[6-K] Vertical Aerospace Ltd. Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 OR 15D-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2026

Commission File Number: 001-41169

Vertical Aerospace Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street

Bristol BS2 0UW

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

On May 6, 2026, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The Company’s operating and financial review and prospects with respect to the three months ended March 31, 2026 and unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and related notes thereto are attached as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to this Report on Form 6-K.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 to this Report on Form 6-K are hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-270756, File No. 333-284763, File No. 333-287207 and File No. 333-292448) (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report on Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. dated May 6, 2026
99.2		Operating and financial review and prospects with respect to the three months ended March 31, 2026
99.3		Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Date: May 6, 2026	By:	/s/ Stuart Simpson
		Stuart Simpson
		Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Vertical Aerospace Provides First Quarter Update, Achieves Key Execution Milestones and Advances Toward Certification

· Completed full envelope expansion prototype flight test campaign, becoming the first eVTOL to complete a two-way piloted transition – a critical technical milestone – under civil aviation Design Organisation Approval regulatory oversight

· Secured financing package of up to $850 million, strengthening liquidity and positioning delivery on technical and operational milestones progressing toward certification, with $50 million in raised equity and $30 million accessed to date

· On track to complete Critical Design Review (CDR), establishing the certifiable design baseline and formalized partnership network

· Q1 2026 Business & Strategy Update call today at 08:30 am ET (13:30 BST)

London, UK & New York, USA, May 6, 2026 - Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) (“Vertical,” “we,” “our” or the “Company”), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today will provide a Business & Strategy Update for the first quarter of 2026, highlighting continued progress across flight testing, certification, and financing.

The Company’s Q1 2026 financial results filing is available on its investor relations website.

Stuart Simpson, CEO at Vertical, said: “This quarter represents a clear inflection point for Vertical. The successful completion of two-way piloted transition flight demonstrates our aircraft’s performance in real-world conditions and validates the core architecture required for certification. With this milestone achieved, our focus now shifts to executing Critical Design Review and advancing toward certification. Combined with our recent financing, we believe we are well positioned to deliver against our roadmap and progress Valo toward commercialization.”

Recent Highlights

Completion of Two-way Piloted Transition

· Successfully completed the fourth and final phase of the prototype aircraft piloted flight test campaign under the direct oversight of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), validating core technology and supporting the certification pathway.

· 2026 milestones to date include completion of both thrustborne transition flight and two-way piloted transition flight, a critical technical validator achieved by a limited number of global peers.

· Completion of the piloted flight test campaign marks the transition from technology demonstration into certification-focused development.

· The Company plans a series of upcoming public flight demonstrations

Advancing Toward Critical Design Review

· Progressing towards the Critical Design Review (CDR), which establishes the certifiable design baseline and enables the build and test of certification-conforming aircraft.

· Represents a key gating milestone ahead of full-scale certification testing, locking aircraft design elements, key supply chain configuration, and the certification partner ecosystem.

· Significant progress achieved across all major workstreams, including supplier alignment and validation of key structural and system elements.

· After CDR is achieved, preparation for assembly of the first pre-production aircraft begins, supporting continued progression toward certification.

Financial Outlook & Clear Path to Certification

· Strengthened balance sheet with a financing package of up to $850 million, providing access to a flexible suite of capital.

· Financing package is aligned to support key technical and operational milestones and progress towards certification.

· Ended the quarter with approximately $96 million (£73 million) of cash and cash equivalents.

· Short-term liquidity includes cash of approximately $103 million (£76 million) and anticipated near-term receipts from R&D tax reliefs (approximately $23 million / £17 million) and government grants & VAT (approximately $7 million / £6 million).

· Expected net cash outflows of between approximately $180 million and $200 million (£135 million to £145 million) over the next 12 months, reflecting continued investment in public flight demonstrations and key certification activities.

· Short-term liquidity, together with anticipated draws under available facilities, expected to provide at least 12 months runway.

Positioned for Next Phase

With the completion of transition flight and continued progress toward CDR, Vertical is entering a phase defined by disciplined execution against its certification roadmap.

The Company’s third prototype aircraft is expected to commence flight testing shortly, supporting further validation and certification activities.

Joining the Q1 Webcast

Vertical will host a webcast at 08:30 am ET (13:30 GMT) today to discuss the first quarter’s results. The call will be hosted by Vertical Chair, Dómhnal Slattery and Stuart Simpson, Vertical’s CEO. They will be joined by Simon Davies, Vertical’s Chief Test Pilot, and David King, Vertical’s Chief Engineer.

To access the webcast, visit Vertical’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.vertical-aerospace.com/events-and-presentations/events/. A replay will be available on the Company’s website following the event.

Annual Report

Vertical filed its 2025 Annual Report, including FY25 financial results on March 24, 2026. A copy of the Annual Report is available on the Company’s Investor Relations website and at www.sec.gov. Vertical will provide a hard copy of the Annual Report containing its audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders upon request. Requests should be directed in writing by email to investors@vertical-aerospace.com, or by post to Vertical Aerospace Ltd., Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street, Bristol BS2 0UW, United Kingdom.

About Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace is a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation. Vertical is creating a safer, cleaner, and quieter way to travel. Valo is a piloted, four-passenger, Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with zero operating emissions. Vertical is also developing a hybrid-electric variant, offering increased range and mission flexibility to meet the evolving needs of the advanced air mobility market.

Vertical combines partnerships with leading aerospace companies, including Honeywell, Syensqo and Aciturri, with its own proprietary battery and propeller technology to develop the world’s most advanced and safest eVTOL.

Vertical has c.1,500 pre-orders of Valo, with customers across four continents, including American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow, GOL and Japan Airlines. Certain customer obligations are expected to be fulfilled via third-party agreements. Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Vertical’s experienced leadership team comes from top-tier aerospace and automotive companies such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus, GM, and Leonardo. Together, they have previously certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion system.

For more information:  

Justin Bates, Head of Communications: justin.bates@vertical-aerospace.com +44 7878 357 463 

Samuel Emden, Head of Investor Affairs: samuel.emden@vertical-aerospace.com +447816 459 904

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that relate to our current expectations and views of future events. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Any express or implied statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position as well as our expected financial performance and operational performance, liquidity, growth and profitability strategies, the business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, certification and the commercialization of the Valo aircraft and the hybrid-electric Valo variant on any particular timeline or at all, and the completion of piloted flight test program and flight demonstrations; selection of suppliers; our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations; our plans for capital expenditures which could be higher than anticipated; the design and manufacture of the Valo aircraft; the differential strategy compared to our peer group; the features and capabilities of the Valo aircraft; potential revenue opportunities; expectations surrounding pre-orders and commitments; the assumptions underlying the Company’s Flightpath 2030 goals, as well as statements that include the words goals,” “targets,” “objectives,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “will,” “aim,” “potential,” “continue,” “are likely to” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The targets, expectations and estimates included in this report were prepared by the Company’s management team based on information available at the time such information was developed and reflects numerous assumptions, including those related to general business, economic, market, and financial conditions, as well as other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. The Company believes the assumptions underlying such targets, expectations and estimates were reasonable at the time such information was prepared. However, important factors that may affect actual results and cause the results reflected in such targets, expectations and estimates not to be achieved including, among other things, risks and uncertainties relating to the Company’s business, industry performance, the regulatory environment, and general business and economic conditions, as discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 24, 2026, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and accordingly undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than to the extent required by applicable law.

Exhibit 99.2

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (“our”, “we” or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information and the related notes included elsewhere in this filing, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”). Unless otherwise specified below, definitions of the defined terms used below are included in the Annual Report. The following discussion is based on our financial information prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the “Forward-Looking Statements” section of this filing and in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report. Our actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Overview

Our vision is to transform how the world moves. We are a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing and selling a zero-operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility (“AAM”) market, using cutting edge technology from the aerospace, automotive and energy industries.

Founded in 2016, we draw on deep aerospace and automotive expertise. We designed, built and flew two sub-scale prototype eVTOL aircraft in 2018 and 2019. We are currently developing, and are progressing towards the certification of Valo, our flagship eVTOL. Our first full-scale prototype successfully concluded its remote thrustborne flight test campaign in August 2023.

Our second, more advanced, full-scale prototype commenced flight tests in July 2024, achieving the milestone of piloted thrustborne flight maneuvers in January 2025, wingborne flight in September 2025 and two-way transition in April 2026. In December 2025, we completed the assembly of our third full-scale prototype, identical to the second, and the aircraft will begin flight testing following commissioning. Both our second and third prototypes include much of our strategic partners’ technology that we plan to incorporate into our final certification aircraft. In addition, we also expect to have five flying and two static aircraft, for certification purposes only.

We are targeting Valo to be capable of transporting a pilot and up to six passengers, traveling distances of up to 100 miles, and achieving cruise speeds of 150 mph, while producing minimal noise and zero operating emissions. The aircraft is being designed around existing certifiable technology, as well as certain novel technology such as the batteries and propellers which we are designing and developing in-house. Collectively, our experienced team has previously certified and supported the development of over 30 aircraft and propulsion systems around the world. We are currently one of the only eVTOL designers and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) actively pursuing certification from the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (the “CAA”) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”) with a winged vehicle. We aim to have our aircraft certified to safety targets the same as those to which large commercial airliners are subject, based on standards that are multitudes times safer than those applicable to small single-engine helicopters. EASA and the CAA have also agreed how they will collaborate on the certification of Valo, under the technical implementation procedures agreed as part of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. While both regulators have been working closely already, this sets the foundations for their certification experts to apply common standards and work together towards concurrent certification and validation of Valo by both authorities. In 2023, the CAA announced its intention to adopt EASA’s Means of Compliance to SC-VTOL, the standards against which European and UK manufacturers design eVTOLs. In 2025, the CAA announced its eVTOL Delivery Model which sets out a regulatory framework to facilitate commercial eVTOL flights in the UK by the end of 2028. By achieving certification of our eVTOL aircraft from the CAA and EASA, we expect to leverage the work done with our home regulator to have the certification validated by other regulators where we intend to operate, including the United States Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”), Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (“ANAC”) and Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (“JCAB”).

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In March 2023, the CAA issued us with an eVTOL Design Organisation Approval (“DOA”), the scope of which was expanded in July 2024, enabling our engineers to sign-off compliance of an expanding range of technical areas, including additional aspects of flight control, avionics and electrical systems. By enhancing our capacity to carry out certification activities, we expect to streamline the overall certification process. UK and European aerospace companies cannot hold a type certificate, necessary for entry into service, without being granted a DOA. The DOA authorizes us to conduct design activities and issue design approvals within the DOA’s scope of approval. In 2025, we maintained our DOA after our first 24-month audit.

In May 2025, we announced a complementary hybrid-electric aircraft. This aircraft is intended to extend the payload and range capability of the pure-eVTOL platform to carry up to 1,100 kilograms and travel 1,000+ miles, enabling new potential applications in defense, logistics and commercial sectors including air ambulance services, which require longer range and higher payload than current eVTOL platforms can deliver. This hybrid aircraft maintains the same airframe as the eVTOL.

We are developing a sophisticated eVTOL ecosystem that allows us to focus on providing a high quality experience. Our in-house expertise, together with our industry-leading partners, cover design, certification, assembly and manufacture, pilot experience, end-user experience and base platform performance. We aim to be one of the leading eVTOL aircraft OEMs, selling globally certified aircraft to a variety of customers, including, commercial airlines, aircraft leasing companies, business aviation, tourism groups, mobility platforms and existing helicopter operators as well as new operators in the AAM market, providing both OEM sales and aftermarket services to our customers. We also believe there is a potential market to provide OEM sales to a variety of industries beyond traditional airline and helicopter customers, such as tourism, where there is an opportunity to replace existing transportation options like minibuses, and the cargo and logistics industry, where there is potential to partner with global logistics firms and large retail customers. There is a further opportunity to generate revenue from other sectors such as emergency services, as eVTOL and hybrid-electric aircraft can be used for emergency patient and supplies transport, particularly in densely populated areas or military logistics transport, among other potential uses. We plan to explore the potential development of versions of Valo for such scenarios. Our strategy is to forge partnerships in key markets with partners that have existing demand and are local trusted brands with market specific knowledge. We believe that by partnering with such market players, we can extend their business models and build a market ecosystem that will allow us to expand our proposition over time. Our focus on system integration and establishment of an industrial supply chain is expected to enable rapid scaling of production of our aircraft.

Recent Developments

Flight Test Update

In April 2026, we announced the successful completion of a two-way piloted transition flight under the direct oversight of the CAA, working in close collaboration with EASA. The successful two-way transition flight marks the completion of Phase 4 of the Company’s prototype flight tests, the final phase which tests the aircraft’s ability to shift seamlessly between vertical lift (“helicopter mode”) and wingborne flight (“airplane mode”) and from airplane mode back again to helicopter mode, all in a single continuous flight without the need for a runway.

Long-Term Supplier Partnership

In March 2026, we announced that we and Isoclima S.p.A. (“Isoclima”) entered into a new long-term agreement, dated March 25, 2026, for the design, development, qualification, and serial production of aircraft transparencies for Valo. As a part of this partnership, Isoclima is to design and manufacture the full transparency suite for Valo, including pilot and passenger canopies and glazing systems. As certification-critical components, aircraft transparencies must meet stringent regulatory requirements, including bird-strike resistance, structural integrity, optical performance, and environmental durability. Isoclima is an established specialist transparency provider to the aerospace, automotive and technology sector.

March 2026 Capital Raise

On March 30, 2026, we announced the issuance of registered ordinary shares for an aggregate of $50 million, issued under our “at the market” share issuance program pursuant to the open market sale agreement, dated September 5, 2025, as amended, between us and Jefferies LLC (the “Capital Raise”). We intend to use the proceeds received under the Capital Raise to fund our research and development expenses as we continue to develop our aircraft and our expenditures in the expansion of our testing, manufacturing and certification capacities, as well as for general working capital and other general corporate purposes.

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Convertible Senior Secured Notes

On April 20, 2026, we entered into a third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (the “Trustee”) the Trustee, amending the Indenture, among other things, to extend the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to December 15, 2030. Following the execution of the Third Supplemental Indenture, on April 20, 2026, we entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) with Mudrick Capital, pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to cause Mudrick Capital to purchase up to $50,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount of additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes (the “Additional Notes”) to be issued under the Indenture during a period of one year following the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. Mudrick Capital may convert the Additional Notes into our ordinary shares at a fixed conversion price of $3.50 per ordinary share. Concurrent with the entry into the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, we submitted a draw notice to Mudrick Capital to issue Additional Notes in a principal amount of $5 million on May 20, 2026.

Series A Convertible Preferred Shares

On April 20, 2026, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to Yorkville up to $250,000,000 of preferred shares, with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), in tranches not to exceed $25,000,000 each, over a 24-month period. The preferred shares are convertible into our ordinary shares.

At the initial closing, Yorkville purchased 25,000 Preferred Shares at 96% of the face amount, and subsequent tranches will be purchased on the same terms, subject to certain conditions, including minimum share price and trading volume thresholds, an effective registration statement, and no material adverse effect. The Preferred Shares are convertible at any time into ordinary shares at a conversion price equal to the lower of (a) 120% of the closing price on the day prior to the applicable issuance date and (b) 96% of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) during the five trading days preceding the conversion notice, subject in each case to a floor price.

Equity Line of Credit

On April 20, 2026, we entered into a standby equity purchase agreement (the “Standby Equity Purchase Agreement”) with Yorkville, pursuant to which Yorkville has committed to purchase, at our direction, up to $500,000,000 of ordinary shares over a 36-month period, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth therein. The Company may request purchases (each, an “Advance”) by delivering written notice to Yorkville, and Yorkville is irrevocably bound to purchase the specified ordinary shares, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth therein. Ordinary shares under each Advance will be sold at 97% of the average daily VWAP during the applicable pricing period.

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results

Prototype Flights Tests

In September 2022, following a series of rigorous ground-based tests, including lift, vibration and propeller thrust, our first full-scale prototype started flight tests. By August 2023, operating under CAA approvals, this prototype had successfully completed a thrustborne flight test campaign (including lifting, hovering, flying and landing vertically, by the thrust of the aircraft’s propulsion system). The flight tests included numerous hovers, both tethered (with a pilot) and untethered, expanding the low-speed flight envelope under remotely piloted conditions and powered by our proprietary battery systems.

On August 9, 2023, following the completion of our remote thrustborne flight test campaign, we conducted further uncrewed flight tests of the prototype aircraft under stress scenarios before its planned retirement, to understand how the aircraft would perform outside of its expected operating conditions. During one of these further flight tests, an unexpected fault occurred, causing the aircraft to enter into a stable descent before being damaged on impact with the ground. We completed a swift and thorough investigation and submitted a report to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). Both the AAIB’s and our reports concluded that the primary cause of the accident was due to an adhesive bond failure of a propeller blade. We had already redesigned the early generation propeller prior to the accident and are no longer using the same supplier.

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In July 2024, we completed the build of our second more advanced full-scale prototype. This prototype incorporates additional technology from our partners that we expect to implement into our certification aircraft. The aircraft has been designed and built in collaboration with our global aerospace partners, including Honeywell and Syensqo, and features our next generation propellers and proprietary battery technology, designed and manufactured at our Vertical Energy Centre.

The CAA issued a Permit to Fly in July 2024 following a rigorous evaluation of the engineering, design, test data and aircraft, and we began our piloted flight test campaign, completing our first tethered piloted flight in July 2024. In September 2024, the second full-scale prototype completed Phase 1 of its piloted flight test program at the Vertical Flight Test Centre and in November 2024, it achieved piloted, untethered vertical take-off and landing for the first time as Phase 2 of its flight test program began. Through January 2025, piloted untethered flight tests continued with Vertical becoming what we believe is only the second company in the world to achieve piloted thrustborne flight maneuvers with a full-scale vectored thrust eVTOL aircraft. These tests demonstrated the prototype aircraft’s ability to hover and progress to piloted, low-speed maneuvers using lift generated by the propellers. We announced the conclusion of Phase 2 in February 2025, with the prototype completing over thirty piloted test flights in this phase, cumulatively, including successful hover and low speed flight maneuvers, as well as executing handling and performance procedures including roll, yaw, and spot-turns.

In May 2025, we commenced Phase 3 of our flight test program, completing what we understand to be the first-ever wingborne flight of a winged electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft in European open airspace, where the aircraft took-off, flew and landed like a conventional aircraft, with lift generated by the wing. On July 16, 2025, following Flight Conditions and Permit to Fly approvals from the CAA, our prototype flew from our Flight Test Centre at Cotswold Airport to the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force station which is used by the United States Airforce. In September 2025, we announced the conclusion of Phase 3 wingborne testing, with the aircraft performing as modeled in the simulator, validating both the design and ease of handling.

The final Phase 4 flight phase is piloted transition flight, which tests the aircrafts’ ability to shift seamlessly between vertical lift (“helicopter mode”) and wingborne flight (“airplane mode”), will be the operating mode used in passenger service. This Phase 4 transition flight testing commenced in November 2025 and was achieved in April 2026 under regulatory oversight.

We have completed the assembly of our third full-scale prototype, identical to the second, which will accelerate the flight test program and demonstration capability. By doubling our flight test capacity to two prototypes, we will significantly accelerate the rate at which we gain knowledge and experience of all aspects of the aircraft and its performance and apply it to optimize the design and development of Valo.

Prototype flight tests are a critical factor affecting the operating results of the Company. These tests provide essential data and insights that inform the design, safety, and performance of our aircraft. Successful flight tests validate our technological advancements and regulatory compliance, which are crucial for progressing towards certification and commercialization. Conversely, any material setbacks or delays in the flight test program can impact our timelines, costs, and investor confidence.

Commercialization

We have deployed a sales strategy engaging in direct sales to operator customers and third party distribution networks. Our salesforce has identified and targeted key prospects from a pool of over 5,000 airlines with ICAO codes worldwide that are seeking to capitalize on the growth of the AAM market.

As part of this approach, we have entered into arrangements with several commercial partners for multiple pre-orders and pre-order options for our aircraft, including with American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow, Marubeni, Kakao Mobility, Iberojet, FLYINGGROUP, JetSetGo, Héli Air Monaco as well as (through Avolon’s placements) Japan Airlines (JAL), Gol, Gözen Holdings and AirAsia – with certain customer obligations expected to be fulfilled via third party agreements. Marubeni has made a pre-delivery payment to reserve delivery slots for the first 25 aircraft of its conditional pre-order of up to 200 aircraft. In addition, American Airlines has committed to pay a pre-delivery payment in exchange for our commitment to reserve delivery slots for the first 50 aircraft of American Airline’s conditional pre-order of 250 aircraft (and pre-order option for a further 100 aircraft). This pre-delivery payment is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the entering into a master purchase agreement that will contain the final terms for the purchase of the aircraft. All such pre-orders, options and commitments are not legally binding, are conditional and may be terminated without penalty at any time by either party and any pre-delivery payments may be fully refundable upon certain circumstances.

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Additionally, our expanded strategic partnership with Bristow represents a further step closer to bringing advanced air mobility into commercial operation, providing turnkey access to aircraft, pilots, maintenance, and insurance – lowering the barriers to entry into service for current and prospective customers.

Development of the Advanced Air Mobility Market

We believe that deploying a new type of aerial mobility network in and between cities represents an extensive market opportunity that we expect to expand over time. We intend to seize on the untapped demand for getting into and out of city centers globally, as certain existing travel methods can be impractical, inconvenient or unaffordable. Our long-term financial performance ultimately depends on the demand for such short-distance aerial transportation and the growth of the AAM market. We, and the eVTOL sector more generally, seek to displace the current incumbents by taking market share and/or benefitting from the incremental growth in demand. We also believe that in developing a hybrid-electric aircraft, it will enable new potential applications in the defense, logistics and commercial sectors including air ambulance services, which require longer range and higher payload than current eVTOL platforms can deliver. With respect to the defense market, in particular, it is expected that the dual-use hybrid-electric aircraft will be optimal for both military and civilian applications.

There are two critical factors that will enable us to secure a prominent position in the AAM market: firstly, our ability to develop, certify and manufacture our aircraft, and secondly, the adoption of eVTOL as an alternative mode of transport. Our success in development and manufacturing will be dependent on overcoming several challenges around key manufacturing considerations, such as wingborne capability and battery efficacy. We plan to continue to invest in our infrastructure, workforce and research and development efforts to ensure that we will be able to deliver our aircraft to our customers in a timely manner.

While we believe that there will be a significant market for AAM in the future, there is a possibility that consumer resistance may be significant, as there may be misconceptions about eVTOL safety, performance and reliability. Additional factors impacting the pace of adoption of AAM and aerial transportation include but are not limited to: perceptions about eVTOL quality and cost; perceptions about the limited range over which eVTOL may be flown on a single battery charge; the evolution and availability of competing forms of transportation, such as ground or air taxi or ride hailing services; the development of adequate infrastructure; consumers’ perception about the convenience and cost of transportation using eVTOL relative to ground based alternatives; and, in particular, improvements in fuel efficiency, autonomy, or electrification of cars. In addition, macroeconomic factors could impact demand for AAM services, particularly if end user pricing is at a premium to ground based transportation alternatives. If the market for AAM does not develop as expected, this would impact our ability to generate revenue or grow our business.

Competition

We face immediate competition from other eVTOL manufacturers, suppliers and operators as well as ground-based mobility solutions and local and regional incumbent helicopter and aircraft charter services. While we expect to be one of the pioneering companies to market eVTOL aircraft, we expect this industry to be increasingly competitive, and it is possible that our competitors could launch in one or more markets ahead of us. Even if we are among the first to market, any anticipated advantages may not crystallize if new companies or existing aerospace companies launch competing solutions in the markets in which we intend to operate and/or if any of our competitors obtain large-scale capital investment to speedily scale up their distribution capability. Existing AAM operators may also take actions to protect their customer base, which could prevent us from gaining market share in markets in which we intend to operate. For a more comprehensive discussion, please see Item 3.D. “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” in our Annual Report.

Regulatory Landscape

We are, and will be, subject to significant regulation relating to aircraft safety and testing, accessibility, battery safety and testing and environmental regulation in the United Kingdom, European Union, the United States and other markets in which we intend to operate. These requirements create additional costs and possibly production delay in connection with design, testing and manufacturing of our aircraft. For more information, see Item 4.B. “Business Overview— Focus on Certification” and Item 3.D. “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Regulatory Environment” in our Annual Report.

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Trends and Other Factors Affecting our Business

We are closely monitoring the possible impact that ongoing geopolitical conflicts and tensions may have on the Company and any adverse effects they could have on our business and strategic plans. Although we do not believe that any ongoing geopolitical conflicts have had a direct impact upon us, we are continuing to monitor and evaluate if our design and development activities, regulatory certification processes and ability to maintain our current business relationships and contract with prospective customers, suppliers and other counterparties, as well as to progress to the production, manufacturing and commercialization of Valo (including the hybrid-electric variant of our aircraft), could be adversely affected by such conflicts.

We also continue to closely monitor the possible effects of general economic factors on our business and planning, including among other things the impact of inflation, financial and credit market fluctuations, the military conflict in Iran and implementation of tariffs by the United States and retaliatory tariffs by the targeted countries. These factors have, and may continue to, put pressure on our costs for employees and materials and services we procure from our suppliers.

For additional information on risks posed by geopolitical conflicts and general economic factors, see Item 3. D “Risk Factors.” of our Annual Report.

A. Operating Results

Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We are currently in the research and development phase of our journey to commercialization of eVTOL technology. We have not generated any revenue from design, development, manufacturing, engineering, sale or distribution of our aircraft. No revenue was generated during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist of relevant staff costs, including salary and benefits, third-party engineering consultants, materials, equipment, components and tooling, and program consumables and testing. Costs associated with development projects such as aircraft programs, component programs and software products are expensed rather than capitalized as intangible assets under construction. We expect research and development expenses to increase as we continue to develop our aircraft technology. The accounting policies applied remain consistent with those of the previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period. For more information about our accounting policy for intangible assets, refer to note 2 in our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses consist of the costs associated with employment of our non-engineering staff, including salary and benefits, the costs associated with our premises, and the depreciation of our fixed assets, including depreciation of “right of use” assets in relation to our leased property. We expect administrative expenses to increase as our overall activity levels increase due to an expanding property footprint, as well as the need for additional resources in enabling functions to support our engineering activities. We also expect administrative expenses to increase as we hire additional personnel and consultants to support our compliance with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other SEC rules and regulations. See note 4 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing.

Administrative expenses also include share-based payment expenses in connection with the award and vesting of certain 2021 Incentive Plan and EMI options during the three months ended March 31, 2026. See note 5 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing.

Related Party Administrative Expenses

Related party administrative expenses reflect costs incurred with Imagination Industries Investments Ltd related to the provision of a limited amount of flexible desk space at the United House in London and costs incurred with Clahane Capital SEZC Ltd., a company wholly owned by Dómhnal Slattery, relating to executive assistant services provided to support Mr. Slattery in his capacity as chairman of the Company’s Board.

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Other Operating Income

Other operating income includes government grants to support our development activities, as well as the research and development credit, related to United Kingdom research and development tax relief schemes. Tax relief under both the small and medium-sized enterprise (“SME”) scheme and its successor enhanced R&D intensive support (“ERIS”) scheme are reported separately within Income tax credit.

Net Finance Income (net of finance costs)

In accordance with IFRS 9, the Convertible Senior Secured Notes are treated as a hybrid instrument, and upon initial recognition the Company did not separate the convertible note into a host liability component and a derivative liability component (in relation to the embedded conversion option).

A single financial liability, recognized on the statement of financial position, is revalued at each reporting date using an option pricing model, with fair value gains or losses recognized through profit or loss. Option pricing estimates the probability that the conversion options will be in the money at expiration and assigns 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.

Finance income and costs also includes fair value movements on warrants, interest calculated on lease liabilities, and both realized and unrealized foreign exchange movements caused by the fluctuation of exchange rates between the US Dollar, Euro, and any other currencies that are utilized in our operations.

Income tax credit

The Company receives UK small and medium-sized enterprise (“SME”) R&D tax relief, which is reported within Income tax credit. This was replaced by an enhanced R&D intensive support (“ERIS”) scheme for accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2024.

The Company also receives R&D tax relief relating to the RDEC, which is reported within Other operating income.

Qualifying expenditures largely comprise R&D staff employment costs, R&D components, consumables, parts, tooling and outsourced contracting support for R&D activities and utilities costs.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of operations in British pounds sterling for the periods presented.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
		(in £ thousands)				(in £ thousands)				% Change
Research and development expenses			(25,581	)			(11,217	)			128
Administrative expenses			(15,308	)			(9,489	)			72
Related party administrative expenses			(69	)			(94	)			(27	)
Other operating income/(expense)			6,642				(6,092	)			(209	)
Operating loss			(34,316	)			(26,892	)			28
Net finance income			95,608				406,147				(76	)
Profit before tax			61,292				379,255				(84	)
Income tax (charge)/credit			(482	)			16,470				(103	)
Net profit			60,810				395,725				(85	)

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For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2026

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses increased by £14,364 thousand, or 128% from £11,217 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to £25,581 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Spend on research and development components, parts and tooling increased from £2,297 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £3,301 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026. This increase was primarily due to investment in our proprietary technologies, including hybrid and energy storage, during the first quarter of 2026.

We continue to develop strong relationships with industry-leading players to develop the various components of our aircraft – including aerostructures, electric motors, and flight control systems. Upfront engineering and development activities occurring in line with long-term supply contracts with our certification partners have resulted in an increase in research and development consultancy costs from £1,932 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £10,557 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Our number of employees dedicated to research and development activity has increased from 260 to 336 individuals, and we have continued to invest in high quality engineering expertise. This has resulted in an increase in research and development staff costs from £6,988 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £11,723 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026, including share based payment expenses of £1,035 thousand.

Administrative expenses

Administrative expenses increased by £5,819 thousand, from £9,489 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to £15,308 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Administrative staff costs (excluding share-based payments) increased by £440 thousand, or 15%, from £2,855 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £3,295 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, reflecting increased investment in enabling and support functions. Please see note 4 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing for further information.

Share-based payment expenses decreased by £257 thousand, or 22%, from £1,144 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £887 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, reflecting the vesting profile of outstanding share awards during the respective period. Please see note 5 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing for further information.

Marketing costs increased by £4,050 thousand, from £152 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £4,202 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, resulting from executing our marketing and communications strategy, specifically relating to the launch of the design of Valo, our flagship eVTOL.

Operational travel and logistics costs increased by £1,194 thousand, from £305 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £1,499 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026, resulting from increased activity in support of our engineering programme and supplier coordination, as well as flagship marketing activities and investor outreach.

Related party administrative expenses

Related party administrative expenses decreased by £25 thousand, or 27% from £94 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to £69 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026, which reflects the non-recurring cost of alterations and renovations made to the office space provided by i3 during the prior period.

Other operating income/(expense)

Other operating income increased by £12,734 thousand, or 209% from expense of £6,092 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to income of £6,642 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

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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 VAGL to be defined as a large company and ineligible for SME relief. Absent such certainty, within those financial statements, the Company recognized tax relief solely based on the RDEC scheme.

Management since determined that no linked nor partner companies existed that would otherwise cause VAGL to be defined as a large company and therefore the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflects the reversal of tax relief previously recognized under the RDEC scheme of £7,553 thousand, which was subsequently claimed and received, under the SME scheme (and reported within Income tax credit).

Income from government grants increased from £1,455 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £2,314 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026. We continue to be eligible and in receipt of government grant funding from the United Kingdom’s Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK in relation to our proprietary propeller and battery technologies. The receivable installments are recognized in other operating income as the matching sanctioned expenditure is incurred, with a retrospective claim process.

Finance income

Net finance income decreased by £310,539 thousand, or 76%, from £406,147 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £95,608 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

This reflects fair value gains on financial liabilities, relating to Convertible Senior Secured notes, which decreased by £292,858 thousand, or 73%, from £399,123 thousand during the three months ending March 31, 2025, to £106,265 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026. This results from a lower share price as at March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025. The underlying share price of the Company, exercise price, volatility, interest rate, and time to expiration have been used as inputs into an option pricing model to derive the instrument’s theoretical fair value. Please see note 15 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing for further information.

Foreign exchange loss increased by £17,185 thousand, from a foreign exchange gain of £9,436 thousand during the three months ending March 31, 2025, to foreign exchange loss of £7,749 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026. This resulted from the weakening of British pounds sterling against the U.S. dollar. Please see note 8 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing for further information.

Income tax (charge)/credit

Income tax charge increased by £16,952 thousand from a credit of £16,470 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to a charge of £482 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

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 such certainty, within those financial statements, the Company recognized tax relief solely based on the RDEC scheme.

Management subsequently determined that no linked or partner companies were present would otherwise cause the Company to be defined as a large company and therefore the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes £13,700 thousand claimed and subsequently received, relating to eligible research and development expenditure incurred in the previous year, ending December 31, 2024.

Off -Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have during the period presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

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JOBS Act

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the JOBS Act. We intend to rely on certain reduced reporting and other requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. As an emerging growth company, we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which would otherwise have been required beginning with our second annual report on Form 20-F in 2023, and (ii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis).

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) December 31, 2026 or (ii) such earlier date on which we become a “large accelerated filer,” which would occur if we have at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been issued by the IASB, but are not yet effective for the March 31, 2026, reporting period and have not been early adopted by us and our subsidiaries. These standards are not expected to have a material impact on us in the current or future reporting periods or in connection with foreseeable future transactions. Please see note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing.

B. Liquidity and Capital Resources

The functional currency of the Company is USD and the functional currency of Vertical Aerospace Group Limited (“VAGL”) is GBP. The financial statements are presented in GBP, which is the Company and VAGL’s presentation currency. Note that in this section certain narrative financial information is shown in GBP and other information is shown in USD; typically, this is because we have incurred the majority of our costs in the UK and in GBP, while we expect customer payments and any external funding to be raised in USD.

We have incurred net losses (other than from fair value movements on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss) since inception and to date have not generated any revenue from the design, development, manufacturing, engineering and sale or distribution of aircraft. Commensurate with being in the development phase of our journey to commercialization of Valo, we have invested heavily in research to support the development of our aircraft. As of March 31, 2026, we had £73.1 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand. As of the date of this filing, we had approximately £76 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, which includes the recent funding received from Yorkville in April 2026. We maintain cash balances with financial institutions in excess of insured limits.

We have prepared a cash flow forecast and have considered our ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months following the date of this filing. In accordance with our cash flow forecast, we currently project our net cash outflows from operations for the 12 months following the date of this filing to be between approximately £135 million and £145 million, depending on the extent to which we are able to continue to access the financing package described above.

The forecast reflects our prioritization of expenditure, including a focus on delivering near-term flight testing and demonstration activities. We have prioritized investment in, and execution of, these activities to support future funding initiatives. Accordingly, the forecast does not assume a ramp-up in expenditure to accelerate longer-term activities until after these milestones are achieved, which is consistent with the forecasts used for our most recently filed Annual Report for year ended December 31, 2025. However, in the absence of additional funding, further actions would be required, including the reprioritization of expenditure and other cost reduction measures.

In January 2025, we launched the January 2025 Offering, a funding round culminating in aggregate gross proceeds of $90 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, which closed on January 24, 2025, and which amount included $25 million non-contingent funding previously committed from Mudrick Capital.

In July 2025, we launched the July 2025 Offering, a funding round culminating in aggregate gross proceeds of $69 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, which closed on July 10, 2025, and the over-allotment option exercised in full on July 17, 2025.

In September 2025, we entered into the Sales Agreement with Jefferies, pursuant to which we may issue and sell our ordinary shares, having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million, from time to time to or through Jefferies, acting as sales agent, in an “at the market” equity offering program. As of the date of this filing, we had sold ordinary shares under the ATM, totaling $71.9 million (approximately £50.9 million, net of commissions, including the issuance of registered ordinary shares for an aggregate of $50 million on March 30, 2026.

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Because of the restrictions noted above imposed by the recently executed financing package, including the limitations on the funding accessible thereunder over the next 12 months, unless we are able to raise additional funds in the intervening period, we project that our current existing resources and facilities are sufficient to fund its ongoing operations into the beginning of second quarter of 2027.

Absent additional funding and the need to reprioritize expenditure, including those related to our certification programme, this may result in delays to our previously communicated timelines and the deferral of certain objectives. 

We expect our capital needs to continue to be significant in the foreseeable future as we expand our business and progress towards certification of the all-electric Valo aircraft. Consistent with our communicated Flightpath 2030, it is currently estimated that we will require a significant amount of additional capital – acutely higher than the annualized 12-month projected cash outflows alluded to above – pursuant to our base case plan of targeting Valo certification in 2028 to fund: (i) people and operating expenses, which is the core business expenditure, primarily driven by engineering resources and supporting infrastructure as well as manufacturing costs necessary for the pre-production, certification-ready aircraft; (ii) non-recurring engineering costs (NRCs) in connection with the signing of our long-term supply contracts with our certification partners; (iii) capital expenditures, relating to aircraft assembly and battery facilities; (iv) hybrid powertrain development up to an assumed customer-funded contract; and (v) program contingency. The gross capital requirements, partially offset by current cash in bank, and may include a mix of equity and debt financing, inflows from tax credits, customer pre-delivery payments, and government support.

Subject to market conditions, we remain positioned to execute a capital raise, with internal resources poised for execution. However, there can be no assurance that financing will be available after the completion of such milestones, in the amounts or at the times required, on acceptable terms, or at all.

Especially pertinent to our funding requirements, the Convertible Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains a covenant requiring us to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $10 million (approximately £7.6 million) at all times. We project that we will breach this covenant towards the end of the first quarter of 2027 unless additional capital is raised. Such a breach, if uncured, would result in an event of default occurring under the Indenture, which would permit the Convertible Senior Secured Notes Investor to accelerate the maturity of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes and ultimately claim against its collateral. An event of default would result in the Convertible Senior Secured Notes being due immediately to which we do not have sufficient funds to repay.

The inability to obtain future funding could impact our financial condition and ability to pursue our business strategies, including being required to delay, reduce or eliminate some of our research and development programs, or materially impact our ability to certify our aircraft pursuant to the base case plan targeting certification in 2028 or continue as a going concern.

As part of the going concern assessment, we have considered and evaluated any potential impact of the complaint filed by Archer Aviation Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, on February 23, 2026, alleging infringement of Archer Aviation Inc.’s design and utility patents under the U.S. Patent Act (the “Complaint”). We believe that the asserted claims in the Complaint are without merit and intend to defend the allegations vigorously.

Consistent with being in the development phase of our aircraft, we have not yet generated revenue and continue to be dependent on raising additional capital to fund our operations. Our dependency on raising additional capital indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may raise significant doubt (or substantial doubt as contemplated by PCAOB standards) about our ability to continue as a going concern and therefore we may be unable to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business. Our forecasts are based on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we may exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Please refer to note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing.

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

· research and development expenses as we continue to develop our aircraft;

· capital expenditures in the expansion of our testing and certification capacities;

· additional operating costs and capital expenditure for production ramp up and raw material procurement costs;

· general and administrative expenses as we scale our operations;

· interest expense from any debt financing activities; and

· selling and distribution expenses as we build, brand and market our electric aircraft.

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To date, we have received capital to fund our operations from a number of sources. We received approximately $253 million in connection with the Business Combination, which after direct transaction costs included $94 million in proceeds from the PIPE Investment and $192 million from the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, which consummated substantially simultaneously with the Business Combination, net of transaction costs.

In addition, we received $8.5 million before commissions in connection with the Equity Subscription Line with Nomura, between its commencement on August 5, 2022, and expiration on September 1, 2025. On March 13, 2024, we received $25 million in connection with the SF Investment. Effective May 22, 2024, we reached an agreement with Rolls Royce to terminate the contract we had previously entered into with Rolls Royce to develop an Electric Propulsion Unit (EPU). Under the termination agreement, we received a cash amount from Rolls Royce in an amount equal to $34 million.

In January 2025, we received approximately $83.9 million in connection with the January 2025 Offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. In July 2025, we received approximately $66.4 million in connection with the July 2025 Offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option. As at March 31, 2026, we received approximately $71.9 million (approximately £50.9 million) in connection with our “ATM Program”, net of commissions – See also “At-the-Market” Equity Offering Program, inclusive of a March 30, 2026 issuance of registered ordinary shares for an aggregate of $50 million.

We are also continuing to explore opportunities to raise additional capital to further support our funding situation into the foreseeable future.

We have also received conditional pre orders and pre order options, from (including through third party arrangements) American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow, Iberojet, and Marubeni, among others. Certain of these pre orders require that the purchaser pay a pre delivery payment, which is credited against any future amount due and payable. While the customer’s obligation to pay such pre delivery payments is subject to various conditions, and they are expected to be refundable in certain circumstances, we expect to receive them prior to delivering aircraft to each customer.

Until we generate sufficient operating cash flow to cover our operating expenses, working capital needs and planned capital expenditures, or if circumstances evolve differently than anticipated, we expect to utilize a combination of government funding, plus equity and debt financing, as well as any pre delivery payments to the extent realized, to fund any future capital needs. Funds raised through equity securities may result in dilution to our shareholders. Any equity securities issued may also provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of ordinary shares. Additionally, if we raise funds by issuing debt securities, these debt securities may have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of preferred and common shareholders. The terms of debt securities or borrowings may impose significant restrictions on our operations. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.

Moreover, the capital markets have in the past, and may in the future, experience periods of upheaval and the availability and cost of equity and debt financing may be impacted by global macroeconomic conditions such as international political conflict, supply chain issues as well as rising inflation and interest rates. Further, the global economy, including credit and financial markets, has recently experienced extreme volatility and disruption, including severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, rising inflation rates, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates and uncertainty about economic stability, including as a result of the implementation of tariffs by the United States and retaliatory tariffs by the targeted countries. Each of these factors has the potential to impact our liquidity and future funding requirements, including but not limited to, our ability to raise additional capital when needed and on acceptable terms, if at all. The duration of an economic slowdown is uncertain and the impact on our business is difficult to predict.

In recent periods, our principal use of cash has been funding our research and development activities and other personnel costs. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our revenue growth rate, the timing and amount of cash received from our customers, the expansion of sales and marketing activities and the timing and extent of spending to support our development efforts. In the future, we may enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, products and technologies. We will need to seek additional equity or debt financing, which we may not be able to raise such financing on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital or generate cash flows necessary to continue our research and development and invest in continued innovation, we may not be able to compete successfully or may need to scale back investments, which could materially impact our certification timeline, which would harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition. If adequate funds are not available, we may need to reconsider our expansion plans or limit our research and development activities, which could have a material adverse impact on our business prospects and results of operations.

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Series A Convertible Preferred Shares Facility

On April 20, 2026, we entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with Yorkville, pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to Yorkville up to $250,000,000 of preferred shares, with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), in tranches not to exceed $25,000,000 each, over a 24-month period. The Preferred Shares are convertible at any time into ordinary shares at a conversion price equal to the lower of (a) 120% of the closing price on the day prior to the applicable issuance date (or for the first tranche of Preferred Shares issued at the first closing, $3.588), and (b) 96% of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined in the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of the Company dated April 20, 2026 (the “Certificate of Designations”)), during the five consecutive trading days preceding the conversion notice, with such price determined under clause (b) subject to a floor price of $0.598.

At the first closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement, coinciding with the date of execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Yorkville purchased 25,000 Preferred Shares at a purchase price of $960.00 per Preferred Share. Subsequent tranches of 25,000 Preferred Shares may be purchased by the Company, at its option (but subject to Mudrick Capital’s consent pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement), at a purchase price of $960.00 per Preferred Share, at least 60 days following any previous drawdown, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of certain conditions, including minimum share price and trading volume thresholds, an effective resale registration statement, no material adverse effect, specified minimum liquidity levels being maintained, and customary limitations on the size and timing of tranches, including minimum periods between issuances and restrictions on Yorkville’s beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares.

The Preferred Shares will carry voting rights on an as converted basis (subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation) and rank senior to ordinary shares upon liquidation, but junior to the existing and additional senior secured convertible notes under the Indenture. The holders of Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive dividends on the stated value of their Preferred Shares from and after the occurrence of any Triggering Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) and during the continuance of the Triggering Event. Triggering Events include, but are not limited to: suspension from trading or failure of the ordinary shares to be trading or listed within certain time periods; failure to issue ordinary shares upon conversion of Preferred Shares within certain time periods; failure to pay dividends on any dividend date; and certain bankruptcy or insolvency events. Any such dividends are payable “in kind,” in the form of additional Preferred Shares, quarterly in arrears at the dividend rate of 18% per annum.

The Company is subject to certain restrictions, including with respect to the issuance of variable rate instruments other than, subject to certain standstills, the equity line of credit (described below) and the Company’s “at the market” share issuance program pursuant to the open market sale agreement, dated September 5, 2025, as amended, between the Company and Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”). In addition, the Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries to not: redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of the Company’s capital stock (other than as permitted under the Certificate of Designations); incur any indebtedness or any liens (other than as permitted under the Certificate of Designations); or issue any preferred stock or any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Certificate of Designations.

As of the date hereof, the Company issued and sold to Yorkville 25,000 Preferred Shares which have been converted into 5,017,014 of the Company’s ordinary shares. As of the date hereof, 13,500 Preferred Shares are issued and outstanding.

Equity Line of Credit

On April 20, 2026, we entered into the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to Yorkville, from time to time during the three-year commitment period, up to $500,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”) of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “SEPA Shares”), subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth therein, including the effectiveness of a resale registration statement, compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, limitations on the amount of shares that may be sold in any given Advance based on market trading volumes, and restrictions on Yorkville’s beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares. The Company may request purchases (each, an “Advance”) by delivering written notice to Yorkville, and Yorkville is irrevocably bound to purchase the specified ordinary shares, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth therein. Ordinary shares under each Advance will be sold at 97% of the average daily VWAP during the applicable pricing period.

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Pursuant to the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, in no event may the Company issue to Yorkville with respect to each Advance more than 4.99% of the ordinary shares then outstanding. In addition, Yorkville is not obligated to buy any SEPA Shares under the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement if such SEPA Shares, when aggregated with all other ordinary shares then beneficially owned by Yorkville and its affiliates would result in Yorkville beneficially owning ordinary shares exceeding 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares.

In addition, pursuant to the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company shall pay Yorkville a total commitment fee equaling 0.40% of the Commitment Amount, or $2,000,000 in aggregate (the “Commitment Fee”), to be paid in ordinary shares of the Company (“Commitment Shares”), with 50% of the Commitment Fee falling due on the signing of the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement and 50% falling due six months thereafter. On April 20, 2026, we issued to Yorkville 334,448 Commitment Shares as payment for the first 50% of the Commitment Fee.

“At-the-Market” Equity Offering Program

On September 5, 2025, we entered into the Sales Agreement with Jefferies, pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell its ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million, from time to time to or through Jefferies, acting as sales agent, in an “at-the-market” equity offering program.

Under the Sales Agreement, we may set the parameters for each sale of ordinary shares, including the total sales price of ordinary shares to be issued, the dates on which such sales are anticipated to be made and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the ordinary shares by methods deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act. We have no obligation to sell any of the ordinary shares, and Jefferies is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of the ordinary shares. We may instruct Jefferies not to sell the ordinary shares if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price we designate from time to time and we may at any time suspend sales pursuant to the Sales Agreement.

We pay Jefferies a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross sales proceeds of any ordinary shares sold through Jefferies under the Sales Agreement. We made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Sales Agreement and also provided Jefferies with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The offering of ordinary shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all ordinary shares subject to the Sales Agreement and (ii) the termination of the Sales Agreement as permitted therein.

As of March 31, 2026, we had sold approximately 25.7 million ordinary shares under the ATM Program at a weighted average share price of $2.11.

Convertible Senior Secured Notes

On October 26, 2021, we entered into the Convertible Senior Secured Notes Subscription Agreement by and among the Company, Broadstone and Mudrick Capital. Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination, pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes Subscription Agreement, (i) Mudrick Capital purchased Convertible Senior Secured Notes of and from the Company in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 for an aggregate purchase price of $192,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company issued and sold to Mudrick Capital the Convertible Senior Secured Notes in consideration for the payment of the Purchase Price, and (ii) the Company issued to Mudrick Capital 4,000,000 Convertible Notes Warrants (with 10 such warrants exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company). On December 16, 2021, the Company, Broadstone and the Trustee entered into the Indenture governing the Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

As adjusted for the Reverse Share Split, the Convertible Senior Secured Notes were initially convertible into up to 1,818,182 ordinary shares (excluding any interest, and subject to adjustments as provided in the Indenture) at an initial conversion rate of 9.09091 ordinary shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Secured Note, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

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On December 23, 2024, the Company entered into the First Supplemental Indenture with the Trustee. The First Supplemental Indenture sets forth certain amendments to the Indenture, including: (i) increasing the interest rate applicable to the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to 10.00% per annum if we elect to pay interest in cash and 12.00% per annum if we elect to pay all incurred interest in-kind, and interest is paid semi-annually in arrears; (ii) extending the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to December 15, 2028, redeemable at any time by us, in whole but not in part, for cash, at par plus, if redeemed before the fourth anniversary of issuance, certain make-whole premiums as specified in the indenture governing the Convertible Senior Secured Notes; and (iii) providing for a fixed conversion price of $2.75 per ordinary share for half of the principal amount of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes and $3.50 per ordinary share for the other half. The Convertible Senior Secured Notes Subscription Agreement also contains other customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties thereto.

Following the execution of the First Supplemental Indenture, the holders of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes delivered conversion notices to the Company for the conversion of half, or approximately $130 million in principal amount, of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes at a fixed conversion price of $2.75 per ordinary share (the “Partial Conversion”), which resulted in the issuance of 47,343,585 ordinary shares by the Company to the holders of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

Following the Partial Conversion, as contemplated by the Investment Agreement, the Company and VAGL entered into the Second Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture with the Trustee, pursuant to which VAGL became a guarantor of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes under the Indenture.

On April 20, 2026, the Company entered into the third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) with the Trustee, amending the Indenture to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to December 15, 2030.

On April 20, 2026, the Company entered into the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with Mudrick Capital, pursuant to which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to cause Mudrick Capital to purchase up to $50,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount of Additional Notes to be issued under the Indenture during a period of one year following the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. Mudrick Capital may convert the Additional Notes into the Company’s ordinary shares at a fixed conversion price of $3.50 per ordinary share. Each issuance will be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of various customary conditions, as specified in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, including the Company having $50 million in liquidity and being solvent and able to pay its debts for the following four months after such issuance. Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, at any time until the one-year anniversary of the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, the Company is permitted to repurchase any Additional Notes in a privately negotiated repurchase transaction, at a repurchase price that includes an applicable premium. In addition, Mudrick Capital has agreed to not convert any of the Additional Notes into the Company’s ordinary shares once the Company has exercised its repurchase right for such Additional Notes.

On April 20, 2026, the Company submitted a Draw Notice (as defined in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement) to Mudrick Capital, requesting a drawdown in the amount of $5 million on May 20, 2026.

As of March 31, 2026, a total of 41,796,270 ordinary shares are issuable upon exercise of the remaining outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture), Mudrick Capital has the right, at its option, to require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of its Convertible Senior Secured Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to be repurchased multiplied by any applicable fundamental change redemption multiplier as specified in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to be repurchased.

Aerospace Technology Institute (“ATI”) & U.K. Research and Innovation (“UKRI”) Grant Funding Program

VAGL is the recipient of an ATI grant from the U.K. Government totaling up to £14.3 million from the U.K.’s announced aggregate investment of £113 million in hydrogen and all-electric flight technologies across all grant recipients. This grant is being drawn down in installments over the duration of the project, which is expected to continue through 2026. As of March 31, 2026, we have received approximately £9.8 million of the ATI grant.

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The grant is being used by the Company to develop a prototype propulsion battery system for aerospace applications, including as part of the Company’s eVTOL aircraft. Receipt of the grant follows the issuance by the applicable government agency of the formal grant offer letter and entry into by the Company of a collaboration agreement with a university partner, both of which events occurred in March 2023, and is also subject to the terms and conditions of the award set out in the grant offer letter (which include, among others, that the ATI funding will contribute only 50% of the Company’s eligible costs in connection with the prototype battery development).

VAGL is also the recipient of an ATI grant from the U.K. Government totaling approximately £8.1 million to research, design and develop the Company’s third-generation propellers and eVTOL aircraft propulsion system. VAGL is a member of a consortium comprised of the University of Glasgow, the University of Bristol, Cranfield University and Helitune. This grant is being drawn down in installments over the duration of the project, which is expected to continue for approximately three years. Receipt of the grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the award set out in the formal grant offer letter dated February 9, 2024, and signed by all parties as of February 16, 2024, which include, among other things, that the ATI funding will contribute only 50% of the Company’s eligible costs in connection with the propeller development. As of March 31, 2026, we have received approximately £2.2 million of the ATI grant.

In addition, VAGL was the recipient of a UKRI grant from the U.K. Government totaling approximately £2.2 million to develop and demonstrate end-to-end operations that will drive the development of a commercially viable AAM network in the U.K. This grant was drawn down in installments over the duration of the project, which concluded on March 31, 2025.

July 2025 Offering

On July 10, 2025, we closed the July 2025 Offering, consisting of 12,000,000 ordinary shares, culminating in aggregate gross proceeds of $60 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. In connection with the July 2025 Offering, the Underwriters exercised in full the 30-day option we granted to the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price of $5.00 per ordinary share, culminating in an additional $9 million of gross proceeds, less underwriting discounts and commissions, which closed on July 21, 2025.

January 2025 Offering

On January 24, 2025, we closed the January 2025 Offering, consisting of 15,000,000 Units, with each Unit consisting of (i) one ordinary share, (ii) one-half of one Tranche A Warrant, and (iii) one-half of one Tranche B Warrant. The January 2025 Offering culminated in aggregate gross proceeds of $90 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.

Each whole Tranche A Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Company ordinary share at an exercise price of $6.00 per share, is immediately exercisable as of its issuance and will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the five-year anniversary of the initial date of issuance (falling on January 23, 2030). Each whole Tranche B Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Company ordinary shares at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, is immediately exercisable as of its issuance and will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the five-year anniversary of the initial date of issuance (falling on January 23, 2030).

As of March 31, 2026, 7,450,000 Tranche A Warrants and 7,500,000 Tranche B Warrants were issued and outstanding. Holders of 50,000 Tranche A Warrants exercised their Tranche A Warrants for 50,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of $6.00 per share, and as a result we received aggregate gross proceeds of $300,000.

SF Investment

On February 22, 2024, we entered into the SF Investment Agreement with Imagination Aero, a company wholly owned by Stephen Fitzpatrick (the “SF Investment Agreement”), pursuant to which Imagination Aero agreed to purchase, and we agreed to issue and sell to Imagination Aero, up to $50 million of (i) newly issued ordinary shares and (ii) 50,000,000 SF Warrants (with 10 such warrants exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company), in each case at purchase prices specified in the SF Investment Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set out in the SF Investment Agreement. In accordance with the SF Investment Agreement, on March 13, 2024, we received $25 million in gross proceeds in GBP converted based on the agreed exchange rate specified in the SF Investment Agreement in consideration for newly issued ordinary shares and SF Warrants.

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On December 20, 2024, the Company entered into the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which all obligations under the SF Investment Agreement are deemed expired, including in respect of the funding commitment thereunder regarding a second tranche of $25 million, with such obligations being replaced by the right for Stephen Fitzpatrick to a 12-month option to invest up to $25 million in ordinary shares of the Company at a strike price equal to the per share purchase price paid by investors in the January 2025 Offering. The option was not exercised during the 12-month period following the January 2025 Offering.

Shareholders Rights

As contemplated by the Investment Agreement, the Company, Mudrick Capital, Stephen Fitzpatrick and Imagination Aero entered into the Shareholder Letter Agreement, dated December 23, 2024, setting forth, among other things, certain rights conferred by the Company, including pre-emptive rights for Mudrick Capital and Stephen Fitzpatrick to maintain their respective ownership percentages of the Company for so long as Mudrick Capital and its affiliates or Mr. Fitzpatrick and his affiliates maintain at least a 20% or 3% beneficial ownership position, respectively, with customary exclusions for acquisitions and issuances to employees and directors.

Outstanding Warrants

As of the date of this filing, the following public and private warrants of the Company were issued and outstanding:

· 15,264,935 public warrants issued on December 16, 2021 in exchange for public warrants of Broadstone Acquisition Corp. in connection with the Company’s business combination therewith, with 10 such warrants exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $115.00;

· 2,625,000 private Initial Virgin Atlantic Warrants issued on December 16, 2021 to Virgin Atlantic pursuant to the Virgin Atlantic Warrant Instrument, with 10 such warrants exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $100.00;

· 4,000,000 private Convertible Notes Warrants issued on December 16, 2021 to Mudrick Capital pursuant to the warrant agreement, dated December 16, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, with 10 such warrants exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $115.00;

· 50,000,000 private SF Warrants issued on March 13, 2024 to Stephen Fitzpatrick pursuant to the SF Warrant Instrument, with 10 such warrants exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $50.00;

· 7,450,000 public Tranche A Warrants issued on January 24, 2025 in connection with the 2025 Offering, with each such warrant exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $6.00; and

· 7,500,000 public Tranche B Warrants issued on January 24, 2025 in connection with the 2025 Offering, with each such warrant exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $7.50.

Additionally, on December 16, 2021, Marcus Waley-Cohen was awarded 2,000,000 private options, with 10 such options exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $115.00 per share.

There is a considerable range in the exercise price of the aforementioned public and private warrants, in particular when taking into consideration the Reverse Share Split. The exercise price of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding warrants other than the Tranche A Warrants and Tranche B Warrants currently remains above the recent trends in the price of our ordinary shares. Assuming the exercise in full for cash of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding warrants, the Company would receive an aggregate of approximately $599 million from the exercise of warrants. The holders of the respective warrants are not obligated to exercise any or all of their warrants, and there is no assurance that they will elect to do so. So long as the price of our ordinary shares remains below the applicable exercise price of the respective warrants, holders of our warrants will be unlikely to exercise their warrants before their expiry five-years after issuance (except for the SF Warrants, which expire 10-years after issuance). As of the date hereof, all of the Company’s issued and outstanding warrants were out-of-the-money (with some issuances highly so) and, consequently, the Company considers it unlikely that any significant portion of the aforementioned aggregate amount receivable from exercise of all its warrants will be realized.

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Cash Flows

The following table presents the summary consolidated cash flow information for the periods presented.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
		(in £ thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities			(35,970	)			(20,620	)
Net cash from investing activities			236				596
Net cash from financing activities			39,615				67,173

Net cash used in operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities increased by £15,350 thousand, or 74%, from £20,620 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £35,970 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This increase was primarily due to the increased R&D activity during the period.

Net cash from investing activities

Net cash from investing activities decreased by £360 thousand, or 60%, from £596 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £236 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This decrease was primarily due to the increased acquisitions of property, plant and equipment during the period.

Net cash from financing activities

Net cash from financing activities decreased by £27,558 thousand, or 41%, from £67,173 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to £39,615 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This decrease was primarily due to proceeds from the January 2025 Offering, which exceeded the proceeds from our ATM program during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Material Cash Requirements for Known Contractual and Other Obligations

We are a party to many contractual obligations involving commitments to make payments to third parties. These obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. Certain contractual obligations are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026, while others are considered future commitments. Our contractual obligations primarily consist of research and development expenditure incurred in the advancement of our aircraft program. For information regarding our contractual maturities of financial liabilities, refer to note 25 (Financial risk management and impairment of financial assets) to our consolidated financial statements included within our Annual Report. For information regarding our lease obligations, refer to note 17 to our consolidated financial statements included within our Annual Report.

C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.

For a discussion of our research and development and intellectual property activities, see “Research and Development” and “Intellectual Property” in Item 4.B. of our Annual Report and note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included within our Annual Report.

D. Trend Information

Other than as disclosed above and elsewhere in this filing, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events during the three months ended March 31, 2026, that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial conditions.

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E. Critical Accounting Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with IFRS, as issued by the IASB. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we make assumptions, judgments and estimates that can have a significant impact on amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We regularly reevaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates. Our critical accounting estimates and judgments are described in note 3, critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty, to our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information included elsewhere in this filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

The above discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that relate to our current expectations and views of future events. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements, whether express or implied, other than statements of historical facts contained in this filing, including without limitation, statements regarding the design and manufacture of our eVTOL aircraft, our future results of operations and financial position, the features and capabilities of Valo, our business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, including, among others, the building and testing of our prototype aircrafts on timelines projected, selection of suppliers, certification and the commercialization of Valo and our ability to achieve regulatory certification of our aircraft product on any particular timeline or at all, statements regarding the liquidity, growth and profitability strategies, our ability and plans to raise additional capital to fund our operations, our plans to mitigate the risk that we are unable to continue as a going concern, factors and trends affecting our business and guidance as described in this section entitled “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” are forward-looking statements.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “goals,” “targets,” “objectives,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “aims,” “potential” or “continue,” “is/are likely to” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions.

Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results or events may differ materially from those projected or implied in those statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

· Our limited operating history and that we have not yet manufactured any non-prototype aircraft or sold any aircraft to customers;

· Our business plans require a significant amount of capital and we may not be able to raise additional funds when we need or want them, or at all, to fund our operations, which could force us to curtail or even cease our planned operations and the pursuit of our growth strategy;

· Our limited cash and cash equivalents, recurring losses from operations and dependency on raising additional capital indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt (or substantial doubt as contemplated by PCAOB standards) regarding our ability to continue as a going concern;

· If we are unable to produce, certify or launch aircraft in the volumes or timelines projected, including achieving the goals set out in Flightpath 2030;

· Our aircraft may not perform at the level we expect and may potentially have defects;

· Our dependence on our partners and suppliers for the components in our aircraft and for our operational needs;

· Being an early-stage company with a history of losses, we expect to incur significant expenses and continuing losses in the foreseeable future;

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· Our markets are still in relatively early stages of growth, and such markets may not continue to grow, grow more slowly than we expect or fail to grow as large as we expect;

· Any accidents or incidents involving eVTOL or hybrid-electric aircraft developed by us or our competitors could harm our business;

· Our aircraft may not be certified by transportation authorities for production and operation within any projected timeline, or at all;

· Development, testing and commercialization of a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing variant of the Valo aircraft is subject to significant risks, including technological, regulatory and operational challenges;

· All of the pre-orders we have received for our aircraft are conditional and may be terminated at any time by either party and any pre-delivery payments may be fully refundable upon certain circumstances;

· Our business has developed rapidly and expects to continue to develop significantly, and any failure to manage that growth effectively could harm our business;

· Our dependence on recruiting and retaining our senior management team and other highly skilled personnel;

· We previously identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, which if we fail to properly remediate, could adversely affect our results of operations, investor confidence in us and the market price of our ordinary shares; and

· The other matters described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Many important factors, in addition to the factors described above and in other sections of our Annual Report, could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our estimates and forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

We caution you against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect current beliefs and are based on information currently available as of the date a forward-looking statement is made. Forward-looking statements set forth herein speak only as of the date of this filing. We will not and do not undertake any obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances or changes in beliefs, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. In the event that any forward-looking statement is updated, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters or any other forward-looking statements. Any corrections or revisions and other important assumptions and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, including discussions of significant risk factors, may appear in our public filings with the SEC, which are accessible at www.sec.gov, and which you are advised to consult.

You should read the above discussion with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

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Exhibit 99.3

Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025

Contents

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025		2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025		3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025		4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025		5
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information		6

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

					3 months ended March 31,
		Note			2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Research and development expenses		4				(25,581	)			(11,217	)
Administrative expenses		4				(15,308	)			(9,489	)
Related party administrative expenses		4				(69	)			(94	)
Other operating income/(expense)		6				6,642				(6,092	)
Operating loss						(34,316	)			(26,892	)
Finance income		8				522				10,070
Finance costs		8				(7,922	)			(69	)
Net related party finance income		8				103,008				396,146
Net finance income		8				95,608				406,147
Profit before tax						61,292				379,255
Income tax (charge)/credit		7				(482	)			16,470
Net profit for the period						60,810				395,725
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss
Foreign exchange translation differences						6,143				(4,076	)
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period						6,143				(4,076	)
Total comprehensive income for the period						66,953				391,649
						£				£
Basic earnings per share		9				0.60				5.08
Diluted loss per share		9				(0.30	)			(0.00	)

Potential ordinary shares have been treated as dilutive, as their inclusion in the diluted earnings per share calculation decreases earnings per share.

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of this Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Information.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

		Note			March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment						2,441				2,394
Right-of-use assets						2,775				3,006
Restricted cash						935				-
						6,151				5,400
Current assets
Trade and other receivables		11				36,498				29,465
Restricted cash						289				1,224
Cash and cash equivalents						73,087				69,082
						109,874				99,771
Total assets						116,025				105,171
Equity
Share capital		10				99				79
Other reserves		10				145,005				136,833
Treasury share reserve						(803	)			(803	)
Share premium						699,935				660,019
Accumulated deficit						(856,550	)			(917,573	)
Total shareholders’ deficit						(12,314	)			(121,445	)
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities						2,165				2,309
Provisions						793				1,139
						2,958				3,448
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss		14				87,036				188,526
Lease liabilities						841				896
Warrant liabilities		13				405				287
Trade and other payables		12				37,099				33,459
						125,381				223,168
Total liabilities						128,339				226,616
Total equity and liabilities						116,025				105,171

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of this Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Information.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

					3 months ended March 31,
		Note			2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Cash flows from operating activities
Net profit for the period						60,810				395,725
Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items
Depreciation and amortization		4				236				270
Depreciation on right-of-use assets		4				266				158
Net finance costs/(income)		8				7,400				(10,001	)
Net related party finance income		8				(103,008	)			(396,146	)
Share-based payment transactions		5				1,922				1,144
Income tax charge/(credit)						482				(16,470	)
						(31,892	)			(25,320	)
Working capital adjustments
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables		11				(7,515	)			5,946
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables		12				3,437				(1,246	)
Net cash flows used in operating activities						(35,970	)			(20,620	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment						(284	)			(42	)
Interest received						520				638
Net cash flows from investing activities						236				596
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from share issuance		10				41,084				34,235
Proceeds from issues of warrants						-				18,032
Proceeds from issues of shares to related party						-				12,986
Proceeds from issues of warrants to related party						-				6,840
Transaction costs on issuance of equity instruments		10				(1,148	)			(4,607	)
Payments to lease creditors						(321	)			(313	)
Net cash flows generated from financing activities						39,615				67,173
Net increase in cash at bank						3,881				47,149
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period						69,082				22,556
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes						124				(902	)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period						73,087				68,803

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of this Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Information.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

		Note			Share capital £ 000				Share premium £ 000				Treasury share reserve £ 000				Other reserves £ 000				Accumulated deficit £ 000				Total £ 000
At January 1, 2025						55				554,391				(803	)			99,299				(1,152,283	)			(499,341	)
Profit for the period						-				-				-				-				395,725				395,725
Translation differences						-				-				-				(4,076	)			-				(4,076	)
Total comprehensive income						-				-				-				(4,076	)			395,725				391,649
Share-based payment transactions		5				-				-				-				1,329				-				1,329
Share issuance		10				9				34,226				-				-				-				34,235
Issuance of warrants		10				-				-				-				18,032				-				18,032
Share issuance to related party		10, 17				3				12,982				-				-				-				12,985
Issuance of warrants to related party		10, 17				-				-				-				6,840				-				6,840
Transaction costs on issuance of equity instruments						-				(3,142	)			-				(1,654	)			-				(4,796	)
Exercise of options						-				11				-				-				-				11
Transfer of reserves						-				-				-				(56	)			56				-
At March 31, 2025						67				598,468				(803	)			119,714				(756,502	)			(39,056	)

		Note			Share capital £ 000				Share premium £ 000				Treasury share reserve £ 000				Other reserves £ 000				Accumulated deficit £ 000				Total £ 000
At January 1, 2026						79				660,019				(803	)			136,833				(917,573	)			(121,445	)
Profit for the period						-				-				-				-				60,810				60,810
Translation differences						-				-				-				6,143				-				6,143
Total comprehensive income						-				-				-				6,143				60,810				66,953
Share-based payment transactions		5				-				-				-				2,242				-				2,242
Share issuance		10				20				41,033				-				-				-				41,053
Transaction costs on issuance of equity instruments						-				(1,148	)			-				-				-				(1,148	)
Exercise of options						-				31				-				-				-				31
Transfer of reserves						-				-				-				(213	)			213				-
At March 31, 2026						99				699,935				(803	)			145,005				(856,550	)			(12,314	)

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Information.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

1 General 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 Audit Committee, pursuant to delegated authority by the Board of Directors, on May 5, 2026.

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.

2 Material accounting policies

Basis of preparation

This unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the three-month reporting period ended March 31, 2026, 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 information does not include all the notes of the type normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, this information is to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year.

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information 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.

The functional currency of the Company is US Dollars (’$’ or ‘USD’) and the functional currency of VAGL is pounds sterling (’£’ or ‘GBP’). The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information is presented in pounds sterling (’£’ or ‘GBP’), which is the Group’s presentation currency. Items included in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity and its subsidiaries operate (“the functional currency”). Cumulative translation adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial information into GBP are reported within other reserves.

Basis of consolidation

Vertical Aerospace Ltd is the parent of the Group and has 100% ownership interest and voting rights of Vertical Aerospace Group Limited, which is its only material subsidiary.

The consolidated financial information incorporates 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 and losses on transactions between Group companies are eliminated.

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2 Material accounting policies (continued)

New standards, amendments and interpretations

The Group has adopted all new and amended IFRS Accounting Standards effective for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2026. The adoption of these standards and amendments did not have a material impact on the Group’s condensed consolidated interim financial information.

IFRS 18 “Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements,” issued in April 2024 and effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, has not yet been adopted. The standard introduces new requirements for the presentation of financial performance. The Group is currently assessing its impact on the financial statements. Other standards issued but not yet effective are not expected to have a material impact.

The Group has also considered recent IFRS Interpretations Committee agenda decisions, including those relating to the accounting for transaction costs under IFRS 9, and concluded that they are consistent with its existing accounting policies and do not have a material impact.

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 technology. Consistent 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 (other than from fair value movements on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss) and net cash outflows from operating activities since inception.

As of March 31, 2026, the Group had £73.1 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand and a net shareholders’ deficit of £12.3 million.

As detailed in note 18, on April 20, 2026, the Company entered into a comprehensive financing package with Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. (“Mudrick Capital”) and Yorkville Advisors Global, LP (“Yorkville”) totaling $800 million (approximately £591 million), comprising (i) up to $50 million of committed additional 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes (approximately £37 million), to be provided by Mudrick Capital, due 2030; (ii) a convertible preferred equity facility, to be provided by Yorkville, of up to $250 million of committed Series A Convertible Preferred Shares (approximately £185 million), with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Shares”) (approximately £739 per share); and (iii) an equity line of credit for ordinary shares, to be provided by Yorkville, of up to a commitment of $500 million (approximately £370 million).

Coinciding with the date of execution of the above, Yorkville purchased 25,000 Preferred Shares at a purchase price of $960 per Preferred Share (approximately £709 per Preferred Share) and the Company delivered a draw notice to Mudrick Capital for the drawdown of $5 million of additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes on May 20, 2026 (approximately £4 million).

As at the date of this filing, the Group had approximately £76 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, which includes the recent funding received from Yorkville in April 2026 as mentioned above.

The Company’s ability to access the remaining amounts under the financing package described above is subject to a number of conditions, including requirements to maintain a minimum liquidity level (that is, cash and cash equivalents) of $50 million and to be solvent, as well as limitations on tranche size and minimum periods between drawdowns, which may affect the timing and amount of funding availability. The facilities also include customary structural features typical of arrangements of this nature, including limits on the proportion of the Company’s shares that may be held by counterparties at any one time.

The financing package is intended to support the Group’s funding requirements as it progresses towards its strategic milestones, including certification. However, access to these facilities remains subject to the conditions described above, and there can be no assurance that the Group will be able to access such funding in the amounts or at the times assumed in its forecasts, or at all.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

2 Material accounting policies (continued)

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 between approximately £135 million and £145 million, depending on the extent to which the Group is able to continue to access the financing package described above.

The forecast reflects management’s prioritisation of expenditure, including a focus on delivering near-term flight testing and demonstration activities. Management has prioritised investment in, and execution of, these activities to support future funding initiatives. Accordingly, the forecast does not assume a ramp-up in expenditure to accelerate longer-term activities until after these milestones are achieved, which is consistent with the forecasts used for Group’s most recently filed annual report for year ended December 31, 2025. However, in the absence of additional funding, further actions would be required, including the reprioritisation of expenditure and other cost reduction measures.

In September 2025, the Company established an “at the market” equity offering program, pursuant to which it may issue and sell its ordinary shares, having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million (approximately £74 million), from time to time. The Company will pay commissions of up to 3% of the gross proceeds of any ordinary shares sold through the program under the sales agreement. As of the date of issuance of this financial information, the Company had sold ordinary shares under this program, totaling $71.9 million (approximately £50.9 million), net of commissions, including the issuance of registered ordinary shares for an aggregate of $50 million on March 30, 2026 (approximately £38 million).

The Group has discretion to establish a minimum price below which shares will not be sold. While this provides control over pricing parameters, it may also limit or preclude sales during periods when the market price of the ordinary shares is below the specified threshold. Sales under the program, if any, are made at prevailing market prices and are subject to customary conditions, including market demand, trading volume, share price, and the Company’s compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Subject to market conditions, the Group remains positioned to execute a capital raise, with internal resources poised for execution. However, there can be no assurance that financing will be available after the completion of such milestones, on acceptable terms, or at all.

As part of the going concern assessment, Management has considered and evaluated any potential impact of the complaint filed by Archer Aviation Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, on February 23, 2026, alleging infringement of Archer Aviation Inc.’s design and utility patents under the U.S. Patent Act (the “Complaint”). The Company believes that the asserted claims in the Complaint are without merit and intends to defend the allegations vigorously.

The Convertible Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains a covenant requiring the Group to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $10 million (approximately £7.6 million) at all times. The Group currently projects that it will breach this covenant towards the end of the first quarter of 2027 unless additional capital is raised. Such a breach, if not cured, would result in an event of default occurring under the Indenture, which would permit the Convertible Senior Secured Notes Investor to accelerate the maturity of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes and ultimately claim against its collateral. An event of default would result in the Convertible Senior Secured Notes being due immediately to which the Group does not have sufficient funds to repay.

Because of the restrictions noted above imposed by the recently executed financing package, including the limitations on the funding accessible thereunder over the next 12 months, unless the Company is able to raise additional funds in the intervening period,  management projects that its current existing resources and facilities are sufficient to fund its ongoing operations into the beginning of second quarter of 2027. 

Absent additional funding and the need to reprioritise expenditure, including those related to the Group’s certification programme, this may result in delays to previously communicated timelines and the deferral of certain objectives. 

Consistent with being in the development phase of its aircraft, the Group has not yet generated revenue and continues to be dependent on raising additional capital to fund its operations. This dependency 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 unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information have 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.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

3 Critical 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 estimate relates to the valuations of financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, including the Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

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.

In preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information, 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, 2025.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

4 Expenses by nature

Included within administrative expenses, research and development expenses, and related party administrative expenses are the following expenses.

		3 months ended March 31,
		2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Research and development staff costs (includes share-based payment expense of £1,035 thousand)			11,723				6,988
Research and development consultancy			10,557				1,932
Research and development components, parts and tooling			3,301				2,297
Total research and development expenses			25,581				11,217
Administrative staff costs			3,295				2,855
Share-based payment expenses			887				1,144
Consultancy costs			739				616
Legal and financial advisory costs			519				718
HR advisory and recruitment costs			214				195
IT hardware and software costs			2,410				1,861
Insurance expenses			62				586
Marketing costs			4,202				152
Premises expenses			353				488
Operational travel and logistics costs			1,499				305
Aviation and aerospace regulatory fees			421				93
Depreciation expense			236				214
Amortization expense			-				56
Depreciation on right-of-use property assets			266				158
Other administrative expenses			205				48
Total administrative costs			15,308				9,489
Related party administrative expenses			69				94
Total administrative and research and development expenses			40,958				20,800

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

5 Share-based payments

The Group has established two employee option plans. The EMI Scheme (closed to employees during 2021) and the 2021 Incentive Plan (implemented in 2022).

For more information about the option plans, please refer to the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The total expense recognized by the Company during the period in respect of these plans is shown below:

		March 31, 2026 £ 000				March 31, 2025 £ 000
2021 Incentive plan			1,917				1,107
Enterprise Management Initiative			5				37
			1,922				1,144

Total expense recognized for non-executive director awards, issued under the terms and rules of the 2021 Incentive Plan, for the period ended March 31, 2026, were £652 thousand (March 31, 2025: £505 thousand).

A summary of options granted under the plans is shown below:

		March 31, 2026								December 31, 2025
2021 Incentive Plan		Number				Average exercise price (£)				Number				Average exercise price (£)
Outstanding, start of period			7,736,819				1.42				1,171,210				0.91
Granted during the period			2,218,900				2.26				7,254,116				1.41
Forfeited during the period			(171,209	)			2.39				(546,886	)			0.62
Exercised during the period			(8,033	)			-				(141,621	)			-
Outstanding, end of period			9,776,477				1.52				7,736,819				1.42

The number of options which were exercisable at March 31, 2026 was 2,502,124 (December 31, 2025: 1,727,449) with exercise prices ranging from £nil to £9.10 (December 31, 2025: £nil to £8.92). Options exercised during the period related solely to nil-cost options.

		March 31, 2026								December 31, 2025
EMI Scheme		Number				Average exercise price (£)				Number				Average exercise price (£)
Outstanding, start of period			861,172				1.80				945,429				2.20
Granted during the period			-				-				-				-
Forfeited during the period			(5,161	)			1.80				(57,181	)			8.70
Exercised during the period			(18,309	)			1.80				(27,076	)			1.80
Outstanding, end of period			837,702				1.80				861,172				1.80

The number of options which were exercisable at March 31, 2026 was 665,612 (December 31, 2025: 676,571) with exercise price of £1.74 (December 31, 2025: £1.70).

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

6 Other operating income/(expense)

The analysis of the Group’s other operating income/(expense) for the period is as follows:

		3 months ended March 31,
		2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Government grants			2,314				1,455
R&D Expenditure Credit (“RDEC”)			4,328				(7,553	)
Other			-				6
			6,642				(6,092	)

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.

7 Income tax (charge)/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 enhanced R&D intensive support (“ERIS”) scheme within Income tax credit, as shown below:

		3 months ended March 31,
		2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Enhanced R&D intensive support			600				2,770
Tax charge on RDEC			(1,082	)			-
Adjustments for R&D tax relief of prior periods			-				13,700
			(482	)			16,470

For accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2024, HM Revenue & Customs administers a merged Research and Development Expenditure Credit (“RDEC”) scheme and the Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (“ERIS”) scheme, which replaced the previous SME scheme for qualifying small and medium-sized enterprises and the RDEC scheme for large companies and other ineligible entities.

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. In the absence of such certainty, within those financial statements, the Company recognized tax relief based solely on the RDEC scheme.

Management subsequently determined that the transactions contemplated under the Investment Agreement on December 23, 2024, did 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 three months ended March 31, 2025, reflects the reversal of tax relief previously recognized under the RDEC scheme of £7,553 thousand, with £13,700 thousand subsequently claimed and received under the SME scheme (and reported within Income tax credit).

The tax relief for the three months ended March 31, 2026, has been recognized under the merged scheme, based on management’s current expectations that the Company’s R&D claim for the year ending December 31, 2026, will be prepared on this basis. This reflects forecasts and projections which indicate that the Company is likely to be classified as a large company as at December 31, 2026, primarily due to anticipated increases in headcount.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

8 Net finance income

		3 months ended March 31,
		2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Interest income on deposits			522				634
Foreign exchange gain			-				9,436
Total finance income			522				10,070
Fair value movements on warrant liabilities (note 13)			(110	)			(28	)
Foreign exchange loss			(7,749	)			-
Interest expense on leases			(63	)			(37	)
Other			-				(4	)
Total finance costs			(7,922	)			(69	)
Fair value movements on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss			106,265				399,123
In-kind interest on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss			(3,257	)			(2,977	)
Net related party finance income (note 14)			103,008				396,146
Net finance income			95,608				406,147

9 Earnings/(loss) per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, in accordance with IAS 33.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the profit or loss for the period and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period to assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Where the Company reports a loss, potential ordinary shares are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the calculation.

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 where dilutive.

The adjusted diluted earnings per share measure presented reflects an adjustment solely for fair value movements on the Convertible Senior Secured Notes. No other adjustments have been made to profit or loss or to the weighted average number of shares.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

9 Earnings/(loss) per share (continued)

The calculation of earnings/(loss) per share is based on the following data:

		3 months ended March 31,
		2026 £ 000				2025 £ 000
Net profit for the period for basic earnings per share			60,810				395,725
Adjustment for calculation of diluted earnings per share:
Fair value movements on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss			(106,265	)			(399,123	)
In-kind interest on financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss			3,257				2,977
Net loss for the period for diluted earnings per share			(42,198	)			(421	)

		No. of shares				No. of shares
Weighted average issued shares for basic earnings per share			100,704,921				77,837,986
Adjustment for calculation of diluted earnings per share:
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss			41,796,270				37,198,531
Weighted average issued shares for diluted earnings per share			142,501,191				115,036,517
			£				£
Basic earnings per share			0.60				5.08
Diluted loss per share			(0.30	)			(0.00	)

Potential ordinary shares have been treated as dilutive as their inclusion in the diluted earnings per share calculation decreases earnings per share.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

10 Share capital and reserves

		March 31, 2026								December 31, 2025
Allotted, called up and fully paid:		No.				£				No.				£
Ordinary of $0.001 each			127,328,004				98,840				101,602,621				79,328
			127,328,004				98,840				101,602,621				79,328

Ordinary shares (other than shares held in treasury) have full voting rights and full dividend rights. Treasury shares totaling 140,000 are excluded as at March 31, 2026 (December 31, 2025: 140,000). The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares and 10,000,000 preferred shares of a par value of $0.001 each.

During the period 25,727,383 ordinary shares were issued as shown below:

		Shares issued No.				Share capital issued £				Proceeds received £ 000				Premium arising £ 000
At the market program			25,725,383				19,512				39,904				39,884
EMI Scheme			-				-				31				31
			25,725,383				19,512				39,935				39,916

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had sold approximately 25.7 million ordinary shares under the “at the market” program established on September 5, 2025, with Jefferies LLC acting as sales agent at a weighted average share price of $2.11.

Nature and purpose of other reserves

		March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000
Share-based payment reserve			36,244				34,215
Foreign currency translation reserve			17,282				11,139
Warrant reserve			36,638				36,638
Merger reserve			54,841				54,841
			145,005				136,833

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’).

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 as a result of the retranslation of overseas subsidiaries and the Company’s USD denominated balances in consolidated financial statements.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

11 Trade and other receivables

		March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000
R&D tax relief receivable			21,571				16,644
Government grants and VAT receivable			6,431				4,124
Prepayments			8,171				8,356
Other receivables			325				323
Amounts due from related party			-				18
			36,498				29,465

Expected credit losses were not significant in 2026 or 2025. 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, 2025.

12 Trade and other payables

Amounts falling due within one year:

		March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000
Trade payables			10,637				9,573
Accrued expenses			20,808				22,094
Amounts due to related parties			60				139
Social security and other taxes			4,330				1,230
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs			1,264				423
			37,099				33,459

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, 2025.

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Vertical Aerospace Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information

13 Warrants

Warrant liability at fair value through profit and loss

The following warrants are in issue but not exercised, and are recorded as a liability:

		March 31, 2026 No.				December 31, 2025 No.
Public Warrants			15,264,935				15,264,935
Convertible Notes Warrants			4,000,000				4,000,000
Outstanding, end of period			19,264,935				19,264,935

Recorded as a liability, the following shows the change in fair value during the period ended March 31, 2026:

Change in fair value during the period		£ 000
December 31, 2025			287
Change in fair value			110
Exchange differences on translation			(8	)
March 31, 2026			405

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 ten warrants must be exercised for a holder of warrants to receive one ordinary share of the Company at a price of $115.00 per share. Such warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares.

Once such warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem such warrants at a price of $0.10 per warrant if the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $180.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period.

Warrants recognized within equity

The following warrants (and options) are in issue but not exercised:

		Warrants and options in issue								Warrant reserve
		March 31, 2026 No.				December 31, 2025 No.				March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000
Tranche A Warrants			7,450,000				7,450,000				8,951				8,951
Tranche B Warrants			7,500,000				7,500,000				14,212				14,212
SF Warrants			50,000,000				50,000,000				3,907				3,907
Virgin Atlantic Warrants			2,625,000				2,625,000				8,558				8,558
MWC Option			2,000,000				2,000,000				1,010				1,010
Outstanding, end of period			69,575,000				69,575,000				36,638				36,638

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 one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $6.00 and $7.50, respectively.

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13 Warrants (continued)

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 one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $50.00.

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 one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $100.00.

Additionally, on December 16, 2021, Marcus Waley-Cohen was awarded 2,000,000 private options, with 10 such options exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $115.00.

The above warrants (and options) expire five-years after issuance (except for the SF Warrants, which expire 10-years after issuance).

These warrants and options meet the fixed-for-fixed criterion and are therefore recognized 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.

14 Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss

The Convertible Senior Secured Notes are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss. The following sets forth information regarding the Company’s measurement of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes:

		Mudrick Capital £ 000
As at December 31, 2025			188,526
Fair value movements			(106,265	)
In-kind interest paid			3,257
Foreign exchange movements			1,518
As at March 31, 2026			87,036

On December 15, 2021, Mudrick Capital purchased Convertible Senior Secured Notes of and from the Company in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 thousand for an aggregate purchase price of $192,000 thousand (the “Purchase Price”). The Convertible Senior Secured Notes were initially convertible into up to 1,818,182 ordinary shares at an initial conversion rate of 9.09091 ordinary shares per $1,000 principal amount. The Convertible Senior Secured Notes bore interest at the rate of 9% per annum, as the Company elected to pay interest in-kind, paid semi-annually in arrears. The Convertible Senior Secured Notes had an initial maturity date of the fifth anniversary of issuance and were redeemable at any time by the Company for cash.

On December 23, 2024, the Convertible Senior Secured Notes were amended: (i) increasing the interest rate applicable to the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to 10.00% for cash interest and 12.00% for PIK interest; (ii) extending the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to December 15, 2028; and (iii) providing for a fixed conversion price of $2.75 per ordinary share for half of the principal amount of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes and $3.50 per ordinary share for the other half.

The noteholders subsequently delivered conversion notices to the Company for the conversion of half, or approximately $130 million in principal amount, of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, which resulted in the issuance of 47,343,585 ordinary shares by the Company to the holders of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

Following the Partial Conversion, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, VAGL, became a guarantor of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes under the Indenture on a senior secured basis by granting fixed and floating charges over all of its assets.

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14 Financial 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 $10 million cash.

As of March 31, 2026, a total of 41,796,270 ordinary shares are potentially issuable upon exercise of the remaining outstanding principal amount of Convertible Senior Secured Notes and cash at bank includes £7,583 thousand in accordance with the above covenant.

15 Financial 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
		March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000				March 31, 2026 £ 000				December 31, 2025 £ 000
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss			87,036				188,526				87,036				188,526
Warrant liabilities			405				287				405				287
			87,441				188,813				87,441				188,813

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 definition of fair value under IFRS 13, which represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Convertible Senior Secured Notes, having a maturity date as at March 31, 2026, of December 15, 2028, have a conversion rate of 285.714 Ordinary Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Secured Notes, and a payment-in-kind interest rate of 12.0% (compounding semi-annually) or a cash interest rate of 10.0% (paid semi-annually). The outstanding principal as at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, was $146,286 thousand.

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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15 Financial instruments (continued)

As of March 31, 2026, an estimated fair value of £87,036 thousand (December 31, 2025: £188,526 thousand) was calculated for the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, based on the following valuation inputs:

		March 31, 2026				December 31, 2025
Share price ($)			2.21				5.33
Conversion price ($)			3.50				3.50
Interest rate (%)			12.00				12.00
Credit spread (%)			47.41				46.57
Expected life (years)			2.71				3.00
Risk-free rate (%)			3.80				3.50
Dividend yield (%)			-				-
Volatility (%)			85.00				85.00

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 $192 million based upon the arms’ length transaction closing as of December 15, 2021, subsequently adjusted for company-specific credit risk. For more information about the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, please refer to the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.

16 Financial 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 £1,224 thousand deemed to be restricted as at March 31, 2026, in relation to rent guarantees.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. Therefore, the maximum exposure to credit risk at the balance sheet date was £325 thousand (December 31, 2025: £323 thousand) being the total of the carrying amount of financial assets, including contractual receivables but excluding R&D tax credits receivables and cash.

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 March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was determined as £nil for trade receivables.

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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16 Financial 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. A 2-percentage point increase in GBP to USD exchange rate would increase profit for the three months ended March 31, 2026, by £7,440 thousand and decrease other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, by £6,673 thousand. A 2-percentage point decrease in GBP to USD exchange rate has an equivalent impact reducing profit and increasing other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Group may be exposed to material foreign exchange risk in subsequent periods or years because of the significance of the USD denominated Convertible Senior Secured Notes relative to USD deposits and cash held ($65,651 thousand at March 31, 2026), which are expected to fluctuate as expenses are incurred and whilst future funding is secured.

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

		Within 1 year £ 000				Between 2 and 5 years £ 000				After more than 5 years £ 000				Total £ 000
March 31, 2026
Trade and other payables			31,505				-				-				31,505
Lease liabilities			1,058				2,229				283				3,570
Convertible senior secured notes			-				114,252				-				114,252
			32,563				116,481				283				149,327
December 31, 2025
Trade and other payables			33,459				-				-				33,459
Lease liabilities			1,121				2,364				326				3,811
Convertible senior secured notes			-				108,755				-				108,755
			34,580				111,119				326				146,025

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 has, to date, relied upon capital to fund its operations from a number of sources. During the reporting period the Group received approximately $52,700 thousand (equivalent to £39,900 thousand) in connection with its “at-the-market” equity offering program, net of commissions. The Group is also continuing to explore other opportunities to raise additional capital to further support its funding position into the foreseeable future. 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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17 Related party transactions

Key management personnel compensation

Key management personnel are the members of the Board and executive officers.

		March 31, 2026 £ 000				March 31, 2025 £ 000
Salaries and other short term employee benefits			431				354
Payments to defined contribution pension schemes			5				5
Share-based payment expense			783				833
			1,219				1,192

Aggregate gains made on the exercise of share options for the Directors during the period totaled £nil (March 31, 2025: £nil).

Summary of relationships with Directors

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 2.0% and 1.4% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares (excluding Earn Out Shares) respectively, the Company will grant further nil-cost options such that Stuart Simpson’s and Dómhnal Slattery’s respective holding (excluding any sold, transferred or other disposed shares) remains 2.0% and 1.4% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding ordinary shares respectively.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, a total of 550,813 share options were awarded to Stuart Simpson (2025: 360,245), vesting on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2027, and 385,569 share options were awarded to Dómhnal Slattery (2025: 814,700), vesting on a quarterly basis until December 31, 2028.

Additionally, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, a total of 75,824 share options and restricted stock units were awarded to other independent members of the Board of Directors (2025: 27,662).

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, Clahane Capital SEZC Ltd., a Company wholly owned by Dómhnal Slattery provided and charged the Group with services £13 thousand (2025: £nil) for this service, of which £4 thousand was outstanding as at March 31, 2026 (2025: nil).

Summary of relationship with Mudrick Capital

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized fair value gains totaling £106,265 thousand (2025: £399,123 thousand) and interest charges of £3,257 thousand (2025: £2,977) in relation to Convertible Senior Secured Notes.

In December 2024, the Company granted Mudrick Capital certain rights to participate in the Company’s future equity offerings so long as Mudrick Capital beneficially owns greater than 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

Summary of relationship with Stephen Fitzpatrick

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, Imagination Industries Investments Ltd, a Company controlled by Stephen Fitzpatrick provided and charged the Group with services totaling £56 thousand (2025: £94 thousand), of which £56 thousand remained outstanding as at March 31, 2026 (March 31, 2025: £nil).

In December 2024, the Company granted Stephen Fitzpatrick a 12-month option to invest up to $25 million (approximately £20 million) in ordinary shares of the Company at a strike price equal to the per share purchase price paid by investors in the January 2025 Offering. The option was not exercised during the 12-month period following the January 2025 Offering, however Stephen Fitzpatrick retains certain rights to participate in the Company’s future equity offerings so long he beneficially owns greater than 3% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

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18 Contingent liabilities

On February 23, 2026, the Company was named as defendants in a complaint filed by Archer Aviation Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of Archer Aviation Inc.’s design and utility patents under the U.S. Patent Act (the “Complaint”). The Company believes that the asserted claims in the Complaint are without merit, has disclaimed the liability and is defending the action. On May 1, 2026, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint. At this preliminary stage of the proceedings, the outcome, timing and any potential financial effect cannot be reliably estimated. Accordingly, in accordance with IAS 37, because it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the matter, the Group has not recognised a provision in relation to this claim.

19 Non adjusting events after the reporting period

Convertible Senior Secured Notes

On April 20, 2026, the Company entered into a third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (“the Trustee”), amending the Indenture, among other things, to extend the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to December 15, 2030. Following the execution of the Third Supplemental Indenture, on April 20, 2026, the Company entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) with Mudrick Capital, pursuant to which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to cause Mudrick Capital to purchase up to $50,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount of additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes (the “Additional Notes”) to be issued under the Indenture during a period of one year following the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. Mudrick Capital may convert the Additional Notes into the Company’s ordinary shares at a fixed conversion price of $3.50 per ordinary share. Concurrent with the entry into the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, we submitted a draw notice to Mudrick Capital to issue Additional Notes in a principal amount of $5 million on May 20, 2026. Management is in the process of reviewing the accounting considerations.

Series A Preferred Shares

On April 20, 2026, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), pursuant to which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to Yorkville up to $250,000,000 of preferred shares, with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), in tranches not to exceed $25,000,000 each, over a 24-month period. The preferred shares are convertible into the Company’s ordinary shares.

At the initial closing, Yorkville purchased 25,000 Preferred Shares at 96% of the face amount, and subsequent tranches will be purchased on the same terms, subject to certain conditions, including minimum share price and trading volume thresholds, an effective registration statement, and no material adverse effect. The Preferred Shares are convertible at any time into ordinary shares at a conversion price equal to the lower of (a) 120% of the closing price on the day prior to the applicable issuance date and (b) 96% of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) during the five trading days preceding the conversion notice, subject in each case to a floor price.

Equity Line of Credit

On April 20, 2026, the Company entered into a standby equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) with Yorkville, pursuant to which Yorkville has committed to purchase, at the Company’s direction, up to $500,000,000 of ordinary shares over a 36-month period, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth therein. The Company may request purchases (each, an “Advance”) by delivering written notice to Yorkville, and Yorkville is irrevocably bound to purchase the specified ordinary shares, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth therein. Ordinary shares under each Advance will be sold at 97% of the average daily VWAP during the applicable pricing period.

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