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Staff costs
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Staff Costs  
Staff costs

 

5Staff costs

 

Staff costs (including Directors) comprise:

               
   2025
£’000
   2024
£’000
   2023
£’000
 
Wages and salaries   1,710    1,597    1,708 
Defined contribution pension cost (note 24)   69    67    86 
Social security contributions and similar taxes   192    201    233 
Share-based payment charge   170    283    28 
Staff costs gross   2,141    2,148    2,055 

 

Employee numbers

 

The average number of staff employed by the Group during the financial year amounted to:

               
   2025   2024   2023 
Research and development   7    8    16 
General and administration   4    5    5 
    11    13    21 

 

Key management personnel compensation

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group, including the Directors of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer for 2024 and 2023.

               
   2025
£’000
   2024
£’000
   2023
£’000
 
Short term employee benefits   563    782    677 
Post-employment benefits       11    21 
Termination benefits       30     
Share-based payment   138    201    22 
Management Personnal Compensation   701    1,024    720 

 

During the year no Directors (2024:0; 2023: 0) participated in a defined contribution pension scheme. Pension contributions in the above note include those of the Chief Scientific Officer for 2024 and 2023.

 

Emoluments disclosed above include the following amounts in respect of the highest paid Director.

               
   2025
£’000
   2024
£’000
   2023
£’000
 
Short term employee benefits   303    287    252 
Post-employment benefits            
Management Personnal Compensation   250    287    252 

 

None of the Directors have exercised share options during the year (2024: nil, 2023: nil).