THE INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES
Get an alert when THE INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-15.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-40.4% vs 2023
Employees
141
+8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES 1994-05-17 → present
- INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES LIMITED(THE) 1977-08-09 → 1994-05-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,468,327 | £19,749,155 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,005,058 | -£692,798 | |
| Cash | £1,634,996 | £1,386,496 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,714,180 | £1,021,382 | |
| Equity | £1,714,180 | £1,021,382 | |
| Average employees | 130 | 141 | |
| Wages | £6,306,595 | £6,955,298 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -5.4% | -3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.2% | 59.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.85x | 1.42x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In making this assessment the Trustees have considered the potential impact of cost-of-living increases and CPI inflation in the UK and are satisfied that The Institute will be supported by its existing funding sources. For this reason, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 4 February 2025, The Institute's founder and Chair, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, passed away peacefully at his residence in Lisbon, Portugal.”
- “Following his accession as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Muslims, His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V was appointed as a Trustee of The Institute on 18 February 2025 and became its Chair.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTANI, Habib | Secretary | 2020-12-13 | — | — |
| AGA KHAN, Rahim, His Highness Prince | Director | 2025-02-18 | Oct 1971 | British |
| GOVINDJI, Karina | Director | 2020-12-13 | Jul 1977 | British |
| KHERAJ, Naguib | Director | 1995-10-18 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MOTANI, Habib | Director | 2020-12-13 | Aug 1956 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHERAJ, Naguib | Secretary | 1995-10-18 | 2020-12-13 |
| KURWA, Aziz Rajabali, Dr | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 1995-10-18 |
| NATHOO, Niaz | Secretary | — | 1994-10-03 |
| AGA KHAN, Prince Karim | Director | — | 2025-02-04 |
| AHMED, Afzal, Professor | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2018-07-02 |
| ARDIN, Andre, Maitre | Director | — | 1995-10-18 |
| ARKOUN, Mohamed, Professor | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2010-09-14 |
| ESMAIL, Aziz, Doctor | Director | 1999-03-10 | 2018-07-02 |
| KESHAVJEE, Mohamed | Director | — | 2018-07-02 |
| KURWA, Aziz, Dr | Director | — | 1995-10-18 |
| MEGHJI, Zauhar Abdulmalek | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2020-12-13 |
| NATHOO, Niaz | Director | — | 1995-10-03 |
| SACHEDINA, Shafik Husein, Dr | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2020-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ismaili Imamat | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.9%
£18,468,327 £19,749,155
-
Cash
-15.2%
£1,634,996 £1,386,496
-
Net assets
-40.4%
£1,714,180 £1,021,382
-
Employees
+8.5%
130 141
-
Wages
+10.3%
£6,306,595 £6,955,298
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