INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Registered charity 273018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISBM

The organisation and conduct of the International Teachers Programme

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR THE ORGANISATION, INITIATION AND CONDUCT OF PROGRAMMES OPEN TO TEACHERS OF MANAGEMENT FROM ANY PART OF THE WORLD TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AS TEACHERS.

Area of benefit: ANY PART OF THE WORLD

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

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Latest income
£479k
Latest spending
£378k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £94,565 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £707,930. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover current commitments and ongoing activities, noting that the reserves policy target is approximately £400,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Vlerick Business School was the host in 2024. Amounts due to Vlerick at 31 July 2024 were £393,213.
“At 31 July 2025 an amount of £174,258 was due to Stockholm School of Economics (2024: £393,213 was due to Vlerick Business School). Vlerick Business School and Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) are members of the charitable company.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£593k
Total spending
£508k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£400k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · China · City Of Westminster · France · India · Italy · Sweden · Switzerland · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£479k£378k
31/07/2024£593k£508k
31/07/2023£474k£402k
31/07/2022£350k£441k
31/07/2021£936k£673k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £94,565 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £707,930. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover current commitments and ongoing activities, noting that the reserves policy target is approximately £400,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED£479k—0above—no doubt
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK FY2025£6.1m——unclear—no doubt
ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt

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