
Company Number
01306335
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
imagination technologies group limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other information technology and computer service activities
Registered Address
imagination house, home park estate, kings langley, hertfordshire, WD4 8LZ
Website
https://www.imgtec.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED at £201.7m based on a Turnover of £124.6m and 1.62x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED at £106.5m based on an EBITDA of £9.7m and a 11.02x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED at £52.2m based on Net Assets of £23.2m and 2.25x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Imagination Technologies Limited is a live company located in kings langley, WD4 8LZ with a Companies House number of 01306335. It operates in the other information technology service activities sector, SIC Code 62090. Founded in April 1977, it's largest shareholder is imagination technologies group limited with a 100% stake. Imagination Technologies Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £124.6m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Imagination Technologies Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
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4 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £124.6m, make it larger than the average company (£7.4m)
£124.6m - Imagination Technologies Limited
£7.4m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 9%, show it is growing at a similar rate (8%)
9% - Imagination Technologies Limited
8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 51.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (51.7%)
51.7% - Imagination Technologies Limited
51.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 1.6% make it less profitable than the average company (3.5%)
1.6% - Imagination Technologies Limited
3.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 645 employees, this is above the industry average (43)
645 - Imagination Technologies Limited
43 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £102k, the company has a higher pay structure (£74.4k)
£102k - Imagination Technologies Limited
£74.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £193.2k, this is equally as efficient (£178.1k)
£193.2k - Imagination Technologies Limited
£178.1k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 69 days, this is later than average (52 days)
69 days - Imagination Technologies Limited
52 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 6 days, this is quicker than average (33 days)
6 days - Imagination Technologies Limited
33 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Imagination Technologies Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 16 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
16 weeks - Imagination Technologies Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 87.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (64.7%)
87.1% - Imagination Technologies Limited
64.7% - Industry AVG
Imagination Technologies Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £124.6 million and the company has net assets of £23.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Imagination Technologies Limited has 645 employees and maintains cash reserves of £42.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Turnover | 124,626,000 | 120,307,000 | 111,316,000 | 95,916,000 | 68,220,000 | 86,443,000 | 79,086,000 | 130,645,000 | 121,376,000 | 153,528,000 | 147,459,000 | 140,523,000 | 126,557,000 | 97,658,000 | 80,882,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 21,974,000 | 20,309,000 | 21,014,000 | 20,792,000 | 25,004,000 | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | 125,485,000 | 120,214,000 | 105,543,000 | 76,866,000 | 55,878,000 | ||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 122,430,000 | 97,285,000 | 70,380,000 | 58,027,000 | 45,299,000 | ||||||||||
Operating Profit | -15,080,000 | 2,278,000 | -43,818,000 | -5,807,000 | -69,750,000 | -8,075,000 | 3,055,000 | 22,929,000 | 35,163,000 | 18,839,000 | 10,579,000 | ||||
Interest Payable | 996,000 | 347,000 | 353,000 | 413,000 | 561,000 | 264,000 | 1,703,000 | 398,000 | 1,285,000 | 7,000 | 102,000 | 130,000 | 59,000 | 12,000 | |
Interest Receivable | 515,000 | 27,000 | 406,000 | 411,000 | 45,000 | 14,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 13,048,000 | 17,990,000 | 20,180,000 | 833,000 | -15,235,000 | 1,082,000 | -43,777,000 | -8,516,000 | -70,148,000 | -9,315,000 | 3,048,000 | 22,841,000 | 35,034,000 | 18,781,000 | 10,581,000 |
Tax | -10,460,000 | -5,790,000 | 2,248,000 | -3,830,000 | -2,562,000 | -2,308,000 | -1,413,000 | -16,141,000 | 7,711,000 | -2,723,000 | -6,682,000 | -5,182,000 | -4,467,000 | 2,628,000 | 4,697,000 |
Profit After Tax | 2,588,000 | 12,200,000 | 22,428,000 | -2,997,000 | -17,797,000 | -1,226,000 | -45,190,000 | -24,657,000 | -62,437,000 | -12,038,000 | -3,634,000 | 17,659,000 | 30,567,000 | 21,409,000 | 15,278,000 |
Dividends Paid | 3,180,000 | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 2,588,000 | 12,200,000 | 22,428,000 | -5,569,000 | -27,387,000 | -1,226,000 | -45,190,000 | -24,657,000 | -62,437,000 | -12,038,000 | -6,814,000 | 17,659,000 | 30,567,000 | 21,409,000 | 15,278,000 |
Employee Costs | 65,770,000 | 58,502,000 | 59,229,000 | 56,420,000 | 47,290,000 | 43,169,000 | 48,144,000 | 63,182,000 | 60,009,000 | 61,286,000 | 56,686,000 | 49,840,000 | 41,091,000 | 32,904,000 | 26,275,000 |
Number Of Employees | 645 | 613 | 524 | 538 | 538 | 526 | 661 | 804 | 1,110 | 1,032 | 898 | 845 | 691 | 576 | 517 |
EBITDA* | 18,779,000 | 11,046,000 | -37,827,000 | -1,806,000 | -58,443,000 | -2,586,000 | 8,374,000 | 26,659,000 | 38,075,000 | 21,041,000 | 12,471,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 13,413,000 | 14,717,000 | 28,349,000 | 31,071,000 | 36,459,000 | 19,904,000 | 22,379,000 | 61,571,000 | 90,212,000 | 89,394,000 | 60,411,000 | 43,078,000 | 24,707,000 | 15,893,000 | 4,879,000 |
Intangible Assets | 65,764,000 | 51,297,000 | 20,880,000 | 11,651,000 | 9,889,000 | 9,102,000 | 10,314,000 | 12,135,000 | 15,493,000 | 20,334,000 | 24,378,000 | 3,132,000 | 1,219,000 | 1,106,000 | 1,086,000 |
Investments & Other | 14,477,000 | 11,271,000 | 5,803,000 | 1,092,000 | 2,884,000 | 7,578,000 | 6,171,000 | 5,221,000 | 10,279,000 | 20,124,000 | 23,447,000 | 25,596,000 | 23,620,000 | 19,579,000 | 15,689,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 2,853,000 | 2,113,000 | 2,200,000 | 3,053,000 | 2,101,000 | 795,000 | |||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 96,507,000 | 79,398,000 | 57,232,000 | 43,814,000 | 49,232,000 | 36,584,000 | 38,864,000 | 78,927,000 | 105,705,000 | 109,728,000 | 108,236,000 | 71,806,000 | 49,546,000 | 36,578,000 | 22,449,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 293,000 | 76,000 | 68,000 | 7,482,000 | 8,311,000 | 7,675,000 | 5,416,000 | 6,202,000 | 4,970,000 | ||||||
Trade Debtors | 23,798,000 | 24,662,000 | 20,279,000 | 13,771,000 | 16,793,000 | 4,727,000 | 5,486,000 | 10,257,000 | 8,055,000 | 18,435,000 | 16,200,000 | 30,733,000 | 24,636,000 | 12,974,000 | 6,912,000 |
Group Debtors | 192,000 | 345,000 | 544,000 | 361,000 | 142,000 | 72,000 | 1,096,000 | 83,000 | 359,000 | 23,851,000 | 9,597,000 | 2,116,000 | 472,000 | ||
Misc Debtors | 16,585,000 | 24,033,000 | 11,792,000 | 28,376,000 | 18,195,000 | 38,543,000 | 38,934,000 | 38,048,000 | 35,634,000 | 51,723,000 | 25,960,000 | 19,236,000 | 15,560,000 | 14,545,000 | 13,390,000 |
Cash | 42,667,000 | 14,386,000 | 55,849,000 | 42,203,000 | 48,195,000 | 23,627,000 | 1,125,000 | 13,573,000 | 5,255,000 | 14,168,000 | 13,321,000 | 64,885,000 | 48,575,000 | 28,918,000 | |
misc current assets | 2,834,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 83,242,000 | 63,426,000 | 88,757,000 | 84,711,000 | 83,325,000 | 66,969,000 | 45,545,000 | 63,050,000 | 51,846,000 | 77,723,000 | 64,998,000 | 94,816,000 | 120,094,000 | 84,412,000 | 54,662,000 |
total assets | 179,749,000 | 142,824,000 | 145,989,000 | 128,525,000 | 132,557,000 | 103,553,000 | 84,409,000 | 141,977,000 | 157,551,000 | 187,451,000 | 173,234,000 | 166,622,000 | 169,640,000 | 120,990,000 | 77,111,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | 496,000 | 60,000 | 58,000 | ||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 1,121,000 | 4,818,000 | 910,000 | 4,891,000 | 2,459,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,689,000 | 5,407,000 | 92,950,000 | 80,377,000 | 6,376,000 | 5,414,000 | 5,320,000 | 3,951,000 | 2,959,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 73,218,000 | 81,491,000 | 93,052,000 | 98,344,000 | 102,618,000 | 64,574,000 | 35,758,000 | 37,376,000 | 40,005,000 | 47,271,000 | 74,465,000 | 73,607,000 | 64,314,000 | ||
other short term finances | 164,000 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 2,578,000 | 1,882,000 | 1,815,000 | 2,295,000 | |||||||||||
other current liabilities | 54,786,000 | 24,695,000 | 39,481,000 | 33,441,000 | 31,439,000 | 26,825,000 | 31,682,000 | 33,639,000 | 20,250,000 | 16,957,000 | 16,153,000 | 10,001,000 | 8,559,000 | ||
total current liabilities | 131,703,000 | 112,886,000 | 135,258,000 | 138,971,000 | 136,516,000 | 93,663,000 | 70,129,000 | 76,422,000 | 92,950,000 | 80,377,000 | 66,631,000 | 69,642,000 | 96,434,000 | 87,619,000 | 75,890,000 |
loans | 23,750,000 | 5,031,000 | 5,527,000 | 373,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 13,787,000 | 13,497,000 | 12,925,000 | ||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 10,067,000 | 2,111,000 | 693,000 | 14,530,000 | 16,826,000 | 981,000 | 2,315,000 | 3,498,000 | 5,004,000 | 1,056,000 | 2,465,000 | ||||
provisions | 1,003,000 | 461,000 | 399,000 | 1,326,000 | 660,000 | 756,000 | 4,042,000 | 168,000 | 19,826,000 | 1,320,000 | |||||
total long term liabilities | 24,857,000 | 16,069,000 | 14,017,000 | 15,856,000 | 17,486,000 | 1,737,000 | 6,357,000 | 27,416,000 | 14,917,000 | 1,716,000 | 2,465,000 | 5,031,000 | 5,527,000 | 373,000 | |
total liabilities | 156,560,000 | 128,955,000 | 149,275,000 | 154,827,000 | 154,002,000 | 95,400,000 | 76,486,000 | 103,838,000 | 107,867,000 | 82,093,000 | 69,096,000 | 69,642,000 | 101,465,000 | 93,146,000 | 76,263,000 |
net assets | 23,189,000 | 13,869,000 | -3,286,000 | -26,302,000 | -21,445,000 | 8,153,000 | 7,923,000 | 38,139,000 | 49,684,000 | 105,358,000 | 104,138,000 | 96,980,000 | 68,175,000 | 27,844,000 | 848,000 |
total shareholders funds | 23,189,000 | 13,869,000 | -3,286,000 | -26,302,000 | -21,445,000 | 8,153,000 | 7,923,000 | 38,139,000 | 49,684,000 | 105,358,000 | 104,138,000 | 96,980,000 | 68,175,000 | 27,844,000 | 848,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -15,080,000 | 2,278,000 | -43,818,000 | -5,807,000 | -69,750,000 | -8,075,000 | 3,055,000 | 22,929,000 | 35,163,000 | 18,839,000 | 10,579,000 | ||||
Depreciation | 2,771,000 | 2,278,000 | 6,166,000 | 8,839,000 | 9,819,000 | 5,991,000 | 3,338,000 | 5,502,000 | 3,616,000 | 2,929,000 | 2,489,000 | 1,836,000 | 1,526,000 | ||
Amortisation | 4,941,000 | 3,281,000 | 1,601,000 | 1,842,000 | 24,040,000 | 2,777,000 | 2,653,000 | 4,001,000 | 5,805,000 | 5,489,000 | 1,703,000 | 801,000 | 423,000 | 366,000 | 366,000 |
Tax | -10,460,000 | -5,790,000 | 2,248,000 | -3,830,000 | -2,562,000 | -2,308,000 | -1,413,000 | -16,141,000 | 7,711,000 | -2,723,000 | -6,682,000 | -5,182,000 | -4,467,000 | 2,628,000 | 4,697,000 |
Stock | -293,000 | 293,000 | -68,000 | 8,000 | -7,414,000 | -829,000 | 636,000 | 2,259,000 | -786,000 | 1,232,000 | 4,970,000 | ||||
Debtors | -7,725,000 | 16,338,000 | -7,693,000 | 7,378,000 | -8,212,000 | -1,078,000 | -2,322,000 | 2,659,000 | -25,600,000 | 29,823,000 | -31,301,000 | 24,027,000 | 20,158,000 | 8,066,000 | 21,569,000 |
Creditors | -3,697,000 | 3,908,000 | -3,981,000 | 2,432,000 | 359,000 | -589,000 | -90,261,000 | -87,543,000 | 12,573,000 | 74,001,000 | 962,000 | 94,000 | 1,369,000 | 992,000 | 2,959,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 30,091,000 | -14,786,000 | 6,040,000 | 2,002,000 | 4,614,000 | -4,857,000 | 31,682,000 | 33,639,000 | -20,250,000 | 3,293,000 | 804,000 | 6,152,000 | 1,442,000 | 8,559,000 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 542,000 | 62,000 | -927,000 | 666,000 | -96,000 | -3,286,000 | -15,784,000 | -19,658,000 | 18,506,000 | 1,320,000 | |||||
Cash flow from operations | 29,306,000 | 1,084,000 | -111,213,000 | -94,176,000 | 13,361,000 | 36,612,000 | -3,911,000 | 21,757,000 | 16,805,000 | 2,147,000 | |||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 3,206,000 | 5,468,000 | 4,711,000 | -1,792,000 | -4,694,000 | 1,407,000 | -4,108,000 | -5,058,000 | -9,845,000 | -3,323,000 | -2,149,000 | 1,976,000 | 4,041,000 | 3,890,000 | 15,689,000 |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -496,000 | 436,000 | 2,000 | 58,000 | |||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -8,273,000 | -11,561,000 | -5,292,000 | -4,274,000 | 38,044,000 | 28,816,000 | 35,758,000 | 37,376,000 | -40,005,000 | -7,266,000 | -27,194,000 | 858,000 | 9,293,000 | 64,314,000 | |
Other Short Term Loans | -164,000 | 164,000 | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | 23,750,000 | -5,031,000 | -496,000 | 5,154,000 | 373,000 | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 986,000 | 639,000 | 12,445,000 | 2,295,000 | |||||||||||
other long term liabilities | 7,956,000 | 1,418,000 | -13,837,000 | -2,296,000 | 15,845,000 | -1,334,000 | -2,689,000 | -1,506,000 | 3,948,000 | -1,409,000 | 2,465,000 | ||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -481,000 | -320,000 | -353,000 | -413,000 | -155,000 | 411,000 | -264,000 | -1,703,000 | -398,000 | -1,240,000 | -7,000 | -88,000 | -129,000 | -58,000 | 2,000 |
cash flow from financing | 6,920,000 | -4,869,000 | -6,449,000 | -3,976,000 | 51,359,000 | 29,513,000 | 36,234,000 | 71,029,000 | 10,313,000 | -29,396,000 | 9,164,000 | -21,663,000 | 10,433,000 | 19,978,000 | 50,317,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 28,281,000 | -41,463,000 | 13,646,000 | -5,992,000 | 24,568,000 | 22,502,000 | -4,130,000 | 8,318,000 | 5,255,000 | -14,168,000 | 847,000 | -51,564,000 | 16,310,000 | 19,657,000 | 28,918,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 28,281,000 | -41,463,000 | 13,646,000 | -5,992,000 | 24,568,000 | 22,502,000 | -4,130,000 | 8,318,000 | 5,255,000 | -14,168,000 | 847,000 | -51,564,000 | 16,310,000 | 19,657,000 | 28,918,000 |
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IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED group structure
Imagination Technologies Limited has no subsidiary companies.
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Imagination Technologies Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ray Bingham (Apr 2020) and Mr Simon Beresford-Wylie (Nov 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Ray Bingham | 79 years | Apr 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Simon Beresford-Wylie | United Kingdom | 66 years | Nov 2020 | - | Director |
Mr John Richardson | 55 years | Nov 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Michael Trzupek | 54 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
124.6m
+4%
operating profit
2m
0%
gross margin
51.8%
-1.67%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
23.2m
+0.67%
total assets
179.7m
+0.26%
cash
42.7m
+1.97%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
01306335
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
62090 - Other information technology and computer service activities
incorporation date
April 1977
age
48
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
videologic limited (August 1999)
video logic limited (November 1989)
accountant
-
auditor
BDO LLP
address
imagination house, home park estate, kings langley, hertfordshire, WD4 8LZ
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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