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RNS Number : 0725U  Dunedin Enterprise Inv Trust PLC  24 March 2023

 
24 March 2023

 

 

 

For release 24 March 2023

 

 

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC ("the Company")

 

Year ended 31 December 2022

 

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC, the private equity investment trust,
announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2022.

 

Financial Highlights:

 

·    Share price total return of 18.5% in the year to 31 December 2022

·    Net asset value total return of 21.7% in the year to 31 December 2022

·    Realisations of £36.9m in the year

·    £41m returned via tender offer in November 2022

·    Interim dividend paid of 34.0p per share

·    Final dividend of 25.0p per share proposed for the year ended 31
December 2022

·    Total of £145.1m has been returned to shareholders since the
decision to wind-up the Trust in 2016

 

Comparative Total Return Performance

 

 Year to 31 December 2022  Net Asset value  Share price  FTSE

                                                         Small Cap

                                                         (ex Inv Cos)

                                                         Index
 One year                  21.7%            18.5%        -17.3%
 Three years               60.4%            58.1%        10.3%
 Five years                95.2%            113.9%       11.9%
 Ten years                 148.4%           209.4%       130.3%

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 Graeme Murray

 Dunedin LLP

 07813 138367

Chairman's Statement
Duncan Budge, Chairman

I am pleased to report further progress in terms of performance and the return
of cash to shareholders.

The total return in the year to 31 December 2022 was 21.7% and 18.5% in terms
of net asset value per share and share price respectively.

Your Company's net asset value per share increased from 558.8p to 627.1p in
the year. This is stated after allowing for dividends per share paid in the
year of 48.5p, totalling £6.4m.

The share price of 509p at 31 December 2022 represented a discount of 18.8% to
the net asset value of 627.1p per share. The share price currently stands at
562.5p.

In November 2022 a tender offer returned £41m to shareholders. In total
£47.4m was returned to shareholders this year. Since shareholders approved
the decision to implement a managed wind-down of the Trust in May 2016 a total
of £145.1m has been returned to shareholders.

Your Company's net asset value decreased over the year from £73.4m to
£34.5m.

Portfolio

During the year a total of £36.9m was realised from the investment portfolio.

The investment in RED, the provider of SAP contract and permanent staff, was
realised generating proceeds of £24.1m and a return of 2.2x original cost.
The transaction included an earn-out arrangement which is dependent upon RED
achieving profit targets in the year to 31 March 2023.  The earn-out has been
valued at £4.0m at 31 December 2022.

The realisation of Incremental, the market-leading IT services platform, was
completed in March 2022, generating proceeds of £9.1m and a return of 2.4x
original cost.

In January 2022 the remaining investment in CitySprint, the same day courier,
was realised, generating £1.5m.

In November 2022 Realza returned £2.9m following the sale of Dolz, a
manufacturer of water pumps for the automotive industry.

Unrealised valuation increases of £5.3m were offset by decreases of £6.0m.
Valuation uplifts were achieved at Premier Hytemp and FRA, offset by a
reduction in the valuation of GPS. Further details are provided in the
Manager's Review.

Cash, Commitments & Liquidity

The original investment periods of all funds to which the Company has made a
commitment have now ended. In future the Company is only required to meet
drawdowns for follow-on investments, management fees and expenses during the
remainder of the life of the funds.

At 31 December 2022 the Company held cash and near cash equivalents amounting
to £12.4m. There are outstanding commitments to limited partnership funds of
£9.6m at 31 December 2022, consisting of £8.9m to Dunedin managed funds and
£0.7m to Realza.

Tender offer

A tender offer was approved by shareholders in November 2022 for 58.1% of the
issued share capital at a 1.0% discount to the net asset value at 30 September
2022. Under the tender offer £41m was returned to shareholders.

Dividends

An interim dividend of 34.0p was paid in November 2022. It is proposed that a
final dividend of 25.0p per share be paid on 19 May 2023.

Outlook

The Board acknowledges the importance of monitoring the Company's costs as the
wind-down progresses and will continue to keep under review the options
available to the Company.  However, in view of the Company's remaining
investments and after discussions with the Manager and the Company's advisers,
the Board does not currently anticipate putting formal proposals to
Shareholders for a members' voluntary liquidation of the Company in the short
term while the wind-down continues.

Furthermore, the Board considers maintaining the Company's listed status to be
important during this stage of the wind-down, as many Shareholders would be
unable to hold the Shares, or be greatly inconvenienced by holding them, if
they could not be traded on the London Stock Exchange.

As the wind-down progresses, the Board will continue to assess whether the
Company's current arrangements remain in the interests of Shareholders as a
whole and will, of course, continue to keep Shareholders informed as to the
future of the Company.

Duncan Budge

Chairman

24 March 2023

 

 

 

Manager's Review

The total net assets return for the year, after taking account of dividends
and capital returned to shareholders, was 21.7%.

The Company's net asset value decreased from £73.4m to £34.5m over the year.
As detailed below this movement is stated following dividend payments
totalling £6.4m and capital of £41.5m returned to shareholders via a tender
offer in November 2022.

                                                     £m
 Net asset value at 1 January 2022                   73.4
 Unrealised value increases                          5.3
 Unrealised value decreases                          (6.0)
 Realised gain over opening valuation                5.2
 Net income and capital movements                    4.5
 Net asset value prior to shareholder distributions  82.4
 Dividends paid to shareholders                      (6.4)
 Tender offer                                        (41.5)
 Net asset value at 31 December 2022                 34.5

Portfolio Composition

The investment portfolio can be analysed as shown in the table below.

                               Valuation at  Additions  Disposals  Realised   Unrealised  Valuation at

                               1 January     in year    in year    movement   movement    31 December

                               2022          £'m        £'m        £'m        £'m         2022(1)

                               £'m                                                        £'m
 Dunedin managed               43.6          0.4        (34.0)     5.3        (1.2)       14.1
 Third-party managed           5.2           0.1        (2.9)      (0.1)      0.5         2.8
 Investment portfolio          48.8          0.5        (36.9)     5.2        (0.7)       16.9
 AAA rated money market funds  11.8          28.4       (28.6)     -          -           11.6
                               60.6          28.9       (65.5)     5.2        (0.7)       28.5

(1) in addition the Company held net current assets of £6.0m

Realisations

In the year to 31 December 2022 a total of £36.9m was realised from the
investment portfolio.

In October 2022 the investment in RED, the provider of SAP contract and
permanent staff was realised in a secondary management buy-out to AEA SBPE.
The investment in RED was valued at £20.7m at 31 December 2021.  Proceeds
from the sale amounted to £24.1m, consisting of capital of £20.1m and
income of £4.0m. The investment in RED has generated cash proceeds of
£25.5m, representing a return of 2.2x original cost.  Additionally, there
are future potential proceeds from an earn-out arrangement which are dependent
upon RED achieving profit targets in the year to 31 March 2023.  The
potential earn-out proceeds are valued at £4.0m at 31 December 2022.

In March 2022 Incremental, the market-leading IT services platform which
designs, implements and supports clients with ERP/CRM systems and cloud
infrastructure, was realised by a trade sale to Telefonica.  Proceeds from
the realisation amounted to £9.1m, consisting of capital of £8.4m and income
of £0.7m.  The investment in Incremental was valued at £6.0m at 31 December
2021 and has generated a return of 2.4x original cost.

In January 2022 the remaining investment in CitySprint, the same day courier,
was realised delivering proceeds of £1.5m.  Total proceeds from the original
investment totalled £21.3m and generated a 2.1x return on cost of £9.8m.

In November 2022 the remaining European fund, Realza, returned £2.9m
following the sale of Dolz, a manufacturer of water pumps for the automotive
industry.

Investment activity

A further £0.5m was drawn down by Dunedin and third-party managed funds to
meet management fees and ongoing expenses.

Unrealised valuation uplifts

In the year to 31 December 2022 there were valuation uplifts generated from
the following investments: Premier (£1.2m) and FRA (£0.7m).

Premier Hytemp, the provider of highly engineered components to the oil and
gas industry, has experienced a recovery in profitability following an
increase in margins both in the UK and Singapore.  As the market outlook
improves the company is tendering for some significant contracts.  The
investment continues to be valued on a discounted net assets basis.

Trading at FRA, the forensic accounting, data analytics and e-discovery
business, was impacted by COVID but has recovered during 2022, albeit not as
yet to the levels seen pre-COVID.  The uplift in valuation reflects the
improved trading position.

In addition, there was a release of the provision for carried interest in
Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP amounting to £2.8m. The majority of this movement
was a result of carried interest released on the sale of Incremental.

Unrealised valuation reductions

In the year to 31 December 2022 there was a valuation reduction at GPS of
£5.9m.

A partial sale of GPS, a market leader in payment processing technology, was
achieved in December 2021 generating a cash return of 2.2x original cost.  In
the year the revenue of GPS has continued to increase by 18%.  However, since
December 2021 the valuation multiples applied to fintech companies have
suffered a significant downturn.  This has resulted in no value being
attributed to the remaining investment.

Cash and commitments

The Company had outstanding commitments to limited partnership funds of
£9.6m, consisting of £8.9m to Dunedin managed funds and £0.7m to Realza,
the one remaining European fund.

The original investment periods of all funds to which the Company has made a
commitment have now ended. In future the Company is only required to meet
drawdowns for follow-on investments, management fees and expenses during the
remainder of the life of the funds.

Valuations and Gearing

The average earnings multiple applied in the valuation of the Dunedin managed
portfolio was 8.3x EBITDA (2021: 9.7x). These multiples continue to be applied
to maintainable profits.

Within the Dunedin managed portfolio, the weighted average gearing of the
companies was 4.1x EBITDA (2021: 3.3x).

 

 

 

 

Analysing the portfolio gearing in more detail, the percentage of investment
value represented by different gearing levels was as follows:

Less than 1 x
EBITDA
-%

Between 1 and 2 x
EBITDA
32%

Between 2 and 3 x
EBITDA
-%

More than 3 x
EBITDA
68%

Fund Analysis

The chart below analyses the investment portfolio by investment fund vehicle.

Dunedin Buyout Fund II                      57%

Dunedin Buyout Fund III                     27%

Realza
 16%

Portfolio Analysis

Detailed below is an analysis of the head office of the investment portfolio
companies by geographic location as at 31 December 2022.

UK
     85%

Rest of Europe                                     15%

Sector Analysis

Consumer products & services            14%

Industrials
27%

Support
services
59%

Valuation Method

Earnings - provision                            10%

Earnings - uplift                                   38%

Assets basis                                         52%

 

Dunedin LLP

24 March 2023

 

Total return of investments
at 31 December 2022
 Company name    Original     Realised      Directors       Total

                 cost of      to date*(1)   Valuation(*2)   return

                 investment   £'000         £'000           £'000

                 £'000
 Weldex          9,505        119           6,612           6,731
 FRA             6,035        5,504         4,132           9,636
 Premier Hytemp  10,136       178           2,917           3,095
 Realza          11,545       14,551        2,773           17,324
 EV              8,321        -             1,921           1,921
 GPS             8,220        18,203        -               18,203
 Hawksford       6,910        7,087         -               7,087
                 60,672       45,642        18,355          63,997

 

*(1) - dividends and capital

*(2) - excludes carried interest provision of £1.5m

 

Income Statement

                                                        2022                                2021
                                      Revenue     Capital     Total       Revenue     Capital     Total
                                      £'000       £'000       £'000       £'000       £'000       £'000

 Investment income                    4,951       -           4,951       4,800       -           4,800
 Gains on investments                 -           4,514       4,514       -           23,408      23,408
 Total income                         4,951       4,514       9,465       4,800       23,408      28,208

 Expenses
 Investment management fee            (35)        (105)       (140)       (29)        (88)        (117)
 Other expenses                       (380)       (13)        (393)       (384)       (23)        (407)

 Profit before finance costs and tax  4,536       4,396       8,932       4,387       23,297      27,684
 Finance costs                        -           -           -           (10)        (32)        (42)

 Profit before tax                    4,536       4,396       8,932       4,377       23,265      27,642
 Taxation                             (37)        37          -           272         70          342

 Profit for the year                  4,499       4,433       8,932       4,649       23,335      27,984

 Basic return per ordinary share
 (basic & diluted)                    36.46p      35.92p      72.38p      26.56p      133.33p     159.89p

 

The total column of this statement represents the Income Statement of the
Group, prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting
Standards. The supplementary revenue and capital columns are both prepared
under guidance published by the Association of Investment Companies. All items
in the above statement derive from continuing operations.

All income is attributable to the equity shareholders of Dunedin Enterprise
Investment Trust PLC.

 

 

Statement of Changes in Equity

for the year ended 31 December 2022

 

 

Year ended 31 December 2022

 

                                                Capital      Capital      Capital      Special                   Total

                                      Share     redemption   Reserve      reserve -    Distributable   Revenue   retained earnings   Total

                                      capital   reserve      Realised *   unrealised   Reserve         account   £'000               equity

                                      £'000     £'000        £'000        £'000        £'000           £'000                         £'000

 At 31 December 2021                  3,284     1,241        19,721       (8,378)      51,001          6,544     68,888              73,413
 Profit for the year                  -         -            14,276       (9,842)      -               4,499     8,933               8,933
 Purchase and cancellation of shares  (1,908)   1,908        (50)         -            (41,407)        -         (41,457)            (41,457)
 Dividends paid                       -         -            -            -            -               (6,371)   (6,371)             (6,371)
 At 31 December 2022                  1,376     3,149        33,947       (18,220)     9,594           4,672     29,993              34,518

 

 

* included in the profit for the year is £4.0m relating to the deferred
consideration on the sale of RED which will not qualify as distributable
profit until receipt

 

 

 

Year ended 31 December 2021

 

                                                       Capital      Capital    Capital      Special                   Total

                                             Share     redemption   Reserve    reserve -    Distributable   Revenue   retained earnings   Total

                                             capital   reserve      realised   unrealised   Reserve         account   £'000               equity

                                             £'000     £'000        £'000      £'000        £'000           £'000                         £'000

 At 31 December 2020                         4,525     49,850       30,600     (16,357)     1,151           5,153     20,547              74,922
 Profit for the year                         -         -            15,356     7,979        -               4,649     27,984              27,984
 Cancellation of capital redemption reserve  -         (49,850)     -          -            49,850          -         49,850              -
 Purchase and cancellation of shares         (1,241)   1,241        (26,235)   -            -               -         (26,235)            (26,235)
 Dividends paid                              -         -            -          -            -               (3,258)   (3,258)             (3,258)
 At 31 December 2021                         3,284     1,241        19,721     (8,378)      51,001          6,544     68,888              73,413

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

As at 31 December 2022

 

 

                                                         31 December  31 December

                                                         2022         2021

                                                         £'000        £'000
 Non-current assets
 Investments held at fair value                          28,487       60,588

 Current assets
 Other receivables                                       5,375        297
 Cash and cash equivalents                               778          12,616
                                                         6,153        12,913

 Current liabilities
 Other liabilities                                       (122)        (88)

 Net assets                                              34,518       73,413

 Capital and reserves
 Share capital                                           1,376        3,284
 Capital redemption reserve                              3,149        1,241
 Capital reserve - realised                              33,947       19,721
 Capital reserve - unrealised                            (18,220)     (8,378)
 Special distributable reserve                           9,594        51,001
 Revenue reserve                                         4,672        6,544
 Total equity                                            34,518       73,413

 Net asset value per ordinary share (basic and diluted)  627.1p       558.8p

 

 

Cash Flow Statement

for the year ended 31 December 2022

 
 

                                                       31 December  31 December

                                                       2022         2021

                                                       £'000        £'000

 Cash flows from operating activities
 Profit before tax                                     8,932        27,642

 Adjustments for:
 (Gains) on investments                                (4,514)      (23,408)
 Interest paid                                         -            42
 (Increase) / decrease in debtors                      (1,058)      760
 Increase / (decrease) in creditors                    34           (2,183)
 Net cash inflow from operating activities             3,394        2,853

 Cash flows from investing activities
 Purchase of investments                               (430)        (1,550)
 Drawdown from subsidiary                              (75)         (79)
 Purchase of 'AAA' rated money market funds            (28,422)     (6,213)
 Sale of investments                                   30,007       38,547
 Distribution from subsidiary                          2,900        -
 Sale of 'AAA' rated money market funds                28,615       8,100
 Net cash inflows from investing activities            32,595       38,805

 Tax
 Tax recovered                                         -            342

 Cash flows from financing activities
 Tender offer                                          (41,456)     (26,235)
 Dividends paid                                        (6,371)      (3,258)
 Interest paid                                         -            (42)
 Net cash outflows from financing activities           (47,827)     (29,535)

 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents  (11,838)     12,465
 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January                12,616       151
 Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December              778          12,616

 

 

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities in respect of the Annual Report and
the Financial Statements

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each
financial year. Under that law they have elected to prepare the financial
statements in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards
and applicable law.

Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements
unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs of the Company and of its profit or loss for that period. In preparing
these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

 * select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

 * make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

 * state whether they have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted
international accounting standards;

 * assess the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as
applicable, matters related to going concern; and

 * use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to
liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative
but to do so.  As explained in note 2, the Directors do not believe that it
is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.

      The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting
records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
Company and enable them to ensure that its financial statements comply with
the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for such internal control as they
determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and have
general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to
safeguard the assets of the Company and to prevent and detect fraud and other
irregularities.

Under applicable law and regulations, the Directors are also responsible for
preparing a Strategic Report, Directors' Report, Directors' Remuneration
Report and Corporate Governance Statement that complies with that law and
those regulations.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the
corporate and financial information included on the Company's website.
Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial
statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Responsibility statement of the Directors in respect of the annual financial
report

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

 * the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of
accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,
financial position and profit or loss of the Company; and

 * the Strategic Report and Directors' Report includes a fair review of the
development and performance of the business and the position of the Company,
together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it
faces.

We consider the annual report and financial statements taken as a whole, is
fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information necessary for
shareholders to assess the Company's position and performance, business model
and strategy.

 

Duncan Budge

Chairman

24 March 2023

 

Notes to the Accounts

1. Preliminary Results

 

The financial information contained in this report does not constitute the
Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2022 or 2021. The
financial information for 2021 is derived from the statutory accounts for 2021
which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor has
reported on those accounts. Their report was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not
include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way
of emphasis without qualifying their report and (iii) did not contain a
statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. The audit of
the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 is not yet
complete. These accounts will be finalised on the basis of the financial
information presented by the Directors in this preliminary announcement and
will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the Company's annual
general meeting.

2.       Going Concern

The financial information for 2021 and 2022 has not been prepared on a going
concern basis, since the Company's current objective is to conduct an orderly
realisation of the investment portfolio and return cash to shareholders.
Following the Director's assessment, no adjustments were deemed necessary to
the investment valuations or other assets and liabilities included in the
financial information as a consequence of the change in the basis of
preparation.

3.       Dividends

                                 Year to 31      Year to 31

                                  December        December

                                 2022            2021

                                 £'000           £'000

 Dividends paid in the year      6,371           3,258

A final dividend of 25.0p per share for the year ended 31 December 2022 is
proposed and if approved, will be paid on 19 May 2023 to shareholders on the
register at close of business on 21 April 2023.  The ex-dividend date is 20
April 2023.

4.         Earnings per share

                                        Year to       Year to

                                        31 December   31 December

                                        2022          2021

 Revenue return per ordinary share (p)  36.46         26.56
 Capital return per ordinary share (p)  35.92         133.33
 Earnings per ordinary share (p)        72.38         159.89
 Weighted average number of shares      12,342,190    17,501,856

The earnings per share figures are based on the weighted average numbers of
shares set out above.  Earnings per share is based on the revenue profit in
the period as shown in the consolidated income statement.

 

 

References to page numbers and notes in the disclosures below are to page
numbers and notes to the annual report and accounts of the Company for the
year ended 31 December 2022.

 

5.         Principal Risks and Uncertainties (Strategic Report page
19)

 

The principal risks and uncertainties identified by the Board which might
affect the Company's business model and future performance, and the steps
taken with a view to their mitigation, are as follows:

 

Investment and liquidity risk: the Company's investments are in small and
medium-sized unquoted companies, which by their nature entail a higher level
of risk and lower liquidity than investments in large quoted
companies. Mitigation: the Manager aims to limit the risk attaching to the
portfolio as a whole by closely monitoring individual holdings, including the
appointment of investor directors to the board of portfolio companies. The
Board reviews the portfolio, including the schedule of projected exits, with
the Manager on a regular basis with a view to ensuring that the orderly
realisation process is progressing.

 

          No change in overall risk in year

 

Portfolio concentration risk: following the adoption of the Company's revised
investment policy in May 2016 the portfolio will become more concentrated as
investments are realised and cash is returned to shareholders. This will
increase the proportionate impact of changes in the value of individual
investments on the value of the Company as a whole. The Directors' valuation
of the Company's investments represents their best assessment of the fair
value of the investments as at the valuation date and the amounts eventually
realised from such investments may be more or less than the Directors'
valuation. Mitigation: the Directors and Manager keep the changing
composition of the portfolio under review and focus closely on those holdings
which represent the largest proportion of total value.

 

Increase in overall risk in year

 

Financial risk: most of the Company's investments involve a medium to long
term commitment and many are relatively illiquid. Mitigation: the Directors
consider it appropriate to finance the Company's activities through borrowing
on a short-term basis. Accordingly, the Board seeks to ensure that the
availability of cash reserves and bank borrowings match the forecast cash
flows of the Company both on a base and stress case basis given the level of
undraw commitments to limited partnership funds.

 

No change in overall risk in year

 

Economic risk: events such as economic recession or general fluctuations in
stock markets and interest rates may affect the valuation of portfolio
companies and their ability to access adequate financial resources, as well as
affecting the Company's own share price and discount to net asset value. An
economic risk is the conflict in Ukraine. Mitigation: the Company invests in
a diversified portfolio of investments spanning various sectors and maintains
access to sufficient cash reserves to be able to provide additional funding to
portfolio companies should this become necessary.  The Manager and board of
each portfolio company is keeping under review the impact of the conflict in
Ukraine and developing contingency plans/mitigating actions where appropriate.

 

No change in overall risk in year

 

Credit risk: the Company holds a number of financial instruments and cash
deposits and is dependent on counterparties discharging their
commitment. Mitigation: the Directors review the creditworthiness of the
counterparties to these investments and cash deposits and seek to ensure there
is no undue concentration of credit risk with any one party.

 

No change in overall risk in year

 

Currency risk: the Company is exposed to currency risk as a result of
investing in companies who transact in foreign currencies and funds
denominated in euros. The sterling value of these investments can be
influenced by movements in foreign currency exchange
rates. Mitigation: Currency risk is monitored by the Manager on an ongoing
basis and on a quarterly basis by the Board.

 

No change in overall risk in year

 

Internal control risk: the Company's assets could be at risk in the absence
of an appropriate internal control regime. Mitigation: the Board regularly
reviews the system of internal controls, both financial and non-financial,
operated by the Company and the Manager. These include controls designed to
ensure that the Company's assets are safeguarded and that proper accounting
records are maintained.

 

No change in overall risk in year

 

6.         Related Party Transactions (Notes to the Accounts page 57,
note 22)

 

The Company has investments in Dunedin Buyout Fund II LP, Dunedin Buyout Fund
III LP and Dunedin Fund of Funds LP. Each of these limited partnerships are
managed by Dunedin. The Company has paid a management fee
of £0.4m (2021: £0.6m) in respect of these limited partnerships. The
total investment management fee payable by the Company to the Manager is
therefore £0.6m (2021: £0.7m).

 

Since the Company began investing in Dunedin Buyout Funds ("the Funds")
executives of the Manager have been entitled to participate in a carried
interest scheme via the Funds. Performance conditions are applied whereby any
gains achieved through the carried interest scheme associated with the Funds
are conditional upon a certain minimum return having been generated for the
limited partner investors. Additionally, within Dunedin Buyout Fund II LP and
Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP the economic interest of the Manager is aligned
with that of the limited partner investors by co-investing in this fund.

 

As at 31 December 2022 there is a provision made within Investments for
carried interest of £1.4m (2021: £4.3m) relating to Dunedin Buyout Fund
III LP. Current executives of the Manager are entitled to 42% of the carried
interest in Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP.

 

 

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