STOP PRESS: PR profits leap by 136 per cent at Incepta

The Incepta Group's pre-tax profits doubled over the first half of the year, from pounds 7 million at 31 August last year, to pounds 14.3 million this year. Its PR business, which includes Citigate Dewe Rogerson and recent acquisition Sard Verbinnen, saw operating profits increase 136 per cent to pounds 7.8 million.