http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dr_Who_is_master_for_CharacterDr Who is master for Character - Revision history2026-05-04T00:14:33ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.0http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Dr_Who_is_master_for_Character&diff=19666&oldid=prevJohn Lavalie: Created page with "{{article | publication = Financial Times | file = 2007-11-02 Financial Times.jpg | px = 450 | height = | width = | date = 2007-11-02 | author = James Wilson | pages = 21 |..."2018-03-22T00:05:46Z<p>Created page with "{{article | publication = Financial Times | file = 2007-11-02 Financial Times.jpg | px = 450 | height = | width = | date = 2007-11-02 | author = James Wilson | pages = 21 |..."</p>
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Character Group is set to shift more than 3m Doctor Who action figures into children's bedrooms during 2007 - a 75 per cent rise on last year and one of the reasons behind a jump in profits at the toymaker. <br />
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Interest in Dr Who toys made it a "phenomenal year", said Character, which has this year secured licences for toy ranges based on programmes including Dork Hunters From Outer Space and Postman Pat . The licences should con-tribute to sales from the next financial year.<br />
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Three of Character's toys are on the latest Toy Retailers Association "dream toys" list of in-demand Christmas gifts.<br />
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The progress comes after scares over toy quality for other manufacturers. Character said it had reviewed quality assurance and increased its product testing and found no problems.<br />
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Character sold its digital business last year. Sales from its continuing toy operations rose from Pounds 69.5m to Pounds 94.5m in the year to August 31, generating pre-tax profits of Pounds 11.8m against Pounds 5.13m. Charles Stanley, its broker, said the results were helped by a 2.9 percentage point increase in margins.<br />
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The shares added 5p to 205p.<br />
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