Company registration number 05060103 (England and Wales)
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Affinia
3rd Floor
Chancery House
St Nicholas Way
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 1JB
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
A Cashel
(Appointed 30 June 2025)
N Hamill
(Appointed 30 June 2025)
Company number
05060103
Registered office
2nd Floor Bishops Court
17a The Broadway
Hatfield
Herts
AL9 5HZ
Auditor
Affinia
3rd Floor
Chancery House
St Nicholas Way
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 1JB
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2
Directors' responsibilities statement
3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Statement of total comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Statement of cash flows
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 - 20
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed profit and loss account
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Review of the business

The company continued to grow its business offering mobile phone car parking and payment services. The directors are pleased to report an 18% increase in turnover to £18,314,784.

 

The Statement of Financial Position of the company at the year-end showed total equity of £4.8M (2024: £4.0M). The company generated a profit after tax of £724K (2024: £648K). The directors have not declared the payment of a dividend during the year (2024 £Nil).

Principal risks and uncertainties

The companies principal risks and uncertainties facing the company are as follows:

 

Market competition

A competitive price market with pressure on tenders and parking contracts. The company performs a thorough review of bids before submission to ensure competitive pricing and quality service.

 

Credit risk

The company is subject to credit risk on the payment terms it provides to its clients. There are processes in place to chase outstanding debt in a timely manner and provide for doubtful debts.

 

Financial instruments and liquidity risk

The company is not exposed to any long-term borrowing and aims to minimise working capital exposure by monitoring.

Key performance indicators

The directors consider the KPIs for the company to be turnover, operating profit and cash flow.

 

For the year ended 31 December 2025 the company generated turnover of £18.3M (2024: £15.5M) which was an 18% increase, mainly due to increased customer transactions. Operating profit increased by 9% to £743K (2024: £681K), due to the increase in turnover. The company generated positive cash flows during the year of £8.2M (2024: £4.4M). The increase is due to revenue growth and increased creditors.

On behalf of the board

N Hamill
Director
10 September 2026
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of operating a mobile phone car parking service and payment system.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

A Martinez
(Resigned 30 June 2025)
A Dolphin
(Resigned 31 December 2025)
A Cashel
(Appointed 30 June 2025)
N Hamill
(Appointed 30 June 2025)
Auditor

Affinia were appointed as auditor to the company and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

On behalf of the board
N Hamill
Director
10 September 2026
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Paybyphone Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF PAYBYPHONE LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the directors' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

We focussed on laws and regulations which could give rise to material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation and enquiries with management. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above, and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud. As in all of our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF PAYBYPHONE LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's member in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's member those matters we are required to state to the member in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Andrew Seton (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Affinia, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
3rd Floor
Chancery House
St Nicholas Way
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 1JB
10 September 2026
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Turnover
2
18,314,784
15,508,623
Cost of sales
(5,047,016)
(4,302,220)
Gross profit
13,267,768
11,206,403
Administrative expenses
(12,524,414)
(10,525,655)
Operating profit
3
743,354
680,748
Interest receivable and similar income
6
341,989
106,207
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(39,029)
(388)
Profit before taxation
1,046,314
786,567
Tax on profit
8
(321,967)
(138,115)
Profit for the financial year
724,347
648,452

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Goodwill
9
795,455
1,022,728
Other intangible assets
9
300,010
261,208
Total intangible assets
1,095,465
1,283,936
Tangible assets
10
26,741
39,565
1,122,206
1,323,501
Current assets
Debtors
11
3,015,708
1,930,311
Cash at bank and in hand
18,827,650
10,635,997
21,843,358
12,566,308
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(18,197,188)
(9,845,780)
Net current assets
3,646,170
2,720,528
Total assets less current liabilities
4,768,376
4,044,029
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
13
1,099
1,099
(1,099)
(1,099)
Net assets
4,767,277
4,042,930
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
16
100
100
Share premium account
1,965,185
1,965,185
Other reserves
389,379
389,379
Profit and loss reserves
2,412,613
1,688,266
Total equity
4,767,277
4,042,930

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 10 September 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
N Hamill
Director
Company registration number 05060103 (England and Wales)
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Share capital
Share premium account
Other reserves
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2024
100
1,965,185
389,379
1,039,814
3,394,478
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
-
648,452
648,452
Balance at 31 December 2024
100
1,965,185
389,379
1,688,266
4,042,930
Year ended 31 December 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
-
724,347
724,347
Balance at 31 December 2025
100
1,965,185
389,379
2,412,613
4,767,277
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
21
8,393,417
4,588,333
Interest paid
(39,029)
(388)
Income taxes (paid)/refunded
(388,115)
1,099
Net cash inflow from operating activities
7,966,273
4,589,044
Investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets
(110,779)
(249,337)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(5,830)
(43,618)
Interest received
341,989
106,207
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities
225,380
(186,748)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
8,191,653
4,402,296
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
10,635,997
6,233,701
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
18,827,650
10,635,997
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Paybyphone Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 2nd Floor Bishops Court, 17a The Broadway, Hatfield, Herts, AL9 5HZ.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

1.4
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 10 years.

 

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit.

1.5
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.

Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Internally developed software
5 years
1.6
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 12 -

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold land and buildings
3 years
Fixtures and fittings
2 - 3 years
IT Equipment
3 - 5 years

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.7
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

1.8
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 13 -
Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.11
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 14 -
1.12
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.13
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.14
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

1.15
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

2
Turnover and other revenue

The turnover is wholly attributable to the operation of the company's payment processing system and has arisen solely in the United Kingdom.

2025
2024
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
341,989
106,207
3
Operating profit
2025
2024
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange (gains)/losses
(104,285)
51,518
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
30,307
20,677
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
18,654
16,583
Amortisation of intangible assets
299,250
265,967
Operating lease charges
59,054
51,712
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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4
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Sales, distribution and marketing
24
24
Operations and administration
8
7
Total
32
31

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2025
2024
£
£
Wages and salaries
2,115,417
1,877,944
Social security costs
282,905
227,039
Pension costs
113,513
102,932
2,511,835
2,207,915
5
Directors' remuneration
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
230,901
187,458
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
14,495
4,932
245,396
192,390
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
118,207
127,710
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
6,160
3,150
6
Interest receivable and similar income
2025
2024
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
341,989
106,207
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
6
Interest receivable and similar income
(Continued)
- 16 -
2025
2024
Investment income includes the following:
£
£
Interest on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss
341,989
106,207
7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2025
2024
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
39,029
388
8
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
321,967
138,115

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Profit before taxation
1,046,314
786,567
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024: 25%)
261,579
196,642
Effects of:
Expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
3,719
(29,558)
Utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
-
0
(23,118)
Group relief
-
0
(50,482)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(149)
(12,187)
Amortisation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
56,818
56,818
Taxation charge in the financial statements
321,967
138,115
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
Internally developed software
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
1,363,637
300,857
1,664,494
Additions - internally developed
-
0
110,779
110,779
At 31 December 2025
1,363,637
411,636
1,775,273
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
340,909
39,649
380,558
Amortisation charged for the year
227,273
71,977
299,250
At 31 December 2025
568,182
111,626
679,808
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
795,455
300,010
1,095,465
At 31 December 2024
1,022,728
261,208
1,283,936
10
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold land and buildings
Fixtures and fittings
IT Equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
13,321
163,159
149,991
326,471
Additions
4,400
-
0
1,430
5,830
At 31 December 2025
17,721
163,159
151,421
332,301
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
13,321
163,158
110,427
286,906
Depreciation charged in the year
366
-
0
18,288
18,654
At 31 December 2025
13,687
163,158
128,715
305,560
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
4,034
1
22,706
26,741
At 31 December 2024
-
0
1
39,564
39,565
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,337,365
1,365,306
Amounts owed by group undertakings
-
0
438,936
Other debtors
515,343
15,527
Prepayments and accrued income
163,000
110,542
3,015,708
1,930,311
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Trade creditors
18,919
98,121
Amounts owed to group undertakings
10,315,363
3,734,276
Corporation tax
71,967
138,115
Other taxation and social security
512,021
477,274
Deferred income
14
32,075
42,373
Other creditors
6,136,491
4,338,052
Accruals
1,110,352
1,017,569
18,197,188
9,845,780
13
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2025
2024
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
1,099
1,099
There were no deferred tax movements in the year.

The deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse within [12 months] and relates to accelerated capital allowances that are expected to mature within the same period.

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Deferred income
2025
2024
£
£
Other deferred income
32,075
42,373
PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
113,513
102,932

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

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Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
17
Operating lease commitments
As lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Within 1 year
37,000
29,344
Years 2-5
15,417
-
0
52,417
29,344
18
Events after the reporting date

On 4th February 2026, Corpay Inc entered into a definitive agreement to sell PaybyPhone Limited to Lightyear Capital. The sale was concluded on 31st March 2026. PaybyPhone Limited continues to operate in the ordinary course of business and will operate as a stand-alone, independent business under Lightyear Capital's ownership.

19
Related party transactions

A Cashel is also a director of National Parking Limited. At 31 December 2025, PaybyPhone Limited was owed £500,000 by National Parking Limited.

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Ultimate controlling party

The company's immediate parent is Paybyphone Technologies Inc, a company incorporated in Canada whose registered address is 1168 Hamilton Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2S2 Canada.

At 31 December 2025, the ultimate parent company was Corpay, Inc, a company incorporated in United States of America, whose registered address is 3280 Peachtree Road, Suite 2400, Atlanta, United States

PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Cash generated from operations
2025
2024
£
£
Profit after taxation
724,347
648,452
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
321,967
138,115
Finance costs
39,029
388
Investment income
(341,989)
(106,207)
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets
299,250
265,967
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
18,654
16,583
Movements in working capital:
Increase in debtors
(1,085,397)
(182,388)
Increase in creditors
8,427,854
3,788,742
(Decrease)/increase in deferred income
(10,298)
18,680
Cash generated from operations
8,393,417
4,588,332
22
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 January 2025
Cash flows
31 December 2025
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
10,635,997
8,191,653
18,827,650
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PAYBYPHONE LIMITED
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The following pages do not form part of the statutory financial statements.
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