Link to strategy:
Our clients
Our proposition
Global delivery
Differentiated brands
Suppliers
We engage with many different suppliers across our global business and value the critical role our supply chain plays in supporting responsible business operations. Our procurement operations are maturing in line with industry best practice and we proactively work with an optimised supply chain network to drive competitive advantage through accessing innovation, delivering commercial value and managing risk.
The opportunity • Long-term trusted partnerships, facilitating sustainable operating cost reduction and cost of sale margin improvement • Fit for purpose contracts and payment terms, ensuring a safe, compliant and responsible supply chain with suppliers delivering to required service levels and protecting NCC Group from long-term commercial inflation How we listen and engage • Regular joint business reviews held with key suppliers to mutually understand strategy and future forecasting • Supplier due diligence completed at onboarding
Highlights in 2024/25 • Implemented Workday Strategic Sourcing to centralise investment requests • Introduced Investment Control Board (ICB) weekly review to understand and challenge investment requests to ensure either enabling revenue or reducing cost • New global procurement strategy launched to enable revenue, control costs and manage risk • Launch of new travel supplier to improve colleague experience and safety, reduce costs and accommodate diverse requirements • Investment in a transactional team based in Manila to develop into Purchase to Pay (P2P) specialists, collaborating with finance to drive supplier payments on time and improve the supplier experience, releasing working capital down the supply chain
Shareholders
We are committed to engaging with our shareholders, creating an opportunity to understand our business, the market, how we are responding and the opportunity to deliver sustainable growth.
• Open-door policy with investors and analysts (taking into account “offer period” restrictions and protocols) • AGM Highlights in 2024/25 • Hosted a live in-person Capital Market event to help investors and financial analysts understand what happens in a cyber attack and how to respond • Completed the disposal of Fox Crypto B.V. for total gross consideration of £65.6m to CR Group Nordic AB • Marked 20 consecutive years of dividend payments for shareholders • Announced a share buy-back programme
The opportunity • Financial performance • Dividend
• Responsible long-term sustainable strategy • Sound corporate governance and stewardship How we listen and engage • Strategic and financial updates issued via RNS Reach and RNS respectively • Regular meetings with investor relations, management and Board members • Investor roadshows after the full and half-year results
Network
Our expertise plays a pivotal role in shaping evidence-based policy decisions and convening the cyber community. We proactively engage, contribute to public-private partnerships and harness our experience and insights to contribute meaningfully towards a more secure digital society.
• Representation on senior government and parliamentary advisory panels Highlights in 2024/25 • Cited in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy for cyber industry growth and chosen for cyber resilience at the 2025 NATO Summit • Recognised as a key convener of the UK cyber community through collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre and contributing to Project Melissa – a leading public-private partnership in the Netherlands to combat ransomware threats in Europe • Published the Global Cyber Policy Radar Report, providing insights on global cyber regulations • Influenced global cyber policy by speaking at top conferences and briefing EU leaders and providing evidence to UK parliament on public-private partnerships
The opportunity • Building on our technology heritage and our role as a trusted advisor to governments and regulators we provide independent, technical expertise to improve cyber resilience policies • By understanding and shaping new and emerging regulations and policy proposals we can develop the right solutions to prepare for our clients’ future needs and requirements How we listen and engage • Building alliances with global think tanks and foundations, public- private partnerships, trade associations and campaign groups to pool resources, amplify our messages and maximise impact • Strategic relationships with national technical authorities, and support for government initiatives across all our regions through direct engagement
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