Half-yearly report

FORESIGHT VCT PLC Financial Highlights * Net asset value per Ordinary Share as at 30 June 2011 was 108.8p compared to 100.1p (rebased) as at 31 December 2010. * Net asset value per Planned Exit Share as at 30 June 2011 was 93.7p compared to 95.5p as at 31 December 2010. * Final dividends of 5.0p per Ordinary Share and 3.0p per Planned Exit Share were paid on 17 June 2011. * Acquisition of Keydata Income VCT 1 plc and Keydata Income VCT 2 plc. * Six follow-on investments were made from the Ordinary Shares fund totalling £835,995: smartFOCUS (£371,319), @Futsal (£170,988), Closed Loop Recycling (£150,000), Silvigen (£83,336), Land Energy (£47,367) and SkillsMarket (£12,985). * Three realisations were made and three loan repayments were received totalling £6,859,275 in the Ordinary Shares fund: smartFOCUS (£3,857,282), Actimax (£1,953,215), Ffastfill (£736,278), Camwood (£166,667), AppDNA (£83,333) and Trilogy Communications (£62,500). * One realisation was made from the Planned Exit Share fund: Foresight Luxembourg Solar 2 (£1,000,000). Chairman's Statement Performance and Dividends I am pleased to be able to report sound progress in the development of our investment portfolios. The Company has two classes of shares (Ordinary Shares and Planned Exit Shares) and each class of share has its own portfolio of investments, the performances of which are more fully described in the Investment Manager's Report. In summary, during the period ended 30 June 2011, the net asset value of the Ordinary Share portfolio increased by 14.4%, after taking account of the 5.0p dividend paid on 17 June 2011, to 108.8p per share. The majority of the increase was generated by valuation increases in Autologic Diagnostics, Trilogy Communications, AppDNA and Alaric Systems. Further information on these companies can be found in the Investment Manager's Report. The net asset value of the Planned Exit Share portfolio increased by 1.3%, after taking account of the 3.0p dividend paid on 17 June 2011, to 93.7p per share. Notwithstanding these positive signs, stock market sentiment as evidenced recently is fragile, significant macroeconomic uncertainties remain, and trading and credit conditions continue to be difficult in many sectors of the economy. Against this background Foresight Group continues to believe it important to adopt a cautious approach to managing the portfolio. The Company's policy is whenever possible to maintain a steady flow of tax-free dividends, generated from income or from capital profits realised on the sale of investments. Notwithstanding our awareness of future uncertainty, encouraged by the flow of recent investment gains and income generated from loan stock, the Board paid a final dividend of 5.0p per new Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 December 2010 on 17 June 2011 and a final dividend of 3.0p per Planned Exit Share for the year ended 31 December 2010 on the same day. Valuation Policy Investments held by the Company have been valued in accordance with the International Private Equity and Venture Capital (IPEVC) valuation guidelines (September 2009) developed by the British Venture Capital Association and other organisations. Through these guidelines investments are valued, as defined, at 'fair value'. Ordinarily, unquoted investments will be valued at cost for a limited period following the date of acquisition, being the most suitable approximation of fair value unless there is an impairment or significant accretion in value during the period. Quoted investments and investments traded on AIM and PLUS (formerly OFEX) are valued at the bid price as at 30 June 2011. The portfolio valuations are prepared by Foresight Group and are subject to approval by the Board. Acquisition of Keydata Income VCT 1 plc and Keydata Income VCT 2 plc ('Keydata') Following shareholder approval, the assets of Keydata (approximately £3.6 million) were acquired by the Company on 28 February 2011. A total of 6,463,504 Ordinary Shares (at a net asset value of 55.44p per Ordinary Share - prior to the Ordinary Share reconstruction) in Foresight VCT plc were issued as consideration to the shareholders of Keydata. Following the completion of the merger there were 54,004,889 Ordinary Shares in issue. Dependent upon the commercial success of its gasification project in Derby (now known as Clarke Power Services Limited), for which the Keydata assets were acquired, additional consideration may be payable to Keydata shareholders up to a maximum amount of £2.8 million on or shortly after 30 September 2013. Clarke Power Services' project in Derby (3.0 MW of waste wood gasification) is progressing well with construction of the plant now largely complete. Testing and commissioning will be carried out over the next few months with first electricity output targeted for mid November 2011. Ordinary Shares Reconstruction Also with shareholder approval, on 1 March 2011 the Ordinary Shares underwent a reconstruction such that the underlying net asset value (NAV) of each Ordinary Share was rebased to 100.0p. The reconstruction resulted in Ordinary Shareholders' holdings being adjusted by a ratio of 0.554417986 per Ordinary Share held at the close of business on 1 March 2011 and in 29,941,281 new Ordinary Shares being issued. The reconstruction of the Ordinary Share capital of Foresight VCT plc has not impacted the value of Shareholders' holdings. Enhanced Buy-Back I am pleased to report that the Company's enhanced buyback scheme proved to be popular with shareholders with 6,034,893 Ordinary Shares being tendered for the enhanced buyback at 100.0p per share, with the effect of releasing a further £1.8 million of income tax relief for shareholders. As part of the transaction, 5,913,777 new Ordinary Shares were issued at 102.0p per share. Other Share Issues and Share Buy-Backs The Company announced alongside the enhanced buyback a small top-up offer of Ordinary Shares. The offer was open during March and April 2011 and 234,918 Ordinary Shares were issued at 100.0p per share. On 20 June 2011 61,188 Ordinary Shares of 1.0 pence each in the Company were allotted under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Scheme at 95.85p per share. All of these share issues were under the new VCT provisions which commenced on 6 April 2006, namely: 30% upfront income tax relief which can be retained by qualifying investors if the shares are held for the minimum five year holding period. As part of the Company's active buy-back programme, during the period, 1,422,000 Ordinary Shares were purchased for cancellation at a cost of £1,248,000, representing an average discount of approximately 12% to net asset value. Directorate change Following 14 years' service as a Director of Foresight VCT plc, Antony Diment retired from the Board on 26 May 2011. I would like to thank Tony for all of his hard work in his role as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee since the Company's launch in 1997. Outlook Following two years of economic fragility we are witnessing potential acquirers slowly returning to the market and this has been reflected in the increase in portfolio activity in terms of realisations over the last six months. Additionally, Foresight Group is seeing its deal flow of new investment opportunities increasing but we remain cautious about the economic outlook and the Manager will aim to invest only in new opportunities which are considered sufficiently robust and attractive. The Board and Investment Manager are hopeful that the positive current performance of the portfolio will translate into realisations that will, over the medium term, be reflected in further positive net asset value performance and continued distributions to shareholders. John Gregory Chairman Telephone: 01296 682 751 email: j.greg@btconnect.com 31 August 2011 Investment Manager's Report As referred to in the Chairman's statement, the recent performance of a number of companies in the portfolio gives cause for optimism. However, equities and markets are displaying extreme volatility with the fundamentals remaining highly challenging and indicators broadly inconsistent. We continue to believe that consensus expectations do not fully reflect a scenario of slow growth for 2011 and that inflation could undermine prospects over coming months. Against this background, we are only looking at opportunities which are considered robust and attractive in valuation terms. Portfolio Review The performance of a number of portfolio companies continued to improve, reflecting growing demand and strong sales pipelines, most notably Autologic Diagnostics, Trilogy Communications, AppDNA and Alaric Systems. Autologic Diagnostics (formerly Diagnos Holdings) develops and sells sophisticated automotive diagnostic software and hardware to independent mechanics and garages to allow them to service and repair vehicles. In the year ended 31 December 2010, it generated an operating profit of £2.7 million on sales of £9.3 million. The company is continuing to grow sales and profits in its current financial year. Closed Loop Recycling continues to make solid operational, commercial and revenue progress with production rates at record levels and significantly improved plant reliability and consistency. An investment of £150,000 was made from the Ordinary Shares fund in the period to further upgrade its conveyor system. Product quality remains high and there is strong demand for all the recycled material it produces. The company continues to be affected by raw material quality which restricts throughput and yield, but is making progress in addressing this problem. It is also planning significant investment at the Dagenham site to increase capacity to meet the substantial demand for the cleaned and sorted output, which should be possible without adding significantly to its fixed overhead costs. Closed Loop Recycling is currently profitable and generating revenues in excess of £1.3 million per month. Trilogy Communications is making strong progress, particularly in the defence sector where it announced a number of contract wins through partners such as Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. During 2010, Trilogy Communications was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade and was also selected by UK Trade and Investment as an Exporter of the Year. The company is now growing strongly and repaid loans to the Ordinary Shares fund of £62,500 in March 2011. The outlook for the current year is positive, and the first few months of financial year 2011/12 have shown record trading results. For the year to February 2011, the company's audited accounts showed strong sales growth, with sales of £8.6 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £1.2 million. App-DNA has continued to achieve strong growth over the past six months. The company has set up subsidiaries in France and Australia in addition to its existing US operation, and is selling its market leading AppTitude software globally to large enterprises. The company recently won the award for "Best Desktop Transformation" at the Citrix Synergy event in San Francisco for the second year in a row. The company was also named by Everything Channel in their CRN Virtualization top 100 List. Infrared Integrated Systems is seeing growth for its full range of solutions and services in North America, Europe and Asia. The company continues to develop innovative hardware and software solutions for people counting, queue monitoring and thermal imaging, and is exploring other markets for its products. The outlook for the current year is positive and the company is trading at record levels. Alaric continues to perform well, enjoying strong demand Worldwide for its payment system software, principally credit card authorisation ("Authentic") and card fraud detection ("Fractals") software. Contracts have been won recently in the US, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand while a number of other promising contracts are in prospect, including in the Far East. Capacity to satisfy these orders is being met through continuing expansion of the office in Kuala Lumpur. Audited accounts for the year to 31 March 2011 showed significant growth in PBIT to £540k (NPBT of £419k) on £5.54 million sales, well ahead of budget. The budget for the current year to March 2012 shows substantial growth in sales and profitability. @Futsal is one of the fastest growing indoor sports in the world with 30 million people currently playing this type of indoor football internationally. @Futsal's Swindon and Cardiff facilities are now fully operational and the third site in Birmingham has recently opened at which point a further £170,988 was provided from the Ordinary Shares fund to fund this expansion. Sales growth, however, is behind original expectations and progress towards profitability has been impacted as a result. Silvigen received further funding of £83,336 to finance additional capital expenditure for its wood pellet plant which will enable increased production as well as provide additional working capital as the company builds its sales pipeline in the animal bedding and energy markets. Land Energy has made good progress over the last six months, achieving positive EBITDA at a plant level for the period of January to March 2011. Demand continues to exceed supply at its Bridgend (Wales) wood pelleting plant - the further funding of £47,367 invested into Land Energy has financed capital expenditure and working capital at Bridgend to increase production as well as group working capital prior to the proposed merger with Silvigen. These two businesses both now operate in the same markets. It is expected that the merger will provide the enlarged group with a strong geographical footprint in the UK with access to a substantial volume of sales and waste wood feedstock suppliers. With signs of increasing sales of Recruiter Account in late 2010, the Company invested a further £12,985 in SkillsMarket during the period to fund the operational costs associated with its turnaround strategy. Sales slowed appreciably however and were well behind budget during early 2011. As substantial further investment was required, the company's Board decided to accelerate a sales process. Despite considerable initial interest from a number of prospective purchasers, no offers were ultimately received and in consequence administrators were appointed on 18 May 2011. Investment Activity Ordinary Shares Fund - Purchases Six follow-on investments were made from the Ordinary Shares fund totalling £835,995. These were smartFOCUS (£371,319), @Futsal (£170,988), Closed Loop Recycling (£150,000), Silvigen (£83,336), Land Energy (£47,367) and SkillsMarket (£12,985). Ordinary Shares Fund - Realisations There were three realisations and three loan repayments totalling £6,859,275 in the period. Foresight VCT's holding in smartFOCUS was sold to Francisco Partners for proceeds of £3,857,281 against an original cost of 1,076,539 generating a return of 3.6 times of original cost. Actimax was sold to Synova Capital in April 2011 for total proceeds of £4.4 million. Foresight VCT's element of this was 1,953,215, a return of 3.6 times original cost of £546,668. A further payment of £166,048 was received during August 2011. We took the opportunity to realise our entire holding in Ffastfill in the first six months of the year when the shares displayed underlying strength and we were able to exit at a price that represented a five year high for the business. This generated proceeds of £736,278. Loan repayments were received from Camwood (£166,667), AppDNA (£83,333) and Trilogy Communications (£62,500) during the period. Planned Exit Shares Fund - Realisations One realisation was made from the Planned Exit Shares fund during the period. Foresight Luxembourg Solar 2 was sold to Foresight Solar VCT plc for original cost of £1,000,000, reflecting an independent third-party valuation. Outlook The recovery in the underlying trading of many portfolio companies has benefited, to varying degrees, from the positive export conditions created by a weaker currency and reflects better than expected growth in portfolio companies' target markets. We remain reasonably optimistic about the current prospects and outlook for many portfolio companies, which continue to display strong order books and revenue and profit growth. This is tempered by continued challenging fundamentals and uncertainties that could lead to a prolonged period of low growth. Foresight is actively pursuing a number of portfolio realisations across several market sectors to generate value and distributions for shareholders but M&A activity at the smaller company level is still limited. As the M&A market develops more momentum, we are confident that several portfolio companies across each of the Company's share classes could be attractive acquisition candidates. David Hughes Chief Investment Officer, Foresight Group Unaudited Half-Yearly Results and Responsibility Statements Principal Risks and Uncertainties The principal risks faced by the Company can be divided into various areas as follows: * Performance; * Regulatory; * Operational; and * Financial. The Board reported on the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Company in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010. A detailed explanation can be on found on page 16 of the Annual Report and Accounts which is available on www.foresightgroup.eu or by writing to Foresight Group at ECA Court, South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1DU. In the view of the Board, there have been no changes to the fundamental nature of these risks, except for currency risk, since the previous report and these principal risks and uncertainties are equally applicable to the remaining six months of the financial year as they were to the six months under review. Directors' Responsibility Statement: The Disclosure and Transparency Rules ('DTR') of the UK Listing Authority require the Directors to confirm their responsibilities in relation to the preparation and publication of the Interim Report and financial statements. The Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge that: a) the summarised set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with the pronouncement on interim reporting issued by the Accounting Standards Board; b) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important events during the first six months and description of principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year); c) the summarised set of financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company as required by DTR 4.2.4R; and d) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related parties' transactions and changes therein). Going Concern The Company's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position, are set out in the Business Review in the 31 December 2010 annual report. The financial position of the Company, its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing facilities are described in the Chairman's Statement, Business Review and Notes to the Accounts of the 31 December 2010 annual report. In addition, the annual report includes the Company's objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital; its financial risk management objectives; details of its financial instruments and hedging activities; and its exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company has considerable financial resources together with investments and income generated there from across a variety of industries and sectors. As a consequence, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook. The Directors have reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. The half-yearly Financial Report has not been audited or reviewed by the auditors. On behalf of the Board John Gregory Chairman 31 August 2011 Unaudited Non-Statutory Analysis between the Ordinary Shares and Planned Exit Shares Funds Income Statements for the six months ended 30 June 2011 Planned Exit Shares   Ordinary Shares Fund Fund   Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Realised gains on investments - 4,145 4,145 - - - Investment holding gains - (23) (23) - 55 55 Realised loss on the value of - - - - (35) (35) derivatives Income 183 - 183 113 - 113 Investment management fees (68) (204) (272) (7) (22) (29) Other expenses (208) - (208)  (31) - (31) ------------------------------------------------- Return/(loss) on ordinary (93) 3,918 3,825 75 (2) 73 activities before taxation Taxation 3 - 3 (7) 4 (3) ------------------------------------------------- Return/(loss) on ordinary         (90) 3,918 3,828 68 2 70 activities after taxation ------------------------------------------------- Return/(loss) per share (0.3)p 11.0p 10.7p 1.1p 0.0p 1.1p ------------------------------------------------- Balance Sheets at 30 June 2011   Ordinary Shares Fund Planned Exit Shares Fund   £'000 £'000 Non-current assets Investments held at fair value 26,519 2,801 through profit or loss ---------------------------------------------- Current assets Debtors 1,028 306 Derivative financial instruments - 12 Money market securities and other 103 1,701 deposits Cash 3,694 968 ----------------------------------------------   4,825 2,987 Creditors Amounts falling due within one (126) (1) year ---------------------------------------------- Net current assets 4,699 2,986 ---------------------------------------------- Net assets 31,218 5,787 ---------------------------------------------- Capital and reserves Called-up share capital 287 62 Share premium account 21,552 5,784 Special distributable reserve 10,583 (54) Capital redemption reserve 344 - Revenue reserve (262) 160 Capital reserve 1,031 (175) Revaluation reserve (2,317) 10 ---------------------------------------------- Equity shareholders' funds 31,218 5,787 ---------------------------------------------- Number of shares in issue 28,694,271 6,179,833 Net asset value per share 108.8p 93.7p ---------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders' Funds for the six months ended 30 June 2011 Called- up Share Special Capital Ordinary share premium distributable redemption Revenue Capital Revaluation Shares capital account reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 As at 1 475 11,893 18,070 29 (172) (1,611) (2,294) 26,390 January 2011 Share (241) - - 241 - - - - reconstruction Share issues 127 9,785 - - - - - 9,912 in the period Expenses in relation to - (126) - - - - - (126) share issues Repurchase of (74) - (7,283) 74 - - - (7,283) shares Net realised gain on - - - - - 4,145 - 4,145 disposal of investments Investment - - - - - - (23) (23) holding losses Dividends - - - - - (1,503) - (1,503) Management fees charged - - (204) - - - - (204) to capital Revenue loss - - - - (90) - - (90) for the period ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at 30 June 287 21,552 10,583 344 (262) 1,031 (2,317) 31,218 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Called- up Share Special Capital Planned Exit share premium distributable redemption Revenue Capital Revaluation Shares capital account reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 As at 1 62 5,784 (32) - 92 6 (10) 5,902 January 2011 Investment - - - - - - 55 55 holding gains Unrealised loss on the - - - - - - (35) (35) value of derivatives Dividends - - - - - (185) - (185) Management - fees charged - - (22) - - - (22) to capital Tax credited     - - - 4 - 4 to capital Revenue return - - - - 68 - - 68 for the period ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at 30 June 62 5,784 (54) - 160 (175) 10 5,787 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaudited Income Statement for the six months ended 30 June 2011 Six months ended Six months ended Year ended   30 June 2011 30 June 2010 31 December 2010   Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Realised gains/(losses) - 4,145 4,145 - (1,293) (1,293) -  (1,112) (1,112) on investments Investment - 32 32 - 4,950 4,950 - 8,748 8,748 holding gains Realised loss on the value - (35) (35) - - - - 25 25 of derivatives Income 296 - 296 303 - 303 665 - 665 Investment management (75) (226) (301) (50) (149) (199)  (113)  (339) (452) fees Other expenses (239) - (239) (200) - (200)  (355) - (355) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Loss)/return on ordinary activities (18) 3,916 3,898 53 3,508 3,561 197 7,322 7,519 before taxation Taxation (4) 4 - - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Loss)/return on ordinary (22) 3,920 3,898 53 3,508 3,561 197 7,322 7,519 activities after taxation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Return per share: Ordinary Share (0.3)p 11.0p 10.7p 0.1p 13.2p 13.3p 0.4p 27.7p 28.1p ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Planned Exit 1.1p 0.0p 1.1p 0.7p (0.1)p 0.6p 1.7p (0.7)p 1.0p Share ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The total column of this statement is the profit and loss account of the Company and the revenue and capital columns represent supplementary information. All revenue and capital items in the above Income Statement are derived from continuing operations. No operations were acquired other than the acquisitions of Keydata Income VCT 1 plc and Keydata Income VCT 2 plc. No operations were discontinued in the year. The Company has no recognised gains or losses other than those shown above; therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented. Unaudited Balance Sheet at 30 June 2011   As at As at As at   30 June 2011 30 June 2010 31 December 2010   (unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)   £'000 £'000 £'000 Non-current assets Investments held at fair value through profit and loss 29,320 22,663 28,304 ------------------------------------------- Current assets Debtors 1,238 2,075 1,383 Derivative financial instruments 12 85 47 Money market securities and other deposits 1,804 3,622 1,998 Cash 4,662 211 670 -------------------------------------------   7,716 5,993 4,098 Creditors Amounts falling due within one year (31) (198) (110) ------------------------------------------- Net current assets 7,685 5,795 3,988 ------------------------------------------- Net assets 37,005 28,458 32,292 ------------------------------------------- Capital and reserves Called-up share capital 349 539 537 Share premium account 27,336 17,715 17,677 Special distributable reserve 10,529 18,314 18,038 Capital redemption reserve 344 27 29 Revenue reserve (102) (224) (80) Capital reserve   856 (1,786) (1,605) Revaluation reserve (2,307) (6,127) (2,304) ------------------------------------------- Equity shareholders' funds 37,005 28,458 32,292 ------------------------------------------- Net asset value per share: Ordinary Share 108.8p 85.3 p* 100.1 p* ------------------------------------------------------------ Planned Exit Share 93.7p 95 0 p 95.5 p ------------------------------------------------------------ * Rebased due to Ordinary Shares reconstruction on 1 March 2011 using conversion ratio of 0.554417986. Unaudited Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders' Funds for the six months ended 30 June 2011 Called- up Share Special Capital share premium distributable redemption Revenue Capital Revaluation Company capital account reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 As at 1 537 17,677 18,038 29 (80) (1,605) (2,304) 32,292 January 2011 Share (241) - - 241 - - - - reconstruction Share issues 127 9,785 - - - - - 9,912 in the period Expenses in relation to - (126) - - - - - (126) share issues Repurchase of (74) - (7,283) 74 - - - (7,283) shares Net realised gain on - - - - - 4,145 - 4,145 disposal of investment Investment - - - - - - 32 32 holding gain Unrealised loss on the             (35) (35) value of derivatives Dividends           (1,688)   (1,688) Management fees charged     (226)         (226) to capital Tax credited - - - - - 4 - 4 to capital Revenue loss - - - - (22) - - (22) for the period ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at 30 June 349 27,336 10,529 344 (102) 856 (2,307) 37,005 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaudited Cash Flow Statement for the six months ended 30 June 2011   Six months ended Six months ended Year ended   30 June 2011 30 June 2010 31 December (unaudited) (unaudited) 2010 (audited)   £'000 £'000 £'000 Cash flow from operating activities Investment income received 261 102 374 Deposit and similar 7 2 12 interest received Investment management fees (293) (98) (480) paid Secretarial fees paid (41) (59) (118) Other cash payments (540) (152) (334) ------------------------------------------------------ Net cash outflow from operating activities and (606) (205) (546) returns on investment Taxation -   - - ------------------------------------------------------ Returns on investment and servicing of finance Purchase of investments (837) (2,035) (4,350) Net proceeds on sale of 7,875 20 775 investments Net proceeds from deferred -   19 20 consideration ------------------------------------------------------ Net capital inflow/(outflow) from 7,038 (1,996) (3,555) financial investment Equity dividends (1,629) 11   11 (paid)/received ------------------------------------------------------ Management of liquid resources Subscription to money - (3,201) (3,200) markets Redemption in money market 194 149 1,772 ------------------------------------------------------   194 (3,052) (1,428) Financing Proceeds of fund raising 235 5,633 6,520 Expenses of fund raising 8 -   - Dividends reinvested -   (273)   (339) Repurchase of own shares (1,248) (140) (226) ------------------------------------------------------   (1,005) 5,220 5,955 ------------------------------------------------------ Increase/(decrease) in 3,992 (22) 437 cash ------------------------------------------------------ Notes to the Unaudited Half-Yearly Results 1. The unaudited half-yearly results have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out in the statutory accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011. Unquoted investments have been valued in accordance with IPEVC guidelines. Quoted investments are stated at bid prices in accordance with the IPEVC guidelines and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. 2. These are not statutory accounts in accordance with S434 of the Companies Act 2006 and the financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2011 and 30 June 2010 have been neither audited nor reviewed. Statutory accounts in respect of the period to 31 December 2010 have been audited and reported on by the Company's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies and included the report of the auditors which was unqualified and did not contain a statement under S498(2) or S498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. No statutory accounts in respect of any period after 31 December 2010 have been reported on by the Company's auditors or delivered to the Registrar of Companies. 3. Copies of the interim Report will be sent to shareholders and will be available for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company at ECA Court, South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1DU. 4. Acquisition of Keydata Income VCT 1 plc and Keydata Income VCT 2 plc ('Keydata') Following shareholder approval, the assets of Keydata (approximately £3.6 million) were acquired by the Company on 28 February 2011 A total of 6,463,504 Ordinary Shares (at an NAV of 55.44p per Ordinary Share - prior to the Ordinary Share reconstruction) in Foresight VCT plc were issued as consideration to the shareholders of Keydata. Following the completion of the merger there were 54,004,889 Ordinary Shares in issue. Dependent upon the commercial success of its gasification project in Derby, for which the Keydata assets were acquired, additional consideration may be payable to Keydata shareholders up to a maximum amount of £2.8 million on or shortly after 30 September 2013. 5. Net asset value per share The net asset value per share is based on net assets at the end of the period and on the number of shares in issue at the date.   Ordinary Shares Fund Planned Exit Shares Fund   Number of Net Assets Number of shares Net Assets shares   £'000 in issue £'000 in issue 30 June 2011 31,218 28,694,271 5,787 6,179,833 30 June 2010 22,585 47,741,385* 5,873 6,179,833 30 December 2010 26,390 47,541,385* 5,902 6,179,833 ----------------------------------------------------------- *The net asset values per share on page 12 have been rebased due to the Ordinary Shares reconstruction. 6. Return per share The weighted average number of shares for the Ordinary Shares and Planned Exit Shares funds used to calculate the respective returns are shown in the table below.   Ordinary Shares Fund Planned Exit Shares Fund   (shares) (shares) Six months ended 30 June 2011 35,674,443 6,179,833 Six months ended 30 June 2010 26,611,808* 4,213,657 Year ended 31 December 2010 26,528,417* 5,407,639 ---------------------------- *The weighted average number of shares has been adjusted to take account of the Ordinary Shares reconstruction. Earnings for the period should not be taken as a guide to the results for the full year. 7. Income   Six months ended Six months ended Year ended   30 June 2011 30 June 2010 31 December 2010 (Unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)   £'000 £'000 £'000 Loan stock interest 285 300   652 Overseas based Open Ended Investment 11  3 13 Companies ("OEICs") Bank deposits - - - Other - - - -------------------------------------------------------------   296 303 665 ------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Investments held at fair value through profit or loss Company Quoted Unquoted Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 Book cost as at 1 January 2011 9,095 21,478 30,573 Investment holding (losses)/gains (4,592) 2,323 (2,269) -------------------------- Valuation at 1 January 2011 4,503 23,801 28,304 Movements in the period: Cost of investments acquired - 12,453 12,453 Investment holding losses of investments acquired - (8,493) (8,493) Purchases at costs 371 466 837 Disposal proceeds (4,594) (3,281) (7,875) Realised gains 2,640 1,422 4,062 Investment holding (losses)/gains (1,602) 1,634 32 -------------------------- Valuation at 30 June 2011 1,318 28,002 29,320 -------------------------- Book cost at 30 June 2011 7,512 32,538 40,050 Investment holding (losses)/gains (6,194) (4,536) (10,730) -------------------------- Valuation at 30 June 2011 1,318 28,002 29,320 -------------------------- Ordinary Shares Quoted Unquoted Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 Book cost as at 1 January 2011 9,095 17,697 26,792 Investment holding (losses)/gains (4,592) 2,358 (2,234) -------------------------- Valuation at 1 January 2011 4,503 20,055 24,558 Movements in the period: Cost of investments acquired - 12,453 12,453 Investment holding losses of investments acquired - (8,493) (8,493) Purchases at costs 371 466 837 Disposal proceeds (4,594) (2,281) (6,875) Realised gains 2,640 1,422 4,062 Investment holding (losses)/gains (1,602) 1,579 (23) -------------------------- Valuation at 30 June 2011 1,318 25,201 26,519 -------------------------- Book cost at 30 June 2011 7,512 29,757 37,269 Investment holding (losses)/gains (6,194) (4,556) (10,750) -------------------------- Valuation at 30 June 2011 1,318 25,201 26,519 -------------------------- Planned Exit Shares Quoted Unquoted Total   £'000 £'000 £'000 Book cost as at 1 January 2011 - 3,781 3,781 Investment holding gains - (35) (35) -------------------------- Valuation at 1 January 2011 - 3,746 3,746 Movements in the period: Disposal proceeds - (1,000) (1,000) Investment holding gains - 55 55 -------------------------- Valuation at 30 June 2011 - 2,801 2,801 -------------------------- Book cost at 30 June 2011 - 2,781 2,781 Investment holding losses - 20 20 -------------------------- Valuation at 30 June 2011 - 2,801 2,801 -------------------------- 9. Related Parties Foresight Group, as Investment Manager of the Company, is considered to be a related party by virtue of its management contract with the Company. During the period, services of a total value of £301,000 (30 June 2010: £199,000; 31 December 2010: £452,000) were purchased by the company from Foresight Group. At 30 June 2011, the amount due from Foresight Group was £5,000. Foresight Fund Managers Limited, as Secretary of the Company and as a subsidiary of Foresight Group, is also considered to be a related party of the Company. During the period, services of a total value of £50,000 excluding VAT (30 June 2010: £50,000; 31 December 2010: £100,000) were purchased by the Company from Foresight Fund Managers Limited. At 30 June 2011, the amount due to Foresight Fund Managers Limited included within creditors was £3,000 (excluding VAT)  No Director has, or during the period had, a contract of service with the Company. No Director was party to, or had an interest in, any contract or arrangement (with exception of Directors' fees) with the Company at any time during the period under review or as at the date of this report. s that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Foresight VCT PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1542928]
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