Genedrive (#GDR) – raises total of £1.23m after RetailBook offer closes raising £0.23m at 1.5p per share

#BIG Technologies – appointments of Alexander Brennan as Chairman and Mike Johns as CFO Designate

Amcomri (#AMCO) – first acquisition, this of mechanical and electrical engineering business EMC Elite Engineering Services for initial £2.5m

#PEEL Hunt – FY revenue “expected to be approximately £90m (FY24: £85.8m)” after “a challenging second half”

Greencore (#GNC) – Q2 “strong delivery”, now anticipates FY “ahead of current market expectations”

Corero Network Security (#CNS) – 2024 emphasises swing to profit and “solid start to FY 2025”

Strip Tinning (#STG) – emphasises “trading materially ahead of expectations”, but still expects even adj. EBITDA loss

Pinewood Technologies (#PINE) – adj. PBT “ahead of consensus analyst expectations”, “confident in prospects”

Renew (#RNWH) – H1 “in line with its revised expectations” after being impacted by Rail sector trading

Travis Perkins (#TPK) – 2024 adj. EPS down to 36.6p, DPS to 14.5p, notes UK construction activity “uncertainty”

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Aston Martin Lagonda (#AML) – proposed c. £52.5m consortium investment and selling of shares in F1 team

Wood Group (#WG.) – with review and expected number of prior year adjustments, expected accounts delay and end-April shares suspension

Videndum (#VID) – refinancing work “continues”, “March 2025 covenant test has been waived”

#PETS At Home – FY adj. PBT “expected to be £133m, in line with previous guidance”, though expects current year “£115-125m”

YouGov (#YOU) – H1 adj. EPS down to 17.1p, “trading conditions remain challenging reflecting the current macro-economic backdrop”

Dialight (#DIA) – FY “underlying operating profit… expected to be ahead of market expectations”, “full and final settlement agreement” with Sanmina

Quartix Technologies (#QTX) – “a strong start to 2025 and the outlook for the rest of the year is encouraging”

#MIND Gym – “Full Year Trading Update and”… a “continued macro-economic uncertainty” profit (lack of) warning

Portmeirion (#PMP) – 2024 adj. EPS down to 8.04p, “no dividend recommended for the full year as priority focus is to reduce net debt”