UK small caps · AIM and Main Market under £500m
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Live 635 announcements read this week · last check today, 21:35
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The full text of every announcement since October 2025, across all companies – not just headlines.
138 announcements mention “LFL”, for example:
8 Oct 2026 · Next 15 Group … On a like-for-like (‘LFL’) basis at constant currency, this represents a decline of 1.3%. Growth returning: the Group delivered three consecutive months of organic revenue growth (June … 7 Oct 2026 · Hollywood Bowl Group … 1Like-for-like (LFL) revenue is from centres which have traded in both periods and have comparable days in each period. LFL revenue excludes revenues from our non-centre business …03
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We track every target management sets against what the company later reports – kept, missed or quietly moved. See the slippage early and re-check your thesis, with every line linked to the original announcement.
See the XP Factory track record →“provides confidence of achieving market expectations for the 15 month financial year to 31 March 2024”
Results came in ahead of market expectations, with adjusted EBITDA of £6.3m.
“plan to double Group Pre IFRS 16 EBITDA over 4 years”
Replaced by a different target after the Boom sale in September 2026.
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Browse the company briefings →XP Factory grew quickly by rolling out Boom Battle Bar and Escape Hunt sites, but Boom's weak trading and rising costs cut profit and cost it the FY26 guidance. In September 2026 it sold Boom for up to £11m to focus on Escape Hunt.
- Jan 2024 – Oct 2024 Doubling in size through roll-out
- Dec 2024 – Sep 2025 Setting ambitious FY28 targets
- Aug 2025 – May 2026 Boom weakens, guidance cut
- Sep 2026 Boom sale and Escape Hunt focus
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