THE IMAGINATION GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£19M
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+8.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
348
-11.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3M
+581.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £190,184,000 | £164,534,000 | £144,563,000 | -12.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,358,000 | -£604,000 | £1,790,000 | +396.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £827,000 | £490,000 | £3,338,000 | +581.2% | |
| Net profit | -£4,510,000 | £551,000 | £1,990,000 | +261.2% | |
| Cash | £19,047,000 | £20,322,000 | £18,864,000 | -7.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,735,000 | £18,989,000 | £24,272,000 | +27.8% | |
| Net assets | £19,735,000 | £18,989,000 | £20,577,000 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £19,735,000 | £18,989,000 | £20,577,000 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 425 | 392 | 348 | -11.2% | |
| Wages | £37,395,000 | £33,091,000 | £30,570,000 | -7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,290,000 | £3,629,000 | £2,152,000 | -40.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | -0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | -2.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.9% | -3.2% | 7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.0% | 64.7% | 67.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.42x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | -4.35x | -0.93x | 3.17x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE IMAGINATION GROUP LIMITED 2002-06-26 → present
- THE IMAGINATION GROUP LTD. 1995-03-06 → 2002-06-26
- IMAGINATION LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1995-03-06
- TOPDATA LIMITED 1978-08-24 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, reflecting the directors' view that the Group will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The directors do not consider there to be any material uncertainties over the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE IMAGINATION GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Imagination Europe Limited 100%
- Imagination Asia Limited 100%
- Imagination The Americas Inc. 100%
- Imagination (Australia) Pty Ltd 100%
- Imagination Middle East and North Africa Regional Headquarters Company LLC 100%
- Imagination EMEA Limited 100%
- Imagination Global Limited 100%
- Imagination Limited 100%
- Imagination Academy Limited 100%
- Virgile and Partners Limited 100%
- Imagination Campus Limited 100%
- Imagination Gallery Limited 100%
- Imagination Makers Limited 100%
- Imagination Ventures Limited 100%
Significant events
- “restructuring actions implemented at the end of the prior financial year delivered tangible benefits during 2025, including cost savings and a simplification of operating structures.”
- “The writeback of a provision against a prior year debt that was paid after the year end reduced administration expenses by £2,295,000 (after adjusting for foreign exchange).”
- “On 9th October 2025, after the balance sheet date but before these financial statements were authorised for issue, the company reclassified 3,792 B Ordinary Shares of £1 each into 3,792 C Ordinary Shares of £1 each.”
- “In October 2025, a court ruling confirmed the recoverability of a trade receivable that was fully provided for at the reporting date, with the related cash received in December 2025. ... This adjustment results in a decrease in administrative expenses and a corresponding increase in debtors.”
- “Post year end, The Imagination Group Limited received a dividend of $2,000,000 AUD from Imagination (Australia) Pty Limited and £8,000,000 from Imagination Europe Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, Henry Peter | Secretary | 2024-08-29 | — | — |
| CHAPPELL, Mark Stephen | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| GRAY, Thomas Robert | Director | 2021-11-02 | Jun 1976 | British |
| KENNEDY, Henry Peter | Director | 2019-08-20 | Feb 1982 | British |
| REID, Patrick Scott Parkinson | Director | 2011-07-26 | Mar 1976 | British |
| WITHERS, Gary John | Director | — | Nov 1948 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Robert Frederick | Secretary | 2000-02-14 | 2024-08-29 |
| POWELL, Joyce | Secretary | — | 2000-02-14 |
| ADAMS, Richard Michael | Director | — | 2021-06-21 |
| BAKER, Julian Rupert | Director | 2021-11-02 | 2024-08-31 |
| BANKS, Ernest John | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2009-08-31 |
| BARRETT, Mark Terence | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2015-05-13 |
| BRANIFF, Eduardo Antonio | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2014-03-31 |
| BRANIFF, Eduardo Antonio | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2011-03-16 |
| BROADLEY, Douglas John | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2017-04-27 |
| BRUXNER-RANDALL, Simon Richard | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2024-08-31 |
| GIRLING, David Charles | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2017-01-26 |
| GRAY, Philomena Theresa | Director | 2021-11-02 | 2024-08-31 |
| HEATH, Leonard Edwin William | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| HERRON, Ronald James | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| HIDER, Kenneth Mark | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2005-12-20 |
| HOWARD, Michael Colin | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| KING, Robert Frederick | Director | 2001-06-21 | 2021-06-21 |
| MACKAY, Paul Christopher | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2021-06-21 |
| MURPHY, Matthew | Director | 2019-11-20 | 2021-08-31 |
| POWELL, Joyce | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Brian George | Director | — | 1995-07-25 |
| WATERS, Mark Steven | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| ZUCKER, Richard | Director | — | 1995-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Scott Parkinson Reid | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-10-09 | Active |
| South Crescent Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-11 | Active |
| Mr Gary John Withers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 273 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-10-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.