UK cinema chain Everyman has reported a surprise increase in group revenue and profits in 2025 in the wake of CEO Alex Scrimgeour’s sudden departure and a disappointing December trading update.
According to an unaudited trading update for the period ending January 1, 2026, revenue in 2025 hit £116.5m, up 8.7% from 2024’s £107.2m.
Profits (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) were also up for the first time in two years, with a 4.9% increase to £17m compared to 2024’s £16.1m, which had been down on the £16.2m in 2023.
These figures are also up from the company’s December 10 trading update, which revised its 2025 revenues down to £114.5m and profits to £16.8m, below previous forecasts of £121.5m and £19.9m respectively.
The company had also expected its net debt to hit £24m in 2025. According to this latest report, net debt was actually £22m, though this is still up 22% from 2024, when it was £18.1m.
Everyman announced on December 29, 2025, that Scrimgeour would be leaving his role with “immediate effect”. Everyman non-executive director Farah Golant has taken on the interim CEO role until a permanent replacement is found.
“Against a challenging economic backdrop, our business model is showing resilience, underpinned by the strength of the iconic Everyman brand, our differentiated offering within a dynamic market, and our continued commitment to deliver a distinctive, experience-led proposition,” Golant said in a statement.
The total UK and Ireland box office was down 10% year on year in December 2025, thanks to franchise entries from Avatar and Wicked tracking below that of their predecessors. The year total saw a slight 1% increase overall to hit £1.1bn in 2025, the biggest post-pandemic year to date.
In 2025, Everyman opened two new venues - a three-screen cinema in Brentford, west London, in February and a five-screen cinema in Bayswater, also in west London, in August. This helped boost the chain’s market to 5.8% in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2024. The group, which now operates 49 venues, said there are no plans for new locations in 2026.
Everyman focuses on a premium experience for customers, with sofa-style seating and the ability to order food and drink to seats. The average ticket price for 2025 was £12.51, a 4.4% increase from £11.98 in 2024.
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