WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-16 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£80M
+30.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£93M
-0.7% vs 2022
Employees
450
-3.8% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£17M
+253.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £65,260,000 | — | £71,805,000 | — | £79,231,000 | £81,334,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£6,825,000 | — | £6,025,000 | — | £4,968,000 | £14,998,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£7,076,000 | — | £5,534,000 | — | £4,920,000 | £17,394,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£5,040,000 | — | £5,999,000 | — | £3,535,000 | £12,432,000 | |
| Cash | — | £32,495,000 | — | £50,933,000 | — | £61,253,000 | £79,769,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £79,806,000 | — | £85,087,000 | — | £85,361,000 | £99,562,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £60,981,000 | — | £73,670,000 | — | £93,861,000 | £93,246,000 | |
| Equity | £71,067,000 | £60,981,000 | £60,981,000 | £73,670,000 | £73,670,000 | £93,861,000 | £93,246,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 485 | — | 418 | — | 468 | 450 | |
| Wages | — | £22,646,000 | — | £22,078,000 | — | £25,871,000 | £28,011,000 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -10.5% | — | 8.4% | — | 6.3% | 18.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -7.7% | — | 8.4% | — | 4.5% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -8.6% | — | 7.1% | — | 5.8% | 15.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | -66.26x | — | 27.89x | — | 134.27x | 217.36x |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering all factors, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Worldline IT Services paid a one off £20m interim dividend to its parent company Worldline Luxemburg SA in January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIE, Christine Elaine | Secretary | 2021-11-11 | — | — |
| ASTBURY, Johnathan | Director | 2023-04-11 | Aug 1980 | British |
| BAIN, James Sinclair | Director | 2020-03-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
| JESEQUEL, Caroline | Director | 2024-06-17 | Aug 1970 | French |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANESI, Mirco | Secretary | 2019-05-02 | 2021-11-11 |
| LOUGHREY, James Terence John | Secretary | 2013-05-02 | 2019-05-02 |
| COLEMAN, Helen Lisa | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2020-03-01 |
| COLEMAN, Lisa | Director | 2024-06-17 | 2025-09-12 |
| DESPORTES, Marc-Henri Jean Jacques | Director | 2013-09-23 | 2024-06-14 |
| GRAPINET, Gilles | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2013-09-24 |
| RERAT, Dominique Alain Yvon | Director | 2013-09-23 | 2014-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldline Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-18 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.7%
£79,231,000 £81,334,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+30.2%
£61,253,000 £79,769,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.7%
£93,861,000 £93,246,000
-
Employees
-3.8%
468 450
-
Operating profit
+201.9%
£4,968,000 £14,998,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+253.5%
£4,920,000 £17,394,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+8.3%
£25,871,000 £28,011,000
highest in 4 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