THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY

Registered charity 295274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I S T T

The promotion and advancement of trenchless technology for the public benefit worldwide. This includes education, training, research, the compilation and archiving of technical information, publication and dissemination of trenchless news and information, organising exhibitions and conferences and co-operating with similar organisations dealing with underground utilities and underground space.

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Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity realized a net loss from operations of £22,455 in 2024, primarily due to writing off £29,233 of bad debts, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £316,889. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains reserves equal to two years of its operating budget, which meets its stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two-years of its operating budget (held: £317k)
Beginning in 2010 the ISTT achieved its goal of holding reserves equal to two-years of its operating budget and has maintained this level in 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document discloses 28 affiliated societies as related parties but does not list specific transaction amounts for them in the notes.
The ISTT has 28 affiliated societies located throughout the world. Each society shares the education and training goals and objectives of the ISTT. — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · China · Colombia · Czech Republic · Denmark · Finland · France · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£126k£151k
31/12/2023£135k£171k
31/12/2022£109k£168k
31/12/2021£132k£139k
31/12/2020£154k£119k

Common questions

Is THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity realized a net loss from operations of £22,455 in 2024, primarily due to writing off £29,233 of bad debts, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £316,889. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains reserves equal to two years of its operating budget, which meets its stated policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY£126k0aboveno doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED FY2025£356k£80,001 - £90,000aboveno doubt
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD FY2024£193k0aboveno doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY FY2024£952k£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
ENGINEERING INTEGRITY SOCIETY FY2026£116k0unclearno doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY FY2024£3.9maboveno doubt

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