Avi Global Trust PLC

Active00028203 Public limited company

Incorporated: 6 February 1889 (137 years)
Previously known as: British Empire Trust PLC (until 24 May 2019)
British Empire Securities and General Trust P L C (until 5 November 2015)
Industry: Activities of investment trusts (64301)
Directors: Seema Paterson
June Alison Jessop
Neil John Galloway
all 6 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: 19th Floor 51 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7DQ

Website & contact details

Website: aviglobal.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 12 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 29 December 2025

Charges

Total: 3
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 3

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Paterson, Seema

Director · Appointed 1 September 2026

Also at Collingham Place Management Company Limited, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust PLC, City Natural Resources Growth and Income PLC · more companies

British

Born April 1974 (52)

Jessop, June Alison

Director · Appointed 1 January 2023

Also at Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC

British

Born February 1969 (57)

Galloway, Neil John

Director · Appointed 1 September 2021

Also at Merchants Trust Plc(the) · more companies

British

Born December 1968 (57)

Kitchen, Graham John

Director · Appointed 1 January 2019

Also at Places for People Ventures Limited, Places for People Ventures Operations Limited, The Mercantile Investment Trust PLC · more companies

British

Born March 1967 (59)

Balfour, Anja Maria

Director · Appointed 1 January 2018

Also at Scottish Friendly Asset Managers Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1963 (62)

Thomson, Calum Mackenzie

Director · Appointed 1 April 2017

British

Born June 1960 (66)

Mufg Corporate Governance Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2014

Also at GH the Avenue Limited, Longshaw Developments Limited, Holymoor Limited · more companies

Officer history (21 former)

1 September 2026

Appointed Paterson, Seema as Director

1 January 2023

Appointed Jessop, June Alison as Director

20 December 2022

Resigned Noble, Susan Margaret as Director

16 December 2021

Resigned Rich, Nigel Mervyn Sutherland as Director

1 September 2021

Appointed Galloway, Neil John as Director

1 January 2019

Appointed Kitchen, Graham John as Director

19 December 2018

Resigned Bates, Steven Andrew Ralph as Director

1 January 2018

Appointed Balfour, Anja Maria as Director

20 December 2017

Resigned Macpherson, Philip Strone Stewart as Director

31 May 2017

Resigned Robson, Andrew Stephen as Director

1 April 2017

Appointed Thomson, Calum Mackenzie as Director

1 April 2014

Appointed Mufg Corporate Governance Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 April 2014

Resigned Phoenix Administration Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

13 December 2012

Resigned Blomfield Smith, Rosamund Evelyn as Director

5 March 2012

Appointed Rich, Nigel Mervyn Sutherland as Director

4 March 2012

Appointed Noble, Susan Margaret as Director

15 December 2011

Resigned May, John Michael as Director

31 March 2009

Resigned Allen, Peter Richard as Director

11 August 2008

Appointed Robson, Andrew Stephen as Director

18 December 2007

Resigned Robertson, Iain Samuel as Director

6 January 2006

Appointed Bates, Steven Andrew Ralph as Director

16 December 2004

Resigned Walton, John Cannell as Director

1 January 2004

Appointed Phoenix Administration Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

31 December 2003

Resigned Aberdeen Asset Management Plc as Corporate Secretary

15 December 2003

Resigned Kinloch, David Oliphant, Sir as Director

15 December 2003

Appointed May, John Michael as Director

19 December 2002

Appointed Macpherson, Philip Strone Stewart as Director

19 December 2002

Appointed Blomfield Smith, Rosamund Evelyn as Director

19 December 2002

Appointed Allen, Peter Richard as Director

19 December 2002

Resigned Gilchrist, Clive Mace as Director

19 December 2002

Resigned Fossick, William Gawne as Director

17 December 2001

Resigned Fraser, Charles Annand, Sir as Director

29 August 2001

Resigned Friends Ivory & Sime Plc as Corporate Secretary

29 August 2001

Appointed Aberdeen Asset Management Plc as Corporate Secretary

6 October 1999

Resigned Tweedale, Iain Gordon as Director

1 January 1996

Resigned Capita Sinclair Henderson Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 January 1996

Appointed Friends Ivory & Sime Plc as Corporate Secretary

26 October 1995

Resigned Laurie, Robert Peter as Director

26 October 1995

Appointed Robertson, Iain Samuel as Director

26 October 1995

Appointed Fraser, Charles Annand, Sir as Director

22 October 1995

Resigned Wain, Roger Henry Ashley as Director

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
6 November 2026	Purchase of own shares
4 November 2026	Purchase of own shares
4 November 2026	Purchase of own shares
23 October 2026	Purchase of own shares
7 September 2026	Purchase of own shares