Portland Press Limited

Active02453983 Private limited company
Incorporated
2 January 1990 (36 years)
Industry
Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Human resources provision and management of human resources functions (78300)
Directors
James Andrew Lawrence Brown
Owned by
Biochemical Society (The)
Accounts type
Small
Region
Greater London
Address
C/o Sedulo
Albert House
256 - 260 Old Street
London
EC1V 9DD

Filing status

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

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 9 July 2026
Also at Biochemical Society(the)
British
Born April 1965 (61)
Brown, James Andrew Lawrence, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
Australian,Canadian
Born May 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
Also at Biochemical Society(the)
Portuguese,British
Born March 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
British
Born October 1978 (48)
Naim, Kamran, Dr
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
American
Born January 1978 (48)
Jenner, Sarah Jane
Secretary · Appointed 22 May 2023
Director · Appointed 1 October 2022
British
Born March 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 21 July 2022
Also at Biochemical Society(the)
British
Born March 1963 (63)
Officer history (58 former)
9 July 2026
9 July 2026
Appointed Singh Besra, Gurdyal, Professor as Director
1 April 2026
Appointed Brown, James Andrew Lawrence, Professor as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned Walden, Helen, Professor as Director
1 January 2026
31 December 2025
Resigned Sargent, Frank, Professor as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Baillie, Catherine Frances as Director
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
1 January 2024
Appointed Naim, Kamran, Dr as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Frankish, Chloe Jane as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Garner, Philip John as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Cockerill, Matthew James, Dr as Director
22 May 2023
Appointed Jenner, Sarah Jane as Secretary
1 October 2022
Appointed Greaves, Sarah Lesley, Dr as Director
30 September 2022
Resigned Richardson, Peter Edward Hugh as Director
21 July 2022
Resigned Reece, Richard, Professor as Director
21 July 2022
Appointed Walden, Helen, Professor as Director
21 July 2022
Appointed Hooper, Nigel Mark, Professor as Director
25 May 2022
Resigned Legge, Malavika Lynne Aruna as Director
6 August 2021
Resigned Hughes, Adam Denis as Secretary
14 January 2020
Resigned Dell, Anne, Professor as Director
1 January 2020
21 May 2019
Appointed Legge, Malavika Lynne Aruna as Director
1 June 2018
Resigned O'Connor, Niamh, Dr as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Sargent, Frank, Professor as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Watmough, Nicholas James, Dr as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Cox, John Edward as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Thorn, Susan Janet as Director
28 February 2017
Appointed Garner, Philip John as Director
28 February 2017
Appointed Cockerill, Matthew James, Dr as Director
18 January 2017
Resigned Carling, David, Professor as Director
2 September 2016
Appointed Hughes, Adam Denis as Secretary
2 September 2016
Resigned Misselbrook, John Robert as Secretary
2 September 2016
Resigned Misselbrook, John Robert as Director
1 September 2015
Appointed Richardson, Peter Edward Hugh as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Carling, David, Professor as Director
31 December 2014
31 March 2014
Resigned Wallace, Heather Mann, Dr as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Dell, Anne, Professor as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Busby, Stephen John, Professor as Director
1 October 2013
Appointed O'Connor, Niamh, Dr as Director
30 September 2013
12 July 2013
Resigned Black, Caroline Mary as Director
1 July 2013
Resigned Sanders, Dale, Prof as Director
16 May 2013
Appointed Reece, Richard, Professor as Director
1 January 2013
Appointed Watmough, Nicholas James, Dr as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Sayers, Jon Roland, Dr as Director
11 June 2012
Appointed Black, Caroline Mary as Director
11 June 2012
Appointed Baillie, Catherine Frances as Director
11 June 2012
Resigned Kirk, Christopher John, Dr as Director
11 June 2012
Appointed Sanders, Dale, Prof as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Busby, Stephen John, Professor as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Dransfield, Ian, Professor as Director
1 January 2011
Appointed Thorn, Susan Janet as Director
1 January 2011
Appointed Cox, John Edward as Director
5 May 2010
Appointed Coggins, John Richard, Professor as Director
5 May 2010
Appointed Dransfield, Ian, Professor as Director
22 April 2010
Resigned Clark, John Benjamin, Professor as Director
22 April 2010
Resigned Marshall, Adam James as Director
22 April 2010
Resigned Oliver, Rhonda Christine as Director
22 April 2010
Resigned Day, John Michael Chester as Director
13 January 2010
13 January 2010
Resigned Russell, Ian Stuart as Director
1 January 2009
31 December 2008
Resigned Burgoyne, Robert Dennis, Professor as Director
20 December 2008
Appointed Kirk, Christopher John, Dr as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Shepherd, Peter Robin, Professor as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Sayers, Jon Roland, Dr as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Trayer, Ian Patrick, Professor as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Sutherland, Andrew John as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Banting, George Spencer as Director
1 June 2007
Appointed Misselbrook, John Robert as Secretary
31 May 2007
Resigned Kirk, Christopher John, Dr as Director
31 May 2007
Resigned Finch, Christopher John as Director
31 May 2007
Resigned Finch, Christopher John as Secretary
1 April 2007
Appointed Wallace, Heather Mann, Dr as Director
31 March 2007
Resigned Rivett, Ann Jennifer, Dr as Director
1 February 2007
Appointed Russell, Ian Stuart as Director
7 June 2006
Appointed Misselbrook, John Robert as Director
29 June 2005
Appointed Kirk, Christopher John, Dr as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Clark, John Benjamin, Professor as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Turner, Anthony John, Proffesor as Director
10 March 2004
Resigned Bailey, Kathryn Tessa, Dr as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Banting, George Spencer as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Parker, Peter, Professor as Director
1 July 2003
Appointed Bailey, Kathryn Tessa, Dr as Director
30 June 2003
Resigned Jones, Glyn David as Director
30 June 2003
Resigned Jones, Glyn David as Secretary
6 June 2003
Appointed Finch, Christopher John as Secretary
1 January 2003
Appointed Trayer, Ian Patrick, Professor as Director
31 December 2002
Resigned Wigglesworth, John Michael, Dr as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Rivett, Ann Jennifer, Dr as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Burgoyne, Robert Dennis, Professor as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Burnet, Francis Robert, Dr as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Clark, John Benjamin, Professor as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Marshall, Adam James as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Parker, Peter, Professor as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Siddle, Kenneth, Professor as Director
6 April 1999
Appointed Day, John Michael Chester as Director
25 November 1998
Appointed Siddle, Kenneth, Professor as Director
18 March 1998
Appointed Wigglesworth, John Michael, Dr as Director
20 February 1998
Resigned Whelan, William Joseph, Professor as Director
1 January 1998
Appointed Sutherland, Andrew John as Director
31 December 1997
1 January 1997
Appointed Whelan, William Joseph, Professor as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Cornish-Bowden, Athelstan John, Dr as Director
28 September 1995
Appointed Oliver, Rhonda Christine as Director
28 September 1995
Appointed Finch, Christopher John as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Turner, Anthony John, Proffesor as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Burnet, Francis Robert, Dr as Director
31 December 1994
Resigned Pogson, Chris Ian, Dr as Director
9 September 1994
Resigned Engel, Paul Cowper, Dr as Director
10 June 1992
Appointed Engel, Paul Cowper, Dr as Director
10 June 1992
Resigned Garland, Peter Bryan, Professor as Director
10 June 1992
10 June 1992
Appointed Clark, John Benjamin, Professor as Director
10 June 1992
Appointed Beechey, Ronald Brian, Professor as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Biochemical Society (The)
Corporate entity · Notified 3 January 2025
Owns 75–100% of shares
Private Company Limited By Guarantee Without Share Capital

Filings 232

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 July 2026Accounts for a small company31 December 2025
13 July 2026Appointment of a director
13 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
2 April 2026Appointment of a director
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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