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Authorised and issued share capital (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure of classes of share capital [abstract] |
Summary of Authorised and Issued Share Capital |
| Equity ordinary shares 1 |  | Nominal value £m
Authorised |  |  |
At 1 January 2022 | 1,750,000,000 |  |  | 175 |
At 31 December 2022 | 1,750,000,000 |  |  | 175 |
At 31 December 2023 | 1,750,000,000 |  |  | 175 |
At 31 December 2024 | 1,750,000,000 |  |  | 175 |
Issued and fully paid |  |  |
At 1 January 2022 | 1,224,459,550 |  |  | 122 |
Exercise of share options | 125,700 |  |  | — |
Share cancellations | (83,157,954) |  |  | (8) |
At 31 December 2022 | 1,141,427,296 |  |  | 114 |
Exercise of share options | 85,900 |  |  | — |
At 31 December 2023 | 1,141,513,196 |  |  | 114 |
Exercise of share options | 248,625 |  |  | — |
Share cancellations | (50,367,570) |  |  | (5) |
At 31 December 2024 | 1,091,394,251 |  |  | 109 |
Note 1 Ordinary shares have a par value of £0.10.

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