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Close Brothers Group

Current Price 452.60p Bid 452.20p Ask 453.20p Change 0.62%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 11:01. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Close Brothers Group plc is a United Kingdom-based merchant banking company. The Company is engaged in providing lending, deposit-taking, wealth management services and securities trading. Its segments include Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management and Securities. The Commercial segment provides secured lending principally to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), both through their direct sales force and via third party distribution channels. The Retail segment provides loans to predominantly individuals and small businesses, through a network of intermediaries. The Property segment specializes in short-term residential development finance through property finance, and also offers refurbishment and bridging loans through commercial acceptances.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/07/2025

Revenue
£1,305.90m
Operating Profit/Loss
£659.50m
Dividend yield (%)
n/a
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
n/a
P/E Ratio
6.80
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Key Personnel

Mr Mike Morgan
Group Finance Director
Mr Mark Pain
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Michael N Biggs
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Sally Williams
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Tracey Graham
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Kari Hale
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Patricia Halliday
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Tesula Mohindra
Independent Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
CBGL
ISIN
GB0007668071
Shares in Issue
149.78m
Market cap
£677.91m

Analyst Views (6)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
50.00%
Hold
 
50.00%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
452.60p
Bid Price
452.20p
Ask Price
453.20p
Volume
2,127
Change Today
2.80p
% Change Today
0.62%
Open
453.70p
Previous Close
449.80p
Intraday High
453.80p
Intraday Low
450.80p
52 Week High
553.50p
52 Week Low
209.60p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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News

Close Brothers delivers stable Q1 performance, increases motor finance provision 20/11/2025 08:05:44 Close Brothers lifts motor finance redress provision to £300m 14/10/2025 08:10:33 Close Brothers sees 'material increase' to existing motor finance provisions 09/10/2025 12:30:23 Losses mount at Close Brothers, shares fall 30/09/2025 09:08:28 Close Brothers delays full-year results, shares slide 19/09/2025 12:33:20 RBC Capital downgrades Close Brothers to 'sector perform' 18/08/2025 09:25:29 Close Brothers surges after Supreme Court motor finance ruling 04/08/2025 07:19:33 London close: Stocks finish red on retail sales, trade talk hopes 25/07/2025 17:30:22 Close Bros sells Winterflood to Marex for £104m 25/07/2025 07:02:33 Close Bros sells brewery rentals unit for undisclosed sum 15/07/2025 07:02:52 Close Bros to scale back premium finance unit, shares fall 09/07/2025 09:21:36 London close: Stocks finish higher as tariff ride rolls on 08/07/2025 17:36:38 Broker tips: Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Close Brothers 22/05/2025 08:31:23 Close Bros optimistic despite softer loan book 21/05/2025 08:38:06 Broker tips: Close Brothers, GB Group 15/05/2025 07:50:54 KBW reiterates 'outperform' rating on Close Brothers 27/03/2025 13:40:25 Director dealings: Close Brothers Group chairman buys shares after 1H numbers 20/03/2025 15:22:59 Close Brothers shares tank as motor finance provisions lead to H1 loss 18/03/2025 07:26:31 Close Brothers to take £165m hit from motor finance scandal 12/02/2025 07:35:09 Sainsbury steps down as Close Brothers CEO, Morgan to replace 07/01/2025 08:45:18 Close Brothers given permission to appeal motor finance ruling 11/12/2024 13:41:45

Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
1,305.90
1,370.10
Operating Profit/Loss
659.50
713.40
Net Interest
n/a
n/a
Pre-Tax Profit
-122.40
132.70
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
-127.10
95.30
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
49.20
5.10
Profit/Loss for the Year
-77.90
100.40
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
-100.20
89.30
Minority Interests
22.30
11.10
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
Basic
-99.80p
56.20c
Diluted
-99.80p
56.10c
Adjusted
59.30p
75.80c
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
209.40
349.60
Intangible Assets
166.30
266.00
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
103.10
101.40
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
n/a
n/a
Cash at Bank & In Hand
n/a
n/a
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
44.20
36.40
Other Assets
1,151.60
878.40
Total Assets
14,071.90
14,080.80

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
197.00
352.80
Provisions
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
197.00
352.80
Other Liabilities
1,260.70
1,067.10
Total Liabilities
12,336.40
12,238.30

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
1,735.50
1,842.50

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
38.00
38.00
Share Premium Account
n/a
n/a
Other Reserves
165.20
170.10
Retained Earnings
1,532.30
1,634.40
Shareholders Funds
1,735.50
1,842.50
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
1,735.50
1,842.50

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
19 Oct 2023
24 Nov 2023
45.00p
Interim
23 Mar 2023
26 Apr 2023
22.50p
Final
13 Oct 2022
22 Nov 2022
44.00p
Interim
24 Mar 2022
27 Apr 2022
22.00p
Final
14 Oct 2021
23 Nov 2021
42.00p
Interim
25 Mar 2021
28 Apr 2021
18.00p
Final
15 Oct 2020
24 Nov 2020
40.00p
Final
10 Oct 2019
26 Nov 2019
44.00p
Interim
21 Mar 2019
24 Apr 2019
22.00p
Final
11 Oct 2018
20 Nov 2018
42.00p
Interim
22 Mar 2018
25 Apr 2018
21.00p
Final
12 Oct 2017
21 Nov 2017
40.00p
Interim
23 Mar 2017
26 Apr 2017
20.00p
Final
13 Oct 2016
22 Nov 2016
38.00p
Interim
17 Mar 2016
20 Apr 2016
19.00p
Final
15 Oct 2015
24 Nov 2015
35.50p
Interim
19 Mar 2015
22 Apr 2015
18.00p
Special
03 Oct 2007
06 Nov 2007
25.00p
Special
03 Oct 2007
06 Nov 2007
25.00p
Special
03 Oct 2007
06 Nov 2007
25.00p
Special
03 Oct 2007
06 Nov 2007
25.00p
Special
03 Oct 2007
06 Nov 2007
25.00p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2024
Dividend growth
n/a%
n/a%
Dividend yield
n/a%
n/a%
Dividend cover
n/a
n/a


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