The Company of Biologists

Active00514735 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
31 December 1952 (73 years)
Previously known as
The Company of Biologists, Limited (until 12 November 2024)
The Company of Biologists, Limited Limited (until 18 December 2015)
Company of Biologists,limited(the) (until 18 December 2015)
Industry
Pre-press and pre-media services (18130)
Reproduction of computer media (18203)
Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Other publishing activities (58190)
Directors
Suzie Currie
Pleasantine Mill
Accounts type
Full
Region
East of England
Address
Bidder Building
Station Road
Cambridge
CB24 9LF

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
23 June 2026

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Currie, Suzie, Dr
Director · Appointed 1 November 2026
Canadian
Born May 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
Also at Maverick Publishing Consultants Ltd
British
Born June 1957 (69)
Mill, Pleasantine, Dr
Director · Appointed 11 July 2025
Canadian
Born May 1975 (51)
Peifer, Mark Alan, Dr
Director · Appointed 11 July 2025
American
Born November 1958
Tait, Stephen, Professor
Director · Appointed 11 July 2025
British
Born February 1975 (51)
Urbé, Sylvie, Professor
Director · Appointed 11 July 2025
Luxembourger
Born February 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 5 July 2024
Also at Wild Bioscience Ltd
Irish
Born June 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 5 July 2024
Also at 19 VPR Limited
British
Born August 1960 (66)
Ward, Catherine
Secretary · Appointed 24 August 2023
Lowell, Sarah Elizabeth, Doctor
Director · Appointed 22 July 2019
British
Born July 1970 (56)
Royle, Stephen John, Professor
Director · Appointed 15 November 2018
British
Born February 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 15 November 2018
British,Canadian
Born December 1971 (54)
Director · Appointed 26 February 2016
British
Born December 1958 (67)
Director · Appointed 17 February 2012
Also at John Innes Centre
British
Born August 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 16 June 1995
British
Born April 1960 (66)
Officer history (68 former)
1 November 2026
Appointed Currie, Suzie, Dr as Director
1 October 2026
Appointed Marks, Jayne Diana as Director
3 July 2026
3 July 2026
4 March 2026
Resigned Wilson, Alan Martin, Professor as Director
11 July 2025
Appointed Mill, Pleasantine, Dr as Director
11 July 2025
Appointed Peifer, Mark Alan, Dr as Director
11 July 2025
Appointed Tait, Stephen, Professor as Director
11 July 2025
Appointed Urbé, Sylvie, Professor as Director
11 July 2025
Resigned Machesky, Laura Marie, Professor as Director
11 July 2025
Resigned Munro, Bruce Sean, Dr as Director
4 October 2024
Resigned Griffiths, Gillian, Professor as Director
5 July 2024
Resigned Nilsson, Goran Erik, Professor as Director
5 July 2024
Appointed Kelly, Steven Bryan, Professor as Director
5 July 2024
Appointed Griffiths, Gillian, Professor as Director
5 July 2024
Appointed Smith, Austin Gerard, Professor as Director
5 July 2024
Resigned Burke, Julian Francis as Director
24 August 2023
Appointed Ward, Catherine as Secretary
23 August 2023
Resigned Richmond, Kay Anita as Secretary
5 July 2023
Resigned Freeman, Matthew, Professor as Director
7 October 2022
Resigned Storey, Kate Gillian, Professor as Director
8 July 2022
Resigned Farooqi, Ismaa Sadaf, Professor as Director
10 January 2022
Resigned Downie, Alastair as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Vyas, Paresh, Professor as Director
10 September 2020
Resigned Maddrell, Simon Hugh Piper, Professor as Director
22 July 2019
Appointed Lowell, Sarah Elizabeth, Doctor as Director
23 April 2019
Appointed Farooqi, Ismaa Sadaf, Professor as Director
15 November 2018
Appointed Shiels, Holly, Professor as Director
15 November 2018
Appointed Royle, Stephen John, Professor as Director
13 July 2018
Resigned Briscoe, James Michael, Dr as Director
13 July 2018
Resigned Cossins, Andrew Robert, Prof as Director
29 July 2016
Resigned Tickle, Cheryll Anne, Professor as Director
19 May 2016
Resigned Raff, Martin Charles, Professor as Director
26 February 2016
26 February 2016
Appointed Bray, Sarah Jane, Professor as Director
13 November 2015
Resigned Anstee, John Howard, Prof as Director
24 July 2015
Resigned Noble-Nesbitt, John, Doctor as Director
15 June 2015
Resigned Hunt, Tim, Sir as Director
22 May 2014
Appointed Vyas, Paresh, Professor as Director
2 October 2013
Resigned Horwitz, Alan as Director
20 March 2013
8 February 2013
Appointed Downie, Alastair as Director
17 February 2012
Appointed Munro, Bruce Sean, Dr as Director
17 February 2012
Appointed Langdale, Jane Alison, Professor as Director
5 January 2012
20 October 2011
Appointed Machesky, Laura Marie, Professor as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Nilsson, Goran Erik, Professor as Director
22 July 2011
22 July 2011
Resigned Kehoe, Kathleen as Director
7 July 2011
Resigned Speakman, John Roger, Professor as Director
7 July 2011
Resigned Raff, Jordan, Dr as Director
20 May 2011
Appointed Maddrell, Simon Hugh Piper, Professor as Director
25 February 2011
Appointed Isacke, Clare Margaret, Professor as Director
25 February 2011
Appointed Hunt, Tim, Sir as Director
26 October 2010
Resigned Sack, John as Director
23 July 2010
Appointed Tickle, Cheryll Anne, Professor as Director
16 October 2009
Resigned Gull, Keith, Professor as Director
24 July 2009
Resigned Hunt, Richard Timothy, Dr as Director
13 February 2009
Appointed Laskey, Ronald Alfred, Professor as Director
13 February 2009
Appointed Wilson, Alan Martin, Professor as Director
18 September 2008
Resigned Somero, George N, Professor as Director
26 October 2007
23 February 2007
Appointed Storey, Kate Gillian, Professor as Director
16 May 2005
Appointed Sack, John as Director
17 January 2005
Appointed Speakman, John Roger, Professor as Director
7 January 2005
Appointed Horwitz, Alan as Director
8 December 2004
Appointed Cossins, Andrew Robert, Prof as Director
2 July 2004
Resigned Lewin, Benjamin, Dr as Director
2 July 2004
2 July 2004
Resigned Tublitz, Nathan as Director
2 June 2004
Resigned Partridge, Linda, Professor as Director
30 April 2004
Appointed Briscoe, James Michael, Dr as Director
2 February 2004
Resigned Brockes, Jeremy Patrick as Director
19 January 2004
Resigned Andrew, Jeffrey Stewart as Director
12 January 2004
Resigned Hall, Wendy, Professor Dame as Director
10 October 2003
Appointed Gull, Keith, Professor as Director
10 October 2003
Appointed Somero, George N, Professor as Director
23 June 2003
Appointed Freeman, Matthew, Professor as Director
23 June 2003
23 June 2003
Appointed Raff, Jordan, Dr as Director
7 October 2002
26 April 2002
Appointed Andrew, Jeffrey Stewart as Director
18 March 2002
Appointed Lewin, Benjamin, Dr as Director
24 October 2001
Appointed Richmond, Kay Anita as Secretary
5 October 2001
Resigned Skaer, Richard John, Dr as Secretary
26 April 2001
Appointed Partridge, Linda, Professor as Director
1 January 2001
9 June 2000
Appointed Brockes, Jeremy Patrick as Director
9 June 2000
9 June 2000
Resigned Moody, William, Professor as Director
9 June 2000
Resigned Slack, Jonathan Michael Wyndham as Director
9 June 2000
Resigned Davies, Peter Spencer, Doctor as Director
22 September 1999
Resigned Davies, Kay, Professor as Director
11 June 1999
Resigned Curtis, Adam Sebastian Genevieve, Professor as Director
11 June 1999
Resigned Wolpert, Lewis, Professor as Director
11 June 1999
14 September 1998
12 June 1998
Resigned Heaney, Henry Joseph as Director
9 January 1998
Appointed Moody, William, Professor as Director
13 June 1997
Appointed Kehoe, Kathleen as Director
13 June 1997
14 June 1996
Resigned Moreton, Roger Bernard as Director
5 January 1996
Appointed Tublitz, Nathan as Director
6 October 1995
Appointed Davies, Kay, Professor as Director
6 October 1995
Appointed Hunt, Richard Timothy, Dr as Director
6 October 1995
Resigned Shelton, Graham as Director
16 June 1995
16 June 1995
Appointed Hall, Wendy, Professor Dame as Director
16 June 1995
Resigned Wells, Martin John as Director
16 June 1995
Resigned Akam, Michael Edwin as Director
6 January 1995
6 January 1995
Resigned Roser, Bruce Joseph, Dr as Director
29 September 1994
Appointed Slack, Jonathan Michael Wyndham as Director
29 September 1994
Resigned Williams, Jeffrey Graham, Dr as Director
10 June 1994
Resigned Johnson, Martin Hume as Director
10 June 1994
Appointed Anstee, John Howard, Prof as Director
10 June 1994
Resigned Taylor, Edwin William as Director
7 January 1994
Appointed Johnston, Ian Alastair, Professor as Director
11 June 1993
Resigned Benjamin, Paul Robert, Dr as Director
11 June 1993
Appointed Heaney, Henry Joseph as Director
11 June 1993
11 June 1993
Resigned Horn, Gabriel as Director
11 June 1993
Resigned Lockwood, Anthony Peter Murray as Director
23 April 1993
Appointed Burke, Julian Francis as Director
23 April 1993
19 June 1992
Resigned Hughes, George Morgan as Director
19 June 1992
Appointed Williams, Jeffrey Graham, Dr as Director
3 January 1992
Appointed Raff, Martin Charles, Professor as Director
1 January 1992
Resigned Watt, Fiona Mary 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

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DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 November 2026Appointment of a director
26 August 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
6 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director1
6 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director1
25 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates23 June 20263
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