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LOCKWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED
Cash
£5M
-26.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
-18.9% vs 2023
Employees
79
-2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 06242481
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2007-05-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£770,000 | -£2,796,000 | |
| Cash | — | £6,668,000 | £4,891,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,296,000 | £9,974,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,254,000 | £9,937,000 | |
| Equity | -£7,679,000 | £12,254,000 | £10,292,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 81 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | £4,478,000 | £6,534,000 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis, having carried out a detailed review of the company and group position and its forecasts to 31 December 2026 at the date of signing the accounts. Having considered the current economic and wider industry challenges, and the potential impact on the group, the directors are satisfied that the company and group has sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Subsidiaries
- LKWD Publishing, UAB · 100% held · Lithuania
- Lockwood Publishing LISBOA Unipessoal LDA · 100% held · Lisboa
- Lockwood Publishing Vietnam Co., Ltd · 100% held · Vietnam
Significant events
- “Q3-2025 saw the launch of Avakin Life on Steam, bringing the mobile experience to PC, with early access launching in August, and full release expected in Q4-2025.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Group has initiated plans to wind up its wholly owned subsidiaries located in Vietnam and Lithuania.”
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
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJORNSSON, Haraldur Thor | Director | 2009-04-29 | May 1967 | Icelandic |
| HELGASON, David | Director | 2017-09-13 | Oct 1977 | Icelandic |
| HILTON, Karl Ivar | Director | 2015-04-07 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MASLOWICZ, Mark | Director | 2023-03-03 | Jan 1968 | British |
| RAGNARSSON, Birgir Mar | Director | 2019-06-07 | May 1974 | Icelandic |
| SVEINSSON, Andri | Director | 2019-06-07 | Sep 1971 | Icelandic |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Justin | Secretary | 2007-05-10 | 2011-08-25 |
| JOHNSON, Justin | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2011-08-25 |
| KEMP, Jolyon James | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2019-06-07 |
| LEE, Randy | Director | 2020-10-21 | 2021-09-08 |
| SHIN, Joon Oh | Director | 2021-09-08 | 2023-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Oskar Chatham Pitt | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2019-06-07 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
| Partners | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-07 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
| Mr Jolyon James Kemp | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-05 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
| Mr Haraldur Thor Bjornsson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-29 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-01-17 | AUD | auditors | auditors resignation company |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-12 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-04-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-04-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-24 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-09-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-10-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-10-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-03-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory