Professional services provider Diales (LON: DIAL) says interim operating profit will be 43% higher at £1m on revenues up 10% at £23.7m. Cash was £3.9m at the end of March 2026. The interims will be published on 1 June. The share price increased 19.2% to 28p.
Active Energy Group (LON: AEG) is acquiring a 2.5 MVA grid connection located at Taweela, UAE for £1.25m in cash and shares. The cash portion of £625,000 will be deferred and paid in two equal parts over 12 months. This takes total grid connection capacity to 15.5 MVA. The share price gained 12.4% to 0.15p.
Microchip designer and supplier EnSilica (LON: ENSI) has won two new space contracts and one could be worth more than $50m over its life. There should initially be $6,8m of non-recurring engineering revenues in the next three years and potential UK Space Agency funding of up to $3m on top. EnSilica should return to profit this year. The share price improved 11.4% to 73.5p.
Translation software and services provider RWS Holdings (LON: RWS) says interim revenues will be around 5% higher at £360m, with organic constant currency growth of 7%. Underlying pre-tax profit should be one-third higher at £24m after cost savings. Net debt was £33m at the end of March. Low single digit constant currency growth in revenues is expected for the full year. The share price recovered 11.3% to 93.75p.
FALLERS
In content advertising technology developer Mirriad Advertising (LON: MIRI) says trading conditions are difficult, and the US joint venture partner has performed below expectations. Costs have been reduced, but cash is running out. The board believes it may have to place operating subsidiaries in administration or liquidation if no new capital is raised. That would lead to a suspension in trading of the shares. The share price slumped 73.3% to 0.0008p.
Powerhouse Energy (LON: PHE) has raised £400,000 in a placing at 0.2p/share and could add a further £250,000 from a retail offer. The cash will be used to progress the development of the Ballymena waste to hydrogen project in Northern Ireland. This will include gaining permitting and the design of the project. The company will also develop alternative fuels that can come from the distributed modular generation units. The share price dipped 28.8% to 0.21p.
Helium projects developer Rift Helium (LON: RIFT) joined AIM on Wednesday having raised £8.09m at 10p/share. The shares initially went to a premium but ended the first day at 9.75p. They have fallen a further 7.69% to 9p.
Deltic Energy (LON: DELT) says it is in discussions with three parties – Capricorn Energy, Petrogas International E&P Coöperatief U.A. and (iii) Blue Concept Hld AS, a private Norwegian company – about potential cash offers for the company. The share price more than doubled yesterday and it has fallen back 13.3% to 6.5p.
Health and beauty brands owner Creightons (LON: CRL) is changing its name to Potter & Moore, which has always been the main trading name, as part of a corporate rebrand. Full year revenues were flat at £53.8m with problems at customers and reduced contract manufacturing business hampering the progress of the business. Gross margin was maintained as NI and other cost increases were offset by improved efficiency. Even so, pre-tax profit is expected to decline from £3.5m to £2.7m. Cash was £3.6m at the end of March 2026. The share price fell 6.38% to 22p.
Ex-dividends
Airea (LON: AIEA) is paying a final dividend of 1p/share and the share price declined 0.5p to 23.5p.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON: MAB1) is paying a final dividend of 15.3p/share and the share price slipped 27.5p to 545.5p.
MP Evans (LON: MPE) is paying a final dividend of 42p/share and the share price fell 46p to £17.08.
Uniphar (LON: UPR) is paying a final dividend of 1.31 cents/share and the share price is 1p lower at 349p.