Coats Group PLC (COA)

Industry Textile Manufacturing

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Coats Group PLC is a UK based firm manufacturing thread for industrial and consumer use. Its products portfolio includes industrial thread and knitting yarns used in the apparel and footwear industry with a sales presence in over 100 countries.

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Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Industry

Textile Manufacturing

Chairman

Mr. David Gosnell OBE

CEO

Mr. David Paja

Most recent earnings

31 Dec 2025

Fiscal year end

31 Dec 2025

Employees

19,134

Head office

14 Aldermanbury Square

London

United Kingdom

EC2V 7HS

+44 2082105000

rob.mann@coats.com

Company website

Key personnel

Owner name chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	Salary
Mr. Stephen Murray Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director	-
Mr. David Gosnell OBE Non-Executive Director, Chairman	-
Mr. Jakob Oskar Sigurdsson Non-Executive Director	-
Ms. Frances P Philip Non-Executive Director	-
Mr. Wu Gang Non-Executive Director	-
Ms. Hongyan Echo Lu Non-Executive Director	-
Mr. Srinivas Phatak Non-Executive Director	-
Ms. Sarah Louise Highfield Non-Executive Director	-
Ms. Hannah Kate Nichols Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer	-
Mr. David Paja Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer	-

Top 5 shareholders

Owner name chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	No. of shares
Artemis Investment Management LLP	111,791,501
FIL Investment Services (UK) Ltd	90,382,839
Fidelity Special Situations Fund	71,167,609
Artemis UK Select Fund	71,052,359
Invesco Asset Management Ltd	65,892,673

Director dealings

Date chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	Action
17 Oct 2025	Purchase
10 Sep 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
21 Jul 2025	Purchase
04 Jun 2025	Purchase
22 May 2025	Purchase
04 Apr 2025	Purchase

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