VOCALINK 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
£179M
+40.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£225M
-1.7% vs 2023
Employees
745
+2.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£12M
-752.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- VOCALINK LIMITED 2007-06-29 → present
- VOCALINK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 2007-02-20 → 2007-06-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £218,200,000 | £221,500,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£5,000,000 | -£20,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,900,000 | -£12,400,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,200,000 | -£10,700,000 | |
| Cash | £127,000,000 | £178,700,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £244,700,000 | £255,300,000 | |
| Net assets | £229,000,000 | £225,100,000 | |
| Equity | £229,000,000 | £225,100,000 | |
| Average employees | 730 | 745 | |
| Wages | £59,000,000 | £65,800,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.3% | -9.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.0% | -7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.4% | 38.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.68x | 2.31x | |
| Interest cover | -16.67x | -28.57x |
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
“As a result of the review and the written support from Mastercard International Incorporated, the Directors are confident that the Company has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, and, on this basis, the Directors believe that it's appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VOCALINK LIMITED · parent
- Voca Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 November 2022, the Bank of England commenced an investigation into the Company in relation to a potential compliance failure in that it may have failed to comply with a direction given to it by the Bank dated 16 June 2021. On 26 June 2025 the Company reached a settlement agreement with the Bank and a financial penalty of £11.9m was imposed. The penalty has since been paid by the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIS, Maria Lesley | Secretary | 2026-01-12 | — | — |
| BROOKER, Jeffrey David | Director | 2023-01-09 | Apr 1962 | British |
| DEVINE, Kelly Ann | Director | 2020-11-09 | Oct 1980 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Robert, Mr. | Director | 2023-05-09 | Dec 1969 | Irish |
| KRIEGER, Laurence David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Sheryl Arlene Frances | Director | 2024-01-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Edward Grunde | Director | 2017-04-28 | Aug 1965 | American |
| MITCHELL, Victoria Grant | Director | 2023-08-14 | Jan 1965 | British |
| MURPHY, Timothy Henry | Director | 2024-12-27 | Apr 1967 | American |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENSOR-CLINCH, Timothy Michael Edward | Secretary | 2007-02-20 | 2017-04-28 |
| PANAYI, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2017-04-28 | 2026-01-12 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-06-11 | 2016-11-14 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-02-20 | 2007-02-20 |
| BARNETT, Mark David Ashley | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2020-10-29 |
| BHALLA, Ajay | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2019-12-16 |
| BISHOP, Mark | Director | 2015-08-13 | 2017-04-28 |
| BOAST, David Warwick | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2022-10-16 |
| BRIGHTMORE-ARMOUR, Diana Sarah | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2023-12-31 |
| CONKLETON, David Jeffrey | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2012-05-31 |
| DESAI, Bijal Vinodrai | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2015-01-29 |
| DOBBIE, Gregor Bruce | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2022-09-30 |
| ELLIS, Michael John | Director | 2016-05-17 | 2017-04-28 |
| ENSOR-CLINCH, Timothy Michael Edward | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2017-04-28 |
| FASMER, Benedicte Elisabeth Schilbred | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| FULLERTON-ROME, Elizabeth Roman | Director | 2022-06-27 | 2024-12-27 |
| GAUSDEN, Ian Andrew | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| GERARRD, Philip Martin | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2008-04-30 |
| GIEVE, Edward John Watson, Sir | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2022-09-30 |
| GRIGG, Stephen Michael | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2008-04-30 |
| HAFNER, Claire Andree | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2016-01-01 |
| KEARSLEY, Martin Jeremy | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2009-02-20 |
| KING, Marion Ruth | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2012-01-01 |
| LOMBARD, Debbie | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| MASTERSON-JONES, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| MIEBACH, Michael | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2019-12-16 |
| NEILL, Tim | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2022-07-21 |
| PARKER, Richard Hugh | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2009-08-17 |
| RAWSON, Christopher John | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2017-04-28 |
| SHIELDS, Karl Andrew | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2007-10-19 |
| STODDART, Paul Roy | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2022-04-01 |
| TAYLOR, Wendy | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2008-03-03 |
| TERRY, Marc Christopher | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2014-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Gareth | Director | 2015-08-13 | 2017-04-28 |
| WILSON, Martin | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2010-02-28 |
| YATES, David Gregg | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2019-09-18 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-02-20 | 2007-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocalink Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+1.5%
£218,200,000 £221,500,000
-
Cash
+40.7%
£127,000,000 £178,700,000
-
Net assets
-1.7%
£229,000,000 £225,100,000
-
Employees
+2.1%
730 745
-
Operating profit
-300%
-£5,000,000 -£20,000,000
-
Profit before tax
-752.6%
£1,900,000 -£12,400,000
-
Wages
+11.5%
£59,000,000 £65,800,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers