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CIFAS

#02584687 · Active · Incorporated 1991-02-22 (35y 8m) · Last filing 2026-09-28 (1mo ago)
Technology · SIC 63990 · J Information & Communication · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-12-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-02-22 (in 5 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£8.9m

-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£5.7m

+15.3% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

118

+19.2% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£781k

+90.1% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Total income £12,943,355£14,136,479£16,799,388 +18.8%
Operating profit £103,223£143,979£582,720 +304.7%
Profit before tax £342,190£410,840£781,147 +90.1%
Net profit £301,574£370,662£750,983 +102.6%
Cash £10,034,800£9,956,078£8,867,806 -10.9%
Total assets less current liabilities £4,670,661£5,040,481£5,791,464 +14.9%
Net assets £4,534,447£4,905,109£5,656,092 +15.3%
Equity £4,534,447£4,905,109£5,656,092 +15.3%
Average employees 9899118 +19.2%
Wages £7,470,234£8,434,245£9,592,053 +13.7%
Directors' remuneration £469,770£520,572£568,252 +9.2%
Directors' pension contributions £18,174£19,651£38,214 +94.5%
Highest paid director £287,783£309,905£331,020 +6.8%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating margin 0.8%1.0%3.5%
Net margin 2.3%2.6%4.5%
Return on capital employed 2.2%2.9%10.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 70.0%71.4%70.4%
Current ratio 1.12x0.97x0.89x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. CIFAS 2000-05-02 → present
  2. CREDIT INDUSTRY FRAUD AVOIDANCE SYSTEM 1991-02-22 → 2000-05-02

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Price Bailey LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“the Board has concluded that there are no material uncertainties surrounding Cifas' ability to continue as a going concern.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 73 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FREEDMAN, Richard Secretary 2025-05-06 — —
BAILES, Alex Director 2025-10-22 Feb 1976 British
BENNETT, Judy Director 2025-10-22 Sep 1961 British
BROWETT, John Julian Director 2020-09-22 Dec 1963 British
HALEY, Michael Douglas Director 2017-03-09 Nov 1963 British
LENNARD, Sarah-Jill Director 2022-01-25 Apr 1956 British
WIMBORNE, Zoe Victoria Director 2020-12-08 May 1969 British
Show 73 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FREEDMAN, Richard Jonathan Secretary 2018-09-21 2024-10-02
HALEY, Michael Douglas Secretary 2015-06-15 2018-09-21
HILTON, Alan Christian Secretary 1991-02-22 1999-03-31
HURST, Peter Edward Secretary 1999-03-31 2013-09-14
MADDOCK, Natasha Frances Secretary 2024-10-02 2025-05-06
NORTON-AMOR, Hugh Dixon Secretary 2013-09-14 2015-03-31
ABBOTT, Fletcher Robin Director 2009-05-12 2010-03-23
ADLEM, Michael Director 1994-03-01 1994-05-31
AGER, Edgar Paul Director 2009-12-08 2010-06-08
AGER, Edgar Paul Director 2001-04-01 2009-07-15
AVIS, Penelope Jane Director 2017-02-01 2021-10-19
BALDOCK, Graham Director 2010-06-28 2011-02-28
BAYLEY, Peter Derek Director 1994-09-20 1997-05-23
BEAVIS, Richard Director 2014-06-18 2016-03-21
BLAKE, Nicholas Director 2012-06-11 2015-06-17
BOTTOMLEY, Alan Edward Director 1995-03-01 1999-02-28
BOULTON, Paul Edward Director 1992-03-01 1993-04-30
BRENNAN, Barry Kevin Director 2009-05-12 2011-11-15
BRENNAN, Barry Kevin Director 2002-03-01 2005-04-19
BUXTON, Jon Director 2005-05-17 2006-08-25
CHAPMAN, Simon Director 1997-09-23 2001-02-28
CHARNLEY, Colin Gerard Director 2004-09-07 2010-09-24
CHERRETT, Kenneth William George Director 1991-03-26 2016-09-05
CLARE, Allan James Director 2011-06-07 2011-07-24
CROWFOOT, Patrick Alan David Director 2004-09-07 2009-11-01
CROWFOOT, Patrick Alan David Director 2002-03-20 2003-12-31
CROWFOOT, Patrick Alan David Director 1994-03-01 2002-03-01
CROWFOOT, Patrick Alan David Director 1991-02-22 1993-01-04
DALGLEISH, Alexander Director 1991-02-22 1992-02-29
DALGLEISH, Alexander Director — 1992-01-31
DOLAN, Alison Ann Director 2017-02-01 2020-01-31
DUKES, Simon Austin Director 2013-09-14 2018-05-01
EARL, Jane Margaret Director 2010-06-08 2016-06-14
FAIRBANK, Stephen Director — 1992-07-08
FRASER, Robert Charles Director 2016-09-06 2025-09-05
FROMANT, Michael John Director 1997-09-23 2000-02-28
GALE, Mark John Director 2010-06-08 2011-08-03
GREENWOOD, Phillip Austin Director 1994-07-26 1996-09-10
HARDMAN, Alan Gilchrist Director 1999-03-01 2000-04-11
HARDY, David Director 2000-06-27 2004-08-16
HENDRA, Caroline Director — 1995-02-28
HORTON, Martyn Phillip Director — 1993-02-28
HOSEASON, Michael Bruce Director 2001-03-01 2006-09-05
HURST, Peter Edward Director — 1994-04-29
ISLE, Graham Director 2012-06-12 2016-03-21
JALLOW, Ursula Director 2015-06-17 2016-03-21
JONES, Carwyn Alan Director 2011-06-07 2014-12-31
JONES, Mark John Charles Director 2008-12-02 2011-07-22
JONES, Mark John Charles Director 2000-04-26 2008-09-29
JUDGE, Barbara Singer, Lady Director 2016-09-06 2020-09-01
KAY, David Jonathan Smedley Director 2006-05-16 2009-12-08
KAYE, Andrew Douglas Director 1994-03-01 2000-06-30
LAING, Heather Robertson Director 2014-06-18 2016-03-21
LLOYD, Geoffrey Sinclair Director 1993-03-01 1997-01-31
MCCABE, Nan Director 2000-08-22 2003-02-11
MCCULLOGH, John Stewart Director — 1999-02-28
MCKEE, Christopher Director 2010-06-08 2016-06-14
MORLEY, Jacqueline Kay Director 2005-05-17 2008-11-03
O'BRIEN, Jerry Director 2000-08-22 2003-03-21
O'NEILL, Michael Dennis Director 1991-03-01 1995-02-09
O'NEILL, Michael Dennis Director — 2017-02-01
RAINEY, Joan Director 1998-03-01 2000-01-05
RAWSTRON, Howard Mark Director 2010-09-07 2016-03-21
SPRINGER, David James Director 2004-09-07 2016-09-05
STEARNS, Adrian Burgoyne Director 2004-05-18 2006-05-16
STREDWICK, Paul Andrew Director 2000-03-01 2002-02-15
TAYLOR, William John Director — 1992-03-01
TEMPLEMAN, Nicola Director 1997-03-01 1997-12-31
TOMLINSON, Mark Robert William Director 2008-05-13 2013-05-22
TRUEMAN, William Lawrence Nelson Director 2000-08-01 2001-03-13
USMAR, David William Director 1999-03-01 2004-11-01
WAGNER, Arnold Director 2017-02-01 2026-02-01
WALKER, Ian Director 2015-06-15 2016-03-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr John Julian Browett Individual Significant influence 2020-09-22 Ceased 2023-11-02
Mr Michael Douglas Haley Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-11-02
Lady Barbara Singer Judge Individual Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2020-09-01
Mr Simon Austin Dukes Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-05-01

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 299 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-02-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-09 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-22 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-22 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-06 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-05-06 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-02-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-06 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-11-06 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-02-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-16 PSC08 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control statement PDF
2023-11-02 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-02 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-02-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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