THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-14 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-31

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

+34.3% vs 2023

Net assets

£17M

+4.4% vs 2023

Employees

-8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

—

Period ending 2024-12-31

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2014-07-15 → present
PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY(THE) 1937-01-27 → 2014-07-15

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£4,330,000	£4,800,000
Operating profit	£432,000	£1,070,000
Profit before tax	—	—
Net profit	£379,000	£717,000
Cash	£1,692,000	£2,273,000
Total assets less current liabilities	£16,141,000	£16,858,000
Net assets	£16,141,000	£16,858,000
Equity	£16,141,000	£16,858,000
Average employees	25	23
Wages	£1,190,000	£1,240,000

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	10.0%	22.3%
Net margin	8.8%	14.9%
Return on capital employed	2.7%	6.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	16.9%	17.7%
Current ratio	1.54x	1.73x
Interest cover	43.20x	97.27x

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: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: Buzzacott Audit LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“Given the level of free reserves available at the year end and its publishing contract with John Wiley & Sons Limited, and after considering future I&E and cashflow forecasts, the Trustees consider that The Society has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Significant events

“In 2024 The Society proudly launched two wholly owned journals—the first in over a century: The Journal of Precision Medicine: Health and Disease and The Journal of Nutritional Physiology.”
“As part of our efforts to reduce expenditure difficult decisions were made, including a restructure and subsequent reduction in staff during the second half of the year.”
“In May, we co-published a report and op-ed with Wellcome exploring the link between heat and mental health, followed by a consensus statement in June signed by 30 organisations in Parliament advocating for global heat resilience.”
“In November, we launched a report connecting physiological research to COP29, ahead of our hosting of the Global Climate and Health Summit in July 2025—an inclusive and free event, with travel support for Early Career Researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.”
“In 2025 Privy Council Office informed The Society that our Royal Charter application (the Charter and Bye-Laws with accompanying regulations) had progressed to the final stage.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

11 active · 89 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
CASSIDY, Féaron Clare, Dr	Director	2024-11-29	Feb 1988	Irish
GRAY, Stuart Robert	Director	2025-12-04	May 1980	British
HALL, Catherine Naledi, Dr	Director	2021-11-19	Jul 1979	British
KELLY, Áine, Professor	Director	2021-11-19	Oct 1974	Irish
MARINA-GONZALEZ, Nephtali, Dr	Director	2022-12-03	Dec 1974	British,Mexican
MARSHALL, Richard Peter, Dr	Director	2024-01-01	Feb 1967	British
MCLOUGHLIN, Paul, Professor	Director	2021-12-08	Dec 1958	Irish
MONTGOMERY, Hugh Edward, Professor	Director	2022-12-03	Oct 1962	British
PARKER, Andrew John, Professor	Director	2022-12-03	Jan 1954	British
TIPTON, Michael John, Professor	Director	2021-12-08	Mar 1959	British
WYLLIE, David James Angus, Professor	Director	2024-12-03	Nov 1966	British

Show 89 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BOYD, Charles Adam Richard, Dr	Secretary	1993-07-01	1996-07-05
COTTERRELL, David	Secretary	—	1993-07-01
EARLY, Casey Richard	Secretary	2011-05-19	2019-12-10
EARLY, Casey Richard	Secretary	2005-08-19	2007-05-17
KELLAS, Simon David	Secretary	2007-05-18	2011-05-19
LEWIS, Mary Elizabeth	Secretary	2000-02-01	2001-11-22
MURRAY, Grace	Secretary	1999-07-14	2000-02-01
SEWELL, David	Secretary	2001-11-22	2005-08-19
STANFIELD, Peter Robert, Professor	Secretary	1996-07-05	1999-07-14
AARONSON, Philip Irving, Dr	Director	2014-07-01	2018-09-16
ABBOTT, Nancy Joan, Dr	Director	1993-07-01	2000-08-31
APPENTENG, Kwabena	Director	—	1996-07-05
ASHCROFT, Frances Mary, Professor	Director	1996-07-05	1999-07-14
ASHMORE, Jonathan Felix, Professor	Director	2010-07-01	2014-07-01
ASHMORE, Jonathan Felix, Professor	Director	2005-07-21	2009-07-08
ATHERTON, John Chesters	Director	—	1993-07-01
ATTWELL, David Ian, Professor	Director	2020-11-20	2024-11-29
ATTWELL, David Ian, Professor	Director	1994-07-07	1998-09-10
BAINES, Deborah Louise, Prof	Director	2014-07-01	2021-11-19
BEWICK, Guy Smith, Dr	Director	2015-07-07	2019-07-10
BLAKEMORE, Colin Brian, Professor	Director	2001-09-03	2003-09-11
BOLSOVER, Steve, Prof	Director	2009-10-09	2013-07-24
BOYD, Charles Adam Richard, Dr	Director	2000-09-01	2001-09-06
BOYD, Charles Adam Richard, Dr	Director	1993-07-01	1996-07-05
BRAYSON, Daniel James Alan, Dr	Director	2020-11-20	2024-11-29
BROUGHTON PIPKIN, Fiona, Professor	Director	1998-09-10	2000-08-31
BROWN, David Anthony, Professor	Director	1998-09-10	2003-12-18
BURDYGA, Theodor, Dr	Director	2010-07-01	2011-03-24
BURTON, Rebecca Ann Beatrice, Dr	Director	2011-07-13	2015-07-07
CASE, Richard Maynard, Professor	Director	1996-07-05	2000-08-31
CLARKE, Robert William	Director	1998-09-10	2003-09-11
CLOUGH, Geraldine Frances, Dr	Director	2000-09-01	2004-09-02
COLLEDGE, William Henry, Prof	Director	2011-07-13	2015-07-07
COOTE, John Haven, Professor	Director	2000-09-05	2005-07-21
CORFIELD, Douglas Richard, Dr	Director	2003-09-11	2008-07-17
COTTER, Mary	Director	2001-09-03	2002-09-10
COTTERRELL, David	Director	—	1993-07-01
CRIPPS, John Heaton	Director	2019-12-11	2024-01-01
DE WET, Heidi, Professor	Director	2021-11-19	2025-12-04
DE WINTER, Patricia, Doctor	Director	2008-07-17	2012-07-05
DEUCHARS, Susan Alexandra, Dr	Director	2013-07-24	2021-11-19
DIMALINE, Rodney, Professor	Director	2009-07-08	2013-07-24
DIMALINE, Rodney, Professor	Director	2001-09-03	2005-07-21
DOCKRAY, Graham John, Professor	Director	—	1994-07-07
DOLPHIN, Annette Catherine, Professor	Director	2022-12-03	2025-12-31
DOLPHIN, Annette Catherine	Director	—	1994-07-07
DONALDSON, Lucy Frances, Professor	Director	2013-07-24	2018-12-31
DOW, Julian Alexander Thomas, Professor	Director	2009-10-02	2013-07-24
DUNNE, Mark Jon, Dr	Director	1997-09-03	2002-09-11
DYBALL, Richard Eric Jakens	Director	1994-07-07	1997-09-03
DYBALL, Richard Eric Jakens	Director	—	1993-07-01
EGGINTON, Stuart, Dr	Director	2009-07-08	2013-07-24
EISNER, David Alfred, Professor	Director	2014-07-01	2018-09-16
EISNER, David Alfred, Professor	Director	2003-12-18	2007-11-22
EISNER, David Alfred, Professor	Director	—	1993-07-01
ELLAWAY, Peter Harry	Director	—	1995-07-13
ELLORY, John Clive, Professor	Director	1996-07-05	2000-08-31
EVANS, Michael Geoffrey, Dr	Director	2011-07-13	2015-07-07
FITZJOHN, Stephen Michael, Dr	Director	2002-09-11	2003-09-11
FORMENTI, Federico, Dr	Director	2016-07-31	2020-11-20
FRY, Christopher Henry, Professor	Director	1993-07-01	2002-09-11
GILLESPIE, James Innes, Doctor	Director	—	2000-08-31
GLADWELL, Valerie Frances, Dr	Director	2006-07-05	2010-07-01
GRAY, Michael Arthur, Dr	Director	1997-09-03	2001-09-06
GREEN, Lucy Rebecca, Dr	Director	2020-11-20	2024-11-29
GREEN, Roger, Professor	Director	1993-07-01	1997-09-03
GREENHAFF, Paul Leonard, Professor	Director	2005-07-21	2008-07-17
GRUBB, Blair David, Dr	Director	2012-07-05	2016-07-31
GUZ, Abraham	Director	—	1995-07-13
HAIGH, Charlotte	Director	2017-07-12	2021-11-19
HALL, Sarah Kathryn, Dr	Director	2016-07-31	2020-11-20
HALL, Sarah Kathryn, Dr	Director	2005-07-21	2008-07-17
HALL, Sarah Kathryn, Dr	Director	2002-09-11	2004-09-02
HANRAHAN, John William, Professor	Director	2005-07-21	2009-07-08
HARRIS, Judy Rosemary, Professor	Director	2012-07-05	2016-07-31
HARRISON, Patrick Thomas, Dr	Director	2004-09-02	2007-05-16
HARRISON, Philip John, Dr	Director	1994-07-07	2001-09-06
HARVEY, Brian Joseph, Professor	Director	1996-07-05	2000-08-31
HIRST, Barry Hugo, Professor	Director	1997-09-03	2002-09-11
HUNTER, Malcolm, Dr	Director	2000-09-01	2004-09-02
JACK, James Julian Bennett, Professor	Director	1997-09-03	2002-09-11
JONES, James, Dr	Director	2005-07-21	2006-07-05
JONES, Susan, Doctor	Director	2008-07-17	2012-07-05
KEMP, John Alan	Director	—	1993-07-01
KHAN, Raheela, Professor	Director	2018-09-16	2022-12-03
KIDD, Cecil	Director	—	1994-07-07
KING, Anne Elizabeth, Professor	Director	2013-07-24	2017-07-12
KING, Anne Elizabeth, Professor	Director	—	2008-01-22
KUMAR, Prem, Professor	Director	2013-07-24	2017-05-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 573 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2026-01-06	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-12-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-12-09	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-09-08	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-08-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-12-16	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-12-12	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-12-12	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-12-12	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-12-12	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-07-26	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-01-11	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-01-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-01-11	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-08-16	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-01-10	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-12-16	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 6
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 2

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+10.9%

£4,330,000 £4,800,000
Cash

+34.3%

£1,692,000 £2,273,000
Net assets

+4.4%

£16,141,000 £16,858,000
Employees

-8%

25 23
Operating profit

+147.7%

£432,000 £1,070,000
Wages

+4.2%

£1,190,000 £1,240,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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