INTERIM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 18.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.4k | £112.7k |
| Current assets | £8.6k | £14.2k |
| Net assets | £109.6k | £112.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-05-31➖BRESLIN, Lynda Maree resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-06-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-05-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-10-29➖MCWADE, Diane resigneddirector
- 2002-10-28➕BRESLIN, John appointeddirector
- 2002-10-28➕BRESLIN, Lynda Maree appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-28➖FENTON, Marie resignedsecretary
- 1999-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERIM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES LIMITED
- 1999-01-15➕FENTON, Marie appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-15➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-15➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-15➕MCWADE, Diane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Breslin Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/06/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/05/2008 | — |