31 March 2010 Announced
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British Empire
British Empire Securities and General Trust p.l.c. (British Empire) is a closed-end investment trust with shares listed on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 Index. The investment objective is to achieve capital growth through a focused portfolio of investments, particularly in companies whose share prices stand at a discount to estimated underlying net asset value. British Empire shares can be purchased and held in a Stocks & Shares ISA or a Share Saving scheme through the investment managers, Asset Value Investors.
Asset Value Investors is an employee owned management company founded by John Walton in 1985 to manage the assets of British Empire, which was a £6 million trust at that time. Today, British Empire has assets of over £725 million and is managed by John Pennink.
Investor Information
- Newsletter August 2010
- Quarterly Investment Manager's Review July 2010
- Annual Report 2009
- Brochure Stocks & Shares ISA/Share Plan
- Key Features ISA/Share plan
- Latest Broker Research Report
Latest
- Money Observer Magazine selects British Empire as its choice of Stocks and Shares ISA for 2010
- ThisIsMoney.co.uk calls British Empire’s managed fund "one of the country's more progressive investment trusts"
- British Empire Securities and General Trust results for the full year to 30 September 2009
- Draft articles subject to share holder approval
- AIC names British Empire Securities & General Trust as one of the 'Top Performers of the Decade'
Calendar
| Year End | 30 Sept |
| Accounts Published | 30 Nov |
| General Meeting | Dec |
| Dividend Paid | Jan, June |
| Launch Date | July 1889 |
Price Performance June 1985 to December 2009 †
How a typical investment of £7,200 performed over the last five years ‡
| Initial Investment | 2005 46.1% return |
2006 57.0% return |
2007 71.0% return |
2008 31.4% return |
2009 64.2% return |
| £7,200 | £10,519 | £11,302 | £12,313 | £9,460 | £11,822 |
British Empire Securities and General Trust has had an average annual NAV total return of 12.9%* since 1985.
* Figures at 31 December 2009
† ‡ Gross annual returns to 31 December. Past performance is not a guide to the future. The value of your investments and the income from them can go down as well as up. You may not get back the full amount you have invested. The trust is subject to gearing. Performance figures do not include Plan charges. For further information please call 0845 850 0181.
