HGCAPITAL TRUST PLC
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Cash
£18M
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6B
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
20
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£217M
-0.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £236,717,000 | £232,024,000 | -2% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,717,000 | £218,405,000 | £216,604,000 | -0.8% | |
| Net profit | — | £214,508,000 | £214,205,000 | -0.1% | |
| Cash | £52,315,000 | £18,490,000 | £18,292,000 | -1.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,046,580,000 | £2,595,295,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,743,351,000 | £2,497,071,000 | £2,570,263,000 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | — | £2,497,071,000 | £2,570,263,000 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 20 | 20 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £3,810,000 | £3,892,000 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £629,000 | £663,000 | +5.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 47.03x | 89.03x | 74.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.93x | 15.05x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HGCAPITAL TRUST PLC 2003-04-29 → present
- MERCURY GROSVENOR TRUST PLC 1995-05-17 → 2003-04-29
- GROSVENOR DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PLC 1981-12-31 → 1995-05-17
- ALNERY NO. 69 LIMITED 1980-10-31 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors... have reasonable expectation that HgT will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12-month period from the date of approval of this Report and to be able to meet its outstanding commitments. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In June 2025, HgT announced that it would invest £3m in OneStream, investing alongside other institutional investors.”
- “HgT completed the refinancing of the Hg Saturn 4 fund.”
- “HgT agreed the partial sale of Septeo, a leading provider of mission-critical software.”
- “HgT completed the refinancing of the Hg Mercury 5 fund.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUFG CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-05-13 | — | — |
| BILLOWITS, John | Director | 2024-05-16 | Mar 1972 | Canadian |
| COLES, Helena Heung Lam | Director | 2023-11-21 | Jun 1967 | British |
| JUNCO, Pilar | Director | 2020-07-20 | May 1974 | Spanish |
| PATERSON, Graham Douglas | Director | 2025-07-23 | Jan 1971 | British |
| SCHRANER, Erika | Director | 2022-08-01 | Dec 1967 | Swiss,American,English |
| STRANG, James Mark Nelson | Director | 2018-03-05 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN, Julian Mark | Secretary | 1993-08-10 | 1994-04-04 |
| MANKTELOW, Susan Mary | Secretary | 1993-02-01 | 1993-04-04 |
| PORTAL, Jonathan Francis, Sir | Secretary | 1992-04-28 | 1993-02-01 |
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| CAPITA SINCLAIR HENDERSON LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1994-09-01 |
| HG POOLED MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2015-05-13 |
| ALLEN, Paul Marsden | Director | 1993-04-29 | 1997-12-31 |
| AMIES, Timothy John | Director | — | 2010-05-10 |
| BROOKE, Piers Leighton | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2013-05-08 |
| BROOMAN, Richard John | Director | 2007-10-11 | 2026-05-07 |
| BUCKS, David | Director | — | 2005-04-19 |
| CROOK, Anthony Dudley Vincent | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-04-12 |
| DUNSCOMBE, Peter William | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-05-10 |
| GALE, Peter | Director | — | 2014-05-13 |
| GLOVER, Michael John | Director | — | 2004-04-30 |
| HALL, Robert Constable Aylmer | Director | 1992-07-16 | 2000-04-18 |
| JUDGE, Paul Rupert, Sir | Director | — | 1993-04-14 |
| KENT, Thomas George | Director | 1993-04-29 | 1997-06-30 |
| MOUNTFORD, Roger Philip | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2020-05-12 |
| MURISON, Andrew Howard | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2015-05-13 |
| OAKLEY, John Davidson | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| POWELL, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 2010-07-27 | 2018-04-23 |
| WAKELEY, Guy Richard | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2023-12-31 |
| WEST, Anne Edmond | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2024-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 453 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 8
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.