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Dave Thornton

Partner

Lumen Logistics

At risk

Freight visibility software for mid-market shippers, covering road and short-sea lanes across northern Europe.

Logistics / SaaSSeries BNetherlandsInvested Sep 2, 2021Lead: Lawrence

Next board meeting

Tue, July 28

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Status rationale: Runway fell to 5.3 months from 6.4 at Q1 as European freight softness held volumes flat for a third consecutive quarter.Updated Jul 26, 2026

ARR

£4.2m

Budget: £5.1m-18%

ARR behind plan

ARR Growth

3.0%

Budget: 9.0%-67%

Growth behind plan

Cash Balance

£2.2m

Budget: £3.0m-27%

Cash below plan

Net Burn

£0.4m

Budget: £0.4m+11%

Runway

5.3 mo

Budget: 8.0 mo-34%

Runway under six months

Gross Margin

61.0%

Budget: 64.0%-5%

Net Revenue Retention

96.0%

Budget: 103.0%-7%

Retention below plan

Churn

9.1%

Budget: 6.0%+52%

Churn above plan

Pipeline Value

£3.1m

Budget: £4.4m-30%

Pipeline below plan

ARR Trend (last 5 quarters)

  • £3.8m
    Q2 25
  • £4.0m
    Q3 25
  • £4.1m
    Q4 25
  • £4.1m
    Q1 26
  • £4.2m
    Q2 26

Metrics

Actuals vs plan, with extraction confidence.

Metrics
MetricValuevs. planConfidence
ARR£4.2mOff plan
88%
ARR Growth3.0%Off plan
84%
Cash Balance£2.2mOff plan
91%
Net Burn£0.4mOn plan
79%
Runway5.3 moOff plan
72%
Gross Margin61.0%On plan
44%
Net Revenue Retention96.0%Off plan
55%
Churn9.1%Off plan
48%
Pipeline Value£3.1mOff plan
38%