British Ecological Society(the)

Active01522897 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
16 October 1980 (46 years)
Industry
Activities of professional membership organizations (94120)
Directors
Elizabeth Penelope Holland
Cecilia Medupin
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
42 Wharf Road
London
N1 7GS

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 January 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 16 December 2025
Also at The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
British
Born March 1981 (45)
Holland, Elizabeth Penelope, Professor
Director · Appointed 16 December 2025
British
Born August 1981 (45)
Medupin, Cecilia, Dr
Director · Appointed 16 December 2025
British
Born September 1977 (49)
Austen, Melanie Clare, Professor
Director · Appointed 11 December 2024
British
Born July 1962 (64)
Howe, Caroline, Dr
Director · Appointed 11 December 2024
British
Born February 1982 (44)
Pinches, Clare Elizabeth
Director · Appointed 11 December 2024
British
Born September 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 13 December 2023
Also at Ecological Continuity Trust
British
Born June 1992 (34)
Coulson, Timothy Neal, Professor
Director · Appointed 19 December 2022
British
Born July 1968 (58)
Eichhorn, Markus Peter, Dr
Director · Appointed 19 December 2022
British
Born January 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 19 December 2022
Also at Ecological Continuity Trust · more companies
British
Born December 1964 (61)
Freckleton, Robert Peter, Professor
Director · Appointed 19 December 2022
British
Born December 1970 (55)
Brooker, Robin, Professor
Secretary · Appointed 13 December 2021
Brooker, Robin William, Dr
Director · Appointed 13 December 2021
British
Born February 1974 (52)
Graham, Laura Jane Eileen, Dr
Director · Appointed 13 December 2021
British
Born April 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 8 November 2021
Also at Energy and Utility Skills Limited, Impress: the Independent Monitor for the Press CIC, Ovation Finance Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1955
Officer history (168 former)
16 December 2025
Resigned Helgason, Thorunn, Dr as Director
16 December 2025
Appointed Holland, Elizabeth Penelope, Professor as Director
16 December 2025
Appointed Medupin, Cecilia, Dr as Director
16 December 2025
Appointed Dunn, Christian Philip, Professor as Director
16 December 2025
Resigned Stafford, Richard, Professor as Director
11 December 2024
Appointed Austen, Melanie Clare, Professor as Director
11 December 2024
Appointed Pinches, Clare Elizabeth as Director
11 December 2024
Appointed Howe, Caroline, Dr as Director
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
Resigned Emmerson, Mark Charles, Professor as Director
11 December 2024
Resigned Clarke, Stewart Jonathon, Dr as Director
22 October 2024
Resigned Lewis, Zenobia, Professor as Director
13 December 2023
Appointed Dwyer, Ciara Marie, Dr as Director
13 December 2023
Resigned Edgar, Melanie Jane, Dr as Director
19 December 2022
Appointed Freckleton, Robert Peter, Professor as Director
19 December 2022
Resigned Memmott, Jane, Professor as Director
19 December 2022
Resigned Hill, Jane as Director
19 December 2022
Resigned Ezard, Thomas Harold George, Dr as Director
19 December 2022
Appointed Emmett, Bridget Anne, Professor as Director
19 December 2022
Appointed Eichhorn, Markus Peter, Dr as Director
19 December 2022
Appointed Coulson, Timothy Neal, Professor as Director
25 February 2022
Resigned Buckley, Yvonne Maria, Dr as Director
13 December 2021
Appointed Brooker, Robin, Professor as Secretary
13 December 2021
Resigned Manning, Peter, Dr as Director
13 December 2021
Resigned Vanbergen, Adam, Dr as Secretary
13 December 2021
Appointed Brooker, Robin William, Dr as Director
13 December 2021
Resigned Vanbergen, Adam, Dr as Director
13 December 2021
Appointed Graham, Laura Jane Eileen, Dr as Director
8 November 2021
Appointed Vick, Pamela Elizabeth as Director
16 December 2020
Appointed Lewis, Zenobia, Professor as Director
16 December 2020
Resigned Gosling, William Daniel, Dr as Director
16 December 2020
Appointed Edgar, Melanie Jane, Dr as Director
16 December 2020
16 December 2020
Appointed Buckley, Yvonne Maria, Dr as Director
16 December 2020
Appointed Malhi, Yadvinder Singh, Professor as Director
16 December 2020
Resigned Hodgson, David James, Professor as Director
16 December 2020
Resigned Birkett, Alison Jane, Dr as Director
11 December 2019
Appointed Stafford, Richard, Professor as Director
11 December 2019
Appointed Helgason, Thorunn, Dr as Director
11 December 2019
Resigned Vickery, Juliet Anne, Dr as Director
11 December 2019
Resigned Camargo Banks Leite, Cristina, Dr as Director
11 December 2019
Resigned Thomas, Peter Arthur, Dr as Director
11 December 2019
Resigned Roy, Helen Elizabeth, Professor as Director
11 December 2019
Appointed Manning, Peter, Dr as Director
17 December 2018
Resigned Brotherton, Peter Nicolas Meade as Director
17 December 2018
17 December 2018
Resigned Hartley, Susan, Professor as Director
17 December 2018
Resigned Davies, Zoe, Dr as Director
17 December 2018
Appointed Emmerson, Mark Charles, Professor as Director
17 December 2018
Resigned Hautekeete, Nina, Dr as Director
17 December 2018
Appointed Clarke, Stewart Jonathon, Dr as Director
17 December 2018
Appointed Memmott, Jane, Professor as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Stott, Iain, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Eichhorn, Markus Peter, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Scott, Dawn Millicent, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Buckley, Yvonne Maria, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Turnbull, Lindsay, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Appointed Hodgson, David James, Professor as Director
13 December 2017
Appointed Birkett, Alison Jane, Dr as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Pullin, Andrew Stuart, Professor as Director
13 December 2017
Resigned Gilbert, Diana Jane, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned Purves, Drew William, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned O'Callaghan, Matthew John, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned Lewis, Owen Thomas, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Resigned Sayer, Emma Jane, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Appointed Camargo Banks Leite, Cristina, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
13 December 2016
13 December 2016
Resigned Gray, Alan John, Professor as Director
13 December 2016
Appointed Roy, Helen Elizabeth, Professor as Director
13 December 2016
Appointed Ezard, Thomas Harold George, Dr as Director
13 December 2016
Appointed Thomas, Peter Arthur, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Appointed Scott, Dawn Millicent, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Resigned Hodgson, David James, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Resigned Hodgson, David James, Dr as Secretary
15 December 2015
Resigned Beckerman, Andrew, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Appointed Buckley, Yvonne Maria, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Resigned Raven, Paul John, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Resigned Hurst, Gregory David Douglas, Professor as Director
15 December 2015
Appointed Brotherton, Peter Nicolas Meade as Director
15 December 2015
Appointed Hautekeete, Nina, Dr as Director
15 December 2015
Appointed Vanbergen, Adam, Dr as Secretary
15 December 2015
Appointed Vanbergen, Adam, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Resigned Blanchard, Julia Louise, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Resigned Randall, Joanna, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Hails, Rosemary Susan, Professor as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Pullin, Andrew Stuart, Professor as Director
11 December 2014
Resigned Mace, Georgina Mary, Dame as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Eichhorn, Markus Peter, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Resigned Goldberg, Emma, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Resigned Batty, Lesley Claire, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Stott, Iain, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
11 December 2014
Appointed Turnbull, Lindsay, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Hartley, Susan, Professor as Director
11 December 2014
Resigned Mitchell, Ruth Joy, Dr as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Davies, Zoe, Dr as Director
4 February 2014
Resigned Crawley, Mick John, Professor as Director
22 August 2013
Appointed Hill, Jane as Director
22 August 2013
Appointed Gilbert, Diana Jane, Dr as Director
22 August 2013
Resigned Coomes, David Anthony as Director
22 August 2013
Appointed Randall, Joanna, Dr as Director
22 August 2013
Resigned Ezard, Thomas Harold George, Dr as Director
22 August 2013
19 December 2012
Appointed O'Callaghan, Matthew John, Dr as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned John, Elizabeth Anne, Dr as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned Vanbergen, Adam John Haddon, Dr as Director
19 December 2012
19 December 2012
Resigned Blackburn, Timothy Michael, Professor as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned Bale, Jeffrey Stuart, Professor as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Batty, Lesley Claire, Dr as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Crawley, Mick John, Professor as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Lewis, Owen Thomas, Dr as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Sayer, Emma Jane, Dr as Director
13 September 2011
Appointed Hurst, Gregory David Douglas, Professor as Director
13 September 2011
Appointed Raven, Paul John, Dr as Director
13 September 2011
Appointed Blanchard, Julia Louise, Dr as Director
13 September 2011
Resigned Rotheray, Timothy Daniel as Director
13 September 2011
13 September 2011
Resigned Thompson, David John, Professor as Director
13 September 2011
Resigned Batty, Lesley Claire, Dr as Director
13 September 2011
Resigned Begon, Michael Edward, Professor as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Purves, Drew William, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Press, Malcolm Colin, Professor as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Dytham, Calvin as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Osborn, Daniel, Doctor as Director
8 September 2010
8 September 2010
Appointed Vickery, Juliet Anne, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Jones, Thomas Hefin, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Goldberg, Emma, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Hartley, Susan Elaine, Prof as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Hodgson, David James, Dr as Secretary
8 September 2010
Appointed Gray, Alan John, Professor as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Palmer, Margaret Anne, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Mace, Georgina Mary, Dame as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Carey, Peter David, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Beckerman, Andrew, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Masters, Gregory James, Dr as Secretary
8 September 2010
Appointed Mitchell, Ruth Joy, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Gosling, William Daniel, Dr as Director
8 September 2010
Resigned Lessells, Catherine Mary, Dr as Director
9 September 2009
Appointed Ezard, Thomas Harold George, Dr as Director
9 September 2009
Appointed Hails, Rosemary Susan, Professor as Director
9 September 2009
Appointed John, Elizabeth Anne, Dr as Director
9 September 2009
Appointed Coomes, David Anthony as Director
9 September 2009
Resigned Phoenix, Gareth Kevin as Director
9 September 2009
9 September 2009
Resigned Beckerman, Andrew, Dr as Director
9 September 2009
Resigned Sait, Steven Mark as Director
4 September 2008
4 September 2008
4 September 2008
Resigned Brooker, Robin William, Dr as Director
4 September 2008
Appointed Blackburn, Timothy Michael, Professor as Director
4 September 2008
Resigned Bonsall, Michael Booth, Dr as Director
4 September 2008
Appointed Bale, Jeffrey Stuart, Professor as Director
4 September 2008
Resigned Raffaelli, David George, Professor as Director
4 September 2008
Appointed Begon, Michael Edward, Professor as Director
4 September 2008
Resigned Slingsby, David Rodney as Director
4 September 2008
Resigned Dalrymple, Sarah as Director
4 September 2008
Appointed Vanbergen, Adam John Haddon, Dr as Director
4 September 2008
Resigned Lawton, John Hartley, Sir as Director
11 September 2007
Resigned Kirby, Keith James, Dr as Director
11 September 2007
Appointed Lessells, Catherine Mary, Dr as Director
11 September 2007
Resigned Leather, Simon Robert, Doctor as Director
11 September 2007
11 September 2007
Appointed Rotheray, Timothy Daniel as Director
11 September 2007
Resigned Power, Sally Anne, Dr as Director
11 September 2007
Appointed Thompson, David John, Professor as Director
11 September 2007
Appointed Batty, Lesley Claire, Dr as Director
6 September 2006
Appointed Raffaelli, David George, Professor as Director
6 September 2006
Appointed Carey, Peter David, Dr as Director
6 September 2006
Resigned Warren, Philip Heath, Dr as Director
6 September 2006
Appointed Palmer, Margaret Anne, Dr as Director
6 September 2006
Resigned Vickery, Juliet Anne, Dr as Director
6 September 2006
Appointed Hodgson, David James, Dr as Director
6 September 2006
6 September 2006
Resigned Ling, Katherine as Director
6 September 2006
Appointed Press, Malcolm Colin, Professor as Director
6 September 2006
Resigned Mace, Georgina Mary, Professor as Director
6 September 2005
Appointed Sait, Steven Mark as Director
6 September 2005
Appointed Phoenix, Gareth Kevin as Director
6 September 2005
Appointed Beckerman, Andrew, Dr as Director
6 September 2005
Resigned John, Elizabeth Anne, Dr as Director
6 September 2005
Resigned Lancaster, Jill as Director
6 September 2005
Resigned Masters, Gregory James, Dr as Director
6 September 2005
8 September 2004
Appointed Hartley, Susan Elaine, Prof as Director
8 September 2004
Resigned Ranta, Esa, Prof as Director
8 September 2004
Resigned Emmett, Bridget Anne as Director
8 September 2004
Appointed Brooker, Robin William, Dr as Director
8 September 2004
Appointed Dytham, Calvin as Director
8 September 2004
Appointed Bonsall, Michael Booth, Dr as Director
8 September 2004
Appointed Lawton, John Hartley, Sir as Director
8 September 2004
8 September 2004
Appointed Dalrymple, Sarah as Director
8 September 2004
Resigned Grace, John, Professor as Director
8 September 2004
Resigned Morecroft, Michael David, Dr as Director
8 September 2004
Resigned Pakeman, Robin Jeffrey, Dr as Director
10 September 2003
Resigned Mccracken, David Ian, Doctor as Director
10 September 2003
Appointed Masters, Gregory James, Dr as Director
10 September 2003
Resigned Jones, Dylan Gwynn, Dr as Director
10 September 2003
Appointed Power, Sally Anne, Dr as Director
10 September 2003
Resigned Turner, Bryan Dennis as Secretary
10 September 2003
10 September 2003
Appointed Mace, Georgina Mary, Professor as Director
10 September 2003
Appointed Masters, Gregory James, Dr as Secretary
10 September 2003
Resigned Moss, Brian as Director
10 September 2003
Resigned Turner, Bryan Dennis as Director
19 December 2002
Appointed Vickery, Juliet Anne, Dr as Director
19 December 2002
19 December 2002
Appointed Warren, Philip Heath, Dr as Director
19 December 2002
Resigned Monaghan, Patricia, Professor as Director
19 December 2002
Appointed Fitter, Alastair Hugh, Professor as Director
19 December 2002
Resigned Giller, Paul Stanley, Professor as Director
19 December 2002
Appointed Kirby, Keith James, Dr as Director
19 December 2002
Appointed Osborn, Daniel, Doctor as Director
19 December 2002
19 December 2002
Resigned Reavey, Francis Duncan, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
Resigned Lessells, Catherine Mary, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
Appointed Lancaster, Jill as Director
19 December 2001
19 December 2001
Resigned Bullock, James Michael, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
19 December 2001
Appointed Jones, Dylan Gwynn, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
Resigned Gange, Alan Christopher, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
Appointed John, Elizabeth Anne, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
Resigned Sprent, Janet Irene, Professor as Director
19 December 2001
Appointed Emmett, Bridget Anne as Director
19 December 2001
Resigned Barker, Susan, Dr as Director
19 December 2001
Resigned Press, Malcolm Colin, Professor as Director
19 December 2001
Appointed Ling, Katherine as Director
19 December 2001
Appointed Leather, Simon Robert, Doctor as Director
4 January 2001
Resigned Hassell, Michael Patrick as Director
4 January 2001
Appointed Pakeman, Robin Jeffrey, Dr as Director
4 January 2001
Resigned Bale, Jeffrey Stuart, Professor as Director
4 January 2001
Resigned Emmett, Bridget Anne as Director
4 January 2001
4 January 2001
Resigned Davenport, John, Professor as Director
4 January 2001
4 January 2001
Appointed Ranta, Esa, Prof as Director
4 January 2001
Appointed Grace, John, Professor as Director
4 January 2001
Appointed Moss, Brian as Director
20 December 1999
Resigned Block, William Charles, Dr as Director
20 December 1999
Appointed Reavey, Francis Duncan, Dr as Director
20 December 1999
Appointed Morecroft, Michael David, Dr as Director
20 December 1999
6 January 1999
Resigned Auld, Martin Henry Denham as Director
6 January 1999
Resigned Hartley, Susan Elaine as Director
6 January 1999
Resigned Lee, John Anthony, Professor as Director
6 January 1999
Resigned Benton, Rick Arthur, Dr as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Jones, Thomas Hefin, Dr as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Mccracken, David Ian, Doctor as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Whittaker, John Brian, Professor as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Monaghan, Patricia, Professor as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Giller, Paul Stanley, Professor as Director
6 January 1999
Resigned Cherrett, John Malcolm, Dr as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Sprent, Janet Irene, Professor as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Gange, Alan Christopher, Dr as Director
1 September 1998
Resigned Hutchings, Michael John, Prof as Director
17 December 1997
Appointed Bullock, James Michael, Dr as Director
17 December 1997
Resigned Huntley, Brian as Director
17 December 1997
Resigned Thomas, Jeremy Ambler as Director
17 December 1997
Resigned Gray, Alan John, Proffessor as Director
17 December 1997
Resigned Shirley, David, Dr as Director
17 December 1997
Resigned Palmer, Margaret Anne as Director
17 December 1997
17 December 1997
Appointed Barker, Susan, Dr as Director
17 December 1997
Appointed Fitter, Alastair Hugh, Professor as Director
18 December 1996
Appointed Hassell, Michael Patrick as Director
18 December 1996
Resigned Hill, Mark Oliver, Dr as Director
18 December 1996
Appointed Bale, Jeffrey Stuart, Professor as Director
18 December 1996
Appointed Davenport, John, Professor as Director
18 December 1996
Appointed Emmett, Bridget Anne as Director
18 December 1996
Resigned Hester, Alison Janet, Dr as Director
18 December 1996
Resigned Newton, Ian as Director
20 December 1995
Appointed Hutchings, Michael John, Prof as Director
20 December 1995
Appointed Cherrett, John Malcolm, Dr as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Douglas, Angela Elizabeth, Dr as Director
20 December 1995
Appointed Block, William Charles, Dr as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Gimmingham, Alison Caroline as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Green, Rhys Edward as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Brown, Valerie Kathleen, Dr as Director
20 December 1995
20 December 1994
Resigned Anderson, Penny as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Baker, Alan John Martin, Dr as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Hartley, Susan Elaine as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Turner, Bryan Dennis as Secretary
20 December 1994
Appointed Auld, Martin Henry Denham as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Turner, Bryan Dennis as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Palmer, Margaret Anne as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Pienkowski, Michael William, Dr as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Woodin, Sarah J, Dr as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned May, Robert Mccredie, Professor as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Marrs, Robert Hunter, Dr as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Gray, Alan John, Proffessor as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Malloch, Andrew John Cadoux, Dr as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Slingsby, David Rodney as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Clymo, Richard Stringer, Dr as Director
20 December 1994
Appointed Lee, John Anthony, Professor as Director
20 December 1994
Resigned Malloch, Andrew John Cadoux, Dr as Secretary
5 January 1994
Appointed Pienkowski, Michael William, Dr as Director
5 January 1994
Resigned Hill, David Arnold, Dr as Director
5 January 1994
Appointed Huntley, Brian as Director
5 January 1994
Resigned Sheail, John, Dr as Director
5 January 1994
Appointed Green, Rhys Edward as Director
5 January 1994
Resigned Laybourn-Parry, Johanna, Dr as Director
5 January 1994
Resigned Hudson, Peter John, Dr as Director
5 January 1994
Appointed Thomas, Jeremy Ambler as Director
5 January 1994
Resigned Birch, Paul, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Spellerberg, Ian Frederick, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Appointed Press, Malcolm Colin, Professor as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Grubb, Peter John, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Crothers, John Hugh, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Goode, David as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Giller, Paul Stanley, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Appointed Brown, Valerie Kathleen, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
15 December 1992
Appointed Shirley, David, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Bayley, John Adrian, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Appointed Newton, Ian as Director
15 December 1992
Appointed Hill, Mark Oliver, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Angel, Martin Vivian, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Appointed Hester, Alison Janet, Dr as Director
15 December 1992
Resigned Edwards, Peter John, Dr as Director
14 December 1992
Appointed Anderson, Penny as Director

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DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
26 July 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
13 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates12 January 2026
6 January 2026Appointment of a director
5 January 2026Appointment of a director
22 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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