CCEW Charity Commission profile

INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1188971 · organisation 5157961

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
8 April 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£968,998
Latest expenditure
£1,004,094
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE, PIPERS LANE, THATCHAM, Berkshire, RG19 4NS

Website recorded by the regulator: isc.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The ISC produces the definitive long-term record of earthquake parameters worldwide (1904-present). We collect parametric data from ~150 seismic networks around the world. Here in UK, we integrate this information into our database and analyse the data together to offer the best possible solution for each individual earthquake. Our data are then made openly available to all interested parties.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£968,998
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,004,094
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,592,075
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,046,698
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
4 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
4 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£915,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£914,130
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£907,328
Total Gross Expenditure
£868,441
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£944,054
Total Gross Expenditure
£895,066

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
22 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£968,998
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,004,094
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,592,075
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,046,698
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
115000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
4 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£915,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£914,130
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£907,328
Total Gross Expenditure
£868,441
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
24 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£944,054
Total Gross Expenditure
£895,066
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
22 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
951306
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
17692
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
968998
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,003,127
Expenditure Other
967
Expenditure Total
1004094
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
990792
Expenditure Depreciation
6063
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-39172
Reserves
£1,814,778
Assets Total Fixed
469518
Assets Own Use
469518
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,424,343
Assets Total Liabilities
£79,083
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,814,778
Creditors One Year Total Current
79083
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,322,439
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1814778
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1814778
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
19 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1543434
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
30417
Income Investments
18224
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1592075
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,045,660
Expenditure Other
1038
Expenditure Total
1046698
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1023474
Expenditure Depreciation
3350
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-8978
Reserves
£1,576,751
Assets Total Fixed
448449
Assets Own Use
448449
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,655,736
Assets Total Liabilities
£215,139
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,889,046
Creditors One Year Total Current
215139
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£875,553
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1889046
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1889046
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
4 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
900593
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
14525
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
915118
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£912,628
Expenditure Other
1502
Expenditure Total
914130
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7850
Expenditure Support Costs
900214
Expenditure Depreciation
3350
Gain Loss Investment
14525
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-3838
Reserves
£1,352,497
Assets Total Fixed
451799
Assets Own Use
451799
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£965,493
Assets Total Liabilities
£64,645
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,352,647
Creditors One Year Total Current
64645
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£935,962
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1352647
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1352647
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
900921
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4660
Income Investments
1747
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
907328
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£867,409
Expenditure Other
1032
Expenditure Total
868441
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6508
Expenditure Support Costs
857444
Expenditure Depreciation
3350
Gain Loss Investment
1747
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
16223
Reserves
£1,355,497
Assets Total Fixed
455149
Assets Own Use
455149
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£978,411
Assets Total Liabilities
£78,063
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,355,497
Creditors One Year Total Current
78063
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£885,410
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1355497
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1355497
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
24 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
939917
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3960
Income Investments
177
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
944054
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£894,061
Expenditure Other
1005
Expenditure Total
895066
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
857839
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-9931
Reserves
£1,300,387
Assets Total Fixed
425000
Assets Own Use
425000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,121,590
Assets Total Liabilities
£246,203
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,300,387
Creditors One Year Total Current
246203
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,105,796
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1300387
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1300387
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2020-04-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 Apr 2020
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE ISC IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EARTHQUAKES WORLDWIDE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE GLOBAL COLLECTION, COLLATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ON SEISMIC EVENTS, AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE OUTCOME OF SUCH RESEARCH.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
627101
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ISC

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures