GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC
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Cash
£18M
+8% vs 2024
Net assets
£117M
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
+148.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,920,000 | £4,549,000 | £11,308,000 | +148.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,728,000 | £4,345,000 | £11,081,000 | +155% | |
| Cash | — | £16,506,000 | £17,830,000 | +8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £106,411,000 | £109,295,000 | £117,454,000 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £106,411,000 | £109,295,000 | £117,454,000 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £106,411,000 | £109,295,000 | £117,454,000 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Wages | £56,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £188,000 | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.1% | 1.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 9.36x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC 2022-06-09 → present
- EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC 2003-11-13 → 2022-06-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date when these financial statements were approved. For this reason, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC · parent
- Volunteer Park Capital Fund SCSp 25%
- AVI Japanese Special Situations Fund 11.8%
Significant events
- “Management arrangements transitioned from self-managed to external AIFM with Juniper Partners Limited from 2 January 2026.”
- “Dr Nairn ceased to be Executive Director but continues day-to-day management of portfolio.”
- “Company appointed Cavendish Capital Markets Limited as corporate broker and financial adviser on 3 February 2025.”
- “Carlsberg acquired Britvic at the start of 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNIPER PARTNERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-06-08 | — | — |
| CAMERON, Hazel Dianne | Director | 2021-05-18 | Apr 1966 | Scottish |
| DOWDS, Charles (Cahal), Mr. | Director | 2021-05-18 | Jun 1959 | British |
| FOLWELL-DAVIES, Katie | Director | 2023-04-26 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREIG, Kenneth John | Secretary | 2003-11-19 | 2022-05-01 |
| MACNEILL, Colin James | Secretary | 2003-11-13 | 2003-11-19 |
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT TRUST MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-01 | 2022-06-08 |
| BURNS, Richard Ronald James | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2014-04-16 |
| HOUGH, David Ian | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2021-03-03 |
| MCBEAN, John Mcconachie | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2012-12-31 |
| NAIRN, Alasdair Gordon Mackenzie, Dr | Director | 2022-04-27 | 2026-01-02 |
| ROSS, David Thomas Mcleod | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2023-04-26 |
| TULLOCH, Edward Archibald William | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2021-06-09 |
| WALKER, Thomas Michael | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-04-27 |
| WEAVER, Christopher Giles Herron | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2019-04-24 |
| DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-11-13 | 2003-11-19 |
| DM DIRECTOR | Corporate Director | 2003-11-13 | 2003-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 754 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-06-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2022-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.