Challenger Society for Marine Science

Active02274855 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
6 July 1988 (38 years)
Industry
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190)
Directors
Maeve Carrole Lohan
James Alexander Brearley
Controlled by
James Alexander Brearley
Maeve Carrole Lohan
Katharine Rosemary Lash
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
National Oceanography Centre
European Way
Southampton
SO14 3ZH

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
18 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
4 June 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Lohan, Maeve Carrole
Director · Appointed 6 June 2025
Irish
Born February 1974 (52)
Brearley, James Alexander, Dr
Director · Appointed 24 June 2024
British
Born March 1984 (42)
Director · Appointed 24 June 2024
Also at Antarctic Science
British
Born December 1980 (45)
Officer history (127 former)
6 June 2025
Appointed Lohan, Maeve Carrole as Director
25 September 2024
Resigned Meredith, Michael, Professor as Director
25 September 2024
Resigned Mawji, Edward, Dr as Director
24 June 2024
Appointed Brearley, James Alexander, Dr as Director
24 June 2024
Appointed Lash, Katharine Rosemary, Dr as Director
24 June 2024
Resigned Lash, Katharine Rosemary, Dr as Secretary
15 September 2022
Resigned Rickaby, Rosalind Emily Mayors, Professor as Director
15 September 2022
Appointed Meredith, Michael, Professor as Director
15 September 2022
Resigned Green, Johan Mattias, Dr as Director
15 September 2022
Appointed Lash, Katharine Rosemary, Dr as Secretary
1 November 2020
Resigned Upstill-Goddard, Rob, Professor as Director
1 November 2020
Resigned Upstill-Goddard, Robert, Professor as Director
28 September 2020
Appointed Rickaby, Rosalind Emily Mayors, Professor as Director
26 September 2019
Resigned Green, Mattias, Dr as Secretary
12 September 2019
Appointed Upstill-Goddard, Rob, Professor as Director
12 September 2019
Resigned Bacon, John Christopher, Dr as Director
12 September 2019
Resigned Mills, Rachel, Professor as Director
12 September 2018
Appointed Green, Mattias, Dr as Secretary
12 September 2018
Resigned Bacon, John Christopher, Dr as Secretary
24 July 2018
Resigned Sloane, Terence Henry Anthony as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Cavan, Emma, Dr as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Allen, John Taylor, Dr as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Tagliabue, Alessadro, Dr as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Burkill, Peter Henry, Professor as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Henderson, Gideon, Dr as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Sanders, Richard, Professor as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Sanchez-Franks, Alejandra, Dr as Director
24 July 2018
Resigned Hall, Robert, Dr as Director
31 May 2018
Resigned Higgs, Nicholas, Dr as Director
29 May 2018
Resigned Watts, Louisa, Dr as Director
29 May 2018
Resigned Jickells, Timothy David as Director
29 May 2018
Appointed Tagliabue, Alessadro, Dr as Director
29 May 2018
Appointed Higgs, Nicholas, Dr as Director
13 February 2018
Resigned Airs, Ruth, Dr as Director
6 September 2017
Appointed Upstill-Goddard, Robert, Professor as Director
20 July 2017
Appointed Sanchez-Franks, Alejandra, Dr as Director
7 June 2017
Resigned Cristini, Luisa, Dr as Director
7 June 2017
Appointed Mawji, Edward, Dr as Director
7 June 2017
Resigned Torres Valdes, Sinhue, Dr. as Director
1 January 2017
Appointed Burkill, Peter Henry, Professor as Director
1 December 2016
Appointed Sanders, Richard, Professor as Director
11 November 2016
Appointed Hall, Robert, Dr as Director
19 October 2016
Resigned Palmer, Matthew, Dr. as Director
12 October 2016
Resigned Mcquatters-Gollop, Abigail, Dr as Director
1 May 2016
Appointed Cavan, Emma, Dr as Director
16 September 2015
Appointed Mills, Rachel, Professor as Director
16 September 2015
Resigned Comyn, Christopher John, Dr as Director
16 September 2015
Resigned Kennedy, Hilary Anne, Doctor as Director
16 September 2015
Appointed Watts, Louisa, Dr as Director
16 September 2015
Appointed Cristini, Luisa, Dr as Director
2 December 2014
Appointed Henderson, Gideon, Dr as Director
2 December 2014
Resigned Heywood, Karen Joy, Professor as Director
9 September 2014
Appointed Airs, Ruth, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Appointed Bacon, John Christopher, Dr as Secretary
9 September 2014
Appointed Green, Johan Mattias, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Resigned Berx, Barbara Edgar Madeleine, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Resigned Postlethwaite, Clare Florence Sharples, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Resigned Baas, Jacobus Hugo, Dr as Secretary
9 September 2014
Resigned Hickman, Anna Elizabeth, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Appointed Bacon, John Christopher, Dr as Director
9 September 2014
Appointed Comyn, Christopher John, Dr as Director
12 September 2013
Appointed Palmer, Matthew, Dr. as Director
12 September 2013
Appointed Jickells, Timothy David as Director
12 September 2013
Appointed Torres Valdes, Sinhue, Dr. as Director
12 September 2013
Resigned Bryden, Harry Leonard, Professor as Director
12 September 2013
Resigned Moore, Christopher Mark, Dr as Director
25 April 2013
Resigned Venables, Hugh James, Dr as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Heywood, Karen Joy, Professor as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Mcquatters-Gollop, Abigail, Dr as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Postlethwaite, Clare Florence Sharples, Dr as Director
19 April 2013
Resigned Hatton, Angela Dawn, Dr as Director
19 April 2013
Resigned Dye, Stephen Robin as Director
28 January 2013
Appointed Allen, John Taylor, Dr as Director
28 January 2013
Resigned Souza, Alejandro Jose, Dr as Director
6 November 2012
Resigned Mahaffey, Claire, Dr as Director
1 January 2012
Resigned Sharples, Clare Florence, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Sharples, Clare Florence, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Kennedy, Hilary Anne, Doctor as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Venables, Hugh James, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Baas, Jacobus Hugo, Dr as Secretary
8 September 2011
Resigned Hughes, Claire, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Resigned Davies, Andrew John, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Berx, Barbara Edgar Madeleine, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Resigned Mcdonagh, Elaine Louise, Dr as Director
8 September 2011
Resigned Berx, Barbara Edgar Madeleine, Dr as Secretary
8 September 2011
Resigned Robinson, Carol, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Sloane, Terence Henry Anthony as Director
7 September 2010
Resigned Holgate, Simon John, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Hughes, Claire, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Resigned O'Hare, Timothy James, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Hickman, Anna Elizabeth, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Souza, Alejandro Jose, Dr as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Bryden, Harry Leonard, Professor as Director
20 July 2010
Resigned Dixon, Joanna Lee, Dr as Director
25 March 2010
Resigned Caldwell, Gary Stephen, Doctor as Director
2 September 2009
Resigned Piotrowski, Alexander, Dr as Director
2 September 2009
Appointed Berx, Barbara Edgar Madeleine, Dr as Secretary
2 September 2009
Resigned Shreeve, Rachael Samantha, Dr as Secretary
2 September 2009
Resigned Tarling, Geraint Andrew, Dr as Director
2 September 2009
Resigned Liss, Peter Simon, Professor as Director
2 September 2009
Appointed Mahaffey, Claire, Dr as Director
2 September 2009
Appointed Dye, Stephen Robin as Director
2 September 2009
Appointed Hatton, Angela Dawn, Dr as Director
2 September 2009
Appointed Moore, Christopher Mark, Dr as Director
9 March 2009
Resigned Skinner, Luke Cameron, Dr as Director
9 March 2009
1 October 2008
Resigned Dixon, Joanna Lee, Dr as Director
11 September 2008
Appointed Dixon, Joanna Lee, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Davies, Andrew John, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Resigned Fones, Gary Roland, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Dixon, Joanna Lee, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Skinner, Luke Cameron, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Resigned Williamson, Phillip, Dr as Director
9 September 2008
Resigned Rees, Andrew Paul, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Appointed Mcdonagh, Elaine Louise, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Resigned Tyrrell, Luke Ross Toby, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Appointed Caldwell, Gary Stephen, Doctor as Director
5 September 2007
Resigned Purdie, Duncan Alastair, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Appointed O'Hare, Timothy James, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Resigned Parker, Eleanor Ruth, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Resigned Pike, Jennifer, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Resigned Cornell, Sarah Elisabeth, Doctor as Director
5 September 2007
Appointed Robinson, Carol, Dr as Director
5 September 2007
Appointed Piotrowski, Alexander, Dr as Director
16 January 2007
Appointed Holgate, Simon John, Dr as Director
16 January 2007
Resigned Foote, Yolanda Lucy Margaret, Dr as Director
4 October 2006
Resigned Rogers, Roland Jeremy as Director
30 September 2006
Resigned Sharples, Jonathan, Dr as Director
13 September 2006
13 September 2006
Appointed Liss, Peter Simon, Professor as Director
13 September 2006
Appointed Tarling, Geraint Andrew, Dr as Director
5 September 2005
Appointed Foote, Yolanda Lucy Margaret, Dr as Director
5 September 2005
Resigned Shreeve, Rachael Samantha, Dr as Director
5 September 2005
Resigned Read, Jane Frances as Secretary
5 September 2005
Resigned Geider, Richard John, Professor as Director
5 September 2005
Appointed Fones, Gary Roland, Dr as Director
5 September 2005
Resigned Burt, Richard as Director
5 September 2005
Resigned Wilson, William Hector, Dr as Director
5 September 2005
Resigned Achterberg, Eric Pieter as Director
5 September 2005
Appointed Rees, Andrew Paul, Dr as Director
5 September 2005
Appointed Shreeve, Rachael Samantha, Dr as Secretary
5 September 2005
Appointed Williamson, Phillip, Dr as Director
3 May 2005
Resigned German, Christopher Russell, Professor as Director
3 May 2005
Appointed Purdie, Duncan Alastair, Dr as Director
16 September 2004
Resigned Ridout, Paul Stuart as Director
16 September 2004
Appointed German, Christopher Russell, Professor as Director
16 September 2004
Appointed Tyrrell, Luke Ross Toby, Dr as Director
16 September 2004
Appointed Parker, Eleanor Ruth, Dr as Director
16 September 2004
Appointed Geider, Richard John, Professor as Director
16 September 2004
Resigned Kennedy, Hilary Anne, Doctor as Director
16 September 2004
Appointed Pike, Jennifer, Dr as Director
16 September 2004
Resigned Lane, Nichola Mary as Director
16 September 2004
Resigned Purdie, Duncan Alastair, Doctor as Director
16 September 2004
Resigned Priddle, Julian Hartley as Director
6 October 2003
Appointed Shreeve, Rachael Samantha, Dr as Director
6 October 2003
Resigned Black, Kenneth Dugald as Director
6 October 2003
Appointed Rogers, Roland Jeremy as Director
6 October 2003
6 October 2003
Appointed Sharples, Jonathan, Dr as Director
6 October 2003
Resigned Elliott, Alan John as Director
12 September 2002
Appointed Wilson, William Hector, Dr as Director
12 September 2002
Resigned Burkill, Peter Henry, Professor as Director
12 September 2002
Appointed Achterberg, Eric Pieter as Director
12 September 2001
Resigned Boot, Kelvin John as Director
12 September 2001
Appointed Ridout, Paul Stuart as Director
12 September 2001
Resigned Curtis, Deborah Jane, Dr as Director
12 September 2001
Appointed Priddle, Julian Hartley as Director
12 September 2001
Resigned Robinson, Carol, Dr as Secretary
12 September 2001
Appointed Read, Jane Frances as Secretary
12 September 2001
Resigned Robinson, Carol, Dr as Director
12 September 2001
Resigned Read, Jane Frances as Director
12 September 2001
Resigned Allen, John Taylor, Dr as Director
12 September 2001
Resigned Elderfield, Henry, Professor as Director
12 September 2001
Appointed Kennedy, Hilary Anne, Doctor as Director
12 September 2001
Appointed Purdie, Duncan Alastair, Doctor as Director
14 September 2000
Resigned Hall, Stephen Peter as Director
14 September 2000
Appointed Elliott, Alan John as Director
14 September 2000
Appointed Cornell, Sarah Elisabeth, Doctor as Director
14 September 2000
Resigned Turley, Carol Mary, Dr as Director
14 September 2000
Appointed Black, Kenneth Dugald as Director
14 September 2000
Appointed Shepherd, John Graham, Professor as Director
14 September 2000
Resigned Lewis, Roy Edward, Dr as Director
6 September 1999
Appointed Burkill, Peter Henry, Professor as Director
6 September 1999
Resigned Quartley, Charles Penruddocke as Director
6 September 1999
Resigned Shimmield, Graham Barry as Director
6 September 1999
Resigned Whitfield, Michael, Prof as Director
6 September 1999
Appointed Burt, Richard as Director
6 September 1999
Appointed Read, Jane Frances as Director
6 September 1999
Resigned Howarth, Michael John as Director
1 October 1998
Appointed Curtis, Deborah Jane, Dr as Director
1 October 1998
Appointed Boot, Kelvin John as Director
1 October 1998
Appointed Allen, John Taylor, Dr as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Weeks, Alison Rosemary as Director
8 September 1998
Resigned Guymer, Trevor Howard as Director
31 July 1997
Resigned Walker, John Malcolm as Director
3 July 1997
Appointed Turley, Carol Mary, Dr as Director
3 July 1997
Appointed Lane, Nichola Mary as Director
3 July 1997
3 July 1997
Appointed Lewis, Roy Edward, Dr as Director
3 July 1997
Resigned Heywood, Ronald Barry as Director
3 July 1997
Resigned Walker, John Malcolm as Secretary
3 July 1997
Appointed Robinson, Carol, Dr as Secretary
3 July 1997
Resigned Phillips, Arthur John as Director
3 July 1997
Appointed Hall, Stephen Peter as Director
3 July 1997
Appointed Elderfield, Henry, Professor as Director
3 September 1996
Resigned Simpson, John Harold, Prof as Director
3 September 1996
3 September 1996
Appointed Shimmield, Graham Barry as Director
3 September 1996
Appointed Howarth, Michael John as Director
3 September 1996
Appointed Robinson, Carol, Dr as Director
28 June 1996
Resigned Brander, Keith as Director
19 September 1995
Appointed Guymer, Trevor Howard as Director
19 September 1995
Resigned Roe, Howard Stanley James as Director
19 September 1995
Resigned Mccartney, Brian Stanley, Dr as Director
19 September 1995
Resigned Carter, David John Tryon as Director
19 September 1995
Resigned Jones, Ernest John Wallace, Dr as Director
19 September 1995
Appointed Whitfield, Michael, Prof as Director
19 September 1995
Appointed Weeks, Alison Rosemary as Director
19 September 1995
Appointed Brander, Keith as Director
31 August 1994
Appointed Walker, John Malcolm as Secretary
31 August 1994
Appointed Phillips, Arthur John as Director
31 August 1994
Resigned Roe, Howard Stanley James as Secretary
31 August 1994
Resigned Lawford, Vincent Adrian as Director
31 August 1994
Appointed Clarke, Andrew Charles, Professor as Director
31 August 1994
Appointed Quartley, Charles Penruddocke as Director
31 August 1994
Resigned Preston, Martin Ross, Dr as Director
31 August 1994
Appointed Walker, John Malcolm as Director
31 August 1994
Resigned Wakefield, Simon John, Dr as Director
31 August 1994
Resigned Tyler, Paul Alan, Dr as Director
1 July 1994
Appointed Heywood, Ronald Barry as Director
4 June 1993
Resigned Scott, John, Dr as Director
4 June 1993
Appointed Heathershaw, Anthony Douglas, Dr as Director
4 June 1993
Appointed Simpson, John Harold, Prof as Director
4 June 1993
Resigned Huthnance, John Margarson, Dr as Secretary
4 June 1993
Resigned Heywood, Karen, Dr as Director
4 June 1993
Resigned Huthnance, John Margarson, Dr as Director
30 June 1992
Appointed Mccartney, Brian Stanley, Dr as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Hill, Edward, Dr as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Foxton, Peter as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Beverton, Raymond, Professor as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Angel, Martin Vivian, Dr as Director
30 June 1992
Appointed Roe, Howard Stanley James as Director
30 June 1992
Appointed Jones, Ernest John Wallace, Dr as Director

Ownership 3 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

James Alexander Brearley
Individual · Notified 25 September 2024
Has significant influence or control
British
Born March 1984 (42)
Maeve Carrole Lohan
Individual · Notified 25 September 2024
Has significant influence or control
Irish
Born February 1974 (52)
Individual · Notified 15 September 2022
Has significant influence or control
British
Born December 1980 (45)
Former controllers (6)
25 September 2024
Ceased Michael Meredith — Has significant influence or control
25 September 2024
Ceased Edward Mawji — Has significant influence or control
20 December 2023
Ceased Rosalind Emily Mayors Rickaby — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
30 September 2022
Ceased Mattias Green — Has significant influence or control
10 September 2019
Ceased Rachel Mills — Has significant influence or control
30 September 2018
Ceased John Christopher Bacon — Has significant influence or control

Financials

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Balance sheet detail
202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£57,149
Current Assets£71,953
Debtors£2,220
Cash£69,733
Creditors (< 1 year)£3,688
Net Current Assets£68,265
Net Assets£125,414

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
4 June 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
4 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates4 June 2026
23 September 2025Total exemption full accounts31 December 2024
6 June 2025Appointment of a director
6 June 2025Confirmation statement with no updates4 June 2025
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