How much does Shift4 Payments UK Limited make?

Shift4 Payments UK Limited reported revenue of £398k and a loss of £3m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shift4 Payments UK Limited have?

Shift4 Payments UK Limited reported an average of 17 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Shift4 Payments UK Limited profitable?

No — Shift4 Payments UK Limited reported a loss of £3m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 10694402 · Incorporated 28 Mar 2017

Shift4 Payments UK Limited

Registered name: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS UK LIMITED

Part of Shift4 Payments, Inc. group

Shift4 Payments UK Limited made £398k revenue and a £3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Shift4 Payments UK Limited’s revenue was £398k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £3m and 17 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 9 yrs · since 2017
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “As at the 31 December 2024, the immediate controlling party and parent is Shift4 Malta Limited by virtue of their 100% shareholding. The registered office of the immediate parent company is 80 Strait ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£398k

Growth —

Profit

−£3m

Growth —

Profit margin

−743.3%

Gross −82.6%

Employees

Change ▲325%

Profit / employee

−£174k

Revenue/employee £23.4k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Profit only	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£398k
Cost of sales	—	£727k
Gross profit	—	−£329k
Operating profit	−£110k	−£3m
Profit before tax	−£110k	−£3m
Profit after tax	−£110k	−£3m
Profit (best available)	−£110k	−£3m
Employees (average)	4	17
Ratios
Profit margin	—	−743.3%
Gross margin	—	−82.6%
Revenue per employee	—	£23.4k
Profit per employee	−£27.4k	−£174k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	▲325%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£723k	£1.2m
Net assets	£537k	£2.5m
Fixed assets	—	£82.2k
Current assets	£795k	£4.2m
Debtors	£71.4k	£4.4k
Deferred income	£20.9k	£182k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −743.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −82.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £23.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£174k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 20.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 45.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲365%; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: ▲69%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▲325%; Now 17
Deferred income: ▲768%; Now £182k
Fixed assets: —; Now £82.2k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Shift4 Payments UK Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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