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CTFA Cientifica

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Cientifica Investors - CTFA

Cientifica Investors - CTFA

Share Name Share Symbol Market Stock Type
Cientifica CTFA London Ordinary Share
  Price Change Price Change % Share Price Last Trade
0.00 0.00% 0.95 01:00:00
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Posted at 22/3/2015 18:48 by a.fewbob
I cant understand how AIM can allow these blatant scam companies list. They are white collar thieves stealing money from clueless private investors.

And their are loads of them!!!
Posted at 22/3/2015 12:14 by fishermansfriend
TXO have managed to sneak ahead of CTFA in the race to see which delists from AIM first.




"TXO (TXO) has – after two months of searching – failed to find a Nomad to act for it after the resignation of Northland. Consequently it will be boosted off the AIM casino next week.

I have spoken to boss Tim Baldwin who insists that most shareholders will actually welcome this as AIM is an expensive place for microcaps to raise money and maintain a listing......"

"Baldwin blames the structure of AIM but also an “internet troll” for TXO’s disastrous share price decline pre de-listing..."

"The sad reality for Mr Baldwin is that after RAM and Cientifica, TXO is his third AIM disaster in three years. It’s a hat-trick for Mr Baldwin and the investor community has lost trust in him completely. And whatever TXO says, it has missed operational target after operational target and has had an endless need for cash and thus it must take a large degree of responsibility for its own demise as a listed entity...."

With another month to go before CTFA also delists, we can safely assume neither TXO nor CTFA will be appearing at the UK Investor Show this year LOL
Posted at 21/12/2014 11:32 by a.fewbob
I steered well clear after reading your and other warnings on this BB, for that I am really grateful and can't thank my fellow BB'ers enough!

AIM is a really sorry state and is full of dodgy company directors busy fleecing private investors.
Posted at 23/10/2014 18:57 by ih_237920
Gee... where have Slobberchops and Graphene Investor gone???

Slobberchops 12 Feb'14 - 08:47 - 305 of 395
Investors pretty happy and not feeling ripped off here
Posted at 06/9/2014 23:35 by a.fewbob
Thanks Fishermansfriend,

Their seem to be a few companies like this on AIM (well, maybe not this bad!) so I am glad to see that you have taken the time to warn fellow investors about these sharks.
Posted at 05/9/2014 18:57 by fishermansfriend
Found the Brandplay acquisition:



RAM Active Media plc ("RAM" or the "Company"), the investor in Digital out

of Home ('DOOH') media, communications and Intellectual Property, announces the

acquisition of BRANDPLAY UK Limited ("BPUK"), a subsidiary of BRANDPLAY GROUP LIMITED ("BPGL"). BPUK is a business with secured advertising rights on an installed network of 11 interactive floor projection systems in major UK shopping malls. RAM will also acquire the installed network of interactive floor projection systems from another subsidiary of BPGL.

The Company's wholly owned subsidiary RAM Vision Limited ("RAM Vision") operates digital out of home (DOOH) media advertising sales and activities, into which BPUK will be consolidated. The large format interactive projection system will trade under the brand name of RAM Interactive and be managed by the commercial and sales teams of RAM Vision.

RAM has entered into a share purchase agreement with BRANDPLAY GROUP LIMITED to acquire the entire issued share capital of BPUK and certain assets under which RAM will pay an initial consideration at net asset value of GBP130,000 satisfied through the issuance of 6,500,000 new RAM ordinary shares of 1p each at 2p per share. In addition, a further issue of 3,500,000 new RAM ordinary shares of 1p will be triggered on completion of the first successful interactive campaign under the RAM Interactive brand. Further earn out payments may be made out of revenues earned from the network. BRANDPLAY GROUP LIMITED has agreed to a 12 month lock in with regards to the new RAM shares.

RAM Chairman Tim Baldwin comments:

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"RAM Vision is the largest network operator of landscape format DOOH media in the UK shopping malls. The acquisition of BRANDPLAYS large format (3metre by 2metre) interactive projection network will enhance the product offering of RAM Vision to major brands and media advertising agencies who are increasingly interested in interacting and engaging with consumers out of home. No additional employees or office overheads have been taken over as part of the transaction so the acquisition will be cash and profit positive from the first sales on the platform.

The interactive floor projection system is a captivating digital outdoor advertising medium in the heart of the retail environment and combined with the current RAM Vision Iconic and walkway screen network offers a combined weekly footfall of 11 million consumers.

In the accounts before the acquisition there was a a loss of £97k on sales of £156k. A year after the acquisition the loss had increased to £118k on sales of £2k. Looks a lot like selling a rubish company to your mate for shares so your mate can announce what a great acquisition he has made - in other words a lot like the G Heat acquisition.

I would not expect to see anything change for the better around here.
Posted at 29/8/2014 21:23 by adamoo
This is going to the dogs slow death investors need to be very careful
Posted at 30/7/2014 20:17 by ih_237920
Whoa! Welcome back Slobberchops!!

Just curious.. you still feel this way?

Slobberchops - 12 Feb 2014 - 08:47:19 - 305 of 361
Investors pretty happy and not feeling ripped off here

As a reminder, the stock was trading around 4.75 when you wrote this.
Posted at 25/7/2014 16:43 by ih_318421
Well the little PR stunt has not worked, good to see investors are more savvy than just blindly buying in because the company's paid PR people's director goes on some online video service and say BUY.

What are they going to try next, the UK investors show pitch from Tim H was roundly unconvincing and Tim B can't do his e-mail all and sundry with the placing presentation trick again. They have tried the announcements of proposed link ups with serial losers.

Maybe they need to get some credible people on the board and then try to get some credible people interested in what they are proposing to do, having first got together some credible proposals.
Posted at 08/3/2014 10:24 by drunken sailor
Hopefully (for the sake of the company and its advisers) there will be an announcement next week, which explains truthfully what has gone on with the placing and puts the rather pathetic and banal placing presentation fully into the public domain, rather than just in the hands of a randomly selected few (number no doubt growing uncontrollably the whole time).

Until then let's concentrate on the strategic issues facing the company. In order to succeed it needs to raise significant amounts of money (proving to be very difficult) and invest the money in something that is going to make a lot more money in fairly short timescales (ie not graphene based products, which are going to take a decade to get from good idea to marketable product).

AIM Micro Cap shell investing companies have a lot stacked against them and most end up failing and being recycled as shells again - this will be the ultimate fate of CTFA, it is just a question of how long and how much more money gets wasted on it before it happens.

The advantage that a shell does have is that it already has a listing with shareholders who have been trapped for some time, probably written off their investment but are now optimistic about at least getting some of their money back. The CVA process that the company goes through to become a shell should mean the shell starts life with no liabilities. Unfortunately for CTFA it started life with a massive liability - TIMOTHY EDWARD BALDWIN.

I have asked many times in many different places if anyone can name a single one of Tim's investing schemes that has actually made money for investors - I am talking about real investors not short term traders. Nobody has been able to name a single one, whilst the list of his total failures that have lost everything for investors and significant amounts for creditors lengthens almost weekly.

It is worth examining why that is in more depth. The Companies Act 2006 lays down the duties of a director:



Well worth a full read and asking yourself does Tim do all this?

A few highlights from the Act

A director of a company must act in the way he considers, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have regard (amongst other matters) to-

(a)the likely consequences of any decision in the long term,

Does Tim consider the consequences of any decision over any term? His hallmarks are a total lack of proper due diligence (he uses the term but does he actually know what it means?) and a total lack of attention to detail.

(c)the need to foster the company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others,

How can he do this when all he does is lose them money? He misrepresents the situation to all concerned, how can anyone trust him. pretending that a placing is underwritten and largely taken up but he can squeeze you in at the last minute is just one of his many hallmark tricks.

(e)the desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct,

All Tim's companies have a terrible reputation for employing the very worst standard of business conduct - how many complaints has the FCA had about the way he has conducted business over the years, they took him to court once themselves.

(f)the need to act fairly as between members of the company.

Ie not just line his and other director's pockets with fees plus giving Karolina a nice salary for sending e-mails on his behalf that should not be sent anyway!

So the questions that need to be asked and answered fairly quickly are.

Is Tim Baldwin in anyway able to promote the success of CTFA or is he going to be the single biggest factor in causing its failure?

Is Tim Baldwin fit to be a director of any PLC?

We can discuss the other fundamental flaws with this company, once the pathetic and banal placing presentation is fully in the public domain.

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