
Company Number
02728936
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
paymentshield group holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, (not including security dealing on own account and factoring) n.e.c.
Registered Address
southport business park, wight moss way, southport, PR8 4HQ
Website
www.paymentshield.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED at £199.1m based on a Turnover of £79.9m and 2.49x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED at £214.6m based on an EBITDA of £23.7m and a 9.04x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED at £360.5m based on Net Assets of £292.3m and 1.23x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Paymentshield Limited is a live company located in southport, PR8 4HQ with a Companies House number of 02728936. It operates in the financial intermediation not elsewhere classified sector, SIC Code 64999. Founded in July 1992, it's largest shareholder is paymentshield group holdings limited with a 100% stake. Paymentshield Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £79.9m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Paymentshield Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
7 Strong
1 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £79.9m, make it larger than the average company (£5.5m)
£79.9m - Paymentshield Limited
£5.5m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5%)
2% - Paymentshield Limited
5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 57.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (54.3%)
57.1% - Paymentshield Limited
54.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 28.8% make it more profitable than the average company (9.1%)
28.8% - Paymentshield Limited
9.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 217 employees, this is above the industry average (14)
217 - Paymentshield Limited
14 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £44.4k, the company has a lower pay structure (£82.7k)
£44.4k - Paymentshield Limited
£82.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £368.4k, this is more efficient (£222.2k)
£368.4k - Paymentshield Limited
£222.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 119 days, this is later than average (33 days)
119 days - Paymentshield Limited
33 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 162 days, this is slower than average (45 days)
162 days - Paymentshield Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Paymentshield Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 8 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (29 weeks)
8 weeks - Paymentshield Limited
29 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 33.5%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (71.4%)
33.5% - Paymentshield Limited
71.4% - Industry AVG
Paymentshield Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £79.9 million and the company has net assets of £292.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Paymentshield Limited has 217 employees and maintains cash reserves of £16.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 79,940,000 | 76,288,000 | 80,402,000 | 76,117,000 | 73,869,000 | 71,701,000 | 76,699,000 | 77,598,000 | 67,631,000 | 93,268,000 | 109,656,000 | 105,595,315 | 101,955,799 | 107,456,504 | 120,881,682 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 34,265,000 | 32,278,000 | 33,300,000 | 31,288,000 | 30,782,000 | 29,980,000 | 28,919,000 | 29,635,000 | 31,501,000 | 34,586,000 | 44,633,000 | 41,557,766 | 43,621,046 | 51,093,866 | 60,264,402 |
Gross Profit | 45,675,000 | 44,010,000 | 47,102,000 | 44,829,000 | 43,087,000 | 41,721,000 | 47,780,000 | 47,963,000 | 36,130,000 | 58,682,000 | 65,023,000 | 64,037,549 | 58,334,753 | 56,362,638 | 60,617,280 |
Admin Expenses | 22,617,000 | 18,925,000 | 21,472,000 | 17,014,000 | 17,767,000 | 25,506,000 | 22,721,000 | 20,853,000 | 21,963,000 | 41,024,000 | 24,169,000 | 21,653,519 | 23,203,875 | 22,216,442 | 22,967,630 |
Operating Profit | 23,058,000 | 25,085,000 | 25,630,000 | 27,815,000 | 25,320,000 | 16,215,000 | 25,059,000 | 27,110,000 | 14,167,000 | 17,658,000 | 40,854,000 | 42,384,030 | 35,130,878 | 34,146,196 | 37,649,650 |
Interest Payable | 4,321,000 | 2,851,000 | 1,226,000 | 95,000 | 237,000 | 3,000 | 2,085,000 | 704,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 | 1,769,000 | 1,687,834 | 1,956,853 | 1,621,560 | 1,174,352 |
Interest Receivable | 571,000 | 1,000 | 9,000 | 31,000 | 44,000 | 2,883,000 | 2,811,918 | 3,076,837 | 3,013,481 | 3,682,079 | |||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 21,813,000 | 23,089,000 | 24,903,000 | 29,175,000 | 24,318,000 | 13,974,000 | 20,955,000 | 26,414,000 | 14,191,000 | 17,699,000 | 41,968,000 | 43,508,114 | 36,250,862 | 35,538,117 | 40,157,377 |
Tax | -4,921,000 | -4,216,000 | -3,437,000 | -6,237,000 | -5,460,000 | -4,141,000 | -4,474,000 | -5,062,000 | -2,847,000 | 193,000 | -9,907,000 | -10,883,824 | -9,529,853 | -9,324,834 | -10,236,101 |
Profit After Tax | 16,892,000 | 18,873,000 | 21,466,000 | 22,938,000 | 18,858,000 | 9,833,000 | 16,481,000 | 21,352,000 | 11,344,000 | 17,892,000 | 32,061,000 | 32,624,290 | 26,721,009 | 26,213,283 | 29,921,276 |
Dividends Paid | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 16,892,000 | 18,873,000 | 21,466,000 | 22,938,000 | 18,858,000 | 9,833,000 | 16,481,000 | 21,352,000 | 11,344,000 | 17,892,000 | 32,061,000 | 32,624,290 | 26,721,009 | -73,786,717 | 29,921,276 |
Employee Costs | 9,639,000 | 8,675,000 | 8,869,000 | 9,796,000 | 9,148,000 | 6,725,000 | 7,497,000 | 9,771,000 | 10,039,000 | 9,236,000 | 9,048,000 | 8,338,062 | 8,168,783 | 8,613,427 | 10,843,366 |
Number Of Employees | 217 | 210 | 216 | 218 | 211 | 176 | 205 | 271 | 257 | 286 | 301 | 292 | 319 | 267 | 314 |
EBITDA* | 23,742,000 | 26,091,000 | 27,233,000 | 29,203,000 | 26,862,000 | 18,425,000 | 28,050,000 | 30,849,000 | 18,365,000 | 22,537,000 | 45,334,000 | 45,571,132 | 38,794,698 | 38,362,378 | 42,414,728 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 12,729,000 | 15,610,000 | 18,886,000 | 757,000 | 2,309,000 | 250,000 | 349,000 | 587,000 | 910,000 | 1,039,000 | 1,252,000 | 4,787,195 | 4,832,269 | 3,801,500 | 4,597,503 |
Intangible Assets | 10,705,000 | 9,917,000 | 9,188,000 | 10,345,000 | 11,183,000 | 12,061,000 | 25,217,000 | 26,271,000 | 29,191,000 | 32,561,000 | 43,762,000 | 7,080,539 | 5,703,817 | 7,518,721 | 7,974,459 |
Investments & Other | 6,690,000 | 8,047,000 | 8,047,000 | 8,047,000 | 10,555,000 | 17,021,000 | 12,398,000 | 14,254,000 | 8,289,000 | 8,018,000 | 12,359,000 | 2,659,160 | 2,659,160 | 2,659,160 | 2,659,160 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 5,810,000 | 7,195,000 | 6,861,000 | 2,782,000 | 646,000 | ||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 23,434,000 | 25,527,000 | 25,504,000 | 21,931,000 | 24,047,000 | 29,332,000 | 37,964,000 | 41,112,000 | 38,390,000 | 41,618,000 | 58,019,000 | 14,526,894 | 13,195,246 | 13,979,381 | 15,231,122 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 26,155,000 | 24,586,000 | 17,953,000 | 24,029,000 | 13,978,000 | 8,858,000 | 13,701,000 | 13,085,000 | 5,397,000 | 3,744,000 | 3,239,000 | 9,503,492 | 8,854,960 | 8,638,565 | 19,604,738 |
Group Debtors | 372,538,000 | 348,381,000 | 355,021,000 | 260,706,000 | 233,853,000 | 209,846,000 | 181,339,000 | 157,451,000 | 107,033,000 | 76,759,000 | 176,202,000 | 154,890,827 | 124,033,095 | 128,162,064 | 149,530,325 |
Misc Debtors | 1,204,000 | 1,470,000 | 10,889,000 | 1,499,000 | 10,867,000 | 9,267,000 | 248,000 | 623,000 | 1,056,000 | 2,397,000 | 2,033,000 | 1,922,756 | 2,479,472 | 2,298,122 | 1,955,569 |
Cash | 16,529,000 | 14,741,000 | 14,489,000 | 13,349,000 | 12,656,000 | 10,711,000 | 11,792,000 | 9,702,000 | 10,477,000 | 10,711,000 | 11,688,000 | 10,862,624 | 13,706,028 | 13,574,586 | 15,044,139 |
misc current assets | 1,135,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 416,426,000 | 389,178,000 | 398,352,000 | 299,583,000 | 271,354,000 | 238,682,000 | 207,080,000 | 181,996,000 | 123,963,000 | 93,611,000 | 193,162,000 | 177,179,699 | 149,073,555 | 152,673,337 | 186,134,771 |
total assets | 439,860,000 | 414,705,000 | 423,856,000 | 321,514,000 | 295,401,000 | 268,014,000 | 245,044,000 | 223,108,000 | 162,353,000 | 135,229,000 | 251,181,000 | 191,706,593 | 162,268,801 | 166,652,718 | 201,365,893 |
Bank overdraft | 21,587,252 | 7,814,699 | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | 479,000 | 40,597,000 | |||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 15,252,000 | 14,857,000 | 13,800,000 | 12,825,000 | 13,635,000 | 7,725,000 | 6,074,000 | 4,581,000 | 3,539,000 | 1,340,000 | 7,792,000 | 22,444,386 | 21,139,146 | 25,957,228 | 39,338,824 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 88,767,000 | 80,298,000 | 62,778,000 | 62,878,000 | 56,812,000 | 46,553,000 | 7,025,000 | 2,124,000 | 927,000 | 118,539,000 | 71,307,688 | 68,902,200 | 67,733,749 | 3,689,178 | |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 100,000 | 99,000 | 100,000 | 389,000 | 8,282 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 2,046,000 | 2,891,000 | 111,294,000 | 10,813,000 | 3,975,000 | 9,471,000 | 7,785,000 | 15,699,000 | 11,395,000 | 2,589,000 | 12,100,000 | 19,681,720 | 19,099,494 | 17,467,537 | 16,446,563 |
total current liabilities | 106,644,000 | 138,742,000 | 125,194,000 | 86,416,000 | 80,877,000 | 74,008,000 | 60,412,000 | 27,305,000 | 17,058,000 | 4,856,000 | 138,431,000 | 113,433,794 | 109,140,840 | 132,745,766 | 67,297,546 |
loans | 81,252,000 | 612,000 | 83,796,000 | 18,874,678 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 261,000 | 306,000 | 370,000 | 1,305,000 | |||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 5,768,000 | 7,034,000 | 3,926,000 | 7,479,452 | 14,979,452 | 22,479,452 | |||||||||
other liabilities | 26,306,000 | ||||||||||||||
provisions | 502,000 | 420,000 | 384,000 | 1,072,000 | 721,000 | 1,461,000 | 1,541,000 | 1,799,000 | 2,147,000 | 2,416,000 | |||||
total long term liabilities | 40,877,000 | 516,000 | 42,090,000 | 2,377,000 | 721,000 | 7,229,000 | 34,881,000 | 5,725,000 | 2,147,000 | 2,416,000 | 7,479,452 | 14,979,452 | 41,354,130 | ||
total liabilities | 147,521,000 | 139,258,000 | 167,284,000 | 86,416,000 | 83,254,000 | 74,729,000 | 67,641,000 | 62,186,000 | 22,783,000 | 7,003,000 | 140,847,000 | 113,433,794 | 116,620,292 | 147,725,218 | 108,651,676 |
net assets | 292,339,000 | 275,447,000 | 256,572,000 | 235,098,000 | 212,147,000 | 193,285,000 | 177,403,000 | 160,922,000 | 139,570,000 | 128,226,000 | 110,334,000 | 78,272,799 | 45,648,509 | 18,927,500 | 92,714,217 |
total shareholders funds | 292,339,000 | 275,447,000 | 256,572,000 | 235,098,000 | 212,147,000 | 193,285,000 | 177,403,000 | 160,922,000 | 139,570,000 | 128,226,000 | 110,334,000 | 78,272,799 | 45,648,509 | 18,927,500 | 92,714,217 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 23,058,000 | 25,085,000 | 25,630,000 | 27,815,000 | 25,320,000 | 16,215,000 | 25,059,000 | 27,110,000 | 14,167,000 | 17,658,000 | 40,854,000 | 42,384,030 | 35,130,878 | 34,146,196 | 37,649,650 |
Depreciation | 139,000 | 329,000 | 304,000 | 551,000 | 672,000 | 237,000 | 286,000 | 323,000 | 347,000 | 342,000 | 370,000 | 1,206,229 | 1,042,920 | 1,258,553 | 1,353,918 |
Amortisation | 545,000 | 677,000 | 1,299,000 | 837,000 | 870,000 | 1,973,000 | 2,705,000 | 3,416,000 | 3,851,000 | 4,537,000 | 4,110,000 | 1,980,873 | 2,620,900 | 2,957,629 | 3,411,160 |
Tax | -4,921,000 | -4,216,000 | -3,437,000 | -6,237,000 | -5,460,000 | -4,141,000 | -4,474,000 | -5,062,000 | -2,847,000 | 193,000 | -9,907,000 | -10,883,824 | -9,529,853 | -9,324,834 | -10,236,101 |
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 24,075,000 | -9,092,000 | 101,708,000 | 30,318,000 | 30,727,000 | 32,683,000 | 24,129,000 | 57,673,000 | 30,586,000 | -99,220,000 | 15,802,925 | 30,949,548 | -3,731,224 | -31,991,881 | 171,090,632 |
Creditors | 395,000 | 1,057,000 | 975,000 | -810,000 | 5,910,000 | 1,651,000 | 1,493,000 | 1,042,000 | 2,199,000 | -6,452,000 | -14,652,386 | 1,305,240 | -4,818,082 | -13,381,596 | 39,338,824 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -845,000 | -108,403,000 | 100,481,000 | 6,838,000 | -5,496,000 | -4,082,000 | -9,180,000 | 7,412,000 | 12,732,000 | -9,511,000 | -7,581,720 | -6,897,226 | -5,868,043 | -6,479,026 | 38,926,015 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 82,000 | 36,000 | 384,000 | -1,072,000 | 351,000 | -740,000 | -80,000 | -258,000 | -348,000 | -269,000 | 2,416,000 | ||||
Cash flow from operations | -5,622,000 | -76,343,000 | 23,928,000 | -2,396,000 | -8,560,000 | -21,570,000 | -8,320,000 | -23,690,000 | -485,000 | 105,718,000 | -194,031 | -1,854,226 | 22,309,944 | 41,168,803 | -60,647,166 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -1,357,000 | -2,508,000 | -6,466,000 | 4,623,000 | -1,856,000 | 5,965,000 | 271,000 | -4,341,000 | 9,699,840 | 2,659,160 | |||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -40,118,000 | 40,597,000 | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 8,469,000 | 80,298,000 | -62,778,000 | -100,000 | 6,066,000 | 10,259,000 | 39,528,000 | 4,901,000 | 1,197,000 | -117,612,000 | 47,231,312 | 2,405,488 | 1,168,451 | 64,044,571 | 3,689,178 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | 80,640,000 | -83,184,000 | 83,796,000 | -18,874,678 | 18,874,678 | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -44,000 | -65,000 | 470,000 | -1,694,000 | 1,694,000 | -8,282 | 8,282 | ||||||||
other long term liabilities | -26,306,000 | 26,306,000 | |||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -3,750,000 | -2,851,000 | -1,226,000 | -95,000 | -237,000 | -3,000 | -2,084,000 | -695,000 | 24,000 | 41,000 | 1,114,000 | 1,124,084 | 1,119,984 | 1,391,921 | 2,507,727 |
cash flow from financing | 45,197,000 | 34,797,000 | 20,270,000 | -1,876,000 | 7,527,000 | 16,305,000 | 11,138,000 | 30,512,000 | 1,221,000 | -117,571,000 | 48,345,513 | 3,529,572 | 2,288,435 | 46,553,532 | 87,872,806 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 1,788,000 | 252,000 | 1,140,000 | 693,000 | 1,945,000 | -1,081,000 | 2,090,000 | -775,000 | -234,000 | -977,000 | 825,376 | -2,843,404 | 131,442 | -1,469,553 | 15,044,139 |
overdraft | -21,587,252 | 13,772,553 | 7,814,699 | ||||||||||||
change in cash | 1,788,000 | 252,000 | 1,140,000 | 693,000 | 1,945,000 | -1,081,000 | 2,090,000 | -775,000 | -234,000 | -977,000 | 825,376 | -2,843,404 | 21,718,694 | -15,242,106 | 7,229,440 |
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PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED group structure
Paymentshield Limited has 4 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
THE ARDONAGH GROUP LTD
#0115889
2 parents
PAYMENTSHIELD LIMITED
02728936
4 subsidiaries
Paymentshield Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Rebecca Shepherd (Apr 2023) and Mrs Catherine Lewis (Jun 2024).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Ms Rebecca Shepherd | United Kingdom | 47 years | Apr 2023 | - | Director |
Mrs Catherine Lewis | United Kingdom | 60 years | Jun 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Watson | 62 years | Jun 2024 | - | Director | |
Mr Christopher Collings | 69 years | Jun 2024 | - | Director | |
Ms Emma Rawlinson | United Kingdom | 44 years | Mar 2025 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
79.9m
+5%
operating profit
23.1m
-8%
gross margin
57.2%
-0.96%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
292.3m
+0.06%
total assets
439.9m
+0.06%
cash
16.5m
+0.12%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
02728936
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64999 - Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, (not including security dealing on own account and factoring) n.e.c.
incorporation date
July 1992
age
33
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
southport business park, wight moss way, southport, PR8 4HQ
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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