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Active00166772 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
23 April 1920 (106 years)
Previously known as
Trade Marks Patents and Designs Federation (until 4 July 2014)
Industry
Activities of professional membership organizations (94120)
Directors
Sarah Louise Palmer
Sarah Elizabeth Vaughan
Kevin James Scott
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
2nd Floor Viaro House
20-23 Holborn
London
EC1N 2JD

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
24 August 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Palmer, Sarah Louise
Director · Appointed 10 July 2026
British
Born March 1970 (56)
Vaughan, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr
Director · Appointed 11 July 2025
British
Born March 1983 (43)
Scott, Kevin James, Dr
Director · Appointed 11 July 2025
British
Born January 1964 (62)
England, Christopher David
Secretary · Appointed 28 May 2010
British
Officer history (133 former)
10 July 2026
Appointed Palmer, Sarah Louise as Director
10 July 2026
Resigned Howes, Adrian Laurence Averly as Director
11 July 2025
Appointed Vaughan, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr as Director
11 July 2025
Appointed Scott, Kevin James, Dr as Director
12 July 2024
Appointed Howes, Adrian Laurence Averly as Director
12 July 2024
Resigned Keenan, Robert Daniel as Director
14 July 2023
Appointed Keenan, Robert Daniel as Director
14 July 2023
Resigned Hitching, Peter Matthew as Director
8 July 2022
Appointed Hitching, Peter Matthew as Director
8 July 2022
Resigned Cooper, Sonia Carolene as Director
9 July 2021
Resigned Roberts, Scott Anthony as Director
9 July 2021
Appointed Cooper, Sonia Carolene as Director
10 July 2020
Appointed Roberts, Scott Anthony as Director
10 July 2020
Resigned Oliver, Suzanne Marie as Director
12 July 2019
Appointed Oliver, Suzanne Marie as Director
12 July 2019
Resigned Gascoyne, Belinda Jane as Director
13 July 2018
Appointed Gascoyne, Belinda Jane as Director
13 July 2018
Resigned Horgan, James Michael Frederic as Director
14 July 2017
Appointed Horgan, James Michael Frederic as Director
14 July 2017
Resigned Hayles, James Richard as Director
8 July 2016
Appointed Hayles, James Richard as Director
8 July 2016
Resigned Arnold, Carol Alice as Director
4 July 2014
Resigned Mukherjee, Aniruddha, Dr as Director
4 July 2014
Appointed Arnold, Carol Alice as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Oldknow, Christopher James as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Hayles, James Richard as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Mulder, Cornelis Willem Reinier, Dr as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Siecker, Eric as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Dolan, Anthony Patrick as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Hammer, Catriona Macleod as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Frain, Timothy John as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Gascoyne, Belinda Jane as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Rosenberg, David Herbert as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Farquharson, Andrew as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Maguire, Dermot Gerard as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Lewis, David Overington as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Rollins, Anthony John, Dr as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Scott, Kevin James, Dr as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Wilding, Richard as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Arnold, Carol Alice as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Purell, Kevin John as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Pettet, Nicholas Edward as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Smith, Gillian Ruth as Director
18 October 2012
Resigned Ward, Steven Paul as Director
1 November 2011
Resigned Smith, Jonathan David as Director
1 November 2011
Appointed Siecker, Eric as Director
1 November 2011
Appointed Maguire, Dermot Gerard as Director
1 June 2011
Appointed Oldknow, Christopher James as Director
1 January 2011
Appointed Gascoyne, Belinda Jane as Director
1 January 2011
Resigned Burt, Roger James, Dr as Director
1 October 2010
Appointed Farquharson, Andrew as Director
1 June 2010
Resigned Barlow, Michael Thomas as Director
28 May 2010
Appointed England, Christopher David as Secretary
28 May 2010
Resigned Draper, Sheila Margaret as Secretary
9 December 2009
Resigned Tocher, Alastair James as Director
18 November 2009
Resigned Drakeford, Robert William as Director
1 September 2009
Resigned Denerley, Paul Millington, Dr as Director
1 July 2009
Resigned Jewess, Michael, Dr as Director
1 July 2009
Appointed Mukherjee, Aniruddha, Dr as Director
1 April 2009
Resigned Haile, Helen Cynthia as Director
1 January 2009
Resigned Potts, Susan Patricia as Director
1 January 2009
Resigned White, Andrew Gordon as Director
1 November 2008
Appointed Scott, Kevin James, Dr as Director
7 July 2008
Appointed Arnold, Carol Alice as Director
4 July 2008
Resigned Overton, John Michael as Director
11 January 2008
Resigned Bowdery, Anthony Oliver as Director
11 January 2008
Appointed Tocher, Alastair James as Director
31 July 2007
Resigned Fletcher Watts, Susan as Director
6 July 2007
Resigned Beton, John Lonsdale, Dr as Director
6 July 2007
Resigned Fawcett, Richard Fennelly as Director
1 April 2007
Resigned Reid, John Mackay, Dr as Director
31 December 2006
Resigned Tatham, David Heathcote as Director
18 December 2006
Resigned Orton, Peter as Director
18 December 2006
Resigned Blakemore, Frederick Norman as Director
15 December 2006
Resigned White, Gerald William as Director
4 December 2006
Resigned Broadie, Roger Gaymer as Director
15 November 2006
Resigned Cratchley, Elizabeth Mary as Director
18 October 2006
Resigned Waterman, John Richard as Director
1 October 2006
Appointed Ward, Steven Paul as Director
1 July 2006
Resigned Halliwell, Anthony Charles as Director
1 July 2006
Appointed Pettet, Nicholas Edward as Director
13 April 2006
Resigned Lawrence, Richard Anthony as Director
13 April 2006
Resigned Brooks, Maxim Courtney, Doctor as Director
13 April 2006
Resigned Younger, David William as Director
16 August 2005
Resigned Dickson, Elizabeth Anne as Director
4 April 2005
Appointed Wilding, Richard as Director
11 February 2005
Appointed Brooks, Maxim Courtney, Doctor as Director
14 January 2005
Appointed Frain, Timothy John as Director
1 November 2004
Appointed Fletcher Watts, Susan as Director
8 October 2004
Appointed Lawrence, Richard Anthony as Director
5 October 2004
Appointed Potts, Susan Patricia as Director
22 September 2004
Appointed Hammer, Catriona Macleod as Director
14 May 2004
Appointed Haile, Helen Cynthia as Director
13 May 2004
Resigned Draper, John Barry as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Kilgannon, Denise Mary as Director
1 December 2003
Appointed Draper, Sheila Margaret as Secretary
1 December 2003
Resigned Tatham, David Heathcote as Secretary
10 October 2003
Appointed Smith, Jonathan David as Director
31 August 2003
Appointed Tatham, David Heathcote as Secretary
31 August 2003
Resigned Rau, Philip as Secretary
22 August 2003
Resigned Walls, Alan James as Director
22 August 2003
Resigned Bousfield, Roger James as Director
22 August 2003
Resigned Walford, Margot Ruth as Director
13 June 2003
Appointed Mulder, Cornelis Willem Reinier, Dr as Director
10 April 2003
Resigned England, Christopher David as Director
13 December 2002
Appointed Dolan, Anthony Patrick as Director
13 September 2002
Appointed Rau, Philip as Secretary
13 September 2002
Resigned Tatham, David Heathcote as Secretary
24 August 2002
Resigned Purcell, John Colin as Director
21 June 2002
Resigned Pollaro, John as Director
21 June 2002
Resigned Gibson, Tony Nicholas as Director
5 April 2002
Appointed Denerley, Paul Millington, Dr as Director
5 April 2002
Appointed England, Christopher David as Director
20 February 2002
Appointed Bowdery, Anthony Oliver as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Tatham, David Heathcote as Secretary
31 December 2001
Resigned Scott, Susan Margaret as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Ashman, Glenda Lisette as Secretary
31 December 2001
Resigned Sykes, John Christopher as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Smith, Stephen Collyer, Dr. as Director
24 August 2001
Resigned Ibbotson, Harold as Director
1 August 2001
Resigned Caffin, Lee as Director
1 August 2001
Resigned Rouse, David George as Director
8 June 2001
Resigned Rots, Maria Johanna Farncisca as Director
20 March 2001
Appointed Waterman, John Richard as Director
11 January 2001
Resigned Owen, Philip John as Director
11 January 2001
Resigned Brereton, Graham George as Director
11 January 2001
Resigned Hudson, Christopher Mark as Director
11 January 2001
Appointed Walford, Margot Ruth as Director
11 January 2001
Appointed Rosenberg, David Herbert as Director
11 January 2001
Resigned Russell, Brian John as Director
25 October 2000
Appointed White, Andrew Gordon as Director
25 October 2000
Appointed Caffin, Lee as Director
24 August 2000
Resigned Maclean, Kenneth John Hamson as Director
24 August 2000
Resigned Tangena, Antonius Gerardus, Doctor as Director
30 April 2000
Resigned Leaman, Keith as Director
30 April 2000
Resigned Arnold, Graham Donald as Director
23 February 2000
Appointed Kilgannon, Denise Mary as Director
1 February 2000
Appointed Dickson, Elizabeth Anne as Director
1 February 2000
Appointed Smith, Stephen Collyer, Dr. as Director
1 February 2000
Appointed Rots, Maria Johanna Farncisca as Director
1 February 2000
Appointed Walls, Alan James as Director
1 February 2000
Appointed Hayles, James Richard as Director
14 January 2000
Resigned Saylor, Lynne Shrader as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Ashman, Glenda Lisette as Secretary
31 December 1999
Resigned Scarff, Elsa Ann as Secretary
31 December 1999
Resigned Anderson, Angela Mary as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Hugot, Alain Eric Phillippe as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Richer, David Leonard as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Smith, Rex Clise as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Brown, Ivor James Stewart, Dr as Director
30 July 1999
Resigned Latham, Charles Stuart Hamilton as Director
30 July 1999
Resigned Dale, Martin N as Director
9 July 1999
Appointed Burt, Roger James, Dr as Director
9 July 1999
Resigned Bailey, Geoffrey Alan as Director
12 February 1999
Resigned Moore, James William, Dr as Director
12 February 1999
Appointed Saylor, Lynne Shrader as Director
12 February 1999
Appointed Smith, Gillian Ruth as Director
13 November 1998
Appointed Pollaro, John as Director
1 August 1998
Appointed Scarff, Elsa Ann as Secretary
31 July 1998
Resigned White, Gerald William as Secretary
13 July 1998
Resigned Berry, Stephen Tony as Director
21 April 1998
Resigned Hopkins, Gareth John as Director
13 March 1998
Appointed Overton, John Michael as Director
13 March 1998
Appointed Purell, Kevin John as Director
13 March 1998
Resigned Dowler, Edward Charles as Director
13 March 1998
Appointed Smith, Rex Clise as Director
13 March 1998
Resigned Bennett, David Arthur Horder as Director
13 March 1998
Resigned Smith, Michael Drummond as Director
9 January 1998
Appointed Tangena, Antonius Gerardus, Doctor as Director
9 January 1998
Appointed Draper, John Barry as Director
9 January 1998
Resigned Boxall, Robin John as Director
12 December 1997
Appointed Ibbotson, Harold as Director
30 October 1997
Resigned Nash, Brian Walter, Dr as Director
31 July 1997
Resigned Eyles, Winifred Joyce, Dr as Director
4 July 1997
Appointed Cratchley, Elizabeth Mary as Director
4 July 1997
Appointed Leaman, Keith as Director
1 May 1997
Appointed Halliwell, Anthony Charles as Director
1 May 1997
Appointed White, Gerald William as Secretary
30 April 1997
Resigned Lee, Michael John as Director
30 April 1997
Resigned Bromley-Challenor, David Derek as Secretary
11 April 1997
Appointed Hugot, Alain Eric Phillippe as Director
12 February 1997
Resigned Pearson, Fred as Director
12 February 1997
Resigned Marsh, Robin Geoffrey as Director
12 February 1997
Appointed Arnold, Graham Donald as Director
12 February 1997
Appointed Hopkins, Gareth John as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Cratchley, Elizabeth Mary as Director
26 December 1996
Resigned Aubrey, John Melbourn as Director
5 July 1996
Appointed Barlow, Michael Thomas as Director
12 April 1996
Appointed Anderson, Angela Mary as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Scott, Susan Margaret as Director
31 December 1995
Resigned Jenkins, Laurence David as Director
15 December 1995
Resigned Fenwick, Elizabeth Anne as Director
1 October 1995
Appointed Brereton, Graham George as Director
1 October 1995
Appointed Fenwick, Elizabeth Anne as Director
1 October 1995
Appointed Cratchley, Elizabeth Mary as Director
30 September 1995
Resigned Scott, Susan Margaret as Director
30 September 1995
Resigned Wilcox, Robert Appleton as Director
30 September 1995
Resigned Voles, Vida Margaret as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Marsh, Robin Geoffrey as Director
31 July 1995
Resigned Hurst, Richard Arthur Alexander, Dr as Director
7 July 1995
Resigned Walter, Ralph as Director
26 May 1995
Resigned Wright, Robert Gordon Mcrae, Dr as Director
12 May 1995
Appointed Jenkins, Laurence David as Director
10 March 1995
Resigned Somers, Harold Arnold as Director
11 November 1994
Appointed Latham, Charles Stuart Hamilton as Director
11 November 1994
Resigned Vincent, Judith Rosemary as Director
11 November 1994
Resigned Nightingale, Ian Ritchie as Director
11 November 1994
Appointed Dale, Martin N as Director
9 September 1994
Appointed Rollins, Anthony John, Dr as Director
8 July 1994
Resigned Cox, Alan Sinclair as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Voles, Vida Margaret as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Pearson, Fred as Director
31 December 1993
Resigned Hesketh, Alan, Dr as Director
31 December 1993
Appointed Drakeford, Robert William as Director
8 October 1993
Resigned Saunders, Alison Agnes as Director
8 October 1993
Appointed Berry, Stephen Tony as Director
3 September 1993
Appointed Blakemore, Frederick Norman as Director
3 September 1993
Resigned Moore, John Hamilton as Director
3 September 1993
Appointed Eyles, Winifred Joyce, Dr as Director
2 July 1993
Appointed Scott, Susan Margaret as Director
11 June 1993
Resigned Blakemore, Frederick Norman as Director
11 June 1993
Appointed Bailey, Geoffrey Alan as Director
1 June 1993
Appointed Somers, Harold Arnold as Director
31 May 1993
Resigned Mitchell, Alan as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Wright, Robert Gordon Mcrae, Dr as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Dowler, Edward Charles as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Craig, Christopher Bradberry as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Rossiter, Derek Trevor 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.

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Cash
£282,673
Current Ratio
1.9x

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £200k £400k 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025 £235,926 £227,921 £279,515 £308,786 £370,170
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202120202019
Fixed Assets£169,106£167,566£167,791£169,369£170,159£170,943
Current Assets£429,968£382,250£320,970£265,212£254,259£301,740
Debtors£147,295£115,638£123,950£126,132£139,899£137,715
Cash£282,673£266,612£197,020£139,080£114,360£164,025
Creditors (< 1 year)£228,904£241,030£209,246£206,660£188,492£196,111
Net Current Assets£201,064£141,220£111,724£58,552£65,767£105,629
Shareholder Funds£370,170£308,786£279,515£227,921£235,926

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates24 August 2026
5 August 2026Appointment of a director
5 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
10 July 2026Total exemption full accounts31 December 2025
20 December 2025Resolutions
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