NATURALMOTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-29 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£49K
+175% first positive since 2021
Profit before tax
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2023-03-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-03-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £32,428 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,767 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £59,261 | -£65,248 | £48,949 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£50,073 | -£37,341 | £48,949 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,936,182 | £10,381,045 | £10,861,610 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £14,820,603 | £12,025,912 | £11,975,839 | £11,938,498 | £11,987,447 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £0 | -£404 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -5.4% | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | -154.4% | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.02x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed the going concern basis in light of the expected future trading results of the company and the cash position of the company, believing the company to have a positive trading outlook. The ultimate parent company, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, has confirmed its intention to provide the necessary financial support to enable the company to trade for at least a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and consequently the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NATURALMOTION LIMITED · parent
- NaturalMotion Software Limited 100%
- NaturalMotion Games Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The principal activity of the company during the financial year was to act as a holding company for certain subsidiaries of its immediate and ultimate parent, Zynga Inc. The parent companies business has switched its focus from systematically growing and improving upon its 3D animation and simulation technology to downscale in this area, and support the group containing its mobile game R&D subsidiary.”
- “During the year the company continued to act as a guarantor for an office rental lease agreement on behalf of its subsidiary NaturalMotion Games Limited, guaranteeing that the company will meet the obligations under the lease should NaturalMotion Games Limited fail to.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-19 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Paul Joseph | Director | 2022-05-31 | Mar 1983 | Irish |
| DRACOTT, Geoffrey Christian | Director | 2025-10-02 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLEY, Jeffrey Johansing | Secretary | 2017-04-20 | 2020-09-15 |
| MULCRONE, Rhian Eluned | Secretary | 2006-04-28 | 2008-06-30 |
| RAWLINGS, Amy Marie, Ms. | Secretary | 2020-09-15 | 2022-05-31 |
| SHAH, Devang Suresh | Secretary | 2014-02-11 | 2017-04-21 |
| WHITTAKER, Adam Harvey | Secretary | 2008-09-10 | 2014-02-11 |
| WCPHD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-15 | 2006-04-28 |
| ALEXANDER, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2006-05-17 |
| BELCHER, John Sebastian | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
| BROMBERG, Matthew Samuel | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2018-07-12 |
| BROWN, George Albert | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2006-04-26 |
| BUCKLEY, Jeffrey Johansing | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2020-09-15 |
| BYRNE, David Joseph | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| DOWNIE, Clive | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2015-05-01 |
| EVANS, Mark William | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2014-02-11 |
| EVANS, Paul | Director | 2022-02-03 | 2022-05-31 |
| LASKY, Mitchell | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2014-02-11 |
| LAURENCE, James Terence George | Director | 2022-04-09 | 2023-10-31 |
| MASSEY, Colm John | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2006-04-26 |
| NORIEGA, Brian Edward | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2014-04-17 |
| PARSONS, John Richard | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2022-02-04 |
| PENINGTON, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2014-02-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Phuong Young | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2022-05-31 |
| RAWLINGS, Amy Marie | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2022-05-31 |
| REIL, Torsten | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2014-02-11 |
| SCOTT-JACKSON, William Bartholomew, Prof | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2006-06-14 |
| SHAH, Devang Suresh | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2017-04-21 |
| WOOD, Andrew John | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2025-10-02 |
| GP DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-11-12 | 2004-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-23 | Active |
| Zint Holdings Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-10-01 | Ceased 2022-05-23 |
| Mr John Richard Parsons | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-16 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
| Mr David Joseph Byrne | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-20 | Ceased 2018-09-21 |
| Zynga Game International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-01 |
| Mr Jeffrey Johansing Buckley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-15 |
| Mr Devang Suresh Shah | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-02-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-02-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2021 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-03-31 vs 2021-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+4.6%
£10,381,045 £10,861,610
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+175%
-£65,248 £48,949
first positive since 2021
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers