Small Caps
Helios confirms 26% uplift in underwriting capacity for 2018
Helios Underwriting announced on Wednesday that its capacity for the 2018 year of account would commence at £41m - an increase of 26% over opening capacity for 2017 year of account.
N4 Pharma working on UK over-the-counter Viagra alternative
Specialist pharmaceutical company N4 Pharma welcomed the government's announcement this week to make Viagra available as an over the counter product in the UK and said it was working on bringing its own faster-acting and longer-lasting version to market.
HSS Hire returns to profit in third quarter
HSS Hire returned to profit in the third quarter after cost cuts helped it recover from a loss in the first half of the year.
Non-Standard Finance takes advantage of Provident struggles to grow loan book
Unsecured consumer lending group Non-Standard Finance reported loan book growth, impairment levels and risk-adjusted margins ahead of expectations on Wednesday.
Parallel Media agrees reverse acquisitions of 'Lego Live' events
Event marketing and media agency Parallel Media Group has conditionally agreed to a reverse acquisition of Lego enthusiasts Brick Live and Parallel Live to create a new live entertainment events company with a market value of around £14. 5m and renamd Live Company Group.
Telford Homes on track to meet full-year expectations
AIM-listed Telford Homes said on Wednesday that it expects pre-tax profit for FY2018 to exceed £40m as it posted a slight drop in interim profit.
SafeCharge sees FY results in line with market expectations
Advanced payment technologies specialist SafeCharge said on Wednesday that trading ahead of the 2017 year end has been strong and results for the year are expected to be line with market views.
Repeat business drives Motorpoint revenue higher
Independent vehicle retailer Motorpoint Group returned an impressive fourfold increase in pre-tax profit over the six months leading to 30 September as an uptick in return customers pushed revenues ahead.