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| | | Address: | The Wilson Bowden House, Leicester Road,
Ibstock, Leicester LE67 6WB United Kingdom | | Web Site: | www.wilsonbowden.plc.uk | | Index: | FTSE 250 | STOXX 600 | |
Market Place(s)
: | London | |
Number Of Shares
: | 94,622,000 | | Sector: | Property | | Industry: | Property | | Sub-Industry: | Property Development |
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| | Wilson Bowden Plc, house-building and urban developmentThe British group Wilson Bowden came into being in 1961. Historically, its business was building spacious and comfortable houses, in the suburbs and in rural districts: today this is carried out by its subsidiary David Wilson Homes Ltd (from the name of its founder) in 30 different regions in England, Scotland and Wales.And that is not all: via Wilson Bowden Developments Limited, it takes charge of and rehabilitates urban projects, building shops and leisure centers in disaster zones, in a nutshell, turning those abandoned locations into places of life and pleasure.Lastly, Wilson City Homes constructs downtown residential buildings. |
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| ISIN: | GB0009700732 | | Reuters Code: | WLB.L | |
Local Code
: | WLB | | Auditor: | Deloitte & Touche | | Number of employees: | 2,464 ( 31/12/2005 )
2,593 ( 31/12/2004 ) |
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| Chairman of Board of Directors: | David Wilson | | Chief Executive Officer: | Ian Robertson | | Chief Financial Officer: | Jane Aikman | | Corporate Secretary: | Robert Douglas | | Data as of 04/09/2006. |
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| Annual report: | 02/03/2007 | | Shareholder ’s meeting: | 26/04/2006 | | Profits 1st half-year: | N/A |
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| | Telephone: | + 44 (0) 1530 260 777 | | Fax: | + 44 (0) 1530 262 805 | | Email: | |
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| FMR Corp. and Fidelity Investments: | 3.9% | | Mirabaud Investment Management: | 3.04% |
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Net Operating revenues*
| 1,331.4 | 1,230.8 | 1,282.3 | 1,165.8 | |
Net Profit*
| 153.7 | 150.1 | 176.6 | 155.2 | | * in million(s) of
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Earnings per share*
| 162.7 | 159.2 | 187.7 | 165.5 | | * in
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| House building: | 86% | | Real estate development: | 14% | | Sector Data as of 31/12/2006 |
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| SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA | |
| Core Market | | United Kingdom | 100 |
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| Geographic areas | | Europe: | 100% | | Areas data as of 31/12/2005 | | Profile as of 04/09/2006.
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