v3.25.4
Share capital and share premium (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Statements [Line Items]  
Summary of Share Capital and Share Premium
     
  Number of
shares
000s
   
    Share
capital
£m
   
    Share
premium
£m
 
At 1 January 2024
     697,299       174       2,642  
Issue of ordinary shares – share option schemes
     955       –       7   
Buyback of equity
     (31,989 )      (8 )      –  
       
At 31 December 2024
     666,265       166       2,649  
       
Issue of ordinary shares – share option schemes
  
 
1,447
 
 
 
–
 
 
 
9
 
Buyback of equity
  
 
(31,897
)
 
 
 
(8
)
 
 
 
–
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2025
  
 
635,815
 
 
 
158
 
 
 
2,658