Albion Crown VCT PLC
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 June 2024
Albion Crown VCT PLC
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 June 2024
(formerly Crown Place VCT PLC)
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COMPANY INFORMATION
Company name Country of incorporation Legal form
Albion Crown VCT PLC
(the “Company”)
United Kingdom Public Limited Company
Directors Company number Auditor
James Agnew, Chairman
Tony Ellingham
Pam Garside
Ian Spence
03495287 Johnston Carmichael LLP
7-11 Melville Street
Edinburgh, EH3 7PE
Manager, company secretary,
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Registrar Corporate broker
Albion Capital Group LLP
1 Benjamin Street
London, EC1M 5QL
Computershare Investor Services
PLC
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol, BS99 6ZZ
Panmure Liberum Limited
Ropemaker Place, Level 12
25 Ropemaker Street
London, EC2Y 9LY
 Legal adviser Depositary
Philip Hare & Associates LLP
6 Snow Hill
London, EC1A 2AY
Howard Kennedy LLP
1 London Bridge
London, SE1 9BG
Ocorian Depositary (UK) Limited
Level 5, 20 Fenchurch Street
London, EC3M 3BY
The Company is a member of The Association of Investment Companies (www.theaic.co.uk).
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Strategic
Investment policy and Financial calendar 7
Financial highlights 8
Chairman’s statement 10
Strategic report 14
Portfolio of investments 27
Portfolio companies 30
Governance
The Board of Directors 36
The Manager 38
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report 41
Directors’ report 45
Statement of Directors’ responsibilities 53
Statement of corporate governance 54
Directors’ remuneration report 61
Independent Auditor’s report 65
Company information and Financials
Income statement 73
Balance sheet 74
Statement of changes in equity 75
Statement of cash flows 76
Notes to the Financial Statements 77
Notice of Annual General Meeting 92
Contents
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Strategic
INVESTMENT POLICY
FINANCIAL CALENDAR
The Company invests in a broad portfolio of smaller,
unquoted growth businesses across a variety of
sectors including higher risk technology companies.
Investments take the form of equity or a mixture of
equity and loans.
Whilst allocation of funds is determined by the
investment opportunities which are available, efforts
are made to ensure that the portfolio is diversified both
in terms of sector and stage of maturity of investee
businesses. Funds held pending investment or for liquidity
purposes will be held principally as cash on deposit.
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Risk is spread by investing in a number of different
businesses within Venture Capital Trust qualifying
industry sectors using a mixture of securities,
8 November 2024 Record date for first dividend
Noon on 26 November 2024 Annual General Meeting
29 November 2024 Payment date of first dividend
March 2025 Announcement of Half-yearly results for the six months ending 31 December 2024
as permitted. The maximum amount which the
Company will invest in a single portfolio company is
15% of the Company’s assets at cost thus ensuring a
spread of investment risk. The value of an individual
investment may increase over time as a result of
trading progress and it is possible that it may grow
in value to a point where it represents a significantly
higher proportion of total assets prior to a realisation
opportunity being available.
The Company’s maximum exposure in relation to
gearing is restricted to the amount of its adjusted share
capital and reserves. The Directors do not have any
intention of utilising long-term gearing.
STRATEGIC
7Albion Crown VCT PLC
Jun 2014 Jun 2015 Jun 2016 Jun 2017 Jun 2018 Jun 2019 Jun 2020 Jun 2021 Jun 2022 Jun 2023 Jun 2024
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Increase in total
shareholder value
(pence per share)
for the year ended
30 June 2024
(2023: 1.06p)
††
Shareholder
return for the year
ended
30 June 2024
(2023: 3.15%)
††
Tax-free dividends
per share paid
during the
year ended
30 June 2024
(2023: 1.63p)
Net asset value
per share on
30 June 2024
(2023: 33.13p)
Total shareholder
value per share
from launch to
30 June 2024
(2023: 101.31p)
††
Methodology: The total shareholder return, including original amount invested (rebased to 100) from 1 July 2014, assuming that dividends were re-
invested at net asset value of the Company at the time that the shares were quoted ex-dividend. Transaction costs are not taken into account.
†Total shareholder value per share at 30 June 2024 is calculated using net asset value per share at 30 June 2024 plus dividends paid per Ordinary
share since launch to 30 June 2024.
††These are considered Alternative Performance Measures, see notes 2 and 3 on page 17 of the Strategic report for further explanation.
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(in both cases with dividends reinvested)
Return (pence per share)
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Total shareholder value
FTSE All-Share Index total return
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The graph above shows the one year, three year, five year and ten year total return to shareholders. This return comprises dividends paid and the
change in net asset value over the relevant periods.
Financial highlights
Albion Crown VCT PLC - Performance Data
1 year return 3 year return
(average 3.7% p.a.)
5 year return
(average 5.1% p.a.)
10 year return
(average 7.2% p.a.)
Movements in net asset value
30 June 2024
pence per share
30 June 2023
pence per share
Opening net asset value  33.70
Capital return 0.48 0.92
Revenue return 0.27 0.13
Total return  1.05
Dividends paid  (1.63)
Impact from share capital movements  0.01
Closing net asset value  33.13
Total shareholder value per share
Shareholder return from launch to April 2005: 
Total dividends paid to 6 April 2005
(i)
24.93
Decrease in net asset value (56.60)
Total shareholder return to 6 April 2005 
Shareholder return from April 2005 to 30 June 2024
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Total dividends paid 44.86
Decrease in net asset value (11.20)
Total shareholder return from April 2005 to 30 June 2024 
Shareholder value since launch:
Total dividends paid to 30 June 2024
(i)
69.79
Net asset value as at 30 June 2024 32.20
Total shareholder value as at 30 June 2024 
Note
(i) Prior to 6 April 1999, Venture Capital Trusts were able to add 20% to dividends and figures for the period up until 6 April 1999 are included
at the gross equivalent rate actually paid to shareholders.
A more detailed breakdown of the dividends paid per year can be found at www.albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN/
under the ‘Dividend Payment History’ section.
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11%
25%
72%
2%
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Results and dividends
As at 30 June 2024, the net asset value (“NAV”) was
£97.0 million or 32.20 pence per share compared with
£94.0 million or 33.13 pence per share at 30 June 2023.
This reflects funds raised of £7.5 million during the year
and the increase in portfolio value of £2.8 million less
dividends paid of £4.5 million. The continuing progress of
a number of our portfolio companies is discussed later in
this statement and in the Strategic report on page 15.
In line with the dividend policy targeting payment of
around 5.0% of NAV per annum, the Company paid
ordinary dividends of 1.61 pence per share during the
year to 30 June 2024, which equates to 4.9% of the
opening NAV (30 June 2023: 1.63 pence per share).
The Board is pleased to declare a first dividend for the
year ending 30 June 2025 of 0.81 pence per share,
representing 2.5% of the prevailing NAV, to be paid on
29 November 2024 to shareholders on the register on 8
November 2024.
Investment performance and progress
Overall the Company’s portfolio has performed well
in a continuing difficult environment for early stage
technology and healthcare companies and this has
contributed to the total uplift in value of £2.8 million to
the Company’s investments for the year (30 June 2023:
£3.8 million). Quantexa, the largest investment within
the portfolio (20% of net asset value), was the main
contributor to the net gain, increasing its value by £3.9
million, followed by Egress Software Technologies which
increased by £1.2 million as detailed below. Other
unrealised gains in the year, again driven by strong
trading and revenue growth, included Oviva (£1.3
million) and Proveca (£0.8 million). These gains were
partially offset by write downs in Chonais River Hydro
which decreased by £1.0 million, PeakData by £0.7
million and Solidatus by £0.5 million.
The £1.2 million uplift of our investment in Egress
Software Technologies resulted from its sale to KnowBe4,
Albion Crown VCT PLC10
Despite the continued challenging macroeconomic backdrop for early stage
technology and healthcare companies, I am pleased to report an increase in
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The Board remains encouraged by the progress that is being made by many of the
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importance of evaluating the Company’s returns over the longer-term, as a venture
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CHAIRMAN’S
STATEMENT
James Agnew
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STRATEGIC
which completed after the period end on 1 July 2024.
The Company first invested in Egress in 2014, with follow
on investments in 2017 and 2018, and it has delivered a
strong return for shareholders of over 7x cost.
The Company realised disposal proceeds of £2.8 million
(2023: £0.7 million). During the Company’s financial
year, we disposed of 7% of our stake in Quantexa,
which is now by far our largest investment by value, in
conjunction with some of the other Albion VCTs. This
was in order to manage our exposure to any individual
company. The consideration of £1.2 million received
represented a 9.4 times return on the weighted average
cost of shares sold, and returned 65% of the cost of
our entire holding in Quantexa. The purchasers were
experienced financial investors which elected to leave
the shares under Albion’s management, thus ensuring
that Albion’s overall influence, including voting rights,
would not be diluted. Further details are given in a
note to realisations table on page 29. Over the course
of the year, Quantexa continued to trade well, and at
the year end our holding represented 20.3% of the
VCT’s net assets. This means that, although the Board
remains positive on Quantexa’s prospects, the value of
our stake still represents an unusually high proportion
of our Company’s overall value, and thus remains
a concentration risk. It is not currently envisaged,
however, that there will be an opportunity to reduce our
stake further over the shorter term.
Our investment in Ophelos was also sold during the
year delivering 2.1 times cost. There were also several
investments written off during the year, however their
valuations had already been substantially reduced in
previous years. Further details on the disposals during the
year can be found in the realisations table on page 29.
The three largest investments in the Company’s portfolio,
Quantexa, Proveca and Oviva are valued at £29.0 million,
representing 29.9% of the Company’s net asset value.
The Company has been an active investor during
the year with £9.4 million invested in 10 new and
14 existing portfolio companies. The new portfolio
companies are expected to require further investment
as they continue to grow. The following are the five
largest new investments:
£1.0 million into
Treefera, a data
management
platform providing
granular, accurate
and trustworthy
insights on forests
and other nature-
based assets
£0.7 million into
OpenDialog AI
which allows
organisations in
regulated industries
to create and
deploy AI powered
chatbots and virtual
assistants in a no-
code environment,
to allow for
conversational
experiences
with customers
and employees
across a variety of
communication
channels
£0.5 million into
Instinct Digital,
a platform that
enables automated
fund and client
reporting for asset
managers
£0.5 million
into Papaya
Technologies,
a multi-sided
platform that
connects all the
different nodes of
the electric vehicle
ecosystem (fleet
managers, service
providers, VaaS,
and maintenance)
£0.4 million into
GetLeast (T/A
Kato), a platform
that connects all
stakeholders of
commercial real
estate (landlords,
agents, etc.) and
allows them to
transact more
efficiently
A full list of the Company’s investments and disposals, including their movements in value for the year, can be
found in the Portfolio of investments section on pages 27 to 29.
Chairman’s statement
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Board composition
Following a formal selection process, the Board
welcomed Tony Ellingham as a non-executive Director
on 1 September 2023. When I assumed the Chair
following the retirement of Penny Freer, Tony became
the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee; Pam
Garside became the Senior Independent Director; and
Ian Spence became the Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee.
Risks and uncertainties
The Company faces a number of significant risks,
including higher interest rates and the ongoing impact
of geopolitical tensions. This complex backdrop is
factored into how the Company is managed, including
in its management of cash.
Our investment portfolio, while concentrated mainly
in the technology and healthcare sectors, remains
diversified in terms of both sub-sector and stage
of maturity and, importantly, we believe it to be
appropriately valued. The Manager is continually
assessing the exposure to these risks for each portfolio
company and necessary actions, where possible,
are being implemented. This includes the potential
provision of further financial support to portfolio
companies where appropriate.
A detailed analysis of the other risks and uncertainties
facing the business is shown in the Strategic report on
pages 23 to 26.
Share buy-backs
It remains the Board’s primary objective to maintain
sufficient resources for investment in existing and new
portfolio companies and for the continued payment
of dividends to shareholders. The Board’s policy is to
buy back shares in the market, subject to the overall
constraint that such purchases are in the Company’s
interest. It is the Board’s intention for such buy-backs
to be in the region of a 5% discount to net asset value,
so far as market conditions and liquidity permit. Details
of shares bought back during the year can be found in
note 15.
Amendment to Investment Management
Agreement
On 21 June 2024, the Board announced a variation to
the terms of the investment management agreement
dated 19 July 2021 between the Company and Albion
Capital Group LLP, the Manager, pursuant to which
the Manager provides investment management and
administrative services to the Company. The variation,
following an extensive benchmarking exercise, seeks
to align the amounts payable to the Manager for
investment management and administration services
with current market rates in the Venture Capital Trust
industry. Further details on this amendment can be
found in the Strategic report on page 18.
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Your Board, in conjunction with the boards of four other
VCTs managed by Albion Capital Group LLP, published a
Prospectus Top Up Offer of new Ordinary shares on 15
December 2023. The Offer launched on 2 January 2024
and closed on 8 March 2024 raising the maximum
amount of £7.5 million for the Company.
The proceeds raised pursuant to the Offer are added
to the liquid resources available for investment,
positioning the Company to take advantage of
new investment opportunities. Details of the share
allotments during the year can be found in note 15.
Merger discussions
On 24 July 2024, the Company announced, as part of a
joint announcement with the other Albion managed VCTs,
that it had entered into discussions regarding a possible
merger with Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC. If the
merger proceeds, it is expected to achieve cost savings,
administration efficiency and simplicity for shareholders.
Further details are expected to be made available in
the Circular and Prospectus due to be published in early
November 2024.
Chairman’s statement
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will be held at 11 Cavendish
Square, London, W1G 9EB on
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The AGM will be held virtually at noon on 26 November
2024 via the Lumi platform. Information on how to
participate in the live webcast can be found on the
Company’s webpage on the Manager’s website www.
albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN.
The Board welcomes questions from shareholders at
the AGM and shareholders will be able to ask questions
using the Lumi platform during the AGM. Alternatively,
shareholders can email their questions to crownchair@
albion.capital prior to the AGM.
Shareholders’ views are important, and the Board
encourages shareholders to vote on the resolutions.
Further details on the format and business to be
conducted at the AGM can be found in the Directors’
report on pages 50 and 51 and in the Notice of the
Meeting on pages 92 and 93.
Shareholder seminar
The next Shareholder Seminar will be held at 11
Cavendish Square, London, W1G 9EB on 20 November
2024. The Board and Manager are keen to interact
with shareholders and look forward to sharing with
you further portfolio updates. Places are limited and to
reserve a place please email info@albion.capital with
subject heading “Shareholder Seminar” and include
your full name. You will receive an email confirmation
of your place, subject to availability.
Change of name
On 17 June 2024, it was announced that, following a
Board resolution, the Company had changed its name
to Albion Crown VCT PLC. This decision was taken in
order to closer align the Company with the identity of
the other VCTs managed by the investment Manager,
Albion Capital Group LLP.
Outlook and prospects
The Board is pleased with the positive results for the
year in these uncertain times, with many risks primarily
outside the Company’s control. The portfolio is well
diversified in terms of stage of maturity and target
sectors with long term growth characteristics, such as
healthcare, software and FinTech, which have minimal
dependence on short term consumer expenditure.
Therefore, the Board continues to have confidence
that the Company is well placed to generate long term
value for shareholders. Importantly, the Company
continues to provide funding to young and exciting
companies with growth ambitions to the benefit of the
UK economy, an important objective for VCTs.
James Agnew
Chairman
24 October 2024
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Chairman’s statement
The Company is a Venture Capital Trust and its
investment policy can be found on page 7.
Business model
As a Venture Capital Trust, the Company has no
employees and has outsourced the management of
its operations to Albion Capital Group LLP, including
secretarial and administrative services. Further details
of the Investment Management Agreement can be
found on page 18 of this report.
Current portfolio sector allocation
The following pie charts are a useful way of showing
the split of the portfolio valuation as at 30 June 2024
by: sector; stage of investment measured by revenues;
and size measured by number of employees. Details
of the principal investments made by the Company
are shown in the Portfolio of investments on pages 27
to 29.
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Comparatives for 30 June 2023 are in brackets
Portfolio analysis by sector Portfolio analysis by stage of investment
Portfolio analysis by number of employees
Cash and net assets 20% (28%)
FinTech 31% (28%)
Software & other technology 19% (13%)
Healthcare (including digital healthcare) 19% (17%)
Renewable energy 6% (8%)
Other (including education) 5% (6%)
*Renewable energy investments have no employees
Early Stage (revenue less than £1 million) 7% (8%)
Growth (revenue between £1 million and £5 million) 18% (22%)
Scale up (revenue over £5 million) 75% (70%)
Under 20 6% (5%)
21 - 50 18% (13%)
51 - 100 15% (19%)
101+ 54% (52%)
Renewable energy* 7% (11%)
After adjusting for the sale of Egress on 1 July 2024, the
Cash and other net assets sector increases by 2%, and
the Software & other technology sector reduces by 2%.
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Direction of portfolio
The analysis of the Company’s investment portfolio
shows that it is well diversified and spread across the
FinTech, healthcare (including digital healthcare),
software and technology and renewable energy sectors.
Cash has decreased as a proportion of the portfolio to
20% (30 June 2023: 28%). Due to the illiquid nature of
the Company’s unquoted investments the Board seeks
to maintain sufficient cash resources of around 20% of
NAV in order for the Company to continue to make new
and follow on investments, as well as share buy-backs
and dividends. The Company has a significant speciality
in FinTech, healthcare and software investing, which
account for 69% of the net asset value of the Company.
Results and dividends
The Company paid dividends totalling 1.61 pence per
share during the year ended 30 June 2024 (2023: 1.63
pence per share). The dividend objective of the Board
is to provide shareholders with a regular dividend
flow. The Board has declared a first dividend for the
year ending 30 June 2025 of 0.81 pence per share.
This dividend will be paid on 29 November 2024 to
shareholders on the register on 8 November 2024.
As shown in the Company’s Income statement on page
73, the total return for the year was 0.75 pence per
share (2023: 1.05 pence per share). The net asset value
decreased to 32.20 pence per share (2023: 33.13 pence
per share). This decrease in net asset value was primarily
due to the payment of 1.61 pence per share of dividends
during the year, partly offset by the total return in the year.
Investment income has increased to £1,458,000 (2023:
£936,000). This is largely a result of bank deposit
interest and income from fixed term funds increasing to
£708,000 (2023: £283,000) as a result of rising interest
rates. Loan stock income increased to £636,000 (2023:
£569,000) which was mainly due to a large interest
payment from one of the portfolio companies, Radnor
House School (TopCo). Dividend income also increased
to £114,000 (2023: £84,000).
The gain on investments for the year was £2,817,000
(2023: gain of £3,846,000). The key drivers of this gain
are detailed in the Chairman’s statement on pages 10
and 11. A full analysis of the Portfolio of investments
can be seen on pages 27 to 29.
The Company saw net outflows of £2,917,000 for the
year (2023: outflow of £3,018,000), reflecting new
investments, dividends paid, ongoing expenses and the
buy-back of shares, offset by disposal proceeds, loan
stock income, and the issue of new Ordinary shares
under the Top Up Offer.
Review of the business and future changes
A detailed review of the Company’s business during
the year is contained in the Chairman’s statement on
pages 10 and 11.
There is a continuing focus on growing the healthcare
(including digital healthcare), FinTech and software
and other technology sectors. The majority of these
investment returns are delivered through equity and
capital gains and are expected to be the key driver
of success for the Company. Investment income,
Results and dividends
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Net capital return for the year ended 30 June 2024 1,379
Net revenue return for the year ended 30 June 2024 786
Total return for the year ended 30 June 2024 2,165
First dividend of 0.83 pence per share paid on 30 November 2023 (2,333)
Second dividend of 0.78 pence per share paid on 29 March 2024 (2,190)
Unclaimed dividends 9
Transferred from reserves 
Net assets as at 30 June 2024 97,044
Net asset value as at 30 June 2024 
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which is received primarily from our renewable energy
investments, is expected to remain steady over the
coming years.
Details of significant events which have occurred since
the end of the financial year are listed in note 19. Details
of transactions with the Manager are shown in note 5.
Future prospects
The Company’s financial results for the year ended 30
June 2024 demonstrate that the portfolio remains well
balanced across sectors and risk classes, and is largely
weathering the ongoing global issues caused as a result
of high levels of interest rates and inflation, due in part
to the geopolitical tensions, however the full effects of
these issues will continue to be felt in years to come.
Although there remains much uncertainty, the Board
considers that the current portfolio has the potential
to deliver long term growth, whilst maintaining
a predictable stream of dividend payments to
shareholders. Further details on the Company’s
outlook and prospects can be found in the Chairman’s
statement on page 13.
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The Directors believe that the following KPIs (some of
which are APMs), which are typical for Venture Capital
Trusts, used in the Board’s assessment of the Company,
will provide shareholders with sufficient information
to assess how effectively the Company is applying its
investment policy to meet its objectives. The Directors
are satisfied that the results shown in the following KPIs
and APMs give a good indication that the Company is
achieving its investment objective and policy.
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The graph on page 8 shows the Company’s total
shareholder return relative to the FTSE All-Share Index
total return over the last ten years, with dividends
reinvested. The FTSE All-Share Index is considered a
reasonable benchmark as the Company is classed as a
generalist UK VCT investor, and this index includes over
600 companies listed in the UK, including small-cap,
covering a range of sectors. Details on the performance
of the net asset value and return per share for the year
are shown in the Chairman’s statement.
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* Total shareholder return is net asset value plus cumulative dividends
Methodology: NAV per share is calculated as net assets divided by the number of Ordinary
shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).
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dividends*
The chart on page 16 illustrates the movement in
net asset value per share plus cumulative dividends
paid since Albion Capital Group LLP were appointed
Manager to 30 June 2024.
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return
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Total shareholder value since inception (being the NAV
plus dividends paid) increased by 0.68 pence per share
(2.0% on opening NAV) to 101.99 pence per share for
the year ended 30 June 2024 as a result of the positive
total return of 0.75 pence per share.
The table below shows the total shareholder value has
increased 9 out of the last 10 years, with an average
annual return of 7.3% per annum.
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Dividends paid in respect of the year ended 30 June
2024 were 1.61 pence per share (2023: 1.63 pence per
share) which represents a 4.9% return on opening net
asset value. Cumulative dividends paid since launch (on
18 January 1998) amount to 69.79 pence per share.
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The ongoing charges ratio for the year ended 30 June
2024 was 2.24% (2023: 2.20%). The ongoing charges
ratio has been calculated using The Association
of Investment Companies’ (“AIC”) recommended
methodology. This figure shows shareholders the
total recurring annual running expenses (including
investment management fees charged to capital
reserve but excluding any performance incentive fees)
of £2,076,000 as a percentage of the average net
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
4.5% 1.5% 14.0% 14.6% 11.3% (0.4%) 15.9% 6.1% 3.1% 2.0%
†Methodology: Calculated as the movement in total shareholder value for the year divided by the opening net asset value.
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Dividends paid
Dividends paid in the year Cumulative dividends paid*
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assets attributable to shareholders of £92,480,000. The
Directors expect the ongoing charges ratio for the year
ahead to increase to approximately 2.63% reflecting
the changes in the Management and Administration
Fees. Further details on the change in Management
and Administration Fees can be found below.
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The investment policy is designed to ensure that the
Company continues to qualify and is approved as a
VCT by HMRC. In order to maintain its status under
Venture Capital Trust legislation, a VCT must comply on
a continuing basis with the provisions of Section 274 of
the Income Tax Act 2007, details of which are provided
in the Directors’ report on page 47.
The relevant tests to measure compliance have been
carried out and independently reviewed for the year
ended 30 June 2024. These showed that the Company
has complied with all tests and continues to do so.
Gearing
As defined by the Articles of Association, the
Company’s maximum exposure in relation to gearing
is restricted to the adjusted share capital and reserves.
The Directors do not currently have any intention to
utilise gearing for the Company.
Operational arrangements
The Company has delegated the investment
management of the portfolio to the Manager, Albion
Capital Group LLP, which is authorised and regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Manager also
provides company secretarial and other accounting and
administrative support to the Company.
Investment Management Agreement
Under the Investment Management Agreement
(“IMA”), the Manager provides investment
management, secretarial and administrative services
to the Company. The IMA can be terminated by either
party on 12 months’ notice and is subject to earlier
termination in the event of certain breaches or on the
insolvency of either party. During the year the Manager
was paid an annual fee equal to 1.75% of the net asset
value of the Company, and an annual secretarial and
administrative fee of £50,000 per annum. Total annual
expenses, including the management fee, are limited to
3% of the net asset value.
Following an extensive benchmarking exercise, the
Board announced a variation to the terms of the IMA in
order to align the amounts payable to the Manager for
investment management and administration services
with current market rates in the Venture Capital Trust
industry. As a result of the variation, with effect from 1
July 2024, the management fee will be 2.0% of the NAV
and the administration fee will be an amount equal
to 0.2% of the NAV (capped at £200,000 per annum
and with a minimum of £50,000 per annum, with an
inflationary review at least every three years). The Board
concluded that these changes provide an appropriate
level of remuneration and cost coverage for the Manager.
In some instances, the Manager is entitled to an
arrangement fee, payable by a portfolio company in
which the Company invests, in the region of 2.0% of
the investment made, and also monitoring fees where
the Manager has a representative on the portfolio
company’s board.
Management performance incentive fee
In order to align the interests of the Manager and
shareholders with regards to generating positive
returns, the Manager is entitled to charge an incentive
fee in the event that the returns exceed minimum
target levels. Under the incentive arrangements, the
Company will pay an incentive fee to the Manager of
an amount equal to 20% of such excess return that is
calculated for each financial year.
The performance hurdle requires that the growth of
the aggregate of the net asset value per share and
dividends paid by the Company or declared by the
Board during the relevant period (both revenue and
capital), compared with the previous accounting date,
exceeds the average base rate of the Royal Bank
of Scotland plc plus 2.0%. If the target return is not
achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried
forward to the next accounting period and has to be
made up before an incentive fee becomes payable.
For the year ended 30 June 2024, the aggregate of the
net asset value per share and dividends paid by the
Company or declared by the Board during the relevant
*VCT compliance is not a numerical measure of performance and thus cannot be defined as an APM.
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period amounted to 35.44 pence per share, compared
to a hurdle of 38.27 pence per share. As a result, no
performance incentive fee is payable to the Manager
(2023: £nil).
Investment and co-investment
The Company co-invests with other Venture Capital
Trusts and funds managed by the Manager. Allocation
of investments is on the basis of an allocation
agreement which is based, inter alia, on the ratio of
funds available for investment.
Evaluation of the Manager
The Board has evaluated the performance of the
Manager based on:
the returns generated by the Company;
the continuing achievement of the HMRC tests
for VCT status;
the long term prospects of the current portfolio
of investments;
the management of treasury, including use of
buy-backs and participation in fund raising; and
benchmarking the performance of the Manager
to other service providers including the
performance of other VCTs that the Manager is
responsible for managing.
The Board believes that it is in the interests of
shareholders as a whole, and of the Company, to
continue the appointment of the Manager for the
forthcoming year.
Alternative Investment Fund Managers
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The Board appointed the Manager as the Company’s
AIFM in 2014 as required by the AIFMD. The Manager
is a full-scope Alternative Investment Fund Manager
under the AIFMD. Ocorian Depositary (UK) Limited is
the appointed Depositary and oversees the custody
and cash arrangements and provides other AIFMD
duties with respect to the Company.
Consumer duty
The Manager as AIFM is within scope of the FCA’s
Consumer Duty, but the Company itself is not.
The Manager is a manufacturer of the Company’s
shares as it is a firm that has some influence over
design and distribution of the Company’s share
product. The Manager’s latest assessment of value for
the Company’s shares was completed in December
2023. The value assessment concluded that the
Company provides fair value for shareholders. Where
the Manager’s product review concludes that changes
may help deliver better outcomes for consumers, it will
recommend these changes to the Board.
Companies Act 2006 Section 172 Reporting
Under Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006, the
Board has a duty to promote the success of the
Company for the benefit of its members as a whole
in both the long and short term, having regard to the
interests of other stakeholders in the Company, such
as suppliers, and to do so with an understanding of the
impact on the community and environment and with
high standards of business conduct, which includes
acting fairly between members of the Company.
The Board is very conscious of these wider
responsibilities in the ways it promotes the Company’s
culture and ensures, as part of its regular oversight,
that the integrity of the Company’s affairs is foremost
in the way the activities are managed and promoted.
This includes regular engagement with the wider
stakeholders of the Company and being alert to issues
that might damage the Company’s standing in the
way that it operates. The Board works closely with
the Manager in reviewing how stakeholder issues are
handled, ensuring good governance and responsibility
in managing the Company’s affairs, as well as visibility
and openness in how the affairs are conducted.
The Company is an externally managed investment
company with no employees, and as such has nothing
to report in relation to employee engagement but does
keep close attention to how the Board operates as a
cohesive and competent unit. The Company also has no
customers in the traditional sense and, therefore, there
is also nothing to report in relation to relationships with
customers.
The table that follows sets out the key stakeholders,
details how the Board has engaged with these key
stakeholders, and the effect of these considerations on
the Company’s decisions and strategies during the year.
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Engagement with Stakeholder Decision outcomes based on engagement
Shareholders
The key methods of engaging with
Shareholders are as follows:
Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).
Annual shareholder seminar.
Annual Report and Financial
Statements, Half-yearly financial
report, and voluntary interim
management statements.
RNS announcements in accordance
with Listing Rules and Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules
(“DTRs”) covering such things as the
publication of a Prospectus.
Albion Capital website, social media
pages, as well as publishing Albion
News shareholder magazine.
Shareholders’ views are important and the Board encourages Shareholders to
exercise their right to vote on the resolutions at the AGM. The Company’s AGM
is typically used as an opportunity to communicate with investors, including
through a presentation made by the Manager. Undertaking this virtually enabled
engagement with a wider audience of shareholders from across the country
and gave shareholders the opportunity to ask questions and vote during the
virtual AGM last year. The virtual medium helps facilitate greater shareholder
participation and to help those who are unable to attend the AGM in person, as
well as provide a recording of the event for Shareholders to watch on demand.
The next Shareholder Seminar will be held at 11 Cavendish Square, London, W1G
9EB on 20 November 2024. The Board and Manager are keen to interact with
shareholders and look forward to sharing with you further portfolio updates. Last
year’s event took place on 15 November 2023. The seminar included OutThink and
Proveca sharing insights into their businesses, Albion executives discussing key
factors affecting the investment outlook, as well as a review of the past year and
the plans for the year ahead. To reserve your place email info@albion.capital with
your full name, subject to availability.
The Board recognises the importance to Shareholders of maintaining a share
buy-back policy, in order to provide market liquidity, and considered this when
establishing the current policy. The Board closely monitors the discount to the net
asset value to ensure this is in the region of 5%.
The Board seeks to create value for Shareholders by generating strong and
sustainable returns to provide Shareholders with regular dividends and the
prospect of capital growth. The Board takes this into consideration when making
the decision to pay dividends to Shareholders. The variable dividend policy has
resulted in a dividend yield of 4.9% on opening net asset value.
During the year, the Board made the decision to participate in the Albion
Prospectus Top Up Offer, to raise funds for deployment into new and existing
portfolio companies. The Prospectus was published on 15 December 2023 and the
Offer launched to applications on 2 January 2024. The Board carefully considered
whether further funds were required, whether the VCT tests would continue to
be met, and whether it would be in the interest of Shareholders, before agreeing
to publish the Prospectus. On allotment, an issue price formula based on the
prevailing net asset value was used to ensure there was no dilution to existing
Shareholders.
Cash management and liquidity of the Company are key quarterly discussions
amongst the Board, with focus on deployment of cash for future investments,
dividends and share buy-backs.
The Board decided to propose a special resolution at the 2023 AGM to increase
the Company’s distributable reserves by way of a reduction of the share premium
account. This resolution was approved with 98.7% of Shareholders who voted,
voting in favour of the resolution. Further details on this can be found on page 50.
Shareholders can contact the Chairman using the email crownchair@albion.capital.
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Manager
The performance of Albion Capital
Group LLP is essential to the long-term
success of the Company, including
achieving the investment policy and
generating returns to shareholders,
as well as the impact the Company
has on Environment, Social and
Governance (“ESG”) practice.
The Manager meets with the Board at least quarterly to discuss the performance
of the Company, and is in regular contact in between these meetings, e.g. to share
investment papers for new and follow on investments. All strategic decisions are
discussed in detail and minuted, with an open dialogue between the Board and
the Manager.
The performance of the Manager in managing the portfolio and in providing
company secretarial, administration and accounting services is reviewed each
year, which includes reviewing comparator engagement terms and portfolio
performance. Further details on the evaluation of the Manager, and the decision
to continue the appointment of the Manager for the forthcoming year, can be
found in this report.
Details of the Manager’s responsibilities can be found in the Statement of
corporate governance on page 55.
Suppliers
The key suppliers are:
• Auditor;
• Corporate broker;
• Depositary;
• Legal adviser;
• Registrar; and
• VCT taxation adviser.
The Manager, on behalf of the Company, is in regular contact with key suppliers
and the contractual arrangements with all the principal suppliers to the Company
are reviewed regularly and formally once a year, alongside the performance of the
suppliers in acquitting their responsibilities.
Following the formal and rigorous audit tender process, the Company was pleased
to announce the appointment of Johnston Carmichael LLP as the Company’s
Auditor.
The Manager reviews the performance of the providers annually and is satisfied
with their performance.
Portfolio companies
The portfolio companies are
considered key stakeholders, not least
because they are principal drivers
of value for the Company. Also, as
discussed in the ESG report on pages
41 to 44, the portfolio companies
impact on their stakeholders is also
important to the Company.
The Board aims to have a diversified portfolio in terms of sector and stage of
investment. Further details of this can be found in the pie charts on page 14.
In most cases, an Albion executive has either a place on the board of a portfolio
company or is an observer, in order to help with both business operation decisions,
as well as good ESG practices.
The Manager provides access to deep expertise on growth strategy alignment,
leadership team hiring, organisational scaling and founder leader development.
The Manager facilitates good dialogue with portfolio companies, and often
organises events in order to help portfolio companies benefit from the Albion
network.
Community and environment
The Company, with no employees, has
no effect itself on the community and
environment. However, as discussed
above, the portfolio companies’ ESG
impact is extremely important to the
Board.
The Board receives reports on ESG factors within its portfolio from the Manager
as it is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
(“UN PRI”). Further details of this are set out in the ESG report. ESG, without its
specific definition, has always been at the heart of the responsible investing that
the Company engages in and in how the Company conducts itself with all of its
stakeholders.
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Social and community issues, employees
and human rights
The Board recognises the requirement under section
414C of the Companies Act 2006 to detail information
about social and community issues, employees and
human rights; including any policies it has in relation
to these matters and effectiveness of these policies.
As an externally managed investment company with
no employees, the Company has no formal policies
in these matters, however, it is at the core of its
responsible investment strategy as detailed above.
General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) has
the objective of unifying data privacy requirements
across the European Union. GDPR forms part of the UK
law after Brexit, now known as UK GDPR. The Manager
continues to take action to ensure that the Manager
and the Company are compliant with the regulation.
Further policies
The Company has adopted a number of further policies
relating to:
Environment;
Global greenhouse gas emissions;
Anti-bribery;
Anti-facilitation of tax evasion; and
Diversity.
These are set out in the Directors’ report on page 48.
Risk management
The Board carries out a regular review of the risk
environment in which the Company operates, together
with changes to the environment and individual risks.
The Board also identifies emerging risks which might
impact on the Company. In the period the most
noticeable risks have been high interest rates and
inflation over the last few years, caused in part by
current geopolitical tensions, and volatility in world
markets. The full impact of these risks are likely to
continue to be uncertain for some time.
The Board has carried out a robust assessment of
the Company’s principal and emerging risks and
uncertainties. It seeks to mitigate these risks through
regular reviews of performance and monitoring
progress and compliance. The Board applies the
principles detailed in the Financial Reporting Council’s
Guidance on Risk Management, Internal Control
and Related Financial and Business Reporting, in the
mitigation and management of these risks. More
information on specific mitigation measures for the
principal risks and uncertainties are explained below:
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Possible consequence Risk assessment
during the year
Risk management
Principal Risks
Risk: Investment, performance, technology, and valuation risk
The risk of investment in poor
quality businesses, which could
reduce the returns to shareholders
and could negatively impact on
the Company’s current and future
valuations.
By nature, smaller unquoted
businesses, such as those that
qualify for Venture Capital Trust
purposes, are more volatile in
terms of their performance and
valuations, than larger, long-
established businesses.
Technology investment related
risks are also likely to be greater
in early, rather than later, stage
technology investments, including
the risks of the technology not
becoming generally accepted by
the market or the obsolescence of
the technology concerned, often
due to greater financial resources
being available to competing
companies. In addition to this,
the Company’s investment policy
creates concentration risk to
the technology sector (including
FinTech and HealthTech), as well
as to the health sector generally.
Continues to
remain high due
to the economic
and geopolitical
issues as referred to
in the Chairman’s
statement.
To reduce this risk, the Board places reliance upon the skills and
expertise of the Manager and its track record over many years of
making successful investments in this segment of the market. In
addition, the Manager operates a formal and structured investment
appraisal and review process, which includes an Investment
Committee, comprising investment professionals from the Manager
for all investments, and at least one external investment professional
for investments greater than £1 million in aggregate across all the
Albion managed VCTs. The Manager also invites and takes account of
comments from non-executive Directors of the Company on matters
discussed at the Investment Committee meetings.
The Board and Manager regularly review the deployment of
investments and cash resources available to the Company in
assessing liquidity required for servicing the Company’s buy-backs,
dividend payments and operational expenses. The decision to issue a
Prospectus for the 2023/24 Top-Up followed careful analysis of these
factors.
Risk: Valuation risk
The Company’s investment
valuation methodology is reliant
on the accuracy and completeness
of information that is issued by
portfolio companies. In particular,
the Directors may not be aware
of, or take into account, certain
events or circumstances which
occur after the information issued
by such companies is reported.
External market conditions,
including changes in benchmarks,
transaction prices and comparable
multiples can also impact the
valuations.
No change in the
year.
Investments are actively and regularly monitored by the Manager
(investment managers normally sit or observe on portfolio company
boards), including the level of diversification in the portfolio, and
the Board receives detailed reports on each investment as part of
the Manager’s report at quarterly board meetings. The Board and
Manager regularly review the deployment of investments and cash
resources available to the Company in assessing liquidity required
for servicing the Company’s buy-backs, dividend payments and
operational expenses. The decision to issue a Prospectus for the
2023/24 Top Up was due to careful analysis of these factors.
The unquoted investments held by the Company are designated at
fair value through profit or loss and valued in accordance with the
International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines
updated in 2022. These guidelines set out recommendations, intended
to represent current best practice on the valuation of venture capital
investments. The valuation takes into account all known or knowable
material facts at the date of valuation.
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Possible consequence Risk assessment
during the year
Risk management
Risk: VCT approval risk
The Company must comply with
section 274 of the Income Tax Act
2007 which enables its investors
to take advantage of tax relief on
their investment and on future
returns. Breach of any of the rules
enabling the Company to hold
VCT status could result in the loss
of that status.
No change in the
year.
To reduce this risk, the Board has appointed the Manager, which has a
team with significant experience in Venture Capital Trust management,
used to operating within the requirements of the Venture Capital Trust
legislation. In addition, to provide further formal reassurance, the Board
has appointed Philip Hare & Associates LLP as its taxation adviser, who
report quarterly to the Board to independently confirm compliance
with the Venture Capital Trust legislation, to highlight areas of risk
and to inform on changes in legislation. Each investment in a new
portfolio company is also pre-cleared with our professional advisers or
H.M. Revenue & Customs. The Company monitors closely the extent of
qualifying holdings and addresses this as required.
Risk: Regulatory and compliance risk
The Company is listed on The
London Stock Exchange and is
required to comply with the rules
of the Financial Conduct Authority,
as well as with the Companies Act,
Accounting Standards and other
legislation. Failure to comply with
these regulations could result in a
delisting of the Company’s shares,
or other penalties under the
Companies Act or from financial
reporting oversight bodies.
Reduced in the
year due to the
extension of the
Sunset Clause.
As a Venture Capital Trust whose shares are traded on the London
Stock Exchange, the Company is impacted by actual and prospective
changes to legislation and HMRC guidance governing VCTs. Legislation
to extend the VCT scheme until 2035 is now in force. Board members
and the Manager have experience of operating at senior levels within
or advising quoted companies. Furthermore, the Manager is actively
involved with key industry bodies who meet periodically with HMRC
and relevant government representatives to ensure that they have a
good understanding of relevant sector developments. The Board and
the Manager also receive regular updates on new regulation from its
auditor, legal advisers and other professional bodies. The Manager’s
services include ensuring that the Company complies with the relevant
rules. The Manager is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
and has a dedicated compliance function to ensure it complies with
rules applicable to its regulated fund management services. Any issues
arising from compliance or regulation are reported to the Manager’s
Executive Committee and, where they relate to the Company, are
reported to the Board in quarterly Board meetings.
Risk: Operational and internal control risk
The Company relies on a number
of third parties, in particular the
Manager, for the provision of
investment management and
administrative functions. Failures
in key systems and controls within
the Manager’s business could put
assets of the Company at risk or
result in reduced or inaccurate
information being passed to the
Board or to shareholders.
No change in the
year.
The Company and its operations are subject to a series of internal
controls and review procedures exercised throughout the year. The
Board receives reports from the Manager on its internal controls and
risk management.
The Audit and Risk Committee reviews the Internal Audit Reports
prepared by the Manager’s internal auditors, Azets and has access
to their internal audit partner to whom it can ask specific detailed
questions in order to satisfy itself that the Manager has robust
systems and controls in place including those in relation to business
continuity and cyber security, as mentioned below.
Ocorian Depositary (UK) Limited is the Company’s Depositary, appointed
to oversee the custody and cash arrangements and provide other AIFMD
duties. The Board reviews the quarterly reports prepared by Ocorian
Depositary (UK) Limited to ensure that the Manager is adhering to its
policies and procedures as required by the AIFMD.
In addition, the Board annually reviews the performance of its key
service providers, particularly the Manager, to ensure they continue to
have the necessary expertise and resources to deliver the Company’s
investment objective and policy. The Manager and other service
providers have also demonstrated to the Board that there is no undue
reliance placed upon any one individual.
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Possible consequence Risk assessment
during the year
Risk management
Risk: Cyber and data security risk
A cyber-attack on one of the
Company’s third party suppliers
could result in the security of,
potentially sensitive, data being
compromised, leading to financial
loss, disruption or damage to the
reputation of the Company.
No change in the
year.
The Manager outsources some of its IT services, including hardware
and software procurement, server management, backup provision and
day-to-day support through an outsourcing arrangement with an IT
consultant. In house IT support is also provided.
The Manager takes cyber risks seriously and the need to guard against
these are in the Service level agreement with our key outsourced
service provider. During the year, further investment was made in the
Manager’s IT infrastructure and awareness training.
In addition, the Manager also has a business continuity plan which
includes off-site storage of records and remote access provisions. This
is revised and tested annually and is also subject to Compliance, Group
Risk and Internal Audit reporting. Penetration tests are also carried out
to ensure that IT systems are not susceptible to cyber-attacks.
The Manager’s Internal Auditor performs reviews on IT general
controls and data confidentiality and makes recommendations where
necessary. The 2023 internal audit focused specifically on IT systems.
Risk: Economic, political and social risk
Changes in economic conditions,
including, for example, interest
rates, rates of inflation, industry
conditions, competition, political
and diplomatic events, and other
factors could substantially and
adversely affect the Company’s
prospects in a number of ways.
This also includes risks of social
upheaval, including from infection
and population re-distribution, as
well as economic risk challenges as
a result of healthcare pandemics/
infection.
Increased in the
year, due to the
continued high
levels of inflation
and interest rates
and new areas
of geopolitical
tensions.
The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of companies across a
number of industry sectors and in addition often invests in a mixture
of instruments in portfolio companies and has a policy of minimising
any external bank borrowings within portfolio companies.
At any given time, the Company has sufficient cash resources to meet
its operating requirements, including share buy-backs and follow on
investments.
In common with most commercial operations, exogenous risks over
which the Company has no control are always a risk and the Company
does what it can to address these risks where possible, not least as the
nature of the investments the Company makes are long term.
The Board and Manager are continuously assessing the resilience of
the portfolio, the Company and its operations and the robustness of
the Company’s external agents, as well as considering longer term
impacts on how the Company might be positioned in how it invests
and operates. Ensuring liquidity in the portfolio to cope with exigent
and unexpected pressures on the finances of the portfolio and the
Company is an important part of the risk mitigation in these uncertain
times. The portfolio is structured as an all-weather portfolio with
c.66 companies which are diversified as discussed above. Exposure is
relatively small to at-risk sectors that include leisure, hospitality, retail
and travel.
Risk: Liquidity risk
The Company may not have
sufficient cash available to meet
its financial obligations. The
Company’s portfolio is primarily
in smaller unquoted companies,
which are inherently illiquid
as there is no readily available
market, and thus it may be
difficult to realise their fair value
at short notice.
No change in the
year.
To reduce this risk, the Board reviews the Company’s three year cash
flow forecasts on a quarterly basis. These include potential investment
realisations, Top Up Offers, dividend payments and operational
expenditure. This ensures that there are sufficient cash resources
available for the Company’s commitments and liabilities as they fall
due.
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Possible consequence Risk assessment
during the year
Risk management
Emerging Risks
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An insufficient ESG policy could
lead to an increased negative
impact on the environment,
including the Company’s carbon
footprint. Non-compliance with
reporting requirements could lead
to a fall in demand from investors,
reputational damage and
penalties. Climate risks could also
negatively impact on the value of
portfolio investments.
No change in the
year.
The Manager is a signatory of the UN PRI and the Board is kept
appraised of the evolving ESG policies at quarterly Board meetings.
Full details of the specific procedures and risk mitigation can be found
in the ESG report on pages 41 to 44. These procedures ensure that this
risk continues to be mitigated where possible.
Whilst the Company itself has limited impact on climate change,
due to no employees nor greenhouse gas emissions, the Board works
closely with the Manager to ensure the Manager itself is working
towards reducing their impact on the environment, and that the
Manager takes account of ESG factors, including the impact on the
environment, when making new investment decisions. With specific
respect to the Company, a key operation is increasing the use of
electronic communications with Shareholders.
Viability statement
In accordance with the FRC UK Corporate Governance
Code published in 2018 and provision 36 of the AIC Code
of Corporate Governance, the Directors have assessed
the prospects of the Company over three years to 30
June 2027. The Directors believe that three years is a
reasonable period in which they can assess the ability
of the Company to continue to operate and meet its
liabilities as they fall due. This is the period used by the
Board as part of its strategic planning process, which
includes: the estimated timelines for finding, assessing
and completing investments; the potential impact of any
new regulations; and the availability of cash.
The Board has carried out a robust assessment of
the principal and emerging risks facing the Company,
including those that could threaten its business model,
future performance, solvency or liquidity, and focused
on the major factors which affect the economic,
regulatory and political environment. The Board
carefully assessed, and were satisfied with, the risk
management processes in place to avoid or reduce
the impact of these risks. The Board has carried out
robust stress testing of cashflows which included;
factoring in higher levels of inflation when budgeting
for future expenses, only including proceeds from
investment disposals where there is a high probability
of completion, whilst also assessing the requirement for
any future financial support of portfolio companies.
The Board has additionally considered the ability of
the Company to comply with the ongoing conditions
to ensure it maintains its VCT qualifying status under
its current investment policy. As a result of the Board’s
quarterly valuation reviews, it has concluded that the
portfolio is well balanced and geared towards delivering
long term growth and strong returns to shareholders.
The Board has concluded that there is a reasonable
expectation that the Company will be able to continue in
operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the
three year period to 30 June 2027. Additional cashflow
forecasts will be prepared in relation to any merger
proposal. The Board is mindful of the ongoing risks and
will continue to ensure that appropriate safeguards are
in place, in addition to monitoring the quarterly cashflow
forecasts to ensure the Company has sufficient liquidity.
Companies Act 2006
This Strategic report of the Company for the year ended
30 June 2024 has been prepared in accordance with
the requirements of section 414A of the Companies Act
2006 (the “Act”). The purpose of this report is to provide
Shareholders with sufficient information to enable
them to assess the extent to which the Directors have
performed their duty to promote the success of the
Company in accordance with Section 172 of the Act.
For and on behalf of the Board
James Agnew
Chairman
24 October 2024
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STRATEGIC
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
At 30 June 2024 At 30 June 2023
Portfolio company Activity


held by all Albion*
managed funds
Cost
£’000
Value
£’000
Cost
£’000
Value
£’000
Change in value for
the year**
£’000
Quantexa Network analytics platform to detect
financial crime
1.5 12.0 1,776 19,699 1,797 16,936 3,940
Proveca Reformulation of medicines for children 7.3 49.9 1,643 5,524 1,190 4,296 779
Oviva A technology enabled service business in
medical nutritional therapy (MNT)
2.2 13.8 1,766 3,821 1,766 2,564 1,257
Radnor House School
(TopCo)
Independent school for children aged 2 -18
years
8.7 48.3 1,592 3,247 1,592 3,574 
Gravitee Topco (T/A
Gravitee.io)
API management platform 3.7 24.4 1,724 2,783 1,140 1,432 767
Runa Network
(previously WeGift)
A cloud platform and infrastructure that
enables corporates to issue digital incentives
and payouts
3.2 17.4 2,152 2,740 1,652 2,131 109
The Evewell Group Operator and developer of women’s health
centres focusing on fertility
5.3 34.4 1,240 2,625 1,240 2,472 154
Chonais River Hydro Owner and operator of a 2 MW hydro-power
scheme in the Scottish Highlands
14.0 50.0 1,549 2,410 1,549 3,438 
Egress Software
Technologies
Encrypted email and file transfer service
provider
0.8 21.5 306 2,332 306 1,161 1,172
Healios Provider of an online platform delivering
family centric psychological care
5.7 38.2 1,915 1,963 1,580 1,972 
Cantab Research (T/A
Speechmatics)
Provider of low footprint automated speech
recognition software
1.8 14.4 1,521 1,723 1,521 1,788 
Gharagain River Hydro Owner and operator of a 1 MW hydro-power
scheme in the Scottish Highlands
15.0 50.0 1,116 1,574 1,116 1,927 
Panaseer Provider of cyber security services 1.9 14.9 1,147 1,481 510 752 92
Elliptic Enterprises Provider of anti-money laundering services to
digital asset institutions
1.0 7.5 1,255 1,263 1,114 1,114 8
Threadneedle
Software Holdings (T/A
Solidatus)
Provider of data lineage software 2.2 12.5 1,239 1,239 1,239 1,739 
TransFICC A provider of a connectivity solution,
connecting financial institutions with trading
venues via a single API
2.5 15.8 1,066 1,238 1,066 1,275 
Peppy Health Employee digital healthcare platform for
underserved health and wellness areas
1.3 8.7 1,157 1,157 1,157 1,157 -
Convertr Media Digital lead generation software 4.3 26.7 680 1,091 680 1,306 
NuvoAir Holdings Digital therapeutics and decentralised clinical
trials for respiratory conditions
1.9 12.5 1,088 1,082 707 997 
Treefera Data platform for forestry and nature-based
assets
1.9 13.3 1,030 1,030 - - -
Accelex Technology Data extraction and analytics technology for
private capital markets
2.3 15.4 655 966 433 667 78
Tem Energy Energy trading platform 2.3 14.2 574 954 193 193 380
GX Molecular (T/A CS
Genetics)
Develop single-cell sequencing solutions 2.8 22.0 895 899 615 615 4
Beddlestead Developer and operator of a dedicated
wedding venue
8.2 49.0 1,060 854 1,060 970 
Imandra Provider of automated software testing and
an enhanced learning experience for artificial
neural networks
1.1 8.1 720 852 155 225 61
The Street by Street
Solar Programme
Owns and operates photovoltaic systems on
domestic properties
4.4 50.0 461 767 461 801 
PerchPeek Digital relocation platform 2.4 13.5 755 755 755 755 -
27Albion Crown VCT PLC
At 30 June 2024 At 30 June 2023
Portfolio company Activity


held by all Albion*
managed funds
Cost
£’000
Value
£’000
Cost
£’000
Value
£’000
Change in value for
the year**
£’000
OpenDialog AI AI powered chatbots and virtual assistants 2.9 19.6 742 742 - - -
Seldon Technologies Software company that enables enterprises
to deploy Machine Learning models in
production
3.5 22.7 1,193 742 1,193 1,193 
Locum’s Nest Provides a technology solution for the
management of locum doctors for the NHS
4.1 25.6 482 735 482 440 295
InCrowd Sports Developer of mobile apps for professional
sports clubs
2.7 19.6 458 615 374 627 
Toqio FinTech Holdings Provider of embedded FinTech solutions 1.4 10.4 1,017 556 1,017 1,017 
OutThink SaaS platform to measure and manage
human risk for enterprises
1.8 12.8 505 505 505 505 -
Regenerco Renewable
Energy
Generator of renewable energy from roof top
solar installations
3.4 50.0 344 503 344 518 
Aridhia Informatics Healthcare informatics and analysis provider 2.5 23.6 442 487 442 476 11
Instinct Digital Investment communication platform for the
Asset Manager Industry
3.8 31.6 486 486 - - -
Papaya Technologies Multi-sided marketplace for the EV ecosystem 1.7 15.1 463 463 - - -
MHS 1 Education 6.9 48.8 481 451 481 511 
GetLeast (T/A Kato) Platform that digitises workflows of
Commercial Real Estate
2.5 17.5 433 433 - - -
Diffblue AI for code testing/writing platform 2.3 16.2 425 425 425 425 -
Gridcog International Modelling software for Distributed Energy
Resources (DERs)
2.6 15.9 423 423 - - -
Alto Prodotto Wind Owns and operates community scale wind
energy projects
4.1 50.0 235 389 260 445 
Trumpet Software A digital sales room software and a
collaboration platform for B2B interactions
1.4 12.2 370 370 - - -
Phasecraft Software for Quantum Computers 0.7 4.7 358 358 - - -
PetsApp Veterinary software 1.7 11.9 354 354 354 354 -
uMedeor (T/A uMed) A middleware technology platform that
enables life science organisations to conduct
medical research programmes
3.2 21.4 598 325 228 308 
5Mins AI Bite-sized workplace learning platform 1.6 11.1 284 284 284 284 -
Kohort Software
(previously Ramp
Software)
Software platform automating revenue and
customer forecasting
1.6 11.3 217 217 217 217 -
Koru Kids Online marketplace connecting parents and
nannies
1.6 9.5 434 202 421 303 
Infact Systems (T/A
Infact)
Technology for credit assessment 1.4 10.0 75 155 75 75 80
Kennek Solutions Vertical software for lenders 0.6 3.9 147 147 - - -
Mondra Global Food supply chain emissions modelling 0.1 0.8 141 145 - - 4
AVESI Owns and operates photovoltaic systems on
domestic properties
3.8 50.0 123 140 123 149 
Mirada Medical Developer of medical imaging software 2.0 15.0 511 87 511 87 -
Neurofenix Neurorehabilitation platform 2.9 19.9 432 77 432 188 
Greenenerco Owns and operates a 500kW wind project 1.9 50.0 41 72 44 80 
PeakData Provides insights and analytics to
pharmaceutical companies about therapeutic
areas
1.7 12.7 685 71 685 725 
Arecor Therapeutics
PLC***
Development of biopharmaceuticals through
the application of a formulation technology
platform
0.2 1.2 67 64 143 260 
Symetrica A designer and manufacturer of radiation
detection equipment
0.2 4.8 57 54 57 54 -
Cisiv Software and services for non-interventional
clinical trials
2.4 23.4 278 45 278 290 
Kew Green VCT
(Stansted)
Operator of a Holiday Inn Express hotel at
Stansted Airport
2.0 50.0 22 44 22 51 
Albion Crown VCT PLC28
Portfolio of investments
Realisations in the year to 30 June 2024
Cost
£’000
Opening
carrying
value
£’000
Disposal
proceeds
£’000
Total
realised

£’000

on opening
value
£’000
Quantexa (part disposal)* 21 1,177 1,176 1,155 (1)
Ophelos 521 956 1,069 548 113
Arecor 76 138 110 34 (28)
Brytlyt 499 381 8 (491) (373)
uMotif 1,022 1 1 (1,021) -
Limitless Technology 412 - - (412) -
DySIS Medical 1,038 169 - (1,038) (169)
Loan stock repayments, escrow adjustments and other:
Proveca 216 221 229 13 8
uMed 76 80 80 4 -
Alto Prodotto Wind 25 38 38 13 -
Greenenerco 5 7 7 2 -
Escrow adjustments and other** 4 - 54 50 54
fi 3,915 3,168 2,772  
* The disposal of 2,005 series A shares in Quantexa at the end of 2023 at a price of £586.96 per share, was achieved after an extensive marketing
exercise and was considered to be the highest price available under the then prevailing market conditions. It was also equal to the VCT’s holding
value of the shares at 30 June 2023. The purchasers were experienced financial investors, through an investment vehicle managed by Albion, in which
Albion Capital Group LLP, its partners and staff have a 1.5% shareholding. Albion manages the vehicle on normal commercial terms for a transaction
of this type, namely an annual management fee of 1% on cost for 4 years, and a performance incentive up to 20% of the excess above a 2 times
return on investment. In addition, Albion retains the voting rights over the Quantexa shares. Having taken appropriate regulatory advice, the Board
concluded that the disposal of Quantexa shares did not constitute a Related Party Transaction, as defined in the Listing Rules, as its purpose was to
benefit the VCT by enabling it to manage excessive concentration risk through reducing its exposure to by far its largest investment at a favourable
price.
** These comprise fair value movements on deferred consideration on previously disposed investments, de minimis investments, and expenses
which are incidental to the purchase or disposal of an investment.
£’000
Total change in value of investments for the year 3,015
Movement in loan stock accrued interest
74
Unrealised gains sub-total 3,089
Realised losses in current year (396)
Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration 124
Total gains on investments as per Income statement 2,817
At 30 June 2024 At 30 June 2023
Portfolio company Activity


held by all Albion*
managed funds
Cost
£’000
Value
£’000
Cost
£’000
Value
£’000
Change in value for
the year**
£’000
Black Swan Data Data analysis that supports corporate
decision making
2.1 19.9 1,471 6 1,471 23 
Regulatory Genome
Development
Provider of machine readable structured
regulatory content
0.8 5.4 128 - 128 172 
Other holdings 416 438 422 459 
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* Albion Capital Group LLP
** As adjusted for additions and disposals between the two accounting periods
*** Quoted investment
The comparative cost and valuations for 30 June 2023 do not reconcile to the Annual Report and Financial
Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023 as the above list does not include brought forward investments that
were fully disposed of in the year.
29Albion Crown VCT PLC
Portfolio of investments
Healthcare (including digital healthcare)
Renewable energy
Software & other technology
FinTech
Other (including education)
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4
6
3
5
9
7
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STRATEGIC
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Albion Crown VCT PLC30
2
Proveca is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on children’s medicines.
The company is addressing a significant need in developing drugs that are specifically
formulated for children, taking advantage of a supportive regulatory regime and market
protection throughout Europe. Its first product for chronic drooling was launched in 2017
and currently has 2 products. It has a pipeline of drugs focused on neurology, immunology
and cardiovascular that it expects to reach the market over the next three years.
Filleted audited results for the year ended:
31 July
2023
31 July
2022
£’000 £’000
Net liabilities (3,019) (2,545)
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 1,643
Total valuation 5,524
Voting rights 7.3%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 49.9%
Basis of valuation Revenue multiple
1
Audited results for the year ended:
31 March
2023
31 March
2022
£’000 £’000
Turnover 57,858 37,177
LBITDA (54,418) (26,228)
Loss before tax (54,211) (26,874)
Net assets 35,725 85,147
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 1,776
Total valuation 19,699
Voting rights 1.5%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 12.0%
Basis of valuation Cost and price of recent
investment (calibrated and
reviewed for impairment)
 has developed an analytics platform which offers entity resolution,
network analytics and automated decisioning at massive scale in real time. This
capability is used to fight financial crime and reduce fraud. Quantexa now counts many
of the world’s largest banks, insurers and governments among its clients.
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4
 operates a co-educational independent
school near Sevenoaks, Kent. The school is growing strongly with over 500 children on
the roll and further capacity to expand. Significant further investment has been made
into the school’s facilities to enable it to deliver a personalised education experience to
each student. The curriculum and co-curricular activities are designed to give each child
a wide range of academic and other skills in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Audited results for the year ended:
31 August
2023
31 August
2022
£’000 £’000
Turnover 10,639 9,338
EBITDA 1,835 1,368
Profit/(loss) before tax 276 (123)
Net assets 18,204 12,238
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year 254
Total cost 1,592
Total valuation 3,247
Voting rights 8.7%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 48.3%
Basis of valuation Earnings multiple (supported by
third party valuation
3
5
Oviva is the category leader in Europe for digital, reimbursed dietetic care. The
company sells digital and technology-led services solutions for conditions such as
diabetes and obesity. It consistently demonstrates best-in-class outcomes helping its
clients save costs and improve patient well-being. It is active in the UK, Germany, France
and Switzerland.
 operates an API management platform that enables enterprises to
manage their APIs through their lifecycle (from design to publishing to controlling
access and security).
Filleted audited results for the year ended:
31 December
2023
31 December
2022
£’000 £’000
Net assets 8,469 6,522
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 1,724
Total valuation 2,783
Voting rights 3.7%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 24.4%
Basis of valuation Cost and price of recent
investment (calibrated and
reviewed for impairment)
Audited results for the year ended:
31 December
2023
31 December
2022
£’000 £’000
Turnover 26,018 14,123
LBITDA (17,921) (14,124)
Loss before tax (20,965) (25,409)
Net assets 23,648 43,084
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 1,766
Total valuation 3,821
Voting rights 2.2%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 13.8%
Basis of valuation Cost and price of recent
investment (calibrated and
reviewed for impairment)
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Portfolio companies
Albion Crown VCT PLC32
6
7
8
Runa Network (previously WeGift) provides a cloud platform and an API
that enables corporates to purchase digital gift cards and issue digital payouts to
employees and customers. This can be done for a variety of use cases such as HR
(employee benefits/rewards), marketing (customer acquisition/activation), loyalty
and disbursements. It has built unique technology and direct integrations with over a
thousand brands and retailers on the supply side.
Chonais River Hydro is a 2MW hydropower scheme near Loch Carron in the
Scottish Highlands. It is a run-of-river scheme, taking water from a small river via an
intake on the mountainside. The scheme is low visual impact with the only visible
components being a small intake and a powerhouse, both of which are built using
local material. It generates enough electricity to power approximately 2,000 homes.
It benefits from inflation-protected renewable subsidies for a period of 20 years. The
scheme was commissioned in 2014 and has been generating successfully since.
The Evewell Group owns and operates private women’s health centres of
excellence with one clinic open on Harley Street and another in Hammersmith, both
focusing on fertility and IVF treatment but also uniquely covering all aspects of a
woman’s gynaecological health.
Filleted audited results for the year ended:
31 December
2023
31 December
2022
£’000 £’000
Net liabilities (1,679) (1,478)
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year 187
Total cost 1,240
Total valuation 2,625
Voting rights 5.3%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 34.4%
Basis of valuation Earnings multiple
Audited results for the year ended:
31 December
2023
31 December
2022
£’000 £’000
Turnover 28,829 33,762
LBITDA (11,105) (8,841)
Loss before tax (11,225) (9,054)
Net assets 9,486 9,967
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 2,152
Total valuation 2,740
Voting rights 3.2%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 17.4%
Basis of valuation Cost and price of recent
investment (calibrated and
reviewed for impairment)
Filleted audited results for the year ended:
30 September
2023
30 September
2022
£’000 £’000
Net liabilities (216) (182)
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year 72
Total cost 1,549
Total valuation 2,410
Voting rights 14.0%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 50.0%
Basis of valuation Discounted cash flow (supported
by third party valuation)
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33Albion Crown VCT PLC
Portfolio companies
9
10
Healios is an online platform delivering family centric psychological care primarily
to children and adolescents. The Company provides assessment, treatment and early
intervention for a variety of mental health conditions.
Egress Software Technologies has developed a secure communication
platform that uses encryption and machine learning to secure content shared via e-mail
and other applications. Egress serves organisations and small enterprise customers in
the public sector, legal, healthcare, financial services and defence sectors. Egress was
sold after the year end.
Audited results for the year ended:
31 December
2023
31 December
2022
£’000 £’000
Turnover 33,630 27,127
LBITDA (5,969) (9,276)
Loss before tax (7,322) (10,177)
Net liabilities (23,273) (17,392)
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 306
Total valuation 2,332
Voting rights 0.8%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 21.5%
Basis of valuation Discounted offer price
Audited results for the year ended:
31 December
2023
31 December
2022
£’000 £’000
Turnover 21,624 17,936
LBITDA (11,794) (9,256)
Loss before tax (13,319) (8,379)
Net assets/(liabilities) 1,041 (4,454)
Investment information £’000
Income recognised in the year -
Total cost 1,915
Total valuation 1,963
Voting rights 5.7%
Voting rights for all Albion* managed funds 38.2%
Basis of valuation Cost and price of recent
investment (calibrated and
reviewed for impairment)
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* Albion Capital Group LLP
Albion Crown VCT PLC34
Portfolio companies
Governance
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
, Chairman
, has a background in investment banking and private
equity fund management. From 1996 to 2005 he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston in
New Zealand and London, where he was involved in a wide range of investment banking
transactions including mergers and acquisitions and equity and debt fundraising, as
well as general corporate finance advice. He is currently a partner at Harwood Private
Equity LLP (formerly J O Hambro Capital Management), which he joined in 2005, where
his responsibilities include origination, monitoring and execution of private equity
investments.
, has a background in banking and
extensive experience at Board level, particularly with public companies. From 2015 to
2022 he worked for Starling Bank Limited and was Chief Financial Officer from July
2016, responsible for the financial management, treasury and reporting of the bank.
Prior to Starling, Tony was at Lloyds Banking Group where he was Finance, Risk &
Operations Director of Group Corporate Treasury and Divisional Risk Officer for Finance.
He has also held Chief Financial Officer roles at EIIB, Gulf International Bank and
Schroder Private Banking.
, is an experienced healthcare investor, expert
in digital health and an advisor to government, NHS and private sector organisations
in the UK and US. She is a Fellow of the Judge Business School at the University of
Cambridge and a member of the Investment Committee of Cambridge Enterprise, the
technology transfer company of the University. She is Chairman of Cambridge Angels,
a board member of several other healthcare companies and co-chair of the Cambridge
Health Network.

ffi
required in preparing for, attending and participating in periodic Board meetings and
for all the activities that take place between formal Board meetings as an important
part of the process of oversight and constructive challenge from an independent


The following are the Directors of the Company, all of whom operate in a non-executive capacity:
36 Albion Crown VCT PLC
GOVERNANCE
, is highly experienced in the technology sector,
having researched and advised companies in this industry over 25 years. He began his
career as a journalist at the Investors Chronicle before moving into investment banking
where, over the next 13 years working for Granville, Robert W Baird, Bridgewell and
Altium, he developed a specialisation as a highly-regarded technology analyst. During
this time, he was twice voted TechMARK Analyst of the Year. In 2007, he founded
Megabuyte, which has grown to be one of the most respected and widely read sources
of financial and corporate intelligence in the European technology sector. Ian is
Chairman of the company and is also a non-executive director of AIM-listed telematics
software provider Quartix PLC.
All Directors are members of the Audit and Risk Committee and Tony Ellingham is Chairman.
All Directors are members of the Nomination Committee and James Agnew is Chairman.
All Directors are members of the Remuneration Committee and Ian Spence is Chairman.
Pam Garside is the Senior Independent Director.
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The Board of Directors
38 Albion Crown VCT PLC
Will Fraser-Allen, BA
(Hons), FCA, has been
managing partner since
2019 and chairs the
investment committee. He
is on the Board of the AIC
and sits on the Venture
Capital Committee of the
BVCA. He joined Albion
in 2001 and became
deputy managing partner
in 2009. He qualified as a
chartered accountant and
has a BA in History from
Southampton University.
Patrick Reeve, MA,
FCA, was formerly the
managing partner of
Albion Capital and
became chairman in
2019. He is a director
of Albion Technology
and General VCT, Albion
Enterprise VCT and
Albion Development
VCT. He joined Close
Brothers Group PLC in
1989 before establishing
Albion Capital (formerly
Albion Ventures LLP) in
1996. Patrick qualified as
a chartered accountant
and has an MA in
Modern Languages from
Oxford University. He is
on Albion’s Valuation
Committee and its Risk
Management Committee.
, MA,
FRCS, practised as a
neurosurgeon before
starting his career in
investment. He heads up
the healthcare investment
team and became deputy
managing partner in
2019. He joined Albion
in 2005 and became a
partner in 2009. He has
an MA plus Bachelor of
Medicine and Surgery
from Cambridge
University. He is a Fellow
of the Royal College of
Surgeons (England).
Vikash Hansrani, BA
(Hons), FCA, is a partner
and oversees the finance
and administration of
all funds under Albion’s
management. He is
on Albion’s Valuation
Committee and its
Risk Management
Committee. He qualified
as a chartered accountant
with RSM before joining
Albion in 2010. He has
a BA in Accountancy &
Finance from Nottingham
Business School.
Albion Capital Group LLP, is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority and is the Manager of Albion Crown

fi

fi
and administration of the Venture Capital Trusts managed by
Albion Capital Group LLP:
THE MANAGER
GOVERNANCE
39Albion Crown VCT PLC
Valerie Aelbrecht, MSc,
MSc, is an investment
manager and joined
Albion in 2022. She was
at Cherry Ventures after
being a founder and
operator for 8 years in
the FoodTech space. She
holds an MSc in Applied
Economics from the
University of Antwerp and
an MSc in International
Business Management
& Entrepreneurship from
Kingston University.
, PhD,
joined as Investment
Manager in 2021 and
focuses on transformative
technologies
and therapeutics
opportunities emerging
from UCL. She has over a
decade of experience as
a startup founder, gained
her PhD in Biochemistry
from Imperial College
London, and also holds a
BSc in Biochemistry from
Simmons University.
Adam Chirkowski,
MA (Hons), focuses on
B2B and ClimateTech
investments and became
partner in 2024. Prior to
joining Albion in 2013, he
spent five years working
in corporate finance at
Rothschild. He holds
a first-class degree in
Industrial Economics and
a Masters in Corporate
Strategy and Governance
from Nottingham
University.
Emil Gigov, BA (Hons),
is a partner focusing on
B2B SaaS businesses. He
joined Albion in 2000
and became a partner in
2009. He graduated from
the European Business
School, London, with a
BA in European Business
Administration.
, BA,
is an investment director
and joined in 2022 from
McKinsey & Company.
Before that, she was
Chief Commercial Officer
of Induction Healthcare
Group which completed
an IPO on AIM in 2019.
Before this she was a
founding team member
of start-up Pando and an
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur
as a medical doctor.
David Grimm, MSc, is
a partner focusing on
DeepTech investments.
He joined Albion in
2016 as investment
manager and was made
partner in 2023. David
has spent 10 years
investing in early-stage
technology-differentiated
opportunities, including
4 years at Spark Ventures
prior to joining Albion. He
holds an MSc in Natural
Sciences.
Ed Lascelles, BA (Hons),
heads up the technology
investment team. He
joined in 2004 having
started his career advising
public companies and
became a partner in
2009. He holds a first-
class honours degree in
Philosophy from UCL.
Paul Lehair, MSc, MA,
joined Albion in 2019 and
became partner in 2024.
Prior to Albion, he spent
five years at Citymapper.
He also worked at
Viagogo and in M&A
at Citigroup. He holds
a dual Masters’ degree
in European Political
Economy from the LSE
and Political Science and
Sciences Po Paris.
The Manager
40 Albion Crown VCT PLC
The Manager
Catriona McDonald,
BA (Hons), specialises in
technology investing. She
joined Albion in 2018 and
became partner in 2024.
Prior to Albion, she came
from Goldman Sachs
where she worked on
IPOs, M&A and leveraged
buyouts in New York and
London. She graduated
from Harvard University,
majoring in Economics.
Kibriya Rahman, MMath,
is an investment manager
and joined Albion in
2022. He was previously
at Funding Circle and
Formula 1. Before this, he
worked at OC&C Strategy
Consultants. Kibriya
graduated from Oxford
University with an MMath
degree.
Jane Reddin, BA (Hons),
heads up the platform
team. She joined Albion
in 2020 and became
partner in 2022. Prior
to Albion, she spent six
years as Talent Advisor
at Balderton Capital
and then co-founded
The Talent Stack. She
graduated from Durham
University with a BA in
French and German.
,
MBA, is a partner focusing
on digital health. He
originally practised
radiology and was
responsible for M&A in
healthcare at GE and
venture capital with 3i.
He joined Albion in 2011
and became a partner in
2014. He holds a degree
in medicine from Ludwig-
Maximilians University
and an MBA from INSEAD.
Nadine Torbey, MSc,
BEng, became a partner
in 2024 and joined Albion
in 2018 from Berytech
Fund Management.
She holds a BSc in
Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the
American University of
Beirut and an MSc in
Innovation Management
and Entrepreneurship
from Brown University.
Robert Whitby-Smith, BA
(Hons), FCA, is a partner
focusing on software
investing. His background
was in corporate finance
at KPMG, CSFB and
ING Barings, after
qualifying as a chartered
accountant. He joined
Albion in 2005 and
became a partner in
2009. He graduated from
Reading University with a
BA in History.
Jay Wilson, MBA, MMath,
is a partner focusing on
FinTech. He joined in
2019 from Bain & Co,
where he had been a
consultant since 2016,
and became partner
in 2023. Prior to this
he graduated from the
London Business School
with an MBA having spent
eight years as a broker at
ICAP Securities.
Marco Yu, PhD, MRICS,
heads up the renewables
team and became
partner in 2023. Prior
to joining Albion in
2007, he qualified as a
Chartered Surveyor with
Bouygues and advised
on large capital projects
with EC Harris. He has a
degree in economics from
University of Cambridge
and a PhD in construction
economics from UCL.
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (“UN PRI”) is the world’s leading proponent of responsible
investment, working to understand the investment implications of ESG factors and to support its international network
of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.
As a signatory of the UN PRI, Albion (and the Board) recognise that applying the following six principles better aligns
investors with broader objectives of society:
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND
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Principle 1: to incorporate ESG issues
into investment analysis and decision-
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Principle 5: to work together to enhance
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Principle 2: to be active owners and
incorporate ESG issues into our
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Principle 6: to report on our activities
and progress towards implementing the
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Principle 3: to seek appropriate
disclosure on ESG issues by the entities
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Principle 4: to promote acceptance and
implementation of the Principles within
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sees sustainable and responsible investment as an integral part
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GOVERNANCE
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The Board and Albion have been conscious in making
a commitment to responsible investment in Albion’s
internal and external processes to ensure alignment
with our fundamental commitment to pursuing long
term financial returns for our clients. Today we provide
finance for promising companies across technology,
healthcare and renewable energy. Through this, Albion
is directly involved in the oversight and governance
of these investments, including ensuring standards
of reporting and visibility on business practices, all of
which are reported to the Board.
One of the most important drivers of performance is
the quality of the investment portfolio, which goes
beyond the individual valuations and examines the
prospects of each portfolio company and their sectors –
all of which requires a long-term view.
Given the nature of venture capital investment,
Albion is more intimately involved in the affairs of
portfolio companies than typical funds invested in
listed securities. As such, Albion can influence good
governance and behaviour in portfolio companies,
many of which are relatively small without the support
of a larger company’s administration and advisory
infrastructure.
The Company adheres to the principles of the AIC Code
of Corporate Governance and is also aware of other
governance and corporate conduct guidance which it
meets as far as practical. This includes the constitution
of a diversified and independent Board capable of
providing constructive challenge.
ESG considerations are an integrated part of Albion’s
full investment process, designed to create value
for investors and support portfolio companies
in developing sustainable long-term strategies
for portfolio companies. This is reflected in the
transparency of reporting, governance principles
adopted by the Company and the portfolio companies.
Albion integrates ESG across all aspects of the
investment process:
* The ESG Balanced Scorecard (“ESG BSC”) is an internal tool used to determine a company’s sustainability risks and opportunities, and track
progress over time.
STAGE 1
Screening
STAGE 2
Due diligence
STAGE 3
Stewardship
STAGE 4
Follow ons
STAGE 5
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Check company
activity against
internal exclusion list
Gender tags for all
new investment
opportunities
ESG Due Diligence
Questionnaire
completed pre-
investment
ESG summary added
to Investment
committee paper
and reviewed
at Investment
committee
ESG terms included
in Shareholders
Agreement template
Leverage portfolio
company board
and platform team
to implement ESG
initiatives
Annual mapping
of company ESG
developments via
ESG Balance Score
Card (BSC) and
identify priorities for
year ahead
Provide and track
ESG support via
Platform team
5 ESG hygiene
metrics per company
Reassess ESG risks
and opportunities
during each round of
funding
Use new funding
round to check for
improvements
Support the
company in
demonstrating to
potential investors
how ESG risks have
been mitigated
and opportunities
realised
To the extent
possible, ensure that
good ESG practices
remain in place
following exit
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INVESTMENT STAGE
EXIT STAGE
An exclusion list is used to rule out investments in unsustainable, socially
detrimental areas. ESG due diligence is performed on each potential
portfolio company to identify any sustainability risks, which are ranked from
low to high and are reported to the relevant investment committee. Where
risks are identified, mitigations are assessed and, if necessary, mitigation
plans are put in place. If this is not deemed sufficient, the committee would
consider the appropriate level and structure of funding to balance the
associated risks. If this is not possible, investment committee approval will
not be provided, and the investment will not proceed.
Albion’s investment deal documents include a sustainability clause that
reinforces individual portfolio company’s commitment to driving principles
of ESG as it scales.
An ESG clause is integrated into the template of the shareholders’ agreement
for all new investments, which outlines the portfolio company’s commitment
to combine economic success with ecological and social success.
All new and existing portfolio companies are asked to report against the
ESG BSC annually. It contains sustainability factors (such as whether
or not the portfolio company has policies or strategies relating to the
environment, carbon emissions or achieving net zero) against which
a portfolio company is assessed and scored in order to determine the
potential sustainability risks and opportunities arising from the investment.
The ESG BSC results form part of Albion’s internal risk review meetings
and any outstanding issues are addressed in collaboration with portfolio
companies with key priority improvement areas identified for the year
ahead.
Albion aims to ensure that good ESG practices remain in place following
exit by, for example, ensuring that the portfolio company creates a self-
sustaining ESG management system during our period of ownership,
wherever feasible.
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Below is an overview of Albion’s ESG activity during the reporting period:
ENVIRONMENTAL
A new platform, Greenly, has
been deployed to calculate
our emissions
Albion’s supplier data is now
captured for a more accurate
reporting
Unavoidable emissions for
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Biochar
Ongoing work on a roadmap
to transition Albion to net
zero
SOCIAL
Fair HQ results recognise we
have diversity in our team
Two ongoing, high impact
social initiatives:
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team has a mandate on
local educational outreach
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programme returns for
second year to support
women entrepreneurs
GOVERNANCE
Improvement in female
presence on portfolio
companies’ boards
Increased number of
companies with higher
overall ESG scores
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award
Improved UN PRI 2023
private equity score of 69
Signatories
As a signatory of UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) Albion is committed to the six key principles to
incorporate ESG into investment practice.
Albion is a member of VentureESG steering committee, a venture capital-based non-profit initiative to push the
industry on ESG best practices. The current group consists of 300 venture funds and 90 limited partners globally,
who work to make ESG a standard part of the due diligence, portfolio stewardship and internal fund management.
Albion is a proud signatory of the Investing in Women Code and commits to adopt internal practices that aim to
improve female entrepreneurs’ access to the tools, resources and finance required to scale their companies.
The Manager’s ESG initiatives
Albion is guided by the following ESG principles:
Build sustainably: Recognising that the most
successful businesses are those that prioritise
sustainability, we are committed to driving change and
constantly evolving our practices.
Invest responsibly: ESG considerations are entrenched
in our investment process and internal operations to
create lasting value for all stakeholders.
Contribute positively: We’re always motivated to do
better through involvement with external initiatives
devoted to driving new industry standards and societal
outcomes.
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GOVERNANCE
The Directors submit their Annual Report and the
audited Financial Statements on the affairs of the
Company for the year ended 30 June 2024. The
Statement of corporate governance on pages 54 to 60
forms a part of the Directors’ report.
BUSINESS REVIEW
Principal activity and status
The principal activity of the Company is that of a
Venture Capital Trust. It has been approved by H.M.
Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) as a Venture Capital
Trust in accordance with the Income Tax Act 2007
and in the opinion of the Directors, the Company has
conducted its affairs so as to enable it to continue to
obtain such approval. In order to maintain its status
under Venture Capital Trust legislation, a VCT must
comply on a continuing basis with the provisions
of Section 274 of the Income Tax Act 2007 and
further details of this can be found on page 47 of this
Directors’ report.
The Company is not a close company for taxation
purposes and its shares are listed on the official list of
the London Stock Exchange.
Under current tax legislation, shares in the Company
provide tax-free capital growth and income distribution,
in addition to the income and capital gains tax relief
some investors would have obtained when they
invested in the share offers.
Capital structure
Details of the issued share capital, together with details
of the movements in the Company’s issued share
capital during the year are shown in note 15.
Ordinary shares represent 100% of the total share
capital and voting rights. The Ordinary shares are
designed for individuals who are seeking, over the long
term, investment exposure to a diversified portfolio of
unquoted investments. The investments are spread
over a number of sectors, to produce a regular source
of income, combined with the prospect of longer term
capital growth.
All Ordinary shares (except for treasury shares which
have no right to dividend or voting rights) rank pari
passu for voting rights and each Ordinary share is
entitled to one vote. The Directors are not aware of any
restrictions on the transfer of shares or on voting rights.
Shareholders are entitled to receive dividends and
the return of capital on winding up or other return
of capital based on the surpluses attributable to the
shares.
Issue and buy-back of Ordinary shares
During the year the Company issued a total of
26,321,332 Ordinary shares (2023: 36,360,869
Ordinary shares), of which 23,948,789 Ordinary shares
(2023: 34,166,296 Ordinary shares) were issued under
the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers; and 2,372,543 Ordinary
shares (2023: 2,194,573 Ordinary shares) were issued
under the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme (details of
which can be found on www.albion.capital/vct-funds/
CRWN under the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme
section).
Your Board, in conjunction with the boards of four other
VCTs managed by Albion Capital Group LLP, published
a prospectus Top Up offer of new Ordinary shares on
15 December 2023. The Offer launched to applications
on 2 January 2024 and closed on 8 March 2024 raising
£7.5 million for the Company.
The Company operates a policy of buying back shares
either for cancellation or for holding in treasury.
Details regarding the current buy-back policy can be
found in the Chairman’s statement on page 12 and
details of share buy-backs during the year can be
found in note 15.
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As at 30 June 2024 and at the date of this Report, the
Company was not aware of any shareholder who had
a beneficial interest exceeding 3% of the voting rights.
There have been no disclosures in accordance with
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5 made to
the Company during the year ended 30 June 2024, and
to the date of this report.
Results and dividends
Detailed information on the results and dividends
for the year ended 30 June 2024 can be found in the
Strategic report on page 15.
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
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Future developments of the business
Details on the future developments of the Company
can be found in the Chairman’s statement on page 13
and Strategic report on page 16.
Going concern
In accordance with the Guidance on Risk Management,
Internal Control and Related Financial and Business
Reporting issued by the Financial Reporting Council
(“FRC”) in 2014, and the subsequent updated Going
concern, risk and viability guidance issued by the
FRC in 2021, the Board has assessed the Company’s
operation as a going concern. The Company has
sufficient cash and liquid resources, its portfolio of
investments is well diversified in terms of sector, and
the major cash outflows of the Company (namely
investments, buy-backs and dividends) are within the
Company’s control. Cash flow forecasts are discussed
quarterly at Board level with regards to going concern.
The cash flow forecasts have been updated and stress
tested, which included assessing the resilience of
portfolio companies, incorporating the requirement
for any future financial support, including proceeds
from investment disposals only when there is a high
probability of completion, and evaluating the impact
of high inflation within the Company. A budget has
been prepared for the Company for the three year
period to 30 June 2027, which shows adequate cash
resources. Accordingly, the Directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Company has adequate resources
to continue in operational existence over a period of
at least twelve months from the date of approval of
the Financial Statements. For this reason, the Directors
have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the
accounts. The Directors do not consider there to be any
material uncertainty over going concern.
The Directors do not consider there to be any material
uncertainty over going concern should the proposed
merger come into effect.
The Company’s policies for managing its capital and
financial risks are shown in note 17 and include the
Board’s assessment of areas including liquidity risk,
credit risk and price risk. The Company’s business
activities, together with details of its performance are
shown in the Strategic report and this Directors’ report.
Post balance sheet events
Details of events that have occurred since 30 June
2024 are shown in note 19
Principal risks and uncertainties
A summary of the principal risks faced by the Company
is set out on pages 23 to 25 of the Strategic report.
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VCT regulation
The investment policy is designed to ensure that the Company continues to qualify and is approved as a VCT by
HMRC. In order to maintain its status under Venture Capital Trust legislation, a VCT must comply on a continuing
basis with the provisions of Section 274 of the Income Tax Act 2007 as follows:
1 The Company’s income must be derived wholly or mainly from shares and securities;
2 At least 80% of the HMRC value of its investments must have been represented throughout the year by
shares or securities that are classified as ‘qualifying holdings’;
3 At least 70% by HMRC value of its total qualifying holdings must have been represented throughout the
year by holdings of ‘eligible shares’. Investments made before 6 April 2018 from funds raised before 6
April 2011 are excluded from this requirement;
4 At least 30% of funds raised in accounting periods beginning on or after 6 April 2018 must be invested in
qualifying holdings by the anniversary of the end of the accounting period in which the funds were raised;
5 At the time of investment, or addition to an investment, the Company’s holdings in any one company
(other than another VCT) must not have exceeded 15% by HMRC value of its investments;
6 The Company must not have retained greater than 15% of its income earned in the year from shares and
securities;
7 The Company’s shares, throughout the year, must have been listed on a regulated market;
8 An investment in any company must not cause that company to receive more than £5 million in State aid
risk finance in the 12 months up to the date of the investment, nor more than £12 million in total (the
limits are £10 million and £20 million respectively for a ‘knowledge intensive’ company);
9 The Company must not invest in a company whose trade is more than seven years old (ten years for a
‘knowledge intensive’ company) unless the company previously received State aid risk finance in its first
seven years, or the company is entering a new market and a turnover test is satisfied;
10 The Company’s investment in another company must not be used to acquire another business, or shares
in another company; and
11 The Company may only make qualifying investments or certain non-qualifying investments permitted by
Section 274 of the Income Tax Act 2007.
Directors’ report
These tests drive a spread of investment risk through
preventing holdings of more than 15% by HMRC value
in any portfolio company. The tests have been carried
out and independently reviewed for the year ended 30
June 2024. The Company has complied with all tests
and continues to do so.
‘Qualifying holdings’ include shares or securities
(including unsecured loans with a five year or greater
maturity period) in companies which have a permanent
establishment in the UK and operate a ‘qualifying
trade’ wholly or mainly in the United Kingdom. The
investment must bear a sufficient level of risk to meet a
risk-to-capital condition. Eligible shares must comprise
at least 10% by HMRC value of the total of the shares
and securities that the Company holds in any one
portfolio company. ‘Qualifying trade’ excludes, amongst
other sectors, dealing in property or shares and
securities, insurance, banking and agriculture. Details
of the sectors in which the Company is invested can be
found in the pie chart on page 14.
A ‘knowledge intensive’ company is one which is
carrying out significant amounts of R&D from which
the greater part of its business will be derived, or where
those R&D activities are being carried out by staff with
certain higher educational attainments.
Portfolio company gross assets must not exceed £15
million immediately prior to the investment and £16
million immediately thereafter.
On 30 June 2024, the HMRC value of qualifying
investments (which includes a 12 month disregard
for disposals) was 98.96% (2023: 92.14%). The Board
continues to monitor this and all the VCT qualification
requirements very carefully in order to ensure that all
requirements are met and that qualifying investments
comfortably exceed the current minimum threshold,
which is 80% required for the Company to continue to
benefit from VCT tax status. The Board and Manager are
confident that the qualifying requirements can continue
to be met during the course of the year ahead.
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Environment
The management and administration of the
Company is undertaken by the Manager. Albion
Capital Group LLP recognises the importance of its
environmental responsibilities, monitors its impact on
the environment, and designs and implements policies
to reduce any damage that might be caused by its
activities. The Company has taken initiatives designed
to reduce its impact on the environment by favouring
digital over printing when communicating with its
shareholders. Further details can be found in the
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report
on pages 41 to 44.
Global greenhouse gas emissions
The Company qualifies as a low energy user with
regards to greenhouse gas emissions, producing
less than 40,000kWh of energy, and therefore is not
required to report emissions from the operations of the
Company, nor does it have responsibility for any other
emissions producing sources under the Companies
Act 2006 (Strategic report and Directors’ reports)
Regulations 2013, including those within our underlying
investment portfolio. Therefore, the Company is outside
of the scope of Streamlined Energy Carbon Reporting.
Anti-bribery
The Company has a zero tolerance approach to bribery,
and will not tolerate bribery under any circumstances in
any transaction the Company is involved in.
The Manager reviews the anti-bribery policies and
procedures of all portfolio companies.
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The Company has a zero tolerance approach with
Directors’ report
regards to the facilitation of criminal tax evasion and
has a robust risk assessment procedure in place to
ensure compliance. The Board reviews this policy and
the prevention procedures in place for all associates on
a periodic basis.
Diversity
The Board’s policy on the recruitment of new Directors
is to attract a range of backgrounds, skills and
experience and to ensure that appointments are made
on the grounds of merit against clear and objective
criteria and bear in mind gender and other diversity
within the Board.
The Board is required to disclose their compliance in
relation to the targets on board diversity set out under
paragraph 6.6.6R (9) of the UK Listing Rules (and
corresponding AIC guidance). These are as follows:
(i) At least 40% of the individuals on the Board of
Directors are women;
(ii) At least one of the senior positions on the Board
of Directors is held by a woman; and
(iii) At least one individual on the Board of Directors
is from a minority ethnic background.
The Board of Directors self-reported their gender
identity and ethnic background, which offered each of
the categories noted in the table below, along with the
additional option to indicate an ‘other category’, should
they wish to do so.
As at 30 June 2024, the breakdown of the gender
identity and ethnic background of the Board is as
follows:
Number of
Board members
Percentage
of the Board
Senior Board
Position
Gender Identity
Men 3 75% 1
Women 1 25% 1
Not specified/prefer not to say - - -
Number of
Board members
Percentage
of the Board
Ethnic Background
White British or other White (including minority-white groups) 4 100%
Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups - -
Asian/Asian British - -
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - -
Other ethnic group - -
Not specified/prefer not to say - -
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Directors’ report
The Board notes that they met one of the three targets,
being at least one of the senior positions on the Board
of Directors is held by a woman. Due to the small size
of the Board, any change in the board membership will
have a much greater impact on representation. The
Board takes into consideration the above targets on
board diversity, including ethnic background, on the
recruitment of new members to the Board.
More details on the Directors can be found in the Board
of Directors section on pages 36 and 37.
Packaged Retail and Insurance-based
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Investors should be aware that the PRIIPs Regulation
requires the Manager, as PRIIP manufacturer, to
prepare a Key Information Document (“KID”) in respect
of the Company. This KID must be made available
by the Manager to retail investors prior to them
making any investment decision and is available on
the Company’s webpage on the Manager’s website.
The Company is not responsible for the information
contained in the KID and investors should note that
the procedures for determining the risks, costs and
potential returns are prescribed by the law.
Alternative Investment Fund Managers
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Under the Alternative Investment Fund Manager
Regulations 2013 (as amended) the Company is a UK
AIF and the Manager is a full scope UK AIFM. Ocorian
Depositary (UK) Limited provides depositary services
under the AIFMD.
Material changes to information required to be made
available to investors of the Company
The AIFMD outlines the required information which
has to be made available to investors prior to investing
in an AIF and directs that material changes to this
information be disclosed in the Annual Report of the
AIF. There were no material changes in the year.
Assets of the Company subject to special arrangements
arising from their illiquid nature
There are no assets of the Company which are subject to
special arrangements arising from their illiquid nature.
Remuneration (unaudited)
The Manager has a remuneration policy which
meets the requirements of the AIFMD Remuneration
Code and associated Financial Conduct Authority
guidance. The remuneration policy together with the
remuneration disclosures for the AIFM’s most recent
reporting period are available on the Company’s
webpage on the Manager’s website.
Employees
The Company has Albion Capital Group LLP as its
Investment Manager and hence has no employees.
Directors
The Directors who held office throughout the year, and
their interests in the shares of the Company (together
with those of their immediate family) are shown in the
Directors’ remuneration report on page 63.
Directors’ indemnity
Each Director has entered into a Deed of Indemnity with
the Company which indemnifies each Director, subject
to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and the
limitations set out in each deed, against any liability
arising out of any claim made against themselves in
relation to the performance of their duties as a Director
of the Company. A copy of each Deed of Indemnity
entered into by the Company with each Director is
available at the registered office of the Company.
The Company also has Directors’ & Officers’ Liability
Insurance in place. Further details of this can be found in
the Director’s remuneration report on page 62.
Re-election of Directors
Directors’ re-election is subject to the Articles of
Association and the UK Corporate Governance Code.
The AIC Code recommends that all Directors submit
themselves for re-election annually, therefore in
accordance with the AIC Code, James Agnew, Tony
Ellingham, Pam Garside and Ian Spence will offer
themselves for re-election.
Advising ordinary retail investors
The Company currently conducts its affairs so that its
shares can be recommended by financial intermediaries
to ordinary retail investors in accordance with the
FCA’s rules in relation to non-mainstream investment
products and intends to continue to do so for the
foreseeable future. The FCA’s restrictions which apply
to non-mainstream investment products do not apply
to the Company’s shares because they are shares in
a Venture Capital Trust which, for the purposes of the
rules relating to non-mainstream investment products,
are excluded securities and may be promoted to
ordinary retail investors without restriction.
Investment and co-investment
The Company co-invests with other Albion Capital Group
LLP managed VCTs. Allocation of investments is on the
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basis of an allocation agreement which is based, inter
alia, on the ratio of cash available for investment in each
of the entities and the HMRC VCT qualifying tests.
Auditor
The Audit and Risk Committee annually reviews and
evaluates the standard and quality of service provided
by the Auditor, as well as value for money in the
provision of these services.
As announced on 30 October 2023, following a formal
and rigorous audit tender process, the Company was
pleased to announce the appointment of Johnston
Carmichael LLP (“Johnston Carmichael”) As the
Company’s Auditor with immediate effect. Johnston
Carmichael have conducted the audit of the Annual
Annual General Meeting
The Company’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) will
be held virtually at noon on 26 November 2024 via
the Lumi platform. Information on how to participate
in the live webcast can be found on the Company’s
webpage at www.albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN.
The AGM will include a presentation from the
Manager, the answering of questions received from
shareholders and the formal business of the AGM,
which includes voting on the resolutions proposed
by the Board. The Chairman will elect at the meeting
that voting on the resolutions will take place by way
of a poll. Registration details for the webcast will be
emailed to shareholders and will be available at www.
albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN prior to the AGM.
The Board welcomes questions from shareholders
at the AGM and shareholders will be able to ask
questions using the Lumi platform during the AGM.
Alternatively, shareholders can email their questions
to crownchair@albion.capital prior to the AGM.
Questions asked will be answered during the meeting
as far as possible.
Given that the Company has nearly 10,000
shareholders, to enable the Board and the Manager
to respond to questions, and to ensure sufficient time
is devoted to managing the assets on behalf of the
shareholders, we ask that you submit no more than
two questions per shareholder, which should be of a
substantive nature and relating to the business being
dealt with at the meeting.
Shareholders will be able to vote during the AGM using
the Lumi platform. Shareholders are encouraged to
complete and return proxy cards in advance of the
AGM but those participating in the Meeting will be
able to cast their votes through the Lumi platform
once the Chairman declares the poll open.
The results of the poll held at the AGM will be
announced through a Regulatory Information Service
and will be published on the Company’s webpage
on the Manager’s website at www.albion.capital/
vct-funds/CRWN as soon as reasonably practicable
following the Meeting.
Shareholders’ views are important, and the Board
encourages shareholders to vote on the resolutions.
You can cast your vote by using the proxy form
enclosed with this Annual Report or electronically
at www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy. The Board has
carefully considered the business to be approved at
the AGM and recommends shareholders to vote in
favour of all the resolutions being proposed.
Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30
June 2024.
Cancellation of share premium
The Company obtained authority to cancel the amount
standing to the credit of its share premium reserve at
the Annual General Meeting on 22 November 2023.
The purpose of the proposal was to increase the
distributable reserves available to the Company for the
payment of dividends, the buy-back of shares, and for
other corporate purposes.
The proposal received the consent of the Court on 14
May 2024, and the changes have been registered at
Companies House on 29 May 2024. Over time, this will
create additional distributable reserves of £54.8 million.
Directors’ report
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Directors’ report
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Full details of the business to be conducted at the
AGM are given in the Notice of the Meeting on pages
92 and 93.
The ordinary business resolutions 1 to 8 include
receiving and adopting the Company’s accounts, to
approve the Directors’ remuneration report, to re-elect
Directors, and to re-appoint Johnston Carmichael
LLP as auditor for the next year end and to fix their
remuneration.
Resolutions relating to the following items of special
business will be proposed at the forthcoming AGM
for which shareholder approval is required in order
to comply either with the Companies Act or the UK
Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Resolution numbers 9 to 11 replace the authorities
given to the Directors at the AGM in 2023. The
authorities sought at the forthcoming AGM will expire
15 months from the date that the resolution is passed
or at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company,
whichever is earlier.
Authority to allot shares
Ordinary resolution number 9 will request the
authority to allot up to an aggregate nominal amount
of £691,031 representing approximately 20% of the
issued Ordinary share capital of the Company as at
the date of this report.
During the year, Ordinary shares were allotted as
described in detail in note 15.
The Directors’ current intention is to allot shares
under the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme and any
Albion VCTs Top Up Offers. The Company currently
holds 45,787,992 Ordinary shares in treasury which
represents 13.2% of the total Ordinary share capital in
issue as at 30 June 2024.
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
Special resolution number 10 will request the
authority for the Directors to allot equity securities
for cash without first being required to offer such
securities to existing members. This will include the
sale on a non pre-emptive basis of any shares the
Company holds in treasury for cash. The authority
relates to a maximum aggregate of £691,031 of
the nominal value of the share capital representing
approximately 20% of the issued Ordinary share
capital of the Company as at the date of this report.
Purchase of own shares
Special resolution number 11 will request the
authority to purchase 14.99% of the Company’s
issued Ordinary share capital at, or between, the
minimum and maximum prices specified in resolution
11. Shares bought back under this authority may be
cancelled or held in treasury.
The Board believes that it is helpful for the Company
to continue to have the flexibility to buy its own shares
and this resolution seeks authority from shareholders
to do so. During the year under financial review, the
Company purchased 2,502,101 Ordinary shares which
are held in treasury, at an aggregate consideration of
£791,000 representing 0.7% of called up share capital,
and 6,030,596 Ordinary shares which were cancelled, at
an aggregate consideration of £1,770,000 representing
1.7% of called up share capital.
Notice period for General Meetings
Special resolution number 12 proposes that a General
Meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, may
be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.
The current notice period is 21 days. This change has
been proposed in order to provide the Chair of the
Board with additional flexibility in scheduling and
arranging General Meetings going forward, which we
believe is in the best interest of the Company. This
can be beneficial in instances such as if the Company
wanted to cancel its share premium reserve in order to
increase its distributable reserves through a General
Meeting or other matters that may require a General
Meeting and help facilitate these meetings quicker.
Recommendation
The Board believes that the passing of the resolutions
above are in the best interests of the Company
and its shareholders as a whole, and unanimously
recommends that you vote in favour of these
resolutions, as the Directors intend to do in respect of
their own shareholdings.
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Disclosure of information to the Auditor
In the case of the persons who are Directors of the
Company at the date of approval of this report:
so far as each of the Directors are aware, there
is no relevant audit information of which the
Company’s Auditor is unaware; and
each of the Directors has taken all the steps
that they ought to have taken as a Director to
make themselves aware of any relevant audit
information and to establish that the Company’s
Auditor is aware of that information.
This disclosure is given and should be interpreted in
accordance with the provisions of Section 418 of the
Companies Act 2006.
By Order of the Board
Albion Capital Group LLP
Company Secretary
1 Benjamin Street
London, EC1M 5QL
24 October 2024
Directors’ report
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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNANCE
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual
Report and Financial Statements in accordance with
applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare
Financial Statements for each financial year. Under
that law the Directors have elected to prepare the
Company’s Financial Statements in accordance with
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice (“UK GAAP”) (United Kingdom Accounting
Standards and applicable law). Under company law the
Directors must not approve the Financial Statements
unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the
profit or loss for the Company for that period.
In preparing these Financial Statements, the Directors
are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then
apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that
are reasonable and prudent;
state whether they have been prepared in
accordance with UK GAAP subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in
the Financial Statements;
prepare the Financial Statements on the going
concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the Company will continue in
business; and
prepare a Directors’ report, a Strategic report and
Directors’ remuneration report which comply with
the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate
accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the Company’s transactions and disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position
of the Company and enable them to ensure that the
Financial Statements comply with the Companies Act
2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and
other irregularities.
Website publication
The Directors are responsible for ensuring the Annual
Report and Financial Statements are made available
on a website. Financial Statements are published on
the Company’s webpage on the Manager’s website
(www.albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN) in accordance
with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the
preparation and dissemination of Financial Statements,
which may vary from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The Company’s webpage is maintained on the Board’s
behalf by the Manager.
The work carried out by the Auditor does not involve
consideration of the maintenance and integrity of
this website and, accordingly, the Auditor accepts no
responsibility for any changes that have occurred to the
Financial Statements since they were initially presented
on the website.
Directors’ responsibilities pursuant to Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rule 4 of the UK
Listing Authority
The Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge:
The Financial Statements have been prepared
in accordance with UK GAAP and give a true
and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial
position and profit of the Company; and
The Annual Report includes a fair review of the
development and performance of the business
and the financial position of the Company,
together with a description of the principal risks
and uncertainties that it faces; and
The Annual Report and Financial Statements
taken as a whole is fair, balanced and
understandable and provides the information
necessary for shareholders to assess the
Company’s position and performance, business
model and strategy.
For and on behalf of the Board
James Agnew
Chairman
24 October 2024
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GOVERNANCE
Background
The Financial Conduct Authority requires all companies
listed on a regulated market to disclose how they have
applied the principles and complied with the provisions of
the UK Corporate Governance Code (the “Code”) issued
by the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) in 2018.
The Board has considered the Principles and Provisions
of the AIC Code of Corporate Governance (“AIC Code”).
The AIC Code addresses the Principles and Provisions
set out in the Code, as well as setting out additional
Provisions on issues that are of specific relevance
to the Company and other investment companies.
Closed-ended investment companies have particular
factors which have an impact on their governance
arrangements, principally from four features:
outsourcing their day to day activities to external
service providers and being governed by boards of non-
executive directors; the importance of the Manager in
the outsourcing compared to a typical supplier; having
no executive directors or employees and consequently
no executive remuneration packages; and no customers
in the traditional sense, only shareholders.
The Board considers that reporting against the Principles
and Provisions of the AIC Code, which has been endorsed
by the FRC, provides more relevant information to
shareholders. The Company has complied with the
Principles and Provisions of the AIC Code.
The AIC Code is available on the AIC website (www.
theaic.co.uk). It includes an explanation of how the AIC
Code adapts the Principles and Provisions set out in the
Code to make them relevant for investment companies.
Board of Directors
The Board consists solely of independent non-
executive Directors. James Agnew is the Chairman,
Tony Ellingham is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk
Committee, Pam Garside is the Senior Independent
Director and Ian Spence is the Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee. As all Directors are non-
executive, day-to-day management responsibilities are
sub-contracted to the Manager. The Board will continue
to act independently of the Manager and the Directors
consider that the size of the Board is adequate to meet
the Company’s future needs.
The Board does not have a policy of limiting the tenure
of any Director as the Board does not consider that a
Director’s length of service reduces their ability to act
independently of the Manager.
The AIC Code requires that all Directors submit
themselves for re-election annually, therefore in
accordance with the AIC Code, James Agnew, Tony
Ellingham, Pam Garside and Ian Spence will offer
themselves for re-election.
The Directors have a range of business and financial
skills which are relevant to the Company; these are
described in the Board of Directors section on pages
36 and 37. All of the Directors have demonstrated
that they have sufficient time, skill and experience to
acquit their Board responsibilities and to work together
effectively. Directors are provided with key information
on the Company’s activities, including regulatory
and statutory requirements, and internal controls,
by the Manager. The Board has access to secretarial
advice and compliance services by the Manager, who
is responsible for ensuring that Board procedures are
followed and applicable procedures complied with. All
Directors are able to take independent professional
advice in furtherance of their duties if necessary. The
Company has in place Directors’ & Officers’ Liability
Insurance.
The Directors consider its membership is diverse in
relation to experience and balance of skills. Further
details on diversity can be found on pages 48 and 49.
Further details on the recruitment of new Directors
can be found in the Nomination Committee section on
page 58.
The Board met four times during the year as part of
its regular programme of Board meetings, with all
Directors attending each meeting. The table below sets
out the Directors’ attendance at Board and Committee
meetings during the year ended 30 June 2024, with
the number of meetings each Director was eligible to
attend in brackets.
STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Statement of corporate governance
A sub-committee of the Board comprising at least
two Directors met during the year to allot shares
issued under the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme and
the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers and also met during
the year to approve the terms and contents of the
Offer Documents under the Albion VCTs’ Prospectus
Top Up Offers, and the appointment of Johnston
Carmichael as the Company’s Auditor. There is regular
contact between individual members of the Board.
Representatives of the Manager attend Board meetings
and participate in Board discussions, other than on
matters where there might be a perceived conflict of
interest between the Manager and the Company.
The Chairman ensures that all Directors receive, in a
timely manner, all relevant management, regulatory
and financial information. The Board receives and
considers reports regularly from the Manager and
other key advisers, and ad hoc reports and information
are supplied to the Board as required. The Board has
a formal schedule of matters reserved for it and the
agreement between the Company and its Manager
sets out the matters over which the Manager has
authority and limits beyond which Board approval must
be sought.
The Manager has authority over the management of
the investment portfolio, the organisation of custodial
services, accounting, secretarial and administrative
services, all of which are subject to Board oversight. The
main issues reserved for the Board include:
the appointment, evaluation, remuneration and
removal of the Manager;
the consideration and approval of future
developments or changes to the investment
policy, including risk and asset allocation;
consideration of corporate strategy and
corporate events that arise;
application of the principles of the AIC Code,
corporate governance and internal control;
review of sub-committee recommendations,
including the recommendation to shareholders for
the appointment and remuneration of the Auditor;
Board
Audit and Risk
Committee
Nomination
Committee
Remuneration
Committee
James Agnew 4 (4) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Tony Ellingham
4 (4) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Pam Garside 4 (4) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Ian Spence 4 (4) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1)
approving the Annual Report and Financial
Statements, the Half-yearly Financial Report, the
voluntary Interim Management Statements, net
asset value updates (where required), and the
associated announcements;
approval of the dividend policy and payments of
appropriate dividends to shareholders;
the performance of the Company, including
monitoring of the discount of share price to the
net asset value;
share buy-back and treasury share policies;
participation in dividend re-investment schemes
and Top Up Offers; and
monitoring shareholder profile and considering
shareholder communications.
Given the size, nature and complexity of the Company,
the Board considers it unnecessary to establish a
Management Engagement Committee.
It is the responsibility of the Board to present an
Annual Report and Financial Statements that are fair,
balanced and understandable, which provides the
information necessary for shareholders to assess the
position, performance, strategy and business model of
the Company.
Committees’ and Directors’ performance
evaluation
Performance of the Board and the Directors is assessed
on the following:
attendance at Board and Committee meetings;
the contribution made by individual Directors at,
and outside of, Board and Committee meetings;
and
completion of a detailed internal assessment
process and annual performance evaluation
conducted by the Chairman. The Senior
Independent Director reviews the Chairman’s
annual performance evaluation.
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The evaluation process has consistently identified
that the Board works well together and has the right
balance of independence, skills, experience and
knowledge of the Company amongst the Directors.
Diversity within the Board is achieved through the
appointment of directors with different backgrounds
and skills.
Directors are offered training, both at the time of
joining the Board and on other occasions where
required. The Directors attend external courses and
industry events which provides further experience to
help them fulfil their responsibilities. The Board also
undertakes a proper and thorough evaluation of its
committees on an annual basis.
In light of the structured performance of the individual
Directors and the structured performance evaluation,
James Agnew, Tony Ellingham, Pam Garside and Ian
Spence, are considered to be effective Directors who
demonstrate strong commitment to the role. The Board
believes it to be in the best interest of the Company
to re-appoint these Directors at the forthcoming AGM
and has nominated them for re-election accordingly.
For more details on the specific background, skills and
experience of each Director, please see the Board of
Directors section on pages 36 and 37.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee consists of all Directors
and Ian Spence is the Chairman. All Directors sit on
the Remuneration Committee as their balance of
skills and knowledge are relevant to the Committee’s
responsibilities. The Committee meets annually and
held one formal meeting during the year with full
attendance from all of its members at the time of the
meeting.
The terms of reference for the Remuneration Committee
can be found on the Company’s webpage on the
Manager’s website at www.albion.capital/vct-funds/
CRWN under the “Corporate Governance” section.
Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee consists of all Directors
and Tony Ellingham is the Chairman. In accordance
with the AIC Code, members of the Audit and Risk
Committee have recent and relevant financial
experience, as well as experience relevant to the sector.
Given the size of the Board and the complexity of the
business, James Agnew is both Chairman of the Board
and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee as his
background, skills and experience are relevant for the
Committee’s responsibilities. The Committee met twice
during the year ended 30 June 2024.
The Independent Auditor, Johnston Carmichael,
attended the Audit and Risk Committee meeting at
which the Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 June 2024 were discussed.
Johnston Carmichael also met with the Audit and Risk
Committee prior to the meeting without the presence
of the Manager.
Written terms of reference have been constituted for
the Audit and Risk Committee and can be found on
the Company’s webpage on the Manager’s website at
www.albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN in the “Corporate
Governance” section.
During the year under review, the Audit and Risk
Committee discharged its responsibilities including:
formally reviewing the Annual Report and
Financial Statements and the Half-yearly
Financial Report, with particular focus on the
main areas requiring judgement and on critical
accounting policies;
reviewing the effectiveness of the internal
controls system and examination of the Internal
Controls Report produced by the Manager;
meeting with the external Auditor, reviewing their
findings and evaluating their performance;
reviewing the performance of the Manager and
making recommendations regarding their re-
appointment to the Board;
highlighting the key risks and specific issues
relating to the Financial Statements including
the reasonableness of valuations, compliance
with accounting standards and UK law, corporate
governance and listing and disclosure rules as
well as going concern and viability statements.
These issues were addressed through detailed
review, discussion and challenge by the Board
of these matters, as well as by reference to
underlying technical information to back up the
discussions. Taking into account risk factors that
impact on the Company both as reflected in the
annual accounts and in a detailed risk matrix,
both of which are reviewed periodically in detail,
including in the context of emerging risks;
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57Albion Crown VCT PLC
advising the Board on whether the Annual Report
and Financial Statements, taken as a whole, is
fair, balanced and understandable and provides
the information necessary for shareholders to
assess the Company’s position, performance,
business model and strategy; and
reporting to the Board on how it has discharged
its responsibilities.
The Committee also examines going concern and
viability statements, using financial projections
provided by the Manager on the Company and by
examining the liquidity in the Company’s portfolio,
including cash and realisable investments, the
committed costs of the Company and where liquidity
might be found if required. The Audit and Risk
Committee also receives regular reports on compliance
with VCT status, which is subject to various internal
controls and external review when investment
commitments are made.
Financial Statements
The Audit and Risk Committee has initial responsibility
for reviewing the Financial Statements and reporting
on any significant issues that arise in relation to the
audit of the Financial Statements as outlined below.
Such issues were communicated with the external
Auditor with the approval of the audit strategy
and at the completion of the audit of the Financial
Statements. No conflicts arose between the Audit and
Risk Committee and the external Auditor in respect of
their work during the year.
The key accounting and reporting issues considered by
the Committee were:
The valuation of the Company’s investments
Valuations of investments are prepared by the
Manager. The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed
the estimates and judgements made in relation
to these investments and were satisfied that they
were appropriate. The Committee also discussed the
controls in place over the valuation of investments. The
Committee recommended investment valuations to the
Board for approval.
Revenue recognition
The revenue generated from loan stock interest and
dividend income has been considered by the Audit
and Risk Committee as part of its review of the
Annual Report as well as a quarterly review of the
management accounts prepared by the Manager.
The Audit and Risk Committee has considered the
controls in place over revenue recognition to ensure
that amounts received are in line with expectation and
budget.
Following detailed reviews of the Annual Report and
Financial Statements and consideration of the key
areas of risk identified, the Board as a whole have
concluded that the Financial Statements are fair,
balanced and understandable and that they provide
the information necessary for shareholders to assess
the Company’s position, performance, business model
and strategy.
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The Audit and Risk Committee reviews the performance
and continued suitability of the Company’s external
Auditor on an annual basis. They assess the external
Auditor’s independence, qualification, extent of
relevant experience, effectiveness of audit procedures
as well as the robustness of their quality assurance
procedures. In advance of each audit, the Committee
obtains confirmation from the external Auditor that
they are independent and of the level of non-audit
fees earned by them and their affiliates. No non-audit
services were provided during the financial year ended
30 June 2024.
As part of its work, the Audit and Risk Committee has
undertaken a formal evaluation of the external Auditor
against the following criteria:
Qualification
Expertise
Resources
Effectiveness
Independence
Leadership
In order to form a view of the effectiveness of the
external audit process, the Audit and Risk Committee
took into account information from the Manager
regarding the audit process, the formal documentation
issued to the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board
by the external Auditor regarding the external audit for
the year ended 30 June 2024, and assessments made
by individual Directors.
The Audit and Risk Committee also has an annual
meeting with the external Auditor, without the
Manager present, at which pertinent questions are
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asked to help the Audit and Risk Committee determine
if the Auditor’s skills and approach to the annual audit
and issues that arise during the course of the audit
match all the relevant and appropriate criteria for the
audit to have been an effective and objective review of
the company’s year-end reporting.
Following the formal audit tender process in 2023,
Johnston Carmichael were appointed as auditor in
October 2023, which was approved at the last AGM.
Johnston Carmichael will rotate the senior statutory
auditor responsible for the audit every five years.
The Audit and Risk Committee has concluded that
Johnston Carmichael is independent of the Company
and recommended that a resolution for the re-
appointment of Johnston Carmichael as the Company’s
Auditor should be put to the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting.
Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee consists of all Directors
and James Agnew is the Chairman. All Directors sit
on the Nomination Committee as their balance of
skills and knowledge are relevant to the Committee’s
responsibilities. The terms of reference of the
Nomination Committee are to evaluate the balance of
skills, experience and time commitment of the current
Board members and make recommendations to the
Board as and when a particular appointment arises.
The Board’s policy on the recruitment of new Directors
is to attract a range of backgrounds, skills and
experience and to ensure that appointments are made
on the grounds of merit against clear and objective
criteria and bear in mind gender and other diversity
within the Board. The Board is also mindful of the
importance of creating good working relationships
within the Board and with external agents. The
Nomination Committee reviews succession planning
regularly which includes considering tenure of existing
Board members and any potential skills gaps that
might need to be addressed when Board membership
changes.
The Nomination Committee held one formal meeting
during the year. As the Board underwent succession
planning, there had been a number of sessions to
discuss the succession plan, with Penny Freer retiring
after the last AGM and James Agnew becoming the
Chairman.
The terms of reference for the Nomination Committee
can be found on the Company’s webpage on the
Manager’s website at www.albion.capital/vct-funds/
CRWN in the “Corporate Governance” section.
Internal control
In accordance with the AIC Corporate Governance
Code, the Board has an established process for
identifying, evaluating and managing the significant
risks faced by the Company. This process has been in
place throughout the year and continues to be subject
to regular review by the Board in accordance with the
FRC guidance “Risk Management, Internal Control and
Related Financial and Business Reporting”. The Board
is responsible for the Company’s system of internal
control and for reviewing its effectiveness. However,
acknowledging that such a system is designed to
manage, rather than eliminate the risks of failure to
achieve the Company’s business objectives and can
only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance
against material misstatement or loss.
The Board, assisted by the Audit and Risk Committee,
monitors all controls, including financial, operational
and compliance controls, and risk management. The
Audit and Risk Committee receives each year from
the Manager a formal report, which details the steps
taken to monitor the areas of risk, including those
that are not directly the responsibility of the Manager,
and which reports the details of any known internal
control failures. Steps continue to be taken to embed
the system of internal control and risk management
into the operations and culture of the Company and its
key suppliers, and to deal with areas of improvement
which come to the Manager’s and the Audit and Risk
Committee’s attention.
The Board, through the Audit and Risk Committee,
has performed a specific assessment for the purpose
of this Annual Report. This assessment considers all
significant aspects of internal control arising during the
year. The Audit and Risk Committee assists the Board in
discharging its review responsibilities.
The main features of the internal control system with
respect to financial reporting, implemented throughout
the year are:
segregation of duties between the preparation
of valuations and recording into the accounting
records;
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reviews of valuations are carried out by the
Valuation Committee and reviews of financial
reports are carried out by the Senior Finance
personnel and the Operations Partner of Albion
Capital Group LLP;
independent third party valuations of the
majority of the asset-based investments within
the portfolio are undertaken annually;
bank reconciliations are carried out monthly by
the Manager;
all published financial reports are reviewed by the
Manager’s Compliance department;
the Board reviews financial information; and
a separate Audit and Risk Committee of
the Company reviews financial information
(including the valuations) to be published.
As the Board has delegated the investment
management and administration to Albion Capital
Group LLP, the Board feels that it is not necessary
to have its own internal audit function. Instead,
the Board has access to Azets, which, as internal
auditor for Albion Capital Group LLP, undertakes
periodic examination of the business processes and
controls environment at Albion Capital Group LLP, and
ensures that any recommendations to implement
improvements in controls are carried out. During the
year, the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board
reviewed internal audit reports prepared by Azets. The
Audit and Risk Committee Chairman was able to ask
specific and detailed questions of Azets. The Board will
continue to monitor its system of internal control in
order to provide assurance that it operates as intended.
In addition to this, Ocorian Depositary (UK) Limited,
the Company’s external Depositary, provides cash
monitoring, asset verification, and oversight services to
the Company and reports to the Board on a quarterly
basis. The Board and the Audit and Risk Committee will
continue to monitor its system of internal control in
order to provide assurance that it operates as intended.
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Directors review the disclosure of conflicts of interest
annually. In addition, any changes are reviewed
and noted at the beginning of each Board meeting.
A Director who has conflicts of interest has two
independent Directors authorise those conflicts, and is
excluded from discussions or decisions regarding those
conflicts. Procedures to disclose and authorise conflicts
of interest have been adhered to throughout the year.
Capital structure and Articles of Association
Details regarding the Company’s capital structure,
substantial interests and Directors’ powers to buy
and issue shares are detailed in full on page 45 of the
Directors’ report. The Company is not party to any
significant agreements that may take effect, alter or
terminate upon a change of control of the Company
following a takeover bid.
Any amendments to the Company’s Articles of
Association are by way of a special resolution subject
to ratification by shareholders.
Relationships with shareholders
The Company’s AGM is being held virtually on 26
November 2024. The AGM will include a presentation
from the Manager on the portfolio and on the
Company, as well as answering questions that
shareholders may have.
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Statement of corporate governance
The next Shareholder Seminar will be held at 11
Cavendish Square, London, W1G 9EB on 20 November
2024. The Board and Manager are keen to interact
with shareholders and look forward to sharing with
you further portfolio updates. Places are limited and to
reserve a place please email info@albion.capital with
subject heading “Shareholder Seminar” and include
your full name. You will receive an email confirmation
of your place, subject to availability.
Shareholders and financial advisers are able to obtain
information on holdings and performance using the
contact details provided on page 4.
The Company’s share buy-back programme operates
in the market through brokers. In order to sell shares,
as they are quoted on the London Stock Exchange,
investors should approach a broker to undertake the
sale. Banks may be able to assist shareholders with a
referral to a broker within their banking group. More
information on share buy-backs can be found in the
Chairman’s statement on page 12.
Statement of compliance
The Directors consider that the Company has complied
throughout the year ended 30 June 2024 with all the
relevant provisions set out in the AIC Code issued in
2019. By reporting against the AIC Code, the Board
are meeting their obligations in relation to the 2018
UK Corporate Governance Code (and associated
disclosure requirements under paragraph 6.6.6 of the
UK Listing Rules). The Directors also consider that they
are complying with their statutory responsibilities and
other regulatory provisions which have a bearing on the
Company.
For and on behalf of the Board
James Agnew
Chairman
24 October 2024
Introduction
This report is submitted in accordance with Section
420 of the Companies Act 2006 and describes how
the Board has applied the principles relating to the
Directors’ remuneration.
An Ordinary resolution will be proposed at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company to be held on 26
November 2024 for the approval of the Director’s
Annual Remuneration Report as set out below.
The current Remuneration Policy was approved by
shareholders (of shareholders who cast their vote,
96.9% voted for the resolution, 3.1% against the
resolution and of the total votes cast, 535,379, being
0.2% of total voting rights, were withheld) at the AGM
held on 22 November 2023. It will remain in place for a
three year period, and it will next be put to shareholders
at the 2026 AGM.
The Company’s independent Auditor, Johnston
Carmichael LLP, is required to give its opinion on certain
information included in this report, as indicated below.
The Auditor’s opinion is included in the Independent
Auditor’s Report.
Annual statement from the Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee comprises all of the
Directors, with Ian Spence as Chairman.
The Remuneration Committee met after the year end
to review Directors’ responsibilities and fees against
the market and concluded that the current level of
remuneration, which was last increased from 1 July
2023, remained appropriate and so proposed no
increase for the forthcoming year.
Directors’ remuneration policy
The Company’s policy is that fees payable to non-
executive Directors should reflect their expertise,
responsibilities and time spent on Company matters
and should be sufficient to enable candidates of high
calibre to be recruited. In determining the level of
non-executive remuneration, market equivalents are
considered in comparison to the overall activities and
size of the Company. There are no performance related
pay criteria applicable to non-executive Directors.
The current maximum level of non-executive Directors’
remuneration is £150,000 per annum in aggregate
which is fixed by the Company’s Articles of Association,
changes to which are made by ordinary resolution.
The AIC Code requires that all Directors submit
themselves for re-election annually, therefore James
Agnew, Tony Ellingham, Pam Garside and Ian Spence
will offer themselves for re-election.
None of the Directors have a service contract with
the Company, and as such there is no policy on
termination payments. There is no notice period and
no payments for loss of office were made during the
year. On being appointed to the Board, Directors
receive a letter from the Company setting out the
terms of their appointment and their specific duties
and responsibilities, which are kept at the Manager’s
registered address. The Company is managed by Albion
Capital Group LLP and has no employees. The Board
consists solely of non-executive Directors, who are
considered key management personnel.
Shareholders’ views in respect of Directors’ remuneration
are regarded highly and the Board encourages
shareholders to participate in its Annual General
Meeting in order to communicate their thoughts to the
Board, which it takes into account where appropriate
when formulating its policy. At the last AGM, 97.4%
of shareholders who voted, voted for the resolution
approving the Directors’ remuneration report, 2.6% of
shareholders voted against the resolution and of the
total votes cast, 472,131 were withheld (being 0.2% of
total voting rights), which shows significant shareholder
support from those who voted.
Annual report on remuneration
The remuneration of individual Directors’ is determined
by the Remuneration Committee within the framework
set by the Board and the Committee meets at least
once a year.
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DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT
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30 June 2024 30 June 2023
£ £
James Agnew 30,200 25,500
Tony Ellingham 23,500 -
Pam Garside 26,000 23,500
Ian Spence 26,000 23,500
Penny Freer (retired 22 November 2023) 12,200 27,500
117,900 100,000
Annual percentage change in Directors’ remuneration
Percentage
change
2023 to 2024
Percentage
change
2022 to 2023
Percentage
change
2021 to 2022
Percentage
change
2020 to 2021
Percentage
change
2019 to 2020
% % % %
James Agnew 19 3 8 1 6
Tony Ellingham (appointed 1 September 2023) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Pam Garside 11 2 5 - 201
Ian Spence (appointed 1 May 2020) 11 2 5 500 n/a
Penny Freer (retired 22 November 2023) n/a 3 13 7 2
Richard Huntingford (retired 30 September 2020) n/a n/a n/a (75) -
18 2 1 (3) 3
The Board is responsible for reviewing the
remuneration of the Directors and the Company’s
remuneration policy to ensure that it reflects the
duties, responsibilities and value of time spent by the
Directors on the business of the Company and makes
recommendations to the Board accordingly.
Directors’ remuneration
The Director’s remuneration and interests in the shares
of the Company which are shown in the tables below
have been audited.
The following tables show an analysis of the
remuneration, excluding National Insurance, of individual
Directors who served during the last four years.
The base remuneration of each of the Directors
positions increased during the year, effective from 1
July 2023.
The changes from 2023 to 2024 reflect the increase in
the base remuneration from 22 November 2023. The
changes from 2021 to 2022 are a result of the increase
of the base remuneration of each of the Directors’
positions part way through that year. The large change
from 2020 to 2021 is due to Ian Spence’s fees being
pro-rated in 2020 as he joined the Board part way
through that year.
The Directors’ remuneration for the year ending 30
June 2025 is expected to be approximately £112,000.
In addition to Directors’ remuneration, the Company
paid an annual premium in respect of Directors’ &
Officers’ Liability Insurance of £28,864 (2023: £26,256).
The Company does not confer any share options, long
term incentives or retirement benefits to any Director,
nor does it make a contribution to any pension scheme
on behalf of the Directors. There are therefore no
variable elements to the Directors’ remuneration.
Each Director of the Company was remunerated
personally through the Manager’s payroll, which has
been recharged to the Company.
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(in both cases with dividends reinvested)
Methodology: The share price total return to the shareholder, including original amount invested (rebased to 100), assuming that dividends were
reinvested at the share price of the Company at the time the shares were quoted ex-dividend. Transaction costs are not taken into account.
250
200
150
100
50
0
Share price total return
FTSE All-Share Index total return
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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The Directors and their interests in the shares of the Company (together with those of their immediate family) are
shown below.
Shares held as at 30
June 2024
Shares held as at 30 June
2023
James Agnew 92,843 88,209
Tony Ellingham 31,948 -
Pam Garside 108,617 103,195
Ian Spence 39,171 37,216
272,579 228,620
There are no guidelines or requirements in respect of Directors’ share holdings.
There have been no changes in the holdings of the Directors between 30 June 2024 and the date of this report.
Albion Capital Group LLP, its partners and staff hold a total of 2,616,256 shares in the Company as at 30 June 2024.
Performance graph
The graph that follows shows the Company’s Ordinary share price total return against the FTSE All-Share Index
total return, in both instances with dividends reinvested. The Directors consider the FTSE All-Share Index to be
the most appropriate benchmark for the Company as it contains a large range of sectors within the UK economy.
Investors should, however, be reminded that shares in VCTs generally trade at a discount to the actual net asset
value of the Company.
There are no options, issued or exercisable, in the Company which would distort the graphical representation.
Return (pence per share)
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Directors’ remuneration report
Directors’ pay compared to distribution to shareholders
2024
£’000
2023
£’000
Percentage change 2023 to
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Total dividend distribution to shareholders 4,514 4,237 7
Share buybacks 2,562 2,359 9
Total Directors’ fees (excluding NIC) 118 100 18
For and on behalf of the Board
James Agnew
Chairman
24 October 2024
Directors’ remuneration report
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Albion
Crown VCT PLC (“the Company”), for the year ended 30
June 2024, which comprise the Income statement, the
Balance sheet, the Statement of changes in equity, the
Statement of cash flows, and the notes to the financial
statements, including significant accounting policies.
The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in their preparation is applicable law and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including
Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of
Company’s affairs as at 30 June 2024 and of its
profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with
International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK))
and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those
standards are further described in the Auditor’s
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our
audit of the financial statements in the UK, including
the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applied to listed public
interest entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Our approach to the audit
We planned our audit by first obtaining an
understanding of the Company and its environment,
including its key activities delegated by the Board to
relevant approved third-party service providers and the
controls over provision of those services.
We conducted our audit using information
maintained and provided by Albion Capital Group
LLP (the “Manager”, the “Company Secretary,” and
Administrator”) Ocorian Depositary (UK) Limited (the
“Depositary”) and Computershare Investor Services PLC
(the “Registrar”) to whom the Company has delegated
the provision of services.
We tailored the scope of our audit to reflect our risk
assessment, taking into account such factors as
the types of investments within the Company, the
involvement of the Administrator, the accounting
processes and controls, and the industry in which the
Company operates.
The scope of our audit was influenced by our
application of materiality. We set certain quantitative
thresholds for materiality. These together with
qualitative considerations, helped us to determine
the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and
extent of our audit procedures on the individual
financial statement line items and disclosures and
in the evaluation of the effect of misstatements,
both individually and in aggregate on the financial
statements as a whole.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE
MEMBERS OF ALBION CROWN VCT PLC
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit
of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material
misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified. These matters included those which had the
greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of
the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a
whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We summarise below the key audit matter in arriving at our audit opinion above, together with how our audit
addressed this matter and the results of our audit work in relation to this matter.
Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter and our conclusions
Valuation of level 3 investments
(as per page 57 (Audit and Risk
Committee Report), pages 77 and 78
(Accounting Policies) and Note 11.)
The valuation of the level 3 portfolio
at 30 June 2024 was £77.62m (2023
£67.74m).
As this is the largest component of the
Company’s Balance sheet, and there
is a high degree of estimation and
subjectivity in the valuation of level 3
investments, it has been designated as a
key audit matter, being one of the most
significant assessed risks of material
misstatements due to fraud or error.
The level 3 investments are valued
in accordance with the revised
International Private Equity and
Venture Capital (IPEV) valuation
guidelines. Significant judgement is
required in applying these principles
and determining certain inputs to the
valuation models.
We have performed a walkthrough of the level 3 investment valuation process to
evaluate the design of the process and implementation of key controls.
We obtained evidence that the Manager’s Valuation Committee review and
approve the valuation of the level 3 investments.
We obtained evidence of the Board’s review and approval of the valuation of the
level 3 investments.
We stratified the portfolio of level 3 investments according to risk, considering
the value of individual investments, the movement in fair value and the inherent
risk factors associated with each valuation basis. We then selected a sample of
investments for testing, to ensure appropriate coverage of each strata of the
portfolio.
For the sample of level 3 investments, we:
Obtained an understanding of the sector for each investee company for the
period being audited, making enquiries of management.
Assessed the degree to which the valuations are subject to estimation
uncertainty and the degree to which the selection and application of the
valuation method, assumptions and data are affected by complexity and
subjectivity, to understand the specific risks of each valuation.
Based on the specific risks identified, for certain investments in our sample, we
engaged our specialist corporate finance team, to challenge the appropriateness
of certain judgements, such as multiples and discounts.
Corroborated data used in the valuation models to independent sources,
assessing if market conditions meet management’s expectations and any
forecasts used in the valuation models are suitable, consistent and the data is
relevant and reliable, including considering any contradictory data identified.
Reperformed the calculation of the valuation models to ensure mathematical
accuracy.
Assessed whether the valuation methodologies were in line with the accounting
policies, FRS 102 and IPEV guidelines.
Where appropriate based on the valuation methodology applied, we developed
an auditor’s point estimate or range.
We performed back-testing over investment disposals (proceeds vs most recent
valuation) to assess for potential management bias in the valuation process.
From our completion of these procedures, we identified no material misstatements
in relation to the valuation of the level 3 investments.
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Our application of materiality
We define materiality as the magnitude of misstatement in the financial statements that makes it probable that
the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable person would be changed or influenced. We use materiality
in determining the nature and extent of our work and in evaluating the results of that work.
Materiality measure Value
Materiality for the financial statements as a whole we have set materiality as 2% of net assets as
we believe that net assets is the primary performance measure used by investors and is the key driver of
shareholder value. We determined the measurement percentage to be commensurate with the risk and
complexity of the audit and the Company’s listed status.
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Performance materiality performance materiality represents amounts set by the auditor at less than
materiality for the financial statements as a whole, to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability
that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality for the financial
statements as a whole.
In setting this we consider the Company’s overall control environment and any experience of the audit
that indicates a lower risk of material misstatements. Based on our judgements of these factors we have
set performance materiality at 50% of our overall financial statement materiality as this is our first year as
auditor.
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Specific materiality - recognising that there are transactions and balances of a lesser amount which could
influence the understanding of users of the financial statements we calculate a lower level of materiality
for testing such areas.
Specifically, given the importance of the distinction between revenue and capital for the Company, we
applied a separate testing threshold for the revenue column of the income statement set at the higher of
5% of the revenue profit on ordinary activities before taxation and our Audit and Risk Committee reporting
threshold.
We have also set a separate materiality in respect of related party transactions and Directors
remuneration.
We used our judgement in setting these thresholds and considered our experience and industry
benchmarks for specific materiality.
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Audit and Risk Committee reporting threshold we agreed with the Audit and Risk Committee that we
would report to them all differences in excess of 5% of overall materiality in addition to other identified
misstatements that warranted reporting on qualitative grounds, in our view. For example, an immaterial
misstatement as a result of fraud.
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During the course of the audit, we reassessed initial materiality and found no reason to alter the basis of
calculation used at year-end.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors’ use of the going concern basis
of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the Directors’
assessment of the Company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included:
Evaluating management’s method of assessing going concern, including consideration of market conditions
and uncertainties;
Assessing and challenging the forecast cashflows and associated sensitivity modelling used by the Directors
in support of their going concern assessment;
Obtaining and recalculating management’s assessment of the Company’s ongoing maintenance of venture
capital trust status; and
Assessing the adequacy of the Company’s going concern disclosures included in the Annual Report.
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Based on the work we have performed, we have not
identified any material uncertainties relating to events
or conditions that, individually or collectively, may
cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern for a period of at least
twelve months from when the financial statements are
authorised for issue.
In relation to the Company’s reporting on how it has
applied the UK Corporate Governance Code, we have
nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation
to the Directors’ statement in the financial statements
about whether the Directors considered it appropriate
to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the
Directors with respect to going concern are described in
the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information
included in the Annual Report other than the financial
statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The
Directors are responsible for the other information
contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on
the financial statements does not cover the other
information and, except to the extent otherwise
explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any
form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and,
in doing so, consider whether the other information is
materially inconsistent with the financial statements
or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit,
or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If
we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent
material misstatements, we are required to determine
whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in
the financial statements themselves. If, based on the
work we have performed, we conclude that there is a
material misstatement of this other information, we are
required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the
Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, the part of the Directors’ Remuneration
Report to be audited has been properly prepared in
accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the
course of the audit:
The information given in the Strategic Report
and the Directors’ Report for the financial year for
which the financial statements are prepared is
consistent with the financial statements; and
The Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report
have been prepared in accordance with
applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report
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In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the
Company and its environment obtained in the course of
the audit, we have not identified material misstatements
in the Strategic Report or the Directors’ Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following
matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006
requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
Adequate accounting records have not been kept
by the Company, or returns adequate for our
audit have not been received from branches not
visited by us; or
The financial statements and the part of the
Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited are
not in agreement with the accounting records
and returns; or
Certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration
specified by law are not made; or
We have not received all the information and
explanations we require for our audit; or
A corporate governance statement has not been
prepared by the Company.
Corporate governance statement
The UK Listing Rules require us to review the Directors’
statement in relation to going concern, longer-term
viability and that part of the Corporate Governance
Statement relating to the Company’s compliance with
the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code
specified for our review.
Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we
have concluded that each of the following elements
of the Corporate Governance Statement is materially
consistent with the financial statements or our
knowledge obtained during the audit:
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The Directors’ statement with regards to
the appropriateness of adopting the going
concern basis of accounting and any material
uncertainties identified set out on page 46;
The Directors’ explanation as to its assessment
of the Company’s prospects, the period this
assessment covers and why the period is
appropriate set out on page 26;
The Directors’ statement on whether it has a
reasonable expectation that the Company will
be able to continue in operation and meet its
liabilities set out on page 26;
The Directors’ statement on fair, balanced and
understandable set out on page 53;
The Board’s confirmation that it has carried out a
robust assessment of the emerging and principal
risks set out on page 26;
The section of the annual report that
describes the review of the effectiveness of risk
management and internal control systems set
out on pages 58 and 59; and
The section describing the work of the Audit and
Risk Committee set out on pages 56 to 58.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Directors’ responsibilities
statement set out on page 53, the Directors are
responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements and for being satisfied that they give a
true and fair view, and for such internal control as
the Directors determine is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors
are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going
concern basis of accounting unless the Directors either
intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations,
or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the
fi
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is
a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that
an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will
always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these
financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit
of the financial statements is located on the Financial
Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/
auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of
our auditor’s report.
Extent the audit was considered capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined
above, to detect material misstatements in respect
of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which
our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities,
including fraud is detailed below.
We assessed whether the engagement team
collectively had the appropriate competence and
capabilities to identify or recognise non-compliance
with laws and regulations by considering their
experience, past performance and support available.
All engagement team members were briefed on
relevant identified laws and regulations and potential
fraud risks at the planning stage of the audit.
Engagement team members were reminded to remain
alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with
laws and regulations throughout the audit.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and
regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the
Company and the sector in which it operates, focusing
on those provisions that had a direct effect on the
determination of material amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The most relevant frameworks
we identified include:
Companies Act 2006;
FCA listing and DTR rules;
The principles of the UK Corporate Governance
Code applied by the AIC Code of Corporate
Governance (the “AIC Code”);
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Industry practice represented by the Statement
of Recommended Practice: financial statements
of Investment Trust Companies and Venture
Capital Trusts (“the SORP”);
Financial Reporting Standard 102; and
The Company’s qualification as a Venture Capital
Trust under section 274 of the Income Tax Act
2007.
We gained an understanding of how the Company is
complying with these laws and regulations by making
enquiries of management and those charged with
governance. We corroborated these enquiries through
our review of relevant correspondence with regulatory
bodies and board meeting minutes.
We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s
financial statements to material misstatement,
including how fraud might occur, by meeting with
management and those charged with governance
to understand where it was considered there was
susceptibility to fraud. This evaluation also considered
how management and those charged with governance
were remunerated and whether this provided an
incentive for fraudulent activity. We considered the
overall control environment and how management
and those charged with governance oversee the
implementation and operation of controls. We
identified a heightened fraud risk in relation to the
valuation of level 3 investments (audit procedures
performed in response to this risk are set out in the
section on key audit matters above) and management
override of controls (procedures performed in response
to this risk are included below).
In addition to the above, the following procedures
were performed to provide reasonable assurance that
the financial statements were free of material fraud
or error:
Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged
with governance for reference to: breaches of
laws and regulation or for any indication of
any potential litigation and claims; and events
or conditions that could indicate an incentive
to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to
commit fraud;
Performing audit work procedures over the risk
of management override of controls, including
unpredictability testing, testing of journal entries
and other adjustments for appropriateness,
recalculating the investment management
and performance incentive fees, evaluating the
business rationale of significant transactions
outside the course of normal business and
reviewing judgements made by management
in their calculation of accounting estimates for
potential management bias;
Completion of appropriate checklists and use
of our experience to assess the Company’s
compliance with the Companies Act 2006 and
the UK Listing Rules; and
Agreement of the financial statement disclosures
to supporting documentation.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to
the risk of material misstatements in the financial
statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a
material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the
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risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud
may involve intentional concealment, forgery, collusion,
omission or misrepresentation. There are inherent
limitations in the audit procedures described above
and the further removed non-compliance with laws
and regulations is from the events and transactions
reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we
would become aware of it.
Other matters which we are required to
address
Following the recommendation of the Audit and
Risk Committee, we were appointed by the Board on
30 October 2023 to audit the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2024 and subsequent
financial periods. The period of our total uninterrupted
engagement is one year, covering the year ended 30
June 2024.
The non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical
Standard were not provided to the Company and we
remain independent of the Company in conducting our
audit.
Our audit opinion is consistent with the additional
report to the Audit and Risk Committee.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Company’s members,
as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16
of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been
undertaken so that we might state to the Company’s
members those matters we are required to state to
them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept
or assume responsibility to anyone other than the
Company and the Company’s members as a body, for
our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we
have formed.
Bryan Shepka (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Johnston Carmichael LLP
Statutory Auditor
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
25 October 2024
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Company
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INCOME STATEMENT
Year ended 30 June 2024 Year ended 30 June 2023
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
Note £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Gain on investments 3 - 2,817 2,817 - 3,846 3,846
Investment income 4 1,458 - 1,458 936 - 936
Investment Manager’s fees 5 (160) (1,438) (1,598) (153) (1,380) (1,533)
Other expenses 6 (512) - (512) (432) - (432)
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 786 1,379 2,165 351 2,466 2,817
Tax on ordinary activities 8 - - - - - -
Profit and total comprehensive income
attributable to shareholders 786 1,379 2,165 351 2,466 2,817
Basic and diluted earnings per Ordinary share
(pence)* 10 0.27 0.48 0.75 0.13 0.92 1.05
* adjusted for treasury shares
The accompanying notes on pages 77 to 91 form an integral part of these Financial Statements.
The total column of this Income statement represents the profit and loss account of the Company. The
supplementary revenue and capital columns have been prepared in accordance with The Association of Investment
Companies Statement of Recommended Practice.
All gains and losses are recognised in the Income statement and all items in the above statement are derived from
continuing operations.
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BALANCE SHEET
30 June 2024 30 June 2023
Note £’000 £’000
 11 77,679 68,000
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 13 60 1,684
Cash in bank and at hand 22,089 25,006
22,149 26,690
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other creditors  -
Trade and other payables less than one year 14  (721)
 (721)
Net current assets 19,365 25,969
Total assets less current liabilities 97,044 93,969
Equity attributable to equity holders
Called up share capital 15 3,472 3,269
Share premium - 47,067
Capital redemption reserve 60 -
Unrealised capital reserve 30,237 26,402
Realised capital reserve 6,721 9,177
Other distributable reserve 56,554 8,054
Total equity shareholders’ funds 97,044 93,969
 16  33.13
* excluding treasury shares
The accompanying notes on pages 77 to 91 form an integral part of these Financial Statements.
These Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors, and authorised for issue on 24 October 2024
and were signed on its behalf by
James Agnew
Chairman
Company number: 03495287
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Called
up share
capital
Share
premium
Capital
redemption
reserve
Unrealised
capital
reserve
Realised
capital
reserve*
Other
distributable
reserve* Total
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
As at 1 July 2023 3,269 47,067 - 26,402 9,177 8,054 93,969
Profit and total comprehensive income - - - 3,089 (1,710) 786 2,165
Transfer of previously unrealised losses on
disposal of investments
- - - 746 (746) - -
Dividends paid - - - - - (4,514) (4,514)
Purchase of shares for treasury (including
costs)
- - - - - (791) (791)
Purchase of shares for cancellation
(including costs)
(60) - 60 - - (1,770) (1,770)
Issue of equity 263 7,973 - - - - 8,236
Cost of issue of equity - (251) - - - - (251)
Cancellation of share premium** - (54,789) - - - 54,789 -
As at 30 June 2024 3,472 - 60 30,237 6,721 56,554 97,044
As at 1 July 2022 2,905 35,522 - 20,384 12,729 14,299 85,839
Profit and total comprehensive income - - - 3,803 (1,337) 351 2,817
Transfer of previously unrealised losses on
disposal of investments
- - - 2,216 (2,216) - -
Dividends paid - - - - - (4,237) (4,237)
Purchase of shares for treasury (including
costs)
- - - - - (2,359) (2,359)
Issue of equity 364 11,854 - - - - 12,218
Cost of issue of equity - (309) - - - - (309)
As at 30 June 2023 3,269 47,067 - 26,402 9,177 8,054 93,969
* Included within these reserves is an amount of £19,247,000 (2023: £12,804,000) which is considered distributable. Over the next four years
a further £41,423,000 will become distributable. This is due to the HMRC requirement that the Company cannot use capital raised in the past
three years to make a payment or distribution to shareholders. On 1 July 2024, £9,645,000 became distributable in line with this.
** During the year, the Company obtained authority to cancel the amount standing to the credit of its share premium reserve at the Annual
General Meeting on 22 November 2023. The purpose of the proposal was to increase the distributable reserves available to the Company for the
payment of dividends, the buy-back of shares, and for other corporate purposes. Further details can be found in the Directors’ report on page 50.
The nature of each reserve is described in note 2 on pages 78 and 79.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended
30 June 2024
£’000
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000
fl
Loan stock income received 710 550
Dividend income received 128 39
Income from fixed term funds received 357 145
Deposit interest received 351 138
Investment Manager’s fees paid  (2,081)
Other cash payments  (425)
Corporation tax paid - -
fl  (1,634)
fl
Purchase of fixed asset investments*  (7,870)
Proceeds from disposals of fixed asset investments* 4,185 1,139
Funds held pending legal completion of sale** 2,210 -
fl  (6,731)
flfi
Issue of share capital 7,290 11,226
Cost of issue of equity***  (37)
Equity dividends paid (net of Dividend Reinvestment Scheme)  (3,517)
Purchase of own shares for treasury and cancellation (including
costs)
 (2,325)
flfi 747 5,347
  (3,018)
Cash in bank and at hand at the start of the year 25,006 28,024
Cash in bank and at hand at the end of the year 22,089 25,006
* Purchases and disposals detailed above do not agree to note 11 due to restructuring of investments, conversion of convertible loan stock and
settlement receivables and payables.
**This amount of £2,210,000 relates to the sale of Egress Software Technologies which completed on 1 July 2024 and was held as a creditor at 30
June 2024 as shown in note 14.
*** The cost of issue of equity does not agree to the Statement of changes in equity due to prospectus fundraising amounts being received net of
fees.
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The Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with applicable United Kingdom law and
accounting standards, including Financial Reporting
Standard 102 (“FRS 102”), and with the Statement
of Recommended Practice “Financial Statements
of Investment Trust Companies and Venture
Capital Trusts” (“SORP”) issued by The Association
of Investment Companies (“AIC”). The Financial
Statements have been prepared on a going concern
basis and further details can be found in the Directors
report on page 46.
The preparation of the Financial Statements requires
management to make judgements and estimates
that affect the application of policies and reported
amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
The most critical estimates and judgements relate to
the determination of carrying value of investments
at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss (“FVTPL”)
in accordance with FRS 102 sections 11 and 12.
The Company values investments by following the
International Private Equity and Venture Capital
Valuation (“IPEV”) Guidelines as updated in 2022 and
further detail on the valuation techniques used are
outlined below.
Company information can be found on page 4.
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
The Company’s business is investing in financial assets
with a view to profiting from their total return in the
form of income and capital growth. This portfolio
of financial assets is managed, and its performance
evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with a
documented investment policy, and information about
the portfolio is provided internally on that basis to the
Board.
In accordance with the requirements of FRS 102, those
undertakings in which the Company holds more than
20% of the equity as part of an investment portfolio are
not accounted for using the equity method. In these
circumstances the investment is measured at FVTPL.
Upon initial recognition (using trade date accounting)
investments, including loan stock, are classified by the
Company as FVTPL and are included at their initial
fair value, which is cost (excluding expenses incidental
to the acquisition which are written off to the Income
statement).
Subsequently, the investments are valued at ‘fair value’,
which is measured as follows:
Investments listed on recognised exchanges
are valued at their bid prices at the end of the
accounting period or otherwise at fair value
based on published price quotations.
Unquoted investments, where there is no
active market, are valued using an appropriate
valuation technique in accordance with the IPEV
Guidelines. Indicators of fair value are derived
using established methodologies including:
earnings multiples, revenue multiples, the level of
third party offers received, cost or price of recent
investment rounds, net assets, discounted cash
flows and industry valuation benchmarks. Where
price of recent investment is used as a starting
point for estimating fair value at subsequent
measurement dates, this has been benchmarked
using an appropriate valuation technique
permitted by the IPEV guidelines.
In situations where cost or price of recent
investment is used, consideration is given to the
circumstances of the portfolio company since
that date in determining fair value. This includes
consideration of whether there is any evidence
of deterioration or strong definable evidence
of an increase in value. In the absence of these
indicators, the investment in question is valued
at the amount reported at the previous reporting
date. Examples of events or changes that could
indicate a diminution include:
the performance and/or prospects of the
underlying business are significantly below
the expectations on which the investment was
based; or
a significant adverse change either in the portfolio
company’s business or in the technological,
market, economic, legal or regulatory
environment in which the business operates; or
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market conditions have deteriorated, which
may be indicated by a fall in the share prices
of quoted businesses operating in the same or
related sectors.
Investments are recognised as financial assets on
legal completion of the investment contract and are
de-recognised on legal completion of the sale of an
investment.
Dividend income is not recognised as part of the fair
value movement of an investment, but is recognised
separately as investment income through the other
distributable reserve when a share becomes ex-
dividend.
Current assets and payables
Receivables (including debtors due after more than one
year), payables and cash are carried at amortised cost,
in accordance with FRS 102. Deferred consideration
meets the definition of a financing transaction held at
amortised cost, and interest will be recognised through
capital over the credit period using the effective interest
method. There are no financial liabilities other than
payables.
Investment income
Dividend income
Dividend income is included in revenue when the
investment is quoted ex-dividend.
Unquoted loan stock income
Fixed returns on non-equity shares and debt securities
are recognised when the Company’s right to receive
payment and expected settlement is established.
Where interest is rolled up and/or payable at
redemption then it is recognised as income unless there
is reasonable doubt as to its receipt.
Fixed term funds income
Income from fixed term funds is recognised on an
accruals basis using the agreed rate of interest.
Bank deposit income
Interest income is recognised on an accruals basis
using the rate of interest agreed with the bank.
Investment management fee, performance

All expenses have been accounted for on an accruals
basis. Expenses are charged through the other
distributable reserve except the following which are
charged through the realised capital reserve:
90% of management fees and 100% of
performance incentive fees, if any, are allocated
to the realised capital reserve; and
expenses which are incidental to the purchase or
disposal of an investment are charged through
the realised capital reserve.

Taxation is applied on a current basis in accordance
with FRS 102. Current tax is tax payable (refundable)
in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for the current
period or past reporting periods using the tax rates and
laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted
at the financial reporting date. Taxation associated with
capital expenses is applied in accordance with the SORP.
Deferred tax is provided in full on all timing differences
at the reporting date. Timing differences are differences
between taxable profits and total comprehensive
income as stated in the Financial Statements that
arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in
tax assessments in periods different from those in
which they are recognised in the Financial Statements.
As a VCT, the Company has an exemption from tax
on capital gains. The Company intends to continue
meeting the conditions required to obtain approval as a
VCT for the foreseeable future. The Company, therefore,
should have no material deferred tax timing differences
arising in respect of the revaluation or disposal of
investments and the Company has not provided for any
deferred tax.
Reserves
Called-up share capital
This accounts for the nominal value of the Company’s
shares.
Share premium
This accounts for the difference between the price
paid for the Company’s shares and the nominal value
of those shares, less issue costs and transfers on
cancellation of share premium once consent of the
court is given.
During the year, the Company obtained authority to
cancel the amount standing to the credit of its share
premium reserve at the Annual General Meeting on
22 November 2023. The purpose of the proposal was
to increase the distributable reserves available to the
Company for the payment of dividends, the buy-back
of shares, and for other corporate purposes. Further
details can be found in the Directors’ report on page 50.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Capital redemption reserve
This reserve accounts for amounts by which the issued
share capital is diminished through the repurchase and
cancellation of the Company’s own shares, less any
transfers on cancellation of capital redemption reserve;
amounts are recognised once consent of the court has
been given.
Unrealised capital reserve
Increases and decreases in the valuation of
investments held at the year end against cost or
previously recorded fair value are included in this
reserve.
Realised capital reserve
The following are disclosed in this reserve:
gains and losses compared to cost on the
realisation of investments, or permanent
diminutions in value (including gains
recognised on the realisation of investments
where consideration is deferred that are not
distributable as a matter of law);
finance income in respect of the unwinding of the
discount on deferred consideration that is not
distributable as a matter of law;
expenses, together with the related taxation
effect, charged in accordance with the above
policies; and
dividends paid to equity holders where paid out
by capital.
Other distributable reserve
The special reserve, treasury share reserve and the
revenue reserve were combined in 2012 to form a
single reserve named other distributable reserve.
This reserve accounts for movements from the revenue
column of the Income statement, the payment of
dividends, the buy-back of shares, transfers from the
share premium and capital redemption reserve, and
other non-capital realised movements.
Dividends
Dividends by the Company are accounted for when the
liability to make the payment (record date) has been
established.
Segmental reporting
The Directors are of the opinion that the Company is
engaged in a single operating segment of business,
being investment in smaller early stage companies
principally based in the UK.

Year ended
30 June 2024
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
Unrealised gains on fixed asset investments 3,089 3,803
Realised losses on fixed asset investments  (178)
Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration 124 221
2,817 3,846

Year ended
30 June 2024
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
Loan stock interest 636 569
Income from fixed term funds 357 145
Bank interest 351 138
Dividend income 114 84
1,458 936
80 Albion Crown VCT PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 June 2024 Year ended 30 June 2023
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Investment management fee 160 1,438 1,598 153 1,380 1,533
Performance incentive fee - - - - - -
160 1,438 1,598 153 1,380 1,533
Further details of the Investment Management Agreement under which the investment manager’s fee is paid are
given in the Strategic report on page 18.
During the year, services of a total value of £1,648,000 (2023: £1,583,000) were purchased by the Company from
Albion Capital Group LLP (“Albion”) comprising £1,598,000 of management fees (2023: £1,533,000) and £50,000
of administration fees (2023: £50,000). There is no performance incentive fee payable this year (2023: £nil). At the
financial year end, the amount due to Albion in respect of these services disclosed as accruals and deferred income
was £435,000 (administration fee accrual: £12,500, management fee accrual £422,500) (2023: £422,500).
Albion is, from time to time, eligible to receive an arrangement fee and monitoring fees from portfolio companies.
During the year ended 30 June 2024 fees of £154,000 attributable to the investments of the Company were
received pursuant to these arrangements (2023: £299,000).
Albion, its partners and staff holds 2,616,256 Ordinary shares in the Company as at 30 June 2024.
The Company entered into an agreement relating to the Albion VCTs’ Prospectus Top Up Offers 2023/24 with the
Company’s investment manager, Albion, pursuant to which Albion received a fee of 3.0% of the gross proceeds of
the Offers and out of which Albion paid the costs of the Offer, as detailed in the Prospectus.

Year ended
30 June 2024
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
Directors’ fees (including NIC) 129 109
Auditor’s remuneration for statutory audit services (excluding VAT) 53 48
Secretarial and administration fee 50 50
Other administrative expenses 280 225
512 432

The amounts paid to and on behalf of the Directors during the year are as follows:
Year ended
30 June 2024
£’000
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000
Directors’ fees 118 100
National insurance 11 9
129 109
The Company’s key management personnel are the Directors. Further information regarding Directors
remuneration can be found in the Directors’ remuneration report on pages 62 and 63.
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended
30 June 2024
£’000
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000
UK corporation tax charge - -
Year ended
30 June 2024
Year ended
30 June 2023
Reconciliation of profit on ordinary activities to taxation charge £’000 £’000
Return on ordinary activities before taxation 2,165 2,817
Tax charge on profit at the average rate of 25.0% (2023: 20.5%) 541 577
Factors affecting the charge:
Non-taxable gains  (788)
Income not taxable  (17)
Unutilised management expenses 191 228
- -
Notes
(i) Venture Capital Trusts are not subject to corporation tax on capital gains.
(ii) Tax relief on expenses charged to capital has been determined by allocating tax relief to expenses by reference to the applicable
corporation tax rate and allocating the relief between revenue and capital in accordance with the SORP.
(iii) The Company has excess management expenses of £22,158,000 (2023: £21,392,000) that are available for offset against future profits. A
deferred tax asset of £5,540,000 (2023: £5,384,000) has not been recognised in respect of these losses as they will be recoverable only to
the extent that the Company has sufficient future taxable profits.

Year ended
30 June 2024
Year ended
30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
First dividend of 0.83 pence per share paid on 30 November 2023
(30 November 2022 – 0.84 pence per share) 2,333 2,130
Second dividend of 0.78 pence per share paid on 28 March 2024
(31 March 2023 – 0.79 pence per share) 2,190 2,120
Unclaimed dividends  (13)
4,514 4,237
In addition to the dividends paid above, the Board has declared a first dividend for the year ending 30 June 2025 of
0.81 pence per share. This will be paid on 29 November 2024 to shareholders on the register on 8 November 2024.
The total dividend will be approximately £2,441,000. All dividends are paid from the other distributable reserve.
During the year, unclaimed dividends older than twelve years of £9,000 (2023: £13,000) were returned to the Company
in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Association and have been accounted for on an accruals basis.
Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 June 2024 Year ended 30 June 2023
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
Return attributable to equity shares (£’000) 786 1,379 2,165 351 2,466 2,817
Weighted average shares in issue (adjusted for treasury shares) 287,834,982 266,724,287
Return attributable per equity share (pence)    0.13 0.92 1.05
The weighted average number of shares is calculated after adjusting for treasury shares of 45,787,992 (2023:
43,285,891).
There are no convertible instruments, derivatives or contingent share agreements in issue so basic and diluted
return/(loss) per share are the same.

fi
30 June 2024
£’000
30 June 2023
£’000
Unquoted equity 68,025 57,468
Unquoted loan stock 9,590 10,272
Total unquoted investments 77,615 67,740
Quoted equity 64 260
77,679 68,000
Opening valuation 68,000 57,170
Purchases at cost 9,832 7,870
Disposal proceeds  (684)
Realised loss  (178)
Movement in loan stock accrued income  19
Unrealised gains 3,089 3,803
Closing valuation 77,679 68,000
Movement in loan stock accrued income
Opening accumulated loan stock accrued income 161 142
Movement in loan stock accrued income  19
Closing accumulated loan stock accrued income 87 161
Movement in unrealised gains
Opening accumulated unrealised gains 26,336 20,317
Transfer of previously unrealised gains to realised reserves on realisations of
investments
746 2,216
Unrealised gains 3,089 3,803
Closing accumulated unrealised gains 30,171 26,336
Historic cost basis
Opening book cost 41,503 36,711
Purchases at cost 9,832 7,870
Disposals at cost  (3,078)
Closing book cost 47,420 41,503
82 Albion Crown VCT PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
Purchases and disposals detailed above may not agree to the Statement of cash flows due to restructuring of
investments, conversion of convertible loan stock and settlement receivables and payables.
Loan stock accrued income above, represents only the loan stock interest which has been recognised as revenue
on the basis that it is expected to be received in accordance with the accounting policy in note 1. Where loan
stock interest does not meet the note 1 recognition criteria for investment income, it forms part of the investment
valuation where this is supported by the overall valuation of the portfolio company, and is included within the
unrealised gains and losses on investments.
Unquoted fixed asset investments are valued at fair value in accordance with the IPEV guidelines as follows:
30 June 2024 30 June 2023
Valuation methodology £’000 £’000
Cost and price of recent investment (calibrated and reviewed for impairment) 45,580 40,107
Revenue multiple 16,187 11,281
Discounted cash flow (supported by third party valuation) 5,855 7,358
Earnings multiple (supported by third party valuation) 4,145 4,595
Earnings multiple 2,625 2,472
Net assets 891 971
Discounted offer price 2,332 956
77,615 67,740
When using the cost or price of a recent investment in the valuations, the Company looks to re-calibrate this price
at each valuation point by reviewing progress within the investment, comparing against the initial investment
thesis, assessing if there are any significant events or milestones that would indicate the value of the investment
has changed and considering whether a market-based methodology (i.e. using multiples from comparable public
companies) or a discounted cashflow forecast would be more appropriate. The background to the transaction
is also considered when the price of investment may not be an appropriate measure of fair value, for example,
disproportionate dilution of existing investors from a new investor coming on board or the market conditions at the
time of investment no longer being a true reflection of fair value.
The main inputs into the calibration exercise, and for the valuation models using multiples, are revenue, EBITDA
and P/E multiples (based on the most recent revenue, EBITDA or earnings achieved for an individual investment
and/or equivalent corresponding revenue, EBITDA or earnings multiples of comparable companies), along with
quality of earnings assessments and comparability difference adjustments. Revenue multiples are often used,
rather than EBITDA or earnings, due to the nature of the Company’s investments, being in growth and technology
companies which are not normally expected to achieve profitability or scale for a number of years. Where an
investment has achieved scale and profitability the Company would normally then expect to switch to using an
EBITDA or earnings multiple methodology.
In the calibration exercise and in determining the valuation for the Company’s equity instruments, comparable
trading multiples are used. In accordance with the Company’s policy, appropriate comparable companies based
on industry, size, developmental stage, revenue generation and strategy are determined and a trading multiple
for each comparable company identified is then calculated. The multiple is calculated by dividing the enterprise
value of the comparable group by its revenue, EBITDA or earnings. The trading multiple is then adjusted for
considerations such as illiquidity, marketability and other differences, advantages and disadvantages between the
portfolio company and the comparable public companies based on company specific facts and circumstances.
As part of the valuation process, the majority of the asset backed businesses also have an annual external third
party valuation performed to support the investment managers valuations. The third party valuers are experts in
their fields, and have access to many similar business transactions in those speciality areas. Their inclusion forms
part of the Manager’s fair value assessment.
83Albion Crown VCT PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
Fair value investments had the following movements between valuation methodologies between 30 June 2023 and
30 June 2024:

Value as at
30 June 2024
£’000 
Cost and price of recent investment (calibrated and
reviewed for impairment) to revenue multiple
6,995 More appropriate valuation methodology
Revenue multiple to discounted offer price 2,332 Investment sold shortly after the year end
Revenue multiple to cost and price of recent investment
(calibrated and reviewed for impairment)
817 Recent funding rounds
The valuation will be the most appropriate valuation methodology for an investment within its market, with
regard to the financial health of the investment and the IPEV Guidelines. The Directors believe that, within these
parameters, there are no other more relevant methods of valuation which would be reasonable as at 30 June 2024.
FRS 102 and the SORP requires the Company to disclose the inputs to the valuation methods applied to its
investments measured at FVTPL in a fair value hierarchy. The table below sets out fair value hierarchy definitions
using FRS 102 s.2A.1.
Fair value hierarchy fi
Level 1 The unadjusted quoted price in an active market
Level 2 Inputs to valuations are from observable sources and are directly or indirectly derived from prices
Level 3 Inputs to valuations not based on observable market data
The quoted investment is valued according to Level 1 valuation methods (Arecor Therapeutics PLC shown on page
28). Unquoted equity, preference shares and loan stock are all valued according to Level 3 valuation methods.
Investments held at fair value through profit or loss (Level 3) had the following movements:
30 June 2024 30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
Opening balance 67,740 56,410
Purchases at cost* 9,832 7,870
Disposal proceeds*  (375)
Realised net losses on disposal  (100)
Unrealised gains 3,148 3,916
Movement in loan stock accrued income  19
Closing balance 77,615 67,740
*Additions and disposals do not agree to the cash flow due to loan stock conversions and non-cash consideration.
The Directors are required to consider the impact of changing one or more of the inputs used as part of the
valuation process to reasonable possible alternative assumptions. 77% of the portfolio of investments, consisting
of equity and loan stock, is based on recent investment price, discount offer price, net assets and cost and is
therefore not sensitised. For the remainder of the portfolio, the Board has considered the reasonable possible
alternative input assumptions on the valuation of the portfolio and believes that changes to inputs (by adjusting
the earnings and revenue multiples) could lead to a change in the fair value of the portfolio. The Board has
reviewed the Manager’s adjusted inputs for a number of the largest portfolio companies (by value) which covers
13% of the portfolio as shown in the table below. This has resulted in a total coverage of 90% of all the portfolio of
investments. The main inputs considered for each type of valuation is as follows:
84 Albion Crown VCT PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
Valuation technique
Portfolio company
sector Input
Base
case*
Change in
input
Change in
fair value of
investments

Change in
NAV (pence

Revenue multiple Healthcare
(including digital
healthcare)
Revenue
multiple
5.4x +0.5x 465 0.15
-0.5x (465) (0.15)
Discounted cash flow (supported by
third party valuation)
Renewable energy Discount
factor
7.3% -0.5% 126 0.04
+0.5% (117) (0.04)
Earnings multiple (supported by third
party valuation
Other (including
education)
Earnings
multiple
15.9x +1.6x 382 0.13
-1.6x (382) (0.13)
Earnings multiple Healthcare
(including digital
healthcare)
Earnings
multiple
8.0x +0.8x 168 0.06
-0.8x (168) (0.06)
* As detailed in the accounting policies on pages 77 and 78, the base case is based on market comparables, discounted where appropriate for
marketability, in accordance with the IPEV guidelines.
The impact of these changes could result in an overall increase in the valuation of the unquoted equity investments
by £898,000 (0.9% of net assets) or a decrease in the valuation of unquoted equity investments by £889,000 (0.9%
of net assets).
Separately, due to the size of the holding in Quantexa and concentration of the portfolio thereof, whilst being based
on recent investment price, a 10% change in this valuation would result in a movement of £1,970,000 (2.0% of net
assets).
fi
The principal activity of the Company is to select and hold a portfolio of investments in unquoted securities.
Although the Company, through the Manager, will, in some cases, be represented on the board of the portfolio
company, it will not take a controlling interest or become involved in the management of a portfolio company.
The size and structure of the companies with unquoted securities may result in certain holdings in the portfolio
representing a participating interest without there being any partnership, joint venture or management consortium
agreement.
The Company has no interests of greater than 20% of the nominal value of any class of the allotted shares in the
portfolio companies as at 30 June 2024.

30 June 2024 30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
Prepayments 41 38
Deferred consideration under one year 19 1,646
60 1,684
The deferred consideration in the prior year predominantly related to the sale of G.Network Communications
Limited in December 2020. These proceeds were received in January 2024.
The Directors consider that the carrying amount of receivables is not materially different to their fair value.
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Notes to the Financial Statements

30 June 2024 30 June 2023
£’000 £’000
Accruals and deferred income 534 520
Trade payables 40 201
Other creditors: funds held pending legal completion of sale 2,210 -
2,784 721
Funds held pending legal completion of sale relates to cash received from the sale of Egress Software Technologies
which completed on 1 July 2024.
The Directors consider that the carrying amount of payables is not materially different to their fair value.

Allotted, called up and fully paid £’000
326,884,706 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each at 30 June 2023 3,269
26,321,332 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each issued during the year 263
6,030,596 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each cancelled during the year (60)
347,175,442 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each at 30 June 2024 3,472
43,285,891 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each held in treasury at 30 June 2023 (433)
2,502,101 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each purchased during the year to be held in treasury (25)
45,787,992 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each held in treasury at 30 June 2024 
Voting rights of 301,387,450 Ordinary shares of 1 penny each at 30 June 2024 3,014
The total number of shares held in treasury as at 30 June 2024 of 45,787,992 (2023: 43,285,891) represented
13.2% of the shares in issue as at 30 June 2024.
The Company purchased 6,030,596 Ordinary shares for cancellation (2023: nil) during the year at a total cost of
£1,770,000 which is included within the other distributable reserve.
The Company also purchased 2,502,101 Ordinary shares for treasury (2023: 7,462,975) during the year at a total
cost of £791,000 (2023: £2,359,000) which is included within the other distributable reserve.
Under the terms of the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme Circular dated 26 February 2009, the following new
Ordinary shares of nominal value 1 penny each were allotted during the year:
Allotment date
Number of
shares allotted
Aggregate
nominal value of
shares

Issue price

Net invested*

Opening
market price on
allotment

30 November 2023 1,197,148 12 31.64 359 30.10
28 March 2024 1,175,395 12 30.43 337 28.90
2,372,543 696
* Net invested is calculated as the amount received by the Company after the cost of London Stock Exchange listing fees and registrar fees for
administrating the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme.
86 Albion Crown VCT PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
Under the terms of the Albion VCTs’ Prospectus Top Up Offers 2023/24, the following new Ordinary shares of
nominal value 1 penny each were issued during the year:
Allotment date
Number of shares
allotted
Aggregate
nominal value of
shares

Issue price

Net consideration
received*

Opening
market price on
allotment

22 March 2024 4,136,204 41 31.06 1,259 28.90
22 March 2024 870,543 9 31.22 265 28.90
22 March 2024 18,334,011 183 31.38 5,581 28.90
16 April 2024 200,409 2 31.06 61 28.90
16 April 2024 32,030 - 31.22 10 28.90
16 April 2024 375,592 4 31.38 114 28.90
23,948,789 7,290
* Net consideration received is calculated as the amount received by the Company after Offer costs of up to 3.0% as detailed in the Prospectus.

30 June 2024 30 June 2023
Basic and diluted net asset value per share (pence)  33.13
The basic and diluted net asset value per share at the year end is calculated in accordance with the Articles of
Association and are based upon total shares in issue (adjusted for treasury shares) of 301,387,450 shares as at 30
June 2024 (2023: 283,598,815).

The Company’s financial instruments comprise equity and loan stock investments in quoted and unquoted
companies, cash balances and short term receivables and payables which arise from its operations. The main
purpose of these financial instruments is to generate cash flow, revenue and capital appreciation for the Company’s
operations. The Company has no gearing or other financial liabilities apart from short term payables. The Company
does not use any derivatives for the management of its Balance sheet.
The principal risks arising from the Company’s operations are:
market risk;
investment risk (which comprises investment price risk);
interest rate risk;
credit risk; and
liquidity risk.
The Board regularly reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks. There have been no changes in
the nature of the risks that the Company has faced during the past year and there have been no changes in the
objectives, policies or processes for managing risks during the past year. The key risks are summarised below:
Market risk
As a Venture Capital Trust, it is the Company’s specific nature to evaluate the market risk of its portfolio of
investments in unquoted companies. Market risk is the exposure of the Company to either the revaluation and/
or the devaluation of its investments as a result of macroeconomic changes. The main drivers of market risk is
the dynamics of market quoted comparators, as well as the financial and operational performance of portfolio
companies, as well as the market’s appetite for unquoted companies and investor appetite for either trade sales or
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flotations on public markets. The Board seeks to reduce this risk by having a spread of investments across a variety
of sectors. More details on the sectors the Company invests in can be found in the pie chart on page 14.
The Manager and the Board formally review market risk, both at the time of initial investment and at quarterly
Board meetings.
The Board monitors the prices at which sales of investments are made to ensure that profits to the Company
are maximised, and that valuations of investments retained within the portfolio appear sufficiently prudent and
realistic compared to prices being achieved in the market for sales of similar unquoted investments.
Under FRS 102 the Board is required to illustrate by way of a sensitivity analysis the extent to which the assets are
exposed to market risk. In order to show the impact of sensitivity in market movements on the Company, a 10%
increase or decrease in the valuation of the fixed asset investment portfolio (keeping all other variables constant)
would increase or decrease the net asset value and return for the year by £7,768,000. Accordingly, a 20% increase
or decrease in the valuation of the fixed asset investment portfolio (keeping all other variables constant) would
increase or decrease the net asset value and return for the year by £15,536,000. Further sensitivity analysis on fixed
asset investments is included in note 11.

Investment risk (including investment price risk) is the risk that the fair value of future investment cash flows
will fluctuate due to factors specific to an investment instrument or to a market in similar instruments. The
management of risk within the venture capital portfolio is addressed through careful investment selection, by
diversification across different industry segments, by maintaining a wide spread of holdings in terms of financing
stage and by limitation of the size of individual holdings. The Manager receives management accounts from
portfolio companies and members of the investment management team often sit on the boards of unquoted
portfolio companies; this enables the close identification, monitoring and management of investment risk. The
Directors monitor the Manager’s compliance with the investment policy, review and agree policies for managing
this risk and monitor the overall level of risk on the investment portfolio on a regular basis.
Valuations are based on the most appropriate valuation methodology for an investment within its market, with
regard to the financial health of the investment and follow the IPEV Guidelines. Details of the industries in which
investments have been made are contained in the pie chart in the Strategic report on page 14.
The maximum investment risk on the balance sheet date is the value of the fixed asset investment portfolio which
is £77,679,000 (2023: £68,000,000). Fixed asset investments form 80% of the net asset value on 30 June 2024
(2023: 72%).
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the possibility of a decline in the value of an asset resulting from unexpected changes in interest
rates. It is the Company’s policy to accept a degree of interest rate risk on its financial assets through the effect of
interest rate changes. On the basis of the Company’s analysis, it is estimated that a rise or fall of 1% in all interest
rates would have increased or decreased total return before tax for the year by approximately £235,000 (2023:
£265,000).
The weighted average interest rate applied to the Company’s fixed rate assets during the year was approximately
8.1% (2023: 7.2%). The weighted average period to maturity for the fixed rate assets is approximately 2.0 years
(2023: 2.1 years).
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities, all denominated in pounds sterling, consist of the following:
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30 June 2024 30 June 2023

£’000
Floating
rate
£’000
Non-
interest
£’000
Total
£’000
Fixed rate
£’000
Floating
rate
£’000
Non-
interest
£’000
Total
£’000
Loan stock 6,409 - 3,181 9,590 9,263 - 1,009 10,272
Equity - - 68,089 68,089 - - 57,728 57,728
Receivables* - - 19 19 - - 1,646 1,646
Payables - -   - - (721) (721)
Cash 9,511 12,578 - 22,089 - 25,006 - 25,006
15,920 12,578 68,505 97,003 9,263 25,006 59,662 93,931
*The receivables do not reconcile to the Balance sheet as prepayments are not included in the above table.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation or
commitment that it has entered into with the Company. The Company is exposed to credit risk through its
receivables, investment in unquoted loan stock, and through the holding of cash on deposit with banks.
The Manager evaluates credit risk on loan stock and other similar instruments prior to investment, and as part of its
ongoing monitoring of investments. In doing this, it takes into account the extent and quality of any security held.
For loan stock investments made prior to 6 April 2018, which account for 80.8% of loan stock by value, typically
loan stock instruments have a fixed or floating charge, which may or may not have been subordinated, over the
assets of the portfolio company in order to mitigate the gross credit risk.
The Manager receives management accounts from portfolio companies, and members of the investment
management team often have observer rights or sit on the boards of unquoted portfolio companies; this enables
the close identification, monitoring and management of investment-specific credit risk.
The Manager and the Board formally review credit risk (including receivables) and other risks, both at the time of
initial investment and at quarterly Board meetings.
The Company’s total gross credit risk at 30 June 2024 was limited to £9,590,000 of unquoted loan stock
instruments (2023: £10,272,000), £22,089,000 cash deposits with banks (2023: £25,006,000) and £19,000 of
other receivables (2023: £1,646,000).
At the balance sheet date, the cash in bank and at hand held by the Company was held with Lloyds Bank Plc,
Scottish Widows Bank plc (part of Lloyds Banking Group), Barclays Bank plc, National Westminster Bank plc and
Bank of Montreal. Credit risk on cash transactions was mitigated by transacting with counterparties that are
regulated entities subject to prudential supervision, with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating
agencies.
The Company has an informal policy limiting counterparty banking and floating rate note exposure to a maximum
of 20% of net asset value for any one counterparty.
The credit profile of unquoted loan stock is described under liquidity risk.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk refers to how easily the Company can convert its investments into cash if funds are needed. Liquidity
risk is considered one of the principal risks included in the Strategic report on page 25.
Liquid assets are held as cash on current account, on deposit or short term money market account. Under the terms
of its Articles, the Company has the ability to borrow up to the amount of its adjusted capital and reserves of the
latest published audited Balance sheet, which amounts to £94,603,000 as at 30 June 2024 (2023: £91,615,000).
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The Company has no committed borrowing facilities as at 30 June 2024 (2023: nil) and had cash balances of
£22,089,000 (2023: £25,006,000). The main cash outflows are for new investments, dividends and share buy-
backs, which are within the control of the Company. The Manager formally reviews the cash requirements of the
Company on a monthly basis, and the Board on a quarterly basis, as part of its review of management accounts
and forecasts. All of the Company’s financial liabilities are short term in nature and total £2,784,000 as at 30 June
2024 (2023: £721,000).
The carrying value of loan stock investments as analysed by expected maturity dates is as follows:
30 June 2024 30 June 2023
Redemption date
Fully
performing
£’000
Past due
£’000
Valued
below cost
£’000
Total
£’000
Fully
performing
£’000
Past due
£’000
Valued
below cost
£’000
Total
£’000
Less than one year 5,620 600 609 6,829 6,027 971 - 6,998
1-2 years 39 - - 39 110 - - 110
2-3 years 206 - - 206 39 - - 39
3-5 years 1,525 - - 1,525 2,086 - - 2,086
5 + years 991 - - 991 1,039 - - 1,039
Total 8,381 600 609 9,590 9,301 971 - 10,272
Loan stock can be past due as a result of interest or capital not being paid in accordance with contractual terms.
The cost of loan stock investments valued below cost is £657,000 (2023: £nil).
The Company does not hold any assets as the result of the enforcement of security during the period, and believes
that the carrying values for both those valued below cost and past due assets are covered by the value of security
held for these loan stock investments.
In view of the availability of adequate cash balances and the repayment profile of loan stock investments, the
Board considers that the Company is subject to low liquidity risk.
fifi
All the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2024 are stated at fair value as determined by the
Directors, with the exception of receivables, payables and cash which are carried at amortised cost. There are no
financial liabilities other than payables. The Company’s financial liabilities are all non-interest bearing. It is the
Directors’ opinion that the book value of the financial liabilities is not materially different to the fair value and all
are payable within one year.

The Company had no financial commitments in respect of investments at 30 June 2024 (2023: £nil).
There are no contingencies or guarantees of the Company as at 30 June 2024 (2023: £nil).
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
Since the year end, the Company has completed the following material investment transactions:
Legal completion of the sale of Egress Software Technologies on 1 July 2024, of which £2,210,000 of funds
had been received before 30 June 2024 and were held as a creditor in the Company at 30 June 2024; and
On 24 July 2024, the Company announced, as part of a joint announcement with the other Albion managed
VCTs, that it had entered into discussions regarding possible mergers of the Albion VCTs. Further details of
this will be made available in due course.

Other than transactions with the Manager as disclosed in note 5, and the Directors’ remuneration disclosed in
the Directors’ remuneration report on page 62, there are no other related party transactions or balances requiring
disclosure.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD TAKE NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL AGM AND FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE AT WWW.ALBION.CAPITAL/VCT-FUNDS/CRWN.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Albion Crown VCT PLC (the “Company”) will be held
virtually at noon on 26 November 2024 for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following
resolutions, of which resolutions 1 to 9 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 10 to 12 will be
proposed as special resolutions.
Ordinary Business
 To receive and adopt the Company’s accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024 together with the Strategic
report and the reports of the Directors and Auditor.
 To approve the Directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2024.
 To re-elect James Agnew as a Director of the Company.
 To re-elect Pam Garside as a Director of the Company.
 To re-elect Ian Spence as a Director of the Company.
 To re-elect Tony Ellingham as a Director of the Company.
 To re-appoint Johnston Carmichael as Auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the
meeting to the conclusion of the next meeting at which the accounts are to be laid.
 To authorise the Directors to agree the Auditor’s remuneration.
Special Business
 
That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the
Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) to allot Ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (“Ordinary shares”)
up to an aggregate nominal amount of £691,031 (which comprises approximately 20% of the Company’s
issued Ordinary shares as at the date of this Notice) provided that this authority shall expire 15 months from
the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of
the Company, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or
might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted
after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into
shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.

That, subject to the authority and conditional on the passing of resolution number 9, the Directors be
empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560
of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution number 9 and/or sell Ordinary shares
held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such
allotment or sale.
Under this power the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they
deem necessary or expedient to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal,
regulatory or practical problems in, or laws of, any territory or other matter, arising under the laws of, or the
requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter.
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This power shall expire 15 months from the date that this resolution is passed or, if earlier, the conclusion of
the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an
offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the
Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if this power had not
expired.

That, subject to and in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association, the Company be generally
and unconditionally authorised, pursuant to and in accordance with section 701 of the Act, to make market
purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary shares, on such terms as the
Directors think fit, provided always that:
(a) the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 51,792,748 or,
if lower, such number of Ordinary shares as shall equal 14.99% of the issued Ordinary share capital of the
Company at the date of the passing of this resolution;
(b) the minimum price which may be paid for an Ordinary share shall be 1 penny;
(c) the maximum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for a share shall be an amount equal
to the higher of (a) 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for the share, as derived from
the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List, for the five business days immediately preceding the date
on which the share is purchased; and (b) the amount stipulated by Article 5(1) of the Buy-back and
Stabilisation Regulation 2003;
(d) the authority hereby conferred shall, unless previously revoked, varied or renewed, expire 15 months from
the date that this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting;
and
(e) the Company may enter into a contract or contracts to purchase shares under this authority before the
expiry of the authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of the authority,
and may make a purchase of shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts as if the authority
conferred hereby had not expired.

That the notice required for General Meetings of the Company (other than an Annual General Meeting) shall
be not less than 14 clear days.
By Order of the Board
Albion Capital Group LLP
Company Secretary
Registered Office
1 Benjamin Street
London, EC1M 5QL
24 October 2024
Albion Crown VCT PLC is registered in England and Wales with number 03495287
Notice of Annual General Meeting
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Notes
 Members entitled to participate in, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) may appoint a proxy or
proxies (who need not be a member of the Company) to exercise these rights in their place at the AGM. A member may
appoint more than one proxy, provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to different shares.
Proxies may only be appointed by:
completing and returning the Form of Proxy enclosed with this Notice to Computershare Investor Services
PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY; or
going to www.eproxyappointment.com and following the instructions provided there; or
by having an appropriate CREST message transmitted, if you are a user of the CREST system (including
CREST personal members).
Return of the Form of Proxy will not preclude a member from participating in the meeting and voting. A member may not
use any electronic address provided in the Notice of this meeting to communicate with the Company for any purposes
other than those expressly stated.
To be effective the Form of Proxy must be completed in accordance with the instructions and received by the Registrars of
the Company by noon on 22 November 2024.
In accordance with good governance practice, the Company is offering shareholders use of an online service, offered
by the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services, at www.eproxyappointment.com. Shareholders can use
this service to vote or appoint a proxy online.The same voting deadline of noon on 22 November 2024 applies as if you
were using your Personalised Voting Form to vote or appoint a proxy by post to vote for you.Shareholders who hold their
shares electronically may submit their votes through CREST, by submitting the appropriate and authenticated CREST
message so as to be received by the Company’s registrar not later than two business days before the start of the meeting.
Instructions on how to vote through CREST can be found by accessing the following website: www.euroclear.com.
Shareholders should not show this information to anyone unless they wish to give proxy instructions on their behalf.
 Any person to whom this Notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Companies Act 2006 (“the
Act”) to enjoy information rights (a “Nominated Person”) may, under an agreement between him or her and the member
by whom he or she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the
AGM. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he or she may, under
any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the member as to the exercise of voting rights.
The statement of rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in note 1 above does not apply to
Nominated Persons. The rights described in that note can only be exercised by members of the Company.
 To be entitled to participate in and vote at the AGM (and for the purpose of the determination by the Company of the
votes they may cast), members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at noon on 22 November
2024 (or, in the event of any adjournment, on the date which is two business days before the time of the adjourned
meeting). Changes to the register of members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights
of any person to participate in and vote at the meeting.
 CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may
do so for this AGM and any adjournment(s) by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal
members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service
provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate
action on their behalf.
In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST
message (a “CREST Proxy Instruction”) must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK and Ireland
Limited’s specifications, and must contain the information required for such instruction, as described in the CREST Manual
(available via www.euroclear.com). The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or is an
amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be
received by the issuer’s agent by noon on 22 November 2024. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the
time (as determined by the time stamp applied to the message by the CREST Application Host) from which the issuer’s
agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time any change
of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service provider(s) should note that Euroclear UK
and Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system
timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility
of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member
or has appointed a voting service provider, to procure that his or her CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)
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take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by
any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service
provider(s) are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST
system and timings.
The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the
Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
 Any corporation which is a member can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all
of its powers as a member provided that they do not do so in relation to the same shares.
6. A copy of this Notice, and other information regarding the meeting, as required by section 311A of the Act, is available
from www.albion.capital/vct-funds/CRWN under the ‘Financials’ section.
 Any member participating in the meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any
such question relating to the business being dealt with at the meeting but no such answer need be given if (a) to do so
would interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information, (b) the
answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question, or (c) it is undesirable in the interests
of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.
Given that the Company has some 10,000 shareholders, to enable the Board and the Manager to respond to questions,
and to ensure sufficient time is devoted to managing the assets on behalf of the shareholders, we ask that you submit
no more than two questions per shareholder, which should be of a substantive nature and relating to the business being
dealt with at the meeting.
 Copies of contracts of service and letters of appointment between the Directors and the Company, together with the
Register of Directors’ Interests in the Ordinary shares of the Company, will be available for inspection at the Registered
Office of the Company during normal business hours from the date of this Notice until the conclusion of the meeting. In
addition, a copy of the Articles of Association will be available for inspection at the Company’s registered office from the
date of this Notice until the conclusion of the meeting.
 Under section 527 of the Act members meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right
to require the Company to publish on a website a statement setting out any matter relating to: (i) the audit of the
Company’s accounts (including the Auditor’s report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the AGM:
or (ii) any circumstances connected with an Auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting
at which the annual accounts and reports were laid in accordance with section 437 of the Act. The Company may not
require the members requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with section 527 and
528 of the Act. Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 of the Act, it must
forward the statement to the Company’s Auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the
website. The business which may be dealt with at the AGM includes any statement that the Company has been required
under section 527 of the Act to publish on a website.
10. Members satisfying the thresholds in Section 338 of the Companies Act 2006 may require the Company to give, to
members of the Company entitled to receive notice of the AGM, notice of a resolution which those members intend
to move (and which may properly be moved) at the AGM. A resolution may properly be moved at the AGM unless
(i) it would, if passed, be ineffective (whether by reason of any inconsistency with any enactment of the Company’s
constitution or otherwise); (ii) it is defamatory of any person; or (iii) it is frivolous or vexatious. The business which may be
dealt with at the AGM includes a resolution circulated pursuant to this right. A request made pursuant to this right may
be in hard copy or electronic form, must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given, must be authenticated by
the person(s) making it and must be received by the Company not later than 6 weeks before the date of the AGM.
11. Members satisfying the thresholds in Section 388A of the Companies Act 2006 may request the Company to include in
the business to be dealt with at the AGM any matter (other than a proposed resolution) which may properly be included
in the business at the AGM.
A matter may properly be included in the business at the AGM unless (i) it is defamatory of any person or (ii) it is frivolous
or vexatious. A request made pursuant to this right may be in hard copy or electronic form, must identify the matter
to be included in the business, must be accompanied by a statement setting out the grounds for the request, must be
authenticated by the person(s) making it and must be received by the Company not later than 6 weeks before the date of
the AGM.
 As at 23 October 2024 being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Notice, the Company’s issued
share capital consists of 345,515,332 Ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1 penny each. The Company also holds
45,787,992 Ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 23 October 2024 are
299,727,340.
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95Albion Crown VCT PLC
96 Albion Crown VCT PLC
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