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12TH MARCH '10
Blue Planet Worldwide Financials - Interim report to 31 Jan 2010 (Part 2)

Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

                                     At 31 January  At 31 January    At 31 July
                                              2010           2009          2009
                                                                              
                                               (£)            (£)           (£)
                                                                              
Fixed assets                                                                  
                                                                              
Equity investments                      13,026,647      6,517,332    11,962,533
                                                                              
Non - Equity investments                         -        995,070             -
                                                                              
                                        13,026,647      7,512,402    11,962,533
                                                                              
Current assets                                                                
                                                                              
Debtors                                  3,566,684      1,917,836        78,216
                                                                              
Cash at bank and in hand                11,353,141      2,498,448     3,821,813
                                                                              
Creditors: amounts falling due        (15,374,127)    (3,429,825)   (4,724,165)
within one year (note 7)                                                      
                                                                              
Net current assets/ (liabilities)        (454,302)        986,459     (824,136)
                                                                              
Net assets                              12,572,345      8,498,861    11,138,397
                                                                              
Capital and reserves                                                          
                                                                              
Called-up share capital                  7,142,859      7,142,859     7,142,859
                                                                              
Share premium account                    6,021,360      6,021,360     6,021,360
                                                                              
Other reserves:                                                               
                                                                              
Capital reserve - realised               1,455,649      6,401,349     4,422,077
                                                                              
Capital reserve - investment           (2,002,765)   (11,045,384)   (6,744,588)
holding losses                                                                
                                                                              
Revenue reserve                           (44,758)       (21,323)       296,689
                                                                              
Shareholders' funds                     12,572,345      8,498,861    11,138,397
                                                                              
Net asset value per ordinary share          89.32p         60.38p        79.13p
- (note 4)                                                                    

Statement of directors' responsibilities:

The Directors confirm that this set of condensed financial statements has been

prepared in accordance with the ASB's Statement " Half Yearly Financial
Reports" and that the interim management report herein includes a fair review
of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8.

On behalf of the Board

Philip Court
Chairman
17 March 2010


Income Statement (Unaudited)



                        For the six months ended 31     For the six months ended 31         For the year ended 31
                               January 2010                     January 2009                       July 2009

                     Revenue     Capital       Total   Revenue     Capital       Total   Revenue     Capital       Total

                         (£)         (£)         (£)       (£)         (£)         (£)       (£)         (£)         (£)

Capital gains/
(losses)on investment

Net realised
losses                     - (2,644,892) (2,644,892)         - (4,605,562) (4,605,562)         - (6,316,149) (6,316,149)

Unrealised
gains/( losses)            -   4,724,888   4,724,888         - (4,361,462) (4,361,462)         -      50,909      50,909
Exchange
losses                     -   (149,043)   (149,043)         -   (218,354)   (218,354)         -   (513,686)   (513,686)

Net Capital gains/
(losses)on investment      -   1,930,953   1,930,953         - (9,185,378) (9,185,378)           (6,778,926) (6,778,926)

Income from
investments          126,628           -     126,628   228,478           -     228,478   841,603           -     841,603

Bank interest
receivable             3,404           -       3,404    14,587           -      14,587    16,102           -      16,102

Gross revenue
and capital
gains/(losses)       130,032   1,930,953   2,060,985   243,065 (9,185,378) (8,942,313)   857,705 (6,778,926) (5,921,221)

Administrative
expenses           (232,530)    (91,840)   (324,370) (203,589)    (62,275)   (265,864) (417,811)   (120,667)   (538,478)

Net return
before interest
payable and
taxation           (102,498)   1,839,113   1,736,615    39,476 (9,247,653) (9,208,177)   439,894 (6,899,593) (6,459,699)

Interest
payable             (63,718)    (63,718)   (127,436)  (70,350)    (70,350)   (140,700)  (96,886)    (96,886)   (193,772)

Return on
ordinary activities
before taxation    (166,216)   1,775,395   1,609,179  (30,874) (9,318,003) (9,348,877)   343,008 (6,996,479) (6,653,471)

Taxation on
ordinary activities
(note 3)             (6,317)           -     (6,317)     (613)           -       (613)  (56,484)           -    (56,484)

Return on ordinary
activities after
taxation           (172,533)   1,775,395   1,602,862  (31,487) (9,318,003) (9,349,490)   286,524 (6,996,479) (6,709,955)

Return per
ordinary share -
(note 4)             (1.23)p      12.61p      11.39p   (0.22)p    (65.82)p  
                                                                                                                     

The Total column of the income statement represents the profit & loss account
of the Company.

All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations.

There were no recognised gains and losses other than those disclosed above.
Accordingly a statement of total recognised gains and losses is not required.

Cash Flow Statement (Unaudited)

                                      For the six     For the six  For the year
                                  months ended 31 months ended 31 ended 31 July
                                     January 2010    January 2009          2009
                                                                              
                                              (£)             (£)           (£)
                                                                              
Operating activities                                                          
                                                                              
Investment income received                119,865         275,702       897,342
                                                                              
Interest received                           3,158          14,587        16,102
                                                                              
Investment management and               (218,576)       (182,193)     (337,810)
administration fees paid                                                      
                                                                              
Cash paid to and on behalf of            (22,000)        (24,037)      (43,900)
directors                                                                     
                                                                              
Other cash payments                      (71,077)        (70,495)     (162,878)
                                                                              
Refund of VAT                                   -         405,000       405,000
                                                                              
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from          (188,630)         418,564       773,856
operating activities (note6)                                                  
                                                                              
Servicing of finance                                                          
                                                                              
Interest paid                           (122,451)       (160,307)     (206,757)
                                                                              
Taxation                                                                      
                                                                              
Taxation recovered                              -               -         6,516
                                                                              
Capital expenditure and                                                       
financial investment                                                          
                                                                              
Purchase of investments              (41,751,474)    (28,464,808)  (79,475,462)
                                                                              
Sale of investments                    46,778,176      33,220,532    84,248,767
                                                                              
Cash inflow before financing            4,715,621       5,013,981     5,346,920
                                                                              
Equity dividend paid (note 5)           (168,914)       (457,167)     (457,167)
                                                                              
Management of liquid resources                                                
                                                                              
Cash (placed) on/withdrawn from       (6,527,760)       1,019,629     (306,871)
deposit                                                                       
                                                                              
Financing                                                                     
                                                                              
Advanced/(repayment) of loan            3,133,663     (4,390,156)   (3,266,640)
                                                                              
Purchase of treasury shares                     -        (83,948)      (83,948)
                                                                              
Increase in cash                        1,152,610       1,102,339     1,232,294



Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders' Funds (Unaudited)

For the six months ended 31 January 2010                                      

                                                          Capital                       
                                                         reserve-                       
                                              Capital  investment                   Total
                          Share     Share    reserve-     holding   Revenue shareholders'
                        capital   premium    realised      losses   reserve         funds
                              £         £           £           £         £             £
                                                                                        
Shareholders' funds   7,142,859 6,021,360   4,422,077 (6,744,588)   296,689    11,138,397
at 1 August 2009                                                                        
                                                                                        
Dividend paid during          -         -           -           - (168,914)     (168,914)
the period                                                                              
                                                                                        
Return on ordinary            -         - (2,966,428)   4,741,823 (172,533)     1,602,862
activities after                                                                        
taxation                                                                                
                                                                                        
Shareholders' funds   7,142,859 6,021,360   1,455,649 (2,002,765)  (44,758)    12,572,345
at 31 January 2010