Percentage of debt discount for face amount.

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Amount of debt instruments issuance price during the period.

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Fair value credit spread basis points.

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This item represents the required disclosure of the fact that the fair value of a cost-method investment is estimated.

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Amount of fair value of convertible note estimated during the period.

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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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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 percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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The amount of interest expense for financial liabilities that are not at fair value through profit or loss. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Interest expense; Financial liabilities]

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The nominal or face amount of a financial instrument, used to calculate payments made on that instrument.

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Financial instruments - Additional Information (Details) £ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 16, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Total interest expense for financial liabilities not held at fair value through profit or loss		£ 747		£ 801
Exercise price \| $ / shares			$ 18
Risk-free interest rate (%)		0.28%		(0.13%)
Expected volatility (%)		50.00%		50.00%
Convertible note and warrants
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Estimated fair value	£ 141,981
Percentage of discount for face value	4.00%
Debt discount face amount	£ 151,000
Fair value of debt issuance price	145,000
Convertible note
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Fair value of convertible note estimated	£ 141,981	£ 112,799
Exercise price \| $ / shares			$ 6.73
Risk-free interest rate (%)		1.25%
Expected volatility (%)		52.50%
Credit spread	2,179	2,179
Dividend yield		0.00%