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CASTLEFIELD FUNDS Annual Report & Accounts Sub-funds of Castlefield Funds OEIC For the Year Ended 28 February 2019 A UK Authorised Investment Company with Variable Capital Castlefield B.E.S.T Sustainable European Fund Castlefield B.E.S.T Sustainable Income Fund Castlefield B.E.S.T Sustainable UK Smaller Companies Fund Castlefield B.E.S.T UK Opportunities Fund Castlefield Real Return Fund CAST LEFI ELD CASTLEFIELD FUNDS: ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS CONTENTS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION .....................................................3 CASTLEFIELD B.E.S.T SUSTAINABLE UK SMALLER COMPANIES FUND ....................................................................................52 Registered office and directors ...............................................................................3 Company information ..................................................................................................3 Fund information .........................................................................................................52 Important notes ...............................................................................................................3 Comparative table .......................................................................................................52 Report of the ACD to the shareholders of the company ...........................3 Risk and reward indicator (RRI) ............................................................................ 54 Remuneration disclosure ...........................................................................................4 Investment objective and policy .......................................................................... 54 Statement of Authorised Corporate Director’s responsibilities .............4 Investment Review ..................................................................................................... 54 Statement of disclosure to the auditors .............................................................5 Outlook ..............................................................................................................................55 Fund cross-holdings ......................................................................................................5 Portfolio of investments ........................................................................................... 57 Directors’ statement ......................................................................................................5 Statement of total return ........................................................................................60 Independent auditor’s report ...................................................................................6 Statement of change in net assets attributable to shareholders ......60 About the investment adviser ..................................................................................8 Balance sheet .................................................................................................................. 61 Investment review of Castlefield Funds .............................................................8 Notes to the financial statements .......................................................................62 Aggregated notes to the financial statements .............................................. 10 Distribution tables .......................................................................................................68 CASTLEFIELD B.E.S.T SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN FUND ..............13 CASTLEFIELD B.E.S.T UK OPPORTUNITIES FUND ........................69 Fund information ...........................................................................................................13 Fund information .........................................................................................................69 Comparative table .........................................................................................................13 Comparative table .......................................................................................................69 Risk and reward indicator (RRI) ..............................................................................15 Risk and reward indicator (RRI) ............................................................................ 72 Investment objective and policy ............................................................................15 Investment objective and policy .......................................................................... 72 Investment Review .......................................................................................................15 Investment Review ..................................................................................................... 72 Outlook ................................................................................................................................17 Outlook .............................................................................................................................. 73 Portfolio of investments ............................................................................................ 19 Portfolio of investments ............................................................................................74 Statement of total return ..........................................................................................21 Statement of total return ........................................................................................ 77 Statement of change in net assets attributable to shareholders ........21 Statement of change in net assets attributable to shareholders ...... 77 Balance sheet .................................................................................................................22 Balance sheet .................................................................................................................78 Notes to the financial statements .......................................................................23 Notes to the financial statements .......................................................................79 Distribution tables .......................................................................................................30 Distribution tables .......................................................................................................87 CASTLEFIELD B.E.S.T SUSTAINABLE INCOME FUND ....................31 CASTLEFIELD REAL RETURN FUND ................................................. 89 Fund information ...........................................................................................................31 Fund information .........................................................................................................89 Comparative table .........................................................................................................31 Comparative table .......................................................................................................89 Risk and reward indicator (RRI) ............................................................................ 34 Risk and reward indicator (RRI) ............................................................................. 91 Investment objective and policy .......................................................................... 34 Investment objective and policy ........................................................................... 91 Performance ................................................................................................................... 34 Investment Review ...................................................................................................... 91 Investment Review ..................................................................................................... 34 Activity ................................................................................................................................ 91 Outlook ..............................................................................................................................35 Outlook ..............................................................................................................................92 Portfolio of investments ........................................................................................... 37 Portfolio of investments ...........................................................................................93 Statement of total return ........................................................................................40 Statement of total return ........................................................................................96 Statement of change in net assets attributable to shareholders ......40 Statement of change in net assets attributable to shareholders ......96 Balance sheet ...................................................................................................................41 Balance sheet .................................................................................................................97 Notes to the financial statements ....................................................................... 42 Notes to the financial statements .......................................................................98 Distribution tables .......................................................................................................50 Distribution tables ....................................................................................................