Shareholder Information

TypeAmountEx-DividendPayment Date
Annual Dividend
- August, 2025
28.0020 Jun 202506 Aug 2025
Half Year Dividend
- January, 2025
11.5006 Dec 202415 Jan 2025
Annual Dividend
- August, 2024
27.5020 Jun 202407 Aug 2024
Half Year Dividend
- January, 2024
11.5007 Dec 202310 Jan 2024
Annual Dividend
- August, 2023
26.5022 Jun 202304 Aug 2023
Half Year Dividend
- January, 2023
11.0008 Dec 202211 Jan 2023
Annual Dividend
- August, 2022
25.5023 Jun 202205 Aug 2022
2021
£000
2022
£000
2023
£000
2024
£000
2025
£000
Revenue307,997350,915371,519368,691379,957
Adjusted profit23,17638,94640,20639,86136,672
Profit before tax(2,269)35,64430,7062,84621,720
Tax(2,332)(10,109)(7,696)(8,137)(7,275)
Profit/(loss) after tax(4,601)25,53523,010(5,291)14,445
Dividends*(8,674)(14,054)(14,471)(14,997)(15,394)
Total equity153,090166,585174,932153,020150,398
Share statistics     
Asset value381p415p436p381p375p
Earnings (pre amortisation)46.56p71.24p78.41p75.10p68.38p
Dividend25.0p36.0p37.5p39.0p39.5p
Times covered (pre amortisation)1.92.02.11.91.7

* Dividends under IFRS relate only to dividends declared in that year

 

Major Shareholders

Shareholder Name% Holding
Ackers P Investment Company Limited50.26%
Aberforth Partners3.56%
Fidelity Worldwide Investment (FIL)3.46%
Ruffer Investment Mgt3.46%
Jupiter Investment Mgt Holdings3.40%
Chelverton Asset Mgt3.00%

Advisors

Independent Auditor

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL
https://www.pwc.co.uk

Lawyers

Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP

6 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
http://www.squirepattonboggs.com

Registrars and transfer office

MUFG Corporate Markets

Central square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL

Telephone: 0871 664 0300 Calls cost 12p per minute plus network access charges.
Lines are open Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5.30pm
Callers from outside the UK: +44 (0) 371 664 0300

Web site: https://www.signalshares.com
Email: enquiries@linkgroup.co.uk

Shareholders will need to notify Link Asset Services of any change in their personal details such as a new address.

Bankers

Lloyds Banking Group Plc
https://www.lloydsbank.com

HSBC Bank plc 
https://www.hsbc.com

NatWest Bank plc
https://www.natwest.com

 

Merchant bankers

N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
https://www.rothschild.com

Stockbrokers

Singer Capital Markets
1 Bartholomew Lane, London, EC2N 2AX
https://www.singercm.com/

Berenberg
60 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8HP
https://www.berenberg.de/en/

Public Relations

Sodali & Co
The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4AB
https://sodali.com/
email: vp@client.sodali.com

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