United Utilities: Banned bonus for FTSE 100 CEO revealed June 23, 2025 The amount top bosses at FTSE 100 giant United Utilities are set to lose in bonuses – after the water giant was named as one of six to be banned from handing out the payouts – has been revealed. Earlier this month, new measures in the Water (Special Measures) Act come into force which prohibited utility [...]
B&M swaps one tax haven for another June 19, 2025 B&M has revealed plans to swap Luxembourg, the European tax haven the discount retailer has been domiciled in for over a decade, with Jersey. The London-listed company, which has its operational headquarters in Liverpool, said the move would simplify its corporate and administrative structure and provide “greater flexibility for returning capital to shareholders going forward”. [...]
Peel Hunt: Bonuses scrapped for third year running June 18, 2025 Peel Hunt has scrapped bonuses for its top executives for a third year running as losses at the investment bank continued. Chief executive Steven Fine took home a pay packet of £465,000 for the year to 31 March, 2025, while chief financial and operating officer Sunil Dhall received £316,000, according to its latest annual report. [...]
JD Sports: CEO’s bonus cut as FTSE 100 giant loses £1bn profit race to Next June 2, 2025 The boss of JD Sports has missed out on a major pay day after the FTSE 100 retailer lost the race to report a profit of £1bn to Next. Régis Schultz took home a pay packet of just over £2m for the Greater Manchester-headquartered group’s latest financial year, up from the £1.5m he received in [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 share price growth helps swell CEO’s pay before cyber attack June 2, 2025 The rise in Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) share price before the FTSE 100 giant was hit by a major cyber attack has helped its chief executive’s pay swell to more than £7m, it has been revealed. Stuart Machin took home just over £7m for the retailer’s latest financial year, up from the £5m he received [...]
Trainline: CEO’s pay more than doubles as profit jumps May 29, 2025 Trainline has more than doubled the pay packet of its chief executive after its profit surged during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Jody Ford has taken home £5.6m, having been remunerated to the tune of £2.4m for the prior 12 months. According to Trainline’s annual report, Ford’s pay packet was significantly boosted [...]
Burberry: CEO tipped for golden reward if fashion label makes FTSE 100 return May 29, 2025 The new chief executive of Burberry could receive a hefty bonus if the fashion label’s shares surge and it re-enters the FTSE 100. Joshua Schulman, who succeeded Jonathan Akeroyd as the CEO of Burberry in July last year, could be handed millions in bonuses and salary if he leads the company back to the London [...]
Saga CEO’s pay nears £2m as losses widen May 20, 2025 The chief executive of Saga, the insurance, travel and financial services giant, took home almost £2m for its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Mike Hazell has received a pay packet of almost £1.9m for the London-listed group’s year to 31 January, 2025, according to its annual report – his first full year in [...]
Card Factory CEO takes home bumper pay rise May 20, 2025 The chief executive of Card Factory has seen his pay packet jump to more than £1.5m after the company’s sales surged. The West Yorkshire-headquartered retailer has handed Darcy Willson-Rymer the pay rise for its latest financial year, taking home £942,559 in the prior 12 months. The main change to the CEO’s salary was the £531,567 [...]
Direct Line suffers shareholder revolt over CEO’s huge pay day May 14, 2025 The group behind Direct Line has suffered a huge revolt by its shareholders over its chief executive being handed a huge pay day ahead of its planned £3.7bn takeover by Aviva. In March, Morning Wire reported that Adam Winslow took home a pay packet of more than £7.8m for the insurance giant’s latest financial year. [...]