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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

North Atlantic Smaller Companies NAV rises 7.7% in first half

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust reported a 7.7% rise in NAV per share to 598.1p for the six months ended 31 July 2026, while its share price increased 18.1%...

Rightmove appoints Rosemary Leith and David Thomas to Board

Rightmove has appointed Rosemary Leith as Senior Independent Director and David Thomas as an Independent Non-Executive Director, strengthening the Board’s technology, governance and property sector expertise...

Unite Group reports 95% occupancy for 2026/27 and reiterates FY2026 guidance

Unite Group has reserved 95% of beds for the 2026/27 academic year, with like-for-like income growth expected at 0.5-1.0%. The company reiterated adjusted EPS guidance of 41.5-43.0p for FY2026...

Drax upgrades 2026 EBITDA outlook after strong trading and BSIF acquisition

Drax expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA to be around the top of the £680–711 million consensus range, following strong operational performance and the completion of its £561 million acquisition of Bluefield..

Inchcape to host ‘In the Driving Seat’ investor webinar

Inchcape will host an investor and analyst webinar on 19 November 2026, covering its growth profile, distribution contract portfolio, M&A track record and Value-Added Services capabilities...

Galliford Try profits rise 24% as order book reaches £4.3bn

Galliford Try reported a 24.2% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit to £55.9m for the year ended 30 June 2026, with revenue up 3% to £1.93bn. The construction group increased its..

VEIL continues buybacks as discount narrows in August 2026

VEIL repurchased 794,157 shares for US$7.8 million in August, with purchases made at an average 11.9% discount to NAV as the Board continued its active discount management programme...

Moonpig Group reiterates FY27 outlook following solid start to the year

Moonpig Group reports continued customer and order growth at Moonpig, modest growth at Greetz and rising online transaction value at Experiences, while maintaining its FY27 guidance...

Oxford Nanopore wins preliminary injunction against MGI Tech

The Munich Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has granted Oxford Nanopore a preliminary injunction restricting sales and use of MGI Tech’s Cyclone Sequencing Systems across several European markets...

Supermarket Income REIT grows portfolio to £2.0bn and targets 2% annual dividend growth

Supermarket Income REIT reported a 23.7% increase in portfolio value to £2.0 billion for the year ended 30 June 2026, following £454 million of acquisitions. The company declared a 6.2p..

Great Portland Estates tops out The Courtyard in Fitzrovia

Great Portland Estates has marked the structural completion of The Courtyard, its latest Fully Managed development in Fitzrovia, which will provide around 47,000 sq ft of premium workspace and is..

Trustpilot H1 revenue rises 23% as AI and enterprise demand drive growth

Trustpilot reported H1 2026 revenue of $151.4 million, up 23% year on year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 46% to $26.3 million. Strong US and enterprise growth, alongside increasing AI visibility,..

Wickes reports volume-led growth and remains on track for 2026 forecasts

Wickes Group reported a 2.1% rise in first-half revenue to £865.3m, supported by volume growth in Retail and stronger Design & Installation sales. Adjusted profit before tax increased 1.1% to..

Pollen Street reports strong H1 growth as AuM reaches £8.5bn

Pollen Street Group reported 39% year-on-year growth in Assets Under Management to £8.5 billion in H1 2026, supported by strong fundraising and deployment. The Group reaffirmed its £10 billion AuM..

Harworth targets £7.4m annual cost savings by 2028

Harworth expects to achieve at least £7.4 million of annualised run-rate cost savings by the end of 2028, with 94% planned by the end of 2027...

Partners Group Private Equity reports modest NAV growth in July

PGPE’s NAV per share increased by 0.1% to EUR 11.58 in July, with gains from portfolio revaluations offset by currency movements. Distributions totaled EUR 4.7 million, including proceeds from Rosen..

Supermarket Income REIT acquires six grocery assets for £104m

Supermarket Income REIT has acquired six UK grocery assets for £104 million, completing the deployment of proceeds from its £100 million July equity raise. The acquisitions have an average net..

Trainline reaffirms FY2027 guidance and launches £100m share buyback

Trainline reported flat H1 net ticket sales of £3.3bn and a 1% decline in underlying revenue to £233m, while maintaining FY2027 guidance and announcing a new £100m share buyback...

Berkeley reiterates £1.4bn profit plan amid cautious housing market

Berkeley said trading remains subdued amid economic and political uncertainty, but it continues to operate within its four-year £1.4 billion pre-tax profit plan and expects around £250 million of net..

Pan African completes DFS for Soweto Tailings Retreatment project

Pan African Resources has completed the definitive feasibility study for its Soweto Tailings Retreatment project, outlining annual gold production of 35,000–40,000oz over a 15-year mine life and estimated project capital..
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North Atlantic Smaller Companies NAV rises 7.7% in first half

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust reported a 7.7% rise in NAV per share to 598.1p for the six months ended 31 July 2026, while its share price increased 18.1%. The trust also bought back 5.3 million shares during the period...

Rightmove appoints Rosemary Leith and David Thomas to Board

Rightmove has appointed Rosemary Leith as Senior Independent Director and David Thomas as an Independent Non-Executive Director, strengthening the Board’s technology, governance and property sector expertise...

Unite Group reports 95% occupancy for 2026/27 and reiterates FY2026 guidance

Unite Group has reserved 95% of beds for the 2026/27 academic year, with like-for-like income growth expected at 0.5-1.0%. The company reiterated adjusted EPS guidance of 41.5-43.0p for FY2026...

Drax upgrades 2026 EBITDA outlook after strong trading and BSIF acquisition

Drax expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA to be around the top of the £680–711 million consensus range, following strong operational performance and the completion of its £561 million acquisition of Bluefield Solar Income Fund...

Inchcape to host ‘In the Driving Seat’ investor webinar

Inchcape will host an investor and analyst webinar on 19 November 2026, covering its growth profile, distribution contract portfolio, M&A track record and Value-Added Services capabilities...

Galliford Try profits rise 24% as order book reaches £4.3bn

Galliford Try reported a 24.2% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit to £55.9m for the year ended 30 June 2026, with revenue up 3% to £1.93bn. The construction group increased its full-year dividend by 23.7%, announced a £15m share buyback and said its £4.3bn order book supports further progress in FY2027...

VEIL continues buybacks as discount narrows in August 2026

VEIL repurchased 794,157 shares for US$7.8 million in August, with purchases made at an average 11.9% discount to NAV as the Board continued its active discount management programme...

Moonpig Group reiterates FY27 outlook following solid start to the year

Moonpig Group reports continued customer and order growth at Moonpig, modest growth at Greetz and rising online transaction value at Experiences, while maintaining its FY27 guidance...

Oxford Nanopore wins preliminary injunction against MGI Tech

The Munich Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has granted Oxford Nanopore a preliminary injunction restricting sales and use of MGI Tech’s Cyclone Sequencing Systems across several European markets...

Supermarket Income REIT grows portfolio to £2.0bn and targets 2% annual dividend growth

Supermarket Income REIT reported a 23.7% increase in portfolio value to £2.0 billion for the year ended 30 June 2026, following £454 million of acquisitions. The company declared a 6.2p dividend per share and is targeting minimum annual dividend growth of 2% from FY27...

Great Portland Estates tops out The Courtyard in Fitzrovia

Great Portland Estates has marked the structural completion of The Courtyard, its latest Fully Managed development in Fitzrovia, which will provide around 47,000 sq ft of premium workspace and is due to complete in Q3 2027...

Trustpilot H1 revenue rises 23% as AI and enterprise demand drive growth

Trustpilot reported H1 2026 revenue of $151.4 million, up 23% year on year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 46% to $26.3 million. Strong US and enterprise growth, alongside increasing AI visibility, supported the performance, with the group maintaining its full-year guidance...

Wickes reports volume-led growth and remains on track for 2026 forecasts

Wickes Group reported a 2.1% rise in first-half revenue to £865.3m, supported by volume growth in Retail and stronger Design & Installation sales. Adjusted profit before tax increased 1.1% to £27.6m, with the group on track to meet consensus expectations for around 10% adjusted PBT growth in 2026...

Pollen Street reports strong H1 growth as AuM reaches £8.5bn

Pollen Street Group reported 39% year-on-year growth in Assets Under Management to £8.5 billion in H1 2026, supported by strong fundraising and deployment. The Group reaffirmed its £10 billion AuM target and declared an interim dividend of 28.5p per share...

Harworth targets £7.4m annual cost savings by 2028

Harworth expects to achieve at least £7.4 million of annualised run-rate cost savings by the end of 2028, with 94% planned by the end of 2027...

Partners Group Private Equity reports modest NAV growth in July

PGPE’s NAV per share increased by 0.1% to EUR 11.58 in July, with gains from portfolio revaluations offset by currency movements. Distributions totaled EUR 4.7 million, including proceeds from Rosen Group...

Supermarket Income REIT acquires six grocery assets for £104m

Supermarket Income REIT has acquired six UK grocery assets for £104 million, completing the deployment of proceeds from its £100 million July equity raise. The acquisitions have an average net initial yield of 6.6% and a weighted average unexpired lease term of 10 years...

Trainline reaffirms FY2027 guidance and launches £100m share buyback

Trainline reported flat H1 net ticket sales of £3.3bn and a 1% decline in underlying revenue to £233m, while maintaining FY2027 guidance and announcing a new £100m share buyback...

Berkeley reiterates £1.4bn profit plan amid cautious housing market

Berkeley said trading remains subdued amid economic and political uncertainty, but it continues to operate within its four-year £1.4 billion pre-tax profit plan and expects around £250 million of net cash at the half year. The housebuilder also called for targeted stamp duty reform to support housing transactions and new supply...

Pan African completes DFS for Soweto Tailings Retreatment project

Pan African Resources has completed the definitive feasibility study for its Soweto Tailings Retreatment project, outlining annual gold production of 35,000–40,000oz over a 15-year mine life and estimated project capital of ZAR3.68 billion. A final investment decision is targeted for December 2026...
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