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Welcome to the week ahead, our summary of the forthcoming key company announcements. Companies are no longer obliged to notify the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of results and trading updates, so this list does not claim to be comprehensive. You can read company announcements at http://announce.ft.com and our daily online news summaries record all key company announcements and business press headlines.
Monday 20 March
Interims: Jubilee Metals Group (JLP)
Finals: Abcam (ABC), Serinus Energy (SENX), Spectra Systems Corp (SPSY)
AGMs: Pantheon Resources (PANR)
Companies paying dividends: Capital & Counties Properties (1.7p)
Tuesday 21 March
Economics: Public sector net borrowing
Interims: ScS Group (SCS), YouGov (YOU)
Finals: Alliance Pharma (APH), Aptitude Software Group (APTD), Boot (Henry) (BOOT), Equals Group (EQLS), Ergomed (ERGO), Fintel (FNTL), Gamma Communications (GAMA), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Kingfisher (KGF), Luceco (LUCE), MP Evans Group (MPE), Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), Pebble Group (PEBB), Quixant (QXT), Staffline Group (STAF), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Tissue Regenix Group (TRX), Zotefoams (ZTF)
AGMs: Blackrock Sustainable American Income Trust (BRSA), Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT2 (GV2O), Gresham House Renewable VCT 1 (GV1O), Starvest (SVE), Sureserve Group (SUR), Wynnstay Group (WYN)
Companies paying dividends: abrdn Asia Focus (3.2p), Impax Asset Management (22.9p),
Jarvis Securities (3p), Unilever (38.12p)
Wednesday 22 March
Economics: Consumer price index, producer price index, retail price index
Trading updates: Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY)
Finals: Anpario (ANP), BioPharma Credit (BPCR), Blackbird (BIRD), Essentra (ESNT), Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Genel Energy (GENL), Hostelworld Group (HSW), Judges Scientific (JDG), LSL Property Services (LSL), Mpac Group (MPAC), Pendragon (PDG), Ten Entertainment Group (TEG), Vistry Group (VTY)
AGMs: Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust (APEO), Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT), Titon Holdings (TON)
Companies paying dividends: abrdn Equity Income Trust (5.7p), Foresight Solar & Technology VCT (132p)
Thursday 23 March
Economics: BoE interest rate decision
Finals: Inchcape (INCH), Playtech (PTEC), Pollen Street (POLN), Portmeirion Group (PMP), Safestyle UK (SFE), Sopheon (SPE)
AGMs: Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG), Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST), Driver Group (DRV), Hardide (HDD), IDOX (IDOX), LPA Group (LPA), Zaim Credit Systems (ZAIM)
Companies paying dividends: Caspian Sunrise (0.444p)
Friday 24 March
Economics: GFK consumer confidence, retail sales
Interims: J D Wetherspoon (JDW), Smiths Group (SMIN)
Finals: Ceres Power Holdings (CWR)
AGMs: Faron Pharmaceuticals OY (FARN), Kitwave Group (KITW)
Companies paying dividends: Abrdn European Logistics Income (1.2p), B.P. Marsh & Partners (1.39p), BP (5.37p), FRP Advisory Group (0.85p), Heath (Samuel) & Sons (5.5p), Henderson Opportunities Trust (13p), Hercules Site Services (1.21p), Mattioli Woods (8.8p), Momentum Multi-Asset Value Trust (1.8p), Real Estate Credit Investments (3p), Riverstone Credit (1.66p final, 0.84p special)
Companies going ex-dividend on 24 March
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| British American Tobacco Ord 25p | 57.72 | 3-May-2023 |
| Chemring Group Ord 5p | 3.8 | 14-Apr-2023 |
| CLS Holdings Ord 2.5p | 5.35 | 2-May-2023 |
| Conduit Holdings | 15 | 21-Apr-2023 |
| Craneware Ord 1p | 12.5 | 1-Apr-2023 |
| Diverse Income Trust | 0.95 | 31-Mar-2023 |
| Finsbury Food Group Ord 1p | 0.87 | 20-Apr-2023 |
| Goodwin Ord 10p | 53.9 | 12-Apr-2023 |
| Hargreaves Services 10p | 3 | 6-Apr-2023 |
| Kitwave Group | 6.75 | 24-Apr-2023 |
| Land Securities Group Ord 10 2/3 p | 9 | 6-Apr-2023 |
| Maven Income & Growth VCT 3 | 1.9 | 26-Apr-2023 |
| Nichols Ord 10p | 15.3 | 4-May-2023 |
| Schroders Vtg £1 | 15 | 4-May-2023 |
| Volution Group | 2.5 | 2-May-2023 |
| XP Power Ord 1p | 36 | 27-Apr-2023 |
The ex-dividend day is the first day on which it is no longer possible to buy the shares and qualify for the dividend. Ex-days are almost always a Thursday. The record date is usually one day after the ex-date. The payment day is the day on which the funds are transferred to shareholders.
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