UK small-cap RNS · 2 Oct 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 2 Oct 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
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Kier Group KIE	£1,303m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	Spire Healthcare Group SPI	£992m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Trainline TRN	£710m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Offer	Statement re Possible Offer Announcement of a possible offer for the purposes of Rule 2.4 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2022 (the “Irish Takeover Rules”)
2 Oct	Reabold Resources RBD	£9.3m		Disclosure Table The following are today's changes to the Disclosure Table:
2 Oct	BTG Consulting plc BTG	£177m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
2 Oct	ASOS ASC	£524m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	ATOME Energy ATOM	£15m	Results	Unaudited Half Year Results 2026 Unaudited Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2026
2 Oct	Premier Foods PFD	£1,724m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
2 Oct	Trustpilot Group TRST	£1,030m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Reabold Resources RBD	£9.3m	Large acquisition / reverse takeover	Offer Lapse Announcement On 1 July 2026, the Board of Reabold, the investing company focused on developing strategic gas projects for European energy security, announced that it had reached agreement on the terms of an all share offer by Reabold for the entire issued and to be issued …
2 Oct	Foxtons Group FOXT	£110m	Routine	Notice of General Meeting
2 Oct	ATOME Energy ATOM	£15m	Results	Final Results Full Year Results for year ended 31 December 2025
2 Oct	Spire Healthcare Group SPI	£992m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Tribal Group TRB	£216m	Routine	Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
2 Oct	CML Microsystems CML	£52m		Transfer of Treasury Shares & Total Voting Rights CML Microsystems Plc (the "Group" or the "Company"), which develops mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for global communications markets, announces that it has today transferred 39,467 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") out of …
2 Oct	RM RM.	£96m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. PPHC	£216m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
2 Oct	RM RM.	£96m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Renew Holdings RNWH	£752m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3(a) - shtead Technology Holdings pl
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3(a) - shtead Technology
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3(a) - shtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Capital Metals CMET	£19m	Routine	Result of AGM
2 Oct	Trustpilot Group TRST	£1,030m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Gamma Communications GAMA	£974m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Renalytix RENX	£40m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding (Replacement)
2 Oct	Close Brothers Group CBG	£570m		Pillar 3 disclosures Close Brothers Group plc (the "group" or "Close Brothers") announces that it has today published its Pillar 3 disclosures for the year ended 31 July 2026.
2 Oct	Videndum VID	£92m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Close Brothers Group CBG	£570m	Results	Annual Report Close Brothers Group plc (the "group" or "Close Brothers") announces that it has today published its Annual Report and Accounts 2026 (the "Annual Report").
2 Oct	Zigup ZIG	£1,052m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Renalytix RENX	£40m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	The Mission Group TMG	£23m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI) ICGC	£991m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ir5b ID
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ptsb ID
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Mendell Helium plc MDH	£12m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Kier Group KIE	£1,303m	Results	Annual Report Publication of the 2026 Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting
2 Oct	Synthomer SYNT	£185m		Director Declaration Synthomer plc announces that Dato' Lee Hau Hian, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) Berhad, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia.
2 Oct	Microsalt SALT	£20m	Routine	Result of General Meeting
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Wilmington WIL	£249m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Oxford Biomedica OXB	£622m		Grant of Award Oxford, UK – 02 October 2026: OXB (LSE: OXB) (the "Company"), a quality and innovation-led cell and gene therapy CDMO, announces that on 30 September 2026, nil-cost share options over ordinary shares of 50 pence each in the Company were granted under the …
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.3 - SThree plc
2 Oct	Jupiter Fund Management JUP	£841m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.3 - SThree plc
2 Oct	CMC Markets CMCX	£1,877m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Ninety One N91	£1,875m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3(a) - Shtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Sthree plc
2 Oct	Genuit Group GEN	£640m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Wizz Air Holdings WIZZ	£986m		Wizz Air Omnibus Plan award grants Geneva, 2 October 2026 - Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air" or the “Company”), one of the most sustainable European airlines, announces the granting of awards under Omnibus Share Plan (“Omnibus Plan") to a number of persons discharging management …
2 Oct	Critical Mineral Resources PLC CMRS	£13m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
2 Oct	CMC Markets CMCX	£1,877m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Burford Capital BUR	£554m	Routine	Issue of Equity in Connection with LTIP
2 Oct	Wilmington WIL	£249m		Completion of the audit The Company is pleased to announce that the audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026 was completed on 1 October 2026, with no adjustments to the Preliminary Results announced on 29 September 2026.
2 Oct	Forterra FORT	£322m	Routine	Employee Benefit Trust Share Purchase
2 Oct	Jupiter Fund Management JUP	£841m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Bytes Technology Group BYIT	£1,042m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Alien Metals Limited UFO	£6.8m		Investor Webinar Alien Metals Limited (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, announces that Vince Fayad, Chief Executive Officer, will present at a investor webinar, which will be broadcast on Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 7:00pm (BST).
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.3 - SThree plc
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(b) - Permanent TSB
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(b) - Permanent TSB
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(a) - Permanent TSB
2 Oct	Gamma Communications GAMA	£974m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(a) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
2 Oct	Elecosoft Public Limited Company ELCO	£192m	Takeover target	Publication of Scheme Document (a newly formed company which will, as at the Effective Date, be indirectly wholly-owned by funds managed and/or advised by AKKR Fund VII GP LP ("Accel-KKR") and its affiliates)
2 Oct	Petra Diamonds Ltd. PDL	£9.2m	Legal & regulatory	Update in relation to Petra Diamonds UK Treasury Limited The Company announces that a winding-up petition in respect of Petra Diamonds UK Treasury Limited ("PDUK Treasury"), a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of the Company, has today been advertised in the London Gazette by HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") (the …
2 Oct	Fevara plc FVA	£78m		MelloMonday Investor Webinar Fevara plc (LSE: FVA), an international specialist in livestock supplements, is pleased to announce that the Company will be attending MelloMonday on 5 October 2026 starting at 5.00pm, taking place via Zoom Webinar.
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
2 Oct	Symphony International Holdings Ltd. SIHL	£136m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Symphony International Holdings Ltd. SIHL	£136m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Symphony International Holdings Ltd. SIHL	£136m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Tandem Group TND	£9.7m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Sthree plc
2 Oct	Metals one MET1	£14m		Adviser Appointments & ATM Facility Metals One (AIM: MET1, OTCQB: MTOPF), a critical and precious metals project developer and investor with a focus on gold and uranium, announces the appointment of Bowsprit Partners Limited ("Bowsprit Partners") as Strategic Adviser, the appointment of CREST …
2 Oct	Trainline TRN	£710m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.5 - SThree plc
2 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Permanent TSB Group Holdings
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.3 - SThree plc
2 Oct	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
2 Oct	Ampeak Energy Limited AMP	£12m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	80 Mile 80M	£49m	Routine	Form 8 (DD)
2 Oct	Chariot Limited CHAR	£87m		Grant of Deferred Share Awards In line with best practice corporate governance for AIM companies, Chariot remunerates its Directors through an appropriate mix of cash and share awards, aligning their interests with those of shareholders.
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Sthree plc
2 Oct	Bodycote BOY	£1,541m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£85m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Brave Bison Group plc
2 Oct	Savills SVS	£1,749m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Caledonia Investments CLDN	£1,872m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	1947 Oil & Gas PLC 1947	£60m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Funding Circle Holdings FCH	£589m		TVR-Total Voting Rights Funding Circle Holdings plc (FCH) TVR-Total Voting Rights 02-Oct-2026 / 09:32 GMT/BST 2 October 2026 LEI: 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19 Funding Circle Holdings plc (the “Company”) Total Voting Rights In conformity with 5.6.1R of the Disclosure Guidance and …
2 Oct	Coats Group COA	£1,570m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£85m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Brave Bison Group plc
2 Oct	Moonpig Group MOON	£850m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Johnson Service Group JSG	£508m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Oxford Instruments OXIG	£1,365m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	Boku, Inc BOKU	£382m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Hansard Global HSD	£79m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£489m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
2 Oct	Essentra ESNT	£326m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Wetherspoon (J.D.) JDW	£944m	Results	Annual Report Copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2026 of J D Wetherspoon plc have been submitted to the FCA ESS and are also available to view on the Company's website at https://www.investors.jdwetherspoon.com/reports-results-presentations/
2 Oct	NCC Group NCC	£250m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
2 Oct	Wizz Air Holdings WIZZ	£986m		Wizz Air Share Capital - it has one class of shares in issue, being ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares");
2 Oct	Cairn Homes (CDI) CRN	£1,402m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	First Class Metals FCM	£11m		First Class Metals signs AI exploration LOI First Class Metals PLC ("FCM" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") to participate as an industry adopter in Project Field-to-Insight, an AI-enabled exploration initiative led by Rosor Exploration ("Rosor"), under the …
2 Oct	TheraCryf Plc TCF	£3.8m		Australian partner to progress Ox-1 Phase 1 trial TheraCryf plc, the biotech company developing new medicines for addiction and other neuropsychiatric disorders, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, TheraCryf Australia Pty Ltd, has appointed Avance Clinical Pty Ltd ("Avance Clinical"), a leading …
2 Oct	Tooru PLC TOO	£3.2m		OAF secures major new retail listing Tooru, the AIM listed company focused on the branded health and wellness sector, is pleased to announce that its OAF gluten-free brand has secured a significant new listing with a new major UK retailer, in addition to its established presence in the Tesco and …
2 Oct	Costain Group COST	£651m		Costain selected for Pagabo Framework Costain selected for four-year Pagabo Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework
2 Oct	Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited FAR	£31m	Routine	Issue of Equity and Repayment of Bonds
2 Oct	Scancell Holdings SCLP	£124m		Notice of GM Scancell Holdings plc (AIM: SCLP) ("Scancell", or the "Company"), a late-stage clinical immuno-oncology company developing active immunotherapies designed to enhance anti-tumor immune responses in difficult-to-treat cancers, announces that, further to its …
2 Oct	Pathos Communications plc NEWS	£19m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	FT's Fastest-Growing UK Marketing Company Pathos Recognised by the Financial Times as the Fastest Growing Advertising / Marketing Company in the UK
2 Oct	Tribal Group TRB	£216m	Takeover target	Proposed adjournment of General Meeting The Board of Tribal announces its intention to propose the adjournment of its general meeting due to be held at 9:30am on 2 October 2026 (the “General Meeting”) to seek shareholder approval of the proposed acquisition of the Tribal Group businesses by Main …
2 Oct	Critical Metals CRTM	£83m		Commencement of Field Work Survey and sampling work to assess the initial target for scout mining
2 Oct	Crism Therapeutics Corporation CRTX	£7.0m	Routine	Notice of AGM
2 Oct	IP Group IPO	£616m		IP Group completes partial realisation in ONT IP Group completes c.£21m partial realisation in Oxford Nanopore
2 Oct	Kromek Group KMK	£38m	Routine	Notice of AGM, Directorate Changes & Annual Report
2 Oct	Nativo Resources NTVO	£4.0m		Loan Facility Update Nativo Resources plc (LON: NTVO), the precious metals company with gold mining and processing interests in Peru, announces it has agreed with YA II PN Ltd (the "Lender"), an institutional investor managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, a three-month …
2 Oct	Hercules Plc HERC	£30m	Routine	Grant of Options
2 Oct	Manolete Partners MANO	£17m		Large case settlement of £3 million Manolete (AIM:MANO), the UK’s leading insolvency claims financing company, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a large case in late September 2026, which was settled for £3 million.
2 Oct	Dialight DIA	£213m	Routine	Employee Benefit Trust Share Purchase
2 Oct	Sovereign Metals Limited SVML	£148m		Directorate Resignation Sovereign Metals Limited (ASX:SVM; AIM:SVML; OTCQX:SVMLF) (Sovereign or Company) advises that Dr Julian Stephens has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the Company effective immediately.
2 Oct	IP Group IPO	£616m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Futura Medical FUM	£2.4m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Tekcapital TEK	£7.3m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	Tekcapital TEK	£7.3m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
2 Oct	DFS Furniture DFS	£329m	Board change	Directorate Change DFS Furniture plc (the "Group"), the market leading retailer of living room and upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom today announces following an extensive externally led search the appointment of Elizabeth McMeikan ("Liz") as an independent …
2 Oct	Barr (A.G.) BAG	£636m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Helix Exploration HEX	£76m	Routine	Grant of Options
2 Oct	James Halstead JHD	£544m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
2 Oct	Wetherspoon (J.D.) JDW	£944m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	Final Results 1Separately disclosed items as disclosed in account note 3.
2 Oct	Futura Medical FUM	£2.4m	Routine	Form 8 (OPD) - Futura Medical
2 Oct	Capricorn Energy CNE	£291m	Offer	Update on Recommended Cash Acquisition by Genel (a company indirectly owned by Genel Energy plc (“Genel”))
2 Oct	eEnergy Group EAAS	£1.1m	Offer	WRAP Retail Offer for up to £2 million eEnergy Group Plc (AIM: EAAS) is pleased to announce a retail offer via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform (“WRAP”) to raise up to £2 million (the “Retail Offer”) through the issue of new ordinary shares of 0.3 pence each in the capital of the Company …
2 Oct	eEnergy Group EAAS	£1.1m	Dilutive fundraise	Placing and Subscription to raise £6.3 million Retail Offer to raise up to £2.0 million
2 Oct	Reabold Resources RBD	£9.3m	Takeover target	Day 59 Acceptance Level Update In accordance with Rule 17 of the Code, Reabold confirms that, as at 1.00 p.m.
2 Oct	Bezant Resources BZT	£25m		Hope & Gorob: Commercial Production Commences Bezant Resources Plc ("Bezant" or the "Company"), the copper mining company, in its recent interims reported that run of mine ore (“RoM”) from the newly developed Hope & Gorob mine was now being processed through the Company’s Tsoaxaub Metals flotation plant.
2 Oct	Foresight Group Holdings Limited FSG	£506m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
2 Oct	Foresight Group Holdings Limited FSG	£506m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	Wizz Air Holdings WIZZ	£986m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	September 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics Geneva, 2 October 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports passenger growth of 24% year-on-year in September 2026.
2 Oct	Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas ECO	£143m		Ministerial Approval - Namibia Licences Farm-down (“Eco,” “Eco Atlantic,” “Company,” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
2 Oct	Ten Lifestyle Group TENG	£92m	Routine	Total Voting Rights
2 Oct	IWG IWG	£1,745m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£85m		Acceptance Level Update On 30 July 2026, Brave Bison announced a firm offer to acquire the c.72 per cent. of System1’s issued and to be issued share capital not already owned by Brave Bison (the “Offer Shares”), with an implied value of 327 pence per System1 share at the date of …
2 Oct	Anglo-Eastern Plantations AEP	£601m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	Greencoat Renewables (CDI) GRP	£714m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
2 Oct	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares & Rule 2.9 Announcement