INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES, UK

Registered charity 1175871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICOMOS-UK

ICOMOS-UK is concerned with furthering the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and enhancement of monuments, groups of buildings and sites, at the national and the international level. We play a leading role in implementing the World Heritage Convention within the UK and in promoting exemplar custodianship of World Heritage sites.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, PRESENTATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF MONUMENTS, GROUPS OF BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPES OF HISTORICAL OR PUBLIC INTEREST, THROUGH FOSTERING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE AND HARNESSING SKILLS AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES.

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

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

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,978 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £35,095. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to keep sufficient funds to cover 2-4 months of expenditure, and the unrestricted reserves of £28,240 exceed this target. No funds were in deficit, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2-4 months expenditure (held: £28k)
“The trustees aim to keep reserves sufficient to cover 2-4 months expenditure” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The International Monuments Trust (IMT) Charity number 295131 is a related party whose trustees are appointed by the trustees of ICOMOS-UK. Of the five current trustees of IMT two are also trustees of ICOMOS-UK. During the year a grant of £ 7,000 ( 2023 £ 7,000) to ICOMOS-UK was approved by the Trustees of IMT.
“The International Monuments Trust (IMT) Charity number 295131 is a related party whose trustees are appointed by the trustees of ICOMOS-UK. Of the five current trustees of IMT two are also trustees of ICOMOS-UK. During the year a grant of £ 7,000 ( 2023 £ 7,000) to ICOMOS-UK was approved by the Trustees of IMT.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£60k£55k
31/12/2023£54k£50k
31/12/2022£52k£54k
31/12/2021£52k£54k
31/12/2020£51k£50k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES, UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,978 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £35,095. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to keep sufficient funds to cover 2-4 months of expenditure, and the unrestricted reserves of £28,240 exceed this target. No funds were in deficit, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.