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Let’s leave springtide alone lol it’s not their fault CBX dragged them into it. The issue we have we Darcy ignoring us is that nobody really cares anymore , CBX know they can just ride over us , ask the question
1. How many investors have actually complained ?
Not many so there is actually no accountability for Darcy and the BOD because nobody actually cares or can be bothered to try at least .
If it all goes wrong and we get nothing back then plenty will complain then , you can read it all over LSE on different boards
Don’t forget we speak from experience now , we’ve watched this very carefully for the last 2.5 years and look where we are , there is no chance of getting above 2p with this current strategy and team. What about when Matthew Lodge dumps his 95m shares in November
CTT- I’m not sure the sentiment is there anymore for even a decent rise in SP. Darcy and the BOD will have to work a lot harder and release much more substantial RNS than today. It’s perfectly possible but I don’t think they understand how they are perceived now. You can only spin rubbish for so long
Absolutely no form of communication with Darcy or the company. To be honest I do feel it gives no value sometimes apart from maybe my ego that I’m trying something.
Then i realise that even though it makes no difference to absolutely anything the company does I intend to carry on.
Ask the shareholders in DVRG,CINE , YELL etc - all who wish they would have shouted beforehand and tried. We spend too much time listening to false promises and RNS etc.
This current leadership team has acted with complete disrespect to the retail investors, the last straw for me was promising the late June update about KingTide and not delivering.
We have already been diluted by 15% and for what ? The RNS news that is being released now is poor and has no detail , this is our money and a lot of us have followed this company whilst they have destroyed our investment.
It’s just not acceptable from a listed company and even though the Twitter campaign has no results at least some people are reading and sharing. Even if it grows at 1-2 followers per day that will soon grow and you never know the traction it may gain publicly.
You never know unless you try and I will keep trying until they update properly or we go out of business, the business has no loyalty to us so it is now reciprocated.
Have a great evening
Paul
Good afternoon all , such a poor RNS this morning, can I ask all who have Twitter please vote on the questions on the tweet and share please
Have an amazing day
Paul
https://twitter.com/cbxfuture/status/1680911563664793605?s=46&t=3oQ2x6B8mYLlBRy_7ZWC7Q
I thought this was common knowledge by now , I’m sure Mel ( St Ives ) brought this up about a year ago , then again on the Twitter group , it’s important investors understand the connections just in case it all goes wrong
Freese- what’s your thoughts then ? How do you think this will play out ? If I’m being honest I think Darcy is a decent bloke but the update never came as promised
CTT- I agree and disagree, if we get the slightest inkling that they are getting rid of us then I for one will shout as loud as I can , I hate being taken pxxx out of
I agree - they have a lot to do now to generate positive sentiment etc , I’ve no issue with a raise as long as it adds value , Darcy now needs to soften investors and I for one will not let that happen ( as much as I can ) without solid data and plans.
To be clear our Twitter efforts have no correlation on anything lol, we only have 122 followers.
If anyone is interested in following then the link is below , please lol
https://twitter.com/cbxfuture/status/1660299465524232198?s=46&t=3oQ2x6B8mYLlBRy_7ZWC7Q
CTT - I think it’s obvious now that there is no appetite for CBX anymore , sentiment is really low and they will need a rocket to gain any traction for shareholders. They can’t even communicate effectively so let’s see how they try to raise and get positive sentiment again
Message to the amazing members of our TG group this morning who only want the company to engage them.
Good morning all , thank you for the kind words , let me make my case again and let me know your thoughts.
If we take emotion out of the equation then we can all agree we have an amazing product range which should be successful, but if this keeps following the same trajectory then we will end up either massively diluted and lose even more ( don’t forget we have already lost 15% to Matthew lodge) or we go out of business.
This really hurts me too as I absolutely loved this business from day one.
We have no money left , the cash burn has left us with no
1. Budget for advertising
2. Budget to expand new geographical areas
3. Budget to release new ranges
4. Budgets to fund R&D
Sales are absolutely dismal and haven’t increased , the only time we get more than one sale per day is when give free products away.
The SP is now in the 0.7s and there is no reason why is should not just go even lower.
For ages I was blind to this and expected a decent increase but as I have been trading other companies and watched the market I have seen lots of companies go bust or into administration, this could easily happen to us , we are not special.
We have a CEO who is part time and spends most of his effort on his other role , we do not have any other active directors, they are all NED and by the looks of it have delivered nothing of value to shareholders.
This Kingtide deal has no substance whatsoever behind it , if it did they would have least released some information, they cannot even answer the simple questions.
What I need is all of us to start shouting loud , we need to make them respond by social media accountability, if not they will keep ignoring us and we lose out.
We have seen how the SP bounces so let’s make them talk and get a bounce , you maybe able to get a decent amount for your shares before we all lose everything.
Please believe me in that this is not what I wanted to happen but it’s a been over 2.5 years and we are languishing in the pits with no chance at the minute unless we push.
Have an amazing day
Take care
Paul
This is getting ridiculous now , we used to be so positive about this company but they have showed we are nothing but shxt on the bottom of their shoes. I hate to say this but we need to be careful, look around the market and see all the companies going into administration etc and leaving shareholders with nothing , I have a nasty feeling this is what this current BOD are trying to do to us.
We need to act on mass before it’s too late , inaction is inexcusable sometimes and let’s have no regret here , if I’m wrong which I hope I am then so be it but their current course of silence around everything is disrespectful
Windows - I can’t argue with you anymore lol , we live and learn , I will never believe another RNS again lol , maybe a lesson I had to learn
It looks like we are not getting the update as promised by IR and CEO
https://twitter.com/cbxfuture/status/1674429410760601600?s=46&t=3oQ2x6B8mYLlBRy_7ZWC7Q
Even Tom Winnifrith is having his say
https://twitter.com/cbxfuture/status/1674294215998689288?s=46&t=3oQ2x6B8mYLlBRy_7ZWC7Q
Just to prove they promised an update
https://twitter.com/cbxfuture/status/1674294645390561283?s=46&t=3oQ2x6B8mYLlBRy_7ZWC7Q
For all the LTH I feel for us 15% of the company paid for a business that they cannot even update us on ,what a disgrace from the BOD. A simple update would have sufficed , we have owned the business for almost 2 months and it was started in March 2023 so don’t tell me there is no plan. Or is it just to move almost £1m over to a friend ?
Mel - thank you for sharing , that’s disappointing, to be clear I had a reply from both IR and Darcy stating an update by end of June.
I wouldn’t mind we are not asking for a lot only strategic rationale why we spent 15% equity of the company 95m shares when we cannot even afford to launch the sports recovery range , this is unacceptable and they should be ashamed
My view is they won’t update this week but I hope I’m wrong , let’s give them the benefit of the doubt them cross that bridge if they don’t
Good morning all , super exciting week ahead for all retail investors, we get to find out the rationale for the 95m shares we paid for King Tide Carbon and the commercial strategy, good luck to all shareholders and the Cellular Goods Team
https://twitter.com/cbxfuture/status/1672904124415746048?s=46&t=3oQ2x6B8mYLlBRy_7ZWC7Q
Scottyboy - that’s a fair point , I remember the old TG days , I quite liked it , I must admit I am an Alexis fan and yes he made some big mistakes but you live and learn , he paid the price for that with his place at CBX which has to hurt.
In hindsight the likes of windows were spot on who would have thought it , it’s easy to get emotion if you are not a seasoned trader which I wasn’t but as I said before we live and learn, I am a lot more sceptical about any news that a company releases now.
The last 2 years has been an absolute mess , a lot of us got trapped in which is such a shame as it had such promise , if I’m being honest I don’t expect a great deal to come about the King Tide deal this month ( that is if they do release anything )
They have treated the small retail investors with huge contempt and I’m not going to take it lying down , I am waiting to see what happens with this update and then it’s all out petulance if not acceptable.
I know this isn’t acceptable to alot of people on here but we have been here since day one and have been sold the lie ( hopefully not )
Good luck with al your other investment and you never know one day with this
It just goes to show how cost cutting has impacted the business , it feels like a business that is run from a back room now , we seriously need to get a grip otherwise their will be no skincare business left , sales are not exactly moving forward after 2 years , let’s hope the King Tide update delivers
Mate - I completely agree with you by the way , I have thought long and hard about the Twitter group and I get it’s perceived negative undertones, let’s be honest though it’s only got 98 followers so have no effect on anything whatsoever lol.
If the update is acceptable ( and that’s a big if knowing what we know now after 2.5 years ) then the group will disappear and it’s back to normal but if it’s the usual poor content and no substance then long May it continue.
The Twitter group has no effect on sentiment and if it did we are in deep trouble , it’s just a voice for some investors to voice their opinions.
No offence meant to anyone with it especially Darcy and I have emailed him direct to tell him that , he has always been respectful and engaging with me on a personal level but he is CEO and with that comes responsibility to the very retail investors that they so very aggressively pursued at IPO.
I do appreciate you calling me out though , a balanced opinion is vitally important and I strongly believe we all should say how we feel about our involvement in this investment
Have an amazing evening
Paul