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Dire Lark

Dire Lark is a games and entertainment software developer based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2023 (SC755593).

What they do

“Dire Lark is a game design for change studio. We craft compelling, impactful, playful experiences.”

In its own words, on direlark.co.uk

In plain speak

They design games and playful experiences to create positive change.

Financials

Net assets
£4,291 (31 Dec 2025), down 14% on £4,976 a year earlier
Cash at bank and in hand
£8,631 (31 Dec 2025), down 47% on £16.3k a year earlier
Employees
1 on average (31 Dec 2025), unchanged on a year earlier (1)

Net assets at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 30 Sep 2027.

From the accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025, small-company accounts, as tagged in the filing. Small companies file a balance sheet and often no turnover or profit. The filings at Companies House

Accounts, year by year

Year endNet assetsCashStaff
31 Dec 2025£4,291£8,6311
31 Dec 2024£4,976£16.3k1

Only the figures each year's filed accounts tag; a blank is a figure the company did not file. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

  1. 31 Dec 2025accountsAccounts year end
  2. 31 Dec 2024accountsAccounts year end
  3. 16 Jan 2023directorTrevin Timothy York appointed Director
  4. 16 Jan 2023incorporatedDire Lark incorporated as SC755593

Register facts, funding, grants and the latest news, each linked or sourced. The data file holds the register facts, funding and grants only.

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How it compares

  • Net assets £4,291: 75th of 232 games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Cash £8,631: 31st of 88 games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 1 on average: joint 67th of 220 games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 16 Jan 2023: 237th of 492 games firms, oldest first.
  • Net assets £4,291: 26th of 55 edinburgh games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Cash £8,631: 11th of 23 edinburgh games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 1 on average: joint 21st of 63 edinburgh games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 16 Jan 2023: 64th of 131 edinburgh games firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish games firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-01. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

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