IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-10.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-24.5% vs 2024
Employees
66
+6.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,935,000 | £4,929,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£305,000 | -£3,275,000 | |
| Cash | £1,380,000 | £1,232,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,374,000 | £10,099,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,374,000 | £10,099,000 | |
| Equity | £13,374,000 | £10,099,000 | |
| Average employees | 62 | 66 | |
| Wages | £2,162,000 | £2,440,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -6.2% | -66.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.5% | 12.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.06x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on current financial and cashflow forecasts, the trustees are confident in the Society's ongoing financial health and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING(THE) · parent
- ISTD Academy Limited 100%
- ISTD Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “120th anniversary celebrations”
- “Launched Dance for All: Extending Our Ambition for Dance”
- “Peter Gregson joined the Society as Director of Operations and Digital Transformation in January 2025”
- “New subsidiary companies - ISTD Academy and ISTD Enterprises - became operational in this financial year”
- “Shirley Ballas, appointed President, awarded an Honorary Fellowship in October 2024”
- “Appointment of two vice presidents, Anthony Van Laast and Shobana Jeyasingh, in January 2025”
- “Conducted a total of 84,352 examinations globally (down from 91,469 in 2023/24)”
- “Revaluation of the head office building down to £7.2 million reflecting current economic conditions and the broader downturn in property values”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS, Liam Colin Andrew | Secretary | 2022-05-17 | — | — |
| BATT, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2023-11-22 | Jul 1956 | British |
| DIENER, Juliet Joyce | Director | 2022-11-23 | Jan 1976 | British,South African |
| ELLIOTT, Michael John | Director | 2021-11-17 | Aug 1953 | British |
| FOTINAKI, Christina | Director | 2023-11-22 | Feb 1971 | Greek |
| HOBDEN, Thomas William | Director | 2020-11-18 | Aug 1981 | British |
| KEAN, Jeremy George | Director | 2017-09-07 | Jan 1955 | British |
| KIRKHAM, Leanne | Director | 2021-11-17 | Sep 1980 | British |
| MEAGER, Peter Richard Gareth | Director | 2022-11-23 | Apr 1980 | British |
| NYMAN, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2024-11-13 | Mar 1988 | British |
| RANDOLPH, Keith-Derrick | Director | 2016-09-11 | Jun 1965 | Dutch |
| TURNER, Lynn Angharad | Director | 2019-10-17 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WAY, Frederick | Director | 2019-10-17 | Feb 1987 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMEY, Julian | Secretary | 2009-11-17 | 2011-03-31 |
| BROWNE, Michael John | Secretary | — | 2006-06-02 |
| LYON, David | Secretary | 2021-07-12 | 2021-12-10 |
| MILES, Nick | Secretary | 2011-04-04 | 2012-12-06 |
| MORLEY, Gary Cornwell | Secretary | 2013-06-13 | 2016-03-02 |
| SINGLETON, Jonathan | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2009-04-13 |
| STEPHENSON, Norman Keith, Revd | Secretary | 2019-08-02 | 2021-07-09 |
| ADKINS, Simon | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2019-10-17 |
| BABA, Nafisah | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2022-01-10 |
| BALCOCK, Chris | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-09-01 |
| BALL, Kay | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2018-12-13 |
| BALLARD, Christina Elsie | Director | 2000-07-06 | 2003-07-03 |
| BAMBRA, Audrey | Director | — | 1993-01-18 |
| BANNERMAN, James Charles Christopher | Director | 1996-05-09 | 2016-03-08 |
| BLEARS, Hazel Anne | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2002-09-24 |
| BRINSON, Peter | Director | — | 1995-04-07 |
| CHALLINOR, Kenneth | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2002-07-04 |
| CHALLINOR, Kenneth | Director | 1993-07-15 | 1994-09-15 |
| CHANT, David | Director | — | 2006-11-10 |
| COOK, John Henry | Director | — | 2011-09-30 |
| COOPER, Adam Richard | Director | 2016-09-11 | 2018-05-29 |
| CRAIL, Patricia Mary | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2000-07-06 |
| DAVIES, Tudor Stanley | Director | 1998-07-09 | 1999-09-23 |
| EARNSHAW, Julie Lynn | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2018-07-09 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Charles | Director | 2014-09-11 | 2016-03-02 |
| EDWARDS, Michael | Director | 2014-09-11 | 2014-09-11 |
| FERGUSON, Ron | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2000-06-01 |
| FEWSTER-WILKINSON, Barbara | Director | — | 1998-04-23 |
| FRANCIS, Sydney Vernon | Director | — | 1998-07-09 |
| GLASSTONE, Richard | Director | 2000-07-07 | 2001-02-01 |
| GROVER, Barbara | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2012-09-05 |
| GROVER, Robert | Director | — | 2012-09-05 |
| HARWOOD, Susan Mary | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2020-11-18 |
| HAWKINS, Christopher Adrian | Director | 2017-01-05 | 2018-12-13 |
| HEARN, Geoffrey Warren | Director | — | 1999-05-10 |
| HOCKING, Christopher John | Director | 2020-11-18 | 2021-06-29 |
| HUNT, Richard Stephen | Director | 2002-07-04 | 2014-09-11 |
| HURLINGS, Paddy | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2011-03-01 |
| IRVINE, William | Director | — | 1994-03-18 |
| JONES, Gerald Frank, Member Of Council | Director | — | 1993-03-15 |
| KEMP, George Edmund Vernon | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-09-08 |
| KEMP, John Travis, Member Of Council | Director | — | 1993-07-15 |
| KING, Karen | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2023-11-22 |
| KYLE, Peter William | Director | 2002-07-04 | 2012-09-13 |
| MANNIX, Annabelle Louise | Director | 2016-09-11 | 2019-10-17 |
| MARCEL, Richard Alain | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2011-09-30 |
| MATHEWS, Margaret | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2008-01-31 |
| MORLEY, Gary Cornwell | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-03-02 |
| MURPHY, Philip Robert | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-09-11 |
| MURPHY-ODWYER, Lynette Mary | Director | — | 1994-09-15 |
| NEWSON, Olive Winifred | Director | — | 1994-09-15 |
| OWEN JAMES, Gaynor | Director | 2004-07-08 | 2016-09-11 |
| PERCY, Joyce Gwedoline | Director | — | 2000-07-06 |
| PRIME, Patricia Ann | Director | 2000-07-06 | 2006-09-22 |
| PRIME, Sian Elizabeth | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2020-12-07 |
| RYCROFT, Edna June | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2000-07-06 |
| RYDER, Bruce Dudley | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2013-09-12 |
| SANCHEZ, Erin | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2021-11-17 |
| SAXTON, Vivienne | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-12-13 |
| SHIBATA, Sho | Director | 2016-09-11 | 2017-01-30 |
| SHIBATA, Sho | Director | 2015-10-29 | 2024-11-13 |
| SIMMONDS, Martin | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2002-07-04 |
| STYLIANOS, Michael | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2002-09-17 |
| SUNDARAM, Chitra | Director | 2016-09-11 | 2019-05-01 |
| SWAN, Elisabeth | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2017-07-25 |
| SWAN, Elisabeth | Director | 2016-09-11 | 2023-11-22 |
| SWAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2015-09-10 |
| TAVAZVIA, Leigh | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2015-10-31 |
| TAYLOR-HILL, Yvonne | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2016-09-11 |
| TOMKINS, Julie | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2017-07-25 |
| TOMKINS, Julie | Director | 2015-10-29 | 2018-12-13 |
| WELLS, Linda Mary | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2005-05-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Kathryn | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2022-09-27 |
| WOOTTEN, Carrie-Marie Clare | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2020-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Mary Harwood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Mrs Kay Ball | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Miss Karen King | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Miss Erin Sanchez | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Miss Julie Tomkins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Mr Shohei Shibata | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Ms Vivienne Saxton | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
| Mr Simon Adkins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2017-07-01 |
| Mrs Gaynor Owen James | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2016-09-08 |
| Mrs Yvonne Taylor-Hill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2016-09-08 |
| Mr George Edmund Vernon Kemp | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2016-09-08 |
| Mr Philip Robert Murphy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2016-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-0.1%
£4,935,000 £4,929,000
-
Cash
-10.7%
£1,380,000 £1,232,000
-
Net assets
-24.5%
£13,374,000 £10,099,000
-
Employees
+6.5%
62 66
-
Wages
+12.9%
£2,162,000 £2,440,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers