THE EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
£4M
-44.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1B
+3.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£89M
-5% 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 | £95,128,000 | £90,421,000 | -4.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £93,644,000 | £88,950,000 | -5% | |
| Net profit | £93,588,000 | £88,934,000 | -5% | |
| Cash | £7,233,000 | £4,015,000 | -44.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,245,946,000 | £1,282,723,000 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £1,125,946,000 | £1,162,723,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £1,125,946,000 | £1,162,723,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.7% | 9.5% | |
| Current ratio | 22.73x | 3.55x | |
| Interest cover | 64.10x | 61.47x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“This Half-Yearly Financial Report has been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors consider that this is the appropriate basis as the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least twelve months from the date of this report.”
Significant events
- “A first interim dividend of 7.6p per share was declared last month, an increase of 10.1% from the same payment last year.”
- “At this year's AGM there will be a resolution to change the final dividend to a fourth interim dividend, with the payment of it to be three months after the third interim.”
- “The main changes during this period have been to take advantage of some short-term share price weakness in some of our holdings by adding to Haleon (as noted above) and LSEG, the financial markets data and infrastructure powerhouse. ... We have also introduced new positions in Marshalls and Trainline.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSM FUNDS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-03-01 | — | — |
| BALDWIN, Steven John | Director | 2018-09-10 | Aug 1968 | British |
| BANNERMAN, Annabel Clarissa Naadel | Director | 2023-02-07 | Apr 1971 | British |
| EDWARDSON, Patrick James | Director | 2021-02-11 | Apr 1971 | British |
| LISSER, Aidan Charles | Director | 2022-05-27 | Nov 1959 | British |
| TALMA STHEEMAN, Mechthild Elisabeth, Lady | Director | 2019-05-23 | Jan 1964 | British,German |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APEX LISTED COMPANIES SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-03-04 | 2024-03-01 |
| DUNEDIN FUND MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1996-09-16 |
| EDINBURGH FUND MANAGERS PLC | Corporate Secretary | 1996-09-16 | 2002-08-01 |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL | Corporate Secretary | 2002-08-01 | 2008-09-15 |
| INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-15 | 2020-03-04 |
| BARFIELD, Richard Arthur | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2012-07-20 |
| COCHRANE, William Grant | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DOBBIE, Scott Jamieson | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2011-07-22 |
| DUNN, Peter Harold | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| EGLINTON AND WINTON, Archibald George Montgomerie, The Rt Earl Of | Director | 1992-09-01 | 2003-07-02 |
| ELDER, John | Director | — | 1991-01-11 |
| GUILD, Ivor Reginald | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| HASTINGS, Victoria Katherine | Director | 2013-05-23 | 2023-07-19 |
| INGLIS, Ian Brownlie | Director | 1997-12-15 | 2006-07-19 |
| KESWICK, John Chippendale Lindley, Sir | Director | 1992-09-01 | 2001-07-04 |
| LAIRD, Gavin Harry, Sir | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2003-07-02 |
| MACKAY, Eileen Alison | Director | 1996-10-21 | 2005-07-20 |
| MCQUEEN, William Gordon | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2021-07-22 |
| NICKSON, David Wigley, The Lord | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| PETTIGREW, James Neilson, Mr. | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2017-11-22 |
| RALSTON, Nicola Thomas | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2013-07-19 |
| SAMUEL, William Meredith, Mr | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2012-12-31 |
| SMITH, Robert Courtney, Sir | Director | — | 1998-07-01 |
| SUAREZ, Glen Patrick | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2022-07-21 |
| SUMMERS, Roy, Dr | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2004-07-21 |
| WARD, Maxwell Colin Bernard | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2021-07-22 |
| WICKS, Nigel Leonard, Sir | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2019-07-25 |
| YOUNG, Robin | Director | — | 1997-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 681 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 20
- 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.