NCC Group plc

LSE:NCC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£374.2m

NCC Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

NCC Group's CEO is Mike Maddison, appointed in Jul 2022, has a tenure of 3.83 years. total yearly compensation is £1.16M, comprised of 48.8% salary and 51.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.084% of the company’s shares, worth £315.90K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Mike Maddison

Chief executive officer

UK£1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage48.79%
CEO tenure3.8yrs
CEO ownership0.08%
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

New Narrative Mar 04

Cyber Resilience Services And Escode Will Transform Earnings Quality Over The Next Decade

Catalysts About NCC Group NCC Group provides cyber security and software resilience services to help clients improve operational resilience across industries and geographies. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
New Narrative Feb 17

Cyber Demand And Escode Regulation Will Support Resilient Earnings And Balance Sheet

Catalysts About NCC Group NCC Group provides cyber security and software resilience services to help clients improve operational resilience across sectors and regions. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Narrative Update Feb 12

NCC: Share Buybacks And New Contracts Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have reduced their price target on NCC Group from £1.75 to about £1.61, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, discount rates and future P/E multiples. What's in the News NCC has secured an additional project for BAE Systems Hagglunds in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, covering new modern office and work space, with an approximate contract value of SEK 250 million.
New Narrative Sep 07

Cyber Security Repositioning And AI Automation Will Drive Future Success

Key Takeaways Refocusing on high-value, recurring cyber security contracts and global operational efficiencies positions the company for improved revenue quality and margin recovery. Strategic partnerships, pipeline expansion in regulated sectors, and potential asset sales support future growth, capital returns, and increased market share.
Analysis Article Dec 24

NCC Group (LON:NCC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

NCC Group plc's ( LON:NCC ) investors are due to receive a payment of £0.015 per share on 4th of April. This makes the...
Analysis Article Jan 28

NCC Group (LON:NCC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

The board of NCC Group plc ( LON:NCC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 15th of March, with investors...
Analysis Article Sep 30

A Look At The Fair Value Of NCC Group plc (LON:NCC)

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, NCC Group fair value estimate is UK£1.21 Current share price...
Analysis Article Mar 18

NCC Group (LON:NCC) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Feb 05

NCC Group (LON:NCC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

The board of NCC Group plc ( LON:NCC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 17th of March, with investors...
Analysis Article Oct 25

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of NCC Group plc (LON:NCC)

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of NCC Group plc...
Analysis Article Sep 09

NCC Group (LON:NCC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0315

NCC Group plc ( LON:NCC ) will pay a dividend of £0.0315 on the 11th of November. The dividend yield is 2.1% based on...
Analysis Article Jul 29

At UK£2.15, Is It Time To Put NCC Group plc (LON:NCC) On Your Watch List?

NCC Group plc ( LON:NCC ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10...
Analysis Article Apr 08

NCC Group (LON:NCC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Jan 30

NCC Group's (LON:NCC) Dividend Will Be UK£0.015

The board of NCC Group plc ( LON:NCC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of UK£0.015 per share on the 4th of...
Analysis Article Oct 29

Here's Why We Think NCC Group plc's (LON:NCC) CEO Compensation Looks Fair for the time being

Despite strong share price growth of 38% for NCC Group plc ( LON:NCC ) over the last few years, earnings growth has...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mike Maddison's remuneration changed compared to NCC Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025UK£1mUK£566k

-UK£9m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-UK£15m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£19m

Sep 30 2024UK£1mUK£710k

-UK£50m

May 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£25m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

-UK£19m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£14m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£9m

May 31 2023UK£1mUK£449k

-UK£5m

Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD1.57M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.19M).

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


CEO

Mike Maddison (56 yo)

3.8yrs
Tenure
UK£1,160,000
Compensation

Mr. Michael Maddison, also known as Mike, serves as Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of NCC Group plc since July 07, 2022. He is Head of EY's cyber security, privacy and trusted technology prac...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Maddison
CEO & Executive Director3.8yrsUK£1.16m0.084%
£ 315.9k
Guy Ellis
CFO & Executive Director2.8yrsUK£603.00k0.0026%
£ 9.9k
Angela Brown
Chief Marketing Officer3.3yrsno datano data
Michelle Van de Velde
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Jayesh Patel
Managing Director of Escode1.1yrsno datano data
Peter Vorley
Chief Commercial Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Tomas Brannemo
Head of Infrastructureless than a yearno datano data
Damien Childs
Senior Vice President of Services & Capabilitiesless than a yearno datano data
Edward Williams
Company Secretary2.9yrsno datano data
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: NCC's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Maddison
CEO & Executive Director3.8yrsUK£1.16m0.084%
£ 315.9k
Guy Ellis
CFO & Executive Director2.9yrsUK£603.00k0.0026%
£ 9.9k
Christopher Michael Stone
Non-Executive Chairman9.1yrsUK£171.00k0.31%
£ 1.2m
Michael Ettling
Independent Non-Executive Director8.7yrsUK£59.00k0.032%
£ 118.7k
Jennifer Duvalier
Independent Non-Executive Director8.1yrsUK£70.00k0.020%
£ 75.5k
Lynn Fordham
Independent Non-Executive Director3.7yrsUK£70.00k0.018%
£ 68.7k
Julie Chakraverty
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsUK£88.00k0.023%
£ 87.8k
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: NCC's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/07 06:15
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

NCC Group plc is covered by 12 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward JamesBerenberg
Steven RobertsonCanaccord Genuity
Maria StormontDeutsche Bank