PAYPOINT NETWORK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
Equity attributable
Employees
432
lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£24m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,394,000 | £75,554,000 | £76,418,000 | £75,859,000 | £88,708,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £12,306,000 | £12,274,000 | £12,289,000 | £9,212,000 | £24,642,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £11,539,000 | £11,667,000 | £12,278,000 | £9,631,000 | £24,499,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £11,418,000 | £9,766,000 | £9,254,000 | — | £20,230,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,193,000 | £232,000 | -£73,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,904,000 | £31,198,000 | £29,904,000 | £37,414,000 | £15,162,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £9,766,000 | £19,532,000 | £28,786,000 | £26,394,000 | £11,724,000 | — | |
| Equity | £9,766,000 | £19,532,000 | £28,786,000 | £26,394,000 | £11,724,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 450 | 468 | 533 | 456 | 432 | — | |
| Wages | £19,472,000 | £18,945,000 | £20,607,000 | £20,651,000 | £23,990,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £516,000 | £739,000 | £619,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £41,000 | £53,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £365,000 | £503,000 | £375,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 256 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.8% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 12.1% | 27.8% | |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 12.9% | 12.1% | — | 22.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 124.3% | 39.3% | 41.1% | 24.6% | 162.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.3% | 58.5% | 46.3% | 54.9% | 80.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.22x | 1.60x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | 15.68x | 18.60x | 38.64x | 26.70x | 46.41x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- PAYPOINT NETWORK LIMITED 1998-08-17 → present
- PAYPOINT SERVICES LIMITED 1996-10-02 → 1998-08-17
- CASHSTOP SERVICES LIMITED 1994-11-24 → 1996-10-02
- BISTRADE LIMITED 1994-10-03 → 1994-11-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company meets its day to day working capital requirements through its cash reserves and group borrowings... the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PAYPOINT NETWORK LIMITED · parent
- PayPoint Trust Managers Limited 100%
- Event Payment Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 7 May 2026, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ('CAT') handed down its judgment concerning the claim brought by Global-365... the CAT awarded damages of £169,334 plus interest.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-01-22 | — | — |
| HARDING, David Robert | Director | 2023-08-14 | Aug 1974 | British |
| WILES, Nicholas Winston Braid | Director | 2019-12-19 | Aug 1961 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNE, Sarah | Secretary | 2019-12-16 | 2022-01-28 |
| COURT, Susan Catherine | Secretary | 1999-10-04 | 2019-12-13 |
| EDELSTYN, Paul | Secretary | 1994-11-08 | 1994-11-16 |
| HANSON, Shay Dinata | Secretary | 1999-05-31 | 1999-09-24 |
| HORSNELL, Richard, Dr | Secretary | 1994-11-16 | 1996-04-04 |
| MCDOUGALL, Ian Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 1998-09-22 | 1999-05-31 |
| MCLELLAND, Brian | Secretary | 2022-01-28 | 2023-12-29 |
| STEEDS, Robert Hurle | Secretary | 1996-04-04 | 1998-09-22 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 1994-11-08 |
| ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2007-01-23 |
| ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2004-08-31 |
| BOTT, Stephen John | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2004-07-20 |
| BULL, Ian Alan | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2004-07-20 |
| COLLISON, David | Director | 1998-08-05 | 1999-06-21 |
| DALE, Alan Christopher | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-12-06 |
| EARLE, George William Eric David | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2017-02-10 |
| EDELSTYN, Paul | Director | 1994-11-08 | 1994-11-16 |
| FARBROTHER, Robert William Ronald | Director | 1994-11-16 | 1998-04-03 |
| HEADON, Patrick Vincent | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2019-12-19 |
| HEARD, Gerald Anthony | Director | 1996-04-09 | 1998-03-13 |
| HORSNELL, Richard, Dr | Director | 1994-11-16 | 1998-03-17 |
| KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2020-06-30 |
| LOGGIE, Robert John | Director | 1996-06-25 | 1998-01-21 |
| MCHARDY, Maxwell Stuart Charles Russell | Director | 1996-04-09 | 1997-07-14 |
| MORRISON, David John | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2004-10-20 |
| MURPHY, William Patrick | Director | 1996-04-04 | 1998-09-22 |
| NEWLANDS, David Baxter | Director | 1998-04-22 | 2004-10-20 |
| O'KEEFFE, Judith Victoria | Director | 1994-11-08 | 1994-11-16 |
| PAULL, Charles Arthur | Director | 1998-08-05 | 1998-09-22 |
| RICHARDSON, Martin Roger | Director | 1996-04-04 | 1998-09-22 |
| SAXTON, Peter William Harley | Director | 1996-10-18 | 2001-07-07 |
| SELLERS, Brian | Director | 1996-04-16 | 1998-11-30 |
| STEELE, Kim | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2004-09-13 |
| SUGDEN, Neil | Director | 1997-04-22 | 1998-09-22 |
| VON TROTHA TAYLOR, Dominic Clamor | Director | 1997-10-21 | 2019-04-01 |
| WATKIN REES, Timothy David | Director | 1996-04-16 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILTSHIRE, Mark | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2001-05-02 |
| WOOD, Andrew Richard | Director | 1996-04-04 | 1997-04-22 |
| NOROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-03 | 1994-11-08 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-03 | 1994-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paypoint Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-01-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.