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Quoted Micro 11 May 2026
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE
Newbury Racecourse (NYR) increased full year revenues by 6% to £23.4m, while pre-tax profit was flat at £1.1m. Race day attendances were one-quarter higher at 165,492. The final dividend is unchanged at 6p/share.
Invinity Energy Systems (IES) is successfully reducing the cost of the Endurium vanadium flow battery technology and making other cost savings. A contract with a Hungarian customer has been delayed and a potential US contract will take longer than expected to contribute. Revenues guidance for 2026 has been reduced to £13m and the loss could be £25m. Cash should still be £7m at the end of 2026.
Majestic Corporation (MCJ) says that its Wrexham recycling facility is operational.
Delta Gold Technologies (DGQ) has provisionally filed a patent under the research sponsorship agreement with the University of Toronto. The patent is for novel transducer structures for quantum devices. The details of the patent will be confidential for 18 months while additional work is undertaken.
Mendell Helium (MDH) has published the circular to gain shareholder approval for the issue of shares and the taking up of the option to acquire M3 Helium. The general meeting is on 18 May.
Sulnox Group (SNOX) has secured a distribution agreement with Aditya in India. This will provide access to 400 commercial and industrial customers. A patent has been granted in Algeria for fuel oil reclamation.
EPE Special Opportunities (EO.P) had net assets of 428.69p/share at the end of April 2026.
BWA Group (BWAP) has engaged SRK Exploration to conduct a ground magnetometry survey and interpretation for the Aracari gold project.
Ethtry (ETHY) has participated in a loan facility for Cerulean Winds. It has committed £500,000 to the investee company to fund development of the Aspen Phase 1 floating offshore wind project. Cerulean Winds has three seabed leases with a combined potential capacity of 3GW. There is a likely to be a final investment decision in 2027. Ethtry is considering a move to AIM.
Shepherd Neame (SHEP) non-exec George Barnes bought 680 shares at 506.8p/share.
Connecting Excellence Group (XCE) has raised £125,000 at 1.75p/share through a new strategic investor and an existing investor.
Oberon Investments (OBE) chairman Michael Cuthbert bought 300,000 shares and Alexander Hambro acquired 857,143 shares all at 1.7535p each.
AIM
Pawnbroker Ramsdens (RFX) has published the third trading statement in three months. Guidance for 2025-26 pre-tax profit has been upgraded from £24m-£28m to £28.5m-£31.5m. The gold buying operations are part of the reason, but jewellery retail and pawnbroking are also doing better than expected. Foreign exchange is slightly weaker than anticipated due to lower margins.
Online performance marketing business B90 (B90) reported results in line with the recent trading statement and management intends to use the AI performance marketing technology it has developed to move into new sectors. Revenues more than doubled to €7.2m and pre-tax profit was €1.1m, up from €700,000. Importantly, there was €603,000 in cash generated from operations and net cash was €1m at the end of 2025.
Investment that Light Science Technologies (LST) has made into gaining approvals in additional sectors for its contract electronics manufacturing business is starting to pay off. An initial order has been won from a medical devices supplier. This is worth £160,000 and could be worth up to £650,000 annually. This follows an order earlier this week worth £410,000 for the supply of Injectaclad material for fire protection. The acquisition of the Injectaclad business was completed on 14 April. The company was previously only an installer.
Neo Next+ Energy Upstream, which is part of the largest North Sea oil group, has bid 7.7p in cash per share for Deltic Energy (DELT) and it has been recommended by the board of the oil and gas company. The value is £7.2m. The bidder is providing a bridging loan of up to £2.9m.
Acoustic and insulation materials developer Autins Group (AUTG) returned to profit in 2025-26 even though revenues fell from £19.3m to £17.6m. There was an underlying net profit of £170,000, helped by an improvement in gross margin to 36.4%. This was despite a cyber attack at a major customer. There was an exceptional charge of £807,000 related to the cyber attack disruption and a cost relating to the German flooring business. Net debt is £1.6m. New contract wins provide a solid base for the current year, although expected revenues have been reduced from £24m to £22m. Post-tax profit estimate has been edged up to £800,000. Further growth next year could mean post-tax profit of £1.4m.
EnergyPathways (EPP) will be awarded a gas storage licence by the North Sea Transition Authority for its MESH project. It covers up to 60 salt storage caverns. This is part of a project in the East Irish Sea. The gas storage facility could double the UK’s gas storage capacity.
NAHL Group (NAH) increased pre-tax profit by 129% to £4.97m in 2025. This helped net debt more than halve to £3.2m. This reflects the success of handling personal injuries claims through its own National Accident Law firm. Uncertainty about its future hit the performance of the critical care division, but NAHL has decided to retain it and has changed the management. However, currently more claims are being settled is greater than new enquiries and that will hit the performance of NAHL this year. There is no forecast for 2026.
Furnishings brand Colefax (CFX) has traded ahead of expectations in the second half. Like-for-like sales are 7% ahead in the three months to April 2026. Full year pre-tax profit is expected to be at least £10.5m.
The new board of mathematical modelling and biostatistics company Physiomics (PYC) has started a review of the business. Costs will be controlled and directors will receive part of their payments in shares that will be issued each year at the price prior to issue. The board says that it has identified new opportunities that can be exploited over the medium-term. Cash should last until 2027.
Dillistone (DSG) reported a 14% fall in 2025 revenues to £4.2m, but an improved pre-tax profit of £400,000. This relates to the original IT recruitment software business, and new management has come into the group to pursue a buy and build strategy. That means the company could be significantly different in one year. The current business appears to be stabilising.
Real-time equipment monitoring technology developer Tan Delta Systems (TAND) has received an order worth £395,000 from a leading manufacturer of large commercial and industrial engines. It is for real-time oil analysis systems.
Reabold Resources (RBD) consolidated 1,000 shares into one new share.
Trading in Trellus Health (TRLS) shares has been suspended because of financial uncertainty. There is enough cash to last until the middle of June. Options include the sale of the trading business.
Alien Metals (UFO) says its joint venture partner in the Munni Munni Platinum-Palladium-Copper-Nickel project has reported infill drilling results that have some of the highest grades so far.
MAIN MARKET
Distribution company Smiths News (SNWS) reported a 4% decrease in interim revenues to £515.7m, while pre-tax profit fell from £13.1m to £12.7m. The interim dividend is unchanged at 1.75p/share. The company moved into a net cash position. The core newspaper and magazine distribution operations have secured most of their expected revenues the next few years and the cash they generate can be reinvested in newer distribution operations, such as recycling and distribution of other products. Full year pre-tax profit could be slightly down at around £34m.
Online travel hostel agency Hostelworld (HSW) reassured investors that trading is in line and there have been no significant hit from the Middle East conflict as yet. There is weakness in demand for Asia, but intra-Europe travel is holding up well.
Andrew Hore
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 28 September 2020
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE
SAPO (SAPO) has agreed to acquire Secure Web Services (SWS) and it will change its name to Rural Broadband Solutions. SAPO is paying £1.6m in cash and shares and £236,500 of the cash paid will be used to subscribe to a fundraising. SAPO wants to raise £2.5m. SWS is based in Shropshire and had revenues of £730,000. There are 2,300 customers and this could be doubled in three years. A buy and build strategy will expand the group across the UK.
Specialist social housing developer Walls and Futures REIT (WAFR) swung from loss to profit in the year to March 2020. The pre-tax profit of £626,000 includes a gain on revaluation of £798,000. The underlying loss was similar to the year before. Net assets increased from £3.3m to £4m, equivalent to 107p a share. There are plans to dispose of the remaining London residential units and reinvest in specialist supported housing. The Wimbledon Park property was sold for £656,000 in June, which was a 3% discount to book value.
S-Ventures (SVEN) has made an investment in vitamin fortified, smoothies and juices provider Coldpress Foods. It has taken an initial 3.3% plus an investment in a convertible that could take the stake to 6.2%. The total investment is £60,000. Coldpress has revenues of more than £1.6m.
Oncology treatments developer Incanthera (INC) says that skin cancer technology Sol has exceeded expectations in a recent study. Sol has been shown to be effective in penetrating the skin barrier.
A requisition for a general meeting at Primorus Investments (PRIM) has been withdrawn following the proposed board appointments of Rupert Labrum, Hedley Clark and Matthew Beardmore. Donald Strang will leave the board.
SulNOx Group (SNOX) says Nicholas Nelson has resigned from the board but remains as chief executive. Shareholders had requisitioned a general meeting to remove him from the board, but there is no need for this to happen. Nouryon has agreed to manufacture SulNOx’s HFO emulsifier and a diesel conditioner, which will be sold under the brand SulNOxEco diesel conditioner.
Altona Energy (ANR) is seeking to raise up to £500,000 at 6.5p a share. Existing and new investors can subscribe for shares via www.nrprivatemarket.com. The offer is set to last until 15 October. The cash will go towards financing the two rare earth element projects in Malawi and Uganda.
Belvedere Leisure Resorts (BELV) has signed an agreement with Landal GreenParks UK for an exclusive partnership for the leisure park at the Barncosh site until the end of the year. Belvedere will deliver the first 50 units and then the 20-year arrangement will take effect. Belvedere has agreed to acquire the land for the 50 units at a cost of £500,000. Belvedere continues to seek new funds.
Gunsynd (GUN) has invested a further £75,000 in copper/gold explorer Eagle Mountain Mining. Gunsynd owns 1.54% of the ASX-listed company.
AfriAg Global (AFRI) believes that the FCA guidance has given it confidence that its deal with medicinal cannabis company Apollon Formularies will go ahead.
European Lithium (EUR) has raised A$2.1m at 4.5 cents a share and this will be spent on metallurgical test work at the Wolfsberg lithium project. Early Equity (EEQP) has raised £193,000 at 0.5p a share.
Sativa Wellness Group Inc expects to gain admission to the Aquis Stock Exchange on 30 September.
Newbury Racecourse (NYR) non-executive director Dominic Burke has bought 20,000 shares at 700p each. He owns 127,365 shares.
AIM
Gold production in Azerbaijan fell in the first half but Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) is confident it can still hit its full year target of 75,000-80,000 ounces of gold equivalent, which would be slightly lower than the previous year. The higher gold price offset the decline in production from 39,905 ounces to 32,501 ounces. Even though the cost of production increased because of lower volumes and the reduction in grades at the Ugur open pit, pre-tax profit improved from $10.3m to $11.8m. There was $21.4m of cash generated from operations. There is plenty of cash to invest in Azerbaijan and the new venture in Ireland with Conroy Gold and Natural Resources (CGNR). The interim dividend was increased by 29% to 4.5 cents a share and the possibility of a special dividend next year. There was cash of $29.2m at the end of June 2020.
Specialist IFA Frenkel Topping (FEN) has made an indicative all-share offer for personal injury claims generator NAHL (NAH). Frenkel Topping has already acquired 6.11% of NAHL. finnCap forecasts an improvement in Frenkel Topping pre-tax profit from £1.8m to £2.3m in 2020.
NWF (NWF) says that trading is in line with expectations. Fuel volumes are lower than the same time last year because of reduced economic activity, but they are as anticipated. The food distribution trading has been hit by volatility in demand and lower demand from the catering sector. The feeds division has benefited from a stable dairy market.
Spinger-Verlag has increased its stake in DeepMatter (DMTR) from 2.9% to 7.4% following the issue of deferred consideration.
Cyber security services provider ECSC (ECSC) grew managed services and consultancy revenues in the first half, although there was lower utilisation in consulting during lockdown. Consultancy revenues are improving in the second half. There was cash of £1.6m in the middle of September.
Battery technology developer Ilika (IKA) has signed a framework agreement with the UK Battery industrialisation Centre for the production of Goliath solid state pouch cells. This will help with the scale up of production for the batteries aimed at domestic appliances and electric vehicles.
MAIN MARKET
Critical Metals (CRTM) is raising £800,000 at 5p a share. That will more than double the number of shares in issue. Critical wants to buy or acquire stakes in natural resources assets in Africa. The focus will be near-term brownfield projects that can be brought into production. Chief executive Russell Fryer is a former investment adviser in the natural resources sector and founder of Western Uranium Corporation.
Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has received another general meeting requisition letter from Seafox. The removal from the board of Mike Turner, David Blewden, Mo Bississo and Dr Shona Grant is Seafox’s wish. It wants Rasid Al Jarwan, Mansour Al alami and Saeed Mer Abdulla Khoory to replace them.
Auctus Growth (AUCT) is in discussions to acquire HeiQ Materials AG, which is a materials innovation company focusing on the apparel, medical and home textile markets. Trading in the shares has been suspended.
Hawkwing (HNG) is switching from AIM to the standard list on 30 September and raising £1.2m after expenses at 3p a share. That values the shell, which has failed to secure a technology acquisition in the time required by AIM, at £1.5m.
Digital Landscape Group (DLGI) is cancelling its standard listing on 2 October. Trading will begin on the Nasdaq Global Market on 5 October.
Challenger Acquisitions Ltd (CHAL) has received 73.94% acceptances from shareholders in Cindrigo Energy. When other conditions are satisfied the remaining shares will be mopped up and a prospectus prepared for a reintroduction to the standard list.
Andrew Hore