Company story

CLS Research Limited is a privately-held, limited liability company founded in Nicosia, Cyprus, in April 2015. According to documents available on the Cyprus government website, the registration number used to identify CLS Research Limited as a company registered in Cyprus is HE342764.

Initial filing status

According to documents filed to the Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver in the Republic of Cyprus, CLS Research Limited registered as a private company with share capital on April 28, 2015.

In April 2015, Rigina Panteli was named the first director, while Status Grand Limited was appointed the secretary of CLS Research Limited. 

Company ownership

Elena Andreou is the director of CLS Research Limited

According to documents from the Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver in the Republic of Cyprus, Elena Andreou, also known as ΕΛΕΝΑ ΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ, was appointed as the director on June 18, 2019. As of December 2019, Elena Andreou is the current and only director of CLS Research Limited. Since its incorporation in 2015, CLS Research has had three predecessors to Andreou’s role.

Timeline of directors and secretaries

All of the appointment and termination information is taken from filed corporate documents available for purchase on the government website of the Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver in the Republic of Cyprus.

• April 28, 2015: CLS Research Limited is incorporated in Cyprus. ΡΗΓΙΝΑ ΠΑΝΤΕΛΗ, also known as Rigina Panteli, is appointed the first director of CLS Research Limited and Status Grand Limited is appointed the first company secretary.
• March 10, 2016: Rigina Panteli is terminated as director. ΑΘΗΝΑ ΤΕΛΙΟΡΙΔΗ, also known as Athina Telioridi, is appointed as the new director.
• February 1, 2017: Athina Telioridi is terminated as director. ΑΖΙΖΑ ΚΟΥΡΜΠΑΝΟΒΑ, also known as Aziza Kourmpanova, is appointed as the new director.
• June 18, 2019: Aziza Kourmpanova is terminated as director. Elena Andreou takes over as the new director.

Shareholders of CLS Research Limited

According to the Founding and Articles of Association form filed on April 28, 2015, Oleksandr Korsukov and Oleksii Pokatylo each own 500 shares of CLS Research Limited. As of December 2019, Korsukov and Pokatylo are still equal shareholders of the company.

Websites owned and services offered by CLS Research Limited

CLS-research.com is the official website of CLS Research Limited 

According to the about page of CLS-research.com, CLS Research Limited is a “dynamically growing company which was launched by a group of intellectuals who saw the world in the light of global knowledge spreading all over the world.” The mission of CLS Research is to “run an easily accessible platform of world knowledge which is convenient for students and allows them to study disciplines deeper.”

Based on information from the site, CLS is an acronym for Cloud Learning Solutions. CLS-research.com is an academic service dedicated to helping students who study English language programs through editing and reviewing, language coaching, and 24/7 tutoring.

The unknown identity of the co-founder

The about section of CLS-research.com features a note signed by “A.P.” the “co-founder and business development director.” The true identity of “A.P.” is unknown, and the initials don’t reflect any of the directors from corporate documents. Additionally, “A.P.” is not one of the employees listed on the company's LinkedIn account.

Location of the main office

According to the CLS Research Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, their main office is at 859 Willard Street, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02169, US. But the contact page on CLS-research.com cites 4 Diagorou Street, Kermia House, Office 104, 1097 Nicosia as the primary address. While the address in Nicosia is the official address reflected in corporate documents, the function of the Massachusetts address is unknown.