BIG POTATO HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.9m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£18m
Equity attributable
Employees
59
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£219k
Period ending 2026-02-28
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
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 | £20,975,195 | £29,625,986 | £39,833,050 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,692,067 | £1,538,316 | £58,476 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,316,374 | £885,435 | -£218,916 | — | |
| Net profit | -£2,616,229 | -£91,661 | -£864,033 | — | |
| Cash | £4,507,908 | £7,261,605 | £4,865,695 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,128,774 | £20,874,003 | £17,609,703 | — | |
| Net assets | £17,847,164 | £17,600,677 | £17,609,703 | — | |
| Equity | £17,847,164 | £17,600,677 | £17,609,703 | — | |
| Average employees | 45 | 49 | 59 | — | |
| Wages | £2,052,479 | £2,756,855 | £2,751,493 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £423,685 | £534,942 | £642,380 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £99,012 | £99,076 | £189,733 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £57,600 | £118,589 | £139,275 | — |
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 | -8.1% | 5.2% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | -12.5% | -0.3% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.6% | 7.4% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.4% | 39.8% | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.60x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | -2.71x | 2.36x | 0.21x |
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 HOLDINGS LIMITED 2022-01-26 → present
- BIG POTATO NEWCO LIMITED 2021-12-08 → 2022-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have considered relevant information, including the annual budget, and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment. 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 HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Big Potato Enterprises 100%
- Big Potato Limited 100%
- Big Potato USA, Inc 100%
- Big Potato Games EU GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the period end, the Group established an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) to support employee share participation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Benjamin Jon Noel | Director | 2023-08-30 | Sep 1973 | British |
| ELVEY, Justin, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-30 | Jan 1986 | British |
| HYATT-WILLIAMS, Tristan Jonathan | Director | 2023-08-30 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SHANLEY, Stewart Charles | Director | 2023-08-30 | May 1969 | British |
| TEMPEST, Dean Michael | Director | 2021-12-08 | Feb 1987 | British |
| WRIGHT, Adam John | Director | 2023-08-30 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, Simon John | Director | 2023-08-30 | 2025-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| Big Potato Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2021-12-22 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
| Mr Ben Drummond | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-18 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
| Mr Tristan Jonathan Hyatt-Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-18 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
| Dean Michael Tempest | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-08 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.