Company
Touchstar PLC
Touchstar PLC is an active UK company (number SC005543), incorporated 1904, with 3 current directors including Lynden Neil Jones and John Leslie Christmas. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Jon Simpson Hall 2017-2019 View profile
- Christopher Francis Phillips 2007-2015 View profile
- Mark William Hardy 2005-2025 View profile
- Stephen John Day 2001-2010 View profile
- Michael Paul Unwin 2000-2015 View profile
- Roderick Dugald Mcdougall 1997-2013 View profile
- John Philip Kembery 1996-2015 View profile
- Richard Harold Glyn Parr 1991-1993 View profile
- Harold Michael Green 1989-1997 View profile
- William Graham 1991 View profile
- Roderic Cameron Mather 1991 View profile
- Peter Francis Thomas Bromwich 2001 View profile
- Graeme Richard Smith 1989 View profile
- Christopher Francis Phillips 2010-2015 View profile
- William James Smith 1997-2000 View profile
- John David Jackson 1991-1997 View profile
- James Russell Cockburn 1990 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/02/1904
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Touchstar PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
4 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.
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
- Ian Paul Martin Director · appointed 2015
- John Leslie Christmas Director · appointed 2015
- Lynden Neil Jones Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Ian Paul Martin Director · appointed 2015
- John Leslie Christmas Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Ian Paul Martin Director · appointed 2015
- John Leslie Christmas Director · appointed 2015
- Lynden Neil Jones Director · appointed 2025
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
- SC005543
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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