WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC
Get an alert when WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£63M
+222.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33M
+45.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
300
+18.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£16M
+68.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,558,000 | £138,050,000 | £170,331,000 | +23.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,337,000 | £9,604,000 | £12,028,000 | +25.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,418,000 | £9,729,000 | £16,365,000 | +68.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,974,000 | £8,325,000 | £12,646,000 | +51.9% | |
| Cash | £8,352,000 | £19,548,000 | £63,000,000 | +222.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,336,000 | £38,716,000 | £88,713,000 | +129.1% | |
| Net assets | £6,076,000 | £22,725,000 | £33,134,000 | +45.8% | |
| Equity | £6,076,000 | £22,725,000 | £33,134,000 | +45.8% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 254 | 300 | +18.1% | |
| Wages | £1,211,000 | £7,294,000 | £12,580,000 | +72.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £479,000 | £450,000 | £550,000 | +22.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.9% | 7.0% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 6.0% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.9% | 24.8% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.8% | 63.6% | 72.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 1.82x | 2.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | 63.18x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-14
- WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC 2025-08-14 → present
- WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2025-06-23 → 2025-08-14
- BEST OF THE BEST LIMITED 2024-11-21 → 2025-06-23
- BEST OF THE BEST PLC 2006-08-07 → 2024-11-21
- BEST OF THE BEST LIMITED 2006-06-23 → 2006-08-07
- SWSH LIMITED 2002-02-28 → 2006-06-23
- BEST OF THE BEST LIMITED 1999-04-20 → 2002-02-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC · parent
- Crowd Entertainment SRL 95.66%
- Crowd Services Limited 95.66%
- Winvia Entertainment Limited 95.66%
- OmniPlay SRL 95.66%
- Sky Data Services SRL 95.66%
- 360 Operational Services Ltd 95.66%
- WinGG Holdings Ltd 57.52%
- Winvia Capital Ltd 95.66%
- Princess & Castle Limited 95.66%
- Royal Slots Limited 95.66%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Kerin | Secretary | 2023-10-10 | — | — |
| BUCCI, Joanne Marie | Director | 2025-10-03 | Sep 1968 | British |
| BUTLER, Charles Alistair Neilson | Director | 2022-09-28 | Jun 1972 | British |
| FAIRCHILD, Simon Charles | Director | 2025-10-03 | Dec 1965 | British |
| HAY, Simon John | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| LLOYD-HUGHES, Timothy John Clive | Director | 2025-10-03 | Feb 1955 | British |
| MANOILA, Mihai | Director | 2025-09-24 | Nov 1988 | Romanian |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINDMARCH, Michael William | Secretary | 1999-04-20 | 2006-08-04 |
| STAMP, Christopher David | Secretary | 2006-08-04 | 2008-03-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Kerin | Secretary | 2020-10-31 | 2023-08-24 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2020-10-31 |
| BUCCI, Joanne Marie | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-08-24 |
| BURNS, Daniel Paul | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2023-08-24 |
| FAKONTI, Antigoni | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-10-03 |
| FIRTH, David Samuel Peter | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-08-24 |
| GARTON, Rupert Carlton Erskine | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2024-05-22 |
| HADJIYIANNAKIS, Marios | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-10-03 |
| HARGRAVE, Colin | Director | 2008-05-07 | 2017-12-31 |
| HENBREY, William Alexander | Director | 2006-07-04 | 2009-08-01 |
| HINDMARCH, Michael William | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2021-09-30 |
| HINDMARCH, William Saward | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2023-08-24 |
| HUGHES, Benjamin Lloyd | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2025-10-03 |
| NESTOR, Cristinela Odeta | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-10-03 |
| PERRY, David | Director | 2025-10-03 | 2026-02-01 |
| ZIEBLAND, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2009-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Teddy Sagi | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-11 | Active |
| Globe Invest Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-10-13 | Ceased 2024-12-11 |
| Mrs Philippa Kate Hindmarch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-04 | Ceased 2022-09-08 |
| Mr William Saward Hindmarch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2022-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-11-18 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-02 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.