FORESIGHT VENTURES VCT PLC
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Cash
£3.9m
-65.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£89m
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
+90.3% highest 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 | — | -£1,814,000 | -£1,572,000 | +13.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,303,000 | -£12,711,000 | -£1,238,000 | +90.3% | |
| Net profit | -£6,716,000 | — | -£1,238,000 | — | |
| Cash | £7,550,000 | £11,222,000 | £3,893,000 | -65.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £95,001,000 | £88,839,000 | -6.5% | |
| Net assets | £91,983,000 | £95,001,000 | £88,839,000 | -6.5% | |
| Equity | — | £95,001,000 | £88,839,000 | -6.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £305,000 | £125,000 | £133,000 | +6.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £38,154 | £40,000 | +4.8% |
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 | — | -1.9% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -11.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 18.77x | 12.09x | 5.06x |
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 6 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-15
- FORESIGHT VENTURES VCT PLC 2024-11-15 → present
- THAMES VENTURES VCT 1 PLC 2022-09-02 → 2024-11-15
- DOWNING ONE VCT PLC 2013-11-13 → 2022-09-02
- DOWNING DISTRIBUTION VCT 1 PLC 2010-03-25 → 2013-11-13
- THE AIM DISTRIBUTION TRUST PLC 2004-01-22 → 2010-03-25
- LEGG MASON INVESTORS AIM DISTRIBUTION TRUST PLC 2002-01-23 → 2004-01-22
- AIM DISTRIBUTION TRUST PLC 1996-01-19 → 2002-01-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position, are set out in the Strategic Report.”
Significant events
- “Merger with Thames Ventures VCT 2 Plc (TV2) completed in November 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORESIGHT GROUP LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| ALLNER, Christopher Charles | Director | 2021-02-08 | Dec 1959 | British |
| DEVANI, Atul | Director | 2022-12-12 | May 1966 | British |
| MACKINTOSH, Andrew John, Dr | Director | 2024-11-15 | Sep 1955 | British |
| PANU, Stella | Director | 2025-09-23 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie | Secretary | 2003-10-23 | 2023-09-01 |
| BNP PARIBAS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-06-10 | 2003-10-23 |
| CAPITA SINCLAIR HENDERSON LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 2002-06-10 |
| JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1996-01-19 | 1999-02-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-19 | 1996-01-19 |
| BROCKLEBANK, Aubrey Thomas, Sir | Director | 1996-01-19 | 2010-11-29 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Harold Michael Clunie | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2013-11-12 |
| DEAN, Barry Malcolm | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2025-09-22 |
| GOLDSMITH, Stuart Andrew | Director | 1996-02-13 | 2023-09-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2016-12-31 |
| JEYNES, Roger David | Director | 2000-11-08 | 2013-11-12 |
| KAY, Christopher Paul | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2024-06-06 |
| POWELL, Christopher Charles | Director | 1996-02-13 | 2013-11-12 |
| SINCLAIR, Helen Rachelle | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2016-12-31 |
| ZAMBONI, Richard Frederick Charles | Director | 1996-01-19 | 2000-11-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-19 | 1996-01-19 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-19 | 1996-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 619 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-03 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-06-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- 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.