Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES 

The objects of the Institute are to assist in the advancement of education and learning. Its aims include to encourage, extend, increase, disseminate and promote knowledge of, and to promote, conduct and support research into the religious, spiritual and cultural heritage of the Shia Imami Ismaili Tariqah of Islam and to conduct and support research of other religious faiths, beliefs or practices.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 6 years
(46 years as a company)

www.iis.ac.uk

info@iis.ac.uk

02077562700

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£18,580£17,592£988£0£2,719£2,7191.912531
31/12/21£15,694£15,639£55£0£1,731£1,7311.312412
31/12/20£14,938£15,256£-319£0£1,676£1,6761.312119
31/12/19£15,110£14,581£530£0£1,994£1,9941.612589
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Tajikistan, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 125 employees
  • 31 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-67
  • KARINA GOVINDJI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Group Head Of Diversity & Inclusion
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/07/2018, number: 1179135
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/08/1977, number: 01324858
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES
10 Handyside Street
LONDON
N1C 4DN

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING OR ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECT (UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AND INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING): (1) TO ENCOURAGE, EXTEND, INCREASE, DISSEMINATE AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF, AND TO PROMOTE, CONDUCT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH (INCLUDING THROUGH THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) INTO, THE RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE SHIA IMAMI ISMAILI TARIQAH OF ISLAM, AND TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS FAITHS, BELIEFS OR PRACTICES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF; AND (2) TO ESTABLISH, CARRY ON, AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION KNOWN BY THE CHARITY’S NAME AND SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMMES AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEES FIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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