Firm says aviation sector continued to suffer in 2021

Arcadis鈥檚 UK business saw profit return to pre-pandemic levels last year despite the firm saying its airports work continued to suffer in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.

The LLP, or limited liability partnership, said revenue edged up 2% to 拢147.5m but profit for the year before members鈥 remuneration and profit share recovered from 拢18.9m to 拢25m 鈥 拢5m more than the number it posted in 2019.

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Arcadis employs just over 4,000 people in the UK

The firm, which was handed 拢25m by its holding company at the end of 2020, said workloads had increased in healthcare while financial firms began restarting jobs paused by the pandemic which Arcadis also said helped income rise.

Its latest accounts now filed at Companies House, show the firm paid out 拢66,000 in partner termination payments while at the end of last year it had provided 拢558,000 鈥 up from 拢46,000 at the end of 2020 鈥 for legal costs 鈥渙n claims from clients whereby they are not satisfied with the services provide by Arcadis LLP鈥.

The company, which last summer swapped its King鈥檚 Cross home for a new office at 80 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, pays its employees through a business called Arcadis Human Resources which showed it had just over 4,000 staff on its books.

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The firm鈥檚 total wage bill for the year was 拢258m, up from 拢233m. Pre-tax profit at this business was 拢7.9m, up from 拢6.9m for the year before.

In interim group accounts filed last month, Dutch firm Arcadis, which is listed on the Euronext exchange, said revenue was up 11% to 鈧1.8bn (拢1.5bn) with group earnings before interest tax and amortisation rising 7% to 鈧178m (拢151m).

Group revenue in 2021 was up 2% 鈧3.4bn (拢2.9bn) with group earnings up 8% to 鈧237m (拢201m).

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