Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Limited

Active00177204 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
10 October 1921 (105 years)
Industry
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Directors
Caroline Allison
Alexander Brooksbank
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Yorkshire
Address
Cookridge Street
Leeds
LS2 8BH

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
24 December 2025

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 3 December 2025
British
Born March 1953 (73)
Allison, Caroline
Director · Appointed 5 December 2024
British
Born March 1963 (63)
Brooksbank, Alexander
Director · Appointed 5 December 2024
British
Born June 1993 (33)
Director · Appointed 5 December 2024
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British
Born October 1962 (64)
Sykes, George
Director · Appointed 5 December 2024
British
Born June 2000 (26)
Mitchell, Clare Jane
Secretary · Appointed 8 January 2024
Holdstock, Christine Ruth, Dr
Director · Appointed 9 January 2023
British
Born August 1956 (70)
Mitchell, Clare Jane
Director · Appointed 9 December 2021
British
Born October 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 9 December 2021
Also at The Thoresby Society · more companies
British
Born February 1953 (73)
Director · Appointed 11 December 2020
Also at Lewcombe Flat Management Company Limited
British
Born April 1948 (78)
Blair, George Eric, Professor
Director · Appointed 6 December 2018
British
Born August 1948 (78)
Officer history (63 former)
18 December 2025
Resigned Webster, Wendy, Professor as Director
3 December 2025
Appointed Braithwaite, Anne Susan as Director
3 December 2025
Resigned Hall, Kersten Thomas, Dr as Director
3 December 2025
5 December 2024
Appointed Sykes, George as Director
5 December 2024
Appointed Allison, Caroline as Director
5 December 2024
Resigned Smith, Ivor Warren as Director
5 December 2024
Appointed Kemp, Helen Anne as Director
5 December 2024
Appointed Brooksbank, Alexander as Director
1 December 2024
Resigned Douglas, Janet as Director
12 September 2024
Resigned Millner, Paul Anthony, Professor as Director
8 January 2024
Appointed Mitchell, Clare Jane as Secretary
8 January 2024
Resigned Meadowcroft, Michael as Secretary
7 December 2023
Resigned Meadowcroft, Michael James, Mr. as Director
9 January 2023
Resigned Hatton, Christopher John, Dr as Director
9 January 2023
Appointed Webster, Wendy, Professor as Director
9 January 2023
Resigned Jakeways, Robin as Director
9 January 2023
Appointed Holdstock, Christine Ruth, Dr as Director
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Appointed Millner, Paul Anthony, Professor as Director
9 December 2021
Resigned Westhead, David, Professor as Director
9 December 2021
Appointed Staniforth, Martin John, Dr as Director
9 December 2021
Appointed Mitchell, Clare Jane as Director
9 December 2021
Appointed Hall, Kersten Thomas, Dr as Director
28 February 2021
Resigned Unsworth, Rachael, Dr. as Director
21 January 2021
Appointed Meadowcroft, Michael as Secretary
21 January 2021
Resigned Lydon, John Ennis as Secretary
11 December 2020
Resigned North, Anthony Charles Thomas, Professor as Director
11 December 2020
Appointed Selby, Brian Michael as Director
11 December 2020
Appointed Westhead, David, Professor as Director
11 December 2020
Appointed Meadowcroft, Michael James, Mr. as Director
11 December 2020
Resigned Temple, Mollie as Director
11 December 2020
Resigned Lydon, John Ennis as Director
11 December 2020
Resigned Bushby, Richard James, Professor as Director
9 December 2019
Appointed Unsworth, Rachael, Dr. as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Bower, David Ian, Dr as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Hall, Kersten Thomas, Dr as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Bradford, Eveleigh as Director
31 August 2019
6 December 2018
Appointed Blair, George Eric, Professor as Director
6 December 2018
Appointed Smith, Ivor Warren as Director
6 December 2018
Resigned Evennett, Peter John, Doctor as Director
12 July 2018
Resigned Seaward, Mark Richard David, Professor as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Finlay, Francis James, Professor as Director
5 December 2016
Appointed Hall, Kersten Thomas, Dr as Director
5 December 2016
Appointed Bower, David Ian, Dr as Director
14 July 2016
Resigned Hill, Joyce Margaret, Professor as Director
14 July 2016
Resigned Morrison, Andrew as Director
10 December 2015
Appointed Temple, Mollie as Director
10 December 2015
Appointed Bradford, Eveleigh as Director
10 December 2015
Resigned Richardson, Brian as Director
30 September 2015
Resigned Evans, John Reginald as Director
3 December 2014
Appointed Morrison, Andrew as Director
1 December 2014
Resigned Hill, Joyce Margaret, Professor as Director
1 December 2014
Resigned Hirschmann, Peter Norman as Director
20 March 2014
Appointed Hill, Joyce Margaret, Professor as Director
2 January 2014
Resigned Wainwright, Penny as Director
5 December 2012
Appointed Evans, John Reginald as Director
10 May 2012
Resigned Reed, Edward William, Dr as Director
7 December 2011
Appointed Hill, Joyce Margaret, Professor as Director
7 December 2011
Resigned Dagg, Matthew, Dr as Director
7 December 2011
Resigned Paynton, Ceinwen as Director
7 December 2011
Appointed Bushby, Richard James, Professor as Director
13 January 2011
Appointed Paynton, Ceinwen as Director
8 December 2010
Appointed Nash, Elizabeth Anne, Councillor as Director
2 December 2009
2 December 2009
Resigned Wrathmell, Susan as Director
4 December 2007
Appointed Richardson, Brian as Director
6 December 2006
Appointed Reed, Edward William, Dr as Director
6 December 2006
Resigned Hammond, Christopher as Director
8 December 2005
Resigned Pickering, Oliver Stephen, Dr as Director
9 December 2004
Appointed Dagg, Matthew, Dr as Director
9 December 2004
Appointed Wrathmell, Susan as Director
9 December 2004
Resigned Wyatt, Harold Vivian as Director
20 May 2004
Resigned Davis, Roger Harry as Director
4 December 2003
Resigned Cowgill, Rachel Elizabeth, Dr as Director
4 December 2003
Resigned Pantin, Henry Moir, Doctor as Director
4 December 2003
Appointed Wainwright, Penny as Director
24 March 2003
Resigned Newiss, Joan as Director
4 December 2002
Appointed North, Anthony Charles Thomas, Professor as Director
17 January 2002
Resigned Macdermot Byrn, Richard Francis, Doctor as Director
7 December 2001
Appointed Douglas, Janet as Director
7 December 2001
Appointed Cowgill, Rachel Elizabeth, Dr as Director
21 March 2001
Resigned Hill, Joyce Margaret, Professor as Director
5 December 2000
Appointed Newiss, Joan as Director
5 December 2000
Appointed Wyatt, Harold Vivian as Director
5 December 2000
Resigned Moxon, Ian Stewart as Director
1 October 2000
Resigned Roberts, Maximin, Doctor as Director
14 January 2000
Resigned Rushton, Virginia as Director
8 December 1999
Resigned Cantor, Geoffrey Nat as Director
8 December 1999
Appointed Jakeways, Robin as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Hammond, Christopher as Director
3 December 1997
Resigned Hartley, Brian Rodgerson as Director
3 December 1997
Resigned Cox, Dennis as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Hirschmann, Peter Norman as Director
3 December 1997
Resigned Elizabeth Mortimer, Jean as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Hatton, Christopher John, Dr as Director
13 May 1997
Resigned Chadwick, Arthur Cerne, Doctor as Director
15 January 1997
Appointed Pantin, Henry Moir, Doctor as Director
15 January 1997
Appointed Macdermot Byrn, Richard Francis, Doctor as Director
15 January 1997
Appointed Seaward, Mark Richard David, Professor as Director
1 October 1996
Appointed Lydon, John Ennis as Secretary
1 October 1996
Appointed Lydon, John Ennis as Director
30 September 1996
Resigned Chadwick, Arthur Cerne, Doctor as Secretary
31 December 1995
Resigned Henson, Horace, Doctor as Director
20 December 1995
Appointed Cantor, Geoffrey Nat as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Baker, Richard Alan, Doctor as Director
20 December 1995
Appointed Hill, Joyce Margaret, Professor as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Todd, Ian James as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Grady, Kevin, Dr as Director
15 December 1994
Appointed Roberts, Maximin, Doctor as Director
15 December 1994
Resigned Macdermot Byrn, Richard Francis, Doctor as Director
15 December 1994
Resigned Gange, Adrian Rankin Whitechurch as Director
15 December 1994
Appointed Rushton, Virginia as Director
9 December 1992
Resigned Chadwick, Peter Robert Procter as Director
9 December 1992
Appointed Evennett, Peter John, Doctor as Director
9 December 1992
Appointed Davis, Roger Harry as Director
26 April 1992
Resigned Speakman, Peter Trafford, Doctor as Director
11 December 1991
Resigned Arnold, James Olav as Director
11 December 1991
Appointed Pickering, Oliver Stephen, Dr as Director
5 November 1991
Resigned Taylor, John 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.
Former controllers (3)
3 October 2025
Ceased Martin John Staniforth — Has significant influence or control
8 January 2024
Ceased George Eric Blair — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
9 January 2020
Ceased Christopher John Hatton — Has significant influence or control

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
26 May 2026Director's details changed
17 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates24 December 2025
14 January 2026Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
6 January 2026Director's details changed
6 January 2026Secretary's details changed
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