CT UK HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC
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Cash
£6.2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£141M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£23M
Period ending 2026-01-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-03-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,487,000 | £4,742,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £15,006,000 | £24,046,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £14,075,000 | £23,299,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £14,043,000 | £23,297,000 | — | |
| Cash | £9,514,000 | £6,172,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £116,066,000 | £140,774,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £116,066,000 | £140,774,000 | — | |
| Equity | £116,066,000 | £140,774,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £131,000 | £119,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 10 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-03-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 12.9% | 17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.7% | 12.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.64x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | 16.12x | 32.19x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- CT UK HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC 2022-06-29 → present
- BMO UK HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC 2018-11-09 → 2022-06-29
- F&C UK HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC 2017-01-31 → 2018-11-09
- INVESTORS CAPITAL TRUST PLC 2007-02-27 → 2017-01-31
- NEW ICT PLC 2007-01-15 → 2007-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CT UK HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC · parent
- Investors Securities Company Limited
Significant events
- “The Company bought back 125,000 B Shares (2025: 250,000 B Shares) at a cost of £120,000 (2025: £216,000).”
- “The Company sold 5,750,000 Ordinary Shares (2025: 1,000,000 Ordinary shares) from treasury realising net proceeds of £6,303,000 (2025: £985,000). During the period the Company sold 350,000 B Shares (2025: nil B Shares) from treasury realising net proceeds of £401,000 (2025: £nil).”
- “At 31 January 2026, the Company had an unsecured revolving credit facility ("RCF") with The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited for £20 million which is available until 26 September 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENT BUSINESS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-17 | — | — |
| GALBRAITH, Helen Mary | Director | 2020-05-06 | Oct 1974 | British |
| MITCHELL, Stephen John | Director | 2020-05-06 | Nov 1958 | British |
| POTTINGER, Angus Wakefield | Director | 2022-11-24 | Dec 1961 | British |
| WATKINS, Andrew Keith | Director | 2017-06-29 | Oct 1952 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-01-15 | 2007-01-17 |
| EVANS, John Martin | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2022-07-20 |
| HALDANE, James Martin | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2010-12-31 |
| INGALL, Michael Lenox | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2009-02-28 |
| LE BLAN, Julia | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2021-07-27 |
| MCLAREN, Iain Archibald | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2019-07-09 |
| POST, Herschel | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2013-06-21 |
| SHAND, Kenneth David | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2017-06-29 |
| WILLIAMS, James Piran | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2020-07-27 |
| DM COMPANY SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-01-15 | 2007-01-17 |
| DM DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-01-15 | 2007-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-03-11 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-16 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-02-16 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-27 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-27 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-27 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-27 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-22 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-22 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-12-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-11 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2025-12-11 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 18
- 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.