AIM-listed St James House (SJH) – formerly Lord Razzall’s disaster that was Boxhill Technology (BOX) – has announced FY numbers to January this year. Needless to say, they are disastrous…..

Previously writing on Woodford dog (oops, sorry) “a leading innovator in sustainable plant-based polymers used as essential ingredients in everyday consumer products”(!) Itaconix (ITX), I noted a “pleased to provide… update on its commercial progress and current trading” last month. Today a further “trading statement” – and the shares currently towards 8p, 25% lower in response!…

On its website, The High Street continues to claim it is worth £1.5 billion currently and will be worth £3 billion by 2023. So, it was curious to see that on 8 July 2021, the High Street Group Plc filed a termination notice for Joanne Bell dated 18 June 2021.

I have covered the downs and further downs of AIM-listed Rurelec (RUR) in some detail since the demise of former management led by Peter Earl, and marvelled at the fact that the company – despite everything thrown at it – is still here at all. But this morning’s announcement of a new “Independent” NED makes the stock totally uninvestable. So who is the mystery NED?

If this is not a sign to sell all your shares I do not know what is. The list of rogues with zero experience of managing money but who are veterans of ramping penny share frauds and promotes who are involved here is such a massive red flag.  Lift Ventures was set up with £50,000 from the paid for penny stock ramping site LSE Share Talk on 13 May. The lead director who, it appears, will be managing its investments is Zak Mir who has never managed other folks money in his life bar the generous handouts he got from his parents as pocket money when at Harrow.

AIM-listed Gold producer in Turkey Ariana Resources (AAU) has this morning updated the market on Gold production from its 23.5%-owned Kiziltpe plant. The numbers aren’t all that great, but we knew that already as lower grade ore is being processed at the moment, but the accompanying update on the plant capacity expansion offers much hope.

Hello, Share Pleasers. It’s hard to see how Royal Mail (RMG) could make a mess of things and not benefit from a boom in parcel sending. This family’s held its Royal Mail shares since privatisation yonks ago and at several stages along the way I’ve been wringing my hands. Not any more. Recovery and beyond has happened over recent years and has been accelerated by the bug.

Centamin (CEY) has issued a second quarter 2021 report, emphasising “in line with budget and on track to meet 2021 guidance”. Is there still attractive upside from a current 102p share price?

Self-styled “a leading provider of online search, merchandising and personalization solutions for ecommerce” Attraqt Group (ATQT) states that it “is pleased to provide” a trading update covering the six month period to 30th June 2021. How pleasing is it?…

Forgive the crude title or love it if you are Matthew and his dog. I could not resist. I start with a discussion of the tyranny of village facebook pages prompted by my latest spat with some villagers of Holt in Wales HERE. Then I look at Kefi (KEFI), Zoetic (ZOE), Kanobo (KNB), Supply@ME Capital (SYME), Block Energy (BLOE) and the bitcoin pump by America’s Neil Woodford and others. Ian Westbrook is now at just under £12,000 and has ten days to reach £20,000 to see the loathsome Neill Ricketts at the next stage. To call the bluff of the Versarien (VRS) bully, please donate HERE. PS Darren points out it is the 26th not the 27th. He is correct.

Previously writing on Defence, Aerospace & Energy technology and services group TP (TPG), last month I reviewed why the shares were slumping from 5.65p as it argued “a resilient performance”. The shares are currently up more than 13% today, to 3.75p, on the back of an “Appointment of CEO and Maritime Sale Update” announcement. So what is the latest detail?…

In my article of 22 July, I revealed the piss poor CV of David Bull, the new Non-Executive Director for Supply@ME Capital (SYME). In the career summary issued via the RNS, he managed to omit key facts such as his close links to outgoing Chairman Dominic White (in his capacity as a Non-Executive Director of Dominic White’s Eight Capital Partners Plc) and his prior role as CFO of now suspended AIM share PCF Group Plc (PCF) caused by a number of deficiencies in PCF’s financial control and reporting function.  

Previously writing on recruitment group RTC (RTC), in May I noted share options buyback for mid-market price 46.5p each roll-call of greed and shame and questioned reflects “performance under the ongoing highly stressful conditions well beyond the normal course of business”…but not possible to provide results guidance?. Today results from the group for the first half of 2021 – and the shares currently lower below 40p…

Eleven months ago I described Cranswick (CWK) as a ‘high quality, predominantly fresh food, including fresh pork, poultry, convenience and gourmet products’ producer with a 40 quid share price HERE. The FTSE 250 name has been a huge success for anyone who bought it five or ten years ago, but the shares today are pretty much unchanged versus last August. So whilst technically it would have been smart to buy the shares last November (a comment that can be made for about 90 per cent of stocks), how do I feel today?

Last September some rebel shareholders were so concerned as to what was going on at AIM-listed Block Energy (BLOE) that there were rumours of an imminent requisition of a sack-the-board EGM. That time the rebels were placated and by the end of the month all was apparently well. Or was it: for now there is a sack-the-chairman EGM Requisition on the table and this morning a further EGM was requisitioned to commission an independent forensic investigation into the company’s affairs by one of the “big four” accountants. Best order in double portions of beer and popcorn – this could get very entertaining.

It is one company on AIM, it is for my pension and my reasoning is explained in full in this bonus podcast.

Hello, Share Tasters. Recently I looked at Pets at Home (PETS), concluding that as pet ownership is booming during lockdowns to console lonely folks, the share was a possible winner. And today I have another vet play. CVS Group (CVSG) is an AIM company that has 480 veterinary practices in Blighty, Holland and Ireland.

I start on the issue of PLCs with unpaid bills from lockdown. There will be some catch-ups and icebergs ahead. Cineworld (CINE) is a case study. Then the stock I am buying tomorrow. It is NOT Open Orphan (ORPH) or Red Rock Resources (RRR) as some of you think and I discuss both. Then to Ben & Jerry’s and its hatred of the Jewish state. I am tempted to buy a share in Unilever (ULVR) to go to its next AGM.

Capitalism with a permanent Fed Put is not capitalism.  It is socialism for the rich at the expense of the poor.

Like many oil and gas companies at the lower end of the market, San Leon Energy (SLE) has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years, but in recent times has been heading in the right direction as it builds its business producing oil in Nigeria.