The furniture and flooring retailer reported a 4.6% uptick in underlying operating profit to £14.3m in its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ending July 27, 2019.

The retailer saw underlying EBITDA improve to £19.7m, while operating profit from continuing operations also inched up to £13.9m, up from £13.7m the previous year.

ScS boss David Knight said the group’s financial health “has never as strong” and hailed a year of “good progress” for the retailer.