
Company Number
09474773
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
i mist (holdings) limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Fire service activities
Registered Address
4 abbey wood road, kings hill, west malling, kent, ME19 4AB
Website
www.imist.netPomanda estimates the enterprise value of I-MIST LTD at £1.3m based on a Turnover of £1.8m and 0.71x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of I-MIST LTD at £3.7m based on an EBITDA of £745.3k and a 4.96x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of I-MIST LTD at £6.4m based on Net Assets of £2.4m and 2.7x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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I-mist Ltd is a live company located in west malling, ME19 4AB with a Companies House number of 09474773. It operates in the fire service activities sector, SIC Code 84250. Founded in March 2015, it's largest shareholder is i mist (holdings) limited with a 100% stake. I-mist Ltd is a established, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.8m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded I-Mist Ltd a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £1.8m, make it larger than the average company (£1.3m)
- I-mist Ltd
£1.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 8%, show it is growing at a slower rate (10%)
- I-mist Ltd
10% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 55%, this company has a comparable cost of product (55%)
- I-mist Ltd
55% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 20.2% make it more profitable than the average company (7.9%)
- I-mist Ltd
7.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 38 employees, this is above the industry average (14)
38 - I-mist Ltd
14 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £46.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£46.8k)
- I-mist Ltd
£46.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £46.6k, this is less efficient (£130.8k)
- I-mist Ltd
£130.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 16 days, this is earlier than average (68 days)
- I-mist Ltd
68 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 12 days, this is quicker than average (52 days)
- I-mist Ltd
52 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 124 days, this is more than average (33 days)
- I-mist Ltd
33 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 5 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (27 weeks)
5 weeks - I-mist Ltd
27 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 65%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (56.5%)
65% - I-mist Ltd
56.5% - Industry AVG
I-Mist Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £1.8 million and the company has net assets of £2.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, I-Mist Ltd has 38 employees and maintains cash reserves of £412 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | |
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Number Of Employees | 38 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 17 | |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | |
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Tangible Assets | 89,854 | 98,638 | 139,166 | 47,204 | 61,351 | 75,707 | 34,341 | 8,991 | 696 |
Intangible Assets | 5,300,952 | 4,590,495 | 3,857,619 | 2,746,016 | 1,922,749 | 1,109,138 | 422,990 | ||
Investments & Other | |||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 5,390,806 | 4,689,133 | 3,996,785 | 2,793,220 | 1,984,100 | 1,184,845 | 457,331 | 8,991 | 696 |
Stock & work in progress | 271,553 | 252,268 | 265,078 | 52,264 | 43,656 | 103,477 | 72,825 | 69,313 | 53,087 |
Trade Debtors | 81,314 | 144,809 | 265,525 | 220,492 | 413,764 | 152,596 | 151,345 | 195,899 | 21,910 |
Group Debtors | 38,443 | 303,637 | 26,069 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 668,556 | 486,382 | 568,367 | 226,837 | 154,806 | 250,457 | 5,768 | 11,543 | |
Cash | 411,987 | 535,722 | 375,610 | 51,607 | 2,191 | 1,002 | 86,970 | 23,000 | 10,949 |
misc current assets | 291 | 50 | |||||||
total current assets | 1,433,410 | 1,419,181 | 1,474,580 | 589,934 | 918,104 | 533,601 | 316,908 | 299,755 | 85,946 |
total assets | 6,824,216 | 6,108,314 | 5,471,365 | 3,383,154 | 2,902,204 | 1,718,446 | 774,239 | 308,746 | 86,642 |
Bank overdraft | 325,000 | 200,000 | 180,010 | 33,336 | 42,750 | 26,950 | 11,489 | ||
Bank loan | |||||||||
Trade Creditors | 28,307 | 110,586 | 115,440 | 76,773 | 79,604 | 435,132 | 142,696 | 179,434 | 50,068 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 3,623,251 | 2,964,453 | 2,193,232 | 1,310,983 | 613,464 | 153,780 | |||
other short term finances | 12,849 | 10,009 | 7,797 | 6,465 | 5,730 | ||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||
other current liabilities | 199,909 | 84,320 | 41,199 | 79,009 | 92,463 | 178,072 | 155,482 | 103,277 | 55,201 |
total current liabilities | 4,176,467 | 3,359,359 | 2,529,881 | 1,512,950 | 838,290 | 801,731 | 304,643 | 299,930 | 105,269 |
loans | 259,673 | 589,704 | 798,633 | 228,641 | 24,825 | 34,834 | 40,860 | ||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||
provisions | |||||||||
total long term liabilities | 259,673 | 589,704 | 798,633 | 228,641 | 24,825 | 34,834 | 40,860 | ||
total liabilities | 4,436,140 | 3,949,063 | 3,328,514 | 1,741,591 | 863,115 | 836,565 | 345,503 | 299,930 | 105,269 |
net assets | 2,388,076 | 2,159,251 | 2,142,851 | 1,641,563 | 2,039,089 | 881,881 | 428,736 | 8,816 | -18,627 |
total shareholders funds | 2,388,076 | 2,159,251 | 2,142,851 | 1,641,563 | 2,039,089 | 881,881 | 428,736 | 8,816 | -18,627 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||
Depreciation | 48,835 | 59,056 | 21,501 | 14,147 | 18,466 | 20,095 | 4,996 | 2,399 | 387 |
Amortisation | 338,960 | 256,472 | 150,818 | 150,751 | 102,396 | 15,862 | |||
Tax | |||||||||
Stock | 19,285 | -12,810 | 212,814 | 8,608 | -59,821 | 34,164 | 3,512 | 16,226 | 53,087 |
Debtors | 118,679 | -202,701 | 348,120 | -386,435 | 443,085 | 221,680 | -50,329 | 185,532 | 21,910 |
Creditors | -82,279 | -4,854 | 38,667 | -2,831 | -355,528 | 255,698 | -36,738 | 129,366 | 50,068 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 115,589 | 43,121 | -37,810 | -13,454 | -85,609 | 74,795 | 52,205 | 48,076 | 55,201 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||
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Investing Activities | |||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 658,798 | 771,221 | 882,249 | 697,519 | 459,684 | 153,780 | |||
Other Short Term Loans | -12,849 | 2,840 | 2,212 | 2,067 | 735 | 5,730 | |||
Long term loans | -330,031 | -208,929 | 569,992 | 203,816 | -10,009 | 34,834 | 40,860 | ||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||
share issue | |||||||||
interest | |||||||||
cash flow from financing | |||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||
cash | -123,735 | 160,112 | 324,003 | 49,416 | 1,189 | -21,998 | 63,970 | 12,051 | 10,949 |
overdraft | 125,000 | 19,990 | 146,674 | -9,414 | 15,800 | 15,461 | -11,489 | 11,489 | |
change in cash | -248,735 | 140,122 | 177,329 | 58,830 | -14,611 | -37,459 | 75,459 | 562 | 10,949 |
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I-MIST LTD group structure
I-Mist Ltd has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
I-MIST LTD
09474773
I-Mist Ltd currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Anthony Sims (Mar 2015) and Mr Alexander Pollard (Jun 2017).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Anthony Sims | England | 60 years | Mar 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Alexander Pollard | England | 31 years | Jun 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Nicholas King | United Kingdom | 52 years | Sep 2019 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.8m
+2%
operating profit
357.5k
0%
gross margin
55.1%
-3.87%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
2.4m
+0.11%
total assets
6.8m
+0.12%
cash
412k
-0.23%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
09474773
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
84250 - Fire service activities
incorporation date
March 2015
age
10
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
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auditor
-
address
4 abbey wood road, kings hill, west malling, kent, ME19 4AB
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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