FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES PLC
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Cash
£49M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.5B
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£215M
Period ending 2026-02-28
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £229,956,000 | £22,556,000 | £164,885,000 | £217,214,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £224,162,000 | £19,600,000 | £158,660,000 | £214,602,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £223,314,000 | £19,482,000 | £158,388,000 | £214,571,000 | — | |
| Cash | £11,749,000 | £41,676,000 | £94,109,000 | £48,690,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,143,541,000 | £1,139,977,000 | £1,267,188,000 | £1,465,504,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,143,541,000 | £1,139,977,000 | £1,267,188,000 | £1,465,504,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £93,000 | £181,000 | £129,000 | — |
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 6 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 17.19x | 4.26x | 23.69x | 15.87x | |
| Interest cover | 39.69x | 7.63x | 26.49x | 83.16x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors, having considered the liquidity of the Company's portfolio of investments (being mainly securities which are readily realisable) and the projected income and expenditure, are satisfied that the Company is financially sound and has adequate resources to meet all of its liabilities and ongoing expenses and can continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of this Half-Yearly Report. This conclusion also takes into account the Board's assessment of the ongoing risks as outlined above. Accordingly, the Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the period under review, no shares were repurchased. However, with the shares trading at a premium to NAV from late January 2026 until the end of the reporting period, during February the Board was able to reissue all of the shares held in Treasury (1,050,000) as well as 250,000 new shares from its blocklisting.”
- “The Board held its annual Strategy Day in February 2026, which included discussions with Fidelity's risk team on AI disruption and cyber-risk.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL | Corporate Secretary | 1994-10-18 | — | — |
| BAILLIE, Hamish Michael | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| BOYLE, Claire Marguerite | Director | 2019-06-24 | Nov 1968 | British |
| CASEY, Christopher Michael | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1955 | British |
| DHILLON, Ominder | Director | 2022-06-23 | Feb 1970 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Alison Mary | Director | 2020-01-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUGIE, Andrew Michael | Secretary | 1994-09-27 | 1994-10-18 |
| BATEMAN, Barry Richard James | Director | 1994-10-18 | 1999-11-04 |
| BROOKE, Richard David Christopher, Sir | Director | 1994-10-18 | 2009-12-16 |
| BROWN, Sharon Mary | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2019-12-12 |
| BUCKLEY, Dean Robert | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2025-12-11 |
| FOSTER, Nigel | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-12-12 |
| HAMMOND CHAMBERS, Robert Alexander | Director | 1994-10-18 | 2010-07-08 |
| HASLAM, Simon Mark | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2004-12-09 |
| HOUGIE, Andrew Michael | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1994-10-18 |
| IRVINE, Andrew Robertson | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2022-12-14 |
| KINLOCH ANDERSON, Douglas | Director | 1994-10-18 | 2015-12-15 |
| LAURENSON, James Tait | Director | 1994-10-18 | 2005-10-31 |
| MCCABE, Nicola Joanne | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2020-12-14 |
| ROBERTS, Martin John Dickin | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1994-10-18 |
| RUDDICK, Lynn Christine | Director | 2005-07-22 | 2016-07-05 |
| THOMSON, Benjamin John Paget | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1029 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-05-18 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-05-15 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-05-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-05-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-04-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.