Search: financial focus

Highland Spring Group, producer of natural source water brands, revealed an increase in its underlying operating profit to £4.5m in its latest financial results for the year ending 31 December 2022.

Scottish clean tech software and data company Heero Technologies has clinched an investment worth £550,000 from The TRICAPITAL Syndicate, Scottish Enterprise, and Mint Ventures. The financial injection is intended to further develop and scale the business' energy efficiency application and web

Walker’s Shortbread has reported a 16% annual turnover increase in its latest financial release, reaching £164.6 million, up from £142.4m in the preceding year.

Aberdeen's Forrest Training, a training provider specialising in first aid, mental health, and social care, has reported a staggering 65% increase in monthly sales. The significant growth came on the back of expert advice and support from Business Gateway.

C&C Group, the owner of Tennent’s Lager, has reported an upswing in its business activities despite facing a financial setback due to an IT system upgrade mishap, which incurred a €25 million (around £21.65m) cost.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed Sam Clarke as a partner in the law firm's real estate finance group. Joining from Acuity Law, where he was head of real estate finance, Mr Clarke brings over 16 years’ experience advising financial institutions, developers, investors and listed corporates

Development lender Atelier has appointed Bruce Robertson to spearhead the further expansion of its lending to property developers in Scotland. Edinburgh-based Bruce is an experienced relationship director in the Scottish property market and his career also includes 30 years of progressively senior r

The Kingdom Group has appointed Leigh Grubb as its new executive director of finance. An experienced chartered accountant, Mr Grubb joins Kingdom from Caledonia Housing Association where he served as director of finance and governance, and has been a member of Caledonia’s executive management

An enterprise centre in Renfrew helping new companies make the step into their first commercial premises has seen all its main workspace snapped up.

Financial intermediary MAF Finance Group (MAF), which works across the UK, has established a base in Edinburgh to strengthen its presence in Scotland. The business has also appointed experienced lending specialists Nick Elder and Deborah Louden to head up its Scottish operation.

Confidence among the finance leaders of the UK’s largest firms has dipped in the second quarter, partially unwinding the sharp rise in sentiment seen in Q1 2023, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q2 2023. A net -10% of CFOs are more optimistic about their firm’s financial prosp

A number of major Scottish projects helped contractor and developer GRAHAM achieve a 15% increase in revenue to nearly £1.1 billion in 2022/23, according to its latest financial results. The company generated revenue of £1.094bn, up from £948.3 million in the previous year. Cash at

Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal posted annual turnover of £1.5 million in the year to May 2023, up from £1.1m on the previous year. The firm has now delivered substantial salary increases to all staff in addition to the introduction of a £

New research by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and BDO, the international network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms, has revealed how the role of the CFO is growing to include driving business decisions and reporting on the non-financial areas of their operatio

Anne Boden, the founder of Starling Bank, is to step down from her role as CEO, effective from 30 June, transitioning to a non-executive role on the board. John Mountain, the current COO, will assume interim CEO responsibilities, steering the digital bank into its forthcoming growth phase.