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Verdes Management (#VMP) - shares suspended as no RTO done, says confident will happen

2015-02-16 01:51:58

A song for Verdes Management, for that is all that it is worth

Questions are increasingly being asked about Verdes Management (VMP) a cash shell run by Dave Breith of Coms (COMS) infamy. The cash position as at 31^st March was £400,000. However.

By Tom Winnifrith | Published 2014-11-23 05:18:48 |

Verdes Management and the Method in the Madness of the £750,000 investment – a chat with David Newton

Two day ago my colleague Ben Turney rightly pointed out that whoever invested £750,000 in perennial dog Verdes (VMP) at 0.75p (giving it a £7 million valuation when the only asset is cash of c£550,000) was insane. So who is this lunatic? I tracked him down and the reality is that he is incredibly switched on… let me explain.

By Tom Winnifrith | Published 2014-03-08 08:34:25 |

Verdes Management: madness!

Yesterday saw the restoration of Verdes Management (VMP) to trading on AIM. This in itself was something of a miracle, as it was only a month ago that the company suspended its shares and three weeks ago that it announced it had called in the administrators. But the real shock was the news that Verdes had somehow secured a £750,000 investment at 0.75p. To put it mildly, I am baffled by this deal, absolutely baffled.

By Ben Turney | Published 2014-03-05 16:29:03 |

Verdes Management shares Suspended – Why?

Shares in AIM Cesspit listed Verdes Management (VMP) were suspended today at 0.55p because the company had failed to publish its half year report on time. This begs all sorts of questions especially as this company has a track record of putting out statements about its financing which turn out to play fast and loose with, what you and I might term, the truth.

You can read about Verdes and is porky pie RNS statements here

But in light of the latest developments I ask just three questions:

By Tom Winnifrith | Published 2013-07-01 10:16:58 |

AIM Cesspit – Verdes and WH Ireland: This stinks

AIM Cesspit listed cash shell (without any cash) Verdes Management (VMP) has served up a statement which is meant to reassure us all but raises fresh ghastly questions about its relationship with its Nomad and broker WH Ireland.

By | Published 2013-05-15 05:50:40 |

Verdes Management – The questions for WH Ireland 

Last weekend I exposed how Verdes Management (VMP) a company listed on the AIM Cesspit market had misled investors in a series of RNS announcements as it struggled to say afloat in recent months.

By | Published 2013-05-11 04:05:55 |

In the AIM Cesspit: Verdes Management – The Alfa Romeo questions

At the weekend I exposed how Verdes Management (VMP) a company listed on the AIM Cesspit market had misled investors in a series of RNS announcements as it struggled to say afloat in recent months.

By Tom Winnifrith | Published 2013-05-07 06:55:09 |

In the AIM Cesspit: Verdes Management – The Le Mans jolly

At the weekend I exposed how Verdes Management (VMP) a company listed on the AIM Cesspit market had misled investors in a series of RNS announcements as it struggled to say afloat in recent months.

By | Published 2013-05-07 05:09:00 |

AIM Cesspit: Verdes Management – Shareholders misled by directors (again)

 AIM does not do irony but if it did Verdes Management (VMP) would win all the prizes.

By | Published 2013-05-06 05:35:52 |

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TOM11 Nov 2026

ok so moneterism is wrong & fuel driving inflation so what is wrong with my idea of slashing fuel taxes, eliminating inflation and thus allowing rates to be slashed?What's wrong with my idea is that MV does always = PT

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: should Andrew Webley come to Sharestock again & will bitcoin have collapsed by then?

MAYFAIRMAN10 Nov 2026

As you were unwilling to check the data about money supply I did it for you. The broad definition of money preferred by the BoE, M4ex did indeed grow by 4% in the last 12 months to September, but that growth was not driven by Government spending or borrowing. It was due to money creation by the private banking sustem. In case you don’t understand the mechanism, let me explain it. Most broad money is created when commercial banks make loans. A mortgage or business loan creates a matching deposit, and that deposit is counted in M4ex. The recent data fits this: mortgage lending is growing at about 3.6% a year, consumer credit at around 9%, and borrowing by large businesses at over 10% (June figures). If private lending grows faster than money, other items must be pulling the other way. That would fit quantitative tightening (the Bank's gilt sales), plus bank funding that isn't counted as money. Government borrowing is large but it is mainly financed outside the banking system and so does not involve printing money. You have fallen into the monetarist fallacy, just because money printing causes inflation, it doesn’t mean that all inflation is caused by money printing. To that extent Milton Friedman was wrong.

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: should Andrew Webley come to Sharestock again & will bitcoin have collapsed by then?

TOYIN10 Nov 2026

P&G does not publicly disclose a definitive total number of Senior Vice-Presidents (SVPs) across the entire organisation.However, there is an important distinction:Corporate leadership: P&G's published global leadership team lists around 35 senior executives, many with CEO, President or Chief Officer titles. Wider organisation: P&G operates globally across numerous business units and regions, with additional SVPs below the corporate leadership team. Independent organisational data identifies hundreds of executives across P&G, but doesn't provide a reliable, complete SVP count. For Gill Whitty-Collins, the more important point is that she wasn't just one of hundreds of middle-ranking SVPs. She held a very senior global role in P&G Beauty, with responsibility for major international brands.That is a meaningful distinction when assessing her appointment to SBTX.

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

TOM10 Nov 2026

no she is either desperate enough to accept any gig or not very good at doing DD. Either is in my view a red flag but you know better as you have all the way down

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

DUCKnDIVE10 Nov 2026

I get it now. She's dodgy because she didn't read your articles. On the upside, she probably still isn't reading them.

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

TOYIN10 Nov 2026

I agree Cellular Goods is a fair point to raise but you are throwing the baby out with the bath water, poor judgement, yes, bad NED, not necessarily. We all make mistakes, she deserves a chance before you throw her under the bus, her experience in the sector says so.As for group think, I would not be happy with that on the BOD but again you are just speculating, wait for proof.

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

DUCKnDIVE10 Nov 2026

Clutching at straws. She clearly has over 25 years of relevant experience with a blue chip company and has been appointed for her commercial nous. She has sat on several boards and she is will be an asset on mine.

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

TOM10 Nov 2026

The record of Cellular Goods and of Bixby/Edwards was flagged up on thus website well before Gill joined and as such joining shows a spectacular lack of judgement /desparation and that is pertinent. How many SCPs foes P&G have BTW?You may be happy with GroupThink on a board but as BP showed that is a recipe for disaster. I am throwing back at those who have demanded diversity a demand for diversity!

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

TOYIN10 Nov 2026

I think this article does the new NED a considerable disservice and confuses political and demographic diversity with commercial competence and diversity of thought.The Cellular Goods connection is a fair point to raise, and her contribution there deserves scrutiny. However, suggesting that simply accepting a NED position at a company that subsequently failed means she has "no standards" is an extraordinary leap. Where is the evidence that she was responsible for, or failed to challenge, the decisions behind its problems?Why ignore her other 26 years at Procter & Gamble? As a Senior Vice-President, she had responsibility for major international brands including Olay, Pantene and Always. That is substantial experience in brand building, marketing and commercial execution.Surely that's exactly the sort of experience SBTX needs, particularly given my concerns about AxisBiotix and the company's wider commercial performance?I also disagree that a predominantly female Board automatically lacks diversity of thought. Different professional backgrounds, experience and the willingness to challenge assumptions matter far more than someone's sex, skin colour or political beliefs.Ultimately, I don't care where the directors went to university or what their politics are. I care whether they can deliver.Can Rachel improve performance, can Gill help unlock the commercial potential of the business, and can Alyson restore confidence in governance? Gill's appointment guarantees nothing, but based on her career I think SBTX has made a very good appointment.Let's judge the Board on results, not demographics or presumed political beliefs.

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink

TOM10 Nov 2026

Really, this woman has sat on 1 plc board and it was a bixby edwards con and you berate me for flagging that up?

Skins NED appointment – not very diverse & comes with a Bixby Edwards stink