Company
Launchchange Holding Company
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Antony Paul Mason 2023-2026 View profile
- Harinder Singh Sandhu 2020-2023 View profile
- Derek Charles Stone 2012-2012 View profile
- Keith Graham Ward 1997-2021 View profile
- Patrick Allender 1996-2005 View profile
- David William Tunley 1997-2012 View profile
- James Howard Ditkoff 1996-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/10/1996
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Launchchange Holding Company on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Andrew Lawrence Lester Director · appointed 2026
- Philip Bernard Whitehead Director · appointed 2012
- Frank Talbot Mcfaden Director · appointed 2008
Directors past 6 years
- Philip Bernard Whitehead Director · appointed 2012
- Frank Talbot Mcfaden Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Andrew Lawrence Lester Director · appointed 2026
- Philip Bernard Whitehead Director · appointed 2012
- Frank Talbot Mcfaden Director · appointed 2008
Left in the last 12 months
- Antony Paul Mason Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03259276
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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