10-K 1 a5908891.htm WENTWORTH VII, INC. 10-K a5908891.htm
 
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

Commission File Number 0-52820

WENTWORTH VII INC.
(Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter)

Delaware
36-4611497
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or formation)
(I.R.S. employer identification number)
 
190 Lakeview Way, Vero Beach, Florida
32963
  (Address of principal executive offices) 
(Zip Code)
(772) 231-7544
(Issuer's telephone number)

Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

None
None
(Title of each class to be so registered)
(Name of each Exchange on which each class is to be registered)
 
Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, $0.0001
(Title of each class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Act. Yes o  No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
       
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
 
       
 
Non-accelerated  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) filer o
Smaller reporting company x
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes x  No o

The Company’s revenues for the fiscal year end December 31, 2008 were $0.

As of February 28, 2009, there were 450,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates.  As of February 28, 2009, there were 6,200,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
 

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

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WENTWORTH VII, INC.

–TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I
 
     
Item 1. Business
4
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors
5
     
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
10
     
Item 2. Properties
10
     
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
10
     
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
10
     
 
PART II
 
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
10
     
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
12
     
Item 7.
12
     
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
15
     
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
15
     
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
27
     
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
27
     
Item 9B. Other Information
27
     
 
PART III
 
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
28
     
Item 11. Executive Compensation
30
     
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
31
     
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
32
     
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
32
     
 
PART IV
 
     
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
34
     
  Signatures
35
     
  Certifications
36
 
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PART I

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are “forward-looking statements” (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Wentworth VII, Inc. (the “Company”) to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The Company's plans and objectives are based, in part, on assumptions involving the continued expansion of business. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although the Company believes its assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance the forward-looking statements included in this Report will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.
 
 
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Introduction and History

Wentworth VII, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 2, 2007 and maintains its principal executive offices at 190 Lakeview Way, Vero Beach, Florida 32963. Since inception, the Company has been engaged in organizational efforts and obtaining initial financing. The Company was formed as a vehicle to pursue a business combination.  The Company filed a registration statement on Form 10-SB with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 20, 2007, and since its effectiveness, the Company has been engaged in efforts to identify a possible business combination.  However, the Company has not entered into a letter of intent or any definitive agreement concerning any target business. The business purpose of the Company is to seek the acquisition of, or merger with, an existing company.

The Company, based on proposed business activities, is a “blank check” company. The SEC defines those companies as "any development stage company that is issuing a penny stock, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(51) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that has no specific business plan or purpose, or has indicated that its business plan is to merge with an unidentified company or companies." Many states have enacted statutes, rules and regulations limiting the sale of securities of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions. The Company is also a “shell company,” defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act as a company with no or nominal assets (other than cash) and no or nominal operations. Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a market to develop in our securities, either debt or equity, until we have successfully concluded a business combination. The Company intends to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for so long as we are subject to those requirements.

The Company was organized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. The Company’s principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with an operating business. The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.

Reports to Security Holders

 
(i)
The Company is not required to deliver an annual report to security holders and at this time does not anticipate the distribution of such a report.

 
(ii)
The Company will file reports with the SEC. The Company is currently a reporting company and intends to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act.

 
(iii)
The public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the SEC in the SEC's Public Reference Section, Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Section by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, which can be found at http://www.sec.gov.

Competition

The Company will face vast competition from other shell companies that desire to seek a potential business combination with a private company seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation.  The Company is in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination.  A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us.  Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination.  These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.

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Employees

We presently have no employees. Our sole officer and director is engaged in outside business activities and anticipates that he will devote to our business very limited time until the acquisition of a successful business opportunity has been identified. We expect no significant changes in the number of our employees other than such changes, if any, incident to a business combination.
  

An investment in the Company is highly speculative in nature and involves an extremely high degree of risk.  A prospective investor should consider the possibility of loss of the investor’s entire investment and evaluate all information about us and the risk factors discussed below in relation to his financial circumstances before investing in us.

There may be conflicts of interest between our management and stockholders of the Company.

Conflicts of interest create the risk that management may have an incentive to act adversely to the interests of the Company.  A conflict of interest may arise between our management's personal pecuniary interest and its fiduciary duty to our stockholders.  In addition, Kevin R. Keating, our sole officer and director, is currently involved with other blank check companies and conflicts in the pursuit of business combinations with other such blank check companies with which he is, and may in the future be, affiliated with may arise.  If we and the other blank check companies that our management is affiliated with desire to take advantage of the same opportunity, then those members of management that are affiliated with both companies would abstain from voting upon the opportunity. In the event of identical officers and directors, the officers and directors will arbitrarily determine the company that will be entitled to proceed with the proposed transaction.

Additionally, we contemplate that at least one of the finders of business combinations for the Company may be Keating Investments, LLC (“Keating Investments”), a Delaware limited liability company, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor, and our sole officer and director.  Timothy J. Keating, who beneficially owns 26.71% of our issued and outstanding Common Stock and is also the son of Kevin R. Keating, our President, is the Managing Member of, and holds approximately a 61% interest in, Keating Investments, LLC.

We have no current operating business

We currently have no relevant operating business, revenues from operations or assets.  Our business plan is to seek a merger or business combination with an operating business.  We may not realize any revenue unless and until we successfully combine with an operating business. We face all of the risks inherent in the investigation, acquisition, or involvement in a new business opportunity.  An investor’s purchase of any of our securities must be regarded as placing funds at a high risk in a new or "start-up" venture with all of the unforeseen costs, expenses, problems, and difficulties to which such ventures are subject.  We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business combination. This may result in our incurring a net operating loss that will increase continuously until we can consummate a business combination with a profitable business opportunity. We cannot assure you that we can identify a suitable business opportunity and consummate a business combination.  The Company is dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund its ongoing operations and to execute its business plan of seeking a combination with a private operating company. In addition, the Company is dependent upon certain related parties to provide continued funding and capital resources. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, the Company may not be able to implement its plan of operations. Our financial statements indicate that without additional capital, there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. 

There is competition for those private companies suitable for a merger transaction of the type contemplated by management.

The Company is in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are, and will continue to be, an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
 
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Our future success is highly dependent on the ability of management to locate and attract a suitable acquisition.

The nature of our operations is highly speculative, and there is a consequent risk of loss of your investment. The success of our plan of operations will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management of the identified business opportunity. While management intends to seek business combination(s) with entities having established operating histories, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in locating candidates meeting that criterion. In the event we complete a business combination, the success of our operations may be dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture partner firm and numerous other factors beyond our control.  In addition, even if we complete a business combination, there is no assurance that the business we acquire will generate revenues or profits, or that the value of our common stock will increase as a result of the acquired business opportunity.

We only intend to acquire a single business opportunity and thus your investment will lack diversification.

Because of our limited financial resources, it is unlikely that we will be able to diversify our acquisitions or operations.  The inability to diversify our activities into more than one area will subject our investors and stockholders to economic fluctuations within a particular business or industry and therefore increase the risks associated with the investment.   We only intend to engage in a business combination with one operating entity.

Management intends to devote only a limited amount of time to seeking a target company which may adversely impact our ability to identify a suitable acquisition candidate.

While seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting very limited time to the Company's affairs. Our sole officer has not entered into a written employment agreement with us and is not expected to do so in the foreseeable future. This limited commitment may adversely impact our ability to identify and consummate a successful business combination.  To supplement our search activities, we may be required to employ accountants, technical experts, appraisers, attorneys, or other consultants or advisors.  Some of these outside advisors may be our affiliates or their affiliated entities.  The selection of any such advisors will be made by our management without any input from stockholders, and the engagement of such persons may reduce the value of your investment.

The time and cost of preparing a private company to become a public reporting company may preclude us from entering into a merger or acquisition with the most attractive private companies.

Target companies that fail to comply with SEC reporting requirements may delay or preclude acquisition. Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act require reporting companies to provide certain information about significant acquisitions, including certified financial statements for the company acquired, covering  two or three years, depending on the size of the target company.  The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to prepare these statements may significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an acquisition. Otherwise suitable acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited statements may be inappropriate for acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable.

The Company may be subject to further government regulation which would adversely affect our operations.

Although we are subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, management believes we are not subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), since we are not engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. If we engage in business combinations which result in our holding passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act. If so, we would be required to register as an investment company and could be expected to incur significant registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the SEC as to our status under the Investment Company Act and, consequently, violation of the Investment Company Act could subject us to material adverse consequences.

Any potential acquisition or merger with a foreign company may subject us to additional risks.

If we enter into a business combination with a foreign company, we will be subject to risks inherent in business operations outside of the United States. These risks include, for example, currency fluctuations, regulatory problems, punitive tariffs, unstable local tax policies, trade embargoes, risks related to shipment of raw materials and finished goods across national borders and cultural and language differences. Foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States economy in growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, market development, rate of savings, and capital investment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions, and in other respects.
 
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There is currently no trading market for our Common Stock, and liquidity of shares of our Common Stock is limited.

The majority of our shares currently outstanding are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. As restricted shares, these shares may be resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act and as required under applicable state securities laws. Rule 144 currently provides that a non-affiliated person (and who has not been an affiliate during the prior three months) may sell all of his restricted securities in a reporting company beginning six months after purchase, provided the issuer remains current in its reporting obligations during the next six months. However, an affiliated person may sell his restricted securities beginning six months after purchase, provided the following conditions are met: (i) the issuer is current in its reporting obligations, (ii) all sales are in brokerage transactions, (iii) a Form 144 is filed, and (iv) during every three months the number of shares sold that does not exceed 1.0% of a company's outstanding common stock. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Securities Act, if available, or pursuant to subsequent registrations of our shares, may have a depressive effect upon the price of our shares in any market that may develop.

The availability of the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 is, however, limited in the case of the resale of shares initially acquired when the issuer was a shell company or former shell company. Rule 144(i) provides that shares initially acquired when the issuer was a shell company or former shell company may not be resold under Rule 144 until the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the issuer has ceased to be a shell company, (ii) the issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (iii) the issuer has filed all reports required under the Exchange Act (other than Form 8-K reports) during the preceding 12 months, and (iv) one year has elapsed since the issuer filed Form 10 information reflecting it is no longer a shell company.

Compliance with the criteria for securing exemptions under federal securities laws and the securities laws of the various states is extremely complex, especially in respect of those exemptions affording flexibility and the elimination of trading restrictions in respect of securities received in exempt transactions and subsequently disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or state securities laws.

There are issues impacting liquidity of our securities with respect to the SEC’s review of a future resale registration statement.

Since shares of our Common Stock issued prior to a business combination or reverse merger cannot currently, nor will they for a considerable period of time after we complete a business combination, be available to be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred without being registered pursuant to the Securities Act, we will likely file a resale registration statement on Form S-1, or some other available form, to register for resale such shares of Common Stock.  We cannot control this future registration process in all respects as some matters are outside our control.  Even if we are successful in causing the effectiveness of the resale registration statement, there can be no assurances that the occurrence of subsequent events may not preclude our ability to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement. Any of the foregoing items could have adverse effects on the liquidity of our shares of Common Stock.

In addition, the SEC has recently disclosed that it has developed internal informal guidelines concerning the use of a resale registration statement to register the securities issued to certain investors in private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions, where the issuer has a market capitalization of less than $75 million and, in general, does not qualify to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to register its securities if the issuer’s securities are listed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or on the Pink Sheets.  The SEC has taken the position that  these smaller issuers may not be able to rely on Rule 415 under the Securities Act (“Rule 415”), which generally permits the offer and sale of securities on a continued or delayed basis over a period of time, but instead would require that the issuer offer and sell such securities in a  direct or "primary" public offering, at a fixed price, if the facts and circumstances are such that the SEC believes the investors seeking to have their shares registered are underwriters and/or affiliates of the issuer.  It appears that the SEC in most cases will permit a registration for resale of up to one third of the total number of shares of common stock then currently owned by persons who are not affiliates of such issuer and, in some cases, a larger percentage depending on the facts and circumstances.  Staff members also have indicated that an issuer in most cases will have to wait until the later of six months after effectiveness of the first registration or such time as substantially all securities registered in the first registration are sold before filing a subsequent registration on behalf of the same investors.  Since, following a reverse merger or business combination, we may have little or no tradable shares of Common Stock, it is unclear as to how many, if any, shares of Common Stock the SEC will permit us to register for resale, but SEC staff members have indicated a willingness to consider a higher percentage in connection with registrations following reverse mergers with shell companies such as the Company.  The SEC may require as a condition to the declaration of effectiveness of a resale registration statement that we reduce or “cut back” the number of shares of common stock to be registered in such registration statement.   The result of the foregoing is that a stockholder’s liquidity in Common Stock may be adversely affected in the event the SEC requires a cut back of the securities as a condition to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a resale registration statement, or, if the SEC requires us to file a primary registration statement.
 
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We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock.

We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock and do not presently intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.  We anticipate that any funds available for payment of dividends will be re-invested into the Company to further its business strategy.

The Company may be subject to certain tax consequences in our business, which may increase our cost of doing business.

We may not be able to structure an acquisition to result in tax-free treatment for the companies or their stockholders, which could deter third parties from entering into certain business combinations with us or result in being taxed on consideration received in a transaction. Currently, a transaction may be structured so as to result in tax-free treatment to both companies, as prescribed by various federal and state tax provisions. We intend to structure any business combination so as to minimize the federal and state tax consequences to both us and the target entity; however, we cannot guarantee that the business combination will meet the statutory requirements of a tax-free reorganization or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-free treatment upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of both federal and state taxes that may have an adverse effect on both parties to the transaction.

The Company intends to issue more shares in a merger or acquisition, which will result in substantial dilution.

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and a maximum of 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).  Any merger or acquisition effected by us may result in the issuance of additional securities without stockholder approval and the substantial dilution in the percentage of Common Stock held by our then existing stockholders.  Moreover, the Common Stock issued in any such merger or acquisition transaction may be valued on an arbitrary or non-arm’s-length basis by our management, resulting in an additional reduction in the percentage of Common Stock held by our current stockholder.  Our Board of Directors has the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued shares without stockholder approval.  To the extent that additional shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock are issued in connection with a business combination or otherwise, dilution to the interests of our stockholder will occur and the rights of the holder of Common Stock might be materially and adversely affected

Our stockholders may engage in a transaction to cause the Company to repurchase their shares of Common Stock.

In order to provide an interest in the Company to a third party, our stockholders may choose to cause the Company to sell Company securities to third parties, with the proceeds of such sale being utilized by the Company to repurchase their shares of Common Stock. As a result of such transaction, our management, stockholders and Board of Directors may change.

We have incurred and may continue to incur losses.

Since inception (July 2, 2007) through December 31, 2008, we have incurred a net loss of $72,873.  We expect that we will incur losses at least until we complete a merger or other business combination with an operating business and perhaps after such a combination as well.  There can be no assurance that we will complete a merger or other business combination with an operating business or that we will ever be profitable.
 
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We face a number of risks associated with potential acquisitions.

We intend to use reasonable efforts to complete a merger or other business combination with an operating business. Such combination will be accompanied by risks commonly encountered in acquisitions, including, but not limited to, difficulties in integrating the operations, technologies, products and personnel of the acquired companies and insufficient revenues to offset increased expenses associated with acquisitions.  Failure to manage and successfully integrate acquisitions we make could harm our business, our strategy and our operating results in a material way.

There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully consummate a business combination.

We can give no assurances that we will successfully identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities or that we will conclude a business combination. Management has not identified any particular industry or specific business within an industry for evaluation. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to negotiate a business combination on favorable terms.

Our business will have no revenue unless and until we merge with or acquire an operating business.

We are a development stage company and have had no revenue from operations. We do not expect to realize any revenue unless and until we successfully merge with or acquire an operating business.

Because we may seek to complete a business combination through a “reverse merger”, following such a transaction we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms.

Additional risks may exist since we expect to assist a privately held business to become public through a “reverse merger.”  Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our Company since there is no incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).  No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our post-merger company in the future.

We cannot assure you that following a business combination with an operating business, our Common Stock will be listed on NASDAQ or any other securities exchange.

Following a business combination, we may seek the listing of our Common Stock on NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange.  However, we cannot assure you that following such a transaction, we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of either of those or any other stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain a listing of our Common Stock on either of those or any other stock exchange.  After completing a business combination, until our Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ or another stock exchange, we expect that our Common Stock would be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the “pink sheets,” where our stockholders may find it more difficult to dispose of shares or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our Common Stock.  In addition, we would be subject to an SEC rule that, if it failed to meet the criteria set forth in such rule, imposes various practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities governed by the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors.  Consequently, such rule may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our Common Stock, which may further affect its liquidity.  This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital following a business combination.

Our stockholders may have a minority interest in the Company following a merger or other business combination with an operating business.

If we consummate a merger or business combination with a company with a value in excess of the value of our Company and issue shares of Common Stock to the stockholders of such company as consideration for merging with us, our stockholders would own less than 50% of the Company after the business combination.  The stockholders of the acquired company would therefore be able to control the election of our board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) and control our Company.

Our Board of Directors has the power to issue shares of Preferred Stock with certain rights without stockholder approval.

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors.  Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue shares of Preferred Stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock.  In the event of issuance, the Preferred Stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.  Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of our authorized Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.
 
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As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.


Effective July 2, 2007, the Company entered into a management agreement with Vero Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Vero”), pursuant to which Vero shall provide office space, located at 190 Lakeview Way, Vero Beach, Florida, 32963, and other services for a fixed monthly fee of $1,000.  Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director of the Company, owns and controls Vero.


Presently, there are not any material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or as to which any of its property is subject, and no such proceedings are known to the Company to be threatened or contemplated against it.


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PART II


Market Information

Shares of our Common Stock are not registered under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and accordingly there is no public trading market for the Common Stock.

Common and Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized by its Certificate of Incorporation  to issue an aggregate of 210,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 200,000,000 are shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") and 10,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

Holders

As of February 28, 2009, there were sixteen holders of record of our Common Stock.

Offering

On February 6, 2008, the Company commenced a private placement (the “Offering”) of shares of the Common Stock on a best efforts basis with expected gross proceeds of up to $85,000.  The Company offered up to 34 investment units (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of 50,000 Shares at a per Unit price of $2,500.00.

On February 15, 2008, the Company closed on the sale of the 34 Units or 1,700,000 shares of Common Stock for proceeds equal to $85,000.  The Company sold the Common Stock under the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. In connection with this sale of common stock, the Company agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the resale of the shares.
 
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The Company used $42,693 of the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding notes payable and management fees due to related parties.  The Company plans to use the remaining net proceeds from the Offering as working capital.  As of the date of this report, there are 6,200,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

No securities have been issued for services. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf offered or sold the securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising. No services were performed by any purchaser as consideration for the shares issued.

Registration Rights

On September 18, 2007, the Company granted demand and piggyback registration rights to its current stockholders (the “Stockholders”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, commencing on the date that is thirty days after the date the Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse merger or reverse take-over transaction (a “Reverse Merger”), the Stockholders shall each have a separate one-time right to request the Company to register for resale the shares of Common Stock held by such persons.  The Company is required to cause the registration statement filed as a result of such requests to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after filing and must keep the registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) two years after its effective date, (ii) such time as all of the shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement have been publicly sold by the Stockholders, or (iii) such time as all of the shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement may be sold by the Stockholders pursuant to Rule 144(k).

The registration rights granted to the Stockholders shall terminate on the earliest date when all shares of Common Stock of the Stockholders either: (i) have been publicly sold by the Stockholders pursuant to a registration statement, (ii) have been covered by an effective registration statement which has been effective for an aggregate period of twelve months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii) may be sold by the Stockholders pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the volume limitations for sales as provided under Rule 144.

The Registration Rights Agreement provides for penalties in the event the Company does not file a registration statement pursuant to the terms set forth therein or fails to act in certain other respects prescribed in the Registration Rights Agreement (an “Event”). On the date of an Event and on each monthly anniversary of each Event (if the Event has not been cured), the Company is required to pay to each Stockholder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the value of such unregistered shares of Common Stock as of the date of the Reverse Merger, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company based on the offering price of securities sold by the Company in a securities offering consummated simultaneously with the Reverse Merger or, if no such securities offering has occurred, in good faith by the Board of Directors (the “Value”) for any unregistered shares of Common Stock then held by such Stockholder. The maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to any Stockholder by the Company is capped at 15% of the Value.
 
Additionally, if within 12 months after closing of a Reverse Merger, registration statements covering all of the shares of Common Stock are not effective, the Stockholders will each have an option to require the Company to repurchase all of the Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock for an amount equal to the Value.

Dividends

The Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends on Common Stock and does not intend to declare or pay any cash dividend in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company’s earnings, if any, its capital requirements and financial condition and such other factors as the Board of Directors may consider.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On July 2, 2007, the Company sold an aggregate of 125,000 shares of Common Stock to Kevin R. Keating for an aggregate purchase price equal to $12.50, pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in that certain common stock purchase agreement by and between the Company and Kevin R. Keating (the “Keating Sale of Stock”).  The Company consummated the Keating Sale of Stock under the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
 
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On July 2, 2007, the Company sold an aggregate of 4,375,000 shares of Common Stock to Keating Asia, Inc. (“Keating Asia”) for an aggregate purchase price equal to $437.50, pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in that certain common stock purchase agreement by and between the Company and Keating Asia. (the “Keating Asia Sale of Stock”).  The Company consummated the Keating Sale of Stock under the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

On February 15, 2008, the Company sold 1,700,000 shares of Common Stock in a private offering to both accredited and non-accredited investors at $0.05 per share, for total gross proceeds of $85,000 and also incurring $5,725 in expenses associated with the offering.  The Company consummated such sale under the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

In consideration of the above stock issuances, the Company granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights to the holders thereof. However, such registration rights are only exercisable if the Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse merger or reverse take-over transaction.

Debt Securities

None.

Warrants

None.

Other Securities to Be Registered

None.


As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.


Plan of Operation

The Company currently does not engage in any business activities that provide cash flow. The costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be paid with money in our treasury.

During the next twelve months we anticipate incurring costs related to: (i) the filing of reports under the Exchange Act, and (ii) consummating a business combination.

We believe we will be able to meet these costs through use of funds in our treasury, through deferral of fees by certain service providers and additional amounts, as necessary, to be loaned to or invested in us by our stockholders, management or other investors.

The Company may consider a business which has recently commenced operations, is a developing company in need of additional funds for expansion into new products or markets, is seeking to develop a new product or service, or is an established business which may be experiencing financial or operating difficulties and is in need of additional capital. In the alternative, a business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company which does not need substantial additional capital, but which desires to establish a public trading market for its shares, while avoiding, among other things, the time delays, significant expense, and loss of voting control which may occur in a public offering.

Kevin R. Keating, our sole officer and director, has had contact and discussions with representatives of other entities regarding a business combination with us.  Any target business that is selected may be a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stages of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings. In that event, we will be subject to numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. In addition, we may effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level of risk, and, although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, there can be no assurance that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risks.
 
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The Company anticipates that the selection of a business combination will be complex and extremely risky. Because of general economic conditions, rapid technological advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital, our management believes that there are numerous firms seeking even the limited additional capital which we will have and/or the perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation. Such perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation include, among other things, facilitating or improving the terms on which additional equity financing may be obtained, providing liquidity for the principals of and investors in a business, creating a means for providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, and offering greater flexibility in structuring acquisitions, joint ventures and the like through the issuance of stock. Potentially available business combinations may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex.

Results of Operations

The Company has not conducted any active operations since inception, except for its efforts to locate suitable acquisition candidates. No revenue has been generated by the Company from July 2, 2007 (inception) to December 31, 2008. It is unlikely the Company will have any revenues unless it is able to effect an acquisition or merger with an operating company, of which there can be no assurance. It is management's assertion that these circumstances may hinder the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company’s plan of operation for the next twelve months shall be to continue its efforts to locate suitable acquisition candidates. 

Year Ended December 31, 2008

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company had a net loss of $29,988, comprised of (a) legal, accounting, audit and other professional service fees of $16,093 incurred in relation to the Company’s private placement offering in February of 2008, the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 in March of 2008, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 in May of 2008, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 in July of 2008, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008 in October of 2008 (b) management fees of $12,000 incurred in relation to a broad range of managerial and administrative services provided by Vero, (c) interest expense of $245 and (d) miscellaneous expenses of $1,650.

Period Ended December 31, 2007

For the period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31, 2007, the Company had a net loss of $42,885, comprised of (a) legal, accounting, audit and other professional service fees of $34,438 incurred in relation to the filing of the initial Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed in September of 2007 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2007 filed in January of 2008, (b) management fees of $6,000 incurred in relation to a broad range of managerial and administrative services provided by Vero Management, LLC (“Vero”), (c) interest expense on outstanding notes payable of $1,448, and (d) other miscellaneous operating expenses of $999.

Cumulative Period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31, 2008

For the cumulative period from July 2, 2007 (inception) to December 31, 2008, the Company had a net loss of $72,873, comprised primarily of legal, accounting, audit and other professional service fees incurred in relation to the formation of the Company, the filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB in September of 2007, the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and Form 10-Q, the filing of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB and the Company’s private placement offering in February of 2008.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2008, the Company had assets equal to $17,021, comprised of cash and cash equivalents and prepaid expenses.  This compares with assets of $3,448, comprised exclusively of cash and cash equivalents, as of December 31, 2007.  The Company’s current liabilities as of December 31, 2008 totaled $10,169, comprised exclusively of accrued expenses.  This compares to the Company’s current liabilities as of December 31, 2007 of $45,883, comprised exclusively of accrued expenses and notes payable and accrued interest due to related parties.  The Company can provide no assurance that it can continue to satisfy its cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
 
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The following is a summary of the Company's cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, and financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008, for the period from July 2, 2007 (inception) to December 31 ,2007 and for the cumulative period from July 2, 2007 (inception) to December 31, 2008:

   
Year Ended
December 31,
2008
   
Period From
July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31,
2007
     
Cumulative
Period from
July 2, 2007
(Inception) to
December 31,
   2008
 
Net cash (used in) operating activities
  $ (30,702 )   $ (32,002 )   $ (62,704 )
Net cash (used in) investing activities
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Net cash provided by financing activities
  $ 44,275     $ 35,450     $ 79,725  
Net increase in cash
  $ 13,573     $ 3.448     $ 17,021  

The Company has nominal assets and has generated no revenues since inception. The Company is also dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund its ongoing operations and to execute its business plan of seeking a combination with a private operating company. In addition, the Company is dependent upon certain related parties to provide continued funding and capital resources. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, the Company may not be able to implement its plan of operations.

Going Concern

We currently have no source of operating revenue, and have only limited working capital with which to pursue our business plan, which contemplates the completion of a business combination with an operating company. The amount of capital required to sustain operations until the successful completion of a business combination is subject to future events and uncertainties. It may be necessary for us to secure additional working capital through loans or sales of common stock, and there can be no assurance that such funding will be available in the future. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our auditor has issued a "going concern" qualification as part of his opinion in the Audit Report for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. We believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions. We have identified in Note 2 - “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of this document certain critical accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.  

Contractual Obligations

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide this information.
 
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As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.


The financial statements begin on the following page.
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Index to Financial Statements 

                 
Page(s)
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 
17
   
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 
18
   
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2008, for the Period
from July 2, 2007 (Inception)  through December 31, 2007, and for the Cumulative Period
from July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31, 2008
19
   
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Year Ended December 31, 2008,
for the Period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) through December 31, 2007, and for the Cumulative Period
from July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31, 2008
20
   
Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2008, for the Period
from July 2, 2007 (Inception) through December 31, 2007, and for the Cumulative Period
from July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31, 2008
21
   
Notes to Financial Statements 
22
 
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Board of Directors
Wentworth VII, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Wentworth VII, Inc., Inc. (the “Company”) (a development stage company) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statement of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008, for the period from inception (July 2, 2007) to December 31, 2007, and for the period from inception (July 2, 2007) to December 31, 2008.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (U.S.).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wentworth VII, Inc., Inc. as of December 31, 2008,  and 2007, and the result of its operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008, for the period from inception (July 2, 2007) to December 31, 2007, and for the period from inception (July 2, 2007) to December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.  As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since its inception and has a deficit in accumulated earnings.  These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.  The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Denver, Colorado
February 17, 2009

 
/s/ Comiskey & Company
 
 
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets

 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
Assets
           
             
Currents assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,021     $ 3,448  
                 
Total current assets
    17,021       3,448  
                 
Total assets
  $ 17,021     $ 3,448  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficit)
               
                 
Current liabilities
               
Accrued expenses
  $ 10,169     $ 9,435  
Note payable and accrued interest due to related party
    -       36,448  
                 
Total current liabilities
    10,169       45,883  
                 
Stockholders' (Deficit)
               
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
               
no shares issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized;
               
6,200,000 and 4,500,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    620       450  
Additional paid in capital
    79,105       -  
(Deficit) accumulated during the development stage
    (72,873 )     (42,885 )
                 
Total stockholders' (deficit)
    6,852       (42,435 )
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
  $ 17,021     $ 3,448  
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations

 
         
Period
   
Cumulative Period
 
         
From July 2, 2007
   
From July 2, 2007
 
   
Year Ended
   
(Inception) to
   
(Inception) to
 
   
December 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
   
December 31, 2008
 
                   
Revenue
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
Operating expenses
                       
General and administrative
    29,743       41,437       71,180  
                         
Total operating expenses
    29,743       41,437       71,180  
                         
Loss from operations
    (29,743 )     (41,437 )     (71,180 )
                         
Other income (expense)
                       
Interest expense
    (245 )     (1,448 )     (1,693 )
                         
Net loss
  $ (29,988 )   $ (42,885 )   $ (72,873 )
                         
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )
                         
Weighted average number of shares of outstanding - basic and diluted
    5,990,984       4,500,000       5,493,989  
 
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 
                     
Deficit
       
                     
Accumulated
       
               
Additional
   
during the
   
Total
 
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-In
   
Development
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Stage
   
Equity (Deficit)
 
                               
Balances at July 2, 2007 (Inception)
    -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                         
Issuance of common stock on July 2, 2007 at par value ($0.0001 per share)
    4,500,000       450       -       -       450  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (42,885 )     (42,885 )
                                         
Balances at December 31, 2007
    4,500,000       450       -       (42,885 )     (42,435 )
                                         
                                         
Issuance of common stock on February 15, 2008
at $0.05 per share, net of issuance costs of $5,725
    1,700,000       170       79,105       -       79,275  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (29,988 )     (29,988 )
                                         
Balances at December 31, 2008
    6,200,000     $ 620     $ 79,105     $ (72,873 )   $ 6,852  
 
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows

 
         
Period
   
Cumulative Period
 
         
From July 2, 2007
   
From July 2, 2007
 
   
Year Ended
   
(Inception) to
   
(Inception) to
 
   
December 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
   
December 31, 2008
 
                   
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
                 
  Net loss
  $ (29,988 )   $ (42,885 )   $ (72,873 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
                       
operating activities:
                       
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Prepaid expenses
    -       -       -  
Accounts payable
    -       -       -  
Accrued expenses
    734       9,435       10,169  
Accrued interest due to related party
    (1,448 )     1,448       -  
                         
Net cash used in operating activities
    (30,702 )     (32,002 )     (62,704 )
                         
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
                       
Proceeds from note payable to related party
    -       35,000       35,000  
Repayment of note payable to related party
    (35,000 )     -       (35,000 )
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of issuance costs
    79,275       450       79,725  
                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    44,275       35,450       79,725  
                         
Net increase in cash
    13,573       3,448       17,021  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    3,448       -       -  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 17,021     $ 3,448     $ 17,021  
                         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
                       
 Cash paid for interest
  $ 1,693     $ -     $ 1,693  

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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
1.  
Organization and Basis of Presentation
 
Wentworth VII, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 2, 2007.   The Company is a new enterprise in the development stage as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises (“SFAS No. 7”).  The Company was organized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. The Company’s principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.

 
Going Concern
Since its inception, the Company has generated no revenues and has incurred a net loss of $72,873. Since inception, the Company has been dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund its continuing activities. The Company has not identified any business combination and therefore, cannot ascertain with any degree of certainty the capital requirements for any particular transaction. In addition, the Company is dependent upon certain related parties to provide continued funding and capital resources. These factors indicate substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements have been presented on the basis of the continuation of the Company as a going concern and do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

2.  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
 
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“SFAS No. 109”), which requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets at currently enacted tax rates for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is recognized to reduce the net deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109.  FIN 48 prescribed that a company should use a more likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken.  Tax positions that meet the more likely-than-not threshold should be measured in order to determine the tax benefit to be recognized in the financial statements.  FIN 48 was effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2007.  The Company has reviewed FIN 48 and believes it has no uncertainties with regard to its tax positions.  Should uncertainties arise, the Company shall adopt a tax position that is more likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination.

 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, if any, include all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.

 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company's financial instruments include cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and accrued expenses.  The carrying amounts of financial instruments approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
Net Loss Per Share
Basic loss per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing the loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.  The Company currently has no dilutive securities and as such, basic and diluted loss per share are the same for all periods presented.

 
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss is defined as all changes in stockholders’ equity, exclusive of transactions with owners, such as capital investments. Comprehensive loss includes net loss, changes in certain assets and liabilities that are reported directly in equity such as translation adjustments on investments in foreign subsidiaries and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. For the Period From July 2, 2007 (Inception) to December 31, 2008, the Company’s comprehensive loss was the same as its net loss.

 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of SFAS No. 133.” This Statement amends and expands the disclosure requirements by requiring qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.

In April 2008, the FASB approved FSP FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets.” FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.
 
In May 2008, the FASB approved FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement).” FSP APB 14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, “Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants.” Additionally, FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009.
 
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities.” FSP EITF 03-6-1 addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in computing earnings per share under the two-class method described in SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires companies to treat unvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividend or dividend equivalents as a separate class of securities in calculating earnings per share. FSP EITF 03-6-1 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.

The adoption of these new Statements, when effective, is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

3.  
Note Payable – Related Party
 
In July of 2007, the Company borrowed $35,000 from Keating Investments, LLC (“Keating Investments”), a related party to the Company’s sole officer and director, under an unsecured promissory note bearing interest at 8.25% per annum, with principal and interest due and payable upon demand. Kevin R. Keating, the Company’s sole officer and director, is the father of the managing member of Keating Investments.
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
In February of 2008, the Company repaid all outstanding notes payable due and accrued interest to related parties using a portion of the proceeds raised from the issuance of common stock in a private offering to accredited and non-accredited investors in February 2008 (see Note 4).
 
For the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) through December 31, 2007, the Company recognized $245 and $1,448, respectively, of interest expense in relation to this outstanding related party note payable.  For the cumulative period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) through December 31, 2008, the Company recognized $1,693 of interest expense in relation to this outstanding related party note payable.

4.  
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Pursuant to its certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share.  At December 31, 2008, there were 6,200,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

In July of 2007, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock to Kevin R. Keating for cash consideration of $0.0001 per share (par value), resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $12.50.

In July of 2007, the Company issued 4,375,000 shares of common stock to Keating Asia, Inc., a British Virgin Islands Corporation, for cash consideration of $0.0001 per share (par value), resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $437.50.

On February 15, 2008, the Company sold 1,700,000 shares of common stock in a private offering to both accredited and non-accredited investors at $0.05 per share, for total gross proceeds of $85,000 and also incurring $5,725 in expenses associated with the offering.

Each of the above issuance of common stock was issued under an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended by Regulation D promulgated thereunder.  As a result, such shares are restricted shares where each holder thereof may not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such shares without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.

The Company has also granted demand and piggyback registration rights to the holders of its issued and outstanding common stock. However, such registration rights are only exercisable if the Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse merger or reverse take-over transaction.

 
Registration Rights
In September 2007, the Company granted demand and piggyback registration rights to its current stockholders (the “Stockholders”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, commencing on the date that is thirty days after the date the Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse merger or reverse take-over transaction (a “Reverse Merger”), the Stockholders shall each have a separate one-time right to request the Company to register for resale the shares of common stock, (the “Common Stock”) held by such persons. The Company is required to cause the registration statement filed as a result of such requests to be declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) as promptly as possible after filing and must keep the registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) two years after its effective date, (ii) such time as all of the shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement have been publicly sold by the Stockholders, or (iii) such time as all of the shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement may be sold by the Stockholders pursuant to Rule 144(k).

The registration rights granted to the Stockholders shall terminate on the earliest date when all shares of Common Stock of the Stockholders either: (i) have been publicly sold by the Stockholders pursuant to a registration statement, (ii) have been covered by an effective registration statement which has been effective for an aggregate period of twelve months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii) may be sold by the Stockholders pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the volume limitations for sales as provided under Rule 144.
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
The Registration Rights Agreement provides for penalties in the event the Company does not file a registration statement pursuant to the terms set forth therein or fails to act in certain other respects prescribed in the Registration Rights Agreement (an “Event”). On the date of an Event and on each monthly anniversary of each Event (if the Event has not been cured), the Company is required to pay to each Stockholder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the value of such unregistered shares of Common Stock as of the date of the Reverse Merger, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company based on the offering price of securities sold by the Company in a securities offering consummated simultaneously with the Reverse Merger or, if no such securities offering has occurred, in good faith by the Board of Directors (the “Value”) for any unregistered shares of Common Stock then held by such Stockholder. The maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to any Stockholder by the Company is capped at 15% of the Value.
 
Additionally, if within 12 months after closing of a Reverse Merger, registration statements covering all of the shares of Common Stock are not effective, the Stockholders will each have an option to require the Company to repurchase all of the Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock for an amount equal to the Value.
The Company is accounting for the registration rights and related penalty provisions in accordance with FASB Staff Position No. EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements (“FSP EITF 00-19-2”). Accordingly, as the registration rights are only exercisable if the Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse merger or reverse take-over transaction, any potential penalties associated with such registration rights (that would require the Company to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration to the Stockholders) are not currently probable or estimable and therefore no amounts have been recognized for such contingent obligations in the accompanying balance sheets or statements of operations.

5.  
Other Related Party Transactions
 
On July 2, 2007, the Company and Vero Management, LLC (“Vero”) entered into an agreement whereby Vero provided to the Company a broad range of managerial and administrative services for a fixed fee of $1,000 per month, for an initial period of twelve months.  Following the initial twelve month term, the agreement continued to remain in effect, and will continue to remain in effect until terminated in writing by either party.  Kevin R. Keating is also the manager of Vero.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) December 31, 2007, and the cumulative period from July 2, 2007 (Inception) December 31, 2008, the Company recorded $12,000, $6,000, and $18,000, respectively, of managerial and administrative expenses associated with this agreement which are included as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of operations.

6.  
Income Taxes
 
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the Company’s net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
Assets
           
Gross deferred tax asset
  $ 10,931     $ 4,498  
Valuation allowance
    (10,931 )     (4,498 )
Net deferred tax asset
  $ -     $ -  
 
A full valuation allowance has been recorded against the Company’s deferred tax asset because, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that such benefits will not be realized.
 
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Wentworth VII, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
The benefit from income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 15% to loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the period from July 2 (Inception) to December 31, 2007 as follows:
 
         
Period
 
         
From July 2, 2007
 
   
Year Ended
   
(Inception) to
 
   
December 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
             
U.S. federal income tax benefit at statutory rate
  $ (10,931 )   $ (4,498 )
Change in valuation allowance
    10,931       4,498  
Benefit from income taxes
  $ -     $ -  
                 
 
 
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None.


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules, regulations and related forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

·  
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
·  
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and
·  
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

As of December 31, 2008, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
 
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


None.
 
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PART III


Identification of Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers:

Name
Age
Position
Term
 
         
Kevin R. Keating
68
President, Secretary and Director
July 2, 2007 thru Present
 
 
The Company’s officers are elected by the Board of Directors and their terms of office are, except to the extent governed by employment contract, at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  The Company’s directors serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 
Kevin R. Keating has served as a director of the Company since its inception. Mr. Keating was appointed President, Secretary, and Director  on July 2, 2007. Mr. Keating is the Managing Member of Vero Management, LLC, which provides managerial, administrative, and financial consulting services for micro-cap public companies.
 
For more than 40 years he had been engaged in various aspects of the investment business.  Mr. Keating began his Wall Street career with the First Boston Corporation in New York in 1965. From 1967 through 1974, he was employed by several institutional research boutiques where he functioned as Vice President Institutional Equity Sales. From 1974 until 1982, Mr. Keating was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Stewart, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange member firm. From 1982 through 2006, he was associated with a variety of securities firms as a registered representative servicing the investment needs of high net worth individual investors. 
 
Mr. Keating is the sole officer and director of Wentworth IV, Inc., Wentworth V, Inc., Wentworth VI, Inc. and Wentworth VIII, Inc., all of which are publicly-reporting, non-trading, blank check, shell companies.

Mr. Keating serves as the sole officer and a director of Forex365, Inc. and Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., each of which are public shell companies which trade on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbols “FRXT” and “CYSU”, respectively.

Significant Employees

As of the date hereof, the Company has no significant employees.

Family Relationships

We currently contemplate that at least one of the finders of business combinations for the Company will be Keating Investments, a Delaware limited liability company and an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Timothy J. Keating, who is the son of Kevin R. Keating, our President, is the Managing Member of, and holds approximately a 61% interest in, Keating Investments.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control person of Company during the past five years.

Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules and is therefore not required to have an audit committee comprised of independent directors. The Company does not currently have an audit committee, however, for certain purposes of the rules and regulations of the SEC and in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Company's board of directors is deemed to be its audit committee and as such functions as an audit committee and performs some of the same functions as an audit committee including: (1) selection and oversight of the Company’s independent accountant; (2) establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal controls and auditing matters; and (3) engaging outside advisors. The Company's board of directors has determined that its members do not include a person who is an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the SEC. The board of directors has determined that each of its members is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements and has substantial business experience that results in that member's financial sophistication. Accordingly, the board of directors believes that each of its members have the sufficient knowledge and experience necessary to fulfill the duties and obligations that an audit committee would have.
 
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Board Meetings; Nominating and Compensation Committees

The Board of Directors took a number of actions by written consent of all of the directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Such actions by the written consent of all directors are, according to Delaware corporate law and the Company’s by-laws, as valid and effective as if they had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly called and held. The Company's directors and officers do not receive remuneration from the Company unless approved by the Board of Directors or pursuant to an employment contract. No compensation has been paid to the Company's directors for attendance at any meetings during the last fiscal year.

The Company does not have standing nominating or compensation committees, or committees performing similar functions. The Company’s board of directors believes that it is not necessary to have a compensation committee at this time because the functions of such committee are adequately performed by the board of directors. The board of directors also is of the view that it is appropriate for the Company not to have a standing nominating committee because the board of directors has performed and will perform adequately the functions of a nominating committee. The Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules and is therefore not required to have a compensation committee or a nominating committee.

Code of Ethics

On December 31, 2007, Company adopted a formal code of ethics statement for senior officers and directors (the “Code of Ethics”) that is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote ethical conduct and full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable reports that the Company files or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission and others.   Requests for copies of the Code of Ethics should be sent in writing to Wentworth VII, Inc., Attention: Kevin R. Keating, 190 Lakeview Way, Vero Beach, Florida 32963.

Conflicts of Interest

Certain conflicts of interest exist and may continue to exist between the Company and its officers and directors due to the fact that each has other business interests to which they devote their primary attention. Each officer and director may continue to do so notwithstanding the fact that management time should be devoted to the business of the Company.

Certain conflicts of interest may exist between the Company and its management, and conflicts may develop in the future. The Company has not established policies or procedures for the resolution of current or potential conflicts of interest between the Company, its officers and directors or affiliated entities. There can be no assurance that management will resolve all conflicts of interest in favor of the Company, and conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through the exercise by management their best judgment as may be consistent with their fiduciary duties. Management will try to resolve conflicts to the best advantage of all concerned.

Shareholder Communications

There has not been any defined policy or procedure requirements for stockholders to submit recommendations or nomination for directors. The board of directors does not believe that a defined policy with regard to the consideration of candidates recommended by stockholders is necessary at this time because it believes that, given the limited scope of the Company’s operations, a specific nominating policy would be premature and of little assistance until the Company’s business operations are at a more advanced level. There are no specific, minimum qualifications that the board of directors believes must be met by a candidate recommended by the board of directors. Currently, the entire board of directors decides on nominees, on the recommendation of any member of the board of directors followed by the board’s review of the candidates’ resumes and interview of candidates. Based on the information gathered, the board of directors then makes a decision on whether to recommend the candidates as nominees for director. The Company does not pay any fee to any third party or parties to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential nominee.
 
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The Company does not have any restrictions on shareholder nominations under its certificate of incorporation or by-laws. The only restrictions are those applicable generally under Delaware corporate law and the federal proxy rules, to the extent such rules are or become applicable. The board of directors will consider suggestions from individual shareholders, subject to evaluation of the person's merits. Stockholders may communicate nominee suggestions directly to the board of directors, accompanied by biographical details and a statement of support for the nominees. The suggested nominee must also provide a statement of consent to being considered for nomination. There are no formal criteria for nominees.

Because the management and directors of the Company are the same persons, the Board of Directors has determined not to adopt a formal methodology for communications from shareholders on the belief that any communication would be brought to the board of directors’ attention by virtue of the co-extensive capacities served by Kevin R. Keating.

Indemnification

Under Delaware corporate law and pursuant to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the Company may indemnify its officers and directors for various expenses and damages resulting from their acting in these capacities. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to the Company’s officers or directors pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore unenforceable.


Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The Company currently is a shell company with nominal assets, no employees and no active business operations. The Company’s business plans are to identify an operating company with which to merge or to complete a business combination in a reverse merger transaction. As such, the Company currently has no formal compensation program for its executive officers, directors or employees.
 
The Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules and is therefore not required to have a compensation committee. Accordingly, the Company has no compensation committee.
 
Except as set forth in the summary compensation table below, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, the Company has not provided any salary, bonus, annual or long-term equity or non-equity based incentive programs, health benefits, life insurance, tax-qualified savings plans, special employee benefits or perquisites, supplemental life insurance benefits, pension or other retirement benefits or any type of nonqualified deferred compensation programs for its executive officers or employees.
 
 
It is possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a business combination with an unaffiliated entity, that entity may desire to employ or retain Mr. Keating for the purposes of providing services to the surviving entity. However, the Company has adopted a policy whereby the offer of any post-transaction employment or services to members of management will not be a consideration in our decision whether to undertake any proposed transaction.
 
No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs are currently in place for the benefit of the Company’s employees.
 
There are no understandings or agreements regarding compensation our management will receive after a business combination that is required to be included in this table, or otherwise.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the cash compensation paid by the Company to the President of the Company for services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Name and Position
Year
Total Compensation
 
       
Kevin R. Keating, President, Secretary and Director
2007
None
 
       
Kevin R. Keating, President, Secretary and Director
2008
None
 

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Director Compensation

We do not currently pay any cash fees to our officers and directors, nor do we pay their expenses in attending board meetings.

Employment Agreements
 
The Company is not party to any employment agreements.


The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company’s common stock beneficially owned on February 28, 2009, for (i) each shareholder the Company knows to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of its outstanding common stock, (ii) each of the Company’s executive officers and directors, and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a group. In general, a person is deemed to be a "beneficial owner" of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, all persons named have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares, except as otherwise noted. At February 28, 2009, 6,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding.

Name and Address
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percentage
of Class
     
Kevin R. Keating (1)
190 Lakeview Way
Vero Beach, Florida, 32963
125,000
2.02%
     
Keating Investments, LLC
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111
1,356,250
21.88%
     
Keating Asia, Inc.
Floor 35/ Suite 3506
Grand Gateway, Tower 2
3 Hongqiao Road
Shanghai 200030 China
3,018,750
48.69%
     
Timothy J. Keating (2)
c/o Keating Investments, LLC
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111
1,656,250 (3)
26.71%
     
Luca Toscani
c/o Keating Asia, Inc.
Floor 35/ Suite 3506
Grand Gateway, Tower 2
3 Hongqiao Road
Shanghai 200030 China
3,418,750 (4)
55.14%
     
All Directors and Officers as a Group
(1 individual)
125,000
2.02%

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(1)  
Kevin R. Keating is the President, Secretary and sole director of the Company.
(2)  
Timothy J. Keating is the son of Kevin R. Keating and is the Managing Member of, and holds approximately a 61% interest in, Keating Investments.
(3)  
Keating Investments is the record owner of 1,356,250 shares of Common Stock.  Timothy J. Keating is the Managing Member of Keating Investments and has voting and investment control of the shares of Common Stock owned by Keating Investments.  Accordingly, Timothy J. Keating beneficially owns such 1,356,250 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Keating Investments.  Timothy J. Keating also beneficially owns 300,000 shares of Common Stock purchased on February 15, 2008. Therefore, Timothy J. Keating beneficially owns an aggregate of 1,656,250 shares of Common Stock, representing 26.71% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(4)  
Keating Asia is the record owner of 3,018.750 shares of Common Stock.  Luca Toscani is the director of Keating Asia and has voting and investment control of the shares of Common Stock owned by Keating Asia.  Accordingly, Luca Toscani beneficially owns such 3,018,750 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Keating Asia.  Luca Toscani also beneficially owns 400,000 shares of Common Stock purchased on February 15, 2008. Therefore, Luca Toscani beneficially owns an aggregate of 3,418,750 shares of Common Stock, representing 55.14% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

On July 2, 2007, the Company and Vero Management, LLC (“Vero”) entered into an agreement whereby Vero will provide to the Company a broad range of managerial and administrative services for a fixed fee of $1,000 per month, for an initial period of twelve months (the “Agreement”).  At the end of the initial twelve month term, the agreement will continue to remain in effect until terminated in writing by either party.  Kevin R. Keating is also the manager of Vero.

On July 2, 2007, the Company issued one promissory note (the “Note”), bearing eight and one quarter percent (8.25%) interest annually, in the principal amount of $35,000 to Keating Investments, an affiliate of Kevin R. Keating, our sole officer and director.  Interest accrues on the outstanding principal balance of the Note on the basis of a 360-day year daily from the date the Company received the funds.  The Note and all accrued interest mature on such date that Keating Investments, by delivery of written notice to the Company, demands payment of all obligations thereunder.  In February of 2008, the Company repaid all outstanding notes payable due and accrued interest to related parties using a portion of the proceeds raised from the issuance of common stock in a private offering to accredited and non-accredited investors.

Except as otherwise indicated herein, there have been no related party transactions, or any other transactions or relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-B.

Director Independence

The Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules and is therefore not required to have independent directors.


Comiskey & Company, P.C. (“Comiskey & Company”) is the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees paid by us to Comiskey & Company for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings were $3,000 and $6,000 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees billed by Comiskey & Company for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees paid by us to Comiskey & Company for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $1,000 and $1,000 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

All Other Fees

There were no fees billed by Comiskey & Company for other products and services for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
 
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Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Process

The Board of Directors acts as the audit committee of the Company, and accordingly, all services are approved by all the members of the Board of Directors.
 
 
 
 
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PART IV



Financial Statements

The Company’s financial statements are included in Item 8 of this Annual Report

Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules are omitted because they are either not applicable or have been provided in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
            
  Exhibits  
     
  Exhibit Description
     
  3.1 Certificate of Incorporation. (1)
     
  3.2 By-laws. (1)
     
 
10.1
Agreement by and among the Company and Vero Management, LLC, dated July 2, 2007. (1)
     
 
10.2
Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company, Keating Asia, Inc. and Kevin R. Keating, dated September 18, 2007. (1)
     
  14.1 Corporate Code of Ethics and Conduct, adopted December 31, 2007.  (2)
     
 
31.1
Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2008. (3)
     
 
32.1
Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. (3)
     
  (1)
Filed as an exhibit to the Company's registration statement on Form 10-SB, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference.
     
  (2)
Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2008, and incorporated herein by this reference.
     
  (3)
Filed herewith.
 
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
      WENTWORTH VII, INC.  
         
Dated: March 4, 2009
    By: /s/ Kevin R. Keating  
      Kevin R. Keating  
      Chief Executive Officer  
         
 

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the following capacities and on March 4, 2009.
 
Signatures
 
Title
   
         
/s/ Kevin R. Keating
 
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Sole Director
   
 
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