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HELLO GAMES LTD
Cash
£32M
-7.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
-25.7% vs 2023
Employees
55
+10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-111% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 06663645
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2008-08-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-10-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62011
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £21,557,000 | -£2,367,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £19,944,000 | -£9,269,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £101,568,000 | — | £34,747,000 | £32,192,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £36,057,000 | £26,788,000 | |
| Equity | £59,994,000 | £78,143,000 | £84,990,000 | — | £136,113,000 | £36,057,000 | £26,788,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,814,000 | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “This financial year Hello Games has continued developing No Man's Sky with further releases of new content in several updates.”
- “Light No Fire has continued to grow and build momentum. External interest in anticipation of the games launch is strong and we are pleased to see contir.ued positive sentiment around Hello Games and it's games from the players and wider industry.”
- “The gaming sector has been widely affected by economic challenges and many businesses have felt the impact of increasing costs, declining sales and reduced investment, with many studios continuing to reduce the size of their teams or closing completely.”
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
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY, Louise | Secretary | 2014-11-26 | — | — |
| MURRAY, Sean | Director | 2008-08-04 | Jul 1980 | Irish |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Games Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-25 | Active |
| Hello Future | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-09-01 | Ceased 2024-10-25 |
| Mr Sean Murray | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-06 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-10-06 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2023-10-06 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2023-10-06 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2023-10-06 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory