Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Hampton

Touchlight Genetics Limited

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is Touchlight Genetics Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Deane Keith Short 2014-2015 Director View profile
  2. Dr David John Gannaway 2011-2014 Director View profile
  3. Rodger David Sargent 2011-2013 Director View profile
  4. Dr Clive James Dix 2011-2020 Director View profile
  5. Ann Veronica Hacker 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. Dr Neil Porter 2008-2014 Director View profile
  7. Dr Iris Good 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. Vanessa Jean Hill 2008-2009 Director View profile
  9. David John Quinn 2007-2010 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
08/11/2007
Registered office
Hampton

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Touchlight Genetics Limited is controlled by Touchlight Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Touchlight Holdings Limited.

8 other companies in this group

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.

Financials

Net assets
-£8,022,710
Total assets
-£8,022,710
Cash
£391,404
Employees
149
Turnover
£15,290,565
Profit/loss
-£1,587,439

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £585,152 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £585,152 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £123,7932023-08-24
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £461,3592023-08-24
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

10y median 5.8y
average tenure
18.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 5Business services 3Dormant 3Finance 3

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06422158
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data