Third Kind Games Ltd: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Third Kind Games Ltd (FRN 981823) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Third Kind Games.
Example: if Third Kind Games refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Third Kind Games itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07867 976169
Address

The Old School, Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, CV32 4JG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07867 976169 is
Who else gives the postcode CV32 4JG

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company name: THIRD KIND GAMES LIMITED
Company number: 10449910 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 27 October 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: The Old School, Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4JG, England
Nature of business: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development (SIC 62011)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Ravin Tharanee	Director	Apr 1979	27 Oct 2016	1 other company
Gilles Langourieux	Director	Mar 1969	16 Aug 2024	None

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other company: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£3.43m

+53% from £2.23m

Cash at bank

£944k

−9.6% from £1.04m

Employees (average)

103

+47% from 70

Owed within a year

£339k

−27% from £464k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

About these figures

Turnover: Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax: What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity: Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities: Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank: Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year: Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10449910. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Third Kind Games’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (17)

2024

16 August 2024

Gilles Langourieux became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Virtuos Holdings Pte. Ltd gave up control
Virtuos Holdings Pte. Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2022

25 August 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

27 October 2016

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

All 17 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 12

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7 years of accounts, charted
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Third Kind Games Ltd FCA authorised?

Third Kind Games Ltd (FRN 981823) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Third Kind Games?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Third Kind Games Ltd (FRN 981823) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Third Kind Games. Example: if Third Kind Games refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Third Kind Games itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Third Kind Games’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07867 976169 for Third Kind Games. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Third Kind Games a scam or clone?

Third Kind Games is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Third Kind Games?

Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Third Kind Games's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Third Kind Games?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Third Kind Games: Mr Gilles Langourieux (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Virtuos Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Who runs Third Kind Games?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Third Kind Games: Ravin Tharanee and Gilles Langourieux.

How long has Third Kind Games been in business?

The company was formed on 27 October 2016.

What do Third Kind Games’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £3.43m (+53% from £2.23m) and cash at bank of £944k (−9.6% from £1.04m).