# ALG Cognita Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [06762201](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06762201)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 1 Dec 2008
- **Registered office:** SEEBECK HOUSE SEEBECK PLACE, KNOWLHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8FR
- **Nature of business:** [93290](/sic/93290) Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
- **Corporate group:** [Cognita Midco Limited](/group/22138) (21 companies)


## Previous names

- The Bushcraft Company Limited (until 24 Jun 2021)
- The Bushcraft Group Limited (until 3 Oct 2013)
- The Outdoor Companies Limited (until 1 Apr 2010)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCBARNET, Alex James | director | 1 Dec 2008 | 18 Nov 2009 |
| JOHNSON, Allan | director | 1 Apr 2011 | 21 Nov 2011 |
| WALSH, Jeremy Peter Ewens | director | 26 Feb 2010 | 1 Jan 2012 |
| KEY, Brian Philip | director | 26 Feb 2010 | 1 Jan 2012 |
| HOY, Michael John | secretary | 18 Nov 2009 | 1 Apr 2012 |
| MILLER, Nigel | director | 26 Apr 2012 | 26 Apr 2012 |
| HOY, Michael John | director | 1 Nov 2009 | 31 Jan 2013 |
| EVANS, Christopher Thomas, Professor | director | 1 Nov 2009 | 12 Jun 2013 |
| MILLER, Nigel | secretary | 1 Apr 2012 | 5 Aug 2015 |
| CARTER, Trevor | director | 4 Apr 2014 | 7 Aug 2015 |
| HANSFORD, Alan Roderick | secretary | 5 Aug 2015 | 13 Jun 2016 |
| HICKS, Alice Rosamund | director | 25 May 2011 | 12 May 2017 |
| MCBARNET, Alex James | director | 18 Nov 2009 | 12 May 2017 |
| MERCER, Kevin | secretary | 12 May 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 |
| THORNHILL, Paul | director | 12 May 2017 | 21 Dec 2017 |
| RATCLIFFE, Daniel Peter | director | 19 Jan 2018 | 1 Feb 2022 |
| ROLLAND, Stuart Stacy | director | 12 May 2017 | 1 Feb 2022 |
| UZIELLI, Michael | director | 12 Apr 2018 | 1 Jun 2022 |
| SMITH, Lindsay Alexandra, Mrs | director | 1 Feb 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 |
| WILLIAMS, Oliver Charles William | director | 8 Feb 2023 |  |
| DRAKE, Michael John | director | 1 Feb 2022 |  |
| EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 12 May 2017 |  |
| MILLER, Nigel | director | 26 Apr 2012 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex James Mcbarnet | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 12 May 2017 |
| Educational Activity Group Limited | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 6 Apr 2016 | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Cognita Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 12 May 2017 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2016 | £217,881 | £217 |
| 31 Oct 2015 | £73,424 | £7,242 |
| 31 Oct 2014 | £319,391 | £6,846 |
| 31 Oct 2013 | £672,803 | £16,504 |
| 31 Dec 2012 | £715,206 | £12,315 |
| 31 Dec 2011 | -£521,765 | £54,966 |



## Owned by

ALG Cognita Limited → [Cognita Limited](/company/05280910) → [Cognita UK Holdings Limited](/company/06705043) → [Cognita Holdings Limited](/company/05281013) → [Cognita Bondco Parent Limited](/company/09669246) → [Cognita Midco Limited](/company/09669626)



## Controls

- [ALG Active Learning Centres Limited](/company/13567997) (13567997)



## Directors' other companies

- [DRAKE, Michael John](/person/6153835) - director at [ALG Active Learning Centres Limited](/company/13567997)
- [DRAKE, Michael John](/person/6153835) - director at [Ardmore Education Limited](/company/10248866)
- [DRAKE, Michael John](/person/6153835) - director at [Ardmore Educational Travel Limited](/company/01848334)
- [DRAKE, Michael John](/person/6153835) - director at [Cognita Schools Limited](/company/02313425)
- [DRAKE, Michael John](/person/6153835) - director at [Ardmore Language Schools Limited](/company/01647636)
- [EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/5514574) - corporate-secretary at [Cognita UK Ksa Holdings Limited](/company/16063419)
- [EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/5514574) - corporate-secretary at [Cognita UK South Korea Holdings Limited](/company/15767026)
- [EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/5514574) - corporate-secretary at [Ardmore Language Schools Limited](/company/01647636)
- [EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/5514574) - corporate-secretary at [Lernen Bondco PLC](/company/11539218)
- [EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/5514574) - corporate-secretary at [Growthdeck Limited](/company/09801754)



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