Harpreet Kaur: Firm founded by winner of The Apprentice collapses November 3, 2025 A company founded by Harpreet Kaur, who won The Apprentice in 2022, has been shut down owing to a six-figure sum. Oh So Yum was placed into voluntary liquidation at the end of October, according to filings with Companies House and The Gazette, with Paul Palmer of Marshall Peters appointed to oversee the process. Harpreet [...]
Salesforce: UK profit surges as 300 jobs lost November 3, 2025 The UK division of Salesforce has made another huge round of job cuts as its profit jumped by 65 per cent during its latest financial year. The firm’s headcount fell from 2,964 to 2,673 in 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The reduction comes after Salesforce also cut more than 450 jobs [...]
Facebook cuts 660 UK jobs as revenue nears record November 3, 2025 Facebook cut more than 600 UK jobs as its revenue passed the £3bn mark in 2024, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered arm of the US giant reduced its headcount from 6,338 to 5,679 during its latest financial year. The fall comes after Facebook’s UK headcount had stood at 7,053 at the end of 2022. [...]
JD Sports-owned Go Outdoors returns to profit but cuts more jobs October 27, 2025 Go Outdoors, the retailer owned by FTSE 100 giant JD Sports, returned to profit as it cut more jobs in the wake of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, it has been revealed. The business said it has reduced its headcount as it “faced significant cost headwinds” including the increase in the National Living Wage, a [...]
Petroineos: Sir Jim Ratcliffe-backed energy giant loses $250m October 24, 2025 Petroineos, the energy trading company backed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, lost $250m (£187.5m) in 2024 as it slumped into the red for the first time since 2020, it has been revealed. The Jersey-based business has reported the pre-tax loss after posting a profit of $30m in 2023. The results for the previous financial year were [...]
Eon Productions’ James Bond pay day revealed October 23, 2025 Eon Productions received $20m (£15m) from the sale of the James Bond franchise earlier this year, it has been revealed for the first time. In February, James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson agreed to sell creative control to Amazon MGM Studios for a reported $1bn. Exact financial terms of the deal, which [...]
Steven Bartlett resigns from Diary of a CEO maker October 23, 2025 Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has stepped down as a director of the company behind his Diary of a CEO podcast. The celebrity entrepreneur no longer holds the role at the London-headquartered Flight Story Group, according to a new filing with Companies House. A spokesperson for the businessman said: “Steven Bartlett is currently in the [...]
Aardman: Wallace & Gromit maker cuts jobs as losses continue October 22, 2025 Aardman, the studio behind the likes of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, slipped further into the red as it cut jobs during its latest financial year. The Bristol-headquartered animation company has posted a pre-tax loss of £5m for 2024, having also lost £550,135 in 2023. Over the same period, Aardman’s turnover declined from [...]
Bodycare: Creditors to lose millions after retailer’s collapse October 21, 2025 Bodycare owed more than £30m when it collapsed into administration with the loss of around 1,400 jobs, it has been revealed. The high street health and beauty retailer fell over in September with an initial 32 stores closed and around 450 employees being made redundant. That move was followed a few days later when it [...]
Hotel Chocolat tastes sweet success of quitting London October 20, 2025 How Hotel Chocolat has performed since being acquired by Mars for more than £500m in July 2023 has been revealed for the first time. The Hertfordshire-headquartered business quit the London Stock Exchange after being taken over in a £534m deal. The deal, which at the time represented a 169.8 per cent premium on its 139p [...]