ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS PLC
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Cash
£13m
-1.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£559m
+11.2% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£91m
+85.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £51,109,000 | £93,208,000 | +82.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £49,104,000 | £91,035,000 | +85.4% | |
| Net profit | £37,325,000 | £89,935,000 | +141% | |
| Cash | £12,703,000 | £12,512,000 | -1.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £542,457,000 | £594,341,000 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £502,260,000 | £558,593,000 | +11.2% | |
| Equity | £502,260,000 | £558,593,000 | +11.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £173,076 | £208,500 | +20.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £39,750 | £45,500 | +14.5% |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.6% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.41x | |
| Interest cover | 25.49x | 42.89x |
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 2025-10-14
- ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS PLC 2025-10-14 → present
- ABRDN ASIA FOCUS PLC 2022-04-04 → 2025-10-14
- ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC 2018-11-09 → 2022-04-04
- ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1997-12-15 → 2018-11-09
- ABTRUST ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1995-09-20 → 1997-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Directors believe that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2025 the £36.5m of outstanding Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2025 ('CULS') matured with approximately £5.5m being redeemed by CULS holders for cash and the balance of £31.0m electing to convert into new Ordinary shares.”
- “With effect from 14 October 2025, the Company has changed its name to 'Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC'.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-08-31 | — | — |
| ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-09-20 | — | — |
| BLACK, Charlotte Mary | Director | 2019-01-16 | Jan 1960 | British |
| CURLING, Davina Cordelia | Director | 2024-03-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
| FINN, Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez | Director | 2022-07-13 | Sep 1961 | British,American |
| MACDONALD, Lucy Henrietta | Director | 2023-12-05 | Apr 1963 | British |
| SHANMUGANATHAN, Krishna | Director | 2020-06-03 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJMERA, Radhika | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2004-09-16 |
| CAYZER, Nigel Kenneth, Mr. | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2022-11-30 |
| COOPER, Lindsay William Ernest | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2026-04-12 |
| ELSTOB, Eric Carl | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2003-10-28 |
| FUKUDA OBE, Haruko | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2020-03-31 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 1995-09-20 | 2020-11-27 |
| GUTHRIE, Debbie Jane | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2022-04-14 |
| HADSLEY-CHAPLIN, Mark Robert | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-11-29 |
| HAMES, Peter John | Director | 1998-09-28 | 2004-09-16 |
| KEMP, Alan Scott | Director | 1996-05-16 | 2013-12-03 |
| MAUDE, Christopher Simon | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| MCDONNELL, Randal Alexander St John, Earl Of Antrim | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2023-12-05 |
| SAUNDERS, Iain Ogilvy Swain | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2006-10-10 |
| WEE, Sin Tho | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2000-01-31 |
| YEA, Philip Edward | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2020-12-01 |
| YOUNG, Hugh | Director | 1995-09-20 | 2020-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 658 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-01 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-06-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 14
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.