Portfolio Update

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
04 April 2006


          EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES TRUST PLC - 10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS


The company announces that the ten largest investments as at close of business
on 31 March 2006 were as follows:


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets
NAME                                                          Market Value        %Ttl Gross Assets
                                                                                               0.00
                                                                                               0.00



Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                                          Market Value        %Ttl Gross Assets
DATAMONITOR                                                      3,317,446                     3.27
PAYPOINT                                                         2,720,800                     2.68
MORGAN SINDALL                                                   2,676,778                     2.64
KIER GROUP                                                       2,661,943                     2.62
PARAGON GROUP OF COS                                             2,539,783                     2.50
VICTREX                                                          2,455,490                     2.42
RAYMARINE GROUP                                                  2,243,939                     2.21
EURO MOTOR HOLDINGS                                              2,228,275                     2.20
AUTONOMY CORP                                                    2,047,500                     2.02
EXPRO INTERNATIONAL GROUP                                        2,000,700                     1.97


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