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Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited

Original legal name of SCL Group upon UK incorporation
Tracked because Original legal name of SCL Group upon UK incorporation · 25 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped25
Sources cited7
✦ Thin coverage gap +110 connected to 25 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Nigel Oakes person
founder
Nigel Oakes founded Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL Group) in the 1990s.
→ SCL Group company
subsidiary
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited is the official registered name of SCL Group, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica and other election-related entities.
→ Cambridge Analytica company
subsidiary
Cambridge Analytica was a wholly owned subsidiary of SCL Group (Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited), focusing on data-driven political campaigning.
→ Alexander Nix person
CEO
Alexander Nix served as the CEO of Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL Group) and Cambridge Analytica.
→ Robert Mercer person
investor
Robert Mercer, through his family, was a major investor in Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited and its subsidiary Cambridge Analytica.
→ Facebook Technologies LLC company
data source
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited obtained user data from Facebook through the 'This Is Your Digital Life' app, leading to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
→ Global Science Research (GSR) company
contractor
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited contracted with Global Science Research (GSR), founded by Aleksandr Kogan, to collect Facebook data.
→ This Is Your Digital Life instrument
Application used
The 'This Is Your Digital Life' app, created by Aleksandr Kogan, was the vehicle through which data was collected for Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 260d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No sec filings found for "Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited — SEC filings (no results…
All Connections (25)
→ Robert Mercer person
investor primary since 2014
Robert Mercer, through his family, was a major investor in Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited and its subsidiary Cambridge Analytica.
data source primary since 2014
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited obtained user data from Facebook through the 'This Is Your Digital Life' app, leading to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
→ Peter Mandelson person
political contact inferential since 2015
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited had documented interactions with Peter Mandelson in the context of UK political consulting work.
executive/affiliate inferential since 2015
Paul David Ashburner Nix, likely related to Alexander Nix, served in an executive capacity within Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited or its affiliated entities.
→ SCL Group company
subsidiary primary since 2013
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited is the official registered name of SCL Group, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica and other election-related entities.
→ Cambridge Analytica company
subsidiary primary since 2013
Cambridge Analytica was a wholly owned subsidiary of SCL Group (Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited), focusing on data-driven political campaigning.
→ Alexander Nix person
CEO primary since 2013
Alexander Nix served as the CEO of Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL Group) and Cambridge Analytica.
→ Nigel Oakes person
founder primary since 1993
Nigel Oakes founded Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL Group) in the 1990s.
→ Christopher Wylie person
Whistleblower primary since 2018
Christopher Wylie worked for Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL) / Cambridge Analytica and became the primary whistleblower about the company's data practices.
→ Julian Wheatland person
Chairman primary since 2015
Julian Wheatland served as Chairman of Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL Group) during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
→ Emerdata Limited company
Successor entity secondary since 2018
Emerdata Limited was established by SCL Group executives as a successor company following the closure of Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group.
→ AggregateIQ company
affiliation secondary since 2014
AggregateIQ (AIQ) worked closely with SCL Group / Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited on digital advertising and data analytics for political campaigns.
contractor primary since 2014
Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited contracted with Global Science Research (GSR), founded by Aleksandr Kogan, to collect Facebook data.
→ This Is Your Digital Life instrument
Application used primary since 2014
The 'This Is Your Digital Life' app, created by Aleksandr Kogan, was the vehicle through which data was collected for Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited.
affiliation secondary since 2010
The Behavioural Dynamics Institute was connected to Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited and provided academic credibility for its behavioral research.
→ Alexander Slinger person
employee / leadership secondary since 2014
Alexander Slinger was a senior director at Cambridge Analytica, involved in international expansion and communications for SCL.
→ Meta Platforms company
platform / subject of violation primary since 2014
Meta Platforms (then Facebook Inc.) was the company whose data policies were violated by SCL's unauthorised collection and use of user data for political profiling.
→ Joseph Chancellor person
employee / data scientist secondary since 2014
Joseph Chancellor was a psychologist / data scientist who worked with Aleksandr Kogan and Cambridge Analytica / SCL on the personality profiling algorithms using Facebook data.
→ Aleksandr Kogan person
contractor primary since 2014
Dr. Aleksandr Kogan, via Global Science Research (GSR), contracted with Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited to harvest Facebook data for Cambridge Analytica.
→ SCL Elections company
subsidiary primary since 2014
SCL Elections was a division of Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited that provided election management and communications services globally.
→ Eunoia Technologies company
affiliation secondary since 2014
Eunoia Technologies was a UK-based behavioral research company linked to Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited and Cambridge Analytica.
corporate_registration_services inferential since unknown
SDG Registrars Limited is listed in the same database as Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL), suggesting a possible corporate services relationship as SCL Group entities often used shared registrars.
← Roger Gabb person
affiliation inferential since unknown
Roger Gabb appears in the database immediately following Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited, suggesting a potential organizational affiliation or role within SCL Group entities.
← Rebekah Mercer person
Business associate secondary since 2016
Cambridge Analytica was a subsidiary of Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited (SCL Group), connecting Mercer to this entity.
affiliation inferential since Unknown
As the full legal name of SCL Group, this entity would be the parent company of any legitimate SCL subsidiary, including Crow Business Solutions MENA if it is part of that corporate structure.
Sources (7)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited not found in opencorp… claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited — Parliamentary records (… parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited — Court records (no resul… court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited — Lobbying disclosures (n… government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited — Corporate registrations… government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited — SEC filings (no results… sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt