VENCAP INTERNATIONAL PLC
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Cash
£6.6M
+2.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
30
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£305K
+3.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,445,879 | £7,344,614 | £7,486,157 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £691,520 | £182,017 | -£190,704 | -204.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £938,390 | £294,247 | £305,438 | +3.8% | |
| Net profit | £714,503 | £209,339 | £214,801 | +2.6% | |
| Cash | £6,741,960 | £6,453,324 | £6,587,937 | +2.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,588,683 | £9,498,610 | £8,574,682 | -9.7% | |
| Net assets | £7,605,389 | £7,814,728 | £8,029,529 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £7,605,389 | £7,814,728 | £8,029,529 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 29 | 30 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £4,068,990 | £5,150,875 | £5,246,364 | +1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,976,980 | £2,203,847 | £2,081,019 | -5.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 2.5% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 1.9% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.6% | 25.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 9.87x | 10.45x | 9.50x | |
| Interest cover | 52.95x | 1.03x | -12.45x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VENCAP INTERNATIONAL PLC 1999-07-21 → present
- VENCAP INTERNATIONAL FUND MANAGERS LIMITED 1988-01-19 → 1999-07-21
- CURSITOR (TWELVE 1987-10-13 → 1988-01-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have accordingly continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEFORT, Kay Emily | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| CLARK, David Peter | Director | 2019-05-24 | Jul 1969 | British |
| CRUTTENDEN, Timothy Paul | Director | 2003-03-11 | Jul 1968 | British |
| GANN, David Michael, Professor | Director | 2020-07-14 | Sep 1960 | British |
| LASSETER, Simon Lyn | Director | 2011-11-09 | May 1966 | British |
| LEFORT, Kay Emily | Director | 2022-03-31 | May 1973 | British |
| RICHARDS, Mark William Lane | Director | 2019-09-19 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Ann Ruth | Secretary | — | 2011-11-09 |
| LASSETER, Simon Lyn | Secretary | 2011-11-09 | 2025-01-31 |
| ANDREW, Jeryl Christine | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2003-03-18 |
| ASHALL, Michael Leslie | Director | — | 2011-01-28 |
| ASHWORTH, Michelle Louise | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2016-03-01 |
| BAIRD, Robert Stewart Mcglashan | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2012-12-10 |
| COOKE, Ann Ruth | Director | — | 2020-08-07 |
| CRAIG, Michael David | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2019-05-05 |
| DICKS, Peter Frederick | Director | 1992-07-18 | 2006-09-08 |
| GAMBLE, David John | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2021-03-31 |
| JAY, Ian | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2003-11-05 |
| LATTA, Allen Jay | Director | 2002-09-11 | 2006-10-18 |
| RIDGE, Alison Claire | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| SMITH, Charles Gregory | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2003-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Leslie Ashall | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-09-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-17 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2020-09-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-09-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.