THE PAYMENT SYSTEMS REGULATOR LIMITED
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Cash
£19m
+30.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.8m
+36.7% vs 2025
Employees
149
-19.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+197.5% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the PSR's ability to continue as a going concern beyond the next financial year.
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified 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 | £27,338,000 | £26,174,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,885,000 | £1,837,000 | +197.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,569,000 | -£1,885,000 | £1,837,000 | +197.5% | |
| Cash | £14,641,000 | £14,790,000 | £19,285,000 | +30.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,889,000 | £5,004,000 | £6,841,000 | +36.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,889,000 | £5,004,000 | £6,841,000 | +36.7% | |
| Equity | £6,889,000 | £5,004,000 | £6,841,000 | +36.7% | |
| Average employees | 148 | 186 | 149 | -19.9% | |
| Wages | £12,287,000 | £15,710,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £430,000 | £683,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | £58,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £272,000 | £272,000 | — | — |
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 —. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 16.7% | -7.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.7% | 70.3% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.42x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Comptroller and Auditor General
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the PSR's ability to continue as a going concern beyond the next financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Sarah | Secretary | 2022-05-18 | — | — |
| ALDER, Ashley Ian | Director | 2026-01-26 | Jun 1959 | British |
| BUCKLEY, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 2024-09-23 | Feb 1965 | British |
| GEALE, David Brian | Director | 2020-02-14 | Apr 1971 | British |
| RUSU, Jessica Lauren | Director | 2024-11-11 | Jun 1980 | British,American |
| STOIMENOVA, Lara Dimitrova, Dr | Director | 2024-03-07 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEARCE, Simon Marshall | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2022-05-18 |
| BAILEY, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-03-13 |
| BEGENT, Carole | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-09-09 |
| BUCKLEY, Louise | Director | 2019-04-06 | 2019-09-09 |
| FALCON, Mark | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2015-09-08 |
| FLETCHER, Amelia, Professor | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| FRIED, Bradley | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| GORDON, Noel Anthony Salvatore Stephen | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| GRIFFITH-JONES, John Guthrie | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| HEMSLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2019-04-06 | 2024-06-07 |
| KNAPP, Edward Stephen | Director | 2023-09-18 | 2025-09-25 |
| MILLS, Sheldon | Director | 2024-06-13 | 2026-07-13 |
| NIXON, Hannah | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2019-04-05 |
| POMEROY, Brian Walter, Sir | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| RANDELL, Charles David | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| REYNOLDS, Faith | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-04-10 |
| RICKETTS, Simon Anthony | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| STACE, Nick Charles | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-01-29 |
| STARKS, Mary Louise | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2014-07-14 |
| VALLETTI, Tommaso, Professor | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-11-04 |
| WALSH, Aidene Frances | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2026-01-25 |
| WHEATLEY, Martin | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-09-11 |
| WHITTINGTON, Joanna Sarah | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2026-08-30 |
| WOOLARD, Christopher | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2020-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.