IMV TECHNOLOGIES UK HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC184117 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 85
· Refinance opportunity: ready → clean_up_first
· Legal friction: low → moderate

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 27.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
·Refinance opportunity: ready → clean_up_first
·Legal friction: low → moderate

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.2y

60/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £3,117,499

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Profit before tax	£3.12M
Average employees	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
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HUNT, Kristina Mary appointed
director
2026-02-09
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MITCHELL, Gavin resigned
director
2025-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
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KOHLHAAS, Oliver appointed
director
2025-04-01
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DE LAMBILLY, Alain resigned
director
2025-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
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PICKEN, Alan John resigned
director
2024-09-03
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-26
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-20
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BERGER, Herve appointed
director
2024-03-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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HILL, Caralynne appointed
director
2021-12-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-03-31
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DE LAMBILLY, Alain appointed
director
2020-03-31
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GERARD, Remi Jean Luc resigned
director
2019-04-03
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FINANCIÈRE IA SAS resigned
corporate-director
2019-04-03
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IMV TECHNOLOGIES S.A. resigned
corporate-director
2019-03-25
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GRAVIER, Philippe resigned
director
2018-08-29
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GERARD, Remi Jean Luc appointed
director
2018-08-29
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KELLER, Frederic resigned
director
2018-04-20
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GRAVIER, Philippe appointed
director
2018-04-20
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KELLER, Frederic appointed
director
2017-12-19
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-12-19
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PICKEN, Alan John resigned
secretary
2017-12-19
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FINANCIÈRE IA SAS appointed
corporate-director
2017-12-19
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IMV TECHNOLOGIES S.A. appointed
corporate-director
2017-08-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-06-06
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PICKEN, Alan John appointed
secretary
2014-06-06
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STEWART, Eleanor Mary resigned
secretary
2013-11-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-09-01
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WHITELAW, William appointed
director
2002-03-20
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MITCHELL, Gavin appointed
director
1999-04-06
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STEWART, Eleanor Mary appointed
secretary
1999-03-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1999-03-24
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-03-24
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PICKEN, Alan John appointed
director
1999-03-24
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MBM BOARD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-03: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-06-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Imv Technologies S.A. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Imv Technologies S.A.

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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IMV TECHNOLOGIES UK HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC184117

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Imv Technologies S.A. Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/12/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alan John Pickenceased 19/12/2017· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-03-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Imaging House Phoenix Crescent

Strathclyde Business Park

Bellshill

Lanarkshire

ML4 3NJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04