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 26 January
Finals: Porvair, SThree
Trading statements: Cranswick, Petra Diamonds
Economics: BBA loans for house purchases
Companies paying dividends: Proactis (1.1p)
Tuesday 27 January
Interims: PZ Cussons, Mattioli Woods
Final: Crest Nicholson
Trading statements: British Land, Britvic, Carpetright, easyJet, Greencore
AGMs: Alternative Networks, Arria NLG, Britvic, Greencore, Marston's, Servoca
Economics: Index of services, GDP (fourth quarter)
Wednesday 28 January
Interim: Ebiquity
Final: Staffline
Trading statements: Anglo American, Antofagasta, Intermediate Capital, Johnson Matthey, Sage
AGMs: Imperial Tobacco, Renew
EGM: Imperial Tobacco
Economics: Nationwide house prices
Companies paying dividends: Diploma (11.6p), Hargreave Hale Aim VCT1 (2.5p), Hibernia REIT (0.236p)
Thursday 29 January
Interims: CPL Resources, Diageo, Haynes Publishing, Kofax, Rank, Renishaw
Finals: Royal Dutch Shell
Trading statements: 3i, Great Portland Estates, Hansard Global, Lonmin, Polymetal International
AGMs: Baobab Resources, easyHotel, Euromoney Institutional Investor, ITE, Lonmin, Mitchells & Butlers, Redefine International
Economics: CBI reported sales
Companies paying dividends: Dairy Crest (6p), WH Smith (24.2p)
Friday 30 January
Trading statements: BT, Flybe, Kcom
AGM: Treatt
Economics: GfK consumer confidence, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund (1p), Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (1p), Aberdeen Smaller Companies High Income Trust (1.65p), Alternative Networks (9.6p), Artemis Alpha Trust (1.25p), British Assets Trust (1.895p), Caledonia Mining (0.9p), Character (3.95p), CQS Diversified Fund (1p), Doric Nimrod Air 3 ord pref. (2.0625p), Doric Nimrod Air 1 (2.25p), Doric Nimrod Air 2 (4.5p), DotDigital (0.2p), Downing Structured Opps VCT 1 (2.5p), European Assets Trust NV (19.89p), European Investment Trust (14p), European Investment Trust (special) (1p), Experian (7.6p), F&C Global Smaller Companies (2.65p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Fletcher King (1.5p), Henderson High Income Trust (2.175p), Invesco Perpetual Enhanced (1.25p), Jelf (2p), JPM Income & Capital Trust (1.625p), JPM Income & Capital Trust units (3.25p), Latham (James) (3.7p), Lowland Investment (10p), Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust (0.9p), Middlefield Canadian Investment Trust (1.25p), Monks Investment Trust (0.5p), NewRiver Retail (Q2) (4.25p), NewRiver Retail (Q3) (4.25p), Poundland (1.5p), Schroder Income Growth Fund (2p), Schroder UK Growth Fund (2.5p), Schroder Oriental Income (1.5p), Shires Income (3p), Speedy Hire (0.3p), Standard Life Euro Private Equity Trust (5p), Topps Tiles (1.6p), Troy Income & Growth Trust (0.575p), Twentyfour Income Fund (1.5p), Vianet (1.7p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 29 January
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Anite ord 10p | 0.63 | 13 Feb |
| BlackRock Frontiers Inv Trust | 2.54 | 20 Feb |
| Cardiff Property ord 20p | 9.55 | 19 Feb |
| Downing One VCT (Nov 2013) | 2 | 20 Feb |
| Fenner ord 25p | 8 | 9 Mar |
| Pennon ord 40.7p | 9.98 | 2 Apr |
| Red24 ord 1p | 0.23 | 24 Feb |
| Renew ord 10p | 3.5 | 2 Mar |
| RWS ord 5p | 18 | 27 Feb |
| Titon ord 10p | 1.5 | 20 Feb |
| Tracsis | 0.45 | 13 Feb |
The ex-dividend date 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.
