PUMA ALPHA VCT PLC
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Cash
£1.5m
-51.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31m
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£3.7m
-110.2% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,128,000 | -£1,771,000 | -£3,723,000 | -110.2% | |
| Net profit | -£4,128,000 | -£1,771,000 | -£3,723,000 | -110.2% | |
| Cash | £1,817,000 | £3,206,000 | £1,548,000 | -51.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,666,000 | £30,686,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £27,666,000 | £30,686,000 | £31,331,000 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £27,666,000 | £30,686,000 | £31,331,000 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £60,000 | £67,000 | £77,000 | +14.9% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.6% | 9.9% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 6.17x | 2.52x | 10.33x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this review, the Directors have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate cash resources to enable it to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the one-year period to 28 February 2027.”
Significant events
- “Partial realisation of CameraMatics post year-end, generating significant cash proceeds while retaining exposure to future upside”
- “In February, Le Col was exited following the sale of the business to HEAD Group, with the valuation adjusted accordingly to reflect the realised exit outcome.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end but prior to the approval of these, financial statements, the Company completed a partial exit of its investment in MySafeDrive Ltd (trading as CameraMatics).”
- “Following the year-end, a further 856,663 Ordinary Shares were allotted for cash consideration of £0.8 million.”
- “Post year-end further follow on investments were made for £0.08 million into Love Corn, £0.5 million into Aveni, £0.09 million into HR Duo, £0.07 million into Thingtrax and £0.08 million into Pockit.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYE, Eliot Charles | Secretary | 2023-07-10 | — | — |
| KOCK, Egmont Stephanus | Director | 2019-06-26 | Feb 1951 | British |
| OIRSCHOT, Richard Anthony | Director | 2019-06-26 | Jun 1960 | British |
| VAN MESSEL, Michael Laurent | Director | 2019-06-26 | May 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST, Paul James | Secretary | 2019-06-26 | 2023-07-10 |
| HK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-04-11 | 2019-06-26 |
| HEINEMANN, Stephen | Director | 2019-04-11 | 2019-06-26 |
| HK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2019-04-11 | 2019-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hk Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-11 | Ceased 2020-01-15 |
| Hk Registrars Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-11 | Ceased 2020-01-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-01 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 14
- 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.