cognism limited
cognism limited Company Information
Company Number
09392705
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Industry
Business and domestic software development
Shareholders
viking global opportunities illiquid investments sub-master lp
acting by its general partner balderton capital ge balderton capital growth i s.l.p.
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Contact
Registered Address
c/o worldwide corporate advisors, 150 minories, london, EC3N 1LS
Website
www.cognism.infocognism limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COGNISM LIMITED at £84.1m based on a Turnover of £44.4m and 1.9x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
cognism limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COGNISM LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-27.8m and a 11.66x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
cognism limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COGNISM LIMITED at £78.4m based on Net Assets of £33.4m and 2.35x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Cognism Limited Overview
Cognism Limited is a live company located in london, EC3N 1LS with a Companies House number of 09392705. It operates in the business and domestic software development sector, SIC Code 62012. Founded in January 2015, it's largest shareholder is viking global opportunities illiquid investments sub-master lp with a 19% stake. Cognism Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £44.4m with rapid growth in recent years.
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Cognism Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Cognism Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
3 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £44.4m, make it larger than the average company (£4.6m)
£44.4m - Cognism Limited
£4.6m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 93%, show it is growing at a faster rate (10.1%)
- Cognism Limited
10.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 79%, this company has a comparable cost of product (72.1%)
79% - Cognism Limited
72.1% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -67.1% make it less profitable than the average company (3.4%)
-67.1% - Cognism Limited
3.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 501 employees, this is above the industry average (41)
501 - Cognism Limited
41 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £68.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£72.6k)
£68.2k - Cognism Limited
£72.6k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £88.6k, this is less efficient (£122.4k)
£88.6k - Cognism Limited
£122.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 52 days, this is near the average (57 days)
52 days - Cognism Limited
57 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 70 days, this is slower than average (39 days)
70 days - Cognism Limited
39 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Cognism Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 63 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (17 weeks)
63 weeks - Cognism Limited
17 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 44.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (62.2%)
44.2% - Cognism Limited
62.2% - Industry AVG
COGNISM LIMITED financials
Cognism Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £44.4 million and the company has net assets of £33.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Cognism Limited has 501 employees and maintains cash reserves of £32.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 44,393,461 | 26,004,581 | 13,888,716 | ||||||
| Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cost Of Sales | 9,305,797 | 4,541,937 | 3,294,273 | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 35,087,664 | 21,462,644 | 10,594,444 | ||||||
| Admin Expenses | 64,865,740 | 43,495,498 | 26,981,220 | ||||||
| Operating Profit | -29,778,076 | -22,032,854 | -16,386,776 | ||||||
| Interest Payable | 1,485,547 | 270,100 | 4,656 | ||||||
| Interest Receivable | 788,974 | 1,633,233 | 776 | ||||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | -30,474,649 | -20,669,720 | -16,390,657 | ||||||
| Tax | 217,975 | 559,153 | 604,532 | ||||||
| Profit After Tax | -30,256,674 | -20,110,567 | -15,786,124 | ||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Retained Profit | -30,256,674 | -20,110,567 | -15,786,124 | ||||||
| Employee Costs | 34,159,690 | 24,088,612 | 12,247,400 | ||||||
| Number Of Employees | 501 | 356 | 251 | 85 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 3 | |
| EBITDA* | -27,839,994 | -20,605,750 | -15,471,830 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 514,136 | 358,553 | 228,930 | 70,728 | 70,689 | 31,082 | 8,636 | 5,582 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 14,801,769 | 16,131,733 | 0 | 3,557,033 | 0 | 91,555 | 76,398 | 76,398 | 0 |
| Investments & Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,234 | 99,238 | 91,020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Fixed Assets | 15,315,906 | 16,490,286 | 228,931 | 3,727,995 | 169,927 | 213,657 | 85,034 | 81,980 | 0 |
| Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade Debtors | 6,403,412 | 4,239,457 | 2,788,297 | 847,456 | 679,781 | 413,689 | 49,782 | 8,323 | 30,089 |
| Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,683,855 | 555,547 | 4,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc Debtors | 6,024,324 | 3,440,214 | 2,920,999 | 866,378 | 679,628 | 0 | 148,243 | 41,269 | 0 |
| Cash | 32,088,138 | 8,528,668 | 30,329,039 | 2,369,060 | 1,062,093 | 1,984,214 | 134,403 | 215,185 | 17,660 |
| misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total current assets | 44,515,874 | 16,208,340 | 36,038,336 | 5,766,749 | 2,977,049 | 2,402,323 | 332,428 | 264,777 | 47,749 |
| total assets | 59,831,780 | 32,698,626 | 36,267,267 | 9,494,744 | 3,146,976 | 2,615,980 | 417,462 | 346,757 | 47,749 |
| Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade Creditors | 1,797,504 | 1,160,164 | 847,431 | 507,802 | 251,086 | 123,627 | 16,839 | 16,635 | 2,470 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 165,638 | 0 | 30,000 | 68,907 | 60,776 |
| other short term finances | 1,073,290 | 3,632,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| other current liabilities | 23,578,423 | 15,041,857 | 8,542,604 | 1,631,018 | 931,033 | 790,830 | 146,171 | 11,039 | 0 |
| total current liabilities | 26,449,218 | 19,834,149 | 9,390,036 | 2,138,826 | 1,347,757 | 914,457 | 193,245 | 96,581 | 63,246 |
| loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| other liabilities | 0 | 1,154,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 363,799 | 0 | 5,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total long term liabilities | 0 | 1,154,636 | 0 | 363,799 | 0 | 5,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total liabilities | 26,449,218 | 20,988,785 | 9,390,036 | 2,502,625 | 1,347,757 | 920,363 | 193,245 | 96,581 | 63,246 |
| net assets | 33,382,562 | 11,709,840 | 26,877,231 | 6,992,119 | 1,799,219 | 1,695,617 | 224,217 | 250,176 | -15,497 |
| total shareholders funds | 33,382,562 | 11,709,840 | 26,877,231 | 6,992,119 | 1,799,219 | 1,695,617 | 224,217 | 250,176 | -15,497 |
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||
| Operating Profit | -29,778,076 | -22,032,854 | -16,386,776 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 178,487 | 110,567 | 107,869 | 39,922 | 27,087 | 5,896 | 2,723 | 0 | 0 |
| Amortisation | 1,759,595 | 1,316,537 | 807,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tax | 217,975 | 559,153 | 604,532 | ||||||
| Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debtors | 4,748,065 | 1,970,375 | 2,311,607 | 1,482,733 | 1,496,847 | 368,517 | 148,433 | 19,503 | 30,089 |
| Creditors | 637,340 | 312,733 | 339,629 | 256,716 | 127,459 | 106,992 | 204 | 14,165 | 2,470 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | 8,536,566 | 6,499,253 | 6,911,586 | 699,985 | 140,203 | 779,791 | 135,132 | 11,039 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 0 | 0 | -363,799 | 363,799 | -5,906 | 5,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash flow from operations | -23,196,178 | -15,204,986 | -10,291,489 | ||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||
| capital expenditure | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Change in Investments | 0 | 0 | -100,234 | 996 | 8,218 | 91,020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| cash flow from investments | 0 | 0 | 100,234 | ||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||
| Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | -6 | -165,632 | 165,638 | -68,907 | -38,907 | 8,131 | 60,776 |
| Other Short Term Loans | -2,558,837 | 3,632,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long term loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| other long term liabilities | -1,154,635 | 1,154,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| share issue | |||||||||
| interest | -696,573 | 1,363,133 | -3,880 | ||||||
| cash flow from financing | 47,519,351 | 11,093,071 | 35,667,350 | ||||||
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||
| cash | 23,559,469 | -21,800,371 | 27,959,979 | 1,306,967 | -922,121 | 1,769,029 | -80,782 | 197,525 | 17,660 |
| overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
| change in cash | 23,559,469 | -21,800,371 | 27,959,979 | 1,306,967 | -922,121 | 1,769,029 | -81,017 | 197,525 | 17,660 |
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Cognism Limited Competitor Analysis
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cognism limited Ownership
COGNISM LIMITED group structure
Cognism Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
COGNISM LIMITED
09392705
cognism limited directors
Cognism Limited currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Sinan Isilay (Jan 2015) and Mr Matthew Melymuka (Jul 2019).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sinan Isilay | England | 46 years | Jan 2015 | - | Director |
| Mr Matthew Melymuka | United Kingdom | 37 years | Jul 2019 | - | Director |
| Mr Imran Akram | England | 44 years | Feb 2020 | - | Director |
| Mr Peter Daffern | United Kingdom | 59 years | Feb 2020 | - | Director |
| Charanya Kannan | England | 39 years | Aug 2022 | - | Director |
| Mr David Thevenon | England | 51 years | Jun 2023 | - | Director |
| Mr Ahmad Khan | England | 46 years | Oct 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
44.4m
+71%
operating profit
-29.8m
+35%
gross margin
79.1%
-4.24%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
33.4m
+1.85%
total assets
59.8m
+0.83%
cash
32.1m
+2.76%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
cognism limited company details
company number
09392705
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
62012 - Business and domestic software development
incorporation date
January 2015
age
9
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
BDO LLP
address
c/o worldwide corporate advisors, 150 minories, london, EC3N 1LS
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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cognism limited Charges & Mortgages
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We found 4 charges/mortgages relating to cognism limited. Currently there are 4 open charges and 0 have been satisfied in the past.
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