Inawisdom Ltd
Registered name: INAWISDOM LTD
Part of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation groupInawisdom Ltd made £8.6m revenue and £30.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text
Inawisdom Ltd’s revenue fell 35% to £8.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £30.1m profit and 66 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Chatham Maritime; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chatham Maritime, South East
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent and controlling party is Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (“CTSC”), a company incorporated in the United States of America. CTSC is the parent of the largest and smallest”
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.4m | £13.3m | £8.6m |
| Cost of sales | £8.5m | £8.5m | £4.9m |
| Gross profit | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.7m |
| Operating profit | −£1.6m | −£711k | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.6m | −£711k | £30.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.4m | −£712k | £30.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.4m | −£712k | £30.1m |
| Staff costs | £10.6m | £9.3m | £4.1m |
| Employees (average) | 85 | 88 | 66 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −10.1% | −5.3% | 349.2% |
| Gross margin | 36.3% | 36.3% | 43.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £157k | £151k | £131k |
| Profit per employee | −£15.9k | −£8.1k | £457k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼35.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.7m | £0 |
| Net assets | £443k | −£268k | £29.9m |
| Fixed assets | £85.1k | £91.5k | £1.8k |
| Current assets | £5m | £4.5m | £29.9m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £1.6m | £0 |
| Deferred income | £122k | £111k | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£353k | −£219k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 349.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £131k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £457k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 £29.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 66
- Deferred income
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼98%
- Now £1.8k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Cognizant Holdings UK Limited75–100%
- Cognizant Worldwide Limited75–100%
- Inawisdom Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (10)
- Contino Solutions LimitedRev. £15.8m · Profit £5.1m
- Cognizant New Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Cognizant Oil and Gas Consulting Services UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (GB) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Devbridge UK LtdLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Mobica Bidco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mobica Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mobica LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thirdera UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- Zentek Engineering (UK) LimitedLiquidationFigures 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 Dec 2023 (profit £30.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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