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UK small-cap RNS · 20 Jan 2026

Every announcement of UK small & mid caps under £2bn. The ones that started or moved a situation are marked – a click opens it.

Key = all announcements except routine filings (voting rights, buybacks, holdings, director forms), plus the ones that are part of a situation. Not investment advice.

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18:20

Galantas Gold Corp. GAL £172m
Historical Related Party Transaction
Company admits the CEO's C$32,000 placing participation should have been announced as an AIM Rule 13 related-party transaction at the time, plus past PDMR disclosure errors; a governance lapse, though small in size.

first in 8 months −10.9% on the day
16:00

Lancashire Holdings Limited LRE £1,638m
Notice of Q4 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
”) will be announcing its 2025 fourth quarter earnings release at 07:00 GMT on Thursday 5 March 2026 and hosting an analyst and investor conference call at 13:00 GMT / 08:00am EST on Thursday 5 March 2026.

+1.9% on the day
15:39

Ferrexpo FXPO £341m
Update on operations in Ukraine
Ferrexpo plc (LSE: FXPO) advises that, further to the previous announcement on 8 November 2025, there have been further attacks on Ukrainian electricity generation and transmission infrastructure, and the supply of power to the Company's operations has once …

−13.3% on the day
15:26

Flowtech Fluidpower FLO £52m
Result of Placing and Notice of General Meeting Fundraise
Flowtech Fluidpower PLC ("Flowtech" or the "Company") (AIM: FLO) is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement made earlier today regarding the Fundraising (the "Launch Announcement"), it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £9 million by way …

−11.5% on the day
15:20

Rockhopper Exploration RKH £647m
Appointment of Non-Executive Director Board change
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Slape to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.

−0.6% on the day
15:00

Sirius Real Estate Ltd. SRE £1,508m
Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
Notification of a transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")

−1.2% on the day
14:02

Origin Enterprises (CDI) OGN £362m
Re-issue of Treasury Shares
Dublin, London, 20 January 2026: Origin Enterprises plc ('Origin' or 'the Group'), the international group shaping the future of sustainable agriculture and land use, announces that it has transferred 2,611 treasury shares to satisfy the exercise of share …

−0.7% on the day
12:33

Goldplat GDP £39m
Result of Reconvened AGM
Goldplat plc, (AIM: GDP) the AIM listed Mining Services Group, with international gold recovery operations located in South Africa and Ghana, servicing the African and South American Mining Industry, announces that at the reconvened Annual General Meeting of …

+5.3% on the day
11:51

Union Jack Oil UJO £2.4m
Further Invalid Requisition of General Meeting
Union Jack Oil plc (AIM: UJO, OTCQB: UJOGF), acknowledges the receipt of a second purported requisition notice dated Monday 19 January 2026 at 17:19 (the "Second Purported Notice") from former director Craig Howie.

−1.5% on the day
11:34

Golden Rock Global GCG £1.2m
Further re Admission of Broker Shares
Further to its announcement on 19 January 2026, Golden Rock Global plc (LEI: 213800LQDN7P5PV83Q46) announces that 3,800,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the issued share capital of the Company ("Shares") have today, 20 January 2026, been admitted to …

+0.0% on the day
10:16

Afarak Group SE AFRK £59m
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT
10:15 London, 12:15 Helsinki, 20 January 2026 - Afarak Group SE ("Afarak" or "the Company") (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)

+0.0% on the day
08:03

Funding Circle Holdings FCH £589m
Full Year 2025 Trading Update (unaudited) Trading update
20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Group has outperformed expectations for the year with revenue of c.£204 million, up 28% year on year, and profit before tax of c.£20 million (FY 2024: £3 million), ahead of current market expectations of £191 million and £17 …

ahead of expectations +14.4% on the day
07:02

Flowtech Fluidpower FLO £52m
Proposed Retail Offer Fundraise
Flowtech Fluidpower plc ("Flowtech" or the "Company") (AIM: FLO), the specialist technical provider of hydraulic, pneumatic and process products, engineering services and projects, is pleased to announce a retail offer via the Winterflood Retail Access …

21% of mcapfirst since Oct 2023 −11.5% on the day
07:01

Flowtech Fluidpower FLO £52m
Proposed Placing And Retail Offer Fundraise
Proposed Retail Offer to raise up to £1 million

first in 8 months −11.5% on the day
07:01

Avacta Group AVCT £277m
Year-end trading update Trading update
o In December 2025 Avacta reported highly encouraging efficacy and safety data from the cohort of patients enrolled with salivary gland cancer where a disease control rate of 90% is maintained in the full cohort (link)

first in 6 months −4.5% on the day
07:00

Funding Circle Holdings FCH £589m
Full Year 2025 Trading Update Trading update
596/2014 FY 2026 REVENUE GUIDANCE ACHIEVED A YEAR EARLY FY 2025 REVENUE AND PROFIT BEFORE TAX AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS Business Performance The Group has outperformed expectations for the year with revenue of c.£204 million, up 28% year on year, and profit …

ahead of expectations +14.4% on the day
07:00

Cairn Homes (CDI) CRN £1,402m
Trading Update for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 Trading update
Cairn Homes Plc: Trading Update for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

ahead of expectations +0.8% on the day
07:00

Pacific Global Holdings plc PCH £1.0m
Directorate Change Board change
Pacific Global Holdings plc (AIM: PCH), an AIM quoted investing company, announces that Mr Peter Jay has stepped down from his role as Non-Executive Chairman and as a Director of the Company with immediate effect.

+0.0% on the day
07:00

Catenai CTAI £0.8m
New Company Website
The new website content reflects both the Company's investment in Alludium, which is pioneering the no-code AI agent workforce category, and Catenai's incorporation of a Bitcoin treasury as part of its wider capital management strategy.

+0.0% on the day
07:00

OptiBiotix Health OPTI £5.8m
New Investor Website
OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI, OTCQB: OPTBF), a life sciences business developing products which reduce hunger and food cravings, enhance the gut microbiome, and sweet fibres as healthy sugar substitutes, announces the launch of a new interactive investor …

+0.0% on the day
07:00

AO World AO. £511m
MusicMagpie launches UK-wide Timpson partnership
With 73% of UK adults having at least one unused smartphone at home with an average trade-in value of c£250, the service couldn't come at a better time for people feeling the squeeze in January.

+0.8% on the day
07:00

Avacta Group AVCT £277m
Appointment of Nominated Adviser & TVR
The Company's issued ordinary share capital is 440,415,495 Ordinary Shares.

−4.5% on the day
07:00

Active Energy Group AEG £6.0m
Strategic Entry into Saudi Arabia via MISA
The award of the MISA Entrepreneur Licence represents a strategic milestone for the Group and forms a core part of Active Energy's wider strategy to expand its footprint across the Middle East.

+0.0% on the day
07:00

Tavistock Investments TAVI £7.3m
Appointment of Nominated Adviser and Broker
Tavistock is pleased to announce the appointment of Canaccord Genuity Limited as the Company's Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker, with immediate effect.

+0.0% on the day
07:00

Crism Therapeutics Corporation CRTX £7.0m
Japanese Patent Grant
CRISM Therapeutics Corporation (AIM: CRTX), a UK clinical-stage drug delivery company focused on the localised and sustained delivery of chemotherapy drugs, announces that it has been granted a patent (7800909) by the Japanese Patent Office.

+2.5% on the day
07:00

First Development Resources Plc FDR £2.0m
Paterson Province – Applications for New Licences
First Development Resources plc (AIM: FDR), the UK-based, Australia-focused exploration company with mineral interests in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, is pleased to announce that it has applied for three new Exploration Licences in the …

+0.0% on the day
07:00

ITM Power ITM £559m
Notice of Interim Results
ITM can confirm that Interim Results for the six months ended 31 October 2025 will be announced on Thursday, 29 January 2026.

−0.6% on the day
07:00

Petrotal Corporation PTAL £288m
2026 Guidance
Guidance was not raised: 2026 production of 11,750-12,250 bopd is stated as in line with the low-case scenario given with Q3 results, and with the earlier 12,000-15,000 bopd range at its bottom end.

Project milestones in lineoutlook negative, loweredfirst since Oct 2023 −16.4% on the day

Moved: Bretana drilling restart and water handling: Delayed; water handling expansion needed → Rig tender under way; restart pushed to Q4 · 2026 budget and development plan: Dividend suspended; best-case drilling restart mid-2026 → 2026 budget set; liquidity first · Dividend suspension and cash preservation: Dividend suspended until further notice → Dividend suspension confirmed; $60m cash floor
07:00

Conygar Investment Company CIC £18m
Final Results Results
· Net asset value ("NAV") decreased in the year by £19.5 million to £41.6 million (70.2p per share; 2024: 103.0p per share).

first in 7 months −4.4% on the day
07:00

Helios Underwriting HUW £181m
2026 YOA Portfolio Update
Helios announces expected 2026 managed capacity for its Lloyd's syndicate portfolio of £467 million

+0.0% on the day
07:00

Sosandar SOS £22m
Directorate Change Board change
Sosandar plc (AIM: SOS), the women's fashion brand, creating quality, trend-led products for women of all ages advises of a change to its Board.

first since Oct 2023 +0.0% on the day
07:00

Capital Limited CAPD £265m
Q4 2025 Trading Update Trading update
FY25 revenue landed at the upper end of raised guidance, with record MSALABS revenue. Q4 drilling was softer (utilisation 74%, ARPOR down), which the company blames on Tanzania protests.

Project milestones outlook positivefirst in 9 months −1.2% on the day

Moved: Equity placing and growth capex: Bookbuild launched; first tranche settling 25 Nov → Placing proceeds being deployed; 2026 rig orders placed · new: Reko Diq mining ramp-up – TSF fleet mobilised, commissioning underway
07:00

Flowtech Fluidpower FLO £52m
Full Year Trading Update & Acquisition Trading update
"Underlying EBITDA for FY25 is expected to be in the region of £7.7m, broadly in line with expectations and reflecting a small number of large projects expected in Q4 25 slipping into Q1 26.

3% of mcapbelow expectations −11.5% on the day
07:00

Helium One Group Ltd HE1 £30m
Galactica Project Update
Helium One Global (AIM: HE1), the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA ("the Galactica Project"), provides an update following the Blue Star Helium (ASX: BNL) …

+0.2% on the day
07:00

Kier Group KIE £1,303m
Trading Update Trading update
First-half and full-year performance are confirmed in line with Board expectations, repeating the November message under the new CEO. Together with the net cash milestone, this supports confidence in delivery.

in lineoutlook positive −1.4% on the day
07:00

Yu Group YU. £296m
Trading Update and Notice of Results
Solid Organic performance, trading in line with full year expectations

+0.5% on the day
07:00

Galileo Resources GLR £9.4m
Kalahari Copperbelt Drilling – Assay Results Results
Kalahari Copperbelt Drilling - Assays Confirm Copper Mineralisation

+0.0% on the day
07:00

Predator Oil & Gas Holdings PRD £12m
Placing to Raise £4.5 Million Fundraise
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc / Index: LSE / Epic: PRD / Sector: Oil & Gas

16% of mcapfirst in 9 months −25.0% on the day
07:00

Staffline Group STAF £45m
Full year Trading Update Trading update
FY2025 operating profit of £12.7m and PBT of £7.1m beat the two-analyst consensus (£11.9m and £6.0m). This is a beat on the year just ended; 2026 expectations are only held unchanged.

ahead of expectationsoutlook mixedfirst in 11 months +9.8% on the day

Moved: FY2025 results in line with management expectations: pending → delivered – FY2025 operating profit and PBT are expected to beat consensus, so the 'in line' promise is exceeded (figures unaudited and provisional). · £7.5m share buyback in two tranches funded by PeoplePlus disposal proceeds: pending → on_track – The buyback of up to £7.5m is ongoing, with £6.5m of consideration repurchased in FY2025, leaving about £1.0m of the programme. · Mobilise c3,000 temporary workers on new logistics contract from end Q2 to Q3 20: pending → delayed – Only c.1,800 additional temporary staff were onboarded on the logistics partnership by 31 December 2025, against the c.3,000 mobilisation target for Q3 2025.
07:00

Team Internet Group plc TIG £85m
FY25 earnings and progress on Strategic Review
After the November guidance cut to $40-45m, FY25 revenue and adjusted EBITDA are now expected towards the top of analyst ranges, so the Q4 recovery in Comparison and DIS is seen as stabilising earnings.

Sale process / strategic review ahead of expectationsoutlook positivefirst in 9 months +3.5% on the day

Moved: Strategic review and divestments: Review initiated; DIS discussions most advanced → DIS disposal discussions progressing well
07:00

Creo Medical Group CREO £50m
FY25 Trading Update Trading update
FY25 revenue of £6.0m (+50%) matched expectations and guidance, while underlying operating loss fell over 40% to £13.3m on cost cuts, so the turnaround is on plan.

Balance-sheet stress / refinancing £6.0m · 12% of mcapin lineoutlook positivefirst since Oct 2023 −5.1% on the day

Moved: new: Path to self-sustaining cashflows – Costs cut, revenue growing, still loss-making
07:00

Eagle Eye Solutions Group EYE £137m
H1 FY26 Trading Update and Notice of Results
Full year FY26 profits expected to be ahead of current market expectations

+16.1% on the day
07:00

Craneware CRW £374m
H1 FY26 Trading Update and Notice of Results
20 January 2026 - Craneware (AIM: CRW.L), a leader in healthcare financial performance solutions, is pleased to provide an update on trading for the six months ended 31 December 2025 ("H1 FY26").

in linefirst in 2 year −2.7% on the day
07:00

Bluebird Merchant Ventures BMV £1.2m
Result of WRAP Retail Offer Fundraise
Bluebird Mining Ventures, the gold streaming and treasury company, is pleased to confirm, further to the announcements made on 16 January 2026, the result of its Fundraise at the Issue Price of 0.15 pence per share.

−3.3% on the day
07:00

Kromek Group KMK £38m
Half-year Results Results
Kromek Group plc (AIM: KMK), a leading developer of radiation and bio-detection technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN detection segments, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2025.

in linefirst since Oct 2023 −9.6% on the day
07:00

System1 Group SYS1 £43m
Trading Update Trading update
Q3 platform revenue recovered in UK and Europe as large clients' Adtesting spend normalised, and FY26 guidance is held. Total revenue is still down 4% in Q3 and 6% YTD, and the year remains H2-loaded.

in lineoutlook positive +4.2% on the day

Moved: FY26 guidance delivery: Guidance confirmed; H1 weak, H2 loaded → Guidance reconfirmed after Q3 platform recovery
07:00

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. PPHC £216m
FY2025 Trading Update Trading update
Strong end to FY2025 with significant revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth

ahead of expectations +5.5% on the day
07:00

Ibstock IBST £321m
Trading Statement Trading update
Resilient performance and robust balance sheet provide optionality for the future

in linefirst in 7 months −4.0% on the day
07:00

Midwich Group MIDW £163m
Trading Statement Trading update
Adjusted PBT of c.£30m matches the Board's earlier expectations. Revenue was flat at c.£1.3bn, with a return to organic growth in H2 after a H1 decline, but markets remain subdued.

in lineoutlook positivefirst in 6 months −0.3% on the day

Moved: new: ERP deployment review – Review ongoing, first disclosed at September 2025 interims · new: EMEA and North America recovery – Headwinds softening in H2; recovery expected from 2026
07:00

Venture Life Group VLG £80m
Exercise of Share Options & Total Voting Rights
Venture Life Group PLC (AIM: VLG), a recognised leader in proactive healthy, product innovation, development, and commercialisation within the global consumer healthcare sector, announces that it has issued 75,000 new ordinary shares of 0.3 pence each in the …

+1.2% on the day
07:00

Concurrent Technologies CNC £250m
Trading Update Trading update
FY25 revenue and PBT are guided in line with market expectations, with strong double-digit growth on FY24 despite US DoD budget delays and the government shutdown; no earlier warning is on file.

in lineoutlook positivefirst in 6 months −1.8% on the day

Moved: new: Colchester facility relocation – Los Angeles operational; Colchester due H1 FY26 · new: Defence prime design services contract – Expanded to $6.2m, largest single order
07:00

Bango BGO £60m
Trading Update Trading update
Cash EBITDA turns positive at $2.3M and ARR grows 30% on lower costs, but revenue falls to $52.2M, net debt rises to $9.3M and large DVM contracts slip into FY26.

Turnaround plan with targets outlook positivefirst in 6 months +5.1% on the day

Moved: new: Large DVM contract closings – Slipped from Q4 FY25 into FY26 · new: Low margin transactional routes – Under review · new: Net debt and leverage – Net debt $9.3M, up from $1.8M
07:00

Mcbride MCB £299m
Trading Update Trading update
Full-year adjusted operating profit is reaffirmed in line with consensus (£64.0m, slightly below the £64.3m cited before). H1 is slightly behind last year, with H2 weighted on new business wins.

in lineoutlook positivefirst in 6 months −1.0% on the day

Moved: Share buyback programme: £20m buyback to commence shortly → £1.3m bought back in the period
07:00

Mineral & Financial Investments Limited MAFL £16m
1st Quarter Results Results
Unaudited First Quarter 2026 NAVPS was 37.9p, up 29.6% yr/yr.

+10.6% on the day
07:00

Reach RCH £158m
Trading Update Trading update
Reach plc ("The Company") Trading update for the year ended 31 December 2025

ahead of expectationsfirst since Oct 2023 +7.4% on the day
07:00

Niox Group NIOX £279m
Full Year Trading Update Trading update
FY2025 revenue (£48.7m) and adjusted EBITDA (£16.7m) came in above consensus (£47.2m / £15.9m), but the beat is driven by Research sales the company says are unlikely to continue.

Project milestones ahead of expectationsoutlook mixedfirst since Oct 2023 −4.4% on the day

Moved: new: NIOX PRO device rollout – Launched; first sale December 2025 · new: US direct sales transition – Transition under way
07:00

Sancus Lending Group Limited LEND £9.3m
Junior Funding Commitment
Further to its announcement of 30 January 2025, Sancus Lending Group Limited (AIM: LEND) announces that it has issued £1.4 million of preference shares in Sancus Loans Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, to Somerston Fintech Limited ("Somerston Fintech"), a …

+0.0% on the day
07:00

Fulcrum Metals FMET £9.0m
Update: Bonus Warrant Acceleration Offer
Fulcrum Metals plc / EPIC: FMET / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining

+8.9% on the day
07:00

Gear4music (Holdings) G4M £49m
Trading Update Trading update
Peak season trading ahead of recently upgraded Board expectations

ahead of expectations3 guidance upgrades in 3 months – usually less than 1 +2.6% on the day
07:00

4Imprint Group FOUR £1,222m
Trading Statement Trading update
4imprint Group plc (the "Group"), the leading international direct marketer of promotional products, today provides a trading update for the year ended 27 December 2025.

ahead of expectations −1.0% on the day
07:00

GETECH Group GTC £6.6m
Trading Statement Trading update
FY25 adjusted EBITDA of £0.5m against a £0.6m loss in 2024 is the first positive EBITDA since 2019, with revenue up 6% to £5.0m after the cost reset. The headline says it is ahead of market expectations.

Segment turn ahead of expectationsoutlook positivefirst in 6 months +9.5% on the day

Moved: new: Turnaround and refocus on core markets – Cost reset done; EBITDA positive in FY25
07:00

Big Yellow Group BYG £1,804m
Trading Statement Trading update
Revenue is up 2% on 4% higher rents, and the Q3 occupancy loss narrowed. But full-year adjusted EPS growth is guided to only about 2%, down from 7% at the interims, because of the prior-year Cheadle insurance receipt.

Project milestones outlook mixedfirst in 6 months −2.6% on the day

Moved: Store development pipeline: Seven under construction; nine of 13 have planning → Two stores opened; planning on 10 of 13
07:00

DFS Furniture DFS £329m
Trading Statement Trading update
Strategic execution driving strong profit growth and cash flow

ahead of expectationsfirst in 6 months +1.1% on the day
07:00

Thruvision Group THRU £8.5m
South-East Asian Mass Transit Contract Award
A 20-system rail order worth over £1m, delivered this quarter, is a sizeable win against £2.6m of H1 revenue. It supports the order intake the going-concern case relies on, and it comes via a regional partner.

Balance-sheet stress / refinancing £1.0m · 12% of mcap3 new orders in 3 months – usually less than 1 +10.5% on the day

Moved: Going concern and cash runway: Two small orders received; values undisclosed → Order intake improving; value now disclosed
07:00

Jadestone Energy JSE £241m
Notice of Full Year 2025 Trading Statement
20 January 2026 - Singapore: Jadestone Energy plc (AIM:JSE) (the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, "Jadestone" or the "Group") announces that its trading statement for the year ended 31 December 2025 will be published on 3 February 2026.

+0.4% on the day
07:00

London BTC Company Limited BTC £4.9m
Appointment of Marex & US Capital Markets Progress
Appointment of Marex as Joint Corporate Adviser and US Capital Markets Progress

+1.6% on the day
07:00

MyCelx Technologies Corporation MYX £12m
Trading Update Trading update
Company is maintaining 2026 guidance, not raising it. Profit beat 2025 expectations (EBITDA c.$680k vs $200k loss expected), but revenue of $11.7m missed $12.5m, so the 'raised' reading is wrong.

outlook positive +17.5% on the day

Moved: Permian Basin REGEN project: $3.9m award won; delivery expected 2026 → Delivery pending; Permian sales build-out starting