{"name":"GAME RETAIL LIMITED","company_number":"07837246","status":"In Administration","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2011-11-07","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"C/O Kr8 Advisory Limited The Lexicon 10-12, Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NT","postcode":"M2 5NT","sic_codes":[{"code":47540,"description":"Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"BAKER ACQUISITIONS LIMITED","changed_on":"2012-04-26"},{"name":"MACSCO 36 LIMITED","changed_on":"2012-03-30"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"30 April","last_made_up_to":"2024-04-27","next_due":"2026-04-30"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":12,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":1},"gazette_notices":[{"date":"2026-03-03","kind":"insolvency"}],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"GAME RETAIL LIMITED, trading as GAME, is a distressed UK video game retailer in administration, facing structural decline from digital disruption and a high-cost physical estate. Its core assets—brand loyalty, pre-owned market expertise, and an omnichannel platform—offer a foundation for a restructured, digitally-led business if a buyer can rationalise stores and invest in services. The immediate strategic imperative is a swift asset sale to preserve value, with the post-administration entity focusing on trade-in, subscriptions, and community gaming experiences.","website":"https://www.game.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/game-retail","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07837246","gazette":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/gazette","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/charges","pay_gap":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/pay-gap","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/game-retail/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/game-retail"}