Interim Management Statement

Mobeus Income & Growth VCT PLC

20 May 2024

 

MOBEUS INCOME & GROWTH VCT PLC

("the Company")

LEI:  213800HKOSEVWS7YPH79

INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

For the quarter ended 31 March 2024

Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc presents an Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 March 2024. The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement.

NET ASSET VALUE AND TOTAL RETURN PER SHARE

	At 31 March 2024 (unaudited)	At 31 December 2023 (audited)
Net assets attributable to shareholders	£97.00 million	£95.99 million
Shares in issue	164,285,230	164,285,230
Net asset value (NAV) per share	59.04 pence	58.43 pence
Cumulative dividends paid	166.30 pence	166.30 pence
Cumulative Total return (net asset value basis) per share since inception	225.34 pence	224.73 pence

The NAV per share has increased by 0.61 pence in the quarter (an increase of 1.0% from the NAV per share at 31 December 2023).

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY DURING THE PERIOD

New Investment during the period

On 19 March 2024, the Company completed a new investment of £0.71 million into SciLeads Limited, a data-intelligence platform within the life science sector.  

Further Investments during the period

On 10 January 2024, a follow on investment of £0.55 million was made into MyTutorWeb Limited (trading as MyTutor), a digital marketplace for online tutoring.

On 25 March 2024, a follow on loan investment of £0.08 million was made into Orri Limited, specialists in eating disorder support.

Realisations during the period

On 15 February 2024, proceeds of £3.49 million were received in respect of the sale of Master Removers Group 2019 Limited (trading as Anthony Ward Thomas, Bishopsgate and Aussie Man & Van). These proceeds contributed to a multiple on cost of 3.3x over the life of this investment. Further proceeds may be receivable in due course.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY AFTER THE PERIOD END

Further Investments after the period end

On 3 May 2024, the Company completed a follow on investment of £1.79 million into Data Discovery Solutions Limited (trading as ActiveNav), a provider of data discovery solutions for compliance and information governance.

SHARE BUYBACK AFTER THE PERIOD END

On 25 April 2024, the Company purchased 1,417,646 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 55.51 pence per share.

All shares bought back by the Company were subsequently cancelled.

DIVIDEND DECLARED AFTER THE PERIOD END

On 24 April 2024, an interim dividend of 4.00 pence per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2024 was declared and will be paid on 31 May 2024 to all Shareholders whose names were on the register on 3 May 2024.  Payment of this interim dividend will reduce NAV per share (shown above) to 55.04 pence and increase cumulative dividends paid to 170.30 pence per share.

Please note that all of the above information is unaudited.

Other than as described above, there were no material events during the period and to the date of this announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Gresham House Asset Management Limited,

Company Secretary: 020 7382 0999            

 

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