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Company · Kingston upon Thames

The Techsoup Trust

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Charles Scott Armstrong 2015-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Van Haver 2015-2015 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas James Eyre 2015-2015 Director View profile
  4. Marnie Lyn Webb 2010-2015 Director View profile
  5. Anne Katherine Wade 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. Miklos Marschall 2007-2010 Director View profile
  7. Martin Nicholas Caleb Thomas 2007-2010 Director View profile
  8. Brian Andrew Smouha 2007-2015 Director View profile
  9. Baron Luc Tayart De Borms 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Mathew Cherian 2006-2015 Director View profile
  11. Dr Diana Wells 2006-2010 Director View profile
  12. Virginia Hodgkinson 2005-2010 Director View profile
  13. Lady Hilary Isabella Jane Browne-Wilkinson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. Arthur Walter Schmidt Jr 2005-2010 Director View profile
  15. William Moore Dietel 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. Whale Rock Secretaries Limited 2010-2013 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Educational support services; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
17/10/2005
Registered office
Kingston upon Thames
Also a registered charity
The Techsoup Trust
Previous names
Guidestar International (until 14/01/2019)
Civil Society Systems (until 05/10/2007)
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.

4 directors on the board

12.6y median 11.4y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Business services 1

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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05594889
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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