PAY STORE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-27 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£34K
-86% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+22.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
56
+1.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£284K
-35.5% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,968,835 | — | £10,277,207 | £12,532,877 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,674,594 | — | £429,147 | £458,945 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,745,974 | £2,573,036 | £440,951 | £284,281 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,745,974 | £2,344,667 | £355,275 | £284,281 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,606,764 | £69,752 | £242,851 | £34,012 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£1,422,601 | £922,066 | £1,277,341 | £1,561,622 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,277,341 | £1,561,622 | |
| Equity | £293,750 | — | -£1,422,601 | £922,066 | £1,277,341 | £1,561,622 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,490,258 | £1,426,087 | £1,507,047 | £1,787,659 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £182,700 | £174,008 | £194,436 | £228,912 |
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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
-
Turnover
+21.9%
£10,277,207 £12,532,877
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-86%
£242,851 £34,012
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+22.3%
£1,277,341 £1,561,622
-
Employees
+1.8%
55 56
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+6.9%
£429,147 £458,945
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-35.5%
£440,951 £284,281
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+18.6%
£1,507,047 £1,787,659
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -28.1% | — | 4.2% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -29.3% | — | 3.5% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 117.7% | — | 33.6% | 29.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -23.46x | — | 15.22x | 2.63x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are not aware of any material uncertainties affecting the company and consider that the company will have sufficient resources to continue trading for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALMOND, Ruth Margaret | Director | 2021-09-02 | Aug 1958 | British |
| FRETWELL, Sarah | Director | 2021-10-25 | Jul 1980 | British |
| PARKINSON, Christopher | Director | 2023-06-14 | Oct 1985 | British |
| TURNER, John Michael | Director | 2015-11-17 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITSON, Oliver Jonathan | Director | 2017-02-14 | 2021-10-25 |
| PARKINSON, Christopher | Director | 2017-02-14 | 2017-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store First Self Storage Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-08-05 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Whittaker | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2019-10-01 | Ceased 2021-08-05 |
| Mr John Michael Turner | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-16 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-08 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-09-07 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.