THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Active
Company number 00034871Public limited companyIncorporated 1891

Key figures

£2,332,039,000+11.2%
Net assets 2024/25
+11.2%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
01 bn2 bn3 bn2023/242024/25

† THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 64301

Where the company stands among the 2,263 active companies whose first SIC code is 64301 (Activities of investment trusts).

Net assets£2,332,039,000
Higher than 99% · median £103,651
Total assets£2,470,318,000
Higher than 97% · median £485,890
Company age135.1 years
Older than 99% · median 5.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC£13.8bn
  2. POLAR CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY TRUST PLC£7.3bn
  3. ALLIANCE WITAN PLC£5.1bn
  4. HICL INFRASTRUCTURE PLC£3bn
  5. CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC£3bn
  6. MPI (LONDON) LIMITED£3bn
  7. TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£2.5bn
  8. MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)£2.5bn
  9. THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC£2.3bn
  10. FIDELITY EUROPEAN TRUST PLC£2.2bn

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,263. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

What kind of company is it?

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00034871. It was incorporated on 26 Sep 1891. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC2M). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of investment trusts (64301).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £2,332,039,000, up 11.2% on the previous year. Total assets were £2,470,318,000 and total liabilities £138,279,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,263 active companies whose first SIC code is 64301: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £103,651). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £485,890). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.1 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

4 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Total assets2,259,503,0002,470,318,000
Total liabilities161,975,000138,279,000
Net assets / total equity2,097,528,0002,332,039,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £2.3bn
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £2.1bn
  3. Company incorporatedPublic limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.