23 sep 25   kooth plc - unaudited half year results kooth plc | koo | 151 0 0.0% | mkt cap: 54.4m    rns number : 3328a kooth plc 23 september 2025   23 september 2025 kooth plc   ("kooth", the "company" or the "group")   unaudited half year results   user growth continuing at pace with key financial metrics increasing on a constant currency basis   implementation of strategy to solidify successes of recent, transformational period in kooth's history   kooth (aim: koo), a global leader in youth digital mental wellbeing, announces unaudited half year results for the six months ended 30 june 2025 (h1 2025). all figures relate to this period unless otherwise stated.     business highlights ·      investment in key growth drivers, including marketing to users in california to drive long-term sustainable usage, led to a planned increase in costs in h1 2025. this additional investment is now largely complete and, coupled with a strengthened executive leadership team, kooth is in a strong position to benefit going forward. ·      significant progress in california with successful delivery, impressive traction and over 130,000 users registering with soluna since launch. kooth is on track to exceed department of health care services (dhcs) targets for 2025. ·      continued momentum and robust strength of the business demonstrated by underlying growth in annual recurring revenue (arr), cash position and number of users yoy, solidifying the transformational performance achieved in 2024. ·      maintained position as the uk's largest digital mental health providers for under 18s, with policy tailwinds setting a favourable course toward sustainable growth. ·      evolution of our strategy, looking to solidify and build on successes of a transformational period in kooth's history. ·      successful launch and delivery of contract in new jersey.     financial highlights ·      on a constant currency basis[1], revenue increased 1.3 % over the prior period. ·      reported revenue fell marginally by £0.4m to £32.1m (2024: £32.5m). this was due to the impact of a £0.8m negative foreign exchange (fx) movement together with contract changes, largely in the uk, that reduced revenue by £0.6m, offset by a £0.6m new jersey contract win and £0.4m of additional revenue recognition in california. ·      reported arr fell £2.5m to £61.7m (2024: £64.2m), due to the impact of a £3.2m negative fx movement. ·      on a constant currency basis[2] arr grew £0.7m through a £1.1m expansion in new jersey, offset by uk contract changes. ·      gross margin decreased by 19.6ppt to 62.8% (2024: 82.4% fy 2024: 77.9%), reflecting the significant front-loaded investment in direct service user marketing expenditure in california. intentionally weighted towards h1 2025, this is expected to moderate in h2 2025. ·      adjusted ebitda of £1.6m (2024: £7.8m) decreased in line with the accelerated investment in key areas of focus including user marketing in california as noted above. ·      loss after tax of £1.3m (2024: £3.9m profit). ·      share buyback of £1.5m completed in period. ·      robust balance sheet with net cash of £15.3m (2024: £14.9m) to support kooth's long-term growth.     strategic update - laying the foundations for sustainable growth ·      we've built our market leading position by widening access to support, connecting users with self-guided, peer and professional support when they need it. soluna now offers youth access to a range of services beyond mental health support, acting as a 'digital front door' connecting users and an ever-increasing range of public services. ·      to evolve and grow, we need to take this further by expanding the services we offer within our platform, allowing us to access funding from a more diverse range of customers. ·      central to this will be further development of our clinical, operational and product capabilities, harnessing our investment in soluna to allow for tech-led personalisation of care. ·      this evolution, which builds on our unrivalled experience in the uk and successful us entry, will underpin a refreshed go-to-market approach and will use state funding to build the 'digital front door'. we will also work with other public and private payers to offer more intensive or personalised solutions to their populations, whether that's high schools or health plans.     outlook ·      we have an active us pipeline, with proposal processes aligned with state budget cycles, reflecting increasing demand for highly accessible and scalable youth mental health solutions as part of state-level policy platforms. ·      our uk market position remains strong, with one previously-lost contract regained, and an increasingly diverse pipeline reflecting the evolution of our strategy to target new customers. the strength of our local system partnerships has ensured that the impact of nhs reorganisation has been minimised. ·      soluna is on track to launch in the uk in 2026, with work to ensure compliance with regulatory, safety and efficacy frameworks now well underway. ·      critically, the policy environment is moving in our direction. in the us, payors are prioritising cost-effective early intervention, including moves to standardise reimbursement for digital mental health technologies. in the uk, the government's 10-year plan (fit for the future) sets a clear course for digital access at the earliest moment of need and for contracting models that recognise prevention and outcomes.     financial outlook ·      the group expects to deliver revenue and adjusted ebitda in line with expectations for the year before accounting for the potential impact of foreign exchange movements. at current rates the expected impact would be to reduce full year consensus median revenue of £66.8m by c.2-3% and consensus median adjusted ebitda of £10.2m by c.6-8%. ·      we have a robust balance sheet and an undrawn $9.5m working capital facility to enable long-term investment to meet demand for kooth's services.     kate newhouse, chief executive officer of kooth, said: "the first half of 2025 has been a period of significant investment, including ramping up engagement with our services in the us and the ongoing product development of soluna to provide a robust platform for future success. we are already seeing the benefits from this front-weighted investment, which will decrease in h2 2025. alongside our newly strengthened executive leadership team and evolved strategy, we are in a strong place to be able to deliver our vital services to more people in need. following our exceptional and transformative set of results in 2024, we have continued to deliver on key metrics including annual recurring revenue and user registrations. alongside our strong cash position, we have solidified our position of market leadership, sustaining progress despite the impact of fx headwinds. as a company we remain committed to providing our users and their communities with open access to proven mental health support, helping them develop the skills they need tackle life's challenges. we are proud of the vital role we have played in so many lives."   financial headlines  six months ended 30 june 2025 six months ended 30 june 2024 change  £'000 £'000  revenue    total revenue 32,088 32,494 -1.2% annual recurring revenue 61,712 64,240 -3.9%     gross profit 20,154 26,767 -24.7% gross margin 62.8% 82.4% -19.6ppt     adjusted ebitda 1,600 7,841 -79.6%     (loss)/profit after tax for the period (1,255) 3,920 -132.0%     cash generation (6,580) 3,936 -267.2% cash position 15,261 14,940 +2.1%     basic earnings per share (£) (0.03) 0.11 -127.3% diluted earnings per share (£) (0.03) 0.10 -130.0%   enquiries: kooth plc investorrelations@kooth.com kate newhouse, ceo  sanjay jawa, cfo    stifel, nominated adviser & joint broker +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 ben maddison, fred walsh, erik anderson, ben good    canaccord genuity, joint broker +44 (0)20 7523 8000 simon bridges, harry gooden, elizabeth halley-stott      fti consulting, financial pr kooth@fticonsulting.com  ben atwell, alex shaw    about kooth plc:   kooth (aim:koo) is a leading provider of digital mental health services. our mission is to provide accessible and safe spaces for everyone to achieve better mental health. our platform is clinically robust and accredited to provide a range of therapeutic support and interventions. all our services are predicated on easy access to make early intervention and prevention a reality.   kooth is a fully safeguarded and pre-moderated community with a library of peer and professional created content, alongside access to experienced online counsellors. there are no thresholds for support and no waiting lists.   kooth is the longest standing digital mental health provider to hold a uk-wide accreditation from the british association of counselling and psychotherapy (bacp) and according to nhs england data for 2024/25 is now the largest single access provider for mental health support for under 18s.   in 2021, kooth began executing on its international expansion strategy, with an initial focus on the us market. this focus is due to the growing recognition of the importance of improving youth mental health in this key global healthcare market, with 1-in-6 people aged 6-17 experiencing a mental health disorder each year.   for more information, please visit www.koothplc.com.     chief executive's review   it has been a privilege to work alongside our strengthened global leadership team, with a number of strategic appointments in marketing, product and operations demonstrating our growing reach and level of ambition.   overview i am pleased with the strength of our underlying performance during the period and our execution against strategic priorities following the transformation our business underwent in 2024. this can be seen within our financials on a constant currency basis where notwithstanding the significant strengthening of the pound against the dollar during the period, we continued to deliver underlying growth. we maintained a robust balance sheet to enable long-term investment, and notwithstanding fx movements, expect to deliver revenue and adjusted ebitda for the full year in line with expectations.   as we look to further solidify our position of market leadership, we took the decision to significantly invest in service user marketing to ensure acceleration of reach and ultimately sustainable usage in california in the period. this investment is now largely complete and the company expects marketing costs in the second half to be significantly lower. the benefits of this investment will continue to be felt in h2 2025 and beyond and are best highlighted by the significant growth in user numbers in california during the period, well exceeding our user registration targets and now standing at over 130,000 youth in the state. we remain on track to exceed the california department of health and care services' (dhcs) targets for 2025.   evolution of our strategy to sustain our market-leading position and leverage the successes we achieved in 2024, we have taken our unparalleled experience of the sector and the learnings from our material us expansion to further evolve our strategy for the years ahead.   designed to address and capitalise on the changes we are seeing in the sector, this evolved approach will expand the services we provide within our platform, including access to more targeted tools to help users back into work or education and support users at different stages, opening up new funding opportunities and embedding us further with both our customers and users.   funders are increasingly looking for solutions that not only increase access, but can also deliver measurable and comparable outcomes, aligned to standardised metrics of clinical, social or economic benefit. with our proven ability to reach populations at scale, and deliver high-quality care, kooth is well placed to support this shift and we will continue to evolve soluna with new tools, guided programmes and more structured touchpoints such as cbt therapy as we look to engage ever more stakeholders and funders as part of our "state alliance" model.   our market-leading position has been built on providing whole-population access to evidence-based support, connecting users with self-guided, peer and professional support when they need it. in california alone, we have reached over 130,000 youth, in all 58 counties, in just 18 months. by providing a universal, trusted 'digital front door', we can connect users to behaviour health services within soluna and provide a trusted route into other support, whether through their health plan, school district or college.   by embedding soluna across the state, within public and private sector services, we can deliver value beyond our immediate funders to ensure sustainability for the long-term.   this approach underpins the evolution of our strategy - our 'state alliance' model - which will build on our proven ability to reach whole populations, expanding the scope of our services to more closely align to the requirements of a wider set of customers.   the achievement of this vision, in which government funding unlocks population-wide access to our core soluna provision and then other partners can fund more targeted support for the populations they serve, requires the development of a 'networked continuum of care', with personalised care journeys embedded into our platform. the development of this 'care continuum' will be at the forefront of our in-house work across clinical, product, tech and operational teams as we shift into h2 2025 and beyond.   california our services continue to reach and support young people in improving their emotional wellbeing and achieving their goals. our landmark soluna service in california is making a significant impact in reaching and supporting california youth, and is now well-valued by its users, their communities and state leaders. the dhcs recent impact report described the programme as 'reimagining behavioural health care delivery for children and youth' and emphasised soluna's key role in providing timely and effective care.   to ensure sustainable growth, we have made significant investments into our state-wide advocacy, partnerships and integration programme in parallel with focused digital marketing. we have built relationships with nearly 300 key supporters across california's state, healthcare, education and community-based organisations, activity based on our experience in the uk, where we have demonstrated that local advocates are essential to building trust and embedding services within the populations we serve. this activity supports our shift from digitally-driven growth to more organic reach and local brand recognition over the term of the contract, thereby driving down the cost of user acquisition.   new jersey similarly, we have made strong inroads into advocacy building in new jersey, resulting in steady growth in user registrations and positive feedback from state leaders, with local advocacy targets exceeded in the first half of 2025.   examples of this essential work include our partnerships with the social emotional learning alliance for new jersey's youth mental health advisory collaborative and nj institute for community schools, which enables us to connect to approximately 150 school districts. our team has also built strong relationships with the new jersey statewide student support services network, a state-wide system that connects youth and their parents and caregivers with resources to support their mental health and soluna is now recommended via the network.   wider us state leaders remain concerned about the real-world impact of poor youth mental health, and are seeking solutions to address this nationwide issue. in the context of reduced federal funding for medicaid, a renewed focus on cost effectiveness has generated greater focus on earlier intervention and digital interventions - evidenced by recent moves to standardise reimbursement codes for digital mental health technologies.   our evolved strategy, as outlined above and which also takes learnings from our recently concluded one-year partnership with aetna in illinois, unparalleled insights from our experience in the uk and us, and significant stakeholder engagement, is designed to ensure we are well-positioned for success in this growing market.   uk in spite of sustained pressure on public sector spending, we remain the largest provider of digital mental health services to under 18s. as in the us, increased policy focus on the relationship between good mental health and improved social and economic outcomes, and support for digital interventions - as evidenced by the government's 10-year plan (fit for the future) - further reinforces the need for our services. with soluna on track to launch in the uk in 2026, we are well-positioned to translate these policy shifts into opportunities for growth. looking ahead after a period of transformational growth, the first half of 2025 has seen significant investment as we focused on solidifying our market position, consolidation of our strengths and embedding ever-deeper connections with our customers. with this investment largely complete, kooth is well-placed to achieve our objectives for the remainder of 2025 and beyond.    we have a robust balance sheet, an undrawn working-capital facility and clear policy tailwinds in our core markets, and our ability to flex product, partnerships and our go-to-market approach while maintaining clinical quality and outcomes mean we are in a stronger position than ever before.   the need is greater than ever as ever, i return frequently to the voices of our users, who remind everyone at kooth of the importance of our mission every day. research undertaken by our team this year has underlined the essential role that kooth services have played in supporting our service users to connect with their friends and family, get back to school, re-enter the workforce, and build the skills we all need to live more fulfilling, healthier lives, whether in newcastle or newark, san diego or sunderland, london or los angeles.   kate newhouse chief executive officer     chief financial officer's review   kooth delivered a set of results in line with expectations for the half year, with revenue growth from our new contract in new jersey offset by an fx impact of £0.8m reflecting the appreciation of gbp against usd compared to the prior period in 2024. in line with our plans we made significant investment during the half year in direct user marketing expenditure in california, impacting both gross profit and adjusted ebitda.   key performance indicators   revenue   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      £8.0m £9.0m £11.7m £32.5m £32.1m   revenue is a kpi which reflects the work we are doing and the fees received over a period of time for that work. the £0.4m decrease from 2024 is a £0.8m negative fx impact and the full period impact of 2024 uk contract churn (£0.6m), partially offset by us contract wins (£0.6m) and an uplift in revenue recognised in california (£0.4m).   annual recurring revenue   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      £16.6m £18.5m £21.4m £64.2m £61.7m   annual recurring revenue (arr) is the annualised revenue of customers engaged or with an agreed contract as at the period end and is an indication of the upcoming annual value of the recurring revenue. this is used by management to monitor the long-term revenue growth of the business. arr was impacted by a negative fx impact of £3.2m. on a constant currency basis, arr has grown £0.7m which was driven by expansion in new jersey (£1.1m), offset by uk churn. the h1 2024 arr balance has been restated to include an additional £4.2m of product development revenue recognised over the full life of the contract which aligns with revenue recognition.   gross margin   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      69.4% 68.4% 66.8% 82.4% 62.8% gross profit as a percentage of revenue. direct costs are the costs of our practitioners directly involved in the delivery of our services and direct service user marketing expenditure. the decrease in margin from the prior period is owing to the first half weighted significant investment in direct service user marketing expenditure for the california contract during the period which reduced the gross margin by 19.6ppt. adjusted ebitda   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      £1.1m £0.5m £0.0m £7.8m £1.6m   earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in the period, adjusted for share based payments. this metric provides a more comparable indication of the group's core business performance by removing the impact of non-trading items that are reported separately. the decrease from the prior period is owing to a £7.2m investment in direct marketing to drive engagement with california service users.   cash   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      £8.8m £8.3m £5.9m £14.9m £15.3m   cash is a key metric as it provides assurance on our ability to invest to grow the business, as well as provide comfort to customers from a vendor risk perspective. the increase from h1 2024 derives from working capital management and cash generated from operations of £8.7m over the last twelve months, offset by investment in our platforms (£4.7m), tax payments on prior year profits (£1.5m), adverse fx movements (£0.6m) on the translation of usd balances and the share buyback programme which completed during the current period (£1.5m).   population coverage   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      9.5m 15.1m 16.7m 19.9m 18.5m   the total number of people who have access to the kooth service is a good indicator of our accessibility. this is determined as the population within the contracted age range of each of our contracts that are live at the period end. the drop in the current period is driven by reductions in a small number of uk adult contracts.   number of users   h1 2021 h1 2022 h1 2023 h1 2024 h1 2025      202k 228k 196k 242k 309k   the number of users to our kooth and soluna platforms, demonstrating the increasing uptake of our service.   revenue on a constant currency basis, revenue increased 1.3% over the prior period and annual recurring revenue (arr) increased 1.1%. reported revenue decreased £0.4m to £32.1m (h1 2024: £32.5m) and arr decreased by 4% to £61.7m (h1 2024: £64.2m), predominantly driven by a £3.2m negative fx impact, offset by an expansion in new jersey (£1.1m).   us revenue in h1 2025 was $30.6m/£23.4m (h1 2024: $29.3m/£23.3m), all of which was recurring revenue (comprising income invoiced for services that are repeatable, consumed and delivered on a monthly basis over the term of a customer contract) with the increase coming from new jersey and california.   uk revenue decreased by 6% to £8.7m (h1 2024: £9.2m) reflecting churn in our english contracts (predominantly adult contracts) under budgetary pressure. overall, uk churn for the previous 12 months was 6% (£1.1m) giving net revenue retention, measured by the total value of on-going arr at the period-end from clients in place 12 months earlier as a percentage of the opening arr from those clients, for the period to 30 june 2025 of 97% (h1 2024: 92%). uk churn is reduced from 13% (£2.4m) for the 12 month period to 30 june 2024.   gross profit gross profit reduced by 25% from £26.8m to £20.2m with gross margin decreasing to 62.8% (h1 2024: 82.4%) due to planned investments made in direct marketing to drive engagement with service users in california. in the future we forecast a reduction in marketing spend with the cost per user acquisition falling as we become more embedded in local systems and see organic growth in new and returning users returning gross margin to more historic levels of 70%+.   direct costs are both the costs of the practitioners directly involved in the delivery of our services, a total of 253 at the period-end (h1 2024: 303 heads) with reductions reflecting uk customer churn and rightsizing in the us, and the commencement of promotion and marketing costs in california in support of raising user awareness and engagement, including hard to reach communities which were £7.2m.   the uk gross margin saw a slight increase, driven by a shift toward greater usage of self-help tools in place of direct practitioner support.   foreign currency impact the us dollar/gbp exchange rate has had a significant effect on results for the period under review during which the group had approximately 73% of revenues and 55% of expenses denominated in us dollars. the group's exposure to foreign currency risk resulted in a booked foreign currency loss of £1.0m (h1 2024: £0.1m gain). post period end we have seen sterling remain strong against the us dollar which is expected to continue to have an impact on revenue and adjusted ebitda in the second half of the year as previously quantified.   adjusted ebitda adjusted ebitda in the period decreased from £7.8m to £1.6m, with the £6.6m decrease in gross profit marginally offset by a £0.4m decrease in administrative expenses (excluding amortisation, depreciation and share based payments). the decrease in gross profit is driven by planned investment made in california direct marketing to raise user awareness and engagement including hard to reach communities. this has been offset by cost reductions in practitioner costs and engagement related employee costs. the total charge for share based payments in the period was £0.6m (h1 2024: £0.5m) with the slight rise reflecting a higher number of participants as we increased our headcount in the us in 2024. within administrative expenses, depreciation and amortisation increased to £3.1m (h1 2024: £2.6m) as capital expenditure investment in the us platform continued in h2 2024 and h1 2025. adjusted ebitda for the full year is expected to be in line with expectations before accounting for the impact of fx. at current rates the anticipated impact would be to reduce for the full year expected adjusted ebitda by c6%-8%.   taxation the overall tax credit for the period was £0.5m (h1 2024: £1.1m charge) due predominantly to taxable losses and expected research and development expenditure credits in the uk.   profit after tax the group loss after tax for the period was £1.3m (h1 2024: £3.9m profit). basic earnings per share were negative 3p (h1 2024: 11p positive). diluted earnings per share were negative 3p (h1 2024: 10p positive).   balance sheet the strength of the group's balance sheet with net assets of £27.4m (30 june 2024: £25.3m), and high levels of recurring revenue provide the group with financial strength to execute on its investment strategy which is focused on us business development and driving user engagement.   cash flow and financing cash outflow during the six months was £5.7m (h1 2024: £3.9m inflow). the reduced us product platform investment gave rise to capital expenditure of £2.0m (h1 2024: £3.9m), adverse fx movements of £0.8m and cash outflows from operating activities of £4.1m give a net cash position at 30 june 2025 of £15.3m (h1 2024: £14.9m). the group remains debt free and maintains an undrawn $9.5m working capital credit facility.   forward-looking statements certain statements in this half year report are forward-looking. although the group believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. because these statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.   dividends the group's intention in the short to medium term is to invest in order to deliver capital growth for shareholders. the board has not recommended an interim dividend payment in respect of the six months ended 30 june 2025 (2024: £nil) but may do so in future years.     sanjay jawa chief financial officer     condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the six months ended 30 june 2025   six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited year ended 31 december 2024 audited  note £'000 £'000 £'000      revenue 8 32,088 32,494 66,744 cost of sales 9 (11,934) (5,727) (14,757)      gross profit  20,154 26,767 51,987      administrative expenses 9 (22,223) (22,078) (42,831)      operating (loss)/profit  (2,069) 4,689 9,156      analysed as:     adjusted ebitda  1,600 7,841 15,754 depreciation and amortisation  (3,069) (2,607) (5,376) share based payment expense  (600) (545) (1,222)      operating (loss)/profit  (2,069) 4,689 9,156      interest income  344 301 702      (loss)/profit before tax  (1,725) 4,990 9,858      tax 10 470 (1,070) (1,824)      (loss)/profit after tax  (1,255) 3,920 8,034      other comprehensive income     items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:     foreign currency translation differences  (129) 72 244 total comprehensive (loss)/profit for the period  (1,384) 3,992 8,278      (loss)/profit per share - basic (£) 11 (0.03) 0.11 0.22 (loss)/profit per share - diluted (£) 11 (0.03) 0.10 0.21       condensed consolidated balance sheet as at 30 june 2025   30 june 2025 unaudited 30 june 2024 unaudited 31 december 2024 audited  note £'000 £'000 £'000 assets     non-current assets     goodwill  511 511 511 development costs 12 9,100 10,179 10,124 right of use asset  0 31 20 property, plant and equipment  219 302 266 deferred tax  1,679 1,537 1,244      total non-current assets  11,509 12,560 12,165      current assets     trade and other receivables 13 7,654 6,234 8,733 contract assets  783 2,157 292 cash and cash equivalents  15,261 14,940 21,841      total current assets  23,698 23,331 30,866      total assets  35,207 35,891 43,031      liabilities     current liabilities     trade payables  (1,595) (1,001) (2,683) contract liabilities  (1,255) (5,738) (3,781) lease liability  0 (34) (23) accruals and other creditors  (3,838) (3,551) (5,264) tax liabilities  (1,116) (312) (1,526)      total current liabilities  (7,804) (10,636) (13,277)      net current assets  15,894 12,694 17,589      net assets  27,403 25,255 29,754      equity     share capital  1,835 1,831 1,834 treasury shares  (1,500) 0 (17) share premium account  23,444 23,444 23,444 retained earnings  4,721 1,627 5,955 share-based payment reserve  2,938 2,431 2,444 capital redemption reserve  115 115 115 merger reserve  (4,104) (4,104) (4,104) translation reserve  (46) (89) 83      total equity  27,403 25,255 29,754       condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six months ended 30 june 2025  share capital treasury shares share premium share based payment reserve retained earnings capital redemption reserve merger reserve translation reserve total equity           balance at 1 january 2024 1,825 - 23,444 2,142 (2,503) 115 (4,104) (161) 20,758           comprehensive income for the period - - - - 3,920 - - - 3,920 other comprehensive income - - - - - - - 72 72 total comprehensive income 1,825 - 23,444 2,142 1,417 115 (4,104) (89) 24,750 transactions with owners:          share options exercised 6 - - (210) 210 - - - 6 share based payment charge - - - 499 - - - - 499 as at 30 june 2024 1,831 - 23,444 2,431 1,627 115 (4,104) (89) 25,255           balance at 1 july 2024 1,831 - 23,444 2,431 1,627 115 (4,104) (89) 25,255           comprehensive income for the period - - - - 4,114 - - - 4,114 other comprehensive income - - - - - - - 172 172 total comprehensive income 1,831 - 23,444 2,431 5,741 115 (4,104) 83 29,541 transactions with owners:          share options exercised 3 - - (214) 214 - - - 3 share based payment charge - - - 643 - - - - 643 treasure shares purchased - (17) - - - - - - - 17 deferred tax - - - (416) - - - - - 416 as at 31 december 2024 1,834 (17) 23,444 2,444 5,955 115 (4,104) 83 29,754           balance at 1 january 2025 1,834 (17) 23,444 2,444 5,955 115 (4,104) 83 29,754           comprehensive income for the period - - - - (1,255) - - - (1,255) other comprehensive income - - - - - - - (129) (129) total comprehensive income 1,834 (17) 23,444 2,444 4,700 115 (4,104) (46) 28,370 transactions with owners:          share options exercised 1 - - (21) 21 - -  1 share based payments charge - - - 515 - - - - 515 treasury shares purchased - (1,483) - - - - - - (1,483) as at 30 june 2025 1,835 (1,500) 23,444 2,938 4,721 115 (4,104) (46) 27,403       condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended 30 june 2025   six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited year ended 31 december 2024 audited   £'000 £'000 £'000 cash flows from operating activities          (loss)/profit for the period  (1,255) 3,920 8,034      adjusted for:     depreciation and amortisation  3,069 2,607 5,692 income tax paid  (981) (456) (624) share based payment expense  600 545 1,222 income tax recognised  (470) 1,070 1,824 interest income  (344) (301) (702)   619 7,385 15,446      movements in working capital:     decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables  588 (966) (1,600) (decrease)/increase in trade and other payables  (5,274) 1,240 3,241 net cashflow from operating activities  (4,067) 7,659 17,087      cash flows from investing activities     purchase of property, plant and equipment  (49) (77) (120) additions to intangible assets  (1,960) (3,947) (6,887) interest income  344 301 702 net cash used in investing activities  (1,665) (3,723) (6,305)      net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents  (5,732) 3,936 10,782 exchange adjustments  (848) - 55 cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period  21,841 11,004 11,004 cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  15,261 14,940 21,841       notes to the half year financial statements   1. general information the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 june 2025 and the six months ended 30 june 2024 do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the companies act 2006. statutory accounts for the year ended 31 december 2024 were approved by the board of directors on 14 april 2025 and delivered to the registrar of companies. the auditor's report on those accounts was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the companies act 2006.   these condensed half year financial statements were approved for issue by the board of directors on 22 september 2025.   2. basis of preparation this unaudited condensed consolidated financial information which incorporate the financial information of the group, have been prepared in accordance with accounting standard ias 34 'interim financial reporting' as contained in uk - adopted international accounting standards and ifric interpretations and with those parts of the companies act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under ifrs.   the interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the group's annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the companies act 2006 for the year ended 31 december 2024.   trading for the half year ended 30 june 2025 is aligned with the board's expectations, albeit adversely affected by a booked £1.0m foreign currency loss. management's expectations for the full year operating performance remains unchanged, however, the exposure to foreign currency risk is expected to remain similar to that seen in the first half of the year. further details and quantification are given in the ceo's overview, the operational review and the financial review.   during the period the group has generated a loss of £1.3m (h1 2024: £3.9m profit) and is in a net asset position of £27.4m as at 30 june 2025 (h1 2024: £25.3m). management has prepared forecasts up until 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which have been approved by the board, and after enquiry and review of these forecasts and other available financial information, the directors have formed the conclusion that the group has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future and that it is therefore appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of these interim condensed consolidated half year financial statements.   the financial information is presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of kooth plc. all financial information presented has been rounded to the nearest thousand.   3. accounting policies the accounting policies applied in these interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the group's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 december 2024.   current taxes on income in the half year period are accrued using the tax rates that would be applicable to expected total annual profits. deferred taxes on income are calculated based on the standard rates that are enacted as at the balance sheet date.   4. critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty any critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty that carry a significant risk of material change to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next year are the same as those applied in the 2024 group annual report.   5. principal risks and uncertainties the 2024 group annual report and accounts describes the principal risks and uncertainties that could impact the group's performance. these risks primarily relate to system outages, safeguarding incidents, changes in laws and regulations, cyber security and data protection, our people, public discourse and political environment and the economic environment. these remain unchanged since the annual report was published and are not expected to change for the remaining six months of the financial year.   the group actively manages these risks through risk management procedures and actions are taken to mitigate risk wherever possible.   6. financial risk management the group is exposed to financial risks including market risk, foreign currency risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. these interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all financial risk management information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the 2024 group annual report and accounts.   7. segmental reporting operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. the chief operating decision-maker (codm), who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the executive directors that make strategic decisions. accordingly, the codm determines the group currently operates under two reporting segments being the uk and us. the measure of performance of those segments that is reported to the codm is revenue and adjusted ebitda, as shown below in note 8.   8. revenue and segmental analysis in accordance with ifrs 8, the group requires consideration of the chief operating decision maker ("codm") within the group. in line with the group's internal reporting framework and management structure, the key strategic and operating decisions are made by the executive directors, who review internal monthly management reports, budgets and forecast information as part of this. accordingly, the executive directors are deemed to be the codm.   accordingly, the codm determines the group currently operates under two reporting segments being the uk and us. the measure of performance of those segments that is reported to the codm is revenue and adjusted ebitda, as shown below. in the prior year the group operated under one segment only. the roll out of the california contract across 2024 and development of further us contracts has led the group to diversify its global operations across two regional leadership teams who monitor their cashflows separately.   segment assets and segment liabilities are reviewed by the codm in a consolidated statement of financial position. accordingly, this information is replicated in the group consolidated statement of financial position. as no measure of assets or liabilities for individual segments is reviewed regularly by the codm, no disclosure of total assets or liabilities has been made, in accordance with the amendment to paragraph 23 of ifrs 8.   six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited year ended 31 december 2024 audited year ended 31 december 2024 audited year ended 31 december 2024 audited  £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000  us uk total us uk total us uk total provision of online counselling contracts 555 8,658 9,213 - 9,243 9,243 101 18,047 18,148 platform build and behavioural support services contracts 22,875 - 22,875 23,251 - 23,251 48,596 - 48,596 total revenue 23,430 8,658 32,088 23,251 9,243 32,494 48,697 18,047 66,744 adjusted ebitda 501 1,099 1,600 1,136 6,705 7,841 2,466 13,288 15,754 non current assets 103 9,727 9,830 189 10,834 11,023 175 10,747 10,922   the geographical revenue information above is based on the location of the customer. non-current assets for this purpose consist of goodwill, intangible assets, right of use assets and property, plant and equipment and excludes deferred tax assets.   9. operating profit  six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited year ended 31 december 2024 audited  £'000 £'000 £'000 labour costs 4,619 5,600 10,550 direct marketing 7,242 - 3,935 share based payment expense 71 122 261 travel and subsistence 2 5 11 total cost of sales 11,934 5,727 14,757 employee costs 12,999 14,115 27,285 rent and rates 335 308 666 it hosting and software 1,225 1,200 2,505 professional fees 2,179 1,645 4,201 marketing 820 1,626 1,325 depreciation and amortisation 3,069 2,607 5,376 share based payment expense 529 424 961 foreign exchange 1,007 (100) (55) other costs 60 254 567 total administrative expenses 22,223 22,078 42,831 total cost of sales and administrative expenses 34,157 27,805 57,588   cost of sales represent the costs of our service user facing employees including external contractors and direct service user marketing expenditure.   10. taxation the income tax credit recognised of £0.5m (h1 2024: £1.1m charge) reflects management's estimate of the tax credit for the current period. this calculation takes into consideration the estimated taxable losses incurred from operational activities during the period, as well as relief earned under the uk r&d scheme. the assessment utilises the 25% average uk corporation tax rate (2024: 25%), the 21% average us federal tax rate (2024: 21%) and 8.8% average california state tax rate (2024: 8.8%) for the current financial year.   11. earnings per share (eps) the calculation of basic and diluted eps is based on the following earnings and number of shares:  six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited year ended 31 december 2024 audited  £'000 £'000 £'000 earnings used in calculation of earnings per share:    on total (losses)/profits attributable to equity holders of the parent (1,255) 3,920 8,034     weighted average no. of shares (basic) 36,236,241 36,537,329 36,574,695 weighted average no. of shares (diluted) 38,548,724 38,505,149 38,995,084     shares in issue    ordinary shares in issue 36,694,683 36,593,784 36,677,766 treasury shares acquired (890,718) - (9,250)     (loss)/profit per share on total (losses)/profits attributable to equity holders of the parent basic, £ (0.03) 0.11 0.22 diluted, £ (0.03) 0.10 0.21       12. development costs  £'000 cost  at 1 january 2024 19,028 additions 3,947 at 30 june 2024 22,975 additions 2,940 at 31 december 2024 25,915 additions 1,960 at 30 june 2025 27,875   amortisation  at 1 january 2024 (10,278) amortisation (2,518) at 30 june 2024 (12,796) amortisation (2,679) impairment (316) at 31 december 2024 (15,791) amortisation (2,984) at 30 june 2025 (18,775)   carrying amount  at 1 january 2024 8,750 at 30 june 2024 10,179 at 31 december 2024 10,124 at 30 june 2025 9,100   the us soluna platform has a carrying value of £7.8m, the kooth klassic uk platform has a carrying value of £1.1m and the soluna uk platform has a carrying value of £0.2m. all three platforms have a remaining amortisation period between 1 and 3 years.       13. trade and other receivables  six months ended 30 june 2025 unaudited six months ended 30 june 2024 unaudited year ended 31 december 2024 audited  £'000 £'000 £'000 trade receivables 5,857 5,128 7,409 prepayments 1,269 1,049 1,289 other receivables 528 57 35  7,654 6,234 8,733   all amounts shown above are short term. the net carrying value of trade receivables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value.   14. post balance sheet events no significant events have taken place after the period end date.  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