
Company Number
00025526
Next Accounts
Nov 2025
Shareholders
undisclosed
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of investment trusts
Registered Address
201 bishopsgate, london, EC2M 3AE
Website
https://www.itshenderson.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC at £48.2m based on a Turnover of £24.8m and 1.94x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC at £311.6m based on an EBITDA of £40.7m and a 7.65x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC at £887.8m based on Net Assets of £747.3m and 1.19x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc is a live company located in london, EC2M 3AE with a Companies House number of 00025526. It operates in the activities of investment trusts sector, SIC Code 64301. Founded in December 1887, it's largest shareholder is undisclosed with a 100% stake. The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £24.8m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
3 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £24.8m, make it larger than the average company (£5.8m)
£24.8m - The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
£5.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 27%, show it is growing at a faster rate (11.9%)
27% - The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
11.9% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 74.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (74.1%)
74.1% - The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
74.1% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 163.9% make it more profitable than the average company (33.9%)
163.9% - The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
33.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 124 employees, this is above the industry average (6)
- The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
6 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £51.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£51.6k)
- The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
£51.6k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £200.4k, this is equally as efficient (£201.8k)
- The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
£201.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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- - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
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- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
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- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 8 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (63 weeks)
8 weeks - The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
63 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 12.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (5.9%)
12.5% - The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
5.9% - Industry AVG
The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc's latest turnover from May 2024 is £24.8 million and the company has net assets of £747.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc has 124 employees and maintains cash reserves of £9.2 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | May 2015 | May 2014 | May 2013 | May 2012 | May 2011 | May 2010 | |
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Turnover | 24,846,000 | 24,390,000 | 20,650,000 | 12,269,000 | -52,340,000 | 19,511,000 | 18,800,000 | 16,160,000 | 13,712,000 | 13,045,000 | 11,171,000 | 8,605,000 | 8,231,000 | 7,123,000 | 6,588,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 1,235,000 | 997,000 | 562,000 | 427,000 | 1,457,000 | 431,000 | 433,000 | 387,000 | 755,000 | 789,000 | 760,000 | 2,235,000 | 2,261,000 | 2,132,000 | 2,129,000 |
Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 22,285,000 | 21,952,000 | 18,356,000 | 10,367,000 | -56,794,000 | 17,621,000 | 17,022,000 | 14,628,000 | 11,905,000 | 11,246,000 | 9,477,000 | 4,675,000 | 4,540,000 | 3,678,000 | 3,451,000 |
Tax | 5,000 | -5,000 | -1,000 | -14,000 | -5,000 | -10,000 | -9,000 | -12,000 | -9,000 | -14,000 | -2,000 | -4,000 | -2,000 | ||
Profit After Tax | 22,290,000 | 21,947,000 | 18,355,000 | 10,353,000 | -56,799,000 | 17,621,000 | 17,022,000 | 14,618,000 | 11,896,000 | 11,234,000 | 9,468,000 | 4,661,000 | 4,538,000 | 3,674,000 | 3,449,000 |
Dividends Paid | 19,794,000 | 17,925,000 | 17,734,000 | 17,549,000 | 17,550,000 | 16,061,000 | 14,193,000 | 11,952,000 | 10,458,000 | 8,591,000 | 7,097,000 | 4,104,000 | 3,146,000 | 4,205,000 | |
Retained Profit | 2,496,000 | 4,022,000 | 621,000 | -7,196,000 | -74,349,000 | 1,560,000 | 2,829,000 | 2,666,000 | 1,438,000 | 2,643,000 | 2,371,000 | 557,000 | 1,392,000 | 3,674,000 | -756,000 |
Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | May 2015 | May 2014 | May 2013 | May 2012 | May 2011 | May 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 833,368,000 | 760,156,000 | 892,397,000 | 1,080,358,000 | 712,330,000 | 776,233,000 | 848,330,000 | 751,736,000 | 595,927,000 | 605,776,000 | 519,552,000 | 436,659,000 | 304,333,000 | 324,143,000 | 227,323,000 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 833,368,000 | 760,156,000 | 892,397,000 | 1,080,358,000 | 712,330,000 | 776,233,000 | 848,330,000 | 751,736,000 | 595,927,000 | 605,776,000 | 519,552,000 | 436,659,000 | 304,333,000 | 324,143,000 | 227,323,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 833,368,000 | 760,156,000 | 892,397,000 | 1,080,358,000 | 712,330,000 | 776,233,000 | 848,330,000 | 751,736,000 | 595,927,000 | 605,776,000 | 519,552,000 | 436,659,000 | 304,333,000 | 324,143,000 | 227,323,000 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 670,000 | 731,000 | 1,371,000 | ||||||||||||
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 11,763,000 | 3,187,000 | 4,229,000 | 4,987,000 | 3,120,000 | 3,215,000 | 3,334,000 | 3,761,000 | 1,942,000 | 2,003,000 | 1,316,000 | 2,031,000 | 1,521,000 | 1,633,000 | 1,431,000 |
Cash | 9,249,000 | 13,338,000 | 8,991,000 | 2,962,000 | 4,741,000 | 872,000 | 4,889,000 | 3,829,000 | 10,224,000 | 10,183,000 | 1,154,000 | 2,595,000 | 270,000 | 642,000 | 1,097,000 |
misc current assets | 16,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 23,000 | 12,000 | 17,000 | ||||||||
total current assets | 21,012,000 | 16,525,000 | 13,220,000 | 7,958,000 | 7,877,000 | 4,106,000 | 8,242,000 | 7,609,000 | 12,859,000 | 12,929,000 | 3,858,000 | 4,626,000 | 1,791,000 | 2,275,000 | 2,528,000 |
total assets | 854,380,000 | 776,681,000 | 905,617,000 | 1,088,316,000 | 720,207,000 | 780,339,000 | 856,572,000 | 759,345,000 | 608,786,000 | 618,705,000 | 523,410,000 | 441,285,000 | 306,124,000 | 326,418,000 | 229,851,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | 55,744,000 | 50,672,000 | 50,268,000 | 59,860,000 | 45,107,000 | 29,087,000 | 36,079,000 | 31,769,000 | 32,107,000 | 32,201,000 | 26,030,000 | 15,531,000 | 6,100,000 | 6,000,000 | 2,003,000 |
Trade Creditors | 437,000 | 679,000 | 95,000 | ||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,514,000 | 851,000 | 2,990,000 | 5,726,000 | 3,481,000 | 5,284,000 | 8,612,000 | 9,314,000 | 354,000 | 2,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,330,000 | 94,000 | 2,230,000 | 311,000 |
total current liabilities | 57,258,000 | 51,523,000 | 53,258,000 | 65,586,000 | 48,588,000 | 34,371,000 | 44,691,000 | 41,083,000 | 32,898,000 | 55,380,000 | 27,125,000 | 17,861,000 | 6,194,000 | 8,230,000 | 2,314,000 |
loans | 49,782,000 | 49,771,000 | 49,760,000 | 29,832,000 | 29,823,000 | 59,646,000 | 59,626,000 | 59,604,000 | 59,616,000 | 8,000 | 40,008,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 |
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 49,782,000 | 49,771,000 | 49,760,000 | 29,832,000 | 29,823,000 | 29,823,000 | 29,813,000 | 29,802,000 | 29,808,000 | 4,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 |
total liabilities | 107,040,000 | 101,294,000 | 103,018,000 | 95,418,000 | 78,411,000 | 64,194,000 | 74,504,000 | 70,885,000 | 62,706,000 | 55,384,000 | 47,129,000 | 37,865,000 | 26,198,000 | 28,234,000 | 22,318,000 |
net assets | 747,340,000 | 675,387,000 | 802,599,000 | 992,898,000 | 641,796,000 | 716,145,000 | 782,068,000 | 688,460,000 | 546,080,000 | 563,321,000 | 476,281,000 | 403,420,000 | 279,926,000 | 298,184,000 | 207,533,000 |
total shareholders funds | 747,340,000 | 675,387,000 | 802,599,000 | 992,898,000 | 641,796,000 | 716,145,000 | 782,068,000 | 688,460,000 | 546,080,000 | 563,321,000 | 476,281,000 | 403,420,000 | 279,926,000 | 298,184,000 | 207,533,000 |
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 | May 2016 | May 2015 | May 2014 | May 2013 | May 2012 | May 2011 | May 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | |||||||||||||||
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | 5,000 | -5,000 | -1,000 | -14,000 | -5,000 | -10,000 | -9,000 | -12,000 | -9,000 | -14,000 | -2,000 | -4,000 | -2,000 | ||
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 8,576,000 | -1,042,000 | -758,000 | 1,867,000 | -95,000 | -119,000 | -427,000 | 1,149,000 | -122,000 | 47,000 | 656,000 | 510,000 | -112,000 | 202,000 | 1,431,000 |
Creditors | -437,000 | -242,000 | 584,000 | 95,000 | |||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 663,000 | -2,139,000 | -2,736,000 | 2,245,000 | -1,803,000 | -3,328,000 | -702,000 | 8,960,000 | -2,146,000 | 1,500,000 | -1,330,000 | 2,236,000 | -2,136,000 | 1,919,000 | 311,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 73,212,000 | -132,241,000 | -187,961,000 | 368,028,000 | -63,903,000 | -72,097,000 | 96,594,000 | 155,809,000 | -9,849,000 | 86,224,000 | 82,893,000 | 132,326,000 | -19,810,000 | 96,820,000 | 227,323,000 |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 5,072,000 | 404,000 | -9,592,000 | 14,753,000 | 16,020,000 | -6,992,000 | 4,310,000 | -338,000 | -94,000 | 6,171,000 | 10,499,000 | 9,431,000 | 100,000 | 3,997,000 | 2,003,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | 11,000 | 11,000 | 19,928,000 | 9,000 | -29,823,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | -12,000 | 59,608,000 | -40,000,000 | 20,004,000 | 20,004,000 | |||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -1,235,000 | -997,000 | -562,000 | -427,000 | -1,457,000 | -431,000 | -433,000 | -387,000 | -755,000 | -789,000 | -760,000 | -2,235,000 | -2,261,000 | -2,132,000 | -2,129,000 |
cash flow from financing | 73,305,000 | -131,816,000 | -181,146,000 | 372,633,000 | -15,260,000 | -74,886,000 | 94,678,000 | 138,977,000 | 20,080,000 | 69,779,000 | 100,233,000 | 130,133,000 | -21,811,000 | 88,842,000 | 228,167,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -4,089,000 | 4,347,000 | 6,029,000 | -1,779,000 | 3,869,000 | -4,017,000 | 1,060,000 | -6,395,000 | 41,000 | 9,029,000 | -1,441,000 | 2,325,000 | -372,000 | -455,000 | 1,097,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -4,089,000 | 4,347,000 | 6,029,000 | -1,779,000 | 3,869,000 | -4,017,000 | 1,060,000 | -6,395,000 | 41,000 | 9,029,000 | -1,441,000 | 2,325,000 | -372,000 | -455,000 | 1,097,000 |
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THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC group structure
The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
00025526
The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mrs Victoria Sant (Sep 2016) and Mrs Alexandra MacKesy (Sep 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mrs Victoria Sant | England | 48 years | Sep 2016 | - | Director |
Mrs Alexandra MacKesy | 62 years | Sep 2018 | - | Director | |
Ms Penelope Freer | United Kingdom | 64 years | Sep 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Warren | England | 63 years | Mar 2021 | - | Director |
Dr Kevin Carter | England | 72 years | May 2021 | - | Director |
Ms Yen Lim | England | 48 years | Apr 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
May 2024turnover
24.8m
+2%
operating profit
40.7m
0%
gross margin
74.1%
+15.47%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
May 2024net assets
747.3m
+0.11%
total assets
854.4m
+0.1%
cash
9.2m
-0.31%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00025526
Type
Public limited with Share Capital
industry
64301 - Activities of investment trusts
incorporation date
December 1887
age
138
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
May 2024
previous names
tr smaller companies investment trust plc (September 1997)
t r trustees corporation p l c (October 1990)
accountant
-
auditor
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
address
201 bishopsgate, london, EC2M 3AE
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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