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About the company
Shires Income PLC is a United Kingdom-based closed-end investment company. The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of income, together with the potential for growth of both income and capital, from a diversified portfolio substantially invested in United Kingdom equities but also in preference shares, convertibles and other fixed-income securities. Its investment policy is to invest principally in the ordinary shares of the United Kingdom quoted companies, and in preference shares, convertibles and other fixed-income securities with above-average yields. The Company invests in various sectors, including basic materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, real estate, technology, telecommunications, utilities and others. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is abrdn Fund Managers Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)20.11m
- Net income in GBP17.97m
- Incorporated1929
- Employees0.00
- LocationShires Income10 Queens TerraceABERDEEN AB10 1YGUnited KingdomGBR
- Websitehttps://www.aberdeeninvestments.com/en-gb/shrs
Profile
| Management group(s) | abrdn Fund Managers Limited |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK Equity Income |
| ISIN | GB0008052507 |
| Launch date | 31 Mar 1929 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of income, together with the potential for growth of both income and capital from a diversified portfolio substantially invested in UK equities but also in preference shares, convertibles and fixed income securities
Managed by
| Iain Pyle, Charles Luke |
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Management & contract fees
Management fee is 0.45% p.a. up to GBP100m and 0.40% p.a. over GBP100m of the net assets, calculated monthly and paid quarterly. Contract is terminable on notice period of six months.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hargreave Hale AIM VCT PLC | 2.86m | -517.00k | 114.59m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8612 | -- | 40.02 | -0.0021 | -0.0021 | 0.0078 | 0.3646 | 0.0201 | -- | -- | -- | -0.3631 | -6.90 | -0.3653 | -6.94 | 21.20 | -- | -18.06 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 214.89 | -31.59 | 92.15 | -- | -- | -13.67 |
| GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Ltd | -6.62m | -9.55m | 115.18m | 0.00 | -- | 0.6695 | -- | -- | -0.0556 | -0.0556 | -0.0385 | 1.00 | -0.0319 | -- | -- | -- | -4.60 | 2.79 | -4.62 | 2.80 | -- | 80.44 | -- | 63.19 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 223.27 | -116.30 | -- | -156.63 | -- | -- | -6.81 |
| Record Plc | 39.70m | 7.89m | 115.45m | 96.00 | 14.58 | 4.15 | -- | 2.91 | 0.0398 | 0.0398 | 0.2001 | 0.1397 | 1.07 | -- | 2.82 | 413,541.70 | 21.89 | 24.49 | 25.65 | 30.17 | 99.10 | 99.37 | 20.48 | 22.67 | -- | 226.88 | 0.2056 | 88.63 | -7.81 | 10.40 | -1.60 | 7.24 | 34.99 | 15.12 |
| Baker Steel Resources Trust Ltd | 26.74m | 24.89m | 117.54m | 0.00 | 4.73 | 1.06 | -- | 4.40 | 0.2338 | 0.2338 | 0.2512 | 1.04 | 0.2704 | -- | 69.01 | -- | 25.18 | 3.63 | 25.23 | 3.64 | 95.59 | 75.12 | 93.10 | 65.52 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,818.99 | -4.79 | 673.19 | -5.52 | -- | -- |
| Montanaro UK Smllr Cmpns nvstmnt Trst PL | -9.75m | -11.97m | 121.11m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9342 | -- | -- | -0.0576 | -0.0576 | -0.0661 | 1.11 | -0.0514 | -- | -- | -- | -6.30 | 2.63 | -6.96 | 2.76 | -- | 75.74 | -- | 70.65 | -- | -- | 0.0966 | 149.09 | -165.47 | -- | -192.45 | -- | -- | 1.89 |
| Mercia Asset Management PLC | 34.22m | 3.36m | 125.67m | 143.00 | 38.41 | 0.68 | 18.13 | 3.67 | 0.0077 | 0.0077 | 0.0783 | 0.4338 | 0.1677 | -- | 10.84 | 239,272.70 | 1.65 | 5.86 | 1.76 | 6.16 | -- | -- | 9.81 | 34.54 | -- | -- | 0.0061 | 28.91 | 0.1118 | 22.33 | 145.55 | -- | 23.25 | -- |
| Lindsell Train Investment Trust PLC | -5.92m | -7.56m | 128.00m | 0.00 | -- | 0.7306 | -- | -- | -0.3779 | -0.3779 | -0.2962 | 8.76 | -0.0323 | -- | -- | -- | -4.12 | 4.58 | -4.13 | 4.60 | -- | 85.94 | -- | 80.60 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 99.07 | -149.39 | -- | -208.68 | -- | -- | 0.293 |
| Shires Income plc | 20.11m | 17.97m | 129.27m | 0.00 | 7.30 | 1.11 | -- | 6.43 | 0.4493 | 0.4493 | 0.4975 | 2.96 | 0.1512 | -- | 18.43 | -- | 13.50 | 6.75 | 14.04 | 7.49 | 91.77 | 87.46 | 89.34 | 81.44 | -- | -- | 0.1393 | 67.41 | 1,782.08 | -- | 748.78 | -- | -- | 2.31 |
| Northern 3 VCT PLC | 10.53m | 7.47m | 133.07m | 0.00 | 16.44 | 0.9361 | -- | 12.64 | 0.0508 | 0.0508 | 0.0712 | 0.892 | 0.0804 | -- | -- | -- | 5.71 | 8.04 | 5.72 | 8.07 | 76.20 | 79.50 | 70.99 | 75.41 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 73.33 | 71.84 | -- | 128.97 | -- | -- | 2.38 |
| Blackrock American Income Trust PLC | 12.28m | 10.95m | 133.13m | 0.00 | 10.64 | 1.03 | -- | 10.84 | 0.2218 | 0.2218 | 0.1955 | 2.30 | 0.0855 | -- | 41.47 | -- | 7.63 | 10.23 | 7.70 | 10.46 | 95.45 | 93.94 | 89.23 | 89.09 | -- | 11,289.00 | 0.00 | 39.57 | -50.29 | -- | -51.47 | -- | -- | 7.90 |
| Ramsdens Holdings PLC | 116.80m | 11.89m | 133.95m | 836.00 | 11.58 | 2.13 | 8.34 | 1.15 | 0.3574 | 0.3574 | 3.54 | 1.94 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 6.74 | 139,717.70 | 13.77 | 10.01 | 17.99 | 13.04 | 51.98 | 54.22 | 10.18 | 8.66 | 1.62 | 19.38 | 0.2133 | 41.32 | 22.17 | -- | 43.35 | -- | -- | -- |
| Northern 2 VCT plc | 11.56m | 8.23m | 136.31m | 0.00 | 14.76 | 0.9391 | -- | 11.79 | 0.0362 | 0.0362 | 0.0498 | 0.5697 | 0.0868 | -- | 28.94 | -- | 6.18 | 7.97 | 6.19 | 8.01 | 76.61 | 79.13 | 71.15 | 74.56 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 83.32 | 111.07 | -- | 193.75 | -- | -- | -3.04 |
| Northern Venture Trust plc | 11.42m | 8.08m | 137.47m | 0.00 | 14.32 | 0.9388 | -- | 12.04 | 0.0398 | 0.0398 | 0.0547 | 0.6071 | 0.0908 | -- | 33.73 | -- | 6.43 | -- | 6.44 | -- | 75.74 | -- | 70.75 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 98.45 | -- | 163.71 | -- | -- | -- |
| Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trst PLC | 8.71m | 4.10m | 138.59m | 0.00 | 22.51 | 0.9165 | -- | 15.92 | 0.0382 | 0.0382 | 0.0812 | 0.9383 | 0.0602 | -- | 13.65 | -- | 2.84 | -- | 2.84 | -- | 85.63 | -- | 47.13 | -- | -- | -- | 0.3052 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Duke Capital Ltd | 16.98m | 4.78m | 138.92m | -- | 28.62 | 0.7817 | -- | 8.18 | 0.0095 | 0.0095 | 0.0348 | 0.3486 | 0.0655 | -- | 21.57 | -- | 1.84 | 7.27 | 1.85 | 7.31 | 49.05 | 80.80 | 28.17 | 55.26 | -- | 5.86 | 0.3344 | 71.80 | -40.52 | -- | -82.73 | -- | -- | -- |
| CT UK High Income Trust PLC | 18.75m | 16.66m | 144.30m | 0.00 | 8.26 | 1.12 | -- | 7.69 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.1622 | 1.07 | 0.1395 | -- | 8.67 | -- | 12.39 | 9.88 | 14.18 | 10.75 | 91.62 | 90.10 | 88.82 | 87.41 | -- | -- | 0.1099 | 47.46 | 21.65 | -- | 25.14 | -- | -- | 2.20 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Mar 2025 | 8.42m | 21.37% |
| abrdn Investments Ltd.as of 04 Dec 2023 | 2.99m | 7.58% |
| AJ Bell Securities Ltd.as of 31 Mar 2025 | 2.89m | 7.33% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2025 | 1.96m | 4.97% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2025 | 507.00k | 1.29% |
| Philip J. Milton & Co. Plcas of 01 Nov 2025 | 367.00k | 0.93% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2025 | 278.00k | 0.71% |
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2025 | 253.00k | 0.64% |
| Pilling & Co. Stockbrokers Ltd.as of 01 Nov 2025 | 245.00k | 0.62% |
| Vanguard Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Nov 2025 | 219.32k | 0.56% |
