UK small-cap RNS · 23 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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Videndum VID £92m
Appointment of CEO and Trading Update Trading update
Ends the open CEO search with Jan Peter Tewes, a brand and channel specialist, and returns Stephen Harris to non-executive chair. But he starts on 17 August 2026, and the trading update alongside is weak.

New CEO / reset outlook negative, lowered −44.4% on the day

Moved: CEO recruitment and cost-saving programme: CEO search ongoing; Board reverting to normal governance → CEO named; starts 17 August 2026
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Elecosoft Public Limited Company ELCO £192m
Trading Update Trading update
H1 shows organic revenue up 15% and ARR at a record, and the Board expects full-year results in line with market expectations. That confirms guidance rather than raising it.

Disposal of a part (break-up) in lineoutlook positivefirst in 12 months +16.1% on the day

Moved: Kivue integration and PPM growth: Acquired Feb 2026; merging with BestOutcome → Kivue contributing about four and a half months in H1 · Veeuze disposal and financing: Sold to management buy-out; impairment booked in FY2025 → Disposal described as done; H1 excludes Veeuze trading
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SRT Marine Systems SRT £191m
FY2026 Trading Update Trading update
FY26 revenue of £116m (+49%) and pre-tax profit of £10m (+105%) match expectations, and £30m of unrestricted cash eases the earlier tight position. One project's margin will be lower, and no new guidance is given.

in lineoutlook positivefirst in 6 months −4.3% on the day

Moved: Sovereign MDA system contract delivery: £123m executed, £227m left to deliver → FY26 delivery in line; one project margin lower
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Hvivo HVO £38m
H1 2026 Trading Update Trading update
H1 revenue fell to £16.3m from £24.2m with a negative mid-single digit EBITDA, and some H2 revenue slips into 2027. Orderbook more than doubled to £65m and full-year guidance is held, which offsets this.

in lineoutlook mixed −0.7% on the day

Moved: Strong revenue growth and significantly better EBITDA margin in 2026: pending → on_track – Positive adjusted EBITDA is expected in H2 2026 on much higher second-half revenue, though H1 is negative. · Full-service CRO integration: Integration done; further cross-sell contract won → Single brand; cross-selling lifting orderbook
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CVS Group CVSG £884m
Full year trading update Trading update
FY26 Adjusted EBITDA of c.£141.5m matches consensus and the Feb 'in line' stance, so there is no surprise; the 19.9% margin holds within the 19-23% guidance.

New CEO / reset £4.6m · 1% of mcapin line −6.9% on the day

Moved: Australia acquisition programme: One completed, one signed → Six deals in FY26; two more exchanged · CEO succession: Search at early stages → Search ongoing, no appointment yet · UK CMA veterinary market process: Final decision published; Final Order pending later 2026 → Final Decision out; compliance under way
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City of London Investment Group CLIG £217m
Pre-Close Trading Update Trading update
FuM is up 13.9% to $12.3bn and the final dividend is expected flat. But the rise came from $2.8bn of market and performance gains, while clients still withdrew $1.3bn net.

outlook positive −4.1% on the day

Moved: New CEO strategic planning: CEO in post; strategic planning beginning → Culture reset under way, no formal plan yet
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Auction Technology Group ATG £580m
Q3 Trading Update Trading update
Second consecutive raise: FY26 revenue growth guidance goes to 5.5-6.5% from 5.0-6.0% set in May, backing the standalone case. Margin is held at the bottom of its range.

ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raised −0.8% on the day

Moved: FY26 guidance delivery: Guidance raised to 5-6% revenue growth → Revenue guidance raised again to 5.5-6.5% · Chairish integration and synergies: Synergies on track; $3m realised in H1 → Strong Chairish Q3; synergies on track · CEO succession: New CEO in place; first results → New CEO delivering raised guidance
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The Mission Group TMG £23m
Half Year Trading Update Trading update
H1 profit is up 10% and in line with expectations, and full-year market expectations are reaffirmed. They were already reset lower by January's warning, so this is reassurance, not an upgrade.

Turnaround plan with targets in lineoutlook positive +22.6% on the day

Moved: Agency consolidation and simplification: Integration progressing; benefits of actions visible in trading → B2C/B2B merged; margin and profit improving in H1 · Debt reduction and dividend restart: Total debt at historic low; dividend paused → Net bank debt up to £11.0m; dividend still paused
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Mitchells & Butlers MAB £1,853m
Third Quarter Trading Update Trading update
Q3 like-for-like sales were flat after 1.8% in Q2, with food down 2.4% on extreme heat and the Easter timing. Full-year consensus is still backed, so the trading slowdown is offset.

outlook mixedfirst in 6 months −5.1% on the day
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Volution Group FAN £1,216m
Pre-Close Trading Update Trading update
Pre-close Trading Update for the Financial Year ending 31 July 2026

ahead of expectationsfirst since Oct 2023 −0.6% on the day
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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) MAB1 £220m
Trading Update Trading update
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (LSE: MAB1), a leading technology-driven UK property finance service, today issues a trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2026, ahead of publishing its interim results on 22 September 2026.

in line −3.0% on the day
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Motorpoint Group MOTR £116m
AGM Trading Update Trading update
Motorpoint Group PLC, the UK's leading independent omnichannel vehicle retailer, will make the following statement at its Annual General Meeting, to be held at 10:00 BST today, providing an update on trading for the first quarter ("Q1") of the financial year …

first in 1 year +0.0% on the day