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Big Technologies plc

("Big Technologies" or "the Company", together with its subsidiaries the "Group")

Trading Update

Big Technologies plc (AIM: BIG), a leading provider of electronic monitoring solutions for criminal justice and remote care, provides the following update for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Highlights

·      Total Group revenues of approximately £24.8m (H1 2024: £26.5m), £26.1m on a constant currency¹ basis;

·      Criminal Justice revenues of approximately £24.5m (H1 2024: £26.2m). Underlying revenue growth of 4% when excluding the Colombia contract;

·      Other revenues, including Remote Care revenues were flat in the period at £0.3m (H1 2024: £0.3m);

·      Two new contracts commencing in H2 2025: Northern Ireland Department of Justice and enlarged renewal of Queensland Corrective Services contract;

·      Adjusted EBITDA² of approximately £12.5m (H1 2024: £14.3m), which excludes an exceptional foreign exchange loss of £4.0m in relation to US Dollar balances held in anticipation of a potential acquisition; and

·      Strong balance sheet with net cash of £94.9m.

The Group expects to report revenues for the first half of approximately £24.8m (H1 2024: £26.5m). The Group has continued to see a steady increase in demand for its products from Criminal Justice customers with underlying revenue growth of 4% excluding the Colombia contract from H1 2024.

There has been no impact on the Group from US tariffs during the period.

The gross margin remains high at approximately 67.5% (H1 2024: 70%). This represents a small reduction of 0.6% from FY 2024.

Underlying administrative expenses³ were steady with H1 2024 resulting in Adjusted EBITDA of approximately £12.5m in H1 2025 (H1 2024: £14.3m). Adjusted EBITDA excludes an exceptional foreign exchange loss of £4.0m. The Group held a significant cash balance in US Dollars at 31 December 2024 in anticipation of a potential US acquisition in early 2025. With the acquisition not proceeding, the cash has now been repatriated.

The Group retains a robust balance sheet, with net cash increasing from £93.9m at 31 December 2024 to £94.9m at 30 June 2025 (30 June 2024: £92.9m) notwithstanding the impact of the foreign exchange loss on US Dollar balances since repatriated and continuing litigation costs.

BIG expects to release its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 on 30 September 2025.

¹ Constant currency is calculated by recalculating H1 2025 revenues using prevailing average foreign exchange rates from H1 2024.

² Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based payments and adjusting items

³ Underlying administrative expenses excludes share-based payments, adjusting items and the impact of all foreign exchange rate fluctuations

Ian Johnson, Big Technologies CEO, said:

"Significant progress has been made in establishing a new organisation and management structure to drive growth in our core markets of Criminal Justice and Remote Care. 

The Group remains well-positioned with the financial flexibility to continue to invest in product and market development. The electronic monitoring market continues to experience significant tailwinds, which together with a clear growth strategy and market leading products, places the Group in a strong position to compete for new business globally.  

Following the announcement earlier this year regarding the award of the Northern Ireland contract by the Department of Justice, I am delighted to say that the Company is now able to announce that the Group has resecured the Queensland Corrective Services contract.  This is a five-year agreement, with the potential for two additional two-year extension periods. The expected total contract value for the initial 5 year period is AUD 22m, and represents an increase of AUD 4.9m from the previous arrangement over the initial period.

I would like to thank our employees, who despite significant disruption during the period, displayed great resilience and continued to maintain momentum in the business.  I would also like to thank our shareholders for their continued support and look forward to providing a further update at the time of the Interim results."

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Big Technologies is a market leader in the remote personal monitoring industry, operating under the trusted 'Buddi' brand. The Company delivers innovative, high-quality solutions that combine advanced hardware and software to support the monitoring of individuals in both the criminal justice and remote care sectors.

Through its integrated technology platform, Big Technologies offers state-of-the-art Electronic Monitoring solutions on a subscription-based, SaaS-like model. This platform is highly flexible and scalable, enabling tailored deployments across diverse use cases and geographies.

The Company's core technologies are designed to meet the evolving needs of governments, agencies, and care providers, ensuring safety, compliance, and peace of mind through reliable, real-time monitoring.