THE TRADING STANDARDS INSTITUTE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£19K
-97.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£0
-100% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
6
-76% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£31K
+40.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE TRADING STANDARDS INSTITUTE 2000-09-11 → present
- INSTITUTE OF TRADING STANDARDS ADMININSTRATION(THE) 1893-05-02 → 2000-09-11
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £852,358 | £115,200 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£125,279 | -£35,850 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£51,613 | -£30,877 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£14,451 | -£30,877 | |
| Cash | £5,024,989 | £6,765,646 | — | — | £736,098 | £19,011 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,812,438 | £2,828,956 | — | — | £2,311,517 | £0 | |
| Net assets | £1,539,430 | £257,948 | — | — | £2,231,940 | £0 | |
| Equity | £1,539,430 | £257,948 | — | — | £2,231,940 | £0 | |
| Average employees | 32 | 35 | — | — | 25 | 6 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -14.7% | -31.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | -26.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -5.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 8.55x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.96x | — |
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
- Auditor
- Cottons Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “On 1st April 2024 the company transferred the entirety of its operations to its sole member, Chartered Trading Standards Institute (company number RC000879). The transfer was effected at net book value, accordingly no profit or loss on disposal has been recognised. The transfer has been treated as a distribution in specie and is recognised within equity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTTINGHAM, Iain David | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| DHOLAKIA, Uday Kumar | Director | 2021-10-18 | Jan 1958 | British |
| GASS, Timothy Ian | Director | 2019-10-03 | Sep 1980 | British |
| HERRIMAN, John Andrew | Director | 2021-04-19 | Apr 1968 | British |
| OWEN, Philip John | Director | 2022-11-07 | Dec 1966 | British |
| PASEK, Nicola Louise | Director | 2023-10-18 | Sep 1972 | British |
| RUDDY, Stephen John | Director | 2021-10-18 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SIMPSON, Adrian Ganesh | Director | 2021-05-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
| STEPHENSON, Duncan | Director | 2022-04-19 | Dec 1977 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Christopher Leslie | Secretary | 2012-10-23 | 2013-02-25 |
| ARMSTRONG, Christopher Leslie | Secretary | 2000-03-16 | 2009-08-18 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Philip | Secretary | 1999-05-18 | 2000-06-13 |
| ISLAM, Riyad | Secretary | 2022-06-06 | 2023-02-24 |
| LEVOIR, Chantelle | Secretary | 2023-08-08 | 2025-09-15 |
| LIVERMORE, Leon Stewart Frederick | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | 2020-10-13 |
| MARTIN, Roy Christopher | Secretary | 2013-02-25 | 2016-01-31 |
| STREET, Alan James | Secretary | — | 1999-03-31 |
| WARREN, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 2009-08-18 | 2012-10-23 |
| ADSHEAD, Peter David Frank | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-07-17 |
| ALDRIDGE, Bryn | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2005-06-23 |
| ALLEN, Anthony Paul | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| ALLEN, Tony Iain | Director | 2002-07-11 | 2004-06-24 |
| APPLETON, Frederick James | Director | — | 1994-08-03 |
| ARMSTRONG, Christopher Leslie | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2008-07-08 |
| ASHTON, Malcolm Kenneth | Director | 1997-07-03 | 2002-12-06 |
| BARRY, Sara Katherine | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2018-09-12 |
| BAXTER, Louise Clare | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2023-10-18 |
| BEAUMONT, Peter David | Director | 1994-08-03 | 2004-06-24 |
| BECKETT, Andrew | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2001-07-17 |
| BISHOP, Liane Mignon | Director | 2002-12-06 | 2005-06-23 |
| BLACKBURN, David | Director | 1993-07-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Philip | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2009-04-06 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Philip | Director | — | 2000-06-13 |
| BRADY, Carol | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2017-07-17 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Stephen Stanley | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2008-07-08 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Stephen Stanley | Director | 1997-07-03 | 1999-07-06 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Stephen Stanley | Director | 1994-08-03 | 1996-07-05 |
| CARR, Richard Francis | Director | 2005-06-23 | 2008-07-08 |
| CHICKEN, Edward Robert | Director | — | 2003-06-26 |
| CLARK, Paul Adrian | Director | — | 1997-07-03 |
| CLARKE, Paul | Director | 2004-03-24 | 2008-07-08 |
| COLLIER, Harry Bruce | Director | 1994-08-03 | 2001-07-17 |
| CRAIG, Malcolm James George | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2019-09-26 |
| CUNNINGHAM, James Francis | Director | — | 2004-06-24 |
| DARLING, Frances May | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2004-06-24 |
| DATHAN, Clair Bernadette | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2008-07-08 |
| DAVIES, Anthea Juliette | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2008-07-08 |
| DELAHAYE, Stephen James | Director | 1997-07-03 | 2002-07-11 |
| DENARD, Christopher Peter | Director | 2007-08-04 | 2010-07-14 |
| DENARD, Christopher Peter | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DIXON, Bryan | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| DONNELLY, Joseph | Director | — | 1994-08-03 |
| DREWRY, James Michael | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2011-07-19 |
| DREWRY, James Michael | Director | — | 2005-06-23 |
| EVANS, John Gregory | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2007-07-10 |
| EVANS, John Gregory | Director | 1995-07-26 | 2001-07-17 |
| FAIRES, David John | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2004-06-24 |
| FARRINGTON, Patricia | Director | 2004-08-11 | 2008-07-08 |
| FISHER, Martin John | Director | — | 2001-07-17 |
| FORROW, Elizabeth Joy | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2008-07-08 |
| FOSTER, Andrew George | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2014-09-26 |
| GAINSFORD, Ronald Francis | Director | 2008-07-08 | 2013-03-31 |
| GALE, Robert | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| GALLAND, Paul Richard | Director | 1993-07-21 | 1999-11-19 |
| GAY, Harold | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2014-07-19 |
| GRAHAM, Clive Harry | Director | 2008-07-08 | 2011-07-19 |
| GRESTY, Gordon Sidney | Director | 1993-07-21 | 1998-06-26 |
| HAUGHAN, Anthony Thomas | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2008-07-08 |
| HEAFIELD, Peter John | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2012-09-04 |
| HEEMSKERK, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2017-09-05 |
| HEEMSKERK, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2008-07-08 |
| HEWITT, Graham Roger | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| HILLIER, John | Director | 1997-07-03 | 2013-07-19 |
| HOWELL, Gerard Christopher | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2008-07-08 |
| HOWELL, Gerard Christopher | Director | — | 1996-07-05 |
| HUDSON, Stephanie Maria | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2008-07-08 |
| HUGHES, David John Sprake | Director | — | 1994-08-03 |
| HUNTER, Noel Campbell | Director | — | 2021-12-08 |
| HURFORD, Philip Duncan | Director | — | 1997-07-03 |
| IRELAND, Daniel | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2020-09-14 |
| ISLAM, Riyad | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2023-02-24 |
| JACKSON, Gaynor Jane | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2021-07-19 |
| KEOHANE, Timothy Peter | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2008-07-08 |
| KING, Michael | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2001-07-17 |
| KIRSOP, Alan | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| LEVOIR, Chantelle | Director | 2023-08-08 | 2025-09-15 |
| LEWIN, Bryan Roy | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2009-07-13 |
| LINDSAY, Tendy | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2024-10-09 |
| LIVERMORE, Leon Stewart Frederick | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2020-10-13 |
| MARSHALL, David Howard | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2006-06-22 |
| MARSHALL, David Howard | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2002-01-23 |
| MARSHALL, David Howard | Director | — | 2000-07-26 |
| MARTIN, Roy Christopher | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2016-01-31 |
| MCARDLE, Stephen | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2021-04-30 |
| MCAULEY, Anthony John | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-07-08 |
| MCCAFFERTY, Frank | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2003-04-02 |
| MCGINTY, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-10-20 |
| MCLACHLAN, Ian Duncan | Director | 1994-08-03 | 1998-06-26 |
| MEIEHOFER, Harold | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2011-07-19 |
| MELROSE, Eric Mcintosh | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 445 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-86.5%
£852,358 £115,200
-
Cash
-97.4%
£736,098 £19,011
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-100%
£2,231,940 £0
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-76%
25 6
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+71.4%
-£125,279 -£35,850
-
Profit before tax
+40.2%
-£51,613 -£30,877
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers