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Any thoughts on this?

This will now be a slow and steady fall from the new 200.00 sp

It's a sad state of affairs at the moment.

No source, just my own knowledge and interpretation from conversations I have either been part of or overheard.

Check out my post from 25 July 2025 at 10.25am - and then look at the RNS on 2 September 2025

Make your own minds up. :-)

I'm hearing positives from the immediate aftermath of the tests.

Likely be end of next week the full review is completed.

Brace yourselves.

:-)

Any ideas ????

Deutsche Bank cuts Mothercare price target to 4.50 (6.50) pence - 'buy'

Boots have been terrible.

I'm hearing it will be Ocado that are going to partner for online sales with Mossisons having an involvement with some lines being in store as well as online sales.

(Ocado and Morrisons already work together, so could be an element of truth).

- Returned to statutory profit: £6.2m in FY25 (up from £3.3m in FY24).

- Net debt reduced to £4.5m (from £14.9m in FY24).

- Significant deleveraging achieved through the India JV deal.

- Working capital position improved to a £0.8m asset (vs. £17.5m liability in FY24).

- Shareholders’ equity deficit reduced to £9.4m (vs. £30.1m deficit in FY24).

- Joint Venture with Reliance (India/South Asia):

£16m cash received.

- 49% retained stake valued at ~£10.8m.

- Strengthened balance sheet and reduced financing needs.

- Turkey License Agreement (Ebebek): 10-year exclusive brand rights in Turkey.

- Access to 280 stores and ~£400m revenue partner.

- Option for sourcing and re-branding products globally.

- Demonstrated resilience of brand IP value with deals in South Asia and Turkey.

- Underlying international retail sales (ex-UK) were positive despite global uncertainty.

- UK contributed £20m sales and ~£1.3m EBITDA in FY25.

- ERP system launched – annual savings >£1m, improved supply chain integration.

Tighter cost controls delivered £2.1m in savings, including £0.5m from IT.

- Pension deficit cut dramatically: from £124.6m in 2020 to £35m (Staff Scheme).

- Executive Pension Scheme now in surplus, buy-out targeted for 2026.

-Trustees supportive, allowing deferrals of FY26 contributions.

- Mothercare remains a globally trusted heritage brand.

- Opportunities to expand: still absent in 8 of top 10 global markets by wealth/birth rate.

- Strong demand potential: ~30m births annually in addressable markets, only ~700k in the UK.

- Business model is asset-light, scalable, and can support much higher volumes.

- Successful refinancing with Gordon Brothers:

- Old £19.5m high-interest loan replaced with £8m lower-rate facility.

- Lower financing charges going forward.

It does not work like that.

Sounds like a struggle to make sales

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ewancollinge_ai-sales-gtm-activity-7372237816535085056-NOVJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAIzI2wBpbL_9grrxiEjVM8FpX5WYXafhOc

Is this not old news?

For me its a sign that something must be on the cards.

If not, there would be absolutely no reason to keep the thing open.

I thought this would have had a more positive impact on the SP, it opens so many doors for Gfin as a whole.

For me this is a huge positive.

"Amigo Holdings PLC, a UK provider of mid-cost credit that is currently in an orderly solvent wind-down, today announces that it has reduced its unavoidable monthly corporate expenses to a level that means that it has sufficient cash for the next couple of months."

That couple of months JULY / AUGUST is now gone.

Further news must be imminent !!!!!!

I said about Iris TV and Magnite back in June, but nobody listened. ;-)

If you know you know.

Buy buy buy

Are over, tine for parents to get back to concentrating on work and signing contracts.

Chop chop

What will it say ???

Just made my votes.

18/08/2025