WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4B
+43.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1B
+35.3% vs 2024
Employees
4,095
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£534M
+19.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,150,000,000 | £1,234,800,000 | |
| Operating profit | £465,600,000 | £548,400,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £445,700,000 | £534,400,000 | |
| Net profit | £334,900,000 | £393,000,000 | |
| Cash | £2,981,000,000 | £4,288,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,135,500,000 | £1,417,400,000 | |
| Net assets | £890,000,000 | £1,204,000,000 | |
| Equity | £890,000,000 | £1,204,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,854 | 4,095 | |
| Wages | £162,500,000 | £185,700,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,000 | £600,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+7.4%
£1,150,000,000 £1,234,800,000
-
Cash
+43.8%
£2,981,000,000 £4,288,000,000
-
Net assets
+35.3%
£890,000,000 £1,204,000,000
-
Employees
+6.3%
3,854 4,095
-
Operating profit
+17.8%
£465,600,000 £548,400,000
-
Profit before tax
+19.9%
£445,700,000 £534,400,000
-
Wages
+14.3%
£162,500,000 £185,700,000
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 40.5% | 44.4% | |
| Net margin | 29.1% | 31.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.0% | 38.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.4% | 85.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 23.28x | 38.89x |
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
- WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED 2021-06-25 → present
- TRANSFERWISE LTD 2012-08-03 → 2021-06-25
- EXCHANGE SOLUTIONS LTD 2010-03-31 → 2012-08-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors are satisfied that the Company has the available resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Wise Switzerland AG 100%
- Wise ILS Limited 100%
- Wise Nuqud Limited 100%
- Wise Payments Canada Inc 100%
- Wise US Inc 100%
- Wise Brasil Corretora de Cambio Ltda 100%
- Wise Brasil Instituição de Pagamento Ltda. 100%
- Wise Chile SpA 100%
- Wise Pagos Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 100%
- Wise Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Wise China Limited 100%
- Wise Payments Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Wise Payments India Private Limited 100%
- PT Wise Payments Indonesia 100%
- Wise Payments Japan K.K. 100%
- Wise Payments Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 100%
- Wise Pilipinas Inc. 100%
- Wise Asia-Pacific Pte Limited 100%
- Wise Payments Korea Limited 100%
- Wise Payments (Thailand) Limited 100%
- Vaho Forex Private Limited 100%
- Wise Payments South Africa (Pty) Limited 100%
- Wise Europe SA 100%
- Wise Payments Holdings (Thailand) Limited 99.99%
- Wise Fintech Network LLC 100%
- Wise Payments New Zealand Limited 100%
- Wise Financial Services Hong Kong Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company approved a dividend of £80.0m on 22 May 2025 to the sole shareholder Wise Financial Holdings Limited. This was paid in four installments between 20 June 2025 and 30 June 2025.”
- “The Company paid a Share Based Payment recharge of £36.0m on 15 July 2025 to Wise plc.”
- “The Company paid a £0.3m capital injection into its subsidiary, PT Wise Payments Indonesia, on 30 April 2025.”
- “The Company paid a £4.2m capital injection into its subsidiary, Wise Europe SA, on 22 May 2025.”
- “The Company paid a £7.2m capital injection into its subsidiary, Wise Australia Pty Limited, on 5 June 2025.”
- “The Company paid a £4.4 capital injection into its subsidiary, Wise Payments Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., on 23 July 2025.”
- “The Company's subsidiary, Wise Nuqud Limited, entered into liquidation on 18 June 2025.”
- “On 11 August 2025, the Company increased the size of the Safeguarding via Comparable Guarantees facility from £520.0m to £845.0m. The agreement was also extended through to 10 November 2027.”
- “The Board has concluded its review of the Group's listing arrangements and, having assessed in detail the optimal listing and structure, the Group intends to transfer its primary listing from the equity shares (transition) category on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") to a US stock exchange, and to maintain a secondary listing on the LSE.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAHEY, Jane | Secretary | 2024-06-28 | — | — |
| BASU, Rohan | Director | 2024-09-06 | Apr 1990 | British |
| BRIERS, Matthew John | Director | 2024-11-28 | Dec 1976 | British |
| KAARMANN, Kristo | Director | 2010-03-31 | Aug 1980 | Estonian |
| TRUNIN, Lars | Director | 2023-06-16 | Dec 1989 | Estonian |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAHEY, Jane | Secretary | 2019-10-16 | 2020-10-12 |
| NASH, Dean | Secretary | 2020-10-15 | 2021-12-02 |
| OLLITE, Syeeda | Secretary | 2021-12-02 | 2024-06-28 |
| SWALLOW, Jenifer Elizabeth | Secretary | 2018-10-10 | 2019-06-12 |
| WEAVER, Paul | Secretary | 2018-03-26 | 2018-09-19 |
| BRIERS, Matthew John | Director | 2021-10-07 | 2023-12-15 |
| EHRENBERG, Roger | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2021-06-16 |
| HINRIKUS, Taavet | Director | 2011-11-08 | 2021-06-18 |
| HOROWITZ, Benjamin Abraham | Director | 2014-12-23 | 2018-01-11 |
| KEAN, Sharon Anne | Director | 2023-06-15 | 2025-05-02 |
| NASH, Dean, Mr. | Director | 2021-09-19 | 2021-12-02 |
| RAMPELL, Alastair Michael | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2021-06-18 |
| UYTDEHAAGE, Ingo Jeroen | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2021-12-02 |
| WELLS, David Bolling | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2021-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-22 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Wise Financial Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-22 | Active |
| Mr Alastair Michael Rampell | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-11 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Roger Ehrenberg | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Taavet Hinrikus | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Kristo Kaarmann | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Benjamin Abraham Horowitz | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.