UK small-cap RNS · 22 Oct 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 22 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
22 Oct	Serica Energy SQZ	£1,097m		Serica Energy Subject to the expected transfer of listing from AIM to the Main Market for Serica Energy (UK, constituent), please see details of affected indexes and effective dates below:
22 Oct	Trustpilot Group TRST	£1,040m		Board Committee Membership Changes Trustpilot Group plc (the “Company”) announces the following changes to the membership of the committees of its board of directors, each with effect from 1 November 2026:
22 Oct	W.A.G Payment Solutions EWG	£731m	Fundraise	Proposed Placing in W.A.G Payment Solutions Bock Capital EU Luxembourg WAG S.à r.l., an affiliate of TA Associates Management, L.P.
22 Oct	Elecosoft Public Limited Company ELCO	£192m		Eleco plc Update on Letter of Intent Under the J O Hambro Letter of Intent, J O Hambro is permitted to sell, acquire or otherwise deal in Eleco Shares at any time.
22 Oct	Elecosoft Public Limited Company ELCO	£192m		Eleco plc Update on Letter of Intent As noted in the Update on Letter of Intent Announcement released by Bidco on 1 October 2026, Bidco became aware that Charles Stanley had sold a total of 765,127 Eleco Shares in the period between the Rule 2.7 Announcement and 29 September 2026.
22 Oct	Eagle Eye Solutions Group EYE	£144m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR and PCA Shareholding Eagle Eye, an AI-powered loyalty and promotions platform enabling the world's leading consumer facing brands to deliver personalised customer engagement at scale, announces that it has been notified today that a person closely associated ("PCA") with Lucy …
22 Oct	Helical HLCL	£202m		Major letting agreed at Brettenham House Major letting agreed at Brettenham House, London, WC2
22 Oct	IQE IQE	£528m		Exercise of Warrants, Issue of Equity and TVR Following the exercise of the warrants, Mark Cubitt will hold 3,005,108 Ordinary Shares representing 0.23% of the issued share capital.
22 Oct	Rathbones Group RAT	£1,640m	Board change	Directorate Change Rathbones Group Plc (“Rathbones” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Stevenson as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 December 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
22 Oct	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,379m	Offer	Statement re Possible Offer Update on Possible Offer for Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
22 Oct	Petra Diamonds Ltd. PDL	£11m	Results	Delay in Publication of Annual Results The Company announces that, due to delays in auditing the Groups financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2026 ("FY2026"), it does not expect to publish its annual financial report for FY2026 by the regulatory deadline of 31 October 2026 …
22 Oct	Cobra Resources COBR	£35m		Exercise of Warrants The total consideration has been paid to the Company in connection with the exercise at 2.3 pence per new Ordinary Share.
22 Oct	Afentra AET	£203m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the 'Company'), an upstream oil and gas company focused on production and development assets in Africa, announces that it has received notification that a person discharging managerial responsibilities has undertaken transactions in …
22 Oct	Auction Technology Group ATG	£582m		Strategic partnership with Jeff Martin Proxibid Named Exclusive Third-Party Marketplace Partner for Jeff Martin Auctioneers
22 Oct	United Oil & Gas UOG	£10m		Exercise of Warrants and Total Voting Rights United Oil & Gas PLC / Index: AIM / Epic: UOG / Sector: Oil & Gas
22 Oct	Volex VLX	£1,157m		Completion of Share Buyback Programme Volex plc (LSE: VLX), the specialist integrated manufacturer of critical power and data transmission
22 Oct	Iconic Labs ICON	£0.3m	Results	Final Results Iconic Labs Plc (LSE: ICON), today announces its Annual Results for the 12-month period ended 30 June 2026.
22 Oct	Mitchells & Butlers MAB	£1,835m		Block Admission to Trading Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a block admission of 1,500,000 Ordinary shares of 8 13/24p each under the Mitchells & Butlers Sharesave Plan, to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
22 Oct	Hargreaves Services HSP	£261m		Major contract with UK Deposit Return Scheme Award of major 15-year contract with Re.Group for UK Deposit Return Scheme
22 Oct	80 Mile 80M	£56m		Director Resignation from Greenland Energy Company 80 Mile PLC ("80 Mile" or the "Company"), the AIM, FSE, and OTC listed exploration and development company with projects in Greenland, Finland and Italy notes the resignation of Mr Roderick McIllree as a director of Greenland Energy Company (“GLND”) effective …
22 Oct	KCR Residential Reit KCR	£2.8m	Results	Final Results The Annual Report will shortly be available on the Company’s website, www.kcrreit.com and will be distributed to shareholders in the coming days.
22 Oct	Colefax Group CFX	£67m		Re: Tender Offer - Updated Timetable Capitalised terms in this announcement, unless otherwise defined, have the same meanings given to them in the Circular published by the Company and sent to Eligible Shareholders on 7 October 2026 (the “Circular”).
22 Oct	Volex VLX	£1,157m		Director Declaration Volex announces that John Wilson, Non-Executive Director of the Company, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed Checkit plc with immediate effect.
22 Oct	Invinity Energy Systems IES	£101m		Capital Access Window- Invinity Energy Systems Plc
22 Oct	Cornish Metals PLC TIN	£128m		Capital Access Window - Cornish Metals Plc
22 Oct	Dekel Agri-Vision DKL	£4.2m		Capital Access Window - Dekel Agri-Vision plc
22 Oct	Seed Capital Solutions SCSP	£1.4m	Board change	Directorate Change Seed Capital Solutions today announces that Segar Karupiah will be standing down as Finance Director on the 31st October 2026.
22 Oct	H-Power plc HPOW	£104m		Appointment of Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker H-Power (AIM:HPOW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) as its Nominated Adviser, in addition to its role as Joint Broker, with immediate effect.
22 Oct	Cornish Metals PLC TIN	£128m	Fundraise	Result of Fundraising Cornish Metals plc (AIM: TIN) (“Cornish Metals” or the “Company”), a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its wholly owned and permitted South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce that, further to …
22 Oct	Revolution Beauty Group REVB	£39m		Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company Revolution Beauty Group plc (AIM: REVB), the multi-channel mass beauty brand, is pleased to announce that Tom Allsworth, CEO, and Neil Catto, CFO, will provide a live presentation relating to the Interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2026 via …
22 Oct	Acceler8 Ventures AC8	£493m		Hui10 Secures China Culture & Tourism IP Rights Hui10 secures commercial rights to Forbidden City's Imperial Palace Museum Qianlong Garden project
22 Oct	Wildcat Petroleum WCAT	£2.4m		Gold Rush Newsletter A stronger Board and a clearer gold focus
22 Oct	Ilika IKA	£44m		Ilika Launches ORKA Brand for Marine Applications ORKATM Supports Strategy of Developing Underwater Applications for Commercial and Defence Industries
22 Oct	IP Group IPO	£604m		UK spinout investment surges to £1.56bn IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group"), which invests in breakthrough science and technology companies with the potential to create a better future for all, notes that investment in UK university spinouts reached £1.56bn in the first half of 2026, the …
22 Oct	Potentially AI Plc AGI	£15m		Adviser, Partnership and Operating Update Appointment of Technical Adviser, Strategic Technology Partnership and Operating Update
22 Oct	Verici DX VRCI	£9.3m		Launch of US Kidney Care National Plan Verici Dx Plc, (AIM: VRCI), a developer of advanced clinical diagnostics for organ transplant, welcomes the launch of the Kidney Care National Plan by the US Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), a coordinated strategy focused on revitalizing …
22 Oct	Beowulf Mining BEM	£3.4m		Update on Financing The Company understands that the ISP has confirmed to Bacchus Capital’s legal representatives, KANTER Advokatbyrå KB (“KANTER”), that without a binding investment agreement the ISP review will be discontinued.
22 Oct	Renalytix RENX	£36m		US Kidney Care National Plan US Kidney Care National Plan reinforces kidneyintelX.dkd opportunity
22 Oct	Verici DX VRCI	£9.3m		PTRA test to be used in Kidney Transplant Tx Study Verici Dx PTRA tests to be used in Kidney Transplant Therapy Clinical Study
22 Oct	Advanced Medical Solutions Group AMS	£615m		Update on Bidco's Financing Arrangements Further to the announcements made by Bidco and H.B.
22 Oct	Predator Oil & Gas Holdings PRD	£13m	Board change	Chief Executive Broadcast Interview Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc / Index: LSE / Epic: PRD / Sector: Oil & Gas
22 Oct	Costain Group COST	£662m		Appointment of Joint Corporate Broker Costain Group PLC ("Costain"), the UK infrastructure solutions specialist, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joh.
22 Oct	Princes Group PLC PRN	£878m		Appointment of Joint Corporate Broker Princes Group plc (LSE: PRN), a leading international platform in the United Kingdom and European food and beverage sector, is pleased to announce the appointment of Merrill Lynch International ("BofA Securities") as Joint Corporate Broker to the Company with …
22 Oct	Checkit CKT	£16m	Board change	Directorate Change Checkit plc (AIM: CKT), the intelligent operations platform for frontline-led organisations announces that Non-Executive Director, Alex Curran, will step down from the board of Checkit (the “Board”) immediately after more than three years of service to focus …
22 Oct	Mincon Group (CDI) MCON	£176m		Dividend Notice Dublin, London 22 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 announces the interim …
22 Oct	Pineapple Power Corporation PNPL	£5.0m	Board change	Resignation of Director- Appointment of Chairman Pineapple Power Corporation Plc (the “Company”) announces the resignation of Claudio Morandi as a director and Chairman of the Company.
22 Oct	Niox Group NIOX	£286m		Result of Tender, Related Party Transaction & TVR Oxford, UK – 22 October 2026: NIOX Group plc (AIM: NIOX), a medical device company focused on point-of-care FeNO testing for the diagnosis, monitoring and management of asthma and COPD, is pleased to announce the result of the Tender Offer, details of which …
22 Oct	Arrow Exploration Corp. (Cdi) AXL	£106m	Results	IC-8, IC-7 Well Results CALGARY, October 22, 2026 – Arrow Exploration Corp.
22 Oct	Metals one MET1	£12m		Proposed Acquisition of Lions Bay Resources Transaction will position Metals One as a South Africa-focused gold and power business led by the former CEO of the country's largest gold producer
22 Oct	Arbuthnot Banking Group ARBB	£131m	Trading update	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.
22 Oct	Invinity Energy Systems IES	£101m	Fundraise	Result of Retail Offer & Subscription Further to the announcements on Tuesday 20 October 2026 regarding the Subscription and Retail Offer, Invinity Energy Systems plc (AIM: IES), a global leader in vanadium flow battery technology, is pleased to announce the results of the Retail Offer and the …
22 Oct	Dekel Agri-Vision DKL	£4.2m	Fundraise	Proposed Fundraising and Capital Access Window Dekel Agri-Vision Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: DKL / Sector: Food Producers
22 Oct	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£87m		Day 55 Update on Acceptance Levels On 7 October 2026, Brave Bison announced the terms and conditions of its increased final* offer comprising of 180 pence in cash, 2.394 new Brave Bison Shares and 1 Bison CVR (which is a contingent value right which may deliver 20 pence in cash) (the “Final …
22 Oct	Secure Trust Bank STB	£267m	Trading update	Q3 2026 Trading Update On track to deliver FY 2026 profit expectations
22 Oct	Rathbones Group RAT	£1,640m	Trading update	Third quarter trading update Rathbones reports strong financial performance and strategic momentum
22 Oct	Bloomsbury Publishing BMY	£555m	Results	Unaudited Interim Results Interim Results (Unaudited) for the six months ended 31 August 2026
22 Oct	Auction Technology Group ATG	£582m	Trading update	Trading Statement FY26 trading slightly ahead; strong performance from Chairish,
22 Oct	The Smarter Web Company Plc SWC	£198m		Ordinary and Preferred Shares ATM Update Ordinary and Preferred Shares ATM Update - £0.6m Gross Proceeds
22 Oct	Fusion Antibodies FAB	£8.1m		Contract win Fusion Antibodies plc (AIM: FAB), a specialist in pre-clinical antibody discovery, engineering and supply for therapeutic drug and diagnostic applications, announces the award of a new project covering the transient gene expression (“TGE”) of a client’s lead …
22 Oct	Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs GKP	£473m		Announcement of Contemplated Bond Issuance (“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP”, “the Group” or “the Company”)
22 Oct	Synthomer SYNT	£189m	Trading update	Trading statement - Autumn 2026 Q3 in line with expectations, continued strategic and operational momentum
22 Oct	Tapir Holdings Ltd TAPH	£122m	Results	Results of Underwritten Open Offer Further to the announcement on 30 September 2026 regarding the launch of the underwritten Open Offer and publication of the Circular (the "Launch Announcement"), the Company (AIM: TAPH; BSX: TAPH) is pleased to announce the results of the Open Offer, which …
22 Oct	CAB Payments Holdings 1/3P (WI) CABP	£210m		Update on Total Income Performance to 30 Sept 2026 Momentum continues, record Q3 Total Income and FX volumes
22 Oct	Record REC	£86m	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.
22 Oct	Essentra ESNT	£328m	Trading update	Q3 2026 Trading Update Strong Q3 revenue growth; FY26 adjusted operating profit expected towards the upper end of market expectations
22 Oct	Arc Minerals Limited ARCM	£15m		Quarterly Investor Update – Q3 2026 Arc Minerals (LSE: ARCM), an exploration company focused on discovering and developing Tier 1 copper deposits in Africa, is pleased to publish its quarterly investor update.
22 Oct	Camellia CAM	£146m	Trading update	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.
22 Oct	URU Metals Ltd. URU	£3.9m		Drilling Contract Signed; Mobilisation Scheduled Zeb Nickel Project – Drilling Contract Signed; Mobilisation Scheduled
22 Oct	KRM22 KRM	£20m		New Customer Contracts The two new contracts each cover a period of three years with a combined value of US$1.3m over the life of the contracts.
22 Oct	Ixico IXI	£17m		Alzheimer's contract wins Contracts reflect IXICO’s ability to unlock the value of its IXI™ technology platform across an increasing array of customer types
22 Oct	Resolute Mining Limited RSG	£1,220m		September 2026 Quarterly Webcast & Conference Call Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 8:00pm (AEDT) 9:00am (GMT)