AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
-66.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.9M
+5.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£227K
+6.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,102,718 | £22,489,700 | £22,971,292 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£116,143 | -£26,253 | £54,518 | +307.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £310,795 | £213,606 | £227,112 | +6.3% | |
| Net profit | £917,660 | £9,931 | £154,374 | +1,454.5% | |
| Cash | £6,210,560 | £5,149,116 | £1,715,950 | -66.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,781,548 | £2,791,479 | £2,945,853 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,781,548 | £2,791,479 | £2,945,853 | +5.5% | |
| Equity | £2,781,548 | £2,791,479 | £2,945,853 | +5.5% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 95 | 98 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £4,621,104 | £5,193,015 | £5,313,178 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £778,056 | £804,410 | £758,641 | -5.7% |
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 | -0.6% | -0.1% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.2% | -0.9% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 78.5% | 69.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 0.99x | 0.99x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY (U.K.) LIMITED 1986-05-30 → present
- CAMP AMERICA LIMITED 1968-09-26 → 1986-05-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Sir Cyril Taylor passed away in January 2018, as a result, the majority of AIFS Inc 'A' shares was transferred in December 2023 to a US limited liability company for the benefit of The Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation, a UK Charitable company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROTBART, Alison Janette | Secretary | 2025-12-09 | — | — |
| BERRY, Jonathan Michael | Director | 1998-10-08 | Nov 1959 | British |
| GARG, Atul | Director | 2022-01-11 | Oct 1971 | British |
| HOWELL, Richard Peter | Director | 2011-03-21 | Jun 1968 | British |
| KONKOSKI, Sarah | Director | 2025-10-23 | Mar 1984 | American |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER-LOCK, Christopher John | Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2008-03-14 |
| NELSON-JONES, John Austen | Secretary | — | 1993-07-07 |
| TAYLOR, Anthony Julian | Secretary | 1993-07-07 | 2000-06-30 |
| WILSON, Debora | Secretary | 2008-03-14 | 2025-12-09 |
| ATKINSON, John Robert | Director | — | 2005-09-26 |
| HANNYNGTON, John Pearse | Director | 1993-10-02 | 1995-10-13 |
| HOLLOWAY, Malcolm John | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| OKELVE, Eunice | Director | 2022-01-11 | 2025-01-02 |
| SCHNEIDER, Marcie | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2011-02-04 |
| SPEAKMAN, Colin Mcgregor | Director | — | 2006-04-01 |
| TAYLOR, Anthony Julian | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Cyril Julian Hebden, Sir | Director | — | 2018-01-29 |
| WOODVILLE, John Stephen Charles | Director | 1995-11-08 | 1997-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Melvin Stephen Rasch | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-01-29 | Active |
| Sir Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.