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Walker Crips Group H1 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H1 2026 earnings summary31 Dec, 2025
Executive summary
Total revenues for the six months ended 30 September 2025 decreased by 7.3% to £14.6 million year-over-year.
Operating loss widened to £6.9 million, with an adjusted operating loss of £2.5 million excluding a £4.4 million goodwill impairment.
Loss before tax was £6.3 million, or £2.6 million on an adjusted basis, compared to £1.5 million last year.
A recommended cash acquisition by PhillipCapital UK Ltd was announced, valuing the group at £5.6 million (14p per share, 87% premium to last close).
Financial highlights
Gross profit declined 7.4% to £12.1 million year-over-year.
Cash and cash equivalents stood at £9.0 million, down from £12.8 million, including £2.5 million drawn from a loan facility.
Basic and diluted loss per share was (14.85)p, compared to (2.56)p in the prior year.
Net assets at 30 September 2025 were £12.4 million, down from £18.7 million at 31 March 2025.
Outlook and guidance
Strategic focus remains on cost management, operational resilience, and launching new structured product initiatives.
Cost-cutting measures are expected to deliver results in 2026.
Investments in operational infrastructure, such as the migration to BNY Pershing, are expected to enhance scalability and control.
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Walker Crips Group plc is a financial services company that offers investment management, wealth management and software as a service to private and professional clients in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Investment Management, Wealth Management and Software as a Service. It offers investment management services such as discretionary bespoke and model portfolio, as well as advisory managed and dealing services; and financial planning services comprising cash flow planning, pensions and retirement planning, self-invested personal pensions (SIPP)/small self-administered schemes (SSAS), investment, tax planning, inheritance tax and estate planning, protection services to individuals, families and businesses.