THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-24
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
-2.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
-1.3% vs 2023
Employees
89
+12.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£81K
-124% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-24.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,414,000 | £10,129,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £337,000 | -£81,000 | |
| Net profit | £330,000 | -£128,000 | |
| Cash | £9,850,000 | £9,563,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,924,000 | £9,796,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,924,000 | £9,796,000 | |
| Equity | £9,924,000 | £9,796,000 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 89 | |
| Wages | £3,720,000 | £4,219,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 3.5% | -1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.5% | 10.6% | |
| Current ratio | 8.70x | 9.46x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that impact on Cochrane's ability to continue operating and that the Going Concern accounting basis is appropriate.”
Group structure
- THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION · parent
- Cochrane IKMD Denmark ApS 100%
- Collaboration Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 marked the beginning of Cochrane's new four-year Strategy for an Evidence-Informed World.”
- “In January 2024, Cochrane's Board agreed on a roadmap to open access that will support our ambitions for broadening access while maintaining financial sustainability.”
- “The Global Evidence Summit (GES2) was held in Prague in September 2024, in partnership with Cochrane Czech Republic, Campbell Collaboration, Guidelines International Network (GIN), and JBI.”
- “This expansion of resource and activity resulted in an overall deficit of £128,000 compared with a surplus, in 2023, of £330,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY, Casey Richard | Secretary | 2022-06-21 | — | — |
| FRANCO, Juan Víctor Ariel, Dr | Director | 2020-08-24 | Mar 1985 | Argentine |
| JONES, Nigel | Director | 2024-08-12 | Mar 1970 | British |
| JORDAN-COLE, Vanessa Marie Beatrice, Professor | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jun 1971 | New Zealander |
| KREDO, Tamara Judith, Dr | Director | 2020-08-24 | Aug 1974 | South African |
| LENG, Gillian Catherine, Professor | Director | 2022-10-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| MEERPOHL, Joerg, Professor | Director | 2024-11-25 | Feb 1973 | German |
| PEREZ GAXIOLA, Giordano, Dr | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jul 1976 | Mexican |
| PHILLIPS, Susan, Dr | Director | 2024-07-15 | Jun 1960 | Australian |
| SINERVO, Emma Eleanor Beatrice | Director | 2021-11-29 | Apr 1995 | Canadian |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Claire | Secretary | 2013-09-30 | 2014-01-06 |
| ANELAY, Jonathan Charles Harwood | Secretary | 1995-04-10 | 1995-10-09 |
| BINDER, Lucie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-03-30 | 2022-06-21 |
| FOWLER, Godfrey, Professor | Secretary | 2000-04-14 | 2000-12-10 |
| FULLERTON SMITH, Ian | Secretary | 1995-10-09 | 1996-09-09 |
| GRAY, John Armstrong Muir, Sir | Secretary | 1996-08-19 | 2000-03-17 |
| HETHERINGTON, Virginia Mary | Secretary | 2003-10-29 | 2013-09-30 |
| NEWDICK, Malcolm Tomalin, Dr | Secretary | 2001-02-19 | 2003-10-29 |
| SUTHERLAND, Hugh | Secretary | 2014-01-06 | 2015-11-30 |
| WATSON, Sarah Lee | Secretary | 2015-11-24 | 2019-08-14 |
| WILSON, Mark Geoffrey | Secretary | 2019-08-14 | 2020-03-30 |
| AJA, Godwin Nwadibia | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2007-10-24 |
| ALFIREVIC, Zarko | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1999-10-08 |
| ANDERSON, Jeremy | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1996-12-03 |
| ANTES, Gerd, Dr | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2004-10-03 |
| ATALLAH, Alvaro Nagib, Professor | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-10-20 |
| BASTIAN, Hilda | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2001-10-13 |
| BECKER, Lorne Arthur, Professor | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2010-10-20 |
| BELL-SYER, Sally Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2014-09-25 |
| BERMAN, Brian | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2000-12-22 |
| BERO, Lisa Anne, Professor | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2017-07-27 |
| BERO, Lisa Anne, Professor | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2010-10-20 |
| BERO, Lisa Anne, Professor | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1999-10-08 |
| BONFILL COSP, Xavier | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2021-11-29 |
| BURTON, Martin James, Dr | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2020-08-31 |
| CHALMERS, Iain Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-10-24 |
| CHI, Yuan | Director | 2021-11-29 | 2024-11-24 |
| CHURCHILL, Rachel Christine, Dr | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2015-10-04 |
| CLARK, Kathie | Director | 2001-10-13 | 2005-02-28 |
| CLARKE, Michael, Professor | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2004-10-03 |
| CLARKSON, Janet Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2020-08-24 |
| COUNSELL, Carl Edward, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| CRAIG, Jonathan, Proffessor | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2013-09-21 |
| CULLUM, Nicola Anne | Director | 2018-08-07 | 2021-11-29 |
| DAVIES, Mark William, Doctor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| DAVOLI, Marina, Dr | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2014-09-21 |
| DEARNESS, Karin Lee | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-10-25 |
| DEEKS, Jonathan James, Prof | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-10-05 |
| DEMICHELI, Vittorio | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2003-10-29 |
| DICKERSIN, Kay, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| DICKINSON, Edward, Dr | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1997-10-12 |
| ECCLESTON, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-10-04 |
| FABA BEAUMONT, Maria Gladys | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2020-12-16 |
| FARQUHAR, Cynthia Margaret, Professor | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2018-09-14 |
| FARQUHAR, Cynthia, Professor | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1997-10-12 |
| FEDOROWICZ, Zbigniew, Dr | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2010-10-20 |
| FIANDER, Patricia Michelle | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2014-09-21 |
| FISCHER, Monica | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1999-10-08 |
| FOXLEE, Ruth Ellen | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2009-10-12 |
| GARTLEHNER, Gerald | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2018-09-14 |
| GHERSI, Davina | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2005-10-23 |
| GILLIES, Donna Marianne, Dr | Director | 2005-10-23 | 2011-10-20 |
| GOTZSCHE, Peter | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2018-09-25 |
| GOTZSCHE, Peter Christian, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-10-24 |
| GRANT, Adrian, Prof | Director | 2005-10-23 | 2009-10-12 |
| GREEN, Sally Elizabeth, Prof | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2024-11-25 |
| GREEN, Sally Elizabeth, Prof | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-10-05 |
| GRIMSHAW, Jeremy, Prof | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2014-09-25 |
| GYTE, Gillian Myra Lynne | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2000-10-28 |
| HAMMARQUIST, Eva Cecilia, Doctor | Director | 1997-01-28 | 1998-05-07 |
| HAMMERSTEIN, David | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-14 |
| HAYNES, Robert Brian, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| HENDERSON, Sonja Lina | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2011-10-20 |
| HENDERSON-SMART, David John, Professor | Director | 2001-10-13 | 2004-10-03 |
| HERMANS, Dymphna Gerarda | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-01-07 |
| HETHERINGTON, Virginia Mary | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| HIGGINS, Gail Yvonne | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2012-10-01 |
| HIGGINS, Julian Piers Thomas | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2013-09-21 |
| HILL, Sophia Josephine | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2012-10-01 |
| HOWE, Tracey Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2023-09-04 |
| JEPSON, Ruth | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2002-08-01 |
| JONES, Jean | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1997-10-12 |
| JONES, Paul Wyatt, Professor | Director | 1997-10-12 | 1999-10-08 |
| JORGENSEN, Karsten Juhl | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2021-11-29 |
| KELLY, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2024-12-05 |
| KELLY, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2020-10-05 |
| KLEIJNEN, Jos, Dr | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1998-03-31 |
| KOSTER, Marguerite | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2022-09-01 |
| LAMB, Raewyn Megan | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2022-09-30 |
| LAMB, Raewyn Megan | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-14 |
| LANGHORNE, Peter, Professor | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2002-08-01 |
| LEVINSON, Wendy Sue, Dr | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-12-04 |
| LEWIS, Stephanie Carol, Doctor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| LI, Youping, Professor | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2002-08-01 |
| LIBERATI, Alessandro, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| LODGE, Charles Mark | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2000-10-28 |
| LYDDIATT, Anne | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2016-10-25 |
| MAKANGA, Michael, Dr | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2017-03-01 |
| MARSHALL, Catherine Anne | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2023-09-04 |
| MARSHALL, Catherine | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2018-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 342 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+7.6%
£9,414,000 £10,129,000
-
Cash
-2.9%
£9,850,000 £9,563,000
-
Net assets
-1.3%
£9,924,000 £9,796,000
-
Employees
+12.7%
79 89
-
Profit before tax
-124%
£337,000 -£81,000
-
Wages
+13.4%
£3,720,000 £4,219,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers