The Character Group plc

DB:CG4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €60.8m

Character Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Character Group's CEO is Kiran Shah, appointed in Sep 2005, has a tenure of 19.33 years. total yearly compensation is £260.74K, comprised of 94.3% salary and 5.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 10.31% of the company’s shares, worth €6.27M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.9 years and 8.9 years respectively.

Key information

Kiran Shah

Chief executive officer

UK£260.7k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage94.3%
CEO tenure19.3yrs
CEO ownership10.3%
Management average tenure8.9yrs
Board average tenure8.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kiran Shah's remuneration changed compared to Character Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Aug 31 2024UK£261kUK£246k

UK£5m

May 31 2024n/an/a

UK£5m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

UK£5m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

UK£4m

Aug 31 2023UK£259kUK£246k

UK£3m

May 31 2023n/an/a

UK£4m

Feb 28 2023n/an/a

UK£4m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

UK£7m

Aug 31 2022UK£790kUK£246k

UK£9m

May 31 2022n/an/a

UK£10m

Feb 28 2022n/an/a

UK£11m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

UK£12m

Aug 31 2021UK£778kUK£246k

UK£12m

May 31 2021n/an/a

UK£10m

Feb 28 2021n/an/a

UK£7m

Nov 30 2020n/an/a

UK£5m

Aug 31 2020UK£257kUK£246k

UK£3m

May 31 2020n/an/a

UK£4m

Feb 29 2020n/an/a

UK£6m

Nov 30 2019n/an/a

UK£7m

Aug 31 2019UK£814kUK£246k

UK£8m

May 31 2019n/an/a

UK£11m

Feb 28 2019n/an/a

UK£13m

Nov 30 2018n/an/a

UK£11m

Aug 31 2018UK£870kUK£246k

UK£10m

Compensation vs Market: Kiran's total compensation ($USD320.99K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD463.17K).

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

CEO

Kiran Shah (70 yo)

19.3yrs

Tenure

UK£260,735

Compensation

Mr. Kirankumar Premchand Shah, FCCA, also known as Kiran, Founded The Character Group plc in April 1991 and has been its Group Joint Managing Director since September 22, 2005. Mr. Shah has been Group Fina...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kirankumar Shah
Founder19.3yrsUK£260.74k10.31%
€ 6.3m
Jonathan Diver
Group Joint MD & Executive Directorno dataUK£263.94k6.86%
€ 4.2m
Joseph John Kissane
Founderno dataUK£239.52k2.48%
€ 1.5m
Jeremiah Healy
Group Marketing Director & Executive Director8.9yrsUK£235.78k0.35%
€ 210.7k
Raymond Smyth
General Counsel & Company Secretary4.1yrsno datano data

8.9yrs

Average Tenure

66.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CG4's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kirankumar Shah
Founderno dataUK£260.74k10.31%
€ 6.3m
Jonathan Diver
Group Joint MD & Executive Directorno dataUK£263.94k6.86%
€ 4.2m
Joseph John Kissane
Founderno dataUK£239.52k2.48%
€ 1.5m
Jeremiah Healy
Group Marketing Director & Executive Director8.9yrsUK£235.78k0.35%
€ 210.7k
Jonathan Paul Shearman
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUK£40.00kno data
Carmel Elizabeth Warren
Independent Non-Executive Chair3.8yrsUK£55.29k0.034%
€ 20.6k
Michael Hyde
Non-Executive Director13.8yrsUK£40.00k1.07%
€ 650.1k
Clive Crouch
Independent Non-Executive Director8.9yrsUK£40.00k0.077%
€ 46.7k

8.9yrs

Average Tenure

61.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CG4's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/09 21:24
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/09 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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

The Character Group plc is covered by 5 analysts. 2 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
Richard HickinbothamCharles Stanley & Co. Ltd.
Richard HickinbothamCharles Stanley Securities