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BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW(THE)

Company no. 00615025 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW(THE) is an active 67-year-old company. Worth a closer look: confirmation statement overdue at companies house. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicators1 point to check
Confirmation statement overdue at Companies House
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 67+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number00615025
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated17 Nov 1958 · 67 yrs
Registered officeCharles Clore Hse, 17 Russell Sq., London, WC1B 5JP
Nature of business58141 - Publishing of learned journals · 63990 - Other information service activities n.e.c. · 72200 - Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities · 94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Next accounts due30 Sep 2026
Confirmation statement due10 Aug 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
209425
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
22 Sep 1962
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£3,458,821 · year to 31 Dec 2024
Latest expenditure
£4,307,287

What BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW(THE) does

To promote by means of study groups, meetings and conferences the study and development of international law and comparative law (including foreign law).To promote or commission research into international law and comparative law (including foreign law) and to publish or arrange for publication or otherwise disseminate the results of that research.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Dec 2024 £3,458,821 £4,307,287 −£848,466
31 Dec 2023 £5,632,135 £5,527,160 £104,975
31 Dec 2022 £4,071,164 £4,051,116 £20,048
31 Dec 2021 £4,009,193 £4,180,387 −£171,194
31 Dec 2020 £3,997,771 £3,336,449 £661,322

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (13)

Alexander David Just
Trustee · appointed 20 Sep 2021
Audley William Sheppard KC
Trustee · appointed 11 Dec 2024
Chiann Bao
Trustee · appointed 5 Dec 2021
Dr Sorcha MacLeod
Trustee · appointed 20 Sep 2021
Elizabeth Caroline Perks
Trustee · appointed 7 Dec 2020
Eve Coulter Salomon CBE
Trustee · appointed 1 Jul 2023
Guy Gibson Beringer
Trustee · appointed 20 Sep 2021
HABIB MOTANI
Trustee · appointed 20 Sep 2021
Katherine Louise Jones
Trustee · appointed 26 Jun 2024
Mark Gregory
Trustee · appointed 11 Dec 2024
Ndanga Kamau
Trustee · appointed 11 Dec 2024
Professor Iain Gerard MacNeil
Trustee · appointed 20 Sep 2021
Shehzad Charania
Trustee · appointed 20 Sep 2021

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (2)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Part Basement, Ground And First Floors, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London (WC1B 5DR) Leasehold Camden, Greater London
Part Basement 1, Ground and First Floors, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London (WC1B 5DR) Leasehold Camden, Greater London

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

ASHER, Thomas Michael
Secretary · appointed 31 Mar 2026
BAO, Chiann
Director · appointed 6 Dec 2021 · American
BERINGER, Guy Gibson
Director · appointed 20 Sep 2021 · British
CHARANIA, Shehzad
Director · appointed 20 Sep 2021 · British
GREGORY, Mark
Director · appointed 11 Dec 2024 · British
JONES, Katherine Louise
Director · appointed 26 Jun 2024 · British
JUST, Alexander David
Director · appointed 20 Sep 2021 · British
KAMAU, Ndanga
Director · appointed 11 Dec 2024 · Kenyan,Dutch
MACLEOD, Sorcha, Dr
Director · appointed 20 Sep 2021 · British
MACNEIL, Iain Gerard, Professor
Director · appointed 20 Sep 2021 · British
MOTANI, Habib
Director · appointed 20 Sep 2021 · British
PERKS, Elizabeth Caroline
Director · appointed 7 Dec 2020 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due30 Sep 2026
Confirmation statementOverdue
Last statement27 Jul 2025
Next statement due10 Aug 2026
Accounts typeFull accounts

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