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BMJ Publishing Group Limited
Publishing of learned journals
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Niels Peter ThomasDirector · since 2026
- Dr Peter John Pashley HoldenDirector · since 2025
- Pieter Johannas CoeberghDirector · since 2024
- Brian David CrawfordDirector · since 2024
- Angela Marion WilliamsDirector · since 2023
- Iain Walter FoulkesDirector · since 2023
- Peter David Vicary-SmithDirector · since 2022
- Neeta MajorDirector · since 2022
- Kamran Almas AbbasiDirector · since 2022
- Dr Hemal DesaiDirector · since 2021
- Professor Wasim HanifDirector · since 2021
- Beverley Ann AcremanDirector · since 2021
- Brian Gerard MccarthyDirector · since 2020
- Alex Charles Smail RitchieDirector · since 2017
- Deborah Wendy PaxfordSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 56
- Roger Graham Horton 2020-2022 View profile
- Christopher Eastland Jones 2020-2025 View profile
- Tom Grinyer 2019-2022 View profile
- Trevor Paul Pickersgill 2019-2025 View profile
- Dr Shreelata Tanuka Datta 2018-2022 View profile
- Dr Andrew Richard Dearden 2017-2018 View profile
- Dr Mark Price Davies 2017-2024 View profile
- Peter Jonathan Ashman 2017-2019 View profile
- Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE 2014-2020 View profile
- Jill Patricia Ainscough 2014-2023 View profile
- Keith David Ward 2013-2018 View profile
- Dr Hamish Robin Peter Meldrum 2012-2021 View profile
- Dr Kiran Chhaganbhai Patel 2012-2021 View profile
- Timothy Stephen Brooks 2012-2016 View profile
- Joseph Wharton Lippincott Iii 2012-2020 View profile
- Dr Arvind Kumar Singh 2011-2014 View profile
- Professor Sir Ian Thomas Gilmore 2010-2013 View profile
- Dr David William Berger 2009-2018 View profile
- Justin Michael Whatling 2008-2017 View profile
- Dr Shane Gregory O'Neill 2008-2008 View profile
- Professor Sir Charles Frederick George 2006-2008 View profile
- Dr Peter Hugh Dangerfield 2006-2011 View profile
- Anthony Rhys Bourne 2006-2013 View profile
- Dr Fiona Nicolette Godlee 2005-2021 View profile
- Patrick Lloyd Spencer 2004-2020 View profile
- Dr Michael Albert John Chamberlain 2004-2014 View profile
- Eric Jon Newman 2002-2012 View profile
- Ruban Prasad 2002-2004 View profile
- Chisholm, John William, Doctor 2002-2004 View profile
- Dr Colin Smith 2002-2006 View profile
- Dr Kate Adams 2002-2009 View profile
- Dr Brian Douglas Keighley 2002-2012 View profile
- Thomas Smeaton 2002-2008 View profile
- Dr David Eric Pickersgill 2002-2004 View profile
- Sir Anthony Herbert Grabham 2002-2004 View profile
- Stella Angela Dutton 2002-2012 View profile
- Dr Richard Sydney William Smith 2002-2004 View profile
- Cathy Ann Grimmer 1998-1999 View profile
- Sarah Jane Louise Smith 1997-2000 View profile
- Dr Ian Gibb Bogle 1997-2000 View profile
- Leigh Nattrass Whittingham 1997-2004 View profile
- Michael James Lowe 1997-2001 View profile
- Dr William James Appleyard 1996-2002 View profile
- Timothy Moore 1996-1999 View profile
- Riddell, John Alistair, Doctor 1995-1997 View profile
- John Alan Dean 1995-1998 View profile
- Dr Michael Anthony Wilson 1995-1998 View profile
- James North Johnson 1995-2000 View profile
- Michael Ryan Bown 1995-1997 View profile
- Dr Ian Mckim Thompson 1995-1996 View profile
- James Milne 2016-2020 View profile
- Siobhain Mary Butterworth 2013-2016 View profile
- Kim Rachel Lenart 2003-2013 View profile
- Brent Edward Mcanulty 2003-2003 View profile
- Roger Henry Dowsett 2001-2003 View profile
- Christopher Gerard Hughes 1995-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
3 contractsFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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BMJ Read and Publish 2027
Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with BMJ Publishing Group Limited to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to BMJ Publishing Group Limited's online journals at preferential rates and publish open access arti…
Framework -
BMJ Best Practice 2026-2029
USW have awarded a three year agreement to BMJ Best Practice to provide the very latest clinical decision support information for the multidisciplinary team.
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BMJ Advertisiting Print Credits
This is to pay for the annual subscription for BMJ advertising print credits, to be split 25% CSSS & 75% CNS based on 2025 activity
About
- What it does
- Publishing of learned journals; Other publishing activities
- Incorporated
- 15/09/1995
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- British Medical Association
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- BMJ Publishing Group Limited
is controlled by British Medical Association
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by British Medical Association.
4 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
5 grants · £140,091 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Guy's and St Thomas' Charity · £75,000
- Sport England · £65,091 (4 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
14 directors on the board
- Kamran Almas Abbasi Director · appointed 2022
- Neeta Major Director · appointed 2022
- Angela Marion Williams Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Peter John Pashley Holden Director · appointed 2025
- Peter David Vicary-Smith Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Hemal Desai Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Wasim Hanif Director · appointed 2021
- Brian David Crawford Director · appointed 2024
- Brian Gerard Mccarthy Director · appointed 2020
- Pieter Johannas Coebergh Director · appointed 2024
- Iain Walter Foulkes Director · appointed 2023
- Niels Peter Thomas Director · appointed 2026
- Alex Charles Smail Ritchie Director · appointed 2017
- Beverley Ann Acreman Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Brian Gerard Mccarthy Director · appointed 2020
- Alex Charles Smail Ritchie Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Kamran Almas Abbasi Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Wasim Hanif Director · appointed 2021
- Brian David Crawford Director · appointed 2024
- Pieter Johannas Coebergh Director · appointed 2024
- Iain Walter Foulkes Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (9)
- Neeta Major Director · appointed 2022
- Angela Marion Williams Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Peter John Pashley Holden Director · appointed 2025
- Peter David Vicary-Smith Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Hemal Desai Director · appointed 2021
- Brian Gerard Mccarthy Director · appointed 2020
- Niels Peter Thomas Director · appointed 2026
- Alex Charles Smail Ritchie Director · appointed 2017
- Beverley Ann Acreman Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03102371
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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