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British Smaller Companies VCT

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British Smaller Companies VCT

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  • Price (GBX)74.50
  • Today's Change0.00 / 0.00%
  • Shares traded2.00
  • 1 Year change-0.67%
  • Beta0.0648
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About the company

British Smaller Companies VCT plc is a venture capital trust. The Company’s objective is to maximize Total Return and provide investors with a long-term tax-free dividend yield whilst maintaining the Company’s status as a venture capital trust. It seeks to build a broad portfolio of investments in early-stage companies focused on growth, with the aim of spreading the maturity profiles and maximizing return, as well as ensuring compliance with VCT Regulations. The Company invests in United Kingdom-based businesses across a broad range of sectors that blends a mix of businesses operating in established and emerging industries that offer opportunities in the application and development of innovation in their products and services. It invests in the industry sectors, including application software, data, tech-enabled services, cloud & devops, new media, retail & brands, business services, and other sectors. YFM Private Equity Limited acts as a manager of the Company.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)17.61m
  • Net income in GBP11.93m
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees0.00
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Management group(s)YFM Private Equity Limited
AIC sectorVCT Generalist
ISINGB0001403152
Launch date04 Apr 1996
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To invest in UK businesses across a broad range of sectors that blends a mix of businesses operating in established and emerging industries that offer opportunities in the application and development of innovation in their products and services.

Managed by

David Hall

Management & contract fees

Management fee 2% p.a. of the NAV. Performance fee equals to 20% of the amount by which dividends paid in the relevant accounting period exceed GBX4 per Ord once cumulative dividends per Share of GBX10 have been paid. The contract terminable on 12 months notice.

Peer analysis

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Albion Enterprise VCT PLC9.64m3.21m263.09m0.0051.200.9271--27.290.02040.02040.04631.130.0463--5.16--1.547.241.557.3347.2377.9433.3072.48----0.0097.21195.82--327.14----1.36
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Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC-24.41m-32.06m273.76m0.00--0.6013-----0.0635-0.0635-0.04830.9014-0.0505-------6.636.33-6.666.36--81.25--77.91----0.00105.37489.3518.76209.295.25---10.59
British Smaller Companies VCT plc17.61m11.93m278.19m0.0020.480.9304--15.800.03640.03640.05310.80070.0663------4.499.654.499.6776.7385.1267.7381.53----0.0075.70-17.03---36.25----0.00
Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd31.13m19.12m280.44m0.0014.680.8931--9.010.08620.08620.14041.420.0738------4.536.165.607.5587.0987.7861.4273.05----0.2545101.959.05--4.40----0.00
International Biotechnology Trust Plc6.07m-1.17m282.02m0.00--1.20--46.48-0.0414-0.04140.17077.390.0205--34.58---0.39513.16-0.44013.50-2.8873.54-19.2865.01----0.1061115.79-86.38-36.12-103.01----5.05
VH Global Energy Infrastructure PLC-13.13m-19.35m284.19m0.00--0.7116-----0.0481-0.0481-0.03291.01-0.031-------4.56---4.57--------------0.00---150.51---168.28------
NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd10.85m-5.60m291.05m0.00--0.5696--26.84-0.0098-0.00980.01880.88830.0146--1.31---0.75484.74-0.75664.81-28.7073.63-51.6370.05----0.2798114.86-32.51---29.89-----0.3753
Manchester & London Investment Trust plc107.65m101.36m292.41m0.002.990.7138--2.722.582.582.7210.770.2838--354.13--26.7215.1427.1315.8194.8472.1594.15311.75----0.000318.3943.6218.94-16.3433.35--14.87
Aurora UK Alpha PLC24.22m23.01m292.69m0.0015.940.9316--12.080.16680.16680.24542.860.0913--32.73--8.673.788.683.79100.0096.0695.0086.78----0.0034.40-117.33---120.07-----7.79
Octopus Renewables Infrastructr Trst PLC2.66m-4.00m292.81m0.00--0.558--110.24-0.0073-0.00730.00480.99460.0047--0.5215---0.7037---0.7061---99.21---150.64------0.00---6.12---7.25------
CVC Income & Growth Ltd27.07m7.16m296.28m0.0033.541.05--10.950.03460.03460.12351.110.1134------3.001.433.001.4398.7198.5226.4518.91----0.00391.97-15.8523.07-35.26----12.02
Invesco Global Equity Income Trust PLC24.86m22.73m299.06m0.0010.501.12--12.030.36110.36110.39693.370.1199--16.84--10.969.2511.099.8594.8894.2291.4690.05----0.012332.39-20.46---18.93----12.17
Data as of Feb 17 2026. Currency figures normalised to British Smaller Companies VCT's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
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