
Company Number
08698121
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
pepper money (pmb) limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors
Registered Address
4 capital quarter, tyndall street, cardiff, CF10 4BZ
Website
www.optimumcredit.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of UK MORTGAGE LENDING LTD at £358.2m based on a Turnover of £190.7m and 1.88x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UK MORTGAGE LENDING LTD at £4.2b based on an EBITDA of £586.4m and a 7.2x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UK MORTGAGE LENDING LTD at £233m based on Net Assets of £98.1m and 2.38x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd is a live company located in cardiff, CF10 4BZ with a Companies House number of 08698121. It operates in the credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors sector, SIC Code 64921. Founded in September 2013, it's largest shareholder is pepper money (pmb) limited with a 100% stake. Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd is a established, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £190.7m with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
2 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £190.7m, make it larger than the average company (£16.1m)
£190.7m - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
£16.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 68%, show it is growing at a faster rate (17.4%)
68% - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
17.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 13%, this company has a higher cost of product (17%)
13% - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
17% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 307.4% make it more profitable than the average company (5.3%)
307.4% - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
5.3% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 449 employees, this is above the industry average (16)
- Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
16 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
- - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £424.6k, this is equally as efficient (£425.3k)
- Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
£425.3k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 0 days, this is earlier than average (55 days)
0 days - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
55 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 26 days, this is quicker than average (155 days)
26 days - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
155 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 3 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (5 weeks)
3 weeks - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
5 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 96.7%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (100%)
96.7% - Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd
100% - Industry AVG
Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £190.7 million and the company has net assets of £98.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd has 449 employees and maintains cash reserves of £20.6 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 | |
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Turnover | 190,656,000 | 129,322,000 | 55,170,000 | 40,225,000 | 41,510,000 | 24,018,000 | 19,926,000 | 8,262,000 | 4,266,000 | 30,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | 24,357,000 | 13,931,000 | ||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 190,201,000 | 95,923,000 | 36,784,000 | 26,978,000 | 26,433,000 | 21,538,000 | 8,199,000 | 3,688,000 | 2,214,000 | 15,000 |
Gross Profit | 24,812,000 | 47,330,000 | 18,386,000 | 13,247,000 | 15,077,000 | 2,480,000 | 11,727,000 | 4,574,000 | 2,052,000 | 15,000 |
Admin Expenses | ||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||
Interest Payable | ||||||||||
Interest Receivable | ||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -31,393,000 | -889,000 | 892,000 | -5,879,000 | 1,959,000 | -7,869,000 | 4,674,000 | -1,400,000 | -2,316,000 | -2,598,000 |
Tax | 5,174,000 | -2,003,000 | -582,000 | 1,114,000 | -211,000 | 916,000 | -816,000 | 1,050,000 | ||
Profit After Tax | -26,219,000 | -2,892,000 | 310,000 | -4,765,000 | 1,748,000 | -6,953,000 | 3,858,000 | -350,000 | -2,316,000 | -2,598,000 |
Dividends Paid | ||||||||||
Retained Profit | -26,219,000 | -2,892,000 | 310,000 | -4,765,000 | 1,748,000 | -6,953,000 | 3,858,000 | -350,000 | -2,316,000 | -2,598,000 |
Employee Costs | 4,833,000 | 8,246,000 | 7,515,000 | 7,093,000 | 4,434,000 | 3,827,000 | 2,985,000 | 1,926,000 | ||
Number Of Employees | 151 | 152 | 140 | 120 | 88 | 74 | 55 | 28 | ||
EBITDA* |
* 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 | |
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Tangible Assets | 2,903,775,000 | 3,101,632,000 | 3,274,000 | 3,917,000 | 4,366,000 | 407,855,000 | 331,673,000 | 4,923,000 | 2,176,000 | 867,000 |
Intangible Assets | 1,563,000 | 2,108,000 | ||||||||
Investments & Other | 2,897,549,000 | 3,099,003,000 | 406,091,000 | 330,781,000 | 1,410,000 | 195,000 | ||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 5,390,000 | 1,936,000 | ||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 2,905,338,000 | 3,103,740,000 | 3,274,000 | 3,917,000 | 4,366,000 | 407,855,000 | 331,673,000 | 4,923,000 | 2,176,000 | 867,000 |
Stock & work in progress | ||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 392,000 | 220,000 | 768,000 | 75,000 | 1,000 | 35,000 | 54,000 | 2,000 | ||
Group Debtors | 5,585,000 | 885,000 | 36,000 | 4,527,000 | 321,000 | 695,000 | 737,000 | |||
Misc Debtors | 5,198,000 | 1,049,000 | 543,000 | 513,000 | 387,000 | 230,000 | 242,000 | 91,000 | 436,000 | 108,000 |
Cash | 20,606,000 | 19,419,000 | 26,650,000 | 8,018,000 | 88,939,000 | 73,158,000 | 39,673,000 | 767,000 | 1,848,000 | 1,409,000 |
misc current assets | 1,851,679,000 | 720,161,000 | 702,081,000 | 138,550,000 | 23,588,000 | 8,232,000 | 3,175,000 | 659,000 | ||
total current assets | 31,781,000 | 20,688,000 | 1,880,525,000 | 728,767,000 | 793,047,000 | 211,973,000 | 68,084,000 | 9,411,000 | 6,154,000 | 2,915,000 |
total assets | 2,937,119,000 | 3,124,428,000 | 1,883,799,000 | 732,684,000 | 797,413,000 | 619,828,000 | 399,757,000 | 14,334,000 | 8,330,000 | 3,782,000 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 13,580,000 | 2,923,000 | 4,878,000 | 6,369,000 | ||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 43,835,000 | 38,302,000 | ||||||||
other short term finances | 255,321,000 | 301,365,000 | 1,781,215,000 | 690,991,000 | 226,971,000 | 198,685,000 | 93,878,000 | |||
hp & lease commitments | 860,000 | 388,000 | ||||||||
other current liabilities | 16,850,000 | 9,281,000 | 3,064,000 | 3,214,000 | 8,560,000 | 11,537,000 | 2,831,000 | 1,391,000 | 1,587,000 | 434,000 |
total current liabilities | 330,446,000 | 352,259,000 | 1,789,157,000 | 700,574,000 | 235,531,000 | 210,222,000 | 96,709,000 | 1,391,000 | 1,587,000 | 434,000 |
loans | 5,015,592,000 | 5,330,364,000 | 1,104,226,000 | 817,694,000 | 608,482,000 | 36,414,000 | 11,657,000 | 5,946,000 | ||
hp & lease commitments | 1,195,000 | 1,982,000 | ||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||||
other liabilities | ||||||||||
provisions | 1,618,000 | 3,502,000 | ||||||||
total long term liabilities | 2,508,605,000 | 2,666,933,000 | 552,113,000 | 408,847,000 | 304,241,000 | 18,207,000 | 11,657,000 | 5,946,000 | ||
total liabilities | 2,839,051,000 | 3,019,192,000 | 1,789,157,000 | 700,574,000 | 787,644,000 | 619,069,000 | 400,950,000 | 19,598,000 | 13,244,000 | 6,380,000 |
net assets | 98,068,000 | 105,236,000 | 94,642,000 | 32,110,000 | 9,769,000 | 759,000 | -1,193,000 | -5,264,000 | -4,914,000 | -2,598,000 |
total shareholders funds | 98,068,000 | 105,236,000 | 94,642,000 | 32,110,000 | 9,769,000 | 759,000 | -1,193,000 | -5,264,000 | -4,914,000 | -2,598,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||
Depreciation | 247,000 | 251,000 | 682,000 | 719,000 | 595,000 | 244,000 | 220,000 | 659,000 | 288,000 | 106,000 |
Amortisation | 175,000 | 352,000 | ||||||||
Tax | 5,174,000 | -2,003,000 | -582,000 | 1,114,000 | -211,000 | 916,000 | -816,000 | 1,050,000 | ||
Stock | ||||||||||
Debtors | 13,360,000 | 1,009,000 | 1,608,000 | 164,000 | 159,000 | -4,558,000 | 4,411,000 | -719,000 | 284,000 | 847,000 |
Creditors | 10,657,000 | -1,955,000 | -1,491,000 | 6,369,000 | ||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 7,569,000 | 6,217,000 | -150,000 | -5,346,000 | -2,977,000 | 8,706,000 | 1,440,000 | -196,000 | 1,153,000 | 434,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -1,884,000 | 3,502,000 | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | ||||||||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||||
Change in Investments | -201,454,000 | 3,099,003,000 | -406,091,000 | 75,310,000 | 330,781,000 | -1,410,000 | 1,215,000 | 195,000 | ||
cash flow from investments | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 5,533,000 | 38,302,000 | ||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -46,044,000 | -1,479,850,000 | 1,090,224,000 | 464,020,000 | 28,286,000 | 104,807,000 | 93,878,000 | |||
Long term loans | -314,772,000 | 5,330,364,000 | -1,104,226,000 | 286,532,000 | 209,212,000 | 572,068,000 | 24,757,000 | 5,711,000 | 5,946,000 | |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -315,000 | 2,370,000 | ||||||||
other long term liabilities | ||||||||||
share issue | ||||||||||
interest | ||||||||||
cash flow from financing | -336,547,000 | 3,904,672,000 | 1,152,446,000 | -613,100,000 | 322,080,000 | 322,924,000 | 666,159,000 | 24,757,000 | 5,711,000 | 5,946,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||
cash | 1,187,000 | -7,231,000 | 18,632,000 | -80,921,000 | 15,781,000 | 33,485,000 | 38,906,000 | -1,081,000 | 439,000 | 1,409,000 |
overdraft | ||||||||||
change in cash | 1,187,000 | -7,231,000 | 18,632,000 | -80,921,000 | 15,781,000 | 33,485,000 | 38,906,000 | -1,081,000 | 439,000 | 1,409,000 |
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UK MORTGAGE LENDING LTD group structure
Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
RED HOT AUSTRALIA HOLDCO PTY LTD
#0049963
2 parents
UK MORTGAGE LENDING LTD
08698121
1 subsidiary
Uk Mortgage Lending Ltd currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Stuart Deane (Jan 2017) and Mr Steven Colsell (Jul 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Stuart Deane | Ireland | 59 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Steven Colsell | 60 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Laurence Morey | United Kingdom | 50 years | Aug 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Voss | England | 48 years | May 2023 | - | Director |
Ms Kimberley Bird | Wales | 55 years | Jul 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
190.7m
+47%
operating profit
586m
0%
gross margin
13.1%
-64.44%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
98.1m
-0.07%
total assets
2.9b
-0.06%
cash
20.6m
+0.06%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
08698121
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64921 - Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors
incorporation date
September 2013
age
12
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
optimum credit limited (January 2022)
accountant
-
auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
4 capital quarter, tyndall street, cardiff, CF10 4BZ
Bank
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
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