Results for the Period Ended 30 June 2024
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Octopus Future Generations VCT plc
Results for the Period Ended 30 June 2024
Octopus Future Generations VCT plc (‘Future Generations VCT’ or the
‘Company’) is backing businesses that aim to address society’s biggest
challenges, providing an opportunity for investors to share in the growth of
ambitious, purpose‑driven companies.
The Company is managed by Octopus AIF Management Limited (the ‘Manager’),
who has delegated investment management to Octopus Investments Limited
(‘Octopus’ or ‘Portfolio Manager’) via its investment team Octopus
Ventures.
The Company today announces the unaudited financial report for the twelve
months ended 30 June 2024.
Chair’s statement
Highlights
* £46.1m in total net assets
* 86.8p Net Asset Value (NAV) per share
* 36 portfolio companies
I am pleased to present the unaudited financial report and accounts for the
Company for the twelve months to 30 June 2024.
I would like to welcome all new shareholders to the Company. Future
Generations VCT invests in exciting early-stage companies which aspire to
address current environmental and societal issues.
The NAV per share at 30 June 2024 was 86.8p, which represents a net decrease
of 6.9p per share from 31 December 2023, the latest released NAV. In the
twelve months to 30 June 2024, we utilised £8.3 million of our cash
resources, including £7.2 million which was invested into 13 new portfolio
companies. The cash balance of £17.5 million as at 30 June 2024 represents
37.8% of net assets at that date. The loss made in the period to 30 June 2024
was £4.0 million. This decline is mainly caused by the downward movements in
some portfolio company valuations. It is reflective of some company specific
performance challenges and the difficult funding conditions in the early stage
space. Given the Company is still a new VCT, many of its portfolio companies
are at the beginning of their journey and will likely require further funding
to succeed, so it is to be expected to see under performance or even failures
before any growth in value of companies which are ultimately successful.
Fundraise
On 31 January 2024 we launched a new offer to raise up to £15 million, and to
date we have raised £3.2 million. The offer will close for new applications
on 27 January 2025, or earlier at the Board’s discretion. We would like to
take this opportunity to thank all shareholders for their continued support.
As investors will be aware, the intention is to invest in businesses which
meet one of three key themes, which we believe demonstrate good investment
prospects as well as having the potential to transform the world we live in
for the better.
VCT qualification
I am pleased to report that in April 2024, the Company met the requirement for
80% of the Company’s funds to be invested in VCT qualifying holdings by 1
July 2024 (for funds raised up to 30 June 2022). The remainder will be
invested in permitted non-VCT qualifying investments or cash.
In November 2023, a ten-year extension was announced to the ‘sunset
clause’ (a retirement date for the VCT scheme), meaning VCT tax reliefs will
be available until 5 April 2035. This extension passed through Parliament in
February 2024 and on 3 September the Treasury brought into effect the
extension through The Finance Act 2024.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Board continues to review the risk environment in which the Company
operates on a regular basis. The principal risks as described on pages 32 to
34 of the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 remain, however there
is increased exposure to investment performance and loss of key people These
will be reported on in detail in the annual report to 31 December 2024.
Change to year end
In 2023, the Board reviewed and approved a proposal to move the Company’s
year-end from 30 June to 31 December. This change is largely being driven by
operational efficiency gains by aligning year-end periods with other funds
with which the Company co-invests. As a result, shareholders will receive an
annual report for 31 December 2024 covering an extended 18-month period. After
this, the normal cadence of reporting will resume.
Board of Directors
As announced in our half-yearly report to 31 December 2023, Ajay Chowdhury was
appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2024. Ajay is a
serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author, and recently retired from
his role as senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group. We look forward to
benefitting from his wealth of experience in the early-stage venture
ecosystem.
AGM
The AGM will take place on 10 December 2024 from 10:00am and will be held at
the offices of Octopus Investments Limited, 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT. Full
details of the business to be conducted at the AGM are given in the Notice of
AGM.
Shareholders’ views are important, and the Board encourages shareholders to
vote on the resolutions within the Notice of AGM using the proxy form, or
electronically at www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy. The Board has carefully
considered the business to be approved at the AGM and recommends shareholders
to vote in favour of all the resolutions being proposed, as the Board will be
doing.
Outlook
The decline in the NAV is disappointing, with some of the portfolio companies
struggling to scale, secure customer wins and successfully fundraise meaning
they are not achieving the milestones set at the time the Company invested.
With companies not able to prove their business models, we will unfortunately
see companies fail. The Board is mindful that it is not an unusual outcome for
a Company at this stage of its investment life cycle, with any failures likely
preceding valuation growth which is expected once the portfolio matures. While
the Company continues to add to its portfolio, there is also currently a
greater concentration of value in fewer companies, so performance will be more
sensitive to valuation movements in the underlying holdings than if the
portfolio was larger.
The decline has been amplified by challenging global economic conditions which
have characterised the last few years particularly impacting on growth and
early-stage businesses. We are hopeful that there are signs of recovery on the
horizon, with the Bank of England cutting interest rates for the first time
since 2020 and the conclusion of the UK General Election bringing more
political certainty and stability. The exit environment is also starting to
show signs of recovery, with Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) having their
strongest start to the year since the peak of 2021, bringing renewed optimism
in the market(1). Together, this gives us some confidence that the challenging
environment our portfolio companies are operating in will start to improve,
and with diversification across the three investment themes, it should mean
the Company is well positioned to generate long-term value for shareholders.
I would like to conclude by thanking both my Board colleagues and the Octopus
team on behalf of all shareholders for their hard work. The Board’s
long-term view of early-stage venture capital remains positive, and I am
looking forward to seeing what the remainder of the year brings for your
Company.
Helen Sinclair
Chair
27 September 2024
1 Pitchbook, European Venture Report Q2 2024
https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/q2-2024-european-venture-report#:~:text=Our%20Q2%202024%20European%20Venture,most%2Dactive%20vertical%20after%20SaaS.
Portfolio Manager’s review
Focus on Future Generations VCT’s investments
Below is a breakdown of the 36 investments held as at 30 June 2024, showing
the proportion and value of the portfolio in each investment theme:
Proportion by number of portfolio companies in each theme
Revitalising healthcare: 50%
Empowering people: 31%
Building a sustainable planet: 19%
Value of the portfolio in each theme
Revitalising healthcare: £12.3m
Empowering people: £10.4m
Building a sustainable planet: £5.9m
Overview of investments
The Company completed 7 new investments in the six months to 30 June 2024
(comprising a total of £5.2 million) and 2 further investments after the
reporting date totalling £0.5 million. More information on three of these
businesses can be found below:
A selection of our completed investments
Empowering people
Swiipr
Swiipr has developed a digital payments platform specifically for the airline
industry. The platform enables airlines to instantly compensate passengers in
cases of disrupted or cancelled flights, using virtual or pre-paid cards.
Swiipr aims to streamline payment processing for airlines and improve the
reimbursement experience for affected passengers.
Building a sustainable planet
Drift
Drift Energy is designing sailing vessels and the routing algorithms required
to capture deep water wind energy and convert it into onboard hydrogen gas.
This would then be transported back to shore using a fully integrated
desalination, electrolysis and storage system.
Revitalising healthcare
Manual
Manual is looking to become the go-to global platform to increase healthy
lifespan and build a series of direct-to-consumer health brands for high
importance, non-critical areas of health. To achieve this, it will provide
easy to access advice and medical support for diagnosis, custom treatment
plans and holistic care to induce long-term behaviour change.
Top ten investments
Portfolio company Cost Valuation at 30 June 2024 Investment theme
1. Perk Finance, S.L. (t/a* Cobee) £2.6m £3.7m Empowering people
2. HelloSelf Limited £2.6m £2.6m Revitalising healthcare
3. Neat SAS £0.8m £2.2m Building a sustainable planet
4. Infinitopes Ltd £1.6m £1.6m Revitalising healthcare
5. TYTN Ltd (t/a TitanML) £0.5m £1.5m Building a sustainable planet
6. Mr & Mrs Oliver Ltd (t/a Skin + Me) £1.0m £1.4m Revitalising healthcare
7. Apheris AI GmbH £1.2m £1.2m Empowering people
8. Remofirst, Inc. £1.2m £1.2m Empowering people
9. Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies Ltd £0.9m £1.0m Empowering people
10. Inflow Holdings Inc. £1.0m £1.0m Revitalising healthcare
* Trading as
Portfolio engagement - D&I and carbon emission measurement
As part of our strategy, we require portfolio companies to put in place a
Diversity and Inclusion policy (D&I) and an Anti-Harassment policy. We also
engage with each company to help them understand their greenhouse gas
emissions and support them to take action to minimise them. You can see how we
are progressing with these goals below, as at the date of this report:
D&I policy status
Policy in place: 36
In progress: 0
Engaged in monitoring 2023 greenhouse gas emissions
Signed up: 12
Introduced: 22
In progress: 2
Focus on performance
The NAV of 86.8p per share at 30 June 2024 represents a decrease of 6.9p per
share versus a NAV of 93.7p per share as at 31 December 2023. The decline in
valuation over the six-month period has been driven by the downward valuation
movements across 13 companies which saw a collective decrease in valuation of
£6.5 million. The businesses that contributed most significantly to this were
Tympa Health, Pear Bio and Elo Health. In the six months, the Company further
invested into Tympa Health as this was the committed second tranche of the
original investment case from 2023. During the investment period, Tympa Health
over-invested in growth and has now had to make significant cost cuts and
changes to senior management whilst running a fundraise process. It has
successfully secured an external lead investor, but at a reduced valuation and
the Company now sits behind a large preference stack, meaning that other
investors get paid back first before the Company would see any returns. Pear
Bio has also had to significantly reduced its cash burn but has limited runway
and needs to further fundraise, so the valuation has been reduced to reflect
this risk. Elo Health has struggled to find a market fit and execute on the
investment thesis, so to extend its cash runway it has had to raise an
investment round at a reduced valuation. These three valuation movements
account for 87.6% of the total decline in the six months.
Octopus Ventures believes that some of the companies which have seen decreased
valuations in the year have the potential to overcome the issues they face and
get their growth plans back on track. Octopus Ventures will continue to work
with them to help them realise their ambitions. In some cases, if a company is
achieving
its performance milestones, the support offered could include further funding,
to ensure a business has the capital it needs to execute on its strategy.
Conversely, 6 companies saw an increase in valuation in the period, delivering
a collective increase in valuation of £2.9 million. These valuation increases
reflect businesses which have successfully concluded further funding rounds,
grown revenues or met certain important milestones. Notable strong performers
in the portfolio include Neat and TitanML, both of which have shown impressive
capital efficient growth. These strong performers demonstrate that there are
opportunities available for companies to scale.
At this early stage of the Company’s life cycle, it is to be anticipated
that failures will likely precede valuation growth, which takes longer as the
portfolio companies have to achieve their agreed milestones and mature.
The gain on Future Generation’s uninvested cash reserves was £0.9 million
in the twelve months to 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: gain of £0.5
million), driven by returns on money market funds. The Board’s objective for
these investments is to generate sufficient returns through the cycle to cover
costs, at limited risk to capital.
Outlook
We are pleased to report the Company’s first disposal as it was agreed that
Cobee (an employee benefits and engagement platform) will be acquired by
Pluxee Group as part of its strategic growth plan. The transaction is subject
to approval by the Spanish regulatory authorities over the coming months, so
we look forward to reporting further after completion has taken place. The
transaction is a great result for the Company at such an early point in its
investment lifecycle and a good proof point of the investment strategy.
The decline in NAV over the six-month period is disappointing but attributable
to both the stage of the Company and the headwinds the portfolio companies
have been facing. We continue to closely monitor the portfolio to ensure
support and resources are being directed in the most impactful way, both
through Octopus-appointed non-executive directors or monitors on the Boards
and our in-house People and Talent team. This team works directly with the
portfolio company management teams, offering training and recruitment support
to ensure the best talent pool is being explored to help drive success in this
more challenging climate.
We are excited to have the opportunity to continue to scale the Company,
support its ambition to make the world a better place for future generations,
and hope to deliver attractive returns to shareholders.
Directors’ responsibilities statement
The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:
* the financial statements for the twelve months ended 30 June 2024 have been
prepared in accordance with ‘Financial Reporting Standard 104: Interim
Financial Reporting’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council;
* the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets,
liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company;
* the report includes a fair review of the information required by the
Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, being:
* we have disclosed an indication of the important events that have occurred
during the twelve months of the period and their impact on the set of
financial statements;
* we have disclosed a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for
the remaining six months of the period; and
* we have disclosed a description of related party transactions that have
taken place in the twelve months of the current financial period, that may
have materially affected the financial position or performance of the Company
during that period and any changes in the related party transactions described
in the last annual report that could do so.
By order of the Board
Helen Sinclair
Chair
27 September 2024
Income statement
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Twelve months to 30 June 2024 Six months to 31 December 2023 Year to 30 June 2023
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Net loss on valuation of fixed asset investments — (3,495) (3,495) — (136) (136) — (6) (6)
Investment management fees (238) (712) (950) (117) (350) (467) (174) (522) (696)
Investment income 973 — 973 515 — 515 424 — 424
Other expenses (535) — (535) (246) — (246) (500) — (500)
Profit/ (loss) before tax 200 (4,207) (4,007) 152 (486) (334) (250) (528) (778)
Tax — — — — — — — — —
Profit/ (loss) after tax 200 (4,207) (4,007) 152 (486) (334) (250) (528) (778)
Earnings per share – basic and diluted 0.4p (8.4)p (8.0)p 0.3p (1.0)p (0.7)p (0.6)p (1.3)p (1.9)p
* The ‘Total’ column of this statement is the profit and loss account of
Future Generations VCT; the supplementary revenue return and capital return
columns have been prepared under guidance published by the Association of
Investment Companies.
* All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations.
* Future Generations VCT has only one class of business and derives its income
from investments made in shares and securities and from bank and money market
funds. Future Generations VCT has no other comprehensive income for the
period.
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Balance sheet
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
As at 30 June 2024 As at 31 December 2023 As at 30 June 2023
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Fixed asset investments 28,566 26,729 24,895
Current assets:
Applications cash* 153 100 370
Debtors 212 240 379
Cash at bank 192 107 152
Money market funds 17,265 19,998 20,140
17,822 20,445 21,041
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (256) (177) (518)
Net current assets 17,566 20,268 20,523
Net assets 46,132 46,997 45,418
Share capital 53 50 48
Share premium 51,177 48,372 46,461
Capital reserve realised (1,352) (990) (640)
Capital reserve unrealised (3,492) (133) 3
Revenue reserve (254) (302) (454)
Total equity shareholders’ funds 46,132 46,997 45,418
Net asset value per share 86.8p 93.7p 94.3p
* Cash received from investors but not yet allotted.
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
The statements were approved by the Directors and authorised for issue on 27
September 2024 and are signed on their behalf by:
Helen Sinclair
Chair
Company Number: 13750143
Statement of changes in equity
Share capital £’000 Share premium £’000 Capital reserve realised £’000 Capital reserve unrealised £’000 Revenue reserve £’000 Total £’000
As at 1 July 2023 48 46,461 (640) 3 (454) 45,418
Comprehensive income for the year:
Management fees allocated as capital expenditure — — (712) — — (712)
Net loss on fair value of fixed asset investments — — — (3,495) — (3,495)
Profit after tax — — — — 200 200
Total comprehensive income for the year — — (712) (3,495) 200 (4,007)
Contributions by and distributions to owners:
Shares issued 5 4,814 — — — 4,819
Share issue costs — (98) — — — (98)
Total contributions by and distributions to owners 5 4,716 — — — 4,721
Balance as at 30 June 2024 53 51,177 (1,352) (3,492) (254) 46,132
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Share capital £’000 Share premium £’000 Capital reserve realised £’000 Capital reserve unrealised £’000 Revenue reserve £’000 Total £’000
As at 1 July 2023 48 46,461 (640) 3 (454) 45,418
Comprehensive income for the year:
Management fees allocated as capital expenditure — — (350) — — (350)
Net loss on fair value of fixed asset investments — — — (136) — (136)
Profit after tax — — — — 152 152
Total comprehensive income for the year — — (350) (136) 152 (334)
Contributions by and distributions to owners:
Shares issued 2 1,971 — — — 1,973
Share issue costs — (60) — — — (60)
Total contributions by and distributions to owners 2 1,911 — — — 1,913
Balance as at 31 December 2023 50 48,372 (990) (133) (302) 46,997
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Share capital £’000 Share premium £’000 Capital reserve realised £’000 Capital reserve unrealised £’000 Revenue reserve £’000 Total £’000
As at 1 July 2022 33 31,572 (118) 9 (204) 31,292
Comprehensive income for the year:
Management fees allocated as capital expenditure — — (522) — — (522)
Net loss on fair value of fixed asset investments — — — (6) — (6)
Loss after tax — — — — (250) (250)
Total comprehensive income for the year — — (522) (6) (250) (778)
Contributions by and distributions to owners:
Shares issued 15 15,164 — — — 15,179
Share issue costs — (275) — — — (275)
Total contributions by and distributions to owners 15 14,889 — — — 14,904
Balance as at 30 June 2023 48 46,461 (640) 3 (454) 45,418
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Cash flow statement
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Twelve months to Six months to Year to
30 June 31 December 30 June
2024 2023 2023
£’000 £’000 £’000
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss before tax (4,007) (334) (778)
Loss on valuation of fixed asset investments 3,495 136 6
Decrease/(increase) in debtors 167 138 (103)
Decrease in creditors (45) (71) (325)
Outflow from operating activities (390) (131) (1,200)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of fixed asset investments (7,166) (1,970) (23,238)
Outflow from investing activities (7,166) (1,970) (23,238)
Cash flows from financing activities
Application account inflow 4,602 1,685 13,634
Application account outflow Proceed from share issues (4,819) 4,819 (1,955) 1,955 (15,179) 15,179
Share issue costs (98) (41) (275)
Inflow from financing activities 4,504 1,644 13,359
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (3,052) (456) (11,079)
Opening cash and cash equivalents 20,662 20,662 31,741
Closing cash and cash equivalents 17,610 20,206 20,662
Cash and cash equivalents comprise
Money Market Funds 17,265 19,998 20,140
Cash at Bank Applications cash 192 153 107 100 152 370
Closing cash and cash equivalents 17,610 20,205 20,662
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Condensed notes to the financial report
1. Basis of preparation
The unaudited results which cover the twelve months to 30 June 2024 have been
prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC)
Financial Reporting Standard 104 Interim Financial Reporting (January 2022)
and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for Investment Companies
re-issued by the Association of Investment Companies in July 2022.
The Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting. The Directors have not identified any material uncertainties to
the Company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis over a
period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial
statements. In reaching this conclusion, the Directors have taken into account
the potential impact on the economy including inflation and the recession.
The principal accounting policies have remained unchanged from those set out
in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report and Accounts.
2. Publication of non-statutory accounts
The unaudited financial report for the twelve months ended 30 June 2024 does
not constitute Statutory Accounts within the meaning of s.415 of the Companies
Act 2006 and has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The
comparative figures for the year ended 30 June 2023 have been extracted from
the audited financial statements for that year, which have been delivered to
the Registrar of Companies. The independent auditor’s report on those
financial statements, in accordance with Chapter 3, Part 16 of the Companies
Act 2006, was unqualified. This financial report has not been reviewed by the
Company’s auditor.
3. Earnings per share
The loss per share is based on 50,107,452 Ordinary shares (30 June 2023:
40,987,288, 31 December 2023: 48,725,532) being the weighted average number of
shares in issue during the period. There are no potentially dilutive capital
instruments in issue and so no diluted returns per share figures are relevant.
The basic and diluted earnings per share are therefore identical.
4. Net asset value per share
30 June 2024 31 December 2023 30 June 2023
Net assets (£’000) 46,132 46,997 45,418
Shares in issue 53,160,670 50,165,822 48,138,337
Net asset value per share (p) 86.8 93.7 94.3
5. Allotments
During the twelve months to 30 June 2024, 5,022,333 shares were issued at a
weighted average price of 95.2p (30 June 2023: 15,569,169 shares at a weighted
average price of 98.6p, 31 December 2023: 2,027,485 shares at a weighted
average price of 97.3p per share).
6. Transactions with the Manager and Portfolio Manager
Future Generations VCT is classified as a full-scope Alternative Investment
Fund (AIF) under the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (the
‘AIFM Directive’). Future Generations VCT has appointed Octopus AIF
Management Limited to provide the services of an Alternative Investment Fund
Manager (AIFM) of a full scope AIF. In accordance with its power to do so
under AIFMD, Octopus AIF Management Limited has delegated portfolio management
to Octopus Investments Limited, whilst retaining the obligations of a risk
manager.
Future Generations VCT paid Octopus AIF Management Limited £950,000 in the
period as a management fee (30 June 2023: £696,000, 31 December 2023:
£467,000). The annual management charge (AMC) is based on 2% of Future
Generations VCT’s NAV. The AMC is payable quarterly in advance and
calculated using the latest published NAV of Future Generations VCT and the
number of shares in issue at each quarter end. Once the quarter has ended, an
adjustment will be made if the NAV at the end of the current quarter is
calculated and which differs from the NAV as at the end of the previous
quarter.
Octopus also provides Non-Investment Services to Future Generations VCT,
payable quarterly in advance. The fee is 0.3% of Future Generations VCT’s
NAV, calculated at quarterly intervals. The Non-Investment Services Agreement
(NISA) fee is calculated using the latest published NAV of Future Generations
VCT and the number of shares in issue at each quarter end. As with the AMC, an
adjustment will be made once the quarter has ended if the NAV at the end of
the current quarter is calculated and which differs from the NAV as at the end
of the previous quarter. During the period £143,000 was paid to Octopus for
Non-Investment Services (30 June 2023: £122,000, 31 December 2023: £70,000).
In addition, Octopus is entitled to performance-related incentive fees,
subject to Future Generations VCT’s total return at year end exceeding the
total return at the previous year end when an incentive fee was paid or 97p if
the first incentive fee has not yet been paid (the ‘Excess’), equal to 20%
of the Excess. Future Generations VCT’s total return at year end exceeded
the total return at the previous year end when an incentive fee was paid or
97p if the first incentive fee has not yet been paid (the ‘Excess’), equal
to 20% of the Excess. No performance fee will be paid prior to the financial
period ending 30 June 2025, dividends (paid or declared) being equal to or
greater than 10p per Ordinary share and the total return exceeding 120p.
The cap relating to Future Generations VCT’s total expense ratio, that is
the regular, recurring costs of Future Generations VCT expressed as a
percentage of its NAV, above which Octopus have agreed to pay, is 3.0%, and is
calculated in accordance with the AIC Guidelines.
7. Related party transactions
Several members of the Octopus investment team hold non-executive
directorships as part of their monitoring roles in Future Generations VCT’s
portfolio companies, but they have no controlling interests in those
companies.
Emma Davies, a former Non-Executive Director of Future Generations VCT,
previously held the role of co-CEO of Octopus Ventures. On 24 March 2023, Emma
Davies ceased to be employed by Octopus Capital Limited and therefore she is
no longer considered a related party. Emma retired as a Non-Executive Director
of Future Generations VCT on 31 March 2024.
No dividends have been paid to the Directors of Future Generations VCT.
8. Voting rights and equity management
The following table shows the percentage voting rights held by Future
Generations VCT in each of the top ten investments, on a fully diluted basis.
Investments 30 June 2024 % voting rights held by Future Generations VCT
Perk Finance, S.L. t/a Cobee 2.8%
HelloSelf Limited 4.1%
Neat SAS 3.2%
Infinitopes Ltd 4.4%
TYTN Ltd (t/a TitanML) 4.2%
Mr & Mrs Oliver Ltd (t/a Skin + Me) 0.6%
Apheris AI GmbH 3.2%
Remofirst, Inc. 1.4%
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies Ltd 5.1%
Inflow Holdings Inc. 1.9%
9. Post balance sheet events
The following events occurred between the balance sheet date and the signing
of this financial report:
● 2 new investments completed totalling £0.5 million.
10. Financial Report
The unaudited results which cover the twelve months to 30 June 2024 will
shortly be available to view at
https://octopusinvestments.com/our-products/venture-capital-trusts/octopus-future-generations-vct/ .
A copy of the report will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and
will shortly be available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information please contact:
Rachel Peat
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Tel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067
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