IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£23k
USD 30,715
-55% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.3k
USD -1,804
-102.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
610
-9.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£45k
USD -60,841
-63.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
these events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Group and the Company's ability to continue as a going concerns and, therefore, the Group and the Company may be unable to realise their assets and discharge their liabilities in the normal course of business.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £120,685,598 | £85,959 | £48,332 | -43.8% | |
| Operating profit | £12,735,331 | -£29,344 | -£40,908 | -39.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,219,956 | -£27,546 | -£45,151 | -63.9% | |
| Net profit | £884,845 | -£36,599 | -£49,096 | -34.1% | |
| Cash | £44,944,305 | £50,638 | £22,794 | -55% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £157,962 | £95,188 | -39.7% | |
| Net assets | £97,030,122 | £61,185 | -£1,339 | -102.2% | |
| Equity | £97,030,122 | £61,185 | -£1,339 | -102.2% | |
| Average employees | 911 | 672 | 610 | -9.2% | |
| Wages | £67,328,993 | £54,998 | £50,459 | -8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,647,317 | £2,467 | £2,152 | -12.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £549,106 | £1,035 | £668 | -35.5% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.6% | -34.1% | -84.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | -42.6% | -101.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -18.6% | -43.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.0% | 67.8% | 101.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 2.80x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 11.92x | -3.45x | -2.89x |
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
- IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED 2017-11-03 → present
- IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC 1999-08-31 → 2017-11-03
- VIDEOLOGIC GROUP PLC 1994-04-20 → 1999-08-31
- ALNERY NO.1357 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1994-04-18 → 1994-04-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“these events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Group and the Company's ability to continue as a going concerns and, therefore, the Group and the Company may be unable to realise their assets and discharge their liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Imagination Technologies Limited 100%
- Imagination Technologies India Private Limited 100%
- Imagination Technologies KK 100%
- Imagination Technologies (China) Co., Ltd 100%
- Imagination Technologies B.V. 100%
- IMG Technologies LLC 100%
- Imagination Technologies Romania S.R.L. 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2026, the Group completed the sale of its data centre, comprising the freehold land and building, and entered into a lease and leaseback agreement.”
- “The Group entered into shareholder term loan agreements with its parent undertaking, CBFI, receiving interest-free term loans of $15.0 million and $22.2 million, repayable in July 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, John David | Secretary | 2022-01-19 | — | — |
| BINGHAM, Ray | Director | 2017-11-02 | Oct 1945 | American |
| BONFIELD, Peter Leahy, Sir | Director | 2020-09-14 | Jun 1944 | British |
| CHESNEY, Ellen Carol Tredway | Director | 2021-12-14 | Dec 1962 | British |
| KAO, John | Director | 2017-11-02 | Mar 1969 | Taiwanese |
| KUO, Peter | Director | 2017-11-02 | Oct 1971 | American |
| LAMOUCHE, Didier | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1959 | French |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLEWELLYN, Anthony | Secretary | 2006-04-19 | 2016-06-23 |
| MILLWARD, Guy Leighton | Secretary | 2017-06-29 | 2017-11-02 |
| MILLWARD, Guy | Secretary | 2016-06-23 | 2016-10-03 |
| ORPWOOD, Ruth Margaret | Secretary | 2016-10-03 | 2017-01-12 |
| POWELL, Bruce Lewis Hamilton | Secretary | 1994-05-11 | 1995-10-18 |
| REID, Emma Ann | Secretary | 2017-01-13 | 2017-06-29 |
| SELBY, Trevor | Secretary | 1996-05-21 | 2006-04-19 |
| WALSH, Martin Charles | Secretary | 1995-10-18 | 1996-05-21 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-18 | 1994-05-11 |
| ANDERSON, David John Lane Freer | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2017-11-02 |
| BERESFORD-WYLIE, Simon Piers | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2025-06-02 |
| BLACK, Ronald Douglas | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-04-10 |
| DELFASSY, Gilles | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2017-03-24 |
| HEATH, Andrew | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2017-11-02 |
| HILL, Peter John | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-11-02 |
| HUNT, Simon Anthony | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2000-09-25 |
| HURST BROWN, David | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2014-09-19 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Gareth | Director | 2018-01-03 | 2018-07-18 |
| LI, Liyou Leo | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2018-12-31 |
| MACLAREN, Anthony Ewen | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1997-12-12 |
| MACLAREN, Derek | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1996-03-27 |
| MILLWARD, Guy Leighton | Director | 2017-11-04 | 2018-01-03 |
| MILLWARD, Guy Leighton | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2017-11-02 |
| NORDBERG, Bert Ake Stefan | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2017-01-31 |
| PEARSON, Ian Robin | Director | 1998-04-22 | 2016-05-31 |
| POWELL, Bruce Lewis Hamilton | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1995-10-18 |
| ROCK, Kate Harriet Alexandra, Baroness | Director | 2014-08-13 | 2017-11-02 |
| SELBY, Trevor | Director | 1996-05-21 | 2011-07-01 |
| SHINGLES, Godfrey Stephen | Director | 1994-05-11 | 2015-03-20 |
| SIMPSON, Keppel Moore | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1994-12-22 |
| SMITH, Richard Alexander Buchan | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-12-21 |
| TOON, Nigel Jurgen | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2017-11-02 |
| YASSAIE, Hossein, Sir | Director | 1995-04-27 | 2016-02-08 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-18 | 1994-05-11 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-18 | 1994-05-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cbfi Investment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 635 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.