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About the company
Crystal Amber Fund Limited is a closed-ended activist fund. The objective of the Company is to provide its shareholders with an attractive total return, which is expected to comprise primarily capital growth but with the potential for distributions from realized distributable reserves, including distributions arising from the realization of investments, if this is considered to be in the interests of its shareholders. The Company focuses on investing in companies which it considers are undervalued and will aim to promote measures to correct the undervaluation. It invests in a concentrated portfolio of undervalued companies predominantly listed on the United Kingdom markets, and which have a typical market capitalization of between £100 million and £1 billion. The Company and its advisers also engage with the management of those companies with a view to enhancing value for all their shareholders. Crystal Amber Asset Management (Guernsey) Limited is its investment manager.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)5.28m
- Net income in GBP1.55m
- Incorporated2007
- Employees0.00
- LocationCrystal Amber Fund LimitedFloor 2, Trafalgar CourtPO Box 286SAINT PETER PORT GY1 4LYGuernseyGGY
- Phone+44 1 481742742
- Websitehttps://www.crystalamber.com/
Profile
| Management group(s) | Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GG00B1Z2SL48 |
| Launch date | 17 Jun 2008 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The Company adopted a strategy of maximising capital returned to Shareholders by way of timely disposals, including trade sales of the Company's strategic holdings, where appropriate (with the potential exception of GI Dynamics Inc) and returns of cash to Shareholders intended to be completed by 31 December 2023.
Managed by
| Jonathan Marsh, Richard Bernstein |
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Management & contract fees
Accordingly, the IMA will be amended such that from 1 January 2024, the monthly fee due to the Investment Manager will be £57,500 (£690,000 annually, as per 2023). On an annual basis, this fee equates to approximately 0.83% of the current NAV.t fee will cease.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Ventures VCT 1 PLC | -3.64m | -6.72m | 71.29m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9147 | -- | -- | -0.0376 | -0.0376 | -0.0205 | 0.4614 | -0.0414 | -- | -- | -- | -7.64 | -5.26 | -7.72 | -5.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 60.90 | -- | 42.75 | -- | -- | -15.93 |
| New Star Investment Trust plc | 8.37m | 7.24m | 72.25m | 0.00 | 10.59 | 0.5964 | -- | 8.63 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.1179 | 1.81 | 0.0656 | -- | 35.26 | -- | 5.67 | 3.20 | 5.75 | 3.21 | 90.65 | 81.56 | 86.51 | 75.05 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 29.06 | 136.46 | -11.06 | 124.67 | -13.94 | -- | 21.06 |
| Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust PLC | 542.00k | -614.00k | 72.34m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8394 | -- | 133.47 | -0.0072 | -0.0072 | 0.0064 | 1.03 | 0.0061 | -- | 1.69 | -- | -0.6886 | -- | -0.6954 | -- | -24.72 | -- | -113.28 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -29.61 | -- | -57.03 | -- | -- | -- |
| Migo Opportunities Trust PLC | 10.03m | 8.32m | 73.67m | 0.00 | 10.17 | 0.9791 | -- | 7.35 | 0.349 | 0.349 | 0.4285 | 3.63 | 0.119 | -- | 13.66 | -- | 9.88 | 5.42 | 10.30 | 5.51 | 92.96 | 89.27 | 83.01 | 77.38 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 235.63 | 55.89 | 195.73 | -- | -- | -- |
| Octopus Aim VCT 2 PLC | 810.00k | -1.21m | 76.28m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9062 | -- | 94.18 | -0.0106 | -0.0106 | 0.0047 | 0.4546 | 0.0089 | -- | 3.58 | -- | -1.32 | -3.32 | -1.41 | -3.35 | -77.65 | -- | -149.01 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 60.20 | -- | 57.19 | -- | -- | -3.04 |
| TMT Investments PLC | 7.84m | 7.04m | 78.31m | 7.00 | 10.72 | 0.4852 | -- | 9.98 | 0.2993 | 0.2993 | 0.3336 | 6.62 | 0.0509 | -- | 51.61 | 1,498,817.00 | 4.57 | 11.21 | 4.63 | 11.50 | -- | -- | 89.73 | 80.67 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 109.37 | -19.60 | 107.84 | -20.02 | -- | -- |
| Crystal Amber Fund Limited | 5.28m | 1.55m | 78.73m | 0.00 | 57.49 | 1.00 | -- | 14.90 | 0.0187 | 0.0187 | 0.0635 | 1.07 | 0.0536 | -- | 75.73 | -- | 1.57 | -11.14 | 1.58 | -11.43 | 86.15 | -- | 29.33 | -- | -- | 1.69 | 0.00 | -- | -131.65 | -- | -163.50 | -- | -- | 69.52 |
| Value and Indexed Property IncomTrstPLC | -2.55m | -7.70m | 79.31m | 0.00 | -- | 0.857 | -- | -- | -0.1798 | -0.1798 | -0.0595 | 2.14 | -0.0167 | -- | -- | -- | -5.04 | -2.75 | -5.13 | -2.83 | -- | -435.62 | -- | -594.73 | -- | -- | 0.3633 | -- | 82.30 | -- | 67.16 | -- | -- | 2.27 |
| Menhaden Resource Efficiency PLC | 19.50m | 16.19m | 79.42m | 0.00 | 5.34 | 0.6402 | -- | 4.07 | 0.2049 | 0.2049 | 0.2467 | 1.71 | 0.1515 | -- | 254.85 | -- | 12.58 | 10.61 | 12.67 | 10.66 | 84.36 | 86.67 | 83.05 | 83.80 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 2.67 | 234.34 | 124.48 | 217.30 | -- | -- | 5.15 |
| Kingswood Holdings Ltd | 128.34m | -15.79m | 80.54m | 396.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0.6276 | -0.0728 | -0.0728 | 0.5916 | 0.2866 | 0.7994 | -- | 14.59 | 420,783.60 | -9.19 | -12.01 | -11.61 | -15.49 | 36.99 | 30.84 | -11.50 | -13.32 | -- | 0.2943 | 0.5007 | -- | -2.48 | 73.57 | 55.27 | -- | 34.16 | -- |
| Henderson Opportunities Trust plc | 2.70m | 997.00k | 80.73m | 0.00 | 86.73 | 0.9084 | -- | 29.86 | 0.0253 | 0.0253 | 0.0685 | 2.41 | 0.0244 | -- | 4.36 | -- | 0.9011 | -0.0472 | 1.04 | -0.0542 | 53.03 | 21.09 | 36.87 | -3.66 | -- | -- | 0.1054 | -- | 80.18 | -- | 75.64 | -- | -- | 11.07 |
| UIL Ltd | -13.58m | -23.45m | 81.11m | 0.00 | -- | 0.4827 | -- | -- | -0.2797 | -0.2797 | -0.1619 | 2.04 | -0.0422 | -- | -- | -- | -7.29 | -1.95 | -8.99 | -2.33 | -- | -172.40 | -- | -191.31 | -- | -- | 0.396 | -- | 73.30 | -- | 67.58 | -- | -- | 1.30 |
| Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC | 4.03m | 1.28m | 82.03m | 0.00 | 65.74 | 0.9165 | -- | 20.34 | 0.0087 | 0.0087 | 0.029 | 0.6219 | 0.045 | -- | 2.66 | -- | 1.43 | 1.75 | 1.43 | 1.76 | 45.82 | 42.12 | 31.71 | 31.16 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 215.90 | -337.21 | -- | -108.27 | -- | -- | -28.77 |
| Schroders Capital Global Innvtn Trst PLC | -31.19m | -33.80m | 84.57m | 0.00 | -- | 0.3887 | -- | -- | -0.0374 | -0.0374 | -0.0349 | 0.2532 | -0.1307 | -- | -- | -- | -14.16 | -28.72 | -14.23 | -31.34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -2,111.38 | 0.00 | -- | 82.14 | -- | 81.03 | -- | -- | -- |
| Global Opportunities Trust PLC | 6.35m | 5.48m | 85.18m | 0.00 | 15.47 | 0.7854 | -- | 13.41 | 0.1874 | 0.1874 | 0.2173 | 3.69 | 0.0592 | -- | 13.22 | -- | 5.10 | 4.45 | 5.11 | 4.46 | 97.32 | 90.46 | 86.24 | 79.60 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 39.55 | -82.42 | -- | -88.23 | -- | -- | -1.89 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Link Fund Solutions Ltd.as of 30 Jun 2019 | 16.31m | 22.39% |
| Saba Capital Management LPas of 31 May 2024 | 16.10m | 22.10% |
| Merseyside Pension Fundas of 23 Apr 2024 | 12.94m | 17.76% |
| 1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 26 Jan 2024 | 8.44m | 11.58% |
| Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLPas of 26 Feb 2024 | 6.30m | 8.65% |
| Philip J. Milton & Co. Plcas of 24 May 2024 | 3.76m | 5.16% |
| Odey Asset Management LLPas of 21 Nov 2022 | 3.30m | 4.53% |
| CG Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Jun 2024 | 2.64m | 3.62% |
| Centiva Capital LPas of 26 Apr 2024 | 2.09m | 2.87% |
| Unicorn Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Jul 2024 | 1.85m | 2.54% |
