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Croda International ‘encouraged’ by latest annual sales


By Michael Griffiths

Croda International has reported a 4.4% jump in annual sales to £1.7bn in its latest full-year results.

The speciality chemicals company said it was “encouraged” by its performance in 2025, as it acknowledged an “uncertain trading environment”


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Essensys share price drops following acquisition offer

Essensys has recorded a 10% drop in its share price after it accepted an £11.3m acquisition offer from its founder and chief executive officer, Mark Furness, to take the company private

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Corporate Finance Awards 2026: Open to entries

The Corporate Finance Awards 2026 have been launched and entries are now being welcomed from organisations based in the UK

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Unite Group lowers EPS guidance for 2026

Unite Group has lowered its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) guidance to between 41.5p and 43p, reflecting the impact of lower income from the recently acquired Empiric Student Property and occupancy across its portfolio

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Johnson Matthey lowers sale price of Catalyst Technologies to £1.3bn

Johnson Matthey (JM) has lowered the price for the sale of its Catalyst Technologies (CT) business to US conglomerate Honeywell to £1.3bn

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MONY preliminary results mark share price improvement

MONY Group has seen its share price increase by over 2% after reaching record revenue and earnings in the year to 31 December

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JD Sports to return £200m to shareholders

JD Sports has announced that it will return £200m to shareholders via a share buyback scheme

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Aston Martin warns of profit slowdown

Aston Martin has revealed it expects to report lower-than-expected annual profits after citing a “highly challenging” trading environment last year.

The luxury carmaker said that heightened tariffs in the US had impacted its figures, which are expected to be at the lower end of previous guidance when it reports its results next week

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Segro hits record new contracted rent commitments in 2025

Segro has reported a "strong operational performance" in 2025, after reaching a record £99m in new contracted rent commitments

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Centrica pauses buybacks as profits tumble in 2025

Centrica has announced a significant fall in profits to £814m in 2025, down from the £1.55bn it reported in 2024

BAE Systems reports record £30.7bn sales in 2025

BAE Systems recorded a 10% jump in sales to £30.7bn in 2025, as defence spending around the globe accelerated
Boohoo exceeds fundraising following £8m founder investment

Boohoo has upscaled its £35m fundraise to £40m before expenses, following strong investor demand and an £8m investment from its founder, Mahmud Kamani
Finseta appoints new CFO

Finseta has appointed Andrew Richards as its new permanent chief financial officer (CFO)


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