HAWK-EYE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
Cash
£16K
-63.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£66M
+19.5% vs 2024
Employees
680
+15.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15M
-27.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,748,000 | £81,677,000 | |
| Operating profit | £16,993,000 | £16,079,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £20,284,000 | £14,766,000 | |
| Net profit | £15,927,000 | £10,772,000 | |
| Cash | £44,000 | £16,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £58,666,000 | £66,071,000 | |
| Net assets | £55,299,000 | £66,071,000 | |
| Equity | £55,299,000 | £66,071,000 | |
| Average employees | 589 | 680 | |
| Wages | £28,040,000 | £33,593,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £580,000 | £2,424,000 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+3.7%
£78,748,000 £81,677,000
-
Cash
-63.6%
£44,000 £16,000
-
Net assets
+19.5%
£55,299,000 £66,071,000
-
Employees
+15.4%
589 680
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Operating profit
-5.4%
£16,993,000 £16,079,000
-
Profit before tax
-27.2%
£20,284,000 £14,766,000
-
Wages
+19.8%
£28,040,000 £33,593,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 19.7% | |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.0% | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 13.77x | 9.75x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HAWK-EYE INNOVATIONS LIMITED 2001-09-13 → present
- HAWK INNOVATIONS LIMITED 2001-07-17 → 2001-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecast, the Directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that cause doubt on the going concern assumption. The company maintains a risk register which is regularly reviewed by directors, competition and market environments are considered. The company continues to develop strategic partnerships with key clients, invest in research and development and diversify its products. At the time of approving the financial statements the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. In reaching this conclusion, the Directors have assessed and taken into consideration a letter of support received from the Parent Company. The Parent company has confirmed that it will Provide financial support to the company such that company is able to continue to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- HAWK-EYE INNOVATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Hawk-Eye Innovations Saudi for Sports Limited 100%
- Beyond Sports B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 October 2024, Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd. was transferred from Sony Europe B.V. (Netherlands) to NewCo1 Hive B.V. (Netherlands) under a sideways demerger at nil consideration.”
- “Following the upward merger on 1 November 2024, NewCo1 Hive B.V. was absorbed into Sony Overseas Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) ("SOHBV"), with SOHBV becoming the immediate parent of Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd.”
- “On 3 March 2025, SOHBV transferred its interest in Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd. to Sony Europe Limited (UK) at fair market value, thereby completing the transfer of ownership from Sony Europe B.V. to Sony Europe Limited.”
- “In June 2021 Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited incorporated its 100% owned subsidiary 'Hawk-Eye Innovations Saudi for Sports Limited' in Saudi Arabia in July 2020.”
- “On the 28th October 2022 Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited acquired 100% ownership of Beyond Sports B.V.”
- “During the year, the Company entered into a joint venture arrangement through the establishment of a separate legal entity. The Company holds a 49% equity interest in this entity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAITE, Richard James | Secretary | 2019-02-05 | — | — |
| CROSSING, Benjamin Philip | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1991 | British |
| HIRAI, Fumiatsu | Director | 2024-04-06 | Dec 1966 | Japanese |
| LIDDIARD, Romona | Director | 2018-08-20 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MATSUZAWA, Atsuki | Director | 2023-04-06 | Nov 1967 | Japanese |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARON, Jeremy Andrew | Secretary | 2001-07-17 | 2002-07-01 |
| BALDWIN, Peter Alan Charles, Major General | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| CREASEY, Clare-Louise | Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2011-03-04 |
| CROWHURST, Philip Geoffrey | Secretary | 2011-03-04 | 2012-09-20 |
| ENGLAND, William James Guy | Secretary | 2006-06-12 | 2008-03-17 |
| LANGHORNE, Nicholas Adrian | Secretary | 2012-09-20 | 2019-01-31 |
| LEACH, David Dennis Wilkie | Secretary | 2006-02-28 | 2006-06-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-07-17 | 2001-07-17 |
| ANDERSON, Martin Hume Caldicot | Director | 2002-09-22 | 2006-06-12 |
| BATE, Terence | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2004-02-27 |
| BUSH, David Brian | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2018-08-20 |
| BUSH, David Brian | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2014-04-30 |
| CALLEN, Stephen Gibson | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2003-04-10 |
| CALLEN, Stephen Gibson | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2001-11-08 |
| CARTER, Stephen James | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-02-28 |
| CLIMER, Naomi Wendy | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2012-07-31 |
| COOMBS, Matthew Roger | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2016-08-26 |
| ENGLAND, William James Guy | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2008-03-17 |
| FOULSER, Jeffrey | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2006-06-12 |
| FRY, Adam Charles | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| GLEESON, Thomas James | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2007-09-07 |
| GREENBERG, Mark Elliot | Director | 2006-08-03 | 2011-03-04 |
| HACK, Rufus James | Director | 2021-10-21 | 2026-02-20 |
| HAWKINS, Paul Martin, Dr | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2014-06-06 |
| KAWANO, Hiroshi | Director | 2023-04-06 | 2024-03-31 |
| MAXWELL, Patrick Ronald Vernon | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2011-03-04 |
| MCINTOSH, David | Director | 2016-09-22 | 2022-09-30 |
| REES, William Arwel | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2006-06-12 |
| STEIN, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2002-09-27 |
| YAMANOUCHI, Katsunori | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-07-17 | 2001-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-03-03 | Active |
| Sony Group Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-11-01 | Ceased 2025-03-03 |
| Sony Overseas Holding B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-11-01 | Ceased 2024-11-01 |
| Newco1 Hive B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-31 | Ceased 2024-11-01 |
| Sony Europe B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-03-29 | Ceased 2024-10-31 |
| Sony Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-02-09 | Ceased 2019-03-29 |
| Hawk-Eye (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.