IMES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC353453 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2024-04-17
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  4. 2022-12-13
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  5. 2022-05-17
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  6. 2022-05-17
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  7. 2022-05-17
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  8. 2022-05-17
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  9. 2022-03-14
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  10. 2021-04-23
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  11. 2020-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-27
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-05-31
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    BUCHAN, Roderick Ronald resigned
    director
  16. 2018-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-18
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  18. 2017-12-06
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    FLEMING, Michael John resigned
    director
  19. 2017-12-06
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    HUTCHESON, William Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2017-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2015-12-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
  22. 2015-02-01
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    BUCHAN, Roderick Ronald appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-31
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    DAVIDSON, Scott Frank resigned
    secretary
  24. 2013-07-09
    ➖
    CHADWICK, Frederick John resigned
    director
  25. 2013-05-15
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    DAVIDSON, Scott Frank appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-02-28
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    KYNOCH, Linda resigned
    secretary
  27. 2011-12-31
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    KYNOCH, Linda appointed
    secretary
  28. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2010-07-26
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    CHADWICK, Frederick John appointed
    director
  30. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    FLEMING, Michael John appointed
    director
  31. 2010-07-26
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    HUTCHESON, William Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2009-02-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 2009-01-16
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    BAXTER, Robin Edward Elliot appointed
    director
  34. 2009-01-16
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    CAMPBELL, Melfort Andrew appointed
    director
  35. 2009-01-16
    ➖
    CONNON, Roger Gordon resigned
    director
  36. 2009-01-16
    ➖
    RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas resigned
    director
  37. 2009-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As IMES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
  38. 2009-01-14
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2009-01-14
    ➕
    CONNON, Roger Gordon appointed
    director
  40. 2009-01-14
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Melfort Andrew Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Old School
Maryculter
Aberdeen
AB12 5GN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BAXTER, Robin Edward Elliot→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Melfort Andrew→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Scott Frank→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-15 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
KYNOCH, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-31 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-14 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
BUCHAN, Roderick Ronald→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
CHADWICK, Frederick John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned
CONNON, Roger Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-01-14 · resigned 2009-01-16
Resigned
FLEMING, Michael John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2017-12-06
Resigned
HUTCHESON, William Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2017-12-06
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-01-14 · resigned 2009-01-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
A registered charge—16/12/201522/03/2017
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property27/02/2009—
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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23