Knight Frank appointed for bumper Brighton Palace Pier sale hospitality Knight Frank has been instructed on the sale of Brighton Palace Pier, two months after the Grade II-listed landmark’s owners revealed their plans to offload the amusement park amid a barrage of economic headwinds. The Brighton Pier Group appointed the property giant to seek a buyer for the coastal attraction, which its operator said in [...]
Brighton Pier up for sale as Reeves’ tax hikes bite Business Brighton Pier Group, which was taken private earlier this year, has placed all its assets on the market as it battles “an extremely challenging trading environment” and the impact of Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes. In its first set of accounts since quitting the London Stock Exchange’s AIM in May, the group said it is “now [...]
AIM turns 30: Delistings, doubt and a dose of optimism Markets AIM turns 30 today, but birthday celebrations are bound to be overshadowed by swathes of bleak data on the market’s performance. London’s junior stock market has had a woeful period, with projections indicating the index will shrink by a fifth as a result of delisting plans. The number of companies listed on the City’s Alternative [...]
Brighton Pier Group joins JP Jenkins after quitting AIM May 6, 2025 Brighton Pier Group has become the latest business to join liquidity venue JP Jenkins after quitting the AIM stock market. The company, which owns Brighton Palace Pier, the Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park and a group of bars and mini-golf sites, unveiled its plans to exit AIM in early April, after complaining of high costs, [...]
Train strikes, bad weather, hotel fire and ‘significant cost increases’ hit Brighton Pier operator May 8, 2024 Inflationary pressures led to “significant cost increases” particularly in food, drinks, wages and insurance, the company said.