Franchise Brands plc

AIM:FRAN Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£252.2m

Franchise Brands Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

AIM:FRAN Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
08 Apr 25BuyUK£20,625Stephen HemsleyIndividual15,000UK£1.37
08 Apr 25BuyUK£20,625Nigel WrayIndividual15,000UK£1.37
07 Apr 25BuyUK£33,500Stephen HemsleyIndividual25,000UK£1.34
07 Apr 25BuyUK£33,500Nigel WrayIndividual25,000UK£1.34
04 Apr 25BuyUK£34,275Nigel WrayIndividual25,000UK£1.37
04 Apr 25BuyUK£34,275Stephen HemsleyIndividual25,000UK£1.37
28 Mar 25BuyUK£72,500Louise GeorgeIndividual50,000UK£1.45
10 Feb 25BuyUK£148,000Louise GeorgeIndividual100,000UK£1.48
30 Jan 25BuyUK£47,463Nigel WrayIndividual35,000UK£1.36
30 Jan 25BuyUK£47,463Peter KearIndividual35,000UK£1.36
30 Jan 25BuyUK£47,463Stephen HemsleyIndividual35,000UK£1.36
19 Sep 24SellUK£11,199,997Nigel WrayIndividual7,000,000UK£1.60
19 Sep 24SellUK£4,159,999Meredian Settlement TrustCompany2,600,000UK£1.60
29 Jul 24BuyUK£100,050Peter KearIndividual57,500UK£1.74

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: FRAN insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of FRAN?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Public Companies40,3700.02%
Employee Share Scheme983,5100.488%
Private Companies7,802,5633.87%
VC/PE Firms10,121,1035.02%
Individual Insiders43,450,81321.5%
Institutions139,296,21869.1%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 94.76% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
15.1%
Slater Investments Limited
29,140,511UK£38.2m2.16%4.45%
11.9%
Stephen Hemsley
22,850,000UK£29.9m0.44%no data
9.53%
Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers Limited , Asset Management Arm
18,353,437UK£24.0m-1.79%13.22%
8.32%
Nigel Wray
16,021,858UK£21.0m0.63%no data
5.35%
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited
10,291,739UK£13.5m-1.86%0.17%
5.26%
BGF Investment Management Ltd.
10,121,103UK£13.3m0%3.85%
5.07%
Rathbones Investment Management Limited
9,768,179UK£12.8m6,410%0.04%
4.09%
Gresham House Asset Management Limited
7,878,890UK£10.3m-0.72%0.8%
3.55%
Schroder Investment Management Limited
6,832,762UK£9.0m-0.01%0.01%
3.41%
Meredian Settlement Trust
6,571,029UK£8.6m0%no data
3.19%
Canaccord Genuity Asset Management Limited
6,150,100UK£8.1m-5.64%0.46%
3.07%
Stifel Asset Management Corp.
5,913,215UK£7.7m9,360%0.01%
2.57%
Amati Global Investors Ltd.
4,955,555UK£6.5m0%1.69%
2.52%
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
4,849,000UK£6.4m0%0.01%
2.14%
Jason Sayers
4,117,154UK£5.4m0%no data
1.62%
EFG Private Bank SA, Asset Management Arm
3,113,292UK£4.1m0%0.2%
1.43%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.
2,757,258UK£3.6m3.38%0.01%
1.15%
Norges Bank Investment Management
2,220,900UK£2.9m0%no data
1%
Ruffer LLP
1,929,500UK£2.5m0%0.05%
0.95%
James Brearley & Sons Ltd.
1,820,692UK£2.4m17.9%1.32%
0.9%
Union Bancaire Privee Asset Management LLC
1,723,756UK£2.3m0%0.06%
0.86%
JM Finn & Co Ltd.
1,654,004UK£2.2m-6.63%0.06%
0.67%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP
1,284,879UK£1.7m-55.2%0.02%
0.57%
Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd, Asset Management Arm
1,106,848UK£1.4m-6.84%0.02%
0.54%
Liontrust Asset Management PLC
1,031,579UK£1.4m0%0.01%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/21 20:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/17 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Franchise Brands plc is covered by 3 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ian JerminAllenby Capital Limited
Mark HowsonDowgate Capital Stockbrokers Limited
Samuel DindolStifel, Equities Research