RM plc

LSE:RM. Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£96.5m

RM Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

RM's CEO is Mark Cook, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is £884.00K, comprised of 43.7% salary and 56.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth £112.33K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 2.8 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Cook

Chief executive officer

UK£884.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage43.67%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure2.8yrs
Board average tenure2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jul 06

There Is A Reason RM plc's (LON:RM.) Price Is Undemanding

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x RM plc ( LON:RM. ) is definitely a stock worth...
Analysis Article • Dec 07

RM plc's (LON:RM.) Low P/S No Reason For Excitement

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x RM plc ( LON:RM. ) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment...
Analysis Article • May 21

Is RM (LON:RM.) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Apr 16

RM plc (LON:RM.) Surges 32% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

RM plc ( LON:RM. ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 32% after a shaky period beforehand. The bad news...
Analysis Article • Oct 24

Does RM (LON:RM.) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Nov 11

An Intrinsic Calculation For RM plc (LON:RM.) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

How far off is RM plc ( LON:RM. ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a look at...
Analysis Article • Jul 21

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying RM plc (LON:RM.)?

RM plc ( LON:RM. ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial price...
Analysis Article • Apr 08

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying RM plc (LON:RM.)?

RM plc ( LON:RM. ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial price...
Analysis Article • Feb 17

RM (LON:RM.) Has Announced A Dividend Of UK£0.03

The board of RM plc ( LON:RM. ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of UK£0.03 per share on the 29th of April...
Analysis Article • May 28

Is RM (LON:RM.) Using Too Much Debt?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Apr 19

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine RM plc (LON:RM.)?

While RM plc ( LON:RM. ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it saw a double-digit share price rise...
Analysis Article • Mar 14

Interested In RM's (LON:RM.) Upcoming UK£0.03 Dividend? You Have Three Days Left

RM plc ( LON:RM. ) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 3 days. If you purchase the stock on or after the 18th of...
Analysis Article • Mar 01

RM plc (LON:RM.) Shares Could Be 22% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of RM plc ( LON:RM. ) as...
Analysis Article • Feb 11

RM (LON:RM.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Jan 19

Does RM's (LON:RM.) Share Price Gain of 28% Match Its Business Performance?

Generally speaking the aim of active stock picking is to find companies that provide returns that are superior to the...
Analysis Article • Dec 15

RM plc's (LON:RM.) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

Most readers would already be aware that RM's (LON:RM.) stock increased significantly by 19% over the past month. Given...
Analysis Article • Nov 24

When Should You Buy RM plc (LON:RM.)?

RM plc (LON:RM.), is not the largest company out there, but it led the LSE gainers with a relatively large price hike...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Cook's remuneration changed compared to RM's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Nov 30 2025UK£884kUK£386k

UK£2m

Aug 31 2025n/an/a

UK£785k

May 31 2025n/an/a

-UK£624k

Feb 28 2025n/an/a

-UK£2m

Nov 30 2024UK£704kUK£372k

-UK£4m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£3m

May 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£2m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

UK£329k

Nov 30 2023UK£558kUK£320k

UK£3m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD1.20M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD417.49K).

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

CEO

Mark Cook (65 yo)

3.3yrs
Tenure
UK£884,000
Compensation

Mr. Mark Cook serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at RM plc since January 16, 2023. He was Executive Officer of Technology Solutions at Capita plc until 2021. He served as Group Chief Executive...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Cook
CEO & Director3.3yrsUK£884.00k0.12%
£ 112.3k
Simon Goodwin
CFO & Director2.8yrsUK£520.00k0.010%
£ 10.0k
Daniel Fattal
Director of Legal & Company Secretary2.5yrsno datano data
Sarah Fawsitt
Chief People Officer2.7yrsno datano data
Grainne Watson
Chief Digital Officer2.9yrsno datano data
Jo Bridgman
Group Financial Controller & Head of Internal Auditno datano datano data
2.8yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: RM.'s management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Cook
CEO & Director3.3yrsUK£884.00k0.12%
£ 112.3k
Simon Goodwin
CFO & Director2.8yrsUK£520.00k0.010%
£ 10.0k
Christopher Humphrey
Senior Independent Director2.8yrsUK£51.00k0.23%
£ 218.8k
Mike Tomlinson
Chairman of Education Advisory Councilno dataUK£16.00kno data
Helen Stevenson
Independent Non-Executive Chair4.3yrsUK£154.00k0.22%
£ 208.8k
James Nicholas Wells
Independent Non-Executive Director2.5yrsUK£53.00k0.018%
£ 17.3k
Carolyn Dawson
Independent Non-Executive Director2.5yrsUK£53.00k0.0027%
£ 2.6k
Richard Smothers
Independent Non-Executive Director3.3yrsUK£53.00k0.027%
£ 26.0k
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: RM.'s board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/07 05:28
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/11/30
Annual Earnings2025/11/30

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

RM plc is covered by 4 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.

AnalystInstitution
Julian YatesInvestec Bank plc (UK)
James LockyerPeel Hunt LLP
Robin SpeakmanShore Capital Group Ltd