MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC — Governance risk

Governance risk — MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC

Board composition, director tenure and turnover, committee effectiveness, succession gaps.

Model weight: 25% of the total score.

Signals in this category

director conflict
low independent directors
no female directors
shared director with risky peer
role change
executive entrenchment
executive turnover
succession gap
audit committee frequency
audit committee effectiveness
remuneration committee effectiveness
csv risk high
csv risk elevated
csv risk moderate

Sub-score — FY2024

79.1

Elevated (79.1)

From the annual recalculation record for FY2024.

Diversified Financials sector average for FY2024: 80.5 — this company is below the sector average.

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Events (30)

Severity	Signal	Points	Year	Source section	Evidence
Low	remuneration committee effectiveness	+2	2014	remuneration committee	View evidence Remuneration committee charter not disclosed
Low	audit committee effectiveness	+2	2014	audit committee	View evidence Audit committee charter not disclosed
Low	no female directors	+1	2014	—	View evidence No female directors on 2-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2014	—	View evidence Independent directors 0.0% (below 33%)
Low	shared director with risky peer	+2	2013	—	View evidence Shares director with NEH.N0000 whose own risk score is 17.1
Low	remuneration committee effectiveness	+2	2013	remuneration committee	View evidence Remuneration committee charter not disclosed
Low	audit committee effectiveness	+2	2013	audit committee	View evidence Audit committee charter not disclosed
Low	audit committee frequency	+2	2013	audit committee	View evidence Audit committee meeting frequency not disclosed
Low	no female directors	+1	2013	—	View evidence No female directors on 2-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2013	—	View evidence Independent directors 0.0% (below 33%)
Low	remuneration committee effectiveness	+2	2011	remuneration committee	View evidence Remuneration committee charter not disclosed
Low	audit committee effectiveness	+2	2011	audit committee	View evidence Audit committee charter not disclosed
Low	audit committee frequency	+2	2011	audit committee	View evidence Audit committee meeting frequency not disclosed
Low	no female directors	+1	2011	—	View evidence No female directors on 2-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2011	—	View evidence Independent directors 0.0% (below 33%)