BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW(THE)
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Cash
£493k
-37.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
-15.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,350,147 | £3,458,821 | £2,749,766 | -20.5% | |
| Operating profit | £104,975 | -£848,466 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £89,420 | -£810,342 | -£285,753 | +64.7% | |
| Cash | £3,112,625 | £792,190 | £493,471 | -37.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,504,765 | £2,128,646 | -15% | |
| Net assets | £2,643,790 | £1,833,448 | £1,547,695 | -15.6% | |
| Equity | £2,643,790 | £1,833,448 | £1,547,695 | -15.6% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 45 | 45 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,552,053 | £2,105,766 | £1,795,042 | -14.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | -24.5% | — | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | -23.4% | -10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -33.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.9% | 44.0% | 43.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.59x | 1.24x |
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
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 125 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHER, Thomas Michael | Secretary | 2026-03-31 | — | — |
| BAO, Chiann | Director | 2021-12-06 | Apr 1977 | American |
| BERINGER, Guy | Director | 2021-09-20 | Aug 1955 | British |
| CHARANIA, Shehzad | Director | 2021-09-20 | Nov 1976 | British |
| GREGORY, Mark | Director | 2024-12-11 | Mar 1976 | British |
| JONES, Katherine Louise | Director | 2024-06-26 | Apr 1974 | British |
| JUST, Alexander David | Director | 2021-09-20 | Oct 1985 | British |
| KAMAU, Ndanga | Director | 2024-12-11 | Dec 1979 | Kenyan,Dutch |
| MACLEOD, Sorcha, Dr | Director | 2021-09-20 | May 1970 | British |
| MACNEIL, Iain Gerard, Professor | Director | 2021-09-20 | Mar 1959 | British |
| MOTANI, Habib Noorali | Director | 2021-09-20 | Aug 1956 | British |
| PERKS, Elizabeth Caroline | Director | 2020-12-07 | Jan 1973 | British |
| SALOMON, Eve Coulter | Director | 2023-07-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Audley William | Director | 2024-12-11 | Aug 1960 | New Zealander,Irish |
Show 125 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBROSE, Patricia | Secretary | 2022-12-05 | 2026-03-31 |
| AMBROSE, Patricia | Secretary | 2012-10-15 | 2021-06-21 |
| ANDENAS, Mads | Secretary | 2001-05-01 | 2002-06-14 |
| BOND, Peter Bernard | Secretary | 2021-06-21 | 2022-12-05 |
| CUMBERLEGE, Charles Robert | Secretary | 2002-06-14 | 2005-12-12 |
| HARPER, Ruth | Secretary | 2005-12-12 | 2009-09-14 |
| HATCHARD, John, Dr | Secretary | 1996-07-02 | 1997-01-31 |
| MAUNSELL, Michael Brooke | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2001-04-30 |
| ROSE, Roger Neville | Secretary | — | 1994-12-31 |
| SEAMAN, Darryl Rodney | Secretary | 2009-09-14 | 2012-10-15 |
| TOROPU, Hannah Maria | Secretary | 1997-11-17 | 1998-06-01 |
| AKANDE, Oladapo, Professor | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2021-06-21 |
| ALGAR, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2014-05-12 |
| ANDERSON, David William Kinlock, Qc | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2009-09-14 |
| BARTON, Malcolm Peter Speight | Director | — | 2008-07-14 |
| BATHURST, Maurice Edward, Sir | Director | — | 2000-09-28 |
| BELL, John Stephen, Professor | Director | 2015-07-20 | 2021-09-20 |
| BELLAMY, Christopher William, Sir | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2005-12-12 |
| BERMAN, Franklin Delow, Sir | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2017-07-20 |
| BERMAN, Franklin Delow, Sir | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2011-05-09 |
| BERMAN, Franklin Delow, Sir | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| BINGHAM OF CORNHILL, Lord Rt Hon Lord, The Rt Hon | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2010-09-11 |
| BLAIR, William James Lynton, Sir | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2015-07-20 |
| BORN, Gary Brian | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2016-07-25 |
| BOWETT, Derek William, Professor | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| BRANCH, Sonya Judith Clara | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2020-12-07 |
| BRATZA, Nicolas Dusan, Sir | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2005-12-12 |
| BRIGHT, Susan Vivien | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2015-07-20 |
| BROOKS, Thom, Professor | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2023-12-19 |
| BROWNE-WILKINSON, Nicolas Christopher Henry, The Right Honourable Lord | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| BROWNLIE, Ian, Professor | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| BURNTON, Stanley Jeffrey, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2017-07-20 |
| CARNWATH, Robert, Lord | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| CARVER, Jeremy Powys | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2009-09-14 |
| CHINKIN, Christine Mary, Prof. | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2010-09-14 |
| COLLINS, The Hon Mr Justice Lawrence | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2005-12-12 |
| COOMBER, Andrea Jane | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2019-09-16 |
| CRANSTON, Ross Frederick | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| CRAWFORD, James Richard, Professor | Director | 1993-07-29 | 2005-12-12 |
| CURTIS, Dean Simon | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2025-12-31 |
| CUTLER, Lloyd N | Director | — | 2005-06-10 |
| DAHLAN, Malik Rabea, Professor | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-09-20 |
| DIAMOND, Aubrey Lionel, Professor | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| EVANS, William Vincent John, Sir | Director | — | 2005-09-08 |
| FATIMA, Shaheed | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2023-11-10 |
| FLETCHER ROGERS, Helen Susan | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| FOX BASSETT, Nigel | Director | — | 2003-06-13 |
| FOX QC, Hazel, Lady | Director | 1995-07-04 | 2005-12-12 |
| GILL, Judith Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2014-07-21 | 2017-11-13 |
| GOFF (OF CHIEVELEY), Lord | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| GOOD, Diana Frances | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2008-09-30 |
| GOODE, Royson Miles, Professor Sir | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| HABERMAN, Philip | Director | 2014-07-21 | 2020-12-07 |
| HART, Naomi Ruth, Dr | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2024-06-26 |
| HIDAYATULLAH, Mohammed | Director | — | 1992-09-18 |
| HIGGINS, Rosalyn, H E Judge | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| HOBBS, Ian Charles | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2014-07-21 |
| HOFFMANN, The Right Honourable The Lord | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| HOPE OF CRAIGSHEAD, James Arthur David, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2005-12-12 |
| HUTCHINGS, Michael Balfour | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2011-09-12 |
| HUTCHINGS, Michael Balfour | Director | 1996-07-02 | 2005-12-12 |
| HYATALI, Issac Emanuel, Sir | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| JACOB, Jack Isaac Hai, Sir | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| JACOBS, Francis Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2016-07-25 |
| JACOBS, Francis Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2009-09-14 |
| JENKINS, Paul Christopher, Sir | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2018-02-25 |
| JENNINGS, Robert, Sir | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| JOHNSON, Adam Martin | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2012-07-02 |
| JONES, David Lloyd, Sir | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2020-09-22 |
| KERR, Michael, Sir | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| LAMER, Antonio, Rt Hon | Director | — | 2001-02-14 |
| LASTRA, Rosa Maria, Professor | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2017-07-20 |
| LAYTON, Alexander William | Director | 2005-09-08 | 2011-09-12 |
| LEVER, Jeremy Frederick, Sir | Director | — | 2003-06-13 |
| LOMAS, Nigel Paul | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2015-07-20 |
| LOVELL PANK, Dorian Christopher | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| LOWE, Alan Vaughan, Professor | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2010-09-14 |
| MACDONALD, Ronald St John, Professor | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| MACLEOD, Iain | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2021-09-20 |
| MALINTOPPI, Loretta | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2014-05-12 |
| MARKESINIS, Basil S, Professor | Director | 1993-07-29 | 2001-01-16 |
| MARSH, Norman Stayner | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| MASON, Anthony Frank, Hon Sir | Director | — | 1996-02-28 |
| MCLACHLIN, Beverley, Rt Hon Chief Justice | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| MERRETT, John Richard | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2010-09-14 |
| NEILL OF BLADEN, The Rt Hon The Lord | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| NORTH, Peter Machin, Sir | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| O'REGAN, Catherine Mary Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2020-12-07 |
| OLIVER, Ann Dawn, Professor | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2017-07-20 |
| OTTY, Timothy John | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2013-07-22 |
| PAISNER, Martin David | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2011-09-12 |
| PARK, William Dennis | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| PARR, Alan Nigel | Director | 2015-10-26 | 2021-09-20 |
| PARTASIDES, Constantine | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2023-12-06 |
| PHILLIPS, Nicholas Addison, The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips Of Worth Matravers | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2005-12-12 |
| REED, Robert, Lord | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2019-10-22 |
| RICKFORD, Jonathan Braithwaite Keevil | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1996-12-31 |
| RIX, Bernard Anthony, Sir | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2011-09-12 |
| ROTH, Peter Marcel, Sir | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2009-09-14 |
| RUDDOCK, Keith Andrew | Director | 2016-07-25 | 2022-12-05 |
| RUDDOCK, Keith Andrew | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-07-22 |
| SANDS, Philippe Joseph, Mr. | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2010-09-14 |
| SAROOSHI, Dan, Professor | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2024-06-26 |
| SARRE, David Anthony Godwin | Director | — | 2003-06-13 |
| SCHIEMANN, Konrad, Rt Hon Lord Justice Sir | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2005-12-12 |
| SHAW, Malcolm Nathan, Professor | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2016-07-25 |
| SIGMON, Robert Leland | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| SIMLER, Ingrid Ann | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2019-10-09 |
| SINCLAIR, Ian Mctaggart, Sir | Director | — | 2005-06-10 |
| SINGH, Rabinder, Sir | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2014-05-12 |
| SKILBECK, Rupert Hugh | Director | 2019-09-16 | 2026-03-01 |
| THE RT HON LORD SLYNN OF HADLEY, Gordon | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| TROLLOPE, Andrew David Hedderwick | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| VAN SLIEDREGT, Elisabeth, Prof. Dr. | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2025-08-29 |
| VAUGHAN, David Arthur John | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2005-09-08 |
| VEEDER, Van Vechten | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2018-02-05 |
| WALLIS, Diana Paulette | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2022-12-05 |
| WATTS, Arthur Desmond, Sir | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| WEATHERILL, Stephen Robson, Professor | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2015-07-20 |
| WEATHERILL, Stephen Robson, Professor | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2009-09-14 |
| WHELDON, Juliet Louise, Dame | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2012-07-02 |
| WHELDON, Juliet Louise, Dame | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2005-12-12 |
| WHITTAKER, Andrew Mark | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2020-07-20 |
| WOOD, Michael Charles, Sir | Director | 2001-02-15 | 2009-09-14 |
| JAUNCEY OF TULLICHETTLE | Corporate Director | — | 1995-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 364 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-09-25 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.