What Cifas say about themselves
“With the UK's largest cross-sector fraud sharing databases, Cifas is a not-for-profit organisation working to reduce and prevent fraud and financial crime in the UK.”
Cifas
- Incorporated
- 22 February 1991 (35 years)
- Industry
- Other information service activities n.e.c. (63990) Other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990)
- Directors
- Alex BailesJudy Bennett
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 6th Floor Lynton House7-12 Tavistock SquareLondonWC1H 9LT
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 22 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 8 February 2026
Officers 7 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Bailes, Alex
Director · Appointed 22 October 2025
British
Born February 1976 (50)
Bennett, Judy
Director · Appointed 22 October 2025
British
Born September 1961 (65)
Freedman, Richard
Secretary · Appointed 6 May 2025
British
Born April 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 8 December 2020
British
Born May 1969 (57)
Browett, John Julian
Director · Appointed 22 September 2020
British
Born December 1963 (62)
Haley, Michael Douglas
Director · Appointed 9 March 2017
British
Born November 1963
Officer history (73 former)
1 February 2026
22 October 2025
Appointed Bailes, Alex as Director
22 October 2025
Appointed Bennett, Judy as Director
5 September 2025
6 May 2025
Resigned Maddock, Natasha Frances as Secretary
6 May 2025
Appointed Freedman, Richard as Secretary
2 October 2024
Appointed Maddock, Natasha Frances as Secretary
2 October 2024
Resigned Freedman, Richard Jonathan as Secretary
25 January 2022
19 October 2021
Resigned Avis, Penelope Jane as Director
8 December 2020
22 September 2020
Appointed Browett, John Julian as Director
1 September 2020
31 January 2020
21 September 2018
Appointed Freedman, Richard Jonathan as Secretary
21 September 2018
Resigned Haley, Michael Douglas as Secretary
1 May 2018
Resigned Dukes, Simon Austin as Director
9 March 2017
Appointed Haley, Michael Douglas as Director
1 February 2017
1 February 2017
1 February 2017
Appointed Avis, Penelope Jane as Director
1 February 2017
6 September 2016
6 September 2016
5 September 2016
5 September 2016
14 June 2016
Resigned Earl, Jane Margaret as Director
14 June 2016
Resigned Mckee, Christopher as Director
21 March 2016
Resigned Isle, Graham as Director
21 March 2016
Resigned Beavis, Richard as Director
21 March 2016
Resigned Laing, Heather Robertson as Director
21 March 2016
Resigned Rawstron, Howard Mark as Director
21 March 2016
Resigned Walker, Ian as Director
21 March 2016
Resigned Jallow, Ursula as Director
17 June 2015
Appointed Jallow, Ursula as Director
17 June 2015
Resigned Blake, Nicholas as Director
15 June 2015
Appointed Haley, Michael Douglas as Secretary
15 June 2015
Appointed Walker, Ian as Director
31 March 2015
Resigned Norton-Amor, Hugh Dixon as Secretary
31 December 2014
Resigned Jones, Carwyn Alan as Director
18 June 2014
Appointed Beavis, Richard as Director
18 June 2014
Appointed Laing, Heather Robertson as Director
14 September 2013
Appointed Dukes, Simon Austin as Director
14 September 2013
Resigned Hurst, Peter Edward as Secretary
14 September 2013
Appointed Norton-Amor, Hugh Dixon as Secretary
22 May 2013
Resigned Tomlinson, Mark Robert William as Director
12 June 2012
Appointed Isle, Graham as Director
11 June 2012
Appointed Blake, Nicholas as Director
15 November 2011
Resigned Brennan, Barry Kevin as Director
3 August 2011
Resigned Gale, Mark John as Director
24 July 2011
Resigned Clare, Allan James as Director
22 July 2011
Resigned Jones, Mark John Charles as Director
7 June 2011
Appointed Clare, Allan James as Director
7 June 2011
Appointed Jones, Carwyn Alan as Director
28 February 2011
Resigned Baldock, Graham as Director
24 September 2010
Resigned Charnley, Colin Gerard as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Rawstron, Howard Mark as Director
28 June 2010
Appointed Baldock, Graham as Director
8 June 2010
Appointed Earl, Jane Margaret as Director
8 June 2010
Resigned Ager, Edgar Paul as Director
8 June 2010
Appointed Mckee, Christopher as Director
8 June 2010
Appointed Gale, Mark John as Director
23 March 2010
Resigned Abbott, Fletcher Robin as Director
8 December 2009
Appointed Ager, Edgar Paul as Director
8 December 2009
Resigned Kay, David Jonathan Smedley as Director
1 November 2009
15 July 2009
Resigned Ager, Edgar Paul as Director
12 May 2009
Appointed Abbott, Fletcher Robin as Director
12 May 2009
Appointed Brennan, Barry Kevin as Director
2 December 2008
Appointed Jones, Mark John Charles as Director
3 November 2008
Resigned Morley, Jacqueline Kay as Director
29 September 2008
Resigned Jones, Mark John Charles as Director
13 May 2008
Appointed Tomlinson, Mark Robert William as Director
5 September 2006
Resigned Hoseason, Michael Bruce as Director
25 August 2006
16 May 2006
Resigned Stearns, Adrian Burgoyne as Director
16 May 2006
Appointed Kay, David Jonathan Smedley as Director
17 May 2005
Appointed Morley, Jacqueline Kay as Director
17 May 2005
19 April 2005
Resigned Brennan, Barry Kevin as Director
1 November 2004
Resigned Usmar, David William as Director
7 September 2004
Appointed Charnley, Colin Gerard as Director
7 September 2004
7 September 2004
16 August 2004
18 May 2004
Appointed Stearns, Adrian Burgoyne as Director
31 December 2003
21 March 2003
Resigned O'Brien, Jerry as Director
11 February 2003
Resigned Mccabe, Nan as Director
20 March 2002
1 March 2002
1 March 2002
Appointed Brennan, Barry Kevin as Director
15 February 2002
Resigned Stredwick, Paul Andrew as Director
1 April 2001
Appointed Ager, Edgar Paul as Director
13 March 2001
1 March 2001
Appointed Hoseason, Michael Bruce as Director
28 February 2001
22 August 2000
Appointed O'Brien, Jerry as Director
22 August 2000
Appointed Mccabe, Nan as Director
1 August 2000
30 June 2000
27 June 2000
26 April 2000
Appointed Jones, Mark John Charles as Director
11 April 2000
Resigned Hardman, Alan Gilchrist as Director
1 March 2000
Appointed Stredwick, Paul Andrew as Director
28 February 2000
Resigned Fromant, Michael John as Director
5 January 2000
Resigned Rainey, Joan as Director
31 March 1999
Appointed Hurst, Peter Edward as Secretary
31 March 1999
1 March 1999
Appointed Hardman, Alan Gilchrist as Director
1 March 1999
Appointed Usmar, David William as Director
28 February 1999
28 February 1999
Resigned Bottomley, Alan Edward as Director
1 March 1998
Appointed Rainey, Joan as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Templeman, Nicola as Director
23 September 1997
23 September 1997
Appointed Fromant, Michael John as Director
23 May 1997
Resigned Bayley, Peter Derek as Director
1 March 1997
Appointed Templeman, Nicola as Director
31 January 1997
Resigned Lloyd, Geoffrey Sinclair as Director
10 September 1996
Resigned Greenwood, Phillip Austin as Director
1 March 1995
Appointed Bottomley, Alan Edward as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Hendra, Caroline as Director
9 February 1995
20 September 1994
Appointed Bayley, Peter Derek as Director
26 July 1994
Appointed Greenwood, Phillip Austin as Director
31 May 1994
Resigned Adlem, Michael as Director
29 April 1994
Resigned Hurst, Peter Edward as Director
1 March 1994
1 March 1994
1 March 1994
Appointed Adlem, Michael as Director
30 April 1993
Resigned Boulton, Paul Edward as Director
1 March 1993
Appointed Lloyd, Geoffrey Sinclair as Director
28 February 1993
Resigned Horton, Martyn Phillip as Director
4 January 1993
8 July 1992
1 March 1992
Appointed Boulton, Paul Edward as Director
1 March 1992
Resigned Taylor, William John as Director
29 February 1992
31 January 1992
26 March 1991
1 March 1991
22 February 1991
22 February 1991
22 February 1991
Ownership 0 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (4)
2 November 2023
Ceased John Julian Browett — Has significant influence or control
2 November 2023
Ceased Michael Douglas Haley — Has significant influence or control
1 September 2020
1 May 2018
Ceased Simon Austin Dukes — Has significant influence or control
Filings 299
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | Full accounts | 31 March 2026 | ||
| 9 February 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 9 February 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 8 February 2026 | ||
| 22 October 2025 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 22 October 2025 | Appointment of a director |
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