PEOPLE PAYE LIMITED
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Cash
£12K
-97.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.4M
+36.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
1,181
-23% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£367K
+64.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,026,058 | £25,988,482 | £31,436,955 | £32,028,272 | £27,050,747 | -15.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £144,152 | £335,885 | £291,815 | £223,132 | £367,456 | +64.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £144,152 | £335,885 | £291,815 | £223,132 | £367,456 | +64.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £245,355 | £365,215 | +48.9% | |
| Cash | £32,743 | £180,818 | £110,566 | £566,042 | £457,845 | £11,900 | -97.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£10,211 | £133,941 | £469,826 | £761,641 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£10,211 | £133,941 | £469,826 | £761,641 | £1,006,996 | £1,372,211 | +36.3% | |
| Equity | -£10,211 | £133,941 | £469,826 | £761,641 | £1,006,996 | £1,372,211 | +36.3% | |
| Average employees | 845 | 1,143 | 1,195 | 1,815 | 1,533 | 1,181 | -23% | |
| Wages | — | £17,200,518 | £22,771,211 | £26,537,470 | £26,126,708 | £22,311,822 | -14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 107.6% | 71.5% | 38.3% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.38x | 1.52x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such the Director considers it appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The reduction in Group turnover in comparison to the prior year, is predominantly due to an acquisition of a large client by a third party.”
- “Worked closely with its suppliers and customers to ensure that the cashflow impact of Covid was mitigated to the greatest extent possible for the benefit of all parties”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLIER, Terence Wesley | Director | 2020-06-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARVEY, Samantha-Jayne | Secretary | 2019-08-22 | 2019-10-23 |
| CLARKE, Mark | Director | 2018-04-12 | 2019-06-17 |
| HILLIER, Sarah Veronica | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2020-06-15 |
| HILLIER, Terence Wesley | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-02-03 |
| HUGHES, David | Director | 2018-04-12 | 2019-06-17 |
| KENNEDY, Jason Christopher | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2019-07-25 |
| MEDCALF, Jason | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2020-02-03 |
| MIRZA, Mohammed Suhail | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2020-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Veronica Hillier | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2020-02-03 | Ceased 2020-02-03 |
| People Group Operations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-02-03 | Active |
| People Group Operations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-07-25 | Ceased 2020-02-03 |
| Valyrian Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-03-19 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
| Mr Jason Medcalf | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-05 | Ceased 2018-03-19 |
| Mr Mohammed Suhail Mirza | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-05 | Ceased 2018-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-06-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-03-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.