BRUNNER INVESTMENT TRUST PLC(THE)
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Cash
£18m
+265.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£667m
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13m
-2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,426,006 | £15,233,000 | £15,244,000 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £12,854,040 | £13,455,769 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £12,446,113 | £13,456,000 | £13,114,000 | -2.5% | |
| Net profit | £11,251,047 | — | £12,046,000 | — | |
| Cash | £9,864,904 | £4,812,000 | £17,603,000 | +265.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £553,310,480 | £618,182,000 | £667,223,000 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £528,209,759 | £618,182,000 | £667,223,000 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £528,209,759 | £618,182,000 | £667,223,000 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £174,766 | £172,300 | £186,500 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £5,417 | £6,158 | +13.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £52,417 | £56,158 | +7.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 89.1% | 88.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 78.0% | — | 79.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 2.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.5% | 3.9% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.41x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | 31.51x | 14.10x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the company’s investment objective and capital structure both in general terms and in the context of the current macroeconomic background... and consider that the company’s ability to continue in operational and financial existence over the period of five years from the reporting date is a realistic prospect... The directors therefore consider that the company is viable for the five year period here under review, and that the financial statements should be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAXENDALE, Nira Kishor | Secretary | 2025-06-06 | — | — |
| SALT, Kirsten June | Secretary | 1999-11-18 | — | British |
| ALDRIDGE, Amanda | Director | 2019-12-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| DOBSON, Carolan | Director | 2013-12-01 | Dec 1954 | British |
| FIELD, Elizabeth | Director | 2022-12-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
| HUTTON, Andrew James | Director | 2020-04-20 | Feb 1958 | British |
| SHARP, James Edward | Director | 2014-01-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSALOM, Gerard | Secretary | 2002-05-31 | 2002-10-08 |
| EMUSS, Eleanor | Secretary | 2017-06-26 | 2022-03-11 |
| FROST, Leonora Marian | Secretary | — | 1996-05-21 |
| INGRAM, Peter William Irving | Secretary | 2005-01-20 | 2015-02-27 |
| LAGO, Tracey Anne | Secretary | 2015-02-27 | 2017-06-26 |
| LONGCROFT, Peter Leonard | Secretary | 1996-07-19 | 2000-03-20 |
| LONGCROFT, Peter Leonard | Secretary | — | 1993-03-19 |
| NICE, Kelly | Secretary | 2022-07-06 | 2025-05-30 |
| SCHRAGER VON ALTISHOFEN, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2000-01-20 | 2002-09-30 |
| YOUNG, Lorraine Elizabeth | Secretary | 1993-03-19 | 1996-08-09 |
| ARMSTRONG, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2020-05-27 |
| BARLOW, Ian Edward | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2020-12-08 |
| BAZALGETTE, Vivian Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2019-11-22 |
| BRUNNER, Hugo Laurence Joseph | Director | — | 1999-03-18 |
| BRUNNER, Timothy Barnabas Hans | Director | — | 2000-03-16 |
| FERGUSSON, Ewen Alastair John, Sir | Director | 1993-09-16 | 1998-03-19 |
| FLEMMING, John Stanton | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2003-05-22 |
| HARRISON, Peter | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-02-20 |
| MAYNARD, Peter Martin | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| PERCY, Keith Edward | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2016-03-15 |
| SIDDONS, Benjamin Charles Reid | Director | — | 2010-03-18 |
| TROTT, John Francis Henry | Director | — | 2005-03-24 |
| WAKELING, Richard Keith Arthur | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2010-03-18 |
| WHITE, Simon Richard Tore | Director | 1991-12-20 | 2004-01-06 |
| WORSLEY, William Ralph, Sir | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2014-03-18 |
| YOUNG, Roderic Neil | Director | — | 1992-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 674 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-01-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 9
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.