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Cifas

Other information service activities n.e.c.

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Previous officers 63

  1. Penelope Jane Avis 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Arnold Wagner OBE 2017-2026 Director View profile
  3. Alison Ann Dolan 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Lady Barbara Thomas 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. Robert Charles Fraser 2016-2025 Director View profile
  6. Ursula Jallow 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Ian Walker 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Heather Robertson Laing 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Richard Beavis 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Simon Austin Dukes 2013-2018 Director View profile
  11. Graham Isle 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas Blake 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Allan James Clare 2011-2011 Director View profile
  14. Carwyn Alan Jones 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. Howard Mark Rawstron 2010-2016 Director View profile
  16. Graham Baldock 2010-2011 Director View profile
  17. Jane Margaret Earl 2010-2016 Director View profile
  18. Christopher Mckee 2010-2016 Director View profile
  19. Mark John Gale 2010-2011 Director View profile
  20. Edgar Paul Ager 2009-2010 Director View profile
  21. Fletcher Robin Abbott 2009-2010 Director View profile
  22. Barry Kevin Brennan 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Mark Robert William Tomlinson 2008-2013 Director View profile
  24. David Jonathan Smedley Kay 2006-2009 Director View profile
  25. Jacqueline Kay Morley 2005-2008 Director View profile
  26. Jon Buxton 2005-2006 Director View profile
  27. Patrick Alan David Crowfoot 2004-2009 Director View profile
  28. David James Springer 2004-2016 Director View profile
  29. Colin Gerard Charnley 2004-2010 Director View profile
  30. Adrian Burgoyne Stearns 2004-2006 Director View profile
  31. Michael Bruce Hoseason 2001-2006 Director View profile
  32. Nan Mccabe 2000-2003 Director View profile
  33. Jerry O'Brien 2000-2003 Director View profile
  34. William Lawrence Nelson Trueman 2000-2001 Director View profile
  35. David Hardy 2000-2004 Director View profile
  36. Mark John Charles Jones 2000-2011 Director View profile
  37. Paul Andrew Stredwick 2000-2002 Director View profile
  38. Alan Gilchrist Hardman 1999-2000 Director View profile
  39. David William Usmar 1999-2004 Director View profile
  40. Joan Rainey 1998-2000 Director View profile
  41. Michael John Fromant 1997-2000 Director View profile
  42. Simon Chapman 1997-2001 Director View profile
  43. Nicola Templeman 1997-1997 Director View profile
  44. Alan Edward Bottomley 1995-1999 Director View profile
  45. Peter Derek Bayley 1994-1997 Director View profile
  46. Phillip Austin Greenwood 1994-1996 Director View profile
  47. Michael Adlem 1994-1994 Director View profile
  48. Andrew Douglas Kaye 1994-2000 Director View profile
  49. Geoffrey Sinclair Lloyd 1993-1997 Director View profile
  50. Paul Edward Boulton 1992-1993 Director View profile
  51. Kenneth William George Cherrett 1991-2016 Director View profile
  52. Michael Dennis O'Neill 1991-1995 Director View profile
  53. Alexander Dalgleish 1991-1992 Director View profile
  54. Martyn Phillip Horton 1993 Director View profile
  55. William John Taylor 1992 Director View profile
  56. Caroline Hendra 1995 Director View profile
  57. Stephen Fairbank 1992 Director View profile
  58. John Stewart Mccullogh 1999 Director View profile
  59. Natasha Frances Maddock 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  60. Richard Jonathan Freedman 2018-2024 Secretary View profile
  61. Hugh Dixon Norton-Amor 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  62. Peter Edward Hurst 1999-2013 Secretary View profile
  63. Alan Christian Hilton 1991-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other information service activities n.e.c.; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
22/02/1991
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Michael Douglas Haley ceased 2023-11-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Julian Browett ceased 2023-11-02
    significant influence · notified 2020-09-22
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Cifas is controlled by Michael Douglas Haley
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Douglas Haley.

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

1 grant · £68,911 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £68,911

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £68,9112022-06-20
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.

6 directors on the board

4.7y median 5y
average tenure
11.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 4Construction 1Education 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02584687
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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