ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS PLC
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Cash
£4.5m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£593m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.3m
Period ending 2026-01-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,592,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,604,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £49,104,000 | £91,035,000 | £3,262,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £37,325,000 | £89,935,000 | £2,881,000 | — | |
| Cash | £12,703,000 | £12,512,000 | £4,479,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £542,457,000 | £594,341,000 | £625,632,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £502,260,000 | £558,593,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £502,260,000 | £558,593,000 | £592,776,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 78.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 62.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.4% | 6.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.20x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.54x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-10-14
- ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS PLC 2025-10-14 → present
- ABRDN ASIA FOCUS PLC 2022-04-04 → 2025-10-14
- ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC 2018-11-09 → 2022-04-04
- ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1997-12-15 → 2018-11-09
- ABTRUST ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 1995-09-20 → 1997-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared in Sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £'000. They have also been prepared on a going concern basis and on the assumption that approval as an investment trust will continue to be granted by HMRC.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-09-20 | — | — |
| BLACK, Charlotte Mary | Director | 2019-01-16 | Jan 1960 | British |
| CURLING, Davina Cordelia | Director | 2024-03-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
| FINN, Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez | Director | 2022-07-13 | Sep 1961 | British,American |
| MACDONALD, Lucy Henrietta | Director | 2023-12-05 | Apr 1963 | British |
| SHANMUGANATHAN, Krishna | Director | 2020-06-03 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJMERA, Radhika | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2004-09-16 |
| CAYZER, Nigel Kenneth, Mr. | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2022-11-30 |
| COOPER, Lindsay William Ernest | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2026-04-12 |
| ELSTOB, Eric Carl | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2003-10-28 |
| FUKUDA OBE, Haruko | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2020-03-31 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 1995-09-20 | 2020-11-27 |
| GUTHRIE, Debbie Jane | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2022-04-14 |
| HADSLEY-CHAPLIN, Mark Robert | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-11-29 |
| HAMES, Peter John | Director | 1998-09-28 | 2004-09-16 |
| KEMP, Alan Scott | Director | 1996-05-16 | 2013-12-03 |
| MAUDE, Christopher Simon | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| MCDONNELL, Randal Alexander St John, Earl Of Antrim | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2023-12-05 |
| SAUNDERS, Iain Ogilvy Swain | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2006-10-10 |
| WEE, Sin Tho | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2000-01-31 |
| YEA, Philip Edward | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2020-12-01 |
| YOUNG, Hugh | Director | 1995-09-20 | 2020-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 658 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-06-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-13 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 15
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.