TOUCH LOCAL LIMITED
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Cash
£869k
-12.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3.9m
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
59
-7.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£696k
+83.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,258,000 | £7,106,000 | £6,950,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£199,000 | -£680,000 | -£628,000 | +7.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,000 | -£4,283,000 | -£696,000 | +83.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,144,000 | -£4,126,000 | -£475,000 | +88.5% | |
| Cash | £823,000 | £997,000 | £869,000 | -12.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,270,000 | -£2,737,000 | -£3,236,000 | -18.2% | |
| Net assets | £750,000 | -£3,357,000 | -£3,851,000 | -14.7% | |
| Equity | £750,000 | -£3,357,000 | -£3,851,000 | -14.7% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 64 | 59 | -7.8% | |
| Wages | £2,715,000 | £3,104,000 | £3,462,000 | +11.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.7% | -9.6% | -9.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.8% | -58.1% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -15.7% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.2% | 167.6% | 187.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.38x | 0.36x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | -2.73x | -9.58x | -9.24x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- TOUCH LOCAL LIMITED 2006-11-15 → present
- TOUCH (GOE) PLC 1998-12-22 → 2006-11-15
- THE GUILD OF EXCELLENCE PLC 1994-04-28 → 1998-12-22
- ISSUECOIN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1994-01-07 → 1994-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gibson Whitter Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the financial statements continue to be prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed forecasts for a period of 12 months... which indicate that, taking into account the recently announced operational changes, the Group will have sufficient funds”
Group structure
- TOUCH LOCAL LIMITED · parent
- Enable Media Limited 100%
- Easily Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD & BIRD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-01-19 | — | — |
| BUCHANON, Jennifer Elizabeth | Director | 2026-02-10 | Oct 1972 | American |
| NEACE, Jeffrey Scott | Director | 2019-01-29 | Sep 1969 | American |
| ROWLANDS, Sharon Teresa | Director | 2019-05-15 | Sep 1958 | American |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERMAN WALD, Michael Keith | Secretary | 1994-08-24 | 1996-03-11 |
| COHEN, David Henry Jacob | Secretary | 1994-03-23 | 1994-08-24 |
| DANNATT, Gary John | Secretary | 2007-09-11 | 2014-07-31 |
| KATZ, Peter David | Secretary | 1996-09-25 | 2006-10-26 |
| SANDERS, Mandy | Secretary | 1996-03-11 | 1996-08-12 |
| WINSHIP, Stuart | Secretary | 2006-10-26 | 2007-09-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-07 | 1994-03-23 |
| ARNOLD, Michael | Director | 1994-12-16 | 1998-04-21 |
| ASHLEY, Paul Martyn | Director | 1995-08-14 | 2003-02-21 |
| BEERLING, Kevin Michael | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2003-10-29 |
| BERMAN WALD, Michael Keith | Director | 1994-08-24 | 1996-03-11 |
| BOADEN, Roger | Director | 1994-11-29 | 1995-05-31 |
| BROWN, David L | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2019-01-28 |
| CARNEY, Kevin M | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2018-06-30 |
| CLOHECY, Christina Leigh | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| DANNATT, Gary John | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2014-07-31 |
| DEAN OF THORNTON LE FYLDE, Brenda, Rt. Hon Baroness Dean Of Tiior | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1996-05-13 |
| EVANS, Mark William | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2008-08-19 |
| GOODRICH, Michael John | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1998-04-21 |
| ISAACS, Pauline | Director | 1994-03-23 | 1994-08-24 |
| ISAACS, Vincent Joseph | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2007-11-09 |
| LADA, Jennifer Leigh | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Mark Jonathan Charles | Director | 2008-08-19 | 2014-07-31 |
| MALONEY, Barry | Director | 2008-08-19 | 2014-07-31 |
| MAY, James Nicholas Welby | Director | 1994-12-19 | 1995-05-23 |
| MCCLURE, Matthew P | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2019-04-01 |
| OZMEN, Tamer | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2008-06-25 |
| REVELL-SMITH, Peter Anning | Director | 1994-12-19 | 1998-04-21 |
| ROSS, Lionel Jack | Director | 1994-12-15 | 1998-04-21 |
| SADEK, Jacqueline Elizabeth | Director | 1994-11-21 | 1995-07-14 |
| SETON-ROGERS, Sean | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2009-02-10 |
| STIMPSON, Andrew David | Director | 1997-09-17 | 2004-04-02 |
| STUTTAFORD, William Royden, Sir | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1998-04-21 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-07 | 1994-03-23 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-07 | 1994-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Teresa Rowlands | Individual | Appoints directors | 2021-01-21 | Active |
| Web.Com Group Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 264 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.