Rank Group has reported growth “across all businesses” for the six months to 31 December 2025, with like-for-like NGR up 6 percent to £419.8m, and profit up 15 percent to £40.6m, with like-for-like revenue from Mecca and Grosvenor venues rising 5 percent to £296.1m.
Strong performance across its UK venues estate helped Rank Group deliver revenue and profit growth across all businesses during the six months to 31 December 2025, with like-for-like group NGR rising 6 percent to £419.8m.
Interim results published on 29 January show venue revenue was up 5 percent to £296.1m during the period, boosted by the addition of 850 additional gaming machines across Grosvenor sites, and Mecca’s “competitively attractive customer experience.”
“We continue to deliver improving results which demonstrate the resilience of the Group and our ability to take advantage of the opportunities available to us, both online and in our venues,” said CEO John O’Reilly. “Customers recognise the investment and improvements we have been making and are responding enthusiastically.”
“Both the underlying metrics and medium-term outlook for the business remain encouraging, and we have the building blocks in place to capitalise on the opportunities ahead of us.”
It was good news for the bingo offering as Mecca venues grew NGR by 4 percent on a like-for-like basis, benefitting from “strong bingo liquidity across the estate delivering a competitively attractive customer experience.”
The group reported that average weekly NGR in Grosvenor venues reached £7.8m, up 6 percent year-on-year, despite “weaker consumer confidence in the period prior to, and immediately following, the Autumn Budget.”
Gaming machines emerged as the fastest growing product vertical, up 11 percent year-on-year, and up 16 percent in the 37 Grosvenor venues fitted with new machines.
“The significant increase in RGD to 40 percent for the UK digital business, and the increase in National Living Wage in Grosvenor and Mecca, will impact profitability in Q4.”
“However, the Group’s mitigating actions to offset as much of this impact as possible are well advanced.”
Rank on the rise
John O’Reilly said… “Customers recognise the investment and improvements we have been making and are responding enthusiastically…
