* Alphabetically arranged and priced on Share Price and Market Capitalisation during the time of writing on the day of Publication.
** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement.
*** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) or similar announcement has been made.
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Dish of the Day
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Banquet Buffet*
London Stock Exchange: Main Market and AIM
Aeorema Communications 75.00p £6.93m (AEO.L)
The strategic communications Company announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June, which included record profit for a six-month period with record revenue and profit expected for the full year. The profit before tax, excluding non-trading foreign exchange gains and losses, increased 200% to £1.5m for the Period (H1 2025: £0.5m), the highest profit achieved in any six-month period since its Admission to AIM in 2002. On 26 March 2025, the Company announced that it would be changing its year end from 30 June to 31 December and accordingly would be extending the year ending 30 June 2025 to an 18-month period running from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2025. For the FY2026, the Board expects revenue to be no less than £23m and profit before tax, excluding non-trading foreign exchange gains and losses, to be no less than £1.06m. On this basis, FY2026 is expected to deliver record annual revenue and profit for the Group.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd 44.80p £146.18m (ECO.L)
The oil and gas exploration Company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins announced the completion of its farm down of a 37.5% working interest in Block 1 CBK offshore South Africa and transfer of Operatorship of the Block to Navitas Petroleum LP following receipt of the requisite regulatory approvals from the government of South Africa and the TSX Venture Exchange. Completion of the Farm Down, initially announced in May 2026, represents another key milestone in Eco’s strategic framework agreement with Navitas and follows an extensive review of the Block’s existing geological data by both Eco and Navitas. As part of the Farm Down, Eco has now also received a US$4.0m cash payment from Navitas. Additionally, Eco will be carried by Navitas for the work programme, the value of the carry being capped at US$7.5m net to Eco. The amounts carried by Navitas will be repaid via Eco's share of proceeds from future production on the Block.
Hydrogen Utopia International 2.55p £11.4m (HUI.L)
The pioneering Company transforming non-recyclable waste plastic into hydrogen, clean fuels and advanced materials, focusing on advanced fuels such as jet fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) announced that its UK subsidiary, HUI Advanced Fuels Limited, has submitted an application to the UK Department for Transport's Low Carbon Fuels Fund, seeking grant support for its proposed UK waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel facility. HUI Advanced Fuels' proposed facility will address one of the UK's most persistent waste problems - difficult-to-recycle plastics - by converting unrecyclable waste plastics into SAF. A feasibility study of the facility has been completed, as well as independent due diligence of the front-end gasification technology. In addition, a roadmap has been developed to progress the development of the facility through the phases of Front-End Loading, towards a Final Investment Decision.
Image Scan Holdings 3.85p £5.00m (IGE.L)
The specialist provider of X-ray screening and security inspection technologies announced that ClanTect Limited, recently acquired by the Group, has secured its first significant contract since joining Image Scan. The contract is for the supply of six ClanTect human presence detection systems for use in state border security operations in Eurasia. This award represents an important early validation of the strategic rationale for the acquisition. It demonstrates the opportunity created by combining ClanTect’s proven human presence detection technology with Image Scan's established international sales channels, partner network and security-sector expertise.
Itim Group 27.50p £6.44m (ITIM.L)
The SaaS-based technology Company that enables store-based retailers to optimise their businesses to improve financial performance, announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June. Group Revenue was £8.6m (HY25: £8.0m), with booked recurring revenue of £7.4m (H1 25: £6.6m), representing 86% of Group revenue. The profit before tax increased to £0.2m (H1 25: £(loss 0.7)m), while net cash was £3.1m (H1 25: £1.8m). Despite a UK retail market that remains under pressure, the existing customers continued to return, and operations in South America performed particularly well. The launch of itimAIQ during the period marks an important step for the Company in AI, and it enters the second half with a growing pipeline.
Light Science Technologies Holdings 1.70p £16.38m (LST.L)
The innovative technology and manufacturing business providing real-world solutions targeting issues including fire safety and global food security announces that its Contract Electronics Manufacturing division has secured a follow-on order from the healthcare devices client it secured earlier in the year, worth c.£342k, with revenues expected to be recognised between November 2026 and February 2027. This is the customer’s first follow on order since LSTH won the contract, taking the order value to date to more than £500k. The CEM division is increasingly focusing on higher margin opportunities across a broad range of sectors including defence, medical and healthcare. To this end, the Company has recently invested c.£112k in Automated Optical Inspection equipment with built in AI, further enhancing the CEM division’s ability to manufacture smaller, more complex components, which are synonymous with its target markets.
PCI-PAL 72.50p £51.85m (PCIP.L)
The global cloud provider of secure payment solutions for business communications formally confirmed its reseller partnership with British Telecommunications plc. On 18 March 2026, PCI Pal announced that it had signed a new integrated reseller partnership with a telecommunications company with an extensive customer-base across carrier services, contact centre, and unified communications with that company now confirmed as BT. The partnership followed an extensive procurement process, culminating in the signing of the agreement in March 2026. Since then, PCI Pal has undertaken an onboarding and enablement programme in preparation for the broader activation of the partnership.
Serval Resources 30.00p £9.82m (SRVL.L)
The Company focused on building an independent copper and future metals developer, announced that field exploration has commenced at its Duékoué copper-gold-molybdenum project in Côte d'Ivoire. The programme will comprise ground magnetics, geological mapping and soil sampling along approximately 137.52 line-kilometres of traverse lines. Approximately 2,780 QA/QC-validated soil samples are planned for analysis by ALS, with the fully funded programme expected to be completed within approximately three months. The Company now has field work underway at all three of its projects in Namibia, Botswana, and Côte d'Ivoire.
URU Metals Ltd 3.85p £3.78m (URU.L)
The mineral and exploration Company focused on advancing high-potential critical metals projects in South Africa announced that its subsidiary, Lesego Platinum Uitloop Ltd, the project company for the Zeb Nickel Project in South Africa, has completed the tender process for the Zone 2 resource drilling programme and has selected Zaaiman Exploration Drilling as its preferred drilling contractor, with contract terms being finalised. The tender was issued on 8 September and closed on 18 September. Bids were evaluated on demonstrated drilling capability, health and safety record and compliance history, total cost, rig availability and earliest achievable drill-ready date, credibility of the submitted schedule, and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment credentials.
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DXS International 1.6p £1.1m (AQSE:DXSP)****
The quoted healthcare information and digital clinical decision support systems provider announced its audited Final Results for the year ended 30 April 2026. Profit was £61,839, compared to a loss of £94,750 in 2025, while revenue decreased 5.2% to £3,289,052. The core recurring revenues remained resilient, while the cash at the end of the period was £393,258, comprising £83,610 cash at bank and £309,648 of unutilised debtor drawdowns. Throughout the period, the strategy has remained to carefully manage costs and cashflow supported by the conversion of accrued management and shareholder loans converted into equity at prices significantly above prevailing market levels.
What’s baking in the oven?**
Potential IPOs WIP:***
5th August: 1947 Oil & Gas, the newly incorporated oil and gas production Company focused on acquiring, operating and growing a portfolio of producing assets in the US, announced its intention to IPO onto AIM. In connection with Admission, the Company has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Renaissance Offshore, LLC, a privately held, Houston-based oil and gas production Company with interests in eleven fields located in the shallow-water Gulf of America. The Company is raising an updated amount of £40m and the expected market capitalisation of the Company on Admission will be £70m. Admission is expected to now occur in late-September.
Dual List WIP:***
18th August: Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM; JSE: AII) the Canadian diversified conglomerate announced plans to dual list on AIM. It owns a selection of businesses which include: (i) an 100% interest in Cortland International Inc., a global designer, manufacturer and supplier of synthetic fiber ropes, nets, slings and tethers; a 10.85% indirect stake in Clear Media Limited, the largest operator of bus shelter advertising panels in China; and iii) the Company holds a portfolio of publicly listed securities amounting C$12m as of 30 June 2026. No capital is expected to be raised on Admission and deal details remain TBC. Expected first day of dealings updated date of 29 September.
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