Share Information and Significant Shareholders
The total number of shares in issue is 83,736,538 ordinary shares of £0.01 each. The percentage of shares not in public hands is 11.17%. This information was last updated on the 9th May 2025.
Significant Shareholders
In accordance with AIM Rule 26, the following investors are identified as having a significant (3% or more) interest in the company.
Shareholder | Shares held | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Liontrust Asset Management Plc | 7,714,746 | 9.21 |
Columbia Threadneedle Investments | 7,461,695 | 8.91 |
Paul Young* | 3,841,801 | 4.59 |
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management | 3,253,000 | 3.88 |
Downing LLP | 2,593,202 | 3.10 |
BlackRock Inc. | 2,549,136 | 3.04 |
*Paul Young has a direct shareholding and an indirect legal (but not beneficial) shareholding as a trustee of the Paul Young Discretionary Settlement Trust 2021.
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Shareholder | Role/Status | Shares held | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
David Brind | Director/PDMR | 2,246,818 | 2.68 |
Ben Maxted | Director/PDMR | 2,101,430 | 2.51 |
Gerard Murray | Director/PDMR | 120,000 | 0.14 |
Stephen Smith | Director/PDMR | 70,000 | 0.08 |
Chris Young | PDMR | 2,306,014 | 2.75 |
Mike Young | PDMR | 2,154,888 | 2.57 |
John Hope | PDMR | 137,119 | 0.16 |
Jay MacKay | PDMR | 121,493 | 0.15 |
9,257,762 | 11.04 |
Link Group, the company’s registrar, has launched a shareholder app: LinkVote+.
It’s free to download and use and gives shareholders the ability to access their records at any time and attend virtual AGMs.
The app also allows users to submit a proxy appointment quickly and easily online rather than through the post.

The app is available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play.