ARTEMIS UK FUTURE LEADERS PLC
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Cash
£497K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£129M
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£435K
Period ending 2026-01-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £21,900,000 | -£2,458,000 | £1,449,000 | -£435,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £21,900,000 | -£2,458,000 | £1,449,000 | -£435,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | £2,472,000 | £2,472,000 | £94,000 | £497,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £136,644,000 | — | £129,385,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £161,395,000 | — | £136,644,000 | — | £129,385,000 | — | |
| Equity | £161,395,000 | £136,644,000 | £136,644,000 | £134,706,000 | £129,385,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £132,013 | — | £131,190 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 6 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 8.4% | — | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.42x | — | 2.55x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-12
- ARTEMIS UK FUTURE LEADERS PLC 2025-03-12 → present
- INVESCO PERPETUAL UK SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 2002-06-13 → 2025-03-12
- PERPETUAL UK SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1995-05-05 → 2002-06-13
- BERRY STARQUEST P.L.C. 1987-08-24 → 1995-05-05
- JOINTADVANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-05-07 → 1987-08-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period until 30 April 2027, being taken as at least 12 months after the signing of the balance sheet. In making this assessment, the Directors took into account the liquidity of the portfolio, income forecasts, the Company's ability to meet all of its liabilities and ongoing expenses as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “On 10 March 2025, following a formal review process, the Board appointed Artemis as Investment Manager to the Company, which was previously known as Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc ("IPU").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN TRUST SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-03-10 | — | — |
| GUERIN, Bridget Elisabeth | Director | 2018-05-08 | Nov 1961 | British |
| PATERSON, Graham Douglas | Director | 2019-10-15 | Jan 1971 | British |
| PRENTIS, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2021-02-22 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Paul Ronald | Secretary | — | 1992-03-12 |
| GARDNER, Peter Jeremy | Secretary | 1994-02-28 | 1995-03-14 |
| HENDERSON, Charles Douglas | Secretary | 1995-03-14 | 2000-03-21 |
| POWLEY, Annette Barbara | Secretary | 1993-03-12 | 1994-02-28 |
| WHITE, Ian Robert | Secretary | 2000-03-21 | 2001-05-11 |
| INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-05-11 | 2025-03-09 |
| BARBY, Ian Christopher Simon | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2019-06-06 |
| BERRY, Jamie Alistair Jagoe | Director | — | 2005-05-24 |
| BROOMAN, Richard John | Director | — | 2020-06-11 |
| DESLANDES, Richard John | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| DIMSDALE, Nicholas Hampden | Director | — | 1995-08-25 |
| FITZWILLIAM-LAY, David Hugh | Director | 1991-09-13 | 2001-09-30 |
| FLETCHER, Christopher George Alvan | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2021-06-10 |
| GRIFFIN, William Thomas Jackson | Director | — | 1999-04-29 |
| LEWIS, Jane Margaret | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2023-06-08 |
| LONGFELLOW, Simon Martin | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| MCINTOSH, Alastair Bruce | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2003-05-08 |
| MILNE, Garth Peter Denis | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2018-06-07 |
| NICHOLSON, Dennis Thomas Holme | Director | — | 1995-04-25 |
| O'HARE, Alfred Louis Mark | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2011-05-19 |
| SPOONER, John Arthur | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2014-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 396 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-04-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | 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
- 16
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.