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Serena Holdings

Other information technology service activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Jane Caroline Grantham Smithard 2016-2022 Director View profile
  2. Graham Howard Norton 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Mark Edward Woodward 2006-2006 Director View profile
  4. Michael Lindner 2006-2010 Director View profile
  5. Robert I Pender Jr 2006-2011 Director View profile
  6. Edward Frank Malysz 2006-2016 Secretary View profile
  7. Nigel Forster 2004-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other information technology service activities
Incorporated
23/07/2004
Registered office
Reading

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.

Group

  1. Serena Holdings is controlled by Micro Focus Integration Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2018-04-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Micro Focus Integration Limited is controlled by Micro Focus MHC Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2018-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Micro Focus MHC Limited is controlled by Micro Focus CHC Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Micro Focus CHC Limited is controlled by Micro Focus (US) Holdings
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Micro Focus (US) Holdings is controlled by Micro Focus Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Micro Focus Group Limited is controlled by Micro Focus Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Micro Focus Midco Limited is controlled by Micro Focus Midco Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Micro Focus Midco Holdings Limited is controlled by Micro Focus International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Micro Focus International Limited is controlled by Open Text UK Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Open Text UK Holding Limited.

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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.

1 directors on the board

22y median 22y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05188292
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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