COGNALYTIC LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12760489 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62012Business and domestic software development
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-22➕CRITCHLOW, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs COGNALYTIC LIMITED
- 2020-07-22➕CRITCHLOW, Jonathan James appointeddirector
- 2020-07-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan James Critchlow Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 22/07/2020 |
Mrs Sarah Critchlow Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Douglas Critchlowceased 28/11/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Gary Lewis Sharpeceased 28/11/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing
Registered office
3 Seymour Court
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1SY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRITCHLOW, Jonathan James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRITCHLOW, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-22
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22