S-VENTURES PLC
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.8m
Equity attributable
Employees
4
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£758k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £19,658,000 | £13,920,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,802,000 | -£662,000 | -£758,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,045,000 | -£1,942,000 | -£758,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,240,000 | -£777,000 | — | |
| Cash | £305,000 | £252,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,402,000 | £6,098,000 | £2,782,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £4,063,000 | £1,823,000 | £2,782,000 | — | |
| Equity | £4,063,000 | £1,823,000 | £2,782,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 108 | 95 | 4 | — | |
| Wages | £3,680,000 | £3,220,000 | £170,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £389,000 | £219,000 | £172,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -14.3% | -4.8% | — | |
| Net margin | — | -16.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.6% | -10.9% | -27.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.3% | 89.7% | 21.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.61x | 0.36x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | -2.24x | -0.51x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RPG Crouch Chapman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have therefore concluded that it is reasonable to adopt a going concern basis in preparing these financial statements. This is based on a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing of these accounts.”
Significant events
- “On 26 April 2026, the Company raised gross proceeds of £324,000 from a placing and WRAP retail offering of its ordinary shares.”
- “The proceeds were used to invest in Hybrid Drones Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOUDHRIE, Bhanu | Director | 2021-04-13 | Jun 1978 | British |
| LIVINGSTON, Scott Paul | Director | 2020-07-06 | Apr 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENT, Stephen | Secretary | 2025-02-14 | 2025-05-28 |
| HEWITT, Robert David | Secretary | 2020-07-06 | 2025-02-14 |
| ARGENT, Stephen | Director | 2023-08-29 | 2025-05-28 |
| D'ONOFRIO, Nicol Allan | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2023-07-26 |
| HEWITT, Robert David | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2025-02-14 |
| MITCHELL, David Mcneil | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2024-01-15 |
| PHILLIPS, Alexander James Bevan | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2025-05-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott Paul Livingston | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-07-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.