UK small-cap RNS · 16 Jul 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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10:09

Funding Circle Holdings FCH £589m
Half Year 2026 Trading Update (unaudited) Trading update
Strong First Half Performance and Continued Growth Momentum

in line +5.8% on the day
07:08

SIG SHI £109m
Post-close Trading Update Trading update
FY26 underlying operating profit is cut to c. £25m, below the c. £32m delivered in FY25, because no market recovery is expected in H2. H1 profit is c. £10m against £15m a year earlier.

Upgrade / downgrade cycle outlook negative, lowered +0.4% on the day

Moved: Vision 2030 and portfolio review: Portfolio optimisation ongoing; Q1 trading weak → Profit warning; improvement plan announced, details pending
07:00

Funding Circle Holdings FCH £589m
Half Year 2026 Trading Update Trading update
Funding Circle Holdings plc (FCH) Half Year 2026 Trading Update 16-Jul-2026 / 07:00 GMT/BST 16 July 2026 Funding Circle Holdings plc Half Year 2026 Trading Update (unaudited) STRONG FIRST HALF PERFORMANCE AND CONTINUED GROWTH MOMENTUM Lisa Jacobs, CEO of …

+5.8% on the day
07:00

Helical HLCL £212m
Trading Update Trading update
Confirms Bower lettings continuing (12th floor let, occupancy 96.6%) and both 2026 office completions on track, supporting the story that the post-sale pipeline is progressing; Brettenham now September, not August.

Capital return £12.0m · 6% of mcapoutlook positive −0.2% on the day

Moved: Return of capital from sale proceeds: £5m buyback launched; B Share Scheme awaits approval → Buyback running; B Share vote today · London office development programme: Two schemes due for completion in 2026 → Two schemes completing in 2026 · Paddington office scheme: Contractor signed; enabling works under way → Out of the ground, Mace building
07:00

Somero Enterprises Inc. SOM £152m
Trading Update Trading update
Better H1 trading, led by a recovering US non-residential market, lifts FY26 revenue above the $86.0m market expectation. This replaces the earlier flat-on-2025 guidance, with profit and cash expected to improve in line.

ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raisedfirst since Oct 2023 +13.5% on the day

Moved: AGM voting and governance review: Review under way; shareholder consultation ongoing → Review ongoing; update due 21 July · New mid-range product rollout: launched; US$13.0m new-product revenue in FY25 → New models driving Boom Screed demand
07:00

Shoe Zone SHOE £34m
Trading Update Trading update
After two guidance cuts this year, narrows the FY26 adjusted loss to no more than £1.0m from £1.0m-£2.0m, helped by stronger May-June sales and a warehouse closing down sale.

Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raisedfirst since Oct 2023 +15.0% on the day

Moved: Subdued consumer demand and UK Budget: Guidance confirmed; H2 hit by fuel, sterling → FY26 loss guidance narrowed to no more than £1.0m
07:00

Dunelm Group DNLM £1,727m
Fourth quarter and full year trading update Trading update
Confirms FY26 PBT in line with the £210m consensus. That consensus is lower than the earlier £214m-£227m range, after April's cut to 'lower end', so this removes further-downgrade risk without being an upgrade.

Upgrade / downgrade cycle in line +5.3% on the day

Moved: FY26 profit guidance trend: Lowered to lower end of consensus → Guidance stabilised in line with £210m consensus · Store opening pipeline: Stronger pipeline expected next financial year → Kingston opened; FY27 pipeline stronger · Digital app and brand campaign: App fully launched in Q3; 300k+ downloads → AI shopping assistant beta launched in app
07:00

Foxtons Group FOXT £110m
Trading Update Trading update
FY2026 adjusted operating profit now guided to £17m-£19m, down from the £22.2m delivered in FY2025 and from the 'in line' guidance given in April; the main causes are a roughly £3m Lettings revenue reversal after the Renters' Rights Act and a weak Sales market.

Turnaround plan with targets below expectationsoutlook negative, loweredfirst in 8 months −9.3% on the day

Moved: 2026 Sales recovery: Q1 Sales down 35%; market weaker than expected → Sales downturn prolonged; no recovery expected · Renters' Rights Act impact: Implementation due 1 May 2026; company sees opportunity → Implemented May 2026; short-term volatility · Sales repositioning and cost programme: Programme under way → £3.0m savings delivered; more under consideration
07:00

DFS Furniture DFS £329m
Trading Statement Trading update
Delivered upgraded profit guidance, despite softer market conditions in H2

Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsfirst in 8 months −6.0% on the day
07:00

Trustpilot Group TRST £1,030m
Trading Statement - 18% cc bookings growth Trading update
Full-year guidance of high-teens cc revenue growth and 2-3ppt margin gain is only confirmed, not raised. H1 revenue growth of 19% cc sits within it, so the 'upgrade' reading is wrong.

ahead of expectationsoutlook positive −10.7% on the day
07:00

Premier Foods PFD £1,724m
Quarter 1 Trading Update Trading update
Q1 branded growth of 4.0% is solid but total revenue grew only 2.7%. Trading profit expectations are only confirmed, not raised, after the beat and upgrades in the prior year.

in lineoutlook positivefirst in 12 months −2.6% on the day

Moved: Merchant Gourmet integration: Integrated; double-digit growth, leverage still low → Acquired brands all growing double digits
07:00

Capital Limited CAPD £265m
Q2 2026 Trading Update Trading update
Record Q2 revenue of $117.3m (+34.2% y/y) and H1 of $219.0m (+37.6%) beat expectations, and FY guidance is reiterated. One-off NGM and Sadiola exit costs largely offset the H1 outperformance.

Project milestones outlook positive +4.9% on the day

Moved: Reko Diq mining ramp-up: Both fleets double shifting; Barrick slowing development → Slowed development; Capital's site position unchanged · Multi-year contract wins and mobilisations: New contracts awarded; Sukari mining restarted → Mobilising; Sukari ahead of plan
07:00

Ramsdens Holdings RFX £206m
Trading Update Trading update
Fifth FY26 PBT raise, now £32m-£35m from £30m-£33m, driven by continued strong trading and gold already bought and awaiting sale, despite gold falling over 20% from its January peak.

Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raised3 guidance upgrades in 3 months – usually less than 1 +12.9% on the day

Moved: Offer for the company: Recommended cash offer announced; scheme pending → Recommended scheme pending; profit forecast updated