
Company Number
07209813
Next Accounts
Dec 2025
Shareholders
wise financial holdings ltd
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
1st floor worship square, 65 clifton street, london, EC2A 4JE
Website
www.transferwise.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED at £4b based on a Turnover of £1.2b and 3.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED at £5.7b based on an EBITDA of £478.8m and a 11.89x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED at £1.2b based on Net Assets of £890m and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Wise Payments Limited is a live company located in london, EC2A 4JE with a Companies House number of 07209813. It operates in the financial intermediation not elsewhere classified sector, SIC Code 64999. Founded in March 2010, it's largest shareholder is wise financial holdings ltd with a 100% stake. Wise Payments Limited is a established, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.2b with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Wise Payments Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
7 Strong
2 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £1.2b, make it larger than the average company (£5.3m)
£1.2b - Wise Payments Limited
£5.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 43%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.7%)
43% - Wise Payments Limited
6.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 88.2%, this company has a lower cost of product (56%)
88.2% - Wise Payments Limited
56% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 40.5% make it more profitable than the average company (9.2%)
40.5% - Wise Payments Limited
9.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 3854 employees, this is above the industry average (12)
3854 - Wise Payments Limited
12 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £65.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£79.6k)
£65.4k - Wise Payments Limited
£79.6k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £298.4k, this is more efficient (£216.1k)
£298.4k - Wise Payments Limited
£216.1k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 9 days, this is earlier than average (33 days)
9 days - Wise Payments Limited
33 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Wise Payments Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Wise Payments Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 27 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (29 weeks)
27 weeks - Wise Payments Limited
29 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 86.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (69.5%)
86.4% - Wise Payments Limited
69.5% - Industry AVG
Wise Payments Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is £1.2 billion and the company has net assets of £890 million. According to their latest financial statements, Wise Payments Limited has 3,854 employees and maintains cash reserves of £3 billion as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | |
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Turnover | 1,150,000,000 | 855,900,000 | 528,600,000 | 396,900,000 | 302,600,000 | 177,900,000 | 117,300,000 | 67,010,000 | 27,852,000 | 9,717,000 | ||||
Other Income Or Grants | 178,200,000 | 46,100,000 | 3,300,000 | -3,100,000 | ||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 313,900,000 | 312,000,000 | 187,300,000 | 158,900,000 | 111,400,000 | 69,700,000 | 39,800,000 | 20,947,000 | 12,441,000 | 4,538,000 | ||||
Gross Profit | 1,014,300,000 | 590,000,000 | 344,600,000 | 238,000,000 | 188,100,000 | 108,200,000 | 77,500,000 | 46,063,000 | 15,411,000 | 5,179,000 | ||||
Admin Expenses | 548,700,000 | 455,200,000 | 307,700,000 | 199,300,000 | 164,500,000 | 96,200,000 | 68,000,000 | 46,582,000 | 32,784,000 | 16,325,000 | ||||
Operating Profit | 465,600,000 | 134,800,000 | 36,900,000 | 38,700,000 | 23,600,000 | 12,000,000 | 9,500,000 | -519,000 | -17,373,000 | -11,146,000 | ||||
Interest Payable | 19,900,000 | 8,700,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,200,000 | 2,100,000 | 1,700,000 | 287,000 | 33,000 | ||||||
Interest Receivable | 4,800,000 | 200,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 445,700,000 | 126,100,000 | 41,700,000 | 35,400,000 | 20,400,000 | 10,100,000 | 7,800,000 | -801,000 | -17,406,000 | -11,146,000 | ||||
Tax | -110,800,000 | -25,900,000 | -6,900,000 | -6,400,000 | -5,400,000 | 200,000 | -1,600,000 | 6,993,000 | -168,000 | |||||
Profit After Tax | 334,900,000 | 100,200,000 | 34,800,000 | 29,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 10,300,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,192,000 | -17,574,000 | -11,146,000 | ||||
Dividends Paid | 29,400,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 305,500,000 | 100,200,000 | 33,400,000 | 29,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 10,300,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,192,000 | -17,574,000 | -11,146,000 | ||||
Employee Costs | 252,100,000 | 204,800,000 | 139,800,000 | 112,400,000 | 102,700,000 | 58,500,000 | 37,700,000 | 23,812,000 | 10,432,000 | 3,630,000 | ||||
Number Of Employees | 3,854 | 3,192 | 2,271 | 1,736 | 1,881 | 1,334 | 835 | 598 | 472 | 172 | ||||
EBITDA* | 478,800,000 | 153,100,000 | 57,200,000 | 58,600,000 | 44,200,000 | 18,200,000 | 13,400,000 | 315,000 | -17,308,000 | -11,146,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | |
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Tangible Assets | 9,800,000 | 306,000,000 | 283,700,000 | 166,200,000 | 90,700,000 | 14,500,000 | 10,600,000 | 9,616,000 | 1,683,000 | 372,000 | 149,076 | |||
Intangible Assets | 14,700,000 | 10,200,000 | 17,300,000 | 27,500,000 | 21,300,000 | 20,400,000 | 14,000,000 | 8,102,000 | 3,788,000 | 1,283,000 | 374,580 | |||
Investments & Other | 175,200,000 | 70,500,000 | 43,100,000 | 31,800,000 | 2,085 | 2,085 | 2,085 | |||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 30,400,000 | 118,000,000 | 118,100,000 | 66,300,000 | 39,600,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,500,000 | 285,000 | ||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 230,100,000 | 215,500,000 | 196,600,000 | 141,800,000 | 80,000,000 | 34,900,000 | 24,600,000 | 17,718,000 | 5,471,000 | 1,655,000 | 525,741 | 2,085 | 2,085 | |
Stock & work in progress | ||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 29,300,000 | 88,000,000 | 30,393,000 | 99,674 | 227,735 | 8,000 | ||||||||
Group Debtors | 375,200,000 | 332,400,000 | 181,800,000 | 102,400,000 | ||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 157,100,000 | 99,400,000 | 61,400,000 | 56,800,000 | 102,600,000 | 20,100,000 | 52,600,000 | 8,931,000 | 7,612,000 | 1,645,000 | ||||
Cash | 2,981,000,000 | 2,159,800,000 | 2,129,300,000 | 1,235,300,000 | 2,077,600,000 | 856,100,000 | 301,200,000 | 71,354,000 | 47,793,000 | 46,491,000 | 5,258,234 | 3,467,820 | 738,425 | 47,566 |
misc current assets | 2,787,100,000 | 2,993,500,000 | 1,192,400,000 | 737,500,000 | 114,100,000 | 109,700,000 | 154,995 | 379 | ||||||
total current assets | 6,329,700,000 | 5,590,700,000 | 3,571,200,000 | 2,133,800,000 | 2,296,400,000 | 1,073,900,000 | 353,800,000 | 110,678,000 | 55,405,000 | 48,136,000 | 5,512,903 | 3,695,555 | 738,804 | 55,566 |
total assets | 6,559,800,000 | 5,806,200,000 | 3,767,800,000 | 2,275,600,000 | 2,376,400,000 | 1,108,800,000 | 378,400,000 | 128,396,000 | 60,876,000 | 49,791,000 | 6,038,644 | 3,697,640 | 740,889 | 55,566 |
Bank overdraft | 20,200,000 | 11,001,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank loan | 2,000,000 | |||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 6,500,000 | 3,200,000 | 3,000,000 | 9,700,000 | 6,800,000 | 2,019,000 | 787,000 | 1,453,000 | 3,951,845 | 972,686 | 71,486 | 52,464 | ||
Group/Directors Accounts | 94,300,000 | 6,619 | ||||||||||||
other short term finances | 204,300,000 | 249,900,000 | 200,000 | 23,204,000 | 10,022,000 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 3,900,000 | 4,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 5,323,400,000 | 4,988,200,000 | 3,277,600,000 | 1,888,700,000 | 2,108,400,000 | 957,700,000 | 243,300,000 | 66,717,000 | 1,802,000 | 607,000 | ||||
total current liabilities | 5,625,900,000 | 5,249,300,000 | 3,284,500,000 | 1,893,700,000 | 2,112,600,000 | 967,400,000 | 270,300,000 | 79,737,000 | 25,793,000 | 12,082,000 | 3,951,845 | 972,686 | 78,105 | 52,464 |
loans | 13,800,000 | 177,600,000 | 181,400,000 | 119,200,000 | 27,800,000 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 6,100,000 | 10,300,000 | ||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 1,100,000 | 500,000 | 7,400,000 | |||||||||||
other liabilities | 33,600,000 | 21,700,000 | 14,200,000 | 18,100,000 | 800,000 | 700,000 | ||||||||
provisions | 4,200,000 | 5,200,000 | 3,600,000 | 4,000,000 | 600,000 | |||||||||
total long term liabilities | 43,900,000 | 32,300,000 | 105,300,000 | 110,800,000 | 67,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 700,000 | |||||||
total liabilities | 5,669,800,000 | 5,281,600,000 | 3,389,800,000 | 2,004,500,000 | 2,179,600,000 | 982,400,000 | 271,000,000 | 79,737,000 | 25,793,000 | 12,082,000 | 3,951,845 | 972,686 | 78,105 | 52,464 |
net assets | 890,000,000 | 524,600,000 | 378,000,000 | 271,100,000 | 196,800,000 | 126,400,000 | 107,400,000 | 48,659,000 | 35,083,000 | 37,709,000 | 2,086,799 | 2,724,954 | 662,784 | 3,102 |
total shareholders funds | 890,000,000 | 524,600,000 | 378,000,000 | 271,100,000 | 196,800,000 | 126,400,000 | 107,400,000 | 48,659,000 | 35,083,000 | 37,709,000 | 2,086,799 | 2,724,954 | 662,784 | 3,102 |
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 465,600,000 | 134,800,000 | 36,900,000 | 38,700,000 | 23,600,000 | 12,000,000 | 9,500,000 | -519,000 | -17,373,000 | -11,146,000 | ||||
Depreciation | 2,800,000 | 6,500,000 | 500,000 | 700,000 | 6,500,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000 | 834,000 | 65,000 | |||||
Amortisation | 10,400,000 | 11,800,000 | 19,800,000 | 19,200,000 | 14,100,000 | 5,000,000 | 2,800,000 | 65,508 | ||||||
Tax | -110,800,000 | -25,900,000 | -6,900,000 | -6,400,000 | -5,400,000 | 200,000 | -1,600,000 | 6,993,000 | -168,000 | |||||
Stock | ||||||||||||||
Debtors | 42,200,000 | 188,500,000 | 135,800,000 | 83,300,000 | 32,300,000 | 55,800,000 | 14,491,000 | 31,997,000 | 5,967,000 | 1,545,326 | -128,061 | 227,735 | -8,000 | 8,000 |
Creditors | -6,500,000 | 3,300,000 | 200,000 | 3,000,000 | -9,700,000 | 2,900,000 | 4,781,000 | 1,232,000 | -666,000 | -2,498,845 | 2,979,159 | 901,200 | 19,022 | 52,464 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 334,100,000 | 1,711,200,000 | 1,389,400,000 | -227,100,000 | 1,158,100,000 | 714,400,000 | 176,583,000 | 64,915,000 | 1,195,000 | 607,000 | ||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -1,000,000 | 1,600,000 | -400,000 | 4,000,000 | -600,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 652,400,000 | 1,654,800,000 | 1,303,700,000 | -251,200,000 | 1,154,300,000 | 680,500,000 | 178,673,000 | 41,458,000 | -22,914,000 | -14,583,171 | ||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 104,700,000 | 27,400,000 | 11,300,000 | 31,800,000 | -2,085 | 2,085 | ||||||||
cash flow from investments | ||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 94,300,000 | -6,619 | 6,619 | |||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -45,600,000 | 249,900,000 | -200,000 | 200,000 | -23,204,000 | 13,182,000 | 10,022,000 | |||||||
Long term loans | -13,800,000 | -163,800,000 | -3,800,000 | 62,200,000 | 91,400,000 | 27,800,000 | ||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 5,300,000 | -9,300,000 | 14,000,000 | -4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | |||||||||
other long term liabilities | 11,900,000 | 7,500,000 | -3,900,000 | 18,100,000 | -800,000 | 100,000 | 700,000 | |||||||
share issue | ||||||||||||||
interest | -19,900,000 | -8,700,000 | 4,800,000 | -3,300,000 | -3,200,000 | -1,900,000 | -1,700,000 | -282,000 | -33,000 | |||||
cash flow from financing | 92,100,000 | 122,000,000 | 82,600,000 | 120,100,000 | 147,000,000 | 34,700,000 | 51,541,000 | -16,102,000 | 28,097,000 | 56,790,201 | ||||
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||
cash | 821,200,000 | 30,500,000 | 894,000,000 | -842,300,000 | 1,221,500,000 | 554,900,000 | 229,846,000 | 23,561,000 | 1,302,000 | 41,232,766 | 1,790,414 | 2,729,395 | 690,859 | 47,566 |
overdraft | -20,200,000 | 9,199,000 | 11,001,000 | |||||||||||
change in cash | 821,200,000 | 30,500,000 | 894,000,000 | -842,300,000 | 1,221,500,000 | 575,100,000 | 220,647,000 | 12,560,000 | 1,302,000 | 41,232,766 | 1,790,414 | 2,729,395 | 690,859 | 47,566 |
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WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED group structure
Wise Payments Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED
07209813
Wise Payments Limited currently has 9 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Kristo Kaarmann (Mar 2010) and Mr Ingo Uytdehaage (Jul 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Kristo Kaarmann | England | 44 years | Mar 2010 | - | Director |
Mr Ingo Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 51 years | Jul 2019 | - | Director |
Hooi Tan | United Kingdom | 41 years | Jun 2021 | - | Director |
Mrs Clare Gilmartin | England | 49 years | Jun 2021 | - | Director |
Mrs Clare Gilmartin | United Kingdom | 49 years | Jun 2021 | - | Director |
Ms Sharon Kean | United Kingdom | 44 years | Jun 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Lars Trunin | England | 35 years | Jun 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Rohan Basu | England | 35 years | Sep 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Matthew Briers | England | 48 years | Nov 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
1.2b
+34%
operating profit
465.6m
+245%
gross margin
88.2%
+27.95%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
890m
+0.7%
total assets
6.6b
+0.13%
cash
3b
+0.38%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
07209813
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
March 2010
age
15
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
transferwise ltd (June 2021)
exchange solutions ltd (August 2012)
accountant
-
auditor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
address
1st floor worship square, 65 clifton street, london, EC2A 4JE
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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