31 October 2025

Quantum Base Holdings plc

("Quantum Base", the "Company" or the "Group")

Final results for the year ended 30 April 2025

Quantum Base (AIM: QUBE), the UK-based quantum science company creating a new global standard in authentication, is pleased to announce its audited full year results for the 12 months ended 30 April 2025 ("FY25", "Full Year" or the "Period").

Highlights

·    Successfully completed IPO in April 2025, raising £4.8 million gross proceeds (£3.4 million net of costs) to fund commercialisation and growth.

·    Financial results in line with expectation, achieving maiden revenue of £18,000, representing the Group's first commercial income from Q-ID technology.

·    Framework agreements signed with two leading international security-printing partners, and first commercial contract executed.

·    Q-IDs applied to government tax-stamp programmes for the first time, with over 500 million Q-IDs produced using the Group's technology by 30 April 2025.

·    Expansion of patent portfolio, with multiple new UK patents granted during the Period.

·    Q-ID technology externally validated through independent adversarial testing undertaken by customers and third-party experts, and scalability demonstrated through the use of standard commercial inks and printing methods at industrial throughput levels.

·    Continued R&D activity to enhance ink durability, substrate versatility and mobile-app usability.

·    Substantial strengthening of the team through key hires and Board appointments.

Post-Period Highlights

·    Further strengthened the Board and leadership team and increased investment in recruitment and infrastructure to support commercial and R&D scale-up.

·    C. £350,000 contract extension with an existing security-printing partner, expanding the scope of work and supported device range to 170 smartphone models, increasing accessibility for end-users.

·    Ongoing partnership discussions with additional international security-printing companies.

·    Technical enhancements to ink formulations and authentication software, improving durability, scanning precision and user experience.

·    Over 1 billion Q-IDs now in circulation.

·    On track to sign four new commercial contracts in the financial year ending 30 April 2026.

Financial Results Overview

	FY25 £'000	FY24 £'000
Revenue	18	-
Loss before taxation	5,116	1,448
Adjusted EBITDA	1,312	1,007
Cash and cash equivalents	2,234	215
Average employees	15	14

 

Tom Taylor, CEO of Quantum Base, commented:

"FY25 was an incredible year for our business. We began the year pre-revenue and ended the year with a major security printing client, our technology proven in the field of protecting government tax stamps, and a successful admission to the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. The business has since made a strong start as an AIM company with substantial product development, a robust and growing customer pipeline and exciting new contracts coming online.

"Quantum Base's technology is ready-made for tax stamps and secure documents, which utilise relatively simple paper-based substrates. The core focus of the business is to both deliver the current year revenue targets by engaging with and onboarding a range of potential partners, including large multi-national security printers, and to start building recurring revenues for the following year.

"With a growing counterfeit problem globally, it is also clear that there is a much broader range of potential applications for our ground-breaking technology. We continue to explore new use cases including direct-to- product markings, luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, automative parts, aerospace and potentially more niche applications such as gold bullion. The business will continue to explore exciting future opportunities to enable it to accelerate both growth and the timeline to profitability.

"I'd like to thank our entire team for their hard work and dedication over this transformational year for Quantum Base."

 

The Annual Report and Financial Statements will be available to view in full on the Quantum Base website: https://quantumbase.com/

 

This announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014, as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, and has been announced in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of that Regulation.

 

For further information, please contact:

Quantum Base Tom Taylor, CEO David Broadbent, CFO	info@quantumbase.com www.quantumbase.com
Strand Hanson Limited (Financial and Nominated Adviser) Christopher Raggett James Bellman David Asquith Edward Foulkes	+44 (0)207 409 3494
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Broker) Ed Frisby / Isaac Hooper - Corporate Finance Andrew Burdis - Corporate Broking Michael Johnson / Dale Bellis / Jasper Berry - Sales	+44 (0)20 7220 0500
BlytheRay (Financial PR) Tim Blythe Megan Ray Will Jones	quantumbase@blytheray.com +44 (0)20 7138 3204

 

About Quantum Base

Quantum Base is a quantum science company creating a new global standard in authentication through its patented Q-ID solution - unbreakable and non-replicable authenticity tags that can be applied to a vast array of products, significantly mitigating counterfeiting.

The technology underpinning Q-IDs harnesses randomness at the atomic level, and this volume and variation ensure that there is virtually an infinite number of combinations that can be created. The Q-ID is practically impossible to replicate using even the most advanced available technology.

Q-IDs can be applied to almost any print line and can be entirely non-intrusive to a product's existing design, meaning that they can be utilised in a vast number of end markets. The authentication process to identify printed tags is undertaken using existing and unmodified smartphone technology, providing easy authentication and proven security for global brands, governments and consumers.

 

Company registration number 12502915 (England and Wales)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantum Base Holdings PLC

Annual Report And Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

Financial highlights

·      Admission to AIM: Successfully completed IPO in April 2025, raising £4.8 million gross proceeds (£3.4 million net of costs) to fund commercialisation and growth.

·      Market capitalisation on Admission: £14.8 million, trading under the ticker QUBE (ISIN GB00BTXYPJ53).

·      Maiden revenue: £18,000, representing the Group's first commercial income from Q-ID®** technology.

·      Operating loss: increased to £5.1 million (2024: £1.5 million), driven by Admission-related costs and share-based payment charges.

·      Adjusted EBITDA* loss: £1.3 million (2024: £1.0 million) - before costs of listing (£0.9 million), non-cash share- based payment charges (£2.8 million), costs of listing on AIM (£0.9 million), depreciation, amortisation and impairment.

·      Capitalised R&D and patent investment: £1.4 million (2024: £0.7 million).

·      Share-based payment charge: £2.8 million, primarily arising from IPO-related option exercises.

·      Net cash outflow from operating activities: £2.2 million (2024: £0.67 million), reflecting investment in growth and IPO preparation.

·      Total assets: increased to £4.5 million (2024: £1.2 million), reflecting net proceeds of the IPO and increased capitalised development.

·      Net assets: increased to £4.0 million (2024: £0.81 million), reflecting net proceeds of the IPO, partially offset by the loss for the year.

·      Cash and cash equivalents: £2.2 million (2024: £0.22 million).

Note * : Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairment and share-based payment charges, and is presented as a key performance indicator of the Group's underlying operational performance.

Note **: Q-ID® is a registered trademark of Quantum Base Limited, hereafter referred to as Q-ID.)

 

Operational Highlights - year ended 30 April 2025

Commercial Progress and Partnerships

·      Framework agreements signed with two leading international security-printing partners, enabling them to market and sell Quantum Base's Q-ID® ("Q-ID") technology under pre-agreed terms.

·      First commercial contract executed, marking the transition from R&D to initial revenue generation.

·      Q-IDs applied to government tax-stamp programmes for the first time, with over 500 million Q-IDs produced using the Group's technology by 30 April 2025.

 

Technology and Intellectual Property

·      Patent portfolio expansion: Multiple new UK patents granted during the period, with further patents at intention-to- grant stage and additional filings made.

·      Q-ID technology externally validated through independent adversarial testing undertaken by customers and third- party experts.

·      Industrial scalability demonstrated: Q-IDs can be printed using standard commercial inks and printing methods at industrial throughput levels.

·      Continued R&D activity to enhance ink durability, substrate versatility and mobile-app usability.

 

Governance and Culture

·      Adoption of the QCA Corporate Governance Code following AIM Admission, and establishment of Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

·      Strengthened Board and leadership team, adding two experienced Independent Non-Executive Directors to enhance governance, oversight and capital markets expertise to support growth as a quoted company.

 

Post-Period Developments (after 30 April 2025)

·      Further strengthened the Board and leadership team with the appointment of an additional Non-Executive Director, bringing extensive experience in technology commercialisation and international business development

·      Contract extension with an existing security-printing partner, expanding the scope of work and supported device range (announced post-period).

·      Ongoing partnership discussions with additional international security-printing companies.

·      Technical enhancements to ink formulations and authentication software, improving durability, scanning precision and user experience.

·      Mobile compatibility extended to 170 smartphone models, increasing accessibility for end-users.

·      Employee numbers increased to 21 as the Group built out technical, operations and commercial functions.

·      Recruitment and infrastructure investment to support commercial and R&D scale-up.

 

Outlook

Quantum Base enters FY26 with a proven and commercially deployed technology platform, strengthened governance and a solid balance sheet following its successful AIM Admission.

The Group's immediate focus is on expanding within the global security-printing market, building on its first government tax-stamp deployments while developing a pipeline of additional international partners.

Beyond this initial sector, Quantum Base is also evaluating opportunities across pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, automotive, aerospace and precious-metals markets, where Q-ID's combination of security, scalability and smartphone-based verification offers significant differentiation.

With global counterfeiting estimated to cost more than $2.8 trillion* annually, the Board believes that Quantum Base's scientifically proven, mass-producible quantum-security solutions and its scalable design-and-licence model provide a strong foundation for sustained growth and long-term shareholder value creation.

* Source: Frontier Economics 2017 Report "The Economic Impacts of Counterfeiting and Piracy"

 

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

I am pleased to present the Group's first set of full year results as an AIM company for Quantum Base, which show a year of exceptional progress, delivered by a dedicated and rapidly expanding team, as we continue to build on our success and structure the Group to meet the significant and long-term market opportunities ahead.

We have taken the discoveries of Professor Robert Young in the field of Quantum Physics and are commercialising the Quantum Identities (Q-IDs) to provide near unbreakable and non-replicable authenticity tags. We secured our first commercial contracts signing framework agreements with two security printers during the year. The Group has moved ahead significantly during the period and is well set and in a strong position to deliver future growth.

Our stock market Admission earlier this year was a key milestone for the Group, with our AIM status and new capital structure enhancing our profile, incentivising our people and enabling us to invest in our ambitious growth plans. The management team remains well invested in the business' success, having retained circa 20% of the Company's total issued share capital at IPO, and I am confident that Quantum Base will continue to grow rapidly and deliver value for shareholders over the longer term.

Culture

Our people are central to the Group's success and to delivering on the Board's growth ambitions. We have made significant investment to establish a structure that supports an inclusive culture, based on collaboration, support, wellbeing and innovation.

We have seen continuing evidence of the strength of the culture across the business as the team at Quantum Base have met new challenges with a positive and proactive attitude. These behaviours have enabled us to continue to move forward ahead of, and through the IPO process, allowing the business to continue to make significant progress on the development of the Q-ID solution, supporting clients in a collaborative and innovative way.

We believe that in order to realise our ambition to create a new global standard in authentication, which will significantly mitigate global counterfeiting, this will be underpinned by the people at the heart of the business. As the business grows, we will continue to resource our team to support the expanding Group. We have an incredible depth of expertise across the Company and see a clear pathway to develop and evolve this further.

Strategy and growth

On Admission to AIM, the Group raised £3.4 million net proceeds (after deducting cash payments in relation to fund raising and Admission costs) to provide growth capital to support our ambitions. Our strategy for growth is focused on driving organic growth to address the $2.8 trillion of lost revenue through global counterfeiting with an initial focus on the tax stamp industry.

Our organic growth is underpinned by a number of key strengths:

·      Secure technology means it is practically impossible to replicate Q-IDs using even the most advanced available technology. Q-ID harnesses the randomness that is inherent at nanometre length scales; the atomic composition of molecules and how the interaction between molecules depends on their proximity. The sheer volume and variation of the interactions that occur at nanoscale means that there is a virtually infinite number of combinations that can be created.

·      The Company's commercialisation drive is based on a "design and licence" model where Quantum Base will initially work with a customer to establish their needs, design the most suitable application for their products and then licence its technology on a project specific basis. We have already established two framework contracts and have further discussions with a number of potential new clients.

·      Proven and protected technology whereby Q-ID technology and its application processes have undergone rigorous adversarial and competitive testing from the two existing printing partners and from various other potential clients. In particular, in order to secure our first framework contract, Q-ID was subject to significant external adversarial testing on prototype tax stamps; Quantum Base's authentication app correctly identified all counterfeit tax stamps. This is allied to a broad patent portfolio protecting the intellectual property surrounding Q-ID.

·      Technology development enables us to extend our advantage in the markets in which we operate and lay the groundwork for broader expansion into new verticals. This work has included advances in the ease and speed of integration to enable new clients to onboard more quickly. We also continue to explore other areas of quantum security including a quantum random number generator (Q-RAND).

Environmental, social and governance

The Company conducts its enterprise in a responsible manner, treating its business partners and employees fairly and respectfully, understanding the importance of restricting the negative impacts of its operations on the environment, and advocating those principles with those whom it does business with.

The Company emphasises its commitment to sustainability, employee welfare and development, diversity, equal opportunities, reducing waste and supporting charitable initiatives. The Company operates in an ethical manner across the jurisdictions in which it does business.

Board and governance

I was appointed to the Board as Chair in February 2024 to support the Company though IPO and as an AIM company, and I am joined by Lucy Tarleton and Adrian Collins as Independent Non-Executive Directors, who both joined at Admission. Together, the Board has extensive experience in dealing with a broad range of market conditions and rapid strategic growth. I am pleased to have such diverse knowledge and expertise around the Board table.

As Chair, it is my responsibility to ensure that Quantum Base has both sound corporate governance and an effective Board. Since the Company was admitted to AIM, we have chosen to adopt the Quoted Companies Alliance's Corporate Governance Code, (the "QCA Code"), having regard to the Company's size, Board structure, stage of development and resources.

To meet the requirements of the QCA Code, the Board has worked to introduce new structures and processes to improve corporate governance across the Group. We are committed to continuing to evolve and develop these in line with corporate governance best practices.

Outlook

We will maintain our focus on the security printing industry as we continue to build on our competitive technological advantage but are very mindful of the opportunities elsewhere across many verticals.

Quantum Base works closely with its clients to help them provide a better experience and better outcomes for their customers. We see continuing growth in the global counterfeiting market and believe this is a major and long-term trend which we can address through our Q-ID solution. With the funds from the IPO, we have significantly invested into our core operations and are now well positioned to support this ambition, as we expand into new regions, industries and capabilities.

FY25 was a momentous year for the Group and provides the platform to support the long-term growth of the business. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to delivering products and solutions to our clients and also those who have supported them.

Our aspiration is that global counterfeiting can be significantly reduced through the use of Q-IDs, creating a new global standard in security. The market opportunity is huge and we look forward to reporting on further progress over the coming year.

 

Mark Fahy

Non-Executive Chair

31 October 2025

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STATEMENT

Review of the year ended 30 April 2025

This has been a pivotal year for the business with two major highlights.

FY25 was an incredible year for our business. We began the year pre-revenue and ended the year with a major Tier 1 security printing client, our technology proven in the field protecting government tax stamps, and a successful listing on the LSE's AIM. The business has since made a strong start as a listed company with substantial product development, a robust and growing customer pipeline and exciting new contracts coming online.

Our go-to-market model is a "design and license" approach where we partner with customers to design applications suited to their products and then license our technology on a project specific basis. During the year, Quantum Base signed a significant framework agreement with a major printing partner (Customer #1), containing pre-agreed terms enabling the partner to market and sell our Q-ID technology to their clients. Under the framework agreement, we signed a Call-off Agreement to apply Q-ID to tax stamps for a government client, which is now generating our first recurring revenues.

The Company raised gross funds of £4.8 million as part of listing the business on AIM (£3.4 million of cash proceeds net of issue costs). This is being used to strengthen the team, further develop the Q-ID technology and access further customers using channel partnerships across a wide range of verticals. The Directors believe that the listing also enhances the reputation of the business from a commercialisation perspective.

Progress made since 30 April 2025

The business has made several substantial scientific and technical advancements since the year end:

·      Ink: the business is developing a number of new ink formulations used to print Q-IDs. The objective of this development activity is to make the inks more durable and extend their shelf-life; to make them capable of being applied across a broader range of substrates; and to make them compatible with additional printing methods;

·      Mobile devices: the business has onboarded a number of additional iOS and Android mobile phones to substantially broaden the range of devices supported by the technology. This is important from an 'ease of use' perspective' when deployed by the end customer. The business now supports 170 different device types across the iOS and Android platforms; and

·      Application development: investment is also being made in the mobile app used to control the process of authenticating the Q-ID. The aim of this is to improve the end-user experience and optimise the Right First Time success rate.

Together, these advancements continue to increase the attractiveness of the Q-ID proposition, which can be summarised as:

1.    First and foremost, it is 100% secure. Q-IDs cannot be copied or faked. Every Q-ID is unique due to atomic level imperfections;

2.    There's no need for expensive scanners - just a smartphone and the app. This makes it perfect for multiple use cases including authentication by consumers;

3.    It's simple to integrate, using common printing methods and substrates; and

4.    It captures data not just for counterfeiting protection but also traceability and consumer insights This has enabled the business to build a strong pipeline of opportunities.

In addition, the business has secured a £250,000 expansion of an existing contract with its largest customer, Customer #1. This revenue is due in the current financial year ending 30 April 2026 and is in addition to a previous expansion of £96,000 on the same contract. Under a framework agreement, Quantum Base enables Customer #1 to market and sell the Company's Q-ID technology to its clients, with the first application of Q-IDs being on tax stamps for a government customer. The amended contract now accounts for additional features and supported devices.

Overall, progress since Admission has been consistent with expectations set out in the Company's Admission Document. The expansion of the principal customer framework provides early validation of the Group's design-and- license model. The Company remains on track to sign four new commercial contracts in the financial year ending 30 April 2026 and looks forward to providing further updates as they materialise in the near future.

Going concern

The Group incurred losses and cash outflows during the year, reflecting its continued investment in commercialisation activities and IPO preparation. The Board has reviewed detailed forecasts, funding plans and sensitivity analyses for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and remains confident that the Group has appropriate plans and resources in place to support its activities for the foreseeable future. Further information of the Directors' going-concern assessment is provided in Note 1.3 to the financial statements.

Outlook

The business has made a strong start to life as a listed company with substantial product development, a robust and growing customer pipeline and exciting new contracts coming online.

Quantum Base's technology is ready-made for tax stamps and secure documents, which utilise relatively simple paper- based substrates. The core focus of the business is to both deliver the current year revenue targets by engaging with and onboarding a range of potential partners, including large multi-national security printers, and to start building recurring revenues for the following year.

With a growing counterfeit problem globally, it is also clear that there is a much broader range of potential applications for our ground-breaking technology. We continue to explore new use cases including direct-to-product markings, luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, automative parts, aerospace and potentially more niche applications such as gold bullion. The business will continue to explore exciting future opportunities to enable it to accelerate both growth and the timeline to profitability."

 

Thomas Taylor

Chief Executive Officer

31 October 2025

 

 

STRATEGIC REPORT

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITES

Principal activities

Quantum Base Holdings plc is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The Group is engaged in the research, development and commercialisation of quantum-based authentication and anti- counterfeiting technologies. Its core innovation, Q-ID, provides unique, non-replicable optical identifiers that can be read using a standard smartphone to verify the authenticity of products and documents.

The Group's business model is based on designing and licensing its proprietary technologies through partnerships with commercial printing and security providers, enabling customers to integrate Q-ID and related solutions into existing production and verification processes. The Group's corporate head office is located in London, with its principal research and development activities undertaken at Lancaster University.

Business model

Quantum Base's commercial approach is based on a design-and-license model, through which the Group works with security printing and manufacturing partners to integrate its proprietary Q-ID quantum authentication technology into their products and processes.

Under this model, Quantum Base collaborates with customers to assess their anti-counterfeiting and brand-protection requirements, designs a Q-ID solution tailored to their materials and production methods, and then licenses the technology for deployment. The Group's customers are primarily security printers and product-manufacturing partners who can embed Q-ID identifiers within existing print or packaging workflows.

The Q-ID technology produces unique, non-replicable optical quantum signatures that can be authenticated instantly using a standard smartphone, allowing manufacturers, retailers and consumers to verify the authenticity of goods anywhere in the world.

This approach provides a scalable route to commercialisation, enabling Quantum Base to generate income from licence fees and future royalty or service revenues, while its partners gain access to next-generation, low-cost, and smartphone-readable authentication solutions that enhance trust and transparency across global supply chains.

Key Strengths

Quantum Base's technology and business are built upon a number of core strengths that differentiate the Group within the global authentication and anti-counterfeiting market.

Proprietary quantum technology

The Group's Q-ID platform uses patented nanomaterials that exploit the fundamental randomness of quantum mechanics to create identifiers that are physically unclonable and unique. Each Q-ID mark contains a natural quantum signature that cannot be copied or simulated, providing an unrivalled level of security compared with conventional optical or digital codes.

Smartphone-readable verification

Unlike traditional authentication technologies that require specialist readers or laboratory analysis, Q-ID tags can be verified instantly using a standard smartphone camera and app interface. This feature enables mass-market scalability and easy adoption across diverse industries and supply chains.

Scalable, low-cost manufacturing

Q-ID can be applied using existing high-speed printing or coating techniques, allowing the technology to be integrated within established commercial printing and packaging processes without major capital expenditure. This makes the solution cost-effective at volume and suitable for global deployment.

Partnership-driven route to market

The Group's design-and-license model enables collaboration with established security printers, materials producers and brand owners who already serve regulated or high-value sectors such as pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, and document security. These partnerships provide a rapid route to commercialisation and recurring revenue.

Strong intellectual-property position

Quantum Base holds a portfolio of granted patents and trademark registrations protecting its core quantum-security inventions and the Q-ID brand. This IP base underpins the Group's competitive advantage and supports future commercial partnerships and licensing activity.

 

STRATEGIC REPORT

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Revenue

The Group generated its first revenues of £18,000 (2024: £nil) following initial framework and call-off agreements with security-printing partners.

Operating performance

Administrative expenses increased to £5.1 million (2024: £1.5 million), primarily reflecting a £2.8 million share-based- payment charge recognised on options granted to employees, advisers and directors in connection with the Company's Admission to AIM and £0.9 million of costs of Admission to AIM.

Staff costs excluding share-based-payment charges were £0.74 million (2024: £0.45 million), reflecting a modest increase in headcount and associated employment costs. Directors' remuneration increased from £61,000 in 2024, when there were two directors, to £462,000 in 2025 with four directors, of which £292,000 related to gains on the exercise of share options.

Depreciation, amortisation and impairments charges rose £123,000. This comprised impairments of £68,000 (2024:£nil) and an increase in depreciation and amortisation by £55,000 to £110,000 (2024: £55,000). This was largely due to higher levels of capitalised development expenditure totalling £761,000 (2024: £319,000) as the Group continued to advance its R&D activity and commercial readiness of the Q-ID platform. The remaining administrative expenses included legal, audit and other professional fees, together with costs associated with Admission, governance activity and wider business-development work undertaken during the year.

As a result, the operating loss was £5.1 million (2024: £1.5 million) and the loss before tax £5.1 million (2024: £1.4 million). After recognising a tax credit of £0.28 million (2024: £0.20 million) for R&D relief, the loss after tax was £4.8 million (2024: £1.3 million).

Cash flow and liquidity

Net cash used in operating activities was £2.2 million (2024: £0.67 million). The Group ended the year with cash and cash equivalents of £2.2 million (2024: £0.22 million). The movement reflects operating losses and professional fees linked to Admission. The increase in cash primarily resulted from the net proceeds of £3.4 million raised through the Company's Admission to AIM, after deducting £0.6 million of share-issue costs charged to the share-premium account and £0.8 million of payments of Admission costs from gross fund-raising of £4.8 million. The funds have been used to strengthen the balance sheet and provide working capital to support commercial and technical development.

Performance metrics

The Board monitors a range of financial and operational metrics to assess the Group's progress.

The measures presented below are those that the Board considers most relevant to understanding the Group's performance and position during the period, focusing on revenue growth, operating performance, cash resources and investment in development activities as key indicators of early-stage progress.

Given that the Company had been admitted to AIM only shortly before the financial year-end, these metrics provide a proportionate and meaningful basis for understanding performance during the period and for establishing a consistent baseline for future reporting. They will form the foundation of a formal KPI framework to be developed further as the Group's operations and trading history mature.

The following tables summarise the Group's key financial and operational metrics for the year ended 30 April 2025:

Operational metric	FY25	FY24	Performance commentary
Customers	1	-	First commercial customer engagement established through a framework and call-off agreement with a security-printing partner.
Average employees	15	14	Selective expansion of technical and finance functions ahead of Admission and initial commercial rollout.

 

 

Financial metric	FY25	FY24	Performance commentary
Revenue (£'000)	18	-	First revenues recognised from early-stage customer activity, marking the transition to commercial operations.
Loss before taxation (£'000)	(5,116)	(1,448)	Increase primarily due to share-based-payment charges and Admission-related costs.
Adjusted EBITDA (£'000)	(1,312)	(1,007)	Increase reflecting higher staff and operating costs as the Group expanded ahead of Admission.
Cash and cash equivalents (£'000)	2,234	215	Increase reflects net IPO proceeds of £3.4 million, providing funding for development and commercialisation.
Development costs capitalised (£'000)	761	319	Continued investment in R&D, more than doubling year-on- year as Q-ID moved closer to commercial deployment.

 

STRATEGIC REPORT

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Group's activities expose it to a variety of business risks typical of early-stage technology companies. The Board periodically reviews these risks and the effectiveness of the systems and controls established to manage them.

Early-stage risk and customer concentration

While the science and technology behind Q-ID has been developed over several years, the product remains at an early stage of commercialisation. The Company's first major customer contract was signed in October 2024, with the first invoice issued in January 2025. At present, the Group has contractual relationships with one paying customer.

The CEO's statement outlines the ongoing commercial activities aimed at developing new revenue-generating opportunities. However, at this stage of the Group's development there remains relatively low revenue visibility and a high degree of dependence on early customer adoption.

Research and development

The Group continues to invest in the development of its Q-ID products and associated technologies. This carries the risk that certain projects may not deliver the expected technical or commercial outcomes.

Note 15 to the financial statements provides details of the Group's intangible assets. During the year ended 30 April 2025, the Group invested in and capitalised £761,000 in development costs and a further £175,000 in associated patents and licences, both of which are expected to generate future revenues. There were £68,000 of impairment write- downs of intangible assets during the year (2024: £nil).

People risk

The Group employs a small team of highly specialised technical and commercial staff, each of whom plays a key role. The loss of any such individuals could have a material impact on operations.

Quantum Base mitigates this risk through competitive remuneration and benefits and by developing an all-employee share incentive plan to strengthen employee retention and align employees with long-term shareholder value creation.

Information technology and cyber risk

In delivering Q-ID products and services, the Group handles sensitive client data and depends on uninterrupted system availability. Any data breach or significant outage could cause reputational damage and financial loss.

The Group works with established reputable technology providers and maintains appropriate security measures, including multi-factor authentication and regular systems reviews.

Intellectual property risk

The Group's value is closely tied to its portfolio of patents, trademarks, copyright, design registrations and proprietary know how. Intellectual property protection is inherently limited and enforcement may be costly or difficult. The Group engages experienced patent attorneys to maintain and strengthen its IP portfolio and to monitor potential infringements.

Liquidity and going-concern risk

The Group's ability to deliver its strategic objectives depends on maintaining adequate funding and working-capital headroom. Following Admission to AIM in April 2025, the Group held £2.2 million of cash and no borrowings. Detailed forecasts prepared by management indicate sufficient resources for at least twelve months from the approval of these financial statements.

However, as the Group remains at an early stage of commercialisation, a material uncertainty exists due to the limited proportion of contractually committed revenues. Potential shortfalls could arise if expected customer receipts or funding initiatives are delayed. To mitigate this risk, the Directors consider a range of actions, including control of discretionary expenditure, seeking grant or collaborative-project funding, and raising additional equity and the use of invoice finance where feasible.

While the Directors remain confident that the necessary funding will be secured as required, these conditions represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. Further detail is provided in Note 1.3 to the financial statements.

 

STRATEGIC REPORT

S172 STATEMENT

The Board makes a conscious effort to try and understand the interests of our stakeholders, and to reflect them in the choices we make in creating long-term sustainable success for the business.

This section serves as our s172 statement and should be read in conjunction with the Strategic Report and the Company's Corporate Governance Statement. s172 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA) requires the Directors to act in a way that they consider, in good faith, would most likely promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, taking into account the following factors (among others) listed in s172:

a)    the likely consequences of any decision in the long term: The Group's outlook is set out in the Chief Executive Officer's Statement on pages 8 and 9. Associated risks are highlighted throughout the Strategic Report.

b)    the interests of the Group's employees: Our employees are fundamental to us achieving our long-term strategic objectives. Employee well-being and development is a strategic priority for the business and this is reflected in a remuneration policy that seeks to ensure that employees are aligned with the strategic goals of the business and are appropriately rewarded for success.

c)    the need to foster the Group's business relations with suppliers, customers and others: As a growing business, successful and effective engagement with customers and suppliers is paramount to meeting our strategic objectives. Senior management engages in regular meetings with key stakeholders through a variety of channels to promote the building of long-term relationships.

d)   the impact of the Group's actions on the community and the environment: The Group operates honestly and transparently. We consider the impact on the environment on our day-to-day operations and how we can minimise this.

e)    the Group's reputation for high standards of business conduct: Our intention is to behave in a responsible manner, operating within the high standard of business conduct and good corporate governance, as highlighted in the Corporate Governance Statement on page 15.

f)    the need to act fairly between members of the Company: The Directors recognise that members have different view and objectives. Quantum Base engages in active communications with shareholders as detailed in the Corporate Governance Statement on page 15.

The position of the Company at the year end

At 30 April 2025, the Group had total assets of £4.5 million (2024: £1.2 million), including £2.2 million (2024: £0.22 million) of cash and cash equivalents, and net assets of £4.0 million (2024: £0.81 million). The increase in net assets reflects the successful Admission of the Company to AIM in April 2025 and the associated equity funding of approximately £4.8 million gross (£3.4 million net after fund-raising and Admission costs). The Directors believe that this strengthened balance sheet, together with the Group's early commercial revenues from its Q-ID technology, provides an appropriate platform for delivery of its strategic objectives in the coming financial year.

The Strategic Report on pages 10 to 14 was approved by the Board on 31 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

 

Thomas Taylor

Chief Executive Officer

Date: 31 October 2025

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mark Joseph Fahy (Independent Non-Executive Chairman, aged 52)

Mr Fahy joined the Board on 13 February 2024. He has worked in the City of London for most of his career initially as an institutional fund manager and then for 14 years as the London Stock Exchange's Head of UK Small and Mid-Cap Companies. He has significant experience in supporting companies through the process of floating on both AIM and the official list of the FCA.

Thomas ("Tom") Robert Taylor (Chief Executive Officer, aged 38)

Mr Taylor joined the Board on 5 September 2024 having joined the Company as Chief Commercial Officer in January 2024. He previously fulfilled a number of management roles at Made Tech Group plc before and after its AIM flotation including as Head of Sales and Central Government working with clients including HMRC, the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office, the Met Office and the DVLA. Having originally been one of the founders of a ticketing agency in his native New Zealand, he fulfilled a number of software related roles before joining Made Tech Group plc.

David Edward Spencer Broadbent (Chief Financial Officer, aged 56)

Having graduated from Durham University with a degree in Classics, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers before working in finance and commercial roles at Provident Financial plc, IPF plc, Fairpoint Group plc, Bank North Limited, LendInvest plc and Together Personal Finance Limited.

Robert James Young (Chief Scientific Officer, aged 45)

Professor Young joined the Board on 10 March 2020 having been a director of the Company's subsidiary QBL since 15 August 2014 as one of the founders. He holds a master's degree in physics from the University of Oxford and a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge. Having been a research scientist at Toshiba Research Europe and the Tyndall National Institute, he joined Lancaster University in 2009 and was appointed as a professor in 2017 having also been a director of the Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre.

Lucy Constance Tarleton (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, aged 47)

Having graduated from Durham University with a degree in Modern Languages, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers before becoming a manager in that firm's Capital Markets Group and a corporate finance manager at Smith and Williamson. She spent four years in the London Stock Exchange's UK Equity Primary Markets team and then six years as a Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Capital Markets Group before becoming a director of financial operations and strategy at consultants CFPro.

Adrian John Reginald Collins (Independent Non-Executive Director, aged 71)

He has extensive experience in the fund management business having held senior roles at Gartmore, where he was Managing Director, Trustnet, Jupiter, Bestinvest and Lazard Investors. He was the executive chairman of Liontrust Asset Management from 2009 to 2019. Mr Collins is an experienced non-executive director and currently has non- executive roles on the boards of Hargreaves Lansdown plc, LSL Property Services PLC and Logistics Development Group plc.

Phillip Speed (Non-Executive Director, aged 58)

Phillip co-founded Quantum Base alongside Professor Robert Young in 2013 and served as CEO and Director of the Company until October 2023. Alongside this fundamental role in the foundation and expansion of Quantum Base,

Phillip has substantial expertise in project management, sales and marketing, new technology, business growth, and start-ups, which has been cultivated over a 30-year career. His previous roles include Head of Retail for NTL (now Virgin Media), Business Manager Enterprise Telephony for Stratus Technologies, and Founder and Managing Director of Kuiper Systems.

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

The Directors recognise the importance of high standards of corporate governance. Following the Company's Admission to AIM in April 2025, the Board has adopted the 2023 Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code ("QCA Code").

The Board believes that Quantum Base's success depends on a strong governance framework and has established high standards since inception. The Board regularly reviews its composition and skills to ensure adherence to the ten QCA principles, as appropriate to the size and nature of the business. Further details will be made available on the Company's website at investors.quantumbase.com/governance/)

Principle 1: Establish a purpose, strategy and business model which promote long-term value for shareholders

Quantum Base's purpose is to commercialise scientifically proven quantum-security technologies that establish a new global standard in authentication. Its core mission is to deploy the proprietary Q-ID technology, which uses the randomness of quantum mechanics to create unique, unreplicable identities, to combat counterfeiting and protect brands, governments and consumers.

This purpose underpins the Group's strategy and business model, both designed to deliver sustainable, long-term shareholder value through scientific leadership, commercial scalability and disciplined governance.

The Group's strategy is focused on:

·      Commercial deployment of Q-ID in the global security-printing market, initially in government tax-stamp and excise- duty programmes.

·      A design-and-licence model in which Quantum Base designs customer-specific applications and licenses them to partners under framework agreements, supporting scalability, efficiency and recurring revenue.

·      Partnership-led growth through long-term collaborations with international security printers and technology integrators.

·      Continued innovation and IP development to strengthen its technological lead.

·      Embedding the QCA Code to maintain robust oversight, risk management and stakeholder engagement. Quantum Base operates an asset-light, licensing-driven model:

·      Developing and protecting its quantum-security IP through ongoing R&D and patent filings.

·      Partnering with manufacturers who pay design, set-up and recurring licence or royalty fees linked to production volumes.

·      Scaling rapidly with limited capital expenditure while maintaining control of core technology.

·      Generating high-margin, predictable income streams to fund future innovations such as Q-RAND®, a quantum random number generator.

The Board believes this strategy promotes enduring shareholder value by:

·      Targeting a global anti-counterfeiting market exceeding $2.8 trillion annually.

·      Building a scalable, defensible IP position through patents and trademarks.

·      Creating recurring licence income that compounds as partnerships expand.

·      Upholding strong governance and ethical standards that strengthen stakeholder confidence.

The Board reviews the Group's strategy regularly to ensure that it continues to align with its purpose and values, remains responsive to technological and market developments, and supports long-term shareholder value creation.

Principle 2: Promote a corporate culture that is based on ethical values and behaviours

The Group recognises its responsibility to employees and wider stakeholders. The Board promotes a culture of integrity, honesty, trust and respect, with all staff expected to act ethically in all dealings.

Policies in the employee handbook (including whistleblowing, social-media, and anti-bribery and corruption) reinforce these standards and embed the desired culture across the business. The Board is responsible for ensuring that these values guide the Group's objectives and strategy.

Culture is led from the top and remains a regular Board agenda item, reflecting its importance to the Group's long-term success.

Principle 3: Seek to understand and meet shareholder needs and expectations

The Board is committed to open, transparent communication with shareholders through Regulatory News Service announcements, annual and half-year reports, investor presentations and meetings. Contact details for investor engagement are provided on the Company's website at investors.quantumbase.com/contact-us/, and shareholders are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting to engage directly with the Board.

The Chair, Chief Executive and other Directors hold periodic meetings with current and potential investors, supported by the Company's nominated adviser, broker and financial-public-relations advisers. These meetings allow discussion of performance and strategy following results announcements and at other appropriate times, ensuring that key messages are clearly understood and accurately conveyed.

The Board considers feedback from shareholders, both directly and through its advisers, when evaluating strategy and governance, helping to ensure continuing alignment with shareholder expectations and long-term value creation.

Principle 4: Take into account wider stakeholder interests, including social and environmental responsibilities, and their implications for long-term success

The Board recognises that the Group's long-term success depends on constructive relationships with employees, customers, suppliers, advisers, regulators and the wider community. Regular updates on stakeholder engagement ensure their interests are reflected in decision-making and strategy.

The Group conducts its business responsibly and sustainably, promoting diversity, equal opportunity and wellbeing, and seeking to minimise environmental impact while encouraging similar standards among partners and suppliers. Social and environmental responsibilities are integral to the Group's purpose and strategy and will be monitored as the business grows.

Principle 5: Embed effective risk management, internal controls and assurance activities, considering both opportunities and threats, throughout the organisation

The Board has overall responsibility for the Group's system of risk management and internal controls, designed to safeguard shareholders' interests and assets by identifying, assessing and mitigating principal risks to strategic objectives. These procedures are intended to manage, not eliminate, risk and provide reasonable assurance against material misstatement or loss. Further details of principal risks are provided in the Strategic Report on page 10 and the Group's financial-risk policies in note 20 to the financial statements.

The Audit Committee - constituted post-IPO and chaired by Lucy Tarleton, with Mark Fahy and Adrian Collins as members - supports the Board in monitoring these controls and the relationship with the external auditor. The Committee meets at least twice a year, and its Chair has recent relevant financial and commercial experience. Its terms of reference reflect current best practice, including authority to recommend auditor appointment or removal, review independence and non-audit services, and obtain information or professional advice at the Group's expense where necessary.

Although newly admitted to AIM, the Board will conduct a formal annual review of risk-management and control systems. Given the Group's current size and existing safeguards, a separate internal-audit function is not considered necessary at this stage.

The Group maintains high standards of business conduct. In line with the UK Bribery Act 2010, it operates a zero- tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and maintains whistleblowing and share-dealing policies to ensure compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation and AIM Rules.

The Board and senior management continue to strengthen the control framework and assurance processes as the business grows, ensuring governance remains proportionate, effective and responsive to evolving risks.

Principle 6: Establish and maintain the board as a well-functioning, balanced team led by the chair

The Board is collectively responsible for the Group's long-term success and provides effective leadership within a framework of sound controls. The Non-Executive Chair, Mark Fahy, leads the Board and is responsible for its governance, performance and effectiveness.

At Admission, the Board comprised three Executive and three Non-Executive Directors, two of whom (Lucy Tarleton and Adrian Collins) are considered independent under the QCA Code. The balance of skills and experience is appropriate for the Group's current scale and complexity, with the Chair and Non-Executive Directors offering independent oversight and constructive challenge to management.

The Board is supported by three committees, each with clear terms of reference and a majority of independent Non- Executive Directors:

·      Audit Committee: chaired by Lucy Tarleton, with Mark Fahy and Adrian Collins.

·      Remuneration Committee: chaired by Mark Fahy, with Lucy Tarleton and Adrian Collins.

·      Nomination Committee: chaired by Adrian Collins, with Mark Fahy and Lucy Tarleton.

Philip Speed joined the Board after the year end, and committee composition will be reviewed to ensure governance structures remain appropriate.

Although no Board or Committee meetings occurred between Admission on 4 April 2025 and the financial year end, a schedule of at least six meetings per year has now been established. Comprehensive papers are circulated in advance to enable Directors to discharge their duties effectively, and attendance will be reported in future Annual Reports.

Principle 7: Maintain appropriate governance structures and ensure that individually and collectively the directors have the necessary up-to-date experience, skills and capabilities

The Board has established governance arrangements proportionate to the Group's size and stage of development. Together with the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committee, each operating under formally approved terms of reference reviewed periodically by the Board, these structures provide an effective framework for oversight, accountability and decision-making.

The Chair leads the Board and ensures its effectiveness, while the Chief Executive Officer manages day-to-day operations and implements strategy. Non-Executive Directors bring independent judgement and broad experience across finance, governance and technology commercialisation, ensuring that no individual or group can exercise undue influence.

This blend of Executive and Non-Executive Directors enables objective decision-making and appropriate control of the Group's business. The Board believes its composition currently provides a strong balance of strategic, scientific, operational and financial expertise. Director biographies outlining relevant skills and experience appear on page 15.

Directors are expected to devote sufficient time to their duties and remain well-informed about the Group's activities and markets. The Company Secretary and external advisers provide updates on governance and regulatory developments. The Board keeps its governance framework and collective skills under review to ensure they remain appropriate as the Group grows.

Principle 8: Evaluate board performance based on clear and relevant objectives, seeking continuous improvement

The Board is committed to regular evaluation of its own performance and that of its Committees and individual Directors to ensure ongoing effectiveness and alignment with shareholder interests. As the Company was admitted to AIM during the year, a formal review had not yet been undertaken by the financial year end.

An annual performance-review process, led by the Chair, will assess the effectiveness of the Board, its Committees and individual Directors, and review the balance of skills, experience and diversity, identifying areas for development. External evaluation will be considered as the Group matures.

The Nomination Committee will oversee the process and make recommendations on succession planning and any changes needed to maintain an effective governance framework.

Principle 9: Establish a remuneration policy which is supportive of long-term value creation and the company's purpose, strategy and culture

The Company has a formal and transparent process for setting executive remuneration and determining individual Directors' packages. No Director is involved in deciding their own pay.

The Remuneration Committee, chaired by Mark Fahy, determines and recommends to the Board the remuneration framework for Executive Directors and senior management. The policy is designed to attract and retain high-calibre individuals while aligning reward with the delivery of strategy and long-term shareholder value.

Remuneration comprises fixed and performance-related elements, with variable pay linked to corporate and individual performance. Further details are provided in the Report of the Remuneration Committee on page 20, which outlines proposals for an annual bonus and long-term incentive plan to support growth objectives and embed a culture of value creation. The Committee, supported by independent external advisers, also has authority to grant share options as part of overall packages.

The Committee keeps remuneration arrangements under review to ensure they remain competitive and proportionate to the Group's size and complexity. The Company intends to submit its annual remuneration report to shareholders for an advisory vote at each AGM.

Principle 10: Communicate how the company is governed and is performing by maintaining a dialogue with shareholders and other key stakeholders

The Board is committed to open, transparent communication with shareholders and other stakeholders. Key channels include the Annual Report and Accounts, interim results, Regulatory News Service announcements and updates on the Company's website at investors.quantumbase.com.

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") provides an important opportunity for shareholders to engage directly with the Board, discuss performance and governance matters, and provide feedback. Details of the AGM and proposed resolutions are set out in the formal Notice of Meeting.

A summary of how the Company applies the QCA Corporate Governance Code will be made available on its website at https://investors.quantumbase.com/governance/, consistent with the disclosures in this Annual Report. Feedback from shareholders and stakeholders is reviewed regularly and informs the Board's governance and strategic decision-making.

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

REPORT OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Annual Statement from the Chair of the Remuneration Committee

We were delighted to list our shares on the AIM Market in April 2025, a key step in our decade long journey from a Lancaster University spin-out to a British scientific success story. Our AIM listing gives us direct access to a larger pool of investors and provides further independence and credibility of our business.

As a listed entity, we are holding ourselves to higher levels of governance and since our Listing we have undertaken a review of executive directors' remuneration to ensure our practice and policies support the next phase of our growth and are aligned with prevailing good practice principles.

The Remuneration Committee took independent advice and consulted leading shareholders on remuneration proposals and we have introduced an annual bonus scheme and a long-term share plan to align our senior management team and broader employee base with the ongoing success of the business. This includes a market standard bonus scheme which will pay out depending on performance measured over one year and a long term incentive plan under which annual awards will be granted that may vest after three years subject to continued service and the achievement of stretching performance criteria.

In line with the latest guidance from the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), we will have an advisory shareholder vote on our directors' remuneration report at our AGM. I hope you will be supportive of the steps we have made to align with good corporate governance and market practice.

Directors' Remuneration Policy

In forming our Policy, the Remuneration Committee developed key reward principles, which include:

·           Pay arrangements should support our need to attract and retain employees

·           Reward structures should take account of good practice and governance, and should ensure there is an appropriate balance between short- and long-term reward, and between cash and share-based remuneration

·           Incentive structures should reward the successful delivery of the Group's strategic ambition and long-term decision making

·           The arrangements should be simple to understand and easy to communicate both internally and externally

·           The value of packages should be positioned appropriately against market levels to ensure they are fair and competitive without being overly generous.

This section summarises our policy on directors' remuneration, effective from 1 May 2025.

Element	Operation	Maximum opportunity
Base Salary	Salaries are usually reviewed annually and any increases are normally effective from 1 May. The Remuneration Committee considers salaries in the context of an overall package with regard to market data, Group performance and individual experience and performance. Adjustments may be made at other times to reflect a change of responsibility.   While there is no prescribed maximum salary or increase, rises will normally be in line with the typical range awarded (in percentage of salary terms) to the wider workforce. Larger salary increases may be awarded to take account of individual circumstances, such as where:   -     An Executive Director has been promoted or had a change in scope or responsibility -     The Remuneration Committee sets the salary of a new hire at a discount to the market level, and a series of planned increases can be implemented in the next few years to raise it to the appropriate market position, subject to individual performance -     The Remuneration Committee considers it fitting to adjust salaries to reflect a significant increase in the size or complexity of the Group. Increases may be implemented over a time period that the Remuneration Committee deems appropriate.	No maximum applies.
Pension	Employer contributions may be made to defined contribution pension arrangements or equivalent cash allowances are paid.	Contributions will be no higher (in % of salary  terms)  than what is on offer to the general workforce.
Benefits	Benefits may include life insurance, medical cover, other insurances and other market standard benefits.	Given it is not possible to calculate in advance the cost of all benefits, a maximum is not pre- determined.
Annual bonus	Executive Directors will have the opportunity to earn a cash bonus based on achieving performance criteria set by the Remuneration Committee at the start of the financial year.   The performance measures applied may be financial or non-financial, corporate, divisional or individual, and in such proportions as the Remuneration Committee considers appropriate. The measures and targets take into account our short term priorities, our internal plan and market expectations. The Remuneration Committee retains discretion to modify the bonus outcome so that it is commensurate with overall business performance.   The Remuneration Committee reserves the right to defer or pay the bonus in shares.	The maximum annual bonus opportunity is 75% of base salary.
Long term incentives	Under the LTIP, performance share awards in the form of nominal cost options will be granted to Executive Directors. Performance share awards will vest after 3 years subject to the achievement of pre-set performance criteria and continued service.   The Remuneration Committee has the discretion to amend the vesting level should any formulaic outcome not reflect its assessment of overall business performance.   Market standard good and bad leaver provisions apply and awards are subject to malus and clawback provisions.	The maximum LTIP grant level is 75% of base salary in any financial year.

 

The contracts of Executive Directors may be terminated by either party giving 6 months' notice.

Non-Executive Directors receive a fee for the services provided (and may receive additional fees for chairing committees and for other additional responsibilities. They do not participate in any discretionary bonus or Company share option scheme.

Directors' remuneration

Details of Directors' remuneration are provided in note 9 to the financial statements. The core remuneration of the Directors is as follows:

 

Executive Directors	Base salary £'000
T Taylor	175
R Young	175
D Broadbent*	100
Non-executive Directors	Annual fees £'000
M Fahy	80
L Tarleton	45
A Collins	45
P Speed	40

 

*David Broadbent is contracted to work 2.5 days per week.

The Executive Directors receive additional benefits in the form of Private Medical Cover and Death in Service cover at the rate of 3 times salary. The Company makes contributions to a defined contribution scheme for all employees, including the Executive Directors at a rate of 3% per annum, conditional on the employee contributing 5%. As noted above, the contracts of Executive Directors may be terminated by either party giving 6 months' notice. Going forward, base salaries will be reviewed annually, with the levels of any increases for Executive Directors taking account of the performance of the Group, individual performance, additional responsibilities and external indicators such as inflation and industry comparatives.

The Remuneration Committee, in discussion with the Executive Directors, will review annual performance at the end of each calendar year. The Company intends to implement an annual bonus scheme, linked to the delivery of stretching revenue targets. Under the terms of the proposed scheme, the Executive Directors may be eligible for annual bonuses of up 75% of base salary, at the absolute discretion of the Remuneration Committee.

It is proposed that Executive Directors participate in a new Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). Under the LTIP, performance share awards in the form of nominal cost options will be granted to Executive Directors. Performance share awards will time vest after 3 years. It is anticipated that the first awards will be granted following the 2026 AGM. The maximum grant level will be set at 75% of base salary and awards will vest subject to continued service and achieving absolute total shareholder return (TSR) targets. 25% of the award will vest for delivering 100% TSR and full vesting for hitting 200% TSR or higher based on the listing price of 23.1 pence.

Non-Executive Directors do not participate in any discretionary bonus or Company share option scheme.

Share options

Note 25 to the financial statements discloses the share options granted by the Company on 13 March 2024 under both EMI and unapproved schemes, with a total of 49,704 options granted at an exercise price of £0.00005 per share (0.005 pence per share). At the start of the period, Thomas Taylor held 9,467 EMI options and Mark Fahy held 3,156 non-EMI options. These options were exercised on 31 March 2025, in conjunction with the share reorganisation described in Note 26, resulting in 946,700 new Ordinary shares in respect of Thomas Taylor and 315,600 new Ordinary shares in respect of Mark Fahy. There were no options outstanding at 30 April 2025.

DIRECTORS' REPORT

Principal activities

The principal activity of the group continued to be that of the development of practical, simple quantum security systems with mass market appeal.

Review of performance

A summary of Quantum Base's business activities during the year is set out in:

·      The Chairman's Statement on page 6

·      The CEO's Statement on page 8

These form part of the Strategic Report and include commentary on the position of the Group at the year end, performance during the year and likely future developments. In addition, Principal Risks and Uncertainties are discussed in the Strategic Report and financial risk management objectives and policies are outlined in note 20 of the financial statements.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 39.

No ordinary dividends were paid during the year. The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend.

As at the date of approval of these financial statements, the directors confirm that no agreements, undertakings or commitments have been entered into that would require or give rise to the payment of dividends in future periods.

Stakeholder engagement

Engagement with the Company's major stakeholders is detailed in the Corporate Governance Statement and the Company website.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

R J Young
M J Fahy
T R Taylor	(Appointed 5 September 2024)
P Wild	(Resigned 21 March 2025)
A Collins	(Appointed 4 April 2025)
L C Tarleton	(Appointed 4 April 2025)
D E S Broadbent	(Appointed 4 April 2025)
P Speed	(Appointed 28 July 2025)

 

Biographical details are shown on page 15.

All directors are required to seek election at the next AGM.

Directors and their interests

The Directors of the Company held the following interest in the ordinary shares of the Company at the date of this report:

Director	Position	Number of ordinary shares
Thomas Taylor*	Chief Executive Officer	4,100,542
Robert Young	Chief Scientific Officer	10,000,000
David Broadbent	Chief Financial Officer	-
Mark Fahy	Non-Executive Chairman	696,727
Lucy Tarleton	Non-Executive Director	-
Adrian Collins	Non-Executive Director	216,450
Phillip Speed	Non-Executive Director	8,437,200

 

* Note: The interest attributed to Thomas Taylor includes shares held by his spouse, Mrs Lucie Watson.

Share warrants

At 30 April 2025 warrants were held for the issuance of 1,281,606 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 23.1 pence. 640,803 of these warrants have an expiry date of 23 April 2028, with the remainder expiring on 23 April 2030.

Share capital structure

At the date of this report, 64,080,319 ordinary shares of £0.001 and 423,403 deferred shares of £0.04415 were in issue. Quantum Base Holdings plc ordinary shares of £0.001 are listed on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: QUBE, ISIN: GB00BTXYPJ53) since 4 April 2025.

Details of share issues and changes to the capital structure of the Company during the year are set out in note 26.

Substantial shareholdings

As far as the Company is aware, the following shareholders each had an interest of 3% or more in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 21 October 2025:

Rank		Investor	% shareholding		# shares
1		Robert Young	15.61%		10,000,000
2		Phillip Speed	13.17%		8,437,200
3	Lancaster University			6.76%		4,329,000
4	Thomas Taylor*			6.40%		4,100,542
5	Unicorn Asset Management			5.07%		3,246,753
6	Peter Wild			3.36%		2,153,500
7	Puma AIM VCT			3.24%		2,077,922

 

* Note: The interest attributed to Thomas Taylor includes shares held by his spouse, Mrs Lucie Watson.

Qualifying indemnity provision

The Group has in place insurance protection, including a Directors and Officers liability policy, to cover the risk of loss when management deems it appropriate and cost effective; however, in some cases risks cannot be effectively covered by insurance and the cover in place may not be sufficient to cover the extent of potential liabilities.

Donations

The Group made no corporate or political donations during the year.

Events after the reporting period

There were no events to report after the reporting period as set out in note 30 to the Financial Statements. Likely future developments in the business are discussed in the Strategic Report.

Auditor

Crowe UK LLP were appointed as auditor and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

Each director in office at the date of approval of this directors' report confirms that: a) so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditor is unaware, and b) the director has taken all the steps that he / she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself / herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of that information. This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of section 418 of the Companies Act 2006.

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of section 418 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Directors' Report on pages 23 to 25 was approved by the Board on 31 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

 

Thomas Taylor

Chief Executive Officer

Date: 31 October 2025

 

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

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

·      select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

·      make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

·      state whether applicable UK-adopted international accounting standards have been followed in the group financial statements, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

·      state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed in the parent company financial statements, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

·      prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

·      ensure the Company's ongoing compliance with the AIM Rules for Companies and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, including timely disclosure of all information required to be made public.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group and parent company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and parent company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and parent company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of 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 United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. The Company's website is maintained in accordance with AIM Rule 26.

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Quantum Base Holdings PLC (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 30 April 2025 which comprise the group statement of comprehensive income, the group and parent company statement of financial position, the group and parent company statement of changes in equity, the group statement of cash flows and the group and parent company notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and UK adopted international accounting standards.

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 30 April 2025 and of the group's loss for the year then ended;

·     the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards; and

·     the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

·  the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

·  the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

·    adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

·    the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

·    certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Use of our report

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

 

Nick Jones  

(Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditor

 

Date: 31 October 2025

55 Ludgate Hill London

EC4M 7JW

 

GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025

 

 

	Notes	2025 £'000	2024 £'000
Revenue	4	18	-
Gross profit		18	-
Other operating income	5	111	8
Administrative expenses		(5,246)	(1,461)
Operating loss	7	(5,117)	(1,453)
Adjusted EBITDA	6	(1,313)	(1,007)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment	6	(178)	(55)
Profit on disposal of fixed assets	6	63	-
Share based payment expense	25	(2,759)	(391)
Costs of listing		(930)	-
Interest received	11	1	5
Loss before taxation		(5,116)	(1,448)
Taxation	12	276	196
Loss and total comprehensive expense for the year		(4,840)	(1,252)
Loss and total comprehensive expense for the financial year is all attributable to the owners of the parent company.
Earnings per share Basic (£)	13	(0.13)	(0.04)