Earnings Per Share (Diluted 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
Diluted by: options in issue and contingently issuable shares (in shares)	2,814,613	5,594,951
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)	55,663,120	54,454,333
Earnings per share - diluted (in gbp per share)	£ 0.01	£ 0.17

Disclosure of earnings per share [Abstract]

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The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. [Refer: Ordinary shares [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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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), both adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. [Refer: Ordinary shares [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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The number of dilutive potential ordinary shares that relate to the assumed exercise of the entity's share options.

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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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