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About the company
Crystal Amber Fund Limited is a closed-ended activist fund. The Fund's objective is to provide its shareholders with a 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. The Fund seeks to invest in a concentrated portfolio of undervalued companies, which are expected to be predominantly listed or quoted on the United Kingdom markets (the Official List or the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)), and which have a market capitalization of between British Pounds 100 million to British Pounds 1,000 million. The Fund invests in various sectors, such as consumer products, industrial products, retail, support services, transportation services, media, oil and gas, insurance, healthcare and financial services. Crystal Amber Asset Management (Guernsey) Limited is the investment manager of the Fund.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)18.21m
- Net income in GBP15.81m
- 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 Asset Mgmt (Guernsey) Ltd |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GG00B1Z2SL48 |
| Launch date | 17 Jun 2008 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The Fund will adopt a strategy of maximising capital returns to shareholders through timely disposals of its strategic holdings over the period to the end of 2023.
Managed by
| Jonathan Marsh, Richard Bernstein |
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Management & contract fees
The management fee will be reduced to GBP 106,666 per month until 30 June 2022, falling to GBP 90,000 per month until 31 December 2022, falling to GBP 70,000 per month until 30 June 2023, falling to GBP 50,000 per month until 30 September 2023 and falling to GBP 40,000 per month until 31 December 2023 when the management 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC | 14.15m | 9.39m | 88.90m | 0.00 | 8.05 | 0.9082 | -- | 6.28 | 0.0845 | 0.0845 | 0.1275 | 0.7488 | 0.1738 | -- | 15.84 | -- | 11.54 | 4.88 | 11.66 | 4.91 | 69.43 | 61.28 | 66.38 | 53.85 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 207.87 | 145.07 | 41.60 | 245.17 | 56.26 | -- | -0.9711 |
| VietNam Holding Ltd | 67.03m | 63.55m | 90.07m | 0.00 | 1.98 | 0.7123 | -- | 1.34 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.73 | 4.33 | 0.5506 | -- | 2,130.71 | -- | 52.20 | 10.99 | 52.58 | 11.21 | 96.11 | 83.77 | 94.82 | 79.10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 686.12 | 21.19 | 574.84 | 26.10 | -- | -- |
| Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust PLC | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 90.86m | 0.00 | -- | 1.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Majedie Investments plc | -3.14m | -6.25m | 92.88m | 3.00 | -- | 0.6819 | -- | -- | -0.1179 | -0.1179 | -0.0592 | 2.57 | -0.0191 | -- | -- | -1,046,667.00 | -3.80 | 1.26 | -3.83 | 1.27 | -- | 66.00 | -- | 36.46 | -- | -- | 0.1327 | 247.47 | 308.95 | 1.09 | 252.72 | 2.60 | -56.74 | 5.43 |
| Octopus Aim VCT 2 PLC | 20.71m | 18.09m | 93.38m | 4.00 | 4.43 | 0.6996 | -- | 4.51 | 0.1434 | 0.1434 | 0.1394 | 0.9076 | 0.1718 | -- | -- | 5,178,000.00 | 15.00 | 8.68 | 15.14 | 8.76 | 90.48 | 84.47 | 87.33 | 80.33 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 62.14 | 5.66 | 35.95 | 1.84 | 41.54 | -- | 0.9806 |
| Alpha Real Trust Ltd | 7.04m | 8.16m | 94.53m | 0.00 | 11.49 | 0.7059 | -- | 13.43 | 0.1328 | 0.1328 | 0.1148 | 2.16 | 0.0508 | -- | 740.84 | -- | 5.88 | 6.72 | 5.92 | 7.16 | 99.09 | 95.58 | 115.94 | 118.78 | -- | -- | 0.0561 | 22.61 | 19.51 | -22.15 | 40,700.00 | -8.73 | -- | 10.76 |
| Marble Point Loan Financing Ltd | 5.41m | 7.61m | 96.03m | 0.00 | 13.14 | 0.8454 | -- | 17.76 | 0.0445 | 0.0445 | 0.0331 | 0.692 | 0.037 | -- | 7.31 | -- | 5.21 | 1.07 | 5.24 | 1.11 | 57.33 | 53.62 | 140.83 | 71.89 | -- | -- | 0.2113 | 214.89 | -13.15 | 129.15 | 1,782.89 | 18.43 | -- | -- |
| India Capital Growth Fund Ltd | 94.00k | 41.60m | 96.27m | 0.00 | 2.69 | 0.7403 | -- | 1,024.20 | 0.3707 | 0.3707 | 0.0008 | 1.35 | 0.0007 | -- | 0.4169 | -- | 31.81 | 8.59 | 31.86 | 8.61 | 67.02 | -- | 44,259.57 | 32,304.43 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 46.88 | -- | 301.85 | 19.43 | -- | -- |
| Crystal Amber Fund Limited | 18.21m | 15.81m | 96.96m | 0.00 | 6.20 | 0.8136 | -- | 5.33 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 0.2172 | 1.43 | 0.1571 | -- | 147.34 | -- | 13.64 | 1.21 | 13.66 | 1.25 | 89.86 | 39.32 | 86.85 | 22.00 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 185.77 | 131.04 | -- | 126.33 | -- | -- | 0.00 |
| CT UK High Income Trust PLC | 3.93m | 2.38m | 99.39m | 0.00 | 41.57 | 0.8909 | -- | 25.28 | 0.0206 | 0.0206 | 0.0339 | 0.9597 | 0.032 | -- | 1.87 | -- | 1.94 | 1.91 | 2.04 | 1.97 | 74.13 | 69.43 | 60.65 | 60.52 | -- | -- | 0.0632 | 189.30 | -88.35 | -30.97 | -92.62 | -36.53 | -- | -5.15 |
| Artemis Alpha Trust PLC | 40.10m | 38.26m | 101.01m | 0.00 | 3.16 | 0.6776 | -- | 2.52 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1.08 | 4.47 | 0.2606 | -- | 26.21 | -- | 24.86 | 9.98 | 25.61 | 10.55 | 96.94 | 94.07 | 95.40 | 90.09 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 14.83 | 554.08 | -- | 502.63 | -- | -- | 6.33 |
| Mobeus Income & Growth VCT PLC | 38.07m | 35.51m | 102.13m | 0.00 | 2.64 | 0.8249 | -- | 2.68 | 0.2819 | 0.2819 | 0.3025 | 0.9031 | 0.3839 | -- | 81.84 | -- | 35.81 | 18.48 | 35.93 | 18.56 | 94.47 | 89.57 | 93.28 | 86.80 | -- | -- | -- | 76.32 | 94.58 | 65.32 | 105.80 | 100.75 | -- | -9.10 |
| AdvancedAdvT Ltd | 0.00 | -2.52m | 103.23m | -- | -- | 0.7996 | -- | -- | -0.0189 | -0.0189 | 0.00 | 0.9693 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -3.88 | -- | -3.89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| British Smaller Companies VCT2 PLC | 26.71m | 20.39m | 103.58m | 0.00 | 3.85 | 0.9274 | -- | 3.88 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.1927 | 0.6147 | 0.3277 | -- | 73.37 | -- | 25.02 | 10.46 | 25.76 | 10.56 | 94.41 | 87.17 | 76.35 | 73.10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 67.01 | 342.43 | 55.05 | 379.63 | 70.57 | -- | 13.18 |
| Blackrock Latin Amercn Invstmnt Trst PLC | -20.31m | -23.14m | 104.59m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8663 | -- | -- | -0.5893 | -0.5893 | -0.5174 | 4.10 | -0.1057 | -- | -- | -- | -12.03 | 1.67 | -13.05 | 1.80 | -- | 68.57 | -- | 58.10 | -- | -- | 0.0802 | 210.18 | 42.69 | -- | 35.72 | -- | -- | 12.60 |
| Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC | 19.43m | 16.02m | 104.86m | 0.00 | 5.89 | 0.963 | -- | 5.40 | 0.0377 | 0.0377 | 0.0451 | 0.2305 | 0.2093 | -- | 9.81 | -- | 17.25 | 8.52 | 17.45 | 8.61 | 84.68 | 78.46 | 82.41 | 74.32 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 79.44 | 269.80 | 21.15 | 373.26 | 23.05 | -- | 2.11 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management LPas of 26 Oct 2021 | 21.85m | 26.26% |
| Merseyside Pension Fundas of 17 Nov 2020 | 12.94m | 15.55% |
| 1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 17 Feb 2021 | 10.78m | 12.95% |
| Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLPas of 10 Nov 2021 | 6.95m | 8.35% |
| Weiss Asset Management LPas of 03 Dec 2020 | 4.13m | 4.96% |
| CG Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 May 2022 | 2.80m | 3.36% |
| Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.as of 16 Oct 2020 | 2.64m | 3.17% |
| Almitas Capital LLCas of 10 Jun 2021 | 2.09m | 2.51% |
| Unicorn Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 May 2022 | 1.85m | 2.22% |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2022 | 500.00k | 0.60% |
