Union Jack Oil raises £2m to fund three-well Oklahoma programme

Union Jack Oil has raised £2 million via a placing and subscription of 40,000,000 new shares at 5p, with one 8p warrant per share subject to shareholder approval. Proceeds will fund a three-well Oklahoma drilling programme costing about US\$3 million. Admission is expected on 29 July 2025, leaving 146,565,896 voting shares...

Norcros Posts Steady Q1 Growth and Eyes European Expansion with Fibo Acquisition

Norcros continues to grow market share, having delivered another resilient performance during the first quarter...

CyanConnode triples order book to £180m as Q1 FY26 shipments jump over 3x

CyanConnode grew its contracted order book from £50m to £180m and secured a c.£70m Goa AMISP contract. Gross margin rose to 35%, and Q1 FY26 module shipments climbed to 568,000 from 170,000, signalling renewed deployment momentum...

Dekel Agri-Vision appoints Jonathan Johnson-Watts as Non-Executive Chairman

Jonathan Johnson-Watts becomes Non-Executive Chairman with a 7.6% stake, replacing Andrew Tillery...

Arbuthnot Banking H1 2025 PBT £10.9m, dividend up 10% to 22p

Arbuthnot Banking Group delivered profit before tax of £10.9m in H1 2025, raised the interim dividend 10% to 22p, and grew deposits to £4.42bn and FUMA to £2.38bn. CET1 stood at 12.7% and net assets per share rose to £16.49, with Specialist Division lending up 7% since year end...

Surface Transforms H1 2025 revenue up 72% as yields rise

Surface Transforms expects H1 2025 revenue of about £8.1m, up 72% year on year. Q2 yield improved to 77% from 49% in Q1. Customer advances reached £12.9m, with repayments due in H2...

New Frontier Minerals Bolstered by Australia–EU Critical Minerals Partnerships

New Frontier Minerals is advancing its critical minerals strategy at a time of substantial global policy support and industry transformation...

Aptamer Group extends Unilever collaboration for deodorant Optimers

Aptamer Group has secured additional paid work from Unilever under their existing collaboration, advancing Optimers as deodorant actives with expanded stability testing ahead of on‑person trials...

CyanConnode fully funds Goa smart metering contract

CyanConnode has secured full external funding for its Goa smart metering project, preserving its balance sheet and enabling rapid delivery. A further US$7.5 million convertible loan note strengthens working capital as it targets India’s national rollout...

Ilika plc: Goliath Milestones and Medtech Momentum Fuel Investor Optimism (Video)

Baden Hill’s Clean-Tech Equity Specialist Dr Tom McColm outlines why investors should pay attention to 2025 as the year Ilika shifts gears..

Ilika Plc Goliath Milestones and First Revenues with CEO Graeme Purdy (Video)

Graeme Purdy reveals how the company’s Goliath solid-state batteries, designed for electric vehicles, are now validated by OEM partners and on the cusp of generating commercial revenue...

Meren Energy Nigerian Deepwater Assets Fuel 12% Dividend and Growth Pipeline (Video)

Shahin Amini explains how the Prime Oil & Gas acquisition has doubled production, tripled dividends, and sharpened Meren’s focus on shareholder returns..

James Cropper plc Strategy Reset Targets Growth (Video)

CEO David Stirling outlines a three-pillar strategy focused on reigniting growth in advanced materials..

Ilika plc £1.25M Grant Powers Goliath Battery Leap in UK’s EV Race, Graeme Purdy Explains (Video)

Graeme Purdy outlines how Ilika is positioning itself to license, not manufacture, at gigafactory scale. Investors watching the solid-state battery space will want to know what’s coming next, and when...

Thor Energy Maps High-Grade Hydrogen Hotspots in South Australia (Video)

Andrew Hume reveals how a recent soil-geochemistry survey at the High Range licence has delivered positive hydrogen and helium anomalies...

Volta Finance, Mark Thomas Unmasks CLO Stability Amid Market Shocks (Video)

Hardman & Co’s Mark Thomas turns the spotlight on Volta Finance, showing that its CLO-backed NAV and share-price moves have at times outperformed equity markets during 2025 tariff uncertainty...

Hercules Plc Targets UK Power Boom with Strategic Advantage NRG Acquisition (Video)

Hercules Plc CEO Brusk Korkmaz and CFO Paul Wheatcroft break down their acquisition of Advantage NRG Ltd., explaining why this move anchors the company firmly in the UK’s infrastructure surge..

Time Finance Hits £217 Million Lending Milestone and Drives 34% Profit Increase (Video)

Time Finance reports 11% revenue growth to £37 m and a 34% profit surge to £7.9 m for the year to 31 May 2025. With 83% of its book now hard asset & invoice finance, it’s set to grow lending past £300 m by 2028, plus a new IR hub & direct-to-market push...

Tekmar Group Trebling Output with Zero Capex (Video)

Tekmar Group CEO Richard Turner reveals how the subsea protection specialist plans to triple its manufacturing capacity without new capex, leveraging Project Aurora’s efficiencies and a rising offshore services pipeline...

Weir Group Plc retains CDP 2024 climate A-list status

Weir Group kept its CDP ‘A’ rating for climate transparency and performance in 2024. The company targets net zero by 2050 and outlined four priorities: energy-efficient tech, low-carbon energy access for mining regions, smarter water use and revised targets...

Fresnillo Plc reports stronger gold, steady silver, guidance maintained

Silver output was 12.5moz, up 1% on Q1 but down 14.7% year on year, while gold rose 21.3% to 157.7koz. 2025 production guidance is maintained and interim results will be released on 5 August 2025...

Informa delivers 20%+ reported growth, with revenue at £2,035.9m

Informa delivered 20%+ reported growth, and adjusted operating profit up 24% to £578.9m, lifting margin to 28.4%. Full year guidance was upgraded and an additional £150m buyback confirmed, taking 2025 repurchases to £350m...

Centrica Plc to take 15% stake in Sizewell C with £1.3bn commitment

Centrica will acquire a 15% equity stake in Sizewell C, committing up to £1.3bn under the RAB model. The deal targets a 10.8% allowed ROE and an IRR above 12%, with Revenue Commencement expected in Q4 2025...

AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in the US, new Virginia manufacturing site planned

AstraZeneca will invest $50bn in the United States by 2030, including a multi‑billion dollar drug substance facility in Virginia for its weight management and metabolic portfolio...

Compass Group to acquire Vermaat for c.€1.5bn, widening its premium offer in Europe

Compass Group will buy Vermaat Groep for an enterprise value of about €1.5bn. Vermaat is targeting c.€700m sales in 2025 with a double-digit operating margin...

Hochschild Mining H1 2025 delivers 161.6k GEO, $110m cash, Mara Rosa review continues

Q2 attributable output was 81,656 gold equivalent ounces and 6.8m silver equivalent ounces, with Inmaculada and San Jose operating normally. The Mara Rosa plant remains temporarily suspended for maintenance and filter repairs, with revised 2025 guidance due in late August...

Breedon Group delivers H1 2025 revenue of £815.9m, dividend lifted to 4.75p

Revenue rose 7% to £815.9m on the Lionmark deal, though underlying EBITDA slipped 3% to £115.0m and margin to 14.1%. Dividend increased 6% to 4.75p, leverage moved to 2.2x and guidance is now at the low end of market expectations...

ME Group International H1 2025 PBT up 13% to £34m, dividend raised 11.6%

ME Group reported H1 2025 revenue of £153.8m, up 2.3%, EBITDA of £53.2m, up 3.9%, and profit before tax of £34.0m, up 13.3%. Laundry revenue grew 17.7% to £51.9m...

Greencore Group Q3 revenue up 9.9% to £511m, profit guidance lifted

Greencore grew Q3 FY25 revenue 9.9% to £511.1m, with volumes and mix up 6.8% and inflation recovery of 3.1%. Service levels remained high at 99.3%. The Group now expects FY25 Adjusted Operating Profit of £118–121m, above earlier guidance...

Mitie Q1 FY26 revenue up 10.1% to £1.28bn, record £29bn pipeline

Mitie delivered Q1 FY26 revenue of £1,282m, up 10.1% with 8.0% organic growth. Contract wins and renewals totalled £1.2bn TCV. The bidding pipeline rose 22% to £29.0bn. Net debt stood at £240m...

Inchcape Plc to acquire Iceland’s Askja, adding Kia to its OEM roster

Inchcape plc will buy Askja, Iceland’s leading automotive distributor. Askja delivered £150m revenue in 2024, holds a 16% share of an approximately 12,000-vehicle market, and employs 260 people...

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