Aberdeen's Wood Group has published its delayed financial results for full-year 2024 and the first half of 2025, a crucial step in its proposed takeover by Sidara. For the first six months of 2025, Wood reported a statutory loss for the period of $72 million (c. £55m). Despite the challenging
Annual Results
Simon Howie Butchers Limited has reported a pre-tax profit of £6.9 million for the period ending 31 January 2025. The Perthshire firm's annual accounts show turnover increased by 27% from the previous year, reaching £37.4m. This represents a £1.4m rise in profitability from the &po
Aberdeenshire-based Macduff Shipyards Limited has posted pre-tax profits of £3.5 million, a 31% increase from £2.7m in the previous year. This growth in profitability, for the year ending 28 February 2025, was achieved despite a slight decrease in turnover, which was recorded at £2
Fife-based housebuilder Campion Homes saw its pre-tax profits increase significantly in the year ending 30 June 2025, reaching £6.9 million from £2.6 million in the previous year. The company's annual report shows that turnover also grew by 11%, rising to over £50 million.
PwC has reduced its global workforce and abandoned an ambitious five-year hiring target as it contends with slowing revenue growth, the impact of internal scandals, and the rise of artificial intelligence. The Big Four accounting firm cut its global staff by 5,600 in the year to 30 June, bringing it
HSBC has reported a 14% fall in third-quarter pre-tax profit to $7.3 billion (c. £5.5bn), a figure significantly impacted by legal provisions and impairment charges. However, the bank emphasised its underlying performance, with profits excluding these notable items rising by 3% to $9.1bn (c. &
Aberdeen-based energy consultancy Xodus Group has reported widening losses of nearly £1 million, citing delays in renewables projects as a key factor impacting its performance.
Big Four firm EY UK has announced a return to growth, with fee income rising by 2% to £3.78 billion in the last financial year.
NatWest Group has reported strong third-quarter results for 2025, with operating profit before tax having risen 30% year-on-year to £2.2 billion, significantly ahead of the £1.83bn consensus estimate – comfortably beating analyst expectations. The performance was driven by robust l
Aberdeen-based Activpayroll Ltd posted pre-tax profits of £5.76 million, up from £3.3m the previous year. Its group results for the year ended 31 March 2025 recorded turnover of £57.4m, an increase from £52.2m in the previous year.
According to its latest annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024, Harris Tweed Hebrides Limited saw turnover increase slightly to £9,208,547 from £9,188,164 in 2023. However, profit before tax decreased 6% to £1,225,879 from £1,306,317 the previous year.
Perth-based Balhousie Holdings Limited has announced a record profit before tax of £9.65 million for the year ending 30 September 2024. The company's annual turnover reached £57.2m, a 5.42% increase from the previous year, which the directors attribute primarily to increased fee rates.
Whisky producer Whyte & Mackay has reported a fall in profits for the year ended 31 December 2024, citing a global slowdown in the whisky, spirits, and luxury goods markets.
Trump International Golf Club in Aberdeenshire has reported its 13th consecutive year of losses, despite achieving record sales.
Demand for tax and consulting services has pushed EY's global revenue up by 4% to $53.2 billion (c. £39.6bn) for the financial year ending June 2025.

