The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires management to exercise judgement in applying the company's accounting policies.
The following management judgements have had the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in these financial statements:
Share options charges
In accordance with Section 26 of FRS 102, the company accounts for equity-settled share-based payment arrangements with employees based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date. That fair value is recognised as a company expense, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the awards.
As at the balance sheet date, the company was in a position of significant negative equity available for distribution, and no reasonable expectation of an exit event in the near term exists. As a result, no share-based payment expense has been recognised in these financial statements.