Modern Slavery Statement 2026

We remain committed to operating our business responsibly and ethically, in a manner that respects and protects human rights. We recognise the important role that businesses play in helping to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking and remain vigilant to the risks that may arise within our operations and supply chains. Through our policies, training and supplier engagement processes, we continue to strengthen our approach to identifying and mitigating those risks, while promoting the high ethical standards that we expect of our people, suppliers and business partners.

We maintain a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and exploitation in all forms.

Knights Group Holdings plc is listed on the Alternative Investment Market and registered in England and Wales. We are a professional services business with 29 offices throughout the UK as at 30 April 2026, and we are continually expanding into new regional markets.

We provide a full range of legal and professional services to individual and business clients across a broad range of sectors.  Our colleagues are required to remain alert to indicators of modern slavery, including high-risk international transactions, unexplained sources of funds and adverse media relating to clients or associated parties.  We are continually evolving our client and matter risk assessments to ensure that our colleagues remain vigilant to these issues.  In addition, all colleagues are required to complete annual training to ensure they understand how to identify concerns and the appropriate reporting channels.

We predominantly employ highly skilled professionals who are strictly regulated by professional regulatory bodies, and our ongoing assessment is that there is a low risk of slavery or human trafficking occurring within our own business.  The business is supported by centralised operational functions, namely Brand & Communications, Documents, Events & Hospitality, Finance, Front of House, HR, Knowledge, Learning & Development, Legal & Compliance, Office Services Support, People Services Support, Reception, Records Operations, Recruitment, Technology and Workplace.

Oversight of our modern slavery programme sits with our Legal & Compliance team, which reports regularly to both our Executive Board and the Knights Group Holdings Plc Board on emerging risks, due diligence activities and compliance measures.

We recognise that our people are fundamental to our success and are committed to providing a fair, inclusive and supportive working environment in which colleagues are treated with dignity and respect. We foster a diverse, inclusive and meritocratic culture and regularly seek feedback from our colleagues to understand their experience and identify opportunities for improvement.

We invest in the development and wellbeing of our people throughout their careers. During the year, we continued to develop our career frameworks, providing colleagues with greater clarity around career progression and opportunities to expand their knowledge, develop new skills and broaden their experience. Our trainee and apprenticeship programmes support the development of new talent across the business, while ongoing learning and development opportunities, supported by our Knowledge team, enable colleagues to progress and achieve their ambitions.

We are committed to fair, lawful and responsible employment practices and to ensuring that modern slavery, forced labour and exploitation have no place within our business. All employees are engaged under contracts that comply with applicable employment legislation, are paid in accordance with legal requirements and are free to leave their employment in accordance with their contractual terms. We continue to pay all employees above applicable minimum wage requirements and undertake monthly reviews to monitor compliance.

Our recruitment and onboarding processes are designed to support fair and lawful employment practices and to mitigate the risk of modern slavery and labour exploitation. We undertake appropriate pre-employment checks, including verification of an individual’s right to work in the UK, before employment commences. Where recruitment agencies or other third parties are used to support recruitment, we expect them to operate in accordance with applicable employment legislation and appropriate ethical standards. Our employment arrangements are transparent, and we do not tolerate practices associated with forced or compulsory labour.

Our supply chain comprises the products and services required to operate our locations and deliver professional services to our clients. This includes cleaning, waste management, office design and fit-out, facilities and maintenance services, outsourced business processes, catering, courier services, real estate services, recruitment and employment agencies, and the purchase or licensing of office furniture, supplies, technology, software and equipment.

We also engage a range of professional and specialist service providers, including barristers, medical experts, financial advisers, court and enforcement services, tracing agents, surveyors, planning and environmental consultants, insurers and insurance brokers.

The majority of our supply chain is based in the UK and includes a number of large organisations that are themselves subject to modern slavery reporting requirements. We recognise, however, that modern slavery risk can arise at different levels of a supply chain and that certain goods and services may present a greater potential exposure to labour exploitation, including where they involve labour-intensive or outsourced services, agency workers or more complex supply chains.

We are committed to ensuring that neither our business nor our suppliers engage in human trafficking or modern slavery and have a range of policies which underpin this commitment:

Anti-slavery: our colleagues are required to adhere to our anti-slavery policy, which is available to all of our colleagues through our internal intranet (the Hub).  Our policy aligns with our commitment to respecting internationally recognised human rights and preventing any form of forced labour, servitude or human trafficking within our operations and supply chain.

Wherever necessary, we work with our suppliers to raise awareness and maintain compliance with the Act.

Ethical business and fair treatment: Our commitment to preventing modern slavery is supported by our wider framework of policies and controls governing ethical conduct and the fair treatment of individuals. These include our policies relating to bribery and corruption, financial crime, equality and diversity and the reporting of concerns. Together, these policies promote a culture of integrity, dignity and respect and support colleagues in identifying and escalating conduct that may be inconsistent with our standards, including potential indicators of exploitation or unethical working practices. Relevant mandatory training reinforces these expectations and colleagues’ responsibilities.

Any identified concerns regarding modern slavery are investigated promptly and may lead to corrective action plans, enhanced monitoring, suspension of supplier relationships or termination where appropriate.

We operate an ongoing programme of supplier review which helps to identify and manage potential modern slavery and human trafficking risks within our supply chain. Our approach is proportionate and risk-based, taking into account factors including the nature of the goods or services provided, geographic location and the labour profile associated with the relevant activity. Suppliers presenting a potentially higher level of risk are subject to appropriate central oversight and, where necessary, further due diligence.

As part of the integration of acquired businesses, we review inherited supplier relationships to determine whether they should be retained or consolidated within our existing supply arrangements. This process provides an opportunity to bring retained suppliers within our established procurement and oversight arrangements and to consider any associated modern slavery risks as part of our wider supplier review process.

We outsource our property, facilities management and maintenance requirements to a national UK provider. Recognising that facilities and maintenance services can involve subcontracted and labour-intensive activities, we seek assurance regarding the controls applied within this part of our supply chain. Our provider operates a qualification process under which subcontractors are required to satisfy a series of checks before becoming “Qualified Contractors” and entering our supply chain.

We maintain regular engagement with key suppliers through periodic reviews and meetings addressing performance, compliance and emerging risks. This ongoing oversight supports our approach to due diligence and enables us to identify and respond to issues that may arise during the supplier relationship.

Our contractual arrangements also form part of our approach to managing modern slavery risk. Modern slavery provisions are incorporated into contracts with new suppliers on a risk-based basis and, where appropriate, when existing supplier arrangements are renewed. We also include audit rights where these are considered necessary and proportionate to the nature and level of risk identified.

Our working practices encourage respect for human rights and the fair treatment of all individuals working within, or connected to, our business.  As a professional services business with office locations throughout the UK, we consider the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking occurring within our business to be low.  We have not identified any parts of the business or our supply chain where there is evidence of slavery or human trafficking taking place.  We have not been informed of any incidents of slavery or trafficking during the past year.  Nevertheless, we remain committed to continual improvement and, were any concerns to arise, they would be investigated promptly and appropriate action taken.  As part of this, we have taken the following steps over the last 12 months to identify and mitigate potential risks of modern slavery or human trafficking within our business and supply chain:

• We continue to assess the modern slavery risk facing our business and update our strategy where appropriate.
• We use an outsourced provider based in India for some limited administration services. During 2025, we conducted an on-site audit of its premises, processes and procedures to assess compliance with our standards and expectations.
• We are continuing the consolidation of our arrangements in respect of our storage and archiving requirements, particularly following an acquisition, again reducing the risk of modern slavery within our supply chain.
• We have strengthened contract and procurement oversight through investment in centralised technology solutions.
• We have enhanced our client onboarding processes and risk assessments which supports the identification of modern slavery risks within our client base.
• We have continued to improve our supplier contract management through standardised governance processes.
• Where practicable, we seek to manage facilities contractors through our Facilities Management provider, CBRE, rather than onboarding them directly. This provides an additional layer of due diligence and oversight within an area of our supply chain that can involve subcontracted and labour-intensive services. Before contractors are admitted to the CBRE supply chain, they are required to complete CBRE’s supplier qualification and verification process and satisfy the relevant vetting requirements. Contractors are not permitted to attend our premises until the required verification process has been completed. These arrangements form part of our risk-based approach to managing the potential for modern slavery and labour exploitation within our facilities supply chain.
• We have implemented a risk management platform, RiskSmart, to support our commitment to preventing modern slavery breaches, enabling us to monitor and manage compliance across our operations and supply chain. This platform provides enhanced visibility of risk and ensures robust due diligence and ongoing controls, reinforcing our commitment to ethical business practices.
• We have supported clients by providing legal and practical advice on compliance with the Modern Slavery Act and related reporting requirements.
• We continue to develop our ESG strategy, policies and training to strengthen awareness of responsible business practices, including the identification and management of modern slavery and human trafficking risks. We seek to embed these principles in day-to-day behaviours and decision-making across the business. During the year, members of our leadership team completed online ESG training, supporting greater awareness of relevant social and ethical risks and reinforcing our commitment to responsible business practices.
• Our Immigration team advises clients on right to work and sponsorship compliance and delivers training on conducting right to work checks and maintaining effective immigration compliance procedures.
• We provide annual mandatory modern slavery training to all colleagues to support their understanding of modern slavery and human trafficking risks, including how potential indicators of exploitation may be identified and concerns raised through the appropriate channels. Training is required to be completed within specified timescales, with completion monitored through our online training platform and overseen by our Legal & Compliance team. This forms part of our wider approach to maintaining awareness of modern slavery risks and supporting colleagues in identifying and escalating potential concerns.

We assess the effectiveness of our modern slavery programme through ongoing monitoring of training completion rates, supplier due diligence, whistleblowing reports and risk assessments.  During the reporting period, no instances of modern slavery or human trafficking were identified within our business or supply chain.

Training completion is monitored by the Legal & Compliance team and follow-up action is taken where required to ensure compliance with mandatory training requirements.

• Continue to assess and strengthen our supplier due diligence and procurement processes.
• Undertake enhanced reviews of higher-risk supplier relationships to assess the effectiveness of existing controls and identify and implement any additional measures required to mitigate modern slavery and human trafficking risks.
• Review any additional training requirements for the business and continue to provide annual training for all colleagues to continue to raise awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking risks.
• Continue to review and develop our policies, controls and wider governance arrangements to support the prevention of modern slavery and human trafficking.

This statement has been approved by the Board of Knights Group Holdings plc and its subsidiaries on 26 October 2026 and is signed on their behalf by:

David Beech

Chief Executive Officer