UK small-cap RNS · 16 Oct 2025

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 16 Oct 2025 – situations they move are marked, with the share price since.

Key = all announcements except routine filings (voting rights, buybacks, holdings, director forms), plus director dealings and holdings that are part of a situation. Not investment advice.

Date	Company	Mcap ↕	Type	Announcement
16 Oct	Character Group CCT	£52m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights
16 Oct	Pollen Street POLN	£547m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Funding Circle Holdings FCH	£589m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Software Circle SFT	£70m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Elementis ELM	£1,023m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	IP Group IPO	£616m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	WH Smith SMWH	£631m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Foxtons Group FOXT	£110m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Gelion GELN	£42m	Offer	WRAP Retail Offer for up to £500k Gelion plc (AIM: GELN) the global energy storage innovator, is pleased to announce a retail offer via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform ("WRAP") to raise up to £500,000 (the "WRAP Retail Offer") through the issue of new ordinary shares of 0.1p each in …
16 Oct	Advanced Medical Solutions Group AMS	£616m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	React Group REAT	£9.5m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Fuller Smith & Turner FSTA	£417m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Moneysupermarket.com Group MONY	£1,010m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Panthera Resources PAT	£61m		Warrant Conversion Gold exploration and development company Panthera Resources Plc (AIM: PAT), with assets in West Africa and India, announces the issue of 1,952,942 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares").
16 Oct	Georgia Capital CGEO	£1,243m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	KR1 Plc KR1	£44m		Appointment of Aquis Corporate Adviser The Company announces that AlbR Capital Limited ("AlbR") has been appointed as Aquis Corporate Adviser to the Company with immediate effect.
16 Oct	TheraCryf Plc TCF	£3.8m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	TheraCryf Plc TCF	£3.8m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Gelion GELN	£42m	Fundraise	Proposed Placing, Subscription & Retail Offer Gelion plc (AIM: GELN), the global energy storage innovator, announces an equity fundraising of up to £10.5 million (before expenses) by way of the issue of up to 52,500,000 New Shares.
16 Oct	Volution Group FAN	£1,216m		LTIP and DSBP Awards Awards under Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP)
16 Oct	Gelion GELN	£42m		Three Li-S Patents Advance Successfully in U.S. Successful Advancement of Three Lithium-Sulfur Patents in the U.S.
16 Oct	Gelion GELN	£42m		Sulfur CAM: Drop-In for Existing Battery Plants Gelion Introduces Sulfur CAM as a "Drop-In" Solution to Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Battery Infrastructure
16 Oct	Gelion GELN	£42m		Collaboration with Tier-One Battery Partner Transformational Full Collaboration Agreement with a Tier One Battery Manufacturer
16 Oct	Vistry Group VTY	£806m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Power Metal Resources POW	£13m		Completion of Initial Minestarters Investment Power Metal Resources PLC (AIM: POW, OTCQB: POWMF), the London-listed natural resources exploration company and project incubator with a global project portfolio, is pleased to announce the legal completion of its proposed initial 35 per cent investment in …
16 Oct	Software Circle SFT	£70m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Active Energy Group AEG	£6.0m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Tristel TSTL	£194m		Exercise of Share Options and Total Voting Rights Tristel plc (AIM: TSTL), the manufacturer of infection prevention products, announces that it has issued and allotted a total of 2,000 new ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") following the exercise of options by …
16 Oct	W.A.G Payment Solutions EWG	£729m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Vanquis Banking Group 20 VANQ	£181m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Applied Nutrition Plc APN	£735m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Insig AI INSG	£11m	Routine	Result of AGM
16 Oct	Distil DIS	£1.2m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Discoverie Group DSCV	£759m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Nexus Infrastructure NEXS	£8.5m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Capita CPI	£356m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Trekor Metals Limited TKO	£1,976m		US$150 Million Bought Deal Financing Taseko Mines Limited Announces US$150 Million Bought Deal Financing
16 Oct	NCC Group NCC	£250m	Routine	Form 8.3 - NCC Group plc
16 Oct	Me Group International MEGP	£417m	Routine	Form 8.3 - ME Group International plc
16 Oct	Orosur Mining Inc OMI	£58m		New Corporate Investor Presentation Orosur Mining Inc (TSXV/AIM: OMI), the mineral explorer and developer with current operations in Columbia, Argentina and Nigeria, is pleased to announce that following an Investor Presentation via the Investor Meet Company platform given on 15th October, the …
16 Oct	NCC Group NCC	£250m	Routine	Form 8.3 - NCC Group plc
16 Oct	NCC Group NCC	£250m	Routine	NCC Grou...
16 Oct	Advanced Medical Solutions Group AMS	£616m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Renalytix RENX	£40m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Dr. Martens DOCS	£628m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Hunting HTG	£585m		Payment of 2025 Interim Dividend As announced in the Company's 2025 Interim Results on 28 August 2025, the Directors declared an interim dividend of 6.2 cents per share.
16 Oct	Me Group International MEGP	£417m	Routine	Form 8.3 - ME Group International plc
16 Oct	Inspiration Healthcare Group IHC	£17m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Sylvania Platinum Ltd SLP	£232m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
16 Oct	Fusion Antibodies FAB	£6.9m	Routine	Result of AGM
16 Oct	Gemfields Group Limited GEM	£56m		Two police killed by illegal miners The following amendments have been made to the "Update on incident in Mozambique" announcement, released on 16 October 2025 at 11.30am under the RNS No: 6886D.
16 Oct	YouGov YOU	£314m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Mountview Estates MTVW	£333m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Empresaria Group EMR	£16m		Result of Requisitioned GM The following amendments has been made to the 'Result of Requisitioned General Meeting' announcement released on 16 October 2025 at 07:00 under RNS No 6421D:
16 Oct	Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) MAB1	£220m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) MAB1	£220m	Director dealing	Grant of Options, PDMR Dealing,Total Voting Rights
16 Oct	CML Microsystems CML	£52m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Renalytix RENX	£40m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Diversified Energy Company DEC	£761m		West Virginia and Diversified Energy Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Well Plugging Fund The “Mountain State Plugging Fund” is a groundbreaking partnership that provides financial assurance for oil and gas well retirement at no cost to taxpayers
16 Oct	Sunda Energy SNDA	£13m	Fundraise	Early Close of WRAP Retail Offer Sunda Energy plc (AIM: SNDA), the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia, is pleased to announce that due to the significant level of demand received, the Company has decided to close the WRAP Retail Offer early.
16 Oct	NCC Group NCC	£250m	Routine	Form 8.5 - NCC Group plc
16 Oct	Me Group International MEGP	£417m	Routine	Form 8.5 - ME Group International plc
16 Oct	Distil DIS	£1.2m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Gemfields Group Limited GEM	£56m		Fatal attack on 2 police officers at Manhica Share code on JSE:GML (General Segment of JSE Main Board) / AIM:GEM
16 Oct	Sosandar SOS	£22m		Capital Reduction - Effective Sosandar plc (AIM: SOS), the women's fashion brand, creating quality, trend-led products for women of all ages, announces that, following Court approval of the Capital Reduction on 14 October 2025, the Capital Reduction is now effective.
16 Oct	C&C Group (CDI) CCR	£383m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Beacon Rise Holdings BRS	£3.0m	Routine	Issue of Equity
16 Oct	Distribution Finance Capital Holdings DFCH	£118m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Cavendish Financial CAV	£23m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Grainger GRI	£1,340m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Cohort CHRT	£594m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Me Group International MEGP	£417m	Routine	Form 8.3 - M
16 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Bezant Resources BZT	£25m		Exercise of Warrants, Total Voting Rights Issue of new shares upon exercise of warrants: Pursuant to the exercise of warrants at a price of 0.04p per share in terms of the fundraising announced on 24 December 2024 the Company is issuing a total of 476,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares of 0.002p each …
16 Oct	NCC Group NCC	£250m	Routine	Form 8.5 - NCC Group plc
16 Oct	Water Intelligence WATR	£46m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights
16 Oct	GS Chain GSC	£0.7m		Convertible Investment Agreement GS Chain Plc (LSE: GSC) announces that it has entered into a Convertible Investment Agreement (the "Agreement") with Citymeade Limited (the "Investor").
16 Oct	Aura Energy Limited AURA	£39m	Results	Corporate Governance, Appendix 4G,Annual Report25 Corporate Governance Statement, Appendix 4G and Annual Report 2025
16 Oct	Anglo Asian Mining AAZ	£418m		Q3 2025 Production and Operations Review - Replace The following amendment had been made to the Q3 2025 Production and Operations Review announcement released on 16 October at 07.00 BST under RNS number 5497D.
16 Oct	Strategic Minerals SML	£135m		Notice of Investor Webcast & Updated Presentation Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDF), an international mineral exploration and production company, is pleased to announce it will host a webcast and Q&A for investors following exceptional tungsten drilling results from the Redmoor …
16 Oct	Rathbones Group RAT	£1,746m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Bytes Technology Group BYIT	£1,042m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Pulsar Helium Inc PLSR	£144m		Warrant and Stock Option Exercise and TVR In addition, on October 15, 2025, 50,000 share purchase warrants, issued as part of its offering that closed on January 17, 2024, have been exercised at a price of CAD$0.36, and generated cash proceeds for the Company of CAD$18,000.
16 Oct	Trustpilot Group TRST	£1,030m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	GB Group GBG	£354m	Trading update	Trading Statement First half in-line; well positioned to accelerate second half growth with full year revenue outlook reiterated
16 Oct	Synectics SNX	£32m		New Contracts - Traction in Broader Energy Sector Synectics Enters Renewables Market with Contracts for Industrial Carbon Capture and Offshore Wind Projects
16 Oct	Big Technologies BIG	£268m		Withdrawal of General Meeting Requisition Notice
16 Oct	Synectics SNX	£32m	Trading update	Trading Update Synectics plc (AIM: SNX), a leader in advanced security and surveillance solutions, provides an update on trading for the year ending 30 November 2025 ("FY 2025, the "Period").
16 Oct	Foresight Group Holdings Limited FSG	£506m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Oxford Instruments OXIG	£1,365m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Bodycote BOY	£1,541m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Moonpig Group MOON	£850m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Crystal Amber Fund Ltd. CRS	£42m		Investor Presentation by Morphic Medical Inc The Board of Crystal Amber is pleased to announce that Morphic Medical Inc.
16 Oct	Mindflair MFAI	£1.3m		Sure Valley Venture Webinar Mindflair plc, the company investing in next-generation technology focused on AI, is pleased to announce that a webinar providing an update on the three Sure Valley Venture ("SVV") funds and their investee companies in which Mindflair is invested will take …
16 Oct	Eco Buildings Group plc ECOB	£16m		Operational Update on Geographic Expansion Eco Buildings Group plc ("Eco" or the "Company"), a technology-driven modular housing company quoted on AIM, is pleased to provide an operational market update outlining its geographic expansion strategy and technology roll-out which the Board believes will …
16 Oct	Symphony Environmental Technologies SYM	£15m		Successful attendance at the K-Show Symphony welcomes visitors from 59 Countries at the K-Show (8-15 October 2025)
16 Oct	Made Tech Group MTEC	£72m	Routine	Notice of AGM
16 Oct	Synectics SNX	£32m		Appointment of Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker Synectics plc (AIM: SNX), a leader in advanced security and surveillance solutions, announces the appointment of Singer Capital Markets as the Company's Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker, with immediate effect.
16 Oct	Avon Technologies plc AVON	£700m	Routine	Notice of Results & Investor Presentation via IMC
16 Oct	SRT Marine Systems SRT	£191m		Annual Results, Live Webcast, AGM & Investor Day SRT Marine Systems plc, a global provider of intelligent maritime surveillance systems for sovereigns and navigation safety systems for commercial and leisure vessels is pleased to advise of the following corporate events.
16 Oct	Oxford Biomedica OXB	£622m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Solvonis Therapeutics PLC SVNS	£7.1m		Raises £1.25 Million to Accelerate Programmes Raises £1.25 Million to Accelerate Programmes in High-Burden CNS Disorders
16 Oct	Big Technologies BIG	£268m	Board change	Directorate Change ("Big Technologies" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
16 Oct	Franchise Brands FRAN	£289m	Director dealing	Directors’ dealings Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise business, announces that on 15 October 2025 Nigel Wray, a Non-executive director of the Company, bought 50,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, at a price of 120.0 pence per share.
16 Oct	Pets at Home Group PETS	£1,029m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Pennpetro Energy PPP	£11m	Board change	Appointment of Executive Director Pennpetro Energy plc, the company focused on developing strategic energy projects, announces the appointment of Mavriky Kalugin as Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer ("COO") to lead the technical and operational aspects of the Company's …
16 Oct	Shuka Minerals SKA	£6.2m		Update of financing for Kabwe transaction Further to its announcement on 30 September 2025, Shuka Minerals Plc (AIM/AltX: SKA), an African focused mine operator and developer, provides an update on the financing for the Company's proposed acquisition ("Acquisition") of the Zambian mining and …
16 Oct	Petrotal Corporation PTAL	£288m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Empresaria Group EMR	£16m		Result of Requisitioned General Meeting Empresaria Group plc (AIM: EMR), the international specialist staffing group, announces that at the requisitioned general meeting held at 2.00 pm on 15 October 2025 (the "Requisitioned General Meeting") all of the resolutions proposed were duly passed on a …
16 Oct	GB Group GBG	£354m		Acquisition of DataTools Pty Limited GBG, a global identity technology business enabling safe and rewarding digital lives, is pleased to announce that it has acquired DataTools Pty Ltd ("DataTools"), a leading provider of address validation and data quality solutions in Australia and New Zealand.
16 Oct	Norcros NXR	£273m	Trading update	Trading update Norcros plc ("Norcros" or the "Group"), the number one bathroom products business in the UK and Ireland, will announce its Interim Results for the 27 weeks to 5 October 2025 on 20 November 2025.
16 Oct	Gaming Realms GMR	£79m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Insig AI INSG	£11m	Trading update	Trading update & extended CLNs and warrant terms Extended terms of Convertible Loan Notes and warrants
16 Oct	Imaging Biometrics Ltd IBAI	£2.2m		Further Re: Purchase of interest in Kirkstall Ltd Imaging Biometrics Limited Limited (LSE: IBAI), provides an update following its announcement on 14 October 2025 regarding the purchase of the Company's interest in Kirkstall Limited ("Kirkstall") from Truetide PLC ("Truetide").
16 Oct	Glenveagh Properties (CDI) GLV	£978m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Gunsynd GUN	£1.7m		High-grade mineralisation at Bear Twit Project High-grade lead-zinc-silver mineralisation confirmed at the Bear Twit Project
16 Oct	AO World AO.	£511m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Cirata CRTA	£8.8m	Trading update	Trading Statement Strong Q4FY25 bookings momentum on track to meet outlook for bookings and cost base
16 Oct	Truetide plc TRUE	£1.8m		Further re: Sale of interest in Kirkstall Limited Truetide plc (AIM: TRUE), the AIM-listed investment company, provides an update following its announcement on 14 October 2025 regarding the sale of the Company's interest in Kirkstall Limited ("Kirkstall") to Imaging Biometrics Limited ("IBAI").
16 Oct	URU Metals Ltd. URU	£4.0m		Commencement of Ground Geophysics & Reg Update URU Metals Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of GF International (Pty) Ltd ("GeoFocus") to undertake a combined ground gravity and frequency-domain electromagnetic ("EM") survey over two priority targets at the Company's Zeb Nickel Project near …
16 Oct	Vertu Motors VTU	£264m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	CelLBxHealth plc CLBX	£6.8m	Board change	Appointments: Interim CEO and senior board advisor ANGLE plc (to be renamed CelLBxHealth plc) (AIM:ANGL OTCQX:ANPCY), a world-leading circulating tumour cell (CTC) intelligence company with tests for use in research, drug development and clinical oncology, announces that it has strengthened its management …
16 Oct	Allergy Therapeutics AGY	£285m		Further progress in Phase I/IIa PROTECT trial Allergy Therapeutics announces further positive progress in Phase I/IIa PROTECT trial evaluating safety and tolerability of short-course peanut allergy vaccine candidate
16 Oct	Currys CURY	£1,473m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	KEFI Gold and Copper KEFI	£91m		Exercise of Broker Warrants and Issue of Equity KEFI Gold and Copper plc (AIM: KEFI), the gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, confirms that it has today issued 38,352,272 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") (the "Broker …
16 Oct	Cornish Metals PLC TIN	£94m		Technical Report Filed On Sedar+ For Updated Pea The Company's news release dated September 29, 2025 summarises the positive results of the updated Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA"), see highlights below:.
16 Oct	GEO Exploration Limited GEO	£4.3m	Results	Final Results 16 October 2025 GEO Exploration Limited ("GEO " or the "Company") Final Results for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GEO Exploration Limited (LSE AIM: GEO) announces its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2025.
16 Oct	EnSilica ENSI	£101m	Trading update	Trading Update EnSilica plc (AIM: ENSI), a leading chip maker of mixed signal ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), announces the following update on current trading and for the financial year ended 31 May 2025 ("FY 2025").
16 Oct	Travis Perkins TPK	£1,298m	Trading update	Q3 trading update Q3 trading update for the three months to 30 September 2025
16 Oct	Sabre Insurance Group SBRE	£408m	Trading update	Trading Update 16 October 2025 Sabre Insurance Group plc Trading Update Full-year profit guidance reiterated, Ambition 2030 initiatives on-track
16 Oct	Buccaneer Energy PLC BUCE	£2.2m		Construction of Allar #1 well site Buccaneer Energy (AIM: BUCE), an international oil & gas exploration and production company with development and production assets in Texas, USA, is pleased to announce that construction has commenced at the location of its upcoming Allar #1 well (the …
16 Oct	Fusion Antibodies FAB	£6.9m	Trading update	AGM statement and H1 trading update Fusion Antibodies plc (AIM: FAB), specialists in pre-clinical antibody discovery, engineering and supply for both therapeutic drug and diagnostic applications, announces that at the Company's AGM, being held later today, Simon Douglas, Chairman, will provide …
16 Oct	On The Beach Group OTB	£233m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Ixico IXI	£22m	Trading update	Trading Update Trading update for the year ended 30 September 2025
16 Oct	IWG IWG	£1,745m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Hunting HTG	£585m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Cloudified Holdings Limited CHL	£0.3m		Update Cloudified Holdings Limited, an AIM quoted cash shell, announces that, further to the announcement of 10 June 2025, the board continues to progress the previously identified acquisition opportunity and is now targeting completion in Q1 2026.
16 Oct	Future FUTR	£252m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	SSP Group SSPG	£1,343m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Videndum VID	£92m		Update announcement Videndum plc (the "Company" or the "Group") provides an update on trading for the three months to 30 September 2025 ("Q3" or "the period") and ongoing negotiations with its RCF lenders.
16 Oct	Volex VLX	£973m	Trading update	Half Year Trading Update Strong performance with revenue momentum maintained and continued margin resilience; full year expectations unchanged
16 Oct	Eurocell ECEL	£143m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Mila Resources MILA	£8.4m		Completion of Diamond Drilling at Yarrol Project Mila Resources Plc / Index: LSE / Epic: MILA / Sector: Natural Resources
16 Oct	Iofina IOF	£90m		Q3 2025 Update Iofina plc, specialists in the exploration and production of iodine and manufacturers of specialty chemical products, today provides an update regarding its activities during Q3 2025 (the "Period").
16 Oct	Trainline TRN	£710m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Spectra Systems Corporation (DI/REGS) SPSC	£82m	Board change	Appointment of Finance Director Spectra Systems Corporation, a leader in machine-readable high speed banknote authentication, brand protection technologies and gaming security software is delighted to announce that it has agreed to appoint ,in a non board role, a new Finance Director, …
16 Oct	Impax Asset Management Group IPX	£110m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Kier Group KIE	£1,303m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Science Group SAG	£229m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
16 Oct	Workspace Group WKP	£637m		Workspace Group plc Second Quarter Business Update Lawrence Hutchings, Chief Executive Officer, Workspace Group PLC, commented: