Company:    Downing Protected VCT VI plc

  TIDMs:      DPV6

  Headline:   Interim Management Statement


Downing Protected VCT VI plc
Interim Management Statement
for the quarter ended 31 October 2009

In  accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure  and Transparency Rules of the UK
Listing  Authority,Downing Protected VCT  VI plc presents  an Interim Management
Statement  for the quarter  ended 31 October 2009.  The  statement also includes
relevant  financial information between  the end of  the period and  the date of
this announcement.

Dividends paid or declared in the period
There  were no dividends paid or declared in the period or in the period from 1
November 2009 to the date of thisannouncement.

Performance

                                                   31 Oct   31 July   31 Jan
                                                     2009      2009     2009

                                                    Pence     Pence    Pence

  Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share                85.45     87.20    92.00

  Net Asset Value per ?A? Share                      0.10      0.10     0.10

  Dividends paid to date                             3.75      3.75     1.75

  Total return* per Ordinary Share and ?A? Share    89.30     91.05    93.85

* Net Asset Value plus cumulative dividends paid since launch

Investment portfolio summary at 31 October 2009
Portfolio investments by value

                                                                      Movement
                                                                          from
                                                                1 Aug 2009 to
                                             Cost   Valuation      31 Oct 2009

                                            £?000       £?000            £?000

 Qualifying venture capital investments

 Cadbury House Limited                      1,000       1,000                -

 The Thames Club Limited                    1,000         850                -

 West TowerHoldings Limited                 1,150         750            (250)

 Hoole Hall Country Club Holdings Limited     750         750                -

 Crossco (1135) Ltd - Kingsclere Nurseries    665         665                -

 Hoole Hall Spa and Leisure Club Limited      563         563                -

 Future Films Production Services Limited     450         450                -

 Richstone Contracting Limited                122          32                -
                                           ------- ----------- ----------------
                                            5,700       5,060            (250)
                                           ------- ----------- ----------------
 Non qualifying venture capital investments

 Kings Gap Limited                            400         400                -

 JEB Leisure Limited                          288         288                -

 Sanguine Hospitality Limited                 250         250                -

 Aminghurst Limited                           208         208                -

 Cannock Developments (Field End) LLP         125         125                -

 Cadbury House Limited                         75          75                -

 Chapel Street Hotel (2008) LLP                31          31                -

 Vermont Development Limited                  452          25                -

 Chapel Street Hotel Limited                    1           1                -
                                           ------- ----------- ----------------
                                            1,830       1,403                -
                                           ------- ----------- ----------------


 Total                                      7,530       6,463            (250)





Investment additions and disposals

Investment additions during the quarter ended 31 October 2009

                                             Cost

                                            £?000

  Hoole Hall Spa and Leisure Club Limited     563
                                          ---------
                                              563




Investment disposals during the quarter ended 31 October 2009

                                              Market
                                            value at              Gain    Total
                                          1 Aug 2009  Disposal against realised
                                    Cost              proceeds    cost     gain

                                   £?000       £?000     £?000   £?000    £?000



 Future Films Production Services
 Limited                             600         600       614      14       14

 JEB Leisure Limited                   8           8         8       -        -

 Coastal Partnerships Limited         75          75       109      34       34

 Liongold Contracting Limited        434         434       434       -        -

 Downing Acquisitions 1 Ltd          188         188       188       -        -
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                   1,305       1,305     1,353      48       48




Between  the 1 November  2009 and the  date of  this announcement, the following
addition has been made:

                                      Cost

                                     £?000

  Cadbury House Holdings Limited**   1,300
                                   ---------
                                     1,300




Between  the1 November  2009 and the  date of  this announcement,  the following
disposals have been made:

                                    Market
                                  value at              Gain    Total
                                1 Nov 2009  Disposal against realised
                          Cost              proceeds    cost     gain

                         £?000       £?000     £?000   £?000    £?000

 Loan Stock redemptions

 Cadbury House Limited** 1,075       1,075     1,075       -        -

 JEB Leisure Limited         4           4         4       -        -
                        ----------------------------------------------
                         1,079       1,079     1,079       -        -


**The investment in Cadbury House Limited was realised as part of a
reorganisation whereby Cadbury House Holdings Limited became the holding company
of Cadbury House Limited.

Changes to share capital
There have been no changes to the share capital during the period.

Materialevents
Other than described above, there were no material events during the period from
1August 2009 to  31 October 2009 or  in the  period from  1 November 2009 to the
date of this announcement.



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