Pentana Limited

What Pentana Limited does

Pentana Limited operates today as Ideagen plc, a UK-headquartered, London Stock Exchange-listed (ticker: IDEA) software group providing cloud-based Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions to regulated industries. Founded in 1992 and registered in England and Wales (company number 02805019) with operational headquarters in Nottingham, Ideagen serves more than 18,500 customer organizations across aviation, aerospace and defense, financial services, life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, energy, food and beverage, government, and education. Named reference customers include BDO, Siemens Mobility, Spire Healthcare, Heineken, BT Group, Admiral Group, Swissport and NHS trusts.

The company's technology architecture centers on the Ideagen Hub, a unified cloud platform integrating approximately 30 acquired product brands across three pillars: Environment, Health & Safety (Ideagen EHS, Aviation Safety, Maritime, Machine Safety, Workforce Safety, WorkSafe Guardian, Wearable Safety, SafetyStratus); Quality (Ideagen Quality Management, Quality Control, Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Safe Food, Smartforms, Workplace Training); and Compliance (Ideagen Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, Disclose, Audit Analytics, Audit Quality, Policy Logic, Procedure Management, Regulatory Intelligence, Carbon Accounting). A proprietary AI layer called Mazlan AI is embedded across these workflows, providing predictive risk analytics, natural language drafting of root cause analyses and audit responses, autonomous corrective-action coordination, and knowledge retrieval within ISO/IEC 42001-aligned responsible AI governance. The platform integrates natively with Microsoft 365 SharePoint Online and is certified to ISO 27001:2022 with GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA and EU-U.S./UK/Swiss Data Privacy Framework compliance.

Ideagen monetizes primarily through annual enterprise SaaS subscriptions sold via a direct, consultative field sales motion to large regulated organizations, with quote-based pricing rather than public list rates. Distribution is global, with 2,200+ employees supporting operations in the UK, EU, US, Australia, Middle East, India and South East Asia. The company's growth has been substantially inorganic, with Pentana itself (alongside Q-Pulse, Qualsys, Qualtrax, DevonWay, Huddle, Damstra, Coruson and many others) acquired and progressively rebranded under the unified Ideagen product family. Pentana-branded products now sit within Ideagen's Internal Audit, Risk Management and Disclose offerings.

Name

Pentana Limited

Legal name

Ideagen plc

Website

https://ideagen.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Pentana Limited operates as Ideagen plc, a UK-listed cloud software group delivering GRC, EHS, Quality and Compliance solutions to 18,500+ regulated-industry customers worldwide via the unified Ideagen Hub and Mazlan AI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Controls & Governance (GRC) Platforms (FSAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Internal audit software
• Risk management software
• Compliance management software
• Audit automation platform
• GRC software solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Welwyn Garden City

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Ideagen generates revenue primarily through software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions. The platform provides compliance-based information management software to regulated industries on a subscription basis, with customers accessing EHS, Quality, and Compliance modules through the cloud-based platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pentana Limited developed proprietary Information Management software solutions focused on internal audit, risk management, and disclosure management for regulated enterprises. The company's flagship products (Pentana Audit, Pentana Risk, and Pentana Disclose) have been absorbed into Ideagen plc's unified governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) SaaS platform and are now sold under the Ideagen brand to more than 18,500 customers worldwide.

Product overview

Ideagen operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture serving regulated industries with a portfolio of approximately 30 distinct products organized across three core pillars: (1) EHS — encompassing incident reporting, health & safety, wearable monitoring (Ideagen EHS, Ideagen WorkSafe Guardian, Ideagen Wearable Safety, Ideagen Workforce Safety, Ideagen Aviation Safety, Ideagen Maritime, Ideagen Machine Safety, Ideagen SafetyStratus); (2) Quality — covering quality management, quality control, document control, supplier management, and training (Ideagen Quality Management, Ideagen Quality Control, Ideagen Supplier Management, Ideagen Supply Chain, Ideagen Safe Food, Ideagen Smartforms, Ideagen Workplace Training); and (3) Compliance — including internal audit, risk management, policy management, disclosure, and regulatory intelligence (Ideagen Internal Audit, Ideagen Risk Management, Ideagen Compliance, Ideagen Disclose, Ideagen Audit Analytics, Ideagen Audit Quality, Ideagen Policy Logic, Ideagen Procedure Management, Ideagen Regulatory Intelligence). Supporting cross-cutting capabilities include Ideagen Healthcare Guardian, Ideagen Collaboration Portal, Ideagen Mail Manager, Ideagen Carbon Accounting, and Ideagen Please Review. A proprietary AI layer called Mazlan AI is embedded across the entire platform, providing predictive analytics, natural language generation, autonomous workflow coordination, and knowledge retrieval. Formerly known under multiple acquired brands including Pentana (Pentana Audit, Pentana Risk, Pentana MK, Pentana Disclose), Q-Pulse, Qualsys, Qualtrax, Huddle, Coruson, DevonWay, Damstra, and others, all now unified under the Ideagen brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mazlan: AI assistant embedded across the Ideagen platform for EHS, quality and compliance workflows. Predicts risks, automates responses, and surfaces intelligent recommendations.
• Ideagen Hub
• WorkSafe Guardian
• Ida

Products and services

• Ideagen Internal Audit (formerly Pentana Audit / Pentana MK)
• Ideagen Risk Management (formerly Pentana Risk)
• Ideagen Disclose (formerly Pentana Disclose)

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% increase in safety reports
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BDOcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTop-five global accounting firm selected Ideagen Internal Audit for implementing the Three Lines of Defense (3LOD) model consistently. BDO uses the platform to unify audit, risk and control functions, achieving improved audit quality and consistency, increased control over audit files and documentation, and stronger risk awareness and communication across their global operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Intelex Technologies: Intelex is a direct EHS and quality management software peer, serving similar regulated-industry buyers (manufacturing, life sciences, energy). It overlaps with Ideagen EHS, Quality Management, and SafetyStratus products.
• NAVEX Global: NAVEX Global is a direct peer in ethics & compliance, policy management, whistleblower, and risk programs. It serves overlapping enterprise buyers in regulated industries where Ideagen's Compliance and Risk Management products also compete.
• ETQ (Hexagon): ETQ Reliance is a direct QMS peer competing for enterprise quality management buyers in regulated manufacturing. It is closely comparable to Ideagen Quality Management in target customer and feature set.
• VelocityEHS: VelocityEHS is a direct peer in EHS and sustainability software (incident management, audits, training, ESG). It competes with Ideagen EHS, Ideagen Audit, and Ideagen Carbon Accounting for mid-market and enterprise EHS buyers.
• Diligent: Diligent (formerly Galvanize/ACL) offers a unified GRC platform spanning audit, risk, compliance, and board reporting. It competes head-to-head with Ideagen's Risk Management, Internal Audit, and Compliance modules for enterprise GRC buyers.
• MasterControl: MasterControl is a direct QMS peer for life sciences and regulated manufacturing, overlapping with Ideagen Quality Management, Ideagen Quality Control, and ISO 13485-aligned modules. Both compete for pharma/medical device compliance budgets.
• AuditBoard: AuditBoard is a direct competitor in internal audit, risk, and compliance management software, serving many of the same enterprise audit and risk teams that Ideagen's Pentana-derived products target. Both platforms compete for SOC/GRC budgets in mid-market and enterprise.

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP GRC and SAP Product Compliance are part of SAP's broader enterprise suite, overlapping with Ideagen Risk Management, Ideagen Compliance, and disclosure management. SAP competes as an incumbent in large enterprises with established SAP footprints.
• Wolters Kluwer: Wolters Kluwer's TeamMate (internal audit), Enablon (EHS), and OneSumX (regulatory reporting) overlap with Ideagen's portfolio. As a large listed professional information and compliance software incumbent, it competes across multiple Ideagen product lines in regulated industries.
• ServiceNow: ServiceNow's Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and GRC modules compete with Ideagen's risk, audit, and compliance products as part of a broader enterprise workflow platform. ServiceNow bundles GRC into its existing enterprise install base, posing a bundling threat.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries38 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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