MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 4 PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-09 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£88M
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 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,225,000 | £2,235,000 | -£1,543,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,225,000 | £2,235,000 | -£1,543,000 | |
| Cash | £5,243,000 | £9,670,000 | £8,129,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £89,150,000 | £84,232,000 | £88,137,000 | |
| Equity | £89,150,000 | £84,232,000 | £88,137,000 | |
| 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 21.36x | 31.52x | 22.43x |
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
- MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 4 PLC 2009-12-21 → present
- ABERDEEN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES VCT 2 PLC 2004-08-26 → 2009-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Significant events
- “In early July 2025, the material realisation of Horizon Ceremonies completed, generating an initial return of 2.33x cost and over £5 million in cash, with the potential for further deferred proceeds”
- “A notable development, shortly after the period end, was the material realisation of Horizon Ceremonies, the owner and operator of three established crematoria. Your Company first invested in Horizon Ceremonies in 2017, backing an experienced team with a clear strategic objective to build, own and operate a portfolio of next generation crematoria located across the UK.”
- “The exit from Horizon Ceremonies, the largest holding in the portfolio, completed.”
- “Real World Health and the valuation was written down in full. The company entered administration in February 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAVEN CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-06-15 | — | — |
| BITTNER, Daniel | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1966 | Swiss |
| COLQUHOUN, Brian Robert Alexander | Director | 2022-08-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
| GRAY, Fraser James | Director | 2019-12-18 | Jul 1964 | British |
| NIXON, William Robert | Director | 2005-11-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2009-06-10 |
| DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-08-26 | 2004-09-01 |
| CORMACK, Ian Donald | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2019-05-15 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2008-08-06 |
| GRAHAM-WOOD, Malcolm David | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2022-05-11 |
| LAPPING, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2015-04-29 |
| LINTHWAITE, Peter John Nicholas | Director | 2018-11-15 | 2022-06-17 |
| POTTER, David Roger William | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2015-04-29 |
| SCOTT, Steven | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2025-05-08 |
| 25 NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-08-26 | 2004-09-01 |
| DM DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-08-26 | 2004-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 313 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-26 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-26 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order | |
| 2026-02-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 14
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.