UK small-cap RNS · 23 Jan 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 23 Jan 2026 – 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
23 Jan	Diversified Energy Company DEC	£762m		Departure of Randall Wade from Board of Directors Diversified Energy Company (“Diversified Energy” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DEC, LSE: DEC) today announced that pursuant to the terms of the Relationship Agreement executed with EIG Management Company, LLC (“EIG”) upon Diversified Energy’s acquisition of …
23 Jan	Genus GNS	£1,518m		PRP Regulatory Progress – Canada Genus is pleased to announce that Canada has approved use of the PRP gene edit.
23 Jan	Ixico IXI	£17m		Result of AGM For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, IXICO plc's total issued share capital with voting rights as at 6.30pm on 22 January 2026, being the time at which a shareholder had to be registered in the Company's register of members in order to …
23 Jan	NCC Group NCC	£236m		Director Declaration In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14(2) NCC Group plc announces that Lynn Fordham, Independent Non-Executive Director, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Czechoslovak Group with effect from 23 January 2026.
23 Jan	Wishbone Gold WSBN	£6.3m		Acquisition of Deferred Shares Wishbone Gold Plc announces that in accordance with the resolutions passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") on 28 November 2025, the Company has today acquired all of the Company's outstanding deferred shares of 9.9 pence each for nil …
23 Jan	Palace Capital PCA	£30m	Activist campaign	Withdrawal of Meeting Notice and Board Changes Palace Capital plc (LSE:PCA) confirms that the general meeting requisition notice that was received by the Company, details of which are contained in the Company's announcement of 8 January 2026 titled "Response to Lakestreet Capital's Announcement", has been …
23 Jan	Shuka Minerals SKA	£6.3m		Issue of shares – settlement of historic fees Shuka Minerals Plc (AIM/AltX: SKA), an African focused mine operator and developer, notifies the issue of the following new ordinary shares ("Shares").
23 Jan	Eagle Eye Solutions Group EYE	£144m		Director Declaration Update Eagle Eye announces the following information relating to directors' disclosures under Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
23 Jan	NewRiver REIT NRR	£346m		Director Declaration As required by UK Listing Rule 6.4.9R, NewRiver notifies the market that Lynn Fordham, Non-Executive Chair of the Company, has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of CSG N.V. with immediate effect.
23 Jan	Sirius Real Estate Ltd. SRE	£1,472m		Notification of a transaction by a PCA with a PDMR Notification of a transaction by a Person Closely Associated ("PCA") with a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")
23 Jan	Ariana Resources AAU	£36m		Xinhai Strategic Investment and Notice of GM Hongkong Xinhai Mining Ltd ("Xinhai") - Strategic Investment
23 Jan	SSP Group SSPG	£1,366m		Board and Committee Changes SSP Group plc (the "Company") announces that Carolyn Bradley has been appointed interim Chair of the Board with effect from the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today ("AGM").
23 Jan	Paragon Banking Group PAG	£1,279m		2025 Pillar III Disclosures The Company has now published its Pillar III Disclosures for the year ended 30 September 2025 and this is available on its website at www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk.
23 Jan	KEFI Gold and Copper KEFI	£95m		Response to Public Enquiry on GMCO Response to Public Enquiry with Respect to 13%-owned Gold and Minerals SLA (GMCO)
23 Jan	Paragon Banking Group PAG	£1,279m	Results	Annual Report 2025 Annual Report and 2026 Annual General Meeting
23 Jan	Bezant Resources BZT	£28m		Exercise of Warrants and TVR i) a price of 0.06p per share in terms of the fundraising announced on 4 December 2023 the Company is issuing a total of 275,500,000 fully paid ordinary shares of 0.002p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"); and
23 Jan	Alien Metals Limited UFO	£8.3m		West Coast Silver Quarterly Activities Report Announcement of Joint Venture Partner West Coast Silver Limited Quarterly Activities Report
23 Jan	RWS Holdings RWS	£540m		Option Exercise, Admission and Total Voting Rights RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Company"), a global AI solutions company, announces that 1,289,599 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") were issued today in order to satisfy (i) a share award to the Chief Executive Officer in …
23 Jan	Blencowe Resources BRES	£31m		European Processing & Offtake with Alkeemia Blencowe Strengthens European Processing and Offtake Strategy with Alkeemia LOI
23 Jan	Trufin TRU	£54m		Playstack Management Incentive Plan TruFin plc announces that, as has been contemplated for some time, the board of Playstack Ltd ("Playstack"), the Company's gaming subsidiary, has approved the establishment of a new management incentive plan (the "MIP") designed to align senior management …
23 Jan	Trufin TRU	£54m		Share Buyback Programme ("TruFin" or the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries the "Group")
23 Jan	BlackBird BIRD	£17m		Elevate.io releases subtitles and transcriptions 23 January 2026, London, Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), the developer of the browser-based collaborative video editing platform elevate.io, today announces the launch of subtitles and transcriptions within elevate.io, the latest in a series of rapid product …
23 Jan	Arkadian Strategic Metals Plc AKN	£2.1m		Alba Joins Critical Minerals Association Alba Mineral Resources Plc / EPIC: ALBA / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining
23 Jan	GreenX Metals Limited GRX	£162m		Trading Halt Request GreenX Metals Limited (ASX:GRX; LSE:GRX; WSE:GRX) (GreenX or the Company) advises, that today the Company requested an immediate voluntary trading halt in its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), pending an announcement regarding a proposed …
23 Jan	Upland Resources Limited UPL	£50m		Corporate Announcement US$100m Strategic Funding Commitment to Support Southeast Asia Growth (2026-2030)
23 Jan	CAP-XX Limited CPX	£9.3m		Notice of Interim Results & Investor Presentation Lars Stegmann, Chief Executive Officer, and Anthony Guarna, Interim Chief Financial Officer, will provide a live presentation relating to the Interim Results via the Investor Meet Company platform on 2 February 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
23 Jan	Aura Energy Limited AURA	£44m	Project milestones	Investment establishes C$50m valuation for Häggån Aura Energy Limited (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA) ('Aura' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that MMCAP International Inc.
23 Jan	Distil DIS	£1.2m		Opening of Blackwoods Brand Home Distil plc (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands including RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, and Blavod Black Vodka, announces the opening of Blackwoods Brand Home and appointment of Brand Home Manager, Tomos Brooks.
23 Jan	Marks Electrical Group MRK	£51m	Board change	Directorate Change Marks Electrical Group plc ("Marks Electrical", "the Company" or "the Group"), the online electrical retailer, announces that the Company and Warren Middleton have agreed that he will step down from the board 23 January 2026.
23 Jan	Crimson Tide TIDE	£6.4m	Board change	Change of Non-Executive Director Crimson Tide, the provider of the mpro5 process management app, announces that Janet Morris has tendered her resignation as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, which will take effect immediately.
23 Jan	Camellia CAM	£146m	Board change	Directorate Change Camellia plc announces that Rachel English, independent Non-Executive Director, has stepped down from the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) with effect from 23 January 2026.
23 Jan	Jubilee Metals Group JLP	£74m		Changes to the Board Jubilee, the Zambia copper focused producer, announces that Nicholas Taylor has notified the Company of his resignation from his position as non-executive director with immediate effect.
23 Jan	Pets at Home Group PETS	£954m		Confirmation of Board Changes Further to the announcement on 29 September 2025, Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company") is pleased to confirm that Sarah Pollard will join the Company on 23 March 2026 as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") Designate.
23 Jan	Sovereign Metals Limited SVML	£161m		Issue of Performance Rights Sovereign Metals Limited (ASX:SVM; AIM:SVML; OTCQX:SVMLF) (Sovereign or the Company) advises that 13,635,000 unlisted performance rights have been issued to key staff (non-PDMRs) as part of their incentive remuneration as follows:
23 Jan	eEnergy Group EAAS	£1.5m	Dilutive fundraise	Trading Update 183% increase in Group Adjusted EBITDA to £1.7m in FY25
23 Jan	GSTechnologies GST	£7.4m		Completion of Metapay Acquisition GSTechnologies Ltd (LSE: GST), the fintech company, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its acquisition of Metapay SP. z o.o.
23 Jan	Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas ECO	£144m	Fundraise	Direct Equity Subscription & Issue of Warrants ("Eco", "Company", "Eco" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
23 Jan	Trufin TRU	£54m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Playstack Platform Contract TruFin is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Playstack Limited ("Playstack"), a leading UK games publisher, has signed a significant contract with a global technology platform for a new game scheduled for release in H2 2026.
23 Jan	Celsius Resources Limited CLA	£8.4m	Legal & regulatory	MCB DFS confirms stronger economics · The Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) confirms a technically and economically robust Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog (MCB Project).
23 Jan	C&C Group (CDI) CCR	£376m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	FY26 Trading Update C&C Group plc today provides a trading update for the year to date.
23 Jan	Aminex (CDI) AEX	£83m		Ntorya to Madimba Pipeline Aminex, the oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Tanzania, is pleased to announce that the pipe required for construction of the pipeline from the Ntorya gas field to the Madimba gas processing plant has arrived from China into Mtwara …
23 Jan	Record REC	£86m	Trading update	Third Quarter Trading Update Record plc ("Record", the "Company" or the "Group"), the specialist currency and asset manager, is pleased to announce its trading update for the three months ended 31 December 2025 ("Q3 FY26").
23 Jan	Pulsar Helium Inc PLSR	£112m		Warrant Exercise and TVR Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc for the admission of the 14,117 new common shares issued pursuant to abovementioned warrant exercise, to be admitted to trading on AIM, which is expected to occur and dealings commence at 8.00 a.m. on …
23 Jan	STV Group STVG	£45m	Turnaround plan with targets	Trading Update Full Year 2025 Group revenue and adjusted operating profit in line with guidance
23 Jan	SSP Group SSPG	£1,366m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Q1 Trading Update SSP Group plc ("SSP" or "the Group"), a leading operator of restaurants, bars, cafes and other food and beverage outlets in travel locations across 38 countries, issues a Trading Update for the first three months of its 2026 financial year ("Q1"), covering …
23 Jan	Unicorn Mineral Resources Eur0.01 (Cdi) UMR	£3.4m	Results	Results of 3D Gravity Modelling at Lisheen Licence Unicorn Mineral Resources Plc, (LSE: UMR), is today pleased to announce the encouraging conclusions of the recently completed 3D modelling of the results from last year's gravity survey at the Company's Lisheen Project.
23 Jan	Tomco Energy TOM	£2.1m		Warrant Exercise The New Ordinary Shares are being issued at a price of 0.045 pence per share, for a total consideration to the Company of £12,000 and relate to warrants issued as part of the Company's equity fundraising, announced on 21 February 2024.
23 Jan	Enwell Energy ENW	£37m		Q4 2025 Operations Update Further details on the suspensions are set out below.
23 Jan	World Chess CHSS	£6.3m		The World Chess Show Expands to BILD World Chess plc (LSE: CHSS), a leading chess organisation that develops and operates worldchess.com, the official online gaming platform of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), today announces a significant partnership with BILD, Germany's largest media …
23 Jan	Phoenix Copper Limited PXC	£4.6m		Update on CLN conversion and metal prices Phoenix Copper Limited / Ticker: PXC / Sector: Mining
23 Jan	Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group PLC PR1	£2.3m	Trading update	Trading Update & Notice of Investor Webinar Strong start to FY26 as contracted revenue already surpasses FY25 total revenue