| Schedule of earnings per share |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023
£’000 | | 2022
£’000 | | 2021
£’000 | | Profit for the year attributable to equity holders of the Company | 94,163 | | | 83,093 | | | 43,450 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 57,314,839 | | | 56,272,036 | | | 55,220,298 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Earnings per share - basic (£) | 1.64 | | | 1.48 | | | 0.79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023
£’000 | | 2022
£’000 | | 2021
£’000 | | Profit for the year attributable to equity holders of the Company | 94,163 | | | 83,093 | | | 43,450 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 57,314,839 | | | 56,272,036 | | | 55,220,298 | | | Diluted by: options in issue and contingent shares | 767,549 | | | 1,746,164 | | | 1,830,315 | | | Weighted average number of shares outstanding (diluted) | 58,082,388 | | | 58,018,200 | | | 57,050,613 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Earnings per share - diluted (£) | 1.62 | | | 1.43 | | | 0.76 | |
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