Interim profits before tax went up 38% to £441,000 at the publisher of personal finance magazines and directories. In the six months to the end of November turnover rose £870,000 to £3.5m. The recent purchase of booksellers to professional firms Brand & Co and Newmedia Publishing, who produce European guides, helped Charterhouse's figures. This buoyant result meant the board lifted the interim dividend by 0.05p to 0.17p. The group expects 'to complete another year of record profit' with the prospect of a flurry of final PEP adverts and new ISA ones.