Proven VCT PLC
Company 03911323 Active
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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.
3 directors on the board
- Neal Ransome Director · appointed 2017
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2013
- James Kenneth Alexander Barbour Smith Director · appointed 2024
7.9y median 8.8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Neal Ransome Director · appointed 2017
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Neal Ransome Director · appointed 2017
- James Kenneth Alexander Barbour Smith Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2013
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.
Business services 1Finance 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Premier Foods PLC 1 shared director
- Rightmove PLC 1 shared director
- Dowgate Group Limited 1 shared director
- Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03911323 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Public Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 18/01/2000 |
| Address | CHARTER HOUSE, 55 DRURY LANE, LONDON, WC2B 5SQ |
| Accounts next due | 31/08/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 28/02/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
64301 - Activities of investment trusts
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Owns 10 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- 10101703
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - 09855805
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Litchfield Media Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Cogora Group LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-09-07 - Rapid Charge Grid Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2017-08-21 - Disposable Cubicle Curtains Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-01-31 - Vigilant Applications Limited ceased 2026-05-30
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Dianomi PLC ceased 2018-02-21
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Donatantonio Group Limited ceased 2020-03-18
50-75% shares · notified 2016-11-01 - Donatantonio Group Limited ceased 2025-01-03
25-50% shares · notified 2020-03-18
Officers (19)
- James Kenneth Alexander Barbour Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Neal Ransome Director · appointed 2017
- Beringea LLP Corporate-secretary · appointed 2015
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2013
Show 15 former officers
- Malcolm Kennedy Hunt Moss Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025
- David Spencer Eberly Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2007
- Barry Malcolm Dean Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2024
- Grant Leslie Whitehouse Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2015
- Celia Linda Whitten Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2005
- Alexander Spiro Jr Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2007
- Gordon Robert Power Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2003
- Stephen Peter Edwards Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
- Ernest Henry Sharp Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2006
- Nicholas Peter Lewis Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2010
- Thomas Peter Sooke Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2004
- Hutton Corporate Services Limited Corporate-secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2004
- Andrew John Davison Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2018
- Anthony Jonathan Hunt Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2000
- Michael Lionel Harris Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2000
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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