UK small-cap RNS · 22 Oct 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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Third Quarter 2026 Trading Update Trading updateBoard now expects FY2026 pre-tax profit ahead of prior expectations, helped by loan growth, stable base rate and Wealth Management; follows flat H1 profit where rate cuts offset growth.Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raisedfirst since Oct 2023 +2.8% on the dayMoved: Loan book contraction: Loan growth firmly restored, 9% in H1 → Growth extended: loans +12% year on year · Asset Alliance vehicle sale losses: AAG back in profit, £0.8m PBT → Recovery continuing; coach market subdued · Wealth Management optimisation: Fund range launched; FUMA reached £3.0bn → Turned to net profit in Q3
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Secure Trust Bank STB £248mQ3 2026 Trading Update Trading updateFY 2026 guidance is unchanged and the company is on track for consensus PBT of £63.7m, but softer asset-based lending is hitting Business Finance fee income, which tempers an otherwise steady update.Moved: Share buyback programme: First £5m tranche complete; second planned H2 → Completed: both £5m tranches done (closed)
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Rathbones Group RAT £1,746mThird quarter trading update Trading updateWealth Management posted a second quarter of net inflows and the Q4 margin target of 28.7% is reiterated, but Asset Management outflows continue, Q3 income growth slowed to 3.0% and a new FCA review hits Vision.Moved: FCA Consumer Duty remediation: Remediation under way; Risk Committee chair succession set → Remediation on track; Vision s166 added · Growth strategy and 30% margin target: Q4 margin target cut to 28.7% → Revised 28.7% Q4 margin target reiterated
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Trading Statement Trading updateFY26 revenue (c.$251m) and adjusted EBITDA are slightly ahead of market expectations, with margin just above 34.5% (bottom of range) and leverage c.1.5x; FY27 expected in line, so the standalone case continues.Moved: Chairish integration and synergies: Strong Chairish Q3; synergies on track → Strong Chairish growth, synergies delivered as expected · FY26 guidance delivery: Revenue guidance raised again to 5.5-6.5% → FY26 slightly ahead; FY27 in line · new: Return of excess capital – Board considering options
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Synthomer SYNT £185mTrading statement - Autumn 2026 Trading updateQ3 is in line with the expectations already upgraded at the interims and the FY outlook is reaffirmed, so nothing is raised again; growth and leverage targets are confirmed.Moved: Broadened divestment programme: Acrylate Monomers sale completed; three processes continue → Acrylate sale done; other projects progressing
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Record REC £94mSecond Quarter Trading Update Trading updateManagement says full-year performance remains in line with expectations; guidance is held, not raised, but comes with record AUM, a fifth quarter of inflows and higher performance fees than a year ago.in line +9.2% on the dayMoved: Infrastructure Equity fund build-out: Deployment continuing; Private Markets inflows $1.0bn → Deployment continuing; Private Markets inflows $0.9bn
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Essentra ESNT £326mQ3 2026 Trading Update Trading updateFY26 revenue growth now expected to exceed previous guidance and adjusted operating profit towards the upper end of the £32.3m-£34.3m expectations range, on higher volumes and pricing that recovers inflation.Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raisedfirst since Oct 2023 +5.1% on the day
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Camellia CAM £135mTrading Update Trading updateCamellia now forecasts a 2026 trading loss of £3-5m against a £1.0m profit in 2025, as energy, fuel and fertiliser costs and weaker avocado and macadamia prices outweigh efficiency gains.Moved: Full-year trading outlook: Headwinds; full-year outcome uncertain → Guidance cut to £3-5m trading loss