-
0,10  
0,10  

Number of 
share 
options

4.697.166  
(548.850)  
41.483  
41.483  
41.483  

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price
 (£)
0,10  
0,10  
-
0,10  
0,10   

The  General  Meeting  held  on  10  September  2019  approved  a  100  to  1  share  consolidation.  The  total 
outstanding share options at 31 March 2021 was 41,483 (41,483 at 31 March 2020). Therefore, as of 31 March 
2021, the Company may  issue  up  to  41,483 additional  ordinary  shares  arising  in connection  with  existing 
share options granted to staff, management and directors. 

The options outstanding at 31 March 2021 and at 31 March 2020 had an exercise price of £0.10. 

The options outstanding at 31 March 2021 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of  0.4 years 
(2020: 1.4 years). 

For  the  year  ended  31  March  2021, the  Group has  recognised a  total expense  of  nil  (2020:  nil)  related to 
equity-settled share-based payment transactions. 

The estimated fair values for determining this charge were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing 
model. This produces a fair value for each grant of options made and the fair value is then charged over the 
vesting period, which is three years. 

26.  Operating lease arrangements 

On 1 April 2019, the Group adopted IFRS 16 on Leases (refer to Note 3.a). The Group has chosen to not 
recognise in the balance sheet the lease liabilities and the right-of-use asset corresponding to short term lease 
agreements and leases for low value assets.  

The total lease expense not subject to IFRS 16 for short-term as well as low-value leases amounts to $0.253 
million. 

At the reporting date, the Group had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-
cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows: 

Within one year
In second to fifth years inclusive

2021
$000

129  
64  

193  

2020
$000

157  
94  

251  

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the Group for its office properties. Leases of buildings 
are subject to rent reviews at specified intervals and provide for the lessee to pay all insurance, maintenance, 
and repair costs.  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

27.  Notes supporting cash flow statement 

Cash and cash equivalents comprise: 

Cash available on demand

Net cash increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents are held in the following currencies: 

Sterling
Mexican Peso
Euro

Total

2021
$000

107  

(78)  

185  

107  

2020
$000

185  

68  

117  

185  

2021
$000

2020
$000

19  
11  
77  

107  

53  
12  
120  

185  

Reconciliation of liabilities from financing activities: 

2020 Cash
$000

outflows

Cash
inflows

Non-cash changes

1.730  
1.204  
1.217  
1.081  

(703)  
(252)  
(704)  

2.804  
409  

52  

(242)  

(301)  

(14)  

(13)  

-

-

Foreign
Other
non-cash
exchange
movement movement

-
-
(4)  
-

-

-

114  
80  
80  
71  

-

-

2021
$000

3.944  
1.440  
589  
1.204  

(543)  

(27)  

4.976  

(1.973)  

3.265  

(4)  

345  

6.607  

Bank loans
Other loans
Related party loans
Advances drawn 
on invoice discounting
Payment of principal 
on lease liabilities
Interests on lease liabilities

Total liabilities from
financing activities

28.  Related party transactions 

At 31 March 2021, the amount owed by Mirada Iberia to Mirada Mexico equals €2,445.43. The operations 
volume for FY21 has been €276,189.50 as a supplier. 

At 31 March 2021, the amount owed by Mirada Plc to Mirada Iberia equals €2,145,197.80. The operations 
volume for FY21 has been €201,868.91 as a supplier and €586,251.50 as a customer. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
at 31 March 2021 

29.  Events after the reporting date 

On 4 June 2019 Mirada Plc’s subsidiary, Mirada Iberia, S.A.U. (“Mirada Iberia”), obtained a revolving credit 
facility for up to €1.3 million from Leasa Spain, S.L.U. (the "Lender"). The Lender is owned by Mr. Ernesto 
Luis Tinajero Flores, who also owns 87.21% of the voting rights of Mirada 

On 27 September 2021, the Company announced the Facility was increased up to €3.0 million and its Maturity 
Date was extended until 30 November 2022. In addition, the Facility has been novated from Mirada Iberia to 
Mirada Plc. All other terms of the Facility remain unchanged and are set out in the announcement of 4 June 
2019. 

For  most  of  the  year  ended  in  March  2021,  potential  customers  chose  to  postpone  their  decision-making 
processes until there was greater clarity around the future of the pandemic. New business activity across the 
industry – particularly in the first half – effectively ground to a halt. 

Encouragingly,  as  we  moved  through  the  financial  year  ending  in  March  2022,  we  began  to  see  growing 
indications of a gradual reversion to pre-pandemic levels of appetite for investment from both existing and 
prospective customers. 

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Company Statement of changes in equity 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

Balance at 1 April 2020

Profit  for the year
Other comprehensive income
Movement in foreign exchange reserve
Total comprehensive profit for the year
Balance at 31 March 2021

Balance at 1 April 2019 
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income
Movement in foreign exchange reserve
Total comprehensive profit for the year
Transactions with owners
Share premium cancelation
Balance at 31 March 2020

The notes on pages 76 to 82 form part of these financial statements

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

$000

$000

Foreign 
exchange 
reserves
$000

Accumulated
losses

Total

$000

$000

12.015  

-

-
-

12.015  

-
-

-
-
-

848  
-

(3.687)  
(1.220)  

9.176  
(1.220)  

957  
957  
1.805  

-

(1.220)  
(4.907)  

957  
(263)  
8.913  

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

$000

$000

Foreign 
exchange 
reserves
$000

Accumulated
losses

Total

$000

$000

12.015  

15.995  

(1.630)  

-

-
-

-

2.478  
2.478  

(17.897)  
1.121  

8.483  
1.121  

-

1.121  

2.478  
3.598  

-

-
-

-

(15.995)  

12.015  

-

-
848  

13.089  
(3.687)  

(2.906)  
9.176  

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

i. 

General information and basis of preparation 

Mirada plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is 3rd Floor 
Chancery House, St Nicholas Way Sutton, Surrey SM1 1JB.  The nature of  the Group’s operations and its 
principal activities are the provision and support of products and services in the Digital TV and Broadcast 
markets.  

The financial statements are presented in US Dollars which is the presentational currency of the Company. 

ii. 

Summary of significant accounting policies 

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. 
These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. 

Going concern  

As disclosed in Note 4 from the consolidated financial statement, Directors have prepared a cash flow forecast 
covering a period extending beyond 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Different scenarios 
have  been considered  including  worse  possible cases. The  forecast  contains  certain assumptions  about the 
performance of the business. These assumptions are the directors’ best estimate of the future development of 
the business, including consideration of cash reserves required to support working capital and its new growth 
initiatives. Based on this cash flow forecasts, directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting 
in preparing the annual financial statements. 

Basis of accounting 

The separate financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting 
Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework. Principal accounting policies for the company are consistent 
of those for the group company which are disclosed in Note 4 of the group accounts, page 33. Further polices 
considered in the company financial statements are listed below. 

Disclosure exemptions adopted 

In  preparing these  financial  statements  the  company  has taken  advantage  of  certain disclosure exemptions 
conferred by FRS 101.  Therefore, these financial statements do not include: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

certain comparative information as otherwise required by EU endorsed IFRS; 

certain disclosures regarding the company's capital; 

a statement of cash flows; 

the effect of future accounting standards not yet adopted; 

the disclosure of the remuneration of key management personnel; and 

disclosure of related party transactions with other wholly owned members of the group.  

In  addition,  and  in  accordance  with  FRS  101  further  disclosure  exemptions  have  been  adopted  because 
equivalent disclosures are included in the consolidated financial statements of Mirada plc.  These financial 
statements do not include certain disclosures in respect of: 

• 

• 

Financial  Instruments  (other  than  certain  disclosures  required  as  a  result  of  recording  financial 
instruments at fair value); and  

Fair  value  measurement  (other  than  certain  disclosures  required  as  a  result  of  recording  financial 
instruments at fair value). 

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

ii. 

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

Investments in subsidiaries 

Investments in subsidiaries are held at cost less accumulated impairment losses. 

Right-of-use assets and Lease liabilities (policy applicable as from 1 April 2019) 

At the start of a contract, the Company evaluates whether it contains a lease. A contract is or contains a lease 
if it grants the right to control the use of the asset identified for a period of time in exchange for a consideration. 
The length of time during which the Company uses an asset includes consecutive and non-consecutive periods 
of time. The Company only re-assesses the conditions when a contract is amended. 

In contracts containing one or more components which are lease-related and non-lease related, the Company 
assigns  the  consideration  set in  the contract  for each lease component  according  to the  sales  price of  each 
individual lease-related component, and the aggregate individual price of the non-lease related components. 

In contracts with one or more lease and non-lease components, the Company deems all components as one 
sole lease component. 

The Company has also chosen to not recognise in the balance sheet the lease liabilities and the right-of-use 
asset corresponding to short term lease agreements (leases for one year or less) and leases for low value assets 
($5 thousand or less). For this type of contracts, the Group recognises straight-line payments during the lease 
term. 

Lessee accounting 

At the commencement of the lease term, the Company recognises a right-of-use asset and lease liability. The 
right-of-use asset is composed of the amount of the lease liability, any payment for the lease made on or prior 
to the starting date, less any incentives received, the initial direct costs incurred  and an estimate of the costs 
for decommissioning or restoration to be incurred, as indicated in the accounting policy provisions. 

The Company measures the lease liability as the present value of the lease payments which are outstanding at 
the commencement date. The Company discounts lease payments at the appropriate incremental interest rate, 
unless the implicit interest rate of the lessor may be determined reliably. 

The pending lease payments are comprised of fixed payments, less any incentive to be collected, the variable 
payments that depend on an index or rate, initially appraised by the index or rate applicable on the starting 
date, the amounts expected to be paid for residual value guarantees, the price of exercising the purchase option 
whose exercise is reasonably certain and any compensation payments for contract termination, providing the 
term of the lease reflects the termination option. 

The  Company  measures  the  right-of-use  assets  at  cost,  less  depreciation  and  accrued  impairment  losses, 
adjusted by any re-estimate of the lease liability. 

If the contract transfers ownership of the asset to the Company at the end of the lease term or if the right-of-
use asset includes the price of the purchase option, the depreciation criteria indicated in Note 4.j are applied 
from the lease commencement date until the end of the useful life of the asset. Otherwise, the Group depreciates 
the right-of-use asset from the commencement date until the date of the useful life of the right or the end of the 
lease term, whichever is the earlier. 

The Company applies the criteria for impairment of non-current assets set out in note 4.i to right-of-use assets. 

The Company measures the lease liability increasing it by the interest accrued, decreasing it by the payments 
made and re-assessing the carrying amount due to any amendments to the lease or to reflect any reviews of the 
in-substance fixed lease payments. 

The Company records any variable payments that were not included in the initial valuation of the liability in 
the Consolidated Income Statement for the period in which the events resulting in payment were produced. 

The Company records any re-assessments of the liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset, until it is 
reduced to zero, and subsequently in the Consolidated Income Statement. 

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

ii. 

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

Lessee accounting (continued) 

The Company re-assesses the lease liability discounting the lease payments at an updated rate, if any change is 
made  to  the  lease  term  or  any  change  in  the  expectation  of  the  purchase  option  is  being  exercised  on  the 
underlying asset. 

The  Company  re-assesses  the lease  liability if there  is  any change  in the  amounts expected to  be  paid  for a 
residual value guarantee or any change in the index or rate used for determining payments, including any change 
for reflecting changes in market rents once these have been reviewed. 

The Company recognises an amendment to the lease as a separate lease if it increases the scope of the lease by 
adding one or more rights of use and the amount of consideration for the lease increases by an amount consistent 
with the individual price for the increased scope and any adjustment to the individual price to reflect the specific 
circumstances of the contract. 

If  the  amendment  does  not  result  in  a  separate  lease,  on  the  amendment  date  the  Company  assigns  the 
consideration to the amended contract as indicated above, it re-determines the term of the lease and re-estimates 
the value of the liability discounting the revised payments at the revised interest rate. The Company writes down 
the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset to reflect the partial or total end of the lease in any amendments 
that reduce the  scope  of the lease and  it records  the  profit or loss in  income.  For all  other amendments,  the 
Company adjusts the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset. 

Taxation 

The tax expense represents the sum of the current tax and deferred tax charges. 

The  tax  currently  payable  is  based  on  taxable  profit  for the  period. Taxable  profit  differs  from  net profit as 
reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible 
in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current 
tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.  

If the Group considers it is likely that the tax authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment, the Group will 
establish the taxable gain (loss), the tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits or the tax rates consistent 
with the tax treatment used or intended to be used in its income tax returns. 

If the Group considers it unlikely that the tax authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment, the Group will 
reflect the effect of the uncertainty to establish the taxable gain (loss), the tax bases, unused tax losses or credits 
or  the  corresponding  tax  rates.  The  Group  will  reflect  the  effect  of  the  uncertainty  for  each  uncertain  tax 
treatment by using the most likely amount or the expected value of the probability weighted amounts. 

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of 
assets and  liabilities in the  financial  statements and  the corresponding tax  bases  used in  the computation of 
taxable  profit  and  is  accounted  for  using  the  balance  sheet  liability  method.  Deferred  tax  liabilities  are 
recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is 
probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. 
Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of 
goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in 
a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit. 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it 
is  no  longer  probable  that  sufficient  taxable  profits  will  be  available  to  allow  all  or  part  of  the  asset  to  be 
recovered. 

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled, or 
the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items 
charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets 
against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the 
Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. 

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

iii.  Key judgements and estimates 

In  the  application  of  the  Company’s  accounting  policies,  the  directors  are  required  to  make  judgements, 
estimates  and  assumptions about  the  carrying  amount  of  assets and  liabilities  that are  not  readily apparent 
from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other 
factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and 
underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised 
in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of 
the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. The estimates and 
assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets 
and liabilities are outlined below. 

a. 

Impairment of Investments in subsidiaries 

Determining whether Investments in subsidiaries are impaired requires an estimation of the value in 
use of these subsidiaries. The value in use calculation requires the management to estimate the future 
cashflows expected from the cash generating unit and an appropriate discount rate in order to calculate 
the present value of the future cashflows. Management has evaluated the recoverable amount of those 
investments  based  on  such  estimates. The  carrying  amounts  of  these  investments  at  the  end  of  the 
reporting period are stated in Note (iv) of the Company financial statements.  

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Mirada plc 
Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

iv. 

Investments 

Company

Cost
At 1 April 2020
Foreign exchange

At 31 March 2021

Amounts provided 
At 1 April 2020
Foreign exchange

At 31 March 2021

Net book value
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020

$000
18.230  
4.517  

22.747  

7.800
3.345  

11.145  

11.602
10.430

Details of the investments in which the Company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of 
share capital are as follows:  

Name of company

Holding

% Voting rights

incorporation address

Nature of business

Country of

Registered

Digital Interactive
Television Group 
Limited

Digital Impact (UK) 
Limited*

Ordinary shares

100%

Ordinary shares

100%

UK

UK

Mirada Iberia, S.A.

Ordinary shares

100%

Spain

Mirada Mexico, S.A.* Ordinary shares

100%

Mexico

* Held indirectly in Mirada Iberia S.A. 

68 Lombard Street 
London EC3V 9LJ

68 Lombard Street 
London EC3V 9LJ

Avda. de las 
Águilas 2B 28044 
Madrid
Montes Urales 505-
2º 11000 México 
DF

Dissolved on 27th 
April 2021

Dissolved on 27th 
April 2021

Interactive TV 
services

Interactive TV 
services

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Mirada plc 
Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

v. 

Trade and other receivables 

Trade receivables
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other receivables
Prepayments 

vi. 

Trade and other payables  

Trade payables
Amount owed to group undertakings
Other payables
Other taxation and social security taxes
Accruals
Contract liabilities 

2021
$000

66  
237  
2  
26  
331  

2020
$000

402  
-
9  
26  
437  

2021
$000

16  
2.753  
10  
28  
137  
26  

2020
$000

69  
1.548  
5  
14  
96  
12  

2.970  

1.744  

Maturity analysis of the company financial liabilities, excluding other taxation and social security and 
deferred income, is as follows: 

Up to 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 to 12 months

vii.  Operating lease arrangements 

Within one year

$000
1.281  
34  
1.600  

$000

903  
761  
54  

2.915  

1.718  

2021
$000

6  

6  

2020
$000

24  

24  

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Mirada plc 
Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued) 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 

viii.  Share capital 

A breakdown of the authorised and issued share capital in place as at 31 March 2021 and 2020 is as follows: 

Allotted, called up and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

2021
Number

2021
$000

2020
Number

2020
$000

8.908.435  

12.015  

890.843.408  

12.015   

On  28  November  2017,  the  Company  announced  it  had  entered  into  agreements  for  the  provision  to  the 
Company of unsecured one-year loan facilities of up to an aggregate amount of $2.4 million. The facility had 
certain  conditional  subscription  rights  in  respect  of  new  ordinary  shares  of  1p  each  in  the  capital  of  the 
Company. The facility was provided by Kaptungs Limited, Kronck Business S.A. and Minles Corporation 
Inc.  This  facility  was converted  into  share capital as  announced on  29  August  2018, through  the issue  of 
151,785,713 ordinary shares. 

On 7 March 2018, the Company announced it had entered into a secured one-year loan facility for up to $4.2 
million. This facility was provided by Kaptungs Limited. This facility was converted into capital as announced 
on 4 October 2018 through the issue of 300 million ordinary shares.  

On  5  October  2018,  the  Company  announced  it  had  raised  £3  million  before  expenses,  by  way  of  a 
subscription of 300 million new Ordinary Shares at 1p per share by a substantial shareholder of the Company, 
Kaptungs Limited. 

Kaptungs Limited is an investment company which is beneficially owned by Mr. Ernesto Luis Tinajero Flores 
and has a total beneficial interest of 776,879,163 Ordinary Shares in Mirada, which represents 87.21 per cent 
of the voting rights in the Company. 

ix. 

Events after the reporting date 

See Note 29 of the Group financial statements. 

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