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Empresaria Group PLC on Monday said that its trading outlook remained uncertain as it reported lower revenue, while adjusted pretax profit climbed. The Crawley, England-based specialist staffing group said revenue fell 2.9% to £239.0 million in 2025 from £246.2 million in 2024. Net fee income declined 6.2% to £47.3 million from £50.4 million. Pretax loss narrowed to £4.4 million from £5.2 million. Adjusted pretax profit jumped 82% to £4.0 million from £2.2 million, with the company citing ‘strong’ cost control and efficiencies gained from operating under a single brand. Adjusted operating profit grew 50% to £5.7 million from £3.8 million. Diluted loss per share was 19.0 pence, reduced from a loss of 21.2p a year prior. Chair Joost Kreulen said: ‘The staffing market remained challenging throughout 2025. While operational efficiencies improved, it became clear to the board that the centralised transformation strategy initiated in 2024 by the previous board and management was not delivering the expected commercial outcomes. Notwithstanding this, our Offshore Services business has continued to perform strongly and delivered pleasing growth.’ He added: ‘The move toward a single-brand structure and the classification of operations as ’core‘ and ’non-core‘ introduced complexity and diluted the entrepreneurial strengths that historically underpinned Empresaria’s success.’ The company proposed no final dividend for 2025, unchanged from 2024, citing a ‘challenging economic environment across the staffing industry in recent years,’ which it said has continued into 2026. Looking ahead, Empresaria said its trading outlook remained uncertain albeit the company entering 2026 ‘with a stabilised operating model, clear financial targets, improved cost discipline and stronger accountability.’ Chair Kreulen said: ‘By combining entrepreneurial freedom with disciplined financial control, we believe Empresaria is well positioned to create sustainable long-term value.’ Empresaria shares rose 4.4% to 23.50 pence each on Monday around noon in London. Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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