SCHRODER BRITISH OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC
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Cash
£473k
-40.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£79m
-3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
-776.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
the Directors have considered the possibility of a managed wind-down resolution scheduled for early 2027, and assessed that it introduces a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £267,000 | £642,000 | £236,000 | -63.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £361,000 | -£2,441,000 | -776.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,016,000 | £361,000 | -£2,441,000 | -776.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,016,000 | £361,000 | -£2,441,000 | -776.2% | |
| Cash | £790,000 | £799,000 | £473,000 | -40.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,997,000 | £82,804,000 | £80,363,000 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £81,327,000 | £81,688,000 | £79,247,000 | -3% | |
| Equity | £81,327,000 | £81,688,000 | £79,247,000 | -3% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £116,000 | £155,000 | £160,000 | +3.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £43,250,000 | £40,334 | £45,373 | +12.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 56.2% | — | |
| Net margin | — | 56.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.4% | -3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | 1.53x | 1.76x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“the Directors have considered the possibility of a managed wind-down resolution scheduled for early 2027, and assessed that it introduces a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 12 February 2026, the Board of Schroders plc announced that they had agreed terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Nuveen, to combine the two businesses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-11-04 | — | — |
| BRUTON, Jemma Suzanne | Director | 2024-07-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| DYER BARTLETT, Diana | Director | 2020-11-04 | Mar 1962 | British |
| JENKINSON, Timothy John, Dr | Director | 2020-11-04 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WARD, Justin Paul | Director | 2024-07-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHALEN, Daniel | Secretary | 2020-09-21 | 2020-11-04 |
| ENGLAND, Neil Martin | Director | 2020-11-04 | 2024-09-18 |
| HALL, Carolyn Yee Tak | Director | 2020-09-21 | 2020-11-04 |
| KELJIK, Christopher Avedis | Director | 2020-11-04 | 2023-02-28 |
| WHALEN, Daniel | Director | 2020-09-21 | 2020-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schroder Investment Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-11-04 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Mr Daniel Whalen | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-21 | Ceased 2020-11-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-10-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2023-10-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.