UK small-cap RNS · 24 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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Hardide HDD £94m
AGM Trading Statement Trading update
The Board only says it is well positioned to deliver the full-year expectations already upgraded on 26 February; the new H1 figures are strong, but the guidance is confirmed, not raised again.

Segment turn ahead of expectationsoutlook positive +4.7% on the day

Moved: New North American energy customer: Third order tranche won; framework talks under way → Framework arrangement being worked on · Medium-term revenue doubling target: First milestone now expected ahead of target in FY26 → H1 FY26 revenue up over 50%
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Distil DIS £1.2m
Trading Update Trading update
Q4 revenue is significantly below forecast and full-year revenue is materially below market expectations. The loss will be bigger than expected, and the company states no offset beyond higher sales to end customers.

Sale process / strategic review below expectationsoutlook negative, loweredfirst since Oct 2023 −55.6% on the day

Moved: Blackwoods Brand Home opening: Opening due by end of January → Opened; 5* Google reviews, early revenue (closed) · Blavod US relaunch: TTB approval received; ready to ship → Delayed by CBMA submission; Q1 FY27 expected · September 2025 equity fundraise: Proceeds used for stock, packaging, EU set-up, Brand Home → Proceeds insufficient; new short-term funding need
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Bytes Technology Group BYIT £1,042m
Full Year Trading Update Trading update
FY26 landed in line with October guidance and H2 gross profit growth picked up, but FY27 operating profit is guided broadly flat as c.£4.5m of cost normalisation absorbs high single to low double-digit gross profit growth.

in lineoutlook mixedfirst in 6 months −15.4% on the day

Moved: new: Private/public sector go-to-market realignment – Announced, transition to be sequenced · new: FY27 guidance and cost normalisation – FY27 guidance given in trading update
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PZ Cussons PZC £393m
Q3 Trading Update Trading update
Guidance of £53-57m, raised in February, is now expected towards the upper end. This is a further step up, helped by a stable Naira and cost control.

ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raised +10.4% on the day
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Time Finance TIME £54m
Q3 Trading Update Trading update
Confirms full-year performance in line with market guidance after a strong Q3, with record nine-month revenue and PBT. Nothing is upgraded, but it extends the steady trend from H1.

in lineoutlook positive3 business updates in 3 months – usually less than 1 +0.0% on the day

Moved: Own-book lending growth strategy: Record book £236m+, 19 consecutive growth quarters → Record book £236.4m, 19 consecutive growth quarters
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Gemfields Group Limited GEM £56m
GGL Trading Statement to 31 December 2025 Trading update
Gemfields expects a loss for 2025, though smaller than 2024, and calls it a difficult year. PP2 final commissioning is now delayed well into H1 2026, and deleveraging is the priority.

Project milestones outlook mixed, loweredfirst in 6 months −2.5% on the day

Moved: MRM second processing plant: Final commissioning, materially on budget → Producing rubies since Sept 2025; commissioning delayed