BLACKFINCH SPRING VCT PLC
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Cash
£8.7M
+136.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£67M
+39.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3.7M
-222.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,004,000 | £3,060,000 | -£3,740,000 | -222.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,004,000 | £3,060,000 | -£3,740,000 | -222.2% | |
| Cash | £3,734,000 | £3,679,000 | £8,704,000 | +136.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,359,000 | £48,008,000 | £66,828,000 | +39.2% | |
| Net assets | £29,359,000 | £48,008,000 | £66,828,000 | +39.2% | |
| Equity | £29,359,000 | £48,008,000 | £66,828,000 | +39.2% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £50,069,000 | £62,500 | £75,000 | +20% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.2% | 0.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 11.50x | 8.25x | 14.66x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future (being a period of twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved).”
Significant events
- “Offer for Subscription raised £26,874,128.”
- “Interim dividend of 2.5p per share on 9 May, and interim dividend of 2.7p per share on 8 August.”
- “An interim dividend of 2.5p per share was announced on 26 January 2026, to be paid on 15 May 2026.”
- “691,485 Ordinary shares were repurchased for £646,481.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-11-04 | — | — |
| HEWITT, Peter Lionel Raleigh | Director | 2019-10-17 | Mar 1953 | British |
| PILLOW, Nicholas Henry Edmond, Dr | Director | 2024-09-03 | May 1971 | British |
| TARIZZO, Katrina, Dr | Director | 2023-08-14 | Nov 1962 | British,Italian |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-08-20 | 2019-11-04 |
| AGOPSOWICZ, Stefan Alexander | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2019-10-21 |
| COOK, Richard James | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2020-09-18 |
| HEINEMANN, Stephen | Director | 2019-08-20 | 2019-11-04 |
| JONES, Katie | Director | 2019-10-28 | 2023-08-14 |
| WILCOCK, Reuben, Dr | Director | 2020-09-18 | 2024-09-03 |
| HK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2019-08-20 | 2019-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hk Registrars Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-20 | Ceased 2020-03-27 |
| Hk Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-20 | Ceased 2020-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.