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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Tritax Big Box REIT

Tritax Big Box secures 15-year lease at Rugby logistics site

Tritax Big Box REIT has signed a 15-year lease with a leading data management company for its 391,000 sq ft Unit 5 at Symmetry Park, Rugby. The deal sets a new rental high for the scheme, with an expected yield-on-cost towards the upper end of the 6–8% range...
Greencoat UK Wind Plc

Greencoat UK Wind reports strong cash generation and 1.4x dividend cover

Greencoat UK Wind PLC reported H1 2025 results with £163.3m in net cash generation and a 1.4x dividend cover, despite low wind conditions. NAV stood at £3.18bn (143.4p per share), and total dividends of 5.18p per share were declared...
FirstGroup plc

FirstGroup wins ORR extensions for Lumo and Hull Trains services

FirstGroup has secured Office of Rail and Road approval to extend Lumo services to Glasgow Queen Street from December 2025, adding weekday and Sunday calls at Falkirk High and Edinburgh Haymarket, plus an additional daily Newcastle–London return...
Greggs plc

Greggs H1 2025 sales up 7% as operating profit falls 7.1%

Total sales for the 26 weeks to 28 June 2025 rose 7.0 per cent to £1,027.7 m, while operating profit decreased 7.1 per cent to £70.4 m and pre‑tax profit was down 14.3 per cent at £63.5 m; the interim dividend was held at 19.0 p per share...
WH Smith

WHSmith to divest funkypigeon.com to Card Factory for £26 million

WHSmith has agreed to sell its online personalised greeting cards business, funkypigeon.com, to Card Factory for an enterprise value of £26 million (equity value £24 million), delivering net cash proceeds of about £21 million after costs to reduce net debt...
Ruffer Investment Company

Ruffer Investment Company delivers 7.9 % annualised return to 30 June 2025

Ruffer Investment Company Limited has released its Investment Manager’s Year End Review for the year to 30 June 2025, reporting a long‑term annualised return of 7.9 % since launch, after all fees and charges...
Computacenter Plc

Computacenter Plc H1 2025 Trading Outlook

Computacenter plc delivered strong revenue growth in the half year to 30 June 2025, driven by its high‑volume Technology Sourcing business and excellent North America and UK performances, offset by softer trading in Germany and France and a c.£2 million currency headwind...
Firstgroup

FirstGroup plc Acquires Tetley’s Motor Services

FirstGroup plc has acquired Leeds‑based Tetley’s Motor Services Limited, adding 55 coaches and buses and a robust portfolio of school, university, workplace shuttle and private‑hire contracts across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area...
Marshalls plc

Marshalls H1 trading update shows 4% revenue growth, profit outlook revised

Marshalls plc reports H1 2025 revenue of £319 million, up 4%, driven by 5% growth in Building Products and 11% in Roofing Products, while Landscaping Products revenue fell 1% amid market headwinds...
FirstGroup

FirstGroup Plc AGM confirms trading in line with FY 2025 expectations

FirstGroup plc holds its AGM today at 14:30, noting its year-to-date trading performance aligns with the guidance set out in the FY 2025 results. The Group expects to maintain adjusted earnings per share in FY 2026 through operational excellence and disciplined capital deployment...
Close Brothers

Close Brothers to sell Winterflood Securities to Marex for £103.9m

Close Brothers Group has agreed to sell its execution services and securities arm, Winterflood Securities, to Marex Group for approximately £103.9 million in cash...
Supermarket Income REIT

Supermarket Income REIT launches £250 million six‑year bond

Supermarket Income REIT has issued its inaugural £250 million senior unsecured bond maturing in six years, priced at a 5.125 % coupon and 115 bps over benchmark amid an orderbook exceeding £985 million...
Wizz Air

Wizz Air Q1 delivers 13.4% revenue growth, €300 m EBITDA

In Q1 F26, Wizz Air increased capacity by 11% and carried 17.0 million passengers, driving revenue up 13.4% to €1,428.2 m and EBITDA up 9.3% to €300.2 m at a 21.0% margin. Net profit rose to €38.4 m, total cash grew 13.2% to €1,964.8 m and net debt fell 5.1% to €4,705.4 m...

AJ Bell Plc reports record net inflows of £2.5 billion

In the quarter to 30 June 2025, AJ Bell added 27,000 customers, taking totals to 620,000, and grew AUA by 15% year‑on‑year to £96.1 billion, with platform net inflows of £2.5 billion and AUM rising 29% to £8.1 billion, while Trustpilot ratings hit 4.9‑stars..
Hochschild Mining

Hochschild Mining H1 2025 delivers 161.6k GEO, $110m cash, Mara Rosa review continues

Q2 attributable output was 81,656 gold equivalent ounces and 6.8m silver equivalent ounces, with Inmaculada and San Jose operating normally. The Mara Rosa plant remains temporarily suspended for maintenance and filter repairs, with revised 2025 guidance due in late August...
Breedon Group

Breedon Group delivers H1 2025 revenue of £815.9m, dividend lifted to 4.75p

Revenue rose 7% to £815.9m on the Lionmark deal, though underlying EBITDA slipped 3% to £115.0m and margin to 14.1%. Dividend increased 6% to 4.75p, leverage moved to 2.2x and guidance is now at the low end of market expectations...
Me Group International

ME Group International H1 2025 PBT up 13% to £34m, dividend raised 11.6%

ME Group reported H1 2025 revenue of £153.8m, up 2.3%, EBITDA of £53.2m, up 3.9%, and profit before tax of £34.0m, up 13.3%. Laundry revenue grew 17.7% to £51.9m...
Greencore Group Plc

Greencore Group Q3 revenue up 9.9% to £511m, profit guidance lifted

Greencore grew Q3 FY25 revenue 9.9% to £511.1m, with volumes and mix up 6.8% and inflation recovery of 3.1%. Service levels remained high at 99.3%. The Group now expects FY25 Adjusted Operating Profit of £118–121m, above earlier guidance...
Mitie Group plc

Mitie Q1 FY26 revenue up 10.1% to £1.28bn, record £29bn pipeline

Mitie delivered Q1 FY26 revenue of £1,282m, up 10.1% with 8.0% organic growth. Contract wins and renewals totalled £1.2bn TCV. The bidding pipeline rose 22% to £29.0bn. Net debt stood at £240m...
Inchcape plc

Inchcape Plc to acquire Iceland’s Askja, adding Kia to its OEM roster

Inchcape plc will buy Askja, Iceland’s leading automotive distributor. Askja delivered £150m revenue in 2024, holds a 16% share of an approximately 12,000-vehicle market, and employs 260 people...
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Tritax Big Box REIT

Tritax Big Box secures 15-year lease at Rugby logistics site

Tritax Big Box REIT has signed a 15-year lease with a leading data management company for its 391,000 sq ft Unit 5 at Symmetry Park, Rugby. The deal sets a new rental high for the scheme, with an expected yield-on-cost towards the upper end of the 6–8% range...
Greencoat UK Wind Plc

Greencoat UK Wind reports strong cash generation and 1.4x dividend cover

Greencoat UK Wind PLC reported H1 2025 results with £163.3m in net cash generation and a 1.4x dividend cover, despite low wind conditions. NAV stood at £3.18bn (143.4p per share), and total dividends of 5.18p per share were declared...
FirstGroup plc

FirstGroup wins ORR extensions for Lumo and Hull Trains services

FirstGroup has secured Office of Rail and Road approval to extend Lumo services to Glasgow Queen Street from December 2025, adding weekday and Sunday calls at Falkirk High and Edinburgh Haymarket, plus an additional daily Newcastle–London return...
Greggs plc

Greggs H1 2025 sales up 7% as operating profit falls 7.1%

Total sales for the 26 weeks to 28 June 2025 rose 7.0 per cent to £1,027.7 m, while operating profit decreased 7.1 per cent to £70.4 m and pre‑tax profit was down 14.3 per cent at £63.5 m; the interim dividend was held at 19.0 p per share...
WH Smith

WHSmith to divest funkypigeon.com to Card Factory for £26 million

WHSmith has agreed to sell its online personalised greeting cards business, funkypigeon.com, to Card Factory for an enterprise value of £26 million (equity value £24 million), delivering net cash proceeds of about £21 million after costs to reduce net debt...
Ruffer Investment Company

Ruffer Investment Company delivers 7.9 % annualised return to 30 June 2025

Ruffer Investment Company Limited has released its Investment Manager’s Year End Review for the year to 30 June 2025, reporting a long‑term annualised return of 7.9 % since launch, after all fees and charges...
Computacenter Plc

Computacenter Plc H1 2025 Trading Outlook

Computacenter plc delivered strong revenue growth in the half year to 30 June 2025, driven by its high‑volume Technology Sourcing business and excellent North America and UK performances, offset by softer trading in Germany and France and a c.£2 million currency headwind...
Firstgroup

FirstGroup plc Acquires Tetley’s Motor Services

FirstGroup plc has acquired Leeds‑based Tetley’s Motor Services Limited, adding 55 coaches and buses and a robust portfolio of school, university, workplace shuttle and private‑hire contracts across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area...
Marshalls plc

Marshalls H1 trading update shows 4% revenue growth, profit outlook revised

Marshalls plc reports H1 2025 revenue of £319 million, up 4%, driven by 5% growth in Building Products and 11% in Roofing Products, while Landscaping Products revenue fell 1% amid market headwinds...
FirstGroup

FirstGroup Plc AGM confirms trading in line with FY 2025 expectations

FirstGroup plc holds its AGM today at 14:30, noting its year-to-date trading performance aligns with the guidance set out in the FY 2025 results. The Group expects to maintain adjusted earnings per share in FY 2026 through operational excellence and disciplined capital deployment...
Close Brothers

Close Brothers to sell Winterflood Securities to Marex for £103.9m

Close Brothers Group has agreed to sell its execution services and securities arm, Winterflood Securities, to Marex Group for approximately £103.9 million in cash...
Supermarket Income REIT

Supermarket Income REIT launches £250 million six‑year bond

Supermarket Income REIT has issued its inaugural £250 million senior unsecured bond maturing in six years, priced at a 5.125 % coupon and 115 bps over benchmark amid an orderbook exceeding £985 million...
Wizz Air

Wizz Air Q1 delivers 13.4% revenue growth, €300 m EBITDA

In Q1 F26, Wizz Air increased capacity by 11% and carried 17.0 million passengers, driving revenue up 13.4% to €1,428.2 m and EBITDA up 9.3% to €300.2 m at a 21.0% margin. Net profit rose to €38.4 m, total cash grew 13.2% to €1,964.8 m and net debt fell 5.1% to €4,705.4 m...

AJ Bell Plc reports record net inflows of £2.5 billion

In the quarter to 30 June 2025, AJ Bell added 27,000 customers, taking totals to 620,000, and grew AUA by 15% year‑on‑year to £96.1 billion, with platform net inflows of £2.5 billion and AUM rising 29% to £8.1 billion, while Trustpilot ratings hit 4.9‑stars..
Hochschild Mining

Hochschild Mining H1 2025 delivers 161.6k GEO, $110m cash, Mara Rosa review continues

Q2 attributable output was 81,656 gold equivalent ounces and 6.8m silver equivalent ounces, with Inmaculada and San Jose operating normally. The Mara Rosa plant remains temporarily suspended for maintenance and filter repairs, with revised 2025 guidance due in late August...
Breedon Group

Breedon Group delivers H1 2025 revenue of £815.9m, dividend lifted to 4.75p

Revenue rose 7% to £815.9m on the Lionmark deal, though underlying EBITDA slipped 3% to £115.0m and margin to 14.1%. Dividend increased 6% to 4.75p, leverage moved to 2.2x and guidance is now at the low end of market expectations...
Me Group International

ME Group International H1 2025 PBT up 13% to £34m, dividend raised 11.6%

ME Group reported H1 2025 revenue of £153.8m, up 2.3%, EBITDA of £53.2m, up 3.9%, and profit before tax of £34.0m, up 13.3%. Laundry revenue grew 17.7% to £51.9m...
Greencore Group Plc

Greencore Group Q3 revenue up 9.9% to £511m, profit guidance lifted

Greencore grew Q3 FY25 revenue 9.9% to £511.1m, with volumes and mix up 6.8% and inflation recovery of 3.1%. Service levels remained high at 99.3%. The Group now expects FY25 Adjusted Operating Profit of £118–121m, above earlier guidance...
Mitie Group plc

Mitie Q1 FY26 revenue up 10.1% to £1.28bn, record £29bn pipeline

Mitie delivered Q1 FY26 revenue of £1,282m, up 10.1% with 8.0% organic growth. Contract wins and renewals totalled £1.2bn TCV. The bidding pipeline rose 22% to £29.0bn. Net debt stood at £240m...
Inchcape plc

Inchcape Plc to acquire Iceland’s Askja, adding Kia to its OEM roster

Inchcape plc will buy Askja, Iceland’s leading automotive distributor. Askja delivered £150m revenue in 2024, holds a 16% share of an approximately 12,000-vehicle market, and employs 260 people...
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