1、CROSSWORDCYBERSECURITYANNUAL REPORT&ACCOUNTS2018PLCFor more information STRATEGIC REPORTChairmans Statement 2Chief Executive Officers Statement 4Performance Review 6Principal Risks 7CORPORATE GOVERNANCEThe Board 14Corporate Governance Report 17Directors Report&Statement of Directors Responsibilities
2、 29Independent Auditors Report 32FINANCIAL STATEMENTSConsolidated Financial Statements 38Notice of AGM 57Company Information 59CONTENTSCrossword Cybersecurity plc is the parent company of the Crossword group of companies which focuses on the cyber security sector.The Groups strategy is the developme
3、nt and commercialisation of university research based cyber security related software and cyber security consulting.Revenue is generated by selling the Software as a Service products direct to end user companies or via partners.This is supported by Crosswords team of expert cyber security consultant
4、s,who leverage years of experience in national security,defence and commercial cyber intelligence and operations to provide advice on cyber security risk and mitigation,strategy,assessment and transformation and other cyber security related matters.1STRATEGIC REPORTGOVERNANCEFINANCIAL STATEMENTSHIGH
5、LIGHTSManagementTeamstrengthenedwiththeadditionoffulltimeFinanceDirectorandHRManagerOver1,000universitybasedcybersecurityresearchprojectsfromUK,Europe,USAandAustraliaidentifiedContinuedtoengagewithresearchintensiveuniversitypartnerstoexplorecommercialisationopportunitiesMOUwithIPGroupplctocommercial
6、isecybersecurityintellectualproperty2successfulofficemovesCROSSWORDCYBERSECURITYAIM Admission14 Dec 2018(Fundraise2.0m*)*Totalraisedin20184.16mTRANSITIONED FROM R&D TO REVENUE GENERATINGPipeline build to 1.4m in over 30 companies in a wide range of sectorsSaaSRevenuedoublesConsultingRevenuealmostdou