Cognica Limited

Active03498533 Private limited company
Incorporated
23 January 1998 (28 years)
Industry
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
North West
Address
Spring Lodge
172 Chester Road
Helsby
WA6 0AR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
6 April 2025
Conf. stmt due
9 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
26 January 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 April 2025
British
Born January 1966 (60)
Crisp, Barry Peter James
Director · Appointed 1 April 2021
British
Born October 1975 (51)
Evans, Sally
Secretary · Appointed 18 August 2020
Director · Appointed 18 August 2020
British
Born September 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 18 August 2020
British
Born February 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 31 March 2011
Irish
Born July 1967 (59)
Officer history (18 former)
1 April 2025
Appointed Herlihy, Francis as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Draper, Abigail Sarah as Director
1 April 2021
Appointed Crisp, Barry Peter James as Director
19 February 2021
Resigned Jenkins, Gareth Rought as Director
18 August 2020
Resigned Chapman, Ronald Eric as Director
18 August 2020
Appointed Evans, Sally as Secretary
18 August 2020
Appointed Ryder, Alasdair Alan as Director
18 August 2020
Appointed Strudwick, Ian Harry as Director
18 August 2020
Appointed Draper, Abigail Sarah as Director
18 August 2020
Resigned Matwiejczyk, Jayne Elizabeth as Secretary
29 April 2019
Resigned Williams, Patricia Lorraine as Secretary
29 April 2019
Appointed Chapman, Ronald Eric as Director
29 April 2019
Appointed Jenkins, Gareth Rought as Director
29 April 2019
Appointed Matwiejczyk, Jayne Elizabeth as Secretary
29 April 2019
Resigned Hitchmough, Mark David as Director
14 March 2017
Resigned Stimpson, Sarah Louise, Dr as Director
21 October 2013
Appointed Williams, Patricia Lorraine as Secretary
21 October 2013
Resigned Hitchmough, Mark David as Secretary
17 April 2013
Appointed Hitchmough, Mark David as Director
6 April 2013
Resigned Procter, David as Director
1 April 2011
Appointed Stimpson, Sarah Louise, Dr as Director
31 March 2011
Appointed Hitchmough, Mark David as Secretary
31 March 2011
Resigned Chapman, Ronald Eric as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Burraston, Nicholas John as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Mclintock, Karen Aileen as Secretary
31 March 2011
Appointed Smith, Mark William as Director
24 November 2007
Appointed Burraston, Nicholas John as Director
22 November 2007
Resigned Van Den Arend Schmidt, Johan as Director
4 April 2007
Resigned Mottram, Clive Jonathan as Director
4 April 2007
Appointed Van Den Arend Schmidt, Johan as Director
16 June 2005
Appointed Mottram, Clive Jonathan as Director
16 June 2005
Resigned Reilly, Stephen Hugh as Director
10 March 2005
Appointed Chapman, Ronald Eric as Director
10 March 2005
Appointed Reilly, Stephen Hugh as Director
10 March 2005
Resigned Moss, John, Doctor as Director
30 December 2004
Resigned Banyard, John Keith as Director
29 January 2003
Resigned Halder, Alan Kenneth, Dr as Director
23 April 1998
Appointed Halder, Alan Kenneth, Dr as Director
17 March 1998
Appointed Procter, David as Director
17 March 1998
Appointed Banyard, John Keith as Director
23 January 1998
Appointed Moss, John, Doctor as Director
23 January 1998
Appointed Mclintock, Karen Aileen as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 1 April 2018
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 11172223
Former controllers (2)
1 April 2018
Ceased WRC PLC — Owns 50–75% of shares
14 March 2017
Ceased Severn Trent Utility Services Ltd — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£984,544
up £149,736 (18%)
Cash
£96,073
down £4,308 (4%)
Turnover
£1,391,398
up £104,308 (8%)
Profit Before Tax
£202,872
down £9,160 (4%)
Employees
25
up 7 (39%)
Debt Ratio
35%
Current Ratio
2.2x
Profit Margin
15%
Return on Equity
15%
Balance sheet detail
2020
Fixed Assets£539,975
Current Assets£978,392
Debtors£882,319
Cash£96,073
Creditors (< 1 year)£437,771
Creditors (> 1 year)£29,801
Net Current Assets£540,621
Net Assets£984,544
Shareholder Funds£984,544

Turnover£1,391,398
Cost of Sales£921,173
Gross Profit£470,225
Admin Expenses£267,353
Staff Costs£743,356
Operating Profit£202,872
Profit Before Tax£202,872
Tax£53,136
Profit for Period£149,736

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
28 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates26 January 2026
25 January 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
3 November 2025Other filing
3 November 2025Other filing
3 November 2025Accounts filing
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