UK small-cap RNS · 23 Mar 2026

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

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12:45

ASOS ASC £524m
Holding(s) in Company Holding
12:00

Hercules Plc HERC £30m
Delay in Final Results and Temporary Suspension Results
The audit overran because of the consolidation of acquisitions and extra review of certain sub-contractor contracts, so FY25 accounts miss the AIM deadline and the shares are suspended from 1 April until publication, expected in May.

Legal & regulatory first since Oct 2023 −14.9% on the day

Moved: new: FY25 audit delay and suspension – Audit in final stages; deadline will be missed
09:19

Goodwin Plc GDWN £1,077m
Trading Update Trading update
Not a profit warning: the Board says trading is in line with the October expectations (above £71m). But the order book is lower, two big tenders were lost and the dividend may be cut.

Capital return in lineoutlook mixedfirst since Oct 2023 −47.8% on the day

Moved: FY2026 profit guidance: Guidance of above £71m reiterated at interims → Trading in line with October expectations · new: Gulf LNG valve delivery delays – Delay requests received; no cancellations yet · new: Dividend policy review – Board considering reverting to lower payout
07:03

Quantum Helium Limited QHE £7.7m
Strong 2025 Oil Production at Sagebrush
Confirms 2025 oil output of 11,769 bbl and US$617k gross revenue, funding helium work, but quarterly output fell from 3,244 bbl in Q2 to 2,645 bbl in Q4 and revenue fell with it.

Project milestones outlook positive +8.6% on the day

Moved: Sagebrush-1 extended flow test: Lease assignment approved; operatorship pending → Awaiting operatorship; test still the focus
07:00

Optima Health OPT £265m
Directorate Change Board change
CFO Heidi Giles leaves on 31 July 2026, in the middle of the debt-funded PAM acquisition and £35m open offer. She stays as a director and in role during the handover, which limits the disruption.

Large acquisition / reverse takeover first since Oct 2023 −0.8% on the day

Moved: PAM Healthcare acquisition: Agreement signed 14 Feb; awaiting Irish FDI clearance → Signed; awaiting completion; CFO handover planned · new: CFO succession – Departure announced; interim named, no permanent CFO
07:00

RTC Group RTC £12m
Final Results Results
Profit from operations and EBITDA held flat despite higher employer NI and minimum wage costs, while cash rose to £3.9m, EPS grew and the dividend was raised 10%.

Upgrade / downgrade cycle outlook mixedfirst in 7 months +0.0% on the day

Moved: Ganymede rail and energy contracts: SRE 8-year award; E.ON extended 12 months → Order book described as strong and growing
07:00

Thungela Resources Limited TGA £867m
Final Results Results
The R7.1bn loss and R8.8bn impairment were pre-flagged on 2 March and sit within that range, so 'ahead of expectations' overstates it. Production beat guidance and costs came in below it, but EBITDA fell 81% and the dividend was cut 69%.

Disposal of a part (break-up) ahead of expectationsoutlook mixedfirst in 7 months −11.8% on the day

Moved: PPE carrying value impairment assessment: Impairment of R8.8bn quantified; judgements being finalised → R8.8bn impairment recognised in FY2025 results (closed) · Goedehoop North disposal: Agreement signed; awaiting completion → Agreed; completion expected in 2026 · Kleinkopje mining right disposal: Agreement finalised; awaiting completion → Agreement concluded; completion expected 2026
07:00

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings DFCH £118m
Final Results Results
("DF Capital" or the "Company" together with its subsidiaries the "Group")

Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectations −1.8% on the day
07:00

Applied Nutrition Plc APN £735m
Half-year Results Results
Interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2026

Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectations −7.2% on the day