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Egain Communications Ltd
- Incorporated
- 5 September 1990 (36 years)
- Previously known as
- Inference Limited (until 31 August 2000)Inference Europe Limited (until 9 May 1995)Inference (Europe) Limited (until 1 May 1991)Earlier: Lawgra (No. 66) Limited
- Industry
- Business and domestic software development (62012)
- Directors
- Eric Norman Smit
- Owned by
- Egain Corporation
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- St Catherines HouseOxford SquareOxford StreetNewburyRG14 1JQ
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 June 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 13 September 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 30 August 2026
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
Officers 2 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Wells, Colin Nigel
Secretary · Appointed 14 May 2014
British
Smit, Eric Norman
Director · Appointed 10 May 2005
American
Born May 1962 (64)
Officer history (23 former)
22 May 2026
Resigned Roy, Ashutosh Kumar as Director
14 May 2014
Appointed Wells, Colin Nigel as Secretary
14 May 2014
1 January 2008
1 January 2008
10 May 2005
Appointed Smit, Eric Norman as Director
10 May 2005
30 June 2004
Resigned Sinha, Gunjan as Director
16 October 2003
16 October 2003
1 August 2003
10 September 2001
3 August 2001
Resigned Doust, Nigel Stuart as Director
10 January 2001
Appointed Roy, Ashutosh Kumar as Director
10 January 2001
Resigned Jepson, Charles as Director
10 January 2001
10 January 2001
Appointed Sinha, Gunjan as Director
2 October 2000
2 October 2000
31 December 1999
Resigned Pettet, Richard William as Director
7 September 1999
Appointed Doust, Nigel Stuart as Director
31 August 1999
18 January 1999
Appointed Pettet, Richard William as Director
6 November 1998
27 August 1998
6 April 1998
6 April 1998
Appointed Jepson, Charles as Director
6 April 1998
6 April 1998
Resigned Tierney, Peter Russell as Director
2 February 1998
Resigned Binns, John as Director
13 May 1997
7 May 1997
1 November 1996
27 September 1996
27 September 1996
16 May 1996
Resigned Price, Peter Richard as Director
25 September 1995
Resigned Jacobson, Alexander Donald as Director
5 September 1995
Resigned Williams, James C as Director
29 July 1994
30 September 1993
Resigned Williamson, Glenn T as Director
30 September 1993
Appointed Tierney, Peter Russell as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Egain Corporation
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Delaware Corporation
Reg. no. 2794929
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £17,252,155
- Cash
- £25,929,155
- Turnover
- £15,198,152
- Profit Before Tax
- £411,628
- Employees
- 46
- Debt Ratio
- 48%
- Current Ratio
- 2.1x
- Profit Margin
- 3%
- Return on Equity
- 2%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £45,977 | £64,101 | £103,576 |
| Current Assets | £33,317,822 | £30,330,008 | £30,286,203 |
| Cash | £25,929,155 | £22,940,450 | £18,785,440 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £15,809,765 | £13,297,813 | £14,881,114 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £7,246 | £149,207 |
| Net Current Assets | £17,508,057 | £17,032,195 | £15,405,089 |
| Net Assets | £17,252,155 | £16,797,119 | £15,077,475 |
| Shareholder Funds | £17,252,155 | £16,797,119 | £15,077,475 |
| Turnover | £15,198,152 | £16,036,299 | £18,009,808 |
| Cost of Sales | £2,479,794 | £1,802,512 | £2,210,811 |
| Gross Profit | £12,718,358 | £14,233,787 | £15,798,997 |
| Admin Expenses | £13,018,335 | £13,020,566 | £14,730,826 |
| Staff Costs | £7,564,787 | £8,461,201 | £10,435,988 |
| Operating Profit | (£299,977) | £1,213,221 | £1,068,171 |
| Profit Before Tax | £411,628 | £2,031,174 | £1,382,606 |
| Tax | £137,059 | £618,492 | £401,572 |
| Profit for Period | £274,569 | £1,412,682 | £981,034 |
Filings 167
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | Director's details changed | |||
| 2 September 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 30 August 2026 | ||
| 30 June 2026 | Full accounts | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 26 May 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 8 October 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 30 August 2025 |
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