HAWK-EYE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£31k
+93.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£64m
-3.3% vs 2025
Employees
682
+0.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£14m
-7.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,748,000 | £81,677,000 | £88,873,000 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | £16,993,000 | £16,079,000 | £14,813,000 | -7.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,284,000 | £14,766,000 | £13,684,000 | -7.3% | |
| Net profit | £15,927,000 | £10,772,000 | £11,138,000 | +3.4% | |
| Cash | £44,000 | £16,000 | £31,000 | +93.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £58,666,000 | £66,071,000 | £65,004,000 | -1.6% | |
| Net assets | £55,299,000 | £66,071,000 | £63,861,000 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £55,299,000 | £66,071,000 | £63,861,000 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 589 | 680 | 682 | +0.3% | |
| Wages | £28,040,000 | £33,593,000 | £42,317,000 | +26% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £580,000 | £2,474,000 | £1,311,000 | -47% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,000 | £50,000 | £46,000 | -8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 19.7% | 16.7% | |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 13.2% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.0% | 24.3% | 22.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.2% | 5.2% | 58.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 12.85x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 13.77x | 9.75x | 12.98x |
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.”
Group structure
- HAWK-EYE INNOVATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Hawk-Eye Innovations Saudi for Sports Limited 100%
- Beyond Sports B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “In the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company entered into a joint venture arrangement with FIFA to form the separate legal entity: Football Technology Centre AG”
- “On 28 October 2022 Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited acquired 100% ownership of Beyond Sports B.V.”
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 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 |
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.