Deep Sea buoyed by profits up 58 per cent

From: The Scotsman | Date: January 14, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

DEEP Sea Leisure's shares jumped almost 21 per cent yesterday after the aquarium operator - which runs a major complex in North Queensferry - posted a 58 per cent surge in annual profits and announced investment projects at its two sites in Fife and Cheshire.

Shares in the group gained 10p to close at 58.5p after the firm, which also owns Blue Planet in Chester, posted annual pre-tax profits of GBP 1.66 million on turnover up GBP 620,000 at GBP 6.76m.

Finance director Sue Elaiho said a boom in visitor numbers and spend per head - up 6 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively - had led to the ...

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