FISH and chip shop group Harry Ramsden's served up another solid financial performance when it announced a 31 per cent increase in its half year profits.

The company's pre-tax profit for the six months to March 31th was £169,491 sterling, compared with £129,686 in the corresponding period in the previous financial year. Shareholders will again receive an interim dividend of 1p per share, while earnings per share rose to 1.3p from 1p.