MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES LIMITED
Formerly known as DataCash Ltd, the company operates as a UK subsidiary of Mastercard Incorporated, providing outsourced electronic payment gateway, reconciliation, and risk management solutions for merchants.
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Cash
£210m
+85.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.6bn
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
-25.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£161m
+32.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £109,257,000 | £130,602,000 | £154,460,000 | +18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £44,450,000 | £64,670,000 | £92,303,000 | +42.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £86,416,000 | £121,032,000 | £160,830,000 | +32.9% | |
| Net profit | £66,073,000 | £74,333,000 | £133,149,000 | +79.1% | |
| Cash | £57,455,000 | £113,148,000 | £210,107,000 | +85.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,344,854,000 | £1,494,267,000 | £1,627,733,000 | +8.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,343,016,000 | £1,492,411,000 | £1,625,515,000 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £1,343,016,000 | £1,492,411,000 | £1,625,515,000 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 144 | 129 | 96 | -25.6% | |
| Wages | £15,004,000 | £9,663,000 | £5,574,000 | -42.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £131 | £63,000 | £0 | -100% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 40.7% | 49.5% | 59.8% | |
| Net margin | 60.5% | 56.9% | 86.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 4.3% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.5% | 5.0% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 9.74x | 8.58x | 11.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | 45.80x | 38.32x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MASTERCARD PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICES LIMITED 2015-05-19 → present
- DATACASH LTD. 1997-09-05 → 2015-05-19
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 support from Mastercard International Incorporated, the intermediate parent company, the directors are confident 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, they consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAKEWAY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1982 | American |
| PARPOU, Maria | Director | 2022-05-04 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WILLMAN, Alfred David | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Paul Greig | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| BUTCHER, Keith | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2007-12-20 |
| KNIGHT, Shane Henry | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2010-11-18 |
| NASIB, Stevenson Ellesworth | Secretary | 1997-09-05 | 2000-02-14 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 2000-02-17 | 2002-03-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-09-05 | 1997-09-05 |
| ASPINWALL, Peter Charles Frank | Director | 1997-09-05 | 1998-09-05 |
| BHALLA, Ajay | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2013-12-20 |
| BLASS, Joseph Hillel | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2009-07-29 |
| BREEZE, Gavin Duncan Paul | Director | 1997-09-05 | 2008-03-31 |
| BUNTEN, Alexander James Charles | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-08-17 |
| BURTON, Paul Greig | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| BUTCHER, Keith | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2007-12-20 |
| CAVE, Terrence William | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2005-12-06 |
| COMPTON, Julian Warren | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2001-12-31 |
| COUCH, James Alexander | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| DARK, Andrew John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Robert, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2022-05-04 |
| FINCIOEN, Tine Christiane, Ms. | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2021-07-12 |
| FRIEDMAN, Marc Eliot | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2014-06-01 |
| MAFFEIS, Milena María | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2024-09-09 |
| MARCHAK, Christopher Michael | Director | 2024-09-09 | 2026-01-01 |
| NAYLOR, Giles Edward | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2016-12-31 |
| PARTRIDGE, Andrew John, Mr. | Director | 1997-09-05 | 1998-09-05 |
| PETERS, Jean-Marc Adrien Pierre | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2018-11-26 |
| PRASAD, Raghav | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-01-01 |
| SCERCH, Andrea, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-07-03 |
| SIMOES DE MATOS, Sandra Monica | Director | 2020-08-17 | 2021-11-15 |
| SIMOES DE MATOS, Sandra Monica | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2019-06-28 |
| SKILLETT, Barry | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2015-01-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Scott | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2019-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastercard Payment Gateway Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.