Half-yearly report

Oxford Technology 2 Venture Capital Trust PLC Interim Statement For the period 1 March 2011 to 31 August 2011 Statement on behalf of the Board Net Assets per share were 28p on 31 August 2011, compared to 37p on 28 February 2011 and 41p on 31 August 2010.  The fall in the last six months is caused primarily by a reduction in valuation of OC Robotics. This company which is the world-leader in snake arm robots, has lumpy sales and currently has a low order book.  It has several significant  quotations outstanding and the outlook could change for the better very quickly if some of these become orders.  So, to be prudent, the valuation has been reduced.  Other companies in the portfolio continue to make good progress, but OT2 owns a relatively small % holding in most of these. On behalf of the Board Michael O'Regan - Chairman Unaudited Financial Information +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |  |  |  |  | |Profit and Loss Account |Six months to 31 |Six months to 31 |Year to 28 Feb 11| |for the Period | Aug 11| Aug 10| £'000| | | £'000| £'000| | +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Profit/(loss) on |  |  |  | |disposal of assets held |  |  |  | |at fair value  | -| 4| (9)| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Unrealised gain/(loss) |  |  |  | |on fair value of |  |  |  | |investments | (563)| 23| (154)| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Other income | 6| 5| 11| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Other expenses | (49)| (43)| (92)| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Profit/(loss) on |  |  |  | |ordinary activities |  |  |  | |before tax | (606)| (11)| (244)| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Tax on profit/(loss) on |  |  |  | |ordinary activities | -| -| -| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Profit/(loss) on |  |  |  | |ordinary activities |  |  |  | |after tax | (606)| (11)| (244)| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Earnings per Share | (8.9)p| (0.2)p| (3.6)p| +------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |  |  |  |  | |Historic Cost Profits and|Six months to 31 |Six months to 31 | Year to 28 Feb| |Losses Note | Aug 11| Aug 10| 11| | | £'000| £'000| £'000| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |  |  |  |  | |Profit/(loss) for the |  |  |  | |financial period  | (606)| (11)| (244)| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Unrealised loss/(gain) on|  |  |  | |investments held at fair |  |  |  | |value | 563| (23)| 154| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Loss/(profit) on disposal|  |  |  | |of investments held at |  |  |  | |fair value | -| (4)| 9| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Profit/(loss) on disposal|  |  |  | |of investments held at |  |  |  | |historical value | -| -| (176)| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Historical cost |  |  |  | |profit/(loss) before tax | (43)| (38)| (257)| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Historical cost |  |  |  | |profit/(loss) after tax | (43)| (38)| (257)| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ +---------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ |   |   |   |   | | Summarised Balance Sheet | 31 Aug 11 | 31 Aug 10 | 28 Feb 11 | | | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | +---------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Investments held at fair value  |   |   |   | | | 1,605 | 2,333 | 2,157 | | | | |   | +---------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Other net current assets | 329 | 440 | 384 | +---------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Net assets | 1,934 | 2,773 | 2,541 | +---------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |  |  |  |  | |Capital and Reserves |Six months to 31 |Six months to 31 | Year to 28 Feb| | | Aug 11| Aug 10| 11| | | £'000| £'000| £'000| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Called up share capital  | 679| 680| 679| | | | |  | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Share premium | 376| 374| 376| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Profit and loss account | 1,829| 2,214| 1,873| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Revaluation reserve | (950)| (495)| (387)| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Shareholders'funds | 1,934| 2,773| 2,541| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ |Net asset value per share| 28p| 41p| 37p| +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+ +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |  |  |  |  | |Cash Flow Statement for the | Six months to| Six months to|Year to 28 Feb| |Period | 31 Aug 11| 31 Aug 10| 11| | | £'000| £'000| £'000| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Net cash outflow from |  |  |  | |operating activities | (44)| (50)| (75)| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Capital expenditure and |  |  |  | |financial investment |  |  |  | |Purchase of investments |  |  |  | | | (10)| (24)| (39)| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Disposal of investments |  |  |  | | | -| 197| 197| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Net cash outflow from capital|  |  |  | |expenditure and financial |  |  |  | |investment | (10)| 173| 158| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Financing |  |  |  | |Issue of Shares | -| 65| 65| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Expenses paid in connection |  |  |  | |with shares issued |  |  |  | | | -| (3)| (3)| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Net cash flow from financing |  |  |  | | | -| 62| 62| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Dividends paid | -| -| -| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ |Increase/(decrease) in cash |  |  |  | | | (54)| 185| 145| +-----------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+ Notes to the Unaudited Financial Information on pages 2 and 3 1The financial information for each of the interim periods ended 31 August 2011 and 31 August 2010 is unaudited and does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006. It has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with those set out in the company's statutory accounts for the year ended 28 February 2011. The financial information for the year ended 28 February 2011 has been extracted from the company's statutory accounts for that period which contained an unqualified audit report and which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.  The Board confirms that the unaudited finance information for the 6 months ending 31 August 2011 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34. 2The calculation of earnings per share for the period is based on the return attributable to shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period. 3Listed investments are stated at market value based upon middle market prices at the accounting period end.  The unrealised depreciation or appreciation on the valuation of investments are dealt with in the revaluation reserve. 4Copies of the Interim Statement are being sent to shareholders and further copies can be obtained from the Company's Registered Office. 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