Holding in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust PLC
5 October 2001

SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Name of company:

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
      Royal Bank of Scotland plc & Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
      RBSTB Nominees Ltd - 496,035, Nutraco Nominees Ltd - 3,000,000

BNY GIL Client A/C Nominees Ltd - 930,537, STRAND NOMINEES LTD - 16,480

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      Not disclosed

6) Percentage of issued class
      Not disclosed

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed,
      Not disclosed



8) Percentage of issued class
      Not disclosed


9) Class of security
      Ordinary 25p shares

10) Date of transaction
      Not disclosed

11) Date company informed
      4.10.01

12) Total holding following this notification
Royal Bank of Scotland plc - 3,496,035, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc -
947,017


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      6.59%

14) Any additional information - none

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification - Amanda Fraser 0131 313 6472 Date of notification
5.10.01