The boss of local government contractor Mears Group has warned the UK care market is still challenging as the company announced a 12% drop in pre-tax profits.
Mears’ latest financial results showed that while revenue grew by 5% last year, from £838.7m in 2014 to £881.1m, pre-tax profits fell from £42m to £36.8m over the same time period.
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