THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

201 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, EC2M 3AE

Company Number: 00025526
Incorporation date: 16-Dec-1887
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company

SIC codes:
64301 Activities of investment trusts

SUMMARY

This company is 136.4 years old and is currently active. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP -66.6 million which is down -440% on the previous year. The company has 6 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 19 other companies. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Nov-2024
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-May-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Interest Paid
31-May-2020	GBP	-66,571,000	1,019,000
31-May-2019	GBP	19,431,000
31-May-2018	GBP	18,662,000

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings
31-May-2020	GBP	4,741,000	7,877,000	48,588,000	18,676,000	26,745,000	18,591,000
31-May-2019	GBP					26,745,000
31-May-2018	GBP		856,572,000		18,676,000	26,745,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**
31-May-2020	GBP	100.00%	18,676,000	0	18,676,000	6,967,500
31-May-2019	GBP	inf%	-18,676,000	18,676,000	0	9,338,000

* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED		18 Apr 2024			39 - 337

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Yen Mei LIM	03 Apr 2023		Accountant	British	9 - 1	1 (10.0%)
Active	Kevin James CARTER	01 May 2021		Director	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Active	Michael Sturrock WARREN	01 Mar 2021		Non-Executive Director	British	3 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Alexandra Jane MACKESY	14 Sep 2018		Company Director	British	4 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Active	Penelope Anne FREER	14 Sep 2018		Company Director	British	3 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Victoria Louise SANT	23 Sep 2016		Senior Adviser	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	David John LAMB	01 Aug 2013	30 Sep 2022	Actuary	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	James Michael Beale CAYZER-COLVIN	13 May 2011	01 Oct 2021	None	British	6 - 8	3 (21.4%)
Resigned	Beatrice Hannah Millicent HOLLOND	23 Jul 2010	04 Oct 2019	Director	British	6 - 18	4 (16.7%)
Resigned	Mary Ann SIEGHART	18 Jul 2008	14 Sep 2018	Journalist	British	3 - 6	2 (22.2%)
Resigned	Keith Edward PERCY	21 Jul 2006	23 Sep 2016	Chairman Of Fund Management Co	British	0 - 23	8 (34.8%)
Resigned	James Jonathan, The Hon NELSON	27 Sep 2002	04 Oct 2013	Investment Director	British	2 - 32	12 (35.3%)
Resigned	Sally Margaret DAVIS	02 Apr 2001	24 Sep 2010	Director Telecommunications Co	British	0 - 32	1 (3.1%)
Resigned	Peter Hugh George CADBURY	31 Mar 2000	21 Mar 2003	Merchant Banker	British	0 - 11	3 (27.3%)
Resigned	Paul Victor Falzon Sant MANDUCA	27 Jul 1999	29 Sep 2006	Investment Manager	British	3 - 46	11 (22.4%)
Resigned	John Randle ALEXANDER	24 Jan 1997	15 Nov 2002	Investment Manager	British	0 - 9	1 (11.1%)
Resigned	John Dudley FISHBURN	29 Mar 1996	30 Sep 2011	Economist	British	0 - 35	7 (20.0%)
Resigned	Michael Siegfried MEYER	16 Nov 1995	27 Sep 2002	Company Director	British	0 - 32	13 (40.6%)
Resigned	John Maxwell Percy TAYLOR	22 Sep 1993	26 Sep 2008	Insurance Broker	British	0 - 23	7 (30.4%)
Resigned	Peter Hugh George CADBURY		21 Mar 2003	Merchant Banker	British	0 - 11	3 (27.3%)
Resigned	Eric Carl ELSTOB		28 Sep 2001	Company Director	British	1 - 14	5 (33.3%)
Resigned	John Randle ALEXANDER		15 Nov 2002	Investment Manager	British	0 - 9	1 (11.1%)
Resigned	Michael Siegfried MEYER		27 Sep 2002	Company Director	British	0 - 32	13 (40.6%)
Resigned	Derrick Allick PEASE		29 Sep 1995	Company Director	British	0 - 9	5 (55.6%)
Resigned	Paul Victor Falzon Sant MANDUCA		29 Sep 2006	Investment Manager	British,Maltese	3 - 46	11 (22.4%)

Number of active directors: 6
Average tenure of active directors: 4.3 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 6.5 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 1.7%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Yen Mei LIM	Kevin James CARTER	Michael Sturrock WARREN	Alexandra Jane MACKESY	Penelope Anne FREER	Victoria Louise SANT
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (00025526) - Active	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
LOWLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY P L C (00670489) - Active		✔
RATHBONES ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (02376568) - Active			✔
EDENTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (02519319) - Active			✔
JPMORGAN CHINA GROWTH & INCOME PLC (02853893) - Active				✔
LONGBOROUGH FESTIVAL OPERA (04119186) - Active				✔
PURE MILK VODKA LTD (07742282) - Active					✔
BOARD ALPHA LIMITED (07886677) - Active				✔
ANTHEMIS (UK) LIMITED (08038703) - Active	✔
WELLCOME TRUST PENSIONS TRUSTEE LIMITED (09186107) - Active						✔
ANTHEMIS LIMITED (09222444) - Active	✔
ANTHEMIS CAPITAL MANAGERS LIMITED (09580264) - Active	✔
ANTHEMIS GP MEMBER LIMITED (09680928) - Active	✔
ANTHEMIS GROUP OPERATIONS LIMITED (10199876) - Active	✔
BOARD LEVEL PARTNERS LTD (12377038) - Active				✔
ANTHEMIS BM SPV GP LIMITED (13598987) - Active	✔
ANTHEMIS CB SPV GP LIMITED (13793718) - Active	✔
ANTHEMIS VENTURE DEBT I GP LIMITED (13817482) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔
ANTHEMIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (14518966) - Active	✔
WEIR GROUP PLC(THE) (SC002934) - Active					✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

no controlling companies

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 64301 Activities of investment trusts)

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EDDLESTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED	5 HOOKFIELD, EPSOM, SURREY, ENGLAND, KT19 8JQ	02100053	2018-12-31	40,124	0
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC	0.9%	3.9%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	1.5%	6.7%	18.5%	Medium


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	1.7%	4.0%	5.9%	Medium
Accounts category	0.7%	2.2%	3.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	6.1%	8.0%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium

VALUATION (BETA)

Valuation ratios as at 2024-03-31

	Market Cap GBP	Enterprise Value GBP	PE	EV/Revenue	EV/EBITDA
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC	574,410,000
Closed End Investments ( 204 companies)	121,868,450,000	121,944,345,720	14.9 (median)	13.6 (median)	N/A