QUESTER VCT 4 PLC                               

 PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER   
                                     2006                                      

Summary of results for the year ended 31 October 2006

Per ordinary share (pence)                    2006     2005     2004
                                                   Restated Restated            
                                                                                                                     
Capital values                                                      
                                                                    
Net asset value                               65.8     61.1     67.6
                                                                    
Share price                                   54.0     60.0     62.0
                                                                    
Return and dividends                                                
                                                                    
Dividend paid                                  1.0      1.0        -
                                                                    
Cumulative dividend                            4.9      3.9      2.9
                                                                    
Total return*                                 70.7     65.0     70.5
                                                                    
*Net asset value plus cumulative dividend                           

Final dividend

A final dividend of 1p per share has been proposed and is payable on 15 March
2007 increasing cumulative dividends for an original investor in Quester VCT 4
to 5.9p. On account of new accounting standards, this dividend is not reflected
in the table above.

Payment date                            15 March 2007       
                                                            
Ex-dividend date                        14 February 2007    
                                                            
Associated record date                  16 February 2007    

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

Overview

The year to 31 October 2006 has seen an increase in total return for
shareholders, which has risen from 65.0p to 70.7p per share. This uplift is
attributable to realised gains and valuation uplifts. The venture capital
portfolio has also enjoyed a greater level of stability as the underlying
companies have been able to develop their business plans in a more buoyant
economic environment.

Net assets, revenue and dividends

Before the impact of dividends and share buy-backs, net assets rose by �
2.6million over the course of the year. On the same basis, net assets per share
rose by 5.3p (8.7%) to 66.4p over the same period, as shown in the table below.

                                                               �'000  Pence per
                                                                          share
                                                                               
Net asset value at 31 October 2005 (Restated)                 30,919       61.1
                                                                               
Income                                                           412        0.8
                                                                               
Operating expenses                                           (1,223)      (2.5)
                                                                               
Net realised gain on investments                               2,218        4.5
                                                                               
Net unrealised gain on investments                             1,238        2.5
                                                                               
Net assets before dividends and share buy-backs               33,564       66.4
                                                                               
Dividend paid, net of amounts reinvested                       (477)      (1.0)
                                                                               
Share buy-backs                                              (1,163)        0.4
                                                                               
Net asset value at 31 October 2006                            31,924       65.8

Progress of the portfolio

During the year, the venture capital portfolio made encouraging progress with
gains of �2.2million, largely attributable to the cash sale of Footfall Limited
in December 2005 and also including a net unrealised uplift of �176,000 in the
value of the current portfolio.

A further �4.8million was invested in the venture capital portfolio: �
0.5million was committed to new investments and �4.3million to further funding
of existing investments.

The Company holds 37 investments and is currently almost fully invested. The
Board continues to monitor the liquidity requirements, including reserving for
follow-on investments, to ensure the retention of sufficient liquid assets. It
is considered that there is the current capacity to make one further new
investment. The situation will continue to be reviewed periodically and as and
when exit proceeds are realised.

The listed equity portfolio, which amounted to 22.0% of net assets at the year
end, has performed well, generating realised and unrealised gains totalling �
1.2million. It is likely that this portfolio will be reduced during the coming
year to provide funding for planned further investment in the existing venture
capital portfolio.

Outlook

There will be an increasing focus on achieving exits from the venture capital
portfolio going forward with the objective of generating significant cash
proceeds and an uplift in total return for shareholders. A balance will be
struck between paying dividends and reinvesting these proceeds, so as to
maintain the VCT status of the Company.

The increase in total return over the year has been welcome and we are
optimistic of a rising total return over the medium term, although, in the
interim, fluctuations in total return are probable.

Robert Wright
Chairman
11 January 2007

INVESTMENT MANAGER'S REPORT

Introduction

The year has been characterised by relative stability across the unquoted
venture capital portfolio with valuations remaining largely unchanged. There
has, however, been some volatility in those venture capital investments traded
on AIM, where, on account of limited liquidity, price movements can be
disproportionate to the news flow.

It has been a very active period for the venture capital portfolio with a
further �4.8million invested in five new and 15 follow-on investments. As
previously reported, a significant profitable realisation from the portfolio
was achieved in December 2005 on the sale of Footfall Limited, which generated
a profit of �2million on a cost of �1million.

Venture capital portfolio: valuation changes

As at 31 October 2006, the venture capital portfolio was valued at �
23.6million. During the year, there was a modest net uplift in valuations of �
176,000 (unquoted investments: gain of �368,000, quoted investments: loss of �
192,000).

Unquoted investments

Within the unquoted portfolio, the investment in Nomad Limited has been
revalued back up to cost providing an uplift of �560,000, reflecting the
progress made by its card payments processing business. Nomad provides a
comprehensive processing service for debit card and prepaid card based
transactions and it has developed a significant initial customer base for this
service, principally relating to prepaid cards. A further investment of �
191,000 was made to help accelerate the growth of this business.

This uplift was offset by a downwards revaluation of Teraview Limited of �
108,000 and the �67,000 write off of Global Silicon Limited. Teraview continues
to make positive progress but the reduction in the valuation follows the lower
pricing of its latest funding round. Although its product was proven,
disappointingly, the investment in Global Silicon was written off following its
failure to get significant sales traction. [DEL::DEL]

Quoted investments

During the period there were increases in the valuations of Allergy
Therapeutics plc and Avidex Limited.

Allergy Therapeutics, the specialist pharmaceutical company focused on the
development of innovative therapies for the treatment and prevention of
allergy-related conditions, announced positive trading results in June 2006.
The company has made progress internationally with the [DEL::DEL]Pollinex
Quattro vaccine platform and has growing commercial product sales and an
advanced product pipeline, with two pivotal clinical studies commencing in the
current financial year. A further �200,000 was invested as part of a �19million
fundraising undertaken by the company in May 2006. The share price rose by 12%
during the year and the investment stood at a 30% uplift to original cost as at
31 October 2006.

Avidex was purchased by MediGene AG, a publicly quoted German-American
biotechnology company, in September 2006. The acquisition combined Avidex's
world class research capabilities with MediGene's strong development and
commercial expertise. MediGene's enhanced drug pipeline includes several drug
candidates to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, including Avidex's lead
product RhuDex�, and a proprietary technology platform to further fuel its
future drug pipeline. By October 2006, MediGene's share price had risen by
approximately 34% since the date of the transaction and the value of this
investment has been revalued up by �211,000 to just below cost. It is currently
anticipated that the MediGene investment will be held for the medium term.

The value of the investment in Celoxica plc fell by �295,000 over the period
following the announcement that it would not meet the market's revenue
expectations for 2006. However, the company continues to see good medium term
growth potential in its accelerated computing business. The investments in
Genosis plc and Public Recruitment Group plc fell in value by �89,000 and �
133,000 respectively. The fall in value of Genosis, which produces a combined
male and female home fertility test, followed the announcement of much slower
than anticipated market take-up.

Venture capital portfolio: investment

During the year, a further �4.8million was invested in the venture capital
portfolio. This includes five new investments, totalling �0.5million and �
4.3million in 15 existing investments.

New Investments:

Company                  Industry sector              �'000
                                                           
Cluster Seven Limited    Software                       158
Haemostatix Limited      Biotechnology                   12
Lectus Therapeutics      Biotechnology                   53
Limited                                                    
Perpetuum Limited        Electronics                     93
Vivacta Limited          Diagnostics & devices          195
                                                           
                                                        511

As reported in the interim accounts, these investments are all early stage and
pre-revenue other than the investment in Cluster Seven, which is revenue
generating. The initial investments are deliberately [DEL:s:DEL]mall and
further investment is to be made on an agreed milestone related basis, the
objective being to manage the Company's exposure to these exciting but early
stage, and therefore higher risk, investments.

Cluster Seven develops and sells enterprise spreadsheet management software.
The company's products provide control over spreadsheets being used in mission
critical environments. In the current regulatory environment, the control of
spreadsheets is paramount and there is a substantial potential global market
for Cluster Seven's products. The company is revenue generating and has built
an impressive initial client base, principally in the major financial centres
of London and New York.

Haemostatix is a drug discovery company concentrating on the development of an
alternative to blood platelet transfusion. The company's product, HaemoPlax(tm),
represents a new type of treatment that is potentially safer and easier to use
than the current therapy, with a significant saving in ancillary treatments
costs. This was a small initial investment; subsequent to 30 April 2006,
Quester VCT 4 together with the investment syndicate provided further planned
funding to Haemostatix, which had successfully achieved its initial scientific
milestones.

Lectus Therapeutics specialises in the discovery and development of novel drugs
(ion channel modulators) for diseases associated with pain management, urinary
incontinence and angina, offering important clinical and economic advantages
over existing therapies in this growing market. The company raised �8.2million
in its first institutional round of venture capital funding which Quester
co-led alongside a leading French venture capital firm, Sofinnova, and the two
largest Japanese pharmaceutical firms, Takeda and Astellas.

Vivacta is an in vitro medical diagnostics company with novel technology
designed to enable rapid, reliable and highly sensitive tests to be performed
at the point-of-care. This form of testing allows tests to take place in a
doctor's surgery or at the bedside, removing the need for samples to be
dispatched to laboratories for analysis. This is a fast growing market sector
and the company's core technology is applicable to a wide variety of tests,
although initially applied to blood testing. The company recently raised �
3million through a funding round led by Quester and is at an interesting stage
in the optimisation and commercialisation of its patented piezofilm technology.

Perpetuum produces electromechanical vibration energy harvesting
micro-generators to power wireless sensor nodes, eliminating the need for hard
wiring or batteries. This technology addresses the growing and substantial
market for wireless sensor systems, which are used for a wide range of
applications.

The majority of these new investments are shared with Quester's institutional
fund, the Quester Venture Partnership. Several have also been seed funded by
the Quester managed university linked funds, as part of Quester's proactive
deal sourcing strategy.

At the half year, it was reported that no new companies would be added to the
venture capital portfolio for the time being, although the situation was to be
kept under regular review. It has been agreed that whilst the Company remains
close to being fully invested, it does have the capacity to make one further
new investment. This will leave adequate liquidity to provide planned further
funding to existing investments. The situation will be reviewed periodically
and as and when exit proceeds are realised.

Follow-on investments

This was also an active period for follow-on investment; �4.3million was
invested in 15 existing companies.

Company                             Industry sector            �'000      
                                                                          
Advanced Valve Technologies Limited Industrial products &      258        
                                    services                              
                                                                          
Allergy Therapeutics plc            Biotechnology              200        
                                                                          
Anthropics Technology Limited       Communications             35         
                                                                          
Avidex Limited (prior to            Biotechnology              107        
acquisition by MediGene AG)                                               
                                                                          
Azea Networks Inc.                  Communications             685        
                                                                          
Celona Technologies Limited         Software                   982        
                                                                          
Genosis plc                         Diagnostics & devices      21         
                                                                          
HTC Healthcare Group plc            Consumer goods & services  43         
                                                                          
Identum Limited                     Software                   893        
                                                                          
Nexagent Limited                    Software                   129        
                                                                          
Nomad Software Limited              Software                   191        
                                                                          
Oxxon Therapeutics Holdings, Inc    Biotechnology              147        
                                                                          
Sift Group Limited                  Internet                   42         
                                                                          
Teraview Limited                    Diagnostics & devices      197        
                                                                          
Workshare Limited                   Software                   393        
                                                                          
                                                               4,323      

The largest follow-on investment made during the year was in Celona, the
developers of a software technology, which enables Telecoms companies to
migrate to new operation and business support systems in a faster and more
effective way than traditional methods. The investment will provide additional
working capital to cover Celona's product development and sales and marketing.
The investment in Identum, specialists in cryptography and information
security, will provide additional working capital to develop the product
pipeline. The investment in Azea, providers of world-class undersea optical
networking solutions, will provide additional working capital to support the
sales process in winning further contracts. The business has achieved three
flagship installations to date and it is important that the company builds on
this success in 2007.

Venture capital portfolio: sector spread

The spread of sectors in the ongoing portfolio at 31 October 2006 is provided
in the table below. The portfolio remains well diversified.

Industry sector          Percentage of        Valuation      Number of
                         venture capital                     investments
                         portfolio at                             
                         valuation                                                                          
                          %                    �'000                       
                                                                           
Software                  36.3                 8,564         10            
                                                                           
Biotechnology             20.4                 4,825         8             
                                                                           
Communications            14.8                 3,489         3             
                                                                           
Diagnostics & devices     12.2                 2,896         5             
                                                                           
Industrial products &     5.2                  1,231         3             
services                                                                   
                                                                           
Electronics               4.2                  986           4             
                                                                           
Internet                  3.0                  698           1             
                                                                           
Semiconductors            1.8                  429           1             
                                                                           
Consumer goods & services 1.8                  425           1             
                                                                           
Hardware                  0.3                  69            1             
                                                                           
                          100.0                23,612        37            

Listed equity portfolio

The listed equity portfolio, which is held as a reserve to meet the funding
requirements of the venture capital portfolio, has continued to perform well
during the year and has returned an annual total return of 25.1%. It is
anticipated that a significant proportion of this portfolio, which accounts for
22.0% of net assets of �31.9million as at 31 October 2006, will be liquidated
during the coming year ahead of investment in the unquoted portfolio.

Outlook

The portfolio is now very close to being fully invested and there is limited
capacity to make additional new investments. The primary focus is therefore on
achieving exits to crystallise returns for shareholders and we remain
optimistic about the likely results of this process.

Quester Capital Management Limited
Manager
11 January 2007

FUND SUMMARY AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2006

                         Industry sector   Original Valuation Equity   % of                                              
                                           Cost     �'000     % held   fund by 
                                           �'000                       value   
                                                                         
                                                                               
Quoted venture capital investments                                             
                                                                               
Allergy Therapeutics   Biotechnology       700      911       1.1%     2.9%    
plc                                                                            
                                                                               
Celoxica Holdings plc  Software            1,315    363       3.6%     1.1%    
                                                                               
Cyclacel               Biotechnology       1,000    235       0.6%     0.7%    
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                          
                                                                               
Genosis plc            Diagnostics &       111      22        0.7%     0.1%    
                       devices                                                 
                                                                               
MediGene AG*           Biotechnology       1,251    1,133     0.7%     3.5%    
                                                                               
Polaron plc            Industrial products 250      122       1.2%     0.4%    
                       & services                                              
                                                                               
Portrait Software plc  Software            1,130    392       2.7%     1.2%    
                                                                               
Public Recruitment     Industrial products 250      77        0.8%     0.2%    
Group plc              & services                                              
                                                                               
Quadnetics Group plc   Electronics         143      151       0.5%     0.5%    
                                                                               
Total quoted venture capital investments   6,150    3,406              10.6%   
                                                                               
Unquoted venture capital investments                                           
                                                                               
Advanced Valve         Industrial products 1,730    1,032     30.6%    3.2%    
Technologies Limited   & services                                              
                                                                               
Antenova Limited       Communications      1,254    1,005     5.4%     3.1%    
                                                                               
Anthropics Technology  Communications      1,105    35        7.0%     0.1%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Arithmatica Limited    Semiconductors      1,486    429       13.7%    1.3%    
                                                                               
Azea Networks, Inc.    Communications      2,449    2,449     7.9%     7.7%    
                                                                               
Celona Technologies    Software            1,648    1,648     13.6%    5.2%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Cluster Seven Limited  Software            158      158       2.0%     0.5%    
                                                                               
De Novo                Diagnostics &       803      176       3.0%     0.6%    
Pharmaceuticals        devices                                                 
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Elateral Holdings      Software            1,155    155       13.7%    0.5%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Global Silicon Limited Semiconductors      67       -         0.8%     0.0%    
                                                                               
Haemostatix Limited    Biotechnology       11       11        0.6%     0.0%    
                                                                               
HTC Healthcare Group   Consumer goods &    714      425       8.7%     1.3%    
plc                    services                                                
                                                                               
Identum Limited        Software            1,159    1,159     6.7%     3.6%    
                                                                               
Lectus Therapeutics    Biotechnology       53       53        1.1%     0.2%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Level Four Software    Software            68       68        1.2%     0.2%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Lorantis Holdings      Biotechnology       1,400    1,025     2.7%     3.2%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Mesophotonics Limited  Electronics         893      670       7.2%     2.1%    
                                                                               
Nexagent Limited       Software            1,666    1,587     5.7%     5.0%    
                                                                               
Nomad Software Limited Software            1,402    1,402     11.6%    4.4%    
                                                                               
Opsys Management       Electronics         1,038    72        3.5%     0.2%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Oxford Immunotec       Diagnostics &       1,339    1,556     9.3%     4.9%    
Limited                devices                                                 
                                                                               
Oxxon Therapeutics     Biotechnology       1,130    632       3.5%     2.0%    
Holdings, Inc                                                                  
                                                                               
Pelikon Limited        Hardware            69       69        0.5%     0.2%    
                                                                               
Perpetuum Limited      Electronics         93       93        1.7%     0.3%    
                                                                               
Sift Group Limited     Internet            917      698       4.5%     2.2%    
                                                                               
Teraview Limited       Diagnostics &       947      947       5.4%     3.0%    
                       devices                                                 
                                                                               
Vivacta Limited        Diagnostics &       195      195       3.0%     0.6%    
                       devices                                                 
                                                                               
Workshare Limited      Software            1,532    1,632     6.8%     5.1%    
                                                                               
Xention Discovery      Biotechnology       750      825       5.1%     2.6%    
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Total unquoted venture capital investments 27,231   20,206             63.3%   
                                                                               
Total venture capital investments          33,381   23,612             73.9%   
                                                                                                                      
Listed equity investments                  5,331    7,012              22.0%   
                                                                                
Total investments                          38,712   30,624             95.9%   
                                                                               
Cash and other net current assets          1,300    1,300              4.1%                               
                                                                               
Net assets                                 40,012   31,924             100.0%  

* Formerly Avidex Limited

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2006

                                             Note   2006          2005                                    
                                                    �'000         Restated     
                                                                  �'000        
                                                                               
Gain/(loss) on fair value through             2     3,456         (2,214)      
profit or loss on investments                                                  
                                                                               
Income                                        3     412           437          
                                                                               
Investment management fee                     4     (800)         (847)        
                                                                               
Other expenses                                5     (418)         (324)        
                                                                               
Profit/(loss) on operating activities               2,650         (2,948)      
                                                                               
Interest payable on loan notes                      (5)           (5)          
                                                                               
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities                2,645         (2,953)      
before taxation                                                                
                                                                               
Tax on ordinary activities                    7     -             -            
                                                                               
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities                2,645         (2,953)      
after taxation                                                                 
                                                                               
Basic earnings per share                      9     5.3p          (5.7)p       

NOTE OF HISTORICAL COST PROFITS AND LOSSES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2006

                                            Note  2006            2005                             
                                                  �'000           Restated                             
                                                                  �'000
                                                                               
Reported profit/(loss) on ordinary                2,645           (2,953)      
activities before taxation                                                     
                                                                               
Realisation of prior years' net unrealised        294             (3,722)      
gains/(losses) on investments                                                  
                                                                               
Adjustment for unrealised (profit)/loss on  2     (1,238)         1,810        
revaluation of investments                                                     
                                                                               
Historical cost profit/(loss) on ordinary         1,701           (4,865)      
activities for the period                                                      

All items in the above statements derive from continuing operations.

The Company has only one class of business and derives its income from
investments made in shares and securities and from bank deposits.

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2006

                                                                                                                      
                                                    2006                  2005
                                                                          Restated
                                           Note     �'000                 �'000
         
Fixed assets                                                                   
                                                                               
Investments at fair value through                   30,624               25,401
profit or loss                                                                 
                                                                               
Current assets                                                                 
                                                                               
Debtors                                             148                     337
                                                                               
Cash at bank                                        1,715                 5,641
                                                                               
                                                    1,863                 5,978
                                                                               
Creditors: amounts falling due within               (463)                 (360)
one year                                                                       
                                                                               
Net current assets                                  1,400                 5,618
                                                                               
Creditors: amounts falling due in over              (100)                 (100)
one year                                                                       
                                                                               
Net assets                                          31,924               30,919
                                                                               
Capital and reserves                                                           
                                                                               
Called-up equity share capital                      485                     506
                                                                               
Capital redemption reserve                          47                       26
                                                                               
Share premium account                               309                     285
                                                                               
Special reserve                                     33,730               34,969
                                                                               
Fair value reserve                                  (4,781)             (5,725)
                                                                               
Profit and loss account                             2,134                   858
                                                                               
Total equity shareholders' funds                    31,924               30,919
                                                                               
Net asset value per share                   10      65.8p                 61.1p


CASHFLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2006

                                               2006           2005                                   
                                               �'000          Restated                        
                                                              �'000       
                                                                          
Cash outflow from operating activities         (783)          (494)       
                                                                          
Financial investment                                                      
                                                                          
Purchase of venture capital investments        (4,834)        (5,194)     
                                                                          
Purchase of listed equities                    (1,476)        (1,044)     
                                                                          
Sale/redemption of venture capital investments 3,091          771         
                                                                          
Sale/redemption of listed equity               1,410          3,643       
                                                                          
Recoveries made from venture capital           42             142         
investments previously written off                                        
                                                                          
Total net financial investment                 (1,767)        (1,682)     
                                                                          
Equity dividends paid                          (477)          (453)       
                                                                          
Financing                                                                 
                                                                          
Share buy-ins                                  (899)          (915)       
                                                                          
Total financing                                (899)          (915)       
                                                                          
Decrease in cash for the period                (3,926)        (3,544)     
                                                                          
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement
in net funds    
                                                                          
Decrease in cash for the period                (3,926)        (3,544)     
                                                                          
Net funds at the start of the period           5,641          9,185       
                                                                          
Net funds at the end of the period             1,715          5,641       


RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2006

                         Share    Capital    Share Special    Fair  Profit  Total 
                       capital redemption  premium reserve   value     and  �'000
                         �'000    reserve  account   �'000 reserve    loss        
                                    �'000    �'000           �'000 account        
                                                                     �'000        
                                                                                  
At 1 November 2005         506         26      285  34,969 (5,652)     858  30,992
                                                                                  
Effect of valuing            -          -        -       -    (73)       -    (73)
listed investments at                                                             
bid price                                                                         
                                                                                  
At 1 November 2005         506         26      285  34,969 (5,725)     858  30,919
(Restated)                                                                        
                                                                                  
Shares issued under          -          -       24       -       -       -      24
the Dividend                                                                      
Reinvestment Scheme                                                               
                                                                                  
Shares purchased for      (21)         21        - (1,163)       -       - (1,163)
cancellation                                                                      
                                                                                  
Realisation of prior         -          -        -       -   (294)     294       -
years' net unrealised                                                             
gains on investments                                                              
                                                                                  
Transfer from special        -          -        -    (76)       -      76       -
reserve to profit and                                                             
loss account                                                                      
                                                                                  
Transfer of net              -          -        -       -   1,238 (1,238)       -
unrealised gains on                                                               
revaluation of                                                                    
investment to fair                                                                
value reserve                                                                     
                                                                                  
Profit for the year          -          -        -       -       -   2,645   2,645
                                                                                  
Interim dividend paid        -          -        -       -       -   (501)   (501)
                                                                                  
At 31 October 2006         485         47      309  33,730 (4,781)   2,134  31,924

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Change in accounting standards
   
The prior year figures are restated as the accounts have been prepared using
new accounting standards. The relevant standards are FRS 21: Events after the
Balance Sheet Date, FRS 22: Earnings Per Share, FRS 23: The Effects of Changes
in Foreign Exchange Rates, FRS 25: Financial Instruments: Disclosure and
Presentation, FRS 26: Financial Instruments: Measurement and FRS 28:
Corresponding amounts. These standards have been adopted by the Company with
effect from 1 November 2005 and the prior year comparatives have been restated
accordingly, resulting in an increase of �1,810,000 in the loss before tax
reported on the face of the Profit and Loss and a decrease of �73,000 in the
value of the Company's net assets as at 31 October 2005. Further details are to
be provided in the Company's statutory accounts.

2. Loss on realisation of investments

                                                      2006          2005            
                                                      �'000         Restated   
                                                                    �'000      
                                                                               
Realised net gains on disposal                        2,176         521        
                                                                               
Write-off of investments                              -             (946)      
                                                                               
Recoveries made in respect of investments previously  42            142        
written off                                                                    
                                                                               
Write down of debtors                                 -             (121)      
                                                                               
Unrealised profit/(loss) on revaluation of            1,238         (1,810)    
investments                                                                    
                                                                               
                                                      3,456         (2,214)    

3. Income

                                                    2006            2005                        
                                                    �'000           �'000      
                                                                               
Dividend income                                                                
                                                                               
Listed companies                                    236             210        
                                                                               
Interest receivable                                                            
                                                                               
Fixed interest securities                           -               2          
                                                                               
Loans to unquoted companies                         -               19         
                                                                               
Bank deposits                                       41              52         
                                                                               
Other income from shares and securities             135             154        
                                                                               
                                                    412             437        

4. Investment management fee
   
Quester Capital Management Limited (QCML) provides investment management
services to the Company under an agreement dated 30 October 2000.

QCML is a wholly owned subsidiary of Querist Limited, a company in which APG
Holmes and JA Spooner are beneficial shareholders. APG Holmes and JA Spooner
are executive directors of QCML.

A charge of �800,000 (2005: �847,000) in respect of the management fee payable
to QCML was made during the year together with irrecoverable VAT of �123,000
(2005: �127,000). The fee, which is calculated monthly and is payable quarterly
in advance, was levied at a rate of 2.5% (2005: 2.5%) on the Company's net
assets during the financial year ended 31 October 2006.

The Manager's appointment is for a fixed term which shall expire on the seventh
anniversary of the commencement of the Fund and shall continue until terminated
by either party subject to a notice period. If such notice is given on or after
the seventh anniversary of the commencement of the Fund, the notice period
shall be the longer of (i) twelve months and (ii) the period from the date on
which notice is given to the tenth anniversary of the commencement of the Fund.
Thereafter the notice period shall be twelve months.

QCML provides administrative and secretarial services to the Company for which
it was entitled to a fee of �56,000 for the year ended 31 October 2006 (2005: �
54,000). This fee is linked to the movement in the RPI and is included in other
expenses (note 4).

The management fee payable to Newton Investment Management Limited, to the
extent that it is not covered by transaction fees payable by the Company, will
be met by QCML out of the above fee.

5. Other expenses
   
                                                   2006            2005                         
                                                   �'000           �'000       
                                                                               
Administration and secretarial services            56              54          
                                                                               
Directors' remuneration (note 5)                   37              33          
                                                                               
Auditor's remuneration                                                         
                                                                               
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the      14              14          
audit of the annual financial statements                                       
                                                                               
Fees payable to the Company's auditor and its      6               6           
associates for other services relating to taxation                             
                                                                               
Legal and professional expenses                    40              8           
                                                                               
Insurance                                          13              13          
                                                                               
UKLA, LSE and registrar's fees                     24              19          
                                                                               
Irrecoverable VAT                                  162             150         
                                                                               
Transaction costs                                  14              -           
                                                                               
Printing and postage                               21              13          
                                                                               
Other expenses                                     31              14          
                                                                               
                                                   418             324         

6. Directors' remuneration
   
                                                   2006            2005                            
                                                   �'000           �'000       
                                                                               
Fees paid to directors                             3               9           
                                                                               
Amounts paid to third parties, excluding VAT, in   34              24          
consideration for the services of directors                                    
                                                                               
                                                   37              33          

7. Tax on ordinary activities
   
                                                   2006            2005                             
                                                   �'000           Restated              
                                                                   �'000       
                                                                               
Corporation tax                                    -               -           
                                                                               
Reconciliation of profit/(loss) on ordinary                                    
activities to tax thereon                                                      
                                                                               
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax    2,645           (2,953)     
                                                                               
Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities at     794             (886)       
standard UK corporation tax rate of 30% (2005:                                 
30%)                                                                           
                                                                               
Effects of:                                                                    
                                                                               
(Gain)/loss on investments                         (1,037)         664         
                                                                               
Loss on operating activities                       243             222         
                                                                               
Corporation tax payable                            -               -           

The company has excess trading losses of �3,600,000 (2005: �2,612,000) that are
available to offset against future profits. A deferred tax asset of �1,080,000
(2005: �784,000) has not been recognised in respect of these losses and will be
recoverable only to the extent that the Company has sufficient future taxable
profits.

8. Dividends paid
   
                                                   2006            2005                                
                                                   �'000           �'000       
                                                                               
Interim dividend: 1p per share paid 1 March 2006   501             521         
(2005: 1p per share paid 1 April 2005)                                         

A final dividend of 1p per share has been proposed and is payable on 15 March
2007 subject to approval by shareholders. Under new accounting standards, this
dividend is not provided for in these accounts and is not reflected in the
table above.

9. Earnings per share
   
The gain per share of 5.3p (2005 restated: loss 5.7p) is based on the gain on
ordinary activities after tax of �2,645,000 (2005 restated: loss �2,953,000)
and on ordinary shares of 49,861,329 (2005: 51,547,440), being the weighted
average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.

10. Net asset value
   
The net asset value per share as at 31 October 2006 of 65.8p (2005 restated:
61.1p) is based on net assets of �31,924,000 (2005 restated: �30,919,000)
divided by the 48,502,665 (2005: 50,596,419) ordinary shares in issue at that
date.

11. Financial information
   
This preliminary statement, which has been agreed with the auditors, was
approved by the Board on 11 January 2007. It is not the Company's statutory
accounts. The statutory accounts for the financial year ended 31 October 2005
have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and received an audit report
which was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the
auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report, and
did not contain statements under section 237(2) and (3) of the Companies Act
1985. The statutory accounts for the financial year ended 31 October 2006 have
not yet been approved, audited or filed.

A copy of the Company's statutory accounts will be submitted to the UK Listing
Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Copies of the full financial statements for the period ended 31 October 2006
are expected to be posted to shareholders on 15 January 2007 and will be
available to the public at the registered office of the Company at 29 Queen
Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9BU.



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