UK small-cap RNS · 28 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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Trading Statement Trading updateUK LFL growth of 6.2% for FY25 accelerated through the year to 7.8% in Q4, well ahead of the CGA benchmark's decline, which shows share gains against tough comparatives.in lineoutlook positive +2.9% on the dayMoved: new: French store conversions to Tortilla – Seven converted; early sales uplift
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Boohoo Group DEBS £400mTrading Update Trading updateFY26 Adjusted EBITDA guidance rises to £50m from about £45m on Debenhams momentum, better Youth Brands and faster transformation, extending the turnaround story.Upgrade / downgrade cycle £50.0m · 13% of mcapahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raisedfirst since Oct 2023 +5.5% on the dayMoved: Marketplace turnaround: Under way; all brands EBITDA-profitable → Ahead of plan; all brands profitable; PLT turnaround · Disposals and warehouse exits: Daventry exited; Burnley sale in process → Non-core sales advancing; PLT removed from sale
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FDM Group (Holdings) FDM £113mTrading Statement Trading updateFY25 profit lands within analyst range (£13.5m-£14.4m), but revenue fell 31% to £178m and cash dropped to £35m. Activity is picking up into early 2026, which offsets the weak year.Moved: Consultant demand and utilisation recovery: Early pick-up; training volumes cautiously raised → Activity uptick continuing into early 2026
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Ecora Resources ECOR £372mQ4 2025 Trading Update Trading updateEcora Royalties PLC (LSE/TSX: ECOR) issues the following trading update for the period 1 October to 31 December 2025.ahead of expectationsfirst in 6 months +2.5% on the day
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Franchise Brands FRAN £289mTrading Update Trading updateConfirms FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA in line with the £33.8m-£35.3m expectations, repeating the November message; record System sales but subdued project work, so no change to the story.Moved: One Franchise Brands IT rollout: One Finance and One CRM rolling out → Good progress reported; rollout continuing · new: Share buy-back programme – Intention announced, subject to consents
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Seeen SEEN £6.8mTrading Update Trading updateTrading in line with Full Year 2025 expectationsin linefirst since Oct 2023 +0.0% on the day
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Trading Update Trading updateFY25 revenue (c.£12.2m) and adjusted EBITDA (c.£4.2m) are now slightly ahead of consensus (£11.5m / £4.0m), following earlier confirmation of delivery against expectations; this is an expectations beat.ahead of expectationsoutlook positivefirst in 6 months +8.0% on the dayMoved: new: Debt reduction to net cash – Net debt cut 48% to c.£2.0m
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Marston's MARS £364mTrading update for the 17 weeks to 24 January 2026 Trading updateMarston's, a leading UK hospitality business with an estate of more than 1,300 pubs, today announces a trading update for the 17-week period to 24 January 2026 ahead of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held at 10:00am today.in line −13.4% on the day
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Fadel Partners Inc FADL £4.9m2025 Trading Update and FY 2026 Outlook Trading updateRevenue and LBITDA met expectations and cash beat them, but revenue fell 4% and cash fell 27% to $1.9M. Growth rests on ARR, much of it added late in Q4.Moved: new: Cost restructuring and path to profitability – LBITDA down to $0.8M; FY26 loss reduction guided
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Card Factory CARD £296mTrading Statement Trading updateConfirms the profit guidance cut on 12 December (£55m-£60m) without changing it. UK stores stayed weak at Christmas, so this removes further downside risk but offers no recovery.in lineoutlook mixedfirst in 1 year +0.4% on the dayMoved: About 1% reduction in underlying cost base before inflation in FY26.: pending → on_track – Simplify and Scale is said to have largely mitigated persistent cost inflation, though no figure is given for the underlying cost base. · Offset National Living Wage and National Insurance cost rises through productivi: pending → on_track – Efficiencies and cost management through Simplify and Scale have largely mitigated cost inflation. · Mid-to-high single-digit percentage adjusted PBT growth in FY26.: pending → changed – The guided £55m-£60m adjusted PBT range, already cut on 12 December and now confirmed, replaces the earlier mid-to-high single-digit growth aim for FY26.
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Skillcast Group SKL £36mFull Year Trading Update Trading updateFY2025 revenue of c.£15.4m (+16%, all organic) and EBITDA of c.£1.5m match expectations, so the profitable-growth story is confirmed with no surprise.in lineoutlook positivefirst since Oct 2023 +0.7% on the day
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Pets at Home Group PETS £1,029mQ3 FY26 Trading Statement Trading updateQ3 sits within expectations and FY26 underlying PBT is guided in line with consensus (£93m, range £90-97m). After a weak H1 this confirms the guidance, with Vet strong and Retail improving sequentially.Moved: Retail turnaround plan: Permanent CEO named to lead turnaround → Sequential Retail improvement; price cuts implemented
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PPHE Hotel Group Ltd PPH £628mYear-end Trading Update Trading updateConfirms 2025 revenue and EBITDA in line with consensus after the Q3 reiteration of guidance, with Q4 RevPAR growth of 5.0% reported. It is a profit estimate under Rule 28 during the offer period, not an upgrade.in line3 business updates in 3 months – usually less than 1 −1.7% on the dayMoved: Shareholders' potential options and offer period: Strategic review and Formal Sale Process launched → Strategic Review ongoing; no outcome yet · art'otel London Hoxton phased opening: Phased opening; Solaya restaurant opened September → Open; being established in its market · art'otel Rome ramp-up: Opened March 2025; ramping up → Opened; ramping up as investment programme completes
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Trading Update Trading updateFY2025 turnover up 32% and pre-tax profit slightly above £1.0m versus £0.1m, with loan volumes ahead; £2.6m of the profit comes from ZDP repurchase gains, so core profit is thinner.outlook positive +187.5% on the day
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Kooth KOO £66mTrading Update Trading update2025 revenues are expected to be £63.3m (2024: £66.7m, £65.1m constant currency).in linefirst in 6 months +11.7% on the day
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PayPoint PAY £418mTrading update for the three months ended 31 December 2025 Trading updateThe company only says it is on track to meet FY26 expectations and deliver record profits. Nothing is raised, so this confirms the November guidance after the delayed £100m EBITDA target.Moved: Cut share capital by at least 20%, later circa 30%, by FY28 via at least £30m a : pending → on_track – Buyback continues, with £17.2m spent by 26 January 2026 against the at least £30m a year and 20% equity reduction target. · Grow dividend cover to over 2.0 times earnings: pending → on_track – The company restates its plan to lift dividend cover above 2.0 times earnings by FY28. · InPost/Yodel network harmonisation impact: Impact greater than anticipated → Disruption navigated; volumes recovering over peak
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Next 15 Group NFG £330mTrading Statement Trading updateConfirms FY26 in line with market expectations (revenue £450m, adjusted operating profit £66.6m), repeating the November message; the company calls trading robust and gives no upgrade.Moved: Deliver solid trading performance in FY26 despite Mach49 contract loss.: pending → on_track – Group trading is described as robust and in line for FY26, with no problem from the Mach49 contract loss mentioned. · Increase AI investment by £5m and invest in other medium to long-term growth are: pending → changed – The FY27 growth investment is now sized at £4m-£6m, partly offset by cost efficiencies, with details due at the Capital Markets Day. · Portfolio review and simplification: Portfolio review ongoing; Capital Markets Day scheduled → Review concluding; simplification to continue in FY27