VISA PAYMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£299M
USD 399,588,000
+40% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£69M
USD 91,885,000
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
201
-16.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.6M
USD 4,794,000
+148.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,638,119 | £36,278,635 | £53,850,127 | +48.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£24,668,364 | -£7,647,851 | £3,043,120 | +139.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£23,913,011 | -£7,468,184 | £3,588,861 | +148.1% | |
| Net profit | -£18,384,489 | -£5,118,281 | £3,156,161 | +161.7% | |
| Cash | £77,402,306 | £213,604,582 | £299,137,595 | +40% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,216,799 | £63,770,025 | £68,786,495 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £48,216,799 | £63,770,025 | £68,786,495 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £48,216,799 | £63,770,025 | £68,786,495 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 300 | 242 | 201 | -16.9% | |
| Wages | £24,326,995 | £22,013,775 | £21,604,282 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £752,358 | £789,040 | £796,526 | +0.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -65.5% | -21.1% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | -48.8% | -14.1% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -51.2% | -12.0% | 4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.0% | 76.2% | 81.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.28x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | -30.20x | -7.35x | 10.64x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- VISA PAYMENTS LIMITED 2020-02-28 → present
- EARTHPORT LIMITED 2019-09-09 → 2020-02-28
- EARTHPORT PLC 2001-01-04 → 2019-09-09
- EARTHPORT.COM PLC 1999-05-28 → 2001-01-04
- ELECTRONIC FUNDRAISING COMPANY PLC 1997-09-03 → 1999-05-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operating for at least the next 12 months... The Directors have obtained a letter confirming Visa Inc.'s intention to support the Company... Accordingly, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the Company's financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VISA PAYMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Stichting Earthport plc 100%
- Visa Payments K.K. 100%
- Earthport Clearing Dominican Rep SAS 100%
- Visa Payments Asia Pte Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company's profit for the year after taxation amounted to USD 4.2m (FY 2024: USD 6.8m). The Directors do not recommend a dividend for FY 2025 (FY 2024: USD Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUSACK, Richard | Secretary | 2020-08-03 | — | — |
| DEAN, Sharon Julie | Director | 2022-08-10 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MONCRIEFF, Tim | Director | 2025-10-20 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Asif | Secretary | 2010-06-15 | 2019-01-14 |
| BURMAN, Matthew George | Secretary | 2019-09-09 | 2020-08-03 |
| CHAPPELL, Peter Andrews | Secretary | 2007-12-19 | 2010-06-01 |
| CLAYTON, Neil William Harold | Secretary | 2005-01-31 | 2007-12-19 |
| ELLISON, John Beaumont | Secretary | 2003-10-20 | 2004-07-15 |
| HALL, Christopher Keith | Secretary | 2004-07-16 | 2005-01-31 |
| HALL, Christopher Keith | Secretary | 2003-09-19 | 2003-10-20 |
| MENNIE, Robert George | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 2003-09-19 |
| POWELL, Beverley | Secretary | 1997-09-03 | 1999-06-01 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-09-03 | 1997-09-03 |
| PREEN CONSULTING LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-01-14 | 2019-09-09 |
| ADAMIYATT, Simon | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2018-01-31 |
| BAILE, Jonathan James | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2001-09-25 |
| BERGMAN, James Edward, Lord | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2010-01-19 |
| BRINK, Adrian Arthur | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2000-12-06 |
| BROWN, Caroline Anne, Dr | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2019-06-10 |
| BROWNE, Lance | Director | 2008-09-15 | 2010-11-18 |
| BUTLER, Cyril Norman | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2024-09-30 |
| CHAPPELL, Peter Andrews | Director | 2008-09-26 | 2010-06-01 |
| CHAPPELL, Peter Andrews | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2000-12-06 |
| CHETWYND-TALBOT, Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2001-09-25 |
| CLARKE, Russell John | Director | 2004-04-28 | 2004-08-20 |
| CLAYTON, Neil William Harold | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2007-12-19 |
| COWLARD, Christopher | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2016-06-03 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Robert | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2005-05-23 |
| DAVAR, Mohit | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2016-05-26 |
| DEANE-JOHNS, Simon Joshua | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2001-06-15 |
| FERRANTE, Doria Mia | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-10-20 |
| FILSHIE, Alexander | Director | 2018-07-25 | 2020-04-03 |
| FLOOD, Richard Andrew | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2003-07-14 |
| HALL, Christopher Keith | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| HARRISON, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2010-11-18 |
| HICKMAN, Philip George | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2018-10-19 |
| HILL, Jonathan Clive | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2008-09-26 |
| JOSEPHS, David Adam | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2019-06-10 |
| KARIM, Zafarullah | Director | 2009-12-02 | 2012-10-31 |
| KARIM, Zafarullah | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2009-02-02 |
| KEEN, Christopher Crawford | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2005-02-28 |
| KUO, Leanna Laiying Kuan | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2022-08-10 |
| LJUNGWALDH, Lars Seved | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2002-12-30 |
| LYNCH, Philip Francis | Director | 2000-05-16 | 2001-09-26 |
| MAITLAND, Olga Helen, Lady | Director | 2008-09-26 | 2012-07-01 |
| MANCHANDA, Ravi | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| MCCOY, John | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2018-02-02 |
| MEDWAY, Colin John | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2008-03-27 |
| MENNIE, Robert George | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2003-09-19 |
| MESLER, Amanda Jo | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-06-21 |
| MILLARD, Andrew Christopher Glanvile | Director | 1999-09-13 | 2000-04-18 |
| MORAN SANCHEZ, Jorge | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2019-06-10 |
| NEWALL, Graham Roger | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2001-04-10 |
| PROCTOR, Carlisle Caldow | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2001-09-26 |
| RAKISON, Robert Brian | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2005-02-17 |
| RAMGOPAL, Vinode Bhesham | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2019-06-10 |
| RAWLINS, Claire Russell | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2003-09-08 |
| RIPLEY, Andrew George | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2005-04-29 |
| SABHARWAL, Sunil | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2019-06-10 |
| THOMAS, Paul Michael | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2015-02-26 |
| TOWNSEND, Paul | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2004-04-23 |
| TUCKER, Alan Robert Kidger | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2001-11-06 |
| TUCKER, Eric Alan Kidger | Director | 2001-06-21 | 2001-12-14 |
| TUCKER, Eric Alan Kidger | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2000-12-06 |
| UBEROI, Hank | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2018-10-19 |
| VAN DEN BROEK, Johannes Maarten | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2000-01-31 |
| VANRENEN, David John Deneys | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2002-02-22 |
| VISWANATHAN, Sajeev | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2016-11-03 |
| WARD, Gregory Andrew | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2002-04-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Terence John | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2019-06-10 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-09-03 | 1997-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visa Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-08 | Active |
| Various Shareholders | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-08-31 | Ceased 2016-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 514 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-03-09 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-18 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.