THE INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,468,327 | £19,749,155 | £21,353,610 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,005,058 | -£692,798 | -£35,847 | +94.8% | |
| 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 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £321,667 | £300,068 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -5.4% | -3.5% | -0.2% | |
| 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.
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 entity'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
- “2025 was the first year of implementation of the Strategic Plan (2025-2035) which focuses on continuing with The Institute's core research agenda.”
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 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.