INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED, WC2B 5LQ : Companies House Number 01239120

Executive summary

International House Trust Limited operates as a premier, large-scale entity within the UK's English Language Teaching sector, distinguished by its trust structure and robust governance framework. As a market leader leveraging the globally recognized International House brand, it is well-positioned to capitalize on post-Brexit shifts toward non-EU student markets and premium teacher training, though it must carefully manage the high fixed costs associated with its central London footprint.

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Overview

Company type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated: 1976-01-02
Registered office: Haycraft House, 16 Stukeley Street, London, England, WC2B 5LQ
Postcode: WC2B 5LQ
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Next due by: 2026-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-09-21
Next due by: 2026-10-05

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Nature of business (SIC)

85590 Other education not elsewhere classified

Officers 12 current · 62 resigned

Christopher GRAHAM Director

Appointed 2026-02-09

Christian STARAL Director

Appointed 2025-05-12

Maria Isabella LA FORGIA Director

Appointed 2025-05-12

Samantha Louise GRAINGER Director

Appointed 2022-11-15

Vincenzo RAIMO Director

Appointed 2022-11-15

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Public contracts won 1

£2,400,000 total awarded value where published.

Computer-delivered IELTS delivery in the UK and Ireland

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) 2020-10-19 £2,400,000

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).

Registered charity

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED — charity number 270860

Registered 1976-03-12 Income £17,593,460 Spending £17,512,459 FY to 2024-12-31

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1996737 (Tier 1), registered since 2009.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

1.5%

Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity

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Contact details

Website: internationalhouse.org.uk

IH London teaches English for young learners, English for adults, teacher training, other modern languages, and much more. Change your life with IH London.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	2003-10-17

Previous registered addresses 4

Address	Changed on
16 STUKELEY STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5LQ	2009-09-29
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 29/09/2009 FROM, 16 STUKELEY STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5LQ	2009-09-29
16 STUKELEY STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5LQ	2007-05-29
106 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 7NL	2007-05-29

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 1,314 similar companies in WC, trading since 1976

The class of 1976

51%

of the 7,066 companies incorporated in 1976 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 3 titles

Freehold: 1
Leasehold: 2
Most recent registration: 2015-06-11
Where: Greater London (3)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
NGL924282	Greater London	Leasehold	2015-06-11	—
NGL921274	Greater London	Leasehold	2011-09-29	—
NGL863286	Greater London	Freehold	2006-05-17	—

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