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⚡ Takeover targets · 9 Oct

DP Poland

DPP · Travel and Leisure · £58m · −26% in a year

DP Poland holds the exclusive rights to run and sub-franchise Domino's Pizza in Poland and Croatia, and also owns the smaller Pizzeria 105 brand. At the end of June 2026 it ran 139 Domino's stores and 69 Pizzeria 105 stores, and sales were growing about 20% a year, with a first half-year profit of £0.1m. But the shares have fallen from about 11p in 2024 to about 6p, as the Pizzeria 105 conversion plan has run slower than planned and a new CEO has just taken over.

share price · 12 months

In 3 acts

High Volume Mentality: from losses to a debt-free group
Buying Pizzeria 105: a network of 90 franchised stores
Selling stores to franchisees, converting Pizzeria 105

Targets ✓4 ✗5 Read the briefing →

⚡ Insider buying · 9 Oct

Oxford Metrics

OMG · Technology · £40m · −17% in a year

Oxford Metrics is an Oxford-based AIM company founded in 1984. It makes Vicon motion-capture systems and machine-vision inspection tools for factories. Revenue hit a record £44m in FY23, then buyers slowed, and the company bought into factory inspection to widen its base. In October 2026 it cut FY26 guidance and announced a CEO change, with the shares near 35p against 110p in spring 2024.

A record year, then buyers paused
Buying into factory inspection, launching AI capture
A reset under new leaders

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⚡ Insider buying · 9 Oct

IG Design Group

IGR · Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores · £84m · +69% in a year

IG Design Group makes wrapping paper, Christmas crackers, greetings cards and stationery for retailers such as Tesco, Costco and Aldi. In May 2025 it sold its loss-making US arm, which was 60% of revenue, for $1 upfront. What remains is a smaller UK, European and Australian business with £217.9m of revenue, £54.6m of net cash and a reinstated dividend.

A three-year turnaround that worked at first
The US market turns against it
Selling the Americas for $1

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⚡ Disposals · 7 Oct

Fletcher King

FLK · Real Estate · £3.5m · −21% in a year

Fletcher King is a small London-listed property adviser. It advises on property sales and purchases, manages buildings, values property for banks and handles business-rates appeals. After a profitable 2024 its fees dried up: profit for the year to April 2026 was £2,000. It has paid a 20p special dividend, is selling its operating business to its own managers, and will be run by a new board that wants to buy technology-led property services.

A deal-driven rebound in 2024
A flat year and a slow slide in 2025
Breakeven in 2026 and a change of direction

Targets ✓5 ✗1 Read the briefing →

⚡ Activists · 7 Oct

Capita

CPI · Industrial Goods and Services · £255m · −27% in a year

Capita runs outsourced services for UK government and regulated industries: pension schemes, training, road charging and customer contact. Since 2024 it has cut about £250m of annual costs and sold businesses to repair its balance sheet, but revenue has kept shrinking in contact centres. Its biggest new contract, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, has gone badly and pushed its cash-flow target out to 2027.

New chief executive, deep cuts and asset sales
The savings land, but the old problems linger
A pension contract goes wrong, and the contact centres go

Targets ✓5 ✗5 Read the briefing →

⚡ Disposals · 28 Sep

XP Factory

XPF · Travel and Leisure · £32m · +20% in a year

XP Factory runs two leisure brands in the UK: Escape Hunt, which sells escape-room games, and Boom Battle Bar, a bar-and-games chain. Boom was about 70% of revenue, and on 28 September 2026 the company agreed to sell it for up to £11m, leaving a business built around Escape Hunt. The sale followed a year in which Escape Hunt grew while Boom's sales fell, and group profit fell with them.

From under £1m to £57m: buying Boom and doubling twice
A £10m credit line and a £90m plan
Wage costs and a weak bar market hit profit
Boom sold to concentrate on Escape Hunt

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38 briefings so far, more every day · latest 10 Oct 2026. Written by AI from each company’s own announcements – every paragraph links to its source. Company filings, not investment advice.