IMPROBABLE WORLDS LIMITED
Operating under the Improbable brand, the company develops cloud-based simulation technology and metaverse infrastructure for the video game, entertainment, and corporate sectors.
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Cash
£7.7M
-94.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£168M
-9.6% vs 2023
Employees
212
-66.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£17M
-226.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £66,292,498 | £10,073,739 | -84.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£54,749,507 | -£21,503,467 | +60.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,268,336 | -£16,825,165 | -226.8% | |
| Net profit | £12,908,157 | -£17,375,954 | -234.6% | |
| Cash | £138,572,046 | £7,725,974 | -94.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £185,707,078 | £167,823,030 | -9.6% | |
| Equity | £185,707,078 | £167,823,030 | -9.6% | |
| Average employees | 634 | 212 | -66.6% | |
| Wages | £58,205,727 | £22,501,980 | -61.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,873,454 | £1,864,487 | -0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -82.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 19.5% | -172.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.3% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | 17.44x | 29.60x | |
| Interest cover | -14.05x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- IMPROBABLE WORLDS LIMITED 2012-07-11 → present
- MACSCO 47 LIMITED 2012-05-16 → 2012-07-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Group's financial position and future forecasts and given the FY24 closing cash and liquid investment position of £162.8 million, have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, meeting its obligations as and when they arise. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- IMPROBABLE WORLDS LIMITED · parent
- Improbable Inc 100%
- Improbable Worlds Nominees Limited 100%
- Improbable Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Improbable Canada Limited 100%
- Improbable Germany GmbH 100%
- Improbable MV Limited 81.53%
- Edison Metaverse Limited 100%
- Kallikor Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At the end of 2023 Improbable sold two of its larger ventures Improbable Defence and the Multiplayer Group, which had established and grown market presence under the stewardship of the venture builder.”
- “In 2024 Improbable launched new ventures, iterated on product suite and market presence for existing ventures, and established a presence, in market for its 'venture. builder proposition to attract like minded companies, entrepreneurs and investors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD, Mark | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | — | — |
| NARULA, Herman | Director | 2012-07-11 | Apr 1988 | British |
| THEYSSET, Antoine Francois | Director | 2021-10-29 | Dec 1975 | American,French |
| VILLAMIZAR, Javier Alfonso | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jan 1972 | American |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert James Fredrick | Director | 2025-11-24 | Dec 1990 | British |
| WUOLLET JR, Guy David | Director | 2024-12-28 | Sep 1997 | American |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Robert | Secretary | 2017-04-27 | 2017-12-31 |
| TIMONEY, Patrick Andrew | Secretary | 2017-12-31 | 2020-12-01 |
| TIMONEY, Patrick Andrew | Secretary | 2014-01-13 | 2017-04-27 |
| ALLY, Bibi Rahima | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2012-07-11 |
| CHEN, Philemon | Director | 2016-03-05 | 2017-04-27 |
| DIXON, Christopher John | Director | 2015-03-09 | 2023-11-10 |
| KOFMAN, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2024-05-29 | 2025-09-15 |
| KRISHNAN, Sriram | Director | 2023-11-10 | 2024-12-28 |
| LIPKA, Peter Richard | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2025-11-24 |
| NISHAR, Dipchand | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2021-10-29 |
| NOVIK, Gilad | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2016-03-05 |
| ROBINSON, Joseph Martin | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2023-11-10 |
| TIMONEY, Patrick | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2017-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svf Holdings (Uk) Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2018-04-10 | Active |
| Softbank Group Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-20 | Ceased 2017-10-20 |
| Herman Narula | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.