EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1005331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESTA

The aim of the Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA) is to support the teaching of earth sciences whether as a single subject such as Geology, or as part of science, geography or other courses. ESTA helps teachers at all levels. It publishes a magazine (teaching earth sciences), runs an annual course and conference and develops web-based earth science teaching resources.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE TEACHING OF EARTH SCIENCES AT ALL LEVELS, WHETHER AS A SINGLE SUBJECT SUCH AS GEOLOGY, OR AS PART OF SCIENCE OR GEOGRAPHY OR OTHER COURSES

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves increased from £52,070.95 to £56,660.28 during the financial year, reflecting prudent financial management. The Treasurer notes that transactions have been more stable this year, allowing the charity to maintain a contingency sum to bridge cash flow problems and fund specific projects.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Bentleychair
• DR Thomas Argles FGS
• Dr Michael John Kelly
• Gordon Alexander Neighbour FGS
• Matthew James Martin FRSA
• Richard Campbell
• Ryan Shane Lawson
• Sydney Jones-Jackson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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