Registered Charity No. 1194496 https://isdr.org
President
Dr Sarah Spaulding
US Geological Survey Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0450, USA e-mail: Sarah.Spaulding@colorado.edu
Vice-President
Prof. Bart van de Vijver
Meise Botanic Garden Nieuwelaan 38 1860 Meise Belgium
e-mail: art.vandevijver@botanicgardenmeise.be
Secretary
Dr Ingrid Jüttner
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Department of Natural Sciences Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP UK e-mail: Ingrid.Juettner@museumwales.ac.uk
Treasurer
Dr Keely Mills
British Geological Survey Keyworth Nottinghamshire NG12 5GG UK e-mail: kmil@bgs.ac.uk
17 October 2024
Annual Report and Accounts for the International Society for Diatom Research
Status as a CIO was granted in May 2022. Since the status was granted, the ISDR are in the process of applying for a new bank account as the new CIO. The ISDR were unable to transfer the existing bank account with Natwest to the new charity and were required to apply for a new account. An application to Natwest bank was rejected in August. A subsequent application to the Co-op was made in September 2022 and this was rejected due to the international make up of the elected Council. A further application was made to CAFBank in late 2023; approval for a new account was granted in late July 2024
As such, no formal activity has taken place as the registered CIO and activity continues under the previous Charity (1054897) for which a return has been submitted. We are now in the process of closing the previous Charity and transferring assets.
Without a bank account, there are currently no financial statements to be submitted.
The new Charity is expected to be operational before the end of 2024, after which the existing Charity will be closed.
On behalf of the ISDR,
Keely Jones (Mills)
Honorary Treasurer