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Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc, formerly abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc, is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve long-term capital growth by investment in United Kingdom-quoted smaller companies. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio consisting mainly of United Kingdom-quoted smaller companies. The portfolio normally comprises between 50-60 holdings. Its portfolio will not exceed over 5% of total assets at the time of acquisition. The Company invests in various sectors, such as chemicals, industrial metals and mining, consumer services, household goods and home construction, leisure goods, media, travel and leisure, consumer staples, energy, finance, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology, and telecommunications. abrdn Fund Managers Limited is the alternative investment fund manager of the Company. abrdn Investment Management Limited is the investment manager of the Company.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)22.86m
- Net income in GBP17.14m
- Incorporated1993
- Employees0.00
- LocationAberdeen UK Smaller Cos Growth Trust plc280 BishopsgateLONDON EC2M 4AGUnited KingdomGBR
- Websitehttps://www.aberdeeninvestments.com/en-gb/ausc/about-us/company-details
Profile
| Management group(s) | abrdn Fund Managers Limited |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB0002959582 |
| Launch date | 19 Aug 1993 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio consisting mainly of UK-quoted smaller companies. The portfolio will normally comprise between 50-60 holdings representing the Investment Manager's highest conviction investment ideas. In order to reduce risk in the Company without compromising flexibility, no holding within the portfolio should exceed 5% of total assets at the time of acquisition.
Managed by
| Abby Glennie, Amanda Yeaman |
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Management & contract fees
With effect from 1 April 2025, the Company's management fee will continue to be charged on a tiered basis, but at reduced rates of 0.60% per annum on the first £200 million of the Net Asset Value ('NAV') and 0.55% on NAV above this figure.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puma VCT 13 PLC | -61.00k | -5.01m | 223.13m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9688 | -- | -- | -0.0367 | -0.0367 | -0.0004 | 1.21 | -0.0004 | -- | -- | -- | -2.87 | 2.15 | -2.87 | 2.18 | -- | 44.62 | -- | 37.75 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 187.42 | 14.91 | 102.68 | -33.80 | -- | -- |
| Literacy Capital PLC | 7.39m | -1.78m | 223.85m | 0.00 | -- | 0.7151 | -- | 30.28 | -0.0304 | -0.0304 | 0.1227 | 5.20 | 0.0216 | -- | 20.49 | -- | -0.5198 | -- | -0.5298 | -- | 50.44 | -- | -24.03 | -- | -- | 1.12 | 0.1079 | -- | -92.97 | -20.63 | -108.79 | -- | -- | -- |
| Foresight VCT Plc | 10.88m | 5.89m | 229.85m | 0.00 | 29.87 | 0.9237 | -- | 21.14 | 0.0219 | 0.0219 | 0.0381 | 0.7091 | 0.0495 | -- | 2.70 | -- | 2.68 | 9.99 | 2.72 | 10.05 | 59.52 | 81.91 | 54.17 | 79.05 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 90.66 | 18.69 | 24.63 | 22.15 | 28.02 | -- | 4.44 |
| Tufton Assets Ltd | -23.80m | -27.03m | 232.22m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8124 | -- | -- | -0.1375 | -0.1375 | -0.117 | 1.43 | -0.079 | -- | -- | -- | -8.97 | 11.63 | -8.99 | 11.69 | -- | 93.15 | -- | 91.61 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 54.81 | -139.46 | -- | -147.46 | -- | -- | 21.59 |
| Jpmorgan China Growth & Income PLC | 67.06m | 63.47m | 232.65m | 0.00 | 3.67 | 0.8278 | -- | 3.47 | 0.7636 | 0.7636 | 0.8065 | 3.39 | 0.2559 | -- | 75.82 | -- | 24.21 | -8.09 | 24.94 | -8.60 | 95.95 | -- | 94.63 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 567.30 | -16.89 | 904.83 | -17.40 | -- | 8.09 |
| Schroder Income Growth Fund PLC | 23.79m | 20.37m | 236.87m | 0.00 | 11.94 | 1.02 | -- | 9.96 | 0.2957 | 0.2957 | 0.3446 | 3.47 | 0.0906 | -- | 13.34 | -- | 7.76 | 9.71 | 8.71 | 10.99 | 88.40 | 91.55 | 85.64 | 89.47 | -- | -- | 0.0991 | 40.72 | -41.90 | -- | -45.41 | -- | -- | 3.13 |
| B.P. Marsh & Partners plc | 117.54m | 104.43m | 238.89m | 17.00 | 2.46 | 0.7009 | 2.28 | 2.03 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 3.03 | 9.46 | 0.3754 | -- | 9.83 | 6,913,941.00 | 33.35 | 19.70 | 33.46 | 19.90 | -- | -- | 88.85 | 82.33 | -- | -- | 0.0009 | 7.02 | 125.40 | 47.05 | 133.96 | 51.35 | 15.74 | 43.61 |
| Ecofin Glbl Utlits and Infrstrc Trst PLC | 39.02m | 32.92m | 239.10m | 0.00 | 8.17 | 1.04 | -- | 6.13 | 0.3122 | 0.3122 | 0.3653 | 2.46 | 0.1388 | -- | 17.65 | -- | 11.71 | 9.47 | 13.17 | 10.77 | 91.39 | 87.37 | 84.37 | 82.09 | -- | -- | 0.0905 | 35.37 | -30.38 | -- | -34.52 | -- | -- | 5.35 |
| Abrdn UK Smlr Cmpn Grth Trst PLC | 22.86m | 17.14m | 241.85m | 0.00 | 19.66 | 0.8592 | -- | 10.58 | 0.2540 | 0.2540 | 0.3312 | 5.81 | 0.0534 | -- | 13.09 | -- | 4.00 | 2.16 | 4.44 | 2.31 | 78.42 | 71.42 | 75.00 | 66.08 | -- | -- | 0.1002 | 74.65 | -63.32 | 59.88 | -69.68 | -- | -- | 11.38 |
| Brooks Macdonald Group plc | 117.92m | 7.15m | 246.10m | 485.00 | 35.02 | 1.65 | 13.50 | 2.09 | 0.4426 | 0.9968 | 7.30 | 9.40 | 0.5866 | -- | 4.58 | -- | 3.55 | 9.66 | 4.23 | 11.63 | -- | -- | 6.06 | 16.00 | -- | -- | 0.0873 | 62.21 | 4.57 | 0.547 | -42.93 | 12.60 | 21.20 | 8.85 |
| Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) C Ltd | -42.58m | -43.43m | 246.46m | 0.00 | -- | 0.6491 | -- | -- | -0.0621 | -0.0621 | -0.0609 | 0.5823 | -0.0989 | -- | -- | -- | -10.09 | -3.81 | -10.09 | -3.81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -373.55 | -- | -393.49 | -- | -- | -- |
| Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund PLC | 28.93m | 25.29m | 247.76m | 0.00 | 9.99 | 0.9716 | -- | 8.56 | 0.7334 | 0.7334 | 0.8374 | 7.54 | 0.1057 | -- | 4.83 | -- | 9.23 | 7.50 | 10.08 | 8.05 | 90.25 | 88.90 | 87.40 | 86.02 | -- | -- | 0.0616 | 33.54 | -27.90 | -- | -30.54 | -- | -- | 10.99 |
| Biotech Growth Trust PLC | -17.22m | -21.35m | 252.30m | 0.00 | -- | 1.11 | -- | -- | -0.2828 | -0.2828 | -0.6193 | 11.17 | -0.0495 | -- | -- | -- | -6.13 | -2.37 | -6.98 | -2.59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.097 | -- | -197.25 | -- | -210.81 | -- | -- | -- |
| Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC | -24.41m | -32.06m | 252.55m | 0.00 | -- | 0.5547 | -- | -- | -0.0635 | -0.0635 | -0.0483 | 0.9014 | -0.0505 | -- | -- | -- | -6.63 | 6.33 | -6.66 | 6.36 | -- | 81.25 | -- | 77.91 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 105.37 | 489.35 | 18.76 | 209.29 | 5.25 | -- | -10.59 |
| Pembroke VCT PLC | 9.00m | 3.11m | 258.34m | 0.00 | 79.17 | 0.9289 | -- | 28.71 | 0.0116 | 0.0116 | 0.0366 | 0.9905 | 0.0371 | -- | 44.76 | -- | 1.28 | 1.95 | 1.29 | 1.97 | 44.48 | 56.68 | 34.57 | 42.31 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 221.94 | 216.48 | -- | 104.23 | -- | -- | -- |
| Odyssean Investment Trust PLC | 320.00k | -2.09m | 258.77m | 0.00 | -- | 1.11 | -- | 808.67 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.0024 | 1.67 | 0.0014 | -- | 0.3284 | -- | -0.9329 | 3.86 | -0.9386 | 3.92 | -518.75 | 69.38 | -652.81 | 65.14 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | -395.44 | -- | -248.89 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive Investor Services Ltd.as of 02 Feb 2026 | 7.94m | 15.85% |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 30 Jun 2025 | 4.53m | 9.05% |
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| Saba Capital Management LPas of 04 Dec 2025 | 2.58m | 5.15% |
| 1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 30 Jun 2025 | 2.28m | 4.54% |
| Raymond James Wealth Management Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 30 Jun 2025 | 2.09m | 4.17% |
| West Yorkshire Pension Fundas of 30 Jun 2025 | 2.06m | 4.11% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 02 Feb 2026 | 1.84m | 3.68% |
| Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd. (Market-Maker)as of 02 Feb 2026 | 1.28m | 2.55% |
