GROSVENOR HILL VENTURES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£104K
-93.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.6M
-405.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £210,000 | £74,000 | -£1,212,000 | -1,737.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,000 | -£317,000 | -£1,602,000 | -405.4% | |
| Net profit | -£14,000 | -£240,000 | -£1,505,000 | -527.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,855,000 | £1,507,000 | £104,000 | -93.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,855,000 | £1,507,000 | £104,000 | -93.1% | |
| Equity | £1,855,000 | £1,507,000 | £104,000 | -93.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 4.9% | -1165.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 88.2% | 99.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 0.29x | 0.02x | |
| Interest cover | 0.49x | 0.14x | -2.19x |
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
- GROSVENOR HILL VENTURES LIMITED 1994-03-11 → present
- TALKMUCH PROJECTS LIMITED 1994-02-18 → 1994-03-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Company have received confirmation from the Directors of the ultimate parent company that if needs be the ultimate parent company would financially support the Company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due and carry on its business without curtailment of its operations for a period of 12 months from the date of the approval of these financial statements. As a result, the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be appropriate.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company extended growth finance to existing investee companies. In addition, the company partially disposed of one investment holding, which is now held as an associate investment.”
- “On the 13th February 2026, £250k of cash was issued to VuCity in exchange for 2,368,520 В cumulative redeemable preference shares with voting rights which were issued to Grosvenor Hill Ventures Limited on the 5th March 2026.”
- “A further £100k cash funding was issued to VuCity on 22nd May 2026 in exchange for 947,408 B cumulative redeemable preference shares with voting rights.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Christine Lynn | Secretary | 2013-07-31 | — | — |
| LEE, Christopher Michael | Director | 2016-06-02 | Dec 1965 | British |
| RUSSELL, Matthew Anthony | Director | 2023-03-31 | May 1976 | British |
| SHAW, Simon James Blouet | Director | 2016-06-02 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Aubrey John | Secretary | 1994-03-04 | 1994-03-24 |
| CUTLER, Tina Lynne | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2004-02-24 |
| EAST, Michaela Frances | Secretary | 2008-07-14 | 2013-07-31 |
| HILDREY, Christina Elspeth | Secretary | 1997-11-06 | 2001-07-01 |
| LATHAM, Clare Jacqueline | Secretary | 1994-03-24 | 1997-11-05 |
| MICHELSON-CARR, Ruth Tessa | Secretary | 2003-05-09 | 2008-07-14 |
| YOUNG, Amilha | Secretary | 2017-05-15 | 2018-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-02-18 | 1994-03-04 |
| ADAMS, Aubrey John | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2008-05-07 |
| BLOTT, Godfrey Alexander | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2000-04-07 |
| CRAIG, David John Alastair | Director | 1996-03-05 | 1996-05-15 |
| DEAN, James Fitzroy | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2008-07-04 |
| DEAN, Robert Lewis | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1996-05-15 |
| HALL, Rodney Frank | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1996-05-15 |
| HOPE, Simon Richard | Director | 1995-07-06 | 2016-06-02 |
| INGE, George Patrick Francis | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1994-08-03 |
| MANNING, Christopher Michael | Director | 1996-05-15 | 2004-04-30 |
| MCKELLAR, Robert Alexander James | Director | 1994-07-19 | 1996-05-15 |
| MITCHELL, Victoria Maureen | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-05-15 |
| O'DONNELL, Danny | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2023-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-02-18 | 1994-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savills Plc | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.