Private company

Mercantile Investment and General Trust

British investment trust investing in medium and smaller companies in the UK

Mercantile Investment Trust (LSE: MRC) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in medium and smaller companies in the United Kingdom. It listed on the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1885Founded1
  • Industryactivities of holding companies, financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

Mercantile Investment Trust (LSE: MRC) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in medium and smaller companies in the United Kingdom. It listed on the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.2

Corporate structure

Mercantile Investment and General Trust sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Mercantile Investment and General Trust London
    • Second Mercantile Trust Subsidiary ยท United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Second Mercantile Trust

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1923Second Mercantile Trust became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. 1885Founded Founded1

Sources

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