COGENT HEALTHCARE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC706366 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£83.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87100Residential nursing care activities
- 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £83,064
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£83k
↑ 804% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↑ 150% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99.0k | £31.8k |
| Current assets | £118.4k | £47.3k |
| Net assets | £83.1k | £9.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-21➕KUTAMAHUFA, Memory appointeddirector
- 2023-01-21➕SIBANDA, Joseline appointeddirector
- 2023-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs COGENT HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- 2021-08-10➕SANYANGA, Willard appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10➕SIBANDA, Themba appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Themba Sibanda Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 10/08/2021 |
Mr Willard Sanyanga Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 10/08/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Themba Sibandaceased 21/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Willard Sanyangaceased 21/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
207 Mallace Avenue
Armadale
Bathgate
EH48 2GE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
KUTAMAHUFA, Memory→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANYANGA, Willard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-08-10
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SIBANDA, Joseline→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIBANDA, Themba→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-10