Results

Walker’s Shortbread has posted sales growth of £19 million, a 11.6% rise to £183m, resulting in a bump in operating profits by £7.1m – 119% – to £13.1m.

William Grant & Sons, the family-owned distiller behind Glenfiddich and Hendrick's Gin, has announced a significant increase in both profits and revenue for the year ending 31 December 2023. After-tax profits surged to £444 million, up from £331.3m in 2022, while revenue climbed to &

Ahead of its centenary year, construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has announced record turnover of £128 million in 2023, a 25% rise from the previous year. Part of the Morris & Spottiswood Group, its founding business, Morris & Spottiswood Ltd, also achieved an operating profit o

AG Barr, the maker of Irn-Bru, reported a 5.2% increase in revenue to £221.3 million for the first half of the year, driven by strong soft drink sales despite unfavourable weather. Profits dipped due to one-off costs associated with restructuring. Irn-Bru and Rubicon performed well, boosted by

Freeths, which has an office in Glasgow, has seen its turnover grow by 13% to £145.5 million. The firm's latest published accounts reveal average annual turnover growth of more than 10% over the last five years and an increase of £16.7m over the last 12 months.

Springfield Properties has returned to paying dividends earlier than expected as a result of its focus on debt reduction over the past year and its confidence in a recovering sales market. Announcing its FY24 results to 31 May, the group confirmed it is on track to report results for FY25 in line wi

Deloitte has posted global revenues of $67.2 billion – a 3.1% increase, marking the Big Four firm's weakest performance in 14 years. This slowdown is largely attributed to a sharp decline in consulting services demand, particularly in the Americas and Asia. The consulting division, which contr

Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2024, showcasing a strong performance with a net asset value total return of 18.1%. This significantly outpaced the reference index's total return of 10.0%.

STV Group has announced a strong financial performance for the first half of 2024, with total revenue up 20% to £90.4 million and adjusted operating profit up 33% to £10.6m. The company attributes this growth to its successful Studios investment strategy, an improving advertising market,

Global drilling waste management company TWMA has posted its second quarter 2024 earnings of $19.5 million (c. £14.85m) and operating profit of $4.9m (c. £3.73m). The Dyce-headquartered firm has seen a year-on-year revenue increase of more than $2m (c. £1.52m). Global utilisation o

Burges Salmon has reported a 27% increase in turnover to £163 million, and a 46% increase in net profit to £50.5m from £34.6m. The independent UK law firm, which recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Edinburgh office, today published its results for the financial year en

Chivas Brothers, Pernod Ricard's Scotch whisky arm, has posted its 2024 full year results revealing a decline in net sales of -1.6%, but a strong rebound in the second half. The results reflect stabilisation against a record prior year, with a -6% dip in H1 offset by +5% growth in H2. Favourable pri

Unity Trust Bank has posted strong half-year results as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Net lending increased to £1.032 billion, with 40% of loans allocated to organisations in areas of high deprivation, 57% specifically supporting disadvantaged or marginalised groups, and 59% going to org

Macfarlane Group has posted an 8% year-on-year reduction in its pretax profits from £10 million to £9.7m for the first half of 2024. Likewise, overall revenues fell 8% from £141.6m to £129.6m. This was largely driven by an 11% revenue drop in the packaging distribut

Wood Group reported a significant pretax loss of almost $1 billion (c. £770m) in the first half, primarily due to an impairment charge related to its 2017 acquisition of Amec Foster Wallace. Despite this, the company remains optimistic about its future, with CEO Ken Gilmartin emphasising plans