Microbiology Society

Active01039582 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
24 January 1972 (54 years)
Previously known as
Society for General Microbiology (until 18 September 2015)
Society for General Microbiology Limited (until 23 August 1995)
Industry
Activities of professional membership organizations (94120)
Directors
David James Clarke
Marguerite Mary Clyne
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
Microbiology Society
14-16 Meredith Street
London
EC1R 0AB

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
16 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 July 2026

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 24 April 2026
Also at County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation
British
Born December 1983 (42)
Clarke, David James, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
Irish
Born October 1967 (59)
Clyne, Marguerite Mary, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
Irish
Born September 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 28 August 2025
Also at Cogency - Research for Impact Ltd
British
Born December 1968 (57)
Hardie, Kim Rachael, Professor
Director · Appointed 21 August 2025
British
Born June 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2025
British
Born September 1952 (74)
Fernandez-Martinez, Lorena Teresa, Dr
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
British,Spanish
Born December 1980 (45)
Sinclair, John Henry George, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
British
Born May 1956 (70)
Mcnally, Alan, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 January 2023
British
Born March 1976 (50)
Cotgreave, Peter, Dr
Secretary · Appointed 10 November 2014
Officer history (174 former)
24 April 2026
Appointed Boland, Jenny as Director
1 January 2026
Appointed Clarke, David James, Professor as Director
1 January 2026
Appointed Clyne, Marguerite Mary, Professor as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Ferguson, Jack, Dr as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Reed, Karen as Director
28 August 2025
Appointed Allen, Elizabeth Josephine, Dr as Director
21 August 2025
Appointed Hardie, Kim Rachael, Professor as Director
11 April 2025
Resigned Lang, Allison Kathryn, Dr as Director
9 January 2025
Appointed Lang, Allison Kathryn, Dr as Director
1 January 2025
Appointed Dougan, Gordon, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Besra, Gurdyal Singh, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Hardie, Kim Rachael, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Clarke, David, Dr as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Narasimhan, Kalaimathee, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Brown, Nigel Leslie, Emeritus Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Patrick, Sheila, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Hoskisson, Paul Alan, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
31 December 2024
Resigned Joshi, Lovleen Tina, Dr as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Van Keulen, Geertje, Dr as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Maddocks, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Kite, Joanne as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Moore, Catrin Elisabeth, Dr as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Ferguson, Jack, Dr as Director
1 January 2024
1 January 2024
Appointed Fernandez-Martinez, Lorena Teresa, Dr as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Sinclair, John Henry George, Professor as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Van Keulen, Geertje, Dr as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Narasimhan, Kalaimathee, Professor as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Patrick, Sheila, Professor as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Bowater, Laura, Professor as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Edwards, Andrew, Dr as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Elliott, Gillian Daphne, Professor as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Bengoechea, Jose, Professor as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned May, Robin, Professor as Director
18 July 2023
Resigned Brookes, Sharon, Dr as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Moore, Catrin Elisabeth, Dr as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Mcnally, Alan, Professor as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Reed, Karen as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Kite, Joanne as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned O'Cathail, Colman as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Harris, Mark, Professor as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned James, Chloe, Dr as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Clarke, David, Dr as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Hardie, Kim Rachael, Professor as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Brown, Nigel Leslie, Emeritus Professor as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Besra, Gurdyal Singh, Professor as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Maddocks, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Elliott, Gillian Daphne, Professor as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Joshi, Lovleen Tina, Dr as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Ó Cróinín, Tadhg, Dr as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Devine, Deirdre, Professor as Director
31 December 2021
31 December 2021
Resigned Morrissey, John, Dr as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Smith, Stephen, Dr as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Kellam, Paul, Dr as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Edwards, Andrew, Dr as Director
1 January 2021
Resigned Palmer, Tracy, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
1 January 2021
Appointed Brookes, Sharon, Dr as Director
1 January 2021
Resigned Roberts, Ian Stanley, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed O'Cathail, Colman as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Hoskisson, Paul Alan, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed May, Robin, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Bowater, Laura, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
Resigned Lindsay, Jodi, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Bengoechea, Jose, Professor as Director
1 January 2021
Resigned Pickering, Amy, Dr as Director
3 December 2020
3 December 2020
Resigned Dorman, Charles James, Professor as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Smith, Stephen, Dr as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Harris, Mark, Professor as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed James, Chloe, Dr as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Tuite, Michael Francis, Professor as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Stonehouse, Nicola, Professor as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Smith, Maggie, Professor as Director
1 January 2019
1 January 2019
Appointed Dorman, Charles James, Professor as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Blackbourn, David John, Professor as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Pickering, Amy, Dr as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Devine, Deirdre, Professor as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Oliver, Stephen, Professor as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Gow, Neil, Professor as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Goodwin, Pat Mary, Dr as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Brown, Helen, Dr as Director
6 July 2018
Resigned Bhella, David, Dr as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Lindsay, Jodi, Professor as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Tuite, Michael Francis, Professor as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Ó Cróinín, Tadhg, Dr as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Morrissey, John, Dr as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Roberts, Ian Stanley, Professor as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Palmer, Tracy, Professor as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Pearce, David, Professor as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Skinner, Mike, Dr as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Thomas, Christopher, Professor as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Robinson, Karen, Dr as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Whitworth, David, Dr as Director
18 December 2017
Resigned Dorman, Charles James, Professor as Director
1 January 2017
1 January 2017
Appointed Brown, Helen, Dr as Director
1 January 2017
Appointed Kellam, Paul, Dr as Director
1 January 2017
Appointed Smith, Maggie, Professor as Director
1 January 2017
Appointed Bhella, David, Dr as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Doyle, Evelyn, Dr as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Hoskisson, Paul Alan, Dr as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Davison, Andrew John, Dr as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Diggle, Steve, Dr as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Stonehouse, Nicola, Professor as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Oliver, Stephen, Professor as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Gow, Neil, Professor as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Robinson, Karen, Dr as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Henderson, Ian Robert, Professor as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Harris, Mark, Professor as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Brown, Nigel Leslie, Professor as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Smith, Margaret Caroline Machin, Professor as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Whitworth, David, Dr as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Skinner, Mike, Dr as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Dorman, Charles James, Professor as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Burton, Sara Katherine, Dr as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Sinclair, John Henry, Professor as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Harwood, Colin Robert, Professor as Director
10 November 2014
Appointed Cotgreave, Peter, Dr as Secretary
10 November 2014
Resigned Festing, Simon, Dr as Secretary
18 September 2013
Appointed Diggle, Steve, Dr as Director
2 September 2013
Appointed Pearce, David, Professor as Director
2 September 2013
Resigned Robinson, Karen, Dr as Director
2 September 2013
Resigned Penn, Charles William, Professor as Director
2 September 2013
Resigned Blackbourn, David John as Director
2 September 2013
Appointed Thomas, Christopher, Professor as Director
1 August 2013
Appointed Goodwin, Pat Mary, Dr as Director
30 March 2013
Resigned Richards, Joanna, Professor as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Harris, Mark, Professor as Director
4 September 2012
Appointed Penn, Charles William, Professor as Director
4 September 2012
4 September 2012
Resigned Rowley, Gary as Director
4 September 2012
Appointed Davison, Andrew John, Dr as Director
4 September 2012
Resigned Harris, Mark, Professor as Director
4 September 2012
Appointed Smith, Margaret Caroline Machin, Professor as Director
4 September 2012
Appointed Burton, Sara Katherine, Dr as Director
11 April 2012
Resigned Jenkinson, Howard Francis, Professor as Director
6 September 2011
Resigned Hardie, Kim Rachael, Professor as Director
6 September 2011
Resigned Hewitt, Christopher Julian as Director
6 September 2011
Appointed Henderson, Ian Robert, Professor as Director
6 September 2011
Appointed Doyle, Evelyn, Dr as Director
8 July 2011
8 July 2011
Appointed Festing, Simon, Dr as Secretary
7 September 2010
Resigned O'Reilly, Catherine, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Resigned Hall, Richard Malcolm, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Resigned Barer, Michael Richard, Professor as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Brown, Nigel Leslie, Professor as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Sinclair, John Henry, Professor as Director
8 September 2009
8 September 2009
Resigned Dorman, Charles James, Professor as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Penn, Charles William, Dr as Director
8 September 2009
Appointed Richards, Joanna, Professor as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Elliot, Richard Michael, Professor as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Desselberger, Ulrich, Dr as Director
8 September 2009
Appointed Jenkinson, Howard Francis, Professor as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Gow, Neil Andrew Robert, Prof as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Hutchings, Matthew Ian, Dr as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Assinder, Susan, Dr as Director
8 September 2009
8 September 2009
Appointed Hewitt, Christopher Julian as Director
8 September 2009
Appointed Robinson, Karen, Dr as Director
8 September 2009
Resigned Oyston, Petra Claire Farquhar, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Harris, Mark, Professor as Director
9 September 2008
Resigned Rima, Bert Karel, Prof as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Rowley, Gary as Director
29 April 2008
Resigned Randall, Richard Edward, Professor as Director
12 February 2008
Resigned Hagan, Iain Michael, Prof as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Elliot, Richard Michael, Professor as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Smith, Geoffrey Lilley as Director
22 November 2007
4 September 2007
Appointed Hardie, Kim Rachael, Professor as Director
4 September 2007
Appointed Hoskisson, Paul Alan, Dr as Director
4 September 2007
4 September 2007
4 September 2007
Resigned Casselton, Lorna Ann, Professor as Director
4 September 2007
Resigned Mann, Nicholas Harold, Dr as Director
4 September 2007
Appointed Penn, Charles William, Dr as Director
4 September 2007
Resigned Poxton, Ian Raymond as Director
4 September 2007
Appointed Blackbourn, David John as Director
12 September 2006
12 September 2006
Resigned Thomas, Gavin Hugh, Dr as Director
12 September 2006
Resigned Andrew, Peter William, Professor as Director
12 September 2006
Appointed Barer, Michael Richard, Professor as Director
12 September 2006
Resigned Errington, Jeffery, Professor as Director
12 September 2006
Resigned Cole, Jeffrey Alan, Professor as Director
12 September 2006
Appointed Weiss, Robert Anthony, Professor as Director
12 September 2006
Appointed Hall, Richard Malcolm, Dr as Director
12 September 2006
Appointed Hutchings, Matthew Ian, Dr as Director
12 September 2006
Appointed O'Reilly, Catherine, Dr as Director
13 September 2005
Appointed Oyston, Petra Claire Farquhar, Dr as Director
13 September 2005
Resigned Jones, Keith, Dr as Director
13 September 2005
Resigned Stanbury, Peter Frank as Director
13 September 2005
Appointed Harwood, Colin Robert, Professor as Director
13 September 2005
Appointed Gow, Neil Andrew Robert, Prof as Director
13 September 2005
Appointed Randall, Richard Edward, Professor as Director
13 September 2005
13 September 2005
Resigned Handley, Pauline Sandra, Dr as Director
1 July 2005
Appointed Dorman, Charles James, Professor as Director
1 July 2005
7 September 2004
Resigned Vivian, Alan, Professor as Director
7 September 2004
Resigned Nash, Anthony Aubrey, Professor as Director
7 September 2004
Resigned Jenkinson, Howard Francis, Professor as Director
7 September 2004
Resigned Roberts, Ian Stanley, Professor as Director
7 September 2004
Appointed Smart, Katherine Anne, Professor as Director
7 September 2004
Appointed Hagan, Iain Michael, Prof as Director
7 September 2004
7 September 2004
Appointed Rima, Bert Karel, Prof as Director
7 September 2004
Appointed Desselberger, Ulrich, Dr as Director
7 September 2004
Resigned Beringer, John Evelyn, Sir as Director
9 September 2003
Resigned Jones, Meriel Graham, Dr as Director
9 September 2003
9 September 2003
Appointed Thomas, Gavin Hugh, Dr as Director
9 September 2003
9 September 2003
Resigned Kelly, David Jacob, Dr as Director
9 September 2003
Resigned Howard, Colin Ronald, Dr as Director
9 September 2003
Appointed Casselton, Lorna Ann, Professor as Director
9 September 2003
Appointed Mann, Nicholas Harold, Dr as Director
9 September 2003
9 September 2003
Appointed Assinder, Susan, Dr as Director
31 December 2002
18 October 2002
Resigned Sockett, Renee Elizabeth, Dr as Director
17 September 2002
Appointed Smith, Geoffrey Lilley as Director
17 September 2002
17 September 2002
Appointed Cole, Jeffrey Alan, Professor as Director
17 September 2002
Appointed Andrew, Peter William, Professor as Director
17 September 2002
Appointed Errington, Jeffery, Professor as Director
17 September 2002
Resigned Harwood, Colin Robert, Professor as Director
17 September 2002
22 February 2002
Appointed Schild, Geoffrey Christopher, Dr as Director
11 September 2001
11 September 2001
Resigned Almond, Jeffrey William as Director
11 September 2001
11 September 2001
Resigned Desselberger, Ulrich, Dr as Director
11 September 2001
Appointed Beringer, John Evelyn, Sir as Director
11 September 2001
Appointed Handley, Pauline Sandra, Dr as Director
1 June 2001
13 September 2000
Appointed Jenkinson, Howard Francis, Professor as Director
13 September 2000
Resigned Goodwin, Pat Mary, Dr as Director
13 September 2000
Resigned Rowlands, David John, Professor as Director
13 September 2000
13 September 2000
13 September 2000
Appointed Jones, Keith, Dr as Director
13 September 2000
Resigned Roberts, David Mclean, Dr as Director
13 September 2000
Appointed Roberts, Ian Stanley, Professor as Director
13 September 2000
Appointed Jones, Meriel Graham, Dr as Director
13 September 2000
Appointed Nash, Anthony Aubrey, Professor as Director
13 September 2000
Resigned Dalton, Howard, Professor as Director
13 September 2000
13 September 2000
1 July 2000
7 September 1999
Resigned Penn, Charles William, Dr as Secretary
7 September 1999
Resigned Penn, Charles William, Dr as Director
7 September 1999
Appointed Howard, Colin Ronald, Dr as Director
7 September 1999
Resigned Hodgson, David Alan, Dr as Director
7 September 1999
7 September 1999
Appointed Kelly, David Jacob, Dr as Director
7 September 1999
Appointed Vivian, Alan, Professor as Director
7 September 1999
Appointed Poxton, Ian Raymond as Director
7 September 1999
Resigned Hay, Ronald Thomas, Prof as Director
7 September 1999
6 November 1998
Appointed Sockett, Renee Elizabeth, Dr as Director
8 September 1998
Appointed Macaskie, Lynne Elaine, Professor as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Thurston, Christopher Frank, Dr as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Hamilton, William Allan as Director
8 September 1998
Appointed Stanbury, Peter Frank as Director
8 September 1998
Appointed Harwood, Colin Robert, Professor as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Stow, Nigel Dennis, Dr as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Fry, John Christoper, Professor as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Glover, Lesley Anne, Prof. Dame as Director
8 September 1998
8 September 1998
Appointed Ritchie, Donald Andrew, Professor as Director
1 January 1998
31 December 1997
Resigned Darby, Graham, Doctor as Director
2 September 1997
2 September 1997
Resigned Priest, Fergus Graham as Director
2 September 1997
2 September 1997
2 September 1997
Appointed Dalton, Howard, Professor as Director
2 September 1997
10 September 1996
Appointed Rowlands, David John, Professor as Director
10 September 1996
Appointed Clements, Geoffrey Baverstock, Dr as Director
10 September 1996
10 September 1996
10 September 1996
Resigned Jones, Colin William as Director
10 September 1996
Appointed Desselberger, Ulrich, Dr as Director
10 September 1996
Resigned Russell, Nicholas John, Dr as Director
10 September 1996
10 November 1995
10 November 1995
Appointed Hay, Ronald Thomas, Prof as Director
10 November 1995
Resigned Bishop, Ronald Henry, Dr as Director
10 November 1995
Resigned Peberdy, John F, Professor as Director
10 November 1995
Resigned Collins, Martin Andrew, Dr as Director
10 November 1995
Appointed Glover, Lesley Anne, Prof. Dame as Director
10 November 1995
Appointed Schofield, Geraldine Margaret, Dr as Director
1 July 1995
1 July 1995
Resigned Freer, John Henry as Director
10 September 1994
Appointed Hodgson, David Alan, Dr as Director
10 September 1994
10 September 1994
Resigned Herbert, Rodney Andrew, Dr as Secretary
10 September 1994
10 September 1994
Resigned Boulnois, Graham John as Director
10 September 1994
Appointed Fry, John Christoper, Professor as Director
10 September 1994
Appointed Goodwin, Pat Mary, Dr as Director
10 September 1994
Resigned Herbert, Rodney Andrew, Dr as Director
10 September 1994
Appointed Penn, Charles William, Dr as Secretary
10 September 1994
Resigned Prosser, James Ivor, Professor as Director
10 September 1994
Appointed Stow, Nigel Dennis, Dr as Director
18 February 1994
Resigned Jones, John Gwynfryn, Professor as Director
8 September 1993
Appointed Priest, Fergus Graham as Director
8 September 1993
Appointed Thurston, Christopher Frank, Dr as Director
8 September 1993
Appointed Roberts, David Mclean, Dr as Director
8 September 1993
Appointed Almond, Jeffrey William as Director
8 September 1993
Resigned Sutherland, Ian Wishart, Dr as Director
8 September 1993
Resigned Quayle, John Rodney, Professor as Director
8 September 1993
Resigned Minor, Philip David, Dr as Director
8 September 1993
Resigned Hunter, Pamela Ann as Director
8 September 1993
Resigned Codd, Geoffrey Allan, Professor as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Peberdy, John F, Professor as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Mcgeoch, Duncan James, Dr as Director
6 November 1992
Appointed Russell, Nicholas John, Dr as Director
6 November 1992
Resigned Poole, Robert Keith, Professor as Director
6 November 1992
Resigned Dimmock, Nigel John, Professor as Director
6 November 1992
Appointed Griffiths, Paul David, Professor as Director
6 November 1992
Appointed Jones, Colin William as Director
6 November 1992
24 February 1992
Appointed Hamilton, William Allan as Director
24 February 1992
Resigned Arbuthnott, John Peebles, Sir as Director
28 August 1991
28 August 1991
Appointed Penn, Charles William, Dr as Director
28 August 1991
Appointed Darby, Graham, Doctor as Director
28 August 1991
Appointed Jones, John Gwynfryn, Professor as Director
28 August 1991
28 August 1991
5 June 1990
Appointed Freer, John Henry as Director

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Filings 487

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
12 August 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
2 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates2 July 2026
2 July 2026Director's details changed
28 April 2026Appointment of a director
7 January 2026Appointment of a director
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