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The City of London Investment Trust PLC

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 15

  1. Samantha Anne Wren 2015-2024 Director View profile
  2. Martin William Howard Morgan 2012-2021 Director View profile
  3. Remnant, Philip John, the Right Honourable the Lord Remnant 2011-2020 Director View profile
  4. David Brief 2009-2018 Director View profile
  5. Richard Anthony Hextall 2007-2016 Director View profile
  6. Anita Margaret Frew 2006-2010 Director View profile
  7. Angus Charles Russell 2003-2009 Director View profile
  8. Helen Alison Weir 2002-2005 Director View profile
  9. Simon Miles De Zoete 2000-2011 Director View profile
  10. Sir James Keith Stuart 1999-2011 Director View profile
  11. Mark Patrick Nicholls 1997-2007 Director View profile
  12. George Duncan 2000 Director View profile
  13. Simon James Titcomb 2001 Director View profile
  14. Sir Robin John Dent 1997 Director View profile
  15. Richard David Cairns Hubbard 2002 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of investment trusts
Incorporated
26/09/1891
Registered office
London

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The City of London Investment Trust PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

5.7y median 6.4y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

2
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00034871
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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