Page 38 - Annual Review 2015-2016

Financial

Review

Chris Stefani, Chief Financial Officer

Building a platform for growth Our business performance over the last three
years reflects what I would expect after a
2015 set out with an aggressive budget in line
period of aggressive M&A activity, with a
with our significant growth ambition. Whilst
number of mid-sized businesses coming
it proved to be overambitious, the results
together to form a much larger business.
posted nevertheless represent a credible
The last 12 months became about
performance and our portfolio of clients gives
consolidating our group offer and building
us a great platform for growth.
strong foundations for future growth, and
ensuring that the whole is greater than
the sum of its parts. It has therefore been
important to ensure that we have spent both
time and resource on integration activities.