CT PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
+62% vs 2023
Net assets
£505M
-1.2% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£20M
+42.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £18,913,000 | £28,311,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,784,000 | £19,669,000 | |
| Net profit | £13,784,000 | £19,669,000 | |
| Cash | £9,879,000 | £16,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £511,093,000 | £597,348,000 | |
| Net assets | £511,093,000 | £504,829,000 | |
| Equity | £511,093,000 | £504,829,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £254,595 | £266,444 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+62%
£9,879,000 £16,000,000
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£511,093,000 £504,829,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+49.7%
£18,913,000 £28,311,000
-
Profit before tax
+42.7%
£13,784,000 £19,669,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.1% | 16.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 4.43x | |
| Interest cover | 3.69x | 3.28x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- CT PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC 2022-06-30 → present
- BMO PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC 2018-11-09 → 2022-06-30
- F&C PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC 2005-08-09 → 2018-11-09
- MARTIN CURRIE CAPITAL RETURN TRUST PLC 1999-01-15 → 2005-08-09
- DUNDASMERGE PLC 1997-10-06 → 1999-01-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK adopted international accounting standards
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this information the Directors believe that the Company has the ability to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company continues to appraise the relative merits of using capital for share buybacks versus new investment whilst protecting and growing the dividend.”
- “During February 2024, the Company entered into a revised loan agreement with RBSI and State Street.”
- “The revised loan agreement increased the €25 million term loan with RBSI to €60 million and retained the revolving credit facility with RBSI and State Street at £95 million. The term of the agreement, which was due to expire in June 2024, was extended to February 2027.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024 the Company bought back, to be held in treasury, a total of 1.25 million shares... cost, in total, £5.8 million.”
- “2024 has seen the private equity market stabilise... investment and exit activity began to recover after two years of decline... global buyout investment and exit value increased 37% and 34% respectively in 2024.”
- “The total invested in funds and co-investments in the year was £58.7 million, down from £110.8 million in 2023.”
- “Five new fund commitments were made in the year.”
- “A total of £4.0 million was invested in Accounts IQ.”
- “After a strong recovery in the second and third quarter realisations slowed in the final quarter of the year. The total for the year was £108.6 million, up 76% on the £61.7 million achieved in 2023.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024 the Company received realisations of £108.6 million. This was an increase of 76% in comparison to the £61.7 million achieved in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE AM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-07-01 | — | — |
| ARMOUR, Malcolm Craig | Director | 2023-12-19 | Sep 1961 | British |
| BAXTER, Audrey Caroline | Director | 2020-06-04 | May 1961 | British |
| BURNET, Thomas James Wardlaw | Director | 2020-06-04 | Aug 1967 | British |
| CONRAD, Swantje | Director | 2017-04-03 | Mar 1965 | German |
| GRAY, Richard Andrew | Director | 2017-03-23 | Mar 1957 | British |
| ROUTLEDGE, Jane Fiona | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLSON, Michael Buchanan | Secretary | 1998-10-06 | 1999-01-28 |
| MARTIN CURRIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1999-01-28 | 2005-07-01 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-06 | 1998-10-06 |
| ANDERSON, Lesley Jane | Director | 1998-10-06 | 1999-01-28 |
| BERRY, Peter Fremantle | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2000-12-08 |
| KENNEDY, Elizabeth Anita | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2024-05-29 |
| KINLOCH ANDERSON, Douglas | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2019-05-23 |
| LEGGET, Robert William Lindsay | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2009-05-26 |
| MAIR, Hamish John Garrow | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2000-02-01 |
| MCKINNON, James, Sir | Director | 2005-08-17 | 2006-12-15 |
| POLSON, Michael Buchanan | Director | 1998-10-06 | 1999-01-28 |
| RAFFERTY, John Campbell | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2017-05-25 |
| SHAW, David Robert | Director | 2009-11-12 | 2023-05-23 |
| SIMPSON, David Macdonald | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2010-05-24 |
| TENNANT, Mark Edward | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2022-05-26 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-06 | 1998-10-06 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-10-06 | 1998-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-06-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-02-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.