IP Group Plc

OTCPK:IPZY.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$701.2m

IP Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

IP Group's CEO is Greg Smith, appointed in Feb 2011, has a tenure of 14.92 years. total yearly compensation is £772.00K, comprised of 70.7% salary and 29.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.099% of the company’s shares, worth $692.63K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 13.3 years and 7.3 years respectively.

Key information

Greg Smith

Chief executive officer

UK£772.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage70.73%
CEO tenure14.9yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure13.3yrs
Board average tenure7.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Greg Smith's remuneration changed compared to IP Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-UK£136m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-UK£169m

Dec 31 2024UK£772kUK£546k

-UK£203m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£214m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£226m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£199m

Dec 31 2023UK£765kUK£541k

-UK£171m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£129m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£88m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£215m

Dec 31 2022UK£958kUK£525k

-UK£342m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£157m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£28m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£238m

Dec 31 2021UK£730kUK£354k

UK£449m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£367m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£285m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£235m

Dec 31 2020UK£600kUK£293k

UK£185m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£84m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£17m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£46m

Dec 31 2019UK£386kUK£279k

-UK£75m

Compensation vs Market: Greg's total compensation ($USD1.04M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.37M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Greg's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Greg Smith (47 yo)

14.9yrs
Tenure
UK£772,000
Compensation

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Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gregory Smith
CEO & Executive Director14.9yrsUK£772.00k0.099%
$ 692.6k
David Baynes
Chief Financial & Operating Officer and Executive Director11.8yrsUK£535.00k0.076%
$ 534.9k
Eoin Murphy
Group Head of IT & Operationsno datano datano data
Angela Leach
General Counsel & Company Secretary and Board Member18yrsno datano data
Helen Redmond
Senior Compliance & Risk Managerno datano datano data
Liz Vaughan-Adams
Director of Communications20yrsno datano data
Harriet Doherty
Director of Sales and Marketingno datano datano data
Anthony York
Group People Director3.8yrsno datano data
Stuart Thompson
Talent Partner & Head of IP Execno datano datano data
Mark Reilly
Managing Partnerno datano data0.0042%
$ 29.7k
Joyce Xie
Managing Director of Global Capitalno datano datano data
Lee Thornton
Partner6.2yrsno datano data
13.3yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: IPZY.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (13.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gregory Smith
CEO & Executive Director14.6yrsUK£772.00k0.099%
$ 692.6k
David Baynes
Chief Financial & Operating Officer and Executive Director11.8yrsUK£535.00k0.076%
$ 534.9k
Angela Leach
General Counsel & Company Secretary and Board Memberno datano datano data
Douglas Flint
Independent Non-Executive Chairman & Director7.3yrsUK£227.00k0.011%
$ 75.0k
Aedhmar Hynes
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director6.4yrsUK£78.00k0.0024%
$ 16.7k
Caroline Brown
Independent Non-Executive Director6.5yrsUK£78.00kno data
Heejae Chae
Independent Non-Executive Director7.7yrsUK£78.00k0.0036%
$ 25.5k
Anita Kidgell
Independent Non-executive Director3yrsUK£58.00kno data
7.3yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: IPZY.F's board of directors are considered experienced (7.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/23 12:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/23 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

IP Group Plc is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Samuel EnglandBerenberg
Odysseas ManesiotisBerenberg
Kane SlutzkinDeutsche Bank