ISTA GLOBAL ARTS LEARNING LTD

1. ISTA GLOBAL ARTS LEARNING LTD 2025-07-02 → present
2. THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS THEATRE ASSOCIATION 1995-10-02 → 2025-07-02

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

bk plus Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 charity'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

• “The charity changed its name from International Schools Theatre Association to ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd on 2 July 2025.”
• “During the year ended 31 May 2025, ISTA delivered a broad programme of international activity while also undertaking significant organisational and digital development to strengthen long-term sustainability, member engagement, and operational resilience.”
• “Key achievements during the year included: Finalist, Educational Resources Award 2024 for the IB DP Theatre Student Handbook. Publication of the IB DP Student Film Handbook (ISTA's second student handbook developed with the IB). Launch of ISTA Encore (on-demand learning), beginning with World Theatre Traditions: Victorian Melodrama, with further courses in development. Launch of the ISTA Hub (member community space), alongside revised membership tiers and a new member portal. Major website redevelopment and migration to istaglobal.org, including publication of 2025-26 events on the new platform.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +8%

  £1,186,630 → £1,281,195

• Cash

  -14.3%

  £426,082 → £364,943

• Net assets

  +76.1%

  £100,778 → £177,512

• Employees

  -11.1%

  9 → 8

• Operating profit

  -12.2%

  £94,996 → £83,451

• Profit before tax

  -1.7%

  £78,072 → £76,734

• Wages

  +5.9%

  £310,412 → £328,815

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