FIDELITY EUROPEAN TRUST PLC
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Cash
£48M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.2B
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£277M
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £130,342,000 | £26,261,000 | £155,082,000 | £283,606,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £124,391,000 | £15,182,000 | £151,256,000 | £276,521,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £121,000,000 | £10,760,000 | £148,926,000 | £273,356,000 | — | |
| Cash | £42,633,000 | £63,042,000 | £33,148,000 | £47,710,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,688,083,000 | £1,563,129,000 | £1,687,744,000 | £2,251,811,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,688,083,000 | £1,563,129,000 | £1,687,744,000 | £2,221,230,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,688,083,000 | £1,563,129,000 | £1,687,744,000 | £2,221,230,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £219,167 | — | £264,526 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 6 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 7.7% | 1.7% | 9.2% | 12.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.5% | — | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 16.38x | 11.36x | 19.69x | 39.78x | |
| Interest cover | 21.90x | 9.48x | 40.53x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FIDELITY EUROPEAN TRUST PLC 2020-10-01 → present
- FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC 1991-09-10 → 2020-10-01
- LEGISTSHELFCO NO. 112 PLC 1991-08-16 → 1991-09-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's ongoing concern position is based on the assumption that the Company will continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these Financial Statements. The Directors, having considered the liquidity of the Company, portfolio of investments including market securities, which can readily be realised into cash, projected income and expenditure, including the loan notes, are satisfied that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet all of its liabilities and ongoing expenses and continue in operational environment for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL | Corporate Secretary | 1991-09-23 | — | — |
| HASTINGS, Victoria Katherine | Director | 2025-09-29 | Dec 1966 | British |
| KOOPMANS, Rutger | Director | 2025-09-29 | Sep 1958 | Dutch |
| MEIJS, Fleur | Director | 2017-09-01 | May 1971 | Dutch |
| PARK, Milyae | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| ROGERS, Mark Ivan, Sir | Director | 2020-01-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WALTER, Davina Jane | Director | 2024-11-01 | Nov 1954 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGIST CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1991-08-16 | 1991-09-23 |
| AINSWORTH, Alan John | Director | 1991-09-24 | 1992-09-22 |
| BATEMAN, Barry Richard James | Director | 1991-09-24 | 2002-07-26 |
| BAZALGETTE, Vivian Paul | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2025-05-09 |
| BJORKMAN, Johan | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2007-02-12 |
| DUCKWORTH, Simon D'Olier | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2013-05-16 |
| FRANCKE, Albert | Director | 1992-12-01 | 2003-02-01 |
| FRASER, Charles Annand, Sir | Director | 1991-09-24 | 2001-05-22 |
| FRASER, Simon John | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2017-05-15 |
| NIBLETT, Robin Christian Howard, Sir | Director | 2010-01-14 | 2020-05-12 |
| PATERSON, Ronald George | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1991-09-24 |
| ROBINSON, James Peyton | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2018-05-14 |
| SEARS, Marion Jane | Director | 2013-01-17 | 2022-05-10 |
| SIMPSON, David Macdonald | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2009-05-19 |
| THOMLINSON, Antony Howard | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1991-09-23 |
| VAN DEN HOVEN, Helmert Frans | Director | 1991-09-24 | 1998-05-18 |
| VAN DER KLUGT, Humphrey | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2016-05-12 |
| WALTHER, Robert Philippe | Director | 1991-09-24 | 2010-05-18 |
| YATES, Paul Tennant | Director | 2017-03-06 | 2026-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 781 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-23 SH03 Legacy
- 2025-09-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH03 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.