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About the company
Onward Opportunities Limited is a Guernsey-based closed-ended investment company. The investment objective of the Company is to generate long term capital growth through investing in a portfolio consisting primarily of equity investments in quoted companies. The Company seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of the United Kingdom smaller companies. The investments may be either direct investments made by the Company, or indirect investments made by the Company through similar funds or investment vehicles. The Company’s alternative investment fund manager is FundRock Management Company (Guernsey) Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)4.37m
- Net income in GBP3.00m
- Incorporated2023
- Employees0.00
- LocationOnward Opportunities Limited1 Royal Plaza, Royal AvenueSAINT PETER PORT GY1 2HLGuernseyGGY
- Websitehttps://www.onwardopportunities.co.uk/
Profile
| Management group(s) | FundRock Management Company (Guernsey) Limited |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GG00BMZR1514 |
| Launch date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The Company will seek to generate risk-adjusted absolute returns for Shareholders through investments in UK smaller companies.The Company will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of UK smaller companies that are predominantly listed or admitted to trading on markets operated by the London Stock Exchange, and where it is considered that there is a material potential valuation upside that can be delivered from catalysing strategic, operational or management initiatives.
Managed by
| Laurence Hulse |
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Management & contract fees
The Portfolio Manager recieves 1.5% of NAV upto and including GBP 50M and 1% of NAV above GBP 50M. A Performance Fee shall be payable which shall equal 12.5% of the Excess Return Amount.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC | -25.79m | -56.33m | 37.43m | 0.00 | -- | 1.59 | -- | -- | -0.2024 | -0.2024 | -0.0927 | 0.2826 | -0.1652 | -- | -- | -- | -36.08 | 0.0839 | -36.88 | 0.085 | -- | 66.26 | -- | 1.47 | -- | -24.35 | 0.00 | 8,025.45 | -208.81 | -- | -81.12 | -- | -- | -5.03 |
| Ceiba Investments Ltd | 668.14k | -30.12m | 39.84m | 0.00 | -- | 0.4326 | -- | 59.63 | -0.2187 | -0.2187 | 0.0049 | 0.669 | 0.0052 | -- | 23.21 | -- | -23.57 | -- | -24.27 | -- | -249.39 | 65.43 | -4,507.33 | -154.83 | -- | -0.0944 | 0.1572 | -- | -93.07 | -46.40 | -301.66 | -- | -- | -- |
| Foresight Technology VCT PLC | -1.52m | -2.72m | 40.22m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9569 | -- | -- | -0.0721 | -0.0721 | -0.0367 | 0.9197 | -0.0398 | -- | -- | -- | -7.14 | 10.99 | -7.17 | 11.61 | -- | 78.56 | -- | 70.27 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 233.86 | -1,190.35 | -- | -168.59 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cavendish PLC | 56.36m | 1.45m | 41.04m | 203.00 | 27.46 | 1.05 | 11.77 | 0.7281 | 0.0039 | 0.0039 | 0.1491 | 0.1012 | 0.6878 | -- | 1.86 | 286,086.30 | 1.77 | 1.69 | 3.07 | 2.54 | -- | 33.24 | 2.58 | 2.22 | -- | -- | 0.1454 | 186.93 | 15.81 | 16.41 | 121.57 | -0.182 | -4.88 | 13.75 |
| Blackrock Incm and Grwth Invsnt Trst PLC | 6.72m | 5.85m | 42.72m | 0.00 | 7.53 | 0.931 | 7.30 | 6.36 | 0.3039 | 0.3039 | 0.3472 | 2.46 | 0.1322 | -- | 12.17 | -- | 11.51 | 10.51 | 12.93 | 11.70 | 90.86 | 92.72 | 87.04 | 87.36 | -- | -- | 0.1158 | 30.89 | -11.31 | -- | -14.44 | -- | -- | 1.35 |
| Gabelli Merchant Partners PLC | 1.06m | 3.18m | 43.65m | 0.00 | 13.58 | 0.8194 | -- | 41.06 | 0.6334 | 0.6334 | 0.2115 | 10.50 | 0.02 | -- | 1.85 | -- | 5.97 | 5.28 | 6.12 | 5.44 | -29.98 | -21.76 | 299.45 | 376.28 | -- | -- | 0.0007 | 56.90 | -38.88 | 9.42 | 118.12 | 34.26 | -- | -19.73 |
| Digital 9 Infrastructure PLC | -111.60m | -120.00m | 45.08m | 0.00 | -- | 0.1592 | -- | -- | -0.1387 | -0.1387 | -0.129 | 0.3272 | -0.322 | -- | -- | -- | -34.62 | -17.38 | -34.98 | -18.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -71.58 | -- | -63.92 | -- | -- | -- |
| Eight Capital Partners PLC | 115.00k | 20.55m | 46.48m | 1.00 | 2.22 | 1.40 | 2.26 | 404.19 | 0.4383 | 0.4371 | 0.0024 | 0.6952 | 0.0048 | -- | 0.1506 | 115,000.00 | 86.08 | -7.66 | 90.31 | -10.37 | -- | -- | 17,873.04 | -551.97 | -- | -- | 0.0008 | -- | 700.00 | -- | 198.12 | -- | -- | -- |
| RM Infrastructure Income PLC | -293.00k | -3.15m | 47.03m | 0.00 | -- | 0.775 | -- | -- | -0.0441 | -0.0441 | -0.0032 | 0.80 | -0.0034 | -- | -- | -- | -3.67 | 3.71 | -3.84 | 4.24 | -- | 81.57 | -- | 57.07 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 160.27 | -34.87 | -13.55 | -2.94 | -17.30 | -- | -3.29 |
| Octopus Future Generations Vct PLC | 1.39m | 852.00k | 47.49m | -- | 52.20 | 0.8992 | -- | 34.19 | 0.0152 | 0.0152 | 0.0259 | 0.8841 | 0.028 | -- | 3.38 | -- | 1.72 | -- | 1.73 | -- | 33.05 | -- | 61.34 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Onward Opportunities Ltd | 4.37m | 3.00m | 47.70m | 0.00 | 10.32 | 1.13 | -- | 10.92 | 0.141 | 0.141 | 0.1885 | 1.28 | 0.1623 | -- | 45.24 | -- | 11.16 | -- | 11.24 | -- | 76.78 | -- | 68.76 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 201.41 | -- | 214.87 | -- | -- | -- |
| Calculus VCT PLC | 3.03m | 1.81m | 47.92m | 0.00 | 21.56 | 0.9569 | -- | 15.82 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.039 | 0.5643 | 0.0676 | -- | 4.79 | -- | 4.03 | 2.30 | 4.07 | 2.32 | 72.53 | 65.12 | 59.66 | 46.19 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 217.45 | 374.34 | -- | 341.50 | -- | -- | -1.61 |
| Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust PLC | 1.95m | 922.00k | 50.40m | 0.00 | 56.52 | 0.6193 | -- | 25.82 | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 0.0238 | 1.03 | 0.0228 | -- | 3.96 | -- | 1.08 | -- | 1.09 | -- | 68.34 | -- | 47.23 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -26.45 | -- | -12.11 | -- | -- | -- |
| Life Settlement Assets PLC | 5.04m | -638.12k | 50.45m | 0.00 | -- | 0.6835 | -- | 10.01 | -0.0176 | -0.0176 | 0.1509 | 2.28 | 0.0645 | -- | 0.4889 | -- | -0.8165 | 2.39 | -0.8314 | 2.46 | 66.91 | 42.36 | -12.66 | 22.95 | -- | 0.6179 | 0.00 | 163.04 | -34.61 | -18.35 | -84.65 | -44.66 | -- | -- |
| Schroder British Opportunities Trust PLC | 2.97m | 1.85m | 51.73m | 0.00 | 27.94 | 0.637 | -- | 17.45 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.0401 | 1.10 | 0.0361 | -- | 1.62 | -- | 2.25 | -- | 2.27 | -- | 84.65 | -- | 62.43 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -49.11 | -- | -82.09 | -- | -- | -- |
| Riverstone Energy Ltd | -37.79m | -44.51m | 51.97m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9611 | -- | -- | -1.14 | -1.14 | -0.9899 | 7.37 | -0.1239 | -- | -- | -- | -14.60 | 0.9804 | -14.62 | 0.9824 | -- | -- | -- | 31.10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | -574.51 | -- | -3,412.74 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Dowgate Wealth Ltd.as of 30 Dec 2025 | 9.78m | 29.82% |
| Callanish Capital Ltd.as of 19 Jan 2026 | 1.82m | 5.55% |
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 15 Jan 2026 | 1.80m | 5.48% |
| Hawksmoor Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2025 | 595.56k | 1.82% |
