LOCKWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-05 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-22
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- LOCKWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED · parent
- LKWD Publishing, UAB 100%
- Lockwood Publishing LISBOA Unipessoal LDA 100%
- Lockwood Publishing Vietnam Co., Ltd 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-26.6%
£6,668,000 £4,891,000
-
Net assets
-18.9%
£12,254,000 £9,937,000
-
Employees
-2.5%
81 79
-
Wages
+45.9%
£4,478,000 £6,534,000
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