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Doctor Care Anywhere Annual Report 2022  1 

Annual Report 2022

Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC 
(Company Number 08915336)
(ARBN 645 163 873)

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Contents

STRATEGIC REPORT

Chairman and CEO’s Letter

Section 172 Statement

Operating and Financial Review

Clinical Risk Review 

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

Directors’ Report 

Corporate Governance statement 

Appendix A

 Remuneration and Nominations Committee Chair’s Letter 

Remuneration Report 

Directors’ Declaration

 Directors’ Responsibility 
Statement 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Financial Statements 

Independent Auditor’s Report

Shareholder Information

Corporate Directory 

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Executive Summary

FY22 highlights

40% increase in 
consultations on FY21; 
totalling 614,000

19% revenue growth 
to £29.8m (A$52.3m)

•  Gross margin improvement of 

more than 6ppt in FY22 to 42.9%

•  Underlying EBITDA losses reduced 
£2.9m in the year to £17.2m as the 
business focuses on getting to 
break even. This was supported by 
a cost reduction programme in 1H 
22.

•  Launch of variable length 

appointments, the first step in the 
full launch of the Company’s new 
operating model.

Services overview
Efficient  workforce  utilisation  to  treat  a 
wide range of conditions at scale

Patient
Comes to DCA for healthcare need

Health Navigator
Assigns patient to most appropriate treatment pathway

QuickConsult
Fast and easy questionnaire-
based treatment for routine 
conditions (for release in 
2H23)

Virtual GP
Access to GPs within 
4-8 hours, 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week

Virtual Nurses
Treatment by Advanced 
Treatment by Advanced  
Nurse Practitioners for 
Nurse Practitioners for 
conditions not requiring a GP 
conditions not requiring a GP 
(for release in Q2 2023)
=(for release in Q2 2023)

Diagnostic tests
If required, diagnostic tests (i.e., MRI, x-ray, 
bloods) can be arranged with 3rd parties

Specialist review
Review of diagnostic test results, 
advising on treatment plan

For patients

Faster access

For payors

Differentiated model

Better clinician outcomes

Cost savings

Transparency

Better clinician outcomes

For healthcare 
professionals

Convenience and 
flexibility

Training and support

Increased income 
opportunity

For Doctor Care Anywhere

Ability to treat broad range of 
health conditions

Efficient utilisation of clinicians 
(lower cost to serve)

Enabling every step of the 
patient journey

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FY22 results overview

£29.8m 
(A$52.3m) revenue

19% revenue growth on FY21

614,200 
consultations 
delivered  
(+40% on FY21)

Driven by acquisition  
of 174,200 new patients

428,000 
consultations 
delivered to 
returning patients

Demonstrating quality and 
retention value of service

31,200 
secondary care 
journeys completed 
(+82% on FY21)

Driving improved margins and 
payor savings

Underlying EBITDA 
loss reduced to 
£17.2m  
(A$30.2M)

14% Reduction on FY21

42.9% 
FY22 underlying 
gross profit margin

Up over 6ppt on FY21, 
demonstrating improving  
base economics of business

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“2022 was a year of change, 
rebuilding and resetting  
the Company to ensure  
Doctor Care Anywhere  
has a bright future”

Dr Richard Dammery, Chairman 

A Year of change and stabilisation

Ben Kent, Interim Chief Executive 

There can be no doubt that 2022 was a challenging year for Doctor Care Anywhere (“DCA”), in a sector which has lost 
significant market support, globally, compared to 2020 and 2021.

At last year’s AGM, the Board said that it believes telehealth is not a fad – it is not a COVID phenomenon – it will be a feature 
of medical practice globally; it will endure market fluctuations; and it will lead, over time, to vastly improved access to primary 
care. Based on the evidence of continuing strong demand for DCA’s services, and increased consultation volumes, we still 
believe this and we are working hard to ensure the Company achieves its full potential. 

Nevertheless, the levels of market support and access to capital are extremely challenging. As the chart below shows, many 
telehealth companies globally have lost significant market value, and regrettably DCA is one of them. 

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To underscore these issues, it was reported recently in the Financial Times that Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC), a large global 
telehealth company, recorded in 2022 the largest write-down in the S&P500, having impaired its goodwill by over USD$8 
billion.1 This is one potent example of the market pressures evident in the sector globally.  It also highlights the need for each 
telehealth provider to play to its strengths.  DCA has many opportunities before it, and the Board has re-emphasised the need 
for disciplined deployment of capital, focused on the Company’s home market in the UK.

As the Board indicated to investors in our August 2022 Market Update, Doctor Care Anywhere was affected by three main 
issues during 2022: 

• 

the  delayed  launch of the Mixed Clinical Workforce initiative, whereby Advanced Nurse Practitioners are added  to the 
Company’s current clinical workforce to improve our ability to meet demand; 

•  significant and unexpected technology platform stability and performance issues; and
•  a widespread shortage of clinicians in the UK.  

We also had to address some concerning leadership and cultural shortcomings during the year.

The Board and management team took immediate steps to address these challenges.  The technology team worked tirelessly to 
undertake extensive platform stabilisation work in the last quarter of 2022, and we are pleased that no significant outages have 
occurred since October 2022 (i.e. nothing significant enough to incur service credit payment to our partners AXA PPP Healthcare 
Group Limited (“AXA”)).

This improved platform stability, together with a refreshed doctor value proposition, has resulted in c. 300,000 consultations in 
the second half of 2022.

With these actions, the team is now confident to proceed with the launch of the Mixed Clinical Workforce initiative in the second 
quarter of 2023, which will enhance clinician availability and hence our ability to deliver continuing consultation growth.   

Turning  to  financial  performance  for  the  year,  2022  saw  the  business  continue  to  grow,  with  revenue  of  £29.8  million, 
representing a 19.3% increase on 2021. Underlying gross profit and contribution margins also improved by 6.2ppt and 8.7ppt 
respectively, showing progress on improving the effectiveness of our clinician supply.

1 Top global companies write-down billions as deals make way for gloom,” Financial Times, 16 January 2023.

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Operating and Financial Review cont.

In December 2022, the Company entered into a £10m four-year secured and guaranteed loan agreement with  AXA.  The Loan 
will be used by the Company for general working capital purposes in accordance with the terms of the Loan.

Reducing the Company’s operating cost base remains a major area of focus. Normalising for the one-off restructuring costs 
of £1.6m incurred in 1H22, and for share-based payments in both years, non-operating costs in FY22 increased 2.4% on FY21, 
to £23.5 million. However, it should be noted that 2H22 non-operating costs were £1.7 million lower than 1H22 after excluding 
restructuring costs and share based payments. If the 2H22 run rate had been applied throughout the year, FY22 non-operating 
costs  would  have  been  £1.1  million  lower  than  FY21  despite  the  19.3%  increase  in  revenue.    The  Board  and  the  new  Chief 
Executive will continue to focus on reducing operating costs throughout 2023.

Patients value the DCA service: its ease and convenience; the integration of diagnostics and secondary care pathways; the 
ability to easily fill prescriptions.  Our 2022 customer NPS score of 75.4, together with the fact that 70% of our 2022 consultations 
were from repeat customers, demonstrates the regard in which we are held by patients.

The year ahead

We have started 2023 with positive momentum. Firstly, DCA completed over 63,000 consultations in January, with greatly 
improved platform stability. 

We have secured a new Chief Executive Officer, Ben Kent. Ben comes to Doctor Care Anywhere with a head-start, having been 
the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for a period leading to, and immediately after, the Company’s IPO. He 
has significant senior management and operating experience, including as the Chief Financial Officer of Simplyhealth and the 
Group Director of Finance of Bupa. More recently he has been involved with a range of digital health innovators.

In January, we drew down the first tranche of the £10 million AXA loan, thereby securing our immediate cash runway. 

Turning to the Board, in January we announced that, consistent with the renewed focus on the UK market, the Australia-
based non-executives would retire at the 2023 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”). Accordingly, the Board appointed John Stier 
(currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee) as independent Chairman with effect from the conclusion 
of the 2023 AGM. A smaller Board, fully domiciled in the UK, will facilitate closer oversight of management, and will reduce 
governance overheads.  We would like to thank Dr. Richard Dammery, Vanessa Wallace and Simon Calver for their extensive 
efforts on behalf of the Company, particularly through 2022 when the Company needed much more direct involvement from 
the non-executives and Chairman than is normal (or desirable) in a public company. Thanks to this direct involvement, the 
Company can enter 2023 with improved confidence and stability.

Finally, we would like to thank the wider team at DCA for their loyalty, patience and resilience through a difficult period.

Dr. Richard Dammery  
Chairman                                                     

Ben Kent  
Interim Chief Executive Officer                                                     

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Section 172 Statement

The Company is dual regulated under both UK Companies law and the Australian Stock Exchange listing rules. Section 172 of 
the Companies Act 2006 (UK) requires that directors of a Company act in good faith to promote the success of the Company 
for all stakeholders. The directors consider that, during FY22, and having regard to the matters set out in s.172(1)(a)-(f) of the 
Companies Act 2006, they acted in good faith and undertook actions that would be most likely to promote the success of the 
Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, having regard to the interests of all stakeholders, including employees, 
customers, suppliers, and the wider community.

Through  an  open  and  transparent  dialogue  with  our  key  stakeholders,  the  directors  have  been  able  to  develop  a  clear 
understanding of their needs, assess their perspectives and monitor their impact on the Company’s strategic ambition and 
culture.  As  part  of  the  Board’s  decision-making  process,  the  Board  and  its  Committees  consider  the  potential  impact  of 
decisions  on  relevant  stakeholders  while  also  having  regard  to  a  number  of  broader  factors,  including  the  impact  of  the 
Company’s operations on the community and environment, responsible business practices and the likely consequences of 
decisions in the long term.

The Company notes that it is also listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and as such must comply with the ASX Listing Rules 
and the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, designed to ensure high quality corporate governance by 
Australian listed entities.

This statement sets out the matters considered under each subsection of s.172(1) (a)-(f).

A. The likely consequences of any decision in the long term

The  primary  focus  of  the  directors  in  FY22  was  on  ensuring  the  survival  of  the  company,  given  a  range  of  operational 
and funding challenges.  The directors have taken decisions in a number of key areas, including: raising capital (via a loan 
agreement from AXA PPP Healthcare) to provide the business with a cash runway and secure its future; making changes to 
the executive leadership team in response to a range of issues; and reducing operating costs in a drive to achieve profitability 
and sustainability. The Board carefully assessed the likely consequences of each decision in the long term, and took into 
consideration  the  strategy,  purpose,  values  and  desired  culture  of  the  Company.  During  the  year,  the  directors  made 
decisions based on board papers, presentations from the executive management team, information documents, discussions 
with external advisors and reports from independent advisers.  Following certain changes to leadership during the year, the 
non-executive directors stepped in to stabilise the Company and ensure its survival.

B. The interests of the company’s employees

Throughout  FY22  the  directors  have  sought  to  consult  widely  with  the  Company’s  employees  about  a  range  of  matters 
including decisions about the Company’s operations, funding, leadership and culture. The Company encourages its employees 
to  feed  back  their  views  through  employee  surveys,  the  results  of  which  are  analysed  and,  where  possible,  changes  are 
implemented.  

The directors have also focused on improving the current clinician value proposition. 

The directors have taken steps to refresh the Company’s culture to ensure greater transparency, trust and accountability.  
The directors consider that this will ensure a better working environment for employees. Monthly ‘Townhall’ meetings were 
reinstated to provide updates on changes within the Company and company performance.  

In addition to the above initiatives, a zero alcohol at work policy has been implemented to foster the health and well-being 
of our employees. 

C. The need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others

The  directors  oversee  the  Company’s  strategy  and  operations  to  develop  and  maintain  mutually  beneficial  business 
relationships with all our partners, suppliers, government agencies and other stakeholders. 

The directors continue to make efforts to ensure an effective and mutually beneficial relationship with AXA PPP Healthcare Group 
Limited, the Company’s primary partner. Opportunities to improve the partnership and ensure shared benefits from the service 
agreement are discussed in regular interactions among executives, and at Joint Venture Board meetings. The Company does the 
same with other clients such as Nuffield Health in order to ensure that both parties benefit from the relationship. 

The directors ensure our suppliers are paid in a timely manner. 

The directors have assessed and implemented initiatives to improve the availability of clinicians on the platform so that our 
customers have timely access to appointments. Feedback is requested from service users and assessed to determine ways in 
which the service can be improved. 

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D. The impact of the Company’s operations on the community and the environment

The directors regularly consider the impact their decisions will have on the community.  The Company provides an innovative 
primary and secondary healthcare service using technology, principally seeking to provide easy access to healthcare services 
in both the UK and Australia (where the Company has operations), where timely access can be challenging.  

The  directors  also  consider  environmental  impacts,  noting  that,  given  the  service  is  principally  provided  via  a  telehealth 
platform, the environmental impact is low.

The directors have sought to improve the clinician value proposition in order to attract more clinicians to serve patients. They 
have also decided to create a Mixed Clinical Workforce by employing Advanced Nurse Practitioners. This will help address the 
supply issues currently facing the business and allow it to continue to grow.

E. The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct

At all times the directors seek to ensure that the Company, through the Board’s oversight, adheres to high standards of corporate 
governance. The Company continues to comply with the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the 
primary mechanism for Australian listed companies to demonstrate high standards of corporate governance. The Company 
also maintains a Code of Conduct and Board Charter.  

During the year, the directors received several separate protected whistle blower disclosures relating to alleged misconduct 
and failures of leadership and culture.  These were thoroughly investigated by two independent advisers, legal and financial, 
reporting directly to the independent Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee.  The Board also received a 
report on the matters of concern, with findings and recommendations.  As a result, decisive action was taken and a number of 
changes were made. All material recommendations from the reports have been, or will be, implemented. The Company has 
put in place an externally managed whistle blower hotline service. The actions taken by the Board ensured that the reputation 
of the Company was protected as well as the interests of all stakeholders, including employees and shareholders. 

F. The need to act fairly between members of the Company

The Board ensures that all shareholders/Chess Depository Instrument holders have the opportunity to express their concerns 
to the Board throughout the year by having access to the Chairman, and through investor briefings. The Company also complies 
with  Australian  continuous  disclosure  obligations,  thereby  ensuring  that  all  shareholders/Chess  Depository  Instrument 
holders have access to the same information about material matters at the same time. The AGM allows an opportunity for 
shareholders to ask questions and to discuss issues in more depth with the Board of Directors.

Directors who hold shares in the company routinely declare their conflicts in substantive transactions that affect the company. 
Where a conflict is present, the director in question does not participate in deliberations. 

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Operating and Financial Review

Operational Performance 

Activated Lives reached 868,900 at 31 December 2022, representing a net increase of 193,900 (28.7%) above 31 December 2021.  
There is further growth potential in activated lives given the Company’s existing base of 2.5 million Eligible Lives, with further 
activations expected across FY23 as the Company continues to penetrate AXA’s customer base.

Consultation volumes grew significantly in FY22, totalling 614,200 for the period, an increase of 174,200 (39.6%) over FY21.  The 
key drivers of this consultation growth were:

• The acquisition of new patients, with 186,000 patients having their first consultation during the period; and
• Increased uptake of the Company’s secondary care pathway (referral for diagnostic tests and specialist review of results)

with 31,200 patients completing the pathway during FY22, up 82% from 17,100 in FY 21.

Consultation  growth  was  also  supported  by  the  Company’s  strong  repeat  user  rate,  with  428,000  consultations  delivered 
to returning patients in FY22, representing 70% of total consultations.  Growth in the Company’s repeat user rate validates 
the investment made in acquiring new patients during the year, with these new patients expected to continue to utilise the 
Company’s services in FY23 and beyond, building the operational scale which will underpin a profitable future. 

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Financial Performance 
Summary

£ in millions

FY22

FY21 Variance

%

1H 22

2H 22 Variance

%

Utilisation revenue

Subscription revenue

Other revenue

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

27.6

2.2

0.0

21.0

1.9

2.0

6.6

0.3

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13.6%

(2.0)

(99.7%)

13.3

1.1

0.0

13.3

1.1

0.0

(0.9)

(6.4%)

(0.1)

0.0

(5.7%)

2.0%

29.8

25.0

4.8

19.3%

15.4

14.4

(1.0)

(6.4%)

(17.0)

(14.6)

(2.4)

(16.7%)

12.8

10.4

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23.1%

(8.9)

6.5

(8.1)

6.3

0.7

8.0%

(0.3)

(4.2%)

Gross profit margin

42.9%

41.6%

Underlying gross profit margin

42 9%

36.7%

1.3%

6.2%

42.5%

43.4%

42.5%

43.4%

1.0%

1.0%

Operating costs

Contribution

(6.3)

6.5

(5.4)

5.0

(0.9)

(16.5%)

1.5

30.2%

(3.1)

3.4

(3.2)

3.1

(0.1)

(2.4%)

(0.4)

(10.3%)

Contribution margin

21.8%

20.0%

Underlying contribution margin

21.8%

13.1%

1.8%

8.7%

22.2%

21.3%

(0.9%)

22.2%

21.3%

(0.9%)

Sales and marketing

Research and development

(1.9)

(7.4)

(3.4)

(4.8)

1.5

45.2%

(2.5)

(52 1%)

General and administration

(16.6)

(15.4)

(1.2)

(7.8%)

Other operating income

Share based payment

0.6

1.2

0.6

(1.0)

Non operating costs

(24.0)

(24.0)

0.0

2.2

0.0

4.2%

217.9%

0.1%

(14.4)

(9.6)

Share of JV net loss

(0.1)

(0.1)

(0.1)

(92.8%)

0.2

EBITDA

(17.6)

(19.1)

15

7.7%

(10.8)

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment of goodwill

(2.1)

(2.5)

(1.3)

–

(0.8)

(60.8%)

(0.9)

(2.5)

–

–

(0.3)

(6.8)

(1.2)

(2.5)

(1.3)

(4.3)

(8.9)

0.3

(0.2)

(0.5)

(3.1)

(7.7)

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1.4

0.8

60.5%

1.2

1.3

0.0

1.6

48

27.1%

14.1%

2.5%

845.5%

33.2%

(0.5)

(291.93)

40

36.7%

(0.3)

(28.0%)

(2.5)

–

EBIT

(22.2)

(20.4)

(1.8)

(8.9%)

(11.7)

(10.5)

1.2

10.3%

Finance income/(expense)

(0.1)

(0.1)

0.1

46.18

(0.0)

(0.1)

(0.0)

(357.5%)

Loss before tax

(22.3)

(20.5)

(1.7)

(8.5%)

(11.7)

(10.6)

Tax

0.3

0.3

(0.0)

(12.6%)

0.1

0.1

Loss after tax

(22.0)

(20.2)

(1.8)

(8.8%)

(11.6)

(10.4)

1.2

0.0

1.2

9.9%

26.4%

10.3%

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Revenue for FY22 was £29.8 million, up 19.3% on FY21 and within the guidance range provided to the market in August 2022. 
The main driver of revenue growth was the increase in GP consultations between the two periods. Revenue in 2H22 declined 
by 6.4% over 1H22, however, due to platform stability issues impacting the number of GP appointments available. This has 
been a considerable area of focus in 2H22 in which we returned our platform stability to historical levels. This will support 
continued growth in patient consultations as we work through 2023.

Gross profit for FY22 was £12.8 million, up 23.1% on FY21. Underlying gross profit margin for FY22 was 42.9%, up 6.2ppt on 
FY21. The improvement in the gross profit margin is driven by a reduction in the amount of incentives paid per consultation 
in FY22 vs FY21 and an improvement in the utilisation of GPs in FY22. This improvement in gross profit margin is expected to 
accelerate in FY23 with the roll-out of the Company’s Mixed Clinical Workforce proposition.

Contribution for FY22 was £6.5 million, up 30.2% on FY21. Underlying contribution margin for FY 2022 was 21.8%, up 8.7ppt on 
FY21. This increase in underlying contribution margin was attributable to the improvement in gross profit margin referenced 
above. Operating costs per consultation decreased by 16.6% in FY22 as the Company realised the benefits of economies of scale.

Normalising  for  the  one-off  restructuring  costs  of  £1.6m  incurred  in  1H22,  and  for  share  based  payments  in  both  years, 
non-operating costs in FY22 increased 2.4% on FY21, to £23.5 million. However it should be noted that 2H22 non-operating 
costs were £1.7m lower than 1H22 after excluding restructuring costs and share based payments. This was driven by work 
undertaken in 2022 to reduce the business’ ongoing cost base. If the 2H22 run rate had been applied throughout the year, FY22 
non-operating costs would have been £1.1m lower than FY21 despite the 19.3% increase in revenue.

  The  only  area  of  the  Company  which  grew  non-operating  costs  in  2022  was  technology  costs  due  to  investment  in  the 
Company’s technology platform to improve stability and work towards the launch of our new operating model with a mixed 
clinical workforce.

Adjusting for restructuring costs and share based payments, underlying EBITDA loss in FY22 was £17.2m1, a reduction of £2.9m 
year on year.  This was driven by revenue growth and a focus on productivity in the business. 

In addition to the above, there was an impairment of goodwill in the year totalling £2.5m relating to the acquisition of GP2U 
in  2021.  Following  a  review  of  management’s  best  estimates  of  the  future  performance  of  GP2U,  it  was  decided  to  write 
down the value of this goodwill. These revised estimates are a result of the Board’s decision to focus investment primarily  
on the UK business. Further details are set out in Note 3 of the Appendix 4E. GP2U Is now regarded by the Company as a  
non-core asset.

Outlook

In  2023,  we  will  focus  on  resetting  the  Company’s  workplace  culture,  improving  operating  efficiency,  and  managing  cash 
tightly.  We expect to draw down tranches 2 and 3 of the AXA Loan facility (totalling £5m).  We will progress towards becoming 
EBITDA positive and cash generative, through a combination of the change in operating model, growth in consultation 
numbers, and optimising operating and non-operating costs.

1  

£m

EBITDA loss

Less 2021 other revenue

Less 2022 restructuring costs

Less Share based payments

Underlying EBITDA loss

2022

(17.6)

-

1.6

(1.2)

(17.2)

2021

(19.1)

(2.0)

-

1.0

(20.1)

Variance

1.5

2.0

1.6

(2.2)

2.9

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Operating and Financial Review cont.

Key Risks 

TOPIC

SUMMARY

Concentration  

of revenue

The relationship with AXA PPP healthcare Group Limited (AXA) accounted for approximately 90.9% 
of the Company’s total revenue in FY2022 and 91.2% of activated lives in the year. The Company is 
party to several agreements with AXA which govern most material aspects of the relationship.  These 
include the terms on which clinical services (including diagnostics) are provided, which technology 
is developed, and include a contractual mechanism for determining annual price increases to reflect 
medical  inflation.  AXA’s  right  to  trigger  a  call  option  related  to  the  joint  venture,  or  a  decrease  in 
forecast or actual revenue from AXA for any reason, could each have a material adverse effect on the 
Company’s revenue and profitability. 

Acquisitions, 

expansion, or 

growth initiatives 

The AXA Joint Venture Agreement includes exclusivity restrictions which may prevent the Company 
from  developing  future  products  or  markets  resulting  in  potentially  slower  business  growth  and 
unfulfilled market expectations. 

Requirements for 

additional funding

Additional funding may be required to meet objectives if costs exceed the expectations of the Company 
or further opportunities arise for capital expenditure. Should such an event occur, the Company may 
need to raise additional funds via equity financing or debt financing. There can be no assurance that 
additional financing will be available when needed, on terms appropriate to the Company or that do 
not involve substantial dilution to securityholders.

Failure to deliver 

the Mixed Clinical 

Workforce

Mixed Clinical Workforce (“MCW”) refers to the addition of Advanced Nurse Practitioners (“ANPs”) to 
the Company’s current clinical workforce. The programme of work is currently in development with 
implementation expected in Q2 2023. Failure to deliver this programme successfully or on time would 
impact financial performance for the remainder of 2023 and beyond and reduce capacity to deliver 
growing numbers of consultations.

Potential litigation 

and regulatory 

fines 

The  Company’s  operations  are  governed  by  laws  and  regulations,  including  laws  governing  data 
protection and the care and treatment of patients. There is a risk that the Company fails to comply with 
these  legal  and  regulatory  requirements,  and  may  be  subject  to  statutory  action,  loss  of  registration 
by regulators, fines, litigation, and compensation claims from patients as well as customers. The cost 
of  settling  claims  or  paying  any  fines,  diversion  of  resources,  operational  impacts,  and  reputational 
damage, could materially affect the Company’s operating and financial performance. 

Risk of non-

compliance with 

Care Quality 

Commission (CQC) 

regulation

There is the potential for a failure of clinical governance and oversight leading to a deterioration in the 
delivery of high quality and safe patient services. The risk of breach or non-compliance with regulatory 
requirements  could  impact  the  Company’s  CQC  registration  and  cause  patient  dissatisfaction.  In 
addition,  a  material  non-compliance  by  the  Company  resulting  in  an  “Inadequate”  rating  in  a  CQC 
inspection would constitute an event of default under the AXA agreements, which would give AXA 
the immediate right to terminate all its agreements. 

Competitor risk

The Company has no influence or control over the activities or actions of its competitors, including 
existing virtual GP providers and new entrants, whose activities or actions may impact the Company’s 
operations  and  financial  performance:  for  example,  the  availability  and  development  of  new 
technologies  such  as  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  which  are  more  innovative  and  cost  effective  than 
those products that are developed by the Company. 

This may create downward pricing pressures as competitors develop and expand their offerings in the 
market, which could adversely impact the Company’s ability to retain existing customers/partners or 
to attract new customers or partners. 

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TOPIC

SUMMARY

Data protection 

and cyber security 

risks

There  is  a  risk  that  the  measures  the  Company  takes  to  protect  confidential,  personal  identifiable, 
proprietary  and  commercially  sensitive  information  are  insufficient  to  prevent  security  breaches 
caused  by  technology  failures  or  cyber-attacks  (including  malware,  ransomware,  phishing  and 
denial  of  service  (DDoS)  attacks  and  many  others),  resulting  in  damage  to  infrastructure,  data  loss, 
unauthorised access or disclosure of information and data as well as an inability for the Company to 
deliver contractual service levels and obligations.

Risk of Platform 

Stability

Reliance on 

key supplier 

relationships

In  2022  the  Company  experienced  platform  performance  issues,  including  instability  and  some 
outages as a  result of legacy technology and inadequate controls over deployment of new technology. 
This  follows  the  rapid  growth  of  consultation  volumes  in  2021  and  into  2022  together  with  the 
development of new features to enhance the service offering for clinicians, AXA, and other customers. 
These performance issues  have also caused delays to key programmes of work and to key process 
improvements, resulting in manual work arounds.

There  is  a  risk  of  further  platform  performance  issues.  If  these  were  to  arise,  the  potential  impacts 
include financial penalties due to AXA contractual breaches, poor service delivery for patients, inability 
to launch new services and products, and reputational and brand damage.

The  Company’s  business  is  dependent  on  maintaining  relationships  with  key  third-party  suppliers, 
information  technology  suppliers,  and  software  and  infrastructure  providers.  In  segments  of  the 
healthcare  technology  market  where  there  is  a  limited  number  of  suppliers  and  barriers  to  entry 
are high or switching costs are high, suppliers may be able to exercise significant market power and 
dictate contract terms. The Company’s arrangements with such suppliers may be governed by short-
term service agreements (one year or less) which are entered into on the supplier’s standard terms 
and conditions. If the Company needs to replace its suppliers, there is a risk that it may be unable to 
find alternative sources of technology or systems, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or on a 
timely basis. 

GP and Clinician 

Shortage

As  has  been  reported  extensively  in  the  UK  media  there  is  a  severe  shortage  of  GPs  in  the  UK  and 
a  crisis  in  primary  care.  Competition  for  clinicians  is  high,  with  consistently  growing  demand  and 
decreasing capacity. The Company, like all healthcare providers, faces significant challenges recruiting 
and  retaining  a  high-quality  clinical  workforce  and  encouraging  the  desired  behaviours  to  meet  its 
strategic goals in a crowded and competitive market.

Investment in 

CDIs and Foreign 

Exchange (FX) risk

The Company CDIs are listed on the ASX and priced in Australian dollars; however, the Company’s 
reporting  currency  is  pound  sterling.  As  a  result,  movements  in  foreign  exchange  rates  may  cause 
the  price  of  the  CDIs  to  fluctuate  for  reasons  unrelated  to  the  Company’s  financial  condition  or 
performance  and  may  affect  investors’  assessment  of  the  attractiveness  of  an  investment  with  the 
Company, impacting the market price and demand. 

Changes in 

taxation laws, 

accounting 

Changes in tax law or financial reporting standards or the way these laws are interpreted may impact 
the  level  of  tax  that  the  Company  is  required  to  pay  or  collect,  securityholder  returns,  the  level  of 
dividend imputation or franking or the tax treatment of a securityholder’s investment. 

standards and their 

interpretation

Tax authorities may review the tax treatment of transactions entered into by the Company and any 
actual  or  alleged  failure  to  comply  with,  or  change  in  the  application  or  interpretation  of,  tax  rules 
applied in respect of such transactions, may increase the Company’s tax liabilities, or expose it to legal, 
regulatory, or other actions.

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Clinical Risk and Governance Review 

Introduction 

DCA, as provider of primary online care services in England, is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Company 
delivers a regulated activity by online means. This involves transmitting information by text, sound, images, or other digital 
forms to deliver care and treatment to patients. The Company is regulated to provide the following services:

• treatment of disease, disorder, or injury
• transport services, triage and medical advice provided remotely.
• diagnostic and screening procedures.

In September 2019, the CQC inspected the Company and rated the regulated services and the organisation ‘Good’ across all 
five CQC standards/domains. No non-conformities were identified in any of the fundamental standards inspected and the 
Company is currently awaiting a routine re-inspection. 

The Chief Risk Officer (CRO) has responsibility for healthcare regulatory compliance and overall clinical risk and governance. 
The  CRO  works  with  the  Chief  Medical  Officer  (CMO)  and  is  accountable  for  the  Company’s  approach  to  clinical  risk  and 
governance. In 2022 certain structures and processes were redesigned to optimise regulatory compliance and quality. 

Governance 

Corporate Responsibility and Accountability for Clinical Governance & Risk

The Board has overall responsibility for the activity, integrity and strategy of the business and has a statutory duty to ensure high 
standards of clinical risk and governance. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has overall accountability for clinical governance 
and  risk,  delegating  the  executive  responsibility  to  the  CRO  who  is  responsible  for  reporting  to  the  Board  on  the  clinical 
governance and risk agenda and ensuring any supporting strategy documents are implemented and evaluated effectively.

Clinical Risk & Governance Committee Structures

In 2H 2022 the CRO and CMO established specialist clinical governance committees under the leadership of the Company’s 
Clinical Governance Committee, reporting into the Board.  The clinical committees established were those that were linked 
to  the  top  clinical  risks.    Having  dedicated  committees  to  manage  top  clinical  risks  such  as  medicines  management  and 
safeguarding allows the senior leadership team to closely manage, monitor and ensure risks are being effectively controlled.  
The full list of clinical subcommittees reporting upwards to the Clinical Governance Committee include::

• Medicines Management Committee
• Safeguarding Committee
• CQC Working Group
• Diagnostics Review Group
• Assurance Conduct & Performance Committee

The additional non-clinical committees established were:

• Operational Risk Committee
• Document Management Committee
• Business Continuity Management Committee

Each committee must adhere to its Charter and a standard agenda with items covered such as regulatory and non-regulatory 
compliance,  risk  (including  incidents  and  complaints),  quality,  assurance  and  audit,  policies,  and  document  management. 
Each  committee’s  effectiveness  will  be  tested  on  an  annual  basis  by  the  Governance,  Risk  &  Compliance  (GRC)  team  with 
reporting upwards to the Audit & Risk Management Committee (ARMC) and Board.  Each committee has its own risk register 
which is reviewed during the committee’s meeting.  This process is underpinned by the Risk Management Framework and 
Policy.

To  ensure  an  integrated  clinical  and  non-clinical  approach  to  governance  and  risk  management  there  are  representatives 
from clinical and non-clinical teams sitting in both clinical and non-clinical governance and risk committees. This integrated 

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approach to governance and risk is made easier with the clinical governance team being part of the GRC team led by the CRO. 

The  Board  has  demonstrated  its  commitment  to  ensuring  the  Company  delivers  effective  clinical  governance  by  ensuring 
that a non-executive director is a member of the Clinical Governance Committee.  This ensures that the Board receives direct 
reporting on the standards of clinical risk and governance delivered in the Company.

Outcomes of the Risk Review 

As part of reviewing the Company’s current state of clinical governance and risk the following key areas were prioritised in 2022:

• Clinical governance committee structures and responsibilities.
• Continuous improvement through learning lessons from incidents, risks, audit outcomes and complaints.
• Ensure the Company’s IT health products delivered safe care.
• Ensure continued compliance with the CQC requirements driving improvements in the quality of patient care.

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Clinical Risk and Governance Review cont.

Risk Management 

Management of Incidents & Complaints

In 1H 2022 the Company digitised the incident and complaint reporting and management process by implementing a tool 
which  is  accessible  by  all  staff.    The  system  went  live  at  the  end  of  Q3  2022.    The  Company  has  seen  increased  incident  
reporting since the launch of the system in Q4 2022 with reporting up by 55.5%.  This increase in reporting has been driven by 
incident reporting and management training delivered to all staff.  The learnings from incidents and complaints are provided 
back to teams to generate awareness and insight into what went wrong and the measures that have been implemented to 
ensure the incident or complaint does not reoccur. 

Incident and complaint data is reported on a quarterly basis up through the relevant clinical governance and risk committees 
and  onwards  to  ARMC  and  the  Board.   With  the  introduction  of  the  digital  reporting  system,  dashboards  can  be  provided 
with breakdown on incident and complaint categories and sub-categories as well as the contributing factors which lead to 
the event occurring.  This granular data allows for targeted quality improvement initiatives which will be driven through the 
Quality Improvement Forum established in Q1 2023.  

Clinical Safety – Clinical Risk Management System (CRMS)

Manufacturers of health IT systems who intend to manufacture and deploy products in England are required to comply with 
Safety Standard DCB 0129 (Ref.1). Organisations who implement health IT systems are required to comply with DCB 0160.

As  the  Company  is  both  the  manufacturer  of  the  target  product  and  a  healthcare  delivery  organisation  implementing  the 
product, the Company intends to comply with both DCB 0129 and DCB 0160 standards:

• DCB0129: Clinical Risk Management: Its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT Systems
• DCB0160: Clinical Risk Management: Its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems

The Clinical Safety Officer (CSO), who is responsible for the Company’s compliance with both DCB standards, sits within the 
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team reporting to the CRO, and works closely with the CMO, the clinical team and the 
product and technology teams.

The  Company’s  Clinical  Risk  Management  System  (CRMS)  provides  a  framework  that  underpins  the  safe  development, 
maintenance,  and  deployment  of  the  health  IT  system  under  consideration,  to  identify  hazards,  to  estimate  and  evaluate 
associated risks to users, and to control those risks within the context of the products’ intended use and foreseeable misuse, 
in both normal and fault conditions.  

The CRMS process supports the Company’s adherence to best safety standards for the manufacture and deployment of the 
health IT system and helps to ensure that potential sources of patient hazards are identified and the clinical risk of patient 
harm is controlled or prevented appropriately.

All proposed product development is subject to clinical risk analysis conducted by the CSO, and the implementation of controls 
to mitigate potential risk.  Only when clinical risk associated with modifications to the platform is sufficiently mitigated, will 
a modification be released into live service. The process also sets out post-release monitoring methods and clinical incident 
management processes, in line with DCB 0129.

Throughout 2022 the Company progressed at delivering against the above focus areas by implementing:

1.

A redesigned clinical governance team and committee structure;

2. A robust electronic incident and complaint management system to drive reporting across all areas of the business;

3.

Enhanced  risk management systems and processes to ensure there is a coordinated approach to the management of
clinical risk;

4. A  clinical  risk  management  system  and  framework  to  ensure  compliance  against  the  Data  Coordination  Board  (DCB)

standards; and

5.

Ensured CQC regulatory compliance was a key area of focus for all operational teams.

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CQC Compliance

Maintaining  compliance  with  CQC  requirements  is  a  key  priority  for  the  Company.    The  Company  refocused  regulatory 
compliance  utilising  the  newly  established  governance  structures  to  drive  continued  compliance  and  improvement. 
Adherence  to  CQC  standards  and  regulations  is  monitored  and  assured  through  second  line  reviews,  testing  compliance 
against each domain requirement and monitoring of key performance and risk indicators.  Together with oversight from the 
Clinical Governance Committee, the CQC Working Group continuously ensures there are effective governance structures in 
place, including assurance and auditing systems and processes, which allow for assessment and monitoring.  This allows 
the Company to drive improvement in the quality and safety of the services provided, including the quality of experience for 
patients using the service. A key component of this work has been to ensure the Company assesses, monitors, and mitigates 
any risks relating to patients using the service.  As outlined previously this is facilitated through the workings of the various 
clinical governance committees.

CQC compliance is led by the Head of Quality & Clinical Governance and the Clinical Governance Team under the direction of 
the CRO with input from the CMO. The Company has in place a quality improvement plan which tracks any identified areas of 
improvement to CQC requirements.

What we want to achieve in 2023

The Company wants to ensure that patients can rely on consistently high-quality care and experience when they use our 
products and services. By developing transparent and rigorous clinical risk and governance review and assurance processes, 
the business will be provided with the data it requires to continuously make improvements.

This  aim  is  underpinned  by  the  Company’s  strategic  objectives  and  goals  with  the  principal  aim  of  maintaining  a  robust 
framework  for  clinical  governance  and  risk  with  goals  that  consider  organisational  context  and  strive  for  continuous 
improvement  across  all  areas.    Work  will  continue  throughout  2023  on  embedding  the  achievements  of  2022  and  further 
developing the clinical risk and governance framework across the organisation.

The 2023 Company’s strategic objectives and goals are focused on these five pillars which the clinical risk and governance 
agenda will align to:

• Patient Centricity - To deliver a safe and well led clinical service that continuously demonstrate its effectiveness and 

improvements based on feedback of the patients’ needs and wants.

• Compliance - To continue to meet contractual, legislative, and regulatory obligations.
• Growth & Maturity - To enhance and develop our people, systems, and processes to ensure effectiveness and resilience 

for our increased consultations.

• Sustainability  -  To  become  financially  viable  though  transforming  our  clinical  operating  model  whilst  stabilising  and 

optimising the current platform infrastructure.

• People & Culture - To make DCA an employer of choice by enabling and attracting high performing talent, built on DCA 

values, that offers the best-in-class colleague value proposition.

This Strategic Report has been approved by the Board of Directors and was signed on its behalf by:

Dr. Richard Dammery 
Chairman   

05 March 2023

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Director’s Report

The Directors present their Report, together with the Financial Statements, on the Group (referred to hereafter as ‘the Group’) 
consisting of Doctor Care Anywhere PLC (‘the Company’ or ‘parent’) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the 
year ended 31 December 2022.

Division of Responsibilities

The Chair 

The Chief 

Executive  

Role of the 

Non-Executive 
Directors

The  Chair  leads  the  Board,  ensuring  that  there  are  constructive  communications  between  Board 
members and that all Directors are able to play a full part in the Board’s activities. The Chair sets Board 
agendas and ensures that Board meetings are effective and that all Directors receive accurate, timely and 
clear  information.  The  Chair  communicates  with  shareholders  effectively  and  ensures  that  the  Board 
understands the views of major investors. The Chair also provides advice and support to the Executive 
and Non-Executive Board members. The Chair continues to meet the independence criteria set out in 
recommendation 2.5 of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.

The Chief Executive provides leadership to the senior leadership team in the day-to-day management 
of the Company, with an emphasis on long-term goals, growth, profit, and return on investment. He is 
instrumental in formulating and implementing the Company’s strategy. He is the main point of contact 
between the senior leadership team and the Board and facilitates effective communication and flow of 
information with the Non-Executive Directors. 

The  Non-Executive  Directors  have  extensive  experience  from  a  wide  range  of  sectors.  Their  role  is 
to  understand  the  Company  in  its  entirety,  to  constructively  challenge  strategy  and  management 
performance, set executive remuneration and ensure appropriate succession planning is in place. The 
Non-Executive Directors must also ensure they are satisfied with the accuracy of financial information 
and that effective risk management and internal control processes are in place.  Five of the six Non-
Executive Directors are considered independent.

Delegation of Responsibilities

The  Board  has  two  sub-committees,  namely  the  Audit  and  Risk  Management  Committee  and  the  Remuneration  and 
Nominations Committee. The Committees are governed by their Charters, which provide details of matters delegated to them. 

The Charters are available on the Company’s website at Corporate Governance & Policies | Doctor Care Anywhere | Doctor Care 
Anywhere and are reviewed annually to ensure they remain fit for purpose. The roles of the Chairman, Chief Executive and 
Senior Independent Director are clearly defined and set out in writing.

The  following  persons  were  Directors  of  the  Company  during  the  year  ended  31  December  2022.  All  Directors  held  their 
position as a Director throughout the entire year and up to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

• Romana Abdin

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Jonathan Baines (To 19 April 2022)

Executive Chairman

• Simon John Calver 

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Dr. Richard Dammery

Independent Non-Executive Director;
Chairman (from 19 April 2022)

• David Jeremy Ravech
Non-Executive Director

• John Stier (from 04 May 2022)

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Dr. Bayju Thakar (To 23 August 2022)

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

• Vanessa Wallace

Independent Non-Executive Director

In addition, the following Officers held roles during the 
relevant reporting period:

• Dan Curran (To 07 November 2022)

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

• Bianca Foster (From 15 September 2022)

Company Secretary

• Ben Kent (From 13 February 2023)
Interim Chief Executive Officer

• Mark Taylor (From 12 September 2022

to 09 January 2023)
Interim Chief Executive Officer

• James Warren (From 01 September 2022)

Acting Chief Financial Officer

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The biographies of our current Board of Directors are as follows:

Romana Abdin 
Independent  

Non-Executive 

Director 

Romana was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of DCA in September 2020 and 
was appointed Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee in July 2021.  Romana is the 
Chair of Healthcode, the specialist in online services for the independent healthcare sector. 

Romana  served  as  the  CEO  of  Simplyhealth  Group  for  eight  years  before  stepping  down  in  2021, 
transforming the business from a sole focus in healthcare funding towards a diversified health and 
wellbeing business.

During her time as CEO, Romana led the restructuring and investment in digital capability to meet the 
demands of today’s customers, employers and healthcare practitioners, developing new propositions, 
establishing  new  relationships,  developing  people  capabilities  and  a  leadership  team  which  has 
shifted the culture from risk averse and analogue to more customer-centric, agile and highly engaged.

Romana  has  a  strong  industry  profile  in  the  UK  and  has  gained  extensive  commercial,  board, 
governance and regulatory experience in previous roles at Simplyhealth, Lloyds Banking Group and 
Bradford & Bingley Building Society.

Romana  started  her  career  as  a  Barrister  in  London  specialising  in  corporate  and  commercial  law 
and went on to hold several corporate affairs and legal roles, principally in the financial services and 
entertainment sectors.

Romana holds degrees in Law and is a Barrister at Law.

Simon John 
Calver 
Independent Non-

Executive Director 

Between January 2019 and June 2020, Simon was nominee director on the Board for BGF Nominees 
Ltd, a shareholder in Doctor Care Anywhere. Following his resignation from BGF Nominees Limited 
he  has  been  retained  as  a  Non-Executive  Director  of  the  Board  owing  to  his  significant  experience 
leading fast-growing technology businesses.

Simon is an experienced non-executive board director, investor in technology, chief executive and 
entrepreneur.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  Institute  of  Directors  (UK).  Simon  has  won  recognition  for  his 
work at LOVEFiLM and with entrepreneurs through the UK. As well as E&Y’s Entrepreneur of the Year, 
he won the Sunday Times Buyout Track for PE backed businesses and the Confederation of British 
Industries (CBI) Growth Company of the Year.

Previous roles include being Chair of technology start-up companies Moo Print Ltd and Chemist Direct 
Limited, recipe box subscription company Gousto Ltd, Firefly Learning Ltd and UK Business Angels 
Association, Non-Executive Director of Global App Testing and Datalex PLC, and CEO of Mothercare 
PLC and LOVEFILM International until its sale to Amazon in 2011. In 2015, Simon set up BGF Ventures, 
a £200 million venture fund and substantial shareholder of Doctor Care Anywhere.

Prior  to  this,  Simon  worked  for  large  blue-chip  companies  such  as  Unilever,  Pepsi  and  Dell. 
Simon  speaks  regularly  on  corporate  change,  leadership  and  disruptive  business  models. 
Simon holds a Bachelor of Science in Computational Science from the University of Hull.

Dr. Richard 
Dammery 
Chairman 

Richard  was  appointed  as  an  Independent  Non-Executive  Director  of  Doctor  Care  Anywhere  in 
September  2020  and  became  Chairman  in  April  2022.  He  has  extensive  board  and  governance 
experience, having served on and advised a range of boards over the past 25 years.

He currently serves on the boards of Aussie Broadband Limited (ASX:ABB), Australia Post, Nexus Day 
Hospitals Group and WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC). He is also the Chairman of Creative Partnerships 
Australia, the Australian Government’s primary body encouraging and facilitating private sector and 
philanthropic investment in the arts.

His  previous  directorships  include  leading  data  analytics  group,  Quantium  Group,  and  Australian 
Leisure and Hospitality Group (now part of ASX-listed Endeavour Group).

Richard has held a range of senior leadership roles in major Australian companies, and was a corporate 
partner with leading law firm Minter Ellison. He holds a BA (Hons) and LLB from Monash University, 
an MBA from the University of Melbourne, a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of 
the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Monash University 
Business School in Melbourne.

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Director’s Report cont.

David Ravech 
Non-Executive 

Director 

John Stier  
Independent  

Non-Executive 

Director 

David  is  a  co-founder  of  Doctor  Care  Anywhere  and  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Company  until 
November 2018.

For  more  than  20  years,  David  has  led  and  invested  in  disruptive  technology  companies.  Prior  to 
his  involvement  with  DCA,  David  was  the  founder  and  CEO  of  Overland  Health  (now  part  of  Slater 
and Gordon Solutions), a technology-driven provider of rehabilitation services. He also founded and 
was later Co-CEO of Global Freight Exchange which provided the world’s leading airlines and freight 
forwarders with the first online price and availability comparison engine and transaction system for 
airfreight  (with  the  company  being  sold  in  2007  to  Descartes  (Nasdaq:  DSGX),  a  provider  of  cloud-
based logistics and supply chain management solutions).

David initially qualified as a barrister and solicitor with Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks (now Allens) 
working  in  the  Securities,  Mergers  and  Acquisitions  group.  He  then  spent  six  years  as  a  strategy 
management consultant at McKinsey, based in the Melbourne and London offices. He has worked in 
Australia, the UK, Japan, Israel and several European countries, primarily serving clients in the retail, 
brewing, telecoms and banking sectors with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, competition law 
approvals and pricing strategy.

David holds an LL.M from Harvard Law School and an LLB (First Class Honours) and B.A. (Economics) 
from the University of Melbourne.

John  was  appointed  to  the  Board  in  May  2022  and  is  currently  the  Chair  of  the  Audit  and  Risk 
Management Committee. John brings substantial experience in change management, M&A, scaling 
businesses plus substantial financial expertise gained in services-based industries. 

John  built  an  executive  career  as  a  financial  professional,  becoming  Group  CFO  of  two  technology 
enabled services businesses Northgate Information Solutions Plc and Equiniti Plc. Northgate provides 
technology  and  outsourced  solutions  to  the  UK  Government  and  global  HR  market,  Equiniti  is  an 
international  share  registrar.  John  worked  with  these  businesses  for  over  twenty  years,  helping  to 
build them both into FTSE 250 constituents on the London Stock exchange. 

John retired from executive work at the end of 2021 and is currently also the Chair of Audit and Risk at 
Redburn, a London based stockbroker where he is also the Senior Independent Director. 

John holds a first-class degree in Finance and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 
England and Wales. 

Vanessa Wallace 
Independent  

Non-Executive 

Director 

Vanessa  was  appointed  as  a  Non-Executive  Director  of  Doctor  Care  Anywhere  on  16  September 
2020. She is an experienced board director, strategy management consultant, investor and founder 
in innovative, early-stage health companies. This includes being Chair of Drop Bio Pty Ltd, Chair of 
Ecofibre Ltd, Managing Director of Miscamble Forrest Pty Ltd, Non-Executive Director of Wesfarmers 
Ltd, SEEK Ltd, Palladium Global Holdings Inc and Doctor Care Anywhere PLC.

 Vanessa spent more than 25 years at Booz & Company as a Senior Partner and Executive Chairman in 
Japan, and a Director of several Asian entities of the business. She led the Financial Services Practice 
in global markets and the strategy practice in Australia.

In the health care sector, Vanessa spent years as a consultant supporting providers across Australia 
and has been an investor in disruptive, innovative health care businesses for the past 15 years. More 
recently, Vanessa has worked with global life and health insurers and early-stage ventures building 
data analytic capabilities and integrating biotechnology and data to define new health care solutions.

Vanessa holds the following qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce (UNSW), MBA (IMD Switzerland), 
MIT  Sloan  School  of  Management  and  Executive  Certificate  in  Strategy  &  Innovation.  She  is  also 
currently  undertaking  the  MIT  Engineering  School’s  Professional  Certificate  Program  in  Machine 
Learning & Artificial Intelligence. Vanessa is a Member of the UNSW Business School Advisory Council 
and was for many years a member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra Chairman’s Council.

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The biographies of our Board Officers are as follows:

Ben Kent 
Interim CEO

Ben was appointed as the interim CEO of DCA in February 2023 following the departure of Mark Taylor 
due to ill health. 

Ben has worked in the health sector in the UK and internationally, for the past 18 years.  He has served 
as Group Director of Finance for Bupa, Chief Financial Officer of Simplyhealth, and was Chief Operating 
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Doctor Care Anywhere in 2020-21, working on DCA’s listing on 
the ASX. 

Ben  has  extensive  experience  of  leading  businesses  in  digital  health,  health  insurance  and  health 
services, in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and has lived and worked in the UK, Australia 
and North America. In recent years Ben has focused in the digital health space, working with healthtech 
businesses in diagnostics and virtual health services.

James Warren 
Acting CFO

James  is  a  Chartered  Accountant  who  joined  DCA’s  management  team  in  2021  as  Finance  Director 
and now leads the Finance and Procurement teams. James has over 18 years’ experience in finance, 
having started his career with BDO LLP before moving into industry. 

Since moving into industry, he has worked in Senior Finance positions at companies listed on both 
the ASX and AIM in a variety of sectors including Oil and Gas, Mining and software.

James was appointed as Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company on 1 September 2022

Bianca Foster 
Company Secretary

Bianca Foster is the Company Secretary and joined Doctor Care Anywhere in 2022 as the Assistant 
Company Secretary and has since stepped into the role of Company Secretary. 

She has over 6 years of company secretarial and governance experience having started her career in 
professional  services  with  BDO  LLP.  She  moved  into  industry,  working  in  various  sectors  including 
housing, charity, insurance and retail. She has worked with large housing associations and was the 
Deputy Company Secretary of a FTSE 100 listed company.   

She holds qualifications in Law and Corporate Governance and Leadership. 

Directors’ Interests

Director

Romana Abdin

Simon Calver

Dr. Richard Dammery C/O Aestel PTY Ltd

David Ravech C/O Carani Holdings Limited

Vanessa Wallace

Fully paid CDIs

Options granted

25,000 

82,188 

117,796

44,264,604 

367,500

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

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Director’s Report cont.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies 

Director

Company

Term

Dr. Richard Dammery 

Aussie Broadband Limited (ASX:ABB)

July 2020 – Present

WiseTech Global Limited (ASX:WTC)

December 2021 - Present

Vanessa Wallace

Wesfarmers Limited (ASX: WES)

July 2010 – Present

Seek Limited (ASX: SEK) 

March 2017 - Present

Ecofibre Ltd (ASX:EOF)

July 2021 - Present

Diversity

The Board currently compromises two females and four males which represents a 33% gender diversity balance. In addition 
to this, 43% of the executive team are female. The Board will continue to seek ways to ensure a diverse range of views and 
experiences are represented. 

Meeting Attendance 

The Board has a formal schedule of regular meetings that is agreed and circulated in advance.  Scheduled meetings are used 
to  approve  standard  regulatory  matters  and  make  significant  decisions  and  also  provide  an  opportunity  for  the  Board  to 
exercise its expertise to advise and influence the business. An open invitation policy exists for all directors to attend meetings 
even if they are not members of that Committee. 

In what has been an unprecedented year, the Board conducted a total of 33 scheduled and unscheduled meetings.  The table 
below outlines the total number of meetings and attendees for the Board and the committees of the company for the financial 
year ended 31 December 2022. 

Scheduled Board 
meetings 

Unscheduled Board 
Meetings

Audit and Risk  
Management 
Committee

Remuneration  
and Nominations 
Committee

Dr. Richard Dammery 

Romana Abdin

John Stier1 

David Ravech 

Simon Calver

Vanessa Wallace 

Jonathan Baines3    

Bayju Thakar3

Dividends

14/14

14/14

9/14

13/14

13/14

14/14

5/14

10/14

19/19

19/19

15/19

17/19

17/19

18/19

3/19

3/19

6/6

6/6

3/6

6/6

2/62

6/6

3/6

4/6

4/4

4/4

-

2/42

1/42

4/4

–

–

No cash dividends were paid, recommended or declared the Company during or since the end of the financial year.  

Performance Evaluation

The Board undertook a performance evaluation in the previous financial year, the results of which are still being implemented.  

In  addition  to  the  above,  recent  changes  meant  KMPs  resigned  part  way  throughout  the  year  and  before  performance 
evaluations were conducted. Incoming personnel have not had sufficient time in the role for their performance to be fairly 
and accurately assessed.

1 Appointed part way through the year so attendance reflects the number meetings held during his tenure
2 Not members of the committee but eligible to attend  
3 Retired part way through the year so attendance reflects the number meetings held during their tenure

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Environment  

The  Company  is  committed  to  operating  ethically  and  sustainably  and  to  finding  ways,  over  time,  to  reduce  our  carbon 
emissions. The Company is committed to eventually achieve net zero emissions across its business and has in place several 
measures to reduce its environmental impact including:

1) Recycling all IT hardware used

2) Recycling all office waste where possible

3) Encouraging staff to work from home where possible to minimise travel

The Company’s estimated Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are as follows:

GHG emissions

Scope 1

Scope 2

Fuel (car)

Intensity

Unit

KG CO2e

KG CO2e

KG CO2e

2022

31,550

38,587

-

KG CO2e/£m revenue

2,354

The Company’s estimated Consumption (kWh) emissions are as follows:

Consumption (kWh)

Combustion of gas

Purchase of electricity

Fuel (car)

Total

2022

186,246

227,283

-

414,029

The  data  in  the  above  tables  is  calculated  by  taking  estimated  emissions  per  square  foot  of  office  space  based  on  the  UK 
government’s energy certificate for the Company’s office.

This data does not include amounts from Australia or the Republic of Ireland, owing to lack of available data. These activities 
represent minimal part of the Group.

Reported data is for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Political Donations and Expenditure 

Doctor Care Anywhere works constructively with all levels of government across its network, regardless of affiliation.  Doctor 
Care Anywhere contributed £12,483.33 to the UK Conservative Party during 2022. No further political donations are envisaged.

Going Concern

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Group and the Company 
will continue to be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, which has been taken as 12 months 
from the date of approval of the consolidated financial statements (“Forecast Period”). 

The  Directors  have  considered  detailed  cash  flow  forecasts  to  determine  the  appropriateness  of  preparing  these  financial 
statements on a going concern basis.

On 12 December 2022, the Company announced that it had entered into a four-year secured and guaranteed loan agreement 
with AXA PPP Healthcare Group Limited (“AXA”) to borrow up to £10.0m in 3 tranches (“Loan”). The Loan is to be used by the 
Company for general working capital purposes. The first £5.0m tranche of the Loan was drawn down in January 2023 with 
the second and third tranches expected to be drawn down in March 2023 and Q2 2023 respectively. Under the terms and 
covenants of the loan, the Group is required to maintain a minimum cash balance of £3.0m. Therefore to prepare the accounts 
on a Going Concern basis, this minimum cash balance requirement must be met throughout the Going Concern period. 

Based on the forecasts considered and discussions with management, this cash balance requirement is met, and the Directors 
have concluded that the Company is sufficiently funded through the going concern period. 

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The assumptions underpinning the forecast are dependent on a number of key assumptions and dependencies, the most 
material of which are as follows:

• Minimum growth of 40% in demand for consultations from the Company’s patient base
• Continued stability of the technology platform to continue throughout 2023 and Q1 2024 with SLA credits being kept to a

minimum in period

• The launch of the Mixed Clinical Workforce proposition in Q2 2023, with over 40% of patients receiving treatment through 

this service once it has been fully rolled-out

• The ability to recruit and retain enough clinicians to meet patient demand and tightly manage incentive payments
• The ability to drive productivity gains which underpin the Company’s 2023 plan together with no material unanticipated

increases in non-operating costs

• The ability to implement inflation adjusted price increases pursuant to our agreement with AXA
• Drawdown of Tranches 2 and 3 of the AXA loan facility in 2023

Management  has  assessed  all  the  above  assumptions  to  be  reasonable  based  upon  its  expectations  of  the  business  going 
forward. As part of this going concern assessment, four scenarios were considered for the Group, being a management case 
and three other scenarios using a set of plausible downside assumptions to that management case. The management case is 
built up from detailed projections and the aforementioned assumptions. The downside scenarios considered were as follows: 

• Consultation volumes being 5% below the management case;
• Proposed launch of Mixed Clinical Workforce Proposition being delayed one month; and
• Reduction of 2.0ppt in forecast inflationary uplift to consultation prices in April 2023 below the management case.

In  all  three  downside  scenarios  and  for  all  three  scenarios  combined,  the  Group  had  adequate  resources  to  continue  in 
operational existence for the going concern period. 

In  order  for  the  Company  to  breach  the  terms  of  the  AXA  loan  facility  and  therefore  not  to  remain  a  Going  Concern,  the 
following individual scenarios would be required:

• Consultation volumes to fall by 9.3% below the management case; or
• Mixed clinical workforce delayed by three months; or
• Reduction of 4.2ppt in the forecast inflationary uplift to consultation prices in April 2023 below the management case

Management considers the possibility of the above scenarios to be unlikely. Overall the Group has traded largely in line with 
the management case for the first month of the 2023 financial year. The Directors consider that the Group is well positioned 
to manage its business risks and have had regard to a number of factors including current trading performance, the outcomes 
of comprehensive forecasting, and a range of possible future trading impacts. The Directors are of the view that there is a 
reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months 
following the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt a going concern basis in 
the preparation of these financial statements.

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Corporate Governance Statement 

Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC (08915336) (ARBN 645 163 873) (“Company”)

Corporate Governance Statement

Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC (ASX:DOC, “Doctor Care Anywhere” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide its Corporate 
Governance Statement for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

The recommendations outlined within this statement are set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in the fourth edition 
of  its  Corporate  Governance  Principles  and  Recommendations  (ASX  Recommendations).    The  ASX  Recommendations  are 
not mandatory, however the ASX Recommendations that will not be followed have been identified and reasons provided for 
not following them along with what (if any) alternative governance practices the Company intends to adopt instead of the 
relevant ASX Recommendation.

The Company’s corporate governance policies were adopted on 30 October 2020 and, from Listing, have been available in the 
“Investor” section of the Company’s website www.doctorcareanywhere.com. 

Capitalised  terms  not  defined  in  this  Corporate  Governance  Statement  have  the  same  meaning  as  given  to  them  in  the 
prospectus dated 30 October 2020 issued by the Company (Prospectus).

Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Principle 1 – Lay solid foundations for management and oversight

A listed entity should establish and disclose the respective roles and responsibilities of its board and management and how 
their performance is monitored and evaluated.

Recommendation 1.1

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity should review and disclose a 
board charter setting out:

(a) the respective roles and responsibilities of

its board and management; and

(b) those matters expressly reserved to
the board and those delegated to
management.

Recommendation 1.2

A listed entity should:

(a) undertake appropriate checks before

appointing a director or senior executive,
or putting someone forward for election
as a director; and

(b) provide security holders with all material
information in its possession relevant to
a decision on whether or not to elect or
re-elect a director.

The Board Charter sets out the principles for the operation of the Board 
and describes the functions of the Board and the functions delegated to 
management of the Company.  

Clause 2 of the Board Charter set out the responsibilities and functions of 
the Board. The Board may delegate consideration to a committee of the 
Board specifically constituted for the relevant purpose.

Clauses 3, 8 and 9 of the Board Charter sets out the responsibilities 
delegated to the Chairman, CEO, management and the Company 
Secretary. 

The Board Charter is available for inspection on the Company’s website.

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

The Board Charter sets out the principles for the operation of the Board 
and describes the functions of the Board and the functions delegated to 
management of the Company.  

Clause 2 of the Board Charter set out the responsibilities and functions of 
the Board. The Board may delegate consideration to a committee of the 
Board specifically constituted for the relevant purpose.

Clauses 3, 8 and 9 of the Board Charter set out the responsibilities delegated 
to the Chairman, CEO, management and the Company Secretary. 

The Board Charter is available for inspection on the Company’s website.

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Corporate Governance Statement cont.

Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 1.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity should have a written 
agreement with each director and senior 
executive setting out the terms of their 
appointment.

The  Company  has  a  written  agreement  with  each  director  and  senior 
executive setting out the terms of their appointment.

Recommendation 1.4

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

Clause  9  of  the  Board  Charter  provides  that  the  Company  Secretary  is 
accountable directly to the Board, through the chair, on all matters to do 
with the proper functioning of the Board.

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

The Company has a Diversity Policy which is disclosed on the Company’s 
website.

Under Clauses 2(j) and 3 of the Diversity Policy, the Board is responsible for, 
among  other  things,  annually  setting  measurable  objectives  to  promote 
gender diversity including in respect of women in leadership, age diversity 
and cultural diversity in the composition of its Board, senior management 
and  workforce  and  assessing  annually  the  Company’s  progress  in 
achieving them. However, no targets are currently set, other areas of board 
expertise / diversity are more important at the company’s current stage of 
development.

The Board will disclose, in relation to each reporting period, the respective 
proportions of men and women on the Board, in senior executive positions 
and across the whole organisation.

The company also undertakes an annual gender pay gap analysis which is 
presented to the Board for decisions on any remedial action that needs to 
be taken. Findings are also published on the Company’s website. 

The Company Secretary of a listed entity 
should be accountable directly to the board, 
through the chair, on all matters to do with 
the proper functioning of the board.

Recommendation 1.5

A listed entity should:

(a) have and disclose a diversity policy;

(b) through its board or a committee of

the board to set measurable objectives
for achieving gender diversity in
the composition of its board, senior
executives and workforce generally; and

(c) disclose in relation to each reporting

period:

(i)

(ii)

 the measurable objectives set for that
period to achieve gender diversity;

 the entity’s progress towards
achieving those objectives; and

(iii) either:

(A)

(B)

 the respective proportions of
men and women on the board,
in senior executive positions
and across the whole workforce
(including how the entity has
defined “senior executive” for
these purposes); or

 if the entity is a “relevant
employer” under the Workplace
Gender Equality Act, the entity’s
most recent “Gender Equality
Indicators”, as defined in and
published

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 1.6

A listed entity should:

(a) have and disclose a process for

periodically evaluating the performance of
the board, its committees and individual
directors; and

(b) disclose for each reporting period

whether a performance evaluation has
been undertaken in accordance with that
process during or in respect of that period.

Recommendation 1.7

A listed entity should:

(a) have and disclose a process for evaluating
the performance of its senior executives at
least once every reporting period; and

(b) disclose for each reporting period

whether a performance evaluation has
been undertaken in accordance with that
process during or in respect of that period.

Principle 2 – Structure the board to add value

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

Clause  7(a)  of  the  Board  Charter  (available  on  the  Company’s  website) 
contains the process for regular review of the performance of the Board, its 
committees and each director.  

The Company will disclose for each reporting period whether a performance 
evaluation was undertaken in accordance with that process.

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

Clause  7(b)  of  the  Board  Charter  requires  the  Board  (with  guidance  from 
the  Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee)  to  review  annually  the 
performance  of  the  CEO  and  other  senior  executives  against  guidelines 
approved by the Board. 

The Company will disclose for each reporting period whether a performance 
evaluation was undertaken.

A listed entity should have a board of an appropriate size, composition, skills and commitment to enable it to discharge its 
duties effectively.

Recommendation 2.1

The company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

The board of a listed entity should:

(a) have a nomination committee which:

(i)

 has at least three members, a
majority of whom are independent
directors; and

(ii)

 is chaired by an independent director;

and disclose:

(iii)

the charter of the committee;

(iv)

the members of the committee;

(v)

 as at the end of each reporting
period, the number of times
the committee met throughout
the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or

(b) if it does not have a nomination

committee, disclose that fact and the
processes it employs to address board
succession issues and to ensure that the
board has the appropriate balance of skills,
knowledge, experience, independence
and diversity to enable it to discharge its
duties and responsibilities effectively.

The  Company  has  a  Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee.  The 
Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee  Charter  (RNC  Charter)  sets 
out  the  roles  and  responsibilities  of  the  Remuneration  and  Nomination 
Committee. 

Clause  2(a)  of  the  RNC  Charter  requires  that,  to  the  extent  practicable 
given  the  size  and  composition  of  the  Board  from  time  to  time,  the 
Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee  should  comprise  a  minimum 
of three members, all of whom are independent directors and be chaired 
by an independent director.

The  members  of  the  Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee  are 
Romana Abdin (Independent Chair), Vanessa Wallace (Independent Non-
Executive Director), and Dr. Richard Dammery (Independent Non-Executive 
Director).  The RNC Charter is available on the Company’s website.  

The  Company  has  disclosed,  as  at  the  end  of  each  reporting  period,  the 
number  of  times  the  Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee  met 
throughout the period and the individual attendances of the members at 
those meetings. 

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Corporate Governance Statement cont.

Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 2.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should have and disclose a 
board skills matrix setting out the mix of skills 
that the board currently has or is looking to 
achieve in its membership.

Under  Clause  4  of  the  RNC  Charter,  the  Remuneration  and  Nominations 
Committee  is  responsible  for  managing  and  considering  the  Board  Skills 
Matrix setting out the mix of skills and experience that the Board currently 
has  or  is  looking  to  achieve  in  its  membership.    The  current  Board  Skills 
Matrix  has  been  set  out  in  the  Company’s  annual  reports  and  accounts 
which is published on the Company’s website. 

Recommendation 2.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should disclose:

(a) the names of the directors considered by
the board to be independent directors;

(b) if a director has an interest, position or

relationship of the type described in Box
2.3 but the board is of the opinion that it
does not compromise the independence
of the director, the nature of the interest,
position or relationship in question and
an explanation of why the board is of that
opinion; and

(c) the length of service of each director.

The  Board  continues  to  disclose  this  in  the  annual  Directors’  Report  and 
on  its  website.  Dr.  Richard  Dammery,  Vanessa  Wallace,  John  Stier,  Simon 
Calver and Romana Abdin are the independent directors of the Company.

In  accordance  with  the  Company’s  Board  Charter,  directors  must  disclose 
their interests, positions, associations or relationships and the independence 
of the directors is regularly assessed by the Board in light of such disclosures.  
Details  of  the  Directors’  interests,  positions,  associations  and  relationships 
are provided in the annual Directors’ Report. 

The Directors in office as at the date of this Corporate Governance Statement 
are as follows: 

• Romana Abdin – appointed as a Director effective 16 September 2020
• David Ravech – appointed as a Director effective 10 April 2015
• Simon Calver – re-elected as a Director effective 2 October 2020
• Dr. Richard Dammery – appointed as a Director effective 16 September

2020

• Vanessa Wallace – appointed as a Director effective 16 September 2020
• John Stier – appointed as a Director effective 04 May 2021

Recommendation 2.4

The Company complies with this ASX reccomendation.

A majority of the board of a listed entity 
should be independent directors.

Clause 5 of the Board Charter provides that the majority of the Board 
should, to the extent practicable given the size and composition of the 
Board from time to time, be comprised of independent directors. The 
Board consists of 5 Independent Non-Executive directors. 

Recommendation 2.5

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

The chair of the board of a listed entity should 
be an independent director and, in particular, 
should not be the same person as the CEO of 
the entity.

The Chair of the Board is an Independent Non-Executive Director. 

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 2.6

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity should have a program for 
inducting new directors and for periodically 
reviewing whether there is a need for 
existing directors to undertake professional 
development opportunities to maintain the 
skills and knowledge needed to perform their 
role as directors effectively.

Under Clause 2(b)(vii) of the Board Charter, the Board is responsible for the 
Company’s induction program for new directors and periodic review and 
facilitation of ongoing professional development for directors.  

Clause 9(f) of the Board Charter requires the Company Secretary, 
together with the guidance of the Board’s Remuneration and Nomination 
Committee and assistance of the Board, to organise all such training and 
professional development. 

The Remuneration and Nomination Committee is responsible for 
reviewing the Company’s induction program and ensuring continuing 
directors are provided with appropriate opportunities to develop and 
maintain the skills and knowledge needed to perform their role.

Clause 10 of the Board Charter provides that new directors will be briefed 
on their roles and responsibilities and time will be allocated at Board and 
committee meetings for continuing education on significant issues facing 
the Company and changes to the regulatory environment.

Principle 3 – Instil a culture of acting lawfully, ethically and responsibly 

A listed entity should instil and continually reinforce a culture across the organisation of acting lawfully, ethically and 
responsibly. 

Recommendation 3.1

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity should articulate and disclose 
its values

The Company’s website includes a section dedicated to its culture, 
including its values.  The Company’s values are: 

• Patient oriented – the patient is always at the heart of our thinking,
and we fully are committed to delivering the best possible outcomes
for all;

• Innovation – every day, we are looking for new ways to make a differ-

ence and continuously push the boundaries of what is possible;
• Unity – we know that we are at our best when we work together.

Whether that be with our internal colleagues or external partners, we
have the biggest impact when we team up to win;

• Excellence – we maintain the highest standards when it comes to the
quality of our work, and this attracts the brightest and best minds to
join our team; and

• Integrity – our people do the right thing regardless of who is watch-

ing.  We do not take shortcuts that will compromise our commitments
to clients or patients.

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

The Company has a Code of Conduct which applies to, among others, its 
directors, senior executives and employees.  

Clause 18(d) requires that, where appropriate, the Board will be informed 
of material breaches of the Code of Conduct.

Recommendation 3.2

A listed entity should: 

(a) have a code of conduct for its directors,
senior executives and employees; and

(b) ensure that the board or a committee

of the board is informed of any material
breach of that code.

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 3.3

A listed entity should: 

(a) have and disclose a whistleblower policy;

and

(b) ensure that the board or a committee

of the board is informed of any material
incidents reported under that policy

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

The Company has a Whistleblower Protection Policy which isdisclosed on 
the Company’s website.

Clause 13 of the Company’s Whistleblower Policy provides for at least 
quarterly reports to the Board, where appropriate whilst maintaining 
confidentiality, on all active Whistleblower matters.  The Board must also 
be kept informed of material incidents reported under the Whistleblower 
Policy.

Recommendation 3.4

A listed entity should: 

(a) have and disclose an anti-bribery and

corruption policy; and

(b) ensure the board or a committee of

the board is informed of any material
breaches of that policy.

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

The Company has an anti-bribery and corruption policy (ABC Policy) 
which is available on the Company’s website.

Under Clause 4 of the ABC Policy, all material breaches of the ABC Policy 
must be reported immediately to the Board.

Principle 4 – Safeguard integrity in corporate reporting 

A listed entity should have appropriate processes to verify the integrity of its corporate reports

The Company has an Audit and Risk Management Committee (ARMC).  The 
Audit and Risk Management Committee Charter (ARMC Charter) sets out 
the Audit and Risk Management Committee’s roles and responsibilities. 

Clauses  2(a)  and  2(d)  of  the  ARMC  Charter  provides  that  the  Committee 
should  to  the  extent  practicable,  given  the  size  and  composition  of  the 
Board from time to time, have at least three members, all of whom are non-
executive directors and a majority of whom are independent directors, and 
the Committee should be chaired by an independent director who is not 
the chair of the Board.  

The  members  of  the  ARMC  are  John  Stier  (Independent  Chair  of  the 
Committee),  Dr.  Richard  Dammery  (Independent  Chair  of  the  Board), 
Vanessa  Wallace  (Independent  Non-Executive  Director)  and  Romana 
Abdin  (Independent  Non-Executive  Director),  and  David  Ravech  (Non-
Executive Director).

The ARMC Charter is disclosed on the Company’s website.  

The Company will disclose, in relation to each reporting period, the number 
of  times  the  Committee  met  throughout  the  period  and  the  individual 
attendances of the members at those meetings.  

Recommendation 4.1

The board of a listed entity should:

(a) have an audit committee which:

(i)

 has at least three members, all of
whom are non-executive directors
and a majority of whom are
independent directors; and

(ii)

 is chaired by an independent director,
who is not the chair of the board,

and disclose:

(iii)

the charter of the committee;

(iv)

(v)

 the relevant qualifications and
experience of the members of the
committee; and

 in relation to each reporting period,
the number of times the committee
met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the
members at those meetings; or

(b) if it does not have an audit committee,

disclose that fact and the processes it
employs that independently verify and
safeguard the integrity of its corporate
reporting, including the processes for the
appointment and removal of the external
auditor and the rotation of the audit
engagement partner.

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 4.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

The board of a listed entity should, before 
it approves the entity’s financial statements 
for a financial period, receive from its 
CEO and CFO a declaration that, in their 
opinion, the financial records of the entity 
have been properly maintained and that 
the financial statements comply with the 
appropriate accounting standards and give 
a true and fair view of the financial position 
and performance of the entity and that the 
opinion has been formed on the basis of 
a sound system of risk management and 
internal control which is operating effectively.

Clause 4.3(e) of the ARMC Charter requires that the Committee recommend 
to the Board the financial statements after review with management and 
its external auditor.

Clause 4.3(i) of the ARMC Charter requires the CEO and the CFO to provide a 
sign off on these terms. The Company intends to obtain a sign off on these 
terms for each of its financial statements in each financial year. 

The  ARMC  is  also  responsible  for  ensuring  that  appropriate  processes 
are  in  place  to  form  the  basis  upon  which  the  CEO  and  CFO  provide 
the  recommended  declarations  in  relation  to  the  Company’s  financial 
statements.

Recommendation 4.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should disclose its process to 
verify the integrity of any periodic corporate 
report it releases to the market that is not 
audited or reviewed by an external auditor.

Clause 4.3(d) of the ARMC Charter requires the Audit and Risk 
Management Committee to ensure that any periodic corporate report 
the Company releases to the market that has not been subject to audit 
or review by an external auditor discloses the process taken to verify the 
integrity of its content.

Principle 5 – Make timely and balanced disclosure 

A listed entity should make timely and balanced disclosure of all matters concerning it that a reasonable person would 
expect to have a material effect on the price or value of its securities.

Recommendation 5.1

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should have and disclose 
a written policy for complying with its 
continuous disclosure obligations under 
listing rule 3.1. 

The Company has a Disclosure Policy for complying with its continuous 
disclosure obligations under ASX Listing Rule 3.1 which is disclosed on the 
Company’s website.

Recommendation 5.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should ensure that its board 
receives copies of all material market 
announcements promptly after they have 
been made. 

All market announcements are approved by the Board prior to release. 

Recommendation 5.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity that gives a new and 
substantive investor or analyst presentation 
should release a copy of the presentation 
material on the ASX Market Announcements 
Platform ahead of the presentation. 

Clause 9(b) of the Disclosure Policy requires that ahead of any new and 
substantive investor or analyst presentation, a copy of the presentation 
materials must be released to ASX (even if the information in the 
presentation would not otherwise require market disclosure).

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Principle 6 – Respect the rights of security holders 

A listed entity should provide its security holders with appropriate information and facilities to allow them to exercise their 
rights as security holders effectively.

Recommendation 6.1

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should provide information 
about itself and its governance to investors 
via its website.

Information about the Company and its governance can be found on the 
Company’s website www.doctorcareanywhere.com.

Recommendation 6.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should have an investor 
relations program that facilitates effective 
two-way communication with investors.

The Company’s Shareholder Communication Policy provides for 
an investor relations program which actively encourages two-way 
communication with investors:

• through the Company’s AGM, where shareholder participation is ac-

tively encouraged and facilitated; and

• by providing security holders with information via the “Investors”

section of the Company’s website and the option to receive company
information electronically by registering their email address with the
Company’s share registry.

Recommendation 6.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should disclose how it 
facilitates and encourages participation at 
meetings of security holders.

Security holders are encouraged to participate at all general meetings and 
AGMs of the Company.  Where practicable, the Company will consider the 
use of technological solutions for encouraging participation. 

The Company’s Shareholder Communication Policy is disclosed on 
its website

Recommendation 6.4

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity should ensure that all 
substantive resolutions at a meeting of 
security holders are decided by a poll rather 
than by a show of hands. 

Clause 6(g) of the Company’s Shareholder Communication Policy provides 
that all substantive resolutions at a meeting of security holders will be 
decided by a poll rather than a show of hands.  

Recommendation 6.5

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should give security holders 
the option to receive communications from, 
and send communications to, the entity and 
its security registry electronically.

Under Clause 2 of the Company’s Shareholder Communication Policy, 
security holders are encouraged to register with the Company’s share 
registry to receive company information electronically.

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Principle 7 – Recognise and manage risk 

A listed entity should establish a sound risk management framework and periodically review the effectiveness of that 
framework 

Recommendation 7.1

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

The board of a listed entity should:

(a) have a committee or committees to

oversee risk, each of which:

has at least three members, a

(i)
majority of whom are independent
directors; and

(ii)

is chaired by an independent director,

and disclose:

(iii)

the charter of the committee;

(iv)

the members of the committee; and

(v)

 as at the end of each reporting
period, the number of times
the committee met throughout
the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or

(b) if it does not have a risk committee or

committees that satisfy (a) above, disclose
that fact and the processes it employs for
overseeing the entity’s risk management
framework.

The Company has an Audit and Risk Management Committee.  The ARMC 
Charter sets out the Committee’s roles and responsibilities. 

Clauses 2(a) and 2(d) of the ARMC Charter provides that the Committee 
should to the extent practicable, given the size and composition of 
the Board from time to time, have at least three members, all of whom 
are non-executive directors and a majority of whom are independent 
directors, and the Committee should be chaired by an independent 
director who is not the chair of the Board.

The members of the Audit and Risk Management Committee are John 
Stier (Independent Chair of the Committee), Dr. Richard Dammery 
(Independent Chair of the Board), Vanessa Wallace (Independent Non-
Executive Director), Romana Abdin (Independent Non-Executive Director) 
and David Ravech (Non-Executive Director).

The ARMC Charter is disclosed on the Company’s website.  

The Company will disclose, as at the end of each reporting period, the 
number of times the ARMC met throughout the period and the individual 
attendances of the members at those meetings.

Recommendation 7.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

The board or a committee of the board 
should:

(a) review the entity’s risk management

framework at least annually to satisfy
itself that it continues to be sound and
that the entity is operating with due
regard to the risk appetite set by the
board; and

(b) disclose, in relation to each reporting
period, whether such a review has
taken place.

Clause 4.2(j) of the ARMC Charter require the ARMC to review at least 
annually the Company’s risk management framework to satisfy itself that 
it continues to be sound and that the Company is operating with due 
regard to the risk appetite set by the Board.

The Company will disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether 
such a review has taken place.

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 7.3

A listed entity should disclose:

The  Company  complies  with  this  ASX  Recommendation,  but  does  not 
have an internal audit function. 

(a) if it has an internal audit function, how

the function is structured and what role it
performs; or

The  Company  employs  the  following  processes  for  evaluating  and 
continually improving the effectiveness of its governance, risk management 
and internal control processes:

(b) if it does not have an internal audit

function, that fact and the processes
it employs for evaluating and continually
improving the effectiveness of its
governance, risk management and
internal control processes.

• the Board is responsible for:

–

–

–

 overseeing  the  establishment  of  and  approving  the  Company’s
risk management framework (for both financial and non-financial
risks),  including  developing  the  strategies,  policies,  procedures
and systems;

 disclosing  any  material  exposure  that  the  Company  has  to
environmental  or  social  risks  and  how  the  Company  intends  to
manage those risks; and

 ensuring  that  risk  considerations  are  incorporated  into  strategic
and business planning; and

• the Audit and Risk Management Committee is responsible for:

–

–

–

 reviewing at least annually the Company’s internal control and risk 
management systems, which includes considering and overseeing 
implementation  (to  the  extent  adopted  by  the  Company)  of
recommendations made by external auditors;

 reporting to the Board in a timely manner on internal control, risk
management and compliance matters which significantly impact
upon the Company;

 conducting an annual review of the Audit and Risk Management
Committee’s work and reporting on outcomes to the Board.

Recommendation 7.4

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity should disclose whether it has 
any material exposure to environmental or 
social risks and, if it does, how it manages or 
intends to manage those risks.

Clause 1(d)(i)(B) of the ARMC Charter requires the Company management 
to disclose any material exposure to environmental or social risks and 
how the Company intends to manage those risks.  The Company will 
disclose whether it has any material exposure to such risks and, if it does, 
how it manages or intends to manage them.

The company does not have any material exposure to environmental or 
social risks but continually assesses its exposure.

Principle 8 – Remunerate fairly and responsibly 

A listed entity should pay director remuneration sufficient to attract and retain high quality directors and design its executive 
remuneration to attract, retrain and motivate high quality senior executives and to align their interests with the creation of 
value for security holders and with the entity’s values and risk appetite.

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 8.1

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

The board of a listed entity should:

(a) have a remuneration committee which:

(i)

 has at least three members, a
majority of whom are independent
directors; and

(ii)

 is chaired by an independent director.

and disclose:

(i)

the charter of the committee;

(ii)

the members of the committee; and

(iii)

 as at the end of each reporting
period, the number of times
the committee met throughout
the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or

(b) if it does not have a remuneration

committee, disclose that fact and the
processes it employs for setting the
level and composition of remuneration
for directors and senior executives and
ensuring that such remuneration is
appropriate and not excessive.

The Company has a Remuneration and Nominations Committee.  
The charter of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee (RNC 
Charter) sets out the roles and responsibilities of the Remuneration and 
Nominations Committee. 

Clause 2 of the RNC Charter requires that, to the extent practicable 
given the size and composition of the Board from time to time, the 
Remuneration and Nominations Committee should comprise a minimum 
of three members, all of whom are independent directors and be chaired 
by an independent director.

The members of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee are 
Romana Abdin (Independent Chair of the Committee), Vanessa Wallace 
(Independent Non-Executive Director) and Dr. Richard Dammery 
(Independent Non-Executive Director).  The RNC Charter is disclosed on 
the Company’s website.  

The Company will disclose, as at the end of each reporting period, the 
number of times the Remuneration and Nominations Committee met 
throughout the period and the individual attendances of the members at 
those meetings. 

Recommendation 8.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity should separately disclose 
its policies and practices regarding the 
remuneration of non-executive directors and 
the remuneration of executive directors and 
other senior executives.

Details of the Company’s remuneration policies and practices for Non-
Executive Directors, Executive Directors and senior management will be 
included in the Company’s annual reports.

Recommendation 8.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity which has an equity-based 
remuneration scheme should:

(a) have a policy on whether participants

are permitted to enter into transactions
(whether through the use of derivatives or
otherwise) which limit the economic risk
of participating in the scheme; and

(b) disclose that policy or a summary of it.

Clauses 5 and 6 of the Securities Trading Policy prohibit directors and 
senior management (and their associated investment vehicles) from 
trading securities that limit the economic risk of security holdings that are 
unvested or which are subject to disposal restrictions. 

There is no prohibition on any other securities.

Principle 9 – Additional recommendation that apply only in certain cases  

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Principles and Recommendations

Compliance by the Company

Recommendation 9.1

This is not applicable

A listed entity with a director who does not 
speak the language in which board or security 
holder meetings are held or key corporate 
documents are written should be disclosed 
the processes it had in place to ensure the 
director understands and can contribute 
to the discussion at those meetings and 
understands and can discharge their 
obligations in relation to those documents. 

Recommendation 9.2

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation. 

A listed entity established outside Australia 
should ensure that meetings of security 
holders are held at a reasonable place  
and time.

Article 50 of the Company’s Articles of Association requires notice of 
annual general meetings and other general meetings to be given to 
security holders 21 days and 14 days in advance respectively (being the 
minimum notice required under the Companies Act 2006 (UK)), and to 
specify the date, time and place of the general meeting.  Under Article 61 
of the Articles of Association, the Company may hold a general meeting 
physically (including overflow meeting rooms) or by electronic means 
using any technology that gives security holders as a whole a reasonable 
opportunity to participate.

Meeting are also held at times that provide a Australian security holders 
with reasonable opportunities to attend. 

Recommendation 9.3

The Company complies with this ASX Recommendation.

A listed entity established outside Australia, 
and an externally managed listed entity that 
has a AGM, should ensure that its external 
auditor attends its AGM and is available to 
answer questions from security holders 
relevant to the audit.

The Company’s Articles of Association require notices of meeting to 
be given to the Company’s auditors. The Company ensures its external 
auditor attends its AGM and is available to answer questions from 
security holders relevant to the audit. 

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Board Skills Matrix

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In considering the appointment of, or recommendation for re-appointment of, Directors, the Board has regard to the Board 
Skills Matrix set out below. The Board seeks to collectively represent a balance of skills. 

All Directors are expected to actively support the core values of Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC, and to work diligently 
to safeguard the long-term interests of the Company and its value to Shareholders. All Directors must demonstrate a track 
record of ethical leadership and accountability, of operating successfully in an environment of challenge and collegiality, and 
of understanding commercial risk/return trade offs. 

This Board Skills Matrix provides a guide as to the competence, being the skills, knowledge, experience, personal attributes 
and other criteria appropriate, that the Company has or is looking to achieve in its Board membership. The Matrix is designed 
to identify the competence of the Board, assist in recruitment and provide guidance for succession planning. 

Competence is broadly considered across the following themes: 

• 

• 

• 

Governance, for performing the Board’s key functions;

Industry, for the Company operating in its industry or industry sector 

Personal attributes, considered desirable for an effective Director. 

Use of Matrix 

The competence should be reviewed in light of the Company’s strategy and objectives, and the current and expected external 
market conditions. The collective capability of the current Board is assessed against requirements and the search then focuses 
on finding a Board member who will best complement the current mix of capability on the Board. 

The Board considers that a Director has a particular competence if there is a reasonable basis to infer the existence of that 
competence or demonstrated practical use or application of that competence.

This Matrix is used for induction and training and development initiatives for a Director and the Board broadly.  Further, the 
Matrix is a suitable format to identify a Director’s expertise for re-election to the Board.

The Board, or the Remuneration and Nominations Committee, has the responsibility for maintaining and reviewing the Matrix.  
A review is performed periodically to ensure that the Board’s competence remains aligned with the Company’s strategy and 
objectives as required.

Particular skills and experience which need to be adequately represented include (not in priority order):

1. Governance skills competence

Skill / experience area

Description

Board (Total directors: 6)

Strategy (E)

Ability to deliberate strategically and identify and assess business 
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and propose and 
implement effective strategies for the Company

High: 6

Medium: 0

Board experience (D)

Experience as a director of a company, preferably of a listed 
company, and an understanding of:

•  ASX Listing Rule requirements
•  Listed company compliance requirements, including reporting 

and shareholder meeting requirements

Risk and compliance 
oversight (E)

Ability to identify material risks to the Company and its business 
across its operational areas and monitor risk and compliance 
management systems and procedures.

Financial Performance 
(E)

Qualifications and experience in accounting, audit or finance and 
the ability to assess:

•  financial statements
•  business viability and performance financially, and operationally
•  oversee budgets and the efficient use of resources
•  oversee funding arrangements

Low: 0

High: 2

Medium: 0

Low: 4

High: 6

Medium: 0

Low: 0

High: 1

Medium: 5

Low: 0

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1. Governance skills competence

Skill / experience area

Description

Board (Total directors: 6)

Information 
technology strategy 
and governance (D)

Executive management 
(E)

Knowledge and experience in the strategic use and governance of 
information management and information technology.

Experience at an executive level including the ability to:

High: 4

Medium: 2

Low: 0

High: 6

•  appoint and evaluate the performance of the CEO and senior 

Medium: 0

executive managers;

•  oversee strategic human resource management including  

workforce planning.

Commercial 
experience (E)

Experience in delivering merger and acquisition projects in both a 
domestic and global context.

Qualifications (D)

Experience working as an executive in multiple geographies, 
including a strong understanding of global markets, and the macro-
political and economic environment. 

Corporate Advisory (D)

Senior executive role or substantial Board experience with 
remuneration frameworks that attract and retain a high calibre of 
executives and other employees and promote inclusion and diversity. 

Low: 0

High: 3

Medium: 2

Low: 1

High: 4

Medium: 2

Low: 0

High: 2

Medium: 2

Low: 2

2. Industry skills competence  

Skill / experience area

Description

Board (Total directors: 6)

Industry1 (D)

Experience in the Ecosystem in which the Company operates

High: 4

Medium: 1

Low: 1

Company1 (D)

Deep experience in the Company’s critical areas of operation

High: 4

Growth stage,  
Geography1 (D)

1 Broken down into key components 
E= Essential      D= Desirable  

Medium: 1

Low: 1

High: 6

Medium: 0

Low: 0

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3. Personal Skills Attributes   

Director

Description

A commitment to:

Integrity (ethics)

•  acting efficiently, honestly and fairly
• 

fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of a director, and maintaining knowledge through 
professional development of director obligations

•  appropriately managing conflicts of interest, including being transparent and declaring 

interests that are or may be perceived to be a potential conflict of interest

Analysis and problem 
solving

The ability to analyse complex and detailed problems, readily understand issues, and 
propose and implement innovative approaches and solutions to problems.

Leadership

Leadership skills including the ability to:

•  appropriately represent the organisation
•  set appropriate Board and Company culture
•  make and take responsibility for decisions and actions

Collaboration

The ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with others to a high professional 
standard.

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Dear shareholders 

On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present Doctor Care Anywhere’s Remuneration 
report  for  the  financial  year  ending  31  December  2022.  I  would  like  to  thank 
my  predecessor,  Vanessa  Wallace,  for  her  leadership  of  the  Remuneration  and 
Nominations Committee and Dr. Richard Dammery for his service on the Committee.

This report covers our second year as a listed entity and sets out the Company’s approach to Key Management Personnel 
(KMP) remuneration, remuneration outcomes in 2022 and future developments in our remuneration approach as we mature 
and develop the business.

2022 KMP Remuneration Outcomes

2022 was a year of changes in leadership, significant challenges and growth for Doctor Care Anywhere. The Board and the 
recently established Executive Team aligned and collaborated to focus on delivering for our patients, building an effective 
and efficient business model and a strong culture of transparency and accountability. The team has risen to the challenges, 
proving to be committed and resilient. We thank the Executive Team and all team members.

The principles that underpin our Executive Team Remuneration framework were tested during 2022 and remain unchanged.

1.  Support the alignment between Executive award and shareholder returns over the long term

2.  Be fair and competitive in its local markets to effectively support the attraction and retention of world class talent

3.  Support the unwavering commitment to deliver exceptional patient care

4.  Inspire the necessary individual and team performances, with sufficient flexibility to drive stretch business results.

This  year,  the  targets  and  objectives  were  not  met,  therefore  no  performance  bonuses  or  incentives  were  paid  to  KMP.  
We consider it important to emphasis leadership accountability. Base salaries remained constant over the period.

Core  Board  fees  have  remained  unchanged  since  2020,  the  fee  for  the  Chair  of  the  Board  was  reduced  from  £180,000  to 
£125,000. Exceptional one-off exertion payments were made to Directors.

2023 Leadership Team and Board Remuneration framework

We  will  continue  to  ensure  that  our  remuneration  arrangements    for  KMP  are  competitive  and  appropriate  whilst  taking 
account  of  business  performance,  external  market  conditions  and  the  broader  approach  to  reward  across  the  Company. 
We are further developing our people policies and practices to ensure that we are  able to attract, retain and motivate our 
colleagues to deliver on our purpose of improving lives through better healthcare.

On behalf of the Committee, I would like to thank you for your continued support particularly during this challenging period 
and look forward to engaging with you in 2023.

Romana Abdin 
Chair of Remuneration and Nominations Committee

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Remuneration Report 

This Remuneration Report (“the Report”) sets out Doctor Care Anywhere’s Executive Remuneration Framework and outcomes 
for Key Management Personnel (“KMP”) of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2022. References to Leadership 
Team in this Report are to both Leadership Team KMP and other non-KMP Leaders who report to the Chief Executive Officer 
(“CEO”).    

1. Remuneration Governance

The  remuneration  governance  framework  and  related  policies  ensure  that  the  integrity  of  the  Company’s  remuneration 
strategy is maintained, and appropriate outcomes are delivered.

Reviews, challenges, and as appropriate, approves the Committee’s recommendations.

Assesses the performance of the CEO and approves CEO remuneration.

Board

Leadership Team

Regularly reports to 
the Committee and 
provides information 
that make affect their 
decision making.

May attend meetings 
by invitation but  
do not participate  
in decisions 
regarding their own 
remuneration

Remuneration and Nominations Committee

Composed of and Chaired by entirely independent  
Non-Executive Directors.

Romana Abdin (Chair), Vanessa Wallace  
and Dr. Richard Dammery  
.

Non-Executive Directors who are not Committee members 
may attend on request or by invitation.

Reviews and makes
recommendations  
to the Board on
remuneration structure
and quantum for the
CEO, Leadership Team
and Non-Executive
Director Fees

Ensures the DCA
remuneration approach
aligns with and
supports DCA’s purpose, 
values, strategic objectives 
and risk appetite.

Ensure remuneration  
is sufficiently competitive
and flexible to  
attract and retain 
appropriately qualified  
and experienced  
Executives

Advisors

Independent 
remuneration advisors 
are engaged from time 
to time to provide 
relevant information or 
an external perspective 
to support decision 
making.

No external advisors 
were engaged 
during 2022.

The Remuneration and Nominations Committee (‘Committee’) is accountable to the Board for setting principles and policies 
to attract, develop and retain a highly effective Board, and a talented and high performing CEO and Leadership Team; and for 
performance management and succession planning to ensure Doctor Care Anywhere has the right people in place to deliver 
its strategy.  The Committee is authorised to seek external advice as required to support the carrying out of its duties.

Executive KMP remuneration and other key employment terms are formalised in individual employee agreements.  

Prior to the appointment of a KMP and other Leadership Team members, the Company undertakes detailed checks into an 
appointee’s background and experience. 

Leadership team performance, including KMPs, is assessed bi-annually by the CEO with input from the Remuneration and 
Nominations  Committee,  with  regular  performance  discussions  taking  place  on  an  ongoing  basis  throughout  the  year. 
Individual goals are set at the outset of the year which are aligned to the operating plan and are managed via the company 
wide performance framework.

The  CEO’s  performance  assessment  is  conducted  by  the  Chairman,  reviewed  and  discussed  by  the  Remuneration  and 
Nomination  Committee,  and  then  proposed  to  and  approved  by  the  Board,  taking  into  account  business  performance, 
progress towards other organisational goals, leadership capability and colleague engagement. 

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2. Executive KMP Remuneration Principles

Our  remuneration  framework  is  designed  to  support  the  Company’s  mission  and  growth  plans  of  delivering  the  best 
possible patient experience and clinical care through digitally enabled, joined up, evidence-based pathways via Doctor Care 
Anywhere’s telehealth platform.

The remuneration framework forms one part of our talent attraction, development and reward program and is underpinned 
by four principles, that in turn inform the Leadership Team remuneration model.

Table 1: Remuneration principles and how applied 

Remuneration Principles

Leadership Team Remuneration Model

1.

2.

3.

4.

Alignment between Leadership Team reward and 
shareholder returns over the long-term

•  Options on shares issued to Leadership Team members 

upon appointment

•  1/3 of any annual bonus award is paid via options on 

shares

Fair and competitive in the markets in which 
the company operates to effectively support the 
attraction and retention of talent

•  Base salaries to sit between the 50th and 75th percentile 

within the relevant market.  

Incentivise the delivery of exceptional patient care

•  An annual bonus of up to 30% of base salary is available 

Inspire individual and team performances, and be 
flexible enough to drive business results

based on performance.

•  Shared group performance metrics account for 50% of 

the potential award. 

• 

Individual performance objectives account for the other 
50% of the potential award. 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Maximum Potential 
remuneration

Bonus Award =  
0% - 30% 
of Fixed Salary

Bonus Award 
Conditions

50% 50%

Payment  
structure

34%

66%

Shared Group Metrics

Individual Objectives

Cash

Options

Remuneration

Fixed salary

Bonus range

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Fixed base salaries 

Fixed base salaries are tested against the local market in which we operate, either UK, Republic of Ireland or Australia. The 
level has been set to appropriately reflect the Board’s expectation of full commitment and high performance at all times. The 
aim is for base salaries to sit between the 50th and 75th percentile within the relevant market.  

The Company did not undertake any independent benchmarking in FY22.  It is proposed to do so in FY23.

Short Term Incentive (STI)

A potential annual bonus of up to 30% may be paid upon achievement of specific Company metrics and individual performance 
objectives.  50% of the potential bonus is based on achievement of a small set of stretch group performance metrics, that 
include select financial and operational goals.  The other 50% of the potential bonus is based on the achievement of individual 
performance objectives that cover areas such as delivery of strategic capability on time and within budget, special projects, 
and patient and team safety metrics.

66% of any annual bonus award is paid in cash, the remaining 33% in share options under the terms of a Company Share 
Option Plan (CSOP). CSOP is a discretionary share option plan under which a company may grant options to employees.

Long Term Incentive (LTI)

Upon appointment, Leadership Team members receive a one-off issue of options that forms a long-term wealth sharing plan 
and promotes a longer-term shareholder value mindset.  The award of options is issued 6 months after commencement of 
employment (on successful completion of a probationary period) and vests progressively over four years assuming continued 
employment.  These  options  are  issued  at  the  VWAP  based  on  the  15-day  period  preceding  completion  of  6  months  of 
employment.   

Pension, Superannuation

Retirement  benefits  are  paid  according  to  the  employment  jurisdiction’s  laws.    In  the  UK,  employer  pension  contribution 
levels are set at a minimum of 3% of the employee’s banded earnings. Employees must also make a 5% contribution resulting 
in an overall statutory minimum of 8% contribution to the Company’s pension scheme. In Australia, superannuation is paid in 
accordance with Australian law at the superannuation guarantee levels.

These principles and the overall remuneration plans are reviewed annually and assessed for alignment to market expectations 
and business objectives.

3. KMP

A number of KMP changes occurred in 2022.  

The KMP roles covered in this report include Executive KMP and Non-Executive KMP as shown below:  

Table 2: Executive KMP and Non-Executive KMP in 2022 

Executive KMP

Role

Jonathan Baines

Executive Chairman

Period as KMP

Until 18 April 2022

Bayju Thakar

Chief Executive Officer 

Until 23 August 2022

Mark Taylor

Interim Chief Executive Officer

From 12 September 2022 

Dan Curran

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Until 07 November 2022

James Warren

Acting Chief Financial Officer

From 01 September 2022

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Non-Executive KMP Role

Period as KMP

Dr. Richard 
Dammery

Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman

Full Year (became Chair on 19 April 2022)

Romana Abdin

Independent Non-Executive Director

Full Year 

Vanessa Wallace

Independent Non-Executive Director

Simon Calver

Independent Non-Executive Director

David Ravech

Non-Executive Director

Full Year

Full Year

Full Year

John Stier 

Independent Non-Executive Director

From 04 May 2022

4. Remuneration Outcomes for KMP
Table 3: Executive KMP 2022 Remuneration Outcomes

12 month period ended 31 Dec 2022

Director

Salary

Fees

Dr. Bayju Thakar

245,383

Jonathan Baines

143,308

Dan Curran

185,026

–

–

–

PMI  
Benefit

464

349

426

Mark Taylor

–

124,629

–

James Warren

53,333

–

154

Benefits  
including  
travel and  
accomodation

Gym  
benefit

Pension

Share  
Options

Total

6,830

3,850

1,321

-851,550

-593,701

–

290

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

-86,826

56,831

1,211

-13,529

173,423

–

–

124,629

440

796

54,724

Total

627,050

124,629

1,393

7,119

3,850

2,972

-951,108

-184,095

Notes to Executive KMP remuneration outcomes:
•  Bayju Thakar ceased the Chief Executive Officer role on 23 August 2022. He remained employed until 31 December 2022 
during which time he received his contractual benefits and then an equivalent payment of two months in lieu of notice 
and his unvested LTI options lapsed. 

•  Jonathan Baines ceased the role of Executive Chairman on 18 April 2022.  Pursuant to arrangements put in place before the 
IPO Mr Baines was employed under both a director appointment letter and an executive service contract. Under the terms 
of the executive service contract, Mr Baines was entitled to receive a payment in lieu of 6 months notice. 

•  Dan Curran ceased the role of Chief Financial Officer from 07 November 2022. He received a payment in lieu of 3 months 

notice, and his unvested LTI options lapsed.

•  Mark Taylor was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer from 12 September 2022 on a consultancy basis. He did not 

receive STI or LTI and was paid on a per diem basis. 

•  James Warren was appointed as Acting Chief Financial Officer from 01 September 2022. 
•  STI KPIs for 2022 were not met, therefore no performance bonuses or incentives were paid to Executive KMPs.
•  Gym membership was paid by the Company for Bayju Thakar. This ceased in 2022.

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Table 4: Non-Executive KMP 2022 Remuneration Outcomes

Director

David Ravech

Romana Abdin

Simon Calver

Dr. Richard Dammery

Vanessa Wallace

John Stier

Total

12 month period ended 31 Dec 2022

Fees – All Directors fees

Special exertion  
payments

50,000

55,000

50,000

105,679

55,000

40,000

4,000

38,000

38,000

56,000

10,000

38,000

Total

54,000

93,000

88,000

161,679

65,000

78,000

355,679

184,000

539,679

Notes to Executive KMP remuneration outcomes:
•  The Non-Executive Directors are not employees and are contracted via a Letter of Appointment detailing the terms of 
their engagement. They are paid a base fee of £50,000 per annum and are entitled to claim all reasonable and properly 
documented expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

•  When Dr. Richard Dammery took over as Independent Chairman, from the Executive Chairman on 19 April 2022, the fee 

reduced to £125,000 per annum..

•  As heralded in last year’s Annual Report, the Board started to transition Committee Chair roles back to the UK during the 
year. Dr. Richard Dammery ceased to be Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee on 19 April 2022 (with 
David Ravech acting in this role). John Stier joined the Board and became Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management 
Committee on 06 May 2022. Vanessa Wallace ceased to be Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee 
on 01 July 2022, with Romana Abdin assuming those responsibilities on that date.  Committee Chairs receive an additional 
£10,000 per annum. Directors do not receive fees for Committee membership. 

•  During 2022, as a result of the departure of Executive KMP, the Non-Executive Directors were required to assume greatly 
increased responsibilities as a consequence of the gaps in management capability and KMP departures. In the best interests 
of the Company, the Non-Executive Directors assumed critical parts of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, 
Chief People Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles. In addition, to save cash and support the survival of the business, 
some Directors with appropriate skills were asked to perform roles typical of legal and M&A advisors.  Special exertion 
payments were incurred to Non-Executive Directors in proportion to their increased operational responsibilities assumed 
during the year given the departure of several senior executives. These arrangements were instigated on an exception 
basis and it is not anticipated that they will be repeated. These were payable from 1 January 2023 following the AXA loan 
agreement and with AXA’s specific agreement to make the payments.

•  The  total  pool  for  Board  remuneration  is  set  at  £500,000.  Director  Board  fees  were  £355,679  before  Special  Exertion 

Payments for the unexpected operational role requirements.

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5. Other KMP Disclosures

Table 5 below sets out a summary of KMP CDI (share) holdings as at 31st December 2022. On 5 December 2022, 139,422,136 
fully paid ordinary shares were released from escrow having been subject to the escrow arrangement since the IPO in 2020. 
Included within the shares released from escrow are shares held by KMP, and these shares are included in the table below. 

Table 5: KMP Shareholdings as at 31 December 2022

Shares at end 2021

Shares acquired 
due to exercise of 
options

Purchase of Shares 
on Market

Sales of Shares

Shares at the end 
of 2022

Executive KMP

Jonathan Baines

100,000

Bayju Thakar

12,668,969

Daniel Curran

223,039

James Warren

Mark Taylor

-

-

Non-Executive KMP

Romana Abdin

25,000

Simon Calver

82,188

Dr. Richard 
Dammery1

50,000 

David Ravech2

44,264,604

Vanessa Wallace

212,500

John Stier

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Notes:

1  Share held through Aestel PTY LTD 

2.  Shares held through Carani Holdings Limited

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

67,796

-

155,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100,000

12,668,969

223,039

-

-

25,000

82,188

117,796

44,264,604

367,500

-

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Table 6: Executive KMP Holdings of Options Over Shares 

Options held at 31 December 2021

Change in 2022 

Options held at 31 December 2022

# of  
Unexercised  
options

Exercise 
price

Expiry 
date

# Options  
issued/  
(forfeited)

# Options 
exercised

Total 
vested

Total  
unvested

Total  
unexercised  
options

CSOP1

Daniel Curran

600,000

£0.08 

10/08/30 -

CSOP2

 James Warren

–

–

–

50,000

LTIP 13

Jonathan Baines

845,400

£0.33

14/08/30 (317,025)

Jonathan Baines

600,000

£0.35

01/10/30

(262,500)

Bayju Thakar

2,700,000

£0.33

13/08/30 (2,700,000)

Daniel Curran

801,960

£0.33

13/08/30 (213,113)

–

–

–

–

–

–

600,000 –

600,000

15,625

34,375

50,000

528,375

337,500

–

588,847

–

–

–

–

–

528,375

337,500

–

588,847

10,043

Daniel Curran

-

-

14/02/32

26,781/(16,738) –

10,043

# of  
Unexercised  
options

Exercise 
price

Vesting
test date

# Options  
issued/  
(forfeited)

# Options 
exercised

Total 
vested

Total  
unvested

Total 
unexercised
options

LTIP 24

Jonathan Baines

590,323

AU$0.80

30/03/24

(352,297)

Jonathan Baines

590,323

AU$0.80

30/03/25

(590,323)

Jonathan Baines

590,323

AU$0.80

30/03/26 (590,323)

Bayju Thakar

3,541,939

AU$0.80

30/03/24

(3,541,939)

Bayju Thakar

3,541,939

AU$0.80

30/03/25

(3,541,939)

Bayju Thakar

3,541,939

AU$0.80

30/03/26 (3,541,939)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

238,026

238,026

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Notes:

1:   CSOP: Tenure-based options with an exercise price of £0.08 issued on 14 August 2020, all vesting on issue.

2:   CSOP: Tenure-based options with an exercise price of £0.30 issued on 14 February 2022, with 25% vesting on issue date 

and the remaining 75% vesting quarterly over three years. These options expire on the 14 February 2032.

3:   LTIP 1: Tenure-based options with an exercise price of £0.33. One quarter of the options vest on the grant date or first 
anniversary of the employee’s commencement of employment, whichever is sooner. The remainder will vest in 6.25% 
portions each three months over a three-year period.  On 14 February 2022, Daniel Curran was awarded 26,781 options 
over shares under the LTIP1 scheme as part of his 2021 bonus award. These options have an exercise price of $0.54, with 
25% vesting on issue date and the remaining 75% vesting quarterly over three years.

4:   LTIP 2: IPO, long dated, stretch performance-based options with an exercise price of $0.80. These options vest in three 
tranches over five years and are linked to stretch outperformance, of 50% or more, than the total shareholder return of 
the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index. 

The CEO’s bonus options were approved in the 2022 AGM, but later lapsed when he ceased to hold office.

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5.1. Share trading Policy

Doctor Care Anywhere has a Securities Trading Policy that regulates the trading of its securities.  All employees and other related 
parties are only permitted to trade DOC securities during specified trading windows and are subject to minimum holding period 
requirements (as per CGPR 8.3).

5.2. KMP Loans

Loans of £6,250 were made to each of Jonathan Baines and Bayju Thakar, in advance of the ASX listing in December 2020 to 
enable them to incorporate DCA SaleCo PLC, which was required to facilitate the listing. These loans were repaid during the year.

5.3. Other transactions with KMP

Some of the Non-Executive Directors hold directorships or positions in other companies or organisations. From time to time, 
Doctor Care Anywhere may provide or receive services from these companies or organisations on arm’s length terms. None of 
the Non-Executive Directors were, or are, involved in any procurement or Board decision-making regarding the companies or 
organisations with which they have an association. 

This Remuneration Report is made in accordance with a resolution of the directors.

Romana Abdin 
Chair of Remuneration and Nominations Committee
05 March 2023

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Directors’ Declaration  

DIRECTORS DECLARATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

In accordance with a resolution passed by the Board of Directors of Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC, we hereby confirm the 
following: 

1.

In the opinion of the Board of Directors:

(a)

 the financial report and the notes thereto are in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, which includes:

(i)

 giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position at 31 December 2022 and of its performance for the
year to that date; and

(ii) 

 complying with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the International Accounting Standards 
Board, Corporations Act 2001 and Companies Act 2006 as disclosed in Note 2.1 of the Financial Statements; and

(b)

 there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due
and payable.

2. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the directors in accordance with

part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 for the financial year ended 31 December 2022.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

On behalf of the Directors:

Dr. Richard Dammery  
Chairman,  
Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC
05 March 2023

John Stier               
Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee        
Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC
05 March 2023 

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Directors’ Responsibility Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2022  
Directors are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors have 
elected  to  prepare  the  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  international  accounting  standards  in  conformity  with  the 
requirements  of  UK-adopted  international  accounting  standards.  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 and profit or loss of the 
Company and group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
• Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
• State  whether  applicable  international  accounting  standards  in  conformity  with  the  requirements  of  UK-adopted
international accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the 
financial statements; and

• 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  Companies  Act  2006  and  Article  4  of  the  IAS  Regulation.  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.

The Directors confirm that: 

• So far as each director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s Auditor is unaware; and
• The Directors have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as Directors in order to make themselves aware of any 

relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s Auditor is aware of that information.

To the best of our knowledge:

• The Group financial statements, prepared in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the
requirements of UK-adopted international accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial 
position and loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole.

Dr. Richard Dammery  
Chairman
05 March 2023

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Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2022  

Consolidated Income Statement and Statement of Other Comprehensive Income 
For the year ended 31 December 2022

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Administrative expenses

Other operating income

Operating loss

Share of loss of joint venture

Finance income

Finance expense

Loss before taxation

Tax credit

Loss for the financial year

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive loss for the year

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

Note

4

6

7

8

16

10

11

29,793

24,965

(16,997)

(14,569)

12,796

(35,490)

625

10,396

(31,331)

622

(22,069)

(20,313)

(145)

2

(77)

(75)

2

(143)

(22,289)

(20,529)

256

313

(22,033)

(20,216)

-

3

(22,033)

(20,213)

Loss per share

£

Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to ordinary equity shareholders

12

(0.06)

£

(0.06)

There were no recognised gains and losses during the year ended 31 December 2022 or the year ended 31 December 2021 
other  than  those  included  in  theConsolidated  Income  Statement  and  Statement  of  Other  Comprehensive  Income.  Total 
comprehensive loss for the year has been derived from continuing operations.

The notes on pages 60 to 86 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Doctor Care Anywhere Annual Report 2022  54 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
As at 31 December 2022

31 December 2022
£’000

31 December 2021 
£’000

Note

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Interest in joint venture

Total non-current assets

Current assets

Trade and other receivables: due within one year

Corporation tax receivable

Cash and cash equivalents

Total non-current assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables: due within one year

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Trade and other payables: due after one year

Deferred tax liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Net assets

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital

Share premium account

Other reserves

Retained losses

Total equity

Registered number: 08915336

13

14

16

17

19

20

21

23

24

24

24

1,220

9,131

1,966

12,317

3,893

392

5,406

9,691

(8,136)

(8,136)

(1,375)

(209)

(1,584)

12,288

78

56,212

2,078

(46,080)

12,288

1,894

10,985

2,112

14,991

4,139

460

17,066

21,665

(5,903)

(5,903)

(1,027)

(266)

(1,293)

29,460

72

50,148

3,287

(24,047)

29,460

The notes on pages 60 to 86 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors and were signed on 
its behalf by:

Dr Richard Dammery 
Chairman

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Company Statement of Financial Position 
As at 31 December 2022

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Intangible assets

Interest in joint venture

Total non-current assets

Current assets

Trade and other receivables: due within one year

Cash and cash equivalents

Total non-current assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables: due within one year

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Trade and other payables: due after one year

Total non-current liabilities

Net assets

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital

Share premium account

Other reserves

Retained losses

Total equity

Registered number: 08915336

Doctor Care Anywhere Annual Report 2022  55 

31 December 2022
£’000

31 December 2021 
£’000

Note

13

14

15

18

17

19

20

23

24

24

24

1,214

31

35,699

9,468

46,412

1,415

3,859

5,274

(3,764)

(3,764)

(620)

(620)

47,302

78

56,212

2,095

(11,083)

47,302

1,866

87

38,197

50

40,200

1,374

14,901

16,275

(1,838)

(1,838)

(1,017)

(1,017)

53,620

72

50,148

3,284

116

53,620

The  Company  has  taken  advantage  of  the  exemption  allowed  under  section  408  of  the  Companies  Act  2006  and  has  not 
presented its own Statement of Comprehensive Income in these financial statements. The loss for the year was £11,198,974.

The notes on pages 60 to 86 form part of these consolidated financial statements. 

The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and were signed on its behalf by:

Dr. Richard Dammery 
Chairman  
05 March 2023 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
For the year ended 31 December 2021

Called up  
share capital 
£’000

Note

Share  
premium  
account
£’000

Other  
reserves
£’000

Accumulated 
losses
£’000

Total  
equity
£’000

70

45,945

2,276

(3,831)

44,460

23

25

-

2

2

-

-

-

4,203

4,203

-

72

50,148

3

3

-

-

1,008

3,287

(20,216)

(20,213)

(20,216)

(20,213)

-

-

-

4,205

4,205

1,008

(24,047)

29,460

At 1 January 2021

Comprehensive loss 

for the year

Total comprehensive  

loss for the year

Shares Issued

Total shares issued  

during the year

Share based payments

At 31 December 2021

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
For the year ended 31 December 2022

Called up  
share capital 
£’000

Note

Share  
premium  
account
£’000

Other  
reserves
£’000

Accumulated 
losses
£’000

Total  
equity
£’000

72

50,148

3,287

(24,047)

29,460

23

25

-

-

6

6

-

-

-

-

6,064

6,064

-

-

-

-

-

(1,192)

(17)

(22,033)

(22,033)

(22,033)

(22,033)

-

-

-

-

6,070

6,070

(1,192)

(17)

At 1 January 2022

Comprehensive loss 

for the year

Total comprehensive  

loss for the year

Shares Issued

Total shares issued  

during the year

Share based payments

Foreign exchange 

movements

At 31 December 2022

78

56,212

2,078

(46,080)

12,288

The notes on pages 60 to 86 form part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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Financial Statements cont.

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 
For the year ended 31 December 2021

Called up  
share capital 
£’000

Note

Share  
premium  
account
£’000

Other  
reserves
£’000

Accumulated 
losses
£’000

70

45,945

2,276

9,784

Total  
equity
£’000

58,075

-

-

2

2

-

-

-

4,203

4,203

-

72

50,148

-

-

-

-

1,008

3,284

(9,668)

(9,668)

(9,668)

-

-

-

(9,668)

4,205

4,205

1,008

116

53,620

23

25

At 1 January 2021

Comprehensive loss 

for the year

Total comprehensive  

loss for the year

Shares Issued

Total shares issued  

during the year

Share based payments

At 31 December 2021

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
For the year ended 31 December 2022

Called up  
share capital 
£’000

Note

Share  
premium  
account
£’000

Other  
reserves
£’000

Accumulated 
losses
£’000

72

50,148

3,284

116

Total  
equity
£’000

53,620

-

-

6

6

-

-

-

6,064

6,064

-

78

56,212

-

-

-

-

(1,189)

2,095

(11,199)

(11,199)

(11,199)

(11,292)

-

-

-

6,070

6,070

(1,189)

(11,083)

47,302

23

23

25

At 1 January 2022

Comprehensive loss 

for the year

Total comprehensive  

loss for the year

Shares Issued

Total shares issued  

during the year

Share based payments

At 31 December 2022

The notes on pages 60 to 86 form part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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As at 31 December 2022

Cash flows from Operating Activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

Finance cost paid

Finance income received

Government grants and tax incentives

Doctor Care Anywhere Annual Report 2022  58 

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

32,712

(48,212)

(2)

2

269

25,899

(42,012)

(3)

3

-

Total Cash outflows from Operating Activities

(15,231)

(16,113)

Cash flows from Investing Activities

Payment for property, plant and equipment

Purchase of intangible fixed assets

Payments to acquire entities

Total Cash outflows from Investing Activities

Cash flows from Financing Activities

Payments to suppliers in relation to equity issue

Proceeds from equity issue

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayment of loans

Total Cash inflows/(outflows) from Financing Activities

Net Cash outflows

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year

(106)

(2,238)

-

(2,344)

(339)

6,408

12

(177)

5,904

(11,671)

17,066

11

5,406

(650)

(2,035)

(1,820)

(4,505)

(111)

41

-

(541)

(611)

(21,229)

38,362

(67)

17,066

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Company Statement of Cash Flows 
As at 31 December 2022

Cash flows from Operating Activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

Finance cost paid

Finance income received

Government grants and tax incentives

Doctor Care Anywhere Annual Report 2022  59 

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

915

(11,623)

(2)

2

3

1,383

(12,238)

(3)

3

-

Total Cash outflows from Operating Activities

(10,705)

(10,855)

Cash flows from Investing Activities

Payment for property, plant and equipment

Total Cash outflows from Investing Activities

Cash flows from Financing Activities

Payments to suppliers in relation to equity issue

Proceeds from equity issue

Loans to subsidiaries

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayment of loans

Total Cash inflows/(outflows) from Financing Activities

Net Cash outflows

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year

(103)

(103)

(339)

6,408

(6,206)

12

(116)

(241)

(11,049)

14,901

7

3,859

(654)

(654)

(111)

41

(10,541)

-

(541)

(11,152)

(22,661)

37,629

(67)

14,901

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Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2022  

1. Corporate information

Doctor  Care  Anywhere  Group  PLC  (‘the  Company’)  and  its  subsidiaries  (together  referred  to  as  the  ‘Group’)  are  engaged  in 
digital healthcare services and development.  

Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales, registered number 08915336. 
Its registered office is located at 13-15 Bouverie Street, 2nd Floor, London, England, EC4Y 8DP.

2. Significant accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation 

The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with international accounting standards 
in conformity with the requirements of UK-adopted international accounting standards.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going-concern basis using the historical cost convention.

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in Sterling (£), which is the functional and presentational currency of all 
companies within the Group except for GP2U whose functional and presentational currency is Australian Dollars.

The principal accounting policies adopted by the Company are set out on pages 60-86. The accounting policies which follow 
set out those policies which apply in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. These policies 
have been consistently applied to all of the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

New or amended accounting standards

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 
2021 as described in the annual financial statements, with the exception of those listed below.

a) New standards, interpretations and amendments effective from 1 January 2022

The following new standards, interpretations and amendments have been adopted by the Group with no material impact in 
the current or future reporting periods:

• Amendments to IFRS9, IAS39 and IFRS7 Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Phase 2)
• COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendments to IFRS 16)

b) New standards, interpretations and amendments not yet effective

The following new accounting standards, interpretations and amendments have been published but are not mandatory for 31 
December 2022 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the Group:

• Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2)
• Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (IAS 1)
• Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS8)
• Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS12)
• Plant and Equipment – Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS16)
• Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fufilling a contract (Amendments to IAS37)

2.2 Basis of consolidation 

The financial statements of the Group consolidate the results of the Company and its subsidiary entities, and include its share 
of its joint ventures’ results accounted for under the equity method. Intercompany transactions and balances between group 
companies are therefore eliminated in full. 

The parent controls a subsidiary if it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the subsidiary 
and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the subsidiary. All subsidiaries have a reporting date of 31 
December except for GP2U Telehealth Pty Ltd (“GP2U”) whose reporting date is 30 June.

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  results  of  business  combinations  using  the  acquisition  method.  In  
the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Financial  Position,  the  acquiree’s  identifiable  assets,  liabilities  and  contingent  liabilities 
are  initially  recognised  at  their  fair  values  at  the  acquisition  date.  The  results  of  acquired  operations  are  included  in  the 
Consolidated Income Statement and Statement of Other Comprehensive Income from the date on which control is obtained. 
They are deconsolidated from the date control ceases. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  results  of  the  Company’s  associates  under  the  equity  method.  An 
associate  is  an  entity  over  which  an  investor  has  significant  influence,  being  the  power  to  participate  in  the  financial  and 
operating policy decisions of the investee (but not control or joint control).

The  Group  has  applied  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  in  conformity  with  the  Companies  Act  2006.  Certain 
amounts  in  the  Consolidated  Income  Statement  and  Statement  of  Other  Comprehensive  Income  and  the  Consolidated 
Statement of Financial Position have been grouped together for clarity, with their breakdown being shown in the notes to the 
consolidated financial statements.

2.3 Going concern

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Group and the Company 
will continue to be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, which has been taken as 12 months 
from the date of approval of the consolidated financial statements (“Forecast Period”).  

The  Directors  have  considered  detailed  cash  flow  forecasts  to  determine  the  appropriateness  of  preparing  these  financial 
statements on a going concern basis.

On 12 December 2022, the Company announced that it had entered into a four-year secured and guaranteed loan agreement 
with AXA PPP Healthcare Group Limited (“AXA”) to borrow up to £10.0m in 3 tranches (“Loan”). The Loan is to be used by the 
Company for general working capital purposes. The first £5.0m tranche of the Loan was drawn down in January 2023 with 
the second and third tranches expected to be drawn down in March 2023 and Q2 2023 respectively. Under the terms and 
covenants of the loan, the Group is required to maintain a minimum cash balance of £3.0m. Therefore to prepare the accounts 
on a Going Concern basis, this minimum cash balance requirement must be met throughout the Going Concern period. 

Based on the forecasts considered and discussions with management, this cash balance requirement is met, and the Directors 
have concluded that the Company is sufficiently funded through the going concern period. 

The assumptions underpinning the forecast are dependent on a number of key assumptions and dependencies, the most 
material of which are as follows:

• Minimum growth of 40% in demand for consultations from the Company’s patient base;
• Continued stability of the technology platform to continue throughout 2023 and Q1 2024 with SLA credits being kept to a

minimum in period;

• The launch of the Mixed Clinical Workforce proposition in Q2 2023, with over 40% of patients receiving treatment through 

this service once it has been fully rolled-out;

• The ability to recruit and retain enough clinicians to meet patient demand and tightly manage incentive payments;
• The ability to drive productivity gains which underpin the Company’s 2023 plan together with no material unanticipated

increases in non-operating costs;

• The ability to implement inflation adjusted price increases pursuant to our agreement with AXA and
• Drawdown of Tranches 2 and 3 of the AXA loan facility in 2023.

Management  has  assessed  all  the  above  assumptions  to  be  reasonable  based  upon  its  expectations  of  the  business  going 
forward. As part of this going concern assessment, four scenarios were considered for the Group, being a management case 
and three other scenarios using a set of plausible downside assumptions to that management case. The management case is 
built up from detailed projections and the aforementioned assumptions. The downside scenarios considered were as follows:  

• Consultation volumes being 5% below the management case;
• Proposed launch of Mixed Clinical Workforce Proposition being delayed one month; and
• Reduction of 2.0ppt in forecast inflationary uplift to consultation prices in April 2023 below the management case.

In  all  three  downside  scenarios  and  for  all  three  scenarios  combined,  the  Group  had  adequate  resources  to  continue  in 
operational existence for the going concern period. 

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In  order  for  the  Company  to  breach  the  terms  of  the  AXA  loan  facility  and  therefore  not  to  remain  a  Going  Concern,  the 
following individual scenarios would be required:

•  Consultation volumes to fall by 9.3% below the management case; or
•  Mixed clinical workforce delayed by three months; or
•  Reduction of 4.2ppt in the forecast inflationary uplift to consultation prices in April 2023 below the management case

Management considers the possibility of the above scenarios to be unlikely. Overall the Group has traded largely in line with 
the management case for the first month of the 2023 financial year. The Directors consider that the Group is well positioned 
to manage its business risks and have had regard to a number of factors including current trading performance, the outcomes 
of comprehensive forecasting, and a range of possible future trading impacts. The Directors are of the view that there is a 
reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months 
following the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt a going concern basis in the 
preparation of these financial statements.

2.4 Revenue

The  Group  provides  virtual  healthcare  services,  technology  platform  licensing  and  digital  design  services.  Revenue  from 
contracts with customers is recognised when its performance obligations are satisfied, i.e., when control of an asset (i.e., the 
goods or services) is transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Group expects 
to be entitled in exchange for those services. An asset is transferred when (or as) the customer obtains control of that asset. 
Depending on the nature of the performance obligations, revenue is recognised either over time or at a point in time. 

Revenue is measured as the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to that performance obligation. The transaction 
price is the amount of consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised 
goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties (for example, Value Added Tax).

Revenue arose within the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Australia.

The Group applies the five-step process set out in IFRS 15, Revenue from contracts with customers, to ensure an appropriate 
revenue recognition policy is in place, as follows:

1. 

Identify the contract with a customer;

2.  Identify the separate performance obligations in the contract;

3.  Determine the transaction price;

4.  Allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations; and

5.  Recognise revenue when/as each performance obligation is satisfied.

The nature of the services the Group provides, and of the amounts which the customer is charged, is such that the result 
of  this  process  is  generally  clear,  since  the  services  provided  are  separately  identifiable  and  priced,  and  the  customer  is 
generally invoiced either upfront or on completion of the service. The recognition of the revenue reflects the completion of 
the performance obligations, which results in the revenue recognition profile detailed below.

Revenue streams are analysed between Utilisation, Subscription and Other services as follows:

Utilisation revenue

•  UK and Republic of Ireland: Individually purchased consultations: revenue is recognised at a point in time, when the one 

distinct performance obligation, the consultation, is complete.

•  Australia:  This  was  a  new  revenue  stream  in  2021  following  the  acquisition  of  GP2U,  reflecting  individually  purchased 
consultations: revenue is recognised at a point in time, when the one distinct performance obligation, the consultation, is 
complete. This revenue is recognised net of clinician costs.

Subscription revenue

•  Monthly  or  Annual  service  subscription:  there  is  one  distinct  performance  obligation,  being  the  provision  of  virtual 
healthcare services.  Revenue from virtual healthcare services is recognised in the accounting period in which the services 
are rendered. The contracts are satisfied monthly over the contract term. Revenue is recognised over-time, on a systematic 
basis over the period of the contract, as this represents the pattern of delivery of the performance obligation to customers.

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

Other revenue

•  Technology platform licensing: revenue is deferred and recognised evenly, over the period of which the licence is granted.
•  Digital  design  services:  revenue  is  recognised  at  a  point  in  time,  when  the  performance  obligation,  the  delivery  of 

customised software applications to the customer, is complete.

A  contract  asset  is  recognised  for  revenue  where  the  performance  obligation  (being  the  provision  of  utilisation  and 
subscription services) has been completed, but payment remains conditional on acceptance by the customer. Once invoiced, 
the amount recognised as contract assets is reclassified to trade receivables. 

A contract liability is recognised if a payment is received or a payment is due (whichever is earlier) from a customer before the 
Group transfers the related goods or services or for instances where the customer is invoiced in advance. Contract liabilities 
are recognised as revenue when the Group performs under the contract (i.e., transfers control of the related goods or services 
to the customer). Contract liabilities arise from annual service subscriptions and technology platform licensing.

2.5 Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are identified and recognised separately from goodwill where they satisfy 
the definition of an asset and are identifiable. The cost of such intangible assets is their fair value at the acquisition date.

Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business combination are reported at cost less accumulated 
amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Where intangible assets have been separately identified and valued as part of 
an acquisition, these have been recognised on the statement of financial position and amortised over their estimated useful life. 
Intangible assets are amortised over their useful economic life as follows:

Trade names 

Customer relationships 

Patents 

Tech know-how 

Goodwill

-  5 years

-  5 years

-  5 years

-  5 years

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for the acquisitions of subsidiaries by the Group. The cost of an 
acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments used and liabilities incurred or assumed at the 
date of exchange. Acquisition related costs are not included in the cost of acquisition but charged to operating expenses as 
they are incurred. Identifiable assets and liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at the fair values 
at acquisition date. The excess of cost of acquisition over the fair value of the Group’s share of the identifiable net assets is 
recorded  as  goodwill.  Goodwill  is  capitalised  on  the  balance  sheet  and  allocated  to  cash  generating  units  for  the  purpose 
of  impairment  testing.  The  allocation  is  made  to  those  cash-generating  units  or  groups  of  cash-generating  units  that  are 
expected to benefit from the business combination in which the goodwill arose. The carrying value of goodwill is cost less 
accumulated impairment losses. Impairment testing occurs at least annually. The asset’s recoverable amount is estimated at 
each year end date and whenever there is an indication of impairment.    

Software development costs

Software development costs are recognised as an intangible asset when all the following criteria are demonstrated:

It is technically feasible to complete the software;

• 
•  Management intends to complete the software;
•  There is an ability to use or sell the software;
• 
•  Adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development are available;
•  The expenditure attributable to the software during development can be reliably measured.

It can be demonstrated that the software will generate probable future economic benefits;

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Subsequent  to  initial  recognition,  software  development  costs  are  reported  at  cost  less  accumulated  amortisation  and 
accumulated  impairment  losses.  Total  software  development  costs  less  their  estimated  residual  value  are  amortised  over 
their useful economic life on a straight-line basis over a period of between three and ten years.  Amortisation starts when the 
asset is available-for-use. Costs associated with maintaining computer software are recognised as an expense.

Research and other development expenditure that does not meet the criteria for capitalisation as a software development 
cost is recognised as an expense.

Software onboarding costs

Onboarding  costs  for  third  party  software  is  stated  at  historical  cost  less  accumulated  amortisation  and  any  accumulated 
impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to onboarding the software to ensure it is 
capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Amortisation is charged to write down the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the 
straight-line method. For software onboarding costs, amortisation is provided over the life of the contract.

2.6 Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment 
losses.  Historical  cost  includes  expenditure  that  is  directly  attributable  to  bringing  the  asset  to  the  location  and  condition 
necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Management reviews the appropriateness of the residual value and the useful life of the property, plant and equipment assets 
at each financial year end.

Depreciation is charged to write down the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the 
straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis: 

Right of use assets 

-  Over life of lease

Office equipment 

Computer equipment 

-  4 years

-   3 years

2.7 Impairment of non-financial assets

Non-financial assets that are subject to depreciation or amortisation are assessed at each reporting date to determine whether 
there is any indication that the assets are impaired. Where there is any indication that an asset may be impaired, the carrying 
value of the asset (or cash-generating unit to which the asset has been allocated) is tested for impairment. An impairment loss 
is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount 
is the higher of an asset’s (or CGU’s) fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, 
assets  are  grouped  at  the  lowest  levels  for  which  there  are  separately  identifiable  cash  flows  (CGUs).  Non-financial  assets 
that have been previously impaired are reviewed at each reporting date to assess whether there is any indication that the 
impairment losses recognised in prior periods may no longer exist or may have decreased.

In accordance with IAS 38, Intangible Assets, goodwill is not amortised, but is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis.

2.8 Investments in subsidiary undertakings and associates

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the Company. Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable 
returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. 
Specifically, the Group controls an investee if, and only if, the Group has:  

•  Power over the investee (i.e., existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee); 
•  Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
•  The ability to use its power over the investee to affect its return.

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An associate is an entity over which an investor has significant influence, being the power to participate in the financial and 
operating  policy  decisions  of  the  investee  (but  not  control  or  joint  control).  A  holding  of  20%  or  more  of  the  voting  power 
(directly  or  through  subsidiaries)  will  indicate  significant  influence  unless  it  can  be  clearly  demonstrated  otherwise.  If  the 
holding is less than 20%, the investor will be presumed not to have significant influence unless such influence can be clearly 
demonstrated. The existence of significant influence by an investor is usually evidenced in one or more of the following ways:

•  Representation on the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the investee;
•  Participation in the policy-making process;
•  Material transactions between the investor and the investee;
• 
•  Provision of essential technical information.

Interchange of managerial personnel; and

Investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost, which is the fair value of the consideration paid.

Investments are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not 
be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable 
amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. For the purposes of 
assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are 
largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets (cash generating units). Investments that suffered 
an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period.

2.9 Joint ventures

A joint venture is an arrangement in which the Group has joint control, whereby the Group has rights to the net assets of 
the arrangement, rather than rights to its assets and obligations for its liabilities. Interests in the joint venture are accounted 
for  using  the  equity  method.  They  are  initially  recognised  at  cost,  which  includes  transaction  costs.  Subsequent  to  initial 
recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Group’s share of the profit or loss and OCI of equity accounted 
investees, until the date on which significant influence or joint control ceases. 

2.10 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more 
than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of 
acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

2.11 Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the 
instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial 
Position when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis 
or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

A financial asset is derecognised when:

•  The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired; or 
•  The Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received 
cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (a) the Group 
has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Group has neither transferred nor retained 
substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset 

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. 

Financial assets

The Group’s financial assets comprise cash and cash equivalents (see note 2.10 above), trade receivables and other receivables. 
Trade receivables are initially measured at their transaction price. Other financial assets are measured at their fair value on initial 
recognition. Financial assets are accounted for on an amortised cost basis, using the effective interest (EIR) method and are 
subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.

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The Group recognises a loss allowance, for expected credit losses on its financial assets which are held at amortised cost. The 
amount of expected credit losses is updated at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of 
the financial asset. When the expected credit loss for trade receivables is determined, the Group makes use of the simplified 
approach, whereby the loss recognised is equal to the lifetime expected credit losses. Lifetime expected credit losses represent 
the  expected  losses  that  may  result  from  possible  default  events,  and  the  probability  of  such  an  event  occurring,  over  the 
lifetime of the financial asset. The expected lifetime credit losses of the trade receivables are estimated using a provision matrix. 
The matrix is based on the Group’s historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors, that are specific to the 
trade receivables.  

At 31 December 2022 an expected credit loss of 1% (31 December 2021: 2%) has been used within the provision matrix.

Financial liabilities

The Group’s financial liabilities comprise trade payables, accruals and other payables and lease liabilities.

Lease liabilities are measured in accordance with IFRS 16 (see 2.13 below).

All other financial liabilities are classified as held at amortised cost. These liabilities are initially measured at fair value less 
transaction costs and subsequently measured using the effective interest method.

2.12 Foreign Currency transactions and balances

The  functional  currency  of  the  Parent  Company  is  Sterling  and  this  is  also  the  presentational  currency  of  the  Group. 
Transactions  entered  into  by  Group  entities  in  a  currency  other  than  their  functional  currency  are  recorded  at  the  rates 
ruling when the transactions occur. Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are retranslated at the rates ruling at the 
reporting date. Exchange differences arising on the retranslation of unsettled monetary assets and liabilities are recognised 
immediately in profit or loss in operating expenses.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at 
historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair 
value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  resulting  from  the  settlement  of  transactions  and  from  the  translation  at  period-end 
exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the 

2.13 Leases

As a lessee, the Group applies a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except for short-term leases and 
leases of low-value assets. The Group recognises right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying assets, and 
lease liabilities representing obligations to make lease payments.

The Group recognises right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available 
for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for 
any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial 
direct costs incurred and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. Right-
of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognises lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments 
to  be  made  over  the  lease  term.  The  lease  payments  include  fixed  payments  (including  in-substance  fixed  payments)  less 
any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid 
under residual value guarantees.   In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses its incremental borrowing 
rate  at  the  lease  commencement  date  because  the  interest  rate  implicit  in  the  lease  is  not  readily  determinable.  After  the 
commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease 
payments made. 

The Group also has certain leases of computer equipment with lease terms of 12 months or less, and leases of office equipment 
with low value. The Group applies the ‘short-term lease’ and ‘lease of low-value assets’ recognition exemptions for these leases.

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2.14 Finance income

Interest income is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income using the effective interest method.

2.15 Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalised during 
the period of time that is necessary to complete and prepare the asset for its intended use or sale. Other borrowing costs 
are expensed in the period in which they are incurred and reported in “finance costs” (see Note 10). In the periods ended 31 
December 2022 and 2021 no borrowing costs were capitalised.  

2.16 Taxation

Tax  is  recognised  in  the  Consolidated  Income  Statement,  except  that  a  charge  attributable  to  an  item  of  income  and 
expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other 
comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted 
by the reporting date in the countries where the Company and the Group operate and generate income.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated, without discounting, at tax rates that are expected to apply to their respective 
period  of  realisation,  provided  they  are  enacted  or  substantively  enacted  by  the  end  of  the  reporting  period.  Deferred  tax 
assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be able to be utilised against future taxable income, based 
on the Group’s forecast of future operating results which is adjusted for significant non-taxable income and expenses and 
specific limits to the use of any unused tax loss or credit. Deferred tax liabilities are always provided for in full.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only when the Group has a right and intention to set off current tax assets and 
liabilities from the same taxation authority.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of temporary differences arising on initial recognition (other than on a 
business combination) that do not affect profit or loss. In respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on 
the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences 
between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using 
tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

2.17 Share-based payment transactions with employees

The Group operates equity-settled, share-based remuneration plans for its employees. None of the Group’s plans feature 
any options for a cash settlement. All goods and services received in exchange for the grant of any share-based payment 
are measured at their fair values.

Where employees are rewarded using share-based payments, the fair values of employees’ services are determined indirectly 
by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. The Group operates share-based remuneration plans both 
with and without market-based vesting conditions. For both types of plan, this fair value is appraised at the grant date and 
excludes the impact of non-market vesting conditions (e.g., profitability and sales growth targets and performance conditions), 
however for plans with market-based vesting conditions this fair value includes the impact of these vesting conditions.

All share-based remuneration is ultimately recognised as an expense in profit or loss with a corresponding credit to retained 
earnings. If vesting periods or other vesting conditions apply, the expense is allocated over the vesting period based on the 
best available estimate of the number of share options expected to vest.

Non-market  vesting  conditions  are  included  in  assumptions  about  the  number  of  options  that  are  expected  to  become 
exercisable.  Estimates  are  subsequently  revised  if  there  is  any  indication  that  the  number  of  share  options  expected  to 
vest differs from previous estimates. Any adjustment to cumulative share-based payment compensation resulting from a 
revision is recognised in the current period. The number of vested options ultimately exercised by holders does not impact 
the expense recorded in any period.

Upon  exercise  of  share  options,  the  proceeds  received  net  of  any  directly  attributable  transaction  costs  are  allocated  to 
share capital.

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3. Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board, 
the preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements for 31 December 2022 and 2021 requires management to 
make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts in the historical 
financial information. These judgements and estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of the relevant facts and 
circumstances. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. Estimates 
and judgements are continually evaluated. Information about such judgements and estimation is contained in the accounting 
policies and/or notes to the consolidated financial statements and the key areas are summarised below:

Capitalisation and useful economic life of internally developed software

Distinguishing the research and development phases of a new customised software project and determining whether the 
recognition  requirements  for  the  capitalisation  of  development  costs  are  met  requires  judgement.  After  capitalisation, 
management monitors whether the recognition requirements continue to be met and whether there are any indicators that 
capitalised costs may be impaired.  

Management have estimated that the useful economic life of internally developed software is between three and ten years. 
The  basis  of  this  estimation  being  that  the  focus  of  development  activities  in  the  period  were  predominantly  on  the  core 
systems that underpin and will continue to underpin the core internally developed software assets of the business.

Key sources of estimation include:

Cash generating units and impairment on non-financial assets

The Group assesses, at each reporting date, whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired. If any indication 
exists,  or  when  annual  impairment  testing  for  assets  with  indefinite  lives  is  required,  the  Group  estimates  the  asset’s 
recoverable amount. An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s or cash generating unit’s (CGUs) fair value less 
costs of disposal and its value in use. The recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not 
generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount 
of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable 
amount.  Judgement  is  applied  in  arriving  at  the  determination  of  the  smallest  identifiable  group  of  assets  that  generates 
cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. There are a number of 
estimates included in management’s impairment reviews including long term growth rate, discount rate and the cash flow in 
the forecast period. Further detail is provided in note 14.

Going Concern

The Group assesses, at each reporting date, whether it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a Going Concern basis. This 
assessment is based on 12-month detailed cash flow forecast. There are the number of estimates included in this forecast, 
including consultation growth, go live dates of key projects and the implementation of inflationary price increases. Further 
detail is provided in note 2.3

4. Revenue

The services generating Utilisation, Subscription and Other revenue are set out in the Revenue accounting policy note above 
(note 2.4).

Utilisation

Subscription

Other

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

27,595

2,194

4

29,793

21,017

1,931

2,017

24,965

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(18,973)

(3,060)

(22,033)

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

5.Segmental reporting

The Group provides virtual healthcare services, technology platform licencing and digital design services, within the United 
Kingdom, Australia and the Republic of Ireland. The following table represents this Geographic split for the year ended 31 
December 2022:

UK & Republic of Ireland
£’000

Australia
£’000

Year ended 31 December 2022

Revenue

Cost of Sales

Administrative expenses

Other operating income

Share of loss of joint venture

Finance income

Finance expense

Tax

Total assets

Total liabilities

Net assets

Year ended 31 December 2021

Revenue

Cost of Sales

Administrative expenses

Other operating income

Share of loss of joint venture

Finance income

Finance expense

Tax

Loss for the financial year

Total assets

Total liabilities

Net assets

18,605

(9,557)

9,048

3,403

(163)

3,240

UK & Republic of Ireland
£’000

Australia
£’000

29,308

(16,997)

(31,965)

619

(145)

2

(51)

256

24,849

(14,569)

(31,044)

621

(76)

2

(140)

295

(20,061)

30,612

(6,607)

24,005

Total
£’000

29,793

(16,997)

485

-

(3,525)

(35,490)

6

-

-

(26)

-

625

(145)

2

(77)

256

22,008

(9,720)

12,288

Total
£’000

24,965

(14,569)

116

-

(287)

(31,331)

1

-

-

(2)

18

(155)

6,044

(589)

5,455

622

(76)

2

(142)

313

(20,213)

36,656

(7,196)

29,460

Revenue from one customer amounted to £27,088,942 in the year ended 31 December 2022 (year ended 31 December 2021: 
£21,891,499) arising from the provision of virtual healthcare services.

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Operating Costs

Technology Costs

Sales and Marketing

General and Administration

Goodwill Impairment

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Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

6,299

7,354

1,858

17,481

2,498

35,490

5,409

4,834

3,388

17,700

–

31,331

Operating Costs include the expenses attributable to the delivery of the Group’s core services.

Technology Costs include the expenses attributable to the development that is not eligible to be capitalised and maintenance 
of the Group’s intellectual property.

Sales and Marketing include the expenses attributable to the selling and marketing of the Group’s services.

General and Administration include the expenses attributable to supporting the Group’s operating functions, depreciation, 
amortisation and share-based payments.

Goodwill impairment relates to an impairment on the goodwill that arose on the acquisition of GP2U. Please refer to note 14.

7. Other operating income

Recharges to joint venture

Foreign exchange gains

Miscellaneous Income

8. Operating loss

The operating loss is stated after charging:

Employee costs

Depreciation (Note 13)

Amortisation of intangible assets (Note 14)

Impairment of intangible assets (Note 14)

Exchange Loss

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

610

15

-

625

610

-

12

622

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

27,711

549

1,523

2,667

-

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

30,461

572

818

-

62

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Employee costs consist of:

Wages and salaries

Social security costs

Costs of defined contribution scheme

Share-based payment charge (see note 25)

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Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

25,715

2,741

444

(1,189)

27,798

26,183

2,906

364

1,008

30,461

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during 2022 was 620 (year ended 31 December 2021: 547).

Statutory Audit fees

Total statutory Audit fees

Interim review audit fee

Total assurance services

Tax compliance services

Tax advisory

Total tax services

Total non-Audit services

9. Directors’ and key management remuneration

Directors’ and key management emoluments

Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes

Share-based payment charge (see note 25)

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

132

132

28

28

10

14

24

52

87

87

16

16

12

17

29

45

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

1,317

3

(951)

369

1,306

4

674

1,984

The highest paid director received remuneration of £256,527 (2021: £271,201). The value of the Company’s contributions paid 
to a defined contribution scheme in respect of the highest paid director amounted to £1,321 (2021: £1,319). 

Key  management  is  defined  as  those  persons  having  authority  and  responsibility  for  planning,  directing  and  controlling 
the  activities  of  the  Group,  directly  or  indirectly,  including  any  directors  (whether  executive  or  otherwise)  of  the  Group. 
Key management has been determined to be the directors of the Group and the Chief Financial Officer (see note 27). Total 
remuneration paid to directors and key management personnel for services to the Group is set out above.

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Interest expense on financial liabilities held at amortised cost 

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Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

77

77

143

143

11. Income tax

The major components of the income tax credit for the year ended 31 December 2022 and year ended 31 December 2021 are 
as follows:

Current taxation 

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous year

Deferred tax credit on acquisition of GP2U

Income tax credit recognised in Income Statement

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

199

57

256

295

18

313

Reconciliation of tax expense and the accounting profit multiplied by UK tax rate for the year ended 31 December 2022 and 
year ended 31 December 2021:

Loss before taxation 

Current income tax:

Tax credit calculated at UK statutory corporation tax rate of 19% (2021: 19%)

Adjustments in respect of prior years

Deferred tax relating to intangibles

Deferred tax unrecognised this period

Income tax credit

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

(22,289)

(20,529)

4,235

199

57

(4,235)

256

3,901

295

18

(3,901)

313

As at 31 December 2022 there were unutilised tax losses of £60,783,044  (2021: £42,322,813) in respect of which no deferred 
tax asset had been raised.

12. Earnings per share (EPS)

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. 

Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be 
issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. 

There is no difference in the total comprehensive loss for the year or the weighted average number of equity shares used for 
the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share, as the effect of all potentially dilutive shares outstanding was anti-dilutive.

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.
Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

As the inclusion of potential ordinary shares would be anti-dilutive and decrease the loss per share, they are not included in 
the calculation of diluted loss per share.

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

(22,033)

(20,213)

Weighted number of ordinary shares: for calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS

360,503,302

322,362,947

Loss per share

Basic and diluted

13. Property, plant and equipment (Group)

(0.06)

(0.06)

Cost

At 31 December 2021

Additions

Disposals

At 31 December 2022 

Depreciation

At 31 December 2021

Charge for the period

Disposals

At 31 December 2022 

Net book value

At 31 December 2022

At 31 December 2021

Right of
use asset
£’000

Office  
equipment
£’000

Computer  
equipment
£’000

1,678

5

(362)

1,321

440

243

(103)

580

741

1,238

203

25

-

228

55

56

-

111

117

148

802

110

(128)

782

294

250

(124)

420

362

508

Total  
£’000

2,683

140

(490)

2,331

789

549

(227)

1,111

1,220

1,894

The right of use assets relate to the leases in respect of business premises and computer equipment described in note 26 below.

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13. Property, plant and equipment (Company)

Cost

At 31 December 2021

Additions

Disposals

At 31 December 2022 

Depreciation

At 31 December 2021

Charge for the period

Disposals

At 31 December 2022 

Net book value

At 31 December 2022

At 31 December 2021

Right of
use asset
£’000

Office  
equipment
£’000

Computer  
equipment
£’000

1,581

-

(260)

1,321

367

214

-

580

741

1,214

203

25

-

228

55

56

-

111

117

148

782

105

(117)

770

278

247

(111)

414

356

504

Total  
£’000

2,566

130

(377)

2,319

700

517

(111)

1,105

1,214

1,866

The right of use assets relate to the leases in respect of business premises and computer equipment described in note 26 below

14. Intangible assets

Cost

Trade 
name
£’000

Customer  
relationships
£’000

Patents
£’000

Technical 
knowhow  
£’000

Goodwill
£’000

Software 
onboarding 
costs
£’000

Software  
development  
cost
£’000

Total  
£’000

At 31 December 2021

512

1,424

Additions

-

-

At 31 December 2022 

512

1,424

Amortisation

At 31 December 2021

Charge for the period

Impairment

86

87

-

1,424

-

-

At 31 December 2022 

173

1,424

Net book value

At 31 December 2022

At 31 December 2021

339

426

-

-

50

-

50

50

-

-

50

-

-

500

-

500

500

-

-

500

-

-

5,181

-

5,181

-

-

2,498

2,498

2,683

5,181

205

7

212

85

74

-

6,968 14,840

2,238

2,245

9,206

17,086

1,710

3,855

1,363

1,524

77

2,575

159

3,150

7,955

53

120

6,056

9,131

5,258 10,985

The intangible assets held in the Company Statement of Financial Position relate solely to the Software onboarding costs in 
the table above with a net book value of £31,051 (2021: £87,251).

As part of the funding agreement signed with AXA in December 2022, all of the Group’s intellectual property and trademarks 
were pledged as security. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

Internally developed Software development costs

Software development cost represents the technology that enables the Group to provide its suite of integrated virtual and in-
person healthcare services. All software development cost assets included above were in use at the reporting period-ends.

These costs are monitored by management at the Group level. The Company performed its annual test for impairment as at 31 
December 2022 in respect of these assets. It is considered that the cash inflows related to these assets are intrinsically linked to 
the broader operations of the Group excluding GP2U. As such, for the purposes of impairment testing, these assets have been 
allocated to the total Group cash generating unit (CGU) excluding GP2U.

The  impairment  test  was  conducted  based  on  reviewing  if  there  were  indicators  of  impairment  for  the  Group  excluding 
GP2U.  These  indicators  used  were  an  assessment  whether  the  market  value  of  the  asset  had  declined,  negative  changes  in 
technology, markets, economy or laws, obsolescence or worse economic performance than expected. Individual categories of 
software development were all reviewed for these indicators with none observed, so therefore no impairment was recognised  
in the period.

Goodwill impairment tests

Under  IFRS  goodwill  is  not  amortised  but  is  subject  to  an  annual  impairment.  Goodwill  acquired  through  the  acquisition 
of  GP2U  has  been  allocated  to  its  own  CGU  for  the  purpose  of  impairment  testing.  Impairment  of  goodwill  occurs  when 
the carrying value of a CGU is greater than the present value of the cash that it is expected to generate (i.e. the recoverable 
amount). The Group reviews the carrying value of each CGU at least annually or more frequently if there is an indication that 
the CGU may be impaired. 

The recoverable amount of the GP2U CGU is based on a value in use computation, which has been calculated over a ten-year 
period as approved by the board. The cash flow forecasts employed for this computation are extracted from budgets and 
specifically excludes future acquisition activity. Cash flows for a further period are based on the assumptions underlying the 
budgets. 

A present value of the future cash flows is calculated using a post-tax discount rate representing the Group’s estimated before 
tax weighted average cost of capital. 

Key  assumptions  include  management’s  estimates  on  sales  growth,  long  term  growth  rate  and  discount  rates.  The  sales 
growth rate, long term growth rate and discount rate used for the purposes of the impairment review were an average of 15% 
per annum, 2% and 12.6% respectively. Cash flow forecasts and key assumptions are generally determined based on historical 
performance together with management’s expectation of future trends affecting the industry and other developments and 
initiatives in the business. 

Applying these techniques, an impairment charge of £2,498,000 arose in 2022. 

Sensitivity analysis has been performed to determine the theoretical impact on impairment should scenarios occur which are 
alternative to those included within the impairment workings. These have sensitivities have been applied to goodwill:

•  A reduction in the average growth rate to 10% per annum would result in goodwill being fully written off
•  A reduction in the long term growth rate to 1.5% would increase the impairment charge by £0.1m
•  An increase of 1% in the discount rate would increase the impairment charge by £0.5m

Trade names and software acquired with GP2U

Trade names and software development costs were acquired as part of the purchase of GP2U. Management is satisfied that 
there are no impairment indicators on these intangible assets at the date of signing these accounts.

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Cost or valuation

At 31 December 2021 

Acquisitions

Disposals

Impairment of GP2U Investment

At 31 December 2022

Net book value

At 31 December 2022

At 31 December 2021

16. Interest in Joint Venture

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£’000

38,197

-

-

(2,498)

35,699

35,699

38,197

Following the partial disposal of 50% of the Group’s investment in Doctor at Hand Diagnostics Limited in 2020, the remaining 
investment  of  50%  is  now  accounted  for  as  an  investment  in  joint  venture.  Movement  in  the  Group’s  investment  in  joint 
venture during the financial period and the results and financial position of the joint venture are below:

Assets held at amortised cost

Revenue

Loss for the financial year from continuing operations1

Current assets2

Non- current assets

Current liabilities3

Non-current liabilities4

Net assets 

Groups interest in net assets of JV at beginning of the year 

Share of total comprehensive income

Dividends received during the year

Carrying amount of interest in JV at end of year 

1 

Includes:
- Amortisation of £430,200 (2021: £733,340)
- Interest expense of £50,442 (2021: £28,667)
- Income tax charge of £117,268 (2021: £14,644)

2022
£’000

1,631

(291)

2,658

2,286

(2,833)

-

2,111

2,112

(146)

-

1,966

2021
£’000 

1,907

(151)

2,603

1,171

2,717

(2,539)

2,403

2,187

(75)

-

2,112

2 Includes cash and cash equivalents of £1,145,640 (2021: £316,200)
3  Includes current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payables and provisions) of £2,830,345 (2021: £12,100)
4 Includes non-current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payables and provisions of £nil (2021: £2,539,106)
The joint venture had no discontinued operations, or other comprehensive income during the year.

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

17. Trade and other receivables (Group): Amounts falling due within one year

The following balances are all due to be realised within one year of the reporting date:

Assets held at amortised cost

Trade receivables

Loss allowance

Other receivables

Prepayments

Contract assets

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

1,570

(12)

504

1,457

374

3,893

1,649

(34)

366

1,171

987

4,139

The group has no balances due after one year. 

The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses (‘ECLs’) using a lifetime ECL provision 
for trade receivables. To measure ECLs on a collective basis, trade receivables are grouped based on similar credit risk and 
aging. Due to the nature of the majority of the Group’s customer base, the Group considers the bulk of its trade receivables to 
have low credit risk upon initial recognition. The Group determines whether the credit of financial instruments has increased 
significantly  since  initial  recognition  by  reviewing  aged  receivables  exceeding  90  days  and  contracts  where  customers 
are  known  to  be  in  financial  difficulty.  The  Group  writes  off  the  trade  receivable  when  in  its  view  there  is  no  reasonable 
expectation of recovery. The Group applies the general impairment model within IFRS 9 to other receivables. 1% ECL has been 
recognised in the year in relation to trade receivables. The expected loss rates applied to trade receivables are based on the 
Group’s historical credit losses experienced over the last financial year prior to the year end. 

Contract assets relates to accrued income which is expected to be settled within 3 months post year end.

Further disclosures relating to trade and other receivables are set out in note 22 below.

17. Trade and other receivables (Company): Amounts falling due within one year

The following balances are all due to be realised within one year of the reporting date:

Assets held at amortised cost

Trade receivables

Other receivables

Prepayments

Further disclosures relating to trade and other receivables are set out in note 22 below.

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

5

493

917

1,415

183

342

849

1,374

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18. Trade and other receivables (Company): Amounts falling due after one year

Assets held at amortised cost

Amounts owed by group undertakings

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

9,468

50

Amounts owed by group undertakings includes both an unsecured revolving credit facility and intercompany recharges for 
trading activities.

Interest is charged on the intercompany loans at a rate of SONIA +4%. The Directors consider that the rate of interest represents 
a market value and as a result no residual equity component has been recognised in relation to the loan.

Further disclosures relating to trade and other receivables are set out in note 22 below.

18. Trade and other payables (Group): Amounts falling due within one year 

Liabilities held at amortised cost

IFRS 16 lease liability <1 year (see note 26)

Trade payables 

Other taxation and social security

Other payables

Accruals 

Contract liabilities

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

349

2,344

811

57

4,237

338

8,136

337

820

1,140

74

3,269

263

5,903

Within the accruals balance is a £637,500 (2021: nil) accrued expense for a licence fee payable to the joint venture. This is the 
only individual material balance within accruals.

Further disclosures relating to trade and other payables are set out in note 22 below.

19. Trade and other payables (Company): Amounts falling due within one year 

Liabilities held at amortised cost

IFRS 16 lease liability <1 year (see note 26)

Trade payables 

Other taxation and social security

Other payables

Accruals 

Further disclosures relating to trade and other payables are set out in note 22 below.

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

349

1,585

95

5

1,730

3,764

309

428

150

26

881

1,838

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Liabilities held at amortised cost

IFRS 16 lease liability >1 year (see note 26)

Other Payables

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

620

755

1,375

1,017

10

1,027

Further disclosures relating to trade and other payables are set out in note 22 below.

20. Trade and other payables (Company): Amounts falling due after more than one year

Liabilities held at amortised cost

IFRS 16 lease liability >1 year (see note 26)

Further disclosures relating to trade and other payables are set out in note 22 below.

21. Deferred tax balances    

Liabilities held at amortised cost

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Intangible assets (see note 14)

Deferred tax liabilities

Movements

At 31 December 2021

To Income Statement

At 31 December 2022

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

620

620

1,017

1,017

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

209

209

266

266

Intangible 
assets 
£’000

266

(57)

209

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22. Financial Instruments

The Group has the following financial assets and financial liabilities at the reporting dates:

31 December 2022
£’000

31 December 2021 
£’000

Financial assets

Current assets

Held at amortised cost:

Cash and cash equivalents

Other financial assets 

Total assets held at amortised cost

Financial liabilities

Current liabilities

Held at amortised cost:

Financial liabilities

Non-Current liabilities

Held at amortised cost:

Financial liabilities

5,406

2,453

7,859

6,987

6,987

1,374

1,374

17,066

1,981

19,047

4,500

4,500

1,027

1,027

Prepayments, contract assets and liabilities under the scope of IFRS 15, and tax and social security balances, are not considered 
financial instruments and are excluded from the table above.

Interest received on financial assets held at amortised cost in 2022 was £2,441 (2021: £1,953).

The Group’s financial risk management framework addresses the main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments, 
which are liquidity risk, credit risk and market risk. The Directors review and agree policies for managing these risks, which 
are summarised below:

Credit risk: credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer 
contract, leading to a financial loss. The Group is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities (primarily trade receivables). 
The  Group’s  exposure  to  credit  risk  is  mitigated  by  the  nature  of  its  customer  base  and  payment  profiles.  However,  cash 
collections  and  aged  debtor  profiles  payments  are  reviewed  on  an  ongoing  basis,  to  ensure  any  issues  are  escalated  and 
reviewed; 

Market risk: market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of 
changes in market prices. 

Liquidity risk: the Group seeks to manage financial risk to ensure sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs, 
through ongoing forecasting of cashflows, and cash management.

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

The  table  below  summarises  the  maturity  profile  of  the  Group’s  financial  liabilities  with  liquidity  risk  exposure,  based  on 
contractual undiscounted payments: 

As at 31 December 2022

IFRS 16 lease liability

Other payables 

As at 31 December 2021

IFRS 16 lease liability

Other payables 

Credit risk

On demand 
£’000

Less than 3 
months  
£’000

3 to 12 
months  
£’000

1 to 5 years 
£’000

> 5 years 
£’000

23

-

23

92

6,828

6,920

345

-

345

674

750

1,424

-

-

-

On demand 
£’000

Less than 3 
months  
£’000

3 to 12 
months  
£’000

1 to 5 years 
£’000

> 5 years 
£’000

25

-

26

99

5,303

5,402

363

-

363

1,167

-

1,167

-

-

-

Total 
£’000 

1,134

7,578

8,712

Total 
£’000 

1,655

5,303

6,958

Overdue trade receivables were reviewed for indication of any credit loss issues to assess the likelihood of expected credit 
losses. The Group applies the simplified approach to providing for expected credit losses prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits 
the use of the lifetime expected loss provision for all trade receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables 
have been grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics, such as, current relationship with the customer, geographical 
location of customers, historical information on payment patterns, and the days past due. 

The  expected  loss  rates  are  based  on  the  historical  payment  profiles  of  sales  and  the  corresponding  historical  credit  losses 
experienced. The rates are monitored to ensure they reflect current and forward-looking information on macroeconomic factors. 

Overdue trade receivables were reviewed for indication of any credit loss issues to assess the likelihood of expected credit 
losses.  A  doubtful  receivable  provision  of  £12,000  is  in  place  in  respect  of  trade  receivables  of  £1,570,000.  Outstanding 
customer balances are regularly monitored and reviewed for indicators of impairment to determine where there is a need for 
a provision (evidence of financial difficulty of the customer or payment default). 

Bad debts are written off as uncollectible when there is strong objective evidence that there will be no recoverable element 
of the debt and all methods of recovery have been exhausted.

The movement in the Expected Credit Loss (‘ECL’) impairment allowance can be reconciled as follows:

Liabilities held at amortised cost

Balance at beginning of period

Impairment provisions

Balance at end of period

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

34

(22)

12

-

34

34

As explained in note 2.11, at 31 December 2022 an expected credit loss of 1% (2021: 2%) was used within the ECL assessment 
matrix, since the Group had no history of credit default losses given the profile of its customer base and revenue-generating 
activities. In GP2U a ECL provision of 100% has been recognised in respect of all receivables >1 year old, a provision of 30% for all 
receivables between 9 months and 12 months old and a provision of 10% for all receivables between 6 months and 9 months old.

At  a  Company  level,  management  assesses  the  recoverability  of  intercompany  debt  from  subsidiaries.  These  balances  are 
monitored and reviewed for indicators of impairment to determine where there is a need for a provision, with the key indicator 
being future cash flows of subsidiaries being unable to support repayment of these balances. The Company has not recognised 
any ECL provision in this regard.

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Group capital

The Group’s capital includes issued capital, share premium, convertible loan notes, preference shares, and all other equity 
reserves  attributable  to  the  equity  holders  of  the  parent.  The  primary  objective  of  the  Group’s  capital  management  is  to 
maximise the shareholder value, whist at the same time operating within a capital framework that interacts efficiently with 
liquidity risk, credit risk and market risk frameworks discussed above.

Movements in the Group’s issued capital, share premium, preference shares, and all other equity reserves attributable to the 
equity holders of the parent are as set out in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity.

23. Share capital

Shares in issue

Ordinary

Deferred Ordinary

Total shares in issue

Nominal value

Ordinary

Deferred Ordinary

Share capital

Ordinary

Deferred Ordinary

Total share capital

31 December 2022 31 December 2021 

366,672,246

329,658,573

99,600

99,600

366,771,846

329,758,173

£0.000167

£0.000167

£0.167

£0.167

£’000’s

£’000’s

61

17

78

55

17

72

All shares in issue are authorised and fully-paid.

Deferred shares carry no voting or economic rights other than the return of the issue price. All other classes of shares entitle 
the holder to receive notice of and to attend, speak and to vote at any general meeting. No classes of shares confer rights  
of redemption.

During 2022, the parent company issued: 37,013,673 (2021: 11,038,324) Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of £0.000167 for 
a total consideration of £6,407,933 (2021: £4,206,486);

Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of £0.000167 issued during the current year included:

•  36,129,032 shares as part of the placement, closed in March 2022.
•  884,641 shares as part of the Security Purchase Plan, closed in March 2022.

Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of £0.000167 issued during the prior year included:

•  10,668,264 shares in relation to the acquisition of GP2U.
•  370,060 shares in relation to the exercise of share option by the Group’s employees.

Securities in the Company traded on the ASX are in the form of Chess Depository Interests (CDIs). CDIs are a type of depositary 
receipt that allows investors to obtain all the economic benefits of share ownership without holding legal title to the shares 
themselves. A CDI represents the beneficial interest in underlying shares in a Company. Shares underlying the CDIs are held 
by an Australian depositary nominee as the legal owner on behalf and for the benefit of the CDI holder. The holders of CDIs 
receive all the economic benefit of actual ownership of the underlying shares.

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Notes to the Financial Statements cont.

24. Reserves

Share premium account

Includes any premiums received on issue of share capital. Any transaction costs associated with the issuing of shares are 
deducted from share premium.

Other reserves

Comprises the fair value of share options recognised as an expense as well as foreign currency reserve movements.

Accumulated losses

Includes all current and prior periods retained accumulated losses.

25. Share based payments

The Group grants share options to certain of the Group’s employees and suppliers. The options have a range of vesting periods 
and exercise conditions.

The schemes under which the Group has granted share options to its employees are as follows:

Scheme

Vesting condition

Vesting period

Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI)

Company Share Option Plan (CSOP)

Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP1)

Service-based

Service-based

Service-based

3 - 4 years

On issue - 5 years

3 - 4 years

Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP2)

Market-based performance 

5 years

The fair value of share option awards with service-based vesting conditions has been determined using the Black-Scholes 
option-pricing model. The key assumptions utilised in the valuation of these options are detailed below:

Share price

Volatility

Risk-free interest rate

GBP 0.23 - 0.44

AUD 0.43 - 0.70

55%-57%

GBP denominated: 0.38%

AUD denominated: 0.89%-1.93%

Expected term

10 years

The fair value of share option awards with service-based vesting conditions has been determined using the Black-Scholes 
option-pricing model. The key assumptions utilised in the valuation of these options are detailed below:

Share price

Volatility

Risk-free interest rate

Expected term

AUD 0.80

Company: 57%

Index: 18%

0.33%

5 years

The  share-based  payment  credit/charge  included  in  the  Income  Statement  for  the  period  ended  31  December  2022  was 
£-1,188,521 (31 December 2021: £1,008,090).

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The  following  table  reflects  the  number  of  share  options  and  the  weighted  average  exercise  price  outstanding  during  
the period:

Weighted average 
exercise price (£)
31 December 2022

Number 
31 December 2022

Weighted average 
exercise price (£)
31 December 2021

Number 
31 December 2021

Outstanding at beginning of period

Granted during the period

Exercised during the period

Lapsed during the period

Outstanding at the end of the period

Exercisable at period-end

0.36

0.29

-

0.26

0.31

0.23

28,981,320

769,105

-

19,660,002

10,090,423

7,925,703

0.35

0.34

0.11

0.33

0.36

0.23

31,252,374

1,725,000

370,060

3,625,994

28,981,320

9,212,703

The range of exercise prices in respect of options outstanding at 31 December 2022 is £0.05 to £0.59 (2021: £0.05 to £0.59).  
The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at 31 December 2022 is 7.1 years (2021: 6.3 years).

26. Leases 

The Group adopted IFRS 16 at the year ended 31 December 2020. The Group has leases over office space in the territories in 
which it operates as well as computer equipment. Those leases exceeding 12 months at the date of transition to IFRS 16 were 
being recognised as a right of use asset and a lease liability on the statement of financial position. Details of the right of use 
assets are included in note 13.

The Group entered into a lease for property in London in September 2020 for a period of 5 years expiring in September 2025. 
It also acquired a lease for property in Australia as part of the acquisition of GP2U Telehealth Pty Ltd. This lease expired on the 
30 September 2022 and is now being paid on a month by month basis.

The Group also entered into a lease for the use of laptops in December 2021 for a period of 3 years expiring in December 2024.

The right of use assets and lease liabilities shown in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are in respect of these 
leases.

The carrying amounts of right of use assets, and the movements during the period, are shown in note 13 above. All payments 
due on these leases are fixed under the terms of the relevant lease agreements.

Set out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the period:

At beginning of period

Additions

Disposals relating to rent free period

Accretions of interest

Payments

At end of period

Current (Note 19)

Non-Current (Note 20)

Year ended 
31 December 
2022
£’000

Year ended 
31 December 
2021 
£’000

1,354

-

(283)

114

(216) 

969

349

620

1,490

341

-

150

(627)

1,354

337

1,017 

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The following amounts are recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement:

Depreciation of right of use assets

Operating lease charge

Accretions of interest on lease liabilities

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31 December 2022
£’000

31 December 2021 
£’000

243

(234)

114

352

(357)

150

The Group also has certain leases of computer equipment with lease terms of 12 months or less, and leases of office equipment 
with low value. The Group applies the ‘short-term lease’ and ‘lease of low-value assets’ recognition exemptions for these 
leases. Minimum leases payments under non-cancellable operating leases in respect of these items are as follows:

Leases maturing

No later than one year

Later than one year and not later than five years

Total

31 December 2022
£’000

31 December 2021 
£’000

12

9

21

1

-

1

The charge taken through the Consolidated Income Statement in respect of these leases in 2022 totals £12,894 (2021: £8,779).

27. Related party transactions

The directors consider the Directors & Chief Financial Officer as key management personnel. Key management remuneration 
is disclosed in note 9. Amounts owed to the group from Key management personnel on 31 December 2022 was £4,685 (31 
December 2021: £12,708).  

During the year-ended 31 December 2022 the Company made sales of £4,685 (for the year ended 31 December 2021: £nil) to 
Talbot Baines Limited a company with a common director. At 31 December 2022, the Company was owed £4,685 (31 December 
2021: £nil) from Talbot Baines Limited.

During  the  year-ended  31  December  2022  the  Company  incurred  fees  of  £116,484  (for  the  year  ended  31  December  2021: 
£55,475) from Emerald Hill Associates Pty Ltd, a company with a common director. At 31 December 2022, the Company owed 
£56,000 (31 December 2021: £nil) to Emerald Hill Associates Pty Ltd.

During the year-ended 31 December 2022 the Company incurred fees of £39,398 (for the year ended 31 December 2021: £nil) 
from Miscamble Forrest Pty Ltd, a company with a common director. At 31 December 2022, the Company owed £10,000 (31 
December 2021: £nil) to Miscamble Forrest Pty Ltd.

During the year-ended 31 December 2022 the Company incurred fees of £38,000 (for the year ended 31 December 2021: £6,000) 
from Calforce Ltd, a company with a common director. At 31 December 2022, the Company owed £38,000 (31 December 2021: 
£nil) to Calforce Ltd.

All transactions with related parties were conducted on an arms’ length basis.

28. Events after the reporting date

On 12 December 2022 the Company announced the signing of a funding agreement with AXA PPP Healthcare Group Limited . 
The first tranche (£5.0m) of this facility was drawn down on 19 January 2023 following confirmation from  AXA PPP Healthcare 
Group Limited that the required conditions precedent had been met.

On 31 January 2023, the Company announced that John Stier was appointed by the Board as independent Chairman to take 
effect  at  the  conclusion  of  the  Company’s  Annual  General  Meeting.  It  was  also  announced  that  Australia  based  Chairman 
Richard Dammery and non-executive director Vanessa Wallace would retire at the conclusions of the 2023 AGM and non-
executive director Simon Calver would not seek re-election.

On 8 February 2023 it was announced that interim Chief Executive Officer Mark Taylor has stepped down being replaced in 
the role by Ben Kent on 13 February 2023.

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29. Controlling party

In the opinion of the directors there is no ultimate controlling party.

30. Subsidiaries & Joint Ventures

From 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022 Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC owned 100% of the ordinary share capital of the 
following subsidiary undertakings:

DCA Innovation Limited, a Technological design services company registered in England and Wales.

Doctor Care Anywhere Limited, a digital healthcare service company registered in England and Wales.

Synergix Medical Staffing Limited, Synergix Health Retail Services Limited and Synergix Health (Services) Limited, dormant 
companies registered in England and Wales.

On 5 March 2021, Doctor Care Anywhere Ireland Limited, a digital healthcare service company 100% owned by Doctor Care 
Anywhere Group PLC was incorporated in the Republic of Ireland. The registered company address for Doctor Care Anywhere 
Ireland is 25-28 North Wall Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 H104, Ireland.

On 8 September 2021 Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC acquired 100% of the share capital of GP2U Telehealth Pty Ltd, a digital 
healthcare service company registered in Australia. The registered company address for GP2U Telehealth Pty Ltd is Level 2, 38 
Montpelier Retreat, Battery Point, Hobart 7004, Australia.

The Company is party to a joint venture with AXA PPP Healthcare Group Limited. The Company holds 50% of the issued share 
capital of Doctor at Hand Diagnostics Limited, with AXA PPP Healthcare Group Limited holding the other 50%. Doctor at Hand 
Diagnostics Limited is a digital healthcare service company registered in England and Wales.

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Independent auditor’s report to the members of Doctor Care Anywhere 
Group PLC 

Opinion 

Our opinion on the financial statements is unmodified 

We have audited the financial statements of Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC (the ‘company’) and 
its subsidiaries (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2022, which comprise the consolidated 
income statement and statement of other comprehensive income, the consolidated and company 
statements of financial position, the consolidated and company statements of changes in equity, the 
consolidated and company statements of cash flows, and notes to the financial statements, including 
a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied 
in their preparation is applicable law and UK-adopted international accounting standards and, as 
regards the parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance with the provisions of the 
Companies Act 2006. 

• 

• 

• 

• 

the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the company’s 
affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of the group’s loss for the year then ended; 

the group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted 
international accounting standards. 

the company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted 
international accounting standards 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 parent 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 

We are responsible for concluding on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern 
basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists 
related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group’s and the parent company’s 
ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required 
to draw attention in our report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such 
disclosures are inadequate, to modify the auditor’s opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit 
evidence obtained up to the date of our report. However, future events or conditions may cause the 
group or the parent company to cease to continue as a going concern. 

A description of our evaluation of management’s assessment of the ability to continue to adopt the going 
concern basis of accounting, and the key observations arising with respect to that evaluation is included 
in the Key Audit Matters section of our report. 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern 
basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.  

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 and the 

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parent company’s ability to 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 approach to the audit 

Overview of our audit approach 

Overall materiality:  

Group: £605,000, which represents 2% of the group’s revenue. 

Company: £424,000, which represents 1% of the company’s total 
assets, capped at its component materiality for group audit 
purposes. 

Key audit matters were identified as: 

•  Capitalisation of intangible assets relating to internally 
generated software (same as previous year); and  

•  Going concern (same as previous year).  

Our auditor’s report for the year ended 31 December 2021 
included no key audit matters that have not been reported as key 
audit matters in our current year’s report.  

The group engagement team performed full scope audit 
procedures in respect of the financial statements of the  
Company and of the financial information of two other significant 
components in the group, namely Doctor Care Anywhere Limited 
and DCA Innovation Limited. 

Materiality

Key audit 
matters

Scoping

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our 
professional 
judgement,  were  of  most 
significance  in  our  audit  of  the  financial 
statements  of  the  current  period  and  include 
the most significant assessed risks of material 
misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that 
we  identified.  These  matters  included  those 
that had the greatest effect on: the overall audit 
strategy;  the  allocation  of  resources  in  the 
audit;  and  directing 
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.  

the  efforts  of 

Description

Audit 
response

KAM

Disclosures

Our results

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In the graph below, we have presented the key audit matters, significant risks and other risks relevant to 
the audit. 

High 

Going Concern 

Potential 
financial 
statement 
impact 

Low 

Low 

Improper revenue 
recognition 

Capitalisation of 
intangible assets 
relating to internally 
generated software 

Goodwill 
Impairment 

Management 
override of 
controls 

Existence of 
cash 

Extent of management judgement 

High 

Key audit matter 

Significant risk  

Other risk 

Key Audit Matter – Group 

How our scope addressed the matter – Group 

Capitalisation of intangible assets relating to 
internally generated software 
We identified the capitalisation of intangible 
assets relating to internally generated software as 
one of the most significant assessed risks of 
material misstatement due to fraud and error. 
Capitalised development costs in the year relate 
to a variety of projects which enhance and 
upgrade the group’s online platform. These 
include improving interfaces, optimising for 
different operating systems, creating new 
pathways, streamlining processes etc.  

Intangibles at the year-end stood at £5.8m (2021: 
£4.8m), including £2.3m of costs which have 
been capitalised during the year.  

The capitalisation of development costs under 
IAS 38 ‘Intangible Assets’ involves significant 
judgement as to whether they should be 
recognised, and therefore there is a significant 
risk that a material error could occur if items have 
been incorrectly capitalised. There is a risk of 
error and of fraud that development costs are 
incorrectly capitalised and do not meet the criteria 
of IAS 38.. 

The costs involved need to meet certain criteria 
(which can be based upon judgement) to be 
capitalised as an intangible asset.               

In responding to the key audit matter, we 
performed the following audit procedures to 
address the risk of existence and accuracy: 

•  We obtained an understanding of the 

internal controls relevant to the 
capitalisation of development costs and 
evaluated the design effectiveness of 
these controls. This included holding 
discussions with finance and development 
team to understand the internal processes 
and considerations made by management 
in assessing which projects to capitalise 
and how only costs relating to 
development are capitalised. 

•  We tested a sample of additions in the 

year to ensure accuracy of the 
calculations and appropriateness of 
capitalisation. 

•  We obtained timesheet records and 
payroll data and recalculated the 
capitalised amount to be recognised for 
each sample item. 

•  We obtained direct confirmation with the 
employee that the capitalised time is 
related to development activity  Where the 
employee was no longer in the business, 
we contacted the acting Chief Technology 

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Key Audit Matter – Group 

How our scope addressed the matter – Group 

Officer, who was present for that sampled 
period. 

•  We assessed the largest projects 
capitalised in the year against the 
recognition criteria of IAS 38. 

•  We assessed the amortisation policy used 

by management and performed an 
amortisation recalculation based on 
management's accounting policy; and 

•  We inspected and compared the 

accounting policies of five different peers 
in a similar industry. From this the audit 
team concluded that the amortisation 
policy adopted by management is 
appropriate. 

Procedures to address the risk of valuation 
and allocation: 

•  We assessed the appropriateness of the 
assumptions and judgements made by 
management in their capitalisation 
method, including the percentage split of 
time between research and development 
costs; and 

•  We tested the recoverability of the 
capitalised development costs by 
obtaining and challenging management’s 
impairment assessment. 

Relevant disclosures in the Annual Report 
2022 
•  Financial statements: Note 15, Intangible 

Assets. 

4

Our results 
Our audit testing did not identify any material 
misstatements in the recognition amount of the 
capitalised development costs in accordance with 
IAS 38 or the group’s accounting policy. 

Going concern 
We identified going concern as one of the most 
significant assessed risks of material 
misstatement due to fraud and error.  
Whilst the company has made significant losses 
during the year, management have prepared the 
accounts on a going concern basis. Management 
have produced forecasts which demonstrate how 
the group will be able to continue to operate as a 
going concern during the assessment period 
(being the period to the end of March 2024).  
We have considered if a material uncertainty 
exists by looking at whether events that would 
lead to the group’s loan covenant being breached 
are likely or not. Upon reviewing management 
forecasting, the successful implementation and 
timing of the Mixed Clinical Workforce in May 
2023 presents the key risk to management’s 
assessment. The implementation is estimated to 
drive consultation and margin growth, improving 
cash flow.  

In responding to the key audit matter, we 
performed the following audit procedures: 

•  We reviewed management's forecast to gain 
reasonable assurance that the model is 
operating effectively without any numerical 
or formulaic errors. 

•  We considered the historical accuracy of 

forecasts, noting that management’s historic 
forecasting has improved from 2021 to 2022. 

•  We reviewed the key assumptions used to 
generate the forecast and concluded that 
these assumptions are reasonable. The key 
assumption is the successful launch of 
Mixed Clinical Workforce, which leads to 
revenue and margin growth. 

• 

The  sensitivities testing performed by the 
audit team included what would happen if 
the Mixed Clinical Workforce implementation 
was delayed and/or a reduction in 
consultations occurred.  

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Key Audit Matter – Group 

How our scope addressed the matter – Group 

•  We assessed management's sensitivity 

analyses around the key assumptions, to 
determine if these situations constitute 
plausible downside scenarios.       

•  We assessed whether management’s base 
case represented a plausible scenario.       

•  We analysed the results of management's 

reverse stress test.  

•  We considered the sufficiency of the related 
going concern disclosures in light of the 
‘close call’ assessment’. to the financial 
statements. 

Our results 
All scenarios that were considered in the 
sensitivity analyses demonstrate the entity to be a 
going concern and the audit team has concluded 
that these sensitivities are appropriate. 
Based on the audit work performed we concluded 
that Management’s base case represents a 
plausible scenario. 
Other than the matters above we have nothing to 
report in addition to that stated in the 
‘Conclusions relating to going concern’ section of 
our report.  

Relevant disclosures in the Annual Report 
2022 
•  Financial statements: Note 2, Going concern. 

We did not identify any key audit matters relating to the audit of the financial statements of the parent 
company. 

Our application of materiality 

We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and performing the audit, and in evaluating the 
effect of identified misstatements on the audit and of uncorrected misstatements, if any, on the financial 
statements and in forming the opinion in the auditor’s report. 

Materiality was determined as follows: 

Materiality measure  Group 

Parent company 

Materiality for 
financial statements 
as a whole 

We define materiality as the magnitude of misstatement in the financial 
statements that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be 
expected to influence the economic decisions of the users of these financial 
statements. We use materiality in determining the nature, timing and extent 
of our audit work. 

Materiality threshold 

£605,000, which is 2% of the group’s 
revenue.  

£424,000, which is 1% of the 
company’s total assets, capped at its 
component materiality, for group 
audit purposes. 

Significant judgements 
made by auditor in 
determining the 
materiality 

In determining materiality, we made 
the following significant judgements: 

In determining materiality, we made 
the following significant judgements: 

• 

In determining materiality, we 
considered a range of 
benchmarks including the group’s 
revenue, loss before taxation and 
total assets.  

• 

In determining materiality, we 
considered a range of 
benchmarks including the 
Company’s total assets and loss 
before taxation.  

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Materiality measure  Group 

•  Revenue is considered 

particularly important due to the 
significant level of user focus on 
this figure in assessing the 
group’s future prospects and in 
assessing the controllable 
aspects of the group’s 
performance during the year.  

Materiality for the current year is 
higher than the level that we 
determined for the year ended 31 
December 2021 to reflect the 
increase in the group’s revenue 
during the year. 

Parent company 
•  Total assets is considered 

particularly important as the  
Company is a holding company.  

Materiality for the current year is 
higher than the level that we 
determined for the year ended 31 
December 2021 to reflect the 
capping at the company’s component 
materiality referred to above, being a 
percentage of the materiality 
determined for the group, which was 
higher this year. 

Performance 
materiality used to 
drive the extent of 
our testing 

We set performance materiality at an amount less than materiality for the 
financial statements as a whole to reduce to an appropriately low level the 
probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements 
exceeds materiality for the financial statements as a whole. 

Performance 
materiality threshold 

£424,000, which is 70% of Group 
materiality.  

£296,000, which is 70% of company 
materiality. 

Significant judgements 
made by auditor in 
determining the 
performance 
materiality 

In determining performance 
materiality, we made the following 
significant judgements:  

In determining performance 
materiality, we made the following 
significant judgements:   

• 

In determining performance 
materiality, we noted from our 
risk assessment procedures that 
we had identified a higher risk 
relating to the strength of the 
control environments.  

• 

In determining performance 
materiality, we noted from our 
risk assessment procedures that 
we had identified a higher risk 
relating to the strength of the 
control environment.  

•  We also considered the number 
of identified misstatements noted 
in the prior period audit. 

•  We also considered the number 
of identified misstatements noted 
in the prior period audit. 

As a result, the threshold has been 
reduced from 75% to 70%. 

As a result, the threshold has 
been reduced from 75% to 70%. 

Specific materiality 

We determine specific materiality for one or more particular classes of 
transactions, account balances or disclosures for which misstatements of 
lesser amounts than materiality for the financial statements as a whole could 
reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken 
on the basis of the financial statements. 

Specific materiality  

We determined a lower level of 
specific materiality for the following 
areas: 

We determined a lower level of 
specific materiality for the following 
areas: 

•  Related party transactions, 

•  Related party transactions, 

including key management and 
directors’ remuneration. 

including key management and 
directors’ remuneration 

Communication of 
misstatements to the 
Audit and Risk 

We determine a threshold for reporting unadjusted differences to the Audit 
and Risk Management Committee. 

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Materiality measure  Group 

Parent company 

Management 
Committee 

Threshold for 
communication 

£30,000 and misstatements below 
that threshold that, in our view, 
warrant reporting on qualitative 
grounds. 

£21,000 and misstatements below 
that threshold that, in our view, 
warrant reporting on qualitative 
grounds. 

The graph below illustrates how performance materiality interacts with our overall materiality and the 
tolerance for potential uncorrected misstatements. 

Overall materiality – Group 

Overall materiality – Parent company 

Revenue 
£30.3m

PM 
£424,000,  
70%

FSM
£605,000, 
2%

TFPUM 
£181,000, 
30% 

Total assets 
£51.7m

PM 
£296,000,  
70%

FSM
£424,000, 1% 
(capped at 
component 
materiality)

TFPUM 
£128,000, 
30% 

FSM: Financial statements materiality, PM: Performance materiality, TFPUM: Tolerance for potential uncorrected 

misstatements. 

An overview of the scope of our audit 

We performed a risk-based audit that requires an understanding of the group’s and the parent 
company’s business and in particular matters related to: 

Understanding the group, its components, and their environments, including group-wide controls 

• 

• 

the group engagement team obtained an understanding of the group and its environment, including 
group-wide controls, and assessed the risks of material misstatement at the group level; 

the group has centralised processes and controls across all of its components. Group management 
is responsible for all judgemental processes and significant risk areas. All accounting is centralised 
and we tailored our audit response accordingly, with all audit work being undertaken by the group 
engagement team. GP2U is the exception, the finance team are located in Australia, there is 
oversight of controls provided by the UK finance team. In assessing the risk of material misstatement 
to the group financial statements, we considered the transactions undertaken by each component 
and therefore where the focus of our work was required.  

Identifying significant components 

• 

the group engagement team evaluated the identified components to assess their significance and 
determined the planned audit response based on a measure of materiality. The significance was 
determined as a percentage of the group’s total assets, revenues and profit or loss before taxation, 
or based on qualitative factors, such as the component’s specific nature or circumstances;  

•  The Companies, Doctor Care Anywhere Limited and DCA Innovation Limited were identified as 

significant components in the group, and Synergix Health (Services) Limited, GP2U Telehealth Pty 

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Ltd, DCA Ireland and Doctor at Hand Diagnostics Limited (a Joint Venture) were identified as non-
significant components. 

Type of work to be performed on financial information of parent and other components (including how it 
addressed the key audit matters) 

The audit approach for components determined to be significant and components determined not to be 
significant was determined based on their relative materiality to the group and our assessment of audit 
risk. The audit approaches were as follows: 

• 

• 

for the significant components: an audit of the financial information of the component using 
component materiality (full-scope audit); and 

for non-significant components: analytical procedures at Group level (analytical procedures). 

One of the key audit matters was identified in DCA Innovation Limited and was considered in setting the 
scope of the audit, being capitalisation of intangible assets relating to internally generated software.  

Performance of our audit 

•  Full scope audits were performed in respect of the financial statements of the Company and of the 
financial information of the two other significant components, covering 98% of the group’s revenue 
and 98% of the group’s net assets. Analytical procedures were performed on the remaining 
components in the group; and 

•  all audit procedures were conducted by the group engagement team.  

Changes in approach from previous period 

•  There are no changes in our approach from the previous period. 

Audit approach 

Full-scope audit 

Specific-scope audit 

Specified audit procedures 

Review procedures 

Analytical procedures 

Other information 

No. of 
components 
3 

% coverage 
 Net assets 
98% 

% coverage 
Revenue 
98% 

% coverage 
PBT 
95% 

0 

1 

0 

2 

N/A 

1% 

N/A 

1% 

N/A 

1% 

N/A 

1% 

N/A 

3% 

N/A 

2% 

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 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 
audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or 
apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is 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. 

Our opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 is unmodified 

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

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• 

• 

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. 

Matter on which we are required to report under the Companies Act 2006 

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception 

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.  

Responsibilities of directors 

As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the 
preparation of the 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 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. The extent to 
which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below:  

•  We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the 
company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the financial reporting 
framework, being UK-adopted international accounting standards, the Companies Act 2006, the UK 
Corporate Governance Code, and the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchanges (ASX), 
together with the relevant tax compliance regulations in the jurisdictions in which the company 
operates.  

• 

The Group is subject to many laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance 
could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements. We identified the 
following laws and regulations as the most likely to have a material effect if non-compliance were to 
occur: financial reporting legislation, distributable profits legislation, tax legislation, anti-bribery 
legislation and employment law.  

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•  We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the company 
and the industry in which it operates through our general and commercial and sector experience, 
discussions with management, inspection of the company’s health and safety records and legal 
correspondence. We obtained an understanding of how the company is complying with those legal 
and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries of management and of those responsible for legal 
and compliance procedures. We corroborated our inquiries through our review of board minutes 
and papers provided to the Audit Committee. 

•  We enquired of management, internal audit and the audit committee, whether they were aware of 
any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations or whether they had any knowledge of 
actual, suspected or alleged fraud. We corroborated the results of our enquires to relevant 
supporting documentation. 

-  We reviewed the internal report into the allegations of misconduct made by the whistle-blower 
and the subsequent investigation scope, report and findings that Management had requested 
from external specialists; 

-  We enquired of management and the Audit Committee to understand the whistleblowing 

allegations that we were made aware of in 2022 and engaged with legal and forensic experts 
when reviewing the scope of the external investigation; 

-  We designed and tailored specific audit procedures as a result of the investigation following 

internal discussions with teams independent to the audit 

•  We enquired of management, the finance team and the Audit Committee about the company’s 
policies and procedures relating to the identification, evaluation and compliance with laws and 
regulations and the detection and response to the risks of fraud and the establishment of internal 
controls to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; 

•  We assessed the susceptibility of the Group's financial statements to material misstatement, 

including how fraud might occur, by meeting with management from different parts of the business 
to understand where they considered there was a susceptibility of fraud. We also considered 
performance targets and their propensity to influence efforts made by management to manage 
earnings. We considered the controls that the Group has established to address risks identified, or 
that otherwise prevent and detect fraud, and how senior management monitors those controls. 
Where the risk was considered to be higher, we performed audit procedures to address each 
identified fraud risk.  

•  We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, 

including how fraud might occur and the risk of management override of controls. Audit procedures 
performed by the engagement team included:  

• 

Identifying and assessing the design and implementation of controls management has in 
place to prevent and detect fraud;  

•  Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant 

accounting estimates; and 

• 

Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular manual journal entries to revenue. 

These audit procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements 
were free from fraud or error. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher 
than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error and detecting irregularities that result from fraud is 
inherently more difficult than detecting those that result from error, as fraud may involve collusion, 
deliberate concealment, forgery or intentional misrepresentations. Also, the further removed non-
compliance with laws and regulations is from events and transactions reflected in the financial 
statements, the less likely we would become aware of it; 

The engagement partner's assessment of the appropriateness of the collective competence and 
capabilities of the engagement team included consideration of the engagement team's: 

•  Understanding of, and practical experience with, audit engagements of a similar nature 

and complexity, through appropriate training and participation; and 

•  Knowledge of the industry in which the company operates. 

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We  communicated  relevant  laws  and  regulations  and  potential  fraud  risks  to  all  engagement  team 
members  and  remained  alert  to  any  indications  of  fraud  or  non-compliance  with  laws  and  regulations 
throughout the audit. 

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. 

[**Signature**] 

Anthony Thomas FCA 
Senior Statutory Auditor 
for and on behalf of Grant Thornton UK LLP 
Statutory Auditor, Chartered Accountants 
London  
[**Date**] 

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Shareholder Information

The information set out below was correct as at 01 March 2023.

Distribution of Shareholders

Analysis of numbers of shareholders by size of holding:

Range

1 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 100,000

100,001 +

Total

Total holders

2,256

2,530

762

1,118

188

6,854

Shares

1,496,515

6,696,284

5,997,462

33,777,815

318,626,558

366,594,634

% of issued capital 

0.41

1.83

1.64

9.21

86.92

100

Unmarketable Parcels

Analysis of numbers of shareholders by size of holding:

Range

Minimum Parcel Size

Minimum $500.00 parcel at $0.0660 per unit

7,756

Holders

5,142

Units

10,465,787

Twenty Largest Quoted Equity Holders

Rank

Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

CARANI HOLDINGS LIMITED

VIJAY PATEL

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

BGF NOMINEES LIMITED 

BAYJU ASHVIN THAKAR

BHIKHU PATEL

HADSTON 1 LLP\C

PATAGORANG PTY LIMITED

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED-GSCO ECA

XILAN CAPITAL LIMITED

BGF NOMINEES LIMITED 

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED-GSI EDA

INDIGENOUS CAPITAL LIMITED

BARNETT WADDINGHAM TRUSTEES (1996) LIMITED 
 

UNITS

72,634,741

44,264,604

26,094,880

20,889,667

18,042,248

12,668,969

8,698,178

8,587,773

8,191,201

5,551,623

3,949,773

3,742,855

3,182,117

3,076,872

3,053,920

2,406,855

% of issued 
capital 

19.81

12.07

7.12

5.70

4.92

3.46

2.37

2.34

2.23

1.51

1.08

1.02

0.87

0.84

0.83

0.66

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Rank

Name

16

16

19

20

BARNETT WADDINGHAM TRUSTEES (1996) LIMITED  


BARNETT WADDINGHAM TRUSTEES (1996) LIMITED  


CHRISTOPHER ROBIN MOORE

THE HOSPITALS CONTRIBUTION FUND OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Substantial Shareholders

Rank

Name

Tiga Trading Pty Ltd

Thorney Technologies Ltd

Carani Holdings Limited

Vijay Patel

Mark Cotterill

Bhiku Patel

Amit Patel 

1

1

2

3

3

3

3

4

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UNITS

% of issued 
capital 

2,406,855

2,406,855

2,369,224

2,245,236

0.66

0.66

0.65

0.61

 %  of Issued 

Capital  Date of Notice

19.90

19.90

12.10

10.15

10.15

10.15

10.15

23/01/2023

23/01/2023

07/03/2022

07/03/2022

07/03/2022

07/03/2022

07/03/2022

Units

72,961,587

72,961,587

44,264,604

37,133,058

37,133,058

37,133,058

37,133,058

Caledonia (Private) Investments Pty Ltd

30,084,000

9.45

04/12/2020

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Corporate Directory 

Directors 

Dr Richard Dammery 

Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director 

Romana Abdin 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Simon Calver 

Independent Non-Executive Director

David Ravech 

Non-Executive Director

John Stier

Independent Non-Executive Director

Vanessa Wallace 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Officers of the Company 

Ben Kent  

Interim Chief Executive Officer  

James Warren

Acting Chief Financial Officer

Bianca Foster

Company Secretary   

Principal Registered Office in the United Kingdom 

13-15 Bouverie Street, 2nd Floor, London, England, EC4Y 8DP 

Share Registrar 

Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd  
452 Johnston Street  
ABBOTSFORD VIC 3067  
Ph: +61 3 9415 4000 

Auditor 

Grant Thornton UK LLP
30 Finsbury Square
London
EC2A 1AG

Stock Exchange Listing 

Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (Listing code: DOC) 

Website 

www.doctorcareanywhere.com 

Company Details 
UK Company Number: 08915336 
ARBN: 645 163 873 

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