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About the company
Crystal Amber Fund Limited is a closed-ended activist fund. The objective of the Company is to provide its shareholders with an attractive 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, if this is considered to be in the interests of its shareholders. The Company focuses on investing in companies which it considers are undervalued and aim to promote measures to correct the undervaluation. It invests in a concentrated portfolio of undervalued companies predominantly listed on the United Kingdom. The Company and its advisers also engage with the management of those companies with a view to enhancing value for all their shareholders. Crystal Amber Asset Management (Guernsey) Limited is its investment manager.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)5.28m
- Net income in GBP1.55m
- 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 Advisers (UK) LLP |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GG00B1Z2SL48 |
| Launch date | 17 Jun 2008 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The objective of the Company is to provide its Shareholders with an attractive total return, which is expected to comprise primarily capital growth but with the potential for distributions from realised distributable reserves, including the realisation of investments, if this is considered to be in the best interests of its Shareholders.
Managed by
| Jonathan Marsh, Richard Bernstein |
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Management & contract fees
Accordingly, the IMA will be amended such that from 1 January 2024, the monthly fee due to the Investment Manager will be £57,500 (£690,000 annually, as per 2023). On an annual basis, this fee equates to approximately 0.83% of the current NAV.t 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Real Trust Ltd | 7.37m | -929.00k | 68.65m | 0.00 | -- | 0.5451 | -- | 9.32 | -0.0153 | -0.0153 | 0.1256 | 2.07 | 0.055 | -- | 3.07 | -- | -0.6943 | 1.65 | -0.7007 | 1.67 | 98.59 | 98.74 | -12.61 | 34.72 | -- | 0.6856 | 0.0614 | 104.99 | 46.25 | 1.93 | -247.23 | -- | -- | 7.39 |
| Life Settlement Assets PLC | 12.94m | 5.37m | 68.66m | 0.00 | 13.86 | 0.852 | -- | 5.30 | 0.1389 | 0.1389 | 0.3346 | 2.26 | 0.1497 | -- | 0.9961 | -- | 6.21 | 4.33 | 6.38 | 4.57 | 88.23 | 49.26 | 41.50 | 34.30 | -- | 3.68 | 0.00 | 130.83 | 57.79 | 47.35 | 617.86 | -- | -- | -- |
| Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities PLC | 12.14m | 10.75m | 70.49m | 0.00 | 6.54 | 0.8759 | -- | 5.80 | 0.9133 | 0.9133 | 1.03 | 6.82 | 0.1588 | -- | 14.56 | -- | 14.06 | -2.02 | 14.13 | -2.09 | 95.43 | -1,962.44 | 88.56 | -2,906.11 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 104.87 | -- | 100.52 | -- | -- | -12.94 |
| EPE Special Opportunities Ltd | 7.82m | 3.67m | 70.93m | 0.00 | 11.59 | 0.5117 | -- | 9.08 | 0.1406 | 0.1406 | 0.2745 | 3.19 | 0.0698 | -- | 132.53 | -- | 3.28 | 5.66 | 3.42 | 5.79 | 75.67 | 83.64 | 46.96 | 63.82 | -- | 4.34 | 0.1598 | 0.00 | 109.53 | -- | 99.10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Ramsdens Holdings PLC | 88.57m | 7.77m | 70.97m | 784.00 | 9.30 | 1.48 | 6.06 | 0.8013 | 0.2393 | 0.2393 | 2.74 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 1.61 | 5.77 | 112,975.80 | 10.82 | -- | 14.47 | -- | 53.98 | -- | 8.78 | -- | 1.51 | 11.10 | 0.2963 | -- | 26.78 | -- | 17.76 | -- | -- | -- |
| Thames Ventures VCT 1 PLC | -3.64m | -6.72m | 71.96m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9147 | -- | -- | -0.0376 | -0.0376 | -0.0205 | 0.4614 | -0.0414 | -- | -- | -- | -7.64 | -5.26 | -7.72 | -5.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 60.90 | -- | 42.75 | -- | -- | -15.93 |
| Migo Opportunities Trust PLC | 10.03m | 8.32m | 73.59m | 0.00 | 10.19 | 0.9805 | -- | 7.34 | 0.349 | 0.349 | 0.4285 | 3.63 | 0.119 | -- | 13.66 | -- | 9.88 | 5.42 | 10.30 | 5.51 | 92.96 | 89.27 | 83.01 | 77.38 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 235.63 | 55.89 | 195.73 | -- | -- | -- |
| Crystal Amber Fund Limited | 5.28m | 1.55m | 74.41m | 0.00 | 55.61 | 0.969 | -- | 14.08 | 0.0187 | 0.0187 | 0.0635 | 1.07 | 0.0536 | -- | 75.73 | -- | 1.57 | -11.14 | 1.58 | -11.43 | 86.15 | -- | 29.33 | -- | -- | 1.69 | 0.00 | -- | -131.65 | -- | -163.50 | -- | -- | 69.52 |
| Livermore Investments Group Ltd | 18.46m | 15.23m | 74.71m | 2.00 | 4.90 | 0.6059 | 4.88 | 4.05 | 0.0921 | 0.0921 | 0.1116 | 0.7457 | 0.1585 | -- | 77.88 | 9,228,753.00 | 13.08 | 1.70 | 13.49 | 1.75 | 99.47 | -- | 82.54 | 37.45 | -- | 4,023.60 | 0.003 | -- | 182.89 | 4.19 | 157.01 | 21.89 | -- | -- |
| Octopus Aim VCT 2 PLC | 810.00k | -1.21m | 74.71m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8447 | -- | 92.24 | -0.0106 | -0.0106 | 0.0047 | 0.4546 | 0.0089 | -- | 3.58 | -- | -1.32 | -3.32 | -1.41 | -3.35 | -77.65 | -- | -149.01 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 60.20 | -- | 57.19 | -- | -- | -3.04 |
| New Star Investment Trust plc | 15.87m | 14.68m | 77.77m | 0.00 | 5.30 | 0.5641 | -- | 4.90 | 0.2068 | 0.2068 | 0.2235 | 1.94 | 0.1202 | -- | 38.52 | -- | 11.12 | 4.92 | 11.15 | 4.93 | 94.89 | 87.87 | 92.53 | 83.03 | -- | -- | -- | 23.43 | 264.49 | 27.67 | 352.23 | 34.67 | -- | 19.42 |
| TMT Investments PLC | 8.15m | 7.32m | 78.20m | 7.00 | 10.69 | 0.4837 | -- | 9.59 | 0.2993 | 0.2993 | 0.3336 | 6.62 | 0.0509 | -- | 51.61 | 1,498,817.00 | 4.57 | 11.21 | 4.63 | 11.50 | -- | -- | 89.73 | 80.67 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 109.37 | -19.60 | 107.84 | -20.02 | -- | -- |
| JPMorgan Emng Erp Mdl Est&Afrc Scrts PLC | 2.11m | 1.23m | 78.24m | 0.00 | 63.63 | 3.92 | -- | 37.06 | 0.0304 | 0.0304 | 0.0522 | 0.4936 | 0.108 | -- | 24.40 | -- | 6.29 | -14.37 | 6.33 | -14.39 | 92.47 | -- | 58.27 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 100.18 | -56.17 | 100.00 | -- | -- | -54.63 |
| Value and Indexed Property IncomTrstPLC | -2.55m | -7.70m | 78.79m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8711 | -- | -- | -0.1798 | -0.1798 | -0.0595 | 2.14 | -0.0167 | -- | -- | -- | -5.04 | -2.75 | -5.13 | -2.83 | -- | -435.62 | -- | -594.73 | -- | -- | 0.3633 | -- | 82.30 | -- | 67.16 | -- | -- | 2.27 |
| Kingswood Holdings Ltd | 64.06m | -13.91m | 78.91m | 396.00 | -- | 1.55 | -- | 1.23 | -0.0425 | -0.0455 | 0.1419 | 0.0742 | 0.3439 | -- | 6.91 | -- | -6.40 | -11.15 | -7.72 | -14.48 | 80.69 | 42.46 | -18.60 | -17.27 | -- | 0.4784 | 0.5813 | -- | 37.72 | 62.92 | -118.05 | -- | -0.2916 | -- |
| Schroders Capital Global Innvtn Trst PLC | -36.24m | -38.55m | 79.78m | 0.00 | -- | 0.4641 | -- | -- | -0.0459 | -0.0459 | -0.0419 | 0.2099 | -0.1805 | -- | -- | -- | -19.20 | -28.72 | -19.41 | -31.34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 82.14 | -- | 81.03 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management LPas of 01 Aug 2024 | 16.10m | 22.51% |
| Merseyside Pension Fundas of 16 Aug 2024 | 12.94m | 18.08% |
| 1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 15 Aug 2024 | 7.04m | 9.84% |
| Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLPas of 15 Aug 2024 | 5.80m | 8.11% |
| Philip J. Milton & Co. Plcas of 01 Aug 2024 | 3.76m | 5.26% |
| CG Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 2.64m | 3.68% |
| Centiva Capital LPas of 26 Apr 2024 | 2.09m | 2.92% |
| Unicorn Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Oct 2024 | 1.85m | 2.59% |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd.as of 30 Nov 2023 | 500.00k | 0.70% |
