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WESTERN UNION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02854737
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1993-09-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Western Union International Holdings LLC · 100% held · USA · Holding Company
Significant events
- “On 9 July 2024, the company invested 100% (£80) in Western Union International Holdings LLC.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
1 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINCKS, Seth | Director | 2023-03-17 | Aug 1975 | American |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Louise, Ms. | Secretary | 2016-02-12 | 2017-09-20 |
| FONTAINE, David | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| MERLE, Pierre F V | Secretary | 1993-09-15 | 2004-11-01 |
| MULHOLLAND, Damien Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | 2016-02-12 |
| O'HARE, Laura | Secretary | 2017-09-20 | 2018-06-15 |
| PIGNET, Sylvain Marc | Secretary | 2007-09-05 | 2011-11-07 |
| REGAN, Brian | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| SODEN, Karl Michael, Mr. | Secretary | 2015-04-30 | 2015-09-24 |
| DRACLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-09-14 | 1993-09-15 |
| BAKKE, Christopher Alan | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2012-07-31 |
| BIRCH, James Edward Sullivan | Director | 2007-09-05 | 2010-02-11 |
| CRIVELLI, Anthony Paul, Mr. | Director | 2015-02-08 | 2018-04-09 |
| CURRIE, Alistair Mitchell | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2014-05-30 |
| FISCHER, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2018-03-29 |
| GRAHAM, Neil Anthony | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2012-07-31 |
| HAMILTON, Else Christina | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2014-12-19 |
| HEALD, Gareth Owen Davey | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2013-08-06 |
| HEALD, Gareth Owen Davey | Director | 2010-02-11 | 2010-09-17 |
| JEFFREY, Ian Charles | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-04-09 |
| MARTIN, John Walley | Director | 2007-09-05 | 2008-09-30 |
| MASTERSON-JONES, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2013-06-27 |
| MATTHEWS, James | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| MERLE, Pierre F V | Director | 1993-09-14 | 2004-11-01 |
| MINICUCCI, Robert Arnold | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| OLIVER, Bryan, Mr. | Director | 2013-10-03 | 2014-06-26 |
| REES, Jonathan | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2014-08-01 |
| REGAN, Brian | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| RUESCH, Otto J | Director | 1993-09-14 | 2004-10-14 |
| SEAR, David Valentine James | Director | 2010-02-11 | 2012-07-31 |
| SIM, Jane | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| STAUDT, Thomas | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| SUMMERILL, Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2022-03-01 |
| TIMBERS, Kenneth Alexander | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2015-04-30 |
| VAN DER VIJVER, Fedde Tristan, Mr. | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2022-03-01 |
| WEAVER, Jeanette | Director | 1993-09-14 | 2004-11-01 |
| WILSON, Anthony John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-01-18 |
| WINDBIGLER, Bradley Allen | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2023-03-23 |
| WOOLLEY, Andrew Moger | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Western Union Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type small |
| 2026-04-19 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-19 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-19 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-19 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-19 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-03-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-02-23 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-08-27 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-08-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement |
| 2024-11-06 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type dormant |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-09-15 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-09-13 | SH20 | capital | legacy |
| 2023-09-13 | SH19 | capital | capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
| 2023-09-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | legacy |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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