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Appointment of Mr. Gibson seems quite convenient. MXCP keeping an eye out for their substantial interests whilst Castleton appointing a man well known to our current CEO from successful ACS days on my reading of it. See now what, if anything, the pundits have to say after their 9.30 analyst presentation.

Me too. Been wading through but little to warrant remark beyond that. There's a £500k profit and debt coming down. They've explained the deferred income which is as some of us thought - confused a pundit last time. With respect, pleased to see Smith stepping down, leaving Mxc as an investor, albeit an important one. See how we go. Plenty of room for growth from continued relatively inexpensive cross selling into the 750.

Tony Smith returned to those thoughts over weekend again. http://tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/the-heist.html

Any black bottom line would represent a pivotal change in Castleton's fortunes. If this transpires to be a meaningful profit to the extent that it can be employed in additionally paying down debt beyond the norm ( there may be a hint of that in the update ) or used to facilitate further growth by acquisition, that would provide investors with even greater incentive. Facts on Tuesday with an interesting forward statement, and more opinion perhaps thereafter as analysts and pundits mull over the figures (audited with due diligence by RSM UK ) and consider whatever they additionally pick up from the presentation at 0930, and go to press. It's all seemed rather boring despite company progress and thus Castleton hasn't been flavour of the month for a while. But the sp is close to a sustainable genuine year high and it's all about company profit in the end. Obviously a rerate is achievable dependent on results and comment, and with a little bit of returning investor sentiment thrown in.

All the information released by the company throughout the year has been positive. They have RNS'd the contracts they consider particularly significant. Indications are all is to plan and going well. Certainly not stagnant. The various product solutions bought in with the acquisitions have now been technically integrated to easily complement each other ( historically a problem for customers faced with different solutions from a mix of providers ) The company continues cross selling from the combined acquisitions in the UK, as well as attracting new business, and will have been driving things forward in social housing Australia on the back of the Wentworth contract and with their other customers there. We know integration of the several acquisitions proved a bit 'sticky', and held things back, but that's in the past and acquired businesses are now integrated, and associated expenditure should have been left behind in previous accounts. They are operating on a repeat revenue model, minimising cost of sales from cross selling, and moving to longer term contracts, giving greater forward visibility and with a view to increasing margins. At the end of the financial year and prior to last trading update CEO bought in and MXCP similarly added. Blackrock also appears to have been buying ( no RNS, but appeared as a 3% shareholder ) Original investor Kestrel has been buying too, and now they and MXCP have 25% apiece. Somebody is still buying up everything coming on (and has been solidly at this price since 15th. May) Possibly Kestrel continuing. Castleton has been loss making in the previous four years. The last interims were encouraging, showing a profit taking the tax credit into account. The company now seeks a black bottom line. The trading update of 5th. April was pretty upbeat, saying 'revenue and profitability for the year are in line with market expectationps.  Operating cash generation in the period was significantly better than market expectations, facilitating a continued reduction in the Company's net debt,' and 'meeting our financial targets whilst demonstrating the profitable and cash generative nature of our business is reassuring'. I know of no market expectations other than the forecasts provided by FinnCap. They forecast revenue for these results of £21.1m, and profit before tax of £3.6m. They additionally spoke of £4.4m profit on £22.7m revenue for the current financial year. FinnCap are house brokers and some of that may prove a little over-optimistic, but the cash is on the up and rolling in because they've said so, and on the basis of FinnCap's numbers and Castleton's trading update it would not be unreasonable to take the view that a profit of some sort is very much on the cards - optimistically a meaningful one in the upper half of the forecast. Any black bottom line would represent a pivotal change in Castleton's fortunes. If this transpires to be a meaningful profit to the e

Yes, being ramped heavily then by the usual suspects. Then sold down for no obvious company reason. Still in the dark on that. I say as ever , I'm looking for 90p at some stage which may come. When and if I'll see how we stand. But Tuesday the next waypoint. I'm optimistic on the company and results, but obviously no inside knowledge - but I'll post my vague thoughts first thing before I shoot off for the weekend I think. Cheers.

Forget the - 100%. We both know that's rubbish. How do you see the company and results next Tuesday then?

Gone from 55.75 to 68.75 since you last posted here, that's what.

Castleton Technology @CastletonTech · 42m We have had a fantastic day at @HousingServ17 another great tech event for #ukhousing thanks everyone who visited our stand #housing17

Conference today. Paudie O'Shea @DocumotivePOS · 10m Great turn out for JR @CastletonTech & Bryony from SBHA doing their thing @HousingServ17 #Housing17

http://www.castletonplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Castleton-Customer-Conference-Preview-2017.pdf

5 April 2017 Castleton Technology plc ("Castleton", the "Group" or the "Company") Trading Update Castleton Technology plc (AIM: CTP), the software and managed services provider to the public and not-for-profit sectors, is pleased to provide the following update on trading for the year ended 31 March 2017 ahead of the announcement of its full year results. The Company is pleased to announce that revenue and profitability for the year are in line with market expectations. Operating cash generation in the period was significantly better than market expectations, facilitating a continued reduction in the Company's net debt. The Group expects to announce its preliminary results in late July 2017. David Payne, Chairman of Castleton, commented: "I am pleased with the substantial progress Castleton has made in the period having built a leading software and managed services provider in our sector. Meeting our financial targets whilst demonstrating the profitable and cash generative nature of our business is reassuring and we remain focussed on improving our customer proposition and cross-selling our portfolio of products and services. The Board remains confident about Castleton's future prospects."

Castleton Technology has just been listed by Public UK Govtech Market as Public 100 company in it's June 2017 report. This is in addition to being chosen as a new UK Government G Cloud 9 supplier on that recently revised list. For those interested, information re. Public 100 company selection ( developing companies said to be at the right stage and fulfilling other criteria and perceived as transforming the public sector ) is to be found in Chapter 2 page 15. http://www.public.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Public-Full3.pdf

Castleton Technology plc ("Castleton", the "Group" or the "Company") Notice of Results Castleton Technology plc (AIM: CTP), the software and managed services provider to the public and not-for-profit sectors, will be announcing its final results for the year ended 31 March 2017 on Tuesday 18 July 2017. An analyst presentation will be held on the day at 9:30am, at the offices of finnCap - 60 New Broad St, London EC2M 1JJ. Any analyst wishing to attend should register their interest with Helena Bogle at Alma PR on: helena@almapr.co.uk or 0208 004 4218. Even earlier than I anticipated - good stuff and we'll see how they measure up against last very positive update. Then a mention in the mags and so on perhaps.

Not me. Somebody being mischievous perhaps. All gone quiet as we wait for results end of month. Even Ciara put a sock in it of late. Having brought prelim finals forward from as hitherto, that will enable them to go earlier and openly to press, analyst presentations, if that is their intention as I surmise. In the meantime such as is coming on been bought at this price. Likely to continue.. Now's the time to get rid of them and have as many as possible start again.

in buys just now - seemingly on top of background buying ongoing - eg as per Kestrel RNS. Can't be bad as we tick along prior to full year results.

The number of shares being traded at a fixed price is quite remarkable. No decrease holdings RNS to accommodate Kestrel's increase RNS, so presumably a holder or holders under 3%, with some pi's being teased out at the same time.

Now at a stage for the first time where Mxc and Kestrel have 50% of the company, 25% each, and have been increasing recently. They are both effectively locked in. They must have a joint exit strategy in mind, further along the road.

Me too - Kestrel seem to act as middlemen at times. Picking them up, and passing them on. No impact from that RNS and not surprised about that. Good thing is they start again at this price at which Kestrel bought all those last, and being close to MXCP it shows confidence in results to come - they could have got them cheaper, but this price must have been their ongoing consistent order and arrangement. Can't tell for sure, but it increases my feeling this price will be maintained as a minimum as we wait for results. Incidentally, although I'm not in there now, you will have seen they also bought more RCN this week, so happy with way things going there being close to situation via MXCP.

Forgot the strong buy. Got to be hasn't it, CEO buying, MXCP buying, contracts coming in on a contracted repeat revenue model, Blackrock adding, Kestrel adding, positive trading update with significantly better than expected cash generation.