UNICORN AIM VCT PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-21 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-40.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£194M
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3M
-581.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,910,000 | £2,970,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £625,000 | -£3,012,000 | |
| Net profit | £625,000 | -£3,012,000 | |
| Cash | £4,420,000 | £2,635,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £199,422,000 | £194,361,000 | |
| Net assets | £199,422,000 | £194,361,000 | |
| Equity | £199,422,000 | £194,361,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 21.5% | -101.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.83x | 1.34x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue in operation over the five year period. 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
- “Offer for Subscription raised £24.1 million (after costs).”
- “New Offer for Subscription announced to raise up to £25.0 million on 27 November 2025.”
- “Agreement entered with Castik Capital S.à r.l. for proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Hasgrove on 28 November 2025.”
- “Special interim dividend of 6.0 pence per share paid on 21 February 2025.”
- “Interim dividend of 3.0 pence per share paid on 12 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISCA ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-01 | — | — |
| BARTLETT, Julian Antony | Director | 2024-10-02 | Jun 1964 | British |
| TUBBS, Josephine Vanessa | Director | 2022-05-24 | Feb 1968 | British |
| WOODCOCK, Timothy David | Director | 2019-06-10 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-08-07 | 2001-09-26 |
| MATRIX-SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2012-05-29 |
| MOBEUS EQUITY PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2012-05-29 | 2014-09-01 |
| DIAMOND, Malcolm Mcdonald | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2013-02-07 |
| DICKS, Peter Frederick | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2020-05-18 |
| GINMAN-HORRELL, Maria Charlotta | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2026-02-04 |
| GROSSMAN, James H | Director | 2009-01-15 | 2017-01-12 |
| HAMER, Jeremy John | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2025-02-12 |
| HARRIS, Jocelin Montague St John | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2023-02-07 |
| HOLT, Robert | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2006-04-25 |
| ROYDS, David John George | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2010-03-09 |
| WEBB, Peter | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2008-09-26 |
| HILLGATE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-08-07 | 2001-09-26 |
| HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-08-07 | 2001-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 588 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2025-10-09 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-09 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-11-12 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-11-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-08-27 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.1%
£2,910,000 £2,970,000
-
Cash
-40.4%
£4,420,000 £2,635,000
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£199,422,000 £194,361,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
-581.9%
£625,000 -£3,012,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers