Midatech Pharma Plc (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

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330 Schedule of Directors' emoluments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period mtph:DisclosureOfInformationForDirectorsEmolumentsExplanatory
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352 Schedule of individual intangible assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory
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360 Schedule of net cash inflow Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period mtph:DisclosureOfInformationForNetCashInflowExplanatory
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390 Schedule of changes in liabilities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period mtph:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory1
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414 Schedule of contractual maturities (representing undiscounted contractual cash-flows) of financial liabilities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period mtph:DisclosureOfMaturitiesOfFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
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421 00000061 - Disclosure - Share capital (Tables) Network

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915 Overall CGU 10-year growth rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfGrowthRateUsedToExtrapolateCashFlowProjections
916 00000101 - Disclosure - Impairment testing (Details 5) Network

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927 00000102 - Disclosure - Impairment testing (Details Narrative) Network

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960 00000104 - Disclosure - Joint arrangements (Details) Network

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979 00000106 - Disclosure - Joint arrangements (Details Narrative) Network

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987 00000107 - Disclosure - Trade and other receivables (Details) Network

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993 Total trade and other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherReceivables
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995 Current portion Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
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1006 00000110 - Disclosure - Cash and cash equivalents and cash flow supporting notes (Details 2) Network

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1007 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1017 00000111 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details) Network

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1022 Total inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Inventories
1023 00000112 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details Narrative) Network

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1024 Implied Table Table

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1027 00000113 - Disclosure - Trade and other payables (Details) Network

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1030 Current Abstract ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesAbstract
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1032 Other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentPayables
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1038 00000115 - Disclosure - Borrowings (Details) Network

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1050 00000117 - Disclosure - Derivative financial liability - current (Details) Network

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1057 00000118 - Disclosure - Derivative financial liability - current (Details Narrative) Network

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1070 00000119 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - risk management (Details) Network

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1080 Other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentPayables
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1086 00000120 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - risk management (Details 1) Network

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1100 00000121 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - risk management (Details 2) Network

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1116 00000122 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - risk management (Details 3) Network

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1117 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1129 00000123 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - risk management (Details 4) Network

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1149 00000124 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - risk management (Details Narrative) Network

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1155 00000125 - Disclosure - Deferred tax (Details) Network

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