Empresaria Group expects FY2026 adjusted profit before tax of at least £5.2m, approximately 27% above market forecast. H1 FY2026 adjusted profit before tax is expected to rise approximately 250% year on year.
AB Dynamics expects FY26 continuing-operations revenue of £90-95m following lower order intake in the last quarter. Adjusted operating margin is expected to be 20%, consistent with its medium-term plan.
Winking Studios expects 1H2026 adjusted EBITDA of US$1.0m-US$1.3m, versus US$2.4m in 1H2025, reflecting upfront investment costs. Preliminary unaudited revenue is expected to rise by at least 20% from 1H2025 revenue of US$19.4m.
PCI-PAL expects FY26 revenue of approximately £24.6m, up 9% year on year and ahead of consensus, while adjusted EBITDA is expected at approximately £1.1m, also ahead of consensus.
Journeo said trading for the six months ended 30 June 2026 was in line with expectations. Full-year revenue is expected to be marginally ahead of market expectations, while adjusted profit before tax remains in line.
Luceco expects FY27 adjusted operating profit to exceed market expectations after H1 revenue rose c.13% to GBP143m and adjusted operating profit increased c.14% to c.GBP15.8m.
Restore plc reported H1 2026 revenue of GBP175.4m, up 21%, while adjusted earnings per share rose 24%. The group is confident of delivering full-year adjusted profit before tax at least in line with market expectations.
Unilever reported first-half underlying sales growth of 4.8%, led by 4.2% volume growth, and upgraded its 2026 outlook. Underlying operating margin rose to 20.3%, while diluted earnings per share fell 2.5% and net debt increased to €26.0bn.
Zinnwald Lithium plc disclosed that its ordinary shares were cancelled from trading on AIM at the company's request on 28 July 2026. The affected securities were fully paid ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each.
Chesterfield Special Cylinders said Chris Walters will leave on 31 July 2026, while FY26 forecasts remain similar to FY25 following a strong, profitable second half.
Inchcape plc increased its share buyback programme by £75m to up to £250m. The programme can repurchase up to 53,615,114 shares and will run no later than 5 March 2027.
Tavistock Investments Plc acquired 87.9% of Plus Group for £900k initial cash consideration, followed by £3.6m over 18 months. Deferred cash consideration of up to £11.5m may be payable subject to performance criteria.
Pebble expects H1 revenue to rise 10% to c.£6.5m and adjusted EBITDA to reach c.£2.4m, in line with Board expectations. Net debt fell to c.£0.8m, and the company remains on track for net cash by the end of 2026.
Flowtech Fluidpower delivered H1 2026 performance in line with Board expectations, with like-for-like revenue growth of 13.2% and reported revenue up 23.7% to GBP70.4m. The Group continues to trade in line with market expectations for the year ending 31 December 2026 despite expecting challenging market conditions.
Nativo Resources has launched a retail offer of new shares at 0.2p to raise up to GBP60,000, alongside a GBP640,000 placing and subscription at the same price. The retail offer is conditional on completion of the placing and subscription.
Nativo Resources has raised GBP640,000 in gross proceeds through a placing and subscription at 0.2p per share, a discount of approximately 4.8%. An additional retail offer could raise up to GBP60,000 at the same price.
Games Workshop Group has declared a GBP1.40 per share dividend, taking dividends announced so far in 2026/27 to GBP2.30 per share, versus GBP1.40 in 2025/26. The dividend will be paid on 5 October 2026 to shareholders on the register on 28 August 2026.
Staffline Group reported strong H1 2026 growth, with revenue rising 15.2% to GBP559.4m and operating profit increasing 57.6% to GBP5.2m. The group expects FY2026 results towards the top end of market expectations.
Inchcape reported H1 2026 adjusted operating profit of GBP248m, down 2% at constant currency, with adjusted operating margin down 40 basis points to 5.3%. Revenue rose 9% to GBP4.7bn and the group reiterated its FY2026 expectation for >10% adjusted EPS growth.
Everplay Group said H1 2026 trading was in line with the Board's expectations and reiterated that full-year results should meet market expectations. Results are expected to be weighted to H2 2026, partly reflecting Hell Let Loose: Vietnam's launch moving to August from June.
Forterra plc reported H1 revenue of GBP168.8m, down 13.5%, and adjusted EBITDA of GBP27.0m, down 9.7%. The interim dividend fell to 1.7p from 1.9p, while FY2026 expectations remain in line with consensus.
Uniphar reported ca. 11% adjusted EPS growth in the first half of 2026. Its Irish high-tech distribution facility will now go live in February 2027, requiring approximately €20m of incremental capital expenditure.
SSP Group said Q3 sales rose 4% year-on-year at constant currency, including 4% like-for-like growth. Full-year expectations remain on track, assuming operating conditions and foreign exchange rates remain broadly unchanged.
Essentra plc reported H1 2026 revenue of GBP166.1m, up 7.8% on a like-for-like basis, while adjusted operating profit rose to GBP18.1m from GBP16.5m. FY2026 expectations remain unchanged.
Man Group reported strong H1 2026 results, with statutory profit before tax rising to $264m from $77m in H1 2025 and core profit before tax reaching $297m from $146m. Record AUM was $253.6bn at 30 June 2026, supported by $7.1bn of net inflows and $19.8bn of positive investment performance.
Croda International Plc reported H1 sales of £880.5m, with organic growth of 4.6%. Adjusted operating profit rose to £155.8m and full-year outlook was unchanged despite geopolitical and macro-economic uncertainty.
Dotdigital said FY26 revenue, profit and cash were in line with market expectations. Revenue rose 8% to £90.9m, while cash fell to £17.1m after the US$30m initial outlay for Alia.
Creo Medical reported H1-26 revenue up 45% to £3.2m and a lower underlying operating loss, while cash fell to £7.4m and funding depends on the proposed CME stake disposal.
Forterra has appointed Lisa Oxnard as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director. She will join later this year after completing current commitments, while Ben Guyatt is due to leave on 31 October 2026.
Games Workshop Group reported 10.9% growth in core revenue to £626.8m and a £13.7m rise in operating profit to £275.0m for the 52 weeks ended 31 May 2026. Licensing revenue fell to £32.9m from £52.5m in 2024/25.
Coats Group plc reported H1 adjusted EPS of 4.4 cents versus 4.7 cents and $30m free cash inflow versus $38m, while maintaining full-year expectations.
Gaming Realms expects H1 group revenue of approximately £15.5m and adjusted EBITDA of approximately £6.6m, both below H1 2025 after lower non-core brand licensing. It remains on track to meet full-year market expectations.
Novacyt S.A. said cash at 30 June 2026 fell to £8.9m from £19.1m at 31 December 2025, including a £5.5m outflow for the Southern Cross Diagnostics acquisition. Underlying group revenue grew c.9%, up £0.8m excluding Southern Cross Diagnostics, which contributed c.£1.8m of revenue from 2 March to 30 June 2026.
Heath (Samuel) & Sons reported GBP375k of pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2026, down from GBP1.163m, while GBP14.826m revenue included GBP384k of passed-through US tariffs.
TruFin plc has confirmed a special dividend of GBP0.4303 per Ordinary Share, returning GBP22,513,707 in aggregate. Payment is expected on 28 August 2026 to shareholders on the register at 6.00 p.m. on 7 August 2026.
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings repurchased 31,000 common shares between 20 July 2026 and 24 July 2026 under its US$1.5bn share repurchase programme. The shares will be held in treasury.
Portfolio news: Pulsiv agreement with Delta Matrix
Frontier IP said portfolio company Pulsiv signed an exclusive manufacturing and wholesaling agreement with Delta Matrix, enabling customers to buy OSMIUM-based products for first time.
Andrada Mining said grab sampling extended Lithium Ridge surface mineralisation by 50% to nine kilometres. Samples returned lithium grades up to 14.72% Li₂O, while drill assays remain pending.
Helium One Group Ltd has made its first sale under its helium offtake agreement. The Pinon Canyon Plant has stabilised at current production levels, with regular trailer exchanges scheduled.
Shield Therapeutics published positive Phase 3 FORTIS results for ferric maltol in Pediatric Drugs, including improved haemoglobin and iron storage within 12 weeks in children aged 1 month and above.
Sunrise Resources signed a heritage agreement with YNPBC for the Baker's Gold Project on 27 July 2026. YNPBC must withdraw its objection, clearing the way for Prospecting Licence 51/3378, which is expected within the next few weeks.
Oxford BioDynamics has secured its first paid third-party agreement for EpiSwitch Orion, covering biomarker discovery, genomic sequence processing and insight generation under the OPTIMISE research programme.
GreenRoc Strategic Materials mobilised a drill rig at the Amitsoq graphite deposit on 15 July 2026 and completed its first Phase III hole, AM_DD_039, on 23 July. The hole intersected the Lower Graphite Layer from 107.15m to 119.51m, equivalent to 9.7m true ore thickness, but the Upper Graphite Layer was absent in this area.
DP Poland disclosed that AMC V Leonardo SARL, a person closely associated with non-executive directors Przemysław Głębocki and Jakub Chechelski, bought 300,000 ordinary shares at 6.99p on 27 July 2026. The Malaccan Holdings Ltd Concert Party now holds 279,725,426 shares, equal to 29.63% of issued share capital.
Power Metal Resources PLC has completed the first hole in its eastern feeder dyke drilling programme at Molopo Farms in Botswana. Hole 1-9 reached 382m and intersected disseminated suspected nickel mineralisation between 243m and 269m downhole, with assays pending.
Georgina Energy said its water-well contractor is mobilising at the wholly owned Hussar EP513 prospect, while the Q3 2026 drill testing timeline remains unchanged.
Update on logistics disruption and vessel incident
Ferrexpo plc said its Black Sea export route is not expected to be available for the foreseeable future following a vessel incident and vessel-fixture cancellations. The group forecasts sufficient net accessible cash to operate until end-August 2026 and is progressing work towards a minimum US$100m equity raise to support working capital.
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH) said Hena Holdings Ltd, known as Bidco, is making a mandatory final cash offer for IDH shares it does not already hold.
Bridgepoint Group plc disclosed that 37 current and former employees and related persons sold 19,736,124 shares, approximately 2% of its issued share capital, to institutional investors at 316p each. The company was not a party to the placing and will receive no proceeds.
Anglo American plc noted Kumba Iron Ore Limited's interim results release for the half year ended 30 June 2026. The notice includes no financial figures or outlook.
Premier African Minerals said the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project plant will not restart during July 2026, as discussions with Canmax over extending the Long Stop Date have taken longer than expected. A revised timetable for the next production and optimisation run will follow formal conclusion of those discussions.
ECR Minerals will temporarily cease active mining at Raglan after recoveries took longer than anticipated to become consistent, reallocating personnel and a mobile wash plant to the Maddens Gold Project. Trial alluvial mining at the Brothers lease is expected to begin shortly.
Rift Helium expects Tanzania's environmental review to finish in Q3 2026, allowing 3D seismic acquisition to begin. It is fully funded for the survey and two-well exploration campaign, with an updated resource assessment targeted for Q1 2027 and first drilling in H1 2027.
Alternative Income Reit is subject to Glenstone's final 71.4p cash offer. Glenstone amended its facilities to fund further market purchases of AIRE shares, which can count towards the offer's Acceptance Condition.
Restore plc will appoint CFO Dan Baker as CEO and move Charles Skinner to non-executive chair from 1 January 2027. The Board has started a search for Baker's CFO successor.
Allergy Therapeutics plc appointed Helge Weiner-Trapness as Executive Chairman on 28 July 2026, replacing Peter Jensen OBE after more than 15 years with the group. Weiner-Trapness has been Chief Strategy Officer and an Executive Director since January 2026, while Jensen will remain a Non-Executive Director until the next Annual General Meeting.
Frasers Group plc said European Commission merger control clearance was granted on 27 July 2026, satisfying the offer condition for its takeover bid for HUGO BOSS AG. The €38.00-per-share offer remains open for acceptance until 13 August 2026 at 24:00 Frankfurt time.
Kore Potash said two parties are engaged in its formal sale process, with one continuing due diligence. Kola validation tests satisfied the Beneficiation Test Condition Precedent under the Early Works Agreement with PowerChina, although there was no mining production or construction during the quarter.
Supply@ME Capital said definitive documents for the expanded proposed SFE acquisition and related corporate and transaction-level funding remain unsigned. The proposed scope now includes an Italian regulated credit intermediation business and inventory monetisation funding know-how.