Number of shares exchangeable upon closing of merger.

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Represents the percentage of common shares subject to call option exercisable.

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The vesting period of share options granted.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The exercise price of share options granted.

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The amount of expense arising from share-based payment transactions in which the goods or services received did not qualify for recognition as assets.

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Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty (Details) £ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2021 GBP (£) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 Y	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Number of shares exchangeable upon closing of merger \| shares	6,125,000
Expense recognised \| £		£ 111,996
Exercise price \| $ / shares				$ 18
Vesting period in years			4		4	1
Percentage of common shares subject to call option exercisable			50.00%
Issuance of Class Z shares to American
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Number of shares exchangeable upon closing of merger \| shares	6,125,000
Expense recognised \| £	£ 16,739	£ 16,739