accesso Technology Group
ACSO · AIM · Technology · mcap £98m · 303.5p
- Revenue
- £116m
- Operating profit
- £10.7m
- Net income
- £7.6m
- Free cash flow
- £18.1m
- Net cash
- £5.5m
- Market cap
- £101m
- EV / EBIT
- 9.0×
- FCF yield
- +17.9%
- Price / book
- 0.8×
- Revenue
- £50.4m −4%
- Operating profit
- £757k −28%
- Net income
- £272k −74%
- Cash from operations
- £3.4m −31%
Extracted automatically from the company's results announcements; check the source before relying on a figure. Not investment advice.
Half-year Results, published 15 Sep 26 · read the announcement ↗
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income · for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026
| 30 June 2026 Unaudited $000 | 30 June 2025 Unaudited $000 | 31 December 2025 Audited $000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 67,782 | 67,897 | 155,105 |
| Cost of sales | (15,017) | (14,724) | (33,310) |
| Gross profit | 52,765 | 53,173 | 121,795 |
| Administrative expenses | (51,747) | (51,812) | (107,367) |
| Operating profit before exceptional items | 2,297 | 1,306 | 14,512 |
| Exceptional expenditure | (1,279) | 55 | (84) |
| Operating profit | 1,018 | 1,361 | 14,428 |
| Finance expense | (935) | (697) | (1,360) |
| Finance income | 197 | 1,208 | 1,253 |
| Profit before tax | 280 | 1,872 | 14,321 |
| Income tax credit / (charge) | 86 | (507) | (3,336) |
| Profit for the period | 366 | 1,365 | 10,985 |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Items that will be reclassified to income statement | |||
| Exchange differences on translating foreign operations | (978) | 4,184 | 3,809 |
| (978) | 4,184 | 3,809 | |
| Total comprehensive income | (612) | 5,549 | 14,794 |
| All loss and comprehensive loss is attributable to the owners of the parent | |||
| Earnings per share expressed in cents per share | |||
| Basic | 1.07 | 3.39 | 27.96 |
| Diluted | 1.04 | 3.32 | 27.00 |
Consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2026
| 30 June 2026 Unaudited $000 | 30 June 2025 Unaudited $000 | 31 December 2025 Audited $000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Intangible assets | 171,672 | 165,610 | 163,442 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 800 | 843 | 906 |
| Right of use assets | 1,377 | 1,381 | 1,078 |
| Contract assets | 599 | 757 | 855 |
| Deferred tax assets | 12,069 | 15,131 | 12,123 |
| 186,517 | 183,722 | 178,404 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 109 | 132 | 118 |
| Contract assets | 4,946 | 6,091 | 3,981 |
| Trade and other receivables | 27,431 | 30,705 | 28,846 |
| Income tax receivable | 3,157 | 2,266 | 2,917 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 33,177 | 35,571 | 41,374 |
| 68,820 | 74,765 | 77,236 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 28,365 | 28,614 | 28,411 |
| Lease liabilities | 487 | 547 | 458 |
| Contract liabilities | 7,657 | 5,279 | 6,868 |
| Corporation tax payable | 5,946 | 5,325 | 4,805 |
| 42,455 | 39,765 | 40,542 | |
| Net current assets | 26,365 | 35,000 | 36,694 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 7,730 | 7,188 | 6,607 |
| Contract liabilities | 284 | 490 | 325 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 522 | 432 | 464 |
| Lease liabilities | 906 | 874 | 701 |
| Borrowings | 25,852 | 10,148 | 10,876 |
| 35,294 | 19,132 | 18,973 | |
| Total liabilities | 77,749 | 58,897 | 59,515 |
| Net assets | 177,588 | 199,590 | 196,125 |
| Shareholders' equity | |||
| Called up share capital | 489 | 582 | 554 |
| Share premium | 154,536 | 154,536 | 154,536 |
| Retained earnings | 8,325 | 29,311 | 30,210 |
| Merger reserve | 19,641 | 19,641 | 19,641 |
| Translation reserve | (1,404) | (50) | (426) |
| Own shares held in trust | (4,121) | (4,459) | (8,447) |
| Capital redemption reserve | 122 | 29 | 57 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 177,588 | 199,590 | 196,125 |
Consolidated statement of cash flows · for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026
| 30 June 2026 Unaudited $000 | 30 June 2025* Unaudited $000 | 31 December 2025 Audited $000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operations | |||
| Profit for the period | 366 | 1,365 | 10,985 |
| Adjustments for | |||
| Depreciation (excluding finance leased assets) | 279 | 302 | 577 |
| Depreciation on leased assets | 278 | 312 | 617 |
| Amortisation on acquired intangibles | 1,864 | 1,676 | 3,362 |
| Amortisation on development costs and other intangibles | 1,704 | 995 | 2,756 |
| Loss / (Gain) on disposal of fixed assets | 1 | (9) | (2) |
| Share-based payments | 2,183 | 2,019 | 4,245 |
| Movement on bad debt provision | 459 | 184 | 127 |
| Gain on disposal of subsidiary | - | (164) | (164) |
| Finance expense | 935 | 697 | 1,360 |
| Finance income | (197) | (1,208) | (1,253) |
| Foreign exchange loss | 64 | 546 | 302 |
| Income tax charge | (86) | 507 | 3,336 |
| RDEC Tax credits | - | - | (117) |
| Operating cashflow before movement in working capital | 7,850 | 7,222 | 26,131 |
| Decrease in inventories | 9 | 25 | 38 |
| Decrease in trade and other receivables | 629 | 8,972 | 11,375 |
| (Increase) in contract assets* | (835) | (3,236) | (1,231) |
| Increase / (Decrease) in contract liabilities* | 102 | (2,113) | (712) |
| (Decrease) in trade and other payables | (2,828) | (3,171) | (3,383) |
| Cash generated from operations | 4,927 | 7,699 | 32,218 |
| Tax paid | (321) | (1,240) | (2,684) |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 4,606 | 6,459 | 29,534 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Acquisition of Dexibit, net of acquired cash | (5,441) | - | - |
| Acquisition of Boxer Consulting Limited | - | (114) | (114) |
| Purchase of 1RISK Intellectual Property | - | (4,000) | (4,000) |
| Proceeds from disposal of Brazilian subsidiary (net of cash disposed) | - | 152 | 16 |
| Capitalised internal development costs | (1,021) | (1,545) | (3,050) |
| Purchase of intangible assets | - | (263) | (480) |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (172) | (246) | (585) |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Interest received | 196 | 302 | 546 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (6,432) | (5,710) | (7,660) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Purchase of own shares held in trust | - | - | (4,053) |
| Purchase of own shares for cancellation | (20,108) | (4,985) | (15,911) |
| Interest paid | (613) | (422) | (960) |
| Payments on property lease liabilities | (376) | (394) | (712) |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 20,165 | 2,000 | 8,072 |
| Repayments of borrowings | (5,250) | (6,000) | (11,500) |
| Net cash (used in) from financing activities | (6,182) | (9,801) | (25,064) |
| (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the period | (8,008) | (9,052) | (3,190) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 41,374 | 42,769 | 42,769 |
| Exchange (loss) / gain on cash and cash equivalents | (189) | 1,854 | 1,795 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 33,177 | 35,571 | 41,374 |
Final Results, published 30 Mar 26 · read the announcement ↗
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income · for the financial year ended 31 December 2025
| 2025 $000 | 2024 (Restated)* $000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 155,105 | 152,291 |
| Cost of sales | (33,310) | (33,283) |
| Gross profit | 121,795 | 119,008 |
| Administrative expenses* | (107,367) | (107,130) |
| Operating profit before exceptional items | 14,512 | 12,005 |
| Acquisition, integration and disposal-related expenditure | (84) | (127) |
| Operating profit | 14,428 | 11,878 |
| Finance expense | (1,360) | (2,319) |
| Finance income | 1,253 | 839 |
| Profit before tax | 14,321 | 10,398 |
| Income tax expense | (3,336) | (2,598) |
| Profit for the period | 10,985 | 7,800 |
| Other comprehensive income | ||
| Items that will be reclassified to income statement | ||
| Exchange differences on translating foreign operations | 3,809 | (1,789) |
| 3,809 | (1,789) | |
| Total comprehensive income | 14,794 | 6,011 |
| All profit and comprehensive income is attributable to the owners of the parent | ||
| Earnings per share expressed in cents per share | ||
| Basic* | 27.96 | 19.21 |
| Diluted* | 27.00 | 18.74 |
Consolidated statement of financial position · as at 31 December 2025
| $000 | $000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Non-current assets | ||
| Intangible assets | 163,442 | 159,639 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 906 | 882 |
| Right of use assets | 1,078 | 1,341 |
| Contract assets | 855 | 763 |
| Deferred tax assets | 12,123 | 15,039 |
| 178,404 | 177,664 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Inventories | 118 | 152 |
| Contract assets | 3,981 | 2,805 |
| Trade and other receivables | 28,846 | 38,327 |
| Income tax receivable | 2,917 | 1,662 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 41,374 | 42,769 |
| 77,236 | 85,715 | |
| Liabilities | ||
| Current liabilities | ||
| Trade and other payables | 28,411 | 30,325 |
| Lease liabilities | 458 | 529 |
| Contract liabilities | 6,868 | 7,265 |
| Income tax payable | 4,805 | 5,463 |
| 40,542 | 43,582 | |
| Net current assets | 36,694 | 42,133 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 6,607 | 7,155 |
| Contract liabilities | 325 | 492 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 464 | 365 |
| Lease liabilities | 701 | 893 |
| Borrowings | 10,876 | 14,053 |
| 18,973 | 22,958 | |
| Total liabilities | 59,515 | 66,540 |
| Net assets | 196,125 | 196,839 |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Called up share capital | 554 | 592 |
| Share premium | 154,536 | 154,370 |
| Retained earnings | 30,210 | 31,797 |
| Merger relief reserve | 19,641 | 19,641 |
| Translation reserve | (426) | (4,235) |
| Own shares held in trust | (8,447) | (5,345) |
| Capital Redemption Reserve | 57 | 19 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 196,125 | 196,839 |
Consolidated statement of cash flow · for the financial year ended 31 December 2025
| 2025 $000 | 2024 (Restated)* $000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operations | ||
| Profit for the period* | 10,985 | 7,800 |
| Adjustments for | ||
| Depreciation (excluding leased assets) | 577 | 863 |
| Depreciation on leased assets | 617 | 613 |
| Amortisation on acquired intangibles | 3,362 | 4,212 |
| Amortisation on development costs and other intangibles | 2,756 | 2,783 |
| Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment | (2) | (5) |
| Share-based payment* | 4,245 | 4,988 |
| Movement on bad debt provision | 127 | 454 |
| Gain on disposal of Brazilian subsidiary | (164) | - |
| Finance expense | 1,360 | 2,319 |
| Finance income | (1,253) | (839) |
| Foreign exchange gain | 302 | (44) |
| Income tax expense | 3,336 | 2,598 |
| RDEC tax credits | (117) | - |
| 26,131 | 25,742 | |
| Decrease in inventories | 38 | 962 |
| Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables | 11,375 | (8,932) |
| (Increase)/decrease in contract assets** | (1,231) | 518 |
| (Decrease) in contract liabilities** | (712) | (402) |
| (Decrease) in trade and other payables | (3,383) | (3,089) |
| Cash generated from operations | 32,218 | 14,799 |
| Tax paid | (2,684) | (2,747) |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 29,534 | 12,052 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Acquisition of Boxer Consulting Limited | (114) | (96) |
| Purchase of 1RISK Intellectual Property | (4,000) | - |
| Proceeds from disposal of Brazilian subsidiary (net of cash disposed) | 16 | - |
| Capitalised internal development costs | (3,050) | (2,633) |
| Purchase of intangible assets | (480) | - |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (585) | (420) |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 7 | 8 |
| Interest received | 546 | 791 |
| Net cash (used in) investing activities | (7,660) | (2,350) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Share issue | - | 3 |
| Purchase of shares held in trust | (4,053) | - |
| Purchase of own shares for cancellation | (15,911) | (8,094) |
| Interest paid | (960) | (1,674) |
| Payments on property lease liabilities | (712) | (1,000) |
| Proceeds from property lease receivables | - | 161 |
| Cash paid to refinance | - | (44) |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 8,072 | - |
| Repayments of borrowings | (11,500) | (6,500) |
| Net cash (utilised in) financing activities | (25,064) | (17,148) |
| (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (3,190) | (7,446) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 42,769 | 51,814 |
| Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents | 1,795 | (1,599) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 41,374 | 42,769 |
As published in the company's results announcement: every line, heading and subtotal, read automatically from the text. Figures in brackets are negative; units as stated in the column headings.
Latest report: H1 26 (six months to 30 Jun 26), published 15 Sep 26 · read the results ↗
£m unless stated · newest first · italic = calculated (LTM, H2 = FY − H1) · hover a value for its source
| LTM Jun 26 | FY 25 | FY 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue to operating profit | |||
| Revenue | 115.7 | 117.7 | 119.2 |
| Gross profit | 90.6 | 92.4 | 93.1 |
| Adjusted operating profit | 11.7 | 11.0 | 9.4 |
| Exceptional / adjusting items | (1.1) | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| Operating profit | 10.7 | 11.0 | 9.3 |
| Depreciation (owned assets) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Depreciation (right-of-use) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Share-based payments | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Operating profit to net income | |||
| Finance costs | (1.2) | (1.0) | (1.8) |
| Profit before tax | 9.6 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| Tax | (2.1) | (2.5) | (2.0) |
| Net income (owners) | 7.6 | 8.3 | 6.1 |
| Per share | |||
| EPS basic | 19.1p | 20.8p | 15.3p |
| EPS diluted | 18.4p | 20.0p | 14.9p |
| H1 26 | vs H1 25 | H2 25 | H1 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue to operating profit | ||||
| Revenue | 50.4 | −4% | 65.3 | 52.4 |
| Gross profit | 39.2 | −4% | 51.4 | 41.0 |
| Adjusted operating profit | 1.7 | +69% | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Exceptional / adjusting items | (1.0) | n/m | (0.1) | 0.0 |
| Operating profit | 0.8 | −28% | 9.9 | 1.1 |
| Depreciation (owned assets) | 0.2 | −11% | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Depreciation (right-of-use) | 0.2 | −14% | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Share-based payments | 1.6 | +4% | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Operating profit to net income | ||||
| Finance costs | (0.7) | +29% | (0.5) | (0.5) |
| Profit before tax | 0.2 | −86% | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| Tax | 0.1 | n/m | (2.1) | (0.4) |
| Net income (owners) | 0.3 | −74% | 7.3 | 1.1 |
| Per share | ||||
| EPS basic | 0.8p | – | 18.3p | 2.5p |
| EPS diluted | 0.8p | – | 17.6p | 2.4p |
| LTM Jun 26 | FY 25 | FY 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | |||
| Cash from operations | 20.9 | 22.4 | 9.4 |
| Interest paid | (0.9) | (0.7) | (1.3) |
| Tax paid | (1.3) | (2.0) | (2.1) |
| Investing activities | |||
| Capex (PP&E) | (0.4) | (0.4) | (0.3) |
| Capex (intangibles) | (1.9) | (2.3) | (2.1) |
| Financing activities | |||
| Lease principal paid | (0.5) | (0.5) | (0.8) |
| Share buybacks | (23.2) | (12.1) | (6.3) |
| Shares issued | – | – | 0.0 |
| H1 26 | vs H1 25 | H2 25 | H1 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||
| Cash from operations | 3.4 | −31% | 17.4 | 5.0 |
| Interest paid | (0.5) | +40% | (0.4) | (0.3) |
| Tax paid | (0.2) | −75% | (1.1) | (1.0) |
| Investing activities | ||||
| Capex (PP&E) | (0.1) | −33% | (0.3) | (0.2) |
| Capex (intangibles) | (0.8) | −36% | (1.1) | (1.2) |
| Financing activities | ||||
| Lease principal paid | (0.3) | −8% | (0.2) | (0.3) |
| Share buybacks | (15.0) | +289% | (8.2) | (3.8) |
| Latest Jun 26 | FY 25 | FY 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant & equipment | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Trade receivables | 20.7 | 21.4 | 30.5 |
| Cash | 25.0 | 30.7 | 34.1 |
| Current assets | 51.9 | 57.4 | 68.3 |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade payables | 21.4 | 21.1 | 24.2 |
| Lease liabilities, current | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Current liabilities | 32.0 | 30.1 | 34.7 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings, non-current | 19.5 | 8.1 | 11.2 |
| Lease liabilities, non-current | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Non-current liabilities | 26.6 | 14.1 | 18.3 |
| Total liabilities | 58.7 | 44.2 | 53.0 |
| Equity | |||
| Total equity | 134.0 | 145.6 | 156.9 |
| Net cash and other figures | |||
| Net cash / (debt) ex leases | 5.5 | 22.6 | 22.9 |
| H1 26 | H2 25 | H1 25 | H2 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Property, plant & equipment | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Current assets | ||||
| Inventories | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Trade receivables | 20.7 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 30.5 |
| Cash | 25.0 | 30.7 | 25.9 | 34.1 |
| Current assets | 51.9 | 57.4 | 54.5 | 68.3 |
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Trade payables | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 24.2 |
| Lease liabilities, current | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Current liabilities | 32.0 | 30.1 | 29.0 | 34.7 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Borrowings, non-current | 19.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 11.2 |
| Lease liabilities, non-current | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Non-current liabilities | 26.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 18.3 |
| Total liabilities | 58.7 | 44.2 | 42.9 | 53.0 |
| Equity | ||||
| Total equity | 134.0 | 145.6 | 145.5 | 156.9 |
| Net cash and other figures | ||||
| Net cash / (debt) ex leases | 5.5 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 22.9 |
Line items extracted automatically from each results announcement; when a later report restates a period, the later figure is shown. LTM and H2 are calculated from reported periods. Check the source before relying on a figure.
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