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Chesnara Plc

Current Price 284.50p Bid 284.00p Ask 285.00p Change 0.53%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 10:53. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

We are a responsible and profitable company engaged in the management of Life and Pension policies in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. The Group initially consisted of Countrywide Assured, a closed Life and Pensions book demerged from Countrywide plc, a large estate agency group

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/12/2024

Revenue
£261.90m
Operating Profit/Loss
£31.90m
Dividend yield (%)
9.40
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
0.10
P/E Ratio
103.10

Key Personnel

Mr Tom Howard
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Steve Murray
Executive Director
Mr Eamonn Michael Flanagan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Gail Louise Tucker
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Samantha (Sam) Tymms
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Luke Savage
Non-Executive Director
Ms Carol Jungmin Hagh
Senior Independent Director

Stock Details

EPIC
CSNL
ISIN
GB00B00FPT80
Shares in Issue
126.55m
Market cap
£360.04m

Analyst Views (1)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
100.00%
Hold
 
0%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
284.50p
Bid Price
284.00p
Ask Price
285.00p
Volume
3,119
Change Today
1.50p
% Change Today
0.53%
Open
282.50p
Previous Close
283.00p
Intraday High
284.50p
Intraday Low
282.50p
52 Week High
296.00p
52 Week Low
211.70p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
261.90
228.00
Operating Profit/Loss
31.90
12.70
Net Interest
-11.10
-11.00
Pre-Tax Profit
20.80
1.70
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
3.90
18.60
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
3.90
18.60
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
3.90
18.60
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
Basic
2.21p
10.71p
Diluted
2.17p
10.60p
Adjusted
2.21p
10.71p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
7.80
8.40
Intangible Assets
87.20
96.40
Investment Properties
91.70
88.10
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
12,116.80
11,456.40
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
n/a
n/a
Cash at Bank & In Hand
138.00
146.00
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Assets
141.90
144.80
Total Assets
12,755.10
12,129.70

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
206.20
209.30
Provisions
45.00
47.50
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
251.20
256.80
Other Liabilities
8,073.80
7,293.00
Total Liabilities
12,440.70
11,769.90

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
314.40
359.80

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
7.50
7.50
Share Premium Account
142.50
142.50
Other Reserves
27.90
42.80
Retained Earnings
136.50
167.00
Shareholders Funds
314.40
359.80
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
314.40
359.80

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Interim
04 Sep 2025
17 Oct 2025
7.70p
Final
03 Apr 2025
20 May 2025
16.08p
Interim
19 Sep 2024
01 Nov 2024
8.61p
Final
11 Apr 2024
28 May 2024
15.61p
Interim
28 Sep 2023
10 Nov 2023
8.36p
Final
06 Apr 2023
26 May 2023
15.16p
Interim
08 Sep 2022
21 Oct 2022
8.12p
Final
07 Apr 2022
24 May 2022
14.70p
Interim
09 Sep 2021
22 Oct 2021
7.88p
Final
08 Apr 2021
24 May 2021
14.29p
Interim
08 Oct 2020
13 Nov 2020
7.65p
Final
23 Apr 2020
02 Jun 2020
13.87p
Interim
05 Sep 2019
11 Oct 2019
7.43p
Final
11 Apr 2019
24 May 2019
13.46p
Interim
06 Sep 2018
12 Oct 2018
7.21p
Final
12 Apr 2018
23 May 2018
13.07p
Interim
07 Sep 2017
11 Oct 2017
7.00p
Final
13 Apr 2017
24 May 2017
12.69p
Interim
08 Sep 2016
14 Oct 2016
6.80p
Final
07 Apr 2016
23 May 2016
12.33p
Interim
10 Sep 2015
15 Oct 2015
6.61p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Dec 2024
31 Dec 2023
Dividend growth
3.00%
2.96%
Dividend yield
9.40%
9.10%
Dividend cover
0.10
0.52


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