Gladstone Capital Management LLP
UK short positions the FCA published under this name: 25 companies and 582 disclosures between 22 Feb 2017 and 1 Jul 2026. 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.
This name still appears in the European registers, which do publish holders: current positions for Gladstone Capital Management LLP. The two datasets are kept separate and never combined.
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Positions open when the register closed
3 positions of 0.5% or more still disclosed in the register's final snapshot, 10 Jul 2026.
| Company | Position | Position date |
|---|---|---|
| WPP PLC | 0.80% | 1 Jul 2026 |
| PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC | 0.69% | 1 Jul 2026 |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 0.57% | 1 Jul 2026 |
"Position date" is the date the holder's last disclosure applied to, not the date the position was opened.
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.
OCADO GROUP PLC
open at the freeze72 disclosures · peak 1.14% · first 17 May 2022 · last 1 Jul 2026
17 May 2022 0.50% · (48 further disclosures) · 1 Jul 2025 0.87% · 18 Jul 2025 0.75% · 22 Jul 2025 0.69% · 7 Aug 2025 0.56% · 12 Sep 2025 0.67% · 15 Sep 2025 0.73% · 17 Sep 2025 0.80% · 30 Sep 2025 0.91% · 1 Oct 2025 0.84% · 3 Nov 2025 0.90% · 6 Nov 2025 1.02% · 11 Nov 2025 0.99% · 18 Nov 2025 1.06% · 25 Nov 2025 1.14% · 5 Dec 2025 1.04% · 10 Dec 2025 0.87% · 18 Dec 2025 0.77% · 6 Jan 2026 0.65% · 7 Jan 2026 0.58% · 13 Jan 2026 0.47% · 2 Jun 2026 0.51% · 22 Jun 2026 0.61% · 1 Jul 2026 0.57%
PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC
open at the freeze7 disclosures · peak 0.85% · first 3 Sep 2025 · last 1 Jul 2026
3 Sep 2025 0.57% · 5 Sep 2025 0.73% · 10 Sep 2025 0.85% · 1 Oct 2025 0.79% · 1 Apr 2026 0.69% · 18 Jun 2026 0.74% · 1 Jul 2026 0.69%
WPP PLC
open at the freeze13 disclosures · peak 0.81% · first 30 Oct 2025 · last 1 Jul 2026
30 Oct 2025 0.51% · 3 Nov 2025 0.60% · 11 Nov 2025 0.70% · 19 Nov 2025 0.69% · 24 Nov 2025 0.57% · 2 Dec 2025 0.60% · 11 Dec 2025 0.56% · 3 Feb 2026 0.61% · 17 Mar 2026 0.74% · 1 Apr 2026 0.70% · 12 May 2026 0.72% · 25 Jun 2026 0.81% · 1 Jul 2026 0.80%
GRAINGER PLC
closed 18 May 20268 disclosures · peak 0.91% · first 19 Aug 2025 · last 18 May 2026
19 Aug 2025 0.58% · 20 Aug 2025 0.73% · 11 Sep 2025 0.82% · 1 Oct 2025 0.91% · 2 Jan 2026 0.85% · 1 Apr 2026 0.77% · 15 May 2026 0.64% · 18 May 2026 0.35%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Standard Life plc
closed 23 Apr 202514 disclosures · peak 0.72% · first 13 Feb 2024 · last 23 Apr 2025
13 Feb 2024 0.53% · 6 Mar 2024 0.62% · 21 Mar 2024 0.72% · 2 Apr 2024 0.69% · 18 Jun 2024 0.71% · 3 Jul 2024 0.70% · 23 Aug 2024 0.60% · 27 Sep 2024 0.49% · 14 Oct 2024 0.52% · 6 Nov 2024 0.60% · 2 Jan 2025 0.60% · 14 Jan 2025 0.60% · 1 Apr 2025 0.56% · 23 Apr 2025 0.49%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Aberdeen Group plc
closed 8 Jul 20243 disclosures · peak 0.53% · first 21 Mar 2024 · last 8 Jul 2024
21 Mar 2024 0.53% · 1 Jul 2024 0.50% · 8 Jul 2024 0.39%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Keywords Studios Plc
closed 20 May 202421 disclosures · peak 1.12% · first 28 Jun 2022 · last 20 May 2024
28 Jun 2022 0.52% · 20 Sep 2022 0.49% · 17 May 2023 0.53% · 19 May 2023 0.67% · 24 May 2023 0.71% · 1 Jun 2023 0.81% · 6 Jun 2023 0.90% · 30 Jun 2023 1.04% · 17 Jul 2023 1.12% · 4 Sep 2023 1.09% · 6 Sep 2023 0.97% · 8 Sep 2023 0.87% · 11 Sep 2023 0.78% · 14 Sep 2023 0.69% · 28 Sep 2023 0.73% · 13 Oct 2023 0.81% · 3 Nov 2023 0.77% · 21 Nov 2023 0.68% · 18 Dec 2023 0.57% · 8 Mar 2024 0.61% · 20 May 2024 0.33%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
closed 16 May 202433 disclosures · peak 1.83% · first 4 Aug 2022 · last 16 May 2024
4 Aug 2022 0.66% · (9 further disclosures) · 21 Feb 2023 1.40% · 8 Mar 2023 1.52% · 13 Mar 2023 1.63% · 17 Mar 2023 1.72% · 22 Mar 2023 1.83% · 18 Aug 2023 1.64% · 21 Aug 2023 1.58% · 23 Aug 2023 1.50% · 29 Aug 2023 1.37% · 7 Sep 2023 1.18% · 18 Sep 2023 1.09% · 22 Sep 2023 1.00% · 9 Oct 2023 0.88% · 7 Nov 2023 0.79% · 14 Nov 2023 0.69% · 21 Nov 2023 0.53% · 28 Nov 2023 0.49% · 5 Feb 2024 0.52% · 14 Feb 2024 0.61% · 22 Feb 2024 0.71% · 6 Mar 2024 0.65% · 8 Mar 2024 0.57% · 16 May 2024 0.43%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
OSB GROUP PLC
closed 23 Nov 20235 disclosures · peak 0.51% · first 13 Jul 2023 · last 23 Nov 2023
13 Jul 2023 0.51% · 11 Aug 2023 0.50% · 2 Oct 2023 0.50% · 1 Nov 2023 0.51% · 23 Nov 2023 0.49%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
closed 5 Apr 202323 disclosures · peak 1.22% · first 12 Nov 2020 · last 5 Apr 2023
12 Nov 2020 1.20% · 16 Nov 2020 1.09% · 18 Nov 2020 0.99% · 7 Dec 2020 0.88% · 14 Dec 2020 0.90% · 26 Apr 2021 0.87% · 29 Apr 2021 0.76% · 4 May 2021 0.69% · 21 May 2021 0.73% · 25 May 2021 0.82% · 8 Jun 2021 0.93% · 18 Jun 2021 1.01% · 30 Jun 2021 1.12% · 9 Jul 2021 1.22% · 6 Oct 2021 1.20% · 1 Dec 2021 1.20% · 4 Jan 2022 1.17% · 20 Jun 2022 1.09% · 29 Jun 2022 0.96% · 4 Jul 2022 0.90% · 3 Oct 2022 0.79% · 3 Apr 2023 0.59% · 5 Apr 2023 0.47%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
closed 7 Mar 202374 disclosures · peak 2.45% · first 12 Nov 2019 · last 7 Mar 2023
12 Nov 2019 0.51% · (50 further disclosures) · 21 Jul 2021 1.02% · 30 Jul 2021 0.94% · 2 Aug 2021 0.90% · 18 Aug 2021 0.94% · 22 Oct 2021 1.03% · 28 Oct 2021 1.11% · 12 Nov 2021 1.26% · 16 Nov 2021 1.33% · 5 Sep 2022 1.48% · 6 Sep 2022 1.59% · 9 Sep 2022 1.32% · 7 Nov 2022 1.47% · 8 Dec 2022 1.54% · 3 Jan 2023 1.49% · 5 Jan 2023 1.39% · 8 Feb 2023 1.28% · 14 Feb 2023 1.18% · 17 Feb 2023 1.08% · 27 Feb 2023 0.97% · 1 Mar 2023 0.84% · 2 Mar 2023 0.75% · 6 Mar 2023 0.56% · 7 Mar 2023 0.46%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
NETWORK INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PLC
closed 6 Apr 202232 disclosures · peak 1.34% · first 14 May 2020 · last 6 Apr 2022
14 May 2020 0.56% · (8 further disclosures) · 22 Dec 2020 1.30% · 25 Jan 2021 1.20% · 27 Jan 2021 1.10% · 8 Mar 2021 0.98% · 25 Mar 2021 0.87% · 1 Apr 2021 0.76% · 24 Jun 2021 0.81% · 8 Jul 2021 0.91% · 15 Jul 2021 1.00% · 23 Jul 2021 1.13% · 30 Jul 2021 1.23% · 7 Sep 2021 1.19% · 25 Oct 2021 1.20% · 28 Feb 2022 1.34% · 11 Mar 2022 1.23% · 14 Mar 2022 1.12% · 15 Mar 2022 1.03% · 17 Mar 2022 1.00% · 24 Mar 2022 0.88% · 29 Mar 2022 0.78% · 31 Mar 2022 0.65% · 1 Apr 2022 0.58% · 6 Apr 2022 0.47%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
THE SAGE GROUP PLC.
closed 17 Nov 20213 disclosures · peak 0.60% · first 10 Dec 2020 · last 17 Nov 2021
10 Dec 2020 0.51% · 3 Feb 2021 0.60% · 17 Nov 2021 0.42%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
ASOS PLC
closed 11 Oct 202154 disclosures · peak 2.23% · first 21 Dec 2018 · last 11 Oct 2021
21 Dec 2018 0.50% · (30 further disclosures) · 26 Mar 2020 1.62% · 27 Mar 2020 1.89% · 1 Apr 2020 1.97% · 6 Apr 2020 2.23% · 7 Apr 2020 1.95% · 8 Apr 2020 1.65% · 9 Apr 2020 1.47% · 15 Apr 2020 1.18% · 16 Apr 2020 1.07% · 20 Apr 2020 0.96% · 23 Apr 2020 0.96% · 30 Apr 2020 0.98% · 4 May 2020 0.87% · 6 May 2020 0.76% · 7 May 2020 0.58% · 11 May 2020 0.46% · 14 May 2020 0.52% · 22 Jun 2020 0.49% · 3 Aug 2020 0.51% · 7 Aug 2020 0.40% · 29 Jul 2021 0.52% · 4 Oct 2021 0.60% · 11 Oct 2021 0.36%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC
closed 4 Aug 202154 disclosures · peak 2.43% · first 4 Feb 2020 · last 4 Aug 2021
4 Feb 2020 0.51% · (30 further disclosures) · 14 Jul 2020 2.30% · 7 Sep 2020 2.43% · 16 Nov 2020 2.34% · 17 Nov 2020 2.23% · 18 Nov 2020 1.73% · 19 Nov 2020 1.67% · 24 Nov 2020 1.53% · 25 Nov 2020 1.46% · 4 Dec 2020 1.36% · 7 Dec 2020 1.15% · 9 Dec 2020 1.09% · 4 Jan 2021 1.13% · 29 Jan 2021 1.04% · 5 Feb 2021 0.93% · 5 Mar 2021 0.89% · 25 Mar 2021 0.78% · 30 Mar 2021 0.66% · 1 Apr 2021 0.57% · 4 May 2021 0.64% · 21 May 2021 0.71% · 25 May 2021 0.66% · 30 Jun 2021 0.57% · 4 Aug 2021 0.48%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
closed 9 Apr 202149 disclosures · peak 2.41% · first 10 Jan 2019 · last 9 Apr 2021
10 Jan 2019 0.80% · (25 further disclosures) · 17 Jun 2020 1.75% · 19 Jun 2020 1.83% · 25 Jun 2020 1.93% · 1 Jul 2020 2.01% · 7 Jul 2020 2.12% · 8 Jul 2020 2.29% · 4 Aug 2020 2.36% · 1 Sep 2020 2.41% · 23 Nov 2020 2.36% · 24 Nov 2020 2.29% · 25 Nov 2020 2.06% · 26 Nov 2020 1.88% · 27 Nov 2020 1.59% · 30 Nov 2020 1.56% · 1 Dec 2020 1.48% · 2 Dec 2020 1.37% · 4 Dec 2020 1.26% · 7 Dec 2020 1.16% · 1 Feb 2021 1.04% · 3 Feb 2021 0.96% · 5 Feb 2021 0.88% · 25 Feb 2021 0.68% · 9 Apr 2021 0.40%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
DS Smith PLC
closed 4 Dec 202019 disclosures · peak 1.35% · first 2 Mar 2020 · last 4 Dec 2020
2 Mar 2020 0.51% · 9 Apr 2020 0.44% · 26 Jun 2020 0.55% · 29 Jun 2020 0.63% · 2 Jul 2020 0.84% · 6 Jul 2020 0.92% · 10 Jul 2020 1.01% · 20 Aug 2020 1.12% · 1 Sep 2020 1.29% · 2 Sep 2020 1.35% · 12 Oct 2020 1.23% · 10 Nov 2020 1.18% · 11 Nov 2020 1.07% · 12 Nov 2020 0.95% · 13 Nov 2020 0.90% · 17 Nov 2020 0.79% · 24 Nov 2020 0.70% · 27 Nov 2020 0.59% · 4 Dec 2020 0.47%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
INFORMA PLC
closed 9 Nov 20204 disclosures · peak 0.51% · first 21 Sep 2020 · last 9 Nov 2020
21 Sep 2020 0.51% · 27 Oct 2020 0.49% · 2 Nov 2020 0.51% · 9 Nov 2020 0.43%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
closed 3 Aug 202037 disclosures · peak 1.67% · first 4 Jun 2019 · last 3 Aug 2020
4 Jun 2019 0.50% · (13 further disclosures) · 2 Apr 2020 1.53% · 3 Apr 2020 1.67% · 7 Apr 2020 1.56% · 9 Apr 2020 1.41% · 21 Apr 2020 1.57% · 22 Apr 2020 1.63% · 28 Apr 2020 1.55% · 13 May 2020 1.45% · 26 May 2020 1.32% · 27 May 2020 1.28% · 1 Jun 2020 1.33% · 2 Jun 2020 1.20% · 4 Jun 2020 1.14% · 5 Jun 2020 1.03% · 8 Jun 2020 0.88% · 15 Jun 2020 0.98% · 19 Jun 2020 1.05% · 24 Jun 2020 1.17% · 29 Jun 2020 1.25% · 1 Jul 2020 1.38% · 7 Jul 2020 1.24% · 29 Jul 2020 1.18% · 3 Aug 2020 1.23%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Ascential PLC
closed 14 Jul 202015 disclosures · peak 1.56% · first 27 Feb 2020 · last 14 Jul 2020
27 Feb 2020 0.52% · 6 Mar 2020 0.65% · 11 Mar 2020 0.87% · 12 Mar 2020 0.93% · 18 Mar 2020 1.12% · 15 Apr 2020 1.20% · 16 Apr 2020 1.36% · 17 Apr 2020 1.44% · 1 Jun 2020 1.56% · 4 Jun 2020 1.15% · 5 Jun 2020 1.04% · 8 Jun 2020 0.73% · 9 Jun 2020 0.57% · 10 Jul 2020 0.50% · 14 Jul 2020 0.32%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
NMC Health PLC
closed 10 Jan 20208 disclosures · peak 0.61% · first 12 Aug 2019 · last 10 Jan 2020
12 Aug 2019 0.51% · 11 Sep 2019 0.48% · 1 Nov 2019 0.54% · 27 Nov 2019 0.48% · 2 Dec 2019 0.51% · 18 Dec 2019 0.61% · 6 Jan 2020 0.58% · 10 Jan 2020 0.44%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
Purplebricks Group
closed 26 Apr 201910 disclosures · peak 1.20% · first 20 Sep 2018 · last 26 Apr 2019
20 Sep 2018 0.51% · 25 Sep 2018 0.63% · 1 Oct 2018 0.70% · 4 Jan 2019 0.82% · 21 Feb 2019 1.20% · 27 Feb 2019 1.16% · 12 Apr 2019 0.84% · 15 Apr 2019 0.76% · 16 Apr 2019 0.55% · 26 Apr 2019 0.49%
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 23 Jan 20192 disclosures · peak 0.54% · first 1 Oct 2018 · last 23 Jan 2019
1 Oct 2018 0.54% · 23 Jan 2019 0.49%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
CARILLION PLC
closed 30 Jul 201818 disclosures · peak 1.26% · first 22 Feb 2017 · last 30 Jul 2018
22 Feb 2017 0.51% · 1 Mar 2017 0.61% · 29 Mar 2017 0.67% · 21 Apr 2017 0.73% · 24 Apr 2017 0.80% · 2 May 2017 0.82% · 4 May 2017 0.85% · 10 May 2017 0.87% · 18 May 2017 0.98% · 6 Jun 2017 1.03% · 7 Jun 2017 1.10% · 22 Jun 2017 1.14% · 7 Jul 2017 1.13% · 10 Jul 2017 1.22% · 18 Jul 2017 1.26% · 27 Oct 2017 1.08% · 29 Nov 2017 0.89% · 30 Jul 2018 0.00%
The chain ends here: the register holds no later disclosure, which normally means the position fell back below 0.5%.
AA Plc
closed 23 Jan 20184 disclosures · peak 0.63% · first 16 Jan 2018 · last 23 Jan 2018
16 Jan 2018 0.59% · 18 Jan 2018 0.63% · 22 Jan 2018 0.53% · 23 Jan 2018 0.43%
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 Gladstone Capital Management LLP short?
- The FCA's named register recorded Gladstone Capital Management LLP against 25 UK companies between 2017 and 2026, across 582 disclosures. 3 positions were still open when the register closed on 10 Jul 2026, the largest 0.80% of WPP PLC.
- 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 Gladstone Capital Management LLP'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.