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Capital for Colleagues plc / EPIC: CFCP / Market: Aquis / Sector: Financials
11 December 2025
CAPITAL FOR COLLEAGUES PLC
(‘Capital for Colleagues’, ‘C4C’ or the ‘Company’)
QUARTERLY INVESTMENT UPDATE
Capital for Colleagues, the investment vehicle focused on opportunities in the Employee Owned Business (‘EOB’) sector, announces an investment update in respect of the quarter ended 31 August 2025.
Key Statistics for the quarter:
Key Developments in the quarter:
As at 31 August 2025, the Company’s cash balances had increased to £821,582 mainly due to net loan repayments of £674,000 in the period. The Company has no debt.
Further information on the Company’s investment portfolio is set out below.
UNQUOTED INVESTMENTS
As at 31 August 2025, the Company’s portfolio of unquoted investments was valued at £12,204,479 and comprised 17 companies operating across a range of sectors, as set out below:
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Industrials (value: £6,352,416; 52.05% of Portfolio) |
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Construction & Materials Carpenter Oak Group Limited Civils Store Limited Ecomerchant Natural Building Materials Limited TPS Investment Holdings Limited
Industrial Transportation Emerald Specialist Logistics Limited |
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Support Services AWPC Holdings Limited (trading as Ninety Days) Hire and Supplies Limited Flow Control Company Limited The Security Awareness Group Limited Rapid Retail Limited
Engineering Morris Commercial Limited
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Leisure & Travel (value: £491,785; 4.03% of Portfolio)
Recreational Services The Real Outdoor Xperience Limited
Media (value: £200,337; 1.64% of Portfolio)
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Exhibition Centres The Homebuilding Centre (Holdings) Limited |
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Technology (value: £5,159,941; 42.28% of Portfolio) |
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Software & Computer Services Bright Ascension Limited Computer Application Services Limited Craft Prospect Limited EO MSP Holdings Limited
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The loans and investments made by the Company to or in unquoted EOBs are aimed at delivering equity-like returns. Each loan or investment is tailored to the individual investee company’s operating performance and specific working capital needs.
The Directors believe that the unquoted EOBs in the Company’s portfolio currently generate total turnover of around £87.2million (£82.3 million) per annum and support approximately 486 (438) jobs.
Total Unquoted Investments (including short-term loans) as at 31 August 2025
Cost: £10,015,300
Valuation (including capitalised costs): £12,204,479
BASIS OF VALUATION
Each of the unquoted investments is included at the Directors’ assessment of fair value, in accordance with International Private Equity and Venture Capital Guidelines.
Account is taken of any potential taxation liability in respect of the increase in value of investments on a quarterly basis.
**ENDS**
For further information, please visit www.capitalforcolleagues.com or contact:
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CAPITAL FOR COLLEAGUES PLC Richard Bailey, Chairman Alistair Currie, Chief Executive Lesley Watt, Finance Director
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01985 201 980 |
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ALBR CAPITAL LIMITED |
020 7469 0930 |
Capital for Colleagues
Capital for Colleagues is an investment company focused on the UK EOB sector. The Company has a proven management team, with a wide network of contacts and affiliates, as well as established access to investment opportunities, enabling the Company to execute its strategy and capitalise on EOB-focused investment opportunities. In addition, the Company educates and assists companies that are looking to launch employee ownership schemes, advising them, amongst other things, on how to secure investment and achieve their objectives.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation EU 596/2014 as it forms part of retained EU law (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
