INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-21.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.7m
-5.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
462
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£444k
-648.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £16,779,000 | £18,529,000 | £18,392,000 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £81,000 | -£444,000 | -648.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £81,000 | -£444,000 | -648.1% | |
| Net profit | £954,000 | £81,000 | -£444,000 | -648.1% | |
| Cash | £3,078,000 | £1,456,000 | £1,145,000 | -21.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,296,000 | £12,614,000 | £13,040,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,112,000 | £8,193,000 | £7,749,000 | -5.4% | |
| Equity | £8,112,000 | £8,193,000 | £7,749,000 | -5.4% | |
| Average employees | 387 | 445 | 462 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £5,792,000 | £6,802,000 | £6,721,000 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £769,348 | £775,749 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,878 | £35,506 | — | — |
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 | — | 0.4% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 0.4% | -2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.6% | -3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.5% | 57.8% | 60.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.75x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.36x | -1.39x |
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
- INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED 2003-10-17 → present
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1976-01-02 → 2003-10-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s expected future cash flows and have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and consider that there are no material uncertainties over the Charity’s financial viability.”
Group structure
- INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- International House World Organisation Ltd 50%
Significant events
- “In December 2025, IH London lost one of its founding members of International House; Brita Haycraft who sadly passed away.”
- “A significant milestone was the completion of the purchase of the remaining annex space, meaning that IH London now owns all the premises from which it operates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Benjamin James | Director | 2026-08-07 | Jul 1976 | British |
| DIVANNA, Isabel Ramos De Noronha, Dr. | Director | 2022-11-15 | Sep 1977 | British |
| GRAHAM, Christopher | Director | 2026-02-09 | Jun 1959 | British |
| GRAINGER, Samantha Louise | Director | 2022-11-15 | May 1970 | British |
| HUGGON, Philip Mark | Director | 2020-08-03 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HUGHES, Gareth John | Director | 2021-11-15 | Mar 1957 | British |
| LA FORGIA, Maria Isabella | Director | 2025-05-12 | Feb 1980 | Italian |
| MAZGAJ, Tomasz Adam | Director | 2019-06-03 | Mar 1991 | British |
| RAIMO, Vincenzo | Director | 2022-11-15 | Jul 1967 | British |
| STARAL, Christian | Director | 2025-05-12 | Mar 1978 | German |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, Peter | Secretary | — | 1999-02-02 |
| LOWE, Joseph | Secretary | 2016-05-24 | 2020-07-07 |
| POWNEY, Ian George | Secretary | 2009-07-28 | 2015-10-30 |
| READ, John Brooke | Secretary | 1999-02-02 | 2003-11-25 |
| SPENCER, Rosemary Anne | Secretary | 2003-11-25 | 2009-07-28 |
| ALDINGTON, Charles Harold Stuart, Lord | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| ALONSO FERRE, Ricard Jose | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2023-09-29 |
| AMEY, Julian Nigel Robert | Director | — | 2000-09-28 |
| BARLOW, Alan Thomas | Director | 2020-08-03 | 2020-10-14 |
| BEAVEN, Mary Carmen | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2023-09-29 |
| BELL, Ian William | Director | — | 1998-06-11 |
| BHAGWAT, Shantanu | Director | 2022-11-15 | 2023-12-29 |
| BIDDLE, Donald Frank | Director | — | 1999-09-09 |
| BULLOCK, Matthew Peter Dominic, The Hon | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2014-07-17 |
| CAMERON, Deborah, Professor | Director | 2004-03-27 | 2012-09-24 |
| CARPENTER, James Patrick | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| CHAN, Anne | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2010-04-06 |
| CROSS, Roy | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-12-31 |
| D'SOUZA, Frances Clare, Rthon Baroness | Director | 2004-03-27 | 2006-06-07 |
| DAVIE, Glen Montague | Director | — | 2009-04-14 |
| DAVIES, Keith Gerald | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2022-09-30 |
| DEAN, Angela Hilda | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2021-07-31 |
| DUDENEY, Gavin David | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2019-06-19 |
| ELGER, Michael John | Director | 2004-03-27 | 2012-09-24 |
| FISHER, Andrew John | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2018-02-20 |
| GRAHAM, Carol Madison | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2013-12-09 |
| GREEN, Monica Jayne | Director | 2014-09-19 | 2023-09-29 |
| GREENALL, Simon Anthony | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2018-09-18 |
| GREENWOOD, Christopher Andrew, Dr | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2011-09-19 |
| HALSON, William Stanley | Director | 1993-03-11 | 1999-09-09 |
| HARDIE, Jeremy Mawdesley | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2009-05-01 |
| HARMER, Jeremy Peter Hedley | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2011-09-19 |
| HAYCRAFT, Brita Elisabeth | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2003-05-01 |
| HEAVEN, Sidney Charles | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| HYTNER, Joyce Anita | Director | 1995-06-13 | 1998-06-11 |
| KAHN, Paula | Director | 1998-06-11 | 2007-04-17 |
| KENNY WEST, Mary Cecilia Patricia | Director | 1992-01-24 | 1999-09-09 |
| LENOBLE, Philippe Henry Raymond | Director | 2014-12-08 | 2017-12-13 |
| LUCE, Rose Helen, Lady | Director | 1992-08-19 | 1995-01-19 |
| MALE, Anthony Hubert | Director | — | 1998-06-11 |
| MANSOOR, Arif | Director | 2024-03-20 | 2025-04-15 |
| MASON, Paul Lindsay | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2020-09-30 |
| MCALISTER, William Harle Nelson | Director | — | 2004-01-24 |
| MCGLYNN, Elibabeth | Director | 2017-06-19 | 2022-12-15 |
| MCMILLAN, Colin | Director | 2006-12-02 | 2014-10-13 |
| MURRAY, Gillian Frances | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2019-02-13 |
| NOONAN, Michael Gerard | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2011-09-19 |
| NYE, Maxwell Lloyd | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2025-12-31 |
| O'BRIEN, Anthony John | Director | 1997-02-13 | 2001-09-02 |
| PETERS, Anne | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2010-05-10 |
| PINTER, Frances Mercedes Judith | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2002-08-28 |
| POTTER, Michael Paul | Director | 1992-01-24 | 1994-06-29 |
| PROSSER, Edward | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2010-02-22 |
| REDDAWAY, George Frank Norman | Director | — | 1999-09-09 |
| RENSHAW, Norman Eric | Director | 2020-08-03 | 2021-10-06 |
| RICHARDS, Rosalind Jessie | Director | 2024-09-19 | 2026-04-29 |
| SEATON, Ian Alexander | Director | 1995-01-19 | 1997-02-13 |
| SMITH, George Simon | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| SOMERS, Fintan | Director | 2017-06-19 | 2020-03-20 |
| UNDERHILL, Adrian Guilford | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2022-04-07 |
| VALDIVIA MURGUEYTIO, Raul Sixto | Director | 2011-02-23 | 2015-01-21 |
| VAN REENEN, Marguerite Anne | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2019-12-11 |
| VINCENT, Monica Cecil | Director | 1992-01-24 | 2002-03-12 |
| WALLIS, Julie Anne | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-12-31 |
| WATERSTONE, Timothy John Stuart | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WELLESLEY, William Valerian | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2020-11-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Lyn Rosemary | Director | 1993-03-11 | 1999-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.