SURE VENTURES PLC
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Cash
£6.1k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9.4m
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4.6m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £7,462,319 | — | -£4,596,431 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,307,803 | £7,427,812 | -£457,476 | -£4,598,396 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,307,803 | £7,427,812 | -£457,476 | -£4,598,396 | — | |
| Cash | £5,754 | £5,754 | £173,107 | £6,083 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,475,788 | £14,475,788 | £13,514,566 | £9,544,288 | — | |
| Net assets | £13,972,042 | £13,972,042 | £13,514,566 | £9,373,646 | — | |
| Equity | £13,972,042 | £13,972,042 | £13,514,566 | £9,373,646 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £48,000 | — | £120,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £24,000 | — | £72,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 6 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 51.6% | — | -48.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.03x | 0.03x | 1.43x | 1.38x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on this basis. As part of this assessment, the Directors considered the Company's liquidity position and access to funding, including the £1,000,000 loan facility...the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025 the PLC had the opportunity to co-invest in a secured loan facility in a Fund I portfolio company; Cameramatics. The amount invested was €200k, with a 60% coupon attached on successful exit/re-financing round.”
- “Due to the cash exits from Sure Valley Fund I, which returned gross proceeds of €1,869,802.43 to Sure Ventures PLC in the financial year, there was no requirement to raise money through equity issuance.”
- “In December 2025, SVV Fund I agreed the sale of one of the companies within the NDRC @ Arclabs accelerator. SV Fund I invested EUR 300k into this accelerator and one of the companies returned €386k to the Fund, with €100k being distributed to the PLC.”
- “Post year end, in May 2026, SVW Fund I company Cameramatics completed a €49m new funding round from a syndicate of investors. This triggered the loan repayment of €200,000 to Sure Ventures PLC along with a further €120,000 (60%) of coupon income.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APEX SECRETARIES LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| AGNEW, St.John Colin Kenneth, Mr. | Director | 2019-06-15 | Feb 1964 | British |
| BURCHELL, Gareth John | Director | 2017-09-08 | Nov 1980 | Irish |
| WILSON, Perry Christopher | Director | 2018-12-21 | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORTON, Nicholas Philip John | Secretary | 2017-06-21 | 2017-11-17 |
| APEX FUND SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-11-17 | 2021-01-01 |
| BOODY, Christopher James | Director | 2017-09-08 | 2019-06-14 |
| HAYNES, Alexander Iain | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2017-09-08 |
| HORTON, Nicholas Philip John | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2017-09-08 |
| NICOLSON, Sean Torquil | Director | 2017-09-08 | 2018-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shard Merchant Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-21 | Ceased 2018-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2024-12-06 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2023-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.