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international seismological centre

The charity supports the general public. International Seismological Centre is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by sponsoring or undertaking research. The charity is based in Berkshire and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£915,118
Latest Expenditure
£914,130

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £900,593
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £14,525
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £912,628
Raising Funds £0
Governance £7,850
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1,502

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2023£915,118£914,130£912,628£1,352,647£1,352,49718 / 0
2022£907,328£868,441£867,409£1,355,497£1,355,49718 / 0
2021£944,054£895,066£894,061£1,300,387£1,300,38717 / 0
2020£1,261,331£0£0£1,261,331£1,261,3310 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers