We are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance.
The policies and documents available in this section provide the framework through which the Board and management oversee the Company, manage risk, uphold ethical business practices and support the achievement of our strategic objectives.
Our commitment to human rights, including modern slavery, extends through our Group policies and Global Sourcing Code. We recognise our responsibility in managing our business and supply chains responsibly to mitigate, and remediate where necessary, the risks of modern slavery. Our Modern Slavery Statements outline the steps we take as a business to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our own operations and supply chains.
Both in response to increasing national concerns about the use of people’s personal data and as a clear ethical choice, we at Halfords are absolutely committed to protecting all information about our customers and colleagues with optimum effectiveness.
In making this commitment, I commend both the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the updated 2018 Data Protection Acts for the UK and the Republic of Ireland, which together seek to enforce more rigorous data privacy.
In order to meet the challenges which this new legislation brings, we need the support and contribution of everyone at Halfords. This ranges from the Board, which has ultimate responsibility for ensuring compliance with the new standards, through to our colleagues in stores and Autocentres who deal with customer data on a daily basis.
We have already undertaken significant work to improve our policies and practices in data management and continue to develop and refine our transformational programme. At the heart of our endeavours are the following key principles, which all colleagues must observe whenever handling people’s data:
Transparency
We will be completely open and honest about the systems that we use to collect and process people’s data and will offer customers and colleagues control over how these systems manage their information;
Confidentiality
We will not sell data about a customer or colleague to a third party. Furthermore, we will never share someone’s data with another organisation unless that person has been informed and, where appropriate, given their consent;
Integrity
We will not send marketing communications to our customers, whether by email, phone, text or social media, unless they have specifically told us that they are happy for us to do so, or there is an unequivocal, tangible and legitimate benefit to them. Additionally, we will give customers the choice and ability to change their marketing preferences at any time and respond swiftly to any such request;
Security
We will continue to implement the latest technological controls in order to ensure that the information which we hold within, or transfer between, any of our electronic systems or networks is managed securely; and
Respectful
We will recognise and embrace the rights and freedoms to which all our customers and colleagues are rightly entitled.
By following these principles, we aim to provide assurance and confidence that Halfords is a trusted custodian of people’s personal data.
Graham Stapleton, Chief Executive
February 2019
In 2023 shareholders approved our Remuneration Policy (the “Policy”).
It is intended that the Policy will apply until the 2026 AGM, unless the Company seeks shareholder approval for a revised Policy which comes into force before this date.
Remuneration Committee Report
A letter from the Chair of the Remuneration Committee from the FY25 Annual Report.
Remuneration Policy Report
The Directors Remuneration Policy, approved by shareholders at the AGM on 6 September 2023.
Directors’ Remuneration Report
Details of how the Company's Directors were paid during FY25 and how how Policy will be implemented in FY26.
At Halfords, we are fully committed to supporting global endeavours to combat all forms of Bribery and Corruption and to carry out business fairly, honestly and transparently. This both reflects our Group commitment to comply with all relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and clearly demonstrates our integrity, transparency and ethical practice.
Halfords is the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and a leading independent operator in garage servicing and auto repair. Further to legislation introduced in 2016, large companies trading in the UK are required by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) to publish a Tax Strategy. Therefore, this document sets out the Group’s Tax Strategy and the policies and procedures in place within the Group which we are committed to following in achieving its implementation. This strategy is regarded as meeting the requirements under Schedule 19, Finance Act 2016 in the UK. It has been approved by the Board of Directors of Halfords Group plc and is effective for its accounting period commenced 29 March 2025 and ended 3 April 2026.
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The Gender Pay Gap Report highlighted that across the Halfords Group of companies, our mean and median hourly pay gap is less than the national average, with a women’s mean hourly rate being 1.15% higher than men’s and the median hourly rate 3.98% lower than men’s.
Our focus remains on two areas, firstly improving the gender balance across the Group and secondly building awareness amongst our colleagues of career progression opportunities. We have a number of initiatives in place to support this which include partnering with schools and colleges to engage with future potential colleagues, delivering virtual ‘Values’ sessions to colleagues right across the Group and promoting our Group career path.
Halfords is a diverse and inclusive place to work and we are confident that these actions will continue to support us in maintaining this.
Halfords is committed to delivering good health and safety management and practices, recognising that people are its most important asset.
The Senior Independent Director (the “SID”) shall be appointed by the Board from among the independent Non-Executive Directors.
There should be a clear division of responsibilities between the Chair and the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 require Halfords Group plc and a number of its subsidiaries to publish a statement explaining how the Directors have given due regard for the matters set out in section 172(1) (a) to (f) of the Companies Act 2006 while performing their duty to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole ("s.172 statement").
The Board of Directors should, in line with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (the “Code”), include a balance of Executive and Non-Executive Directors (and in particular independent Non-Executive Directors) such that no individual or small group of individuals can dominate the Board’s decision making.