BLACKROCK AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-10-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £23,007,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £23,001,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £22,572,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,075,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £155,067,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £155,067,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £155,067,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £145,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £44,000 | — | — |
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 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-13
- BLACKROCK AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC 2024-11-13 → present
- BLACKROCK SUSTAINABLE AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC 2021-07-30 → 2024-11-13
- BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC 2012-08-30 → 2021-07-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and is financially sound.”
Significant events
- “The new mandate, managed by BlackRock's Systematic Active Equity team, commenced on 17 April 2025.”
- “Shareholders were invited to participate in a tender offer of up to 20% of the shares in issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-09-07 | — | — |
| BARRON, David James | Director | 2022-03-22 | Jun 1959 | British |
| COLEY, Susan Gaynor | Director | 2025-06-25 | Jul 1958 | British |
| ROBERTS, Melanie Clare | Director | 2019-10-01 | Nov 1972 | English |
| SOQUAR, Solomon Woldenhaimanot | Director | 2023-03-21 | Jun 1965 | British,Eritrean |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RILEY, Oliver | Secretary | 2012-08-30 | 2012-09-07 |
| CASEY, Christopher Michael | Director | 2012-09-07 | 2023-03-21 |
| IRVINE, Andrew Robertson | Director | 2012-09-07 | 2022-03-22 |
| MILLER, Simon Edward Callum | Director | 2012-09-07 | 2022-10-30 |
| REED, John Charles | Director | 2012-08-30 | 2012-09-07 |
| RILEY, Oliver James Daniel | Director | 2012-08-30 | 2012-09-07 |
| RYDER, Alice Anne | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2025-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 647 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-14 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 18
- 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.