H&T Group plc

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Market Cap: UK£286.3m

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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 4.58 years. total yearly compensation is £585.65K, comprised of 63.6% salary and 36.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.53% of the company’s shares, worth £1.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 2.5 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Gillespie

Chief executive officer

UK£585.7k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage63.57%
CEO tenure4.6yrs
CEO ownership0.5%
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure2.5yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • May 08

Here's Why We Think H&T Group plc's (LON:HAT) CEO Compensation Looks Fair for the time being

Key Insights H&T Group's Annual General Meeting to take place on 15th of May Salary of UK£372.3k is part of CEO Chris...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • May 08

Here's Why We Think H&T Group plc's (LON:HAT) CEO Compensation Looks Fair for the time being

Key Insights H&T Group's Annual General Meeting to take place on 15th of May Salary of UK£372.3k is part of CEO Chris...
Analysis Article • Apr 15

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.11

H&T Group plc's ( LON:HAT ) periodic dividend will be increasing on the 27th of June to £0.11, with investors receiving...
Analysis Article • Mar 21

H&T Group's (LON:HAT) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.11

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that the dividend on 27th of June will be increased to £0.11...
Analysis Article • Aug 23

H&T Group (LON:HAT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.07

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of £0.07 per share on the 4th of...
Analysis Article • Jul 23

There's No Escaping H&T Group plc's (LON:HAT) Muted Earnings

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 8.4x H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) may be sending bullish signals at the...
Analysis Article • May 23

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

H&T Group plc's ( LON:HAT ) periodic dividend will be increasing on the 28th of June to £0.105, with investors...
Analysis Article • May 01

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

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend by 5.0% on the 28th of...
Analysis Article • Apr 17

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

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that the dividend on 28th of June will be increased to £0.105...
Analysis Article • Mar 16

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

The investors in H&T Group plc 's ( LON:HAT ) will be rubbing their hands together with glee today, after the share...
Analysis Article • Mar 15

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

H&T Group plc's ( LON:HAT ) periodic dividend will be increasing on the 28th of June to £0.105, with investors...
Analysis Article • Jan 24

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

When close to half the companies in the United Kingdom have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 15x, you may...
Analysis Article • Aug 26

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

H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 6th of October to...
Analysis Article • Aug 11

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

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that the dividend on 6th of October will be increased to £0.065...
Analysis Article • Apr 05

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

H&T Group plc's ( LON:HAT ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to £0.10 on 23rd of...
Analysis Article • Mar 10

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

H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable payment on...
Analysis Article • Aug 12

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

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend by 25% on the 7th of...
Analysis Article • Apr 28

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

The board of H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend on the 24th of June to...
Analysis Article • Mar 24

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

Is H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) a good dividend stock? How can we tell? Dividend paying companies with growing earnings...
Analysis Article • Feb 22

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

Every investor in H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Insiders often own...
Analysis Article • Jan 18

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

Generally speaking the aim of active stock picking is to find companies that provide returns that are superior to the...
Analysis Article • Dec 13

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

Is H&T Group plc ( LON:HAT ) a good dividend stock? How can we tell? Dividend paying companies with growing earnings...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Gillespie's remuneration changed compared to H&T Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024UK£586kUK£372k

UK£22m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£22m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£22m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£21m

Dec 31 2023UK£575kUK£372k

UK£21m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£19m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£17m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£16m

Dec 31 2022UK£611kUK£350k

UK£15m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£11m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£8m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£7m

Dec 31 2021UK£553kUK£341k

UK£6m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£12m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£12m

Dec 31 2020UK£155kUK£52k

UK£13m

Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD792.79K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.12M).

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

CEO

Chris Gillespie (62 yo)

4.6yrs
Tenure
UK£585,651
Compensation

Mr. Christopher Donald 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 29, 2020. Mr. Gillespie had...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Gillespie
CEO & Executive Director4.6yrsUK£585.65k0.53%
£ 1.5m
Diane Giddy
CFO & Executive Director3.8yrsUK£409.41k0.13%
£ 365.0k
Frances Marlow
HR Director3.6yrsno datano data
Fiona Woolfe
Secretaryno datano datano data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: HAT's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Gillespie
CEO & Executive Director4.8yrsUK£585.65k0.53%
£ 1.5m
Diane Giddy
CFO & Executive Director3.8yrsUK£409.41k0.13%
£ 365.0k
Lawrence Guthrie
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUK£53.18kno data
Sally Veitch
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUK£55.28kno data
Toni Wood
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director3.3yrsUK£56.24k0.0057%
£ 16.5k
Simon Walker
Independent Non-Executive Chairman2.9yrsUK£90.00k0.069%
£ 197.2k
Robert van Breda
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUK£55.28kno data
Catherine Nunn
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUK£55.28kno data
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: HAT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/15 08:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/13 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

H&T Group plc is covered by 4 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.

AnalystInstitution
null nullCanaccord Genuity
John StevensonPeel Hunt LLP
Gary GreenwoodShore Capital Group Ltd