BLACKROCK FRONTIERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
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Cash
£554k
USD 745,000
-67.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£332m
USD 446,738,000
+9.6% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£45m
USD 60,702,000
+0.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £44,937,645 | £45,207,946 | +0.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £44,851,766 | £45,161,818 | +0.7% | |
| Net profit | £43,721,903 | £43,796,593 | +0.2% | |
| Cash | £1,705,623 | £554,274 | -67.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £303,384,363 | £332,383,751 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £303,370,174 | £332,369,615 | +9.6% | |
| Equity | £303,370,174 | £332,369,615 | +9.6% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £192,667 | £191,206 | -0.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.744 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.0% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.65x | 0.62x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors, having considered the nature and liquidity of the portfolio, the Company’s investment objective, and the Company’s projected income and expenditure, are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 December 2026.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company repurchased 55,500 ordinary shares into treasury during the year at an average price of 150.73p per share for a total cost of US$107,000.”
- “The Directors are recommending the payment of a final dividend of 6.35 cents per ordinary share (2024: 6.00 cents) ... represents a total of 10.00 cents per share (2024: 9.50 cents)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-11-23 | — | — |
| AIREY, Elisabeth Patricia | Director | 2021-12-10 | Jan 1959 | British |
| CASEY, Christopher Michael | Director | 2025-10-01 | Mar 1955 | British |
| DOWIDAR, Hatem Mohamed Galal | Director | 2024-02-07 | Dec 1969 | Egyptian |
| HART, Katrina Harriet | Director | 2019-10-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| TAYLOR-SMITH, Lucy | Director | 2021-12-10 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REED, John | Secretary | 2010-10-15 | 2010-11-23 |
| HEATHER, Nicholas | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2010-11-23 |
| MURRAY, John Hyde | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2020-02-04 |
| PITTS-TUCKER, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2021-02-02 |
| REED, John Charles | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2010-11-23 |
| RUDDICK, Lynn Christine | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2016-11-22 |
| TWISTON-DAVIES, Audley William | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2024-02-06 |
| WHITE, Stephen Frank | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2026-01-23 |
| ZOK, Sarmad | Director | 2011-02-08 | 2024-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-07-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-07-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-07-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-07-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-05-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 10
- 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.