Cinema ad company Pearl and Dean makes a comeback

The company nearly doubled its profit before tax in 2016, a huge turnaround after it was sold for just £1 in 2010

Kathryn Jacob, chief executive of Pearl and Dean

Coming back from the dead happens frequently in the movies, and following that trend, the cinema advertising company Pearl and Dean has managed to rise again.

The company nearly doubled its profit before tax in 2016, a huge turnaround after it was sold for just £1 in 2010. It recorded a gross profit in 2016 of £1.8 million, up from £892,000 in 2015.

Profit after tax was £408,000 in 2016, up from £259,000 ...