British Smaller Companies VCT plc is a venture capital trust specializing in investments in early stage, mid and late venture, later stage, recapitalizations, growing capital-consuming businesses, acquisition funding and business development in mature, VCT qualifying and non-qualifying unquoted and quoted companies listed on alternative investment market and ISDX. It is an evergreen fund. It seeks to invest in firms that have business services, manufacturing, industrial, healthcare, software, Information Technology, telecommunications, retail and brands. The fund invests in floatation and some emerging technology. It prefers to invest in the United Kingdom. The fund invests between £1 million ($1.45 million) and £10 million ($14.48 million) in companies with sales value between £5 million ($7.24 million) and £25 million ($36.21 million). It invests between £0.25 million ($0.36 million) and £1 million ($1.45 million) in development capital. It may also invest in preference shares and loan stock. The fund holds its investments for an average period of seven years.

British Smaller Companies VCT plc

YFM Equity Partners are specialist, independently owned, private equity investors.  We look to unlock the growth potential of businesses by investing £2m - £15m in:
Growth Capital opportunities - helping commercially proven businesses scale up; and
Buyout Capital opportunities - facilitating management buyouts and equity release situations 
YFM Equity Partners has been investing in small business since 1982 through our regional office network, we are dedicated to working alongside management teams to create transformational growth and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in and a positive economic impact for the communities in which we work. We have over £730 million in assets under management, which include venture capital trusts and private equity funds.
 
YFM Equity Partners conducts its investment business through its subsidiary YFM Private Equity Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 122120).

Sirigen

New Net Technologies

FourNet

Hutchinson Networks

Sarian Systems

Primal Pictures

Aferian

Indigo Belcom

Deep-Secure

Digital-Healthcare

Ferrabyrne

YFM Equity Partners

🚨 With just two weeks to go until the General Election, we’ve taken a deep dive into the manifestos from the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrats to see how their policies might impact businesses. 

We’ve compiled our findings into an easy-to-read report, and we think you’ll find it insightful! 

👉 Check out our Manifesto Report here: https://lnkd.in/eUVyYQxa 

We’d love to hear your thoughts. Where do you think the manifestos fall short? What additional measures do you believe could drive growth for UK businesses? 

#GeneralElection2024 #BusinessGrowth #UKPolitics #ManifestoAnalysis #TheEntrepreneurEconomy #Entrepreneurship
#UKBusiness #uktech

🚀 Exciting Investment News! 🚀

YFM Equity Partners are delighted to announce our latest investment from our managed funds, British Smaller Companies VCTs, fuelling growth for Spotless Water the UK’s top self-service ultra-pure water network, with a £3.6m investment.

Spotless Water, founded in 2016, leads the industry with its eco-friendly solution, offering ultra-pure water through a nationwide network of self-service stations. This investment will propel Spotless Water's expansion efforts, supporting team growth and the launch of new self-service sites nationwide
https://lnkd.in/eJNfh9DC

#Investment #Growth #SpotlessWater

🚀 Exciting Investment News! 🚀

YFM Equity Partners are proud to support Ohalo with a £2.8 million investment, fuelling their global expansion and development.

Founded in 2017, Ohalo revolutionises unstructured data management, helping organisations mitigate data theft, leakage, and non-compliance risks. Their platform maps, classifies, redacts, and monitors billions of data files rapidly.

With HQ in London and a U.S. office in Atlanta, Ohalo's growth is driven by rising demand for data compliance and security, serving top global banks and the UK Home Office.

With this investment, from our managed funds, British Smaller Companies VCTs, we are thrilled to be part of Ohalo's journey and excited for their future success!

#Investment #DataGovernance #TechInnovation #Growth #DataSecurity #Compliance #YFM #Ohalo #theentrepreneureconomy #YFMManifesto
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🚀 Exciting Investment News! 🚀

YFM Equity Partners and Par Equity together with an angel syndicate, are thrilled to announce an £8.7 million growth capital investment into Fuuse Limited.

Headquartered in Lancaster, Fuuse is a leading provider of electric vehicle charging software. Over the past year, Fuuse has experienced remarkable growth of 400%, now serving over 750 clients and more than 70,000 active users.

This investment, from our managed funds, British Smaller Companies VCTs, will propel Fuuse into its next phase of growth, and we are excited to be part of this journey with them.

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#EVCharging #Sustainability #Innovation #Growth #SeriesA #Investment #ElectricVehicles #FutureOfTransport #YFMEquityPartners #ParEquity #FuuseLimited

	Mar '14	Mar '15	Mar '16	Mar '17	Mar '18	Mar '19	Mar '20	Mar '21	Mar '22	Mar '23	Mar '24
revenue	6.89M -	4.51M 34.60%	10.93M 142.38%	5.07M 53.59%	3.88M 23.52%	6.93M 78.73%	6.93M 0%	21.86M 215.26%	28.78M 31.68%	28.78M 0%	11.39M 60.44%
cost of revenue						-1.91M -		-1.60M -	-2.93M 83.58%		3.32M -
gross profit	6.89M -	4.51M 34.60%	10.93M 142.38%	5.07M 53.59%	3.88M 23.52%	8.84M 127.97%	6.93M 21.60%	23.45M 238.28%	31.71M 35.21%	28.78M 9.24%	8.06M 71.98%
selling and marketing expenses
general and administrative expenses	349K -	437K 25.21%	496K 13.50%	519K 4.64%	494K 4.82%	500K 1.21%	500K 0%	487K 2.60%	485K 0.41%	485K 0%	716K 47.63%
selling general and administrative expenses	349K -	437K 25.21%	496K 13.50%	519K 4.64%	494K 4.82%	500K 1.21%	500K 0%	487K 2.60%	485K 0.41%	485K 0%	716K 47.63%
research and development expenses
other expenses	20K -	29K 45%	24K 17.24%	24K 0%	21K 12.50%	28K 33.33%	28K 0%	31K 10.71%	32K 3.23%	32K 0%
cost and expenses	369K -	466K 26.29%	520K 11.59%	543K 4.42%	515K 5.16%	-2.44M 573.40%	528K 121.66%	-2.11M 500.38%	-3.45M 63.06%	517K 115.00%	768K 48.55%
operating expenses	369K -	466K 26.29%	520K 11.59%	543K 4.42%	515K 5.16%	528K 2.52%	528K 0%	518K 1.89%	517K 0.19%	517K 0%	768K 48.55%
interest expense
ebitda	6.53M -	4.04M 38.04%	10.41M 157.46%	4.53M 56.49%	3.36M 25.72%	6.41M 90.40%	6.41M 0%	21.34M 233.16%	28.26M 32.45%	28.26M 0%	10.62M 62.43%
operating income	6.53M -	4.04M 38.04%	10.41M 157.46%	4.53M 56.49%	3.36M 25.72%	6.41M 90.40%	6.41M 0%	21.34M 233.16%	28.26M 32.45%	28.26M 0%	10.62M 62.43%
depreciation and amortization						-6.41M -		-21.34M -	-28.26M 32.45%		167.90K -
total other income expenses net
income before tax	6.53M -	4.04M 38.04%	10.41M 157.46%	4.53M 56.49%	3.36M 25.72%	6.41M 90.40%	6.41M 0%	21.34M 233.16%	28.26M 32.45%	28.26M 0%	10.62M 62.43%
income tax expense						6.41M -		21.34M -	28.26M 32.45%		-167.90K -
net income	6.53M -	4.04M 38.04%	10.41M 157.46%	4.53M 56.49%	3.36M 25.72%	6.41M 90.40%	6.41M 0%	21.34M 233.16%	28.26M 32.45%	28.26M 0%	10.62M 62.43%
weighted average shs out	49.66M -	67.57M 36.09%	91.32M 35.15%	97.45M 6.71%	108.70M 11.54%	108.99M 0.26%	108.99M 0%	138.78M 27.33%	155.13M 11.78%	155.13M 0%	244.46M 57.59%
weighted average shs out dil	49.66M -	67.57M 36.09%	91.32M 35.15%	97.45M 6.71%	108.70M 11.54%	108.99M 0.26%	108.99M 0%	138.78M 27.33%	155.13M 11.78%	155.13M 0%	244.46M 57.59%
eps	0.13 -	0.06 54%	0.11 83.95%	0.05 57.73%	0.03 33.55%	0.06 90.29%	0.06 0%	0.15 155.10%	0.18 20%	0.18 0%	0.04 75.89%
epsdiluted	0.13 -	0.06 54%	0.11 83.95%	0.05 57.73%	0.03 33.55%	0.06 90.29%	0.06 0%	0.15 155.10%	0.18 20%	0.18 0%	0.04 75.89%

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