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COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 07195160
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2010-03-18
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62020
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (GB) Limited · 100% held · UK
- Cognizant Oil and Gas Consulting Services Norway AS · 100% held · Norway
- Cognizant Oil and Gas Consulting Services UK Ltd · 100% held · UK
- Contino Solutions Limited · 100% held · UK
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Bulgaria EOOD · 100% held · Bulgaria
- Devbridge UK Limited · 100% held · UK
- Inawisdom Limited · 100% held · UK
- Netcentric AG · 100% held · Switzerland
- Netcentric UK Ltd · 100% held · UK
- UK BSI Holdings Limited · 100% held · UK
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Romania S.R.L (Softvision S.R.L) · 100% held · Romania
- Zentek Engineering (UK) Ltd · 100% held · UK
- Zone Limited · 100% held · UK
- Mobica Holding Limited · 100% held · UK
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania, UAB · 66% held · Lithuania
- Thirdera UK Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Tunisia SARL · 100% held · Tunisia
- Cognizant Accounting Services Norway AS · 100% held · Norway
- Cognizant Oil and Gas Consulting Services Malaysia SDN. BHD. · 100% held · Malaysia
- New Signature UK Limited · 100% held · UK
- Head London Limited · 100% held · UK
- Netcentric Deutschland GmbH · 100% held · Germany
- Netcentric Eastern Europe S.R.L. · 100% held · Romania
- Netcentric Ibérica SLU · 100% held · Spain
- Inawisdom Europe B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands
- Mobica Bidco Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom
- Mobica Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom
- Mobica Technologies Poland Limited · 100% held · Poland
- Mobica US Inc · 100% held · US
- Mobica GmBH · 100% held · Germany
Significant events
- “In November 2024 the Company acquired the entire share capital of Thirdera UK Ltd in exchange for cash consideration of £1,709,926.”
- “During the year, the Company increased its investment in Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania UAB as it acquired additional shares in exchange for cash consideration of £38,457,885.”
- “The Company also set up a new subsidiary Cognizant Technology Solutions Tunisia SARL at a cost of £186,215.”
- “Management identified impairment indicators in respect of the Mobica business that was acquired by the Company in March 2023. Consequently, Management reduced the carrying value of its investment held on the balance sheet, recognising an impairment loss in the income statement of £139,882,000 as an exceptional item.”
- “In March 2024 the Company entered into an agreement with Cognizant UK Finance Limited, another group company, whereby Cognizant UK Finance Limited agreed to extend a revolving credit line facility to the Company. During the year the Company drew down $600,000,000 on this credit facility.”
- “On 1 February 2025, the Company acquired the trade and assets of Mobica Limited's UK operation in exchange for a consideration of £1,851,194.”
- “On 1 September 2025 the Company acquired the entire shareholding of Mobica Limited in exchange for a consideration of £52,996,667.”
- “On 2 September 2025 the Company acquired the entire shareholding of Mobica Bidco Limited in exchange for a consideration of £2,860.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAVER, Sophia | Secretary | 2022-03-21 | — | — |
| DALAL, Jatin Pravinchandra | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1974 | Indian |
| DE ROCCA-SERRA, Elisa | Director | 2023-05-31 | Jul 1976 | French |
| SHOR, Yana | Director | 2023-12-04 | Sep 1973 | American |
| SUK-WON YU, James | Director | 2016-12-07 | Mar 1968 | American |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Richard | Secretary | 2018-04-12 | 2022-03-21 |
| WHITE, Simon Francis | Secretary | 2010-04-07 | 2018-04-12 |
| ANNE MCLOUGHLIN, Karen | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| COBURN, Gordon James | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2012-03-30 |
| DEMAS, Harry Harold | Director | 2015-07-27 | 2021-01-21 |
| GOSSAIN, Sanjiv | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2022-01-12 |
| GOSSAIN, Sanjiv | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2014-04-24 |
| MARTY, Frank Javier | Director | 2022-01-12 | 2023-05-02 |
| MORGENSTERN, Ursula | Director | 2022-01-12 | 2022-06-24 |
| OLEFSON, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-09-30 |
| SABAT, Jason Banta | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2015-07-27 |
| SAMUEL, Alexis | Director | 2023-12-04 | 2025-11-30 |
| SCHWARTZ, Steven Erik | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2016-12-07 |
| SIEGMUND, Jan, Dr | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2023-12-06 |
| STAFFORD, Andrew James | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2023-03-28 |
| UY, Mary Charmian | Director | 2022-01-12 | 2023-05-30 |
| WALKER, Robert Charles | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2023-08-08 |
| WHITE, Simon Francis | Director | 2014-04-24 | 2021-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-01 | Active |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-04 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-03-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-08-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-07-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-07-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-12 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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Activity Score
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