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Taxation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of loss before income taxes
The components of (profit)/loss before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20232022
United States$(7,429)$(3,868)
United Kingdom61,324 72,316 
Total$53,895 $68,448 
Components of income tax expense
The components of income tax expense are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20232022
United States$474 $253 
United Kingdom— — 
Total current tax expense
$474 $253 
United States$— $— 
United Kingdom— — 
Total deferred tax expense— — 
Total income tax expense
$474 $253 
Reconciliation of the U.K. statutory income tax rate
A reconciliation of the U.K. statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax rate is as follows (in percentages):
December 31,
20232022
U.K. tax rate23.5 %19.0 %
Non-deductible expenses(8.0)%(1.8)%
Research and development incentive(4.1)%(8.0)%
Share options exercised5.4 %2.1 %
Change in deferred tax valuation allowance(18.1)%(11.6)%
Other differences0.4 %(0.1)%
Effective income tax rate(0.9)%(0.4)%
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20232022
Deferred tax liabilities:
Contingent liability (1)
$(53,851)$(34,565)
Total deferred tax liabilities(53,851)(34,565)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses54,012 38,893 
IPR&D asset (1)
47,793 32,700 
Future exercisable shares7,548 11,964 
Other21 (516)
Total deferred tax assets109,374 83,041 
Less: valuation allowance(55,523)(48,476)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance$— $— 
Movements in the deferred tax valuation allowance
Valuation allowance at January 1$48,476 $30,252 
Change in tax rates(851)— 
Increase in valuation allowance
7,898 18,224 
Valuation allowance at December 31$55,523 $48,476 
(1) These relate to the difference in the tax base of the IP R&D asset and assumed contingent liability and the financial reporting base, which is nil under U.S. GAAP.