S&U's CEO is Anthony Michael Coombs, appointed in Jan 1999, has a tenure of 27.5 years. total yearly compensation is £558.00, comprised of 69% salary and 31% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 10.02% of the company’s shares, worth €28.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 5.5 years respectively.
Key information
Anthony Michael Coombs
Chief executive officer
UK£558.0
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
69.00%
CEO tenure
27.5yrs
CEO ownership
10.0%
Management average tenure
2.5yrs
Board average tenure
5.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Anthony Michael Coombs's remuneration changed compared to S&U's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Feb 05 2026
UK£558
UK£385
UK£24m
Nov 05 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£22m
Aug 05 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£20m
May 05 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£19m
Jan 31 2025
UK£499k
UK£385k
UK£18m
Oct 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£18m
Jul 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£19m
Apr 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£22m
Jan 31 2024
UK£467k
UK£379k
UK£25m
Oct 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£29m
Jul 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£33m
Apr 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£33m
Jan 31 2023
UK£506k
UK£374k
UK£34m
Oct 31 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£36m
Jul 31 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£39m
Apr 30 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£38m
Jan 31 2022
UK£469k
UK£360k
UK£38m
Oct 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£32m
Jul 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£26m
Apr 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£20m
Jan 31 2021
UK£450k
UK£360k
UK£15m
Oct 31 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£17m
Jul 31 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£20m
Apr 30 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£24m
Jan 31 2020
UK£427k
UK£355k
UK£29m
Compensation vs Market: Anthony Michael's total compensation ($USD751.89) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.04M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Anthony Michael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Anthony Michael Coombs (74 yo)
27.5yrs
Tenure
UK£558
Compensation
Mr. Anthony Michael Vincent Coombs, MA (Oxon), has been Managing Director at S&U plc since 1999. Mr. Coombs joined S&U PLC in 1975. From 1987 to 1997, he served as a Member of Parliament and was a Member o...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Anthony Michael Coombs
Chairman & MD
27.5yrs
UK£558.00
10.02% € 28.0m
Jack Coombs
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director
no data
UK£273.00
15.45% € 43.2m
Edward Ahrens
CEO of Aspen Bridging & Executive Director
3.4yrs
UK£353.00
0.025% € 69.1k
Chris Freckelton
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
1.5yrs
no data
no data
Manjeet Bhogal
Company Secretary
2.5yrs
no data
no data
Karl Werner
Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Finance & Executive Director
2.4yrs
no data
no data
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 97V's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Anthony Michael Coombs
Chairman & MD
29yrs
UK£558.00
10.02% € 28.0m
Jack Coombs
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director
5.3yrs
UK£273.00
15.45% € 43.2m
Edward Ahrens
CEO of Aspen Bridging & Executive Director
3.4yrs
UK£353.00
0.025% € 69.1k
Chris Freckelton
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Karl Werner
Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Finance & Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Graham Derek Coombs
Deputy Chairman of the Board
34.1yrs
UK£455.00
13.59% € 38.0m
Tarek Khlat
Senior Independent Director
10.3yrs
UK£42.00
no data
Jeremy Maxwell
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.5yrs
UK£40.00
no data
Graham Pedersen
Independent Non-Executive Director
11.4yrs
UK£40.00
no data
Thomas Wheeler
Non-Executive Director
5.8yrs
UK£40.00
no data
5.5yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 97V's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/16 04:42
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/16 00:00
Earnings
2026/02/05
Annual Earnings
2026/02/05
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