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Octopus AIM VCT PLC

Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Neal Ransome 2016-2025 Director View profile
  2. Marion Jane Sears 2011-2016 Director View profile
  3. Roger John Smith 1998-2021 Director View profile
  4. Stephen John Hazell Smith 1998-2024 Director View profile
  5. Francis Kyles Malcolm 1998-2007 Director View profile
  6. Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve 1998-2016 Director View profile
  7. Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  8. Nicola Board 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  9. Patricia Standaloft 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  10. Celia Linda Whitten 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  11. Close Ventures Limited 2005-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile
  12. Catherine Kinnear 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  13. William Edward Davis 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified; Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Incorporated
08/12/1997
Registered office
London
Previous names
Close Brothers AIM VCT PLC (until 03/09/2008)
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.2y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 1Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03477519
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/08/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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