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Half Yearly Report

24th Sep 2010 16:01

RNS Number : 3007T
Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC
24 September 2010
 



Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

 

Interim results for the six months ended 31 July 2010 (unaudited)

 

The Directors announce the unaudited Interim Management Report for the six months ended 31 July 2010.

 

Manager's review

 

The first half of 2010 was characterised by significant fluctuations in the UK financial markets. Uncertainty over the general election, sovereign debt concerns and the fear of a 'double dip' recession all contributed to an uncertain environment for investors.

Nevertheless, in the reporting period to 31 July 2010 your Company continued to make steady progress and achieved an increase in NAV (net asset value) total return in tandem with a continuation of the investment strategy focused on investing in later stage, income producing private company investments.

 

Two new unlisted and six follow-on investments were completed and a total of £0.6 million was invested. At 31 July 2010, the portfolio stood at 65 unlisted and AIM/PLUS investments at a total combined cost of £13.5 million.

 

The following investments have been completed during the period:

 

Investment

Date

Activity

Cost £'000

Website

Unlisted

Camwatch

June 2010

Communications

58

www.camwatch.co.uk

Countcar

May 2010

Oil & Gas

50

www.atrgroup.co.uk

Essential Viewing Systems

March 2010

Computer Software

15

www.essential-viewing.com

Lawrence Recycling & Waste Management

April 2010

Support Services

40

www.lawrenceskiphire.co.uk

Riverdale Publishing

February 2010

Support Services

63

No website available

TC Communications Holdings

May 2010

Support Services

 37

www.tccommunications.co.uk

Tosca Penta Investments

(esure Holdings)

February 2010

Insurance

150

www.esure.com

Venmar (trading as XPD8 Solutions)

June 2010

Oil & Gas

 199

www.xpd8solutions.com

Total investment

612

 

It is worth noting the two new substantial investments that were added to the portfolio. These were: Tosca Penta Investments, which acquired esure, the well known general and motor insurance provider which was acquired from Lloyds Banking Group; and Venmar (trading as XPD8 Solutions), which operates in the condition monitoring and asset integrity segment of the oil and gas industry. Both of these assets are forecast to generate substantial income for your Company via mainly loan stock based structures. The continuation of this later stage and yield based investment strategy should ensure that the Company is well placed to be able to support its long term dividend programme.

 

Realisations

 

In line with the strategy of reducing exposure to the quoted markets in favour of later stage private equity transactions, the Manager has continued to pursue the structured realisation of the AIM/PLUS portfolio.

 

The table below gives details of realisations during the reporting period:

 

 

Date first invested

Complete/ partial exit

Cost of shares disposed of

£'000

Sales proceeds

£'000

Realised gain/

(loss)

£'000

Realised gain/

(loss) over January 2010 valuation

£'000

Unlisted

Cyclotech

2007

Complete

11

11

11

IRW Systems

2006

Complete

-

14

14

14

IS Holdings

2001

Complete

-

2

2

2

Torridon Capital (LitComp)

2010

Partial

225

225

-

-

Total unlisted

225

252

27

27

AIM/PLUS

Avanti Communications Group

2007

Partial

20

67

47

5

Brookwell

2008

Partial

5

2

(3)

-

LitComp

2005

Complete

250

292

42

67

Melorio

2007

Complete

99

152

53

36

Sport Media Group

2006

Complete

138

3

(135)

(3)

Total AIM/PLUS

 

 

512

516

4

105

 

 

 

Total

 

 

737

768

31

132

 

Performance

 

The NAV total return per Ordinary Share at 31 July 2010 was 69.2p, an increase of 1.6p or 2.4% over the equivalent figure at 31 January 2010. The NAV per Ordinary Share at 31 July 2010, after payment of the final dividend of 1.5p in respect of the year ended 31 January 2010, was 53.6p compared with 53.5p at 31 January 2010. These increases include the equivalent of 0.9p per Ordinary Share in respect of VAT recovered from Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, as detailed below.

 

Recovery of VAT

 

The Company received an offer from Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, to refund the sum of £217,019 representing all VAT charged on investment management fees for the period from 1 October 2005 to 1 October 2008. This offer was accepted by the Directors subject to reserving the Company's rights in respect of sums not repaid for earlier periods. The amount received has been recognised within the Financial Statements and allocated to revenue and capital in accordance with the underlying accounting policy.

 

Special distributable reserve

 

In the Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2010, the Board highlighted that its proposals for the cancellation of the share premium account and the capital redemption reserve of the Company had been approved by Shareholders at a General Meeting held on 17 March 2010. The Companies Court has sanctioned these proposals and, as highlighted in Note 2, the special distributable reserve has been increased accordingly from the amount standing at the year end.

 

Dividend policy

 

The Board continues to target regular annual dividend payments subject to the availability of distributable reserves. The Board has declared an interim capital dividend of 1.0p per Ordinary Share to be paid on 12 November 2010 to Shareholders on the Register at 15 October 2010.

 

The Company paid dividends totaling 2.5p per Ordinary Share in respect of the year ended 31 January 2010 which represents a yield of 3.1% per annum on the Ordinary Shares based on their net cost after initial tax relief and is equivalent to 3.3p gross from a UK company to a 40% tax payer. Based on the mid-market price of 38p at 31 July 2010, the equivalent annualised yield is 6.6%, is paid tax-free and equivalent to 8.8% for a 40% rate tax payer.

 

 

Principal risks and uncertainties

 

The Board has reviewed the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company in the second half of its financial year: these are unchanged from those it faced at the start of the year, which are set out in the Annual Report and are the risks involved in investment in small and unquoted companies.

 

 In order to reduce exposure to investment risk, the Company has invested in a broadly-based portfolio of investments in unlisted and AIM/PLUS quoted companies in the United Kingdom. The VCT qualifying level of the portfolio is reviewed regularly by your Board and monitored on a continuous basis by the Manager in order to ensure that the Company consistently satisfies all of the criteria for VCT status.

 

Outlook

 

Whilst there is a range of opinions on the general economic outlook in the UK, what appears to be clearly in evidence is that both low growth and low interest rates are likely to persist for at least the medium term. Government spending cuts are yet to impact fully on the economy and consumer confidence, which gives further credence to this view. Bank debt will also remain scarce for private companies and, where available, will be significantly more expensive.

 

In these conditions, opportunities will continue to emerge for well managed VCTs to take advantage of any dislocation or shortfall in the market for funding good quality private companies. The market has shifted noticeably in recent years, with private and public capital increasingly available to satisfy the funding gap experienced by many established companies across the UK. However, notwithstanding the wider opportunity to invest, competition for the better quality assets has increased markedly over the past 12 months with the emergence of alternative providers of capital to smaller companies, and this trend is expected to continue.

 

 

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Manager

 

24 September 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Summary of Investment Changes

For the six months ended 31 July 2010

Valuation

31 January 2010

Net investment/ (disinvestment)

Appreciation/ (depreciation)

Valuation

31 July 2010

 £'000

 %

 £'000

 £'000

 £'000

 £'000

Unlisted investments

Equities

2,281

19.0

242

99

2,622

20.2

Preference shares

78

0.6

-

(2)

76

0.6

Loan stock

5,889

49.0

118

(45)

5,962

45.9

Total unlisted investment

8,248

68.6

360

52

8,660

66.7

AIM/PLUS investments

1,264

10.5

(516)

237

985

7.6

Listed fixed income investments

 507

4.2

(500)

(7)

-

-

Total investments

10,019

83.3

(656)

282

9,645

74.3

Other net assets

2,011

16.7

1,323

-

3,334

25.7

Net assets

12,030

100.0

667

282

12,979

100.0

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Investment Portfolio Summary

As at 31 July 2010

% of equity

% of

% of

held by

Valuation

Cost

total

equity

other

Investments

£'000

£'000

assets

held

Clients1

Unlisted

Cash Bases

999

499

7.7

16.5

11.9

Oliver Kay Holdings

595

458

4.6

2.9

17.1

Llanllyr Water Company

540

540

4.2

42.4

7.5

Dalglen 1148 (trading as PSP/AHC)

539

695

4.2

11.1

63.9

Homelux Nenplas

530

242

4.1

4.9

35.1

Camwatch

526

526

4.1

8.7

47.9

Martel Instruments Holdings

490

490

3.8

9.1

35.2

Essential Viewing Systems

461

510

3.6

15.7

25.1

Steminic

405

405

3.1

5.5

46.2

Adler & Allan Holdings

374

374

2.9

1.3

5.3

THL Midlands (formerly Transys Holdings)

346

466

2.7

5.2

66.6

Dalglen 1150 (trading as Walker Technical Resources)

327

218

2.5

4.7

58.4

Westway Services

291

190

2.2

1.8

20.1

Lawrence Recycling & Waste Management

290

290

2.2

3.7

54.3

Torridon Capital (LitComp)

261

169

2.0

1.9

31.3

Training for Travel Group

227

199

1.7

2.3

27.7

Venmar (trading as XPD8 Solutions)

199

199

1.5

3.0

32.0

TC Communications Holdings

186

186

1.4

6.3

55.1

Nessco Group Holdings

174

174

1.3

2.3

35.5

Intercede (Scotland) 1 (trading as Electro-Flow Controls)

169

169

1.3

1.8

26.7

Tosca Penta Investments (esure Holdings)

150

150

1.2

-

0.3

Enpure Holdings

137

100

1.1

0.4

1.9

Countcar

134

62

1.0

8.1

45.0

PLM Dollar Group

119

119

0.9

1.4

28.8

PSCA International

78

78

0.6

-

-

Driver Hire Investments Group

53

127

0.4

0.7

1.8

Other unlisted investments

60

2,286

0.4

Total unlisted investments

8,660

9,921

66.7

AIM/PLUS

Software Radio Technology

351

408

2.8

1.3

1.3

System C Healthcare

133

189

1.1

0.3

0.7

Avanti Communications Group

81

27

0.6

-

0.1

OPG Power Ventures

49

39

0.4

0.1

0.4

AMZ Holdings

41

251

0.3

0.8

1.4

Hasgrove

40

97

0.3

0.3

1.4

Work Group

39

251

0.3

1.2

2.1

Brulines Group

30

31

0.2

0.1

0.3

Fuse 8 (formerly Award International)

26

14

0.2

0.1

0.2

Plastics Capital

26

74

0.2

0.3

3.4

Chime Communications

25

26

0.2

-

0.3

Mount Engineering

24

35

0.2

0.2

2.3

Cello Group

20

53

0.2

0.1

0.9

Tangent Communications

19

98

0.1

0.4

0.8

Managed Support Services

18

180

0.1

0.2

0.6

Praesepe

13

49

0.1

0.1

0.6

Individual Restaurant Company

10

100

0.1

0.2

0.5

Other AIM/PLUS investments

40

1,695

0.2

Total AIM/PLUS investments

985

3,617

7.6

Total investments

9,645

13,538

74.3

1Other clients of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP.

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Income Statement

Six months ended 31 July 2010 (unaudited)

Revenue

Capital

Total

£'000

£'000

£'000

Gains on investments

-

282

282

Income from investments

162

 -

162

Other income

5

 -

5

Investment management fees

6

55

61

Other expenses

(152)

-

(152)

Net return on ordinary activities before taxation

21

337

358

Tax on ordinary activities

(1)

1

-

Return attributable to Equity Shareholders

20

338

358

Earnings per share (pence)

0.08

1.43

1.51

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Income Statement

Six months ended 31 July 2009 (unaudited)

Revenue

Capital

Total

£'000

£'000

£'000

Gains on investments

-

15

15

Income from investments

229

 -

229

Other income

9

 -

9

Investment management fees

(15)

(135)

(150)

Other expenses

(99)

-

(99)

Net return on ordinary activities before taxation

124

 

(120)

 

4

 

Tax on ordinary activities

(12)

12

-

Return attributable to Equity Shareholders

112

 

(108)

 

4

 

Earnings per share (pence)

0.50

(0.48)

0.02

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Income Statement

Year ended 31 January 2010 (audited)

Revenue

Capital

Total

£'000

£'000

£'000

Gains on investments

-

369

369

Income from investments

601

 -

601

Other income

9

 -

9

Investment management fees

(30)

(271)

(301)

Other expenses

(262)

-

(262)

Net return on ordinary activities before taxation

318

98

416

Tax on ordinary activities

(57)

57

-

Return attributable to Equity Shareholders

261

155

416

Earnings per share (pence)

1.16

0.69

1.85

A Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses has not been prepared, as all gains and losses are recognised in the Income Statement.

All items in the above statement are derived from continuing operations. The Company has only one class of business and derives its income from investments made in shares, securities and bank deposits.

The total column of this statement is the Profit and Loss Account of the Company.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders' Funds

Six months

ended

31 July 2010

Six months ended

 31 July 2009

 

Year ended

31 January 2010

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(audited)

£'000

£'000

£'000

Opening Shareholders' funds

12,030

12,109

12,109

Net return for period

358

4

416

Proceeds of share issue

1,035

-

-

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

(81)

-

-

Dividends paid - revenue

-

(270)

(495)

Dividends paid - capital

(363)

-

-

Closing Shareholders' funds

12,979

11,843

12,030

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Balance Sheet

31 July

31 July

 31 January

2010

2009

 2010

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(audited)

£'000

£'000

 £'000

Fixed assets

Investments at fair value through profit or loss

9,645  

10,828 

10,019 

Current assets

Debtors

402

602

416

Cash and overnight deposits

2,952

451

1,631

3,354

 

1,053

 

2,047

Creditors

Amounts falling due within one year

(20)

(38)

(36)

Net current assets

3,334

1,015

2,011

Net assets

12,979

11,843

12,030

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital

2,421

2,248

2,248

Share premium

86

10,535

10,535

Capital reserves - realised

(5,178)

(4,291)

(4,902)

Capital reserves - unrealised

(3,783)

(4,908)

(4,034)

Special distributable reserve

19,272

7,830

7,830

Capital redemption reserve

-

212

212

Revenue reserve

161

217

141

Net assets attributable to Equity Shareholders

12,979

11,843

12,030

Net asset value per Ordinary Share (pence)

53.6

 

52.7

 

53.5

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Cash Flow Statement

Six months ended

Six months ended

Year ended

31 July 2010

31 July 2009

31 January 2010

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(audited)

£'000

£'000

£'000

Operating activities

Investment income received

183

164

705

Deposit interest received

4

9

10

Investment management fees paid

61

(150)

(301)

Secretarial fees paid

(45)

(42)

(85)

Directors' expenses paid

(37)

(19)

(72)

Other cash payments

(92)

(41)

(104)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

74

 

(79)

 

153

 

Financial investment

Purchase of investments

(611)

(719)

(1,467)

Sale of investments

1,267

786

2,207

Net cash inflow from financial investment

656

 

67

 

1,240

 

Equity dividends paid

(363)

(270)

(495)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) before financing

367

(282)

898

Financing

Issue of Ordinary Shares

1,035

-

-

Repurchase of Ordinary Shares

(81)

-

-

Net cash inflow from financing

954

-

-

Increase/(decrease) in cash

1,321

(282)

898

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

1. Accounting policies

 

The financial information for the six months ended 31 July 2010 and the six months ended 31 July 2009 comprises non-statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information contained in this report has been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2010, which have been filed at Companies Houses and which contained an Auditors' Report which was not qualified and did not contain a statement under s498 (2) or s498 (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

 

2. Investment management fees

 

Six months ended

31 July 2010

Six months ended

31 July 2009

Year ended

31 January 2010

Revenue

Capital

Total

Revenue

Capital

Total

Revenue

Capital

Total

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Investment

management fees

16

140

156

15

135

150

30

271

301

Refund of VAT on

management fees

(22)

(195)

(217)

-

-

-

-

-

-

(6)

(55)

(61)

15

135

150

30

271

301

 

The Board has accepted an offer of £217,019 as part settlement of the refund of VAT paid on management fees during the period from 1 October 2005 to 1 October 2008. Further amounts may be recoverable, but these have not been recognised due to the uncertainty over the quantum and timing of receipt.

 

3. Movement in reserves

 

Share

Premium

account

Capital reserves -

realised

Capital reserves -

unrealised

Special

distribut-able reserve

Capital redemption reserve

Revenue reserve

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

At 31 January 2010

10,535

(4,902)

(4,034)

7,830

212

141

Gains on sales of investments

-

31

-

-

-

-

Net increase in value of investments

-

 -

251

-

-

-

Investment management fees

-

55

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid

 -

(363)

 -

-

 -

-

Tax effect of capital items

-

1

-

-

-

-

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

-

-

-

(81)

21

-

Share issue - 1 April 2010

622

-

-

-

-

-

Share issue - 5 April 2010

133

-

-

-

-

-

Cancellation of share premium account - 21 April 2010

(11,290)

-

-

11,290

-

-

Cancellation of capital redemption reserve - 21 April 2010

-

-

-

233

(233)

-

Share issue - 30 April 2010

86

-

-

-

-

-

Net return on ordinary activities

-

-

-

-

-

20

As at 31 July 2010

86

(5,178)

(3,783)

19,272

-

161

 

4. Returns per Ordinary Share

 

The returns per Ordinary Share are based on the following figures:

 

Six months ended

31 July 2010

£'000

Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue

23,591,633

Revenue return

£20,000

Capital return

£338,000

 

Directors' responsibility statement

 

The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:

 

·; the Financial Statements for the six months ended 31 July 2010 have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and with the Statement of Recommended Practice "Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies" issued in January 2009;

 

·; the Interim Management Report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 R in relation to the indication of important events during the first six months, and of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company during the second six months, of the year ending 31 January 2011; and

 

·; the Interim Management Report includes adequate disclosure of the information required by DTR 4.2.8 R in relation to related party transactions and any changes therein.

 

Other information

 

The NAV per Ordinary Share has been calculated using the number of Ordinary Shares in issue at 31 July 2010 of 24,211,286.

 

A summary of investment changes for the six months under review and an investment portfolio summary as at 31 July 2010 are included above.

 

A full copy of the Interim Report and Financial Statements will be printed and issued to Shareholders.

 

Copies of this announcement will be available to the public at the office of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP, 149 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5NW and at the registered office of the Company, 9-13 St. Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AF.

 

By order of the Board

 

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Secretary

 

24 September 2010

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