Downing THREE VCT plc
NAV and Portfolio Update
9 December 2014
Downing Three VCT plc announces that its unaudited Net Asset Values and performance as at 30 November 2014 were as follows:
'C' Share Pool
| 30 Nov 2014 pence | |
| NAV per 'C' Share | 92.8 |
| NAV per 'A' Share | 0.1 |
| Cumulative distributions per 'C' Share | 25.0 |
| Total Return per 'C' Share and 'A' Share* | 117.9 |
'D' Share Pool
| 30 Nov 2014 pence | |
| NAV per 'D' Share | 77.1 |
| NAV per 'E' Share | 0.1 |
| Cumulative distributions per 'D' Share | 20.0 |
| Total Return per 'D' Share and 'E' Share* | 97.2 |
'F' Share Pool
| 30 Nov 2014 pence | |
| NAV per 'F' Share | 77.9 |
| Cumulative distributions per 'F' Share | 12.5 |
| Total Return per 'F' Share* | 90.4 |
'H' Share Pool
| 30 Nov 2014 pence | |
| NAV per 'H' Share | 99.6 |
| Cumulative distributions per 'H' Share | - |
| Total Return per 'H' Share* | 99.6 |
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid to date
The unaudited investment portfolio as at 30 November 2014 is summarised as follows:
'C' Share pool
| Cost £'000 | Valuation £'000 | % of portfolio | |
| Atlantic Dogstar Limited | 663 | 986 | 14.9% |
| Future Biogas (SF) Limited | 697 | 786 | 11.8% |
| East Dulwich Tavern Limited | 644 | 709 | 10.7% |
| Westow House Limited | 429 | 602 | 9.1% |
| Hoole Hall Country Club Holdings Limited | 581 | 581 | 8.8% |
| Domestic Solar Limited | 500 | 560 | 8.5% |
| The Thames Club Limited | 500 | 500 | 7.5% |
| Redmed Limited | 350 | 451 | 6.8% |
| Quadrate Spa Limited | 363 | 363 | 5.5% |
| Quadrate Catering Limited | 330 | 359 | 5.4% |
| The 3D Pub Co Limited | 267 | 227 | 3.4% |
| Ecossol Limited | 250 | 213 | 3.2% |
| Mosaic Spa and health Clubs Limited | 125 | 106 | 1.6% |
| Honeycombe Pubs VCT Limited | 188 | 65 | 1.0% |
| Vermont Developments Ltd | 25 | 38 | 0.6% |
| Chapel Street Food and Beverage Limited | 50 | 13 | 0.2% |
| Chapel Street Services Limited | 50 | 13 | 0.2% |
| Chapel Street Hotel Limited | 2 | - | 0.0% |
| 6,014 | 6,572 | 99.2% | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 53 | 0.8% | |
| 6,625 | 100.0% |
'D' Share pool
| Cost £'000 | Valuation £'000 | % of portfolio | |
| Aminghurst Limited | 1,650 | 1,650 | 21.4% |
| Future Biogas (Reepham Road) Limited | 842 | 842 | 10.9% |
| Quadrate Spa Limited | 496 | 496 | 6.4% |
| Quadrate Catering Limited | 441 | 481 | 6.2% |
| Kidspace Adventures Holdings Limited | 375 | 448 | 5.8% |
| Domestic Solar Limited | 400 | 448 | 5.8% |
| Alpha Schools Holdings Limited | 367 | 402 | 5.2% |
| Mosaic Spa and Health Clubs Limited | 475 | 387 | 5.0% |
| Liverpool Nurseries (Holdings) Limited | 435 | 386 | 5.0% |
| Green Electricity Generation Limited | 250 | 303 | 3.9% |
| Westcountry Solar Solutions Limited | 250 | 250 | 3.3% |
| West Tower Property Limited | 250 | 250 | 3.3% |
| Slopingtactic Limited | 196 | 225 | 2.9% |
| Ecossol Limited | 250 | 213 | 2.8% |
| Avon Solar Energy Limited | 210 | 210 | 2.7% |
| Progressive Energies Limited | 170 | 180 | 2.3% |
| Ridgeway Pub Company Limited | 137 | 126 | 1.6% |
| Fenkle Street LLP | 122 | 122 | 1.6% |
| Commercial Street Hotel Limited | 100 | 100 | 1.3% |
| Camandale Limited | 516 | 46 | 0.6% |
| Kilmarnock Monkey Bar Limited | 42 | 42 | 0.5% |
| 7,974 | 7,607 | 98.5% | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 115 | 1.5% | |
| 7,722 | 100.0% |
'F' Share pool
| Cost £'000 | Valuation £'000 | % of portfolio | |
| Aminghurst Limited | 1,110 | 1,110 | 13.1% |
| Goonhilly Earth Station Limited | 760 | 760 | 9.0% |
| Tor Solar PV Limited | 680 | 680 | 8.0% |
| Pearce and Saunders Limited | 644 | 644 | 7.6% |
| Vulcan Renewables Limited | 588 | 588 | 6.9% |
| Lambridge Solar Limited | 500 | 500 | 5.9% |
| Merlin Renewables Limited | 500 | 500 | 5.9% |
| Pub People Limited | 500 | 500 | 5.9% |
| Baron House Developments LLP | 481 | 481 | 5.7% |
| Grasshopper 2007 Limited | 378 | 378 | 4.5% |
| Kidspace Adventures Holdings Limited | 250 | 299 | 3.5% |
| Augusta Pub Company Limited | 290 | 290 | 3.4% |
| Fubar Stirling Limited | 268 | 268 | 3.2% |
| Hoole Hall Hotel Limited | 265 | 265 | 3.1% |
| Redmed Limited | 250 | 250 | 3.0% |
| City Falkirk Limited | 422 | 207 | 2.4% |
| Fresh Green Power Limited | 200 | 200 | 2.4% |
| Pabulum Pubs Limited | 200 | 200 | 2.4% |
| Green Energy Production UK Limited | 100 | 100 | 1.2% |
| Dominions House Limited | 59 | 59 | 0.7% |
| The 3D Pub Co Limited | 55 | 55 | 0.6% |
| London City Shopping Centre | 43 | 43 | 0.5% |
| Cheers Dumbarton Limited | 48 | 17 | 0.2% |
| Lochrise Limited | 13 | - | 0.0% |
| Southampton Hotel Developments Limited | 298 | - | 0.0% |
| 8,902 | 8,394 | 99.1% | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 79 | 0.9% | |
| 8,473 | 100.0% |
'H' Share pool
| Cost £'000 | Valuation £'000 | % of portfolio | |
| Deeside Solar Farm Limited | 2,250 | 2,250 | 16.9% |
| Woodbridge Solar Limited | 1,800 | 1,800 | 13.5% |
| Vulcan Renewables Limited | 1,410 | 1,410 | 10.6% |
| Future Biogas (SF) Limited | 525 | 525 | 3.9% |
| Ludlow Taverns Limited | 420 | 420 | 3.1% |
| 6,405 | 6,405 | 48.0% | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 6,944 | 52.0% | |
| 13,349 | 100.0% |
Details of the 10 largest investments in the Company as at 30 November are given below:
| Company | Date of first investment | Cost | Valuation at 30 Nov 2014 £'000 | ||
| Total £'000 | Equity £'000 | Loan Stock £'000 | |||
| Aminghurst Limited | Nov-07 | 2,760 | - | 2,760 | 2,760 |
| Deeside Solar Farm Limited | Nov-14 | 2,250 | - | 2,250 | 2,250 |
| Vulcan Renewables Limited | Apr-12 | 1,998 | 420 | 1,578 | 1,998 |
| Woodbridge Solar Farm Limited | Nov-14 | 1,800 | - | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Future Biogas (SF) Limited | May-10 | 1,222 | 221 | 1,001 | 1,311 |
| Domestic Solar Limited | Mar-11 | 900 | 270 | 630 | 1,008 |
| Atlantic Dogstar Limited | Sep-09 | 663 | 138 | 525 | 986 |
| Quadrate Spa Limited | Aug-10 | 859 | 249 | 610 | 859 |
| Future Biogas (Reepham Road) Limited | Apr-11 | 842 | 320 | 522 | 842 |
| Quadrate Catering Limited | Aug-10 | 771 | 231 | 540 | 840 |
The unaudited balance sheet as at 30 November 2014 is summarised as follows:
| £'000 | |
| Fixed Assets | |
| Venture Capital Investments | 28,978 |
| Current Assets | |
| Debtors | 466 |
| Bank | 7,192 |
| 7,658 | |
| Current Liabilities | |
| Creditors | (463) |
| Net Current Assets | 7,195 |
| Net Assets | 36,173 |
| Represented by: | |
| Ordinary shares 1p each | |
| 'A' Shares 0.1p each | 11 |
| 'C' Shares 0.1p each | 7 |
| 'D' Shares 0.1p each | 10 |
| 'E' Shares 0.1p each | 15 |
| 'F' Shares 0.1p each | 11 |
| 'H' Shares 0.1p each | 13 |
| Special reserve | 23,459 |
| Revaluation reserve | (316) |
| Share premium account | 13,608 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 106 |
| Capital reserve - realised | (1,033) |
| Revenue reserve | 282 |
| 36,173 | |