Temple Bar Investment Company profile
About Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC
Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company’s investment objective is to provide investors with an income combined with capital growth. It focuses on investing primarily in the United Kingdom equities, across different sectors, maintaining a balance of larger and smaller/medium-sized companies. It is focused on investing in Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (FTSE) 350 companies. The Company's portfolio of investments includes various sectors, such as financials, energy, consumer services, utilities, industrials, information technology, consumer discretionary, materials, and cash and equivalents. It holds the investments in companies include BP PLC, Royal Mail PLC, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Marks and Spencer Group PLC, NatWest Group PLC, Anglo American PLC, Standard Chartered PLC, TotalEnergies SE, Aviva PLC and WPP PLC. RWC Asset Management LLP is the investment manager of the Company.
Financial summary
BRIEF: For the six months ended 30 June 2021, Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC revenues increased from -£373.8M to £130.1M. Net income totaled £126.1M vs. loss of £379.5M. Revenues reflect Losses on investments held at fair value increase from -£381.9M to £115.9M, Investment income increase of 75% to £14.2M. Net Income reflects Other expenses decrease of 58% to £760K (expense). Dividend per share decreased from £0.22 to £0.20.