Elderstreet VCT PLC
14 February 2006
Elderstreet VCT plc
14 February 2006
Elderstreet VCT plc announces that its unaudited Net Asset Value per share at 31
December 2005 (before provision for any year end dividends that may be proposed)
was as follows:
Ordinary Shares 65.1p per share.
'C' Shares 94.1p per share
The Company's summarised unaudited balance sheet at 31 December 2005 is as
follows:
£'000
Fixed Assets 9,248
Net current assets 1,384
Net assets 10,632
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 782
Capital redemption reserve 52
Share premium 1,388
Special reserve 6,401
Capital reserve - realised 1,658
Capital reserve - unrealised 237
Revenue reserve 114
Equity shareholder's funds 10,632
The Company's unaudited investment portfolio at 31 December 2005 (unaudited) is
summarised as follows:
Cost Valuation % of
£'000 £'000 portfolio
by value
ORDINARY SHARE POOL
Top ten venture capital investments
Computer Software Group plc* Software company 1,186 1,549 16.9%
Wessex Advanced Switching Products Limited Manufacturer 51 1,176 12.9%
Snacktime Limited Vending machines 700 700 7.6%
The National Solicitors' Network Limited Solicitors network 901 650 7.1%
Fords Packaging Systems Limited Manufacturer 83 583 6.4%
European Telecommunications and Technology plc Telecom services 450 558 6.1%
Oldbury Aluminium Alloys Group Limited Aluminium recycler 450 450 4.9%
Smart Education Limited Recruitment agency 390 390 4.3%
U M (Holdings) Plc Plant hire 54 350 3.8%
Mediasurface plc* Software developer 374 313 3.4%
4,639 6,719 73.4%
Other venture capital investments 3,048 1,234 13.6%
Total venture capital investments 7,687 7,953 87.0%
Listed fixed income securities 1,027 1,029 11.2%
Net current assets (including cash) 199 2.2%
Total investments 9,181 100.0%
'C' SHARE POOL
Venture capital investments
Oldbury Aluminium Alloys Group Limited Aluminium recycler 100 100 6.9%
Smart Education Limited Recruitment agency 97 97 6.7%
Interquest Group plc* Recruitment agency 100 69 4.7%
297 266 18.3%
Net current assets (including cash) 1,186 81.7%
Total investments 1,452 100.0%
All venture capital investments are unquoted unless otherwise stated
* Quoted on the Alternative Investment Market ('AIM')
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