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Craven House Capital PLC
("Craven House" or the "Company")
Unaudited Interim Report for the period ended 30 November 2024
CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
INVESTMENT MANAGER'S REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED
30 NOVEMBER 2024
Statement by the Investment Manager
The Company's investment portfolio comprises shareholdings in two quoted early-stage pharmaceutical companies listed in Stockholm and ongoing minority shareholdings in five private Swedish-managed businesses operating in the eCommerce and pharmaceutical sectors. These private investee companies remain at a 'pre-revenue' stage of business development and their respective valuations have been maintained at zero. The valuations of Craven's portfolio at the end of the period are as follows:
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As previously disclosed, RoseMonkey Ltd (in which Craven is a 24.4% shareholder) was awarded 1,416,007,811 shares in QuiaPeg Pharma AB in the prior period. During the current period, RoseMonkey distributed a proportionate amount of those shares to Craven House. Craven House therefore received 345,505,096 shares representing 23.2% of QuiaPeg. There was no other material activity during the current period.
Desmond Holdings LtdInvestment Manager to Craven House Capital Plc
CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
| Six months ended | Year Ended | |||||
| 30 Nov 2024 |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 31 May 2024 | |||
| Note | (Unaudited) |
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| $'000 |
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CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
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Changes in fair value | 109 |
| - | (621) | |||
Administrative expenses
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(77) |
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OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) | 37 |
| (77) | (818) | |||
Interest expense |
(39) |
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(37) |
(75) | |||
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX |
(2) |
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(114) |
(893) | |||
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Income tax | 2 | - |
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LOSS FOR THE PERIOD | (2) |
| (114) | (893) | |||
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Earnings per share expressed |
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In cents per share: |
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Basic and diluted | 5 | (0.05) |
| (2.95) | (23.11) | ||
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CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 NOVEMBER 2024
| Six months ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
| 30 Nov 2024 |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 31 May 2024 | ||||||
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| Note | $'000 |
| $'000 | $'000 | |||||
ASSETS |
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NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
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Investments at fair value through |
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profit or loss | 3 | 596 |
| 1,136 | 515 | |||||
596 |
| 1,136 | 515 | |||||||
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Trade and other receivables | 24 |
| 25 | 29 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 28 |
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| 25 | 31 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 648 |
| 1,161 | 546 | ||||||
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EQUITY |
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Called up share capital | 4 | 3,802 |
| 3,802 | 3,802 | |||||
Share premium | 11,153 |
| 11,153 | 11,153 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (16,234) |
| (15,453) | (16,232) | ||||||
TOTAL EQUITY | (1,279) |
| (498) | (1,277) | ||||||
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LIABILITIES |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Trade and other payables | 305 |
| 114 | 241 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Other payables | 1,622 |
| 1,545 | 1,582 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,927 |
| 1,659 | 1,823 | ||||||
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 648 |
| 1,161 | 546 | ||||||
CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
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Called up share capital $'000 |
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Share premium $'000 |
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Accumulated deficit $'000
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Total $'000 | |
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Balance at 1 June 2023 |
3,802 |
11,153 |
(15,339) |
(384) | |||
Loss for the period | - | - | (114) | (114) | |||
Balance at 30 November 2023 |
3,802 |
11,153 |
(15,453) |
(498) | |||
Loss for the period | - | - | (779) | (779) | |||
Balance at 31 May 2024 |
3,802 |
11,153 |
(16,232) |
(1,277) | |||
Loss for the period | - | - | (2) | (2) | |||
Balance at 30 November 2024 |
3,802 |
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11,153 |
(16,234) |
(1,279) |
CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
| Six months ended | Year Ended | ||||||
| 30 Nov 2024 |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 31 May 2024 | ||||
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| $'000 |
| $'000 | $'000 | ||||
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Cash flows from operating activities Loss before income tax Adjustments for non-cash items Fair value adjustment arising on investments Decrease in trade and other receivables Increase in trade and other payables Interest expense |
(2)
(109) 5 65 39 |
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(893)
621 9 132 75 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (2)
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Cash flows from investing activities Disposal of investments |
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Net cash flows from investing activities | 28 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Loans received | -
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Net cash flows from financing activities | - |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning |
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of the period | 2 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
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CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General Information
Craven House Capital Plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006. The address of the registered office is given on the company information page. The Company is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: CRV).
The next annual financial statements of Craven House Capital Plc will be prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under UK adopted international standards. Accordingly, the interim financial information in this report has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS. IFRS are subject to amendment and interpretation by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and there is an on-going process of review and endorsement by the European Commission. The financial information has been prepared on the basis of the IFRS that the directors expect to be applicable as at 31 May 2025.
The financial information has been prepared under the historical cost convention, except to the extent varied for fair value adjustments required by accounting standards, and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under UK adopted international standards. The principal accounting policies have been applied to all periods presented.
This financial information is unaudited and does not constitute statutory financial statements within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 May 2024, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under UK adopted international standards, have been reported on by the Company's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was unqualified and did not include any statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.
This financial information is presented in United States dollar, rounded to the nearest $'000.
The directors do not propose the issuance of a dividend.
The interim financial information for the six months ended 30 November 2024 was approved by the directors on 26 February 2025.
Going concern
The directors consider that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial information.
CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION - continued
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
2. Taxation
No tax charges arose in the period or in comparative periods as a result of losses incurred.
3. Investments at fair value through profit or loss
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| Equity investments $'000
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Total $'000 |
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As at 1 June 2024 | 515 | 515 | |||||
Disposals Fair value movement | (28) 109 | (28) 109 | |||||
As at 30 November2024 | 596 | 596 | |||||
The value of Investments represents the Company's holdings in two quoted, early-stage pharmaceutical companies, listed in Stockholm. Both of these holdings are valued on a mark-to-market basis as follows:
341,405,096 shares in Quia Pharma AB, which had a share price of EUR 0.001 as at 30 November 2024 resulting in a total valuation of USD $361,138.
4,052,046 shares in Bio Vitos Pharma AB, which had a share price of SEK 0.632 as at 30 November 2024 resulting in a total valuation of USD $235,003.
The company retains its holdings in the below-named five privately owned UK entities which are all unquoted and have therefore been measured on a Level 3 basis as no observable market data is available. Further information on each investment holding is as follows;
Shares in Garimon Limited are valued at $nil representing a 29.9% holding. Garimon Limited is the owner of "Magazinos.com", an on-line media magazine and periodical content provision service. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.
Shares in Stormfjord Limited are valued at $nil representing a 25.5% holding. Stormfjord is the owner of the domain www.onebas.com, an optimised search engine providing a portal to music content freely circulating online. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.
CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION - continued
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
3. Investments at fair value through profit or loss (continued)
Shares in Honeydog Limited are valued at $nil representing a 29.9% holding. Honeydog Limited is the 25% owner of the entity which owns the licence to manufacture and distribute the chemotherapy drug, Temodex, which is used in the treatment of brain tumours. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.
Shares in Rosedog Limited are valued at $nil representing a 28.6% holding, unchanged from the prior year. Rosedog Limited is the owner of TV Zinos (www.tvzinos.com), a website which offers a number of free-to-view television channels. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.
Shares in Bio Vitos Medical Limited are valued at $nil representing a 24.5% holding. Bio Vitos is the owner of the licence to market a patented heart drug 'Succifer' (also marketed as 'Inofer'). The drug has been demonstrated to improve iron uptake in patients with chronic heart conditions.
The businesses of all of the above portfolio investments are presently loss-making although their cost bases are low and there is minimal committed future expenditure, meaning that the extent and timing of the Company's further investment in the businesses are highly controllable. The Company and the incumbent management teams of the investee companies will continue to work together with the aim that these businesses become financially self-sustaining and generating surpluses within the short- to medium-term and to crystallise additional capital value for shareholders through strategic, third-party partnerships.
4. Called up share capital
Authorised, issued and fully paid share capital as at 30 November 2024 is as follows:
The aggregate nominal values of the ordinary shares include exchange differences arising from the translation of shares at historic rates and the translation at the rate prevailing at the date of the change in functional currency.
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CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION - continued
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
5. Earnings per share
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The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the loss attributable to the equity holders of $2,000 divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 3,863,590 (six months ended 30 November 2023: loss of $114,000 and 3,863,590 shares; year ended 31 May 2024: loss of $893,000 and 3,863,590 shares).
6. Related party disclosures
Craven Industrial Holdings Plc
At the period end, the outstanding balance due to Craven Industrial Holdings Plc was $1,622,000. Despite the common director in Mr M J Pajak, the board of Craven House Capital Plc do not believe that Craven House Capital Plc or Craven Industrial Holdings Plc are able to exert control or influence over each other and neither are accustomed to act in accordance with instructions from the other.
7. Events after the reporting period
None.
For further information please contact:
Craven House Capital Plc Mark Pajak www.Cravenhousecapital.com
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SI Capital Broker Nick Emerson www.sicapital.co.uk | Tel: 01483 413500 |
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited Nominated Adviser Matt Davis www.Sparkadvisorypartners.com |
Tel: 0203 368 3550
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About Craven House Capital:
The Company's Investing Policy is primarily to invest in or acquire a portfolio of companies, partnerships, joint ventures, businesses or other assets participating in the e-Commerce sector.
Related Shares:
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