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COA Coats Group Plc

87.60
-0.90 (-1.02%)
19 Jul 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Coats Group Plc LSE:COA London Ordinary Share GB00B4YZN328 ORD 5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -0.90 -1.02% 87.60 87.10 87.20 88.00 86.90 87.60 725,604 16:35:17
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Textile Goods, Nec 1.42B 56.5M 0.0355 24.56 1.41B

Interim Results

16/10/2003 4:07pm

UK Regulatory


RNS Number:9907Q
Close Brothers Aim Vct PLC
16 October 2003


                   CLOSE BROTHERS AIM VCT PLC ("the Company")

            Interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2003

                                                                 16 October 2003

Financial Highlights

                                            Ordinary Shares          'C' Shares
                                              Six months to       Six months to
                                             31 August 2003      31 August 2003

Total return per share                                26.3p                14.7p

Net dividends per share                                  -                    -

Net asset value per share                             83.1p                85.1p

Net assets                                           #8.28m              #16.98m


Shareholder value since launch

                                                  Ordinary Shares    'C' Shares

Gross dividends for the period to 28 February
1999                                                         3.75p            -
Net dividends for the year to 29 February 2000              12.25p            -
Net dividends for the year to 28 February 2001              32.25p         1.25p
Net dividends for the year to 28 February 2002               4.00p         2.00p
Net dividends for the year to 28 February 2003               0.50p         1.00p
Net interim dividend to 31 August 2003                         -             -
                                                            ------        ------

Total Dividends                                             52.75p         4.25p
Net asset value at 31 August 2003                           83.12p        85.14p
                                                            ------        ------

Total shareholder value                                   135.87p        89.39p
                                                          ========       =======

i)   Dividends paid before 5 April 1999 were paid inclusive of the tax credit
ii)  The above table excludes the tax benefits investors received upon
     subscription.

Michael Reeve, Chairman, commented: "Happily, the six month period I am now
reporting on has seen a dramatic shift in market sentiment to the extent that it
is now focusing on good rather than bad economic news, buoyed by an increase in
liquidity as equities have returned to favour. Against this background many
share prices have recovered, and this has been reflected in the movement in both
the 'Ordinary' and 'C' share asset values as well as in the AIM Index."

For further information, please contact:

Andrew Buchanan                         Justin Griffiths
Close Investment Limited                Tavistock Communications
Tel: 020 7426 4000                      Tel: 020 7920 3150


Notes to Editors:

1)   The Close AIM VCT is managed by Close Investment Limited and administered
     by Close Venture Management.

2)  Close Investment Limited and Close Venture Management are subsidiaries of
    Close Brothers Group plc and are regulated by the FSA.

3)  The financial information set out in the announcement does not constitute
    the Company's statutory accounts for the six months ended 31 August
    2003 or 2002. The financial information for the year ended 31 December
    2002 is derived from the statutory accounts delivered to the Registrar of
    Companies. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was
    unqualified and did not contain a statement under s237 (2) or (3) of the
    Companies Act 1985.

Chairman's Statement

In my statement accompanying last year's Report and Accounts I said that many of
the companies in the portfolio had made good progress although this was not
reflected in share prices at the end of February, when attention was on war in
Iraq and the market was driven by fear. Happily, the six month period I am now
reporting on has seen a dramatic shift in market sentiment to the extent that it
is now focusing on good rather than bad economic news, buoyed by an increase in
liquidity as equities have returned to favour. Against this background many
share prices have recovered, and this has been reflected in the movement in both
the 'Ordinary' and 'C' share asset values as well as in the AIM Index. It is
worth noting that the 'C' share portfolio fell less than the AIM Index on the
way down, and so had a more muted rise in this period due mainly to the higher
percentage of cash that it holds. In the six month period the net asset value of
the Ordinary and 'C' share portfolios increased by 46.5% and 20.7% respectively
(35% if an adjustment is made for the cash element in the portfolio), whereas
the AIM Index increased by 28%. These increases in net asset value go most of
the way to make up for the decline of 34.8% for the Ordinary share portfolio and
18.5% of the 'C' share portfolio in the whole of the year ended 28th February
2003.

The recovery in share prices started with the more established and profitable
companies, especially those with substantial yields, which is another reason why
the ordinary portfolio with its more mature investments fared particularly well.
Although all classes of smaller companies outperformed the FTSE 100 Index in the
period, AIM still lagged the Mid 250 and the FTSE Smaller Company Indices. The
reason for this is that it takes longer for interest to filter down to the very
small companies which tend to populate AIM. The 'C' share portfolio will only
really benefit from the new environment as its investments mature and reach
profitability, the market is still some way off the heady environment of three
years ago when it was prepared to price in success very early in the evolution
of an unprofitable company.

Thus, our main preoccupation remains the individual progress being made by the
companies in the portfolios. This has been another good six months, with several
companies either nearing or already demonstrating profitability. Pilat Media, a
holding in both portfolios, has seen its shares more than double on expectations
of profits for the year as a whole and the news of several significant orders
for broadcasting software from international television stations. Transport
Systems, a holding in the ordinary portfolio has responded well to new
management and has successfully raised money to develop its traffic light
business. The share price has responded to news that it is now trading
profitably. Landround, also held in the ordinary portfolio, has revived its
travel voucher business successfully and is now expected to produce next years
profits a year ahead of previous broker's forecasts. A recent trading statement
from AIT has vindicated a further investment in the shares in both portfolios in
the form of a loan stock convertible at 25p. The shares are now more than double
that level on the news that the company is now trading profitably despite the
poor environment for large licence orders. Stagecoach Theatre Arts paid a maiden
dividend, as expected.

There are still a significant number of companies in the fund which have yet to
reach profitability, with more of these to be found in the less mature 'C'
portfolio. Each one that achieves this should enjoy a significant appreciation
in its share price and have a positive impact on the asset value. Oasis and 1st
Dental both need to reach a critical mass which will enable them profitably to
take advantage of the growing demand for private dental care. Deltex, which we
supported in a fundraising earlier this year is expected to show a breakthrough
in sales of its heart output monitoring equipment to operating theatres in the
NHS. Also in the medical arena, Tepnel, AMS and Maelor all have to demonstrate
they can achieve profitability through increased sales. Of the companies which
have problems, Adval and Avionics have both raised money and introduced new
management. They should both be capable of becoming growing and profitable
businesses in time. There are two shares in the portfolio which are currently
suspended, Hearing Enhancement and Comeleon. The former has been through a
Creditors Voluntary Arrangement but now trades profitably and the latter
announced some time ago that it was in takeover talks.

The mature holdings in the fund are still demonstrating their ability to grow at
above the average rate for the market. The main exception is Metnor, which is
struggling to make up for the shortfall in its telephony business despite
buoyant demand for the galvanizing operation. We expect growth to resume in
2004. Inter Link Foods had an encouraging AGM statement and Mears had sparkling
figures, which have pushed the shares to new highs. Honeycombe, Conder, Protec,
Inventive Leisure and Maclellan have all seen their shares recover from the lows
of February and March.

Portfolio Activity

Ordinary Share Portfolio
In the first six months of the current financial year the managers made four
investments at a total cost of #352,000, all additions to an existing holding.
AIT needed more money to reduce the involvement of the bank in the light of a
poor market for software sales. The company's new management have reduced costs
in line with current levels of recurring income, limiting the downside from
here. We still consider the upside to be as good as before. The other investment
committed was a further #100,000 into Deltex, where once again the upside should
be significant. In addition, further investments were made in Hearing
Enhancement (as part of the restructuring arrangements) and Transport Systems. A
part disposal of Mears has been made into rising prices, realising a net profit
of #115,000. The pace of disposals was once again slow as we considered that the
mature holdings would benefit most from rising markets, making them a potential
useful source of future capital dividends. The pace of recovery of the fund over
the past six months has been helped by the fact that more than 50% of the
portfolio by value will be dividend paying in the current year. At the end of
the period, the Inland Revenue cover of 92% was comfortably in excess of the 70%
limit.

'C' shares
Eight qualifying investments in the period at a cost of #1,749,000 were made
bringing the total cost of investments to #11,946,000. The 'C' share portfolio
is now 66% invested, with the first tranche already past 70%. We do not
anticipate any problems reaching the 70% threshold for the second tranche before
the March 2004 deadline. Of the eight new investments, four are completely new
holdings for the fund although none are new flotations. Huveaux is a profitable
and dividend paying specialist publisher which has been growing rapidly by
acquisition, and Cardpoint is an owner and manager of fee charging cashpoint
machines. It now has the critical mass to turn profitable in 2004. Cobra is a
profitable bio-manufacturing business well positioned to capitalize on its
expertise in manufacturing genetic drugs, and Focus Solutions sells software to
reduce the cost of capturing clients to the insurance industry. All are
profitable or due to achieve profitability in the next twelve months. We added
to existing holdings in AIT, discussed in the section on the Ordinary portfolio
above, Avionics, Maelor, Clipper Ventures. All of the latter had funding issues,
but we considered the risk reward balance very carefully before committing
further funds. There were no sales in the period.

Dividend
Now that the high cash balances on the 'C' portfolio are reducing, there is less
scope to pay interim income dividends. However, if markets continue to improve
the possibility of capital dividends in respect of both classes and share
capital should become more realistic than has been the case over the past 18
months.

Outlook
The stockmarket seems to have recovered a large measure of the confidence which
it had lost in the preceding six months. Although the economic picture is still
uncertain, with European growth stalled and concerns about terrorism and Iraq as
real as ever, the market is much more sanguine about potential bad news. This
has had the effect of increasing trading volumes and improving confidence that
the recovery in share prices from lows in March can be sustained. Against a
background of low growth it will be difficult for larger companies to grow
profits in a meaningful way, making it hard for the FTSE 100 to make progress at
the same rate. There should, however, still be opportunities for small niche
companies with access to capital to grow.

The big threat to the performance of the portfolio six months ago was that those
holdings with insufficient capital would fail to raise further capital as a
result of market conditions. This threat seems to have subsided for all but very
early stage companies. Although the new issue market has been slow, prices more
realistic and there are signs that companies are beginning to consider a public
listing again. There are also companies seeking to raise money to consolidate
businesses and remove cost. Blooms of Bressingham was recently on the receiving
end of several approaches, and this kind of activity will probably increase. In
summary, we see the opportunities to make new investments improving, and as a
consequence of this, we expect to be able to take some profits on existing
holdings as they make the progress that we are expecting.

M A F Reeve

Chairman                                                       16 October 2003

                             INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
                              as at 31 August 2003

The ten largest holdings in each portfolio are listed below:

                            Ordinary Share Portfolio

Company                Activity                              Value        % of
                                                             #'000   portfolio

Inter Link Foods       Food producer, mainly cakes.            620         7.5
Mears                  Building maintenance contractor.        594         7.2
MacLellan              Contract cleaning.                      517         6.3
Metnor Group           Steel galvanising and engineering.      418         5.0
Honeycombe             Owner and operator of pubs.             391         4.7
Pilat Media Group      Software for global multi-channel       375         4.5
                       broadcasting market
Transport Systems      Installation and hire of                349         4.2
                       traffic signals.
Inventive Leisure      Owner and operator of bars              337         4.1
                       and nightclubs.
Ideal Shopping         Selling through television,             334         4.0
                       home shopping and catalogues.
Deltex Medical         Developer of non-invasive heart         328         4.0
                       monitoring devices.                   -----       -----
                                           
Total                                                        4,263        51.5
Other holdings in                                            3,296        39.8
companies                                                    =====       =====
Total equity portfolio                                       7,559        91.3
Other investments (floating rate notes)                          -           -
                                                             -----       -----
                                                             7,559        91.3
Net current assets                                             724         8.7
                                                             -----       -----
Total fund value                                             8,283       100.0
                                                             =====       =====

                              'C' Share Portfolio

Company                  Activity                          Value          % of
                                                           #'000     portfolio

Pilat Media Group        Software for global                 750           4.4
                         multi-channel
                         broadcasting market
GX Networks              Supply of telecommunications        638           3.8
                         services.
Inter Link Foods         Food producer, mainly cakes.        597           3.5
PM Group                 Systems and software for the        595           3.5
                         haulage and waste industry.
AIT                      Provider of IT solutions.           543           3.2
Huveaux                  Media and publishing group.         522           3.1
Maelor                   Development of healthcare           475           2.8
                         products and related activities
Stagecoach Theatre Arts  Performing arts schools             446           2.6
                         for youngsters.
Advanced Medical         Design, development of novel
Solutions                high performance polymers.          441           2.6
Fitzhardinge             Real estate consultancy.            428           2.5
                                                            -----        -----

Total                                                      5,435          32.0
Other holdings in 
companies                                                  5,412          31.9
                                                           =====         =====
Total equity portfolio                                    10,847          63.9
Other investments (floating
rate notes)                                                4,504          26.5
                                                           -----         -----
                                                          15,351          90.4
Net current assets                                         1,633           9.6
                                                           -----         -----
Total fund value                                          16,984         100.0
                                                          ======        ======

                      Unaudited Statement of Total Return
                  (incorporating the profit and loss account)
                      for the six months to 31 August 2003

                                ORDINARY SHARES


                     Unaudited                   Unaudited                     Audited
                   Six months to               Six months to                   Year to
                  31 August 2003               31 August 2002              28 February 2003
             Revenue   Capital   Total   Revenue   Capital    Total   Revenue   Capital    Total
               #'000     #'000   #'000     #'000     #'000    #'000     #'000     #'000    #'000

Gains/(losses)
on investments     -      2,664   2,664         -    (1,182)  (1,182)        -    (2,872)  (2,872)

Income             71         -      71        66         -       66       110         -      110

Investment 
Management
fees              (21)      (61)    (82)      (24)      (73)     (97)      (43)     (129)    (172)

Other
expenses          (24)        -     (24)      (25)        -      (25)      (49)        -      (49)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return on
ordinary
activities
before tax         26     2,603   2,629        17    (1,255)  (1,238)       18    (3,001)  (2,983)

Tax on
ordinary
activities         -         -       -         -         -        -         -         -        -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return
Attributable
to
shareholders       26     2,603   2,629        17    (1,255)  (1,238)       18    (3,001)  (2,983)

Dividends           -         -       -         -         -        -       (51)        -      (51)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer 
to/(from)
reserves           26     2,603   2,629        17     1,255)  (1,238)      (33)   (3,001)  (3,034)
===================================================================================================

Return per
ordinary
share            0.2p     26.1p   26.3p      0.2p    (12.5)p  (12.3)p     0.2p    (29.9)p  (29.7)p


All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations.

                      Unaudited Statement of Total Return
                  (incorporating the profit and loss account)
                      for the six months to 31 August 2003

                                   'C' SHARES

                       Unaudited                   Unaudited                     Audited
                     Six months to               Six months to                   Year to
                    31 August 2003               31 August 2002              28 February 2003
               Revenue   Capital   Total   Revenue   Capital    Total   Revenue   Capital    Total
                 #'000     #'000   #'000     #'000     #'000    #'000     #'000     #'000    #'000

Gains/(losses)
on investments       -     2,992   2,992         -      (953)    (953)        -    (2,931)  (2,931)

Income             165         -     165       201         -      201       392         -      392

Investment
management
fees               (46)     (137)   (183)      (49)     (147)    (196)      (93)     (281)    (374)

Other expenses     (46)        -     (46)      (49)        -      (49)      (95)        -      (95)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return on
ordinary
activities
before tax          73     2,855   2,928       103    (1,100)    (997)      204    (3,212)  (3,008)

Tax on     
ordinary
activities          -         -       -         -         -        -         -         -        -
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return
attributable
to           
shareholders        73     2,855   2,928       103    (1,100)    (997)      204    (3,212)  (3,008)

Dividends            -         -       -      (100)        -     (100)     (200)        -     (200)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer
to/(from)
reserves            73     2,855   2,928         3    (1,100)  (1,097)        4    (3,212)  (3,208)
====================================================================================================

Return per
ordinary share     0.4p     14.3p   14.7p      0.5p     (5.5)p   (5.0)p     1.0p    (16.1)p  (15.1)p


All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations.

                      Unaudited Statement of Total Return
                  (incorporating the profit and loss account)
                      for the six months to 31 August 2003

                                     TOTAL

                       Unaudited                   Unaudited                     Audited
                     Six months to               Six months to                   Year to
                    31 August 2003               31 August 2002              28 February 2003
               Revenue   Capital   Total   Revenue   Capital    Total   Revenue   Capital    Total
                 #'000     #'000   #'000     #'000     #'000    #'000     #'000     #'000    #'000

Gains/(losses)
on investments       -     5,656   5,656         -    (2,135)  (2,135)        -    (5,803)  (5,803)

Income             236         -     236       267         -      267       502         -      502

Investment
management
fees               (67)     (198)   (265)      (73)     (220)    (293)     (136)     (410)    (546)

Other expenses     (70)        -     (70)      (74)        -      (74)     (144)        -     (144)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return on
ordinary
activities
before tax          99     5,458   5,557       120    (2,355)  (2,235)      222    (6,213)  (5,991)

Tax on     
ordinary
activities          -         -       -         -         -        -         -         -        -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Return
attributable
to
shareholders        99     5,458   5,557       120    (2,355)  (2,235)      222    (6,213)  (5,991)

Dividends            -         -       -      (100)        -     (100)     (251)        -     (251)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer
to/(from)
reserves            99     5,458   5,557        20    (2,355)  (2,335)      (29)   (6,213)  (6,242)
====================================================================================================

Return per
ordinary share     0.3p     18.2p   18.5p      0.4p     (7.8)p   (7.4)p     0.7p    (20.7)p  (20.0)p


                            Unaudited Balance Sheet
                               At 31 August 2003

                                ORDINARY SHARES

                                  Unaudited        Unaudited           Audited
                                  31 August        31 August       28 February
                                       2003             2002              2003
                                      #'000            #'000             #'000

Fixed asset investments

Qualifying investments                7,559            6,078             4,673
Non-qualifying investments                -              996               997
                                      -----            -----             -----
                                      7,559            7,074             5,670

Current assets
Debtors                                  55               25                43
Cash                                    693              408                40
                                      -----            -----             -----
                                        748              433                83

Creditors: due within one year          (24)             (13)              (76)
                                      -----            -----             -----

Net current assets                      724              420                 7
                                      -----            -----             -----

Net assets                            8,283            7,494             5,677
                                     ======           ======            ======

Represented by:
Called up share capital               4,983            5,020             5,004
Special reserve                       4,437            4,480             4,460
Capital redemption reserve               67               30                46
Capital reserves:
    Realised                           (154)              70              (206)
    Unrealised                       (1,107)          (2,187)           (3,658)
Revenue reserve                          57               81                31
                                      -----            -----             -----

Total equity shareholders'            8,283            7,494             5,677
funds
                                     ======           ======            ======
Net asset value per
ordinary share                       83.1 pence       74.6 pence        56.7 pence




Unaudited Balance Sheet

                               At 31 August 2003

                                   'C' SHARES

                                        Unaudited      Unaudited       Audited
                                        31 August      31 August   28 February
                                             2003           2002          2003
                                            #'000          #'000         #'000

Fixed asset investments

Qualifying investments                     10,847          7,688         6,111
Non-qualifying investments                  4,504          6,001         6,000
                                            -----          -----         -----

                                           15,351         13,689        12,111

Current assets
Debtors                                        43             43           441
Cash                                        1,660          2,695         1,700
                                            -----          -----         -----
                                            1,703          2,738         2,141

Creditors: due within one year                (70)          (242)         (186)
                                            -----          -----         -----

Net current assets                          1,633          2,496         1,955
                                            -----          -----         -----

Net assets                                 16,984         16,185        14,066
                                           ======         ======        ======

Represented by:
  Called up share capital                   9,973          9,988         9,981
  Special reserve                           8,943          8,962         8,953
  Capital redemption reserve                   32             17            24
  Capital reserves:
     realised                                (997)          (723)         (864)
     unrealised                            (1,087)        (2,105)       (4,075)
  Revenue reserve                             120             46            47
                                            -----          -----         -----

Total equity shareholders' funds           16,984         16,185        14,066
                                           ======         ======        ======
Net asset value per ordinary share         85.1 pence     81.0 pence    70.5 pence


                            Unaudited Balance Sheet
                               At 31 August 2003

                                     TOTAL

                                       Unaudited      Unaudited        Audited
                                       31 August      31 August    28 February
                                            2003           2002           2003
                                           #'000          #'000          #'000

Fixed asset investments

Qualifying investments                    18,406         13,766         10,784
Non-qualifying investments                 4,504          6,997          6,997
                                           -----          -----          -----

                                          22,910         20,763         17,781

Current assets
Debtors                                       98             68            484
Cash                                       2,353          3,103          1,740
                                           -----          -----          -----
                                           2,451          3,171          2,224

Creditors: due within one year               (94)          (255)          (262)
                                           -----          -----          -----

Net current assets                         2,357          2,916          1,962
                                           -----          -----          -----

Net assets                                25,267         23,679         19,743
                                          ======         ======         ======

Represented by:
  Called up share capital                 14,956         15,008         14,985
  Special reserve                         13,380         13,442         13,413
  Capital redemption reserve                  99             47             70
  Capital reserves:
     realised                             (1,151)          (653)        (1,070)
     unrealised                           (2,194)        (4,292)        (7,733)
  Revenue reserve                            177            127             78
                                           -----          -----          -----

Total equity shareholders' funds          25,267         23,679         19,743
                                          ======         ======         ======

This interim report was approved by the Board of Directors on 16 October 2003

Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors by

M A F Reeve
Chairman


                         Unaudited Cash flow Statement
                      for the six months to 31 August 2003

                                ORDINARY SHARES

                                          Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited
                                         Six months   Six months          Year
                                                 to           to            to
                                          31 August    31 August   28 February
                                               2003         2002          2003
                                              #'000        #'000         #'000

Operating activities
Dividend income received                         43           25            57
Investment income received                       10           33            54
Deposit interest received                        11            6            10
Other income received                             -            -             -
Investment management fees paid                 (77)        (103)         (222)
Other cash payments                             (35)         (26)          (34)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash outflow from operating
activities                                      (48)         (65)         (135)

Taxation
UK corporation tax paid                           -            -             -

Investing activities
Purchase of qualifying investments             (352)         (50)         (340)
Purchase of non-qualifying investments            -            -             -
Disposals of qualifying investments             131          309           315
Disposals of non-qualifying investments         996            -             -
                                              -----        -----         -----

Net cash inflow/(outflow)from investing
activities                                      775          259           (25)

Equity dividends paid
Revenue dividends paid on ordinary
shares                                          (51)           -             -
Capital dividends paid on ordinary
shares                                            -         (351)         (351)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash inflow/(outflow) before
financing                                       676         (157)         (511)

Financing
Redemption of shares net of expenses            (23)           -           (14)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash outflow from financing                 (23)           -           (14)
                                               -----        -----         -----
Increase/(decrease) in cash                     653         (157)         (525)
                                               =====        =====         =====

                         Unaudited Cash flow Statement
                      for the six months to 31 August 2003

                                   'C' SHARES

                                          Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited
                                         Six months   Six months          Year
                                                 to           to            to
                                          31 August    31 August   28 February
                                               2003         2002          2003
                                              #'000        #'000         #'000

Operating activities

Dividend income received                         35           10            28
Investment income received                      102          191           316
Deposit interest received                        33           18            66
Other income received                             5            -             -
Investment management fees paid                (178)        (203)         (469)
Other cash payments                             (77)         (46)          (62)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash outflow from operating
activities                                      (80)         (30)         (121)

Taxation
UK corporation tax paid                           -            -             -

Investing activities
Purchase of qualifying investments           (1,360)      (2,176)       (2,965)
Purchase of non-qualifying investments            -            -             -
Disposals of qualifying investments               -          132           132
Disposals of non-qualifying investments       1,500        3,001         3,001
                                              ------       ------        ------

Net cash inflow from investing
activities                                      140          957           168

Equity dividends paid
Revenue dividends paid on ordinary
shares                                         (100)        (200)         (100)
Capital dividends paid on ordinary
shares                                            -            -          (200)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash (outflow)/inflow before
financing                                       (40)         727          (253)

Financing
Redemption of shares net of expenses              -          (16)          (31)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash outflow from financing                   -          (16)          (31)
                                               -----        -----         -----

(Decrease)/increase in cash                     (40)         711          (284)
                                               =====        =====         =====

                         Unaudited Cash flow Statement
                      for the six months to 31 August 2003

                                     TOTAL

                                          Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited
                                         Six months   Six months          Year
                                                 to           to            to
                                          31 August    31 August   28 February
                                               2003         2002          2003
                                              #'000        #'000         #'000

Operating activities

Dividend income received                         78           35            85
Investment income received                      112          224           370
Deposit interest received                        44           24            76
Other income received                             5            -             -
Investment management fees paid                (255)        (306)         (691)
Other cash payments                            (112)         (72)          (96)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash outflow from operating
activities                                     (128)         (95)         (256)

Taxation
UK corporation tax paid                           -            -             -

Investing activities
Purchase of qualifying investments           (1,712)      (2,226)       (3,305)
Purchase of non-qualifying investments            -            -             -
Disposals of qualifying investments             131          441           447
Disposals of non-qualifying investments       2,496        3,001         3,001
                                              ------       ------        ------

Net cash inflow from investing
activities                                      915        1,216           143

Equity dividends paid
Revenue dividends paid on ordinary
shares                                         (151)        (200)         (100)
Capital dividends paid on ordinary
shares                                            -         (351)         (551)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash inflow/(outflow) before
financing                                       636          570          (764)

Financing
Redemption of shares net of expenses            (23)         (16)          (45)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Net cash outflow from financing                 (23)         (16)          (45)
                                               -----        -----         -----

Increase/(decrease) in cash                     613          554          (809)
                                               =====        =====         =====



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

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