WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£39m
-50.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£92m
-17.9% vs 2024
Employees
463
+5.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16m
-17.2% first positive since 2020
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,260,000 | £71,805,000 | £79,231,000 | £81,334,000 | £80,158,000 | £86,728,000 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,825,000 | £6,025,000 | £4,968,000 | £14,998,000 | £16,323,000 | £14,200,000 | -13% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,076,000 | £5,534,000 | £4,920,000 | £17,394,000 | £18,916,000 | £15,662,000 | -17.2% | |
| Net profit | -£5,040,000 | £5,999,000 | £3,535,000 | £12,432,000 | £13,503,000 | £12,436,000 | -7.9% | |
| Cash | £32,495,000 | £50,933,000 | £61,253,000 | £79,769,000 | £78,182,000 | £38,952,000 | -50.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,806,000 | £85,087,000 | — | £99,562,000 | £115,939,000 | £94,977,000 | -18.1% | |
| Net assets | £60,981,000 | £73,670,000 | £93,861,000 | £93,246,000 | £111,812,000 | £91,759,000 | -17.9% | |
| Equity | £60,981,000 | £73,670,000 | £93,861,000 | £93,246,000 | £111,812,000 | £91,759,000 | -17.9% | |
| Average employees | 485 | 418 | 468 | 450 | 439 | 463 | +5.5% | |
| Wages | £22,646,000 | £22,078,000 | £25,871,000 | £28,011,000 | £28,922,000 | £26,368,000 | -8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £219,000 | £265,000 | £274,000 | £563,000 | £574,000 | £650,000 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £24,000 | £25,000 | £17,000 | -32% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £312,000 | £266,000 | £357,000 | +34.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.5% | 8.4% | 6.3% | 18.4% | 20.4% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.7% | 8.4% | 4.5% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.6% | 7.1% | — | 15.1% | 14.1% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.6% | 55.7% | 49.3% | 53.9% | 46.3% | 46.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.43x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | -66.26x | 27.89x | — | — | 40.81x | 64.55x |
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
- WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED 2014-11-17 → present
- ATOS WORLDLINE UK LIMITED 2013-05-02 → 2014-11-17
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 UK (along with the rest of the MTS division of Worldline Group will move under new ownership (Magellan Partners). The effective date of the transfer and new ownership, as it stands currently will be 1st May 2026.”
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 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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