Whitbread DB scheme surplus falls by £198m

Fall in funding position offset by decrease in assumed future rates of inflation

Martin Richmond
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Whitbread is the owner of the Premier Inn chain of hotels
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Whitbread is the owner of the Premier Inn chain of hotels

The Whitbread Group Pension Fund surplus fell by nearly £200m during the year ending 2 March 2023, preliminary results have revealed.

The results for the hospitality company, published today (25 April) on the London Stock Exchange, disclosed the surplus of Whitbread's defined benefit scheme fell from £523m in the 2021/22 fiscal y...

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