Results

Unity Trust Bank, award-winning UK social impact bank, has continued to deliver positive impact where it matters with its half-year results showing a record level of lending going into areas of high deprivation.

SBP Accountants & Business Advisers has projected a 20% increase in its client base by the end of the year, as it marks a standout year in 2025, driven by strong client growth, strategic talent investment, and expansion across its regional offices. Operating in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh,

MHA has announced strong full-year results for the period ending 31 March 2025, immediately prior to the Company’s IPO on 15 April which raised £98m and was the largest AIM IPO of 2025 and the largest in the professional services sector for five years. In Scotland, where MHA has offices

Aviva has posted a 22% jump in first-half operating profit to just over £1 billion, driven by strong growth across its wealth and insurance divisions. The figure comfortably topped the £875 million recorded in the same period last year.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has reported a 5% increase in revenue to £680 million in its most recent financial year. Profit per equity partner rose by a small 0.5% to reach £797,000 in the year ending 30 April 2025, according to the firm's unaudited financial results.

TLT has reported a record annual turnover of £187 million in its latest financial results, with Scottish revenue having increased by over 400% in six years. Revenue was up by around 7.5% from £174m in the previous financial year.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has reported a 3% increase in revenue to £854 million in its latest financial year. The firm, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, also saw profit increase by 1.8% to £177.5m in the year to 30 April 2025.

Gillespie Macandrew has posted an 11% rise in turnover to £19.6 million and a 20% increase in profits to £6.3m for the year ending 28 February 2025. This marks double digit turnover growth for the firm in three of the last four years organically, and has a doubling of its turnover over t

Diageo, the world's largest spirits company, has revealed a significant slump in annual profits and expanded its cost-cutting programme as it searches for a new chief executive following the resignation of Debra Crew.

Weir Group PLC has reported a mixed performance for the first six months of its 2025 fiscal year, with a fall in statutory profit contrasting with strong growth in adjusted earnings. The Scottish engineering firm has raised its interim dividend and upgraded its full-year operating margin guidance.

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has posted a half year loss after a £222 million hit for removing cladding from highrise buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire.

HSBC’s pre-tax profits fell by nearly a third to $6.3 billion (c. £4.7bn) in the second quarter, missing analyst forecasts as the bank absorbed charges on its Chinese investments and the costs of a major restructuring programme. The results sent shares in the lender down by more than 4%

Scottish soft drinks group AG Barr has reported a solid performance for the first half of 2024, with revenue climbing by 5.2% to £221.3 million. The company, known for its Irn-Bru brand, outpaced the wider UK soft drinks market.

Burness Paull has reported profits of £35.9 million and turnover of £93.5m. Notable client mandates for the year – which saw Burness Paull named UK corporate law firm of the year at the Insider Media UK Dealmakers Awards – included advising:

Barclays' profits surged by a third in the second quarter, buoyed by a strong performance from its trading division that offset weakness in other areas of its investment bank. The banking group reported a net profit of £1.7 billion for the three months to June, a 34% increase from the same per