Ian Pollard – Access Intelligence – A Little Acorn ?

Access Intelligence ACC has in the last five months produced growth of £450,000 in net annual contract value compared to £0.2m in the the whole of the first half. October alone produced growth of £130,000. The success follows a decision to concentrate on establishing Vuelio as a flagship brand. New clients include household names such […]

Stanley Gibbons Throws in the Towel

Stanley Gibbons SGI has completed a restructuring programme which included a complete overhaul of the board and the executive leadership, costs have been reduced by some £10m and parts of one division have already been sold off but in the end  it looks like things are so bad that value for shareholders can only be […]

Pearson Abandons Profit Goal After Unprecedented Collapse in North America

Pearson PSON failed to stop the rot as its year end approached and Quarter 4 produced further unprecedented decline in its North American higher education business. Net revenue fell by 30% leading to an annual decline of 18% for the full year, again an unprecedented collapse. Despite this profits for 2016 are still expected to […]

Ryanair – The Success Story Continues

Ryanair RYA The Ryanair success story continues with a 43% rise in profit after tax following a 16% rise in revenue and 18% in passengers, whilst the opening of over 100 new routes saw it become the first airline to carry over 100 million passengers in a calendar year. Basic earnings per share rose by […]

Churchill China Leads Todays Bunch

NEXT (NXT) claims to have had a solid year with total group sales up by an unexciting 3%. Retail sales are the worry with a meagre rise of only 1.1% compared to 8% in online and catalogue. What is even more worrying is that NEXT brand is not doing well. In the UK NEXT brand sales […]