Website & contact details
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Royal Institute of Philosophy(the)
- Incorporated
- 6 April 1925 (101 years)
- Industry
- Other education n.e.c. (85590)
- Directors
- Susan JamesHallvard LillehammerDavid James Edmonds
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 167 - 169 Great Portland StreetLondonW1W 5PF
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 April 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 July 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 8 November 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 25 October 2025
Officers 12 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
James, Susan, Professor
Director · Appointed 24 July 2023
British
Born May 1951 (75)
Lillehammer, Hallvard, Professor
Director · Appointed 24 July 2023
British
Born October 1970 (56)
Edmonds, David James, Dr
Director · Appointed 21 December 2022
British
Born April 1964 (62)
Wilson, James George Scott, Dr
Director · Appointed 21 December 2022
British
Born July 1973 (53)
Wharton, Melanie
Secretary · Appointed 4 July 2022
Salje, Léa-Cécile, Dr
Director · Appointed 29 March 2021
French,British
Born June 1985 (41)
Colburn, Ben Andrew, Professor
Director · Appointed 11 December 2020
British
Born January 1982 (44)
Lord, Sarah Beth, Professor
Director · Appointed 11 December 2020
British
Born May 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 11 December 2020
Also at Lex Professional Services Ltd.
British
Born October 1976 (50)
Wiseman, Rachel, Dr.
Director · Appointed 6 June 2019
British
Born September 1980 (46)
O'Brien, Lucy, Prof.
Director · Appointed 14 December 2018
British
Born June 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 13 December 2016
Also at Family Investment (Four) Limited
British
Born June 1969 (57)
Officer history (94 former)
10 July 2025
Resigned Haldane, John, Professor as Director
26 April 2024
Resigned Ellis, Fiona, Dr as Director
24 July 2023
Appointed James, Susan, Professor as Director
24 July 2023
Appointed Lillehammer, Hallvard, Professor as Director
28 March 2023
Resigned Antognazza, Maria Rosa, Professor as Director
21 December 2022
Resigned Ahmed, Arif Mohiuddin, Dr as Director
21 December 2022
Appointed Wilson, James George Scott, Dr as Director
21 December 2022
Appointed Edmonds, David James, Dr as Director
1 August 2022
Resigned Garvey, James as Secretary
31 July 2022
Resigned Philip, George Anthony as Secretary
4 July 2022
Appointed Wharton, Melanie as Secretary
21 June 2022
Resigned Harcourt, Edward, Dr. as Director
22 February 2022
Appointed Philip, George Anthony as Secretary
17 December 2021
Appointed Haldane, John, Professor as Director
29 March 2021
Appointed Ahmed, Arif Mohiuddin, Dr as Director
29 March 2021
29 March 2021
Resigned Kieran, Matthew, Dr. as Director
29 March 2021
Appointed Salje, Léa-Cécile, Dr as Director
11 December 2020
11 December 2020
Resigned Haldane, John, Professor as Director
11 December 2020
11 December 2020
Appointed Lord, Sarah Beth, Professor as Director
11 December 2020
Appointed Colburn, Ben Andrew, Professor as Director
13 December 2019
Resigned Bird, Alexander, Dr as Director
1 September 2019
Resigned Hawley, Katherine, Professor as Director
6 June 2019
Appointed Kieran, Matthew, Dr. as Director
6 June 2019
Appointed Ellis, Fiona, Dr as Director
6 June 2019
Appointed Harcourt, Edward, Dr. as Director
6 June 2019
Appointed Wiseman, Rachel, Dr. as Director
1 June 2019
Resigned Coates, Paul, Prof as Director
2 February 2019
14 December 2018
14 December 2018
Appointed O'Brien, Lucy, Prof. as Director
14 December 2018
Resigned Honderich, Ted, Professor as Director
14 December 2018
15 December 2017
Resigned Clark, Stephen, Prof as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned Beebee, Helen, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Appointed Antognazza, Maria Rosa, Professor as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned Noordhof, Paul Jonathan Pitt as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned Millar, Alan, Dr. as Director
13 December 2016
Appointed Hawley, Katherine, Professor as Director
13 December 2016
13 December 2016
13 December 2016
28 January 2015
13 December 2013
Resigned Le Poidevin, Robin, Prof as Director
13 December 2013
Resigned Fricker, Miranda, Dr. as Director
13 December 2013
Resigned Papineau, David, Professor as Director
3 December 2010
Resigned Matravers, Derek Cameron, Doctor as Director
3 December 2010
Appointed Haldane, John, Professor as Director
4 December 2009
4 December 2009
Appointed Le Poidevin, Robin, Prof as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Bird, Alexander, Dr as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Beebee, Helen, Dr as Director
4 December 2009
4 December 2009
Appointed Millar, Alan, Dr. as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Fricker, Miranda, Dr. as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Clark, Stephen, Prof as Director
4 December 2009
4 December 2009
Appointed Coates, Paul, Prof as Director
4 December 2009
4 December 2009
Resigned Cooper, David Edward, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Palmer, Anthony, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Resigned Brown, Stuart Campbell, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Attfield, Robin, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Resigned Cave, Peter Raymond as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Guttenplan, Samuel, Dr as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Stratton Lake, Philip, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Hamlyn, David Walter, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Harrison, Jonathan, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Holland, Roy Fraser, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Appointed Honderich, Ted, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Price, Carolyn Susan, Dr as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Lloyd Thomas, David Adrian, Dr as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Resigned Macdonald Ross, George as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Moore, Adrian William, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Mellor, David Hugh, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Resigned Lyons, William Edward, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Crisp, Roger Stephen, Dr as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Midgley, Mary as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Resigned Ward, Keith, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Lyon, Ardon James, Dr as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Tanner, Michael Keith, Dr as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Miles, Timothy, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Sorabji, Richard, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Cioffi, Frank, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
16 January 2009
Resigned Harre, Horace Romano as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Oneill, Ondra, Professor as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Lewin, Patrick Thomas Corrie as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Okeeffe, Terence Michael as Director
16 January 2009
Resigned Lucas, John Randolph as Director
11 December 2007
12 November 2007
Resigned Gallie, Walter Bryce, Professor as Director
12 October 2007
Appointed Stratton Lake, Philip, Professor as Director
12 October 2007
Appointed Crisp, Roger Stephen, Dr as Director
12 October 2007
12 October 2007
Appointed Moore, Adrian William, Professor as Director
12 October 2007
12 October 2007
Appointed Papineau, David, Professor as Director
12 October 2007
Appointed Price, Carolyn Susan, Dr as Director
13 October 2006
Resigned Stewart, Michael Alexander, Dr as Director
13 October 2006
Resigned Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen, Professor as Director
13 October 2006
Resigned Agmondisham, Godfrey Norman, Professor as Director
13 October 2006
Resigned Hanfling, Oswald, Dr as Director
25 January 2006
Appointed Cave, Peter Raymond as Director
25 January 2006
Appointed Attfield, Robin, Professor as Director
25 January 2006
Resigned Pompa, Leon, Professor as Director
25 January 2006
Appointed Cooper, David Edward, Professor as Director
25 January 2006
25 January 2006
Resigned Strawson, Peter, Professor as Director
8 June 2005
Resigned Parkinson, George Henry Radcliffe, Professor as Director
8 June 2005
Resigned Dilman, Ilham, Professor as Director
8 June 2005
Resigned Joyce, Joan Marguerite as Director
23 January 2004
20 June 2001
Resigned Purkiss, Ingrid Mary as Secretary
1 June 2001
Appointed Garvey, James as Secretary
13 October 2000
Appointed Matravers, Derek Cameron, Doctor as Director
13 October 2000
Resigned Halsbury, Anthony, Earl as Director
13 October 2000
13 October 2000
13 October 2000
13 October 2000
Appointed Noordhof, Paul Jonathan Pitt as Director
9 October 1998
Resigned Oconnor, Daniel John, Professor as Director
9 October 1998
Resigned Butter, Susan Margaret as Director
9 October 1998
Resigned Atkinson, Ronald Field, Professor as Director
9 October 1998
Resigned Hollis, Martin, Professor as Director
9 October 1998
Resigned Kassman, Alexander Alfred as Director
9 October 1998
Resigned Ohear, Anthony, Professor as Director
9 October 1998
9 October 1998
27 June 1997
Resigned Beardsmore, Ronald as Director
13 October 1995
Resigned Manser, Anthony Richards, Professor as Director
25 October 1994
Resigned Popper, Karl, Sir as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Cioffi, Frank, Professor as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Lucas, John Randolph as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Lewin, Patrick Thomas Corrie as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Harre, Horace Romano as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Lyon, Ardon James, Dr as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Pompa, Leon, Professor as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Dilman, Ilham, Professor as Director
8 January 1993
Appointed Lyons, William Edward, Professor as Director
8 January 1993
8 January 1993
Appointed Palmer, Anthony, Professor as Director
25 October 1992
Resigned Meager, Ruby Lilian as Director
1 July 1992
Resigned Lewis, Hywell David, Professor as Director
1 October 1991
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What Royal Institute Of Philosophy say about themselves
“Real Philosophy, For Everyone. The UK’s largest independent charitable foundation entirely devoted to creating, sharing and enabling philosophical thinking.”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | 31 July 2025 | ||
| 5 November 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 25 October 2025 | ||
| 21 October 2025 | Secretary's details changed | |||
| 9 September 2025 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 9 September 2025 | Director's details changed |
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