Wilmington Group on track
14th Nov 2012 14:46
Training firm Wilmington Group said that since the start of July trading had been in line with expectations. The firm said its Banking & Compliance and Pensions & Insurance businesses had both delivered good revenue growth. Its Legal division saw revenues fall compared to 2011, but the company sa
Read moreWilmington Group's soon-to-be CFO boosts stake
11th Oct 2012 16:17
Tony Foye, the new Executive Director of Wilmington Group, a financial and legal training provider, has bought up 385,000 ordinary shares, significantly boosting his share in the company to 435,000 shares. Foye joined the firm at the beginning of last month and is to become the Chief Financial Off
Read moreLondon close: Late rally fizzles
18th Sep 2012 16:50
A late rally which briefly looked like it might see Footsie venture into positive territory for the first time all day was nipped in the bud right at the death. Equities had a dull but fretful day, which started with concerns over China becoming involved in a trade war with the US and a military wa
Read moreWilmington gets margin boost
18th Sep 2012 10:42
Financial and legal training provider Wilmington has reported increased profits as it successfully chased higher margin work over the 12 months to the end of June. Adjusted profits before tax for the full year were £14m, a rise of 4.6% on the prior year, with earnings before interest, tax and amort
Read moreWilmington's margin grows following cost reductions
13th Jul 2012 09:45
Wilmington Group, a professional information and training group, said it did as well as it expected in the fiscal year just ended, with earnings boosted by cost reductions that were implemented last year. Adjusted pre-tax profit is set to be in line with the previous year, a reflection of increase
Read moreAsian Citrus non-exec squeezes the funds to buy shares
28th Feb 2012 16:00
A non-Executive Director of Asian Citrus, an AIM-100 Chinese orange grower, has bought 256,000 shares for himself and his wife. Peregrine Moncreiffe and his wife, Miranda Moncreiffe, purchased the shares at an average price of 37.95p each for a total of £97,152. Winterthur Pension Management, in
Read moreWilmington profits hit by higher finance costs
28th Feb 2012 14:40
Wilmington Group, a professional information and training group, is sticking with its full year guidance despite a sticky half year for its Training and Events division. "Whilst economic conditions remain tough generally, most areas of our business have been resilient," claimed company Chairman, Ma
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Carnival, Debenhams, Porvair...
21st Sep 2011 06:41
Carnival revealed higher revenues for its third quarter yesterday, as the cruise operator's North American brands booked strong growth, notes the Investment Column in the Independent. That strength, which saw yields at those brands climb by almost six per cent, helped offset weakness elsewhere. Yet,
Read moreUPDATE: Tuesday broker round-up
20th Sep 2011 13:38
BAE Systems: Societe Generale upgrades to buy, raises target to 330p from 280p. Kesa Electricals: Espirito Santo downgrades to sell, cuts target from 110p to 75p. Wilmington Group: Peel Hunt upgrades to buy. Moneysupermarket.com: Brewin Dolphin upgrades to buy. Barratt Developments: Citigroup up
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Pendragon, Centaur, ABF
15th Jul 2011 06:33
The rights issue from Pendragon, our biggest car dealer, does the job of shoring-up the finances and putting the business in a better shape to go ahead. It is also enormous, nine new shares for eight and at 10p, is a 54% discount to the last closing share price. Nick Bubb at Arden Partners is looki
Read moreBroker snap: Wilmington offers little excitement
20th May 2011 12:54
After a bleaker-than-expected interim management statement from Wilmington, Peel Hunt has revised its target price down by a fifth, from 155p to 125p. The causes of concern at the publishing and training company are UK legal CPD (Continuing Professional Development) which is proving much weaker tha
Read moreAcquisitions pay off for Wilmington
24th Feb 2011 16:45
The government's comprehensive spending review (CSR) continues to hang over publishing and training outfit Wilmington, but the company is quietly confident about its prospects as trading conditions improved in the second half of 2010. Revenue in the six months to 31 December climbed 7.4% to £39.67m
Read moreCluff finance boss invests £10,000
22nd Dec 2010 16:55
Cluff Gold's finance director has bought shares. Pete Gardner took up the post in October 2009 but this is the first time he has bought shares. He acquired 10,000 shares at 104.65p each, for a total outlay just short of £10,500. Gardner used to work in corporate finance for accountants PKF.
Read moreWilmington's caution hits shares
10th Nov 2010 13:27
Publishing and training company Wilmington has been going great guns for a couple of months, but slipped up today after warning of a potentially more challenging second half. The company says trading was in line with expectations in the first quarter to 30 September and since, with both revenue and
Read moreLondon close: Footsie turns lower as US nerves kick in
21st Sep 2010 16:33
Footsie fell into the red in late trading as nervousness kicked in on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement on the outlook for the US economy this evening. The Fed will also make its rate decision. In company news here, Cairn Energy was a strong performer after an update of drillin
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