Quoted Micro 4 May 2026

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Audit and assurance services provider Adsure Services (ADS) is increasing customer numbers and market share in the housing sector and education has also been a strong market. Other markets have been weaker. Working capital was reduced. Ajax Resources (AJAX) has made a £200,000 strategic investment in Reveille Resources, taking a 25% stake […]

Quoted Micro 27 January 2025

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Cooks Coffee Company (COOK), which owns the Esquires coffee shops, increased group store sales by 26% to £25.5m in the nine months to December 2024. The growth was 32% in the latest quarter. The number of sies has risen from 71 to 87 over the past 12 months with all but three […]

Quoted Micro 7 October 2024

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Prize draw operator Good Life Plus (GDLF) has increased the number of paying subscribers by 90% to more than 40,000 in less than a year. Management says that it might exceed expectations for the current financial year. Good Life Plus is raising £2m at 2.5p/share. Earlier this year, £2m was raised at […]

Quoted Micro 15 April 2024

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Voyager Life (VOY) has terminated its merger with Northern Leaf following a decline in its share price making it difficult to fund the transaction. The cannabis products supplier says that there are other potential partners. Additional finance is required to automate production. Supernova Digital (SOL) says NAV was 0.36p/share on 3 April […]

Quoted Micro 22 January 2024

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Standard listed Mustang Energy (MUST) has entered into non-binding heads of terms for the acquisition of Cykel AI (CYK). The offer is 1.844 Mustang Energy shares for each Cykel AI share. The Mustang Energy share price is 30.6p, having risen from 25.5p prior to the announcement of the deal. Cykel AI is […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 18 May 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) says customer loan balances had increased by 4% in the quarter to March 2020. Customer deposits increased by 2%. There were net inflows to the investment management business despite the uncertainty in the markets. Gunsynd (GUN) has extended the deadline for the Oyster Oil and Gas deal from 30 […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 23 March 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Gin and spirits supplier British Honey Company (BHC) is using spare capacity in its distillery to produce # alcohol sanitisers. There is a shortage of sanitisers due to the coronavirus and HMRC has given permission for British Honey to produce denatured alcohol. The sanitisers are made with 70% alcohol and extracts of […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 6 January 2020

NEX EXCHANGE Cannabis-related investment company Greencare Capital (GRE) joined the NEX Growth Market last Monday. Greencare raised £514,000 at 25p a share. The rest of the shares were issued at 1p each, raising £100,000. The pro forma NAV is just over 4p a share. The largest shareholder is E Value One with 66.3%, which is […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 8 July 2019

NEX EXCHANGE AIM-quoted Aquis Exchange (AQX) is acquiring NEX Exchange from CME Group Inc, which bought it as part of its £3.9bn takeover of NEX Group. Aquis will pay £1, plus £2.7m for working capital requirements. The deal requires FCA approval so it is unlikely to complete before the autumn. Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB) is […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 31 December 2018

NEX EXCHANGE  China-based Gamfook Jewellery (GAMF) joined NEX on 24 December. The online retailer of customised jewellery was introduced at 15p a share, and the shares ended the first week at 15.5p (14p/17p).  That values Gamfook at £15.5m. Executive chairman Jindian Lin and his wife own 72.8% of Gamfook. A dividend based on 28% of […]