COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED
The company operates as a UK subsidiary of the Nasdaq-listed American multinational Cognizant, providing information technology consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing services.
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Cash
£1.3m
+81.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7m
+72.3% vs 2024
Employees
6,697
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£945k
+44.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,387,701,000 | £11,602,939 | £12,078,192 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | £727,983,000 | £669,520 | £874,951 | +30.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £760,175,000 | £653,964 | £945,222 | +44.5% | |
| Net profit | £588,902,000 | £482,450 | £725,535 | +50.4% | |
| Cash | £571,066,000 | £702,800 | £1,274,397 | +81.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,463,006,000 | £2,550,825 | £2,232,694 | -12.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,399,157,000 | £1,000,587 | £1,723,713 | +72.3% | |
| Equity | £1,399,157,000 | £1,000,587 | £1,723,713 | +72.3% | |
| Average employees | 7,135 | 6,863 | 6,697 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £628,497,000 | £610,255 | £595,800 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,644,000 | £1,101 | £1,105 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,000 | £29 | £29 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £463,000 | £600 | £604 | +0.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.8% | 26.2% | 39.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.0% | 82.5% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.24x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 15.80x | 7.97x | 11.55x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED 2016-06-23 → present
- COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2010-03-18 → 2016-06-23
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 at least the next 12 months. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED · parent
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (GB) Limited 100%
- Cognizant Oil and Gas Consulting Services Norway AS 100%
- Cognizant Oil and Gas Consulting Services UK Ltd 100%
- Contino Solutions Limited 100%
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Bulgaria EOOD 100%
- Devbridge UK Limited 100%
- Inawisdom Limited 100%
- Netcentric AG 100%
- Netcentric UK Ltd 100%
- UK BSI Holdings Limited 100%
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Romania S.R.L (Softvision S.R.L) 100%
- Zentek Engineering (UK) Ltd 100%
- Zone Limited 100%
- Mobica Holdings Limited 100%
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania, UAB 100%
- Thirdera UK Ltd 100%
- Mobica Bidco Limited 100%
- Mobica Limited 100%
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Tunisia SARL 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Company, as part of a wider group restructuring, acquired the trade and assets of Mobica Limited which also resulted in new customer contracts being novated to the Company.”
- “On 1 July 2026, the Company acquired the trade and assets of Thirdera UK Ltd in exchange for consideration of £1.3M.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.