Earnings Per Share (Basic Earnings Per Share) (Details) - GBP (£) £ / shares in Units, £ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of earnings per share [Abstract]
Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the Company	£ 696	£ 9,465
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	52,848,507	48,859,382
Earnings per share - basic (in gbp per share)	£ 0.01	£ 0.19

Disclosure of earnings per share [Abstract]

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The amount of profit (loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity (the numerator) divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period (the denominator).

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The profit (loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity. [Refer: Profit (loss)]

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The number of ordinary shares outstanding at the beginning of the period, adjusted by the number of ordinary shares bought back or issued during the period multiplied by a time-weighting factor.

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