Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 6 04 2024 To 06 04 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name[The International Network of Business & Management Journal ] Editors (INBAM)
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1171512 Charity's principal address Aneddfa Bethel Lane Penclawdd, Wales Postcode SA4 3FP ~~——~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Baba Vishwanath Members in General Meeting Members in General Meeting 2[Vlad Vaiman ] 3 William Paul Jones Members in General Meeting 4 Levent Altinay Members in General Meeting 5 6 ~~===~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Adrian Ziderman Robert Blackburn William Paul Jones ~~=~~
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~==~~ Section B Structure, governance and management TAR 1 March 2012
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) A Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by the voting members in general meeting Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
INBAM has not been active in recent years and has agreed to close in 2026 and donate any remaining funds to other learned societies.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst academic researchers) on publishing research in journals of business, management and associated social sciences, and to promote Summary of the objects of the that research where possible for the public benefit and to support and charity set out in its encourage the education of young researchers, early and later career governing document academics wherever they may live or work, in the development, composition and publishing of their research papers in reputable journals.
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission’s Guidance on the public benefit when exercising any powers or duties in public and especially during trustee meetings. The charity was set up to advance the education of the general public but particularly the education of young business and management researchers, in the complex development and operation of publishing research into the public domain via top-tier journals produced by the leading publishers. To advance this general objective particular attention and activities have been devoted to enhancing and extending the training and education of young and early career researchers wherever they may live and work, regardless of their gender, faith, income, or status. The publication of high-level leading-edge business and management research contributes to the more efficient operation and productive management of all kinds of organisations (whether for-profit or not-for profit, public or private) which in turn generates employment and GDP growth. The impact of business and management research is incalculable but known without question to have positive societal benefits. The trustees further the charity’s purpose for the public benefit by raising public awareness through periodically setting up and running workshops, contributing to the work of COPE (The Committee on Publication Ethics) and communicating the value to society of business and management research however obscure or distant this may seem at first glance.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
The charity is not involved with grant making activity or engaged in investments. All contributions to the work of the charity are made by the members and trustees. The Charity Accountants have been discontinued.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
INBAM has not been active in recent years and has agreed to Summary of the main discontinue its activities and close the Charity. achievements of the charity during the year
Section E Financial review
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The charity operates on a simple income and expenditure basis and Brief statement of the seeks to ensure that its activities at least break-even financially. Any charity’s policy on reserves surpluses are put back into charity activities in support of the principal objectives. The only reserves are the cash at bank at any given time. There has been no trading activity during this tax year other than to pay the bank charges and website costs. INBAM plans to close its accounts during this academic year. Details of any funds materially None in deficit ~~oe~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) INBAM has agreed to cease trading and all activity related to the society You may choose to include will be closed down. additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information INBAM did not undertake any activities during the financial year 2024-2025 ~~|~~ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) William Paul Jones Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee and Treasurer etc) Date 25/01/2026 TAR 4 March 2012
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| International Network of Business and Management | International Network of Business and Management | International Network of Business and Management | International Network of Business and Management | International Network of Business and Management | International Network of Business and Management | No (if any) | No (if any) | ||||||||
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| Journal Editors(INBAM) | 1171512 | ||||||||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||||||
| For the period from ~~ee~~ |
Period start date 07/04/2024 ~~ee ~~ |
To ~~ee~~ |
Period end date 06/04/2025 ~~ee~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||||||
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Total funds | Last year | ||||||||||
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to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts - - - - - ~~———————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||||||
| UnityBank Service Charges | 72 | - | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1 and 1 Internet Ltd website hosting, web | 1 and 1 Internet Ltd website hosting, web | ||||||||||||||
| software and domain annual charge | |||||||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 754 | - | - | - | - | 754 | 451 | ||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 754 - - 754 451 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 754 - - - 754 - 451 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - - Cash funds this year end - 754 - - - 754 - 451 ~~===>>~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Cash at Bank Details Details Details Signature W.P. Jones |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 6,030 - - - - - 6,030 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name William Paul Jones |
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| Date of approval |
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| W.P. Jones | William Paul Jones | 25/01/2026 | |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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