MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)
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Cash
£18m
-14.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.5bn
+8.5% vs 2025
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£642m
+11,953% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
10-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2017-04-30 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £29,888,000 | £25,953,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£390,847,000 | £14,281,000 | £14,157,000 | -0.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£390,111,000 | -£5,415,000 | £641,839,000 | +11,953% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£398,352,000 | — | £631,724,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £21,606,000 | £18,421,000 | -14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,493,069,000 | £2,690,046,000 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,318,906,000 | £2,517,141,000 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £1,250,369,000 | £1,414,074,000 | £1,656,534,000 | £1,965,624,000 | £3,004,980,000 | £2,479,164,000 | £2,442,880,000 | — | £2,318,906,000 | £2,517,141,000 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £284,000 | £277,000 | -2.5% |
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 | 2017-04-30 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.42x | 0.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -47.30x | 1.67x | 1.80x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1981-03-26 → present
- THE MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED 1929-02-06 → 1981-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Financial Statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as it is the Directors' opinion, having assessed the principal and emerging risks... that the Company will continue in operational existence for the period to 30 June 2027”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-07-01 | — | — |
| BALLANCE, David Christopher | Director | 2025-03-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
| BOYLE, Claire Marguerite | Director | 2020-05-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| CURLING, Richard Michael | Director | 2025-10-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| GREWAL, Randeep Singh | Director | 2024-03-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| PARRINDER-JOHNSON, Stacey Louise | Director | 2024-03-01 | May 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Corporate Secretary | — | 2014-07-01 |
| CAREW-JONES, Belinda Jane | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2026-09-04 |
| CHAYA MOGHRABI, Dina, Dr | Director | 2022-11-30 | 2025-01-31 |
| DAWSON, Oliver Naimby | Director | 1996-05-28 | 2001-07-24 |
| DE TRAFFORD, Dermot Humphrey, Sir | Director | — | 1995-07-25 |
| FERGUSON, Carol Cecilia | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2016-08-03 |
| FERGUSON, James Gordon Dickson | Director | 2002-01-03 | 2020-09-01 |
| HAMILTON, Michael | Director | — | 1996-07-30 |
| HARLEY, Edward Mortimer | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2021-03-16 |
| HOWELL OF GUILDFORD, David Arthur Russell, Rt Hon Lord | Director | 1993-05-26 | 2004-08-03 |
| MACLEOD, Hugh Roderick, Sir | Director | — | 1993-01-22 |
| MCDOUGALL, Douglas Christopher Patrick | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2019-09-03 |
| NUNNELEY, Charles Kenneth Roylance | Director | — | 2005-08-02 |
| SAYERS, Michael Bernard | Director | 1995-05-30 | 2003-08-06 |
| SHADBOLT, Nigel Richard, Professor Sir | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2026-09-04 |
| SHAKERLEY, Charles Frederick Eardley | Director | — | 2003-08-06 |
| STERNBERG, Karl Stephen | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2025-09-09 |
| TIGUE, Jeremy John | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2024-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 623 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 10
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.