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Philological Society.(The)

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active
private limited guarant nsc
england wales
Companies House
Health Score
65 / 100

Some Concerns

25/30
Filing
0/30
Financial
40/40
Risk

No risk factors detected.

Details

7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR
Incorporated 02/01/1879

Compliance

Last accounts

31/12/2025

total exemption full

Next accounts due

30/09/2027

On track

Confirmation statement

Last: 07/12/2025

Due 21/12/2026

On track

Industry

72200
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Officers

Prof Nigel Bruce Vincent

director · Since 05/05/2000

PROFESSOR

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 79

Professor Nicholas John Sims-Williams Fba

director · Since 03/05/2002

PROFESSOR

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 77

Also on 1 other board

Professor Nicholas John Sims-Williams

director · Since 03/05/2002

PROFESSOR

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 77

Dr Wendy Margaret Ayres-Bennett

director · Since 11/05/2008

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

BRITISH · UNITED KINGDOM · Age 68

Professor Aditi Lahiri

director · Since 15/02/2009

PROFESSOR

BRITISH,GERMAN · ENGLAND · Age 74

Also on 2 other boards

Prof. Lutz Marten

director · Since 16/06/2018

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

GERMAN · ENGLAND · Age 58

Prof. Susan Fitzmaurice

director · Since 16/06/2019

UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 67

Dr Ranjan Sen

director · Since 13/06/2020

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 49

Dr Kathryn Allan

director · Since 13/06/2020

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 50

Prof Kersti Elisabet Bã–Rjars

director · Since 12/06/2021

MASTER OF ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE OXFORD

SWEDISH · ENGLAND · Age 66

Dr Sara Maria Pons-Sanz

director · Since 12/06/2021

READER IN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

SPANISH,BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 51

Prof Kersti Elisabet Bã–Rjars

director · Since 12/06/2021

MASTER OF ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE OXFORD

SWEDISH · ENGLAND · Age 66

Prof Brechtje Maria Bowine Post

director · Since 11/06/2022

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

DUTCH · ENGLAND · Age 58

Prof Nikolas Simon Gisborne

director · Since 11/06/2022

PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS

BRITISH · SCOTLAND · Age 59

Dr Laura Rudall Bailey

director · Since 11/06/2022

SEN LECTURER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LIN

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 44

Prof Richard William Dance

director · Since 11/06/2022

UNIVERSITY TEACHER

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 54

Dr Tine Alice Alberte An Breban

director · Since 10/06/2023

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

BELGIAN · ENGLAND · Age 45

Professor Adam Noel Ledgeway

director · Since 10/06/2023

PROFESSOR (UNIVERSITY LECTURER)

BRITISH,ITALIAN · ENGLAND · Age 55

Dr Michele Bianconi

director · Since 10/06/2023

UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER

ITALIAN,BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 35

Professor Hannah Cameron Gibson

director · Since 08/06/2024

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 43

Dr Vã�Ctor Acedo-Matellã�N

director · Since 08/06/2024

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

SPANISH · ENGLAN · Age 50

Professor Jeremy John Smith

director · Since 08/06/2024

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND PROFESSOR EME

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 71

Professor Dunstan Patrick Brown

director · Since 08/06/2024

ACADEMIC

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 60

Professor Kersti Elisabet Bã–Rjars

secretary · Since 01/01/2025

Professor Kersti Elisabet Bã–Rjars

secretary · Since 01/01/2025

Dr Norma Schifano

director · Since 07/06/2025

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

ITALIAN,BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 39

Dr Afra Pujol Campeny

director · Since 07/06/2025

RESEARCHER

SPANISH · ENGLAND · Age 35

Dr Oliver Lloyd Richards Bond

director · Since 13/06/2026

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 46

Dr Heather Joanne Pagan

director · Since 13/06/2026

CANADIAN · WALES · Age 50

Professor Pavel Iosad

director · Since 13/06/2026

BRITISH · SCOTLAND · Age 41

Professor James Peter Timothy Clackson

director · Since 13/06/2026

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 60

Dr Melanie Jane Green

director · Since 13/06/2026

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 59

Prof. Dr. Frans Plank

director · Since 13/06/2026

GERMAN · GERMANY · Age 77

Nigel Bruce Vincent

director · Since 05/05/2000

British · United Kingdom · Age 79

Nicholas John Sims-Williams

director · Since 03/05/2002

British · United Kingdom · Age 77

Wendy Margaret Ayres-Bennett

director · Since 11/05/2008

British · United Kingdom · Age 68

Aditi Lahiri

director · Since 15/02/2009

British,German · England · Age 74

Lutz Marten

director · Since 16/06/2018

German · England · Age 58

Susan Fitzmaurice

director · Since 16/06/2019

British · England · Age 67

Kathryn Allan

director · Since 13/06/2020

British · England · Age 50

Jenny Cheshire

director · Since 13/06/2020

British · England · Age 80

Ranjan Sen

director · Since 13/06/2020

British · England · Age 49

Sara Maria Pons-Sanz

director · Since 12/06/2021

Spanish,British · England · Age 51

Kersti Elisabet BöRjars

director · Since 12/06/2021

Swedish · England · Age 66

Christopher Belgrave Lucas

director · Since 12/06/2021

British · England · Age 45

Nikolas Simon Gisborne

director · Since 11/06/2022

British · Scotland · Age 59

Brechtje Maria Bowine Post

director · Since 11/06/2022

Dutch · England · Age 58

Laura Rudall Bailey

director · Since 11/06/2022

British · England · Age 44

Richard William Dance

director · Since 11/06/2022

British · England · Age 54

Tine Alice Alberte An Breban

director · Since 10/06/2023

Belgian · England · Age 45

Michele Bianconi

director · Since 10/06/2023

Italian,British · England · Age 35

Adam Noel Ledgeway

director · Since 10/06/2023

British,Italian · England · Age 55

Jeremy John Smith

director · Since 08/06/2024

British · England · Age 71

Hannah Cameron Gibson

director · Since 08/06/2024

British · England · Age 43

Dunstan Patrick Brown

director · Since 08/06/2024

British · England · Age 60

VíCtor Acedo-MatelláN

director · Since 08/06/2024

Spanish · England · Age 50

Kersti Elisabet BöRjars

secretary · Since 01/01/2025

Afra Pujol Campeny

director · Since 07/06/2025

Spanish · England · Age 35

Norma Schifano

director · Since 07/06/2025

Italian,British · England · Age 39

Heather Joanne Pagan

director · Since 13/06/2026

Canadian · Wales · Age 50

Former

Sylvia May Adamson

director · Resigned 07/05/1993

Theodora Bynon

secretary · Resigned 07/05/1993

Ronald Eaton Asher

director · Resigned 13/03/1994

Harold Walter Bailey

director · Resigned 11/01/1996

Jean Margaret Aitchison

director · Resigned 10/05/1996

Wendy Margaret Ayres Bennett

director · Resigned 10/05/1996

Richard John Hayward

secretary · Resigned 08/05/1998

Ronald Eaton Asher

director · Resigned 04/05/2001

Nicholas John Sims-Williams

secretary · Resigned 30/06/2001

Andrew Simpson

secretary · Resigned 31/08/2002

William Sidney Allen

director · Resigned 22/04/2004

Justin William Watkins

secretary · Resigned 01/10/2005

David James Adger

director · Resigned 12/05/2006

Lutz Marten

secretary · Resigned 07/05/2010

Martin Orwin

secretary · Resigned 01/03/2011

Paul Russell

secretary · Resigned 12/12/2015

Bas Aarts

director · Resigned 16/06/2019

Klaus Friedrich Rudolf Fischer

secretary · Resigned 23/01/2021

Simon James Pulleyn

secretary · Resigned 24/10/2022

Peter Kenneth Austin

director · Resigned 02/11/2022

Richard Ashdowne

director · Resigned 19/10/2024

Paul Russell

secretary · Resigned 31/12/2024

Sylvia Adamson

director · Resigned 06/12/2025

Prof. Jenny Cheshire

director · Resigned 13/06/2026

Dr Christopher Belgrave Lucas

director · Resigned 13/06/2026

Change History

status → active
2026-08-10

Active

type → private-limited-guarant-nsc
2026-08-10

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)

address line1 → 7 Bell Yard
2026-08-10

7 BELL YARD

post town → London
2026-08-10

LONDON

officer appointed → BÖRJARS, Kersti Elisabet, Professor
2026-08-10
officer appointed → ACEDO-MATELLÁN, Víctor, Dr
2026-08-10
officer appointed → ALLAN, Kathryn, Dr
2026-08-10
officer appointed → AYRES-BENNETT, Wendy Margaret, Dr
2026-08-10
officer appointed → BAILEY, Laura Rudall, Dr
2026-08-10
officer appointed → BIANCONI, Michele, Dr
2026-08-10
officer appointed → BREBAN, Tine Alice Alberte An, Dr
2026-08-10
officer appointed → BROWN, Dunstan Patrick, Professor
2026-08-10
officer appointed → BÖRJARS, Kersti Elisabet, Prof
2026-08-10
officer appointed → CHESHIRE, Jenny, Prof.
2026-08-10
officer appointed → DANCE, Richard William, Prof
2026-08-10
officer appointed → FITZMAURICE, Susan, Prof.
2026-08-10
officer appointed → GIBSON, Hannah Cameron, Professor
2026-08-10
officer appointed → GISBORNE, Nikolas Simon, Prof
2026-08-10
officer appointed → LAHIRI, Aditi, Professor
2026-08-10
officer appointed → LEDGEWAY, Adam Noel, Professor
2026-08-10