Portfolio Update

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
05 January 2006



          EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES TRUST PLC - 10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS



The company announces that the ten largest investments as at close of business
on 31 December 2005 were as follows:


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets

NAME                                                                                   Market      % Ttl Gross
                                                                                        Value           Assets
Top 10 Portfolio Assets

NAME                                                                                   Market      % Ttl Gross
                                                                                        Value           Assets

DATAMONITOR ORD GBP0.10                                                             2,497,051             2.85

PARAGON GROUP OF COS ORD GBP0.10                                                    2,233,495             2.55

VICTREX ORD GBP0.01                                                                 2,212,932             2.52

MORGAN SINDALL ORD GBP0.05                                                          1,966,850             2.24

KIER GROUP ORD GBP0.01                                                              1,885,543             2.15

RENISHAW ORD GBP0.20                                                                1,859,026             2.12

DETICA GROUP ORD GBP0.02                                                            1,778,515             2.03

CHLORIDE GROUP ORD GBP0.25                                                          1,750,072             2.00

PAYPOINT ORD GBP0.33                                                                1,717,505             1.96

AUTONOMY CORP ORD GBP0.333333                                                       1,643,250             1.87











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