mears group plc said thursday that its firsthalf pretax profit significantly rose and it raised its expectations for the full year the uk housing and caresector services provider said it booked a pretax profit of 179 million pounds 217 million for the period from gbp57 million in the previous year revenue rose 93 on year to gbp4850 million the company said the strong momentum has continued into the second half for the full year mears said it now expects adjusted pretax profit to be at least gbp32 million representing growth of 25 on 2021 revenue is expected to exceed gbp910 million up from gbp8784 million for 2021 and materially exceeding a factsetprovided market consensus of four analysts of gbp8412 million the board declared an interim dividend of 325 pence up from 250 pence a share in 2021 the strong trading performance is evidence that the strategic actions of recent years and our resilient operating platform are delivering positive results and has positioned the group well for sustainable growth chief executive david miles said shares at 0815 gmt were up 70 pence or 35 at 2060 pence