Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the expected return on the investment from the British Business Bank into Kraken Technologies.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

There is no specific target for returns from individual investments, which vary widely. Hence the British Business Bank has made no estimate of the expected return on its investment in Kraken Technologies. The Bank invests on a portfolio basis. In aggregate, its investments are expected to generate a financial return greater than the Government’s risk‑adjusted cost of capital after covering running costs.

In the year ended 31 March 2025, the Bank reported a profit of £144 million and a five‑year average adjusted return on capital employed of 4.2% against a target of 0.9%.

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