Shearwater Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Shearwater Group's CEO is Phil Higgins, appointed in Apr 2019, has a tenure of 7.17 years. total yearly compensation is £320.00K, comprised of 85.9% salary and 14.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 9.08% of the company’s shares, worth £800.26K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 8.5 years respectively.
Key information
Phil Higgins
Chief executive officer
UK£320.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 85.94% |
| CEO tenure | 7.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 9.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
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| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£9m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£9m |
| Jun 30 2025 | UK£320k | UK£275k | -UK£10m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£3m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£3m |
| Mar 31 2024 | UK£220k | UK£220k | -UK£2m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£5m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£8m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£8m |
| Mar 31 2023 | UK£220k | UK£220k | -UK£8m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£5m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£1m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£761k |
| Mar 31 2022 | UK£220k | UK£220k | -UK£292k |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£88k |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£467k |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£306k |
| Mar 31 2021 | UK£170k | UK£110k | UK£145k |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£383k |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£911k |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£1m |
| Mar 31 2020 | UK£170k | UK£110k | -UK£2m |
Compensation vs Market: Phil's total compensation ($USD423.12K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD400.00K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Phil's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Phil Higgins (60 yo)
Mr. Philip Leslie Higgins, also known as Phil, serves as Chief Executive Officer since April 12, 2019 and has been an Executive Director of Shearwater Group PLC since December 11, 2018. Mr. Higgins serves...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Executive Director | 7.2yrs | UK£320.00k | 9.08% £ 800.3k | |
| CFO, Secretary & Executive Director | 1.8yrs | UK£226.65k | 0.099% £ 8.7k | |
| Legal Counsel | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP of Global Sales | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Human Resources | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Pentest | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| CIO of SecurEnvoy | 5.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Advisor | no data | UK£1.00k | no data |
Experienced Management: SWG's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Executive Director | 7.5yrs | UK£320.00k | 9.08% £ 800.3k | |
| CFO, Secretary & Executive Director | 1.8yrs | UK£226.65k | 0.099% £ 8.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 9.7yrs | UK£45.00k | 0.65% £ 57.4k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 9.7yrs | UK£45.00k | 0.50% £ 44.2k | |
| Chairman of Advisory Panel | 9.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Group Advisory Panel | 7.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SWG's board of directors are considered experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/26 17:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Shearwater Group plc is covered by 3 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Edward James | Berenberg |
| Kimberley Carstens | Cavendish |
| Edward Stacey | Cavendish |