UK small-cap RNS · 24 Mar 2026

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

1. 07:00
   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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2. 07:00
   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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3. 07:00
   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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4. 07:00
   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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5. 07:00
   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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6. 07:00
   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
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