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Annual Report
2016

Surgeon-led solutions
for minimally invasive surgery

About Us

Surgical Innovations Group Plc specialises in the 
design and manufacture of creative solutions for use in 
minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and industrial markets.

Our pioneering products are developed in close collaboration with 
international surgeons to ensure they meet patients’ needs and remain at 
the forefront of innovation.

2016 Financial Highlights

Bank

Financial Leases

Covertible Load

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

-4

2014

2015

2016

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

2015

2016

Precision 
Engineering

OEM

SI Brand

Net Cash Position

£0.72m

SI Branded Revenue Growth (£m)

+11%

6.09

5.47

2015

2016

Revenues

£6.09m

Target Range

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

15H1

15H2

16H1

16H2

Gross Margin

34%

4.5

4

3.5

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

Target Range

2014

2015

2016

Net Inventory

£1.5m

Contents

Strategic Report
Chairman’s Statement 
Strategy report and Operating & Financial review
Director’s Report
Financial Statements
Independent auditor’s report
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Consolidated balance sheet
Consolidated cash flow statement
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Company balance sheet
Company statement of changes in equity
Notes to the Company financial statements
Shareholder information
Advisers

1-2
3-5
6-9

10
11
12
13
14
15-34
35
36
37-40

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www.sigroupplc.com

Strategic Report

Nigel Rogers 
Executive Chairman

Chairman’s Statement

Financial Overview

The Group is pleased to report strong results in 
2016, with profitability ahead of market year-end 
expectations. The Group returned to profitability at the 
pre-tax level and increased cash generation, resulting 
in a positive cash position at the year-end.

Robust top line growth has been achieved by 
leveraging the strong relationships with distributors, 
as well as fostering associations in new territories. 
Gross margins improved considerably in the year, 
following a strong second half in 2015.This resulted 
from a return to normal manufacturing output as stock 
levels regularised. Cost control has been a key focus, 
enabling the business to deliver improved profitability 
and cash generation during the year.

In the final quarter of the year, the bank debt put 
in place at the end of 2014 was repaid. This was 
considerably earlier than the November 2017 due date. 
The loan note holders also converted the notes into 
shares during this period. The strong cash generation 
of the Group meant that the business closed the 
financial year with net cash of £0.72m (2015: net debt 
of £2.26m).

Brand identity, innovation and global reach
The SI Brand was further enhanced in the year by the 
much-anticipated launch of the YelloportTM Elite range, 
a new port access system utilising universal seal 
technology giving significantly improved performance 
for surgeons and theatre staff. The Group remains 
focused on innovation and development of its portfolio 
of products, brand recognition and the identification 
of as yet unmet clinical needs in order to drive the 
product roadmap effectively.

The distribution network has continued to expand in 
2016 with the addition of five new territories. There 
are more potential distributors in the pipeline who are 
currently going through the required regulatory and 
compliance processes in order to join our distribution 
network in the coming year.

1

Revenue increased by 11% to £6.09m (2015: £5.47m), 
with growth in branded product sales up by 11% to 
£4.66m (2015: £4.18m) and Precision Engineering also 
generating significantly increased activity with revenue 
of £0.21m (2015: £0.05m). Reported gross margins 
have continued to show substantial improvement as 
a result of operational gearing and foreign exchange 
gains.

Adjusted EBITDA for the full year (being profit 
before taking account of exceptional costs, interest, 
depreciation, amortisation and taxation) amounted 
to £1.41m, showing strong growth against £0.24m in 
2015. The net operating profit for the year was £0.47m 
(2015: loss of £1.98m). There were no exceptional 
costs in the year (2015: £1.29m). The net profit and 
total comprehensive income for the year amounted to 
£0.72m (2015: loss of £2.03m), after a taxation credit of 
£0.44m (2015: £0.09m), resulting in earnings per share 
of 0.15p (2015: loss of 0.42p).

At the end of the year, the Group had returned 
to a positive cash position of £0.72m (2015: net 
indebtedness of £2.26m).The Group had available 
cash resources of £0.78m with additional headroom of 
£1.3m of unused facilities, and was in compliance with 
all financial covenants.

People

SI has continued to invest in our people and 
their training. Amongst other initiatives we have 
undertaken in 2016 is a year-long programme of 
lean manufacturing training for all employees which 
is already delivering improvements throughout 
the business. Employee numbers have increased, 
predominantly strengthening manufacturing, 
assembly and production engineering which all reflect 
the increased manufacturing output.

Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Current Trading Outlook
Trading results for the first two months of the current 
year have shown further increases in revenue and 
profitability compared with the corresponding period 
last year.

The overall market for minimally invasive surgical 
products is cost competitive, however it is also forecast 
to grow at an annual rate of 6.5% in the medium term. 
We continue to seek opportunities to exceed this rate 
of revenue growth by increased market share through 
product range development, high levels of customer 
service and opening new sales territories.

We also continue to evaluate further opportunities to 
enhance our product range and market penetration 
by forging strategic partnerships, including potential 
acquisition of carefully selected complementary 
businesses.

Nigel Rogers 
Executive Chairman
14 March 2017

Financial Overview

People

Chairman’s Statement

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Strategy

Whilst the Group’s core strategy remains the sale 
of branded laparoscopic instrumentation, we have 
recently seen a shift away from the sole development 
and manufacture of these devices in-house 
and reached out to selected partners who have 
demonstrated the ability to work with SI to offer novel 
solutions in areas of instrumentation where SI has 
not traditionally operated. One of the first products 
to come out of this new direction was launched in 
early 2017. This has enabled SI to begin offering a 
range of ligation products to complement the existing 
product portfolio. We are conscious of the fact that 
the reputation of the Group is built upon our ability 
to offer surgeons instruments of high quality at 
reasonable prices. We are now in an era when there is 
increasing pressure on the costs of healthcare leading 
to ever more careful scrutiny of prices by purchasing 
authorities worldwide. Our strategy is to concentrate 
on the development or acquisition of instruments 
that surgeons tell us that they need and to introduce 
efficiency and innovation into the manufacturing 
process to enable us to provide them at competitive 
prices.

In November 2016, the Group completed the 
acquisition of the laparoscopic instruments business 
and related assets of Surgical Dynamics Limited. 
This transaction brought not only new products 
to the SI portfolio but also specialist production 
processes including metal injection moulding of device 
components. The assets have now been transferred 
into the SI site and machining trials are underway.

The Group has continued to foster excellent 
relationships with our distribution network, engaging 
our partners through involvement in product 
development, supporting them in end user trials 
and gathering with them at several conferences and 
exhibitions throughout the year. This included a new 
product launch conference at the Medica trade show 
in Germany in the last quarter of the 2016 which 
garnered strong positive feedback on both the new 
products emerging from SI as well as our performance 
as a partner. The Group recognises the value in this 
feedback and relationship and will continue to exceed 
our customers’ expectations in 2017.

The Group continues to work closely with strategic 
partnerships on OEM projects which challenge our 
Design and Development teams and complement the 
core competencies that the Group demonstrates.

The greater emphasis placed on new product 
introduction culminated in the launch of the Yelloport® 
Elite range in the final quarter of 2016, this will be 
followed by further additions to this range in Q2 2017 
as well as two more projects launching before the end 
of H1. The Group is excited to be able to offer these 
products to the market and remains committed to 
expanding the portfolio of products available further in 
2017 and beyond.

The Group has continued to deliver against a backdrop 
of a challenging economic climate, but by offering 
consistently high customer service levels, excellent 
products and being adaptable in the face of market 
and customer feedback, the Board believes the 
business is well placed to continue to deliver value to 
the shareholder base.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Operating and Financial Review

Melanie Ross 
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Overview
Group revenues increased by 11% to £6.09m (2015: 
£5.47m) demonstrating the ongoing focus of the 
organisation in improving and expanding its distributor 
relationships.

£m

2016

2015

%Change

SI Brand
OEM
PE
Total

4.66
1.22
0.21
6.09

4.18
1.24
0.05
5.47

+11%
-2%
+320%
+11%

SI Brand
SI Brand sales rose by 11 % to £4.66m (2015: £4.18m) 
with the strongest growth areas being sales to the US 
and Rest of the World.

Strong growth in the US has come both from the 
success of the additional distributor engaged at the 
beginning of the fiscal year, the continued efforts of 
the incumbent distributor and from gains in exchange 
as the US dollar moved more favorably against the 
Sterling.

OEM
OEM sales remained broadly in line with the prior 
year at £1.22m (2015: £1.24m). Although underlying 
sales from continuing relationships continue to grow 
strongly, these were offset by agreements which ended 
by mutual consent in 2015 and were not repeated in 
2016. Although impacting the overall turnover of the 
OEM business negatively in the period, the conclusion 
of these agreements delivered an margin uplift as the 
non-repeated sales were low or no margin business.

Precision Engineering
The Group undertook further precision engineering 
projects in the period adding £0.21m to turnover (2015: 
£0.05m). Revenue from this segment is unpredictable, 
but the Group remains interested in this field and 
continues to work with new and existing partners to 
identify innovative projects on which to collaborate.

Gross Margin
Gross margin improved significantly, reaching 33.8% 
(2015: 14.0%) overall in the year, but delivering 41% 
in the second half, demonstrating that the production 
was more in line with demand as the stock levels 
normalised somewhat in comparison to the over 
stocking in prior years.

Operating Expenses
Excluding exceptional items in the prior year, operating 
expenses increased to £1.59m (2015: £1.45m), 
resulting from an increase in headcount and annual 
performance related bonus costs.

Adjusted EBITDA and operating loss
The adjusted EBITDA is a key performance measure 
of the business. The Group uses this as a proxy for 
understanding the underlying performance of the 
Group. This measure also excludes the items that 
distort comparability.

The Group achieved a positive adjusted EBITDA of 
£1.41m for 2016, against a comparable adjusted 
EBITDA (before exceptional items) of £0.24m in 2015. 
Operating profit for the year was £0.47m (2015: loss 
of £1.98m), reflecting the trade of the Group and there 
were no exceptional items in the year (2015: £1.29m).

Finance costs
Interest on bank and finance lease obligations for 2016 
resulted in interest payable of £0.19m (2015: £0.15m). 
Due to the payback of the loan and the conversion of 
the loan notes in the final quarter of 2016, the finance 
costs going forward will be much reduced.

Taxation
The Group recorded a corporation tax credit of £0.44m 
(2015: £0.09m) and a deferred tax credit of £nil (2015: 
£nil). In overall terms the Group has substantial tax 
losses on which it continues to take a cautious view. 
Consequently the losses have not been recognised and 
result in an overall effective rate of tax of 157.7% credit 
(2015: 4.3% credit). During 2016 the Group submitted 
enhanced Research and Development claims in 
respect of 2014 and 2015, electing to exchange tax 
losses for cash refunds totalling £0.44m which were 
received in June and December 2016.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Operating and Financial Review

Cash flow,  financing and net debt
The Group generated cash from operations of £2.40m 
(2015: £1.58m) primarily as a result of the working 
capital movements described above. Cash used in 
investment was £0.78m (2015: £0.45m) resulting in a 
cash inflow before financing of £2.00m (2015: £1.06m).

This inflow was utilised by the business to facilitate 
early repayment of the term loan put in place in 
2014. This loan was originally due for repayment in 
November 2017, but the business was in a position to 
repay this debt early and so in conjunction with the 
bank, transitioned to a rolling credit facility of £1.30m 
to be drawn down as the business requires. None of 
this facility had been drawn down by the year-end.

At 31 December 2016, total gross indebtedness was 
£0.05m (2015: £3.24m) and the Company had available 
cash resources of £0.78m (2015: £0.98m).

Melanie Ross 
Chief Financial Officer
14 March 2017

Intangible and tangible assets
Capitalised development costs at 31 December 2016 
increased slightly to £1.47m (2015: £1.36m) reflecting 
the focus placed on new product development, whilst 
controlling those costs appropriately. Research and 
development expenditure continues to be incurred, 
and a portion has been capitalised in respect of 
specifically identifiable products amounting to £0.44m 
(2015: £0.27m). These products are due for launch in 
the current year.

Capital expenditure on tangible assets continued to 
reflect a policy of required replacement only during the 
year at £0.16m (2015: £0.17m) and there are no major 
capex plans currently under consideration.

In addition during the period the Group acquired 
certain trade and assets of Surgical Dynamics Limited 
for £0.36m, which included intangible assets of 
£0.23m being recognised.

Working capital
Working capital further reduced by £0.97m to £2.04m 
(2015: £3.01m). The continued focus on cash and 
rebalancing the business drove the stock reduction 
by a further 22% to £1.50m (2015: £1.92m), whilst 
current trade receivables reduced to £1.10m (2015: 
£1.30m), despite 11% growth in turnover. Trade 
creditors reduced to £0.34m (2015: £0.41m) as the 
business focused on reducing costs and harnessing 
its increased buying power to negotiate better terms 
as manufacturing activity increased. This is expected 
to increase in 2017 in line with the rise in spending on 
materials to support increased manufacturing activity 
as new products are brought online and additional 
stock holding is required, though not to the levels seen 
in previous years.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Directors’ Report

Charmaine Day
Company Secretary

The Directors present their annual report, together with the audited financial statements, for the year ended 31 
December 2016.

Principle Activities
The Company is the holding Company of a Group whose principal activities in the year involved the design, 
development, manufacture and sale of devices for use in minimally invasive surgery (SI) and precision engineering 
markets (PE). The Group sells branded products through independent healthcare distributors across the world and 
own label products through original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationships.

Results and Dividends
The Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year is set out on page 11.
Given the results for the financial year, the Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend.

Directors
The names of the current Directors, and of those who served during the year, were as follows: 
N F Rogers (Chair)
D B Liversidge (resigned 20 January 2016)
M J McMahon
M Ross
P Hardy (appointed 20 January 2016) 
A Taylor (appointed 20 January 2016)

Directors’ interests
The interests in the share capital of the Company of those Directors in office at the end of the year were as follows

Ordinary shares of 1p each

31 December 2016 Beneficial

1 January 2016 Beneficial

P Hardy

M J McMahon

N F Rogers

M Ross

A Taylor

  3,561,474

18,171,396

  3,471,317

     605,714

     672,906

                  -

  17,618,511

    1,605,714

       605,714

                  -

Details of Directors interests in respect of share options are set out on page 24. There were no other changes in 
Directors interests between the year end and 14 March 2017. Other than as disclosed in note 18, no Director has an 
interest in any material contract, other than contracts of service and employment, to which the Group was a party.
Substantial shareholdings
Other than the Directors’ own holdings, the Board has been notified that, as at 1 March 2017, the following 
shareholders on the Company’s share register held interests of 3% or more of the issued ordinary share capital of 
the Company:

Getz Bros. & Co. (BVI) Inc.

Mr C W N John

Unicorn Asset Management

Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management

TD Direct Investing

Northern Trust

Marlborough

Number of shares (%)

81,496,696 (15.28%)

37,462,124 (7.00%)

26,645,116 (5.00%)

21,206,272 (3.98%)

19,661,740 (3.69%) 

17,142,857 (3.21%)

16,000,000 (3.00%)

Share issues
As at the 31 December 2016 2,872,868 ordinary shares at 1p were issued over the course of the year in satisfaction 
of directors remunerations set out in note 4.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Research and development
The Group’s activities in this area have focused principally on the continuing development of innovative instruments 
for use in the field of MIS.

Directors’ Report

Employees
The commitment and ability of our employees are key factors in achieving the Group’s objectives. Employment 
policies are based on the provision of appropriate training, whilst annual personal appraisals support skill and 
career development. The Board encourages management feedback at all levels to facilitate the development of 
the Group’s business. The Group seeks to keep its employees informed on all matters affecting them by regular 
management and departmental meetings.

It is the Group’s policy to give full and fair consideration to all applications for employment from disabled persons 
having regard to their particular aptitudes and abilities and to encourage the training and career development of 
all personnel employed by the Group, including disabled persons. Should an employee become disabled, the Group 
would, where practicable, seek to continue the employment and arrange appropriate training.

Corporate governance
The Directors support the underlying principles of the UK Corporate Governance Code, notwithstanding that 
the Group is not required to comply with all of the Code’s recommendations. The Board recognises its overall 
responsibility for the Group’s systems of internal control and their effective operation and it has sought to comply 
with those provisions of the Code judged appropriate for the current size and nature of the Group, being the 
establishment of an Audit Committee, a Remuneration Committee and a Nominations Committee.

Formally constituted Audit, Remuneration and Nominations committees, with membership comprising all Non-
Executive Directors, continue to operate and are active in the conduct of internal financial control, executive 
performance and Board appointments respectively.

Financial risk
The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks as set out below:

a) Financial risk: The principal financial risk exposure relates to exporting goods in US Dollars. Further quantitative 
analysis is provided in note 14 to the Consolidated financial statements.

b) Credit risk: The Group is exposed to credit risk through offering extended credit terms to those customers 
operating in markets where extended payment terms are themselves taken by local government and state 
organisations. The Group is also exposed to credit risk through customer concentration. Both of these aspects of 
credit risk are managed through constant review and personal knowledge of the customer concerned. Payment 
plans are agreed and monitored in all such cases to minimise credit risk.

c) Liquidity risk: The Group manages its liquidity needs by carefully monitoring all scheduled cash outflows. Liquidity 
needs are monitored in various time bands, on a day-to-day and week-to-week basis, as well as on the basis of 
a rolling 13 week projection. Longer-term needs are monitored as part of the Group’s regular rolling monthly re-
forecasting process. Funding for long-term liquidity is secured by an adequate amount of committed credit both 
through working capital and asset finance facilities.

d) Interest rate cash flow risk: The Group has both interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-
bearing assets include only cash and cash equivalents which are held on deposit at both fixed and floating rates. 
Interest-bearing liabilities include hire-purchase liabilities which are at fixed interest rates, and also bank and other 
borrowings which are at both fixed and floating rates of interest.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Directors’ Report

Principal risks and uncertainties
The management of the business and the nature of the Group’s strategy are subject to a number of risks which the 
Directors seek to mitigate wherever possible. The principal risks are set out below.

Issue
Funding risk

Risk and description
The Group currently has a mixture of 
borrowings comprising a £1.30m rolling 
credit facility, and £0.05m of equipment 
finance liabilities. The Group remains 
dependent upon the support of these 
funders and there is a risk that failure in 
particular to meet covenants attaching 
to the rolling credit facility could have 
severe financial consequences for the 
Group.

Mitigating actions
Liquidity and covenant compliance 
is monitored carefully across varying 
time horizons to facilitate short term 
management and also strategic 
planning. This monitoring enables the 
management team to consider and 
to take appropriate actions within 
suitable time frames.

Customer concentration The Group exports to over thirty countries 

and distributors around the world, but 
certain distributors are material to the 
financial performance and position of 
the Group. As disclosed in note 2 to the 
financial statements, one customer 
accounted for 20.3% of revenue in 2016 
and the loss, failure or actions of this 
customer could have a severe impact on 
the Group.

Foreign exchange risk

Regulatory approval

The Group’s functional currency is UK 
Sterling, however it receives significant 
export income in US Dollars. Whilst the 
Group makes some purchases in this 
currency, it does not create a natural 
hedge of the foreign exchange risk. 
Accordingly, the financial position and 
performance of the business is exposed 
to movements in US Dollar rates which it 
is unable to control.

As an international business a significant 
proportion of the Group’s products 
require registration from national or 
federal regulatory bodies prior to being 
offered for sale. The majority of our 
major product lines have FDA approval 
in the US and we are therefore subject 
to their audit and inspection of our 
manufacturing facilities. There is no 
guarantee that any product developed 
by the Group will obtain and maintain 
national registration or that the Group 
will always pass regulatory audit of its 
manufacturing processes. Failure to do 
so could have severe consequences upon 
the Group’s ability to sell products in the 
relevant country.

The majority of distributors, including 
the most significant, are well 
established and their relationship 
with the Group spans many years. 
Credit levels and cash collection is 
closely monitored by management, 
and issues are quickly elevated 
both within the Group and with the 
distributor.

The Group monitors currency 
exposures on an on- going basis 
and enters into forward currency 
arrangements where considered 
appropriate to mitigate the risk of 
material adverse movements in 
exchange rates impacting upon the 
business. Euro and US Dollar cash 
balances are monitored regularly 
and spot rate sales into sterling are 
conducted when significant currency 
deposits have accumulated. The 
accounting policy for foreign exchange 
is disclosed in accountancy policy 1d.

The Group has a dedicated Quality 
department which assists product 
development teams with support 
as required to minimise the risk 
of regulatory approval not being 
obtained on new products and 
ensures that the Group operates 
processes and procedures necessary 
to maintain relevant regulatory 
approvals.

Whilst there is no guarantee that 
this will be sufficient, the Group 
has invested in people with the 
appropriate experience and skills in 
this area which mitigates this risk 
significantly.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Directors’ Report

Going concern
The Directors have prepared forecasts for the period to March 2018, which demonstrate a positive cashflow. 
The Group have access to banking facilities, which comprise of a committed £1.3m revolving credit facility. Hire 
purchase agreements are utilised where required. The commitment of the revolving credit facility of £1.3m may 
be used towards meeting the Group’s general working capital and other commitments. It is subject to compliance 
with financial covenants which measure the ratio of cashflow to debt service and EBITDA starting quarterly from 
December 2016.

Based on the forecasts, the Board has a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate 
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Board has also concluded that there 
are no material uncertainties and that the going concern basis should be adopted in preparing these financial 
statements.

Directors’ responsibilities statement
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report, the Directors’ Report and the group and parent 
company financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare group and parent company financial statements for each financial 
year. As required by the AIM Rules of the London Stock Exchange they are required to prepare the group financial 
statements in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU and applicable law and have elected to prepare the 
parent company financial statements in accordance with UK Accounting Standards and applicable law (UK 
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework.

Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give 
a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and parent company and of their profit or loss for that period. 
In preparing each of the group and parent company financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

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

for the Group financial statements, state whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted 
by the EU;
for the parent Company financial statements, state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been 
followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements

• 

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the 
parent company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the 
parent company and enable them to ensure that its financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They 
have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the 
group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

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

Auditor
KPMG LLP was appointed as auditor at the AGM in June 2016 and a resolution for their re-appointment as 
independent auditor will be proposed at the 2017 AGM.

By order of the Board

Charmaine Day
Company Secretary
14 March 2017

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Independent auditor’s report to the members of Surgical
Innovations Group Plc

We have audited the financial statements of Surgical Innovations Group plc for the year ended 31 December 2016 
set out in pages 11 to 40. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the group 
financial statements is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the 
EU. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the parent company financial 
statements is applicable law and UK Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including 
FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework.

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

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditor  
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 9, the directors are responsible 
for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our 
responsibility is to audit, and express an opinion on, the financial statements in accordance with applicable law 
and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing 
Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.

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

Opinion on financial statements  
In our opinion:  
• 

the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent company’s affairs 
as at 31 December 2016 and of the group’s profit for the year then ended;  
the group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU;  
the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK Generally 
Accepted Accounting Practice;  
the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.  

• 
• 

• 

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 
In our opinion the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report for the financial year is 
consistent with the financial statements. 
Based solely on the work required to be undertaken in the course of the audit of the financial statements and from 
reading the Strategic report and the Directors’ report:
•  we have not identified material misstatements in those reports; and  
• 

in our opinion, those reports have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.  

Matters on which we are required to report by exception 
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to 
you if, in our opinion:  
• 

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have 
not been received from branches not visited by us; or  
the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or  
• 
• 
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or  
•  we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.  

Matthew Wilcox (Senior Statutory Auditor)  
for and on behalf of KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor  
Chartered Accountants  
1 Sovereign Square
Sovereign Street
Leeds
LS1 4DA

14 March 2017

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December 2016

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Other operating expenses

Adjusted EBITDA

Exceptional items

Amortisation of intangible assets

Depreciation of tangible assets

Operating profit/(loss)

Finance costs

Finance income

Profit/(loss) before taxation

Taxation credit

Profit/(loss) and total comprehensive deficit

Profit/(loss) per share, total and continuing

Basic

Diluted

Note

2

3

3

5

6

7

8

8

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

   6,089

  5,468

(4,029)

(4,704)

2,060

  764

 (1,591)

 (2,739)

    1,408

242

          -

(1,290)

(429)

(510)

(426)

(501)

     469

(1,975)

(192)

(153)

   1

   3

     278

(2,125)

       438

 92

     716

(2,033)

  0.15p

(0.42)p

  0.14p

(0.42)p

The Consolidated statement of comprehensive income above relates to continuing operations.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation and exceptional items.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 December 2016

Balance as at 1 January 2015

Employee share-based payment options

Equity placing for cash proceeds

Total – transactions with owners

Loss and total comprehensive income for the period 

Balance as at 31 December 2015  

Employee share-based payment 

Equity issues

Total – transactions with owners

Profit and total comprehensive income for the period

Share 
Capital 
£’000

Share 
Premium 
£’000

Capital 
Reserve 
£’000

Retained 
earnings 
£’000

Total 
£’000

4,851

1,634

329

(695)

6,119

-

12

12

-

-

7

7

-

-

-

-

-

    (175)

     (175)

-

  19

    (175)

     (156)

(2,033)

 (2,033)

4,863

1,641

329

(2,903)

3,930

-

471

471

-

-

698

698

-

-

-

-

-

      23

23

-

1,169

    23

  1,192

    716

      716

Balance as at 31 December 2016

5,334

2,339

329

 (2,164)

5,838

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Consolidated balance sheet
At 31 December 2016

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Current assets

Inventories

Trade receivables

Other current assets

Cash at bank and in hand

Total assets

Equity and liabilities

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent company

Share capital

Share premium account

Capital reserve

Retained earnings

Total equity

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

Obligations under finance leases

Deferred tax liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Obligations under finance leases

Accruals

Total liabilities

Total equity and liabilities

Note

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

9

10

11

12

12

15

16

13

14

7

14

1,579

1,597

3,176

1,496

1,098

289

775

3,658

  6,834

1,827

1,361

3,188

1,916

1,301

389

976

4,582

  7,770

5,334

2,339

329

4,863

1,641

329

 (2,164)

 (2,903)

5,838

3,930

        -

    8

2,982

  62

-

          - 

       8

3,044

337

  45

606

408

196

192

   988

   796

       996

   3,840

  6,834

  7,770

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form part of the financial statements.   

The consolidated financial statements on pages 11 to 34 were approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2017 
and were signed on its behalf by:

N F Rogers
Director

M Ross
Director

Company registered number: 2298163

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016 
Consolidated cash flow statement
For the year ended 31 December 2016

Cash flows from operating activities

Operating profit/(loss)

Adjustments for:

Non-cash exceptional items

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

Amortisation of intangible assets

Share-based payment charge

Grant income

Foreign exchange

Decrease in inventories

Decrease in current receivables

Decrease in payables

Cash generated from operations

Taxation received

Interest paid

Net cash generated from operating activities

Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment

Acquisition of intangible assets

Acquisition of Surgical Dynamics assets and laparoscopic business 

Net cash used in investment activities

Conversion of Loan Notes 2017

Repayment bank loan

Cash received from issue of shares

Repayment of obligations under finance leases

Net cash used in financing activities

Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Effective exchange rate fluctuations on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

469

(1,975)

-

1,152

510

429

23

(10)

65

797

178

(61)

2,400

531

(86)

501

426

-

(50)

6

1,586

472

 (538)

1,580

-

(68)

2,845

1,512

(161)

(440)

(182)

(783)

(172)

(275)

-

(447)

-

500

(2,000)

(1,000)

-

(198)

(2,198)

(136)

976

(65)

775

19

(280)

(761)

304

678

(6)

976

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Notes to the consolidated financial statements

1. Group accounting policies under IFRS

(a) Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the IFRS accounting policies set out below. The 
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted for use by the European Union, 
including IFRIC interpretations, and in line with those provisions of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies 
reporting under IFRS. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain 
critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the 
Group’s accounting policies. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, are 
presented in Sterling and are rounded to the nearest thousand.

The Directors have considered the available cash resources of the Group and its current forecasts and are satisfied 
that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and that there are no material 
uncertainties casting doubt over the going concern status of the Group. Accordingly, the financial statements are 
prepared on a going concern basis. Further details of the Directors’ assessment are provided in the Directors’ report 
on page 9.

The following Adopted IFRSs have been issued but have not been applied by the Group in these financial statements. 
Their adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the financial statements: 

• 
• 
• 

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (effective date 1 January 2018). 
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contract with Customers (effective date 1 January 2018). 
IFRS 16 Leases (effective date 1 January 2019).

(b) Consolidation

Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights 
to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power 
over the entity. In assessing control, the Group takes into consideration potential voting rights. The acquisition date 
is the date on which control is transferred to the acquirer. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in 
the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. 
Losses applicable to the non-controlling interests in a subsidiary are allocated to the non-controlling interests even 
if doing so causes the non-controlling interests to have a deficit balance.

Transactions eliminated on consolidation
Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group 
transactions, are eliminated. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with equity-accounted investees are 
eliminated against the investment to the extent of the Group’s interest in the investee. Unrealised losses are 
eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment. 

(c) Business combinations

All business combinations are accounted for by applying the acquisition method. Business combinations are 
accounted for using the acquisition method as at the acquisition date, which is the date on which control is 
transferred to the Group. 

The Group measures goodwill at the acquisition date as:
the fair value of the consideration transferred; less the net recognised amount (generally fair value) of the 
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. When the excess is negative, a bargain purchase gain is 
recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Costs related to the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Any contingent consideration payable is recognised at 
fair value at the acquisition date. Any subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration are 
recognised in profit or loss.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016(d) Foreign currency translation

Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of Sterling using the exchange rates 
prevailing at the dates of transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such 
transactions and from the translation at year end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in 
foreign currencies are recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

(e) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at the cost of acquisition less any provision for depreciation. Cost includes 
expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the item.

The carrying values of plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

The assets residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed at each financial year end and 
adjusted where the expected asset utilisation differs significantly from the depreciation method applied.

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of property, plant and equipment less estimated residual value 
over their estimated useful economic lives at the following rates:

Office and computer equipment

Plant and machinery

Tooling

Placed equipment

Leasehold improvements

–

–

–

–

–

10–33% per annum

10% per annum

10–20% per annum

33.3% per annum

Over the remaining term of the lease

Placed equipment relates to equipment placed in clinical settings to generate a stream of recurring revenue from 
the single use element of the equipment.

(f) Intangible assets and goodwill

Goodwill
Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units 
and is not amortised but is tested annually for impairment. In respect of equity accounted investees, the carrying 
amount of goodwill is included in the carrying amount of the investment in the investee.

Other intangible assets 
Expenditure on internally generated goodwill and brands is recognised in the income statement as an expense as 
incurred. Other intangible assets that are acquired by the Group are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation 
and accumulated impairment losses.

Amortisation 
Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of 
intangible assets unless such lives are indefinite. Intangible assets with an indefinite useful life and goodwill are 
systematically tested for impairment at each balance sheet date. Other intangible assets are amortised from the 
date they are available for use. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Patents and trademarks 
Capitalised development costs   
Single use product knowledge transfer   

- 
- 
- 

5 years 
5 years
5 years

Research and development
Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. Development 
expenditure arising from the Group’s development activities is capitalised and amortised over the life of the product 
only if the Group can demonstrate the following:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so it will be available for use or sale;
the intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;
the ability to use or sell the intangible asset;
that it is probable that the asset created will generate future economic benefits;
there is the availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to 
use or sell the intangible asset; and
the development cost of the asset can be measured reliably.

• 

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
Where no intangible asset can be recognised, development expenditure is recognised as an expense in the period in 
which it is incurred. Capitalised development costs are amortised over the life of the product within other operating 
expenses, which is usually between five and ten years.

(g) Impairment of non-financial assets

Impairment reviews are carried out on capitalised development assets annually and where there is a specific 
indicator of impairment. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the 
asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of 
an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

(h) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using weighted average) and net realisable value. Cost is the purchase 
cost, including transport, for raw materials, together with a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal 
levels of activity, for finished goods.

Net realisable value is based on estimated normal selling price, less further costs expected to be incurred 
to completion and sale. Impairment provisions are made for obsolete, slow moving or defective items where 
appropriate. Such provisions are based upon established future sales and historical experience.

(i) Trade receivables

Trade receivables are recognised initially at fair value and thereafter at amortised costs less provision for 
impairment. A provision for impairment of trade receivables is established when there is objective evidence that 
the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. The amount 
of the provision is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future 
cash flows. The amount of the loss is recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, as are 
subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off.

(j) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held on call at banks and bank overdrafts. Bank 
overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities on the balance sheet.

(k) Trade payables
Trade payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the 
effective interest rate.

(l) Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options 
are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from proceeds.

(m) Exceptional items

Exceptional items are costs or group of costs which are non-recurring in nature which the Directors believe should 
be separately identified in the financial statements to enable the reader to properly understand the underlying 
trading performance of the business.

(n) Income tax

The charge for current tax is based on the results for the period as adjusted for items which are non-assessable or 
disallowed and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. It is calculated using rates that have been 
enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

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

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Tax benefits are not recognised unless the tax positions are probable of being sustained. Once considered to 
be probable, management reviews each material tax benefit to assess whether a deferred tax asset should be 
recognised, based on the ability under tax statute to recover those tax losses and through the assessment of 
probable future taxable profits against which those tax losses can be recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the rates that are enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred 
tax is charged or credited in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, except when it relates to items 
credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority 
and the Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. Information as to the calculation 
of the income tax expense is included in note 7.

(o) Employee benefits

Pension obligations
The Group provides pension benefits to its employees through contributions to defined contribution Group 
personal pension policies. The amounts charged to the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income are the 
contributions payable in the period.

Share-based compensation
The Group issues equity settled share options to Directors and employees which are measured at fair value and 
recognised as an expense in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income with a corresponding increase 
in profit and loss reserve. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of the options 
is treated as remuneration in respect of the individual. The total amount to be expensed over the vesting period is 
determined by reference to the fair value of the options granted.

The fair values of these payments are measured at the dates of grant and are recognised over the period during 
which employees become unconditionally entitled to the awards which is usually the vesting period. At each balance 
sheet date, the Group revises its estimate of the number of options that are expected to vest. It recognises the 
impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, with a 
corresponding adjustment to retained earnings.

(p) Borrowings

Borrowings, which comprised bank loans and potentially convertible fixed rate unsecured loan notes (“Loan Notes”), 
are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings were subsequently carried 
at amortised cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is 
recognised in the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. Loan 
Notes, which are potentially convertible subject to shareholder approval, are classified as liabilities.

Fees paid on the arrangement of the loan facilities and revolving credit facilities are recognised as transaction costs 
over the life of the agreement. 

(q) Income recognition

Revenue - Sales of goods SI brand/OEM 
Revenue is the total amount receivable by the Group for the supply of goods and services, excluding VAT and trade 
discounts.

Revenue is recorded for the sale of goods when the significant risks and rewards of ownership are transferred 
to customers. Under our standard terms and conditions of sale, this arises when goods are despatched to the 
customer.

Revenue - Provision of services Precision Engineering
Project based revenue is accounted for using the percentage of completion method, estimated contract revenues 
are accrued based on the ratio of costs incurred to date, to the total estimated costs, taking into account the level of 
physical completion.

Interest income
Interest income is recognised using the effective interest rate method.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Other income
Government grants are recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income so as to match them 
with the expenditure towards which they are intended to contribute.

(r) Leases

Where the Group enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an 
asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease. The asset is recorded in the balance sheet at fair value as property, 
plant and equipment and is depreciated over its estimated useful life or the term of the lease, whichever is the 
shorter. Future instalments under such leases, net of finance charges, are included in liabilities. Rentals under 
operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease incentives, comprising rent free 
periods, are amortised over the period of the lease.

(s) Significant management judgement in applying accounting policies

The following are significant management judgements made in applying the accounting policies of the Group that 
have the most significant effect on the financial statements. Critical estimation uncertainties are described in note 
(t).

Internally generated research and development assets
Management monitors the progress of internal research and development projects using the accounting system and 
through timesheet records. Judgement is required in determining and distinguishing the research phase from the 
development phase. Research costs are incurred during the concept phase of the project which is fully expensed in 
the period. Prior to the commencement of the product development phase, it is Group policy that capital expenditure 
approval is obtained from the appropriate level; this enables the Group to ensure that projects are financially viable 
after taking account of the cost of development. Costs incurred subsequent to this are recognised as an intangible 
asset when all relevant criteria are met.

Management performs an impairment review of capitalised development assets annually. The impairment review 
includes a significant degree of judgement, in particular determining the revenue streams relevant to a particular 
project. Many of the Group’s products operate in conjunction with each other, particularly where the Resposable® 
concept applies. Accordingly, management aggregates together certain cash generating units as the product’s 
revenues are linked and certain development assets when looking at overall recoverability of the costs held in the 
consolidated balance sheet. Capitalised development costs at 31 December 2016 total £1,372,000 and any further 
impairment identified in future periods could have a material impact on the Group’s results.

(t) Estimation uncertainty

When preparing the financial statements management determines a number of estimates and assumptions about 
recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The actual results may differ from the 
estimates and assumptions made by the Group and will seldom equal the estimated results. Information about 
significant estimates and assumptions that have the most significant effect on recognition and measurement of 
assets, liabilities, income and expenses are discussed below.

Impairment
As described in note (s) previously, an impairment test is performed annually to assess the carrying amount of 
product development assets held in the Group’s balance sheet. The impairment test performed compared the 
amount at which the asset is carried with the recoverable amount of the asset. To determine the recoverable 
amount, the Group estimates the total cashflows associated with the future revenue stream of the product (or group 
of products) and the associated margin, and discounts this to present value at the Group’s weighted average cost of 
capital (WACC), adjusted to product and related risks.

In the process of estimating future revenue and margin the Group makes assumptions about future operating 
results and these estimates may vary significantly with actual results. Whilst a reduction of 10% in projected gross 
margins and revenue streams would not give rise to any further impairment, it should be noted that the success of 
individual products will also have a bearing on any future test. 

Useful lives of depreciable assets
The Group reviews the useful life of depreciable assets at each reporting date. At 31 December 2016 the Directors 
assessed that the useful lives represent the expected utilisation of the assets by the Group. Actual results, however, 
may vary due to technical obsolescence or changing customer requirements particularly for plant, machinery and 
tooling.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. However, the Group is exposed to inventory 
obsolescence caused through changing customer requirements or technological changes.

Management perform a comprehensive review of inventory on a line-by-line basis and recorded the provision based 
on the age of inventory.

Trade receivables
The Group provides, in certain agreed situations, products on extended credit terms in order to establish a presence 
in an export market. The Directors constantly review the likelihood of realisation of these receivables and make 
provision based on their best estimates of when the full value of the receivable will not be recoverable. As disclosed 
in note 12, the top three customers in trade receivables totaled, as at the 31 December 2016, £591,405 which 
highlights that a major customer failing could have a material impact on the Group. However none of these three 
top customers are on extended credit terms. A material impact on the Group. However none of these three top 
customers are on extended credit terms.

(u) Equity
Equity includes the elements listed below:
• 
• 

“Share capital” represents the nominal value of equity shares;
“Share premium” represents the excess over nominal value of the fair value of consideration received for equity 
shares, net of expenses of the share issue;
“Capital reserve” represents the excess over nominal value of the fair value consideration attributed to equity 
shares issued in part settlement for subsidiary company shares acquired; and
“Retained earnings” represents the accumulated profits and losses of the Group. 

• 

• 

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 20162. Segmental reporting

Information reported to the Board and for the purpose of assessing performance and making investment decisions 
is organised into three operating segments. The Group’s operating segments under IFRS 8 are as follows:

SI Brand

OEM

PE 

–

–

–

the research, development, manufacture and distribution of SI branded minimally 
invasive devices

the research, development, manufacture and distribution of minimally invasive devic-
es for third party medical device companies through either own label or co-branding

(Precision Engineering formerly Industrial), the research, development, manufacture 
and sale of minimally invasive technology products for precision engineering appli-
cations

The measure of profit or loss for each reportable segment is gross margin less amortisation of product development 
costs. Assets and working capital are monitored on a Group basis, with no separate disclosure of asset by segment 
made in the management accounts, and hence no separate asset disclosure is provided here. The following 
segmental analysis has been produced to provide a reconciliation between the information used by the chief 
operating decision maker within the business and the information as it is presented under IFRS.

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Revenue

Result

Segment result

Unallocated expenses

Profit from operations

Finance income

Finance costs

Profit before taxation

Tax credit

Loss for the year

SI Brand 
£’000

OEM 
£’000

PE
 £’000

Total 
£’000

4,664

    1,219

206

6,089

    1,210

  285

136

    1,631

(1,162)

     469

   1

(192)

     278

438

     716

Included within the segment/operating results are the following significant non-cash items:

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Amortisation of intangible assets

SI Brand 
£’000

304

OEM 
£’000

125

PE
 £’000

-

Total 
£’000

429

Unallocated expenses for 2016 include sales and marketing costs (£253,000), research and development costs 
(£478,000) and central overheads (£415,000).

For the year ended 31 December 2015

Revenue

Result

Segment result

Unallocated expenses

Profit from operations

Finance income

Finance costs

Profit before taxation

Tax credit

Loss for the year

SI Brand 
£’000

OEM 
£’000

PE
 £’000

Total 
£’000

4,175

    1,243

  50

5,468

282

      6

  50

338

(2,313)

(1,975)

   3

(153)

(2,125)

 92

(2,033)

Included within the segment/operating results are the following significant non-cash items:

For the year ended 31 December 2015

Amortisation of intangible assets

SI Brand 
£’000

282

OEM 
£’000

144

PE
 £’000

-

Total 
£’000

426

Unallocated expenses for 2015 include exceptional items (£1,290,000), sales and marketing costs (£222,000), 
research and development costs (£541,000) and central overheads (£260,000).

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Geographical analysis of revenues

United Kingdom

Europe

US

Rest of World

2016
£’000

1,920

1,287

1,876

1,006

6,089

2015
£’000

1,922

1,286

1,539

721

5,468

Revenues are allocated geographically on the basis of where revenues were received from and not from the ultimate 
final destination of use. During 2016 £1,235,000 (20.3%) of the Group’s revenue depended on one customer in the SI 
Brand segment (2015: £1,140,000 (20.8%)). 

Sales of goods during 2016 were £5,883,000, with the exception of sales relating to services in the UK for £206,000.

3. Operating profit / (loss) 

The profit for the year is stated after charging:

Depreciation of owned assets

Depreciation of assets held under finance lease

Amortisation of capitalised development costs

Research and development costs – non capitalised expenditure

Foreign exchange losses

Auditor’s remuneration:

– fees payable to the Company’s auditor for the audit of the Company’s annual financial 
statements

– fees payable to the Company’s auditor for the audit of the subsidiary undertakings

2016
£’000

444

 66

429

478

       (79)

6

27

2015
£’000

353

148

426

541

(16)

5

25

– fees payable to the Company’s auditor for the non audit  fees relating to tax services

           18

            8

Operating lease rentals:

– land and buildings

Exceptional items (all within Other operating expenses):

– Impairment of intangible assets - development costs

– Additional stock provisions

– Impairment of all costs incurred in connection with RGF project

– Provisions recorded against short term trade debtors

– Provisions recorded against long term trade debtors

– Restructuring costs

– Impairment of Fixed Assets

– Share based payment credit

Exceptional items for 2016: nil, (2015: £1.290m)

Other operating expenses comprised:

Distribution costs

Administrative expenses

Other expenses (including exceptional items)

153

152

-

       -

    -

  487

  802

   8

             -

     (197)

            -

            -

           -

             -

      147

       141

         77

(175)

2016
£’000

253

415

923

1,591

2015
£’000

222

260

2,257

2,739

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 20164. Employees and Directors’ emoluments

The average monthly number of employees (including Executive Directors) employed by the Group during the year 
was as follows:

Directors

Production

Development

Administration

The costs incurred in respect of these employees were:

Wages and salaries

Social security costs

Pension costs

Directors’ emoluments
Details of Directors’ emoluments for the year are as follows:

2016
Number

2015
Number

2

36

10

7

55

1

30

10

8

49

2016
£’000

1,427

118

41

2015
£’000

1,248

112

48

1,586

1,408

Executive

M Ross1

N F Rogers2

M R Thornton3

Non-executive

M J McMahon4

P Hardy4

A Taylor4

Total

Salary       
and fees
2016
£’000

Bonus
2016
£’000

Benefits
2016
£’000

Total  
emoluments
2016
£’000

Total  
emoluments
2015
£’000

Pension 
contributions
2016
£’000

Pension 
contributions
2015
£’000

80

59

-

20

20

20

 85

 2

          -

   -

 -

 -

 -

167

59

-

20

20

20

50

25

60

-

-

-

       199

     85

         2

 286

135

4

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

-

3

-

-

-

5

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

M Ross has elected to take 50% of her bonus in shares.
N F Rogers was appointed as Executive Chairman from 28 October 2015; £27,500 of the 2016 remuneration noted above was satisfied by shares..
M R Thornton resigned from the Group on 5th August 2015
The Non-executive directors fees were satisfied in shares.

Benefits received consist of the provision of motor cars and private health insurance. Pension contributions 
represent payments made to defined contribution schemes. Non-executive Directors are not entitled to retirement 
benefits. Remuneration of the Non-executive Directors is determined by the Board. At 31 December 2016, £9,800 
(2015: £9,800) was owed to the Company by M J McMahon.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Directors’ share options

Details of the share options held by Directors serving at 31 December 2016 are as follows:

At 1January 2016

Exercised during 
year

Lapsed during 
the year

At 31 December 
2016

Option price

       Date granted

M Ross

4,750,000            

-

            -    

1.575p

December 
20151

1. 

Share options are exercisable between three and ten years from the date of the grant.

The market price of the Company’s shares at the end of the financial year was 4.25p (2015: 1.625p) and the range of 
market prices during the year was between 1.23p (2015: 1.1p) and 4.25p (2015: 2.5p).

Key management including Non-executive Directors:

Salaries

Social security costs

Pension costs

Share-based payments

Redundancy

Total

5. Finance costs

On finance leases

On net borrowing

Total

6. Finance income

Interest received

2016
£’000

194

21

10

8

-

233

2016
£’000

7

185

192

2015
£’000

148

21

9

-

40

218

2015
£’000

18

135

153

2016
£’000

1

2015
£’000

3

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 20167. Taxation 

Current tax credit

Deferred tax credit / (charge)

Total tax credit

2016
£’000

  (438)

      -

  (438)

2015
£’000

   (92)

       -

   (92)

Factors affecting the tax charge for the year

The taxation assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of Corporation tax in the UK at 20% (2015: 20%). 
The differences are explained as follows: 

Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation                                                                                                             

Corporation tax at standard rate of 20% (2015: 20%)                                                                                           

Effects of:

Net impact of research and development enhanced expenditure   

Expenses not tax deductible

Other movements on intangible assets and accelerated capital allowances                                                                      

Deductions on exercise of share options                                                                                                                                

Trading losses not recognised

Total tax credit for the year

Deferred taxation

The movement in the deferred taxation (liability)/asset during the year was:

Balance brought forward-(liability)/asset

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income movement during the year

Balance carried forward-(liability)/asset

The deferred taxation calculated in the financial statements at 17% (2015: 18%) is set out below: 

Trade losses

Fixed asset timing differences

The following is the analysis of unprovided deferred tax balances:

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities

Net unrecognised deferred tax assets

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

278         

(2,125)

56  

   (425)

    (593)

   (257)

           (1)

           39

              -

           61

   (55)

   145

       -

   500

     (438)

     (92)

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

    (112)

   (120)

      112

       120

-

-

2016
£’000

  3,573

            -

  3,573

2015
£’000

  4,180

           -

  4,180

At the balance sheet date, the Group has unused tax losses of £21.6 million (2015: £21.5 million) available for offset 
against certain future profits. The timing differences in fixed assets has given rise to a deferred tax liability of 
£112,000 (2015 DTL: £120,000) in addition a deferred tax asset relating to brought forward losses has been used to 
offset this liability. No deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of the remaining £21.0 million (2015: £20.3 
million).

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016                 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
8. Earnings per ordinary share

Basic earnings per ordinary share

The calculation of basic earnings per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2016 was based upon the profit 
attributable to ordinary shareholders of £716,000 (2015: loss of £2,033,000) and a weighted average number of 
ordinary shares outstanding for the year ended 31 December 2016 of 487,924,227 (2015: 485,070,920).

Diluted earnings per ordinary share

The calculation of diluted earnings per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2016 was based upon the 
profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of £716,000 (2015: loss of £2,033,000)  and a weighted average number 
of ordinary shares outstanding for the year ended 31 December 2016 of 494,001,073 (2015: 485,070,920).

No. of shares used in calculation of earnings per ordinary share (’000s)

Basic earnings per share

Dilutive effect of unexercised share options

Diluted earnings per share

2016
No. of shares

2015
No. of shares

  487,924       

     485,071

            6,077

           -

       494,001

     485,071

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 20169. Property, plant and equipment

Cost

At 1 January 2015

Additions

At 1 January 2016

Additions

At 31 December 2016

Accumulated depreciation

At 1 January 2015

Charge for the year

Impairment

On disposals    

At 1 January 2016

Charge for the year

Impairment

On disposals

At 31 December 2016

Net Book amount

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Tooling
£’000

1,258

72

1,330

132

1,462

980

81

77

                      -

1,138

80

-

                      -

1,218

Office and 
computer 
equipment
£’000

Placed 
equipment
£’000

Improvements 
to leasehold 
property
£’000

Plant and 
machinery
£’000

  3,490

           25

  3,515

938

54

992

 435

          21

 456

           94

             36

              -

  3,609

       1,028

 456

Total
£’000

6,487

172

6,659

       262

6,921

366

              -

366

-

366

 1,808

 303

             -

             -

 2,111

 300

            -

            -

 2,411

884

42

             -

           -

926

49

             -

             -

975

 345

         37

              -

              -

 382

         42

               -

               -

 424

237

4,254

           38

                -

                -

501

  77

       -

275

4,832

            39

                -

                -

510

     -

       -

314

5,342

244

192

1,198

1,404

53

66

        32

       74

 52

91

1,579

1,827

The fair value of the related laparoscopic instrument assets acquired from Surgical Dynamics Ltd amounted to 
£100,000 of which £87,000 related to Plant & Machinery and £13,000 of Tooling.

Leased plant and equipment

The Group leases plant and machinery under a number of finance lease arrangements. The carrying amount and 
depreciation charge for such assets are disclosed below:

Plant and machinery

Net book value

Depreciation charge for the year

Security

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

339

66

829

148

At 31 December 2016 and at 31 December 2015, the assets of the Group are subject to a fixed and floating charge 
debenture in favour of the Group’s banking facilities. At the 31 December 2016 there was no drawdown on the rolling 
credit facility agreement therefore no liability was held at this point in time. 

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 201610. Intangible assets

Cost

At 1 January 2015

Additions

At 1 January 2016

Additions

At 31 December 2016

Accumulated amortisation

At 1 January 2015

Charge for the year

Impairment provision

At 1 January 2016

Charge for the year

Impairment provision

At 31 December 2016

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Capitalised 
development 
costs
£’000

Single use 
product 
knowledge 
transfer
£’000

11,605

275

11,880

440

12,320

(9,606)

(426)

(487)

(10,519)

(429)

-

(10,948)

       -

       -

       -

     225

     225

        -

        -

        -

        -

         -

         -

         -

Total
£’000

11,605

275

11,880

665

12,545

(9,606)

(426)

(487)

(10,519)

(429)

-

(10,948)

1,372

1,361

      225

          -

1,597

1,361

Capitalised development costs represent expenditure incurred in developing new products that fulfil the 
requirements of IAS 38. These costs are amortised over the future commercial life of the product, commencing 
on the sale of the first commercial item, up to a maximum product life cycle of ten years, and taking account of 
expected market conditions and penetration.

There was no impairment charge for 2016 (2015: £487,000).

The impairment charge recorded in the prior year financial statements was determined by comparing value in use 
with the carrying amount, as there is no reliable assessment of fair value less cost to sell available. Value in use was 
determined by applying a pre-tax discount rate of 15% to anticipated revenue streams.

Single use product knowledge transfer relates to the acquisition of the single use laparoscopic instrumentmentation 
products of Surgical Dynamics Ltd.

11. Inventories 

Raw materials and work in progress

Finished goods                                                                                                                                                                    

Net Inventory

2016
£’000

1,021

475

2015
£’000

994

922

1,496

1,916

Included in the analysis above are impairment provisions against inventory amounting to £1,651,000 (2015: 
£2,023,000), which represents 52.5% (2015: 51.4%) of gross inventory

In 2016 a total of £4,047,000 of inventories was included in profit and loss as an expense within cost of sales (2015:
£4,704,000). Cost of sales included an amount of £163,000 resulting from the write down of inventories (2015: 
£159,000). There was no exceptional charge in the Administrative expenses relating to relating to the write off of 
specific inventories for which no future sale is likely and also the creation of a provision for all other inventory based 
upon product age (2015: £802,000).

Inventories are pledged as securities for bank facilities.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 201612. Trade and other receivables

Falling due in less than one year

Trade receivables

Prepayments and accrued income

Corporation Tax recoverable

Other debtors

2016
£’000

1,098

216

-

73

2015
£’000

1,301

189

-

200

1,387

1,690

Of the current trade receivables, £591,405 relates to the top three customers (2015: £711,731). All of the Group’s 
trade and other receivables have been reviewed for indicators of impairment. The movement of the impairment 
provision is shown below:

Trade receivable impairment provision at the beginning of the year

Charge for the year

Reversals

Trade receivable impairment provision at the end of the year

2016
£’000

130

4

(15)

119

2015
£’000

    375

-

   (245)

    130

The carrying value of trade receivables is considered a reasonable approximation to fair value. In addition some of 
the unimpaired trade receivables are past due at the reporting date. The age of financial assets past due but not 
impaired is shown below:

Not more than three months

More than three months but not more than six months

More than six months but not more than one year

More than one year

13. Borrowings

Bank loan

Loan notes 2017

Bank loan

2016
£’000

164

2015
£’000

      91

4

-

-

6

-

2

2016
£’000

-

-

-

2015
£’000

1,982

1,000

2,982

The sterling bank loan provided by Yorkshire Bank on 17 November 2014, which was due to be repaid November 2017 
was subject to quarterly payments of £0.1m, totaling £0.3m in the year. On the 22 December 2016 the remaining 
balance of the term loan of £1.70m was repaid from available cash resources, and the bank has made available a 
Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) of up to £1.30m for working capital and other purposes until 31 March 2020.

The RCF is subject to compliance with financial covenants which measure cash flow to debt service and EBITDA. If 
the bank loan is drawdown the rate of interest applicable to each loan for its interest period will be LIBOR plus 2.8% 
per annum and it will be secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the Group. At the 31 December 
2016, no amount was drawndown.

Loan notes 2017

On the 21 December 2016 all of the outstanding unsecured fixed rate convertible loan notes (“Loan Notes”) 
amounting to £1.00m, together with accrued interest of £0.11m were converted into 44,259,178 ordinary shares of 1p 
each at a conversion price of 2.5p per share. The Loan Notes were originally created on 17 November 2014 and were 
repayable on 17 November 2017 unless converted into equity at an earlier date.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 201614. Financial instruments

The Group is exposed to market risk through its use of financial instruments. The Group’s risk management is co-
ordinated by the Directors who focus actively on securing the Group’s short to medium-term cash flows through 
regular review of all the operating activities of the business. Long-term financial investments are managed to 
generate lasting returns. The Group does not actively engage in the trading of financial assets for speculative 
purposes nor does it write options. The most significant financial risks to which the Group is exposed are described 
in the following sections.

Foreign currency sensitivity

Exposures to currency exchange rates arise from the Group’s overseas sales and purchases, most of which are 
denominated in Euros and Dollars. To mitigate the Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk, cash flows in Euros and 
Dollars are monitored on an ongoing basis. Foreign currency denominated financial assets and liabilities are set out 
below:

2016 
€’000

2015 
€’000

2016
 $’000

2015
$’000

Financial assets

Financial liabilities

Short-term exposure

-

(1)

(1)

49

-

49

454

 (11)

443

607

    -

607

The Group has exposure to the movements in the exchange rates in the Euro and Dollar at 31 December 2016. An 
analysis of the effect of a reasonable possible movement in exchange rates shows that a movement of 5% in the 
exchange rate could result in foreign currency gains or losses of £nil (2015: £2,000) against the Euro and £19,000 
(2015: £22,000) against the Dollar.

The Group gives consideration to the use of forward currency contracts to reduce foreign currency exposure.

Credit risk analysis

The Group’s exposure to credit risk is limited to the carrying amount of financial assets recognised at the balance 
sheet date, which are set out below:

Trade and other receivables

2016
£’000

1,098

1,098

2015
£’000

1,301

1,301

The Group continually monitors defaults of customers and other counterparties and incorporates this information 
into its credit risk controls.

Management considers that all of the above financial assets that are not impaired for each of the reporting dates 
under review are of good credit quality, including those that are past due. In respect of trade and other receivables 
that are not impaired, the Group does have some credit risk through customer concentration as disclosed in note 12.

Liquidity risk analysis

The Group manages its liquidity needs by carefully monitoring all scheduled cash outflows. Liquidity needs are 
monitored in various time bands, on a day-to-day and week-to-week basis, as well as on the basis of a rolling 13-
week projection. Longer-term needs are monitored as part of the Group’s regular rolling monthly re-forecasting 
process.

Funding for long-term liquidity is additionally secured by an adequate amount of committed credit both through 
asset finance facilities and loans. Further analysis of long-term borrowings is provided in note 13.

The Group’s liabilities have contractual cash flows which are summarised below: 

31 December 2016

Finance lease obligations

Trade and other payables

Current

Non-
Current

Within 6 
Months
£’000

  23

318

341

Within 
6 -12 
Months
£’000

22

 19

    41

Over 12 
months
£’000

8

         -

   8

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 201614. Financial instruments (continued)

Current

Non-
Current

31 December 2015

Finance lease obligations

Trade and other payables

Bank loans

Loan notes 2017

Maturity profile of borrowings

Gross lease payments not later than one year

Later than one year but not more than five years

Future finance charges

Present value of finance lease liabilities

Summary of financial assets and liabilities by category

Current assets

Cash at bank and in hand

Trade and other receivables

Current liabilities

Trade payables: financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

Other short-term financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings measured at amortised cost

Other non-current liabilities measured at amortised cost

Net financial assets and liabilities

Fair value

Within 6 
Months
£’000

130

   408

   245

      -

   783

Within 
6 -12 
Months
£’000

  85

-

235

Over 12 
months
£’000

43

-

1,627

   -

      1,175

320

      2,845

2016
£’000

39

16

(2)

53

2015
£’000

212

  55

  (9)

258

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

775

1,098

1,873

976

1,301

2,277

337

  45

408

196

   382

   604

       -

2,982

   8

  62

      8

3,044

  1,483

(1,371)

Management is of the opinion that the carrying value of financial assets and liabilities equates to their fair value.

Capital management

The Group’s capital management objectives are:
• 
• 

to ensure its ability to continue as a going concern; and
to provide an adequate return to shareholders by pricing products and services commensurately with the level of risk. 
The Group manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and 
the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may 
issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt. Historically, the Group has primarily been funded through cash reserves 
and hire purchase financing and accordingly no target for gearing levels has been set. Capital as monitored by the 
Group for the reporting periods under review is  summarised as follows:

Total borrowings

Less: cash and cash equivalents

Net (cash)/debt

Total equity

Total capital

31

2016
£’000

53

(775)

(722)

5,838

5,116

2015
£’000

3,240

(976)

2,264

3,930

6,194

Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 201615. Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid 533,407,756

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

(2015: 486,275,710) ordinary shares of 1p each                                                                                                               

5,334        

4,863        

At 31 December 2016, the following share options were outstanding:

Number of shares

Exercise dates

Exercise 
in yr

Lapsed

At 31 
December
2016

Option price 
per 1p share

Date from which 
option may be 
exercised

Date on which 
option expires

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000,000

1,000,000

1.7p

November 2009

November 2017

1.5p

November 2009

January 2019

800,000

1.7p

November 2009

November 2019

(30,000)

   680,000

   200,000

7.2p

9.0p

         June 2015

June 2022

         June 2015

June 2022

    (30,000)

1,100,000

5.1p

         June 2016

June 2023

(2,000,000)

   15,000,000

1.575p

December 2018

 December 2025

-

-

4,999,998

1,000,000

6.9p

5.1p

January 2018

January 2023

June 2016

June 2023

At
1 January
2016

3,000,000

1,000,000

800,000

   710,000

   200,000

1,130,000

17,000,000

4,999,998

1,000,000

Scheme and date of grant

Non-executive unapproved

November 2007

January 2009

November 2009

Enterprise management

June 2012

June 2012

June 2013

December 2015

Other option awards

January 2013

June 2013

Share-based payments

Share options were granted during prior periods to certain employees, distributors and members of the Clinical 
Advisory Board. The exercise price of the granted options is equal to market price at grant. For employees, options 
are conditional upon completing a three year service period from the date of grant. For distributors and members of 
the Clinical Advisory Board, options are conditional on the completion of appropriate objectives.

Movements in the number of share options outstanding and their related weighted average exercise price are as 
follows:

31 December 2015

At 1 January

Exercised

Granted

Lapsed

At 31 December

2016

2015

Average 
exercise 
price 
pence

3.2

      -

  -

Options
’000s

29,840

       -

-

Average 
exercise 
price
pence

4.5

     -

  1.575

            (1.7)

(2,030)

           (4.1)

             3.0

27,810

             3.2

Options
’000s

17,930

       -

17,000

(5,090)

29,840

Out of the 27,779,998 options (2015: 29,839,998), 4,800,000 (2015: 4,800,000) options were exercisable at an average 
exercise price of 1.7p (2015: 1.7p). 

The weighted average fair value of options granted in prior periods was determined using the Black-Scholes 
valuation model. The significant inputs into the model were share price at the date of grant, exercise price as set out 
above, volatility of 40%, an expected option life varying between three and five years and an annual risk-free interest 
rate of 2.5%. Volatility was calculated with reference to statistical analysis of the historic daily share price. After 
taking account of estimated leavers, the total share- based payment charge for the year was £23,000 (2015: credit of 
£175,000).  

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 201616. Share premium

Balance as at 31 December 2015   

Issue of ordinary share capital

Balance as at 31 December 2016 

Share 
premium
£’000

1,641

698

2,339        

Share premium comprises the cumulative difference between the net proceeds and nominal value of the Company’s 
issued equity share capital.

17. Contingent liabilities and financial commitments
These are as follows:

(a) Contingent liabilities

There were no contingent liabilities at 31 December 2016 (2015: £nil).

(b) Operating leases

At 31 December 2016 the Group had future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating 
leases as follows:

Within one year

One to five years

(c) Capital commitments

2016
£’000

175

71

2015
£’000

192

235

At 31 December 2016 the Group had capital commitments totaling £68,000 (2015: £nil).

18. Transactions with related parties

The Group have identified a list of related parties and a summary of the transactions during the year, along with 
outstanding amounts at the balance sheet date is as follows:

ACP1

Hardy Transaction Management Ltd2

Amounts 
invoiced to/(by) 
the Group 
2016
£’000

(270)

  (20)

Amounts
payable/
(receivable)
31 December 
2016
£’000

            (69)

                -

Amounts
invoiced to/
(by) the Group 
2015
£’000

(267)

       -

Amounts
payable/
(receivable) 
31 December 
2015
£’000

            (78)
-

Transactions with related parties during the current and prior year were as follows:

1. 

ACP acts as the master distributor for Surgical Innovations in the Far East. During the year Surgical Innovations invoiced ACP £270,000 for products and at 31 December 2016 there  
was an amount owing to Surgical Innovations of £69,000. Getz Bros. & Co. Inc. is the ultimate beneficial owner of ACP.  The registered address is:

Aisa Cardiovascular Products (ACP)
Unit 2-3, 11F, No 1 Hung To Road
Kwun Tong
Kowloon
Hong kong

2.  

Director’s fees and advisory fees for P Hardy are paid to Hardy Transactions Management Ltd. The registered address is:

Hardy Transaction Management Ltd
Suite One Sixth Floor
St James House
Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2EX
Registered in England & Wales: 04887548

There is no controlling party of Surgical Innovations Group Plc.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Pensions

The Company currently operates a defined contribution Group personal pension plan for the benefit of employees. 
Company contributions in 2016 were £39,000 (2015: £48,000).

20. Acquisition

On the 7th November 2016, the Group acquired the laparoscopic instruments business and related assets of 
Surgical Dynamics Ltd for a cash consideration of £359,000. As at the year ending 31 December 2016 £182,000 had 
been paid to Surgical Dynamics, with the remainder of the consideration payable in 2017. 

Effect of acquisition
The acquisition had the following effect on the Company’s assets and liabilities:

Assets acquired from Surgical Dynamics Ltd:

Plant & Machinery

Tooling

Inventory

Single use knowledge transfer

Net identifiable assets

Total consideration

Goodwill recognised

Recognised 
Fair Value on 
acquisition
£’000

87

13

34

225

359

359

-

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Company Balance Sheet
Company Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2016

Assets

Non-Current Assets

Investments

Current assets

Trade receivables

Cash at bank

Total Assets

Equity & Liabilities

Equity attributable to equity holders of the company

Share Capital

Share Premium Account

Retained Earnings

Total Equity

Non-Current Liabilities

Loan Notes

Current Liabilities

Trade & Other payables 

Total Liabilities

Total Equity & Liabilities

Notes

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

2

3

6

5

4

1,018

1,018

5,399

344

5,743

6,761

5,334

2,339

 (1,047)

6,626

4,779

   909

5,688

6,706

4,863

1,641

 (867)

5,637

-

1,000

135

135

6,761

     79

1,079

6,706

The financial statements on pages 35 to 40 were approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2017 and were 
signed on its behalf by:

Melanie Ross 
Chief Operating Officer

Company registered number: 2298163

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 December 2016

Balance as at 1 January 2015

Employee share-based payment options1

Exercise of share options

Equity placing for cash proceeds

Total – transactions with owners

Profit and total comprehensive income for the period 

Balance as at 31 December 2015  

Employee share-based payment 

Equity Issues

Total – transactions with owners

Loss and total comprehensive deficit for the period

Balance as at 31 December 2016

1. 

Employee shared based payment credit was credited as an Exceptional item in 2015.

Share
capital
£’000

4,851

Share
premium
£’000

Retained
earnings
£’000

1,634

(702)

Total
£’000

5,783

-

-

12

12

           -

4,863

-

471

471

               -

-

-

7

7

-

-

698

698

-

      (175)

       (175)

-

-

-

  19

    (175)

   (156)

   10

      23

-

      23

10

5,637

23

1,169

1,192

(203)

         (203)

1,641

    (867)

5,334

2,339

    (1,047)

6,626

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016Notes to the Company financial statements
as at 31 December 2016

1. Accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparation
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced 
Disclosure Framework (“FRS 101”).  The amendments to FRS 101 issued in July 2015 and effective immediately have 
been applied.

In preparing these financial statements, the Company applies the recognition, measurement and disclosure 
requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU (“Adopted IFRSs”), but makes 
amendments where necessary in order to comply with Companies Act 2006 and has set out below where advantage 
of the FRS 101 disclosure exemptions has been taken. 

In these financial statements, the company has applied the exemptions available under FRS 101 in respect of the 
following disclosures
•  Comparative period reconciliations for share capital; 
• 
•  Disclosures in respect of transactions with  wholly owned subsidiaries ; 
• 
•  An additional balance sheet for the beginning of the earliest comparative period following the retrospective 

The effects of new but not yet effective IFRSs;

a Cash Flow Statement and related notes;

change in accounting policy

•  Disclosures in respect of the compensation of Key Management Personnel; and
•  Disclosures of transactions with a management entity that provides key management personnel services to the 

company.

As the consolidated financial statements of Surgical Innovations Group PLC include the equivalent disclosures, the 
Company has also taken the exemptions under FRS 101 available in respect of the following disclosures
• 

IFRS 2 Share Based Payments in respect of group settled share based payments

The Company proposes to continue to adopt the reduced disclosure framework of FRS 101 in its next financial 
statements. 
The accounting policies set out below have, unless otherwise stated, been applied consistently to all periods 
presented in these financial statements.

The company has adopted the following IFRSs in these financial statements:
The definition of a ‘related party’ is extended to include a management entity that provides key management 
personnel services to the reporting entity, either directly or through a group entity.

The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis.

(b) Investment in subsidiary undertakings

The Company’s investment in subsidiary undertakings is stated at cost less any provision for impairment.

(c) Share-based transactions
Share-based payment arrangements in which the Company receives goods or services as consideration for its own 
equity instruments are accounted for as equity-settled share-based payment transactions, regardless of how the 
equity instruments are obtained by the Company.

The grant date fair value of share-based payments awards granted to employees is recognised as an employee 
expense, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period in which the employees become unconditionally 
entitled to the awards.  The fair value of the awards granted is measured using an option valuation model, taking into 
account the terms and conditions upon which the awards were granted. The amount recognised as an expense is 
adjusted to reflect the actual number of awards for which the related service and non-market vesting conditions are 
expected to be met, such that the amount ultimately recognised as an expense is based on the number of awards 
that do meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting date. For share-based 
payment awards with non-vesting conditions, the grant date fair value of the share-based payment is measured to 
reflect such conditions and there is no true-up for differences between expected and actual outcomes.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2016(c) Borrowings
Borrowings, which comprise potentially convertible fixed rate unsecured loan notes (“Loan Notes”), are initially 
recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost; 
any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in the 
income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. Loan Notes, which are 
potentially convertible subject to shareholder approval, are classified as liabilities. Fees paid on the establishment 
of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of 
the facility will be drawn down.

2. Investments

Company

Cost

At 31 December 2016 and 1 January 2016                                                                                                                                     

Provision for diminution in value

At 31 December 2016 and 1 January 2016                                                                                                                                         

Net book value at 31 December 2016 and 1 January 2016                                                                                                           

The principal trading subsidiaries of the Group comprise:

£’000

1,018

-

1,018

Company

Description of shares held

Nature of business

Country of incorporation 
and operation

Surgical Innovations 
Limited

Ordinary £1 shares

Haemocell Limited

Ordinary £1 shares

Design and manufacture of 
minimally invasive devices

Design and manufacture of 
autologous blood products

Great Britain

Great Britain

Proportion 
Held

100%

100%

3. Receivables

Prepayments and accrued income

Other debtors

Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings

Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

2016
£’000

9

13

5,377

5,399

2015
£’000

4

13

4,762

4,779

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 20164. Current liabilities

Accruals and deferred income

Other creditors

5. Non-current liabilities

Loan notes 2017

Loan notes 2017

2016
£’000

115

20

135

2015
£’000

70

9

79

2016
£’000

-

-

2015
£’000

1,000

1,000

On the 21 December 2016 all of the outstanding unsecured fixed rate convertible loan notes (“Loan Notes”) 
amounting to £1.00m, together with accrued interest of £0.11m were converted into 44,259,178 ordinary shares of 1p 
each at a conversion price of 2.5p per share. The Loan Notes were originally created on 17 November 2014 and were 
repayable on 17 November 2017 unless converted into equity at an earlier date.

6. Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid:

2016
£’000

2015
£’000

533,407,756, ordinary shares of 1p each (2015: 486,275,710)                                                                                       

5,334

 4,863

During the year the following ordinary shares of 1p were issued in respect of cash consideration as follows:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

811,644 issued at 1.825p in lieu of remuneration
905,660 issued at 1.7p in lieu of remuneration
688,421 issued at 2.375p in lieu of remuneration
467,143 issued at 3.5p in lieu of remuneration
44,259,178 issued at a conversion price of 2.5p per share for the loan notes and accrued interest.

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Surgical Innovations Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 20167. Loss for the financial year of Surgical Innovations Group plc

The loss for the financial year dealt with in the financial statements of the holding company, Surgical Innovations 
Group plc, was £481,000 (2015: a profit of: £10,000).

As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss account has not been included in these 
financial statements.

8. Transactions with related parties

The Group have identified a list of related parties and a summary of the transactions during the year, along with 
outstanding amounts at the balance sheet date is as follows:

Amounts
invoiced 
to/(by) the 
Group 2016 
£’000

Amounts
payable/
(receivable)
31 December
2016
£’000

Amounts
invoiced 
to (by) the 
Group 2015
£’000

Amounts
payable/
(receivable)
31 
December 
2015
£’000

Hardy Transaction Management Ltd1

  (20)

                -

       -

       -

Transactions with related parties during the current and prior year were as 
follows:

1. 

Director’s fees and advisory fees for P Hardy are paid to Hardy Transactions Management Ltd. The registered address is:

Hardy Transaction Management Ltd
Suite One Sixth Floor
St James House
Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2EX

Registered in England & Wales: 04887548

In these financial statements, the company has applied the exemption available under FRS 101 in respect of the 
following disclosures.
•  Disclosures in respect of transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries. 

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Advisers

Company Secretary and registered office
Charmaine  Day
Clayton Wood House
6 Clayton Wood Bank
Leeds LS16 6QZ

Registered number
2298163

Nominated adviser 
W H Ireland Limited 
Royal House
28 Sovereign Street
Leeds LS1 4BJ

Solicitors
Nabarro LLP
1 South Quay 
Victoria Quays
Sheffield S2 5SY

Auditor
KPMG LLP
1 Sovereign Square
Sovereign Street
Leeds LS1 4DA

Registrars
Neville Registrars Limited
Neville House
18 Laurel Lane
Halesowen B63 3DA

Bankers
Yorkshire Bank
1st Floor
94-96 Briggate
Leeds LS1 6NP 

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