Share capital£'00020182017Allotted and fully paid 19,242,296 ordinary shares29,78629,786Share option reserve£ '00020182017Balance at 1 January5–Share option expense1745Balance at 31 December1795Hedging reserve£'00020182017Foreign exchange riskBalance at 1 January(239)332Fair value gains/(losses)281(571)Balance at 31 December42(239)Translation reserve£'00020182017Balance at 1 January3,3645,442Exchange differences on translation1,973(2,078)Balance at 31 December5,3373,364Retained earnings£'00020182017Balance at 1 January25,99021,121Changes in accounting policy9–Dividends paid(15,284)(13,921)Profit for the year20,61118,790Balance at 31 December31,32625,990 previous 14. Corporate tax recoverable/current income tax liabilities next 16. Financial risk management