PLAION LIMITED

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Shareholders' funds

£6,918,004

Balance sheet as at 2023-03-31

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What it does

a producer and distributor of video games and filmed entertainment. The company operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland as its principal market but additionally through its branch offices in Sweden for the Nordic region and Breda for the Benelux region it covers what is described as “Northern Europe” on behalf of its parent company. The company additionally exports its parent companies own products to distribution partners around the world where a group office is not present.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1994-05-04
Employees
225 (2023 accounts · was 151 in 2022)
Registered office
2nd Floor 1410 Arlington Business Park, Theale, Berkshire, England, RG7 4SA
Postcode
RG7 4SA
Capital
200,000 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-03-31
Next due by
2027-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-12-22
Next due by
2027-01-05
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 59131 Motion picture distribution activities
  • 59132 Video distribution activities
  • 62011 Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development

Officers 2 current · 15 resigned

Thorsten BABL Director
Appointed 2025-09-01
Craig MCNICOL Director
Appointed 2002-03-28

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-03-31) as part of the Koch Media GmbH group statement.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contact details

Website
kochmedia.com
Phone
+44 1183345700

Previous company names

NameDate changed
KOCH MEDIA LIMITED2022-08-30
BROOMCO (775) LIMITED1994-06-24

Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
THE BULLPENS, MANOR COURT, HERRIARD, HAMPSHIRE, RG25 2PH2015-09-25
THOMAS HOUSE, HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL, BUSINESS PARK BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE RG24 8WH2006-06-19
FOUNTAIN FORD HILL, BALM GREEN, SHEFFIELD, S1 1RZ1994-07-28

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in RG

The largest employer among its local peers (225 staff).

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1994.

217 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Reading

This company ranks 1 among motion picture distribution activities in Reading.

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The class of 1994

47%

of the 28,890 companies incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2023-06-20
Where
West Berkshire
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
BK528652 West Berkshire Leasehold 2023-06-20

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