ABERFORTH GEARED VALUE & INCOME TRUST PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-11 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£783K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£101M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2M
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,683,000 | £7,879,000 | £3,859,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,380,000 | £4,709,000 | -£21,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,802,000 | £1,845,000 | -£1,543,000 | |
| Net profit | -£3,808,000 | £1,839,000 | -£1,543,000 | |
| Cash | £400,000 | £1,049,000 | £783,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £144,171,000 | £149,654,000 | £144,959,000 | |
| Net assets | £102,881,000 | £106,923,000 | £100,711,000 | |
| Equity | £102,881,000 | £106,923,000 | £100,711,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2025-06-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -64.6% | 59.8% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | -103.4% | 23.3% | -40.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.7% | 3.1% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.7% | 28.6% | 30.6% | |
| Current ratio | 8.56x | 16.19x | 23.22x | |
| Interest cover | -595.00x | 941.80x | -21.00x |
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. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate financial resources to enable it to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements and continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2024-03-29 | — | — |
| BISSETT, Graeme | Director | 2024-04-25 | Feb 1958 | British |
| GORDON LENNOX, Angus Charles | Director | 2024-04-25 | Feb 1964 | British |
| JACKSON, Veronica Lesley | Director | 2024-04-25 | Feb 1964 | British |
| JESSOP, June Alison | Director | 2025-10-28 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Peter Robert | Director | 2024-03-29 | 2024-04-25 |
| TUFNELL, Rosina Jane | Director | 2024-04-25 | 2025-10-28 |
| WALLACE, Scott Leslie | Director | 2024-03-29 | 2024-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott Leslie Wallace | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-11-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type initial | |
| 2024-12-28 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-14 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-11-14 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account | |
| 2024-11-14 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-05-20 | IC01 | other | Notice carry on business as investment company | |
| 2024-05-13 | CERT8A | incorporation | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-13 | SH50 | reregistration | Application trading certificate | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.