CRV Craven House Capital Plc

CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC

Statement by the Investment Manager

The Company's investment portfolio comprises minority shareholdings in five Swedish-managed businesses operating in the eCommerce and pharmaceutical sectors. The valuations of the respective entities at the end of the period are as follows

The investee companies remain at a 'pre-revenue' stage of business development.

The was no material activity during the current period.

As publicly disclosed, BioVitos has completed its RTO transaction with Hemcheck Sweden AB (a Swedish medical technology company, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange) whereby BioVitos has been issued 259,654,000 shares in Hemcheck. Craven House remains a 24.5% shareholder in BioVitos and we anticipate that Craven will a receive a pro-rata distribution of Hemcheck shares in the near future.

Desmond Holdings Ltd
Investment Manager to Craven House Capital Plc

 CRAVEN HOUSE CAPITAL PLC

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 30 NOVEMBER 2023

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

1.       ACCOUNTING POLICIES

          General Information

Craven House Capital Plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006. The address of the registered office is given on the company information page. The Company is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: CRV).

The next annual financial statements of Craven House Capital Plc will be prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under UK adopted international standards. Accordingly, the interim financial information in this report has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS. IFRS are subject to amendment and interpretation by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and there is an on-going process of review and endorsement by the European Commission. The financial information has been prepared on the basis of the IFRS that the directors expect to be applicable as at 31 May 2024.

The financial information has been prepared under the historical cost convention, except to the extent varied for fair value adjustments required by accounting standards, and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under UK adopted international standards. The principal accounting policies have been applied to all periods presented.

This financial information is unaudited and does not constitute statutory financial statements within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 May 2023, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under UK adopted international standards, have been reported on by the Company's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was unqualified and did not include any statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.

This financial information is presented in United States dollar, rounded to the nearest $'000.

The directors do not propose the issuance of a dividend.

The interim financial information for the six months ended 30 November 2023 was approved by the directors on 27 February 2024.

Going concern

            The directors consider that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial information.

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2. Taxation

No tax charges arose in the period or in comparative periods as a result of losses incurred.

3.  Investments at fair value through profit or loss

The value of Investments represents the Company's acquisitions during 2020 of interests in the below-named five UK entities. These are all unquoted investments and have therefore been measured on a Level 3 basis as no observable market data is available. Further information on each investment holding is as follows;

Shares in Garimon Limited are valued at $nil representing a 29.9% holding. Garimon Limited is the owner of "Magazinos.com", an on-line media magazine and periodical content provision service. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.

Shares in Stormfjord Limited are valued at $nil representing a 25.5% holding. Stormfjord is the owner of the domain www.onebas.com, an optimised search engine providing a portal to music content freely circulating online. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.

Shares in Honeydog Limited are valued at $nil representing a 29.9% holding. Honeydog Limited is the 25% owner of the entity which owns the licence to manufacture and distribute the chemotherapy drug, Temodex, which is used in the treatment of brain tumours. Despite the potential future value of this investment, the fair value has been impaired to zero due to the current absence of tangible arm's length or market-based valuation metrics.

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The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the loss attributable to the equity holders of $114,000 divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 3,863,590 (six months ended 30 November 2022: loss of $72,000 and 3,863,590 shares; year ended 31 May 2023: loss of $5,515,000 and 3,863,590 shares).

6.  Related party disclosures

Craven Industrial Holdings Plc

During the period, Craven Industrial Holdings Plc paid costs on behalf of and advanced loans to the Company. At the period end, the outstanding balance due to Craven Industrial Holdings Plc was $1,545,00. Despite the common director in Mr M J Pajak, the board of Craven House Capital Plc do not believe that Craven House Capital Plc or Craven Industrial Holdings Plc are able to exert control or influence over each other and neither are accustomed to act in accordance with instructions from the other.

7.  Events after the reporting period

 None.

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 About Craven House Capital:

The Company's Investing Policy is primarily to invest in or acquire a portfolio of companies, partnerships, joint ventures, businesses or other assets participating in the e-Commerce sector.