- Christie Group
- 27 April 2026 09:36:57
Source: Sharecast
In the year to 31 December 2025, pre-tax profit rose to £6m from £2.6m the year before, with revenue up 19.2% to £70.6m.
Christie said growth was ahead of board expectations thanks to encouraging underlying momentum across the business and unexpectedly strong deal flow in the final weeks of the year.
The company’s professional & financial services (PFS) division saw particularly strong growth, with revenue up 22.1% to £59.6m. This was driven by a strong recovery in transactional brokerage activity in the UK, it said. Operating profits surged 121% to £6.1m.
The final dividend was lifted 57% to 2.75p per share, taking the total for the year to 3.50p, up from 2.25p.
Christie said it sold 1,164 businesses during the year, totalling nearly £2bn in value, up 45% on the previous year, with a 26% increase in average brokerage fee.
Chief executive Dan Prickett said: "After driving strong growth over the year alongside strategic divestments, the group is now well positioned to deliver on our strategic objectives in the years ahead as we focus on driving revenue and earnings growth from our continuing operations, strengthening our balance sheet further and delivering enhanced value for our clients, staff and shareholders.
"In recognition of a strong year of progress - with operating profit from continuing operations up 95% year on year - we have increased our final dividend by 57%.
"While still relatively early in the new financial year, momentum in 2026 has been encouraging. As a result, absent of disruption from the current geopolitical backdrop, we remain confident in delivering another year of positive progress and achieving our third consecutive year of selling over 1,000 businesses."
At 0920 BST, the shares were up 12.5% at 135p.
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