The New Phytologist Foundation

Active08789102 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 25 November 2013 (12 years)
Previously known as: The New Phytologist Trust (until 10 July 2020)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry: Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Directors: Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
Wenbo Ma
Maarja Öpik
all 12 directors
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: North West
Address: Furness College Furness Main B Floor Office B089
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YG

Website & contact details

Website: newphytologist.org

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 9 December 2026
Last conf. stmt: 25 November 2025

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Benitez-Alfonso, Yoselin, Dr

Director · Appointed 28 January 2026

Spanish

Born September 1974 (52)

Ma, Wenbo, Prof.

Director · Appointed 28 January 2026

Canadian

Born June 1972 (54)

Öpik, Maarja, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 January 2025

Estonian

Born September 1972 (54)

Maus, Miriam

Director · Appointed 7 March 2022

Also at Iop Publishing Limited · more companies

British

Born June 1972 (54)

Sanders, Dale, Prof

Director · Appointed 25 January 2022

British

Born May 1953 (73)

Atkinson, Peter Michael, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 February 2019

British

Born August 1965 (61)

Hiscock, Simon John, Professor

Director · Appointed 30 June 2017

Also at The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum

British

Born June 1963 (63)

Ross, Leslie

Director · Appointed 2 December 2016

British

Born June 1954 (72)

Harrison, Maria Jan, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 October 2014

British

Born May 1963 (63)

Lindsey, Keith, Prof.

Director · Appointed 25 November 2013

British

Born August 1957 (69)

Norby, Richard James, Professor

Director · Appointed 25 November 2013

American

Born October 1950 (76)

Osbourn, Anne Elisabeth, Professor

Director · Appointed 25 November 2013

Also at The Saw Trust

British

Born April 1961 (65)

Officer history (8 former)

29 May 2026

Resigned Dolan, Liam, Professor as Director

28 January 2026

Appointed Benitez-Alfonso, Yoselin, Dr as Director

28 January 2026

Appointed Ma, Wenbo, Prof. as Director

1 January 2025

Appointed Öpik, Maarja, Professor as Director

1 January 2025

Resigned Hetherington, Alistair Macculloch, Professor as Director

24 November 2023

Resigned Campbell, Alistair Robert Macbrair as Director

14 July 2022

Resigned Thomas, Howard as Director

7 March 2022

Appointed Maus, Miriam as Director

25 January 2022

Appointed Sanders, Dale, Prof as Director

11 June 2020

Resigned Dolder, Cheryl Margaret, Dr as Director

1 April 2019

Resigned Devlin, Nancy, Professor as Director

1 February 2019

Appointed Atkinson, Peter Michael, Professor as Director

26 June 2018

Appointed Dolder, Cheryl Margaret, Dr as Director

17 November 2017

Resigned Fitter, Alastair Hugh, Professor as Director

30 June 2017

Appointed Hiscock, Simon John, Professor as Director

2 December 2016

Appointed Ross, Leslie as Director

23 May 2016

Appointed Devlin, Nancy, Professor as Director

1 October 2014

Appointed Dolan, Liam, Professor as Director

1 October 2014

Appointed Harrison, Maria Jan, Professor as Director

27 March 2014

Resigned Polle-Reichel, Andrea Maria, Professor as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Polle-Reichel, Andrea Maria, Professor as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Fitter, Alastair Hugh, Professor as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Osbourn, Anne Elisabeth, Professor as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Thomas, Howard as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Norby, Richard James, Professor as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Campbell, Alistair Robert Macbrair as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Lindsey, Keith, Prof. as Director

25 November 2013

Appointed Hetherington, Alistair Macculloch, Professor as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
18 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
12 February 2026	Appointment of a director
12 February 2026	Appointment of a director
10 December 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	25 November 2025
9 December 2025	Director's details changed