6-K

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 March 2026

CommissionFile Number: 001-41169

Vertical Aerospace Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in ItsCharter)

Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street

Bristol BS2 0UW

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executiveoffice)

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 FORM6-K

On March 30, 2026, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement in principle pursuant to a non-binding termsheet in respect of a comprehensive financing package comprising:

The preferred shares are convertible by Yorkville, at any time, into the Company’s ordinary shares at a share price determined at individual tranche issuance and conversion dates.

The Company shall be granted redemption rights in respect of the preferred shares, subject to certain conditions.

The preferred shares will not be entitled to any dividend payments at the time of issuance. Upon the occurrence and continuation of any trigger event, the preferred shares will accrue PIK at an annualized rate of 18%.

The Company intends to use the proceeds received under the financing package to fund its research and development expenses as it continues to develop its aircraft and its expenditures in the expansion of its testing, manufacturing and certification capacities, as well as for general working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The agreement in principle is non-bindingand remains subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, completion of due diligence and satisfaction of variousother conditions. There can be no assurance that the parties will enter into definitive agreements or that any transaction will be consummatedon the terms currently contemplated, or at all.

Any descriptions of the terms of the proposedfacilities contained herein or in the termsheet are summaries only, are non-binding and are subject in all respects to the negotiation,execution and delivery of definitive documentation and the satisfaction of any conditions precedent set forth therein. The terms of theproposed facilities remain subject to the provisions of the Indenture, including its covenants.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form6-K (the “Form 6-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. Any express or implied statements contained in this Form 6-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-lookingstatements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated benefits and terms of the financing package describedherein, the expected timing of execution of definitive documentation, the Company's anticipated use of proceeds, statements regardingthe Company's path to and expected timing of certification milestones including transition flight of the Valo aircraft, the Company'sstrategy to access capital in a capital-efficient and minimally dilutive manner, statements regarding anticipated improvements in theCompany's equity valuation, and statements that include the words "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-lookingnature. The term sheet described herein is non-binding, and there can be no assurance that definitive documentation will be executed onthe terms described or at all. Forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks anduncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, without limitation: negotiation, executionand delivery of definitive documentation for the facilities described herein upon the terms summarized herein, or at all, our limitedoperating history without manufactured non-prototype aircraft or completed eVTOL aircraft customer order; our potential inability to raiseadditional funds when we need or want them, or at all, to fund our operations; our potential inability to produce, certify or launch aircraftin the volumes or timelines projected; the potential inability to obtain the necessary certifications for production and operation withinany projected timeline, or at all; our history of losses and the expectation to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for theforeseeable future; the market for eVTOL aircraft being in a relatively early stage; any accidents or incidents involving eVTOL aircraftcould harm our business; our dependence on partners and suppliers for the components in our aircraft and for operational needs; and theother important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securitiesand Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 24, 2026, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings withthe SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 6-K speak only as of the date hereof and accordingly undue reliance shouldnot be placed on such statements. the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statementscontained in this Form 6-K, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than to the extent required by applicablelaw.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The information included in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements 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.

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.