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Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 plc 
 
Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 March 2012 
 
 
 
In  accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure  and Transparency Rules of the UK 
Listing  Authority,  Downing  Absolute  Income  VCT  1 plc  presents  an Interim 
Management  Statement  for  the  three  month  period  ended  31 March 2012. The 
statement  also includes relevant  financial information between  the end of the 
period and the date of this statement. 
 
 
 
Dividends paid or declared in the period 
 
On  29 February 2012, the Company declared a dividend of 1.0p per Ordinary Share 
and 2.5p per 'C' Share which was paid on 20 April 2012. 
 
 
 
Performance 
 
Ordinary Shares 
 
                              31 Mar      31 Dec     30 Sept 
 
                                2012        2011        2011 
 
                           Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
 
                               Pence       Pence       Pence 
 
 Net Asset Value ("NAV")        83.8        83.3        85.0 
 
 Cumulative Dividends           62.4        62.4        60.4 
 
 Total Return *                146.2       145.7       145.4 
 
 
 
 
 
'C' Shares 
 
                              31 Mar      31 Dec     30 Sept 
 
                                2012        2011        2011 
 
                           Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
 
                               Pence       Pence       Pence 
 
 Net Asset Value ("NAV")        87.1        86.1        95.5 
 
 Cumulative Dividends            2.5         2.5           - 
 
 Total Return *                 89.6        88.6        95.5 
 
 
 
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch of share class 
 
 
 
Investment portfolio summary at 31 March 2012 
 
Ordinary Share pool 
 
 
 
                                            Cost   Valuation* 
 
 Venture capital investments (by value)     GBP'000         GBP'000 
 
 Bowman Care Homes Limited                   800        1,450 
 
 Blue Cedars Holdings Limited                970        1,100 
 
 Downing (Pirbright Road) Limited            780        1,100 
 
 Kimbolton Lodge Limited                     685          600 
 
 Future Biogas (SF) Limited                  406          406 
 
 Leytonstone Pub Limited                     200          200 
 
 Helcim Group Limited                        291          172 
 
 Gatewales Limited                           367          162 
 
 Chapel Street Food and Beverage Limited     125          125 
 
 Chapel Street Services Limited              125          125 
 
 Progressive Energies Limited                100          100 
 
 Heyford Homes VCT Limited                   300          100 
 
 Angel Solar Limited                          75           75 
 
 Fenkle Street LLP                            69           69 
 
 Downing (Alton) Limited                      21           21 
 
 Chapel Street Hotel Limited                   5            5 
 
 Kings Gap Group Limited                   1,000            - 
                                         --------------------- 
 Total                                     6,319        5,810 
                                         --------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 'C' Shares 
 
 
 
                                                   Cost   Valuation* 
 
 Venture capital investments (by value)            GBP'000         GBP'000 
 
 
 
 West Tower Holdings Limited                      1,080        1,080 
 
 Lullingstone Limited                             1,008        1,008 
 
 Hoole Hall Hotel Limited                           800          800 
 
 Helcim Group Limited                             1,046          621 
 
 Residential PV Trading Limited                     532          532 
 
 Future Biogas (Reepham Road)                       499          499 
 
 Kidspace Adventures Holdings Limited               300          300 
 
 Mosaic Spa and Health Club (Shrewsbury) Limited    280          280 
 
 Progressive Energies Limited                       220          220 
 
 Alpha Schools Holdings Limited                     200          200 
 
 Kidspace Adventures Limited                        200          200 
 
 Angel Solar Limited                                175          175 
 
 Tracsis plc **                                     100          156 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (House) Limited                 95           95 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Greenbank) Limited             64           64 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Cottage) Limited               31           31 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Holdings) Limited               1            1 
 
 
                                         ---------------------------- 
 Total                                            6,631        6,262 
                                         ---------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Unquoted valuations are based on those at 31 December 2011 adjusted for 
additions and disposals since that date. 
 
 
 
** quoted on the AIM market 
 
 
 
All investments are unquoted unless otherwise stated. 
 
 
 
Investment additions during the 3 months ended 31 March 2012 
 
Ordinary Share pool 
 
                            Cost 
 
                            GBP'000 
 
 Helcim Group Limited         40 
 
 Downing (Alton) Limited      21 
                         -------- 
                              61 
                         -------- 
 
 
 
'C' Shares 
 
                                            Cost 
 
                                            GBP'000 
 
 Residential PV Trading Limited              532 
 
 Kidspace Adventures Holdings Limited        300 
 
 Helcim Group Limited                        143 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (House) Limited          95 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Greenbank) Limited      64 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Cottage) Limited        31 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Holdings) Limited        1 
                                         -------- 
                                           1,166 
                                         -------- 
 
 
 
In  the period from 1 April 2012 to the  date of this announcement the following 
additions were made: 
 
 
 
 Ordinary Share pool         Cost 
 
                             GBP'000 
 
 City Falkirk Limited         141 
 
 Fubar Stirling Limited        89 
 
 Downing (Alton) Limited       42 
 
 Helcim Group Limited          23 
 
 Cheers Dumbarton Limited      16 
 
 Lochrise Limited               4 
                          -------- 
                              315 
                          -------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 'C' Share pool                            Cost 
 
                                           GBP'000 
 
 City Falkirk Limited                       422 
 
 Fubar Stirling Limited                     268 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Holdings) Limited     217 
 
 Helcim Group Limited                        83 
 
 Cheers Dumbarton Limited                    48 
 
 Lochrise Limited                            13 
                                        -------- 
                                          1,051 
                                        -------- 
 
 
 
Investment disposals during the 3 months to 31 March 2012: 
 
                                             Market 
 
                                           value at             Loss    Total 
 
                                          1 January Disposal against realised 
 
                                     Cost      2012 proceeds    cost     loss 
 
                                     GBP'000      GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000     GBP'000 
 
Ordinary Share Pool 
 
Angel Solar Limited                    75        75       75       -        - 
 
 
 
'C' Share pool 
 
Manor Capital LLP                     500       500      500       -        - 
 
West Tower Holdings Limited           320       320      320       -        - 
 
Angel Solar Limited                   175       175      175       -        - 
 
Gingerbread Pre-School (UK) Limited   269       269      185    (84)     (84) 
 
 
                                   ------------------------------------------ 
                                    1,339     1,339    1,255    (84)     (84) 
                                   ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
Investment disposals during the period from 1 April 2012 to the date of this 
announcement: 
 
                                                Market 
 
                                              value at             Gain    Total 
 
                                             1 January Disposal against realised 
 
                                        Cost      2012 proceeds    cost     gain 
 
                                        GBP'000      GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000     GBP'000 
 
 
 
'C' Share pool 
 
West Tower Holdings Limited              200       200      200       -        - 
 
Liverpool Nurseries (House) Limited       95        95       95       -        - 
 
Liverpool Nurseries (Greenbank)           64        64       64       -        - 
Limited 
 
Liverpool Nurseries (Cottage) Limited     32        32       32       -        - 
 
 
                                      ------------------------------------------ 
                                         391       391      391       -        - 
                                      ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
No disposals were made by the Ordinary Share in the period from 1 April 2012 to 
the date of this announcement. 
 
 
 
Changes to share capital 
 
Share capital movements in the period are summarised as follows: 
 
                                     Ordinary Share 
 
                                       Shares    GBP'000 
 
 As at 1 January 2012               8,182,638   4,091 
 
 Shares bought back and cancelled    (76,000)    (40) 
                                  -------------------- 
 As at 31 March 2012                8,106,638   4,051 
                                  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                       'C' Shares 
 
                                       Shares    GBP'000 
 
 As at 1 January 2012               8,994,057       9 
 
 Shares bought back and cancelled           -       - 
                                  -------------------- 
 As at 31 March 2012                8,994,057       9 
                                  -------------------- 
 
 
 
During  the period from  1 April 2012 to the  date of this announcement, 34,990 
Ordinary  Shares were  bought back  for cancellation.  No 'C' Shares were bought 
back during this period. 
 
 
 
Material events 
 
Other  than  described  above,  there  were  no material events during the three 
months  from 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2012 or in the period from 1 April 2012 
to the date of this announcement. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Source: Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE 
[HUG#1613316] 
 

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