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Sorted it. Put it horizontally and I've got hot water now. If it isn't anything other than pretty much perfectly horizontal or vertical then it leaks. Annoying but at least I know how it works now. Cheers all!

Is the screw head just that? A means to turn a valve. Or does it physically screw out all the way and that's how you replace it? Basically, do I need an entire isolation valve?

Thanks for the reply. If I've turned it vertically then I presume that's the hot pipe. But that was leaking when it's turned. I take it that shouldn't do that so is it broken do you think? (I accept you can't say for sure if you're not there)

Just noticed that the hot tap is not working now (i only checked the cold at the time as I had turned my water supply off). Could this be because I have turned the screw to the upright position? I don't know what this valve is designed to do so again, please excuse my ignorance.

It worked instantly. Many thanks! I feel like a bit of an idiot now but when water is flying out I guess you can panic. Anyway, thanks again. If I have any more issues I'll come back. :D

That looks like it, cheers. Going to go and try it now. Should it spin all the way round though as mine does? I would have expected something like that to only allow a quarter turn, like the valve for washing machine access. Thanks anyway, I'll post back if that works.

Hello, first time homeowner here and my first DIY job gone wrong. I aimed to fix a dripping tap on the kitchen sink and when looking for the water shut-off tap/valve I noticed a hole in the wood which formed the back of the cupboard and this hole made access to a screw on a pipe. Curiosity...