UK 17:13 Friday, 23 October 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
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A relatively short podcast today from Shipston in Warwickshire as I am recovering from falling down the stairs. No. Before you ask, I was sober as a judge. On the agenda today: a chat with Nigel Wray, Sefton Resources (SER), Gable (GAH), Herencia Resources (HER), China Chaintek (CTEK) and Tern. I forgot to mention Audioboom (BOOM) - more on that tomorrow.
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Comments
Andy
Hi Tom
I admire your comments on AIM greatly – but I think you’re significantly out with your comment that only 3% pay dividends. With 1,066 AIM cos, that would be about 32 paying divis – I have well in excess of that number myself……
I used to work in insurance – a chat might be quite interesting…….
Keep up the good work!
Andy
Tom Winnifrith
Andy
will be back in Bristol tomorrow am – drop me an email. Re divid I was excluding the China friads and QPP where the payout came from fraudulent cash. That takes you to sub 40. So maybe closer to 4% than 3% but still below 4%
T
Jimbo
This is the direction small businesses are increasingly going in when it comes to expansion capital and don’t want to be diluted by issuing equity:
https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/
https://www.fundingknight.com/
https://www.thincats.com/Apps/WebObjects/thincats-pfp.woa/ra/Website/14624/14632/about-borrowing.html
https://www.assetzcapital.co.uk/
Plenty more information and personal experiences can be found here:
http://www.p2pindependentforum.com/
Commercial bank loans are gradually starting to become a thing of the past…
wildrides
I dont know ……. I have three weeks off and you throw yourself down the stairs ………… your supposed to do that when I come back !