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Fund:

IFSL Church House UK Smaller Companies B Acc
Sector:

IA UK Smaller Companies
Benchmark:

FTSE All Share

Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment	31/03/20 to 31/03/21	31/03/21 to 31/03/22	31/03/22 to 31/03/23	31/03/23 to 31/03/24	31/03/24 to 31/03/25
IFSL Church House UK Smaller Companies B Acc	46.78%	-7.84%	-8.11%	7.44%	-5.70%
IA UK Smaller Companies	65.72%	-1.71%	-16.65%	4.98%	-2.55%
FTSE All Share	26.71%	13.03%	2.92%	8.43%	10.46%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment	3 months	6 months	1 year	3 years*	5 years*
IFSL Church House UK Smaller Companies B Acc	-2.86%	-3.83%	-3.64%	1.80%	3.52%
IA UK Smaller Companies	-0.87%	-2.84%	-1.95%	-1.60%	5.49%
FTSE All Share	-0.51%	6.73%	5.69%	8.20%	11.03%

Overview

Fund Objective: The fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth. Long-term in this context means five years or more. The Fund will invest at least 80% in shares of UK smaller companies (those incorporated or domiciled in the UK) with a market capitalisation of less than £2bn at the time of purchase.

Manager name	Church House Investment Mgmt
Manager start date	28 February 2020
Manager Biography	Fred joined Church House in September 2019 as co-manager of the Church House UK Equity Growth Fund and the UK Smaller Companies Fund. Previously, Fred worked at JM Finn where he was manager of JM Finn’s multi-asset portfolios. Fred’s primary focus is on UK equities. Fred studied History at the University of St Andrews and is a CFA Charterholder.

Investment style:	Concentrated,Growth
Region (geographical)	United Kingdom

Benchmark	FTSE All Share
Sector	IA UK Smaller Companies
FE fundinfo Rating	3 of 5

Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge	Who receives this?	What is it?	Amount
Initial charge:	The fund manager	Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged.	0.00%
Ongoing Charges:	The fund manager	The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year.	0.99%
Performance Fee:	The fund manager	A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions.	N/A
Typical transaction cost:	The fund manager	The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading.	0.188%*
Dealing commission:	Halifax	The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment.	£9.50 (per online trade)

*This is an indication based on the market average. The fund’s actual transaction cost will be shown before you place a trade.
Account charges are not included
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Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 13,454,356.08 GBX

Chart date: May 8, 2025

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security	Weight
Diploma plc	6.50%
Judges scientific plc	6.40%
Greggs	5.50%
Beazley plc	5.20%
Ashtead technology holdings plc	4.40%
Cranswick	4.20%
Porvair plc	4.10%
Keywords studios plc	3.90%
Big yellow group plc ord	3.80%
Youngs	3.40%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors	Weight
Industrials	26.00%
Consumer Discretionary	20.70%
Technology	13.50%
Financials	10.20%
Property	9.40%
Consumer Goods	8.10%
Others	7.20%
Pharmaceuticals	3.10%
Money Market	1.80%

World regions

World regions
Country	Weight
United Kingdom	98.20%
Cash deposits	1.80%

ESG

What is ESG?

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance and is an approach for evaluating to what extent a company works towards social goals. For investors this can be used in order to understand how their funds and the assets they are made up of work towards these goals and use that information to help make sustainable investment choices.

IFSL Church House UK Smaller Companies B Acc