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Prepared 23 April 2026
BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
SC006176 · plc · incorporated 1906-05-02
1. Company facts
- Status
- active
- Lifecycle
- 🌳 Mature — Long-running with flat or slow growth. Steady cash, limited upside.
- Jurisdiction
- scotland
- Registered office
- Dundas House, 20 Brandon Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5PP, Scotland
- SIC codes
- 64301 — Activities of investment trusts
- Accounts next due
- 2026-08-31
- Confirmation statement next due
- 2027-02-28
2. Directors (7 active)
- AFE, Dunke Ololade
- director · appointed 2024-01-01 · born 10/1976 (age 50)
- BARNES, Timothy James Kentish
- director · appointed 2021-07-31 · born 1/1961 (age 65)
- GOULD, Ronald Jay
- director · appointed 2019-04-01 · born 2/1948 (age 78)
- LANE, Angela Claire
- director · appointed 2026-04-17 · born 6/1962 (age 64)
- LITTLE, Mark Jonathan
- director · appointed 2020-10-01 · born 9/1963 (age 63)
- NASH, Louise Catherine
- director · appointed 2026-04-17 · born 2/1976 (age 50)
- SINCLAIR, Helen Rachelle
- director · appointed 2022-03-01 · born 3/1966 (age 60)
4. Security
1 total charge (0 outstanding, 1 satisfied).
Headline verdict
- Opportunity score
- 79/100 (Strong)
- Owner dependency
- moderate — 55/100
- Red flags
- 0 high · 0 medium · 0 low