TIDMKAY2 
 
Kings Arms Yard VCT 2 PLC 
 
As required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.2, 
Kings  Arms Yard VCT  2 PLC today makes  public its information  relating to the 
Half-yearly  Financial Report (which is unaudited) for the six months to 30 June 
2011. This  announcement was  approved by  the Board  of Directors  on 22 August 
2011. 
 
 The  full Half-yearly Financial  Report (which is  unaudited) for the period to 
30 June  2011, will shortly be  sent to shareholders.   Copies of the full Half- 
yearly  Financial  Report  will  be  shown  via  the Albion Ventures LLP website 
www.albion-ventures.co.uk  under the  "Our Funds"  section by  clicking on Kings 
Arms  Yard  VCT  2 PLC  and  looking  under  the Financial Reports and Circulars 
section for the Half-yearly Financial Report to 30 June 2011. 
 
Investment policy 
 
The Company is a Venture Capital Trust.  The new investment policy, approved by 
shareholders at the General Meeting held on 10 February 2011, is intended to 
produce a regular and predictable dividend stream with an appreciation in 
capital value as set out below. 
 
  * The Company intends to achieve its strategy by adopting an amended 
    investment policy for new investments which over time will rebalance the 
    portfolio such that approximately 50 per cent. of the portfolio comprises an 
    asset-based portfolio of lower risk, ungeared businesses, principally 
    operating in the healthcare, environmental and leisure sectors (the "Asset- 
    Based Portfolio").  The balance of the portfolio, other than funds retained 
    for liquidity purposes, will be invested in a portfolio of higher growth 
    businesses across a variety of sectors of the UK economy.  These will range 
    from lower risk, income producing businesses to a limited number of higher 
    risk technology companies (the "Growth Portfolio"). 
 
  * In neither category would portfolio companies normally have any external 
    borrowing with a charge ranking ahead of the VCT.  Up to two thirds of 
    qualifying investments by cost will comprise loan stock secured with a first 
    charge on the portfolio company's assets. 
 
  * The Company's investment portfolio will thus be structured to provide a 
    balance between income and capital growth for the longer term.  The Asset- 
    Based Portfolio is designed to provide stability and income whilst still 
    maintaining the potential for capital growth.  The Growth Portfolio is 
    intended to provide highly diversified exposure through its portfolio of 
    investments in unquoted UK companies. 
 
  * Funds held pending investment or for liquidity purposes will be held as cash 
    on deposit or in floating rate notes or similar instruments with banks or 
    other financial institutions with a Moody's rating of 'A' or above. 
 
 
 
Financial calendar 
 
Financial year end                                                   31 December 
 
 
 
Interim Report date                                                      30 June 
 
 
 
Announcement of interim results for the six months ended 30 June  22 August 2011 
2011 
 
 
Financial highlights 
 
                                   Unaudited         Unaudited           Audited 
                                  six months        six months        year ended 
                                       ended             ended       31 December 
                                30 June 2011      30 June 2010              2010 
 
                           (pence per share) (pence per share) (pence per share) 
=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
Net asset value                         21.1              30.0              23.6 
 
 
 
Dividends 
 
Dividends paid during the 
period                                   1.0                 -               1.0 
 
Cumulative dividend paid 
to 30 June 2011                          8.9               6.9               7.9 
 
 
 
Total net asset value 
return((1)) 
 
To shareholders of Kings 
Arms Yard VCT 2 PLC 
(formerly SPARK VCT 2 plc)              30.0              36.9              31.5 
 
Total net asset value 
return including tax 
benefits((2))                           50.0              56.9              51.5 
 
 
 
Total net asset value 
return to former 
shareholders of: 
 
SPARK VCT 3 plc ((3))                   37.3              47.3              39.4 
 
Total net asset value 
return including tax 
benefits((2))                           57.3              67.3              59.4 
 
 
 
Notes 
 
(1)  Net asset value plus cumulative dividend per share to ordinary shareholders 
in  the Company since the launch of  the Company (then called Quester VCT 4 plc) 
in November 2000. 
 
(2)  Return after  20 per cent.  income tax  relief but  excluding capital gains 
deferral. 
 
(3)  Total  return  to  original  shareholders  in  SPARK VCT 3 plc, launched in 
December  2001 (under the  name Quester  VCT 5 plc),  which was  merged with the 
Company  (then called Quester  VCT 4 plc) in  November 2008.  The share exchange 
ratio  for former shareholders in SPARK  VCT 3 plc was 1.4613.  The total return 
stated  is applicable only to subscribers of  shares in Quester VCT 5 plc at the 
time  of the launch of the Company in 2001-02.  It does not represent the return 
to subsequent subscribers or purchasers of shares. 
 
Chairman's statement 
 
Overview 
 
The  interim results for the six month  period to 30 June 2011 showed a negative 
total return of 1.5 pence per share, resulting in a net asset value per share of 
21.1 pence  per share.  The key activities since the start of the year, when the 
investment  management of your VCT was transferred to Albion Ventures, have been 
the  further  stabilisation  of  our  current  investments  and the start of the 
process  towards establishing a lower risk, more diversified portfolio.  To this 
end  some  GBP460,000 has been invested  in four existing investee companies, while 
partial  exits amounting to  GBP357,000 have been  achieved through the sale of the 
shares  in the quoted companies MediGene and Allergy Therapeutics.  In addition, 
subsequent  to the half year,  GBP500,000 was  realised from the sale of Imagesound 
plc.   Meanwhile a number of investments are  under way under your company's new 
policy as described below. 
 
Investment Performance and Progress 
The investment portfolio as a whole saw a decline in value of  GBP857,000.  The two 
key  underperformers  were Antenova, whose reduction in valuation stemmed from a 
sharp  decline in sector quoted trading  multiples, and Xtera, where progress to 
profitability  remains  slower  than  expected.   Other  parts of the portfolio, 
however,  saw stronger progress  in trading including  UniServity and, despite a 
cautious view on its valuation, Level Four Software. 
 
Albion Ventures' programme of new investments has now commenced.  Two lower risk 
investments  in  the  environmental  and  leisure sectors are currently underway 
which  will increase the revenue available to the VCT.  Work is also in progress 
on  a number of  higher growth opportunities,  the first of  which, Abcodia, was 
completed  during the first  part of the  year.  This company,  which is a joint 
investment  with University College London, owns  a library of five million bio- 
marker samples for the use in development of new drugs. 
 
Set out at the end of this announcement is the current distribution of assets by 
sector  as at 30 June 2011. 
 
Risks and uncertainties 
The  outlook for  the UK  and the  global economies  continue to be the key risk 
facing  your Company.  Many of our  investments operate in international markets 
where  the continuing concerns over debt and  currencies seem certain to have an 
effect  on  the  general  business  environment.   Nevertheless, a number of our 
companies  have  strong  positions  in  resilient  markets, while the process of 
rebalancing  the portfolio  and an  increase in  lower risk investments, with no 
bank borrowings, is continuing. 
 
Other  risks and uncertainties remain unchanged and are as detailed on pages 18 
and  19 of the  Annual Report  and Financial  Statements for  the year ended 31 
December 2010. 
 
Proposed merger with Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC 
As  announced on 16 May 2011, it is proposed that Kings Arms Yard 2 VCT PLC will 
merge  with Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC  through a scheme of reconstruction pursuant 
to  section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986.  The merger ratio will be based upon 
the  net asset value per share for the respective companies as at 30 June 2011, 
adjusted  for material movements  in the net  assets of each  company before the 
effective  date and for  costs of merger.   This will be  subject to shareholder 
approval  as detailed in the Company's circular  and the Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC 
Prospectus  which will soon  be dispatched to  shareholders.  If the appropriate 
resolutions  are  passed,  the  Company  will  be  placed  in members' voluntary 
liquidation  and all assets  and liabilities transferred  to Kings Arms Yard VCT 
PLC.   New  shares  in  Kings  Arms  Yard  VCT  PLC in exchange for your current 
shareholding will be dispatched on 3 October 2011. Based on the net asset values 
at  30 June 2011, you would receive approximately 1.3152 Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC 
shares for every share you currently now hold in the Company. 
 
Full  details are to be found in the  Company's Circular and Kings Arms Yard VCT 
PLC Prospectus which will soon be despatched to all shareholders. 
 
Related party transactions 
Details  of material related party transactions  for the reporting period can be 
found in note 10 of this Half-yearly Financial Report. 
 
Results and dividends 
Your  Company recorded a negative total return of 1.5 pence per share to the six 
months  to 30 June 2011 compared to a negative total return of 1 penny per share 
for  the six months to 30 June 2010 and a negative return of 6.4 pence per share 
for the year to 31 December 2010. 
 
Robert Wright 
Chairman 
22 August 2011 
 
 
Responsibility statement 
 
The Directors, Robert Wright, Thomas Chambers and Alan Lamb, are responsible for 
preparing  the  Half-yearly  Financial  Report.   The  Directors  have chosen to 
prepare  this Half-yearly  Financial Report  for the  Company in accordance with 
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice ("UK GAAP"). 
 
In  preparing these  summarised financial  statements for  the period to 30 June 
2011, we  the  Directors  of  the  Company,  confirm  that  to  the  best of our 
knowledge: 
 
(a)  the summarised set of financial  statements has been prepared in accordance 
with  the pronouncement on interim reporting  issued by the Accounting Standards 
Board; 
 
(b)  the interim  management report  includes a  fair review  of the information 
required  by DTR  4.2.7R (indication of  important events  during the  first six 
months  and description of  principal risks and  uncertainties for the remaining 
six months of the year); 
 
(c)  the summarised set  of financial statements  gives a true  and fair view in 
accordance  with  UK  GAAP  of  the  assets, liabilities, financial position and 
profit  and loss of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2011 and comply 
with UK GAAP and Companies Act 2006 and; 
 
(d)  the interim  management report  includes a  fair review  of the information 
required  by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related parties' transactions and changes 
therein). 
 
The  accounting policies applied  to the Half-yearly  Financial Report have been 
consistently  applied in current and prior periods  and are those applied in the 
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2010. 
 
This  Half-yearly  Financial  Report  has  not  been  audited or reviewed by the 
Auditor. 
 
By order of the Board 
 
Robert Wright 
Chairman 
22 August 2011 
 
Portfolio of investments 
 
The following is a summary of fixed asset investments as at 30 June 2011: 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|                |      |         |           |           |         | Change in| 
|                |      |         |           |           |         | value for| 
|                |      |         |           |           |         |   the six| 
|                |      |         |           | Cumulative|         | months to| 
|                |      | Equity %| Accounting|   movement|         |   30 June| 
|                |Equity|  held by|  Cost((2))|   in value|Valuation| 2011((5))| 
|                |% held| AVL((1))|       GBP'000|       GBP'000|     GBP'000|      GBP'000| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Unquoted        |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|investments     |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|UniServity      |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited         |  28.7|     49.2|      1,692|        610|    2,302|      (70)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Workshare       |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited         |   9.5|     11.3|      2,946|    (1,630)|    1,316|        83| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Oxford Immunotec|      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited         |   7.8|      7.8|      2,937|    (1,632)|    1,305|         3| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Elateral        |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Holdings Limited|  13.3|     36.7|        479|        756|    1,235|        21| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Level Four      |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Software        |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Holdings Limited|      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|((3))           |  12.0|     24.9|        916|        134|    1,050|     (180)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Cluster Seven   |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited ((3))   |   5.8|     14.8|        845|      (195)|      650|        33| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Xention Limited |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|((4))           |   6.9|      6.9|      2,437|    (1,829)|      608|         -| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Haemostatix     |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited         |   8.1|     21.1|        363|        195|      558|        20| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Imagesound plc  |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|((3))           |   0.5|     12.2|        489|         11|      500|        24| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Celoxica        |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Holdings plc    |   3.7|      3.7|        294|         83|      377|      (44)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Vivacta Limited |   5.1|     13.1|      1,121|      (781)|      340|      (42)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Sift Limited    |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|((3))           |   8.9|     31.4|      1,021|      (767)|      254|        13| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Perpetuum       |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited         |   4.4|     11.4|        582|      (343)|      239|     (109)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Antenova Limited|   7.0|     12.3|      1,718|    (1,483)|      235|     (261)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Abcodia Limited |   3.6|     21.4|        125|          -|      125|         -| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Xtera           |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Communications  |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Inc             |   1.3|      1.3|      3,191|    (3,106)|       85|     (311)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|We7 Limited     |   3.8|     13.0|        334|      (288)|       46|      (22)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Symetrica       |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Limited         |   1.0|      3.4|         44|          -|       44|       (3)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Academia        |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Networks Limited|   1.7|      5.8|         44|          -|       44|         -| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Teraview Limited|   4.8|      9.6|      1,064|    (1,039)|       25|         1| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Oxonica Limited |   0.6|      2.1|         63|       (60)|        3|       (1)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Skinkers Limited|   1.2|      5.2|        353|      (353)|        -|      (16)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Total unquoted  |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|investments     |      |         |     23,058|   (11,717)|   11,341|     (861)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Quoted          |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|investments     |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Allergy         |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Therapeutics plc|      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|(AIM)           |   0.6|      0.9|        376|      (261)|      115|        47| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Celldex         |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|Therapeutics Inc|      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|(NASDAQ)        |   0.3|      0.5|      1,234|    (1,046)|      188|      (38)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Total quoted    |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|investments     |      |         |      1,610|    (1,307)|      303|         9| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Total           |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|investments     |      |         |     24,668|   (13,024)|   11,644|     (852)| 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Cash and other  |      |         |           |           |         |          | 
|net assets      |      |         |           |           |    4,672|          | 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
|Net assets      |      |         |           |           |   16,316|          | 
+----------------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------+ 
 
(1) Equity held by Albion Ventures LLP managed companies. 
(2) Amounts shown as accounting cost represent the acquisition cost in the case 
of investments originally made by the Company and/or the valuation attributed to 
the investments acquired from SPARK VCT 3 plc at the date of the merger in 
2008, plus any subsequent acquisition costs, as reduced in certain cases by 
amounts written off as representing an impairment in value. 
(3) Includes Loan Stock. 
(4) Xention Limited was split into two separate companies in December 2010 and 
is presented as one investment in the table above for comparative purposes. 
(5) As adjusted for additions and disposals during the period. 
 
Summary income statement 
 
+-----------+----+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ 
|           |    |       Unaudited       |       Unaudited       |        Audited        | 
|           |    |   six months ended    |   six months ended    |      year ended       | 
|           |    |     30 June 2011      |     30 June 2010      |   31 December 2010    | 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|           |    |Revenue|Capital|  Total|Revenue|Capital|  Total|Revenue|Capital|  Total| 
|           |Note|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Losses on  |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|valuation  |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|of         |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|investments|    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|at fair    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|value      |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|through    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|profit and |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|loss       |    |      -|  (857)|  (857)|      -|(1,166)|(1,166)|      -|(5,184)|(5,184)| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|           |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Profit on  |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|disposals  |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|of         |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|investments|    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|at fair    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|value      |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|through    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|profit and |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|loss       |    |      -|     40|     40|      -|    748|    748|      -|    770|    770| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|           |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Investment |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|income     |   3|     40|      -|     40|     26|      -|     26|     62|      -|     62| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|           |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Investment |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|management |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|fees       |    |  (242)|      -|  (242)|  (289)|      -|  (289)|  (345)|      -|  (345)| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|           |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Other      |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|expenses   |    |  (163)|      -|  (163)|  (135)|      -|  (135)|  (269)|      -|  (269)| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Loss on    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|ordinary   |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|activities |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|before tax |    |  (365)|  (817)|(1,182)|  (398)|  (418)|  (816)|  (552)|(4,414)|(4,966)| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|           |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Tax on     |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|ordinary   |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|activities |    |      -|      -|      -|      -|      -|      -|      -|      -|      -| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Loss on    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|ordinary   |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|activities |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|after tax  |    |  (365)|  (817)|(1,182)|  (398)|  (418)|  (816)|  (552)|(4,414)|(4,966)| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Basic and  |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|diluted    |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|(loss) per |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|share      |    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 
|(pence)    |   5|  (0.5)|  (1.0)|  (1.5)|  (0.5)|  (0.5)|  (1.0)|  (0.7)|  (5.7)|  (6.4)| 
+-----------+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 
 
Comparative figures have been extracted from the unaudited Half-yearly Financial 
Report for the six months ended 30 June 2010 and the audited statutory accounts 
for the year ended 31 December 2010. 
 
The  accompanying  notes  form  an  integral  part of this Half-yearly Financial 
Report. 
 
The total column of this Summary income statement represents the profit and loss 
account of the Company.  The supplementary revenue and capital columns have been 
prepared  in accordance with The  Association of Investment Companies' Statement 
of  Recommended Practice.  All revenue and  capital items in the above statement 
derive  from continuing operations.  The Company  has only one class of business 
and  derives its income from investments made  in shares and securities and from 
bank deposits. 
 
There  are no recognised gains or losses  other than the results for the periods 
disclosed  above.  Accordingly a Statement of  total recognised gains and losses 
is  not  required.   The  difference  between  the  reported  loss  on  ordinary 
activities  before tax and the historical cost  profit/(loss) is due to the fair 
value movements on investments. As a result a note on historical cost profit and 
losses has not been prepared. 
 
Summary balance sheet 
 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |   Unaudited| |   Unaudited| |         Audited| 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
|                          |    |30 June 2011| |30 June 2010| |31 December 2010| 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
|                          |Note|        GBP'000| |        GBP'000| |            GBP'000| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Fixed asset investments   |    |      11,644| |      15,976| |          12,267| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Current assets            |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Trade and other debtors   |    |         239| |       1,250| |             377| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Current asset investments |    |         989| |       5,480| |           4,407| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Cash at bank and in hand  |   8|       3,544| |         724| |           1,325| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |       4,772| |       7,454| |           6,109 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Creditors: amounts falling|    |            | |            | |                | 
|due within one year       |    |       (100)| |       (247)| |           (118)| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Net current assets        |    |       4,672| |       7,207| |           5,991| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Net assets                |    |      16,316| |      23,183| |          18,258| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Capital and reserves      |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Called-up share capital   |   6|         774| |         773| |             773| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Share premium             |    |         351| |         339| |             339| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Capital redemption reserve|    |          91| |          91| |              91| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Investment holding losses |    |    (13,022)| |    (13,124)| |        (16,899)| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Merger reserve            |    |      12,615| |      12,615| |          12,615| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Special reserve           |    |      14,016| |      19,717| |          19,482| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Profit and loss account   |    |       1,491| |       2,772| |           1,857| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Total equity shareholders'|    |            | |            | |                | 
|funds                     |    |      16,316| |      23,183| |          18,258| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|                          |    |            | |            | |                | 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
|Basic and diluted net     |    |            | |            | |                | 
|asset value per share     |    |            | |            | |                | 
|(pence)                   |    |        21.1| |        30.0| |            23.6| 
+--------------------------+----+------------+-+------------+-+----------------+ 
 
Comparative figures have been extracted from the unaudited Half-yearly Financial 
Report  for the six months ended 30 June 2010 and the audited statutory accounts 
for the year ended 31 December 2010. 
 
The  accompanying  notes  form  an  integral  part of this Half-yearly Financial 
Report. 
 
These  financial  statements  were  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors, and 
authorised for issue on 22 August 2011 and were signed on its behalf by 
 
Robert Wright 
Chairman 
Company number: 4063505 
 
Summary reconciliation of movements in shareholders' funds 
 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|            |Called-|       |          |          |       |       | Profit|       | 
|            |     up|  Share|   Capital|Investment|       |       |    and|       | 
|            |  share|premium|redemption|   holding| Merger|Special|   loss|       | 
|            |capital|account|   reserve|    losses|reserve|reserve|account|  Total| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|            |   GBP'000|   GBP'000|      GBP'000|      GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000|   GBP'000| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|1 January   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|2011        |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|(audited)   |    773|    339|        91|  (16,899)| 12,615| 19,482|  1,857| 18,258| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Realisation |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of prior    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|years' net  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|recognised  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|losses on   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|investments |      -|      -|         -|     4,734|      -|      -|(4,734)|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Transfer    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|from special|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|reserve to  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|profit and  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|loss account|      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|(5,466)|  5,466|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Investment  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|holding loss|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|on valuation|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of          |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|investments |      -|      -|         -|     (857)|      -|      -|    857|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Issue of    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|equity (net |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of costs)   |      1|     12|         -|         -|      -|      -|      -|     13| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Loss on     |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|ordinary    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|activities  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|after       |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|taxation    |      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|      -|(1,182)|(1,182)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Dividends   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|paid        |      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|      -|  (773)|  (773)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|As at 30    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|June 2011   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|(unaudited) |    774|    351|        91|  (13,022)| 12,615| 14,016|  1,491| 16,316| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|1 January   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|2010        |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|(audited)   |    775|    339|        89|  (12,962)| 12,615| 20,056|  3,117| 24,029| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Shares      |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|purchased   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|for         |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|cancellation|    (2)|      -|         2|         -|      -|   (30)|      -|   (30)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Realisation |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of prior    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|years' net  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|recognised  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|losses on   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|investments |      -|      -|         -|     1,004|      -|      -|(1,004)|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Transfer    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|from special|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|reserve to  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|profit and  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|loss account|      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|  (309)|    309|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Investment  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|holding loss|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|on valuation|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of          |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|investments |      -|      -|         -|   (1,166)|      -|      -|  1,166|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Loss on     |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|ordinary    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|activities  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|after       |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|taxation    |      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|      -|  (816)|  (816)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Dividends   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|paid        |      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|      -|      -|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|As at 30    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|June 2010   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|(unaudited) |    773|    339|        91|  (13,124)| 12,615| 19,717|  2,772| 23,183| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|1 January   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|2010        |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|(audited)   |    775|    339|        89|  (12,962)| 12,615| 20,056|  3,117| 24,029| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Shares      |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|purchased   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|for         |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|cancellation|    (2)|      -|         2|         -|      -|   (30)|      -|   (30)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Realisation |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of prior    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|years' net  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|recognised  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|losses on   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|investments |      -|      -|         -|     1,247|      -|      -|(1,247)|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Transfer    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|from special|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|reserve to  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|profit and  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|loss account|      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|  (544)|    544|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Investment  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|holding loss|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|on valuation|       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|of          |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|investments |      -|      -|         -|   (5,184)|      -|      -|  5,184|      -| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Loss on     |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|ordinary    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|activities  |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|after       |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|taxation    |      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|      -|(4,966)|(4,966)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|Dividends   |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|paid        |      -|      -|         -|         -|      -|      -|  (773)|  (773)| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|As at 31    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|December    |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|2010        |       |       |          |          |       |       |       |       | 
|(audited)   |    773|    339|        91|  (16,899)| 12,615| 19,482|  1,857| 18,258| 
+------------+-------+-------+----------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 
The  total distributable reserves are   GBP2,485,000 (30 June 2010:  GBP9,365,000; 31 
December  2010:  GBP4,440,000), comprising the  special reserve and  the profit and 
loss account, less net investment holdings losses. 
 
Summary cash flow statement 
 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |      Unaudited| |      Unaudited| |       Audited| 
|                      |    |     six months| |     six months| |    year ended| 
|                      |    |          ended| |          ended| |   31 December| 
|                      |    |   30 June 2011| |   30 June 2010| |          2010| 
|                      |Note|           GBP'000| |           GBP'000| |          GBP'000| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Net cash flow from    |    |               | |               | |              | 
|operating activities  |   7|          (257)| |        (1,251)| |         (650)| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Taxation              |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|UK corporation tax    |    |               | |               | |              | 
|recovered/(paid)      |    |              -| |              -| |             -| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Financial investments |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Purchase of fixed     |    |               | |               | |              | 
|asset investments     |    |          (607)| |          (532)| |         (854)| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Purchase of current   |    |               | |               | |              | 
|asset investments     |    |          (985)| |              -| |             -| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Disposal of fixed     |    |               | |               | |              | 
|asset investments     |    |            417| |          1,867| |         1,939| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Disposal of current   |    |               | |               | |              | 
|asset investments     |    |          4,412| |            209| |         1,282| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Amounts recovered from|    |               | |               | |              | 
|investments previously|    |               | |               | |              | 
|written off           |    |              -| |             14| |             -| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Net cash flow from    |    |               | |               | |              | 
|investing activities  |    |          3,237| |          1,558| |         2,367| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Equity dividends paid |    |               | |               | |              | 
|(net of costs of      |    |               | |               | |              | 
|issuing shares under  |    |               | |               | |              | 
|the Dividend          |    |               | |               | |              | 
|Reinvestment Scheme)  |    |          (760)| |              -| |         (773)| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Net cash flow before  |    |               | |               | |              | 
|financing             |    |          2,220| |            307| |           944| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Financing             |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Purchase of own shares|    |              -| |           (30)| |          (66)| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Costs of issue of     |    |               | |               | |              | 
|share capital         |    |            (1)| |              -| |             -| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Net cash flow from    |    |               | |               | |              | 
|financing             |    |            (1)| |           (30)| |          (66)| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|Cash flow in the      |    |               | |               | |              | 
|period                |   8|          2,219| |            277| |           878| 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
|                      |    |               | |               | |              | 
+----------------------+----+---------------+-+---------------+-+--------------+ 
 
The  accompanying  notes  form  an  integral  part of this Half-yearly Financial 
Report. 
 
Notes to the unaudited summarised financial statements 
 
1. Accounting convention 
The  Financial Statements have  been prepared in  accordance with the historical 
cost convention, except for the measurement of fair value of investments, and in 
accordance  with  applicable  UK  law  and  accounting  standards  and  with the 
Statement  of  Recommended  Practice  'Financial  Statements of Investment Trust 
Companies  and Venture  Capital Trusts'  ("SORP") issued  by The  Association of 
Investment  Companies ("AIC")  in January  2009.  Accounting policies  have been 
applied consistently in current and prior periods.  The accounts are prepared on 
a going concern basis. 
 
2. Accounting policies 
Fixed asset investments 
The Company's business is investing in financial assets with a view to profiting 
from  their  total  return  in  the  form  of  income  and capital growth.  This 
portfolio of financial assets is managed and its performance evaluated on a fair 
value  basis, in accordance with a documented investment policy, and information 
about the portfolio is provided internally on that basis to the Board. 
 
Upon   initial   recognition  (using  trade  date  accounting)  investments  are 
designated  by the  Company as  'at fair  value through  profit or loss' and are 
included  at  their  initial  fair  value,  which  is  cost  (excluding expenses 
incidental  to the  acquisition which  are written  off to  the profit  and loss 
account). 
 
Subsequently,  the investments are valued at  'fair value', which is measured as 
follows: 
 
  * Investments listed on recognised exchanges are valued at their bid prices at 
    the end of the accounting period or otherwise at fair value based on 
    published price quotations; 
  * Unquoted investments, where there is not an active market, are valued using 
    an appropriate valuation technique in accordance with the International 
    Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation guidelines.  Indicators of fair 
    value are derived using established methodologies including earnings 
    multiples, prices of recent investment rounds, net assets and industry 
    valuation benchmarks.  Where the Company has an investment in an early stage 
    enterprise, the price of a recent investment round is often the most 
    appropriate approach to determining fair value.  In situations where a 
    period of time has elapsed since the date of the most recent transaction, 
    consideration is given to the circumstances of the investee company since 
    that date in determining fair value.  This includes consideration of whether 
    there is any evidence of deterioration or strong definable evidence of an 
    increase in value.  In the absence of these indicators, the investment in 
    question is valued at the amount reported at the previous reporting date. 
    Examples of events or changes that could indicate a diminution include: 
  * the performance and/or prospects of the underlying business are 
    significantly below the expectations on which the investment was based; 
  * a significant adverse change either in the investee company's business or in 
    the technological, market, economic, legal or regulatory environment in 
    which the business operates; or 
  * market conditions have deteriorated, which may be indicated by a fall in the 
    share prices of quoted businesses operating in the same or related sectors. 
 
It is not the Company's policy to exercise control or significant influence over 
investee  companies.  Therefore, in accordance with  the exemptions under FRS 9 
"Associates  and Joint Ventures", those undertakings  in which the Company holds 
more  than  20 per  cent.,  but  less  than  50 per  cent.,  of the equity of an 
investment  company, and  the investment  company is  not a  subsidiary, are not 
regarded as associated undertakings. 
 
Current asset investments 
In  accordance with  FRS 26, units  held in  funds used  for cash management are 
designated  as  fair  value  through  profit  and  loss.   These investments are 
classified  as current  asset investments  as they  are investments held for the 
short  term and  comparative classification  in the  Balance sheet and Cash flow 
statements have been represented  accordingly. 
 
Gains and losses on Investments 
Gains  and losses arising from changes in  the fair value of the investments are 
included  in  the  Income  statement  for  the  year  as  a Capital item and are 
allocated to Investment holding losses. 
 
Investment income 
Dividends  receivable on quoted equity shares are recognised into account on the 
ex-dividend  date.  Income receivable  on unquoted equity  and non-equity shares 
and  loan notes is  recognised when the  Company's right to  receive payment and 
expect  settlement is established.  Fixed returns  on non-equity shares and debt 
securities  are recognised on a time apportionment basis (including amortisation 
of  any  premium  or  discount  to  redemption)  so  as to reflect the effective 
interest  rate,  provided  there  is  no  reasonable  doubt that payment will be 
received  in  due  course.   Income  from  fixed interest securities and deposit 
interest is included on an effective interest rate basis. 
 
Expenses 
All expenses, including expenses incidental to the acquisition or disposal of an 
investment, are accounted for on an accruals basis and are charged wholly to the 
profit  and loss account.  Costs associated with the issue of shares are charged 
to  the share premium account.  Costs associated with the buy back of shares are 
charged to the special reserve. 
 
All  other expenses, including management fees, are presented within the Revenue 
column of the Income statement. 
 
Taxation 
Corporation  tax is applied to profits chargeable to corporation tax, if any, at 
the  applicable rate for the period.  The  Company has not provided for deferred 
tax  on any capital  gains or losses  arising on the  revaluation or disposal of 
investments  as these items are not subject  to tax whilst the Company maintains 
its  Venture Capital Trust status.  The Company  intends to continue to meet the 
conditions required for it to hold approved Venture Capital Trust status for the 
foreseeable  future.   Deferred  tax  assets  in  respect  of surplus management 
expenses  are only recognised  to the extent  that such assets  are likely to be 
recoverable against future taxable profits of the Company. 
 
Foreign exchange 
The  currency of the primary economic  environment in which the Company operates 
(the  functional currency)  is pounds  sterling ("Sterling"),  which is also the 
presentational currency of the Company.  Transactions involving currencies other 
than Sterling are recorded at the exchange rate ruling on the transaction date. 
At  each  Balance  sheet  date,  monetary  items  and  non-monetary  assets  and 
liabilities  that are measured  at fair value,  which are denominated in foreign 
currencies,  are  retranslated  at  the  closing  rates  of  exchange.  Exchange 
differences  arising on settlement  of monetary items  and from retranslating at 
the  Balance sheet date of investments  and other financial instruments measured 
at  fair value through profit or loss, and other monetary items, are included in 
the  Profit and loss account.  Exchange  differences relating to investments and 
other  financial instruments measured at fair value are subsequently included in 
the transfer to the Investment holding losses. 
 
Dividends 
Dividends  payable to equity shareholders are  recognised when they are paid, or 
have been approved by shareholders at an Annual General Meeting. 
 
3.         Investment income 
 
                                 Unaudited          Unaudited            Audited 
                          six months ended   six months ended         year ended 
                              30 June 2011       30 June 2010   31 December 2010 
                                      GBP'000               GBP'000               GBP'000 
 
Income recognised on 
investments held at fair 
value through profit or 
loss 
 
UK dividend income                       -                  1                  1 
 
Interest on listed fixed 
interest securities                      1                  -                  - 
 
Interest on loans to 
venture capital investee 
companies                               12                 16                 31 
 
Other income                             -                  8                 23 
                         ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
                                        13                 25                 55 
 
Interest recognised on 
investments held at 
amortised cost 
 
Bank deposit interest                   27                  1                  7 
                         ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
                                        40                 26                 62 
                         ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
 
4.         Dividends 
 
                                 Unaudited          Unaudited            Audited 
 
                          six months ended   six months ended         year ended 
 
                              30 June 2011       30 June 2010   31 December 2010 
 
                                      GBP'000               GBP'000               GBP'000 
=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Interim dividend of 1 
penny per share paid on 
   24 September 2010 in 
respect of the year ended 
   31 December 2010                      -                  -                773 
 
Final dividend of 1 penny 
per share paid on 
   24 June 2011 in 
respect of the year ended 
   31 December 2010                    773                  -                  - 
                         ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
                                       773                                   773 
                         ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
 
5.         Basic and diluted return per share 
Return  per share  has been  calculated on  77,311,310 Ordinary shares  (30 June 
2010: 77,501,217; 31 December   2010: 77,403,665) being   the  weighted  average 
number of shares in issue for the period. 
6.         Share Capital 
                                     Unaudited      Unaudited            Audited 
 
                                  30 June 2011   30 June 2010   31 December 2010 
 
                                          GBP'000           GBP'000               GBP'000 
=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Authorised: 
 
100,000,000 Ordinary shares of 1 
penny each (30 June 2010 and 31 
December 2010: 100,000,000)              1,000          1,000              1,000 
                                 -------------- -------------- ----------------- 
Allotted, issued and fully paid: 
 
77,367,856 Ordinary shares of 1 
penny each (30 June 2010 and 31 
December 2010: 77,309,035)                 774            773                773 
                                 -------------- -------------- ----------------- 
 
During  the  period  from  1 January  to  30 June  2011, the  Company issued the 
following  New Ordinary shares of  1 penny each under the  terms of the Dividend 
Reinvestment Scheme Circular dated 18 April 2011: 
 
                                                   Mid market price 
                      Number of       Issue price     on issue date Net proceeds 
Date of allotment shares issued (pence per share) (pence per share)         GBP'000 
=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     24 June 2011        58,821             22.60              9.75           13 
 
 
 
No shares were bought back for cancellation by the Company during the period 
ended 30 June 2011 (30 June 2010 and 31 December 2010: 245,000 shares). 
 
7.         Reconciliation of loss on ordinary activities before taxation to net 
cash flow from operating activities 
                                                                         Audited 
                                  Unaudited          Unaudited        year ended 
                           six months ended   six months ended       31 December 
                               30 June 2011       30 June 2010              2010 
                                       GBP'000               GBP'000              GBP'000 
=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Loss on ordinary 
activities before tax               (1,182)              (816)           (4,966) 
 
Loss on investments at 
fair value through profit 
or loss                                 817                418             4,414 
 
Decrease/(increase) in 
debtors                                 122              (968)             (121) 
 
(Decrease)/increase in 
creditors                              (14)                115                23 
                          ------------------ ------------------ ---------------- 
Net cash flow from 
operating activities                  (257)            (1,251)             (650) 
                          ------------------ ------------------ ---------------- 
 
8.         Analysis of change in cash during the period 
                             Unaudited          Unaudited            Audited 
 
                      six months ended   six months ended         year ended 
 
                          30 June 2011       30 June 2010   31 December 2010 
 
                                  GBP'000               GBP'000               GBP'000 
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Opening cash balances            1,325                447                447 
 
Net cash flow                    2,219                277                878 
                     ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
Closing cash balances            3,544                724              1,325 
                     ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 
 
9.         Post balance sheet events 
            Since 30 June 2011, the Company has completed the following material 
transaction: 
  * Disposal of Imagesound plc for  GBP500,000 in July 2011 
 
 
10.       Related party disclosures 
The  Manager, Albion Ventures LLP, is considered to be a related party by virtue 
of the fact that it is party to a management agreement with the Company (details 
disclosed  on pages 36 and 37 of the  Annual Report and Financial Statements for 
the  year ended 31 December 2010).  Albion Ventures  LLP has agreed to waive its 
management and administration fees for the first year to 31 December 2011. 
 
During  the  period,  the  previous  Manager,  SPARK Venture Management Limited, 
continued  to be  entitled to  the management  and administration fees under the 
terms  of the Termination Agreement and  fees totalling  GBP275,000 (30 June 2010: 
 GBP320,000;  31 December 2010:  GBP408,000) were paid by the Company to SPARK Venture 
Management Limited. 
 
At  the financial period end, an amount of  GBP103,000 (31 December 2010:  GBP217,000) 
reflected  prepayments to SPARK Venture  Management Limited. At 30 June 2010, an 
amount  of  GBP96,000  was included  in accruals  in respect  of fees  due to SPARK 
Venture Management Limited. 
 
There are no other related party transactions or balances requiring disclosure. 
 
11.       Going concern 
The Board's assessment of liquidity risk remains unchanged since the last Annual 
Report  and  Financial  Statements  for  the  year ended 31 December 2010 and is 
detailed on page 19 of those accounts. 
 
The  Company  has  significant  cash  and  liquid  resources, and the major cash 
outflows  of  the  Company  (namely  investments  and  dividends) are within the 
Company's control.  The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company 
has  adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable 
future.   The Directors will shortly  be proposing a merger  of the Company with 
Kings  Arms  Yard  VCT  PLC.   If  the  relevant  proposals  are  passed  at the 
forthcoming  General Meeting, the  Company will be  liquidated soon thereafter. 
However,  the terms of  the merger (if  approved) would transfer  the assets and 
liabilities of the Company at book value.  On this basis the Directors would not 
expect  any material adjustments to these Half-yearly results if a going concern 
basis  was  not  used  for  the  preparation  of  these accounts.  As the merger 
proposals  have not yet been passed  by shareholders, the Directors have adopted 
the  going concern  basis in  preparing the  accounts in  accordance with "Going 
Concern  and  Liquidity  Risk:  Guidance  for  Directors of UK Companies 2009", 
published by the Financial Reporting Council. 
 
12.       Risks and uncertainties 
The  Board  considers  that  the  Company  faces  the  following major risks and 
uncertainties: 
 
1. Investment risk 
This  is the risk of investment in poor quality assets which reduces the capital 
and  income returns  to shareholders,  and negatively  impacts on  the Company's 
reputation.  By nature, smaller unquoted businesses,  such as those that qualify 
for  venture  capital  trust  purposes,  are  more  fragile  than  larger,  long 
established businesses. 
 
To  reduce this risk, the Board places reliance upon the skills and expertise of 
the  Manager and its  strong track record  for investing in  this segment of the 
market.  In addition,  the Manager  operates a  formal and structured investment 
process,   which   includes   an  Investment  Committee,  comprising  investment 
professionals   from   the   Manager   and  at  least  one  external  investment 
professional.  The Manager also invites comments from non-executive Directors of 
the  Company  on  investments  discussed  at  the Investment Committee meetings. 
Investments  are  actively  and  regularly  monitored by the Manager (investment 
managers  normally  sit  on  investee  company  boards)  and  the Board receives 
detailed reports on each investment as part of the Manager's report at quarterly 
board meetings. 
 
2. Venture Capital Trust approval risk 
The  Company's current approval  as a venture  capital trust allows investors to 
take advantage of tax reliefs on initial investment and ongoing tax free capital 
gains  and dividend  income. Failure  to meet  the qualifying requirements could 
result  in investors losing the tax relief on initial investment and loss of tax 
relief on any tax-free income or capital gains received. In addition, failure to 
meet  the  qualifying  requirements  could  result  in  a loss of listing of the 
shares. 
 
To  reduce this risk, the  Board has appointed the  Manager, who has a team with 
significant  experience in venture  capital trust management,  used to operating 
within  the requirements of the venture  capital trust legislation. In addition, 
to provide further formal reassurance, the Board has appointed Grant Thornton UK 
LLP  as its  taxation advisors.  Grant Thornton  UK LLP  report to  the Board to 
independently  confirm compliance with the venture capital trust legislation, to 
highlight areas of risk and to inform on changes in legislation. 
 
3. Compliance risk 
The  Company is listed  on The London  Stock Exchange and  is required to comply 
with  the rules of the UK Listing Authority,  as well as with the Companies Act, 
Accounting  Standards  and  other  legislation.  Failure  to  comply  with these 
regulations  could  result  in  a  delisting  of  the Company's shares, or other 
penalties  under the Companies Act or from financial reporting oversight bodies. 
Board  members and  the Manager  have experience  of operating  at senior levels 
within quoted businesses. In addition, the Board and the Manager receive regular 
updates  on new  regulation from  its auditors,  lawyers and  other professional 
bodies. 
 
4. Internal control risk 
Failures  in key  controls, within  the Board  or within the Manager's business, 
could  put assets  of the  Company at  risk or  result in  reduced or inaccurate 
information being passed to the Board or to shareholders. 
 
The  Audit Committee will  meet with the  Manager's internal auditors Littlejohn 
LLP  at least once a year, receiving a report regarding the last formal internal 
audit  performed on  the Manager,  and providing  the opportunity  for the Audit 
Committee   to   ask  specific  and  detailed  questions.   The  Manager  has  a 
comprehensive  business continuity plan  in place in  the event that operational 
continuity  is threatened.  Further details regarding the Board's management and 
review  of the  Company's internal  controls through  the implementation  of the 
Turnbull  guidance are  detailed on  page 25 of  the Annual Report and Financial 
Statements  for  the  year  ended  31 December  2010.  Measures  are in place to 
mitigate  information risk  in order  to ensure  the integrity, availability and 
confidentiality of information used within the business. 
 
5. Reliance upon third parties risk 
The  Company  is  reliant  upon  the  services  of  Albion  Ventures LLP for the 
provision  of  investment  management  and  administrative  functions. There are 
provisions  within  the  management  agreement  for  the change of Manager under 
certain  circumstances  (for  further  detail,  see  the  investment  management 
agreement  details in note 4 Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year 
ended  31 December 2010). In addition, the Manager has demonstrated to the Board 
that  there is no  undue reliance placed  upon any one  individual within Albion 
Ventures LLP. 
 
6. Financial risks 
By  its nature, as a venture capital trust, the Company is exposed to investment 
risk  (which comprises investment price risk  and cash flow interest rate risk), 
credit  risk and liquidity risk. The Company's policies for managing these risks 
and  its financial  instruments are  outlined in  full in  note 18 to the Annual 
Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2010. 
 
All of the Company's income and expenditure is denominated in sterling and hence 
the Company has no foreign currency risk. The Company is financed through equity 
and  does not have any borrowings. The Company does not use derivative financial 
instruments. 
 
13.       Other information 
The information set out in this Half-yearly Financial Report does not constitute 
the  Company's  statutory  accounts  within  the  terms  of  section  434 of the 
Companies  Act 2006 for the periods ended  30 June 2011 and 30 June 2010, and is 
unaudited.   The  information  for  the  year  ended  31 December  2010 does not 
constitute  statutory accounts within the terms  of section 434 of the Companies 
Act  2006 and is  derived from  the statutory  accounts for that financial year, 
which  have been delivered to the  Registrar of Companies.  The Auditor reported 
on  those accounts; their report was unqualified and did not contain a statement 
under s498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. 
 
14.       Publication 
This  Half-yearly Financial Report is being sent to shareholders and copies will 
be  made  available  to  the  public  at  the  registered office of the Company, 
Companies   House,  the  National  Storage  Mechanism  and  also  electronically 
atwww.albion-ventures.co.uk  under the 'Our Funds'  section by clicking on Kings 
Arms  Yard VCT 2 PLC, and looking in the Financial Reports and Circulars section 
for the Half-yearly Financial Report to 30 June 2011. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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     originality of the information contained therein. 
 
Source: Kings Arms Yard VCT 2 PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE 
 
[HUG#1540307] 
 

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