Company news in brief

Allied Textile rose to £17m (£13.7m) pre-tax profit for the year to September. Total dividend is 8.8p (8.3p).

Colefax & Fowler's pre-tax profits improved to £627,000 (£50,000) in the six months to October. Dividend is 0.7p (0.5p).

Dudley Jenkins advanced to £512,000 (£430,000) pre-tax profit in the six months to October. Dividend is 1.1p (1.05p).

Danka Business Systems improved pre-tax profits to £11.5 (£8.8m) in the nine months to December.

Lombard Insurance achieved £7.8m (£5.4m) pre-tax profit in the six months to December. Dividend is 2.75p.

Mosaic Investments incurred £1.7m taxable loss (profit £416,000) in the six months to October. Dividend is 1p.

Louis Newmark cut taxable losses to £628,000 (£638,000).