Mears Group Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Mears Group's CEO is Lucas Critchley, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 1.08 years. total yearly compensation is £462.00K, comprised of 47.8% salary and 52.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.024% of the company’s shares, worth £77.37K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 2.6 years respectively.
Key information
Lucas Critchley
Chief executive officer
UK£462.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 47.8% |
| CEO tenure | 1.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 5.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£42m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£39m |
| Dec 31 2023 | UK£462k | UK£221k | UK£35m |
Compensation vs Market: Lucas's total compensation ($USD572.93K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.01M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Lucas's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Lucas Critchley (42 yo)
1.1yrs
Tenure
UK£462,000
Compensation
Mr. Lucas Critchley is Chief Executive Officer of Mears Group plc since January 2024 and served as its Chief Operating Officer since 2021 until January 2024. He joined the Mears Group plc in 2004. He is an...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 1.1yrs | UK£462.00k | 0.024% £ 77.4k | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 16.9yrs | UK£1.06m | 0.45% £ 1.4m | |
| Group Director of Health | no data | UK£18.00k | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer of Mears Housing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Mears Living | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Company Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer of Mears Care | no data | no data | no data |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MERL's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 2.1yrs | UK£462.00k | 0.024% £ 77.4k | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 17.9yrs | UK£1.06m | 0.45% £ 1.4m | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.6yrs | UK£120.00k | 0.033% £ 106.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.2yrs | UK£4.00k | no data | |
| Senior Independent Director | 3.1yrs | UK£72.00k | 0.0071% £ 22.9k | |
| Employee Director | 2.1yrs | UK£69.00k | no data |
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MERL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/02 19:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Mears Group plc is covered by 17 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| null null | Arden Partners Plc. |
| Arabella Burwell | Canaccord Genuity |
| Kevin Cammack | Cavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities) |