During the prior year, the company entered into share option arrangements with a director and an employee. These arrangements are measured at the fair value of the share options at the grant date and charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, with a corresponding credit to the share option reserve within equity.
Where the vesting of options is conditional upon continued service, the expense is recognised over the period from the grant date to the vesting date. If the options are not expected to vest, no expense is recognised.
During the year, both the director and employee left the company and a reversal of the share option expense of £25,000 was recognised to reflect service conditions not satisifed (2024: share option expense recognised of £35,000).
One fully vested share option remains at the balance sheet date, and a share option expense of £5,582 has been recognised, to give a share option reserve at 31 December 2025 of £15,582 (2024: £35,000) which is the estimated value of this share option.