PAYPOINT PLC
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Cash
£5.9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£102M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£49M
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,835,000 | -£24,221,000 | £3,519,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,408,000 | £3,984,000 | £49,457,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£7,408,000 | £12,442,000 | £49,656,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | £6,720,000 | £5,905,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £192,402,000 | £192,477,000 | £216,318,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £90,402,000 | £90,170,000 | £102,388,000 | — | |
| Equity | £90,402,000 | £90,170,000 | £102,388,000 | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 5 months versus 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -2.0% | -12.6% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.2% | 66.3% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 0.21x | 0.24x | |
| Interest cover | -1.05x | -2.40x | 0.78x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Group structure
- PAYPOINT PLC · parent
- Collect+ Brand Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 18 July 2025, the Company disposed of part of its investment in a wholly owned subsidiary, Collect+ Brand Ltd, to a third-party partner in the Group's e-commerce division. The transaction gave rise to a gain on disposal of £9.5 million, reported within operating profit in the Company's statement of profit or loss.”
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 701 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 19
- 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.