GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC (GHH) — Interim Results

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Good afternoon, and welcome to the Gooch and HOUSEGO PLC interim results investor presentation. Throughout this quarter presentation, investors will be in listen only mode. Questions are encouraged, and they can be submitted at any time by the Q and A tab situated in the right hand corner of your screen. Just simply type in your questions and press send. The company may not be in a position to answer every question it receives in the meeting itself. However, the company can view all the questions submitted today and publish responses where it's appropriate to do so. Before we begin, I'd like to submit the following poll. I'd now like to hand you over to CEO, Charlie Papiak. Good afternoon to you, sir. Yes. Thank you very much. Welcome to to everybody. Thank you for joining GHH's interim results presentation for the half year ended the 03/31/2025. Chris and I will be following the agenda shown on the screen. After I've covered the highlights section, Chris will cover the group's first half results, including a segmental review, and then I will provide a progress update on the implementation and delivery of our strategy, including an outlook for the group. We will open up the floor to Q and A at the end of the presentation. During the first half of the financial year, we made further positive progress implementing the changes required across the business to deliver our strategic plan. I'm pleased to be able to report on the strong performance achieved in H1 against the challenging macroeconomic background. This is a testament to the progress the group is making delivering our strategy and the resilience and depth of experience across our leadership team in navigating complex market dynamics. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for their contin...