After 12 years as Chairman, Sir Martin Jacomb has indicated his intention to stand down from the board and this is planned to take place on December 31, 2013. The company reported that after this date Sir Martin will continue to be involved with the group in the capacity of Special Adviser. Chief Executive, Gavin Oldham, who founded the company, will assume the role of Executive Chairman as Sir Martin steps down, with this taking effect from January 1, 2014. In continuing as the group's majority shareholder and in moving to the role of Executive Chairman, Gavin will remain fully involved with the business and in particular will continue to contribute to the group's campaigning and media activities. Richard Stone, Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director, will become Chief Executive, on January 1, 2014 (subject to regulatory approval). Richard joined the company in 2006 as Finance Director, taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer in 2012.

The company announced revenue results for first quarter of fiscal year 2013. For the period the company reported revenues were 2% higher than in the same period in 2012 and 8% higher than the fourth quarter of 2012, with dealing commission in the first quarter of 2013 up by 11% year-on-year and like-for-like fee income up by 3%.