Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy discusses the completion of manufacturing qualification for Stereax micro batteries at Cirtec’s US facility. With production underway, Ilika plans to begin customer deliveries by year-end. Purdy highlights the batteries’ compact, high-power design tailored for medical applications, and reinforces Cirtec’s strategic role in scaling commercial operations...
Workspace Group has agreed a five-year lease with Wild Cosmetics, which will take over Workspace’s current head office at Kennington Park as the company relocates its HQ to The Centro Buildings in Camden. Wild, a customer since 2019, will nearly double its space to 14,000 sq. ft., with the move scheduled for October...
British American Tobacco has announced that Chief Financial Officer Soraya Benchikh will step down from her role and the Board on 26 August 2025, remaining until year-end to support the transition. Javed Iqbal, currently Director of Digital and Information, will take over as interim CFO while a search for a permanent successor begins...
Bunzl has announced the completion of two new acquisitions, Quindesur in Spain and Gisa in Mexico, alongside the previously disclosed purchases of Solupack in Brazil and Hospitalia in Chile...
HUTCHMED (China) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Weiguo Su will take a leave of absence due to health reasons. The Board has appointed Johnny Cheng, the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, as Acting CEO while continuing in his CFO role...
Filtronic has signed its largest single order to date, a £47.3m ($62.5m) contract with SpaceX for its next generation gallium nitride (GaN) E-band product. The first units will ship in FY2027, with revenues expected in FY2027 and FY2028, marking a major milestone in the company’s partnership with SpaceX and its development of advanced RF solutions...
EDX Medical Group has published its Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025, highlighting the development of a new AI-driven prostate cancer test, a £3 million fundraising, expanded European partnerships, and a service agreement with Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust...
Diverse Income Trust reported net assets of £257.9 million as of 31 July 2025, with a NAV of 109.08p per share and a share price of 104.00p, reflecting a 4.66% discount. The trust, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner, delivered a 19.42% one-year share price total return and maintains a historic yield of 4.18%...
Aptamer Group announced progress on its Optimer® enzyme modulation projects, including a 10-year non-exclusive licensing deal forecast to cover around 15% of annual overheads and further agreements under discussion with global enzyme distributors...
Volta Finance has reported a July net performance of +2.48%, including a dividend of 15.5 cents per share, bringing financial year gains to +13.9%. Net Asset Value stood at €274.2m (€7.49 per share), with strong contributions from CLO equity tranches, which returned +5.2% during the month..
Global Opportunities Trust reports a 4.0% NAV total return and a 12.2% share price total return for the six months to 30 June 2025, with net assets rising to £110.7 million...
Following shareholder approval at its AGM, SAE Renewables (SIMEC Atlantis) has formally changed its name to Ampeak Energy Limited. The move reflects the company’s transition as it advances its flagship AW1 battery storage project, one of the UK’s largest...
WHSmith has reduced its expected full-year Headline profit before tax to around £110 million after identifying a £30 million overstatement of trading profit in its North America division, linked to accelerated supplier income recognition. The division’s profit forecast has been cut to £25 million from previous expectations of £55 million...
Hays Plc posted an 11% drop in net fees to £972.4 million and a 56% fall in pre-exceptional operating profit to £45.6 million for the year ended 30 June 2025, reflecting weaker hiring activity...
United Utilities has agreed a £3 billion programme to upgrade the 110km Haweswater aqueduct, which supplies water to 2.5 million people across Greater Manchester and Lancashire...
Central Asia Metals has appointed Alison Baker to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, effective 3 September 2025. With over 25 years’ experience in the energy and mining sectors, she succeeds David Swan, who will step down after eleven years on the Board...
Judges Scientific will host a shareholder webinar on 18 September at 4:30pm UK time to discuss results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The presentation, led by the senior management team, will include a Q&A session, with a recording available on the company’s website afterwards. Investors can register via the provided link...
Pershing Square Holdings delivered a 15.5% NAV increase in the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.2% return. Year-to-date through 19 August, NAV rose 17.7% with a 16.5% share price gain...
Debenhams Group has completed a new three-year funding facility of up to £175 million, extending maturity to August 2028. The agreement, led by TPG Angelo Gordon, replaces the Group’s previous £125 million facility and is expected to provide greater financial flexibility as the company delivers its multi-year turnaround strategy. Results for FY25 will be announced by the end of August 2025...
Fidelity Asian Values Investment Director Himalee Bahl highlights the Trust’s disciplined value-focused approach amid market uncertainty. By targeting undervalued small and mid-cap companies across China, Indonesia, and South Korea, the Trust avoids momentum-driven areas such as AI-related stocks in Taiwan and expensive Indian small caps...
Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy discusses the completion of manufacturing qualification for Stereax micro batteries at Cirtec’s US facility. With production underway, Ilika plans to begin customer deliveries by year-end. Purdy highlights the batteries’ compact, high-power design tailored for medical applications, and reinforces Cirtec’s strategic role in scaling commercial operations...
Workspace Group has agreed a five-year lease with Wild Cosmetics, which will take over Workspace’s current head office at Kennington Park as the company relocates its HQ to The Centro Buildings in Camden. Wild, a customer since 2019, will nearly double its space to 14,000 sq. ft., with the move scheduled for October...
British American Tobacco has announced that Chief Financial Officer Soraya Benchikh will step down from her role and the Board on 26 August 2025, remaining until year-end to support the transition. Javed Iqbal, currently Director of Digital and Information, will take over as interim CFO while a search for a permanent successor begins...
Bunzl has announced the completion of two new acquisitions, Quindesur in Spain and Gisa in Mexico, alongside the previously disclosed purchases of Solupack in Brazil and Hospitalia in Chile...
HUTCHMED (China) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Weiguo Su will take a leave of absence due to health reasons. The Board has appointed Johnny Cheng, the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, as Acting CEO while continuing in his CFO role...
Filtronic has signed its largest single order to date, a £47.3m ($62.5m) contract with SpaceX for its next generation gallium nitride (GaN) E-band product. The first units will ship in FY2027, with revenues expected in FY2027 and FY2028, marking a major milestone in the company’s partnership with SpaceX and its development of advanced RF solutions...
EDX Medical Group has published its Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025, highlighting the development of a new AI-driven prostate cancer test, a £3 million fundraising, expanded European partnerships, and a service agreement with Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust...
Diverse Income Trust reported net assets of £257.9 million as of 31 July 2025, with a NAV of 109.08p per share and a share price of 104.00p, reflecting a 4.66% discount. The trust, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner, delivered a 19.42% one-year share price total return and maintains a historic yield of 4.18%...
Aptamer Group announced progress on its Optimer® enzyme modulation projects, including a 10-year non-exclusive licensing deal forecast to cover around 15% of annual overheads and further agreements under discussion with global enzyme distributors...
Volta Finance has reported a July net performance of +2.48%, including a dividend of 15.5 cents per share, bringing financial year gains to +13.9%. Net Asset Value stood at €274.2m (€7.49 per share), with strong contributions from CLO equity tranches, which returned +5.2% during the month..
Global Opportunities Trust reports a 4.0% NAV total return and a 12.2% share price total return for the six months to 30 June 2025, with net assets rising to £110.7 million...
Following shareholder approval at its AGM, SAE Renewables (SIMEC Atlantis) has formally changed its name to Ampeak Energy Limited. The move reflects the company’s transition as it advances its flagship AW1 battery storage project, one of the UK’s largest...
WHSmith has reduced its expected full-year Headline profit before tax to around £110 million after identifying a £30 million overstatement of trading profit in its North America division, linked to accelerated supplier income recognition. The division’s profit forecast has been cut to £25 million from previous expectations of £55 million...
Hays Plc posted an 11% drop in net fees to £972.4 million and a 56% fall in pre-exceptional operating profit to £45.6 million for the year ended 30 June 2025, reflecting weaker hiring activity...
United Utilities has agreed a £3 billion programme to upgrade the 110km Haweswater aqueduct, which supplies water to 2.5 million people across Greater Manchester and Lancashire...
Central Asia Metals has appointed Alison Baker to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, effective 3 September 2025. With over 25 years’ experience in the energy and mining sectors, she succeeds David Swan, who will step down after eleven years on the Board...
Judges Scientific will host a shareholder webinar on 18 September at 4:30pm UK time to discuss results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The presentation, led by the senior management team, will include a Q&A session, with a recording available on the company’s website afterwards. Investors can register via the provided link...
Pershing Square Holdings delivered a 15.5% NAV increase in the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.2% return. Year-to-date through 19 August, NAV rose 17.7% with a 16.5% share price gain...
Debenhams Group has completed a new three-year funding facility of up to £175 million, extending maturity to August 2028. The agreement, led by TPG Angelo Gordon, replaces the Group’s previous £125 million facility and is expected to provide greater financial flexibility as the company delivers its multi-year turnaround strategy. Results for FY25 will be announced by the end of August 2025...
Fidelity Asian Values Investment Director Himalee Bahl highlights the Trust’s disciplined value-focused approach amid market uncertainty. By targeting undervalued small and mid-cap companies across China, Indonesia, and South Korea, the Trust avoids momentum-driven areas such as AI-related stocks in Taiwan and expensive Indian small caps...
