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Independent Investment Trust PLC
08 February 2019
The Independent Investment Trust PLC
Annual Financial Report
This is the Annual Financial Report of The Independent
Investment Trust PLC as required to be published under DTR 4 of the
UKLA Listing Rules.
The financial information set out in this Annual Financial
Report does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the
years ended 30 November 2017 or 30 November 2018 but is derived
from those accounts. The Company's auditors have reported on the
annual report and financial statements for 2017 and 2018; their
reports were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by
way of emphasis, and did not contain statements under 498(2) or
498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year
ended 30 November 2017 have been filed with the Registrar of
Companies and the statutory accounts for the year ended 30 November
2018 will be delivered to the Registrar in due course.
The annual report and financial Statements for the year ended 30
November 2018, including the Notice of Annual General Meeting, has
been submitted electronically to the National Storage Mechanism and
will shortly be available for inspection at
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and is also available on the
Independent Investment Trust's website at:
www.independentinvestmenttrust.co.uk.
Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents
of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website
(or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this
announcement.
Baillie Gifford & Co
Company Secretaries
8 February 2019
Chairman's Statement
Over the year to 30 November 2018, our company produced a net
asset value (NAV) total return of -10.8%, following a steep fall
from a high point reached only a few weeks previously. Over the
same period, theoretical investments in the FTSE All-Share Index
and the FTSE World Index would have produced total returns of -1.5%
and 6.0% respectively. The greater part of our reversal came from
falls in large holdings which had previously enjoyed strong rises
and which for the most part continue to trade satisfactorily. This
derating was compounded by disappointments from initial public
offerings, a field in which we had perhaps become overconfident
following earlier successes.
The disappointing results have weighed upon the rating of our
own shares, which moved from a premium of 7.2% at 30 November 2017
to a discount of 1.2% at 30 November 2018, producing a share price
total return of -17.9%.
The downturn in our portfolio towards our year end reflected, to
a greater degree, the worldwide downturn in equity markets. A sense
that the US economy may now be approaching full capacity while
running a budget deficit of around record proportions has provoked
fears of monetary tightening, the consequences of which could
ripple through markets around the world. For the last ten years
markets have been sustained by quantitative easing and
extraordinarily low interest rates, and it is difficult to assess
the implications of a cessation, or reversal, of this experiment.
More particular uncertainties include the apparent over-extension
of a credit boom in China, the inherent design faults of the
eurozone, and, with particular reference to our domestically based
holdings such as housebuilders, Brexit.
The main changes in sectoral distribution have been a reduction
in our housebuilding exposure (largely attributable to falling
share prices), a reduction in our retailing stake (attributable to
both sales and falling share prices) and an increase in our travel
and leisure holdings (attributable to net purchases). We ended our
year with available cash balances of 8.5% (7.1% at 30 November
2017) of shareholders' funds. Further comments on the portfolio can
be found in the Managing Director's Report below.
Despite our travails in the year under review, our long term
record remains respectable: for the period from inception in
October 2000 to 30 November 2018, we produced an NAV total return
of 688%, equivalent to a rate of roughly 12.2% per annum, of which
2.9% per annum can be offset by RPI inflation. By comparison, the
notional return available from the FTSE All-Share Index over the
period amounted to 142%, or 5.0% per annum.
Earnings per share for the year were 10.53p (9.2p in 2017).
Balancing the buoyancy of our revenue account against an uncertain
outlook, we have decided to recommend a final dividend of 5p (4p in
2017), making a total regular dividend of 7p (6p in 2017). In
addition, we are proposing a special dividend of 3p (2p in 2017).
Both will be paid on 8 April with an ex dividend date of 21
February.
Our ongoing charges ratio fell from 0.25% to 0.21%. This ratio
is calculated using the daily average of our net assets as its
denominator. If the denominator had been the year end level of our
net assets, the ratio would have been 0.25%. Even at this level, it
would have been one of the lowest - if not the lowest - in the
industry.
In the latter part of our year, our shares briefly traded at a
discount to NAV and we were able to buy back 100,000 at a discount
of 2.5%. In normal market conditions we are keen to buy back shares
when this can be done on terms that are in the best interests of
shareholders generally.
It has always been one of our investment objectives to run our
winners. All of our top six holdings have done well, and most have
done extremely well, over their lives in the portfolio. Because of
our reluctance to reduce them, this meant that they made up a very
substantial part of the portfolio at the end of September. Despite
the absence of any serious trading issues emerging, all six shares
were hit hard in the last two months of our year. This has led us
to the conclusion that our enthusiasm for running winners left us
with an excessive level of concentration within the portfolio.
Since 30 November, we have been working to reduce the level of
concentration by making sales of some of these holdings and adding
the proceeds to our cash balances, which are likely to be higher
than they have been in recent years until we can develop more
confidence in the outlook. Against the generally worrying
background we take comfort from the fact that most of our companies
continue to trade in line with our expectations.
Once again, we should like to encourage you to come to the AGM,
which is to be held in the Baillie Gifford offices at Calton Square
at 4.30pm on 13 March 2019. It will help our planning if we know
how many shareholders are likely to attend, and I shall be grateful
if you will mark the proxy form accordingly and return it to the
Company's registrars. I look forward to seeing as many of you as
possible there.
Douglas McDougall
25 January 2019
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
For a definition of Terms see Glossary of Terms.
Total return information is sourced from Baillie
Gifford/Refinitive and relevant underlying index providers. See
disclaimer at the end of this announcement.
Managing Director's Report
Our performance over the year has been covered in the Chairman's
Statement.
After the successes of the previous year, our technology and
telecommunications holdings had a difficult time in the year under
review: a stake worth GBP79m (adjusted for the reclassification of
our computer games holdings) at 30 November 2017 had fallen in
value to GBP72.7m at 30 November 2018 despite net purchases of
GBP4.4m. Most of this decline can be attributed to our investment
in Alfa Financial Software, which suffered from a combination of
softer market conditions and rescheduling of client contracts. We
have not sold out of Alfa because we believe its business to be
fundamentally sound. Blue Prism and FDM were both affected by the
general derating of technology stocks, while our new purchases,
Seeing Machines and Zoo Digital, also fared poorly. In the case of
Seeing Machines the problem was that of translating a great
technology into a commercially profitable product, while Zoo
Digital was temporarily hurt by a reorganization at an important
client. Both companies still appear to have considerable potential.
Herald was another, albeit minor, victim of the change in sentiment
towards technology stocks, while Gamma Communications and Kainos
both delivered strong performances.
The reclassification of our computer games companies has led to
our travel and leisure stake becoming the second most important in
the portfolio: after net purchases of GBP7.7m, it rose in value
from GBP43.3m to GBP50.3m. The performance of the games companies
marred an otherwise good showing: the Frontier Developments share
price fell sharply when it became clear that sales of its Jurassic
World Evolution game, although good, would not match the most
optimistic expectations. The fall in the price of Codemasters is
attributable to the disappointing launch of a new franchise,
although the impact of this on its overall results was outweighed
by the strength of its existing franchises. Among our more
traditional holdings, good showings from Gym Group and Hollywood
Bowl easily offset the effect of a modest decline in the share
price of On The Beach. All three companies produced good results,
with those from On The Beach remarkable for having been achieved in
difficult market conditions.
Our big housing stake had a very tough year: worth GBP59.4m at
30 November 2017, it had fallen in value to GBP41.3m by 30 November
2018, after net sales of GBP0.7m. This reflects a clear
deterioration in the industry's immediate outlook: hesitancy at the
upper end of the market, already evident a year ago, has
intensified and shown recent signs of spreading to the lower end of
the market. Making precise predictions about the housing market is,
in our view, a fools' game, but a market decline on the scale that
appears to be discounted in sector share prices seems improbable to
us, even in the event of a hard Brexit. The balance sheet strength
of all our holdings, in contrast to the situation in 2008, leaves
us confident that all will survive even the most severe of housing
recessions without the need for further equity financing. We sold
McCarthy and Stone, which appeared particularly vulnerable to price
pressure at the higher end of the market, but we currently intend
to persevere with our other holdings on the basis of the
considerable long term potential we see in their current
valuations. An investment in the housing finance company, Urban
Exposure, was sold when it became clear that forecasts made at the
time of its flotation would not be met.
It was a mixed year for our business services holdings. Midwich
continued to trade well and saw its shares perform resiliently.
Eddie Stobart Logistics also delivered a satisfactory trading
performance, but its shares suffered a sharp derating. Our new
holding, the innovative conference call company Loop Up, traded
strongly, but saw its share price fall heavily towards the end of
the period as part of the general derating of high growth
companies. Overall, the value of our business services holdings
rose from GBP25.9m at 30 November 2017 to GBP29.1m at 30 November
2018 after a single purchase amounting to GBP5.8m.
Retailing has once again been a problem area for us. The
optimism we expressed a year ago as to the resilience of Footasylum
and Quiz, the two clothing retailers we bought in 2017, in a tough
trading environment has proved misplaced. We sold Footasylum at a
big loss, but have held onto Quiz, which remains profitable and has
a strong balance sheet. We also sold out of our old favourite
Dunelm as it appeared to struggle with the migration of retail
business to the internet. Subsequent results from the company
suggest that, not for the first time, we have underestimated the
quality of its management. Motorpoint traded well and was rewarded
with a good share price performance, while Joules also traded well
but saw its shares derated. This was also true of our one new
purchase, the discount retailer The Works.co.uk. Overall, a stake
worth GBP31.7m at 30 November 2017 had fallen in value to GBP16.8m
by 30 November 2018 after net sales of GBP5.6m.
Elsewhere in the portfolio, both Fever-Tree and Ashtead produced
strong results during the year only to see their share prices fall.
The Polar Capital Insurance Fund benefited from the strength of the
dollar. Our new energy holding, the shale oil producer Concho
Resources, registered a marginal sterling loss between purchase and
our year end, but the oilfield services company RPC fell sharply as
its business was affected by oil transportation problems in the
Permian Basin. NAHL, Medica and Luceco all produced disappointing
results and were punished accordingly. The last named was sold at a
considerable loss.
Max Ward
25 January 2019
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
List of Investments as at 30 November 2018
Value Gains/ Value
2017 Net transactions (losses) 2018
Sector Name GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 %
---------------------- ------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------- --------- ------
Housing Bellway 6,918 - (1,836) 5,082 1.7
Crest Nicholson 15,105 4,485 (5,902) 13,688 4.6
McCarthy & Stone 8,220 (6,670) (1,550) - -
Persimmon 5,074 - (1,274) 3,800 1.3
Redrow 24,040 - (5,312) 18,728 6.3
Urban Exposure (bought
and sold during the
year) - 1,512 (1,512) - -
59,357 (673) (17,386) 41,298 13.9
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Industrials Ashtead Group 18,990 - (1,400) 17,590 5.9
Retailing Dunelm Group 10,522 (8,493) (2,029) - -
Footasylum 4,100 (400) (3,700) - -
Joules Group 4,050 - (540) 3,510 1.2
Land of Leather* - (6) 6 - -
Motorpoint 8,325 - 1,125 9,450 3.1
Quiz 4,740 592 (3,871) 1,461 0.5
TheWorks.co.uk - 2,680 (335) 2,345 0.8
--------- ----------------- ---------- --------- ------
31,737 (5,627) (9,344) 16,766 5.6
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Consumer Services NAHL Group 2,614 1,299 (1,338) 2,575 0.9
Consumer Goods Luceco 7,251 (2,095) (5,156) - -
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Codemasters Group
Travel and Leisure Holdings - 7,397 (1,447) 5,950 2.0
Frontier Developments 8,450 - (2,860) 5,590 1.9
Hollywood Bowl Group 7,120 - 680 7,800 2.6
On the Beach Group 21,264 (1,967) (69) 19,228 6.4
Team 17 Group - 5,566 584 6,150 2.1
The Gym Group 6,450 (3,293) 2,423 5,580 1.9
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43,284 7,703 (689) 50,298 16.9
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Business Services Eddie Stobart Logistics 10,920 - (3,010) 7,910 2.7
Loop Up - 5,800 (797) 5,003 1.7
Midwich 15,000 - 1,200 16,200 5.4
25,920 5,800 (2,607) 29,113 9.8
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Technology and
Telecommunications Alfa Financial Software 12,123 - (8,823) 3,300 1.1
Blue Prism 27,262 (1,741) (1,925) 23,596 7.9
FDM Group 14,213 - (1,478) 12,735 4.3
Gamma Communications 3,015 - 1,005 4,020 1.4
Herald Investment Trust 17,640 - (315) 17,325 5.8
Kainos Group 4,725 (1,973) 1,488 4,240 1.4
Seeing Machines - Australia - 5,143 (343) 4,800 1.6
Zoo Digital Group - 3,021 (361) 2,660 0.9
78,978 4,450 (10,752) 72,676 24.4
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Beverages Fever-Tree Drinks 29,160 (16,040) 10,800 23,920 8.0
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Healthcare Medica Group 8,480 - (2,840) 5,640 1.9
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Financials Integrafin Holdings - (241) 241 - -
Polar Capital Global
Insurance Fund -
Ireland 4,789 (26) 288 5,051 1.7
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4,789 (267) 529 5,051 1.7
Energy/Oilfield
Services Concho Resources - USA - 5,174 (67) 5,107 1.7
RPC - USA 3,552 - (1,502) 2,050 0.7
3,552 5,174 (1,569) 7,157 2.4
Total Investments 314,112 (276) (41,752) 272,084 91.4
Net Liquid Assets 24,339 1,152 (2) 25,489 8.6
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Shareholders'
Funds 338,451 876 (41,754) 297,573 100.0
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All holdings are in equities domiciled in the UK unless
otherwise stated. * Company dissolved on 20 July 2018
Key Performance Indicators
The key performance indicators (KPIs) used to measure the
progress and performance of the Company over time are established
industry measures and are as follows:
3/4 the movement in net asset value per ordinary share on a total return basis;
3/4 the discount or premium of the share price to the net asset value; and
3/4 the ongoing charges.
An explanation of these measures can be found in the Glossary of
Terms at the end of this annoucement.
In addition to the above, the board also has regard to the total
return of the FTSE All-Share Index and considers the performance of
comparable companies.
The Long Term Record on pages 7 and 8 of the annual report and
financial statements provides detailed performance information
since inception. The net asset value total return for the year is
contained in the Chairman's Statement along with information on the
discount and ongoing charges.
Future Developments of the Company
The outlook for the Company is dependent to a significant degree
on economic events and the financial markets. Further comments on
the outlook for the Company and its investment portfolio are
included in the Chairman's Statement above.
Market Purchases of Own Shares
At the last Annual General Meeting the Company was granted
authority to purchase up to 8,314,953 ordinary shares (equivalent
to 14.99% of its issued share capital), such authority to expire at
the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in respect
of the year ended 30 November 2018. During the year to 30 November
2018 the Company bought back 100,000 ordinary shares (nominal value
GBP25,000, representing 0.2% of the called up share capital at 30
November 2017) on the London Stock Exchange for cancellation. The
total consideration for these shares was GBP526,000. 50,000
ordinary shares were bought back by the Company between 1 December
2018 and 23 January 2019, the latest practicable date prior to
publication of this report, for total consideration of
GBP245,000.
The principal reasons for share buybacks are to address any
imbalance between the supply and demand for the Company's shares
and to increase the net asset value per remaining share. The
Company may either cancel bought-back shares immediately or hold
them 'in treasury' and then:
i) sell such shares (or any of them) for cash (or its equivalent
under the Companies Act 2006); or
ii) cancel the shares (or any of them).
Shares will only be resold from treasury at a price at or above
net asset value per share. No shares were held in treasury as at 23
January 2019, and no such holdings are planned.
Related Party Transactions
The directors' fees and shareholdings are detailed in the
Directors' Remuneration Report on page 24 of the annual report and
financial statements. With the exception of Max Ward, the managing
director, no director has a contract of service with the Company.
Details of Mr Ward's contract for services are set out on page 23
of the annual report and financial statements. During the year no
director was interested in any contract or other matter requiring
disclosure under section 412 of the Companies Act 2006.
Principal Risks
As explained on pages 19 and 20 of the annual report and
financial statements there is a process for identifying, evaluating
and managing the risks faced by the Company on a regular basis. The
directors have carried out a robust assessment of the principal
risks facing the Company, including those that would threaten its
business model, future performance, solvency or liquidity. There
have been no significant changes to the principal risks during the
year. A description of these risks and how they are being managed
or mitigated is set out below:
Financial risk
The Company's assets consist mainly of listed securities and its
principal financial risks are therefore market related and include
market risk (comprising currency risk, interest rate risk and other
price risk), liquidity risk and credit risk. An explanation of
those risks and how they are managed is contained below. To
mitigate this risk, at each board meeting the composition and
diversification of the portfolio by geographical and industrial
sectors are considered along with sales and purchases of
investments. Individual investments are discussed with the managing
director together with his general views on the various investment
markets and sectors.
Investment strategy risk
Pursuing an investment strategy to fulfil the Company's
objective which the market perceives to be unattractive or
inappropriate, or an ineffective implementation of an attractive or
appropriate strategy, may lead to reduced returns for shareholders
and, as a result, a decreased demand for the Company's shares. This
may lead to the Company's shares trading at a widening discount to
their Net Asset Value. To mitigate this risk, the board regularly
reviews and monitors: the Company's objective and investment policy
and strategy; the investment portfolio and its performance; the
level of discount/premium to Net Asset Value at which the shares
trade; and movements in the share register.
Regulatory risk
Failure to comply with applicable legal and regulatory
requirements such as the tax rules for investment trusts, the UKLA
Listing Rules, the Companies Act and the Alternative Investment
Fund Managers Regulations 2013 could lead to suspension of the
Company's Stock Exchange listing, financial penalties, a qualified
audit report or to the Company being subject to tax on capital
gains. To mitigate this risk, the practical measures to ensure
compliance with regulations and with company law, and to provide
effective and efficient operations as they relate to secretarial
and administrative matters, have been delegated to Baillie Gifford
& Co. Baillie Gifford's Internal Audit and Compliance
departments provide regular reports to the audit committee on
Baillie Gifford's monitoring programmes. Major regulatory change
could impose disproportionate compliance burdens on the Company or
threaten the viability of the investment trust structure. In such
circumstances representation would be made to defend the special
circumstances of investment trusts. Shareholder documents and
announcements, including the Company's published interim and annual
report and financial statements, are subject to stringent review
processes and procedures are in place to ensure adherence to the
Transparency Directive and the Market Abuse Directive with
reference to inside information.
Custody risk
Safe custody of the Company's assets may be compromised through
control failures by the Company's custodian, including breaches of
cyber security. To mitigate this risk, cash and portfolio holdings
are regularly reconciled to the custodian's records by Baillie
Gifford & Co. In addition, the existence of assets is subject
to annual external audit. The audit committee reviewed Baillie
Gifford's Report on Internal Controls which details the controls in
place regarding the recording and reconciliation of cash and
portfolio holdings to third party data. The custodian's Internal
Controls Reports are reviewed by Baillie Gifford & Co and a
summary of the key points is provided to the audit committee by
Baillie Gifford & Co's Business Risk department.
Operational risk
Risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal
controls, processes and systems, or from external events. To
mitigate this risk, Baillie Gifford's Internal Audit and Compliance
departments provide regular reports to the audit committee. The
board also reviews Baillie Gifford's Report on Internal Controls
and the reports by other key service providers are reviewed by
Baillie Gifford on behalf of the board. In addition, Baillie
Gifford has a comprehensive business continuity plan which
facilitates continued operations of the business in the event of a
service disruption or major disaster.
Discount risk
The discount/premium at which the Company's shares trade
relative to its Net Asset Value can change. The risk of a widening
discount is that it may undermine investor confidence in the
Company. To manage this risk, the board monitors the level of
discount/premium at which the shares trade and the Company has
authority to buy back its existing shares when deemed by the board
to be in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders.
Political risk
The board is of the view that political change in areas in which
the Company invests or may invest may increasingly have practical
consequences for the Company. To mitigate this risk, developments
are closely monitored and considered by the board. The board has
noted the UK Government's intention that the UK should leave the
European Union on 29 March 2019. Whilst there is considerable
uncertainty at present, the board will continue to monitor
developments as they occur and assess the potential consequences
for the Company's future activities.
Resource risk
As the Company is self managed and has only two employees (the
managing director and full-time portfolio manager of the portfolio,
Max Ward, and an office manager) the loss of personnel may
adversely impact investment performance. To mitigate this risk,
contingency plans are in place to deal with any loss of personnel.
Secretarial and accounting functions are contracted out to Baillie
Gifford & Co and are not subject to resource risk.
Viability Statement
In accordance with provision C.2.2 of the 2016 UK Corporate
Governance Code, the directors have assessed the prospects of the
Company over a five year period. The directors believe this period
to be appropriate as it is reflective of the Company's investment
and planning timeframe and, in the absence of any adverse change to
the regulatory environment and the favourable tax treatment
afforded to UK investment trusts, is a period over which they do
not expect there to be any significant change to the current
principal risks and to the adequacy of the mitigating controls in
place. The directors do not envisage any change in strategy or
objectives or any events that would prevent the Company from
continuing to operate over that period.
In making this assessment the directors have taken into account
the Company's current position and its self-managed status and have
conducted a robust assessment of the Company's principal risks and
uncertainties detailed on pages 10 to 12 of the annual report and
financial statements. Although the Company has the authority to buy
back up to 14.99% of its issued share capital, which is renewed
annually, there is no stated discount control mechanism in place.
The directors have also considered the Company's investment
objective and policy, its dividend policy, the nature of its
assets, its liabilities and projected income and expenditure. The
Company is not permitted to employ gearing whilst it continues to
be a small registered UK AIFM, its ongoing charges are a very small
percentage of its assets (2018 - 0.21%; 2017 - 0.25%) and the vast
majority of the Company's investments are readily realizable and
can be sold to meet liabilities as they fall due. Contingency plans
are in place to deal with any loss of key personnel. In the event
of the departure of the managing director, which is not foreseen
within the indicated timespan, the board would endeavour to present
shareholders with an option to realize their investment at around
liquidating value, being the net asset value less expenses relating
to the liquidation of the Company, or to convert to another
investment trust.
Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operation
and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the next five
years.
Going Concern
Having assessed the principal risks and other matters set out in
the Viability Statement above, the directors consider it
appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in
preparing these financial statements and confirm that they are not
aware of any material uncertainties which may affect the Company's
ability to continue to do so over a period of at least twelve
months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
Financial Instruments
As an investment trust, the Company invests in equities and
makes other investments so as to achieve its investment objective
of providing good absolute returns over long periods by investing
the great majority of its assets in quoted securities and, if
appropriate, index futures. In pursuing its investment objective,
the Company is exposed to various types of risk that are associated
with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests.
These risks are categorised here as market risk (comprising
currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), liquidity
risk and credit risk. The board monitors closely the Company's
exposures to these risks but does so in order to reduce the
likelihood of a permanent loss of capital rather than to minimise
short-term volatility. Risk provides the potential for both losses
and gains. In assessing risk, the board encourages the managing
director to exploit the opportunities that risk affords.
The risk management policies and procedures outlined in this
note have not changed substantially from the previous accounting
period.
Market Risk
The fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument or
other investment held by the Company may fluctuate because of
changes in market prices. This market risk comprises three elements
- currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk. The board
of directors reviews and agrees policies for managing these risks
and the Company's managing director both assesses the exposure to
market risk when making individual investment decisions and
monitors the overall level of market risk across the investment
portfolio.
Details of the Company's investment portfolio are shown above.
There were no derivative financial instrument holdings during the
year.
Currency Risk
Some of the Company's assets, liabilities and income are
denominated in currencies other than sterling (the Company's
functional currency and that in which it reports its results).
Consequently, movements in exchange rates may affect the sterling
value of those items.
The managing director monitors the Company's exposure to foreign
currencies and reports to the board on a regular basis. He assesses
the risk to the Company of the foreign currency exposure by
considering the effect on the Company's net asset value and income
of a movement in the rates of exchange to which the Company's
assets, liabilities, income and expenses are exposed. However, the
country in which a company is listed is not necessarily where it
earns its profits. The effect of movement in exchange rates on
overseas earnings may have a more significant impact upon a
company's valuation than that arising from a simple translation of
the currency in which the company is quoted.
Foreign currency borrowings and forward currency contracts may
be used to limit the Company's exposure to anticipated future
changes in exchange rates which might otherwise adversely affect
the value of the portfolio of investments. At 30 November 2018 the
Company had no such borrowings or contracts.
Exposure to currency risk through asset allocation, which is
calculated by reference to the currency in which the asset or
liability is quoted, is shown below.
Cash and cash Debtors and
Investments equivalents creditors* Net exposure
At 30 November 2018 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
US dollar 7,157 - 23 7,180
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Total exposure to
currency risk 7,157 - 23 7,180
Sterling 264,927 25,794 (328) 290,393
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272,084 25,794 (305) 297,573
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* Includes net non-monetary assets of GBP56,000.
Cash and cash Debtors and
Investments equivalents creditors* Net exposure
At 30 November 2017 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
US dollar 3,552 - 18 3,570
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Total exposure to
currency risk 3,552 - 18 3,570
Sterling 310,560 23,704 617 334,881
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314,112 23,704 635 338,451
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* Includes net non-monetary assets of GBP47,000.
Currency Risk Sensitivity
At 30 November 2018, if sterling had strengthened by 5% in
relation to all currencies, with all other variables held constant,
total net assets and total return on ordinary activities would have
decreased by the amounts shown below. A 5% weakening of sterling
against all currencies, with all other variables held constant,
would have had an equal but opposite effect on the financial
statement amounts. The analysis is performed on the same basis for
2017.
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
----------- --------- ---------
US dollar 359 179
----------- --------- ---------
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate movements may affect directly:
3/4 the fair value of any investments in fixed interest rate securities;
3/4 the level of income receivable on cash deposits;
3/4 the fair value of any fixed-rate borrowings; and
3/4 the interest payable on any variable rate borrowings.
Interest rate movements may also have an impact upon the market
value of investments outwith fixed income securities. The effect of
interest rate movements upon the earnings of a company may have a
significant impact upon the valuation of that company's equity.
The possible effects on fair value and cashflows that could
arise as a result of changes in interest rates are taken into
account when making investment decisions and when entering into
borrowing agreements.
The board reviews on a regular basis the amount of investments
in cash and fixed income securities and the income receivable on
cash deposits, floating rate notes and other similar
investments.
The Company may finance part of its activities through
borrowings at approved levels. The amount of any such borrowings
and the approved levels are monitored and reviewed regularly by the
board. Movements in interest rates, to the extent that they affect
the market value of the Company's fixed rate borrowings, if any,
may also affect the valuation of the Company's shares in relation
to its net asset value.
Cash deposits generally comprise call or short-term money market
deposits of less than one month which are repayable on demand. The
benchmark rate which determines the interest payments received on
cash balances is the bank base rate.
There have been no significant changes to the interest rate risk
profile of the Company's financial assets during the year. There
were no financial assets subject to interest rate risk at 30
November 2018 and 30 November 2017 other than the cash and cash
equivalents shown in the credit risk exposure table below.
Interest Rate Risk Sensitivity
The weighted average interest rate on cash balances held at 30
November 2018 was 0.3% (2017 - 0.3%). An increase of 100 basis
points in interest rates at 30 November 2018 would, over a full
year, have increased the net return on ordinary activities after
taxation by GBP258,000 (2017 - increased by GBP237,000) and would
have increased the net asset value per share by 0.47p (2017 -
increased by 0.43p). The calculations are based on the cash
balances as at the respective Balance Sheet dates and are not
representative of the year as a whole.
Other Price Risk
Changes in market prices other than those arising from interest
rate risk or currency risk may also affect the value of the
Company's net assets.
The board manages the market price risks inherent in the
investment portfolio by ensuring full and timely access to relevant
information from the managing director. The board meets regularly
and at each meeting reviews investment performance, the investment
portfolio and the rationale for the current investment positioning
to ensure consistency with the Company's objectives and investment
policies. The portfolio does not seek to reproduce any index.
Investments are selected based upon the merit of individual
companies and therefore performance may well diverge from
comparative indices.
Other Price Risk Sensitivity
A full list of the Company's investments by broad industrial or
commercial sector is given above. In addition, an analysis of the
investment portfolio is contained in the Managing Director's
Report.
91% (2017 - 93%) of the Company's net assets are invested in
equities. A 5% increase in equity valuations at 30 November 2018
would have increased net assets and total return on ordinary
activities by GBP13,604,000 (2017 - GBP15,706,000). A decrease of
5% would have had an equal but opposite effect.
Liquidity Risk
This is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in
meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities.
Liquidity risk is not significant as the majority of the
Company's investment assets are in securities that are readily
realizable. The board provides guidance to the managing director as
to the maximum exposure to any one holding and to the maximum
aggregate exposure to substantial holdings.
The Company's liabilities at 30 November 2018 are all due within
3 months.
Credit Risk
This is the risk that a failure of a counterparty to a
transaction to discharge its obligations under that transaction
could result in the Company suffering a loss.
This risk is managed as follows:
3/4 where the managing director makes an investment in a bond or
other security with credit risk, that credit risk is assessed and
then compared to the prospective investment return of the security
in question;
3/4 the Company's listed investments are held on its behalf by
The Bank of New York Mellon, the Company's custodian. Bankruptcy or
insolvency of the custodian may cause the exercise of the Company's
rights with respect to securities held by the custodian to be
delayed. The company secretaries monitor the Company's risk by
reviewing the custodian's internal control reports and reporting
their findings to the board;
3/4 investment transactions are carried out with a large number
of brokers whose creditworthiness is reviewed by the managing
director. Transactions are ordinarily undertaken on a delivery
versus payment basis whereby the Company's custodian bank ensures
that the counterparty to any transaction entered into by the
Company has delivered on its obligations before any transfer of
cash or securities away from the Company is completed;
3/4 cash is only held at banks that have been approved by the board as creditworthy.
Credit Risk Exposure
The exposure to credit risk at 30 November was:
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents 25,794 23,704
Debtors 210 751
--------------------------- --------- ---------
26,004 24,455
--------------------------- --------- ---------
None of the Company's financial assets are past due or
impaired.
Capital Management
The capital of the Company is its share capital and reserves as
set out in notes 11 and 12 of the annual report and financial
statements. The objective of the Company is to provide good
absolute returns over long periods by investing the great majority
of its assets in UK and international quoted securities and, if
appropriate, index futures. The Company's investment policy is set
out on pages 9 and 10 of the annual report and financial
statements. In pursuit of the Company's objective, the board has a
responsibility for ensuring the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern and details of the related risks and how they are
managed are set out above.
Shares may be issued and/or repurchased as explained on pages 15
and 16 of the annual report and financial statements and any
changes to the share capital during the year are set out in note 12
of the annual report and financial statements. The Company does not
have any externally imposed capital requirements.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Investments in securities as disclosed in note 8 on page 40 of
the annual report and financial statements are financial assets
held at fair value through profit or loss. In accordance with FRS
102, all of the Company's investments are classified as level 1
within the fair value hierarchy described below, which reflects the
reliability and significance of the information used to measure
their fair value. All of the Company's investments as at 30
November 2017 were also classified as level 1. For all other
financial assets and liabilities, carrying value approximates to
fair value.
Fair Value Hierarchy
The fair value hierarchy used to analyse the basis on which the
fair values of financial instruments held at fair value through the
profit or loss account are measured is described below. Fair value
measurements are categorized on the basis of the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Level 1 - using unadjusted quoted prices for identical
instruments in an active market;
Level 2 - using inputs, other than quoted prices included within
Level 1, that are directly or indirectly observable (based on
market data); and
Level 3 - using inputs that are unobservable (for which market
data is unavailable).
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities in Respect of the
Annual Report and the Financial Statements
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report
and the 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 financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including FRS 102
'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland'. 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 of the Company for that period. In preparing
these financial statements, the directors are required to:
3/4 select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
3/4 make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
3/4 state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been
followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and
explained in the financial statements; and
3/4 prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will
continue in business.
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. The
Directors are also responsible both for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for the maintenance and integrity of the Company's
website, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities (in the case of the
safeguarding of assets) and also for the preservation of the
website integrity. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the
preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ
from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Under applicable laws and regulations, the directors are also
responsible for preparing a Strategic Report, a Directors' Report,
a Directors' Remuneration Report and a Corporate Governance
Statement that comply with that law and those regulations.
The work carried out by the auditor does not involve any
consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditor
accepts no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to
the financial statements since they were initially presented on the
website.
Each of the directors, whose names and functions are listed
within the board of directors section confirms that, to the best of
his knowledge:
3/4 the financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice)
including FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland', give a true and fair view of the
assets, liabilities, financial position and net return of the
Company;
3/4 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; and
3/4 the Strategic Report includes a fair review of the
development and performance of the business and the position of the
Company, together with a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties that it faces.
On behalf of the board
Douglas McDougall
Chairman
25 January 2019
Income Statement
For the year ended For the year ended
30 November 2018 30 November 2017
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(Losses)/gains on investments - (41,752) (41,752) - 115,241 115,241
Currency losses - (2) (2) - (32) (32)
Income (note 2) 6,601 - 6,601 5,830 - 5,830
Administrative expenses (751) - (751) (721) - (721)
---------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net return on ordinary activities before taxation 5,850 (41,754) (35,904) 5,109 115,209 120,318
Tax on ordinary activities (11) - (11) (3) - (3)
---------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net return on ordinary activities after taxation 5,839 (41,754) (35,915) 5,106 115,209 120,315
---------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net return per ordinary share (note 3) 10.53p (75.27p) (64.74p) 9.20p 207.67p 216.87p
---------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Note:
Dividends per share paid and payable in respect of the
year (note 4) 10.00p 8.00p
---------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
The total column of this statement is the profit and loss
account of the Company. The supplementary revenue and capital
columns are prepared under guidance published by the Association of
Investment Companies.
All revenue and capital items in this statement derive from
continuing operations.
A Statement of Comprehensive Income is not required as the
Company does not have any other comprehensive income and the net
return on ordinary activities after taxation is both the profit and
comprehensive income for the year.
Balance Sheet
-------------
At 30 November 2018 At 30 November 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Fixed assets
Investments held at fair value through profit or loss 272,084 314,112
Current assets
Debtors 266 798
Cash and cash equivalents 25,794 23,704
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
26,060 24,502
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (571) (163)
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Net current assets 25,489 24,339
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Total net assets 297,573 338,451
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Capital and reserves
Share capital 13,842 13,867
Share premium account 15,242 15,242
Special distributable reserve 15,861 16,387
Capital redemption reserve 2,690 2,665
Capital reserve 241,437 283,191
Revenue reserve 8,501 7,099
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Shareholders' funds 297,573 338,451
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Net asset value per ordinary share (note 5) 537.4p 610.2p
------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
Statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 30 November 2018
Special Capital
Share premium distributable redemption Capital Revenue Shareholders'
Share capital account reserve reserve reserve* reserve funds
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- --------- -------------- --------------
Shareholders'
funds at 1
December 2017 13,867 15,242 16,387 2,665 283,191 7,099 338,451
Net return on
ordinary
activities
after
taxation - - - - (41,754) 5,839 (35,915)
Shares bought
back for
cancellation
(note 5) (25) - (526) 25 - - (526)
Dividends paid
during the
year
(note 4) - - - - - (4,437) (4,437)
-------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- --------- -------------- --------------
Shareholders'
funds at 30
November 2018 13,842 15,242 15,861 2,690 241,437 8,501 297,573
-------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- --------- -------------- --------------
For the year ended 30 November 2017
Special Capital
Share premium distributable redemption Capital Revenue Shareholders'
Share capital account reserve reserve reserve* reserve funds
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------- -------------- --------------
Shareholders'
funds at 1
December 2016 13,882 15,242 16,625 2,650 167,982 4,489 220,870
Net return on
ordinary
activities
after
taxation - - - - 115,209 5,106 120,315
Shares bought
back for
cancellation
(note 5) (15) - (238) 15 - - (238)
Dividends paid
during the
year
(note 4) - - - - - (2,496) (2,496)
-------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------- -------------- --------------
Shareholders'
funds at 30
November 2017 13,867 15,242 16,387 2,665 283,191 7,099 338,451
-------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------- -------------- --------------
* The Capital Reserve balance at 30 November 2018 included an
investment holding gain on fixed asset investments of GBP88,310,000
(2017 - gain of GBP145,636,000).
Notes
-----
1. The financial statements for the year to 30 November 2018 have been prepared in accordance
with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'
on the basis of the accounting policies set out in the annual report and financial statements
are unchanged from the prior year and have been applied consistently. The Company has elected
not to present a Statement of Cash Flows for the current year as a Statement of Changes in
Equity has been provided and substantially all of the Company's investments are highly liquid
and are carried at market value.
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2. Income Year to Year to
30 November 2018 30 November 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------
Income from investments and
interest receivable 6,582 5,808
Other income 19 22
--------------------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------
6,601 5,830
--------------------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------
3. Net return per Year to 30 November 2018 Year to 30 November 2017
ordinary share
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
-------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------- --------- --------------
Net return on
ordinary
activities after
taxation
(GBP'000) 5,839 (41,754) (35,915) 5,106 115,209 120,315
Weighted average
number of
ordinary shares
in issue during
the year 55,469,725 55,477,890
------------------ -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Net return per
ordinary share 10.53p (75.27p) (64.74p) 9.20p 207.67p 216.87p
------------------ ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------- --------- --------------
Returns per ordinary share are based on the return for the financial year and on the weighted
average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year as shown above. There are no dilutive
or potentially dilutive shares in issue.
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4. Ordinary dividends Year to Year to
30 November 2018 30 November 2017
Pence GBP'000 Pence GBP'000
----------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- --------------
Amounts recognized as
distributions in the year:
Previous year's final dividend
paid 6 April 2018 4.00 2,219 - -
Previous year's special dividend
paid 6 April 2018 2.00 1,109 2.50 1,387
Interim dividend paid 24 August
2018 2.00 1,109 2.00 1,109
--------------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- --------------
8.00 4,437 4.50 2,496
--------------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- --------------
Set out below are the total dividends paid and proposed in respect of the financial year,
which is the basis on which the requirements of section 1158 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010
are considered. The revenue available for distribution by way of dividend for the year is
GBP5,839,000 (2017 - GBP5,106,000 ).
Year to Year to
30 November 2018 30 November 2017
Pence GBP'000 Pence GBP'000
----------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- ==============
Amounts paid and payable in
respect of the year:
Interim dividend paid 24 August
2018 2.00 1,109 2.00 1,109
Final dividend payable 8 April
2019 5.00 2,769 4.00 2,219
Special dividend payable 8 April
2019 3.00 1,661 2.00 1,109
10.00 5,539 8.00 4,437
--------------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- --------------
If approved, the recommended final and special dividends will be paid on 8 April 2019 to all
shareholders on the register at the close of business on 22 February 2019. The ex-dividend
date is 21 February 2019.
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5. Net asset value per ordinary At 30 At 30 November At 30 November 2017 At 30 November
share November 2018 2018 Pence 2017
Pence GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- --------------
Net asset value attributable to
ordinary shares 537.4p 297,573 610.2p 338,451
--------------------------------- ------------- -------------- --------------------- --------------
The net asset value per share is based on net assets as shown above and on 55,370,000 shares
(2017 - 55,470,000), being the number of shares in issue at the year end. There are no dilutive
or potentially dilutive shares in issue.
During the year the Company bought back and cancelled 100,000 (2017 - 60,000) ordinary shares
with a nominal value of GBP25,000 (2017 - GBP15,000) at a cost of GBP526,000 (2017 - GBP238,000).
No shares were allotted during the year. At 30 November 2018 the Company had authority remaining
to buy back a further 8,214,953 ordinary shares and to allot new shares up to an aggregate
nominal value amount of GBP4,774,939.
6. Transaction costs incurred on the purchase and sale of the investments are added to the purchase
cost or deducted from the sale proceeds, as appropriate. During the year, transaction costs
on purchases amounted to GBP95,000 (2017 - GBP153,000) and transaction costs on sales amounted
to GBP131,000 (2017 - GBP155,000).
Glossary of Terms
Total Assets
The total value of all assets held less all liabilities (other
than liabilities in the form of borrowings).
Net Asset Value
Net Asset Value (NAV) is the value of total assets held less all
liabilities (including liabilities in the form of borrowings). The
NAV per share is calculated by dividing this amount by the number
of ordinary shares in issue.
Discount/Premium#
As stockmarkets and share prices vary, an investment trust's
share price is rarely the same as its NAV. When the share price is
lower than the NAV per share it is said to be trading at a
discount. The size of the discount is calculated by subtracting the
share price from the NAV per share and is usually expressed as a
percentage of the NAV per share. If the share price is higher than
the NAV per share, this situation is called a premium.
Net Liquid Assets
Net liquid assets comprise current assets less current
liabilities (excluding borrowings).
Total Return#
The total return is the return to shareholders after reinvesting
the dividend on the date that the share price goes ex-dividend.
Ongoing Charges#
The total administrative expenses of GBP751,000 (2017 -
GBP721,000) incurred by the Company as a percentage of the average
shareholders' funds, calculated on a daily basis of GBP350,330,000
(2017 - GBP286,630,000).
Available cash
Cash and cash equivalents as adjusted for investment and share
buyback transactions awaiting settlement.
Gearing
At its simplest, gearing is borrowing. Just like any other
public company, an investment trust can borrow money to invest in
additional investments for its portfolio. The effect of the
borrowing on the shareholders' assets is called 'gearing'. If the
Company's assets grow, the shareholders' assets grow
proportionately more because the debt remains the same. But if the
value of the Company's assets falls, the situation is reversed.
Gearing can therefore enhance performance in rising markets but can
adversely impact performance in falling markets. The level of
gearing can be adjusted through the use of derivatives which affect
the sensitivity of the value of the portfolio to changes in the
level of markets.
Net gearing/(cash) is borrowings less available cash (as defined
above) and fixed interest securities (ex convertibles) divided by
shareholders' funds.
Compound Annual Return
The compound annual return converts the return over a period of
longer than one year to a constant annual rate of return applied to
the compounded value at the start of each year.
# Alternative performance measure which is considered to be a
known industry metric.
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