THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Active Company number 00025526

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (company number 00025526) is a public limited company incorporated on 16 December 1887. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, EC2M 3AE. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of investment trusts (64301). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 May 2024, report net assets of £747.3m.

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Summary and Health Score: with the reasons behind the score
Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
Key figures: the accounts to 31 May 2024 against the year before
Filing deadlines: accounts due 30 Nov 2026; confirmation statement due 18 Jan 2027
Financials ledger: 1 year of filed accounts held (2024)
Who runs and owns it: directors, secretaries and PSCs
Charges: 0 outstanding of 7 charges registered
Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer

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Company details

Company number: 00025526
Status: Active
Company type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 16 December 1887
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Registered office: 201 BISHOPSGATE
LONDON
EC2M 3AE

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date: 31 May
Accounts category: FULL
Accounts last made up to: 31 May 2025
Next accounts due: 30 November 2026
Confirmation statement last made up to: 4 January 2026
Next confirmation statement due: 18 January 2027

Financial summary

Period ending	31 May 2024
Profit before tax	£93.3m
Profit after tax	£93.3m
Total assets	£854.4m
Cash at bank	£9.2m
Current liabilities	£0
Net assets	£747.3m

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Control, officers and charges

Charges (mortgages): 7 registered, 0 outstanding, 7 satisfied

Questions about THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Is THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

When was THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC incorporated?

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC was incorporated on 16 December 1887, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

Where is THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC registered?

Its registered office is in London, EC2M 3AE. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

When are THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 November 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 May 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

Does THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC file dormant accounts?

Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 31 May 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Does THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC have any charges registered against it?

Yes. The register shows 7 charges: 0 outstanding and 7 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00025526/charges. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one

Is THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC on a sanctions list?

No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 9 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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