INSPIRED THINKING GROUP (ITG) LIMITED
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Cash
£19m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£56m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,248
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £139,975,000 | £149,917,000 | £165,154,000 | £248,671,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,197,000 | £2,457,000 | £10,049,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,615,000 | £2,457,000 | £10,254,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £4,954,000 | £159,000 | £11,082,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | £8,798,000 | £4,021,000 | £18,990,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £32,929,000 | £39,735,000 | £55,682,000 | — | |
| Net assets | — | £32,929,000 | £38,696,000 | £55,682,000 | — | |
| Equity | — | £32,929,000 | £38,696,000 | £55,682,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 1,070 | 1,172 | 1,248 | — | |
| Wages | — | £48,397,000 | £51,842,000 | £76,910,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £540,000 | £940,000 | £1,652,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £10,000 | £21,000 | £34,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £304,000 | £321,000 | £665,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.1% | 1.5% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.3% | 0.1% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.7% | 6.2% | 18.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 52.0% | 52.2% | 56.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.66x | 1.73x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 83.74x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- INSPIRED THINKING GROUP (ITG) LIMITED 2011-08-25 → present
- GREYSTONE ADVERTISING DESIGN LIMITED 1994-09-13 → 2011-08-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the Group (of which the Company is part) has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Despite the net liability position presented in the consolidated Balance Sheet, the Group's forecasts, and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the Group (of which the Company is part) should be able to operate within the level of its current borrowing facilities for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the annual report and consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and consolidated financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'SHEA, Cormac Bernard | Director | 2025-01-22 | Sep 1972 | Irish |
| SHAH, Raju | Director | 2025-10-31 | Dec 1982 | British |
| SWINAND, Andrew | Director | 2024-05-07 | Apr 1968 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-13 |
| HARLAND, Mark Alister | Secretary | 1998-01-01 | 2000-12-21 |
| WARD, Michelle Jane | Secretary | 2000-12-21 | 2009-02-06 |
| WARD, Simon Christopher | Secretary | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-13 |
| HARLAND, Mark Alister | Director | 1995-04-04 | 2000-12-21 |
| LOCKLEY, Mark Alexander | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2011-10-25 |
| LOVETT, Mark Alexander | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2023-10-06 |
| SINGER, Darren David | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2025-02-28 |
| SLEIGH, Jack Philip | Director | 2023-09-06 | 2025-10-31 |
| SLEIGH, Jack Philip | Director | 2023-04-14 | 2023-09-06 |
| WARD, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 1994-09-13 | 2014-03-31 |
| WARD, Michelle Jane | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2009-02-06 |
| WARD, Simon Christopher | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2024-05-17 |
| WARD, Simon Christopher | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picasso Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-03-22 | Active |
| Fort Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-10-11 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
| Inspired Thinking Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-05-10 | Active |
| Itg Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-14 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-02-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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