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Micro Focus IP Development Limited

Information technology consultancy activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Christopher David Swiss 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Matthew Edward Ashley 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Richard Paul Rodgers 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Ian Cumming Fraser 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Christopher John Kennedy 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Edward Murdoch 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. Michael Scott Phillips 2011-2018 Director View profile
  8. Stuart Alexander Mcgill 2010-2018 Director View profile
  9. Graham Howard Norton 2010-2018 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Paul Seaton Bray 2010-2010 Director View profile
  11. Whale Rock Directores Limited 2010-2010 Corporate-director View profile
  12. Stephen Menzies Muir 2010-2010 Director View profile
  13. Candice Tiffany Chisholm 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  14. Helen Maria Ratsey 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  15. Jane Caroline Grantham Smithard 2010-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Information technology consultancy activities
Incorporated
23/04/2010
Registered office
Reading
Previous names
Micro Focus (IP2) Limited (until 13/09/2010)

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. Micro Focus IP Development Limited is controlled by Micro Focus Holdings Unlimited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Micro Focus Holdings Unlimited is controlled by Micro Focus Integration Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2018-04-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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.

2 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Tech and media 36Finance 12Professional services 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
07233975
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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