CRITERION SOFTWARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
+52.3% vs 2024
Employees
26
+30% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£538K
+29% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors made the decision during the year to sell the development operations of the Company to another entity within the Electronic Arts Inc group. This sale took place on 1 April 2025, as a result the Company has ceased to carry on its principal activity and the financial statements have therefore been prepared on a non-going concern basis. The Company will remain in existence immediately following this divestment, pending dormancy/liquidation at a future date.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CRITERION SOFTWARE LIMITED 2002-02-20 → present
- NEWINCCO 122 LIMITED 2001-11-29 → 2002-02-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,992,000 | £5,739,000 | |
| Operating profit | £361,000 | £424,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £417,000 | £538,000 | |
| Net profit | £352,000 | £448,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,608,000 | £5,495,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,608,000 | £5,495,000 | |
| Equity | £3,608,000 | £5,495,000 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 26 | |
| Wages | £2,134,000 | £2,676,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 7.7% | |
| Current ratio | 6.54x | 7.95x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors made the decision during the year to sell the development operations of the Company to another entity within the Electronic Arts Inc group. This sale took place on 1 April 2025, as a result the Company has ceased to carry on its principal activity and the financial statements have therefore been prepared on a non-going concern basis. The Company will remain in existence immediately following this divestment, pending dormancy/liquidation at a future date.”
Significant events
- “The directors made the decision during the year to sell the development operations of the Company to another entity within the Electronic Arts Inc group. This sale took place on 1 April 2025, as a result the Company has ceased to carry on its principal activity and the financial statements have therefore been prepared on a non-going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTO, Loris Raphael Gregory | Director | 2013-11-15 | Nov 1973 | French |
| PAYNE, Lewis James | Director | 2023-06-23 | Sep 1986 | British |
| TAIT, Rebecca Christine | Director | 2023-06-23 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENE, Stephen Gregory | Secretary | 2004-10-19 | 2013-11-15 |
| JACOB, Paul Shanthakumar | Secretary | 2002-01-02 | 2004-02-16 |
| ROGERS, Philip Timo | Secretary | 2004-02-16 | 2004-10-19 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-29 | 2002-01-02 |
| BENE, Stephen Gregory | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2013-11-15 |
| BILLYARD, Adam Michael | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2004-10-19 |
| BYRNE, David Joseph | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2008-06-04 |
| CALONGE, Carlos Brian | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-09-19 |
| CHAN, Derek Wai Seng | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2023-06-23 |
| HALBE, Benjamin Ovgaard | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2017-05-17 |
| KALLWEIT, Keith Alan | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2021-04-15 |
| KING, Michael Richard, Dr | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2009-02-09 |
| KING, Michael Richard, Dr | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2004-10-19 |
| KOHL, Glen Arlen | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2010-12-16 |
| LAU-KEE, David Andrew | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2006-06-16 |
| LAU-KEE, David Andrew | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2004-10-19 |
| LEE, Van Paul | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2008-04-30 |
| ROGERS, Philip Timo | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2007-03-02 |
| ROGERS, Philip Timo | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2004-10-19 |
| WEBSTER, Matthew Charles Stewart | Director | 2019-11-13 | 2022-12-09 |
| WESTERLUND, Birgit Marie | Director | 2008-06-04 | 2011-10-14 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-29 | 2002-01-02 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-29 | 2002-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Arts, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+15%
£4,992,000 £5,739,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+52.3%
£3,608,000 £5,495,000
-
Employees
+30%
20 26
-
Operating profit
+17.5%
£361,000 £424,000
-
Profit before tax
+29%
£417,000 £538,000
-
Wages
+25.4%
£2,134,000 £2,676,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers