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Annual Report and Accounts 2025
We are the online
market leader for
cards and gifting.
At heart we are a technology platform,
but our customers know us as the
leading online destination for
greeting cards, gifts and flowers.
Strategic report
1 Financial highlights
2 At a glance
4 Chair's statement
6 Chief Executive Officer's review
12 Business model
16 Market overview
18 Our strategy
21 Growth drivers
22 Section 172 statement and
stakeholder engagement
25 Sustainability
49 Key performance indicators
51 Chief Financial Officer's review
62 Risk management
70 Viability statement
72 Non-financial and sustainability
information statement
Corporate governance
74 Board of Directors
76 Chair's corporate governance
introduction
77 Governance framework
78 Corporate governance statement
88 Audit Committee report
96 Nomination Committee report
101 Directors' Remuneration report
120 Directors' report
123 Statement of Directors'
responsibilities
Financial statements
124 Independent auditors' report
132 Consolidated income statement
132 Consolidated statement of
comprehensive income
133 Consolidated balance sheet
134 Consolidated statement of
changesin equity
135 Consolidated cash flow statement
136 Notes to the consolidated financial
statements
174 Company balance sheet
175 Company statement of changes
inequity
176 Notes to the Company financial
statements
181 Alternative Performance Measures
184 Glossary
186 Shareholder information
Welcome to Moonpig Group
To find out more visit us at:
www.moonpig.group
Financial highlights
Revenue
£350.1m
YoY: 2.6%
FY24: £341.1m
Adjusted EBITDA
1
£96.8m
YoY: 1.3%
FY24: £95.5m
Adjusted EBITDA
margin rate
1
27.6%
YoY: (0.4)%pts
FY24: 28.0%
Reported PBT
£3.0m
YoY: (93.6)%
FY24: £46.4m
Adjusted PBT
1
£67.5m
YoY: 16.0%
FY24: £58.2m
Adjusted basic EPS
1
15.0p
YoY: 18.1%
FY24: 12.7p
Free Cash Flow
1
£66.1m
YoY: 8.4%
FY24: £61.0m
Dividend per share
3.0p
YoY: N/a
FY24: Nil
Share repurchases
£25.0m
YoY: N/a
FY24: Nil
1
1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin rate, Adjusted PBT,
Adjusted PBT margin rate, Adjusted basic EPS, Free Cash Flow and
net leverage are Alternative Performance Measures, definitions of
which are set out on pages 181 to 182.
The leading online data and technology
platform for greeting cards and gifting
in the UK and the Netherlands.
We leverage technology and data to create loyal customer relationships
Moonpig and Greetz
customer reminders set
1
Plus subscription
membership
1
Card creative
features used
2
101m
2024: 90m
920,000
2024: 540,000
15m
2024: 10m
We have four market-leading brands
We have a growing, loyal and engaged customer base
Moonpig and Greetz
activecustomers
1
Moonpig and Greetz orders
per active customer
3
Moonpig and Greetz Average
Order Value
3
(AOV)
12.0m
2024: 11.5m
2.94
2024: 2.94
£8.82
2024: £8.64
At a glance
2
Revenue
75% 14% 11%
FY24: 71% FY24: 15% FY24: 14%
Adjusted
EBIT
86% 6% 8%
FY24: 75% FY24: 7% FY24: 18%
We aim to become the ultimate gifting companion to our customers
Orders
3
Cards and gifts sold
3
Gifting share ofrevenue
3
35.3m
Moonpig and Greetz
FY24: 33.9m
50.4m
Group
FY24: 48.8m
47%
Group
FY24: 50%
We are the leaders in a large, underpenetrated market that is shifting to online
UK card market
share
4
Online volume market
penetration
4
Online value market
penetration
4
Online buyer market
penetration
4
70%
2019: 60%
6%
2019: 4%
15%
2019: 10%
37%
2019: 34%
We operate through four online brands
3
Revenue mix by country
83% 14% 3%
2024: 82% 2024: 15% 2024: 3%
United Kingdom Netherlands Rest of World
1 As at 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
2 The number of creative features used in a card in the year ending 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
3 For the year ended 30 April 2025.
4 OC&C market research, October 2024.
Strong Adjusted EPS growth and
capital returns to shareholders.
Overview
In FY25, the Group delivered financial
performance ahead of our expectations. Our
model, which leverages technology and data to
build enduring customer relationships, delivered
strong profitability and consistent cash generation.
Performance was underpinned by the core
Moonpig brand, with growth driven by both orders
and average order value. Gift attach rate also
returnedto growth during the year, contributing
tothe rise in average order value.
Trading at Greetz and Experiences was below our
expectations. For Experiences, this was reflected
inthe non-cash impairment charge recognised in
H1 FY25. The transformation plan for Experiences
focuses around strengthening the divisional
management team, the rollout of new features
enabled by the completion of re-platforming during
FY25 and product range expansion in subscription
gifting, casual dining and live experiences. At
Greetz, where performance is on an improving
path, the new technology platform means that
management can now leverage reminders, Plus
subscriptions and the apps to drive customer
retention and frequency. Both businesses remain
key areas of Board focus.
Continued strong Free Cash Flow supported
deleveraging, enabling the introduction of
dividends and share buybacks. We have
announced our intention to buy back up to £60m
ofshares in FY26, whilst maintaining year-end net
leverage at around 1.0x and investing to drive
organic growth.
Whilst we expect further macroeconomic uncertainty
in FY26, the Board remains confident in the Group’s
ability to deliver our medium-term target for mid-
teens percentage growth in Adjusted EPS,
underpinned by the strength and consistency of
our business model.
Chair's statement
4
FY25 profit and loss
The Group delivered growth in basic
Adjusted EPS of 18.1% to 15.0p (FY24: 12.7p).
This reflects continued growth in trading, a
significant reduction in net finance costs as
the Group deleveraged and the in-year
impact of repurchasing shares reducing
average issued share capital.
Headline Adjusted EBITDA increased from
£95.5m in FY24 to £96.8m in FY25.
Underlying growth was stronger as the
prior year included the benefit from one-off
non-redemption income on vouchers issued
during Covid with extended expiry dates.
Cash flow and capital allocation
During the year, the Board oversaw the
Group's development of a new capital
allocation policy. Our approach remains to
prioritise investing for growth, with
continued strong, high-return investment in
for example, marketing, fulfilment
automation and our technology platform.
Our consistently strong cash flow has also
enabled the Group to begin returning
surplus capital to shareholders.
In FY25, Free Cash Flow of £66.1m (FY24:
£61.0m) enabled a reduction in net
leverage to 0.99x (April 2024: 1.31x), funded
£25m of share repurchases and supported
the declaration of an inaugural dividend of
3.0p (FY24: nil), including a 1.0p interim
dividend paid during the year.
Looking ahead, we expect continued strong
cash generation to support our announced
intention to repurchase up to £60m of
shares in FY26, alongside the Group’s
planned transition to using market
purchases to satisfy share scheme vesting.
Employees
The Board extends its thanks to all the
Group’s employees in the Netherlands,
Guernsey and the rest of the UK for their
contribution throughout the year. Their
dedication and hard work have enabled
the Group to deliver performance ahead of
our expectations, with Adjusted EPS
growing at 18.1% year-on-year.
Sustainability
During the year, the Board oversaw the
development of an updated Sustainability
Strategy, shaped in response to the latest
regulatory requirements and stakeholder
expectations for a clearer focus on material
sustainability risks.
The strategy is structured around three core
pillars: climate change, waste and
circularity and technology and data
privacy. These priorities were identified
through our Double Materiality Assessment
and represent the topics considered most
material to the Group in terms of financial
orsocietal impact.
The strategy introduces a more focused set
of goals, aligned to areas where we can
have the greatest impact. In addition to our
two existing Net Zero commitments, we
have introduced a five-year goal to
implement an information security
management system that aligns with the
NIST Cybersecurity Framework – and a new
packaging waste reduction goal.
The Group will continue to report KPIs
related to the outgoing sustainability goals
as part of its overall disclosure set for
continuity and to maintain transparency.
Board and governance
Throughout FY25, the Group maintained
fullcompliance with the UK Corporate
Governance Code 2018. It also complied
with the relevant provisions of the 2024
Code, except for Provision 29, which is not
effective until the start of the Group’s
financial year ending 30 April 2027.
Preparatory work is underway to ensure
compliance ahead of this date.
There were no changes to the Board during
the year. The Board continues to meet the
requirement for at least half of its members
(excluding the Chair) to be Independent
Non-Executive Directors.
The Board operates a structured, rolling
succession planning process to ensure
continuity and long-term stability. In
reviewing succession plans for the Non-
Executive Directors (NED), we have
considered theperiod leading up to the
2029 AGM, which will mark nine years since
the IPO. Tosupport an orderly transition,
preserve independence and ensure a
balanced distribution of Board tenure,
theNomination Committee intends to
phasenew non-executive director
appointments over the coming years.
Board and leadership diversity
As at 30 April 2025 and at the date of
thisreport, the Board has 43% female
representation, thereby meeting the Listing
Rule target for at least 40% of the Board to
be women. The Group also meets the
Listing Rule requirements for at least one
senior Board position to be held by a
woman (through my appointment as Chair)
and forat least one Board member to be
from an ethnic minority background (as the
Boardcurrently includes two ethnic
minoritydirectors).
The Board has set a voluntary target for
15%ethnic minority representation on the
UKExtended Leadership Team by 2027,
inline with the requirements of the Parker
Review. As at 30 April 2025, representation
was 21%.
The Board remains committed to the FTSE
Women Leaders Review target of at least
40% female representation on the Extended
Leadership Team and as at 30 April 2025
representation was 41%. The Group was
ranked 37th in the FTSE 250 by the FTSE
Women Leaders Review 2024 for women
on boards and in leadership.
Looking ahead
The Board is pleased with the start to the
new financial year and is confident that the
business will continue to deliver long-term
value for shareholders. The Group is ideally
positioned to grow its online market share
and lead the continued shift from offline
toonline.
Kate Swann
Non-Executive Chair
25 June 2025
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We have a market-leading
technology platform driving
long-term, sustained growth.
Overview
FY25 marked another year of successful delivery
for Moonpig Group, as we reinforced our position
as the category-defining platform for greeting
cards and gifting. We are the clear market leader
in online cards in both the UK and the Netherlands,
holding a 70% share of the UK online single cards
market and around 65% in the Netherlands
through Greetz (source: OC&C, October 2024).
These positions reflect the compounding
advantages of our platform, built on a powerful
combination of brand strength, scale and
proprietary data. Our position was further
reinforced by extending our strategic asset of
occasion reminders to more than 101 million and
deepening our powerful network effect through
reaching recipients with over 50 million
personalised cards and gifts.
We operate in a structurally high-growth and
underpenetrated market. The online card market is
still in its infancy, with only 6% penetration by
volume and 15% by value in the UK. We are
driving and capturing this long-term secular shift
from offline to online through innovation in
technology and data. In FY25, we continued to
extend our UK market leadership. At Greetz, the
technology platform is increasingly delivering
operational and commercial benefits and we
exited the year on an encouraging trajectory.
Across our markets, our cards-first strategy and
innovations in online experience position us to lead
and accelerate the ongoing channel shift.
Chief Executive Officer’s review
6
Our platform leverages data, technology
and AI to build customer loyalty and grow
customer cohort value over time. Nearly nine
tenths of Moonpig and Greetz revenue comes
from existing customers, with technology
playing a central role in driving repeat
behaviour. InFY25, we continued to expand
the reach and impact of both our reminders
ecosystem and the Plus subscription
membership programme and launched new
AI-powered tools to further differentiate our
offering from the offline market. Together,
these capabilities have strengthened
customer growth and loyalty, which are key
contributors to ourrevenue growth.
We continue to demonstrate the strength of
our asset-light, growth-compounding
business model, which enables us to scale
efficiently while maintaining high margins.
Growth is driven by three compounding
levers: more active customers, higher
purchase frequency, and rising average
order value – particularly through gift
attachment. Our Adjusted EBITDA margin of
27.6% in FY25 reflects high gross margins
and low reliance on paid acquisition. With
low inventory, negative working capital and
modest capex we are structurally asset
light. This model supports disciplined
reinvestment in technology, marketing and
fulfilment automation, while generating
Free Cash Flow of £66.1m in FY25. For the
year ahead, we expect this to enable
significant capital returns to shareholders
whilst maintaining year-end net leverage at
approximately 1.0x.
We continued to pursue our strategy of self-
funded international expansion in Ireland,
Australia and the US with combined
revenue from these markets growing by
36.1% to £11.8m. Each market follows a
structured path from discovery to product-
market fit and, if successful, ultimately to
profitable growth. Ireland has reached
profitability in its second full financial year
of operation and, while still small, continues
to grow steadily – validating our phased
approach. In Australia and the US, which
are at an earlier stage of development, we
are applying Group capabilities while
localising when essential. Our small, agile
teams in both markets are focused on rapid
iteration, testing and optimisation, aiming
to establish sustainable and profitable unit
economics over time. Early signs are
encouraging and support our long-term
conviction in the opportunity that these
markets represent.
We enter FY26 with strong operational
momentum and a clear focus on strategic
priorities. At Moonpig and Greetz we will
continue to scale the active customer base,
to drive frequency byleveraging reminders,
Plus subscriptions and innovative
technology features, and tobuild on recent
strong momentum in giftattach rate. The
Experiences segment continues to face a
challenging market environment, with a
proposition more exposed to cyclical
pressures than the rest of the Group. The
transformation of Experiences will continue,
with encouraging progress underway in
expanding the product proposition and
enhancing the customer experience. Our
platform, underpinned by resilient customer
behaviour, leading technology and
disciplined execution, positions us to
continue delivering sustained growth
andshareholder value.
Leveraging data and technology
We harness technology and data to drive
growth in two principal ways. First, we
continuously improve our user experience
through high-frequency experimentation.
Each month, we run numerous controlled
tests, presenting feature variants to
segmented customer groups. These
experiments measure impact on KPIs such
as conversion and order value, with
successful variants deployed and used to
guide future prioritisation. Second, we
apply AI to our proprietary customer data to
deliver a more personalised journey. By
combining this data with advanced
algorithms, we tailor the experience so
customers are more likely to find the perfect
card and gift every time, driving
improvements in order frequency and
average order value over time.
Moonpig and Greetz have shared a unified
website platform since late 2022. In FY25,
we extended this integration by migrating
Greetz to the same CRM system as
Moonpig, providing our marketing team
with a common platform for email and app
notifications so they can more easily share
best practices. We also moved Greetz onto
the same payment platform as Moonpig
enabling automatic subscription billing
renewals for Greetz Plus. The two brands
now share common technology across all
areas outside fulfilment, with new features
available for deployment in both the UK
and the Netherlands. At the same time, we
are increasingly tailoring aspects of the user
experience to local market needs – for
example, Greetz now features a redesigned
delivery scheduler that accounts for Dutch
customers' greater price sensitivity, in
contrast to UK customers' stronger
preference for speed of delivery.
We have focused on leveraging AI at every
possible touchpoint to deliver the most
personalised shopping experience for our
customers. We now use the latest AI models
to tag our cards, to better understand
customer search queries, to scan the image
of each card and to analyse customer
sentiment by scanning the message in each
card. Together, these deliver a self-
improving experience where our customers
are finding and creating more relevant and
meaningful products with less effort than
ever before.
We continued to launch innovative creative
tools that set our proposition apart and
encourage repeat use. In December, we
launched "Your Personal Handwriting",
enabling customers to upload and apply
their handwriting as a custom font, while in
February we introduced AI stickers,
allowing users to generate bespoke images
via natural language prompts – with over
4million created to date. These features
build on a creative suite that also includes
audio and video messages, flexible photo
layouts and digital gifts.
To streamline the login experience, we
introduced social login using Apple and
Google credentials, alongside account
linking to provide existing customers who
use social login with seamless access to
their reminders. The "Magic Link" feature
now allows automatic login from reminder
emails, while password resets have been
replaced by one-time login codes for ease
of access.
We have also maintained a strong focus
oncustomer satisfaction, enhancing both
the delivery and service experience. This
includes upgrades to the delivery scheduler
interface, technology enablement for
Moonpig Guaranteed Delivery, and the
launch of tracked card delivery in Ireland.
Additionally, we have expanded the use of
AI-powered chatbots to handle a greater
share of customer service queries, enabling
efficient, high-satisfaction self-service.
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At Experiences, the completion of re-
platforming has enabled the development
of a range of customer-facing features, with
a focus on driving commercial performance
through enhanced product discovery and
easier location-based shopping:
Site-wide navigation across Red Letter
Days and Buyagift, alongside upgraded
mobile filters, to improve usability and
help customers find products more easily.
Gift Finder tool, integrated into the
homepage and navigation, to enable
customers to narrow choices by location
and category before viewing tailored
experience listings.
Redesigned product details page layout
to reinforce trust by clearly presenting
keyhighlights, voucher inclusions, and
unique selling points such as "Fully
Flexible", "Easy Extensions", and
"InstantDelivery".
Next Best Action feature to surface
personalised product recommendations
after each detail page visit, increasing
relevance and upsell potential.
Location-based shopping innovations
tooffer improved filters, interactive maps
for multi-choice vouchers and custom
landing pages for top-searched
destinations.
Occasion-specific UX for events like
Father’s Day to adapt homepage,
landing and listing pages and
maximiserelevance and conversion
during peak periods.
Building our brands
The strength of our brands is most clearly
demonstrated by our ability to continuously
acquire customers profitably and to keep
them coming back year after year. We have
made significant progress here in FY25,
with the total active customer base at
Moonpig and Greetz increasing by 4.3% to
12.0 million as at 30 April 2025 (30 April
2024: 11.5 million). This performance reflects
the strength of our well-optimised
marketing platform, which consistently
delivers customer acquisition at scale within
our 12-month payback threshold. It was
further enhanced by technology
developments suchas social login, which
improved the conversion of visitors into new
customers. Moonpig saw consistently strong
acquisition throughout the year, with Greetz
new customers returning to year-on-year
growth in H2 FY25.
Headline frequency remained unchanged
year-on-year at 2.94 orders per active
customer. This reflects the mix impact of
strong new customer acquisition, as year
one cohorts have lower frequency than our
overall customer base. Frequency among
established Moonpig customers was
underpinned by continued development
ofour frequency levers:
Our reminders ecosystem continues to
scale, with our database of occasion
reminders increasing to 101 million at
30April 2025 (FY24: 90 million). Nearly
40% of Moonpig orders are placed
within seven days of a customer
receiving the relevant occasion
reminder, underlining the importance of
this proprietary channel in driving both
frequency and retention.
Subscriptions to Moonpig Plus and
Greetz Plus grew to a combined 920,000
(April 2024: 540,000), with members'
purchase frequency uplifted by more
than 20% when they subscribe. These
members are our most engaged
customers, setting 2.5 times more
occasion reminders than non-members
who are active customers and they also
exhibit materially higher gift attachment
rates and app usage.
We continued to drive customer usage
ofinnovative creative features that
differentiate our greeting card
proposition and drive frequency.
Totalusage of card creative features
rose to 15million in FY25, up from
10million in the prior year.
Reliable delivery is central to how our
brand is perceived and we are evolving our
delivery proposition at pace. In FY24, we
introduced an affordable tracked next-day
delivery service for cards at seasonal peak
events. We have since built on this to
launch Moonpig Guaranteed Delivery as an
always-on option allowing customers to
select a guaranteed delivery date at
checkout. Adoption has been strong with
the service accounting for over one third of
card-only orders by April 2025.
We are also building brand awareness in
new markets as the foundation for long-
term growth. We continue to operate New
Markets as a single profit pool, reinvesting
profit growth to support scalable customer
acquisition. Total revenue across these
markets grew to £11.8m in FY25 (FY24:
£8.7m), led by Australia (£4.9m) and
Ireland (£4.8m). In FY26, we plan to
prioritise Australia for incremental
investment, aimingto reach healthy
payback metrics inthis key market.
Evolving our range
One of our three growth levers is increasing
average order value, with the primary
driver being growth in gift attach rate. We
pursue this in three ways: improving the
user experience, enhancing our
recommendation algorithms and
expanding our gifting range. A key element
of the third pillar is partnering with trusted
consumer brands.
Trusted brands give customers confidence
in the quality and appeal of our gifts. In
FY25, we introduced new collaborations
with Hotel Chocolat in premium chocolate,
Next in beauty and homeware and The
Fragrance Store in perfume. We also
partnered with The Entertainer and Early
Learning Centre to manage our entire
children’s toy proposition on a consignment
basis, eliminating inventory risk. These
partners contribute deep category
merchandising expertise, enrich our curated
range and lend their brand equity to our
platform. Their introduction supported
robust gift attach rate growth during the
second half of the year. Looking ahead,
weare actively engaging with several
additional high-profile trusted brands, with
further launches planned for FY26.
In New Markets, our objective is to increase
customer lifetime value to support future
scaling of marketing, and gifting range
expansion is a key element of this. In
Ireland, three years post-launch, we now
offer over 160 gifts to support double-digit
percentage attach rates and higher repeat
purchase; we broadened our local range
during the year with the launch of balloons.
In Australia, we expanded during FY25 into
new categories including chocolate and
hampers. In the United States, we have
launched an initial range of gifts including
digital retail gift cards and personalised
mugs. Alongside this, we have expanded
our fulfilment infrastructure in both Australia
and the US through new partnerships with
third-party fulfilment centres in Sydney and
Las Vegas.
Chief Executive Officer’s review continued
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Our global design platform is the driving
force behind our card offering, a
marketplace that connects us with
designers worldwide. During FY25 we
onboarded a range of cards from Scribbler
and expanded our selection of cards for
secondary card-giving occasions to support
new customer acquisition campaigns. We
also broadened our range of card designs
for recipients outside the household to
facilitate growth in direct-to-recipient
deliveries which have a higher propensity
for gift attachment. At Greetz, we
strengthened our portfolio by licensing
over60 global and Dutch brands.
Control of in-house fulfilment has enabled
investment to drive efficiency improvements.
In September 2024, we insourced UK
balloon fulfilment to improve gross margin.
For FY26, we are investing in automated
parcel sortation, which is an enabler for
broadening our range of gift delivery
options, together with specialist printers
thatwill enable the insourcing of giant
cardfabrication.
At Experiences, we have maintained our
focus on refreshing and expanding the
proposition, with a strong pipeline and an
expected acceleration in the rate of new
product launches during H1 FY26.
Expansion is concentrated on branded
partners and categories with clear
consumer demand. We have launched new
live and immersive experiences including
The Traitors Live Experience, Squid Game,
The FRIENDS Experience, and Elvis
Evolution. In subscription gifting, we have
added brands such as Gousto and
Glossybox, with further launches imminent
across categories including wine,
magazines and flowers. We are also
growing our range of social and
competitive experiences through
partnerships such as Monopoly Lifesized.
Inpubs, bars and casual dining, we have
added well-known brands including
Slug&Lettuce and BrewDog.
Maintaining high ethical,
environmental and
sustainabilitystandards
In FY25, we sharpened our focus by
developing a revised sustainability strategy,
shaped by our double materiality
assessment of sustainability risk. The
strategy defines four goals across three
areas of maximum impact:
Climate change – direct emissions: We
have maintained our target to reduce
absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by at
least 50% by 2030 (a target that has
been validated by the SBTi) and reduce
operational emissions by at least 90%
by2050, with the remaining residual
emissions to be offset.
Climate change – value chain emissions:
We have retained our existing goal to
secure commitments from suppliers to
adopt SBTi-aligned net zero targets
covering 67% of our Scope 3 emissions
by30 April 2030 and reduce Scope 3
emissions intensity by 97% by 2050.
Waste and circularity: We have set a
goal to reduce overall waste and
packaging generation in alignment
withEPR guidance by improving the
efficiency of material use and ensuring
responsible end-of-life management.
Work is ongoing with suppliers to collate
data sothat we can set a FY25 baseline
for tracking this goal.
Technology security and data privacy:
We have set a goal to implement an
information security management
systemthat aligns with the NIST
Cybersecurity Framework by 2030.
During the year, we increased the
proportion of Scope 3 emissions covered by
SBTi-aligned net zero supplier commitments
to 28.8%, up year-on-year from 19.3% the
previous year. We also reduced absolute
location-based Scope 3 emissions by 5.0%
year-on-year.
We eliminated single-use plastics from
shipping packaging in our Dutch operations
during FY25, having previously delivered
the same in the UK. To maintain our "forest
positive" stance, we funded the planting of
113 hectares or 151,000 trees, helping to
restore biodiversity and sequester carbon.
We also implemented a new UK warehouse
management system which we expect to
assist in packaging waste reduction in FY26.
The adoption of a formal goal for data and
technology security was timely, given recent
cyber-attacks targeting high-profile UK
consumer businesses. In response, we have
reviewed our internal processes and
controls to ensure they remain resilient.
Wehave invested significantly in
technology security across many years and
intend to maintain a robust security posture.
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer
25 June 2025
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Card creativity features
Having set a market-leading standard
for the external design of physical
greeting cards, we have focused across
the last two years on transforming the
inside of Moonpig and Greetz cards
through the development of digital and
AI-enabled card creativity features. We
see a clear link between use of these
features and higher customer purchase
frequency, helping to drive engagement
and customer lifetime value.
In FY24, we launched a suite of features
including QR code-enabled video and
audio messages, “sticker” images,
flexible photo uploads, printed code-in-
a-card digital gifting and AI-generated
message suggestions.
In FY25, we extended this with the
launch of AI-generated "sticker" images,
allowing customers to create unique
images using natural language
prompts.
We also launched "Your Personal
Handwriting", enabling customers to digitise
their handwriting by writing the alphabet on
a mobile device, generating a personal font
saved to their account for use inany card.
Approximately one third of our cards in
theUK now include at least one creative
feature. Looking forward, we will continue
tofocus on driving growth in customer
adoption of these features.
4m
AI "sticker" images
created since launch
1
Trusted brands
One of our three growth levers is
increasing average order value,
withtheprimary driver being growth
ingift attach rate. We deliver this
through threestrategic actions:
improving userexperience, refining
ourrecommendation algorithms
andexpanding our gifting range.
Animportant element of this third
pillarispartnering with trusted
consumerbrands.
Trusted brands help build customer
confidence that the recipient will be
delighted to receive the gift. In FY25, we
delivered new partnerships with Hotel
Chocolat in premium confectionery, The
Entertainer and Early Learning Centre in
toys and Next in beauty and homeware.
These partners bring specialist category
merchandising expertise, broaden our
curated range and extend their brand
authority to our platform.
These partnerships supported gift attach
rate growth during the year. We are in
active discussions with several high-profile
trusted brands and expect to launch further
partnerships in FY26 to continue driving
average order value.
Case studies
10
Personalised recommendations
Our AI-driven recommendation algorithms
area key driver of gift attach rate and
average order value. We have had a
dedicated datascience team in place for
many years, progressively improving these
algorithms through continuous A/B testing.
The models draw on data points including
card selection, browsing history, occasion
reminders and previous behaviour to
generate gift suggestions that are relevant
tothe customer and recipient.
In FY25, we introduced “live inference” –
anewcapability that analyses the message
acustomer types inside their card in real time.
This technology identifies sentiment, tone
andrelationships (e.g. ‘happy birthday
mum’, ‘thinking of you’, ‘congratulations on
your newbaby’) and instantly adjusts gift
recommendations to match. For instance, a
message expressing sympathy may prompt
suggestions for candles or calming treats, while
a message for a child might suggest toys or
sweets. This live analysis makes the experience
more personalised and context-aware, helping
customers find the right gift quickly and easily.
Live inference became a core part of
ourrecommendation engine in FY25,
contributing to improved gift attach rates.
Withevery interaction, the model becomes
smarter – making our gifting journey more
relevant and helping increase order value.
Technology and experimentation
Since completing the migration of
Moonpigand Greetz onto a unified
technology platform at the end of2022,
mostof our technology resource has been
focused on initiatives to drive growth. We
routinely run a high volume of controlled
experiments to optimise theuser experience,
increase conversion and drivehigher order
valueand frequency.
These experiments range from simple
copytests to interface changes with
measurable impact – such as the
introductionof social sign-on options
andimprovements to the save-a-draft
feature, both of which increased order
completion rates. A more seamless and
intuitive user experience helps us convert
more visits into orders and encourages
customers toreturn more frequently.
We operate within a clear return-on-
investment framework for technology,
allocating capital to the initiatives with
thegreatest expected contribution to
revenuegrowth or margin.
Each team is accountable for the financial
performance of its work, with most projects
expected to pay back within two years.
Looking ahead, we expect to maintain and
grow our investment in technology, in line
withour guidance for capital expenditure
toremain at between 4% and 5% of
consolidated revenue. We see a multi-year
runway of opportunity to drive growth
throughcontinuous UX improvement
andproduct development.
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1 As at 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
Competitive advantages
Underpinning our clear online
market leadership
Brand power
Clear market leader, with category defining
brandsand93%
1
prompted brand awareness
Online scale
Capturing 6x
2
more customer data daily
thanournearestcompetitor,reinforcing
data-drivencompetitiveadvantage
Rich data
Self-learning algorithms optimised across
101mreminders
3
and >337m transactions
4
Technology platform
Proprietary technology platform, constantly
optimisedthrough experimentation
Card-first approach
Leveraging data to drive
loyalty and gift attach
Card-first approach
Profitable customer acquisition
with high loyalty
Gift attachment
The most relevant gifting platform
with minimal marketing costs
Business model
12
Technology and data
Driving a virtuous cycle of customer
retention and lifetime value
Loyal customers
Underpinning growth, profitability
and cash generation
12.0m
FY24: 11.5m
Moonpig and Greetz
active customers
5
£8.82
FY24: £8.64
Average order value
6
27.6%
FY24: 28.0%
Adjusted EBITDA margin rate
7
£66.1m
FY24: £61.0m
Free cash flow
7
13
Capture of relevant predictive
dataaround gifting intent
Personalised experience and
contextualrecommendations
Reminder setting and appdownloads
Targeted marketing at times when the
consumer has highest gifting intent
1 Essence Mediacom brand tracking, March 2024 (Moonpig) and April 2024 (Greetz).
2 Source: OC&C October 2024. UK market share of 70%, compared to 12% for nearest competitor.
3 Total of 101m customer occasion reminders as at 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
4 Cumulative transactions as at 30 April 2025. All-time for Moonpig, from 1 September 2018 (post-acquisition) to 30 April 2025 for Greetz and from 13 July 2022
(post-acquisition) to 30 April 2025 for Experiences.
5 As at 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
6 For the year ended 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
7 Adjusted EBITDA margin and Free Cash Flow are Alternative Performance Measures, definitions of which are set out on pages 181 to 182.
Moonpig – revenue by customer cohort
1
Covid cohort
acquisition
2
FY20–FY21
Pre FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25
FY11 FY12 FY13
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25
Business model in action
14
£m
1 Moonpig segment only.
2 Revenue impacted by Covid from March 2020 onwards, including FY20 (year ended 30 April 2020).
3 Source: OC&C, October 2024.
Moonpig’s business model is anchored in acquiring loyal customer cohorts through a card-first strategy, typically achieving payback within
12months. With 88% of physical greeting card purchases tied to annual events
3
– such as birthdays, anniversaries and national occasions like
Valentine’s Day – the customer journey is highly predictable and repeatable. In the UK, the average card-giving adult sends 19 cards per
year
3
, providing a solid foundation for long-term retention. This regularity offers a reliable basis for customer retention.
We enhance the value of each cohort over time by activating two core drivers: frequency and average order value. Frequency increases as we
encourage customers to send cards for a broader set of occasions, supported by occasion reminders, subscription programmes, personalised
user experiences and distinctive card features. Average order value grows as customers increasingly add gifts to their purchases – enabled by
continuous enhancements to our recommendation algorithms and a curated, expanding gifting range.
As a result, Moonpig’s revenue is built on the progressive accumulation of high-value customer cohorts. This model has enabled us to retain a
significant share of customers acquired during the Covid period, demonstrating the enduring strength and loyalty of our customerbase.
38.3
45.8
46.5
51.7
59.2
69.4
79.4
87.5
96.6
126.5
281.7
234.7
223.1
241.3
262.0
Reminders
Occasion reminders are a core part of
how we retain customers and drive
purchase frequency. They enable us to
communicate with customers at moments
of high purchase intent. Reminders are
unique to card-giving and gifting, given
that most e-commerce purchases are
not linked to a calendar event.
We have made significant progress
ingrowing both the size and the
effectiveness of our reminders database
in recent years.
There is a mutually reinforcing
relationship between reminders and
Plussubscriptions, withscheme members
on average having set 2.5 times more
reminders thannon-members.
We will continue to invest in the reminder
ecosystem in FY26, enhancing both the
collection of reminders and how the journey
from reminder to order is personalised.
2.5x
more reminders
setby Plus subscribers
Plus subscriptions
Plus is our flagship programme for
driving frequency. The scheme offers a
package of benefits including discounts
on greeting card purchases in return
foran annual fee, incentivising and
rewarding increased usage. Moonpig
Plus launched in May 2023, followed
byGreetz Plus in January 2024.
Since launch, subscriber growth has
been strong, with all new sign-ups
driventhrough on-site messaging at
nomarketing cost. This momentum
continued past the first renewal
cycle,with retention rates exceeding
ourexpectations.
Plus subscribers on average have
higherpurchase frequency than other
customers and this increases by over
20% after joining. They also attach
giftsmore often, contributing further
toincremental revenue.
By mid-FY25, Moonpig Plus accounted
forone-fifth of UK orders. We expect
membership to remain ingrowth across
FY26as we continue to enhance
theproposition.
20%
higher purchase frequency for
Moonpig Plus subscribers
1
Case studies
15
1 For Moonpig in FY25.
A large, growing and underpenetrated online market.
The single cards market is large and growing
The physical greeting cards market is
large and resilient, valued at £2.0bn
across the UK, Ireland and the
Netherlands in 2023
1
. Itcontinues to
grow steadily, driven primarily by
increases in average selling price. The
UK market rose from £1.32bn
2
in 2021 to
£1.42bn
1
in 2023, with a small volume
decline averaging 0.9% per annum
1
.
Similarly, the Netherlands market grew
from £0.29bn
2
to £0.31bn
1
over the same
period, following the same growth
patterns as the UK market.
It is also a broad market, with 42m adult
card buyers in the UK each purchasing an
average of 19 single greeting cards per
year, or 810m in total
1
. In the Netherlands,
there are 9m adult card buyers, who
purchase on average 13 single cards per
year, or 120m in total
1
.
Card buying is consistent across adult age
groups. For instance, in 2023 the average
number of cards purchased per UK card
buyer was 18.5 for 18–34 year olds, 18.5
forthe 35–54 year olds and 19.7 for the 55+
agegroup
1
.
The market is undergoing a long-term structural shift to online
The physical greeting cards market
remains under-penetrated online. In
2023, only 15% of total UK market value
and 6% ofvolume was transacted
online. Although37% of UK adults
bought at leastone card online, most
oftheir purchases remain offline
1
.
Online penetration continues to rise
steadily – in the UK from 10% in 2019
to15% in 2023 and in the Netherlands
from 13% to 20%
1
.
This shift is supported by demographic
trends. In 2023, online buyer penetration
was 50% among 18–34 year olds,
compared to 44% for 35–54 age group and
28% for those aged 55 and over
1
.
Consumer research indicates that all age
groups expect to buy more cards online in
future, with younger adults showing the
highest anticipated growth.
Card-giving relates primarily to repeating annual occasions
The greeting card market is
fundamentally different to general
e-commerce because it requires an
understanding of a customer’s unique
relationships, including the identity of
therecipient, the gifting intent and the
date of the occasion.
Card-giving relates primarily to
repeating annual occasions. In the UK,
almost nine-tenths of card sales relate to
annualoccasions such as birthdays,
anniversaries and key seasonal events,
including Christmas, Mother’s Day,
Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day
1
.
These repeat annual occasions create a
stable foundation for customer retention
and long-term revenue growth. Our
database of occasion reminders set means
that we understand when our customers
have moments of high gifting intent and
canprovide curated, personalised
recommendations for their card and gift.
Market overview
16
£2.0bn
Cards market size,
UK/IE/NL in 2023
1
6.0%
UK online
volume penetration
1
15%
UK online value
penetration 2023
1
5%pts
UK online penetration
growth, 2019–2023
1
68%
Recurring personal
events, share of UK card
sales
3
20%
Recurring national events,
share of UK card sales
4
Buyer penetration and share of wallet both driving online growth
Online greeting card volume has two
structural growth drivers: expanding
thenumber of online buyers and
capturing agreater share of their
totalcard purchases.
Buyer penetration remains relatively
low,with just 37% of UK buyers of
physical greeting cards purchasing
online
1
. This represents a meaningful
growth opportunity. We are driving the
market shift to online through a
proposition that we believe is superior to
offline alternatives for both convenience
and personalisation.
This includes our expanding range of
technology-led card creative features.
In parallel, we see a substantial opportunity
to deepen engagement with our customer
base and increase share of wallet. While
the average UK card-buying consumer buys
19 cards annually, those who already
purchase online do so for only three of
those occasions, on average
1
. We are
focused ondriving purchase frequency
through ourplatform such as occasion
reminders, our Plus subscription
programmes and our mobile apps.
Cards provide access to the large addressable market for gifting
The total addressable market (TAM) for
gifting across the UK, Netherlands and
Ireland is estimated at £58bn,
comprising £2bn in cards, £22bn in
card-attached gifting and £34bn of
standalone gifting. It includes an
estimated £6.5bn of giftexperiences
1
.
Our card-first strategy provides Moonpig
and Greetz with profitable access to the
gifting market, as we can leverage data
collected during the card personalisation
journey to make relevant gifting
recommendations to our customers.
Wedothis with nil incremental marketing
costs, sidestepping expensive online
competition for gifts and flowers, which
supports high operating profit margins.
Significant opportunity in experiential gifting
The UK gift experience market is valued
at £6.5bn and presents a significant
long-term growth opportunity. The
giftingaggregator segment, in which
weoperate through our Buyagift and
Red Letter Days brands, currently
represents only around 5% or £270m
ofthe total market
1
.
Historically, the gift experience category
has grown at a faster pace than the
broader gifting market, reflecting
secular consumer shift from physical
towards experiential gifting
1
.
Trading conditions have been challenging
over the last two years and gift experiences
have been shown to be more cyclical than
other markets in which the Group operates.
Nonetheless, we believe that once current
macroeconomic pressures ease, the
underlying trajectory of the experiential
gifting market will reassert itself.
17
37%
Online UK card
buyerpenetration
1
19
Cards bought annually by
average UK consumer
1
£58bn
Gifting TAM for UK/NL/
IE
1
£22bn
Card-attached gifting
TAM for UK/NL/IE
1
£6.5bn
Total UK gift experience
market
1
£270m
Gift experience
aggregator segment
1
1 Source: OC&C, October 2024.
2 Source: OC&C, June 2022.
3 Calculated as a % of FY25 card sales for Moonpig UK. The figure for recurring personal events includes birthdays and anniversaries.
4 Calculated as a % of FY25 card sales for Moonpig UK. The figure for recurring national events includes Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day and Christmas.
Becoming the ultimate gifting companion.
Strategic focus
Leveraging
data and
technology
What this means
We use technology to harness our proprietary
data on customers’ gifting intentions,
generating highly relevant gifting
recommendations.
Our algorithms, which are trained across 337m cumulative
transactions as at 30 April 2025 (30 April 2024: 301m)
1
,
continuously enhance the accuracy of our recommendations.
As leaders in the online segment of the greeting card
market, we capture nearly six times
2
more data than our
closest competitor, strengthening our comparative
advantage over time.
What we have done
Rolled out innovative card creativity features including
“Your Personal Handwriting” and AI-generated
“sticker”images.
Used AI to enhance search functionality and product
ranking so that we show more relevant cards and gifts.
Introduced AI live inference analysis, which interprets
message sentiment in real time to inform our gifting
recommendations.
Strengthened personalisation across the online
experience, with dynamic content, personalised
reminders and targeted promotions.
Launched new sign-in options, such as “Login with code”
to drive conversion rate.
Upgraded location filters from region to city level and
launched a “gift finder” tool to improve gift discovery and
conversion rate at Red Letter Days and Buyagift.
Strategic focus
Evolving
ourrange
What this means
Our ambition is to help customers find the
perfect card and gift for every important
relationship and occasion.
To achieve this, we continually enhance our range of
physical greeting cards, physical gifts and digital gift
experiences. By refining our algorithms to improve product
discovery, we aim to increase our share of customers’ gifting
spend, driving higher purchase frequency and gift
attachment rates.
What we have done
Launched new card ranges through our design platform,
including a collaboration with Scribbler.
Partnered with Hotel Chocolat and Next to strengthen
our chocolate, home and beauty categories.
Partnered with The Entertainer and Early Learning
Centre to broaden our offering of children’s toys.
Localised Greetz’s offering by adding more Dutch
humour cards and designs reflecting popular local
interests such as hockey.
Expanded the Experiences offering to strengthen
categories such as affordable dining and subscription
gifts while launching trusted brands including Odeon
and ABBA Voyage.
Our strategy
18
>40k
card designs
337m
cumulative transactions
Strategic focus
Building
ourbrands
What this means
We want customers to be excited to choose
Moonpig, Greetz, Red Letter Days and
Buyagift and for recipients to be delighted
toreceive gifts and cards from our brands.
To achieve this, we invest in strengthening our brands and
building trust in our quality and service. This trust underpins
customer loyalty and drives growth in our customer base as
recipients become customers themselves, generating a
virtuous cycle of growth.
What we have done
Grown Moonpig Plus and Greetz Plus memberships
toover 920,000
3
, increasing customer retention and
orderfrequency.
Expanded our database of occasion reminders, using
these reminders and AI to personalise promotions.
Executed a full-funnel marketing strategy across social
and video platforms, maintaining cost efficiency whilst
expanding reach.
Launched a new Moonpig brand campaign across radio
and TV to support key peaks such as Christmas and
Mother’s Day.
Formed brand marketing partnerships in the Experiences
business to drive brand awareness.
1 Cumulative transactions as at 30 April 2025. All-time for Moonpig, from 1 September 2018 (post-acquisition) to 30 April 2025 for Greetz and from 13 July 2022
(post-acquisition) to 30 April 2025 for Experiences.
2 Source: OC&C October 2024. UK market share of 70%, compared to 12% for nearest competitor.
3 As at 30 April 2025. Moonpig and Greetz only.
19
93%
prompted brand
awareness
Moonpig Guaranteed Delivery
Delivery proposition remains a key focus
for Moonpig, particularly as postal
service providers in the UK and the
Netherlands continue to underperform.
Our response has included encouraging
earlier ordering and dispatch using our
database of customer occasion
reminders, clearer communication of
estimated delivery dates, growth in gift
attachment and digital gifting to shift
volumes from letter post to parcel courier
or digital fulfilment and an expanded
range of tracked delivery options.
In FY24, we introduced a tracked next-
day delivery service at an affordable
price point ahead of peak events like
Christmas and Valentine’s Day. In FY25,
we made this feature always-on through
the launch of Moonpig Guaranteed
Delivery. Customers can now choose a
guaranteed delivery date at checkout
and we commit to delivering on or before
that date. Adoption has been strong, with
the service accounting for over one third
of card-only orders by April 2025.
Innovation in delivery will remain a
strategic theme. Our capital expenditure
plans for FY26 include investment in
automated sortation equipment that will
support a broader range of delivery
optionsfor gifts.
Retail gift cards in the US
One of our three growth levers is
increasing average order value, primarily
through growth in gift attachment.
Retailgift vouchers help achieve this
byexpanding the breadth of our gift
range and further increasing its relevance
across a range of gifting occasions.
In FY24, we launched digital retail gift
cards in the US, providing a way to drive
growth in gift attach rate in a market
where we do not yet have sufficient
scaleto support physical gift fulfilment.
Retail gift cards are delivered as a
voucher printed onto the greeting card.
Inaddition to supporting growth in gift
attachment, they enhance the inside of
the card. Alongside features such as
QRcode-enabled video and audio
messages, AI-generated stickers and
photo uploads, they help further
differentiate our proposition from both
online and offline competitors.
Case studies
20
Three clear levers for driving growth
in our core geographical markets.
Moonpig and Greetz
Growth drivers
Active
customers
What this means
We aim to grow revenue through new customer
acquisition and strong retention of existing
customers.
There are an estimated 51m card purchasers in
theUK and the Netherlands
1
. As online market
leaders, we expect to continue to capitalise on
thestructural shift to online.
We have a loyal customer base, with
approximately nine-tenths of Moonpig and
Greetzrevenue relating to repeat customers.
Our priorities
Maintain and grow brand awareness,
emphasising the creative features that
differentiate our cards.
Run always-on marketing in the UK, Ireland
andthe Netherlands to acquire customers.
Conduct targeted marketing experiments in
Australia and the US to identify efficient
acquisition strategies in these regions.
Grow our database of occasion reminders,
whichare our primary retention lever.
Frequency
What this means
We use technology features such as Plus
subscriptions and card creativity features to
raisethe frequency of customer visits.
We will increase the conversion of visits into
ordersby streamlining and personalising the
onlinecustomer journey.
The Group's active customers are estimated to
purchase, on average, 19.4 cards per annum
2
,
ofwhich only a small proportion are currently
purchased from the Group.
Our priorities
Expand the range of card creative features that
we offer to customers.
Expand subscription membership for Moonpig
Plus and Greetz Plus.
Increase iOS and Android app penetration
atGreetz.
Use data to personalise the customer journey
toimprove conversion rate.
Average order
value
What this means
We continue to raise average order value through
pricing optimisation, upselling and gift attachment.
In the UK, approximately 63% of cards are given
with a gift
1
. The card-first journey enables highly
relevant gift recommendations.
Cross-selling gifts means negligible incremental
marketing costs, sidestepping online competition
inpaid marketing for gifts and flowers.
Our priorities
Improve our gift recommendation algorithms.
Evolve our gifting range, including onboarding
more trusted consumer brands that resonate with
customers and recipients.
Optimise pricing, which includes using algorithms
to increase promotional efficiency.
Drive card-size format upsell, sales of gifting
add-ons and premium shipping options.
Driving growth
at Experiences
What this means
We are part-way through a transformation of the
Experiences business.
We have completed a full re-platforming of legacy
systems to create a scalable technology foundation
for future growth.
Our current focus is on strengthening the customer
proposition – expanding the range into new
categories, introducing new brands and
developing more flexible ways for customers to
discover and book experiences.
Our priorities
Drive Experiences order volume through range
expansion, enhanced marketing and new
technology features.
Increase average order value through price
optimisation and smarter upselling.
Expand third-party sales through Moonpig and
online and offline retail partners.
Engage recipients to generate upsell and cross-
sell activity, raising total order value.
1 Source: OC&C, October 2024.
2 Source: OC&C, October 2024. Blended average total number of cards purchased by Moonpig customers in the UK and card customers in NL, weighted by individual
entity’s active customer numbers, for UK and NL only.
Growth drivers
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Strategy built on stakeholder
insight and engagement.
The Directors of the Company (and those of all UK companies) are required to act in the way they consider, in good faith, would most likely
promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, whilst also having regard to the matters listed in Section 172
of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act).
The interests of key stakeholders and the Board’s approach to these are explained below. Further information on the Board’s approach
during FY25 to the matters set out in s172 of the Act and on decisions made by the Board, are set out in the Governance Report on pages 74
to 87 and forms part of this s172(1) statement and is thereby incorporated by reference in this Strategic report.
Stakeholder What matters to them How we engage
Customers
At Moonpig and Greetz, our
business model is built around
the progressive accumulation
of loyal customer cohorts.
The use of data and
technology differentiates the
Group from its competitors.
At Experiences we focus on the
conversion of recipients into
futurecustomers.
Ability to express that they
careabout therecipient
The right card design
Relevant gifting
recommendations
Ability to personalise
Convenience, including same day
dispatch and digital delivery
Product quality
Timely delivery
Data protection
Wide geographical choice of
location for gift experiences and
peace of mind that the recipient
has flexibility of choice
We collect continuous customer feedback for each of our
brands through multivariate testing, on-site surveys,
consumer research, reviewson third-party websites and
brand awareness tracking.
Our customer service teams operate seven days per week
at each of our four brands. Issues and themes from
customer feedback are communicated to our operational
teams daily.
We engage with customers through multi-channel
marketing and provide personalised reminders by email
and app notification.
Our unified technology platform leverages AI and data to
provide apersonalised online customer experience at
Moonpig and Greetz.
We continue to improve the Experiences technology
platform to enable a better and more personalised online
customer experience.
We offer a range of delivery options to suit customers’
timescales.
We are committed to prioritising technology security and
data protection as set out on page 44.
Recipients
We want recipients to be
delighted to open their card
orgift. Positive recipient
experience drives viral
customer acquisition through
word-of-mouth.
At Experiences, we focus on
accelerating recipient-to-
customer conversion by
investing in the online
redemptionexperience.
A memorable and enjoyable
experience
Convenient and reliabledelivery
High quality products and
packaging
Sustainability and ease of
recycling
Ease of redemption for gift
experiences
Wide geographical choice of
location for giftexperiences
The breadth of our card design range means that
recipients should see a highly relevant card upon opening
their envelope.
The Group invests in technology development to deliver
innovations such as group cards, video messages,
personalised handwriting in greeting cards and digital
gifting. These differentiate our offerings from those of our
offline and online competitors.
We have launched new gifting brands and customers
canadd digital experience gifts as a voucher insider
theircards.
In both the UK and the Netherlands, we offer seven or
eight days’ guaranteed freshness on cut flowers.
We offer a seven-day parcel delivery service in the UK
and theNetherlands and have introduced next day
Moonpig Guaranteed Delivery for cards in the UK.
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Stakeholder What matters to them How we engage
Employees
The Group’s delivery against
its strategic objectives is
dependent upon it being able
to attract, recruit, motivate
and retain its highly skilled
workforce.
Career and personal
development.
Reward.
Employee engagement.
Health and wellbeing.
Safe working conditions.
Dignity, respect and inclusivity.
We foster an open, transparent culture through regular
“All Hands” meetings, an annual all-employee strategy
conference, and an annual strategy showcase, all of
which are led by the Executive Committee.
We conduct twice-annual employee engagement surveys,
which are used to build engagement action plans at
divisional and functionallevel.
Management engages with employee networks and
affinity groups, which provide supportive forums for under-
represented employee groups. See page 47.
Regular health and safety assessments are carried out to
ensure the wellbeing of all employees.
The Board engages with employees both through a
defined programme of meetings carried out by the
Designated Non-Executive Director for workforce
engagement (DNED) and through direct engagement
with employees by the other NEDs. The full Board engages
in oversight of employee engagement through reviewing
employee engagement survey results and receiving
regular feedback from the DNED. Refer to page 80.
The Group provides an independent whistleblowing
service to encourage employees to raise relevant concerns
anonymously and/or confidentially. This service is
communicated proactively to employees who all receive
annual training on whistleblowing. Details of any
whistleblowing reports received are set out on page 79.
Investors
Access to capital is crucial
forthe Group’s long-term
performance.
To provide investors and
analysts with a clear
understanding of our
strategy,business model,
culture, performance and
governance, we aim to
provide fair, balanced and
understandable information.
High governance standards.
A balanced and fair
representation of financial
resultsand prospects.
Confidence in the Company’s
leadership.
Clarity around principal risks
anduncertainties.
Total shareholder return.
Progress on business and
sustainability strategy delivery.
We maintain open communication with investors through
disclosures in the Annual Report, investor presentations
and trading updates. These are available on our
corporate website.
The Executive Directors interact with investors at formal
roadshows, investor meetings and attendance at investor
conferences. Seepage 81.
All Directors attended the Annual General Meeting held
on 18September2024.
Proactive shareholder engagement is carried out by the
Non-Executive Directors whenever the Board or its
Committees identify matters arising that merit discussion
with shareholders. See page 81 of the Corporate
governance statement.
Regular updates are provided to the Board on market
sentiment, investor relations activity and equity research
reports.
We held our first Capital Markets Event in October 2024.
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Stakeholder What matters to them How we engage
Suppliers
Strong relationships with
suppliers are critical to the
Group’s success.
We prioritise building long-
term, mutually-beneficial
relationships with our
suppliers, collaborating
withthem to uphold high
standards and expectations
ofbusiness conduct.
Long-term collaborative
relationships.
Growth opportunities.
Fair terms and conditions.
Responsible, ethical
procurement.
Prompt and accuratepayment.
The Group engages with suppliers and partners regularly,
including through members of the Executive Committee.
Our supplier onboarding process is rigorous and includes
technology security and data protection due diligence, as
well as checks on financial viability, modern slavery, anti-
facilitation of tax evasion, anti-bribery and sanctions and
GHG emissions.
A Supplier Code of Conduct is available on our corporate
website, outlining expectations for ethical conduct,
environmental sustainability and social responsibility.
We collaborate with key outsourcing partners to refine
operationalperformance.
The Group’s Global Design Platform enables independent
designers to make their card designs available to our
customers in return for royalties.
We report on supplier payment practices.
We have set a goal to obtain commitments to set net zero
targets from suppliers representing 67% of Scope 3
emissions by April 2030 and operate an ongoing
programme of supplier engagement to deliver this.
Communities and
environment
The Group is committed to
making a positive impact on
the communities and the
environment in which
itoperates.
Positive impact on thecommunity.
Energy usage and carbon
emissions.
Sustainability.
The Group has a long-standing commitment to charitable
activity. Ourcharitable donations in FY25 are summarised
on page 48.
The Group continues to support diversity in the wider
technology sector. This includes extending our successful
apprenticeship programme operating codingbootcamps.
Our operational facilities in the UK and the Netherlands
are designed with the environment in mind. The UK facility
has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and the
Netherlands facility has been retrofitted in line with
bestpractice.
The Group is committed to sustainable sourcing and
continues to ensure that 100% (FY24: 100%) of our card,
envelope and paper packaging SKUs for our core UK and
Netherlands markets are 100% sustainably sourced, either
through FSC or PEFC certification or containing more than
75% recycled content.
The Group has set a target to reduce Scope 3 emissions
by 97% tCO
2
e/Revenue by 2050 against a FY22 baseline.
The Board monitors progress against our climate transition
plan, which sets out how the business plans to adapt as
the world transitions to a low carbon economy.
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A year of continued progress
inoursustainability journey.
Over time, Moonpig Group has contributed to society through its
core purpose, which is to create better, more personal connections
between people who care about each other. This commitment
extends beyond our products and services, shaping the way we
approach sustainability and our wider responsibilities to society and
the environment.
Since launching our first sustainability strategy in 2021, we have
made steady progress. In 2022, we began formal disclosures
against the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
(TCFD) framework. In 2023, we adopted the SASB framework,
started measuring Scope 3 value chain emissions and disclosed
climate-related metrics, targets and a climate transition plan. In
2024, wepublished our first standalone Sustainability Report and
climate-related disclosures required under Companies Act 2006
asamended by the Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related
Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022.
In the past year, the Group further strengthened its approach to
sustainability in three ways – achieving full consistency with the
TCFD, completing a Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) of
sustainability impact, risk and opportunity and refreshing its
sustainability strategy.
Full consistency with the TCFD Guidance
Our disclosures are consistent with the TCFD, for each of the four
recommendations and eleven recommended disclosures. During
the year, we performed a reassessment of our qualitatively
identified material risks and opportunities, which was followed by
the completion of our first quantitative scenario analysis, helping us
better understand the potential financial impacts of climate-related
risks and opportunities under various future scenarios and
timeframes. The output of the quantitative scenario analysis was
assessed in line with the Group's inaugural Corporate Sustainability
Reporting Directive (CSRD) aligned DMA, ensuring consistency of
financially material identified risks and opportunities.
Double Materiality Assessment
We undertook our CSRD-aligned DMA with support from external
advisers to better understand sustainability impacts, risks and
opportunities. This process examined both the actual or potential
impact the Group has on society (impact materiality) as well as
assessing sustainability risks and opportunities that could materially
affect theGroup's financial position, performance or strategy
(financialmateriality).
The DMA was conducted in line with the CSRD framework, albeit
theGroup is not required to comply with CSRD and has neither
reported in accordance with it nor sought assurance over the
DMAoutput.
Revised sustainability strategy
We have revised the Group sustainability strategy to align with the
impacts, risks and opportunities identified by the DMA. The strategy
now comprises four goals centred around three sustainability topics:
Climate change.
Waste and circularity.
Technology security and data privacy.
Five years after implementing our previous strategy, most of the
original eight sustainability goals had either been achieved or
become less material as identified by the DMA; the exceptions to
thisare the previous climate change goals, which remain in place.
The updated strategy builds on the Group's prior commitments and
applies insights from the DMA to target the most impactful and
financially material sustainability topics.
Progress against our previous sustainability goals is set out in our
2025 Sustainability Report which can be found at
www.moonpig.group.
Looking ahead, we will continue delivering against our
sustainability goals, focusing on the environmental and social issues
most relevant to our business. This supports effective risk
management and long-term value creation.
Strategy
See pages 26 to 28
Climate change (including TCFD)
See pages 29 to 42
Waste and circularity
See page 43
Technology security and data privacy
See page 44
SASB Standards
See pages 45 to 46
People and communities
See pages 47 to 48
Sustainability
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Strategy
Assessment of impacts, risks and opportunities
To ensure our strategy addresses the most relevant sustainability issues, Moonpig Group undertook a Double Materiality Assessment (DMA)
inFY25. The process was led by the Group's Sustainability Working Group, with input from third-party specialists.
Materiality thresholds were aligned with the Group's risk management policy. Engagement with employees and our external stakeholders including
consumer representatives, key suppliers and delivery partners enabled us to identify the issues that matter most and help us prioritise areas with the
greatest impact. The final DMA outcomes were approved by the Board on 1 April 2025 following recommendation from the Audit Committee.
The matrix below summarises the material impacts, risks and opportunities identified through the DMA and their materiality type:
Materiality matrix
This assessment underpins the Group's revised sustainability strategy, ensuring that goals focus on the most impactful and financially
materialmatters.
Material risk/opportunity
Impact
materiality
Financial
materiality Description Sustainability goal
Climate change mitigation
(Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions)
Material
risk
Material
risk
Greenhouse gas emissions and resilience to
climate-related risks.
The Group's financially material risks in relation
to climate change mitigation are detailed on
page 31 and are in relation to the potential for
carbon taxes and the impact of consumer
sentiment changes.
Goal 1: Net zero direct
emissions
Goal 2: Net zero value
chain emissions
Climate change – Energy use
(Data storage and operations)
Material
risk
Not
material
Energy consumption linked to data storage
and operations.
Goal 1: Net zero direct
emissions
Goal 2: Net zero value
chain emissions
Waste
(Including packaging waste)
Material
risk
Not
material
Waste generation, particularly packaging and
product lifecycle impacts.
Goal 3: Waste and
circularity
Privacy
(Own workforce)
Not
material
Material
risk
Regulatory and financial risks from employee
data breaches.
Goal 4: Technology security
and data privacy
Privacy
(Consumers and end users)
Not
material
Material
risk
Risks relating to GDPR compliance, consumer
data protection and security breaches.
Goal 4: Technology security
and data privacy
Health and safety
(Consumers and end users)
Material
risk
Not
material
Customer health and safety linked to
experiential and food gifts.
Core business delivery
Access to products
andservices
(Consumers and end users)
Material
opportunity
Not
material
Inclusivity and positive societal impact of
personalised product offerings.
Core business delivery
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Revised sustainability goals
The status of the Group's four revised sustainability goals is outlined below. Goals 1 and 2 are continued from the previous sustainability
strategy. FY25 delivery against the goals in the previous sustainability strategy is set out in the Group's Sustainability Report, which can be
accessed at www.moonpig.group.
Goal Status Next steps for FY26
Goal 1 – Net zero direct emissions
We will:
Reduce absolute operational emissions
(Scope 1 and Scope 2) by at least 50%
1
by 2030, validated by the SBTi;
Reduce operational emissions by at
least 90%
1
by 2050; and
Offset any emissions that cannot
bereduced.
In FY25, the Group’s total Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse
gas emissions, calculated using the location-based
approach, were 601tCO
2
e, (FY24: 535tCO
2
e). The
increase year-on-year is attributable to the non-routine
replenishment of refrigerant gas in the closed HVAC
system at our Tamworth facility in the UK. This is not
expected to recur over the system's remaining lifetime
and was not part of the original emissions baseline.
After adjusting for this, to enable like-for-like
comparison, Scope 1 and 2 emissions for FY25 would
have been 530tCO
2
e, representing a 22% reduction
from the baseline
1
. Using the market-based approach,
which incorporates the Group's investments in
renewable energy procurement, adjusted Scope 1 and
2 emissions would have been 142tCO
2
e, a reduction of
79% from the baseline
1
.
Emission reductions have been driven by enhanced
energy monitoring, including the installation of
submeters in our main UK operational facility in line
with recommendations from previous energy audits.
We consolidated our Dutch footprint by relocating
head office functions from Amsterdam to our facility in
Almere, improving overall efficiency. We also arranged
for solar panels to be installed at this facility.
We have offset Scope 1 and 2 emissions from the
previous year through investments with a specialist
partner that obtains independent verification from a
recognised accreditation body for each of its projects.
Projects included reforestation and wind power
construction.
The Group will continue to
implement recommendations
from energyaudits, including
procurement of renewable
energy for our offices and
operational facilities.
Wewill also prioritise energy
efficiency enhancements and
explore strategies to minimise
natural gasconsumption.
Goal 2 – Net zero value chain
emissions.
We will:
Obtain commitments from suppliers to
set net zero emissions reduction targets
aligned with SBTi criteria representing
67% of Scope 3 emissions by 30 April
2030.
Reduce Scope 3 emissions intensity by
97%tCO
2
e/£1m of revenue by 2050,
offsetting any emissions which cannot
be reduced.
In FY25, we reduced emissions by 3,598tCO
2
e from
thebaseline
2
. Revenue intensity reduced by 12tCO
2
e/
£1m revenue against the baseline
2
at 221tCO
2
e/£1m
ofrevenue.
As at 30 April 2025, we had obtained commitments
from suppliers representing 28.8% of Scope 3 emissions
to set net zero emissions reduction targets aligned with
SBTi criteria.
The greenhouse gas emissions disclosure on pages
37to 39 includes details of our Scope 3 categories,
ourorganisational and operational boundaries and
themethodologies we use to measure value
chainemissions.
The Group intends to continue
working with key suppliers
that do not have publicly
disclosed net zero emissions
reduction targets. We aim to
increase commitments from
our suppliers to set net zero
emissions reduction targets
aligned with SBTi criteria so
that these cover 36% of Scope
3 emissions by 30April 2026.
1 For Scope 1 and Scope 2 baseline emissions are 677tCO
2
e. The baseline year is FY20 and this has been validated by the SBTi. The FY20 baseline has been recalculated
forFY20 emissions at Experiences, following the acquisition of that segment.
2 For Scope 3, baseline absolute emissions are 80,928tCO
2
e and baseline emissions intensity is 233tCO
2
e/£1m of revenue. The baseline year is FY22, which includes FY22
Experiences emissions.
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Strategy continued
Goal Status Next steps for FY26
Goal 3 – Waste and circularity
We aim to reduce overall waste and
packaging generation in alignment with
EPR guidance by improving the efficiency
of use of materials and ensuring
responsible end-of-life management,
based on an assessment ofupstream
packaging materials, operational practices
and downstream waste impacts.
In FY25, 100% (FY24: 100%) of paper, envelope and
packaging SKUs in the UK and Netherlands are
sustainably sourced, either through FSC or PEFC
certification or containing more than 75% recycled
content, with 98% (FY24: 98%) coverage globally.
In FY25, we also launched the Packaging Gatekeeping
Project, a Group-wide initiative to standardise
packaging materials, suppliers, branding, sustainability
criteria and tax compliance. This supports waste
reduction, improves recyclability and ensures that our
packaging aligns with both regulatory requirements
and sustainability best practices.
The Group is committed to
strengthening its sustainability
standards by transitioning to a
definition of "sustainably
sourced" that requires 100%
FSC certification. This will
involve phasing out PEFC-
certified and 75% recycled-
content packaging SKUs. As
part of this transition, we will
extend FSC certification to the
Experiences Division in FY26.
During FY26, once supplier
data is available to us, we will
calculate abaseline for our
waste and circularity goal
using FY25 as the baseline
year, enabling us to track
progress, identify areas for
improvement and drive
reductions in packaging and
waste generation.
Goal 4 – Technology security and
data privacy
Across the period to 2030, we aim to
implement an information security
management system that aligns with the
NIST CSF, strengthening our technology
security posture, ensuring best-in-class risk
management and enhancing customer
and stakeholder trust.
The NIST CSF is the Cybersecurity
Framework published by the U.S.
Government’s National Institute of
Standards and Technology. It sets out
voluntary guidelines to help organisations
manage and reduce cybersecurity risk
across five key functions: Identify, Protect,
Detect, Respond and Recover.
The Group has an existing strong technology security
posture, reflecting multi-year investment in endpoint
protection, access controls, risk management and
threat monitoring.
During the year, two internal audits were carried out
focusing on technology security: the first assessed
technology governance and risk management maturity
within our Experiences Division, while the second
reviewed technical security controls and operations
across the Group. We also commissioned a specialist
third party to review technology security, focusing on
system defences and threat detection. Implementation
of the recommendations from all three exercises
isunderway.
We are implementing an IT Service Management tool
to enhance technology asset management, define
responsibilities around disallowed software and
strengthen configuration management.
The Group will complete
theimplementation of
recommendations from the
internal audit and other
independent reviews
carriedout during FY25.
The Group will commence
work on the implementation
ofan information security
management system.
Thiswork will be driven
bygap assessments across all
internal and external
ITsystems, defining ownership
of those systems and
identifying responsibilities
around those systems.
Sustainability continued
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Climate change
Statement of consistency with the TCFD framework
The Group’s climate change disclosure is based on the requirements of “Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial
Disclosures” published in June 2017 and “Implementing the Recommendations of the TCFD” issued in June 2021. The Group’s full sustainability
disclosure, including relating to climate is set out in the Sustainability Report, which can be accessed at www.moonpig.group.
The Group has complied in full with all four recommendations and the eleven associated recommended disclosures. These have been
structured in line with the “Guidance for All Sectors” and are presented across the four TCFD pillar sections on pages 30 to 42 of this report.
TheGroup has ensured compliance with Section 414CB of the Companies Act 2006 and has indicated in the table below how the climate-
related disclosures outlined in Section 414CB are addressed by the TCFD recommended disclosures.
TCFD pillar TCFD recommended disclosure Status CA 414CB
1. Climate
governance
The organisation’s
governance around
climate-related risks
and opportunities
a) Describe the Board’s oversight of climate-
related risks andopportunities.
The Board’s oversight is described across pages
30 to 31.
(a)
b) Describe management’s role in assessing
and managing climate-related risks and
opportunities.
Management’s role is described across pages
30to 31.
(a)
2. Climate strategy
The actual and
potential impacts of
climate-related risks
and opportunities on
the organisation’s
businesses, strategy
and financial planning
where such information
is material
a) Describe the climate-related risks and
opportunities the organisation has
identified over the short, medium and long
term.
The Group’s climate-related risks and
opportunities are disclosed across pages
31to36.
(d)
b) Describe the impact of climate-related
risks and opportunities on the
organisation’s businesses, strategy and
financial planning.
The impact of this risk assessment on business
strategy and financial planning is set out at
page32.
(e)
c) Describe the resilience of the
organisation’s strategy, taking into
consideration different climatescenarios.
The Group has prepared integrated, quantified
climate scenarios which are set out at page 33.
(f)
3. Climate risk
management
How the organisation
identifies, assesses and
manages climate-
related risks
a) Describe the organisation’s processes for
identifying and assessing climate-related
risks.
The Group’s processes for identifying and
assessing climate-related risks are set out at
page36.
(b)
b) Describe the organisation’s processes for
managing climate-related risks.
The Group’s processes for managing climate-
related risks are set out at page 36.
(b)
c) Describe how processes for identifying,
assessing and managing climate-related
risks are integrated into the organisation’s
overall risk management.
Climate risk management is fully embedded
within the Group’s overall risk management
framework. Refer to statement on page 36 and
summary of the Group’s risk management
process at pages 62 to 69.
(c)
4. Climate metrics
and targets
The metrics and targets
used to assess and
manage relevant
climate-related risks
and opportunities
where such information
ismaterial
a) Disclose the metrics used by the
organisation to assess climate-related risks
and opportunities in line with its strategy
and risk management process.
The Group’s climate-related metrics are
disclosed on page 37. One TCFD cross-industry
metric category (internal carbon prices) is not
disclosed, however this is because the Group
does not use internal carbon prices due to its low
carbonfootprint.
(h)
b) Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2 and if
appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas
emissions and the related risks.
Disclosure of absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG
emissions for FY25 and FY24 is set out on pages
38 to 39.
(h)
c) Describe the targets used by the
organisation to manage climate-related
risks and opportunities and performance
against targets.
The Group has set targets for Scope 1, 2 and 3
emissions and the proportion of Scope 3
emissions from suppliers with an emissions
reduction target aligned with SBTi criteria.
Referto pages 40 to 42.
(g)
Voluntary assurance over TCFD disclosures
The Group has not obtained voluntary assurance over any aspect of FY25 TCFD reporting.
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Climate change continued
TCFD Pillar 1: climate governance
Disclosures (a) and (b) – Board oversight and management role
During FY25, the Board maintained active oversight of climate-related matters. Key priorities included completing the Double Materiality
Assessment and revising the sustainability strategy to align with the impacts, risks and opportunities identified. Sustainability risks were also
reviewed as part of the regular operation of the Group's Risk Management Framework.
The Group has the following governance arrangements in place to assess and manage climate-related risks and opportunities, aligned with
the TCFD’s all-sector guidance.
Area
Disclosure (a) Board oversight Disclosure (b) Management role
Structure
Effective integration of
climate-related risk
and opportunity
assessment and
management into the
Group’s governance
structure.
The Board has collective responsibility for risk, including
climate-related risk. The Board does not consider it
currently necessary to establish a dedicated
sustainability committee, given the size and composition
of the Board (in which all Independent Non-Executive
Directors sit on all committees).
The Board has appointed Susan Hooper as the lead
Independent Non-Executive Director in relation to
oversight of sustainability-related matters, including
climate-related matters.
A management Sustainability Working Group meets
regularly throughout the year to coordinate climate-
related planning, delivery against those plans and
climate-related disclosure. The Sustainability Working
Group comprises the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
and the Chief Operations Officer (“COO”) together with
individuals in finance and sustainability roles.
The CFO oversees maintenance of the sustainability risk
register.
The COO oversees the updating of and delivery against
the Group’s climate transition plan.
Expertise
Possession of
knowledge, skills,
experience and
background to ensure
awareness and
understanding of
climate-related risks
and opportunities.
As at 30 April 2025, seven Board members had ESG
skills and experience, including relating to climate
matters, as identified by the Board skills evaluation
summarised in the Nomination Committee report on
page 100 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2025.
The Audit Committee has received external updates on
the roadmap for potential future climate-related
regulatory reporting requirements.
The Remuneration Committee obtained independent
remuneration advice prior to setting a climate-related
bonus measure and target for FY25.
There is relevant knowledge and skills within the
Group’s finance and sustainability teams.
Management obtains specialist advice relating to
climate-related matters where appropriate. During
FY25 the Executive Directors obtained external
guidance for the Group's DMA and TCFD quantitative
scenario analysis.
Accountability
Recognition of duties
to shareholders
concerning to climate
change.
The Board recognises its duties to shareholders for the
long-term stewardship of the Group and holds itself
accountable for ensuring long-term resilience with
respect to potential shifts in business landscape that
may result from climate change.
Management is responsible for ensuring that the Board
has access to the information required to enable the
Board to discharge its duties in relation to sustainability
change and wider sustainability risks and opportunities.
A sustainability risk register is maintained by
management and approved by the Board. The Group’s
primary climate-related risks are set out on pages 34 to
35 and other sustainability risks are summarised within
the 2025 Sustainability Report, which can be found at
www.moonpig.group.
Strategic
integration
Systemic consideration
of climate in strategic
planning and
decision-making and
embedding into risk
management.
The Board receives annual, scheduled updates from the
Chief Operations Officer on climate-related strategy
and delivery against it.
Climate risk is not procedurally embedded into
processes for strategic planning, budgets, capex and
M&A on grounds of materiality. However, there is
routine discussion and challenge on climate-related
impacts during Board and Committee meetings.
Climate-related risk is embedded into the Group’s risk
management framework which follows a “three lines of
defence” model, outlined on page 69.
During FY25, management revised the Group's
sustainability strategy to reflect climate-related risks
identified in the DMA. Management provides the Board
with updates on the progress against the sustainability
goals within the strategy.
Materiality
Structures are in place
for reviewing the
materiality of climate-
related risks and
opportunities and
ensuring a
proportionate
response.
The Group’s climate-related risks and opportunities are
assessed and approved by the Board twice each year,
based on advice from the Audit Committee.
The basis on which the Group has assessed materiality
for the purposes of climate-related disclosures is set out
on page 31.
The CFO is responsible for maintaining a register of
climate-related risks and opportunities, as part of the
Group’s risk management process.
The CFO presents the Group’s primary climate-related
risks to the Audit Committee and the Board twice each
year.
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Area
Disclosure (a) Board oversight Disclosure (b) Management role
Remuneration
Incorporation of
climate-related
measures and targets
in management
remuneration.
The annual bonus scheme for the Executive Directors,
Executive Committee and Extended Leadership Team
includes a climate-related target to obtain
commitments from suppliers in setting emissions
reduction targets aligned with SBTi criteria.
For FY25 and FY26, the annual bonus scheme includes a
climate-related target that applies for all members of the
Executive Committee and for the Extended Leadership
Team.
Reporting
Consistent and
transparent disclosure
of material climate-
related risks and
opportunities.
The Board approves the Group’s TCFD disclosures as
part of the process for the approval of the Annual
Report and Accounts, on advice from the Audit
Committee.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the
Group’s climate-related reporting.
Stakeholder
exchange
Appropriate
engagement and
dialogue with
stakeholders.
ShanMae Teo is the CFO of carbon market
specialists, Climate Impact Partners. Susan Hooper is
a director of Chapter Zero, a forum that supports UK
directors on climate governance.
The Executive Directors discuss sustainability and other
ESG topics as part of their ongoing programme of
meetings with investors, fund managers and analysts.
Management engages with selected third-party
organisations that monitor company sustainability
performance.
The Group’s carbon emissions reduction target was
validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (“SBTi”)
during FY21.
The Group submitted its annual disclosure to the Carbon
Disclosure Project (“CDP”). It received a B-rating for
climate change which is above the global average and
in line with the discretionary retail sector, and a C-rating
for water which is in line with both the global average
and the discretionary retail sector.
TCFD Pillar 2: climate strategy
Disclosure (a) – description of climate-related risks and opportunities
Following the qualitative reassessment performed in FY25, of which further detail can be found on page 36, the Group has identified the
following key climate-related risks and opportunities:
Category Theme Risk or opportunity
Transition risks Price analysis and
regulatory changes
Carbon tax and pricing mechanisms in a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario
The path to
decarbonisation
Consumer sentiment risk of potential consumer preference changes as a result of
failure to decarbonise in a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario
Transition
opportunities
The path to
decarbonisation
Consumer sentiment opportunity reflecting the strategic shift toward sustainable
products and packaging in response to evolving consumer expectations
The Group considers that the above risks are common to all the Group’s segments and principal geographies.
Climate risks and opportunities may crystallise over a long period, therefore our assessment of climate-related risks considers three
timehorizons:
Short term (up to 3 years) – climate-related risks which are identified as material within this time frame will additionally be categorised
asa principal risk provided it is deemed probable that the risk will eventuate. This is in line with our overall risk management process.
Medium term (3 to 10 years) – climate-related risks which are identified as material during this time frame are monitored and assessed.
Long term (over 10 years) – the Group recognises that it must consider and address longer-terms risks as it formulates business strategy.
When assessing climate-related risks and opportunities, the Group reviewed its qualitatively identified risks and opportunities against the
material impacts, risks and opportunities as identified by the CSRD-aligned DMA undertaken during FY25. The DMA recognises that the
impacts of an organisation’s activities extend beyond its own operations and financial performance and that sustainability issues can have
both external and internal materiality. Double materiality looks at material sustainability topics through the following two lenses:
Financial materiality – the potential financial effects of a sustainability topic that may influence future cash flows, categorised as either
Insignificant (<2%), Minor (2%-5%), Moderate (5%–10%), High (10%-15%) or Major (>15%) impact on consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
Impact materiality – the actual or potential impact that the Group has on society and the environment in its own operations or along the
value chain.
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Disclosure (a) – description of climate-related risks and opportunities continued
Whilst the Group has assessed each risk in relation to the above defined impact, the Group considers a risk to be material if it has a high or
major impact on Adjusted EBITDA or is judged to have a high or major actual or potential impact on society or the environment. Technology
security and data protection is classified as both aprincipal risk and a material sustainability risk due to its potential financial impact. Other
sustainability risks have not been assessed as having a material impact on the Group's business model, strategy or the Directors' assessment
of viability and therefore are not classified as principal risks. Further information with respect to the Group's definition of principal risks can
be found at page 64.
Disclosure (b) – impact of climate-related risks and opportunities
The Group’s assessment of the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities is based on the TCFD’s all-sector guidance. The table
below summarises their impact on the Group's strategy and financial planning.
Area Impact of the Group’s assessment of climate-related risks and opportunities
Revenue and costs No material impact on revenue and costs associated with business operations.
Stringent carbon pricing on Scope 3 emissions could materially increase costs in the short, medium and long
term, however if the Group adheres to its decarbonisation strategy, this exposure is expected to peak in the
medium term before declining to an insignificant cost by 2050.
Shifting consumer preferences towards more sustainable products represents both a major risk and
opportunity, with the scale of the impact dependent on the Group's ability to decarbonise. Given the high level
of uncertainty in forecasting consumer behaviour, the impact on revenue and costs is unable to be
meaningfully quantified and is therefore classified as "Potentially Moderate" and the Group will continue to
monitor consumer sentiment trends.
Products and services The Group’s climate transition plan includes a work-stream for reducing energy consumption within the
Group’s in-house manufacturing and fulfilment operations and for decarbonising the sourcing of gifts and
cards.
Value chain The Group’s climate transition plan includes obtaining commitments from suppliers and delivery service
providers to reduce Scope 3 emissions.
Research and
development
Management does not consider climate-risk when prioritising research and development on grounds of
materiality.
The Group is working to develop solutions for digital gifting, leveraging the capabilities of the Experiences
segment. Whilst the reason for investing in this area is to capture customer demand, an ancillary benefit of the
development work will be the lower carbon emissions associated with digital delivery of a gift.
Capital allocation No current or anticipated implications for access to either debt or equity capital.
No material impact on planned capital expenditure. As part of its existing programme of tangible capital
expenditure, management will consider opportunities for reductions in Scope 2 emissions and during FY25 we
signed a lease for solar panels at our Almere facility which will be installed and brought into use during FY26.
No material impact on the Group’s approach to M&A. The acquisition of Experiences in FY23 brought
capability in digital gifting (which reduces the Scope 3 emissions associated with physical delivery to a gift
recipient), however this did not form part of the acquisition rationale or business case.
Financial planning In general, climate risk is not procedurally embedded into processes for strategic and financial planning. It is
instead addressed as a standalone periodic agenda item at Board meetings.
In April 2023 the Board approved a climate transition plan which is intended to address the long-term,
assessed material transition risks in a Paris Agreement Aligned (below 1.5°C) scenario, which envisage
potential reputation impact from carbon tax and pricing mechanisms as well as potential reputation impact
from failure to decarbonise the Group’s products and/or value chain. During FY26 the Group intends to
reassess its climate transition plan in light of the updated Sustainability Strategy.
Financial statements The Group has considered the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities in preparing the financial
statements, with the relevant disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements on page 136.
Whilst no material financial impact is currently expected in the short or medium term and climate change is not
considered a principal risk, the Group has undertaken quantitative scenario analysis on its two key climate
transition risks in line with the TCFD framework.
The carbon taxation risk has been modelled within sensitivity analysis for the viability, going concern and
impairment assessments. In contrast, the second key risk – changing consumer sentiment – was not modelled
due to the significant uncertainty surrounding behavioural and market response assumptions, which mean that
modelling is speculative and highly uncertain, making it impractical to provide a meaningful quantified
financial impact at this stage.
Given Scope 3 emissions account for 99.3% of the Group's total emissions, our priority is to obtain supplier
commitments to set emissions reduction targets aligned with SBTi criteria, as set out in Sustainability Goal 2. As
a result, the Group does not expect material capital expenditure for Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction actions
and so no material related costs have been included in the Group's base case cash flow forecasts.
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Disclosure (c) – resilience under different climate scenarios
During FY25 the Group performed quantitative scenario analysis of transition risks and opportunities using three climate scenarios:
Scenario 1 – “Paris Agreement Aligned”: Represents a low emissions future with environmentally oriented technological and behavioural
change resulting in future warming of around 1.5°C by 2100. This scenario is optimistic about decarbonisation and assumes there is a
globally coordinated effort to reach Net Zero by 2050.
Scenario 2 – “An unequal world”: Represents a middle of the road emissions future with medium and uneven technological progress
resulting in future warming of around 2.5°C by 2100. This scenario assumes a lack of global cooperation resulting in a disorderly
transition with social, economic and technological trends following historical patterns.
Scenario 3 – “Business as usual”: Represents a high emissions future with low technological progress resulting in future warming of
around 4°C by 2100. This scenario assumes limited climate action persists, with existing policy ambition levels remaining stagnant,
resulting in an energy-intensive economy reliant on fossil fuels.
The Group assessed its resilience to key climate risks using the three defined climate scenarios across short, medium and long-term
timeframes. Results were evaluated against the Group's materiality scale.
The carbon tax risk is split into both gross risk (assuming the Group does not decarbonise) and residual risk (assuming successful
implementation of its decarbonisation strategy). In the "An unequal world" and "Business as usual" scenarios, gross and residual carbon tax
risk were assessed as minor or insignificant across all timeframes. Under a "Paris Agreement Aligned" scenario, the gross risk was assessed
as major in the long term, high in the medium term and moderate in the short term, whilst residual risk was moderate in the short and
medium term and insignificant in the long term. Given the Group's proactive approach, the residual risk is considered the more
representative outcome. Management also considers it improbable that governments would impose substantial carbon taxes on a relatively
non-energy-intensive sector, considering the potentially serious adverse economic consequences and that the probability of such carbon
taxes being imposed in the short-term is unlikely due to the time it would take for the government to pass such legislative changes, further
leading to management's conclusion that the post-mitigation risk would actually be insignificant to minor across the short, medium and long
term under all scenarios.
The scenario also found that shifting consumer sentiment represents both a major risk and opportunity under all scenarios and timeframes,
with the scale of the impact dependent on the Group's ability to decarbonise. However, given the high level of uncertainty in forecasting
consumer behavioural responses, the potential financial impact cannot be meaningfully quantified. As a result, the risk and opportunity are
classified as "Potentially Moderate" and the Group will continue to monitor consumer sentiment trends.
Completion of this quantitative scenario analysis means that the Group now has full consistency with the TCFD framework.
Primary climate-related opportunity
TCFD category
Market
Opportunity
Consumer sentiment shift toward sustainable products and packaging
Potential impact
Changes in consumer habits might provide opportunities to capitalise on agrowing market forsustainable or zero-carbon gifting.
In the Paris Agreement Aligned scenario, greater demand for circularity is expected meaning there may be opportunities to take
advantage of this trend by improving the prominence of labelling and recyclinginstructions.
Next steps
Continue working closely with our distribution suppliers to support their decarbonisation efforts and encourage the adoption of
low-carbon logistics.
Maintain the use of responsibly sourced materials, prioritising FSC-certified paper products across our cards, gifts and packaging
and ensuring alignment with EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) guidance.
Reduce waste generation and improve packaging recyclability in line with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements
and our sustainability strategy (Goal 3: Circularity).
Continue the existing work on the development of our digital gifting proposition and increase our range of e-cards and gift cards.
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TCFD Pillar 2: climate strategy continued
Disclosure (c) – resilience under different climate scenarios continued
Primary climate-related risks
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TCFD category
Policy and legal
Risk
Carbon tax and pricing mechanisms in a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario
Potential impact
Carbon taxation is assumed to be the primary policy instrument through which governments globally will incentivise decarbonisation.
Rising carbon tariffs could increase operational costs directly through carbon pricing on Scope 1 and 2 emissions or indirectly through
higher input costs associated with Scope 3 emissions.
Using carbon price projections from the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), the potential financial impact for Scope
1 and 2 emissions is not considered material across all three time horizons, even in the event the Group does not meet its
decarbonisation goals.
Scope 3 emissions comprise the majority of the Group’s carbon footprint. Under a "Paris Agreement Aligned" scenario, quantifying
the gross risk in line with TCFD requirements was assessed as major in the long term, high in the medium term and moderate in the
short term whilst residual risk was moderate in the short and medium term and insignificant in the long term. Given the Group's
proactive approach, the residual risk is considered the more representative outcome. Management also considers it improbable that
governments would impose substantial carbon taxes on a relatively non-energy-intensive sector, considering the potentially
devastating consequences. Also, management believes that the probability of such carbon taxes being imposed in the short term is
unlikely due to the time it would take for the government to pass such legislative changes, further leading to management's
conclusion that the post-mitigation risk would be insignificant to minor across the short, medium and long term under all scenarios.
In the “An unequal world” scenario, fuel and carbon prices remain broadly aligned to current levels, resulting in limited financial
exposure for both gross and residual risks. Similarly, under the “Business as usual” scenario, delayed climate action leads to minimal
carbon taxes, hence both gross and residual risk are assessed as insignificant across all time horizons.
Potential mitigation
Successful implementation of the Group’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction goals would mitigate any increase in direct carbon costs.
The burden of a carbon tax would mostly reflect on the products and services related to Scope 3 categories, specifically category
1: purchased goods and services. Therefore, working with third parties towards decarbonisation is fundamental to mitigate the
risk of a carbon tax.
The Group’s climate transition plan (pages 41 to 42) sets out the areas of focus which management intends to pursue to reduce
Scope 3 emissions.
Impact assessment
Gross risk
Short
term
Medium
term
Long
term
1.5°C Moderate High Major
2.5°C Minor Minor Minor
4.0°C Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant
Residual risk
Short
term
Medium
term
Long
term
1.5°C Moderate Moderate Insignificant
2.5°C Minor Minor Insignificant
4.0°C Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant
TCFD category
Market
Risk
Consumer sentiment risk of potential consumer preference changes as a result of failure to decarbonise in a Paris
Agreement Aligned scenario
Potential impact
Shifting consumer preferences are expected to play a key role in the transition to a lower-carbon economy. Under a “Paris
Agreement Aligned” scenario, there is potential that demand for the Group’s products may decline if consumer expectations move
decisively towards more sustainable alternatives. This risk is amplified by the Group’s reliance on third-party suppliers to deliver
emissions reduction; insufficient progress by suppliers could adversely affect the Group’s reputation and contribute to longer-term
erosion in consumer demand.
Across all scenarios, the analysis indicates that not decarbonising operations, products and services in line with consumer
expectations poses a major risk to both customer retention and acquisition. However, due to the high level of uncertainty surrounding
behavioural and market response assumptions, modelling the financial impact of this risk is inherently speculative. The Group is
therefore unable to determine a specific quantified financial impact at this time. As such, the risk has been classified as “Potentially
Moderate,” and will continue to be monitored.
Potential mitigation
Delivery of the Group’s climate transition plan (pages 41 to 42) will drive a reduction in the emissions intensity of its products.
The Group has set a goal to obtain commitments from suppliers to set net zero emissions reduction targets aligned with SBTi
criteria representing 67% of Scope 3 emissions by 30 April 2030. We are proactively engaging with suppliers and as at 30 April
2025 we have obtained commitments from suppliers covering 28.8% of Scope 3 emissions (April 2024: 19.3%).
The Group will continue its strategy of seeking to drive increased customer adoption of its digital gifting proposition.
Impact assessment
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Short
term
Medium
term
Long
term
1.5°C
Potentially Moderate
2.5°C
4.0°C
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TCFD Pillar 3: climate risk management
Disclosure (a) – processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks
A climate risk register is maintained on an ongoing basis with oversight from the CFO. Twice each year, the primary climate-related risks
and opportunities are considered and approved by the Board on recommendation from the Audit Committee. This process follows the
Group’s risk management process, which is set out at page 63.
During the year, we supplemented our routine review of sustainability risks with an externally supported exercise to qualitatively reassess our
climate-related risks and opportunities. Following this exercise, we reviewed the identified material risks and opportunities for their suitability
for quantification to support full TCFD compliance. The process evaluated internal and external data availability and the degree of reliance
on assumptions and proxies. It also included benchmarking against peer disclosures. Based on this analysis we:
Classified physical risk exposure at operational sites as immaterial due to the Group's operational flexibility. Production and fulfilment are
capable of relocation at very short notice.
Consolidated certain risks and opportunities to improve clarity and reflect interdependencies. Risks related to supplier decarbonisation
and associated shifts in consumer preferences were combined under a "consumer sentiment" risk, while opportunities involving lower-
carbon products, sustainable materials and recycled content were grouped under a "consumer sentiment" opportunity.
Removed opportunities linked to completed initiatives, such as achieving 100% renewable energy in facilities and reforesting 330
hectares, as they no longer represent forward-looking opportunities requiring quantification.
As a result, the Group has identified a refined set of two transition risks and one transition opportunity that could be quantified using robust
methodologies. The Group reviewed its qualitatively identified risks and opportunities against the material impacts and risks and
opportunities as identified by the CSRD-aligned DMA undertaken during FY25. The DMA recognises that the impacts of an organisation’s
activities extend beyond its own operations and financial performance and that sustainability issues can have both external and internal
materiality. The identified material risks were aligned between both identification methodologies.
With the support of a third-party specialist, we performed quantitative scenario analysis to evaluate potential cost and revenue impacts of
these risks and the opportunity over the short, medium and long term under three climate scenarios. Results of this analysis can be found on
pages 33 to 35.
Disclosure (b) – processes for managing climate-related risks
The Group’s processes for managing climate-related risks are as follows:
Managing risks: The climate risk register is the primary mechanism for the management of climate-related risks. Mitigation of identified
risks is considered first by executive management and then presented for discussion with the Audit Committee and Board, in accordance
with the Group’s overall risk management process.
Mitigate, transfer, accept or control risks: There are two assessed material impact risks in a Paris Agreement Aligned (below 1.5°C)
scenario. The first predicts a significant rise in operating costs due to a potential carbon tax being imposed, particularly if the Group fails
to decarbonise. The second envisages shifts in consumer demands for low carbon products potentially impacting future revenue. The
Group’s mechanism for mitigation of these risks is through the climate transition plan set out on pages 41 to 42.
Prioritisation of risks and materiality determination: The organisation prioritises climate-related risks based on the materiality of impact
and likelihood of occurrence. Materiality determination is performed on a “double materiality” basis as set out on page 31, considering the
potential impact on its financial performance and reputation, as well as the actual or potential impact on society and the environment.
Assessment of climate-related issues: Assessment of climate-related issues is performed by a Sustainability Working Group that meets
across the year and comprises the CFO and the Chief Operations Officer together with individuals in finance and sustainability roles. No
new climate-related issues arose during the year.
Disclosure (c) – climate risk integration into overall risk management
The Group’s approach to climate risk is embedded into its broader risk management framework, as set out at page 62. The Group’s climate
risk register was approved by the Board during the year.
There are differences in how climate-related risks are assessed, compared to principal risks and uncertainties. Principal risks are assessed
based on the materiality over a three-year horizon, whereas climate-related risks are assessed using a “double materiality” lens,
incorporating both financial and wider environmental and social impact over an extended time horizon.
Whilst no high or major financial impact from climate change is currently expected in the short or medium term and climate change is not
classified as one of the Group's principal risks, we have undertaken quantitative scenario analysis on our two most material transition risks in
line with the TCFD framework.
For carbon taxation, we modelled the unmitigated impact under a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario, assuming carbon taxes take effect
from FY28. In this scenario, the financial impact in FY28 is estimated at 5.9% of Group Adjusted EBITDA – representing the highest projected
exposure across all modelled cases within our viability timeframe. This risk has been incorporated into the Group's Viability Assessment to
test resilience to a severe but plausible climate-related downside scenario.
For the risk of shifting consumer sentiment, scenario analysis explored the potential implications of various climate policy pathways. However, due
to significant uncertainty in behavioural and market response assumptions, the modelling is inherently speculative. As such, a quantified financial
impact cannot be meaningfully determined at this stage. Consequently, this risk has not been modelled separately within the Viability Assessment
and is instead considered through the broader trading downturn scenario. Results of this are set out in the viability statement on page 70.
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TCFD Pillar 4: climate metrics and targets
Disclosure (a) – climate-related metrics
The following table sets out the metrics used by the Group to assess climate-related risks and opportunities. These are drawn from the seven
cross-industry metric categories identified by TCFD, together with five metrics which are specific to the Group’s climate transition plan. An
internal carbon price is not disclosed, as the Group has not defined and does not currently use internal carbon prices.
Metric category Metric Risk or opportunity
Unit of
measure FY25 FY24
Cross-industry metrics
Absolute GHG
emissions
Absolute Scope 1 emissions
1
tCO
2
e 35 31
Absolute GHG
emissions
Absolute Scope 2 emissions - location-based
tCO
2
e 495 504
Absolute GHG
emissions
Absolute Scope 2 emissions - market-based
tCO
2
e 107 110
Absolute GHG
emissions
Absolute Scope 3 emissions
tCO
2
e 77,330 80,868
Transition risks Proportion of fixed assets exposed to transition risks N/a %
Physical risks Proportion of fixed assets exposed to physical risks N/a % 20 19
Climate-related
opportunities
Revenues from products or services that support
transition to a lower-carbon economy
%
Capital deployment Percentage of annual revenue invested in R&D of low-
carbon products/services
%
Internal carbon
prices
Internal carbon price N/a
2
N/a
2
N/a
2
Remuneration Proportion of executive management remuneration
linked to climate considerations
% 5.0 10.0
Company-specific metrics
Sustainably sourced
cards and gifts
Proportion of Scope 3 emissions from suppliers with an
emissions reduction commitment aligned with SBTi
criteria
% 28.8 19.3
Sustainably sourced
cards and gifts
Scope 3 economic emissions intensity (tCO
2
e /£1m of
revenue)
tCO
2
e/£1m
of revenue
221 237
Low carbon delivery Distribution emission per 1,000 orders tCO
2
e/order 0.136 0.136
Low carbon
manufacturing and
fulfilment
Proportion of energy consumption from renewable
sources
% 65 65
More accurate
emissions
measurement
Proportion of Scope 3 emissions measured using
primary data
3
% 48 46
1 Scope 1 emissions have been normalised for the impact of a one-off single top up of an HVAC system within our UK facility in Tamworth. Actual Scope 1 emissions were
106tCO
2
e.
2 The Group has not defined and does not currently use internal carbon prices.
3 Primary data is data provided by suppliers or others that directly relate to specific activities within the value chain.
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Disclosure (b) – greenhouse gas emissions
The greenhouse gas reporting period is aligned to the financial reporting year. The Group reports emissions with reference to the latest
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (GHG Protocol) and Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3)
Accounting and Reporting Standard (Scope 3 Standard). The 2023 (for FY24) and 2024 (for FY25) UK Government GHG Conversion Factors
for Company Reporting are used to convert energy use in operations to emissions of tCO
2
e.
The tables below set out the Group’s mandatory reporting on greenhouse gas emissions and global energy use pursuant to the Large and
Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, as amended by the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic
Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 and under the Companies (Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and
Carbon Report) Regulations 2018, which implement the Government’s policy on Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR).
FY25 FY24
GHG emissions (tCO
2
e) UK
1
NL
Rest of
world Total UK
1
NL
Rest of
world Total
Scope 1: Emissions from combustion of gas
2
9 26 35 10 21 31
Scope 2: Emissions from purchased electricity
3
227 268 495 236 268 504
Total operational emissions (tCO
2
e) 236 294 530 246 289 535
Scope 1 and 2 Intensity ratio: tCO
2
e/£1m of
Revenue
0.81 6.02 1.51 0.87 5.64 1.57
Scope 3: Emissions from indirect sources
Category 1: Purchased goods and services 55,900 10,175 343 66,418 60,969 10,052 329 71,350
Category 2: Capital goods 971 188 1,159 430 78 508
Category 3: Fuel and energy related activities 52 36 88 63 14 77
Category 4: Upstream transportation and
distribution
719 195 7 921 483 99 5 587
Category 5: Waste generated in operations 15 56 71 10 3 13
Category 6: Business travel 101 29 130 105 28 133
Category 7: Employee commuting 413 58 471 370 71 441
Category 8: Upstream leased assets 3 9 12
Category 9: Downstream transportation and
distribution
3,609 1,014 269 4,892 3,285 1,167 262 4,714
Category 10: Processing of sold products
4
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Category 11: Use of sold products 17 1 18 22 1 23
Category 12: End of life treatment of sold products 2,138 932 20 3,090 2,017 931 19 2,967
Category 13: Downstream leased assets 60 60 55 55
Category 14: Franchises
4
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Category 15: Investments
4
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Scope 3: Emissions from indirect sources 63,998 12,693 639 77,330 67,809 12,444 615 80,868
Total emissions (tCO
2
e) 64,234 12,987 639 77,860 68,055 12,733 615 81,403
Scope 3 Intensity ratio: tCO
2
e/£1m of revenue 221 260 54 221 241 243 71 237
1 The UK data also includes emissions produced within the facility located in Guernsey.
2 Scope 1 emissions have been normalised for the impact of a one-off single top up of an HVAC system within our UK facility in Tamworth. Actual Scope 1 emissions were
106tCO
2
e.
3 Absolute Scope 2 emissions calculated using the "market-based" method were 107tCO
2
e in FY25, a 3.2% decrease year-on-year compared to 110tCO
2
e in FY24.
4 Categories 10, 14 and 15 are not applicable for the Group, as explained within our Sustainability Report, accessed at www.moonpig.group.
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Energy consumption in with line SECR
FY25 FY24
Energy consumption (kWh) UK
1
NL Total
%
Renewable UK
1
NL Total
%
Renewable
Gas 50,187 151,664 201,851 53,915 125,278 179,193
Electricity (purchased) 1,098,254 724,661 1,822,915 72% 1,139,544 725,757 1,865,301 72%
Total energy consumption 1,148,441 876,325 2,024,766 65% 1,193,459 851,035 2,044,494 65%
Mileage (miles)
2
87,444 7,145 94,589 96,169 7,739 103,908
1 The UK data also includes energy used within the facility located in Guernsey.
2 The majority of mileage relates to field merchandisers in the Experiences segment travelling to retail partner locations.
Baseline years and reporting boundary
For Scope 1 and 2 emissions, the baseline year is FY20, re-expressed for the subsequent acquisition of Experiences. For Scope 3 emissions,
thebaseline year is FY22, the first year for which the Group had the necessary understanding and data to calculate emissions across all
relevant categories.
To ensure consistency and comparability in tracking progress against targets, the Group may adjust its baseline in the event of significant
changes, such as acquisitions, divestments, changes in methodology or activity levels, or correction of material data errors. Restatement will
only be made if the recalculated emissions differ by more than 10% from the previously reported baseline emissions. The Group will review
and, if needed, revalidate the baseline and targets at least once every five years. As the last review was performed in FY22, the next
revalidation is scheduled for FY27, unless material changes trigger an earlier review.
The Group's organisational emissions reporting boundary, as defined by the GHG Protocol, includes Moonpig Group and its subsidiaries,
taking an operational control approach. This method allows us to “manage what we measure”. As at 30 April 2025, Moonpig Group
comprised eight controlled entities. Additional information on our subsidiary undertakings and controlled entities can be found in Note 26
tothe consolidated financial statements on page 173.
Our operational boundary covers Scope 1, Scope 2 and all fifteen Scope 3 reporting categories set out in the Corporate Value Chain
(Scope3) Accounting and Reporting Standard for which there are relevant activities in our value chain. Our operational boundaries are
consistent with prior years and can be found in our FY25 Sustainability Report, which can be accessed at www.moonpig.group.
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Disclosure (c) – climate-related targets
The targets used by the Group to manage climate-related risks and opportunities are summarised below, together with performance
against these targets. These targets align to the Group’s Sustainability Goals 1 and 2, set out on page 27.
Absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions (tCO
2
e)
1
We have set a goal to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2
emissions by at least 50%
2
by 2030 and achieve at least a
90%
2
reduction by2050.
Scope 1 emissions for FY25 have been adjusted to exclude
the non-routine replenishment of refrigerant gas in the
closed HVAC system at our Tamworth facility in the UK,
which is not expected to recur and was not part of the
emissions baseline. On this basis they are 35tCO
2
e, an
increase of 4tCO
2
e year-on-year. Before this adjustment,
absolute Scope 1 emissions increased from 31tCO
2
e in
FY24 to 106tCO
2
e in FY25.
Absolute Scope 2 emissions reduced by 1.8% from
504tCO
2
e in FY24 to 495tCO
2
e in FY25 on a location-
based methodology.
Scope 3 economic emissions intensity (tCO
2
e/£1m of revenue)
We have set a long-term goal to reduce Scope 3
emissions intensity by 97%
3
tCO
2
e/ £1m of revenue
by2050.
Absolute location-based Scope 3 emissions decreased by
4.4% from 80,868tCO
2
e in FY24 to 77,330tCO
2
e in FY25,
equivalent to emissions intensity of 237tCO
2
e/ £1m in FY24
and 221tCO
2
e/ £1m in FY25. This was primarily due to a
decrease in category 1 emissions in relation to purchased
goods and services driven by lower sales of experiences in
the current challenging trading environment.
Proportion of Scope 3 emissions from suppliers with an emissions
reduction commitment aligned with SBTi criteria (%)
We have set a goal to obtain commitments to set SBTi
aligned net zero emissions reduction targets from
suppliers representing 67% of Scope 3 emissions by
30April2030.
As at 30 April 2025, the Group had secured commitment
from suppliers with SBTi-aligned net zero commitments in
place covering 28.8% (FY24:19.3%) of its Scope 3
emissions.
1 Scope 1 emissions have been adjusted to exclude the non-routine replenishment of refrigerant gas in the closed HVAC system at our Tamworth facility in the UK, which is
not expected to recur and was not part of the emissions baseline. Unadjusted Scope 1 emissions were106tCO
2
e.
2 For Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, the baseline year is FY20 and this has been validated by the SBTi. The FY20 baseline has been recalculated for FY20 emissions
atExperiences, following the acquisition of that segment.
3 For Scope 3, baseline absolute emissions are 80,928tCO
2
e and baseline emissions intensity is 233tCO
2
e/£1m of revenue. The baseline year is FY22, which includes
FY22Experiences emissions.
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68
339
530
535
677
2050
2030
FY25
FY24
FY20
7
221
237
233
2050
FY25
FY24
FY20
67.0%
28.8%
19.3%
9.7%
2030
FY25
FY24
FY23
Climate transition plan
The Group is committed to achieving its climate-related targets and put in place a Board-approved climate transition plan in April 2023.
This is intended to address the long-term, assessed material impact transition risks (labelled R1 and R2 on pages 34 to 35) in a Paris
Agreement Aligned (below 1.5°C) scenario, which envisage potential financial impact from carbon tax and pricing mechanisms as well as
potential reputation impact from failure to decarbonise the Group’s products and/or value chain. It focuses on four pathways: sustainably
sourced cards and gifts, low carbon delivery, low carbon manufacturing and fulfilment and more accurate emissions data measurement. As
a focus area for FY26 we will review our climate transition plan to ensure we remain focused on achieving our long-term climate-related
targets.
Pathway Objectives Areas of focus FY25 Progress
Low carbon
sourcing of
cards and gifts
Cards and gifts represent the
greatest proportion of our Scope
3 emissions and so reducing the
emissions footprint of our
purchased goods is the highest
priority in our transition plan.
We aim to evolve a lower carbon
product portfolio, continue to
source sustainable paper and
packaging and motivate our
suppliers to set and deliver
specific emission reduction goals.
We will initially focus on three
product categories: flowers and
plants, (24% of our Scope 3
emissions in our FY22 baseline
year), food and drink (12% of our
Scope 3 emissions in our FY22
baseline year) and card, paper
and packaging (6% of our
Scope3 emissions in our FY22
baseline year).
Sustainable floristry: we plan to work
with flower and plant suppliers, which
have sustainability roadmaps already
in place. We intend to develop
specific emission reduction plans and
support initiatives that contribute to
this, including reducing water usage,
minimising waste and phasing out
single-use plastics – each of which
plays a role in lowering our overall
greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainable food gifts: we plan to
increase the proportion of sales of
food gifts (comprising food, drink,
alcohol and chocolate categories)
sourced from suppliers with carbon
reduction plans in place, focusing
onrisk areas including being
deforestation-free and containing
onlysustainable palm oil, cocoa and
wood products. We aim to source
products with verified certifications.
Sustainable card, paper and
packaging: we intend to continue to
sustainably source card, paper and
cardboard packaging certified as
FSC, PEFC or >75% recycled content,
reduce single-use plastic packaging
and increase recycled content across
our packaging range. We plan to
reduce packaging void space to
reduce transport emissions.
During the year, our UK flowers
supplier made an SBTi-aligned
commitment to set net zero
reduction targets.
In the Netherlands we eliminated
single-use plastics from shipping
packaging.
We commenced implementation
ofthe Recyclability Assessment
Methodology (RAM) in line with
new EPR regulations. RAM data is
currently being collected from all
packaging suppliers and will be
used to inform future sourcing and
packaging improvements that
support the transition to lower
carbon options.
Low carbon
delivery
Upstream and downstream
transport and distribution
together account for 6,216tCO
2
e
and 8% of our Scope 3 footprint
in our FY22 baseline year. The
ability to order late and for the
recipient to receive their gift the
next day is a key part of our
offering.
To mitigate the risk that delivery
partners fail to decarbonise
through their own ambition, we
are committed to engaging with
those partners on decarbonising
their distribution networks, to
reducing the number of delivery
miles required and increase the
carbon efficiency of those miles.
We will also expand our digital
gifting offering to reduce the
need for physical transportation.
Digital gifting: we plan to expand
ourgifting offering to increase the
proportion of electronically fulfilled
products to reduce the need for
physical product deliveries.
Reduce the number of shipments:
weaim to minimise void space in our
packaging and combine orders into
single packages to reduce the number
of shipments required.
Reduce transport miles: we intend to
continue to locate our operations close
to distribution hubs to reduce the
distance travelled by our deliveries.
Work with our partners: we plan to
collaborate with our delivery and
third-party logistics partners on
reducing emissions from distribution by
focusing on low carbon distribution,
low carbon last mile delivery and low
carbon distribution centre operations.
Our main delivery partner in the
Netherlands had its Scope 1 and 2
net zero targets approved by the
SBTi in November 2024.
In the UK, our primary delivery
partner continues to lead the
sector in fleet electrification,
having deployed its 6,000th
electric vehicle – now the
largestelectric delivery fleet
inthecountry.
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Pathway Objectives Areas of focus FY25 Progress
Low carbon
manufacturing
and fulfilment
Whilst our Scope 1 and 2
emissions represent a small
proportion of our total
footprint, they are areas
within our direct control.
We aim to further reduce our
emissions in these areas, both
through absolute reductions in
energy consumption and by
increasing renewable energy
mix of consumption.
Increase energy efficiency of our sites:
we plan to minimise on-site data
processing in favour of more efficient
cloud computing, manage energy
demand between renewable and
non-renewable energy sources
anduse technology to reduce
energydemand.
Power our sites through renewable
energy: we intend to source
renewable electricity in all locations
and use on-site solar generation
where possible.
Procurement: we aim to prioritise
energy-efficiency when procuring
newassets or operating locations.
Implement low carbon
transportation: we aim to optimise
transportation routes to reduce our
emissions.
Engage employees: we plan to
educate and engage employees in
low-carbon practices, such as turning
off equipment when not in use.
In FY25, we focused on enhancing
energy efficiency and monitoring
across our operations. This included
the installation of submeters at our
main UK operational facility,
enabling more effective tracking
andoptimisation of energy use.
We signed a new lease agreement
for solar panels at our Netherlands
operational facility with preparatory
infrastructure work completed
duringthe year, ready for installation
in FY26.
More accurate
emissions
measurement
More accurate measurement
of Scope 3 emissions will
enable us todevelop more
effective emissions reduction
strategies and better manage
climate-related risks.
At present, we have a robust
baseline calculated on a
consistent basis with the GHG
Protocol and we have
leveraged industry-specific
standards and frameworks to
measure emissions in our
valuechain.
However, as best practices
evolve and we support our
suppliers to improve
procedures, we aim to
progressively increase the
accuracy of our Scope 3
emissions data.
Primary data: we aim to increase the
proportion of Scope 3 emissions that
are measured using primary data,
which is provided by suppliers or
others and directly relates to specific
activities within the value chain.
Data protocols: we plan to work
closely with our suppliers to establish
clear and consistent data collection
protocols, ensuring that we receive
accurate and complete data that
aligns with our requirements.
Data verification: we plan to establish
procedures to validate and verify data
to ensure its accuracy, including
verifying data provided by suppliers,
as well as conducting internal audits
to ensure that emissions from all
relevant sources are included.
Data management systems: we
intend to continue to invest in systems
that allow for efficient data collection,
analysis and reporting. This will
involve using software tools and
platforms to collect and analyse data
from a range of sources, such as
supplier surveys and customer data.
We improved the proportion of
primary data collected from our
suppliers to 48% (FY24: 46%) which
provided more accurate Scope 3
supply chain emissions by using
supplier-specific data rather than
industry averages.
We engaged an external
environment consultant to validate
the accuracy of emission factors.
We implemented two new
sustainability technology platforms
during the year focused on both
carbon accounting and sustainability
reporting.
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Waste and circularity
Waste and circularity is a sustainability risk that we have assessed as having high impact materiality. It is addressed by our Goal 3, which is
to reduce overall waste and packaging generation in alignment with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidance by improving
material efficiency and ensuring responsible end-of-life management, based on an assessment of upstream packaging materials,
operational practices and downstream waste impacts.
Waste reduction
Operations and logistics
All cards sold by Moonpig and Greetz are produced using a print-on-demand model reducing waste by aligning material use directly with
customer orders, avoiding overproduction and unnecessary inventory.
Our main flower supplier in the UK operates a closed-loop waste system. All offcuts from floral production are collected and sent to a paper
mill where they are converted into packaging material. This approach reduces both waste disposal and the need for raw input materials.
In FY25 we implemented a new warehouse management system at our Tamworth facility. This system provides real-time inventory tracking,
improved visibility of stock levels and tighter control over inventory movements. We also began implementing an inventory optimisation
tooland from FY26 this system will provide more accurate inventory forecasting, reduce excess stock and automate elements of the
orderingprocess.
Circularity
Designing out waste
In FY25, 100% (FY24: 100%) of paper, envelope and packaging SKUs in the UK and Netherlands were sustainably sourced – either through
FSC or PEFC certification, or by containing more than 75% recycled content – with 98% (FY24: 98%) coverage globally. Looking ahead, the
Group is committed to strengthening its sustainability standards by transitioning to a definition of "sustainably sourced" that requires 100%
FSC certification. This will involve phasing out PEFC-certified and 75% recycled-content packaging SKUs. As part of this transition, we will
extend FSC certification to the Experiences Division in FY26.
The Group eliminated single-use plastics from shipping packaging in its UK operations during FY24 and extended this to its Dutch
operations inFY25.
Following the acquisition of Experiences, we have expanded our digital gifting proposition, encouraging adoption of non-physical products.
We continue to grow our range of e-cards and online gift cards. At Experiences, all experience gift cards are made of compressed paper
rather than plastic, further reducing environmental impact.
In line with new government requirements, we began implementing the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM), effective
1January2025, as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. RAM evaluates the recyclability of household packaging
using a traffic light system – green, amber, or red – based on recycling capabilities, with packaging materials rated as less recyclable
subject to higher compliance costs. We are currently gathering RAM data from all our packaging suppliers which will be used to inform
future decisions to either transition to suppliers offering more recyclable SKUs or to collaborate with existing partners to improve the
recyclability of their packaging in order to support our efforts to reduce our carbon emissions. The Group does not expect to incur material
costs in relation to the new EPR framework.
During FY26, once supplier data is available to us, we will calculate abaseline for our waste and circularity goal using FY25 as the baseline
year, enabling us to track progress, identify areas for improvement and drive reductions in packaging and waste generation. We will review
our climate transition plan to align with our updated waste reduction and circularity targets.
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Technology security and data privacy
The Group’s business model relies on digital infrastructure and its operations involve the processing of large volumes of personal data,
therefore technology security and data privacy is both a principal risk and a sustainability risk with high financial and impact materiality.
Toaddress this, the Group has committed to implementing an information security management system that aligns with the NIST
Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) by2030 (Goal 4 of our refreshed sustainability strategy). To prepare for aligning to the NIST CSF, the Group
will conduct gap assessments across all internal and external ITsystems.
Technology security
During the year the Audit Committee commissioned a third party to undertake an assessment of the Group’s IT infrastructure and operations.
This focused on access controls, threat detection capabilities, endpoint protection, encryption and staff awareness. Two internal audits
focusing on technology security were also carried out during the year; one reviewing the technical controls across the Group and the other
focused on governance and risk management at the Experiences Division. We intend to address all the audit recommendations and
implementation is underway.
Core technology security defences include Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), anti-virus protection, endpoint detection tooling and firewalls
on public-facing systems. Patching for critical and high-risk vulnerabilities is typically completed within three days and in any case within
seven days and developed code is subject to automated security scanning before deployment. Technical playbooks for incident response,
including ransomware-specific guidance are in place and regularly reviewed. Network segmentation limits lateral movement in the event of
a breach and threat intelligence from government and private sector sources is used to keep defences up to date. We are also
implementing an IT Service Management tool to enhance technology asset management, define responsibilities around disallowed
software and strengthen configuration management.
Security risks are modelled as part of the Group’s viability assessment with the FY25 analysis including a scenario involving a significant
data breach. More information is set out in the Viability Assessment on page 70.
Data privacy
The Group’s data privacy framework is designed to comply with applicable laws in all territories where it operates, with policies in place
that embed each of the key principles set out in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). It ensures that personal data is
handled lawfully, transparently and with appropriate safeguards in place. The programme is overseen by the Group's Data Protection
Office, which leads a cross-functional Data Protection Governance Committee. This Committee meets quarterly to review emerging risks,
monitor regulatory developments, oversee data protection impact assessments and ensure alignment with best practice.
Key data flows are mapped and documented in a Record of Processing Activities (RoPA). Privacy-by-design principles are embedded into
product development and operational planning and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) are completed as appropriate for
proposed new data processing activities. Privacy notices on Group websites provide individuals with transparency and control over their
data and mechanisms are in place to support the exercise of data subject rights. A data retention policy governs how long personal data
should be held and when secure deletion or obfuscation is required.
The Group is continuing to automate and streamline its response to data subject rights requests to improve both speed and accuracy. In
FY26, the Group intends to implement tools that strengthen secure data sharing and anonymisation and undertake a refresh of all privacy
notices to reflect upcoming regulatory changes in the UK and EU. As privacy regulations continue to evolve globally, the Group remains
committed to ensuring its data protection practices remain compliant and aligned with customer expectations.
Three lines of defence model
The Group uses a Three Lines of Defence model to manage risks relating to technology security and data privacy. In the first line, the
Executive Committee is responsible for implementing policies and procedures to cover all aspects of technology security and data privacy.
These policies ensure systems are appropriately secured, data is processed in accordance with regulatory requirements and incidents are
escalated when identified.
The second line of defence comprises the Technology Security Team and the Group Data Protection Office. These teams maintain
dedicated risk registers, perform thematic reviews and provide oversight and challenge to the first line. They also coordinate policy
development, lead DPIA reviews and ensure that tools and processes remain aligned with best practices and regulatory expectations.
The third line includes internal audit and external specialists. These independent reviews provide assurance over the effectiveness of
controls, highlight areas for improvement and validate the implementation of remediation actions. The findings from internal audits and
third-party reviews are reported to the Audit Committee and tracked to closure.
Policies governing technology security and data protection are reviewed regularly and applied across all Group entities. Annual training on
both topics is mandatory for employees and contractors and security risks are formally tracked, assessed and managed within the Group’s
wider enterprise risk framework. Key suppliers are subject to contractual controls to ensure appropriate handling of data and targeted
audits are conducted as necessary.
More information about technology security and data privacy risks can be found in the Risk Management section on page 62.
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SASB Standards
The Group’s FY25 disclosures against the SASB Standards, maintained by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the
IFRSFoundation, are presented below. Our SASB disclosure set has been determined by the SASB materiality map and aligns with the
e-commerce SASB standard. It has significant overlap with the material sustainability risk areas identified through our DMA.
The use of SASB Standards is voluntary and the framework recognises that it is the responsibility of the reporting entity to determine which
disclosure topics are financially material and which associated metrics to report. Where disclosure metrics are not currently available, this
hasbeen clearly indicated.
Topic SASB Accounting or Activity Metric SASB Code Moonpig Group Disclosure
Hardware,
Infrastructure
Energy & Water
Management
(1) Total energy consumed,
(2) percentage grid electricity,
(3) percentage renewable
CG-EC-130a.1 (1) 2,024,766kWh (FY24: 2,044,494kWh).
(2) 28% (FY24: 28%).
(3) 65% (FY24: 65%).
(1) Total water withdrawn,
(2) total water consumed, percentage
of each in regions with High or
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress
CG-EC-130a.2 (1) 6,571 (FY24: 3,991).
(2) 6,571 (FY24: 3,991).
Discussion of the integration of
environmental considerations into
strategic planning for data centre
needs
CG-EC-130a.3 We handle most of our data in cloud services
provided by AWS and Azure, both of whom
committed to 100% renewable energy by 2025.
The Group uses one internal data centre in the
Netherlands, which is powered by 100%
renewable electricity. We have no plans to expand
the number of data centres or increase energy
consumption at the existing data centre.
Data Privacy &
Advertising
Standards
Number of users whose information is
used for secondary purposes
CG-EC-220a.1 The Group does not provide quantitative
disclosure. The Group provides its customers
transparency where personal data is collected
within our privacy and cookies notices. Where a
customer opts in, data collected is primarily used
to improve our services and enable users to enjoy
a personalised user experience on our own
website and app.
Description of policies and practices
relating to behavioural advertising and
user privacy
CG-EC-220a.2 We are committed to protecting the privacy of our
customers and the confidentiality of the data
processed. A privacy notice is provided to all
customers, which clearly sets out how and for what
purpose customer data is processed and sets out
customer rights in relation to this processing.
Customers can also access our cookie policy and
manage and update their preferences in relation
to this. The Group has a dedicated Technology
Security Team and Data Protection Office which
carries out privacy impact assessments.
Data Security
Description of approach to identifying
and addressing data security risks
CG-EC-230a.1 The Group operates a “three lines of defence”
model for the management and mitigation of risks
relating to data security, including robust data
security procedures and the maintenance of a
detailed data security risk register. Further detail is
set out in our Technology Security and Data
Protection disclosure on page 69 of the Group's
FY25 Annual Report and Accounts.
(1) Number of data breaches,
(2) percentage involving personally
identifiable information (PII),
(3) number of users affected
CG-EC-230a.2 The Group does not disclose this.
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Topic SASB Accounting or Activity Metric SASB Code Moonpig Group Disclosure
Employee
Recruitment,
Inclusion &
Performance
Employee engagement as a percentage CG-EC-330a.1 Engagement score averaged 66% across two
surveys conducted in FY25 (FY24: 61%).
(1) Voluntary and (2) involuntary
turnover rate for all employees
CG-EC-330a.2 Voluntary staff turnover for FY25 was 13.7% (FY24:
22.0%). Involuntary staff turnover for FY25 was
6.6% (FY24: 3.3%). These figures are stated
excluding the direct workforce at our fulfilment and
production centres and exclude casual and fixed-
term staff and contractors.
Percentage of gender and racial/ethnic
group representation for (1)
management, (2) technical staff and (3)
all other employees
CG-EC-330a.3 Percentage of female employees in the respective
roles at 30 April 2025 was:
(1) 41.0% (FY24: 41.0%)
(2) 33.0% (FY24: 33.1%)
(3) 61.9% (FY24: 62.5%)
The Group discloses ethnicity data for senior
leaders within the Sustainability Report, available
at www.moonpig.group. Equivalent data for all
employees is not currently provided due to legal
restrictions on the ability to gather a reliable
dataset of such information.
Percentage of technical employees who
are foreign nationals
CG-EC-330a.4 As at 30 April 2025, the percentage of technical
employees who were visa holders was 18.3%
(FY24: 13.2%). The Group ensures sponsorship
requirements are met for all visa-holding
employees.
Product
Packaging &
Distribution
Total GHG footprint of product
shipments
CG-EC-410a.1 Scope 3 Category 9 emissions for the year were
4,892tCO
2
e (FY24: 4,714tCO
2
e).
Discussion of strategies to reduce the
environmental impact of product
delivery
CG-EC-410a.2 The Group has GHG emission reduction goals that
include a goal to obtain commitments to set net
zero emissions reduction targets aligned with SBTi
criteria from suppliers representing 67% of Scope 3
emissions by 30 April 2030 as well as to reduce
Scope 3 emissions intensity by 97% tCO
2
e/£1m of
revenue by 2050, using FY22 as the baseline year.
During FY25, the Group maintained a supplier
engagement programme to deliver against this
goal, which has included product delivery service
providers.
Activity Metrics
Entity-defined measure of user activity CG-EC-000.A The Group’s chosen disclosure is the number of
orders fulfilled in the year at Moonpig and Greetz,
which was 35.3m in FY25 (FY24: 33.9m).
Data processing capacity, percentage
outsourced
CG-EC-000.B The Group does not disclose this.
Number of shipments CG-EC-000.C The Group does not disclose this.
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People and communities
People and communities are fundamental to the long-term success
of our business. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, high-
performing culture, investing in employee development and well-
being and supporting the communities in which we operate
through partnerships and initiatives.
Developing our people
Excluding mandatory training, we invested 14,204 hours in
structured employee learning during the year (FY24: 5,558). This
included mentoring, coaching, formal programmes and self-
learning. To encourage continued development, employees have
access to development tools via our learning portal, annual
independent learning allowances and support for professional
qualifications and continued professional development.
Engaging our people
We conduct twice annual employee engagement surveys to gather
workforce feedback, enabling us to improve the employee
experience across the Group. In FY25, our average engagement
score was 66% (FY24: 61%).
During the year, management focused on increasing the
proportion of employees who agree with the statement “I feel
proud to work for this Company”, with the average score as at
April 2025 improving from 74% to 76%.
Supporting our people
In FY25 we aligned our family-friendly policies in the Netherlands
to match our UK offering, including increasing primary caregiver
and adoption leave to the equivalent of 24 weeks at full pay. We
provide support through fertility and baby loss policies and
through our Employee Assistance Programme, offering therapy
and mental health resources.
Where practicable, we support flexible working with 11% of our
total headcount employed on a part-time basis (FY24: 10%).
Rewarding our people
Substantially all employees participate in a variable performance-
based bonus scheme with targets that align to those of the
Executive Directors. Other benefits include matched pensions,
medical and dental insurance, life assurance and access to a
Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE) share scheme with 11% of eligible
employees participating (FY24: 16%).
We are committed to fair and responsible pay. All UK and
Guernsey-based employees are paid at or above both the
statutory National Living Wage and the Real Living Wage, as
defined by the Living Wage Foundation
1
. In the Netherlands we
pay at or above the statutory minimum wage (Minimumloon).
Ensuring the safety of our people
We ensure safe environments across offices and fulfilment
locations. The Group's Health and Safety policy is reviewed at
least annually and covers all aspects of our working environment
with appropriate insurance in place for all employees.
We had no serious injuries during the year and recorded an
incident rate of 0.00 per 200,000 working hours (FY24: 0.00 per
200,000 working hours).
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels
valued, supported and free to express their individuality. Our equal
opportunities policy applies to all employees and we continue to
support internal networking and affinity groups focused on
accessibility and inclusion, ethnic diversity, LGBTQ+, gender
equality and neurodiversity.
As at 30April 2025, combined representation of women and ethnic
minorities on the Leadership Team
2
was 54% (April 2024: 49%).
Across the Group, 67% of newly appointed Leadership Team
2
members were female (FY24: 50%).
During FY25, 44% of new hires into technology roles were female
(FY24: 40%), with female representation in these teams at 33% as
at 30 April 2025 (FY24: 33%).
Further gender and ethnicity reporting can be accessed in our
FY25 Sustainability Report, available at www.moonpig.group.
We continue to collaborate with organisations such as Cajigo,
SheCanCode and Women in Tech to improve representation and
our talent acquisition team uses inclusive sourcing strategies and
diverse candidate shortlists.
Moonpig and Cajigo
As part of our commitment to supporting under-represented
communities, Moonpig Group partnered with Cajigo, a
charity that aims to improve representation of women and
girls in the technology sector.
In FY25, we participated in Cajigo’s 100 Women in Tech
accelerator, a 16-week mentoring programme that began in
September 2024. Twenty Moonpig Group employees
volunteered as mentors, accounting for one-fifth of the total
mentor group. They provided one-on-one support for
women looking to enter the technology industry by offering
practical guidance on CV writing, interview preparation and
transitioning into new roles, as well as sharing insights from
their own experience.
We also hosted an event in our London office, where
mentees took part in breakout sessions, panel discussions
and heard a presentation from our Chief Product and
Technology Officer. The programme concluded in February
2025 with a graduation event that celebrated the progress
and increased confidence of the mentees.
To further support Cajigo’s work, Moonpig Group
Foundation donated £25,000 to help fund its initiatives to
build a more inclusive technology industry.
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1 Guernsey employees are paid in line with the UK Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation for "rates outside London".
2 Comprises Executive Committee (including Executive Directors) and their direct reports who are also members of the Extended Leadership Team.
People and communities continued
Gender pay
The Group's 2025 gender pay gap report discloses the mean and
median gender pay gap for the Group's main UK trading entity,
Moonpig.com Limited as required by legislation, together with
voluntary disclosures for the whole of Moonpig Group.
We have continued to make progress in reducing the gender pay
gap. For Moonpig Group, we have improved the mean hourly
gender pay gap by 1.8%pts year-on-year to 21.7% at 5 April 2025.
Our long-term aim is to close the Group's gender pay gap through
systemic action to balance gender representation across our
business. To achieve this, the Group is focused on improving
female representation at senior levels and within technology
functions.
The full gender pay gap report for FY25 is available at
www.moonpig.group.
Charitable giving
Through the Moonpig Group Foundation, we support initiatives
that create connections and spark moments of joy in our
communities. The Foundation is administered as a donor-advised
fund within the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) (Registered Charity
No. 268369), with governance provided by CAF trustees and
donation requests managed internally by a committee chaired by
the CEO.
We provide matched funding for employee donations and offer
paid time off for volunteering to encourage engagement with our
charitable partners.
Donations made in FY25 totalled £211,000 and we expect to
donate a cumulative £1.0m across the five years to the end of
calendar year2025.
£000 FY25 FY24 Cumulative
1
Donations by Moonpig
Group to the Foundation 151 304
Donations by Moonpig
Group to other charities
97 132
Total donations made by
Moonpig Group 248 436
Donations by the Foundation
to other charities 211 176 831
1 Cumulative since the Foundation was set up in January 2021.
Alcohol sales
Some investors require visibility of exposure to alcohol sales.
Theproportion of revenue generated from alcohol products
duringFY25 was 5.0% (FY24: 5.3%).
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Our measures for tracking delivery against strategy.
Active customers Orders per active customer Orders
Moonpig and Greetz
(m)
Moonpig and Greetz Moonpig and Greetz
(m)
12.0m 2.94 35.3m
Active customers at Moonpig and
Greetz grew by 4.1% to 12.0m, reflecting
a year-on-year increase in the rate of
new customer acquisition and
continued strong customer retention.
Headline frequency remained relatively
unchanged year-on-year, with the
positive impact from growth in
reminders set and Plus membership
offset by the mix impact from higher
new customer acquisition, as new
customers typically have lower
purchase frequency.
Total orders increased by 4.1%. Growth
wasdriven by strong new customer
acquisition and growth in customer
purchase frequency, supported by
Plussubscriptions and reminders.
Average order value Revenue Gross margin rate
Moonpig and Greetz
(£ Revenue per order)
(£m) (% Total revenue)
£8.82 £350.1m 59.6%
Average order value (AOV) at Moonpig
and Greetz increased by 2.1%. This
reflects the return to gift attach rate
growth at both brands, driven by
improvements to our gifting
recommendations and the onboarding
of trusted brand partners. UK first-class
stamp price increases on card-only
orders also contributed to growth.
Group revenue grew by 2.6%, driven by
8.6% growth at the Moonpig segment,
offset in part by performance at Greetz
and Experiences. It includes
annualisation of prior year temporary
additional non-redemption revenue on
expired vouchers at Experiences. At
Greetz, the rate of decrease moderated
year-on-year. Trading at Experiences
remained challenging.
Moonpig delivered strong gross margin
growth, supported by operational
efficiencies and expansion in high-
margin income streams such as
subscription membership fees.
Key performance indicators
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£8.64
£8.82
FY24
FY25
£341.1m
£350.1m
£48.6m
£39.2m
£51.2m
£48.9m
£241.3m
£262.0m
FY24
FY25
59.4% 59.6%
FY24
FY25
33.9m
35.3m
FY24
FY25
Moonpig
Greetz
Experiences
11.5m
12.0m
FY24
FY25
2.94 2.94
FY24
FY25
Adjusted EBITDA
1
Adjusted EBIT
1
Adjusted profit before taxation
1
(£m) (£m) (£m)
£96.8m £77.8m £67.5m
Adjusted EBITDA increased by £1.3m to
£96.8m, of which Moonpig accounted
for 84.6%. The prior year included one-
off excess non-redemption income from
vouchers that were sold during Covid
with extended expiry dates.
Adjusted EBIT decreased by £0.2m to
£77.8m, of which Moonpig accounted
for 85.8%. The prior year included one-
off excess non-redemption income from
vouchers that were sold during Covid
with extended expiry dates.
Adjusted PBT increased to £67.5m
(FY24: £58.2m), driven by lower net
finance costs of £10.3m (FY24:£19.9m).
This resulted from deleveraging and
lower facility costs following the
refinancing completed in2024.
Adjusted basic earnings per share
1
Free Cash Flow
1
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA
1
(p) (£m) (Ratio)
15.0p £66.1m 0.99x
Adjusted basic EPS increased by 18.1%
from 12.7p in FY24 to 15.0p in FY25,
reflecting higher profits and a reduced
average share count resulting from the
share repurchases in H2 FY25. Reported
basic EPS was negative 3.2p (FY24:
earnings of 10.0p), driven by the £56.7m
non-cash impairment of Experiences.
Free Cash Flow was £66.1m (FY24:
£61.0m), reflecting the Group's
consistently cash generative business
model. This supported a £29.1m
reduction in net debt, £10.3m of net
finance costs, £25.0m of share
repurchases
2
and the Group's inaugural
dividend of 3.0p, including the 1.0p
interim dividend paid during the year.
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA decreased
from 1.31x to 0.99x, driven by strong Free
Cash Flow.
The Group targets medium-term net
leverage of around 1.0x, with flexibility
to move beyond this as business
needsrequire.
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£95.5m
£96.8m
£15.0m
£72.7m
£81.9m
FY24
FY25
£58.2m
£67.5m
FY24
FY25
1.31x
0.99x
FY24
FY25
12.7p
15.0p
FY24
FY25
£61.0m
£66.1m
FY24
FY25
Moonpig
Greetz
Experiences
£6.5m
£8.5m
£7.8m
Moonpig
Greetz
Experiences
£78.1m £77.8m
£13.9m
£6.2m
£58.2m £66.8m
FY24
FY25
£5.9m
£4.9m
1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted PBT, Adjusted earnings per share, Free Cash Flow and net leverage are Alternative Performance Measures, definitions of which
are set out on pages 181 to 182.
2 The Group repurchased £25.0m of its own shares for cancellation. Of this amount, £24.3m was paid during the year to the corporate broker managing the share
repurchase programme, with £0.7m remaining payable as at 30 April 2025.
A platform for compounding
profit growth and strong cash
generation.
Introduction
We delivered strong growth in profit before
tax in FY25, with Adjusted PBT rising by
16.0% to £67.5m and Adjusted basic EPS
increasing by 18.1% to 15.0 pence. This
reflects consistent revenue growth at the
Moonpig segment, sustained Adjusted
EBITDA margins and strong Free Cash Flow
that has accelerated earnings growth
through lower interest costs and a smaller
share count following the repurchase and
cancellation of shares.
Moonpig Group’s revenue base is high-
quality and predictable. Nearly nine-tenths
of Moonpig and Greetz revenue derives
from existing customers, with retention
improving across all cohorts and frequency
remaining stable. These cohort dynamics
underpin consistent revenue growth,
reinforce resilience and contribute to
steadily rising customer lifetime value.
Technology is our core revenue growth
engine, with data forming a structural moat.
Every day, we collect more than twice as
much data as the rest of the greeting
cardmarket combined, deepening our
competitive advantage. Wehave over
101mcustomer occasion reminders, allowing
us to engage customers at moments of
gifting intent. AIenhancement such as
personalised gifting algorithms, sentiment
analysis and semantic search continue to
increase conversion, basket size and overall
customer engagement.
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Adjusted EBITDA (£m)
£96.8m
YoY: 1.3%
FY24: £95.5m
Adjusted EPS (p)
15.0p
YoY: 18.1%
FY24: 12.7p
Free CashFlow (£m)
£66.1m
YoY: 8.4%
FY24: £61.0m
Moonpig’s growth strategy is grounded in three clear and compounding revenue drivers: expanding our active customer base, increasing
order frequency and growing average order value – in particular, through growth in gift attachment. Our ability to acquire customers at
under 12 months’ payback and deepen their value over time supports sustainable revenue growth over the medium term. The Plus
subscription programme now accounts for approximately 20% of Moonpig orders in the UK and lifts members' average order frequency
byover 20%. We returned gift attach rate to growth in FY25, with momentum building as the year progressed.
Our platform is structurally profitable and capital light. We maintain high gross margins, operate with negative working capital and
manage capex within a disciplined ROI framework. With low inventory risk and operational leverage across fulfilment and technology, the
Group consistently delivers high and growing operating cash flow. These fundamentals enable us to both invest in future growth and
generate excess capital.
We generate strong cash flow and allocate capital with discipline. In FY25, Free Cash Flow was £66.1m (FY24: £61.0m). Adjusted operating
cash flow, which is stated before capital expenditure, was £82.3m (FY24: £74.2m), representing an Adjusted operating cash conversion rate
of 85%. This supported a reduction in net leverage to 0.99x (FY24: 1.31x) and a £25.0m share repurchase programme. The Board has
proposed dividends of 3.0 pence per share, amounting to an estimated total dividend distribution ofapproximately £10.0m, dependent on
issued share capital at the next record date. The FY25 dividend is covered 5.0x by Adjusted profit before taxation – above our medium-term
target range of 3x to 4x. With our growth priorities fully funded, we intend to repurchase up to £60.0m of shares in FY26, whilst maintaining
year-end leverage in line with our 1.0xtarget.
In combination, these attributes create a platform with high operating leverage, predictable revenue and efficient capital deployment.
Thishas delivered sustained cash generation and Adjusted EPS growth of 18.1%. We expect to deliver consistent mid-teens growth in
Adjusted EPS in futureyears.
Financial performance – Group
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024 Year-on-year growth
Revenuem) 350.1 341.1 2.6%
Gross profit (£m) 208.6 202.5 3.0%
Gross margin (%) 59.6% 59.4% 0.2%pts
Adjusted EBITDA (£m)
1
96.8 95.5 1.3%
Adjusted EBITDA margin (%)
1
27.6% 28.0% (0.4) %pts
Reported profit before taxation (£m) 3.0 46.4 (93.6) %
Adjusted profit before taxation (£m)
1
67.5 58.2 16.0%
Reported earnings per share - basic (pence) (3.2) 10.0 (132.0) %
Adjusted earnings per share - basic (pence)
1
15.0 12.7 18.1%
Free Cash Flow (FCF) (£m)
1
66.1 61.0 8.4%
Net leverage 0.99x 1.31x (0.32)x
1 Stated before Adjusting Items of £56.7m in Adjusted EBITDA (FY24: £3.5m), £64.6m in profit before taxation (FY24: £11.8m), £62.6m (FY24: £9.4m) in profit after taxation
and £nil is in Free Cash Flow (FY24: £2.4m). See Adjusting Items at Note 6 and definition of Alternative Performance Measures at page 181.
The Group delivered revenue of £350.1m, representing year-on-year growth of 2.6%. This was driven by strong revenue growth of 8.6% at
Moonpig, offset in part by performance at Greetz and Experiences. The prior year includes annualisation of prior year temporary additional
non-redemption revenue on expired vouchers at Experiences.
Revenue growth at Moonpig was driven by growth in both orders and AOV. This was underpinned by technology investment, with our
product, data and technology workforce focused on initiatives that delivered growth in new customer acquisition and customer purchase
frequency. We also delivered a return to year-on-year growth in gift attach rate across both H1 and H2 FY25, with growth accelerating in
the second half of the year.
We have continued to make progress at Greetz, with revenue decreases moderating from a decrease of 7.5% in FY24 to 4.7% in FY25. On a
constant currency basis, this equates to a decrease of 2.4% for the financial year. Greetz had a softer start to the second half of the year,
but recent performance has been more encouraging, with an improved exit rate to FY25. A broad range of operational KPIs have
maintained an upward trajectory, including new customer acquisition, brand keyword traffic, customer satisfaction scores and gift
attachment rates. From April 2025 onwards, Greetz revenue has been in line with prior year on a constant currency basis.
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The Experiences segment continues to face a challenging market environment, with a proposition more exposed to cyclical pressures than
the rest of the Group. The £56.7m non-cash impairment charge to goodwill recognised as at 31 October 2024 remained unchanged at year-
end. We now have strong operational momentum in the Experiences business, which we will continue to build on in FY26, helped by a
strengthened divisional management team, the rollout of new features enabled by the completion of re-platforming during FY25 and a
strong pipeline of product launches in subscription gifting, casual dining and live experiences.
The Group maintained Adjusted EBITDA margin rate at 27.6% (FY24: 28.0%), despite the absence of the prior year Covid-related non-
redemption revenue at 100% margin. Excluding this one-time benefit, underlying margin performance strengthened – supported by intake
margin improvements at Moonpig, operational efficiencies in UK fulfilment and continued expansion of higher-margin revenue streams such
as Plus subscription fees.
Adjusted profit before taxation increased by 16.0% to £67.5m (FY24: £58.2m), driven by lower net finance charges as we refinanced to
lower-cost debt facilities in February 2024 and lower drawdown on our revolving credit facility.
Adjusted basic EPS for FY25 increased by 18.1% to 15.0 pence (FY24: 12.7 pence) as strong Free Cash Flow of £66.1m (FY24: £61.0m)
enabled us to both reduce net finance costs through deleveraging and lower our average issued share capital through repurchasing and
cancelling shares.
Revenue
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
growth %
Active customers (m) 12.0 11.5 4.1%
Orders per active customer (number) 2.94 2.94 0.0%
Moonpig and Greetz orders (m) 35.3 33.9 4.1%
Moonpig and Greetz AOV per order) 8.8 8.6 2.1%
Moonpig and Greetz revenue (£m) 310.9 292.5 6.3%
Moonpig revenue (£m) 262.0 241.3 8.6%
Greetz revenue (£m) 48.9 51.2 (4.7) %
Moonpig and Greetz revenue (£m) 310.9 292.5 6.3%
Experiences revenuem) 39.2 48.6 (19.3) %
Group revenuem) 350.1 341.1 2.6%
Moonpig and Greetz revenue increased by 6.3% year-on-year, driven by increases in both order volumes and average order value (AOV).
Active customers grew by 4.1% to 12.0m, reflecting consistent year-on-year new customer acquisition. Whilst headline order frequency
remained unchanged at 2.94 orders per active customer (FY24: 2.94), this includes the mix impact from particularly strong new customer
acquisition. We continued to make strong progress with the drivers of underlying frequency growth, including reminders collection and Plus
subscriptions. Average order value increased by 2.1% year-on-year, driven by postage price increases, more efficient targeting of
promotional activity and year-on-year growth in gift attach rate.
Group revenue growth was powered by Moonpig, at which revenue increased by 8.6% year-on-year. The revenue trajectory at Greetz
continued to improve from a 7.5% decrease in FY24 to a decrease of 4.7% in FY25 including the adverse impact from foreign exchange
translation. On a constant currency basis, Greetz sales in FY25 were 2.4% lower than the prior year.
Moonpig is driving growth in sales where it acts as an agent, for children’s toys and gift experiences. Under the agency model, only
commission earned is recognised as revenue, resulting in lower reported revenue compared to the gross amount that would be recorded if
the Group acted as principal.
At Experiences, the reported year-on-year reduction in revenue includes the prior year recognition of temporarily higher non-redemption
relating to gift boxes (primarily distributed through high street retail partners) and individual experiences vouchers that were sold during
Covid with extended expiry dates. As these extended expiry dates have now passed, this benefit did not repeat in FY25.
Group revenue is weighted towards the second half of the year, reflecting key trading peaks including Christmas, Valentine’s Day and UK
Mother’s Day. In FY25, H2 accounted for approximately 55% of Moonpig revenue, 50% at Greetz and 62% at Experiences (FY24: 55%; 51%
and 61% respectively). This resulted in around 55% (FY24: 55%) of total Group revenue being generated in the second half.
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Gifting mix of revenue
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
growth %
Moonpig and Greetz cards revenue (£m) 186.0 172.0 8.1%
Moonpig and Greetz attached gifting revenue (£m) 116.3 110.8 5.0%
Moonpig and Greetz standalone gifting revenue (£m) 8.6 9.7 (11.1) %
Moonpig and Greetz revenue (£m) 310.9 292.5 6.3%
Experiences gifting revenue (£m) 39.2 48.6 (19.3) %
Group revenuem) 350.1 341.1 2.6%
Moonpig / Greetz total gifting revenuem) 124.9 120.5 3.7%
Moonpig / Greetz gifting revenue mix (%) 40.2% 41.2% (0.9) %pts
Group gifting mix of revenue (%) 46.9% 49.6% (2.7) %pts
Growth in attached gifting revenue reflected both the 4.1% increase in total orders and strengthening gift attach rate, which increased
year-on-year by 0.2 percentage points in H1 FY25 and 0.7 percentage points in H2 FY25. In our card-first model, card order volume is a key
driver of gifting revenue. Gift attach rate strengthened through the year, supported by the introduction of trusted brands such as Hotel
Chocolat, The Entertainer and Next, as well as enhancements to our gifting recommendation algorithms. The continued expansion of the
Plus membership base was also positive, as members have a higher average gift attach rate than non-members – a trend that holds even
with their uplifted frequency of purchase.
Although standalone gifting revenue decreased year-on-year, this area is not a primary focus, as our strategy remains to prioritise growth in
greeting cards and attached gifting to drive purchase frequency and customer lifetime value.
Gross margin rate
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
growth %
Moonpig gross margin (%) 57.0% 55.2% 1.8%pts
Greetz gross margin (%) 46.1% 47.1% (1.0) %pts
Moonpig and Greetz gross margin (%) 55.3% 53.8% 1.5%pts
Experiences gross margin (%) 93.9% 92.9% 1.0%pts
Group gross margin (%) 59.6% 59.4% 0.2%pts
Gross margin rate was 59.6% (FY24: 59.4%), supported by a 1.8 percentage point increase in Moonpig gross margin rate. Thisreflects
improved intake margin from the commercial management of supplier relationships, leveraging AI to make more targeted
useofpromotional discounts and the successful implementation of efficiency projects at our UK facility including the insourcing of UK
balloonfulfilment.
In addition, Moonpig and Greetz revenue includes £10.8m (FY24: £6.2m) from income streams with a 100% incremental gross margin rate,
such as Plus renewal subscription fees, on-site marketing income and commissions earned on the sale of toys and digital gift experiences as
agent. In due course, we expect this to exert some upward pressure on both gross profit margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin (whilst
reducing reported revenue from gross transaction value to commission earned on sales as agent). At the same time, the impact of growth in
gift attach rate will be to place downward pressure on headline gross margin rate due to adverse category mix, albeit driving growth in
absolute gross profit.
The reduction in gross margin at Greetz reflects increased promotional intensity in gifting.
Experiences gross margin rate remained relatively consistent year-on-year at 93.9% (FY24: 92.9%). The high gross margin rate at
Experiences reflects the nature of revenue recognised at this segment, which comprises agency commission earned from partners for the
distribution of experiences, rather than gross transaction value. Cost of goods at the Experiences segment related primarily to packaging
and distribution for those orders where the consumer elects to pay for a physical gift box rather than digital delivery.
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Adjusted EBITDA margin
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
growth %
Moonpig Adjusted EBITDA margin % 31.2% 30.1% 1.1%pts
Greetz Adjusted EBITDA margin % 13.2% 15.3% (2.1) %pts
Moonpig and Greetz Adjusted EBITDA margin % 28.4% 27.5% 0.9%pts
Experiences Adjusted EBITDA margin % 21.6% 30.9% (9.3) %pts
Group Adjusted EBITDA margin % 27.6% 28.0% (0.4) %pts
The Group maintained Adjusted EBITDA margin rate at 27.6% (FY24: 28.0%). Excluding prior year excess non-redemption, there was an
underlying improvement in Adjusted EBITDA margin rate, driven by Moonpig.
At Moonpig, higher Adjusted EBITDA margin rate reflected the pass-through of higher gross margin rate. In contrast, Greetz's Adjusted
EBITDA margin decreased, impacted by lower revenue, operational leverage and higher promotional activity in gifting. At Experiences, the
lower Adjusted EBITDA margin reflects prior year excess non-redemption, the year-on-year reduction in revenue and the negative impact of
operational leverage.
Depreciation, amortisation, finance costs and taxation
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
growth %
Adjusted EBITDA (£m) 96.8 95.5 1.3%
Depreciation and amortisation (£m) (18.9) (17.4) 8.6%
Adjusted EBITm) 77.8 78.1 (0.3) %
Net finance costs (£m) (10.3) (19.9) (48.0) %
Adjusted profit before taxation (£m) 67.5 58.2 16.0%
Adjusted taxation (£m) (16.0) (14.6) 9.6%
Adjusted profit after taxation (£m) 51.5 43.6 18.1%
Depreciation and amortisation (excluding acquisition-related amortisation) increased from £17.4m in FY24 to £18.9m in FY25, driven by
continued investment in operational facilities and technology development. There has been no change in the Group’s accounting policies
orpractices relating to the capitalisation of costs as internally generated intangible assets. We continue to amortise internally generated
intangible assets over a relatively short useful life of three years.
Net finance costs decreased to £10.3m (FY24: £19.9m):
Interest on bank borrowings decreased from £12.3m in FY24 to £7.7m in FY25, reflecting lower drawdown on the Group's revolving credit
facilities and lower margins following the refinancing of facilities in February 2024.
Amortisation of fees decreased from £5.0m in FY24 to £0.8m in FY25, reflecting lower arrangement fees following the Group’s February
2024 refinancing to new revolving credit facilities.
Imputed interest on the Experiences merchant liability balance increased from £1.6m in FY24 to £1.8m in FY25. The merchant accrual is
treated as a financial liability and discounted to present value in accordance with IFRS 9.
Interest on lease liabilities decreased from £0.9m in FY24 to £0.7m in FY25, reflecting scheduled lease repayments.
There was a £0.9m year-on-year movement in net foreign exchange gain/(loss) on financing activities. The monetary foreign exchange
impact of Euro-denominated intercompany loan balances resulted in the Group recognising a £0.5m gain (FY24: £0.4m loss), with the
corresponding intercompany loss recognised in other comprehensive income in accordance with IAS 21. Also included in net foreign
exchange on financing activities is a £0.1m gain (FY24: £nil) on the revaluation of the Group's euro denominated external debt.
The Adjusted taxation charge was £16.0m (FY24: £14.6m). Expressed as a percentage of Adjusted profit before taxation, the Adjusted
effective tax rate was 23.7% (FY24: 25.1%). This was lower than prevailing rates of corporation tax due to the positive impact of deferred tax
movements in relation to share-based payment arrangements, driven by increases in the Group's share price. The reported taxation charge
was £14.0m (FY24: £12.2m), with the difference from Adjusted taxation relating to deferred tax on acquisition related intangible assets.
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Alternative Performance Measures
The Group has identified certain Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) that it believes provide additional useful information on the
performance of the Group. These APMs are not defined within IFRS and are not intended to substitute or be considered as superior to IFRS
measures. Furthermore, these APMs may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Group’s
Directors and management use these APMs in conjunction with IFRS measures when budgeting, planning and reviewing business
performance.
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Adjusted
Measures
1
Adjusting
Items
1
IFRS
Measures
Adjusted
Measures
1
Adjusting
Items
1
IFRS
Measures
EBITDA (£m) 96.8 (56.7) 40.1 95.5 (3.5) 92.0
Depreciation and amortisation (£m) (18.9) (7.9) (26.8) (17.4) (8.3) (25.7)
EBIT (£m) 77.8 (64.6) 13.3 78.1 (11.8) 66.3
Finance costsm) (10.3) (10.3) (19.9) (19.9)
Profit before taxationm) 67.5 (64.6) 3.0 58.2 (11.8) 46.4
Taxation (£m) (16.0) 2.0 (14.0) (14.6) 2.4 (12.2)
Profit / (loss) after taxation (£m) 51.5 (62.6) (11.1) 43.6 (9.4) 34.2
Basic earnings per share (pence) 15.0p (18.2)p (3.2)p 12.7p (2.7)p 10.0p
EBITDA margin (%) 27.6% 11.5% 28.0% 27.0%
EBIT margin (%) 22.2% 3.8% 22.9% 19.4%
PBT margin (%) 19.3% 0.9% 17.1% 13.6%
1 See Adjusting Items at Note 6 and Alternative Performance Measures at page 181.
2 Figures in this table are individually rounded to the nearest £0.1m. As a result, there may be minor discrepancies in the sub-totals and totals due to rounding differences.
Adjusting Items comprise the following:
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
movement
Pre-IPO share-based payment chargesm) (1.1) 1.1
Pre-IPO cash bonus awards (£m) (2.4) 2.4
Acquisition amortisation (£m) (7.9) (8.3) 0.4
Impairment of goodwill (£m) (56.7) (56.7)
Operating profit impact of Adjusting Items (£m) (64.6) (11.8) (52.8)
Taxation on pre-IPO share-based payment chargesm) (0.3) 0.3
Taxation on pre-IPO cash bonus awards (£m) 0.6 (0.6)
Taxation on acquisition amortisation (£m) 2.0 2.1 (0.1)
Taxation on impairment of goodwill (£m)
Taxation on Adjusting Items (£m) 2.0 2.4 (0.4)
Post-tax impact of Adjusting Items (£m) (62.6) (9.4) (53.2)
Pre-IPO incentive scheme costs consist of £nil (FY24: £1.1m) share-based payment charges and £nil (FY24: £2.4m) cash bonus awards.
These relate to one-off compensation arrangements, which fully vested at the end of the FY24 financial year. The Group treats these costs
as Adjusting Items as they relate to one-off awards implemented whilst the Group was under private equity ownership and are not part of
the Group’s ongoing remuneration arrangements.
Acquisition amortisation of £7.9m (FY24: £8.3m) relates to the amortisation of intangible assets arising on the acquisition of the Greetz and
Experiences segments. This is treated as an Adjusting Item as it does not reflect the underlying performance of the Group but is a result of
the accounting requirements for a business combination under IFRS 3. Adjusted taxation excludes the credit to reported taxation relating to
the unwind of the deferred taxation liability that was recognised alongside the intangible assets arising on business combination.
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The non-cash impairment charge relating to Experiences CGU goodwill of £56.7m (FY24: £nil) has been classified as an Adjusting Item.
Determining which items should be classified as Adjusting Items involves the exercise of judgement. We do not classify the following as
Adjusting Items on the basis that they are recurring costs associated with delivery of financial performance. However, we have observed
that certain users of our accounts adopt a different approach in their own financial modelling and have therefore provided the information
below to assist these users. The charge for FY25 reflects relatively low expected vesting for awards maturing in 2025. We currently expect
materially higher vesting for subsequent awards, which is reflected in technical guidance.
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Share-based payment charges relating to operation of post-IPO Remuneration Policy
1
(£m) (3.5) (3.1)
1 Stated inclusive of employer's national insurance of £1.6m (FY24 £0.5m). The increase in national insurance reflects higher current share price and expected increase in
the Group's share price through to the vesting date of each scheme.
Earnings per share (EPS)
Adjusted basic EPS for FY25 increased from 12.7p in FY24 to 15.0p in FY25, reflecting the 18.1% year-on-year increase in Adjusted profit after
taxation and the impact of repurchasing and cancelling shares. Afteraccounting for unvested employee share awards, Adjusted diluted
earnings per share was 14.5p (FY24: 12.3p). Reported basic EPS loss per share of 3.2p (FY24: earnings 10.0p) reflects the non-cash
impairment charge of £56.7m.
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
Year-on-year
growth %
Adjusted basic EPS (pence) 15.0 12.7 18.1%
Reported basic EPS (pence) (3.2) 10.0 (132.0) %
Adjusted diluted EPS (pence) 14.5 12.3 17.9%
Reported diluted EPS (pence) (3.2) 9.6 (133.3) %
Weighted average issued share capital (number of shares) 342,548,159 343,093,868 (0.2) %
Weighted average diluted share capital (number of shares) 356,141,330 354,787,805 0.4%
Closing issued share capital (number of shares) 333,845,736 343,310,015 (2.8) %
The calculation of basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding. The period-on-period movement
reflects the repurchase and cancellation of 11,061,434 (2024: nil) shares during the year. This was offset in part by the issue of 1,597,155
(2024: 1,198,394) shares including 1,413,971 of shares to satisfy the final tranche of the pre-IPO award in July 2024 and 183,184 shares in
respect of the operation of post-IPO remuneration policy. The Group expects to move during FY26 to satisfying share awards through
market purchases rather than through dilution, subject to this remaining EPS-accretive at the prevailing share price.
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Free Cash Flow
The Group is cash generative, with Free Cash Flow (FCF) of £66.1m (FY24: £61.0m). Adjusted operating cash flow, which includes capital
expenditure, was £82.3m (FY24: £74.2m), representing Adjusted operating cash conversion rate of 85% (FY24: 78%).
Year ended 30 April 2025 Year ended 30 April 2024
Adjusted
Measures
1
£m
Adjusting
Items
1
£m
IFRS
Measures
£m
Adjusted
Measures
1
£m
Adjusting
Items
1
£m
IFRS
Measures
£m
Profit before tax 67.5 (64.6) 3.0 58.2 (11.8) 46.4
Add back: net finance costs 10.3 10.3 19.9 19.9
Add back: depreciation and amortisation 18.9 7.9 26.8 17.4 8.3 25.7
EBITDA
2
96.8 (56.7) 40.1 95.5 (3.5) 92.0
Adjust: impact of share-based payments
3
1.8 1.8 3.1 1.1 4.2
Add back: (increase) / decrease in inventories (1.4) (1.4) 5.2 5.2
Add back: decrease in receivables 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2
Add back: (decrease) in Experiences merchant
accrual
(6.8) (6.8) (8.2) (8.2)
Add back: increase / (decrease) in trade and other
payables
4.4 4.4 (7.9) (7.9)
Add back: impairment of goodwill 56.7 56.7
Add back: loss on foreign exchange 0.3 0.3
Less: research and development tax credits (0.2) (0.2) (0.5) (0.5)
Cash generated from operations 95.4 95.4 87.6 (2.4) 85.3
Less: income tax paid (16.2) (16.2) (10.7) (10.7)
Net cash generated from operating activities 79.2 79.2 76.9 (2.4) 74.6
Capital expenditure (13.3) (13.3) (13.7) (13.7)
Bank interest received 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Net cash used in investing activities (13.1) (13.1) (13.5) (13.5)
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
2
66.1 66.1 63.4 (2.4) 61.0
EBITDA to FCF conversion %
2
68% 165% 66% 66%
Cash generated from operations 95.4 95.4 87.6 (2.4) 85.3
Less: capital expenditure (13.3) (13.3) (13.7) (13.7)
Less: loss on foreign exchange (0.3) (0.3)
Add back: pre-IPO cash bonus award 2.4 2.4
Add back: research and development tax credits 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
Operating cash flow
2
82.3 82.3 74.2 74.2
Operating cash conversion %
2
85% 205% 78% 81%
1 See Adjusting Items at Note 6.
2 EBITDA, Free Cash Flow (FCF), FCF conversion, operating cash flow and operating cash conversion are non-IFRS measures. FCF is defined as net cash generated from
operating activities less net cash used in investing activities; it excludes proceeds from or payments for mergers and acquisitions but (as a practical expedient and for
greater consistency with IAS 7 classification of cash flows) is not adjusted to exclude bank interest received. Adjusted operating cash conversion, which is defined as the
ratio of operating cash flow to Adjusted EBITDA, informs management and investors about the cash operating cycle of the business and how efficiently operating profit is
converted into cash.
3 The adjusted add-back relates to non-cash share-based payment charges of £1.8m (FY24: £3.1m) arising from the operation of post-IPO Remuneration Policy. The
adjusting item add-back relates to pre-IPO remuneration of £nil (FY24: £1.1m).
4 Figures in this table are individually rounded to the nearest £0.1m, hence sub-totals and totals may not sum due to rounding differences.
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Cash generated from operations was £95.4m (FY24: £85.3m):
There was a year-on-year increase in inventory of £1.4m (FY24: £5.2m decrease), reflecting variation in intake within normal operational
parameters. The FY24 decrease in inventory reflected one-time improvements on inventory management.
There was a cash outflow from the Experiences merchant accrual of £6.8m (FY24: £8.2m outflow). The larger prior year movement
reflects higher non-redemption.
There was an inflow in respect of other trade and other payables of £4.4m (FY24: £7.9m outflow). This reflects higher trade creditors
driven by timing of payments and growth in trading.
Capital expenditure remained broadly consistent year-on-year at £13.3m (FY24: £13.7m). This equates to 3.8% of revenue and is below the
lower end of our medium-term target range. We expect higher capital expenditure in FY26 as a result of investment in automation at our
operational facilities, together with a reversion in technology capitalisation rate to normal levels; during FY25 there have been a number of
technology projects, such as the implementation of a new warehouse management system and the migration of Greetz to the same card
payment processing platform as Moonpig, which comprise SaaS configuration. As these arrangements grant access to rather than control of
the software, they do not give rise to an intangible asset under IFRS; accordingly, the associated payroll costs have been recognised as
operating expenses.
Net debt
Net debt at 30 April 2025 improved to £96.0m (April 2024: £125.1m). Net debt is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as total borrowings,
including lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents. The ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA improved to 0.99x (30April 2024: 1.31x),
inline with our medium-term target of 1.0x.
As at
30 April 2025
As at
30 April 2024
Borrowings
1
(£m) (95.1) (118.4)
Cash and cash equivalents (£m) 12.6 9.6
Borrowings less cash and cash equivalents (£m) (82.5) (108.8)
Lease liabilities (£m) (13.5) (16.3)
Net debt (£m) (96.0) (125.1)
Adjusted EBITDA (£m) 96.8 95.5
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA (ratio) 0.99:1 1.31:1
Committed debt facilities (£m) 180.0 180.0
1 Borrowings are stated net of capitalised loan arrangement fees and hedging instrument fees of £1.8m as at 30April 2025 (30April 2024: £2.0m).
The Group’s debt facilities consist of a £180.0m committed revolving credit facility which now has a maturity date of 28 February 2029. This
reflects the exercise during the year of a one-year extension option, which was approved by the lenders. Borrowings are subject to interest
at a margin over the reference interest rate, with margin of 200bps for net leverage of 1.0x or lower and 225bps for net leverage of 1.5x or
lower, thereafter stepping up based on a margin ratchet until it reaches to 300bps for net leverage above 2.5x. Facility covenants are
tested semi-annually and comprise a maximum net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 3.0x and minimum Adjusted EBITDA interest cover ratio
of 3.5x.
The Group hedges its interest rate exposure on a rolling basis. As at the current date, several layered SONIA interest rate cap instruments
are in place with strike rates of between 4.5% and 5.0% on total notional of £50.0m until 31 October 2026. Further details are set out at
Note 20.
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Capital allocation
In October 2024, we announced a new capital allocation policy, in anticipation of reaching our 1.0x net leverage target. This framework
establishes a clear hierarchy: investment to support organic growth – including continued investment in technology development, customer
acquisition and operational automation – remains the highest priority, followed by dividends, then selective, value-accretive M&A and
finally the repurchase of shares where excess capital is available. Given our organic growth priorities are appropriately funded and M&A is
not currently in contemplation, our capital allocation focus has shifted to returning excess capital to shareholders.
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
£m £m
Free Cash Flow
1
66.1 61.0
Interest and fees paid on borrowings, leases and hedging instruments (8.8) (15.1)
Net repayment of borrowings (23.3) (54.7)
Net repayment of lease liabilities (3.2) (3.7)
Own shares repurchased for cancellation
2
(24.3)
Dividends paid (3.4)
Net cash used in financing activities (63.0) (73.6)
Differences on exchange (0.0) (0.2)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year 3.0 (12.8)
1 Free Cash Flow (FCF) is a non-IFRS measure. FCF is defined as net cash generated from operating activities less net cash used in investing activities; it excludes
proceeds from or payments for mergers and acquisitions but is not adjusted to exclude bank interest received (as a practical expedient and for greater consistency with
IAS classification of cash flows).
2 The Group repurchased £25.0 million of its own shares for cancellation. Of this amount, £24.3 million was paid during the year to the corporate broker managing the
share repurchase programme, with £0.7 million remaining payable as at 30 April 2025.
During FY25, the Company declared its first interim dividend of 1.0 pence. The Board is recommending a final dividend of 2.0 pence which,
if approved at the 2025 AGM, will be paid on 20 November 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 24 October
2025. This would result in total dividends for FY25 of 3.0 pence (FY24: nil), equating to an estimated total dividend distribution of
approximately £10.0m, dependent on issued share capital at the next record date and representing dividend cover of 5.0x. The Group has
adopted a progressive dividend policy and intends that dividend per share will grow over time as earnings rise, targeting a cover ratio of 3x
to 4x in the medium-term.
The Group’s inaugural share repurchase programme was completed in H2 FY25, purchasing a total of 11,377,505 (2024: nil) ordinary shares
for total consideration of £25.0m, including transaction costs, of which £24.3m was a cash outflow in the year with the remainder included
in year-end payables pending settlement. The average effective purchase price was 218.2 pence per share. All of the purchased shares
were subsequently cancelled, with 11,061,434 cancelled as at 30 April 2025 and a further 316,017 shares transferred to the registrar for
cancellation post year-end.
The Group has announced its intention to repurchase up to £60.0m of shares in FY26, subject to the normal authority to repurchase shares
being granted at the 2025 AGM. The Company’s policy is to undertake share repurchases only where they are EPS enhancing and funded
from excess capital. We intend for FY26 repurchases to be executed through two separate programmes of £30.0m each, in H1 and H2
respectively. All shares will be cancelled. During FY26 we intend to transition to settling obligations under employee share plans through
market purchases of shares, subject to the prevailing share price.
Distributable reserves
As at 30 April 2025, the Company balance sheet held distributable reserves of £559.6m (April 2024: £582.5m), comprising retained
earnings and the share-based payments reserve. The Company's ability to distribute capital depends on parent company reserves rather
than consolidated reserves.
Whilst the consolidated balance sheet shows net liabilities, a key factor contributing to this is the £993.0m merger reserve – a debit balance
in equity arising from the pre-IPO reorganisation, accounted for under common control merger accounting. Under this method, the assets
and liabilities of the acquired entities were recognised at their existing carrying amounts rather than at fair value and no goodwill was
recognised. The difference between the consideration paid and the book value of net assets acquired was recorded directly in equity within
the merger reserve.
This accounting treatment was selected in preference to acquisition accounting in order to reflect the continuity of ownership and to present
the Group's financial results on a basis that preserved the historical track record of the underlying trading entities. Had acquisition
accounting been applied, the identifiable net assets would have been remeasured at fair value and a significant goodwill asset would likely
have been recognised, increasing net assets and potentially resulting in the Group reporting positive net assets. However, such treatment
would not have reflected the substance of a restructuring within a commonly controlled group.
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Outlook for FY26
Since the start of the year, trading across the Group has been in line with our expectations, including strong Father's Day trading. Moonpig
is growing at double-digit levels and Greetz revenue is in line with the prior year. At Experiences, we continue to build on recent operational
momentum.
For FY26, we expect Group Adjusted EBITDA to grow at a mid-single digit percentage rate and growth in Adjusted earnings per share at
between 8% and 12%, with continued strong free cash flow generation funding ongoing investment in our growth strategy and consistent
returns to shareholders.
With respect to the medium term, we continue to target double-digit revenue growth, Adjusted EBITDA margin of 25% to 27% and mid-
teens growth in Adjusted EPS.
Technical guidance
Capital
expenditure
We expect a year-on-year increase in the ratio of capex to revenue. Tangible and intangible capital
expenditure in FY26 and FY27 is expected to sit in the upper half of our 4% to 5% medium-term target range.
In both years, this includes mid-single digit millions of spend on property, plant and equipment for planned
automation investments at our UK fulfilment centre.
Depreciation and
amortisation
We expect depreciation and amortisation to be between £20m and £23m in FY26. This includes the
depreciation of tangible fixed assets (including right-of-use assets) and amortisation of internally generated
intangible assets. It excludes amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets.
Net finance costs
We expect net finance costs to be broadly unchanged year-on-year at approximately £10m in FY26. This
includes around £6m of interest on bank borrowings and £2m of deemed interest on the Experiences merchant
accrual. The remainder relates to interest on leases and the amortisation of arrangement fees on debt
facilities and hedging instruments. Beyond FY26, and excluding movements in reference rates, net finance
costs are expected to rise in line with Adjusted EBITDA, as net debt increases to maintain net leverage of
approximately 1.0x.
Taxation
We expect an effective tax rate of between 25% and 26% of reported profit before taxation in FY26 and
thereafter. Adjusted taxation charge excludes credits relating to the unwind of deferred tax liabilities
recognised on acquisition-related intangible assets, consistent with the treatment of the related acquisition
amortisation.
Working capital
We expect the Experiences merchant accrual to vary broadly in line with trading performance at that
segment. Other working capital balances are expected to reflect overall Group revenue growth trends.
Net leverage
We expect IFRS 16 net leverage to be approximately 1.0x as at 30 April 2026. It is likely to be modestly higher at
31 October 2025, reflecting the second-half weighting of Free Cash Flow and the distribution of capital returns
across the year. The Group targets medium-term net leverage of around 1.0x, with flexibility to move beyond
this as business needs require.
Andy MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
25 June 2025
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The Group’s risk appetite is an expression of the amount and type of risks that it is willing to take to achieve its strategic objectives. The
Group operates to a set of Board-approved risk appetite principles, which enable consistent, informed decision making that is aligned with
strategy, define the risk culture that flows through the Group and support corporate governance by setting clear boundaries for risk taking.
The Group’s risk management and internal control framework provides the Board with assurance that risks are being appropriately
identified and managed in line with its risk appetite. The Board has collective responsibility for risk management and the Board does not
have a separate risk committee.
We recognise both that excessive risk-taking could threaten our long-term success and that some level of risk is inherent or necessary to
drive growth and value creation. The Group’s risk management framework is therefore designed to manage, rather than eliminate, the risk
of not meeting business objectives, providing reasonable rather than absolute protection.
Board Audit Committee
Overall responsibility for the Group’s risk management
and internal control framework.
Determines the Group’s risk appetite.
Determines the Group’s culture.
Approves the risk register (and the sustainability
riskregister) taking account of advice from the
AuditCommittee.
Assists the Board in reviewing the effectiveness of
the risk management internal control framework.
Advises the Board on risk appetite, tolerance and
strategy and on principal and emerging risks.
Agrees the scope of the internal audit and
external audit functions and reviews their work.
Advises the Board on the identification and
assessment of risks, including sustainability risks.
First line: Executive Committee
Operational management has primary day-to-day responsibility for risk management.
Ensures that risk management is an integral part of implementing the strategic objectives.
Ensures that the Group operates within the set risk appetite and tolerances.
Supported by and contributes to internal risk management systems and processes.
Second line: oversight functions
Functions: Finance, Legal, Data Protection, Technology Security, Procurement, Human Resources, Sustainability.
Establishes and maintains appropriate policies.
Guides, advises and challenges management on the implementation and operation of internal controls.
Co-ordinates appropriate and timely delivery of risk management information to the Executive Committee.
Third line: independent assurance
Provides independent assurance that risk is being appropriately managed.
The internal audit programme is outsourced to KPMG LLP with its annual review plan aligned to identified risks.
Risk management process
Twice-annual assessment of the Group’s principal and emerging risks and the effectiveness of risk mitigations.
Sustainability risk management is assessed as part of the Group’s overall risk management framework.
Risk management
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Risk management process
Effective risk management is key in enabling the Group to
achieve its strategic objectives and maintain long-term growth.
The Group follows a five-step process to identify, monitor and
manage risks. Management of sustainability risks is performed
as part of this overall risk management process. Identified risks
and mitigations are captured in a risk register.
Five-step risk identification process
Establish strategy
The Board approves the Group’s strategy annually, which
serves as the basis for the Group’s risk identification process,
enabling a focus on risks that could impact the achievement of
strategic objectives.
Identify risks
A top-down and bottom-up approach is used to identify the
principal and emerging risks facing the Group. The detailed
work is performed by management and approved by the Board,
taking account of advice from the Audit Committee.
Evaluate risks
Risks are evaluated based on the likelihood of occurrence over
the next three years and their potential impact from a financial,
reputational, compliance, ethical and safety perspective if they
were to crystallise. Risks are categorised and rated based on
the aggregate impact of these two parameters.
Manage and mitigate risks
Management identifies mitigating actions for each risk, based
onan assessment of the effectiveness of the existing control
environment. The control environment is reviewed and changes
implemented when necessary.
Monitor and review risks
On an ongoing basis, management monitors risks and
mitigations, which are captured in the risk register. The
Executive Committee is assisted in this monitoring process by the
Group’s internal audit programme, which is outsourced to
KPMG LLP. The Board has most recently approved the risk
register at Board meetings in June 2024, December 2024 and
June 2025, with particular focus on the principal risks identified.
Effectiveness of risk management and internal control
The Audit Committee supported the Board to complete its annual review of the effectiveness of the Group’s risk management and internal
control framework in April 2025. The Audit Committee report, page 88 onwards, summarises the work carried out as part of this review as
well as the activities performed by the Audit Committee to monitor the framework throughout the year.
During FY25, the Group completed several initiatives to further strengthen its approach to risk management and internal control.
Theseincluded:
Implementation of a new warehouse management system at the Tamworth operational facility, to strengthen the control environment
around inventory and improve the accuracy of perpetual inventory counting.
Deployment of new cloud-based systems for budgeting and forecasting, financial consolidation, carbon accounting, sustainability
reporting and production of the annual report and accounts.
In addition, the Group continued to address recommendations from internal audits relating to inventory management and technology
security. Looking ahead to FY26, the Group will continue the phased implementation of an internal control framework that aligns with the
requirements set out in Provision 29 of the 2024 Corporate Governance Code.
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Emerging risks
Emerging risks are new or changing risks, for which likelihood and impact are uncertain or unknown, which we believe are not immediate
but which may represent a significant future threat. Horizon scanning for emerging risks is performed as an integral part of the risk
management process, with input from risk owners across the business, review by the Executive Committee and approval by the Board,
taking account of advice from the Audit Committee. Examples of emerging risks that we continue to monitor include:
The pace of technological change in AI. While current developments present significant opportunities, we remain vigilant to future
advancements, such as the impact of generative AI on search engine marketing, that could alter customer behaviour or reshape
competitive dynamics.
The possibility that physical greeting cards might become less culturally relevant in the markets where the Group operates. There is no
evidence of this currently, either for consumers generally or for any age cohort. We have seen no evidence of generational shifts in
behaviour and consumers see digital alternatives (such as video or voice messages and e-cards) as complementary rather than
substitutional.
The implications of potential upcoming legislative and regulatory changes.
In addition, whilst potential changes to postal services remain one of the Group's principal risks, we continue to monitor developments in
this area, including any potential evolution in the posture of the regulatory bodies charged with oversight of the universal postal service in
the countries where we operate.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Board has carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and principal risks facing the Group. This included an assessment of the
likelihood of each risk identified and the potential impact of each risk after taking into account mitigating actions being taken. Risk levels
were reviewed and modified where appropriate to reflect the current view of the relative significance of each risk.
When considering principal risks, the Board has regard for the
Group’s three-year viability assessment period, which aligns to
its technology investment cycle. Additional risks and
uncertainties for the Group, including those that are not
currently known or are not considered material, may individually
or cumulatively also have a material effect on the Group’s
business, results of operations and/or financial condition.
The Group’s sustainability risks are set out on page 31. As part of
the evolution of its risk management framework, the Group
conducted a CSRD-aligned double materiality assessment
during the year (see page 26).
Technology security and data protection is classified as both
aprincipal risk and a material sustainability risk due to its
potential financial impact. Other sustainability risks have not
been assessed as having a material impact on the Group's
business model, strategy or the Directors' assessment of viability
and therefore are not classified as principal risks.
The Board has approved the Group’s assessment of principal
risks since the prior year. There have been no amendments to
the Group's assessment of principal risks since the last Annual
Report and Accounts. Other risks have been amended as
appropriate based on the output of risk management
assessment.
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Risk Description Management and mitigation Developments in FY25 Risk trend
1
Technology
security
anddata
protection
As a digital platform business,
the Group requires its
technology infrastructure to
operate. Downtime of the
Group’s systems resulting from
atechnology security breach
would cause an interruption
totrading.
Either a technology security
breach or a failure to
appropriately process and
control the data that the
Group’s customers share
(whether because of internal
failures or a malicious attack by
a third party), could result in
reputational damage, loss of
customers, loss of revenue and
financial losses from litigation or
regulatory action.
The upward risk trend reflects
our assessment of the external
environment, taking into
account high profile technology
security breaches at other
consumer-facing businesses
during 2025.
Page 66 summarises how the
Group manages technology
security and data protection risks
using a Three Lines of Defence
model.
Whilst risk cannot be eliminated,
the Board attaches a high level of
importance to how our risk
management framework operates
in relation to technology security
and data protection.
The Group's revised Sustainability
Strategy, approved by the Board
during the year, includes a
commitment to implement an
information security management
system (ISMS) aligned with NIST
Cybersecurity Framework by 2030
(seepage 28).
During the year, two internal audits
were carried out focusing on
technology security: the first assessed
technology governance and risk
management maturity within our
Experiences Division, while the second
reviewed operational controls relating
to threat prevention and detection
across the Group. Implementation
ofthe audit recommendations is
underway, withall actions accepted
by management.
The Audit Committee commissioned an
independent review of the Group's
technology security focusing on system
defences and threat detection.
Theassessment covered access
controls, device and network
protection, staff awareness, encryption
and monitoring. Management is
progression actions to enhance access,
detection and response capabilities.
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Risk Description Management and mitigation Developments in FY25 Risk trend
1
Consumer
demand
A deterioration in
macroeconomic conditions
could affect consumer
sentiment and discretionary
spending, potentially reducing
demand and impacting
Grouprevenue.
Although the Group has no
significant direct exposure to
global tariff changes or US
economic policy, such
developments may contribute to
broader economic uncertainty.
The UK greeting card market
hasproven to be relatively resilient
to recession.
At Moonpig and Greetz, our
approach is focused around
acquiring loyal customer cohorts
that drive recurring annual
revenue. Approximately nine-
tenths of revenue at these
segments is from existing
customers.
Our business model is flexible
andwe can respond rapidly to
economic changes, for instance
with respect to pricing,
merchandise range and cost base.
The greeting card market has
continued to perform strongly,
reflecting its non-cyclical nature.
Thisresilience has supported
revenue growth in FY25, even amid
broader consumer headwinds.
Gift experiences, which are typically
higher price points and more
discretionary in nature, have proven
more sensitive to the economic
environment.
Strategy
delivery
The Group’s strategy is focused
on investment in technology and
data to drive growth across
each of our businesses.
Whilst this approach is
delivering consistent growth
atMoonpig, it has not yet
translated into revenue growth
at Greetz and Experiences.
There is a risk that the strategy
does not deliver growth in
revenue and profit to the extent
expected across all parts of
theGroup.
The Group monitors return on
investment for all technology
development. The product, data
and technology functions are
managed to enable rapid
redirection of resource towards
those projects that most strongly
contribute to revenue growth.
Investment can be adjusted in
areas where expected revenue
growth is not achieved.
We continue to execute our
strategy at Experiences, with a
focus on enhancing the
proposition. We expect to drive
medium-term growth through a
balanced combination of orders
on the Red Letter Days and
Buyagift websites, increasing
basket value, driving sales through
third party channels (including
Moonpig) and upsell onthe
recipient website.
The Group continues to deliver
revenue growth, led by consistent
performance of the Moonpig brand.
Alongside this, there is an active
focus on improving performance
atboth Greetz and Experiences.
At Greetz, efforts are centred on
deepening customer engagement
through features such as reminders,
apps and Plus subscriptions,
leveraging capabilities from the
Group technology platform.
At Experiences, our transformation
plan remains underway, with
ongoing work to strengthen the
product proposition.
Risk management continued
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Risk Description Management and mitigation Developments in FY25 Risk trend
1
Changes to
universal
postal
services
Moonpig and Greetz use
regulated monopoly postal
services for the final leg of
delivery for greeting cards sent
by envelope post.
Consumer demand for single
greeting cards could be
impacted by changes to the
frequency, reliability or
affordability of postal delivery.
The Group may also be
impacted by future changes in
the commercial terms on which
delivery services are provided.
We maintain strong relationships
with postal service providers and
engage regularly at a senior level.
We also contribute to regulatory
consultations on the future of the
postal service obligations,
including with Ofcom in the UK.
We have a multi-year strategy to
reduce reliance on next-day
envelope delivery by:
Expanding tracked next-day
services for card-only orders,
offering Moonpig Guaranteed
Delivery and Greetz
Guaranteed Delivery at a
competitive price.
Increasing attached gifting,
which shifts fulfilment from letter
post to parcel courier services,
with multiple provider options.
Encouraging earlier ordering by
leveraging our database of
reminders.
Growing digital fulfilment,
including driving adoption of e-
cards bundled with digital gift
experiences at Moonpig. A
significant proportion of
Experiences orders are already
fulfilled digitally.
We consider that this risk has
increased year-on-year in view of
Royal Mail's move into private
ownership under the same
controlling party that holds
significant influence in the publicly
listed PostNL.
During the year, we responded to
Ofcom's consultation titled "Review
of the Universal Postal Service and
Other Postal Regulation", which
closed on 10 April 2025.
We have successfully driven
growthin tracked delivery, with
approximately two-fifths of UK card-
only orders now sent using Moonpig
Guaranteed Delivery.
The Group has committed to
installing new sortation equipment
atTamworth in FY26, which will
enable a broader range of delivery
options for gifts.
Brand
strength
and
reputation
The Group’s continued success
depends on the strength of its
brands: Moonpig, Greetz, Red
Letter Days and Buyagift.
Any event that damages the
Group’s reputation or brands
could adversely impact its
business, results of operations,
financial condition or
prospects.
There is high consumer awareness
of the Group’s brands, which is
maintained by ongoing investment
in marketing. This is further
strengthened by network effects
from recipients receiving cards
and gifts.
Ongoing investment in technology,
with innovations such as video and
audio messages and AI driven
"smart text" message
recommendations in greeting
cards, as well as Moonpig Plus
and Greetz Plus, to differentiate
our brand from its online and
offline competitors.
Investment in data protection and
technology security helps to
protect the Group from the
adverse impact of a data breach
or cyber-attack.
The Group has continued to invest in
brand marketing throughout FY25.
We have continued to invest in
technology, focusing on innovations
that differentiate our brand from its
online and offline competitors, for
instance through the launch during
FY25 of AI-generated "sticker"
images for the inside of greeting
cards and "Your Personalised
Handwriting", an AI-driven feature
that allows customers to add their
own handwriting to our cards.
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Risk Description Management and mitigation Developments in FY25 Risk trend
1
Disruption to
operations
Any disruption to in-house or third-
party facilities within the Group’s
production and fulfilment network
could have an adverse effect on
trading.
The Group uses third-party
suppliers for solutions on its
platforms and any disruptions,
outages or delays in these would
affect the availability of, prevent
or inhibit the ability of customers
to access or complete purchases
on its platforms.
We operate flexible fulfilment
technology with application
programming interface (API)
based data architecture which
allows the addition of third-party
suppliers to the production and
fulfilment network with relative
speed.
The Group carries out due
diligence on key suppliers at the
onset of a relationship. This
includes technology and data
protection due diligence and
checks on financial viability.
Experiences offers digital voucher
fulfilment, so could continue to
trade in the event of disruption to
its operations.
The Group continues to operate a
multi-site approach to ensure UK
operational resilience. The
Group’s facilities at Tamworth and
Guernsey operate alongside the
use of outsourced partners.
In the Netherlands, we have a
standby agreement with a third
party that would provide card
fabrication and gift fulfilment
services in the event of significant
disruption to our facility in Almere.
Flowers are fulfilled by a single
supplier in both the UK and the
Netherlands, however there is
partial substitutability of demand
between flowers and other gifting
product categories.
1 This risk trend is based on the risk position in the current year compared to the previous year, as assessed at the June 2024 and June 2025 board meetings.
Risk management continued
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Technology security and data privacy
The Group operates a technology platform for gifting, with a strategy based upon utilising its unique data science capabilities to
optimise and personalise customer experience. It processes significant volumes of data on customers’ gifting intent and as such,
technology and data security are key areas of risk management focus.
Risk management
objectives
Technology and information security
The Group’s risk management framework incorporates controls
to protect its technology systems and the data contained therein
from damage, unauthorised use and exploitation (and in
addition to enable restoration where needed), with the purpose
of maintaining their confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Protection of data privacy
The Group’s risk management framework incorporates
controls to ensure that its collection and processing of
personal data is compliant with UK privacy laws and with
equivalent laws in territories where it has operations.
First line
ofdefence
The Group has in place a comprehensive set of policies
covering all aspects of technology and information security.
Security incident response processes are regularly reviewed
and with ransomware specific technical playbooks.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is in place across the
Group for admin/privileged application access and remote
access to infrastructure.
Network segmentation is in place, reducing the ability for an
impacted instance to infect other instances.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tooling and anti-
virus tooling are in place across all Group infrastructure.
Strong perimeter defences (including Web Application
Firewalls) are in place to protect public-facing infrastructure.
Security scanning of developed code is automated and in
place across the Group.
The Group implements patching within 7 days for Critical or
High vulnerabilities across the Group. In most cases patching
occurs in under 3 days.
The Group works closely with suppliers to ensure that they only
receive and store the minimum data for the purposes required;
security audits are performed to confirm these suppliers
operate at a high standard to protect and manage data.
Annual technology security training is mandatory for all
employees and contractors.
Data protection policies are in place that embed each of the
key principles set out in UK GDPR.
Key data flows are mapped and captured in a Record of
Processing Activities (RoPA).
The Data Protection Office works closely with stakeholders to
embed privacy by design. Data Protection Impact
Assessments (DPIAs) and other regulatory impact assessments
are completed as appropriate for proposed new data
processing activities.
External and internal privacy policies are in place. The
website privacy policies include clear and accessible
mechanisms for data subjects to manage their data sharing
preferences, raise concerns, or to request that their accounts
be amended, rectified or erased.
We are committed to notifying data subjects in a timely
manner in case of policy changes or breach of privacy of their
personal data.
There are clear processes in place to manage data handling
by suppliers through implementation of robust contractual
arrangements.
A data retention policy is in place.
Annual data protection training is mandatory for all
employees and contractors.
Second line
ofdefence
The Technology Security Team performs regular security
testing of the key platform and applications and reviews
internal processes and capabilities.
Quarterly health checks ensure that critical security tools are
configured and operating appropriately.
The Group subscribes to bug bounty schemes that reward
friendly hackers who uncover security vulnerabilities.
A technology security risk register is maintained and regularly
reviewed. This feeds into the Group’s overall risk register.
Technology Security continues to follow industry standards
and utilises threat intelligence feeds from both Government
and Private Sector to ensure defensive measures are up to
date and appropriate for a business of our nature and scale.
Oversight is provided by the Group Data Protection Office,
which leads a cross-functional Data Protection Governance
Committee to drive continuous improvement.
A data protection risk register is maintained. This feeds into
the Group’s overall risk register.
Documented procedures are in place for data protection
incident management.
Third line
ofdefence
An independent third-party review of the Group’s technology
security was performed in FY21, with the findings of this
exercise reviewed by the Board. All recommendations have
been implemented in full.
The same independent third-party specialist was
commissioned to perform due diligence on the Experiences
business prior to acquisition.
During the year, two internal audits focusing on technology
security were undertaken, one reviewing the technical
controls across the Group and the other focused on
governance and risk management at the Experiences
Division. The Audit Committee also commissioned a third
party to undertake an assessment of the Group’s IT
infrastructure and operations. This focused on access
controls, threat detection capabilities, endpoint protection,
encryption and staff awareness. We intend to address all the
audit recommendations and implementation is underway.
Data privacy posture at Moonpig and Greetz was reviewed
by internal audit in FY22. All recommendations were
implemented in full. An FY24 internal audit “health check”
review of key internal controls at Experiences identified no
significant findings relating to data privacy.
A full internal audit review of the Group's data privacy
posture is scheduled in FY26.
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The Directors have assessed the prospects and viability of the
Group over a period of three years, significantly longer than 12
months from the approval of these financial statements.
Assessment of prospects
The Directors have assessed the Group’s prospects taking into
account its current financial position, its recent historical financial
performance, its business model (pages 12 to 13), its strategy (pages
18 to 20) and the principal risks and uncertainties (as described on
pages 64 to 68).
The Group’s prospects are assessed primarily through its strategic
planning process. This includes an annual review which considers
forecast monthly profitability, cash flows and liquidity over three
years. The first year of the forecast is the Group’s annual budget.
The second and third years are prepared using the same calculation
methodology as the budget with a top-down strategic overlay.
Financial forecasts for Moonpig and Greetz are based on
modelling of KPIs that include orders and revenue for each monthly
cohort of customers that has (or is expected in future to be)
acquired by the Group. For the Experiences segment, financial
forecasts are developed based on the number of orders that can be
generated from its marketing activity. Detailed monthly financial
forecasts are then prepared for each segment that consider orders,
revenue, profit, capital expenditure, working capital, cash flow and
key financial ratios.
The Group's debt facilities consist of a £180m committed RCF, which
now has a maturity date of 28 February 2029. This reflects the
exercise during the year of a one-year extension option, which was
subsequently approved by the lenders.
The Group’s forecast liquidity headroom and forecast ongoing
compliance with the six-monthly financial covenants set out in the
RCF agreement are both considered.
The CEO and CFO, through the Executive Committee, lead the
planning process. The Board participates fully in the annual process
and considers whether the plan continues to take appropriate
account of the external environment including technological, social
and macroeconomic changes. The most recent plan was approved
by the Board in April 2025.
As set out in the Audit Committee report at pages 88 to 95, the Audit
Committee reviews and discusses with management the schedules
supporting the assessments of going concern and viability.
The assessment period
The Directors have determined that three years to 30 April 2028 is
an appropriate period over which to provide the Board’s viability
statement. This was considered the appropriate timeframe by the
Directors because it is consistent with the three-year horizon of the
Group’s strategic planning process and it aligns to the investment
cycle of a technology platform business.
Assessment of viability
The output of the Group’s strategic planning process reflects the
Board’s best estimate of the future prospects of the business. To
make the assessment of viability, additional scenarios have been
modelled over and above those in the ongoing plan. These
scenarios were overlaid into the plan to quantify the potential
impact of one or more of the Group’s principal risks and
uncertainties crystallising over the assessment period.
The Group’s principal risks and uncertainties are set out on pages
64 to 68.
Each of the Group’s principal risks has a potential impact and has therefore been considered as part of the assessment. We have also
considered transition-related climate risks with potential financial implications.
Scenario modelled Principal risks included in the scenario
Technology and data security breach
The impact of a significant technology security incident with an associated data breach has
been considered. It has been assumed that a technology security incident renders the Moonpig
and Greetz technology platform (and therefore all Moonpig and Greetz websites and apps)
inaccessible for a period of one month, during a peak trading period. Additionally, we modelled
a reduction in revenue of 5% to take account of resulting damage to reputation in each of the
assessment years and assumed that the Group receives the maximum possible fine of £17.5m
under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in one of its countries of operation.
Technology security and data
protection
Brand strength and reputation
Significant disruption to trading
We have modelled a 3.7 percentage point reduction in the compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of forecast revenue across the viability period to capture potential risks such as lower
purchase frequency, fewer new customers, reduced gift attach rates, lower average order
value, decreased gross margin rate, disruption to fulfilment operations or disruption to
regulated postal services. Different revenue sensitivities have been applied to each segment to
reflect their respective risk profiles. The modelling is consistent with the sensitivity analysis
related to the value in use (VIU) of the Parent Company investment (see Note 4 of the Company
financial statements). The percentage CAGR is expressed for the three-year viability period
rather than for the five-year pre-perpetuity period assumed in the VIU calculation, however it is
based on the same absolute forecast revenue figures.
Consumer demand
Strategy delivery
Brand strength and reputation
Changes to the postal services
Disruption to operations
Viability statement
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The results of this scenario modelling demonstrate that the Group
would be able to withstand the impact of each of the modelled
scenarios, remain cash generative and continue to meet its
obligations under the existing borrowing facility.
This assessment takes into account the Group's strong operating
cash flows, the available headroom under its committed revolving
credit facility and the Board's discretion to pause future share
repurchase activity. While share repurchase programmes are non-
discretionary, it is the Group's practice to limit each programme to
within a half-year reporting window.
This analysis has been conducted before considering the potential
benefit of additional cost-reduction measures such as reductions in
acquisition marketing spend or capital expenditure.
It also assumes no changes to our current forecast for dividend
payments, which reflects expected growth in declared amounts.
Overall, this reflects the inherent resilience of the Group's business
model, which is underpinned by customer loyalty, strong profitability
and robust Free Cash Flow. The Directors also reviewed the results
of reverse stress testing performed to provide an illustration of the
extent to which existing customer purchase frequency and levels of
new customer acquisition would need to deteriorate in order that
their cumulative effect should either trigger a breach in the Group’s
covenants under the RCF or else exhaust liquidity. The probability of
this scenario occurring was deemed to be remote given the resilient
nature of the Group’s business model and its strong operating cash
conversion.
Climate change impact
No costs are included in base case cash flows during the Viability
Period in connection with delivery of our Net Zero goals. None are
anticipated, as the Group has minimal Scope 1 and 2 emissions and
Scope 3 reductions are to be achieved through engagement across
the value chain rather than direct expenditure.
Scenario analysis performed as part of the Group's disclosure
against TCFD (pages 33 to 35) identified two transition-related
climate risks with potential financial implications. For the risk of
carbon taxation, we modelled the gross (unmitigated) financial
impact under a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario, assuming the
introduction of carbon taxes from FY28. This has been incorporated
into our modelling of potential Viability Assessment scenarios with
no impact on the conclusions drawn.
For the risk of shifting consumer sentiment, scenario analysis was
conducted to evaluate the potential consequences of different
climate policy pathways. However. the significant uncertainty
surrounding behavioural and market response assumptions means
that the quantification of a specific financial impact is highly
speculative, hence no such estimate can be meaningfully
determined at this stage. The risk is captured through the broader
trading downturn scenario referred to above.
Viability statement
Based on the assessment above, the Directors confirm that they
have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in
operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the three-year
period ending 30 April 2028.
Going concern
The Directors also considered it appropriate to prepare the financial
statements on the going concern basis, as explained in the basis of
preparation paragraph in Note 1 to the financial statements.
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The Group complies with the Non-Financial Reporting requirements contained in sections 414CA and 414CB of the Companies Act
2006. The below table outlines the Group’s position on non-financial and sustainability matters and identifies where the information
required is included in the report.
Reporting requirement Policies and Standards which govern the Group’s approach Additional information and risk management
Description of business
model
N/a Business model pages 12 to 13
Non-financial KPIs N/a Key performance indicators pages 49 to 50
Stakeholders Group Data Protection Policies
Code of Conduct
Stakeholder engagement pages 22 to 24
s172 statement pages 22 to 24
Board activities page 86
Environmental, social and governance disclosures
pages 25 to 48
Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures
(TCFD) pages 29 to 42
Employee engagement page 23
Technology security and data privacy page 44
Corporate Governance report pages 78 to 87
Audit Committee report pages 88 to 95
Environmental Environmental Policy Environmental, social and governance disclosure
pages 25 to 48
Climate-related financial
disclosures
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Environmental, social and governance disclosure
pages 25 to 48
Employees Code of Conduct
Flexible Working Policy
Whistleblowing Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Health, Safety and Environment Integrated
Management System
Environmental, social and governance disclosure
pages 25 to 48
s172 statement pages 22 to 24
Human rights Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy
Code of Conduct
Human rights page 73
Social matters Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy Sustainability disclosure pages 25 to 48
Directors’ report pages 120 to 122
Anti-corruption and anti-
bribery
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy (which
includes clauses on hospitality, gifts, political
involvement and political expenditure and
charitable donations)
Conflicts of Interest Policy
Anti-Money Laundering Policy
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption, page 73
Principal risks and impact
on the business
N/a Risk management pages 62 to 69
Principal risks pages 64 to 68
Business model pages 12 to 13
Audit Committee report pages 88 to 95
Non-financial and sustainability information statement
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Across the Group, policies and codes of conduct are in place to
ensure consistent governance on a range of issues. For the
purposes of the Non-Financial Reporting requirements, these
include, but are not limited to the following.
People
The Group understands that its behaviour, operations and how it
treats employees all have an impact on the environment and
society. It recognises the importance of health and safety and the
positive benefits to the Group.
The Group has a Health, Safety and Environment Integrated
Management System which is communicated to all employees
through a handbook, which is regularly reviewed and updated.
ACode of Conduct applies to all employees and sets out the
Group’scommitment to:
Behave ethically.
Comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Do the right thing.
Disclosure concerning employment
of disabled persons
We give full and fair consideration to applications for employment
by the Company made by disabled persons, having regard to their
particular aptitudes and abilities. We make reasonable adjustments
during the application process as well as during employment. We
are also committed to continuing employment of, and for arranging
appropriate training for, employees who have become disabled
whilst employed by the Company. Training, development and
promotion opportunities are provided for all employees, with
learning and development provided in flexible and accessible ways.
Human rights
The Group’s Code of Conduct confirms that it respects and upholds
internationally proclaimed human rights principles as specified in
the International Labour Organisation’s Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (ILO Convention) and
the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The
Group’s Procurement Policy outlines how it procures goods and
services. In addition, the Group has an Anti-Slavery and Human
Trafficking Policy which applies to both suppliers and employees.
Online training is provided to all employees, including part-time
employees and contractors, on issues of modern slavery.
The Group is committed to implementing and enforcing effective
systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place
anywhere in its own business or in any of its supply chains.
The Group publishes its Modern Slavery Act Transparency
Statement annually and this, together with previous statements, can
be viewed on the Group’s corporate website at
www.moonpig.group.
Data protection
As a data-driven business, the Group is committed to respecting
and protecting the privacy and security of personal information. The
Group’s Privacy Statement governs how it collects, handles, stores,
shares, uses and disposes (including timely deletion) of information
about people, whether they are customers, employees or people in
the Group’s supply chain. The Group does not rent, sell, or provide
personal data to third parties for purposes other than completing
transactions or providing our services. Data Protection Policies are a
key element of corporate governance within the Group. The
Group’s privacy notices, for both its corporate website and its
consumer websites, are available at www.moonpig.group.
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
The Chief Financial Officer is the Board member with responsibility
for executive oversight of anti-bribery and anti-corruption. The
Group has an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy, a Conflict
ofInterest Policy and an Anti-Money Laundering Policy, as well as
aCode of Conduct. Each policy incorporates the Group’s key
principles and standards, governing business conduct towards key
stakeholder groups. The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy is
supported by clear guidelines and processes for giving and
accepting gifts and hospitality from third parties.
Whistleblowing
The Group’s Whistleblowing Policy is supported by an external,
confidential reporting hotline which enables employees to raise
concerns in confidence. Any reported issues will be reported to
thefull Board and handled in the first instance by the Company
Secretary, with support from the Chair of the Audit Committee and,
where appropriate, remedial actions taken. Employees receive
annual training on our whistleblowing policy and posters
advertising the service are displayed in all locations.
Tax strategy
The Group is committed to acting with integrity and transparency
inall tax matters. The Group undertakes tax planning only where it
supports genuine commercial activity and in doing so is committed
to remaining compliant with all relevant tax laws and practices.
Acopy of the Group’s tax strategy can be accessed on the Group’s
corporate website at www.moonpig.group.
Dividend policy
During the year, the Board approved a new dividend policy, which
commits the Company to maintaining robust dividend cover of 3x to
4x in the medium term, with dividends growing in line with Adjusted
earnings per share. The Company may revisit its dividend policy
infuture.
The Strategic report was approved by the Board of Directors and
signed on its behalf by:
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer
25 June 2025
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Kate Swann
Chair
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer
Andy MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
David Keens
Senior Independent
Non-Executive Director
Appointed Appointed Appointed Appointed
Kate joined the Group as
Chair in August 2019 and
was appointed to the Board
in January 2021. She is also
the Chair of the Nomination
Committee.
Nickyl is the Chief Executive
Officer of the Group, having
held the role since June 2018.
Nickyl was appointed to the
Board at incorporation on
23December 2020.
Andy is the Chief Financial
Officer of the Group, having
held the role since January
2019. Andy was appointed to
the Board at incorporation
on 23 December 2020.
David joined the Board as an
Independent Non-Executive
Director in January 2021.
David is the Senior
Independent Non-Executive
Director, Chair of the Audit
Committee and a member
ofthe Nomination and
Remuneration Committees.
Background and
experience
Background and
experience
Background and
experience
Background and
experience
Kate has more than 30 years
of experience leading
businesses, having held
many senior positions
throughout her career. She
was Chair of Secret Escapes
from 2019 to 2021 and was
previously Chancellor of the
University of Bradford.
She has extensive listed
company experience, having
served as the Chief Executive
Officer of SSP Group from
2013 to 2019 and of WH
Smith from 2003 to 2013.
Prior to this, Kate held roles
as Managing Director of
Homebase and of Argos.
Kate holds a Bachelor of
Science with honours in
Business Management from
the University of Bradford
and, in 2007, was awarded
an honorary doctorate from
the University of Bradford.
Nickyl has significant e-
commerce leadership
experience, having founded
and served as Chief Executive
Officer of Finery, an online
British womenswear brand
from 2014 until 2017. Nickyl
served as the Chief Executive
Officer of the e-commerce
business, Rocket Internet, a
company that incubates and
invests in internet and
technology companies
globally, from 2012 to 2014.
Nickyl spent the early part of
his career in financial services,
where he was Vice President
at Goldman Sachs until 2010
and then worked at
Arrowgrass Capital Partners
until 2012, leading research
and investments into global
technology, media and
telecoms companies.
Nickyl holds an MBA from
Harvard Business School and
a Bachelor's degree in
Economics from Cambridge
University.
Andy has extensive
operational and financial
leadership experience in e-
commerce, having previously
held roles as Chief Financial
Officer of Wowcher, an online
consumer business, from 2015
to 2018 and as Chief Financial
Officer of The LateRooms
Group, an online travel
agency, from 2012 until 2015.
Prior to that, he worked at
Shop Direct Group (now The
Very Group).
Andy spent his early career
working in corporate finance
with professional service firm
Deloitte and at HSBC’s
investment banking division.
Andy holds a Bachelor of
Science with honours in
Management Sciences from
the University of Manchester
and has, since 2009, been a
Fellow of the ICAEW, having
qualified as a Chartered
Accountant with KPMG in
1999.
David brings a breadth of
experience in online,
consumer-facing businesses,
together with core skills in
finance. He was Senior
Independent Director and
Chair of the Audit Committee
of Auto Trader Group from
2015 until 2024. David was
Independent Non-Executive
Director and Chair of the
Audit Committee of J
Sainsbury from 2015 until
2021. He was formerly Group
Finance Director of NEXT
from 1991 to 2015 and Group
Treasurer from 1986 to 1991.
Previous management
experience also includes
nine years at the
multinational food
manufacturer Nabisco and,
prior to that, seven years in
the accountancy profession.
David is a member of the
Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants and of
the Association of Corporate
Treasurers.
Current external
appointments
Current external
appointments
Current external
appointments
Current external
appointments
Listed appointments:
Chair of Beijer Ref.
Other appointments:
Chair of IVC Evidensia
and Chair of Parques
Reunidos.
Listed appointments: None.
Other appointments: None.
Listed appointments: None.
Other appointments: None.
Listed appointments: None.
Other appointments: None.
Board of Directors
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Susan Hooper
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Niall Wass
Independent
Non-Executive Director
ShanMae Teo
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Appointed Appointed Appointed
Susan joined the Board as an
Independent Non-Executive
Director in January 2021.
Sheis the Chair of the
Remuneration Committee,
DNED for workforce
engagement, and oversees
sustainability matters. She is a
member of the Audit and
Nomination Committees.
Niall joined the Board as an
Independent Non-Executive
Director in January 2021. He
is a member of the Audit,
Nomination and
Remuneration Committees.
ShanMae joined the Board
as an Independent Non-
Executive Director on 27 June
2022. She is a member of the
Audit, Nomination and
Remuneration Committees.
Background and
experience
Background and
experience
Background and
experience
Susan has broad non-
executive experience. She
has a focus upon ESG and is
a Director of Chapter Zero.
Susan has previously been a
Non-Executive Director of
Tangle Teezer, Eurowag plc,
Affinity Water, Rank Group,
Caresourcer, Wizz Air and
the Department for Exiting
the European Union. Prior to
this, she was Managing
Director of British Gas
Residential Services and
Chief Executive of Acromas
Group’s travel division
(including the brands Saga
and the AA). She has also
held senior roles at Royal
Caribbean International,
AvisEurope, PepsiCo
International, McKinsey & Co
and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Susan holds Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in
International Politics and
Economics from Johns
Hopkins University.
Niall has deep experience in
the online consumer business
space both as an executive,
investor and now as a Chair
and NED. He is currently
Chair of a number of growth
stage tech businesses, as
well as previously Chair of
Glovo (sold to Delivery
Hero), and Trouva (sold to
Made). Niall was previously
a Non-Executive Director at
Koru Kids. He was also
previously a Partner at
Atomico, a pan-European
venture capital fund, leading
consumer investments and
remains an adviser there.
In his executive career, Niall
spent over 15 years as a
CEO, COO and SVP in early-
stage tech-enabled
consumer businesses, such
as Betfair (now listed as
Flutter: LSE). His last
executive role was as part of
the Executive Team at Uber,
leading the international
business into 50 countries.
ShanMae has extensive
experience in driving growth
through executive and
investor roles. She is currently
CFO at Climate Impact
Partners. Prior to that, she
was CFO at Third Bridge
Group and the Ambassador
Theatre Group.
She has over ten years of
experience as a private
equity and venture capital
investor at Providence Equity
Partners and M/C Venture
Partners, focusing on
consumer, media, and
technology sectors.
Prior to that, she held roles in
strategy consulting and
investment banking at Bain &
Company and Salomon
Smith Barney.
ShanMae holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in
Accounting and Finance
from Boston College and an
MBA fromINSEAD.
Current external
appointments
Current external
appointments
Current external
appointments
Listed appointments: None.
Other appointments:
Non-Executive Director of
Uber Britannia. Director of
Chapter Zero.
Listed appointments: None.
Other appointments:
Chair at Jobandtalent, Much
Better Adventures, Vay.io,
Veezu and World of Books
Group.
Listed appointments: None.
Other appointments:
CFO of Climate Impact
Partners and Director of
Opera Holland Park.
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A commitment to maintaining high
standardsof corporate governance.
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the Group’s
corporate governance statement for the year ended 30 April 2025.
The following report explains the key features of the Group’s
governance framework and how it complied with the UK Corporate
Governance Code 2018 (the “Code”) during the year under review.
In addition, it shows how the Group has prepared for implementation
of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024, which began
applying to the Group from 1 May 2025.
Code compliance
The Board is committed to maintaining high standards of corporate
governance. We have a clear governance structure, which ensures
that the Board and the business act responsibly in decision-making,
risk management and delivery of objectives. We have applied the
principles of the Code and complied with its provisions in full during
the year. We also voluntarily complied with the relevant provisions
of the 2024 Code, except for Provision 29, which is not effective until
the start of the Group’s financial year ending 30 April 2027.
Preparatory work is underway to ensure compliance with Provision
29 ahead of this date. We have applied the UK Corporate
Governance Code 2024 since our year-end.
Culture and purpose
The Board sets the tone and culture for the Group and the
expectations placed on its people. The Group has a clear purpose,
which focuses on creating better, more personal, connections
between people. It combines this with a dynamic growth culture
that emphasises high performance, employee engagement and
inclusion. Our corporate values are described in the corporate
governance statement on pages 78 to 79.
Board diversity
Board appointments are based on merit with the objective of
ensuring an appropriate balance of skills and knowledge. The
Board’s Diversity Policy, which can be accessed on the Group’s
website at www.moonpig.group, sets out our policy on diversity
with respect to the Board of Directors, the Board Committees, the
Executive Committee and their direct reports within the Extended
Leadership Team.
I am pleased to report that as at 30 April 2025 and as at the date of
this report, the Board meets the UK Listing Rules’ diversity targets: for
at least 40% of individuals on the Board to be women (we have 43%
female representation); for at least one senior board position to be
held by a woman (by virtue of my position as Chair); and for at least
one Board member to be from an ethnic minority background (as
the Board currently has two ethnic minority directors).
We value having a diverse and balanced Board and the benefits of
diversity will be a key consideration in any future Board recruitment.
Succession planning
Effective succession planning for both the Board and senior
management is vital to the Company’s long-term success. We
operate a formal rolling planning process to ensure continuity and
stability. In reviewing succession plans for the Non-Executive
Directors, the Nomination Committee has considered the period
leading up to the 2029 AGM, which is nine years after our IPO. The
Committee intends to phase new appointments over the coming
years to ensure an orderly succession, maintain the independence
of our Non-Executive Directors and to establish a more balanced
profile of Board tenure for the future.
Board evaluation
The outcomes from our most recent internally-facilitated Board and
Committee performance reviews were discussed at a Board
meeting in April 2025, together with progress against actions from
prior years’ evaluations. These are summarised in the Corporate
governance statement on pages 84 to 85. We last conducted an
externally-facilitated performance review in FY24 and we intend to
conduct the next externally-facilitated review in FY27.
2026 Remuneration Policy
Looking ahead, the Group will commence consultation with
shareholders on the triennial review of its Remuneration Policy
ahead of the 2026 AGM.
Stakeholder engagement
The success of the Group’s strategy is reliant on stakeholder
engagement. The Board considers the impact on stakeholders in key
decision-making discussions. A review of stakeholder engagement
can be found in the Strategic report on pages 22 to 24.
Annual General Meeting
The 2025 AGM is scheduled to take place at 10:00 am on
17September 2025 and will be held at the offices of Allen Overy
Shearman Sterling LLP (A&O Shearman), One Bishops Square,
London E1 6AD.
Details of the resolutions and the business of the meeting are set
outin the Notice of Meeting. The Board encourages all shareholders
to vote on the resolutions whether or not they intend to attend
themeeting.
Kate Swann
Non-Executive Chair
25 June 2025
Chair’s corporate governance introduction
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Board leadership and Company purpose See page 78 Operation of the Board See page 86
Division of responsibilities See page 82 Audit, risk and internal control See page 88
Composition, succession and evaluation See page 84 Remuneration See page 101
The Board
Sets the Group’s purpose, values and strategy and satisfies itself that these are aligned with culture.
Provides entrepreneurial leadership, promoting long-term sustainable success and shareholder value
creation.
Oversees the Group’s risk management and internal control framework.
The roles of the Chair, Executive and Non-Executive Directors and the Company Secretary are set out
in the corporate governance statement.
Board
Committees
The Board delegates certain matters to its three permanent Committees, the terms of reference of
which can be accessed at www.moonpig.group.
Audit
Committee
Reviews and reports to the Board on the Group’s financial reporting, internal control, whistleblowing,
internal audit and the independence and effectiveness of the external auditors.
Audit Committee report – pages 88 to 95
Nomination
Committee
Reviews the structure, size and composition of the Board and its Committees and makes
recommendations to the Board. Reviews diversity, talent development and succession planning.
Nomination Committee report – pages 96 to 100
Remuneration
Committee
Responsible for all elements of the remuneration of the Executive Directors, the Chair and the Executive
Committee. Also reviews workforce remuneration policies and practices.
Remuneration Committee report – pages 101 to 119
Executive
Committee
Supports the CEO in the development and delivery of strategy.
Responsible for day-to-day management of the Group’s operations.
Comprises the Executive Directors, the Moonpig and Greetz leadership team and the Managing
Director of Experiences.
To assist the Board in discharging its obligations relating to monitoring the existence of inside information and its disclosure, the Group has
aDisclosure Committee which is convened on an ad hoc basis as required. The Committee has a quorum of two and its current members
are Kate Swann, David Keens, Nickyl Raithatha and Andy MacKinnon.
The Group has a delegation of authority framework in place, which ensures that decisions are taken at the appropriate level and supports
the effective management of the Group. The delegation of authority framework includes a schedule of Matters Reserved for the Board.
TheMatters Reserved for the Board and the Terms of Reference of the three permanent Board Committees can be accessed at
www.moonpig.group.
Governance framework
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We always strive to simplify
both what we do and how
we do it. That means that we
focus on the things that will
have the most impact, figure
out the simplest way to
deliver them and don’t over-
complicate things.
We take ownership, deliver
on our promises and
continuously strive to raise
the bar in everything we do.
We don’t just meet our goals,
we exceed them – and we’re
always thinking five steps
ahead to figure out how we
can increase our impact
even further.
When we see opportunities,
big or small, we grab them.
Our strong judgement and
the knowledge that others
have our back means we
feel confident to take risks.
Being brave comes in all
shapes and sizes; sometimes
it’s “just” speaking up or
giving a colleague some
feedback that you know will
help them grow. It’s about
challenging, getting
involved and making
yourselfheard.
We do what’s right to help
everyone thrive – not what
feeds our ego. We think
beyond the boundaries of
our immediate team and call
on others to make magic
happen across teams.
Wehave deep levels of trust
with one another and share
information generously, but
never excessively. We win
together because we think of
the “we” before the “I”.
A governance framework that complies with
theUKCorporate Governance Code.
Board leadership and company purpose
Purpose, values and culture
The Board is responsible for setting the Group’s purpose, values and strategy and ensuring alignment with the Group’s culture.
Corporate governance statement
78
Our purpose
Creating better, more personal, connections between people who care about each other.
Our strategy
To become the ultimate gifting companion to our customers.
This is reflected in an entrepreneurial, high-performance, growth-oriented culture with high inclusivity. Our culture is what makes Moonpig
Group a great place to work and attracts talent to the business. Our culture also sets our approach to engaging with ourstakeholders.
Executive management continues to embed our values across the business. For prospective and new employees, the four values are acore
element of the Group’s candidate attraction, hiring and onboarding activities, whilst for existing employees they are embedded in
recognition programmes, for instance “values shout outs” in regular "All Hands" meetings and in the performance appraisal and
management processes.
The Board uses a variety of methods to assess and monitor the Group’s culture and how the desired culture has been embedded, which
include:
Reviewing the results of the twice-annual employee engagement
survey carried out by executive management. In the longer
survey carried out in October 2024, employees were asked
whether they agreed that "I believe our Company values match
our culture”, to which 72% (October 2023: 66%) responded
positively.
Reviewing culture KPI data including employee turnover,
vacancies and promotions.
Reviewing whistleblowing reports, where these arise. During
FY25, there was one whistleblowing report (FY24: one) which
was made directly to the Company Secretary, who is the
Whistleblowing Reporting Officer for the Group. The Company
Secretary investigated the allegations made confidentially and
thoroughly through interviews and a review of documents and
reports, with oversight from the Audit Committee Chair. No
evidence was found to support the allegations. The outcome
wasreported to the Board.
As part of an open and transparent culture, the Board has
access both to the Executive Committee and to employees at all
levels and makes its own assessment of the culture from seeing
employees in Board presentations, from other meetings with
employees and from spending time in the Group’s open-plan
working environment.
During the year, the Audit Committee Chair met one-on-one with
members of the Finance and Legal leadership team.
In addition, part of the role of the DNED is understanding how
culture is manifested by the employee population and bringing
the views of employees back to the Boardroom. During the year
the DNED held a virtual call with employees in Almere and an in
person meeting with employees at our Manchester office.
During the financial year, the Group has incurred nil (FY24:nil)
fines associated with violations of bribery, corruption, or anti-
competitive standards.
On this basis, the Board is satisfied that policy, practices and behaviour throughout the business are aligned with the Company’s purpose,
values and strategy. For FY25, specific examples of alignment with values include:
Activity Be Brave Keep it Simple Raise the Bar Think Team
Technology
product
development
Differentiated our
greeting card offering
through the launch of
innovative features such
as AI-generated “stickers”.
Streamlined the online
user journey by
leveraging AI to deliver
more relevant search
results and personalised
recommendations.
Improved website
performance through
ongoing UX experiments
and evidence-based
enhancement.
Strengthened
collaboration between
the technology team
andGreetz leadership
toensure new platform
features deliver
measurable commercial
impact in both the UK
and the Netherlands.
Fulfilment
anddelivery
Made the decision to
insource fabrication
ofgiant cards, with
implementation
underway for
completionin FY26.
Insourced UK balloon
fulfilment, simplifying
operations for better
efficiency and quality
control.
Introduced Moonpig
Guaranteed Delivery
andearly dispatch
forscheduled orders,
enhancing reliability and
raising customer NPS.
Implemented a new
warehouse management
system, requiring close
coordination between
theoperations,
technology, financial
andcommercial teams.
Trusted
brands
Launched a project to
extend the Experiences
range into new
categories such as
subscription gifts with
delivery planned for
FY26.
Launched printed retail
gift vouchers inside
greeting cards, first in
theUS and subsequently
in the UK.
Secured partnerships
withNext, Hotel Chocolat
and The Entertainer,
strengthening our brand’s
quality and relevance.
Collaborated closely
across Moonpig and the
Experiences Division to
deliver growth in digital
gifting revenue in the UK.
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Workforce engagement
Day-to-day workforce engagement is the responsibility of executive management. Alongside this, the Board also engages with employees
throughout the year and keeps engagement mechanisms under review to ensure they remain effective. The current arrangements are
asfollows:
DNED engagement
There is a clearly defined
programme for workforce
engagement by the Designated
Non-Executive Director for
workforce engagement (DNED).
Susan Hooper is appointed as the DNED in accordance with the Code and has held this role since
2021. A defined programme of workforce engagement meetings was drawn up for FY25 to enable
the DNED to meet with groups of employees from various locations.
The Board regularly reviews the effectiveness of the workforce engagement activities to ensure
they add value to employees and to the Board.
This year the DNED met with groups of employees at two of our sites. These were informal
meetings with the opportunity for employees to raise matters relevant to them and for the DNED to
gauge how well culture is embedded into the business. The Board was provided with feedback
from those sessions. As a result of these meetings, employees felt that they better understood the
role of the Board.
The DNED also met with the People Director to review the output from employee engagement
surveys.
The DNED joins several employee “All Hands” meetings each year as an observer.
Wider Board engagement
The NEDs engage directly with the
workforce in ways that are relevant
and provide the full Board with
insight into employee engagement.
To ensure that all members of the Board have good visibility of the key business operations,
Executive Committee members attend Board meetings regularly to provide updates on their areas
of expertise and the execution of the Group’s strategy.
Individual NEDs have interacted with employees on various occasions during the year. These
ongoing interactions allow the Board to better inform their perspectives on workforce engagement
and succession planning:
Kate Swann meets monthly with the Executive Committee to discuss financial performance.
David Keens met with members of the finance and legal leadership team.
Niall Wass met with members of the extended leadership team and with some of the product and
technology teams.
Susan Hooper meets quarterly with the sustainability lead on the Executive Committee to discuss
the Group’s execution against its sustainability strategy and climate transition plan.
Board oversight
The Board reviews twice-annual
engagement survey results as part
of its oversight of workforce
engagement and receives regular
feedback from theDNED.
Executive management commissions twice-annual, externally-facilitated employee engagement
surveys to ensure that employees are given a voice and that the business can act on employee
feedback. The Board uses these as one basis for assessing overall levels of workforce
engagement.
On average, across the two employee surveys that the Group carried out in the year, 76% of
employees were proud to work for the Group (FY24: 74%).
The Group’s average overall employee engagement score for the two surveys improved year-on-
year to 66% (FY24: 61%). Further information is provided on page 23.
Corporate governance statement continued
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Shareholder engagement
The Board maintains a clear understanding of the views of investors, through the following means:
Investor relations
The CFO is responsible for a defined
investor relations programme that
aims to ensure that existing and
potential investors understand the
Group’s strategy and business.
The Executive Directors make formal presentations on the half-year and full-year results which
aremade available to all existing and potential shareholders on the Group’s investor relations
website.
The results presentations are followed by formal investor roadshows. There is also an ongoing
programme of meetings with investors, in response to both inbound and outbound requests. These
meetings cover topics including strategy, performance and sustainability matters, with care taken
to ensure that price-sensitive information is released to all shareholders at the same time.
The Group held its first Capital Markets Event in October 2024.
During FY25, the Executive Directors between them attended one-on-one shareholder meetings,
group meetings (including meetings hosted by equity research analysts) and investor conference
days. A combination of face-to-face and virtual meetings were held. A wide range of topics were
discussed, including strategy, business performance and capital allocation.
The CFO liaises directly with analysts to obtain their feedback on investor sentiment. This includes
the eleven sell-side analysts that maintained research coverage and published financial estimates
relating to the Group as at 30 April 2025 (30 April 2024: eleven).
Non-executive engagement
The Chair, the SID and the
committee chairs directly engage
with shareholders where
appropriate.
The Chair, the SID and the Chairs of the three permanent Board Committees are each available
for meetings with major shareholders to discuss matters related to their areas of responsibility. In
FY25 there were no matters requiring proactive consultation.
Shareholders were consulted in 2023 on the 2023 Remuneration Policy. In 2026 a consultation will
take place with shareholders on the 2026 Remuneration Policy.
In FY24 a consultation took place with shareholders on the 2024 external audit tender.
All Directors attended the 2024 AGM to meet shareholders and answer any questions.
In response to inbound requests, the Chair engaged face-to-face and virtually with several
shareholders on a variety of topics including governance and remuneration.
Shareholders can provide information for sharing with the Board on particular topics or voting
policies via the Company Secretary.
Board oversight
The Board is kept informed of the
views and opinions of shareholders
and analysts.
Directors receive investor relations updates from the CFO at each Board Meeting.
The Company’s corporate brokers, J.P. Morgan Cazenove (JPM), attend several Board meetings
each year at which they provide insight on investor sentiment and feedback. In April 2025 the
Company appointed RBC Capital Markets as joint corporate brokers alongside JPM.
The Board is provided with monthly share register analysis, market reports from the Company’s
corporate brokers and published equity research reports.
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Division of responsibilities
There is a clear division between executive and non-executive responsibilities. The roles of Non-Executive Chair and CEO are not held by
the same person. The division of role responsibilities between the Non-Executive Chair and the CEO is set out in a written statement that has
been approved by the Board and can be accessed at www.moonpig.group.
Non-Executive Chair
Leads the Board and is responsible for the overall effectiveness of Board governance.
Sets the Board’s agenda, with emphasis on strategy, performance and value creation.
Ensures good governance.
Shapes the culture of the Board, promoting openness and debate.
Ensures the Board receives the information necessary to fulfil their duties.
Chief Executive Officer
Develops strategies, plans and objectives for proposing to the Board.
Runs the Group on a day-to-day basis and implements the Board’s decisions.
Provides leadership to the Executive Committee and Extended Leadership team.
Leads the organisation to ensure the delivery of the strategy agreed by the Board.
Chief Financial Officer
Provides strategic financial leadership of the Group, runs the finance function and works
alongside the CEO in the day-to-day running of the Group.
Has operational responsibility for risk management.
Ensures the Group remains appropriately funded and capital structure is effectively managed.
Responsible for investor relations.
Senior Independent Non-
Executive Director
Acts as a sounding board for the Non-Executive Chair.
Available to shareholders if they require contact both generally and when the normal channels
of Non-Executive Chair, CEO or CFO are not appropriate.
Leads the annual appraisal of the Non-Executive Chair’s performance and the search for a new
Chair, when necessary.
Non-Executive Directors
Demonstrate independence and impartiality.
Bring experience and special expertise to the Board.
Constructively challenge the Executive Directors.
Monitor the delivery of the strategy within the risk and control framework set by the Board.
Monitor the integrity and effectiveness of the Group’s financial reporting, internal controls and
risk management systems.
Company Secretary
Responsible for advising the Board and assisting the Non-Executive Chair in all corporate
governance matters.
Corporate governance statement continued
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The Board’s Approach to Section 172
The Code requires the Board to understand the views of the Company’s key stakeholders and describe how their interests and the matters
set out in section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) have been considered in Board discussions and decision-making. The Board’s
approach during FY25 to the matters set out in section 172 of the Act is summarised below. Our key stakeholder groups, the interests of these
key stakeholders and the Board’s approach to considering these interests are set out in the Strategic report on pages 22 to 24.
Section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006 The Board’s approach
(a) Long-term decision-making
The Board maintains oversight of the
Group’s performance and reserves to itself
specific matters for approval, including the
strategic direction of the Group, M&A
activity and entering material contracts
above set thresholds.
Agreed the Group’s strategy, which is set out on pages 18 to 19 of this Report.
Reviewed the Group’s risk management framework (see pages 62 to 63) and considered
the Group’s principal risks (see pages 64 to 68).
Approved the Group’s FY26 annual budget and three-year plan.
(b) Interests of employees
The success of the Group depends upon a
highly skilled and motivated workforce and
an entrepreneurial and innovative culture,
set within structures that provide fairness
for all.
Reviewed the Group’s Diversity strategy, which includes targets for the representation of
women and ethnic minorities in our leadership.
Approved an all-employee award under the Group’s SAYE Scheme.
Received regular updates from the DNED on workforce engagement activities.
Received updates on the results of employee engagement surveys.
(c) Fostering business relationships
with suppliers, customers and others
The Group works with a significant number
and variety of customers, suppliers,
providers and other third parties. It is of
great importance that relationships with
those parties are appropriate.
Received presentations on specific business areas from members of the Executive
Committee. Discussion includes the impact of the Group’s activities upon customers,
suppliers and partners.
Reviewed the customer NPS. Against the context of continued poor service by the
monopoly national postal service providers, the average for FY25 was maintained at 57
(FY24: 57).
Considered and approved the Group’s Modern Slavery Statement.
Discussed the impact on suppliers of the Group’s aim to obtain commitments to set net zero
reduction targets aligned with SBTi criteria from suppliers covering 67% of its Scope 3
emissions by 30 April 2030.
(d) Impact of operations on the
community and the environment
The Group seeks to ensure that it provides
a positive contribution to the communities
in which it operates and to the
environment.
Reviewed and approved the Group’s revised Sustainability strategy, which includes goals
focused on environmental impact.
Reviewed and approved the Group's Double Materiality Assessment of sustainability risks
and opportunities (see page 26).
(e) Maintaining high standards of
business conduct
The Board sets the Group’s purpose, values
and strategy and satisfies itself that these
are aligned with the Group’s culture. It
oversees the Group’s risk management
processes and internal control
environment.
Operated a comprehensive corporate governance framework, which is summarised on
page 77.
Complied with the 2018 Code in full throughout the year. Voluntarily complied with the
relevant provisions of the 2024 Code throughout the year, except for Provision 29, which is
not effective until the start of the Group’s financial year ending 30 April 2027. We intend to
comply with Provision 29 of the 2024 Code from its effective date and work is progressing
well to facilitate this.
Approved a range of policies and procedures which promote corporate responsibility and
ethical behaviour.
Appointed a new independent whistleblowing hotline provider during the year. The
whistleblowing policy on our website sets out how employees and third parties can make
areport.
Completed online compliance training modules and received an update from the Group’s
legal advisers.
Received regular updates on the Group's technology security resilience. No additional
training needs were identified during the Board’s annual evaluation.
Received regular corporate governance updates and an update on culture and values.
(f) Acting fairly between members
The Board aims to understand the views of
shareholders and to always act in their
best interests.
The CEO and CFO engaged with the Group’s shareholders through a mixture of emails,
video calls and face-to-face meetings.
Engaged with shareholders through the Chair, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
(SID) and Committee Chairs as appropriate.
Attended the AGM, which is held near the Group’s London head office. We consider
central London, with its access to national and international travel networks, to be the most
convenient location for our shareholder base.
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Composition, succession and evaluation
Board composition
The Board comprises seven Directors: The Non-Executive Chair (whom the Board considers was independent on appointment), two
Executive Directors and four Independent Non-Executive Directors.
The Company regards each of the Independent Non-Executive Directors as “independent” within the meaning of the Code and free from
any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement. Accordingly, the
Company complies with the Code recommendation that at least half the Board, excluding the Chair, should be independent.
The Nomination Committee reviews the independence of the Non-Executive Directors annually and has confirmed to the Board that it
considers each of the Independent Non-Executive Directors to be independent and the Non-Executive Chair to have been independent on
appointment, in accordance with the Code.
Board and Committee membership
The membership of the Committees of the Board, Director tenure and attendance at scheduled Board and Committee meetings for FY25 are
set out in the table below:
Name
1
Date of appointment
to the Board
Tenure as at 30April2025
(years) Board meetings
Audit
Committee
meetings
5
Remuneration
Committee
meetings
Nomination
Committee
meetings
Kate Swann 10 January 2021 5 years 6 months
2
8/8
3
N/a N/a 2/2
3
Nickyl Raithatha 23 December 2020 4 years 4 months
2
8/8 N/a N/a N/a
Andy MacKinnon 23 December 2020 4 years 4 months
2
8/8 N/a N/a N/a
David Keens 10 January 2021 4 years 4 months 7/8
4
4/5
3,4
3/3 2/2
Niall Wass 10 January 2021 4 years 4 months 8/8 5/5 3/3 2/2
Susan Hooper 10 January 2021 4 years 4 months 8/8 5/5 3/3
3
2/2
ShanMae Teo 27 June 2022 2 year 10 months 8/8 5/5 3/3 2/2
Average tenure as at 30 April 2025 4 years 3 months
1 The composition of the Board and its Committees are shown as at 30 April 2025.
2 The following Board members previously served as Directors of the predecessor ultimate holding company, Kate Swann (since 23 October 2019), Nickyl Raithatha
(since12 September 2019) and Andy MacKinnon (since 12 September 2019).
3 Indicates Chair of Board or relevant Committee.
4 David Keens was unable to attend one Audit Committee meeting and one Board meeting due to illness. In his absence, ShanMae Teo chaired that meeting of the
AuditCommittee. David received the Committee and Board papers and was able to provide his comments in advance of the meetings.
5 During the year, the Committee held four scheduled meetings and one ad hoc meeting to approve the appointment of the new internal audit lead partner.
6 The Disclosure Committee has been omitted from the above table as it meets only ad hoc, rather than on a scheduled basis.
Ad hoc conference calls and Committee meetings were also convened to deal with specific matters which required attention between
scheduled meetings.
Board performance review
During the year the Board completed an internally facilitated performance review of the Board, its Committees, the Chair and the individual
Directors. The review was led by the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director (SID), with assistance from the Company Secretary. The
review took the form of online questionnaires that were completed by the Directors. The questions covered strategy, purpose and culture,
the Board’s role and composition, Board effectiveness, risk management, accountability, relationships with stakeholders, behaviours of the
Board as a whole and of the individual Directors and the operation of each of the Board’s Committees. The SID then conducted individual
interviews with each of the Directors, excluding the Chair, to assess the Chair’s performance and that of the Board as a whole. Following
those interviews the SID provided feedback to the Chair on her performance. The questionnaires and interview responses were collated on
an unattributed basis and summaries presented to the appropriate Committees and to the Board for discussion.
The results of the performance review show that the Board continues to be highly rated overall by its members. The table below provides an
update on the priorities for improvement that were identified in the FY24 performance review:
Forum Development area Update as at 30 April 2025
Board Strategy The Board's oversight of strategy was very highly rated. The focus in FY25 has been to
continue to provide oversight and challenge to management on the execution of the
Group's strategy.
Remuneration Committee Remuneration The Remuneration Committee has monitored the operation of the 2023 Remuneration
Policy that was approved by shareholders at the 2023 AGM and considers that it
continues to operate as intended. This will continue to be a focus area in FY26 and into
early FY27 asthe next remuneration policy will be brought to shareholders for approval
at the 2026AGM.
Corporate governance statement continued
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The following priorities to improve the Board's performance and the value it adds to the business were identified through this year’s
performance review:
Forum Development area Focus for the year ahead
Board Growth The Board will monitor the Company's delivery against its growth priorities, ensuring
alignment with shareholder interests.
Audit Committee Technology security Technology security is a topic at each Audit Committee meeting. The Committee will
provide oversight of technology security governance, reviewing and challenging
management's approach to identifying, mitigating and managing technology
securityrisks.
Audit Committee Provision 29
preparedness
The Committee will oversee and assess management's execution of plans to ensure
compliance with Provision 29, including the adequacy of resources and timelines.
Nomination Committee Succession planning The Committee will commence implementation of its succession plans for the Non-
Executive Directors appointed at IPO.
The annual performance review of the Board’s performance included an assessment of the Chair’s commitment to her role. The Board
determined that the Chair’s appointment as Chair of the Moonpig Group is not subservient to her other interests. Her diary management
and time management of Moonpig Group Board meetings is exemplary and she has recorded 100% attendance at all Board and
Committee meetings. The Chair is available at all times outside of scheduled Company meetings and she engages with the Executive
Directors and wider management on a regular and frequent basis. The Board therefore concludes that the Chair continues to devote
sufficient time to meet her Board and Nomination Committee responsibilities and continues to demonstrate commitment to her role.
The time commitments of the other Directors were also assessed and considered as part of the review process and the Board concluded
that each of the Non-Executive Directors also continue to devote sufficient time to meet their Board and Committee responsibilities and
continue todemonstrate commitment to their respective roles. Following the review, it was agreed that no changes to the Board’s
composition are currently required, although, as noted below, it is intended that the Nomination Committee will, at the appropriate time,
implement succession plans for the Non-Executive Directors appointed at IPO. The outcomes of the review and the composition of the Board
and its Committees will be taken into consideration as part of the Board succession planning process.
The Board currently intends that the next annual performance review will be internally-facilitated. It is anticipated that the evaluation for
FY27 will then be externally-facilitated in compliance with the 2024 Code recommendation that an externally-facilitated evaluation takes
place at least every three years.
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Operation of the Board
Board activities in FY25
The Board makes decisions in order to ensure the long-term success of the Group whilst taking into consideration the interests of wider
stakeholders as required under section 172 of the Act. Board meetings are one of the mechanisms through which the Board discharges this
duty. Further information about the Board’s approach to section 172 is set out earlier in this section and further information on stakeholder
engagement is included on pages 22 to 24.
The following table sets out some of the Board’s key activities during FY25:
Strategy and
operations
Held a Board strategy review day at which the Group’s strategy and the risks to that strategy were
discussed.
Reviewed strategic and operational performance at each Board meeting.
People and culture
Received feedback from employee engagement surveys.
Approved the updated Board Diversity Policy.
Considered the Group’s culture and values.
The DNED and other Non-Executive Directors met directly with employees throughout the year.
The CEO and CFO attend “Group All Hands” meetings with employees.
Financial
Reviewed trading updates and financial performance against budget.
Approved the FY26 annual budget and three-year plan.
Approved the Group’s trading updates, half year and full year results announcements.
Approved audited financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2024.
Approved the Company’s new dividend policy and approved payment of the Company’s first
interimdividend.
Approved the Company’s share repurchase programme.
Governance
Reviewed the Group’s compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018 and arrangements
forimplementation of the 2024 Code, which, with the exception of Provision 29 (see below), applies
from FY26.
Received updates on work being taken to ensure compliance with Provision 29 of the 2024 Code
(whichdeals with the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management and internal control framework)
from FY27.
Agreed the annual programme of business for the Board and each of the Committees.
Undertook an internally-facilitated evaluation of the Board, its Committees and the Chair’s and
individual Directors’ performance and time commitments.
Reviewed the Committees’ Terms of Reference.
Reviewed the internal systems of control.
Received regular updates from the Company Secretary on governance matters.
Received an update from the Group’s legal advisers.
Risk management
Reviewed principal and emerging risks.
Reviewed the Group’s sustainability risk register.
Investors and other
stakeholders
Received reports and updates on investor relations activities.
Reviewed the Group’s Sustainability strategy and progress to date in delivery against it.
The CEO and CFO met regularly with existing and potential investors as part of a defined investor
relations programme, as set out on page 81.
The Chair, CEO, CFO and members of the Executive Committee met with existing and potential investors
and analysts at the Company’s first Capital Markets Event.
The Chair directly engaged with shareholders as set out on page 81.
All Directors attended the AGM and were available to shareholders at that meeting.
Appointed a joint corporate broker.
Corporate governance statement continued
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Advice for Directors
All Directors have the right to have any concerns about the operation of the Board recorded in the minutes. All Directors may seek
independent professional advice in connection with their roles as Directors at the expense of the Company and have access to the advice
and services of the Company Secretary.
Election and re-election
The Company’s Articles of Association (Articles) specify that a Director appointed by the Board must stand for election at the first AGM after
such appointment and at each AGM thereafter every Director shall retire from office and seek re-election by shareholders. This is in line with
the Code, which recommends that Directors should be subject to annual re-election. All Directors will offer themselves for re-election at the
2024 AGM.
Appointment, removal and tenure
The rules relating to the appointment and removal of Directors are set out in the Company’s Articles.
Non-Executive Directors are appointed for a term of three years, subject to earlier termination, including provision for early termination by
either the Company or by the individual on three months’ notice. All Non-Executive Directors serve based on letters of appointment, which
are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office and at the AGM.
Board succession planning for Non-Executive Directors will be a focus for the Nomination Committee in FY26 and beyond to ensure an
orderly rotation of Directors appointed at IPO (see page 98 for further information). There are both contingency and long-term succession
plans in place for the Executive Directors and for the Executive Committee, which are regularly reviewed by the Nomination Committee.
Conflicts of interest
In accordance with the Company’s Articles, the Board has a formal system in place for Directors to declare conflicts of interest and for such
conflicts to be considered for authorisation. The register of Directors’ external appointments is reviewed at each Board meeting. Any
external appointments or other significant commitments of the Directors require the prior approval of the Board. The Board is comfortable
that the external appointments of the Chair and the Independent Non-Executive Directors do not create any conflict of interest and believes
that this experience enhances the capability of the Board. None of the Executive Directors have any external directorships as at the date of
this report.
The Board considers new external appointments in advance to determine that there are no conflicts of interest and that the Director would
continue to have sufficient time to devote to his or her role with the Group. The only new appointments during the year were Niall Wass’s
appointment as Chair of Veezu and Chair of Much Better Adventures, both of which the Board considered would have no impact on Niall's
ability to fulfil his role at Moonpig Group.
In December 2024 Susan Hooper stepped down as Chair of Tangle Teezer and Niall Wass stepped down as a Non-Executive Director of
Koru Kids.
All Non-Executive Directors are required to devote sufficient time to meet their Board responsibilities and demonstrate commitment to their
role. The time commitment of each Non-Executive Director was considered prior to their appointment to determine that it was appropriate.
The letters of appointment for each Non-Executive Director specify the time commitment expected of them and contain an undertaking that
they will have sufficient time to meet the expectations of their role.
The time commitment of the Chair and of each Non-Executive Director is reviewed as part of the annual Board performance evaluation and
this year’s evaluation concluded that they each continued to devote sufficient time to their role. No instances of overboarding were
identified.
Audit, risk and internal control
The Board accepts responsibility for determining the nature and extent of the significant risks it is willing to take in achieving its strategic
objectives and monitors and reviews the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management and internal control systems. Further information
isset out in the Audit Committee report and in the risk management section of the Strategic report.
On 1 April 2025, the Audit Committee completed its annual reassessment of risk management and internal control systems and this was
considered in detail and approved by the Board.
Remuneration
The Directors’ remuneration report describes the policies and practices in place to ensure that the Group’s leadership is motivated to deliver
long-term sustained growth. The work of the Remuneration Committee is also described in the Directors’ remuneration report, which is set
out later in this Governance section on pages 101 to 119.
Kate Swann
Chair
25 June 2025
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The Audit Committee has monitored the integrity
offinancial reporting, internal controls and the
effectiveness of the internal and external auditors.
Overview
The Audit Committee (Committee) comprises four
Independent Non-Executive Directors.
David Keens and ShanMae Teo are considered by
theBoard to have recent and relevant financial and
accounting experience. All members have relevant
commercial and operating experience.
Five meetings
1
were held during the year.
The CFO, other Directors, members of management,
theinternal auditors and the external auditors attend
meetings by invitation.
The Committee members hold closed sessions with
theexternal auditors and the internal auditors.
Main Committee activities during FY25
Approved the financial statements for the year ended
30April 2024.
Reviewed key areas of financial judgement and ensured
consistency of approach has been applied.
Approved the external audit plan and fee and reviewed
the effectiveness of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
external auditors.
Oversaw the transition between the outgoing and
incomingSenior Statutory Auditor, including shadowing
arrangements during the FY25 audit.
Approved the internal audit plan and reviewed the
effectiveness of KPMG LLP as internal auditors.
Oversaw the selection and appointment of a new lead
internal audit partner following the retirement of the
incumbent.
Assisted the Board in its review of the effectiveness of
theGroup’s risk management framework, including
theconsistency of application across Moonpig, Greetz
andExperiences.
Reviewed the Group’s evaluation of principal and
emergingrisks and uncertainties.
Reviewed the Committee’s performance, its composition
andTerms of Reference.
Committee focus areas for FY26
Approve the financial statements for the year ended
30April 2025.
Discuss key areas of financial judgement and estimates
used by management.
Assist the Board in its review of the effectiveness of the
Group’s risk management and internal control systems.
Review the principal and emerging risks identified by
management and the mitigating actions taken.
Review the performance of the external auditors.
Review the performance of the internal auditors and
monitor progress against the internal audit plan.
Review the progress made on implementation of full
compliance with Provision 29 of the UK Corporate
Governance Code 2024.
Committee member
Meetings
attended
David Keens (Chair of the Committee and Senior
Independent NED) 4/5
2
Susan Hooper (Independent NED) 5/5
Niall Wass (Independent NED) 5/5
ShanMae Teo (Independent NED) 5/5
For more information on the Committee’s Terms of Reference
visit www.moonpig.group.
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1 During the year, the Committee held four scheduled meetings and one ad hoc
meeting to approve the appointment of the new internal audit lead partner.
2 David Keens was unable to attend one meeting due to illness, with ShanMae
Teo appointed as Chair in his absence.
Dear shareholders,
I am pleased to present the Audit Committee’s report for the year
ended 30 April 2025. This summarises the Committee’s key activities
during the year and highlights the work we have undertaken in
support of the Board’s responsibilities, including our role in
reviewing this Annual Report.
The Committee comprises the four Independent Non-Executive
Directors: David Keens, Susan Hooper, Niall Wass and ShanMae
Teo. Collectively, the Committee brings a wide range of commercial
and operational experience, with David Keens and ShanMae Teo
also meeting the requirement for at least one member to have
recent and relevant financial experience. Biographies of all
members are set out on pages 74 to 75.
Our internal audit function is outsourced to KPMG LLP, which
continues to provide specialist support through a risk-based rolling
review programme. During the year, the Committee oversaw the
selection and appointment of a new lead internal audit partner from
KPMG LLP following the retirement of the incumbent. The Committee
considered whether to re-tender the internal audit engagement but
concluded that doing so would not in the best interests of the Group
at this time, given assurance programmes underway.
Both KPMG LLP and the Group’s external auditors,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, attended all four scheduled
Committee meetings held during the year
1
. The Chair of the Board,
the CFO and members of management attended by invitation.
The Committee’s responsibilities include monitoring the integrity
ofthe Group’s financial reporting, the effectiveness of the risk
management and internal control framework and the
independence, objectivity and effectiveness of both the external
auditors and internal auditors. During FY25, we placed particular
focus on the oversight of:
The assumptions and methodology applied by management
inassessing the carrying value of Experiences goodwill.
The Group's double materiality assessment of sustainability risks
and opportunities.
The internal audit programme, which in FY25 focused on
technology security and assurance over the Group's ongoing
implementation of a risk management framework for compliance
with Provision 29 of the Corporate Governance Code 2024.
We reviewed the content of this Annual Report and are satisfied
that it is fair, balanced and understandable.
Whilst this Audit Committee report contains some of the matters
addressed during the year, it should be read in conjunction with the
external auditors’ report starting on page 124 and the Moonpig
Group plc financial statements in general.
FY25 marked the fifth and final year in which Christopher Richmond
has acted as external audit partner. On behalf of the Committee, I
would like to thank Christopher for his work over this period and for
the professional challenge and insight he has consistently brought
to theaudit.
We completed an external audit tender last year, which resulted in
the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with Kate Birch-
Evans named as the incoming lead audit partner. Kate has been
involved in planning and shadowing activities throughout the FY25
audit to support a smooth transition and build familiarity of the
Group’s operations and key audit risks. The Committee is confident
that this will maintain high standards of audit quality and
independence. Shareholders will vote at the 2025 AGM on the
Board's recommendation to reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the Group's external auditors for FY26.
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1 In addition to the four scheduled Committee meetings, one ad hoc meeting was held to approve the appointment of a new lead internal audit partner.
This meeting was not attended by the internal auditors or external auditors due to its nature.
Financial reporting
The primary role of the Committee in relation to financial reporting is to review and monitor the integrity of the financial statements,
including annual and half-year reports and any other formal announcement relating to the Group’s financial performance.
The Committee assessed the accounting principles and policies adopted in the Group's FY25 financial statements and whether
management had made appropriate estimates and judgements. In doing so, the Committee discussed management reports and enquired
into judgements made. The Committee reviewed the reports prepared by the external auditors on the FY25 Annual Report.
The Committee, together with management, identified the significant areas of financial statement risk and judgement described below.
Assessment of impairment
At 30 April 2024, the Group performed its annual test for
impairment of goodwill relating to the Experiences CGU.
The sensitivity analysis conducted at that time led the
Directors to identify the impairment assessment as a
major source of estimation uncertainty that had a
significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the
carrying amount during FY25. Further detail is provided
on pages 149–150 of the Group's FY24 Annual Report
and Accounts.
During FY25, trading performance at the Experiences
CGU was identified as an indication ofpotential
impairment. In response, the Group reassessed the value
in use of the CGU. This assessment determined that the
carrying amount of Experiences goodwill exceeded its
recoverable amount and, an impairment charge of
£56.7m was recognised in the consolidated income
statement.
Separately, the Company assessed the carrying value of
its investment in subsidiaries, as presented in the
Company financial statements as at 30April2025. This
was on the basis that the carrying amount of the
investment exceeded the Company’s market
capitalisation.
The assessment of impairment involves estimation of
several key inputs, including the growth rates applied to
cash flows, the discount rate and the determination of
the duration of the projections period prior to applying a
perpetuity growth rate. Judgement is also required to
determine appropriate sensitivity scenarios that capture
plausible changes in these key assumptions.
With respect to both goodwill recognised in the consolidated financial
statements relating to the Experiences CGU and the carrying amount of
investments in the parent company financial statements, the Committee:
Reviewed the growth assumptions applied within the value in use models
and was satisfied that the pre-perpetuity growth rates were reasonable and
supportable, taking into account third-party estimates of online market
growth and investment to date in technology and data platforms.
Considered the sensitivity analysis performed by management and on this
basis agreed with the Directors that the assessment of impairment remains a
major source of estimation uncertainty that has a significant risk of resulting
in a material adjustment to the carrying amount within the year ending
30April2026 under paragraph 125 of IAS 1.
Confirmed that the Group and Company have disclosed all key assumptions
used in the value in use calculations, along with the quantified impact of a
reasonably possible change in each of those assumptions.
In respect of the carrying amount of the Parent Company investment, the
Committee considered whether the Group’s market capitalisation of £767.8m
as at 30 April 2025 – being lower than the Company’s net assets of £870.4m
and the carrying value ofthe investment in subsidiaries of £845.5m –
constitutes evidence of impairment. The Committee concurred with
management's view that a listed company’s share price does not necessarily
correlate with the recoverable amount of its investments in subsidiaries,
particularly where those investments are held as long-term, strategic interests.
Experiences merchant accrual
Measurement of the Experiences segment
merchantaccrual requires estimation of the expected
future amounts that will become payableto merchant
providers.
The Committee reviewed the estimates of future payments to merchant
providers prepared by management and was satisfied that these were
consistent both with the actual commission rates relating to experience deals
sold and with the trend in actual rates of redemption by recipients.
Description of significant area Audit Committee action
Audit Committee report continued
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Capitalised development costs
The amount of employee costs that the Group capitalises
as internally generated intangible assets is significant and
amortises annually.
Management makes estimates and judgements when
assessing whether development costs incurred meet the
criteria for capitalisation under IAS 38 Intangible Assets.
The Committee reviewed the Group’s capitalisation policies, which remain
unchanged year-on-year and is satisfied that these are appropriate and in
accordance with accounting standards.
The Committee considered the procedures and controls in place for capitalised
development costs, including those relating to capitalisation of employee
benefits and assessing the carrying amounts and remaining useful economic
lives of previously capitalised intangible assets. The Committee is satisfied
thatthese controls are appropriate and have been consistently applied year-
on-year.
Going concern and viability statement
The Directors must satisfy themselves as to the Group's
viability and confirm that they have a reasonable
expectation that it will continue to operate and meet its
liabilities as they fall due.
The period over which the Directors have determined it is
appropriate to assess the prospects of the Group has
been defined as three years. In addition, the Directors
must consider if the going concern assumption is
appropriate.
The Committee reviewed management's analysis supporting the Group’s going
concern assessment and viability statement. This included an evaluation of the
Group's medium-term financial plan and associated cash flow forecasts
extending to April 2028. The Committee discussed with management the
appropriateness of the three-year assessment period used in the viability
statement and concluded that it remains suitable given the Group’s planning
and investment horizon.
Scenarios covering events that could adversely impact the Group were
considered and the Committee concluded that these are appropriately aligned
to the Group's principal risks and uncertainties as disclosed on pages 64 to 68.
The Committee confirmed that these scenarios took into account developments
during the year, including the revised value in use calculations for the
Experiences CGU, the Group’s revised capital allocation policy and the
completion of quantified scenario analysis for climate-related risks in line with
the recommendations of TCFD.
The feasibility of mitigating actions and the potential speed of implementation
were critically assessed by the Committee to test the credibility of
management’s conclusions.
On this basis, the Committee confirmed that it agreed with management’s
conclusion that the going concern basis of accounting remains appropriate.
The Committee was also satisfied as to the Group's viability over the
assessment period and that the associated disclosures in the financial
statements are fair, balanced and understandable.
Alternative Performance Measures
The Annual Report includes reference to
AlternativePerformance Measures (APMs), including
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted PBT, which the Directors
consider provide useful financial information in addition
toIFRS measures. Determining which items should be
classified as Adjusting Items involves the exercise of
judgement.
The Committee reviewed the definition of Adjusting Items and the disclosures
around APMs to satisfy itself that these are appropriate, including whether
definitions are clear, whether there is a clear reconciliation to IFRS measures
and ensured balanced prominence of APMs and IFRS measures taken across
the Annual Report as a whole.
The Committee also reviewed the introduction of Free Cash Flow as an
Alternative Performance Measure. It was satisfied that it is clearly defined,
appropriately reconciled to IFRS measures within the Annual Report and
provides useful supplementary information for shareholders on the Group's
cash generation.
Description of significant area Audit Committee action
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Fair, balanced and understandable
At the request of the Board, the Committee has reviewed the content of the FY25 Annual Report and considered whether, taken as a whole,
in its opinion it is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group's position,
performance, business model and strategy. The Committee was provided with an early draft of the Annual Report and provided feedback
on areas where further clarity or information was required to provide a complete picture of the Group’s performance. The final draft was
presented to the Committee for review before being recommended for approval by the Board. When forming its opinion, the Committee
reflected on discussions held during the year and reports received from the internal auditors and external auditors and considered the
following:
Key considerations
Is the report fair?
Is a complete picture presented and has any sensitive material been omitted that should have been
included?
Are key messages in the narrative aligned with the KPIs and are they reflected in the financial reporting?
Are the revenue streams described in the narrative consistent with those used for financial reporting in the
financial statements?
Is the report
balanced?
Is there a good level of consistency between the reports in the front and the reporting in the back of the
Annual Report?
Do you get the same messages when reading the front end and the back end independently?
Is there an appropriate balance between statutory and adjusted measures and are any adjustments
explained clearly with appropriate prominence?
Are the key judgements referred to in the narrative reporting and significant issues reported in the Report of
the Audit Committee consistent with disclosures of key estimation uncertainties and critical judgements set out
in the financial statements?
How do these disclosures compare with the risks that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP include in their report?
Is the report
understandable?
Is there a clear and cohesive framework for the Annual Report?
Are the important messages highlighted and appropriately themed throughout the document?
Is the report written in accessible language and are the messages clearly drawn out?
Following the Committee’s review, the Directors confirmed that, in their opinion, the FY25 Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced
and understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s position, performance, business model
and strategy.
Risk management and internal control
The Committee’s responsibilities include assisting the Board in its oversight of risk management. This includes:
Overall risk appetite, tolerance, strategy and culture.
Current risk exposures and future risk strategy.
Risks related to climate change and transition to a low-carbon economy, in accordance with TCFD.
Reviewing annually the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control framework.
Reviewing reports from the external and internal auditors on any issues identified in the course of their work and ensuring that there are
appropriate responses from management.
Compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
In March 2025, the Committee conducted its annual review of the effectiveness of the Group’s risk management and internal control
systems, to support the Board in doing the same. The Committee received a report from management outlining their assessment of risk
management and internal controls, which they discussed with both the internal and external auditors.
The Committee’s review was informed by their ongoing oversight of risk management and internal control throughout the year. This included
the review of reports on internal and external audit, whistleblowing and improvements to risk management systems, as well as discussions
with the internal and external auditors (including closed sessions where management are not present). It also included consideration of the
impact of significant changes that occurred during the year (which are summarised in the risk management section of the strategic report
on pages 62 to 69). The Committee’s oversight of risk management and internal control informed decisions on the internal audit programme
for the upcoming year.
Audit Committee report continued
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The Committee concluded that the Group has effective risk management and internal control systems in place for financial reporting and
the preparation of consolidated accounts in line with the FRC’s current guidance. These systems include policies and procedures to
maintain adequate accounting records, accurately and fairly record transactions and permit the preparation of financial statements in
accordance with IFRS. No significant failings or weaknesses were identified in the year. These systems have been in place throughout the
financial year and up to the date of this report. Management ensures that systems are maintained and appropriate enhancements are
introduced in a timely manner, taking into account the findings of third line assurance performed by the outsourced internal auditors.
The Group’s internal control systems include the elements described below.
Element Approach and basis for assurance
Risk management
Risk management is the responsibility of the full Board. Day-to-day management of risks resides with the
Executive Committee and is documented in a risk register. A review and update of the risk register is undertaken
twice a year and reviewed by the Audit Committee, which makes recommendations to the Board.
Financial reporting
Group consolidation is performed monthly with a month-end pack produced that includes an income statement,
balance sheet, cash flow and supporting analysis. The month-end pack also includes KPIs, which are reviewed
each month by the Executive Committee and the Board. Results are compared against the budget, or the latest
forecast and narrative is provided by management to explain significant variances.
Budgeting and
reforecasting
An annual budget is produced and monthly results are reported against this. Forecasts are also produced,
typically on a quarterly basis, to identify management’s latest expectations for how the Group will perform over
the balance of the year versus the original budget. The budget is prepared using a bottom-up approach,
informed by a high-level assessment of the external environment. Reviews are performed by the Executive
Committee, the Executive Directors and by the Board. The budget is approved by the Board.
Delegation of
authority and
approval limits
A documented structure of delegated authorities and approval for transactions is maintained. This is reviewed
regularly by management to ensure it remains appropriate for the business and approved annually by the
Board.
Segregation of
duties
Procedures are defined to segregate duties across significant transaction cycles, including purchase-to-pay,
order-to-cash and hire-to-retire. Key reconciliations are prepared and reviewed monthly to ensure accurate
reporting.
The Group does not currently meet the requirements of Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024, which will introduce a
requirement for a formal declaration on the effectiveness of material internal controls. Compliance with this provision will necessitate the
implementation of a structured internal control framework. The first reporting date for which Provision 29 will apply for Moonpig Group will
be 30 April 2027. The FRC has stated that the effective date is intended to provide companies with sufficient time to implement the new
arrangements. Management has already commenced work to implement an internal control framework and there is a formal roadmap in
place, which sets out specific actions, timelines and measurable outcomes, with a view to meeting the new requirements ahead of FY27.
Internal audit
During the year, the Committee reviewed the effectiveness of the arrangement whereby KPMG LLP operates the Group’s outsourced internal
audit function. The Committee confirmed that the current model remains appropriate, provides good value compared to operating an in-
house internal audit function and provides access to specialised expertise relevant to functional business areas. The Committee formally
reviews KPMG LLP’s performance as internal auditors annually.
In March 2025, the lead partner responsible for the outsourced internal audit function retired from KPMG LLP. In the light of this change, the
Committee considered whether to re-tender the internal audit engagement and concluded that doing so would not be in the best interests
of the Group at this time, in view of the ongoing programmes of assurance work. Instead, the Group undertook a selection process to
appoint a new lead partner from a panel of proposed alternatives put forward by KPMG LLP. This process involved the Audit Committee
Chair, the CFO and the Director of Group Finance. Following the evaluation of the proposed alternatives, a preferred nominee was
recommended to, and subsequently approved by, the Audit Committee. The Committee is satisfied that the transition was managed
effectively and that it has not compromised the independence or objectivity of the internal audit function.
KPMG LLP is accountable to the Committee and uses a risk-based approach to provide independent assurance over the adequacy and
effectiveness of the Group’s control environment. During the year, the Committee met with representatives from KPMG LLP without
management present and with management without representatives of KPMG LLP present, to ensure that there were no issues in the
relationship between management and the internal auditors which it should address. There were none.
During FY25, the internal audit programme focused on assurance over the Group’s technology security posture and over the Group’s
implementation of an internal control framework consistent with the requirements of Provision 29 of the 2024 Code.
For FY26, the internal audit programme will continue to provide assurance on the development of the internal control framework. It will also
include reviews of IT disaster recovery, the Group’s operational business recovery plans and the Group’s data protection posture.
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External auditors
Oversight of the external auditors and audit
The Committee is responsible for overseeing and assessing the entity’s external audit and its auditors, including reviewing the effectiveness
of the external audit process (taking into consideration relevant UK professional and regulatory requirements) and reviewing and
monitoring the external auditors’ independence and objectivity. It is responsible for making recommendations to the Board about the
appointment, reappointment and removal of the external auditors and approving their remuneration and terms of engagement.
Effective oversight throughout the year is achieved through the external auditors’ attendance and participation at each of the four
scheduled Committee meetings and through one-on-one meetings with the Audit Committee Chair.
At each main Committee meeting, the Committee met with representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP without management present
and with management without representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP present, to ensure that there were no issues in the
relationship between management and the external auditors which it should address. There were none. The Committee is satisfied that the
external auditors have regular, open communication with both the Audit Committee and management and that the external auditors have
full access to management and records. The Committee works to create a culture which recognises the work of, and encourages challenge
by, theauditors.
The Committee engages with shareholders on the scope of the external audit where appropriate, however no circumstances requiring such
engagement arose during the year. The Committee invited challenge by the external auditors and (based on its assessment of significant
areas of financial statement risk and judgement) asked the external auditors to consider two financial reporting items in FY25; the
accounting, assumptions and sensitivity disclosures in relation to the carrying value of Experiences CGU goodwill and the measurement of
theExperiences merchant accrual. The external auditors disclosed specific narrative on these areas in terms of their testing strategy and
conclusions in their audit report.
The Committee reviewed the external auditors’ findings in respect of the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025,
discussed these with the external auditors and gave due consideration to the points raised. The Committee concluded that it was
appropriate to make no changes to the financial statements in response.
Effectiveness of the external audit process
The Committee reviews the performance of the external auditors annually, to assess audit quality and to identify areas for improvement.
Consistent with previous years, the review carried out during FY25 (relating to the audit of the financial statements for FY24) was structured
around the FRC’s Audit Quality Practice Aid for Audit Committees 2019 and therefore included consideration of the external auditors’ mind-
set and culture, skills, character and knowledge, quality control and judgement. As part of its enquiries, the Committee considered evidence
which included:
A written paper setting out management's assessment of the external auditors' effectiveness, capturing the perspectives of key people
involved in the audit process, supported by discussion with the Committee during the meeting at which effectiveness is assessed.
Enquiries made by the Committee Chair with senior management at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as to the performance of Christopher
Richmond, the Senior Statutory Auditor.
Instances where the external auditors had challenged management’s assumptions relating to the financial statements for FY24. This
included challenge relating to the key assumptions in the value in use (VIU) model for assessing the carrying value of Experiences CGU
goodwill and of the Parent Company investment in subsidiary, which resulted in additional sensitivity disclosures.
Consideration of the external auditors’ reports to the Audit Committee. The Committee confirmed that these were based on a good
understanding of the Group’s business and clearly set out whether recommendations had been acted upon and, if not, the reasons why
they had not been acted upon.
Consideration of the annual audit plan, which the Committee considered to have been met. The Committee confirmed that the volume,
seniority and specialisms of resource envisaged in the annual audit plan had been deployed. The Committee reviewed subsequent
changes to the approved audit plan, which comprised refinement to the external auditors’ risk assessment and confirmed that it
considered these to be appropriate.
How the external auditors responded to the Committee’s previous assessments. It was observed that the external auditors had made
positive changes to the structure and resourcing of their team in response to previous feedback.
Understanding the risks to audit quality identified by the auditors and how these have been addressed, as well as discussing the network
level controls the auditor relied upon to address these risks to audit quality.
Consideration of the FRC’s PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Audit Quality Inspection and Supervision Report 2024.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s own assessment of the quality of the audit, and its quality assurance systems more broadly, as set out in
its FY25 audit planning document.
The Committee concluded that the quality, delivery and execution of the external audit continued to be of a high standard and consistent
with that of prior years and therefore the review concluded that the external auditors remained effective.
The Committee reported to the Board on how it has discharged its responsibilities with respect to the external audit.
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Independence and objectivity
The Committee is satisfied with the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as external auditors. The Committee reviewed an
assessment performed by management and agreed with the conclusion that no independence issues exist. The assessment was aligned to
the FRC’s Revised Ethical Standard 2024 (the “Ethical Standard”), covering financial, business, employment and personal relationships,
audit fees, non-audit services and the length of audit tenure.
FY25 marked the fifth consecutive year in which Christopher Richmond has signed the auditors’ report and, in accordance with the FRC’s
Ethical Standard, it will therefore be his final year acting as the Senior Statutory Auditor for the Group. Following the conclusion of the
external audit tender in FY24, the Committee recommended the appointment of Kate Birch-Evans as the incoming Senior Statutory Auditor,
effective from the FY26 audit. The incoming Senior Statutory Auditor has been involved in planning and shadowing activities during the
FY25 audit to ensure familiarity with the Group’s operations and key audit risks. The Committee is satisfied that these arrangements will
support continuity and maintain high audit quality.
The external auditors are primarily engaged to carry out statutory audit work. There may be other services where the external auditors are
the most suitable supplier by reference to their skills and experience. The Committee ensures that the external auditors’ independence and
objectivity are safeguarded through the application of the following policy for non-audit related services:
Service Policy
Audit-related services
For example, the review of half-year financial
statements and reports to regulators.
The half-year review, an audit-related assurance service, is approved as part of the
Committee’s approval of the external audit plan.
All permitted non-audit services require approval in advance by either the Audit
Committee Chair, the Audit Committee, or the Board, subject to the cap of 70% of the fees
paid for the audit in the last three consecutive financial years.
Permissible services
Permissible services are detailed in the FRC’s
whitelist of Permitted Audit-Related and Non-
Audit Services. Any Audit-Related Service or
Non-Audit Service which is not onthe list
cannot be provided by the external auditors.
Permissible in accordance with FRC Revised Ethical Standard 2024.
This policy is consistent with the Ethical Standard. There were no matters relating to non-audit related services in respect of which the
Committee identified a need to report to the Board on improvements or action required.
During the year, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP charged the Group £122,000 for audit-related assurance services, relating to the H1 FY25
half-year review and £1,000 in relation to non-audit related services provided during the year for access to technical accounting materials.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has complied with requirements for the rotation of the audit partner and senior staff, has confirmed
compliance of its staff and partners with its internal policies and processes around independence, including that no partners or staff held
financial interests in the Group and has provided confirmation of independence to the Committee. The Group has not employed members
of the audit team or partners of the firm.
Minimum Standard
In May 2023, the FRC published Audit Committees and the External Audit: Minimum Standard (Minimum Standard), which operates on a
“comply or explain” basis for FTSE 350 companies. The Committee has performed a review of its activities in the last twelve months against
the requirements of the Minimum Standard, based on which the Committee has concluded that it has complied with the Minimum Standard
in FY25.
The Statutory Audit Services for Large Companies Market Investigation (Mandatory Use of Competitive
Tender Processes and Audit Committee Responsibilities) Order 2014 (the “Order”)
As a FTSE 350 constituent, the Group is required to comply with the Order. The Group has completed a competitive tender process for the
external audit for FY26 and is therefore compliant with the provisions of the Order. The Company confirms that it intends to tender the
external audit at least every ten years and will therefore next put the external audit to tender no later than for the audit of the year ending
30April 2036.
Approved by the Audit Committee and signed on its behalf by the Committee Chair.
David Keens
Chair of the Audit Committee
25 June 2025
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The Nomination Committee has
clearplans in place for the Non-Executive
succession cycle.
Overview
The Nomination Committee (Committee) comprises the
Chair of the Board and the four Independent Non-
Executive Directors.
All members have relevant commercial and operating
experience.
Two meetings were held during the year.
Meetings are attended by the CEO, CFO and other
relevant attendees by invitation.
Main Committee activities during FY25
Performed an internally-facilitated annual performance
review of the Board and its Committees.
Acted on the findings of the Board evaluation conducted
inFY24.
Undertook the annual review of the composition and
diversity of the Board and its Committees to ensure they
remain appropriately equipped to promote the success of
the Company and its stakeholders.
Continued to review succession planning for the Board,
Executive Committee and Extended Leadership Team.
Reviewed succession plans for the Chair and the three
Independent Non-Executive Directors approaching nine-
years' service in the period from 2028 to 2030.
Undertook the annual evaluation of the skills of the Board.
Committee focus areas for FY26
Commence implementation of our succession plans for
theNon-Executive Directors appointed at IPO.
Perform the annual evaluation of the Board and its
Committees.
Oversee progress on areas for improvement or focus areas
agreed from the findings of the Board evaluation
conducted in FY25.
Undertake the annual review of the composition and
diversity of the Board and its Committees to ensure they
remain appropriately equipped to promote the success
ofthe Company and its stakeholders.
Continue to review succession planning for the Executive
Committee and Extended Leadership Team.
Undertake the annual evaluation of the skills of the Board.
Review the effectiveness of the Committee as part of the
Board evaluation.
Committee member
Meetings
attended
Kate Swann (Chair of the Committee and Non-
Executive Chair of the Board)
2/2
David Keens (Senior Independent NED) 2/2
Susan Hooper (Independent NED) 2/2
Niall Wass (Independent NED) 2/2
ShanMae Teo (Independent NED)
2/2
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Board composition
1
Independence
2
(%) Ethnicity
4
(%)
Executive
Directors
29%
April 2024:
29%
Chair
14%
April 2024:
14%
Ethnic minority
29%
April 2024:
29%
White
71%
April 2024:
71%
Independent
Non-Executive Directors
57%
April 2024:
57%
Gender
3
(%) Tenure – Non-Executive Directors
5
Female
43%
April 2024:
43%
Male
57%
April 2024:
57%
1 The composition of the Board and NED tenure are shown as at the date of this report, which is unchanged from the position as at 30 April 2025. Comparatives are
shown as at 30April2024.
2 The Chair of the Board was considered by the Board to be independent on appointment.
3 Gender disclosure is based on sex rather than identified gender for consistency with other reporting requirements, for instance Gender Pay Gap reporting.
4 From an ethnic minority background excluding white ethnic groups (as set out in categories used by the Office for National Statistics).
5 Kate Swann served as a Director of the predecessor ultimate holding company from 23 October 2019.
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0
1
2
3 4
5
6
7 8 9
Kate Swann
David Keens
Niall Wass
Susan Hooper
ShanMae Teo
5 years 6 months
4 years 3 months
4 years 3 months
4 years 3 months
2 years 10 months
Dear shareholders,
I am pleased to present the Nomination Committee report for the year ended 30 April 2025. During the year, the Committee has continued
to make good progress across the full range of its responsibilities.
The Committee comprises Kate Swann (Chair of the Committee and Non-Executive Chair of the Board) and the four Independent Non-
Executive Directors: David Keens, Niall Wass, Susan Hooper and ShanMae Teo. The biographies of each member of the Committee are set
out on pages 74 to 75.
The Committee’s Terms of Reference include regular review of the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge,
experience and diversity) of the Board and its Committees, leading the process for new appointments to the Board, ensuring orderly
succession planning to both the Board and Executive Committee positions, supporting the development of a representative pipeline for
succession and ensuring that there is a rigorous annual evaluation of the performance of the Board, its Committees, the Chair and
individual Directors. The Committee meets at least twice each year.
Succession planning
Effective succession planning for both the Board and senior management is vital to the Company’s long-term success. The Committee aims
to actively manage leadership succession and has therefore developed a succession planning process for the Board, Executive Committee
and the Extended Leadership Team.
On an annual basis, the Committee reviews management succession plans, based on senior management succession plans presented by
the CEO and the Group’s talent development programme. The Committee has ensured that there are plans in place for contingency, short
and medium-term succession, comprising either the identification of internal candidates or where most appropriate a requirement for
external search. The Committee is satisfied that all key roles have credible succession plans in place. Notwithstanding this, the Committee
considers succession planning at each of its meetings and will continue to make appropriate recommendations to the Board, as necessary.
Succession planning for the Board itself is considered at least annually by the full Board and on an ongoing basis by the Committee. The
Committee will define a set of specific criteria for potential new Non-Executive Directors, in particular giving consideration to the skills,
experience and knowledge required in any candidates, whilst being cognisant of the need for a Board that is diverse. Each Director
annually completes a skills self-assessment questionnaire. These support the Committee in its ongoing assessment of the suitability of the
current composition of the Board.
In reviewing succession plans for the Non-Executive Directors, the Nomination Committee has considered the period leading up to the 2029
AGM, which is nine years after our IPO. The Committee intends to phase new appointments over the coming years to ensure an orderly
succession, maintain the independence of our Non-Executive Directors and to establish a more balanced profile of Board tenure for the future.
When considering new Non-Executive Director appointments, the Committee will seek to maintain the Board’s current breadth and balance
of skills. We intend to appoint an executive search firm which is accredited for the FTSE 350 category of the Enhanced Voluntary Code of
Conduct for Executive Search Firms (which specifically acknowledges those firms with a strong track record in and promotion of gender
representation) and which has no other connection with the Company or with any individual Director.
Director induction
The Chair, supported by the Company Secretary, oversees the induction of new Directors.
For any new appointment to the Board, the Non-Executive Chair, working with the Company Secretary, will ensure that there is a thorough
and detailed induction programme. The Group’s external lawyers will be asked to provide training in respect of the Directors’ legal,
regulatory and governance duties, responsibilities and obligations. Any newly appointed Director will also be invited to participate in a
range of meetings with members of the Executive Committee to familiarise themselves with the business, its strategy and goals.
Changes to the Board
There were no new appointments to the Board during the year.
For Board vacancies, an externally-facilitated recruitment exercise will be conducted with the assistance of a suitably accredited search
firm. The search process will concentrate on independence, diversity and ensuring a combination of skills including listed company and
committee experience to complement the skills of the existing members of the Board.
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Diversity and inclusivity
The Committee regards breadth of Board and Committee representation as a key area of focus as it believes that diversity is important for
Board effectiveness and business competitive advantage. The Board considers that diversity encompasses a broad range of factors, such as
gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, sexual orientation, education and socioeconomic background, nationality, country or cultural
background, together with diversity of skills, background, knowledge and experience.
During FY25, the Committee reviewed and approved an updated Board Diversity Policy (which can be accessed at www.moonpig.group).
The Policy was updated to reflect the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 and the revised recommendation by the Parker Review to set a
voluntary target for the ethnic minority representation on the senior leadership team in the UK by 2027. The Board had previously set a
Group-target, which it continues to report against, in addition to the new UK voluntary target.
The Policy addresses female representation on the Board itself (with targets in line with those set by the UK Listing Rules and the FTSE
Women Leaders Review) and also includes a target that at least 40% of the Board’s main Committees should be women.
The UK Listing Rules require the Company to make “comply or explain” statements on whether it has met the Board level diversity targets
specified in the UK Listing Rules. These statements are set out below, alongside information on our performance against other targets
referred to in the Board Diversity Policy. Our chosen reference date is 30 April 2025 and there have been no changes to the Board between
30 April 2025 and the date of this report.
Requirement or
recommendation Target Current status
1
Reason for compliance
UK Listing Rules At least 40% of the Board should be women. Met The Board is 43% female. The Company meets the
UK Listing Rules target for at least 40% of Directors to
be women.
Company policy At least 40% female representation on the
Board’smain committees.
Met The Nomination Committee comprises 60% women.
The Audit and Remuneration Committees each
comprise 50% women.
UK Listing Rules At least one of the senior board positions (Chair,
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) or Senior Independent Non-
Executive Director (SID) should be a woman.
Met The Company meets this target by virtue of having a
woman as the Chair.
UK Listing Rules At least one member of the Board should be from
an ethnic minority background, excluding white
ethnic groups.
2
Met The Company meets this target as two Directors are
from an ethnic minority background.
Parker Review Voluntary target set by the Board for the
ethnicminority representation on the UK senior
leadership team by 2027. The chosen target
is15%.
Met The Board has approved a voluntary target of 15%
by 2027 for both its UK and its Group-wide senior
leadership team. Current ethnic minority
representation in both teams is 21%.
3
FTSE Women
Leaders Review
At least 40% of the Extended Leadership Team
(comprising the Executive Directors, the Executive
Committee and its direct reports who are also
partof the Extended Leadership Team) should
bewomen.
Met The Extended Leadership Team is 41% women.
1 As at 30 April 2025 and as at the date of this report.
2 As set out in categories used by the UK Office for National Statistics.
3 The data was collected from the Board and all members of the senior leadership team who were asked if they would be willing to disclose on a voluntary basis their
gender and ethnic background.
The Committee wants breadth of representation in the leadership pipeline below Board level. The Group’s Board Diversity Policy commits
the Group to maintaining the combined representation of women and ethnic minorities in the Group’s Extended Leadership Team
(comprising the Executive Directors, the Executive Committee and its direct reports who are also part of the Extended Leadership Team) at
around 50%. As at 30 April 2025, the figure stood at 54% (April 2024: 49%).
Disaggregated disclosure of female leadership representation and ethnic minority leadership representation is set out in the Sustainability
report which can be accessed at www.moonpig.group. The following tables provide additional required information in the format
prescribed by the UK Listing Rules (UKLR 6.6.6(10)). The approach to data collection is described in Note 3 to the table above.
Prescribed reporting on sex
1
Number of
Board members
Percentage
of the Board
Number of senior
positions on the
Board (CEO, CFO,
SID and Chair)
Number in executive
management
2
Percentage of executive
management
Men 4 57% 3
7
78%
Women 3 43% 1 2 22%
Not specified/ prefer not to say –% –%
1 Gender disclosure is based on sex rather than identified gender for consistency with other reporting requirements, for instance Gender Pay Gap reporting.
2 Executive management is defined as the CEO and his direct reports who are also part of the Executive Committee, as well as the Company Secretary.
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Prescribed reporting on ethnic background
Number of
Board members
Percentage
of the Board
Number of senior
positions on the
Board (CEO, CFO,
SID and Chair)
Number in
executive
management
1
Percentage of
executive
management
White British or other White (including minority-white groups) 5 71% 3 6 67%
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups –% 2 22%
Asian/Asian British 2 29% 1 1 11%
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British –% –%
Other ethnic group –% –%
Not specified/prefer not to say –% –%
1 Executive management is defined as the CEO and his direct reports who are also part of the Executive Committee, as well as the Company Secretary.
When considering Board appointments and hiring or promoting to leadership positions, the Group intends to continue to take account of its
diversity targets, while seeking to ensure that each post is offered on merit against objective criteria to the best available candidate.
Skills evaluation
The Board is satisfied that it has the appropriate range of skills, experience, independence and knowledge of the Group to enable it to
effectively discharge its duties and responsibilities. The matrix below details some of the key skills and experience that the Board has
identified as valuable to the effective oversight of the Group and execution of its strategy as at 30 April 2025:
No. of directors
Skill / Rating No experience
Low (less than
2 years)
Medium (2-5
years)
High (more
than 5 years)
High and
current
Digital technology 2 1 4
Digital marketing 1 2 4
Retail/consumer business 1 6
Financial 1 1 5
Governance and risk 1 1 5
Listed board experience (executive) 1 1 1 4
Listed board experience (non-executive) 2 1 1 3
M&A 2 5
Strategy development and implementation 7
Change management 1 6
Sustainability 1 3 3
Training
Board meetings generally include one or more presentations from senior management on areas of strategic focus. Specific business-related
presentations are given to the Board by senior management and external advisers when appropriate.
A regulatory update is a standing item at Board meetings and an annual legal and regulatory update is provided by the Group’s external
lawyers. All Directors are required to complete our annual compliance training modules covering a range of subjects including anti-bribery
and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, data protection and anti-modern slavery. Additional training is available on request, where
appropriate, so that Directors can update their skills and knowledge as applicable. During FY25, the Board requested training on artificial
intelligence, which was delivered during the year. No other training needs were identified during this year’s Board evaluation.
Board evaluation
During the year, the Committee undertook an internally-facilitated Board evaluation which is described on pages 84 to 85 within the
Corporate governance statement. The last externally-facilitated evaluation was undertaken in FY24, in compliance with the Code
recommendation that an externally-facilitated evaluation should take place every three years, the Committee currently intends to conduct its
next externally-facilitated Board evaluation in FY27.
Re-election of Directors
In accordance with the Code, all Directors will offer themselves for re-election by shareholders at the AGM. Both the Committee and the
Board are satisfied that all Directors continue to be effective in and demonstrate commitment to their respective roles on the Board and that
each makes a valuable contribution to the leadership of the Company. The Board therefore recommends that shareholders approve the
resolutions to be proposed at the 2025 AGM relating to the re-election of the Directors.
Approved by the Nomination Committee and signed on its behalf by the Committee Chair.
Kate Swann
Chair of the Nomination Committee
25 June 2025
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The Group’s remuneration
arrangementsalign with the long-
terminterests of shareholders.
Overview
The Remuneration Committee (the Committee) comprises
four Independent Non-Executive Directors.
All members have relevant commercial and operating
experience.
The Chair of the Committee has previous experience serving
on the Remuneration Committees of other listed businesses.
Three Committee meetings were held in FY25.
The Non-Executive Chair of the Board, the CEO, the CFO and
the Group’s independent remuneration consultants attended
Committee meetings for certain agenda items by invitation.
No individual takes part in any decision in relation to his or
her own remuneration.
Main Committee activities during FY25
Review implementation of the 2023 Remuneration Policy
(the Policy or Remuneration Policy) to ensure it operates
asintended.
Approval of FY25 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) grants
in accordance with the Remuneration Policy.
Approval of remuneration arrangements for a new
member of the Executive Committee.
Determination of FY24 bonus outcomes.
Determination of FY21 LTIP award vesting levels.
Approval of FY26 bonus weightings, targets and measures
applicable for the Executive Directors and Executive Committee
(which operate similarly to that of the wider workforce).
Consideration of feedback from investors and proxy
agencies from the 2024 AGM.
Review of pay and employment conditions for the wider workforce.
Reviewing market and governance updates and impact on the
Company and monitoring developments in best practice.
Committee focus areas for FY26
Continue to review implementation of the Remuneration Policy
toensure it operates as intended.
Prepare the 2026 remuneration policy (the 2026 Remuneration
Policy) which is to apply for three years commencing September
2026 and which the Board intends to present to shareholders for
approval at the 2026 AGM.
Consult with the Company's largest shareholders regarding
theproposed 2026 Remuneration Policy.
Review of pay and employment conditions for the wider workforce.
Review of market and governance updates and impact on the
Company and monitor developments in best practice.
Determination of FY22 LTIP award vesting levels.
Determination of FY25 bonus outcomes.
Approval of FY27 bonus weightings, targets and measures
applicable for the Executive Directors and Executive Committee.
Approval of FY26 LTIP grants.
Consideration of feedback from investors and proxy agencies
from the 2025 AGM and from the consultation on the proposed
2026 remuneration policy.
Committee member Meetings attended
Susan Hooper (Chair of the Committee
andIndependent NED)
3/3
David Keens (Senior Independent NED) 3/3
ShanMae Teo (Independent NED) 3/3
Niall Wass (Independent NED) 3/3
More information on the Committee’s Terms of Reference can
be accessed at www.moonpig.group.
Advisers
The Committee appointed FIT Remuneration Consultants LLP
(FIT) as their independent adviser in 2020 following a competitive
tender process. FIT advised on all aspects of the Policy and
practice and reviewed remuneration structures against corporate
governance requirements. FIT is a member of the Remuneration
Consultants’ Group and complies with its Code of Conduct which
sets out guidelines to ensure that its advice is independent and
free of undue influence. FIT carries out no other work for the
Group. During the year FIT was paid fees of £24,388 on a time
spent basis (FY24: £50,710). The Committee conducts an annual
review of the performance and independence of FIT and is
satisfied that the advice provided by FIT is objective.
The Directors’ remuneration report that follows has been
prepared in accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the Large and
Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008 (as amended) and the Companies Act 2006.
Directors’ remuneration report
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Dear shareholders,
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the Directors’
remuneration report (the “Report”) for the financial year ended
30April 2025. The Directors’ remuneration report comprises
threesections:
This Annual Statement, which summarises the activities of the
Committee and its approach to Directors’ remuneration during
the year.
The Annual Report on Remuneration, which comprises all
aspects of the Report other than the Remuneration Policy,
including this statement. It explains how the Directors have been
rewarded in the financial year and how we intend to operate
the Remuneration Policy for FY26. It will be subject to an advisory
vote at the 2025 AGM.
A summary of the Policy, which is provided for information,
including details on malus and clawback provisions as required
by the 2024 Code. The Policy was approved by shareholders in a
binding vote at the 2023 AGM and can be accessed at
www.moonpig.group.
In FY26 we will commence a review of the Policy and consultation
process on a new triennial remuneration policy with the intention
that this will be brought to shareholders for approval at the 2026
AGM, as required every three years.
Remuneration outcomes for FY25
Annual bonus measures, weightings and targets were set at the
start of FY25 and comprised:
Financial measures: Revenue (30% weighting) and Adjusted
EBIT (50% weighting); and
Sustainability measures: customer Net Promoter Score (customer
NPS) (10% weighting), employee engagement score (employee
engagement) (5% weighting) and a climate-related metric
(5%weighting) focused on engaging suppliers to set emission
reduction commitments aligned to Science-Based Targets
initiative (SBTi) criteria.
The Group’s financial performance in FY25 exceeded our
expectations. Revenue of £350.1m was between Threshold and
Target. The Group also delivered a further year-on-year
improvement in gross margin rate which, combined with disciplined
management of indirect costs, resulted in Adjusted EBIT of £77.8m,
which exceeded Maximum.
Performance was also strong on the three sustainability measures.
On customer NPS, a concerted management focus on initiatives to
mitigate the impact of poor Royal Mail and PostNL service levels
delivered customer NPS to just below Target. There was a year-on-
year increase in Employee Engagement which rose to a level
aboveMaximum. For the climate-related metric, management
secured commitments to set net zero emissions reduction targets
aligned withSBTi criteria from suppliers representing 28.8% of our
Scope 3 emissions, therefore the outcome for this measure was
aboveMaximum.
The resulting bonus represented 75.2% of the maximum opportunity,
resulting in payments of £700,461 and £452,884 for the CEO and
CFO, respectively. The Committee believes that the formulaic
outcomes of the bonus calculation are appropriate in light of
theGroup’s overall performance during the year and has not
applied discretion.
The LTIP awards granted on 5 July 2022 were based on relative
Total Shareholder Return (TSR) and Adjusted pre-tax earnings per
share (EPS) performance conditions for the period to 30 April 2025.
In FY24, the Group changed its definition of Adjusting Items to
include the amortisation of intangible assets arising on business
combination (acquisition amortisation). Performance conditions for
in-flight LTIP awards were not re-expressed, therefore for the
purposes of the FY22 LTIP awards we have continued to deduct
acquisition amortisation when calculating Adjusted pre-tax EPS, to
ensure outcomes are consistent with the basis on which the target
was set.
The LTIP granted in 2022 vested at 13.9%, reflecting TSR
performance at Threshold for the three-year period. The Adjusted
pre-tax EPS performance condition was not met. The Committee
has not exercised discretion but reserves the right to adjust the
maximum opportunity for vesting of the 2023 one-off award to
ensure overall alignment with shareholder interests. The amounts
that will vest
1
equate to £137,719 for the CEO and £66,783 for the
CFO, which include shares equivalent to the rolled-up dividend
paid during the performance period, in line with Investment
Association guidelines.
Context of remuneration
The Group’s employees play a critical role in the development of the
business and it is an important part of the Group’s remuneration
approach that they are able to share in the success of the business.
The Group makes annual grants under a Save As You Earn (SAYE)
scheme, inviting all eligible employees to participate. As at
30April2025 32% (30 April 2024: 47%) of our employees
participate in the Group’s all employee share schemes.
The Committee considers the pay and employment conditions of
theGroup when making decisions on Executive pay and is also
responsible for reviewing wider all-employee pay. The Group pays
all employees in the UK and Guernsey at least the UK Real Living
Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation. The Group
also considers support requirements on a case-by-case basis where
employees’ individual circumstances mean that they may be
experiencing hardship.
The Executive Directors’ remuneration structure aligns with that of
the all-employee population, with components being the same. The
Executive annual bonus scheme is similar to that for all employees
and financial targets are aligned (with targets cascaded to the
relevant business level). Employees are updated on how the
business is performing against bonus targets each half-year in line
with our external reporting timetable at “All Hands” meetings,
where they can engage and ask questions.
Implementing the Policy for FY26
The base salaries for the Executive Directors increased from
1May2025 by 2.5% (1 May 2024: 4.0%), which is below the
average employee pay increase across the Group’s wider UK
workforce of 3.8% (1 May 2024: 4.7%).
Bonus arrangements will operate in line with the Policy, in
accordance with which the maximum will be 150% of salary, with
33% subject to deferral. The bonus will be assessed against a
combination of revenue, Adjusted EBIT, sustainability metrics and
personal objectives asset out on page 105.
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102
LTIP awards are due to be granted in 2025 in line with the Policy
limits at 250% of salary for the CEO and CFO. The number of shares
awarded will be based on the average of the closing middle-
market quotations for the trading days that fall within the 90-day
period prior to the date of grant. The awards will be subject to the
performance conditions set out on page 105, a two-year post-
vesting holding period and malus and clawback provisions. The
circumstances where malus or clawback can be applied are
described on page 118.
Managing dilution
The Company’s LTIP Plan Rules specify a dilution limit of 5% for
discretionary share plans and 10% for all share plans over a 10-year
rolling period. The Company intends to comply with both limits. It
also plans to move in FY26 towards using market purchases of
shares by an Employee Benefit Trust to satisfy vesting of awards,
provided this remains accretive to EPS.
The Committee will consult with shareholders in 2026 as part of the
triennial Remuneration Policy review ahead of the AGM. As part of
this, we intend to explore removing the 5% discretionary scheme
limit from the LTIP Plan Rules, in light of recent changes to
Investment Association guidance
1
. This would provide additional
flexibility, without changing the Company’s intention to use market
share purchases wherever this represents best shareholder value.
Committee composition and evaluation
Throughout the year the Committee comprised the four Independent
Non-Executive Directors, namely Susan Hooper (Chair of the
Committee), David Keens, ShanMae Teo and Niall Wass. The
biographies of each Committee member are set out on pages 74 to75.
The Committee’s performance was reviewed by its members as part
of this year’s internally-facilitated Board evaluation process. The
Committee’s performance was highly rated overall. Full details of
the process and outcomes are set out on pages 84 to 85.
Conclusion
FY25 was a year where performance exceeded our expectations.
The Committee considers the reward outturns for the Executive
Directors to be appropriate without the exercise of any discretion.
I look forward to engaging with shareholders at the 2025 AGM where
I will be available to answer any questions. I would welcome any
feedback or comments, either during the course of our consultation
on the 2026 Remuneration Policy or on remuneration matters more
generally and can be reached through the Company Secretary.
Illustration of the Policy in different performance
scenarios
The table and charts below illustrate the potential future value and
composition of the Executive Directors’ remuneration opportunities
in four performance scenarios: minimum, on-target (i.e., in line with
the Company’s expectations), maximum and maximum plus 50%
share price appreciation, a scenario where 50% share price
appreciation is included for the LTIP. The maximum-plus scenario
includes 50% share price appreciation.
Performance
scenario Includes, for both CEO and CFO
Minimum Salary, pension and benefits (fixed remuneration).
No bonus award.
No vesting under the LTIP.
Fixed remuneration.
On-target 50% of maximum annual bonus award (75% of salary).
25% vesting of the core award under the LTIP (62.5%
of salary).
Fixed remuneration.
Maximum 100% of maximum annual bonus award (150% of salary).
100% vesting of the 2025 LTIP award (250% of salary).
Fixed remuneration.
Maximum
+50%
100% of maximum annual bonus award.
100% vesting of the 2025 LTIP award, plus 50% share
price appreciation
1
.
Note to both chart above and tables below.
1 As required by the reporting regulations the value of the LTIP includes share
price appreciation of 50% but not dividend accrual.
Illustrations of application of remuneration policy
Nickyl Raithatha
£000
0
500
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000
3,500
4,000
Min
Target
Max
Max with
growth
Andy MacKinnon
£000
0
500
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000
3,500
4,000
Min
Target
Max
Max with
growth
Total fixed remuneration Annual bonus
LTIP Share price growth
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1 Effective October 2024, the Investment Association updated its Principles of Remuneration, removing the previous 5% dilution limit for
discretionary share schemes over a rolling 10-year period. The 10% dilution limit for all share plans (both discretionary and all-employee) remains.
100% £671
43% 31% 26%
£1,546
21% 30% 49%
£3,218
16% 24% 40% 20% £4,014
100% £434
43% 31% 26%
£1,000
21% 30% 49%
£2,081
16% 24% 40% 20%
£2,596
Annual Report on Remuneration
The Directors’ remuneration report that follows has been prepared in accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the Large and Medium-sized
Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (as amended) and the Companies Act 2006. The Committee continues to
consider the effectiveness of the Policy relative to the core principles of clarity, simplicity, risk, predictability, proportionality and alignment to
culture as set out on pages 78 to 79.
Executive Directors’ service contracts
The service contracts for Nickyl Raithatha and Andy MacKinnon provide for an equal notice period from the Group and the Executive of a
maximum 12 months’ notice and any contracts for newly appointed Executive Directors will provide for equal notice in the future. The date of
each service contract and unexpired term is set out in the table below:
Director Date of service contract Unexpired term (months)
Nickyl Raithatha 10 January 2021 12-month rolling
Andy MacKinnon 10 January 2021 12-month rolling
Non-Executive Directors’ terms of appointment
The Non-Executive Directors do not have service contracts with the Company and instead have letters of appointment for no more than
three years, subject to annual reappointment at the AGM, with a three-month notice period by either side. The appointment letters provide
that no compensation is payable on termination, other than fees accrued and expenses. The date of appointment and the length of service
for each Non-Executive Director are shown in the table below:
Director Date of appointment Date of reappointment
Unexpired term of current
letter of appointment as at
2025 AGM (years and months)
Length of service as at 2025
AGM (years and months)
Kate Swann 10 January 2021 19 September 2023 12 months 4 years 8 months
David Keens 10 January 2021 19 September 2023 12 months 4 years 8 months
Susan Hooper 10 January 2021 19 September 2023 12 months 4 years 8 months
Niall Wass 10 January 2021 19 September 2023 12 months 4 years 8 months
ShanMae Teo
1
27 June 2022 17 September 2025 Nil months 3 years 3 months
1 ShanMae Teo’s letter of appointment expires at the 2025 AGM. It is intended that, subject to her re-election by shareholders at the 2025 AGM, a letter of appointment
will be issued to ShanMae for a further three-year term.
Directors’ remuneration report continued
104
Implementation of Policy for FY26
For FY26 the Executive Directors will be remunerated as summarised in the table below.
Component of Policy
Implementation for FY26
Base salaries CEO: £636,828 (2.5% increase) CFO: £411,742 (2.5% increase)
Across the Group, the average pay increase for UK employees for FY26 is 3.8%.
Benefits and
pension
Unchanged pension contribution of 5% of salary, paid via payroll. No changes to benefit provisions.
Annual bonus Maximum 150% of salary (target bonus is 50% of maximum).
Subject to the following performance conditions:
Revenue – 20% weighting.
Adjusted EBIT – 50% weighting.
Sustainability – 10% weighting, which will consist of three sub-measures relating to customer net promoter score,
employee engagement and obtaining supplier commitments to reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions that are
aligned to SBTi criteria.
Personal objectives 20% weighting.
Consistent with market practice, the target ranges are currently commercially sensitive and will be reported next year. The
weighting of sustainability metrics has been adjusted from 20% to 10% on a one-time basis to allow for the application of 20%
personal objectives (both to align with market practice and to permit more direct linkage to the Board's priorities). The
balance ofthese two elements will be revisited for FY27.
LTIP Award of 250% of salary.
Awards will be subject to the following conditions:
50% of the Award: relative TSR, based on the three-year TSR measured based on the average for the three months
ending 30 April 2028 for the Company versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts). 25% of this
component will vest at median rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at upper quartile; and
50% of the Award: Adjusted Basic Pre-Tax EPS for the year ending April 2028. 25% of this component will vest at
24.0p rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at 29.0p.
Non-Executive
Director fees
Chair fee: £260,111.
Non-Executive Director base fee: £67,855.
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director fee: £11,308.
Audit and Remuneration Committee Chair fee: £11,308.
Designated Non-Executive Director for workforce engagement fee: £5,654.
The base fees for Chair and Non-Executive Directors have been increased by 2.5% from 1 May 2025.
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Single Total Figure of Remuneration (audited)
The tables below show the total remuneration for the financial year ended 30 April 2025 and the comparator information for the previous
financial year.
Executive Directors Non-Executive Directors
For the year ended 30 April 2025
Nickyl
Raithatha
Andy
MacKinnon
Kate
Swann
David
Keens
Susan
Hooper
Niall
Wass
ShanMae
Teo
Base salary/fees
1
£621,296 £401,700 £253,767 £88,266 £82,750 £66,200 £66,200
Benefits
2
£2,183 £2,183
Pension
3
£31,065 £20,085
Total fixed pay £654,544 £423,968 £253,767 £88,266 £82,750 £66,200 £66,200
Annual bonus £700,461 £452,884
LTIP
4
£137,719 £66,783
DSBP
5
£117,276 £41,256
Total variable pay £955,456 £560,923
Total remuneration £1,610,000 £984,891 £253,767 £88,266 £82,750 £66,200 £66,200
For the year ended 30 April 2024
Nickyl
Raithatha
Andy
MacKinnon
Kate
Swann
David
Keens
Susan
Hooper
Niall
Wass
ShanMae
Teo
Simon
Davidson
6
Base salary/fees £597,400 £385,990 £244,007 £84,872 £79,568 £63,654 £63,654 £62,606
Benefits
2
£1,974 £1,974
Pension
3
£29,870 £19,313
Total fixed pay £629,244 £407,277 £244,007 £84,872 £79,568 £63,654 £63,654 £62,606
Annual bonus £565,342 £365,523
LTIP
4
£75,598 £36,658
Total variable pay £640,940 £402,181
Total remuneration £1,270,184 £809,458 £244,007 £84,872 £79,568 £63,654 £63,654 £62,606
Notes to both tables above:
1 Fees and salaries for FY25 were increased by 4.0%. For FY24 NED fees were increased by 3.0%. Executive Director salaries were not increased.
2 Benefits consisted of private medical and dental insurance.
3 The Executive Directors each receive pension benefits equivalent to 5.0% of salary (unchanged from FY24). No Executive Director has a prospective entitlement to a
defined benefit pension.
4 The calculation of the value of the LTIP award is set out in the note to the table on page 108. No part of the LTIP value reflects share price appreciation. The FY24
figures have been adjusted to reflect the actual share price at the date of vesting of the FY21 awards on 2 July 2024 which was after the publication date of last year's
report. TheFY25 figures will be adjusted in next year’s report to reflect the actual share price at the date of vesting of the award on 7 July 2025, which falls after the date
of publication of this report.
5 The calculation of the value of the DSBP award is set out in the note to the table on page 108.
6 Remuneration until date of resignation of 25 April 2024.
Directors’ remuneration report continued
106
Annual bonus (audited)
The maximum bonus opportunities for FY25 were 150% of salary for each of the CEO and the CFO (unchanged from FY24). The annual
bonus was based on the achievement of Group financial targets and a set of Group specific and quantifiable strategic objectives.
Performance targets and actual outturn are set out below:
Performance measure Weighting Threshold Target Maximum
Actual FY25
achievement
Bonus outcome
(% of total
bonus)
Financial Measures:
Group Revenue 30.0% £346.0m £357.1m £362.4m £350.1m 10.2%
Group Adjusted EBIT 50.0% £68.4m £72.0m £75.6m £77.8m 50.0%
ESG Measures:
Group customer NPS 10.0% 54 57 60 56.9 4.9%
Group employee engagement score 5.0% 60% 62% 64% 66% 5.0%
Group climate-related metric
1
5.0% 26.0% 27.0% 28.0% 28.8% 5.0%
Total 100.0% 75.2%
1 Climate-related metric: this metric focused on engaging suppliers to set emissions reduction commitments in line with Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) criteria. The
target for FY25 was for suppliers representing 27.0% of our Scope 3 emissions to have these targets in place by 30 April 2025.
The performance targets were set at the start of the year based on internal budgets, external forecasts and the Committee’s view at the time
of the macroeconomic environment. The financial targets were set on a stretching, yet realistic basis. The Committee believes that the FY25
targets are no less stretching than those set in previous years.
The Group’s financial performance in FY25 was ahead of our expectations. Revenue of £350.1m was between Threshold and Target. The
Group also delivered a further year-on-year improvement in gross margin rate which, combined with disciplined management of indirect
costs, resulted in Adjusted EBIT of £77.8m, which exceeded Maximum.
Performance was also strong on the three sustainability measures. On customer NPS, a concerted management focus on initiatives to
mitigate the impact of poor Royal Mail and PostNL service levels delivered customer NPS just below Target. There was also a year-on-year
increase in employee engagement which rose to above Maximum. For the climate-related metric, management secured commitments to set
net zero emissions reduction targets aligned with SBTi criteria from suppliers representing 28.8% of our Scope 3 emissions, therefore the
outcome for this measure was above Maximum.
The resulting bonus represented 75.2% of the maximum opportunity, resulting in payments of £700,461 and £452,884 for the CEO and CFO,
respectively. The Committee believes that the formulaic outcomes of the bonus calculation are appropriate in light of the Group’s overall
performance during the year and has not applied discretion. In line with the Policy, payment of 67.0% of these bonuses in cash will be made
in July 2025 with 33.0% deferred into shares for three years. The deferred share element requires continued service for vesting and is subject
to malus and clawback; it is not subject to additional performance conditions.
Awards vested in the year (audited)
The LTIP awards that vested in the year were granted on 5 July 2022. The performance period ended on 30 April 2025 and the performance
outcomes are set out below.
Metric (each 50% of award) Threshold (25%) Target (50%) Max (100%) Actual % vesting
Relative TSR Equal to the Median
ranked entity
Between Upper Quartile and
Median ranked entities
Equal to or more than the
Upper Quartile ranked entity
Above
threshold
27.8%
Adjusted pre-tax EPS
1
20.2p Vesting on a straight-line
basis between min and max
21.6p 17.4p Nil
Total 13.9%
1 In FY24, the Group changed its definition of Adjusting Items to include the amortisation of intangible assets arising on business combination (acquisition amortisation).
Performance conditions for in-flight LTIP awards were not re-expressed, therefore, for the purposes of the FY22 LTIP awards we have continued to deduct acquisition
amortisation when calculating Adjusted pre-tax EPS, to ensure outcomes are consistent with the basis on which the target was set.
The Adjusted pre-tax EPS target was not met. However, the Group’s TSR over the three-year period was above Threshold TSR of the FTSE
250 (excluding investment trusts) and accordingly 13.9% of these awards will vest. The amounts that will vest
1
equate to £137,719 for the CEO
and £66,783 for the CFO, which include shares equivalent to the rolled-up dividend paid during the performance period, in line with
Investment Association guidelines.
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The Committee considered there were no circumstances that warranted the exercise of discretion. It reserves the right to adjust the
maximum opportunity for vesting of the 2023 one-off award to ensure overall alignment with shareholder interests. As a result, the awards
below are expected to vest in July 2025 and will be subject to a two-year post-vesting holding period whereby shares may not be sold, other
than to pay tax, until July 2027.
Executive Director Value on award
Number of
sharesgranted
Vesting
(% of max)
Number of
awardsvesting
Share price
change
1
Total value included in
the single total figure
1
Nickyl Raithatha £1,015,578 456,378 13.9 63,436 £(4,079) £137,719
Andy MacKinnon £492,468 221,304 13.9 30,761 £(1,978) £66,783
1 Based on a share price of 216.10p, being the average share price for the 90-day period ended 30 April 2025 as a proxy for the share price at vesting. The value on
award was based on a share price of 222.53p. Additional shares (not included above) will be awarded in lieu of dividends accrued from the date of the award to the
date of vesting in respect of each director as follows: Nickyl Raithatha 293 shares and Andy MacKinnon 142 shares (the value of these shares has been included in the
figure shown in the single total figure). No part of the LTIP gain reflects share price appreciation.
DSBP
The Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) awards that vested during the year were granted on 6 August 2021 to Executive Directors for the
deferred element (33%) of their FY21 annual bonuses.
Executive Director Value on award
1
Number of
sharesgranted
2
Total value included in
the single total figure
3
Nickyl Raithatha £218,420 57,208 £117,276
Andy MacKinnon £76,834 20,125
£41,256
1 Calculated using the three-day average share price on the three trading days prior to the date of grant.
2 Equates to 33% deferral of FY21 bonus.
3 Calculated using share price at date of vesting of 205.0p per share. No dividends were paid during the holding period and so there were no additional shares awarded
in lieu of dividends.
4 DSBP awards vested after three years, subject to continued service only.
Awards granted in the year (audited)
LTIP
Details of the long-term incentive awards granted to the Executive Directors in FY25 under the LTIP are set out below.
Executive Director
Number of awards
granted during the
year
1,2
Market price at
date of award
£
3
Date of grant/
award
Value of award
at date of grant
£
3
Performance period
Exercisable/capable
of vesting from
4
Nickyl Raithatha 967,268 1.6058 2 July 2024 1,553,240 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2027 2 July 2027
Andy MacKinnon 625,389 1.6058 2 July 2024 1,004,250 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2027 2 July 2027
1 These awards represent the normal LTIP grant level for the Executive Directors under the 2023 Remuneration Policy of 250% of salary. These awards are subject to the
following TSR and Adjusted EPS performance conditions, as 50% of the Award: relative TSR, comparing the Company’s share price for the three-month average to
30April2027 versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts) over the same period. 25% of this component will vest at median rising on a straight-
line basis to 100% at upper quartile; and 50% of the Award: Adjusted basic pre-tax EPS for the year ending April 2027. 25% of this component will vest at 20.4p rising on
a straight-line basis to 100% at 23.4p.
2 All of the above awards were granted for nil consideration.
3 The values at the date of grant for the awards made on 2 July 2024 were calculated using the average closing price of the trading days that fall within the 90 calendar
days prior to the date of grant.
4 The awards are subject to a two-year post-vesting holding period.
DSBP
Conditional share awards were granted under the DSBP to Executive Directors for the deferred element (33%) of their FY24 annual bonuses.
The table below shows the details of DSBP awards granted during the year.
Executive Director
Number of shares
subject to DSBP award
Market price at
date of award
1
£
Date of grant/
award
Face value of DSBP
award on grant
2
£
Exercisable/capable
of vesting from
3
Nickyl Raithatha 99,942 1.8667 2 July 2024 186,563 2 July 2027
Andy MacKinnon 64,618 1.8667 2 July 2024 120,623 2 July 2027
1 Calculated using the three-day average share price on the three trading days prior to the date of grant.
2 Equates to 33% deferral of FY24 bonus.
3 DSBP awards vest after three years, subject to continued service only.
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Share interests and incentives (audited)
Shares owned
outright as at
30 April 2025
1
Subject to
continued
employment
2,4
Options
unvested and
subject to
performance
conditions
3
Options vested
but not
exercised
Total shares
available
Shareholding
as a
percentage
of salary
4
Shareholding
requirement met
Executive Directors
Nickyl Raithatha 3,751,114 124,820 3,153,800 - 3,875,934 1,435% Yes
Andy MacKinnon 1,011,442 93,068 1,966,822 - 1,104,510 632% Yes
Non-Executive Directors
Kate Swann 2,466,562 - - - 2,466,562 N/a N/a
David Keens 120,000 - - - 120,000 N/a N/a
Niall Wass 75,498 - - - 75,498 N/a N/a
Susan Hooper 14,286 - - - 14,286 N/a N/a
ShanMae Teo 45,156 - - - 45,156 N/a N/a
1 This represents direct interests held in Moonpig Group plc including SIP shares.
2 Awards subject to continued employment are SAYE scheme shares and awards made under the DSBP.
3 Awards subject to performance conditions are the LTIP awards.
4 The shareholding as a percentage of salary relates to those shares and awards not subject to ongoing performance conditions with any awards not yet subject to tax
counted on an assumed net of tax basis. The share price used is 230.0p being the closing price as at 30 April 2025.
5 Since the FY25 year-end and to the date of this Annual Report and Accounts, there have been no changes in the shareholdings shown in the table above.
Directors’ share-based rewards and options (audited)
Details of all Directors’ interests in the Company’s share-based reward schemes are shown in the tables below:
Nickyl Raithatha
Scheme
Awards/
options held at
1 May 2024
Number of
awards granted
during the year
Exercised
during the
year
Lapsed
during the
year
Awards/
options held at
30 April 2025
Exercise price/
market price at
date of award
£
Date of grant/
award
Exercisable/capable
ofvesting from
Legacy pre-IPO
award
1
594,643 594,643 3.5000 1 February 2021 30 April 2024
SAYE
2
5,960 5,960 3.0200 3 September 2021 1 October 2024
DSBP
3
57,208 57,208 3.8180 6 August 2021 6 August 2024
DSBP
4
121,920 121,920 2.2253 5 July 2022 5 July 2025
DSBP
5
13,650 13,650 1.4515 4 July 2023 4 July 2026
DSBP
6
99,942 99,942 1.8667 2 July 2024 2 July 2027
LTIP
7
41,428 41,428 3.5000 1 February 2021 30 April 2024
LTIP
8
456,378 456,378 2.2253 5 July 2022 5 July 2025
LTIP
9
799,173 799,173 1.4515 4 July 2023 4 July 2026
LTIP
9
203,155 203,155 1.6416 19 September 2023 19 September 2026
LTIP
10
727,826 727,826 1.6416 19 September 2023 19 September 2026
LTIP
11
967,268 967,268 1.6058 2 July 2024 2 July 2027
Totals 3,021,341 1,067,210 693,279 5,960 3,389,312
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Andy MacKinnon
Scheme
Awards/
options held at
1 May 2024
Number of
awards granted
during the year
Exercised
during the
year
Lapsed
during the
year
Awards/
options held at
30 April 2025
Exercise price/
market price at
date of award
£
Date of grant/
award
Exercisable/capable
ofvesting from
Legacy pre-IPO
award
1
198,215 198,215 3.5000 1 February 2021 30 April 2024
SAYE
2
5,960 5,960 3.0200 3 September 2021 1 October 2024
SAYE
2
12,366 12,366 1.5000 26 July 2024 1 October 2027
DSBP
3
20,125 20,125 3.8180 6 August 2021 6 August 2024
DSBP
4
78,827 78,827 2.2253 5 July 2022 5 July 2025
DSBP
5
8,825 8,825 1.4515 4 July 2023 4 July 2026
DSBP
6
64,618 64,618 1.8667 2 July 2024 2 July 2027
LTIP
7
20,089 20,089 3.5000 1 February 2021 30 April 2024
LTIP
8
221,304 221,304 2.2253 5 July 2022 5 July 2025
LTIP
9
529,624 529,624 1.4515 4 July 2023 4 July 2026
LTIP
9
119,928 119,928 1.6416 19 September 2023 19 September 2026
LTIP
10
470,577 470,577 1.6416 19 September 2023 19 September 2026
LTIP
11
625,389 625,389 1.6058 2 July 2024 2 July 2027
Totals 1,673,474 702,373 238,429 5,960 2,131,458
1 The performance conditions for the legacy pre-IPO award were met in full and the award vested in full. 50% of the award was exercised on 4 July 2023 and, as the
employment conditions had been met for the remaining 50%, that element of the award was exercised on 2 July 2024. The award values for Nickyl Raithatha and Andy
MacKinnon were £6,127,686 and £2,042,563 respectively based on the actual share price at the date of vesting of 50% of the award on 4 July 2023 (148.0p) and the
actual share price for the remaining 50% of the award on 2 July 2024 (182.4p).
2 Details of the SAYE scheme are shown in Note 21 to the accounts.
3 DSBP awards equate to 33% deferral of bonus payable in FY22 in relation to performance for FY21 and vested on 6 August 2024.
4 DSBP awards equate to 33% deferral of bonus payable in FY23 in relation to performance for FY22 and will vest on 5 July 2025. Additional shares (not included above)
will be awarded in lieu of dividends accrued from the date of the award to the date of vesting.
5 DSBP awards equate to 33% deferral of bonus payable in FY24 in relation to performance for FY23.
6 DSBP awards equate to 33% deferral of bonus payable in FY25 in relation to performance for FY24.
7 The performance period ended on 30 April 2024. The performance conditions were for 50% of the Award: the Company’s relative TSR comparing the IPO Offer Price to
the three-month average to 30 April 2024 versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts) over the same period (except that their base price was the
three-month average to IPO). 25% of this component would vest at median rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at upper quartile; and 50% of the Award: the
Company’s Adjusted basic pre-tax EPS (as stated in the Prospectus, this was initially granted as an Adjusted EBITDA range of £75.0m-£80.0m with a commitment to re-
express on this basis once the capital structure was settled) to April 2024. This excludes the cost of the legacy incentive items and the all-employee IPO awards as they
are expected to be one-off expenses, albeit they are not classified as exceptional items in the Group’s income statement. 25% of this component would vest at 14.5p
rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at 15.9p. The TSR target was not met and the EPS threshold target of 14.5p was met, resulting in minimum vesting of 12.5% of this
award. The lapsed element of the award was shown in the single figure table in the FY24 annual report and accounts.
8 The performance period ended on 30 April 2025. These awards are subject to the following TSR and Adjusted EPS performance conditions, as 50% of the Award:
relative TSR, comparing the Company’s share price for the three-month average to 30 April 2025 versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts)
over the same period. 25% of this component will vest at median rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at upper quartile; and 50% of the Award: Adjusted basic pre-tax
EPS for the year ending April 2025. 25% of this component will vest at 20.2p rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at 21.6p. The EPS target was not met. The TSR
threshold target was met, resulting in vesting of 13.9% of this award. Additional shares (not included above) will be awarded in lieu of dividends accrued from the date
of the award to the date of vesting.
9 The performance period will end on 30 April 2026. These awards are subject to the following TSR and Adjusted EPS performance conditions, as 50% of the Award:
relative TSR, comparing the Company’s share price for the three-month average to 30 April 2026 versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts)
over the same period. 25% of this component will vest at median rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at upper quartile; and 50% of the Award: Adjusted basic pre-tax
EPS for the year ending April 2026. 25% of this component will vest at 19.5p rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at 21.5p.
10 The performance period will end on 30 April 2026. These awards are subject to the following TSR and Adjusted EPS performance conditions, as 50% of the Award:
relative TSR, comparing the Company’s share price for the three-month average to 30 April 2026 versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts)
over the same period. 25% of this component will vest at upper quartile rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at the 15th percentile; and 50% of the Award: Adjusted
basic pre-tax EPS for the year ending April 2026. 25% of this component will vest at 21.5p rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at 23.5p.
11 The performance period will end on 30 April 2027. These awards are subject to the following TSR and Adjusted EPS performance conditions, as 50% of the Award:
relative TSR, comparing the Company’s share price for the three-month average to 30 April 2027 versus the constituents of the FTSE 250 (excluding investment trusts)
over the same period. 25% of this component will vest at upper quartile rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at the 15th percentile; and 50% of the Award: Adjusted
basic pre-tax EPS for the year ending April 2027. 25% of this component will vest at 20.4p rising on a straight-line basis to 100% at 23.4p.
12 The value of awards for the Executive Directors which will become exercisable in FY25 are shown in the single figure of total remuneration table on page 106.
13 All of the above awards excluding the SAYE awards were granted for nil consideration.
14 The LTIP and DSBP awards are subject to malus and clawback provisions and a two-year post-vesting holding period.
15 The market price of the ordinary shares as at 30 April 2025 was 230.0p and the closing range during the year was 151.0p to 277.5p.
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Relative TSR performance
The following chart shows the value of £100 invested in the Company on Admission (at the IPO price of 350.0p) compared with the value of
£100 invested in the FTSE 250 Index (excluding Investment Trusts) up to 30 April 2025. This provides the most appropriate and widely
recognised “broad market equity index” for benchmarking the Company’s TSR. As the data becomes available, this chart will be expanded
to contain up to 10 years of TSR data.
Moonpig Group plc FTSE 250 (excluding Investment Trusts)
1 February 2021
30 April 2021
30 April 2022
30 April 2023 30 April 2024
30 April 2025
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
CEO total remuneration
The table below sets out the CEO’s single figure of total remuneration (rounded up to the nearest £1,000) over the same period as for the
TSR chart above, together with the percentage of annual bonus paid and the vesting of long-term incentives as a percentage of maximum.
Over time, ratios will be provided covering ten years.
FY21 FY22 FY23
1
FY24
3
FY25
4
Total remuneration (£000) £870 £1,439 £6,266 £1,270 £1,610
Annual bonus paid (as % of maximum) 100.0% 94.5% 6.7% 63.1% 75.2%
LTIP vesting (as % of maximum) N/a N/a 100%
2
12.5% 0
1 The FY23 ratios have been recalculated to reflect the actual share prices at the date of vesting of 50% of the award on 4 July 2023 (148.0p) and of the remaining 50% of
the award on 2 July 2024 (182.4p).
2 This refers to the legacy pre-IPO award.
3 The FY24 ratios have been recalculated to reflect the actual share price at the date of vesting of the LTIP awards on 2 July 2024 (182.4p).
4 The FY25 total remuneration figure includes the value of the LTIP awards based on the Company's share price for the 90-day average to 30 April 2025 (216p) and will
be adjusted in the FY26 report to reflect the actual share price at the date of vesting on 7 July 2025, which is after the date of publication of this report.
Percentage change in Directors’ remuneration
The table below shows the annual percentage change in base salary, benefits and bonus in respect of the Directors of the Company and
the average for all other UK Group employees. Over time, the percentage change over a five-year rolling period will be disclosed.
% change on last year
forFY21–FY22
2
% change on last year
for FY22–FY23
1
% change on last year
for FY23–FY24
1
% change on last year
for FY24–FY25
Director
Salary/
fees Benefits Bonus
Salary/
fees Benefits Bonus
Salary/
fees Benefits Bonus
Salary/
fees Benefits Bonus
Nickyl Raithatha 197.0% 126.0% 0.24 3.0% (11.0%) (92.7%) 0.0% (18.0%) 841.0% 4.0% 11.0% 24.0%
Andy MacKinnon 203.0% 126.0% 1.28 3.0% (11.0%) (92.7%) 0.0% (18.0%) 841.0% 4.0% 11.0% 24.0%
Kate Swann 192.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 4.0% N/a N/a
David Keens
3
214.0% N/a N/a 18.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 4.0% N/a N/a
Susan Hooper 206.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 4.0% N/a N/a
Niall Wass 206.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 3.0% N/a N/a 4.0% N/a N/a
ShanMae Teo
4
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 21.0% N/a N/a 4.0% N/a N/a
Average of UK
Group employees
199.0% 99.2% (2.5%) 8.8% 0.0% (92.7%) 3.0% 0.0% 463.6% 5.7% 0.0% 35.0%
1 The comparative figures used for the Board are the actual figures used in the Single figure of total remuneration table on page 106 for FY24 and FY25. For prior years
the figures are those used in the Single figure of total remuneration tables in previous annual reports. All other employee figures are calculated on a cash basis.
2 FY21 was a transition year for the Group, as it moved from being a private to a listed company. The percentage changes set out above are considered to be
representative of that transition rather than underlying remuneration changes from year to year.
3 David Keens received an additional fee as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director from FY23. The fees he received in FY23 as an Independent Non-Executive
Director and as Chair of the Audit Committee increased by 3.0% from FY22.
4 ShanMae Teo was appointed during FY23.
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CEO pay ratio
The CEO to employee pay ratios are set out below. Over time, 10 years’ ratios will be provided.
25th percentile Median percentile 75th percentile
Financial year Method Pay ratio
Total pay
and benefits
£
Salary
£ Pay ratio
Total pay
and benefits
£
Salary
£ Pay ratio
Total pay
and benefits
£
Salary
£
FY21 A 45.0:1 19,321 12,782 27.8:1 31,248 20,199 17.2:1 50,752 28,621
FY22 A 25.1:1 57,370 44,033 17.5:1 82,145 62,334 12.9:1 111,114 85,000
FY23
1
A
215.5:1
31,600 30,000
125.3:1
54,400 50,000
82.6:1
82,500 75,100
FY24
2
A 29.8:1 42,600 33,800 18.1:1 70,300 56,500 12.3:1 103,400 82,400
FY25
3
A 30.6:1 43,200 36,100 17.8:1 74,500 59,600 12.0:1 109,900 86,000
1 The FY23 ratios have been recalculated to reflect the actual share prices at the date of vesting of 50% of the award on 4 July 2023 (148.0p) and of the remaining 50% of
the award on 2 July 2024 (182.4p).
2 The FY24 ratios have been recalculated to reflect the actual share price at the date of vesting of the LTIP awards on 2 July 2024 (182.4p).
3 The FY25 total remuneration figure includes the value of the LTIP awards based on the Company's share price for the 90-day average to 30 April 2025 (216.1p) and will
be adjusted in the FY26 report to reflect the actual share price at the date of vesting on 7 July 2025, which is after the date of publication of this report.
The Committee is satisfied that the median pay ratio for FY25 is consistent with the Group’s wider policies on employee pay, reward and
progression. The CEO receives a greater proportion of his remuneration in performance-related pay, which means that the pay ratio will
vary from year to year according to the outcomes for those pay elements. The higher ratio in FY23 reflects the fact that the financial
performance conditions for the pre-IPO award related to that financial year and were met in full. The full amount of the pre-IPO award was
recognised in CEO pay FY23 (see Note 1 to the table above).
The future movement in the ratio will be considered by the Remuneration Committee as appropriate, noting that volatility in the headline
number is expected as incentive pay outcomes for the CEO are more variable.
Relative importance of spend on pay
The table below illustrates the year-on-year change in total remuneration as per Note 8 to the financial statements compared to the
change in shareholder returns, which would include capital returns, dividends and share repurchases. The year-on-year movement in
employee costs primarily reflects normal annual employee salary increases.
FY25
£000
FY24
£000
%
change
Employee costs (55,638) (54,755) 1.6%
Distribution to shareholders (28,395) N/a
Payments for loss of office and/or payments to former Directors (audited)
No payments for loss of office, nor payments to former Directors were made during FY25.
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Dilution limits
The Company’s LTIP Plan Rules specify a dilution limit of 5% for discretionary share plans and 10% for all share plans over a 10-year rolling
period. The Company intends to comply with both limits. It also plans to transition during FY26 towards using market purchases of shares by
an Employee Benefit Trust to settle share scheme obligations, provided this remains accretive to EPS.
The Committee will consult with shareholders in 2026 as part of the triennial Remuneration Policy review ahead of the AGM. As part of this,
we intend to explore removing the 5% discretionary scheme limit from the LTIP Plan Rules, in light of recent changes to Investment
Association guidance
1
. This would provide additional flexibility, without changing the Company’s intention to use market share purchases
wherever this represents best shareholder value.
The table below shows the current and prior year utilisation:
Dilution
(% of issued share capital)
Utilisation of headroom
(% of limit)
FY25 FY24 FY25 FY24
Limit of 5% in any ten years for all discretionary share plans 3.29% 2.59% 65.85% 51.80%
Limit of 10% in any ten years for all share plans 4.54% 2.99% 45.43% 11.00%
Statement of shareholder voting
The votes cast by proxy at AGMs in relation to resolutions regarding Directors’ remuneration are set out in the table below:
Remuneration Policy
(binding vote at 2023 AGM)
Remuneration Report
(advisory vote at 2024 AGM)
Votes % Votes %
Votes in favour 255,413,578 82.15 288,312,396 94.22
Votes against 55,488,648 17.85 17,692,378 5.78
Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld) 310,902,226 100.00 306,004,774 100.00
Votes withheld 3,106 385,470
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1 Effective October 2024, the Investment Association updated its Principles of Remuneration, removing the previous 5% dilution limit for discretionary share schemes over a
rolling 10-year period. The only remaining limit is the 10% dilution cap, which applies to all share schemes, including both discretionary and all-employee plans. To date
awards have been satisfied using new issue shares. The Group plans to transition during FY26 towards using market purchases of shares by an Employee Benefit Trust to
settle share scheme obligations, provided this remains accretive to EPS.
Remuneration Policy
This Policy (on pages 108 to 116 of the FY23 Annual Report) was approved by shareholders at the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and
the Committee intends that it will operate for three years from the 2023 AGM.
Remuneration Policy for Executive Directors
The following table summarises each element of the Policy for the Executive Directors, setting out how each element operates and links to
the corporate strategy with minor updating to assist the reader.
Base Salary
Purpose To recruit and retain high-calibre Executive Directors.
Recognise knowledge, skills and experience as well as reflect the scope and size of the role.
Operation Normally reviewed annually, with any changes usually effective from 1 May. An out-of-cycle review may be
conducted if the Committee determines it is appropriate.
The current base salaries for the Executive Directors are set out on page 106.
When setting base salaries, the Committee takes into account a number of factors including (but not limited
to) skills and experience of the individual, the size, scope and complexity of the role, salary increases across
the Group as well as salary levels for comparable roles in other similarly sized companies.
Maximum potential value There is no maximum salary level.
Salary increases are normally considered in relation to the wider salary increases across the Group.
Above workforce increases may be necessary in certain circumstances such as when there has been a
change in role or responsibility or where an Executive Director has been appointed to the Board on an initial
salary which is lower than the desired market positioning.
Performance metrics Individual performance, as well as the performance of the Group, is taken into consideration as part of the
annual review process.
Pension
Purpose To provide cost-effective retirement benefits.
Operation The Executive Directors each currently receive a cash allowance in lieu of pension contribution.
Pension allowances are normally paid monthly and are not bonusable.
Maximum potential value The cash allowances in lieu of pension contributions are capped at the rate available to the wider workforce
in the UK (currently 5% of base salary).
This applies to both current and any future Executive Director.
Performance metrics Not applicable.
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Benefits
Purpose To provide competitive, cost-effective benefits which helps to recruit and retain Executive Directors.
Operation Benefits may include insurances such as life, medical and dental and other benefits provided more widely
across the Group from time to time.
Other benefits, such as relocation expenses or expatriate arrangements, may be provided, as necessary.
Reasonable business-related expenses (including any tax thereon) will be reimbursed.
Maximum potential value There is no specific maximum although it is not expected to exceed a normal market level.
The value of benefits will vary based on the cost to the Company of providing the benefits.
Performance metrics Not applicable.
Annual Bonus
Purpose To incentivise and reward for the delivery of annual corporate targets aligned to the business strategy.
To align with shareholders’ and wider stakeholders’ interests.
Operation The Annual Bonus is subject to performance measures and objectives set by the Committee for the financial year.
At the end of the performance period the Committee assesses the extent to which the performance targets
have been achieved and approves the final outcome.
At least 33% of any bonus earned will be deferred in shares, normally for three years under the DSBP in
respect of which dividend equivalents may apply to the extent such deferred awards vest.
Malus and clawback provisions apply as set out on page 118.
Bonus awards are non-pensionable and are payable at the Committee’s discretion.
Maximum potential value The maximum annual bonus opportunity is 150% of base salary.
The target annual bonus opportunity is normally set at 50% of the maximum.
The threshold annual bonus opportunity is up to 25% of the maximum. If the threshold level is not achieved,
no payment will arise.
Performance metrics The Committee will determine the relevant measures and targets each year taking into account the key
strategic objectives at that time.
Performance measures may include financial, strategic, operational, sustainability and/or personal
objectives.
At least 70% of the bonus will be linked to financial measures.
The Committee sets targets that are challenging, yet realistic in the context of the business environment at the
time and by reference to internal business plans and external consensus. Targets are set to ensure there is an
appropriate level of stretch associated with achieving the top end of the range but without encouraging
inappropriate risk taking.
The performance measures for FY26 are set out on page 105.
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Long-Term Incentives
Purpose To incentivise and reward for the delivery of long-term performance and shareholder value creation.
To align with shareholders’ interests and to foster a long-term mindset.
Operation An annual award of performance shares under the LTIP which normally vest after a period of not less than
three years and subject to continued employment and the achievement of performance conditions.
Vested awards are subject to a further holding period applying at least until the fifth anniversary of grant
during which they may not ordinarily be sold (other than to pay relevant tax liabilities due).
Dividend equivalents may accrue over the period from grant until the later of vesting and the expiry of any
holding period.
Malus and clawback provisions apply as set out on page 118.
Grant values will normally be determined using an averaging period of up to 90 days prior to grant.
Maximum potential value The core maximum annual award is 250% of salary.
The Committee expects to normally grant annual awards of 250% of salary to any Executive Director.
The proportion of the core award which may vest for threshold performance will be no more than 25% of the
maximum award. If the threshold level is not achieved, no payment will arise.
Performance metrics Performance conditions, weightings and target ranges will be determined prior to grant each year to align
with the Company’s longer-term strategic priorities at that time.
The measures which may be considered include financial and shareholder value metrics as well as strategic,
non-financial measures. In normal circumstances, financial measures will make up the majority of the
annualbonus.
Details of the measures applicable for awards granted in relation to FY26 are set out on in the Annual Report
on Remuneration on page 105.
All Employee Share Plans
Purpose To encourage wider share ownership across all employees, including the Executive Directors.
To align with shareholders’ interests and to foster a long-term mindset.
Operation Executive Directors may participate in all employee schemes on the same basis as other eligible employees.
This includes (i) the Share Incentive Plan (SIP), under which all-employee free share awards were made at
the time of the IPO and (ii) the Save As You Earn (SAYE Scheme) which the Board approved in FY21.
Both plans have standard terms, which are HMRC approved and allow participants to either purchase or be
granted shares (under the SIP) or enter into a savings contract to purchase shares (under either or both of the
SAYE Scheme or SIP) in a tax-efficient manner.
Maximum potential value Limits are in line with those set by HMRC.
Performance metrics Not applicable.
Shareholding Requirements
Purpose To align with shareholders’ interests and to foster a long-term mindset.
Operation Executive Directors will normally be expected to retain shares, net of sales to settle tax, until they have met the
required shareholding.
Progress towards the guideline will be reviewed by the Committee on an annual basis.
In addition, Executive Directors are expected to hold shares after cessation of employment to the full value of
the shareholding requirement (or the existing shareholding if lower at the time) for a period of two years.
Maximum potential value The shareholding requirement for Executive Directors is 300% of base salary.
Performance metrics Not applicable.
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Fees policy for Non-Executive Chair and Non-Executive Directors
The following table summarises the fees policy for the Non-Executive Chair and the Non-Executive Director.
Fees
Purpose To provide a competitive fee to attract Non-Executive Directors who have the requisite skills and experience
to oversee the implementation of the Company’s strategy.
Operation Fees for the Non-Executive Chair are set by the Committee.
Fees for the other Non-Executive Directors are set by the Board excluding the Non-Executive Directors.
Fees are reviewed, albeit not necessarily increased, annually. Fee increases are normally effective from 1 May.
Fee levels are determined based on an estimate of the expected time commitments of each role and by
reference to comparable fee levels in other companies of a similar size and complexity.
Additional fees are payable to the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and
Remuneration Committees to reflect their additional responsibilities. The Non-Executive Director designated
for engagement with the workforce (DNED) for the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code will also
be eligible for an additional fee.
Higher fees may be paid to a Non-Executive Director should they be required to assume executive duties on a
temporary basis.
The Non-Executive Directors and the Non-Executive Chair are not eligible to receive benefits and do not
participate in pension or incentive plans. Business expenses incurred in respect of their duties (including any
tax thereon) are reimbursed.
Maximum potential value There is no overall aggregate annual limit for fees payable to the Non-Executive Directors.
Performance metrics Not eligible to participate in any performance-related elements of remuneration.
Objectives of the Policy
The table below shows, with examples, how the Policy is designed to meet the following required objectives of the Code:
Clarity Remuneration arrangements should be
transparent and promote effective
engagement with shareholders and
theworkforce
The Policy is designed to be simple and support long-term, sustainable
performance.
The Policy is clearly set out in this Report and is well understood by
participants and shareholders alike.
The Policy clearly sets out the limits in terms of quantum, the performance
measures which can be used and discretions which could be applied if
appropriate.
The Remuneration Committee Chair is available to shareholders at the
AGM or via the Company Secretary to answer any questions on
remuneration arrangements.
Simplicity Remuneration structures should avoid
complexity and their rationale and
operation should be easy to understand
The Group’s arrangements include fixed pay (salary, benefits and
pension), a market standard annual bonus and a single long-term
incentive plan.
The details of each are clearly set out in the Policy.
There are no complex or artificial structures required to deliver the Policy.
Risk Remuneration arrangements should ensure
reputational and other risks from excessive
rewards and behavioural risks that can
arise from target-based incentive plans,
are identified and mitigated
Appropriate limits are set out in the Policy and within the respective
planrules.
The Committee retains discretions to override formulaic outturns.
When considering performance measures and target ranges, the
Committee will take account of the associated risks and liaise with the
Audit Committee, as necessary.
The long-term nature of a large proportion of pay (through annual bonus
deferral, post-vesting holding periods and post-cessation shareholding
requirements) encourages a long-term, sustainable mindset.
Comprehensive clawback and malus provisions are in place across all
discretionary incentive plans.
Code factor Description of Code factor Description with examples of how the factors are addressed by the Policy
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Predictability The range of possible values of rewards to
individual Directors and any other limits or
discretions should be identified and
explained at the time of approving the
policy
The Policy contains appropriate caps in place for each component of pay.
The potential reward outcomes are easily quantifiable and are set out in
the illustrations provided in the Policy.
Performance can be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure there are no
surprises in outcomes at the end of the performance period.
Proportionality The link between individual awards, the
delivery of strategy and the long-term
performance of the Company should be
clear. Outcomes should not reward poor
performance
Incentive outcomes are contingent on successfully meeting stretching
performance targets which are aligned to the delivery of the Company’s
strategy.
The heavy weighting towards share-based incentives ensures alignment
with the shareholder experience.
The Committee considers pay and employment conditions in the wider
workforce when making decisions on executive pay.
The Committee retains discretions to override formulaic outturns.
Alignment to
culture
Incentive schemes should drive behaviours
consistent with company purpose, values
and strategy
The Policy encourages performance delivery which is aligned to the
culture within the business. This performance focus is always considered
within an acceptable risk profile.
The measures used in the variable incentive plans reflect the KPIs of the
business.
We have all employee share schemes to encourage share ownership by
all employees.
All employees participate in a bonus scheme.
Code factor Description of Code factor Description with examples of how the factors are addressed by the Policy
Recoupment (malus and clawback)
The Company’s incentive awards include provisions that allow it to cancel or reduce any value due to be delivered (malus) and recover any
value delivered (clawback) under variable awards including the Annual Bonus scheme, the DSBP and the LTIP, in exceptional
circumstances where the value of those variable awards is determined to be no longer appropriate.
A malus or clawback determination may be made by the Committee to the extent that the granting or vesting of an award has been or will
be affected by any of the following circumstances:
A material misstatement of the Company’s financial results; or
An error of calculation, inaccurate or misleading information or assumption relating to a performance target and/or other condition; or
An action or conduct which amounts to fraud or gross misconduct which would have warranted the summary dismissal of the employee;
or
An instance of corporate failure (e.g. administration or liquidation) arising from actions taken during the vesting period of an award; or
Any other circumstance directly arising from actions taken during the vesting period which has a significantly adverse impact on the
Group’s reputation to justify the operation of recoupment.
Clawback may be applied until the third anniversary of the determination of a bonus or the vesting of an LTIP award. This clawback period
is considered appropriate by the Committee because it aligns to the investment cycle of a technology platform business.
Malus and clawback provisions are set out in the terms of the Annual Bonus scheme, the DSBP and the LTIP. All scheme participants must
sign a declaration agreeing to these terms before receiving any award under the LTIP or DSBP. To date, the provisions have not been used.
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Statement of consideration of shareholder views
The Committee considers shareholder feedback received in relation to the AGM each year and guidance from shareholder representative
bodies more generally. The Committee consulted with major shareholders covering 60% of the share register on the proposals for the 2023
Remuneration Policy, and as a result of that consultation, the Committee amended its proposals for the TSR performance element of the
LTIP awards. Consultation with shareholders on the triennial 2026 Remuneration Policy will commence in FY26, ahead of that policy being
brought to shareholders for approval at the Company’s AGM to be held in September 2026.
Differences in remuneration policy for Executive Directors and employees in general
All UK employees have the choice of two defined contribution schemes. Employer cost ranges from 3% to 5% of salary.
All Group employees participate in the Annual Bonus scheme, which is operated on terms consistent with those for the Executive Directors.
The LTIP operates for members of the Executive Committee on terms consistent with those for the Executive Directors.
Wider employee ownership is a key objective for the business. As at 30 April 2025 32% (30 April 2024: 47%) of our employees participate in
the Group’s all employee share schemes. The Group makes annual grants under a SAYE scheme and all eligible employees at the time of
the IPO were able to participate in the SIP Scheme.
Statement of consideration of employment conditions elsewhere in the Group
The Committee is provided with an update, at least annually, on pay and employment conditions throughout the Group. This includes
details of base salary increases, bonus award levels, share scheme take up across the Group workforce as well as more information on the
salaries and proposed increases for the Group Leadership Team members and other senior direct reports of the Chief Executive. The
Committee reviews and agrees all grants of share awards.
The Committee maintains regular liaison with the DNED to discuss any remuneration matters relevant to its annual cycle. It also ensures that
DNED sessions with employees include discussions on remuneration, providing an effective channel for employee consultation. Given this
engagement, the Committee considers that formal consultation on remuneration policy is not necessary. Employee engagement scores are
reviewed on an ongoing basis to inform decision-making.
Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on its behalf by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Susan Hooper
Chair of the Remuneration Committee
25 June 2025
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The Directors present their report, together with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.
The Directors’ report, together with the Strategic report on pages 1 to 73, represents the management report for the purposes of compliance
with The Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules 4.1.R (DGTR).
In accordance with section 414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), the Board has included certain disclosures in the Strategic report
set out below:
Subject matter Page
Future business developments
CEO review pages 6 to 10
Strategy pages 18 to 20
Diversity and inclusion Sustainability pages 47 to 48
Going concern and viability statement Viability statement section pages 70 to 71
Risk management Risk management section pages 62 to 69
Climate-related financial disclosures, greenhouse gas consumption,
energy consumption and energy efficiency action
Sustainability pages 25 to 42
Disabled employees Non-financial information section pages 72 to 73
Employee engagement Section 172(1) statement page 23
Business relationships with suppliers, customers and other stakeholder
engagement
Section 172(1) statement and stakeholder engagement pages 22 to 24
Charitable donations Sustainability page 48
Important events since the financial year-end Note 27 of the Group financial statements page 173
Dividends
The Company declared an interim dividend of 1.0 pence per share (FY24 – nil) on 10 December 2024 which was paid on 20 March 2025.
The Directors have proposed a final ordinary dividend for the year ended 30 April 2025 of 2.0 pence per share (FY24 – nil). The Directors
recommend payment of the final dividend on 20 November 2025 to shareholders on the Register of Members at the close of business on
24October2025, subject to approval at the 2025 AGM.
Compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018
This Annual Report has been prepared with reference to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018 (the "Code"). Further information on the
Company’s application of the principles and provisions of the Code can be found in the Corporate governance report on pages 78 to 87.
TheCode is publicly available at www.frc.org.uk. During the year and up to the date of this report, the Company has complied with all
relevant provisions of the Code. The UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (the "2024 Code") has applied to the Company with effect from
1May2025 (with the exception of Provision 29, which does not apply until the start of our financial year ending 30 April 2027) and the
Company will report on its compliance with the 2024 Code in next year's annual report.
Corporate governance statement
The information that fulfils the requirements of the Corporate governance statement for the purposes of the DGTR can be found in the
corporate governance information on pages 74 to 123 (all of which forms part of this Directors’ report) and in this Directors’ report.
Independent auditors
As reported in last year’s annual report, the Company concluded a tender process for the role of external auditor in respect of the FY26
statutory audit in line with the requirements of the CMA Order, with the Board approving the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Accordingly, a resolution to reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company will be proposed at the 2025 AGM,
ontherecommendation of the Audit Committee.
Disclosure of information to auditors
The Directors confirm that, so far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditors are
unaware. Each Director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a Director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit
information and to establish that the Company’s auditors are aware of that information.
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Insurance and indemnities
The Group has maintained Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance cover throughout the year. The Directors can obtain legal or other
relevant advice at the expense of the Company in their capacity as Directors. The Company has also provided a qualifying third-party
indemnity to each Director as permitted by Section 234 of the Act and by the Articles, which remain in force at the date of this report.
Political donations
It is not the policy of the Company to make political donations as contemplated by the Act. However, as a result of broad definitions used in
the Act, normal business activities of the Company, which might not be considered political donations or expenditure in the usual sense, may
possibly be construed as political expenditure or as a donation to a political party or other political organisation and fall within the
restrictions of the Act. This could include sponsorships, subscriptions, payment of expenses, paid leave for employees fulfilling public duties
and support for bodies representing the business community in policy review or reform. The Board obtained renewed shareholder approval
at the Company’s 2024 AGM, in line with best practice, to authorise the Company to make political payments up to a maximum aggregate
amount of £100,000 and intends to propose a similar resolution at the 2025 AGM.
The Group did not make any political donations or incur political expenditure during the reporting year.
Subsidiaries, principal activities and branches
The Company acts as a holding company for its subsidiaries. The Group’s subsidiaries are set out on page 173 of the financial statements.
One of the Group’s principal UK operating subsidiaries, Moonpig.com Limited, currently has one overseas branch in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey.
Share capital
Details of the Company’s share capital, together with details of the movements in share capital during the year, are shown on page 165 of
the accounts. The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income. Each share carries the right to one vote at
a general meeting of the Company.
Substantial shareholdings
As at 30 April 2025 and as at the date of this report, the following information has been received, in accordance with Rule 5 of the DGTR,
from holders of notifiable interests in the Company’s issued share capital. The information provided below is correct at the date of
notification and represents indirect interests only, with the exception of Liontrust Asset Management plc which represents direct interests.
As at 30 April 2025 As at the date of this report
Holder Number of shares
Voting rights
(%) Number of shares
Voting rights
(%)
Liontrust Asset Management plc 37,911,708 11.16 33,150,651 9.97
Abrdn plc 23,582,759 6.86 23,582,759 6.86
Baillie Gifford & Co 17,779,500 5.17 17,779,500 5.17
BlackRock, Inc 17,530,771 5.17 17,530,771 5.17
FIL Limited 17,473,751 5.09 17,473,751 5.09
Ameriprise Financial, Inc 14,719,209 4.33 14,719,209 4.33
Information provided to the Company pursuant to Rule 5 of the DGTR is published on a Regulatory Information Service and on the
Company’s corporate website at www.moonpig.group.
Articles of Association and powers of the Directors
The Company’s Articles of Association (the “Articles”) contain the rules relating to the powers of the Company’s Directors and their
appointment and replacement mechanisms. Further information is on page 87. The Articles may only be amended by special resolution at a
general meeting of the shareholders. Subject to the Articles and relevant regulatory measures, including the Act, the day-to-day business of
the Group is managed by the Board which may exercise all the powers of the Company. In certain circumstances, including in relation to the
issuing or buying back by the Company of its shares, the powers of the Directors are subject to authority being given to them by
shareholders in general meeting.
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Authority to purchase own shares
At the AGM held on 18 September 2024, shareholders passed a special resolution in accordance with the Act to authorise the Company to
purchase in the market a maximum of 34,362,148 ordinary shares, representing 10% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital as at
26June 2024.
On 16 October 2024 the Company announced a share repurchase programme of up to £25.0m for the financial year ended 30 April 2025.
On3 April 2025 the Company announced its intention to return up to £60m excess capital to shareholders during FY26.
As at 30 April 2025 the Company had repurchased 11,377,505 shares of 10 pence each (representing 3.4% of the Company's issued share
capital as at 30 April 2025), for aggregate consideration of £25,000,000 including fees and duty (aggregate value net of fees of
£24,828,020) and the average price paid was 218.2p per ordinary share. Since 1 May 2025 to 24 June 2025, a further 3,293,060 shares of 10
pence each (representing 1.0% of the Company's issued share capital as at 24 June 2025) have been repurchased for aggregate
consideration of £8,196,045 including fees and duty (aggregate value net of fees of £8,139,018) and the average price paid was 247.2p per
ordinary share.
The Group's share repurchase programme has reduced the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue, used in the calculation
ofearnings per share, to 342.5m for FY25 (FY24 343.1m). The total number of ordinary shares in issue at 30 April 2025 was 333.8m (30 April
2024: 343.6m). Refer to Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for further details.
Further information on the Company’s share repurchase programme can be found in the CFO review on page 51.
The authority to purchase shares will expire at the forthcoming AGM. The Directors are seeking renewal of the authority, in accordance with
relevant institutional guidelines.
Compensation for loss of office
There are no agreements between the Group and its Directors or employees providing for compensation for loss of office or employment
that occurs because of a takeover bid. There are, however, provisions of the Company’s share plans that may allow options and awards
granted to Directors and employees to vest on completion of a takeover offer.
Significant agreements – change of control
The Group has one significant agreement that would be terminable upon a change of control, namely the £180.0m Revolving Credit Facility
which is described at Note 20 to the financial statements.
On a change of control, any outstanding options and awards granted under the Group’s share schemes would become exercisable, subject
to any performance conditions being met and the terms of the options and awards.
Shares held in the Share Incentive Plan Trust and the Employee Benefit Trust
The trustee of the Trust under which the Company’s Share Incentive Plan (the “SIP”) is operated may vote in respect of shares held in the SIP
Trust, but only as instructed by participants in the SIP in respect of their free share. The trustee will not otherwise vote in respect of shares held
in the SIP Trust. Shares held in the SIP Trust rank pari passu with the shares in issue and have no special rights. No shares are currently held in
the Moonpig Group plc Employee Benefit Trust. Dividends on shares held in the SIP are paid in cash to participants.
Research and development
The Group is engaged in various research and development projects regarding innovating and enhancing its technology platforms and
applications. These are set out in the Strategic report on pages 4 to 73.
Additional disclosures
The following information can be found elsewhere in this document, as indicated in the table below and is incorporated into this report
byreference.
Disclosure Page
Directors’ interests Directors’ Remuneration report page 109
Directors of the Company Board of Directors pages 74 to 75
Dividend policy Non-financial information statement page 72
Financial instruments Financial statements pages 167 to 172
Important events since the financial year-end Events after the balance sheet date (Note 27) page 173
Statement of Directors’ responsibilities Statement of Directors’ responsibilities page 123.
The Directors’ report, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, has been approved by the
Board and signed on its behalf by:
Andy MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
25 June 2025
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The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the Directors have prepared
the Group financial statements in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and the Company financial statements
in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101
“Reduced Disclosure Framework” and applicable law).
Under company law, the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of
the state of affairs of the Group and Company and of the profit and loss of the Group for that period. In preparing each of the Group and
Parent Company financial statements, the Directors are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
State whether applicable UK-adopted international accounting standards have been followed for the Group financial statements and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101, have been followed for the Company financial statements, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group and Company will
continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and Parent Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group’s and Parent
Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and Parent Company and
enable them to ensure that the financial statements and the Directors’ remuneration report comply with the Companies Act 2006.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the
preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Directors’ confirmations
Each of the Directors, whose names and functions are listed in the corporate governance section confirm that, to the best of their
knowledge:
The Group financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards, give a
true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group.
The Company financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising
FRS 101, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Company.
The Strategic report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group and
Company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
In the case of each Director in office at the date the Directors’ report is approved:
So far as the Director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Group’s and Company’s auditors are unaware.
They have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a Director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit
information and to establish that the Group’s and Company’s auditors are aware of that information.
Approval of the Annual Report
The Strategic report and the Corporate governance report were approved by the Board on 25 June 2025.
Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf.
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer
25 June 2025
Andy MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
25 June 2025
Moonpig Group plc
Registered in England and Wales No. 13096622
Statement of Directors’ responsibilities
in respect of the AnnualReport and Financial Statements
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Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion:
Moonpig Group plc’s Group financial statements and
Company financial statements (the “financial statements”)
give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the
Company’s affairs as at 30April2025 and of the Group’s loss
and the Group’s cash flows for the year then ended;
The Group financial statements have been properly prepared
in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting
standards as applied in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act 2006;
The Company financial statements have been properly
prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting
Standards, including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure
Framework”, and applicable law); and
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements, included within the
Annual Report and Accounts (the “Annual Report”), which
comprise: the Consolidated and Company balance sheets as at
30April2025; the Consolidated income statement, the
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the
Consolidated and Company statement of changes in equity, and
the Consolidated cash flow statement for the year then ended;
and the notes to the financial statements, comprising material
accounting policy information and other explanatory
information.
Our opinion is consistent with our reporting to the Audit
Committee.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International
Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law.
Ourresponsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the
Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we
have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
ouropinion.
Independence
We remained independent of the Group in accordance with the
ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the
financial statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical
Standard, as applicable to listed public interest entities, and we
have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
theserequirements.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that
non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard were
notprovided.
Other than those disclosed in Note 5 – Operating profit, we have
provided no non-audit services to the company or its controlled
undertakings in the period under audit.
Our audit approach
Overview
Audit scope
The Group operates in five countries, across eight reporting
units.
We performed a full scope audit over the three significant
components. In addition, we audited specific significant
balances in two additional components. Our work accounted
for 100% of Group revenue and 99% of Group profit before
tax after adjusting items.
Key audit matters
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets –
ExperienceMore Limited ("Experiences") (Group)
Carrying value of investment in subsidiaries (Parent)
Merchant accrual non-redemption rate (Group)
Capitalisation of development costs (Group)
Materiality
Overall Group materiality: £2,982,880 (2024: £2,490,000)
based on 5% of adjusted profit before tax from
continuingoperations.
Overall company materiality: £8,752,000 (2024: £9,037,000)
based on 1% of total assets.
Performance materiality: £2,237,160 (2024: £1,867,500)
(Group) and £6,564,000 (2024: £6,778,000) (Company).
The scope of our audit
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality
andassessed the risks of material misstatement in the
financialstatements.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in the auditors’
professional judgement, were of most significance in the audit of
the financial statements of the current period and include the
most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether
or not due to fraud) identified by the auditors, including those
which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the
allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of
the engagement team. These matters, and any comments we
make on the results of our procedures thereon, were addressed
in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole,
and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a
separate opinion on these matters.
This is not a complete list of all risks identified by our audit.
The key audit matters below are consistent with last year.
Independent auditors’ report
to the members of Moonpig Group plc
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Impairment of Goodwill and intangible assets – Experience More
Limited ("Experiences") (Group)
Please refer to Note 1 (General information) for critical accounting
judgements and estimates, Note 2 (Summary of significant
accounting policies) and Note 12 (Intangible assets).
As per IAS 36, Goodwill is assessed annually for impairment.
The key areas of audit focus were the assumptions in the value in use
("VIU") model related to revenue growth rates, EBITDA margin,
working capital, the discount and perpetuity growth rate.
At 30 April 2025, the carrying value of the Experiences goodwill
was£80.6m (2024: £137.3m).
The impairment recognised at the half year of£56.7m.
Management prepared a revised impairment assessment as at 30
April 2025.
The impairment model reflects the Board approved budget for FY26
– FY28 using assumptions to build the future net cash flows over two
additional years, culminating with the projection of the 2030 cash
flows into perpetuity using an estimated terminal growth rate.
The conclusion of the impairment assessment was that the carrying
value of the Experiences cash generating unit ("CGU") does not
exceed the VIU.
Consequently, no further impairment over and above the £56.7m
recorded in the half year was deemed necessary.
To address the risk around the carrying value of the Experiences
CGU, we performed the following audit procedures:
Verified the mathematical accuracy of the model used to estimate
the VIU;
Assessed the methodology and approach applied by
management in performing its impairment reviews, including the
identification of CGU’s;
Examined the basis of preparation and methodology used in the
FY26-28 budget and the subsequent two years of cash flows;
Supported by PwC valuations experts, reviewed management's
discount rate and long term growth rate calculation for
appropriateness;
Challenged management to provide internal and external market
evidence supporting the key assumptions in the VIU model. We
evaluated these assumptions against historical results,
management’s forecasting accuracy and industry reports;
Challenged the inputs and assumptions included in the detailed
forecasting period up to FY30 and how these assumptions are
reflected in perpetuity;
Assessed the appropriateness of how working capital had been
reflected within the model and terminal year;
Understood the drivers for the impairment in the period and the
key changes in the estimates from the prior year and half year
end; and,
Assessed management’s sensitivity analysis, and performed our
own, over the key assumptions in the VIU model, particularly
concerning forecast revenue growth rates and the discount rate.
Overall management has concluded that no further impairment is
required, which we consider to be supportable. However, as
outlined in the sensitivity disclosure, the model is sensitive to changes
in key estimates which have been appropriately disclosed.
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Carrying value of investment in subsidiaries (Parent)
Please refer to the notes of the Company Note 1 (General
information) for critical accounting judgements and estimates, Note
2 (Summary of significant accounting policies) and Note 4
(Investments).
As at 30 April 2025 the Company held an investment in a subsidiary
with a carrying value of £845.5m (2023: £845.5m).
The market capitalisation as at 30 April 2025 was £767.8m which is
an indicator of impairment.
Management performed an impairment assessment for the carrying
value of the investment by developing a VIU as at 30 April 2025.
The key areas of audit focus were the assumptions used in the VIU
model related to revenue growth rates, EBITDA margins, working
capital, the discount rate, and perpetuity growth rate.
The impairment model reflects the Board approved budget for FY26
– FY28, and uses assumptions to build the future net cash flows over
an additional two years, culminating with the projection of the 2030
cash flows into perpetuity using an estimated terminal growth rate.
Through this assessment, management determined that the carrying
value of the investment does not exceed the Group’s VIU and
concluded that no impairment was required.
To address the risk surrounding the carrying value of the investment
in the Company, we performed the following audit procedures:
Verified the mathematical accuracy of the model used to estimate
the Group VIU;
Assessed the methodology and approach applied by
management in performing its impairment reviews;
Examined the basis of preparation and methodology used in the
FY26-28 budget and the subsequent two years of cash flows;
Supported by PwC valuations experts, reviewed management’s
discount rate and long term growth rate calculation
forappropriateness;
Challenged management to provide internal and external market
evidence for the key assumptions in the Group VIU model.
Theseassumptions were assessed against historic results,
management’s forecasting accuracy and industry reports;
Challenged the inputs and assumptions included in the detailed
forecasting period up to FY30 and how these assumptions are
reflected in perpetuity, including working capital;
Compared the total market capitalisation of the Group to the
carrying value of investments and net intercompany debtors,
adjusted for net debt;
In respect of intercompany balances recoverability, reviewed the
expected cash flows of the associated entity to ensure this is
appropriately recorded and recoverable; and,
Challenged the appropriateness of the sensitivities management
has presented in its disclosures and performed our own sensitivity
analysis on management’s assumptions in the model, particularly
around the forecast revenue growth rate and the discount rate.
Overall management has concluded that no impairment is required
which we consider to be supportable. However, as set out in the
sensitivity disclosure, the assessment is sensitive to changes in key
estimates which have been appropriatelydisclosed.
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Merchant accrual – non-redemption rate (Group)
Please refer to Note 1 (General information) for critical accounting
judgements and estimates and Note 2 (Summary of significant
accounting policies).
On a monthly basis the number of vouchers that have expired is
compared to the estimate and an adjustment is recorded. The risk is
therefore in respect of the non-redemption rate which determines that
the closing accrual balance is supportable and the revenue
recognised in the period is appropriate.
At 30 April 2025 a merchant accrual of £40.4m was recognised in
relation to Experiences. The amount represents the estimated unpaid
balance to merchant providers on unredeemed vouchers and
excludes the commission and expected voucher non-redemption
already recognised as revenue in the income statement. The
merchant accrual has been discounted to the present value in line
with IFRS 9.
An estimate of the value of vouchers that will not be redeemed,
based on historic rates, is recognised as revenue at the point of sale,
as required under IFRS 15, ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’.
The key area of audit focus was the appropriateness of the non-
redemption rate used.
The audit procedures we performed to address the estimate for the
non-redemption rate within the merchant accrual included the
following:
Assessed the reasonableness of the non-redemption rate estimate
by challenging management's methodology and performing an
independent recalculation of the rate using underlying historical
data;
Traced actual in year non-redemptions to the data on which the
non-redemption rate is based;
Recalculated the element of the merchant accrual impacted by
the non-redemption rate;
Sensitised management's non-redemption rate assumptions; and,
Assessed the adequacy of disclosures of financial information,
including the impact of excess non-redemption revenue, and
challenged management on the adequacy of the disclosure
surrounding the merchant accrual.
Based on the above procedures performed, we concur with the
estimate made and disclosure in Note 1 on the sensitivity of the
estimate in the merchant accrual.
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Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Capitalisation of development costs (Group)
Please refer to Note 1 (General information) for critical accounting
judgements and estimates, Note 2 (Summary of significant
accounting policies), and Note 12 (Intangible assets).
The Group capitalised a total of £11.0m (FY24: £12.6m) of internally
developed intangible assets relating to technology and development
costs during the year. This is made up of £8.0m of additions for
Moonpig and £3.0m for Experiences.
The risk is whether capitalisation of costs is appropriate. The key
areas of audit focus were:
Judgements around whether the capitalised projects meet all of
the criteria under IAS 38 and around the split between capital
and operational expenditure incurred in relation to the projects;
Appropriateness of the split of time booked by individuals across
the various projects and the capitalisation rate used;
The useful economic lives adopted by management for the
amortisation of internally generated intangibles; and
Risk of impairment/obsolescence over the brought forward
projects if the technology has been superseded during the year.
The audit procedures we performed to address the risk of
capitalisation of internal development costs in intangibles assets were:
Interviewed the Heads of Engineering and Product teams to
understand the nature and objectives of the key projects
undertaken during the year;
Corroborated our interviews to timesheet data to verify the
accuracy of the time recorded across various projects, including
how management has appropriately excluded non-capitalisable
time;
Tested management’s monthly review control around the review
and approval of monthly timesheet reports for accuracy by the
Heads of Engineering and Product;
Reviewed the supporting documentation in relation to
capitalisation approvals;
Assessed whether the IAS 38 capitalisation criteria has been met
for a selection of projects by evaluating whether they are in active
use, are technically feasible, and whether economic benefit is
forecast to be generated from the investment. We have also held
discussions with the respective project leads for these projects to
understand the nature and how this improves the current
technology offering;
Tested the accuracy of the inputs of the capitalisation calculation,
including timesheets, payroll cost rates and invoices for non-
salary costs;
Assessed the appropriateness of the useful economic life by
comparing it against competitors, projects disposed of earlier than
their useful economic life during the year, and the Group’s viability
statement regarding the normal assessed technology cycle; and,
Reviewed the appropriateness of the disclosures made in the
financial statements.
Based on the above procedures performed, we concur that costs
incurred in the period in respect of these projects are appropriately
capitalised on the consolidated balance sheet.
How we tailored the audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an opinion on the financial statements as a
whole, taking into account the structure of the Group and the Company, the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which
theyoperate.
For the purposes of scoping the Group audit, we have performed a full scope audit on three financially significant components (Moonpig,
Greetz and Experiences) that are based in the UK and Netherlands. We performed audit procedures over specific financial statement line
items within the Company and one other component based on their relative value to the rest of the Group, using an allocation of
Groupmateriality.
We have also performed a statutory audit over the Company financial statements using a standalone materiality.
The impact of climate risk on our audit
As part of our audit we made enquiries of management to understand the extent of the potential impact of climate risk on the Group’s
financial statements, and we remained alert when performing our audit procedures for any indicators of the impact of climate risk.
We read the disclosures in relation to climate change made in the other information within the Annual Report to ascertain whether the
disclosures are materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge from our audit. Our responsibility over other
information is further described in the reporting on other information section of our report. Our procedures did not identify any material
impact as a result of climate risk on the Annual Report.
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128
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. We set certain quantitative thresholds for materiality. These,
together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our audit
procedures on the individual financial statement line items and disclosures and in evaluating the effect of misstatements, both individually
and in aggregate on the financial statements as a whole.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole as follows:
Financial statements – Group Financial statements – Company
Overall materiality £2,982,880 (2024: £2,490,000). £8,752,000 (2024: £9,037,000).
How we determined it 5% of adjusted profit before tax from
continuingoperations.
1% of total assets.
Rationale for benchmark
applied
Based on the benchmarks used in the financial
statements, profit before tax is the primary measure
used by the shareholders in assessing the
performance of the Group and is a generally
accepted auditing benchmark. This has been
adjusted for adjusting items in the year which do not
in our view reflect the underlying performance of
thebusiness.
The Company, Moonpig Group plc, is a holding
company of the Group and therefore the materiality
benchmark has been determined based on total
assets, which is a generally accepted auditing
benchmark. Where balances were in scope for the
Group consolidated results, we have restricted the
materiality used in our testing of the balances to 90%
of the Group'smeasure.
For each component in the scope of our group audit, we allocated a materiality that is less than our overall group materiality. The range of
materiality allocated across components was £555,000 to £2,680,000. Certain components were audited to a local statutory audit
materiality that was also less than our overall group materiality.
We use performance materiality to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected
misstatements exceeds overall materiality. Specifically, we use performance materiality in determining the scope of our audit and the nature
and extent of our testing of account balances, classes of transactions and disclosures, for example in determining sample sizes.
Ourperformance materiality was 75% (2024: 75%) of overall materiality, amounting to £2,237,160 (2024: £1,867,500) for the Group financial
statements and £6,564,000 (2024: £6,778,000) for the company financial statements.
In determining the performance materiality, we considered a number of factors – the history of misstatements, risk assessment and
aggregation risk and the effectiveness of controls – and concluded that an amount at the upper end of our normal range was appropriate.
We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them misstatements identified during our audit above £149,000 (Group audit)
(2024: £124,500) and £149,000 (Company audit) (2024: £124,500) as well as misstatements below those amounts that, in our view,
warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.
Conclusions relating to going concern
Our evaluation of the directors’ assessment of the Group's and the Company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting included:
Critically assessing assumptions in management’s cash flow forecasts. In particular we focused on the revenue and cost growth
assumptions, against both historical performance and third party industry reports;
Critically assessing assumptions in management’s severe but plausible downside scenario. In particular we focused on the revenue and
cost growth assumptions;
Comparing past budgets to actual results to assess the directors’ track record of budgeting accurately;
Obtaining confirmation from lenders of the level of committed financing and the covenant requirements associated with the credit
facilities, including testing of the forecast covenant compliance; and
Assessing the completeness and accuracy of going concern disclosures.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or
collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least
twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation
of the financial statements is appropriate.
However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the Group's and the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
In relation to the directors’ reporting on how they have applied the UK Corporate Governance Code, we have nothing material to add or
draw attention to in relation to the directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether the directors considered it appropriate to
adopt the going concern basis of accounting.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this
report.
129
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the
Annual Report other than the financial statements and our
auditors’ report thereon. The directors are responsible for the
other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does
not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not
express an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise
explicitly stated in this report, any form of assurance thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our
responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent
with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the
audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we
identify an apparent material inconsistency or material
misstatement, we are required to perform procedures to
conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the
financial statements or a material misstatement of the other
information. If, based on the work we have performed, we
conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other
information, we are required to report that fact. We have
nothing to report based on these responsibilities.
With respect to the Strategic report and Directors' report, we
also considered whether the disclosures required by the UK
Companies Act 2006 have been included.
Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, the
Companies Act 2006 requires us also to report certain opinions
and matters as described below.
Strategic report and Directors’ report
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the
audit, the information given in the Strategic report and Directors'
report for the year ended 30 April 2025 is consistent with the
financial statements and has been prepared in accordance with
applicable legal requirements.
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and
Company and their environment obtained in the course of the
audit, we did not identify any material misstatements in the
Strategic report and Directors' report.
Directors’ remuneration
In our opinion, the part of the Directors' remuneration report to
be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with the
Companies Act 2006.
Corporate governance statement
The Listing Rules require us to review the directors’ statements in
relation to going concern, longer-term viability and that part of
the corporate governance statement relating to the company’s
compliance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance
Code specified for our review. Our additional responsibilities
with respect to the corporate governance statement as other
information are described in the Reporting on other information
section of this report.
Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have
concluded that each of the following elements of the corporate
governance statement is materially consistent with the financial
statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit, and we
have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to:
The directors’ confirmation that they have carried out a robust
assessment of the emerging and principal risks;
The disclosures in the Annual Report that describe those
principal risks, what procedures are in place to identify
emerging risks and an explanation of how these are being
managed or mitigated;
The directors’ statement in the financial statements about
whether they considered it appropriate to adopt the going
concern basis of accounting in preparing them, and their
identification of any material uncertainties to the Group’s and
Company’s ability to continue to do so over a period of at
least twelve months from the date of approval of the
financialstatements;
The directors’ explanation as to their assessment of the
Group's and Company’s prospects, the period this assessment
covers and why the period is appropriate; and
The directors’ statement as to whether they have a reasonable
expectation that the company will be able to continue in
operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the
period of its assessment, including any related disclosures
drawing attention to any necessary qualifications or
assumptions.
Our review of the directors’ statement regarding the longer-term
viability of the Group and Company was substantially less in scope
than an audit and only consisted of making inquiries and
considering the directors’ process supporting their statement;
checking that the statement is in alignment with the relevant
provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code; and considering
whether the statement is consistent with the financial statements
and our knowledge and understanding of the Group and Company
and their environment obtained in the course of the audit.
In addition, based on the work undertaken as part of our audit,
wehave concluded that each of the following elements of the
corporate governance statement is materially consistent with the
financial statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit:
The directors’ statement that they consider the Annual Report,
taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable, and
provides the information necessary for the members to assess
the Group’s and Company's position, performance, business
model and strategy;
The section of the Annual Report that describes the review of
effectiveness of risk management and internal control
systems; and
The section of the Annual Report describing the work of the
Audit Committee.
We have nothing to report in respect of our responsibility to
report when the directors’ statement relating to the company’s
compliance with the Code does not properly disclose a
departure from a relevant provision of the Code specified under
the Listing Rules for review by the auditors.
Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit
Responsibilities of the directors for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors'
responsibilities in respect of the Annual Report and Financial
Statements, the directors are responsible for the preparation of
the financial statements in accordance with the applicable
framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair
view. The directors are also responsible for such internal control
as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of
financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are
responsible for assessing the Group’s and the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going concern
basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate
the Group or the Company or to cease operations, or have no
realistic alternative but to do so.
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130
Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the
financialstatements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to
issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will
always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could
reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of
users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance
with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements
in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which
our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including
fraud, is detailed below.
Based on our understanding of the Group and industry, we
identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws
and regulations related to Data Protection regulations and
employment law, and we considered the extent to which non-
compliance might have a material effect on the financial
statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that
have a direct impact on the financial statements such as the
Companies Act 2006, Listing Rules and UK and Dutch tax
legislation. We evaluated management’s incentives and
opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial
statements (including the risk of override of controls), and
determined that the principal risks were related to posting
inappropriate journal entries to revenue and impacting EBITDA.
The group engagement team shared this risk assessment with
the component auditors so that they could include appropriate
audit procedures in response to such risks in their work. Audit
procedures performed by the group engagement team and/or
component auditors included:
Discussions with the Directors, the Audit Committee and Legal
Director, including review of legal correspondence and Board
meeting minutes, and consideration of known or suspected
instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations,
andfraud;
Challenging management on its critical accounting estimates
and judgements;
Identifying and testing journal entries to address the risk of
inappropriate journals referred to above;
Considering remuneration incentive schemes and
performance targets for management remuneration; and
Reviewing the financial statement disclosures and agreeing
to underlying supporting documentation.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described
above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related
to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.
Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to
fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from
error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for
example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through
collusion.
Our audit testing might include testing complete populations of
certain transactions and balances, possibly using data auditing
techniques. However, it typically involves selecting a limited
number of items for testing, rather than testing complete
populations. We will often seek to target particular items for
testing based on their size or risk characteristics. In other cases,
we will use audit sampling to enable us to draw a conclusion
about the population from which the sample is selected.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the
financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms
part of our auditors’ report.
Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and
only for the company’s members as a body in accordance with
Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other
purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume
responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to
whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save
where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Other required reporting
Companies Act 2006 exception reporting
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you
if, in our opinion:
we have not obtained all the information and explanations
we require for our audit; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the
company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited by us; or
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law
are not made; or
the company financial statements and the part of the
Directors' remuneration report to be audited are not in
agreement with the accounting records and returns.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Appointment
Following the recommendation of the Audit Committee, we were
appointed by the directors on 18 January 2021 to audit the
financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2021 and
subsequent financial periods. The period of total uninterrupted
engagement is five years, covering the years ended 30 April 2021
to 30 April 2025.
Other matter
The company is required by the Financial Conduct Authority
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules to include these
financial statements in an annual financial report prepared
under the structured digital format required by DTR 4.1.15R –
4.1.18R and filed on the National Storage Mechanism of the
Financial Conduct Authority. This auditors’ report provides no
assurance over whether the structured digital format annual
financial report has been prepared in accordance with those
requirements.
Christopher Richmond (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered
Accountants and Statutory Auditors London
25 June 2025
131
2025
2024
Before Adjusting Items Before Adjusting Items
Adjusting Items
(see Note 6)
Total
Adjusting Items
(see Note 6)
Total
Note
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Revenue
3
350,068
350,068
341,141
341,141
Cost of sales
4
(141,497)
(141,497)
(138,608)
(138,608)
Gross profit
208,571
208,571
202,533
202,533
Selling and administrative expenses
5, 6
(132,075)
(64,551)
(196,626)
(125,796)
(11,802)
(137,598)
Other income
5
1,344
1,344
1,349
1,349
Operating profit
77,840
(64,551)
13,289
78,086
(11,802)
66,284
Finance income
7
158
158
198
198
Finance costs
7
(10,489)
(10,489)
(20,082)
(20,082)
Profit before taxation
67,509
(64,551)
2,958
58,202
(11,802)
46,400
Taxation
9
(16,015)
1,977
(14,038)
(14,616)
2,385
(12,231)
Profit/(loss) after taxation
51,494
(62,574)
(11,080)
43,586
(9,417)
34,1 69
Profit/(loss) attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company
51,494
(62,574)
(11,080)
43,586
(9,417)
34,169
Earnings/(loss) per share (pence)
Basic
11
15.0
(18.2)
(3.2)
12.7
(2.7)
10.0
Diluted
11
14.5
(17.7)
(3.2)
12.3
(2.7)
9.6
All activities relate to continuing operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 30April 2025
2025
2024
Note
£000
£000
(Loss)/profit for the year
5
(11,080)
34,169
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
(668)
30
Cash flow hedge:
Fair value changes in the year
23
7
715
Cost of hedging reserve
23
95
243
Fair value movements on cash flow hedges transferred to the profit or loss
23
(841)
(2,222)
Deferred tax on other comprehensive income
9
185
(95)
Total other comprehensive expense
(1,222)
(1,329)
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the year
(12,302)
32,840
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated income statement
For the year ended 30April 2025
132
2025
2024
Note
£000
£000
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
12
137,310
203,591
Property, plant and equipment
13
23,235
26,900
Other non-current assets
15
1,605
1,611
Financial derivatives
23
164
162,150
232,266
Current assets
Inventories
14
8,480
7,094
Trade and other receivables
15
5,858
6,577
Current tax receivable
844
2,113
Financial derivatives
23
5
838
Cash and cash equivalents
16
12,649
9,644
27,836
26,266
Total assets
189,986
258,532
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
17
53,599
51,465
Experiences merchant accrual
40,374
45,274
Provisions for other liabilities and charges
18
2,252
2,073
Current tax payable
3,217
4,211
Contract liabilities
19
5,774
4,008
Lease liabilities
20
3,214
3,257
Borrowings
20
111
73
108,541
110,361
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables
17
2,564
1,552
Borrowings
20
94,985
118,292
Lease liabilities
20
10,284
13,072
Deferred tax liabilities
9
4,287
8,903
Provisions for other liabilities and charges
18
2,542
2,516
114,662
144,335
Total liabilities
223,203
254,696
Equity
Share capital
22
33,384
34,331
Share premium
22
278,083
278,083
Merger reserve
(993,026)
(993,026)
Retained earnings
609,589
642,056
Other reserves
22
38,753
42,392
Total equity
(33,217)
3,836
Total equity and liabilities
189,986
258,532
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The financial statements on pages 132 to 173 were approved by the Board of Directors of Moonpig Group plc (registered number 13096622)
on 25 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer
25 June 2025
Andy MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
25 June 2025
Consolidated balance sheet
As at 30April 2025
133
Share Share Merger Retained Other Total
capitalpremiumreserveearningsreservesequity
Note
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
As at 1 May 2023
34,211
278,083
(993,026)
603,849
43,164
(33,719)
Profit for the year
34,169
34,169
Other comprehensive income/(expense):
Exchange differences on translation of foreign
operations
30
30
Cash flow hedges:
Fair value changes in the year
715
715
Cost of hedging reserve
243
243
Fair value movements on cash flow hedges
transferred to profit and loss
(2,222)
(2,222)
Deferred tax on other comprehensive income
(95)
(95)
Total comprehensive income for the year
34,169
(1,329)
32,840
Share-based payments
21, 22
4,179
4,179
Deferred tax on share-based payment transactions
536
536
Share options exercised
21, 22
4,038
(4,158)
(120)
Issue of ordinary shares
21, 22
120
120
As at 30 April 2024
34,331
278,083
(993,026)
642,056
42,392
3,836
Loss for the year
(11,080)
(11,080)
Other comprehensive (expense)/income:
Exchange differences on translation of foreign
operations
(668)
(668)
Cash flow hedges:
Fair value changes in the year
7
7
Cost of hedging reserve
95
95
Fair value movements on cash flow hedges
transferred to profit and loss
(841)
(841)
Deferred tax on other comprehensive income
185
185
Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the year
(11,080)
(1,222)
(12,302)
Share-based payments
21, 22
1,839
1,839
Deferred tax on share-based payment transactions
9
1,773
1,773
Current tax on share-based payment transactions
32
32
Share options exercised
21, 22
6,270
(6,429)
(159)
Issue of ordinary shares
21, 22
159
159
Own shares purchased for cancellation
22
(25,000)
(25,000)
Own shares cancelled
22
(1,106)
(24,262)
25,368
Dividends paid to equity holders
10
(3,395)
(3,395)
As at 30 April 2025
33,384
278,083
(993,026)
609,589
38,753
(33,217)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 30April 2025
134
2025
2024
Note
£000
£000
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before taxation
2,958
46,400
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation
12, 13
26,800
25,729
Impairment of goodwill
6, 12
56,700
Loss on disposal of tangible assets
4
Loss on foreign exchange
272
Net finance costs
7
10,331
19,884
R&D tax credit
(208)
(503)
Share-based payment charges
1,839
4,179
Changes in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in inventories
(1,386)
5,192
Decrease in trade and other receivables
724
246
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables
4,380
(7,924)
(Decrease) in Experiences merchant accrual
(6,753)
(8,230)
Net decrease in trade and other receivables and payables with undertakings formerly under common
control
14
Cash generated from operating activities
95,385
85,263
Income tax paid
(16,184)
(10,688)
Net cash generated from operating activities
79,201
74,575
Cash flow from investing activities
Capitalisation of intangible assets
12
(11,051)
(12,782)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
13
(2,255)
(965)
Bank interest received
158
198
Net cash used in investing activities
(13,148)
(13,549)
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from new borrowings
20
157,266
Payment of fees related to borrowings
(400)
(2,070)
Repayment of borrowings
20
(23,343)
(212,000)
Payment of interest rate cap premium
(41)
(150)
Interest paid on borrowings
20
(8,508)
(14,469)
Interest received on swap and cap derivatives
841
2,222
Lease liabilities paid
20
(3,242)
(3,742)
Interest paid on leases
20
(660)
(682)
Own shares purchased for cancellation
22
(24,264)
Dividends paid
10
(3,395)
Net cash used in financing activities
(63,012)
(73,625)
Net cash flows generated from/(used in) operating, investing and financing activities
3,041
(12,599)
Differences on exchange
(36)
(151)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
3,005
(12,750)
Net cash and cash equivalents as at 1 May
9,644
22,394
Net cash and cash equivalents as at 30 April
12,649
9,644
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated cash flow statement
For the year ended 30April 2025
135
1 General information
Moonpig Group plc (the “Company” or “Parent Company”) is a public limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the
Companies Act 2006, whose shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as
at and for the year ended 30 April 2025 comprise the Company and its interests in subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”). The
Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is Herbal House, 10 Back Hill, London, EC1R 5EN, England, United
Kingdom. The Company’s LEI number is 213800VAYO5KCAXZHK83.
Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of Moonpig Group plc have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting
standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
All figures presented are rounded to the nearest thousand (£000), unless otherwise stated.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and under the historical cost convention modified by
revaluation of financial assets and financial liabilities held at fair value through profit and loss.
Basis of consolidation
Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has control. Control exists when the Group has existing rights that give it the ability to direct
the relevant activities of an entity and has the ability to affect the returns the Group will receive as a result of its involvement with the entity.
In assessing control, potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are taken into account. The financial statements of
subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.
Intercompany transactions and balances between Group companies are eliminated on consolidation.
The financial statements of all subsidiary undertakings are prepared to the same reporting date as the Company. All subsidiary
undertakings have been consolidated.
The subsidiary undertakings of the Company as at 30 April 2025 are detailed at the end of the notes to the consolidated financial
statements on page 173.
Consideration of climate change
In preparing the financial statements, management has considered the potential impacts of climate change, in the context of the TCFD
disclosures included in the Strategic report on pages 29 to 42, in the following areas:
Going concern and viability of the Group over the next three years.
Cash flow forecasts used in the impairment assessments of non-current assets including goodwill and other intangible assets.
Carrying amount and useful economic lives of property, plant and equipment.
As part of our disclosure against the TCFD framework, we have undertaken quantitative scenario analysis of the Group's two principal
transition-related climate risks (pages 33 to 35). The risk of carbon taxation has been incorporated into the sensitivity analysis supporting the
viability, going concern and impairment assessments. The risk of shifting consumer sentiment has not been modelled due to the significant
uncertainty surrounding behavioural and market response assumptions. These uncertainties make any attempt to quantify a specific
financial impact highly speculative and no such estimate can be meaningfully determined at this stage.
Going concern
The Group’s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position, are set out in the
Strategic report of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025.
The Group has continued to generate positive operating cash flow and finished the year with liquidity headroom of £95,816,000 (2024:
£69,378,000) comprising gross cash and unutilised committed facilities.
The Group's debt facilities consist of a £180,000,000 committed revolving credit facility (the "RCF"), which now has a maturity date of 28
February 2029. This reflects the exercise during the year of a one-year extension option, which was subsequently approved by the lenders.
Amounts drawn under the RCF bear interest at a floating reference rate plus a margin. The reference rates are SONIA for loans in Sterling,
EURIBOR for loans in Euros and SOFR for loans in US Dollars. As at 30 April 2025 the Group had drawn down £93,000,000 and €4,500,000
of the available revolving credit facility (2024: £113,000,000 and €8,500,000).
The Group hedges its interest rate exposure on a rolling basis. As at the current date, several layered SONIA interest rate cap instruments
are in place with strike rates of between 4.5% and 5.0% on total notional of £50.0m until 31 October 2026. Further details are set out at
Note 20.
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Going concern continued
The RCF is subject to two covenants, each tested at six-monthly intervals. The leverage covenant, measuring the ratio of net debt to last
twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (excluding share-based payments, as specified in the facilities agreement), is a maximum of 3.0x for the
remaining term of the facility. The interest cover covenant, measuring the ratio of last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (excluding share-
based payments, as specified in the facilities agreement) to the total of bank interest payable and interest payable on leases, is a minimum
of 3.5x for the term of the facility. The Group has complied with all covenants from entering the RCF until the date of these consolidated
financial statements and is forecast to comply with these during the going concern assessment period.
To support the Group’s assessment of going concern, detailed trading and cash flow forecasts, including forecast liquidity and covenant
compliance, were prepared for the 24-month period to 30 April 2027.
The Directors have also reviewed the severe but plausible scenario described within the viability statement of the Annual Report and
Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025 in relation to the most severe of the two scenarios modelled. In this scenario, the Group continues
to have sufficient resources to continue in operational existence. In the event that more severe impacts occur, controllable mitigating actions
are available to the Group should they be required.
The Directors also reviewed the results of reverse stress testing performed throughout the going concern and viability periods, to provide
an illustration of the extent to which existing customer purchase frequency and levels of new customer acquisition would need to deteriorate
in order that their cumulative effect should either trigger a breach in the Group’s covenants under the RCF or else exhaust liquidity. The
probability of this scenario occurring was deemed to be remote given the resilient nature of the business model and strong cash conversion
of the Group.
After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational
existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing these consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the
going concern basis in preparing these consolidated financial statements, in accordance with those parts of the Companies Act 2006
applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.
Critical accounting judgements and estimates
In preparing these financial statements, management has made judgements and estimates that affect the application of the accounting
policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and
underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates are recognised prospectively.
The areas of judgement which have the greatest potential effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are:
Capitalisation of internally generated assets
Certain costs incurred in the developmental phase of an internal project, which include the development of technology, app and platform
enhancements and internally generated software and trademarks, are capitalised as intangible assets if a number of criteria are met. The
costs of internally developed assets include capitalised expenses of employees working full time on software development projects, third-
party firms and software licence fees. Management has made judgements and assumptions when assessing whether development meets
these criteria and on measuring the costs attributed to such projects. The amounts of and movements in, such assets are set out in Note 12.
Useful life of internally generated assets
The estimated useful lives which are used to calculate amortisation of internally generated assets (the Group’s platforms and applications)
are based on the length of time these assets are expected to generate income and be of benefit to the Group. The uncertainty included in
this estimate is that if the useful lives are estimated to differ from the actual useful lives of the intangible assets, this could result in
accelerated amortisation in future years and/or impairments. The economic lives of internally generated intangible assets are estimated at
three years. Amortisation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted if appropriate. If the
useful life of internally generated assets were estimated to be shorter or longer by one year, than the current useful life of three years, the
net book value would (decrease)/increase by £(6,320,000)/£5,589,000 from the amount recognised as at 30 April 2025. The amounts of
and movements in, such assets are set out in Note 12.
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Critical accounting judgements and estimates continued
Experiences merchant accrual
At Experiences, which acts as an agent at the point of sale, the merchant accrual has been identified as a significant estimate. When a
voucher is purchased, the expected value of future amounts that will become payable to merchant providers is recognised on the balance
sheet. The Group takes into account historical redemption rates when estimating future payments to merchant providers, with the span
between the upper and the lower ends of the range in historical trends for these rates equivalent to a £3,119,000 movement in the amount
recognised in revenue. The estimates are trued up for actual customer utilisation rates in the year.
Carrying amount of Experiences goodwill
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment. The critical accounting estimates made in the calculation of the recoverable amount are:
Pre-perpetuity compound annual revenue growth rate of 2.7% (2024: 6.6%).
Discount rate of 13.5% (2024: 15.1%).
Sensitivity analysis and further disclosure relating to these critical accounting estimates is set out in Note 12.
2 Summary of significant accounting policies
New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted from 1 May 2024
The following amendments are effective for the year beginning 1 May 2024:
IFRS 16 Leases (Amendment – Liability in a Sale and Leaseback).
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (Amendment – Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current).
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (Amendment – Non-current Liabilities with Covenants).
These amendments to various IFRS standards are mandatorily effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 May 2024 and had
no material impact on the year-end consolidated financial statements of the Group.
New standards, amendments and interpretations not yet adopted
The following adopted IFRSs have been issued but have not been applied by the Group in these consolidated financial statements.
Their adoption is not expected to have material effect on the financial statements unless otherwise indicated:
The following amendments are effective for the year beginning 1 May 2025:
Lack of Exchangeability (Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange rates)
The following amendments are effective for the year beginning 1 May 2026:
Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 7)
The following amendments are effective for the year beginning 1 May 2027:
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in the Financial Statements.
The Group is currently assessing the effect of these new accounting standards and amendments.
The principal accounting policies are set out below. Policies have been applied consistently, other than where new policies have been
applied.
a) Foreign currency translation
The consolidated financial statements are presented in Sterling, which is the Group’s presentational currency and are rounded to the
nearest thousand. The income and cash flow statements of Group undertakings that are expressed in other currencies are translated to
Sterling using exchange rates applicable on the dates of the underlying transactions. Average rates of exchange in each year are used
where the average rate approximates the relevant exchange rate on the date of the underlying transactions. Assets and liabilities of Group
undertakings are translated at the applicable rates of exchange at the end of each year.
The differences between retained profits translated at average and closing rates of exchange are taken to the foreign currency translation
reserve, as are differences arising on the retranslation to Sterling (using closing rates of exchange) of overseas net assets at the beginning of
the year and are presented as a separate component of equity. They are recognised in the income statement when the gain or loss on
disposal of a Group undertaking is recognised.
Foreign currency transactions are initially recognised in the functional currency of each entity in the Group using the exchange rate ruling at
the date of the transaction. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of
foreign currency assets and liabilities at year-end rates of exchange are recognised in the income statement. Foreign exchange gains or
losses recognised in the income statement are included in operating profit or finance costs / income depending on the underlying
transactions that gave rise to these exchange differences.
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b) Revenue
The Group recognises revenue when it has satisfied its performance obligations to external customers and control of the goods has been
transferred. The Group is principally engaged in the sale of greeting cards, physical gifts and gift experiences.
i) Sale of greeting cards and physical gifts
The Group generates revenue from the sale of greeting cards and physical gifts. Shipping and handling is not a separate performance
obligation and any shipping fees charged to the customer are included in the transaction price. The sale of goods and any shipping and
handling represents a single performance obligation which is satisfied upon delivery of the relevant goods and the transfer of control to that
customer. Revenue is measured at the transaction price received net of value added tax and discounts and is reduced for provisions of
customer returns and remakes based on the history of such matters. The cost of shipping is directly associated with generating revenue and
therefore presented within cost of sales.
ii) Subscription revenue
The Group operates subscription membership schemes whereby customers are charged an upfront annual fee in return for discounts on
subsequent greeting card purchases and other ancillary benefits over the following 12-month period. In addition, for new members, the
initial greeting card purchase is typically subject to a discount.
Revenue is measured at the transaction price, which is the standalone selling price of the subscription membership. The membership
contract gives rise to a performance obligation because it grants the customer an option to acquire additional goods and services and that
option provides material rights that the customer would not receive without entering that contract. Revenue is recognised as goods or
services are transferred in line with the exercise of those material rights.
The material rights provided to subscription members currently comprise:
The discount on the initial greeting card purchase, in the first year of subscription membership only, to the extent that this exceeds the
price that a customer could access through generally available discounts.
Expected usage of the discount on subsequent card purchases, to the extent that this exceeds the price that a customer could otherwise
access through generally available discounts.
Expected usage of ancillary benefits, such as free postcards.
iii) Sale of gift experiences
The Group operates a platform for the distribution of gift experience vouchers that may be redeemed for a wide choice of experiences
provided by third-party merchant partners and either gifted or kept for a consumer’s own use. Revenue is recognised when a consumer
purchases a gift experience, acting as an agent at the point of sale. At this point, the Group’s obligations are substantially complete, subject
to a provision for refunds as stipulated in the terms of the sale, as the Group’s merchant partners provide gift experience services, following
redemption either through the Group’s websites or directly with the recipient’s chosen merchant partner.
The amount of revenue recognised primarily comprises the expected value of fees and any other income receivable in accordance with the
Group’s contracts with third-party merchant partners, rather than the gross value of vouchers purchased. This includes an estimate of the
revenue to be recognised in relation to vouchers which are not redeemed based on historical rates.
Each voucher is multi-purpose and can be exchanged for any experience at any point until redemption, on account of which merchants are
not paid a share of the gross value of a voucher until after redemption. The expected value of future amounts that will become payable to
merchants is included within Experiences merchant accrual on the balance sheet and estimates are trued up for actual customer
redemption rates. See further information within critical accounting estimates on page 137. Where non-redemption exceeds the expected
rate for a cohort of vouchers, the Group recognises revenue from the additional unredeemed vouchers and derecognises the accrued
merchant payable once its legal obligations to the merchants expire.
c) Supplier income
The Group enters into agreements with suppliers to share the costs and benefits of promotional activity and volume growth. The Group
receives income from its suppliers based on specific agreements in place. Supplier income received is recognised as a deduction to costs of
sales and directly affects the Group's reported margin. Marketing income earned from suppliers in return for media space is not included in
the Group's definition of supplier income. The types of supplier income recognised by the Group and the associated recognition policies
are:
i) Promotional contributions
Includes supplier contributions to promotional giveaways and other supplier funded promotional activity. Income is recognised as a
deduction to cost of sales over the relevant promotional period. Income is calculated and invoiced at the end of the promotion period
based on actual sales or according to fixed contribution arrangements. Contributions earned, but not invoiced, are accrued at the end of
the relevant period and recognised within trade and other receivables.
ii) Volume-based rebates
Includes annual growth incentives and seasonal contributions. Annual growth incentives are calculated and invoiced at the end of the
financial year, once earned, based on fixed percentage growth targets agreed for each supplier at the beginning of the year. They are
recognised as a reduction in cost of sales in the year to which they related. Other volume-based rebates are agreed with the supplier and
spread over the contract period to which they relate. Contributions earned, but not invoiced, are accrued at the end of the relevant periods.
The uncollected amounts accrued are recognised in trade and other payables net against amounts owed to that supplier as the Group has
the legal right and intention to offset these balances.
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d) Taxation
Taxation is chargeable on the profits for the year, together with deferred taxation.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the
countries where the Group’s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income.
Deferred taxation is provided in full using the liability method for temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities
for financial reporting purposes and the amount used for taxation purposes. A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is
probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilised.
Deferred tax is determined using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date and are
expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realised, or deferred tax liability is settled. Deferred tax relating to items recognised
outside of profit or loss is also recognised outside profit or loss. Deferred tax items are recognised in correlation to the underlying transaction
either in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to
set off current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation
authority.
Tax is recognised in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly
in equity, in which case it is recognised in the statement of other comprehensive income or the statement of changes in equity.
e) Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the
consideration transferred which is measured at the acquisition date. The acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities
that meet the conditions for recognition under IFRS 3 Business Combinations are recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date.
Acquisition-related items such as legal or professional fees are recognised as expenses in the year in which the costs are incurred as
Adjusting Items.
f) Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s interest in the net fair value
of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill relates to the
Greetz and Experiences cash-generating units.
Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill
is not subject to amortisation but is tested for impairment annually or whenever there is evidence that it may be required. Any impairment of
goodwill is recognised immediately in the income statement and is not subsequently reversed. Goodwill is denominated in the currency of
the acquired entity and revalued to the closing exchange rate at each reporting year date.
Goodwill in respect of subsidiaries is included in intangible assets. On disposal of a subsidiary, the attributable amount of goodwill is
included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.
g) Intangible assets other than goodwill
i) Separately acquired intangible assets
Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at fair value at the acquisition date, provided they are identifiable
and capable of reliable measurement.
Intangible assets with a finite useful life that are acquired separately are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment
losses. These intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their remaining useful lives, consistent with the pattern of
economic benefits expected to be received. The amortisation charge is included within selling and administrative expenses in the income
statement.
ii) Internally generated research and development costs
Research expenditure is charged to the income statement in the year in which it is incurred. Development expenditure is charged to the
income statement in the year it is incurred unless it meets the recognition criteria of IAS 38 Intangible Assets to be capitalised as an intangible
asset.
Following initial recognition of the development expenditure as an asset, the asset is carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and
impairment losses. Amortisation begins when development is complete and the asset is available for use; the charge is included within
selling and administrative expenses in the income statement. The estimated useful lives of separately acquired and internally generated
assets are as follows:
Straight-line amortisation period
Trademark
10 years
Technology and development costs
3 years
Customer relationships
1 to 12 years
Software
3 to 5 years
Other intangibles
2 to 4 years
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h) Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events indicate that the carrying amount of a cash-generating unit or the carrying amounts
of non-financial assets may not be recoverable. In addition, assets that have indefinite useful lives are tested annually for impairment.
An impairment loss is recognised to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its
value in use.
A cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash flows which are largely independent of the cash flows
from other assets or groups of assets. At the acquisition date, any goodwill acquired is allocated to the relevant cash-generating unit or
group of cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition for the purpose of impairment testing of goodwill.
i) Impairment of financial assets held at amortised cost
As permitted by IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, loss allowances on trade receivables arising from the recognition of revenue under IFRS 15
Revenue from Contracts with Customers are initially measured at an amount equal to lifetime expected losses. Allowances in respect of
loans and other receivables are initially recognised at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses. Allowances are measured at an
amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses where the credit risk on the receivables increases significantly after initial recognition.
j) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-
line basis to write off the assets over their useful economic life. No depreciation is provided on freehold land. The estimated useful lives are
as follows:
Straight-line depreciation period
Freehold property
25 years
Plant and machinery
4 years
Fixtures and fittings
4 years
Leasehold improvements
10 years or the unexpired term of lease if lower
Computer equipment
3 years
Right-of-use assets (plant and machinery, land and buildings)
Lease length
Climate change is not considered to materially impact the estimated useful lives of assets. Although extreme weather events could
potentially damage manufacturing and distribution facilities, the probability of this occurring at the Group’s most vulnerable location,
Guernsey, is only 0.2% annually over the expected lifespan of the assets. Furthermore, the Group has flexibility in its production network and
could shift production to other locations to mitigate any business interruptions.
k) Leased assets
Group as lessee
The Group records its lease obligations in accordance with the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures
of leases as set out in IFRS 16. The Group applies IFRS 16 Leases to contractual arrangements which are, or contain, leases of assets and
consequently recognises right-of-use assets and lease liabilities at the commencement of the leasing arrangement, with the asset included
in Note 13 and the liabilities included as part of borrowings in Note 20. The nature of the Group’s leases are offices, warehouses and
printing machinery.
Lease liabilities are initially recognised at an amount equal to the present value of estimated contractual lease payments at the inception
of the lease, after taking into account any options to extend the term of the lease to the extent they are reasonably certain to be exercised.
Lease commitments are discounted to present value using the interest rate implicit in the lease if this can be readily determined, or the
applicable incremental rate of borrowing, as appropriate. Right-of-use assets are initially recognised at an amount equal to the lease
liability, adjusted for initial direct costs in relation to the assets, then depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their estimated
useful lives.
The Group applies the recognition exemption for leases of low value and short-term leases of 12 months. These leases are not recognised
on the balance sheet but expensed to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Group as lessor
The Group has entered into a sublease agreement as a lessor with respect to part of one of its leasehold properties. This is accounted for
as an operating lease as the lease does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
When the Group is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for the head lease and the sublease as two separate contracts. The sublease is
classified as a finance or operating lease by reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease.
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in
negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis
over the lease term.
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l) Inventories
Inventories include raw materials and finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is based on the
weighted average cost incurred in acquiring inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition, which will include raw
materials, direct labour and overheads, where appropriate.
m) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, call deposits, cash held by payment service providers and other short-term highly liquid
investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, with a
maturity of three months or less. Cash equivalents relate to cash in transit from various payment processing intermediaries that provide
receipting services to the Group.
For the purposes of the consolidated cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term deposits as defined
above and are shown net of bank overdrafts, which are included as current borrowings in the liabilities section on the balance sheet.
n) Financial instruments
The primary objective with regard to the management of cash of the Group’s business model for managing financial assets is to protect
against the loss of principal. Additionally, the Group aims to maximise liquidity by concentrating cash centrally; to align the maturity profile
of external investments with that of the forecast liquidity profile; to wherever practicable, match the interest rate profile of external
investments to that of debt maturities or fixings; and to optimise the investment yield within the Group’s investment parameters.
Financial assets and liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the relevant instrument and
derecognised when it ceases to be a party. Such assets and liabilities are classified as current if they are expected to be realised or settled
within 12 months after the balance sheet date. If not, they are classified as non-current. In addition, current liabilities include amounts where
the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
Non-derivative financial assets are classified on initial recognition in accordance with the Group’s business model as investments, loans and
receivables, or cash and cash equivalents and accounted for as follows:
Loans and other receivables: These are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are solely payments
of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding, that are primarily held in order to collect contractual cash flows. These
balances include trade and other receivables and are measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method and stated
net of allowances for credit losses.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and deposits held on call. Cash equivalents normally
comprise instruments with maturities of three months or less at their date of acquisition. In the cash flow statement, cash and cash
equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts, which are included as current borrowings in the liabilities section on the balance sheet.
Non-derivative financial liabilities, including borrowings and trade payables, are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest
method. For borrowings, their carrying amount includes accrued interest payable. The effective interest method takes into account both the
contractual cash flows and the time value of money. The carrying amount of the financial liability is adjusted over time to reflect the
unwinding of the discount, whereby the discount represents the difference between the initial fair value and the amount paid or received.
The discounting process involves applying a discount rate to the future cash flows associated with the financial liability. The effect of
discounting is recognised as an interest expense in the profit and loss over the expected term of the financial liability.
Derivative financial instruments are used to manage risks arising from changes in interest rates relating to the Group’s external debt. The
Group does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. The Group uses the derivatives to hedge highly probable
forecast transactions and therefore, the instruments are designated as cash flow hedges.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at their fair value at
each reporting date. At inception of designated hedging relationships, the Group documents the risk management objective and strategy
for undertaking the hedge. The Group also documents the economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument,
including whether the changes in the cash flows of the hedged item and hedging instrument are expected to offset each other.
The effective element of any gain or loss from remeasuring the derivative instrument is recognised in other comprehensive income (OCI) and
accumulated in the hedging reserve (presented in “other reserves” in the statement of changes in equity). Any change in the fair value of
time value of the derivative instrument is also recognised in OCI as part of cash flow hedges and accumulated in the cost of hedging
reserve (presented in “other Reserves” in the statement of changes in equity). Any element of the remeasurement of the derivative instrument
that does not meet the criteria for an effective hedge is recognised immediately in the Group income statement within finance costs.
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n) Financial instruments continued
When a hedging instrument expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain
or loss existing in OCI at that time remains in OCI and is recognised when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognised in the income
statement within finance costs. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that was reported
in OCI is recycled to the income statement. The full fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as a non-current asset or liability if the
remaining maturity of the hedged item is more than 12 months or, as a current asset or liability, if the remaining maturity of the hedged item
is less than 12 months.
o) Segmental analysis
The Group is organised and managed based on its segments (Moonpig, Greetz and Experiences). These are the reportable and operating
segments for the Group as they form the focus of the Group’s internal reporting systems and are the basis used by the chief operating
decision maker (CODM), identified as the CEO and CFO, for assessing performance and allocating resources. The prices agreed
between Group companies for intra-group services and fees are based on normal commercial practices which would apply between
independent businesses.
p) Provisions
Provisions are recognised when either a legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event exists at the balance sheet date, it is
probable that an outflow of economic resources will be required to settle the obligation and a reasonable estimate can be made of the
amount of the obligation.
q) Pensions and other post-employment benefits
The Group contributes to defined contribution pensions schemes and payments to these are charged as an expense and accrued over time.
r) Adjusting Items
Adjusting Items are significant items of income or expense which individually or, if of a similar type, in aggregate, are relevant to an
understanding of the Group’s underlying financial performance because of their size, nature or incidence. In identifying and quantifying
Adjusting Items, the Group consistently applies a policy that defines criteria that are required to be met for an item to be classified as an
Adjusting Item. These items are separately disclosed in the segmental analyses or in the notes to the financial statements as appropriate.
The Group believes that these items are useful to users of the consolidated financial statements in helping them to understand the
underlying business performance and are used to derive the Group’s principal non-GAAP measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT,
Adjusted PBT and Adjusted EPS, which exclude the impact of Adjusting Items and which are reconciled from operating profit, profit before
taxation and earnings per share.
s) Equity
Called-up share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction
from the proceeds.
Share premium
The amount subscribed for the ordinary shares in excess of the nominal value of these new shares is recorded in share premium. Costs that
directly relate to the issue of ordinary shares are deducted from share premium net of corporation tax.
Merger reserve
The merger reserve of £993,026,000 arose as a result of the Group reorganisation undertaken prior to the Company's listing on the London
Stock Exchange. This reorganisation was accounted for using common control merger accounting. Under this method, the assets and
liabilities of the acquired entities were recognised at their existing carrying amounts rather than at fair value and no goodwill was
recognised. The difference between the consideration paid and the book value of net assets acquired was recorded directly in equity
within the merger reserve.
This accounting treatment was selected in preference to acquisition accounting in order to reflect the continuity of ownership and to present
the Group's financial results on a basis that preserved the historical track record of the underlying trading entities. Had acquisition
accounting been applied, the identifiable net assets would have been remeasured at fair value and a significant goodwill asset would
likely have been recognised, increasing net assets and potentially resulting in the Group reporting positive net assets. However, such
treatment would not have reflected the substance of a restructuring within a commonly controlled group.
The adoption of common control merger accounting has resulted in the recognition of a significant merger reserve on consolidation. The
merger reserve is a debit balance within equity arising from the application of merger accounting and is a significant contributor to the
Group's reported net liabilities position.
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2 Summary of significant accounting policies continued
s) Equity continued
Other reserves
Share-based payment reserve
The share-based payment reserve is built up of charges in relation to equity-settled share-based payment arrangements which have been
recognised within the consolidated income statement. Upon the exercise of share options the cumulative amount recognised in the share-
based payment reserve is recycled to retained earnings, reflecting the transfer of value to the equity of the Company.
Hedging reserve
The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of cash flow hedging instruments related
to hedged transactions that have not yet occurred and the cumulative net change in the fair value of time value on the cash flow hedging
instruments.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve represents the accumulated exchange differences arising since the acquisition of Greetz from the
impact of the translation of subsidiaries with a functional currency other than Sterling.
Own shares held reserve
The own shares held reserve represents the equity account used to record the cost of the Company's own shares that have been
repurchased. These shares are not considered outstanding for the purposes of calculating earnings per share and do not carry voting rights
or the right to receive dividends while held by the Company. Shares purchased for cancellation are included in the own shares held reserve
until cancellation, at which point the consideration is transferred to retained earnings and the nominal value of the shares is transferred
from share capital to the capital redemption reserve.
Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve reflects the nominal amount of shares bought back and cancelled.
t) Dividends
Dividend distribution to the Company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the Group’s financial statements in the period in which the
dividend is approved by the Company’s shareholders in the case of final dividends, or the date at which they are declared in the case of
interim dividends.
u) Earnings per share
The Group presents basic and diluted EPS for its ordinary shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. For diluted EPS, the weighted average
number of ordinary shares is adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.
v) Share-based payments
The Group has equity-settled compensation plans.
Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of the
equity-settled share-based payments is expensed over the vesting period, based on the Group’s estimate of awards that will eventually vest.
For plans where the vesting conditions are based on a market condition, such as total shareholder return, the fair value at date of grant
reflects the probability that this condition will not be met and therefore is fixed thereafter irrespective of actual vesting.
Fair value is measured using the Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo option pricing model, except where vesting is subject to market conditions
when the Stochastic option pricing model is used. A Chaffe model is used to value the holding period. The expected term used in the
models has been adjusted based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and
behavioural considerations.
3 Segmental analysis
The CODM reviews external revenue, gross profit, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT to evaluate segment performance and allocate
resources to the overall business. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT are non-GAAP measures. Adjustments are made to the statutory IFRS
results to arrive at an underlying result which is in line with how the business is managed and measured on a day-to-day basis. Adjustments
are made for items that are individually important in order to understand the financial performance. If included, these items could distort
understanding of the performance for the year and the comparability between periods. Management applies judgement in determining
which items should be excluded from underlying performance. See Note 6 for details of these adjustments.
The Group is organised and managed based on its segments, namely Moonpig (UK, Ireland, Australia and the US), Greetz (Netherlands)
and Experiences (UK). These are the reportable and operating segments for the Group as they form the focus of the Group’s internal
reporting systems and are the basis used by the CODM for assessing performance and allocating resources.
Most of the Group’s revenue is derived from the sale of cards, gifts and related services to consumers, or from the distribution of gift
experiences acting as agent. No single customer accounted for 10% or more of the Group’s revenue.
Finance income and expense are not allocated to the reportable segments, as this activity is managed centrally.
Revenue and trading profit are subject to seasonality and are weighted towards the second half of the year which includes the key peak
periods for the business.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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3 Segmental analysis continued
Segmental analysis
The following table shows revenue by segment that reconciles to the consolidated revenue for the Group.
2025
2024
£000
£000
Moonpig
262,000
241,326
Greetz
48,854
51,238
Experiences
39,214
48,577
Total external revenue
350,068
341,141
The following table shows revenue by key geography that reconciles to the consolidated revenue for the Group. The geographical split of
revenue is based on the customer's country selection on the website or app at the time of order:
2025
2024
£000
£000
UK
289,392
281,217
Netherlands
48,854
51,238
Ireland
4,781
3,899
US
2,169
1,352
Australia
4,872
3,435
Total external revenue
350,068
341,141
The consolidated revenue for the Group was made up as follows:
2025
2024
£000
£000
Recognised at a point in time
343,949
338,078
Recognised over time
6,119
3,063
Total external revenue
350,068
341,141
The Group’s measure of segment profit and Adjusted EBIT, excludes Adjusting Items; refer to the APMs section of the Annual Report and
Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025 for calculation.
2025
2024
£000
£000
Moonpig
149,232
133,275
Greetz
22,537
24,132
Experiences
36,802
45,126
Group gross profit
208,571
202,533
Moonpig
81,869
72,709
Greetz
6,456
7,815
Experiences
8,464
15,006
Group Adjusted EBITDA
96,789
95,530
Moonpig
15,060
14,498
Greetz
1
1,606
1,884
Experiences
1
2,283
1,062
Group depreciation and amortisation excluding amortisation on acquired intangibles
1
18,949
17,444
Moonpig
66,809
58,211
Greetz
1
4,850
5,931
Experiences
1
6,181
13,944
Group Adjusted EBIT
1
77,840
78,086
1 Excludes amortisation arising on Group consolidation of intangibles, which is classified as an Adjusting Item – see Note 6.
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Segmental analysis continued
The following table shows Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT that reconciles to the consolidated results of the Group.
2025
2024
Note
£000
£000
Adjusted EBITDA
96,789
95,530
Depreciation and amortisation
1
(18,949)
(17,444)
Adjusted EBIT
77,840
78,086
Adjusting items
6
(64,551)
(11,802)
Operating profit
13,289
66,284
Finance income
7
158
198
Finance costs
7
(10,489)
(20,082)
Profit before taxation
2,958
46,400
Taxation charge
9
(14,038)
(12,231)
(Loss)/profit for the year
(11,080)
34,169
1 Depreciation and amortisation excludes amortisation on acquired intangibles of £7,851,000 (2024: £8,285,000) included in Adjusting Items, see Note 6 for more
information.
The following table shows the information regarding assets by segment that reconciles to the consolidated Group.
2025
2024
£000
£000
Moonpig
Non-current assets
1
31,632
37,075
Capital expenditure
2
(1,816)
(786)
Intangible expenditure
(7,968)
(9,534)
Depreciation and amortisation
(15,060)
(14,498)
Greetz
Non-current assets
1
20,480
22,984
Capital expenditure
2
(537)
(156)
Intangible expenditure
(17)
Depreciation and amortisation
(3,359)
(3,679)
Experiences
Non-current assets
1
108,433
170,433
Capital expenditure
2
(13)
(23)
Intangible expenditure
(3,066)
(3,248)
Depreciation and amortisation
(8,381)
(7,552)
Impairment of goodwill (see Note 12)
(56,700)
Group
Non-current assets
1
160,545
230,492
Capital expenditure
2
(2,366)
(965)
Intangible expenditure
(11,051)
(12,782)
Depreciation and amortisation
(26,800)
(25,729)
Impairment of goodwill (see Note 12)
(56,700)
1 Comprises intangible assets and property, plant and equipment (inclusive of ROU assets).
2 Includes ROU assets capitalised in each year.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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4 Cost of sales
Re-presented
2025
2024
£000
£000
Wages and salaries
(7,233)
(7,972)
Inventories
(50,236)
(48,088)
Shipping and logistics
(80,616)
(79,084)
Depreciation on warehouses and machinery
(3,412)
(3,464)
Total cost of sales
(141,497)
(138,608)
1 In the prior year an amount of £5,778,000 has been reclassified from wages and salaries to shipping and logistics. This amount relates to the labour cost portion of the
Group's third-party fulfilment costs.
5 Operating profit
Nature of expenses charged/(credited) to operating profit from continuing operations:
2025
2024
£000
£000
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment
(6,246)
(6,610)
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets
1
(20,554)
(19,119)
IPO-related bonuses
(2,367)
Share-based payment charges (excluding National Insurance)
(1,839)
(4,179)
Foreign exchange loss
(135)
(272)
Total net employment costs (excluding share-based payment expense)
(53,799)
(50,576)
Cost of inventories
(50,236)
(48,088)
Other income
2
1,344
1,349
Auditors’ remuneration:
– Fees to auditors for the audit of these consolidated financial statements
(860)
(875)
– Fees to auditors’ firms and associates for local audits
(91)
(88)
Total audit fees expense
(951)
(963)
Fees to auditors’ firms and associates for other services:
– Assurance services
(123)
(139)
(1,074)
(1,102)
1 Amortisation of intangible assets includes a charge of £7,851,000 (2024: £8,285,000) relating to the amortisation on acquired intangibles, which is classified as an
Adjusting Item as set out in Note 6.
2 Other income relates to the sublease of space at the Group’s head offices at Herbal House to an entity formerly under common control.
During the year, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP charged the Group as follows:
In respect of audit-related assurance services: £122,000 (2024: £138,000).
In respect of non-audit-related services: £1,000 (2024: £1,000).
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6 Adjusting Items
2025
2024
£000
£000
Pre-IPO bonus awards
(2,367)
Pre-IPO share-based payment charges
(1,150)
Impairment of goodwill (see Note 12)
(56,700)
Total adjustments to Adjusted EBITDA
(56,700)
(3,517)
Amortisation on acquired intangibles
(7,851)
(8,285)
Total adjustments to Adjusted EBIT
(64,551)
(11,802)
2025
2024
£000
£000
Tax impact of pre-IPO cash bonus-awards
593
Tax impact of pre-IPO share-based payment charges
(293)
Tax impact of impairment of goodwill
Tax impact on amortisation of acquired intangibles
1,977
2,085
Tax impact of Adjusting Items
1,977
2,385
Pre-IPO bonus awards
Pre-IPO bonus awards are one-off cash-settled bonuses and the cash component of the Pre-IPO schemes, awarded in relation to the IPO
process that completed during the year ended 30 April 2021. These awards fully vested on 30 April 2024.
Pre-IPO share-based payment charges
Pre-IPO share-based payment charges relate to the Legacy Schemes, Pre-IPO awards that were granted in relation to the IPO process that
completed during the year ended 30 April 2021. These awards fully vested on 30 April 2024.
Amortisation on acquired intangibles
Acquisition amortisation is a non-cash expense relating to intangible assets. These expenses are excluded from Adjusted earnings because
they are non-operational and thus distort the underlying performance of the business. The costs are adjusted for to present a clearer picture
of the Group’s ongoing operational performance.
Cash paid in the year in relation to Adjusting Items totalled £6,004,000 (2024: £4,057,000).
7 Finance income and costs
2025
2024
£000
£000
Bank interest receivable
158
198
Interest payable on leases
(660)
(901)
Bank interest payable
(7,705)
(12,258)
Amortisation of capitalised borrowing costs
(525)
(4,604)
Amortisation of interest rate cap premium
(297)
(353)
Interest on discounting of financial liability
(1,832)
(1,568)
Net foreign exchange gain/(loss) on financing activities
530
(398)
Net finance costs
(10,331)
(19,884)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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8 Employee benefit costs
The average monthly number of employees (including Directors) during the year was made up as follows:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Administration
544
558
Production
126
150
Total employees
670
708
Re-presented
2025
2024
£000
£000
Wages and salaries
(54,745)
(51,435)
Social security costs
(6,469)
(6,752)
Other pension costs
(1,723)
(2,487)
Share-based payment expense
(1,839)
(4,179)
Total gross employment costs
(64,776)
(64,853)
Staff costs capitalised as intangible assets
9,138
10,098
Total net employment costs
(55,638)
(54,755)
2025
2024
£000
£000
Staff costs capitalised as intangible assets
9,138
10,098
Subcontractor costs capitalised as intangible assets
1,913
2,484
Total capitalisation of intangible assets (Note 12)
11,051
12,582
1 In the prior year an amount of £2,484,000 relating to subcontractor costs was included in the staff costs capitalised as intangible assets. This comparative figure has
been re-presented to appropriately exclude these costs, whilst reconciling to total capitalisation of intangible assets.
The Group’s employees are members of defined contribution pension schemes with obligations recognised as an operating cost in the
income statement as incurred.
The Group pays contributions into separate funds on behalf of the employee and has no further obligations to employees. The risks
associated with this type of plan are assumed by the member. Contributions paid by the Group in respect of the current year are included
within the consolidated income statement.
9 Taxation
(a) Tax on profit
The tax charge is made up as follows:
2025
2024
£000
£000
Profit before taxation
2,958
46,400
Current tax:
UK corporation tax on profit for the year
15,079
13,057
Foreign tax charge
1,415
1,009
Adjustment in respect of prior years
189
(278)
Total current tax
16,683
13,788
Deferred tax:
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
(1,883)
(1,746)
Adjustment in respect of prior years
(762)
189
Total deferred tax
(2,645)
(1,557)
Total tax charge in the income statement
14,038
12,231
149
9 Taxation continued
(b) The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard UK rate of corporation tax applicable of 25.0% (2024: 25.0%). The differences
are explained below:
2025
2024
£000
£000
Profit before taxation
2,958
46,400
Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by the UK tax rate
739
11,600
Effects of:
Non-deductible impairment of goodwill
14,176
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
172
336
Non-taxable income
(420)
(356)
Effect of higher tax rates in overseas territories
9
16
Adjustment in respect of prior years
(573)
(89)
Share-based payments
(65)
736
Other permanent differences
(12)
Total tax charge for the year
14,038
12,231
Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates prevailing in each jurisdiction. The increase in the expenses not deductible for tax
purposes relates to the impact of the non-cash impairment charge to Experiences goodwill.
The Adjusted effective tax rate is slightly below 25.0% of Adjusted profit before taxation, reflecting the positive impact of deferred taxation
movements with respect to share-based payment arrangements, driven by increases in the Group's share price (refer to Note 6 and
Alternative Performance Measures on page 181).
(c) Deferred tax:
Other short-
Accelerated term
capital Intangible Share-based Right-of-use Lease temporary
allowances assets payments assets liabilities
differences
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Balance as at 1 May 2024
(1,866)
(9,500)
1,927
(1,183)
1,362
357
(8,903)
Adjustments in respect of prior years
666
(89)
138
47
762
Adjustments posted through other comprehensive
income (OCI)
185
185
Adjustments posted through equity
1,773
1,773
Current year credit/(charge) to income statement
657
1,883
(124)
135
(113)
(556)
1,882
Effects of movements in exchange rates
14
4
(5)
1
14
Balance as at 30 April 2025
(543)
(7,692)
3,714
(1,044)
1,244
34
(4,287)
Other short-
Accelerated term
capital Intangible Share-based Right-of-use Lease temporary
allowances assets payments assets liabilities
differences
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Balance as at 1 May 2023
(1,889)
(11,231)
1,192
(1,488)
1,629
809
(10,978)
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(54)
(245)
(256)
1
452
(102)
Adjustments posted through other comprehensive
income (OCI)
59
(154)
(95)
Adjustments posted through equity
536
536
Current year credit/(charge) to income statement
77
1,923
455
304
(267)
(746)
1,746
Effects of movements in exchange rates
(6)
(4)
(10)
Balance as at 30 April 2024
(1,866)
(9,500)
1,927
(1,183)
1,362
357
(8,903)
The main rate of corporation tax for the UK is 25.0% (2024: 25.0%). For the Netherlands companies, the first €200,000 of profits are taxed at
19.0% (2024: 19.0%) and thereafter at 25.8% (2024: 25.8%).
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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10 Dividends
2025
2024
£000
£000
Proposed
Final dividend 2025: 2 .0p (2024: £nil) per ordinary share of £0.10 each
6,677
6,677
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders
Paid
Interim dividend 2025: 1.0p (2024: £nil) per ordinary share of £0.10 each
3,395
3,395
The Directors recommend a final dividend for the year ended 30 April 2025 of 2.0 pence per share (2024: nil pence per share) subject to
shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting, with an equivalent final dividend charge of £6.7m based on the number of shares in
issue at the end of the financial year (2024: £nil). The final dividend will be paid on 20 November 2025 to all shareholders registered at the
close of business on 24 October 2025. In accordance with IAS 10 'Events after the Reporting Period', the proposed final dividend has not
been accrued as a liability at 30 April 2025.
11 Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue during the period. For the purposes of this calculation, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
during the period was 342,548,159 (2024: 343,093,868). The period-on-period movement reflects the issue of 1,597,155 (2024: 1,198,394)
shares during the period including the issue of 1,413,971 of shares to satisfy the Group’s obligation to its employees in relation to the vested
second and final tranche of the pre-IPO award in July 2024, the issue of 93,822 shares in respect of vested long-term incentive plan awards,
the issue of 86,371 shares in respect of vested deferred share bonus plan awards and 2,991 in respect of the share save scheme (see Note
21). The issue of shares was offset by 11,061,434 (2024: nil) shares being cancelled during the period through the operation of the Group's
share repurchase scheme (see Note 22). The Group expects to move during FY26 to satisfying share awards through market purchases
rather than through dilution, subject to this remaining EPS-accretive at the prevailing share price.
2025 2024
Shares in issue Number of shares Number of shares
As at 1 May
343,310,015
342,111,621
Issue of shares during the period
1,597,155
1,198,394
Shares cancelled during the period
(11,061,434)
As at 30 April
333,845,736
343,310,015
2025
2024
Number of shares
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares for calculating basic earnings per share
342,548,159
343,093,868
Diluted earnings per share
For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all potentially
dilutive ordinary shares. The Group has potentially dilutive ordinary shares arising from share options granted to employees under the share
schemes as detailed in Note 21 of these consolidated financial statements.
Adjusted earnings per share
Earnings attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Group for the year, adjusted to remove the impact of Adjusting Items and the tax
impact of these; divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.
2025
2024
Number of shares
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares for calculating basic earnings per share
342,548,159
343,093,868
Weighted average number of dilutive shares
13,593,171
11,693,937
Total number of shares for calculating diluted earnings per share
356,141,330
354,787,805
151
11 Earnings per share continued
2025
2024
£000
£000
Basic earnings attributable to equity holders of the Company
(11,080)
34,169
Adjusting Items (see Note 6)
64,551
11,802
Tax on Adjusting Items
(1,977)
(2,385)
Adjusted earnings attributable to equity holders of the Company
51,494
43,586
2025
2024
Basic earnings per ordinary share (pence)
(3.2)
10.0
Diluted earnings per ordinary share (pence)
(3.2)
9.6
Basic earnings per ordinary share before Adjusting Items (pence)
15.0
12.7
Diluted earnings per ordinary share before Adjusting Items (pence)
14.5
12.3
12 Intangible assets
Technology
and
development Customer
Goodwill
Trademark
costs
1
relationships
2
Software
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost
As at 1 May 2024
143,622
16,423
39,058
43,238
261
242,602
Additions
11,037
14
11,051
Disposals
(3,438)
(3,438)
Foreign exchange
(21)
(30)
(39)
(90)
As at 30 April 2025
143,601
16,393
46,657
43,199
275
250,125
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
As at 1 May 2024
6,375
17,360
15,115
160
39,010
Amortisation charge
1,633
12,969
5,848
104
20,554
Disposals
(3,438)
(3,438)
Impairment
56,700
56,700
Foreign exchange
(4)
(7)
(11)
As at 30 April 2025
56,700
8,004
26,891
20,956
264
112,815
Net book value as at 30 April 2025
86,901
8,389
19,766
22,243
11
137,310
1 Technology and development costs include assets under construction of £5,125,000 (2024: £4,735,000).
2 The opening balance of gross cost and accumulated depreciation has been restated to reflect the transfer between customer relationships and technology and
development costs of historic Greetz technology costs and their subsequent disposal. The asset had a nil net book value as at 1 May 2023 and therefore there is no
impact to the income statement or balance sheet in the current or prior periods.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
152
12 Intangible assets continued
Technology
and
development Customer
Goodwill
Trademark
costs
1
relationships
Software
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost
As at 1 May 2023
143,811
16,683
30,255
48,071
691
239,511
Additions
12,582
200
12,782
Disposals
(3,779)
(627)
(4,406)
Foreign exchange
(189)
(260)
(466)
(3)
(918)
As at 30 April 2024
143,622
16,423
39,058
47,605
261
246,969
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
As at 1 May 2023
4,851
10,160
13,486
559
29,056
Amortisation charge
1,653
10,979
6,252
235
19,119
Disposals
(3,779)
(627)
(4,406)
Foreign exchange
(129)
(255)
(7)
(391)
As at 30 April 2024
6,375
17,360
19,483
160
43,378
Net book value as at 30 April 2024
143,622
10,048
21,698
28,122
101
203,591
1 Technology and development costs include assets under construction of £4,735,000 (2023: £3,821,000).
(a) Goodwill
Goodwill of £6,333,000 (2024: £6,353,000) relates to the acquisition of Greetz in 2018, recognised within the Greetz CGU. The movement
between periods is a result of foreign exchange revaluation.
Goodwill of £80,568,000 (2024: £137,269,000) relates to the acquisition of Experiences and is allocated to the Experiences CGU. The
movement between periods is a result of a non-cash impairment charge to the goodwill balance of £56,700,000.
(b) Trademark
£2,854,000 (2024: £3,744,000) of the asset balance are trademarks relating to the acquisition of Greetz with finite lives. The remaining
useful economic life at 30 April 2025 on the trademark is 3 years 4 months (2024: 4 years 4 months).
£5,535,000 (2024: £6,304,000) of trademark assets relate to the brands valued on the acquisition of Experiences. The remaining useful
economic life at 30 April 2025 on these trademarks is 7 years and 3 months (2024: 8 years and 3 months).
(c) Technology and development costs
Technology and development costs of £19,687,000 (2024: £21,227,000) relate to internally developed assets. The costs of these assets
include capitalised expenses of employees working full-time on software development projects and third-party consulting firms. The
remaining useful economic life of these assets at 30 April 2025 ranges from 1 month to 3 years (2024: 1 month to 3 years).
Technology and development costs of £79,000 (2024: £471,000) relate to the acquisition of Experiences and are allocated to the
Experiences CGU. The remaining useful economic life at 30 April 2025 is 3 months (2024: 1 year and 3 months).
(d) Customer relationships
£5,098,000 (2024: £6,041,000) of the asset balance relates to the valuation of existing customer relationships held by Greetz on acquisition.
The remaining useful economic life at 30 April 2025 on these customer relationships is 5 years 4 months (2024: 6 years 4 months).
£17,145,000 (2024: £22,081,000) of customer relationship assets relates to those valued on the acquisition of the Experiences segment. The
remaining useful economic life at 30 April 2025 on these customer relationships is a range of 4 years and 3 months and 1 year and 3 months
(2024: a range between 5 years 3 months and 2 years and 3 months).
(e) Software
Software intangible assets include accounting and marketing software purchased by the Group and software licence fees from third-party
suppliers.
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(f) Annual impairment tests
Goodwill
Goodwill is allocated to two cash-generating units (CGUs), namely the Greetz and Experiences segments, based on the smallest
identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows independently in relation to the specific goodwill. The recoverable amount of a
CGU or group of CGUs is determined as the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use (VIU). In determining VIU,
estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value.
The Group performed an annual test for impairment of Experiences CGU goodwill as at 30 April 2024, with the results, sensitivity analysis
and narrative disclosure presented on pages 149-150 of the Group's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2024. Based
on the sensitivity analysis, the Directors identified the impairment assessment as a major source of estimation uncertainty that had a
significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amount within the year ending 30 April 2025. In accordance with
paragraph 125 of IAS 1, the FY24 year-end accounts therefore disclose the quantification of all key assumptions in the value in use estimates
and the impact of plausible changes in each key assumption. As part of this disclosure, the sensitivity of Experiences' goodwill to forecast
revenue growth was highlighted.
During H1 FY25, Experiences trading performance was identified as an indication that Experiences CGU goodwill may be impaired. The
Group therefore estimated the value in use of the Experiences CGU as at 31 October 2024. This exercise determined that the carrying
amount of Experiences goodwill exceeded its recoverable amount and an impairment charge of £56,700,000 was recognised in the
consolidated income statement. The impairment charge has been classified as an Adjusting Item (see Note 6).
The Group performed its annual impairment test of the goodwill allocated to the Greetz and Experiences segments, as at 30 April 2025.
The estimated future cash flows are based on the approved plan, including the FY26 budget, for the three years ending 30 April 2028.
The estimated future cash flows are identical to those used for the viability statement. They have been extended by a further two years
before applying a perpetuity using an estimated long-term growth rate. The assumed 5 year pre-perpetuity projections period represents a
reduction of 12 months from 30 April 2024, aligning with the Group’s policy of reducing the period to 5 years. When estimating value in use,
the Group does not include estimated future cash flows that are expected to arise from improving or enhancing the asset’s performance.
As at 30 April 2025 there has been no amendment to the charge allocated to the Experiences CGU during the year. Based on the sensitivity
analysis performed, the Directors identified the impairment assessment as a major source of estimation uncertainty that had a significant risk
of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amount within the year ending 30 April 2026. In accordance with paragraph 125 of IAS
1, the FY25 year-end accounts therefore disclose the quantification of all key assumptions in the value in use estimates and the impact of
plausible changes in each key assumption.
As at 30 April 2025, no impairment charge has been recognised for goodwill allocated to the Greetz CGU. The headroom over carrying
amount is more than adequate and there is no reasonable possible change in key assumptions including those relating to future sales
performance that would lead to an impairment.
Scenario analysis performed as part of the Group’s disclosure against the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
(pages 34 to 35) identified two transition-related climate risks with potential revenue and cost implications. The analysis considered three
scenarios: business as usual (>4
o
C by 2100); an unequal world (2.5
o
C by 2100); and the Paris Agreement Aligned (1.5
o
C by 2050), with the
most material risks arising under the Paris Agreement Aligned scenario:
For the risk of carbon taxation, we modelled the gross (unmitigated) financial impact under a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario,
assuming the introduction of carbon taxes from FY28. Sensitivity analysis indicates headroom / (impairment) of £42.2m and (£12.6m) for
Greetz and Experiences respectively.
For the risk of shifting consumer sentiment, scenario analysis was conducted to evaluate the potential consequences of different climate
policy pathways. However, the significant uncertainty surrounding behavioural and market response assumptions means that any
attempt to quantify a specific financial impact would be highly speculative, hence no such estimate can be meaningfully determined at
this stage.
The Group has identified the following key assumptions as having the most significant impact on the value in use calculation:
Greetz CGU
Experiences CGU
2025
2024
2025
2024
Pre-tax discount rate (%)
1
13.7%
13.5%
13.5%
15.1%
Revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
2
4.8%
8.8%
2.7%
6.6%
1 The discount rate is a pre-tax rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the cash generating units. The pre-tax
discount rates used to calculate value in use are derived from the Group’s post-tax weighted average cost of capital. The decline in the discount rate from the previous
year is due to reducing the equity premium and betas used in the calculation.
2 The compound annual growth rate represents the average yearly growth rate over the pre-perpetuity period.
3 In the prior year, the pre-perpetuity period of six years was a key assumption as it exceeded the five-year maximum typically presumed under IAS 36, which requires
justification for longer forecast horizons. In FY25 the pre-perpetuity period is five years and therefore no longer constitutes a key assumption.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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(f) Annual impairment tests continued
Goodwill continued
The Group has performed sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of a change in each key assumption in the VIU. The relevant scenario, in
relation to a revenue decrease, is consistent with the more severe downside scenario (plausible scenario 2) prepared in connection with the
viability statement within the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025.
For the goodwill allocated to both the Experiences and Greetz CGU, the Group modelled the impact of a 1%pt increase in the discount rate
and a 2.2%pts decrease in the compound annual growth rate was also modelled for Greetz and Experiences respectively. The decrease in
forecasted revenue sensitivity pushed the growth rates out by one year with a reduction of 10% in Greetz and 10% in Experiences in the first
year. The Group also modelled a scenario in which both of these changes arise concurrently.
The results of this sensitivity analysis are summarised below:
Greetz CGU
Experiences CGU
2025
2024
2025
2024
£m
£m
£m
£m
Original headroom
45.6
80.8
1.6
23.3
Headroom / (impairment) using a discount rate increased by 1%pt
39.1
70.4
(2.5)
11.1
Headroom / (impairment) using a 2.2%pts decrease in the forecast revenue CAGR
1
38.6
54.1
(11.8)
(36.7)
(April 2024: 5.4%pts decrease in forecast CAGR)
Headroom using a pre-perpetuity period reduced by one year
2
N/a
76.3
N/a
8.2
Headroom / (impairment) combining both sensitivity scenarios detailed above
32.8
45.0
(15.2)
(54.6)
1 The compound annual growth rate represents the average yearly growth rate over the pre-perpetuity period.
2 In the prior year, the pre-perpetuity period of six years was a key assumption as it exceeded the five-year maximum typically presumed under IAS 36, which requires
justification for longer forecast horizons. In FY25 the pre-perpetuity period is five years and therefore no longer constitutes a key assumption.
Other finite-life intangible assets
At each reporting year date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of other finite-life intangible assets to determine whether there is any
indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated
in order to determine the extent, if any, of the impairment loss. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual
asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
13 Property, plant and equipment
Right-of- Right-of-use
Freehold Plant and Fixtures and Leasehold Computer use assets plant assets land
property machinery fittings improvements equipment and machinery
and buildings
1
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost
As at 1 May 2024
3,905
7,202
4,055
10,535
2,547
1,536
22,160
51,940
Additions
68
1,032
198
514
443
111
2,366
Modifications
251
251
Disposals
(5)
(80)
(37)
(555)
(253)
(930)
Foreign exchange
(2)
(1)
(5)
(4)
(4)
(20)
(36)
As at 30 April 2025
3,966
8,233
4,168
11,008
2,431
1,787
21,998
53,591
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment
As at 1 May 2024
2,362
4,966
3,348
3,295
2,035
453
8,581
25,040
Depreciation charge
157
1,098
474
1,112
432
534
2,439
6,246
Disposals
(5)
(80)
(37)
(555)
(253)
(930)
Foreign exchange
2
(3)
1
(3)
3
As at 30 April 2025
2,514
6,066
3,739
4,371
1,909
990
10,767
30,356
Net book value as at 30 April
2025
1,452
2,167
429
6,637
522
797
11,231
23,235
1 The opening balances for cost and accumulated depreciation have been updated to reflect the disposal of a lease that was not reflected in the prior year. The April
2024 balance sheet and income statement were unaffected, as the asset had a net book value of £nil at the time of disposal.
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Right-of-
use assets Right-of-use
Freehold Plant and Fixtures and Leasehold Computer plant and assets land
property machinery fittings improvements equipment machinery
and buildings
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost
As at 1 May 2023
3,905
6,862
4,182
10,482
2,507
1,355
23,374
52,667
Additions
468
89
205
203
575
1,540
Remeasurements
162
162
Disposals
(115)
(170)
(89)
(136)
(366)
(220)
(1,096)
Foreign exchange
(13)
(46)
(63)
(27)
(28)
(222)
(399)
As at 30 April 2024
3,905
7,202
4,055
10,535
2,547
1,536
23,094
52,874
Accumulated depreciation and
impairment
As at 1 May 2023
2,207
3,958
2,886
2,310
1,642
187
7,166
20,356
Depreciation charge
155
1,130
661
1,079
547
455
2,583
6,610
Disposals
(115)
(170)
(89)
(136)
(181)
(220)
(911)
Foreign exchange
(7)
(29)
(5)
(18)
(8)
(14)
(81)
As at 30 April 2024
2,362
4,966
3,348
3,295
2,035
453
9,515
25,974
Net book value as at 30 April
2024
1,543
2,236
707
7,240
512
1,083
13,579
26,900
14 Inventories
2025
2024
£000
£000
Raw materials and consumables
1,368
1,411
Finished goods
9,704
8,374
Total inventory
11,072
9,785
Less: Provision for write off of:
Raw materials and consumables
(204)
(380)
Finished goods
(2,388)
(2,311)
Net inventory
8,480
7,094
15 Trade and other receivables
2025
2024
£000
£000
Current:
Trade receivables
1,647
1,569
Less: provisions
(179)
(243)
Trade receivables – net
1,468
1,326
Other receivables
1,227
2,523
Prepayments
3,163
2,728
Total current trade and other receivables
5,858
6,577
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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15 Trade and other receivables continued
The movements in provisions are as follows:
2025
2024
£000
£000
As at 1 May
(243)
(470)
Charge for the year
(32)
Utilised
11
172
Released
53
74
Foreign exchange
13
As at 30 April
(179)
(243)
Trade and other receivables are predominantly denominated in the functional currencies of subsidiary undertakings. There is no material
difference between the above amounts for trade and other receivables (including loan receivables) and their fair value due to their
contractual maturity of less than 12 months.
As permitted by IFRS 9, the Group applies the simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss
allowance for all trade receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on shared credit
risk characteristics such as ageing of the debt and the credit risk of the customers. A historical credit loss rate is then calculated and
adjusted to reflect expectations about future credit losses. A customer balance is written off when it is considered that there is no reasonable
expectation that the amount will be collected and legal enforcement activities have ceased.
The Group’s credit risk on trade and other receivables is primarily attributable to trade receivables. There are no significant concentrations
of credit risk since the risk is spread over a large number of unrelated counterparties.
The Group’s businesses implement policies, procedures and controls to manage customer credit risk. Outstanding balances are regularly
monitored and reviewed to identify any change in risk profile.
The Group considers its credit risk to be low with Group revenue derived from electronic payment processes (including credit card, debit
card, PayPal, iDEAL and Single Euro Payments Area) executed over the internet, with most receipts reaching the bank accounts in one to
two days.
At 30 April 2025, the Group had net trade receivables of £1,468,000 (2024: £1,326,000). Trade receivables are reviewed regularly for any
risk of impairment and provisions are booked where necessary.
The maximum exposure to credit risk is the trade receivable balance at the year-end. The Group has assessed its exposure below:
Trade receivables ageing
2025
2024
£000
£000
Up to 30 days
1,407
1,258
30 to 90 days
22
110
More than 90 days
218
201
Gross
1,647
1,569
Less: provisions
(179)
(243)
Net trade receivables
1,468
1,326
2025
2024
£000
£000
Non-current other receivables:
Other receivables
1,605
1,611
Total non-current trade and other receivables
1,605
1,611
Non-current other receivables relate to security deposits in connection with leased property.
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16 Cash and cash equivalents
2025
2024
£000
£000
Cash and bank balances
9,777
6,422
Cash equivalents
2,872
3,222
Total cash and cash equivalents
12,649
9,644
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates their fair value. Cash equivalents relate to cash in transit from various
payment processing intermediaries that provide receipting services to the Group.
Cash and cash equivalents are denominated in Pound Sterling or other currencies as shown below.
2025
2024
£000
£000
Pound Sterling
8,180
6,303
Euro
3,777
2,981
Australian Dollar
194
190
US Dollar
498
170
Total cash and cash equivalents
12,649
9,644
17 Trade and other payables
2025
2024
£000
£000
Current
Trade payables
20,671
14,440
Other payables
1,116
5,515
Other taxation and social security
8,126
8,710
Accruals
23,686
22,800
Total current trade and other payables
53,599
51,465
Trade and other payables are predominantly denominated in the functional currencies of subsidiary undertakings. There are no material
differences between the above amounts for trade and other payables and their fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.
Payables balances relating to the Experiences merchant accrual are separately disclosed on the face of the balance sheet.
2025
2024
£000
£000
Non-current
Other payables
638
638
Other taxation and social security
1,926
914
Total non-current trade and other payables
2,564
1,552
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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18 Provisions for other liabilities and charges
Other Dilapidations
provisions
provisions
Total
£000
£000
£000
As at 1 May 2024
2,255
2,334
4,589
Charged in the year
1,469
1,469
Utilisation
(390)
(22)
(412)
Release of provisions in the year
(692)
(156)
(848)
Foreign exchange
(1)
(3)
(4)
As at 30 April 2025
2,641
2,153
4,794
Analysed as:
Current
2,252
2,252
Non-current
389
2,153
2,542
Other Dilapidations
provisions
provisions
Total
£000
£000
£000
As at 1 May 2023
1,461
2,569
4,030
Charged in the year
891
891
Utilisation
(74)
(215)
(289)
Release of provisions in the year
(15)
(15)
Foreign exchange
(8)
(20)
(28)
As at 30 April 2024
2,255
2,334
4,589
Analysed as:
Current
1,894
179
2,073
Non-current
361
2,155
2,516
Current provisions
Includes other provisions primarily relating to royalty provisions, a refund provision and the current portion of the employee sabbatical
provision. The above provisions are due to be settled within the year.
Non-current provisions
Includes dilapidations provisions for the Herbal House head office, the Almere facility in the Netherlands and the Tamworth facility in the
UK. These are classified as non-current due to their expected settlement dates, with the earliest lease expiry among the three locations
occurring in 2027. The balance also includes the non-current portion of the employee sabbatical provision.
19 Contract liabilities
In all material respects, current deferred revenue at 30 April 2024 and 30 April 2025 was recognised as revenue during the respective
subsequent year. Other than business-as-usual movements there were no significant changes in contract liability balances during the year.
Deferred revenue includes the value of advanced orders for future dispatch, the value of goods in transit that are dispatched but not yet
delivered and subscription income that has been received and is to be recognised as future revenue in line with the exercise of material
rights by subscription members.
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20 Borrowings
2025
2024
£000
£000
Current
Lease liabilities
3,214
3,257
Borrowings
111
73
Non-current
Lease liabilities
10,284
13,072
Borrowings
94,985
118,292
Total borrowings and lease liabilities
108,594
134,694
The Group's debt facilities consist of a £180,000,000 committed revolving credit facility (the "RCF"), which now has a maturity date of
28 February 2029. This reflects the exercise during the year of a one-year extension option, which was subsequently approved by the
lenders. Amounts drawn under the RCF bear interest at a floating reference rate plus a margin. The reference rates are SONIA for loans in
Sterling, EURIBOR for loans in Euros and SOFR for loans in US Dollars. As at 30 April 2025 the Group had drawn down £93,000,000 and
€4,500,000 of the available revolving credit facility (2024: £113,000,000 and €8,500,000). There was a foreign exchange impact on
borrowings during the year of £90,000 (2024: £nil).
The amounts drawn under the RCF bear interest at a floating reference rate plus a margin. The reference rates are SONIA for loans in
Sterling, EURIBOR for loans in Euros and SOFR for loans in US Dollars. The Group hedges its interest rate exposure on a rolling basis. As at
the date of this report, layered SONIA interest rate cap instruments are in place with strike rates of between 4.5% and 5.0% on total
notional of £50.0m until 31 October 2026:
Derivative type
Execution dates
Notional amount
Start date
Maturity date
Underlying asset
Strike rate
Interest rate cap
1 August 2022
£50.0m
1/8/2022
30/11/2024
SONIA
3.00%
Interest rate cap
3 April 2024
£50.0m
29/11/2024
31/5/2025
SONIA
5.00%
£35.0m
1/6/2025
28/11/2025
Interest rate cap
30 January 2025
£15.0m
31/5/2025
28/11/2025
SONIA
4.50%
£35.0m
29/11/2025
30/4/2026
Interest rate cap
2 June 2025
£15.0m
29/11/2025
30/4/2026
SONIA
4.50%
£50.0m
1/5/2026
30/10/2026
The RCF is subject to two covenants, each tested at six-monthly intervals. The leverage covenant, measuring the ratio of net debt to last
twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (excluding share-based payments, as specified in the facilities agreement), is a maximum of 3.5x at April
2025 and 3.0x for the remaining term of the facility. The interest cover covenant, measuring the ratio of last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA
(excluding share-based payments, as specified in the facilities agreement) to the total of bank interest payable and interest payable on
leases, is a minimum of 3.5x for the term of the facility. The Group has complied with all covenants from entering the RCF until the date of
these consolidated financial statements and is forecast to comply with these during the going concern assessment period.
Borrowings are repayable as follows:
2025
2024
£000
£000
Within one year
111
73
Within one and two years
Within two and three years
Within three and four years
94,985
118,292
Within four and five years
Beyond five years
Total borrowings
1
95,096
118,365
1 Total borrowings include £111,169 (2024: £73,000) in respect of accrued unpaid interest and are shown net of capitalised borrowing costs of £1,848,000 (2024:
£1,973,000).
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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20 Borrowings continued
The table below details changes in liabilities arising from financing activities, including both cash and non-cash changes.
Lease
Borrowings
liabilities
Total
£000
£000
£000
As at 1 May 2023
170,520
19,525
190,045
Cash flow
(71,271)
(4,424)
(75,695)
Foreign exchange
(129)
(129)
Interest and other
1
19,116
1,357
20,473
As at 30 April 2024
118,365
16,329
134,694
Cash flow
(32,251)
(3,902)
(36,153)
Foreign exchange
(90)
48
(42)
Interest and other
1
9,072
1,023
10,095
As at 30 April 2025
95,096
13,498
108,594
1 Interest and other within borrowings comprises amortisation of capitalised borrowing costs and the interest expense in the year. Interest and other within lease liabilities
comprises modifications to lease liabilities as well as interest on leases as disclosed in Note 7.
21 Share-based payments
Pre-IPO awards
The original awards were granted on 27 January 2021 and comprised two equal tranches, with the vesting of both subject to the
achievement of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA performance conditions for the year ended 30 April 2023 and for participants to remain
employed by the Company over the vesting period. The Group exceeded maximum performance for both measures. Accordingly, the first
tranche vested on 30 April 2023 and was paid in July 2023; the second tranche vested on 30 April 2024 and was paid in May 2024. Given
the constituents of the scheme, no attrition assumption was applied. The scheme rules provided that when a participant left employment,
any outstanding award may have been reallocated to another employee (excluding the Executive Directors). All previous awards vested on
30 April 2024 and all shares outstanding at the beginning of the period were exercised in FY25. There were no further shares granted
during the period and this incentive scheme has now ended.
2025
2024
Number Number
Pre-IPO awards of shares of shares
Outstanding as at 1 May
1,413,971
2,616,716
Granted
Exercised
(1,413,971)
(1,165,744)
Forfeited
(37,001)
Outstanding as at 30 April
1,413,971
Exercisable as at 30 April
1,413,971
The weighted average market value per ordinary share of Pre-IPO options exercised during the year was £1.77 (2024: £1.48).
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21 Share-based payments continued
Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
The first grant of these awards was made on 1 February 2021 and vested on 2 July 2024. Half of the share awards granted are subject to a
relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance condition measured against the constituents of the FTSE 250 Index (excluding
Investment Trusts). The other half of the share awards granted are subject to an Adjusted basic pre-tax EPS performance condition
(calculated as Adjusted profit before taxation, divided by the undiluted weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during
the year). Participants are also required to remain employed by the Group over the vesting period, with a further holding period applying
until the fifth anniversary of grant for the Executive Directors. An attrition rate adjustment has been applied to reflect the expected number of
participants who will forfeit their awards before vesting. This estimate is based on historical attrition rates and is reviewed at each reporting
date. The share-based payment charge is adjusted accordingly, with any changes recognised in the income statement. Activity in relation
to these awards during the period included new awards granted on 2 July 2024 under the existing scheme which will vest on 2 July 2027
subject to the performance conditions being met.
Consistent with the existing scheme, participants are required to remain employed by the Group over the vesting period. Vesting may arise
sooner where a former employee is a “good leaver” and the Remuneration Committee exercises discretion to permit vesting after cessation
of employment.
The outstanding number of share options at the end of the year is 11,514,466 (2024: 9,326,856), with an expected maximum vesting profile
(stated net of forfeitures since award) as follows:
FY26
FY27
FY28
Total
Share options granted on 5 July 2022
1,435,771
1,435,771
Share options granted on 25 October 2022
258,842
258,842
Share options granted on 4 July 2023
2,944,060
2,944,060
Share options granted on 19 September 2023
3,191,310
3,191,310
Share options granted on 2 July 2024
3,684,483
3,684,483
The below tables give the assumptions applied to the options granted in the period and the shares outstanding:
July 2024
Valuation model
Stochastic and Black-Scholes and Chaffe
Weighted average share price (pence)
182.00
Exercise price (pence)
0.00
Expected dividend yield
0%
Risk-free interest rate
4.45%/4.23%
Volatility
46.16/44.87%
Expected term (years)
3.00/2.00
Weighted average fair value (pence)
119.26/182.00
Attrition
0%
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
2.97
2025
2024
Number Number
LTIP awards of share options of share options
Outstanding as at 1 May
9,326,856
3,064,998
Granted
3,962,477
6,991,966
Exercised
(93,822)
Forfeited
(1,681,045)
(730,108)
Outstanding as at 30 April
11,514,466
9,326,856
Exercisable as at 30 April
The weighted average market value per ordinary share of LTIP options exercised during the year was £1.83 (2024: N/a).
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP)
The Group has bonus arrangements in place for Executive Directors and certain key management personnel within the Group whereby a
proportion of the annual bonus is subject to deferral over a period of three years with vesting subject to continued service only. Vesting may
arise sooner where a former employee is a “good leaver” and the Remuneration Committee exercises discretion to permit vesting at
cessation of employment. Given the constituents of the scheme, no attrition assumption was applied.
The outstanding number of share options at the end of the year is 540,885 (2024: 386,842), with an expected vesting profile (stated net of
forfeitures since award) as follows:
FY26
FY27
FY28
Total
Share options granted on 5 July 2022
255,593
255,593
Share options granted on 4 July 2023
44,878
44,878
Share options granted on 2 July 2024
240,414
240,414
July 2024
Valuation model
Black-Scholes
Weighted average share price (pence)
182.00
Exercise price (pence)
0.00
Expected dividend yield
0%
Risk-free interest rate
N/a
Volatility
N/a
Expected term (years)
3.00
Weighted average fair value (pence)
182.00
Attrition
0%
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
3.42
2025
2024
Number Number
DSBP of share options of share options
Outstanding as at 1 May
386,842
392,289
Granted
240,414
47,164
Exercised
(86,371)
(32,650)
Forfeited
(19,961)
Outstanding as at 30 April
540,885
386,842
Exercisable as at 30 April
The weighted average market value per ordinary share of DSBP options exercised during the year was £2.05 (2024: £1.59).
Save As You Earn (SAYE)
The Group operates a SAYE scheme for all eligible employees, under which participants are granted an option to purchase ordinary shares
in the Company at an option price set at a 20% discount to the average market price over the three days prior to the invitation date. Options
vest after a three-year period, provided the participant enters into a savings contract with fixed monthly contributions for the same duration.
The FY22 awards were granted on 3 September 2021 and vested on 1 October 2024, with a six-month exercise period following vesting.
These awards are subject only to a continued employment condition over the vesting period. During the year, the Group granted FY25
awards on 26 July 2024, which will potentially vest on 1 October 2027 on the same terms.
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The outstanding number of share options at the end of the year is 1,059,706 (2024: 1,009,635), with an expected vesting profile (stated net of
forfeitures since award) as follows:
FY26
FY27
FY28
Total
Share options granted on 8 September 2022
146,995
146,995
Share options granted on 28 July 2023
670,001
670,001
Share options granted on 26 July 2024
242,710
242,710
The below tables give the assumptions applied to the options granted in the year and the shares outstanding:
July 2024
Valuation model
Black-Scholes
Weighted average share price (pence)
215.50
Exercise price (pence)
150.00
Expected dividend yield
0%
Risk-free interest rate
4.21%
Volatility
43.99%
Expected term (years)
3.43
Weighted average fair value (pence)
90.87
Attrition
15%
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
2.17
2025
2025
2024
2024
Number Weighted Number Weighted
of share average of share average
options exercise price options exercise price
SAYE
(£)
(£)
Outstanding as at 1 May
1,009,635
1.37
783,819
1.78
Granted
272,636
1.50
842,552
1.17
Exercised
(2,991)
1.17
Cancelled
(142,228)
1.46
(616,736)
1.62
Forfeited
(77,346)
2.01
Outstanding as at 30 April
1,059,706
1.31
1,009,635
1.37
Exercisable as at 30 April
1,111
1.62
Volatility assumptions
The fair values of the DSBP awards are equal to the share price on the date of award as there is no price to be paid and employees are
entitled to dividend equivalents. For awards with a market condition, volatility is calculated over the period commensurate with the
remainder of the performance period immediately prior to the date of grant. For all other conditions, volatility is calculated over the period
commensurate with the expected term. As the Company had only recently listed, a proxy volatility equal to the median volatility of the FTSE
250 (excluding Investment Trusts) over the respective periods has been used. Consideration has also been made to the trend of volatility to
return to its mean, by disregarding extraordinary periods of volatility.
Share-based payment expense
Share-based payments expenses recognised in the income statement:
2025
2024
£000
£000
Pre-IPO awards
1,152
LTIP
2,734
2,340
SAYE
294
455
DSBP
443
305
Share-based payments expense
1
3,471
4,252
1 The £3,471,000 (2024: £4,252,000) stated above is presented inclusive of employer’s National insurance contributions of £1,632,000 (2024: £92,000). This is made up of
contributions of £276,000 (2024: £790,000) and an additional charge of £1,356,000 (2024: a release of £698,000) in relation to a true up of NI at year-end based on
market share price data.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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22 Share capital and reserves
The Group considers its capital to comprise its ordinary share capital, share premium, merger reserve, retained earnings and other reserves.
Quantitative detail is shown in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. The Directors’ objective when managing capital is to
safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for the shareholder and benefits for other
stakeholders.
Called-up share capital
Ordinary share capital represents the number of shares in issue at their nominal value. Ordinary shares in the Company are issued, allotted
and fully paid up.
The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at
meetings of the Company. The shareholding as at 30 April 2025 is:
2025
2025
2024
2024
Number of shares
£000
Number of shares
£000
Allotted, called-up and fully paid ordinary shares of £0.10 each
As at 1 May 2024
343,310,015
34,331
342,111,621
34,211
Issue of shares during the period
1,597,155
159
1,198,394
120
Shares cancelled during the period
(11,061,434)
(1,106)
As at 30 April 2025
333,845,736
33,384
343,310,015
34,331
In the year ended 30 April 2025, the Company commenced a share repurchase programme. By resolutions passed at the 2024 AGM, the
Company’s shareholders generally authorised the Company to repurchase up to maximum of 34,362,148 of its ordinary shares. The share
repurchase programme was announced on 16 October 2024 and commenced on 5 November 2024. In the year ended 30 April 2025, a
total of 11,377,505 (2024: nil) ordinary shares of £0.10 were purchased and 11,061,434 of these shares purchased were subsequently
cancelled. The 316,017 of shares not cancelled as at 30 April 2025 were transferred to the registrar for cancellation post year-end. The
average price paid was 218.2p with a total consideration paid (including fees of £174,000) of £25,000,000 (2024: £nil). On cancellation the
consideration was transferred from the own shares held reserve (within other reserves) to retained earnings and the nominal value of the
shares transferred from share capital to the capital redemption reserve.
In the year ended 30 April 2025, 1,597,155 ordinary shares (2024: 1,198,394) were issued for the settlement of share-based payments. The
Group expects to move during FY26 to satisfying share awards through market purchases rather than through dilution, subject to this
remaining EPS-accretive at the prevailing share price.
Share premium
Share premium represents the amount over the par value which was received by the Company upon the sale of the ordinary shares. Upon
the date of listing the par value of the shares was £0.10 whereas the initial offering price was £3.50. Share premium is stated net of direct
costs of £736,000 (2024: £736,000) relating to the issue of the shares.
Merger reserve
The merger reserve of £993,026,000 arose as a result of the Group reorganisation undertaken prior to the Company's listing on the London
Stock Exchange. This reorganisation was accounted for using common control merger accounting. Under this method, the assets and
liabilities of the acquired entities were recognised at their existing carrying amounts rather than at fair value and no goodwill was
recognised. The difference between the consideration paid and the book value of net assets acquired was recorded directly in equity within
the merger reserve.
This accounting treatment was selected in preference to acquisition accounting in order to reflect the continuity of ownership and to present
the Group's financial results on a basis that preserved the historical track record of the underlying trading entities. Had acquisition
accounting been applied, the identifiable net assets would have been remeasured at fair value and a significant goodwill asset would likely
have been recognised, increasing net assets and potentially resulting in the Group reporting positive net assets. However, such treatment
would not have reflected the substance of a restructuring within a commonly controlled group.
The adoption of common control merger accounting has resulted in the recognition of a significant merger reserve on consolidation. The
merger reserve is a debit balance within equity arising from the application of merger accounting and is a significant contributor to the
Group's reported net liabilities position.
Other reserves
Other reserves represent the share-based payment reserve, the foreign currency translation reserve, the hedging reserve, own shares held
reserve and the capital redemption reserve.
Share-based payment reserve
The share-based payment reserve is built up of charges in relation to equity-settled share-based payment arrangements which have been
recognised within the consolidated income statement. Upon the exercise of share options the cumulative amount recognised in the share-
based payment reserve is recycled to retained earnings, reflecting the transfer of value to the equity of the Company.
Hedging reserve
The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of cash flow hedging instruments related
to hedged transactions that have not yet occurred and the cumulative net change in the fair value of time value on the cash flow
hedging instruments.
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Other reserves continued
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve represents the accumulated exchange differences arising since the acquisition of Greetz from the
impact of the translation of subsidiaries with a functional currency other than Sterling.
Own shares held reserve
The own shares held reserve represents the equity account used to record the cost of the Company's own shares that have been
repurchased. These shares are not considered outstanding for the purposes of calculating earnings per share and do not carry voting rights
or the right to receive dividends while held by the Company. Shares purchased for cancellation are included in the own shares held reserve
until cancellation, at which point the consideration is transferred to retained earnings and the nominal value of the shares is transferred
from share capital to the capital redemption reserve.
Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve reflects the nominal amount of shares bought back and cancelled.
Foreign
Share-based currency Capital
payment translation Hedging Own shares redemption Total other
reserve reserve reserve held reserve reserve reserves
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
As at 1 May 2023
42,211
(928)
1,881
43,164
Other comprehensive income:
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
30
30
Cash flow hedges:
Fair value changes in the year
715
715
Cost of hedging reserve
243
243
Fair value movements on cash flow hedges transferred to profit
and loss
(2,222)
(2,222)
Deferred tax on other comprehensive income
(95)
(95)
Share-based payment charge (excluding National Insurance)
4,179
4,179
Deferred tax on share-based payment transactions
536
536
Share options exercised
(4,158)
(4,158)
As at 30 April 2024
42,768
(898)
522
42,392
As at 1 May 2024
42,768
(898)
522
42,392
Other comprehensive income/(expense):
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
(668)
(668)
Cash flow hedges:
Fair value changes in the year
7
7
Cost of hedging reserve
95
95
Fair value movements on cash flow hedges transferred to profit
and loss
(841)
(841)
Deferred tax on other comprehensive income
58
127
185
Share-based payment charge (excluding National Insurance)
1,839
1,839
Deferred tax on share-based payment transactions
1,773
1,773
Current tax on share-based payment transactions
32
32
Share options exercised
(6,429)
(6,429)
Own shares purchased for cancellation
(25,000)
(25,000)
Own shares cancelled
24,262
1,106
25,368
As at 30 April 2025
39,983
(1,508)
(90)
(738)
1,106
38,753
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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Accounting classifications and fair values
The amounts in the consolidated balance sheet and related notes that are accounted for as financial instruments and their classification
under IFRS 9, are as follows:
Note
2025
2024
£000
£000
Financial assets at amortised cost:
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
1
15
2,695
3,849
Cash
16
12,649
9,644
Non-current assets
Trade and other receivables
15
1,605
1,611
Financial assets at fair value:
Current assets
Financial derivatives
5
838
Non-current assets
Financial derivatives
164
16,954
16,106
Financial liabilities at amortised cost:
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
2
17
45,473
42,755
Merchant accrual
40,374
45,274
Lease liabilities
20
3,214
3,257
Borrowings
20
111
73
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables
2
17
638
638
Lease liabilities
20
10,284
13,072
Borrowings
20
94,985
118,292
195,079
223,361
1 Excluding prepayments.
2 Excluding other taxation and social security (as not classified as financial liabilities).
The fair values of each class of financial assets and liabilities is the carrying amount, with the exception of borrowings, based on the
following assumptions:
Trade receivables, trade payables and borrowings
The fair value approximates to the carrying amount, predominantly, because of the
short maturity of these instruments.
Forward currency contracts
The fair value is determined using the mark to market rates at the reporting date and
the outright contract rate.
Interest rate caps
The fair value is determined by discounting the estimated future cash flows at a market
rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value if money and the risks
specific to the instrument.
The fair values of bank loans and other loans approximates to the carrying value, as reported in the balance sheet, gross of amortised costs
of £1,848,000 (2024: £1,973,000). This is because most borrowings are at floating interest rates, with payments reset to market rates at
intervals of less than one year.
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Fair value hierarchy
Financial instruments carried at fair value are required to be measured by reference to the following levels:
Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices)
or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
All financial instruments carried at fair value have been measured by reference to Level 2.
Financial risk management
The Group has exposure to the following risks arising from financial instruments:
Credit risk.
Liquidity risk.
Market risk.
i) Risk management framework
In line with the Group's Risk Appetite statement, it aims to manage financial risk prudently by balancing cost efficiency with acceptable risk.
It does not use financial instruments for speculation and retains discretion to hedge exposures within the limits of its Treasury Policy.
ii) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss if a counterparty fails to discharge its contractual obligations under a customer contract or
financial instrument.
The Group’s credit risk from its operations primarily arises from trade and other receivables. This risk is assessed as low, as the balances
are short maturity, arise principally as a result of high volume, low value transactions and have no significant concentration as there is no
counterparty balance that represents a significant credit risk concentration.
The Group’s credit risk on cash and cash equivalents is considered to be low. Financial assets are held with bank, financial institution or
government counterparties that have a long-term credit rating of A3 or higher from Moody’s Investor Services and/or a long-term credit
rating of A- or higher from Standard & Poor’s. The Group’s treasury policy is to monitor cash (when applicable deposit balances) daily
and to manage counterparty risk whilst also ensuring efficient management of the Group’s RCF.
Further information on the credit risk management procedures applied to trade receivables is given in Note 15 and to cash and cash
equivalents in Note 16. The carrying amounts of trade receivables and cash and cash equivalents shown in those notes represent the
Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk.
iii) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulties in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are
settled by delivering cash. The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient
liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking
damage to the Group’s reputation.
Cash flow forecasting is performed centrally with rolling forecasts of the Group’s liquidity requirements regularly monitored to ensure it has
sufficient cash to meet operational needs. The Group’s revenue model results in a strong level of cash conversion allowing it to service
working capital requirements.
The Group’s sources of borrowing for liquidity purposes comprise a committed RCF of £180,000,000, which now has a maturity date of
28 February 2029. This reflects the exercise during the year of a one-year extension option, which was subsequently approved by the
lenders. Lease liabilities are also reported in borrowings.
Liquidity risk management requires that the Group continues to operate within the financial covenants set out in its facilities. The RCF is
subject to two covenants, each tested at six-monthly intervals. The leverage covenant, measuring the ratio of net debt to last twelve months
Adjusted EBITDA (excluding share-based payments, as specified in the facilities agreement), is a maximum of 3.0x for the remaining term of
the facility. The interest cover covenant, measuring the ratio of last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (excluding share-based payments, as
specified in the facilities agreement) to the total of bank interest payable and interest payable on leases, is a minimum of 3.5x for the term of
the facility. Covenant forecasting is performed centrally, with regular monitoring to ensure that the Group continues to expect to meet its
financial covenants.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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Financial risk management continued
iii) Liquidity risk continued
The following tables sets out the anticipated contractual cash flows including interest payable for the Group’s financial liabilities and
derivative instruments on an undiscounted basis. Where interest payments are calculated at a floating rate, rates of each cash flow until
maturity of the instruments are calculated based on the forward yield curve prevailing at the respective year-ends. All derivative contracts
are presented on a net basis:
Due within Due within Due between Due after As at
Contractual cash flows 1 year 1 and 3 years 3 and 5 years
5 years
Total
30 April 2025
2025
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Borrowings
1
96,833
96,833
94,985
Interest on borrowings
5,909
11,135
4,544
21,588
111
Lease capital repayments
3,214
5,280
2,353
2,651
13,498
13,498
Lease future interest payments
516
567
280
113
1,476
Merchant accrual
42,918
42,918
40,374
Trade and other financial liabilities
2
45,473
638
46,111
46,111
Non-derivative financial liabilities
98,030
17,620
104,010
2,764
222,424
195,079
Interest rate caps
5
5
5
Derivative financial liabilities
5
5
5
Due within Due within Due between Due after As at
Contractual cash flows 1 year 1 and 3 years 3 and 5 years
5 years
Total
30 April 2024
2024
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Borrowings
1
120,266
120,266
118,292
Interest on borrowings
8,025
15,364
6,031
29,420
73
Lease capital repayments
3,257
6,251
3,085
3,736
16,329
16,329
Lease future interest payments
655
843
371
229
2,098
Merchant accrual
48,133
48,133
45,274
Trade and other financial liabilities
2
42,755
638
43,393
43,393
Non-derivative financial liabilities
102,825
23,096
129,753
3,965
259,639
223,361
Interest rate caps
935
92
1,027
1,002
Derivative financial liabilities
935
92
1,027
1,002
1 For the purpose of these tables, borrowings are defined as gross borrowings excluding lease liabilities and fair value of derivative instruments.
2 Consists of trade and other payables that meet the definition of financial liabilities under IAS 32 (excluding merchant accrual, which is split out separately above).
IFRS 7 requires the contractual future interest cost of a financial liability to be included within the above table. As disclosed in Note 20 of
these consolidated financial statements, borrowings are currently drawn under a revolving credit facility and repayments can be made at
any time without penalty. As such there is no contractual future interest cost. However, included in the above table is the expected future
interest payments based on the Group's drawings and existing hedging as at the balance sheet date and forecasted SONIA and EURIBOR
rates.
The merchant accrual contractual cash flows amount due within one year represents the undiscounted gross value. The contractual cash
flows being due within one year is different from the forecast cash flow profile used to discount the liability under IFRS 9. Amounts are due
when the customer redeems the voucher which is outside of the control of the Group, hence its classification as a current liability and its
contractual cash flows being within one year. However, historical redemption periods show that actual redemptions differ from the
contractual period and therefore on a forecast basis the cash flows span more than one year, as a result the liability is discounted.
It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.
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Financial risk management continued
iv) Market risk
Currency risk
Currency risk involves the potential for financial loss arising from changes in foreign exchange rates:
Translation risk is exposure to changes in values of items in the financial statements caused by translating items into Sterling. This is the
Group’s principal currency exposure in view of its overseas operations.
Transaction risk arises from changes in exchange rates from the time a foreign currency transaction is entered into until it is settled.
This is relevant to the Group’s operating activities outside the UK, which are generally conducted in local currency. Transaction risk is
not considered significant, as the Group primarily transacts in Sterling and Euros and generates cash flows in each currency which are
sufficient to cover operating costs.
Other currency exposures comprise currency gains and losses recognised in the income statement, relating to other monetary assets and
liabilities that are not denominated in the functional currency of the entity involved. At 30 April 2025 and 30 April 2024, these exposures
were not material to the Group.
The Group applies strategies to management currency risk which may include the use of forward contracts to purchase Euros, US Dollars
and Australian Dollars in exchange for Sterling and/or draw-down of the RCF in Euros, US Dollars or Australian Dollars to provide a natural
hedge. There was a foreign exchange gain on borrowings during the year of £90,000.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk involves the potential for financial loss arising from changes in market interest rates. The Group is exposed to interest rate
risk arising from borrowings under the revolving credit facility, which incurs interest at a floating reference rate plus a margin. The reference
rates are SONIA for loans in Sterling, EURIBOR for loans in Euros and SOFR for loans in US Dollars. As at 30 April 2025 the Group had
drawn down £93,000,000 and €4,500,000 of the available revolving credit facility.
To mitigate this risk, the Group has implemented hedging strategies. As at the date of this report, the Group has the following interest rate
hedging instruments in place:
Derivative type
Execution dates
Notional amount
Start date
Maturity date
Underlying asset
Strike rate
Interest rate cap
1 August 2022
£50.0m
1/8/2022
30/11/2024
SONIA
3.00%
Interest rate cap
3 April 2024
£50.0m
29/11/2024
5/31/2025
SONIA
5.00%
£35.0m
1/6/2025
28/11/2025
Interest rate cap
30 January 2025
£15.0m
31/5/2025
28/11/2025
SONIA
4.50%
£35.0m
29/11/2025
30/4/2026
Interest rate cap
2 June 2025
£15.0m
29/11/2025
30/4/2026
SONIA
4.50%
£50.0m
1/5/2026
30/10/2026
The Group has elected to adopt the hedge accounting requirements of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments. The Group enters hedge relationships
where the critical terms of the hedging instrument and the hedged item match, therefore, for the prospective assessment of effectiveness a
qualitative assessment is performed. Hedge effectiveness is determined at the origination of the hedging relationship. Quantitative effective
tests are performed at each year-end to determine the continuing effectiveness of the relationship.
The Group determines the existence of an economic relationship between the hedging instrument and hedged item based on the interest
rate, amount and timing of their respective cash flows. The Group assesses whether the derivative designated in each hedging relationship
is expected to be, and has been, effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedging item using the hypothetical derivative method.
In these hedge relationships, the main sources of ineffectiveness are:
The effect of the counterparty and Group’s own interest rate risk on the fair value of the caps, which is not reflected in the change in the
fair value of the hedged cash flows attributable to the change in interest rates; and
Changes in the timing of the hedged item.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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Financial risk management continued
iv) Market risk continued
Interest rate risk continued
The derivative financial assets are all net settled; therefore, the maximum exposure to interest rate risk at the reporting date is the fair value
of the derivative assets which are included in the consolidated balance sheet:
2025
2024
Derivative financial assets
£000
£000
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate cap – cash flow hedges
5
1,002
Total derivatives financial assets
5
1,002
2025
2024
£000
£000
Current and non-current:
Current
5
838
Non-current
164
Total derivatives financial assets
5
1,002
Cash flow interest rate swap and cap
No ineffective portion arising from cash flow hedges was recognised in finance expense during the year (2024: £nil).
Moonpig Group's primary floating rate interest exposure as at 30 April 2025 related to the SONIA reference rate. Gains and losses
recognised in the cash flow hedging reserve in equity on interest rate cap contracts as at 30 April 2025 will be released to the consolidated
statement of comprehensive income as the related interest expense is recognised.
The effects of the cash flow interest rate swap and cap hedging relationships are as follows at 30 April:
Interest rate swap
Interest rate cap 3.0%
Interest rate cap 5.0%
Interest rate cap 4.5%
1
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Carrying amount of
derivatives (£000)
838
164
5
Changes in fair value of
the designated hedged
item000)
84
6
630
(164)
1
(36)
Notional amount (£000)
70,000
70,000
42,500
42,500
25,000
Hedge ratio
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
1:1
Maturity date
30/11/2024
30/11/2024
28/11/2025
28/11/2025
30/04/2026
1 The Group put in place an interest rate cap during the year of 4.50% on £15.0m notional from 31 May 2025 until 28 November 2025, increasing thereafter to £35.0m
notional until expiry on 30 April 2026.
Interest rate movements on deposits, lease liabilities, trade payables, trade receivables and other financial instruments do not present a
material exposure to the Group’s balance sheet.
The table below details changes in derivative assets arising from financing activities, including both cash and non-cash changes:
Derivative assets
£000
As at 1 May 2023
2,468
Cash (inflow)
(2,072)
Non-cash movement
606
As at 30 April 2024
1,002
Cash (inflow)
(801)
Non-cash movement
(196)
As at 30 April 2025
5
171
23 Financial instruments and related disclosures continued
Financial risk management continued
iv) Market risk continued
Market risk sensitivity analysis
Financial instruments affected by market risks include borrowings and deposits.
The following analysis, required by IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures, is intended to illustrate the sensitivity to changes in market
variables, being Sterling/Euro interest rates and Sterling/Euro exchange rates.
The sensitivity analysis assumes reasonable movements in foreign exchange and interest rates before the effect of tax. The Group considers
a reasonable interest rate movement in SONIA or EURIBOR to be 1% (2024: 3%) based on current interest rate projections. Similarly,
sensitivity to movements in Sterling/Euro exchange rates of 10% are shown, reflecting changes of reasonable proportion in the context of
movement in that currency pair over the last five years.
The following table shows the illustrative effect on profit before tax resulting from a 10% change in Sterling/Euro exchange rates:
Income Equity Income Equity
(losses)/gains (losses)/gains (losses)/gains (losses)/gains
2025
2025
2024
2024
£000
£000
£000
£000
10% strengthening of Sterling against the Euro
(263)
(1,223)
(340)
(1,312)
10% weakening of Sterling against the Euro
289
1,345
416
1,604
The following table shows the illustrative effect on the consolidated income statement from a 1.0% change in market interest rates on the
Group’s interest expense. Refer to borrowings in Note 20.
2025
2024
£000
£000
1.0% increase in SONIA market interest rates (2024: 3.0%)
(519)
(2,913)
1.0% decrease in SONIA market interest rates (2024: 3.0%)
638
3,592
1.0% increase in EURIBOR market interest rates (2024: N/a)
(68)
N/a
1.0% decrease in EURIBOR market interest rates (2024: N/a)
68
N/a
Capital risk management
Capital risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to sustain its operations in the long term due to an inability to secure sufficient capital
or maintain an adequate return on capital investment. This encompasses financing risk (the risk that the Group cannot raise necessary funds
to continue its operations or finance expansion activities) and cost of capital risk (associated with fluctuations in the cost of capital, which
may influence investment decisions and affect long-term strategic planning).
The Group’s capital management objectives are focused on maintaining investor confidence and supporting the sustainable development
of the business. The Group will always prioritise growth investment in the business and our consistent strong operating cash generation and
the progress means there is financial flexibility to return incremental excess capital to shareholders by way of dividends and share
repurchases.
24 Commitments and contingencies
a) Commitments
The Group entered a financial commitment in respect of supplier of cut flowers of £213,000 (2024: £212,000) and rental commitments of
£91,000 (2024: £17,000) which are due within one year.
During the period the Group entered a financial commitment in respect of future stock purchases of £1,912,000 (2024: £nil). These purchases
are spread across the next three years and will be settled by November 2027.
b) Contingencies
Group companies have given a guarantee in respect of the Group's £180,000,000 revolving credit facility. As at 30 April 2025 the Group
had drawn down £93,000,000 and €4,500,000 of the available revolving credit facility (2024: £113,000,000 and €8,500,000).
25 Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties
There were no related party transactions requiring disclosure in the year ended 30 April 2025. The Group receives other income in respect
of the sublease of part of its head office to an entity that was considered a related party due to common control until the Company's former
private equity owner ceased to be a Significant Shareholder in the Company on 25 April 2024.
2025
2024
£000
£000
Other income from related parties formerly under common control
1,349
Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
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25 Related party transactions continued
Compensation of key management personnel of Moonpig Group plc
The amounts disclosed in the table are the amounts recognised as an expense during the reporting year related to key management
personnel. Key management personnel are defined as the Directors as they are the members of the Group with the authority and
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group.
Further detail in respect of the Directors remuneration can be found within the Directors’ Remuneration report on pages 101 to 119.
Re-presented
2025
2024
£000
£000
Short-term employee benefits
2,734
2,513
Post-employment pension and medical benefits
56
53
Share-based payment schemes
1
1,084
1,918
Total compensation relating to key management personnel
3,874
4,484
1 The share-based payment amount disclosed above is the expense in the year rather than the amount based on the performance assessment period as disclosed in the
Directors remuneration report on pages 101 to 119.
2 The prior year share-based payment scheme amount has been re-presented to correctly reflect the amount recognised as an expense during the year rather than the
amount based on the performance assessment period as disclosed in the Directors remuneration report.
26 Related undertakings
A full list of subsidiary undertakings as defined by Companies Act 2006 and which fall within the scope of consolidation under IFRS 10
as at 30 April 2025 is disclosed below. Titan Midco Limited is held directly by the Company and all other subsidiary undertakings are
held indirectly.
The equity shares held are in the form of ordinary shares or common stock. The effective percentage of equity shares held in subsidiary
undertakings is 100% in all cases.
Subsidiary undertakings
Number
Country of incorporation
Principal activity
Cards Holdco Limited
1
12170467
England and Wales
Trading company, management services
Moonpig.com Limited
1
03852652
England and Wales
Trading company
Experience More Limited
1
03883868
England and Wales
Trading company
Titan Midco Limited
1
13014525
England and Wales
Holding company
Horizon Bidco B.V.
2
72238402
Netherlands
Holding company
Greetz B.V.
2
34312893
Netherlands
Trading company
Full Colour B.V.
2
34350020
Netherlands
Trading company
1 Registered office address is Herbal House, 10 Back Hill, London, EC1R 5EN, United Kingdom.
2 Registered office address is Koningsbeltweg 42, 1329 AK, Almere, Netherlands.
All subsidiaries have a financial year-end of 30 April, aligned with the Parent Company.
Titan Midco Limited is exempt from the Companies Act 2006 requirements relating to the audit of their individual financial statements by
virtue of Section 479A of the Companies Act as this Company has guaranteed its subsidiary companies under Section 479C of the
Companies Act.
In accordance with article 408 of the Dutch Civil Code, Horizon Bidco B.V. issued a declaration of joint and several liability in respect of its
consolidated participants. The declaration covered and resulted in the standalone Horizon Bidco B.V. entity being exempt from an audit.
Additionally, Full Colour B.V. is exempt from an audit under the Dutch Civil Code by virtue of its size.
27 Events after the balance sheet date
The following matters, which have arisen since the balance sheet date, represent non-adjusting events under IAS 10 and are therefore
disclosed due to their materiality. They have not been reflected in the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025:
On 2 May 2025, the Group announced a programme to repurchase up to £30.0m of its ordinary shares during the period to 31 October
2025, or such time as the Company provides further notice. This programme is the first of two planned for FY26, to be executed in H1 and
H2 respectively and follows the Group’s earlier announcement on 23 April 2025 of its intention to repurchase up to £60.0m of its own
shares during the new financial year. The Company’s policy is that share repurchases will only be conducted when they utilise excess
capital and are earnings enhancing. Since 1 May 2025 to 24 June 2025, a further 3,293,060 shares of 10 pence each (representing 1.0%
of the Company's issued share capital as at 24 June 2025) have been repurchased for aggregate consideration of £8,196,045 including
fees and duty (aggregate value net of fees of £8,139,018) and the average price paid was 247.2p per ordinary share.
With the exception of the above, no other adjusting or non-adjusting events have occurred.
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Note 2025 2024
£000 £000
Fixed assets
Investments 4 845,468 845,468
845,468 845,468
Current assets
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year 5 29,808 57,963
Cash and cash equivalents 280
29,808 58,243
Total assets 875,276 903,711
Current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 2,990 7,881
2,990 7,881
Non-current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 6 1,926 914
1,926 914
Total liabilities 4,916 8,795
Equity
Called-up share capital 7 33,384 34,331
Share premium 7 278,083 278,083
Retained earnings 7 521,063 540,450
Other reserves 7 37,830 42,052
Total equity 870,360 894,916
Total equity and liabilities 875,276 903,711
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Parent Company financial statements.
As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss of the Company has not been presented in these financial
statements. The profit for the financial year dealt with in the financial statements of the Company was £2,000,000 (2024: £1,180,000).
The financial statements on pages 174 to 180 were approved by the Board of Directors of Moonpig Group plc (registered number 13096622)
on 25 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer
25 June 2025
Andy MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
25 June 2025
Company balance sheet
As at 30April 2025
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Note Share capital
Share
premium
Retained
earnings Other reserves Total equity
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
As at 1 May 2023 34,211 278,083 535,232 42,031 889,557
Profit for the year 1,180 1,180
Total comprehensive income for the year 1,180 1,180
Share-based payments 7 4,179 4,179
Share options exercised
4,038 (4,158) (120)
Issue of ordinary shares
120 120
As at 30 April 2024 34,331 278,083 540,450 42,052 894,916
Profit for the year 2,000 2,000
Total comprehensive income for the year 2,000 2,000
Share-based payments 7 1,839 1,839
Share options exercised 6,270 (6,429) (159)
Issue of ordinary shares 159 159
Own shares purchased for cancellation (25,000) (25,000)
Own shares cancelled (1,106) (24,262) 25,368
Dividends paid to equity holders (3,395) (3,395)
As at 30 April 2025 33,384 278,083 521,063 37,830 870,360
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Parent Company financial statements.
Company statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 30April 2025
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1 General information
Basis of preparation
Moonpig Group plc (the “Company” or “Parent Company”) is a public limited company which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is
domiciled and incorporated in England, the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”), as applicable to companies using
FRS 101. The Company was incorporated on 23 December 2020 and adopted Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure
Framework (FRS 101) from that date. The Company’s registered address is Herbal House, 10 Back Hill, London, EC1R 5EN.
In preparing these financial statements, the Company applies the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of UK-adopted
International Accounting Standards, but makes amendments where necessary in order to comply with the Companies Act 2006 and has set
out below where advantage of the FRS 101 disclosure exemptions has been taken, including those relating to:
A cash flow statement and related notes.
Comparative year reconciliations.
Disclosures in respect of transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries.
Disclosures in respect of capital management.
The effects of new but not yet effective IFRSs.
Disclosures in respect of the compensation of key management personnel.
As the consolidated financial statements of the Group include equivalent disclosures, the Company has also taken the exemptions under
FRS101 available in respect of the disclosures under IFRS 2 related to Group-settled share-based payments.
The preparation of the financial statements requires the Directors to make judgements and estimates that affect the reported amounts of
revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities.
The Company financial statements have been prepared in Sterling, which is the functional and presentational currency of the Company.
Allfigures presented are rounded to the nearest thousand (£000), unless otherwise stated.
The Directors have used the going concern principle on the basis that the current profitable financial projections and facilities of the
consolidated Group will continue in operation for a period not less than 12 months from the date of this report.
Amounts paid to the Company’s auditors in respect of the statutory audit were £37,080 (2024: £36,000). The charge was borne by a
subsidiary company and not recharged.
Critical accounting judgements and estimates
In preparing these financial statements, management has made judgements and estimates that affect the application of the accounting
policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying
assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates are recognised prospectively.
Carrying amount of investment in subsidiary
The areas of critical accounting judgements and estimates which have the greatest potential effects on the amounts recognised in the
financial statements are the key assumptions in the impairment review on the investment recognised on the Company balance sheet.
Annually, the investment balance is subject to an impairment review, the critical accounting judgements and estimates made in the value
inuse calculation of the investment’s recoverable amount are:
Pre-perpetuity compound annual revenue growth rate of 8.5% (2024: 10.3%); and
Discount rate of 14.0% (2024: 14.3%).
Sensitivity analysis relating to these critical accounting judgements and estimates are set out in Note 4.
Notes to the Company financial statements
176
2 Summary of significant accounting policies
Investments
The investments balance is in relation to investments in subsidiary undertakings and is held at cost, less any provision for impairment.
Annually, the Directors consider whether any events or circumstances have occurred that could indicate that the carrying amount of the
investment may not be recoverable. If such circumstances do exist, a full impairment review is undertaken to establish whether the carrying
amount exceeds the higher of net realisable value or value in use. If this is the case, an impairment charge is recorded to reduce the
carrying amount of the related investment.
The area of judgement which has the greatest potential effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements is the impairment
review on the investments recognised on the Company balance sheet. Annually, the investment balance is subject to an impairment review,
as detailed below. Details of the assumptions used in the value in use calculation and sensitivities performed are explained in Note 4 of
these Parent Company financial statements.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction
from the proceeds.
Other accounting policies
For other accounting policies, please refer to the Group accounting policies on pages 138 to 144.
3 Directors' emoluments
The Company has no employees. Full details of the Directors’ remuneration and interests are set out in the Directors’ remuneration report on
pages 101 to 119.
4 Investments
2025 2024
£000 £000
As at 1 May 845,468 845,468
As at 30 April 845,468 845,468
The Company’s share price increased during the year, however the carrying amount of the Company’s investments at £845.5m was more
than its market capitalisation of £767.8m as at 30 April 2025. IAS 36 specifies this as an indicator that impairment may have arisen.
Accordingly, the Company has assessed the recoverable amount of its investment in subsidiary. Recoverable amount is determined as the
higher of the fair value less costs of disposal and value in use (VIU) based on estimated future cash flows that are discounted to their
presentvalue.
Estimated future cash flows are based on the approved Group plan, including the FY26 budget, for the three years ending 30 April 2028.
Theestimated future cash flows are identical to those used for the Group’s viability statement. They have been extended by a further two
years before applying perpetuity using an estimated long-term growth rate. When estimating value in use, the Group does not include
estimated future cash flows that are expected to arise from improving or enhancing the asset’s performance.
Scenario analysis performed as part of the Group’s disclosure against the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
(pages 34 to 35) identified two transition-related climate risks with potential revenue and cost implications. The analysis considered three
scenarios: business as usual (>4
o
C by 2100); an unequal world (2.5
o
C by 2100); and the Paris Agreement Ambition (1.5
o
C by 2050), with the
most material risks arising under the Paris Agreement Aligned scenario:
For the risk of carbon taxation, we modelled the gross (unmitigated) financial impact under a Paris Agreement Aligned scenario, assuming
the introduction of carbon taxes from FY28. Sensitivity analysis indicates headroom of £38.5m.
For the risk of shifting consumer sentiment, scenario analysis was conducted to evaluate the potential consequences of different climate
policy pathways. However, the significant uncertainty surrounding behavioural and market response assumptions means that any attempt
toquantify a specific financial impact would be highly speculative, hence no such estimate can be meaningfully determined at this stage.
The Company has identified the following key assumptions as having the most significant impact on the VIU calculation:
Key assumptions
2025 2024
Pre-tax discount rate
1
14.0% 14.3%
Revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
2
8.5% 10.3%
1 The discount rate is a pre-tax rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the cash generating units. The pre-tax
discount rates used to calculate value in use are derived from the Group’s post-tax weighted average cost of capital.
2 The compound annual growth rate represents the average yearly growth rate over the pre-perpetuity period.
3 In the prior year, the pre-perpetuity period of six years was a key assumption as it exceeded the five-year maximum typically presumed under IAS 36, which requires
justification for longer forecast horizons. In FY25 the pre-perpetuity period is five years and therefore no longer constitutes a keyassumption.
The Company has performed sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of a plausible change in each key assumption in the VIU. The relevant
scenario, in relation to a revenue decrease, is consistent with the more severe downside scenario (plausible scenario 2) prepared in
connection with the viability statement at page 70.
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4 Investments continued
The Company has separately modelled the impact of a 1%pt increase in the discount rate and a 2.1%pts decrease in the compound annual
revenue growth rate. The Company has also modelled a scenario in which both of these changes arise concurrently.
The below table summarises the results of these sensitivities:
Sensitivity analysis Sensitivity analysis
2025 2024
£m £m
Original headroom 92.5 129.8
Headroom using a discount rate increased by 1%pt (11.4) 12.8
Headroom using a 2.1%pts decrease in the forecast revenue CAGR
1
,
2
(2024: 2.7%pts decrease in forecast
revenue)
(119.3) (71.6)
Headroom using a pre-perpetuity period reduced by one year
3
N/a 1.5
Headroom combining both sensitivity scenarios detailed above (203.3) (266.7)
1 The revenue compound annual growth rate represents the average yearly growth rate over the pre-perpetuity period.
2 The 2.1%pts revenue CAGR decrease is inclusive of the 2.2%pts revenue CAGR decreases modelled as part of the Experiences and Greetz goodwill calculations (refer to
Note 12) and a 10% reduction in the forecast revenue in the Moonpig segment.
3 In the prior year, the pre-perpetuity period of six years was a key assumption as it exceeded the five-year maximum typically presumed under IAS 36, which requires
justification for longer forecast horizons. In FY25 the pre-perpetuity period is five years and therefore no longer constitutes a keyassumption.
No impairment to the carrying amount of the investment has been recorded in the current year, reflecting the fact that the carrying amount
remains higher than the recoverable amount. However, in view of the outcome of the sensitivity analysis, the Directors have identified that
each of the key assumptions are a major source of estimation uncertainty that has a significant risk of resulting in an adjustment to the
carrying amount within the year ending 30 April 2026 under paragraph 125 of IAS 1. We have therefore provided the disclosure above of
quantification of all key assumptions in the value in use estimate and the impact of a change in each key assumption.
The Directors specifically considered the fact that the Company’s market capitalisation at the reporting date was lower than the carrying
amount of its investments in subsidiaries. They concluded that no impairment is required because of this, basing their conclusion on the
value in use calculation. The Directors consider that listed companies’ share prices are not directly correlated with the recoverable amount
of their investments in subsidiaries.
Subsidiary undertakings are disclosed within Note 26 of the Group financial statements.
5 Debtors
2025 2024
£000 £000
Current
Amounts owed by Group companies 29,768 57,922
Other receivables 13
Prepayments 40 28
Debtors 29,808 57,963
Within the amount owed by Group companies is a loan receivable subject to interest and repayable on demand. As at 30April 2025, the
amount bears interest at a rate of 7.22% (2024: 8.24%). IFRS 9 expected credit losses have been assessed as immaterial in relation to
bothbalances.
Notes to the Company financial statements continued
178
6 Creditors
2025 2024
£000 £000
Current
Amounts owed to Group companies 1,334 1,435
Trade payables 65
Other payables 993 5,340
Other taxation and social security 594 1,047
Accruals 4 59
Creditors 2,990 7,881
2025 2024
£000 £000
Non-Current
Other payables
Other taxation and social security 1,926 914
Creditors 1,926 914
7 Share capital and reserves
Called-up share capital
Ordinary share capital represents the number of shares in issue at their nominal value. Ordinary shares in the Company are issued, allotted
and fully paid-up. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote
per share at meetings of the Company.
Shareholding as at 30April 2025:
2025 2025 2024 2024
Number of shares £000 Number of shares £000
Allotted, called-up and fully paid ordinary shares of £0.10 each 333,842,745 33,384 343,310,015 34,331
Share premium
Share premium represents the amount over the par value which was received by the Company upon the sale of the ordinary shares. Upon
the date of listing the par value of the shares was £0.10 whereas the initial offering price was £3.50. Share premium is stated net of direct
costs of £736,000 (2024: £736,000) relating to the issue of the shares.
Other reserves
Other reserves represent the share-based payment reserve, own shares held reserve and the capital redemption reserve.
Share-based payment reserve
The share-based payment reserve is built up of charges in relation to equity-settled share-based payment arrangements which have been
recognised within the consolidated income statement. Upon the exercise of share options, the cumulative amount recognised in the share-
based payment reserve is recycled to retained earnings, reflecting the transfer of value to the equity of the Company.
Own shares held reserve
The own shares held reserve represents the equity account used to record the cost of the Company's own shares that have been
repurchased. These shares are not considered outstanding for the purposes of calculating earnings per share and do not carry voting rights
or the right to receive dividends while held by the Company. Shares purchased for cancellation are included in the own shares held reserve
until cancellation, at which point the consideration is transferred to retained earnings and the nominal value of the shares is transferred
from share capital to the capital redemption reserve.
Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve reflects the nominal amount of shares bought back and cancelled.
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7 Share capital and reserves continued
Share-based
payment
reserve
Own shares
held reserve
Capital
redemption
reserve
Total other
reserves
£000 £000 £000 £000
As at 1 May 2023 42,031 42,031
Share-based payments 4,179 4,179
Share options exercised (4,158) (4,158)
As at 30 April 2024 42,052 42,052
As at 1 May 2024 42,052 42,052
Share-based payments 1,839 1,839
Share options exercised (6,429) (6,429)
Own shares purchased for cancellation (25,000) (25,000)
Own shares cancelled 24,262 1,106 25,368
As at 30 April 2025 37,462 (738) 1,106 37,830
8 Distributable reserves
As at 30April 2025 the distributable reserves of Moonpig Group plc are as follows:
Retained profit
2025 2024
£000 £000
As at 1 May 540,450 535,232
Profit for the year 2,000 1,180
Share options exercised 6,270 4,038
Cancellation of shares bought back (24,262)
Dividends paid (3,395)
As at 30 April 521,063 540,450
Other reserves
2025 2024
£000 £000
Share-based payment reserve 37,462 42,052
Capital redemption reserve 1,106
Total 38,568 42,052
Total distributable reserves 559,631 582,502
The distributable reserves of the Company, which stand at £559,631,000 (2024: £582,502,000), represent the accumulated profits available
for distribution to shareholders as dividends. At the balance sheet date, the Company meets both the net asset test and the profit test set out
in Companies Act 2006, therefore there are no current restrictions on dividend distribution.
This statement has been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and reflects the Company's financial position as of
the reporting date.
9 Related party transactions
Under FRS 101 “Related party disclosures” the Company is exempt from disclosing related party transactions with entities which it wholly
owns. There are no other related party transactions.
10 Events after the balance sheet date
Refer to Note 27 of the Group financial statements.
Notes to the Company financial statements continued
180
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of the Group’s operating performance and debt servicing ability. It is calculated as operating profit adding
back depreciation and amortisation and Adjusting Items (Note 6 of the Group financial statements).
Depreciation and amortisation can fluctuate, is a non-cash adjustment and is not linked to the ongoing trade of the Group.
Adjusting Items are excluded as management believe their nature distorts trends in the Group’s underlying earnings. This is because they
areoften one-off in nature or not related to underlying trade.
A reconciliation of operating profit to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
2025 2024
£000 £000
Operating profit 13,289 66,284
Depreciation and amortisation 18,949 17,444
Adjusting Items 64,551 11,802
Adjusted EBITDA 96,789 95,530
Adjusted EBIT
Adjusted EBIT is the operating profit and before Adjusting Items.
2025 2024
£000 £000
Operating profit 13,289 66,284
Adjusting Items 64,551 11,802
Adjusted EBIT 77,840 78,086
Adjusted PBT
Adjusted PBT is the profit before taxation and before Adjusting Items.
2025 2024
£000 £000
PBT 2,958 46,400
Adjusting Items 64,551 11,802
Adjusted PBT 67,509 58,202
Adjusted PAT
Adjusted PAT is the profit/(loss) after taxation, before Adjusting Items and the tax impact of these adjustments.
The Adjusted PAT is used to calculate the underlying basic earnings per share in Note 11 of the Group financial statements.
2025 2024
£000 £000
PAT (11,080) 34,169
Adjusting Items 64,551 11,802
Tax impact of the above (1,977) (2,385)
Adjusted PAT 51,494 43,586
Alternative Performance Measures
181
Net debt
Net debt is a measure used by the Group to reflect available headroom compared to the Group’s secured debt facilities.
The calculation is as follows:
2025 2024
£000 £000
Borrowings (95,096) (118,365)
Cash and cash equivalents 12,649 9,644
Lease liabilities (13,498) (16,329)
Net debt (95,945) (125,050)
Ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA
The ratio of net debt to last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA helps management to measure its ability to service debt obligations. The
calculation is as follows:
2025 2024
£000 £000
Net debt (95,945) (125,050)
Adjusted EBITDA 96,789 95,530
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA 0.99:1 1.31:1
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash generated from operating activities, less cash flow from investing activities; it excludes proceeds from
or payments for mergers and acquisitions but (as a practical expedient and for greater consistency with IAS 7 classification of cash flows) is
not adjusted to exclude bank interest received. The calculation is as follows:
2025 2024
£000 £000
Net cash generated from operating activities 79,201 74,575
Cash flow from investing activities (13,148) (13,549)
Free Cash Flow 66,053 61,026
Alternative Performance Measures continued
182
Operating cash conversion
Operating cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA, expressed as a ratio.
The calculation of operating cash conversion is as follows:
Year ended
30 April 2025
Year ended
30 April 2024
£m £m
Profit before tax 3.0 46.4
Add back: Net finance costs 10.3 19.9
Add back: Adjusting Items (excluding share-based payments) 64.6 10.7
Add back: Share-based payments 1.1
Add back: Depreciation and amortisation (excluding acquisition amortisation) 18.9 17.4
Adjusted EBITDA 96.8 95.5
Less: Capital expenditure (fixed and intangible assets) (13.3) (13.7)
Adjust: Impact of share-based payments
1
1.8 3.1
Add back: (Increase)/decrease in inventories (1.4) 5.2
Add back: Decrease in trade and other receivables 0.8 0.3
Add back: Decrease in Experiences merchant accrual (6.8) (8.2)
Add back: Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables 4.4 (8.0)
Operating cash flow 82.3 74.2
Operating cash conversion 85% 78%
Add back: Capital expenditure (fixed and intangible assets) 13.3 13.7
Add back: Loss on disposal and impairment of goodwill 56.7
Add back: Loss on foreign exchange 0.2
Less: Adjusting Items (excluding share-based payments and acquisition amortisation) (56.7) (2.4)
Less: Research and development tax credit (0.2) (0.4)
Cash generated from operations 95.4 85.3
1 Comprises: (1) the add-back of non-cash share-based payment charges of £1.8m (FY24: £2.6m) relating to operation of post-IPO Remuneration Policy, which are not
classified as an Adjusting Item; offset by (2) the cash impact of employer’s national insurance of £nil (FY24: £0.2m) arising on pre-IPO share-based payment charges,
which are classified as an Adjusting Item (Refer to Note 6). In FY24 the charge was offset by a release of £0.7m in relation to a true up of NI at year-end to reflect the
share price at the vesting date of the pre-IPO share awards.
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Act Companies Act 2006
Adjusted EBIT Profit before tax, interest and Adjusting Items
Adjusted EBIT margin Adjusted EBIT margin is the Adjusted EBIT divided by total revenue
Adjusted EBITDA Profit before tax, interest, depreciation, amortisation and Adjusting Items
Adjusted EBITDA margin Adjusted EBITDA margin is the Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue
Adjusted PBT Profit before tax and Adjusting Items
Adjusted PBT margin Adjusted PBT margin is Adjusted PBT divided by total revenue
Adjusting Items Income and expenses that are considered exceptional or non-underlying in nature and are either added
back or deducted from performance measures such as EBITDA, EPS and profit before tax to enable like-for-
like comparison between reporting years
Admission The Company’s admission to the Official List and to trading on the Main Market for listed securities of the
London Stock Exchange on 5 February 2021
Alternative Performance
Measures or APMs
A financial measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows, other than
a financial measure defined or specified in the applicable financial reporting framework
Attached gifting revenue Revenue from product(s) that are purchased in addition to a card order, including the shipping fee that is
charged to the customer and excluding revenue relating to the card
Gift attach rate The proportion of card orders for which the customer adds a gift to their purchase
Average Order Value orAOV Revenue for the year divided by total orders for that year
Basic earnings per share Profit after tax for the year divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
Board The Board of Directors of the Company
Card-attached gifting Gifts that are sent or given in accompaniment to a card, including occasions where the card is purchased
at the same or at a different retailer to the gift
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CMA Order The Statutory Audit Services for Large Companies Market Investigation (Mandatory Use of Competitive
Tender Processes and Audit Committee Responsibilities) Order 2014
Code UK Corporate Governance Code published by the FRC in July 2018 and January 2024
Company Moonpig Group plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 13096622
whose registered office is at Herbal House, 10 Back Hill, London EC1R 5EN, United Kingdom
Covid A strain of coronavirus causing Covid-19 disease
CSRD Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
Customer cohort A collection of customers organised by the fiscal year in which such customer made their first purchase
Customer NPS Customer net promoter score, the percentage of customers rating their likelihood to recommend a
company.
DNED Designated Non-Executive Director for workforce engagement
EURIBOR A benchmark interest rate that reflects the average cost of borrowing euros between banks on the eurozone
interbank market. It is used as a reference rate for euro-denominated borrowings
Executive Committee The Executive Directors and the CEO’s direct reports who are specified as members of the Executive
Committee
Existing customer A customer that has placed an order in any previous financial year
FCA The UK Financial Conduct Authority
FRC The Financial Reporting Council
Free Cash Flow Net cash generated from operating activities, less net cash used in investing activities, excluding proceeds
from or payments for mergers and acquisitions
FSC The Forest Stewardship Council
FY24, FY25, FY26, FYXX The years ended or ending on 30 April 2024, 30 April 2025, 30 April 2026, 30 April 20XX respectively. FYXX
refers generically to any financial year ending on 30 April of a given calendar year.
GDPR The UK General Data Protection Regulations and its European Union equivalent
GHG Greenhouse gas
Gifting revenue mix Revenue derived from the sale of non-card products, divided by total revenue
Term Definition
Glossary
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Gross margin rate The ratio of gross profit to revenue, expressed as a percentage
HMRC His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the UK tax authority
IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards
IPO The initial public offering of the Company’s ordinary shares
Moonpig Group or Group The Company, its subsidiaries, significant undertakings and affiliated companies under its control or
common control
NED Non-Executive Director
Net debt Total borrowings (including lease creditors) less cash and cash equivalents
New customer A customer that has not previously transacted with the Group
NIST CSF The Cybersecurity Framework published by the U.S. Government's National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), providing voluntary guidelines to help organisations manage and reduce cybersecurity
risk across five key functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
Non-GAAP measure See Alternative Performance Measures above
Operating cash conversion Operating cash flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA, expressed as a ratio
PEFC The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Prospectus The prospectus relating to the Company, issued on 2 February 2021
SBTi The Science Based Targets initiative to set science-based climate targets
SKU Stock Keeping Unit, a unique line of inventory
SOFR A benchmark interest rate that reflects the average cost of borrowing U.S. dollars overnight, secured by U.S.
Treasury securities in the repo market. It is used as a reference rate for U.S. dollar-denominated borrowings
SONIA A benchmark interest rate that reflects the average cost of overnight unsecured borrowings in the British
pound market. It is used as a reference rate for Sterling-denominated borrowings
TCFD The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
tCO
2
e Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, a standard unit for counting GHG emissions
Total orders The total number of orders placed by all customers in the year
TSR Total shareholder return – the growth in value of a shareholding over a specified period, assuming that
dividends are reinvested to purchase additional shares
VAT Value added tax
Term Definition
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Registered office and headquarters
Moonpig Group plc
Herbal House
10 Back Hill
London
EC1R 5EN
United Kingdom
Registered number: 13096622
LEI number: 213800VAYO5KCAXZHK83
Website: www.moonpig.group
Investor relations: investors@moonpig.com
Media: pressoffice@moonpig.com
Company Secretary: company-secretary@moonpig.com
Company Secretary
Jayne Powell
Corporate brokers
J.P. Morgan Cazenove
25 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5JP
United Kingdom
RBC Capital Markets
100 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AA
United Kingdom
Independent auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH
United Kingdom
Registrar
MUFG Corporate Markets
Central Square
29 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 4DL
United Kingdom
Tel UK: +44 (0)371 664 0300
(calls cost standard geographic rate; lines are open
9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, excluding public
holidays in England and Wales)
Tel international: +44 (0)371 664 0300
(charged at the appropriateinternational rate)
Signal Shares shareholder portal: www.signalshares.com
Email: shareholderenquiries@cm.mpms.mufg.com
Financial calendar
Annual General Meeting 17 September 2025
2026 Half-year results 9 December 2025
2026 Full-year results 26 June 2026
Shareholder enquiries
Our registrars will be pleased to deal with any questions regarding
your shareholdings (see contact details in the opposite column).
Alternatively, you can access www.moonpig.group where you can
access frequently asked questions including information to allow
you to view and manage all aspects of your shareholding securely,
including electronic communications, account enquiries or
amendment to address.
Investor relations website
The investor relations section of our website, www.moonpig.group
provides further information for anyone interested in Moonpig
Group plc. In addition to the Annual Report and Financial
Statements and share price, Company announcements including
the full-year results announcements and associated presentations
are also publishedthere.
Cautionary note regarding
forward-looking statements
Certain statements made in this Report are forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and
assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
any expected future events or results expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements. They appear in a number of places
throughout this Report and include statements regarding the
intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Directors
concerning, amongst other things, the Group’s results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the
business. Persons receiving this Report should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required
by applicable law, regulation or accounting standard, Moonpig
Group plc does not undertake to update or revise any forward-
looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise.
Shareholder information
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Moonpig Group plc
Herbal House
10 Back Hill
London
EC1R 5EN
United Kingdom
www.moonpig.group