Alexandra (clothing) made first-half pre-tax profits of £1.44 million (£1.25 million). The dividend is held at 2.7p.

E-District (Internet) posted first-half pre-tax losses of £67,000 (£25,000 profit). Again there is no dividend.

Gameplay.com (leisure) made full-year pre-tax losses of £33.45 million (£10.37 million loss). Again there is no dividend.

James Halstead (building) made full-year pre-tax profits £9.94 million (£5.88 million). The total dividend is 11.75p (11.08p) after a final of 7.7p.

MSB International (training) said first-half pre-tax profits were £25,000 (£4.18 million). The dividend is 2.1p (4.2p).

Peter Black (household) made interim pre-tax profits of £9.66 million (£10.14 million). The dividend is 2.3p (2.2p).

William Sinclair (leisure) made full-year pre-tax profits of £2.8 million (£4.36 million). The total dividend is 9.3p (9.3p) after a final of 6.9p.

Solitaire Group (real estate) posted interim pre-tax profits of £515,000 (£46,000). The dividend is 2.55p (2.45p).

Stratus Holdings (publishing) made first-half pre-tax losses of £567,000 (£207,000 loss). Again there is no dividend.