THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Society provides public benefit by advancing Earth sciences education at all levels, promoting wider knowledge of the Earth and professional standards that advance environmental protection, further the improvement of human health and guard against natural hazards. It achieves these aims through events and conferences, scholarly publishing and a professional and academic membership body.
Latest income
£5.5m
Expenditure
£5.9m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £5.3m | £5.5m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.9m | £5.3m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £5.1m | £5.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.0m | £5.7m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.5m | £5.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £42k |
| Charitable activities | £5.1m |
| Trading | £106k |
| Investment income | £272k |
| Total income | £5.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.7m |
| Raising funds | £125k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £136k |
| Total expenditure | £5.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.6m |
| Total funds | £9.3m |
| — restricted | £951k |
| — unrestricted | £6.6m |
| — endowment | £1.8m |
| Total assets | £9.3m |
| Cash | £1.8m |
People
| Employees | 60 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.