Company registration number 05260718 (England and Wales)
YoYo Games Limited
Annual report and financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
YoYo Games Limited
Company information
Directors
J Kasbohm
A McParlan
R Kay
(Appointed 23 January 2024)
Secretary
Dentons Secretaries Limited
Company number
05260718
Registered office
One Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7WS
Auditor
Henderson Loggie LLP
The Vision Building
20 Greenmarket
Dundee
DD1 4QB
YoYo Games Limited
Contents
Page
Directors' report
1
Directors' responsibilities statement
2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 5
Income statement
6
Statement of financial position
7
Statement of changes in equity
8
Notes to the financial statements
9 - 23
YoYo Games Limited
Directors' report
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company is the distribution of fully internet-based games on behalf of Opera Norway AS, as well as providing marketing and sales support for the IP owner in Norway.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 6.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £3,920,307. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

J Kasbohm
A McParlan
R Kay
(Appointed 23 January 2024)
Auditor

In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that Henderson Loggie LLP be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

Each director in office at the date of approval of this annual report confirms that:

 

 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

Small companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

On behalf of the board
J Kasbohm
Director
6 June 2025
YoYo Games Limited
Directors' responsibilities statement
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

 

 

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

YoYo Games Limited
Independent auditor's report
to the members of YoYo Games Limited
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of YoYo Games Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the income statement, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Material uncertainty related to going concern

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 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.

 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

YoYo Games Limited
Independent auditor's report
to the members of YoYo Games Limited (continued)
- 4 -

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report.

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

 

As part of our planning process:

YoYo Games Limited
Independent auditor's report
to the members of YoYo Games Limited (continued)
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The key procedures we undertook to detect irregularities including fraud during the course of the audit included:

 

 

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that some material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK). For instance, the further removed non-compliance is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the auditor is to become aware of it or to recognise the non-compliance.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Blair Davidson (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Henderson Loggie LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
The Vision Building
20 Greenmarket
Dundee
DD1 4QB
6 June 2025
YoYo Games Limited
Income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Revenue
3
5,226,702
5,647,380
Cost of sales
(71,573)
(42,558)
Gross profit
5,155,129
5,604,822
Administrative expenses
(5,117,078)
(5,731,750)
Operating profit/(loss)
4
38,051
(126,928)
Investment income
7
7,644
4,093
Finance costs
8
(16,312)
(17,678)
Profit/(loss) before taxation
29,383
(140,513)
Tax on profit/(loss)
9
(48,544)
(34,305)
Loss and total comprehensive income for the financial year
20
(19,161)
(174,818)

The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

 

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

YoYo Games Limited
Statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
11
247,887
332,800
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
12
997,105
4,906,598
Cash and cash equivalents
184,437
159,340
1,181,542
5,065,938
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
13
410,530
473,182
Taxation and social security
118,432
129,315
Lease liabilities
14
85,179
79,702
614,141
682,199
Net current assets
567,401
4,383,739
Total assets less current liabilities
815,288
4,716,539
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities
14
(109,023)
(194,736)
(109,023)
(194,736)
Net assets
706,265
4,521,803
Equity
Called up share capital
17
-
0
2,388
Share premium account
18
-
0
3,652,362
Equity reserve
19
391,700
267,770
Retained earnings
20
314,565
599,283
Total equity
706,265
4,521,803

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 6 June 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
J Kasbohm
Director
Company registration number 05260718 (England and Wales)
YoYo Games Limited
Statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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Share capital
Share premium account
Equity reserve
Retained earnings
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2023
2,388
3,652,362
13,983
774,101
4,442,834
Year ended 31 December 2023:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
-
-
(174,818)
(174,818)
Transactions with owners:
Credit to equity for equity settled share-based payments
-
-
-
253,787
253,787
Other movements
-
-
253,787
(253,787)
-
Balance at 31 December 2023
2,388
3,652,362
267,770
599,283
4,521,803
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
-
-
(19,161)
(19,161)
Transactions with owners:
Dividends
10
-
-
-
(3,920,307)
(3,920,307)
Credit to equity for equity settled share-based payments
-
-
-
123,930
123,930
Reduction in shares
17
(2,388)
(3,652,362)
-
3,654,750
-
0
Other movements
-
-
123,930
(123,930)
-
Balance at 31 December 2024
-
0
-
0
391,700
314,565
706,265
YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

YoYo Games Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is One Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7WS. The company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors' report.

1.1
Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (FRS 101) and in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:

Where required, equivalent disclosures are given in the group accounts of the ultimate parent company Opera Norway Limited. The group accounts of Opera Norway Limited are available to the public and can be obtained from their website at https://investor.opera.com/sec-filings.

1.2
Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, taking into account the operations of the company, which are based on a cost-plus arrangement. The directors have considered relevant information, including historical results, financial projections, and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment. The directors have also evaluated the potential impact on the business of possible future scenarios arising from rising input costs and the likelihood of sustained levels of high inflation and interest rates. This analysis further includes the effectiveness of available measures to assist in mitigating the impact. Based on the financial assessments made by the directors and having regard to the resources available to the company, including the ongoing financial support of the group, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.true

1.3
Revenue

Revenue from the sale of software and licences is recognised on completion of the performance obligation, which is typically on delivery of the software and licences, at which time control has passed to the buyer, the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, and it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity.

Revenue from contracts for the provision of software maintenance or development is recognised on completion of the performance obligation, which is typically on the completion and launch of the software, unless the criteria are met to recognise revenue over time, when revenue is recognised evenly over the period of service. Revenues relating to management and integration fees are recognised at a point in time in the period they relate.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
- 10 -
1.4
Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Land and buildings Leasehold
Straight line over the contractual lease period
Leasehold improvements
20% straight line
Fixtures & fittings
25% - 33% straight line
Computer equipment
33% straight line

The Land and buildings Leasehold above relates to the right-of-use asset discussed further in note 14.

 

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the income statement.

1.5
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

At each reporting end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.6
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
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1.7
Financial assets

Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are classified into specified categories, depending on the nature and purpose of the financial assets.

 

At initial recognition, financial assets classified as fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets not classified as fair value through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is held for trading. This is the case if:

 

 

Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognised in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognised in profit or loss incorporates any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset. Interest and dividends are included in 'Investment income' and gains and losses on remeasurement included in 'other gains and losses' in the statement of comprehensive income.

Financial assets held at amortised cost

Trade receivables, amounts due from fellow group undertakings, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as financial assets held at amortised cost.

 

Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating the interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the debt instrument to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those measured at fair value through profit or loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

The company always recognises lifetime ECL (expected credit losses) for trade receivables, which are estimated by reference to past default experience of the debtor and an analysis of the debtor’s current financial position, adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtors, general economic conditions and an assessment of both the current as well as the forecast direction of conditions at the reporting date, including the time value of money where appropriate.

 

The company writes off a receivable when there is information indicating that the debtor is in severe financial difficulty and there is no realistic prospect of recovery, e.g. when the debtor has been placed under liquidation or has entered into bankruptcy proceedings, or in the case of trade receivables, when the amounts are over one year past due, whichever occurs sooner. Financial assets written off are still subject to enforcement activities. Any recoveries made are recognised in profit or loss.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
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Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.

1.8
Financial liabilities

The company recognises financial debt when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

1.9
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

1.10
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
- 13 -
1.11
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of inventories or non-current assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.12
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.13
Share-based payments

The company is part of a group share-based payment plan in the form of restricted share units (RSUs) and receives a charge from its parent company for the equity provided to the employees of Yoyo Games Limited. Each RSU entitles the individual to receive a set number of ordinary shares of Opera Limited (ADS equivalents), each with no par value or the lowest possible par value pursuant to statutory requirements. The number of ADS equivalents at the start of the year amounted to 53,934, with 10,018 adjusted, released or exercised resulting in 40,946 outstanding as at 31 December 2024. The vesting period is scheduled to run until 1 January 2027 with an weighted average remaining vesting period of 0.64 years (2023 - 1.17 years).

 

Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted using the Monte Carlo valuation model. The fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimate of shares that will eventually vest. A corresponding adjustment is made to equity.

When the terms and conditions of equity-settled share-based payments at the time they were granted are subsequently modified, the fair value of the share-based payment under the original terms and conditions and under the modified terms and conditions are both determined at the date of the modification. Any excess of the modified fair value over the original fair value is recognised over the remaining vesting period in addition to the grant date fair value of the original share-based payment. The share-based payment expense is not adjusted if the modified fair value is less than the original fair value.

 

Cancellations or settlements (including those resulting from employee redundancies) are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the amount that would have been recognised over the remaining vesting period is recognised immediately.

1.14
Leases
As lessee

At inception, the company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease within the scope of IFRS 16. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Where a tangible asset is acquired through a lease, the company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. Right-of-use assets are included within property, plant and equipment, apart from those that meet the definition of investment property.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
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The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease payments made at or before the commencement date plus any initial direct costs and an estimate of the cost of obligations to dismantle, remove, refurbish or restore the underlying asset and the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.

 

The right-of-use asset is subsequently adjusted for remeasurements of the lease liability and applies the relevant cost model, fair value model or revaluation model as set out within the accounting policies for the applicable asset class. Where the cost model is applied, the asset is depreciated from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term, and is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are unpaid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the company's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise fixed payments, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, and the cost of any options that the company is reasonably certain to exercise, such as the exercise price under a purchase option, lease payments in an optional renewal period, or penalties for early termination of a lease.

The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is reassessed at each financial period end to reflect lease modifications and any changes to the factors considered at initial measurement, as set out above. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

The company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of machinery that have a lease term of 12 months or less, or for leases of low-value assets including IT equipment. The payments associated with these leases are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

1.15
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
- 15 -
2
Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

 

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are outlined below.

Critical judgements
Useful economic lives of tangible assets including the right of use asset

The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are reassessed annually by management who have the relevant knowledge and expertise to do so. They are amended when necessary to reflect the current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.

 

Management estimate the discount rate used to calculate the lease liability as the rate in the lease, if it can be readily determined, or the company’s incremental borrowing rate if not.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty
Accruals

Management estimate requirements for accruals using post year end information and information available from detailed budgets. This identifies costs and income that are expected to be incurred or received for goods/services provided by and to other parties. Accruals are only released when there is a reasonable expectation that these costs will not be invoiced in the future.

Share based payments

The company is part of a group share-based payment plan with the parent company, Opera Limited, in the form of restricted share units (RSU's). The company makes use of exemption in section 8 of FRS 101 to account for the expense based on a reasonable allocation of the parent company's total expense. The company has calculated its allocation of the parent company's total expense based on the fair value of vested performance shares of all employees who have spent time working for the company in the year.

3
Revenue

An analysis of the company's revenue is as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Revenue analysed by class of business
Sales of Gamemaker software
278,909
546,613
Group management charge
4,947,793
5,100,767
5,226,702
5,647,380
YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
3
Revenue (continued)
- 16 -
2024
2023
£
£
Revenue analysed by geographical market
UK
2,162
9,880
Europe
4,955,783
5,109,734
North America
17,735
11,606
Rest of the world
251,022
516,160
5,226,702
5,647,380
4
Operating profit/(loss)
2024
2023
Operating profit/(loss) for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange losses
1,613
9,392
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
17,800
17,800
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
122,497
117,599
Share-based payments
298,704
444,559
5
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Admin
15
17
Development
24
24
Sales
13
12
Total
52
53

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
2,934,070
3,348,767
Social security costs
389,969
341,847
Pension costs
179,856
147,315
3,503,895
3,837,929
YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
- 17 -
6
Directors' remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
127,280
-
0
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
11,715
-
138,995
-
0
7
Investment income
2024
2023
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
7,644
4,093
8
Finance costs
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest on lease liabilities
15,807
12,037
Interest on other loans
505
5,641
16,312
17,678
9
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
54,273
37,564
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(5,729)
(1,682)
Total UK current tax
48,544
35,882
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
-
0
(1,577)
Total tax charge
48,544
34,305

At the Spring Budget 2021, the government announced that the corporation tax main rate for profits would increase to 25%. Following Royal Assent this was enacted from 1 April 2023 and as a result the corporation tax rate effective in the period has been set at 25% (2023 - 24%).

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
9
Taxation (continued)
- 18 -

The charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit/(loss) per the income statement as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Profit/(loss) before taxation
29,383
(140,513)
Expected tax charge/(credit) based on a corporation tax rate of 25% (2023: 24%)
7,346
(33,049)
Effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit
33,504
60,394
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
13,292
9,055
Adjustment in respect of prior years
(5,729)
(1,682)
Depreciation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
131
216
Difference between corporation and deferred tax rates
-
(629)
Taxation charge for the year
48,544
34,305
10
Dividends
2024
2023
2024
2023
Amounts recognised as distributions:
per share
per share
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
Ordinary shares
Interim dividend paid
3,920,307
-
3,920,307
-

The company paid an interim dividend of £3,920,307 via an intercompany transfer to the company's sole member, Opera Norway AS, during the year.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
- 19 -
11
Property, plant and equipment
Land and buildings Leasehold
Leasehold improvements
Fixtures & fittings
Computer equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
1,004,469
11,466
90,744
211,800
1,318,479
Additions
-
0
-
0
653
36,933
37,586
Disposals
-
0
(11,466)
(64,947)
(73,856)
(150,269)
At 31 December 2024
1,004,469
-
0
26,450
174,877
1,205,796
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
725,171
11,464
90,468
158,576
985,679
Charge for the year
82,128
-
0
279
40,090
122,497
Eliminated on disposal
-
0
(11,464)
(64,947)
(73,856)
(150,267)
At 31 December 2024
807,299
-
0
25,800
124,810
957,909
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
197,170
-
0
650
50,067
247,887
At 31 December 2023
279,298
2
276
53,224
332,800
12
Trade and other receivables
2024
2023
£
£
Trade receivables
192
691
Corporation tax recoverable
63,500
101,844
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
854,434
4,755,018
Other receivables
31,589
2,694
Prepayments and accrued income
47,390
46,351
997,105
4,906,598

Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings are unsecured, interest free, have no fixed repayment date and are repayable on demand.

13
Trade and other payables
2024
2023
£
£
Trade payables
17,743
74,404
Accruals and deferred income
392,787
398,778
410,530
473,182
YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
13
Trade and other payables (continued)
- 20 -

Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings are unsecured, interest free, have no fixed repayment date and are repayable on demand.

14
Lease liabilities
2024
2023
Maturity analysis of lease payments
£
£
Within one year
85,179
79,702
In two to five years
109,023
194,736
Total undiscounted liabilities
194,202
274,438

Lease liabilities are classified based on the amounts that are expected to be settled within the next 12 months and after more than 12 months from the reporting date, as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Current liabilities
85,179
79,702
Non-current liabilities
109,023
194,736
194,202
274,438
Amounts recognised in profit or loss include the following:
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on lease liabilities
15,807
12,037

The above leases relate to the rental of the companies office premises at River Court, 5 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JT. Under IFRS 16 these leases have been capitalised as finance leases as described in the accounting policies at note 1.14. The details of the right-of-use asset included within tangible fixed assets is shown below.

The average lease term is 4 years. The average inherent lease rate for the year was 6.62%. Interest rates are fixed at the contract date. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.

Other leasing information is included in note 21.
YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
- 21 -
15
Deferred taxation
Deferred tax balances

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon during the current and prior reporting period.

ACAs
Provisions
IFRS 16
Total
£
£
£
£
Liability at 1 January 2023
(4,978)
5,366
(1,965)
(1,577)
Deferred tax movements in prior year
Credit/(charge) to profit or loss
1,188
-
-
1,188
Other
-
(1,576)
1,965
389
Liability at 1 January 2024
(3,790)
3,790
-
-
0
Deferred tax movements in current year
Credit/(charge) to profit or loss
(1,725)
-
-
(1,725)
Other
-
1,725
-
1,725
Liability at 31 December 2024
(5,515)
5,515
-
-
0

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset in the financial statements only where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so.

16
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
179,856
147,315

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
- 22 -
17
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 0.1p each
1
2,210,001
-
2,210
Ordinary A shares of 0.1p each
1
177,750
-
178
2
2,387,751
-
0
2,388

Each ordinary share carries one vote and is entitled to participate pari passu with other ordinary shares in any dividend or capital contribution.

 

Each ordinary A share carries one vote and is entitled to participate pari passu with other ordinary shares in any dividend or capital contribution.

Share capital represents the nominal value of share capital subscribed for.

18
Share premium account
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning of the year
3,652,362
3,652,362
Share capital reduction
(3,652,362)
-
0
At the end of the year
-
0
3,652,362

The share premium account represents the amount subscribed for share capital in excess of the nominal value.

 

In 2024, Yoyo Games Limited completed a share capital reduction exercise to convert share capital and share premium balances to distributable earnings. This is shown above in note 17 and note 18 as "share captial reduction".

19
Equity reserve

Equity reserves include all current and prior years movements on the share-based payment transactions as described in note 1.13. An exemption, under FRS 101, from disclosing transactions within share-based payments has been claimed.

20
Retained earnings

Retained earnings represents all other net gains and losses and transactions with owners not recognised elsewhere.

YoYo Games Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2024
- 23 -
21
Other leasing information
As lessee

The operating leases represent leases of minor office equipment from third parties. The leases are negotiated over terms of 3 years. There are no options in place for either party to extend the lease terms.

Amounts recognised in profit or loss as an expense during the period in respect of lease arrangements are as follows:

2024
2023
Amounts recognised in profit or loss:
£
£
Expense relating to leases of low-value assets
2,001
2,001
Information relating to lease liabilities is included in note 14.
22
Controlling party

The immediate parent company is Opera Norway AS, a company incorporated in Oslo, Norway. The parent company is Opera Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Opera Limited is listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).

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