The Gateley (Holdings) Plc Board is recommending payment of an interim dividend for H1 26 of 3.3p per share, unchanged versus H1 25. This dividend will be paid on 31 March 2026 to shareholders on the Company's register on 20 February 2026, with an ex-dividend date of 19 February 2026.
Other financial highlights include:
Group revenue up 9.3% to £94.3m (H1 25: up 5.3% to £86.3m); organic revenue growth of 8.6% (H1 25: 3.2%)
Revenue growth driven by increased fee earner utilisation of 89% (H1 25: 88%) and positive returns from prior patient investment and implementation of pricing and conversion strategy
Legal services revenue grew entirely organically by 10.9% (H1 25: 2.1%)
Revenue from consultancy services grew 5.5% to £27.1m (H1 25: £25.7m), of which organic growth was 3.2% (H1 25: 6.1%)
Underlying operating profit margin at 9.2% (H1 25: 10.5%), resulting from the pre-Budget Q2 slowdown in transactional services alongside ongoing patient investment
Underlying profit before tax of £9.5m (H1 25: £10.6m)
Net debt of £19.6m at the Period end, driven by acquisition consideration payments, working capital movements and EBT share purchases, with significant headroom remaining
Management is confident of meeting full year consensus expectations
