BRITISH SOCIETY FOR GEOMORPHOLOGY

Registered charity 1179467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH SOCIETY FOR GEOMORPHOLOGY (BSG)

Supports there development of geomorphology in Britain by: Awarding grants to individuals, awarding grants to institutions, sponsoring and/or undertaking research

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF GEOMORPHOLOGY, IN RESEARCH,IN ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND IN ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£85k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £128,478.43, which is above the target reserves balance of £89,105. The charity remains largely dependent on income from Wiley for approximately 90% of its total income, though it retains a positive outlook for 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Wiley (90% of income)

“The Society remains largely dependent on Wiley and our journal, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, for its income; combined, these sources represent ~90% of the Society’s income.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Key management personnel (Trustees) received no employment benefits.

“The charity considers its key management personnel comprise the Trustees. The total employment benefits, including employer's pension contributions of the key management were ENil (2023: ENil)” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Christopher Roy Hackney
Dr Emma Louise Shuttleworth
Dr Fiona Hilary Thompson Caithness
Dr Janet Cristine Richardson
Dr Kathryn Rebecca Adamson
Dr Morgan Jane Jones
Dr Richard James Boothroyd
Dr Robert Claude Houseago
Dr Robert Gavin Bryant
Dr Stuart William David Grieve
Matthew James Hemsworth
Oliver Rodney Grant
Professor Ian Candy
Professor Stephen Philip Rice

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£85k	£82k
31/12/2023	£89k	£126k
31/12/2022	£90k	£96k
31/12/2021	£86k	£78k
31/12/2020	£83k	£40k

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY FOR GEOMORPHOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £128,478.43, which is above the target reserves balance of £89,105. The charity remains largely dependent on income from Wiley for approximately 90% of its total income, though it retains a positive outlook for 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.