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RNS Number : 6135D  Dunedin Enterprise Inv Trust PLC  11 September 2024

 

 

 

For release
 
      11 September 2024

 

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC

 

Half year ended 30 June 2024

 

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC, the private equity investment trust
which specialises in investing in UK mid-market buyouts, announces its results
for the half year ended 30 June 2024.

 

Financial Highlights:

 

·    Net asset value total return: 2.1%

·    Net asset value per share at 30 June 2024: 627.6p, after 10p dividend
(624.8p at 31/12/23)

·    Share price total return: 1.8%

·    Share price at 30 June 2024: 502.5p (510.5p at 31/12/23)

·    Total net assets: £34.5m (of which 74% cash)

·    Interim dividend 23p per share payable 4 October 2024

·    £204m returned to shareholders since 2012

 

 

Comparative Total Return Performance (%)

 

 Periods to 30 June 2024  Net asset value (per share)    Share price  FTSE

                                                                      Small Cap

                                                                      (ex Inv Cos)

                                                                      Index
                          2.1                            1.8          8.9

 Six months
 One year                 4.7                            -8.5         18.4
 Three years              49.1                           77.0         0.8
 Five years               87.9                           66.0         45.6
 Ten years                165.5                          194.1        90.3

 

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For further information please contact:

 Graeme Murray

 Dunedin LLP

 07813 138367

 

 

 

Chairman's Statement

The total return in the half year to 30 June 2024 was 2.1% in terms of net
asset value per share which increased from 624.8p to 627.6p in the half year.
This is stated after allowing for a final dividend of 10.0p (paid in January
2024), relating to the year ended 31 December 2023.

The share price total return was 1.8% during the period under review. The
price of 502.5p at 30 June 2024 represented a discount of 19.9% to the net
asset value of 627.6p per share.

Since a managed wind-down was approved by shareholders in 2016 we have
distributed £147m to shareholders and delivered a NAV total return per share
of 166.2% and, in terms of share price, 288.5%. This compares favourably with
returns of 82.1% and 86.1% in the FTSE Small Cap and the FTSE All-Share
indices respectively.

Portfolio

Unrealised valuation increases totalling £0.7m were offset by value decreases
of £0.3m. The valuation uplift was principally generated from EV (£0.6m).
The valuation reduction was at FRA (£0.3m).

Following the half year end Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP entered into a legally
binding agreement for the realisation of its investment in EV.  Proceeds from
the sale will amount to £2.6m and the transaction is expected to complete by
the end of 2024.

 

Further details are provided in the Manager's Review.

Cash, Commitments & Liquidity

At 30 June 2024 the Company held cash and near cash equivalents totalling
£25.5m out of total net assets of £34.5m. At that date there were
outstanding commitments to limited partnership funds of £6.9m, consisting of
£6.2m to Dunedin-managed funds and £0.7m to Realza.

Dividends

A dividend of 10.0p per share relating to the year ended 31 December 2023 was
paid to shareholders in January 2024, amounting to £0.6m.  An interim
dividend of 23.0p per share relating to the year ended 31 December 2024 is to
be paid to shareholders on 4 October 2024.

Outlook

In my Chairman's Statement in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December
2023 I set out the Board's thinking on the optimum way of returning cash to
shareholders and mentioned that one of the options open to us was to place the
Company into a members' voluntary liquidation. With the sale of EV, which is
likely to complete by the end of the year, we will only be left with four
underlying investments, none of which is likely to be realised in the
immediate future. We have therefore decided, after consulting our advisers,
that we should proceed with a members' voluntary liquidation. We intend to
send to shareholders proposals for such a liquidation following completion of
the EV realisation.

 

 

Duncan Budge

11 September 2024

 

 

Manager's Review
Results for the six months to 30 June 2024

In the six months to 30 June 2024, the net asset value per share total return
was 2.1%, after taking account of dividends paid for 2023 of 10.0p per share
(paid in January 2024). This compares with an increase in the FTSE Small Cap
Index (ex Inv. Cos) over the same period of 8.9%.

Net asset and cash movements in the half year to 30 June 2024

The movement in net asset value is summarised in the table below: -

                                       £'m
 Net asset value at 31 December 2023   34.4
 Unrealised value increases            0.7
 Unrealised value decreases            (0.3)
 Realised loss over opening valuation  (0.1)
 Dividends paid to shareholders        (0.6)
 Other movements                       0.4
 Net asset value at 30 June 2024       34.5

Cash movements in the half year to 30 June 2024 can be summarised as follows:
-

                                                £'m
 Cash & near cash balances at
 31 December 2023                               26.5
 Investments made                               (0.7)
 Dividends paid to shareholders                 (0.6)
 Operating activities                           0.3
 Cash & near cash balances at 30 June 2024      25.5

Portfolio composition and movements

Dunedin Enterprise holds investments in unquoted companies through: -

•           Dunedin managed funds, and

•           Third party managed funds.

The portfolio movements can be analysed as shown in the table below: -

                                                           Valuation     Additions      Disposals      Realised   Unrealised  Valuation

                                                           at 31-12-23   in half year   in half year   movement   movement    at 30-6-24 (1)

                                                           £'m           £'m            £'m            £'m        £'m         £'m
 Dunedin managed                                           4.3           0.7            -              (0.1)      0.3         5.2
 Third party managed                                       3.2           -              -              -          0.1         3.3
 Investment portfolio                                      7.5           0.7            -              (0.1)      0.4         8.5
 AAA rated money market funds (excluding cash on deposit)  17.2          2.9            -              -          -           20.1
 Total                                                     24.7          3.6            -              (0.1)      0.4         28.6

*1 - in addition the Company held net current assets of £5.9m
Realisations

There were no significant realisations in the half year.

Following the half year end on 4 August 2024 Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP
entered into a legally binding agreement for the realisation of its investment
in EV, a provider of high-performance video cameras and quantitative visual
analytics to the global energy industry. Proceeds from the sale, net of
carried interest, will amount to £2.6m, consisting entirely of capital.  The
transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in
Q4 2024.

Investment activity

A further £0.2m was drawn down by Dunedin and third-party managed funds to
meet management fees and ongoing expenses.

Unrealised movements in valuations

Unrealised valuation increases in the half year amounted to £0.7m.  As noted
above a legally binding agreement for the sale of EV was entered into in
August 2024.  EV has been valued at the expected proceeds from the sale
contributing £0.6m of the total uplift.

The unrealised valuation decrease at FRA in the half year was £0.3m. Trading
at FRA has not progressed as quickly as expected with maintainable EBITDA
reducing by 7% in the half year. However, trading and the outlook for the
remainder of the year are positive.

The portfolio continues to be valued in accordance with the International
Private Equity Venture Capital valuation guidelines
(www.privateequityvaluation.com).

 

Dunedin LLP

11 September 2024

 

 

 

Current Investments

by value at 30 June 2024

 Company name  Approx.      Cost of      Directors        Percentage

               percentage   investment   Valuation (*2)   of net

               of equity    £'000        £'000            assets

               %                                          %
 EV            9.5          8,321        3,254            9.4
 Realza        8.9          4,066        3,248            9.4
 FRA           5.2          1,997        3,159            9.2
 Thredd        1.5          1,994        -                -
                            16,378       9,661            28.0

 
Total return of current investments

at 30 June 2024

 Company name  Original     Gross         Directors        Total

               cost of      realised      Valuation (*2)   return

               investment   to date*(1)   £'000            £'000

               £'000        £'000
 EV            8,321        -             3,254            3,254
 Realza        11,545       14,551        3,248            17,799
 FRA           6,619        5,505         3,159            8,664
 Thredd        8,220        18,203        -                18,203
               34,705       38,259        9,661            47,920

 

*(1) - dividends and capital

*(2) - valuations stated before carried interest

Top Investments
EV

EV is a UK headquartered, global market leader in the provision of high
performance, harsh environment, video cameras and quantitative visual
analytics to the global energy industry.

It offers a highly specialist service, providing skilled engineers to operate
its market leading cameras in the most difficult down-hole conditions. The
high-resolution video images produced by EV's cameras allow oil and gas well
operators to identify, quantify and solve problems rapidly. EV has offices in
Dubai, Perth, Kuala Lumpur, Calgary, Aberdeen, Houston and Norwich. It has a
further presence in seventeen worldwide locations across Europe, Canada, USA,
South America, West Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia. The
business employs more than 100 staff.

 

Percentage of equity held
9.5%

Cost of
Investment
£8.3m

Directors'
valuation
£3.3m

Percentage of net
assets                              9.4%

 
Realza

Realza Capital FCR is a Spanish private equity fund making investments in
Spain and Portugal. The fund is limited to investing 15% of commitments in
Portugal. Dunedin Enterprise's investment is held via Dunedin Fund of Funds
LP.

The fund invests in companies with leading market positions and attractive
growth prospects either through organic growth or through merger &
acquisition activity. Realza seeks to invest in companies with an enterprise
value normally ranging from €20m to €100m. The fund's typical equity
investment ranges from €10m to €25m.

Realza has two investments remaining: -

•           a producer of premium tomatoes; and

•           a producer of cannabis for medicinal and
pharmaceutical use.

 

Percentage of equity held
8.9%

Cost of
Investment
£4.1m

Directors'
valuation
£3.2m

Percentage of net
assets                              9.4%

 
 

 
FRA

FRA is an international consultancy that provides forensic accounting, data
analytics and e-discovery expertise, helping businesses respond to regulatory
investigations in an increasingly regulated global environment.

FRA works on some of the largest and most complex regulatory investigations
globally. Its clients are typically blue-chip multinational corporates seeking
advice to help navigate regulatory scrutiny, effect compliant cross-border
data transfer, and manage risk. The company has offices in London, Dubai,
Dallas, New York, Washington DC, Paris, Zurich, Stockholm and Seoul. It also
runs data centres near each office location as well as in Montreal.

 

Percentage of equity held
5.2%

Cost of
Investment
£2.0m

Directors'
valuation
£3.2m

Percentage of net
assets                              9.2%

 
Thredd

Thredd is a UK headquartered payments processing business providing customers
with leading edge payment processing and ancillary services. Customers include
new emerging fintech or challenger banks, offering a significantly
differentiated proposition for their clients; as well as specialist payment
firms serving the travel, insurance and foreign exchange markets. It offers a
best in class, scalable payment processing platform with flexibility,
innovative features and an accelerated speed to market for new market
entrants. It has over 100 clients, including many UK fintech and challenger
banks, and is seeing significant growth opportunities from emerging overseas
challenger banks as they seek to disrupt their own domestic banking markets.

 

Percentage of equity held
1.5%

Cost of
Investment
£2.0m

Directors'
valuation
£-m

Percentage of net
assets                                  -%

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 30 June 2024
                                                          Six months ended 30 June 2024        Six months ended 30 June 2023        Year ended 31 December 2023
                                                                                  (unaudited)                          (unaudited)                          (audited)
                                                          Revenue     Capital     Total        Revenue     Capital     Total        Revenue     Capital     Total
                                                    Note  £'000       £'000       £'000        £'000       £'000       £'000        £'000       £'000       £'000
 Investment income                                  3     628         -           628          171         -           171          629         -           629
 Gain on investments                                      -           287         287          -           430         430          -           1,052       1,052
 Total Income                                             628         287         915          171         430         601          629         1,052       1,681
 Expenses
 Investment management fees                               (19)        (57)        (76)         (7)         (22)        (29)         (13)        (40)        (53)
 Other expenses                                           (134)       -           (134)        (172)       (11)        (183)        (370)       (10)        (380)
 Profit before finance costs and tax                      475         230         705          (8)         397         389          246         1,002       1,248
 Finance costs                                            -           -           -            -           -           -            -           -           -
 Profit before tax                                        475         230         705          (8)         397         389          246         1,002       1,248
 Taxation                                                 -           -           -            -           -           -            (77)        77          -
 Profit for the period                                    475         230         705          (8)         397         389          169         1,079       1,248
 Earnings per ordinary share (basic & diluted)      6     8.63p       4.18p       12.81p       (0.14)p     7.20p       7.06p        3.08p       19.59p      22.67p

The Total column of this statement represents the Statement of Comprehensive
Income of the Company, prepared in accordance with international accounting
standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The
supplementary revenue and capital columns are both prepared under guidance
published by the Association of Investment Companies.

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

Statement of Changes in Equity

for the six months ended 30 June 2024

 

 

Six months ended 30 June 2024 (unaudited)

 

                                         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 2023           1,376     3,149        25,522     (8,706)      9,584           3,465     29,865              34,390
 Profit/(loss) for the period  -         -            (119)      348          -               475       704                 704
 Dividends paid                -         -            -          -            -               (550)     (550)               (550)
 At 30 June 2024               1,376     3,149        25,403     (8,358)      9,584           3,390     30,019              34,544

 

 

Six months ended 30 June 2023 (unaudited)

 

                                         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 2022           1,376     3,149        33,947     (18,220)     9,594           4,672     29,993              34,518
 Profit/(loss) for the period  -         -            548        (141)        (11)            (8)       388                 388
 Dividends paid                -         -            -          -            -               (1,376)   (1,376)             (1,376)
 At 30 June 2023               1,376     3,149        34,495     (18,361)     9,583           3,288     29,005              33,530

 

 

Year ended 31 December 2023 (audited)

 

                                       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 2022         1,376     3,149        33,947     (18,220)     9,594           4,672     29,993              34,518
 Profit/(loss) for the year  -         -            (8,425)    9,514        (10)            169       1,248               1,248
 Dividends paid              -         -            -          -            -               (1,376)   (1,376)             (1,376)
 At 31 December 2023         1,376     3,149        25,522     (8,706)      9,584           3,465     29,865              34,390

 

 

Balance Sheet

As at 30 June 2024

 

 

 

                                                         30 June       30 June       31 December

                                                         2024          2023          2023

                                                         (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (audited)

                                                         £'000         £'000         £'000
 Non-current assets
 Investments held at fair value                          28,586        18,194        24,685

 Current assets
 Other receivables                                       606           5,205         445
 Cash and cash equivalents                               5,373         10,152        9,331
                                                         5,979         15,357        9,776

 Total assets                                            34,565        33,551        34,461

 Current liabilities
 Other liabilities                                       (21)          (21)          (71)

 Net assets                                              34,544        33,530        34,390

 Capital and reserves
 Share capital                                           1,376         1,376         1,376
 Capital redemption reserve                              3,149         3,149         3,149
 Capital reserve - realised                              25,403        34,495        25,522
 Capital reserve - unrealised                            (8,358)       (18,361)      (8,706)
 Special distributable reserve                           9,584         9,583         9,584
 Revenue reserve                                         3,390         3,288         3,465
 Total equity                                            34,544        33,530        34,390

 Net asset value per ordinary share (basic and diluted)  627.6p        609.2p        624.8p

 

Cash Flow Statement

for the six months ended 30 June 2024

 

                                                       30 June       30 June       31 December

                                                       2024          2023          2023

                                                       (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (audited)

                                                       £'000         £'000         £'000

 Operating activities
 Profit before tax                                     705           389           1,248
 Adjustments for:
 (Gains) on investments                                (287)         (430)         (1,052)
 (Increase)/decrease in debtors                        (162)         804           909
 (Decrease)/increase in creditors                      (50)          (102)         (50)
 Net cash from operating activities                    206           661           1,055

 Cash flows from investing activities
 Purchase of investments                               (686)         (177)         (340)
 Drawn from subsidiary                                 -             (24)          (347)
 Purchase of 'AAA' rated money market funds            (2,968)       (123)         (15,848)
 Sale of investments                                   40            113           15,109
 Sale of 'AAA' rated money market funds                -             10,300        10,300
 Net cash used in investing activities                 (3,614)       10,089        8,874

 Cash flows from financing activities
 Dividends paid                                        (550)         (1,376)       (1,376)
 Net cash used in financing activities                 (550)         (1,376)       (1,376)

 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents             (3,958)       9,374         8,553
 Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period  9,331         778           778
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period    5,373         10,152        9,331

 

Statement of Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The Directors have an ongoing process for identifying, evaluating and managing principal risks, emerging risks and uncertainties of the Company.  The principal risks faced by the Company related to the Company's investment activities and these are set out below: -

 

·          war in Ukraine
·          investment and liquidity risk
·          portfolio concentration risk
·          financial risk
·          economic risk
·          credit risk
·          currency risk
·          internal control risk

 

Information on each of these risks, and an explanation of how they are
managed, is on page 13 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31
December 2023.

 

The Company's principal risks, emerging risks and uncertainties have not
changed materially since the date of the Annual Report and are not expected to
change materially for the remaining six months of the Company's financial
year.

 

On behalf of the Board

Duncan Budge

Chairman

 

 
Statement of the Directors' Responsibilities in respect of the half-yearly financial report

In accordance with Chapter 4 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules, the Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

•      the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in
accordance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards, and
gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and
net return of the Company;

•      the half-yearly report includes a fair review of the development
and performance of the Company and important events that have occurred during
the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the financial
statements;

•      the Directors' Statement of Principal Risks and Uncertainties
shown on this page is a fair review of the principal risks and uncertainties
for the remainder of the financial year; and

•      the half-yearly report includes a fair review of the related
party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the
financial year.

 

On behalf of the Board

Duncan Budge

Chairman

Notes to the Accounts
1.       Unaudited Interim Report

The comparative financial information contained in this report for the year
ended 31 December 2023 does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts
but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for the year ended
31 December 2023 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 financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2023 and 30 June
2024 have not been audited.

2.       Basis of Preparation

These condensed set of financial statements for the six months ended 30 June
2024 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and IAS 34
'Interim Financial Reporting'. They do not include all the information
required by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in full annual
financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report
and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.

In May 2016 shareholders approved a change in the investment policy of the
Company. The Company's new investment objective is to conduct an orderly
realisation of its relatively illiquid assets, to be effected in a manner that
seeks to achieve a balance between maximising the value of its assets and
progressively returning cash to shareholders. As it is likely this process
will ultimately lead to the liquidation of the Company, these financial
statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. No adjustments
were necessary to the investment valuations or other assets and liabilities
included in the financial statement as a consequence of the change in the
basis of preparation.

.

3.       Income
                               Six months to  Six months to  Year to

                               30 June        30 June        31 December

                               2024           2023           2023

                               £'000          £'000          £'000

 AAA rated money market funds  493            123            279
 Deposit interest              135            48             350
                               628            171            629

 

 
4.       Dividends
                               Six months to  Six months to  Year to

                               30 June        30 June        31 December

                               2024           2023           2023

                               £'000          £'000          £'000

 Dividends paid in the period  550            1,376          1,376

5.         Investments
All investments are designated fair value through profit or loss at initial recognition, therefore all gains and losses that arise on investments are designated at fair value through profit or loss. Given the nature of the Company's investments the fair value gains recognised in these financial statements are not considered to be readily convertible to cash in full at the balance sheet date and therefore the movement in these fair values are treated as unrealised.
Fair value hierarchy

The Company measures fair values using the following fair value hierarchy that
reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements:

•         Level 1: Quoted market price (unadjusted) in an active
market for an identical instrument.

•         Level 2: Valuation techniques based on observable inputs,
either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices).
This category includes instruments valued using: quoted market prices in
active markets for similar instruments; quoted prices for identical or similar
instruments in markets that are considered less than active; or other
valuation techniques where all significant inputs are directly or indirectly
observable from market data.

•         Level 3: Valuation techniques using significant
unobservable inputs. This category includes all instruments where the
valuation technique includes inputs not based on observable data and the
unobservable inputs have a significant effect on the instrument's valuation.
This category includes instruments that are valued based on quoted prices for
similar instruments where significant unobservable adjustments or assumptions
are required to reflect differences between the instruments.

The table below analyses financial instruments, measured at fair value at the
end of the reporting period, by the level in the fair value hierarchy into
which the fair value measurement is categorised:

 

                                        At        At        At

                                        30 June   30 June   31 December

                                        2024      2023      2023

                                        £'000     £'000     £'000

 Level 1                                20,135    1,443     17,167

 'AAA' rated money market funds OEICs
 Level 2                                -         -         -
 Level 3
 Unlisted investments                   8,451     16,752    7,518
                                        28,586    18,194    24,685

 

The Company recognises transfers between the levels of the fair value
hierarchy as of the end of the reporting period during which the transfer
occurred.  There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair
value hierarchy during the six months ended 30 June 2024.

 

 

Level 3 fair values

Details of the determination of Level 3 fair value measurements and the
movements in Level 3 fair values during the six months ended 30 June 2024 are
set out below:-

                                      Level 3

                                      £'000
 Book cost at 31 December 2023        16,225
 Unrealised depreciation              (8,707)
 Valuation at 31 December 2023        7,518
 Purchases at cost                    686
 Sales - proceeds                     (40)
 Sales - realised gain on sales       (61)
 Decrease in unrealised appreciation  348
 Valuation at 30 June 2024            8,451
 Book cost at 30 June 2024            16,809
 Closing unrealised appreciation      (8,358)

 

Details of the determination of Level 3 fair value measurements and the
movements in Level 3 fair values during the six months ended 30 June 2023 are
set out below:-

                                      Level 3

                                      £'000
 Book cost at 31 December 2022        35,088
 Unrealised depreciation              (18,220)
 Valuation at 31 December 2022        16,868
 Purchases at cost                    201
 Sales - proceeds                     (113)
 Sales - realised gain on sales       (63)
 Decrease in unrealised appreciation  (141)
 Valuation at 30 June 2023            16,752
 Book cost at 30 June 2023            35,113
 Closing unrealised appreciation      (18,361)

 

Details of the determination of Level 3 fair value measurements and the
movements in Level 3 fair values during the year ended 31 December 2023 are
set out below:-

                                      Level 3

                                      £'000
 Book cost at 31 December 2022        35,088
 Unrealised depreciation              (18,220)
 Valuation at 31 December 2022        16,868
 Purchases at cost                    687
 Sales - proceeds                     (10,519)
 Sales - realised gain on sales       (9,032)
 Decrease in unrealised appreciation  9,514
 Valuation at 31 December 2023        7,518
 Book cost at 31 December 2023        16,225
 Closing unrealised depreciation      (8,707)

 

Valuation of investments

Unquoted investments are fair valued by the Directors in accordance with the
following rules, which are consistent with the International Private Equity
and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines:

 

·    Investments are only valued at cost for a limited period after the
date of acquisition, otherwise investments are valued on one of the other
basis detailed below.  Generally the earnings multiple basis of valuation
will be used.

 

·    When valuing on an earnings basis, the maintainable earnings of a
company are multiplied by an appropriate multiple.

 

·    When valuing on a revenue basis, the maintainable revenue of a
company is multiplied by an appropriate multiple.

 

·    An investment may be valued by reference to the value of its net
assets.  This is appropriate for businesses whose value derives mainly from
the underlying value of its assets rather than its earnings.

 

·    When investments have obtained an exit (either by listing or trade
sale) after the valuation date but before finalisation of the relevant
accounts (interim or final), the valuation is based on the exit valuation.

 

·    Accrued interest on loans to portfolio companies is included in
valuations where there is an expectation that the interest will be received.

 

IFRS 13 requires disclosure, by class of financial instrument, if the effect
of changing one or more inputs to reasonably possible alternative assumptions
would result in a significant change to the fair value measurement.  The
information used in determination of the fair value of Level 3 investments is
chosen with reference to the specific underlying circumstances and position of
the investee company.  On that basis the Board believe that the impact of
changing one or more of the inputs to reasonably possible alternative
assumptions would not change the fair value significantly.

 

The Directors consider the carrying value of financial instruments in the
financial statements to represent their fair value.

 

6.         Earnings per share
                                        Six months to  Six months to  Year to

                                        30 June        30 June        31 December

                                        2024           2023           2023

                                        £'000          £'000          £'000

 Revenue return per ordinary share (p)  8.63           (0.14)         3.08
 Capital return per ordinary share (p)  4.18           7.20           19.59
 Earnings per ordinary share (p)        12.81          7.06           22.67
 Weighted average number of shares      5,504,274      5,504,274      5,504,274

 

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.

 

7.       Related party transactions

There have been no material changes to the related party transactions
described in the last annual report.

 

 

ENDS

 

 

 

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