FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited
UK short positions the FCA published under this name: 15 companies and 176 disclosures between 1 Nov 2012 and 1 Jul 2016. Each figure is that position as a percentage of the company's issued share capital, not a money value, and percentages are not comparable or summable across companies.
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Positions open when the register closed
No position was still open in the register's final snapshot of 10 Jul 2026: every chain below had already fallen back below the 0.5% publication threshold.
Full disclosure history
Every disclosure the archive holds, grouped by company and ordered oldest first within each chain. A chain begins when the position first crossed 0.5% and ends either at the freeze or at the last disclosure before it fell back below the threshold.
IMI PLC
closed 1 Jul 20165 disclosures · peak 0.70% · first 2 Jul 2015 · last 1 Jul 2016
2 Jul 2015 0.62% · 21 Oct 2015 0.70% · 27 Jan 2016 0.69% · 29 Jan 2016 0.59% · 1 Jul 2016 0.00%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
POUNDLAND GROUP PLC
closed 17 Jun 20167 disclosures · peak 1.42% · first 31 May 2016 · last 17 Jun 2016
31 May 2016 0.61% · 2 Jun 2016 0.80% · 6 Jun 2016 1.28% · 8 Jun 2016 1.35% · 10 Jun 2016 1.42% · 16 Jun 2016 0.76% · 17 Jun 2016 0.48%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
TELECOM PLUS PLC
closed 4 May 201615 disclosures · peak 2.20% · first 3 Feb 2015 · last 4 May 2016
3 Feb 2015 0.71% · 28 May 2015 0.99% · 29 May 2015 1.01% · 19 Oct 2015 1.14% · 28 Oct 2015 1.20% · 30 Oct 2015 1.32% · 7 Jan 2016 1.44% · 8 Jan 2016 1.51% · 12 Jan 2016 2.03% · 13 Jan 2016 2.18% · 14 Jan 2016 2.20% · 22 Apr 2016 1.66% · 25 Apr 2016 0.62% · 26 Apr 2016 0.58% · 4 May 2016 0.42%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
GAME DIGITAL PLC
closed 19 Apr 20164 disclosures · peak 0.81% · first 9 Mar 2015 · last 19 Apr 2016
9 Mar 2015 0.74% · 24 Mar 2015 0.81% · 27 Oct 2015 0.69% · 19 Apr 2016 0.00%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
LAIRD PLC
closed 16 Feb 201614 disclosures · peak 1.10% · first 11 Sep 2015 · last 16 Feb 2016
11 Sep 2015 0.50% · 25 Sep 2015 0.60% · 9 Oct 2015 0.70% · 21 Oct 2015 0.81% · 27 Oct 2015 0.90% · 3 Nov 2015 1.01% · 11 Nov 2015 1.10% · 22 Jan 2016 1.06% · 25 Jan 2016 0.98% · 1 Feb 2016 0.88% · 4 Feb 2016 0.79% · 9 Feb 2016 0.64% · 10 Feb 2016 0.59% · 16 Feb 2016 0.36%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
WH SMITH PLC
closed 9 Nov 201527 disclosures · peak 2.10% · first 12 Nov 2013 · last 9 Nov 2015
12 Nov 2013 0.59% · (3 further disclosures) · 10 Apr 2014 1.00% · 17 Apr 2014 1.11% · 23 Apr 2014 1.20% · 24 Apr 2014 1.30% · 2 May 2014 1.41% · 13 Jun 2014 1.54% · 2 Jul 2014 1.77% · 17 Jul 2014 1.80% · 21 Jul 2014 2.06% · 18 Feb 2015 2.10% · 28 Apr 2015 1.97% · 29 Apr 2015 1.88% · 28 May 2015 1.78% · 29 Jul 2015 1.56% · 15 Oct 2015 1.45% · 19 Oct 2015 1.26% · 20 Oct 2015 1.10% · 21 Oct 2015 1.06% · 22 Oct 2015 0.85% · 26 Oct 2015 0.79% · 29 Oct 2015 0.69% · 4 Nov 2015 0.59% · 9 Nov 2015 0.48%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Dairy Crest Group PLC
closed 5 Nov 201521 disclosures · peak 2.23% · first 24 Mar 2015 · last 5 Nov 2015
24 Mar 2015 0.91% · 26 Mar 2015 1.13% · 2 Apr 2015 1.20% · 8 Apr 2015 1.35% · 9 Apr 2015 1.47% · 10 Apr 2015 1.71% · 14 Apr 2015 1.82% · 15 Apr 2015 1.97% · 16 Apr 2015 2.19% · 17 Apr 2015 2.23% · 16 Oct 2015 1.64% · 21 Oct 2015 1.53% · 22 Oct 2015 1.41% · 23 Oct 2015 1.37% · 27 Oct 2015 1.28% · 28 Oct 2015 1.16% · 29 Oct 2015 0.97% · 2 Nov 2015 0.88% · 3 Nov 2015 0.79% · 4 Nov 2015 0.53% · 5 Nov 2015 0.39%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
SHAFTESBURY CAPITAL PLC
closed 12 Aug 20156 disclosures · peak 0.71% · first 28 Oct 2014 · last 12 Aug 2015
28 Oct 2014 0.52% · 3 Nov 2014 0.65% · 4 Nov 2014 0.71% · 31 Jul 2015 0.65% · 5 Aug 2015 0.58% · 12 Aug 2015 0.46%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
closed 9 Jun 20157 disclosures · peak 1.50% · first 8 Oct 2014 · last 9 Jun 2015
8 Oct 2014 0.77% · 21 Oct 2014 0.81% · 23 Oct 2014 1.34% · 24 Oct 2014 1.50% · 28 Apr 2015 1.49% · 8 Jun 2015 1.19% · 9 Jun 2015 0.08%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Devro PLC
closed 21 Nov 20142 disclosures · peak 0.58% · first 28 Feb 2014 · last 21 Nov 2014
28 Feb 2014 0.58% · 21 Nov 2014 0.49%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Fenner PLC
closed 26 Jun 201435 disclosures · peak 2.13% · first 1 Nov 2012 · last 26 Jun 2014
1 Nov 2012 0.87% · (11 further disclosures) · 6 Jun 2013 2.01% · 14 Jun 2013 1.98% · 4 Jul 2013 1.88% · 5 Jul 2013 1.65% · 9 Jul 2013 1.40% · 7 Oct 2013 1.55% · 8 Oct 2013 1.60% · 10 Oct 2013 1.77% · 11 Oct 2013 1.93% · 15 Oct 2013 2.13% · 27 May 2014 1.92% · 28 May 2014 1.74% · 30 May 2014 1.69% · 2 Jun 2014 1.57% · 3 Jun 2014 1.33% · 4 Jun 2014 1.23% · 5 Jun 2014 1.12% · 6 Jun 2014 0.95% · 11 Jun 2014 0.87% · 17 Jun 2014 0.76% · 24 Jun 2014 0.69% · 25 Jun 2014 0.51% · 26 Jun 2014 0.46%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
CRODA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
closed 4 Feb 20147 disclosures · peak 1.10% · first 1 Nov 2012 · last 4 Feb 2014
1 Nov 2012 1.10% · 1 Mar 2013 1.09% · 21 Nov 2013 0.90% · 22 Nov 2013 0.87% · 11 Dec 2013 0.77% · 12 Dec 2013 0.66% · 4 Feb 2014 0.42%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
PENNON GROUP PLC
closed 4 Feb 201411 disclosures · peak 1.31% · first 5 Dec 2013 · last 4 Feb 2014
5 Dec 2013 0.53% · 6 Dec 2013 0.61% · 10 Dec 2013 0.79% · 11 Dec 2013 0.88% · 12 Dec 2013 1.12% · 17 Dec 2013 1.28% · 18 Dec 2013 1.31% · 30 Jan 2014 0.75% · 31 Jan 2014 0.65% · 3 Feb 2014 0.56% · 4 Feb 2014 0.49%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
ELEMENTIS PLC
closed 17 Jan 201411 disclosures · peak 1.42% · first 5 Mar 2013 · last 17 Jan 2014
5 Mar 2013 0.60% · 7 Mar 2013 0.74% · 8 Mar 2013 0.86% · 11 Mar 2013 0.90% · 30 Apr 2013 0.89% · 8 May 2013 0.90% · 5 Aug 2013 1.00% · 6 Aug 2013 1.11% · 13 Aug 2013 1.23% · 19 Sep 2013 1.42% · 17 Jan 2014 0.00%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
IDE Group Holdings Plc
closed 22 Mar 20134 disclosures · peak 0.72% · first 7 Feb 2013 · last 22 Mar 2013
7 Feb 2013 0.50% · 8 Feb 2013 0.64% · 14 Feb 2013 0.72% · 22 Mar 2013 0.47%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Frequently asked questions
- Which UK companies did FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited short?
- The FCA's named register recorded FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited against 15 UK companies between 2012 and 2026, across 176 disclosures. No position was still open when the register closed on 10 Jul 2026.
- Is this list current?
- No. It is a frozen archive. The FCA stopped publishing position-holder names on 13 July 2026 and now publishes one anonymous aggregate per company per day, so no new named UK disclosure exists after 10 Jul 2026. Today's UK figures are on each company's own page.
- Was this the whole of FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited's UK short book?
- No. Only net short positions of 0.5% or more of a company's issued share capital were published with the holder's name. Smaller positions were reported to the FCA privately and never appeared in the register, so the archive is a floor, not a full book.
Source: the Financial Conduct Authority's daily short positions file, captured on 10 Jul 2026 from fca.org.uk and archived unchanged. Figures are as the FCA published them; this site is not affiliated with the FCA. Nothing here is investment advice.