PAYPOINT RETAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04476269 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-03

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

£23.07M

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 101

Profitable

Profit before tax £18,948,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101

Metric	2024-03-31
Turnover	£23.07M
Gross profit	£17.77M
Operating profit	£16.71M
Profit before tax	£18.95M
Average employees	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2025-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-02-02
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INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-01-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-29
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MCLELLAND, Brian resigned
secretary
2023-12-06
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DALE, Alan Christopher resigned
director
2023-12-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-14
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HARDING, David Robert appointed
director
2023-08-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-01-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-28
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CARNE, Sarah resigned
secretary
2022-01-28
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MCLELLAND, Brian appointed
secretary
2021-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
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DALE, Alan Christopher appointed
director
2020-07-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-30
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KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-19
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WILES, Nicholas Winston Braid appointed
director
2019-12-19
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HEADON, Patrick Vincent resigned
director
2019-12-16
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CARNE, Sarah appointed
secretary
2019-12-13
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COURT, Susan Catherine resigned
secretary
2019-04-01
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HEADON, Patrick Vincent appointed
director
2019-04-01
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VON TROTHA TAYLOR, Dominic Clamor resigned
director
2018-03-31
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WATKIN REES, Timothy David resigned
director
2017-02-10
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EARLE, George William Eric David resigned
director
2017-02-10
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KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
director
2007-01-23
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ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton resigned
director
2004-10-20
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EARLE, George William Eric David appointed
director
2004-10-20
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MORRISON, David John resigned
director
2004-10-20
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NEWLANDS, David Baxter resigned
director
2004-09-13
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STEELE, Kim resigned
director
2004-07-20
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BOTT, Stephen John resigned
director
2004-07-20
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BULL, Ian Alan resigned
director
2002-09-25
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ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton appointed
director
2002-09-25
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BOTT, Stephen John appointed
director
2002-09-25
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BULL, Ian Alan appointed
director
2002-09-25
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MORRISON, David John appointed
director
2002-09-25
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NEWLANDS, David Baxter appointed
director
2002-09-25
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VON TROTHA TAYLOR, Dominic Clamor appointed
director
2002-07-31
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COURT, Susan Catherine appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Paypoint Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Paypoint Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PAYPOINT RETAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

This company · 04476269

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Paypoint Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 The Boulevard Shire Park

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1EL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-02-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARDING, David Robert→

director · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILES, Nicholas Winston Braid→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-12-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARNE, Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2019-12-16 · resigned 2022-01-28

Resigned

COURT, Susan Catherine→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2019-12-13

Resigned

DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-31

Resigned

MCLELLAND, Brian→

secretary · appointed 2022-01-28 · resigned 2023-12-29

Resigned

ASTBURY, Mark Harvey Ayrton→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2007-01-23

Resigned

BOTT, Stephen John→

director · ~75y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2004-07-20

Resigned

BULL, Ian Alan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2004-07-20

Resigned

DALE, Alan Christopher→

director · ~66y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-06

Resigned

EARLE, George William Eric David→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2017-02-10

Resigned

HEADON, Patrick Vincent→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2019-12-19

Resigned

KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2020-06-30

Resigned

MORRISON, David John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2004-10-20

Resigned

NEWLANDS, David Baxter→

director · ~80y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2004-10-20

Resigned

PIKE, Pamela→

nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-31

Resigned

STEELE, Kim→

director · ~72y · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2004-09-13

Resigned

VON TROTHA TAYLOR, Dominic Clamor→

director · ~68y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2019-04-01

Resigned

WATKIN REES, Timothy David→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2018-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-05

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2025-09-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-03

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP04AP01

2024-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-19

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2024-02-06

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-01-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-12-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-06

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2022-02-14