Interim / Quarterly Report • Sep 30, 2016
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Interim Report For the Six Months Ended 30 September 2016
Maven Income and Growth VCT 6 PLC is a venture capital trust (VCT) and its shares are listed on the Premium segment of the Official List and traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. It has one class of share and was incorporated on 2 November 1999.
The Company aims to achieve long term capital appreciation and generate maintainable levels of income for Shareholders.
The Articles of Association require the Directors to put a proposal for the continuation of the Company, in its then form, to Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2021.
Shares in the Company can be purchased and sold in the market through a stockbroker. For qualifying investors buying shares on the open market:
The Broker to the Company is Shore Capital Stockbrokers (020 7647 8132).
The Company currently conducts its affairs so that the shares issued by it can be recommended by independent financial advisers to ordinary retail investors in accordance with the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in relation to non-mainstream investment products and intends to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
The Company's shares are excluded from the FCA's restrictions which apply to non-mainstream investment products because they are shares in VCTs and the returns to investors are predominantly based on investments in private companies or publicly quoted securities.
Shareholders in a number of UK registered companies have received unsolicited calls from organisations, usually based overseas or using false UK addresses or phone lines routed abroad, offering to buy shares at prices much higher than their current market values or to sell non-tradeable, overpriced, high risk or even nonexistent securities. Whilst the callers may sound credible and professional, Shareholders should be aware that their intentions are often fraudulent and high pressure sales techniques may be applied, often involving a request for an indemnity or a payment to be provided in advance. If you receive such a call, you should exercise caution and, based on advice from the FCA, the following precautions are suggested:
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Income Statement
Financial Highlights
Interim Review
Summary of Investment Changes
Analysis of Unlisted and Quoted Portfolio
Investment Portfolio Summary
Financial Statements
Financial History
| Six months ended 30 September 2016 |
Year ended 31 March 2016 |
Six months ended 30 September 2015 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Net asset value (NAV) | £16,548,000 | £12,301,000 | £4,240,000 |
| NAV per Ordinary Share | 59.09p | 59.21p | 58.63p |
| Dividends paid to date | 2.85p | 2.60p | 1.80p |
| NAV total return per share¹ | 61.94p | 61.81p | 60.43p |
| Revenue return for period | (0.25)p | 0.84p | 1.15p |
| Capital return for period | 0.35p | 2.10p | 0.29p |
| Total return for period | 0.10p | 2.94p | 1.44p |
| Share price² | 54.50p | 51.50p | 45.00p |
| Discount to NAV | 7.77% | 13.02% | 23.25% |
| Ordinary Shares in issue | 28,007,239 | 20,775,100 | 7,232,852 |
¹ Sum of NAV per share and dividends paid to date (excluding initial tax relief).
² Mid-market price (Source: Bloomberg).
The above chart shows the NAV total return per share as at 31 March in each year, except 2017 which is at 30 September 2016.
NAV Total Return Performance
The above graph compares the NAV total return as at 31 March in each year, except for 2017 which is at 30 September 2016, to the FTSE AIM All-Share index, both rebased to 100p at 31 March 2005, the closest accounting period end to the appointment of the management team.
The NAVs as at 31 March 2005 and 31 March 2006 have been re-stated to reflect the share capital consolidation effective from 23 August 2006.
| Year ended March | Payment date | Interim/final | Rate (p) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30 August 2013 | Final | 0.50 |
| 2014 | 29 August 2014 | Final | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 11 September 2015 | Final | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 18 March 2016 | Interim | 0.80 |
| 9 September 2016 | Final | 0.25 | |
| Total dividends paid | 2.85 |
For the Six Months Ended 30 September 2016
| £'000 | Valuation 31 March 2016 % |
Net investment/ (disinvestment) £'000 |
Appreciation/ (depreciation) £'000 |
£'000 | Valuation 30 September 2016 % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlisted investments | ||||||
| Equities | 1,468 | 11.9 | 275 | 212 | 1,955 | 11.8 |
| Loan stock | 1,848 | 15.0 | 85 | (5) | 1,928 | 11.7 |
| 3,316 | 26.9 | 360 | 207 | 3,883 | 23.5 | |
| AIM/ISDX investments | ||||||
| Equities | 96 | 0.8 | - | 6 | 102 | 0.6 |
| Listed investments | ||||||
| Equities | 7 | 0.1 | - | 1 | 8 | - |
| UK treasury bills | 8,382 | 68.1 | (8,400) | 18 | - | - |
| Investment trusts | - | - | 440 | (5) | 435 | 2.6 |
| Total investments | 11,801 | 95.9 | (7,600) | 227 | 4,428 | 26.7 |
| Net current assets | 500 | 4.1 | 11,620 | - | 12,120 | 73.3 |
| Net assets | 12,301 | 100.0 | 4,020 | 227 | 16,548 | 100.0 |
In the period under review NAV total return increased to 61.94p per share. This is in line with your Company's continuing objective of achieving long term capital appreciation whilst also generating maintainable levels of income for Shareholders.
The success of the Offer for Subscription, which closed on 30 June 2016 and raised a total of £12.9 million, has transformed the scale and capital structure of the Company. Net assets have increased to £16.5 million, providing a solid foundation to support new investments and provide follow-on funding to existing portfolio companies which meet the revised VCT qualification criteria.
The portfolio now extends to 50 unlisted and AIM quoted company holdings, many of which are paying a regular yield, offering a combination of revenue and capital returns with the aim of underpinning Shareholder value in the years ahead. During the reporting period Maven completed new investments in The GP Service (UK) and Rockar and your Board is encouraged by the pipeline of VCT qualifying opportunities identified by the Manager. A number of potential new transactions are at an advanced stage and an investment in Chic Lifestyle completed shortly after the period end.
During the period under review Maven has focused on the practical implementation of the new VCT rules, which were enacted in November 2015 and detailed in the latest Annual Report. The revised legislation brings the UK VCT scheme into line with European Union (EU) State Aid Rules for smaller company investment and imposes a number of restrictions on the types of transactions and companies in which VCTs are able to invest. The rules specifically prohibit participation in management buy-outs or acquisitions, and limit the ability to support older companies unless certain criteria are met. Whilst this means that your Company can no longer finance certain transactions, Maven has a long established history of investing development capital in companies which meet the revised VCT qualification criteria.
As detailed in the 2016 Annual Report, the proposed restructuring of the share capital of the Company was approved by Shareholders at the General Meeting held on 17 February 2016. This enabled your Company to create a capital redemption reserve and increase its share premium account which, subject to the sanction of the Court, could be cancelled to create additional distributable reserves to support the payment of dividends and a share buy-back programme.
Subsequent to the closure of the Offer for Subscription on 1 July 2016, the Company applied to the Court for the cancellation of the amounts standing in respect of the share premium account and the capital redemption reserve. A court order in relation to the cancellation of the Company's share premium account and capital redemption reserve was granted and registered at Companies House on 24 August 2016, with the resulting changes to the reserves being reflected in the Financial Statements as at 30 September 2016 incorporated in this Interim Report.
The Board has not declared an interim dividend but, subject to the generation of capital gains from any further disposals and the availability of surplus revenue, intends to propose a final dividend when it considers the results for the full year to 31 March 2017. Discussions are in progress regarding potential exits from a number of portfolio companies, although there can be no certainty that these discussions will lead to profitable sales.
On 24 August 2015 the Board announced that, under the Terms and Conditions of the Company's Dividend Investment Scheme (DIS), the Directors had resolved that, in light of the investment restrictions proposed in the Government's July 2015 Budget, the DIS was to be suspended with immediate effect. As a result, until further notice, all future dividends will be paid to Shareholders by either cheque or direct bank transfer using existing mandate instructions.
NAV total return of 61.94p per share at 30 September 2016, compared to 61.81p at 31 March 2016
NAV at 30 September 2016 of 59.09p per share after payment of the final dividend of 0.25p
Offer for Subscription closed having raised £12.9 million
Further Offer for Subscription announced on 23 September 2016
New investments completed in The GP Service (UK) and Rockar
Large pipeline of new VCT rules qualifying private equity investments, with a number in advanced process
The private equity portfolio has generally performed well, with positive trading results having led to valuation uplifts for a number of companies operating across a range of sectors. The Board has, however, elected to take provisions against the values of certain investments in businesses with an exposure to the oil & gas sector.
Nenplas, a manufacturer and distributor of plastic extrusions for a variety of applications, has continued to perform ahead of plan due to operational efficiencies achieved through the integration of Polyplas, increased sales volumes, lower raw material costs and favourable market conditions, particularly within the leisure and mobile home sectors. The company has repaid all of its senior debt and has been a highly cash generative and valuable portfolio asset.
Cursor Controls, a global leader in the design and niche manufacture of trackball pointing solutions for industrial applications, has performed well since Maven clients invested in July 2015. The business delivered impressive organic growth in the year to 31 December 2015 and is forecast to build on this in the current year. In April 2016 Cursor completed the acquisition of a Belgian distributor, which is expected to be significantly earnings enhancing.
The year to 31 December 2015 was another excellent trading period for John McGavigan, a manufacturer and supplier of technical plastic components and interior parts for the global automotive industry. This positive momentum has been sustained through the current year, with the operations in both China and Scotland delivering a good level of organic growth and a significant increase in profitability, assisted by a number of productivity improvement projects implemented earlier in the year. The order book remains strong and the cash position is secure, providing increased visibility of the future prospects for the business.
Crawford Scientific, a leading supplier of chromatography products and services, has traded ahead of plan since Maven clients' initial investment in August 2014. During 2015 the business acquired and successfully integrated analytical services company Hall Analytical Laboratories which, alongside strong trading within the core Crawford business, has contributed to out-performance against the original investment case. The business has fully repaid the debt used to fund the Hall acquisition and the management team is continuing to widen each of Crawford's service and product lines, with organic growth forecast to lead to increased turnover and earnings in the current year.
Torridon (Gibraltar) is an established general insurer, which trades through its subsidiary Elite Insurance. The business is registered in Gibraltar and is authorised to write 12 general insurance business classes in 14 EU/EEA States. Elite has delivered impressive growth over recent years and, as a result, now has 30 lines of insurance, with the UK business representing 62% of total sales. Elite focuses on high margin niche lines, requiring considerable expertise and underwriting skills, as well as holding strong distribution relationships.
The UK's largest provider of promotional merchandise, SPS (EU), has experienced excellent growth under private ownership since Maven clients invested in February 2014. Operational improvements have enhanced profitability, whilst organic growth has been supplemented through two complementary acquisitions, High Profile Plastic and TEC, both of which were completed in the year to 31 December 2015. The business is forecasting further growth in the current financial year and operational efficiencies, as a result of the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system.
DPP provides mechanical and electrical maintenance and installation services mainly to the leisure, hospitality and retail sectors in the south of England and Wales. The company differentiates itself from competitors by employing a large and highly responsive team of skilled engineers. Following the loss of a significant customer in 2014, the company restructured its operations and has now secured a number of new contracts, allowing the business to materially improve its trading performance over the past twelve months.
Maven clients first invested in Just Trays, the UK's leading manufacturer of shower trays and related accessories, in June 2014. Subsequently, the business has increased its customer base and extended its product range, with a number of innovative new products to be launched in the current financial year. Just Trays repaid its bank debt in full during 2015 and is planning to invest in automation in the coming year, which should help improve the production facility and increase operating margins.
Your Board and the Manager continue to be mindful of the possible effects of the enduring low oil price on those companies that operate in the oil & gas market. The Manager has worked closely with these companies as they have implemented overhead reduction programmes, targeted at reducing the cost base and closing non-core operations with a view to conserving cash and positioning the businesses for recovery. Whilst the oil price has recovered from the lows witnessed earlier in the year, budgets remain conservative across the energy services sector, based on the expectation that the remainder of 2016 will be challenging, with recovery starting to feed through in the second half of 2017 as the oil price stabilises and the pent up demand for essential maintenance and repair work is released. In response to these market conditions, the valuations of Glacier Energy Services and HCS Control Systems Group have been reduced to cost. The Board and the Manager believe that the valuations of the remaining portfolio assets with exposure to the energy services sector are fair and reasonable and, following a number of profitable realisations in prior reporting periods, your Company's exposure to this sector has significantly reduced. The remaining assets are focused on the operational expenditure segment of the industry, rather than being dependent on large capital expenditure programmes or exploration projects.
During the period, two new private company assets were added to the portfolio:
Further changes to the rules, announced in the March 2016 budget statement, imposed restrictions on the ability of VCTs to make certain new non-qualifying investments for liquidity purposes, including treasury bills and other government securities. In response to these changes, the Directors agreed to invest a total of £440,000 across five private equity investment trusts (PEITs). This represents a permitted investment under the amended legislation and gives your Company further exposure to an asset class that the Manager is familiar with, having knowledge of the respective portfolios and fund managers. The PEITs have been carefully selected and recommended by Maven and have income characteristics that will help support future dividend payments by your Company. There is also a prospect that the PEIT sector may be re-rated following recent acquisition activity, including the successful HarbourVest Partners bid for SVG Capital, creating the potential for capital gains to be achieved over the longer term.
More generally, the Board is highly cognisant of the importance of maintaining an effective liquidity management policy and the Directors are currently reviewing a range of income generating options with a view to maximising the returns from monies held prior to investment.
11 Interim Management Report
The following investments have been completed during the reporting period:
| Investment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cost | ||||||
| Date | Sector | £'000 | Website | |||
| Unlisted | ||||||
| Rockar 2016 Limited (trading as Rockar) |
July 2016 | Automobiles & parts |
199 | www.rockar.com | ||
| The GP Service (UK) Limited | April 2016 | Health | 199 | www.thegpservice.co.uk | ||
| Total unlisted investment | 398 | |||||
| Investment trusts | ||||||
| Apax Global Alpha Limited | September 2016 | 99 | ||||
| F&C Private Equity Trust PLC | September 2016 | 103 | ||||
| HG Capital Trust PLC | September 2016 | 100 | ||||
| Princess Private Equity Holding Limited |
September 2016 | 98 | ||||
| Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC |
September 2016 | 40 | ||||
| Total investment trusts | 440 | |||||
| Total investment | 838 |
At the period end, the portfolio stood at 50 unlisted and AIM quoted investments, at a total cost of £3.5 million.
During the period Crawford Scientific and DPP made partial repayments of loan notes and a final distribution was received from Kelvinlea.
Subsequent to the period end, the Manager has been engaged with several investee companies and prospective acquirers at various stages of a potential exit process.
This realisation activity reflects the increasing maturity of a number of holdings, but it should be noted that there can be no certainty that these discussions will lead to profitable exits.
The table below gives details of all realisations achieved, and deferred considerations received, during the reporting period:
| Year first invested |
Complete/ partial exit |
Cost of shares disposed of £'000 |
Value at 31 March 2016 £'000 |
Sales proceeds £'000 |
Realised gain/(loss) £'000 |
Gain/(loss) over 31 March 2016 value £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlisted | |||||||
| Crawford Scientific Holdings Limited1 |
2014 | Partial | 13 | 17 | 13 | - | (4) |
| Ensco 969 Limited (trading as DPP) |
2013 | Partial | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Kelvinlea Limited | 2013 | Complete | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| LCL Hose Limited (trading as Dantec Hose) |
2011 | Complete | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Westway Services Holdings (2014) Limited |
2014 | Complete | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total unlisted disposals | 31 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 3 | ||
| UK treasury bills | |||||||
| Treasury Bill 20 June 2016 | 2015 | Complete | 300 | 300 | 300 | - | - |
| Treasury Bill 12 September 2016 | 2016 | Complete | 8,082 | 8,082 | 8,100 | 18 | 18 |
| 8,382 | 8,382 | 8,400 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Total disposals | 8,413 | 8,417 | 8,438 | 25 | 21 |
1 Proceeds exclude yield and redemption premiums received, which are disclosed as revenue for financial reporting purposes.
The table above includes the redemption of loan notes by a number of investee companies.
Since 30 September 2016, one new private company asset has been added to the portfolio. In October 2016, your Company completed the investment in Chic Lifestyle, an inventory management platform for the travel market, which allows small-scale independent operators to control the live distribution of boutique hotel rooms and luxury villas, and manage reservations in real time through leading traffic generators.
In November a new investment was completed in Growth Capital Ventures, a leading developer and operator of an online co-investment platform for the alternative finance sector.
In December 2016 Maven achieved an exit from Nenplas through a trade sale to a German acquirer, achieving a return of 2.9 times cost over the life of the investment.
The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company were set out in full in the Strategic Report contained within the 2016 Annual Report, and are the risks associated with investment in small and medium sized unlisted and AIM/ISDX quoted companies which, by their nature, carry a higher level of risk and are subject to lower liquidity than investments in large quoted companies. The valuation of investee companies may be affected by economic conditions, the credit environment and other risks including legislation, regulation, adherence to VCT qualifying rules and the effectiveness of the internal controls operated by the Company and the Manager. These risks and procedures are reviewed regularly by the Audit and Risk Committees and reported to your Board. The Directors have confirmed that all tests, including the criteria for VCT qualifying status, continue to be monitored and met.
Shareholders have given the Board authority to buy back shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury, subject always to such transactions being in the best interests of Shareholders. It is intended that, subject to market conditions, available liquidity and the maintenance of the Company's VCT status, shares will be bought back at prices representing a discount of between 10% and 20% to the prevailing NAV per share. During the period under review 400,000 shares were bought back at a total cost of £210,000.
As detailed in the 2016 Annual Report, the July 2015 Budget received Royal Assent on 18 November 2015, bringing into statute a number of material changes to the legislation governing the UK VCT scheme, aligning it with EU State Aid Rules for smaller company investment. The new rules impose specific restrictions on the types of transactions and companies which VCTs are able to pursue in order to retain qualifying status. As a further amendment, the March 2016 Budget statement announced that there would be changes to the rules governing non-qualifying investments by VCTs. With effect from 6 April 2016 VCTs were only permitted to make qualifying investments and certain limited investments for liquidity purposes, with other types of non-qualifying investments prohibited. Given the complexity of the new rules, and in order to ensure ongoing compliance, the Company continues to engage the services of an adviser to assist in interpreting the revised legislation in relation to all proposed transactions.
The Chancellor's 2016 Autumn Statement did not introduce further amendments to the VCT legislation. However, it did highlight that the Government will no longer be initiating a review into the provision to allow replacement capital in certain new VCT transactions, suggesting that this would be reviewed over the longer term.
The Statement also announced that, in response to the increase in the volume of applications submitted to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the resultant delays being experienced in obtaining advanced assurance for the purpose of proposed investments, a consultation would be initiated into the options to streamline and prioritise the advanced assurance service provided by HMRC. The Manager welcomes this development, as the time taken at present to secure VCT advance assurance is causing delays to the completion of new investments.
As intimated in the 2016 Annual Report, Jonathan Carr stood down as Director and Chairman at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 31 August 2016 and, following his successful re-election as a Director, Brian May succeeded Jonathan as Chairman. Fraser Gray was appointed as a Director on 1 July 2016 and was formally elected by Shareholders at the AGM.
Your Board and the Manager would like to take this opportunity to thank Jonathan for the valued contribution he has made since the launch of your Company and wish him every success for the future.
On 23 September 2016, the Company announced its intention to launch an Offer for Subscription for New Ordinary Shares, for up to £6 million (with an over-allotment facility for a further £2 million), with shares to be issued in both the 2016/17 and 2017/18 tax years. Notwithstanding the introduction of the new VCT rules, the Board is aware that the Manager has a large and diverse pipeline of new investment opportunities that should meet the requirements of the revised VCT legislation. The Directors believe that launching an Offer represents an opportunity to further increase the Company's assets in anticipation of the development of a larger and more diversified portfolio of investments in the years ahead. A Prospectus containing full details of the proposed Offer is being prepared for publication in late 2016.
Shareholders will be aware of the result of the referendum in June 2016, in which the electorate expressed the wish that the UK should leave the EU. Although the full impact of this decision will become clearer over time, the businesses in which your Company has invested will maintain or adapt their growth strategies as appropriate, with many exporters already seeing a short-term benefit from the devaluation of Sterling against several major currencies that has occurred at the date of this report.
The Directors are mindful that the introduction of the revised VCT legislation has imposed a number of restrictions on the types of businesses and transactions in which VCTs can invest. This will require the Manager to focus on the provision of development capital or investing in businesses with growth finance requirements, at the expense of management buy-out or acquisition based transactions which have traditionally offered more predictable returns. Your Board is confident that the experienced investment team employed by the Manager across its national office network, remains capable of sourcing opportunities which continue to meet its investment quality criteria.
Your Board remains committed to delivering the Company's core objectives of achieving long term capital appreciation and generating maintainable levels of income for Shareholders. The Director's consider that the current portfolio of private company holdings, alongside the pipeline of new investments, offers the ability to maintain a regular yield for your Company and support future Shareholder returns.
On behalf of the Board Maven Capital Partners UK LLP, Secretary 2 December 2016
As at 30 September 2016
| Investment | Valuation £'000 |
Cost £'000 |
% of total assets |
% of equity held |
% of equity held by other clients1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlisted | |||||
| Torridon (Gibraltar) Limited (formerly Torridon Capital Limited) |
416 | 21 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 39.2 |
| Lemac No.1 Limited (trading as John McGavigan) | 288 | 107 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 35.4 |
| Nenplas Holdings Limited | 276 | 81 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 31.5 |
| The GP Service (UK) Limited | 199 | 199 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
| Rockar 2016 Limited (trading as Rockar) | 199 | 199 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| Glacier Energy Services Holdings Limited | 149 | 149 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 27.1 |
| Crawford Scientific Holdings Limited | 134 | 61 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 47.3 |
| Majenta Logistics Limited | 125 | 125 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 48.1 |
| Metropol Communications Limited | 125 | 125 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 48.1 |
| Onyx Logistics Limited | 125 | 125 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 48.1 |
| Vectis Technology Limited | 125 | 125 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 48.1 |
| Martel Instruments Holdings Limited | 106 | 116 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 42.8 |
| Traceall Global Limited | 99 | 98 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 12.1 |
| Ensco 969 Limited (trading as DPP) | 97 | 97 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 34.1 |
| CatTech International Holdings Limited | 94 | 60 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 29.4 |
| SPS (EU) Limited | 93 | 61 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 42.0 |
| Fathom Systems Group Limited | 89 | 89 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 59.0 |
| Vodat Communications Group Limited | 83 | 60 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 41.0 |
| Flow Communications UK Limited | 75 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 34.1 |
| Flexlife Group Limited | 75 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| CHS Engineering Services Limited | 72 | 72 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 22.7 |
| JT Holdings (UK) Limited (trading as Just Trays) | 65 | 50 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 29.5 |
| Castlegate 737 Limited (trading as Cursor Controls) |
61 | 50 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 47.0 |
| HCS Control Systems Group Limited | 60 | 60 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 36.0 |
| CB Technology Group Limited | 58 | 58 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 77.8 |
| Endura Limited | 57 | 57 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| GEV Holdings Limited | 56 | 56 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35.6 |
| Assecurare Limited | 50 | 50 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.8 |
| Broadwave Engineering Limited | 50 | 50 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.8 |
| Constant Progress Limited | 50 | 50 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.8 |
| Equator Capital Limited | 50 | 50 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.8 |
| Toward Technology Limited | 50 | 50 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.8 |
| RMEC Group Limited | 50 | 50 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 49.8 |
| R&M Engineering Group Limited | 45 | 60 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 69.9 |
| Attraction World Holdings Limited | 42 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37.5 |
| Maven Co-invest Endeavour Limited Partnership (invested in Global Risk Partners) |
38 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 99.2 |
As at 30 September 2016
| Investment | Valuation £'000 |
Cost £'000 |
% of total assets |
% of equity held |
% of equity held by other clients1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlisted (continued) | |||||
| ISN Solutions Group Limited | 26 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 54.4 |
| Space Student Living Limited | 21 | - | 0.1 | 1.7 | 78.4 |
| Lawrence Recycling & Waste Management Limited |
10 | 73 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 61.2 |
| Other unlisted investments | - | 78 | - | ||
| Total unlisted | 3,883 | 3,043 | 23.5 | ||
| Quoted | |||||
| Angle PLC | 75 | 69 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Vianet Group PLC (formerly Brulines Group PLC) | 12 | 16 | 0.1 | - | 1.5 |
| Plastics Capital PLC | 11 | 10 | 0.1 | - | 1.4 |
| esure Group PLC | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Work Group PLC | 3 | 101 | - | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Other quoted investments | 1 | 238 | - | ||
| Total quoted | 110 | 434 | 0.6 | ||
| Investment trusts | |||||
| HG Capital Trust PLC | 103 | 100 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 |
| Apax Global Alpha Limited | 99 | 99 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 |
| Princess Private Equity Holding Limited | 96 | 98 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 |
| F&C Private Equity Trust PLC | 95 | 103 | 0.6 | - | 0.3 |
| Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC | 42 | 40 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 |
| Total investment trusts | 435 | 440 | 2.6 | ||
| Total investments | 4,428 | 3,917 | 26.7 |
1 Other clients of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP.
As at 30 September 2016
| Unlisted | Quoted | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry sector | valuation £'000 |
% | valuation £'000 |
% | valuation £'000 |
% |
| Support services | 580 | 13.1 | 79 | 1.8 | 659 | 14.9 |
| Insurance | 504 | 11.4 | 8 | 0.2 | 512 | 11.6 |
| Automobiles & parts | 488 | 11.0 | - | - | 488 | 11.0 |
| Investment trusts | - | - | 435 | 9.8 | 435 | 9.8 |
| Energy services | 379 | 8.6 | - | - | 379 | 8.6 |
| Construction & building materials | 276 | 6.2 | - | - | 276 | 6.2 |
| Telecommunication services | 258 | 5.8 | - | - | 258 | 5.8 |
| Health | 199 | 4.5 | - | - | 199 | 4.5 |
| Software & computer services | 173 | 3.9 | 12 | 0.3 | 185 | 4.2 |
| Technology | 175 | 4.0 | - | - | 175 | 4.0 |
| Electronic & electrical equipment | 164 | 3.7 | - | - | 164 | 3.7 |
| Diversified industrials | 145 | 3.3 | - | - | 145 | 3.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology | 134 | 3.0 | - | - | 134 | 3.0 |
| Speciality & other finance | 125 | 2.8 | - | - | 125 | 2.8 |
| Engineering & machinery | 111 | 2.5 | - | - | 111 | 2.5 |
| Household goods & textiles | 65 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.2 | 76 | 1.7 |
| General retailers | 57 | 1.3 | - | - | 57 | 1.3 |
| Food producers & processors | 50 | 1.1 | - | - | 50 | 1.1 |
| 3,883 | 87.7 | 545 | 12.3 | 4,428 | 100.0 |
As at 30 September 2016
| Deal type | Number of holdings |
Valuation £'000 |
% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlisted | |||
| Management buy-out | 12 | 1,172 | 26.5 |
| Development capital | 9 | 999 | 22.6 |
| Acquisition finance | 9 | 750 | 16.9 |
| Replacement capital | 4 | 331 | 7.5 |
| Buy & build | 2 | 314 | 7.1 |
| Buy-in/management buy-out | 3 | 259 | 5.8 |
| Management buy-in | 1 | 58 | 1.3 |
| Mezzanine | 1 | - | - |
| Total unlisted | 41 | 3,883 | 87.7 |
| Quoted | 14 | 545 | 12.3 |
| Total unlisted and quoted | 55 | 4,428 | 100.0 |
For the Six Months Ended 30 September 2016
| Six months ended 30 September 2016 (unaudited) |
Six months ended 30 September 2015 (unaudited) |
Year ended 31 March 2016 (audited) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue £'000 |
Capital £'000 |
Total £000 |
Revenue £'000 |
Capital £'000 |
Total £'000 |
Revenue £'000 |
Capital £'000 |
Total £'000 |
|
| Gains on investments | - | 227 | 227 | - | 63 | 63 | - | 274 | 274 |
| Income from investments and deposit interest |
42 | - | 42 | 118 | - | 118 | 211 | - | 211 |
| Investment management fees | (34) | (136) | (170) | (12) | (47) | (59) | (29) | (114) | (143) |
| Other expenses | (73) | - | (73) | (18) | - | (18) | (101) | - | (101) |
| Net return on ordinary activities before taxation |
(65) | 91 | 26 | 88 | 16 | 104 | 81 | 160 | 241 |
| Tax on ordinary activities | - | - | - | (5) | 5 | - | (12) | 12 | - |
| Return attributable to Equity Shareholders |
(65) | 91 | 26 | 83 | 21 | 104 | 69 | 172 | 241 |
| Return per Ordinary Share (pence) | (0.25) | 0.35 | 0.10 | 1.15 | 0.29 | 1.44 | 0.84 | 2.10 | 2.94 |
A Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses has not been prepared, as all gains and losses are recognised in the Income Statement.
All items in the above statement are derived from continuing operations. The Company has only one class of business and derives its income from investments made in shares, securities and bank deposits.
The total column of this statement is the Profit and Loss Account of the Company.
| Six months ended 30 September 2016 (unaudited) £'000 |
Six months ended 30 September 2015 (unaudited) £'000 |
Year ended 31 March 2016 (audited) £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Shareholders' funds | 12,301 | 4,187 | 4,187 |
| Net return for period | 26 | 104 | 241 |
| Net proceeds of share issue | 4,517 | - | 8,111 |
| Repurchase and cancellation of shares |
(210) | - | (132) |
| Costs relating to cancellation of share premium account and capital redemption reserve |
(15) | - | - |
| Dividends paid - revenue | (71) | - | - |
| Dividends paid - capital | - | (51) | (106) |
| Closing Shareholders' funds | 16,548 | 4,240 | 12,301 |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
As at 30 September 2016
| 30 September 2016 (unaudited) £'000 |
30 September 2015 (unaudited) £'000 |
31 March 2016 (audited) £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | |||
| Investments at fair value through profit or loss | 4,428 | 3,938 | 11,801 |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 37 | 61 | 43 |
| Cash | 12,223 | 268 | 507 |
| 12,260 | 329 | 550 | |
| Creditors | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 140 | 27 | 50 |
| Net current assets | 12,120 | 302 | 500 |
| Net assets | 16,548 | 4,240 | 12,301 |
| Capital and reserves | |||
| Called up share capital | 2,801 | 3,617 | 2,078 |
| Share premium account | - | 53 | 6,784 |
| Capital reserve - realised | (1,300) | (1,269) | (1,189) |
| Capital reserve - unrealised | 511 | 293 | 309 |
| Special distributable reserve | 15,489 | 2,389 | 2,257 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 40 | - | 2,919 |
| Revenue reserve | (993) | (843) | (857) |
| Net assets attributable to Equity Shareholders | 16,548 | 4,240 | 12,301 |
| Net asset value per Ordinary Share (pence) | 59.09 | 58.63 | 59.21 |
The Financial Statements of Maven Income and Growth VCT 6 PLC, registered number 3870187, were approved by the Board on 2 December 2016 and were signed on its behalf by:
Brian May Director
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
For the Six Months Ended 30 September 2016
| Six months ended 30 September 2016 (unaudited) £'000 |
Six months ended 30 September 2015 (unaudited) (restated)* £'000 |
Year ended 31 March 2016 (audited) £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash flow from operating activities | (290) | (94) | (230) |
| Taxation Corporation tax |
- | - | - |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Investment income received | 57 | 122 | 222 |
| Purchase of investments | (838) | (2,199) | (11,035) |
| Sale of investments | 8,438 | 1,697 | 2,884 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 7,657 | (380) | (7,929) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Equity dividends paid | (71) | (51) | (106) |
| Issue of Ordinary Shares | 4,517 | - | 8,111 |
| Repurchase of Ordinary Shares | (82) | - | (132) |
| Costs relating to cancellation of share premium account and capital redemption reserve |
(15) | - | - |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 4,349 | (51) | 7,873 |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash | 11,716 | (525) | (286) |
| Cash at beginning of period | 507 | 793 | 793 |
| Cash at end of period | 12,223 | 268 | 507 |
*The 2015 cash flow has been restated for the presentational requirements of FRS102. The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
For the Six Months Ended 30 September 2016
The financial information for the six months ended 30 September 2016 and the six months ended 30 September 2015 comprises non statutory accounts within the meaning of S435 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information contained in this report has been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2016.
The results for the year ended 31 March 2016 are extracted from the full accounts for that year, which received an unqualified report from the Auditors and have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.
| 2. Movement in Reserves | Share premium account £'000 |
Capital reserve realised £'000 |
Capital reserve unrealised £'000 |
Special distributable reserve £'000 |
Capital redemption reserve £'000 |
Revenue reserve £'000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 31 March 2016 | 6,784 | (1,189) | 309 | 2,257 | 2,919 | (857) |
| Gains on sale of investments | - | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Net increase in value of investments | - | - | 202 | - | - | - |
| Investment management fees | - | (136) | - | - | - | - |
| Dividends paid | - | - | - | - | - | (71) |
| Tax effect on capital items | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Share issue | 3,754 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancellation of share premium account | (10,538) | - | - | 10,538 | - | - |
| Costs relating to cancellation of share premium account and capital redemption reserve |
- | - | - | (15) | - | - |
| Cancellation of capital redemption reserve |
- | - | - | 2,919 | (2,919) | - |
| Repurchase and cancellation of shares | - | - | - | (210) | 40 | - |
| Net return on ordinary activities after taxation |
- | - | - | - | - | (65) |
| At 30 September 2016 | - | (1,300) | 511 | 15,489 | 40 | (993) |
| 3. Returns per Ordinary Share | Six months ended 30 September 2016 £'000 |
Six months ended 30 September 2015 £'000 |
Year ended 31 March 2016 £'000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The return per Ordinary Share is based on the following figures: |
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| Revenue return | (65) | 83 | 69 |
| Capital return | 91 | 21 | 172 |
| Total return | 26 | 104 | 241 |
| Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue |
26,256,342 | 7,232,852 | 8,175,723 |
| Revenue return per Ordinary Share | (0.25) | 1.15 | 0.84 |
| Capital return per Ordinary Share | 0.35 | 0.29 | 2.10 |
| Return per Ordinary Share | 0.10 | 1.44 | 2.94 |
The Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share has been calculated using the number of shares in issue at 30 September 2016 of 28,007,239
The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:
By order of the Board Maven Capital Partners UK LLP Secretary
2 December 2016
| Directors | Brian May (Chairman) Fraser Gray |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gregor Logan | |||
| Bill Nixon | |||
| Manager and Secretary | Maven Capital Partners UK LLP | ||
| Kintyre House | |||
| 205 West George Street | |||
| Glasgow G2 2LW | |||
| Telephone: 0141 306 7400 | |||
| E-mail: [email protected] | |||
| Registered Office | Fifth Floor 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings |
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| London | |||
| EC3V 3LF | |||
| Registered in England and Wales | Company Registration Number: 3870187 | ||
| Website | www.mavencp.com/migvct6 | ||
| Registrar | Capita Asset Services | ||
| The Registry | |||
| 34 Beckenham Road | |||
| Beckenham | |||
| Kent | |||
| BR3 4TU | |||
| Website: www.capitaassetservices.com Shareholder Portal: www.capitashareportal.com |
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| Shareholder Helpline: 0333 300 1566 | |||
| (Lines are open 9.00am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls from outside |
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| the United Kingdom should be made to +44 208 639 3399 and will | |||
| be charged at the applicable international rate.) | |||
| Auditor | Deloitte LLP | ||
| Bankers | J P Morgan Chase Bank | ||
| Stockbrokers | Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited | ||
| 020 7647 8132 | |||
| VCT Advisers | Philip Hare & Associates LLP | ||
| Mills & Reeve LLP |
Maven Capital Partners UK LLP Kintyre House 205 West George Street Glasgow G2 2LW
Tel 0141 306 7400
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