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 31 January
Economics: Nationwide House Price Index
Trading update: Evraz (EVR)
Interim: Van Elle (VANL)
Finals: Porvair (PRV), Sthree (STEM)
AGMs: Cloudbreak Discovery (CDL), Global Petroleum (GBP), Star Phoenix (STA)
Companies paying dividends: Albion Venture Capital (1.47p), Amedeo Air Four Plus Ltd (1.25p), Doric Nimrod Air One Ltd (2.25p), Doric Nimrod Air Three Ltd (2.0625p), Doric Nimrod Air Two Ltd (4.5p), Ediston Property Investment (0.4167p), European Assets Trust (8.8p), dotDigital (0.86p), Focusrite (3.7p), Lowland Investment Company (15.25), Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) (2.27p), Topps Tiles (3.1p), BMO Commercial Property Trust (0.375p), Middlefield Canadian Inc (1.275p)
Tuesday 1 February
Economics: Consumer Credit, M4 Money Supply, Mortgage Approval, PMI Manufacturing
Interim: NWF (NWF)
AGM: Schroder Asia Pacific Fund (SDP)
Companies paying dividends: Cardiff Property (13.5p), F&C Investment Trust (3p), Johnson Matthey (22p), United Utilities (14.5p), Mercantile Investment Trust (1.35p)
Wednesday 2 February
Economics: BRC Shop Price Index
Trading updates: Glencore (GLEN), Severn Trent (SVT), Vodafone (VOD)
Final: Wynnstay (WYN)
AGMs: Edinburgh Worldwide Investment (EWI), Premier Miton (PMI)
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus Trust (15p), Mitie (0.4p), Workspace (7p), Britvic (17.7p)
Thursday 3 February
Economics: PMI Services, BoE Interest Rate Decision
Trading updates: Cranswick (CWK), BT (BT.), Compass (CPG)
Interim: Renishaw (RSW)
Finals: Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Shell (RDSB)
AGMs: Agronomics Ltd (ANIC), Baillie Gifford European Growth (BGEU), Compass (CPG), Future (FUTR), Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV), Hyve (HYVE), Sage (SGE), Ten Lifestyle (TENG), Unicorn AIM VCT (UAV)
Companies paying dividends: Gabelli Merger Plus Trust (US$0.12), XPS Pensions (2.4p)
Friday 4 February
Economics: PMI Construction
Companies paying dividends: AJ Bell (4.5p), Diploma (30.1p), Henderson European Focus (23.5p), Origin Enterprises (7.85p), Aveva (13p), Dr Martens (1.22p), Experian (11.69p), Halma (7.35p), JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income (1.025p), QinetiQ (2.3p), TwentyFour Income Fund (1.5p), TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund (0.5p), Vodafone (4.5 eurocents), BMO UK High Income Trust (1.32p)
| Companies going ex-dividend on 3 February | ||
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay Date |
| Albion Enterprise VCT | 3.22 | 28 Feb 22 |
| Baronsmead Second Venture Trust | 3.5 | 4 Mar 22 |
| BlackRock Income & Growth Inv Trust | 4.6 | 17 Mar 22 |
| Capital for Colleagues | 1.5 | 4 Mar 22 |
| Downing One VCT (Nov2013) | 1.25 | 25 Feb 22 |
| Dunedin Income Growth Inv Tst Ord 25p | 3 | 25 Feb 22 |
| DWF | 1.5 | 4 Mar 22 |
| Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust | 1 | 28 Feb 22 |
| Treatt Ord 2p | 5.5 | 17 Mar 22 |
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.
