Mercury UK Holdco Limited
Activities of financial services holding companies · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2015Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · EUR · Company accounts
Net assets
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Cash
EUR 4,352,000
Turnover
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Profit / loss
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Current assets
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Creditors < 1 year
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Equity
−EUR 219,875,000
Average employees
3
Balance-sheet trend
EUR · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Equity | −EUR 219,875,000 | −EUR 137,170,000 |
| Share capital | EUR 770,000,000 | EUR 770,000,000 |
| Retained earnings | −EUR 989,875,000 | −EUR 907,170,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Cash at bank | EUR 4,352,000 | EUR 8,941,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors | EUR 391,636,000 | EUR 815,623,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Interest payable | EUR 32,960,000 | EUR 52,030,000 |
| Cash flow | ||
| Cash from operations | −EUR 1,246,000 | −EUR 33,450,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 3 | 4 |
| Staff costs | EUR 967,000 | EUR 1,399,000 |
| Wages & salaries | EUR 815,000 | EUR 951,000 |
| Social security costs | EUR 87,000 | EUR 152,000 |
| Pension costs | EUR 53,000 | EUR 51,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Audit
- Small company audit exemption (s477)
- Ultimate controlling party
- Advent International GPE Fund VII LP based in United States of America, Bain Capital Europe IV LP and Bain Capital Fund XI LP based in Cayman Islands, and Clessidra Capital Partners 3 based in Italy
- Accounts
- Small company · IFRS
- Approved
- 2026-09-11, signed by Sarah Wise
Related parties (3)
- Mercury A Capital Limited, Mercury B Capital Limited and Mercury ABC Capital Limited · Shareholders of the Company · Loans · 22,500 (000s)
- Mercury A Capital Limited, Mercury B Capital Limited and Mercury ABC Capital Limited · Shareholders of the Company · Loans · 53,400 (000s)
- Nexi · Dividend received · €15.7 million (000s)
Borrowings (2)
- QEB notes · 220,476 (000s) · Euribor 2.063% plus a margin of 2.5% · repayable on 23 January 2028
- Related party loans · 122,578 (000s) · The interest rate follows the interest rate of margin loan · Short term 12 months; if not settled, these loans are renewed annually
Events after the year end (3)
- On 15 January 2026, the Company successfully sold 36,905,769 ordinary shares of Nexi, corresponding to 3.15% of the outstanding ordinary share capital of Nexi at a price of €3.74 per share; gross proceeds and a loss on sale of shares amounted to €138.1 million and €17.8 million respectively.
- On 15 January 2025, following the receipt of the sale of shares proceeds, the Company fully paid its Margin Loan liability of €47.9 million including the accrued interest.
- On 3 August 2026, the Company sold 57,485 Nexi shares to fund the Nexi Group tax liability resulting from the Fifth Plan and transferred the remaining 67,482 Nexi shares to the employees of the Nexi Group, being the share award, under the terms of the Fifth Plan.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 5 satisfied / released
Fixed · created 2023-11-02 · satisfied 2026-01-15
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2021-12-22 · satisfied 2023-11-03
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2021-07-01 · satisfied 2023-11-03
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2019-04-12 · satisfied 2023-11-03
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2018-07-02 · satisfied 2019-04-18
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Satisfied