Downing FOUR VCT plc (the “Company”)
LEI: 21380035MV1VRYEXPR95
Net Asset Values and Portfolio Updates
3 August 2021
The Company announces that the unaudited Net Asset Values (“NAVs”) of its Share Classes, as at 31 July 2021, were as follows:
Unaudited | |
31 July 2021 | |
Pence | |
Generalist Share pool | |
Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Generalist Share | 66.5 |
Cumulative distributions | 2.5 |
Total Return per Generalist Share | 69.0 |
Healthcare Share pool | |
Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Healthcare Share | 81.5 |
Cumulative distributions | 2.5 |
Total Return per Healthcare Share | 84.0 |
DSO D Share pool | |
Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per DSO D Share | 10.0 |
Cumulative distributions | 94.5 |
Adjusted for Performance Incentive estimate | (0.4) |
Total Return per DSO D Share | 104.1 |
DP67 Share pool | |
Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per DP67 Share | 19.5 |
Cumulative distributions (since original launch) | 67.8 |
Total Return per DP67 Share | 87.3 |
The unaudited Balance Sheet of the Company is shown below, followed by a summary of the portfolio of investments held by each Share Class.
UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 July 2021
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Unaudited
31 July 2021 |
Audited 31 March 2021 |
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£’000 | £’000 | |||
Fixed assets | ||||
Investments | 44,016 | 40,743 | ||
Current assets | ||||
Debtors | 406 | 701 | ||
Cash at bank and in hand | 6,970 | 6,986 | ||
7,376 | 7,687 | |||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | (457) | (381) | ||
Net current assets | 6,919 | 7,306 | ||
Net assets | 50,935 | 48,049 | ||
Capital and reserves | ||||
Called up Share capital | 102 | 102 | ||
Other reserves | 58 | 58 | ||
Special reserve | 29,111 | 29,417 | ||
Share premium account | 20,493 | 20,010 | ||
Funds held in respect of shares not yet allotted | 346 | 241 | ||
Revaluation reserve | 1,681 | (1,143) | ||
Capital reserve – realised | 3,165 | 3,132 | ||
Revenue reserve | (4,021) | (3,768) | ||
Total equity Shareholders’ funds | 50,935 | 48,049 | ||
PORTFOLIO SUMMARIES
as at 31 July 2021
Generalist Share Pool | Cost |
Valuation |
% of net assets |
Portfolio of investments (unaudited) | £’000 | £’000 | |
Venture Capital investments | |||
E-Fundamentals (Group) Limited | 1,342 | 2,760 | 8.64% |
Imagen Limited | 1,000 | 2,020 | 6.33% |
Virtual Class Limited (Third Space Learning) | 1,053 | 1,833 | 5.74% |
Rated People Limited | 1,282 | 1,583 | 4.95% |
Cornelis Networks, Inc. | 1,402 | 1,294 | 4.05% |
Streethub Limited (t/a Trouva) | 1,208 | 1,273 | 3.98% |
Firefly Learning Limited | 1,047 | 1,047 | 3.28% |
Ecstase Limited (t/a ADAY) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 3.13% |
Trinny London Limited | 219 | 957 | 2.99% |
Limitless Technology Limited | 757 | 920 | 2.88% |
FundingXchange Limited | 1,050 | 786 | 2.46% |
Hackajob Limited | 784 | 784 | 2.45% |
Congenica Limited | 734 | 746 | 2.33% |
Arecor Therapeutics plc^^ | 418 | 743 | 2.32% |
Ayar Labs, Inc. | 764 | 720 | 2.25% |
Parsable, Inc. | 766 | 672 | 2.10% |
Masters of Pie Limited | 667 | 667 | 2.09% |
Carbice Corporation | 656 | 603 | 1.89% |
Hummingbird Technologies Limited | 750 | 535 | 1.67% |
JRNI Limited | 525 | 525 | 1.64% |
Maverick Pubs (Holdings) Limited | 1,000 | 450 | 1.41% |
Fenkle Street LLP | 301 | 388 | 1.21% |
Cambridge Touch Technologies Limited | 459 | 361 | 1.13% |
Exonar Limited | 550 | 358 | 1.12% |
Destiny Pharma plc^^ | 500 | 354 | 1.11% |
Xupes Limited | 933 | 291 | 0.91% |
Channel Mum Limited | 675 | 278 | 0.87% |
Empiribox Holdings Limited | 1,563 | 262 | 0.82% |
FVRVS Limited (t/a Fundamental VR) | 250 | 250 | 0.78% |
Upp Technologies Group Limited (prev. Volo Commerce) | 1,077 | 242 | 0.76% |
Lineten Limited | 400 | 209 | 0.65% |
MIP Diagnostics Limited | 200 | 200 | 0.63% |
Lignia Wood Company Limited | 1,778 | - | 0.00% |
Live Better With Limited | 1,211 | - | 0.00% |
Ormsborough Limited | 900 | - | 0.00% |
Glownet Limited | 741 | - | 0.00% |
29,962 | 25,111 | 78.57% | |
Liquidity investments | |||
Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust plc^ | 4,269 | 3,050 | 9.54% |
MI Downing UK Micro-Cap Growth Fund | 124 | 99 | 0.31% |
4,393 | 3,149 | 9.85% | |
34,355 | 28,260 | 88.42% | |
Cash at bank and in hand | 3,773 | 11.80% | |
Other current assets | (71) | (0.22%) | |
Net assets | 31,962 | 100.0% |
^ listed and traded on the London Stock Exchange
^^ listed and traded on AIM
Healthcare Share Pool | Cost |
Valuation |
% of net assets |
Portfolio of investments (unaudited) | £’000 | £’000 | |
Venture Capital investments | |||
Arecor Therapeutics plc^^ | 1,533 | 2,726 | 17.04% |
GENinCode plc^^ | 1,202 | 2,165 | 13.53% |
Adaptix Limited | 1,056 | 1,381 | 8.63% |
Open Bionics Limited | 1,000 | 1,379 | 8.61% |
Congenica Limited | 1,184 | 1,215 | 7.59% |
Future Health Works Limited (t/a MyRecovery) | 528 | 556 | 3.48% |
The Electrospinning Company Limited | 478 | 544 | 3.40% |
Destiny Pharma plc^^ | 750 | 530 | 3.31% |
FVRVS Limited (t/a Fundamental VR) | 500 | 500 | 3.13% |
Invizius Limited | 500 | 500 | 3.13% |
DiA Imaging Analysis Limited | 415 | 405 | 2.53% |
Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Limited | 400 | 400 | 2.50% |
MIP Diagnostics Limited | 200 | 200 | 1.25% |
Live Better With Limited | 1,106 | - | 0.00% |
10,852 | 12,501 | 78.13% | |
Liquidity Investments | |||
Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust plc^ | 729 | 520 | 3.25% |
MI Downing UK Micro-Cap Growth Fund | 40 | 32 | 0.20% |
769 | 552 | 3.45% | |
11,621 | 13,053 | 81.58% | |
Cash at bank and in hand | 2,872 | 17.95% | |
Other current assets | 75 | 0.47% | |
Net assets | 16,000 | 100.0% |
^ listed and traded on the London Stock Exchange
^^ listed and traded on AIM
DSO D Share pool | Cost |
Valuation | % of net assets |
Portfolio of investments (unaudited) | £’000 | £’000 | |
Venture Capital investments | |||
Fresh Green Power Limited | 189 | 279 | 35.36% |
Pearce and Saunders Limited | 275 | 76 | 9.63% |
Green Energy Production UK Limited | 100 | 66 | 8.37% |
Pearce and Saunders DevCo Limited | 19 | 19 | 2.41% |
583 | 440 | 55.77% | |
Cash at bank and in hand | 315 | 39.92% | |
Other current assets | 34 | 4.31% | |
Net assets | 789 | 100.00% |
DP67 Share pool | Cost |
Valuation | % of net assets |
Portfolio of investments (unaudited) | £’000 | £’000 | |
Venture Capital investments | |||
Cadbury House Holdings Limited | 1,409 | 791 | 36.22% |
Gatewales Limited | 343 | 745 | 34.11% |
Fenkle Street LLP | 405 | 727 | 33.29% |
Yamuna Renewables Limited | 400 | - | 0.00% |
London City Shopping Centre Limited | 99 | - | 0.00% |
2,656 | 2,263 | 103.62% | |
Cash at bank and in hand | 10 | 0.46% | |
Other current assets | (89) | (4.08%) | |
Net assets | 2,184 | 100.00% |