The Firmwatch take
Playingfield Limited is a 14-year-old arts and entertainment, active on the Companies House register. The latest filed accounts (year to 30 September 2024) show GBP 1 in net assets, with 2 cautionary signals worth monitoring. No insolvency or strike-off filings appear in our public Companies House and Gazette data.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
Pulse · Net assets, 2023–2024
↗ £0Incorporated
26 September 2011
14 years on the register
Sector
Other amusement and recreation activities
SIC 93290
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£1
Bottom 30% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Worth watching
The latest public accounts contain some cautionary signs, but not enough to suggest severe distress on their own.
Thin net asset buffer
The company reports a small visible net asset position.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Address pattern · WC1H 9BQ
1,918 other UK companies are registered at this postcode — a high-volume registered-office service. Treat as a flag, not a verdict.
Active
1,794
Dissolved
56
Strike-off action
65
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£1
Bottom 30% in sector · sector median £1k · 49,895 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£1.2m
Median £2k
Current ratio
—
Signals · 3
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Old public accounts
The latest extracted accounts period is more than 18 months old.
Sector benchmark · Arts and Entertainment
How this company compares in 49,895 filers in this sector
Bottom 30% in sector — Playingfield Limited shows £1 in net assets. Sector median is £1k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
People
Who runs this company
- DS
DISTIN, Sylvain Laurent
director · since 2011
Registered office
Address intelligence
1,918 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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