Property, plant and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

11.	Property, plant and equipment

	Leasehold properties and improvements £’000			Plant and equipment £’000			Assets under construction £’000			Total £’000
Cost:
At January 1, 2019		11,137			25,639			989			37,765
Additions		215			1,150			2,713			4,078
Transfers		1,090			41			(1,131	)		-
Effect of foreign currency translation		(17	)		(4	)		-			(21	)
Disposals		(185	)		(500	)		-			(685	)
At December 31, 2019		12,240			26,326			2,571			41,137
Additions		564			775			1,735			3,074
Transfers		4,123			2			(4,125	)		-
Effect of foreign currency translation		(27	)		(2	)		-			(29	)
Disposals		(1,090	)		(1,118	)		(61	)		(2,269	)
At December 31, 2020		15,810			25,983			120			41,913
Depreciation and impairment:
At January 1, 2019		3,752			13,139			-			16,891
Depreciation charge for the year		2,047			4,502			-			6,549
Effect of foreign currency translation		(2	)		(3	)		-			(5	)
Disposals		(155	)		(445	)		-			(600	)
At December 31, 2019		5,642			17,193			-			22,835

Depreciation charge for the year		2,356			4,090			-			6,446
Effect of foreign currency translation		(7	)		(67	)		-			(74	)
Disposals		(156	)		(892	)		-			(1,048	)
At December 31, 2020		7,835			20,324			-			28,159
Carrying value:
At December 31, 2020		7,975			5,659			120			13,754
At December 31, 2019		6,698			9,133			2,571			18,302
At January 1, 2019		7,385			12,500			989			20,874

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, none of the Group’s property, plant and equipment was held under finance leases or similar hire purchase agreements.