THE BRITISH GEOTECHNICAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 284131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRITISH GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY

The BGA arranges regular discussion meetings, regional lectures, periodical conferences, symposia & seminars, all based around the subjects of soil & rock mechanics & engineering geology and their application to engineering. The BGA also promotes training courses & seminars in the subject of geotechnology including regular competitions & symposia specifically for young geotechnical professionals.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND IN THEIR APPLICATION TO ENGINEERING.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,976 for the year, reducing its total funds to £536,920. The trustees consider unrestricted reserves to be adequate to meet ongoing activities, noting that reserves have decreased due to planned increases in expenditure for events and initiatives. The charity is dependent on the voluntary efforts of its members and has no employees directly employed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) — “The British Geotechnical Association (BGA), with the generous support of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (A…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chaido Doulala-Rigbychair
• Alan Phear
• Alan Willoner
• Charlotte Woodhall Jones
• Derek John Everett Butcher
• Dr James Lawrence
• Dr Natalie Wride
• Emily Riley
• James De Waele
• Neda Mokaram Ghotorlar
• Victoria Marie Davies

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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