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Verfides

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Richard James Wise 2004-2012 Director View profile
  2. Dennis Francis Lavin 2002-2006 Director View profile
  3. Joel Alexander Steinhart 2002-2002 Director View profile
  4. Andrea Primicerio 1998-2002 Director View profile
  5. Paolo Di Filippo 1998-2002 Director View profile
  6. Andrea Maria Baroni 1998-2000 Director View profile
  7. Erwin Brecher 1998 Director View profile
  8. Bijan Akhavan Safa 1998-2015 Secretary View profile
  9. Ellen Brecher 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/09/1969
Registered office
London
Previous names
Fortis Intertrust (UK) Limited (until 05/11/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Marco Marano ceased 2022-01-12
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Carlo Borea ceased 2022-01-12
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Verfides UK Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-05-28
  • Verfides Holdings Limited ceased 2026-05-28
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-01-12

Group

  1. Verfides is controlled by Marco Marano
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-01-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Marco Marano.

24 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£1,051,853
Total assets
£1,051,919
Cash
£923,589
Employees
23
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

12.7y median 12.7y
average tenure
20.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 6Finance 5Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00962596
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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