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Crystal Amber Fund Limited

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Crystal Amber Fund Limited

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  • Price (GBX)74.00
  • Today's Change0.00 / 0.00%
  • Shares traded70.07k
  • 1 Year change-13.95%
  • Beta1.2714
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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)-2.14m
  • Net income in GBP-5.58m
  • Incorporated2007
  • Employees0.00
  • Location
    Crystal Amber Fund LimitedFloor 2, Trafalgar CourtPO Box 286SAINT PETER PORT GY1 4LYGuernseyGGY
  • Phone+44 1 481742742
  • Websitehttps://www.crystalamber.com/
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Management group(s)Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP
AIC sectorUK Smaller Companies
ISINGG00B1Z2SL48
Launch date17 Jun 2008
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

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

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.

Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/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
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(5 yr avg)
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(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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JPMorgan Emng Erp Mdl Est&Afrc Scrts PLC628.00k-8.00k50.95m0.00--2.70--81.13-0.0002-0.00020.01550.46690.0328--1.39---0.0418-14.37-0.0424-14.3983.44---1.27------0.00--100.18-56.17100.00-----54.63
Marwyn Value Investors Ltd3.70m3.70m52.45m--13.660.5338--14.180.06660.06660.06671.700.0379------3.79-3.813.79-3.8299.95--99.95------0.0013---89.28-27.06-89.28-27.07--7.91
River & Mercantile UK Micro Cp Iv Co Ltd3.29m2.21m52.54m0.0023.82----15.990.06510.06510.097-------------2.58---2.6181.26--67.10----------106.18-35.20104.13-37.80----
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust PLC0.00-929.00k54.75m0.00--0.5853-----0.0093-0.00930.000.93540.00-------0.9609---0.9706--------------0.00------122.13------
Maven Income and Growth VCT 3 PLC-828.00k-2.82m56.08m0.00--0.9147-----0.0254-0.0254-0.00740.5248-0.0138-------4.701.62-4.721.62--44.57--30.12----0.00376.56-158.68---517.32-----32.88
Crystal Amber Fund Limited-2.14m-5.58m56.98m0.00--0.7929-----0.067-0.067-0.02570.9333-0.021-------5.49-11.14-5.62-11.43-----------2.310.00---131.65---163.50----69.52
Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT PLC3.68m1.67m57.16m0.0036.880.7945--15.540.0160.0160.03930.74260.052--10.20--2.369.472.379.5458.6280.3545.4274.83----0.00189.67-157.46---195.33------
Triple Point Venture VCT PLC-1.01m-2.78m57.91m0.00--0.9085-----0.0514-0.0514-0.01860.9961-0.0194-------5.341.69-5.401.77--53.19--27.54----0.00831.60-94.56-16.10-127.84------
Schroder British Opportunities Trust PLC-100.00bn-100.00bn58.75m0.00--0.7596----------1.05----------------------------0.00--------------
Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC2.00m231.00k58.78m0.00171.170.9298--29.430.00220.00220.0140.40870.0337--3.07--0.38923.230.39093.2440.6667.8911.5751.50----0.00264.07-31.8312.16-53.1310.60---16.85
Ecofin US Renewables Infrstctr Trust PLC1.90m90.98k58.99m0.00642.860.5883--31.120.00080.00080.01740.9180.0183--74.88--0.0878--0.0881--45.78--4.80------0.00---35.81---65.70------
Logistics Development Group PLC0.001.39m59.43m4.0035.990.5648----0.00310.00310.000.20010.00----0.001.25-12.101.26-19.35-------10.67----0.00-------98.64-21.81----
Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC-2.17m-3.89m59.88m0.00--0.91-----0.0284-0.0284-0.01630.4747-0.0332-------5.944.64-5.994.68--74.15--64.75----0.00261.50-76.56-22.71-97.90-51.76---12.33
Hydrogenone Capital Growth PLC6.64m4.79m60.03m--12.540.4628--9.040.03720.03720.05151.010.0521--20.27--3.76--3.76--90.68--72.11------0.00--303.80--164.29------
Maven Income and Growth VCT 5 PLC-1.50m-3.10m61.36m0.00--0.9346-----0.0163-0.0163-0.00790.3253-0.0236-------4.882.65-4.912.67--61.94--48.48----0.00224.05-156.33---546.61-----12.94
Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities PLC1.50m169.00k62.52m0.00288.830.8581--41.740.01840.01840.12666.180.0201--3.47--0.2271-2.020.228-2.0963.48-1,962.4411.28-2,906.11----0.00--104.87--100.52-----12.94
Data as of Mar 28 2024. Currency figures normalised to Crystal Amber Fund Limited's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

67.46%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Saba Capital Management LPas of 26 Jan 202416.10m20.87%
Merseyside Pension Fundas of 19 Jan 202412.94m16.77%
1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 26 Jan 20248.44m10.93%
Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLPas of 26 Feb 20246.30m8.16%
Odey Asset Management LLPas of 21 Nov 20223.30m4.28%
CG Asset Management Ltd.as of 29 Feb 20242.64m3.41%
Unicorn Asset Management Ltd.as of 29 Feb 20241.85m2.40%
Premier Fund Managers Ltd.as of 30 Nov 2023500.00k0.65%
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