NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC
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Cash
£36m
+43.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£138m
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.4m
-116.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£600,000 | -£563,000 | +6.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,216,000 | £8,481,000 | -£1,387,000 | -116.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,216,000 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £31,497,000 | £25,439,000 | £36,499,000 | +43.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £114,831,000 | £121,251,000 | £138,164,000 | +13.9% | |
| Net assets | £114,831,000 | £121,251,000 | £138,164,000 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £114,831,000 | £121,251,000 | £138,164,000 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £144,000 | £143,770 | £115,500 | -19.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £36,846 | £40,000 | +8.6% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.5% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 45.70x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.22x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Beauty Tech Group successfully completed its IPO on the London Stock Exchange.”
- “The Board is pleased to report the successful subscription of its 2025/26 share offer, which amounted to £30 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCIA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-09-30 | — | — |
| HUDSON, Deborah Nichole | Director | 2022-01-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| MILAD, John Eric | Director | 2024-08-21 | Jul 1972 | British |
| SUTCLIFFE, Brigid Ann | Director | 2024-04-02 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYCE, James Kirk | Secretary | 2018-03-31 | 2022-01-01 |
| MELLOR, Christopher David | Secretary | 1995-08-21 | 2018-03-31 |
| VENABLES, Graham | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| DICKINSON DEES | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-11 | 1995-08-21 |
| BEER, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2022-01-07 |
| CONSTANTINE, Simon John | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2024-07-30 |
| DENNY, Edward Michael Patrick | Director | 1995-08-11 | 2012-12-14 |
| GREEN, Richard James | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2024-07-30 |
| HOLLIDAY, Frederick George Thomas, Professor Sir | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2009-01-14 |
| HUSTLER, John Randolph | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2014-12-18 |
| LEVETT, Timothy Roland | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2023-07-21 |
| LEVETT, Timothy Roland | Director | 1995-08-11 | 2005-12-14 |
| MAYES, David Andrew | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2025-08-05 |
| MCKECHNIE, Roger Antony Nigel | Director | 1995-09-22 | 1997-07-10 |
| PETERS, Ross Stevenson | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2012-12-14 |
| RITCHIE, Ian Cleland | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2001-05-11 |
| SCOTT, Primrose Smith | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2010-12-16 |
| WILLIAMS, Clive Robert | Director | 2005-09-20 | 2008-05-20 |
| YOUNGER, Hugh Patrick | Director | 2009-05-06 | 2022-01-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 662 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-08-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-04 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-09-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-08-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-02 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account | |
| 2026-07-02 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 16
- 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.