Акции Caledonian Holdings упали на 19% после сбора £612 тыс. на запуск бизнеса Aspire

Акции финансовой группы Caledonian Holdings PLC снизились на 19% после размещения новых акций на сумму £612 тыс., предназначенных для ускорения коммерческого запуска подразделения Aspire. Собранные средства будут направлены на запуск мультивалютных счетов и развитие торговых финансовых операций.

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Caledonian Holdings shares fall as £612,000 raise accelerates Aspire rollout Published: 09:45 13 Aug 2026 BST Caledonian Holdings PLC (AIM:CHP) (Caledonian Holdings PLC (AIM:CHP)) shares fell after the company raised £612,000 through a discounted share issue to accelerate the commercial rollout of its Aspire Commerce business. The AIM-listed financial services group issued 48.96 million new shares at 1.25p each through a placing and management subscription, with directors and senior management at Caledonian and Aspire investing £37,000. Caledonian shares were trading at around 1.50p on Thursday morning, down about 19%, after ranging between 1.30p and 1.60p in early dealings. Aspire rollout moves towards launch Net proceeds will provide working capital for Caledonian and wholly owned subsidiary Aspire, with a key near-term focus on launching Aspire’s multi-currency business current accounts and associated debit cards. Caledonian said the underlying proposition is operationally ready, with testing completed and cards already in stock. The service will combine multi-currency accounts, international payments and debit cards through Aspire’s existing platform. Funding will also be directed towards converting existing trade-finance opportunities into funded transactions and developing Aspire’s funding relationships. Aspire is targeting recurring revenue across business accounts, cards, foreign exchange and trade finance. Building integrated financial services platform Caledonian completed its acquisition of Aspire in June 2026, adding payments, foreign exchange and trade-finance capabilities to its financial services platform. At completion, Aspire had an active customer pipeline of around £12.5 million, £1 million of live trade-finance facilities and access to an additional funding line of up to £30 million. Caledonian executive director Jim McColl said the fundraising would help move Aspire from platform readiness into the next phase of commercial deployment. The company is focused on building an integrated financial services group around Aspire’s regulated infrastructure and technology platform.