Exhibit 99.3
Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
3 months ended June 30, | 6 months ended June 30, | |||||||||
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Research and development expenses |
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Administrative expenses |
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Related party administrative expenses |
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Other operating income/(expense) |
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Operating (loss)/profit |
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Finance income |
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Finance costs |
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Related party finance (costs)/income |
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Net finance (costs)/income |
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(Loss)/profit before tax |
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Income tax credit |
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Total other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | | ( | | | ||||||
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period | ( | | | ( | ||||||
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Basic (loss)/earnings per share | 9 | ( | | | ( | |||||
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share | 9 | ( | | ( | ( |
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, and three months ended June 30, 2024, potential ordinary shares have been treated as dilutive, as their inclusion in the diluted earnings per share calculation decreases earnings per share. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, and six months ended June 30, 2024, potential ordinary shares are anti-dilutive, as their inclusion in the diluted loss per share calculation would reduce the loss per share and hence have been excluded.
The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
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Treasury share reserve | 10 | ( | ( | |||
Share premium | 10 | | | |||
Accumulated deficit |
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The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Depreciation on right of use assets |
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Net finance (income)/costs |
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Related party finance income |
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Share based payment transactions |
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Income tax credit | ( | ( | ||||
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Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables |
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Proceeds from share issuance | 10 | | — | |||
Proceeds from issues of warrants | 10 | | — | |||
Proceeds from issues of shares to related party | 10 | | | |||
Proceeds from issues of warrants to related party |
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Transaction costs on issuance of equity instruments |
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The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
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At January 1, 2024 |
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Loss for the period |
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Total comprehensive loss | — |
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Share based payment transactions |
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Shares issuances to related party | 10,17 | — | | — | — | — | | |||||||
Issuance of warrants to related party | 10,17 | — | — | — | | — | | |||||||
Exercise of share options | — | | — | — | — | | ||||||||
Repurchase of ordinary shares | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||
Transfer of reserves | — | — | — | | ( | — | ||||||||
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Profit for the period |
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Total comprehensive income |
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Share based payment transactions | 5 | — | — | — | | — | | |||||||
Share issuance | 10 | | | — | — | — | | |||||||
Issuance of warrants | 10 | — | — | — | | — | | |||||||
Share issuance to related party | 10, 17 | | | — | — | — | | |||||||
Issuance of warrants to related party | 10, 17 | — | — | — | | — | | |||||||
Transaction costs on issuance of equity instruments | — | ( | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||
Exercise of options | — | | — | — | — | | ||||||||
Transfer of reserves | — | — | — | ( | | — | ||||||||
At June 30, 2025 |
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The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
1General information
Vertical Aerospace Ltd (the “Company”, or the “Group” if together with its subsidiaries) is incorporated under the Companies Law (as amended) of the Cayman Islands. The address of its principal executive office is: Unit 1 Camwal Court, Bristol, United Kingdom. The Group’s main operations are in the United Kingdom and these financial statements are presented in pounds sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand (£’000) except when otherwise indicated.
These financial statements were authorized for issue by the Company’s Board of Directors, on August 4, 2025.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd (“VAGL”), is the development and commercialization of vertical take-off and landing electrically powered (“eVTOL”), and hybrid-electrically powered, aircraft.
2Material accounting policies
Basis of preparation
This unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial report for the six-month reporting period ended June 30, 2025 has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS Accounting Standards”), applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.
The interim report does not include all the notes of the type normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, this report is to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial report has been prepared on a historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities (including financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss) which are recognized at fair value through profit and loss.
Items included in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial report are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity and its subsidiaries operate (‘the functional currency’). The financial information is presented in pounds sterling (‘£’ or ‘GBP’), which is the Group’s presentation currency, and all amounts are presented in and rounded to the nearest thousand unless otherwise indicated. Cumulative translation adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial statements into GBP are reported within other reserves.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
2Material accounting policies (continued)
Basis of consolidation
Vertical Aerospace Ltd is the parent of the Group and has
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial positions and the results of operations of the Group. Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the Company using consistent accounting policies. Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated.
Going Concern
Management has prepared a cash flow forecast for the Group and has considered the ability for the Group to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months after the issuance of this financial information.
The Group is currently in the research and development phase of its journey to commercialize eVTOL and hybrid-electric technologies. Commensurate with being in the development phase, the Group has invested heavily in research to support the development of its aircraft. The Group is not currently generating revenue and has incurred net losses and net cash outflows from operating activities since inception.
As of June 30, 2025, the Group had £
The Company launched the January 2025 Offering and the July 2025 Offering, which culminated in the closing of a $
As of the issuance of this financial information, the Group had approximately £
To position itself to deliver upon its stated operational objectives, management currently projects its net cash outflows from operations within the next 12 months after issuance of this financial information to be approximately £
Accordingly, the Group projects that its current existing resources will only be sufficient to fund its ongoing operations towards the middle of 2026. The Group requires additional capital to continue to fund its ongoing operations beyond that point.
The Convertible Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains a covenant requiring the Group to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
2Material accounting policies (continued)
The Group’s ability to continue as a going concern is highly dependent on its ability to secure funds from additional funding rounds before it utilises all existing resources to finance the Group’s ongoing operations. Management is committed to continue to raise additional funds and may seek to issue further equity in doing so. Although the Group plans to raise additional funds over the course of the next twelve months there can be no assurance that the Group will be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms (or on necessary timelines) to provide sufficient funds to meet the Group’s ongoing funding requirements. The timely completion of financing is critical to the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. The inability to obtain future funding could impact on the Group’s financial condition and ability to pursue its business strategies, including being required to delay, reduce or eliminate some of its research and development programs, or being unable to continue operations or continue as a going concern.
The dependency on raising additional capital indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt (or raise substantial doubt as contemplated by PCAOB standards) on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore the Group may be unable to realize the assets and discharge the liabilities in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial information has been prepared assuming that the Group will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business and do not include any adjustments that would result if the Group were unable to continue as a going concern.
3Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information in conformity with IFRS Accounting Standards requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial information and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
The Company’s most significant estimates relate to the January 2025 Offering in addition to the valuations of financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, including the Convertible Senior Secured Notes. The Company’s most critical judgments relate to the research and development tax relief.
These estimates are based on historical data and experience, as well as various other factors that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Such estimates often require the selection of appropriate valuation methodologies and models and may involve significant judgment in evaluating ranges of assumptions and financial inputs. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions, financial inputs, or circumstances.
Critical accounting judgments relating to research and development tax relief
Research and development tax relief supports companies that work on innovative projects in science and technology.
For accounting periods beginning before April 1, 2024, HM Revenue & Customs administered two such tax relief schemes: one aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (“SME”); and the R&D expenditure credit scheme (“RDEC”), aimed at large companies and other companies that aren’t eligible for SME relief.
A merged RDEC and an enhanced R&D intensive support (“ERIS”) scheme replaced the old RDEC and SME schemes for accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2024.
Enhanced intensive support is available to loss-making R&D intensive SMEs, with the definition of a large company is based on staff, turnover and balance sheet measures, and includes that of any linked or partner companies.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
3Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty (continued)
Management has concluded that the Company itself does not meet the definition of a large Company and has determined that the transactions contemplated under the Investment Agreement on December 23, 2024, do not result in the presence of any linked or partner companies that would otherwise cause the Company to be defined as a large company. The Company has recognized relief under the ERIS scheme. Please see note 7 for further details.
A company is considered R&D intensive where its qualifying R&D expenditure is 30% or more of its total expenditure (the “intensity threshold”). Companies meeting this intensity threshold are able to claim enhanced support using a higher rate of credit. The Company has determined its eligibility for enhanced support based upon Total administrative & research and development expenses taken from the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
To qualify for tax relief the work must be part of a specific project to make an advance in science or technology. This definition is based on an international standard. Certain indirect activities related to the project are also qualifying where such activities form part of a project but do not directly contribute to the resolution of the scientific or technological uncertainty. An appropriate proportion of the staffing cost can be qualifying expenditure if the employee is only partly directly and actively involved in relevant research and development activity. Management have applied judgment in determining the proportion of research and development staff costs incurred on non-qualifying activities and the extent of administrative staff costs relating to qualifying indirect activities.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty relating to the January 2025 Offering
On January 24, 2025, upon closing of the January 2025 Offering,
In instances where multiple financial instruments are issued together, the proceeds received are required to be allocated to each instrument to establish its initial carrying amount. Management has undertaken independent issuance-date estimates of fair value for each freestanding instruments issued as part of the “bundled transaction”.
Warrants issued as part of the January 2025 Offering are separately exercisable (i.e., the exercise of the warrants would not result in the termination of the ordinary shares the warrants may have been issued with) and are therefore considered to be freestanding.
Management has determined that the warrants issued meet the requirements to be classified as equity and therefore are not subsequently measured at fair value. Because ongoing fair value measurement is not required for either instrument issued, the proceeds have been allocated to each financial instrument based on the respective instrument’s proportionate fair value.
The Company utilises a Black-Scholes-Merton model as its “fixed-for-fixed” fair value option model, with inputs shown below:
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The Tranche A warrants expire on the earlier of: (i) upon the satisfaction of both of the following conditions: (a) the Company successfully demonstrating a wing-borne flight of its VX4 prototype aircraft and (b) the
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
3Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty (continued)
Upon initial recognition the Company has utilised a probability weighted approach when determining the appropriate time to maturity for the Tranche A warrants, reflecting the likelihood that the above-mentioned conditions occur or are accomplished prior to the
On May 27, 2025, the Company issued a press release constituting the initial public disclosure of the satisfaction of a wing-borne flight of our VX4 aircraft for purposes of the Company’s outstanding Tranche A warrants. However, the
The Tranche B warrants will expire
A resultant fair value of $
With the exception of the above, in preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
4Expenses by nature
Included within administrative expenses, research and development expenses, and related party administrative expenses are the following expenses.
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Staff costs relate primarily to salary and related expenses, including social security and pension contributions, but excluding share-based payments. Please see note 5 for further details.
5Share-based payments
The Group has established
For more information about the option plans, please refer to the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The total expense recognised by the company during the period in respect of these plans is shown below:
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
5Share-based payments (continued)
A summary of options granted under the plans is show below:
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The number of options which were exercisable at June 30, 2025 was
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The number of options which were exercisable at June 30, 2025 was
6Other operating (expense)/income
The analysis of the Group’s other operating (expense)/income for the period is as follows:
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Government grants relate to amounts receivable from grant awarding bodies relating to the research and development of eVTOL technologies. These grants are made to fund research and development expenditure and are recognized in profit or loss in the period to which the expense they are intended to fund relates.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
7Income tax credit
The Company recognizes R&D tax relief relating to the RDEC scheme within Other operating income, and R&D tax relief under both the small and medium-sized enterprise (“SME”) scheme and its successor enhanced R&D intensive support (“ERIS”) scheme within Income tax credit, as shown below:
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For accounting periods beginning before April 1, 2024, HM Revenue & Customs administered two such tax relief schemes: one aimed at SMEs, and the RDEC scheme, aimed at large companies and other companies that aren’t eligible for SME relief.
A merged RDEC and an ERIS scheme replaced the old RDEC and SME schemes for accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2024.
At the time of preparing its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company was unable to determine, with certainty, if any relationships existed that would cause the Company to be defined as a large company and ineligible for SME relief. Absent of such certainty, within those financial statements, the Company recognized tax relief solely based on the RDEC scheme.
Management has since determined that the transactions contemplated under the Investment Agreement on December 23, 2024, do not result in the presence of any linked or partner companies that would otherwise cause the Company to be defined as a large company and therefore the six months ended June 30, 2025 reflects the reversal of tax relief previously recognized under the RDEC scheme of £
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
8Finance income/(costs)
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Fair value movements on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss (note 14) | — | — | — | — | ||||
Fair value movements on warrant liabilities (note 13) | ( | — | ( | — | ||||
In-kind interest on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss (note 14) | — | ( | — | ( | ||||
Foreign exchange loss | — | ( | — | ( | ||||
Interest expense on leases | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||
Other | — | — | — | — | ||||
Total finance costs | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||
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In-kind interest on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss (note 14) | ( | — | ( | — | ||||
Fair value movements on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss (note 14) | ( | — | — | — | ||||
Total related party finance costs | ( | — | ( | — | ||||
Net related party finance income | ( | — | | — | ||||
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9Earnings/(loss) per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss for the period by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the profit or loss for the period and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period to assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.
The Company has one category of dilutive potential ordinary shares, being those issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, which for the purposes of diluted earnings per share, have been assumed to be issued at the beginning of the period.
On September 20, 2024, the implementation of a reverse stock split at a ratio of
shares became effective. The reverse stock split resulted in a proportional decrease in the number of authorized ordinary shares, and a proportional increase in the par value of such ordinary shares, in each case in accordance with the reverse stock split ratio. All share and per share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes hereto have been retrospectively adjusted to account for the effect of the reverse stock split.14
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
9Earnings/(loss) per share (continued)
The calculation of earnings/(loss) per share is based on the following data:
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Net loss for the period for diluted earnings per share |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2025, and three months ended June 30, 2024, potential ordinary shares have been treated as dilutive, as their inclusion in the diluted earnings per share calculation decreases earnings per share. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, and six months ended June 30, 2024, potential ordinary shares are anti-dilutive, as their inclusion in the diluted loss per share calculation would reduce the loss per share and hence have been excluded.
10Share capital and reserves
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Ordinary shares (other than shares held in treasury) have full voting rights, full dividend rights. Treasury shares totalling
During the period
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issued | issued | received | arising | |||||
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January 2025 Offering | | | | | ||||
2021 Incentive Plan | | | — | — | ||||
EMI Scheme | | | | | ||||
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10Share capital and reserves (continued)
Nature and purpose of other reserves
| June 30, |
| December 31, | |
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| £ 000 |
| £ 000 | |
Share based payment reserve |
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The share-based payments reserve is used to recognize the grant date fair value of options issued to employees but not exercised.
The warrant reserve is used to recognize the fair value of warrants issued in exchange for a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the Company’s ordinary shares (‘fixed-for-fixed condition’). As part of the January 2025 Offering,
The merger reserve is used to reflect any difference between the consideration and the book value of net assets acquired as part of a business combination.
The translation reserve arises upon the retranslation of overseas subsidiaries and the Company’s USD denominated balances in consolidated financial statements.
11Trade and other receivables
| June 30, |
| December 31, | |
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R&D tax relief receivable recognises £
Expected credit losses were not significant in 2025 or 2024. For more information on the Group’s exposure to credit and market risks, including impairments and allowances for credit losses, relating to trade and other receivables please refer to the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
12Trade and other payables
Amounts falling due within one year:
| June 30, |
| December 31, | |
2025 | 2024 | |||
£ 000 | £ 000 | |||
Trade payables | | | ||
Accrued expenses | | | ||
Amounts due to related parties | — | | ||
Social security and other taxes | | | ||
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Amounts falling due after more than one year:
| June 30, |
| December 31, | |
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£ 000 | £ 000 | |||
Deferred fees and charges | | |
For more information on the Group’s exposure to market and liquidity risks, including maturity analysis, related to trade and other payables please refer to the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
13Warrants
Warrant liability at fair value through profit and loss
The following warrants are in issue but not exercised:
| June 30, |
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Recorded as a liability, the following shows the change in fair value during the period ended June 30, 2025:
Change in fair value during the period |
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December 31, 2024 |
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June 30, 2025 |
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The Public Warrants and Convertible Notes warrants expire on December 16, 2026, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Each such warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase 1/10 of one share of common stock, meaning that
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13Warrants (continued)
Once such warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem such warrants at a price of $
Warrants recognized within equity
The following warrants (and options) are in issue but not exercised:
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June 30, | December 31, | June 30, | December 31, | |||||
2025 |
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Tranche B Warrants | | — | | — | ||||
SF Warrants | | | | | ||||
Virgin Atlantic Warrants |
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The public Tranche A Warrants and Tranche B Warrants were issued on January 24, 2025 in connection with the January 2025 Offering, with each such warrant exercisable for
The private SF Warrants were issued on March 13, 2024 to Stephen Fitzpatrick pursuant to the SF Warrant Instrument, with 10 such warrants exercisable for
The initial Virgin Atlantic Warrants were issued on December 16, 2021 to Virgin Atlantic pursuant to the Virgin Atlantic Warrant Instrument, with 10 such warrants exercisable for
Additionally, on December 16, 2021, Marcus Waley-Cohen was awarded
These warrants and options meet the fixed-for-fixed criterion and are therefore recognised within other reserves until the point of exercise. The amount classified to other reserves on initial recognition reclassified to share capital and share premium upon exercise.
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
14Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss consists of the following Convertible Senior Secured Notes:
| Mudrick | |
£ 000 | ||
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Initial recognition
On December 15, 2021, Mudrick Capital purchased Convertible Senior Secured Notes of and from the Company in an aggregate principal amount of $
Substantial modification and partial conversion
On December 23, 2024, the Company entered into the First Supplemental Indenture setting forth certain amendments, including: (i) increasing the interest rate applicable to the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to
The Company has determined that, in accordance with IFRS 9, these amendments represented a substantial modification of the existing financial liabilities and was therefore accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability, with the difference between the carrying amount of the original instrument and the fair value of the new financial liability recognized in profit or loss during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Subsequent measurement
Following the execution of the First Supplemental Indenture and during the year ended December 31, 2024, the noteholders delivered conversion notices to the Company for the conversion of half, or approximately $
As of June 30, 2025, a total of
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
14Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss (continued)
A number of other covenants exist in relation to the Company’s obligations in respect of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, including (but not limited to): payments under the Convertible Senior Secured Notes and interest thereunder; furnishing the trustee with Exchange Act reports; compliance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provision of an annual compliance certificate; relinquishing of the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law; acquisition of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes by the Company; permitting any Company subsidiaries to provide a charge over the Convertible Senior Secured Notes; limitation on liens securing indebtedness; limitation on asset sales; limitation on transactions with affiliates; limitation on restricted payments; and retention of $
15Financial instruments
To provide an indication about the reliability of the inputs used in determining fair value, the Company classifies its financial instruments into the three levels prescribed under the accounting standards.
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss:
Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||
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Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss |
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Warrants are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (an interdealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange) and are therefore categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss are categorized in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, which consist of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, has been estimated using an option pricing model, in accordance with the International Valuation Standards definition of “market value”.
The Convertible Senior Secured Notes, initially had a
On December 23, 2024 the maturity date was extended to December 15, 2028 and the Conversion Rate was amended to
Option pricing has been utilized to calculate the probability that these options will be in the money at expiration and assign a dollar value to it. The underlying share price of the Company, exercise price, volatility, interest rate, and time to expiration have been used as inputs into the model to derive the option’s theoretical fair value.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
15Financial instruments (continued)
As of June 30, 2025, an estimated fair value of £
| June 30, 2025 |
| December 31, 2024 | |
Share price ($) |
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Interest rate (%) |
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Company specific inputs include the expected probability and timing of future equity financing, in addition to the probability and timing of a future fundamental change. Credit spread is initially selected such that the fair value of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes reconciles to the total purchase price of $
For more information about the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, please refer to the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
16Financial risk management and impairment of financial assets
The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks including market risk, credit risk, foreign exchange risk and liquidity risk.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, arising principally from prepayments to suppliers and deposits with the Group’s bank.
Also included in Restricted cash is £
The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. Therefore, the maximum exposure to credit risk at the balance sheet date was £
The allowance account of trade receivables is used to record impairment losses unless the Group is satisfied that no recovery of the amount owing is possible; at that point the amounts considered irrecoverable are written off against the trade receivables directly. The Group provides for impairment losses based on estimated irrecoverable amounts determined by reference to specific circumstances and the experience of management of debtor default in the industry.
On that basis, the loss allowance as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was determined as £
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Group’s financial position. The Group’s principal exposure to market risk is exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. There are currently no currency forwards, options, or swaps to hedge this exposure.
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16Financial risk management and impairment of financial assets (continued)
Foreign exchange risk
The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from exposure to various currencies in the ordinary course of business. The Group holds cash in USD, EUR and GBP. The majority of the Group’s trading costs are in GBP; however, the Group also has supply contracts denominated in USD and EUR. The Group holds sufficient cash in USD, EUR and GBP to satisfy its trading costs in each of these currencies. An
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group’s management uses short and long-term cash flow forecasts to manage liquidity risk. Forecasts are supplemented by sensitivity analysis which is used to assess funding adequacy for at least a 12-month period. The Company manages its cash resources to ensure it has sufficient funds to meet all expected demands as they fall due. Please see note 2 for further details.
Maturity analysis
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June 30, 2025 | Within 1 year | years | 5 years | Total | ||||
£ 000 | £ 000 | £ 000 | £ 000 | |||||
Trade and other payables |
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Lease liabilities |
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Convertible senior secured notes |
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December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
Trade and other payables |
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Lease liabilities |
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Convertible senior secured notes |
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Capital management
The Group’s objective when managing capital is to ensure the Group continues as a going concern and grows in a sustainable manner. Given the ongoing development of its aircraft and technologies with minimal revenues, the Group relies on funding raised from the Business Combination transaction and other equity investors. Cash flow forecasting is performed on a regular basis which includes rolling forecasts of the Group’s liquidity requirements to ensure that the Group has sufficient cash to meet operational needs.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
17Related party transactions
Key management personnel compensation
Key management personnel are the members of the Board and executive officers.
| June 30, |
| June 30, | |
2025 | 2024 | |||
£ 000 | £ 000 | |||
Salaries and other short term employee benefits |
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Payments to defined contribution pension schemes |
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Share-based payments |
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Aggregate gains made on the exercise of share options for the Directors during the period totalled £
Summary of transactions with other related parties
During the period the following were appointed as members of the Board of Directors:
Name |
| Effective date |
Dómhnal Slattery (chairman) | January 14, 2025 | |
Kris Haber | April 30, 2025 | |
James Keith Brown | May 14, 2025 | |
Poul Carsten Stendevad | May 14, 2025 | |
Lord Andrew Parker | June 2, 2025 |
During the period the following resigned as members of the Board of Directors:
Name |
| Effective date |
Vincent Casey | January 14, 2025 | |
Stephen Fitzpatrick | January 30, 2025 | |
Gur Kimchi | April 30, 2025 | |
Kathy Cassidy | May 14, 2025 | |
Steve Welch | June 2, 2025 |
Stuart Simpson was awarded
Additionally, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, a total of
Both Stuart Simpson’s and Dómhnal Slattery’s engagements with the Company include anti-dilution provisions, pursuant to which, subject to their continued service with the Company, should their respective award represent less than
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information
17Related party transactions (continued)
Summary of relationship with Mudrick Capital
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized fair value gains totalling £
The January 2025 Offering included an investment from Mudrick Capital of $
Summary of relationship with Stephen Fitzpatrick
Stephen Fitzpatrick retains a
In the first six months of 2025, Imagination Industries Investments Ltd, a company controlled by Stephen Fitzpatrick provided and charged the Group with services totalling £
18Non adjusting events after the reporting period
In July 2025, the Company launched the July 2025 Offering, a funding round consisting of the Company’s public offering of
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