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Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc

SC006176

active
plc
scotland
Companies House
Health Score
65 / 100

Some Concerns

25/30
Filing
0/30
Financial
40/40
Risk

No risk factors detected.

Details

Dundas House, 20 Brandon Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5PP
Incorporated 02/05/1906

Previously known as

Merrill Lynch British Smaller Companies Trust Plc · until 25/04/2008
3i Smaller Quoted Companies Trust Plc · until 17/02/2005
Nb Smaller Companies Trust Public Limited Company · until 11/12/1995
North British Canadian Investment Company Public Limited Company(The) · until 21/12/1993

Compliance

Last accounts

28/02/2026

full

Next accounts due

31/08/2027

On track

Confirmation statement

Last: 14/02/2026

Due 28/02/2027

On track

Industry

64301
Activities of investment trusts

Officers

Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited

secretary · Since 29/09/2006

BRITISH

Also on 21 other boards

Mr Ronald Jay Gould

director · Since 01/04/2019

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 78

Mr Mark Jonathan Little

director · Since 01/10/2020

DIRECTOR

BRITISH · SCOTLAND · Age 62

Also on 3 other boards

Mr Timothy James Kentish Barnes

director · Since 31/07/2021

DIRECTOR

BRITISH · SCOTLAND · Age 65

Mrs Helen Rachelle Sinclair

director · Since 01/03/2022

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 60

Also on 5 other boards

Ms Dunke Ololade Afe

director · Since 01/01/2024

DIRECTOR

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 49

Also on 1 other board

Mrs Angela Claire Lane

director · Since 17/04/2026

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 64

Also on 7 other boards

Mrs Louise Catherine Nash

director · Since 17/04/2026

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 50

Also on 1 other board

Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited

corporate secretary · Since 29/09/2006

Also on 21 other boards

Ronald Jay Gould

director · Since 01/04/2019

British · England · Age 78

Mark Jonathan Little

director · Since 01/10/2020

British · Scotland · Age 62

Timothy James Kentish Barnes

director · Since 31/07/2021

British · Scotland · Age 65

Helen Rachelle Sinclair

director · Since 01/03/2022

British · United Kingdom · Age 60

Dunke Ololade Afe

director · Since 01/01/2024

British · England · Age 49

Angela Claire Lane

director · Since 17/04/2026

British · United Kingdom · Age 64

Louise Catherine Nash

director · Since 17/04/2026

British · United Kingdom · Age 50

Former

James Alexander Reid Falconer

director · Resigned 24/07/1991

Lawrence Victor Dolman Tindale

director · Resigned 06/06/1994

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd

corporate secretary · Resigned 11/12/1995

Philip Beverley Mackenzie Ross

director · Resigned 31/12/1995

John Barry Bingham Stewart

director · Resigned 31/12/1995

Nicholas Benedick Sparrowe Colchester

director · Resigned 25/09/1996

Kenneth Howard Coates

director · Resigned 04/04/1998

Christopher Stephen Wates

director · Resigned 08/06/1998

James Keith Ross Falconer

director · Resigned 05/06/2003

Paul Christopher Ronald Wates

director · Resigned 03/06/2004

3i Plc

corporate secretary · Resigned 20/12/2004

William John Romaine Govett

director · Resigned 02/06/2005

Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited

corporate secretary · Resigned 29/09/2006

Robert Garson Ffoulkes-Jones

director · Resigned 08/06/2007

John Davies

director · Resigned 27/07/2011

Richard David Brewster

director · Resigned 27/06/2012

Gillian Nott

director · Resigned 09/06/2016

Nicholas Rodney Lowther Fry

director · Resigned 04/06/2019

Robert Sinclair Robertson

director · Resigned 05/11/2020

Michael William Peacock

director · Resigned 11/06/2021

Caroline Mary Burton

director · Resigned 09/06/2022

Susan Platts-Martin

director · Resigned 19/06/2025

Charges0 outstanding

charge
satisfied

THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.

Created 08/07/1997Registered 11/07/1997Satisfied 03/08/2022

Change History

statusactive
2026-07-21

Active

typeplc
2026-07-21

Public Limited Company

address line1Dundas House
2026-07-21

DUNDAS HOUSE

post townEdinburgh
2026-07-21

EDINBURGH