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Clifford Chance CIS Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Emma Louise Matebalavu 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Matthew Robert Layton 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. David John Bickerton 2011-2018 Director View profile
  4. Malcolm John Sweeting 2011-2019 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Charles Munday 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. David Dunnigan 2008-2014 Director View profile
  7. Peter John Charlton 2006-2008 Director View profile
  8. David Robert Childs 2006-2014 Director View profile
  9. Jeremy Vaughan Sandelson 2006-2018 Director View profile
  10. David Harkness 2006-2026 Director View profile
  11. Phillip Alan Palmer 2001-2006 Director View profile
  12. Peter Charles Edward Cornell 2001-2006 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Courtenay Perrin 2000-2020 Director View profile
  14. Michael Bray 1999-2006 Director View profile
  15. Stuart Godfrey Popham 1997-2010 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Neville Williams 1997-1999 Director View profile
  17. Keith Clark 1995-2001 Director View profile
  18. Geoffrey Michael Thomas Howe 1994-1997 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Garth Pollard 1994-2001 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
09/08/1994

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.

  • Mithras Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Clifford Chance CIS Limited is controlled by Mithras Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Mithras Limited is controlled by Clifford Chance Business Services Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Clifford Chance Business Services Holdings Limited is controlled by Clifford Chance Holdings LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-01-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Clifford Chance Holdings LLP is controlled by David Harkness
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP), right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2018-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Harkness.

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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.

4 directors on the board

7.3y median 7.5y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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 21Construction 4Professional services 3Dormant 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

  • 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
02958562
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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