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SDV Chelverton Uk Dividend Trust Plc

166.00
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07 Jun 2024 - Closed
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Chelverton Uk Dividend Trust Plc LSE:SDV London Ordinary Share GB0006615826 ORD 25P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -0.50 -0.30% 166.00 164.00 168.00 166.50 166.00 166.50 11,165 08:11:54
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Mgmt Invt Offices, Open-end -2.34M -3.93M -0.1886 -8.80 34.61M

Chelverton UK Dividend Trust PLC Half-year Report (9264U)

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Chelverton UK Dividend Trust PLC

28 November 2023

Chelverton UK Dividend Trust PLC

Half-Yearly Financial Report

For the Six Months ended 31 October 2023

Investment Objective and Policy

The investment objective of Chelverton UK Dividend Trust PLC ('the Company') is to provide Ordinary Shareholders with a high income and opportunity for capital growth, having provided a capital return suf fi cient to repay the full fi nal capital entitlement of the Zero Dividend Preference shares issued by the wholly owned subsidiary company, SDV 2025 ZDP PLC ('SDVP').

Chelverton UK Dividend Trust PLC, and its subsidiary SDV 2025 ZDP PLC ('the Subsidiary'), together form the Group ('the Group').

The Company's investment policy is that:

-- the Company will invest in equities in order to achieve its investment objectives, which are to provide both income and capital growth, predominantly through investment in mid and smaller capitalised UK companies admitted to the Of fi cial List of the UK Listing Authority and traded on the London Stock Exchange Main Market, traded on AIM or traded on other qualifying UK marketplaces.

-- the Company will not invest in preference shares, loan stock or notes, convertible securities or fi xed interest securities or any similar securities convertible into shares; nor will it invest in the securities of other investment trusts or in unquoted companies. The Company may retain investments in companies which cease to be listed after the initial investment was made, so long as the total is non-material in the context of the overall portfolio; however, the Company may not increase its exposure to such investments.

Financial Highlights

 
                                                   31 October    30 April 
Capital                                                  2023        2023  % change 
Total gross assets (GBP'000)                           45,936      53,674   (14.42) 
Total net assets (GBP'000)                             27,636      35,563   (22.30) 
 
Net asset value per Ordinary share                    129.38p     168.15p   (23.06) 
Mid-market price per Ordinary share                   131.00p     174.50p   (24.93) 
Premium/(discount)                                      1.25%       3.78% 
 
Net asset value per Zero Dividend Preference 
 share                                                125.65p     123.21p      1.98 
Mid-market price per Zero Dividend Preference 
 share                                                117.00p     117.50p    (0.43) 
Premium/(discount)                                    (6.88%)     (4.64%) 
 
                                                   Six months  Six months 
                                                           to          to 
                                                   31 October  31 October 
Revenue                                                  2023        2022  % change 
Return per Ordinary share                               6.32p       6.63p    (4.68) 
Dividends declared per Ordinary share*                  6.30p       5.89p      7.05 
Total return 
Total return on Group net assets**                   (23.82%)    (20.05%) 
 
 
 
 *    Dividend per Ordinary share includes the first interim paid 
       and second interim declared for the period to 31 October 2023 
       and 2022 and will differ from the amounts disclosed within 
       the statement of changes in net equity. 
 **   Adding back dividends distributed in the period. 
 

Interim Management Report

This Half-Yearly report covers the six months to 31 October 2023. The Net Asset Value (NAV) per Ordinary share as at 31 October 2023 was 129.38p, down from 168.15p at 30 April 2023, a decrease of 23.06% during the period. As at 23 November 2023 the NAV per share had increased to 139.20p.

From the beginning of the Company's financial year until 31 October 2023, the Ordinary share price decreased by 24.93% from 174.50p to 131.00p. Since the period end, the share price has increased to 141.50p as at 23 November 2023, on which date the shares were trading at a premium of 1.65% %.

Dividend

Maintaining its record of increasing the annual core dividend paid by the Company for the 14th year running, the first interim dividend for the current year of 3.15p (2022: 2.9425p) per Ordinary share was paid on 13 October 2023. The Board has declared a second interim dividend of 3.15p per Ordinary share (2022: 2.9425p) payable on 12 January 2024 to shareholders on the register on 15 December 2023, making a total for the half year of 6.30p per Ordinary share (2022: 5.89p), an increase of 7.05%.

It is anticipated that the Company will maintain the level of dividend for the third and fourth quarter at 3.15p making a total core dividend of 12.6p for the year (2023: 11.77p), an annual increase of 7.05%.

Portfolio

In the last six months we have increased our investment in 14 of our existing holdings taking advantage of lower prices and shares being available in Arbuthnot Banking Group, Bakkavor, Hargreaves Services, Liontrust Asset Management, Marshalls, MTI Wireless Edge, OSB Group, Paypoint, Premier Miton Group, RTC Group, Regional REIT, Somero, Spectra Systems and Watkin Jones.

During the period we added six new names to the portfolio: FDM Group - Information Technology, Gateley - Business Services, Lendinvest - Non-bank lender, Stelrad - supplier of central heating radiators, Vanquis Banking - sub-prime lender and Wickes Group - retailer of building materials.

Funds were raised from the outright sale of seven of our holdings: Bloomsbury Publishing, Numis Corporation, Saga, Synthomer, Restaurant Group, Vertu Motors and Vistry Group. The following holdings were reduced as they grew to become larger weightings on lower yields: Belvoir Lettings, Castings, Clarke (T.), Essentra, Fonix Mobile, Gattaca, Hilton, Kier Group, Kitwave Group, ME Group International, Ramsdens Holdings, Sancus Lending Group, Smiths News, Ultimate Products and Wilmington Group .

Outlook

The stock market for the last six months, and in fact the last two years, has been very difficult for small and mid cap companies. It is well-documented that UK shares have been lowly rated over several years and this is particularly so in the area of the market in which the Company invests.

There is no need to recount here the extraordinary events and circumstances that the United Kingdom and indeed the world have experienced over the recent past. Gradually, however, the macro environment is improving. The rate of inflation is now reducing across Europe and, in the UK, has fallen to 4.6% and is on course to trend down to target levels during the next year. There is no expectation of a return to the extraordinarily low interest rates that have prevailed over the past decade, but latest developments suggest that we may be at or near the peak in interest rates. That will take the pressure off central banks to increase rates further and should lead to a gradual reduction from current levels .

Logically this will lead to a reduction in mortgage rates and combined with an expectation that energy prices will decline further in the near future should result in an improvement in household spending power and confidence.

Our portfolio has and is experiencing an unprecedented level of share buy-backs by portfolio companies. This de-equitisation process, whilst rewarding for shareholders, will ultimately be damaging for the London Stock Market. The headlong rush by wealth managers to switch from UK equities to Global equities has been part of the problem leading to the general decline in UK share values. When this trend reverses there will be a sharp upward correction in share prices.

To date there has only been a handful of takeovers in the portfolio but the concern has to be that in the future some of our companies will be acquired at unduly low valuations.

However, it is reassuring that the underlying performance of the companies in the portfolio continues to be positive as managements are reacting rapidly to changing circumstances and the challenges of the current marketplace. We continue to see compelling evidence that our companies are, in the main, managing the current tricky environment. As we said one year ago, "It is likely that our companies will only receive the ratings they deserve once the world political and economic situation is stable and then improving". Nothing has occurred to change our view.

We are pleased to recommend an annual 7.05% rise in the dividend and are heartened by the resilience of the portfolio's revenue stream. Over the life of the Company there have been a number of periods where the asset value has declined sharply only for a very strong recovery to take place soon thereafter. We have been gently repositioning the current portfolio to take full advantage of the potential for similar capital recovery in the future.

Chelverton Asset Management Limited

27 November 2023

Principal Risks

The principal risks facing the Group are substantially unchanged since the date of the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2023 and continue to be as set out in that report on pages 11 to 13. Risks faced by the Group include, but are not limited to, market risk, discount volatility, regulatory risks, financial risk, political risk, global pandemics risk and risks associated with accounting policies, gearing and the loss of key personnel .

Going concern

Having assessed the principal risks and the other matters discussed in connection with the viability statement as set out on pages 15 and 16 of the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2023, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts .

Change of Auditor

The Company's auditor, Hazlewoods LLP, resigned with effect from 31 October 2023 on the grounds that they have taken the decision to no longer continue their registration as an auditor eligible to undertake Public Interest Entity audits.

The Company's Audit Committee carried out a formal, competitive tender process and, after careful consideration, recommended to the Board the appointment of Johnston Carmichael LLP as the Company's new auditors. This appointment was approved by the Board.

Johnston Carmichael LLP will carry out the audit of the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ending 30 April 2024 and their appointment will be put to a vote of the shareholders at the Company's next Annual General Meeting in September 2024.

Responsibility Statement of the Directors in respect of the Half-Yearly Report

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

-- the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in compliance with the IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' and gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Group; and

-- the interim management report and notes to the Half-Yearly Report include a fair view of the information required by:

(a) DTR 4.2.7R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being an indication of the important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements; and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and

(b) DTR 4.2.8R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being related party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the current financial year and that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the Group during that period; and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report that could do so.

This Half-Yearly Report was approved by the Board of Directors on 27 November 2023 and the above responsibility statement was signed on its behalf by Howard Myles, Chairman.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

for the six months ended 31 October 2023

 
                            Six months to 31                 Year to 30 April             Six months to 31 October 
                                 October                            2023                             2022 
                                   2023 
 
                       Revenue    Capital      Total    Revenue    Capital      Total    Revenue    Capital      Total 
                       GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
 Losses on 
  investments at 
  fair 
  value through 
  profit or loss             -    (7,766)    (7,766)          -    (5,543)    (5,543)          -    (9,134)    (9,134) 
 Investment income       1,599          -      1,599      3,202          -      3,202      1,631          -      1,631 
 Investment 
  management fee          (61)      (183)      (244)      (133)      (400)      (533)       (65)      (195)      (260) 
 Other expenses          (163)        (7)      (170)      (333)       (14)      (347)      (168)        (8)      (176) 
                     ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 Net deficit before 
  finance 
  costs and 
  taxation               1,375    (7,956)    (6,581)      2,736    (5,957)    (3,221)      1,398    (9,337)    (7,939) 
 Finance costs 
  Preference shares 
 Preference shares           -      (354)      (354)          -      (680)      (680)          -      (340)      (340) 
                     ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 Net deficit before 
  taxation               1,375    (8,310)    (6,935)      2,736    (6,637)    (3,901)      1,398    (9,677)    (8,279) 
 Taxation (see note 
  2)                      (25)          -       (25)       (32)          -       (32)       (16)          -       (16) 
                     ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Total comprehensive 
 expense 
 for the period          1,350    (8,310)    (6,960)      2,704    (6,637)    (3,933)      1,382    (9,677)    (8,295) 
                     ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                       Revenue    Capital      Total    Revenue    Capital      Total    Revenue    Capital      Total 
                         pence      pence      pence      pence      pence      pence      pence      pence      pence 
 Net return per: 
 Ordinary share 
  (see note 3)            6.32    (38.91)    (32.59)      12.94    (31.77)    (18.83)       6.63    (46.41)    (39.78) 
 Zero Dividend 
  Preference share 
  2025 (see note 3)          -       2.44       2.44          -       4.69       4.69          -       2.34       2.34 
                     ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 

The total column of this statement is the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the Group prepared in accordance with UK adopted IFRSs and in with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued during the period. All of the net return for the period and the total comprehensive income for the period is attributed to the Shareholders of the Group. The supplementary revenue and capital return columns are presented for information purposes as recommended by the Statement of Recommended Practice issued by the Association of Investment Companies ('AIC').

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Equity (unaudited)

for the six months ended 31 October 2023

 
                               Share     Share      Capital   Capital   Revenue 
                             capital   premium   redemption   reserve   reserve 
                                       account      reserve                        Total 
                             GBP'000   GBP'000      GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000  GBP'000 
 Six months ended 31 
 October 2023 
 30 April 2023                 5,288    17,980        5,004     4,564     2,727   35,563 
Total comprehensive 
 expense for the period            -         -            -   (8,310)     1,350  (6,960) 
Ordinary shares issued            53       303            -         -         -      356 
Expenses of Ordinary 
 share issue                       -      (22)            -         -         -     (22) 
 Dividends paid (see 
  note 4)                          -         -            -         -   (1,301)  (1,301) 
                            --------  --------  -----------  --------  --------  ------- 
 31 October 2023               5,341    18,261        5,004   (3,746)     2,776   27,636 
                            --------  --------  -----------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 Year ended 30 April 
 2023 (audited) 
 30 April 2022                 5,213    17,517        5,004    11,201     2,447   41,382 
Total comprehensive 
 expense for the year              -         -            -   (6,637)     2,704  (3,933) 
Ordinary shares issued            75       466            -         -         -      541 
Expenses of Ordinary 
 share issue                       -       (3)            -         -         -      (3) 
 Dividends paid (see 
  note 4)                          -         -            -         -   (2,424)  (2,424) 
                            --------  --------  -----------  --------  --------  ------- 
 30 April 2023                 5,288    17,980        5,004     4,564     2,727   35,563 
                            --------  --------  -----------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 
  Six months ended 31 
  October 2022 
  30 April 2022                5,213    17,517        5,004    11,201     2,447   41,382 
 Total comprehensive 
  expense for the period           -         -            -   (9,677)     1,382  (8,295) 
 Dividends paid (see 
  note 4)                          -         -            -         -   (1,188)  (1,188) 
                            --------  --------  -----------  --------  --------  ------- 
 31 October 2022               5,213    17,517        5,004     1,524     2,641   31,899 
                            --------  --------  -----------  --------  --------  ------- 
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(unaudited)

as at 31 October 2023

 
                                                        30 April 
                                          31 October        2023  31 October 
                                                2023     GBP'000        2022 
                                             GBP'000   (audited)     GBP'000 
 Non-current assets 
 Investments at fair value through 
  profit or loss                              45,277      52,825      48,919 
 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables                     283         469         289 
 Cash and cash equivalents                       376         380         335 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                 659         849         624 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total assets                                 45,936      53,674      49,543 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                       (80)       (245)       (118) 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                (80)       (245)       (118) 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total assets less current liabilities        45,856      53,429      49,425 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Zero Dividend Preference shares 
  2025                                      (18,220)    (17,866)    (17,526) 
 Total liabilities                          (18,300)    (18,111)    (17,644) 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Net assets                                   27,636      35,563      31,899 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 Represented by: 
 Share capital                                 5,341       5,288       5,213 
 Share premium account                        18,261      17,980      17,517 
 Capital redemption reserve                    5,004       5,004       5,004 
 Capital reserve                             (3,746)       4,564       1,524 
 Revenue reserve                               2,776       2,727       2,641 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Equity shareholders' funds                   27,636      35,563      31,899 
                                         -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 Net asset value per: (see                     pence       pence       pence 
  note 5) 
 Ordinary share                               129.38      168.15      152.99 
 Zero Dividend Preference share 
  2025                                        125.65      123.22      120.87 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

for the six months ended 31 October 2023

 
                                                               Year to 
                                                Six months               Six months 
                                                        to    30 April           to 
                                                31 October        2023   31 October 
                                                      2023     GBP'000         2022 
                                                   GBP'000   (audited)      GBP'000 
 Operating activities 
 Investment income received                          1,781       3,170        1,799 
 Investment management fee paid                      (260)       (546)        (278) 
 Administration and secretarial fees 
  paid                                                (32)        (64)         (32) 
 Refund of tax                                           1           -            - 
 Other cash payments                                 (189)       (273)        (187) 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Cash generated from operations (see 
  note 7)                                            1,301       2,287        1,302 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Purchases of investments                          (6,538)    (12,624)      (4,028) 
 Sales of investments                                6,200      12,069        3,715 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Net cash inflow from operating activities             963       1,732          989 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Financing activities 
 Issue of Ordinary shares                              356         541            - 
 Expenses of Ordinary share issue                     (22)         (3)            - 
 Dividends paid                                    (1,301)     (2,424)      (1,188) 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Net cash outflow from financing activities          (967)     (1,886)      (1,188) 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Change in cash and cash equivalents                   (4)       (154)        (199) 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at start 
  of period                                            380         534          534 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of 
  period                                               376         380          335 
                                              ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 

Notes to the Condensed Half-Yearly Report

for the six months ended 31 October 2023

1 General information

The fi nancial information contained in this Half-Yearly Report does not constitute statutory fi nancial statements as de fi ned in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The statutory fi nancial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023, which contained an unquali fi ed auditors' report, have been lodged with the Registrar of Companies and did not contain a statement required under the Companies Act 2006. These statutory fi nancial statements were prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Financial Reporting Standards ('UK adopted IFRSs') and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice ('SORP'): Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies and Venture Capital Trusts issued by the AIC in July 2022 .

The Group has fi nancial resources which substantially exceed its expense commitments and therefore the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks and also believe that the Group will have suf fi cient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing this report .

This report has not been reviewed by the Group's Auditors.

This report has been prepared using accounting policies adopted in the audited fi nancial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023. This report has also been prepared in compliance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' and the Companies Act 2006 .

2 Taxation

The Company has an effective tax rate of 0% as investment gains are exempt from tax owing to the Company's status as an Investment Trust and there is expected to be an excess of management expenses over taxable income and thus there is no charge for corporation tax .

Deferred tax assets in respect of unrelieved excess expenses are not recognised as it is unlikely that the Group will generate suf fi cient taxable income in the future to utilise these expenses. Deferred tax is not provided on capital gains and losses because the Company meets the conditions for approval as an investment trust company .

   3   Earnings per share 

Ordinary shares

Revenue earnings per Ordinary share is based on revenue on ordinary activities after taxation of GBP1,350,000 (30 April 2023: GBP2,704,000, 31 October 2022: GBP1,382,000) and on 21,355,216 (30 April 2023: 20,890,547, 31 October 2022: 20,850,000) Ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of Ordinary shares in issue during the period .

Capital earnings per Ordinary share is based on the capital loss of GBP8,310,000 (30 April 2023: GBP6,637,000, 31 October 2022: GBP9,677,000) and on 21,355,216 (30 April 2023: 20,890,547, 31 October 2022: 20,850,000) Ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of Ordinary shares in issue during the period.

Zero Dividend Preference shares

Capital earnings per Zero Dividend Preference share 2025 is based on allocations from the Company of GBP354,000 (30 April 2023: GBP680,000, 31 October 2022: GBP340,000) and on 14,500,000 (30 April 2023: 14,500,000, 31 October 2022: 14,500,000) Zero Dividend Preference shares 2025 being the weighted average number of Zero Dividend Preference shares in issue during the period .

   4   Dividends 

During the period, a fourth interim dividend of 2.9425p per Ordinary share was paid to Shareholders in respect of the fi nancial year ended 30 April 2023 .

In respect of the year ending 30 April 2024, a fi rst interim dividend of 3.15p per ordinary share has been paid to the Shareholders .

In addition, for the year ending 30 April 2024, the Board has declared a second interim dividend of 3.15p per Ordinary share payable on 12 January 2024 to Shareholders on the register at 15 December 2023 (ex-dividend date 14 December 2023) .

   5   Net asset values 

Ordinary shares

The net asset value per Ordinary share is based on assets attributable of GBP27,636,000 (30 April 2022: GBP35,563,000, 31 October 2022: GBP31,899,000) and on 21,360,000 (30 April 2023: 21,150,000, 31 October 2022: 20,850,000) Ordinary shares being the number of shares in issue at the period end .

Zero Dividend Preference shares

The net asset value per Zero Dividend Preference shares is based on assets attributable of GBP18,220,000 (30 April 2023: GBP17,866,000, 31 October 2022: GBP17,526,000) and on 14,500,000 (30 April 2023: 14,500,000, 31 October 2022: 14,500,000) Zero Dividend Preference shares being the number of shares in issue at the period end .

   6   Fair value hierarchy 

Financial assets and fi nancial liabilities of the Company are carried in the condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value. The fair value is the amount at which the asset could be sold or the liability transferred in a current transaction between market participants, other than a forced or liquidation sale. For investments actively traded in organised fi nancial markets, fair value is generally determined by reference to Stock Exchange quoted market bid prices and Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Services ('SETS') at last trade price at the Balance Sheet date, without adjustment for transaction costs necessary to realise the asset .

The Company measures fair values using the following hierarchy that re fl ects the signi fi cance of the inputs used in making the measurements. Categorisation within the hierarchy has been determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is signi fi cant to the fair value measurement of the relevant assets as follows :

Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

An active market is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with suf fi cient frequency and volume on an ongoing basis such that quoted prices re fl ect prices at which an orderly transaction would take place between market participants at the measurement date. Quoted prices provided by external pricing services, brokers and vendors are included in Level 1, if they re fl ect actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis .

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices).

Level 2 inputs include the following:

   --      quoted prices for similar (i.e. not identical) assets in active markets; 

-- quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. Characteristics of an inactive market include a significant decline in the volume and level of trading activity, the available prices vary significantly over time or among market participants or the prices are not current;

-- inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals); and

-- inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

Level 3 - Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is categorised in its entirety is determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is signi fi cant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. If a fair value measurement uses observable inputs that require signi fi cant adjustment based on unobservable inputs, that measurement is a Level 3 measurement. Assessing the signi fi cance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgement, considering factors speci fi c to the asset or liability .

As at 31 October 2023, 30 April 2023 and 31 October 2022 all of the Company's investments are classified as Level 1.

7 Reconciliation of net return before and after taxation to cash generated from operations

 
                                        31 October  30 April  31 October 
                                              2023      2023        2022 
                                           GBP'000   GBP'000     GBP'000 
     Net deficit before taxation           (6,935)   (3,901)     (8,279) 
     Taxation                                 (25)      (32)        (16) 
                                        ----------  --------  ---------- 
     Net deficit after taxation            (6,960)   (3,933)     (8,295) 
     Net capital deficit                     8,310     6,637       9,677 
     Decrease in receivables                   186         5         184 
     Decrease in payables                     (45)       (8)        (61) 
     Interest and expenses charged to 
      the capital reserve                    (190)     (414)       (203) 
                                        ----------  --------  ---------- 
     Net cash inflow from operating 
      activities                             1,301     2,287       1,302 
                                        ----------  --------  ---------- 
 

8 Related party transactions

The Group's investments are managed by Chelverton Asset Management Limited. The amounts paid to the Investment Manager in the period to 31 October 2023 were GBP244,000 (year ended 30 April 2023: GBP533,000, six months to 31 October 2022: GBP260,000) .

At 31 October 2023 there were amounts outstanding to be paid to the Investment Manager of GBP45,000 (year ended 30 April 2023: GBP61,000, six months to 31 October 2022: GBP55,000) .

Portfolio Investments

as at 31 October 2023

 
                                                                    Market 
                                                                     value         % of 
Security                         Sector                            GBP'000    portfolio 
Belvoir Lettings                 Real Estate                         1,610        3.6 
Alumasc Group                    Construction & Materials            1,136        2.5 
Smiths News                      Industrial Goods & Services         1,128        2.5 
Ultimate Products                Consumer Products and Services      1,080        2.4 
Chesnara                         Insurance                           1,010        2.2 
Diversi fi ed Energy             Energy                                936        2.1 
M P Evans Group                  Food, Beverage & Tobacco              927        2.0 
ME Group                         Consumer Products and Services        911        2.0 
Coral Products                   Industrial Goods & Services           910        2.0 
Duke Royalty                     Financial Services                    866        1.9 
Redde Northgate                  Industrial Goods & Services           839        1.9 
Ramsdens Holdings                Financial Services                    835        1.9 
Hargreaves Services              Industrial Goods & Services           832        1.8 
Castings                         Industrial Goods & Services           823        1.8 
Sever fi eld                     Construction & Materials              770        1.7 
Conduit                          Insurance                             766        1.7 
Somero                           Industrial Goods & Services           765        1.7 
RTC Group                        Industrial Goods & Services           740        1.7 
Spectra Systems                  Retail                                740        1.7 
Fonix Mobile                     Industrial Goods & Services           731        1.6 
Tyman                            Construction & Materials              728        1.6 
Clarke (T.)                      Construction & Materials              693        1.5 
TheWorks.co.uk                   Retail                                684        1.5 
MTI Wireless Edge                Telecommunications                    677        1.5 
Vector Capital                   Financial Services                    665        1.5 
Palace Capital                   Real Estate                           654        1.4 
Kier Group                       Construction & Materials              654        1.4 
Hilton                           Food, Beverage & Tobacco              653        1.4 
Stelrad                          Construction & Materials              644        1.4 
STV                              Media                                 643        1.4 
Close Brothers Group             Banks                                 637        1.4 
Epwin Group                      Construction & Materials              630        1.4 
Bakkavor                         Food, Beverage & Tobacco              612        1.4 
OSB Group                        Financial Services                    599        1.3 
Sabre Insurance                  Insurance                             577        1.3 
Wickes Group                     Retail                                576        1.3 
Arbuthnot Banking 
 Group                           Banks                                 569        1.3 
Hansard Global                   Insurance                             564        1.2 
                                 Personal Care, Drugs & 
Kitwave Group                     Grocery Stores                       560        1.2 
Personal Group Holdings          Insurance                             560        1.2 
One Health Group                 Health Care                           550        1.2 
TP ICAP                          Financial Services                    550        1.2 
Genuit Group                     Construction & Materials              531        1.2 
Bellway                          Consumer Products and Services        522        1.2 
Polar Capital Holdings           Financial Services                    521        1.2 
Gateley                          Industrial Goods & Services           520        1.1 
DFS Furniture                    Retail                                515        1.1 
Marshalls                        Construction & Materials              515        1.1 
Crest Nicholson                  Consumer Products and Services        480        1.1 
Wilmington Group                 Media                                 472        1.0 
Topps Tiles                      Retail                                466        1.0 
Jarvis Securities                Financial Services                    465        1.0 
Lendinvest                       Financial Services                    450        1.0 
FDM Group                        Industrial Goods & Services           436        1.0 
Ecora Resources                  Basic Resources                       429        1.0 
Gattaca                          Industrial Goods & Services           428        0.9 
Orchard Funding Group            Financial Services                    425        0.9 
Regional REIT                    Real Estate                           422        0.9 
RWS                              Industrial Goods & Services           415        0.9 
Portmeirion Group                Consumer Products and Services        403        0.9 
Town Centre Securities           Real Estate                           383        0.8 
Headlam Group                    Consumer Products and Services        360        0.8 
Premier Miton Group              Financial Services                    357        0.8 
Vanquis Banking                  Financial Services                    347        0.8 
Paypoint                         Industrial Goods & Services           346        0.8 
Liontrust Asset Management       Financial Services                    335        0.7 
Spring fi eld Properties         Consumer Products and Services        306        0.7 
Watkin Jones                     Consumer Products and Services        302        0.7 
Marston's                        Travel & Leisure                      290        0.7 
Strix Group                      Industrial Goods & Services           290        0.7 
Brown (N) Group                  Retail                                263        0.6 
DSW Capital                      Financial Services                    240        0.5 
Chamberlin                       Basic Resources                       225        0.5 
Essentra                         Industrial Goods & Services           223        0.5 
Cavendish Financial              Financial Services                    189        0.4 
R&Q Insurance                    Insurance                             112        0.3 
iEnergizer                       Industrial Goods & Services           105        0.2 
Aferian                          Telecommunications                     63        0.1 
Revolution Bars Group            Travel & Leisure                       52        0.1 
Sancus Lending Group             Financial Services                     40        0.1 
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Total Portfolio                                                     45,277      100.0 
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