WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£7bn
+62.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.2bn
-1.7% vs 2025
Employees
4,767
+16.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£518m
-3.1% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,150,000,000 | £1,234,800,000 | £1,364,700,000 | +10.5% | |
| Operating profit | £465,600,000 | £548,400,000 | £531,700,000 | -3% | |
| Profit before tax | £445,700,000 | £534,400,000 | £517,800,000 | -3.1% | |
| Net profit | £334,900,000 | £393,000,000 | £379,700,000 | -3.4% | |
| Cash | £2,981,000,000 | £4,288,000,000 | £6,973,400,000 | +62.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,135,500,000 | £1,417,400,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £890,000,000 | £1,204,000,000 | £1,183,700,000 | -1.7% | |
| Equity | £890,000,000 | £1,204,000,000 | £1,183,700,000 | -1.7% | |
| Average employees | 3,854 | 4,095 | 4,767 | +16.4% | |
| Wages | £162,500,000 | £185,700,000 | £244,200,000 | +31.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,000 | £600,000 | £1,100,000 | +83.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £300,000 | £400,000 | £700,000 | +75% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 40.5% | 44.4% | 39.0% | |
| Net margin | 29.1% | 31.8% | 27.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.0% | 38.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.4% | 85.0% | 87.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.17x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | 23.28x | 39.17x | 38.25x |
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)
- 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 Ltd 100%
- Wise Nuqud Ltd 100%
- Wise Payments Canada Inc. 100%
- Wise US Inc 100%
- Wise Brasil Corretora de Câmbio Ltda. 100%
- Wise Europe SA 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 May 2026, the Jersey public limited company, Wise Group plc, became the ultimate holding company of Wise Group pursuant to a Scheme of Arrangement under Part 26 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 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 |
| HAMILTON-LOVE, Jacintha | Director | 2026-09-25 | Oct 1984 | British |
| TRUNIN, Lars | Director | 2023-06-16 | Dec 1989 | Estonian |
Show 15 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 |
| KAARMANN, Kristo | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2026-06-04 |
| KEAN, Sharon Anne | Director | 2023-06-15 | 2025-05-02 |
| NASH, Dean Graham, 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 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 |
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.