SuperSeed Capital Ld - Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2024
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SuperSeed Capital Limited · WWW14/05/2025 07:00

SUPERSEED CAPITAL LIMITED
(the "Company")
FINAL RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECMEBER 2024
SuperSeed Capital Limited, a company established as a venture capital fund of funds for early-stage AI/SaaS companies, announces that the final results for the financial year ended 31 December 2024, as detailed below, have been fully extracted from the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024, which were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 12 May 2025.
In the coming days, the full Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements will be available on the Company's website at: https://www.superseed.com/investors/superseed-capital/documents/.
The Company invests in technology-led innovation, primarily through funds managed by SuperSeed Ventures LLP (the "Investment Manager"). The Company's principal investment to date is in SuperSeed II LP (the "Fund").
For more information, please contact:
SuperSeed Capital Limited |
+44(0) 203 405 3060 |
Mads Jensen, Investment Manager |
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VSA Capital - AQSE Corporate Adviser and Broker |
+44(0) 203 005 5000 |
Corporate Finance: Simon Barton / Dylan Sadie |
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Chairman's Statement |
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Introduction |
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This is my third statement on the audited financial statements published for SuperSeed Capital Limited ("SuperSeed" or the "Company") since its admission to trading on Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market in January 2022. The IPO market for listed investment companies has continued to be very challenging with very few IPOs. The board receives regular updates on sector performance and there is a general theme of listed closed ended investment funds continuing to trade at a discount to their NAV. The Company's most recently reported NAV at 31 December 2024 was |
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The intention behind the Company was to permit investors to invest into a listed fund with liquidity and no minimum investment, and which can access opportunities in seed stage venture capital portfolio companies through funds managed by SuperSeed Ventures LLP (the "Manager"). This has been achieved but of course the Board would like to see more liquidity and additional share issues to enable the Company to continue to commit capital to its principal underlying fund investment, SuperSeed II LP (the "Fund"), and other opportunities. The fund-raising environment has not been conducive to that during 2024 and the Company has continued to issue loan notes to facilitate short term liquidity and then to repay them while selling portions of its investment in the Fund to its manager. These actions have enabled the Company to meet draw down notices from the Fund and to recognise profits on the disposal of its investments while also continuing to make unrealised gains. |
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Investment Policy |
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The Company invests in early-stage European software and AI businesses which have technologies that are disruptive to the traditional services sector. A typical investment will offer the prospect of high growth and the potential to scale. The Company's objective is to provide long-term capital growth to shareholders. |
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Performance |
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I am pleased to report that the Company has performed well with an increase in the Company's NAV from inception to |
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Pipeline |
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The investment pipeline of the Fund remains strong and the Company's investment manager continues to have access to very many opportunities in European SaaS and AI. |
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Code of Corporate Governance |
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During the year, as part of an effort to reduce costs the company ended its membership of the Association of Investment Companies (the AIC). The board has therefore decided to adopt the Guernsey Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance which it considers to be appropriate for the size of the company. |
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ESG |
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The Company and its investment manager, SuperSeed Ventures LLP, recognises the importance of ESG and governance considerations in building a sustainable and resilient business. As an investment fund with no staff and premises, the Company's main effort to ensure positive ESG outcomes are achieved by monitoring the actions of our investment manager and our portfolio companies, further details of which can be found here: https://www.superseed.com/journal/superseed-esg-policies-and-investment-strategy/ |
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Outlook |
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The Board is of the view that the combination of an established, successful and hands-on investment manager with access to an attractive seed portfolio as well as an identified and growing pipeline of investments in the SaaS and AI space, makes this a compelling investment. We remain committed to our vision and strategy of supporting the growth of innovative and high-potential AI companies, while adhering to high standards of governance and ESG practices. We welcome our new shareholders and look forward to working with them and successfully delivering on our investment strategy. |
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Joseph Truelove |
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Chairman |
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SuperSeed Capital Limited |
Investment Manager's Report |
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2024 marked another year of strategic growth for SuperSeed II LP (the "Fund"). Artificial Intelligence has matured from a promising technology to an essential business transformation driver, fundamentally reshaping how companies operate across sectors. This evolution directly aligns with our investment thesis, which focuses on backing technical founders who leverage AI to build transformative software businesses. |
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During 2024, the Fund made three new investments in AI-powered companies: Tector (formerly Woodsense), Messium, and Cerve. Each of these companies exemplifies our strategy of identifying technical founders with the expertise to build technologies that drive meaningful operational improvements for businesses. We also prepared three additional investments that were finalised in early 2025, demonstrating our continued momentum in identifying compelling opportunities. |
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The technology industry continues to undergo significant disruption and transformation, with AI at the forefront of this change. Despite market volatility, the opportunities created by these technological advances remain substantial. As we noted in previous years, we firmly believe that AI provides a generational opportunity to transform business operations across sectors, and our portfolio is well-positioned to capitalise on this shift. |
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Market Context: AI's Expanding Influence |
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2024 saw AI move from experimental pilots to enterprise-wide deployments across various industries. The global AI market surpassed |
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Two notable trends emerged throughout the year: |
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Vertical AI Solutions Gained Traction: While general-purpose AI models from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic continued to evolve, the most significant business impact came from purpose-built vertical solutions addressing specific industry challenges. For example, Cursor reached |
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Infrastructure Investment Accelerated: Major cloud providers significantly expanded their AI infrastructure investments, with Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon collectively deploying over |
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Portfolio Progress and Performance |
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Revenue Growth and Operational Milestones |
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Fund portfolio revenue grew by 50% year-on-year in 2024, demonstrating the resilience and market validation of our companies despite macroeconomic headwinds. This growth trajectory remains well above industry averages for software companies and reflects the mission-critical nature of the solutions our portfolio companies provide. |
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Several portfolio companies achieved particularly notable milestones: |
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Duel had an exceptional year, significantly expanding its customer base and driving strong revenue growth. This performance positioned the company for a successful up-round in early 2025, validating our initial investment thesis and demonstrating the company's growing market leadership. |
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Hirundo demonstrated impressive technical progress with its AI optimisation and "unlearning" technology, addressing growing market needs around data privacy and copyright issues. The company's achievements led to a successful funding round in early 2025. |
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Octaipipe continued expanding its AI-powered solution for data centre energy optimisation, addressing a critical market need as AI infrastructure energy demands escalate. With data centres now consuming over 1% of global electricity and projected to reach 3-4% within five years, Octaipipe's solution is increasingly strategic for enterprise customers. |
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In 2024, we maintained our disciplined approach to identifying and backing exceptional technical founders building solutions that transform business operations. Our new investments include: |
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Tector (formerly Woodsense): The construction industry wastes billions annually due to moisture damage, with approximately half attributed to water ingress alone. Tector's SaaS platform monitors and detects construction defects in buildings by leveraging IoT sensors and AI-driven anomaly detection algorithms. Their solution eliminates risk, reduces cost, and provides quality assurance for various stakeholders across the construction value chain, including architects, contractors, financiers, and insurers. Though still an early-stage company, Tector has demonstrated strong product-market fit, with over 100 customers already using the platform to manage construction risk. |
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Messium: Using hyperspectral satellite imagery and AI, Messium monitors nitrogen concentration in crops to optimise fertiliser application. This solution increases yield while reducing waste, significantly improving farmers' margins in an industry where the average profit margin is just 11.3%. As agricultural subsidies wane and crop prices face pressure, Messium's technology addresses a critical need by providing more accurate data than existing nitrogen monitoring solutions, which are often unreliable or prohibitively expensive. The company's approach not only improves financial outcomes for farmers but also delivers significant environmental benefits by reducing fertiliser runoff. |
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Cerve: Addressing the |
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We also prepared three additional investments that were finalised in early 2025, demonstrating our continued ability to identify high-potential companies even as market conditions evolve. |
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Fund Performance |
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As of December 2024, SuperSeed Capital's principal investment SuperSeed II has achieved an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 20%, reflecting the strong performance of our portfolio companies and our disciplined investment approach. This performance puts the Fund in the top quartile for its vintage year and validates our strategy of focusing on technical founders building AI-powered software businesses. |
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Outlook for 2025 |
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As we look to 2025, several significant macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts will shape the operating environment for technology companies. The start of Donald Trump's second presidency marks a major structural shift in global trade relationships, with the implementation of broad tariffs on imports and a more confrontational approach to international trade policy. These changes could substantially impact global supply chains and increase operating costs for many businesses. |
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This evolving environment creates both challenges and opportunities for our portfolio: |
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Increasing Focus on Operational Efficiency |
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As businesses face cost pressures from trade barriers and potential economic headwinds, investments that deliver operational efficiencies will be prioritised. Our portfolio is exceptionally well-positioned in this regard, as many of our companies deliver solutions that directly reduce costs and improve operational performance: |
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In manufacturing, companies like ThingTrax and Tector provide AI-powered solutions that reduce waste, optimise processes, and improve quality control - all of which become more valuable as input costs rise. |
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In logistics, FreightCore's technology helps streamline operations and reduce costs in freight forwarding, directly addressing pain points that will intensify as global trade becomes more complex and expensive. |
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Across sectors, solutions like Octaipipe's AI-powered approach to data centre energy optimisation become increasingly strategic as energy costs rise and computing demands grow. |
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Accelerating Digital Transformation |
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Economic pressure tends to accelerate rather than diminish digital transformation initiatives when those initiatives deliver tangible cost savings or efficiency improvements. While growth-oriented technology investments may face more scrutiny, solutions that demonstrate clear ROI through cost reduction will continue to gain traction. |
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Our portfolio companies predominantly deliver technologies that reduce operational costs, optimise resource utilisation, and improve productivity - exactly the kind of investments businesses prioritise during periods of economic pressure. As such, we anticipate continued strong demand for our companies' solutions. |
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Regional Opportunities and Challenges |
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The evolving trade landscape may present specific opportunities for |
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AI Evolution and Infrastructure Efficiency |
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Recent breakthroughs in AI efficiency, particularly DeepSeek's demonstration that top-tier AI performance can be achieved at approximately 5% of traditional inference costs, may fundamentally reshape AI economics. While this triggered short-term market volatility for infrastructure providers like Nvidia, the long-term impact is likely to accelerate AI adoption by making deployment more cost-effective and accessible. |
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This efficiency revolution supports our thesis that AI will increasingly be embedded in vertical software solutions rather than remaining the domain of a few large platform companies. As AI infrastructure becomes more affordable, our portfolio companies can leverage these capabilities more extensively while maintaining capital efficiency. |
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Strategy for 2025 |
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Our investment strategy remains unchanged: we continue to focus on backing the best technical founders building AI-powered software businesses that transform operations across sectors. The evolving market environment only strengthens our conviction in this approach, as businesses increasingly seek efficiency-enhancing technologies to navigate economic challenges. |
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For 2025, we anticipate: |
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Continued Selective Investment: We expect to make 4-7 new investments in 2025, maintaining our disciplined approach to identifying exceptional technical founders addressing substantial market opportunities. |
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Increased Focus on Capital Efficiency: Given the evolving funding environment, we will place even greater emphasis on capital efficiency and clear paths to sustainable growth. |
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Strategic Support for Portfolio Companies: We will continue providing active support to our portfolio companies, helping them navigate changing market conditions and capitalise on emerging opportunities. |
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Conclusion |
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2024 demonstrated the resilience and growth potential of our investment strategy despite market volatility. Our portfolio companies delivered strong revenue growth, secured follow-on funding at attractive valuations, and continued to develop innovative solutions that address critical business challenges. |
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As we move into 2025, the Fund is well-positioned to capitalise on the increasing enterprise demand for AI-powered efficiency solutions. The macroeconomic shifts underway, while creating challenges for some sectors, ultimately reinforce the value proposition of our portfolio companies. Businesses seeking to optimise operations, reduce costs, and improve productivity in an uncertain economic environment will increasingly turn to exactly the kind of solutions our companies provide. |
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We remain confident in our strategy of backing exceptional technical founders building solutions that transform business operations, and we look forward to continuing to deliver strong returns for our investors. |
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Mads Jensen |
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Managing Director |
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SuperSeed Ventures LLP |
Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Notes |
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£ |
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Income |
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Investment income |
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1,024 |
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Realised gain on investments held at fair value through profit or loss |
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114,032 |
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221,955 |
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Unrealised gain on investments held at fair value through profit or loss |
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322,505 |
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297,373 |
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Bank interest income |
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3,740 |
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2,947 |
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Total income |
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440,277 |
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523,299 |
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Expenses |
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Administration fees |
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32,406 |
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30,450 |
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Audit fees |
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25,000 |
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23,500 |
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Directors' fees |
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20,000 |
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18,000 |
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Insurance |
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1,036 |
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1,036 |
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Legal & professional fees |
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47,118 |
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54,911 |
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Loan interest |
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7,878 |
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134 |
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Management fees |
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7,053 |
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5,128 |
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Regulatory fees |
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16,813 |
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16,131 |
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Sundry expenses |
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1,102 |
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2,126 |
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Total expenses |
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158,406 |
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151,416 |
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Total profit and comprehensive income for the year |
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281,871 |
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371,883 |
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Basic earnings per share |
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0.1192 |
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0.1582 |
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Diluted earnings per share * |
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0.1167 |
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0.1524 |
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* As detailed in Note 6 the prior year diluted weighted average number of shares in issue and diluted earnings per share have been restated to include the issue and expiry of warrants in the prior year. |
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All the above items are derived from continuing operations. |
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There is no other comprehensive income for the year. |
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Statement of Financial Position |
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as at 31 December 2024 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Notes |
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Non-current assets |
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Investments |
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3,050,658 |
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2,433,012 |
Total non-current assets |
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3,050,658 |
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2,433,012 |
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Current assets |
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Trade and other receivables |
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7,417 |
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182,827 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
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27,870 |
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99,185 |
Total current assets |
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35,287 |
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282,012 |
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Total assets |
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3,085,945 |
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2,715,024 |
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Current liabilities |
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Trade and other payables |
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43,403 |
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29,413 |
Loans payable |
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75,060 |
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Total current liabilities |
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118,463 |
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29,413 |
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Total liabilities |
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118,463 |
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29,413 |
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Net assets |
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2,967,482 |
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2,685,611 |
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Equity |
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Share capital |
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2,369,743 |
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2,369,743 |
Retained earnings |
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597,739 |
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315,868 |
Total equity |
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2,967,482 |
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2,685,611 |
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Net asset value per ordinary share |
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1.2544 |
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1.1333 |
Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Share Capital |
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Retained Earnings |
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Total |
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£ |
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Balance as at 1 January 2023 |
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2,080,000 |
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(56,015) |
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2,023,985 |
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Issue of Ordinary Shares |
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289,743 |
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289,743 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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371,883 |
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371,883 |
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Balance as at 31 December 2023 |
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2,369,743 |
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315,868 |
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2,685,611 |
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Share Capital |
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Retained Earnings |
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Total |
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£ |
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Balance as at 1 January 2024 |
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2,369,743 |
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315,868 |
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2,685,611 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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281,871 |
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281,871 |
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Balance as at 31 December 2024 |
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2,369,743 |
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597,739 |
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2,967,482 |
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Statement of Cash Flows |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities |
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Net profit for the year |
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281,871 |
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371,883 |
Realised gain on investments |
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(114,032) |
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(221,955) |
Unrealised gain on investment revaluation |
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(322,505) |
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(297,373) |
Non-cash income adjustments |
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- |
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(1,529) |
Movement in prepayments |
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(3,257) |
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(1,471) |
Movement in trade and other payables |
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13,443 |
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7,668 |
Loan interest |
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7,818 |
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134 |
Investment income |
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- |
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(1,024) |
Net cash flow (used in) operating activities |
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(136,662) |
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(143,667) |
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Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities |
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Purchase of investments |
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(694,122) |
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(216,611) |
Proceeds from disposal of investments |
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724,679 |
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825,253 |
Movement in prepaid investments |
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(32,392) |
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(600,745) |
Net cash flow (used in)/from investing activities |
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(1,835) |
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7,897 |
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Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities |
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Loan interest |
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(7,818) |
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(134) |
Proceeds from loan |
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460,000 |
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50,000 |
Repayment of loan |
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(385,000) |
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(50,000) |
Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities |
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67,182 |
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(134) |
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Net movement in cash and cash equivalents during the year |
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(71,315) |
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(135,904) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year |
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99,185 |
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235,089 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
27,870 |
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99,185 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
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The main purpose of the Company is to carry on business as a fund-of-funds. The Company will invest in technology-led innovation primarily through unquoted funds managed directly and indirectly through SuperSeed II LP by SuperSeed Ventures LLP, the Investment Manager, with the objective of maximising investors' long term total returns - principally through capital appreciation. |
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International Financial Reporting Standard 13, "Fair Value Measurement" recommends investments treated as "financial assets at fair value through profit or loss" to be subsequently measured at fair value. IFRS 13 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction in the principal (or most advantageous) market at the measurement date under current market conditions. Fair value under IFRS 13 is an exit price regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. |
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Investments are reported as having the fair value estimated by the Investment Manager at the reporting date. The fair value of the Company's investments in SuperSeed Fund II LP and other future investments will be calculated in accordance with International Private Equity and Venture Capital ("IPEV") valuation guidelines. Under IPEV guidelines, the fair value of unquoted investments can be calculated using a number of approaches, broadly categorised under three headings, Income Approach, Market Approach and Replacement Cost. |
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All valuations made by the Investment Manager will be made, in part, on valuation information provided by the portfolio companies of SuperSeed Fund II LP alongside other future investments. Although the Investment Manager will evaluate all such information and data, it may not be able to confirm the completeness, genuineness or accuracy of such information or data. In addition, the financial reports provided by the Portfolio Companies may be provided only on a quarterly basis and generally will be issued one to two months after their respective valuation dates. Consequently, each quarterly Net Asset Value is likely to contain information that may be out of date and require updating and completing. Shareholders should bear in mind that the actual Net Asset Values at such time may be materially different from the quarterly valuations. |
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In accordance with IFRS 8, Operating Segments, the Company is required to present and disclose segmental information. The Chief Operating Decision Maker, which is the Board, is of the opinion that the Company is engaged in a single segment of business through its investment portfolio, with the aim of providing long-term returns through capital appreciation to shareholders. The financial information used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker to manage the Company presents the business as a single segment. |
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Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
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IFRS requires the Directors to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. |
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Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that could require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability in future periods. |
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The areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements include the valuation of investments. The Company's investment into SuperSeed II LP is measured at the net asset value of the Company's investment at year end. The underlying investments of SuperSeed II LP are valued in accordance with the IPEV methodology in which unlisted investments are carried at such fair value as is considered appropriate by the Investment Manager. The investment in Duel Holdings has been valued at fair value and in Kluster Enterprises Limited at recent round of financing. The models used to determine fair values are validated and periodically reviewed by the Investment Manager. Refer to note 2 (d) for further disclosure details. |
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Operating income and expenses have been accounted for on an accruals basis, and are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the period which they are incurred. |
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Management fees |
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Management fees are accounted for on an accruals basis and are measured at the fair value of the consideration paid. |
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Going concern |
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The Directors, and the Investment Manager having considered the Company's objectives and available resources along with its projected income and expenditure, are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company adopts an "Overcommitment Policy" in order to reduce the cash reserves held by the Company that have not been called by its commitment-based investments. In order to meet ongoing investment commitments, the Company may utilise any cash reserves held, incur borrowings, issue new share capital or sell assets in order to realise their value. The Directors are cognisant of potential capital calls from underlying investments. Loans can also be drawn from the Investment Manager under the Convertible Loan Note Instrument entered into on 21 June 2024, if required. The Directors do not consider there to be any threat to the going concern status of the Company. |
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For these reasons, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. |
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Adoption of new and revised standards |
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New standards, amendments and interpretations issued but not yet effective are not early adopted by the Company. At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, several new, but not yet effective, Standards and amendments to existing Standards and Interpretations have been published by the IASB. None of these Standards or amendments to existing Standards have been adopted early by the Company and are not thought to have any impact on the Company's financial results. |
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Under the Alternative Investment Fund Management Agreement dated 21 January 2022, the Company has appointed SuperSeed Ventures LLP as the Company's Investment Manager to provide portfolio and risk management services to the Company. The Investment Manager does not charge separate fees to the Company for managing funds where it is already paid a fee as part of a direct fund management mandate (including the Company's investment in SuperSeed II LP). For all other investments, the Investment Manager is entitled to receive from the Company a management and performance fee for the management of investments. This is calculated as being: |
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"Investment" means any investment or other asset (including cash) of the Company of any description, the acquisition or holding of which is authorised under the investment policy of the Company from time to time, and in the case of investment commitments into other funds the total commitment to that fund should be regarded as an "Investment". |
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Under the Administration agreement dated 15 October 2021, Imperium Fund Services Limited provides secretarial, directors and administration services to the Company and is entitled to remuneration and reimbursement of expenses as may be determined from time to time by the parties. |
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Under the engagement letter dated 7 October 2021, the Company appointed VSA Capital Limited to act as its Corporate Adviser for the purposes of seeking admission of the Company's shares to trading on the Access Segment of the Growth Market operated by Aquis Exchange Limited, for which the Company agreed to pay VSA Capital Limited |
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Under the AQSE Corporate Adviser agreement dated 7 October 2021, the Company has appointed VSA Capital Limited to act as corporate adviser and broker to the Company on an on-going basis following admission of the Company's shares to trading on the AQSE, for which the Company agreed to pay VSA Capital Limited a fee of |
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Total profit and comprehensive income for the year |
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0.1524 |
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* The prior year diluted weighted average number of shares in issue and diluted earnings per share have been restated to include the issue and expiry of warrants in the prior year. |
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7 |
Investments held at fair value through profit or loss |
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|
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|
|
|
31 December 2024 |
|
31 December 2023 |
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|
|
|
|
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
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|
Cost at beginning of the year |
|
|
1,875,058 |
|
1,539,035 |
|
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|
Purchases during the year |
|
|
905,788 |
|
939,321 |
|
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|
Disposals during the year |
|
|
(610,647) |
|
(603,298) |
|
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|
Cost as at 31 December |
|
|
2,170,199 |
|
1,875,058 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Movement in fair value at beginning of the year |
|
557,954 |
|
260,581 |
|
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|
Movement in fair value during the year |
|
322,505 |
|
297,373 |
|
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|
Movement in fair value as at 31 December |
|
880,459 |
|
557,954 |
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Fair value at year end |
|
|
3,050,658 |
|
2,433,012 |
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|
All investments are fair valued at the year end. |
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The Company has committed to invest up to |
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8 |
Trade and other receivables |
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31 December 2024 |
|
31 December 2023 |
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|
|
|
|
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
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|
Prepayments |
|
|
7,417 |
|
4,160 |
|
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|
Prepaid investment costs |
|
|
- |
|
178,667 |
|
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|
Total |
|
|
7,417 |
|
182,827 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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9 |
Trade and other payables |
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|
|
|
31 December 2024 |
|
31 December 2023 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
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|
Administration fees payable |
|
|
1,500 |
|
- |
|
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|
Audit fees payable |
|
|
25,000 |
|
23,500 |
|
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|
Legal fees payable |
|
|
4,722 |
|
785 |
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Management fees payable |
|
|
12,181 |
|
5,128 |
|
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|
Total |
|
|
43,403 |
|
29,413 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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10 |
Loans payable credit facility |
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|
|
|
|
31 December 2024 |
|
31 December 2023 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
||||||||||||||
|
Loans received |
|
|
460,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
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|
Loans repaid |
|
|
(385,000) |
|
(50,000) |
|
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|
Loans payable |
|
|
75,000 |
|
- |
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Loan interest accrued |
|
|
60 |
|
- |
|
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|
Total |
|
|
75,060 |
|
- |
|
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|
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|
On 14 September 2022 a convertible loan note agreement was signed with SuperSeed Ventures LLP, which was due to expire in September 2024. A new replacement convertible loan note agreement was signed on 21 June 2024. The loan facility, which has a maximum term of 2 years, has an aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding at any time limited to |
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The notes when issued and outstanding shall rank pari passu, equally and rateably, without discrimination or preference among themselves and as obligations of the Company. |
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|
Until the notes are repaid by the Company or converted into Shares, in each case in accordance with the provisions of this Instrument, interest shall accrue and be paid on the principal amount of the notes outstanding at the rate of SONIA plus 10% per annum. |
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All outstanding notes shall automatically convert into fully paid Shares of the class set out below at the Conversion Price on written notice of the noteholder. The noteholder shall have the right to serve a Conversion Notice on the Company at any time to convert some or all of the notes outstanding into fully paid Ordinary Shares at a price of |
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11 |
Financial risk management |
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The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks including credit risk, liquidity risk, and the market risks of interest rate risk, price risk and foreign currency risk. The Company uses different methods to measure and manage the various types of risk to which it is exposed. These methods are explained below. |
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|
a) |
Credit risk |
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|
Credit risk refers to the risk that the counterparty to a financial instrument will default on its contractual obligations that it has entered into with the Company resulting in financial loss to the Company. At 31 December 2024, the major financial assets which were exposed to credit risk are cash and cash equivalents, investments (see note 7) and trade and other receivables (see note 8). The maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying value of each financial asset recognised in the statement of financial position. The Company has no overdue financial assets as at the year end. |
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|
|
The table below shows the cash balance at the reporting date and the Standard & Poor's credit rating for the counterparty as at 2 March 2025. |
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Rating |
|
Carrying Amount |
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|
|
|
|
|
31 December 2024 |
|
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|
|
HSBC |
|
|
A+ |
|
27,870 |
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
b) |
Liquidity risk |
|
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|
|
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting its obligations arising from financial liabilities. At 31 December 2024 the Company had |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
The following table details the Company's expected maturity for its financial liabilities as at 31 December 2024: |
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|
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|
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|
|
|
Total |
|
Less than |
|
More than |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
31 December 2024 |
|
3 months |
|
12 months |
|
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|
|
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
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|
|
Financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Trade and other payables |
43,403 |
|
43,403 |
|
- |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Loans payable |
75,060 |
|
75,060 |
|
- |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
118,463 |
|
118,463 |
|
- |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
The Company's investments will be, by their nature, illiquid. As a result the Company may not be able to liquidate quickly any part of its investment at an amount close to fair value. |
|
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|
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|
|
In order to meet ongoing liquidity requirements, the Company may incur borrowings, issue new share capital or sell assets in order to realise their value. |
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|
c) |
Market risk |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
i) Interest rate risk |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk as it has current account balances. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
The Company's only interest bearing liabilities are the loans as detailed in note 10. As these are all short term the Company considers interest rate risk, in respect of financial liabilities to be minimal. The Company monitors market interest rates and will place interest bearing assets at best available rates but also taking into consideration the counterparty's credit rating and financial position. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
During the year, the interest received on current accounts and deposit accounts was immaterial, and therefore no sensitivity analysis has been provided. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
ii) Price Risk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
The Company's investments will be susceptible to market price risk arising from the business and financial uncertainties facing individual underlying portfolio companies. The value of investments may fall as well as rise and consequently the Company may not be able to return all or any of the investment made by shareholders. To manage market price risk, the Investment Manager will review the performance of the underlying portfolio companies and will be in regular contact with the management of the underlying portfolio companies for business and operational matters. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
The table below summarises the sensitivity of the Company's investments. It is based upon the assumption that the investments increase or decrease by 10% with all the other variables held constant. The Directors feel that 10% best represents the margin of price risk associated to the activity of the Company. |
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|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£ |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Effect on net assets attributable to investments of an increase in the index |
305,066 |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Effect on net assets attributable to investments of a decrease in the index |
(305,066) |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
iii) |
Foreign currency risk |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
As all monetary assets and liabilities and all transactions of the Company are denominated in its functional currency, the Company is not exposed to significant foreign currency risk. |
|
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|
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|
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|
Financial investments measured at fair value |
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|
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|
||||||||||||
|
IFRS 13 requires disclosure of fair value measurements by level of the following fair value hierarchy: |
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|
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|
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|
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|
• |
Level 1 - |
Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
|
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|
• |
Level 2 - |
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active; and, |
|
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|
• |
Level 3 - |
Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs). |
|
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|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
The Company's investments have been classified within Level 3 as these investments are valued based on unobservable inputs and trade infrequently or not at all. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
The following table presents the investments carried on the Statement of Financial Position by level within the valuation hierarchy as at 31 December 2024. |
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|
31 December 2024 |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
||||||||||||
|
Investments |
|
- |
- |
3,050,658 |
3,050,658 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
There have been no transfers between levels during the year. Due to the nature of the investments, they are always expected to be classified under Level 3. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
||||||||||||
|
Note 7 shows a reconciliation of all movements in the fair value of investments categorised within Level 3 between the beginning and the end of the reporting year. |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
The Company's investment into SuperSeed II LP is measured at the net asset value of the Company's investment at year end. The investment in Duel Holdings has been valued at fair value and in Kluster Enterprises Limited at recent round of financing. |
|
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|
||||||||||||
|
SuperSeed II LP's investments are valued in accordance IPEV valuation guidelines, including valuing investments at the price at which third party capital has recently been raised, comparative industry price earnings ratios discounted for marketability and performance of the investment, and net asset valuations for asset based investments. |
|
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|
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|
||||||||||||
|
A reasonably possible change in the net asset value used +/-10.0% would result in: |
|
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|
- |
An increase in carrying value of |
|
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|
- |
A decrease in carrying value of |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||||||||||
|
A reasonably possible change in the recent capital raising price used +/-10.0% would result in: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
- |
An increase in carrying value of |
|
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|
- |
A decrease in carrying value of |
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12 |
Share Capital |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December 2024 |
31 December 2023 |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Number |
£ |
Number |
£ |
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Authorised: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Ordinary Shares of no par value |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
|
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|
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|
|
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|
||||||||||||
|
Issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Allotted and paid up Ordinary Shares of no par value |
2,365,606 |
2,369,743 |
2,365,606 |
2,369,743 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
On 21 June 2024, 100,000 warrants in the Company were issued with an exercise price of 120p. Each warrant shall entitle the warrant holder (VSA Capital Limited) to subscribe in cash for one share at the exercise price. Each warrant was exercisable at any time during the subscription period on or prior to the expiry date, which was 21 December 2024. |
|
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|
|
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|
||||||||||||
|
The subscription rights shall automatically lapse and be of no further effect if they have not been exercised by the expiry date. As at 21 December 2024 the warrants had not been exercised and thus lapsed. There were no warrants outstanding at the year end. |
|
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|
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|
||||||||||||
|
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of a warrant will rank in full for all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after the relevant exercise date and rank pari passu in all other respects with the shares in issue at that date. |
|
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|
||||||||||||
|
Ordinary shareholders are entitled to vote at the general meeting of the Company, to receive dividends and to participate in the results of the Company. |
|
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|
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13 |
Capital risk management |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
The Company's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns to shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. |
|
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|
|
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|
||||||||||||
|
Management assesses the Company's capital requirements in order to maintain an efficient overall financing structure while avoiding excessive leverage. This takes into account the warrants and convertible loan note. The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares, or sell assets to reduce debt. As at 31 December 2024, in addition to the equity, |
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|
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14 |
Related parties |
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|
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|
Joseph Truelove, Andrew Hatton and Mads Jensen were Directors of the Company during the year. Colette Taylor was Alternate Director to Andrew Hatton during the year. |
|
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|
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|
Joseph Truelove earned |
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|
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|
Andrew Hatton and Colette Taylor are employees and Directors of the Administrator, whose services include the provision of the directorship and alternate directorship. During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Company incurred |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Mads Jensen is Managing Partner of the Investment Manager, management fees for the year were |
|
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|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
During 2024 a total of |
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|
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|
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|
||||||||||||
|
Please refer to note 10 of the financial statements for related party transactions with SuperSeed Ventures with respect to credit facility arrangements. |
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On 24 January 2025 the Company drewdown a further |
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On 17 February 2025 the Company invested a further |
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