H&T Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

H&T Group's CEO is Chris Gillespie, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is £611.27K, comprised of 57.2% salary and 42.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.29% of the company’s shares, worth £533.74K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 1.7 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Gillespie

Chief executive officer

UK£611.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	57.2%
CEO tenure	3.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	2.5yrs
Board average tenure	1.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

May 01

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.105

Apr 17

UK£5.15: That's What Analysts Think H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

Mar 16

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 11

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 05

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 10

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 12

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.08

Apr 28

H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Is An Attractive Dividend Stock - Here's Why

Mar 24

What Is The Ownership Structure Like For H&T Group plc (LON:HAT)?

Feb 22

Shareholders Of H&T Group (LON:HAT) Must Be Happy With Their 56% Return

Jan 18

How Does H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Stand Up To These Simple Dividend Safety Checks?

Dec 13

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Gillespie's remuneration changed compared to H&T Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£21m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£19m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£17m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£16m
Dec 31 2022	UK£611k	UK£350k	UK£15m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£11m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£8m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£7m
Dec 31 2021	UK£553k	UK£341k	UK£6m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£9m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£12m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£12m
Dec 31 2020	UK£155k	UK£52k	UK£13m

Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD767.05K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD772.87K).

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

CEO

Chris Gillespie (60 yo)

3.3yrs

Tenure

UK£611,268

Compensation

Mr. Christopher D. Gillespie, also known as Chris, has been Chief Executive Officer of H&T Group plc since January 08, 2021 and has been its Executive Director since October 28, 2020. Mr. Gillespie had bee...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Christopher Gillespie	CEO & Executive Director	3.3yrs	UK£611.27k	0.29% £ 533.7k
Diane Giddy	CFO & Executive Director	2.5yrs	UK£396.28k	0.035% £ 64.1k
Frances Marlow	HR Director	2.3yrs	no data	no data

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: HAT's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Christopher Gillespie	CEO & Executive Director	3.6yrs	UK£611.27k	0.29% £ 533.7k
Diane Giddy	CFO & Executive Director	2.5yrs	UK£396.28k	0.035% £ 64.1k
Lawrence Guthrie	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
James Thornton	Senior Independent Director	11.5yrs	UK£47.20k	0.012% £ 21.4k
Sally Veitch	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Toni Wood	Independent Non-Executive Director	2yrs	UK£29.02k	0.0058% £ 10.7k
Simon Walker	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.7yrs	UK£13.48k	0.046% £ 85.5k
Robert van Breda	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Catherine Nunn	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data

1.7yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HAT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

H&T Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

H&T Group plc, Annual General Meeting, May 16, 2024

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£67k worth of stock

High number of new and inexperienced directors

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£106k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

H&T Group plc Appoints Simon Richard Walker as Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 15Th September 2022

Recent updates

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.105

H&T Group plc, Annual General Meeting, May 16, 2024

UK£5.15: That's What Analysts Think H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.105

Final dividend increased to UK£0.10

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On H&T Group plc (LON:HAT)

H&T Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 12, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.065 per share at 4.0% yield

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.065

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Price target decreased by 11% to UK£6.20

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

H&T Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 08, 2023

H&T Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 08, 2023

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£67k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share at 3.4% yield

High number of new and inexperienced directors

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£106k worth of stock

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

H&T Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 07, 2023

Price target increased to UK£5.80

Less than half of directors are independent

H&T Group plc Appoints Simon Richard Walker as Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 15Th September 2022

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

H&T Group plc Approves Interim Dividend, Payable on October 07, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

H&T Group plc (AIM:HAT) acquired Swiss Time Services Limited for £4.3 million.

H&T Group plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 09, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.08 per share

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.08

Price target decreased to UK£3.55

Toni Wood to Join the Board of H&T Group as Non-Executive Director, Effective 12 May 2022

H&T Group plc Proposes Dividend for the Year Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on June 24, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.04 per share

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.093 (vs UK£0.10 in 1H 2020)

Consultant John Nichols has left the company

CFO & Director has left the company

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.06 per share

Consensus revenue estimates fall to UK£133.9m

Price target decreased to UK£3.65

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS UK£0.32 (vs UK£0.44 in FY 2019)

H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Is An Attractive Dividend Stock - Here's Why

What Is The Ownership Structure Like For H&T Group plc (LON:HAT)?

Analysts increase EPS estimates to UK£0.30

New 90-day high: UK£2.95

H&T Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Final Results on Mar 23, 2021

Shareholders Of H&T Group (LON:HAT) Must Be Happy With Their 56% Return

How Does H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Stand Up To These Simple Dividend Safety Checks?

Market bids up stock over the past week

Market pulls back on stock over the past week

H&T Group plc Announces Executive Changes

New 90-day low: UK£2.46

New 90-day low: UK£2.51

New 90-day low - UK£2.88

Analysts lower revenue estimates to UK£127.2m

Earnings released

Price target lowered to UK£4.50

CEO Compensation Analysis

CEO

Tenure