Jamie and Jools Oliver pay themselves £1.7m dividend as profits almost halve
Pre-tax earnings slump at chef’s food and media group after one-off costs including for a new cookery school Jamie and Jools Oliver have paid themselves a £1.7m dividend – more than 40% down on last year – after profits at their cookery and media empire almost halved. Sales at Jamie Oliver Holdings remained broadly steady at £28.4m in 2025, £160,000 less than in the previous year, as a strong…
Jamie and Jools Oliver, the renowned chef and media personality, reported a significant drop in their company's pre-tax profits. The Jamie Oliver Holdings, a food and media group, saw its pre-tax earnings fall to £1.25m in 2025, a sharp decline from £2.4m the previous year. This reduction in profits was primarily due to exceptional costs of £1.46m arising from a business restructure, which resulted in the loss of around 20 jobs from the Olivers' media team.
Additionally, £1.46m of these costs were linked to expenses related to a new cookery school set to open in John Lewis's Oxford Street outlet. Despite these challenges, the group's sales remained relatively stable, with sales at owned and operated restaurants rising by 17% to £4.3m and sales via overseas franchises increasing by 6.5% to £4m.
The rise in cookery school income by 48% to £1.6m further contributed to the financial outlook. The group's flagship brand, Jamie Oliver, continued to perform well, with its Eat Yourself Healthy cookbook becoming a global bestseller, selling nearly 70,000 copies in its first week alone.
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