Huge pay day for Oasis ticket seller and promoter bosses Business The bosses of the company which was involved in the controversial ticketing and promotion of Oasis’ reunion tour have shared a huge pay day of almost £15m. The six directors of Stockport-headquartered SJM were handed a share of a £14.8m dividend for the company’s latest financial year, up from the £7.3m pay out for 2022. [...]
Fred Perry issues bumper pay day as sales pass milestone Retail British sporting and fashion brand Fred Perry has paid out a bumper dividend after its sales jumped past the £150m mark during its latest financial year. Founded by Wimbledon champion Fred Perry in 1952, the company has issued £90m in dividends for 2023 after its turnover totalled £154.1m for the year. The figure comes after [...]
Dividend tax payers double over last three years as bill soars to £18bn Investing The number of people expected to pay dividend tax has almost doubled over the last three years, new data has revealed. Around £18bn is expected to be brought in from the dividend tax in the 2024/25 financial year, according to a Freedom of Information request from AJ Bell, with almost 3.6 million taxpayers forking over [...]
Centrica: British Gas gets taste of normality after two years of bumper profits July 25, 2024 The owner of British Gas has blamed "normalising" market conditions after two years of bumper results for its heavy slide in profit in the first half of this year.
Direct Line is now on price comparison sites – what does this signify? July 11, 2024 Direct Line was one of the last big insurers to resist the lure of price comparison websites. Until now.