29th Jan 2026 13:29
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Picton Property Income Ltd - Guernsey-headquartered real estate investment trust - EPRA net tangible assets per share increase by 0.9% to 102.4 pence at December 31 from 101.5p at September 30. Total return for the quarter to December is 1.8% compared to 1.5% in the prior quarter. Like-for-like portfolio valuation increases 0.6% to GBP699.1 million. Picton completes eight lettings in the quarter, securing an annual rent of GBP1.1 million, 5% above the March 2025 estimated rental view. Further, it renews six leases with a combined annual rent of GBP500,000, an increase of 47% on the previous passing rent. Declares an interim dividend of 0.95 pence per share for the period from October 1 to December 31, unchanged from the three months to September. Chair Francis Salway says: "We have continued to deliver positive financial performance over the period, with a sixth consecutive quarter of growth in NAV per share. We have seen modest portfolio valuation growth and our share buyback programme has also been value accretive utilising proceeds from asset disposals in the prior period."
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Property Franchise Group PLC - Bournemouth, England-based property franchisor and financial services provider - Reports "significant" organic growth during 2025, with profitability expected to be slightly ahead of market expectations. Revenue increases 25% to GBP84.3 million from GBP67.3 million the year prior, or by 9% increase on a pro-forma basis. Franchising revenue increases 16% to GBP47.5 million from GBP40.9 million, Financial Services sales grow 26% to GBP24.2 million from GBP19.2 million, and Licensing revenue climb 75% to GBP12.6 million from GBP7.2 million. "The group has made excellent progress during the year, with the launch of Privilege within the Franchising division, improved advisor productivity within Financial Services and proactive measures taken to drive growth in the Licensing division into 2026," Property Franchise says. Expects further growth across all divisions in 2026 and says it looks to the future with confidence.
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KRM22 PLC - London-based investor in technology and software companies, focused on risk management for capital markets - Says annual recurring revenue is GBP7.6 million in 2025, up 19% from GBP6.4 million at constant currency from the year prior. This is driven by GBP1.6 million from cross-sales to existing customers and contractual price increases. Total revenue is GBP7.5 million, up 11% from GBP6.8 million year-on-year, with adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of GBP700,000, down from GBP1.0 million. Chief Executive Dan Carter says KRM22 enters 2026 with "a strong sales pipeline, a robust balance sheet, and clear strategic priorities, positioning the business for continued growth."
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James Fisher & Sons PLC - Barrow-in-Furness, England-based marine services - Reports improved trading performance through the second half, on the back of largely supportive end markets. As a result, James Fisher expects revenue of around GBP395 million in 2025. This represents like-for-like growth of around 4% but is down 9.8% from GBP437.7 million in 2024. Underlying operating profit of GBP28 million is anticipated to be ahead of current market expectations of GBP25.5 million with an improved margin of 7%. The Energy division delivers a "solid operating profit performance", Defence has an "improved performance with continued momentum on new contract awards", and Maritime Transport has "strong results". "We remain confident in delivering further progress, which is once again expected to be seasonally weighted towards the second half," James Fisher adds.
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accesso Technology Group PLC - Berkshire, England-based provider of software for the leisure, entertainment and cultural sector - For 2025, expects revenue to be slightly ahead of market expectations, at USD155 million, with cash Ebitda margins approaching 15%, with accesso saying this reflects continued focus on operational efficiency and disciplined cost management. In 2024, accesso reported revenue of USD152.2 million. "Despite some softness in transaction volumes during the key summer months, this was offset by increased service revenues," the company explains. accesso says a major customer will not renew its agreement beyond its contractual expiry on January 31, as previously anticipated. "Despite recent changes to services provided to certain key customers and a more challenging revenue environment through 2025, the group entered 2026 with strong commercial momentum," accesso says. It plans a tender offer to repurchase up to GBP14.5 million of the company's shares, with a tender price expected to be 300 pence per share. accesso now has completed its 2025 and early 2026 share buyback programme, it says.
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Henry Boot PLC - Sheffield, England-based construction and property development business - Reports a resilient performance in 2025 despite a challenging market backdrop, "underpinned by continued demand for our high quality land". As a result, expects full-year profit expected to be broadly in line with market expectations for pretax profit of GBP29.7 million. The group achieves record residential plot sales of 3,957 in 2025, up from 2,661 the year before, reflecting strong operational delivery. But cautions transaction volumes remain subdued, with deals taking longer to complete, particularly in the second half of the year in the run up to November's budget. Looking ahead, Henry Boot expects 2026 completions to be broadly in line with 2025. It says the outlook for premium homes remains positive, and an expanded land bank will support an increase in completions over the medium term, leaving the firm "well placed for when our markets improve." However, due to the ongoing subdued transaction activity and the wider macroeconomic uncertainty, "there will be a lag in our performance", Henry Boot says. "We entered 2026 with a lower forward sales position across the group, and also, as expected, the expiry of the profitable Road Link contract in March will impact results. Taking these factors into consideration, the board now expects 2026 profit before tax to be significantly below current market expectations," which Henry Boots puts at GBP33.6 million for 2026 pretax profit.
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By Jeremy Cutler, Alliance News reporter
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