KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 04304466Private limited companyIncorporated 2001

Key figures

£21,202+250.5%
Net assets 2025/26
+3.1%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2025/26
-100 k-50 k050 k2020/212021/222023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 72190

Where the company stands among the 5,632 active companies whose first SIC code is 72190 (Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering).

Net assets£21,202
Higher than 54% · median £10,692
Total assets£244,986
Higher than 66% · median £64,502
Cash£196,651
Higher than 66% · median £53,235
Employees2
Higher than 65% · median 1
Company age25.1 years
Older than 90% · median 7.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CAMBRIDGE ANTIBODY TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED£3.5bn
  2. ELLISON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, OXFORD LIMITED£1.4bn
  3. GLAXOSMITHKLINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED£1.4bn
  4. THE BINDING SITE GROUP LIMITED£1.2bn
  5. WAYVE TECHNOLOGIES LTD£895.2m
  6. OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC£463.3m
  7. DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED£343.7m
  8. THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH£333.4m
  9. KYOWA KIRIN SERVICES LTD£322.7m
  10. THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE£322.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,632. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04304466. It was incorporated on 15 Oct 2001. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cambridge (CB1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £21,202, up 250.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £196,651. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,632 active companies whose first SIC code is 72190: By net assets it ranks higher than 54% of them (median £10,692). By total assets it ranks higher than 66% of them (median £64,502). By cash it ranks higher than 66% of them (median £53,235). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 90% of them (median age 7.5 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 May 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2020/212021/222023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand24,98914,853145,830163,432196,651
Total assets65,26672,337161,668225,332244,986
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity18,755-99,504-58,252-14,08621,202
Average number of employees33222

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

History

20 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £21.2k, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£14.1k, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£58.3k, 2 employees
  4. Mr Toby Christopher Gomersall registered as a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets −£99.5k, 3 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £18.8k, 3 employees
  7. Toby Christopher GOMERSALL appointedDirector
  8. Dr William Henry Gomersall registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (12)
  1. Thomas Audsley GOMERSALL resignedSecretary
  2. William Henry GOMERSALL appointedSecretary
  3. Ian Dale SHARP resignedDirector
  4. Ian Dale SHARP appointedDirector
  5. William Henry GOMERSALL appointedDirector
  6. QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  7. QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  8. Ian Robert GOMERSALL appointedDirector
  9. Thomas Audsley GOMERSALL appointedSecretary
  10. QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  11. QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  12. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.