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Equiti’s risk retreat pushed operations into loss while finance income and a $7m dividend reshaped the result

Equiti Capital UK Limited deliberately reduced principal trading and risk-bearing activity in 2025. The strategy lowered net trading revenue by 24.2%, from $32.2 million to $24.4 million, and turned a $0.4 million operating profit into a $0.9 million operating loss. Yet the company still reported approximately $0.1 million of pre-tax profit because income generated by its cash resources helped carry the result.

Published 8 Nov 2026Analysis8 min readEvent 20 Aug 2026

Financial results

ActivTrades’ £4.9m dividend was 2.8 times annual profit as operating earnings fell to £410,000

ActivTrades PLC reported £33.137 million of revenue for 2025, down 11.8%, but the more revealing movement occurred below the operating line. Operating profit fell to £410,000 from £2.596 million, while profit before tax was £2.329 million. The £1.919 million gap between those two measures represented 82.4% of pre-tax profit.

Published 8 Nov 2026Analysis8 min readEvent 11 Jul 2026