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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.

Pennon Group appoints Keith Haslett as Chief Executive Officer

Pennon Group has named Keith Haslett, current CEO of Affinity Water, as its next Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. He will join in 2026, succeeding Susan Davy who is retiring after 18 years with the company...

Ruffer Investment Company declares interim dividend of 3.35p

Ruffer Investment Company has announced an interim dividend of 3.35 pence per share for the year ended 30 June 2025. The dividend will be paid on 24 October 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 10 October 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 9 October 2025...

Tate & Lyle pre-close update: CP Kelco integration progress, softer market demand

Tate & Lyle reported strong customer engagement and early cross-selling success following its CP Kelco combination, with planned synergies on track. However, softer consumer demand has slowed near-term performance, with first-half revenue expected to be 3–4% lower and EBITDA down high-single digits...

Ithaca Energy completes acquisition to increase Cygnus gas field stake to 85%

Ithaca Energy has finalised the acquisition of an additional 46.25% interest in the Cygnus gas field from Spirit Energy for around £115 million. The deal raises Ithaca’s operated stake to 85%, adding 23 mmboe of 2P reserves and pro forma 2025 production of 12.5–13.5 kboe/d, strengthening its position as a leading UK Continental Shelf producer...

Greggs Plc reports 6.1% Q3 sales growth, FFY outlook unchanged

Greggs delivered 6.1% sales growth in Q3 2025, with like-for-like sales in company-managed shops up 1.5%. Year-to-date sales rose 6.7% as trading improved in August and September following a weaker July...

Diversified Energy to shift primary listing to NYSE, retain secondary LSE listing

Diversified Energy Company has announced plans to move its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange while maintaining a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange...

Elementis appoints Kath Kearney-Croft as CFO from January 2026

Elementis announced that CFO Ralph Hewins will retire at the end of 2025 after nine years with the company. He will be succeeded by Kath Kearney-Croft, who joins as CFO designate on 3 November 2025 before taking up the role on 1 January 2026...

3i Infrastructure expects half-year returns ahead of target

3i Infrastructure reported strong portfolio performance for the period to 29 September 2025, with its largest holding, TCR, outperforming expectations and driving value growth...

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Trust reports 4.8% NAV growth in H1 2025

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc delivered a 4.8% shareholder return for the six months to 31 July 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices on a sterling-adjusted basis...

Genuit acquires Davidson Holdings for £49m to expand plumbing and heating portfolio

Genuit Group plc has acquired Davidson Holdings Limited, owner of brands including Salamander Pumps, Cistermiser, Talon and Keraflo, for £49m on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Davidson is expected to generate £32.8m in 2025 revenue and will join Genuit’s Sustainable Building Solutions unit...

CMC Markets extends partnership with Westpac for online share trading

CMC Markets Stockbroking has been selected as the preferred vendor for Westpac’s online share trading services, covering Westpac Share Trading and St.George Directshares...

Anglo-Eastern Plantations declares interim dividend of 37.3 cents per share

Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc has declared an interim dividend of 37.3 cents per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing around 30% of net profit after tax...

Pennon Group trading update highlights strong return to profitability

Pennon has reported a strong return to profitability for the period 1 April to 25 September 2025, with EBITDA expected to rise by around 60% year on year. The Company remains on track to deliver its 7% RORE target, supported by efficient financing and programme efficiencies...

Vistry Group secures additional £50m grant to boost affordable housing delivery

Vistry Group has been awarded a further £50 million grant from Homes England, taking its total funding under the 2021–2026 Affordable Homes Programme to £252 million. The funding will support the delivery of more than 3,500 additional affordable homes across the UK, with schemes already underway this year...

IG Group delivers solid Q1 with customer growth despite revenue dip

IG Group Holdings plc reported total revenue of £259.9 million for Q1 FY26, down 7% year-on-year, with net trading revenue of £231.9 million reflecting lower activity in subdued market conditions...

NB Private Equity Partners reports 4% NAV return for H1 2025

NB Private Equity Partners reported net assets of $1.28 billion and a NAV per share of $28.14 (£20.53) for the six months to 30 June 2025, delivering a 4.0% NAV total return. Portfolio companies achieved resilient operating performance with LTM revenue and EBITDA growth of 8.8% and 9.8% respectively...

Pinewood Technologies reports 22% revenue growth and sets new FY28 EBITDA target

Pinewood Technologies posted half-year results to 30 June 2025, with revenue up 21.7% to £19.6m and underlying EBITDA rising 14.5% to £7.9m...

Baltic Classifieds Group lowers full-year revenue and profit guidance

Baltic Classifieds announced that weakness in the Estonian car market, driven by the new vehicle tax, has led to lower than expected Auto24 revenue. As a result, the Group now forecasts full-year revenue and profit growth to be 3-4% below prior guidance...

Raspberry Pi reports revenue of $135.5m, profit expectations unchanged

Raspberry Pi reported H1 2025 revenue of $135.5m, down 6% year on year, with profit before tax falling 43% to $6.2m. Adjusted EBITDA was $19.4m, in line with expectations, and gross margin improved to 25%...

ZIGUP AGM update: Solid start to FY2026, outlook unchanged

ZIGUP reported a strong first four months of the financial year at its AGM, with vehicle-on-hire ahead of last year and good supply supporting fleet replacement. Contracts with insurance customers have been extended, including new capacity and products, while Spain expanded with a new service site...
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Pennon Group appoints Keith Haslett as Chief Executive Officer

Pennon Group has named Keith Haslett, current CEO of Affinity Water, as its next Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. He will join in 2026, succeeding Susan Davy who is retiring after 18 years with the company...

Ruffer Investment Company declares interim dividend of 3.35p

Ruffer Investment Company has announced an interim dividend of 3.35 pence per share for the year ended 30 June 2025. The dividend will be paid on 24 October 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 10 October 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 9 October 2025...

Tate & Lyle pre-close update: CP Kelco integration progress, softer market demand

Tate & Lyle reported strong customer engagement and early cross-selling success following its CP Kelco combination, with planned synergies on track. However, softer consumer demand has slowed near-term performance, with first-half revenue expected to be 3–4% lower and EBITDA down high-single digits...

Ithaca Energy completes acquisition to increase Cygnus gas field stake to 85%

Ithaca Energy has finalised the acquisition of an additional 46.25% interest in the Cygnus gas field from Spirit Energy for around £115 million. The deal raises Ithaca’s operated stake to 85%, adding 23 mmboe of 2P reserves and pro forma 2025 production of 12.5–13.5 kboe/d, strengthening its position as a leading UK Continental Shelf producer...

Greggs Plc reports 6.1% Q3 sales growth, FFY outlook unchanged

Greggs delivered 6.1% sales growth in Q3 2025, with like-for-like sales in company-managed shops up 1.5%. Year-to-date sales rose 6.7% as trading improved in August and September following a weaker July...

Diversified Energy to shift primary listing to NYSE, retain secondary LSE listing

Diversified Energy Company has announced plans to move its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange while maintaining a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange...

Elementis appoints Kath Kearney-Croft as CFO from January 2026

Elementis announced that CFO Ralph Hewins will retire at the end of 2025 after nine years with the company. He will be succeeded by Kath Kearney-Croft, who joins as CFO designate on 3 November 2025 before taking up the role on 1 January 2026...

3i Infrastructure expects half-year returns ahead of target

3i Infrastructure reported strong portfolio performance for the period to 29 September 2025, with its largest holding, TCR, outperforming expectations and driving value growth...

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Trust reports 4.8% NAV growth in H1 2025

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc delivered a 4.8% shareholder return for the six months to 31 July 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices on a sterling-adjusted basis...

Genuit acquires Davidson Holdings for £49m to expand plumbing and heating portfolio

Genuit Group plc has acquired Davidson Holdings Limited, owner of brands including Salamander Pumps, Cistermiser, Talon and Keraflo, for £49m on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Davidson is expected to generate £32.8m in 2025 revenue and will join Genuit’s Sustainable Building Solutions unit...

CMC Markets extends partnership with Westpac for online share trading

CMC Markets Stockbroking has been selected as the preferred vendor for Westpac’s online share trading services, covering Westpac Share Trading and St.George Directshares...

Anglo-Eastern Plantations declares interim dividend of 37.3 cents per share

Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc has declared an interim dividend of 37.3 cents per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing around 30% of net profit after tax...

Pennon Group trading update highlights strong return to profitability

Pennon has reported a strong return to profitability for the period 1 April to 25 September 2025, with EBITDA expected to rise by around 60% year on year. The Company remains on track to deliver its 7% RORE target, supported by efficient financing and programme efficiencies...

Vistry Group secures additional £50m grant to boost affordable housing delivery

Vistry Group has been awarded a further £50 million grant from Homes England, taking its total funding under the 2021–2026 Affordable Homes Programme to £252 million. The funding will support the delivery of more than 3,500 additional affordable homes across the UK, with schemes already underway this year...

IG Group delivers solid Q1 with customer growth despite revenue dip

IG Group Holdings plc reported total revenue of £259.9 million for Q1 FY26, down 7% year-on-year, with net trading revenue of £231.9 million reflecting lower activity in subdued market conditions...

NB Private Equity Partners reports 4% NAV return for H1 2025

NB Private Equity Partners reported net assets of $1.28 billion and a NAV per share of $28.14 (£20.53) for the six months to 30 June 2025, delivering a 4.0% NAV total return. Portfolio companies achieved resilient operating performance with LTM revenue and EBITDA growth of 8.8% and 9.8% respectively...

Pinewood Technologies reports 22% revenue growth and sets new FY28 EBITDA target

Pinewood Technologies posted half-year results to 30 June 2025, with revenue up 21.7% to £19.6m and underlying EBITDA rising 14.5% to £7.9m...

Baltic Classifieds Group lowers full-year revenue and profit guidance

Baltic Classifieds announced that weakness in the Estonian car market, driven by the new vehicle tax, has led to lower than expected Auto24 revenue. As a result, the Group now forecasts full-year revenue and profit growth to be 3-4% below prior guidance...

Raspberry Pi reports revenue of $135.5m, profit expectations unchanged

Raspberry Pi reported H1 2025 revenue of $135.5m, down 6% year on year, with profit before tax falling 43% to $6.2m. Adjusted EBITDA was $19.4m, in line with expectations, and gross margin improved to 25%...

ZIGUP AGM update: Solid start to FY2026, outlook unchanged

ZIGUP reported a strong first four months of the financial year at its AGM, with vehicle-on-hire ahead of last year and good supply supporting fleet replacement. Contracts with insurance customers have been extended, including new capacity and products, while Spain expanded with a new service site...
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