PARENTPAY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-30 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£742K
-83.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£57M
+20.6% vs 2023
Employees
266
-4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12M
+694.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,818,409 | £40,343,857 | |
| Operating profit | £864,472 | £10,748,511 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,540,695 | £12,242,579 | |
| Net profit | £1,350,251 | £11,656,250 | |
| Cash | £4,547,581 | £742,173 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,583,159 | £60,233,850 | |
| Net assets | £47,405,192 | £57,184,123 | |
| Equity | £47,405,192 | £57,184,123 | |
| Average employees | 277 | 266 | |
| Wages | £11,032,726 | £11,515,921 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £227,443 | £333,895 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
+9.6%
£36,818,409 £40,343,857
-
Cash
-83.7%
£4,547,581 £742,173
-
Net assets
+20.6%
£47,405,192 £57,184,123
-
Employees
-4%
277 266
-
Operating profit
+1,143.4%
£864,472 £10,748,511
-
Profit before tax
+694.6%
£1,540,695 £12,242,579
-
Wages
+4.4%
£11,032,726 £11,515,921
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 26.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 28.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.8% | 30.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.20x | 2.70x | |
| Interest cover | 223.72x | 107485.11x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PARENTPAY LIMITED · parent
- Cypad Limited 100%
- Isuz Limited 100%
- BlueRunner Solutions Limited 100%
- ParentPay Lanka (Pvt) Ltd 100%
- GDPR in Schools Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During February 2025, as part of the company's annual budget process, the company approved spend of £6.5m for the year ending 30 November 2025 (2023: £3.8m).”
- “In March 2025 the company acquired intellectual property intended to assist it in the development of its MIS agnostic payment, messaging, parental engagement platform, for a consideration of £3.2m.”
- “On 1 December 2023, the trade and assets of BlueRunner Solutions Limited ("BRS") were hived-up into the company. Immediately following the hive-up, BRS became dormant but remained in existence and a direct subsidiary of the company.”
- “On 19 February 2024, the company acquired GDPR in Schools Ltd, resulting in an addition to investments of £3,433,842.”
- “On 6 November 2024, the group commenced a consultation process regarding the potential redundancy of some UK based staff. The consultation concluded that 35 employees of the company would be made redundant during 2025 and 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Michelle Donna | Secretary | 2010-12-21 | — | British |
| ALCRAFT, Lewis James | Director | 2022-10-12 | May 1979 | British |
| GOVETT, Nigel Jeremy Cloudesley | Director | 2007-04-06 | Jun 1962 | British |
| NEUBAUER, Eirion Andrew Charles | Director | 2007-04-06 | Dec 1960 | British |
| VAN STADEN, Andries Jacobus | Director | 2026-02-24 | Jun 1974 | British |
| WILSON, Clint Anthony | Director | 2005-02-21 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Lynne, The Estate Of Mrs | Secretary | 2002-10-11 | 2010-12-21 |
| MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-16 | 2002-10-11 |
| ALLSOPP, Nicholas James | Nominee Director | 2002-08-16 | 2002-10-11 |
| BANTHIEN, Alexander | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2013-02-28 |
| BRANT, Mark Roger | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2022-10-12 |
| BURGESS, David | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2022-09-30 |
| BURNS, Malcolm Ronald | Director | 2002-10-11 | 2013-02-20 |
| HALEY, Christopher | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2018-02-01 |
| HOWARD, Nicola Jane | Director | 2015-12-10 | 2025-11-28 |
| JONES, Matthew Nicholas | Director | 2017-09-04 | 2023-06-07 |
| MORAN, Philip | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2018-02-01 |
| TAYLOR, Lynne, The Estate Of Mrs | Director | 2002-10-11 | 2013-02-18 |
| WASHBOURNE, Karla Johanna | Director | 2002-10-11 | 2007-01-19 |
| WASHBOURNE, Paul Arthur | Director | 2002-10-11 | 2007-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parentpay Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.