OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC
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Cash
£3.1m
-25.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£541m
+12.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£14m
-43.7% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,856,000 | £25,737,000 | £14,480,000 | -43.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,423,000 | £24,110,000 | £12,401,000 | -48.6% | |
| Cash | £4,868,000 | £4,251,000 | £3,149,000 | -25.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £373,025,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £390,294,000 | £482,563,000 | £541,059,000 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | — | £482,563,000 | £541,059,000 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £140,000 | £181,500 | £179,707 | -1% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -1.4% | 0.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.43x | 3.54x | 5.73x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC 2012-09-27 → present
- OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 3 PLC 2010-08-12 → 2012-09-27
- OCTOPUS PROTECTED VCT PLC 2006-06-07 → 2010-08-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the next twelve months from the date of this report. 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 the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Therefore, we are not required to report on this basis.”
Group structure
- OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC · parent
- Natterbox 100%
- Healx 100%
- SWOOP Operations 100%
Significant events
- “The Board approved an offer to raise up to £75 million, which was fully subscribed.”
- “Shares of £4.0 million were bought back in the year.”
- “During the year, disposals from five companies generated total cash proceeds of £33.9 million for Apollo.”
- “We exited our holding in Hasgrove (Interact) in December 2025, following its acquisition by Costk Capital Partners. This holding was in our portfolio for almost 20 years and generated a return of 64.6x on our initial investment.”
- “In January 2026, Apollo disposed of its holding in Delio, generating a total return of 1.0x on its investment.”
- “New investment activity with Apollo investing £43.4 million into ten new opportunities, as compared to eight new investments completed in the prior year which totalled £31.6 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-05-07 | — | — |
| DODSWORTH, Lindsay Diane | Director | 2025-09-15 | May 1962 | British |
| ELCOCK, Gillian Denise | Director | 2023-12-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| GUNN, Graeme James | Director | 2025-09-15 | May 1967 | British |
| POWLES, Christopher John | Director | 2012-09-28 | Mar 1963 | British |
| STEELE, William Murray Black | Director | 2012-09-28 | Jul 1948 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD, Nicola | Secretary | 2013-06-06 | 2018-04-09 |
| KANANI, Parisha | Secretary | 2018-04-09 | 2020-05-01 |
| OSMOND, Neil Damian | Secretary | 2006-06-07 | 2007-11-28 |
| SPEVACK, Tracey Jane | Secretary | 2011-09-20 | 2013-06-06 |
| WHITTEN, Celia Linda | Secretary | 2007-11-28 | 2011-09-20 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-06-07 | 2006-06-07 |
| COOPER, Matthew Jonathan | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2016-01-27 |
| EDWARDS, Michael | Director | 2006-06-07 | 2006-07-27 |
| FINN, Claire Elizabeth Catherine | Director | 2021-09-21 | 2025-10-15 |
| HAMBRO, Alexander Robert, Hon | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2025-07-10 |
| JOHNSON, Robert James | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2012-09-28 |
| MORGAN, Arthur William Crawford | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2014-11-28 |
| OSMOND, Neil Damian | Director | 2006-06-07 | 2006-07-27 |
| OTTER, James | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2021-07-31 |
| PEARSON, Ian Phares | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2017-01-31 |
| WILSON, Neil Linton | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2010-06-01 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-06-07 | 2006-06-07 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-06-07 | 2006-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 471 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-08-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-26 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 16
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.