FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS PLC
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Cash
£48m
-3.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£1.4bn
-0.1% vs 2025
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£145m
-49.3% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,936,000 | £62,699,000 | £54,626,000 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | £58,130,000 | £335,907,000 | £171,134,000 | -49.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£212,152,000 | £285,837,000 | £144,799,000 | -49.3% | |
| Net profit | -£213,464,000 | £285,337,000 | £143,867,000 | -49.6% | |
| Cash | £7,858,000 | £49,691,000 | £48,087,000 | -3.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,146,166,000 | £1,413,802,000 | £1,412,761,000 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,176,014,000 | £1,413,802,000 | £1,412,761,000 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £1,176,014,000 | £1,413,802,000 | £1,412,761,000 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £240,000 | — | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 98.6% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 23.8% | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 5.7% | 3.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 3.04x | 2.39x | |
| Interest cover | 2.89x | — | 57.14x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS PLC 2010-02-24 → present
- FIDELITY CHINA SPECIAL SITUATIONS LIMITED 2010-01-22 → 2010-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In accordance with provision 30 of the AIC Code, the Directors have assessed the prospects of the Company over a longer period than the 12 month period required by the ‘Going Concern’ basis. The Board concluded that there were no material uncertainties related to going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL | Corporate Secretary | 2010-02-04 | — | — |
| BALFOUR, Michael Warren | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| BRUCE, Alastair Charles | Director | 2021-07-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| DONEGAN, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2020-09-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
| FIELD, Georgina Rosemary Jane | Director | 2022-07-01 | May 1977 | British |
| ORR, Gordon Robert Halyburton | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| TSE, Edward | Director | 2022-11-24 | Jun 1956 | Chinese |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2010-01-22 | 2010-02-04 |
| BULL, Nicholas James Douglas | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2022-07-20 |
| CAUSER, David John | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2019-07-24 |
| EVERS, Simon Mcneil | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2010-02-04 |
| FORD, John Michael Frederic | Director | 2016-07-22 | 2018-07-25 |
| MONIR, Nicole Frances | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2010-01-22 |
| NAISMITH, Douglas James | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2011-03-01 |
| OWEN, John Wynne | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2016-07-22 |
| PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE, Peter John, The Honourable | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2020-07-23 |
| SCOTT, Elisabeth Charlotte | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2021-07-20 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Gary Paul John | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2012-03-27 |
| WEI, Hong | Director | 2016-03-24 | 2018-10-31 |
| WELLS, Andrew David | Director | 2012-05-21 | 2016-07-22 |
| YUEH, Linda Yi-Chuang, Dr | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2010-01-22 | 2010-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 823 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.