UK small-cap RNS · 21 Oct 2026

Q3 revenue +31% to £14.8m and AUA at a record £9.0bn, with UK LTM EBITDA £7.8m (14% margin). But quarterly Group EBITDA slipped to £1.1m from £1.3m as marketing spend rose.

On 9 September 2026, the Board of SThree announced it had received an approach from Circle8 Group Inc.

Exercise of Share Awards, Total Voting Rights and Directors Dealings

Confirms the Placing, Subscription and Retail Offer have conditionally raised about £15m. The new shares dilute holders, and the money depends on General Meeting approval and Admission.

Annual Report and Accounts 2026 and Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Company announces that at its General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of General Meeting were passed by the requisite majority.

Notification of Transactions by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)

CEO Simon Deacon steps down with immediate effect three weeks after the FY2026 guidance cut on PFP delays. No reason is given, which adds uncertainty to a turnaround already under strain.

(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP”, “the Group” or “the Company”)

The following are today's changes to the Disclosure Table:

Independent directors are minded to recommend a 46p cash proposal from AdL, backed by 26% holder CMC and Asterion, and will allow due diligence. It is non-binding, and no firm offer is certain.

Government approval of the Jackdaw gas development (a field not owned by Orcadian) shows the regime will consent to gas and oil projects, which supports Orcadian's own Earlham carbon-capture plan.

Further to the announcement released by the Company on 7 October 2026 regarding, amongst other matters, the completion of the Merger Exercise, MobilityOne (AIM: MBO), the e-commerce infrastructure payment solutions and platform provider, notes that the first …

There will be a presentation held for analysts and investors at 9am on Tuesday, 17 November.

Guardian Metal Resources plc (NYSE.A: GMTL, LON: GMET, OTCQB: GMTLF), a strategic exploration and development company focused on tungsten in Nevada, USA, announces that the Company has received a notice to exercise warrants over a total of 300,000 new …

Interim loss widened to £83,800 from £46,492 as the new board rebuilt controls; cash rose to £300,014 on the loan notes, but the company remains a revenue-less shell with net liabilities of £511,465.

Loss widened to £6.6m from £0.8m on a £5.36m non-cash Kathleen Valley impairment, and net assets fell to £2.1m from £6.4m, though cash rose to £489k and operating progress at Yarrol continues.

Secure Trust Bank PLC (the "Company") announces that the second £5 million tranche of its £10 million share buyback programme announced on 7 September 2026 has been completed in accordance with its terms.

A services contract of over £90,000 for implementation, workshops and training on the defence programme lifts its total value to Acuity over the next year to above £480,000, large against c.£2.1m revenue. It is one-off services revenue, not recurring.

The segment related to the impact of the helium supply shortage principally caused by the conflict in the Persian Gulf area and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has stranded the supply of helium from Qatar.

The exclusive licence of HMPL-A830 to GSK outside China has closed after antitrust review, so HUTCHMED expects a US$110 million upfront payment shortly. It also keeps up to US$1.185 billion in milestones plus royalties.

Refinancing of bridge facility for Eastdil Secured acquisition completed

sundae_bar Launches Personal AI Agent 'Sundae', Expanding into Consumer AI Market

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM: GWMO / Euronext Growth: 8GW / OTCQB: GWMOF), a strategic minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that its Q4 2026 Corporate Presentation is now available on its website at …

The CFO is on temporary medical leave and the Deputy FD steps in as interim, so finance leadership is covered and no permanent change is announced.

The Company will issue its third quarter 2026 earnings release on Thursday, November 5, 2026 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange and host a conference call to discuss its financial and operational results on Friday morning, November 6, …

Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) today announces that it has committed to the redevelopment of its Soho Square Estate, W1, which is set to deliver a best-in-class HQ building into a West End market increasingly starved of high-quality supply.

London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health, notes the movement in the Company's share price on 20 October 2026 following the announcement by Ambrose Healthcare Ltd ("Ambrose"), a …

Strengthening of Senior Management Team to Support Project Development

Card Factory plc (the "Company") the UK's leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, gifts and celebration essentials, announces that it has commenced an irrevocable, non-discretionary programme to purchase shares on its own behalf, putting into treasury, …

Beacon Rise (LSE: BRS), is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an advanced subscription agreement (the "ASA") with new investor to raise gross proceeds of £50,000 (the "ASA Funds").

AO World plc ("the Group" or "AO"), the UK's most trusted electricals retailer, expects to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2026 on the morning of Tuesday, 24 November 2026.

Planned handover: Harvey Sinclair steps down as Chair on 1 November 2026 and Rémy Welschinger, CEO of Arc Minerals, succeeds him. Sinclair stays supportive as a shareholder and there is no stated dispute.

Year to June 2026 shows technical progress and cash up to US$12.9m after the £11.1m placing. But the Phalaborwa DFS has slipped to H1 2027, with a Q4 2026 PFS added to bridge the gap.

Appointment of Ben Stocks as Non-Executive Chairman designate

Larry Lipman retires after more than 15 years as Executive Chairman, with immediate effect and by agreement with the Board. No reason beyond retirement is given.

Appointment of Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee

Following this transaction, the Malaccan Holdings Ltd Concert Party holds in aggregate 281,257,376 Ordinary Shares, representing 29.79% of the issued share capital.

32m at 0.7% copper from 52m in strong porphyry-style alteration

For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company's issued share capital is 271,661,725 Ordinary Shares.

Board now recommends Ember's 615p cash offer (about £505m), an 80.9% premium to the undisturbed price. It gives shareholders an exit after two guidance cuts and Middle East headwinds, subject to 75% votes and court sanction.

Interim results show a first Group interim profit, with revenue up 80% on higher tin output and price, a gross margin of 40.3% and cash of £15.6m, after the FY2026 loss.

Interim loss widened to US$1.19m from US$0.73m, but cash rose to US$2.57m from US$0.87m and the first company-led Whistlejacket drilling is under way.

Quarterly cash revenue of £7.0m is flat on the prior quarter and the interim dividend was covered, but the company flags lower UK recurring revenue in H2, offset by possible exit upside.

FY26 income, adjusted EBITDA loss and pro forma cash all beat analyst consensus, and the nil-debt balance sheet funds the commercial scale-up. Income and EBITDA loss are still slightly worse than FY25.

On 7 October 2026, Brave Bison announced the terms and conditions of its increased final* offer comprising of 180 pence in cash, 2.394 new Brave Bison Shares and 1 Bison CVR (which is a contingent value right which may deliver 20 pence in cash) (the “Final …

ProService Building Services Marketplace Plc announces that it has allotted and issued 714,907 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Group (the "New Shares") to its Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") in order to satisfy exercises of certain awards …

Agrees to sell the King Financial Planning business and assets for £3m cash, funding the refocus away from higher net worth wealth management. Not yet completed, so 'agreed' rather than 'completed'.

Pathways 2026/27 student numbers are now guided to 775-900, below 2025/26's 966 and the earlier plan of growth, and FY27 is no longer expected to return to profit, pushing recovery out again.

Revenue of £17.1m matches the roughly £17m guided in August, but gross margin fell to 28.5% from 32.9% and cash dropped to £1.4m. Margin recovery is again pushed to FY27.

Atalaya Mining (LSE: ATYM) announces an issuance of 181,292 ordinary shares of €0.09 each (the “New Shares”), representing approximately 0.12% of the Company’s issued share capital, to certain eligible employees in relation to the Company’s Long-Term …

FY2026 revenue guidance is cut to about £1.8m from at least £2.1m, which was only reaffirmed on 15 July. The company blames the operational realignment for slower revenue timing.

A new pharma-services MSA and Statement of Work for a radio-pharmaceutical clinical study adds a customer, which supports the FY2026 revenue target. No contract value or timing is given, so the revenue impact is unknown.

Buys its largest US Mottech reseller, a profitable business, for a small initial cash sum, giving Mottech a direct US platform; the company expects it to be earnings enhancing.

Expects FY26 revenue, underlying EBITDA and statutory PBT all above market expectations after a weak H1 and a dropped interim dividend, though the market's own expectation was a statutory PBT loss of £1.6m.

Metals Exploration plc (AIM: MTL) (“Metals Exploration”, the “Company” or the “Group”) announces that, following the incident on 19 October 2026, construction activities at its La India project in Nicaragua resumed on 21 October 2026.

Loss narrowed to £214,713 from £356,589 and cash burn fell, but the company is a non-trading shell with no revenue and net liabilities, so the improvement is cost-driven only.

Cloudbreak Discovery PLC (LSE: CDL) is pleased to announce the identification of seven priority exploration targets at its Crofton Gold Project in Western Australia, following the completion of a detailed review and interpretation of historical geophysical …

Revenue returned to growth at £61m, but adjusted EBITDA fell to -£0.2m and pre-tax loss was £1.5m. The company says the profit fall was predicted, and it follows the June guidance cut. The announcement does not say results beat expectations.

Talisman Metals PLC (“Talisman” or the “Company”) announces initial assay results from the first four reverse circulation (RC) drill holes of the Company’s 2026 exploration program at the Tirzzit Project, Morocco.

Strong H1 Profit and Cash Growth, Interim Dividend Doubled

A £29.7m award for twelve DS30M naval guns on the German F128 frigate programme adds sizeable defence work after the order book slipped, and extends the European defence push alongside the US Navy and NATO wins.

FY26 revenue of £13.5m is in line with market revenue expectations, but EBITDA of £5.8m and PBT of £4.9m beat consensus (£5.5m, £4.6m) on cost management. The £13.5m revenue does, however, only just clear the £13.4m the Board set in July.

Prospective drilling locations identified for the 2026 Fort Dodge drilling programme

Coleman's first major AMP8 award, a £2m, 10-month water contract with CMDP+, shows the delayed AMP8 pipeline starting to convert after September's warning, though the value is small against the group's c.£70m revenue guidance.

The Board only confirms full-year earnings expectations in line with the market, not a raise. Growth continued after the World Cup boost, and costs are fixed into FY27, which supports credibility after a weak FY25.

Net outflows of £459m were well below last year's £1.2bn and AuMA edged up to £24.1bn. But UK retail still lost £666m, and AuMA had slipped to £24.0bn by 16 October.

Nine-month EBITDA up 7.5% with margin up 120bps, and the Board only says its full-year view is unchanged against consensus (EBITDA £280m, EPS 11.6p), so guidance is confirmed, not raised.