FIRST MERCHANT PROCESSING (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£69m
-51.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£23m
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
9
-10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £42,166,543 | £408,844,254 | £431,174,192 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £195,880 | £2,042,726 | £2,035,262 | -0.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £195,880 | £1,824,423 | £1,845,860 | +1.2% | |
| Net profit | £146,910 | £1,470,060 | £1,260,363 | -14.3% | |
| Cash | £42,373,512 | £141,841,744 | £68,854,752 | -51.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £20,146,910 | £21,616,970 | £22,877,333 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £20,146,910 | £21,616,970 | £22,877,333 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 10 | 9 | -10% | |
| Wages | — | £172,147 | £62,950 | -63.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £212,033 | £137,467 | -35.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.9% | 88.5% | 78.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.13x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 9.36x | 10.75x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the key areas above the Directors consider the presentation of the financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate”
Significant events
- “On 11 February 2026, FMPUK successfully novated its scheme licence from AIB Bank to First Data Europe Ltd”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Lara | Director | 2025-08-18 | Dec 1974 | Irish |
| FOSKETT, Christopher Martin | Director | 2023-03-29 | Sep 1957 | American |
| HALLMAN, Chelsea | Director | 2025-06-27 | Apr 1987 | American |
| MARR, Hamish Cameron Galbraith | Director | 2023-03-29 | Mar 1962 | Irish |
| VERMA, Rajan | Director | 2024-08-08 | Oct 1973 | Indian |
| VON LEHMDEN, Gary | Director | 2024-12-11 | Sep 1954 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALICHARAN, Charitha Anisha | Secretary | 2024-04-30 | 2024-09-04 |
| FLYNN, David | Secretary | 2021-11-17 | 2023-03-29 |
| MIRANDA, Samantha | Secretary | 2024-10-30 | 2025-09-12 |
| NARAYANAN, Naren | Secretary | 2023-03-29 | 2024-04-30 |
| BRENNAN, Ian | Director | 2024-08-08 | 2025-09-05 |
| CALICHARAN, Charitha Anisha | Director | 2024-04-30 | 2024-10-30 |
| COOKE, David | Director | 2024-08-09 | 2025-11-17 |
| FLYNN, David | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2023-03-29 |
| GURNEY, Craig William, Mr. | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2024-01-25 |
| MIRANADA, Samantha | Director | 2024-10-30 | 2025-09-12 |
| NARAYANAN, Naren | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2024-04-30 |
| NAUGHTON, Rachel Fiona | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2025-07-25 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Hubert | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2023-03-29 |
| VON BULOW, Janice | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2024-10-09 |
| WASTELL, Andrew | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zolter Services Designated Activity Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-11-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.