MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-06 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£965K
-8.4% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£26K
+99.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 2015-05-21 → present
- DATACASH GROUP LIMITED 2010-10-22 → 2015-05-21
- DATACASH GROUP PLC 2003-06-02 → 2010-10-22
- AUXINET PLC 2000-03-22 → 2003-06-02
- CORPORATE EXECUTIVE SEARCH INTERNATIONAL PLC 1996-03-05 → 2000-03-22
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,013,000 | -£26,000 | |
| Net profit | -£15,013,000 | -£26,000 | |
| Cash | £1,054,000 | £965,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,389,378,000 | £1,481,152,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.92x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Mastercard Payment Gateway Services Limited 100%
- Mastercard UK Holdco Limited 100%
- Vocalink Holdings Limited* 92.4%
- Vocalink Limited* 92.4%
- Vocalink International Limited* 92.4%
- IPCO 2012 Limited* 92.4%
- Vocalink Interchange Network Limited* 92.4%
- Catsec 401 Limited* 92.4%
- Vocalink Retail Services Limited* 92.4%
- Voca Limited* 92.4%
- Mastercard Vocalink Asia Pacific Pte. Limited* 92.4%
- Voca Pension Trustees Limited* 92.4%
- Mastercard Vocalink Canada Limited* 92.4%
- Mastercard OB Services UK Limited* 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAKEWAY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1982 | American |
| PARPOU, Maria | Director | 2022-05-04 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WILLMAN, Alfred David | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Paul Greig | Secretary | 2008-01-02 | 2010-11-05 |
| BUTCHER, Keith | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2008-01-02 |
| NAYLOR, Giles Edward | Secretary | 2010-11-05 | 2016-12-31 |
| PAREKH, Hemal, Mr. | Secretary | 2017-03-24 | 2021-10-01 |
| REEDY, Jane | Secretary | 1996-03-05 | 1998-01-01 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 1996-06-25 | 2002-03-31 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 |
| BAILEY, David John | Director | 1999-11-11 | 2010-11-05 |
| BATES, Alan Christopher | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1999-11-10 |
| BHALLA, Ajay | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2013-12-20 |
| BLASS, Joseph Hillel | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2009-07-29 |
| BREEZE, Gavin Duncan Paul | Director | 2000-03-24 | 2008-03-31 |
| BUNTEN, Alexander James Charles | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-08-17 |
| BURTON, Paul Greig | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| BUTCHER, Keith | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2007-03-20 |
| CAVE, Terrence William | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2005-12-06 |
| COMPTON, Julian Warren | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2001-12-31 |
| COUCH, James Alexander | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| DARK, Andrew John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Robert, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2022-05-04 |
| EVANS, Roger David | Director | 1997-12-05 | 1999-08-23 |
| FINCIOEN, Tine Christiane, Ms. | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2021-07-12 |
| FRIEDMAN, Marc Eliot | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2014-06-01 |
| HALLIDAY, Robin Lance | Director | 1996-09-24 | 1998-02-27 |
| HEAD, Ashley John | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2010-11-05 |
| MAFFEIS, Milena María | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2024-09-09 |
| MARCHAK, Christopher Michael | Director | 2024-09-09 | 2026-01-01 |
| PETERS, Jean-Marc Adrien Pierre | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2018-11-26 |
| PRASAD, Raghav | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-01-01 |
| REANY, Robert Donald | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2011-11-30 |
| REEDY, Jane | Director | 1996-03-05 | 2005-05-24 |
| SCERCH, Andrea, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-07-03 |
| SHEILDS, Mark Andrew | Director | 1996-03-05 | 1998-10-20 |
| SIMOES DE MATOS, Sandra Monica | Director | 2020-08-17 | 2021-11-15 |
| SIMOES DE MATOS, Sandra Monica | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2019-06-28 |
| SKILLETT, Barry | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2015-01-14 |
| TEMPLE, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-08-15 | 2010-11-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Scott | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2019-01-23 |
| WOOD, Marc | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2001-12-31 |
| CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastercard Incorporated | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 301 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-8.4%
£1,054,000 £965,000
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+99.8%
-£15,013,000 -£26,000
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