activities after tax         |             570|           (251)              735 
                             |                | 
Dividends paid               |           (522)|           (522)            (522) 
                             |                | 
Shares bought back for       |                | 
cancellation                 |               -|               -             (59) 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
Shareholders' funds at end of|                | 
period                       |          49,967|          48,992           49,919 
                             +----------------+ 
Balance Sheet 
                     +------------------+ 
                     |   As at 31 August|   As at 31 August    As at 29 February 
                     |              2012|              2011                 2012 
                     |                  | 
                     |  GBP'000        GBP'000|  GBP'000        GBP'000   GBP'000          GBP'000 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
                     |                  | 
                     |                  | 
Fixed asset          |                  | 
investments          |            47,002|            27,575               32,705 
                     |                  | 
Current assets:      |                  | 
                     |                  | 
Investments - money  |                  | 
market funds*        | 1,601            |14,642             10,580 
                     |                  | 
Debtors              |   731            |   657                508 
                     |                  | 
Cash at bank         |   740            | 6,118              6,236 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
                     | 3,072            |21,417             17,324 
                     |                  | 
Creditors: amounts   |                  | 
falling due within   |                  | 
one year             | (107)            |     -              (110) 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
Net current assets   |             2,965|            21,417               17,214 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
                     |                  | 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
Net assets           |            49,967|            48,992               49,919 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
                     |                  | 
                     |                  | 
Called up equity     |                  | 
share capital        |   521            |   522                521 
                     |                  | 
Special distributable|                  | 
reserve              |48,589            |48,305             48,589 
                     |                  | 
Capital redemption   |                  | 
reserve              |     1            |     -                  1 
                     |                  | 
Capital reserve      |                  | 
holding gains and    |                  | 
losses               |   315            |   231                205 
                     |                  | 
Capital reserve gains|                  | 
on disposal          |   243            |     -                603 
                     |                  | 
Revenue reserve      |   298            |  (66)                  - 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
Total equity         |                  | 
shareholders' funds  |            49,967|            48,992               49,919 
=--------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------- 
Net asset value per  |                  | 
share                |             95.8p|             93.8p                95.7p 
                     +------------------+ 
 *Held at fair value through profit and loss 
 
The statements were approved by the Directors and authorised for issue on 11 
October 2012 and are signed on their behalf by: 
 
 
James Otter 
Chairman 
Company Number: 06948448 
Cash Flow Statement 
                             +----------------+ 
                             |Six months ended|Six months ended          Year to 
                             |  31 August 2012|  31 August 2011 29 February 2012 
                             |                | 
                             |            GBP'000|            GBP'000             GBP'000 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
Net cash inflow/(outflow)    |                | 
from operating activities    |             234|         (1,025)            (339) 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
Taxation                     |               -|               -             (18) 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
Financial investment:        |                | 
                             |                | 
Purchase of  fixed asset     |                | 
investments                  |        (16,140)|        (19,622)         (30,465) 
                             |                | 
Sale of fixed asset          |                | 
investments                  |           1,942|             656            6,946 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
Management of liquid         |                | 
resources:                   |                | 
                             |                | 
Purchase of current asset    |                | 
investments                  |         (1,000)|        (12,430)         (16,319) 
                             |                | 
Sale of current asset        |                | 
investments                  |           9,990|          32,826           40,777 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
Dividends paid               |           (522)|           (522)            (522) 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
                             |                | 
Financing:                   |                | 
                             |                | 
Issue of own shares          |               -|               -                - 
                             |                | 
Share issue expense          |               -|               -                - 
                             |                | 
Purchase of own shares       |               -|               -             (59) 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
(Decrease)/increase in cash  |                | 
at bank                      |         (5,496)|           (117)                1 
                             +----------------+ 
 
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds 
                             +----------------+ 
                             |Six months ended|Six months ended          Year to 
                             |  31 August 2012|  31 August 2011 29 February 2012 
                             |                | 
                             |            GBP'000|            GBP'000             GBP'000 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
(Decrease)/increase in cash  |                | 
at bank                      |         (5,496)|           (117)                1 
                             |                | 
Decrease  in cash equivalents|         (8,979)|        (20,396)         (24,458) 
                             |                | 
Opening net cash resources   |          16,816|          41,273           41,273 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
Net cash resources at end of |                | 
period                       |           2,341|          20,760           16,816 
                             +----------------+ 
Reconciliation of profit before taxation to cash flow from operating activities 
                             +----------------+ 
                             |Six months ended|Six months ended          Year to 
                             |  31 August 2012|  31 August 2011 29 February 2012 
                             |                | 
                             |            GBP'000|            GBP'000             GBP'000 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
Profit/(loss) on ordinary    |                | 
activities before tax        |             570|           (251)              753 
                             |                | 
Increase in debtors          |           (223)|           (645)            (496) 
                             |                | 
Decrease in creditors        |             (3)|           (135)             (25) 
                             |                | 
Gain on disposal of fixed    |                | 
asset investments            |               -|               -            (603) 
                             |                | 
Holding (gain)/loss on fixed |                | 
asset investments            |           (110)|               6               32 
=----------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------- 
Net cash inflow/(outflow)    |                | 
from operating activities    |             234|         (1,025)            (339) 

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