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HAWK-EYE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04253791
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2001-07-17
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62011
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecast, the Directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that cause doubt on the going concern assumption. The company maintains a risk register which is regularly reviewed by directors, competition and market environments are considered. The company continues to develop strategic partnerships with key clients, invest in research and development and diversify its products. At the time of approving the financial statements the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. In reaching this conclusion, the Directors have assessed and taken into consideration a letter of support received from the Parent Company. The Parent company has confirmed that it will Provide financial support to the company such that company is able to continue to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due.”
Subsidiaries
- Hawk-Eye Innovations Saudi for Sports Limited · 100% held · Saudi Arabia · Broadcast production and officiating through cutting-edge technology.
- Beyond Sports B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands · Data analysis, validation and visualisation.
Significant events
- “On 31 October 2024, Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd. was transferred from Sony Europe B.V. (Netherlands) to NewCo1 Hive B.V. (Netherlands) under a sideways demerger at nil consideration.”
- “Following the upward merger on 1 November 2024, NewCo1 Hive B.V. was absorbed into Sony Overseas Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) ("SOHBV"), with SOHBV becoming the immediate parent of Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd.”
- “On 3 March 2025, SOHBV transferred its interest in Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd. to Sony Europe Limited (UK) at fair market value, thereby completing the transfer of ownership from Sony Europe B.V. to Sony Europe Limited.”
- “In June 2021 Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited incorporated its 100% owned subsidiary 'Hawk-Eye Innovations Saudi for Sports Limited' in Saudi Arabia in July 2020.”
- “On the 28th October 2022 Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited acquired 100% ownership of Beyond Sports B.V.”
- “During the year, the Company entered into a joint venture arrangement through the establishment of a separate legal entity. The Company holds a 49% equity interest in this entity.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAITE, Richard James | Secretary | 2019-02-05 | — | — |
| CROSSING, Benjamin Philip | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1991 | British |
| HIRAI, Fumiatsu | Director | 2024-04-06 | Dec 1966 | Japanese |
| LIDDIARD, Romona | Director | 2018-08-20 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MATSUZAWA, Atsuki | Director | 2023-04-06 | Nov 1967 | Japanese |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARON, Jeremy Andrew | Secretary | 2001-07-17 | 2002-07-01 |
| BALDWIN, Peter Alan Charles, Major General | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| CREASEY, Clare-Louise | Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2011-03-04 |
| CROWHURST, Philip Geoffrey | Secretary | 2011-03-04 | 2012-09-20 |
| ENGLAND, William James Guy | Secretary | 2006-06-12 | 2008-03-17 |
| LANGHORNE, Nicholas Adrian | Secretary | 2012-09-20 | 2019-01-31 |
| LEACH, David Dennis Wilkie | Secretary | 2006-02-28 | 2006-06-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-07-17 | 2001-07-17 |
| ANDERSON, Martin Hume Caldicot | Director | 2002-09-22 | 2006-06-12 |
| BATE, Terence | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2004-02-27 |
| BUSH, David Brian | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2018-08-20 |
| BUSH, David Brian | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2014-04-30 |
| CALLEN, Stephen Gibson | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2003-04-10 |
| CALLEN, Stephen Gibson | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2001-11-08 |
| CARTER, Stephen James | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-02-28 |
| CLIMER, Naomi Wendy | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2012-07-31 |
| COOMBS, Matthew Roger | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2016-08-26 |
| ENGLAND, William James Guy | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2008-03-17 |
| FOULSER, Jeffrey | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2006-06-12 |
| FRY, Adam Charles | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| GLEESON, Thomas James | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2007-09-07 |
| GREENBERG, Mark Elliot | Director | 2006-08-03 | 2011-03-04 |
| HACK, Rufus James | Director | 2021-10-21 | 2026-02-20 |
| HAWKINS, Paul Martin, Dr | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2014-06-06 |
| KAWANO, Hiroshi | Director | 2023-04-06 | 2024-03-31 |
| MAXWELL, Patrick Ronald Vernon | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2011-03-04 |
| MCINTOSH, David | Director | 2016-09-22 | 2022-09-30 |
| REES, William Arwel | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2006-06-12 |
| STEIN, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2002-09-27 |
| YAMANOUCHI, Katsunori | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-07-17 | 2001-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-03-03 | Active |
| Sony Group Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-11-01 | Ceased 2025-03-03 |
| Sony Overseas Holding B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-11-01 | Ceased 2024-11-01 |
| Newco1 Hive B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-31 | Ceased 2024-11-01 |
| Sony Europe B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-03-29 | Ceased 2024-10-31 |
| Sony Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-02-09 | Ceased 2019-03-29 |
| Hawk-Eye (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-12-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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