Four heterocyclic Schiff-base ligands derived from condensation of 4-amino-1,3 dimethyl-2,6 pyrimidine-dione with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 2-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde and 4-(dimethylamino) benzaldehyde, (HL 1 , L 2 , HL 3 and L 4 ), respectively, and their Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes have been prepared and characterized via elemental analysis, molar conductance, magnetic moment, thermal and XRPD analysis as well as spectral data (IR, 1 H-NMR, mass and solid reflectance). IR data reveal that the ligands are bidentate neutral ligands except HL 1 , which is monobasic tridentate with coordination sites azomethine (N), carbonyl (O) and phenolic (O). Conductance data suggest that all complexes are nonelectrolytes, except cobalt(II) complexes of L 2 and HL 3 are 1 : 1 electrolytes. The mass spectra confirm the proposed structure of the ligands and their complexes. The solid reflectance spectral data and magnetic moment measurements suggest octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar geometrical structures for the metal complexes. The spectral data were utilized to compute the important ligand field parameters B, and D q ; LFSE also was calculated. The thermal behavior is also studied. Antibacterial and antifungal properties of the ligands and their complexes show broad-spectrum activities and the metal complexes show higher activity than the free ligands.