INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE

Registered charity 313512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TRUST

Provision of accommodation for students largely from Overseas. Provision of social facilities, welfare services and scholarship for students. We are actively involved in organisation such as UKCISA promoting the better experience for students. We play a global role with other International Houses in communicating international friendship and understanding between overseas and British students.

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£7.5m

Latest spending

£7.8m

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £8.1 million, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover over 12 months of operating expenditure in line with their policy target of 10-18 months. The charity reported a net operating deficit of £261k for the year, largely offset by a legacy donation and investment gains, resulting in a total reserve increase to £90.9 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 6

“The above six staff members (2024: seven) received a total of £96k in employer’s pension contributions in the year” — page 44

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 10 - 18 months of expenditure level (held: £8.1m)

“The free reserves level target is to cover 10 - 18 months of expenditure level.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amounts owed by connected trusts

“As at 30 September 2025, there was a debt of £8k (2023-24: £6k) owed to ISH by the Toyota-Shi Trevelyan Trust. This debt will be settled by a transfer of investment assets to the value of £8k in May 2026.” — page 48

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £73k

“At 30 September 2025, ISH’s balance sheet included a liability of £73,460 for future contributions payable under the deficit recovery agreement which was concluded on 30 September 2021”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Park Crescent Conference Centre Limited

“Park Crescent Conference Centre Limited (PCCC). PCCC reported a profit of £66,518 (2023-24 £337,486) in the year ending 30 September 2025.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Where the world learns to live together: Dr Sharon Bolton on the enduring magic of International Students House gslglobal.com · 17/04/2026
[VIDEO] International students' house tour in Seoul (with prices included) koreatimes.co.kr · 02/12/2024
Queen – Behind Closed Doors at International Students House entertainment-focus.com · 28/10/2018

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00724811

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — International Students House (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

The Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation — “The Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation” (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.

KIRKLAND, John, Dr — director, appointed 13/06/2024on trustee list
YANG, Julie Alexis — director, appointed 15/06/2023on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Andrea Christin — director, appointed 15/06/2023on trustee list
ANAND-SHAW, Donal — director, appointed 22/09/2022on trustee list
MCDONALD, Richard Henry — director, appointed 22/09/2022on trustee list
DASWANI, Karan Mithu — director, appointed 23/06/2022on trustee list
DAS, Kalyan — director, appointed 23/09/2021on trustee list
ARIFFIN, Azlinda Ezrina Binti — director, appointed 13/09/2018on trustee list
BOURNE, Nicholas Henry — director, appointed 04/05/2017on trustee list
NATHOO, Shami — secretary, appointed 19/03/2021

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £19.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£7.5m

Total spending

£7.8m

Cost of raising funds

£2.6m

Reserves (reported)

£8.1m

Employees

56

Reported reserves equal ~12.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 35.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Christin Williams
Azlinda Ezrina binti Ariffin · trustee of 1 other charity
Donal Anand-Shaw
John Kirkland · trustee of 4 other charities
Julie Alexis Yang
Kalyan Das
Karan Mithu Daswani · trustee of 1 other charity
Lord Nicholas Henry Bourne
Richard Henry McDonald

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£7.5m	£7.8m
30/09/2024	£7.4m	£7.0m
30/09/2023	£7.3m	£6.9m
30/09/2022	£6.0m	£6.6m
30/09/2021	£5.1m	£6.1m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £8.1 million, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover over 12 months of operating expenditure in line with their policy target of 10-18 months. The charity reported a net operating deficit of £261k for the year, largely offset by a legacy donation and investment gains, resulting in a total reserve increase to £90.9 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/06/2005	£5k	Development of Accessible Facilities for Disabled Residents, Members & Visitors

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNIPOL STUDENT HOMES.

UNIPOL STUDENT HOMES income £24.1m
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED income £17.6m
BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL TRUST income £112k
IES LONDON THE LONDON CENTRE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS (ILLINOIS) LIMITED income £8.8m
STUDENTS' UNION ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON income £6.9m
UKCISA income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE	£7.5m	—	6	within	—	no doubt
UNIPOL STUDENT HOMES FY2025	£24.1m	—	7	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£17.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£112k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
IES LONDON THE LONDON CENTRE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS (ILLINOIS) LIMITED FY2025	£8.8m	£180,001 - £190,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STUDENTS' UNION ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON FY2024	£6.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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