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Zinc Ventures Limited

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Zinc Ventures Limited accelerates Science-for-Impact innovation by partnering with individuals and organizations to build a better future for people and the planet. They focus on venture building, talent initiatives, and innovation partnerships across the Science-for-Impact ecosystem.

zinc.vc ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£4.2m
Live
6
Buyers
5
12m
£149k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 13
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Zinc Ventures LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Zinc Ventures Limited has won £4.2m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK Research & Innovation at 45% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 13Live contracts
45%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 4
InvestmentPre-seed investment in Science-for-Impact ventures. ↗Innovation PartnershipsCollaborating with partners to drive growth and innovation. ↗Visiting Fellow ProgramExpert support for founders through talks, workshops, and access to research. ↗Executive Coaching NetworkSupport for personal development of individuals and teams. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • CS20010 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Delivery PartnerUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1.4m

Extracted automatically from zinc.vc on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 6 live · 7 historic

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CSP250477 - UKRI Policy Fellowships Training and Mentoring Programme
UK Research and Innovation—12 Feb 2026£149k4.1 yrspending
UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst
UK Research & Innovation7941000009 Apr 2025£800k12 moClosed
UKRI-4460 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund (Round 3)
UK Research & Innovation7941000001 Apr 2025£732k6 moClosed
UKRI-4311 Heritage Archives Collections Significance Review
UK Research & Innovation7941000015 Oct 2024£180k4 moClosed
UKRI-4239 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Accelerator Keeping in Touch and Development Work
UK Research & Innovation7941000012 Sept 2024£180k7 moClosed
CS22366 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy7300000014 Nov 2022£795k1.5 yrsClosed
CS20010 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Delivery Partner
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7300000015 Jun 2020£1.4m4 yrsClosed
UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst
UK Research & Innovation————Live
UKRI-4460 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund (Round 3)
UK Research & Innovation————Live
CS22366 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)73000000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £325k1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 96%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

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1
UK Research & Innovation
8 contracts
45%
since 2024
2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
33%
since 2020
3
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 contract
19%
since 2022
4
UK Research and Innovation
2 contracts
4%
since 2026
5
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West12 contracts
81%
London1 contract
19%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Zinc Ventures Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£3.0m4
SU
SUSTENIC LIMITED
Yes£2.7m1
GE
Goonhilly Earth Station
Yes£2.3m1
PC
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
No£1.9m4
ZV
Zinc Ventures Limited
Yes£149k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 17 Mar 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
10796984
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
31 May 2017
Reg. office
Euston House,, Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1AD
SIC codes
72200 · 82990 · 85422 · 85590
Last accounts
31 May 2025
Next accounts due
28 Feb 2027

Directors & PSC

  • KLEIN, Saul Charles — director
    Appointed 01 May 2018
  • GOLDNER, Ella — director
    Appointed 31 May 2017
  • KIRBY, Paul Graham — director
    Appointed 31 May 2017
  • Zinc Investment Management Llp — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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ZINC VENTURES LIMITED
10796984 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.