(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded higher heading into Monday afternoon, with miners and China-exposed stocks leading the charge on renewed growth hopes for the world's second-largest economy. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called higher, while stocks in Hong Kong perked up amid after a slow start amid fresh hope for the Chinese economy. Read More
(Alliance News) - Acquisition vehicle Selkirk Group PLC on Thursday said it plans to start trading on the London's AIM market later this month. Read More
(Alliance News) - Angling Direct PLC on Tuesday said it was "well-placed" to deliver full-year market expectations, as profit rises alongside growth in membership for its loyalty club, MyAD. Read More
(Alliance News) - Angling Direct PLC on Wednesday said it is confident it can achieve full-year results in line with expectations following solid revenue growth in the first half. Read More
Angling Direct PLC - Norwich, England-based fishing tackle and equipment retailer - Delivers "resilient" trading performance in first quart of financial 2025, despite "uncertain consumer landscape and sub-optimal weather conditions." Financial year runs to January 31. Adds that whilst in remains early in Angling's summer season, it continues to trade in line with expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Angling Direct PLC on Tuesday reported a record year as it continues working towards its stated goal of becoming Europe's largest fishing club. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Kelso Group Holdings PLC - invests in undervalued London-listed companies - Buys 2.3 million shares of Angling Direct PLC at 35.1 pence per share, taking a 3.0% stake in the Norfolk, England-based fishing tackle retailer. Angling Direct has 46 stores and an estimated 12% of the UK market, Kelso notes, saying this could grow towards 20%. Kelso also argues that Angling Direct has surplus capital that could be returned to shareholders through share buybacks. The retailer has GBP17.6 million in net cash, Kelso notes, equal to about 60% of its equity market capitalisation. Read More
Angling Direct PLC - Norfolk, England-based fishing tackle retailer - In the six months that ended July 31, pretax profit rises 52% to GBP1.7 million from GBP1.1 million a year earlier. Revenue rises 11% to GBP43.3 million from GBP38.9 million. Declares no interim dividend, unchanged from a year earlier. Says cumulative August and September sales were in line with expectations, up 14% from a year earlier, which it said was a softer comparative period, with the prolonged extreme temperatures in the prior year. Read More
Angling Direct PLC - Norfolk, England-based fishing tackle retailer - Revenue in the six months that ended July 31, the first half of the company's financial year, is GBP43.3 million, up 11% from GBP38.9 million a year before. UK revenue is up 10% to GBP40.9 million from GBP37.2 million, with retail store sales up 11% and online sales up 8.3%. European online sales were up 40% to GBP2.4 million from GBP1.7 million. Angling Direct says like-for-like store sales grew 4.9%. The figure excludes a store in Reading that suffered a fire in February. Angling Direct opens two new stores during the recent half year - one in Cardiff, Wales and one in Goole, Yorkshire - and now trades from 47 stores. Read More
(Alliance News) - Onward Opportunities Ltd on Friday said its net asset value per share ticked up at the end of June from a month earlier, which it said was driven by investee Angling Direct PLC. Read More
<div class="kv-propertyview-value view-field en kv-propertiesview-container"><table style="width: 653px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col width="205" /> <col width="448" /> </colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="xl67" width="205" height="20"><strong>Friday 16 June</strong></td><td width="448"> </td></tr><tr><td height="20">Alpha Growth PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Anglo-Eastern Plantations PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">John Lewis of Hungerford PLC</td><td>GM re proposed cancellation of admission to trading on AIM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Tesco PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Woodbois Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td class="xl66" height="20"><strong>Monday 19 June</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl68" height="20">All ThingsConsidered Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Blackbird PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Finsbury Food Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Globalworth Real Estate Investments Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Marlowe PLC</td><td>GM re proposed capital reduction</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Metals Exploration PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Red Rock Resources PLC</td><td>GM re security conversion into shares for cash</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Savannah Resources PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td class="xl66" height="20"><strong>Tuesday 20 June</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td height="20">Acceler8 Ventures PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Afentra PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Armadale Capital PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Bay Capital PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC</td><td class="xl68">AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Block Energy PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Corero Network Security PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Coro Energy PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Crimson Tide PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Curtis Banks Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">EPE Special Opportunities Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Jersey Oil & Gas PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Kore Potash PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Lords Group Trading PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Mission Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">North Atlantic Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Red Capital PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Saga PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">SDX Energy PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Skillcast Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Zegona Communications PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td class="xl66" height="20"><strong>Wednesday 21 June</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td height="20">Argentex Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Clean Power Hydrogen PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Eqtec PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Hydrogen Utopia International PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td class="xl68" height="20">HSS Hire Group PLC</td><td class="xl68">AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">JD.com Inc</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">RTW Venture Fund Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Sivota PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Numis Corp PLC</td><td class="xl68">GM re acquisition by Deuche Bank AG</td></tr><tr><td height="20">THG PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td class="xl67" width="205" height="20"><strong>Thursday 22 June</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td height="20">Alphawave IP Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Angling Direct PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Anglo Asian Mining PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">boohoo Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Card Factory PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Ergomed PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Futura Medical PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Good Energy Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Grand Vision Media Holdings PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Longboat Energy PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">MaxRets Ventures PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Pathfinder Minerals PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">RBG Holdings PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Sanderson Design Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Team17 Group PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Trellus Health PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr><tr><td height="20">Whitbread PLC</td><td>AGM</td></tr></tbody></table><p> Read More
(Alliance News) - Angling Direct PLC on Tuesday said profit dropped in its recently completed financial year, despite a rise in revenue, and it announced the hiring of a new chief financial officer as part of an overall change at the top of the company. Read More