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HexWar

HexWar is a games company based in Highlands, incorporated in Scotland in 2002 (SC228468).

What they do

“HexWar Games - Simulation and Professional Military Education.”

In its own words, on hexwar.com

In plain speak

They make computer games and training programmes that simulate military situations for professional military education.

Ayeoh Overview

HexWar is a games and entertainment software developer based in Highlands. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 25 Feb 2002 as company SC228468. (Companies House) Its website says: “HexWar Games - Simulation and Professional Military Education.” (hexwar.com)

Companies House lists 3 active officers, among them Carola Christian Martin Smith (director, since Feb 2002), Keith Anthony Martin-Smith (director, since Feb 2002) and Carola Christian Martin Smith (secretary, since Feb 2002). (Companies House, profile card) Its own website's latest post is “Take That Hill”, from 6 Aug 2026. (Latest from HexWar, the post) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 May 2025, show 2 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Latest from HexWar

Take That Hill

6 Aug 2026, from pme.hexwar.com, posted by the company

Red Diamond Wargaming Podcast – Hexwar Keith

20 Nov 2025, from pme.hexwar.com, posted by the company

We’re going to I/ITSEC 2025!

19 Nov 2025, from pme.hexwar.com, posted by the company

DSET 2025

8 Jul 2025, from pme.hexwar.com, posted by the company

Scotland’s video game strategy – Moray

10 Jun 2025, from pme.hexwar.com, posted by the company

Financials

Net assets
£101k (31 May 2025), up 238% on £29.9k a year earlier
Employees
2 on average (31 May 2025), unchanged on a year earlier (2)

Net assets at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 28 Feb 2027.

From the accounts made up to 31 May 2025, micro-entity 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 assetsStaff
31 May 2025£101k2
31 May 2024£29.9k2

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. 6 Aug 2026from the companyTake That Hill
  2. 20 Nov 2025from the companyRed Diamond Wargaming Podcast – Hexwar Keith
  3. 19 Nov 2025from the companyWe’re going to I/ITSEC 2025!
  4. 8 Jul 2025from the companyDSET 2025
  5. 10 Jun 2025from the companyScotland’s video game strategy – Moray
  6. 31 May 2025accountsAccounts year end
  7. 31 May 2024accountsAccounts year end
  8. 27 Feb 2002directorKeith Anthony Martin-Smith appointed Director
  9. 25 Feb 2002directorCarola Christian Martin Smith appointed Director
  10. 25 Feb 2002directorCarola Christian Martin Smith appointed Secretary
  11. 25 Feb 2002incorporatedHexWar incorporated as SC228468

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

Use this data

Download everything ayeoh holds on HexWar, free: CSV · JSON-LD. Every row carries its source and date.

Record completeness 64 of 100; not yet held: three years of accounts, turnover, news coverage, funding rounds.

Licence: free to read and cite with a link to ayeoh.io; bulk, API or commercial reuse needs an ayeoh licence. Cite as: ayeoh.io, “HexWar”, ayeoh.io/c/hexwar, accessed 9 Nov 2026.

How it compares

  • Net assets £101k: 29th of 232 games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 2 on average: joint 40th of 220 games firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 25 Feb 2002: 7th of 617 games firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish games firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-05. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

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