GFT Financial — the UK IT consultancy arm of Germany's GFT Technologies. 2023: 235 employees, £102.7m turnover, £4.6m operating profit. 2024: 144 employees, £74.1m turnover, £5.1m operating loss. Highest paid director: £1.01m. Dividends paid: £5.3m. 91 jobs cut and a £9.7m P&L swing into the red as financial clients pause large transformation programmes. An entity propped up by £5.2m of investment income.