WESTERN UNION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-08 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£249K
+109.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WESTERN UNION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2013-03-18 → present
- TRAVELEX GLOBAL BUSINESS PAYMENTS LIMITED 2009-05-05 → 2013-03-18
- RUESCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1993-09-14 → 2009-05-05
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,585,000 | £249,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,910,000 | -£16,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £14,623,000 | £14,607,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- WESTERN UNION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Western Union International Holdings LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 July 2024, the company invested 100% (£80) in Western Union International Holdings LLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+109.6%
-£2,585,000 £249,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers