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Posted at 26/3/2010 12:48 by dell314 "....It's my understanding from the recent Investors Chronicle article (it's not available online) that the "Capital Alternatives" product is marketed by a company by the name of Capital Alternatives Limited, which is not owned by Capital Ideas (it doesn't appear on the liquidator's report)".Cheers for that Jak. So it would appear that most of the useful assets/businesses have been stripped out at an earlier time. I wonder who the directors of Capital Alternatives Limited happen to be...... Have you received any annual/interim reports since CAPT delisted that gave any indication what they were up to? Yes, I'd appreciate a copy of that IC article when you have a free moment. Rgds dell |
Posted at 18/10/2009 12:02 by egoi Apples i'd contact the company if you are concerned. Given that the shares traded at 0.01 - 0.1p on their last day on AIM, I'm sceptical as to their likely worth. On the plus side, maybe they will re-float one day? - good luck!Meanwhile, Alistair Blair of Investors' Chronicle wants to hear from anyone with concerns over Double Carbon Battery's original offer for sale, and I think he genuinely wishes to help. |
Posted at 04/10/2009 10:21 by topvest Yes, shame it was about 5 years too late to save investors who have lost their money. |
Posted at 04/10/2009 09:11 by egoi Comment by Investors Chronicle. Well worth a read in my personal opinion, I especially found the last paragraph brought tears to my eyes. Dunno why, it just did! |
Posted at 27/2/2009 12:06 by safman barnetpeter - 30 Jan'09 - 18:52 - 1718 of 1741I think this is a really good move. The mkt cap is stupid as is the spread. Crazy to pay 100k for a listing. I have two other stocks that have delisted for the same reasons. Fine by me - they will list again in due course at a much higher level. How can this be at such a stupid level? A PE of about 1.5 with a fraction of the assets? The reason is that too many investors are fed up with the Langbar and similar dodgy Aim stuff. The average loss sufferred by investors buying AIM stocks is apparently 80% over the last three years. Average! I am a buyer at 0.10. ? saffy.. |
Posted at 18/2/2009 13:01 by poppadom2 I think it is criminal for companies to choose to delist themselves and after that for the share not be able to paid back to the investor based on the day price on the day an announcement of delistind is made. Many investors in this good going business lost between 33 and 66% of their invested value simply because the company wants to go private and there appears to be NO legislation protecting investors! |
Posted at 30/1/2009 18:52 by barnetpeter I think this is a really good move. The mkt cap is stupid as is the spread. Crazy to pay 100k for a listing. I have two other stocks that have delisted for the same reasons. Fine by me - they will list again in due course at a much higher level.How can this be at such a stupid level? A PE of about 1.5 with a fraction of the assets? The reason is that too many investors are fed up with the Langbar and similar dodgy Aim stuff. The average loss sufferred by investors buying AIM stocks is apparently 80% over the last three years. Average! I am a buyer at 0.10. |
Posted at 27/10/2008 07:51 by treacle28 Capital Ideas Final ResultsRNS Number : 6926G Capital Ideas PLC 27 October 2008 CAPITAL IDEAS PLC Statement of results for the year ended 30 April 2008 Capital Ideas PLC ("the Company"), a holding company with a number of subsidiaries ("the Group") which is focused on developing a database marketing business report their financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2008. Highlights * Turnover increased by 250 per cent. to £1.763 million (2007: £0.503 million) * Operating Profit before impairment increased by 133 per cent. to £1.055 million (2007: £0.452 million) * Management has delivered such growth through the sale of investments and establishing Capital Ideas Financial Publishing Limited in April 2008 with the aim of diversifying its income streams and improving the quality of its earnings * Management team broadened and strengthened by the appointment of Stuart Kinner and Grant Jones as directors of Capital Ideas PLC. Commenting on the result, Stuart Kinner, Chairman of Capital Ideas PLC, said: "The board is very pleased with progress in the past financial year and the current financial year has started strongly. The Company has reshaped itself from focusing purely on investing in turnaround opportunities to becoming a more diversified group. The strategy is to acquire majority interests in companies that meet with the management's expertise and integrate them within the Group to benefit from synergies. The first such acquisition involved the creation of Capital Ideas Financial Publishing Ltd and the subsequent purchase of a financial publication business. The Company has also launched 'Room to Invest', a hotel room investment company, which we are expecting to be a major contributor to profits going forward. The Company continues to search for other businesses that meet the board's criteria." Chairman's Statement I am pleased to announce that for the twelve months to 30 April 2008, the Company achieved a profit before tax of £639,000 (2007: £361,000). This represents an increase of 77% on last year. Earnings per ordinary 0.1p share was 0.16p (2007: 0.13p). Net assets have grown by 194% from £692,000 to £2,034,000, resulting in an increase in net asset value (NAV) per ordinary 0.1p share from 0.29p to 0.71p. Operating Review The Company has previously focused on acquiring equity positions in distressed businesses. This focus has now changed to establish a broader based business with repeat earnings rather than reliance on profits on disposal of investments, which in this economic environment are becoming more difficult to achieve. The strategy going forward is to acquire majority interests in businesses which fit in with our current operations and where we are able to generate synergies and cost savings. These acquisitions will in the main be distressed businesses where we are able to acquire previously strong businesses with a sound business model at a low cost. When market conditions improve and these divisions have established critical mass then these divisions will be either sold or listed. Proposed Dividend The directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend (2007: £Nil). The Current Structure The Company currently operates a number of different profit centres Capital Ideas Private Equity Ltd - this holds minority interests in a number of turnaround and growth businesses Capital Ideas Financial Publications Ltd - this operates a number of financial publications including Company Refs, Company Directory and Company Guide. Room to Invest Ltd - this is a hotel sales business which is selling hotel rooms to private investors in a number of hotel opportunities throughout the world. Activity During the year the Company completed a number of investments as well as won a number of mandates from clients to raise funding and assist with a market listing. In addition the Company was successful in disposing of a number of its holdings. Below are some of the more significant investments the Company holds: Worldlink Group plc - owns Intellectual Property for use on mobile telecommunications which allow for the update of data and is utilised in updating stocks and shares, betting odds and auction data. Capital Ideas owns 1.067% of Worldlink. Nicobloc plc - Nicobloc is a company specialising in providing products to encourage smokers to give up. The NicoBloc fluid has a 60% success rate on assisting people to quit smoking. This compares to the current industry average of 5% success rate. Capital Ideas owns 2.5% of Nicobloc plc, having already realised £250,000 from the sale of half of its initial holding. Dateline plc - Dateline plc is the UK's oldest established on-line dating agency. Capital Ideas now has a significant stake in Dateline, via direct shareholdings and shares in trust, totalling 40% of the company. Primary Water plc - Primary Water is an Australian-based water exploration company that locates and drills for water. This water is not surface run-off water, but water that is known as primary water, which is deeper underground. Capital Ideas sold its holding in Primary Water plc in the year under review for over £500,000. This division is discontinuing new investments because exits are more difficult during this current economic climate. The objective over the coming months will be to dispose of current holdings and use the proceeds to invest in other areas of the business. Other Divisions Capital Ideas Financial Publications Ltd The Company acquired the assets from the previously AIM-quoted Charterhouse Communications plc. Assets acquired included: Company Refs, Company Guide and Company Directory. These are long established financial titles which are mainly subscription based. The assets were acquired for £207,000 in cash. In the first 4 months of ownership the division generated a contribution to central overheads of £119,000 on sales of £513k. The Company is looking to expand this division both by acquisition and organically. It is also due to launch its first new title in January 2009, which will be a subscription-based publication and is in a very niche area. Further details of the planned new publication will be released shortly. Room to Invest Ltd This Company was launched in July 2008, marketing its first hotel in Budapest, Hungary to private investors. It is currently marketing an existing hotel in Marrakech, Morocco with further launches to follow shortly in Slovenia and Southern Ireland. Each investor receives an income of up to 10% per annum, with the first year guaranteed and investors are able to stay at any hotel in the group free of charge for 21 days each year. Unlike other schemes in this sector, Room to Invest offers an average investment of £5,500 per room and is focused on property hot spots with no exposure to the UK market. Room to Invest is expected to be a substantial contributor to the Group. The Company also has an option to acquire an established mail order business which owns a database of over 500,000 previous buyers. This is a business which can be easily expanded and integrated into our existing business, thus achieving substantial cost savings. We are currently searching for other related businesses in this field. Prospects The Company has started the new financial year strongly and has invested heavily in its new subsidiary, Room to Invest and other areas of the business. In the first four months of this year to 31 August 2008 the Group has been both profitable and cash generative. We have decided to withdraw from the private equity market and are actively seeking to dispose of our minority interests. The focus on the business going forward is to establish a diversified group of businesses built around a central overhead with database management being the common theme of the businesses. The objective is to be able to exploit each of the databases by being able to market different products and services to these databases and therefore maximise the revenue of the group. The Company has an option to acquire a direct marketing business which retails DVD's, CD's and books which has a database of over 500,000 clients and has also recently acquired the database for Inside Track Seminars, a once leading buy to let seminar business which number some 200,000 individuals. All these developments should improve the prospects and reach of the group over the coming 12 months. With your boards' experience in the acquisition and turnaround of distressed companies, the current market conditions provide an ideal opportunity to expand the business both organically and by acquisition. Stuart Kinner |
Posted at 09/10/2008 14:23 by mattrix1 Think how Capt have made their money in the past and how Renwick works...Finds a business which needs help...get's a stake in it for a good price..helps promote it to raise the valuation...sell's at a premium. If you read the ARC documents there are usually other investors aswell as Capt with a stake but at a higher price.RTI could buy the freehold with other investors Investors know the bussiness plan and the risk involed RTI own the hotel and investors own a stake in RTI and it's performance or investors just get money back plus say 30% if room rights are sold. In the end RTI will own a hotel with a new valuation get their investment back all be it room rights or room revenue. I mean if you buy a 5 bedroom house at an auction with your mates, you own it and your mates chip in to help buy it out right, do it up and sell it on week by week..as long as people are willing to buy a week you will make money. As soon as you sell a number of weeks in your house you will get a new valuation (it's all down to what people are prepared to pay for something that give's it value). Pay your mates back plus a bit extra for their help and go out and do the same thing all over again. |
Posted at 23/9/2008 19:24 by tiredoldbroker mattrix1, I'll tell you one way the RtI concept could pan out.Year 1: naive private investors, lured by the promise that RtI 'is not a timeshare' and by the implication that they can get 7.5%-10% income, 10% capital appreciation, and free holiday hotel nights buy into the concept of weekly 'room rights'. RtI spends a huge amount of the proceeds on advertising, directors' salaries, payments to "advisers" and fees to associated parties. Year 2: RtI starts to find that it can't meet its running costs out of a 25% share of room revenue, and with the European economies still suffering the aftershocks of this years' events in financial markets, occupancy rates at most hotels start to fall anyway. Year 3: a lot of those year 1 investors start to find that they are not getting the income they thought they'd been promised, and that there's no real re-sale market for their 'room rights', and they start to look for someone to complain to - or someone to sue - or the RtI model proves not to be resilient enough. I really don't believe there is any comparison here with the GuestInvest offering, where you but a 999-year lease on a hotel room, in central London. GI make it clear that you'll only get 50% of room revenue (so the basic model is more likely to remain solvent), you'll pay service charges every year and they also have a track record of people being able to sell-on their room investments. I've not seen any suggestion that GI are selling rooms at a vast profit over the buying price of their hotels (eg the £55m Chiswell St development has 200 rooms priced from £240K), which is why investors are able to sell on at a profit after a year or two. How do you think any RtI investor will be able to sell on at a profit, if there's a huge mark-up from buying price to receipts from room rights ? Or are you actually suggesting that after a year, investors will get no income ? Do you really mean to suggest that income will be paid out of the sale of future room rights, because if so, you make it sound like a Ponzi scheme, which is something even I've not suggested. My firm opinion is that a BTL hotel room scheme is only viable if the revenue sharing model makes it sustainable (so the hotel operator doesn't just go bust, or let the hotel deteriorate) and if the sale price per room is clearly in an equitable realtionship to the total value of the hotel, so that investors have a reasonable chance of selling their investment when they want to, and furthermore the operator needs to have skills in hotel management - and I don't see where RtI has the skills to run an international hotel portfolio, on a narrow share of room revenue, on a succesful basis over the longer term; nor how an investor can get out at a profit or even avoid a loss, if the room rights are sold for an aggregate amount vastly higher than the value of the hotel. |
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