diff --git a/src/highscore.cpp b/src/highscore.cpp
--- a/src/highscore.cpp
+++ b/src/highscore.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void LoadFromHighScore()
 					i = SP_SAVED_HIGHSCORE_END;
 					break;
 				}
-				*lastof(hs->company) = '\0';
+				str_validate(hs->company, lastof(hs->company), SVS_NONE);
 				hs->title = EndGameGetPerformanceTitleFromValue(hs->score);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/highscore_gui.cpp b/src/highscore_gui.cpp
--- a/src/highscore_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/highscore_gui.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ struct HighScoreWindow : EndGameHighScor
 			if (hs[i].company[0] != '\0') {
 				TextColour colour = (this->rank == i) ? TC_RED : TC_BLACK; // draw new highscore in red
 
-				DrawString(pt.x + 71, pt.x + 569, pt.y + 140 + (i * 55), hs[i].company, colour);
+				SetDParamStr(0, hs[i].company);
+				DrawString(pt.x + 71, pt.x + 569, pt.y + 140 + (i * 55), STR_JUST_BIG_RAW_STRING, colour);
 				SetDParam(0, hs[i].title);
 				SetDParam(1, hs[i].score);
 				DrawString(pt.x + 71, pt.x + 569, pt.y + 140 + FONT_HEIGHT_LARGE + (i * 55), STR_HIGHSCORE_STATS, colour);
diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ STR_HIGHSCORE_PERFORMANCE_TITLE_CAPITALI
 STR_HIGHSCORE_PERFORMANCE_TITLE_MAGNATE                         :Magnate
 STR_HIGHSCORE_PERFORMANCE_TITLE_MOGUL                           :Mogul
 STR_HIGHSCORE_PERFORMANCE_TITLE_TYCOON_OF_THE_CENTURY           :Tycoon of the Century
-STR_HIGHSCORE_NAME                                              :{BIG_FONT}{PRESIDENT_NAME}, {COMPANY}
+STR_HIGHSCORE_NAME                                              :{PRESIDENT_NAME}, {COMPANY}
 STR_HIGHSCORE_STATS                                             :{BIG_FONT}'{STRING}'   ({COMMA})
 STR_HIGHSCORE_COMPANY_ACHIEVES_STATUS                           :{BIG_FONT}{BLACK}{COMPANY} achieves '{STRING}' status!
 STR_HIGHSCORE_PRESIDENT_OF_COMPANY_ACHIEVES_STATUS              :{BIG_FONT}{WHITE}{PRESIDENT_NAME} of {COMPANY} achieves '{STRING}' status!
@@ -4817,6 +4817,7 @@ STR_JUST_DATE_ISO                       
 STR_JUST_STRING                                                 :{STRING}
 STR_JUST_STRING_STRING                                          :{STRING}{STRING}
 STR_JUST_RAW_STRING                                             :{RAW_STRING}
+STR_JUST_BIG_RAW_STRING                                         :{BIG_FONT}{RAW_STRING}
 
 # Slightly 'raw' stringcodes with colour or size
 STR_BLACK_COMMA                                                 :{BLACK}{COMMA}