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RNS Number : 9437Y  Cavendish PLC  01 April 2026

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1 April 2026

Cavendish plc
("Cavendish" and together with its subsidiary undertakings, the "Group")

Full Year Trading Update

Consistently Profitable During FY26

Cavendish, a leading UK investment bank, today issues a trading update for the
year ended 31 March 2026 ("FY26").

FY26 Financial performance

FY26 Group revenues are expected to be approximately £56m (FY25: £55.6m).
Cavendish has been profitable in both halves of the financial year,
demonstrating the broad appeal of our service offering and efficiency of our
platform.

Net cash balances were £19.2m at 31 March 2026 (FY25 £21.2m). The Board
believes a strong, debt-free balance sheet provides financial resilience for
the Group and allows us to continue to build our business for the benefit of
all our stakeholders.

In the public markets, FY26 delivered a robust performance against a
challenging equity issuance backdrop. Full‑year revenues were modestly ahead
of FY25 buoyed by the MHA IPO in the first quarter. This was supported by a
strong and increased contribution from equity trading and investment
companies, demonstrating disciplined execution in capturing available market
opportunities. We added 27 new clients during the year, following an increased
focus on and investment in client origination. For the first time since our
merger, the movement in clients has been net positive during the second half,
supporting a stabilisation in retainers and laying foundations for future deal
flow. Average fees remained broadly consistent, demonstrating our pricing
discipline despite mixed market conditions.

There has been some reduction in private market revenues in the year. The
level of deal volume was broadly in line with the previous year, but the
average deal size has been somewhat smaller. Encouragingly, underlying deal
economics proved resilient, with the rolling twelve‑month median fee
increasing, signalling improved quality and sustainability of the core
pipeline. Our new offices in Birmingham and Manchester have started well,
performing in line with the business plan in their first full year.  They
have significantly strengthened our local origination capability, which we
believe will be another strategic advantage in our offering.

Overall, FY26 reflects a performance underpinned by diversification across
revenue streams and continued cost discipline. While headline revenues were
constrained by market conditions, progress in client origination and
retention, equity distribution and private market fee quality, positions the
Group well for a return to sustainable growth as market confidence improves.

Across our business we act for and advise small and mid-sized companies at all
stages of their life cycle. The breadth of our business gives clients more
options, so we can deliver solutions that are shaped around what matters most
to them.

Outlook

Looking ahead, the Group enters FY27 with a strengthening pipeline and an
improving operational platform. The quoted client base is increasing,
supporting higher recurring retainers and equity issuance activity. A stronger
equity distribution capability is expected to generate greater commission
income and our regional offices, now fully staffed, are positioned to capture
higher‑value deal flow. We continue to invest in talent and have welcomed
new colleagues with established reputations from some of our larger
competitors.

Certain macroeconomic conditions had been trending more positively, with
gradually declining interest rates and increased capital allocation towards
European markets. However, sentiment remains heavily influenced by the current
conflict in the Middle East, and dragged down by the protracted Russia Ukraine
war, political uncertainty in the UK, heightened geopolitical risk and
continued debate around returns on AI investment.

The longer these issues and in particular the Middle East conflict persist,
the more likely they are to impact negatively on outlook. Against this
backdrop, the Group remains focused on disciplined execution and tight cost
control, maintaining flexibility and resilience in its operating model.

Strategically, priorities remain centred on improving revenue per head through
enhanced origination, continued growth in mid‑market private M&A,
strengthened equity distribution and firm‑wide adoption of AI‑enabled
processes to drive efficiency, connectivity and scalability across the
business.

 

Contacts

Cavendish (Management)
 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Julian Morse, Co-Chief Executive
Officer
investor.relations@cavendish.com

John Farrugia, Co-Chief Executive
Officer

Ben Procter, Chief Financial Officer

 

Spark Advisory Partners (Nominated Adviser)
 Tel: +44 (0) 203 368 3550

Matt Davis

 

Cavendish
(Broker)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Matt Lewis

 

Hudson Sandler (PR adviser)
 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133

Dan de Belder/Rebekah Chapman

 

 

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