TAKEPAYMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
557
Average over period
Profit before tax
£12m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,234,794 | £88,198,284 | £84,181,685 | — | |
| Operating profit | £9,022,137 | £3,206,101 | £11,539,152 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £8,435,562 | £2,689,998 | £11,537,169 | — | |
| Net profit | £6,835,742 | £2,064,033 | £8,482,208 | — | |
| Cash | £1,326,699 | £2,760,136 | £14,820,466 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,232,539 | £31,315,734 | £39,429,471 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,103,609 | £25,348,557 | £33,830,765 | — | |
| Equity | £8,103,609 | £25,348,557 | £33,830,765 | — | |
| Average employees | 498 | 556 | 557 | — | |
| Wages | £22,395,385 | £34,998,538 | £28,075,487 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,359,602 | £553,507 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,739 | £10,125 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £345,000 | £160,660 | £0 | — |
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 15 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 3.6% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 2.3% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 52.4% | 10.2% | 29.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.6% | 64.1% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 0.43x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | 15.38x | 5.96x | — |
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
- TAKEPAYMENTS LIMITED 2019-12-18 → present
- PAYZONE UK LIMITED 2007-12-05 → 2019-12-18
- ALPHYRA UK LIMITED 2001-05-09 → 2007-12-05
- TARGETED TRANSACTION MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED 1995-09-14 → 2001-05-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate... the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 19th April 2024, PZ Holdings Limited, the immediate parent company of takepayments Limited, was acquired by Global Payments Acquisition UK Limited, a subsidiary of Global Payments Inc.”
- “In the prior financial period, the Company changed its financial year-end to align with the wider Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE-BELKIN, Dara Loren | Director | 2024-04-19 | Nov 1974 | American |
| WOOD, Christopher Mark | Director | 2026-01-27 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTH, Ross John Ward | Secretary | 1997-06-26 | 2000-07-21 |
| CARTER, Josephine Frances | Secretary | 1995-09-14 | 1997-06-26 |
| COUTURIER, Graeme | Secretary | 2015-05-07 | 2015-12-17 |
| HOGAN, Brenda | Secretary | 2001-02-27 | 2015-05-07 |
| MCCORMICK, David | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2001-02-27 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-09-14 | 1995-09-14 |
| CARTER, David George | Director | 1995-09-14 | 2002-02-14 |
| CORRIGAN, Nicholas Brian | Director | 2024-04-19 | 2026-05-21 |
| COUTURIER, Graeme Bernard | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2015-06-30 |
| DANN, Mark | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2024-04-19 |
| HARRIS, John Haden | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2015-12-17 |
| HEALY, Maurice Leonard | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2002-01-07 |
| JENNISON, Gary Antony | Director | 2011-03-28 | 2013-09-27 |
| KAHN, Clive Ian | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2024-04-19 |
| KELLING, Konrad Xavier | Director | 2025-03-05 | 2026-01-27 |
| LOWERY, James Rupert Morton | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2024-04-19 |
| LOWERY, James Rupert | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2006-09-27 |
| MALONEY, Michael John | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2015-12-17 |
| MCCANN, Andrew | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2024-04-19 |
| MURPHY, James Timmerman | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2009-01-30 |
| NAGLE, John Timothy | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2008-10-16 |
| PRINGLE, Robert Julian | Director | 2010-03-19 | 2010-10-28 |
| ROTHWELL, Julian Gordon | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-12-17 |
| SHURVILLE, Jerram | Director | 1997-06-26 | 2000-07-21 |
| TENNANT, William | Director | 2002-07-03 | 2005-04-07 |
| THOMSON, William Robert | Director | 2010-03-19 | 2011-03-25 |
| TILL, Paul | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2001-04-25 |
| TURRELL, Mary Margaret | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2015-06-30 |
| WALDMAN, Andrew Hunter | Director | 1999-12-21 | 2000-07-21 |
| WILLIAMSON, John David | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2008-10-16 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-09-14 | 1995-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Payments Acquisition Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-19 | Active |
| Grovepoint Holdings Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-19 |
| Pz Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | RP04PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-22 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-05-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.