Tribal Group has posted improved interim results for the six months ended 30 September.

The group, which has just shut Urban Futures, its sustainable communities arm, reported revenue of 拢98m, a rise of 20% on its interims for the same period last year. Its pre-tax profit was 拢7.3m, an increase of 7%.

Henry Pitman, Tribal鈥檚 chief executive, said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e had a solid performance and, with market conditions buoyant, the group is well placed to benefit from opportunities emerging from public sector reform.鈥�

Strone Macpherson, the chairman, said: 鈥淭here is strong consulting demand and increasing evidence of long-term outsourcing opportunities, particularly in education and health. There is some softness in the recruitment advertising market and in healthcare PFI, where several contracts have been delayed.鈥�

Tribal has also signed a three-year 拢12m contract with the Department of Education and Skills to develop the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics.