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.
| Target | Promise | Said | Status |
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| 2026 | |||
| 29 Mar 2026 | Open three more Escape Hunt sites by year end. | 9 Dec 2025 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Result
Colchester was due to open in April 2026, after the year end; the other sites are not confirmed. “New openings: Two new Escape Hunt sites opened in Canterbury and Sheffield. One new Boom site opened in Reading”12 May 2026 · FY26 Trading Update “Colchester Escape Hunt site opened in April (post period end)”12 May 2026 · FY26 Trading Update |
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| 29 Mar 2026 | Open Colchester Escape Hunt before year end, in time for Easter. | 2 Feb 2026 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Result
Opening was reported as April 2026, just after the period end. “Colchester Escape Hunt site opened in April (post period end)”12 May 2026 · FY26 Trading Update |
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| Today · 9 Oct 2026 | |||
| 2028 | |||
| 31 Mar 2028 | Keep average Debt:EBITDA at about 1.0x (pre-IFRS 16). | 4 Dec 2024 | ◐ Partly on track |
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Status so far
Net debt of £5.9m against £5.5m EBITDA is about 1.1x at FY26, but the plan has changed. “Net debt of £5.9m at 29 March 2026 (31 March 2025: £4.9m net debt)”7 Sep 2026 · Final Results |
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