Stock BRSC BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
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Company BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

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BRSC

GB0006436108

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Market Closed - London S.E.
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 11:35:27 2024-04-26 am EDT 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
1,400 GBX +0.86% Intraday chart for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc +2.19% +1.30%
2023 BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc Reports Earnings Results for the Half Year Ended August 31, 2023 CI
2023 Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust plc Announces the Appointment of Dunke Afe as Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration and Management Engagement Committee, Effective 1 January 2024 CI

Business Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom-quoted companies. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in United Kingdom smaller companies which are listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange or on the alternative investment market (AIM). It also invests in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary United Kingdom quotation. The Company invests in various sectors, including industrials, financials, technology, basic materials, energy, health care, real estate, utilities, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and telecommunications. The Company's investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is BlackRock Fund Managers Limited.

Sales per Business

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Investment and Related Activities
100.0 %
20 100.0 % 23 100.0 % +11.38%

Sales per region

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
United Kingdom
100.0 %
20 100.0 % 23 100.0 % +11.38%

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Ronald Gould CHM
 Chairman - 19-03-31
Timothy Barnes BRD
 Director/Board Member 63 21-07-30
Helen Sinclair BRD
 Director/Board Member 58 22-02-28
Mark Little BRD
 Director/Board Member - 20-09-30
Susan Platts-Martin BRD
 Director/Board Member 63 16-04-20

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 48,511,023 46,526,566 ( 95.91 %) 1,411,231 ( 2.909 %) 95.91 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
10.64 %
5,027,766 10.64 % 84 M p
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.
9.784 %
4,623,257 9.784 % 78 M p
Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.
5.186 %
2,450,733 5.186 % 41 M p
Saba Capital Management LP
3.392 %
1,603,016 3.392 % 27 M p
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
3.281 %
1,550,287 3.281 % 26 M p
Royal London Asset Management Ltd.
3.252 %
1,536,535 3.252 % 26 M p
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
3.155 %
1,490,750 3.155 % 25 M p
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.
2.838 %
1,341,000 2.838 % 23 M p
Reliance Unit Managers Ltd.
2.116 %
1,000,000 2.116 % 17 M p
JPMorgan Securities Plc (Market-Maker)
1.761 %
832,000 1.761 % 14 M p

Company contact information

BlackRock Smaller Cos. Trust Plc

Exchange Place 1 1 Semple Street

EH3 8BL, Edinburgh

+011 44 020 7743 2253

http://www.blackrock.com/uk/brsc
address BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc(BRSC)

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