Snow drags down profits at Goals

First half profits at Goals Soccer Centres were hit by poor weather at the beginning of this year, the East Kilbride-based company has said.

Goals said snow in February had cost the company £300,000.

The firm successfully raised £11m from shareholders last month so it could continue its expansion programme.

The group, which was formed in 2000, operates 32 football centres across the UK and plans to open a further six next year.

The company said its core football product remained resilient.

In a statement, it said spending at the bars in its centres showed early signs of improvement following a decline in the second half of 2008.

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