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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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

Oxford Nanopore delivers 25% revenue growth in H1 2025

Revenue rose to £105 million, up 28% constant currency, driven by PromethION growth of 59% and strong gains in Applied markets. Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed, cash stood at £337 million and full‑year guidance remains on track...

MONY Group Plc posts resilient H1 2025 growth

MONY Group grew revenue by 1% to £225.3 m and adjusted EBITDA by 2% to £75.1 m for the six months to 30 June 2025, while SuperSaveClub membership surpassed 1.5 million. The group returned £96 m to shareholders, reduced net debt by 27% and maintained its interim dividend at 3.3 p per share...

Hunting Plc secures $31 million Black Sea TSJ order

Hunting’s Subsea Spring unit will supply six titanium stress joints for a phase three deepwater gas development in the Turkish Black Sea, adding $31 million to its order book and lifting subsea sales to around $125 million...

Burberry Group Q1 retail revenue falls 6% as comparable sales stabilise

For the 13 weeks to 28 June 2025, Burberry reported retail revenue of £433 million, down 6% reported and 2% at CER, with comparable store sales down 1 per cent...

Future Q3 Trading, US ads +5%, FY25 guidance on track

Future said Q3 organic trading was in line with plans and it remains on track to meet FY25 market expectations. US advertising grew 5% year on year, UK ads were down 8% with improvement, eCommerce affiliates declined and magazines were resilient...

Frasers Group reports FY25 margin up, global growth plan

Frasers Group delivered adjusted PBT of £560.2m, up 2.8%, with Group gross margin +150bps and about £127m in cost and synergy gains. Ongoing international expansion, stronger global brand partnerships and growth in Frasers Plus support FY26 APBT guidance of £550m to £600m..
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

Oxford Nanopore delivers 25% revenue growth in H1 2025

Revenue rose to £105 million, up 28% constant currency, driven by PromethION growth of 59% and strong gains in Applied markets. Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed, cash stood at £337 million and full‑year guidance remains on track...

MONY Group Plc posts resilient H1 2025 growth

MONY Group grew revenue by 1% to £225.3 m and adjusted EBITDA by 2% to £75.1 m for the six months to 30 June 2025, while SuperSaveClub membership surpassed 1.5 million. The group returned £96 m to shareholders, reduced net debt by 27% and maintained its interim dividend at 3.3 p per share...

Hunting Plc secures $31 million Black Sea TSJ order

Hunting’s Subsea Spring unit will supply six titanium stress joints for a phase three deepwater gas development in the Turkish Black Sea, adding $31 million to its order book and lifting subsea sales to around $125 million...

Burberry Group Q1 retail revenue falls 6% as comparable sales stabilise

For the 13 weeks to 28 June 2025, Burberry reported retail revenue of £433 million, down 6% reported and 2% at CER, with comparable store sales down 1 per cent...

Future Q3 Trading, US ads +5%, FY25 guidance on track

Future said Q3 organic trading was in line with plans and it remains on track to meet FY25 market expectations. US advertising grew 5% year on year, UK ads were down 8% with improvement, eCommerce affiliates declined and magazines were resilient...

Frasers Group reports FY25 margin up, global growth plan

Frasers Group delivered adjusted PBT of £560.2m, up 2.8%, with Group gross margin +150bps and about £127m in cost and synergy gains. Ongoing international expansion, stronger global brand partnerships and growth in Frasers Plus support FY26 APBT guidance of £550m to £600m..
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