Warhammer creator Games Workshop has shared out a £5 million bonus to its employees after the company reported a 15 percent rise in sales.

Shares in the fantasy miniatures firm, headquartered in Lenton, also jumped as the company announced sales for the year to June 2 were approximately £254 million. Last year's figure was £219.9m.

Group pre-tax profits also stood at more than £80 million for the year, according to an update to the London Stock Exchange, up from £74.5 million in last year.

In response to the figures, the company paid out more than £2,500 to all its employees, saying: "As in the prior year, in recognition of our staff's contribution to these results, we paid during the year profit share bonuses amounting in total to £5 million.

"These were paid on an equal basis to each member of staff."

It is the second consecutive year the fantasy games group has provided the payout to staff, after it doubled its profits in 2018.

During the year, Games Workshop also received royalties from licensing of approximately £11 million.

The news has come as a number of investment projects at the company's Nottingham headquarters continue to take place.

Nottingham City Council has already approved plans for new warehouse and production facilities and a four-storey office building at its base in Willow Lane.

This includes demolishing poor-quality offices and the factory at the front of the site.

It is hoped this investment will foster further sales growth.

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Shares in Games Workshop were up more than 5 percent at 4,674p in morning trade.

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