| 1971-1973: | Gerald Whitrow |
| 1974-1976: | Clive Kilmister |
| 1977-1979: | John Dubbey |
| 1980-1982: | Graham Flegg |
| 1983-1985: | Frank Smithies |
| 1986-1988: | Ivor Grattan-Guinness |
| 1989-1991: | Eric Aiton |
| 1992-1994: | John Fauvel |
| 1995-1996: | Steve Russ |
| 1997-1999: | J V Field |
| 2000-2002: | Peter Neumann |
| 2003-2006: | June Barrow-Green |
| 2006- | Raymond Flood |
The British Society for the History of Mathematics is registered as a company limited by guarantee, no. 3326816, and as a charity, no. 1061229. Its registered office is c/o Andrew Thurburn & Co, 38 Tamworth Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1XU, UK.