11th Mar 2026 10:40
(Alliance News) - Law Debenture Corp PLC on Wednesday reported a "very pleasing year", with an increased net asset value and total dividend.
The London-based investment trust, which provides governance and transactional support services, reported a plus 28.4% NAV total return with debt at fair value. Its benchmark, the FTSE Actuaries All-Share index, delivered a plus 24.0% return.
"2025 was a very pleasing year for Law Debenture," the company said. "We continue to perform strongly against our objective of achieving long-term capital growth in real terms and steadily increasing income, with outperformance over one, three, five and 10 years."
Law Debenture's NAV per share was 902.58 pence as of December 31, up from 706.18p one year prior.
Shares in Law Debenture were down 0.7% at 1,124.00p on Wednesday morning in London.
The company reported a 10.375p per share final dividend, up 9.2% on-year from 9.5p. This brought its total dividend to 35.5p, up 6.0% from 33.5p.
Pretax profit increased to GBP307.1 million from GBP98.8 million, while total income rose to GBP111.6 million from GBP99.7 million.
"I am very pleased with the performance Law Debenture has delivered in 2025," commented Chair Robert Hingley. "Our long-term record of outperforming the benchmark remains strong, and our 47th year of maintaining or increasing dividends reflects a further positive outcome for shareholders.
"With a high-quality equity portfolio and the continued growth potential of independent professional services, Law Debenture is well positioned to build further on this progress and the board remains confident in the group's ability to deliver attractive long-term returns for our shareholders."
By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter
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