MOLTEN VENTURES VCT PLC
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Cash
£23m
-28.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£114m
-3.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+116% 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 | £980,000 | £1,665,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£168,000 | -£4,388,000 | £4,169,000 | +195% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,054,000 | -£7,508,000 | £1,202,000 | +116% | |
| Net profit | -£8,054,000 | -£7,508,000 | £1,202,000 | +116% | |
| Cash | £25,102,000 | £32,188,000 | £22,979,000 | -28.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £118,400,000 | £114,398,000 | -3.4% | |
| Net assets | £117,054,000 | £118,232,000 | £114,398,000 | -3.2% | |
| Equity | £117,054,000 | £118,232,000 | £114,398,000 | -3.2% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £101,000 | £144,500 | £149,600 | +3.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £35,000 | £40,000 | £41,400 | +3.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -17.1% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -3.7% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- MOLTEN VENTURES VCT PLC 2022-02-04 → present
- DRAPER ESPRIT VCT PLC 2019-01-10 → 2022-02-04
- ELDERSTREET DRAPER ESPRIT VCT PLC 2017-12-07 → 2019-01-10
- ELDERSTREET VCT PLC 2005-01-26 → 2017-12-07
- ELDERSTREET DOWNING VCT PLC 1997-10-20 → 2005-01-26
- DOWNING STREET VCT PLC 1997-08-26 → 1997-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements as noted further within the Corporate Governance report on page 62.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISCA ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-02-26 | — | — |
| ALDOUS, Hugh Graham Cazalet | Director | 2007-03-01 | Jun 1944 | British |
| BROCK, David Michael | Director | 1998-01-27 | Oct 1949 | British |
| CLARKE, Steven Derek | Director | 2025-04-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| DUCKWORTH, Sally Louise | Director | 2024-01-22 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MARSH, John Richard, Dr | Director | 2021-08-11 | May 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Michael Lionel | Secretary | 1997-08-26 | 1998-01-27 |
| MCGING, Anthony Michael | Secretary | 1998-01-27 | 2001-12-12 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie | Secretary | 2001-12-12 | 2024-02-26 |
| DEAN, Barry Malcolm | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2020-09-22 |
| HARGREAVES, Richard Lawrence, Dr | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2004-06-17 |
| HARRIS, Michael Lionel | Director | 1997-08-26 | 1998-01-27 |
| JACKSON, Michael Edward Wilson | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2021-08-11 |
| JOHNSON, Luke | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2007-10-16 |
| KAY, Christopher Paul | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2004-06-17 |
| LASSMAN, Keith | Director | 1997-08-26 | 1998-01-27 |
| LEWIS, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2025-03-31 |
| PEARCE, Gareth David | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2004-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 419 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-03 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2026-02-03 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order | |
| 2025-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2024-06-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-29 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-04-29 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-04-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.