Tim Toulmin

Tim gives crisis PR advice on issues including sudden incidents and fatalities; civil litigation; arrests and criminal trials; inquests; employment disputes; and EDI matters among many other subjects that can give rise to publicity. He has been involved in some of the highest profile media stories in the last decade, has a wide network of contacts throughout the media and the law, and now personally represents a number of leading businesses, charities, schools and individuals. He founded Alder in 2010 having previously been Director of the Press Complaints Commission. He studied history at Cambridge University and management at Cranfield School of Management, and has been a trustee of numerous educational and campaigning charities.

In 2025, Tim was ranked in the Chambers and Partners Crisis & Risk Management Guide. A legal source described him as, “Excellent – calm, reassuring and very professional.” Another commented: “Tim is able to navigate clients through the most complex of situations.“