Internet Watch Foundation

Active03426366 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
29 August 1997 (29 years)
Previously known as
Internet Watch Foundation Limited (until 13 January 2005)
Catchrope Limited (until 30 October 1998)
Industry
Other information technology service activities (62090)
Justice and judicial activities (84230)
Directors
Rebecca Sorla Portnoff
Thomas Donal Newton
Henry John Adams
Accounts type
Full
Region
East of England
Address
296 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge
CB4 0WD

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
3 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
20 July 2026

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Smith-Jefferys, Kerry Frances
Secretary · Appointed 21 January 2026
Portnoff, Rebecca Sorla, Dr
Director · Appointed 5 January 2026
American
Born January 1990 (36)
Newton, Thomas Donal
Director · Appointed 2 December 2025
British
Born November 1978
Adams, Henry John
Director · Appointed 22 September 2025
British
Born July 1991 (35)
Director · Appointed 22 September 2025
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British,American
Born April 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 19 March 2024
Also at International Longevity Centre - UK
British
Born December 1973 (52)
Yeomans, Rachel Sarah, Ms.
Director · Appointed 1 March 2024
British
Born October 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
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British
Born January 1967 (59)
Newman, Nicholas Jeremy, Mr.
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Campling, Andrew John
Director · Appointed 6 December 2022
British
Born January 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 1 December 2020
British
Born July 1960 (66)
Mccloskey, Bronagh Mary
Director · Appointed 4 June 2019
Irish
Born May 1989 (37)
Officer history (72 former)
19 May 2026
Resigned Gill, Sanjit Kaur, Ms. as Director
21 January 2026
Appointed Smith-Jefferys, Kerry Frances as Secretary
5 January 2026
Appointed Portnoff, Rebecca Sorla, Dr as Director
2 December 2025
Appointed Newton, Thomas Donal as Director
25 September 2025
Resigned Staffell, Simon Colin Benjamin, Mr. as Director
22 September 2025
Appointed Adams, Henry John as Director
22 September 2025
Appointed Christie, Mary Beth as Director
31 August 2025
Resigned Crown, Giles Humphry as Director
18 August 2025
Resigned Ray-Hill, Derek Steven Andrew, Mr. as Secretary
17 March 2025
Appointed Ray-Hill, Derek Steven Andrew, Mr. as Secretary
28 February 2025
Resigned Kempster, Heidi Jane, Ms. as Secretary
3 December 2024
Resigned Downing, Terry William as Director
1 August 2024
Appointed Kempster, Heidi Jane, Ms. as Secretary
31 July 2024
Resigned Hargreaves, Susan Elizabeth as Secretary
29 April 2024
Resigned Coogan Jobes, Sinead Aine, Ms. as Director
29 April 2024
Appointed Gill, Sanjit Kaur, Ms. as Director
19 March 2024
Appointed Evans, Alexander Ian Arthur, Mr. as Director
1 March 2024
Appointed Yeomans, Rachel Sarah, Ms. as Director
1 January 2024
Resigned Bassett, Claire Elisabeth Rachel as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Brown, Catherine, Ms. as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Newman, Nicholas Jeremy, Mr. as Director
1 January 2024
Resigned Puddephatt, Andrew Charles, Mr. as Director
1 January 2024
4 July 2023
Appointed Staffell, Simon Colin Benjamin, Mr. as Director
1 May 2023
Resigned Kanter, Elizabeth Anne, Ms. as Director
13 February 2023
Resigned Brown, Laurelle Anita as Director
6 December 2022
Appointed Campling, Andrew John as Director
31 August 2022
Resigned Balasubramanian, Ganapathi Subramaniam, Mr. as Director
4 June 2022
Appointed Coogan Jobes, Sinead Aine, Ms. as Director
3 June 2022
Resigned Lilley, Claire Mira as Director
22 September 2021
Appointed Kanter, Elizabeth Anne, Ms. as Director
21 July 2021
Resigned Turnbull, Henry Alston Finlay, Mr. as Director
2 December 2020
Appointed Brown, Laurelle Anita as Director
1 December 2020
Resigned Kohl, Uta, Dr. as Director
1 December 2020
Resigned Lea, Jonathan David as Director
1 December 2020
Appointed Malik, Supriya Suri as Director
18 March 2020
Appointed Turnbull, Henry Alston Finlay, Mr. as Director
17 March 2020
Resigned Wirth, Rebecca, Mrs. as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Downing, Terry William as Director
1 January 2020
Resigned Pillar, Susan Elizabeth as Director
1 September 2019
Resigned Dent, Helen Anne, Ms. as Director
1 September 2019
Resigned Drori, Jonathan Ilan as Director
1 September 2019
Appointed Balasubramanian, Ganapathi Subramaniam, Mr. as Director
1 September 2019
Appointed Crown, Giles Humphry as Director
4 June 2019
Resigned Mellor, Jacqueline Ann, Ms. as Director
4 June 2019
Appointed Mccloskey, Bronagh Mary as Director
4 June 2019
Appointed Lilley, Claire Mira as Director
1 May 2019
Resigned O'Donovan, Katherine Jo as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Puddephatt, Andrew Charles, Mr. as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Bassett, Claire Elisabeth Rachel as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Parkinson, John David, Professor as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Tilt, Richard, Sir as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Geering, Philip James as Director
31 August 2017
Resigned Neyroud, Peter William as Director
21 July 2017
Appointed Mellor, Jacqueline Ann, Ms. as Director
20 July 2017
Resigned Webb, Brian William as Director
1 May 2016
Appointed O'Donovan, Katherine Jo as Director
30 April 2016
Resigned Shipp, Jonathan Edward as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Dent, Helen Anne, Ms. as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Macleod, Mary as Director
1 November 2015
Appointed Lea, Jonathan David as Director
20 March 2015
Resigned Crawford, Catherine Lynne as Director
11 January 2015
Appointed Wirth, Rebecca, Mrs. as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Leadley-Yoward, Andrew Edward as Director
1 September 2014
Appointed Kohl, Uta, Dr. as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Pillar, Susan Elizabeth as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Cohen, Naomi Ellen as Director
1 September 2013
Appointed Drori, Jonathan Ilan as Director
1 September 2013
Appointed Crawford, Catherine Lynne as Director
31 August 2013
Resigned Walton, Suzy Nicola, Dr as Director
31 August 2013
Resigned Brooke, Rodney George, Sir as Director
26 February 2013
Appointed Hargreaves, Susan Elizabeth as Secretary
26 February 2013
Resigned Mcgovern, Deborah as Secretary
1 June 2012
Appointed Mcgovern, Deborah as Secretary
31 May 2012
Resigned Redman, Helen as Secretary
1 January 2012
Appointed Tilt, Richard, Sir as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Geering, Philip James as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Neyroud, Peter William as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Salomon, Eve as Director
1 October 2011
Resigned Locke, Stephen Anthony John as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Redman, Helen as Secretary
1 August 2011
Resigned Robbins, Peter Edward Thomas as Secretary
24 May 2011
Appointed Webb, Brian William as Director
24 May 2011
Appointed Leadley-Yoward, Andrew Edward as Director
28 March 2011
Resigned Ascroft, Emma Louise as Director
25 March 2011
Resigned Gracey, Mark James, Mr. as Director
23 March 2011
Resigned Gillespie, Alisdair Allan as Director
8 June 2010
Appointed Shipp, Jonathan Edward as Director
8 June 2010
Resigned Macleod, Hamish as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Macleod, Mary as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Gillespie, Alisdair Allan as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Palmer, Gillian Joan Adele as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Walden, Ian Newark, Professor as Director
1 April 2009
Appointed Salomon, Eve as Director
31 December 2008
Resigned Jordan, Amanda Janet as Director
1 May 2008
Appointed Gracey, Mark James, Mr. as Director
30 April 2008
Resigned De Stempel, Camille Marie as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Cohen, Naomi Ellen as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Locke, Stephen Anthony John as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Reynolds, James Montgomery as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Livingstone, Sonia Mary as Director
1 September 2007
Appointed Walton, Suzy Nicola, Dr as Director
1 September 2007
Appointed Brooke, Rodney George, Sir as Director
11 February 2007
Resigned Atkinson, Christine Mary as Director
16 January 2007
Appointed Ascroft, Emma Louise as Director
1 January 2007
Resigned Elliott, Michele Irmiter, Dr as Director
31 December 2006
Resigned Truman, Nick as Director
19 April 2006
Resigned Gracey, Mark James, Mr. as Director
19 April 2006
Appointed De Stempel, Camille Marie as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Jordan, Amanda Janet as Director
31 December 2005
Resigned Darlington, Roger Alessandro as Director
6 January 2005
Appointed Truman, Nick as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Lamb, Howard as Director
23 April 2004
Appointed Macleod, Hamish as Director
23 April 2004
Appointed Gracey, Mark James, Mr. as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Walden, Ian Newark, Professor as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Palmer, Gillian Joan Adele as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Atkinson, Christine Mary as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Elliott, Michele Irmiter, Dr as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Milne, Claire Barbara as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Carr, John Adam as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned De Stempel, Camille Marie as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Stephens, Mark Howard as Director
23 July 2003
Resigned Ascroft, Emma Louise as Director
23 July 2003
Resigned Williams, Nigel as Director
22 July 2003
Resigned Perry, Roland Philip Anthony as Director
7 November 2002
Appointed Robbins, Peter Edward Thomas as Secretary
7 November 2002
Resigned Kerr, David John as Secretary
18 July 2002
Appointed Ascroft, Emma Louise as Director
24 June 2002
Resigned Davies, Graham Brian as Director
12 February 2002
Resigned Hutty, Malcolm Samuel Agar as Director
12 February 2002
Appointed Lamb, Howard as Director
1 February 2002
Appointed Reynolds, James Montgomery as Director
31 January 2002
Resigned Feather, Clive Douglas Woon as Director
31 December 2001
Appointed Livingstone, Sonia Mary as Director
23 December 2001
Resigned Sheikh Miller, Nasira as Director
15 November 2001
Appointed Stephens, Mark Howard as Director
15 November 2001
Appointed Carr, John Adam as Director
15 November 2001
Appointed Perry, Roland Philip Anthony as Director
15 November 2001
Appointed Williams, Nigel as Director
31 August 2001
Resigned Kerr, David John as Director
10 October 2000
Appointed Milne, Claire Barbara as Director
10 October 2000
Appointed Hutty, Malcolm Samuel Agar as Director
10 October 2000
Appointed Sheikh Miller, Nasira as Director
10 October 2000
Appointed De Stempel, Camille Marie as Director
1 September 2000
Appointed Davies, Graham Brian as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Darlington, Roger Alessandro as Director
4 February 1998
Appointed Kerr, David John as Director
4 February 1998
Appointed Kerr, David John as Secretary
4 February 1998
Appointed Feather, Clive Douglas Woon as Director
4 February 1998
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
4 February 1998
Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
4 February 1998
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
29 August 1997
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
29 August 1997
Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
29 August 1997
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

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.

Holdings 1

Companies where Internet Watch Foundation is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
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What Internet Watch Foundation say about themselves

“IWF identifies and removes online child sexual abuse imagery to safeguard children and support survivors. Report to us anonymously.”

— from iwf.org.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 November 2026Full accounts31 March 2026—
20 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates20 July 20263
26 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director1
10 March 2026Registered office address changed1
10 March 2026Registered office address changed1
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