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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Smaller Companies Vct Plc | LSE:BSV | London | Ordinary Share | GB0001403152 | ORD 10P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00% | 80.00 | 78.50 | 81.50 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 6,650 | 08:00:03 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trust,ex Ed,religious,charty | 15.84M | 12.24M | 0.0507 | 15.78 | 192.99M |
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British Smaller Companies VCT PLC
21 March 2022
British Smaller Companies VCT plc
Interim Management Statement
For the quarter ended 31 December 2021
British Smaller Companies VCT plc (the "Company") presents its interim management statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the quarter and the date of this statement. A copy of this interim management statement can be found at www.bscfunds.com .
Overview
The Company's Total Return at 31 December 2021 was 251.9 pence per ordinary share, representing an increase of 1.6 pence per ordinary share over the Total Return of 250.3 pence per ordinary share as at 30 September 2021. The increase is 1.8 per cent of the opening net asset value at the beginning of the quarter of 90.9 pence per share.
The Company completed the realisation of 15 per cent of its investment in Matillion as part of its Series E funding round during the quarter. The proceeds from this partial exit were GBP5.0 million which, together with previous proceeds received of GBP2.1 million, represents a total return to date of 2.7x the total cost of the Company's investment. The value of the Company's residual investment in Matillion at 31 December 2021 is GBP29.7 million. This is an outstanding outcome to date, in a company which is experiencing continued fast growth.
Total proceeds from all full and partial realisations in the quarter were GBP6.4 million, a gain of GBP3.5 million over cost. GBP0.2 million was invested in the quarter.
Following its previously announced offer for subscription (alongside British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc, together "the Offers"), on 7 January 2022 the Company made the first and final issue of ordinary shares pursuant to the Offers by allotting 39,514,174 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, raising gross proceeds of GBP34.6 million (GBP33.2 million net).
Performance
The movement in Total Return in pence per ordinary share is set out in the table below:
Dividends 30 September Increase paid/shares Buyback Movement 31 December 2021 in Value issued of shares In Period 2021 Net Assets (GBPm) 131.7 2.5 (5.4) (0.4) (3.3) 128.4 ------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ NAV per share (PPS) 90.9 1.6 (5.0) - (3.4) 87.5 ------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ Cumulative dividends paid (PPS) 159.4 - 5.0 - 5.0 164.4 ------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ Total Return (PPS) 250.3 1.6 - - 1.6 251.9 ------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ Shares in issue 144,873,228 - 2,306,826 (526,365) 1,780,461 146,653,689 ------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
The unaudited NAV increased in value by 1.6 pence; after payment of 5.0 pence of dividends, the unaudited NAV per ordinary share stood at 87.5 pence per share at the period end. Cumulative dividends paid at 31 December 2021 were 164.4 pence per ordinary share (30 September 2021: 159.4 pence per ordinary share).
The movements in NAV per ordinary share are set out in the table below:
GBPm Pence per ordinary share NAV at 30 September 2021 131.7 90.9 Increase in portfolio value 3.0 2.0 Net operating costs (0.5) (0.4) ------ -------- 2.5 1.6 Issue/buy-back of shares 1.4 - ------ -------- Total Return in the period 3.9 1.6 ------ -------- NAV before the payment of dividends 135.6 92.5 Dividends paid (7.2) (5.0) ------ ------ -------- -------- NAV at 31 December 2021 128.4 87.5 ------ ------ -------- --------
Following payment of the third interim dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 March 2022 on 5 January 2022 the unaudited net asset value is 85.5 pence per ordinary share.
Dividends and shares in issue
On 16 November 2021, the Company issued 2,306,826 shares under the DRIS, following the payment of the second interim dividend.
Under its standing buyback authority, on 15 December 2021 the Company purchased 526,365 shares at 80.21 pence at a cost of GBP0.42 million. These shares are held in treasury.
Subsequent to the quarter end, on 5 January 2022 the Company issued 940,963 shares under the DRIS following the payment of the third interim dividend, and on 7 January 2022 the Company issued 39,514,174 shares arising from the Offers, taking the number of shares in issue to 187,108,826 at that date, with a further 17,986,301 shares held in treasury.
Net assets
Net assets at 31 December 2021 comprised the following:
% of net GBP000 assets Unquoted investments at fair value 95,297 74.2 Listed investment funds 5,146 4.0 Cash and cash equivalents 27,056 21.1 Other net current assets 873 0.7 -------- --------- Net assets 128,372 100.0 ======== =========
Investments
The investment portfolio at 31 December 2021 comprised:
Cumulative valuation as a % Valuation of net GBP000 assets Matillion Limited 29,655 23.1% Springboard Research Holdings Limited 5,938 27.7% Intelligent Office UK 4,744 31.4% Wooshii Limited 4,743 35.1% Unbiased EC1 Limited 4,624 38.7% Elucidat Ltd 4,397 42.1% SharpCloud Software Limited 4,392 45.6% Force24 Ltd 4,160 48.8% ACC Aviation Group Limited 3,661 51.7% Displayplan Holdings Limited 3,512 54.4% 69,826 54.4% Other investments 25,471 19.8% Total investments 95,297 74.2% ========== ===========
Investments made since November 2015 represented 77 per cent of the value of the unquoted portfolio at 31 December 2021.
Portfolio performance
Over the quarter to 31 December 2021, the aggregate portfolio valuation has increased by GBP3.0 million.
Ukraine
During the build up to and subsequent to the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, we have been closely monitoring the impact of the war on our portfolio. There is minimal direct impact, which has principally been where two portfolio companies have had a small section of their software development teams based in Ukraine. From a business perspective, continuity of supply and service has been secured, although we are aware of a small number of developers who we believe are directly caught in the conflict and our thoughts are with them and all those suffering the humanitarian impact of the war.
Outlook
The current environment is clearly a demanding one for many companies, dealing with supply chain inflation, a competitive hiring environment and wider political challenges. But as the pandemic has shown, the key to a company's success is having a strong management team, ready access to capital and remaining agile. We are confident that the Company's portfolio is well placed to navigate these challenges. We also continue to see a number of promising investment opportunities and look forward to updating you on progress with deploying the Company's newly raised funds over the coming quarters.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU No. 596/2014). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
21 March 2022
For further information please contact:
David Hall YFM Private Equity Limited Tel: 0113 244 1000
Alex Collins Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited Tel: 0207 886 2767
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