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Cognita Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Andreas Tolpeit 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lindsay Alexandra Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Paul Millman 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Drake 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Jayne Koh Pinchbeck 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. Michael Uzielli 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Trevor Peter Jansen 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. David Pearce 2015-2016 Director View profile
  9. Joy Bainville 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Robert Anthony Maclean 2009-2010 Director View profile
  11. Ulf Patrik Johnson 2006-2015 Director View profile
  12. Charles David Robinson 2006-2011 Director View profile
  13. James Kingsley Hudson 2005-2012 Director View profile
  14. Dean Vincent John Villa 2004-2018 Director View profile
  15. Jerome Mourgue D'Algue 2004-2006 Director View profile
  16. Edmund Alfred Lazarus 2004-2015 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Anthony Woodhead 2004-2014 Director View profile
  18. Frederik Jacob Alexander Wijenbeek 2004-2009 Director View profile
  19. Rees Withers 2004-2015 Director View profile
  20. Kevin Mercer 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  21. Gary Howard Narunsky 2004-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/11/2004

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Cognita Limited is controlled by Cognita UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Cognita UK Holdings Limited is controlled by Cognita Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Cognita Holdings Limited is controlled by Cognita Bondco Parent Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Cognita Bondco Parent Limited is controlled by Cognita Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Cognita Midco Limited is controlled by Cognita Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cognita Topco Limited.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.1y
average tenure
4.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 47Dormant 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05280910
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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