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Ciphr Benefits Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Previous officers 8

  1. Ray Berry 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Claire Aileen Geens 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Karen Elizabeth Stevens 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Niall Duncan Munro 2011-2024 Director View profile
  5. Phillip Gregory De Warrenne Waller 2007-2024 Director View profile
  6. Philip Edward Curtis 2003-2024 Director View profile
  7. Karen Stevens 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  8. Phillip Gregory De Warrene Waller 2003-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development; Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c.
Incorporated
29/08/2003
Registered office
Reading
Previous names
Avantus Employee Benefits Limited (until 04/08/2026)
Fair Care Employee Benefits Limited (until 19/08/2021)
Modena Finance Limited (until 05/04/2007)

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. Ciphr Benefits Limited is controlled by Ciphr Benefits Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ciphr Benefits Group Limited is controlled by Philip Edward Curtis
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Edward Curtis.

9 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

0.9y median 0.9y
average tenure
1.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Ray Berry Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026

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.

Tech and media 22Finance 10Professional services 8Dormant 4

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
04882384
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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