Yougov surveys a healthy profit rise

YouGov increased underlying profits by 40 per cent to £5.3 million in the year to July as sales rose by 27 per cent, figures yesterday revealed.

The market research firm said it expects good revenue growth in the current year with more to come from US acquisitions and market share gains elsewhere. Boss Stephan Shakespeare said: “We remain confident of our ability to meet our clients’ changing research needs.”