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Octopus AIM VCT plc
Portfolio Update
The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 9
January 2026 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at
bid price, as at 30 November 2025):
Investee Company Sector Book cost (£000) Movement in valuation (£000) Fair Value (£000)
Hasgrove Limited *&*** Unquoted Investment 88 9,672 9,760
Popsa Holdings Limited * Unquoted Investment 1,590 2,379 3,969
Netcall plc Software and Computer Services 308 3,097 3,405
Craneware plc Health Care Providers 183 2,812 2,995
Idox PLC Software and Computer Services 311 2,568 2,879
Brooks Macdonald Group plc ** Investment Banking and Brokerage Services 746 1,867 2,613
Aurrigo International plc Technology Hardware and Equipment 1,657 789 2,446
GB Group plc ** Software and Computer Services 505 1,592 2,097
Judges Scientific plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 236 1,810 2,046
Diaceutics plc Health Care Providers 930 905 1,835
Abingdon Health plc Medical Equipment and Services 2,515 (775) 1,740
Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc Software and Computer Services 405 1,322 1,727
Vertu Motors plc Retailers 1,265 434 1,699
PCI-Pal plc Software and Computer Services 1,294 367 1,661
SDI Group plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 179 1,428 1,607
Animalcare Group plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 306 1,059 1,365
Windar Photonics plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 936 211 1,147
Haydale Graphene Industries plc Industrial Materials 1,857 (722) 1,135
Gear4music Holdings plc Leisure Goods 529 567 1,096
Ixico plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 1,651 (589) 1,062
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc Medical Equipment and Services 767 274 1,041
Equipmake Holdings plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 2,121 (1,112) 1,009
Nexteq plc Technology Hardware and Equipment 507 462 969
Strip Tinning Holdings plc (Loan) * Unquoted Investment 900 - 900
Ilika plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 1,058 (172) 886
The Beauty Tech Group plc ** Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores 863 4 867
JTC plc ** Investment Banking and Brokerage Services 601 196 797
Applied Nutrition plc ** Food Producers 505 227 732
Itaconix plc General Industrials 1,588 (872) 716
Oberon Investments Group plc Investment Banking and Brokerage Services 864 (165) 699
Cranswick plc ** Food Producers 606 91 697
Wise plc ** Industrial Support Services 545 134 679
Gamma Communications plc ** Telecommunications Service Providers 274.00 401 675
GENinCode plc Medical Equipment and Services 2,481 (1,815) 666
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc Health Care Providers 1,075 (462) 613
Tan Delta Systems plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 453 70 523
Eden Research plc Chemicals 1,620 (1,121) 499
KRM 22 plc Software and Computer Services 927 (435) 492
Bloomsbury Publishing plc ** Media 629 (181) 448
Mears Group plc ** Industrial Support Services 139 295 434
DP Poland plc Travel and Leisure 1,016 (661) 355
Bytes Technology Group plc ** Software and Computer Services 489 (184) 305
Haydale Graphene Industries Plc (Loan) * Unquoted Investment 300 - 300
Alusid Limited * Unquoted Investment 300 - 300
GETECH Group plc Oil, Gas and Coal 300 (15) 285
MyCelx Technologies Corporation Electronic and Electrical Equipment 1,470 (1,242) 228
Rosslyn Data Technologies plc Software and Computer Services 1,169 (966) 203
TPXimpact Holdings plc Software and Computer Services 979 (780) 199
Staffline Group plc Industrial Goods and Services 334 (169) 165
Gelion plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 1,140 (987) 153
Velocity Composites plc Aerospace and Defense 799 (649) 150
Crimson Tide plc Software and Computer Services 567 (444) 123
Creo Medical Group plc Medical Equipment and Services 1,471 (1,354) 117
Fusion Antibodies plc Health Care Providers 745 (638) 107
Verici Dx plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 1,500 (1,416) 84
XP Factory plc Travel and Leisure 988 (907) 81
Feedback plc Medical Equipment and Services 1,500 (1,422) 78
ENGAGE XR Holdings plc Software and Computer Services 1,879 (1,802) 77
Strip Tinning Holdings plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 506 (438) 68
DXS International plc Software and Computer Services 300 (255) 45
Northcoders Group plc Software and Computer Services 380 (338) 42
1Spatial plc Software and Computer Services 300 (260) 40
TheraCryf plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 1,050 (1,026) 24
Tasty plc Travel and Leisure 516 (511) 5
Genedrive Plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 217 (214) 3
Metir plc Electronic and Electrical Equipment 1,384 (1,384) -
Sorted Group Holdings plc Software and Computer Services 763 (763) -
Trackwise Designs plc Technology Hardware and Equipment 1,934 (1,934) -
Cloudified Holdings Limited Software and Computer Services 900 (900) -
Airnow Limited * Unquoted Investment 1,257 (1,257) -
Enteq Upstream plc Oil, Gas and Coal 1,032 (1,032) -
Rated People Ltd * Unquoted Investment 354 (354) -
ReNeuron Group plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 1,485 (1,485) -
The British Honey Company plc General Retailers 1,321 (1,321) -
Verici Dx Plc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 51 (51) -
The Food Marketplace Ltd * Unquoted Investment 300 (300) -
LungLife AI Inc Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 2,079 (2,079) -
Libertine holdings plc Industrial Engineering 3,000 (3,000) -
Since 30 November 2025 Octopus AIM VCT plc has made £3.7 million investments
and £9.6 million disposals.
Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above:
* are not quoted on regulated markets for the purpose of the Prospectus
Regulation (AIM is not a regulated market for this purpose);
* represent equity investments except in the case of Strip Tinning Holdings
plc and Haydale Graphene Industries plc which include investment through
loan stock; and
* are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:
Cloudified Holdings Limited - British Virgin Islands
ENGAGE XR Holdings plc - Republic of Ireland
JTC plc - Jersey
LungLife AI Inc – USA - USA
MyCelx Technologies Corporation – USA
Windar Photonics – Denmark
* Denotes unlisted company
** Denotes company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
*** Sale completed post 30 November 2025
Current Asset Investments (unaudited)
Portfolio Company Book cost (£’000) Fair Value (£’000)
FP Octopus UK Microcap Growth Fund 8,118 8,212
FP Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund 2,697 3,406
FP Octopus UK Future Generations Fund 2,526 2,431
JPMorgan Sterling Liquidity Fund 10,141 10,141
BlackRock ICS Sterling Liquidity Fund 10,202 10,202
HSBC Sterling Liquidity Fund 10,188 10,188
Since 30 November 2025 the Company has disposed of £0.9m from current asset
investments.
The capitalisation of Octopus AIM VCT plc as at 30 November 2025 was as
follows:
Shareholders' Equity £’000s
Called up Equity Share Capital 2,317
Legal reserves 0
Other reserves 110,671
Total 112,988
There has been no material change to the capitalisation since 30 November
2025.
For further information please contact:
Rachel Peat
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Tel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067
LEI: 213800C5JHJUQLAFP619