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At a glance

Science Group is a science & technology business providing consultancy and systems to an international client base. The Group comprises five operating divisions, supported by a strong balance sheet including significant cash resources and freehold property assets. The Group provides products and services to clients in the key vertical markets of: medical, defence, food & beverage, industrial and consumer. With offices throughout Europe and North America, two dedicated R&D innovation centres, and employees fluent in over 30 languages, Science Group supports a global client base in over 100 countries.

Key investor information

Country and incorporation

Science Group plc is incorporated in the United Kingdom, with registered number 06536543. The main countries of operation are the UK and USA.

Other exchanges or trading platforms

The company is not listed on any other exchanges or trading platforms.

Restrictions on the transfer of securities

There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities.

UK city code on takeovers and mergers

Science Group plc is subject to UK City code on takeovers and mergers.

AIM rule 26

The information on this website is disclosed in accordance with AIM rule 26.

This page was last updated on             
20 June 2025.

Securities in issue

The following information is correct as of 9 April 2025.  Please check the latest Investor News for any subsequent changes.

The company's issued share capital comprises 46,185,874 ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of £0.01.  Each share has equal voting rights.  There are 44,627,459 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares.  The company holds 1,558,415 shares in treasury.

The figure of 44,627,459 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

So far as the company is aware, 42.56% of the issued share capital is not held in public hands.  This includes the treasury shares held by the company.

The company has been notified of the following significant shareholders.  Significant shareholders are those holding 3% or more of the voting rights in the company.

NameNumber of shares% of voting rights
Martyn Ratcliffe9,492,080*21.27% 
Ruffer LLP8,435,92118.90%
Charles Stanley & Co3,803,8968.52%
BGF Investment Management Ltd3,694,1978.28%
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc2,253,8455.05%
Herald Investment Management Ltd1,833,6744.11%

* Martyn Ratcliffe holds 80,000 shares in his Self-Invested Personal Pension (“SIPP”)

The Company’s share buyback programme is delegated to Panmure Liberum Limited on a discretionary basis based on parameters defined by the Board.  The Board may also consider additional share buybacks from time to time.

 

Corporate calendar

Announcement of preliminary full year results24 March 2025
AGM21 May 2025
Announcement of half year results 

Board of directors

Martyn Ratcliffe

 Executive Chair

Martyn Ratcliffe was appointed Chairman on 15 April 2010 following his investment in Sagentia Group, now Science Group. He was Chairman of Microgen plc from 1998 to 2016 and Chairman of RM plc from 2011 to 2013. He was previously Senior Vice President of Dell Computer Corporation, responsible for EMEA. He has a degree in Physics from the University of Bath and an MBA from City University, London.

Daniel Edwards

Group Managing Director

Dan Edwards was appointed to the Board on 24 April 2019.  Mr Edwards joined the Company in 2004 and has held a number of roles within the Group including four years in the USA before being appointed Managing Director in 2012.  He has an Engineering degree from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He started his career at Rolls-Royce plc.

Jon Brett

Finance Director

Jon Brett was appointed to the Board on 10 August 2021.   Mr Brett joined Science Group as Group Financial Controller in March 2020, and was previously Group Financial Controller for Study Group Limited.  He trained with Deloitte LLP and qualified as a Certified Accountant in 2004.

Peter Bertram

Senior Independent Director

Peter Bertram was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 17 June 2020. He has previously held a variety of Non-Executive board positions including Alphameric plc, Anite plc, Manolete Partners plc , Microgen plc, Phoenix IT Group plc and Psion plc and was CEO of Azlan Group plc. Mr Bertram is a Chartered Accountant and has a degree in Accounting from the University of Kent.

Susan Clement Davies

Independent Director
Susan Clement Davies was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 18 May 2022. Ms Clement Davies has over 25 years capital markets and investment banking experience, including 10 years at Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney. She is currently non-executive director of MiNA Therapeutics and Scancell Holdings plc and Member of the CW+ NHS Hospital Innovation Advisory Board. Previous roles include non-executive director of Exploristics Ltd, Evgen Pharma plc as well as advisor at Oxford Science Enterprises and Theolytics Ltd. She has an Economics degree from the University College London and an MSc in Economics from London School of Economics.

Company advisers

Nominated adviser & joint broker

Canaccord Genuity Limited

88 Wood Street,

London, EC2V 7QR

Joint broker

Panmure Liberum Limited

Ropemaker Place

25 Ropemaker Street

London EC2Y 9LY

Registrars

Equiniti Limited

Aspect House

Spencer Road, Lancing

West Sussex

BN99 6DA

Auditors

Grant Thornton UK LLP

101 Cambridge Science Park,

Milton Road

Cambridge

CB4 0FY

Corporate governance

The Board is committed to sound corporate governance and has adopted the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Corporate Governance Code January 2024 (“Code”).  The Directors recognise the value of the Code and will take necessary measures to ensure that the Company complies taking into account the Company’s size and the nature of its business. This report sets out in broad terms how we comply at this point in time and where we are not compliant, sets out the reasoning.

Read our full statement of compliance here.

Constitutional documents

AIM Admission Prospectus

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Articles of Association

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Placing Announcement

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Committee Terms of Reference

Nomination Committee

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Audit Committee

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Remuneration Committee

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Circulars and other documents

AGM Notice 2025

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AGM Notice 2024

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Shareholder letter April 2023

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AGM Notice 2023

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AGM Notice 2022

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Notice of General Meeting September 2021

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AGM and General Meeting results

AGM Results 2025

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AGM Results 2024

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AGM Results 2023

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AGM Results 2022

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GM Results 2021

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AGM Results 2021

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AGM Results 2020

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AGM Results 2019

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