EXSCIENTIA AI LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+30.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£179M
-19,572.5% vs 2023
Employees
352
-10.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£202M
-38.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EXSCIENTIA AI LIMITED 2021-08-18 → present
- EXSCIENTIA LIMITED 2018-12-21 → 2021-08-18
- EX SCIENTIA LIMITED 2012-07-20 → 2018-12-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,975,000 | £8,818,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£148,985,000 | -£201,796,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£145,474,000 | -£202,090,000 | |
| Net profit | -£129,944,000 | -£200,665,000 | |
| Cash | £5,193,000 | £6,796,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £74,424,000 | -£87,553,000 | |
| Net assets | £919,000 | -£178,952,000 | |
| Equity | £919,000 | -£178,952,000 | |
| Average employees | 392 | 352 | |
| Wages | £38,819,000 | £36,933,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -745.9% | -2288.5% | |
| Net margin | -650.5% | -2275.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -200.2% | 230.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.6% | 215.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.55x | 0.19x | |
| Interest cover | -311.68x | -440.60x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared and reviewed the financial projections for a period in excess of 12 months from the date of the approval of these Financial Statements for the Company and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future based on availability of funding from its ultimate parent company, Recursion. Recursion has confirmed to the Directors of the Company their intention and ability to continue to provide financial support to the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- EXSCIENTIA AI LIMITED · parent
- Kinetic Discovery Limited 100%
- Exscientia GmbH 100%
- Exscientia Inc. 100%
- Exscientia Ventures I, Inc 100%
- Exscientia Ventures II, Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 7 February 2024, the Company announced the initiation of EXCYTE-2, an observational clinical study in acute myeloid leukaemia, or AML, to investigate the relationship between ex vivo drug response, measured in primary blood or bone marrow samples and actual patient clinical response.”
- “On 12 February 2024, our board of directors terminated the employment of Andrew Hopkins for cause and removed him as a Director of the company.”
- “On 17 July 2024, the Company and GT Apeiron Therapeutics Inc. ("Apeiron") announced that they had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, IP Assignment Agreement, Subscription Agreement and Share Surrender Agreement, pursuant to which the Company acquired the full rights to the intellectual property in GTAEX617.”
- “On 8 August 2024, Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc (Recursion) and Exscientia Limited (formerly Exscientia plc) ("Exscientia) entered into a definitive agreement to create a global technology-enabled drug discovery leader with end-to-end capabilities.”
- “On 12 August 2024, the Company reached an agreement with the landlord of one of its leased premises to return the lease in question from that date. A payment of £700,000 was made upon the return of the lease, representing settlement of all outstanding obligations in relation to the premises.”
- “On 20 November 2024, Recursion acquired Exscientia's entire issued and to be issued share capital, combining to advance the industrialization of drug discovery.”
- “On 31 March 2025, the group parent company, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. acquired 49% of the share capital of Alpha Biotechnology GmbH ("Alpha"). Alpha in turn acquired 100% of the share capital of the Company's fully owned subsidiary, Exscientia GmbH for purchase consideration of £6.1m.”
- “On 30 May 2025, the Company reach an agreement with the landlord of one of its leased premises to assign three of its leases to a third party; with a further lease being assigned on 30 July 2025. As part of the agreement Exscientia sold office furniture and lab equipment to the third party for £2 million, creating a loss on disposal for the assets of £1.3 million.”
- “In June 2025, the Company announced a reduction in personnel program to help streamline the Company's operating strategy and post integration efficiencies. The Company has incurred approximately £1.4 million of charges in relation to the workforce reduction in calendar 2025.”
- “In July 2025, the Company's fully owned subsidiary, Exscientia Ventures I, Inc. entered into a membership interest purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement) to acquire Rallybio Corporation's ("Rallybio") full interest in Exscientia Al Limited and Rallybio's joint ENPP1 inhibitor program (REC-102) and an associated backup molecule for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBSON, Christopher | Director | 2024-11-20 | Aug 1983 | American |
| HATFIELD, Nathan Ben | Director | 2024-11-20 | Jun 1980 | American |
| TAYLOR, Ben | Director | 2020-12-09 | May 1977 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIN, Elizabeth | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2021-08-10 |
| EGOROV, Georgy | Director | 2019-05-31 | 2020-08-07 |
| GHENCHEV, Robert Evgeniev | Director | 2020-05-19 | 2021-08-10 |
| HALLETT, David James | Director | 2021-08-10 | 2024-11-20 |
| HOPKINS, Andrew Lee, Professor | Director | 2012-07-20 | 2024-02-12 |
| IRELAND, Daniel | Director | 2024-04-20 | 2024-11-20 |
| NICHOLSON, David, Dr | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2021-08-10 |
| PAIRAUDEAU, Garry | Director | 2021-08-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| POLYWKA, Mario Eugenio Cosimino | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2021-08-10 |
| SNOW, Alexander Charles Wallace | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2020-10-01 |
| SWINDELLS, Mark Basil, Dr | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2020-12-09 |
| XU, Juan, Mr. | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2021-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exscientia (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-11 | Active |
| Exscientia Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-10 | Ceased 2021-08-11 |
| Dr Andrew Lee Hopkins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-11-05 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-55.9%
£19,975,000 £8,818,000
-
Cash
+30.9%
£5,193,000 £6,796,000
-
Net assets
-19,572.5%
£919,000 -£178,952,000
-
Employees
-10.2%
392 352
-
Operating profit
-35.4%
-£148,985,000 -£201,796,000
-
Profit before tax
-38.9%
-£145,474,000 -£202,090,000
-
Wages
-4.9%
£38,819,000 £36,933,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers