MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 3 PLC
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Cash
£15m
+14.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£66m
+5.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-51% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,488,000 | £1,218,000 | -51% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,488,000 | £1,218,000 | -51% | |
| Net profit | £2,488,000 | £1,218,000 | -51% | |
| Cash | £13,086,000 | £15,009,000 | +14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £62,146,000 | £65,818,000 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | £62,146,000 | £65,818,000 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £62,146,000 | £65,818,000 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £87,000 | £85,000 | -2.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £20,939 | £23,000 | +9.8% |
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.6% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 39.45x | 28.20x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 3 PLC 2009-12-09 → present
- ABERDEEN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES VCT PLC 2001-09-07 → 2009-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate financial resources to enable it to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, for at least the next 12 months from the date of the approval of this Annual Report.”
Significant events
- “Summize partial realization completed post period end, generating an initial return of 3.6x cost comprising a mixture of cash and a retained equity stake.”
- “Exit from Horizon Ceremonies in July 2025, generating an initial return of 2.4x cost and cash proceeds of over £3 million.”
- “Exit from DPP in November 2025, generating a total return of 2.1x cost over the life of the investment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAVEN CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-06-10 | — | — |
| ALLAN, David Stewart | Director | 2017-03-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| NIXON, William Robert | Director | 2005-11-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| PICKERING, Keith Andrew | Director | 2015-04-15 | May 1963 | British |
| PRISEMAN, David Graham | Director | 2024-02-01 | May 1960 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2009-06-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-07 |
| COULTER, Robert Caldwell | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-14 |
| CRAIG, Ian Alexander, Mr | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2017-04-27 |
| DEVANI, Atul Suryakant | Director | 2014-04-05 | 2024-05-02 |
| DIGGINES, Jonathan Brett | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2005-01-31 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2008-07-16 |
| MICHIE, William Guthrie Mcgregor | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2016-04-13 |
| MURISON, Andrew Howard | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2015-04-15 |
| ONEIL, Rosemary | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-14 |
| WOOD, Stephen Fitzmaurice | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2014-04-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 409 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-09-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-03 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-03 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 14
- 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.