XPS Pensions Group plc

LSE:XPS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£614.4m

XPS Pensions Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

XPS Pensions Group's CEO is Ben Bramhall, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is £2.34M, comprised of 15.9% salary and 84.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.28% of the company’s shares, worth £1.73M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Ben Bramhall

Chief executive officer

UK£2.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.89%
CEO tenure6.3yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure6.5yrs
Board average tenure3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

There's Reason For Concern Over XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Price

Aug 28
There's Reason For Concern Over XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Price

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Low P/E

Feb 26
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Low P/E
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Expanding Into Insurance Consulting Will Improve Efficiency, But Competitive Challenges And Margin Pressures Will Persist

Implementing the Aurora platform is expected to boost operational efficiency and EBITDA margins by replacing costlier third-party providers.

XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 10
XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Surges 25% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

Jul 03
XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Surges 25% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

Why We're Not Concerned About XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Share Price

Apr 13
Why We're Not Concerned About XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) Share Price

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Sep 01
Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing XPS Pensions Group plc's (LON:XPS) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ben Bramhall's remuneration changed compared to XPS Pensions Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

UK£26m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£28m

Mar 31 2025UK£2mUK£372k

UK£30m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

UK£46m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£62m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£58m

Mar 31 2024UK£2mUK£356k

UK£54m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£35m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£15m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£16m

Mar 31 2023UK£1mUK£333k

UK£16m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£15m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£14m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£12m

Mar 31 2022UK£893kUK£314k

UK£9m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£8m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Mar 31 2021UK£693kUK£288k

UK£9m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£8m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£6m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£7m

Mar 31 2020UK£569kUK£288k

UK£7m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£11m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£15m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£12m

Mar 31 2019UK£363kUK£288k

UK£10m

Compensation vs Market: Ben's total compensation ($USD3.12M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.53M).

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

CEO

Ben Bramhall (48 yo)

6.3yrs
Tenure
UK£2,341,987
Compensation

Mr. Ben Bramhall has been Director of XPS Pensions Group plc since April 2014 and serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer since December 2019. Mr. Bramhall had been Chief Executive Officer at XPS Pensions...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ben Bramhall
Co-CEO & Director6.3yrsUK£2.34m0.28%
£ 1.7m
Paul Cuff
Co-CEO & Director6.3yrsUK£2.34m0.29%
£ 1.8m
Snehal Shah
CFO & Executive Director6.7yrsUK£1.72m0.16%
£ 976.0k
Simeon Willis
Partner & Chief Investment Officer7.8yrsno datano data
Jon Marchant
Partner & Chief Information Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Zoe Adlam
Partner & General Counselno datano datano data
Mary McGrath
Partner and Head of Marketing & Business Developmentno datano datano data
Rachel Gillion
Partner & HR Directorno datano datano data
Neil Macbeth
Partner & Head of Pensions of Readingno datano datano data
Patrick McCoy
Partner & Head of Advisory6.9yrsno datano data
Wayne Segers
Partner & Head of Pensions Solutionsno datano datano data
David Watkins
Partner & MD of XPS Administration - Wokinghamno datano datano data
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
49.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: XPS's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ben Bramhall
Co-CEO & Director11.9yrsUK£2.34m0.28%
£ 1.7m
Paul Cuff
Co-CEO & Director9.4yrsUK£2.34m0.29%
£ 1.8m
Snehal Shah
CFO & Executive Director6.8yrsUK£1.72m0.16%
£ 976.0k
Martin Sutherland
Independent Non-Executive Chairman2.3yrsUK£60.00k0.0057%
£ 35.0k
Imogen Joss
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director2.3yrsUK£71.35kno data
Margaret Snowdon
Independent Non-Executive Directorno dataUK£71.81k0.015%
£ 91.1k
Sarah Ing
Independent Non-Executive Director6.8yrsUK£75.00k0.0073%
£ 45.1k
April Talintyre
Independent Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
Michelle Cracknell
Independent Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
Aisling Kennedy
Independent Non-Executive Director3.1yrsUK£71.85kno data
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: XPS's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/16 18:46
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/16 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

XPS Pensions Group plc is covered by 14 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James FletcherBerenberg
Hal PotterBofA Global Research
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