Company News in Brief

UDO Holdings, which sells drawing and reprographic equipment, declined to pounds 5.7m ( pounds 9m) in the year to 31 July. Final dividend is 4.76p making 6.7p (5.75p).

Value and Income Trust's net asset value per share was 74.7p (81p) at 30 September. Interim dividend is 1.8p (1.62p).

London & American Ventures Trust's net asset value per share at 30 September had grown to 71.4p (60.1p).

Half-year to 30 June

Tudor incurred pounds 117,000 pre-tax loss (profit pounds 94,000). Interim dividend is 0.5p.

Bourne End Properties reduced pre-tax losses from pounds 796,000 to pounds 543,000. No dividend.

Radamec, the electronics and mechanical engineers, boosted pre- tax profits to pounds 365,000 ( pounds 56,000). Dividend is 0.5p.

Barlows held interim dividend at 0.825p despite more than doubling pre-tax losses to pounds 280,000 (loss pounds 111,000).

Tamaris, managers of nursing homes, cut pre-tax losses to pounds 955,000 (loss pounds 2.3m).