SCHRODER JAPAN TRUST PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27M
+57.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£399M
+15.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4M
-56.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SCHRODER JAPAN TRUST PLC 2023-04-20 → present
- SCHRODER JAPAN GROWTH FUND PLC 1994-05-12 → 2023-04-20
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-01-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,961,000 | £10,383,000 | £4,659,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,268,000 | £9,037,000 | £3,935,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,221,000 | £8,921,000 | £3,862,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,783,000 | £8,020,000 | £3,470,000 | |
| Cash | £14,201,000 | £17,028,000 | £26,888,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £343,252,000 | £344,577,000 | £399,008,000 | |
| Net assets | £343,252,000 | £344,577,000 | £399,008,000 | |
| Equity | £343,252,000 | £344,577,000 | £399,008,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-01-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 86.0% | 87.0% | 84.5% | |
| Net margin | 76.3% | 77.2% | 74.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 6.45x | 9.39x | 11.64x | |
| Interest cover | 90.81x | 77.91x | 53.90x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the principal risks and uncertainties, and the other matters discussed in connection with the viability statement as set out on page 33 of the published annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025, the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 12 February 2026 the Board of Schroders plc announced that they had agreed terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Nuveen, to combine the two businesses. The transaction is not expected to complete until Q4 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-05-12 | — | — |
| COLES, Helena Heung Lam | Director | 2022-03-30 | Jun 1967 | English |
| KAY, Philip Bruce, Dr | Director | 2022-03-28 | Nov 1955 | British |
| MACPHERSON, Rupert Angus | Director | 2020-02-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| SOMERSET WEBB, Merryn Rosemary | Director | 2024-07-04 | Jun 1970 | British |
| WREN, Samantha Anne | Director | 2024-07-04 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTAKER, Steven John | Secretary | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-12 |
| BALFOUR, Anja Maria | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2022-12-05 |
| CRIPPS, Richard James Nigel | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-12 |
| EGASHIRA, Keisuke | Director | 1994-05-12 | 2005-12-19 |
| GIBBS, Alan Francis | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2024-12-10 |
| GREER, Richard Edgar | Director | 2009-11-05 | 2020-03-31 |
| HILL, Jeremy Adrian | Director | 1994-05-12 | 2004-04-20 |
| KINGZETT, Jan Anthony | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2014-11-05 |
| LYLE, David Archibald Evelyn | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1999-11-17 |
| LYON, Peter George Robert | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2013-11-07 |
| RICHARDS, Belinda Jane | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-07-03 |
| SCOTT, John Philip Henry Schomberg | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2015-12-31 |
| SMITHERS, Andrew Reeve Waldron | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-31 |
| TAKAHASHI, Yoshindo | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2011-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Jeremy Kirwan | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2018-11-01 |
| WHITTAKER, Steven John | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-12 |
| WOLTON, Peter Hugh | Director | 1994-05-12 | 2001-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 330 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-23 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-23 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-04-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-01-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-01-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-01-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-12-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 13
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.
Year-on-year
FY2025 → FY2026 · period ending 2026-01-31 vs 2025-07-31
-
Turnover
-55.1%
£10,383,000 £4,659,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+57.9%
£17,028,000 £26,888,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£344,577,000 £399,008,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-56.5%
£9,037,000 £3,935,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-56.7%
£8,921,000 £3,862,000
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers