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Year End Trading & Surplus Property Update
Robinson plc anticipates 2025 revenue of approximately £56 million, consistent with the prior year, with underlying operating profit expected to exceed 2024 levels and meet market expectations, driven by strong UK performance in Plastics and Paperbox due to new projects and customers. However, this growth is tempered by reduced volumes and challenging trading conditions in Denmark and emerging cost pressures in Poland. The company is progressing with property disposals, expecting to complete the sale of Hipper House for £760,000 in January 2026 and has agreed to sell two other Chesterfield properties for an aggregate of £2,125,000, with proceeds from all sales designated to reduce bank debt. For 2026, while UK revenue is projected to increase, underlying operating profit is forecast to be slightly lower than 2025 due to strategic investments and reduced rental income from property disposals, though reported profit before tax is expected to benefit materially from these disposals. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n \nRobinson plc \n23 December 2025\n \nYEAR END TRADING STATEMENT & SURPLUS PROPERTY UPDATE\n \nRobinson plc (\"Robinson\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\" stock code: RBN), the custom manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging based in Chesterfield, is pleased to issue the following trading statement and surplus property update, prior to the announcement of its final results for the year ended 31 December 2025.\nRevenue for 2025 is anticipated to be in the region of £56m, which is in line with 2024. Underlying operating profit* is expected to be ahead of 2024 and in line with current market expectations.\nSales volumes in the UK continue to exceed the prior year due to new projects won and implemented in the previous 24 months. In Plastics, market regulation is driving significant demand for PET bottles, and in Paperbox we have seen significant growth with two new customers which commenced in 2024.\n \nThis growth has been largely offset by a reduction in volume in our Denmark operation, where we have seen significantly lower and more volatile demand from our larger customers and the loss of some contracts with smaller customers. Overall, trading conditions in that territory remain challenging.\n \nWhilst volumes were only slightly reduced in 2025, we are also starting to see some challenges emerge in our Polish business as customers are under severe pressure from retailers to reduce their costs.\nProperty\nIn line with our Surplus Property Update on 7 August 2025, the sale of the final of the three properties previously referred to as sold subject-to-contract, Hipper House, is expected to exchange and complete in January 2026. The cash consideration payable at completion is expected to be £760,000, which will be used to reduce current bank debt. The property is partially occupied by a tenant with annual rental income of £25,224, and the book value was £316,519 as at 31 December 2024.\nThe Company has also recently agreed, subject to contract, to sell ...