ALBION ENTERPRISE VCT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£56M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£268M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £9,510,000 | £14,241,000 | -£1,521,000 | |
| Net profit | £9,510,000 | £14,241,000 | -£1,521,000 | |
| Cash | £49,666,000 | £74,145,000 | £55,879,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £145,697,000 | £278,824,000 | £268,488,000 | |
| Net assets | £145,697,000 | £278,526,000 | £268,345,000 | |
| Equity | £145,697,000 | £278,526,000 | £268,345,000 | |
| 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 2025-09-30 vs 2025-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 56.29x | 45.30x | 38.32x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ALBION ENTERPRISE VCT PLC 2009-03-23 → present
- CLOSE ENTERPRISE VCT PLC 2006-11-07 → 2009-03-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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.”
Significant events
- “On 23 October 2025, the Company announced the publication of its prospectus for the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers 2025/26.”
- “In November 2025 the Company disposed of its holding in the Evewell Group for initial proceeds of £6.1 million, representing 2.8x return on cash invested (including interest and dividends received) with the potential to return 3.2x through an earnout.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBION CAPITAL GROUP LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-01-23 | — | — |
| BURROWS, Christopher Philip | Director | 2018-06-27 | Mar 1960 | British |
| LARKIN, Benjamin | Director | 2024-12-19 | Sep 1967 | British |
| LATHAM, Philippa Anne Joan | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, James Richard, Lord | Director | 2024-12-19 | Mar 1976 | British |
| WHITLOCK, Rhodri Ryland | Director | 2021-01-19 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSE VENTURES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-07 | 2009-01-23 |
| BRUCE, Janet Patricia, Lady Balfour Of Burleigh | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2021-08-12 |
| LORD ST JOHN OF BLETSO | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2020-11-30 |
| PACKE, Maxwell Gordon | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2024-09-03 |
| REEVE, Patrick Harold | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2024-12-19 |
| STANFORD, Henry Julian Aglionby | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2006-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 367 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-05-20 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-20 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.