Architect defies impact of pandemic - but declines to say whether it has paid back furlough money
Wilkinson Eyre improved its pre-tax profit last year with the 21 Moorfields architect seeing its bottom line jump 20% during the first full year of the pandemic.
The practice, whose co-founderChris Wilkinson died aged 76 last month, defied the economic ravages of covid-19 to see profit rise to £2.2m on turnover down 11% to £22.7m in the year to March 2021.
UK workloads stayed flat at £21.8m during the period but overseas income fell from £3.6m to £866,000.
The accounts also revealed Wilkinson Eyre claimed £293,000 from the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – and paid a £500,000 dividend during the year.
The firm declined to comment on whether it has paid the money back.
该公司在一份声明中补充说:“财政大臣的无薪休假计划是在休假期间保住工作的绝佳方式，并在2020年得到了包括董事在内的广泛减薪的支持。”2021年，12名董事恢复了欠薪，并减少了股息。”
The firm is working on a string of high-profile schemes including the 8 Bishopsgate tower in the City of London as well as the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station plus the new HS2 station at Old Oak Common along with upgrading the existing Birmingham International station.
Last year, its designs for the new Compton and Edrich stands at Lord’s cricket ground opened. The stands, either side of Future Systems’ media centre, take capacity up to close to 32,000 and were completed by ISG.
Its scheme at 21 Moorfields, set to be the new HQ of Deutsche Bank, is due to finish this autumn.
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