ASHOKA WHITEOAK EMERGING MARKETS TRUST PLC
Get an alert when ASHOKA WHITEOAK EMERGING MARKETS TRUST PLC files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£2.1m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£182k
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,300,000 | £3,974,000 | £8,977,000 | £182,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,300,000 | £3,974,000 | £8,977,000 | £182,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,551,000 | — | £8,666,000 | £85,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | £3,783,000 | £4,098,000 | £2,138,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £43,054,000 | £56,536,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £38,700,000 | £42,845,000 | £54,733,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £38,759,000 | £42,845,000 | £54,733,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £50,000 | — | £47,000 | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 6 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.2% | 15.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.9% | 4.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 23.68x | 7.13x | — |
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 Board has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until 30 June 2027, which is at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Demand for the Company’s shares meant that over the year demand have often traded at a premium. The Board was therefore able to employ a programme of share issuance during the financial year to facilitate the growth of the Company and ensure that the level of premium is not excessive.”
- “During the financial year, the Company issued 5,515,000 new Ordinary shares by way of a block listing generating additional net funds of £7,770,240.”
- “In February 2026, the Company obtained an additional block listing facility in respect of 10,000,000 Ordinary shares, which became effective on 9 February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTC (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-03-15 | — | — |
| CURRY, Tanit Sau Ying | Director | 2023-04-03 | Jul 1958 | British |
| PEARCE, Howard Graham | Director | 2023-04-03 | May 1957 | British |
| SHENFIELD, Martin Anthony Farrow | Director | 2023-04-03 | Nov 1957 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAUNDERS, William Alexander | Director | 2023-03-15 | 2023-04-03 |
| SAUVAIN, Alan Philip | Director | 2023-03-15 | 2023-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Philip Sauvain | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-15 | Ceased 2023-05-03 |
| White Oak Capital Management (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-03-15 | Ceased 2023-05-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- 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.