BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

262.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 283.60
  • 52 Week Low: 234.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 238.17m
  • Volume: 705,391
  • Market Cap: £625.21m

BRSC Overview

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom-quoted companies. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in United Kingdom smaller companies which are listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange or on the alternative investment market (AIM). It also invests in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary United Kingdom quotation. The Company invests in various sectors, including industrials, financials, technology, basic materials, health care, real estate, utilities, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and telecommunications.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.0 n/a
Op Mrgn -10.1% n/a
ROCE 3.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 31.1 n/a
PEG 10.7 n/a
Pr/Revenue 32.0 n/a
Pr/Book 1.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -8.3% n/a
PBT -8.7% n/a
EPS 2.9% n/a
DPS 1.1% n/a

BRSC Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
28-Feb-22 20.35 17.34 7.06p 47.7 0.3 +164% 7.00p 2.1%
28-Feb-23 22.70 20.10 8.18p 33.7 2.1 +16% n/a 0.0%
29-Feb-24 22.26 19.81 8.14p 32.6 n/a -0% 8.40p 3.2%
28-Feb-25 22.68 19.97 8.51p 29.9 7.5 +4% 8.80p 3.5%
28-Feb-26 20.80 18.23 8.75p 32.0 10.7 +3% 8.90p 3.2%

BRSC Company Announcements

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transact... 08-Oct-2026 17:28 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asse... 08-Oct-2026 11:36 PR Newswire
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transact... 07-Oct-2026 17:22 PR Newswire

BRSC ShareCast News

NUVISTA AND OVINTIV ANNOUNCE NUVISTA SHAREHOLDER... 23-Jan-2026 ShareCast
London midday: FTSE extends gains after trio of ... 20-Feb-2026 ShareCast
Portfolio Update 23-Dec-2025 ShareCast

Latest BRSC Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Sep-26 Buy Dividends Angela Lane 260.93p 197 £514.02
07-Sep-26 Buy Dividends Mark Little 270.50p 55 £148.77

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

BRSC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 262.50p
Change Today -0.50p
% Change -0.19 %
52 Week High 283.60
52 Week Low 234.00
Volume 705,391
Shares Issued 238.17m
Market Cap £625.21m

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.05% below the market average74.05% below the market average74.05% below the market average74.05% below the market average74.05% below the market average
83.74% below the sector average83.74% below the sector average83.74% below the sector average83.74% below the sector average83.74% below the sector average
Price Trend
19.86% above the market average19.86% above the market average19.86% above the market average19.86% above the market average19.86% above the market average
1.49% above the sector average1.49% above the sector average1.49% above the sector average1.49% above the sector average1.49% above the sector average
Income
29.15% below the market average29.15% below the market average29.15% below the market average29.15% below the market average29.15% below the market average
6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average6.67% above the sector average
Growth
73.18% below the market average73.18% below the market average73.18% below the market average73.18% below the market average73.18% below the market average
48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average48.39% below the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 30-Jul-26 09-Apr-26
Paid 03-Sep-26 08-May-26
Amount 2.23p 28.50p

Trades for 08-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 75,000 @ 262.50p
16:35 81,348 @ 262.50p
16:35 1 @ 262.50p
16:35 897 @ 262.50p
16:35 3,432 @ 262.50p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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