PAYPOINT PLC
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Cash
£107m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£76m
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
913
Average over period
Profit before tax
£53m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £324,019,000 | — | £337,000,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,835,000 | £46,366,000 | £3,519,000 | £55,500,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,408,000 | £44,044,000 | £49,457,000 | £52,963,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£7,408,000 | £33,131,000 | £49,656,000 | £42,364,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | £33,189,000 | £5,905,000 | £107,313,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £192,402,000 | £222,895,000 | £216,318,000 | £233,088,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £90,402,000 | £97,321,000 | £102,388,000 | £75,633,000 | — | |
| Equity | £90,402,000 | £97,321,000 | £102,388,000 | £75,633,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 939 | — | 913 | — | |
| Wages | — | £47,200,000 | — | £44,077,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £4,414,000 | — | £3,429,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £400,000 | — | £435,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £581,000 | — | £598,000 | — |
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 5 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.3% | — | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.2% | — | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.0% | 20.8% | 1.6% | 23.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.2% | 80.3% | 63.7% | 84.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 0.99x | 0.24x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | -1.05x | 5.49x | 0.78x | 6.08x |
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
- PAYPOINT PLC 2004-09-14 → present
- PAYPOINT LIMITED 1998-08-04 → 2004-09-14
- LEADHOLD LIMITED 1998-06-15 → 1998-08-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis of accounting has been adopted.”
Group structure
- PAYPOINT PLC · parent
- PayPoint.net Limited
- Collect+ Brand Limited
- Collect+ Limited
- Innovo Holdings Limited
- MBL Solutions Limited
- Merchant Rentals Limited
- Open Banking Services Limited
- Park Card Services Limited
- Park Financial Services Limited
- Park Group Limited
- PayPoint Collections Limited
- PayPoint Payment Services Limited
- PayPoint Retail Solutions Limited
- PayPoint UK Limited
- PayPoint Utilities Limited
- PayPoint Wallet Limited
- PayPoint Network Services Limited
- PayPoint Digital Payments Limited
- Love2shop Limited
- PayPoint Merchant Services Limited
Significant events
- “On 26 August 2025, we launched our BankLocal service with the Lloyds Banking Group.”
- “On 30 September 2025, Royal Mail Group, owner of Royal Mail, completed a strategic investment in Collect+ by Royal Mail.”
- “Love2shop partnership with inComm Payments was launched in early 2026.”
- “On 7 March 2026, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ('CAT') handed down its judgment concerning Ofgem's statement of objections against PayPoint Plc and a number of its subsidiary companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-12-29 | — | — |
| BHALERAO, Manasi Prakash | Director | 2026-03-25 | May 1975 | British |
| HARDING, David Robert | Director | 2023-09-07 | Aug 1974 | British |
| KERR, Giles Francis Bertram | Director | 2015-11-20 | Jul 1959 | British |
| SHAPLAND, Rosemary Jean | Director | 2020-10-02 | Aug 1965 | British |
| SHARMA, Rakesh | Director | 2017-05-12 | Jun 1961 | British |
| TU, Thi Nhuoc Lan | Director | 2024-03-15 | Mar 1967 | British |
| WILES, Nicholas Winston Braid | Director | 2009-10-22 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WISHART, Ben | Director | 2019-11-14 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNE, Sarah | Secretary | 2019-12-13 | 2022-02-16 |
| CLIFFORD, Amanda Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-04 |
| COURT, Susan Catherine | Secretary | 1999-10-04 | 2019-12-13 |
| HANSON, Shay Dinata | Secretary | 1999-05-31 | 1999-09-24 |
| MCDOUGALL, Ian Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 1998-08-04 | 1999-05-31 |
| MCLELLAND, Brian | Secretary | 2022-02-16 | 2023-12-29 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-15 | 1998-07-15 |
| ANSTEE, Eric Edward | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2015-07-22 |
| ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2004-08-31 |
| BARR, Gillian Carole | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2024-08-01 |
| BOTT, Stephen John | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2004-07-20 |
| BULL, Ian Alan | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2004-07-20 |
| CARSON, Neil Andrew Patrick | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2017-05-26 |
| CLIFFORD, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-04 |
| COLLISON, David | Director | 1998-08-04 | 1999-06-21 |
| DALE, Alan Christopher | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2023-09-07 |
| EARLE, George William Eric David | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2017-03-31 |
| HEADON, Patrick Vincent | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2019-12-19 |
| KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2020-06-30 |
| MINTON, Kenneth Joseph | Director | 2004-08-04 | 2008-07-09 |
| MORRISON, David John | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2017-07-26 |
| MURPHY, William Patrick | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2004-08-06 |
| NEWLANDS, David Baxter | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2014-07-23 |
| PARSONS, Guy Paul Cuthbert | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-08-01 |
| PAULL, Charles Arthur | Director | 1998-08-04 | 1998-10-20 |
| ROBB, Andrew Mackenzie | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2014-07-23 |
| ROWLEY, Stephen Paul, Mr. | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2016-02-04 |
| SAXTON, Peter William Harley | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-07-07 |
| STEELE, Kim | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2004-09-13 |
| SYKES, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-04 |
| TUCKER, Warren Gordon | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2015-05-07 |
| VON TROTHA TAYLOR, Dominic Clamor | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| WATKIN REES, Timothy David | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILSON, Mark Richard | Director | 1999-04-27 | 2004-08-16 |
| WILTSHIRE, Mark | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2001-05-02 |
| WOOD, Roger Nicholas Brownlow | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2010-07-07 |
| NOROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-15 | 1998-07-15 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-15 | 1998-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 749 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.