BMJ Publishing Group Limited

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What Bmj Publishing Group say about themselves

“As a global healthcare knowledge provider and publisher of The BMJ, our vision for a healthier world drives what we do. We are ranked in the top 10 globally for influence on clinical guidelines and policy documents.”

— from bmjgroup.com
Incorporated
15 September 1995 (31 years)
Industry
Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Other publishing activities (58190)
Directors
Niels Peter Thomas
Owned by
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Bma House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JR

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
31 August 2026

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 20 July 2026
Also at British Medical Association
British
Born August 1983 (43)
Thomas, Niels Peter
Director · Appointed 15 April 2026
German
Born June 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 25 June 2025
Also at Magpas, British Medical Association, Bma Investments Limited · more companies
British
Born October 1955 (71)
Coebergh, Pieter Johannas
Director · Appointed 5 March 2024
Dutch
Born December 1961 (64)
Crawford, Brian David
Director · Appointed 14 February 2024
American
Born February 1954 (72)
Director · Appointed 19 July 2023
Also at Andigital Limited, Northcoders Group PLC · more companies
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Foulkes, Iain Walter
Director · Appointed 19 July 2023
British
Born April 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 1 September 2022
Also at Dulwich College, Theconsumerfirst Ltd, Northumbrian Water Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Abbasi, Kamran Almas
Director · Appointed 25 January 2022
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 23 November 2021
British
Born October 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 23 November 2021
Also at Sonisha Ltd
British
Born April 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 20 July 2021
British
Born February 1969 (57)
Paxford, Deborah Wendy
Secretary · Appointed 17 December 2020
Director · Appointed 21 July 2020
Also at Norse Group Limited · more companies
British
Born October 1962 (64)
Ritchie, Alex Charles Smail
Director · Appointed 26 January 2017
British
Born April 1978 (48)
Officer history (59 former)
20 July 2026
Resigned Major, Neeta as Director
20 July 2026
Appointed Podolak, Rachel as Director
15 April 2026
Appointed Thomas, Niels Peter as Director
30 September 2025
Resigned Jones, Christopher Eastland as Director
25 June 2025
Appointed Holden, Peter John Pashley, Dr as Director
25 June 2025
Resigned Pickersgill, Trevor Paul as Director
5 March 2024
Appointed Coebergh, Pieter Johannas as Director
14 February 2024
Appointed Crawford, Brian David as Director
13 February 2024
Resigned Davies, Mark Price, Dr as Director
19 July 2023
Appointed Foulkes, Iain Walter as Director
19 July 2023
Appointed Williams, Angela Marion as Director
30 April 2023
Resigned Ainscough, Jill Patricia as Director
1 September 2022
Appointed Vicary-Smith, Peter David as Director
19 July 2022
Appointed Major, Neeta as Director
30 June 2022
Resigned Horton, Roger Graham as Director
27 May 2022
Resigned Grinyer, Tom as Director
24 May 2022
Resigned Datta, Shreelata Tanuka, Dr as Director
25 January 2022
Appointed Abbasi, Kamran Almas as Director
30 December 2021
Resigned Godlee, Fiona Nicolette, Dr as Director
23 November 2021
Resigned Meldrum, Hamish Robin Peter, Dr as Director
23 November 2021
Resigned Patel, Kiran Chhaganbhai, Dr as Director
23 November 2021
Appointed Desai, Hemal, Dr as Director
23 November 2021
Appointed Hanif, Wasim, Professor as Director
20 July 2021
Appointed Acreman, Beverley Ann as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Spencer, Patrick Lloyd as Director
17 December 2020
Resigned Milne, James as Secretary
17 December 2020
Appointed Paxford, Deborah Wendy as Secretary
21 July 2020
Appointed Mccarthy, Brian Gerard as Director
30 April 2020
Resigned Nebhrajani Obe, Sharmila as Director
20 April 2020
Appointed Horton, Roger Graham as Director
6 April 2020
Appointed Jones, Christopher Eastland as Director
25 March 2020
Resigned Lippincott Iii, Joseph Wharton as Director
15 October 2019
Resigned Ashman, Peter Jonathan as Director
10 July 2019
Appointed Grinyer, Tom as Director
22 January 2019
Appointed Pickersgill, Trevor Paul as Director
1 November 2018
Resigned Dearden, Andrew Richard, Dr as Director
31 July 2018
Resigned Ward, Keith David as Director
24 July 2018
Appointed Datta, Shreelata Tanuka, Dr as Director
28 April 2018
Resigned Berger, David William, Dr as Director
26 July 2017
Appointed Dearden, Andrew Richard, Dr as Director
1 May 2017
Appointed Davies, Mark Price, Dr as Director
27 April 2017
Resigned Whatling, Justin Michael, Dr as Director
26 January 2017
Appointed Ritchie, Alex Charles Smail as Director
1 January 2017
Appointed Ashman, Peter Jonathan as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Brooks, Timothy Stephen as Director
20 July 2016
Appointed Milne, James as Secretary
20 July 2016
Resigned Butterworth, Siobhain Mary as Secretary
1 May 2014
Appointed Nebhrajani Obe, Sharmila as Director
1 May 2014
Appointed Ainscough, Jill Patricia as Director
26 March 2014
26 January 2014
Resigned Singh, Arvind Kumar, Dr as Director
16 November 2013
26 September 2013
Appointed Ward, Keith David as Director
31 August 2013
Resigned Bourne, Anthony Rhys as Director
31 January 2013
Resigned Lenart, Kim Rachel as Secretary
31 January 2013
Appointed Butterworth, Siobhain Mary as Secretary
24 November 2012
Appointed Meldrum, Hamish Robin Peter, Dr as Director
24 November 2012
Appointed Patel, Kiran Chhaganbhai, Dr as Director
23 November 2012
Resigned Keighley, Brian Douglas, Dr as Director
1 October 2012
Appointed Brooks, Timothy Stephen as Director
1 October 2012
Resigned Dutton, Stella Angela as Director
24 January 2012
Appointed Lippincott Iii, Joseph Wharton as Director
23 January 2012
Resigned Newman, Eric Jon as Director
27 January 2011
Appointed Singh, Arvind Kumar, Dr as Director
23 January 2011
Resigned Dangerfield, Peter Hugh, Dr as Director
17 November 2010
29 April 2009
Resigned Adams, Kate, Dr as Director
29 April 2009
Appointed Berger, David William, Dr as Director
1 May 2008
Resigned O'Neill, Shane Gregory, Dr as Director
23 April 2008
Appointed Whatling, Justin Michael, Dr as Director
23 April 2008
Resigned Smeaton, Thomas as Director
28 February 2008
Appointed O'Neill, Shane Gregory, Dr as Director
22 February 2008
22 February 2006
24 January 2006
Appointed Bourne, Anthony Rhys as Director
24 January 2006
Appointed Dangerfield, Peter Hugh, Dr as Director
23 January 2006
Resigned Smith, Colin, Dr as Director
30 March 2005
Appointed Godlee, Fiona Nicolette, Dr as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Prasad, Ruban as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Whittingham, Leigh Nattrass as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Chisholm, John William, Doctor as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Pickersgill, David Eric, Dr as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Dangerfield, Peter Hugh, Dr as Director
3 August 2004
Appointed Spencer, Patrick Lloyd as Director
3 August 2004
30 July 2004
30 July 2004
Resigned Grabham, Anthony Herbert, Sir as Director
27 June 2003
Resigned Mcanulty, Brent Edward as Secretary
27 June 2003
Appointed Lenart, Kim Rachel as Secretary
1 February 2003
Resigned Dowsett, Roger Henry as Secretary
1 February 2003
Appointed Mcanulty, Brent Edward as Secretary
19 November 2002
Appointed Smeaton, Thomas as Director
19 November 2002
Appointed Chisholm, John William, Doctor as Director
19 November 2002
Appointed Keighley, Brian Douglas, Dr as Director
19 November 2002
Appointed Newman, Eric Jon as Director
19 November 2002
Appointed Adams, Kate, Dr as Director
19 November 2002
Appointed Prasad, Ruban as Director
19 November 2002
Appointed Smith, Colin, Dr as Director
14 November 2002
Appointed Grabham, Anthony Herbert, Sir as Director
14 November 2002
Appointed Pickersgill, David Eric, Dr as Director
14 November 2002
Appointed Dangerfield, Peter Hugh, Dr as Director
18 September 2002
Appointed Dutton, Stella Angela as Director
18 September 2002
Appointed Smith, Richard Sydney William, Dr as Director
16 September 2002
Resigned Appleyard, William James, Dr as Director
5 September 2001
Resigned Lowe, Michael James as Director
5 June 2001
Appointed Dowsett, Roger Henry as Secretary
16 May 2001
Resigned Hughes, Christopher Gerard as Secretary
11 October 2000
Resigned Johnson, James North as Director
9 October 2000
Resigned Smith, Sarah Jane Louise as Director
2 October 2000
Resigned Bogle, Ian Gibb, Dr as Director
1 March 1999
Resigned Grimmer, Cathy Ann as Director
1 March 1999
Resigned Moore, Timothy as Director
10 December 1998
Resigned Wilson, Michael Anthony, Dr as Director
18 September 1998
Appointed Grimmer, Cathy Ann as Director
2 September 1998
Resigned Dean, John Alan as Director
12 October 1997
Appointed Smith, Sarah Jane Louise as Director
7 October 1997
Appointed Bogle, Ian Gibb, Dr as Director
3 October 1997
Appointed Whittingham, Leigh Nattrass as Director
30 September 1997
Resigned Riddell, John Alistair, Doctor as Director
23 June 1997
Resigned Bown, Michael Ryan as Director
8 January 1997
Appointed Lowe, Michael James as Director
30 November 1996
Resigned Thompson, Ian Mckim, Doctor as Director
17 October 1996
Appointed Moore, Timothy as Director
17 October 1996
Appointed Appleyard, William James, Dr as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Dean, John Alan as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
15 September 1995
Appointed Riddell, John Alistair, Doctor as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Wilson, Michael Anthony, Dr as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Bown, Michael Ryan as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Johnson, James North as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Thompson, Ian Mckim, Doctor as Director
15 September 1995
Appointed Hughes, Christopher Gerard as Secretary
15 September 1995
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Guarantee Without Share Capital,
Reg. no. 0008848

Group structure 4 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

British Medical Association
Bma Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
BMJ Publishing Group Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Medelect Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
9 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates31 August 2026
3 August 2026Appointment of a director
30 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
26 July 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
20 April 2026Appointment of a director
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