Incorporated Society for Psychical Research(the)

Active00044861 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 7 August 1895 (131 years)
Industry: Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (72200)
Library activities (91011)
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Directors: Liam Paul Ruickbie
Callum Elliot Cooper
Graham Terence Barton Kidd
all 18 directors
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: Greater London
Address: 1 Vernon Mews
London
W14 0RL

Website & contact details

Website: spr.ac.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 7 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 24 May 2026

Officers 19 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Ruickbie, Liam Paul, Dr

Director · Appointed 28 May 2022

British

Born January 1970 (56)

Cooper, Callum Elliot, Dr

Director · Appointed 30 January 2020

British

Born October 1988 (38)

Kidd, Graham Terence Barton, Dr

Director · Appointed 12 April 2018

British

Born October 1947 (79)

Parker, Adrian David, Professor

Director · Appointed 12 April 2018

British

Born May 1947 (79)

Barton, Marian Elizabeth

Director · Appointed 11 January 2018

British

Born July 1934 (92)

Farrell, Ciaran Jon

Director · Appointed 29 April 2017

British

Born February 1960 (66)

Mcluhan, Robert Gordon Martin

Director · Appointed 9 February 2017

British

Born January 1951 (75)

Fraser, John

Director · Appointed 18 June 2015

British

Born November 1963

Colvin, Barrie George, Dr

Director · Appointed 11 January 2014

Also at Advanced Thermosets Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1947 (79)

Broughton, Richard Stanley, Dr

Director · Appointed 4 December 2008

Irish

Born October 1946 (80)

Roe, Christopher Anthony, Dr

Director · Appointed 26 April 2008

British

Born September 1966 (60)

Ryan, Adrian Paul

Director · Appointed 25 January 2007

British

Born March 1969 (57)

Murdie, Alan David

Director · Appointed 12 October 2005

Also at Nucleus Community Action Ltd, Council Tax Legal Services Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1964 (62)

Rousseau, Julie Anne

Director · Appointed 5 February 2004

Also at Qinexus Limited, The Centre for Fundamental and Anomalies Research, Edocsworks Limited

British

Born October 1962 (64)

Rousseau, David Nicholas, Dr

Director · Appointed 20 February 2003

Also at Qinexus Limited, The Centre for Fundamental and Anomalies Research, Edocsworks Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1960 (66)

Willin, Melvyn John, Dr

Director · Appointed 7 December 2000

British

Born February 1951 (75)

Johnson, Peter Maurice

Secretary · Appointed 1 May 1999

British

Ruffles, Thomas Harry, Dr

Director · Appointed 22 April 1995

British

Born March 1957 (69)

Carr, Bernard John, Professor

Director

British

Born May 1949 (77)

Officer history (39 former)

28 May 2022

Appointed Ruickbie, Liam Paul, Dr as Director

28 April 2022

Resigned Delanoy, Deborah Louise, Professor as Director

30 January 2020

Resigned Poynton, John Charles, Professor as Director

30 January 2020

Appointed Cooper, Callum Elliot, Dr as Director

12 April 2018

Appointed Kidd, Graham Terence Barton, Dr as Director

12 April 2018

Appointed Parker, Adrian David, Professor as Director

11 April 2018

Resigned West, Donald James, Professor as Director

8 April 2018

Resigned Lyon Playfair, Guy as Director

11 January 2018

Resigned Weaver, Zofia, Dr as Director

11 January 2018

Appointed Barton, Marian Elizabeth as Director

29 April 2017

Resigned Ellis, David John as Director

29 April 2017

Appointed Farrell, Ciaran Jon as Director

9 February 2017

Appointed Mcluhan, Robert Gordon Martin as Director

1 December 2016

Resigned Barrington, Mary Rose as Director

18 June 2015

Resigned Gauld, Alan Ogilvie, Dr as Director

18 June 2015

Appointed Fraser, John as Director

11 January 2014

Resigned Sommer, Andreas as Director

11 January 2014

Appointed Colvin, Barrie George, Dr as Director

23 May 2013

Appointed Barrington, Mary Rose as Director

28 April 2013

Resigned Bratcher, Christopher John Arnold as Director

9 December 2010

Appointed Bratcher, Christopher John Arnold as Director

19 October 2010

Resigned Fontana, David, Professor as Director

25 April 2009

Appointed Sommer, Andreas as Director

25 April 2009

Resigned Smith, Matthew David, Dr as Director

4 December 2008

Resigned Dinnage, Rosemary as Director

4 December 2008

Appointed Broughton, Richard Stanley, Dr as Director

26 April 2008

Appointed Roe, Christopher Anthony, Dr as Director

26 April 2008

Resigned Stevens, Paul as Director

25 January 2007

Appointed Ryan, Adrian Paul as Director

15 October 2006

Resigned Grosse, Maurice as Director

12 October 2005

Appointed Murdie, Alan David as Director

12 October 2005

Resigned Roe, Christopher Anthony, Dr as Director

30 April 2005

Resigned Oram, Arthur Talbot as Director

30 April 2005

Appointed Ellis, David John as Director

24 April 2004

Resigned Cornell, Anthony Donald as Director

24 April 2004

Appointed Lyon Playfair, Guy as Director

5 February 2004

Appointed Rousseau, Julie Anne as Director

5 February 2004

Appointed Stevens, Paul as Director

15 January 2004

Resigned Keen, Montague Vernon as Director

19 December 2003

Resigned Cassirer, Manfred as Director

26 April 2003

Resigned Wiseman, Richard John as Director

26 April 2003

Appointed Roe, Christopher Anthony, Dr as Director

26 April 2003

Appointed Smith, Matthew David, Dr as Director

26 April 2003

Resigned Holborn, Philip Robert Major as Director

20 February 2003

Resigned Stiles, John Walter as Director

20 February 2003

Appointed Rousseau, David Nicholas, Dr as Director

7 December 2000

Appointed Willin, Melvyn John, Dr as Director

6 September 2000

Resigned Ellison, Arthur James as Director

29 April 2000

Appointed Weaver, Zofia, Dr as Director

29 April 2000

Resigned Barrington, Mary Rose as Director

29 April 2000

Resigned Banks, Leslie as Director

29 April 2000

Appointed Holborn, Philip Robert Major as Director

1 May 1999

Appointed Johnson, Peter Maurice as Secretary

24 March 1999

Resigned Roos, Graham Charles as Secretary

1 August 1998

Appointed Roos, Graham Charles as Secretary

1 August 1998

Resigned Okeeffe, Eleanor Josephine, Secretary as Secretary

25 April 1998

Appointed West, Donald James, Professor as Director

25 April 1998

Resigned Henry, Jane as Director

26 April 1997

Resigned Smythies, John, Professor as Director

26 April 1997

Appointed Wiseman, Richard John as Director

26 April 1997

Appointed Delanoy, Deborah Louise, Professor as Director

26 April 1997

Resigned Noyes, Ralph as Director

22 June 1996

Resigned Evans, Hilary Agard as Director

22 June 1996

Appointed Keen, Montague Vernon as Director

20 April 1996

Resigned Beloff, John, Dr as Director

20 April 1996

Appointed Poynton, John Charles, Professor as Director

22 April 1995

Appointed Ruffles, Thomas Harry, Dr as Director

22 April 1995

Resigned Korner, Kathleen May as Director

22 April 1995

Resigned Lazenby, Kenneth Buckley Hamilton as Director

22 April 1995

Appointed Dinnage, Rosemary as Director

23 April 1994

Appointed Smythies, John, Professor as Director

24 April 1993

Resigned Knox, William Crawford, Dr as Director

24 April 1993

Resigned Blackmore, Susan Jane, Dr as Director

24 April 1993

Appointed Grosse, Maurice as Director

24 March 1993

Appointed Fontana, David, Professor as Director

12 October 1992

Resigned Tickell, Renee Oriana as Director

25 April 1992

Resigned Morris, Robert Lyle, Professor as Director

25 April 1992

Appointed Henry, Jane as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
4 June 2026	Total exemption full accounts	30 September 2025
3 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	24 May 2026
3 June 2026	Director's details changed
3 June 2026	Director's details changed
10 November 2025	Director's details changed