By: Jon Robinson

Jon Robinson is City AM's UK Editor and is tasked with leading the expansion of the publication's business coverage beyond London. Based in Manchester, he focuses on regional stories, aiming to give a national platform to companies outside the M25. He is also the host of Boardroom Uncovered, City AM's podcast featuring candid conversations with the UK's top business leaders about their journeys, challenges and successes.

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DC Thomson: Stylist and The Beano publisher recovers from £161m loss

January 6, 2025

DC Thomson, the publishing group behind the likes of Stylist, Press & Journal and The Beano, has surged back into profit and recovered from a £161m loss. The Dundee-headquartered business has jumped to a pre-tax profit of £93.8m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The results also [...]
Top Hollywood Bowl bosses lined up for massive pay day

January 3, 2025

The top bosses at Hollywood Bowl have been lined up to receive a bonus worth 150 per cent of their base salary if the FTSE 250 group continues to hit its financial targets. Chief executive Stephen Burns and chief financial officer Laurence Keen are eligible for a bonus up to the new total for the [...]
Record profit for Doctor Who maker Bad Wolf

January 3, 2025

Profit at Bad Wolf, the production company behind the likes of Doctor Who, has surged to a new record, it has been revealed. The Wales-based business has reported a pre-tax profit of £10.5m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The new total is up from the £7m [...]
Utilita Energy profit to fall as sales slashed by £700m

January 3, 2025

The owner of Utilita Energy has warned its profit will fall because of an “increasing obligation to support customers with higher bills”. Luxion Group, which owns the Eastleigh-based supplier, added that its resources “continue to be stretched” despite its pre-tax profit increasing from £31.2m to £43m in the year to 31 March, 2024. Utilita Energy [...]
Eden Project losses nearly double despite visitors spike

January 3, 2025

A spike in visitor numbers failed to stop Cornwall tourist attraction Eden Project falling deeper into the red during its latest financial year. The site welcomed more than 604,000 visitors in the year to 31 March, 2024, up from the over 551,000 who went there in the prior 12 months. As a result, Eden Project’s [...]
Cinch sales drop below £1bn after ‘rapidly falling’ used car prices

January 3, 2025

Sales are car retailer Cinch dipped below £1bn after the company was hit by “rapidly falling” used vehicle prices. For the 12 months to 31 March, 2024, the Hampshire-based firm posted a revenue of £932.5m, down from the £1.01bn it achieved in the prior year. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show that its pre-tax [...]
Mamma Mia and Hamilton help Cameron Mackintosh’s West End empire towards £200m

January 3, 2025

The continued popularity of Les Miserables, Mamma Mia and Hamilton has helped push sales the West End theatre empire run by Sir Cameron Mackintosh to almost £200m. For the year to 31 March, 2024, Sir Cameron’s group has reported a turnover of £199.1m, up from the £185.8m it posted for the prior 12 months. Newly-filed [...]
Peel Ports: Billionaire tycoon handed higher pay day despite profit slump

January 3, 2025

The billionaire family behind Peel Ports raked in even more money despite profit at Britain’s second largest operator being slashed during its latest financial year. The Whittaker family shared a dividend pot of £153.9m with fellow shareholders in the Liverpool-headquartered group in the year to 31 March, 2024. The dividend is up from the £138.9m [...]
Formula 1: Drive to Survive maker in the red after huge expansion

January 3, 2025

The maker of hit Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive has fallen into the red despite its turnover accelerating by almost 180 per cent. Box to Box Films, which was founded by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin and is headquartered in London, has reported a pre-ax loss of £4.4m for the year to 31 [...]
Simon Cowell denied huge pay after profit slashed at Britain’s Got Talent owner

January 3, 2025

Simon Cowell has not repeated the huge £50m pay day he awarded himself after profit was slashed at his TV empire behind Britain’s Got Talent. Syco Holdings did not issue a dividend to the TV mogul in the year to 31 March, 2024, after its pre-tax profit was cut from £21.1m to £11.9m. Newly-filed accounts [...]

F1 Arcade, curling and axes: Inside London’s sport experience economy

F1 Arcade, curling and axes: Inside London’s sport experience economy

Tormore Distillery’s renewed focus on fruit-forward whisky

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