Plc News

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

Hercules expects FY26 results to beat expectations

Hercules expects revenue to exceed £130 million in FY26, ahead of market expectations, with growth across its labour supply, construction and power and energy divisions...

October 21, 2026

Trifast improves H1 operating margins to 7.4% as UK trading returns to growth

Trifast reports first-half trading in line with market expectations, with underlying EBIT margin improving to 7.4% as UK trading returned to growth and Europe stabilised...

October 20, 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

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

Fresnillo reports 11.6% drop in Q3 silver production

Fresnillo’s Q3 silver production fell 11.6% year-on-year to 10.3 million ounces, while gold production declined 10.7% to 135,053 ounces. The company maintained its 2026 production guidance...

October 21, 2026

SEGRO reports £70m in new rent and 94.7% occupancy

SEGRO contracted £70m of new headline rent in the first nine months of 2026, up 32% year-on-year, while occupancy increased to 94.7%. Development projects under construction or in advanced negotiations..

October 21, 2026

FTSE 250

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 &..

October 22, 2026

AJ Bell customer numbers rise 24% as platform assets reach record £126bn

AJ Bell delivered record growth in the year to 30 September 2026, adding 152,000 customers to reach 796,000, up 24%. Platform assets under administration rose 22% to a record £126bn,..

October 22, 2026

Halfords reports 7.1% sales growth and maintains FY27 profit guidance

Halfords reported 7.1% like-for-like sales growth in the first half of FY27, with retail sales up 7.7% and Autocentres sales up 6.1%. The Group maintained its FY27 underlying profit before..

October 21, 2026

Great Portland Estates commits to 90,000 sq ft Soho Square redevelopment

Great Portland Estates will redevelop its Soho Square Estate in London, delivering 75,000 sq ft of Grade A offices and 15,000 sq ft of retail space. Demolition is expected to..