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BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
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Last filed accounts
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Company status
Active.
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Accounts on time
Next due 31 Aug 2027.
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Confirmation statement on time
Next due 28 Feb 2027.
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Disqualified directors
None of the 8 current officers checked are disqualified.
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Directors
7 current directors.
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Charges
None outstanding (1 paid off).
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Trading history
Incorporated 2 May 1906 (120 years ago).
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Name changes
1 earlier name, none in the last year.
Names over time
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Registered office
DUNDAS HOUSE, 20 BRANDON STREET, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, EH3 5PP
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Nature of business
- 64301 Activities of investment trusts
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Accounts
- Next due
- 31 Aug 2027
- Last made up to
- 28 Feb 2026
- Type
- FULL
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Confirmation statement
- Next due
- 28 Feb 2027
- Last made up to
- 14 Feb 2026
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Charges
- Outstanding
- 0
- All time
- 1
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Names
- BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC current
- MERRILL LYNCH BRITISH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC earlier
Figures
No figures held yet. They come from accounts filed online since October 2025, and the year before shown in them.
People
Officers All 30, with past →
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED | Corporate secretary | 29 Sep 2006 | — | — | |
| Ronald Jay Gould | Director | 1 Apr 2019 | — | February 1948 | British · England |
| Mark Jonathan Little | Director | 1 Oct 2020 | — | September 1963 | British · Scotland |
| Timothy James Kentish Barnes | Director | 31 Jul 2021 | — | January 1961 | British · Scotland |
| Helen Rachelle Sinclair | Director | 1 Mar 2022 | — | March 1966 | British · United Kingdom |
| Dunke Ololade Afe | Director | 1 Jan 2024 | — | October 1976 | British · England |
| Louise Catherine Nash | Director | 17 Apr 2026 | — | February 1976 | British · United Kingdom |
| Angela Claire Lane | Director | 17 Apr 2026 | — | June 1962 | British · United Kingdom |
Owners and controllers
None on file.
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Is BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC still trading?
The register shows BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC as active.
What does BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC do?
It files the industry code 64301 (Activities of investment trusts).
When was BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC set up?
It was incorporated on 2 May 1906.
When are BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC's accounts due?
Next accounts are due by 31 August 2027. The last accounts were made up to 28 February 2026.
When is BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC's next confirmation statement due?
By 28 February 2027.
Who runs BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC?
BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC has 7 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.
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