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Cipfa Business Limited

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Previous officers 63

  1. Carol Ann Culley 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Caroline Jane Rassell 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Samantha Jayne Owen 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Gareth Brian Moss 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mike Driver 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Professor Andrew Ian Hardy 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Carolyn Florence Williamson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Mark Lovell 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Joseph Methusalah Sealy 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Peter Ronald Kane 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Lyn Sian Davies 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Sarah Elizabeth Howard 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Noel Burns 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. John Alexander Matheson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Brian David Roberts 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Michael Anthony Owen 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Martin John Sinclair 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Henry Flanagan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  19. Paul Ronald Woolston 2014-2018 Director View profile
  20. Robert Arthur Whiteman 2013-2024 Director View profile
  21. Alan Leonard Baines 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Ian Keith Perkin 2011-2014 Director View profile
  23. Jonathan Charles Graham 2010-2014 Director View profile
  24. Edith Dawn Johnson 2009-2016 Director View profile
  25. Sir Anthony Gerard Redmond 2009-2011 Director View profile
  26. Piers Adam White 2009-2013 Director View profile
  27. Eugene Sullivan 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Michael John Barnes 2007-2009 Director View profile
  29. John George Saunders 2007-2009 Director View profile
  30. David John Bowles 2006-2013 Director View profile
  31. Victor Leonard Luck 2006-2014 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Dominic Hurford 2004-2007 Director View profile
  33. Kenneth Wilfred Crossland 2004-2008 Director View profile
  34. Phillip Douglas Charles Ramsdale 2002-2006 Director View profile
  35. Peter David Fanning 2001-2004 Director View profile
  36. Brian Smith 2001-2011 Director View profile
  37. Stephen Roy Freer 2000-2013 Director View profile
  38. Roger Buttery 1998-2004 Director View profile
  39. Anthony John Arthur Mcdowell 1998-2006 Director View profile
  40. Michael Patrick Weaver 1998-2003 Director View profile
  41. Julie Ann Coates 1998-2000 Director View profile
  42. Grenville John Folwell 1997-2007 Director View profile
  43. David Harry Adams 1997-2000 Director View profile
  44. Ian Wood 1995-2004 Director View profile
  45. Nigel Terry Palk 1995-1998 Director View profile
  46. Michael Herbert Collier 1994-1998 Director View profile
  47. David Gethin Morgan 1992-1994 Director View profile
  48. Leslie Elliott 1992-2002 Director View profile
  49. John Robert Thornton 1992-2001 Director View profile
  50. James Douglas Hale 1992-1994 Director View profile
  51. John Richard Ford 1992-1998 Director View profile
  52. Margaret Ruth Deacon 1992-1999 Director View profile
  53. Susan Adria Knights 1992-1992 Director View profile
  54. Michael Hollywood 1997 Director View profile
  55. Noel Peers Hepworth 2006 Director View profile
  56. John Miles Marriott 1992 Director View profile
  57. William Roots 1998 Director View profile
  58. Nicola Jane Hannam 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  59. Gareth Moss 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  60. Peter Andrew Woodman 2004-2020 Secretary View profile
  61. John Louis Woodnott-Miller 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  62. Mary Margaret Mckenna 1993-2000 Secretary View profile
  63. Richard Austin Fraser Morris 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

8 contracts · £718,124 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Accountancy or taxation professional apprenticeship Level 7 Buyer: London Borough of Hackney £105,000 2026-02-02 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The London Borough of Hackney is seeking a training provider to deliver the Accountancy or taxation professional apprenticeship for newly appointed apprentices and current staff. The training provider was procured through the existing YPO f…

  • Apprenticeship Training Services for Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7 (Lot 27) Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL £250,000 2025-10-01 CPV 80500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of apprenticeship training services for Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7 (lot 27) apprenticeship standards. This contract has been awarded under YPO framework 1086.

  • Apprenticeships Training Provision - for Torbay Council Buyer: Torbay Council £237,124 2025-05-16 CPV 80400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Route for using approved Apprenticeship training providers, for training courses funded by the Apprenticeship Levy. Training courses are Call-Offs from Crown Commercial Services RM6102 Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace, and YPO…

  • Accountancy and/or Taxation Professional Level 7 (2022) Buyer: Cambridgeshire County Council £126,000 2022-07-19 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of up to 6 x Accountancy and/or Taxation Professional Level 7 apprenticeships across CCC.

  • GMCA 1952 Corporate Group Assets Review Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Corporate Group Assets Review - Advisory Proposal. The scope of this project is to establish where the Authority is now in the management of its property estate, where it wants to be, and developing a realistic approach to how it could get …

  • Supply of Finance, Commercial and Workforce Support Buyer: Warrington Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Specialist consultancy, advisory and professional support services.

  • Finance Peer Review Buyer: City of York Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The government expects Local Authorities to complete a Finance Peer review and for it to be undertaken by CIPFA who are the accountant body for the local government sector.

  • Financial & Performance Benchmarking Analysis Buyer: Halton Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Undertake benchmarking analysis of nearest neighbour comparator councils, to identify service areas where changes to service delivery might be possible in order to achieve significant budget savings.

About

What it does
Other publishing activities; Management consultancy activities other than financial management; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
27/04/1989
Registered office
London
Previous names
Institute of Public Finance Limited (until 12/06/2009)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Cipfa Business Limited is controlled by The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

10 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £2,806,270 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £2,806,270 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £16,8692023-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,3502020-04-01
  • Department for Education £2,764,0512020-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

3.7y median 2.5y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Education 5Professional services 5Arts and leisure 1Other services 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02376684
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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