# ActiveOps Executive Chair Richard Jeffery Acquires 139 Shares Through Share Incentive Plan

> ActiveOps Executive Chair Richard Jeffery acquired 139 ordinary shares at £1.08 each on October 16, 2026 through the company's all-employee Share Incentive Plan.

- Published: 2026-10-20T10:47:17+00:00
- Section: Business
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-20/activeops-chair-jeffery-share-incentive-plan-buy
- Source: [TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026-10-20:newsml_RST7072Za:0-reg-activeops-plc-director-pdmr-dealing/)

## Key takeaways

- ActiveOps Executive Chair Richard Jeffery acquired 139 ordinary shares at £1.08 each on the London Stock Exchange on October 16, 2026.
- The purchase was made through ActiveOps' all-employee Share Incentive Plan, with the notification filed under Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
- ActiveOps reported annual recurring revenue of £41.5 million for fiscal year 2026, a 46% year-over-year increase.

[ActiveOps](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000j45/activeops) plc Executive Chair Richard Jeffery acquired 139 ordinary shares at £1.08 each on the London Stock Exchange on October 16, 2026, through the company's all-employee Share Incentive Plan. [TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026-10-20:newsml_RST7072Za:0-reg-activeops-plc-director-pdmr-dealing/) reported the notification on October 20, 2026.

## ActiveOps Discloses Jeffery's Share Incentive Plan Purchase

ActiveOps plc (AIM: AOM) announced that it was notified of the transaction by Jeffery, who serves as Executive Chair and is classified as a person discharging managerial responsibility. The acquisition involved partnership shares purchased through the company's all-employee Share Incentive Plan, a program available to staff across the business.

The notification was made in accordance with Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, which requires PDMRs to disclose transactions in the issuer's financial instruments. The shares are ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each, identified by ISIN code GB00BLH37Y17. The transaction took place on the London Stock Exchange.

ActiveOps is an AIM-listed SaaS company that sells an AI-powered Decision Intelligence platform, including ControliQ, CaseworkiQ and WorkiQ, for capacity planning, SLA management and workforce intelligence to enterprise customers in banking, insurance, healthcare and business process services globally.

## ActiveOps' Funding and Scale Records

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), ActiveOps has two funding rounds on record: a $2.9 million debt-funded round in March 2016 with one investor, and an $8.3 million series unknown round in March 2014 led by Calculus Capital. The company's total funding stands at $11.2 million.

The same records list ActiveOps' market capitalisation at approximately £140.04 million, based on share price data, and annual recurring revenue at £44.6 million as reported in October 2025 interim results. Interim revenues for that period were £20.8 million, up 45% year-over-year.

## Earlier ActiveOps Share and Results Events

ActiveOps granted 106,024 share options to Chief Financial Officer Emma Salthouse under its Performance Share Plan 2021, Investing.com reported in August 2026. In July 2026, Investing.com reported that ActiveOps' annual recurring revenue surged 46% year-over-year to £41.5 million for fiscal year 2026, with net revenue retention reaching 119%.

AInvest reported in July 2026 that ActiveOps' total revenue for fiscal year 2026 increased 48% year-over-year to £45.0 million, driven by organic growth of 28% and constant currency growth of 31%.

## What Comes Next for ActiveOps

UK Investor Magazine reported in October 2026 that ActiveOps warned its 2028 revenue and profit would fall short of expectations after a major customer said it would not renew a £3.8 million contract, and that the company removed the contract's full value from its forecasts.

## Companies in this story

- [ActiveOps company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000j45/activeops) · website: https://activeops.com

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