PAYSTRATUS GROUP LTD
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Cash
£12M
-45.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-42.7% vs 2023
Employees
84
+10.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9.9M
+2.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £38,000 | £308,000 | £2,107,000 | £2,967,000 | +40.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£926,000 | -£3,400,000 | -£10,605,000 | -£10,688,000 | -0.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£732,000 | -£3,386,000 | -£10,184,000 | -£9,888,000 | +2.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£9,339,000 | -£9,297,000 | +0.4% | |
| Cash | £292,088 | £2,887,000 | £7,103,000 | £21,360,000 | £11,692,000 | -45.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £263,905 | £2,866,000 | £7,193,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £48,896 | £2,760,000 | £6,553,000 | £21,769,000 | £12,480,000 | -42.7% | |
| Equity | — | £2,760,000 | £6,553,000 | £21,769,000 | £12,480,000 | -42.7% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 11 | 27 | 76 | 84 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,774,000 | £6,676,000 | +15.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £246,000 | £275,000 | +11.8% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -32.3% | -47.3% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 5.84x | — | — | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has considered all these factors in assessing that the business has sufficient resources to meet it's obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future being a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements, and therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- PAYSTRATUS GROUP LTD · parent
- Paystratus (Malta) Limited 100%
- Weavr Limited 100%
- Weavr (Europe) Limited 100%
- Comma Payments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, Weavr Ltd became a payment services directive ("PSD") agent of Yapily Connect Ltd (firm reference 827001).”
- “In March 2025, Weavr (Europe) Ltd was authorised to commence passporting activities to European member states.”
- “In April 2025, the Group secured additional capital though raising a venture debt facility.”
- “In July 2025, the business undertook a strategic decision to refocus its activities on core projects and rationalise its expenses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAUSMANN, Enrique Martinez | Director | 2026-01-22 | May 1996 | Spanish |
| KENT, Michael David Fletcher | Director | 2021-05-26 | Apr 1975 | British |
| MAYALL, Alexander John | Director | 2025-04-25 | Feb 1991 | British |
| MIFSUD, Alexander | Director | 2018-11-14 | Mar 1966 | Maltese,British |
| MIZZI, Adrian | Director | 2018-12-05 | Oct 1978 | Maltese |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Aran Michael | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2020-02-12 |
| BROWN, Aran Michael | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2019-02-08 |
| MURFET, Timothy | Director | 2020-01-07 | 2020-09-01 |
| OZDALGA, Yusuf | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2026-01-22 |
| RANCHERE, Yann Marie | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adrian Mizzi | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-05 | Ceased 2020-09-03 |
| Mr Alexander Mifsud | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-11-14 | Ceased 2022-01-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-18 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.