Previously writing on windows and doors retailer and manufacturer Safestyle UK (SFE), last month with the shares at 23.5p I questioned how confident on the “return to profitability”? and concluded to avoid. The shares last closed at 29p but are currently heading back towards my previously noted price following full-year results.

Corero Network Security (CNS) has updated with CEO Ashley Stephenson emphasising “our strong order momentum in the second half of 2019, combined with our higher levels of recurring revenue and strong new business pipeline, provide Corero with solid foundations for 2020”. The shares have currently responded higher, towards 6p but that still compares to more than 12p at the start of 2019…

A “Trading Statement” from “technology focussed consultancy and staffing business”, Parity Group (PTY) – and the shares currently slightly ahead, closer to 7p. Good news then? Well, they were close to 10p at the start of November and more than 15p in the summer…

In September, previously writing on Goals Soccer Centres (GOAL) I noted it stating “trading in H2 has started well” but also US and financial risk – and concluded to continue to avoid. Now a “Post close trading update” – and the shares currently more than 15% lower on the day, towards 60p…

Hello, Share Twiddlers. The older ones among us may remember a great TV comedy sketch in which an AA man clashed with an RAC man. They were trying to sort things out after their respective members came head to head in a narrow lane, where only one could pass. That was in the fifties when they still made good telly. And though we no longer have quaint AA or RAC boxes by the roadside, the AA (AA.) has a powerful history, supporting a brand which is never forgotten.