PARK CARD SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
+26% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.2m
-20.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,934,000 | £12,703,000 | £14,574,000 | +14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,415,000 | £3,975,000 | £3,173,000 | -20.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,415,000 | £3,975,000 | £3,173,000 | -20.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,561,000 | £2,981,000 | £2,380,000 | -20.2% | |
| Cash | £9,729,000 | £3,664,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,175,000 | £9,156,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,175,000 | £9,156,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £6,175,000 | £9,156,000 | £11,536,000 | +26% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 31.2% | 31.3% | 21.8% | |
| Net margin | 23.4% | 23.5% | 16.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.3% | 43.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.1% | 89.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.12x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- PARK CARD SERVICES LIMITED 2009-03-19 → present
- FAMILY LOANS LIMITED 1996-12-31 → 2009-03-19
- ADVERTCAREER LIMITED 1996-11-18 → 1996-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. At 31 March 2026, the Company had cash at bank and in hand of £35,298k (2025: £3,664k). The Company has a resilient statement of financial position, with net assets of £11,536k (2025: £9,156k)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-01-26 | — | — |
| BIRCH, Simon Phillip | Director | 2024-03-15 | Apr 1969 | British |
| COGHLAN, Julian Graham | Director | 2023-01-09 | Sep 1969 | British |
| HARDING, David Robert | Director | 2023-09-11 | Aug 1974 | British |
| PIKE, John Henry | Director | 2026-06-07 | Apr 1976 | British |
| SHANNON, Lee Thomas | Director | 2026-06-13 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Gareth Vaughan | Secretary | 2021-03-05 | 2022-11-15 |
| MCLELLAND, Brian | Secretary | 2023-06-19 | 2023-12-29 |
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-15 | 2023-06-19 |
| PARK GROUP SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1996-12-05 | 2021-03-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-18 | 1996-12-05 |
| AHMED, Talha | Director | 2023-02-27 | 2023-02-27 |
| ALEXANDER, Neil | Director | 1998-10-30 | 2001-09-25 |
| CLANCY, Timothy Patrick | Director | 2018-08-28 | 2022-07-31 |
| COLES, Simon | Director | 2024-03-15 | 2026-06-19 |
| HOUGHTON, Christopher | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2018-02-01 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Robert | Director | 2000-09-22 | 2009-03-13 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Robert | Director | 1996-12-05 | 1998-10-30 |
| KERR, Alastair Gibson | Director | 1998-09-30 | 2000-09-22 |
| O'DOHERTY, John Sullivan | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| PARSONS, Guy Paul Cuthbert | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-09-11 |
| PAUL, Christopher Richard Thomas | Director | 2024-09-10 | 2026-06-19 |
| STEWART, Martin Richard | Director | 2009-03-13 | 2018-08-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-18 | 1996-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appreciate Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.