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Influential Software Services Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Sarah Akhtar Shah 2009-2019 Secretary View profile
  2. Enid Richardson 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  3. Daniel David Whitmore 1998-2004 Secretary View profile
  4. Kim Marie Richardson 1993-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £30,139,198 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.

  • Integration Platform Services (IPaaS) Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS £30,000,000 2026-07-03 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    HMRC is procuring and implementing a fully managed Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), providing a single SaaS based platform to support enterprise wide integration needs. The service has been procured via Lot 2 of G-Cloud (GCA) F…

  • Malware Analysis tool Buyer: POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE £72,542 2026-01-28 CPV 48517000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision for the procurement of Malware Analysis Services.

  • iPaasS Pilot - Boomi Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS £66,656 2026-01-20 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Pilot for provision of iPaaS

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework
  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
15/01/1993

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. Influential Software Services Limited is controlled by Influential (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Influential (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Andrew Richardson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Richardson.

7 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.

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.

2 directors on the board

26.3y median 26.3y
average tenure
33.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 2Health and social care 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
02779820
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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