The company operates an EMI qualifying share option scheme and during the period the company granted 84,658 EMI qualifying share options to employees of the company (2025 - 29,200). At the statement of financial position date, the company had granted a total of 126,358 share options (2025 - 41,700) at an average weighted exercise price of £0.0001 per share (2025 - £0.0001).
At the statement of financial position date, 56,201 options had lapsed (2025 - 56,201), no options were exercised (2025 - nil), 28,157 options had vested and remained exercisable (2025 - 16,588), and 83,986 options had yet to vest (2025 - 24,040).
An amount of £26,607 has been charged to the income statement in respect of the EMI qualifying share options (2024 - (£33,819)).
The share options generally vest over a 4-year/3-year period with a 1-year cliff and are exercisable over the shares of the company.