| Name | BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust |
|---|---|
| Epic | BRSC |
| Isin | GB0006436108 |
| Index | UK250 UK350 |
| Industry | Closed End Investments |
| Latest share price | 1,394.00p | Net gearing | n/a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation | £656.57 | Debt ratio | n/a |
| Shares in issue | 47.10 | Debt-to-equity ratio | n/a |
| P/E ratio | 33.7 | Assets / equity ratio | n/a |
| Total dividends per share | 15.00p | Price to book value | n/a |
| Dividend yield | 2.9 | ROCE | |
| Dividend cover | 1.02 | EPS growth | |
| Earning per share | 40.92 | 52-week high / low | 1,234.00p / 1,608.00p |
| Type | Ex-date | Pay-date | Net-dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim | 2023-11-02 | 2023-12-04 | 15.00p |
| Final | 2023-05-18 | 2023-06-27 | 25.50p |
| Interim | 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-09 | 14.50p |
| Final | 2022-05-12 | 2022-06-17 | 22.00p |
| Interim | 2021-11-11 | 2021-12-02 | 13.00p |
| Final | 2021-05-20 | 2021-06-18 | 20.50p |
| Interim | 2020-11-12 | 2020-12-02 | 12.80p |
| 2nd Interim | 2020-06-11 | 2020-06-29 | 19.70p |
| Interim | 2019-11-14 | 2019-12-03 | 12.80p |
| Company name | BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust |
|---|---|
| Address | Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH3 8BL |
| Telephone | |
| Website | http://www.blackrock.co.uk/brsc |
| Director | Position |
|---|---|
| Mr Ronald Gould | Chairman |
| Ms Dunke Afe | Non-Executive Director |
| Ms Susan Platts-Martin | Senior Independent Director |
| Ms Helen Sinclair | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Mr Mark Little | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Mr James Barnes | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Assets £ (m) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting date | 28/02/23 | 28/02/22 | 28/02/21 |
| Intangible asssets and goodwill | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Investments and other non-current assets | |||
| Total non-current assets | |||
| Inventory / work in progress | |||
| Trade and other receivables | |||
| Cash and equivalents | 23.54 | 72.48 | 12.15 |
| Other current assets and asset held for resale | |||
| Total of all assets | 836.58 | 1035.66 | 968.33 |
| Liabilities £ (m) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short term liabilities | |||
| Long term liabilities | |||
| Other liabilites / pension etc | |||
| Total of all liabilities | 78.05 | 118.59 | 97.03 |
| Net assets £ (m) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets | 758.53 | 917.08 | 871.3 |
| Equity £ (m) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital | |||
| Minority interests | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Retained earnings | |||
| Share premium account | 51.98 | 51.98 | 51.98 |
| Total equity |
| Income £ (m) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 22.7 | 20.35 | 9.36 |
| Operating profit | 20.68 | 18.07 | 7.31 |
| Pre-tax profit | 20.1 | 17.34 | 6.69 |