INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 231043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY, IGS

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.

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: NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

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

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Latest income

£187k

Latest spending

£259k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £67,966 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £339,055. The trustees note that free reserves of £332,551 are below the stated policy target of approximately £492,000, which is required to meet one year's running costs and two years of royalties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“In the band £90,001 - £100,000” — page 28

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £333k; policy: approximately £492,000)

“Based on the above, reserves required are approximately £492,000 compared to free reserves held of £332,551.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 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

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Shin Sugiyamachair
Dr Amber Leeson
Dr David Babb
Dr Gwenn E Flowers
Dr Ines Maria Dussaillant Lehmann
Dr Jing Gao
Dr Levan Tielidze
Dr Lucas Keith Zoet
Dr Lucas Ruiz
Dr Rebecca Schlegel
Dr Rijan Bhakta Kayastha
Dr Ruzica Dadic
Dr Saurabh Vijay
Dr Thomas Ralph Cowton
Professor Dustin Schroeder

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

Operates in: Antarctica · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Denmark · Estonia · Finland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£187k	£259k
31/12/2023	£380k	£409k
31/12/2022	£261k	£246k
31/12/2021	£172k	£152k
31/12/2020	£169k	£143k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £67,966 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £339,055. The trustees note that free reserves of £332,551 are below the stated policy target of approximately £492,000, which is required to meet one year's running costs and two years of royalties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£275k
THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£220k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£170k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851	1	£155k
HAYDEN FAMILY (UK) LTD.	1	£145k
ELRHA	1	£95k
ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£55k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES LIMITED.

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES LIMITED income £253k
THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS income £20.2m
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS) income £6.9m
THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY income £532k
INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION income £150k
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON ANTARCTIC RESEARCH income £535k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY	£187k	£90,001 - £100,000	0	below	—	no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES LIMITED FY2024	£253k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FY2025	£20.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS) FY2024	£6.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY FY2025	£532k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION FY2024	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.