UK small-cap RNS · 16 Mar 2026
The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 16 Mar 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.
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| 16 Mar | Close Brothers Group CBG | £569m | Statement regarding report from Viceroy Research
Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers" or the "Company") notes the publication of the research report by Viceroy Research (the "Report") this afternoon. |
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| 16 Mar | Vanquis Banking Group 20 VANQ | £173m | Board change | Non-Executive Director Pension Transfer
London - 16 March 2026 - Vanquis Banking Group plc ("Vanquis") announces that Non-Executive Director, Oliver Laird, conducted a series of on-market share transactions on the 11th, 13th and 16th of March 2026. |
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| 16 Mar | MobilityOne Ltd. MBO | £12m | Update in relation to Sincere Acres Sdn Bhd
On 4 October 2023, the Company announced, amongst other matters, that MobilityOne Sdn Bhd ("M1 Malaysia"), the Group's wholly-owned operating subsidiary in Malaysia, had completed the acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Sincere for a cash consideration of … |
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| 16 Mar | Kier Group KIE | £1,293m | Transformational contract / build-out | UK’s STEP fusion energy programme appoints Kier
Leading role in strategic clean energy initiative, securing multi-year revenue stream |
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| 16 Mar | Vertu Motors VTU | £259m | EBT Share Purchase
Vertu Motors announces that it was notified on 13 March 2026 of the following acquisition ("Dealing") of the Company's ordinary shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Ocorian Limited ("Trustee"), the trustee of the Company's employee benefit trust. |
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| 16 Mar | Zotefoams ZTF | £246m | Notification Of Transactions Of Directors/PDMRs
The Company has received notification from MUFG Corporate Markets Trustees (UK) Limited, the Trustee of the Company's Share Incentive Plan (the 'SIP'), that on 11 March 2026 the following Director and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities became … |
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| 16 Mar | Vesuvius VSVS | £1,145m | Board change | Directorate Change
") announces that Italia Boninelli, a non-executive Director since June 2024, and Chair of the Company's Remuneration Committee, has notified the Company that for personal reasons she will step down from the Board of Vesuvius with effect from the close of the … |
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| 16 Mar | Total Graphite Plc TGR | £6.4m | Results | Half-year Results
Tirupati Graphite plc (TGR.L), the specialist flake graphite company and supplier of the critical mineral for the global energy transition, announces its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 September 2025. |
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| 16 Mar | Ironveld IRON | £4.4m | Update on Publication of FY25 Accounts
Ironveld PLC ("Ironveld" or the "Company") provides an update regarding the publication of its audited accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 ("FY25 Accounts") and interim results for the six months to 31 December 2025 ("Interim Results"). |
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| 16 Mar | Thor Energy THR | £5.7m | Project milestones | Half-year Results
The Directors of Thor Energy plc (AIM, ASX: THR) are pleased to announce the Company's results for the six months ended 31 December 2025. |
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| 16 Mar | Hollywood Bowl Group BOWL | £445m | Change of Auditor
Hollywood Bowl, the UK and Canada's largest ten-pin bowling operator, announces that, following a formal tender process, it has appointed Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as its auditor for the financial year ending 30 September 2026. |
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| 16 Mar | Sigmaroc SRC | £1,421m | Announcement of Option and LTIP awards
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMR |
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| 16 Mar | Guardian Metal Resources plc GMET | £193m | Project milestones | Launch of Roadshow for US Initial Public Offering
Guardian Metal Launches Roadshow for US Initial Public Offering |
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| 16 Mar | Forterra FORT | £313m | Launch of £20m Share Buyback Programme
Forterra plc, "the Group" a leading UK manufacturer of essential clay and concrete building products, today announces the commencement of a share buyback programme to purchase ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for up to £20 … |
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| 16 Mar | Ascent Resources AST | £3.9m | Director dealing | Grant of Share Options and PDMR Notification
Ascent Resources Plc (LON: AST), the onshore US focused oil and gas company, announces that it has granted options over a total of 30,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.005 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), including 15 million to the Non Executive Chairman … |
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| 16 Mar | Medpal AI PLC MPAL | £46m | Pharmacy Operational Update
MedPal AI combines its user-friendly mobile app, AI-driven diagnosis and triage with human-in-the-loop clinical oversight and prescribing services, with high-tech robotic pharmacy dispensing. |
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| 16 Mar | Everyman Media Group EMAN | £45m | Insider conviction | Director/PDMR Shareholding | |
| 16 Mar | Vistry Group VTY | £756m | Insider conviction | Director/PDMR Shareholding | |
| 16 Mar | CAB Payments Holdings 1/3P (WI) CABP | £210m | Offer | Response To Possible Offer Announcement
The Board of CAB Payments excluding Henry Obi and Nitin Kaul (the 'Independent Board') notes the recent announcement made by StoneX Group Inc. |
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| 16 Mar | Pennpetro Energy PPP | £11m | Changes to Board Directors
Pennpetro Energy plc, the company focused on developing strategic traditional and transition energy projects, confirms that as the company enters a new phase of development Board Director Robert Menzel has resigned effective Monday, 16th March, 2026. |
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| 16 Mar | Ultimate Products ULTP | £38m | EBT Share Purchase
Further to its announcement of 2 February 2026, Ultimate Products, the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, est.1760) and Beldray (est.1872), was notified that on 13 March 2026, JTC Employer Solutions … |
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| 16 Mar | Acuity RM Group ACRM | £4.5m | Turnaround plan with targets | Product Launch
, the software group specialising in the cybersecurity sector of the Governance, Risk and Compliance ("GRC") market, is delighted to announce the launch of STREAM® Cloud, a new cloud-native edition of its award-winning STREAM® integrated risk management … |
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| 16 Mar | Huddled Group HUD | £7.3m | Presentation and Q&A at Private Investor Evening | ||
| 16 Mar | Ultimate Products ULTP | £38m | Notice of Investor Presentation
Ultimate Products, the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, est.1760) and Beldray (est.1872), is pleased to announce it will be conducting a live investor presentation following the release of its … |
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| 16 Mar | Mkango Resources MKA | £138m | Hypromag And Ils Commission Pre-processing System
· Commissioning of Inserma hard disk drive magnet pre-processing system at the ILS facility in Williston, South Carolina |
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| 16 Mar | Journeo JNEO | £96m | Contract award in Denmark
Journeo plc (AIM: JNEO), a leading provider of intelligent systems for transport networks and Critical National Infrastructure, is pleased to announce the award of a strategically important contract with Danske Statsbaner (DSB), Denmark's largest state-owned … |
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| 16 Mar | Zinc Media Group ZIN | £14m | BBC commissions major geopolitical documentaries
BBC commissions two major geopolitical documentaries from Zinc Media Group |
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| 16 Mar | European Green Transition EGT | £30m | Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company
European Green Transition plc (AIM: EGT), a company focused on acquiring, integrating and optimising revenue-generating and profitable services businesses in the critical infrastructure sector, announces that Cathal Friel, Executive Chair, Jack Kelly, Chief … |
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| 16 Mar | Sanderson Design Group SDG | £56m | Launch of Zoffany x Michael S. Smith Collection
("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the "Group") |
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| 16 Mar | Tower Resources TRP | £7.2m | Fundraise | License and Farmout Approval Update & Subscription
Tower Resources plc (AIM: TRP), the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, is pleased to provide an update on the approval process in respect of the farm-out transactions with Prime Global Energies Limited ("Prime") in Cameroon and Namibia, … |
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| 16 Mar | Dianomi DNM | £19m | Partnership with AI Company Dappier
New Partnership with AI Media Infrastructure Company Dappier |
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| 16 Mar | Physiomics PYC | £2.2m | Activist campaign | General Meeting Request
The directors of Physiomics plc (AIM: PYC) announce that at 2114h on 13 March 2026 they received a request submitted pursuant to section 303 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") requiring the Board to convene a general meeting of the Company's shareholders … |
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| 16 Mar | Craneware CRW | £375m | Share buyback programme and Total Voting Rights
The board of directors of Craneware ("Board") is pleased to announce the commencement of a share buyback programme to purchase ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for an aggregate purchase of up to $25 million ("Programme"). |
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| 16 Mar | The Smarter Web Company Plc SWC | £198m | Results | Existing Warrants-Voluntary Purchase Offer Results
The total Pre-IPO warrants purchased by the Company through the Voluntary Purchase Offer was 3,000,000 for a total consideration of £618,000 at a price of 20.6 pence per warrant. |
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| 16 Mar | Restore RST | £404m | Capital return | Commencement of £20m Share Buyback Programme
Restore plc (AIM:RST), the UK's leading provider of secure and sustainable business services for data, information, communications and assets, today announces the commencement of a share buyback programme to purchase ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the … |
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| 16 Mar | Time Finance TIME | £54m | Notice of Trading Update
Time Finance plc, the AIM listed independent specialist finance provider, announces that it will be providing a scheduled trading update for the nine-month period ended 28 February 2026 ("9M 25/26") on 24 March 2026, a period in which the Group has continued … |
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| 16 Mar | Tungsten West TUN | £621m | Overhang | Holding(s) in Company | |
| 16 Mar | Wishbone Gold WSBN | £6.3m | Gold–Copper Mineralisation Confirmed at Red Setter
9,000m Fully Funded Drill Programme Planned for 2026 |
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| 16 Mar | GreenX Metals Limited GRX | £162m | Issue of Shares
GreenX Metals Limited (GreenX or Company) advises that it has issued 598,235 ordinary fully paid shares (Shares) to a consultant in lieu of cash. |
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| 16 Mar | Team Internet Group plc TIG | £90m | Segment turn | Trading Update and progress on Strategic Review
("Team Internet" or the "Company" or the "Group") |
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| 16 Mar | River Global Plc RVRB | £8.7m | Cash shell / net cash above market value | Proposed sale of RG’s AM business to Liontrust
Proposed Sale of Asset Management Business to Liontrust Asset Management Plc |
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| 16 Mar | River Global Plc RVRB | £8.7m | Cash shell / net cash above market value | 2025 Full Year Report for the year ended 30/9/25
The analysis of revenue and results by commercial activity for the year ended 30 September 2025 shows revenues of £12.2m (30 September 2024: £14.4m). |
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| 16 Mar | Buccaneer Energy PLC BUCE | £2.6m | Completion of Carlisle-1 Acquisition
Buccaneer Energy (AIM: BUCE), the international oil & gas exploration and production company with development and production assets in Texas, USA, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of a 100% working interest in the Carlisle-1 well … |
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| 16 Mar | Nativo Resources NTVO | £4.4m | Results | Operations Updates: High-Grade Gold Results
High-Grade Gold Results at Bonanza Confirm Vein Potential and Mine Plan |
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| 16 Mar | Kendrick Resources KEN | £22m | Results | Excellent Drill Assay Results at Bonya REE project
Kendrick Resources Plc (LSE: KEN), the mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce receipt of rare earth element ("REE") assay results for a drill hole completed by Bonya Exploration Pty Namibia ("Bonya") at the Bonya rare earth … |
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| 16 Mar | Botswana Minerals plc BMIN | £3.2m | Results | Unaudited Interim Statement and Financial Results
Botswana Minerals PLC ("Botswana Minerals", "BMIN" or the "the Company") |
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| 16 Mar | DSW Capital DSW | £11m | Trading update | Trading Update
DSW Capital, a profitable, mid-market, challenger professional services platform and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts and the DR Solicitors brands, announces the following trading update for the year ending 31 March 2026 ("FY26"). |
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| 16 Mar | Panther Metals PALM | £20m | Winston Tailings Project: Sample Collection
(Incorporated in the Isle of Man with company number 009753V) |
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| 16 Mar | System1 Group SYS1 | £44m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Strong new business performance positions the Group for record H2 FY26 revenue and a return to profitable growth in FY27, ahead of market expectations |
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| 16 Mar | Great Portland Estates GPE | £1,312m | GPE sells wells&more, W1 for £172m
GPE completes sale of wells&more, 45 Mortimer Street, W1 for £172 million |
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| 16 Mar | Liontrust Asset Management LIO | £188m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Proposed Acquisition of River Global Holdings Ltd
The Proposed Acquisition is advantageous for Liontrust and RGH and each of the companies' shareholders and clients. |
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| 16 Mar | ECR Minerals ECR | £6.0m | Update on Royalty of up to A$2 Million
Update on Royalty of up to A$2 Million over Victoria gold projects |
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| 16 Mar | Oriole Resources ORR | £13m | Results | Final drilling results from MB01-N
Final drilling results from MB01-N including 56.20m at 0.99g/t Au in MBDD039 |
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| 16 Mar | CAB Payments Holdings 1/3P (WI) CABP | £210m | Statement re CAB Payments Holdings plc
StoneX announces that it has made an approach to the Board of CAB Payments in relation to a potential acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of CAB Payments. |
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| 16 Mar | Sigmaroc SRC | £1,421m | Full Year Results and Notice of AGM
Audited full year results for year ended 31 December 2025 |
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| 16 Mar | Metals one MET1 | £12m | Partial Sale of Interest in CleanTech Lithium Plc
Metals One (AIM: MET1, OTCQB: MTOPF), a critical and precious metals project developer and investor, announces it was approached to sell, and has completed the sale of, a block of 7,000,000 shares in CleanTech Lithium (AIM: CTL, Frankfurt:T2N) for £0.910 … |
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| 16 Mar | Marshalls MSLH | £443m | Turnaround plan with targets | Final Results
Full Year results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2025 |
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| 16 Mar | Avacta Group AVCT | £293m | Phase 1 study opening for AVA6103
Specialty U.S. oncology centers open for recruitment in Virginia and Texas |
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| 16 Mar | Beeks Financial Cloud Group BKS | £120m | Results | Half-year Results
Strong commercial momentum, laying the foundation for significant, profitable growth |
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| 16 Mar | Ten Lifestyle Group TENG | £94m | Trading update | H1 2026 Trading Update
· Net Revenue up 6% on PY, 9% at constant currency |
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| 16 Mar | SRT Marine Systems SRT | £199m | Results | Half-year Results
SRT, the AIM-quoted developer and supplier of sovereign civil defence maritime surveillance systems, and navigation safety devices announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2025 (the "Period"). |
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| 16 Mar | Croma Security Solutions Group CSSG | £9.8m | Acquisition
Croma Security Solutions Group plc (AIM:CSSG), the AIM listed innovation and service-focused security solutions provider, is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Southern Security Services Limited ("SSS"), an established electronic … |
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| 16 Mar | AdvancedAdvT Limited ADVT | £239m | Transaction in Own Shares
for the purposes of UK Market Abuse Regulation. |
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| 16 Mar | Harena Resources plc HREE | £19m | Exclusivity Agreement to Acquire U.S. Permits
Harena Rare Earths Plc (LSE: HREE) (OTCQB: CRMNF), the rare earths company currently progressing the Ampasindava ionic clay rare earth project in Madagascar (the "Ampasindava Project"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Exclusivity Agreement … |
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| 16 Mar | Firering Strategic Minerals FRG | £5.1m | Operations Update
Firering Strategic Minerals plc / EPIC: FRG / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining |