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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD UK LTD
Profile
- Company number
- 01709830
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1983-03-25
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-06-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62011
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte (NI) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company is in a net asset position and has continued financial support of the Group parent. The directors have received confirmation that the Group parent intends to support the company for at least twelve months from the date of this report. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Digital Legends Entertainment S.L. · 100% held · Barcelona, Spain · increase the Activision Blizzard Inc group's software development capacity and thus the revenue generated by future titles
Significant events
- “Due to the acquisition of the company on October 13, 2023, by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft), Activision Blizzard UK extended the current financial year to an eighteen-month period to align with the new parent company's year end.”
- “Following acquisition the Company retained its rights under the "Buy-In" Licences, Cost Sharing Agreements (CSA) and Distribution Agreements that give it the right to exploit Activision and Blizzard Intellectual Property within the EMEA regions.”
- “On 13 October 2023, the company's ultimate parent company, Activision Blizzard, Inc., was acquired by Microsoft Corporation.”
- “During the year the Company declared a $2,000,000k dividend (2022 - $Nil).”
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People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-06-24 | — | — |
| KIVIAT, Leigh Anne | Director | 2026-01-16 | Apr 1976 | American |
| MATTINGLY, Ian Dennis | Director | 2010-04-02 | Jan 1969 | British |
| MCMULLIN, James Francis | Director | 2022-09-15 | Oct 1972 | British |
| ORNDORFF, Benjamin Owen | Director | 2024-06-24 | Sep 1971 | American |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Brian | Secretary | 1995-07-15 | 2000-08-01 |
| MOORE, Keith | Secretary | — | 1995-07-15 |
| HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2009-06-26 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2009-06-26 | 2014-07-23 |
| BENEDIKT, Michael Helmut | Director | 2010-04-02 | 2011-09-30 |
| BERTERO, Patricia A | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2007-03-31 |
| BLAND, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2022-03-22 |
| DEWAR, Robert John | Director | 1996-08-27 | 2000-05-31 |
| DODKINS, Scott William | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2005-02-03 |
| DOLLIVER, Keith Ranger | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2026-01-16 |
| DOORNINK, Ron | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2007-03-01 |
| GRIFFITH, Michael | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| HEPWORTH, Peter Hamby, Mr. | Director | 2009-01-16 | 2010-04-02 |
| HIGGINS, Colin | Director | 1997-04-02 | 2000-03-31 |
| HODOUS, Brian | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2010-04-02 |
| KELLY, Brian | Director | 1997-08-06 | 2007-03-01 |
| KOMAS, Jay | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2010-04-02 |
| MALMHAKE, Anna Elisabet | Director | 2020-12-22 | 2023-02-23 |
| MARKS, Howard | Director | — | 1997-08-06 |
| MOORE, Keith | Director | — | 1995-07-15 |
| PLAGA, Barry | Director | 1997-08-06 | 1999-11-05 |
| ROSE, George | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2010-04-02 |
| SAUZE, Philippe | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2020-09-30 |
| WALTHER, Christopher Brian | Director | 2010-04-02 | 2014-06-17 |
| WEE, Choon Ken | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2025-12-11 |
| WURZINGER, Christian | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-08-20 |
| ZESTAR-POSTRK, Jessica | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2022-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-03 | Active |
| Activision Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-16 | CH04 | officers | change corporate secretary company with change date |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-27 | AD03 | address | move registers to sail company with new address |
| 2024-12-24 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with new address |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-06 | AP04 | officers | appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
| 2024-07-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-06 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-01-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-06 | SH19 | capital | capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
| 2023-03-03 | SH20 | capital | legacy |
Credit score
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