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AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC

Activities of investment trusts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Ekaterina Thomson 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Yoshi Nishio 2018-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of investment trusts
Incorporated
27/07/2018
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC is controlled by Asset Value Investors Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-07-27, ceased 2018-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Asset Value Investors Limited is controlled by Joseph Bauernfreund
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joseph Bauernfreund.

2 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

3.8y median 1.4y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Finance 4Arts and leisure 1Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
11487703
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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