EBAY COMMERCE UK LTD
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Cash
£198M
+26.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.4M
+137.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+34.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £236,937,964 | £247,404,160 | £251,732,886 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,377,978 | -£3,562,813 | -£5,741,472 | -61.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £886,498 | £787,633 | £1,057,950 | +34.3% | |
| Net profit | £648,852 | £585,061 | £771,118 | +31.8% | |
| Cash | £122,123,200 | £157,190,680 | £198,145,485 | +26.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,091,517 | £2,705,236 | £11,782,320 | +335.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,074,751 | £2,692,743 | £6,386,398 | +137.2% | |
| Equity | £2,074,751 | £2,692,743 | £6,386,398 | +137.2% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0% | |
| Wages | £853,671 | £893,406 | £1,020,096 | +14.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £216,857 | £207,713 | £226,249 | +8.9% |
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 | 1.0% | -1.4% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 113.7% | -131.7% | -48.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 98.6% | 97.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.01x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 1.29x | — | — |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After thorough assessment, management has concluded that these factors do not materially affect the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. Additionally, the Company has received a letter of support from its ultimate parent company, eBay Inc., stating that it is willing and able to financially support the operations of the Company during a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In 2025, the Company successfully applied for an electronic money institution ("EMI") license and was granted one in November 2025. This new permission will enable the Company to offer electronic money services and products...”
- “As a result of this new permission, the Company requested a cancellation of its existing Payment Institution license on 25 March 2026.”
- “In 2025 "Pay by Bank" was introduced as a new form of payment, enabling eligible buyers to initiate payments directly from their bank accounts (account-to-account) alongside existing payment methods.”
- “The Company increased its issued share capital by GBP 3.0 million in Q4 2025.”
- “There has been no subsequent event after the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEE, Sholto David Andrew | Director | 2022-12-15 | Feb 1980 | British |
| ROY, Subrata | Director | 2020-10-29 | Aug 1971 | Indian |
| WILLIAMS, Eve Rebecca Eaton | Director | 2025-09-25 | Jul 1983 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EY CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-06-06 | 2022-12-08 |
| LATIMER, Alec Patrick | Director | 2019-06-06 | 2025-06-06 |
| LE BARS, Vincent | Director | 2019-06-06 | 2020-10-29 |
| MATHIEU, Emilie Claire | Director | 2020-10-29 | 2022-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebay Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.