THE GOLDEN CHARTER TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
-40.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£975m
+9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
-14.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£88m
+194.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £52,202,000 | £29,821,000 | £88,203,000 | +195.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £52,353,000 | £29,966,000 | £88,284,000 | +194.6% | |
| Net profit | £52,825,000 | £27,172,000 | £80,649,000 | +196.8% | |
| Cash | £23,555,000 | £17,225,000 | £10,205,000 | -40.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £881,445,000 | £910,579,000 | £989,825,000 | +8.7% | |
| Net assets | £871,342,000 | £894,326,000 | £974,975,000 | +9% | |
| Equity | £871,342,000 | £894,326,000 | £974,975,000 | +9% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 14 | 12 | -14.3% | |
| Wages | £605,000 | £796,000 | £833,000 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £353,000 | £394,000 | £438,000 | +11.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 3.3% | 8.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.09x | — | — |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Trust Limited is committed to future investment in collective investment schemes to an amount of £63.9m (2025: £73.0m).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM, David Gordon | Director | 2024-06-26 | Apr 1964 | British |
| JOHNSON, Christine Elaine | Director | 2020-09-28 | Apr 1974 | British |
| LAMONT, Kathryn | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| LOCKE, George | Director | 2024-09-30 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MADDEN, Myriam | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1965 | Irish |
| WIDDOWS, Barry Martin | Director | 2024-06-26 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Ian Murray | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BLACKFORD, Ian | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2021-03-31 |
| BRADY, Susan Clare | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| BROUGH, Gordon Haig | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2025-03-31 |
| CATHCART, Henry Strachan | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2015-12-01 |
| GAMMELL, Geraldine Elizabeth | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2022-03-31 |
| HOWLETT, Gareth Adrian | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2026-03-31 |
| KIDD, David Paul | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2024-09-30 |
| STEVENSON, Paul Robert | Director | 2016-11-10 | 2024-09-30 |
| TOVEY, James Frederick Paul | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2016-11-10 |
| WEBSTER, Iain Douglas Collins | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2023-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Lamont | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-03-31 | Active |
| Mr George Thomas Locke | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-30 | Active |
| Mr David Gordon Adam | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-26 | Active |
| Mr Barry Martin Widdows | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-26 | Active |
| Myriam Madden | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Gordon Haig Brough | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-01 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Gareth Adrian Howlett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-27 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Ms Susan Clare Brady | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-28 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Ms Christine Elaine Johnson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-28 | Active |
| Mr Paul Robert Stevenson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-10 | Ceased 2024-09-30 |
| Mr David Paul Kidd | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-30 |
| Mr Iain Douglas Collins Webster | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-01 |
| Ms Geraldine Elizabeth Gammell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-01 |
| Mr Ian Blackford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-27 |
| James Frederick Paul Tovey | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-18 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.