INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 231043
Charity reporting is up to date (10 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To stimulate interest in and encourage research into the scientific and technical problems of snow and ice worldwide; to facilitate and increase the flow of glaciological ideas and information; to publish the Journal of Glaciology, Annals of Glaciology, the IGS newsletter ICE and other such publications as the Council from time to time determine; to sponsor lectures, field meetings and symposia.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £187,059
Total expenditure: £259,265

People

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£100k to £110k 1

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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 March 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • IGS (Working name)
  • GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Shin Sugiyama Chair 07 February 2025
None on record
Dr Saurabh Vijay Trustee 07 May 2025
None on record
Dr David Babb Trustee 07 February 2025
None on record
Dr Ruzica Dadic Trustee 07 February 2025
None on record
Dr Sergio Henrique Faria Trustee 18 April 2023
None on record
Dr Rachel Carr Trustee 18 April 2023
None on record
Dr Rijan Bhakta Kayastha Trustee 05 November 2021
None on record
Dr Rebecca Schlegel Trustee 05 November 2021
None on record
Dr Jing Gao Trustee 05 November 2021
None on record
Dr Lucas Ruiz Trustee 05 November 2021
None on record
Professor Dustin Schroeder Trustee 09 July 2019
None on record
Dr Amber Leeson Trustee 05 September 2018
None on record
Dr Gwenn E Flowers Trustee 14 December 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £168.86k £171.66k £261.43k £380.46k £187.06k
Total expenditure £142.67k £151.78k £245.73k £409.14k £259.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 31 December 2024 10 November 2025 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 10 November 2025 10 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On time 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 JANUARY 1962 AS AMENDED 12 JANUARY 1972 as amended on 05 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF SNOW AND ICE IN ALL COUNTRIES; TO FACILITATE AND INCREASE THE FLOW OF GLACIOLOGICAL IDEAS AND INFORMATION; TO PUBLISH THE JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY, ICE AND OTHER SUCH PUBLICATIONS AS THE COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; TO SPONSOR LECTURES, FIELD MEETINGS AND SYMPOSIA

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

Contact information

Address:
SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LENSFIELD ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1ER
Phone:
01223355974
Email:
igsoc@igsoc.org
Website:

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