RIVET GAMES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC605121 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-396.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £396,258
Cash YoY
+244%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£196k
↑ 244% YoY
Net Worth
-£396k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£213k
↑ 153% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-395.1k | £-696.3k |
| Current assets | £212.7k | £84.0k |
| Cash | £196.3k | £57.1k |
| Debtors | £16.4k | £26.9k |
| Net assets | £-396.3k | £-705.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01➕CONAGHAN, Kevin Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-12-01➕LAVERICK, Catherine Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-01➖THOMSON, Alan James resigneddirector
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-02-01➕MACDONALD, Colin Gordon appointeddirector
- 2019-02-01➕THOMSON, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2018-08-30➕GATLAND, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2018-08-30➖QUINN, Martin resigneddirector
- 2018-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs RIVET GAMES LIMITED
- 2018-08-13➕QUINN, Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Gatland Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/08/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martin Quinnceased 30/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Registered office
131 Glasgow Road
Perth
PH2 0LU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
CONAGHAN, Kevin Patrick→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-12-01
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GATLAND, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-08-30
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LAVERICK, Catherine Anne→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-12-01
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MACDONALD, Colin Gordon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-01
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QUINN, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2018-08-30
THOMSON, Alan James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2020-10-01
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Recent filings (34 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18