Gattaca

GATC · AIM · Industrial Goods and Services · mcap £42m · 126.5p 1 open situation →

Gattaca supplies contract and permanent staff to engineering, technology and infrastructure employers, with contract placements making up most of its net fee income. It also runs support functions and recently bought the Infosec business.

Promised more than once

FY26 underlying profit before tax in line with market expectation of £4m, with further growth 3× · 2 kept · 1 missed FY24 · FY25 · FY26

Achieve 50% gender balance in leadership and management roles by 2026 2× · · 1 missed · 1 open 2024 · 2026

Target	Promise	Said	Status
2024
FY24	FY24 underlying profit before tax of £2.4m to £2.7m	16 Apr 2024	✓ Kept
	“we expect full year underlying profit before tax to be in a range of £2.4m to £2.7m” How it developed 16 Apr 2024 Said “we expect full year underlying profit before tax to be in a range of £2.4m to £2.7m” 24 Oct 2024 ✓ Kept “Group continuing underlying profit before tax of £2.9m (FY23 restated: £3.7m), in a year of NFI decline as a result of margin enhancements and rebalancing of costs.” Result FY24 underlying PBT reported at £2.9m, slightly ahead of expectations and above the range. “Group continuing underlying profit before tax of £2.9m (FY23 restated: £3.7m), in a year of NFI decline as a result of margin enhancements and rebalancing of costs.”24 Oct 2024 · Final Results
2024	Achieve 40% gender balance in leadership and management roles by 2024	24 Oct 2023	✗ Missed · target changed
	“targets of achieving 40% gender balance in leadership and management roles by 2024” How it developed 24 Oct 2023 Said “targets of achieving 40% gender balance in leadership and management roles by 2024” 31 Oct 2026 ↻ Changed / dropped Result Not mentioned in the 4 results reports since the deadline (2024) – treated as dropped.
H2 2024	Complete UK property footprint optimisation with further cost reduction in H2 2024	16 Apr 2024	✗ Missed · target changed
	“Ongoing optimisation of our UK property footprint, project to be completed in H2 with further cost reduction to be realised” How it developed 16 Apr 2024 Said “Ongoing optimisation of our UK property footprint, project to be completed in H2 with further cost reduction to be realised” 31 Oct 2026 ↻ Changed / dropped Result Not mentioned in the 4 results reports since the deadline (H2 2024) – treated as dropped.
2025
FY25	Meet market expectations for FY25	15 Aug 2024	✓ Kept
	“the Board believes it will meet market expectations for FY25” How it developed 15 Aug 2024 Said “the Board believes it will meet market expectations for FY25” 23 Oct 2025 ✓ Kept “Group continuing underlying profit before tax of £3.3m (FY24: £2.9m) up 12% year on year, reflecting focus on costs and productivity while top line growth...” Result FY25 underlying PBT £3.3m, at the upper end of guidance; marginally above guidance. “Group continuing underlying profit before tax of £3.3m (FY24: £2.9m) up 12% year on year, reflecting focus on costs and productivity while top line growth is subdued.”23 Oct 2025 · Final Results
FY25	FY25 continuing underlying profit before tax of £3.0m	24 Oct 2024	✓ Kept
	“Group guidance for FY25 continuing underlying profit before tax remains at £3 million.” Also stated 13 Feb 2025 · 2 Apr 2025 · 2 Apr 2025 How it developed 24 Oct 2024 Said “FY25 continuing underlying PBT will be in line with previous guidance of £3.0m” 13 Feb 2025 Said “with targeted investments in core sectors we remain focused on delivering long-term growth” 2 Apr 2025 Said “Group guidance for FY25 continuing underlying profit before tax remains at £3 million.” 2 Apr 2025 Said “Group guidance for FY25 continuing underlying profit before tax remains at £3 million.” 23 Oct 2025 ✓ Kept “Group continuing underlying profit before tax of £3.3m (FY24: £2.9m) up 12% year on year, reflecting focus on costs and productivity while top line growth...” 17 Aug 2026 ✓ Kept “Contract NFI increased by 16% YoY, reflecting increased activity levels in our core sectors on Infrastructure, Defence, Energy, Mobility and Digital Technology.” Result FY25 underlying PBT reported at £3.3m, upper end of guidance. “Group continuing underlying profit before tax of £3.3m (FY24: £2.9m) up 12% year on year, reflecting focus on costs and productivity while top line growth is subdued.”23 Oct 2025 · Final Results
2026
24 Mar 2026	Announce interim dividend at Interim Results	11 Feb 2026	✓ Kept
	“The Group expects to announce an interim dividend at its Interim Results.” How it developed 11 Feb 2026 Said “The Group expects to announce an interim dividend at its Interim Results.” 24 Mar 2026 ✓ Kept “The Board has today declared an interim dividend of 1.33 pence per share (2025 H1: 1 pence per share) to be paid on 15 May 2026 to shareholders on the...” Result Interim dividend of 1.33p announced with H1 results on 24 March 2026. “The Board has today declared an interim dividend of 1.33 pence per share (2025 H1: 1 pence per share) to be paid on 15 May 2026 to shareholders on the register at 7 April 2026.”24 Mar 2026 · Half-year Results “Interim dividend (pence) \| 1.33 \| 1.0 \| +33%”24 Mar 2026 · Half-year Results
FY26	FY26 underlying profit before tax in line with market expectation of £4m, with further growth	5 Aug 2025	✗ Missed · target changed
	“the Board expects the Company to perform in line with current market expectation of £4m underlying Profit before Tax for FY26” Also stated 23 Oct 2025 How it developed 5 Aug 2025 Said “the Board expects the Company to perform in line with current market expectation of £4m underlying Profit before Tax for FY26” 23 Oct 2025 Said “expectation for the FY26 year ahead to achieve further growth in continuing underlying profit before tax” 14 May 2026 ↻ Changed / dropped “the Board expects Group continuing underlying profit before tax for FY26 to be not less than £6.0 million” 17 Aug 2026 ↻ Changed / dropped “the Group will deliver underlying Profit before Tax of approximately £6.1m (FY25: £3.3m), above previous guidance of £6.0m” Result Guidance was raised to £4.5m, then not less than £6.0m; FY26 underlying PBT was £6.1m. “the Board expects Group continuing underlying profit before tax for FY26 to be not less than £6.0 million”14 May 2026 · Trading Update “the Group will deliver underlying Profit before Tax of approximately £6.1m (FY25: £3.3m), above previous guidance of £6.0m”17 Aug 2026 · Trading Update
FY26 H1	Migrate InfoSec operations to Group platforms by end of FY26 H1	23 Oct 2025	⏱ Overdue – no update
	“plan on track to have migrated operations to Group platforms by the end of FY26 H1” Status so far The deadline has passed; no announcement since says whether it was met. We check again as new reports come in.
FY26	Grow sales headcount by 10% in FY26 in identified core markets	11 Feb 2026	⏱ Overdue – no update
	“The Group's ambition for FY26 remains to invest in identified markets, adding capable experienced sales consultants and growing our sales headcount by 10%.” Also stated 24 Mar 2026 How it developed 11 Feb 2026 Said “The Group's ambition for FY26 remains to invest in identified markets, adding capable experienced sales consultants and growing our sales headcount by 10%.” 24 Mar 2026 Said “aim of 10% sales headcount growth this year in our core markets” Status so far The deadline has passed; no announcement since says whether it was met. We check again as new reports come in.
Today · 3 Nov 2026
2026	Achieve 50% gender balance in leadership and management roles by 2026	24 Oct 2023	… In progress
	“50% by 2026” Status so far Not yet due.
2027
FY27	Further improvement in profit before tax in FY27, with targeted investment in sales consultants	17 Aug 2026	… In progress
	“The Board expects to deliver further improvement in Profit before Tax in FY27” Status so far Not yet due.