INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS

Registered charity 261990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST INSTITUTE LIMITED, THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

To provide a forum for those operating in the digital economy to identify and discuss issues and practices in the digital world (including advertising and trade related matters) and to promote the formulation of regulations and best practices to ensure that they benefit the public, provide appropriate safeguards for children and other vulnerable users and protect civil and human rights.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACT ON SOCIETY OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF MASS-COMMUNICATION INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT AFFECTING THE GENERAL NATURE OF FOREGOING TELEVISION AND RADIO, INTO SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY OF BROADCASTING. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£691k

Latest spending

£631k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £60,034 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £280,681. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The organization is classified as small under the Companies Act 2006 and is exempt from audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“In the band £90,001 - £100,000” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover annual running costs (held: £281k)

“The directors seek to maintain funds sufficient to cover annual running costs in order that the charity can run efficiently and meet the needs of the members.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00996225

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Squire Patton Boggs — “IIC are pleased to be hosting a roundtable meeting ‘Connecting the Ecosystem: the EU Digital Networks Act (DNA)’ kindly supported by Squire …” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BELLIS, James Howard — director, appointed 13/01/2025not on trustee list
JOHNSON, William Henry — director, appointed 06/11/2024not on trustee list
MAIDA, Aminu Wada, Dr — director, appointed 06/11/2024not on trustee list
MASSELOS, Konstantinos, Prof. — director, appointed 06/11/2024not on trustee list
GOGGIN, Isolde — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
MMOSHE, Tebogo Miedow — director, appointed 18/10/2023not on trustee list
CUMMINS, Nina — director, appointed 18/10/2023not on trustee list
FLANNERY, Angela Marie — director, appointed 18/10/2023not on trustee list
LEACOCK, Allyson, Dr — director, appointed 18/10/2023not on trustee list
MARNICK, Philip John — director, appointed 18/10/2023not on trustee list
BUCHANAN, Duncan Grant — director, appointed 10/10/2019not on trustee list
RUFF, Jacquelynn — director, appointed 25/03/2019not on trustee list
LABARDINI INZUNZA, Adriana Sofia — director, appointed 25/03/2019not on trustee list
WOOLFORD, Christopher David — director, appointed 04/07/2018on trustee list
WELLDEN TURNBULL LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 27/08/2026

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income

£691k

Total spending

£631k

Cost of raising funds

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£281k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher David Woolford
Isolde Goggin

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua And Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahrain

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£691k	£631k
31/01/2024	£682k	£704k
31/01/2023	£636k	£609k
31/01/2022	£498k	£482k
31/01/2021	£473k	£566k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £60,034 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £280,681. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The organization is classified as small under the Companies Act 2006 and is exempt from audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£30k
AL Philanthropies	1	£26k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION	1	£10k
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON	1	£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE.

INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE income £5.2m
THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING income £556k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY income £378k
INTERCOM income £952k
THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY RESEARCH income £200k
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE income £182k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS	£691k	£90,001 - £100,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FY2025	£5.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF LICENSING FY2025	£556k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY FY2025	£378k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
INTERCOM FY2025	£952k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY RESEARCH FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.