
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is no longer fit for purpose. Having been in decline for a long time, the current lack of liquidity and funding, low trading volumes, and erratic share price movements have deterred firms from listing. Some are even actively delisting in favour of going private.
In 2024, AIM shrunk to its smallest size in 23 years as 92 firms delisted. Only 695 companies are currently listed - a sharp contrast to the 1,694 quoted during the market’s peak in 2007.