IMAGO PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+28.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
-4.3% vs 2023
Employees
38
-13.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£99K
-217.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to Note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company had net liabilities and net current liabilities at the Balance Sheet date of $3,255,022 and $4,697,142 respectively and made a loss of $134,193 in the current year. These conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in Note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- IMAGO PUBLISHING LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- STORKCOURT LIMITED 1980-08-27 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,097,271 | £13,035,460 | |
| Operating profit | £536,079 | £483,984 | |
| Profit before tax | £84,965 | -£99,476 | |
| Net profit | £80,740 | -£99,476 | |
| Cash | £1,199,418 | £1,537,893 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,752,629 | -£2,010,989 | |
| Net assets | -£2,313,439 | -£2,412,915 | |
| Equity | -£2,313,439 | -£2,412,915 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 38 | |
| Wages | £1,670,529 | £1,662,902 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -30.6% | -24.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.68x | 0.60x | |
| Interest cover | 1.04x | 0.74x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company had net liabilities and net current liabilities at the Balance Sheet date of $3,255,022 and $4,697,142 respectively and made a loss of $134,193 in the current year. These conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in Note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Significant events
- “The hive out of Imago France into its own legal entity on 1 January 2024 was essential to represent the changing status of the branch as it became more independent as well as adapting to the new political landscape following Brexit.”
- “At the beginning of 2024 the Spanish branch was fully incorporated as its own entity and as such its sales will be reported within its own financial statements.”
- “During the year the company had unexpected revenue from filming income at its property of $80,640 (2023-$3,633).”
- “Investment in IT infrastructure remains a priority. The Group is currently developing a new production system scheduled for implementation in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURBOIS, David | Director | 2016-07-01 | Dec 1982 | French |
| HINE, John | Director | 2021-05-11 | Jun 1974 | British |
| KNIGHT, Deborah Jane | Director | 2000-11-01 | Jun 1964 | British |
| LUGG, Amanda Louise | Director | 2015-01-15 | Nov 1970 | British |
| ROSENHEIM, Simon Alexei | Director | 2012-09-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| SCHEIBLE, Dietlinde Martina | Director | 2006-01-01 | Oct 1963 | German |
| WHITING, David Michael | Director | 2016-08-01 | May 1975 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLPASS, James Rodney | Secretary | 2003-03-27 | 2016-04-08 |
| HAYES, Richard George | Secretary | — | 2003-03-27 |
| ALLPASS, James Rodney | Director | 1996-01-02 | 2016-04-08 |
| FINCH, David Matthew | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2016-08-26 |
| HAYES, Richard George | Director | — | 2000-11-01 |
| JAQUET, Cherry | Director | — | 2014-07-31 |
| MCCALL, Martin James | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2016-06-07 |
| O'CONNOR, Sarah | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2014-09-17 |
| PORDES, Erik Martin | Director | — | 2000-11-01 |
| RISK, Colin Neilson | Director | — | 2013-09-03 |
| SCARAMUZZA, Paolo | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2013-02-28 |
| YOUNG, Angela Susan | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2016-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-23.8%
£17,097,271 £13,035,460
-
Cash
+28.2%
£1,199,418 £1,537,893
-
Net assets
-4.3%
-£2,313,439 -£2,412,915
-
Employees
-13.6%
44 38
-
Operating profit
-9.7%
£536,079 £483,984
-
Profit before tax
-217.1%
£84,965 -£99,476
-
Wages
-0.5%
£1,670,529 £1,662,902
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