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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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| 26 Oct | Safestay SSTY | £5.5m | Balance-sheet stress / refinancing | Trading Update
Safestay plc (AIM: SSTY), one of Europe's largest hostel groups, provides the following trading update. |
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| 26 Oct | One Health Group PLC OHGR | £40m | Project milestones | Trading Update
H1 27 Revenue and EBITDA significantly ahead of prior year |
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| 23 Oct | Robinson RBN | £19m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Robinson plc ("Robinson", the “Company” or the “Group”; stock code: RBN), the custom manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging based in Chesterfield, issues the following trading statement and surplus property update. |
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| 23 Oct | Evoke EVOK | £190m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Q3 2026 trading update
Group revenue during Q3-26 was £406m, a decrease of 7% on a reported basis or 2% on a like-for-like constant currency1 basis excluding the impact of approximately 270 fewer retail shops compared with the prior-year period. |
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| 23 Oct | Helical HLCL | £212m | Capital return | Trading Update
Trading Update for the Period Since 1 April 2026 |
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| 22 Oct | Arbuthnot Banking Group ARBB | £135m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Third Quarter 2026 Trading Update
The Board of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC ("Arbuthnot", the "Company", the "Bank" or the "Group") provides the following update regarding the trading performance of the Group for the three months to 30 September 2026. |
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| 22 Oct | Secure Trust Bank STB | £248m | Capital return | Q3 2026 Trading Update
On track to deliver FY 2026 profit expectations |
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| 22 Oct | Rathbones Group RAT | £1,746m | Legal & regulatory | Third quarter trading update
Rathbones reports strong financial performance and strategic momentum |
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| 22 Oct | Auction Technology Group ATG | £580m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Statement
FY26 trading slightly ahead; strong performance from Chairish, |
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| 22 Oct | Synthomer SYNT | £185m | Disposal of a part (break-up) | Trading statement - Autumn 2026
Q3 in line with expectations, continued strategic and operational momentum |
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| 22 Oct | Record REC | £94m | Trading update | Second Quarter Trading Update
Record plc ("Record", the "Company" or the "Group"), the specialist asset manager, is pleased to announce its trading update for the three months ended 30 September 2026. |
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| 22 Oct | Essentra ESNT | £326m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Q3 2026 Trading Update
Strong Q3 revenue growth; FY26 adjusted operating profit expected towards the upper end of market expectations |
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| 22 Oct | Camellia CAM | £135m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Camellia Plc (the "Company" or the "Group") today provides an update on trading and its expectations for the year ending 31 December 2026. |
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| 21 Oct | Halfords Group HFD | £570m | Trading update | Trading update for the 26 weeks to 2 October 2026 | |
| 21 Oct | Malvern International MLVN | £2.8m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading update
Malvern International plc (AIM: MLVN), the global learning and skills development partner, provides a trading update for the year ended 30 September 2026 ("FY26"). |
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| 21 Oct | Titon Holdings TON | £9.3m | Turnaround plan with targets | Full Year Trading Update
Titon Holdings Plc (“Titon” or the “Group”) is pleased to provide the following unaudited trading update on the Group’s performance for the year to 30 September 2026 (“FY26”), ahead of the release of the Group’s full year results in January 2027. |
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| 21 Oct | CelLBxHealth plc CLBX | £6.8m | Balance-sheet stress / refinancing | Q3 Trading Update and FY 2026 Outlook
Guildford, UK and Plymouth Meeting, U.S. – 21 October 2026 - CelLBxHealth plc (AIM: CLBX), a CTC intelligence company specialising in innovative circulating tumour cell (CTC) solutions for use in research, drug development and clinical oncology, provides a … |
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| 21 Oct | Hercules Plc HERC | £30m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
FY26 performance ahead of market expectations with strong operational momentum, continued focus on profitability and a positive outlook for FY27 |
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| 21 Oct | Hardide HDD | £94m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Year End Trading Update
Strong trading momentum, recent new customer wins and encouraging pipeline |
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| 21 Oct | Domino's Pizza Group DOM | £827m | Trading update | 3rd Quarter Trading Statement
Our trading in the quarter to 30 September 2026 continued the positive momentum delivered in H1 2026, with positive results on all metrics. |
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| 21 Oct | Liontrust Asset Management LIO | £171m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Statement
Liontrust Asset Management Plc ("Liontrust" or the "Company" or the "Group"), the specialist independent active asset management group, today issues its trading update for the three months ended 30 September 2026 (the "Period"). |
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| 21 Oct | Sigmaroc SRC | £1,306m | Trading update | Q3 Trading Update
Strong Q3 performance underpins confidence in full year expectations1 |
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| 20 Oct | Wickes Group WIX | £506m | Segment turn | Q3 Trading Update
Wickes Group plc – Trading Update for the quarter ending 26 September 2026 |
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| 20 Oct | XP Power Ltd. XPP | £478m | Legal & regulatory | Q3 Trading Update
FY26 expectations unchanged with FY27 slightly ahead of market expectations |
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| 20 Oct | Genuit Group GEN | £640m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Trading Update for the nine months ended 30 September 2026 |
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| 20 Oct | GB Group GBG | £354m | Sale process / strategic review | Trading Statement
4.5% first half revenue growth1 in core segments driven by Location and EMEA Identity |
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| 20 Oct | Gear4music (Holdings) G4M | £49m | Trading update | Half Year Trading Update
- Revenue growth in line with Board expectations against very strong prior-year comparatives |
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| 20 Oct | Ixico IXI | £22m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Trading update for year ending 30 September 2026 |
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| 20 Oct | Optima Health OPT | £265m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Half Year Trading Update
(“Optima”, the “Company”, and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) |
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| 20 Oct | Cropper (James) CRPR | £76m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Strong first half performance; full-year expected to be ahead of current market expectations |
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| 20 Oct | Trifast TRI | £108m | Project milestones | Trading Update
Trifast plc ("Trifast" or the "Group", LSE: TRI.L), the international specialist in the design, engineering, manufacture, and distribution of high-quality engineered fastenings, provides a trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2026 (‘H1 FY27’ … |
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| 20 Oct | Sabre Insurance Group SBRE | £408m | Trading update | Trading Update
20 October 2026 Sabre Insurance Group plc Trading Update Full-year profit guidance reiterated as premium growth continues |
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| 19 Oct | Mind Gym MIND | £5.3m | Sale process / strategic review | Half Year Trading Update
MindGym is continuing to make progress with its transformation strategy to evolve the business from an episodic training provider to a strategic behavioural-change partner by making MindGym products easier to buy, sell and renew. |
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| 19 Oct | Volex VLX | £973m | Trading update | Half Year Trading Update
Record first half revenue with growth in every end-market and further margin progress; FY2027 profit expected to be towards the upper end of current market expectations |
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| 19 Oct | Kistos Holdings KIST | £254m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Trading Statement
· Year-to-date pro forma production(1) to 30 September 2026 of approximately 20,000 boepd (H1 2026: 20,800 boepd), with third quarter (Q3) 2026 pro forma production of approximately 18,500 boepd reflecting the planned turnaround of the Jotun FPSO |
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| 19 Oct | Mulberry Group MUL | £159m | Trading update | Half Year Trading Update
Strong first half performance driven by product momentum, brand elevation and full-price sales growth |
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| 19 Oct | City of London Investment Group CLIG | £217m | Trading update | Trading Update for the Quarter Ended 30/09/26
City of London Investment Group PLC (LSE: CLIG) is an active, alpha-driven global asset management group with more than three decades of experience. |
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| 19 Oct | Diales Group Plc DIAL | £17m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Year End Trading Update
Diales Group Plc (AIM: DIAL), the leading global professional services consultancy to the construction and engineering industries, providing multi-disciplinary consultancy services including expert witness, claims and dispute resolution services, today … |
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| 16 Oct | Steppe Cement Ltd STCM | £84m | Project milestones | Trading Update for Q3 2026
Trading Update for the Third Quarter ended 30 September 2026 |
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| 15 Oct | XPS Pensions Group XPS | £692m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Post-close trading update
Continued strong organic revenue growth; APR integrating well and increasing our presence in Insurance |
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| 15 Oct | Capital Limited CAPD | £265m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Q3 2026 Trading Update
All amounts are in USD million unless otherwise stated |
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| 15 Oct | TPXimpact Holdings TPX | £90m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | First Half Trading Update
TPXimpact Holdings PLC (AIM: TPX), a leading technology-enabled services company focused on people-powered digital transformation, provides a trading update for the half year ended 30 September 2026 ("H1"). |
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| 15 Oct | Gana Media Group plc GANA | £16m | Segment turn | Trading Update
Estadio Gana registrations to date equal capacity of the iconic Azteca Stadium |
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| 15 Oct | THG THG | £630m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Q3 2026 Trading Statement
Third quarter trading statement for the period ended 30 September 2026 |
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| 15 Oct | Dunelm Group DNLM | £1,727m | Turnaround plan with targets | First Quarter Trading Statement
Continued sales growth with stronger performance exiting the quarter |
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| 15 Oct | Travis Perkins TPK | £1,298m | Trading update | Third quarter trading update
Q3 trading update for the three months to 30 September 2026 |
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| 15 Oct | ProCook Group PROC | £49m | Trading update | Second quarter trading update
Trading in line with full year market expectations, as our strategy delivers significant market share gains |
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| 15 Oct | Rank Group RNK | £367m | Trading update | Q1 2026/27 trading update
Group overview: Group like-for-like (‘LFL’) Net Gaming Revenue (‘NGR’) for the first quarter ended 30 September 2026 (‘Q1’) grew 5% to £216.1m. |
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| 15 Oct | Norcros NXR | £273m | Disposal of a part (break-up) | Trading Update
Norcros plc ("Norcros" or the "Group"), the number one branded bathroom products business in the UK and Ireland, will announce its Interim Results for the 26 weeks to 4 October 2026 on 19 November 2026 (prior year: 27 weeks). |
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| 14 Oct | DP Poland DPP | £58m | Trading update | Q3 2026 Trading Update
DP Poland Chief Executive Officer, Łukasz Ostrowski, commented: |
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| 14 Oct | Porvair PRV | £391m | Trading update | CME, new financial framework and trading update
Capital Markets Event, new financial framework and ten-month trading update |
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| 14 Oct | Ashmore Group ASHM | £1,442m | Trading update | Trading Statement
Ashmore Group plc (Ashmore, the Group), the specialist emerging markets asset manager, announces the following update to its assets under management (AuM) in respect of the quarter ending 30 September 2026. |
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| 14 Oct | Robert Walters RWA | £87m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Q3 2026 Trading Update
Trading update for the third quarter ended 30 September 2026 |
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| 14 Oct | Cirata CRTA | £8.8m | Trading update | Q3FY26 Trading Update
Cirata plc (LSE: CRTA), the data orchestration technology company, is announcing an unaudited trading update for the quarter ending 30 September 2026 (Q3FY26). |
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| 14 Oct | Audioboom Group BOOM | £85m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Q3 Trading Update
Record Q3: 17% revenue growth and 89% adjusted EBITDA growth |
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| 14 Oct | Discoverie Group DSCV | £759m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | First Half Trading Update
discoverIE Group plc (LSE: DSCV, "discoverIE" or "the Group"), a leading international designer and manufacturer of customised electronics to industry, today issues a trading update for the first six months of the financial year ending 31 March 2027 ("the … |
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| 13 Oct | Haydale Graphene Industries HAYD | £19m | Trading update | Trading Update and New National Delivery Model
Current trading business remains on track for operating breakeven during H1 FY27 |
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| 13 Oct | Cavendish Financial CAV | £23m | Trading update | Half Year Trading Update
(“Cavendish” and together with its subsidiary undertakings, the “Group”) |
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| 13 Oct | Marston's MARS | £364m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update for 52 weeks to 26 September 2026
Marston’s, a leading UK hospitality business with an estate of more than 1,300 pubs, today announces a trading update for the 52-week period to 26 September 2026. |
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| 13 Oct | Reach RCH | £158m | Trading update | Trading Update
Q3 Trading update for the 3-month period to 30 September 2026 |
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| 13 Oct | IntegraFin Holding IHP | £1,217m | Turnaround plan with targets | Q4 Trading Update
Continued strong net inflows onto the Transact platform |
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| 13 Oct | Oxford Instruments OXIG | £1,365m | Segment turn | Interim Trading Update
Strong demand across both divisions underpins confidence in full-year expectations |
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| 13 Oct | Pagegroup PAGE | £649m | Trading update | Third Quarter 2026 Trading Update
Q3 2025; first quarter of growth since Q4 2022 |
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| 12 Oct | Anglo-Eastern Plantations AEP | £601m | Trading update | Trading Update & Dividend Declaration
The following amendment has been made to the 'Trading Statement' announcement released on 12 October 2026 at 07:00:08 under RNS Number 4495Y. |
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| 12 Oct | AdvancedAdvT Limited ADVT | £233m | Capital return | Half Year Trading Update
AdvancedAdvT Limited (AIM: ADVT, "AdvT", the "Group"), the international software solutions provider for the business solutions and compliance sectors, announces a trading update for the six months ended 31 August 2026. |
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| 12 Oct | Anglo-Eastern Plantations AEP | £601m | Project milestones | Trading Statement
AEP Plantations Plc, which owns, operates and develops sustainable oil palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia, is pleased to announce a trading update for the nine months ended 30 September 2026 ("9m 2026"). |
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| 12 Oct | Ramsdens Holdings RFX | £206m | Trading update | Pre Close Trading Update
Ramsdens Holdings PLC, the growing, diversified financial services provider and retailer, is pleased to provide an update for FY26 trading (year to 30 September 2026). |
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| 12 Oct | Hays HAS | £938m | Trading update | First Quarter Trading Statement
Hays plc ('Hays' or the 'Company') today announces its quarterly update for the three months ended 30 September 2026 (‘First Quarter Trading Statement’), which is available at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4383Y_1-2026-10-9.pdf |
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| 12 Oct | Thruvision Group THRU | £8.5m | Transformational contract / build-out | FY27 H1 Trading Update
Thruvision Group plc (AIM: THRU), a leading provider of walk-through security technology ("Thruvision" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiary undertakings, the "Group"), today provides a trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2026 … |
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| 12 Oct | VP VP. | £207m | New CEO / reset | Trading Update
Resilient six months of trading on track to meet full year expectations |
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| 9 Oct | Oxford Metrics OMG | £39m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update and Strategic Update
Oxford Metrics plc (LSE: OMG), the smart sensing and measurement technology group serving life sciences, entertainment, engineering and manufacturing markets, issues the following unaudited trading update for the 12 months ended 30 September 2026. |
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| 9 Oct | SSP Group SSPG | £1,343m | Disposal of a part (break-up) | Q4 Trading Update
SSP Group plc (“SSP” or “the Group”), a leading global travel food and beverage operator, issues a Trading Update for both the final quarter (“Q4”) and its financial year ended 30 September 2026 (“FY26”). |
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| 9 Oct | Mincon Group (CDI) MCON | £164m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Interim Trading Update
Dublin, London 09 October 2026: Mincon Group plc (Euronext: MIO; AIM: MCON), the Irish engineering group specialising in the design, manufacture, sale and servicing of rock drilling tools and associated consumable products, today provides a trading update for … |
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| 9 Oct | Distribution Finance Capital Holdings DFCH | £118m | Trading update | Q3 Trading Update
("DF Capital" or the "Company" together with its subsidiaries the "Group") |
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| 8 Oct | Medpal AI PLC MPAL | £46m | Trading update | Trading Update
MedPal AI plc (AIM: MPAL; FRA: Z1N), the AI-native digital health and pharmacy group, provides the following trading and financing update following the movement in its share price and the volume of shares traded on 6 October 2026. |
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| 8 Oct | MyCelx Technologies Corporation MYX | £12m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
MYCELX Technologies Corporation (AIM: MYX), a leading provider of proprietary water treatment technology to the Oil and Gas and other industries worldwide, provides an update on trading. |
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| 8 Oct | Foresight Group Holdings Limited FSG | £506m | Trading update | Trading update for the six months ended 30/09/2026
Foresight Group Holdings Limited (“Foresight”, the “Group”), a leading investment manager in real assets and capital for growth, is pleased to announce its trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2026 (“H1 FY27”, the “period”). |
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| 8 Oct | Intercede Group IGP | £85m | Trading update | Trading Update, New Contract Orders and Renewals
Intercede, the leading specialist in digital identity, credential management and secure mobility, today announces the following trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2026 (H1FY27), together with an update on new contract orders and renewals … |
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| 7 Oct | Aterian ATN | £4.6m | Trading update | Q3 2026 Rwanda Trading Update
Aterian plc (LSE: ATN), the African-focused critical minerals exploration, development and trading company, is pleased to provide an update on its Rwanda-based mineral trading operations for the three months ended 30 September 2026. |
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| 7 Oct | Hostelworld Group HSW | £103m | Trading update | Trading Statement
The Board now expects FY 2026 revenue growth of approximately 10%, with adjusted EBITDA margin guidance of c. |
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| 7 Oct | Acceler8 Ventures AC8 | £448m | Transformational contract / build-out | Trading Statement
Acceler8 Ventures Plc (LSE: AC8, "AC8" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is pleased to provide the first trading update for its principal operating business Hui10 Inc. |
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| 7 Oct | Avon Technologies plc AVON | £700m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Strategy Teach-in and FY26 Trading Update
Avon Technologies plc is today hosting an in-person strategy teach-in for investors and analysts in London. |
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| 7 Oct | Manolete Partners MANO | £17m | Trading update | Half Year Trading Update
Record realised revenue and forward book; on track for FY27 |
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| 7 Oct | Hollywood Bowl Group BOWL | £454m | Trading update | Trading Statement - Year Ended 30 September 2026
Hollywood Bowl, operator of the UK's and Canada's largest ten-pin bowling brands, announces a trading update for the year ended 30 September 2026. |
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| 6 Oct | Clarkson CKN | £1,525m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Statement
The Board of Clarkson PLC, the world's leading provider of integrated shipping services, today issues the following update. |
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| 6 Oct | Synectics SNX | £32m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Synectics plc (AIM: SNX), a leader in security, surveillance and operational intelligence solutions, provides an update on trading for the year ending 30 November 2026 (“FY26”). |
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| 6 Oct | Norman Broadbent NBB | £4.7m | Trading update | Q3 2026 Trading Update
Norman Broadbent (AIM: NBB), a leading Executive Search and Interim Management firm, with an ambitious growth plan to scale the business through disciplined investment in fee-earning capacity, announces a trading update for the third quarter ended 30 … |
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| 6 Oct | Celebrus Technologies CLBS | £19m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Half Year Trading Update
Half year trading update and revised FY27 guidance |
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| 6 Oct | Fairview International FIL | £40m | Trading update | Trading Statement
Fairview, the Main Market listed operator of international schools following the International Baccalaureate ("IB") curriculum, is pleased to provide the following trading update for the year ended 30 June 2026, and an update on student enrolment for the … |
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| 5 Oct | Sirius Real Estate Ltd. SRE | £1,508m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Trading Update
("Sirius Real Estate", "Sirius", the "Group" or the "Company") |
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| 5 Oct | Quartix Technologies QTX | £111m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Statement
Quartix Technologies plc, a leading supplier of subscription-based vehicle tracking software and services, is pleased to provide the following trading statement covering the 9 months to 30 September 2026 ("the Period") and specifically for progress made in … |
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| 1 Oct | Light Science Technologies Holdings LST | £8.6m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
("LSTH", "Light Science", the "Company" or the "Group") |
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| 1 Oct | PZ Cussons PZC | £393m | Trading update | AGM Trading Statement
Ahead of its Annual General Meeting which takes place today, PZ Cussons plc ("PZ Cussons" or the "Group") issues the following update. |
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| 1 Oct | Peel Hunt Limited PEEL | £104m | Trading update | Half Year Trading Update
Market share gains and diversified business model drive strong H1 performance |
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| 1 Oct | RentGuarantor Holdings PLC RGG | £174m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
(the “Company” or “RentGuarantor” and including its subsidiaries, the “Group”) |
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| 1 Oct | Topps Tiles TPT | £68m | Trading update | Full Year Trading Update
Continued strategic progress with profitability in line with guidance despite challenging market |
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| 30 Sep | Fevara plc FVA | £78m | Project milestones | Trading Update
A year of significant milestones and strategic progress; FY26 profitability ahead of market expectations1, with Adjusted EBIT expected to be up c.60% year-on-year |
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| 30 Sep | Everplay Group plc EVPL | £599m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
everplay group plc, a leading global independent ("indie") games developer and publisher of premium video games, working simulation games and children's edutainment apps, announces that since the publication of its interim results, trading has continued to be … |
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| 30 Sep | Marks Electrical Group MRK | £51m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading update & Board Changes
Marks Electrical Group plc ("Marks Electrical", the "Company" or the "Group"), the online electrical retailer, is pleased to provide an update on trading ahead of its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2026, which are expected to … |
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| 30 Sep | Future FUTR | £252m | Trading update | Pre-close trading update
Future plc (LSE: FUTR; “Future” or "the Group"), the global platform for specialist media, today announces a pre-close trading update for the year ending 30 September 2026. |
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| 30 Sep | Goodwin Plc GDWN | £1,077m | Project milestones | September 2026 Trading Update
Goodwin PLC provides the following update on trading for the four months ended 31 August 2026 ("the Period"), focusing on the businesses that will remain within the Group following completion of the proposed disposal of a substantial part of the Mechanical … |
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| 30 Sep | Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares YNGA | £708m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Statement
Young’s, the premium operator of pubs and bedrooms in London and the South of England, shares a trading update for the 26 weeks from 31 March to 28 September 2026, ahead of Interim Results on 12 November 2026. |
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| 29 Sep | Tekmar Group TGP | £16m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update,Contract & Working Capital Facility
Trading update, €6 million contract extension & working capital facility |
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| 29 Sep | Smiths News SNWS | £195m | Transformational contract / build-out | Post Year-End Trading Update
Trading across FY2026 now expected to be ahead of market expectations |
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| 29 Sep | Braemar BMS | £76m | Trading update | HY27 Trading Update
("Braemar", "the Company" and together with its subsidiaries the "Group") |
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| 28 Sep | Character Group CCT | £52m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Designers, developers, and international distributor of toys, games, and giftware |