TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 00214601, incorporated on 24 June 1926. Its registered office is at 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL, and Companies House records its status as active. The company’s standard industrial classification is 64301, Activities of investment trusts.
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc is a closed-ended UK equity investment trust. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market under the ticker TMPL, and it is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The trust’s investment objective is to grow income and capital value over the long term, predominantly through investment in equities listed or traded in the United Kingdom.
Following a board decision announced on 23 September 2020, Temple Bar Investment Trust plc’s portfolio has been managed with effect from 1 November 2020 by Redwheel (formerly RWC Asset Management), with co-managers Nick Purves and Ian Lance applying a value-oriented investment approach focused on companies trading below their assessed intrinsic worth. Frostrow Capital LLP was appointed on 1 July 2023 to provide company secretarial, accounting, investor relations and administrative services, and to act as the trust’s Alternative Investment Fund Manager.
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc’s last filed accounts at Companies House were made up to 31 December 2025, with the next accounts due by 30 June 2027. As an investment trust, its business consists of holding and managing a portfolio of predominantly UK-listed equity investments on behalf of shareholders, rather than trading goods or services.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of Temple Bar Investment Trust plc
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc discloses shareholding information consistent with a UK-listed closed-ended investment company: publicly available data reflects substantial shareholding notifications rather than the trust’s complete shareholder register. As of 17 September 2026, two disclosed institutional holdings are recorded, both linked to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) SPDR exchange-traded fund products tracking UK equity indices. Each holding comprises 114,268 ordinary shares, recorded at a share price of GBP 2.28, and each represents approximately 7.78% of Temple Bar Investment Trust plc’s ordinary share capital as at the disclosed data date. These are indirect, index-tracking holdings held through pooled ETF vehicles rather than direct strategic stakes, and the underlying beneficial investors in the ETFs are not identified in the disclosure.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No verified ultimate beneficial owner has been identified for Temple Bar Investment Trust plc. As a widely-held, publicly listed investment trust, its shares are distributed among institutional fund managers, wealth platforms and private investors, and no disclosed holding is linked to an identifiable underlying natural person meeting a UBO threshold.
Data availability
Shareholder disclosure for Temple Bar Investment Trust plc is major shareholders only: available information reflects substantial shareholding notifications rather than a full shareholder register, which is not published for UK listed companies.
Sources
- Companies House, find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00214601, retrieved 18 September 2026
- Zavia.ai shareholding disclosure data, verified 17 September 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSgA SPDR ETFS Europe I-SPDR FTSE UK All Shares UCITS ETF | 7.8% | Companies House | |
| SSgA SPDR ETFS Europe I-SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF | 7.8% | Companies House |
Officers
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Directors and officers of Temple Bar Investment Trust plc
Companies House records six current officers for Temple Bar Investment Trust plc as at 18 September 2026: five individual non-executive directors and one corporate company secretary. Consistent with its structure as an externally managed investment trust, Temple Bar Investment Trust plc has no executive directors or management employees; the board comprises solely non-executive directors, supported by the trust’s appointed secretarial provider. The board is chaired by Charles David Cade (appointed director 24 March 2022) and also includes Dr Shefaly Maya Yogendra (appointed 1 October 2019), Carolyn Sims (appointed 1 January 2023), and Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman and Wendy Margaret Colquhoun (both appointed 1 July 2025). Frostrow Capital LLP, a corporate officer registered in England and Wales, has served as company secretary since 1 July 2023. Historical Companies House records also show a number of directors who resigned between 1993 and 2023, reflecting normal board rotation over the trust’s long operating history since 1926. Nationality is not disclosed in the UK company register.
Recent officer changes
- Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman and Wendy Margaret Colquhoun appointed as directors on 1 July 2025 (Companies House filing).
- Frostrow Capital LLP appointed as company secretary on 1 July 2023, around the time former director Arthur Copple resigned on 9 May 2023 (Companies House filing).
- Carolyn Sims appointed as director on 1 January 2023 (Companies House filing).
Data availability
Officer information for Temple Bar Investment Trust plc is sourced from Companies House and reflects current filings as at 18 September 2026. UK company registers do not publish directors’ nationality, and the address recorded for each officer is a correspondence address rather than a confirmed place of residence.
Sources
- Companies House officers filing, find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00214601/officers, retrieved 18 September 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Group structure of Temple Bar Investment Trust plc
Companies House filings do not record a corporate parent, subsidiary or ownership linkage for Temple Bar Investment Trust plc. Consistent with its structure as a standalone, listed closed-ended investment company, it operates as an independent public limited company rather than as part of a corporate group. Temple Bar Investment Trust plc does have verified contractual fund-management relationships, which are service arrangements rather than ownership relationships. Since 1 November 2020, the trust’s investment portfolio has been managed by Redwheel (the trading name of RWC Asset Management LLP following its 2022 rebrand), appointed as portfolio manager after a board decision announced on 23 September 2020. Since 1 July 2023, Frostrow Capital LLP has acted as Temple Bar Investment Trust plc’s company secretary and Alternative Investment Fund Manager, and is also registered as a corporate officer at Companies House. Neither Redwheel nor Frostrow Capital LLP holds an ownership stake in, or exercises corporate control over, Temple Bar Investment Trust plc; both act under external service agreements typical of UK investment trusts, which are legally independent entities from their appointed managers.
Recent structural changes
- Investment management transferred to RWC Asset Management (now Redwheel) with effect from 1 November 2020, following a board announcement on 23 September 2020.
- Frostrow Capital LLP appointed as company secretary and Alternative Investment Fund Manager with effect from 1 July 2023.
Data availability
Corporate-linkage information for Temple Bar Investment Trust plc is not found beyond confirmation that no parent or subsidiary relationship is recorded at Companies House; the trust’s fund-management arrangements are contractual rather than ownership-based and are described above rather than in the verified relationships table.
Sources
- Companies House, find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00214601, retrieved 18 September 2026
- Redwheel, redwheel.com/lu/en/professional/product-page/temple-bar-investment-trust-plc_tbit, retrieved 18 September 2026
- Frostrow Capital LLP, frostrow.com/our-fund-clients/temple-bar-investment-trust-plc, retrieved 18 September 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC do?
Closed-ended UK equity investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange, ticker TMPL, FTSE 250 constituent; SIC 64301 Activities of investment trusts.
Who owns TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC?
Major shareholders only disclosed; two SSgA SPDR ETF holdings of approximately 7.78% each recorded as at 17 September 2026, no full shareholder register published.
Who is TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
Every shareholder recorded for TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC is itself a company rather than a natural person, so no Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) is identified at this level; establishing one would require tracing the ownership of each shareholding company in turn.
What is TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC's company registration number?
TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC's registration number is 00214601, filed with Companies House in United Kingdom. Its current status on the register is active.
Is TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC still an active company?
TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC's status on Companies House is listed as active.
When was TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC incorporated?
TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC was incorporated on 24 June 1926, according to Companies House.
What is TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC's registered address?
The registered address on file for TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC is London, United Kingdom.
What legal structure is TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC registered as?
TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC is registered as a Public Limited Company in United Kingdom.
Is TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC listed on a stock exchange?
London Stock Exchange Main Market, ticker TMPL, constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Who are the officers/directors of TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC?
Board of five non-executive directors chaired by Charles David Cade, plus Frostrow Capital LLP as company secretary since 1 July 2023; no executive directors.
Does TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Independent listed investment trust with no recorded parent or subsidiary; portfolio managed by Redwheel since 1 November 2020, administered by Frostrow Capital LLP as AIFM and company secretary since 1 July 2023.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Companies House and was last synced on 18 September 2026.