BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY(THE)
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Cash
£2.4m
-22.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£328k
-75.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,360,000 | £3,536,000 | £3,008,000 | -14.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £837,000 | -£143,000 | -117.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,355,000 | £328,000 | -75.8% | |
| Net profit | £251,000 | £1,355,000 | £328,000 | -75.8% | |
| Cash | £3,630,000 | £3,086,000 | £2,392,000 | -22.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,271,000 | £12,470,000 | £12,763,000 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £11,081,000 | £12,470,000 | £12,763,000 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £11,081,000 | £12,470,000 | £12,763,000 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 43 | 40 | -7% | |
| Wages | £1,796,000 | £1,894,000 | £1,700,000 | -10.2% | |
| 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 | — | 23.7% | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 38.3% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.7% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.0% | 15.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.76x | 1.55x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | 14.95x | -4.09x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Their conclusion is that there is no significant doubt about the Charity's ability to continue operating as a going concern. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements and hence a material uncertainty does not exist.”
Group structure
- BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY(THE) · parent
- Portland Press Limited 100%
Significant events
- “International collaboration was key to our successful bid to host the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Congress in 2028.”
- “2025 saw the Society launch its new online learning platform in July, in order to provide more functionality and growth opportunities, together with better support for learners.”
- “2025 also saw the Society undertake a review of its technology infrastructure, to ensure it is optimised to support delivery of our objectives and to address the limitations of the current digital experience for members.”
- “The 18-month review of the Society's governance arrangements, commenced in October 2023, culminated in a member vote at the 2025 AGM which saw a number of changes to the Society's articles, committee structure and the composition of the Trustee board.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 100 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNER, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2023-05-22 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Susan Gerarda, Dr | Director | 2023-02-20 | Oct 1975 | Irish |
| CHISHOLM-BRITT, Hannah Mary, Dr | Director | 2023-02-20 | Jul 1992 | British |
| GOODFELLOW, Julia Mary, Professor Dame | Director | 2022-07-21 | Jul 1951 | British |
| HOOPER, Nigel Mark, Professor | Director | 2022-07-21 | Mar 1963 | British |
| MORTON, Nicholas Michael, Professor | Director | 2025-10-20 | Nov 1973 | British |
| REECE, Richard Jonathan, Professor | Director | 2024-07-11 | Feb 1966 | British |
| SMITH, David Paul, Professor | Director | 2024-03-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| SOARES DA ROCHA, Sonia Maria Campos, Professor | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1974 | Portuguese,British |
Show 100 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Adam Denis | Secretary | 2016-09-02 | 2021-08-06 |
| JONES, Glyn David | Secretary | — | 2003-06-30 |
| MCWHINNIE, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2014-01-24 |
| MISSELBROOK, John Robert | Secretary | 2014-01-24 | 2016-09-02 |
| AMOUR, Augustin, Dr | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2025-03-20 |
| BAILEY, Kathryn Tessa, Dr | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2003-07-01 |
| BAILLIE, Catherine Frances | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2012-06-11 |
| BANTING, George Spencer | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BARNETT, Yvonne Annette, Dr | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| BAULCOMBE, David Charles, Sir | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| BAUM, Harold, Professor | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BEECHEY, Ronald Brian, Professor | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BEECHEY, Ronald Brian, Professor | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| BEYNON, Robert Jeffrey, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| BLUNDELL, Tom, Professor Sir | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BOOTH, Paula Jane | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2007-12-31 |
| BRUCKDORFER, Karl Richard, Dr | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| BULLEID, Neil, Professor | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BURDON, Roy Hunter, Professor | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BURNS, Shamus, Dr | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BUSBY, Stephen John, Professor | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| CARLING, David, Professor | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| CHAKRABARTI, Lisa, Professor | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-10-17 |
| CLARK, John Benjamin, Professor | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-04-22 |
| COGDELL, Richard John, Professor | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| COGGINS, John Richard, Professor | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2013-05-16 |
| COGGINS, John Richard, Professor | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| COHEN, Philip, Prof Sir | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| COOPER, Chris Eric, Professor | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| COOPER, Chris Eric, Professor | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| DAFFORN, Timothy Richard, Professor | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Raymond Jeremy Hugh, Professor | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| DELL, Anne, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-08-19 |
| DOWNES, Charles Peter, Professor Sir | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-07-21 |
| DOWNES, Charles Peter, Professor Sir | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| DOWNES, Charles Peter | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| DRANSFIELD, Ian, Professor | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| EAST, Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| EDWARDS, Joanne, Dr | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2021-12-31 |
| EISENTHAL, Robert, Dr | Director | 1993-11-30 | 1995-12-31 |
| FELL, David, Professor | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| FREEDMAN, Robert Ben, Professor | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| GALLOWAY, Tamara Susan | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GARTLAND, Kevan Michael Andrew, Professor | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2008-12-31 |
| GRAHAM, Sheila Veronica, Professor | Director | 2019-08-20 | 2024-07-11 |
| GRAHAM, Sheila, Dr | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| GRANT, Michael Ernest, Professor | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| GRAY, Nicola Kemp, Dr | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GRUSZKA, Dominika Teresa, Dr | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2022-12-31 |
| GULL, Keith, Professor | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| HUMPHRIES, Martin James, Professor | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| KLEANTHOUS, Colin, Professor | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| KORNBERG, Hans Leo, Professor Sir | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| LAGNADO, John Raphael, Dr | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| LAMOND, Angus, Professor | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| LASKEY, Ron, Professor | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| LEAVER, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| LINDLEY, Martin, Dr | Director | 2022-01-02 | 2023-07-13 |
| MALCOLM, Alan David Blair, Professor | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MCEWAN, Iain Joseph, Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| MERCER, Derry, Dr | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2021-01-13 |
| MERCER, Derry, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| MICHELANGELI, Francesco, Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| NEWBURY, Henry John, Professor | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| PARKER, Peter, Professor | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| PETERS, Timothy John, Professor | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-01-09 |
| POGSON, Chris Ian, Dr | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| POOL, Martin Richard, Dr | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2022-12-31 |
| PYE, David Alexander, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| RAGAN, Charles Ian, Dr | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| RANDLE, Philip John, Professor Sir | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| REECE, Richard, Professor | Director | 2013-05-16 | 2022-07-21 |
| REECE, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2004-03-18 |
| RICE-EVANS, Catherine Anne, Professor | Director | 1991-09-19 | 1995-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Stefan, Professor | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| RYAN, Norma Mary, Dr | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| SARGENT, Frank, Professor | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| SAYERS, Jon Roland, Dr | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SAYERS, Jon Roland, Dr | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Peter Robin, Professor | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| SIDDLE, Kenneth, Professor | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| SKIDMORE, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-05-19 |
| SNELL, Keith, Dr | Director | 1991-09-19 | 1993-12-31 |
| STOCKLEY, Peter George, Prof | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Jean Olwen, Professor | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2005-12-31 |
| TRAYER, Ian Patrick, Professor | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| TURNER, Anthony John, Proffesor | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| VIEIRA DE MELLO RIGDEN, Luciane, Professor | Director | 2019-04-05 | 2025-12-31 |
| WALLACE, Alan, Dr | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| WALLACE, Heather Mann, Prof. | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| WATMOUGH, Nicholas James, Dr | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| WALLACE, Alan, Dr | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| WALLACE, Heather Mann, Prof. | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| WATMOUGH, Nicholas James, Dr | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| WATSON, Helen, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| WEIR, Malcolm Peter, Dr | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2021-12-31 |
| WEST, Michelle Joanne, Professor | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2024-12-31 |
| WHEATLEY, Mark, Dr | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| WIGGLESWORTH, John Michael, Dr | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| WOOD, Edward John, Professor | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 341 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.