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Results for the year ended 31 December 2025
Empresaria Group PLC reported a revenue decrease of 3% to £239.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, with net fee income down 6% to £47.3 million, though adjusted operating profit significantly increased by 50% to £5.7 million, and adjusted profit before tax rose 82% to £4.0 million. The company has shifted its strategy back to a decentralized, multi-branded staffing model, focusing on stabilizing the business, eliminating loss-making activities, and delivering profitable growth. Net debt increased to £17.1 million, and no final dividend was proposed for 2025. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n18 May 2026\n \nEmpresaria Group plc\n(\"Empresaria\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nResults for the year ended 31 December 2025\n \n \nEmpresaria (AIM: EMR), the global specialist staffing group, reports its results for the year ended 31 December 2025.\n \nFinancial highlights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n2025\n\n\n \n2024\n\n\n \n% change\n\n\n% change CC LFL2\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n£239.0m\n\n\n£246.2m\n\n\n-3%\n\n\n+2%\n\n\n\n\nNet fee income\n\n\n£47.3m\n\n\n£50.4m\n\n\n-6%\n\n\n0%\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted operating profit1\n\n\n£5.7m\n\n\n£3.8m\n\n\n+50%\n\n\n+48%\n\n\n\n\nOperating loss\n\n\n£(2.7)m\n\n\n£(3.6)m\n\n\n+25%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted profit before tax1\n\n\n£4.0m\n\n\n£2.2m\n\n\n+82%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLoss before tax\n\n\n£(4.4)m\n\n\n£(5.2)m\n\n\n+15%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted diluted loss per share1\n\n\n(0.6)p\n\n\n(1.0)p\n\n\n+40%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiluted loss per share\n\n\n(19.0)p\n\n\n(21.2)p\n\n\n+10%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n1 Adjusted to exclude amortisation of intangible assets identified in business combinations, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, exceptional items, loss on sale of subsidiaries, fair value charges on acquisition of noncontrolling shares and, in the case of earnings, any related or exceptional tax.\n2 CC LFL - Constant currency and excluding exited operations. Calculated by translating the 2024 results at the 2025 exchange rates and excluding the results of operations exited in 2024 and 2025 from both years.\n \n· Net fee income flat on a CC LFL basis (reported figure down 6% to £47.3m)\no Offshore Services once again achieved a very strong net fee income growth of 16% (CC LFL)\no Reductions in net fee income across other operations bar the US which delivered growth of 23% (CC LFL)\no Temporary and contract net fee income reduced by 4% (CC LFL)\no Permanent placement continues to be challenging with net fee income reduced by 9% (CC LFL)\n· Adjusted operating profit up 50% to £5.7m - reduction in net fee income offset by cost reductions\n· Adjusted profit before tax up 82% to £4.0m - driven by increase in adjusted operating profit\n· Adjusted, diluted loss per share improved to 0.6p, reflecting the increase i...