IMES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-18 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£136K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
51
Average over period
Profit before tax
£720K
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,760,011 | £7,663,482 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £366,690 | £759,385 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £551,201 | £314,755 | £720,412 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £535,324 | £310,660 | £696,241 | |
| Cash | £147,877 | £150,086 | — | £685,307 | £121,458 | £136,315 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £840,886 | -£130,687 | — | — | £1,422,627 | £2,143,042 | |
| Net assets | £840,886 | -£135,386 | — | — | £1,402,014 | £2,098,258 | |
| Equity | £840,886 | -£135,386 | £556,030 | £1,091,354 | £1,402,014 | £2,098,258 | |
| Average employees | 54 | 57 | — | 50 | 51 | 51 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 6.5% | 9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 25.8% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 7.06x | 19.48x |
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
- IMES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2016-08-23 → present
- NEWCO SMG LIMITED 2016-07-15 → 2016-08-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the prior period, the company shortened its accounting reference date to 31 December from 31 March to align with that of its ultimate parent undertaking. As a result the prior period covers the 9 months to 31 December 2023 whereas the current periods covers the 12 months to 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| BUCHAN, Tyler John | Director | 2021-11-02 | Sep 1985 | British |
| MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen | Director | 2021-08-04 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHAN, Tyler John | Secretary | 2021-11-02 | 2024-02-01 |
| KERR, Gordon William | Secretary | 2021-08-19 | 2021-10-24 |
| BLACKWOOD PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2020-01-13 | 2021-08-19 |
| BURNESS PAULL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2016-07-15 | 2019-11-01 |
| BARNES, Martin David | Director | 2017-01-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| COOPER, David Robert | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2021-07-30 |
| HODKINSON, David John | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2023-12-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Craig, Managing Director | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-04-12 |
| KERR, Gordon William | Director | 2020-01-13 | 2021-10-24 |
| MCLELLAN, Ross Andrew Gordon | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2019-12-04 |
| PRIDDEN, David Lawrence | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2017-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pryme Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-05 | Active |
| Seanamic Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-15 | Ceased 2021-08-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination 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.