4 February 2026

It appears that the vast majority of investors feel relaxed about the UK market continuing to make new highs.  The FTSE 100 is up at around 10,450 in early afternoon trade, up over 135 points on yesterday’s close.  We find it hard to justify this run and remain cautious on the overall level of the market.

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Card Factory – 69.5p

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28 January 2026 - trading update The leading retailer of gift cards and party accessories has issued a trading update for the eleven months to 31 December and this has confirmed that results for the year to 31 January will be in line with the revised expectations announced on 12...

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Hercules – 49p

2 February 2026 - new contract The AIM listed recruitment group has announced that its power and energy subsidiary Advantage NRG has won contracts worth...
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Stelrad – 138p

30 January 2026 - trading update Although we had to sell our holding of Stelrad last month in the Aggressive Growth Portfolio to create some...
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Luceco – 153p

29 January 2026 - trading update The electrical products group has issued a trading update for the year to 31 December 2025 which has confirmed...
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Kitwave Group -292p

23 January 2026 - takeover The leading wholesale delivery business has issued its results for the year to 31 October and these have revealed a...

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Smiths News – 68.2p

29 January 2026 - AGM trading update The company has issued a positive trading update ahead of its AGM confirming that trading in the current...
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Card Factory – 69.5p

28 January 2026 - trading update The leading retailer of gift cards and party accessories has issued a trading update for the eleven months to...
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Evoke – 25.75p

27 January 2026 - trading update The gambling group perhaps best known for being the owner of William Hill has issued a trading update covering...
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Future – 531p

23 January 2026 - acquisition The specialist media group Future has announced the acquisition of SheerLuxe for initial consideration of £39.9m.  SheerLuxe is a leading...

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