BIG POTATO ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1m
Period ending 2026-02-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,812,230 | £3,503,302 | £3,173,443 | — | |
| Operating profit | £183,881 | £399,698 | -£425,292 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,193,393 | £3,709,444 | -£1,029,141 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,331,932 | £3,804,805 | -£1,163,655 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,841,442 | £24,779,658 | £20,406,395 | — | |
| Net assets | £20,818,683 | £21,523,488 | £20,359,833 | — | |
| Equity | £20,818,683 | £21,523,488 | £20,359,833 | — | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 14 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 11.4% | -13.4% | |
| Net margin | -47.4% | 108.6% | -36.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | 1.6% | -2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.5% | 36.8% | 37.6% | |
| Current ratio | 4.12x | 0.32x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | 0.13x | 0.30x | -0.70x |
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
- BIG POTATO ENTERPRISES LIMITED 2022-01-26 → present
- BIG POTATO HOLDINGS LIMITED 2021-10-08 → 2022-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- BIG POTATO ENTERPRISES LIMITED · parent
- Big Potato Limited 100%
- Big Potato USA Inc 100%
- Big Potato Games EU GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the Group completed a private equity investment with Mobeus Private Equity Partners.”
- “As part of this transaction, the Company's external bank debt was fully repaid, simplifying the balance sheet and reducing exposure to third-party financing costs going forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Benjamin Jon Noel | Director | 2021-10-08 | Sep 1973 | British |
| ELVEY, Justin, Mr. | Director | 2021-10-08 | Jan 1986 | British |
| HYATT-WILLIAMS, Tristan Jonathan | Director | 2021-10-08 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SHANLEY, Stewart Charles | Director | 2021-10-08 | May 1969 | British |
| TEMPEST, Dean Michael | Director | 2021-10-08 | Feb 1987 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, Simon John | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2025-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Potato Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-18 | Active |
| Dean Michael Tempest | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-08 | Ceased 2021-12-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-10-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.