BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION VENTURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-09 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£249K
-38.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£737K
-15.1% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£737K
-15.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £898,000 | £769,000 | |
| Operating profit | £853,000 | £726,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £868,000 | £737,000 | |
| Net profit | £868,000 | £737,000 | |
| Cash | £403,000 | £249,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £868,000 | £737,000 | |
| Net assets | £868,000 | £737,000 | |
| Equity | £868,000 | £737,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 95.0% | 94.4% | |
| Net margin | 96.7% | 95.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 98.3% | 98.5% | |
| Current ratio | 19.47x | 7.76x |
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. 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
“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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company made a profit of £737k for the year ended 31 March 2025 (2024: £868k) as set out in the financial statements. The company ended the year with cash of £249k (2024: £403k) and net assets of £737k (2024: £868k).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Charmaine Helen, Dr | Director | 2020-07-08 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SADLER, Claire | Director | 2021-02-24 | Nov 1973 | British |
| SWAINE-HUGHES, Allison Lynne | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, John Michael | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| HALL, Malcolm Iain | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2010-01-18 |
| HOPKINS, Simon David William | Secretary | 2010-01-18 | 2013-08-16 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Michael Gordon | Secretary | 1992-11-25 | 1999-12-31 |
| MACMILLAN, Richard | Secretary | 2017-02-06 | 2019-09-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-11-25 | 1992-11-25 |
| BLAIR, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2004-03-09 | 2009-08-07 |
| BRINGANS, Amanda Jane | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2020-10-30 |
| BUSK, Leslie Francis Harry, Major General | Director | 1992-11-25 | 2003-11-25 |
| EDWARDS, John Michael | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| FORD, Miranda | Director | 1996-03-25 | 2002-05-31 |
| GILLESPIE, Simon Maxwell | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HALL, Malcolm Iain | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-01-18 |
| HOLLINS, Peter Thomas | Director | 2003-11-26 | 2013-03-31 |
| HOPKINS, Simon David William | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2013-08-31 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Michael Gordon | Director | 1992-11-25 | 1999-12-31 |
| LUCAS, Michael Graham | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2012-06-30 |
| MCBRIDE, Beatrice Helen | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2014-05-12 |
| MOREIRA, Aneesha | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2010-10-15 |
| PARKES, Anne Louise | Director | 2011-03-21 | 2015-12-22 |
| ROBERTS, Michael Gordon Ray | Director | 1992-11-25 | 1996-02-29 |
| SANDFORD, Colin Wallace | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2004-03-09 |
| TAYLOR, Maxine | Director | 1999-06-24 | 1999-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Michael John, Mr. | Director | 2012-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Heart Foundation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-14.4%
£898,000 £769,000
-
Cash
-38.2%
£403,000 £249,000
-
Net assets
-15.1%
£868,000 £737,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-14.9%
£853,000 £726,000
-
Profit before tax
-15.1%
£868,000 £737,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers