WORLDPAY LIMITED

Active
Company number 03424752Private limited companyIncorporated 1997

Key figures

£415,272,000+1.7%
Net assets 2025
+1.7%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
0200 m400 m600 m20242025

† WORLDPAY LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 66190

Where the company stands among the 7,621 active companies whose first SIC code is 66190 (Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c.).

Turnover£131,566,000
Higher than 96% · median £2,816,500 among 216 that publish turnover
Net assets£415,272,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,539
Total assets£825,740,000
Higher than 99% · median £64,652
Cash£160,623,000
Higher than 99% · median £36,261
Company age29.2 years
Older than 96% · median 8.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WORLDPAY (UK) LIMITED£2.6bn
  2. N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SONS LIMITED£709.5m
  3. HARGREAVES LANSDOWN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED£500.9m
  4. WORLDPAY LIMITED£415.3m
  5. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED£309.7m
  6. ST. JAMES'S PLACE WEALTH MANAGEMENT PLC£219.7m
  7. COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PLC£217.9m
  8. CITIGROUP CAPITAL UK LIMITED£203.7m
  9. EE AFRICA POWER HOLDINGS UK LTD£174m
  10. FTSE GLOBAL DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED£159.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 7,621. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WORLDPAY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WORLDPAY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03424752. It was incorporated on 26 Aug 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC4N). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. (66190), other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £131,566,000. Profit for the year was £5,205,000. Net assets were £415,272,000, up 1.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £160,623,000. Total assets were £825,740,000 and total liabilities £409,607,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 7,621 active companies whose first SIC code is 66190: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 216 that publish turnover (median £2,816,500). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,539). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £64,652). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £36,261). It is older than 96% of them (median age 8.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.6m. Its most frequent buyer is Swale Borough Council (3 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 15 days to pay suppliers, and 36% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover130,770,000131,566,000
Profit for the year49,260,0005,205,000
Cash at bank and in hand190,141,000160,623,000
Total assets710,888,000825,740,000
Total liabilities301,814,000409,607,000
Net assets / total equity408,250,000415,272,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

9 contracts

WORLDPAY LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. The 6 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £1.6m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
Swale Borough Council
3 contracts · £643.2k
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
2 contracts
Hm Land Registry
1 contract · £480k
Middlesbrough Council
1 contract · £300k
South Tyneside Council
1 contract · £200k
Contracts
  1. FIN011/2025 RM6325 Merchant Acquiring Solution‡Middlesbrough Council · £300,000
  2. Merchant ServicesSwale Borough Council · £209,200
  3. Payment Acceptance ServicesSouth Tyneside Council · £200,000
  4. Payment AcceptanceCrown Commercial Service · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £450,000,000 in total
  5. Merchant Acquiring Services‡Hm Land Registry · £480,000
Show 4 more
  1. Merchant Aquiring ServicesSwale Borough Council · £217,000
  2. Merchant Acquiring & Related Services ContractSwale Borough Council · £217,000
  3. Hosting For Universal Credit Full Service (Note: Published for completeness, see description for details)‡DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
  4. GBS MERCHANT ACQUIRING SERVICES (RM3702) (Note: Published for completeness, see description for details)‡DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
15 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
36%
Standard payment terms
0–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 94%
  • 31 to 60 days 3%
  • After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
14
94%
52%
30 Jun 2025
16
89%
40%
31 Dec 2024
16
89%
43%
30 Jun 2024
10
98%
46%
31 Dec 2023
14
96%
41%
30 Jun 2023
18
95%
37%
31 Dec 2022
16
95%
17%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WORLDPAY (UK) LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £131.6m, net assets £415.3m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £130.8m, net assets £408.3m
  3. Worldpay Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Worldpay Ecommerce Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Worldpay Ecommerce Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.