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Ciphr Benefits Systems Limited
Business and domestic software development
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Ray Berry 2024-2026 View profile
- Claire Aileen Geens 2019-2024 View profile
- Karen Elizabeth Stevens 2016-2019 View profile
- Gary Lee Wilkinson 2013-2024 View profile
- Andrew Mark Byham 2013-2024 View profile
- James Henry Mark Whelan 2013-2024 View profile
- Niall Duncan Munro 2013-2024 View profile
- Phillip Gregory De Warrenne Waller 2013-2024 View profile
- Philip Edward Curtis 2013-2024 View profile
- Karen Stevens 2015-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Business and domestic software development
- Incorporated
- 26/06/2013
- Registered office
- Reading
- Previous names
- Avantus Systems Limited (until 04/08/2026)
Fair Care Solutions LTD (until 15/12/2014)
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.
- Ciphr Benefits Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Ciphr Benefits Systems Limited
is controlled by Ciphr Benefits Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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.
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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
- Richard Innes Hodgson Director · appointed 2026
- Sion David Lewis Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Richard Innes Hodgson Director · appointed 2026
- Sion David Lewis Director · appointed 2024
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.
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
- 08584853
- 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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