The Pollen Street Group Limited Board has declared an interim dividend of 27.0 pence per share (H1 2024: 26.5 pence), amounting to £16.3 million, to be paid on 24 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at the record date 26 September 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
Management fees up 79% YoY to £37.9m
Fund Management income up 55% to £41.4 million (H1 2024: £26.8 million) including £8.4 million of catch-up fees
Fund Management EBITDA increased by 112% to £17.7 million (H1 2024: £8.4 million), with Fund Management EBITDA margin of 43% (H1 2024: 31%), reflecting operational leverage supported by catch-up fees
Income on Net Investments Assets of £13.3 million (H1 2024: £15.8 million), reflecting equalisation effects from strong fundraising, expected weighting of equity gains towards H2 and return of £70.6 million of capital to shareholders since January 2024
Operating profit increased by 28% to £30.9 million (H1 2024: £24.1 million), and profit after tax rose by 18% to £27.9 million (H1 2024: £23.6 million)
Earnings per share increased by 25% to 46.0 pence (H1 2024: 36.9 pence), benefitting from both higher earnings and the ongoing share buyback programme (£29.2 million of share buybacks since 1 January 2024)
