Serco Group Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Serco Group's CEO is Anthony Kirby, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is £2.00M, comprised of 35.2% salary and 64.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.063% of the company’s shares, worth $2.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Anthony Kirby
Chief executive officer
UK£2.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 35.19% |
| CEO tenure | 1.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 1.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | UK£2m | UK£704k | UK£146m |
Compensation vs Market: Anthony's total compensation ($USD2.71M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.23M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Anthony's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Anthony Kirby (44 yo)
Mr. Anthony Andrew Kirby serves as Director at Serco Group plc since March 2025 and serves as its Group Chief Executive since March 1, 2025. He is Independent Non-Executive Director of Hays plc since April...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Director | 1.2yrs | UK£2.00m | 0.063% $ 2.3m | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief People & Culture Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Serco Middle East | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Serco Asia Pacific | 2.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Emergency Services for the Middle East | 2.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer of Shared Services | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer for the North American Division | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of UK & Europe | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SECC.F's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Director | 1.2yrs | UK£2.00m | 0.063% $ 2.3m | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.7yrs | UK£69.02k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.8yrs | UK£78.52k | 0.0050% $ 187.0k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 8.8yrs | UK£85.03k | 0.0015% $ 55.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | less than a year | UK£24.92k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.6yrs | UK£70.33k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | UK£83.99k | 0.0040% $ 149.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.7yrs | UK£93.26k | 0.0010% $ 37.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.8yrs | UK£75.79k | 0.0010% $ 37.4k |
Experienced Board: SECC.F's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/05/06 15:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Serco Group plc is covered by 26 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| James Rosenthal | Barclays |
| Paul Daniel Sullivan | Barclays |
| Alex Smith | Berenberg |