THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MISSION STUDIES

Charity Number: 276650
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

IAMS is an international inter-confessional and interdisciplinary professional society for the scholarly study of Christian witness and its impact in the world, with over 500 individual and corporate members around the world. Its journal, Mission Studies, is published three times a year. International conferences are held every 4 years.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £16,034
Total expenditure: £14,626

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Bright Myeong-Seok Lee Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Dr Nigel James Rooms Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Dr Bokyoung Park Trustee 01 January 2023
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 £28.38k £13.08k £25.94k £9.88k £16.03k
Total expenditure £19.64k £7.92k £23.54k £24.05k £14.63k
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 19 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 20 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 September 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 24 AUG 1978 AS AMENDED ON 28 JAN 2001 AS AMENDED ON 03 AUG 2004 AS AMENDED ON 15 AUG 2016

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF THEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE THE CHURCH B) TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING MISSION AMONG ALL THOSE ENGAGED IN SUCH STUDIES AND AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC C) TO RELATE STUDIES IN MISSION TO STUDIES IN THEOLOGICAL AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS D) TO PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP, COOPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN MISSION STUDIES, ESPECIALLY AMONG NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND DENOMINATIONAL MISSION STUDY ASSOCIATIONS AND EQUIVALENTS E) TO ORGANISE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF MISSIOLOGISTS F) TO ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF CENTRES OF RESEARCH G) TO STIMULATE PUBLICATIONS IN THE AREA OF THE ASSOCIATION'S INTEREST, INCLUDING AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
The Chancellors House
23 St. Martins
LEICESTER
LE1 5DE
Phone:
07920 292956
Email:
iams@missionstudies.org
Website:

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