British Institute of Persian Studies(the)

Active00740813 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
14 November 1962 (63 years)
Industry
Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Cultural education (85520)
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Directors
Ladan Akbarnia
Robert Martin Gleave
Mariano Errichiello
Controlled by
Ali Massoud Ansari
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
10 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AH

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
29 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
15 December 2025

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Akbarnia, Ladan, Prof
Director · Appointed 20 November 2025
English
Born August 1972 (54)
Gleave, Robert Martin, Prof
Director · Appointed 20 November 2025
British
Born December 1967 (58)
Errichiello, Mariano, Dr
Director · Appointed 21 November 2024
Italian
Born November 1982
Pesaran, Evaleila, Dr
Director · Appointed 21 November 2024
British
Born September 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 27 November 2023
Also at The Sarikhani Foundation
British
Born November 1967
Gye, David Hugh
Director · Appointed 27 November 2023
British
Born August 1947 (79)
Talajooy, Saeedreza, Dr
Director · Appointed 27 November 2023
British
Born February 1967 (59)
Holliday, Shabnam, Dr
Director · Appointed 28 November 2022
British
Born January 1975 (51)
Hamedani, Hossein
Director · Appointed 1 January 2021
British
Born April 1956 (70)
Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh, Dr
Director · Appointed 28 November 2018
British
Born July 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 28 November 2018
Also at Antiquity Publications Limited
Australian
Born June 1972 (54)
Stewart, Sarah Rosemary Anne, Dr
Director · Appointed 28 November 2018
British
Born February 1952 (74)
Officer history (81 former)
20 November 2025
Appointed Gleave, Robert Martin, Prof as Director
20 November 2025
Resigned Azad, Arezou, Dr as Director
20 November 2025
Resigned Alvandi, Roham, Dr as Director
20 November 2025
Resigned Newman, Andrew, Professor as Director
20 November 2025
Appointed Akbarnia, Ladan, Prof as Director
14 October 2025
Resigned Ball, Warwick, Dr as Director
27 February 2025
Appointed Ball, Warwick, Dr as Director
21 November 2024
Appointed Errichiello, Mariano, Dr as Director
21 November 2024
Appointed Pesaran, Evaleila, Dr as Director
21 November 2024
Resigned Allen, Lindsay, Dr as Director
27 November 2023
Appointed Ansari, Ali Massoud, Professor as Director
27 November 2023
Resigned Melville, Charles Peter, Professor as Director
27 November 2023
Appointed Talajooy, Saeedreza, Dr as Director
27 November 2023
Appointed Gye, David Hugh as Director
20 June 2023
Resigned Farzad, Narguess as Director
14 March 2023
Resigned Mcclary, Richard Piran, Dr as Director
15 January 2023
Resigned Williams, Alan Vincent, Professor as Director
14 January 2023
Resigned Peacock, Andrew Charles Spencer, Professor as Director
28 November 2022
Appointed Holliday, Shabnam, Dr as Director
28 November 2022
Appointed Alvandi, Roham, Dr as Director
6 December 2021
Appointed Allen, Lindsay, Dr as Director
1 January 2021
Resigned Ridgeon, Lloyd, Dr as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Hamedani, Hossein as Director
25 November 2019
Appointed Mcclary, Richard Piran, Dr as Director
25 November 2019
Appointed Azad, Arezou, Dr as Director
25 November 2019
Appointed Newman, Andrew, Professor as Director
25 November 2019
Resigned Hintze, Almut, Professor as Director
5 September 2019
Resigned Kinnear, Douglas Nelson as Director
5 September 2019
Resigned Kinnear, Douglas Nelson as Secretary
22 March 2019
Resigned Axworthy, Michael George Andrew, Dr as Director
17 December 2018
Resigned Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd John, Professor as Director
28 November 2018
Appointed Stewart, Sarah Rosemary Anne, Dr as Director
28 November 2018
Resigned Bast, Oliver as Director
28 November 2018
Appointed Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh, Dr as Director
28 November 2018
Resigned Curtis, John Edward, Dr as Director
28 November 2018
Resigned Gibson, Melanie Jane, Dr as Director
28 November 2018
Appointed Petrie, Cameron Andrew, Dr as Director
28 November 2018
Resigned Scarce, Jennifer Mary, Dr as Director
28 November 2018
Appointed Peacock, Andrew Charles Spencer, Professor as Director
29 November 2017
Resigned Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz as Director
29 November 2017
Appointed Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd John, Professor as Director
29 November 2017
Appointed Farzad, Narguess as Director
29 November 2017
Resigned Ansari, Ali Massoud, Professor as Director
30 November 2016
Appointed Hintze, Almut, Professor as Director
30 November 2016
Resigned Akbarnia, Ladan, Dr as Director
30 November 2016
Resigned Farzad, Narguess as Director
30 November 2016
Resigned Gleave, Robert Martin, Dr as Director
30 November 2016
Resigned Alvandi, Roham, Dr as Director
30 November 2016
Appointed Williams, Alan Vincent, Professor as Director
30 November 2016
Appointed Axworthy, Michael George Andrew, Dr as Director
11 November 2015
Resigned Babaie, Sussan, Dr as Director
11 November 2015
Appointed Scarce, Jennifer Mary, Dr as Director
11 November 2015
Resigned Sauer, Eberhard Wilfram, Dr as Director
27 November 2014
Appointed Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz as Director
27 November 2014
Resigned Allan, James Wilson, Professor as Director
28 November 2013
Appointed Akbarnia, Ladan, Dr as Director
28 November 2013
Appointed Alvandi, Roham, Dr as Director
28 November 2013
Appointed Babaie, Sussan, Dr as Director
28 November 2013
Resigned Stewart, Sarah Rosemary Anne, Dr as Director
28 November 2013
Resigned Petrie, Cameron Andrew as Director
1 January 2013
1 January 2013
Appointed Kinnear, Douglas Nelson as Director
1 January 2013
Resigned Gye, David Hugh as Director
1 January 2013
Appointed Bast, Oliver as Director
1 January 2013
Resigned Ingham, John Serjeant as Director
28 November 2012
Appointed Kinnear, Douglas Nelson as Secretary
1 November 2012
Appointed Gibson, Melanie Jane, Dr as Director
23 November 2011
Appointed Curtis, John Edward, Dr as Director
23 November 2011
Resigned Brookshaw, Dominic, Dr as Director
23 November 2011
Resigned Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh, Dr as Director
24 November 2010
Appointed Farzad, Narguess as Director
24 November 2010
Resigned Martin, Vanessa Ann, Professor as Director
24 November 2010
Resigned Hillenbrand, Robert, Professor as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Knapton, Peter Augustus as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Sauer, Eberhard Wilfram, Dr as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Knapton, Peter Augustus as Secretary
4 December 2009
Resigned Canby, Sheila, Doctor as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Coningham, Robin Andrew Evelyn, Professor as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Farzad, Narguess as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Brookshaw, Dominic, Dr as Director
25 June 2009
Appointed Ingham, John Serjeant as Director
25 June 2009
Appointed Gye, David Hugh as Director
7 November 2007
Appointed Martin, Vanessa Ann, Professor as Director
7 November 2007
Appointed Stewart, Sarah Rosemary Anne, Dr as Director
7 November 2007
Appointed Petrie, Cameron Andrew as Director
7 November 2007
Resigned Treadwell, William Luke, Dr as Director
7 November 2007
Resigned Daftary, Farhad, Doctor as Director
28 November 2006
Resigned Bergne, Alexander Paul A'Court as Director
28 November 2006
Appointed Herzig, Edmund Martin, Professor as Director
30 December 2005
Appointed Ansari, Ali Massoud, Professor as Director
30 November 2005
Appointed Coningham, Robin Andrew Evelyn, Professor as Director
30 November 2005
Appointed Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh, Dr as Director
30 November 2005
Appointed Ridgeon, Lloyd, Dr as Director
29 November 2005
29 November 2005
Resigned Curtis, John Edward, Dr as Director
27 November 2003
Appointed Farzad, Narguess as Director
27 November 2003
Resigned Bosworth, Clifford Edmund, Professor as Director
27 November 2003
Resigned Boardman, John, Professor Sir as Director
27 November 2003
Appointed Gleave, Robert Martin, Dr as Director
27 November 2003
Appointed Bergne, Alexander Paul A'Court as Director
30 September 2003
Resigned Rundle, Christopher John Spencer as Director
2 December 2002
Appointed Knapton, Peter Augustus as Secretary
26 November 2002
Resigned Gleave, Robert Martin, Dr as Secretary
26 November 2002
Resigned Gleave, Robert Martin, Dr as Director
26 November 2002
Appointed Curtis, John Edward, Dr as Director
9 November 2001
Resigned Barrington, Nicholas John, Sir as Director
9 November 2001
Resigned Curtis, John Edward, Dr as Director
9 November 2001
Appointed Treadwell, William Luke, Dr as Director
9 November 2001
Appointed Daftary, Farhad, Doctor as Director
21 November 2000
Appointed Boardman, John, Professor Sir as Director
21 November 2000
Resigned Harney, Desmond Edward St Aubyn as Director
16 November 1999
Resigned Mclachlan, Keith Stanley, Professor as Director
16 November 1999
Appointed Canby, Sheila, Doctor as Director
30 October 1998
Resigned Curtis, Vesta, Dr as Director
19 November 1997
Appointed Gleave, Robert Martin, Dr as Secretary
19 November 1997
Resigned Melville, Charles Peter, Dr as Secretary
20 November 1996
Resigned Morgan, David Orrin, Doctor as Director
20 November 1996
Appointed Barrington, Nicholas John, Sir as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Sheikholeslami, Ali Reza, Professor as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Cooper, John as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Rogers, John Michael, Professor as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Grundon, John Royston as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Morton, Alexander Hargreaves as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Burney, Charles Allen as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Lambton, Ann Katherine Swynford, Professor as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Aidan, Janet as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Gurney, John David, Dr as Director
20 November 1996
Resigned Ferrier, Ronald Whitaker, Dr as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Melville, Charles Peter, Dr as Secretary
31 December 1995
Resigned Curtis, Vesta, Dr as Secretary
22 November 1995
Resigned Cloake, John Cecil as Director
21 November 1995
Appointed Gleave, Robert Martin, Dr as Director
1 December 1994
Resigned Taylor, Peter John Whittaker as Director
9 November 1994
Appointed Knapton, Peter Augustus as Director
9 November 1994
Resigned Phillips, John Sidney as Director
1 December 1993
Resigned Aidin, Janet as Director
20 November 1993
Resigned Herrmann, Georgina, Dr as Director
18 November 1993
Resigned Moorey, Peter Roger Stuart, Dr as Director
18 November 1993
Appointed Grundon, John Royston as Director
18 November 1993
30 June 1993
Appointed Taylor, Peter John Whittaker as Director
1 December 1992
Resigned Hanson, John Gilbert as Director
18 November 1992
Resigned Hillenbrand, Robert, Professor as Secretary
18 November 1992
Appointed Curtis, Vesta, Dr as Secretary
18 November 1992
Appointed Cooper, John as Director
18 November 1992
Appointed Morgan, David Orrin, Doctor as Director
18 November 1992
Appointed Hillenbrand, Robert, Professor as Director
18 November 1992
Resigned Gershevitch, Ilya, Dr as Director
18 November 1992
Resigned Hill, Clare Letitia, Dr as Director
17 November 1988
Appointed Aidan, Janet as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Ali Massoud Ansari
Individual · Notified 27 November 2023
Has significant influence or control
British
Born November 1967
Former controllers (2)
27 November 2023
Ceased Charles Peter Melville — Has significant influence or control
29 November 2017
Ceased Ali Massoud Ansari — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Employees
2
Balance sheet detail
2025

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 December 2025Appointment of a director
15 December 2025Confirmation statement with no updates15 December 2025
12 December 2025Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
10 December 2025Appointment of a director
24 November 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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