Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers
Registered name: INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS AND BOOKKEEPERS
Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers made £350k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers reported £350k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 16 employees. The company is classified under “activities of professional membership organizations” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 53 yrs · since 1973
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | £47.2k | −£3.7k | £350k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £47.2k | −£3.7k | £350k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.8k | −£232 | £21.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼107.9% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲21.4% | ▼5.9% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £37.9k | £20.4k | £16.4k | £18.9k |
| Net assets | £149k | £196k | £192k | £542k |
| Fixed assets | £184k | £511k | £739k | £882k |
| Current assets | £115k | £122k | £160k | £202k |
| Debtors | £28k | £38.1k | £60.9k | £28.2k |
| Deferred income | £2.1k | £11.3k | £5.5k | £5.5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲183%
- Now £542k
- Cash at bank
- ▲16%
- Now £18.9k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 16
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £5.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▲19%
- Now £882k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Iab Lcci LimitedRev. — · Profit −£3.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £350k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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