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Company · Cheltenham

Blackfinch Spring VCT PLC

Activities of venture and development capital companies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Dr Reuben Wilcock 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Katie Jones 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Richard James Cook 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Stefan Alexander Agopsowicz 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Heinemann 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. HK Nominees Limited 2019-2019 Corporate-director View profile
  7. HK Registrars Limited 2019-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Incorporated
20/08/2019
Registered office
Cheltenham

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • HK Nominees Limited ceased 2020-03-27
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-20

Group

  1. Blackfinch Spring VCT PLC is controlled by HK Nominees Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-20, ceased 2020-03-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. HK Nominees Limited is controlled by Howard Kennedy LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Howard Kennedy LLP is controlled by Paul Anthony Roberts
    Evidence
    active significant influence (LLP) · notified 2019-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Anthony Roberts.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

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.

3 directors on the board

3.8y median 2.9y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

1
also govern a charity
0
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 2Professional services 2Property 1Public administration 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
12166417
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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