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CONSUMER health firm Venture Life, which makes products such as mouthwashes, saw revenues surge by 17pc to £18.8m last year.

It swung from a £0.4m loss to a £0.4m profit after tax, and signed 16 international agreements adding 11 partners to its books. Chief executive Jerry Randall said 2018 was a transformational year, as it reorganised its manufacturing. It now has the capacity to almost double last year’s production.

Shares climbed 14.1pc, or 5.5p, to 44.5p.