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Device Authority LTD

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Matthew Scherba 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dr Nicko Van Someren 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Ramesh Kesanupalli 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. George Samenuk 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Talbot Harty 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Albert Ernest Sisto 2014-2022 Director View profile
  7. Paul Andrew Ayers 2003-2005 Director View profile
  8. Carl Bourne 2003-2005 Director View profile
  9. Caroline Ward 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  10. Mark James Stephen Chappell 2003-2015 Secretary View profile
  11. Jonathan Peter Penney 2003-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
24/02/2003
Registered office
Reading
Previous names
Cryptosoft Limited (until 21/04/2016)

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.

  • Tern PLC
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Device Authority LTD is controlled by Tern PLC
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tern PLC.

4 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.

7 directors on the board

5y median 2.6y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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 3Finance 3Professional services 3Tech and media 2

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
04676191
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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