Company
Cognatum Developments Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- George Anthony Dowse 2018-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/06/2018
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Richard Ian Powell ceased 2019-12-06
25-50% shares (firm) · notified 2018-06-08 - Cambria Estates Holdings Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2019-12-06 - Cognatum Projects Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-12-06
Group
- Cognatum Developments Limited
is controlled by Richard Ian Powell
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares (firm) · notified 2018-06-08, ceased 2019-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Ian Powell.
2 other companies in this group
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£696,784
- Cash
- £70
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
4 directors on the board
- John Timothy Lavin Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Ian Powell Director · appointed 2018
- Glynne Christopher Benge Director · appointed 2018
- Nicola Sercombe Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- John Timothy Lavin Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Ian Powell Director · appointed 2018
- Glynne Christopher Benge Director · appointed 2018
- Nicola Sercombe Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- John Timothy Lavin Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Ian Powell Director · appointed 2018
- Glynne Christopher Benge Director · appointed 2018
- Nicola Sercombe Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 11406578
- 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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