The City of London Investment Trust PLC

Company 00034871 Active

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.

directors on the board

5.7y median 6.4y

average tenure

8.5y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

2 vs 3 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Dormant 6Finance 2Construction 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Related organisations

The City of London European Trust Limited 2 shared directors
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Magnus Whyte Property Developments Limited 1 shared director
South Central East Management Limited 1 shared director
Octopus AIM VCT 2 PLC 1 shared director

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	00034871
Status	Active
Type	Public Limited Company
Incorporated	26/09/1891
Address	201 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, EC2M 3AE
Accounts next due	31/12/2026
Accounts last made up	30/06/2025

Industry (SIC)

64301 - Activities of investment trusts

Ownership - persons with significant control (0)

No persons with significant control recorded.

Officers (20)

Lake, Sally Michelle Director · appointed 2024
Dhillon, Ominderjit Singh Director · appointed 2021
Magnus, Laurence Henry Philip, Sir Director · appointed 2020
Wardle, Clare Director · appointed 2019
Holmes, Robert Edward Director · appointed 2018
Wren, Samantha Anne Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2024
Morgan, Martin William Howard Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2021
Remnant, Philip John, the Right Honourable the Lord Remnant Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2020
Brief, David Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2018
Hextall, Richard Anthony Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2016
Frew, Anita Margaret Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
Russell, Angus Charles Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2009
Weir, Helen Alison Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
DE Zoete, Simon Miles Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2011
Stuart, James Keith, Sir Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2011
Nicholls, Mark Patrick Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2007
Duncan, George Former Director · resigned 2000
Titcomb, Simon James Former Director · resigned 2001
Dent, Robin John, Sir Former Director · resigned 1997
Hubbard, Richard David Cairns Former Director · resigned 2002

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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