COGNET OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £39.3k | £30.5k |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07➖BUJANSKI, Katherine Rachel resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-28➕BUJANSKI, Steven appointeddirector
- 2007-04-28➕BUJANSKI, Katherine Rachel appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs COGNET OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LIMITED
- 2007-04-20➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-20➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-20➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-04-20➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Bujanski Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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