Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED 

The Charity exists for the advancement of the education of the public in languages. Its object are realised principally through International House London, an internationally reputed language school. Its main activities are the teaching of English and the teaching of other Modern Languages and the training of language teachers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£13,158£12,855£303£0£7,157£7,1576.73490
31/12/21£8,901£10,322£-1,422£0£6,854£6,85483400
31/12/20£9,120£11,019£-1,899£0£8,276£8,27693990
31/12/19*£16,439£16,279£160£0£10,175£10,1757.54410
31/12/18£14,628£14,614£14£0£10,015£10,0158.23750
31/12/17£14,785£15,307£-522£0£10,001£10,0017.83240
31/12/16£14,494£14,863£-369£0£10,523£10,5238.52900
31/12/15£14,936£15,616£-680£74£10,892£10,8928.42210
31/12/14£15,147£15,031£116£25£11,572£11,5729.21730
31/12/13£13,361£13,207£154£48£11,456£11,45610.41770
31/12/12£12,845£11,980£865£41£11,302£11,30211.31760
31/12/11£14,292£13,252£1,041£8£10,437£10,4379.51680
31/12/10£8,904£8,066£838£48£9,396£9,396141490
31/12/09£8,521£8,190£332£42£8,709£8,70912.81450
31/12/08£7,644£6,942£702£32£8,378£8,37814.51400
31/12/07£12,702£6,420£6,283£29£7,676£7,67614.31480
31/12/06£6,581£6,659£-78£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5,344£5,344£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£491£875£-384£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 58%
Liabilities/Income: 75%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 48 years

www.ihlondon.com

finance@ihlondon.com

020 7611 2400

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 349 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-74
  • VINCENZO RAIMO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent International Higher Education Consult
  • GARETH HUGHES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • ISABEL DIVANNA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Business Development And Partnerships
  • ROY CROSS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Advisor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/1976, number: 270860
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/01/1976, number: 01239120
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 9 days late,
Main office

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
16 STUKELEY STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5LQ

Objectives

THE FOUNDATION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING FOR:3.1 THE TEACHING AND TESTING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, CULTURAL AWARENESS AND ASSOCIATED SKILLS, INCLUDING THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND TEACHING ABOUT ENGLISH CULTURE, TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF ANY NATIONALITY;3.2 THE TRAINING OF MEN AND WOMEN OF ANY NATIONALITY IN THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE; AND3.3 THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS SO AS TO RAISE LANGUAGE TEACHING STANDARDS WORLDWIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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