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One Health Group PLC on Monday reported strong growth in annual sales and profit as it delivered more surgical procedures to NHS patients. Pretax profit rose 36% to £1.5 million in the financial year that ended March 31 from £1.1 million the year prior, as revenue climbed 23% to £28.4 million from £23.0 million. Diluted earnings per share increased 35% to 9.81 pence from 7.28p. The Yorkshire, England-based independent provider of elective surgical care reported a 28% increase in new NHS patient referrals to 17,020 for the financial year from 13,266, with total patient consultations of 42,238, up 25% from 33,695. A total of 7,043 surgical procedures were delivered for NHS patients, up 14% from 6,169 the year before. One Health said 80 NHS consultants provided their services to the group over the financial year, an increase of 27% from 63 a year prior. Chief Executive Adam Binns said: ‘We have delivered a strong performance in all our three drivers of growth; more patients, more operating theatre capacity and a record number of new surgeons applying to provide their services to the group.’ In response, shares in One Health were up 9.5% to 190.00p each in London on Monday, for a market value of £26.1 million. In April, One Health started trading on the AIM market in London, switching its listing from Aquis Stock Exchange and raising £7.8 million in the process. It priced its initial public offering on AIM at 180 pence per share, giving the company an opening market capitalisation of £24.7 million. Binns said activity into the first quarter of financial 2026 has ‘remained strong and we look forward to the future with confidence’. One Health declared a final dividend of 4.13p per share, up from 4.07p a year before, taking the total annual payout to 6.20p, up 1.6% from 6.10p. Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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