Interim Management Statement
             



Downing Protected VCT IV plc
Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 August
2008

In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency  Rules
of the UK Listing Authority, Downing Protected VCT IV plc presents an
Interim Management  Statement for  the three  month period  ended  31
August  2008.   The  statement   also  includes  relevant   financial
information between  the end  of  the period  and  the date  of  this
statement.

Dividends paid or declared in the period
No dividends were paid or declared in the period.

Performance

                               31 Aug     31 May 30 Nov 31 May 30 Nov
                                 2008       2008   2007   2007   2006
                                Pence      Pence  Pence  Pence  Pence
Net Asset Value ("NAV")          94.5       93.8   97.0   95.6   95.7
Cumulative Dividends              3.5        3.5    1.0    1.0      -
Total Return *                   98.0       97.3   98.0   96.6   95.7
* (NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since
launch)


Investment portfolio summary at 31 August 2008

                                                            Valuation
                                                            movement
                                                                since
                                        Cost   Valuation    31 May 08
                                       �'000       �'000        �'000
VCT qualifying investments
Cadbury House Limited                  3,000       3,000            -
Heyford Contracting (South) Limited    1,650       1,650            -
Hoole Hall Country Club Ltd            1,625       1,625            -
Richstone Contracting Limited          1,592       1,592            -
The Really Fine Leisure Company        1,100       1,100            -
Limited
Heyford Contracting (North) Limited    1,038       1,038            -
Hoole Hall Spa and Leisure Club        1,000       1,000            -
Limited
Nu Nu plc                              1,000       1,000            -
West Tower Holdings Limited            1,000       1,000            -
Future Films Production Services         825         825            -
Limited
Thames Club Limited                      500         500            -
                                      14,330      14,330            -
Non-qualifying investments
Hoole Hall Hotel Ltd                   1,250       1,250            -
Aminghurst Limited                       992         992            -
New Swan Holding Company Limited         750         750            -
Cymbal Contracting Limited               650         650            -
Bowman Care Homes Limited                600         600            -
Gatewales Limited                        500         500            -
Vermont Development Ltd                  967         500            -
Heyford Homes VCT Ltd                    300         300            -
Sanguine Hospitality Ltd                 243         243            -
Future Films Production Services         175         175            -
Limited
Coastal Partnerships Limited              75          75            -
                                       6,502       6,035            -

                                      20,832      20,365            -



Investment additions during the 3 months ended 31 August 2008


                                          Cost
                                         �'000
Future Films Production Services Limited   175
Thames Club Limited                        500
                                           675


Since 1  September  2008,  the  Company  has  made  one  further  new
investment of �750,000 in West Tower Holdings Limited.

Investment disposals during the 3 months ended 31 August 2008

                                Market              Gain/    Total
                              value at             (loss) realised
                                1 June  Disposal  against    gain/
Loan Stock Redemption    Cost     2008  proceeds     cost   (loss)
                        �'000    �'000     �'000    �'000    �'000
Vermont Development Ltd    33       17        33        -       17


Since 1 September 2008, three investments have redeemed or  partially
redeemed  loan  stock,  repaying  the  Company  at  par  as  follows:
Gatewales Limited �500,000, Cymbal Contracting Limited �650,000,  New
Swan  Holding  Company  Limited  �750,000  and  Vermont  Developments
Limited �62,500.

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

Material events
Other than described above, there were no material events during  the
period from 1 June  2008 to 31  August 2008 or in  the period from  1
September 2008 to the date of this announcement.

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