The company operates share-based payment arrangements for certain employees and directors.
The total expense recognised in the profit and loss account for the period in respect of equity-settled share-based payments was £13,971 (2024: £nil). In measuring the expense, the company has assumed that 90% of options granted will vest, reflecting expected employee departures.
Options granted during the year vest over a period of five years.
The number of share options outstanding during the year was as follows:
(i) outstanding at the beginning of the period; Nil
(ii) granted during the period; 71,000
(iii) forfeited during the period; Nil
(iv) exercised during the period; Nil
(v) expired during the period; Nil
(vi) outstanding at the end of the period; and 71,000
(vii) exercisable at the end of the period. Nil