PRAETURA GROWTH VCT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£635K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
3
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£259K
Period ending 2025-01-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£259,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£259,000 | |
| Cash | £284,000 | £635,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,000 | £3,673,000 | |
| Net assets | £50,000 | £3,673,000 | |
| Equity | £50,000 | £3,673,000 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | £33,443 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £33,443 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 5.15x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Fundraising for 2024/2025 tax year closed on 3 April 2025, raising £4.9m in total to date.”
- “Post year end, 2,436,126 ordinary shares issued for £2,338,014, and an additional £150k invested into Access Systems (UK) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, Rebecca Emily | Secretary | 2023-06-02 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON, Paul John | Director | 2023-06-02 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MCARTHUR, Sam Robin Dennis | Director | 2023-06-02 | Jul 1981 | British |
| SCOTT, Elizabeth Christine Philomena | Director | 2023-06-02 | Aug 1980 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-12-06 | 2023-06-02 |
| HEINEMANN, Stephen | Director | 2022-12-06 | 2023-06-02 |
| HK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2022-12-06 | 2023-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hk Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-06 | Ceased 2024-04-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-08 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-28 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- 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.