PUMA VCT 13 PLC
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Cash
£5.3m
-59.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£226m
+36.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.2m
+1,857.1% 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 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £857,000 | £2,418,000 | £3,320,000 | +37.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£455,000 | £217,000 | £4,247,000 | +1,857.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,097,000 | £217,000 | £4,247,000 | +1,857.1% | |
| Net profit | -£8,097,000 | £217,000 | £4,247,000 | +1,857.1% | |
| Cash | £15,289,000 | £13,157,000 | £5,336,000 | -59.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £118,546,000 | £165,873,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £118,546,000 | £165,873,000 | £225,916,000 | +36.2% | |
| Equity | £118,546,000 | £165,873,000 | £225,916,000 | +36.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £64,000 | £66,083 | £73,200 | +10.8% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -53.1% | 9.0% | 127.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.0% | 127.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | 0.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | 6.40x | 82.94x | 14.96x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered a period of 12 months from the date of this report for the purposes of determining the Company's going concern status... they have taken into consideration the geopolitical climate, and believe that there are no material uncertainties leading to significant doubt. On this basis, the Directors believe that it is appropriate to continue to apply the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year-end but prior to the approval of these financial statements, the Company completed a partial exit of its investment in MySafeDrive Ltd (trading as CameraMatics).”
- “Post year-end, a further 16,860,441 Ordinary Shares have been issued for cash consideration of £20.8 million.”
- “Post year-end further follow on investments were made for £1.2 million into Love Corn, £0.6 million into Ron Dorff, £2.9 million into Aveni, £0.6 million into HR Duo, £0.1 million into Thingtrax and £4.9 million into Pockit.”
- “During the year, a dividend of 3p per Ordinary Share was declared and subsequently paid post year-end in relation to gains on the non-qualifying investment portfolio. The dividend was paid on 13th March 2026 totalling £5.6 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYE, Eliot | Secretary | 2016-09-15 | — | — |
| BUCHLER, David Julian | Director | 2016-12-08 | Dec 1951 | British |
| HAZELL-SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 2016-12-08 | Jan 1954 | British |
| SHORE, Graham Barry | Director | 2016-12-08 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Michael Lionel | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2016-12-08 |
| HK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2016-09-15 | 2016-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hk Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-15 | Ceased 2016-12-08 |
| Hk Registrars Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-15 | Ceased 2016-12-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-12 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 15
- 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.