PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-11 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-28
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
-43.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£302M
+4.8% vs 2023
Employees
216
-1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£18M
-14.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,685,000 | £82,047,000 | |
| Operating profit | £22,803,000 | £20,127,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £21,558,000 | £18,465,000 | |
| Net profit | £16,701,000 | £13,825,000 | |
| Cash | £16,529,000 | £9,270,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £328,640,000 | £302,942,000 | |
| Net assets | £287,763,000 | £301,588,000 | |
| Equity | £287,763,000 | £301,588,000 | |
| Average employees | 219 | 216 | |
| Wages | £8,206,000 | £7,304,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £276,000 | £567,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+3%
£79,685,000 £82,047,000
-
Cash
-43.9%
£16,529,000 £9,270,000
-
Net assets
+4.8%
£287,763,000 £301,588,000
-
Employees
-1.4%
219 216
-
Operating profit
-11.7%
£22,803,000 £20,127,000
-
Profit before tax
-14.3%
£21,558,000 £18,465,000
-
Wages
-11%
£8,206,000 £7,304,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 28.6% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | 21.0% | 16.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.6% | 8.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.74x | 11.51x | |
| Interest cover | 5.28x | 7.03x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage the risks facing it and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements (see note 2).”
Group structure
- PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED · parent
- Paymentshield Services Limited 100%
- Lunar 101 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As announced on 15 September 2023, the Ardonagh Group and Markerstudy Group agreed a merger between Markerstudy and Atlanta to create a major new player in the UK insurance market. Following CMA clearance on 26 March 2024 and FCA approval on 31 May 2024 the transaction completed on 26th June 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2024-06-26 | — | — |
| MACKLE, Feilim | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| PATEL, Tushar Surendra | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Emma Jane | Director | 2025-03-07 | Sep 1980 | British |
| THOMSON, Kartina Tahir | Director | 2025-09-18 | May 1976 | British |
| WINLOW, Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Samuel Thomas Budgen | Secretary | 2012-04-30 | 2013-11-01 |
| CLARKE, Dean | Secretary | 2018-12-11 | 2022-02-22 |
| COTTRELL, Patricia | Secretary | 1992-10-08 | 2000-08-21 |
| EVANS, Paul William John | Secretary | 2000-08-21 | 2006-11-08 |
| GIFFORD, Nicola | Secretary | 2009-12-09 | 2012-04-30 |
| GOURIET, Geoffrey Costerton | Secretary | 2018-08-03 | 2018-12-11 |
| GOURIET, Geoffrey Costerton | Secretary | 2016-05-25 | 2017-01-05 |
| GREGORY, Jacqueline Anne | Secretary | 2017-01-05 | 2018-08-03 |
| JOHNSTON, Graham Hamilton | Secretary | 2007-02-02 | 2009-12-09 |
| MINNERY, Barry Thomas | Secretary | 1992-07-06 | 1992-10-08 |
| OWENS, Jennifer | Secretary | 2013-11-25 | 2016-03-01 |
| POWELL, Vernon David | Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2007-02-02 |
| ARDONAGH CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-02-22 | 2024-06-26 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-07-06 | 1992-07-06 |
| BALL, Craig David | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| BARLOW, Ellie | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-01-31 |
| BOULGER, Graham | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-11-08 |
| BYRNE, Jonathan | Director | 2019-11-13 | 2022-11-01 |
| CARRUTHERS, James Maxwell | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2011-07-07 |
| COLLINGS, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2026-02-28 |
| COTTRELL, Lee Michael | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2006-11-08 |
| COTTRELL, Patricia | Director | 1992-07-06 | 2004-08-12 |
| CULLUM, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
| DAVIES, Mark | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2008-06-30 |
| DIXON, Richard John | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2010-04-30 |
| DONALDSON, Ian James | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| EGAN, Scott | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2015-09-14 |
| EROTOCRITOU, Antonios | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2019-11-13 |
| EVANS, Paul William John | Director | 2000-08-21 | 2006-11-08 |
| EVANS, Robert Ieuan | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| FULLUCK, David Stephen | Director | 2004-12-03 | 2006-03-10 |
| GALJAARD, Neil Edward | Director | 2007-05-03 | 2012-03-31 |
| HALSTEAD, Andrew John | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2010-07-01 |
| HENNELL, John Francis | Director | 1992-10-08 | 1993-07-02 |
| HODGES, Mark Steven | Director | 2011-10-25 | 2014-10-17 |
| HOMER, Andrew Charles | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
| JOHNSON, Timothy David | Director | 2009-08-11 | 2014-06-30 |
| JOHNSTON, Graham Hamilton | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2009-12-09 |
| KENNEDY, Eamonn | Director | 2005-02-14 | 2008-05-30 |
| LEWIS, Catherine Ellen | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-06-20 |
| LYONS, Alastair David | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2015-06-29 |
| MACIVER, Kenneth | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2009-06-29 |
| MARTIN, Kay Alison | Director | 2017-04-13 | 2019-04-30 |
| MINNERY, Barry Thomas | Director | 1992-07-06 | 1992-10-08 |
| MORGAN, Ivor Christopher | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1993-07-02 |
| MUGGE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2018-03-02 |
| PATRICK, Ian William James | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2012-03-31 |
| PENDER, Stuart Macpherson | Director | 2004-08-12 | 2011-06-30 |
| POWELL, Vernon David | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2008-09-30 |
| RAWLINSON, Emma Jane | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2024-06-26 |
| REYNOLDS, Darren Steven | Director | 2003-10-20 | 2004-08-06 |
| RIDING, Gareth James | Director | 2000-12-03 | 2005-04-11 |
| RIDING, Michael Darren | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2005-04-19 |
| RIDING, Richard | Director | 1992-07-06 | 2004-08-12 |
| SHEPHERD, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-01 |
| STONE, Ann Marie | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2005-10-25 |
| TRAYNOR, Christopher | Director | 2005-11-22 | 2008-06-30 |
| WATSON, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-05-31 |
| WATSON, James Cameron | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2013-09-06 |
| WINFIELD, Julian Michael | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2014-06-10 |
| WOOD, Steven Archibald | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2017-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paymentshield Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-08 | Active |
| Paymentshield Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.