MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY
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Cash
£608k
+68.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
-7.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
46
-11.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£956k
+19.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,025,000 | £3,849,000 | £4,130,000 | +7.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,793,000 | -£1,070,000 | +40.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,852,000 | -£1,189,000 | -£956,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net profit | -£883,000 | -£1,189,000 | -£956,000 | +19.6% | |
| Cash | £991,000 | £361,000 | £608,000 | +68.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,709,000 | £12,520,000 | £11,564,000 | -7.6% | |
| Net assets | £13,709,000 | £12,520,000 | £11,564,000 | -7.6% | |
| Equity | £13,709,000 | £12,520,000 | £11,564,000 | -7.6% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 52 | 46 | -11.5% | |
| Wages | £2,127,000 | £2,200,000 | £2,089,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -46.6% | -25.9% | |
| Net margin | -21.9% | -30.9% | -23.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -14.3% | -9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.6% | 14.0% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | 0.40x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | -38.15x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY 2015-09-18 → present
- SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 1995-08-23 → 2015-09-18
- SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LIMITED 1972-01-24 → 1995-08-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “From 31 March to 3 April 2025 we welcomed nearly 1,300 members, delegates and guests to Annual Conference in Liverpool for 300 talks during a fantastic four-day showcase of microbiology.”
- “In February, an invite-only workshop on the topic of 'The Impact of Vaccines on AMR' was hosted by the President at the Microbiology Society offices and convened 21 AMR and vaccines experts, as part of the Knocking Out AMR project”
- “The Biofilms 11 Conference was held in Cardiff in May in collaboration with the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and had 256 delegates over three days”
- “The Candida and Candidiasis meeting was organised by the Society and held in Berlin in October over four days, attended by 285 delegates”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 174 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTGREAVE, Peter, Dr | Secretary | 2014-11-10 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Elizabeth Josephine, Dr | Director | 2025-08-28 | Dec 1968 | British |
| BOLAND, Jenny | Director | 2026-04-24 | Dec 1983 | British |
| CLARKE, David James, Professor | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1967 | Irish |
| CLYNE, Marguerite Mary, Professor | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1962 | Irish |
| DOUGAN, Gordon, Professor | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1952 | British |
| FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, Lorena Teresa, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1980 | British,Spanish |
| HARDIE, Kim Rachael, Professor | Director | 2025-08-21 | Jun 1965 | British |
| MCNALLY, Alan, Professor | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SINCLAIR, John Henry George, Professor | Director | 2024-01-01 | May 1956 | British |
Show 174 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FESTING, Simon, Dr | Secretary | 2011-07-08 | 2014-11-10 |
| FRASER, Ronald Strathearn Smith, Dr | Secretary | 1999-09-07 | 2011-07-08 |
| HERBERT, Rodney Andrew, Dr | Secretary | — | 1994-09-10 |
| PENN, Charles William, Dr | Secretary | 1994-09-10 | 1999-09-07 |
| ALMOND, Jeffrey William | Director | 1993-09-08 | 2001-09-11 |
| ANDREW, Peter William, Professor | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2006-09-12 |
| ARBUTHNOTT, John Peebles, Sir | Director | — | 1992-02-24 |
| ARMITAGE, Judith Patricia, Professor | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| ASSINDER, Susan, Dr | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2009-09-08 |
| BARER, Michael Richard, Professor | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2010-09-07 |
| BENGOECHEA, Jose, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| BERINGER, John Evelyn, Sir | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2004-09-07 |
| BESRA, Gurdyal Singh, Professor | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BHELLA, David, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| BISHOP, Ronald Henry, Dr | Director | — | 1995-11-10 |
| BLACKBOURN, David John, Professor | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-12-03 |
| BLACKBOURN, David John | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2013-09-02 |
| BOULNOIS, Graham John | Director | — | 1994-09-10 |
| BOWATER, Laura, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| BROOKES, Sharon, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-07-18 |
| BROWN, Alistair James Petersen, Professor | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2005-09-13 |
| BROWN, Helen, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| BROWN, Nigel Leslie, Emeritus Professor | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BROWN, Nigel Leslie, Professor | Director | 2010-09-07 | 2015-12-31 |
| BURTON, Sara Katherine, Dr | Director | 2012-09-04 | 2014-12-31 |
| CASSELTON, Lorna Ann, Professor | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2007-09-04 |
| CLARKE, David, Dr | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| CLEMENTS, Geoffrey Baverstock, Dr | Director | 1996-09-10 | 2000-09-13 |
| CODD, Geoffrey Allan, Professor | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| COLE, Jeffrey Alan, Professor | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2006-09-12 |
| COLLINS, Martin Andrew, Dr | Director | — | 1995-11-10 |
| DALTON, Howard, Professor | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2000-09-13 |
| DARBY, Graham, Doctor | Director | 1991-08-28 | 1997-12-31 |
| DAVISON, Andrew John, Dr | Director | 2012-09-04 | 2016-12-31 |
| DESSELBERGER, Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2009-09-08 |
| DESSELBERGER, Ulrich, Dr | Director | 1996-09-10 | 2001-09-11 |
| DEVINE, Deirdre, Professor | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| DIGGLE, Steve, Dr | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2016-12-31 |
| DIMMOCK, Nigel John, Professor | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| DORMAN, Charles James, Professor | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-12-03 |
| DORMAN, Charles James, Professor | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-18 |
| DORMAN, Charles James, Professor | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-09-08 |
| DOYLE, Evelyn, Dr | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2016-12-31 |
| EDWARDS, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| ELLIOT, Richard Michael, Professor | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-09-08 |
| ELLIOTT, Gillian Daphne, Professor | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Richard Michael, Professor | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2002-09-17 |
| ERRINGTON, Jeffery, Professor | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2006-09-12 |
| FERGUSON, Jack, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| FREER, John Henry | Director | 1990-06-05 | 1995-07-01 |
| FRY, John Christoper, Professor | Director | 1994-09-10 | 1998-09-08 |
| GLOVER, Lesley Anne, Prof. Dame | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1998-09-08 |
| GOODWIN, Pat Mary, Dr | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GOODWIN, Pat Mary, Dr | Director | 1994-09-10 | 2000-09-13 |
| GOW, Neil, Professor | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GOW, Neil Andrew Robert, Prof | Director | 2005-09-13 | 2009-09-08 |
| GRAY, Timothy Robert George, Professor | Director | — | 1996-09-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul David, Professor | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1996-09-10 |
| HAGAN, Iain Michael, Prof | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2008-02-12 |
| HALL, Richard Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2010-09-07 |
| HAMILTON, William Allan | Director | 1992-02-24 | 1998-09-08 |
| HANDLEY, Pauline Sandra, Dr | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2005-09-13 |
| HARDIE, Kim Rachael, Professor | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| HARDIE, Kim Rachael, Professor | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2011-09-06 |
| HARRIS, Mark, Professor | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Mark, Professor | Director | 2012-09-15 | 2015-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Mark, Professor | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2012-09-04 |
| HARWOOD, Colin Robert, Professor | Director | 2005-09-13 | 2014-12-31 |
| HARWOOD, Colin Robert, Professor | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2002-09-17 |
| HAY, Ronald Thomas, Prof | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1999-09-07 |
| HENDERSON, Ian Robert, Professor | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2015-12-31 |
| HERBERT, Rodney Andrew, Dr | Director | — | 1994-09-10 |
| HEWITT, Christopher Julian | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2011-09-06 |
| HODGSON, David Alan, Dr | Director | 1994-09-10 | 1999-09-07 |
| HOPWOOD, David Alan, Professor Sir | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2003-09-09 |
| HORMAECHE, Carlos Estenio, Professor | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1999-09-07 |
| HOSKISSON, Paul Alan, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| HOSKISSON, Paul Alan, Dr | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2016-12-31 |
| HOWARD, Colin Ronald, Dr | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2003-09-09 |
| HUNTER, Pamela Ann | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| HUTCHINGS, Matthew Ian, Dr | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2009-09-08 |
| JAMES, Chloe, Dr | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| JENKINSON, Howard Francis, Professor | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2012-04-11 |
| JENKINSON, Howard Francis, Professor | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2004-09-07 |
| JONES, Colin William | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1996-09-10 |
| JONES, John Gwynfryn, Professor | Director | 1991-08-28 | 1994-02-18 |
| JONES, Keith, Dr | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2005-09-13 |
| JONES, Meriel Graham, Dr | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2003-09-09 |
| JOSHI, Lovleen Tina, Dr | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| KELLAM, Paul, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| KELLY, David Jacob, Dr | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2003-09-09 |
| KITE, Joanne | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| LANG, Allison Kathryn, Dr | Director | 2025-01-09 | 2025-04-11 |
| LAPPIN-SCOTT, Hilary Margaret, Professor | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2012-09-04 |
| LINDSAY, Jodi, Professor | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| MACASKIE, Lynne Elaine, Professor | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2002-09-17 |
| MADDOCKS, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| MADELEY, Charles Richard, Professor | Director | — | 1991-08-28 |
| MANN, Nicholas Harold, Dr | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2007-09-04 |
| MAY, Robin, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| MCGEOCH, Duncan James, Dr | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| MINOR, Philip David, Dr | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| MINSON, Anthony Charles, Professor | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2007-09-04 |
| MINSON, Anthony Charles, Professor | Director | — | 1994-09-10 |
| MOORE, Catrin Elisabeth, Dr | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| MORRISSEY, John, Dr | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| NARASIMHAN, Kalaimathee, Professor | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| NASH, Anthony Aubrey, Professor | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2004-09-07 |
| O'CATHAIL, Colman | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| O'REILLY, Catherine, Dr | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2010-09-07 |
| OLIVER, Stephen, Professor | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| OYSTON, Petra Claire Farquhar, Dr | Director | 2005-09-13 | 2009-09-08 |
| PALMER, Tracy, Professor | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| PARK, Robert William Alexander, Dr | Director | — | 1991-08-28 |
| PATRICK, Sheila, Professor | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| PEARCE, David, Professor | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2017-12-31 |
| PEBERDY, John F, Professor | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-11-10 |
| PENN, Charles William, Professor | Director | 2012-09-04 | 2013-09-02 |
| PENN, Charles William, Dr | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2009-09-08 |
| PENN, Charles William, Dr | Director | 1991-08-28 | 1999-09-07 |
| PENNINGTON, Thomas Hugh, Professor | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2006-09-12 |
| PICKERING, Amy, Dr | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| POOLE, Robert Keith, Professor | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| POXTON, Ian Raymond | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2007-09-04 |
| PRIEST, Fergus Graham | Director | 1993-09-08 | 1997-09-02 |
| PROSSER, James Ivor, Professor | Director | — | 1994-09-10 |
| QUAYLE, John Rodney, Professor | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| RANDALL, Richard Edward, Professor | Director | 2005-09-13 | 2008-04-29 |
| REED, Karen | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, Joanna, Professor | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2013-03-30 |
| RIMA, Bert Karel, Prof | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2008-09-09 |
| RITCHIE, Donald Andrew, Professor | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2001-06-01 |
| ROBERTS, David Mclean, Dr | Director | 1993-09-08 | 2000-09-13 |
| ROBERTS, Ian Stanley, Professor | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| ROBERTS, Ian Stanley, Professor | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2004-09-07 |
| ROBINSON, Karen, Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Karen, Dr | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2013-09-02 |
| ROWLANDS, David John, Professor | Director | 1996-09-10 | 2000-09-13 |
| ROWLEY, Gary | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2012-09-04 |
| RUSSELL, Nicholas John, Dr | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1996-09-10 |
| RUSSELL, William Clelland, Professor | Director | — | 1991-08-28 |
| SALMOND, George Peacock Copland, Professor | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| SALMOND, George Peacock Copland, Professor | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| SALMOND, George Peacock Copland, Professor | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2009-09-08 |
| SALMOND, George Peacock Copland, Professor | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2001-09-11 |
| SAUNDERS, Jonathan Richard, Professor | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2000-07-01 |
| SCHILD, Geoffrey Christopher, Dr | Director | 2002-02-22 | 2007-09-04 |
| SCHOFIELD, Geraldine Margaret, Dr | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1997-09-02 |
| SIDDELL, Stuart Gregory, Professor | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| SINCLAIR, John Henry, Professor | Director | 2010-09-07 | 2014-12-31 |
| SKINNER, Mike, Dr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| SMART, Katherine Anne, Professor | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2007-11-22 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Lilley | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2007-12-31 |
| SMITH, Maggie, Professor | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| SMITH, Margaret Caroline Machin, Professor | Director | 2012-09-04 | 2015-12-31 |
| SMITH, Stephen, Dr | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| SOCKETT, Renee Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2002-10-18 |
| STANBURY, Peter Frank | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2005-09-13 |
| STONEHOUSE, Nicola, Professor | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| STOW, Nigel Dennis, Dr | Director | 1994-09-10 | 1998-09-08 |
| SUTHERLAND, Ian Wishart, Dr | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| THOMAS, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2017-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Christopher Morton, Professor | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2005-07-01 |
| THOMAS, Gavin Hugh, Dr | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2006-09-12 |
| THURSTON, Christopher Frank, Dr | Director | 1993-09-08 | 1998-09-08 |
| TRINCI, Anthony Peter Joseph, Prof | Director | 1994-09-10 | 1997-09-02 |
| TUITE, Michael Francis, Professor | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| VAN KEULEN, Geertje, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| VIVIAN, Alan, Professor | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2004-09-07 |
| WEISS, Robert Anthony, Professor | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2009-09-08 |
| WELLINGTON, Elizabeth Margaret Helen | Director | 1996-09-10 | 2000-09-13 |
| WHITWORTH, David, Dr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Anthony, Professor | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| Ó CRÓINÍN, Tadhg, Dr | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 487 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.