THE GAMING SUITE GROUP LTD

What THE GAMING SUITE GROUP LTD does

The Gaming Suite Group Ltd operates a single physical gaming party venue on the first floor of Rainford Village Hall in St Helens, UK. Founded and directed by Neil Smith (formerly a 20-year blue-chip IT professional), the company was incorporated as a separate legal entity in 2021 to ring-fence gaming operations from his earlier Tech Guys 360 IT repair business. The business is exclusively group-booking oriented: it does not offer individual sessions or memberships, and revenue is generated entirely from private hourly hire of gaming suites for birthdays, corporate events, private celebrations, and SEN educational sessions.

The venue houses three productised offerings: a PC Gaming Suite (12 high-spec machines with Nvidia RTX 2060/3060 GPUs, AMD Ryzen 5 3600GHz CPUs, 16GB RAM, 27" 144Hz monitors, plus three driving simulators and VR capability), a Console Gaming Suite (six stations running PS5 and Xbox Series X on 32" 144Hz curved displays), and a Retro Gaming Station (classic consoles including Atari, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, SNES, and Sega). All software is delivered through proprietary in-house accounts to remove signup friction, and the venue operates a custom age-appropriate content control system with remote-access capability designed for educational use. Tiered party hire packages are priced from £120 (Console Suite, up to 9 gamers) to £210 (Combined Suite, 10–19 gamers) for 1.5–2.5 hour sessions.

The revenue model is straightforward pay-as-you-go venue hire. Distribution is direct via the website's online booking system and phone (01744 410554), supplemented by a catering partnership with Reds Café. Marketing relies on the company's own website, Facebook, Discord, St Helens Chamber of Commerce PR, and SEO-oriented blog content focused on the SEN education vertical. The company is privately held, founder-owned, has no institutional funding, no app, no disclosed revenue, and operates from a single UK location.

Name

THE GAMING SUITE GROUP LTD

Legal name

The Gaming Suite Group Ltd

Website

https://thegamingsuite.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Gaming Suite Group Ltd operates a single physical gaming party venue in Rainford, St Helens, UK, offering private group bookings on high-spec PCs, PS5/Xbox consoles, VR, and driving simulators. It serves families (birthday parties), corporate team-building clients, and SEN educational programmes via tiered pay-as-you-go party hire packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gaming Entertainment Venue

NAICS

Amusement Arcades (713120)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated LAN Gaming Centers (PC/Console Stations, Hourly Play) (MPAFALAA)

Keywords

• Gaming venue hire
• Party gaming sessions
• Gaming lounge services
• SEN gaming programs
• Corporate team building

Headquarters

HQ city

Rainford, St Helens

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Gaming Party Hire: Revenue is generated through hourly party hire bookings for private gaming sessions. Customers pay for exclusive use of gaming suites (PC, console, or combined) for group events including birthday parties, corporate events, and private celebrations. Food and party décor can be arranged as additional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Gaming Suite Group Ltd operates a physical gaming party venue in Rainford Village Hall, St Helens, offering exclusive private group bookings across PC, console (PS5/Xbox Series X), VR driving simulator, and retro gaming suites for parties, corporate team building, and SEN educational sessions. Customers pay per session for 1.5 to 2.5 hours of group gaming with high-end hardware, in-house gaming accounts, age-appropriate content controls, and optional catering services.

Product overview

The Gaming Suite Group Ltd operates a multi-suite gaming party venue in Rainford Village, St Helens, offering three distinct booking options: Party Hire PC Suite (up to 11 gamers, from £130), Party Hire Console Suite (up to 9 gamers, from £120), and Party Hire PC & Console Suite (10-19 gamers, from £210). The venue houses a PC Gaming Suite with 12 high-powered PCs including 3 driving simulators and VR capability, a Console Gaming Suite with PS5 and Xbox Series X for up to 6 players, and a Retro Gaming Station. Services include birthday parties, corporate team building events, and SEN educational gaming sessions. The company does not offer individual gaming sessions or membership schemes, focusing exclusively on group bookings and party experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Party Hire PC Suite Exclusive venue hire of the PC gaming suite for groups of up to 11 gamers for 1.5 to 2.5 hour sessions, including 12 high-spec gaming PCs, 3 driving simulators, age-appropriate games, and high-end gaming chairs with RGB lighting. Pricing from £130 per session.
• Party Hire Console Suite Exclusive venue hire of the console gaming suite for groups of up to 9 gamers for 1.5 to 2.5 hour sessions, featuring PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, 32-inch 144Hz curved displays, wireless controllers and headsets. Pricing from £120 per session.
• Party Hire PC & Console Suite Combined PC and console gaming party venue hire for groups of 10 to 19 gamers, providing top-of-the-line equipment and a comfortable setting for larger group events. Pricing from £210 per 1.5 to 2.5 hour session.
• Birthday Parties Gaming birthday party packages for up to 19 players featuring access to PCs, Xbox, and PlayStation with games like Minecraft, Fortnite, EA FC 26, plus optional catering at additional fee.
• Corporate Events Team building and corporate indoor gaming events focused on developing interpersonal skills, boosting accomplishment, and building cooperation through competitive and cooperative gaming activities.
• Gaming in Education (SEN Programs) SEN-focused gaming sessions for schools with individual suites available for exclusive hire, including educational coding (Scratch), age-appropriate content control software with remote teaching access, and a safe environment for students using 12 high-spec machines with 3 driving simulators and 6 latest gaming consoles.
• Retro Gaming Station Vintage gaming station within the Console Suite featuring thousands of classic games including Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Atari, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Nintendo SNES, and Sega titles, also utilised for educational purposes such as the history of gaming.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue more than doubled since COVID due to increased demand for tech services

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Reds CaféminorOthers · 26 July 2021Local catering partner providing food services for gaming party events when catering is requested by customers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Roxy Leisure: UK multi-site leisure operator (bowling, shuffleboard, gaming) — broader entertainment-venue category with overlapping group booking and birthday party demand from UK families and corporates.
• Activate Games: Multi-location 'active gaming' entertainment venue using technology-driven games; overlaps with The Gaming Suite's group event / experiential entertainment positioning while operating at larger venue scale.
• HOLOGATE: Global VR/esports attractions provider selling turnkey VR arena systems to FECs and entertainment venues — comparable on the VR attractions side of the business and a potential technology partner/competitor.
• Loading Bar: UK gaming bar chain combining console/PC gaming with food and drink service — overlapping party/event use case but adding bar revenue and operating across multiple cities, making it a broader incumbent in the social gaming space.

Direct peers

• Player Ready: UK-based gaming party venue operator offering bookable PC and console gaming suites for birthdays, corporate events, and group hire — directly comparable format and target customer to The Gaming Suite.
• Pixel Bar: UK gaming bar with bookable group events, console and PC gaming stations, and a similar mix of birthday, corporate, and casual social gaming customers.

Emerging players

• DNA VR: London-based VR entertainment and events company offering group VR experiences for parties and corporate bookings — comparable use cases (group entertainment, team building) but VR-specialist.
• MeetspaceVR: UK VR entertainment and party venue offering group VR sessions — directly comparable on the VR simulator / group-booking party model but narrower (VR-only) versus The Gaming Suite's multi-platform offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thegamingsuite360

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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