HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
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Cash
£157m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7bn
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£370m
Period ending 2026-05-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-05-29
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2026-05-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £369,990,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £98,945,000 | £369,990,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £98,470,000 | £369,873,000 | — | |
| Cash | £124,266,000 | £156,931,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,292,413,000 | £1,662,286,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,292,413,000 | £1,662,286,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,292,413,000 | £1,662,286,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £185,333 | — | — |
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 5 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2026-05-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 82.83x | 76.73x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1994-01-10 → present
- ASSETIMPACT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1993-12-10 → 1994-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSM FUNDS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-10-01 | — | — |
| EASTMENT, Stephanie Mary | Director | 2018-12-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| GUHA, Priya | Director | 2023-12-13 | Sep 1973 | British |
| JOY, Andrew Neville | Director | 2022-10-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
| MARSH, Henrietta Elizabeth | Director | 2019-09-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| METCALFE, John Christopher Ovington | Director | 2024-04-24 | Jun 1960 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APEX LISTED COMPANIES SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2013-11-01 |
| CAVENDISH ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-12-10 | 1997-05-01 |
| LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| STEWART IVORY & COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-05-01 | 2000-09-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-10 | 1993-12-10 |
| ABELL, Timothy George | Director | 1993-12-10 | 2002-04-17 |
| BLACK, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2023-04-18 |
| BOASE, Martin | Director | 1994-01-10 | 2009-09-01 |
| BRENDISH, Clayton Mark | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2012-04-17 |
| CAZALET, Charles Julian | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2019-04-16 |
| CURTIS, Timothy Malise | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2014-04-22 |
| DUKES, Justin Paul | Director | 1994-01-11 | 2005-04-13 |
| MCCARTHY, Colin Michael | Director | 1994-01-11 | 2004-04-14 |
| MCDOUGALL, Douglas Christopher Patrick | Director | 2002-02-13 | 2016-04-19 |
| NEWTON, Stewart Worth | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2015-04-21 |
| PARRITT, Clive Anthony | Director | 1993-12-10 | 2005-04-13 |
| RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| STERNBERG, Karl Stephen | Director | 2015-04-21 | 2024-04-23 |
| WILL, James Robert | Director | 2015-04-21 | 2025-03-24 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-10 | 1993-12-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-10 | 1993-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 479 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-01 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-30 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-30 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.