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Crossword Cybersecurity PLC

Other information technology service activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Robert Stephen Coles 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Tara Persis Cemlyn-Jones 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Mary Michelle Dowd 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Ruth Louise Anderson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Sir Richard Billing Dearlove 2016-2024 Director View profile
  6. Andrew William John Gueritz 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. Gordon John Matthew 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Dr David Stanley Secher 2014-2024 Director View profile
  9. Dr David William Stupples 2014-2021 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Segun Ilube CBE 2014-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other information technology service activities
Incorporated
06/03/2014
Registered office
Town Quay

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. Crossword Cybersecurity PLC is controlled by Thomas Segun Ilube CBE
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-24, ceased 2022-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Thomas Segun Ilube CBE.

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £211,216 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £211,216 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £157,5912021-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £53,6252019-04-01
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

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
2.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08927013
Status
Liquidation
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2025
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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