Revenues surge at software firm

Software firm Blue Prism has posted a 145 per cent rise in revenues for the six months ended 30 April, which rose from £9.3 million to £22.9m.

The company, which creates software for automated robots, secured 559 deals in the half-year. It made an earnings loss of £4.1m, which it attributed to currency movements, share-based payments and the cost of its equity placing.