The Trading Standards Institute

Activities of professional membership organizations · Basildon, Essex

The Trading Standards Institute

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Losses 3 years runningCash down 97%Staff down 76%ActiveLatest figures: 2025Abridged accountsCompany only133 years on the register

Private company limited by guarantee registered in Basildon, classed under “Activities of professional membership organizations”.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2025 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

−£30.9k

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20202021202220232025
Profit after tax−£30.9k
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2021202220232025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets

7 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-11-02

  1. Accounts
    Accounts for a dormant company made up to 31 March 2026
  2. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Adrian Ganesh Simpson as a director on 4 August 2026
  3. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Stephen John Ruddy as a director on 4 August 2026
  4. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Nicola Louise Pasek as a director on 4 August 2026
  5. Directors
    Termination of appointment of John Andrew Herriman as a director on 4 August 2026
  6. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Timothy Ian Gass as a director on 4 August 2026
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Uday Kumar Dholakia as a director on 4 August 2026
  8. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Iain David Cottingham as a director on 4 August 2026
  9. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 31 March 2025
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of James Munro as a director on 17 October 2025
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Chantelle Levoir as a director on 15 September 2025
  12. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Chantelle Levoir as a secretary on 15 September 2025
  13. 27 earlier
    1. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr James Munro on 1 July 2025
    2. Accounts
      Current accounting period extended from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025
    3. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Tendy Lindsay as a director on 9 October 2024
    4. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2023
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Ben Meredith as a director on 1 May 2024
    6. Filing
      Resolutions
    7. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Julie Sampson as a director on 20 November 2023
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Nicola Louise Pasek as a director on 18 October 2023
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Louise Clare Baxter as a director on 18 October 2023
    11. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Iain David Cottingham as a director on 1 October 2023
    12. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2022
    13. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Chantelle Levoir as a secretary on 8 August 2023
    14. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Chantelle Levoir as a director on 8 August 2023
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Paul Ramsden as a director on 19 July 2023
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Riyad Islam as a director on 24 February 2023
    17. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Riyad Islam as a secretary on 24 February 2023
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Philip John Owen as a director on 7 November 2022
    19. Directors
      Appointment of Mr James Munro as a director on 7 October 2022
    20. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Wendy Jean Potts as a director on 7 October 2022
    21. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2021
    22. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Riyad Islam as a director on 6 June 2022
    23. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Riyad Islam as a secretary on 6 June 2022
    24. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Duncan Stephenson as a director on 19 April 2022
    25. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Tendy Lindsay as a director on 8 December 2021
    26. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Brian Robert Taylour as a director on 8 December 2021
    27. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Noel Campbell Hunter as a director on 8 December 2021

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does The Trading Standards Institute do?

Private company limited by guarantee registered in Basildon, classed under “Activities of professional membership organizations”. In its own words: “Protecting Consumers &<br /> Supporting Business - National Trading Standards”

›How much turnover does The Trading Standards Institute make?

Answered in the full report

›Is The Trading Standards Institute profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £30.9k in the year to 31 March 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at The Trading Standards Institute?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns The Trading Standards Institute?

Its directors are Philip John Owen, Duncan Stephenson. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is The Trading Standards Institute based?

Its registered office is 1 Sylvan Court Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6TH, in Basildon, Essex.

›When was The Trading Standards Institute founded?

The Trading Standards Institute was incorporated on 2 May 1893.

›Is The Trading Standards Institute still trading?

The register lists The Trading Standards Institute as active.

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