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 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 £745* million and is managed by John Pennink.
Investor Information
- Newsletter January 2012
- Annual Report 2011
- Results Announcement 2011
- Newsletter December 2011
- Quarterly Investment Manager's Review July 2011
- Latest Broker Research
- Half Year Report 2011
- Brochure Stocks & Shares ISA/Share Plan
- Key Features ISA/Share plan
Latest Endorsements
- JP Morgan upgrades recommendation of British Empire
- Investment Trust with the biggest increase
- Charles Stanley describe British Empire as an investment trust with good returns
- British Empire named in the top 3 investment trusts in the UK
- 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"
Calendar
| Year End | 30 Sept |
| Accounts Published | 30 Nov |
| General Meeting | Dec |
| Dividend Paid | Jan, June |
| Launch Date | July 1889 |
Price Performance September 1999 to December 2010 †
How a typical investment of £7,200 performed over the last five years ‡
| Initial Investment | 2006 0.3% return |
2007 -2.5% return |
2008 -24.2% return |
2009 -3.1% return |
2010 14.9% return |
| £7,200 | £7,221 | £7,019 | £5,455 | £6,980 | £8,273 |
British Empire Securities and General Trust has had an average annual NAV total return of 12.4%* since 1985.
* Figures at 31 December 2011
† ‡ Gross annual returns to 31 December. Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The price of investments and the income may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the full amount invested. British Empire uses gearing techniques (leverage) which will exaggerate market movements both down and up which could mean sudden and large falls in market value. Please refer to the Key Features Document for further details of the risks affecting your investment. Performance figures are cumulative and based on Price total return and do not include Plan charges. For more information, please call 0845 850 0181.
Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.
