THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION
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Cash
£8.2m
-14.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9m
-8.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
102
+14.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£818k
-909.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,414,000 | £10,520,000 | £11,094,000 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£81,000 | -£818,000 | -909.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £337,000 | -£81,000 | -£818,000 | -909.9% | |
| Net profit | £330,000 | — | -£818,000 | — | |
| Cash | £9,850,000 | £9,563,000 | £8,217,000 | -14.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,924,000 | £9,796,000 | £8,969,000 | -8.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,924,000 | £9,796,000 | £8,969,000 | -8.4% | |
| Equity | £9,924,000 | £9,796,000 | £8,969,000 | -8.4% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 89 | 102 | +14.6% | |
| Wages | £3,720,000 | £4,219,000 | £4,891,000 | +15.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | -0.8% | -7.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | — | -7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.8% | -9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.5% | 10.6% | 8.9% | |
| Current ratio | 8.70x | 9.46x | 11.23x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the group and the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION · parent
- Cochrane IKMD Denmark ApS 100%
- Collaboration Trading Company Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 124 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON-BROWN, Lucy Rachel | Secretary | 2026-06-01 | — | — |
| FRANCO, Juan Víctor Ariel, Dr | Director | 2020-08-24 | Mar 1985 | Argentine |
| JONES, Nigel | Director | 2024-08-12 | Mar 1970 | British |
| JORDAN-COLE, Vanessa Marie Beatrice, Professor | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jun 1971 | New Zealander |
| KREDO, Tamara Judith, Dr | Director | 2020-08-24 | Aug 1974 | South African |
| LENG, Gillian Catherine, Professor | Director | 2022-10-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| MEERPOHL, Joerg, Professor | Director | 2024-11-25 | Feb 1973 | German |
| PEREZ GAXIOLA, Giordano, Dr | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jul 1976 | Mexican |
| PHILLIPS, Susan, Dr | Director | 2024-07-15 | Jun 1960 | Australian |
| SINERVO, Emma Eleanor Beatrice | Director | 2021-11-29 | Apr 1995 | Canadian |
Show 124 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Claire | Secretary | 2013-09-30 | 2014-01-06 |
| ANELAY, Jonathan Charles Harwood | Secretary | 1995-04-10 | 1995-10-09 |
| BINDER, Lucie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-03-30 | 2022-06-21 |
| EARLY, Casey Richard | Secretary | 2022-06-21 | 2026-06-01 |
| FOWLER, Godfrey, Professor | Secretary | 2000-04-14 | 2000-12-10 |
| FULLERTON SMITH, Ian | Secretary | 1995-10-09 | 1996-09-09 |
| GRAY, John Armstrong Muir, Sir | Secretary | 1996-08-19 | 2000-03-17 |
| HETHERINGTON, Virginia Mary | Secretary | 2003-10-29 | 2013-09-30 |
| NEWDICK, Malcolm Tomalin, Dr | Secretary | 2001-02-19 | 2003-10-29 |
| SUTHERLAND, Hugh | Secretary | 2014-01-06 | 2015-11-30 |
| WATSON, Sarah Lee | Secretary | 2015-11-24 | 2019-08-14 |
| WILSON, Mark Geoffrey | Secretary | 2019-08-14 | 2020-03-30 |
| AJA, Godwin Nwadibia | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2007-10-24 |
| ALFIREVIC, Zarko | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1999-10-08 |
| ANDERSON, Jeremy | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1996-12-03 |
| ANTES, Gerd, Dr | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2004-10-03 |
| ATALLAH, Alvaro Nagib, Professor | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-10-20 |
| BASTIAN, Hilda | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2001-10-13 |
| BECKER, Lorne Arthur, Professor | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2010-10-20 |
| BELL-SYER, Sally Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2014-09-25 |
| BERMAN, Brian | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2000-12-22 |
| BERO, Lisa Anne, Professor | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2017-07-27 |
| BERO, Lisa Anne, Professor | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2010-10-20 |
| BERO, Lisa Anne, Professor | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1999-10-08 |
| BONFILL COSP, Xavier | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2021-11-29 |
| BURTON, Martin James, Dr | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2020-08-31 |
| CHALMERS, Iain Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-10-24 |
| CHI, Yuan | Director | 2021-11-29 | 2024-11-24 |
| CHURCHILL, Rachel Christine, Dr | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2015-10-04 |
| CLARK, Kathie | Director | 2001-10-13 | 2005-02-28 |
| CLARKE, Michael, Professor | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2004-10-03 |
| CLARKSON, Janet Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2020-08-24 |
| COUNSELL, Carl Edward, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| CRAIG, Jonathan, Proffessor | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2013-09-21 |
| CULLUM, Nicola Anne | Director | 2018-08-07 | 2021-11-29 |
| DAVIES, Mark William, Doctor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| DAVOLI, Marina, Dr | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2014-09-21 |
| DEARNESS, Karin Lee | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-10-25 |
| DEEKS, Jonathan James, Prof | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-10-05 |
| DEMICHELI, Vittorio | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2003-10-29 |
| DICKERSIN, Kay, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| DICKINSON, Edward, Dr | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1997-10-12 |
| ECCLESTON, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-10-04 |
| FABA BEAUMONT, Maria Gladys | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2020-12-16 |
| FARQUHAR, Cynthia Margaret, Professor | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2018-09-14 |
| FARQUHAR, Cynthia, Professor | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1997-10-12 |
| FEDOROWICZ, Zbigniew, Dr | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2010-10-20 |
| FIANDER, Patricia Michelle | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2014-09-21 |
| FISCHER, Monica | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1999-10-08 |
| FOXLEE, Ruth Ellen | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2009-10-12 |
| GARTLEHNER, Gerald | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2018-09-14 |
| GHERSI, Davina | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2005-10-23 |
| GILLIES, Donna Marianne, Dr | Director | 2005-10-23 | 2011-10-20 |
| GOTZSCHE, Peter | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2018-09-25 |
| GOTZSCHE, Peter Christian, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-10-24 |
| GRANT, Adrian, Prof | Director | 2005-10-23 | 2009-10-12 |
| GREEN, Sally Elizabeth, Prof | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2024-11-25 |
| GREEN, Sally Elizabeth, Prof | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-10-05 |
| GRIMSHAW, Jeremy, Prof | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2014-09-25 |
| GYTE, Gillian Myra Lynne | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2000-10-28 |
| HAMMARQUIST, Eva Cecilia, Doctor | Director | 1997-01-28 | 1998-05-07 |
| HAMMERSTEIN, David | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-14 |
| HAYNES, Robert Brian, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| HENDERSON, Sonja Lina | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2011-10-20 |
| HENDERSON-SMART, David John, Professor | Director | 2001-10-13 | 2004-10-03 |
| HERMANS, Dymphna Gerarda | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-01-07 |
| HETHERINGTON, Virginia Mary | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| HIGGINS, Gail Yvonne | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2012-10-01 |
| HIGGINS, Julian Piers Thomas | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2013-09-21 |
| HILL, Sophia Josephine | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2012-10-01 |
| HOWE, Tracey Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2023-09-04 |
| JEPSON, Ruth | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2002-08-01 |
| JONES, Jean | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1997-10-12 |
| JONES, Paul Wyatt, Professor | Director | 1997-10-12 | 1999-10-08 |
| JORGENSEN, Karsten Juhl | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2021-11-29 |
| KELLY, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2024-12-05 |
| KELLY, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2020-10-05 |
| KLEIJNEN, Jos, Dr | Director | 1996-10-24 | 1998-03-31 |
| KOSTER, Marguerite | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2022-09-01 |
| LAMB, Raewyn Megan | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2022-09-30 |
| LAMB, Raewyn Megan | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-14 |
| LANGHORNE, Peter, Professor | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2002-08-01 |
| LEVINSON, Wendy Sue, Dr | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-12-04 |
| LEWIS, Stephanie Carol, Doctor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| LI, Youping, Professor | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2002-08-01 |
| LIBERATI, Alessandro, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| LODGE, Charles Mark | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2000-10-28 |
| LYDDIATT, Anne | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2016-10-25 |
| MAKANGA, Michael, Dr | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2017-03-01 |
| MARSHALL, Catherine Anne | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2023-09-04 |
| MARSHALL, Catherine | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2018-09-14 |
| MCDONALD, Steven John | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2015-10-04 |
| MEERPOHL, Joerg Johannes, Dr | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2018-09-14 |
| NASSER, Mona, Dr | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2017-07-27 |
| NEILSON, James Purdie, Professor | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2005-10-23 |
| OCHIENG, Samuel Jasper | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2003-10-29 |
| OLIVER, Joy Elizabeth | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2009-02-12 |
| OXMAN, Andrew David, Dr | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2000-10-28 |
| PARDO, Jordi Pardo | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2024-11-25 |
| PARDO PARDO, Jordi | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| PIECHOTTA, Vanessa | Director | 2021-11-29 | 2024-11-25 |
| SACKETT, David Lawrence, Professor | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1996-02-26 |
| SANTESSO, Nancy | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2018-09-14 |
| SCHAAFSMA, Mary Ellen | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2014-09-22 |
| SCHOLTEN, Rob, Dr | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2010-10-20 |
| SCHUNEMANN, Holger, Professor | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2016-08-20 |
| SHEA, Beverley | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1999-10-08 |
| SILAGY, Christopher Allen, Professor | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1998-10-24 |
| SIMI, Silvana, Doctor | Director | 2001-10-13 | 2004-10-03 |
| SOLL, Roger, Professor | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2011-10-20 |
| STOVOLD, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-10-25 |
| TELARO, Elena | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2002-08-01 |
| THOMSON, Denise Carol | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2017-07-27 |
| TUGWELL, Peter, Doctor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-10-05 |
| VAN DER WOUDEN, Johannes Cornelis, Dr | Director | 2005-10-23 | 2011-10-20 |
| VOLMINK, James Andrew, Dr | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2001-04-23 |
| WALE, Janet Louise, Dr | Director | 2003-10-29 | 2009-10-12 |
| WATERS, Elizabeth Barbara, Professor | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2007-10-24 |
| WHAMOND, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2007-10-24 | 2013-09-21 |
| WILKINSON, David | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2002-05-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 1998-10-24 | 2001-10-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Katrina Jane, Dr | Director | 2007-10-24 | 2011-10-20 |
| WILLIS, Narelle Sharon | Director | 2005-10-23 | 2008-07-28 |
| ZHANG, Mingming, Prof | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2016-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 346 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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