PAYPOINT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-12.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£102M
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£49M
+1,141.4% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PAYPOINT PLC 2004-09-14 → present
- PAYPOINT LIMITED 1998-08-04 → 2004-09-14
- LEADHOLD LIMITED 1998-06-15 → 1998-08-04
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,835,000 | -£24,221,000 | £3,519,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,408,000 | £3,984,000 | £49,457,000 | |
| Net profit | -£7,408,000 | £12,442,000 | £49,656,000 | |
| Cash | — | £6,720,000 | £5,905,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £192,402,000 | £192,477,000 | £216,318,000 | |
| Net assets | £90,402,000 | £90,170,000 | £102,388,000 | |
| Equity | £90,402,000 | £90,170,000 | £102,388,000 | |
| 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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -2.0% | -12.6% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.2% | 66.3% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 0.21x | 0.24x | |
| Interest cover | -1.05x | -2.40x | 0.78x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Group structure
- PAYPOINT PLC · parent
- Collect+ Brand Ltd 1%
Significant events
- “On 18 July 2025, the Company disposed of part of its investment in a wholly owned subsidiary, Collect+ Brand Ltd, to a third-party partner in the Group's e-commerce division. The transaction gave rise to a gain on disposal of £9.5 million, reported within operating profit in the Company's statement of profit or loss.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-12-29 | — | — |
| BHALERAO, Manasi Prakash | Director | 2026-03-25 | May 1975 | British |
| HARDING, David Robert | Director | 2023-09-07 | Aug 1974 | British |
| KERR, Giles Francis Bertram | Director | 2015-11-20 | Jul 1959 | British |
| SHAPLAND, Rosemary Jean | Director | 2020-10-02 | Aug 1965 | British |
| SHARMA, Rakesh | Director | 2017-05-12 | Jun 1961 | British |
| TU, Thi Nhuoc Lan | Director | 2024-03-15 | Mar 1967 | British |
| WILES, Nicholas Winston Braid | Director | 2009-10-22 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WISHART, Ben | Director | 2019-11-14 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNE, Sarah | Secretary | 2019-12-13 | 2022-02-16 |
| CLIFFORD, Amanda Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-04 |
| COURT, Susan Catherine | Secretary | 1999-10-04 | 2019-12-13 |
| HANSON, Shay Dinata | Secretary | 1999-05-31 | 1999-09-24 |
| MCDOUGALL, Ian Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 1998-08-04 | 1999-05-31 |
| MCLELLAND, Brian | Secretary | 2022-02-16 | 2023-12-29 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-15 | 1998-07-15 |
| ANSTEE, Eric Edward | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2015-07-22 |
| ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2004-08-31 |
| BARR, Gillian Carole | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2024-08-01 |
| BOTT, Stephen John | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2004-07-20 |
| BULL, Ian Alan | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2004-07-20 |
| CARSON, Neil Andrew Patrick | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2017-05-26 |
| CLIFFORD, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-04 |
| COLLISON, David | Director | 1998-08-04 | 1999-06-21 |
| DALE, Alan Christopher | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2023-09-07 |
| EARLE, George William Eric David | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2017-03-31 |
| HEADON, Patrick Vincent | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2019-12-19 |
| KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2020-06-30 |
| MINTON, Kenneth Joseph | Director | 2004-08-04 | 2008-07-09 |
| MORRISON, David John | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2017-07-26 |
| MURPHY, William Patrick | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2004-08-06 |
| NEWLANDS, David Baxter | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2014-07-23 |
| PARSONS, Guy Paul Cuthbert | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-08-01 |
| PAULL, Charles Arthur | Director | 1998-08-04 | 1998-10-20 |
| ROBB, Andrew Mackenzie | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2014-07-23 |
| ROWLEY, Stephen Paul, Mr. | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2016-02-04 |
| SAXTON, Peter William Harley | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-07-07 |
| STEELE, Kim | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2004-09-13 |
| SYKES, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-04 |
| TUCKER, Warren Gordon | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2015-05-07 |
| VON TROTHA TAYLOR, Dominic Clamor | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| WATKIN REES, Timothy David | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILSON, Mark Richard | Director | 1999-04-27 | 2004-08-16 |
| WILTSHIRE, Mark | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2001-05-02 |
| WOOD, Roger Nicholas Brownlow | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2010-07-07 |
| NOROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-15 | 1998-07-15 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-15 | 1998-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 701 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 19
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2025-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-12.1%
£6,720,000 £5,905,000
-
Net assets
+13.5%
£90,170,000 £102,388,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+114.5%
-£24,221,000 £3,519,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+1,141.4%
£3,984,000 £49,457,000
highest in 3 filed years
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