Light Science Technologies Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Light Science Technologies Holdings' CEO is Simon Deacon, appointed in Aug 2019, has a tenure of 6.17 years. total yearly compensation is £181.02K, comprised of 97.2% salary and 2.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 28.89% of the company’s shares, worth £3.80M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.1 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
Simon Deacon
Chief executive officer
UK£181.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 97.23% |
| CEO tenure | 6.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 28.9% |
| Management average tenure | 5.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Slammed 28% Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Sep 09
Not Many Are Piling Into Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Just Yet
Jul 26
On the cusp of growth and profits
LST has 3 divisions including a rapidly growing passive fire safety division (PFP) retrofitting specialist cavity closers to solve Grenfell Tower type risks, an Agtech division selling comprehensive sA Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc's (LON:LST) 27% Share Price Climb
Apr 01We Think Light Science Technologies Holdings (LON:LST) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt
Nov 28Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Even After 26% Share Price Boost
Aug 22Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc's (LON:LST) Revenues Despite 28% Price Jump
May 10Is Light Science Technologies Holdings (LON:LST) A Risky Investment?
May 09Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Stock Rockets 69% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company
Sep 02CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£97k |
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£25k |
| Nov 30 2024 | UK£181k | UK£176k | -UK£47k |
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£281k |
| May 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£515k |
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£734k |
| Nov 30 2023 | UK£180k | UK£176k | -UK£953k |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£2m |
| May 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£2m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£2m |
| Nov 30 2022 | UK£209k | UK£205k | -UK£3m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£3m |
| May 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£3m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£2m |
| Nov 30 2021 | UK£293k | n/a | -UK£2m |
Compensation vs Market: Simon's total compensation ($USD241.66K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD396.27K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Simon's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Simon Deacon (52 yo)
Mr. Simon Lincoln Deacon serves as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc. since January 13, 2020. He has experience in expediting business growth, having...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 6.2yrs | UK£181.02k | 28.89% £ 3.8m | |
| CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director | 5.1yrs | UK£122.93k | 0.30% £ 39.5k | |
| COO & Executive Director | 5.2yrs | UK£121.32k | 0.11% £ 14.4k | |
| Head of HR & Executive Assistant to CEO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of LSTH IFB | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Financial Controller | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: LST's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 5.8yrs | UK£181.02k | 28.89% £ 3.8m | |
| CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£122.93k | 0.30% £ 39.5k | |
| COO & Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£121.32k | 0.11% £ 14.4k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 1.6yrs | UK£22.14k | 8.71% £ 1.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.6yrs | UK£18.45k | no data |
Experienced Board: LST's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/10 21:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/05/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
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.
| 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
Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc is covered by 1 analysts. 0 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 |
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| Anne Crow | Edison Investment Research |