ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA LIMITED 2017-11-23 → present
- MIDASPLAYER ADVERTISING LIMITED 2016-02-16 → 2017-11-23
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte (NI) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis as they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue to operate for the foreseeable future with the ongoing support from parent, Microsoft.”
Significant events
- “On 13 October 2023, the Company's ultimate parent company, Activision Blizzard, Inc., was acquired by Microsoft Corporation.”
- “The period end was extended from 31st December 2023 to match the ultimate parent company Microsoft Corporation.”
- “During the period Microsoft Corporation acquired the Group, prompting the conversion of outstanding share-based awards to equivalent Microsoft Corporation awards at the acquisition date.”
- “PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned as auditors of the Company and Deloitte (NI) Limited were subsequently appointed auditors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-06-24 | — | — |
| KIVIAT, Leigh Anne | Director | 2026-01-16 | Apr 1976 | American |
| MATTINGLY, Ian Dennis | Director | 2026-03-10 | Jan 1969 | British |
| ORNDORFF, Benjamin Owen | Director | 2024-06-24 | Sep 1971 | American |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOLLIVER, Keith Ranger | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2026-01-16 |
| MCKEON, Marius Joseph | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2026-03-05 |
| MILLER, Robert Simon | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2017-02-02 |
| SAKHNINI, Humam | Director | 2017-02-02 | 2022-04-22 |
| WURZINGER, Christian | Director | 2022-04-22 | 2025-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-13 | Active |
| Activision Blizzard, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-13 |
| Midasplayer.Com Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-06 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one