TIDMDPV7 
 
 
   Downing Planned Exit VCT 7 plc 
 
   Half-Yearly Report for the six months ended 31 July 2014 
 
   Performance summary 
 
 
 
 
                                               31 Jul  31 Jan  31 Jul 
                                                2014    2014    2013 
                                               pence   pence   pence 
Net asset value per Ordinary Share               59.2   63.10   64.80 
Cumulative distributions per Ordinary Share     17.75   13.75   13.75 
Total return per Ordinary Share                 76.95   76.85   78.55 
 
   CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT 
 
   I present the Company's Half-Yearly Report for the six month period 
ended 31 July 2014. With the Company effectively fully invested, there 
was limited investment activity during the period and the net asset 
value has remained stable. 
 
   Venture capital investments 
 
   The Company now holds eight investments with a positive carrying value 
and the investments in Cadbury House Holdings and the two Hoole Hall 
companies now represent a large proportion of the net assets. 
 
   Cadbury House Holdings owns and operates conferencing and leisure 
facilities at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol South site.  The Hoole 
Hall companies similarly own and operate conferencing and leisure 
facilities at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chester. Each of the businesses 
is trading reasonably and an exercise is now being undertaken to 
establish how strong the current market is for such assets and whether 
this might be an opportune time to exit. The outcome of this work will 
become clear over the next few months and might lead to an exit from one 
or more of the investments. 
 
   The health club in Staines owned by The Thames Club Limited continues to 
make progress in the right direction, but at a slower rate than hoped. A 
further small provision of GBP35,000 has been made against the 
investment as a result of the weaker trading results and the interest 
burden of prior ranking debt. 
 
   Snow Hill Developments developed a Holiday Inn Express in Birmingham. 
The development has been partly funded by Co-Op Bank, who, as a result 
of their internal issues, are now encouraging the company to seek 
alternative sources of funding. Good progress is now being made in 
securing new debt funding. 
 
   Gatewales and Fenkle Street hold rights to profit shares from 
development projects. The various projects are performing reasonably in 
line with plan and the profit shares are expected to be paid in due 
course. 
 
   The investment in Vermont Developments is represented by a charge over 
some development land in Salford. There has been increased interest in 
the land in recent months and an offer is now being progressed. The 
investment has been uplifted by GBP13,000. 
 
   There were two small redemptions in the period.  The investment in 
Moebius Two Limited arose as a means of providing deferred consideration 
from the disposal of Crossco (1135) Limited, which traded as Complete 
Childcare. The final payment was made in July, coming in at GBP22,000 
above the carrying value. GBP96,000 of loan stock was also redeemed at 
par by Gatewales Limited. 
 
   Overall the realised and unrealised movements on the portfolio netted 
off to nil for the period. 
 
   Net asset value and results 
 
   At 31 July 2014, the net asset value ("NAV") per share stood at 59.2p. 
After adding back the dividend of 4p per share paid in July, there is no 
change in NAV over the six month period. 
 
   Total dividends paid to date by the Company are 17.75p per share. Total 
Return (NAV plus dividends paid to date) at 31 July 2014 is 76.95p per 
share compared to the original cost, net of income tax relief, of 
approximately 70.0p per share. 
 
   The profit on ordinary activities after taxation for the period, as set 
out in the Income Statement, was GBP5,000, comprising wholly of revenue 
profit. In line with the Company's policy, no interim dividend will be 
paid. 
 
   Share buybacks 
 
   The Board recognises that some Shareholders who remain invested in the 
Company did not participate in the Share Realisation and Reinvestment 
Scheme ("SRRP") in January 2013 and are now therefore able to sell their 
shares without losing income tax relief. The Board will therefore 
consider undertaking share buybacks from time to time and expects to 
undertake these at a very small discount to latest net asset value. Any 
buybacks will be subject to the relevant regulations and liquidity 
considerations. 
 
   The Company purchased 51,447 shares in the period at a price of 62.5p 
per share. These shares were subsequently cancelled. 
 
   Outlook 
 
   There are developments in several portfolio companies that might lead to 
realisations over the remainder of the year. If these do arise, the 
Manager may need to consider making some new investments to ensure that 
funds are fully invested over the next three or so years before 
Shareholders who participated in the SRRP are able to exit their 
investments without losing income tax relief. The Manager reports good 
deal flow which should be able to provide suitable new investments if 
needed. 
 
   As the Company is now small for a VCT, the running costs have increased 
to the maximum level of 2.9% of net assets per annum. Any excess costs 
are now being paid by the Manager. Although Shareholders are protected 
from any further increases, the Board is continuing to give 
consideration to options that might exist for the Company to merge with 
one or more other VCTs. A merger may reduce running costs below the 
current level and provide other benefits for Shareholders. If there is 
any news to this end, I will communicate with Shareholders at that time. 
 
   Hugh Gillespie 
 
   Chairman 
 
 
 
   UNAUDITED SUMMARISED BALANCE SHEET 
 
   as at 31 July 2014 
 
 
 
 
                                                 31 Jul   31 Jul   31 Jan 
                                                   2014     2013     2014 
                                                 GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000 
 
Fixed assets 
Investments                                        2,918    3,910    3,164 
 
Current assets 
Debtors                                              218      197      163 
Cash at bank and in hand                             487    1,788      592 
                                                     705    1,985      755 
 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year      (58)     (90)     (84) 
 
Net current assets                                   647    1,895      671 
 
Net assets                                         3,565    5,805    3,835 
 
 
Capital and reserves 
Called up Ordinary Share Capital                       6        9        6 
Deferred shares                                       17       17       17 
Capital redemption reserve                             7        4        7 
Share premium                                      1,126    2,823    1,126 
Special reserve                                    4,638    5,048    4,670 
Revenue reserve                                      186      261      181 
Revaluation reserve                              (1,265)  (2,507)  (1,243) 
Capital reserve - realised                       (1,150)      150    (929) 
 
Equity shareholders' funds                         3,565    5,805    3,835 
 
Net asset value per Ordinary Share                 59.2p    64.8p    63.1p 
 
   UNAUDITED INCOME STATEMENT 
 
   for the six months ended 31 July 2014 
 
 
 
 
                                                                        Year 
                                                                        ended 
                 Six months ended 31 Jul     Six months ended 31 Jul    31 Jan 
                           2014                       2013               2014 
                Revenue  Capital   Total   Revenue  Capital   Total     Total 
                GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000   GBP'000 
 
Income               88        -       88      232        -       232      244 
 
Gains/(losses) on 
 investments 
- realised            -       22       22        -       94        94        - 
- unrealised          -     (22)     (22)        -    (126)     (126)     (71) 
                     88        -       88      232     (32)       200    (173) 
 
Investment 
 management 
 fees               (4)        -      (4)     (15)        -      (15)     (31) 
Other expenses     (74)        -     (74)    (109)        -     (109)    (208) 
 
Return/(loss) 
 on ordinary 
 activities 
 before 
 taxation            10        -       10      108     (32)        76     (66) 
 
Taxation            (5)        -      (5)     (26)        -      (26)      (3) 
 
Return/(loss) 
 attributable 
 to equity 
 shareholders         5        -        5       82     (32)        50     (69) 
 
Return per 
 Ordinary 
 Share             0.1p     0.0p     0.1p     1.0p   (0.4p)      0.6p   (0.8p) 
 
 
   A Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses has not been prepared 
as all gains and losses are recognised in the Income Statement as noted 
above. 
 
   RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 
 
   for the six months ended 31 July 2014 
 
 
 
 
                                                 31 Jul   31 Jul   31 Jan 
                                                   2014     2013     2014 
                                                 GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000 
 
Opening Shareholders' funds                        3,835    6,113    6,113 
Purchase of own shares                              (32)        -  (1,851) 
Dividends paid                                     (243)    (358)    (358) 
Total recognised gains/(losses) for the period         5       50     (69) 
Closing Shareholders' funds                        3,565    5,805    3,835 
 
 
 
 
   UNAUDITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT 
 
   for the six months ended 31 July 2014 
 
 
 
 
                                                       Six      Six 
                                                      months   months   Year 
                                                      ended    ended    ended 
                                                      31 Jul   31 Jul   31 Jan 
                                                       2014     2013     2014 
                                               Note  GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000 
 
Cash inflow from operating activities and returns 
 on investments                                     1   (75)       65       24 
 
Taxation 
Corporation tax paid                                       -        -     (13) 
 
Capital expenditure 
Purchase of investments                                    -    (158)    (157) 
Proceeds from sale of investments                        245    1,474    2,182 
Net cash inflow from capital expenditure                 245    1,316    2,025 
 
Equity dividends paid                                  (243)    (358)    (358) 
 
Net cash inflow before financing                        (73)    1,023    1,678 
 
Financing 
Repurchase of own shares                                (32)        -        - 
Purchase of own shares through tender offer                -        -  (1,851) 
Proceeds from share issue                                  -        -        - 
Net cash outflow from financing                         (32)        -  (1,851) 
 
(Decrease)/increase in cash                         2  (105)    1,023    (173) 
 
Notes to the cash flow statement: 
 
1 Cash inflow from operating activities and returns 
 on investments 
Net revenue before taxation                               10       76     (66) 
Losses on investments                                      -       32       71 
(Increase)/decrease in other debtors                    (55)       23       57 
(Decrease)/increase in other creditors                  (20)     (49)     (22) 
(Decrease)/increase in amounts due to subsidiary 
 undertaking                                            (10)     (17)     (16) 
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating 
 activities                                             (75)       65       24 
 
2 Analysis of net funds 
Beginning of period                                      592      765      765 
Net cash (outflow)/inflow                              (105)    1,023    (173) 
End of period                                            487    1,788      592 
 
   SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 
 
   as at 31 July 2014 
 
 
 
 
                                                        Unrealised     % of 
                                                          loss in    portfolio 
                                     Cost    Valuation    period     by value 
                                    GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000 
Qualifying investments 
Hoole Hall Country Club Holdings 
 Limited                                750        817           -       24.0% 
Cadbury House Holdings Limited          654        771           -       22.6% 
Hoole Hall Spa and Leisure Club 
 Limited                                563        613           -       18.0% 
The Thames Club Limited*              1,075        245        (35)        7.2% 
Gatewales Limited                       146        146           -        4.4% 
Coast Constructors Limited              933          -           -        0.0% 
                                      4,121      2,592        (35)       76.2% 
 
Non-qualifying investments 
Snow Hill Developments LLP              250        250           -        7.3% 
Fenkle Street LLP                        38         38           -        1.1% 
Vermont Developments Limited            451         38          13        1.1% 
Aminghurst Limited                      207          -           -        0.0% 
                                        946        326          13        9.5% 
 
Total                                 5,067      2,918        (22)       85.7% 
 
Cash at bank and in hand                           487                   14.3% 
 
Total investments                                3,405                  100.0% 
 
 
   *partially non-qualifying investment 
 
   SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT MOVEMENTS 
 
   for the six months ended 31 July 2014 
 
   Disposals 
 
 
 
 
                                                                       Total 
                                       Market                         realised 
                                        value                Gain       gain 
                                          at                  vs.        in 
                              Cost     01/02/14  Proceeds    cost      period 
                             GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000 
Qualifying investments 
Gatewales Limited                 96         96        96         -          - 
                                  96         96        96         -          - 
Non-qualifying investments 
Moebius Two Limited              127        127       149        22         22 
                                 127        127       149        22         22 
 
                                 223        223       245        22         22 
 
 
   NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
   1.    The unaudited half-yearly results cover the six months to 31 July 
2014 and have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies 
set out in the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 January 2014 
which were prepared under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice ("UK 
GAAP") and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 
"Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies" revised January 
2009 ("SORP"). 
 
   2.    All revenue and capital items in the Income Statement derive from 
continuing operations. 
 
   3.    The Company has only one class of business and derives its income 
from investments made in shares, securities and bank deposits. 
 
   4.    Net asset value per share has been calculated on 6,023,592 
Ordinary Shares, being the shares in issue at the period end. 
 
   5.    Return per share for the period has been calculated on 6,035,464 
Ordinary Shares, being the weighted average number of shares in issue 
during the period. 
 
   6.    Dividends 
 
 
 
 
                      31 Jul 2014         31 Jan 2014 
 
               Revenue  Capital   Total      Total 
               GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000    GBP'000 
Paid in year 
2014 Final           -      243      243            - 
2013 Final           -        -        -          358 
                     -      243      243          358 
 
 
   7.    Reserves 
 
 
 
 
                Capital   Share                                         Capital 
             redemption   Premium  Special   Revenue   Revaluation      reserve- 
                reserve   Account   Reserve   reserve    reserve        realised 
                GBP'000  GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000     GBP'000        GBP'000 
 
At 1 February 
 2014                 7     1,126     4,670       181      (1,243)             (929) 
Purchase of 
 own shares           -         -      (32)         -            -                 - 
Net 
 (loss)/gains 
 on 
 investments          -         -         -         -         (22)                22 
Transfer 
between 
reserves              -         -         -         -            -                 - 
Dividends paid        -         -         -         -            -             (243) 
Retained net 
 revenue              -         -         -         5            -                 - 
At 31 July 
 2014                 7     1,126     4,638       186      (1,265)           (1,150) 
 
 
   The Special reserve, Capital reserve - realised and Revenue reserve are 
all distributable reserves. Revaluation reserve includes losses of 
GBP1,501,000 which are included in the calculation of distributable 
reserves. Total distributable reserves at 31 July 2014 were 
GBP2,173,000. 
 
   8.    The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the 
half-yearly financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 
the "Statement: Half-Yearly Financial Reports" issued by the UK 
Accounting Standards Board and the half-yearly financial report includes 
a fair review of the information required by: 
 
   a)     DTR 4.2.7R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being an 
indication of important events that have occurred during the first six 
months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed set of 
financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and 
uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and 
 
   b)    DTR 4.2.8R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being related 
party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the 
current financial year and that have materially affected the financial 
position or performance of the entity during that period, and any 
changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual 
report that could do so. 
 
   9.    Risks and uncertainties 
 
   The Board has reviewed the principal risks and uncertainties facing the 
Company over the remainder of the financial period and concluded that 
the key risks are: 
 
   *investment risk associated with investing in small and immature 
businesses; and 
 
   *failure to maintain approval as a VCT. 
 
   In both cases the Board is satisfied with the Company's approach to 
these risks. The strategy of, where possible, taking charges over assets 
to secure its investments helps to limit any potential losses which 
could arise from the failure of an investee business. 
 
   The Company continually monitors its compliance with the VCT regulations 
and retains PricewaterhouseCoopers to provide regular reviews and advice 
in this area. The Board considers that this approach reduces the risk of 
a breach of the VCT regulations to a minimal level. 
 
   10. Going concern 
 
   The Directors have reviewed the Company's financial resources at the 
period end and concluded that the Company is well placed to manage its 
business risks. 
 
   11. The Board confirms that it is satisfied that the Company has 
adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future. 
For this reason, the Board believes that the Company continues to be a 
going concern and that it is appropriate to apply the going concern 
basis in preparing the financial statements. 
 
   12. The unaudited condensed financial statements set out herein do not 
constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the 
Companies Act 2006 and have not been delivered to the Registrar of 
Companies. The figures for the year ended 31 January 2014 have been 
extracted from the financial statements for that year, which have been 
delivered to the Registrar of Companies; the auditors' report on those 
financial statements was unqualified. 
 
   13. Copies of the unaudited half-yearly results will be sent to 
Shareholders shortly. Further copies can be obtained from the Company's 
registered office and will be available for download from 
www.downing.co.uk. 
 
   This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on 
behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Downing Planned Exit VCT 7 PLC via Globenewswire 
 
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