Knights Group Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Knights Group Holdings' CEO is David Beech, appointed in Jan 2011, has a tenure of 13.83 years. total yearly compensation is £315.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 22.02% of the company’s shares, worth €23.82M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 12.8 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

David Beech

Chief executive officer

UK£315.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	100.0%
CEO tenure	13.8yrs
CEO ownership	22.0%
Management average tenure	12.8yrs
Board average tenure	5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Beech's remuneration changed compared to Knights Group Holdings's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Apr 30 2024	UK£315k	UK£315k	UK£10m
Jan 31 2024	n/a	n/a	UK£10m
Oct 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£10m
Jul 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£9m
Apr 30 2023	UK£300k	UK£300k	UK£8m
Jan 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£5m
Oct 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£2m
Jul 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-UK£208k
Apr 30 2022	UK£300k	UK£300k	-UK£3m
Jan 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£328k
Oct 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£3m
Jul 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£3m
Apr 30 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£3m
Jan 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£817k
Oct 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-UK£2m
Jul 31 2020	n/a	n/a	UK£26k
Apr 30 2020	UK£231k	UK£231k	UK£2m
Jan 31 2020	n/a	n/a	UK£3m
Oct 31 2019	n/a	n/a	UK£5m
Jul 31 2019	n/a	n/a	UK£5m
Apr 30 2019	UK£143k	UK£142k	UK£4m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD395.57K) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD472.15K).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

David Beech (59 yo)

13.8yrs

Tenure

UK£315,000

Compensation

Mr. David Andrew Beech is the Chief Executive Officer of Knights Group Holdings Plc since 2011 and serves as its Director since April 4, 2018. He joined Knights Group Holdings plc in 2011. Mr. Beech was Ma...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Beech	CEO & Director	13.8yrs	UK£315.00k	22.02% € 23.8m
Louise Lewis	CFO & Director	12.8yrs	UK£247.00k	0.12% € 132.5k
Andrew Pilkington	Chief Operating Officer	no data	no data	0.0036% € 3.9k
Lisa Bridgwood	Company Secretary & General Counsel	6.4yrs	no data	0.0036% € 3.9k
Elinor Lloyd	Compliance Director	no data	no data	no data
Yvonne Sidwell	Marketing Director	no data	no data	no data
Dan Beckett	Sales Director	no data	no data	no data
Mark Whitehouse	HR Director	no data	no data	no data

12.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: 77Q's management team is seasoned and experienced (12.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Beech	CEO & Director	6.6yrs	UK£315.00k	22.02% € 23.8m
Louise Lewis	CFO & Director	6.5yrs	UK£247.00k	0.12% € 132.5k
Gillian Davies	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	3.7yrs	UK£50.00k	0.035% € 37.8k
David Wilson	Non-Executive Chairman	less than a year	UK£69.00k	no data
Jane Pateman	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.8yrs	UK£40.00k	0.012% € 12.6k

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 77Q's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Knights Group Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Knights Group Holdings plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 24, 2024

Less than half of directors are independent

Knights Group Holdings plc Appoints David "Dave" Wilson as Non-Executive Chair of the Board and Member of the Remuneration Committee

Knights Group Holdings plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 26, 2023

CEO & Director recently bought €1.1m worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Knights Group Holdings plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Jan 14, 2025

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) completed the acquisition of Thursfields Legal Limited from a group of shareholders.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.028 per share

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.12 (vs UK£0.093 in FY 2023)

Knights Group Holdings plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 24, 2024

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) agreed to acquire Thursfields Legal Limited for £12.5 million from a group of shareholders.

Final dividend of UK£0.028 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.12 (vs UK£0.093 in FY 2023)

Knights Group Holdings plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jul 08, 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.016 per share at 3.1% yield

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.053 (vs UK£0.035 in 1H 2023)

Knights Group Holdings plc Proposes Interim Dividend, Payable on 15 March 2024

Knights Group Holdings plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Jan 11, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Knights Group Holdings plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Half Year Ended 31 October 2023

Knights Group Holdings plc Appoints David "Dave" Wilson as Non-Executive Chair of the Board and Member of the Remuneration Committee

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.025 per share at 4.7% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.093 (vs UK£0.03 loss in FY 2022)

Knights Group Holdings plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 26, 2023

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Knights Group Holdings plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended 30 April 2023, Payable on 29 September 2023

Knights Group Holdings plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended 30 April 2023, Payable on 29 September 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.093 (vs UK£0.03 loss in FY 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) completed he acquisition of Meade King from four existing equity partners of Meade King.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.015 per share at 4.3% yield

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) agreed to acquire Meade King from four existing equity partners of Meade King for £2.1 million.

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.035 (vs UK£0.02 loss in 1H 2022)

Knights Group Holdings plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Jan 16, 2023

CEO & Director recently bought €1.1m worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

Knights Group Holdings plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 27, 2022

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.02 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: UK£0.03 loss per share (vs UK£0.041 profit in FY 2021)

Knights Group Holdings plc Proposes Final Dividend, Payable on 30 September 2022

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) acquired Coffin Mew LLP from 12 existing equity partners on July 8, 2022.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Insider recently bought €117k worth of stock

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) agreed to acquire Coffin Mew LLP from 12 existing equity partners for approximately £12 million.

Knights Group Holdings plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) agreed to acquire Langleys Solicitors LLP from four existing equity partners for £11.5 million.

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) completed the acquisition of Archers Law LLP.

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.041 (vs UK£0.024 in FY 2020)

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) completed the acquisition of Keebles LLP from its ten existing equity partners.

Knights Group Holdings plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2021

Knights Group Holdings plc (AIM:KGH) agreed to acquire Keebles LLP from its ten existing equity partners for £11.5 million.

Knights Group Holdings plc Announces Management Changes

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