Pre-close trading update & notice of results
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17 June 2026
Hargreaves Services plc
("Hargreaves" or the "Group")
Pre-close trading update and notification of results
Performance across all business areas expected to deliver growth in profitability
Hargreaves Services plc (AIM: HSP), a diversified group delivering services to the environmental, infrastructure and property sectors, provides the following update on trading ahead of reporting its results for the year ended 31 May 2026.
The Board expects to report Group revenue ahead and profit before tax ("PBT") in line with market expectations*, reflecting the mix of contribution and an increase in profitability year on year across all three business units of Services, Hargreaves Land and the Group's German Joint Venture, Hargreaves Raw Materials Services GmbH ("HRMS").
Hargreaves Services
The Services business has continued to deliver strong performance, underpinned by high activity levels across Connectivity, Clean Energy and the Environment markets. Activity has remained robust on the Group's two large infrastructure projects at HS2 and Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station. Significantly, the year has seen the Group secure its first contract position on Lower Thames Crossing, commencing our third major UK infrastructure project. Additionally, the period saw the settlement of the Mining Services Contract with Tungsten West plc, which generated a non-recurring profit of £7m. Overall, the Services business remains a resilient and dependable growth driver to the Group.
Hargreaves Land
The Group's Land portfolio is expected to deliver a substantial increase in profitability compared with the prior period, driven by the previously announced disposals of the first and second tranches of renewable energy land assets, which together generated net cash proceeds of £14m during the period. In addition, the business completed two sales at Blindwells, which further crystallised value and marked further progress at this flagship development.
HRMS
HRMS has maintained its momentum and is expected to report higher profits than in the year ended 31 May 2025. Performance has been supported in part by a stabilising German economy following weaker conditions in 2024 and 2025, while the underlying performance of the steel waste recycling facility has remained steady.
Early-stage investment in the Zinc Recycling facility is progressing to plan, with construction expected to begin over the summer and commissioning targeted for early 2028.
Cash and Debt
As at 31 May 2026, Hargreaves held cash reserves of £21.6m (2025: £23.3m), higher than market expectation due to timing of working capital. The Group returned £20m back to shareholders via a tender offer during the period, and still maintains a strong liquidity position thereafter. The surplus cash to support the tender was generated by the disposals of the two tranches of the renewable energy land assets. The only debt held by the Group, excluding that within its Joint Ventures, relates to leases for specific operating plant. The total value of this at the year-end was approximately £40.5m (2025: £32.8m).
Notification of Results
The Board expects to report its results for the year ended 31 May 2026 on Wednesday 29 July 2026. Details of the analyst meeting and investor meeting to accompany the results, via the Investor Meet Company platform, will be provided in due course.
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* The Company considers consensus market expectations prior to the release of this announcement for the year ended 31 May 2026 to be revenue of £288.2m, underlying PBT of £33.4m, EPS of 64.1p and cash of £14.5m.
For further details:
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Hargreaves Services Gordon Banham, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Craigen, Chief Financial Officer Simon Hicks, Chief Operating Officer
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Tel: 0191 373 4485 |
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Walbrook PR (Financial PR & IR) Paul McManus / Lianne Applegarth Anna Dunphy
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Tel: 020 7933 8780 or hargreavesservices@walbrookpr.com Mob: 07980 541 893 / 07584 391 303 07876 741 001 |
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Singer Capital Markets (Nomad and Corporate Broker) Shaun Dobson, Sara Hale, Dan Ingram
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Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (Joint Corporate Broker) |
Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
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About Hargreaves Services plc (www.hsgplc.co.uk)
Hargreaves Services plc is a diversified group delivering services to the environmental, infrastructure and property sectors, supporting key industries within the UK and South East Asia. The Company's three business segments are Services, Hargreaves Land and an investment in a German joint venture, Hargreaves Raw Materials Services GmbH ("HRMS"). Services provides critical support to many core industries including Connectivity, Clean Energy and Environmental infrastructure through the provision of materials handling, mechanical and electrical contracting services, logistics and major earthworks. Hargreaves Land is focused on the sustainable development of brownfield sites for both residential and commercial purposes. HRMS trades in specialist commodity markets and owns DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH, a specialist recycler of steel waste material. Hargreaves is headquartered in County Durham and has operational centres across the UK, as well as in Hong Kong, South Africa and a joint venture in Duisburg, Germany.
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