MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£965k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5bn
0% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£59k
-126.9% vs 2024
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£26,000 | -£59,000 | -126.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,013,000 | -£26,000 | -£59,000 | -126.9% | |
| Net profit | -£15,013,000 | -£26,000 | -£59,000 | -126.9% | |
| Cash | £1,054,000 | £965,000 | £965,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,481,152,000 | £1,481,093,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | — | £1,481,152,000 | £1,481,093,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £1,389,378,000 | £1,481,152,000 | £1,481,093,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.92x | 0.88x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 2015-05-21 → present
- DATACASH GROUP LIMITED 2010-10-22 → 2015-05-21
- DATACASH GROUP PLC 2003-06-02 → 2010-10-22
- AUXINET PLC 2000-03-22 → 2003-06-02
- CORPORATE EXECUTIVE SEARCH INTERNATIONAL PLC 1996-03-05 → 2000-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of the review and the support from Mastercard International Incorporated, the intermediate parent company, the directors are confident the Company has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and on this basis, they consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Mastercard Payment Gateway Services Limited 100%
- Mastercard UK Holdco Limited 100%
- Vocalink Holdings Limited 92.4%
- Vocalink Limited 92.4%
- Vocalink International Limited 92.4%
- IPCO 2012 Limited 92.4%
- Vocalink Interchange Network Limited 92.4%
- Catsec 401 Limited 92.4%
- Vocalink Retail Services Limited 92.4%
- Voca Limited 92.4%
- Mastercard Vocalink Asia Pacific Pte. Limited 92.4%
- Voca Pension Trustees Limited 92.4%
- Mastercard Vocalink Canada Limited 92.4%
- Mastercard OB Services UK Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAKEWAY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1982 | American |
| PARPOU, Maria | Director | 2022-05-04 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WILLMAN, Alfred David | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Paul Greig | Secretary | 2008-01-02 | 2010-11-05 |
| BUTCHER, Keith | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2008-01-02 |
| NAYLOR, Giles Edward | Secretary | 2010-11-05 | 2016-12-31 |
| PAREKH, Hemal, Mr. | Secretary | 2017-03-24 | 2021-10-01 |
| REEDY, Jane | Secretary | 1996-03-05 | 1998-01-01 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 1996-06-25 | 2002-03-31 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 |
| BAILEY, David John | Director | 1999-11-11 | 2010-11-05 |
| BATES, Alan Christopher | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1999-11-10 |
| BHALLA, Ajay | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2013-12-20 |
| BLASS, Joseph Hillel | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2009-07-29 |
| BREEZE, Gavin Duncan Paul | Director | 2000-03-24 | 2008-03-31 |
| BUNTEN, Alexander James Charles | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-08-17 |
| BURTON, Paul Greig | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| BUTCHER, Keith | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2007-03-20 |
| CAVE, Terrence William | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2005-12-06 |
| COMPTON, Julian Warren | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2001-12-31 |
| COUCH, James Alexander | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| DARK, Andrew John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Robert, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2022-05-04 |
| EVANS, Roger David | Director | 1997-12-05 | 1999-08-23 |
| FINCIOEN, Tine Christiane, Ms. | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2021-07-12 |
| FRIEDMAN, Marc Eliot | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2014-06-01 |
| HALLIDAY, Robin Lance | Director | 1996-09-24 | 1998-02-27 |
| HEAD, Ashley John | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2010-11-05 |
| MAFFEIS, Milena María | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2024-09-09 |
| MARCHAK, Christopher Michael | Director | 2024-09-09 | 2026-01-01 |
| PETERS, Jean-Marc Adrien Pierre | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2018-11-26 |
| PRASAD, Raghav | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-01-01 |
| REANY, Robert Donald | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2011-11-30 |
| REEDY, Jane | Director | 1996-03-05 | 2005-05-24 |
| SCERCH, Andrea, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-07-03 |
| SHEILDS, Mark Andrew | Director | 1996-03-05 | 1998-10-20 |
| SIMOES DE MATOS, Sandra Monica | Director | 2020-08-17 | 2021-11-15 |
| SIMOES DE MATOS, Sandra Monica | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2019-06-28 |
| SKILLETT, Barry | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2015-01-14 |
| TEMPLE, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-08-15 | 2010-11-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Scott | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2019-01-23 |
| WOOD, Marc | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2001-12-31 |
| CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastercard Incorporated | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 302 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.