Cogent Technology Limited
Registered name: COGENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Part of Heathpatch Limited groupCogent Technology Limited made a £817k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Cogent Technology Limited reported a loss of £817k in the year to 31 Oct 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 74 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic components” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ipswich, East of England
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £11.7m | £11.6m | £4.5m | — |
| Cost of sales | — | £8.5m | £8.3m | £3.8m | — |
| Gross profit | — | £3.2m | £3.3m | £620k | — |
| Operating profit | — | −£13.5k | −£597k | −£2.4m | — |
| Profit before tax | — | −£38.1k | −£594k | −£2.1m | — |
| Profit after tax | −£1.4m | £37.8k | −£506k | −£2.1m | −£817k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.4m | £37.8k | −£506k | −£2.1m | −£817k |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3.8m | £3.6m | £3m | — |
| Employees (average) | 100 | 123 | 116 | 110 | 74 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.3% | −4.4% | −47% | — |
| Gross margin | — | 27.7% | 28.2% | 13.9% | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | £95.2k | £99.7k | £40.5k | — |
| Profit per employee | −£13.7k | £308 | −£4.4k | −£19k | −£11k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼1.1% | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼1438% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲23% | ▼5.7% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £451k | £1.6m | £328k | £115k | £203k |
| Net assets | — | £2.2m | £1.3m | −£783k | −£1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £847k | £843k | £693k | £841k | £668k |
| Current assets | — | £8.6m | £5.5m | £3.4m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £2.4m | £1.9m | £642k | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£456k | £1.2m | £2.7m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£11k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now −£1.6m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £203k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 74
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £668k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Heathpatch Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Cbcgroup Holdings Limited75–100%
- Cogent Technology Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Camden Boss LimitedRev. £8.7m · Profit −£1.6m
- Boss Enclosures LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Cbcgroup Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- I4innovation LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£817k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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