Financial Information

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Highlights


  • Operating profit increased by 15% to £7.0m (2006: £6.1m)
  • Profit before tax rose by 17% to £7.2m (2006: £6.2m) on revenue of £87.4m (2006: £87.1m)
  • Earnings per share increased by 13% to 19.12p (2006: 16.90p)
  • Final dividend is 2.75p per share, making total dividend of 4.25p (2006: 4.00p)
  • Christie + Co expanded with new offices in London and Hamburg
  • Orridge established a further European stocktaking base in the Netherlands
  • Venners developed new areas of business in Compliance Audit and Food Safety


  • Turnover in £000's 2004 : 69,968; 2005: 77,506; 2006: 87,096; 2007: 87,372


  • Operating profit before goodwill amortisation in £000's 2004 3,844; 2005: 4,409; 2006: 6,079; 2007: 7,001



    Basic eps before exceptional items in pence 2004: 9.23; 2005: 10.79; 2006: 16.90; 2007: 19.12