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PALMER FINANCE
Profile
- Company number
- 05305159
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-12-06
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company's Directors have determined that as a result of a material uncertainty existing in Videndum PLC (the Group), this creates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern, such that it may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Significant events
- “Videndum Group Limited ("VGL") was incorporated on 6 August 2025 with a registered number 16632477.”
- “On 5 September 2025 VGL entered into a share purchase agreement with Videndum plc to purchase all shares free from all encumbrances and together with all rights attached in the subsidiaries of Videndum plc.”
- “On 15 September 2025, the investment in shares held by Videndum Group Limited has been provided as security against the Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility held by the Group.”
- “On 10 March 2026, Videndum plc published a combined prospectus and circular (the "Prospectus") detailing the Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer to raise gross proceeds of £85 million (the "Capital Raising") and the broader Refinancing. The transaction was approved by the shareholders at the general meeting held on 27 March 2026.”
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
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 2011-03-02 | — | British |
| BOLTON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-10-29 | Jul 1966 | British |
| MORGAN, Brian | Director | 2025-10-13 | Nov 1972 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILTON, Jayne Sarah | Secretary | 2007-01-30 | 2011-03-02 |
| PEATE, Roland Duncan | Secretary | 2004-12-06 | 2007-01-30 |
| BIRD, Stephen Clive | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2009-08-24 |
| COPELAND, Philip Robert | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2005-03-17 |
| COPEMAN, James Robert | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2009-02-20 |
| COTTON, Richard John | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2009-02-20 |
| GREEN, Martin Jon | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2023-01-12 |
| HAYES, Paul Andrew | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2017-04-28 |
| HEWGILL, Alastair | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2009-04-14 |
| KEARNEY-CROFT, Katharina Helen Marie | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-09-13 |
| KERR, William Lancelot | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2011-08-10 |
| MILTON, Jayne Sarah | Director | 2009-08-27 | 2011-03-02 |
| PEATE, Roland Duncan | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2008-10-29 |
| RIGAMONTI, Andrea Emilio | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| VAN DER SCHAFF, Ismaa'Eel | Director | 2025-01-17 | 2025-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videndum Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-07-10 | Active |
| Vitec Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-27 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-20 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-07-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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