RIDE SHOTGUN LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-30 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-16
Watchouts
Cash
£477K
-49.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£346K
-72.1% first positive since 2019
Employees
152
-10.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£648K
-195.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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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 Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,642,310 | £13,626,386 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £708,746 | -£568,697 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £675,973 | -£648,118 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £587,717 | -£894,680 | |
| Cash | £49,069 | £643,698 | £776,134 | — | £949,094 | £477,172 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£49,529 | £455,159 | £801,656 | — | £1,582,549 | £447,033 | |
| Net assets | -£49,529 | £205,159 | £630,823 | — | £1,240,880 | £346,200 | |
| Equity | -£49,529 | £205,159 | £630,823 | £397,262 | £1,240,880 | £346,200 | |
| Average employees | 17 | — | — | — | 169 | 152 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,385,733 | £7,566,038 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £457,809 | £476,707 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+28%
£10,642,310 £13,626,386
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Cash
-49.7%
£949,094 £477,172
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Net assets
-72.1%
£1,240,880 £346,200
first positive since 2019
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Employees
-10.1%
169 152
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Operating profit
-180.2%
£708,746 -£568,697
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Profit before tax
-195.9%
£675,973 -£648,118
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Wages
+40.5%
£5,385,733 £7,566,038
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | -6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 44.8% | -127.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.96x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 20.68x | -7.04x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- RIDE SHOTGUN LTD 2022-01-10 → present
- CRY HAVOC CONTENT LTD 2018-05-26 → 2022-01-10
- VC TEN LTD 2018-01-24 → 2018-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 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
- RIDE SHOTGUN LTD · parent
- Born and Raised Creative Ltd 100%
- Set Visions Limited 100%
- Creative Content Works Limited 54%
- Volume (Reading) Limited "in liquidation" 100%
- Ride Shotgun US 100%
- Volume Technologies (Private) Limited 100%
- Volume inc. 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, Volume (Reading) "in liquidation" entered into a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 October 2025.”
- “On 13 May 2025, Ride Shotgun Limited acquired 100% of the issued share capital of True Design Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARK, Jonathan James | Director | 2019-05-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| MALLINDER, Mark John | Director | 2023-01-01 | May 1973 | British |
| WEIR, Andrew Russell | Director | 2022-01-10 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Steven James | Secretary | 2024-06-01 | 2025-09-15 |
| LITTLEWOOD, Andrew | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2024-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Martin Littlewood | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Ceased 2024-10-15 |
| Mr Andrew Russell Weir | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Mr Mark John Mallinder | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Mr Jonathan James Dark | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Mr Andrew Littlewood | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-24 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.