Valentino: Clothes swap campaign leads to UK sales success for luxury brand August 21, 2024 A campaign by global luxury fashion brand Valentino for shoppers to trade in their clothes in exchange for vouchers helped sales jump at its UK arm during 2023, it has been revealed. Valentino’s UK arm has reported a turnover of £38.9m for the year, up from £34.3m, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The [...]
Falling number of London taxi drivers leads to LEVC losing more than £100m August 21, 2024 LEVC is attempting to boost its net worth by £100m to combat the falling number of taxi drivers in central London and the expected further decline in its sales this year. The Coventry-headquartered electric taxi maker, which is also known as London EV Company, is in the process of increasing the value of everything a [...]
Claridge’s Hotel: Major expansion helps sales and profit surge at five-star London icon August 21, 2024 Sales at Claridge’s Hotel surged by more than 20 per cent in 2023 thanks to a “strong” recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and the completion of a major expansion project. The five-star London hotel has reported a turnover of £119.3m for its latest financial year, up from the £98.1m it achieved in 2022. According to [...]
Profit takes off at Bournemouth, Exeter and Norwich airports owner August 20, 2024 Profit at the group behind a number of regional airports surged during its latest financial year thanks to a sharp rise in the number of passengers and amount of cargo it handles. Regional & City Airports Group has posted a pre-tax profit of £14.2m for the year to 31 March, 2024, up from £1.3m. Newly-filed [...]
Flexjet: Increasing popularity of private jets helps UK sales soar August 20, 2024 The UK arm of private jet company Flexjet is eyeing further growth in Europe after increasing its sales and cutting its pre-tax loss during its latest financial year. The London-based division of Flexjet, which operates in the fractional ownership market, has posted a turnover of £40.9m for 2023, up from £38.4m in 2022. Newly-filed accounts [...]
Cammell Laird: ‘Boaty McBoatface’ maker hails historic year August 20, 2024 Cammell Laird, the company that built the ship that was almost known as ‘Boaty McBoatface’, has hailed its latest financial year as one of its most successful since being founded in 1828. The Birkenhead-based business, which completed work on the RRS Sir David Attenborough in the summer of 2021, has reported a pre-tax profit of £6.8m for the [...]
Typhoo Tea: Loss widens after trespassers cause ‘extensive damage’ to factory August 20, 2024 Typhoo Tea made a loss of almost £40m during its latest financial year after trespassers caused “extensive damage” to its Merseyside factory. The company, which recently relocated its registered office from Birkenhead, Merseyside, to Bristol, incurred one-off costs of more than £20m after its Moreton factory was broken into and occupied for several days during [...]
Samsung UK: TVs boost profit despite smartphones losing ground August 20, 2024 The rise in popularly in premium TVs helped Samsung’s UK profit surge during its latest financial year despite the electronics giant losing ground in the smartphones market. The UK arm of Samsung has reported a pre-tax profit of £135.3m for 2023, up from £126.8m, thanks to it boosting its market share in high-end televisions. The [...]
The Gleneagles Hotel owner significantly cuts loss after ‘strong year’ for Ryder Cup host August 20, 2024 The company behind The Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland significantly cut its pre-tax loss during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The business, which also includes the likes of Maison Estelle and Gleneagles Townhouse, has reported a pre-tax loss of £3.7m for the 12 months to March 31, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with [...]
Spotify: UK adverts boom helps sales and profit surge August 20, 2024 Profit at the UK arm of Spotify increased thanks to its revenue jumping closer to the £300m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The music streaming giant has reported a pre-tax profit of £22.3m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The total comes after Spotify posted a pre-tax profit [...]