S&U cautiously confident
10th Dec 2010 07:20
Consumer and motor finance provider S&U said it continued to trade in line with market expectations in the period from 1 August to 9 December 2010 and remains cautiously confident about future trading. The Solihull based group, which provides loansathome4u home credit and motor finance Advantage,
Read moreS&U, Gleeson, China Prv Eqty, Scisys
23rd Sep 2010 11:32
Central African Gold said its future as a miner of the precious metal in Zimbabwe is becoming clearer after a tough period for the group given conditions in the troubled country, but that 'there are still significant and complex hurdles that need to be addressed over the short and medium term.' Pre
Read moreLondon afternoon: No sign of rally yet
11th Aug 2010 13:57
Expectations of a weak start on Wall Street have put the kybosh on any hopes of a recovery in London over the lunch time session, after leading shares endured a tough morning in the wake of downbeat statements from the Federal Reserve (last night) and the Bank of England (this morning). The Bank of
Read moreCustomer base expanding at S&U
11th Aug 2010 13:53
Consumer and motor finance provider S & U traded in line with expectations in the six months to 31 July 2010. Its home credit business, Loansathome4U, increased revenues by 2% year on year and increased its customer base by 400. Impairment charges have remained stable. On the motor finance side,
Read moreDerwent Valley executives sell
18th Jun 2010 16:28
Chief executive John Burns and head of development Simon Silver have both reduced their stakes in real estate investment trust Derwent Valley. Burns raised just over £1m from the sale of 76,000 shares at £13.30 each. Silver sold 45,000 shares at the same share price and raised just short of £600,0
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Plus Markets, S&U, 1st Dental Laboratories
21st May 2010 14:08
Plus Markets Group is cutting its costs from £8.75m in 2009 to less than £5m in 2011 and says that it will not need to raise cash in the "foreseeable future". Plus Markets hopes to reach break even within two years. Plus Markets has not completed the second part of its strategic review, which concer
Read moreSmall caps round-up: S& U Stores, Panmure Gordon, Silanis ...
24th Mar 2010 14:29
Retail lender S&U Stores upped profits by 9% to £9m last year, as debt quality improved in a 'rigorous underwriting and tight cost control against a background of customer caution'. Revenues were flat at £454.8m. Sales in both divisions rose in the second half of the year, as home credit enjoyed a
Read moreGCM Resources chairman buys in
25th Sep 2009 16:58
Coal mine developer GCM Resources' non-executive chairman Gerard Holden has bought nearly £45,000 worth of shares in the company. He took 50,000 at 89p a time. The shares closed at 92p going into the weekend. GCM is hoping to develop the Phulbari Coal project in Bangladesh, pending approval from
Read moreFriday tips round-up: M&B, LSE, M&C Saatchi
25th Sep 2009 06:40
Yesterday's full-year trading update, pointing to earnings slightly above market forecasts, had all the characteristics that investors have come to expect from Mitchells & Butlers: a rock-solid operational performance underpinned by a tight grip on costs, resulting in resilient margins and strong ca
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