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BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (THE)

#SC075954 · Active · Incorporated 1981-09-02 (44y 9m) · Last filing 2026-05-06 (1mo ago)
Financials · SIC 64301 · K Financial & Insurance Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-02-28 (in 8mo) · Confirmation due 2026-12-14 (in 6mo) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£16M

+192.5% vs 2024

Net assets

£788M

+5.3% vs 2024

Employees

—

Average over period

Profit before tax

£125M

+91.2% vs 2024

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover —— —
Operating profit £51,331,000£112,485,000 +119.1%
Profit before tax £65,339,000£124,917,000 +91.2%
Net profit £63,759,000£123,430,000 +93.6%
Cash £5,305,000£15,515,000 +192.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £748,379,000£848,642,000 +13.4%
Net assets £748,379,000£788,148,000 +5.3%
Equity £748,379,000£788,148,000 +5.3%
Average employees —— —
Wages —— —
Directors' remuneration £184,092£187,792 +2%

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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Return on capital employed 6.9%13.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 16.3%13.2%
Current ratio 0.06x0.30x
Interest cover 28.60x44.87x

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)
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have considered and adopted a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements and confirm that the Company will operate as a going concern.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 16 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2014-07-01 — —
BROWN, Sharon Mary Director 2019-10-03 Nov 1968 British
DAVIS, Simon Lee Director 2021-10-01 Dec 1965 British
LEWIS, Patricia Rose Director 2023-08-01 Jun 1970 British
PITMAN, Joanna Beaufort Director 2018-06-28 Sep 1963 British
TALBUT, Robert Edwin Director 2026-03-02 Nov 1960 British
Show 16 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO Corporate Secretary — 2014-07-01
BANNERMAN, Nicholas Alastair Charles Director 2003-10-02 2019-12-05
BARFIELD, Richard Arthur Director 1997-12-01 2014-11-26
BARROW, Martin Gilbert Director 2001-10-02 2015-11-30
BURNS, Richard Ronald James Director 2001-05-01 2005-12-06
DARE, John Ashton Director — 1997-10-01
DIMOND, Paul Stephen Director 2006-07-31 2018-12-06
FALCONER, James Keith Ross Director 2014-07-08 2022-05-17
KIDD, David Paul Director 2015-11-30 2025-12-10
MCCALLUM, Andrew Graham Stewart Director — 2005-12-06
MCDOUGALL, Douglas Christopher Patrick Director 1989-07-25 1998-11-18
MENZIES, Rowan Robin Director — 1989-07-25
MURRAY, George Malcolm Director — 2008-12-10
PALING, Martin Harley Director 2008-11-01 2021-12-16
VEITCH, George Director 1989-07-25 2001-04-30
WHITE, James George Charles Director — 1989-05-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 418 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-06 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-04-21 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-04-21 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-04-10 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-04-10 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-31 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-23 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-16 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-05 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-03 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-02-23 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-23 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-17 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-11 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-04 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-03 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-26 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-23 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-14 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
19

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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