Zigup Plc

DB:21W Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.1b

Zigup Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Zigup's CEO is Martin Ward, appointed in Feb 2020, has a tenure of 6.58 years. total yearly compensation is £1.70M, comprised of 38.7% salary and 61.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.26% of the company’s shares, worth €14.15M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 6.6 years respectively.

Key information

Martin Ward

Chief executive officer

UK£1.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage38.72%
CEO tenure6.6yrs
CEO ownership1.3%
Management average tenure4yrs
Board average tenure6.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Martin Ward's remuneration changed compared to Zigup's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Apr 30 2026UK£2mUK£659k

UK£76m

Jan 31 2026n/an/a

UK£81m

Oct 31 2025n/an/a

UK£86m

Jul 31 2025n/an/a

UK£83m

Apr 30 2025UK£2mUK£646k

UK£80m

Jan 31 2025n/an/a

UK£87m

Oct 31 2024n/an/a

UK£94m

Jul 31 2024n/an/a

UK£109m

Apr 30 2024UK£2mUK£628k

UK£125m

Jan 31 2024n/an/a

UK£128m

Oct 31 2023n/an/a

UK£132m

Jul 31 2023n/an/a

UK£136m

Apr 30 2023UK£4mUK£609k

UK£139m

Jan 31 2023n/an/a

UK£134m

Oct 31 2022n/an/a

UK£128m

Jul 31 2022n/an/a

UK£115m

Apr 30 2022UK£1mUK£592k

UK£102m

Jan 31 2022n/an/a

UK£101m

Oct 31 2021n/an/a

UK£100m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

UK£83m

Apr 30 2021UK£1mUK£514k

UK£66m

Jan 31 2021n/an/a

UK£36m

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

UK£7m

Jul 31 2020n/an/a

UK£7m

Apr 30 2020UK£391kUK£71k

UK£8m

Compensation vs Market: Martin's total compensation ($USD2.28M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.75M).

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

CEO

Martin Ward (59 yo)

6.6yrs
Tenure
UK£1,702,000
Compensation

Mr. Martin Ward had been Chief Executive Officer at Redde plc since October 2011. Mr. Ward served as Group Managing Director of Redde plc since April 8, 2009. Mr. Ward served as Managing Director of Albany...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Martin Ward
CEO & Director6.6yrsUK£1.70m1.26%
€ 14.2m
Rachel Coulson
CFO & Director1.1yrsUK£1.14m0.013%
€ 145.7k
Ross Hawley
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Matthew Barton
Company Secretary & General Counsel2.2yrsno datano data
Emma Ayton
Human Resource Director2.4yrsno datano data
Katie Tasker-Wood
Chief Strategy Officerno datano data0.049%
€ 552.0k
Mark Tredwell
Head of Development5.7yrsno datano data
Russell Smithers
Managing Directorno datano datano data
Harvey Stead
Chief Executive Officer of UK&I1.7yrsno datano data
Roberto Maestro
Chief Financial Officer of Spain5.7yrsno datano data
Jorge Alejandre
Chief Executive Officer of Northgate Espana7.7yrsno datano data
Debbie MacMorran
Managing Director of Equine Rescue Serviceno datano datano data
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 21W's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Martin Ward
CEO & Director6.6yrsUK£1.70m1.26%
€ 14.2m
Rachel Coulson
CFO & Director1.1yrsUK£1.14m0.013%
€ 145.7k
Mark McCafferty
Non-Executive Director6.6yrsUK£60.00k0.0049%
€ 54.7k
John Pattullo
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director7.7yrsUK£80.00k0.035%
€ 397.7k
Avril Palmer-Lavery
Independent Non-Executive Chairman7.1yrsUK£210.00k0.049%
€ 549.1k
Alexander Butcher
Independent Non-Executive Director7yrsUK£70.00k0.015%
€ 172.4k
Nicola Rabson
Independent Non-Executive Director3.8yrsUK£60.00k0.0025%
€ 28.3k
Bindiya Karia
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsUK£60.00kno data
6.6yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 21W's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/16 13:44
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/16 00:00
Earnings2026/04/30
Annual Earnings2026/04/30

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

Zigup Plc is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Afonso OsorioBarclays
"James RoseBarclays
Jane SparrowBarclays