ALBION CROWN VCT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£49M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£180M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,166,000 | -£1,946,000 | £3,229,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,166,000 | -£1,946,000 | £3,229,000 | |
| Cash | £24,754,000 | £38,565,000 | £48,728,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £150,641,000 | £170,112,000 | £179,867,000 | |
| Net assets | £150,641,000 | £170,112,000 | £179,861,000 | |
| Equity | £150,641,000 | £170,112,000 | £179,861,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2025-06-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 14.32x | 33.30x | 33.42x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-06-17
- ALBION CROWN VCT PLC 2024-06-17 → present
- CROWN PLACE VCT PLC 2006-01-13 → 2024-06-17
- MURRAY VCT 3 PLC 1998-01-14 → 2006-01-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this evaluation, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the VCT has adequate resources and will be in compliance with key laws and regulations to remain in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Consequently, the Directors consider it is appropriate to continue to use the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The C share class will convert into Ordinary shares on a relative Net Asset Value basis as at 30 June 2026, which is expected to complete in November 2026.”
- “Following the Chancellor's Autumn Budget announcement in November 2025, the Government will modernise the VCT scheme by doubling the gross asset and investment limits for VCTs. From 6 April 2026, upfront income tax relief on new VCT investments will be reduced from 30% to 20%.”
- “Albion VCTs launched a prospectus top up offer of new Ordinary shares for subscription in the 2025/26 tax year. The offer closed on 16 March 2026, raising £30.0 million.”
- “During the six months to 31 December 2025, the Company bought back a total of 4,580,892 Ordinary shares and 2,171,837 C shares which have been cancelled, at a total cost of £2.1 million.”
- “The Company has appointed The City Partnership (UK) Limited as its new registrar from July 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBION CAPITAL GROUP LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-01-23 | — | — |
| BERRESFORD, Dorothy Ann | Director | 2024-12-19 | Sep 1960 | British |
| GARSIDE, Pamela Mary | Director | 2019-03-01 | Feb 1954 | British |
| GLOVER, Richard Gordon Finlay | Director | 2024-12-19 | Aug 1952 | British |
| WILSON, Richard Charles | Director | 2024-12-19 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINNEAR, Catherine | Secretary | 2005-04-09 | 2005-08-04 |
| CLOSE VENTURES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-08-04 | 2009-01-23 |
| MURRAY JOHNSTONE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-01-14 | 2006-01-24 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-14 | 1998-01-14 |
| AGNEW, James Douglas | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| BEAGLES, Rachel Anne | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2015-11-12 |
| BRADE, Karen Mary | Director | 2010-10-08 | 2019-09-30 |
| BURNS, Geoffrey Douglas John Charles | Director | 1998-01-14 | 1998-01-28 |
| COOPER, James | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2006-01-13 |
| CROSTHWAITE, Patrick Tudor | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2014-11-13 |
| CUBIE, Andrew, Sir | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2010-11-09 |
| ELLINGHAM, Tony | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| FREER, Penelope Anne | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2023-11-23 |
| HUNTINGFORD, Richard Norman Legh | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2020-09-30 |
| LALL, Vikram | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2012-05-15 |
| MAIR, Alexander Stirling Fraser, Dr. | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2006-01-13 |
| PARLETT, Michael Harold James | Director | 1998-01-14 | 1998-01-28 |
| SPENCE, Ian Angus | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2026-03-10 |
| TIMMS, Peter Kenneth | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2006-01-13 |
| VERO, Geoffrey Osborne | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2010-09-27 |
| WALKER, Michael John | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2005-02-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-14 | 1998-01-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-14 | 1998-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 592 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-01 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 15
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.