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Large share buy by our CEO bodes well here as the share price continues it's rise from these daft lows :)

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BME/ceo-purchase-of-shares/17231934

Resilient in recession! What ii/Morningstar say about GTLY...

"Quantitative Valuation

Gateley (Holdings) PLC earns a 4-star quantitative star rating, illustrating our stance that this share class offers a somewhat attractive opportunity for investors. The stock currently trades at a 18% discount to our quantitative fair value estimate of 1.57 GBP per share; however, some caution is warranted due to this estimate's medium uncertainty rating.

The firm's profitability strengthens our quantitative valuation. Highly profitable companies are often more resilient in recessions and are likely to generate stronger future cash flows for shareholders. For example, the firm's sales yield of 102.3% sits in the top 40% compared with global peers. This company has a robust ability to generate sales without much capital investment, freeing up more capital to be returned to shareholders in the long run. We believe this is a sign that shares could be cheap.

The company's valuation metrics are an additional encouraging factor. A company's valuation metrics provide insights into the market's expectations for its future growth and profitability. The firm's enterprise value to EBITDA ratio of 7.2, a core component of valuation, ranks in the bottom 20% compared with global peers. Relative to the company's EBITDA, the enterprise value of the business is low, which further promotes our favorable price/fair value ratio."

Stonking Dividend going 'ex' next month (6.2p, EX 9/10/25, PAY 14/11/25) and a business that is moving along very nicely too :)

Foreign troops not acceptable to Russia in any form....

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/russia-says-it-will-not-discuss-foreign-troops-in-ukraine-in-any-format

A brief glance at recent RNS information here will give an insight into just how much gain is to be had with this share. Shorters always have an agenda as we all know - why else do these creatures post negativity so frequently (no mere mortal would do this would they) :)

Https://www.woodplc.com/news/latest-press-releases/2025/sale-of-north-america-t-and-d-to-qualus

@icecool...

"What about you ..anyone to make your cheese on toast!!

Talking about that, I actually bought a new sandwich press it’s very good. 😊

https://www.johnlewis.com/sage-bbq-press-grill/p5795641?srsltid=AfmBOopzLzxEjxEhwqrY1K0zv9k-VGG_f45Z2on6yZDRaHKDpS61nkEI9Vs"

Thanks for the link it looks a good un! Pokerchips would not be able to work it though i reckon - he is so used to having his grapes peeled for him on his yacht :) What with the price of vintage champagne and suckling pig soaring so, he will have to sell a castle (or two?) to make ends meet soon!

"Bigsmokes will still be causing trouble"

"I object."

Sustained!

From the RNS(a legal document) dated 31/3/25:

"As indicated on 14 February 2025, the overall findings of the Review include:

· No material issues identified in our other business units (Consulting, Operations and Investment Services)"

The accounts really DO need to be produced and soon! No wonder the FCA got involved - this is looking very fishy indeed and when one considers Wood's status as being one of Scotlands largest employers and also its strategic infrastructure implications it's not difficult to imagine shrewd government eyes being cast over all this saga.

Piffle. We were told by RNS that nothing further of consequence had been found by deloitte.

FREE THE ACCOUNTS (and legalise sheep-worrying too while you are at it)!!!

" bonk holiday "

@Bigsmoke, in the vernacular of The Black Country (an industrial region near Brummagem) every 'bonk ollyday' is a 'bonk ollyday' !

His Divine Boggles is revered by His many people there.

"12 mins in...a list of russian wars in the last 100 years"

I do look forward to seeing your list of the equivalent Western ones too! Tip: you will need a box of refills for your pen.

Polish airforce scrambled overnight to supposedly protect Polish airspace. Probably the reason for todays sharp downturn in price here. The airspace does not actually seem to have been infringed upon , and so a lot of posturing going on perhaps by Europeans who do seem bent on keeping the war going as usual. Peace is what is needed now in Ukraine. Hopefully a deal will be struck but things dont seem to be going that way since the Europeans got involved more.

"Yes,the US clearly knows the root cause. putin"

Hardly Putin surely. To the best of my recollection it wasn't Putin or the Russians that were stabbing, shooting, and setting fire to their own policemen in Maidan Square. It was the Western backed right wing thugs (bellies full of cookies dished out to them by the U.S's vile Victoria Nuland) that did that. T hey also burned alive their own countrymen in a besieged building in Odessa. Neither was it Putin who was killing the Russian speaking Ukrainians in the east of the country when they took exception to having been banned from speaking their native language - Russian. The Welsh would rebel if such measures were imposed on them by Westminster. No, the root cause of all this lies with the collective West.

Negativity from Lavrov...

Lavrov attacks 'clumsy' EU attempts to change Trump stance on Ukraine

Russia's top diplomat says Moscow is well aware of "clumsy" attempts from the European Union to change Donald Trump's position on Ukraine.

Sergei Lavrov also said that Russia is in favour of reliable security guarantees for Ukraine but it hopes the US understands that discussing security issues without Russia is a "road to nowhere".

"I am sure that in the West and above all in the United States they understand perfectly well that seriously discussing security issues without the Russian Federation is a utopia, it's a road to nowhere."

The US has an increasingly clear understanding of the "root causes" of the Ukraine crisis, Lavrov added.

They are going to go for it I would say! Crimea is not really Ukrainian anyway as any historian knows (only 'gifted' to the Soviet Republic of Ukraine from the Russian Soviet Republic as recently as the 1950s by Soviet Premier Krushchev - a Ukrainian!). The Russians rightfully believe it theirs and the internationally monitored referendum said the people thought so too. The timetable of todays events below means we shareholders could all awake to big news tomorrow. 'In' our 'out' before 4.30pm is the decision we must now all make. I think things will go our way and most importantly the worst of the fighting will end.

The key timings for today

Ahead of today's meetings between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, The White House has released the official timetable for the day. Here's all the key UK timings to be aware of:

5pm - European leaders arrive at the White House

6pm - Trump greets Zelenskyy

6.15pm - Trump and Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office

7.15pm - Trump greets European leaders in the State Dining Room

7.30pm - Leaders to line up for a 'family photo'

8pm - Trump meets European leaders in the East Room

Watch Sky News for continuous live coverage from 5pm.

Encouraging news for Monday.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-peace-talks-zelenskyy-putin-istanbul-crimea-baltic-nato-jet-clarke-frontline-turkey-erdogan-12541713

"We're hearing more details now about what was said during Trump's lengthy call with Zelenskyy.

In a post on X moments ago, the Ukrainian president said the talk lasted for more than 90 minutes in total, with European leaders joining it.

He didn't go into too many details about the content of the call, but we know he agreed to meet Trump in Washington on Monday.

Axios has reported that Trump told Zelenskyy and NATO leaders that Putin "doesn't want a ceasefire and prefers a comprehensive agreement to end the war".

Axios reporter Barak Ravid tweeted saying that Trump told them: "I think a fast peace deal is better than a ceasefire."

I really dont think this summit will amount to anything. President Putin, like all wartime leaders has to rely heavily on the goodwill of his military. To declare a ceasefire would enable the Ukrainian forces to regroup and rearm just when they are pretty much on the run (this is of course the obvious aim of the collective West without a doubt). From a Russian perspective it would be like telling a boxer who has his opponent 'on the ropes' to desist from punching in order to let the other fellow recover and so hit him back. It would not go down well in Russian military circles. They wont fall for it. I'm hoping for an uptick in the price this afternoon so that i can get out, as when all this comes to naught and the price drops heavily south, I dont want to be trapped in an investment that is likely to go bankrupt or indeed be nationalised by a corrupt government. Just my two bobs worth seeing as how you asked - it IS time for peace and that is my heartfelt wish despite my misgivings about it at present. Fingers crossed we get it.

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