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NUCANA PLC UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Three Months Ended March 31, Notes 2025 2024 (in thousands, except per share data) Research and development expenses (1,725 ) (6,783 ) Administ

Key Takeaway: NuCana PLC reported its unaudited consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The company experienced a reduction in losses compared to the same period in 2024, with a loss of $2.473 million versus $6.838 million the previous year. Total comprehensive loss for the quarter was $2.500 million, while operating losses were noted at $2.851 million, indicating ongoing financial challenges. The company's cash and cash equivalents decreased significantly over the year from $12.868 million to $3.953 million, raising concerns about liquidity.

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CONCERNS & RISKS

  • The operating loss increased to $2,851,000 in Q1 2025 from $8,269,000 in Q1 2024.
  • The total comprehensive loss for the period was $2,500,000, indicating persistent financial challenges.
  • Loss for the period decreased from $6,838,000 in Q1 2024 to $2,473,000 in Q1 2025, representing an ongoing struggle with profitability.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Notes 2025 2024
(in thousands, except per share data)
Research and development expenses (1,725 ) (6,783 )
Administrative expenses (1,067 ) (1,581 )
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains (59 ) 95
Operating loss (2,851 ) (8,269 )
Finance income 25 126
Loss before tax (2,826 ) (8,143 )
Income tax credit 3 353 1,305
Loss for the period (2,473 ) (6,838 )
Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share 4 (0.02 ) (0.13 )
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in thousands)
Loss for the period (2,473 ) (6,838 )
Other comprehensive (expense) income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (27 ) 7
Other comprehensive (expense) income for the period (27 ) 7
Total comprehensive loss for the period (2,500 ) (6,831 )
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company (2,500 ) (6,831 )
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Notes
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 5 2,191 2,199
Property, plant and equipment 177 197
Deferred tax asset 3 116 113
2,484 2,509
Current assets
Prepayments, accrued income and other receivables 1,223 922
Current income tax receivable 3 3,941 4,594
Cash and cash equivalents 6 3,953 6,749
9,117 12,265
Total assets 11,601 14,774
Equity and liabilities
Capital and reserves
Share capital and share premium 8 152,289 151,827
Other reserves 78,609 78,421
Accumulated deficit (226,724 ) (224,294 )
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 4,174 5,954
Non-current liabilities
Provisions 37 37
Lease liabilities 99 117
136 154
Current liabilities
Trade payables 2,403 2,705
Payroll taxes and social security 142 134
Accrued expenditure 4,632 5,714
Lease liabilities 74 73
Provisions 40 40
7,291 8,666
Total liabilities 7,427 8,820
Total equity and liabilities 11,601 14,774
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Share capital Share premium Own share reserve Share option reserve Foreign currency translation reserve Capital reserve Accumulated deficit Total equity attributable to equity holders
(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2024 2,114 141,306 (339 ) 37,043 3 42,466 (207,706 ) 14,887
Loss for the period (6,838 ) (6,838 )
Other comprehensive income for the period 7 7
Total comprehensive loss for the period 7 (6,838 ) (6,831 )
Share-based payments 626 626
Exercise of share options 2 1 (151 ) 148
Lapse of share options (22 ) 22
Issue of share capital 150 1,342 1,492
Share issue expenses (45 ) (45 )
Balance at March 31, 2024 2,266 142,604 (339 ) 37,496 10 42,466 (214,374 ) 10,129
Balance at January 1, 2025 5,681 146,146 (339 ) 36,276 18 42,466 (224,294 ) 5,954
Loss for the period (2,473 ) (2,473 )
Other comprehensive expense for the period (27 ) (27 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period (27 ) (2,473 ) (2,500 )
Share-based payments 258 258
Exercise of share options 1 (43 ) 43 1
Issue of share capital 394 81 475
Share issue expenses (14 ) (14 )
Balance at March 31, 2025 6,076 146,213 (339 ) 36,491 (9 ) 42,466 (226,724 ) 4,174
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the period (2,473 ) (6,838 )
Adjustments for:
Income tax credit (353 ) (1,305 )
Amortization and depreciation 67 136
Finance income (25 ) (126 )
Interest expense on lease liabilities 3 5
Share-based payments 258 626
Net foreign exchange losses (gains) 101 (98 )
(2,422 ) (7,600 )
Movements in working capital:
Increase in prepayments, accrued income and other receivables (309 ) (87 )
(Decrease) increase in trade payables (302 ) 2,390
Decrease in payroll taxes, social security and accrued expenditure (1,075 ) (586 )
Movements in working capital (1,686 ) 1,717
Cash used in operations (4,108 ) (5,883 )
Net income tax received 999
Net cash used in operating activities (3,109 ) (5,883 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 28 124
Payments for intangible assets (39 ) (81 )
Net cash (used in) from investing activities (11 ) 43
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments for lease liabilities (20 ) (64 )
Proceeds from issue of share capital exercise of share options 1 3
Proceeds from issue of share capital 475 1,492
Share issue expenses (14 ) (45 )
Net cash from financing activities 442 1,386
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2,678 ) (4,454 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 6,749 17,225
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (118 ) 97
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 3,953 12,868
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. General information
( NuCana or the Company ) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of new medicines to treat patients with cancer. NuCana is harnessing the power of phosphoramidate chemistry to generate new
medicines called ProTides. These compounds have the potential to improve cancer treatment by enhancing the efficacy and safety of several current standards of care.
The Company has had American Depository Shares ( ADSs ) registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC )
and has been listed on Nasdaq since October 2, 2017. From November 9, 2023 the Company transferred its listing to The Nasdaq Capital Market. On April 16, 2024, the Company effected a ratio change of its ADSs to its ordinary shares
from one ADS representing one ordinary share, to one ADS representing 25 ordinary shares.
The Company is incorporated in England and Wales
and domiciled in the United Kingdom. The Company s registered office is located at 77/78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AF, United Kingdom and its principal place of business is located at 3 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT, United Kingdom.
The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries, NuCana, Inc., NuCana Limited and NuCana BioMed Trustee Company Limited (together referred to
The financial information presented in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements does not
constitute the Group s statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.
statutory accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024 have not yet been reported on by the Company s auditor or delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Company filed its Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 with the SEC on March 20, 2025, which included the Company s Consolidated Financial Statements for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Those
financial statements have been reported on by the Company s auditor. The report of the auditor was unqualified.
2. Material accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the financial statements ) for the three months ended March 31, 2025
have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting ( IAS 34 ). The material accounting policies and methods of computation applied in the preparation of the financial
statements are consistent with those applied in the Company s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. No new standards, amendments or interpretations have had an impact on the financial statements for the three
months ended March 31, 2025. The financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Group at March 31, 2025. The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, which is also the Company s functional currency. All
values are rounded to the nearest thousand, except where otherwise indicated.
The financial statements do not include all the information
and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary
for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the Company s
fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
The Company s consolidated financial statements have been presented on the basis that it is a going concern. The Company has not generated
any revenues from operations to date and does not expect to in the foreseeable future. As such, the Company has incurred recurring losses, has an accumulated deficit totaling 226.7 million and cash flows used in operating activities of
3.1 million as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company had 4.0 million of cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2025.
In reviewing the going concern assessment the Company s board of directors have
considered a going concern period of 12-months from the issuance of these financial statements. Based on our current operating plan, our cash and cash equivalents on hand together with the gross cash proceeds
raised in May 2025 from the registered direct offering of 8.8 million disclosed in note 9, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated operations for the entirety of the going concern assessment period. The board of directors is therefore
satisfied that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
continues to incur losses, the transition to profitability is dependent upon the successful development, approval and commercialization of its product candidates and achieving a level of revenues adequate to support its cost structure. The Company
may never achieve profitability, and unless and until it does, it will continue to need additional capital. There can be no assurances, however, that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms.
Judgements and estimates
The accounting estimates and judgements made by management in applying the Group s accounting policies that have the most material effect
on the amounts included within these financial statements were the same as those that applied to the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in thousands)
Current tax:
In respect of current period U.K. 347 1,272
In respect of prior period U.K. 22
In respect of current period U.S. (1 )
347 1,293
Deferred tax:
In respect of current period U.S. 6 12
In respect of prior period U.S.
Income tax credit 353 1,305
The income tax credit recognized primarily represents the U.K. research and development tax credits. In the
United Kingdom, the Company is able to surrender some of its losses for a cash rebate of up to 26.97% of expenditure related to eligible research and development projects incurred on or after April 1, 2023.
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Current income tax receivable
U.K. tax 3,938 4,591
U.S. tax 3 3
3,941 4,594
Deferred tax asset
U.S. deferred tax asset 116 113
4. Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in thousands, except per share data)
Loss for the period (2,473 ) (6,838 )
Basic and diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares 151,802 53,577
Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share (0.02 ) (0.13 )
Basic loss per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the loss for the period attributable to the equity
holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.
The potential ordinary shares
issued through equity settled transactions were considered to be anti-dilutive as they would have decreased the loss per ordinary share and were therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per ordinary share.
5. Intangible assets
comprise patents with a carrying value of 2.2 million as of March 31, 2025 (as of December 31, 2024: 2.2 million).
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company acquired intangible assets with a cost of 39,000 in relation to patents.
6. Cash and cash equivalents
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 3,953 6,749
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks with deposit maturity terms of three months or less. Cash at
banks earns interest at fixed or variable rates based on the terms agreed for each account.
7. Share-based payments
The Company has six share-based payment plans for employees, directors and consultants. The share options granted will be settled in equity. If
the Company determines, and at its discretion, an arrangement may be made under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan to substitute the right to acquire shares with a cash alternative of equivalent value. Options granted under each of the six plans have
a maximum life of 10 years.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no share options were granted under the 2020 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (three months ended March 31, 2024: 6,273,782 share options granted).
For the three months ended March 31, 2025,
the Company recognized 0.3 million of share-based payment expense in the statement of operations (three months ended March 31, 2024: 0.6 million).
8. Share capital and share premium
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Share capital 6,076 5,681
Share premium 146,213 146,146
152,289 151,827
Number (in thousands)
Issued share capital comprises:
Ordinary shares of 0.04 each 151,924 142,037
Number of shares Share capital Share premium
(in thousands)
Fully paid shares:
Balance at December 31, 2024 142,037 5,681 146,146
Exercise of share options 29 1
Issue of share capital 9,858 394 67
Balance at March 31, 2025 151,924 6,076 146,213
9. Events after the reporting period
On April 23, 2025, the Company subdivided and redesignated the issued share capital of 151,923,897 ordinary shares of 0.04 each
into 151,923,897 ordinary shares and 15,040,465,803 deferred shares, in each case, of 0.0004 each. The deferred shares have no economic value, dividend or voting rights.
On May 7, 2025, under a registered direct offering, the Group sold and issued 2,452,935 ADSs, representing 61,323,375 ordinary shares, and
Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 8,393,050 ADSs, representing 209,826,250 ordinary shares in lieu of ADSs, which were subsequently exercised in full, and accompanying Series A Warrants and Series B
Warrants. The offering raised gross proceeds of 5.3 million.
Subsequent to May 7, 2025, the Series B Warrants have been
exercised in full and the Group has issued 356,412,705 ADSs, representing 8,910,317,625 ordinary shares, raising gross proceeds of 3.5 million.

Frequently Asked Questions

What were the research and development expenses for Q1 2025?

The research and development expenses for Q1 2025 were £1,725,000.

How much loss did the company report for the period ending March 2025?

The company reported a loss of £2,473,000 for the period ending March 2025.

What is the total equity attributable to equity holders as of March 2025?

Total equity attributable to equity holders as of March 2025 was £4,174,000.

What was the basic loss per share in Q1 2025?

The basic and diluted loss per ordinary share in Q1 2025 was £0.02.

How did cash and cash equivalents change by March 2025?

Cash and cash equivalents decreased to £3,953,000 by March 2025.

Last updated: Jun 2, 2025