IMAGINATION EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-47.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+41.2% vs 2023
Employees
187
-0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+152.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- IMAGINATION EUROPE LIMITED 2009-05-07 → present
- IMAGINATION LIMITED 2002-06-25 → 2009-05-07
- IMAGINATION LTD. 1995-03-06 → 2002-06-25
- SHOW WORLD LIMITED 1991-12-09 → 1995-03-06
- IMAGINATION CENTRE LIMITED(THE) 1982-12-23 → 1991-12-09
- IMAGINATION EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED 1979-08-06 → 1982-12-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £88,013,000 | £79,677,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,031,000 | £2,669,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,138,000 | £2,874,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,124,000 | £2,462,000 | |
| Cash | £8,745,000 | £4,602,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,974,000 | £8,436,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,974,000 | £8,436,000 | |
| Equity | £5,974,000 | £8,436,000 | |
| Average employees | 188 | 187 | |
| Wages | £12,192,000 | £12,015,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 31.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.5% | 65.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.44x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors do not consider there to be any material uncertainties over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- IMAGINATION EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Imagination (Deutschland) GmbH 1%
- Imagination Middle East LLC 1%
- Imagination Middle East Limited 1%
- Imagination Design and Communications India Pvt Ltd 1%
- Imagination Limited 1%
- Imagination Saudi Arabia LLC 1%
- Aggy Media Ltd 0.3%
Significant events
- “Imagination Europe limited acquired 6 ordinary shares with nominal value of £1 each in Aggy Media Ltd on the 16th November 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, Henry Peter | Secretary | 2024-08-29 | — | — |
| CHAPPELL, Mark Stephen | Director | 2014-12-18 | Jun 1972 | British |
| HANNAH, Richard Stuart Alexander | Director | 2021-09-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| REID, Patrick Scott Parkinson | Director | 2011-06-28 | Mar 1976 | British |
| WHEELER, Ross Alan | Director | 2021-09-01 | May 1978 | British |
| WITHERS, Gary John | Director | — | Nov 1948 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Robert Frederick | Secretary | 2000-01-25 | 2024-08-29 |
| POWELL, Joyce | Secretary | — | 2000-01-25 |
| ADAMS, Richard Michael | Director | 2013-04-11 | 2020-02-12 |
| ADAMS, Richard Michael | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2011-01-31 |
| ARDILL, Ralph James | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2005-04-26 |
| BAKER, Julian Rupert | Director | 2009-06-24 | 2024-08-31 |
| BRAY, Marcus Patrick | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2017-05-31 |
| BROADLEY, Douglas John | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2017-04-27 |
| BRUXNER-RANDALL, Simon Richard | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2002-01-29 |
| BURES, Jiri | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2018-07-10 |
| CADDY, Adrian | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2003-10-14 |
| CHRISTODOULOU, Anton | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2018-07-10 |
| CRABB, Sally Patricia | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2011-08-31 |
| CRICHTON, Morag Fiona | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2014-06-09 |
| DOYLE, Kieron Daniel Ian | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2014-12-08 |
| DYKES, Claire | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2018-07-10 |
| FOULKES, Richard John Willmott | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| GIRLING, David Charles | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2017-01-26 |
| GLADSTONE, Jamie Alan | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2017-12-21 |
| GRAY, Thomas Robert | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2016-10-19 |
| HAMPEL, Peter | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1997-10-27 |
| HANNAH, Richard Stuart Alexander | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2018-07-10 |
| HEATH, Leonard Edwin William | Director | — | 1996-12-05 |
| HORBERRY, Andrew William | Director | 2002-07-22 | 2004-06-30 |
| JOHANSEN, Christian Thomas | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2015-12-02 |
| KING, Simon Mark | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2018-07-10 |
| LARNER, Douglas James | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1996-12-11 |
| LAVENTHOL, Jonathan Caleb | Director | 2000-02-24 | 2010-03-05 |
| MACKAY, Paul Christopher | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2018-07-10 |
| MACKAY, Paul Christopher | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2006-08-31 |
| OLIVER, Trevor Dennis | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2018-07-10 |
| PAUL, Sebastian Edward | Director | 1997-10-28 | 2002-12-16 |
| POWELL, Joyce | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2000-08-31 |
| RABY, John George | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2014-12-18 |
| REID, Andrew Iain | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2002-12-16 |
| RENWICK, Iain William | Director | 2000-01-25 | 2002-09-30 |
| ROTHWELL, Mark William | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2013-01-21 |
| SCOTT, Paul | Director | 1997-10-28 | 2011-03-31 |
| STEVENSON, Guy Mckinnon | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2016-03-17 |
| THORNE, David Anthony | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2018-07-10 |
| VIRGILE, Carlos Enrique | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2018-07-10 |
| WATERS, Mark Steven | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1999-02-28 |
| WHEELER, Ross Alan | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2018-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Imagination Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 268 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-9.5%
£88,013,000 £79,677,000
-
Cash
-47.4%
£8,745,000 £4,602,000
-
Net assets
+41.2%
£5,974,000 £8,436,000
-
Employees
-0.5%
188 187
-
Operating profit
+158.9%
£1,031,000 £2,669,000
-
Profit before tax
+152.5%
£1,138,000 £2,874,000
-
Wages
-1.5%
£12,192,000 £12,015,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers