Governance Metrics

In addition to the governance metrics detailed below we also report a number of environmental metrics, and social metrics.

Board of Directors	Unit	2025/26	2024/25	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	Notes
Executive Directors	#	3	2	2	5	5	Board composition figures are as at Annual Report sign-off, with 2025/26 figures as of 23 June 2026.
Independent Non-Executive Directors	#	7	7	7	10	11
Board of Directors – Male	%	50	56	56	67	69
Board of Directors – Female	%	50	44	44	33	31
Average tenure of Board of Directors	# years	6	7	6	7	6	Average tenure figures are as at 30 April each year.

Employees	Unit	2025/26	2024/25	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	Notes
Total Employees	#	2,438	2,552	2,610	2,802	3,030	Employee composition figures as at 30 April each year. This includes employees working in our overseas sales suites. Figures for 2025/26 are 20 in China, 17 in Singapore, 10 in the United Arab Emirates, 10 in Hong Kong SAR and 5 in Thailand.
Total employees – Male	%	59	60	62	63	63
Total employees – Female	%	41	40	38	37	37
Non-Board senior management - Male	%	40	50	50	29	40	Defined as those sitting on the Executive Committee.
Non-Board senior management - Female	%	60	50	50	71	60	Defined as those sitting on the Executive Committee.
Reporting to Board or senior management – Male	%	66	65	68	69	71
Reporting to Board or senior management – Female	%	34	35	32	31	29
Managers who are female	%	36	35	32	31	29	Defined as managers who are responsible for leading and overseeing teams of employees, i.e. those that are people managers.

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