Stephen Kelly

40 days ago

Cirata: a shareholder writes demanding chair and CEO be axed

I am a – wholly vindicated – perma bear of Cirata (CRTA), formerly the Wandisco unicorn fraud. The obscene pay of CEO Stephen Kelly and disgusting way funds in a loss making company are used for things like sponsoring his daughter’s hockey team, the repeatedly missed targets and ongoing cash burn maker the shares uninvestable. Now it seems that some of the peasants who have ignored my repeated sell advice are seeing the light and are revolting. One such shareholder has written to the company and his missive has found its way to me via Winnileaks. Enjoy.

263 days ago

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 1: it is so easy to quit New York or the UK and pay less tax and the list of reasons why Stephen Kelly is a Cirata red flag

I start with tax. Those celebrating Zohram Mamdani in New York or Rachel from accounts in the UK need to appreciate just how easy it is to move somewhere warmer and also save a packet on tax. I reckon the Mrs and I would pay a blended 7% tax in Greece, possibly just 5%. Then onto Cirata (CRTA) and the follow up from this morning's scoop about its CEO and the women's hockey team and why the shares are so utterly uninvestable.

263 days ago

EXPOSE: Cirata boss Stephen Kelly and the Barnes women’s hockey team scandal

Cash guzzling Cirata (CRTA), formerly the Wandisco fraud, will almost certainly run out of cash in the first half of 2026. Yet another bailout placing is a nailed on cert. Just last week it let another bunch of senior engineering staff go in Sheffield and Belfast as it aims to reduce the cashburn. But that operational cashburn in the last reported quarter was approaching $1 million a month. In that vein, the tale of the Barnes Women’s hockey team appears shocking