BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
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Cash
£17m
+209,862.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£569m
-11.1% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£40m
-143% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £94,667,000 | -£38,247,000 | -140.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £92,330,000 | -£39,734,000 | -143% | |
| Net profit | £91,610,000 | -£40,196,000 | -143.9% | |
| Cash | £8,000 | £16,797,000 | +209,862.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £640,300,000 | £569,079,000 | -11.1% | |
| Net assets | £640,300,000 | £569,079,000 | -11.1% | |
| Equity | £640,300,000 | £569,079,000 | -11.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £186,000 | £207,000 | +11.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £49,964 | £52,411 | +4.9% |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | -6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.0% | 0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.07x | 5.76x | |
| Interest cover | 40.51x | -25.72x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 2008-04-25 → present
- MERRILL LYNCH GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 2004-06-01 → 2008-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements”
Significant events
- “On 17 March 2025 the Board announced that it would not be implementing the May semi-annual tender offer.”
- “Brian Hall will be appointed as a co-portfolio manager... Alexandra Dangoor will step down as co-manager...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-29 | — | — |
| BAXTER, Peter | Director | 2015-04-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
| IMPEY, Andrew Michael | Director | 2025-04-28 | Dec 1961 | British |
| SAYERS, Ian Robert | Director | 2022-02-10 | May 1968 | British |
| SHAH, Sapna Hasmukhrai | Director | 2023-12-12 | Apr 1981 | British |
| SUBACCHI, Paola, Dr | Director | 2017-07-27 | Nov 1962 | Italian |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE RONDE, Emma Jane | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-08 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-01 |
| MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS GROUP SERVICESLIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-06-08 | 2006-09-29 |
| CURLING, Davina Cordelia | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2023-12-12 |
| DE RONDE, Emma Jane | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-08 |
| FERGUSON, Carol Cecilia | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2017-11-29 |
| HOLTHAM, Gerald Hubert | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2015-12-10 |
| MORE O'FERRALL, Annabelle | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-08 |
| PHILIPPE, Beatrice | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2011-11-30 |
| SANDERSON, Eric Fenton | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| WALKER-HAWORTH, John Leigh | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2013-12-04 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-01 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 948 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-10-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-10-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-10-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
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| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
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| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-09-23 | 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
- 20
- 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.