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Luceco

LUCE · Main Market · Industrial Goods and Services · mcap £307m · 208.0p

Luceco designs and makes wiring accessories, LED lighting, cable management and EV chargers, selling to electrical wholesalers, retailers and installers. It has its own factories and has bought smaller UK brands to widen its range.

Recent signals

Negative 24 Aug 2026

CEO Hornby and Chair Brand sold shares in 2026 after share price rose sharply

Hornby sold 505,000 shares in August 2026 and Brand 475,000 in May; CEO retirement announced. 24 Aug 2026 15 Jun 2026 27 May 2026

Mixed 10 Aug 2026

CEO succession with external appointee

Thorsten Müller replaces long-serving founder-era CEO from 1 September 2026. 10 Aug 2026

Positive 28 Jul 2026

Repeated guidance upgrades for 2026 from £37m to over £40m, then ahead of expectations

Profit guidance raised in January, March and May 2026, and FY27 expected ahead of consensus, driven by Energy Transition. 28 Jul 2026 19 May 2026 25 Mar 2026 29 Jan 2026

Mixed 22 May 2026

Employee Benefit Trust stake rose to 8.46%; BlackRock fell to 5.0%

EBT kept buying shares while BlackRock reduced its holding. 22 May 2026 27 Apr 2026

Capital actions
  • 2025-09-09 debt refinancing · £120m – New £120m revolving credit facility providing balance sheet optionality 9 Sep 2025
  • 2024-09-30 acquisition · £30.0m – Acquired CMD Limited; revolving credit facility expanded by £40m 30 Sep 2024
  • 2024-03-01 acquisition · £8.6m – Acquired D-Line for £8.6m cash plus up to £3.8m contingent consideration 1 Mar 2024
  • 2023-11-08 acquisition · £1.75m – Subscribed for 35,078,000 eEnergy shares at 5p, about 9.1% stake 8 Nov 2023

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