New Star Investment Trust PLC (NSI) New Star Investment Trust
PLC: Annual Results for the year ended 30th June 2021 24-Sep-2021 /
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NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
This announcement constitutes regulated information.
UNAUDITED RESULTS
FOR THE YEARED 30TH JUNE 2021
New Star Investment Trust plc (the 'Company'), whose objective
is to achieve long-term capital growth, announces its consolidated
results for the year ended 30th June 2021.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
30th June 30th June %
2021 2020 Change
PERFORMANCE
Net assets (GBP '000) 138,132 113,885 21.3
Net asset value per Ordinary share 194.49p 160.35p 21.3
Mid-market price per Ordinary share 134.00p 106.00p 26.4
Discount of price to net asset value 31.1% 33.9% n/a
Total Return* 22.16% 0.80% n/a
IA Mixed Investment 40% - 85% Shares (total return) 17.48% (0.15)% n/a
MSCI AC World Index (total return, sterling adjusted) 25.10% 5.72% n/a
MSCI UK Index (total return) 17.46% (15.21)% n/a
1st July 2020 to 1st July 2019 to
30th June 2021 30th June 2020
Revenue return per Ordinary share 0.61p 1.87p
Capital return per share 34.93 p (0.59)p
Return per Ordinary share 35.54p 1.28p
TOTAL RETURN* 22.16% 0.80%
PROPOSED DIVID PER ORDINARY SHARE 1.40p 1.40p
* The total return figure for the Group represents the revenue
and capital return shown in the Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income divided by the net asset value at the
beginning of the period.
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
PERFORMANCE
Your Company generated a positive total return of 22.16% over
the year to 30th June 2021, taking the net asset value (NAV) per
ordinary share to 194.49p. By comparison, the Investment
Association's Mixed Investment 40-85% Shares Index rose 17.48%. The
MSCI AC World Total Return Index rose 25.10% in sterling while the
MSCI UK Total Return Index rose 17.46%. Over the year, UK
government bonds declined 6.48%. Further information is provided in
the investment manager's report.
Your Company made a consolidated revenue profit for the year of
GBP429,000 (2020: GBP1.32 million).
GEARINGS AND DIVID
Your Company has no borrowings. It ended the year under review
with cash representing 6.12% of its NAV and is likely to maintain a
significant cash position. In respect of the financial year to 30th
June 2021, your Directors recommend the payment of a dividend of
1.4p per share (2020: 1.4p). The level of future dividends may, in
the short term, be adversely affected by Covid-19-related dividend
cuts.
DISCOUNT
During the year under review, your Company's shares continued to
trade at a significant discount to their NAV. The Board keeps this
issue under review.
OUTLOOK
Monetary and fiscal stimulus programmes, the roll-out of
Covid-19 vaccination programmes, the restoration of dividends after
cuts imposed during the pandemic lockdowns and economic recovery
are likely to support equities over the coming months. Inflation
may, however, rise further, raising the prospect of an earlier end
to monetary easing than had previously been expected. This may put
further pressure on government bonds after their price declines
during the year under review.
NET ASSET VALUE
Your Company's unaudited NAV at 31st August 2021 was
199.81p.
INVESTMENT MANAGER'S REPORT
MARKET REVIEW
Global equities gained 39.87% in local currencies over the year
to 30th June 2021 but only 25.10% in sterling due to the pound's
strength while global bonds returned 2.63% in local currencies but
fell 8.20% in sterling. Ultra-loose monetary policies,
unprecedented fiscal stimulus programmes and some successful
Covid-19 vaccination programmes led to a rebound in the world
economy. The strength of sterling, up 15.02%, 11.80% and 5.89%
respectively against the yen, dollar and euro, resulted from the
European Union-UK trade agreement, which averted a hard Brexit.
Gold and gold equities fell 14.07% and 14.01% respectively in
sterling as investors favoured risky assets over some safe-havens
such as gold.
Leading central banks eased monetary policies to support
economic recovery and mitigate the impact of fresh waves of the
pandemic. The Federal Reserve bought more than USD80 billion of
treasury securities and USD40 billion of agency mortgage-backed
securities per month in pursuit of its dual mandate to deliver
maximum employment and price stability. In August 2020, in a
significant policy shift, the Federal Reserve moved its inflation
target from a fixed 2% to a 2% average. The move implies that
inflation may exceed 2% for some time before monetary policy
tightens.
In June and December 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB)
increased its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme bond purchases
by EUR600 billion and EUR500 billion respectively to increase the
programme from EUR750 billion to EUR1,850 billion. Market purchases
will continue at least until March 2022 and maturing principal
payments will be reinvested until the end of 2023. In July 2021,
the ECB followed the Fed's lead, shifting from a target to keep
inflation "below but close to 2%" to a 2% average. The Bank of
England remained dovish, fearing that "premature tightening" might
undermine the UK's recovery. In August 2021, the Bank's monetary
policy committee voted to maintain the total target stock of bond
purchases at GBP895 billion.
Since the 2008 global financial crisis, central bankers have
encouraged governments to support monetary easing with fiscal
easing. Covid-19 lockdowns provided the catalyst for major stimulus
programmes. By autumn 2021, fiscal measures were winding down in
some countries but the new US president, Joe Biden, had introduced
measures that emulated Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s in their
scope. In November's elections, the Democrats gained control,
albeit by a narrow margin, of both houses of Congress in addition
to the presidency. The USD1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was
enacted in March 2021, resulting in cash distributions to
households. In August 2021, agreement was reached on the USD1
trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act although
its passage was delayed to allow debate over a potential USD3.5
trillion of additional measures.
Inflation, particularly in the US and UK, was stronger than
anticipated over the year under review despite higher unemployment
and lower workforce participation compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Pent-up consumer demand, materials shortages and disrupted supply
chains contributed to inflation rising above central bank targets.
US headline inflation in July rose to 5.4% and the personal
consumption expenditures index, the Fed's chosen inflation measure,
reached 3.6%. UK headline inflation was 2.1% in July while the
initial estimate for eurozone inflation in August was 3%. Jerome
Powell, the Fed chairman, became more hawkish, suggesting higher
inflation might prove "more persistent" rather than "transitory".
Price pressures may ease as supply catches up with demand and
reduced lockdown restrictions lead to higher demand for consumer
services at the expense of consumer goods. Manufacturers may,
however, retreat from globalisation policies and increase their
resilience by increasing supplier numbers and holding higher stocks
of raw materials and finished goods. Consumers are likely to face
higher prices as companies move from "just in time" to higher-cost
"just in case" manufacturing. Over the longer term, monetary
easing, fiscal easing, demographics, as workforces shrink relative
to ageing populations, and decarbonisation goals may all contribute
to rising inflation.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Your company's total return over the year under review was
22.16%. By comparison, the Investment Association Mixed Investment
40-85% Shares Sector, a peer group of funds with a multi-asset
approach to investing and a typical investment in global equities
in the 40-85% range, rose 17.48%. The MSCI AC World Total Return
Index rose 25.10% in sterling while the MSCI UK Total Return Index
rose 17.46%. Your company benefited from its allocations to UK
smaller companies and emerging markets but allocations to dollar
cash and gold equities hurt performance. Income fell due to
dividend cuts resulting from Covid-19 lockdowns. Such cuts are,
however, likely to be temporary and further investments in equity
income holdings were made during the year.
UK equities lagged foreign equities for two main reasons: the
pound's strength and the bias of the London stockmarket towards
cyclical companies, leading to larger dividend cuts than
experienced by companies in Europe excluding the UK and the US. UK
smaller companies outperformed, however, rising 49.77% as Britain's
relatively successful vaccination programme led to the lifting of
some lockdown restrictions, fuelling a domestic recovery that
exceeded expectations. Aberforth Split Level Income, which has a
bias towards UK smaller value stocks, was your Company's best
performer, rising 97.66% as strong investment returns were
magnified by the leverage provided by its split capital
structure.
In July 2020, the UK equity allocation reduced through the sale
of the SPDR FTSE UK All Share exchange-traded fund (ETF), which had
been bought after stockmarket falls triggered by the initial
lockdowns in March 2020. In January 2021, the allocation to
higher-yielding UK smaller companies increased through an addition
to Chelverton UK Equity Income, which gained 44.65% but lagged the
gain for smaller companies overall as dividend cuts narrowed the
opportunities to generate equity income. Brompton UK Recovery and
Man GLG UK Income also benefited from their bias towards smaller
companies, rising 30.35% and 23.32% respectively. Trojan Income
lagged, however, up only 8.16% because of its focus on large stocks
in defensive sectors such as consumer staples, accounting for 27%
of its portfolio at the year end.
Equities in emerging markets and Asia excluding Japan gained
26.43% and 25.25% respectively in sterling as Covid-19 was
initially contained following stringent lockdowns in China and
other Asian countries. In July 2020, the allocation to Asia
ex-Japan equities increased through the purchase of Matthews Asia
ex Japan Dividend. The Chinese economy rebounded strongly at first
but there were signs in the weeks after your Company's year end
that growth was slowing. There were also fears that Beijing's focus
on "common prosperity" might lead to regulation to reduce corporate
profits.
At 30 June 2021, Matthews Asia ex Japan Dividend was underweight
in China and overweight in Vietnam and South Korea. Vietnam
benefits from manufacturers shifting production out of China to
reduce costs and mitigate the impact of poor China-US trade
relations. Vietnam Enterprise Investments, which invests mainly in
quoted companies, was added to increase your Company's exposure to
this fast-growing economy. Your Company's emerging markets
allocation increased in February through the addition of JP Morgan
Emerging Markets Income, an open-ended fund that follows a similar
strategy to the JP Morgan Global Emerging Markets Income investment
trust, an existing holding, which gained 40.11% over the year.
Somerset Asia Income Fund, previously Liontrust Asia Income, also
outperformed, rising 28.60%.
Among your Company's single-country Asian and emerging market
investments, Stewart Investors Indian Subcontinent Sustainability
rose 47.52%, outperforming the 40.41% gain for Indian equities in
sterling as investors shrugged off rising Covid-19 infections
exacerbated by the more infectious delta variant and focused on the
longer-term impact of Narendra Modi's liberalisation of employment
and agricultural laws. The HSBC MSCI Russia Capped ETF rose 22.96%
while Russian equities gained 24.96% in sterling. The Russian
market, which has a bias towards energy stocks, benefited from the
strong oil price, up 61.63% in sterling, but currency weakness
resulting from rising political risk in the wake of the US
election, proved a headwind. Lindsell Train Japanese Equity fell
8.01%, lagging the 10.71% gain for Japanese stocks in sterling,
because of its bias towards quality companies during a year in
which cyclical stocks such as banks outperformed.
Investments in dollar cash and BlackRock Gold & General,
which holds gold miners, provide diversification and may offer some
capital protection should equity markets fall. Both investments
were hurt during the year under review by currency swings as
exceptional monetary and fiscal measures weakened the dollar and
the Brexit deal buoyed the pound. Gold and gold equities fell
14.07% and 14.01% respectively in sterling, contributing to a
15.46% fall by BlackRock Gold & General. The holding in dollar
cash suffered from the dollar's 10.56% fall against sterling
although the impact was muted because some cash was invested during
the year in new opportunities, predominantly in equity markets.
All six of the EF Brompton Global multi-asset funds were ranked
above the median for performance in their respective Investment
Association (IA) peer group with four funds in the top quartile and
two funds in the second quartile.
Amongst your Company's private equity investments, there was
good news regarding the holding in Embark, which accounted for
6.14% of net assets at the start of the year. In July 2021, Lloyds
Banking Group said it had reached agreement, subject to regulatory
approval, to buy the majority of Embark's business. As a result,
your Company recognised an additional net GBP7.9 million in respect
of this investment.
OUTLOOK
Over the late summer of 2020, the outlook for equities remained
positive given the monetary and fiscal support in place and the
possibility that further stimulus measures might be forthcoming,
particularly in the US. By July, leading indicators for some of the
world's major economies had risen significantly, implying that a
global economic recovery was on the horizon. Your Company did,
however take some profits from investments in equity funds shortly
after the year end because of uncertainty regarding the spread of
Covid-19. In June, the World Health Organisation warned the worst
could be to come.
In the early autumn of 2021, there were grounds to be positive
on the prospects for equities given the strong economic bounce-back
fuelled by exceptional monetary and fiscal stimulus programmes.
Dividends fell over the year as companies cut or deferred dividends
but such cuts are likely to be temporary and your Company has added
to its income-oriented equity investments.
Inflation may prove higher and more persistent than central
bankers expect, raising the prospect of monetary tightening.
Equities may perform well in an environment of moderate inflation
but longer-dated bonds, in which your Company has no direct
investments, may fall. Gold equities should provide diversification
and the potential for gains in an environment where inflation is
above interest rates. Low-risk multi-asset and alternative
investments may also provide some protection in a falling
market.
SCHEDULE OF LARGEST HOLDINGS AT 30TH JUNE 2021
Purchases/ Market
Market value 30 June (Sales) movement Market value 30 June
2020 2021 % of net
assets
GBP'000 GBP'000
GBP'000
GBP'000
Embark Group 6,990 - 7,852 14,842 10.74
Fundsmith Equity Fund 8,561 - 2,092 10,653 7.71
Polar Capital Global Technology 7,381 - 1,918 9,299 6.73
TM Crux European Special 4,921 - 982 5,903 4.27
Situations Fund
Matthews Asia Ex Japan Fund - 4,500 1,339 5,839 4.23
MI Chelverton UK Equity Income 3,013 1,000 1,374 5,387 3.90
Fund
EF Brompton Global Conservative 4,358 - 408 4,766 3.45
Fund
BlackRock Continental European 3,931 - 500 4,431 3.21
Income Fund
Aquilus Infection Fund 4,076 - 302 4,378 3.17
Aberforth Split Level Income Trust 2,253 - 1,959 4,212 3.05
BlackRock Gold & General 4,985 - (790) 4,195 3.04
Baillie Gifford Global Income 3,354 - 721 4,075 2.95
Growth
EF Brompton Global Equity Fund 2,972 - 754 3,726 2.70
First State Indian Subcontinent 2,446 - 1,162 3,608 2.61
Fund
EF Brompton Global Opportunities 2,923 - 622 3,545 2.57
Fund
EF Brompton Global Growth Fund 2,758 - 551 3,309 2.40
Liontrust Asia Income Fund 2,622 - 611 3,233 2.34
Lindsell Train Japanese Equity 3,531 - (332) 3,199 2.32
Fund
MI Brompton UK Recovery Unit Trust 2,317 - 703 3,020 2.19
EF Brompton Global Balanced Fund 2,314 - 355 2,669 1.93
Man GLG UK Income Fund 2,206 - 378 2,584 1.87
EF Brompton Global Income Fund 2,070 - 284 2,354 1.70
SPDR FTSE UK All Share 5,544 (5,551) 7 - -
Artemis Global Income Fund 3,361 (3,381) ____20 _____- ____-
88,887 (3,432) 23,772 109,227 79.08
Balance not held in investments 14,128 4,217 2,155 20,500 14.84
above
Total investments (excluding cash) 103,015 785 25,927 129,727 93.92
The investment portfolio, excluding cash, can be further analysed as follows:
GBP '000
Investment funds 100,642
Investment companies and exchange traded funds 10,375
Unquoted investments, including loans of GBP1.4m 17,246
Other quoted investments 1,464
129,727
STRATEGIC REVIEW
The Strategic Review is designed to provide information
primarily about the Company's business and results for the year
ended 30th June 2021. The Strategic Review should be read in
conjunction with the Chairman's Statement and the Investment
Manager's Report, which provide a review of the year's investment
activities of the Company and the outlook for the future. The
Directors' Report and the Corporate Governance Statement form part
of this Strategic Report.
STATUS
The Company is an investment company under section 833 of the
Companies Act 2006. It is an Approved Company under the Investment
Trust (Approved Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011 (the 'Regulations')
and conducts its affairs in accordance with those Regulations so as
to retain its status as an investment trust and maintain exemption
from liability to United Kingdom capital gains tax.
The Company is a small registered Alternative Investment Fund
Manager under the European Union Markets in Financial Instruments
Directive.
PURPOSE CULTURE AND VALUES
The Directors acknowledge the expectation under the UK Code on
Corporate Governance issued by the Financial Reporting Council in
July 2018 (the 'Code') that they formally define a purpose for the
Company. The Directors have reviewed this requirement and consider
that the Company's purpose is to deliver the Company's stated
investment objective to achieve long-term capital growth for the
benefit of its investors.
Similarly, the Directors have also considered the Company's
culture and values in line with Code requirements. The Board has
formed the view that as the Company has no direct employees, and
with operational management outsourced to the Investment Manager,
the Administrator and the Company Secretary, the Company's culture
and values have to be those of the Board. Having a stable
composition and established working practices, the Board is defined
by experienced membership, trust and robust investment challenge.
These are therefore the key characteristics of the Company's
culture and values.
STAKEHOLDER RESPONSIBILITIES (S.172 STATEMENT UNDER COMPANIES
ACT 2006)
The Directors are aware of their responsibilities to
stakeholders under both the Code and legislation through regular
governance updates from the Company Secretary. As a UK listed
investment trust, the Directors outsource operational management of
the Company, including day to day management of the investment
portfolio, to third parties. As a consequence, the Directors
consider their key stakeholder groups to be limited to the
Company's shareholders, its third party advisers and service
providers, and individual Board members.
The Company's Articles of Association, the Board's commitment to
follow the principles of the Code and the involvement of the
independent Company Secretary in Board matters enable the Directors
to meet their responsibilities towards individual shareholder
groups and Board members. Governance procedures are in place which
allow both investors and Directors to ask questions or raise
concerns appropriately. The Board is satisfied that those
governance procedures mean the Company can act fairly between
individual shareholders and takes account of Mr Duffield's
significant shareholding. In considering the payment of the minimum
dividend required to maintain investment trust tax status, the
recommendations to vote in favour of the resolutions at the AGM and
the asset allocation within the investment portfolio, the Board
assessed the potential benefits to shareholders and the manager of
the investment portfolio.
The Board also regularly considers the performance of its
independent third party service providers. Those third party
service providers in turn have regular opportunities to report on
matters meriting the attention of the Board, including in relation
to their own performance. The Board is therefore confident that its
responsibilities to each of its key stakeholder groups are being
discharged effectively.
As the Company does not have any employees, the Board does not
consider it necessary to establish means for employee engagement
with the Board as required by the latest version of the Code.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICY
Investment Objective
The Company's investment objective is to achieve long-term
capital growth.
Investment Policy
The Company's investment policy is to allocate assets to global
investment opportunities through investment in equity, bond,
commodity, real estate, currency and other markets. The Company's
assets may have significant weightings to any one asset class or
market, including cash.
The Company will invest in pooled investment vehicles, exchange
traded funds, futures, options, limited partnerships and direct
investments in relevant markets. The Company may invest up to 15%
of its net assets in direct investments in relevant markets.
The Company will not follow any index with reference to asset
classes, countries, sectors or stocks. Aggregate asset class
exposure to any one of the United States, the United Kingdom,
Europe ex UK, Asia ex Japan, Japan or Emerging Markets and to any
individual industry sector will be limited to 50% of the Company's
net assets, such values being assessed at the time of investment
and for funds by reference to their published investment policy or,
where appropriate, the underlying investment exposure.
The Company may invest up to 20% of its net assets in unlisted
securities (excluding unquoted pooled investment vehicles) such
values being assessed at the time of investment.
The Company will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in
any single investment, such values being assessed at the time of
investment.
Derivative instruments and forward foreign exchange contracts
may be used for the purposes of efficient portfolio management and
currency hedging. Derivatives may also be used outside of efficient
portfolio management to meet the Company's investment objective.
The Company may take outright short positions in relation to up to
30% of its net assets, with a limit on short sales of individual
stocks of up to 5% of its net assets, such values being assessed at
the time of investment.
The Company may borrow up to 30% of net assets for short-term
funding or long-term investment purposes.
No more than 10%, in aggregate, of the value of the Company's
total assets may be invested in other closed-ended investment funds
except where such funds have themselves published investment
policies to invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other
listed closed-ended investment funds.
Information on the Company's portfolio of assets with a view to
spreading investment risk in accordance with its investment
policy.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Net assets at 30th June 2021 amounted to GBP138,132,000 compared
with GBP113,885,000 at 30th June 2020. In the year under review,
the NAV per Ordinary share increased by 21.29% from 160.35p to
194.49p, after paying a dividend of 1.4p per share.
The Group's gross revenue fell to GBP1,522,000 (2020:
GBP2,419,000), mainly as a result of dividends received being
adversely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic did not
impact dividends significantly last year, with the full impact
being felt in the year under review. After deducting expenses and
taxation, the revenue profit for the year was GBP429,000 (2020:
GBP1,325,000).
Total expenses for the year were almost unchanged at
GBP1,093,000 after an increased management fee (2020: GBP1,094,000
before the performance fee of GBP623,000). In the year under review
the investment management fee increased to GBP774,000 (2020:
GBP697,000), reflecting the Company's increasing NAV throughout the
period. Last year a performance fee of GBP623,000 was payable in
respect of the period to 31st December 2019. Since then, the
performance fee arrangement has ceased. The performance fee was
allocated to the Capital account in accordance with the Company's
accounting policy.
Historically, dividends have not formed a central part of the
Company's investment objective. The increased investment in income
focused funds over the last few years has enabled the Directors to
declare an increased dividend in recent years. The Company's fall
in dividend income this year is seen as temporary, and the
Directors have decided to utilise retained earnings to maintain the
dividend. The Directors propose a final dividend of 1.40p per
Ordinary share in respect of the year ended 30th June 2021 (2020:
1.40p). If approved at the Annual General Meeting, the dividend
will be paid on 30th November 2021 to shareholders on the register
at the close of business on 5th November 2021 (ex-dividend 4th
November 2021).
The primary source of the Company's funding is shareholder
funds.
While the future performance of the Company is dependent, to a
large degree, on the performance of international financial
markets, which in turn are subject to many external factors, the
Board's intention is that the Company will continue to pursue its
stated investment objective in accordance with the strategy
outlined above. Further comments on the short-term outlook for the
Company are set out in the Chairman's Statement and the Investment
Manager's report.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Throughout the year the Group's investments included seven funds
managed by the Investment Manager (2020: seven). No investment
management fees were payable directly by the Company in respect of
these investments.
In order to measure the success of the Company in meeting its
objectives, and to evaluate the performance of the Investment
Manager, the Directors review at each meeting: net asset value,
income and expenditure, asset allocation and attribution, share
price of the Company and the discount. The Directors take into
account a number of different indicators as the Company does not
have a formal benchmark, and performance against these is shown in
the Financial Highlights.
Performance is discussed in the Chairman's Statement and
Investment Manager's Report.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principal risks identified by the Board, and the steps the
Board takes to mitigate them, are discussed below. The audit
committee reviews existing and emerging risks on a six monthly
basis. The Board has closely monitored the societal, economic and
market focused implications of the events in 2020 and 2021.
Investment strategy
Inappropriate long-term strategy, asset allocation and fund
selection could lead to underperformance. The Board discusses
investment performance at each of its meetings and the Directors
receive reports detailing asset allocation, investment selection
and performance.
Business conditions and general economy
The Company's future performance is heavily dependent on the
performance of different equity and currency markets. The Board
cannot mitigate the risks arising from adverse market movements.
However, diversification within the portfolio will reduce the
impact. Further information is given in portfolio risks below.
Macro-economic event risk
The Covid pandemic was felt globally in 2020 and 2021 although
economies and markets have recovered. The scale and potential
adverse impact of a macro-economic event, such as the Covid
pandemic, has highlighted the possibility of a number of identified
risks such as market risk, currency risk, investment liquidity risk
and operational risk having an adverse impact at the same time. The
risk may impact on: the value of the Company's investment
portfolio, its liquidity, meaning investments cannot be realised
quickly, or the Company's ability to operate if the Company's
suppliers face financial or operational difficulties. The Directors
closely monitor these areas and currently maintain a significant
cash balance.
Portfolio risks - market price, foreign currency and interest
rate risks
The largest investments are listed above. Investment returns
will be influenced by interest rates, inflation, investor
sentiment, availability/cost of credit and general economic and
market conditions in the UK and globally. A significant proportion
of the portfolio is in investments denominated in foreign
currencies and movements in exchange rates could significantly
affect their sterling value. The Investment Manager takes all these
factors into account when making investment decisions but the
Company does not normally hedge against foreign currency movements.
The Board's policy is to hold a spread of investments in order to
reduce the impact of the risks arising from the above factors by
investing in a spread of asset classes and geographic regions.
Net asset value discount
The discount in the price at which the Company's shares trade to
net asset value means that shareholders cannot realise the real
underlying value of their investment. Over the last few years the
Company's share price has been at a significant discount to the
Company's net asset value. The Directors review regularly the level
of discount, however given the investor base of the Company, the
Board is very restricted in its ability to influence the discount
to net asset value.
Investment Manager
The quality of the team employed by the Investment Manager is an
important factor in delivering good performance and the loss of key
staff could adversely affect returns. A representative of the
Investment Manager attends each Board meeting and the Board is
informed if any major changes to the investment team employed by
the Investment Manager are proposed. The Investment Manager
regularly informs the Board of developments and any key
implications for either the investment strategy or the investment
portfolio.
Tax and regulatory risks
A breach of The Investment Trust (Approved Company) (Tax)
Regulations 2011 (the 'Regulations') could lead to capital gains
realised within the portfolio becoming subject to UK capital gains
tax. A breach of the FCA Listing Rules could result in suspension
of the Company's shares, while a breach of company law could lead
to criminal proceedings, financial and/or reputational damage. The
Board employs Brompton Asset Management LLP as Investment Manager,
and Maitland Administration Services Limited as Secretary and
Administrator, to help manage the Company's legal and regulatory
obligations.
Operational
Disruption to, or failure of, the Investment Manager's or
Administrator's accounting, dealing or payment systems, or the
Custodian's records, could prevent the accurate reporting and
monitoring of the Company's financial position. The Company is also
exposed to the operational risk that one or more of its suppliers
may not provide the required level of service. How the Board
monitors its service providers, with an emphasis on their business
interruption procedures, is set out in the Corporate Governance
Statement.
The Directors confirm that they have carried out a robust
assessment of the risks and emerging risks facing the Company,
including those that would threaten its business model, future
performance, solvency and liquidity.
VIABILITY STATEMENT
The assets of the Company consist mainly of securities that are
readily realisable or cash and it has no significant liabilities
and no financial commitments. Investment income has exceeded annual
expenditure and current liquid net assets cover current annual
expenses for many years. Accordingly, the Company is of the opinion
that it has adequate financial resources to continue in operational
existence for the long term which is considered to be in excess of
five years. Five years is considered a reasonable period for
investors when making their investment decisions. In reaching this
view the Directors reviewed the anticipated level of annual
expenditure against the cash and liquid assets within the
portfolio. The Directors have also considered the risks the Company
faces in making this viability statement.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES
The Company has no employees, with day-to-day operational and
administration of the Company being delegated by the Board to the
Independent Investment Manager and the Administrator. The Company's
portfolio is managed in accordance with the investment objective
and policy approved by shareholders. The Company is primarily
invested in investment funds and exchange traded funds, where it
has no direct dialogue with the underlying investments.
Environmental, social and governance considerations of underlying
investee companies are not a key driver when evaluating existing
and potential investments.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
As the Company has no premises, properties or equipment of its
own, the Directors deem the Company to be exempt from making any
disclosures under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Reports and
Directors' Reports) Regulations 2013.
STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING
The Company is categorised as a lower energy user under the HMRC
Environmental Reporting Guidelines March 2019 and is therefore not
required to make the detailed disclosures of energy and carbon
information set out within the guidelines. The Company's energy and
carbon information is not therefore disclosed in this report.
MODERN SLAVERY ACT
The Directors rely on undertakings given by its independent
third party advisers that those companies continue to have no
instances of modern slavery either within their businesses or
supply chains. Given the financial services focus and geographical
location of all third-party suppliers to the Company, the Directors
perceive the risks of a contravention of the legislation to be very
low.
GER DIVERSITY
The Board of Directors comprises three male directors, and
currently no female board members. Composition of the Board has not
changed since 2017, and the Board has benefitted from stable
membership and strong working relationships between individual
directors in that time. For this reason, the Board does not
currently anticipate making future changes.
The Board is committed to the benefits of diversity, including
gender, ethnicity and background when considering new appointments
to the Board, whilst always seeking to base any decision on merit,
measured by knowledge, experience and ability to make a positive
contribution to the Board's decision making.
LISTING RULE 9.8.4
Listing rule 9.8.4 requires the Company to include certain
information in a single identifiable section of the Annual Report
or a cross-reference table indicating where the information is set
out. The Directors confirm that there were no disclosures to be
made in this regard.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AT 30TH JUNE
2021
Year ended Year ended
30th June 2021 30th June 2020
Revenue Revenue
Return Capital Return Capital
Return Total Return Total
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
Notes
INVESTMENT INCOME 2 1,519 - 1,519 2,169 - 2,169
Other operating income 2 3 - 3 250 - 250
1,522 - 1,522 2,419 - 2,419
GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
Gains/(losses) on investments at fair value
through profit or loss
9 - 25,927 25,927 - (212) (212)
Other exchange (losses)/gains - (1,119) (1,119) - 414 414
Trail rebates - 4 4 - 4 4
1,522 24,812 26,334 2,419 206 2,625
EXPENSES
Management and performance fees 3 (774) - (774) (697) (623) (1,320)
Other expenses 4 (319) - (319) (397) - (397)
(1,093) - (1,093) (1,094) (623) (1,717)
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 429 24,812 25,241 1,325 (417) 908
Tax 5 - - - - - -
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 429 24,812 25,241 1,325 (417) 908
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Ordinary shares (pence) 7 0.61p 34.93p 35.54p 1.87p (0.59)p 1.28p
The total column of this statement represents the Group's profit
and loss account, prepared in accordance with international
accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 and prepared in accordance with international
financial reporting standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union. The supplementary
Revenue Return and Capital Return columns are both prepared under
guidance published by the Association of Investment Companies. All
revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from
continuing operations.
The Company did not have any income or expense that was not
included in 'Profit for the year'. Accordingly, the 'Profit for the
year' is also the 'Total comprehensive income for the year', as
defined in IAS1 (revised) and no separate Statement of
Comprehensive Income has been presented.
No operations were acquired or discontinued during the year.
All income is attributable to the equity holders of the parent
company. There are no minority interests.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARED 30TH
JUNE 2021
Share
Share premium Special reserve Retained earnings
Note capital Total
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
GBP '000 GBP '000
AT 30th JUNE 2020 710 21,573 56,908 34,694 113,885
Total comprehensive income for the year - - - 25,241 25,241
Dividend paid 8 - - - (994) (994)
AT 30th JUNE 2021 710 21,573 56,908 58,941 138,132
Included within Retained earnings were GBP1,960,000 of Company
reserves available for distribution.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARED 30TH
JUNE 2020
Share
Share premium Special reserve Retained earnings
Note capital Total
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
GBP '000 GBP '000
AT 30th JUNE 2019 710 21,573 56,908 34,780 113,971
Total comprehensive income for the year - - - 908 908
Dividend paid 8 - - - (994) (994)
AT 30th JUNE 2020 710 21,573 56,908 34,694 113,885
Included within Retained earnings were GBP2,018,000 of Company
reserves available for distribution.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT 30TH JUNE 2021
30th June 30th June
Notes 2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Investments at fair value through profit or loss 9 129,727 103,015
CURRENT ASSETS
Other receivables 11 235 137
Cash and cash equivalents 12 8,440 10,962
8,675 11,099
TOTAL ASSETS 138,402 114,114
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other payables 13 (270) (229)
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 138,132 113,885
NET ASSETS 138,132 113,885
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS
Called-up share capital 14 710 710
Share premium 15 21,573 21,573
Special reserve 15 56,908 56,908
Retained earnings 15 58,941 34,694
TOTAL EQUITY 138,132 113,885
NET ASSET VALUE PER ORDINARY SHARE 16 194.49p 160.35p
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS AT 30TH JUNE 2021
Year Year
ended ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
Group Group
Notes
GBP '000 GBP '000
NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
376 382
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investments (9,717) (12,725)
Sale of investments 8,932 3,280
NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
(785) (9,445)
FINANCING
Equity dividends paid 8 (994) (994)
NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM FINANCING (994) (994)
DECREASE IN CASH (1,403) (10,057)
RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
Decrease in cash resulting from cash flows (1,403) (10,057)
Exchange movements (1,119) 414
Movement in net funds (2,522) (9,643)
Net funds at start of the year 10,962 20,605
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS AT OF YEAR 17 8,440 10,962
RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE FINANCE COSTS AND TAXATION TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
Profit before finance costs and taxation* 25,241 908
(Gains)/Losses on investments (25,927) 212
Exchange differences 1,119 (414)
Capital trail rebates (4) (4)
Net revenue gains before finance costs and taxation
429 702
(Increase)/Decrease in debtors (90) 81
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors 41 (407)
Taxation (8) 2
Capital trail rebates 4 4
NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
376 382
*Includes dividends received in cash of GBP1,273,000 (2020:
GBP1,977,000), accumulation income of GBP187,000 (2020: GBP245,000)
and interest received of GBP3,000 (2020: GBP270,000).
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEARED 30TH JUNE 2020
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
international accounting standards in conformity with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and prepared in accordance
with international financial reporting standards adopted pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European
Union.
These financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, the
Group's functional currency, being the currency of the primary
economic environment in which the Group operates, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
(a) Basis of preparation: The financial statements have been
prepared on a going concern basis (see 1(p)). The principal
accounting policies adopted are set out below.
Where presentational guidance set out in the Statement of
Recommended Practice 'Financial Statements of Investment Trust
Companies and Venture Capital Trusts' ('SORP') issued by the
Association of Investment Companies ('AIC') in November 2014 and
updated in February 2018 and October 2019 with consequential
amendments is consistent with the requirements of IFRS, the
Directors have sought to prepare the financial statements on a
basis compliant with the recommendations of the SORP.
(b) Basis of consolidation: The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary
made up to 30th June 2021. No statement of comprehensive income is
presented for the parent company as permitted by Section 408 of the
Companies Act 2006.
The Company is an investment entity as defined by IFRS 10 and
assets are held at their fair value. The consolidated accounts
include subsidiaries which are an integral part of the Group and
not investee companies.
Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date of their
acquisition, being the date on which the Company obtains control,
and continue to be consolidated until the date that such control
ceases. The financial statements of the subsidiary used in the
preparation of the consolidated financial statements are based on
consistent accounting policies. All intra-group balances and
transactions, including unrealised profits arising therefrom, are
eliminated. Subsidiaries are valued at fair value, which is
considered to be their NAV, in the accounts of the Company.
(c) Presentation of Statement of Comprehensive Income: In order
to better reflect the activities of an investment trust company and
in accordance with guidance issued by the AIC, supplementary
information which analyses the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income between items of a revenue and capital nature
has been presented alongside the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income.
In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, net
capital returns may not be distributed by way of a dividend.
Additionally, the net revenue profit is the measure the Directors
believe is appropriate in assessing the Group's compliance with
certain requirements set out in the Investment Trust (Approved
Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011.
(d) Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements
requires the Group to make estimates and assumptions that affect
items reported in the consolidated and parent company balance
sheets and consolidated statement of comprehensive income and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements. Although these estimates are based on the
Directors' best knowledge of current facts, circumstances and, to
some extent, future events and actions, the Group's actual results
may ultimately differ from those estimates, possibly significantly.
The most significant estimate relates to the valuation of unquoted
investments (see note 18(h)).
(e) Revenue: Dividends and other such revenue distributions from
investments are credited to the revenue column of the consolidated
statement of comprehensive income on the day in which they are
quoted ex-dividend. Where the Company has elected to receive its
dividends in the form of additional shares rather than in cash and
the amount of the cash dividend is recognised as income, any excess
in the value of the shares received over the amount recognised is
credited to the capital reserve. Deemed revenue from offshore funds
is credited to the revenue account. Interest on fixed interest
securities and deposits is accounted for on an accruals basis.
(f) Expenses: Expenses are accounted for on an accruals basis.
Management fees, administration and other expenses, with the
exception of transaction charges, are charged to the revenue column
of the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. Performance
fees and transaction charges are charged to the capital column of
the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
(g) Investments held at fair value: Purchases and sales of
investments are recognised and derecognised on the trade date where
a purchase or sale is under a contract whose terms require delivery
within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are
initially measured at fair value.
All investments are classified as held at fair value through
profit or loss on initial recognition and are measured at
subsequent reporting dates at fair value, which is either the bid
price or the last traded price, depending on the convention of the
exchange on which the investment is quoted. Investments in units of
unit trusts or shares in OEICs are valued at the bid price for dual
priced funds, or single price for non-dual priced funds, released
by the relevant investment manager. Unquoted investments are valued
by the Directors at the balance sheet date based on recognised
valuation methodologies, in accordance with International Private
Equity and Venture Capital ('IPEVC') Valuation Guidelines such as
dealing prices or third party valuations where available, net asset
values and other information as appropriate.
(h) Taxation: The charge for taxation is based on taxable income
for the year. Withholding tax deducted from income received is
treated as part of the taxation charge against income. Taxation
deferred or accelerated can arise due to temporary differences
between the treatment of certain items for accounting and taxation
purposes. Full provision is made for deferred taxation under the
liability method on all temporary differences not reversed by the
Balance Sheet date. No deferred tax provision is made against
deemed reporting offshore funds. Deferred tax assets are only
recognised when there is more likelihood than not that there will
be suitable profits against which they can be applied.
(i) Foreign currency: Assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling
at the balance sheet date. Foreign currency transactions are
translated at the rates of exchange applicable at the transaction
date. Exchange gains and losses are taken to the revenue or capital
column of the consolidated statement of comprehensive income
depending on the nature of the underlying item.
(j) Capital reserve: The following are accounted for in this
reserve:
- gains and losses on the realisation of investments together
with the related taxation effect;
- foreign exchange gains and losses on capital transactions,
including those on settlement, together with the related taxation
effect;
- revaluation gains and losses on investments;
- performance fees payable to the investment manager; and
- trail rebates received from the managers of the Company's
investments.
The capital reserve is not available for the payment of
dividends.
(k) Revenue reserve: This reserve includes net revenue
recognised in the revenue column of the Statement of Comprehensive
Income.
(l) Special reserve: The special reserve can be used to finance
the redemption and/or purchase of shares in issue.
(m) Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents
comprise current deposits and balances with banks. Cash and cash
equivalents may be held for the purpose of either asset allocation
or managing liquidity.
(n)Dividends payable: Dividends are recognised from the date on
which they are irrevocably committed to payment.
(o) Segmental Reporting: The Directors consider that the Group
is engaged in a single segment of business with the primary
objective of investing in securities to generate long term capital
growth for its shareholders. Consequently no business segmental
analysis is provided.
(p) Going concern basis of preparation: The financial statements
are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost
convention, and on the assumption that approval as an investment
trust under section 1158 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 and the
Investment Trust (Approved Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011 will be
retained.
(q) New standards, interpretations and amendments effective for
the periods beginning on or after 1st July 2020: There are no new
standards, amendments to standards and interpretations that have
impacted the Group and should be disclosed.
(r) New standards, interpretations and amendments issued which
are not yet effective and applicable for the periods beginning on
or after 1st July 2021: There are no new standards, amendments to
standards and interpretations that will impact the Group and should
be disclosed. 2. INVESTMENT INCOME
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS
UK net dividend income 1,278 1,844
Unfranked investment income 238 325
UK fixed interest 3 -
1,519 2,169
OTHER OPERATING INCOME
Bank interest receivable 3 250
3 250
TOTAL INCOME COMPRISES
Dividends 1,516 2,169
Other income 6 250
1,522 2,419
The above dividend and interest income has been included in the
profit before finance costs and taxation included in the cash flow
statements.
3. MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE FEES
Year ended Year ended
30th June 2021 30th June 2020
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
GBP '000 GBP '000
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
Investment management fee 774 - 774 697 - 697
Performance fee - - - - 623 623
774 - 774 697 623 1,320
At 30th June 2021 there were amounts accrued of GBP214,000
(2020: GBP177,000) for investment management fees and GBPnil (2020:
GBP623,000) for performance fees.
4. OTHER EXPENSES
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
Directors' remuneration 65 65
Administrative and secretarial fee 95 95
Auditors' remuneration
- Audit 41 32
- Interim review 8 8
Other 110 197
319 397
Allocated to:
- Revenue 319 397
- Capital - -
319 397
5. TAXATION
(a) Analysis of tax charge for the year:
Year ended Year ended
30th June 2021 30th June 2020
Revenue Return
Capital Return Revenue Return Capital Return
GBP '000 GBP '000 Total GBP '000 Total
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
Overseas tax 9 - 9 1 - 1
Recoverable income tax (9) - (9) (1) - (1)
Total current tax for the year - - - - - -
Deferred tax - - - - - -
Total tax for the year (note 5b) - - - - - -
(b) Factors affecting tax charge for the year:
The charge for the year of GBPnil (2020: GBPnil) can be
reconciled to the profit per the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income as follows:
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
Total profit before tax 25,241 908
Theoretical tax at the UK corporation tax rate of 19.00% (2020: 19.00%) 4,796 172
Effects of:
Non-taxable UK dividend income (243) (350)
Gains and losses on investments that are not taxable (4,714) (38)
Excess expenses not utilised 188 249
Overseas dividends which are not taxable (27) (33)
Overseas tax 9 1
Recoverable income tax (9) (1)
Total tax for the year - -
Due to the Company's tax status as an investment trust and the
intention to continue meeting the conditions required to maintain
approval of such status in the foreseeable future, the Company has
not provided tax on any capital gains arising on the revaluation or
disposal of investments.
There is no deferred tax (2020: GBPnil) in the capital account
of the Company. There is no deferred tax charge in the revenue
account (2020: GBPnil).
At the year-end there is an unrecognised deferred tax asset of
GBP669,000 (2020: GBP643,000) based on the enacted tax rates of 19%
for financial years beginning 1st April 2021, as a result of excess
expenses.
6. COMPANY RETURN FOR THE YEAR
The Company's total return for the year was GBP25,241,000 (2020:
GBP908,000).
7. RETURN PER ORDINARY SHARE
Total return per Ordinary share is based on the Group total
return on ordinary activities after taxation of GBP25,241,000
(2020: GBP908,000) and on 71,023,695 (2020: 71,023,695) Ordinary
shares, being the weighted average number of Ordinary shares in
issue during the year.
Revenue return per Ordinary share is based on the Group revenue
profit on ordinary activities after taxation of GBP429,000 (2020:
GBP1,325,000) and on 71,023,695 (2020: 71,023,695) Ordinary shares,
being the weighted average number of Ordinary shares in issue
during the year.
Capital return per Ordinary share is based on net capital
gains/(losses) for the year of GBP24,812,000 (2020: GBP (417,000))
and on 71,023,695 (2020: 71,023,695) Ordinary shares, being the
weighted average number of Ordinary shares in issue during the
year.
8. DIVIDS ON EQUITY SHARES
Amounts recognised as distributions in the year:
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
Dividends paid during the year 994 994
Dividends payable in respect of the year ended:
30th June 2021: 1.4p (2020: 1.4p) per share 994 994
It is proposed that a dividend of 1.4p per share will be paid in
respect of the current financial year.
9. INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
GROUP AND COMPANY 129,727 103,015
ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIO - GROUP AND COMPANY
Quoted* Unquoted Total
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
Opening book cost 67,731 8,448 76,179
Opening investment holding gains 26,816 20 26,836
Opening valuation 94,547 8,468 103,015
Movement in period
Purchases at cost 8,737 980 9,717
Sales
- Proceeds (8,932) - (8,932)
- Realised gains/(losses) on sales 745 - 745
Movement in investment holding gains for the year 17,384 7,798 25,182
Closing valuation 112,481 17,246 129,727
Closing book cost 68,281 9,428 77,709
Closing investment holding gains 44,200 7,818 52,018
Closing valuation 112,481 17,246 129,727
* Quoted investments include unit trust and OEIC funds and one
monthly priced fund.
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES
Realised gains/(losses) on sales of investments 745 (2,086)
Increase in investment holding gains 25,182 1,874
Net gains on investments attributable to ordinary shareholders 25,927 (212)
Transaction costs
The purchase and sale proceeds figures above include transaction
costs on purchases of GBP680 (2020: GBP2,002) and on sales of
GBPnil (2020: GBPnil).
10. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKING
The Company owns the whole of the issued share capital (GBP1) of
JIT Securities Limited, a company registered in England and
Wales.
The financial position of the subsidiary is summarised as
follows:
Year ended Year ended
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
Net assets brought forward 506 506
Dividend paid to parent (506) -
Net assets carried forward - 506
11. OTHER RECEIVABLES
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
Group Group
GBP '000 GBP '000
Prepayments and accrued income 223 133
Taxation 12 4
235 137
12. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
Group Group
GBP '000 GBP '000
Cash at bank and on deposit 8,440 10,962
13. OTHER PAYABLES
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
Group Group
GBP '000 GBP '000
Accruals 270 229
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings - -
270 229
14. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
Authorised
305,000,000 (2020: 305,000,000) Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each 3,050 3,050
Issued and fully paid
71,023,695 (2020: 71,023,695) Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each 710 710
15. RESERVES
Share Special Retained
Premium Reserve earnings
account
GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000
GROUP
At 30th June 2020 21,573 56,908 34,694
Increase in investment holding gains - - 25,182
Net gains on realisation of investments - - 745
Losses on foreign currency - - (1,119)
Trail rebates - - 4
Retained revenue profit for year - - 429
Dividend paid - - (994)
At 30th June 2021 21,573 56,908 58,941
The components of retained earnings are set out below:
30th June 30th June
2021 2020
GBP '000 GBP '000
GROUP
Capital reserve - realised 5,316 5,686
Capital reserve - revaluation 52,018 26,836
Revenue reserve 1,607 2,172
58,941 34,694
16. NET ASSET VALUE PER ORDINARY SHARE
The net asset value per Ordinary share is calculated on net
assets of GBP138,132,000 (2020: GBP113,885,000) and 71,023,695
(2020: 71,023,695) Ordinary shares in issue at the year end.
17. ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE
YEAR
At 1st July 2020 At 30th June 2021
Cash flow Exchange movement
GBP '000 GBP '000
GROUP
Cash at bank and on deposit 10,962 (1,403) (1,119) 8,440
18. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2021 Financial information
The figures and financial information for 2021 are unaudited and
do not constitute the statutory accounts for the year. The
preliminary statement has been agreed with the Company's auditors
and the Company is not aware of any likely modification to the
auditor's report required to be included with the annual report and
accounts for the year ended 30th June 2021.
2020 Financial information
The figures and financial information for 2020 are extracted
from the published Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended
30th June 2020 and do not constitute the statutory accounts for the
year. The Annual Report and Accounts for the year-end 30th June
2020 (available on the Company's website www.nsitplc.com) has been
delivered to the registrar of Companies and includes the
Independent Auditors report which was unqualified and did not
contain a statement under either section 498 (2) or section 498 (3)
of the Companies Act 2006.
Annual Report and Accounts
The accounts for the year ended 30th June 2021 will be sent to
shareholders in October 2021 and will be available on the Company's
website or in hard copy format at the Company's registered office,
1 Knightsbridge Green, London SW1X 7QA and will be available for
inspection. A copy will also be submitted to the FCA's National
Storage Mechanism.
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on 16th
November 2021 at 11.00am at 1 Knightsbridge Green, London SW1X
7QA.
23rd September 2021
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ISIN: GB0002631041
Category Code: ACS
TIDM: NSI
LEI Code: A00100146726
Sequence No.: 122903
EQS News ID: 1235682
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