CB PAYMENTS, LTD
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Cash
£133m
EUR 151,955,000
-29.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£64m
EUR 73,029,000
+6.6% vs 2024
Employees
191
+35.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.4m
EUR 6,200,000
-43.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £96,986,016 | £109,270,073 | £235,757,021 | +115.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,273,691 | £8,307,896 | £3,376,941 | -59.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,140,537 | £9,606,835 | £5,407,291 | -43.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,277,426 | £6,493,862 | £139,543 | -97.9% | |
| Cash | £129,040,215 | £188,987,226 | £132,526,600 | -29.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £86,959,090 | £59,733,743 | £63,691,784 | +6.6% | |
| Net assets | £86,959,090 | £59,733,743 | £63,691,784 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £86,959,090 | £59,733,743 | £63,691,784 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 144 | 141 | 191 | +35.5% | |
| Wages | £30,939,807 | £31,593,397 | £38,010,640 | +20.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £348,302 | £374,088 | £479,679 | +28.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £141,579 | £126,908 | £178,789 | +40.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 7.6% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 5.9% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 13.9% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.4% | 90.2% | 96.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.10x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 6.40x | — | — |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements herein were prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future...”
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Company received approval as a Virtual Asset Service Provider ("VASP") from the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKINYEYE, Philip | Director | 2024-02-13 | Sep 1987 | British |
| FARMER, David | Director | 2023-12-20 | Apr 1989 | British |
| GROSE, Keith Michael | Director | 2024-09-05 | Oct 1988 | British |
| HAAS, Alesia Jeanne | Director | 2018-12-03 | Dec 1976 | American |
| KRIEGER, Laurence David, Mr. | Director | 2026-05-21 | Oct 1972 | British |
| MARTIN, Sean Edward | Director | 2024-05-08 | Aug 1965 | British |
| NAEEM, Usman | Director | 2026-05-29 | Jul 1988 | British |
| SEIFERT, Daniel | Director | 2023-07-27 | Jul 1979 | German |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Brian | Secretary | 2019-02-06 | 2020-03-31 |
| GREWAL, Paul | Secretary | 2021-03-02 | 2026-07-31 |
| LEMPRES, Michael Timothy | Secretary | 2018-10-26 | 2019-02-06 |
| SUAREZ, Juan | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-02 |
| HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-08-06 | 2024-02-20 |
| OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-07-29 | 2018-10-26 |
| ARMSTRONG, Brian | Director | 2015-07-29 | 2016-05-16 |
| BROOKS, Brian Paul | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2020-03-31 |
| CHIU, Adolfo Hao Yun Chou | Director | 2019-08-06 | 2020-09-10 |
| EHRSAM, Fred | Director | 2015-07-29 | 2017-01-27 |
| FARMER, David Alexander | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2018-03-29 |
| FEROZ, Zeeshan | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2020-09-10 |
| HIRJI, Asiff Sherali | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-06-03 |
| HUGHES, Marcus | Director | 2020-09-10 | 2021-12-09 |
| LEMPRES, Michael Timothy | Director | 2017-05-05 | 2019-02-06 |
| MCGRATH, Nathalie | Director | 2016-04-16 | 2018-10-26 |
| MINARIK, Katherine | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2024-03-31 |
| MURUGESAN, Nana | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2023-12-19 |
| STILWELL, Peter | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2024-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.