XP Factory

XPF · AIM · Travel and Leisure · mcap £32m · 15.3p

XP Factory runs leisure venues in the UK: Escape Hunt escape rooms and Boom Battle Bar, which combines competitive games with food and drink. It owns most sites and also earns franchise income, including abroad.

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Date	Type	Announcement	Day
29 Sep 26		Result of AGM All resolutions passed at Annual General Meeting with strong shareholder support.	−1.4%
28 Sep 26		Disposal of Boom Battle Bar XP Factory sells Boom Battle Bar for up to £11m to focus on Escape Hunt expansion.	+1.4%
		Total consideration up to £11mUpfront cash £5mEarn-out payments up to £6mNet debt post-completion c.£3mEscape Hunt avg O&O site EBITDA margin 42%Escape Hunt avg mature UK site ROIC 51%
07 Sep 26		Publishing of Annual Report and Notice of AGM XP Factory publishes audited annual report for year ended 29 March 2026 and announces AGM.	−3.9%
07 Sep 26	Results	Final Results Revenue grew 3% to £59.6m but adjusted EBITDA fell to £5.5m due to labour cost inflation and weak Boom trading.	−3.9%
		in line expectations Underlying group revenue £59.6m (£57.8m)Pre-IFRS 16 Group Adjusted EBITDA £5.5m (£6.6m)Escape Hunt O&O revenue £15.8m (£14.2m)Boom O&O revenue £42.8m (£42.2m)Net debt £5.9m (£4.9m)Escape Hunt UK like-for-like sales growth +4.6%
19 May 26		Director Share and Option Award Non-Executive Chairman James van den Bergh awarded performance-based share options and salary in shares.	+0.0%
		Option award tranche 1 1,047,860 sharesOption award tranche 2 2,127,474 sharesExercise Price hurdle 1 12 penceExercise Price hurdle 2 24 penceAnnual salary in shares £65,000
12 May 26	Trading update	FY26 Trading Update FY26 revenue £59m, underlying EBITDA marginally ahead of expectations; Escape Hunt grew 11%, Boom declined 8%.	−1.6%
		marginally ahead expectations Full year Group revenue £59m (£58m)Pre-IFRS 16 adjusted EBITDA £5.1m (£6.6m)Net debt excluding lease liabilities £5.7m (£4.9m)Escape Hunt O&O LFL growth +3.8%Boom O&O LFL decline -8%HQ cost reductions initiated ~£1m annualised
29 Apr 26		Appointment of Broker, NOMAD & Financial Adviser XP Factory appoints Panmure Liberum as broker, NOMAD and financial adviser.	+0.0%
01 Apr 26		Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights XP Factory issued 500,000 new ordinary shares to trustee of employee share incentive plan.	+0.0%
02 Feb 26	Board change	Appointment of Non-executive Chairman James van den Bergh appointed as Independent Non-executive Chairman, succeeding Richard Rose.	+1.8%
		Revenue FY25 £58m (£0.9m FY16)XP Factory shares held by van den Bergh 371,647
02 Feb 26	Trading update	Trading Update Escape Hunt growth offset by Boom weakness; FY26 EBITDA guidance cut to £5.0m-£6.0m.	+1.8%
		below expectations UK O&O revenue growth (13 weeks to 28 Dec 2025) +4.2%Escape Hunt UK O&O sales growth (13 weeks to 28 Dec 2025) +10.0%Escape Hunt UK LFL sales growth (13 weeks to 28 Dec 2025) +6.4%Boom UK LFL sales decline (13 weeks to 28 Dec 2025) -7.2%Year to date pre-IFRS 16 adjusted EBITDA (39 weeks to 28 Dec 2025) £4.8m (+£0.1m vs prior year)Net debt (28 December 2025) £5.6m
09 Dec 25	Results	Half-year Results H1 FY2026 revenue up 13% to £28.2m with Pre IFRS 16 Group Adjusted EBITDA up 15% to £1.7m.	−6.5%
		Revenue £28.2m (£24.9m)Pre IFRS 16 Group Adjusted EBITDA £1.7m (£1.5m)Pre IFRS 16 Site level EBITDA £6.1m (£5.6m)Free cash generated £1.4m (£1.8m)Cash balance £4.5m (£1.1m)Net debt £5.3m (£4.9m)
29 Sep 25	Board change	Directorate Change Independent Non-Executive Chairman Richard Rose intends to stand down after nine years in May 2026.	+0.0%
01 Sep 25		Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company CEO and CFO to present results for year ended 31 March 2025 via Investor Meet Company.	+2.6%
01 Sep 25	Results	Preliminary Unaudited Final Results FY25 revenue up 19% to £57.8m; pre-IFRS 16 adjusted EBITDA £6.6m; announced FY28 targets of £100m run-rate sales and £15m EBITDA.	+2.6%
		Group revenue £57.8m (£48.6m)Pre-IFRS 16 Group Adjusted EBITDA £6.6m (£5.1m)Boom owner operated revenue £42.2m (£32.7m)Escape Hunt owner operated revenue £14.2m (£13.3m)Adjusted earnings per share 0.23p (0.09p)Net debt £4.8m (£0.1m net cash)
13 Aug 25		Trading Update and Notice of Results Group reports 12% owner-operated revenue growth; LFL sales recovering after weak Q1 impacted by hot weather and economic uncertainty.	−10.8%
		Owner-operated revenue growth 12%Escape Hunt UK LFL sales YTD +0.4%Escape Hunt UK LFL sales (6 weeks to 10 Aug) +8.6%Boom UK LFL sales YTD -5.6%Boom UK LFL sales (6 weeks to 10 Aug, ex-Euro impact) +0.2%Corporate bookings YTD LFL growth +2%
06 May 25	Trading update	FY25 Trading Update FY25 revenue reached record £57.3m, up 17%, with underlying EBITDA at upper end of expectations.	+4.5%
		at upper end of market expectations expectations Group revenue £57.3m (£48.0m)Escape Hunt revenue £14.1m (£13.2m)Boom Battle Bar revenue £41.9m (£32.2m)Pre-IFRS 16 adj. EBITDA (expected) £6.2m - £6.4m (£5.1m)Group like-for-like revenue growth +2.5%FY28 EBITDA target £13m
01 Apr 25		Share Capital Reduction Effective High Court sanctions capital reduction through cancellation of share premium account.	+0.0%
25 Mar 25		Capital Reduction Update High Court approved capital reduction cancelling share premium account balance.	+0.0%
05 Mar 25		Capital Markets Day Event XP Factory hosts Capital Markets Day with medium-term targets of £90m revenue and £13m EBITDA by FY28.	+0.0%
		FY28 revenue target >£90mFY28 EBITDA target £13m
17 Feb 25		Reduction of Capital, Circular & Notice of GM XP Factory proposes balance sheet reorganisation through capital reduction to enable future shareholder distributions.	+0.0%
10 Feb 25		Notice of Capital Markets Day Event XP Factory to host Capital Markets Day on 5 March 2025 with management presentations on strategy and growth plans.	+0.0%
		Medium term revenue target >£90mMedium term EBITDA target £13mTarget year FY28
14 Jan 25	Trading update	Trading Update Christmas trading drove 8.5% group like-for-like sales growth in Q3, with Boom up 17.4% and Escape Hunt up 14.3% in five weeks to January.	+4.0%
		Cambridge new site performance exceeded expectations expectations Group LFL sales growth (14 weeks to 5 January 2025) 8.5%Boom Battle Bar LFL sales growth (5 weeks to January 2025) 17.4%Escape Hunt LFL sales growth (5 weeks to January 2025) 14.3%Escape Hunt owner operated sales (40 weeks to 5 January 2025) £11mBoom owner operated sales (40 weeks to 5 January 2025) £31mRecord sales weeks achieved 28 sites
04 Dec 24	Results	Half-year Results H1 FY2025 revenue rose 33.2% to £24.9m; company targets to double EBITDA and reach £90m sales by March 2028.	+3.7%
		Revenue £24.9m (£18.7m)Gross Profit £15.6m (£11.7m)Pre IFRS 16 Group Adjusted EBITDA £1.5m (£1.1m)Free cash generation £2.1m (£2.2m)Cash balance £1.9m (£3.9m)Net debt £1.3m (£0.0m)
09 Oct 24		Completion of RCF Banking Facility XP Factory completes £10m revolving credit facility with Barclays to refinance existing debt and fund expansion.	+0.0%
		New RCF facility £10mFree cash flow (15 months to 31 March 2024) £6.5mPre IFRS 16 Group EBITDA (15 months to 31 March 2024) £6.3mMarket capitalisation £21.9mAnnualised free cash yield 24%Carried forward tax losses £22.3m
02 Sep 24	Results	Final Results XP Factory reports revenue of £57.3m for 15 months to March 2024, with adjusted EBITDA of £6.3m and first full operating profit of £1.9m.	+3.3%
		ahead of market expectations expectations Group revenue £57.3m (£22.8m (12 months 2022))Pre IFRS 16 Adjusted EBITDA £6.3m (£2.6m (12 months 2022))Group Adjusted EBITDA £9.9m (£4.0m (12 months 2022))Operating profit £1.9m (loss £4.9m (12 months 2022))Cash generated from operations £11.1m (£3.3m (12 months 2022))Cash balance £3.9m (£3.2m (31 Dec 2022))
07 Aug 24		Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company XP Factory to present audited results for 15 months to 31 March 2024 via Investor Meet Company.	+0.0%
02 Aug 24		Trading update and Notice of Results XP Factory reports trading in line with board expectations with continued positive like-for-like growth across both brands.	−1.7%
		in line expectations
01 Jul 24		Investor Site Visit XP Factory hosting investor site visit at Boom Battle Bar on 30 July 2024.	−3.5%
12 Jun 24		Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights XP Factory issued 600,000 new ordinary shares to SIP trustee for employee share scheme.	+0.0%
12 Jun 24		Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights XP Factory allotted 600,000 new ordinary shares to SIP trustee for employee share scheme.	+0.0%
08 May 24	Trading update	Trading Update Group turnover reached £57.8m in 15 months to March 2024, with double-digit like-for-like growth across both brands.	+3.6%
		in line expectations Group turnover (15 months to 31 March 2024) £57.8m (£22.8m (12 months to Dec 2022))Boom like-for-like sales growth (13 weeks to 31 March 2024) 11.6%Escape Hunt like-for-like sales growth (13 weeks to 31 March 2024) 11.7%Boom owner operated estate sales (15 months) c.£36.5m (£9.5m (12 months to Dec 2022))Escape Hunt owner operated estate sales c.£17mFranchise revenue (15 months) c.£2.3m (£2.8m (12 months to Dec 2022))
20 Mar 24		Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company CEO and CFO to present unaudited interim results for 2023 via Investor Meet Company platform.	−10.2%
19 Mar 24	Results	Half-year Results Revenue doubled to £44.7m and pre-IFRS 16 adjusted EBITDA increased 116% to £5.5m; first positive operating profit of £1.7m.	+0.0%
		Revenue £44.7m (£22.8m)Pre-IFRS 16 Adjusted EBITDA £5.5m (£2.6m)Operating profit £1.7m (£(4.9)m loss)Boom like-for-like sales growth 29%Escape Hunt like-for-like sales growth 17%Cash balance £4.4m (£3.2m)
18 Jan 24	Trading update	Trading Update Group turnover nearly doubled to £44.5m in 52 weeks to 31 December 2023, with strong like-for-like growth across both brands.	+1.6%
		in line expectations Group turnover £44.5m (£22.8m)Boom like-for-like sales growth (52 weeks) up 29%Escape Hunt like-for-like sales growth (52 weeks) up 17%Boom owner-operated sales £27.5m (£9.5m)Escape Hunt owner-operated sales £13m+Boom site level EBITDA margins 20%-25%

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