WAYLAND GAMES LIMITED
Operating as Wayland Games, the company is an independent online retailer and manufacturer of tabletop miniatures, board games, and hobby accessories.
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Cash
£1.8M
-69.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
-6.1% vs 2023
Employees
95
+11.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.7M
-112.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £145,963,000 | £195,810,000 | £213,579,000 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £12,141,000 | £13,873,000 | -£1,736,000 | -112.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £8,021,000 | £13,957,000 | -£1,687,000 | -112.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £6,101,000 | £10,881,000 | -£1,508,000 | -113.9% | |
| Cash | £226,373 | £3,709,669 | £1,966,567 | £4,248,000 | £6,104,000 | £1,837,000 | -69.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,689,168 | £7,551,970 | £10,056,818 | £14,020,000 | £24,878,000 | £23,387,000 | -6% | |
| Net assets | £3,624,068 | £7,504,265 | £10,000,465 | £13,962,000 | £24,843,000 | £23,335,000 | -6.1% | |
| Equity | £3,624,068 | £7,504,265 | £10,000,000 | £13,962,000 | £24,843,000 | £23,335,000 | -6.1% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 44 | 63 | 79 | 85 | 95 | +11.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,014,000 | £4,760,000 | £4,904,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £152,000 | £163,000 | £179,000 | +9.8% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 8.3% | 7.1% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | 5.6% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 86.6% | 55.8% | -7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.59x | 4.15x | 5.01x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Stirk Lambert & Co Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- WAYLAND GAMES LIMITED · parent
- Beasts of War Limited 100%
- Rolltogether Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year-end, expenditure of £2,730,517 has been incurred in relation to the construction of the building. In addition, plant and machinery expenditure of £1,261,979 has been incurred, the majority of which related to commitments that existed at the balance sheet date.”
- “At the year end, the company had entered into contractual commitments relating to the acquisition of a company based in Germany. The total amount committed at the balance sheet date was £1,485,000.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end, the company entered into a lease agreement for a new warehouse facility. The lease has a term of 15 years, including a break clause exercisable at 10 years. Following the commencement of the lease, in November 2024, the company has moved and begun operations from the new warehouse.”
- “In October 2025, Richard Lawford transferred his shareholding in the company to Wyld Holdings Ltd. Following this transaction, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Wyld Holdings Ltd, which is 100% owned by Richard Lawford.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWFORD, Richard | Director | 2008-09-08 | May 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyld Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Richard Lawford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2025-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-17 RP04SH01 Legacy
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.