Plc News

Cizzle Biotechnology raises £500,000 to support US lung cancer test adoption

Cizzle Biotechnology has conditionally raised £500,000 from existing shareholder Frazer Lang to support the commercial adoption of its CIZ1B lung cancer blood test in the USA and progress UK partner..

October 26, 2026

Ferro-Alloy Resources appoints Peter Secker as CEO

Ferro-Alloy Resources has appointed Peter Secker as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Nick Bridgen, who becomes Non-Executive Deputy Chairman as the company advances its Balasausqandiq vanadium project in Kazakhstan...

October 26, 2026

Ithaca Energy, Jersey Oil & Gas and Serica Energy in focus after Jackdaw approval

The UK government’s decision to approve production from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea has renewed attention on the future of domestic oil and gas development, with implications..

October 23, 2026

Cizzle Biotechnology to present CIZ1B lung cancer test advances at SYNLAB Symposium

Cizzle Biotechnology will present improvements to its CIZ1B lung cancer biomarker test at the SYNLAB Innovation Academy Symposium on 5 November 2026, highlighting technical evaluation work with the Christie Pathology..

October 23, 2026

Ilika launches ORKA brand for deep-sea battery systems

ika has launched ORKA, a new brand for its pressure-tolerant batteries designed for autonomous underwater vehicles. The technology supports operations at depths of up to 6,000 metres and forms part..

October 22, 2026

Arbuthnot Banking Group upgrades 2026 profit expectations after strong growth

Arbuthnot Banking Group reports annual growth of 12% in loans and leased assets, 21% in wealth management funds and 10% in customer deposits. Strong lending growth and continued wealth management..

October 22, 2026

Verici Dx secures Asahi Kasei Therapeutics order for phase 2 transplant trial

Verici Dx will provide blood-based biomarker testing, including its Pre-Transplant Risk Assessment assay, for a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating pegrizeprument, an investigational immunosuppressive therapy designed to prevent acute rejection..

October 22, 2026

Record AUM rises 7% to $130.3bn as net inflows reach $10.4bn

Record plc reported a 7% increase in assets under management to $130.3 billion in the three months to 30 September 2026, supported by $10.4 billion in net inflows, marking its..

October 22, 2026

Hardide more than doubles FY26 revenue to £13.5m

Hardide expects FY26 EBITDA of £5.8m and profit before tax of £4.9m, both ahead of market expectations. New aerospace and industrial contracts, continued order growth and planned capacity expansion support..

October 21, 2026

Alien Metals reports further copper-zinc-gold results at GreenTech’s Whundo project

GreenTech Metals has reported further drilling results at its Whundo project in Western Australia, including near-surface copper mineralisation at Austin and copper-zinc-silver intersections at Yannery. Alien Metals holds approximately 10%..

October 21, 2026

Interviews

Ilika plc: ORKA Launch Opens New Commercial Opportunities for Goliath in Marine and Defence Markets (video)

Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy explains how ORKA could accelerate Goliath's commercialisation through underwater defence applications while maintaining the company's long-term electric vehicle strategy...

October 23, 2026

Neuberger Private Equity Partners: 12% Earnings Growth, Accelerating Exits and a Potential Catalyst to Close the Discount (video)

NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE): 12% EBITDA growth, realisations accelerating and $120m more allocated to buybacks. Could stronger cash generation help close the NAV discount? Hardman & Co's Mark Thomas..

October 19, 2026

accesso Technology Group: AI, Payments and a Near-Doubling of Multi-Product Opportunities (video)

accesso Technology Group Plc (LON) CEO Lee Cowie sets out how the group is bringing ticketing, retail, food and beverage, queueing, marketing and payments into a broader software ecosystem designed..

October 14, 2026

Meridian Holdings Profits Rise, Debt Falls 65% and the Focus Shifts to Sustained Growth (video)

Meridian Holdings has reported its second consecutive profitable quarter, with adjusted EBITDA up 43% and net debt reduced by 65%. Chairman and CFO William Scott discusses the group's improving financial..

October 12, 2026

Genflow Biosciences: SLAB-VET Results Put SIRT6 Partnering and Human Therapies in Focus (video)

Genflow Biosciences’ latest SLAB-VET-001 results are sharpening the commercial case for its SIRT6c platform. CEO Dr Eric Leire discusses the signals seen in naturally aged dogs, why pDNA is leading..

October 8, 2026

Oriole Resources: 32.2Mt Wapouzé Resource Opens a Potential Multi-Decade Revenue Opportunity (video)

Oriole Resources’ 32.2Mt maiden resource at Wapouzé could turn a non-core marble asset into a multi-decade commercial opportunity. CEO Martin Rosser discusses the potential route to production..

October 7, 2026

Hercules plc: £5m Q4 Wins Put £50m+ Civil Projects Ambition in Focus (video)

Hercules CEO Brusk Korkmaz discusses £5m of new Civil Projects contracts, the £104bn-plus AMP8 investment programme and how stronger self-delivery capability could help the division win larger projects. He also..

October 6, 2026

Avingtrans plc: Record £163m Revenue, 90% Order Cover and Adaptix Nears Commercial Breakthrough

Avingtrans CEO Steve McQuillan discusses record £163m revenue, more than 90% order coverage and growing nuclear opportunities, while Adaptix moves from regulatory approvals towards commercial orthopaedic sales...

October 5, 2026

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust Nick Train on Why AI Could Make UK Data Champions More Valuable (video)

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (LON:FGT) Portfolio Manager Nick Train explains why he believes AI could strengthen rather than erode the competitive advantages of holdings including LSEG, Experian, RELX and..

October 1, 2026

Manx Financial Group PLC – Record Lending, European Expansion and a £1m Profit Opportunity (video)

Manx Financial Group CEO Douglas Grant discusses a record £422.9 million loan book, strong growth at Payment Assist, the £1 million profit opportunity from Triskel Finance and the Group’s next..

September 30, 2026

FTSE 100

GSK reports 62% response rate in ovarian cancer trial

GSK has reported a confirmed response rate of 62% for its investigational drug mocertatug rezetecan in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, with median progression-free survival of 11.1 months in the..

October 26, 2026

Computacenter raises FY 2026 profit forecast after strong Q3

Computacenter expects adjusted profit before tax of at least £425m for FY 2026, following a third-quarter performance ahead of expectations and a record committed product order backlog of £12.6bn...

October 26, 2026

Rio Tinto to invest $1.9 billion in Queensland bauxite project

Rio Tinto will invest US$1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland, increasing Weipa Operations’ annual capacity to around 44 million tonnes. First production is targeted for 2029,..

October 23, 2026

Barclays reports 12% profit growth, announces £500m share buyback

Barclays reported a 12% increase in third-quarter profit before tax to £2.3bn, with income rising 3% to £7.4bn and return on tangible equity improving to 11.7%. The bank announced a..

October 22, 2026

LSEG raises 2026 guidance after 8.8% Q3 income growth

London Stock Exchange Group reported 8.8% organic income growth in Q3 2026, driven by strong performance in Markets and accelerating subscription businesses. The Group raised its full-year income growth guidance..

October 22, 2026

RELX reports 7% underlying revenue growth and reaffirms full-year outlook

RELX reported 7% underlying revenue growth for the first nine months of 2026, led by Legal at 10%, Risk at 8% and Scientific, Technical & Medical at 6%. The group..

October 22, 2026

FTSE 250

Molten Ventures NAV per share rises 14% as portfolio value reaches £1.7bn

Molten Ventures expects net asset value per share to increase 14% to 869p and gross portfolio value to rise 11% to approximately £1.7bn for the six months to September 2026,..

October 26, 2026

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund reports 10.5% NAV total return for FY2026

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund reported a NAV total return of 10.5% for the year ended 30 June 2026, while NAV per share rose 8.4% to US$7.73 and share price total..

October 26, 2026

Plus500 raises FY2026 outlook after Q3 revenue grows 11%

Plus500 expects FY2026 revenue and EBITDA to exceed market expectations after third-quarter revenue rose 11% to $203.2m. New customer numbers increased 27% year on year, while EBITDA reached $88.4m...

October 26, 2026

Unite Group sells Hawthorne House academy school for £40.7 million

Unite Group has exchanged contracts to sell the academy school at its Hawthorne House development in London for £40.7 million. The sale forms part of its asset disposal strategy, with..

October 23, 2026

Edinburgh Investment Trust raises interim dividend by 10.5%

Edinburgh Investment Trust has declared a first interim dividend of 8.40 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 March 2027, up from 7.60 pence in 2026. The dividend..

October 23, 2026

Bloomsbury Publishing maintains full-year outlook as interim dividend rises 5%

Bloomsbury Publishing reported first-half revenue of £151.6m and adjusted profit of £16.8m for the six months to 31 August 2026, while maintaining confidence in delivering record full-year results. Academic &..