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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)-27.85m
- Net income in GBP-35.83m
- Incorporated2007
- Employees0.00
- LocationCrystal Amber Fund LimitedFloor 2, Trafalgar CourtPO Box 286ST PETER PORT GY1 4LYGuernseyGGY
- Phone+44 1 481742742
- Websitehttps://www.crystalamber.com/
Profile
| Management group(s) | -- |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GG00B1Z2SL48 |
| Launch date | 17 Jun 2008 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | -- |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To provide Shareholders with an attractive total return through capital growth and income by investing predominantly in UK equities. The Company aims to invest in a concentrated portfolio of undervalued companies which are expected to be predominantly, but not exclusively, listed or quoted on UK markets (usually the Official List or AIM) and which have a typical market capitalisation of between £100 million and £1,000 million. Following investment, the Company and its advisers will also typically engage with the management of those companies with a view to enhancing value for all their shareholders.
Managed by
| Jonathan Marsh, Richard Bernstein |
|---|
Management & contract fees
Management fee at annual rate of 2% of the NAV or the Market Cap. The The performance fee is 20% of the excess of the NAV per Ord. The contract is terminable on 12 month notice.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Ltd | 6.79m | -8.24m | 77.30m | 0.00 | -- | 0.5844 | -- | 11.38 | -0.0542 | -0.0542 | 0.0423 | 1.14 | 0.0362 | -- | 6.43 | -- | -4.40 | -4.53 | -4.41 | -4.67 | 55.13 | 53.56 | -121.34 | -131.19 | -- | 0.2396 | 0.00 | -- | 6.85 | -12.09 | 39.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| Northern 3 VCT PLC | 3.52m | 1.47m | 77.41m | 0.00 | 42.60 | 0.7603 | -- | 21.98 | 0.0164 | 0.0164 | 0.0384 | 0.9208 | 0.041 | -- | 5.95 | -- | 1.71 | 5.89 | 1.72 | 6.05 | 52.66 | 73.28 | 41.81 | 68.05 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 146.34 | 2,767.77 | -1.91 | 404.03 | -3.02 | -- | -6.17 |
| Asimilar Group PLC | 14.00k | -731.79k | 77.49m | 2.00 | -- | 12.29 | -- | 5,534.74 | -0.0144 | -0.0144 | 0.0003 | 0.0569 | 0.0044 | -- | 0.179 | -- | -22.74 | -15.78 | -22.95 | -16.07 | -- | -- | -5,227.07 | -14,123.50 | -- | -4.42 | 0.00 | -- | -- | -31.90 | 33.79 | -- | -- | -- |
| Northern 2 VCT plc | 4.84m | 2.82m | 77.58m | 0.00 | 22.34 | 0.7539 | -- | 16.02 | 0.0213 | 0.0213 | 0.0358 | 0.6301 | 0.056 | -- | 7.96 | -- | 3.25 | 6.11 | 3.26 | 6.27 | 66.11 | 75.09 | 58.18 | 69.67 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 189.81 | 108.33 | -7.47 | 301.61 | -9.65 | -- | -6.17 |
| Alcentra European Flotng Rt Incm Fd Ltd | 5.12m | 3.53m | 77.63m | -- | 22.89 | 0.9514 | -- | 15.16 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.0448 | 0.89 | 0.0361 | -- | 77.48 | -- | 2.49 | 2.81 | 2.50 | 2.85 | 80.87 | 81.93 | 69.02 | 72.30 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 163.98 | 113.83 | -11.69 | 221.99 | -13.56 | -- | -10.02 |
| Gulf Investment Fund PLC | 21.71m | 19.83m | 78.09m | 0.00 | 3.94 | 0.7593 | -- | 3.60 | 0.2691 | 0.2691 | 0.2947 | 1.40 | 0.2272 | -- | 33.89 | -- | 20.75 | 0.6032 | 21.09 | 0.6112 | 95.30 | 55.25 | 91.33 | 25.54 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 450.69 | 61.77 | -17.41 | 74.06 | -18.17 | -- | 7.39 |
| Value and Income Trust plc | 5.91m | -89.00k | 78.12m | 0.00 | -- | 0.5078 | -- | 13.21 | -0.002 | -0.002 | 0.1298 | 3.38 | 0.0284 | -- | 9.78 | -- | -0.0427 | 2.79 | -0.0431 | 2.82 | 9.52 | 54.00 | -1.50 | 48.31 | -- | -- | 0.245 | 89.11 | 188.13 | -11.31 | 452.50 | -17.53 | -- | 6.78 |
| Octopus Aim VCT 2 PLC | 1.34m | -476.00k | 78.24m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8905 | -- | 58.21 | -0.004 | -0.004 | 0.0113 | 0.7243 | 0.0156 | -- | 13.51 | -- | -0.5534 | 3.27 | -0.5578 | 3.30 | -4.99 | 70.27 | -35.42 | 59.86 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 164.48 | 201.90 | 18.55 | 85.28 | -- | -- | 0.9806 |
| TMT Investments PLC | 16.95m | 14.65m | 78.60m | 6.00 | 5.36 | 0.9595 | -- | 4.64 | 0.6301 | 0.6301 | 0.729 | 3.52 | 0.2176 | -- | 1.74 | -- | 18.80 | 15.23 | 19.05 | 15.34 | -- | -- | 86.43 | 83.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -4.03 | 118.46 | -5.66 | -- | -- | -- |
| Mobius Investment Trust PLC | -4.79m | -6.87m | 79.91m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8324 | -- | -- | -0.0673 | -0.0673 | -0.0468 | 0.9142 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Crystal Amber Fund Limited | -27.85m | -35.83m | 80.08m | 0.00 | -- | 0.4855 | -- | -- | -0.3831 | -0.3831 | -0.2916 | 1.79 | -0.1436 | -- | -- | -- | -18.47 | 11.17 | -18.77 | 11.59 | -- | 77.69 | -- | 73.10 | -- | -47.43 | 0.00 | 20.32 | -73.18 | -7.73 | -79.13 | -13.67 | -- | 58.49 |
| Albion Technology and General VCT PLC | 12.59m | 10.16m | 81.23m | 0.00 | 7.78 | 0.893 | -- | 6.45 | 0.0948 | 0.0948 | 0.1149 | 0.8258 | 0.1454 | -- | 21.14 | -- | 11.74 | 6.40 | 11.82 | 6.44 | 83.19 | 73.96 | 80.76 | 69.54 | -- | -- | -- | 83.80 | 5.83 | 29.07 | 4.15 | 44.98 | -- | -4.36 |
| Vietnam Holding Limited | 4.21m | 1.01m | 81.46m | 0.00 | 78.47 | 0.7254 | -- | 19.33 | 0.0204 | 0.0204 | 0.0811 | 2.21 | 0.0367 | -- | -- | -- | 0.877 | 6.75 | 0.8802 | 6.90 | 44.43 | 70.85 | 23.89 | 64.81 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | -210.60 | -- | -308.15 | -- | -- | -- |
| Downing One VCT PLC | -6.76m | -9.72m | 81.82m | 0.00 | -- | 0.7071 | -- | -- | -0.0728 | -0.0728 | -0.0506 | 0.7566 | -0.0617 | -- | -- | -- | -8.87 | 1.57 | -8.92 | 1.58 | -- | 57.53 | -- | 38.37 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 439.21 | -122.10 | -- | -188.32 | -- | -- | 4.56 |
| Northern Venture Trust plc | 5.08m | 2.85m | 82.51m | 0.00 | 24.26 | 0.7471 | -- | 16.23 | 0.0212 | 0.0212 | 0.0374 | 0.6893 | 0.0536 | -- | 7.68 | -- | 3.00 | 6.51 | 3.00 | 6.54 | 65.00 | 75.32 | 56.03 | 69.74 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 172.00 | -21.18 | -10.61 | -33.47 | -15.57 | -- | -7.79 |
| British Smaller Companies VCT plc | 8.53m | 6.18m | 82.74m | 0.00 | 11.90 | 0.8283 | -- | 9.70 | 0.0504 | 0.0504 | 0.0686 | 0.7244 | 0.0913 | -- | 8.86 | -- | 6.61 | 6.57 | 6.62 | 6.69 | 80.74 | 70.00 | 72.40 | 63.48 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 179.24 | 52.83 | 2.02 | 90.40 | -0.3706 | -- | -6.17 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Invesco Asset Management Ltd.as of 19 Dec 2019 | 18.87m | 20.41% |
| 1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 30 Dec 2019 | 10.31m | 11.15% |
| Baring Asset Management Ltd.as of 19 Dec 2019 | 8.73m | 9.44% |
| Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLPas of 18 Nov 2019 | 7.04m | 7.61% |
| Woodford Investment Management Ltd.as of 17 Jul 2019 | 4.78m | 5.17% |
| Hargreave Hale Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2019 | 2.25m | 2.43% |
| Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.as of 27 May 2020 | 2.10m | 2.27% |
| Unicorn Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2020 | 1.85m | 2.00% |
| CG Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2020 | 1.40m | 1.51% |
| Credo Capital Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2020 | 118.81k | 0.13% |
