Profits down at car-park operator

PRE-TAX profits at aprivate car-park operator at hospitals and shopping centres across the country dropped by 39% in 2009 to €192,944.

According to accounts filed by the British-owned Euro Car-Parks (Ireland) Ltd to the Companies’ Office, they show the company’s turnover — including the site owners’ share — decreased by 16% from €10.4m to €8.7m to the end of December 2009.

The company operates about 115 car-parks across Ireland and the filings show that the company’s turnover less the site owners’ share of income decreased by 13% from €7.2m to €6.2m.