MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY
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Shareholders' funds
£15,148,000
Balance sheet as at 2019-12-31
What it does
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools. Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1972-01-24
- Employees
- 44 (2019 accounts · was 38 in 2018)
- Registered office
- Microbiology Society, 14-16 Meredith Street, London, England, EC1R 0AB
- Postcode
- EC1R 0AB
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-02
- Next due by
- 2027-07-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 94120 Activities of professional membership organizations
Officers 16 current · 168 resigned
Registered charity
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY — charity number 264017
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2015-09-18 |
| SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LIMITED | 1995-08-23 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY MEREDITH STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0AB, ENGLAND | 2019-09-02 |
| CHARLES DARWIN HOUSE ROGER STREET, LONDON, WC1N 2JU | 2019-09-02 |
| MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, BASINGSTOKE ROAD SPENCERS WOOD, READING,, BERKS, RG7 1AG | 2013-12-02 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 111 similar companies in EC
The largest employer among its local peers (44 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1972.
No.2 of the largest activities of professional membership organizations companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 2 among activities of professional membership organizations in London.
The class of 1972
53%
of the 6,034 companies incorporated in 1972 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-05-13
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN124517 | Greater London | Freehold | 2019-05-13 | — |
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