Next Fifteen acquires CMG for nearly £2m
13th May 2011 13:05
Digital marketing communications group Next Fifteen Communications (NFC) has expanded further into the digital marketing arena through the acquisition of CMG Worldwide, trading as a Glasgow-headquartered digital agency named Bourne. NFC will acquire an 80% stake in Boune for an initial consideratio
Read moreNext Fifteen Communications to continue on acquisition trail
5th Apr 2011 17:57
Global public relations consultancy group Next Fifteen Communications saw a 19% increase in revenues, to £40.8m, for the six months to 31 January, boosting adjusted profit before tax by 62% to £3.69m. Without theadjustments pre-tax profits would have grown by 19% to £2.49m. The company's net de
Read moreUS fuels growth for Next Fifteen
25th Jan 2011 11:59
Technology and consumer-focused PR firm Next Fifteen Communications has made a good start to its financial year and it is on course for revenue and earnings growth of more than 10% this year. The US continues to grow strongly with Asia not far behind. The UK is starting to pick up but the rest of
Read moreStrong performance from Next Fifteen
19th Oct 2010 19:50
Technology and consumer PR firm Next Fifteen Communications has reported a one-quarter increase in profit in the year to July 2010 and expects another strong performance this year. A particularly strong second half helped revenues grow by 11% to £72.3m with the US recovering strongly and making up
Read moreNext Fifteen back to pre-recession levels
27th Apr 2010 15:00
Global public relations consultancy group Next Fifteen said business has recovered to pre-recession levels and is on an upward trajectory. The group reported a growth in billings in the six months 31 January 2010, with the total at the interim stage up to £42.65m from £39.39m. Revenue edged up to
Read moreProfits surge at leaner Next 15
26th Jan 2010 08:22
Interim profits are likely to be substantially ahead of last year at Next Fifteen Communications Group, despite an absence of revenue growth. Tim Dyson, chief executive of the public relations group, explained that the uplift in pre-tax profits was down to the company emerging from the recession as
Read moreRightmove chairman's £1.24m gain
1st Dec 2009 15:06
Scott Forbes, chairman of residential property website operator Rightmove, has exercised options over 600,000 shares and immediately sold them all. The exercise price was 335p a share so there was a gain of 206.32p a share. That is an overall profit of £1.24m. Forbes retains 619,000 shares, or 0
Read moreTrading improving at Next Fifteen
20th Oct 2009 13:06
Restructuring costs and adverse currency movements put a bit of dent in profits at public relations firm Next Fifteen Communications. Profit before tax in the year to 31 July fell to £3.16m from £5.52m a year earlier, after the company took a £1.95m hit on reorganisation costs. Billings rose to £7
Read moreUpstream sells PR businesses
2nd Oct 2009 09:23
Marketing group Upstream almost doubled in price today after selling its underperforming public relations businesses to Next Fifteen Communications for $1.1m (£756,000). 'The historic performance of those businesses has been disappointing and has had an adverse effect on UPS's share price,' said no
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Devro, Cashbox, Sportech...
4th Aug 2009 11:30
Devro more than doubled first half pre-tax profit to £11m from £5m a year ago and the sausage skin maker expects the improving performance to continue through the second half. Profit before exceptional items for the six months ended 30 June 2009 rose 17% to £9.2m on sales up 27% to £105m. The inter
Read moreLondon afternoon: Equities continue upward drift
22nd May 2009 14:08
The market remains in credit after yesterday's shake-out and while it is by no means a convincing rally, driven as it is largely by the strength of mining stocks, the hesitancy is probably dictated by the unwillingness of traders to carry large positions over the long week-end. Having been talked d
Read moreLondon midday: Miners keep Footsie ahead
22nd May 2009 12:05
Footsie has made progress helped by a Goldman Sachs upgrade of mining stocks though buyers in other areas are thin on the ground ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Goldman Sachs foresees capacity restraints affecting iron ore and copper production by 2011. 'In contrast, nickel and aluminium do not
Read moreLondon open: Footsie trades sideways as BA stalls
22nd May 2009 08:34
London's top stocks have opened flat, as expected, with good gains from the miners undermined by a grim trading update from British Airways. The airline said it will focus on cutting capacity and keeping a lid on costs after weak economic conditions and high fuel costs sent the airline tumbling in
Read moreLondon pre-open: Flat start ahead
22nd May 2009 07:37
London's top stocks are expected to open largely flat ahead of GDP data due later today with traders predicting a small 2 point gain in early dealings. British Airways said it will focus on cutting capacity and keeping a lid on costs after weak economic conditions and high fuel costs sent the airli
Read moreNext Fifteen ends talks
22nd May 2009 07:08
PR firm Next Fifteen Communications said it has ceased takeover talks with Huntsworth and Chime Communications. "The board of Next Fifteen believes that the interests of both shareholders and the business are best served by remaining as an independent group at the present time," said the group. I
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