Affordable housing operator Mears has reported an “excellent” set of results driven by government social housing contract wins and high demand from immigration-related services. Mears, which manages 17,000 houses for …
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Coke arrest at Paris 2024 Olympic Games forces apology from athlete
Olympic Games hockey player Tom Craig, from Australia, was forced to apologise after being released from custody following an arrest for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris. He was released with …
Hikma given shot in the arm by ‘excellent’ double-digit growth
Pharmaceutical firm Hikma has hiked its dividend and raised its guidance having hailed an “excellent” first half of the year. The Jordanian-founded FTSE 100 pharma firm, which in June bolstered …
Legal group NAHL reduces debt as firm eyes up division sale
NAHL, a London-listed business that focuses on the consumer legal services market, has reported a dip in revenue as the board eyes up a potential division sale. The group reported …
Philips shrugs off ‘challenging year’ with UK profit spike
The UK arm of consumer electronics firm Philips shrugged off a “year of many challenges” to post a surge in profit for 2023. The division, which is headquartered in Farnborough, …
Infrastructure firm Hill and Smith shares fall as UK business weighs on bottom line
Hill and Smith shares tumbled this morning after the infrastructure supplier flagged challenges in its UK business. On an underlying basis, pre-tax profit rose 10 per cent to £63.2m in …
Evans Cycles: Big loss revealed in delayed results for brand owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group
Significantly delayed accounts for Evans Cycles have revealed how far the brand, which is owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, has slumped further into the red. According to results for …
Government set to push Litigation Funding Bill into summer 2025
The newly appointed government is set to push the Litigation Funding Bill until after a review is concluded, which could be at least summer 2025. Lord Sandhurst Guy Rhys put …
Hostelworld: Travel agency starts to pay off pandemic debt after record bookings in Asia
Backpacking Brits looking for cheap stays in Asia and Central America helped online travel agency Hostelworld achieve a record performance in the first half of its financial year. The Irish …
FTSE 100 engineer Spirax misses expectations amid ‘weak’ macroeconomic backdrop
London-listed engineer Spirax said it missed expectations as the firm flagged a “weak” macroeconomic environment across its key markets. In its half-year results out this morning, the company said on …