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Registration number: 11649742

Riverside Games Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

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Riverside Games Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 8

 

Riverside Games Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Edward James Daly

Registered office

4 Clarence Yard
Brighton
BN1 1GT

Auditors

Lucraft Hodgson & Dawes LLP 2/4 Ash Lane
Rustington
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN16 3BZ

 

Riverside Games Limited

(Registration number: 11649742)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Note

31 December 2025
£

31 May
2025
£

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

859,636

334,602

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(25,451)

(16,167)

Net assets

 

834,185

318,435

Capital and Reserves

 

Called up share capital

7

1

1

Retained Earnings

834,184

318,434

Shareholders' funds

 

834,185

318,435

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 21 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Edward James Daly
Director

   
     
 

Riverside Games Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
4 Clarence Yard
Brighton
BN1 1GT
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 21 May 2026.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

The company has transitioned from FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework to FRS 102 Section 1A with effect from 1 December 2024. The directors have concluded that there is no material impact on the amounts recognised in the financial statements, as the underlying accounting policies and measurement bases applied are consistent between the two frameworks. Accordingly, no restatement of comparative or current period figures has been required.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Reporting Period

These financial statements are presented for the period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025, being a period of 7 months. This period was shortened to align with the parent company's accounting reference dates. The comparative period covered a 17 month period and as such the figures are not directly comparable.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. At the balance sheet date the company had net current assets of £834,185 (May 2025: £318,435). The company continues to be supported by its parent who will ensure that there is sufficient liquidity available to meet its obligations as they fall due for payment.

 

Riverside Games Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

Audit report

The Independent Auditor's Report was unqualified.

The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report on 22 May 2026 was Adam Hickie FCA CTA, who signed for and on behalf of Lucraft Hodgson & Dawes LLP, statutory auditor.

Judgements

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is 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.

Revenue recognition

Revenue arises from the provision of video game development services. To determine whether to recognise revenue, the company follows a 5-step process as follows:

1. Identifying the contract with a customer
2. Identifying the performance obligations
3. Determining the transaction price
4. Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations
5. Recognising revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied

Revenue is measured at transaction price, stated net of VAT and other sales related taxes. Revenue is generally recognised over time as the company satisfies performance obligations by transferring the promised services to its customers. The transaction price is set out in the contract and is generally the development fee or guaranteed royalty to be received. It is recognised as the development activity takes place over time.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

Riverside Games Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

Trade Debtors

Trade Debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade Debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Trade Creditors

Trade Creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade Creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the period, was 1 (2025 - 0).

 

Riverside Games Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

4

Auditors' remuneration

31 December 2025
£

31 May 2025
£

Audit of the financial statements

7,500

13,167

Other fees to auditors

All other non-audit services

1,750

3,000


 

5

Debtors

Note

31 December 2025
£

31 May
2025
£

Amounts owed by group undertakings

9

1

1

Corporation tax receivable

 

859,635

334,601

 

859,636

334,602

 

Riverside Games Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

6

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

31 December 2025
£

31 May
2025
£

Due within one year

Trade Creditors

34

-

Accruals and deferred income

9,250

16,167

Other creditors

16,167

-

25,451

16,167

7

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

31 December 2025


31 May 2025

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary share of £1 each

1

1

1

1

       

8

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of guarantees not included in the balance sheet is £834,185 (2025 - £318,434). The company has provided a cross guarantees in support of parent company borrowings which includes fixed and floating charges over the assets of the company.

9

Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption available under FRS 102 Section 1A, from disclosing related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, where any subsidiary undertaking which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by a member of that group. Accordingly, no disclosure has been made of intra-group transactions.

 

Riverside Games Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 June 2025 to 31 December 2025

10

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is The Chinese Room Ltd, incorporated in England and Wales.

 The ultimate parent is The Chinese Room Holdings Ltd, incorporated in England and Wales.