BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION LIMITED

Charity number: 1016312
Charity reporting is up to date (16 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting the conservation of Britain's geological heritage, especially the network of SSSIs. Getting ownership of vulnerable sites through purchase via external grants or through transfer of ownership. Developing a Geoheritage Trail in the South Wales Coalfield to promote awareness of the importance of geology among the wider public. To liaise with other European geoconervation organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £172,587
Total expenditure: £89,553

Total income includes £169,628 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02775501 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PROF MICHAEL J BENTON Chair
None on record
Dr Sarah Caroline King Trustee 16 December 2015
None on record
THOMAS HOSE Trustee
None on record
Dr KEVIN PAGE Trustee
None on record
Dr CHRISTOPHER J CLEAL Trustee
None on record
Dr JOHN DEHANE MACADAM Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £32.84k £111.30k £105.71k £125.36k £172.59k
Total expenditure £68.75k £8.27k £51.35k £140.31k £89.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £32.81k £16.27k £92.37k £124.27k £169.63k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2024 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 21 February 2025 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 13 March 2024 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 13 March 2024 37 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 28 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 12 February 2021 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 12 February 2021 7 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 DECEMBER 1992

Charitable objects

1)TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PURSUIT OF GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 2)TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
131 CRAVEN ROAD
NEWBURY
RG14 5NN
Phone:
02920573310
Email:
british.geoconservation@gmail.com
Website:

www.geoconservation.org Open in new window