WAYLAND GAMES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-12-16
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+43.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£25M
+77.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
85
+7.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£14M
+74% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-16.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2023-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £145,963,000 | £195,810,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £12,141,000 | £13,873,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £8,021,000 | £13,957,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £6,101,000 | £10,881,000 | |
| Cash | £65,401 | — | £3,709,669 | — | £4,248,000 | £6,104,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,169,049 | — | £7,551,970 | — | £14,020,000 | £24,878,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,124,049 | — | £7,504,265 | — | £13,962,000 | £24,843,000 | |
| Equity | £3,124,049 | £3,624,068 | £7,504,265 | £10,000,000 | £13,962,000 | £24,843,000 | |
| Average employees | 46 | — | 44 | — | 79 | 85 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,014,000 | £4,760,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £152,000 | £163,288 |
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-09-30 vs 2022-09-30
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Turnover
+34.2%
£145,963,000 £195,810,000
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Cash
+43.7%
£4,248,000 £6,104,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+77.9%
£13,962,000 £24,843,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+7.6%
79 85
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+14.3%
£12,141,000 £13,873,000
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Profit before tax
+74%
£8,021,000 £13,957,000
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Wages
+18.6%
£4,014,000 £4,760,000
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.3% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 86.6% | 55.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.59x | 4.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 6070.50x | 4624.33x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Stirk Lambert & Co Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WAYLAND GAMES LIMITED · parent
- Beasts of War Limited 100%
- Rolltogether Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year-end, the company entered into a lease agreement for a new facility. The lease has a term of 15 years, including a break clause exercisable at 10 years. Additionally, the company commenced construction of a new warehouse. The total estimated costs associated with the lease (over its committed duration), construction of the warehouse, and procurement of new plant and machinery are projected at £16,200,000. These developments are expected to significantly enhance the company's operational capacity and align with its strategic growth objectives.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWFORD, Richard | Director | 2008-09-08 | May 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyld Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Richard Lawford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2025-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-17 RP04SH01 Legacy
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-21 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-02-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.