FACEPUNCH GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-02 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-18
Watchouts
Cash
£67M
-18.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£82M
-3.2% vs 2024
Employees
66
+24.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-111.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £77,246,081 | £87,901,413 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £21,969,997 | -£6,840,033 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £26,420,987 | -£2,938,448 | |
| Net profit | £9,259,032 | — | £29,999,787 | — | £2,990,505 | — | £3,340 | — | £20,271,390 | -£2,744,475 | |
| Cash | £10,419 | — | £21,610,207 | — | £713 | — | £203,488 | — | £81,416,082 | £66,612,008 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,210,523 | — | £1,210,310 | — | £1,200,815 | — | £1,204,155 | — | £86,292,406 | £83,265,584 | |
| Net assets | £1,210,523 | — | £1,210,310 | — | £1,200,815 | — | £1,204,155 | — | £85,186,475 | £82,442,000 | |
| Equity | £1,210,523 | £1,210,523 | £1,210,310 | £1,210,310 | £1,200,815 | £1,200,815 | £1,204,155 | £1,204,155 | £85,186,475 | £82,442,000 | |
| Average employees | 19 | — | 20 | — | 27 | — | 0 | — | 53 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £8,980,055 | £10,620,314 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £531,750 | £2,771,659 |
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+13.8%
£77,246,081 £87,901,413
-
Cash
-18.2%
£81,416,082 £66,612,008
-
Net assets
-3.2%
£85,186,475 £82,442,000
-
Employees
+24.5%
53 66
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-131.1%
£21,969,997 -£6,840,033
-
Profit before tax
-111.1%
£26,420,987 -£2,938,448
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Wages
+18.3%
£8,980,055 £10,620,314
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.4% | -7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.2% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.5% | -8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.73x | 9.77x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Group's forecasts and projections, which cover the 12-month period from the date of signing the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. This assessment takes into account the Group's significant cash reserves, which provide substantial liquidity and financial flexibility.”
Group structure
- FACEPUNCH GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Facepunch Studios Limited 100%
- Facepunch Europe GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCFARLANE, Alistair Gordon | Director | 2024-10-11 | Jan 1991 | British |
| NEWMAN, Garry James | Director | 2014-12-09 | May 1982 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWILT, Craig Peter | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2025-06-30 |
| PUREWAL, Jasbir Singh | Director | 2018-09-09 | 2024-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Peter Gwilt | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-11 | Ceased 2024-07-08 |
| Mr Garry James Newman | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.