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CRK Clerkenwell

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Clerkenwell LSE:CRK London Ordinary Share GB00B3L0Q676 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 28.00 0.00 01:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
0 0 N/A 0

Final Results

06/12/2006 12:40pm

UK Regulatory


RNS Number:3621N
Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
06 December 2006


            Clerkenwell Ventures PLC - Unaudited Preliminary Results
                                        
                          Unaudited Preliminary Results
                      for the year ended 30 September 2006
                                        
Clerkenwell Ventures PLC ("Clerkenwell Ventures" or "the Company") announces its
preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2006.

Highlights :

* Net cash as at 30 September 2006 of #4.3 million (2005: #4.3 million)
* Profit before taxation for the year ended 30 September 2006 of #51,000
  (2005: #77,000)

David Page, Chairman, commented:

"We continue to evaluate interesting investment opportunities in businesses with
high growth potential."

Enquiries

Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
David Page, Non-executive Chairman           Telephone: 07836 346934

Seymour Pierce Limited
Richard Feigen                               Telephone: 020 7107 8000

Gainsborough Communications
Julian Walker                                Telephone: 020 7190 1705



Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
Unaudited Preliminary Results
for the period ended 30 September 2006

Chairman's Statement

It gives me great pleasure to report the results of Clerkenwell Ventures for the
year to 30 September 2006.

Acquisition strategy

The Company's acquisition strategy, as described in the Company's AIM admission
document dated 25 October 2004, is guided by the following criteria:

   *The businesses should have the potential for rapid growth and/or above
    average cashflow;
   *Strong operational management, capable of forming the executive board of
    the Company; and
   *A proven business model and attractive returns on capital invested.

The Directors, with their experience and contacts in the corporate finance and
leisure sectors, have identified and investigated a number of businesses which
could be reversed into the Company.

Results

Profit before taxation for the year ended 30 September 2006 was #51,000 (2005:
#77,000). As at 30 September 2006, Clerkenwell Ventures' net cash balances
amounted to #4.3 million (2005: #4.3 million).

Dividends

As described in the Company's AIM admission document dated 25 October 2004, it
is the Board's policy that prior to making the first acquisition, no dividends
will be paid. Following the first acquisition, subject to the availability of
distributable reserves, dividends will be paid to shareholders when the
Directors believe it is appropriate and prudent to do so. However, the main
focus of the Company will be in delivering capital growth for shareholders.

Outlook

We continue to evaluate interesting investment opportunities in businesses with
high growth potential and will update the market when appropriate.

David Page
Non-executive Chairman
6 December 2006



Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
Unaudited Profit and Loss Account
for the year ended 30 September 2006

                                         Notes     Year ended      Period from
                                                 30 September   13 May 2004 to
                                                         2006     30 September
                                                        #'000             2005
                                                                         #'000

Administrative expenses                                  (148)            (105)

Operating loss                                           (148)            (105)

Interest receivable                                       199              182

Profit on ordinary activities before
taxation                                                   51               77

Taxation on profit on ordinary               2            (17)             (16)
activities

Profit for the year                                        34               61

Earnings per share

Basic                                        3           0.05p            0.13p
Diluted                                      3           0.05p            0.12p

All the Company's activities derive from continuing operations.

No separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses has been presented as
all such gains and losses have been dealt with in the profit and loss account.


Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
Unaudited Balance Sheet
as at 30 September 2006

                                                   Notes       2006       2005
                                                              #'000      #'000

Current assets
Debtors                                                          18          9
Cash at bank and in hand                                      4,345      4,320

                                                              4,363      4,329

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year                  (80)       (80)

Net current assets                                            4,283      4,249

Net assets                                                    4,283      4,249

Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital                                         689        689
Share premium                                                 3,499      3,499
Profit and loss account                                          95         61

Equity shareholders' funds                             4      4,283      4,249



Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
Unaudited Cash Flow Statement
for the period ended 30 September 2006

                                          Notes    Year ended      Period from
                                                           30   13 May 2004 to 
                                                    September     30 September
                                                         2006             2005
                                                        #'000            #'000  
                                                                         
Net cash out flow from operating          5a             (145)             (46)
activities

Returns on investments and servicing of
finance                                                   192              178

Taxation                                                  (22)               -

Cash inflow before management of liquid
resources and financing                                    25              132

Management of liquid resources            5b             (188)          (4,156)

Financing                                 5c                -            4,188

(Decrease)/increase in cash in the year                  (163)             164


Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds

                                          Notes    Year ended      Period from
                                                           30   13 May 2004 to 
                                                    September     30 September
                                                         2006             2005
                                                        #'000            #'000
                                                                         
(Decrease)/increase in cash in the year                  (163)             164

Cash flow from increase in liquid                         188            4,156
resources

Movement in net funds in the year                          25            4,320
Net funds at the beginning of the year                  4,320                -

Net funds at end of the year              5d            4,345            4,320



Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
Notes to the Unaudited Preliminary Results
for the period ended 30 September 2006
     
1.   Basis of preparation

The preliminary results have been prepared under the historical cost convention
and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards.

2.   Taxation

                                                  Year ended       Period from
                                                30 September       13 May 2004
                                                        2006   to 30 September
                                                       #'000              2005
                                                                         #'000
Based on the result for the year:
UK corporation tax at 19% (2005: 19%)                     11                16
Under provision in earlier years                           6                 -

Total current tax                                         17                16

Deferred taxation:
Origination and reversal of timing                         -                 -
differences

Taxation payable                                          17                16


3.   Earnings per share

Basic earnings per ordinary share is based on the profit for the period of
#34,000 (2005: #61,000) and on 68,911,145 (2005: 47,815,224) ordinary shares of
1p each being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the
period.

Diluted earnings per share is based on the profit for the period of #34,000
(2005: #61,000) and on 70,504,065 (2005: 50,227,106) shares of 1p each being the
weighted average number of shares in issue during the period after allowing for
the dilutive effect of the conversion into ordinary shares of options
outstanding during the period.

4.   Reconciliation of movements in equity shareholders' funds

                                                               2006      2005
                                                              #'000     #'000

Ordinary shares issued (net of flotation expenses)                -     4,188
Profit for the financial period                                  34        61

Net addition to shareholders' funds                              34     4,249
Opening shareholders' funds                                   4,249         -

Closing shareholders' funds                                   4,283     4,249


5.   Notes to the cash flow statement

a.Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities

                                                             Year       Period
                                                            ended         from
                                                     30 September  13 May 2004
                                                             2006        to 30
                                                                     September
                                                            #'000         2005
                                                                         #'000
Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash outflow
from operating activities

Operating loss                                               (148)        (105)
Increase in debtors                                            (2)          (5)
Increase in creditors                                           5           64

Net cash outflow from operating activities                   (145)         (46)

b. Management of liquid resources

                                                Year ended         Period from
                                              30 September         13 May 2004
                                                      2006     to 30 September
                                                     #'000                2005
                                                                         #'000

Increase in short term deposits                       (188)             (4,156)

Net cash outflow from management of liquid
resources                                             (188)             (4,156)



c. Financing

                                               Year ended          Period from
                                             30 September          13 May 2004
                                                     2006      to 30 September
                                                    #'000                 2005
                                                                         #'000

Gross proceeds of ordinary shares issued                -                4,373
Issue costs                                             -                 (185)

Net cash inflow from financing                          -                4,188

d. Analysis of net funds

                                    At         Cash flow                    At
                             1 October             #'000          30 September
                                  2005                                    2006
                                 #'000                                   #'000

Cash in hand, at bank              164              (163)                    1
Short term deposit               4,156               188                 4,344

Total net funds                  4,320                25                 4,345

Cash at bank and in hand of #4,345,000 on the company's balance sheet includes
short term deposits of #4,344,000 which are not classified as cash under FRS1
for the purposes of the cash flow statement.

6. Report and accounts

The financial information set out in this preliminary announcement, which was
approved by the Board on 6 December 2006, is unaudited and does not constitute
the Company's statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2006, but is
derived from those accounts.

The statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2006 will be prepared
following accounting policies consistent with those set out in the statutory
accounts for the period ended 30 September 2005.

The statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2006 will be finalised on
the basis of the financial information presented by the directors in this
preliminary announcement and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies
following the Company's annual general meeting.

7. Further copies

The statutory accounts for the period will be posted to shareholders in due
course and further copies will be available, free of charge, for a period of one
month following posting to shareholders from the registered office of the
Company or the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker, Seymour Pierce Limited,
Bucklersbury House, 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 8EL, Telephone: 020
7107 8000.




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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