ALBION DEVELOPMENT VCT PLC

Company summary

Insolvency history recorded

Company number: 03654040
Status: LIQUIDATION
Incorporated / age: 21 October 199828 years
Registered office: Rsm Uk Restructuring Advisory Llp, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB
Accounts due: 30 June 2025
Confirmation statement due: 4 November 2025
Active officers: 3
Outstanding charges: 0
Insolvency cases: 1
Current insolvency status: Liquidation

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 27 October 2026 at 23:25 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Public limited company
Address
Rsm Uk Restructuring Advisory Llp, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB
Nature of business
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Previous company names
CLOSE BROTHERS DEVELOPMENT VCT PLC

Insolvency

Cases: 1

Current Companies House status: Liquidation

Members voluntary liquidation
Case 1
Wound up
19 December 2024
Declaration of solvency
9 December 2024
Practitioners
- Gareth Harris
  Insolvency practitioner
  Appointed
  19 December 2024
- Karen Ann Spears
  Insolvency practitioner
  Appointed
  19 December 2024
  Ceased to act
  6 May 2026
- James Miller
  Insolvency practitioner
  Appointed
  6 May 2026

Officer details

Show 16 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
ALBIONVC LLP ACTIVE Registration number OC341254	Secretary	23 Jan 2009				1, Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL, England
FRASER ALLEN, William Thomas ACTIVE	Director	19 Dec 2024		England	October 1970	Rsm Uk Restructuring Advisory Llp, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB
HANSRANI, Vikash ACTIVE	Director	19 Dec 2024		United Kingdom	April 1982	Rsm Uk Restructuring Advisory Llp, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB
DAVIS, William Edward RESIGNED	Secretary	27 Nov 1998	26 Apr 2000			Beechcroft, Wield Road, Medstead Alton, Hampshire, GU34 5NH
GAIN, Jonathan Mark RESIGNED	Secretary	05 Jul 1999	15 Jan 2004			9 Nash Place, Penn, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8ES
KINNEAR, Catherine RESIGNED	Secretary	15 Jan 2004	31 Jul 2005			Stapley House, Stapley Lane Ropley, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0EN
CLOSE VENTURES LIMITED RESIGNED	Secretary	31 Jul 2005	23 Jan 2009			10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Secretary	21 Oct 1998	27 Nov 1998			41 Park Square, Leeds, LS1 2NS
DAVIDSON, Roderick Macdonald RESIGNED	Director	08 Dec 1998	31 Dec 2007	England	January 1938	Coach House, Clifton Down Road, Bristol, BS8 4AG
GOLEBY, Lyn Mary RESIGNED	Director	03 Nov 2017	19 Dec 2024	England	November 1957	1, Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL, England
LARKIN, Benjamin RESIGNED	Director	05 Dec 2016	19 Dec 2024	United Kingdom	September 1967	1, Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL, England
MALCOLM, Francis Kyles RESIGNED	Director	08 Dec 1998	10 Mar 2007		December 1943	50 Gamekeepers Road, Barnton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH4 6LS
O'SHAUGHNESSY, James Richard, Lord RESIGNED	Director	08 Jul 2019	19 Dec 2024	England	March 1976	1, Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL, England
PHILLIPPS, Andrew James RESIGNED	Director	30 Oct 2007	17 Mar 2017	England	November 1968	13 Chamberlain Street Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8XB
PINCKNEY, David Charles RESIGNED	Director	08 Dec 1998	06 Jun 2013	United Kingdom	September 1940	Southcot House, Chapmanslade, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4AU
REEVE, Patrick Harold RESIGNED	Director	12 Nov 2013	19 Dec 2024	England	April 1960	17, Albion Street, London, W2 2AS, England
THORNTON, Jonathan George Trevelyan RESIGNED	Director	08 Dec 1998	03 Nov 2017	United Kingdom	March 1947	79 Woodland Gardens, London, N10 3UD
VERO, Geoffrey Osborne RESIGNED	Director	02 Jul 2007	19 May 2019	England	January 1947	1, King's Arms Yard, London, EC2R 7AF
PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Director	21 Oct 1998	08 Dec 1998			41 Park Square, Leeds, LS1 2NS

ALBIONVC LLP ACTIVE
Registration number: OC341254
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 23 Jan 2009
Address: 1, Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL, England

FRASER ALLEN, William Thomas ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Dec 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1970
Address: Rsm Uk Restructuring Advisory Llp, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB

HANSRANI, Vikash ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Dec 2024
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1982
Address: Rsm Uk Restructuring Advisory Llp, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB

Filing history

Timeline

People with significant control

Charges

Created	Status	Filings
31 Jan 2005	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
31 Mar 2004	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
19 Feb 2001	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)

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21 October 2018
To
Current
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From
21 October 2016
To
2 February 2023

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