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RNS Number : 7365X  Churchill China PLC  03 September 2025

3 September 2025

 

CHURCHILL CHINA PLC

("Churchill" or the "Company" or the "Group")

 

INTERIM RESULTS

For the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

Cost actions taken and investments made to counteract difficult market
conditions

Churchill China plc (AIM:CHH), the manufacturer of innovative performance
ceramic products serving hospitality markets worldwide, is pleased to announce
its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Highlights:

Financial

                                          Six months to 30 June 2025  Six months to 30 June 2024  % change
 Revenue                                  £38.5m                      £40.6m                      (5.2%)
 Operating profit                         £2.8m                       £4.5m                       (37.8%)
 Profit before tax and exceptional items  £3.1m                       £4.8m                       (35.4%)
 Profit after tax                         £2.3m                       £3.6m                       (36.1%)
 Adjusted(+) earnings per share           21.0p                       32.8p                       (35.9%)
 Statutory earnings per share             21.0p                       32.8p                       (35.9%)
 Interim dividend per share               7.0p                        11.5p                       (39.1%)
 Net cash generated from operations       £1.1m                       (£1.0m)                     210%
 Net cash and deposits                    £5.6m                       £7.8m                       (28%)

 

·      Revenue in the period decreased by 5.2% to £38.5m (H1 2024:
£40.6m, FY2023: £78.3m) with strong performance in the USA and UK
hospitality markets, but weaker performance in Europe, Rest of World and our
materials business.

·      Operating profit was £2.8m, £1.7m (37.8%) lower (H1 2024:
£4.5m, FY2024: £8.5m) with lower volumes and cost increases only partially
offset by selling price increases and efficiency gains. Profit before tax down
to £3.1m, £1.7m (35.4% lower (H1 2024: £4.8m, FY2024: £8.5m) EBITDA
reduced by 30.9% to £4.4m (H1 2024: £6.4m, FY2024: £11.7m)

·      Profit after tax for the period was £2.3m, a decrease of 36.1%
(H1 2024: £3.6m, FY2024: £6.4m).

·      Earnings per share were 21.0p (H1 2024: 32.8p, FY2024: 57.9p)
Interim dividend aligned with earnings levels and 39.1% lower at 7.0 pence per
share (H1 2024: 11.5 pence per share, FY2024: 38.0 pence per share), allowing
for cash utilisation in profit enhancing capital expenditure.

·      Net cash and deposits at 30 June 2025 of £5.6m (H1 2024: £7.8m,
FY2024: £10.1m).  Cash generated from operations including a reduction in
stock of £0.9m, £2.1m better at £1.2m (H1 2024: (£1.0m), FY2024: £5.1m).

Business

·    Stable market share in a contracting market.

·    Focussed investment on automation to negate increased labour costs in
anticipation of market recovery.

·    Lower sales and production volumes have impacted profitability.

·    Added value product sales mix has increased protecting margin.

·    The hospitality sector continues to see significant headwinds both in
the UK and in the worldwide market.

Outlook

·   Whilst the performance in the period has been below that initially
expected, as highlighted in our July trading update, the Board believes that
the Company is performing well within what is currently a difficult trading
environment.

·    We continue to prioritise a healthy cash balance which we intend to
retain.

·   We expect our markets to recover in the medium term and see no change
to the long-term potential of the business.

·  We remain a well invested business in structured markets with a high
percentage of our revenue originating from replacement orders at good margins.

 

Robin Williams, Chairman of Churchill China, commented:

"Global hospitality markets remain depressed by weak consumer sentiment and
rising employment costs. We believe we are maintaining share in key
territories, and in the UK and USA we have performed better than the market.
Our focus internally is on reducing our cost base without damaging core skills
and on employing capital spend to bring down cost of production and enable new
product launches at competitive price points."

Analyst meeting

An in-person meeting for analysts will be held at 10.00am today, 3 September
2025, at Burson Buchanan's offices, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN. For
analysts requiring an online facility, please contact Burson Buchanan at
ChurchillChina@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:ChurchillChina@buchanan.uk.com) for
further details.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Churchill China plc                                                        Tel: 01782 577566
 David O'Connor / Michael Cunningham / James Roper

 Burson Buchanan                                                              Tel: 020 7466 5000
 Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Abigail Gilchrist
 ChurchillChina@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:ChurchillChina@buchanan.uk.com)

 Investec Bank plc (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)                        Tel: 020 7597 5970
 David Flin / Oliver Cardigan / Maria Gomez de Olea

 

 Panmure Liberum Limited (Joint Broker)      Tel: 020 3100 2000
 Edward Thomas / John More

 

Chairman's Statement

During the first half of 2025 we have continued to see the decline in our main
markets that was experienced throughout 2024, driven by continued wage and
other broader cost pressures in the hospitality industry. Against this
challenging background, the Company saw revenues fall 5.2% in the first six
months of the year, along with significant labour cost increases, particularly
the latest National Insurance and minimum wage increases implemented in April
2025. Whilst actions were taken through pricing and efficiency improvement
including headcount reduction, the Company was not able to mitigate fully the
impact on profits in the period, leaving operating profit at £2.8m, some
£1.7m lower than prior year. Product mix has been under particular pressure
with a transition to lower value products in some European markets with
consequent impact on margin and profitability.

Despite these external headwinds the Company continues to focus on operational
efficiency in order to offset the increase in operating costs and to improve
gross margin back to previous levels.

Financial Review

The year has delivered mixed results with North America outperforming 2024 in
hospitality sales by 4% on a constant currency basis however European revenue
was down by 7.7% and the Rest of the World was down by 18.5% with the UK down
by 4%. Total revenues decreased by 5.2% to £38.5m from £40.6m (FY2024:
£78.3m). Of this £2.1m reduction in turnover, £0.8m came from a reduction
in material sales to the Stoke-on-Trent ceramics industry which remains under
pressure.

Gross margin has reduced slightly by 1.2% year on year with a few factors
contributing to this. The Company has reduced production to bring it below
current sales run-rates and this has naturally contributed to a lower recovery
of factory overheads. In addition, the significant increases in labour costs
driven by the 2024 Autumn Budget, material inflation and currency have eroded
margin. On an annualised basis the national minimum wage and National
Insurance increases in the 2023 and 2024 budgets have added £1.5m to our
employment costs.

Although difficult to pass on to customers in a weak market, these cost
headwinds have been partially countered through price increases, together with
a slight improvement in Added Value sales by 1% to 45%. The Company continues
to invest to reduce operational costs and sees further opportunities to do so.

Profit before taxation at £3.1m (H1 2024: £4.8m, FY2024: £8.5m) was 35%
lower than prior year, with operating profit showing a similar absolute
decline.

This has left basic earnings per share at 21.0p (H1 2024: 32.8p, FY2024:
57.9p), a decrease of 36%.

During the six-month period, trade receivables increased by 12.4% from year
end. This has been in the main due to normal seasonal sales activity. In
addition, there has also been a slight increase in debtor days which the
Company has mitigated through increased insurance cover. Cash is lower than
2024 with operational cash generation £2.1m better than prior year. Of
particular note is the improvement in retirement benefits, payments towards
which ceased in September 2024.  The Company expects the cash position to
improve as the stock is reduced as evidenced by the £0.9m reduction in stock
holding since year end.

Dividends

The Company has paid £2.9m as a final dividend payment for 2024 and is
pleased to announce that an interim dividend of 7.0 pence per share (H1 2024:
11.5 pence per share, FY2024: 38.0 pence per share) will be paid, a decrease
of 39.1% on the previous year. The dividend will be paid on 10 October 2025 to
shareholders on the register as at 12 September 2025. The Company continues to
have the aim to progressively increase its dividend, however given the current
Company performance and the uncertainty surrounding the resumption of normal
market conditions the Board feels it is prudent to set a dividend level in
line with current earnings and preserve cash balances to enable earnings
enhancing capital expenditure.

Hospitality sales

Hospitality sales for the first half of 2025 were behind 2024 by 4.9%. UK
sales started the year well and our project installations in the National
Channel finished ahead of the previous year. Second quarter confidence was
however affected by the impact of the Autumn Budget, implemented in April
2025, and UK sales at the half year finished 1.1% ahead of the prior year. Our
new project pipeline remains encouraging however the hospitality sector as
widely reported continues to see significant headwinds.

Our European markets have been more difficult with Germany in particular
struggling in the first quarter. Our market position in Europe is more reliant
on the independent restaurant segment, where cost pressures are contracting
the market, and we are more dependent on winning new project installations to
achieve our sales. Competitor intensity is higher than the UK, putting more
pressure on pricing and we have experienced trading down within our Added
Value product portfolio from higher priced non-round pressure cast product to
lower priced round products. European sales finished the half year down 6.8%,
improving from -12% in the first quarter to -3% in the second quarter.

North America has performed well with sales up 1.6% despite the turbulence
around tariffs. We increased our stockholding in market which has strengthened
our service proposition, taking advantage of service problems experienced by
key competitors.

Rest of the World markets have experienced a very difficult first half with
challenging market conditions for independent restaurants combined with a
reduction in new project installations due to customer delays and lower value
transactions. Both the number of projects we are working on and our conversion
rates are similar to last year.

From a product perspective, total volumes have declined but the proportion of
Added Value product sales as a percentage of total volumes increased by 1% to
45%. Our Added Value product sales were 5% behind last year, caused directly
by the decline in our higher priced Pressure Cast products of £1.1m. This
trading down from higher priced, non-round to lower priced, round product has
impacted our top and bottom line. However, we continue to introduce
significant lines of new products, with a focus on innovative technologies and
pressure cast products that allows us to launch at competitive prices. We have
strong manufacturing capabilities aligned with our target markets that are
designed to reignite growth of our Added Value products.

Materials

Furlong Mills' external sales in the period were 20% lower than prior year
with intercompany sales down by 4% during the same period. The loss of
customers to insolvency, albeit only smaller customers, combined with a
reduction in output by some of our larger customers has weighed on Furlong's
profitability.

Operations

We are pleased to report that the skill levels in the factory continue to
improve. By the end of 2025 over 50% of factory colleagues will have achieved
at least white belt qualification in six sigma. The business is focussed on
delivering continuous improvement across the factory and the elimination of
waste.

The Company has continued to invest in automation and new equipment utilising
AI systems to improve efficiency and agility. Whilst the quantum of capital
expenditure has decreased the focus is on the acceleration of projects that
reduce the cost base within the Company. The introduction of last year's new
flat making machine has progressed at significant pace, with more shapes
implemented in a shorter time than previous introductions. The Company has
also delivered the second of our electric preheat units, as well as new
automated loading and unloading units.

As mentioned previously sales volumes have decreased and, in order to manage
cash and inventory levels, production has been reduced below current sales
volumes to reduce stock. This has led to a reduction in factory recoveries
and, as a result employee levels have reduced by 5% in the period. The Company
would like to thank our staff, particularly within the current challenging
economic environment. We appreciate the support of our workforce given the
significant changes we are making in response to cost base and market
pressures.

Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG")

As an energy intensive business, whilst the majority of our energy is driven
by gas from the perspective of kilowatt hours our energy costs are evenly
split between gas and electricity, and we currently deliver between 20 and 25%
of factory electricity requirement through our solar panel arrays.

We have taken several actions to minimise our carbon footprint through the
transition from gas to electric in areas such as our glazing lines, but this
has not translated into a reduction in energy costs due to the high proportion
of non-commodity costs attached to electricity. Executive management continues
to engage with the industry and, with the UK Government, to push for
recognition within the Electricity Supercharger scheme to assist with these
escalating non-commodity costs. Additionally, we are pushing local
representatives to assist with the current blockage on new solar generation
installations. Current projections are that new solar generation will not be
able to be added to the local grid until 2032 hampering our transition to a
lower carbon environment.

Outlook

Whilst the performance in the period has been lower than last year, the Board
believe that the Company is taking all necessary actions in what is currently,
a difficult trading environment. We continue to win a good percentage of new
projects, and we have a robust order pipeline supported by replacement orders
Despite the drop in sales we are confident that this is driven by market
contraction rather than loss of market share. We continue to strengthen both
our product proposition and manufacturing capability, further improving our
brand and market position in preparation for the recovery in investment levels
in the hospitality industry.

Robin GW Williams

Chairman

3 September 2025

 

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

 

The interim financial information for the six months to 30 June 2025 has not
been audited or reviewed and does not constitute statutory accounts within the
meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The Company's statutory
accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, were prepared in accordance with
international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006.

 

The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:

·  the condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the applicable accounting standards and on a basis consistent
with the Company's most recent annual financial statements; and

·   the interim management report includes a fair review of the
information required by AIM Rule 18, namely an indication of important events
that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their
impact on the financial statements.

 

 

 Churchill China plc
 Consolidated Income Statement
 for the six months ended 30 June 2025
                                                                          Unaudited           Unaudited                  Audited
                                                                          Six months to       Six months                 Twelve months

                                                                                              to                         to
                                                                          30 June 2025        30 June 2024               31 December 2024

                                                                          £'000               £'000                      £'000
                                                   Note
 Revenue                                           1                      38,467              40,587                     78,279
                                                                          ===========         ===========                ===========

 Operating profit                                  1                      2,834               4,521                      7,995

 Finance income                                    2                      310                 328                        631
 Finance costs                                     2                      (44)                (46)                       (90)
                                                                          ------------------  ------------------         ------------------

 Profit before income tax                                                 3,100               4,803                      8,536

 Income tax expense                                            3          (789)               (1,193)                    (2,171)
                                                                          ------------------  ------------------         ------------------
 Profit for the period                                                    2,311               3,610                      6,365
                                                                          ===========         ===========                ===========

 

                                                       Pence per  Pence per    Pence per
                                                       share      share        share

 Basic earnings per ordinary share         4           21.0       32.8         57.9
                             ============                         ===========  ===========

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

                                                                                        Unaudited             Unaudited                  Audited
                                                                                        Six months to         Six months   to            Twelve months

                                                                                                                                          to
                                                                                        30 June 2025          30 June 2024               31 December 2024
                                                                                        £'000                 £'000                      £'000

 Other comprehensive (expense)/income
 Items that will not be reclassified to profit and loss:
 Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations net of tax                       -                     -                          (835)
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
 and loss
 Currency translation differences                                                       -                     -                          4
                                                                                         ---------------      --------------             ---------------
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income                                                   -                     -                          (831)

 Profit for the period                                                      2,311                             3,610                                 6,365

                                                                                        ----------------      ---------------            ----------------
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                              2,311                 3,610                      5,534
                                                                                        ==========            =========                  ==========

 

All above figures relate to continuing operations

 

 

 Churchill China plc
 Consolidated Balance Sheets
 as at 30 June 2025                                                      Unaudited            Unaudited           Audited
                                                                         30 June              30 June             31 December

                                                                         2025                 2024                2024
                                                                         £'000                £'000               £'000
 Assets
 Non-current assets
 Property, plant and equipment                                           24,353               24,532              24,578
 Intangible assets                                                       556                  601                 616
 Deferred income tax assets                                              131                  82                  131
 Retirement benefit assets                                               8,409                8,918               8,179
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
                                                                         33,449               34,133              33,504
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Current assets
 Inventories                                                             22,406               21,765              23,318
 Trade and other receivables                                             13,407               14,000              12,191
 Cash and cash equivalents                                               5,600                7,816               10,100
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
                                                                         41,413               43,581              45,609
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Total assets                                                            74,862               77,714              79,113
                                                                         ===========          ==========          =============
 Liabilities
 Current liabilities
 Trade and other payables                                                (7,919)              (10,431)            (11,508)
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Total current liabilities                                               (7,919)              (10,431)            (11,508)
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Non-current liabilities
 Lease liabilities                                                       (411)                (666)               (550)
 Deferred income tax liabilities                                         (5,872)              (5,896)             (5,792)
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Total non-current liabilities                                           (6,283)              (6,562)             (6,342)
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Total liabilities                                                       (14,202)             (16,993)            (17,850)
                                                                         ==========           ==========          =============
 Net assets                                                              60,660               60,721              61.263
                                                                         ==========           ==========          =============
 Equity attributable to owners of the Company
 Issued share capital                                                    1,103                1,103               1,103
 Share premium account                                                   2,348                2,348               2,348
 Treasury shares                                                         (431)                (431)               (431)
 Other reserves                                                          1,160                1,278               1,160
 Retained earnings                                                       56,480               56,423              57,083
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------    ---------------------
 Total equity                                                            60,660               60,721              61,263
                                                                         ===========          ==========          =============

 

 

 

 Churchill China plc
 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
 as at 30 June 2025
                                                                   Issued     Share
                                                        Retained   share      premium  Treasury  Other         Total
                                                        earnings   capital    account  shares    reserves      equity
                                                        £'000      £'000      £'000    £'000     £'000         £'000

 Balance at 1 January 2024                              55,558     1,103      2,348    (431)     1,363         59,941
 Comprehensive income:
 Profit for the period                                  3,610      -          -        -         -             3,610
 Other comprehensive income:
 Depreciation transfer - gross                          6          -          -        -         (6)           -
 Depreciation transfer - tax                            (2)        -          -        -         2             -
 Total comprehensive income                             3,614      -          -        -         (4)           3,610

 Transactions with owners:
 Share based payment                                    -          -          -        -         (81)          (81)
 Dividends                                              (2,749)    -          -        -         -             (2,749)
 Total transactions with owners                         (2,749)    -          -        -         (81)          (2,830)

 Balance at 30 June 2024                                56,423     1,103      2,348    (431)     1,278         60,721
 Comprehensive income:
 Profit for the period                                  2,755      -          -        -         -             2,755
 Other comprehensive income
 Depreciation transfer - gross                          6          -          -        -         (6)           -
 Depreciation transfer - tax                             (1)       -          -        -         1             -
 Re-measurement of retirement                           (835)      -          -        -         -             (835)

 benefit obligations - net of tax
 Currency translation                                   -          -          -        -         4             4
 Total comprehensive income                             1,925      -          -        -         (1)           1,924

 Transactions with owners:
 Dividends                                              (1,265)    -          -        -         -             (1,265)
 Share based payment                                    -          -          -        -         (117)         (117)
 Total transactions with owners                         (1,265)    -          -        -         (117)         (1,382)

 Balance at 31 December 2024                            57,083     1,103      2,348    (431)     1,160         61,263

 

 

 

 Churchill China plc
 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
 as at 30 June 2025
                                                               Issued   Share
                                                  Retained     share    premium     Treasury  Other         Total
                                                  earnings     capital  account     shares    reserves      Equity
                                                  £'000        £'000    £'000       £'000     £'000         £'000

 Balance at 1 January 2025                        57,083       1,103    2,348       (431)     1,160         61,263

 Comprehensive income:
 Profit for the period                            2,311        -        -           -         -             2,311
 Total comprehensive income                       2,311        -        -           -         -             2,311

 Transactions with owners:
 Dividends                                        (2,914)      -        -           -         -             (2,914)
 Total transactions with owners                   (2,914)      -        -           -         -             (2,914)

 Balance at 30 June 2025                          56,480       1,103    2,348       (431)     1,160         60,660

 

 

 

 

 

 Churchill China plc
 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 for the six months ended 30 June 2025
                                                                                           Unaudited              Unaudited            Audited
                                                                                           Six months to          Six months to        Twelve months to
                                                                                           30 June 2025           30 June 2024         31 December 2024
                                                                                           £'000                  £'000                £'000

 Cash flows from operating activities
 Cash generated from operations                                                            1,099                  (1,004)              5,085
 Interest received                                                                         80                     139                  227
 Interest paid                                                                             (44)                   (46)                 (90)
 Income tax paid                                                                           (1,287)                (1,026)              (1,574)
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    ------------------
 Net cash generated from operating activities                                              (152)                  (1,937)              3,648
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------
 Investing activities
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                                (1,283)                (1,209)              (3,003)
 Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment                                     5                      10                   39
 Purchases of intangible assets                                                            (13)                   (46)                 (135)
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------
 Net cash used in investing activities                                                     (1,291)                (1,245)              (3,099)
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------
 Financing activities

 Dividends paid                                                                            (2,914)                (2,749)              (4,014)
 Principal element of leases                                                               (143)                  (186)                (368)
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------
 Net cash used in financing activities                                                     (3,057)                (2,935)              (4,382)
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------
 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                 (4,500)                (6,117)              (3,833)

 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period                                  10,100                 13,933               13,933
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                                        5,600                  7,816                10,100
                                                                                           -----------------      -----------------    -----------------

 

 

 

 

 Churchill China plc
 Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash inflow from continuing
 activities
 for the six months ended 30 June 2025

                                                                                                                          Unaudited          Unaudited          Audited
                                                                                                                          Six months to      Six months to      Twelve months to
                                                                                                                          30 June 2025       30 June 2024       31 December 2024

                                                                                                                          £'000              £'000              £'000
 Cash flow from operations
 Operating profit                                                                                                         2,834              4,521              7,995

 Adjustments for:
 Depreciation and amortisation                                                                                            1,581              1,865              3,666
 Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment                                                                                           (5)                (13)

                                                                                                                          (5)
 Charge for share-based payment                                                                                           -                  (81)               (198)
 Decrease in retirement benefit obligations                                                                               -                  (875)              (1,167)
 Pension administrative costs                                                                                             -                  -                  94
 Changes in working capital
 Inventory                                                                                                                912                131                (1,422)
 Trade and other receivables                                                                                              (1,216)            (2,964)            (1,150)
 Trade and other payables                                                                                                 (3,007)            (3,596)            (2,720)
                                                                                                                          -----------------  -----------------  -----------------
 Net cash flow from operations                                                                                                               (1,004)            5,085

                                                                                                                          1,099
                                                                                                                          -----------------  -----------------  -----------------

 

1. Basis of preparation and accounting policies

 

The financial information included in the interim results announcement for the
six months to 30 June 2025 was approved by the Board on 2 September 2025.

The interim financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention as modified by the revaluation of land and buildings and financial
assets and liabilities (including derivative instruments) at fair value
through the profit and loss account. The same accounting policies,
presentation and methods of computation are followed in the interim financial
statements as were applied in the Group's last audited financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Going concern

The Directors, having made suitable enquiries and having analysed the
accounts, consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue trading
for the foreseeable future and in particular for no less than the 12 months
following the publication of these interim accounts.

The Group carries out sensitivity analysis to test the ability of the Group to
withstand a revenue downturn and more precisely the impact of a 10% revenue
reduction across all markets. The Group continues to have access to an
overdraft of £2.5m with Lloyds Bank signed in September 2024.

Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been delivered to
the Registrar of Companies.

 

2. Segmental analysis

                                                                                        Unaudited                         Unaudited                         Audited

                                                                                        Six months to                     Six months to                     Twelve months to
                                                                                        30 June 2025                      30 June 2024                      31 December 2024
                                                                                                                          £'000                             £'000

                                                                                        £'000
 Market segment - Revenue
 Ceramics                                                                               35,468                            36,821                            71,097
 Materials                                                                              6,048                             6,943                             13,059
                                                                                         -------------------------         -------------------------         ---------------------
                                                                                        41,516                            43,764                            84,156
 Inter segment                                                                          (3,049)                           (3,177)                           (5,877)
                                                                                         -------------------------         -------------------------         ----------------------
                                                                                        38,467                            40,587                            78,279
                                                                                        --------------------------        --------------------------        ---------------------
 Geographical segment - Revenue
 United Kingdom                                                                         15,187                            15,819                            32,790
 Rest of Europe                                                                         16,215                            17,568                            30,790
 USA                                                                                    4,222                             3,708                             7,232
 Rest of the World                                                                      2,843                             3,492                             7,467
                                                                                         --------------------------        --------------------------        ----------------------
                                                                                        38,467                            40,587                            78,279
                                                                                        --------------------------        --------------------------        ---------------------

                                                                        Unaudited                        Unaudited                         Audited
                                                                        Six months to                    Six months to                     Twelve months to
                                                                        30-Jun-25                        30-Jun-24                         31-Dec-24
                                                                        £'000                            £'000                             £'000
 Operating profit
 Ceramics                                                               1,962                            3,571                             6,999
 Materials                                                              872                              950                               996
                                                                         -------------------------        -------------------------         -------------------------
                                                                        2,834                            4,521                             7,995
                                                                        --------------------------       --------------------------        -------------------------
 Unallocated items
 Finance income                                                         310                              328                               631
 Finance costs                                                          -44                              -46                               -90
                                                                        --------------------------       --------------------------        -------------------------
 Profit before income tax                                               3,100                            4,803                             8,536
                                                                        --------------------------       --------------------------        -------------------------

 

3.Finance income and costs

                                               Unaudited      Unaudited      Audited
                                               Six months to  Six months to  Twelve months to
                                               30 June 2025   30 June 2024   31 December 2024
                                               £'000          £'000          £'000
 Finance income
 Other interest receivable                     80             139            227
 Interest on pension scheme                    230            189            404

 Finance income                                310            328            631

 Finance costs
 Interest paid                                 (44)           (46)           (90)

 Finance costs                                 (44)           (46)           (90)

 NET FINANCE INCOME/(COSTS)                    266            282            541

 

The interest income arising from pension schemes is a non-cash item.

4.Income tax expense

                                   Unaudited      Unaudited      Audited
                                   Six months to  Six months to  Twelve months to
                                   30 June 2025   30 June 2024   31 December 2024
                                   £'000          £'000          £'000

 Current taxation                  709            874            1,688
 Deferred taxation                 80             319            483
 Income tax expense                789            1,193          2,171

5.Earnings per ordinary share

Basic earnings per ordinary share is based on the profit after taxation
attributable to owners of the Company of £2,311,000 (June 2024: £3,610,000;
December 2024: £6,365,000) and on 10,997,835 (June 2024: 10,997,835; December
2024: 10,997,835) ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue during the period.

                               Unaudited        Unaudited        Audited
                               Six months to    Six months to    Twelve months to
                               30 June 2025     30 June 2024     31 December 2024

                               Pence per share  Pence per share  Pence per share

 Basic earnings per share      21.0             32.8             57.9

6. Share buybacks

The Company did not buy back any ordinary shares during the first six months
of the year but may consider making further ad hoc share buybacks going
forward at the discretion of the Board and subject to the shareholder
authorities approved at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

The half-yearly report and this announcement will be available shortly on the
Company's website www.churchill1795.com

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