MOLTEN VENTURES PLC
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Cash
£52m
-41.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4bn
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
58
-6.5% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£122m
+60,700% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£10,000,000 | £117,700,000 | +1,277% | |
| Profit before tax | -£49,800,000 | £200,000 | £121,600,000 | +60,700% | |
| Net profit | -£40,600,000 | -£800,000 | £120,300,000 | +15,137.5% | |
| Cash | £57,000,000 | £89,000,000 | £51,700,000 | -41.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,369,800,000 | £1,455,400,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,234,700,000 | £1,228,400,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | — | £1,235,800,000 | £1,358,800,000 | +10% | |
| Average employees | — | 62 | 58 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | — | £19,000,000 | £16,600,000 | -12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £5,823,000 | £3,039,000 | -47.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.7% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 11.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.44x | 6.78x | 2.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | -5.88x | 61.95x |
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
- MOLTEN VENTURES PLC 2021-11-08 → present
- DRAPER ESPRIT PLC 2016-06-09 → 2021-11-08
- INGLEBY (1994) PLC 2015-09-29 → 2016-06-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have made a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. They consider the Group and Company will be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- MOLTEN VENTURES PLC · parent
- Esprit Capital Partners LLP 100%
- Molten Ventures (Nominee) Limited 100%
- Elderstreet Holdings Limited 100%
- Molten Ventures (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Esprit Investments (1)B LP 100%
- Esprit Investments (2)B LP 100%
- Grow Trustees Limited 100%
- Molten Ventures Advisors Limited 100%
- Molten Ventures Holdings Limited 100%
- Molten Ventures Holdings Ltd 100%
- Esprit Investments (1)(B)(SC) LP 100%
- Esprit Investments (2)(B)(II) LP 100%
- Forward Partners Group Limited 100%
- Molten Ventures (Ireland) Limited 56%
- Esprit Investments (2)(B) LP 100%
- Forward Partners I LP 100%
- Forward Partners II LP 100%
- Connect Ventures One LP 96%
Significant events
- “In June 2026, the Group received proceeds of approximately £63 million from a further partial realisation of its holding in Revolut. The proceeds were received at the carrying value of the holding as at 31 March 2026. This has been treated as a non-adjusting post balance sheet event for the purposes of these consolidated financial statements.”
- “On 9 June 2026, subsequent to the balance sheet date of 31 March 2026, ICEYE confirmed a Series F funding round, raising £450 million at a valuation of over £10 billion. As part of the transaction, the Group will sell a proportion of its holding, generating proceeds of approximately £27 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAITH, Gareth Michael | Secretary | 2022-06-13 | — | — |
| CHAPMAN, Stuart Malcolm | Director | 2015-11-20 | Jan 1970 | British |
| COOK, Grahame David | Director | 2015-11-20 | Apr 1958 | British |
| GENTLEMAN, Sarah Felicity | Director | 2021-09-08 | Feb 1970 | British |
| HOLLINGWORTH, Laurence David Edgar | Director | 2024-01-02 | May 1958 | British |
| NAQUSHBANDI, Lara Hennah | Director | 2023-09-11 | Feb 1981 | British |
| SLOWEY, Gervaise | Director | 2021-07-23 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| WILKINSON, Benjamin David | Director | 2019-06-04 | Nov 1980 | British |
| ZIMMERMANN, Andrew Heinz, Mr | Director | 2025-01-28 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGERS, Kristian Thomas | Secretary | 2015-09-29 | 2015-11-20 |
| BERNWOOD COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2022-06-13 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-11-20 | 2022-04-01 |
| COOK, Simon Christopher | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2020-07-01 |
| DAVIS, Martin Michael Arthur | Director | 2019-11-04 | 2024-10-29 |
| HEATHER, Nicholas Roy | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2015-11-20 |
| PELLY, Richard Fowler | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2023-07-26 |
| ROGERS, Kristian Thomas | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2015-11-20 |
| SLATFORD, Karen | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2023-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 18
- 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.