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Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-19T15:24:33+00:00 · Publication status: PASS

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COMPANY RESEARCH

Shaftesbury Capital PLC

SHC.L · United Kingdom · Real Estate · REIT—Retail

INSIDER SIGNAL

Insider activity score:40.2 / 100

2 insiders · 2 purchase events · €183k net purchases

Europe #1167 · United Kingdom #333

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+10.5 / 35

How many distinct insiders bought in the cluster

Purchase size+19.7 / 25

Purchase value relative to company size and liquidity

Role+20.0 / 20

The seniority and relevance of participating insiders

Recency+0.0 / 10

How recently the purchases occurred

Conviction+10.0 / 10

How clearly buying stands out from other activity

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Buyer breadth is moderate · fewer than 4 distinct filers
  • ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
  • ✓ Strong insider role · ceo/chair involved

The role contribution uses the inverted role input of the current European model.

BUYING PROFILE

2 events · 2 insiders · 180d

Cluster 0%Repeat 0%Independent 100%Large 0%

Percentages are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%.

Buying concentration

83%

Largest buyer:Jonathan Nicholls · 129k GBP
Gross qualified purchase transaction-line value:155k GBP

The headline € total is net buying for the screen; this module uses gross qualified purchase transaction-line values in the filing currency, so the amounts can differ. The current 15-day buyer-breadth input counts distinct buyers; value concentration is disclosed separately here.

This is a ranking under the current European screening rules—not a probability of gain, return forecast, or buy recommendation.

Key purchase quotes (filing currency)

FilerPrice per unitTrade date
R achel Kentleton1.437464 GBPJul 29, 2026
Jonathan Nicholls1.291479 GBPMay 14, 2026
Model details

Cluster breakdown (does not change the score)

15-day buyer breadth (count)
1 distinct reported filers
Peak time window
2026-05-14 to 2026-05-14
Current breadth input
0.300 (capped at 4+ buyers)
Buyer independence
Not yet measured; related-party fields are not cross-market comparable

What the filings show

Insider vs stock price

2 purchase day(s), 2 purchase line(s) in the 180-day window.

Daily close (GBp)Day with an insider purchase
130140150May 2026JunJulAugSepOct2026-05-14 · 1 purchase line(s) · 1 insider(s) · close since that day +5.7%2026-07-29 · 1 purchase line(s) · 1 insider(s) · close since that day -5.0%136.10last close07 Oct

Markers sit on the closing price of the transaction day. They show when insiders traded, not the price they paid or received. "Since" compares that day's close with the last close shown; it is what happened at this company, not a forecast.

Insider timeline

2 insiders bought in the last 180 days, each once and more than 15 days apart.

Jonathan NichollsJonathan NichollsChairmanCEO / chairR achel KentletonR achel KentletonNon-executive DirectorBoard member2026-05-14 · Jonathan Nicholls · purchase · 129,148 GBP2026-07-29 · R achel Kentleton · purchase · 25,565 GBP2026-04-20 to 2026-04-26: 136 companies2026-04-27 to 2026-05-03: 203 companies2026-05-04 to 2026-05-10: 241 companies2026-05-11 to 2026-05-17: 211 companies2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24: 244 companies2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31: 237 companies2026-06-01 to 2026-06-07: 243 companies2026-06-08 to 2026-06-14: 237 companies2026-06-15 to 2026-06-21: 211 companies2026-06-22 to 2026-06-28: 185 companies2026-06-29 to 2026-07-05: 192 companies2026-07-06 to 2026-07-12: 160 companies2026-07-13 to 2026-07-19: 181 companies2026-07-20 to 2026-07-26: 167 companies2026-07-27 to 2026-08-02: 160 companies2026-08-03 to 2026-08-09: 152 companies2026-08-10 to 2026-08-16: 164 companies2026-08-17 to 2026-08-23: 194 companies2026-08-24 to 2026-08-30: 182 companies2026-08-31 to 2026-09-06: 188 companies2026-09-07 to 2026-09-13: 178 companies2026-09-14 to 2026-09-20: 173 companies2026-09-21 to 2026-09-27: 179 companies2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04: 183 companies2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 166 companies2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18: 138 companiesCompanies disclosing purchases, per weekMayJunJulAugSepOct

Tap an item for what it means.

●A purchase: the bigger the dot, the more was bought

Each dot is one insider's purchases on one day. The dot's area follows the amount: the largest purchase here gets the largest dot. Hold the pointer over a dot to see the date and the amount.

Blue line: this share's price, −1.6% over these six months

The closing price of each day, from 138.30 on 2026-04-21 to 136.10 on 2026-10-07. The line has no scale; read it for high and low: a dot on a low stretch was bought cheaply, a dot on a high stretch was not.

Dashed line: the typical stock on the same exchange, +2.4%

Taken from the 491 other stocks on the same exchange that this site holds prices for. Each is measured from the first day of the window, and every day the middle one is drawn. It starts where the blue line starts, so the gap between the two is the difference: this share −1.6%, the typical one +2.4%, 4.0 points behind. It is not an index and not a comparison within one industry.

▂Grey bars: companies across Europe disclosing purchases each week

A taller bar is a week in which more companies disclosed insider purchases.

This company: insiders buying per month, last 12 months

Nov
Dec
Jan
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Mar
Apr
1May
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1Jul
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Oct

Darker bars are inside the 180-day window above.

Who traded

InsiderRolePurchasesSalesBoughtFirst purchaseShare price sinceEarlier purchases
Jonathan NichollsCEO / chair1—129.1k GBP2026-05-14+5.7%fewer than 5 completed
R achel KentletonBoard member1—25.6k GBP2026-07-29−5.0%fewer than 5 completed
Why this score? · Model details

Priority = 100 × Σ(fixed weight × 0–1 rule-based input)

FactorWeightThis company inputPoint contribution
15-day buyer breadth (count)35%0.30010.5
Qualified-buy size25%0.78619.7
Role informativeness (inverted)20%0.0000.0
Recency10%0.0040.0
Buy/sell conviction10%1.00010.0

This is a heuristic ordering under the current rules, not a calibrated return forecast. It explains why candidates rank differently; the public-filing evidence and data limits are shown below.

BULL VS BEAR

Two readings of this buying

The same filings, read two ways. Each line is a fact stored for this company with the number behind it, and appears only when that number crosses a fixed threshold. Neither side is a forecast and no winner is declared.

Since 2026-10-13, neither column has changed. All bull and bear lists, and what followed each line in the past →

Where the evidence comes from

The two kinds of evidence disagree: the purchases themselves carry bull lines (more buyers than usual here, senior executive buying), while short sellers argue against (published short positions). No data is held for: company results.

  • The insider purchases themselvesBullmore buyers than usual here, senior executive buying Bearvalue concentrated in one buyer5 checked, under the threshold · 4 missing
  • Share price and trading2 checked, under the threshold
  • Short sellersBearpublished short positions
  • Company results2 missing
  • Company actions1 checked, under the threshold

Bull case · the buying is informative

  • No insider bought in the 180 days before this window; 2 have bought in it. The buying is new for this company, not a habit.Record: after 3,134 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −2.7%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−2.7%).
  • The buyers include the CEO or chair, who sees more of the business than most filers. This site's score gives little or no credit for that: in its backtests purchases by senior executives did no better than other insiders' purchases.Record: after 8,797 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.1%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.2%).

Bear case · discount it

  • Jonathan Nicholls accounts for 83% of the value bought. The other 1 buyer adds names more than money.Record: after 3,396 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.4%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.5%).
  • Short sellersDisclosed net short positions total 2.09% of the share capital: other professional investors are positioned the opposite way. Unchanged since 2026-10-02.

Evidence still missing

  • The latest purchase (2026-07-29) falls within 30 days before the next scheduled results (2026-07-29), normally a closed period. Either the dealing was cleared as an exception or the results date is wrong; the filing and the financial calendar show which.
  • No buyer here has 5 or more completed earlier purchases on record, so there is no track record to weigh.
  • The company's market value is not captured, so the purchases cannot be stated as a share of the business or of its trading volume.
  • No earnings, margin or cash-flow figures are captured for this company. The latest annual and interim reports are where to check whether the business is improving or deteriorating.
  • European notifications have no field saying whether a purchase was pre-arranged; there is no counterpart to the US 10b5-1 box. None of the 2 purchase lines mentions a plan, but a bare “Purchase of shares” does not rule one out.
  • The filings give the size of each trade, not what the buyer already held. Whether a purchase added 1% to a personal stake or doubled it is not known.
Checked and under the threshold: 8, 1 close to it
  • EitherThe latest purchase is 80 days old. Bull up to 14 days, bear from 90. close to the threshold
  • BullAt most 1 insider bought within any 15 days. Counted for the bull side from 3.
  • Bear0 of 2 buyers filed as a person closely associated with a manager. Counted for the bear side from half.
  • EitherNet purchases of €183k in 180 days. Bull from €1.0M, bear when all purchases total under €25k.
  • BearNo insider sale is recorded in the same 180 days.
  • BearThe share price changed −1.1% over six months (three months −2.3%, one month −5.4%). Counted for the bear side from a fall of 20%.
  • BearOver three months the share price changed −2.3% and the median of 164 Real Estate companies changed −6.9%: ahead by 5 points. Counted for the bear side from 20 points behind.
  • BullThe company announced no transaction in its own shares in the last 30 days.

Both columns arrange stored facts only. They do not change the insider score or the ranking and are not investment advice.

Signal history

40.2 / 100

Latest recorded score

↑ +6.7 ptsversus the comparable snapshot on 2026-09-14 (34 calendar days apart)
Recorded snapshots
35
First snapshot
2026-08-26

Only scores captured when the scoring run completed are compared. These are raw signal scores saved when each full scoring run completed. They describe changes in research ranking, not price performance or returns.

Why did it change?

Decomposition across the five score factors between comparable snapshots; historical scores are not recalculated.

  • Purchase size+2.6 pts
  • Recency-0.3 pts
  • Conviction+4.4 pts

Signal score history

Fixed 0–100 scale; dates are spaced by calendar time.

02550751002026-08-26 · 37.22026-08-27 · 37.22026-08-28 · 34.42026-08-31 · 34.12026-09-01 · 34.12026-09-02 · 34.02026-09-03 · 33.92026-09-04 · 33.92026-09-07 · 33.72026-09-08 · 33.72026-09-09 · 33.72026-09-10 · 33.62026-09-11 · 33.62026-09-14 · 33.52026-09-23 · 40.32026-09-24 · 40.32026-09-25 · 40.32026-09-28 · 40.32026-09-29 · 40.32026-09-30 · 40.22026-10-01 · 40.22026-10-02 · 40.22026-10-03 · 40.22026-10-04 · 40.22026-10-05 · 40.22026-10-06 · 40.22026-10-07 · 40.22026-10-08 · 40.22026-10-09 · 40.22026-10-12 · 40.22026-10-13 · 40.22026-10-14 · 40.22026-10-15 · 40.22026-10-16 · 40.22026-10-18 · 40.2Aug 26Sep 07Sep 28Oct 07Oct 18

Recent recorded points

  1. 37.2
  2. 33.7
  3. 40.3
  4. 40.2
  5. 40.2
View all recorded scores
Snapshot dateSignal score
2026-08-2637.2
2026-08-2737.2
2026-08-2834.4
2026-08-3134.1
2026-09-0134.1
2026-09-0234.0
2026-09-0333.9
2026-09-0433.9
2026-09-0733.7
2026-09-0833.7
2026-09-0933.7
2026-09-1033.6
2026-09-1133.6
2026-09-1433.5
2026-09-2340.3
2026-09-2440.3
2026-09-2540.3
2026-09-2840.3
2026-09-2940.3
2026-09-3040.2
2026-10-0140.2
2026-10-0240.2
2026-10-0340.2
2026-10-0440.2
2026-10-0540.2
2026-10-0640.2
2026-10-0740.2
2026-10-0840.2
2026-10-0940.2
2026-10-1240.2
2026-10-1340.2
2026-10-1440.2
2026-10-1540.2
2026-10-1640.2
2026-10-1840.2

Sector context

Real Estate

Buying breadth
9.0% (32 / 354 issuers)
Sector rank
#5 / 12
7D breadth change
-0.9 pp · vs 2026-10-12 (6d)
30D breadth change
History building

This is sector-level research context. It does not affect the Insider Signal or ranking.

View Europe sector research →

Insider profile outcomes

Historical performance following insider filings. The company role is translated below each name while preserving the original title.

Events are disclosure-level observations; related disclosures published on the same date may share a return path and may not be statistically independent. This research enrichment does not affect the insider score or ranking.

Jonathan NichollsChairman1 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+1.4%+1.4%+1.4%
20D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+5.2%+5.2%+5.2%
60D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+7.9%+7.9%+7.9%
120D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
First purchase in 12M
1/1
Large purchase ≥ €100k
1/1
Cluster buying · 15D
0/1
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
0/1
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
Madeleine CosgraveNon-executive Director1 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+3.1%+3.1%+3.1%
20D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+9.8%+9.8%+9.8%
60D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+23.1%+23.1%+23.1%
120D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+4.2%+4.2%+4.2%
First purchase in 12M
Not classifiable
Large purchase ≥ €100k
0/1
Cluster buying · 15D
0/1
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
0/1
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
R achel KentletonNon-executive Director1 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)0.0% (0/1)-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%
20D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+2.3%+2.3%+2.3%
60D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
120D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
First purchase in 12M
1/1
Large purchase ≥ €100k
0/1
Cluster buying · 15D
0/1
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
0/1
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable

Market context

PRICE PERFORMANCE

1M
-5.4%
3M
-2.3%
6M
-1.1%
12M
—

VOLATILITY & LIQUIDITY

Volatility
22.4%
Beta
—
Avg daily volume
£4.0M

VALUATION

Market cap
—
P/E
—

FUNDAMENTALS

Profit margin
142.4%
ROE
8.6%
Industry
—

Prices to 07 Oct 2026: price cache (Eulerpool). From the company's annual report ↗, fiscal year ended 31 Dec 2025: Profit margin, ROE. It does not affect the insider score or rank.

Disclosed net short positions

Aggregate net short
2.09%
Latest position date
29 Sep 2026

The FCA publishes one aggregate figure per issuer, the sum of all positions notified to it, and does not name the holders. Source: FCA · read 18 Oct 2026

Short-position disclosures are external context; they do not affect the insider score, ranking, or filing eligibility.

Insiders' buying price vs the latest close

The latest close in the price history is more than a week old.

Buying size vs market trading

Market history is too old for this snapshot; ratios are withheld.

Market-data coverage: 251 verified sessions · Latest session: 2026-10-07 · Ratio status: Unavailable

Traded value is estimated as close × shares traded, in major currency units. Includes disclosed qualifying purchases; disclosures may lag. Contractual or planned acquisitions are not necessarily discretionary. Ratios describe relative trading size, not market participation or score contributions.

Latest news

No news has been captured for this company.

Regulatory filings

Unfold all 6 filings

Filing evidence

These are underlying national-feed records from the 365-day window ending on the saved ranking snapshot. The score uses only the latest 180 days; older qualifying equity purchases remain visible for audit but do not enter the current score. The original filer, role, transaction classification, instrument, price, volume, value and source fields are retained. The first three rows are shown; remaining records can be unfolded for audit. Other transaction types are retained but excluded from the score.

Excluded transactions & classification

2 qualifying purchase disclosure(s) · 2 transaction line(s)

Jul 29, 2026Purchase of shares
R achel Kentleton · Non-executive Director
Ordinary shares 25 pence each · 17785 shares × 1.437464 GBP · —
Open filing
May 14, 2026Purchase of shares
Jonathan Nicholls · Chairman
Ordinary shares 25 pence each · 100000 shares × 1.291479 GBP · —
Open filing

Showing 2 of 2 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level € aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.

Other disclosed transactions · excluded from score

View 9 other transaction(s)

May 20, 2026Award of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Share Award Plan
Ian Hawksworth · Chief Executive
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D36 · — shares × — · —
Open filing
May 20, 2026Award of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Share Award Plan
Situl Jobanputra · Chief Financial Officer
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D36 · — shares × — · —
Open filing
Apr 21, 2026Exercise of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017
Ian Hawksworth · Chief Executive
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D36 · — shares × — · —
Open filing
Unfold all 6 remaining filing row(s)
Transaction datePublishedFilerRoleTransactionInstrumentPrice (local currency)Quote currencyVolumeSource
2026-04-212026-04-22Ian HawksworthChief ExecutiveSale of sufficient ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017 to cover tax and NI liabilities on such shares.Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D361.3895 GBPGBP1058546Open filing
2026-04-212026-04-22Situl JobanputraChief Financial OfficerExercise of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D36—GBP—Open filing
2026-04-212026-04-22Situl JobanputraChief Financial OfficerSale of sufficient ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017 to cover tax and NI liabilities on such shares.Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D361.3895 GBPGBP750289Open filing
2026-03-262026-03-27Jonathan NichollsChairmanSale of sharesOrdinary shares 25 pence each1.27524 GBPGBP96485Open filing
2026-03-252026-03-26Ian HawksworthChief ExecutiveAward of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D36—GBP—Open filing
2026-03-252026-03-26Situl JobanputraChief Financial OfficerAward of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017Ordinary shares of 25p each GB00B62G9D36—GBP—Open filing

Showing 9 of 9 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level € aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date
2026-10-18
Ticker
SHC.L
ISIN
GB00B62G9D36
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
REIT—Retail

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